Chapter 1

"Rey, I insist, you must get some sleep," C-3PO urged for the third time.

"No, I don't," Rey said firmly. "The Resistance needs me. Until Snoke's taken down, no one — that includes me —" she gave C-3PO a knowing look, "—can rest."

C-3PO threw his arm in the air exasperatedly and cried, "But Rey, the bags under your eyes are starting to look like Jabba the Hutt's skin!"

"Gee, thanks," Rey said, rolling her eyes.

"Rey," a soft voice interrupted.

Both C-3PO and Rey turned around. Standing on top of the stairs was General Leia Organa. Rey felt a surge of admiration and respect rise inside her. General Leia had gone through so much these past few months. Well, everyone had. But General Leia lost more than anyone else. Despite this, General Leia was still bravely fighting for peace and order.

"C-3PO is right," General Leia continued, "You deserve some rest. There's no need to overwork yourself."

"You see, Rey?" C-3PO said, looking very pleased with himself.

"Alright, alright, I'll go sleep," Rey sighed. She was just about to leave when C-3PO stopped her again.

"Not so fast!"

"What is it this time?"

Even General Leia looked curious.

"Take this," C-3PO said. He pulled out a tiny pill and placed it in Rey's hand. Rey looked at the green pill skeptically.

"What is it?"

"It is a sleeping pill made with a dash of Millaflower. This will allow you to be completely relaxed," C-3PO explained.

"Is this really necessary—"

"Yes! Yes! Yes!"

"Alright, alright."

x X x

Rey inspected the pill as she walked to her room. The pill stared back at her innocently. She couldn't help but laugh at the thought of C3PO having a pill custom-made for her.

Rey swallowed the pill and chugged a glass of water. It tasted like nothing in particular.

The effect was immediate. Rey could feel her body slowly shutting down. She felt drowsy and peaceful. Her eyelids became heavy, as though small rocks were pushing them down. Rey collapsed onto her bed and sighed. It felt wonderful! What a long time had passed since she last slept like this!

I should thank C-3PO, she thought before she blacked out completely…

x X x

"C-3PO!"

The golden droid jumped up, startled.

"C-3PO!"

A creature wearing a large white robe flew into the room. He wore a worried expression. C-3PO recognized the creature as one of the Resistance's doctors. He was the one C-3PO had gone to to make Rey's sleeping pill.

"What is the matter with you? Must you scream like that?" C-3PO asked, annoyed. "I heard you the first time, you know? How rude!"

"This is a serious matter," the doctor said, almost out of breath. "Where's the pill I gave you earlier?"

"Why, I no longer have it!" C-3PO responded honestly.

"Don't tell me you gave it away already," the doctor gasped.

"I have…to Rey. Why? What is the matter?"

"That wasn't the right pill, you silly droid!" the doctor cried. "I told you to take the one on the left, not the one on the right!"

"That is what I did! I took the one on the left."

"You idiot! I meant YOUR left, not mine! I warned you that the other pill's a a new drug we're testing. It has Myoplexaril in it. Do you know what that means?"

"Yes, Myopleraxil is a muscle relaxant — oh no."

"Oh no is right, you piece of junk!" the doctor screeched.

"Hey, what's all this ruckus?"

It was Poe Dameron, the Resistance's best pilot.

"I was experimenting with a new pill. The doctors are in the middle of creating a new Vital suppressor — you know, a drug that lowers temperature, breathing rate and —"

"Yeah, the drug that makes it look like the user's dead."

"Yes, precisely! Anyways, this droid here mistook the pill as a sleeping pill and gave it to Rey."

"What's the problem with that?" Poe asked, confused. "Vital suppressors aren't that dangerous. She'll still wake up normally."

"Idiots, idiots!" The doctor shook his fist angrily. "The pill hasn't been tested on humans…in fact, it hasn't been tested at all!"

"Oh—"

At that moment, the lights flickered. The three stopped talking instantly. Together, the looked up at the ceiling. Sand trickled and fell onto their faces.

The next couple of seconds were silent. Then all of a sudden, the alarms went off and the room flooded with red light. The door burst open and Chewbacca flew in. He was accompanied by BB-8 and R2-D2.

Chewbacca roared. Poe looked at C-3PO for a translation.

"Surely you are joking!" C-3PO exclaimed.

Chewbacca roared again. Next to him, BB-8 and R2-D2 beeped furiously.

"An attack? That's impossible," Poe said. "It's only been a few weeks since we destroyed Starkiller Base. Even if Snoke knew that our base is in D'Qar, it should've taken him months, if not years, to plan an attack."

"Well it seems you were wrong!" C-3PO said.

"I'll be taking my leave," the doctor said quickly. "There must be people who are injured right now…"

"Come on, we have to go find General Organa," Poe said. "BB-8, come with me. Chewie, take these two to the Falcon and get ready to attack. Snoke's army shouldn't be THAT strong. We should be able to take them down."

With that, Poe sprinted out of the room, with BB-8 right behind him.

"Sir!" C-3PO yelled. A huge chunk of ceiling crashed down, creating a cloud of dust. "What about Rey?" Unfortunately, C-3PO's words were muffled. Chewbacca and R2-D2, who hadn't a clue about Rey, dragged a protesting C-3PO to the Falcon.

x X x

"Why exactly are we attacking the Resistance right now?" General Hux asked.

Kylo Ren slowly turned to face General Hux.

"Are you questioning the Supreme Leader's orders?" he asked lowly.

"No," General Hux said quickly. "I'm simply…wondering. Why now?"

"Luke Skywalker is with them. We must find and kill him before he can train any more Jedi…" Kylo Ren trailed off. His mind wandered to the girl. The girl. The girl who left that horrid scar on his face. The girl who found out how to use the Force without any training. The girl who resisted his power. "I can take whatever I want…"

"What?" Next to him, General Hux looked confused.

"Nothing," Kylo Ren said.

"General." Captain Phasma appeared from behind them. "We have arrived to D'Qar. We have successfully taken down the Resistance's barriers, as well as most of the T-70 X-wing fighters."

"Excellent," General Hux said, pleased.

Kylo Ren's command shuttle sped forward. Outside, they could hear people screaming and shooting blasters.

Kylo Ren looked outside. He couldn't understand how a weak group like the Resistance could destroy Starkiller Base. They were all weaklings…just like this father, Han Solo.

"We're here," General Hux interrupted before Kylo Ren could think more about his father.

"Good," Kylo Ren said. "I'm going to go find that scavenger and take back what's mine."