The Interrogation
Darkness. The first thing that comes to mind was that those First Order bastards blinded me. A hood is removed from my head. A small sigh of relief travels along my breath but is short lived as I realize that I've been placed in an interrogation chamber. The door slides open to reveal a mirror like Stormtrooper and a man wearing a black First Order uniform. It is Captain Phasma and General Hux. There is a brief moment of awkward silence. Being the person that I am I break the silence by starting off with "Whatever happened, if this is about that cute Twi'lek, she told me she was eighteen I swear. I didn't get what I needed to prove the statement but..." "Silence prisoner!" shouts Phasma making me flinch in my restraints. "You have been charged with the slaughter of numerous Stormtroopers and the destruction of their spacecraft" says Hux. "WHAAAAAATTTTTT?!" I reply in sarcastic shock. "Why would you accuse me of something like that?" "For one" answers Hux "we caught you leaving the scene of the incident and also we found these. Look familiar?" Phasma places two lightsabers in front of me. First thought is "I was wondering where those went" but me having the little bit of common sense that I still acquire I replied "I have never seen those in my life. What are those?" Hux, looking at me like I'm the biggest idiot in the universe, asks "Have you not seen a lightsaber before?" I shake my head "no". "Then why were you at the scene of the incident?!" demands Phasma. I ask being the smart-ass that I am "I got a question for you. How do you keep your uniform so shiny? Like am I the only one that notices that there is not even a smudge on it. What do use; lint free cloth, mop, WINDEX?". "That's none of your concern!" shouts Phasma, "just answer the question!" "I got another question, since when did they start allowing women to be Stormtroopers let alone captains?" I ask pissing off Phasma even more. At that moment Phasma's rifle connects with my face leaving a small bruise. "How dare you insult me like that you scum?" she demands. "What I just was wondering how it was logical to let a woman…" I start to say. By that time Phasma's rifle connected a second time busting my lip open. "Phasma control yourself!" demands Hux. "My apologies General" says Phasma while wiping my blood off her rifle. "Are you familiar with the name Luke Skywalker?" asks Hux. "No, can't say that I am" I answer while spitting out blood. "Luke Skywalker is a Jedi Master we've been trying to find for a long time now and we believe he has been found by the Resistance" continues Hux. "That must be a big deal. That's seems bad for you but it's definitely a big deal" I reply. By that time a Stormtrooper entered to hand General Hux my file then exited just as soon as he had entered. "I knew that I was forgetting something. Your name scum, what is it?" Hux demands. "Cam" I answer "Cam Starchaser". "Well Cam Starchaser, I believe this is the last time anyone will hear that name" proclaims Hux. "I doubt it." I exclaim confidently. At that moment I force push Hux and Phasma into the wall knocking both of them out unconscious. I untie myself, grab my lightsabers and walk out of the room thinking nervously "This is going to be fun trying to escape a star destroyer."
The Escape
Adrenaline. My mind raced through how I made it out of that interrogation room alive. "How did I get here?" I thought traveling back in my mind to earlier that day. It all started about a week ago on my home planet of Jakku while I was searching for parts for a new lightsaber hilt I was building. The search began just outside my village but something told me to venture out farther. At that moment a mysterious X-Wing descended from the sky and landed on the outskirts of the village. From the cockpit emerged a man dressed in what seemed to be attire that did not originate from my system. It was unlike the tunics or robes seen on Jakku but more of something I heard of Republic citizens wearing. Before I could fully wrap my head around who he was, a small BB droid dropped from the X-Wing and at that moment the sensation telling me to go farther became even stronger so I decided to venture away from the village. What seemed like hours past in an almost pitch black night which usually was the time that all of the things that usually try to eat you or try to mug you and leave you for someone else that will eat you decided to emerge. I was well aware of the dangers that awaited the night but I was well prepared to face-off anything that came my way due to my combat skills with a lightsaber and small knowledge of the Force which was not known by many others besides my parents. BOOM! The sky filled with a blazing orange none different than the color of one of my lightsabers while the night seemed to suffocate in smoke. At that moment I knew something had gone horribly wrong at my village. Just then a large eerie looking transport ship ascended form the smoke. "Kylo Ren" I thought as I watched the ship disappear into space. Without hesitation I ran back to my village to find a pile of dead corpses lying in the center of the village. While rummaging through the pile for the longest minutes of my life I found the truth that I had feared; my parents lying there lifeless with blaster wholes dug into them. The next thing I remember was waking up inside that interrogation room without my lightsabers.
I only had about less than five minutes before someone would raise the alarm. "INTRUDER ALERT! INTRUDER ALERT! ALL TROOPERS REPORT TO THE HANGER BAY!" announces over the speakers. "Jokes on them I'm still in the prison ward" I said to myself arrogantly. As I made my way out of the prison ward I hear a faint yelp from one of the containment cells. I look inside to find a small man who looked like he had been tortured for longer than I had been on the Star Destroyer. "Please anybody" he said faintly "can someone get me out of here?" Feeling sorry for the guy and not seeing any real threat I decided to let him out. "Thank you. I didn't think I would get out of here alive" he said in a more upbeat tone. "What's your name?" I asked. "Blaine Zen" he replied "what's yours?" "Cam Starchaser good to meet you Blaine any idea how to get out of here?" I asked. "This way I think" he said unsure of where we were actually going. "Are those lightsabers?" Blaine asked after discovering them on my belt. "Yes" I answered. "Are you saying you're a Jedi?" He asked with fascination. "Nope I don't follow there code I think it's too strict" I replied. "So you're a Sith?" he asked as his voice started to quiver. "Hell no! Cant an ordinary guy who happens to have knowledge of the force and is a bad ass with duel light sabers exist?" I demanded starting to get annoyed by the conversation. He shook his head "yes" then we continued out of the ward. As we passed through endless corridors and countless passageways I could hear the hum of a lightsaber around the corner followed by blaster shots. "Kylo Ren" I thought to myself. Without hesitation I ignited both my lightsabers and demanded Blaine to stand behind me. I turned the corner and stopped dead in my tracks. Both lightsabers hit the ground as I discovered a face I had not seen in a very long time. "Rey?" I muttered. She turned to look my way. "Cam!" she exclaimed as she fought off some Stormtroopers with what appeared to be a blue dual sided lightsaber. I stood there in complete shock as I watched her expertly swing the blade at the troopers. "Blaine, I'm here under the order of your aunt to take you back to the Resistance base on D'Qar!" she stated after impaling her lightsaber into another Stormtrooper. "We have to move now!" she demanded as a Stormtrooper crept up behind her. Without delay I force pushed him into a wall knocking him out. At that moment Rey gave me the whole "we'll talk about this later" look as she led us to the hanger bay. Inside sat a ship that had definitely seen better days but could still hold her own. "Inside now!" shouted Rey as we boarded the ship. She immediately entered the cockpit as Blaine and I stayed in the common area of the ship. "Cam I need you in the cockpit now!" she demanded as I made my way to the cockpit. Inside sat Rey and what looked to be like a Wookie. I couldn't stop staring at him wondering how Rey managed to find one. "Cam meet Chewbacca" she said as the Wookie growled at me. "Wait a minute" I realized "the Chewbacca as in Han Solo's co-pilot?" "Yep that's the one" she answered. "So that means… this is the Millennium Falcon! So where is Han?" I asked. "He's dead" she answered while a tear trickled down her cheek. As the Falcon roared to life we became bombarded by Stormtroopers raining blaster fire. "Man the gun mount" she ordered. "I have a better idea" I insisted as I noticed a couple of TIE Fighters hanging from the ceiling. I focused the Force on the fighters. BAM! The TIEs fell right on top of the Stormtroopers. Again I was given a look from Rey telling me we had some things to discuss later. We exited the Star Destroyer and made our way to D'Qar.
The Orphan
She was from Jakku just like I was except she had no family, very few belongings and only had one set of clothes. In other words she was an orphan. How did I know her? Well the first time I saw her was when we were both about six years of age. I had gone outside to watch freighters flying overhead. Don't ask me why it was so fascinating to watch them. I guess part of it was that I was envious of the freedom the pilots had just coming and going from system to system. While watching them I heard a rustling noise coming from behind my hut. As I peered around the hut I saw a small girl emerge from my personal scrap pile. "What the?!" I let out scaring the little girl. "What are you doing in my scrap pile?!" I demanded. I could tell she was extremely shy and possibly couldn't speak at all but me being the six years old that I was still tried to demand answers from her. "I'm…I'm…I'm sorry I thought this was your trash." she nervously explained. "Trash? This is some of the nicest metal in all of Jakku." I told her furiously. "Look here" I pulled out what used to be a former X-Wing turret "this is one of my favorite pieces in here. This beauty is what I like to use when little girls try to take my stuff" I explain as I take a large swing just missing the girl's face. She jerks back to her feet to where at that moment I realized that she hadn't eaten in quite a while. "Are you hungry?" I asked trying to seem somewhat nicer than I was a minute ago. She shook her head "yes" so I invited her inside for some food. After both of us had eaten our whole plate clean she told me she had to leave before it got dark out. "Here" I tossed the gun turret to her. "Why are you giving me this?" she asked confused of what was happening. "It symbolizes our new friendship and you need some sort of protection out there" I explained. Her face lit up and appeared to glow as she left the hut. "Wait! What's your name?" I asked. "Rey" she answered "What's yours?" "Cam" I replied. After that she would come by quite often to hang out, sometimes with different scraps she found from things like an Imperial Star Destroyer, an X-Wing, there even was a whole A-Wing she found that her and I were able to salvage. Granted it wasn't the same as it was in its heyday but it still was able to get the job done. We also talked about anything as we would watch freighters fly overhead. Our adventures were the most memorable times like when Rey got caught by a Stormtrooper unit we were sabotaging and I had to take them out using my lightsaber. After all of this time I was still able to hide my abilities from her. About twelve years later our relationship was still as strong as ever, but for some reason recently I had been having these weird aches inside every time I saw her. One star filled night out behind my hut we were going through her scraps that she had acquired that day when I suddenly decided to put my arm around her. She looked over at me and gave me a look asking "What are you doing Cam?" I got extremely red in the face and tried to play it off smooth nervously chuckling "I thought your dandruff was acting up again." Since we had known each other for twelve years she knew I was lying. "What's really going on?" she asked with those eyes that could break any man into telling the truth. "Nothing" I said trying to hide my emotions. "I know what you've been up to" she stated. "I don't know what you're talking about" I said trying to put some pieces of metal together. "You're trying to build a ship!" she replied. "You got me" I smiled even though I was lying through my teeth. "Oh I almost forgot" she said pulling out a small metal pipe that was perfect for the new lightsaber hilt I was building. "I thought it would make a nice addition to the A-Wing's rudder" she said unknowing what I actually wanted it for. I lit up with the same glow she gave me twelve years ago and involuntarily kissed her on the cheek. She jerked back saying "What are you doing?!" I froze up not knowing what was going to happen next. "I…I…I didn't know what I was doing" I explained. "Cam Starchaser talk now!" she demanded. "Well…" I said in a more high pitched voice than usual. "Cam you can tell me anything, right?" she said starting to get worried. "I'm scared of what will happen if I do." I explain trying to muster up the courage to tell her how I really felt. "Cam Starchaser scared. Ha! The same man who took on a unit of Stormtroopers, that was able to pilot an A-Wing with no flight experience and no training, is scared? What could possibly cause you to be…" she went on explaining. "I love you" I muttered hoping she wouldn't hear. "What did you say?" she asked her now being scared. "I love you alright?" I said as I went inside my hut. That night I wasn't able to fall asleep, and then suddenly I feel someone lay down beside me. "I love you too" answers Rey. "You do? But I thought that you thought we were…" I started but was unable to finish. Rey leaned towards me and her lips met mine as I began to hold her tighter and tighter and would never let go. The next morning I woke up and she was gone, and I never saw or heard from her again.