Chapter 9

The Hunt

Rising early in the morning, Chewbacca woke up to the Millennium Falcon safely on the ground of Bakura. The ship was surrounded by so much water, with enormous mountains off in the distance.

"Good morning," Rey teased. "Believe it or not, we actually get to walk on land!"

Chewbacca suppressed a laugh. He knew he was supposed to be mad about this whole situation, but he couldn't help it. Rey reminded him so much of Han. She didn't really obey the rules.

"Rey." Both Chewbacca and Rey nearly jumped out of their seats. Turning around, they saw that Kylo Ren had managed to limp over to them.

Rey cast a sideways glance towards Chewbacca, to see how he was handling it.

"Yes Ben?" Rey asked somewhat icily.

"We need to get more medical supplies."

"Well! I'm sorry if we don't live up to the standards of medical droids from the First Order, 'Supreme Leader.'"

Chewbacca noticed a shift in Ben's eyes for a split second, and then they returned to that steely glare.

"No, Rey that's not what I-" he stopped knowing that arguing was useless. Instead he lifted his right arm, gently rolling the hem of his tee-shirt upwards.

Reys eyes widened and she visibly paled. The wound was turning a sickly shade of yellow, and part of it was still losing massive amounts of blood.

"Chewbacca, can you run to one of the valleys and try to find a village or something? I want to take Ben off the ship, for a number of reasons."

Chewbacca nodded and opened the ramp so they could exit. Rey stood up and walked towards Ben, offering him assistance. Kylo was embarrassed for being so weak, but he wasn't one hundred percent ready to die yet, so he leaned on the girl for support.

They exited the Millennium Falcon, and turned around and watched the ship, and Chewbacca fly away. Little did the unlikely duo know that, as the ship faded away in the distance, it would be the last time they saw the Millennium Falcon for a very long time.

R2-D2, BB-8, Rose, Finn and Poe boarded the small ship that they would be using to search for the wanted criminals.

"I don't really think it matters Rose, we might as well go in order of the list." Poe said. Finn was deep in thought. Poe and Rose have been bickering for the past hour about which planet they were most likely to be on.

R2-D2 beeped enthusiastically.

"Start with Dathomir, he says." Finn told the others.

"Does he think that's where they are? I doubt it. I'm pretty sure there is a large amount of Resistance supporters on that planet." While speaking, Poe set the coordinates for Dathomir, and they took off.

The First Order was no closer to finding the two criminals than the Resistance was. They went through all of their databases to find out where they were most likely to hide.

"General Hux, sir." Phasma entered where the two previous Supreme Leaders used to reside.

"Yes Captain? I trust you have found them."

Ever the professional, Phasma replied, "Not exactly. However, we have made a list of the four planets they are most likely hiding on. According to some... additional information we believe that the Resistance has come up with the same list."

Hux was intrigued. "Do you have the list with you?"

Wordlessly Captain Phasma pulled out her holopad to reveal a detailed list of the planets.

1) Carlac

System: CarlacSystem

Terrain: Snowy Plains and Mountains

2) Wayland

System: Wayland System

Terrain: Temperate, with Forests and Mountains

3) Dathomir

System: Quelii

Terrain: Temperate, with Canyons, Forests, Swamps, and Mountain Peaks

4) Bakura

System: The edge of Wild Space

Terrain: Wet, with Mountains, Valleys, Plains, Seas

Hux, nodding with approval told Phasma to prepare a large squadron of stormtroopers.

"Sir, where would you like us to search first?"

"Start the search with Dathomir. If they aren't there, we'll just blow it up. The people are a nuisance and it will be a devastating blow to the Resistance."

Having received orders, she turned around and went to prepare the troops.

About an hour later Phasma, along with about one hundred other stormtroopers began their descent towards Dathomir.

"This is disgusting!" Poe was knee deep in the swamp. The droids were staying on the ship, following the trio because there was no good spot to land.

Rose laughed. "Okay pretty boy, this is a search party. You have to be willing to get a little dirty." Finn was farther ahead than the others. He wasn't taking Rey's betrayal very well.

Poe was by far the most dramatic out of the whole Resistance. At Rose's comment, he gasped in shock and brought both of his hands to his heart. In a teasing and comedic tone, he said, "You think I'm pretty?"

For the first time in a long time they just had fun as they searched the mucky planet. They ran around and splashed each other, tried to climb the trees and leapt over boulders half buried in the swamp. Had anyone been around, their laughter and light-heartedness surely would have been contagious. Rose was enjoying herself and continued to feed Poe's slightly over-inflated ego. "Maybe that's why it's so hot around here," Rose giggled, "Pretty Boy Poe has arrived!"

"Guys!" Finn whispered from up ahead. He motioned for the two of them to come forward. Finn also brought a finger to his lips. They had to be very quiet.

"While you were being so loud, I trekked ahead. Do you want to know what I found?"

They nodded their heads and Finn continued. "Absolutely nothing. Not a single life form! The planet is nearly silent." The previously bright planet had gotten extremely dark.

Poe seemed nervous. "Did it get dark out suspiciously fast or what? We should head back to the ship."

Finn and Poe walked side by side leading the way back to the ship where R2-D2 and BB-8 were still hovering. Rose trailed a few paces behind, when suddenly she stopped.

"Uhh guys?" She squeaked. The men turned to face her. She looked like she had seen a ghost. "You know that saying, or phrase and it's like the quiet before a storm? Well Finn noticed the quiet," she gulped. "And I noticed the storm." She pointed upwards.

There was an explanation for why it had gotten dark so quickly after all. Three Star Destroyers had entered the atmosphere and were blocking the sunlight.

"We need to get out of here now! The ship shouldn't be too far away from here!" Poe shouted. With that, the trio turned and ran.

A/N: I apologize for the long wait. This chapter was very hard to write, and to be perfectly honest with you, I'm still not totally satisfied with it. The next update might not be for a few weeks, for some personal issues. Anyways, and as always, don't forget to read and review!