D'Qar
After the joy came the grief.
Leia held a memorial for her murdered husband Han Solo.
The Jedi Nomi Darklighter stood in the last row of the attendees when Dash Jr. approached her. He tapped her on the shoulder. "We should leave as fast as possible, Mama."
Nomi looked at him and frowned. "Why?"
Her son rubbed his head. "Call it a bad feeling. The First Order will know soon where we are."
His mother looked around seeing some soldiers prepare for evacuation.
"Maybe you're right. Talk to your siblings and your father. We go after the funeral."
"Already done, but Corran wants to stay. He said he won't run from the First Order."
His mother sighed. "I can't force him to come with us. Your brother must do what he thinks is the right thing to do."
Dash Rendar came over to them and looked quizzically at his wife.
"So you agree that we leave, my love?"
Nomi nodded thoughtful while she looked up to her husband who towered over her like the eldest of the triplets. "Yes, we leave. We meet in 10 standard minutes at the landing pad."
Dash Jr. nodded and headed for his quarters to pack in haste. So did his younger brother Biggs.
"Do you think it is the right thing to do, Dash?"
Biggs asked while packing his own belongings. He felt as it wasn't right to leave when others stay to carry on fighting the First Order. "It is the right thing. We must spread our forces. To stay together… They could take us out with one strike. I don't want this to happen. I'm glad that Tash and Jaden aren't here. You know how stubborn our sister can be."
Biggs nodded with a wide grin.
Corran entered their shared quarters and scowled when seeing his siblings pack. "So you really run away?"
His elder brother turned and glared at him. "I told you why we leave."
"Yes, you told me, but I still don't understand. Mama will never agree to abandon our comrades."
Dash Jr. shrugged. "Mama and Papa are packing just in this moment, Corran. Come with us, brother. We should stick together."
Corran shook his head. "They count on us and you simply leave? I stay and face with my comrades what's coming."
Corran fumed and glared at his brothers. "You are cowards!"
"Stop it, Corran," Dash Jr. said with menace in his voice.
"You're cowards!" Corran repeated.
Then he turned and stormed out of the quarters slamming the door shut behind him.
His brothers looked after him after he left.
"Let's go, Biggs. I'm sure our parents are already waiting for us."
After a few minutes they reached the landing pad where the Aquarius and the Outrider side by side stood.
"Hurry! The whole base evacuates!" Dash beckoned his sons.
Nomi was already aboard the Aquarius and made the preflight check. Her faithful astromech Fuzzy was stowed in the cargo hold since she didn't want to leave him behind.
"Junior, you fly with your mother. Biggs, you come with me."
Dash headed for the Outrider followed by his son while his eldest hurried for the Aquarius.
Shortly after they ascended in orbit and headed for the jump point.
The moment when they made the jump to hyperspace, the First Order fleet exited hyperspace coming from another hyperspace lane.
