It is a dark time for the galaxy. General Leia Organa's Resistance movement has been all but wiped out by the FIRST ORDER.

Jedi Master LUKE SKYWALKER has sacrificed himself to allow the Resistance to escape, leaving the future of the Jedi in the hands of REY, a young woman, barely trained in the ways of the force.

But hope is not entirely lost, as Rey and the small band of surviving rebels escape the planet Crait, they plan to search for allies to help rebuild their forces….


The Millennium Falcon has just escaped the planet Crait, with the last survivors of the resistance on board. The vessel is now in hyperspace, fleeing the forces of the oppressive First Order.


On board the Falcon, Rey, the last of the Jedi, is seated next to General Leia Organa in the ship's common room.

"Ben killed Snoke." Rey says, looking down, toward the broken lightsaber in her lap.

"What?" Leia says, uncertain of what she just heard.

"Ben killed Snoke. I think he did it to save me. We fought Snoke's guards together, and killed them all." Rey answers.

"You worked together?" Leia asks.

"For a moment, yes. Then, he asked me to join him, and let the Resistance die. That's when I knew that I had failed. He's still Kylo Ren. He's still strong in the dark side." Rey answers, with sadness in her voice.

"You care about him, don't you?" Leia asks.

Yes, I suppose I do. I thought that I could save him. I was wrong." Rey answers.

"Perhaps. Perhaps not. Only time will answer." Leia says.

Chewbacca approaches Rey and Leia, and looks at Leia.

We have just cleared the Crait system. We were not followed. Chewbacca says.

"Thanks, Chewie." Leia says.

"So, where do we go now?" Rey asks.

"Lothal. I have some old friends there. Former rebels. I think they can help us." Leia answers.

"Never heard of Lothal." Rey says.

"It was the first world to be liberated from the empire. A friend of mine was responsible for that. He was a Jedi." Leia says.

"A Jedi? I thought Luke was the only one around back then!" Rey says.

"This was a few months before Luke joined the rebellion. There used to be two Jedi with the rebellion. A master, and an apprentice. I knew both of them." Leia says.

"What happened to them?" Rey asks.

"The master, whose name was Kanan, sacrificed himself to save his crew. The apprentice, Ezra, disappeared for a few years, then, came back with students of his own. He started a new Jedi temple soon after. Luke joined it for a couple of years, then left." Leia answered.

"Luke left the Jedi Order?" Rey asks.

"No. He didn't stop being a Jedi. He left because he disagreed with Ezra's beliefs. Luke wanted to be like the old Jedi Order, while Ezra was more open minded." Leia answered.

"What happened to this Ezra?" Rey asks.

"The First Order attacked his temple about thirteen years ago. They killed most of his students, as well as his wife and daughter. Ezra sent his students away, and stopped being a Jedi. He's...a bounty hunter now, actually." Leia says, with sadness in her voice.

"A Jedi Master became a bounty hunter?" Rey asks, disbelieving.

"He lost his family. It broke him. I think he just gave up, and stopped caring. I haven't seen him in almost ten years. From what I hear, he's a completely different person now. Goes by a different name too." Leia answers.

Leia looks toward Chewbacca, who is nearby, talking to Captain Poe Dameron.

"Chewie, set course for Lothal. Poe, contact Ghost Base, let them know we're coming. Use the emergency frequency." Leia says.

Rey starts to get up, and Chewbacca approaches her.

No Rey, you rest. I'll change our course. Chewbacca says.

"Thanks, Chewie." Rey says, with a smile.

Chewbacca walks away, toward the cockpit.

"So, what kind of planet is Lothal?" Rey asks.

"A neutral planet. Lightly populated, but very high crime. Mostly drug runners and bounty hunters." Leia answers.


Hmm. Wonder who's on Lothal?


The opening crawl was added in January 2019, months after this story was completed. I have also made a few small revisions to the rest of the chapter. The early chapters to this story are pretty short, as I was fairly new to writing fanfiction at the time.