Star Wars Episode VII: A Spark of Light

by Zer0the0mega108

The First Order rages war across the Galaxy in the wake of Luke Skywalker's disappearance. The Resistance stands against the Order, even at it's breaking point. A Smuggler and his crew discover a small droid that will lead them in this war of Light and Dark. A boy who has no memories of his past will do anything in his power to protect his family and embrace his Destiny.

3. Chapter III

Bio: I think we've kept them waiting long enough. I'm sure they're about ready to punch their computers if we keep this up.

Zer0: Right. Ladies and Gents, Otherworld creatures, welcome back to STAR WARS!

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"FN-2187 reported to my division, was evaluated, and sent to reconditioning." Phasma reported, both her and Pryde stood off to a nearby console, a hologram of FN-2187 before them. When she heard of how FN-2187 went rogue, she was absolutely livid, but would not show this in front of her superiors, Commander Pyre would be most upset that his comrade had betrayed the First Order.

"The files mention him to be the top of his class in most fields...one of our best aiding a Resistance spy is troubling." Pryde muttered. He turned to Phasma. "Have there been any signs of nonconformity with him before?"

"No, this was his first offense. And it will be his last." Phasma said.

"Sir, they've been hit."

"Destroyed?"

"No Sir, they have crashed on Jakku, somewhere in the Goazon badlands." The Officer stated from her spot.

"They must be going back for the droid, send a squad down there." Pryde ordered, meanwhile, Kylo stared out to the planet below. He was so close to finding the map to Skywalker, one last step in breaking the chains.

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(Jakku)

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Finn gasped as his eyes shot open, before immediately bringing up his hands to cover his eyes from the blinding light of the sun. He moved to unbuckle himself from the seat, before rolling into the sand. His combat training as always, compelled him to gain his bearings as soon as possible, and so he stood to his feet, looking around the desert for anything useful...before his eyes landed on the smoking wreck of a crashed TIE Fighter. His eyes widened with remembrance.

"Poe!" He said, dashing to the crashed fighter. He shouted the name several more times before he eventually stood in front of the flaming ship. He searched the wreckage, but couldn't find any signs of the pilot apart from his jacket, which he pulled from the cockpit's wreckage. His eyes narrowed as he assumed the worst of the situation.

"...inn! Finn!" His ears picked up someone screaming. Making his way towards the sound, he saw none other than Poe...sinking into the sand.

"Poe!" He said, before making his way down the hill of sand to reach the Resistance spy. He wasn't quite able to reach him, so he used Poe's jacket as an extension to reach him. "Grab the jacket!" He said, which Poe immediately complied, desperately grabbing whatever could keep him from sinking into the ground. Luckily for the two, the jacket was enough for Finn to pull the pilot closer, before he grabbed Poe directly, and pulled him out himself.

"Thanks." Poe said, dusting himself off. Finn nodded, before he looked at the wreckage of the TIE.

"What do we do now?" Finn asked.

"First: Let's find the nearest town and get a ship, and hopefully find BB." Poe said, pointing out east. "I saw a town that way, we better get a move on." Poe looked at Finn and looked at his armor. "You might wanna get out of that armor, the last thing I need is everyone trying to attack us because I am with a Stormtrooper." Poe said. Finn looked at his armor, before he began to remove each piece. This process took a few minutes, but eventually, all that was left was the underlayer suit all troopers were issued.

"Does this work?" He asked Poe. He pondered it for a second before he tossed his jacket at Finn.

"That should help." He said. Finn shrugged before slipping on the jacket. He grinned. "You won't look as handsome as me, though."

"People find you handsome?" Finn asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Very funny, alright let's get a move on." With that the two trekked through the desert, an hour or two of walking through scorching hot sand, the two wondered if they would even make it to town. Finn mentally wondered if Poe actually knew where they were, but Poe reassured him. Finally, after making it up a hill, they saw a few miles out an outpost.

"See! I told you I knew where we were going." Poe said, licking his lips because of how dry they were.

"Because you definitely knew where we were going." Finn said dryly. He was growing more and more irritated as the day went by. His life was so much simpler. He was a soldier, he had a routine, now he's committed treason, helped who should be his enemy escape from captivity, and is now stuck on a desert planet with trouble well on its way.

"Come on." With that the two slid down the hill towards the outpost. After sometime they made it towards the outpost, Poe scanning the area for BB but saw no sign of him.

"I don't see him, but if we get a ship we might be able to find him. I'm gonna keep looking around, you go find us a ship." Poe said walking into the bazaar leaving Finn no time to respond. The Stormtrooper sighed before he made his way toward the shipyard. Finn looked around seeing no ship big enough for both him and Poe. Finally, his eyes landed on a red and black ship, it did not look like it was in one piece but someone must have flown it here. Looking around so no one saw him, Finn quickly ran into the ship. He entered the main hall which consisted of a kitchen, cockpit and some work table. Off to the side he saw some strange droid being connected to cables, and skulls of different animals hung on the wall. As he walked around he heard shaking, looking down he saw a box shaking erratically, followed by beeping. He opened the box to see an orange and white BB unit struggling to escape. Upon seeing Finn, the droid seemed to increase the volume of its beeping.

"Guess this must be Poe's droid." Finn said. The droid stopped beeping at that, as if surprised he knew the name. "That's who you belong to, right? Poe Dameron? I helped him escape. He's somewhere in the outpost looking for you." He explained to the droid. Suddenly, he heard hissing from behind him.

"You're not supposed to be here." A raspy voice said. Finn turned to see a Trandoshan glaring at him. "An unwanted flesh bag crawling around my ship."

"Look, I don't want any trouble." Finn said, trying to reason with the Trandoshan. Though if he found out he was with the First Order, reason would probably be the last thing he'd get from him.

"Then you shouldn't have snuck onboard." The Trandoshan said, growling as his eyes followed Finn's every move.

"I just want the droid. Then I'll be on my way."

"Who sent you, flesh bag? One of the syndicates wanting some debt we've not paid? Resistance...FIRST. ORDER?" He asked, his teeth gritting at the last one. He sniffed the air...a familiar scent coming to him.

A very HATED scent.

"STORMTROOPER." He growled. Finn's hands were slowly tracing behind him, trying to find something to use as a weapon. "I was gonna throw you out at first, but now...I'll settle for killing you, flesh bag!" He snarled, before he swung one of his clawed hands toward Finn. The stormtrooper ducked under the swing, grabbed a wrench and swung it, hitting the Trandoshan's jaw. The attack seemed to work for a moment, as the Trandoshan massaged its jaw before another snarl was heard. He grabbed Finn by the jacket and threw him over the table.

Finn, still holding the wrench, used it to bash Arthon's fingers, making the Trandoshan growl in anger but Finn felt his grip loosen, so pulled away from the Trandoshan and onto the other side of the table. Arthon hopped onto the table snarling at Finn who backed up in a defensive stance of the Mandalorian Way, Harden Reek. Finn backed up until he bumped into something behind him and heard something fall. IG, who was powered down at the time since Karine didn't want Arthon to fight, until someone apparently reactivated him. However, upon first scan he saw an unfamiliar flesh bag and a very, but not surprising, angry Arthon.

"Arthon, we have an intruder." IG stated.

"I know!" Arthon said, the Trandoshan leaping at Finn who ducked at the last second, he rolled past the Trandoshan. But by the time he stood up he came face to face with a scaly fist, knocking him out. Arthon glared at the knocked out Stormtrooper and hoisted him in the air ready to crush his skull when IG placed a hand on his shoulder.

"I'd advise against killing the flesh bag." IG stated, Arthon snarled pulling IG's hand off his shoulder.

"Why do you care?" He asked with a hiss.

"Karine stated she does not want blood on the floor." IG answered, stepping back from the Trandoshan.

"Doubt they'd shed any tears for the death of a Stormtrooper." Arthon rebutted.

"Even so, if there are Stormtroopers in the area and they find out we killed one of their own, we will be in very big trouble. And we know who to blame for it." IG stated. Arthon said nothing in response before snarling in annoyance and hoisting the flesh bag on his shoulder.

"Where are you going?" IG asked.

"To solve the problem. Stay here." Arthon said, walking out of the ship. IG said nothing before turning and see BB beeping, to anyone who couldn't speak droid it was just noise, to IG it was not suitable for kids.

"You have a very big vocabulary." IG said walking over to BB, who whistled in retort. "Your flesh bag is here? Interesting. Perhaps we can solve your problem." IG said, pulling BB out of the box. BB beeped and whistled in confusion. "Yes, Arthon did order me not to leave. However, I do not listen to annoying Trandoshans." With that IG and BB rolled out of the ship.

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Damien, Rhasar, and Karine sat around a table finishing their meal, the tent giving them the shade they needed. Arthon was currently on the ship with IG shut down so they didn't cause a fight. Damien was still in deep thought as the three talked about their current situation. Damien didn't make mention of his pain and feeling last night because he knew Rhasar would simply tell him to push it down deep and never open it up again.

"So, we've got two options here. Option 1: We keep to our code, toss the droid, forget it ever existed, and go on with our lives. Or option 2: We take the droid to its base, hand it over to the Resistance, maybe get a nice reward from the deal, and somehow try and salvage the inevitable dump of our business rep. Neither is a win from this view." Rhasar said.

"Karine? What do you think?" Damien asked. Another rule is that everyone voiced their opinion when it came to a vote.

"I want us to keep our code, don't get me wrong BB is cute. But cute isn't gonna save us from the Resistance. However if we let him go the Order might find him and locate that weapon of power." The Twi'lek said as she tossed their wraps away. "Like Rhasar said, this is not a win/win scenario for us."

Damien had to agree with both, either way anyone looked at it, they were in trouble. It's almost like the Force was giving him this life or death situation. How should he know, it's not like the Force can talk. Not only that it took away the idea of having his biggest adventure, it felt to him he was destined to be part of something bigger.

"This is harder than the choice to go through the Balmorra Run for a quicker route." Karine said resting her head on her arms.

"Least we were paid for that job. I don't even know if there's gonna be a payment for this one." Rhasar said.

"I know this is a hard choice, but this crew safety comes first to me….. Even if it means I can't be part of the big adventure." Damien said as he crossed his arms. "The good news is, the First Order won't drop on us anytime now." At that moment Arthon walks over and slams something on their table, surprising them.

"Look at what I found skulking around our ship, a First Order Stormtrooper." He said, gesturing to what he dropped on the table. It was a dark skinned man with short buzz hair, wearing a black shirt and pants, with a brown jacket. What really caught their attention was the Rebellion symbol on his sleeve. The four looked at each other before back at the unconscious before they all muttered at the same time.

"Krif."

"Great. Just great...more trouble we don't need in life right now. We found a droid that works for the Resistance, now we have Stormtroopers." Rhasar muttered, shaking his head.

"How do you know he is a Stormtrooper, Arthon?" Damien asked.

"His clothes match the inner layer of a Stormtrooper uniform." The Trandoshan noted. He growled. "Smells like them as well...and he reeks of fighter fuel, of the TIE variety." He added, after sniffing the air.

"First Order troopers? Oh scrap." Karine groaned as she rubbed her head. Meanwhile, Damien simply stared at the man, who was unconscious, wondering what he should do now.

"Dare I ask how you found him, Arthon? Normally when you come in with a body, it's usually dead." Rhasar said.

"I found him trying to sneak aboard our ship...he tried to fight when he realized he'd been caught." Was all the Trandoshan said.

"Anyone else with him?" Damien asked with crossed arms.

"He mentioned a Poe Dameron to the droid. Something about how he was the one the droid belonged to." He said.

"Well what do we do with him?" Karine asked. While the team talked none of them noticed the man muttering before his eyes opened, checking his surroundings. The last thing he remembered was trying to sneak into the ship, before he was knocked out by a large Trandoshan. Here he was surrounded by four people, he guessed smugglers: One Trandoshan, one a female Twi'lek, one male, and one Mandalorian.

"What do you mean what do we do? We can't keep him here. I say we dump him here. Let someone else deal with this." He heard the Mandalorian say. Seeing a chance to escape he jumped off the table and tried to make a run for it, however by some unknown force his feet tripped under him, planting face first into the sand. He spat out the sand trying to get back up only to be hoisted in the air, hearing a snarl behind him.

"Going somewhere, flesh bag?" He heard the Trandoshan growl, holding him in the air with one hand.

"Easy Arthon, he hasn't done any harm…yet." The man watched as the man with the coat walked forward. The raven haired one smiled at him, it surprisingly felt nice to him, despite the Trandoshan holding him up.

"Why give him the chance? He's a Stormtrooper, after all." Arthon said, his teeth bared full force.

"He might have been, but I don't remember Stormtroopers not wearing their uniforms outside the field. I also sense his...distrust and hatred about the First Order. He must be a deserter." Damian said as he held a hand out, smiling at the former FO trooper. "Hiya, names Damien: Captain, Smuggler, and cook. What's your name?" The man stared at Damien's hand. He was quite shocked at the idea of this kid simply introducing himself to someone one of his comrades is holding. However, seeing as how stupid it would be to just hang here he simply offered his name.

"Finn. My name is Finn…...How did you know I was a Stormtrooper?" Finn asked, surprised they knew.

"Arthon's a Trandoshan, they have a great sense of smell. Also we have had our fair share of run-ins with First Order Troops." Damien muttered the last part, lowering his hand.

"What are you doing here, Stormtrooper? And don't waste my time." Arthon asked, growling when he finished his question.

"I...I deserted the First Order." Finn confessed, seeing no reason to hold back the truth since they had him at their mercy. Arthon let out a snort.

"Deserted? Didn't think you types knew the meaning of the word. First Order Stormtroopers are fanatics, following every order given without hesitation, whether it be storming a planet...or burning it down." His eyes seemed to flash with rage at the last part. Finn didn't dare look at the one known as Arthon as he could tell the Trandoshan was glaring into his soul.

"Hold on, Arthon, we don't know his story. Maybe he saw how much of a monster the First Order is." Karine said, crossing her arms frowning at Finn. It wasn't him personally but none of them had fond memories of the First Order.

"Wonder what could cause a Stormtrooper to desert his station. Must have been quite the event to break your kind's blind fanaticism." Rhasar said. Meanwhile, across the bazaar, Poe was looking for BB, but saw no sign of the droid. So seeing no point in searching here, he walked back to the shipyard to find Finn. As he got closer to the shipyard he heard a Trandoshan snarling and looked over, he was about to look away when his eyes widened seeing what, or who, the Trandoshan was holding: Finn.

"Oh this day just keeps getting better and better." Poe thought as he looked around for a weapon and saw a steel pike. Damien was about to calm down everyone only to see something behind Arthon. It was a man in his thirties or so, who looked like he had been through a beating with dried blood on his face and a shirt covered in sweat, and he was charging at Arthon with a steel pike. Before he could, Damien held his hand out and stopped the man cold in his tracks, holding him in place. The man was shocked at first, then he looked at Damien in confusion then recognition, knowing what was happening. Arthon turned around and snarled, picking up the man with his other arm with ease.

"Great. More flesh bags. And this one had the stupidity to attack me...please let me kill him." He growled.

"Tell me if this is part of your plan?" Finn asked, annoyed.

"Hey, it's a work in progress." Poe retorted as the two struggled against the Trandoshan.

"Let me break this little reunion here. You two know each other?" The Mandalorian asked.

"Yeah, he saved my life. We both got away from the First Order, crashed here." Poe answered.

"Why couldn't have you actually died in the crash? Would've saved us a lot of trouble." Arthon muttered.

"That's classified. And that's just rude." Poe stated, and he clearly wasn't gonna answer them even if they forced it out of him.

"Classified?!" Arthon snarled. "I'm getting really tired of hearing that word. First, the scrap bucket, now you. If I hear that word one more time, flesh bag, I'll tear out both your throats!" He growled. The threat went over Poe's head hearing the word scrap bucket, could it be?

"Wait? Scrap bucket?" Damien noticed the shocked expression on Poe's face, perhaps BB was looking for this Dameron.

"Yeah, scrap bucket. About yay high, yellow and white, ball shape, beeps a lot." Damien explained.

"He is on their ship, Poe." Finn added.

"Yeah don't worry we didn't hurt the little guy, it's against Karine's nature to hurt droids." Damien said gesturing to the Twi'lek pilot. "Oh I see, you're Poe Dameron. Nice to meet ya."

"Likewise, if I wasn't being held against my will." Poe said.

"Yeah, again sorry but Arthon doesn't like people attacking him. Back to the point, I'm guessing you're BB droid has something important?" Damien asked, and while he knew of what it contained, he wanted to know what it meant to Poe.

"What? No! He is just my droid who matters a lot to me, can't live without him." Poe said with a shrug.

"We've seen it, pal, we saw the map. Not much for you to hide when we've already played your cards." Rhasar said. Damien saw the tension in the area and decided now was a time to calm down.

"Okay now let's all take a nice deep breath, and we'll hand you your droid, no strings attached." Damian said smiling at Poe with sincerity.

"I don't think that will be a problem." Karine said.

"Why?" Rhasar asked, only to hear the whistle of a droid. They all turned to see BB roll towards them from the ship, angrily whistling and beeping.

"The scrap bucket is loose? Who let him ou...oh, you stupid waste of space" Arthon snarled seeing IG follow behind the droid.

"The Droid stated its master was near, analysis showed if I freed it, the droid would be out of our parts." IG stated as it watched BB hit and roll against Arthon's foot, who seemed to grow more agitated by the minute.

"That's really nice IG but bad timing." Karine said, shaking her head. She loved her droid, but his mistakes would really cost them at times. Damien chuckled before seeing BB pull out its little torch.

"Hey little guy. I wouldn't do that if I were-!" He couldn't even finish as Arthon kicked the droid into the Bazaar, the droid screaming before a crash followed. "...You. Was that really necessary?"

"The scrap bucket annoyed me. It was VERY necessary."

"BB!" Poe yelled in anger, now he was pissed. He pulled his fist back and did his best to punch Arthon's face. It did enough, as Arthon let him go, rubbing his nose before Poe kicked him in the leg.

"Wait, stop!" Damien tried to pull Poe back, mostly for his safety since Arthon was not to be trifled with. Arthon, however, wasn't having it as he tossed Finn right into Rhasar. It wasn't on purpose, but the Trandoshan was furious now.

"NO MORE TALK! YOU DIE NOW, FLESH BAG!" He snarled, baring his teeth. He was about to lunge at Poe but Damien stood in the way.

"Easy, Arthon! Let's calm down, he isn't a threat to us!" Damien tried to reason with the Trandoshan, of course this was not the first time and it won't be the last. He couldn't blame his friend though, Poe had it coming. Even if it was for his droid, you don't punch a Trandoshan and get away with it.

"Of course he isn't a threat. He won't be when I finish what I have in mind." Arthon growled. However, at that moment Finn jumped on top of Arthon with his arms around the reptile's neck trying to choke him out.

"I wouldn't do that!" Damien warned, only to be pushed aside as Poe tackled Arthon and the two tried to take the Trandoshan down. Arthon roared in rage as he stood his ground, grabbing Poe's face with one hand, and grabbing one of Finn's arms with the other, before yanking it further into his view, and sinking his teeth into the jacket. It missed the flesh by centimeters, but he would correct that.

"Rhasar, can't you stun them?" Karine asked as Rhasar aimed his blaster at the three.

"I would, but this is probably the most entertainment I'll get in a while." He said, switching his aiming between the various people.

"Rhasar." Damien stated with a serious tone, the Mandalorian groaning, knowing what that tone meant.

"Fine. Take the fun out of everything, why don't ya." He said, before he aimed his first shot at Poe, hitting him in the back with a stun shot. He then took aim at Finn, the stun shot hitting him in his exposed arm. He then looked at Arthon. "Do I have to shoot you, too?" He asked. Arthon snarled at him in anger before turning to the two stunned men, only for Damien to stand between them.

"Easy, Arthon." Damien placed a hand against Arthon's shoulder. The Trandoshan growled and snapped at Damien but felt a more…peaceful feeling flow through him, and Damien's face did calm him in some way. He stood back up to full height and glared over at the two, before looking at Damien and let out a low growl.

"Next time they try it, they're dead. Nothing you can do to change my mind on that." He hissed. Damien sighed before turning back to the two as they groan in pain.

"You two should consider yourself lucky, Rhasar doesn't usually have it set to stun." Damien said as he helped the two back up.

"Bringing targets in cold might not pay as much, but it saves me the trouble of hearing them go on bout how 'I didn't do it', or how 'I'll pay you more than they are with my nonexistent funds'...stupid morons." He muttered. Damien chuckled as he turned back to the Resistance member and the deserter.

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Rey finished cleaning the last of her scraps and placed it inside a bag to hand over to Unkarr, hoping he might give her an actual meal. It had been a tiring morning, ever since last night she felt horrible, hearing those voices before it was silence. She couldn't sleep last night and now it was affecting her more emotionally than physically. As she made it over to Unkarr she heard screeching and before she knew it a large ball landed at her feet.

"What the?" Rey thought as a little droid spun its head shaking the dust before beeping angrily being stuck in the sand. Rey went to her knee and pulled the little droid out of the sand.

"Are you okay?" Rey asked, BB beeped and whistles at her, fortunately Unkarr only taught her three things: How to know what the best scrap is, how to clean it, and how to speak droid.

"What? Who kicked you and who has your master?" Rey asked. BB rolled away before using its head gesturing to the large group outside. Rey saw and immediately recognized Damien and his friends who were holding two men she didn't know. BB frantically told her to help and knew she couldn't stand by, maybe she was wrong about Damien and he was just hiding behind a mask. Meanwhile Damien felt bad for the two men, clearly they were just trying to escape, and Arthon wasn't make it easy. So he had to be the negotiator…..and he was not a good one.

"Listen: Poe, Finn. We are not your enemies."

"Nor are we allies." Rhasar added.

"FAR from it." Arthon growled.

"We will hand you BB, again no strings attac-!" All was silent when they heard the sound of something hitting someone's head. Damien turned around to see….Rey?! The Scrapper had a staff that just hit the back of Arthon's head. Said Trandoshan turned to face her, his face once again returning to its formerly angry state.

"How many flesh bags are eager to die today?!" He snarled. Damien jumped between the two keeping Arthon away from Rey.

"Okay now, we just need to calm do-!" Damien let out a grunt as Rey whacked him over the head. He fell to his knees, clutching the back of his head in pain.

"You never were strong enough."

"May the Force be with you."

"NO!"

"Arrhhh." Damien groaned as he clutched his head in pain. When his vision cleared, he heard a snarl as he saw Arthon holding Rey by the throat, his face dangerously close to hers as he snarled in her face once more.

"St...op." Damien whispered as he tried to push himself back up.

"Damn scrappers. Never knowing when not to get involved. Your kind put that scrap bucket in my life, and now you come around and make things more irritating." He growled, his eyes narrowed and his tongue slithering along his teeth.

"Guys…..stop." Damien muttered again as the group tried to stop Arthon, falling on deaf ears. He reached out to stop his friends, only to simply watch again as Rey tried to punch and kick Arthon. Damien felt his body erupt in a powerful heat before it erupted in his hand.

"STOP!" Damien commanded with a powerful booming voice that sent everyone onto their asses, held down by the powerful Force.

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On the Resurgent-class Star Destroyer, Finalizer, above Jakku, Kylo looked over his shoulder, feeling a powerful presence call to him.

"Interesting." He muttered, and as soon as the force was there, it was gone.

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Damien fell to his knees and without his concentration everyone was freed from him. Rhasar looked up, and could have sworn he saw flames surrounding his captain's body.

"What was that?!" Finn asked shocked, as he had never felt such a powerful pressure before.

"I knew I've seen that before." Poe muttered, pushing himself back up.

"Damien?" Karine asked as the crew pulled themselves together and ran over to their captain, helping him back up.

"I'm fine, I'm fine. Just a headache. You guys okay?" Damien asked as he held onto Rhasar's shoulder.

"Beskar held up. I'm good." The Mandalorian said.

"Try not to push yourself, we don't want another recurrence like on Lothal." Karine said as Damien rubbed his neck.

"Or Bracca." Rhasar said.

"Or Canto Bight." Arthon said. This was not the first time their Captain had his own 'surge' as they called it, and they doubted this was the last. However, Rhasar had to admit, this was different, he had never seen flames cover Damien's body before.

"Sorry guys." Damien said as he regained his balance. He walked past Arthon and towards the group, offering his hand to the still down Rey.

"You okay?" The Scrapper said nothing, but hesitantly took his hand, letting him hoist her back up. "Rey, I gotta ask, why did you attack us?" Damien rubbed his head. "Especially me."

"He told me you were gonna kill his master." Rey explained, and there was BB, who was right behind Rey for protection, earning a groan from Damien.

"Of course." Damien muttered. He turned back to Poe and walked over to him, gesturing BB to follow him. The two men stared at each other, before Damien pushed BB towards Poe. "Like I said, no strings attached."

"That's it?" Rhasar asked as Damien walked back to his crew.

"That's it." Damien answered. "Come on guys, let's get the ship ready. Karine, Arthon, and IG. Get the ship ready. Come on Rhasar, you and I can get supplies before we leave of whatever we need left." The group was about to depart before someone stepped forward. Poe watched as the group went and had an idea. He needed a ship back to the Resistance, without BB it will all be for nothing. He also needed to confirm if Damien is what Poe thinks he is.

"Wait!" The crew turned back to Poe who was stepping forward. "Listen, I am sorry for how I reacted."

"I don't recall asking for your apology, flesh bag." Arthon snarled.

"But I could use your help." Poe said as Damien stared at him with a raised eyebrow.

"Our hel….Oh." Damien said knowing that look.

"I don't know what beef you have with the First Order or the Resistance, and that's fine. I'm not asking you to join."

"Good, because we weren't." Rhasar stated.

"But if you help me get BB off the planet and towards the nearest habitable world. I will contact the Resistance and we will pay you." Poe offered. He didn't have many options: He had no weapons, no food, and no ship. He needed help and they seem to be the good bribing type.

"Why would you want our help, pretty boy, considering the last few minutes were spent with all of us essentially having a free-for-all?" Rhasar asked.

"Sure, we might've gotten off on the wrong foot...but something about you guys says I can trust you...that you're good people." Poe said. Arthon merely snarled.

"You need a ship."

"...I need a ship." Poe relented.

"And you will pay us?" Karine asked.

"Name your price." Poe said.

"...Thirty thousand." Damien said.

"Thirty thousand?! You could almost buy another ship with that much money!"

"Well you heard him guys. I guess he doesn't need us." Damien said turning back to the others, counting down three with his fingers. Once he reached zero Poe stepped forward.

"Okay, thirty thousand. Deal." Poe gave in as Damien clapped his hands.

"Karine, take Poe and his friends to the ship. Come on Rhasar. We leave in twenty minutes." Damien said as the group separated.

"That's it? You're not gonna keep Finn, BB, and I separated? No insurance policy or nothing?" Poe asked with confusion.

"We've got a Trandoshan, pal. Any of you guys try anything, Arthon's got free reign to do whatever he wants with ya. And let me tell ya...he's got a very creative imagination when it comes to pain." Rhasar said with a smirk. Poe was silent at that information, while Finn glanced nervously at the Trandoshan who had almost taken a bite out of his arm a few moments ago.

"You good with flying, Poe?" Karine asked.

"You kidding? I'm the best pilot in the Resistance." Poe said.

"You say that like it's supposed to mean something, flesh bag." Arthon snarked. BB let out an annoyed whistle, making Arthon growl at him. "Shut up, scrap bucket. Don't think I won't toss you back into the desert." BB turned to IG and beeped at him, the Magnaguard droid look down at him.

"Yes, he is always like that." IG stated as they walked, in BB's case rolled, behind the four. "I simply cut out my audio receptors everytime he speaks, it makes him more agitated that he isn't the center of attention."

"Your pet project has no sense of self-preservation, Karine. It seems desperate for death to find it again." Arthon growled.

"Enough you two. Or you will both be locked in your rooms for the night, with each other." Karine warned as Arthon merely let out an annoyed snarl. Finn merely listened on, wondering what he got himself into. Meanwhile, Rey simply stood where she was, unsure what to do. Looking back to where Damien was, she knew she had to apologize for hitting him in the head, after all he was keeping her safe from the Arthon fellow. Sighing, she walked towards the Bazaar set on apologizing to the boy who helped her three times now.

"You should feel lucky, Rey. Arthon usually doesn't let people who irritate him live." Rhasar said, before sealing his helmet.

"How is it you're alive then?" Rey asked as she walked next to the Mandalorian, Damien ahead of them.

"Unlike you, I got a blaster, and my people have trained to fight all manner of creatures." He said in response. Rey didn't say anything to that as her attention was now turned to Damien who kept his back to them as they entered the bazaar. She wondered what he was thinking, if he was mad at her. Rhasar, seeing that the girl was staring at Damien, elbowed her to get the Scrapper's attention. "Don't worry, Damien's very forgiving, and that's very annoying. After all, if he could forgive Arthon for almost killing him when they first met, he can forgive you." He said.

"Why does he befriend those that try to kill him?" Rey asked. It doesn't make sense to be surrounded by those that tried to take his life. Wait why is she getting so involved? It's not like she will meet these people again, not many come back…..but they will.

"Beats me. Only one in our crew that hasn't really tried killing him is Karine...though I'm sure she'll try one day if he annoys her enough." Rhasar said, before shrugging. "Go-lucky attitude or something like that. Strange to see someone like that amongst a crew of outcasts and pessimists like us. He is young though, he wants this big adventure…..he just doesn't get that the galaxy isn't a fun place." He said. Rey didn't know why but she did want to hear more, it was nice to meet others that were kind to her…...or at least weren't gonna eat her.

"What happened to you? What made you an outcast?" Rey asked as she stood by Rhasar who picked up some dried fruits from a stand.

"Sorry, Rey, but that ain't exactly something I enjoy discussing with people. If you're gonna ask me bout the others, I can only hazard guesses as to what their stories are...but Arthon, I feel like he's got it worse than any of us." He said with what sounded like pity. Rey looked over at Damien who still had his attention elsewhere.

"What about him? What's his, at least?" Rhasar turned to Damien and sighed.

"Honestly, none of us know where he comes from, not even Damien knows. Just woke up on a beach one day with a wound in his side and a wild crack on his head. Group of local smugglers saved him, taught him the tricks of the trade and eventually, he set off on his own, picked up folks like us along the way." Rhasar explained as he paid for the supplies. Rey said nothing as she stared at Damien, unsure on how to feel. Mustering up the courage she slowly walked towards the Smuggler Captain, reaching out for him.

"Hey, you!" Damien, Rey, and Rhasar turned to see what none of them expected to see: FIRST ORDER Stormtroopers. "Stop right there!"

---

Finn couldn't believe how things have turned out, or that he was officially leaving the First Order. He watched as the Twi'lek, Karine if he remembers, was inside the ship melting durasteel together. He wondered how far these smugglers have survived, or how long they could. He wouldn't admit it outloud but he knew they didn't have a chance at running.

"Someone hand me a hydrospanner?" Karine asked holding a hand out, Finn notice the tool at his feet. Hearing her snap a couple times Finn took the tool and handed it to her.

"Thank you."

"The Resistance flesh bag has been taking a while. Cleaning up after a scrap shouldn't take this long." Arthon muttered, his eyes glossing over the nearby terminal showing various data detailing the ship's status. "Even going through Rhasar's small amount of clothes shouldn't take this long." He hissed.

"I think he's trying not to stand out, wearing Mandalorian armor doesn't help." Karine noted as she put the torch down and took another tool to help her. As she worked, she noticed Finn's uneasy expressions as he looked around and regularly peeked over at Arthon, expecting the Trandoshan to attack him. Looking for a way to calm the guy down, Karine put a tool down and rested her head on her arms staring at Finn.

"Finn, right? I'm Karine, the ships best pilot." She said holding her hand out, ignoring Arthon's snort. Finn said nothing at first before slowly taking her hand and shaking it.

"So First Order, huh? What made you decide to join the Chrome Domes?" Karine asked as Finn turned back to her. She noticed his expression sadden as he looked down at his hands, seeing the regret on his face.

"...Decide? I didn't have a choice. None of us did. We were conscripted into the First Order when we were children." He said. Karine's smile disappeared as she now for the first time saw a perspective for the First Order was like. "When I got older, I thought we were bringing peace to the Galaxy." He heard Arthon growl.

"Peace? You call your murder sprees bringing peace? Destroying the worlds that won't bend the knee to your regime? Some peacekeepers you lot are." Arthon snarled.

"Arthon." Karine said knowing where this was going, hoping to calm him down.

"You weren't there, Karine! You didn't see what I saw! Trandosha lies in ruin because entire legions of Stormtroopers were sent in to wipe us out! My people are nearly DEAD because of HIS kind!" Arthon snarled once more. At this point, Arthon was hunched over at the two glaring at them. The next thing Arthon sees is a metal chest between him and the two, standing back up the Trandoshan was glaring into the eyes of IG. The droid said nothing, but programming told one thing in its head: Protect Karine. Whether Arthon was not going to didn't matter, IG was not taking chances. All probabilities point to imminent conflict, especially with the Trandoshan.

"Step back, Trandoshan." IG ordered as the droid stood his ground.

"Or what, scrap bucket? You'll kill me? We both know even if you managed to do so, you wouldn't make it out alive...oh wait, you wouldn't know what that's like." Arthon growled. Before anything could follow Karine pulled IG back reassuring the droid before standing in front of Arthon.

"You're right, I wasn't there, nor would I know how you felt. But I know what suffering is like, my people suffer everyday not just from the First Order but from Pirates, from…...within." Karine whispered the last part as Arthon stared at her. He simply let out a low growl looking at Finn one last time before walking away to another part of the ship. As he did so, he bumped shoulders with Poe, who had traded his dirty and torn clothes for a cleaner white shirt with the sleeves pulled back to his elbows , which had the top button unbuttoned. He had a grey and black scarf around his neck alongside a satchel worn around his shoulder, and wore a pair of brown pants tucked into black boots with a blaster tucked into a holster strapped to his side. He finished tightening a pair of brown gloves when he had walked into the room, his eyes showing confusion.

"Uh, what'd I miss?" He asked, rubbing his recently clean face, still feeling some of the bruises he had earlier. Karine turned back to Finn giving him a friendly smile as she closed the hole to the ship.

"Don't take what Arthon said to heart, we all lost a lot." Karine said rubbing her gloves. Finn noticed her frown, now wondering how much the First Order truly hurt people.

"I heard what happened to Trandosha years back. Thought that was just a rumor the First Order cooked up to scare us." Poe said, scrounging through the tools to help Karine.

"Not many survived, no one knows how many are left. The Empire took everything from us, and just when we were done healing our wounds, the First Order arrived." Karine said as she put one of the crates away.

"And you? What did the First Order take from you?" Finn asked, stopping Karine in her tracks. She looks over her shoulder and Finn saw a tear form from her, this actually tore him up a bit.

"They didn't take anything from me." With that Karine left the room leaving the two alone. Karine walked outside standing at the edge of the landing pad letting the shade cool her. She reached for her gauntlet ready to call Damien.

"Stop right there!" Karine looked up and she let out a gasp seeing six First Order Troops walking towards the Goddess with their blasters aimed at her. "Don't move, ma'am."

"...Is there a problem, Officer?" Karine asked as she tried to remain calm. The Squad Leader of the squad walked forward as he inspected their ship.

"Yeah, no need to cause a disturbance, right fellas?" Poe asked. He was lucky since the troop wasn't given a hologram of him so they didn't recognize him.

"We're looking for a droid, BB Unit. In the shape of a ball, orange and white, reports state he was following a Trandoshan yesterday." The Squad leader explained looking at the Twi'lek.

"Trandoshan? Don't see lotta them around these days. You ever see one around here, honey?" Poe asked, thinking things up on the fly. Karine gave him a shocked look but quickly realized her situation, and played along.

"No, I haven't, dear, thought the poor things were wiped out." Karine said.

"And the droid? Haven't seen it?" The Leader asked.

"Can't really say. Though I might have heard some chatter in the marketplace." Poe said. However, luck was not on his saving grace as BB rolled out looking for Poe, only to see several Stormtroopers staring at him.

"..."

"...Totally different BB Unit, by the way." Poe said meekly.

"Hold your hands up!" The Leader ordered aiming his blaster at them. However the sound of blasters and screaming caught his attention turning around and seeing all his men dead. Before he could react, Poe pulled out his blaster and fired at the distracted trooper. Arthon landed on the ground with his modified Z-6B rotary cannon. They were lucky he was on top of the ship making sure the outer shell was intact when he heard the troops coming.

"How's that for wiped out, flesh bags?" Arthon growled.

"Well, if they didn't know we were here before, they certainly do now, we gotta go before more show up." Poe said, holstering his blaster. "Just so I know ahead of time, what kinda modifications did you guys make on this ship? Don't see many YT-2400s out in the galaxy these days."

"She may look like junk but she is the fastest ship this side of the Galaxy." Karine said as she reached for her comm. "Damien! First Order is here, where are you?!"

---

"Stop right there." The Stormtrooper said as he and one other walked over to Damien and Rey, blasters ready to fire. Not hoping to cause any harm, Damien slowly lifted his hands up stepping in front of Rey.

"Now, now. Let's not get crazy guys." Damien said with a smirk, only for the blaster to be placed inches from his face.

"We got reports of a BB Unit in your care, along with you using some strange powers a few minutes ago seen by the locals. Care to explain?" The Trooper asked as Damien smirk disappeared. He then lifted his hand in front of the Stormtroopers.

"You did not see us, you do not know of what I have done, you are gonna move along." Damien stated in a commanding tone. All was met with silence as both Stormtroopers looked at each other and Rey looked at Damien like he was insane.

""You did not see us, you do not know of what I have done, you are gonna move along." Damien repeated.

"What are you doing?" Rey asked.

"I'm doing my thing."

"What thing?"

"This thing." Damien gestured with his hand.

"Put your hands up or die." The Stormtrooper said, only to be shot followed by the second one. Damien and Rey turned around to see Rhasar with his pistol out scaring several locals making them run in fear.

"We're wasting time." Rhasar said, putting his free hand to his helmet. "We're not gonna be able to get back the normal way, Tails. Take off and meet us at the Graveyard. Hopefully we can lose them along the way." He said.

"Hopefully we have time." Damien said only for a blaster bolt to zoom past his ear. Turning around the three saw five more troopers shooting at them. "Not enough time!" With that Damien grabbed Rey's hand and the three ran through the bazaar, Damien using anything he could to trip the troops.

"Why are you holding my hand?!" Rey asked confused, wondering why they are dragging her along now. She had yet to do anything and now he was acting as if she was part of the crew.

"You're marked! Don't matter if you ain't with us or not now, First Order might just kill ya simply for standing near us! You're safer with us than sticking around here!" Rhasar said. Damien saw three more troops ahead of them shooting, quickly reaching out he used the Force to immobilize the troops and letting Rhasar punch one just for safe measures as the three ran out of the bazaar. Whether Rey wanted to admit it or not they were still shooting at her, and she needed to get away. Once they exited the Bazaar they made a dash for the graveyard, hoping to get the Stormtroopers off their back inside. However, the booming sound of a ship echoed in their ears, looking off, they saw four TIE fighters flying towards them.

"You gotta be joking, they're sending TIEs after us?!" Rhasar asked.

"Karine, they got TIE Fighters, be careful!" Damien said over the comms.

---

"TIE's?! Of course." Karine groaned as the four ran around to get the ship ready. Karine landed in her seat and started flicking switches to get the engine going.

"Hey, stay low when we take off!" Finn advised as he hung in the back seat for the time being.

"Why?" Arthon asked with a sneer. Poe, however, looked at Finn as if he had remembered something important.

"It confuses their tracking. They won't be able to get a solid hit on us." He explained. Karine guided the ship into the air as two TIE's flew over them.

"We still need gunners, Arthon." Karine said as she got the ship, Arthon growled before turning to Poe.

"How good of a pilot are you?" He asked Poe, who looked insulted at such a question.

"I can fly anything." He said proudly. The only response was Arthon grabbing him by the shoulder and forcing him into the seat.

"Then don't get us killed. Otherwise, consider yourself my next meal!" Arthon said, before he looked at Finn. "Follow me, flesh bag!" He then rushed out to the guns with Finn in tow.

"Ever flown a YT before?" Karine asked as Poe sat on the seat next to her.

"Been a while, give me a minute, Hon." Poe said with a smirk.

"Don't push your luck, Poe. You're not my type." Karine said with a playful smirk.

"Ouch. Second time I've been shot down today, only this one hurts on an emotional level." Poe said with a witty smile.

"I do not understand, you are not physically hurt." IG stated from the side, scanning Poe heat signature.

"Whatever, shields up, engine's hot. Everything looks solid." Poe said. The ship roared for a second, only to sound like a dying Womp rat a second later. "Well, that's not good."

"Hold on." Karine said and with a hard punch to the ceiling, the ship roared with life once more. "And keep your eyes open." The ship flew through the sands as the two scanned the area for Damien and the others.

"Damien, what's your location?"

"A Star Destroyer!" Damien yelled over the comms.

"Gonna need to be more specific than that!" Poe said, spotting several crashed Star Destroyers.

---

"A bit busy right now!" Damien yelled as the comm ended. Back with Damien and the others, they ran and climbed over hurdles in the Star Destroyer as some Stormtroopers tailed them.

"Can't you use your weird powers to send them flying?!" Rey asked as she ducked behind a blaster, while Rhasar pulled out his own and fired back.

"I need to concentrate and the shooting doesn't help, no time to explain." Damien stated.

"Look around for the signs of blaster fire, Karine! That's where you'll find us, and we're making our way to the remains of the bridge! Very top of the Destroyer!" Rhasar said.

"Which way?!" Rey asked unsure if she heard right.

"Up." Damien said as he jumped and grabbed a cable cord, pulling himself up as the Stormtroopers fired.

"Come on, scrapper! Go!" Rhasar said, firing both pistols at the Stormtroopers. Rey jumped and grabbed the cable cord, resting her staff over her shoulder. As she climbed she could have sworn she heard the blazing roar of something that wasn't a ship. Looking around her eyes widen seeing Stormtroopers wearing jetpacks flying towards them.

"THEY FLY NOW?!"

"Of course they fly! How much more annoying can they get?!" Rhasar said, as he began to climb the cable. He fired his blaster at the Jet Troopers getting one in the chest and sending it flying. One of them pulled out a tri-barrel blaster and fired a rocket round, it missed the group but the explosion sent shards flying. Damien covered his face and luckily nothing too bad happened, as he looked down.

"You guys okay?!"

"Good! Keep moving!" Rhasar said as they kept climbing while he fired and killed another trooper. The last one fired another round which missed, but this shot was much closer, causing an explosion that sent a shard right for the cord below Damien. Damien eyes widened as the cord was cut like heat through metal.

"NO!" Damien yelled as he reached out. Time seemed to slow down as he watched Rhasar and Rey plummet to their possible deaths. Whether they would or not he would not take that chance as he reached out for the Force. His mind exploded like a Star as he concentrated on reaching out to them. He felt the pain rack his brain and screaming out to him, letting him yell out as he held them in place. However the Stormtroopers took their chance and started firing at Damien hoping to kill him. Damien grunted as a shot hit him in the leg, but he ignored the pain as his mind went numb.

"Trust yourself in the Force, my boy, and it will guide you."

"Yes…..Master."

"Damian!" The Smuggler eyes shot open and felt his hold on them loosen, the cable he held on shook before breaking. The three fell, Rhasar looked up and aimed his wrist up towards the shaft, firing a small hook shot. It wrapped around a strong enough poll stopping Rhasar's fall. Rey grabbed onto Rhasar's boot at the last second, while the Mandalorian caught Damien and hoisted him onto his back. He grunted as he started slowly pulling back up, only for a shot to bounce off his helmet.

"Those damn bucketheads aren't making this easier!" Rhasar said, Damien understood and looked at the Stormtroopers reaching out trying to use the Force to push them back. Nothing happened, the boy groaning in pain as he tried to use the Force.

"Dammit, come on!" Damien growled through bared teeth, he seethed in pain as another blast gazed his shoulder. His mind screamed with power before a powerful burst of flames launched from his hands and consumed the Stormtroopers reducing them to ashes.

---

The dark clothed figure turned his head towards the window that reached the end of the Command Center. He walked towards it ignoring all other Officers and the General as he stared down at the world below.

"What power is this?" The figure wondered.

---

Damien gasped as he held onto the cord, ignoring the melting metal behind him as whatever remained of the troopers was nothing at this point. He looked up and saw the shocked expression on Rey's face and even though he couldn't see it, Rhasar was shocked too.

"...Come on, let's keep moving." Damien said as the two shook out of their stupor and started climbing. Outside, the Crimson Goddess flew across the sands as several TIE Fighters flew after it.

"We're almost at the bridge! How far are you?!" Rhasar asked.

"We're a bit preoccupied at the moment!" Karine said as the ship jerked from a shot.

"Finn, Arthon, shouldn't you guys be blasting them?!" Poe asked, swerving the ship to avoid another shot.

"You try being in one of these!" Finn retorted as he adjusted the seats. He had been in TIE Fighters before, but this was no TIE, it was just a piece of junk.

"You break the gun, you pay for it!" Arthon snarled as he prepared the cannon. "How are the shields?" He asked.

"Won't be any if we don't get rid of those Fighters!" Karine stated as she maneuvered through the Graveyard. Poe took control and swerved the ship so it flew over a TIE Fighter, the Pilot was distracted by the insane maneuver before it crashed into a Star Destroyer. "That's one, three to go."

"Give us a second." Finn said as the cannon turned on, although it was a bit wonky. He took aim and started firing, years in the academy prepared him as he took every angle into account and after some shooting got the wing of another TIE. "GOT ONE!"

"Don't celebrate yet, flesh bag!" Arthon said. "Still two to deal with!" As he said that, he rotated his cannon to aim at an approaching TIE. Giving it no time to adjust its patterns, Arthon fired at it till it exploded. He growled in approval. "Only one left."

"Yeah, great!" Poe said. "Only question is where'd it go?!" He asked, not seeing the TIE anywhere in his sight. The ship shook violently from a shot above as a TIE flew past them. "Aw, dammit! That one got through the shields! How're ya doing back there, BB?!" Poe asked. The droid answered with a scream as it rolled past the room and into another, followed by a crash. "...I'm sure he's fine."

"We got to get rid of him." Karine said before an idea popped into her head. "Time for Slyyyg Roulette."

"Slyyyg what?!" Poe asked confused on the name.

"You gotta be kidding me, Karine." Arthon growled hearing what she said.

"What is Slyyyg roulette?" Finn asked.

"Everyone hold on!" Karine ordered as she activated the boosters, Poe saw where she was flying: At the TIE.

"Karine?" Poe asked but the Twi'lek ignored him as she focused on the TIE that fired at them.

"Karine?!" Finn asked from the gunner seat wondering what the hell was going on. She flew her best to avoid the shots and luckily the shields took the hit first.

"I'm a Leaf in the Wind. I'm a leaf in the wind." Karine muttered as she activated more boosters.

"Karine!" Arthon yelled as the TIE and Goddess were so close. At the last second the TIE pulled to the side, the pilot inside clutching their chest in shock unsure what just happened as they looked back at the ship wondering what maniac drove that ship. Looking back they didn't have time to react as they collided with a Star Destroyer.

"ALL TIE'S OUT!" Karine cheered as she looked around.

"...I can't tell if I am in love, or just want to leave." Poe said clutching his chest from the near death experience.

"Rhasar we're looking around, where are you?" Karine asked as they flew around. Back on the Star Destroyer, Rhasar pulled Rey and Damien up as they entered the destroyed command deck. Rey held onto Damien to be his support since his powers left him drained while Rhasar ran to the window.

"Watch for the flare." Rhasar stated as he pulled out a flare shot and fired it. Karine and the others saw it and flew towards the ship. However, their scanners picked up more TIE's coming making Karine curse under her breath.

"Rhasar, we can't stop, you're gonna need to jump." Karine warned. "More TIE's incoming." She explained as they shot flew past the ship.

"Dammit." Rhasar cursed as Rey and Damien caught up to him. "Alright. Be prepared to jump."

"Jump?!" Rey asked.

"You got a better idea?" Rhasar asked.

"Not jumping."

"Oh, so letting the Stormtroopers kill us or capture us, interrogate us, then kill us is!"

"It's okay." Damien muttered as he let go of Rey and walked over to the edge. He looked back at Rey, giving her his signature smirk. "Just don't look down."

"That does not help." Rey said but hearing the sounds of Jet Troopers coming made her sigh in defeat and followed the two. The three stood at the edge of the command deck into the open world with the wind blowing against them.

"On three, we jump." Damien said as they looked over to see the Goddess getting closer.

"1."

The Goddess roared with life as it boosted towards them.

"2."

Jet Troopers landed on the Command Deck ready to kill the three.

"3. JUMP!" Damien yelled as the three jumped, blasters missing them by centimeters as they plummeted to the earth. Rey screamed as they flail their arms in the air, only to grunt in pain from crashing on the ship. Rey rolled a bit but Damien grabbed her hand pulling her close as to not let her fall off. Rey couldn't help herself as she held on tightly, while Rhasar opened the top hatch. The three fell in and rolled to the floor, with Rey gasping for air from the adrenaline rush, only to realize who she was on top of. Looking down both Rey and Damien blushed a bit, seeing their noses practically touching.

"We're in, Karine! Punch it!" Rhasar said, before his visor stared at the two. "Do you guys need a room or something?"

"On it!" Karine yelled as they flew into the sky and flipped on the Hyperdrive, Light Speed was all they saw escaping Jakku. Finn and Arthon climbed out with Finn cheering at their success.

"We did it! We got away and what is going on?" Finn asked walking in to see Rey on top of Damien.

"Flesh bags and their mating rituals. No area is sacred for them." Arthon sneered, their cheeks could not be any redder for Damien and Rey as the Scrapper got off him. Karine flipped off the Hyperdrive and they stopped in the middle of space.

"We did it guys, we got away and without a scratch." Karine said with a smirk.

KA-BOOM

"..."

"...Without a scratch, huh?" Rhasar asked in a deadpan tone.

---

(Star Destroyer)

---

Lieutenant Mitaka took his hat off wiping the sweat off his forehead, he was completely nervous. How could he not? He had served the First Order for a year and kept his distance from the higher ups like General Hux and Captain Phasma. However, out of those Commanding Officers, none of them more terrifying than the man before him.

Kylo Ren.

The dark clothed figure was the second, if not first in some eyes, most terrifying man in the First Order…..if you could call him a man. He wore dark robes that covered his body, a helmet that had a single lined visor that instilled fear, and his crimson lightsaber at his side ready to slice men in two without a second thought. The man led a group of warriors known as the Knights of Ren, the First Order's most powerful group for their ability of the Force, under the Hands of the Supreme Leader. The Officer had seen Kylo use it from time to time and everytime he does it is still terrifying. Now here he is, about to report to Kylo on the failure to capture the droid, the Resistance member, and the traitor.

"...Sir, we were unable to acquire the droid on Jakku." Mitaka said, and it was at that moment that Kylo looked over his shoulder. "It escaped capture aboard a YT-2400 Light Model Freighter."

"...The droid...stole a freighter." It was more of a statement then a question, and how could it not? It sounded stupid just saying, so hoping to not annoy the Knight any longer Mitaka spoke up again.

"Not exactly, sir, it had help. Reports from the remainder of the troops stated the Resistance member found him, with the traitor as well." Mitaka explained. "With them was a Smuggler crew."

"...Describe them." Kylo ordered.

"From the reports, there was a Trandoshan, a red skinned Twi'lek, and from the description of the armor, a Mandalorian, sir." Mitaka said as Kylo fully turned around to face him. Mitaka swore that Kylo was death embodied. He was not born during the Empire, but he had heard word of how the the legendary Darth Vader instilled fear into anyone he spoke too. If he didn't know any better, he would have thought that Ren was the reincarnated Vader. "With them was a girl who also hel-!"

BZZ

The Crimson Saber came to life burning with passion, hatred and death as smaller blades appeared on the side like a cross guard. All three blades cracked and flickered wildly, as unstable as the one who wielded it. Kylo turned back to the monitor and hacked at the computers, sparks flying as he unleashes his rage on the monitors. Mitaka covered his face from the sparks as Kylo continued his onslaught for a few more seconds. Once he was done all was silent, Mitaka couldn't even hear the man's breathing as the metal from the monitors burned. He then saw the saber shut off, Kylo looking over his shoulder.

"Anything else?" Kylo asked.

"...And a boy, sir." Mitaka added, seeing nothing happen he continued. "The Troops reported he used the Forc-!" Mitaka felt his entire body being pulled from one side of the room to the other like he was paper. He felt his neck nearly crushed by the force of Kylo Ren's hand as he held him in the air.

"A boy…..with the Force?" Kylo asked as Mitaka gasped for air, only quickly shaking his head. Kylo said nothing letting go of Mitaka and walking away, letting the Officer breath for oxygen.

"I want a bounty on these smugglers." Kylo stated to another Officer nearby. "A bounty sent on them, I don't care for the price. Kill all but the boy, I want him alive."

"Sir?" The Officer asked but Ren ignored them walking away. He must find this boy, he had no doubt it was the one. Now he wondered how far they could have gotten.

---

(Crimson Goddess)

---

"Well, we're not going anywhere." Karine stated plainly as gas blasted her in the face. "Thrusters are badly damaged, Hyperdrive is out, and the Turrets are deactivated and I can't turn them on. Other than power, we are sitting Tauntauns."

"Well that's just swell." Damien muttered as he and Rhasar tried to put some wires together. "At least we have power. Can we get a signal?"

"Yes, but who's gonna answer us out here?" Arthon asked. "We're far beyond the civilized systems. We're in the territory the New Republic has no say in." He said.

"Well, unless anyone has any ideas we have to take our chances." Damien said as he stood back up and wiped the sweat off his forehead. He replaced his usual clothes with a plain black shirt and pants.

"I could try and send a signal to the Resistance. Get some reinforcements to help us." Poe suggested, sealing a wall after repairing its wires.

"Any out here?" Finn asked as he handed Arthon a crate that had some parts for a terminal nearby. Poe shrugged.

"Possibly, need to know what system we are in." Poe said as IG tapped his shoulder.

"We are currently floating between a star in the Ryloth System." IG answered handing Poe a better torch.

"So we're in the Outer Rim? Well, you don't see many First Order out here. Too many gangs, pirates, and other people of morally questionable career paths." Poe said, before glancing at everyone. "No offense." He added.

"None taken." Damien said offhandedly as he walked over the comms. "Well we have enough power to survive for a month but I don't any of us can take that. So we need to set out a rescue signal and hope for the best."

"Yeah, we'll let the Force guide us or something." Rhasar said. Arthon merely snarled in response.

"The Force?" Rey asked. She had heard a lot of things in her time but the Force wasn't one of them. She noticed Damien sigh making him wonder if it was that important.

"I knew it." Poe stated, walking over with a smirk as Damien had his back to him. "I knew that power of yours was the Force, you're a Jedi, aren't you?" Damien eyes widened hearing that title as Rey and Finn looked at him confused.

"A Jedi?" The Scrapper asked.

"Peacekeepers of the Old Republic...such a good job, they did. Once, they had high numbers, but they got sloppy and were wiped out by the Sith when the Empire formed. But ever since the Empire's destruction, there's been no word about them." Arthon growled.

"Yeah, until now." Poe said as everyone turned to him, and he pointed at BB. "The map BB has in his systems ain't a map to some weapon, it's to the man who saved the Galaxy thirty years ago…...Luke Skywalker." Poe said as everyone said nothing. Damien eyes widen hearing the name, only to groan a bit as he clutched his head.

"Trust in the Force, my Padawan."

"Yes, Master Skywalker."

"Skywalker?" Karine asked shocked. "As in the Skywalker?"

"You heard of him?" Poe asked.

"Heard of him? He is the Savior of the Galaxy, just like you said. My mother was part of the Rebellion when they destroyed the Death Star on Endor." Karine explained.

"I didn't know your mom was in the Rebellion." Rhasar said.

"There's a lot of things we don't know about." Karine said crossing her arms.

"What about you, Rhasar? Did your parents serve in the Rebellion?" Poe asked. Rhasar was silent at that question.

"...No. He was a bounty hunter, who mostly did work for the Empire. They had the money, so he usually went to them." He said. Poe sighed, since he couldn't really judge the guy, not his place. He turned back to Damien smiling now they had a chance.

"Well it doesn't matter now, we got the map to Luke and now we have another Jedi in our army, that's two over one." Poe said stepping towards Damien.

"You must have really low standards if you think Damien's a Jedi." Rhasar said, turning to Damien. "No offense, pal. But you're not exactly attuned to those powers of yours."

"None taken." Damien said as he looked away with a defeated look, one that did not go overlooked by Rey.

"Who cares if he can control it, the point is he can help us." Poe said. However, before this could get out of hand, Damien stepped forward.

"Listen Poe, we can talk about this later. First, I'm hungry." Damien said walking past everyone. "Food will be ready in ten."

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"What is that?" Rey asked as she stared at the object on the wall, the creature skull nearly as big as her upper half.

"That's a Krayt Dragon." Rhasar answered from his spot on the dinner table, brandishing his knife.

"Man, I always wanted to kill one of those." Finn said, impressed as he turned back to Rhasar. "Must have been one hell of a kill."

"It wasn't easy. I REALLY had to work at it. Took me several days to take it down." Rhasar said; Finn smiled in respect as he sat down next to Rhasar.

"I gotta admit, you're the first Mando I've ever seen. The First Order Academy specializes in training Troops with Mandalorian Combat." Finn explained as IG set the dinner plates around them. Arthon was off to the side while Poe checked with BB, Karine was checking the ships engines one last time.

"That brand of combat is particularly exclusive these days...who the hell taught you to fight like a Mandalorian?" Rhasar asked.

"Captain Phasma. She's the top soldier in the First Order. Despite her ranking, not many can face her. I was meant to be her prized student." Finn explained. "Heard rumors of a program for an elite batch of troopers...Sith Troopers, I think they were called. From what Phasma told me before Jakku, I was being considered for the program because of my top scores in all the tests." Finn said.

"Sounds like you're quite the warrior, Finn." Rhasar said. Finn was inclined to agree, but Rhasar noticed his smirk disappearing as if he remembered something. "Something wrong?" He asked.

"The reason I left." Finn answered. Before he could continue, however, the doors to the kitchen opened and Damien came out with IG behind him. In their arms were plates of food, the smell catching everyone's attention.

"Krayt Steak, Shredded Convor Eggs, with a side of Rancor Ribs dipped in Wampa Sauce to go with it." Damien said as they set the food in the center along with dried fruits as a side. Karine entered wiping grease off her face and arms and joined the others. All worries of the First Order, or anyone finding them seemed to fade as the group dined in on the food. Poe and Finn had to admit, this was some damn good food they had in awhile as they digged in. Rey on the other hand couldn't believe the size of the meal she had, nothing was on her plate yet because she could only stare at the food before her, her stomach screaming for it.

"It's not gonna disappear." Damien joked as Rey shook out of her stupor. Without missing a beat she grabbed as she could and started devouring the food. IG and BB stood at the side watching the flesh bags eat, thanking that they didn't need food.

"How bout you, hotshot?" Rhasar asked Poe. "What brings someone like you out in this frontier?" He asked. Poe sat still for a minute.

"Well, like Karine, my folks were Rebels, I was born at least two years after the Battle of Yavin. So you can bet the times I grew up in were interesting to say the least." He said. He shook his head as a nostalgic smile graced his face. "Ever since I was a kid, I loved flying. First time I stepped onto a ship was my mother's old fighter when I was six years old. One of the best days of my life." His smile disappeared as he sighed. "I'll always cherish the time I had with my mother." He said.

"I know the feeling." Poe turned to Karine as she set her glass of Naboo Juice down. "I have two siblings, one brother and one sister. I was born after the end of the Empire, ten years give or take. My brother is half since my Mom remarried. I uh…..The first time I entered a Star Fighter it felt like….."

"Like you could take on the whole galaxy by yourself?" Poe asked, Karine smiled. Damien smiled at the scene, it was nice that everyone was getting along, it felt peaceful in a sense.

"So why did you join the Resistance, flesh bag?" Arthon asked cutting in. "Wanting to fill your parents boots?"

"Galaxy in peril? Small, but brave group of people willing to fight the good fight? Who wouldn't want to be part of that?" Poe asked. "Though if I'm being honest...I guess I just got tired of feeling like I wasn't making a difference." He said. "I used to be part of the New Republic Defense Fleet. One of the best pilots in the entire fleet...but the First Order was growing, they kept violating so many of the rules we established to prevent another Empire...and the Republic did nothing to stop them. Every day, I'd hear of what they're doing, and I'd think, 'we could've done something'. This kept happening over and over again...till one day, I just couldn't sit down and watch it happen anymore. I contacted the General, resigned from the fleet, and here I am." He said. Damien had to admit he admired Poe's bravery, he wondered what it would be like if his crew joined the fight. That all went downhill once Arthon spoke up again.

"So tell me, what changes have been made? Cause from what I see, the First Order's only gotten stronger, while you lot have grown smaller." He growled.

"You're not wrong, we have, but now it is different. We got the map to Luke Skywalker, and you have a Jedi, whether you want to admit it or not in your company." Poe said turning to Damien. "Tell me: did you ever know Luke? Were you his student?"

"I…...I don't know." Damien admitted. "I have no memories of who I was until a few years ago. I woke up on the beach in pain, no memories of my past." Poe sighed, seeing it might be useless to push. "But I can tell you that I've always dreamed of going on an adventure, hearing stories and myths across the galaxy?" Damien said letting out a dreamy sigh. "I can't help but think of saving a princess and beating the bad guy. And maybe...maybe find out who I am."

"Well...I can get on board with that." Poe said.

"And you would be the only mad man on this ship, Dameron." Rhasar said. "Damien, how many times do we have to talk about this? The Galaxy isn't like childhood stories and fairy tales. The sooner you accept that, the better." Damien sighed in defeat, something that Rey notice, before they all went back to eating.

"Poe." The Resistance pilot looked back at Damien. "When you found out about me, you said two against one, what did you mean?"

"At first I thought it wasn't true, but after being on Jakku I believed it. The First Order have the Sith in their ranks." Poe said shocking the group, Arthon let out a small annoyed growl. They have heard of the complete opposite of the Jedi, the Sith. "When I was in the Republic Navy, I heard reports of Dark Force Wielders beyond the Outer Rim causing chaos. I don't know much about them but after I joined the Resistance, we know one in particular in their army. We know his name, or at least what he is called."

"Kylo Ren." Finn muttered loud enough for everyone to hear, Damien eyes narrowed at the name like he heard of it. "I heard about him, no I met him. On Jakku."

"Kylo Ren is the top of the First Order food chain." Poe explained. "I heard reports of how he once cleared out an entire Republic Base all by himself, or how he destroyed an entire fleet. Hell, our spies reported when the First Order was invading some planet in Wild Space, the inhabitants had a Zillo Beast."

"A Zillo beast?" Rey asked.

"An extinct species, but when they weren't they were a very dangerous race." Rhasar explained. "None of them are alive, including this one I'm guessing."

"The spies reported how he took it on, he killed it without a scratch on him." Poe stated. "When I was captured on Jakku, he interrogated me, he used the Force to rip the information out of me like it was nothing." The group was silent, until Rhasar turned back to Finn.

"Did you ever talk to this guy?" Rhasar asked but Finn shook his head.

"No...this was when I 'woke up', so to speak. I was so frantic with everything else happening that when I laid eyes on him...it was like I was staring into a dark bottomless pit, no conscience, no remorse...just pure darkness." He said, shuddering at the memory of that encounter.

"You...woke up?" Karine asked.

"Yeah. We were deployed to Jakku, it was supposed to be a routine op. Get in, take out the opposition, and gather any important intel...but we weren't expecting the locals to put up that much of a fight...and of course, Poe was there. He ended up shooting one of my men." He said. His eyes seemed to sadden with the memory of that night. "I held him in my arms as he died...and before he died, he placed his bloodstained hand on my helmet...and it felt like a switch went off in my mind. Everything around me felt like it was going at speeds only possible in hyperspace." He shook his head. "I thought I was going crazy, that I was still a soldier upholding the ideals of peace and order in the galaxy...but I realized what they really were when they ordered us to kill the villagers. Innocent men, women, and children who didn't even know how to fire a blaster...and they ordered us to execute them all." Finn said. "The worst part is...I was the only one who didn't fire. The others didn't even hesitate. I heard nothing but the screams of the dead...and I still hear them." He said. "I was raised to do one thing...but I got nothing to fight for. Nothing but an ideal that was born from a lie...so I made a choice, for the first time in my life, I made a choice. Not the First Order, not Captain Phasma...ME." He said. The group was silent, even Rey stopped eating as she took every word in. Damien smiled however as he grabbed his drink and raised it.

"You made some bad choices, but you saw the error of it. I'm not very good at speeches, but I know you are a good person Finn." Damien said, taking a drink. Finn let out a small smile, thankful that someone believed in him….even if he didn't believe it himself. Karine stared at everyone at the table before turning to Rey.

"Hoping to shift the tone, Rey." Rey looked up at the Twi'lek. "What's your story? How did you come to Jakku?" The Scrapper said nothing at first, merely staring down at her dinner table.

"I….I don't remember." Rey said.

"Great, another person who lost their memory...no wonder you two like each other." Rhasar remarked.

"Gee, thanks, Rhasar." Damien joked.

"I remember my parents." Rey cut in gaining everyone's attention. "I was little when we went to Jakku, it all seemed so little, I've waited everyday for them to come back."

"How old were you when they left?" Karine asked.

"Eight, I think."

"And….they haven't returned?" Karine asked.

"They will." Rey quickly said. "I know they will."

"Rey, I hate to tell you this, but if it's been that long since you got stranded on Jakku, your parents are either dead or they ain't coming back...eleven years is kind of a long wait." Rhasar said. Rey said nothing as she didn't want to hear it, she just went back to eating. The table was silent again as everyone ate before Poe clapped his hands.

"How bout you, then, Rhasar? You said your father did work for the Empire? A bounty hunter?" He asked. Rhasar was silent, and his hand reached for the scar along his face almost on instinct.

"Yeah...he met my mother some time after the fall of the Empire. He never held any particular loyalty to them. He had the policy of being loyal to whoever was willing to pay him for the job. Though when he met my mother, he had left the life of bounty hunting behind." He said.

"What did he do afterwards?" Finn asked, and even though she wasn't showing Rey was listening.

"I'm sure you guys heard about the campaign to free Mandalore years ago?" He asked.

"Yeah, it was eight years after the Empire's downfall. It was led by the current leader of the Mandalorians. A two year war against the Cabal Organization and what remained of the Empire on Mandalore." Poe said, he had heard tales from smugglers or other locals about the story of when a single Mandalorian led the liberation of his people against the Cabal, or what was left of the Empire in the Mandalore system.

"Yeah. Mandalore the Liberator, we call him. My father played a big part in the campaign. The battle to free Mandalore was how he met my mother." He said.

"Why did you leave Mandalore? Last I heard Mando's don't leave that system often now ever since the campaign." Poe said.

"...I was exiled. Let's just leave it at that." He said. Poe nodded his head in understanding while Finn looked over at IG who was standing behind Karine for reasons.

"What's his story? I don't think I've seen a droid unit like him." Finn said as everyone looked at IG.

"IG is, well, an IG Unit. Magnaguard to be more exact." Karine explained turning around. "I found him on Raxus Prime, nothing but a head and his body laid in pieces."

"Why did you build him?" Finn asked.

"I love piloting, but I also love Droids." Karine admitted.

"She might be obsessed with them." Rhasar whispered loudly. Karine glared at Rhasar but sighed, continuing her story.

"My Mother died when I was young, my only companionship was her old droid. When it ceased to function I seeked attention with droids. I built them with what I can, spare parts of any kind. Some that shouldn't even be used on droids but I couldn't help it." Karine said. "I built IG before I met Damien, he isn't exactly together-!"

"That's one way of putting it." Arthon growled.

"But he is a loyal companion. I also taught him how to make poems, and he love to sing." Karine stated.

"If one would like I shall sing a melody." IG suggested.

"I'd rather not have my ears feel like they went through a trash compactor." Arthon said.

"But what happened to him before?" Finn asked.

"IG predates all the way back to the Clone Wars, before any of us were born." Karine explained. IG then stepped forward.

"I was a guard for a Separatist General, designed to be the most deadly, to contend with the Jedi. My function ceased on Utapau when I faced a Jedi, he crushed my left leg and severed my head. All I saw after was deep darkness, my function ceased." IG stated as it held up its broken hand. Finn swore if IG had a face it would be sadness. "Then Karine saved me, and my function has all served to make sure her well being is secured."

"So basically, Karine's bodyguard." Damien summed it up for the three. "He may seem cold, but IG is pretty nice…...once he's done not killing you." This made the group smile and let out a few chuckles when Poe turned to Arthon.

"So, Arthon….what's your story?" Poe asked, making Arthon growl.

"What's it to you, flesh bag?" Arthon asked with a hiss.

"I'm just curious, I've learned a lot about your friends, let's get to know each other better." Poe said.

"And you think that makes us friends and that I'm willing to tell you everything about myself? Don't kid yourself, flesh bag." Arthon snarled.

"Hey, I'm just trying to be nice. I get it you don't like me, but I'm not trying to be your enemy." Poe said holding his hands up in defense.

"Then why are you trying so hard to be my friend?" Arthon asked.

"What can I say, I like you guys…..Plus it's not like we won't get to know each other sooner." Poe added making everyone stare at him.

"What do you mean?" Karine asked, though she had a feeling what he meant.

"Look, I know you guys don't want to join, bu-!"

"Then what is there to discuss? We don't wish to join your war, that's that!" Arthon interrupted.

"You're acting like this is just my war!" Poe said not raising his tone. "I understand what you guys are getting at, but I think you all know you don't have a choice anymore. The First Order is gonna hunt you down." Poe said standing up looking at everyone. "This isn't just the Resistance war against the First Order, this is a war that could end all wars. The First Order don't plan on leaving anything that stands in their way alive. You can't keep running from this." Poe said. "This isn't my war, it's everyones. But it can end, with the help of Luke Skywalker, and you." He pointed at Damien. "Two Jedi at the front of the Resistance standing for peace again. For the Force, right?" Damien said nothing, only for a snarl to cut everyone off as Arthon slammed the table and stood up glaring at Poe.

"The Force, the Force, everywhere I go, it's always the Force! The Force is a joke! Why should I believe in something that lets such horrors be wrought upon the galaxy?" He growled. "Don't try to paint it as if you're the good guys. The Resistance isn't as innocent as you like to think, flesh bag."

"How dare you! We're trying to fight for freedom, not for tyranny." Poe defended glaring at Arthon with full force.

"Tell that to Trandosha." Arthon snarled, and everyone went silent. "Ten years ago, I was a member of the Honor Guard for the Elders. We were tasked with defending and upholding the traditions of our people. We were the key to the future...and then the First Order came." His eyes narrowed with anger. "The Empire was infamous for utilizing Wookiees as slave labor. The First Order thought they could do the same to the Trandoshans. Unlike the Wookies, we put up more of a fight." His teeth were bared in a bloodthirsty grin. "For a time, it was glorious. They could not adapt to the territory of our home world. We were the apex predators, and they were simply prey for us to hunt." His eyes softened. "Then...they brought out the Dreadnought." He said, and for the first time, they didn't hear anger, contempt, or disdain from the Trandoshan's voice...but FEAR. "It wiped out entire landscapes in a single shot. Then they sent entire legions of Stormtroopers to wipe out the survivors." He said. "The battles we fought were not victories. No, they were tests. And the First Order learned everything they could about us." He growled, and his where they once saw fear, they saw only pain. "I had a wife, and a daughter...and both were taken from me." He said, before glaring at Poe. "You wanted to know my story, flesh bag. I'm a survivor. The last of a dying race. Hell, as far as I'm aware, I'm the only Trandoshan that survived the purge. The First Order destroyed us, and no Resistance or force of freedom was there to help us." He snarled. He turned to Damien letting out a low growl. "You want to be part of this war, you want this to be part of some dumb adventure? FINE. But don't expect me to take part in it. I've already lost everything to it." He said.

"Arthon." Damien said but it was too late as the Trandoshan left the table. Now it was silent as no one dared to take another bite. Many learned new things, many pondered on everything. Damien stared into his drink as he pondered every single word everyone said in this room as he stared into his drink. He pondered if this was worth it, he wanted the call, the answers, he needed the answers, they were out there.

Lost in the Abyss.

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Zer0: You know another thing I found out?

Bio: What?

Zer0: I think one of those Ewok's at the end was Wickett from the Sixth movie. It's a nice little nod to the old series…...Oh shit, they're back.

Bio: If you couldn't tell from that, again, we saw Rise of Skywalker.

Zer0: We'll get to that in a second, let's go to our story…..HOLY SHIT. That was deep as FUCK.

Bio: Yeah. Couple that with the occasional music we'd play for the scene, and shit got real emotional.

Zer0: Did ya like it? No? Yes? Fuck off? Well we enjoyed writing it, it was really fun.

Bio: Probably another case of where we only have like a few reviews by the time we work on the next chapter.

Zer0: Regardless this chapter was fun. I think my favorite part was the end, a lot of exposition. World Building, and quite frankly it was needed. Finn and Poe was pretty fun….Rey is kind of the same but we're gonna get into much later. We promise.

Bio: As you can see, Finn has undergone a slight change in terms of his background, with him being quite the skilled warrior. Top of his class in the academy. And good enough to be considered for Sith Trooper training...that'll have a much better meaning than RoS.

Zer0: Basically the top dogs of the First Order Troops, like the Purge Troopers from Fallen Order or the Knights of Ren in the Stormtroopers. We're trying to make ST awesome but….I mean come on.

Bio: Cannon fodder will be cannon fodder. But we can make them badass cannon fodder.

Zer0: Also now you know a little more about our characters, just a bit more. Only one who didn't speak up was Rhasar with good reason, and Damien doesn't even know. IG has a little interesting one if you pay attention. Karine got some history, and it doesn't get better.

Bio: And of course, Arthon as always is rough around the edges, which as you saw from that explanation, makes perfect sense.

Zer0: Got some deep characters…..and this is the second chapter. This is like the first part in a movie. In a few paragraphs we gave more characters to these people than an entire movie.

Bio: Yeah. You really kept highlighting that when I wrote up the Finn section.

Zer0: I was playing Anakin's Betrayal when he was talking, that shit got fucken sad.

Bio: Then of course, there's Poe. Or as I shall call him in this story, with the way I've been writing him...the Star Wars equivalent of Garrus Vakarian.

Zer0: You're probably wondering why bring him so quickly into the story? Answer: Character Development…..also because we felt like it. Again: PLAN.

Oh also, I don't know if you guys could tell, but lowkey we hyping Kylo Ren up like crazy. So if anyone read the comics, Kylo Ren jumped into the Zillo Beast mouth and killed it from the inside…...Yeah in our story he straight just fucking killed it. No messing around, just sliced through it. I'll explain my reasoning for it and Bio probably agrees. Come closer, I need to whisper it…

…...KYLO REN IS THE BEST CHARACTER IN THE SEQUEL TRILOGY. Yeah that doesn't sound like much but he is the best character. In my opinion he is the top ten best characters…..canon-wise I'll say.

Bio: Much like Ewan McGregor in the Prequels, Adam Driver carries this whole fucking trilogy.

Zer0: From the series point of view Kylo is hyped to be super strong, like crazy strong, like the next Vader strong. Best character complexity, best character in general seriously. I felt like he literally was the only one who went through something. Yet in the movies (At least in the first two movies) he lost to a girl who has never used a Lightsaber or the Force until now. Yeah there's the whole thing where he was shot, weakened by the force after killing his Dad. Guys, he took a shot from Chewie blaster that sent people flying and he took like a champ. Dude kicked ass afterwards, and then all of a sudden Rey beats him. Also apparently she downloaded his training from that experience which is like a Force thing to do….but a bullshit thing. It's like Taskmaster but stupid, and poorly explained. Just because you got the training instantly doesn't mean you mastered it. But because of 'muh versity' it had to happen. But let's move on to I think we should the night with a review, or two if Bio wants to speak his mind. So Bio you go first, what did ya think of SW: ROS?

Bio: ...I'd give it a meh. Some might argue that's better than being completely horrible, but to a rabid fan base like Star Wars, may as well be a death sentence.

Zer0: Hmm…..I might give an okay. I consider Star Wars Fanbase, and really all Fanbases, as passionate but I'll get into that at the bottom. It wasn't bad as The Last Jedi….but it was like a meh. Should we go into Cons or pros? Which one?

Bio: Maybe pros. Number One: Babu Frik. Shut your mouth. You ain't changing my mind.

Zer0: Pros it is.

Pros: Well the trilogy is over, that's about as good as it gets. Okay so the movie had one good thing going…...JJ sent a fuck you to Rian. That's another good one. Again, Kylo is the best character, change my mind. Rey had training, though this is a Pro/Con at best. The music is awesome of course. I overall enjoyed it because I went to go watch it with an unbias view because when it comes to Star Wars my love for it comes first. Like I didn't go in hating the Last Jedi, I left hating it.

Bio: Visuals were pretty neat. Some of the best cinematography I've seen in a film.

Zer0: The fight scene was better than the last two….only because Kylo almost won (Technically did win, but his Mom decided to pull a fuck you). Uh, Poe was a great character, one of the best in the new trilogy which saying much. Harrison made a few million just by a few sentences.

Bio: Even though his role was minor, Lando was pretty fun to see again.

Zer0: Luke was good, nostalgia wise it was a good movie…..which is what this series has going. Again, go fuck yourself Rian Johnson. Is that everything? Oh, no slow ass bombers. Also Rose wasn't in the movie a lot, nothing against the actor, but fuck Rose.

Bio: Even though I feel like they planned something else entirely before the untimely event, I enjoyed Leia's scenes, made me tear up at times.

Zer0: Her death was kind of lame though.

Bio: And of course...the Senate.

Zer0: Ah...the good shit. Okay cons.

Cons: WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCKING HELL IS THIS?! PALPATINE IS BACK?! WHAT?!

Bio: Is that a double standard when we literally said seconds earlier that he was a good part? Yes. Were we referring to his dialogue as the best part? Yes. Was his purpose in this story the con? Yes.

Zer0: THE KNIGHTS OF REN DIDN'T EVEN NEED TO BE IN THE TRILOGY! THEY DID NOTHING! REY IS A PALPATINE?! WHY?!

Bio: She's also a Skywalker now, apparently...which also means she technically kissed her brother or something like that.

Zer0: According to JJ that kiss was like a sibling kiss…...WHAT SIBLINGS KISS LIKE THAT?! THE LANNISTERS?!

Bio: I sure as fuck don't kiss my siblings like this. Matter of fact, we don't kiss at all. We'd rather kill each other than do something like that.

Zer0: My little sister kiss me because she is a child and it isn't like the fucking kiss at the end where Ben is fucking thirty and there's been massive hints in these series. Okay what else….oh yeah Palpatine. Why? I ask again, why? His arc is over, Anakin redemption was set in stone when that happened. Yeah he said he brought back the balance but we just need Mary Rey Sue to take the W, like she did every movie.

Bio: Cause Ruin Johnson decides after one look at some notes J.J. had to have left for him with the movies, that he's gonna yeet that shit out of there and just 'subvert expectations'?

Zer0: He tried to challenge us, I can't tell if it's our salt levels, or how stupid he thinks we are. This fucking little shit thinks if Empire Strikes Back was made today it would be just as critizied as his movie. Dude, ESB was like the best movie of all time, even to today.

Bio: I just call it someone who can't take criticism of their work...kinda why I'm on the fence about seeing Knives Out. One hand, I'm a sucker for murder mysteries, but I also heard he's put all manner of his political messaging and views that NO ONE asks for.

Zer0: I'm so shocked, can't you tell? Anyways what else…..oh yeah….Finn did not change whatsoever. He was the same from beginning to end. Not a bad thing, he did stuff, but what was the point. Oh the fucking Jedi Cheerleading squad was stupidly funny. Because that's what I want in a Star Wars movie, just them telling Rey she is the only one who can do it. Yeah Ben kind of did it with Luke in Episode 4, but it was more like get your shit together. This was just everyone better than Rey telling her how better she is for some reason. Rey past is fucking stupid, Bio liked the agree of her being no one and later I was agreed, it was a good idea…...but now it's just stupid. Why did the Lightsaber call her, a Palpatine?

Bio: I don't fucking know. Real question is what was the point of the memory wipe for 3PO when R2 literally just patches it back in?

Zer0: We would go on with all the plotholes.

Bio: At least agree with me this: thank fucking GOD Chewie finally got his FUCKING MEDAL!

Zer0: But there are so many. Kathleen and all of them don't know Star Wars. She goes on about how they didn't have any eight hundred page books or comics, just 'passionate' story tellers. She is right about one thing, there isn't eight hundred books. There are…..let see….one…..ten…...A lot, a lot of four hundred or three hundred page books. And thousands of comics. Yeah, talking out of her ass. At least we can be truthful, a lot of things we write are our own thing we'll tell you or it's based on the series because we enjoy the series. Star Wars has a lot of passionate fans, like me and Bio, that love the series. Henry Cavil (Man of Steel) talked once in an interview for Witcher how fans are not toxic like the media, or other annoying sites, are passionate. Hey we might get some people who don't like our story. That's fine, we want people to enjoy it and we also want ourselves to be satisfied with what we wrote.

Bio: It's like we said in the first chapter. In this story, we will utilizing elements from the old canon. Not everything, but the pieces that we believe work in the context of our story.

Zer0: I think it is time we wrap this up. Everyone I hope you enjoyed this, please review and PM for ideas. Please enjoy the story and remember, May the Force be with you.

Bio: Always.