[Hux]


Hux's memories and awareness were disjointed – pain, warmth, brilliant light, noise, weight on him, Poe's voice: "We're coming in hot!", Ren's: "I've got it.", Poe: "It won't-!" Noise and vibration, pain and dullness.

He woke up to find a body resting on his. It wasn't nearly as unpleasant as it should have been. His head was aching, though. He felt like a bell that had been rung.

Poe: "Power's out. You got anything?"

Ren, his voice weak: "No. We lost a wing."

Poe: "You okay over there?"

Ren: A pause, then a strained, "Yes."

Hux looked blearily at the curly black hair a few inches from his face. It was the top of FN-2187's head, he realized. So that was who was lying on him. The situation became less pleasant and more annoying instantly. He shoved the man off.

"Huh?" the former trooper said.

Hux took the opportunity to kick him while he was at it.

"Hey!" That woke him up.

"What's going on back there?" Poe asked, looking over his shoulder. He'd been sensibly strapped in and was fine.

"He kicked me!" FN-2187 complained.

"You were on top of me!" Hux retorted.

"I was-"

"Stow it, you two," Poe said with a disbelieving laugh. "Finn, stay off the general. Hux … be nice, okay, babe? We're in a tough spot right now."

Sitting up, Hux peered in the direction of Poe's voice, not sure whether to be outraged about being called 'babe' or … continue to experience this weird feeling about someone speaking of him that way. He looked to this 'Finn' to judge how he was supposed to respond, but the former stormtrooper just rolled his eyes and rubbed at his hip where Hux had kicked him. They both got to their feet. The deck was canted nose down. Ren, in the co-pilot's seat, had his head in his hands. His hair was screening his face, but he otherwise seemed fine – strapped in, breathing normally.

"Where are we?" FN-2187 asked. Through the viewport, they could both see an expanse of vertical columns of fuzzy green with a pink and orange sheen. Blue and green fronds covered the ground. Some manner of plant life, it appeared. Hux assumed this meant they were on a planet. He must have missed a lot while he was unconscious. The control panels were dark, so unless they'd passed a several click-high label for the planet's name on their way down, he doubted anyone knew.

He went in the main compartment to check on his people.