Hello all! It's later in the day for me but it is still the Fourth and I couldn't help but post on this day.

So in this chapter I will introduce Poe's squadron (based on both the movies and canon) and you will get a sense of the interaction I see them as. The story will start in Poe's perspective then lead back to Klara's. This chapter will also take place, later, in Takodana where Han, Rey, Finn, and BB8 visit Maz. As usual, I do not own Star Wars only my Oc's and minor story adjustments to fit them in.

Poe- xoxo

May the 4th be with you all!

Happy reading :)

Chapter 7: Return of Someone Dead


Skywalker? Klara was Luke Skywalker's daughter? It already shocked him to find out she was a Jedi, or at least was strong with the Force since she told him it was 'complicated'. But a Skywalker? When he first heard the last name being said he was in complete shock to the point that he couldn't form words. No doubt Klara had caught his reaction either. Why didn't she tell him though? Granted they had only just met he didn't quite trust her yet, so perhaps she didn't trust him? Poe could only speculate what her reasonings were.

Luke Skywalker was a legend within the resistance -a war hero- not to mention, Poe heard he was the best resistance pilot around. That already had him looking up to the man with admiration. He's heard all the stories from the time Leia and Luke fighting with the Rebel Alliance to combat the Tyranny of Darth Vader and the Emperor. Stories of the Death Star and stories of that of Han Solo. Yet stories became more of legends. Especially of the Jedi.

Poe heard that Kylo Ren massacred the remaining Jedi being trained under Luke Skywalker. After that day, Luke vanished. Some thought he was dead while others, like Leia, only hoped for his return. He heard rumors that his daughter perished among them but seeing as she was very much alive, they were merely rumors. Poe now understood why she had put her life at risk to ensure his safe return. Klara wanted to find her father, perhaps even more so than the resistance. Poe had to admit he felt guilty for leaving her behind on that wasteland of a planet, but he knew that there was no other choice. The X-Wing itself was only meant to seat one person and his X-wing was out of commission. If he had stayed behind to help her, he would've been risking the entire mission. He needed to get to Leia and make sure she was aware of the map situation. Once he did get to the base, he hurriedly informed Leia and did ask to go back to get Klara but she denied his request saying she needed him at the base.

When someone informed him that his X-Wing had landed on the base, Poe had felt a sense of relief flood through him. He had rushed to where she had landed knowing full well, she would be greeted with much hostility. Once he saw her, he informed the others she was with him and couldn't help but flash her a smile. She had saved him and gave him a chance to save the mission after his failure and she managed to live. For that he was grateful for. Klara had earned Poe's trust, and these days he wasn't as freely giving it away as he was in the past. She arrived alive, tattered and all, but she still stood there with such fortitude despite how she appeared. Poe did take the time to notice her injured shoulder but didn't mention it since she had to go to Leia before anything.

Letting out a sigh, Poe made his way to the landing zone to inspect his now returned X-Wing. Although it was only a spare X-Wing and not the one he usually uses, he still wanted to see the condition it was in just in case he needed to send Oddy to repair it. Poe had no choice but to use the spare X-Wing since Oddy was tweaking his current one and although he loved flying just about anything, his black X-Wing was his 'baby'. Poe wouldn't let anyone but Oddy even think about touching his X-Wing. The others in his squadron would say he had an obsession and overprotectiveness over his X-Wing and that he made no room for anyone but his 'baby' in his heart. Poe smiled at that. It wasn't entirely false.

Deep in thought, Poe hadn't seen the approaching feet from where he laid underneath the X-Wing for some time now. It wasn't until they cleared their throat that Poe peeked from underneath the X-Wing. He raised an eyebrow as Oddy stared down at him with amusement.

"Isn't it my job to check the X-Wing?" The Abednedo said with amusement.

Poe got out from underneath the X-Wing he only looked at for a few minutes and grabbed the cloth on the ground to wipe his grimy hands. "Well I wanted to first inspect her ability to repair, and to be honest, I'm not disappointed." He said with a smile.

Oddy shifted, looking at Poe with question, "Her?"

Poe chuckled softly to himself, stuffing the cloth in his back pocket. "Yes, her. It was someone that managed to get me out of Jakku alive." Poe paused in thought. "I'm sure you will meet her eventually."

Oddy chuckled to himself. "Has this lady caught your eye, Poe?"

Smiling Poe said, "Trust me buddy, she will catch your eye too."

Oddy looked at Poe with confusion and a hint of amusement. Poe was about to say more when he caught a group of people making their way towards him. His squadron.

"Poe!" Jess shouted, grabbing his attention. Both Poe and Oddy looked in her direction. She was wearing their orange piloting jumpsuit and as usual, her black hair was tied up. "Come join us. We are about to eat."

Poe glanced at Oddy and patted his shoulder forward. "Let's go eat. You can look at the X-Wing after."

Poe and Oddy caught up to Jess and the rest of the squadron and headed inside to the main seating area. Once they grabbed their desired choices on what they wanted to eat, they chose a table and sat. Poe watched as Jess teased Karé and Snap in their flirtation to one another and he smiled. He knew there was something going on between the two other than just flirtation but they kept denying it, both stubborn to admit any feelings.

"So, Poe." Jess stretched out. "Word is a damsel in distress was saved on Jakku. Care to tell us all about it?" She smiled mischievously.

This caught the attention of Karé. "Yes! Please tell. I heard she was quite the beauty. I wish my hair was red like hers." Karé pouted as she twirled her hair.

"Trust me, you don't want red hair. In fact, I don't want you to have red hair. I hear women with red hair are a spitfire and trust me Karé, you're already a handful as a blonde." Snap shook his head.

"Excuse me?" Karé exasperated, scoffing.

"Uh oh," Jess said, averting her attention to her food as she took another bite.

"I am not a handful." She glanced around the table looking for someone to back her up. "Am I a handful guys?"

Everyone including Poe looked anywhere but at her. Karé glanced back at a smiling Snap. "I feel the betrayal guys." She gasped mockingly. They all broke out in laughter.

"No seriously Poe, who's the girl." Jess finally broke out after their moment of laughter.

Poe cleared his throat. "Well she..." He trailed off. There standing across the seating area was Klara herself. She was all freshened up and glancing around. This was the first time he was seeing her look so clean. Her skin was tanned and not covered in the sands of Jakku and her clothes were cleaned, as if nothing had happened. Her red hair was tied in the braid he had met her in, it was slung over her shoulder in the front and had loose hair already parting from her braid. She was beautiful, he won't deny that. Poe hadn't noticed how long he was silent, but Jess and the others met where his attention was at. Clearing his throat again he continued, "Well, let's have her tell you herself." Poe stated as he called Klara's name and gained her attention.

Klara smiled and waved at him as she approached the group Poe was sitting with. She stood at the edge of the table slightly nervous. "Poe." She greeted.

Glancing around the stunned table, Jess spoke first, "Hi, I'm Jessika Pava, but you can call me Jess." She greeted as she reached over the table to shake hands with this added beauty among them.

Klara accepted her handshake and smiled. "I'm Klara Skywalker." Jess halted in her shaking, dumbfounded.

Poe glanced around the table at his shock ridden friends and smiled. Glad to know I'm not the only one that reacted that way.

Jess cleared her throat and took back her hand before sitting down again. Klara simply smiled, already growing accustomed to people's reaction to her name as she found a seat for herself next to Poe. She gave Poe a small smile that gave away her discomfort on the silence. Poe chuckled at this.

"Don't worry guys, I had the same reaction when I found out myself not so long ago." Poe paused as he glanced at his friends again. "She is the one that saved me. And I'm thankful." He smiled turning back to Klara.

"Well it's a pleasure to meet you Klara, I'm Oddy Muva. I'm the technician here but I'm also a pilot in training." Oddy stated as he greeted her.

"I'm Temmin Wexley, but most call me Snap." Snap greeted.

"And I'm, Karé Kun. I'm also a pilot."

Klara smiled, pleased. She was beginning to feel like she might actually make more than one friend here and she was excited about what her time here at the base would be for her. "Well it's a pleasure to meet you all. Are you all in Poe's squadron?"

"Yes, we are, though we don't like it. He can be mean at times. And- Ouch!" Snap exclaimed as Karé slightly punched him earning a laugh from everyone.

"What he means to say is that we are the best squadron on the base and wouldn't have accomplished half the things we have if Poe wasn't giving the order." Jess finished.

"Hey, I'm just good at what I do, what can I say." Poe smirked.

"Enough about you Poe." Snap brushed him off earning a mocked hurt expression from Poe. "We want to know about you Klara."

"Yes, we do!" Karé stated excitedly as she extended her 's'.

Klara chuckled at their excitement, "Well there honestly isn't much. I was tracking the map, same as all of you here, and ran into Poe. Of course, he had to get himself into trouble, so I went after him."

"Wait, what do you mean?" Poe interrupted confused. When had she gone after him when he was in trouble? Could it be? "No, don't tell me you did something so stupid?"

Klara grinned and that gave him the answer.

"What? What did she do?" Jess asked curiously eager to get in on what the two only knew.

"I snuck aboard The Finalizer." Klara stated simply.

Snap let out a high whistle while the rest expressed their exclaims.

"Are you crazy?" Karé blurted.

"I second that." Poe agreed, nodding his head. "You could have gotten yourself killed."

"Yet, I didn't." Klara replied seriously. "I'll admit it was a stupid idea, especially when you managed to find a way out yourself. But I'm still here and very much alive."

"That's not the point." Poe Sighed.

"Why go through the risk?" Oddy suddenly asked. He wasn't one to talk much but rather he preferred to observe.

Sighing Klara spoke, "Well, the map for one. It means just as much to the resistance as it does for me. Only I didn't know at the time that he didn't have the map on him. I also may usually act before I truly think my decision over." Klara explained as she scratched the side of her head.

"I'll say." Jess mused.

Klara let out a chuckle and smiled at the group. "Listen, I wish I could chat more with you guys but unfortunately I have matters to take care of on Takodana before I settle in on the base."

"So, you decided?" Poe grabbed her wrist before she walked away. This didn't go unnoticed by Jess and the others.

Jess turned to Karé before whispering as Poe and Klara continued to talk, "I'm betting ten credits."

"Twenty credits for me then." Karé stated as she shook her hands with Jess earning a disapproval shake from Snap.

"Twenty-five against." Snap finally whispered to them. Oddy only shook his head, not wanting to be involved, but smiled, nonetheless.

"I'll catch up with you guys later." Klara smiled at them as she waved before leaving.

Poe turned his attention to his friends. "Seriously guys?" He groaned knowing full well what they had discussed while he was talking with Klara. They were just friends, nothing more.


As Klara walked in the direction Poe had told her, she smiled at the thought of Poe's friends. Poe had clearly not mentioned her name to them since their reactions said it all. She can understand why people would be shocked because after all, she was presumed dead and not to mention, a Skywalker. Her father's legend becomes hers and she's gotten quite used to it by now.

Klara had quickly returned to Leia before finding Poe to ask if she could go to Takodana. Although she could have contacted Maz many ways, Klara felt she had to see her in person to say her final goodbyes. Not to mention, there was a strange pull in the Force urging her to return. For whatever reason, Klara knew that she would be needed on Takodana which is why she set out to find Poe. She felt he deserved an explanation for her lack of information regarding herself but when she arrived, he was seated with friends and felt that it wasn't the time for that conversation. Poe was the first person she truly felt a connection with within years, and she hoped that they could be friends. Seeing how her visit went with him and his squadron, Klara felt she had nothing to worry about.

Once Klara found her X-Wing, all in one piece she might add, she hopped in and punched in the coordinates to Takodana. She directed her X-Wing out into orbital space before jumping into hyperspace. It didn't take too long for her to reach Takodana. Klara approached the planet from space admiring its illuminating blue orb splashed with specks of green all around it. She entered the planet with ease. Klara would never get over entering a planet and seeing its terrain from above. Takodana's prepossessing sight was always relaxing to behold. The mountains of different types of trees mixed in with the multiple lakes covered the entire planet and Maz's castle at the end of the lake she was approaching was beautifully positioned. Klara made her way to the side of Maz's castle, landing perfectly. The damp air smelled like it recently rained and was mixed with the multiple aromas of sweet and sour from the nearby trees. She would indeed miss this place.

Walking up to the entrance of the castle, Klara let out a sigh and opened the door. She was met with boisterous melodic music and the usual different types of species that tended to slump down in Maz's castle. As she continued to saunter inside, she was greeted by reoccurring costumes she used to serve. Klara simply nodded her head in greeting and gave them a smile. She found Maz catering to nearby customers and made her way to her.

"Maz." Klara simply said in greeting.

Maz delivered the drinks to her guests before turning to be greeted by Klara. "Back so soon?" She smiled and continued to busy herself with bringing drinks to her guests.

"Unfortunately, I'm not here to stay. I did as you suggested to me in the past. To join the war."

Maz paused momentarily and looked up to Klara. "I'm glad, child. I have seen many wars but this…this war is the only war worth fighting for."

"I know." Klara paused to help Maz carry a tray of drinks over to other guests. "I'm here to gather the rest of my stuff, although it's not much." Klara stopped Maz and put a hand on her shoulder. "I truly am grateful, and I hope to see you join us in the future."

Maz squeezed Klara's hand in reassurance. "The Force will be with you, always."

Klara nodded before she worked her way to her room she had stayed in. All she had there were some clothes, but it was more clothes she currently had at the base. It didn't take her long to gather what she came for. She was at the doorway before she took one last glance in her room. The room that was filled with memories of her time here with Maz. A person who willingly took her in and cared for her as her own. They had a connection and Klara was going to miss her dearly.

"Han Solo!" Klara heard Maz shout which earned an unpredicted silence in her place. She had been descending the stairs when she heard Maz's shout. Han solo? Here? Why would he be here?

"Hey Maz." His raised voice vibrated among the silence.

Klara picked up her pace as she ran down the stairs. That was Han's voice. She recognized it anywhere. Once she descended the stairs, she caught sight of him. He looked the same, just older. He still wore the same style: dark pants, white shirt, and a nice dark brown leather jacket. A pistol sheathed to his thigh. To say her style was like his was an understatement. Han Solo was basically a second father to her, so she always looked up to him and that included taking a liking to his style. It was simple and easily movable within. Trailing her eyes away from him, she noticed he was traveling with two others…and a droid! The same droid that was with Poe. Oh, thank the Force. Maz had started to lead them somewhere and that's when Klara reacted.

Pushing her insecurities away she ran out and ran straight to embrace Han. He went deathly still at the unexpected embrace and glanced down to see his attacker. This red hair he knew anywhere. Pushing her away, he got a good look at her.

"Klara?"

Water welled in Klara's eyes as she shook her head, it had been awhile since she felt like crying and she tried to will the tears away but, how could she? She had missed him just as much as she missed her father. He wasn't always around back when she was still training. Even before Ben's attack, him and Leia were having issues and it only got worse after Ben joined the dark side.

"Hey Han." She gave him a soft smile.

Han gave her a wide smile of disbelief before he wrapped his arms around her in tight embrace. Klara returned the embrace and welcomed his warmth. "How?" He asked after pulling away again.

Klara chuckled lightly, "That's a long story for another time." She looked at the two people beside him. The girl. She knew her. She had dreamed of her and now she was here. Klara was right to follow her instinct to go to Takodana. The man beside her was unfamiliar yet, familiar at the same time. Like she had met him. Klara glanced down to his jacket, the very same jacket Poe had worn. Was he the Stormtrooper? This would make sense to her. "It seems like you have other business that seem more pressing. Mind if I join?"

"Sure kid." Han patted her head as he led the way. Usually Klara always hated it when he did that but this time, she welcomed it.

She let Han pass and then the girl stopped in front of her, holding out her hand. "Hello, I'm Rey." The girl smiled.

Klara shook her hand, "Klara…um…Skywalker." Klara had debated on saying her last name to skip the shocked faces and questions, but she felt the girl needed to know. After all, she did have a precognition about her.

Once it took them a moment to get over the shock of her name, she watched Rey light up. "So, you're a Jedi?"

"In a way. I never finished my training." Klara answered. "And who are you?" Klara directed her question to the man.

"Oh, um, I'm Finn." He replied, startled.

Klara smiled at him before she looked down to the droid. "And you must be BB8. Poe spoke highly of you." The droid agreed in excitement.

"You're with the resistance?" Finn asked curiously.

"Yes, that I am." She smiled, already feeling proud of her decision.

"Let's go kiddos!" Han shouted from a table across the room.

Klara laughed before she shuffled her way to take a seat next to Han. Once they were all seated BB8 started explaining to Maz the situation. They all sat and listened before Maz turned her attention to Han.

"A map? To Skywalker himself?" Maz chuckled as she continued, "You are right back in the mess."

"Maz, I need you to get the droid back to Leia." Han simply said.

"Hmm." Maz began. She contemplated before shaking her head, "No."

Klara smiled at Maz knowing full well what her intent was as she watched Finn look at the group in disbelief and Rey only paused in her eating and gawked at Maz.

"You have been running away from this fight for far too long. Han." Maz began speaking in her native tongue, "Go home."

Shaking his head, Han replied, "Leia doesn't wanna see me."

"You can't believe that for forever, Han. Leia lost her son, your son and she lost you along the way to. You don't think she doesn't miss you?" Klara objected. Han had to stop beating himself up over the situation as much as she needed to.

He remained silent as he regarded Klara.

"Please, we came here for your help." Finn pleaded finally speaking. Klara glanced at Rey as she looked at Maz with confusion.

"What fight?" Rey asked Maz.

"The only fight." Maz briefly paused. "Against the dark side. Through the ages I've seen evil take many forms. The Sith. The Empire. Today it is the First Order."

Klara glanced at Finn feeling his rising anxiety through the Force. His breathing was accelerating.

"Their shadow is spreading across the universe," Maz continued, "We must face them. Fight them. All of us."

There was a slight pause before Finn finally snapped, "There is no fight against the First Order. Not one we can win."

Klara wasn't surprised by his take on the subject. He had been a stormtrooper and she could only imagine the horrors he was forced to face. It would only make sense for him to run away, as far as he possibly could.

"Look around, "Finn continued looking from Han to Rey, "There's no chance we haven't been recognized already. I bet you the First Order is on their way right…" Finn stopped at Maz's calibration with her spectacles. The gears shifted as she altered their perception. "What's this?" Finn questioned. Klara watched as Maz's gears finally snapped into the perception she wanted, making her eyes pop out bigger than they are. "What are you doing?" Finn continued to question. Maz then started to crawl across the table towards Finn, making the cups and plates clatter on the table. She heard BB8 chirp as a cup fell on the droid, and she laughed quietly. Finn, not receiving a reply from Maz he asked Han, "Solo, what is she doing?"

"I don't know, but it ain't good."

"If you live long enough you see the same eyes in different people," She started as she inspected him. "I'm looking at the eyes of a man who wants to run."

Finn stared at her before leaning forward and whispering, "You don't know a thing about me. Where I'm from. What I've seen. You don't know the First Order like I do. They'll slaughter us. We all need to run." He finished.

"Hmm," Maz started as she found her way back into her seat. Rey looked at Finn in disbelief. "You see these two?" Maz pointed in the direction across the two communicating to each other. "They'll trade work for transportation to the Outer Rim. There, you can disappear."

"Finn?" Rey questioned him in disbelief. He turned to her before pulling closer.

"Come with me." He said seriously.

"What about BB8? We're not done yet. We have to get back to your base."

Klara raised an eyebrow at the lie Rey came to believe. Finn glanced at BB8 as the droid chirped anxiously.

Turning back to Rey he said, "I can't." With that last word he got up and presented his weapon to Han.

Han looked up at him. "Keep it, kid."

Sparing one last glance towards Rey, Finn headed in the direction of the men.

Klara watched as Rey held her mouth slightly open in disbelief as she glanced around the table before getting up to chase after Finn.

Adjusting her spectacles back to normal, Maz finally asked, "Who's the girl?"


Well that's it! I hoped you enjoyed it. Please note that I do proofread it prior to posting but even I am prone to missing my own mistakes since it's easy for me to miss them since I'm the one creating it, thus knowing what is to come. Until Next time!