Disclaimer: All Star Wars characters are property of Walt Disney. Some minor characters were created by me to compliment the story.

Author's Note: This one is a little different. It's all in Finn's perspective, I thought it would be good to see everything from his point of view. Enjoy


Aftermath

The nightmares had returned the night they got back to D'Qar. Finn almost forgot how bad they felt since he stopped having them for awhile. Perhaps it was because things were so good on D'Qar, or because the war seemed to be going in their favor, but that had all changed recently. The Resistance had been ambushed on Ryloth and they failed to save the planet from being taken over by the First Order. It was on that night that Finn's nightmares came back.

That's how Finn found himself returning to his early morning workout routine that he had previously abandoned. In a way, he was thankful since the extra exercise in the morning helped excel his performances in training but he much rather the nightmares disappear again. Since he was still getting used to the early workouts again, his body ached, but most of all his mind ached. Heavy thoughts filled his head as he jogged down street.

4 days, he thought while he tried to control his breathing. He wiped the sweat off his head while keeping his pace and gave off soft pants with each stride. 4 days since my nightmares came back, and they still haven't stopped.


He ended his jog at the General's office. He was always surprised when she called him in, he was never in trouble, but he knew it had to be something important. After walking in, he gave her a short greeting before he closed the door behind him.

"Good morning Finn, please have a seat. How are you this morning?" Leia asked.

"Good, thanks" Finn panted while sitting down, glad to finally have a moment to relax from his workout.

"Hard at work already I see" Leia smiled.

Finn straighten up, slightly embarrassed for not being more presentable. "Yes, still trying to get used to it again. I hate to admit it but I believe I was slacking off for awhile."

"We all were slacking off. That is my fault, I should have been more firm about staying focused after we captured Hux."

Finn cringed at Hux's name, he wondered if he had the right to inquire about the subject. Luckily, he didn't have to ask.

"I called you in this morning because I want to talk to about the First Order" Leia said, taking a serious tone. Finn nodded, ready for her to continue. "I'm sure you are aware of all of the concerns among our base."

Finn reluctantly nodded. It was true, since the ambush everyone had the same question on their minds, how did the First Order get the jump on them? That question had been lingering around the base the base past few days to cause anger and even some fear among the soldiers. It also seemed to cause a lack of trust.

"My first instinct was that Hux was behind it" Leia continued, "But I really doubt it. The moment we brought him here, he was checked for bugs very thoroughly. Since then he has been monitored around the clock. He seems to be clean."

Finn was surprised to hear this information. He thought it was Hux too, it seemed so coincidental that the First Order General was on their base and the First Order was able to ambush them.

"But if it wasn't Hux, then how did the First Order know when we were arriving on Ryloth?"

Leia folded her hands on her desk and kept her eyes on Finn. "The worse concern we have is that there is a leak among us."

Finn jolted forward, "Are you serious?"

He was shocked to hear it. A leak would mean someone on their side betrayed them. Who would do that, he thought, How could someone willingly want the First Order to take over? It was something he couldn't understand. He had been with the First Order, he witnessed the evil they are, the innocent they killed.

"Do we know who it is General?"

He waited for an answer, but didn't get one. Across the desk sat Leia, no movement at all, a focused stare at Finn as if she was searching for something within him. Finn's eyes widened with realization.

"You...think it's me?" he whispered.

Leia kept her stare in his eyes but spoke immediately. "No."

The tension eased as she leaned back in her seat. "But there are those who suspect you Finn. You are from the First Order originally so I won't lie to you, your name has come up."

Finn fell back in his seat. It was a relief to hear that the General didn't suspect him, but some of the others did. If he was honest with himself it made sense to suspect him, but it still hurt.

"Rey's name as come up as well."

Finn looked up at the General but not with the same level of shock. While he hadn't heard anyone accuse Rey of being a leak, he knew there was a lot of anger around the base because of her secret that was recently reveled.

"I do not suspect her either. Our biggest lead is Hux, we will keep our attention on him for now. The others may not understand but I see too much of the Light in you and Rey. I have seen the eyes of someone consumed by the Dark before, that is not the case here."

Finn saw the general drop her eyes at her last statement. It felt good knowing she trusted him and Rey but he felt sad for the General. He knew she was referring to her son, the man he recently battled, Kylo Ren.

"It must be tough for you General" Finn stated.

Leia didn't respond at first. She kept her eyes down and folded her hands. "How is Rey?"

Against his better judgement, Finn asked a question that had been on his mind for days. "Did...did you know, General?"

For the first time in a while, Leia met his eyes. "That she is Luke's daughter? My family? Yes. I don't blame you, or her for that matter, if you don't understand but we sent her away for her protection. With that being said, she has the right to be upset" she concluded.

Finn was conflicted. He knows what it was like growing up without family so he felt for Rey. However, he knows what the First Order can do so he's not sure what he would have done in their situation. He also didn't know the full situation himself.

"She's recovering well. I'll tell her you asked about her" he said with a smile that Leia returned.

"Good. I'll keep you updated on Hux, in the meantime just focus on your training."

"Will do."


Finn made his way into the Medical Bay, as he had been the past few days. He always made a point to check on Rey's condition before he got on with his day, he was especially looking forward to today because she was scheduled to be released.

He made his way to her room to see a familiar site, a room full of droids and everyone's favorite Wookie.

Rey leaned past her guests to see he had arrived. "Hey Finn!"

In an instant, Finn was greeted by Chewbacca's roar and a combined sequence of beeps by R2-D2 and BB8 as they all ran up to him.

"Morning everyone" he laughed. It was amazing how quickly he was cheered up by this group. If anything, he knew he could always count on them to trust him.

"Well good morning Master Finn" C-3PO said slowly walking over. "I'm sure you'll be glad to hear that Master Rey continues to show good signs for her recovery."

Rey sat up in her bed cheerfully. "Yeah bad news is I can't train yet but they're finally let me out of here."

"I say, you act as if this is torture. And you will only get back to training if you stay on track and continue to care for your body." C-3PO instructed as he waved his red arm at Rey. She just smiled and nodded at his instructions while she raised her eyebrows at Finn. Finn chuckled at the scene.

"He's right you know. It's good to have someone looking out for you" Finn teased.

Rey rolled her eyes and gave a short laugh. "Yes, C-3PO has been keeping me plenty company. Along with the two most reliable droids in the galaxy!" she cheered while giving a thumbs up. Finn turned behind him to see BB8 and R2D2 with lit torches from their chest sockets. Chewbacca roared at Rey, "Aww, you know I can't forget you big guy. I'm always glad to see you. Tell you what, would you all mind giving Finn and I a few minutes?"

"Well alright I suppose that's fair. But please try to keep you posture young lady. The more you slouch the more you'll aggravate your injuries." C-3PO said as followed the others out the room. Once he was gone, Rey shook her head and Finn laughed.

"I cannot wait to get back the world of the living." she stated.

"Yeah I bet" Finn said while he took a seat in the chair in front of the bed. He looked around the room like he did every morning sad to see no signs of gifts or belongings from any other visitors.

"Have you gotten to see anyone else?" he asked with a forced smile. She seemed slightly startled by the question.

"Oh, yeah. The first day Poe stopped in, though he mainly checked in with the Medical Droids. Then later, Jessika, she had a lot going on so she didn't stay long. And uh, General Organa. And you know, um, Master Luke."

Finn nodded. He knew there was tension in the air, especially after he got the news from the General but it was good to know some of the soldiers were still checking on Rey. She was soldier that fought on their side, it was only right that people show appreciation for that.

"Though no one has checked in as much as you" Rey stated, smiling at him.

Finn returned the smile as he scratched his head. It was true, he had checked on her every morning since they returned to D'Qar. He had yet to ask her about what Snoke said, Luke being her father, or her past. These were big revelations that he had a lot of questions about but he felt the time wasn't right. So for the past 4 days he thought it was best to focus on her recovery.

"Um hey, I just talked to the General. She asked about you, I told her you are recovering well."

Rey looked down and nodded. "Thanks. I do feel a lot better. As soon as they clear me to train I'll be back at it."

Finn nodded and a rare silence fell between them. He knew she had to be thinking the same thing as him, they were going to have to talk about it all soon. He didn't know if he should just wait for her to bring it up first or not. But before he could decided, someone else walked into the room and broke the silence.

"Master Rey I just want to restate that you shouldn't over work yourself today when you go out." C-3PO said and marched forward. "And what did I say about posture? Do you just ignore me when I talk?"

Finn rolled his eyes and turned to Rey. "So um, ready to get out of here?"

"Ugh, Definitely."


Finn and Rey approached the Mess Hall. The walk over had been filled with comments by Rey stating how nice it was to be outside again and to see the nature around them. Finn hadn't really been listening as he knew the trouble that was about to come.

When they reached the door, Finn stopped to state his concern. "Uh Rey, remember yesterday when I said things have changed?"

Rey raised her eyebrow surprised. "Yeah, you said things are more tense around the base. It makes sense, seeing how we lost the battle.

"Yeah but that wasn't the only thing that the rest of the base found out when we got back" Finn said slowly in an attempt to get Rey to understand what he was implying.

Rey's demeanor dropped in realization. "Oh"

Finn placed a hand on her shoulder and gave her a comforting smile. The gesture seemed to have relaxed her as she smiled back in proceed to walk in.

They walked in the Mess Hall amongst the medium level of chatter. The chatter that quickly died when they made their way to the line. Finn had no doubt they were the topic of conversation as he caught several eyes on them, he figured Rey must of noticed too, though she kept her head down. He looked around to see Jessika eating with Blaine and Jack. She made brief eye contact with Finn before turning her attention back to her food. Poe sat with some of the engineers in what appeared to be an in-depth conversation, so much that when Finn walked by Poe didn't spare him a glance. But Finn knew better, Poe was very perceptive, it seemed as if Poe was doing his best not to look over.

After they grabbed their trays of food, Finn had to speed up his pace to keep up with Rey who moved quickly to the nearest open table. As soon as they reached the table, Rey began to shovel food in her mouth, not in the joyful way she usually did but out of urgency. Finn didn't blame her, he didn't want to be there either.

"Good morning"

Finn looked up to Tolla had arrived, he had been sharing his meals with her the past few days.

"Morning Tolla, Rey's back" he said nodding to the girl in front of him while Tolla took a seat to his right.

"Rey took a brief break from eating to greet her. "Hello Tolla. How have you been."

"Better, as I'm sure you can imagine. Luckily Finn and General Organa have been kind to me. Other than that I'm not the most welcome here" Tolla stated.

"Yeah well you're not the only one" Rey said before she went back to her food.

"Yeah I can see that. I don't really know all of the circumstances but I can understand you are going through a tough time right now."

The conversation died down as the three continued their meal. Finn kept looking around to see all of the glances they were getting. It occurred to him they were probably the three most hated people in the Resistance. Still, Finn had no problem with Tolla. He knew first hand how the First Order treated people with no mercy. She and the rest of her planet were tricked and controlled. He didn't blame her and knew she was suffering along with the rest of them as they all lost friends in that battle. He also knew Rey was innocent, but still wondered how everything went wrong so fast.

The saddest part to him was the lack of trust and rise of tension in the Resistance. Especially during breakfast which was normally the most drama free part of the day. Just looking around was a reminder of why he dreaded the mornings the past few days. He found himself wanting the mornings to end so he could get to training and forget all of the drama for awhile. Ironically, his favorite part of the day now became the worse.

"I've been in this kind of environment before, only on my planet, it's usually around the juvenile ages" Tolla commented.

"Yup sounds about right."


The meal ended quickly for the three and they made their exit from the Mess Hall.

"Well I have to go see the General. She believes she has found a good way for me to contribute to the Resistance." Tolla stated proudly.

"Glad to hear it. I know it means a lot to you" Finn said with assuring smile.

Tolla nodded. "I will make this mess up to all of you. Thank you for you're trust Finn" she stated as walked off.

Finn and Rey continued to walk forward in silence, both lost in thought. Finn was on his way to train with Luke but Rey wasn't cleared for physical activity yet so he wasn't sure what she was going to do. Before he could ask, she spoke up.

"Finn...maybe it's best if we stop hanging out together for a while."

Finn stopped in tracks, "What?"

Rey twiddled her thumbs nervously and spoke as if she was thinking out loud. "I mean think about it. Right now things are really tense and I'm sure it's because of me. I don't want you to get caught up in that."

"Rey that's crazy. People are mad at me too, this isn't either of our faults. Plus soon we're going to be training together again."

"I know, I mean in our free time. Just until things calm down around here."

Finn shook his head in disbelief. He didn't like this at all.

"Just something to consider. Maybe it is stupid. You know what, just forget I asked, I'm sorry. Look, thanks for checking on me and taking me to breakfast. I'll see you later. Okay?" Rey asked.

"Yeah sure."

He watched Rey walk off and took a deep breath before continuing down his own path. He was surprised when he ran into Luke.

"Hello Finn."

"Master Luke, I'm surprised. Usually you don't meet me before training."

"Why don't we walk there together?"


The two Jedi walked in field on their way to Luke's preferred training ground. Finn had a lot on his mind but struggled to be respectful and not ask questions.

"I have sensed curiosity in you lately young one" Luke stated.

Finn looked a Luke and felt as if he had just been given permission. "Uh, yes. I have some questions."

"Of course. It is natural, considering everything that has happened. Please ask away."

"Well, Rey. She's your daughter?"

Luke nodded while keeping his eyes forward as they walked. "Yes. When Kylo, or Ben Solo as he was originally, turned to the Dark, she wasn't safe. A lot of people died in that time but the little Light Ben had left in him sparred her. I knew that Light would not last, so I sent Rey away. The toughest decision I ever had to make but I did it for her."

Finn nodded. It was the same as the General said. He knew their hearts were in the right place but he didn't think it was a good decision. However, he didn't know if it was his place to comment.

"She's recovering well" Finn said, "She'll be back out here soon."

Luke nodded. "Good I am very glad to hear it. I am also glad you and her were able to survive Kylo together."

"Yeah. He was strong and fast but he had no strategy. I was always taught, on the Light and the Dark, that strategy is needed to win" Finn replied.

"Agreed. Ben was always naturally powerful which is why he was so impatient. He never wanted to learn the basics. This is how Snoke seduced him, with the power of the Dark Side allowing him to do as he wished with no control."

Finn walked on and took all the information in. It all was starting to make sense to him how Kylo wanted to go to the Dark Side. However, he knew it was all wrong. Kylo Ren had to be stopped.

"Tell me Finn, what do you think of Rey?"

Finn's eyes shot up. "What do you mean?"

"Just as a person, what do you think of her?"

Finn felt weird at this question. Not only was he asked about Rey by their Master but by her father. Just keep it brief, he thought to himself. "She's great!" he said too loudly. Lower your voice, he reminded himself.

"I mean she's a good person, I could tell when we first met. I mean it took a little bit, but she looked at me like no one ever had in the First Order. That's how she was when we left Jakku, she gets so excited by just nature and technology. She has this spark in her eyes, you just know she's good. But even with that she's still strong, and not just in combat, but in the air too. She's..."

Finn stopped when he caught Luke's eyes, clearly surprised by the rambling. "She's cool I guess." Finn mentally kicked himself, What was that? Way to keep it brief. Finn's thoughts came to a halt when Luke stopped walking.

Finn saw Luke starring at him, not sure how he was about to respond. He was slightly nervous because of his rambling.

"Your eyes show truth, and your heart holds generosity. You are a miracle young Padawon to have been raised on the Dark Side and not lose the humanity with in you and you also have kept a genuine personality" Luke said honestly.

Finn couldn't help but smile. He didn't expect the compliment, but after a bad start to the day, it felt really good to hear.

"The force truly is remarkable. And you have only scratched the surface. Which is why I am comfortable giving you this" he held out a saber to Finn.

Finn looked at Luke in surprise but took the saber in excitement. He ignited the blue beam that glowed on his face as he starred in amazement, feeling the power in his hand.

"Use this to serve and protect the galaxy. I know you'll do me proud, Jedi Knight."


Author's Note: Finn with the upgrade! Unfortunately you can see there's some internal drama going on. Really want to know how it all came across so let me know what you think in the comments.

Till next time, Later