They kept running and didn't stop. Finn led the way, seemingly knowing where the location of the escape pods were. Fortunately, they didn't seem to have tripped any alarms and had a clear path, but Finn remained hesitant and unconvinced. At the back of his mind, Deke did share his concerns somewhat, but he dismissed it. If they were fast enough, they could make it, and no one would stop them. They finally made it to the hangar and beside it were the escape pods. Finn stopped suddenly causing Deke to bump into him.

"What's the matter? The escape pods are right there!" Deke whispered frantically but Finn ignored him, seemingly frowning at something that wasn't there. All Deke could see were a bunch of explosives stored nearby.

"I have a bad feeling about this," Finn said. Deke sighed.

"Look, let's just get to the escape pods. We're so close."

Finn didn't respond. Instead he turned to Deke and put his hand on his shoulder. Deke caught something in his eyes that he couldn't quite place. As if what was going to happen next was inevitable.

"Listen, I know my feelings and dreams were right. You've still got a part to play in all this, so I'm giving you a secret transmission that will get the Republic Fleet here. That code cylinder you got from the trooper, insert it into that wall panel over there and type in this specific code," Finn said urgently, giving Deke the code.

"Wait, why are you telling me this? You could do it yourself," Deke said, getting slightly worried.

"Just do what you're told, kid. The Republic has been searching for me a long while. They will come," Finn replied. "Although…I don't think that's a good thing at the moment," Finn added quietly, almost to himself. Deke didn't know what he meant by that but did as he was told. He inserted the code cylinder into the wall panel and punched in their coordinates, sending a coded transmission to the Republic Fleet. He turned around and Finn nodded his acknowledgement at him. Deke then opened up one of the escape pod hatches and made to get inside, positive that Finn was behind him. Unfortunately, he was wrong.

Deke suddenly found himself frozen in place, unable to move. What was happening? He was immediately pulled backwards without warning and slammed against the wall. His entire back hurt as he tried to get up and he saw Jaina – Lady Amenia – standing over him.

"Did you think it was that easy? You should've listened to Finn. You're getting sent back to prison," Amenia said.

"Why'd you let us escape in the first place?!" Deke exclaimed, still in pain. His eyes were blurry, and his ankle might have been twisted.

"The Republic ships are on their way, aren't they? I knew the other person who knew about Ahch-To was a Commander under General Dameron and General Finn, long ago. And whoever it is would definitely come to Finn's rescue now," Amenia replied, not looking at him. Instead she was staring at her old master, who was standing there with Sith Troopers pointing their blasters at him. He was expressionless.

"You're truly gone, Amenia," Finn said, still expressionless but Deke could feel the amount of sadness he was masking in his voice. Amenia didn't look at Finn, instead she brought out another lightsaber from her cloak-dress and tossed it over to him. He didn't tear his eyes away from her.

"I'm more powerful now than you could've ever dreamed of, Master. It's my destiny to confront you and I know I will defeat you. Pick up the lightsaber," Amenia demanded.

"Amenia, listen, Plagueis is using you. He is going to use you as a vessel, just like he planned to with your father. You don't have to listen to him or fight me. Come home," Finn said softly. The pain in his voice was apparent now.

"I can prevent that. I am more powerful than he is. Once I learn all I need to from him…well I won't need him anymore," Amenia said. "Pick up the lightsaber, Finn," Amenia said again, igniting her own. Despite the dire situation and the pain in his back, Deke couldn't help but admire the crimson fiery blade she held in her hand. Finn didn't move and Amenia directed the blade at Deke. He could feel the heat emanating off it, mere inches from his throat, and his heart almost stopped. Getting sliced by that blade would not be a painless way to go.

"Pick up the blade or Deke dies," Amenia said. Finn looked at her in anger and picked up his lightsaber, igniting the emerald blade within. Amenia removed the lightsaber from Deke's throat and directed the blade at Finn while the Sith Trooper directing their blasters at him, turned them towards Deke instead. This was getting better and better.

Finn and Amenia stared at each other for a moment before she rushed at him and aggressively brought her blade down on him. He managed to block her attack, resulting in fiery sparks crackling from the meeting of their two blades. Deke had to do something; he knew Finn would not be able to keep up with her increasingly violent swings. He made to crawl towards the bombs, but a Sith Trooper kicked him in the stomach and he momentarily lost his breath and eyesight from the pain. Where was Daisy when he needed her? Or FitzSimmons with their big brains. Or Mack with his shotgun-axe. Or Yo-Yo with her super-speed. Or May, who could decimate these Sith fools with ease. Or Coulson who had the answers to everything. All he could do was helplessly stare as Amenia sent aggressive stroke after aggressive stroke down on Finn. It was all he could do to parry her blade and was now on his knees. He looked up breathlessly at her as she raised her blade up high, prepared to deliver the final blow.

"This is the end for you," Amenia said unfeelingly, but Deke could swear he heard a slight crack in her voice. He couldn't let Finn die like this and he did the only thing he could think of at that moment. As Amenia brought her blade down, Deke threw the code cylinder right at her and it hit her square in the eye. She cried out in pain, distracted, which allowed Finn to block her blade and strike a blow near her wrist, causing her to drop her lightsaber in agony. It landed near Deke's feet and he immediately grabbed it and managed to ignite it, simultaneously slashing the two Sith Troopers that were holding him at blaster point. That's when chaos ensued.

Sith Troopers were shooting left and right, and it was all Deke could do to avoid the blasts. He had to get to the escape pods. He managed to rush to the one with the open hatch, but Finn wasn't with him. Again. Deke sighed in frustration and turned around to look for him. That's when he saw Finn and Amenia engaged in some weird Force battle where they were both trying to Force Push each other. Despite her bleeding wrist, Amenia was winning and it was all Finn could do to stay on his feet. Deke rushed to them and saw Finn's lightsaber lying on the ground. At that moment, one of the Sith Trooper commanders, wearing a pouldron ran into the chaotic room and announced that there was a New Republic Star Cruiser coming out of hyperspace. Unfortunately, it also began shooting at them, which shook the Star Destroyer. This distracted Amenia for a moment which allowed Finn to get the upper hand for two seconds before she Force Pushed him against the wall. There was a sickening crack as Finn's form crumpled to the floor. Deke wanted to run to him, but he was frozen in place again, with Amenia walking towards him.

"Deke…please don't make this difficult. Don't resist and let us take you in," Amenia told him. Deke had enough of this. He ignited Amenia's crimson blade and slashed her with it, with the intension of wounding her. She shrieked and fell to the ground. There was a nasty bleeding red burn that ran from her left cheek to the middle of her chest. It would definitely leave a nasty scar. Deke realised that the Japor Snippet and Skywalker Kyber Crystal on its chain was cut down from her neck. He immediately grabbed it and ran to Finn who was thankfully still breathing and able to move but he didn't look too good. His head was bleeding and Deke just knew a few of the old man's ribs were cracked if not broken.

Deke helped Finn up, but he immediately felt the crystal being pulled away from him and he lost his balance. Amenia was using the Force to pull the crystal to her. Deke tried his best to hold on to it but Amenia was too powerful. She was going to get it and Deke was going to die, but apparently Finn wasn't going to allow that to happen. He summoned his lightsaber to him with the Force and rushed at Amenia, who had to expend all her power to stop the lightsaber blade from running her through. Unfortunately, at that moment, another blast had come from the Republic ship which shook everything around them. Amenia was hurt and tired, but she managed to get the upper hand on Finn, her immense anger and hatred apparent on her face. She started Force choking him and it was all he could do to breathe. Deke ignited Amenia's lightsaber blade once again but instead of rushing at her with it – which he knew she would anticipate – he threw the lightsaber at the bombs near the hanger. The explosion was so massive, Deke was surprised he wasn't killed.

Deke was thrown back towards the escape pods and slammed into the wall hard, Finn's lightsaber landing beside him. Finn was on the ground as well along with Amenia. There was a massive hole in the hull and Sith Troopers were being sucked out into space left and right. It was all Deke could do to hang on. Luckily, one of the Admirals managed to raise the shields and they were safe for the time being. Deke grabbed Finn's lightsaber and helped him up, slowly making their way to the escape pods. He got in first, assuming Finn was right behind him, but he wasn't. Again. Why was it so hard to get his old butt into the escape pod? He turned around and saw Finn, again in a Force Push battle with Amenia. There was no way he could hold on this time. Deke immediately activated the controls on the escape pod.

"FINN! COME ON! WE HAVE TO GO! LEAVE HER!" Deke screamed at him. Finn didn't turn to look at him. Deke shouted at him again to get into the escape pod. This time Finn turned at the expense of turning his back on Amenia who grabbed her miraculously unharmed lightsaber beside her. It probably took a lot to destroy a weapon like that. Deke's warning got caught in his throat when Finn violently pushed his escape pod out into space, using the Force. It was all Deke could do to quickly close the hatch before he was sucked into space as well. The last thing he saw was Amenia plunging her red blade into Finn's heart as he fell to the floor, never to move again. Deke was consumed with horror with what he'd just witnessed. He was frozen in place, clutching Finn's lightsaber in one hand and the Japor Snippet and kyber crystal in the other. He couldn't even move when his escape pod was rescued by the Republic Star Cruiser. All he could think about was Finn sacrificing himself to save him. This was all his fault.