"Chewie," Rey spoke into her comlink, "Meet us at the Falcon,"
"Aruuugh!"
"You're already there?" Rey asked as she and Finn rounded a corner. "Very well, we're almost at the docking bay, Finn and I will be there in less than a minute," She switched off the comlink as they turned another corner, only to be met by a group of five stormtroopers.
"Less than a minute, huh?" Finn asked as he drew his blaster.
"Yes," Rey ignited her newly constructed lightsaber, "And I intend to keep my word,"
The air was a hiss of red and orange as Rey and Finn made way through the corridor, Rey deflecting blasts as Finn took on the offensive. True to Rey's word, they arrived at the dock in no time.
Amongst the chaos of pilots hurrying to board their X-wings, Finn and Rey easily spotted the Falcon amongst the Resistance ships.
"Need a lift?" Lando shouted when they were within earshot.
"Always appreciated," Finn said as the two climbed aboard.
"Chewie and I are in the cockpit," Lando said. "Rey, can you handle the gun well?"
"Of course,"
"Good. Finn, join us in the cockpit, we'll need another set of eyes,"
Side-stepping a number of unsettled porgs, Rey climbed into the gun well as the Falcon prepared for takeoff. From her vantage point she could see Poe and BB-8 take off in their X-wing, blasting past a number of stormtroopers as they veered off the platform and launched into the atmosphere. Rey let out a sigh of relief-one less person and droid to worry about.
Clearing their way through the bay, the Falcon carved it's way into the open and through the atmosphere. After a short lightspeed jump to clear themselves from the remaining First Order troops, the small group set to work in the Falcon, Rey and Finn using comlinks to connect with their fellow Resistance members while Chewbacca and Lando fed the individuals' coordinates into a datapad.
"About half of those who checked in are closeby, near the rendezvous cluster in the lower mid rim," Lando said.
Rey peered at the datapad Lando was holding. "Based on the squadron ships I saw at our base, I doubt the stormtroopers have the technology to follow our jump. We shouldn't delay in meeting at the rendezvous point. About how long will it take to get there?
Lando tapped the screen. "Approximately five hours," he replied.
"Was there any substantial damage done to the ship?" Finn asked. Chewbacca growled a negative.
"Then I think we should set course," Rey said. "Once we have regrouped we'll be able to collectively decide the next step,"
"I agree," Lando said. "Though before we set course, there is one thing I should mention,"
Rey raised her eyebrows. "What's that?"
"It's probably best if I show you," Lando walked over to one of the storage closets and opened the latch, revealing a white figure slumped inside.
Finn sucked in his breath. "A stormtrooper. You brought one of the stormtroopers on board?"
"Don't worry, Chewbacca stunned him, he won't be awake for another two hours,"
"Why in all the galaxy would you bring him along?" Rey asked.
"So we could question him," Lando said. "Not every situation in life is fight or flight. Sometimes you have to resort to other options. And no, I don't plan to hurt this low-level trooper…either he gives us the answers about how they found our base and why they were there, or not. Either way, when we're done with him we drop him off at a populated planet of our choosing, then we're back on our way to meet the others. Simple as that,"