Update: I edited this a bit to make it clearer. See the note at the end for more details.

Last On: Ben confides in his mom about the Dream, Leia and Rey go through Padme's belongings, and then Chewy shows up unexpectedly.

Trigger Warning: This chapter has some violence, including weapons use, off screen torture, and in prison violence. I still consider it to be T rating appropriate, but I wanted to put in the warning anyways.

Chapter 27

Sevőn-Yell looked up at the stack on his workbench. It still seemed so high, even though it was getting late. He was working in the same factory his dad worked at before him. In his dad's time they were making uniforms for the Empire, but these days it was for the First Order. His job was to stitch on the duty patch, then put the uniform, folded, onto the next tray. It wasn't very glorious work, but it paid the bills. As much as you can ask for, right.

Still, their workload had increased recently, and they were all staying much later just to finish. It wouldn't be so bad, if he still had his Holiday Week vacation, but that was eliminated too. This made Yell feel glad he didn't have a family at home. Oon-Jabal, who worked in the station next to him, had a wife and a litter of newborns at home, and staying late, combined with not getting a full night's rest was clearly having an effect on him.

"Jabal, Jabal." Yell poked him in the side, waking him up.

"What!" Jabal woke startled. "I'm getting back to work."

"No, go home. I'll take the rest of them."

"Thanks Yell, I'll make it up to you." Jabal sighed in relief.

Yell knew that probably wouldn't happen, but he nodded to Jabal anyways and took the stack back to his own workstation. He glanced above and noticed the manager either hadn't noticed their interaction, or thought better and just ignored it. Yell was glad, because such a thing was against regulations.

It was long dark out when Yell finished. Thanks to the extra work he took on he was the last one to finish, and because of it he had to take the unusable fabric scraps out to the dumpster bin in the alley beside the factory. It was more an informal rule, as the management didn't care who took out the garbage.

When he dragged the bags outside, he looked up. He could swear he heard something in the far end of the alley. Passing it off as just an animal, he turned to lift one of the bags. He heard it again. This time he was curious, so he put down his bag and went to go take a look.

What he found made him take a step back in surprise. There were four stormtroopers wearing a dusty brown armor. He didn't know what station wears that type of armor. They were clearly trying to hide, unsuccessfully, by the way they were gathered. One of them made a lot of noise as he couldn't stop fidgeting.

Another of them pulled up a hand and waved it in front of his face. "You saw nothing. You will go about your day." She said. Her voice was clearly female.

"I saw nothing," Yell felt compelled to say, though he didn't know why. Then he shook his head and cleared the thought out of him. "I did see something. Who are you? What are you doing out here?"

"That won't work on his species." said the deep voice of another. "And I told you we shouldn't bring him."

"I seconded that. This is definitely counter to my programming. And I'm going to be cleaning this smog out of me for years. I can already feel it in my joints." The noisy one said in a very mechanical voice.

"Shut-up" said all three of the others to him at once.

"Well, what do you want to do about him then?" went the female.

"We could kill him," said the one with the deep voice again.

"No, we can't kill him. Not just for being in the wrong place at the wrong time. We'll find another way." Said the female.

Yell wasn't going to continue to stand there while they argued about killing him. He tried to turn around, to alert someone, but he found that his muscles just wouldn't move.

He looked back. Two of them were standing now. Had they made up their minds? The female reached up and took off her mask. "I'm Rey." she said, Clearly she was no stormtrooper. She was a human female with brown hair and a gentle demeanor.

"And I am Finn." The next to pull off his mask was a dark skinned human male. Yell felt like he had military experience. Maybe he actually was a stormtrooper.

"C3-PO Human-Cyborg Relations." The noisy one was actually a droid!

Then the man with the deep voice pulled off his mask. His black hair and scar on the side of his face was very recognizable. Yell had seen his face before.

A few months ago they released a holo announcing the death of this man. The Supreme Leader of the First order, Kylo Ren, was dead. Or was he standing in front of him right now? He had heard a couple of rumors from off-worlders, who'd seen another Holo, that he was still out there, but such rumors are rarely true. And the Holo in question never got to his world. Pulling up his jaw, which had fallen to the floor, Yell finally spoke. "How can I help?"

This response surprised them all. The Supreme Leader had been fingering a lightsaber, probably expecting to need to take him out after all.

"After your death was announced, they doubled our work orders, and cut back our pay. I know people who were already working their fingers to the bone before, now they're falling apart. I never imagined myself a rebel, pardon the term, sir. But if you are here to take over, I'll help. Something needs to change." Yell tried to sound sincere, though he was sure he'd be shaking if it weren't for the strange hold the force-wielder had on him.

Rey's eyes became sad. "We're actually not..."

The Supreme Leader interrupted her, "We need to get into the prison at the end of this street. Can you help with that?"

"Yes, my buddy Hal works there. If you hide in the laundry bins, he'll drive you past the gate." Yell felt excited to be able to make a difference.

"Lead us there." The supreme leader waved his hand, and Yell was able to walk again.

***NEW ADDITION***

-Much Earlier-

Chewy was in the foyer, arguing with several servants who's understanding of Shyriiwook was about the same as yours of a dog growling.

"He wants you to give him back his bag," said Ben as he walked down the stairs. The servants looked around thankful and obeyed.

Just then Rey and Leia ran into the Foyer. Rey hugged Chewy, while Leia stood back and eyed him suspiciously.

Chewy ended his hug with Rey and growled an explanation at Leia. He then reached into his bag and pulled out a silver device. He pushed a button and up popped a Holo.

It was Lt. Connix. "Oh, Chewy, I'm afraid I may have made a mistake. I don't know if it's just my anxiety or if my gut is trying to tell me something, but I don't have a good feeling about this. Poe and I worked out a plan to get a strike against the First Order, and now I'm worried that it will all fail. The first step is for Poe to go here." A set of coordinates appeared floating in midair above her head. "He will then allow himself to be captured. My part is that I am supposed to rescue him, which is where I am afraid I will fail. Chewy, if I don't report in again in a day, can you come looking for me? Oh, and if you could be so kind, please don't tell the General about this. She'd eat us for dinner. Thanks."

Chewy then growled explaining how he recieved the message three days ago, but only saw it that morning.

"It's ok, Chewy. You were on your Holiday," said Leia. "Ben, go tell the butler to pack up our things. I can't leave them in First Order custody. Together they know too much. Besides, this plan has Poe written all over it, and I need to kill him myself."

"We can stop by the Bormea Sector on our way and pick up Finn and Rose," Rey suggested.

"Yes, but first I want to make a pit stop. I won't send you in there without a plan B," said Leia.

They were packed up and on their way faster than you'd expect, thanks to the servants. Onboard the Falcon, C3-PO greeted Leia. "Princess, I mean General Leia. I just want to say that I was not a part to this plan of Lt. Connix and Commander Dameron. Infact, I warned them that the probability of success was less than..."

"Don't worry, C3-PO, No one holds you responsible," Leia interrupted. "Did you activate Project White Out?"

"Yes General. Project White Out is well underway. I estimate it will be finished in..." C3-PO answered Leia.

-Present-

***END OF ADDITION***

The strange group followed Yell around a couple corners. Yell seemed to understand he needed to lead them the back way, through alleys and other hidden ways. When they were closer to their destination, Rey pulled Kylo Ren to the back of the group and began having a hushed conversation with him. Yell didn't know who this Rey was, but to have such a heated conversation with the Supreme Leader, she must be impressive.

"We can't just lie to him like this. You know we have no intention to take over."

"It's getting him to help."

"He's risking his life," Rey whispered in an emotional tone.

"And his risks will have an effect, just one a little more long-term than he's expecting."

"Ooh, you are impossible."

"This is the rebel game. A game of war. Or haven't you been playing long enough to tell," Ben growled.

Rey just glared at Ben, then joined up with the others.

"Hal, remember how you owe me a favor." Yell was speaking through an open door. He scratched the red scales on the back of his neck nervously. Hal, a larger reptilian seemed groggy, like he just got out of bed. Hal looked out at the group around Yell, who were wearing their helmets again, and nodded, ushering them inside.

Inside it looked to be the back entrance to a large scale laundry facility. On one wall were large round glass windows, showing a round metallic chamber, and in the center of the room was a large metal table piled high with folded garments. Hal and Yell had a whispered conversation on the edge of the room.

After their conversation, Hal led them through this room and into another. This one seemed to be a garage. It had a large bin, which was hooked up to be towed by a large speeder. Yell opened up a door on the side of the bin, and ushered the four inside. As they got settled, Hal led a droid in which carried piles of the garments from the other room. These garments were put in the bin to hide it's occupants. "Hold still," was the only instructions they were given.

"Thanks Hal, I know you've been having it hard this past couple months," said Yell.

"No, thank you. If he takes over, he's sure to remember who helped. Say, you should talk to Fate, down at the Bar. She'll know more who'll be willing to help, if you use the code word: Topple Wood."

"Topple Wood, I sure will. Thanks." Yell seemed pleased with the direction of the evening.

Those in the bin didn't hear any of this conversation, though. No, they waited in the Bin for what felt like hours. Then they felt movement, and knew they were on their way.

"Papers." a loud voice broke out. Hal pulled them out of their usual compartment. "Pass," went the voice again, and Hal drove through the gate.

Inside, Ben could sense the use of a scanner, and he put up a shield with the force to hide everyone. He didn't know if the scanner would be sensitive enough to detect them or their weapons, but he didn't want to risk it.

Then they heard the bin door opening. Hal whispered, "Come out and duck under the tables."

Ben led the way, ducking low as he suggested. The others followed. They were surrounded by Tables piled high with clothing.

"Through that door. Turn left and you'll be in the low-security wing. Third door on your left is an employees locker room. Look for a key card. Check locker number 424, he's been out sick for the past several days. I trust opening a locker will be no trouble for you." Ben didn't respond, which Hal took for confirmation. "Then you'll need to turn back and go straight and you'll find the high-security wing. I can't tell you what's past that, I'm afraid."

Ben nodded, then turned to lead his team through the door specified. Getting the key-card proved to be as simple as it was described. Once they were through the high-security wing door, that's where things got complicated. The prisoners held here were mostly the violent type, and walking through involved walking past several cells. Some inmates were chained to a wall or bench, but most were free standing.

"Hey!" one of the inmates started shouting when they were halfway down a hallway. This attracted the attention of several guards. Another inmate then pulled out a blade and grabbed a third inmate through the bars dividing their cells. Whether it was intentional or not, it caused enough of a disturbance for them to run through the section before the guards found them.

It was at the end of that section that they found who they were looking for. "Connix, she's in here." Rey motioned towards the blond female strapped to the wall. Ben opened the door with the key-card, then he used the force to release her from her binds.

Meanwhile Finn saw a guard turning around a corner, and he used his Blaster to stun him. "We've got to get out of here soon. Where's Poe?"

"They have him for interrogation. He's been there far longer than he should've. It's why I couldn't get him out. I got captured instead. Where's Chewy? I figured he'd come himself when I sent him the message," Connix answered.

"He's on plan B," said Ben.

"Ben? No wait. That means the General. Oh NO! I told Chewy not to..." Connix's face turned white with panic.

"She's got a few things to say to you, but it will have to wait till we get out of here." Rey ushered Connix out of her cell and down the hall, walking between the others.

They walked down two more hallways, before they heard him. Standing outside a closed door, they could hear Poe yelling inside.

"Ghh Ohh. I told you all I know. You have the location of the resistance base. Planet Z339E7 point 46829 N 32811 E. What more do you want to know. Where I hide my whiskey," Poe spat. "Aah, It's under the desk in my personal office."

Out in the Hall, Ben, Rey, and Finn surrounded the door and looked at each other with worried expressions under their masks. Meanwhile C3-PO stood with Lt. Connix down the hall a ways.

Ben used the force to fling open the door, and Finn turned quickly to begin blasting through the door. Rey and Ben pulled out their lightsabers and turned to join the fight. They blocked a lot of shots, as Finn took out the three armed guards.

The interrogator was a large man who wore an expensive suit and a jeweled ring on his right hand. When the fighting started, he pulled out a blade from a rack of torture devices and held it to Poe's throat. He didn't have the chance to use it though, because Ben motioned with a hand and the interrogator flew back and slammed into the wall behind him. Rey motioned with her hand to release the binds that held Poe down to a table.

"Jedi," said Poe, as he hobbled off the table and reached out to hug his rescuers. Rey slapped him across the face, causing him to take a step back.

"What were you thinking! Now you've given away our location." Rey's voice was high pitched and angry.

"That was the point. Where's Connix? Didn't she tell you, when she brought you in."

"We've got to run," Finn suggested as he pushed the others out the door again.

The group ran back to the entrance they used. Hal and his truck of Laundry were gone, so they ran outside and to the gate. There was a guard who pulled a blaster out and started shooting. Finn tried to pull out his blaster again, but was too slow. Another reptilian was standing at the checkpoint. He pulled out a long bladed weapon and used it on the guard. When they reached the gate he opened it for them.

On the other side of the gate there were four Reptilians who motioned them to follow, saying "Topple Wood," as if it was something they'd recognize.

Not having many other options, the group decided to follow. "Figured you'd be headed back to your shuttle?" One of them said when they were nearer to it. Ben nodded. "Took eight teams of scouters hours to find it, but we've had it guarded since."

"Topple Wood," another one of them shouted as three reptilians stepped out from the shuttle and pulled out weapons. They immediately settled, putting their weapons back again.

As they ran into the shuttle, one of the reptilians turned to Ben and said, "Supreme Leader, You'll be pleased to learn we've taken over 3 sections of the city so far. Your army will be able to walk right through." Ben stood still for a moment, before nodding slowly and continuing into the shuttle.

Ben couldn't help but think, 'Rey was right. We shouldn't have done this. It was dishonest. How many are going to loose their lives because of us today?'

Inside, Rey was having a heated argument with Poe.

"The point of this whole thing was to get captured. I'd give them the location of the base, which the First Order would take like it was candy. Then when their Battle Cruiser, or better yet their Dreadnought shows up, BB-8 uses the cannons on the Zealot's Vindication, that's that Star Dreadnought we stole from the First Order, remember it. BB-8 uses it's cannons to blow them out of the sky."

Rey by now had her helmet off, and was near tears as she confronted Poe.

"The Zealot's Vindication is our plan B," Ben said.

"The General will have it on it's way here, if Rose was able to repair the damage to the hyper-drive," Finn added.

Poe then looked as emotional as the others. "But then… I told them that location days ago. They should be there soon, and If the Zealot's not there when they arrive, we'll lose the whole base."

"Now you understand why we're furious." Rey turned to storm off to the pilot's chair. They had somewhere to get to, FAST.

I started writing this chapter where the other left off, then decided it wouldn't flow right. So I decided to experiment with something new. Please leave a review and tell me if you can follow the chapter or if you're left off confused, wondering how they got where they are now.

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**NEW NOTE**

After recieving a couple reviews suggesting it was confusing, I added a small section between the bold stars. If you could be so kind to review telling me if the section makes it better, I'd appreciate it.