Chapter Nine

Sudrey rests his head on the wall while he stares down the hallway, and into the cockpit. He watches to see if Rey will come out any time soon, so he has someone to talk to. The door opens scraping the metal flooring causing Sudrey to turn his attention away from Rey. "What are you doing out here?" Lee asks surprised to see Sudrey sitting by his door.

"Waiting for you." He answers with a soft smile. Lee looks away clearly annoyed. "Let's be in pain together, okay?" Sudrey suggest trying his best to cheer Lee up. Lee rolls his eyes before heading back into the room. Sudrey extends his leg out blocking the door from shutting, "Shit!" Sudrey curses while he pulls the door open. "You shouldn't have put your leg there." Lee says deadpan. Sudrey looks up at Lee mouth agape at his remark.

"Wow, you are a heartless child." Sudrey admits while struggling to stand up. Lee stares at Sudrey wide eyed noticing his wounds on his stomach and chest.

"W-what happened?" Lee stammers feeling guilty now for slamming the door on Sudrey's leg. Sudrey looks down at his bare chest with a pensive look.

"Ah, this?" He asks pointing at his wounds. "Haha that's just scrapes I got from earlier." Lee looks at him with a sorry look. Sudrey sits down with a heavy breath of air, "It's really muggy in here. How did you stand it?" He asks trying to lighten the mood. Lee smiles downwardly at Sudrey's attempt to make him feel better.

"What are you doing here?' Lee asks again knowing good and well why he's there.

Sudrey slumps down in the chair before answering, "Well I wanted to see if you were okay. You know, Rey, is really concern about you right now." Lee raises an eyebrow curious.

"Really? Is that why you'er here because of her?" Lee asks with a teasing smile. Sudrey laughs at the boy's attempt to be older than he is.

"No, I'm here because I'm your uncle basically. And as your uncle I have to make sure you are fairing well." Sudrey explains with a sad smile. Lee looks away quickly with tears threatening to spill over.

"I'm fine." Lee adds feeling sick now. Sudrey sighs knowing he's not, but knows he will eventually come and talk it out.

"alright," Sudrey says while standing up to leave. before he heads out the door he turns and looks at Lee, "I wish you were a little older, so I could have a drink with you. There's nothing better than sharing the same pain with a man than through alcohol. When you turn seventeen, that will be the day we will drink together for this moment." Sudrey promises. Lee watches with eyes redding with tears feeling the comfort that only Sudrey can give.


Rey whips the sweat from her forehead while she tries to fix the wires connecting to the copilot wheel and the controls. "Stupid." She groans as she tugs at the wires to loosen up for her to reconnect them together. "I can't..." she whines getting even more frustrated. "I'm done!" She exclaims slamming her fist on the metal flooring before coming out from under the copilot panel. She stands up with a frustrated puff of air. Flustered she struggles to pull down her hair to fix again. She dumps her head over while she runs her fingers through her dirty tangled messy hair.

"Wow, you are so pretty when you work on something you are passionate about." Rey jumps startled by Sudrey's sudden presence. She places her hand on her chest trying to clam her racing heart. She squeezes her eyes tightly shut before turning around to face him.

"How long have you been you standing there?" She asks feeling annoyed by his obvious sarcasm. Sudrey scrunches his nose in thought.

"I just got here." He answers with a smile.

"Really?" She asks not believing him.

"No, I was here about two minutes. What are you doing anyway?" He asks walking towards her to look at what she was doing earlier. Rey pushes her hair back still flustered.

"I was trying to fix some wires...again." She answers truthfully. Sudrey looks over at her confused.

"Again?" He asks truly interested.

"There's a lot of things wrong with this ship." She answers with a soft smile.

"Ah." Sudrey says while sitting down in the copilot seat. Rey examines his chest seeing if his wounds have bleed through the bandages.

"It looks like your wounds are doing okay." She remarks still examining his chest. Sudrey bits his lips trying to suppress a laugh.

"I guess they are." He agrees now also looking at his wounds.

"That's good." She says distantly before turning around to sit down in the pilot seat. "How is he?" she asks remembering hearing the door open.

"He's doing fine. I promised to have a drink with him when he turns seventeen to remember this day." Sudrey answers with a faint smile.

She smiles at his sweet offer he had given Lee. "What about you?" she asks noticing his hurting eyes. Sudrey looks up at her taken back by her being concern for him.

"I'm fine." He answers short. Rey lets out a scoff while pushing her hair back. "What?"

"You both are extremely stubborn. You could say he's your son." She answers jokingly.

"Well I basically helped raise him, so you know." Sudrey shrugs while leaning back into the chair. Rey leans her elbow onto the panel while resting her chin in the palm of her hand.

"Why do you keep throwing passes at me?" She asks genuinely annoyed and curious. Sudrey looks over at her surprised by her question.

"What?" He asks amused. "Look, I'm not throwing passes at you.I just think it's fun messing with you."

"Really?" Rey asks kind of shocked.

"I won't make comments like that anymore if it makes you uncomfortable." Sudrey adds sincerely.

"It doesn't make me uncomfortable." Rey rambles to say. Sudrey rubs his lips together trying not to smile at her adorable innocent behavior.

"You have not had much contact with men have you?" He asks curious noticing how she's easily flustered. Rey blinks confused by what he means.

"I have come in contact with men. Just because I lived on Jakku doesn't mean I was alone." She answers defensively.

"No, like people around your age. People like me." Sudrey adds with a joking smile.

"Oh." Rey lets out a slight laugh while tilting her head down. "I have one friend." She answers truthfully.

"One friend?' Sudrey asks feeing sorry for her.

"He's back at Yavin, though." She answers carelessly. Sudrey blinks at the name Yavin.

"Yavin? Like Yavin 4?" Sudrey asks remembering that is were the rebel alliance dwells. Rey looks away quickly realizing she's revealed too much about her self. Sudrey notices her awkward behavior.

"Where are we going?" He asks now looking out the windows.

"We're not going to Yavin." She answers slowly. "But um we're heading back to my Master."

"J-jedi Master?" Sudrey stutters to asks feeling suddenly neverous.

"We're going to Luke Skywalker." Rey answers regretting telling him now as he looks at her with a blank expression.


Sudrey watches the stars come back to normal vision as they suddenly come to a halt from hyperdrive. He scans the black sky as his mind swirls with thoughts from the past and the present. He understood why he was neverous, but he couldn't understand why he was scared as well. It's been ten years since the last time he had any contact with Luke Skywalker, but more than anything it's been fifteen years since he's actually seen him. Sudrey shallows dryly at the thoughts suffocating him as they enclosed onto a green and blue planet. "Who is she?" He thinks as they finally break the atmosphere. He lifts his eyes beholding the most beautiful sight he's ever seen. He gawks at the roaring blue sea down below while Rey flies low enough that it seemed he could reach out, and touch the cold waters. "You probably want to change into a shirt before we land." Rey interrupts Sudrey's thoughts when she notices that he isn't wearing a shirt or shoes.

"Oh, Right..." Sudrey whispers dazed while he stands up to go back and change.

Sudrey fumbles with putting his shirt on while he tries to calm his stirring mind. Sudrey stumbles into the bathroom feeling dizzy from the pain of his wounds. "Ah, man.." He breathes while he splashes his face with cold water. Sudrey stares in the mirror staring in his blood shot eyes. His lip twitches at the sight of his pale unrested eyes. He bends down to splash his face again hoping he would look more alive than he does."Just look alive..." He whispers with his uneasy heart annoying him. He shakes his fingers through his tangled hair trying to at least look civil.

Sudrey walks out to meet Lee and Rey once he is dressed in a loosely-fitting white t-shirt, and his boots. "I know I look like a walking corps." He sighs while walking pass both of them. "I think you look tired." Lee states trying to encourage him. Sudrey smiles at his effort to raise his spirits.

Once they are out side of the ship they notice there are a flight of stairs that look like they will take days to climb. "Um...Not to rain of the parade here, but um those stairs look like they take too long to climb..." Lee pips up after examining the stairs closely. Rey turn towards him understanding how he feels.

"It's not that bad." She states casually. She turns towards Lee and Sudrey with a weary look before speaking again, "I need you to stay here while I go and talk to Master Luke. I'll be right back, Okay?" Both Lee and Sudrey nod their heads which only made Rey smile before she heads up the stairs to talk to Luke.


Rey stands at the top of the stairs breathing heavy from the long climb. "Master!" She calls out while she walks towards the temple ruins in hopes that Luke is still there. "Mas-" Rey stops calling his name when she sees him sitting on a broken pillar mediating. She walks quietly up to him sensing his disappointment. "I'm truly sorry. I had a mishap with-"

"There's no need to explain." Luke interrupts softly while slowly opening his eyes. "I'm just thankful you returned safely." Rey blinks not expecting him to be so calm.

"I thought you would be furious with me." She admits feeing guilt gnawing in her stomach. Luke stands up and turns towards her with a sympathetic glance.

"I had sense your trouble, but I knew you would be okay." Luke says with a gentle sad smile. Rey lets out a breath of relief thankful that she didn't have to plead for forgiveness. "You have anything else you need to tell me?" He asks sensing her hesitation.

"Oh, yes. Um," Rey fiddles with her thumbs as she tries to find the right way to tell him about Lee and Sudrey, "There might be some people with me." She admits slowly. Luke nods his head already knowing about them.

"Bring them up, and so we can have dinner." Luke says with a heavy sigh before turning to head into the broken temple. Rey watches him leave shocked by the willingness to allow them to stay.


Rey meets Sudrey and Lee at the bottom of the stairs with a massive grin. "What did he say?" Sudrey asks anxious of the news. Rey looks up at him brightly before answering.

"Come and have dinner." She answers trying to hold back her excitement.

"Really?" He asks dumbfounded. She nods quickly with a pretty bright smile.

They walk into the Temple to find Luke slowly stirring something in a bowling kettle. "Master Luke, this is Sudrey and this is Lee, they are both from the planet I was stuck on. They helped me get off of it as well." Rey introduces feeling still very much neverous. Luke stands up to greet their guest. Sudrey jaw slacks in astonishment when he sees how old Luke has gotten, and how tired and sad he looks.

Luke examines the young man and boy noticing every detail of their pathetic state that they are in. Luke eyes land on Sudrey noticing his war torn eyes, and weary smile he knew they have had encountered the First Order. "Are your wounds healing okay?" Luke asks with his eyes still on Sudrey. Sudrey's smile fades at the question unsure on how to answer him properly.

"I believe they are..." Sudrey answers with his words heavy. Luke nods his head noting the shaky response. Luke turns back towards the kettle to finish the final touches on the soup before serving it.


After eating in silence Sudrey heads out feeling overwhelmed by the encounter with his old master. Sudrey rubs his eyes tiredly as he sits down on a fallen pillar to listen to the waves crash against the small island. He smells the salt from the ocean as he starts to fall asleep. His body slouches backwards slowly as he falls deeper asleep. He feels someone catch him before he hit the ground causing him to wake up. He blinks the water away from his eyes as his vision clears. He stares up to find Rey smirking downwardly at him. "What?" He asks confused.

"I saved your life." She comments while sitting down next to him. Sudrey slumps forward looking at her blankly. "You could of broken your skull if you had fallen." She adds while scratching her chin. Sudrey stares at her unable to say anything as questions fill his mind again. "Are you going to just stare at me all night long?" Rey asks as Sudrey doesn't say a word. He nods his head yes still emotionless. "Do what you want." She quips while pushing her hair back behind her shoulders. She lets out a long sigh while leaning back and cracking her neck. Rey closes her eyes to listen to the sweet wind whistle pass them.

"Who are you?" Sudrey asks still starring at Rey.

"What?" Rey asks taken back. Sudrey sighs with his facial expression hardening.

"Who are you?" He asks more firmly. Rey chuckles awkwardly not sure how to respond. He stares at her waiting for her to answer him. She looks at him with sad eyes.

"I told who I am, and what I am. I don't know what else you want me to tell you." She answers truthfully. Sudrey shakes his head no with his patience growing thin.

"I don't care that you are from Jakku, or you are Jedi in training. I want to know who you are. How the hell you know Kylo Ren and How the hell do you know Luke Skywalker." Sudrey stresses.

"I'm being honest, I don't know who I am. I don't know why I've been placed in this situation with theses important people, but I just am." She answers defensively, "I could ask the same question to you, you know." She adds now frustrated.

"Go ahead because I can tell you exactly who I am." Sudrey answers strong even though he would love to skip certain parts of his life. Rey looks at him challenging him to tell her.

"Then tell me, and I will tell you who I am." Rey snaps back with her arms folded across her chest.

"Fine." Sudrey snorts before continuing, "I-"

"May I speak with you Sudrey?" A voice interrupts from behind causing both Rey and Sudrey to turn around quickly.

"Uh, sure." Sudrey agrees standing up and walking over to Luke feeling confused.


Sudrey and Luke walk slowly down the coast line in silence as the waves and wind fill the air. "Have you been well?" Luke asks now looking over at Sudrey. Sudrey nods his head slowly. "Good." Luke says with a soft smile.

"I'm sure you have a lot of questions that you are wanting to ask." Sudrey finally says feeling awkward. Luke sighs with thought before answering him.

"I do. But I feel like if I integrate you now then you will get up and leave. I was shocked when she had brought you two here, but I had sense the first order near Rey, but before that I sensed you with her. I knew she was safe with you around... But I feel that you are not the type of Jedi that will survive the type of training she will go through." Luke informs slowly and maturely. Sudrey listen intently trying to comprehend what Luke means.

"What do you mean the kind of training she'll go through?" Sudrey asks not understanding. Luke sighs heavily with long distant thoughts.

"You are a powerful force user, but I fear you do not follow the laws of the Jedi Order. I'm going to train Rey to be a light force user." Luke answers with deep conviction. Sudrey shallows hard now feeling slightly offended.

"With all due respect, Master, but there hasn't been a Jedi Order for fifteen years. Infact I was taught to use all of the force, light and dark. I see no problems with that. The Jedi codes and orders are the first reason the Jedi fell. Knowing this why would you put strict restraints on Rey?" Sudrey defends respectfully but full of passion.

Luke hesitates before adding more to his deep thoughts, "Because I sense her swaying. Her first encounter of the Force was through the Dark side. Like you said to bring true balance is to wield both, but in all reality one will out weight the other. And I fear the dark side will out weight the light in her." Sudrey thinks on his words remembering the battle that Kylo Ren was dealing with that he had sensed before.

"I see what you mean, Master." Sudrey agrees softly with revelation.

"I'm torn in letting you stay, and help train her. I knew your Master well, and I knew he has trained you well, but I don't want her to come accustom of using the Dark side." Luke finally admits with his voice shaky with uncertainty. Sudrey looks over at Luke perplexed by his offer. "If you do not help train her then there is a possibility of Kylo Ren pursuing to becoming her teacher. I know he has come to you before asking you to join him, and you have declined. But has he come to you recently?" Luke explains feeling heavy burdened. Sudrey faces softens remembering the offer to join the Knights of Ren.

"No, he hasn't." Sudrey lies. Luke glances over to Sudrey sensing his dishonesty.

"That's good then." Luke remarks while taking note of Sudrey's own distrust towards Luke. "You look exhausted, get some rest. I will see you tomorrow, Sudrey." Sudrey watches while Luke heads back to the Temple leaving him down on the beach.


Once Luke was out of ear shot, Sudrey lets out a long breath of air that he had been holding since the beginning of the conversation. "Train Rey?" Sudrey asks himself out loud while blinking astonished. Sudrey runs his fingers through his hair not sure what to think. "Who the hell is she?" Sudrey asks feeling uneasy about her and the situation surrounding her. He walks further down the coast line unable to remove his thoughts to even think of going to sleep. Sudrey kicks the sand infront of him while he ponders about the offer. "He wants to use me to help her resist the Dark temptations." Sudrey whispers with revelation. He bites the bottom of his lip knowing that he truly could help her. "If I'm going to do this then I have to prove that I'm trustworthy." Sudrey says to himself with a heavy sigh. His thoughts drift back to Kylo's offer though he knows he will never accept, he still doesn't want either of them to know about it. Sudrey sighs knowing his secret will probably be his stumbling block, but he had to keep it from them as long as possible. Just as long for him to train Rey.