This is my story for Star Wars VIII. I was originally planning on sending it to Lucasfilm, until I realized filming started over a year ago XD
Hermana nibbled at her bread and stared out at the sky, knowing somewhere out there was the island her father had gone to, and the place her parents had left the older sister she'd never known, and wherever her mother had gone to when she died. Someday Hermana would find her mother, even if she had to kill herself to do it. Before that, she would find her father's island and bring him home.
Right now, though, she had to find her sister. She didn't know her sister's name, only that Hermana looked exactly like her. It wasn't much of a lead, but a lead nonetheless. Today she was boarding a ship to a planet she had visited often. She wasn't sure if it had a name, because everyone just said "Maz's place." Everyone knew Maz Kanata, and Hermana had the privilege of being one of her close friends.
She weaved through the foot traffic to Baji Jettster's ship and boarded. It was the fastest cargo ship in the galaxy – it had make the Kessel run in thirteen parsecs! – so she always took it. Besides, she liked Baji.
She waved at a camera as she boarded, knowing there was a video screen in the cockpit. After shoving a couple smuggled boxes of who-knows-what, she sat down and waited. Normally, in a situation like this, she'd make small talk with her friend Rey. Rey was a scavenger, though, and was dependent on Jakku for a living. She never left the planet. Rey hadn't been seen for weeks, anyway. Some said she had been killed by the First Order, others said she escaped to another planet. The only thing the rumors could agree on was that she had found something important that the First Order wanted. Better not to get involved with the First Order, Hermana thought. You live your life, and they'll live theirs.
Rey had been one of Hermana's only friends. Sometimes Hermana thought Rey might even be her sister. She certainly looked the part. Rey seemed too sad to be Hermana's sister, though. Mama had always said her "big girl" was happy and didn't have a care in the world. Hermana thought that might have changed when she was abandoned on a strange planet, but you didn't argue with Mama. No, sir.
The speaker in the corner crackled. "Departin' from Jakku. Thanks to my patented hyperdrive system, we'll be arrivin' in just a few minutes. Don' open any boxes that don' belong to ya. We have children aboard today, so refrain from swearin'," Baji said. At this, the... whatever it was sitting across from Hermana said something Mama wouldn't like. In return, Hermana made a rude gesture and left for the cockpit, stopping halfway there to hold onto a box as the ship lifted off. Baji wasn't the best at smooth takeoffs.
Baji, as usual, was driving, but the seat next to him was empty. Hermana dropped into it and started pressing buttons. If the copilot, Demba, wasn't in her seat, she wasn't on board.
"Thanks, Herm," Baji said. "Demba got her own ship – she's quit the job. I could use a new copilot."
Hermana smiled. "Maybe once I find my sister. And don't call me Herm."
"Ya got it, Herm. Speakin' o' which, I saw a girl a few weeks ago. Looks just like ya, few years older. Been meanin' to tell ya, but I never got around to it."
"Really? Where was she going? And what was she wearing?" Hermana asked.
"Was runnin' from the First Order with a BB droid and a dark-skinned boy her age. Flew the same way we're goin' in the old hunk o' junk that Unkar Plutt stole from... uh... whoever. That thing's been stolen so many times, I forget who stole it from who. She was wearin' typical scavenger outfit, beige, cutoff sleeves, arm wraps," Baji replied.
"Oh, you mean Rey? Rumor has it that BB droid had something important and Rey helped him escape. I hadn't heard the part about the boy. Rey and I were friends. Well, I think. I'd know if she was my sister."
Baji just agreed. Most people did. Hermana liked to talk. A lot. She often overwhelmed people with her chattering.
As they came out of lightspeed, Baji pulled the microphone to his mouth and said, "We've arrived. Get off without breakin' anythin'. Don' take anythin' that ain't yers. Have a nice day." Hermana got up, but Baji put a hand on her shoulder to stop her. "Not yer stop, Herm," he said in a forced voice quite unlike his usual light tone.
"Yes, it is. This is Maz's place," Hermana said, oblivious to the heap of rubble just peeking out from behind the watering hole. They always landed in the back, so if something had changed out front, you couldn't see it until you walked around.
"No, it ain't," Baji said in the same tone as before.
Hermana tried to push Baji's arm away to no avail. "Baji, stop!" she protested.
Baji looked sad for a brief moment before answering. "I was forced to do this, ya know. I'm sorry."
He hit her on the head and everything was black.
Please put any suggestions and questions in the comments! Also, some people frown on guests using names like "I am a thief" and making jokes about stealing. Do it to your heart's content on this story. Baji probably won't kill you if you try to take his ship.