Yavin 4

Kara found herself on Yavin 4, the old rebel alliance base. It had been cleared out and seen as a certified junkyard. But this is where her mother had been living since she enrolled in the academy. It never dawned on Kara why Leia chose to live on this planet. But for Leia, she had spent so much time on this planet during the Civil War it felt like home. For Kara, it would take some time getting used to. She thought she would be based on Hosnian, the big city. Not a jungle.

"You couldn't help yourself could you" she paced, "You let me waste two years in the academy so what, I could be your chauffer?" Kara couldn't help it her anger was building. She had worked so hard so she could fly for the republic. Not fly her mother back and forth to Senate meetings.

The ache from missing Poe was starting to set in. She should have told him what their night together meant to her, that she loved him. But she couldn't see how that would be possible now given she had been banished to Yavin, piloting her mother.

Leia stood around the command table trying to find the words to comfort her daughter. She didn't intentionally want to hold Kara back from doing something she loved. But the needs were far too great. Something was happening and she needed Kara close.

"Kara, that is not what I did and you know it" Leia defended, "Search your feelings, something is happening, here, things are happening and I need you close" she tilted her head wondering if there was another way she could have gone about this. But her daughter stood troubled for a number of different reasons.

Kara sighed trying to push her anger aside, "There has to be a reason that's more important than me flying for the republic, mother" she said still short, "So what is it?"

Leia started "I had thought for a long time that we won the civil war, but I was naïve."

Kara's brow furrowed, "What do you mean you were naïve?"

"There are remnants of the Empire still in the Galaxy, Kara" Leia started, "Sure we made peace, restored the balance, but the rebellion knew it wouldn't be so easy getting Imperial generals and other members to concede so easy, so a lot of them fled, and for the last 15 20 years they've been out there"

Kara and her brother had always heard stories that there were still members of the Empire out there, but when they were hearing it as children it sounded more a myth than truth. Her father never wanted to talk about the rumors, Kara never thought much about what could still be rising out there after the Empire was defeated "So, if that is true, why isn't the Senate doing anything about this?" Kara asked

"Most of the high level officials have been caught or killed, but not all of them, and the middle ranks have gone into hiding, republic spies are out looking and have been but there's been a few years now of silence" She shrugged "So the Senate doesn't see the need to act on low level officials, they don't think it'll start a big enough movement"

Kara shook her head, "But the Senate, the New Republic have been maintaining peace" she shrugged, "They can't just be doing nothing about this. If there are reports of activity they should be building a defense" Kara shook her head in disbelief that the Senate would be so negligent.

Leia gave her a knowing look, "The senate seems to think it's nothing to worry about, and most of the new Republic. But the few of us, that have been in the thick of that war know better to believe that the ways of the old Empire would never completely disappear" she said dimly

Kara began to see he mother in a different light, this was the general that she had heard stories about, the tactical thinker, the fighter. "So what then? Are you going to the senate? Do you have your own spies out there?" Kara's head began to fill with theories. She always left the politics up to her mother, but after hearing this she wanted to know.

Leia sighed, "What I'm about to tell you could be seen as treason Kara, this is why I requested you as my pilot do you understand? This information goes deep covert" she began

Kara nodded "We've started gathering what we can if we are needed to separate from the Republic."

Kara lowered her head, "You're starting another Rebel alliance" Then it hit here, "That's why you're here on Yavin"

Kara's mother nodded, 'This seemed like the perfect place to start, it's outfitted, but stripped of any armor so we can go without being noticed" She raised an eyebrow "Vulnerable, but still unnoticed." Leia sighed, "But his time we don't have the support of the military thanks to the concordance act signed, we're literally scavenging what we can and sending it here to stockpile"

"And support?" Kara asked

"We have none from the senate right now, and likely wont until an actual act of terrorism occurs. But there are some supporters in the council, most of the starfighter corps, and the founding members of the New Republic along with the acting commanders that were from my day are preparing their squadrons for this possible outcome as well"

Kara thought of Poe being in Admiral Ackbar's division and what involvement he would have. His parents fought alongside her family in the war. She didn't talk to him much about his feels on the matter, up until an hour ago she didn't know what she knows now. Her mind raced piecing conversations with her father, now having a better understanding of his fear.

"And dad?" she looked up at her mother knowing he was noticeably absent from this information, and even from being present.

Leia's eyes fell, "You're father never wanted a part in the war Kara, you know that. That's why he's so worried about you being a pilot. This simply isn't the life for him" she sighed, "And he seems to think we're looking for another war"

"So he's siding with the Senate" Kara nodded disappointed.

"He fought hard for peace in the galaxy Kara, don't forget that. And he still continues to fight so you and Ben can have a normal life" she said sternly. Kara shook her again, it was amazing how split her feelings for her father were. One minute her mother would go to the ends of the galaxy to defend Han, and then the next Kara worried her mother would kill him.

"So where does that leave us then, General?" Kara stood ready to get to work