So, I've been reading the Poe comics, and uh...Poe has his own archenemy who wants him dead: Terex. He used to be a stormtrooper for the Empire, then he became an agent for the First Order. I've thought of three different versions of this fanfic (all Damerey. What is wrong with me? XD). So, I'll do this one first.

Six months has passed since Supreme Leader Snoke was killed, and Kylo Ren replaced him. There was turmoil all over the galaxy about there being no official government and fear of a new Empire. Many beings were afraid to join the Resistance and oppose the First Order because of what happened to the New Republic. They don't want the same thing happening to them.

Garka's Pub on Canto Bight was slow tonight. A tall man in his fifties sat at a corner table with a drink and a hood covering his face. He couldn't help overhearing the conversation between a Trandoshan and a Twi'lek.

"I still cannot believe that some scavenger from Jakku managed to kill Supreme Leader Snoke of all people." Said the Trandoshan.

"I know. The Resistance must have trained her or something." The Twi'lek replied. "I thought the First Order would dissolve, but, unfortunately, they have a new Supreme Leader."

"Yeah- Kylo Ren."

The hooded man seethed and shook with anger. That freak Kylo Ren is Supreme Leader now?!

"And what of the Resistance? I hear they were all but diminished." The Twi'lek asked.

"There are whispers about them hiding out at the Black Spire Outpost on Batuu." The Trandoshan replied. There was a clatter nearby and the two looked up to see someone in a hooded cloak flee from the pub and hopped onto a speeder.

XXX

"So let me get this straight: you spent six months looking for Lor San Tekka, then you found him and lost him again, and it took six more months to find him?"

Rey and Poe sat on a blanket just outside the outpost on the grassy field. Trees were scattered around the fields leading to a river.

"Well, it wasn't for a lack of trying." Poe shrugged. "We kept running into trouble, namely Terex."

"Terex? Who's he?" Rey asked.

"Someone I hope you'll never meet." Poe replied. "He's an agent who used to be in the First Order, but he was fired because he became obsessed with killing me."

Rey nodded. "And why is he obsessed with killing you?"

"I may have outsmarted him a few times." Poe said smugly. "He is dangerous, though. Manipulative, violent..."

"So, basically a watered down Kylo Ren." Rey guessed.

"Yep, but smarter."

"Those two are probably best friends." Rey shook her head in dismay.

"Actually, no. Terex hates Kylo." Poe replied. He laughed softly. "He's probably really not happy about Kylo becoming Supreme Leader."

"I don't think anyone is." Rey quipped. They laughed. "Especially once they find out he was the one who killed Snoke."

"Oh, yeah. Sorry about that." Poe replied.

"Don't be. It's my own fault." Rey shrugged. "I thought I could turn Kylo, but I couldn't have been more wrong. But, the past is in the past. All we can do it move on, I guess."

"That's a good attitude to have, Rey." Poe nodded in approval.

"Thank you."

Terex watched the two from behind a nearby tree and smiled wickedly. 'Good to see you haven't forgotten about me, Poe.'

Poe sighed and stood up. "All right. I need to train the new recruits."

Rey nodded and Poe helped her up. "I enjoyed this. It was nice."

"It was." Poe agreed. They stood there holding hands and staring into each other's eyes, much to Terex's bemusement.

'Why, Poe. I never took you for a romantic.' Terex thought to himself.

Poe cleared his throat awkwardly and dropped Rey's hand. "We should probably head back."

"Yeah." Rey cleared her throat and bent down to fold up the blanket. Poe took the basket.

Terex purposefully snapped a twig to get Poe's attention. Poe whirled around. "What was that?"

"Probably just a small animal." Rey reasoned.

"Yeah...that's probably it." Poe replied, half-heartedly. He looked back at the source of the sound suspiciously.

"Hey." Poe turned back to Rey. "You coming?"

"Yeah, yeah." Poe replied. They walked back to the Outpost.

XXX

Later that evening, Poe drove a speeder through the streets on his way home to his apartment. He turned a corner and slammed on the brakes when he saw someone familiar. Someone he never thought he'd see again. When he turned around to look again, the person was gone. Was...did he imagine him standing there? Poe shook his head and continued on home.

Blake Spire Outpost has its' own apartment district. Each apartment has three bedrooms. Poe shared an apartment with Finn and Chewie, which helped them understand the wookie better.

Poe lay in bed smiling. He couldn't stop thinking about Rey. How much fun they have together, how pretty and funny and smart and loyal and kind and generous and caring and compassionate... he could go on to describe her. He'll only admit it to himself and BB-8, but he was falling in love with her.

He couldn't figure out how to tell her. He was a bit older than her, which made him feel a little creepy, but then again, Snap and Kare are sixteen years apart, but they didn't start dating until Kare was in her late twenties. Rey is twenty standard years old now, so maybe it won't be that bad. And also, maybe she doesn't feel the same way.

Poe lay on his back and was startled when he saw a tall figure standing at the end of his bed. The moon shining through the window silhouetted his figure. Poe scrambled to turn the light on, but when he looked back, the man was gone. Poe gasped and looked around his room. No one was there. He looked under his bed, but there was no one there, either. Poe groaned and rubbed his eyes. "I think I just need some sleep. That's it."

The next morning, Poe woke up facing the window. He opened his eyes and saw that same figure standing outside the window. He yawned and turned over, then jolted back awake when he realized who it was. He turned back to the window, but the figure was gone again. He groaned and rubbed his eyes. "What is going on with me?"

Poe threw off his covers, got dressed, and headed to the kitchen/dining area of his apartment. Finn and Chewie were already eating breakfast.

"Morning, Roomie." Finn greeted. He noticed Poe's tired and worn out expression. "You look like hell."

Poe scoffed and headed for the caf maker. "Thanks, Finn. Morning to you, too."

Chewie growled questioningly. "Trouble sleeping?"

"No, I didn't have trouble sleeping. It's..." Poe grabbed his cup of caf and some fruit and headed to the table. "You know, It's probably just stress from work."

"Oh. You could use a break, then." Finn suggested.

"Probably." Poe replied. He saw some shadows dancing on the wall and whirled around to look out the window. He sighed and shook his head when he saw that it was just the wind blowing through the tree outside the living room window.

"Are you okay? You seem really jumpy this morning." Finn remarked.

Poe laughed softly and shook his head. "Like I said, stress from work or I'm not getting enough sleep or maybe I'm just losing my mind."

Chewie growled softly. "You're too young to be losing your mind."

"Well, maybe it's just stress, then." Poe shrugged.

XXX

Poe liked walking through Black Spire. Almost everyone knows everyone, which kind of reminded him of home. There were some who sympathized with and supported the First Order, some who supported the Resistance, and some who are neutral; which reminded him of the Colossus. The streets were lined with shops, restaurants, a holofilm theater, a hologame arcade, a salon, an apothecary, a market, and a supply store. He smiled as he walked around and his face dropped when he saw his old enemy, Agent Terex in the distance. Terex turned around and walked off, and Poe jogged towards him. Terex lead Poe through the streets and headed towards an alleyway. Poe drew his blaster and looked around frantically, but there was no sign of Terex. Someone put a hand on Poe's shoulder and he whirled around and aimed his blaster.

Kaz yelped and raised his hands in surprise. "Whoa! Poe, it's just me."

Poe sighed in a mixture of frustration and relief. "Dammit, Kaz, you scared me! Oh!" He turned around and shook his head.

"Sorry. What's wrong? You seem really jumpy." Kaz noticed.

"Nothing's wrong!" Poe snapped in frustration.

"Wow. Hate to see you when something is wrong, then." Kaz half-joked.

Poe exhaled sharply. "It's nothing. It's just stress from work, that's all. I'm not going crazy."

"Why would you think you're going crazy?" Kaz asked.

Poe scoffed and shook his head. "I keep thinking I saw my old enemy. First here in town, then my apartment...it's stupid."

"Oh. If he's here, why doesn't he confront you?" Kaz asked.

Poe sighed and shrugged. "Well, if he is here, then he's gaslighting me. Or maybe it really is stress from work and not enough sleep."

"Hmm." Kaz nodded. "You know, the aces are putting together a sky race. You should sign up. Maybe it will help get your mind off of this guy."

Poe nodded and smiled. "Yeah...that sounds like a good idea. Thanks, kid. I'll keep that in mind."

"Yep. No problem."

"Oh, um...I would appreciate it if you kept this conversation about seeing my enemy to yourself. I don't want to worry anyone." Poe said.

Kaz nodded. "Okay. My lips are sealed."

XXX

Poe didn't see Terex over the next couple of days. He was relieved, because it meant he wasn't going crazy. Maybe he really was just stressed out from work. He headed to Leia's office.

"General, you wanted to see me?" Poe asked as he walked in.

"Yes, Poe. Come in and have a seat." Leia replied, setting her datapad down. Poe sat in a chair in front of Leia's desk. "So, how are you doing?"

"I'm doing fine, General. Thanks for asking." Poe replied.

Leia nodded. "I've noticed that you seem a little stressed lately."

Poe shook his head and waved it off. "Eh, it's nothing I can't handle, really."

"Poe...in order to win this war against the First Order, I need all of my officers energized and on top of things." Leia said calmly. "When was the last time you've ever really relaxed or had a vacation?"

Poe furrowed his brows in thought. "I...don't know, actually. But, General, I really don't mind."

"Well, I do." Leia said. "You've been working hard, Poe. You deserve a vacation. Tell you what: take two weeks off, go visit home or go to Coruscant or a nice beach somewhere."

Poe took a deep breath. A vacation does sound nice. Plus, he really misses his father. Poe nodded and smiled. "You know, I think I will take that vacation."

Leia nodded. "Good. I'm glad to hear that."

Poe stood up. "I think I'll go back to Yavin to visit my dad. I haven't seen him in so long. Plus, I promised Rey I'd show her the force tree in our yard."

"By all means, bring her along. It'd be nice to have company." Leia replied.

"Thanks, Leia."

XXX

The colony on Yavin 4 grew into a thriving village. Like Black Spire, it too had streets lined with shops, a restaurant, a barbershop, an apothecary, a general store, and a market. They had just recently opened up a medical station as well. However, unlike the buildings in Black Spire, which were made of different kinds of metals; the buildings in Yavin Village were made of wood with rooftops made from straw, grass, and leaves.

Kes Dameron drove his speeder to the market. He started off growing only koyo fruit. Each year, he added more fruit to his groves, which made the market vendors and the villagers happy. He carried a crate of fruit to a middle-aged Togruta male.

"Hey, there's my favorite fruit supplier." The Togruta smiled warmly at Kes.

"Hey, Buryn." Kes greeted. He set the crate on the counter. "Got these fresh from the vines."

"Wonderful!" Buryn looked over the fruit and pulled out some credits. "So, how have you been doing lately?"

"Oh, just great, actually. Poe is coming for a visit." Kes replied.

"Well, it's about time." Buryn's wife, Rafi, a plump, dark skinned human woman with curly hair replied as she walked up to them. "That boy's been away too long."

"I agree." Kes nodded.

"What's the occasion? Is he finally bringing home a girl?" Rafi asked.

Kes chuckled. "Well, yes, but I think they're just friends."

"Well, he'd best get a move on, then." Rafi quipped. "That boy's in his early thirties. He should have a few kids by now!"

Kes laughed. "That's what I told him, but, you know Poe. He never listens."

"Yeah, that's for sure."

Buryn glanced at the doorway. A tall human pale-skinned male just ducked out of sight, which looked pretty suspicious.

XXX

A few hours later, Kes sat in his chair reading a holonovel about a musician in love with a pilot. Someone knocked on his door, and he went to open it.

"Hello. Can I help you?" Kes asked.

"Why, yes. I'm an old friend of your son." Terex replied.

Whoo! That was longer than I anticipated. Also, I've been wanting to write that sort of ending for the last few years now!