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Chapter Thirty-Four: Safe

By the time night fell, Elle had changed out of her dress and into a pair of leggings, a brown tunic, and a pair of suede boots. She wrapped her dark hair into a messy bun, leaving two strands of hair to curl against her cheeks. After the twins' nap, they played for a little while with BB-8 and the new droid D-O until they tired their selves to sleep. She saw so much life in her twins that with every waking moment she was with them, her heart filled with so much more love she could contain. It was at that moment, watching them, that she knew they needed to win this war. She'd always known they needed to win, but now more than ever for the sake of future generations so that they could carry on what others have learnt in the past.

She was watching them sleep soundlessly in their cribs, leaning against the threshold door with her arms crossed over her chest. She was almost dozing off until she heard a knock, knock right next to her. She was a bit startled and a tad bit discouraged that she hadn't felt Poe coming up behind her to begin with. She really needed to focus and start being aware of her surroundings.

"Hey," he said softly, keeping his voice low so he didn't wake the twins. He hadn't seen her at all that afternoon. Mostly just been preparing for the upcoming battle to defeat the emperor. And he needed some extra eyes out on the ground Jedi front. Though Rey was going to Exegol, he was sure Elle wanted to see it through to the end.

"How are you?"

"Tired, but I'm all right. You?"

Poe nodded. "I'm great. But uh, there's something I really want to talk to you about."

Elle narrowed her eyes curiously at him. She leant off the threshold and looked over at her babies worriedly as to who was going to watch them.

"BB-8 can look after them, can't you buddy?" Poe asked, kneeling beside his droid. BB-8 beeped in response. "He'll alert us if anything happens. Not that I expect it to."

Elle nodded and she smiled at the white and orange droid, rolling inside the room to guard and look after.

"I've put an alert signal in. We'll be notified if the twins need us for anything," Poe said, sensing Elle's discomfort at leaving the twins. She hadn't left their side since they got back.

"Okay," she said, and wrapped her cloak around her tightly before she walked out of the room and followed him towards the base. "So, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"I need your help. Leia made me acting general. I've made Finn, General. I need you to be the Jedi on this one."

Elle blinked and couldn't help but scoff. "Now, you're okay with me being a Jedi."

"Look. The Jedi are nearly extinct. It's you, Rey, and...Kylo Ren that's left out there. Rey's going to need all the help she can get. She's on her way to Exegol now, flying in your father's old X-Wing. There's no telling if Kylo's turned. She needs your help to defeat the Emperor," Poe said earnestly.

"Or die trying, Poe! I was almost killed. You were right for me not to go at all," Elle said, pointing back as if it were in the direction of Exegol. "I'm safer here with the twins, right where I should be."

Poe stepped closer to her. "But you're stronger now, Elle. You've been with Kylo Ren longer than anyone of us."

"If Rey couldn't turn him, how could I?" Elle asked in a soft whisper.

"You're his cousin, his family. A Skywalker," Poe said as if it should mean something to her. And it did. Of course it meant something to her. It meant a lot to her. More than people realize. But she had her doubts too. She'd doubted her own abilities. She doubted whether or not she was just as strong as her mom and her father were.

"What about Kaylee and Luca?" Elle asked.

"They'll be safe here," he promised, ensuring that they would be well looked after.

"Why now? After all this time, you were so against me becoming a Jedi, afraid of loosing me…" she said softly and with a small shake of her head. "I decided to stay here, and not be some sort of martyr. And now I've finally realized that I need you in my life because you make me happy more than anything in the world….I'd die for you Poe…for you, Kaylee, and Luca. I'd go to the ends of each and every galaxy if anything were to happen to you."

Poe smiled.

Elle frowned, letting her eyes dance upon his face with curious wonder.

"What, why are you smiling like that?"

He leaned in and kissed her, catching her totally off guard. She relished within the kiss, missing the taste of those soft lips of his that had become such a comfort as of late. She could literally melt within his arms, but he pulled apart, gently holding onto her elbows, cradling her against him.

"We're moving out in the morning. Finn and I have put together two teams. We're fighting for our fathers and our mothers. My parents, Shara Bey and Kes Dameron. Your parents, Luke Skywalker and Maura Jade."

"Han and Leia-Organa Solo," Elle added. They were her parents too. Even though they were considered her aunt and uncle now, they still raised her as their own. That still meant something to Elle. It had made her stronger, knowing how much type of power she had deep within her that came from her family. Maybe that's what Poe was trying to tell her.

Poe nodded. Everyone's parents.

Elle sighed, thinking of her father, and her mother's missions and what they had done for her. She knew that she was to be kept safe and protected, but at the same time, she also knew she couldn't hide forever. Hiding forever wasn't living.

"Finish what my parents started."

Again, Poe nodded at Elle's statement.

"Well," Elle said thoughtfully. "What'd you have in mind?"

"I got a little something up my sleeve," Poe said unable to help it but grin.

"And how am I going to get there?" Elle crossed her arms over her chest, furrowing her brows.

"I got an idea for that too," he smirked at her. She closed her lips together and looked at him curiously. What did he have in mind?

~*SW*~

A/n: So. There's a Poe & Elle moment for you guys! I wasn't sure where I wanted Elle, but it seems befitting she be apart of the battle. Honestly, I loved what they were fighting for in the Rise of Skywalker. Thank you all for reading, following, and favoriting as well as reviewing! I love each and every one of you! Hope you're all well and okay! More updates soon!