Well Hello! Long time. *Laughs nervously*. Sorry it's been so long. I fell behind on my studies and then it was the end of the term and finals and all that crap. I'm on my spring break right now, although I'm stuck inside. More time to write though!
A couple things:
1. Poe 3
2. You will see a glimpse of action in here
3. I may soon be changing the rating to M to be safe because I will indeed use language in here and later, much later, I may end up writing smut. It all depends on what my readers may want 3
4. I do not own Star wars. All OC's and plot changes are mine.
Terms used:
Kriff: A swear word, can be substituted for the f-word.
Z6 Baton: The First Order's Stormtroopers are trained in riot-control tactics and the use of non-lethal equipment such as the Z6 baton. The baton has a magnetic grip, can be spun in combat and delivers a stunning shock. (This weapon is used but not named. It's just more information for you.)
A Sight for malfunctioning optics: A Droids way of saying they are pleased to see someone.
Shut me down: A remake of surprise used by droids.
Chapter 5: Welcome to D'Qar
Her breaths were labored as she ran her lightsaber through yet another Stormtrooper and wasn't given any time to relax before she had to block incoming shots being fired by the remaining Stormtroopers. Already having struck down at least five Stormtroopers, Klara had to react quickly between those firing at her and those that were daring enough to come close to her. With haste, Klara took one of her hands off her lightsaber and pushed the stormtroopers ahead of her back with the force, knocking them down, allowing herself time to focus on the couple stormtroopers attempting to flank her from the sides. Regripping the lightsaber with both of her hands, she ran it through the Stormtrooper that approached her and glanced at the other that was soon to follow. A surge of heat pierced her shoulder as pain radiated through her and she let out a curse. Turning, she saw the Stormtroopers that she had pushed back, back on their feet. She forced pushed them back and blocked the Stormtrooper she had turned away from attacking her with a strange new weapon. This weapon was meant to do hand-to-hand combat. It seemed to have a magnetic grip as the Stormtrooper swung at her, turning in fluid motion along with him with each swing he took.
This new weapon also held some type of electrical current at the ends, no doubt to stun the victim. She blocked each attempt the stormtrooper made at her. Klara was fully aware of the Stormtroopers behind her rousing to their feet again, so ignoring the pain in her shoulder, she slid underneath the Stormtrooper when he swung at her. She took him by surprise before he could react as she ran a clean cut from behind, immobilizing him indefinitely. Yelling, a Stormtrooper approached her from her side with the same weapon. Again, she Force pushed those Stormtroopers down, not giving them any break. Klara couldn't help but be amused by it. The Stormtrooper from her side swung and she met it with her lightsaber. Klara swung again and he met her again. They held each other there, hoping one or the other would overpower the other, but Klara knew better. In one fluid motion, she released her hold, sidestepped, and the Stormtrooper tumbled forward slightly but it was enough for her to strike him down. In the midst of catching her breath, Klara heard the firing of blasters. She quickly reacted and held her hand up, focusing on creating a wall that held those blasts from penetrating even further.
"Run!" One of the Stormtroopers ordered. It was too late for them regardless of any futile attempts they were to make to escape. As they started to scramble, Klara sent their blasts right back at them, knocking down the remainder of the Stormtroopers.
Sighing, Klara re-equipped her lightsaber in its sheath. Reaching up to her injured shoulder, she briefly touched it and hissed in annoyance when it hurt at the touch. She needed that looked at and she hoped that Poe's X-Wing contained an emergency medical kit. If it didn't, she would question his position as a commander otherwise. It didn't escape Klara's attention knowing that she didn't use her other lightsaber…again. Klara always carried two lightsabers with her at all times in which one was her own and the other was her Mother's old lightsaber. She didn't know much about her mother. Her father was always hesitant to talk about her and she didn't blame him. So, she waited and hoped that he would soon open up about her. Things didn't turn out that way it seemed. Now she carries her mother's lightsaber with her, hardly using it. When she created her own lightsaber, it was to match her mothers, but she added a feature: they connected at the ends creating a double-edged lightsaber. She told herself she would only use her mother's lightsaber when she needed it the most. She hadn't used it when she was attacking Ben. She should have, but it never crossed her mind. There was just too much going on for her to consider it.
"Ugh." A Stormtrooper groaned, pulling Klara away from her thoughts. Ambling her way to the Stormtrooper in pain, Klara glanced around her surroundings, taking in the aftermath of her fight. At least a dozen Stormtroopers had fallen, and their bodies were scattered. Night had emerged and barely allowed much light to be shown aside from the natural satellite that orbited this terrible terrain. The light bounced off the fallen trooper's uniforms, which allowed her to track down who had survived. Once there, she knelt beside the Stormtrooper in pain, checking him over.
"I wish things were different-." She began but was met with an intense pain to her cheek that had her head turned to the side abruptly. She had to blink for a moment before she returned her attention with a burning gaze to the Stormtrooper. He had hit her! Oh, the nerve. He was about to hit her again, but she froze him before he could move a single muscle. Klara stood up and looked down to him while holding him still with the force. She rubbed her cheek with her other hand, "Kriff! That hurt! And here I was trying to be nice and understanding. Force forgive me for caring because I get a punch to the face when I do." She spat her words at him, irritated. She could taste the metallic blood in her mouth and continued to glare at the Stormtrooper. She was about to be sympathetic towards the Stormtrooper since she knew the history of how Stormtroopers of this generation came to be.
Klara sighed. "What is your name?" She asked, still holding him down. There was a moment of silence before he spat, "Scum." In which Klara gave him an amused look. "Well I do hope that's not your name." She paused and looked at him more seriously. "Tell me your name." She ordered.
"FN-2199." He replied obediently.
"Good, now was that so hard?" Klara signed. Granted, she had to use the force for him to comply. "You will report back and say you terminated the problem." She said. Klara looked back at the fallen troopers. "And that there were severe casualties."
The Stormtrooper relayed the command back in which Klara released him from her hold from the Force, allowing him to walk away. With a sigh, she turned to walk back to the village that held Poe's X-Xing. It was time for her to see if she could fix it up with the limited supply there was and not to mention, the limited light she also had. She grunted in pain, remembering that her shoulder was injured. It was sure to leave a scar. What's another to her body?
Wiping the sweat from her forehead, Klara hopped into the pilot seat of the X-Wing and fired her up. She gave out yelp of content when it turned on and remained on. It had taken her a little over an hour to fix the X-Wing and a lot of trial and error on her part as well. She was glad she had watched her father work on his X-Wing back when she was younger. Who knew she would need the information in her life? Before patching up the X-Wing, Klara smirked when she had found an emergency medical kit stashed inside. She had patched herself up to the best of her abilities that would suffice.
"He's not such a terrible commander after all." She said silently to herself. "And now I'm talking to myself." She laughed before taking off. Once she entered space, she was reminded of the beauty that was out there. Through her journey, whether it was in harsh times or not, she didn't hesitate to appreciate what the world or galaxies had to offer. Creation was beautiful. Klara punched in the coordinates to D'Qar and relaxed when she went into lightspeed. It would be mere minutes before she arrived. She wasn't sure how she felt about coming to Leia…or the resistance for that matter. Klara had remained neutral for a while, avoiding both the Resistance and the First Order's business. It wasn't easy though. She was out looking for the Luke Skywalker, so she was bound to have run ins with either side. Whenever Maz had a lead, Klara was out to follow it within seconds. She followed any lead no matter how low the hopes were. When she wasn't out following leads, she was at her new home, with Maz. She was truly grateful to have Maz looking out for her. Klara refused to take part in Maz's business but she always respected Maz's decision. She merely helped with the bar and occasionally was requested to sing. Klara didn't deny she could sing. She had always loved singing since she was a child but never had she performed for anyone until Maz had caught her singing to herself one day. Klara had been reluctant at first, embarrassed and shy, in which she had felt self-conscious of her voice when she had been put on the spot. The first time she sang, the crowd had been appalled and didn't react, which made Klara doubt herself. It wasn't until they applauded and shouted with cheer that she felt relief. From that day forward, Klara had been glad when they requested her to sing. It made her feel content when she was able to lighten the mood during the war or anyone's rough day.
A sound beaconed, alerting her of the soon approach of D'Qar. Klara readjusted herself to take control of the X-Wing as she exited hyperspace and was introduced with a slightly murky looking planet that was surrounded by a ring of rocks. As she approached the planet closer and entered its magnetic field, the planet started to lighten in the murkiness it had from afar. She flew closer to the land, hoping that her information of the resistance base location on the planet had been correct. It was foggy, perhaps due to the mountain terrain it held, so she had to be sure to fly as close to the ground within a safe distance. She didn't want to miss the base. Within a few short minutes, she could see the start of the base. There were X-Wing's resting outside and she spotted a few people out. Klara suddenly became nervous. What if Leia didn't recognize her? Or worse, forgotten about her? Then what security would she have to be in a resistance base where they new nothing about her? She was soon to find out.
Landing carefully in an empty spot, she noted resistance people approaching her X-Wing with blasters aimed at her. She sighed. Poe hadn't been lying that she would have a welcome party. Opening the hatchet to the X-wing, Klara lifted her arms up in surrender, allowing them to feel that she wasn't a threat. Once she exited, they moved closer, blasters still pointed at her.
"State your business here!" one of them shouted.
Klara cleared her throat, nervous, before replying. "I-."
"Hold on!" A familiar voice interrupted. They made their way through the security that held their blasters pointed at Klara. It was Poe, and she let a sigh of relief flood her as she lowered her arms. Poe stood in front of her now. "Lower your weapons. She's with me." He turned to Klara and flashed her a smile.
"Commander Dameron." The person stated and signaled for the others to lower their blasters. "Regardless of your familiarity, she needs to be cleared before she is allowed to roam freely." The officer stated, handing Poe a pair of cuffs.
"Understood. Leia requested to see her." Poe turned to Klara. Flashing a sideways smirk. "Sorry, but I did warn you."
Klara sighed and outstretched her arms so he could cuff her, slightly flinching as her muscled yelled at her for moving her injured shoulder. Poe noticed this as soon as he cuffed her.
"Well don't you look wonderful?" Poe remarked, earning a glare from Klara.
"Well, excuse me for staying behind to ensure you returned safely." Klara was almost positive she didn't look her best. It didn't cross her mind to fix herself up before coming. Damn, does she feel like a fool now. They started walking and Klara observed her surroundings. It was smart to have a base underground and covered by the green terrain. Or rather, perhaps it had been built and the terrain built itself around the base. Either way, it was smart.
"Thank you, by the way." Poe had said silently as they walked to wherever Leia was. Klara stole a glance his way, confused. "For staying behind. It was risky, but I'm glad you made it out alive." Klara only nodded, too focused on her nerves to see Leia again. They remained silent until they came to a halt in front of the door in which Klara presumed was Leia's office. Poe knocked and glanced at Klara. She wasn't sure why. Perhaps he caught on to her nervousness and wanted to ensure she would be fine.
"Enter." Leia's voice rang through the door and it shifted open. Poe urged her forward gently and Klara obliged. When she entered, Leia was preoccupied with documents on her desk before she looked up. Shock written all over her face.
"Shut me Down!" A robotic voice exclaimed earning everyone's attention. "Is that you Miss Skywalker?"
Klara caught Poe's shocked and questioning face and Klara let out a small nervous smile to him. She was sure that Poe would have questions for her later. It wasn't like she lied to him; she just omitted the truth. "It's good to see you too Threepio." She said as she returned her attention to the golden droid.
"You are a sight for malfunctioning optics." Threepio quipped.
"Poe, you can take the cuffs off of her." Leia requested. Klara had yet to gaze at Leia since Threepio spoke, she knew what awaited her.
Poe turned to Klara, still adjusting to the news of Klara as he uncuffed her. They caught each other's eyes, Klara curious of what he thought of her now, and Poe just simply stunned.
"You may leave Poe; I'd like to have a word with Klara." Leia's voice boomed, snapping them out of their slight moment. Poe cleared his throat and quickly left. After she was done talking with Leia, Klara figured it was probably best to find Poe and explain why she withheld the truth. Klara hasn't had many friends, and she liked to think Poe could be her friend and she didn't want to ruin that. "Now, are you going to tell me why you never came to visit?"
Klara spared a glance to Leia. Those eyes. They held sternness to them and that's when Klara knew she was in trouble. Big trouble by the looks of it. Because if there was anything to fear, it was the wrath of Leia.
Klara laughed nervously before answering, "I was busy?"
Thanks for Reading! Reviews are widely welcomed. FN-2199 is actually the Stormtrooper that ends up fighting against Finn after Maz's "Castle" is demolished. Leia is definitely scary when she's about to give a lecture and boy is Klara in for an earful. And last thing: I don't have an official update schedule but do know that I will always update at some point. I am on an extended break due to the Coronavirus, so I have time and hopefully I can post more chapters soon. i'm already working on the next one. Until Next time!
