Chapter 1

Holy shit, we're Jedi!

A pointed look.

I doubt it. We're barely force sensitive. I think.

The other young women shrugged.

That's what Jedi are. Force sensitive.

She giggled again, earning another pointed look from her friend across the room.

We're probably not even that. Maybe we just got an implant- "Ow! What the fuck!? Did you just throw your shoe at me?" - "Stop rationalizing! We're amazing!"

Calm down, we don't know that yet.

She rolled her eyes at her shoe-throwing friend and put her index finger on her lips, to remind her friend that they'd been told to wait silently.

And I'm keeping your fucking shoe.

No, you're not, idiot.

Watch me. Idiot.

You little-

The door burst open and slammed the young, red haired woman right in the face, in mid-launch to get her shoe back.
"Ellin, Taia, you two need to get up and the fuck out- where is Taia?" - "You just smashed her face in with the door."
The woman, Ellin, pointed to where her friend was lying on the floor, knocked out cold. The 'friend of a friend who knew someone who actually knew something about the Force and didn't want his name involved', stood in the door, stunned.

"Now, why do we need to get out again? Is this a ruse? Nuk told me you could take us to Maz-" - "I'm afraid that's not possible anymore."
Not possible? You fucker.
Ellin furrowed her brows, her mouth set in concentration.

WAKE THE FUCK UP, TAIA! WE'VE BEEN FUCKED OVER. DO YOU HEAR ME? ARE YOU DEAD!?I

The groan behind the door told her that her friend had indeed heard her. "Take us to Maz or I swear I'll- " Kill you? Too general. Torture you? Tell on you? For fucks sake!

Taia, help me get a decent threat out.

Taia stood up, sporting a fresh stylish nosebleed and shoved Mr. You-can't-know-my-name.

Oh my god, did you just shove him? Why the fuck are you so lame?

"Well, sorry, I just took a fucking door to my face, give me some space", she spat out while holding her sleeve to her nose to stop the bleeding. Anonymous Dude just stared and let out a frustrated sigh, the shove having been unsurprisingly ineffective to intimidate him.

"Listen, girls, we really need to leave, the First-" - "YOU listen now, Curly Boy."
Taia stood up to her full height, which would have actually been impressive because she towered over the young man, but the door had done its damage and – well, she looked like someone who just got a door to their face.
Her bright red hair was sticking out in all directions, dried blood smeared all over her nose and mouth, tears streaming down her face from the hit to the nose.

E: Curly Boy. Now he'll listen, alright. Good job.

T: Shut up, Ellin. I'm improvising.

E: You shut up, Taia.

Just as Curly Dude was about to open his mouth again he was interrupted by a very frustrated, girly squeal.

"Oh, by the holy shit, let me handle things for once. I've got this, Ellin."

"Girls, please."

"Dude, shut up. Taia the tactical genius is speaking." Can you hear my sarcasm, Taia?

"Girls-"

"Oh, I'm sorry, that I'm the only one thinking of a solution here!"

"Guys-"

The poor dude looked lost between them, sweat pearling at his forehead. "We really need to go-"

There was a silent second before both of them went down in a screeching mess of black and red hair. Pulling and scratching while never really effectively hurting each other. "WOULD YOU PLEASE STOP BEHAVING LIKE CHILDREN?" Nuk's friend's friend who knew Maz Kanata pinched the bridge of his nose between two fingers and exhaled a long breath. "I cannot take you to Maz Kanata because – let me speak – the First Order just pulverized her castle and we need to get the fuck off Takodana." That shut them up efficiently.

E: What do we do now? How do we get off-planet? Glorious Curls here was just supposed to take us to Maz.

"I'll take you off-planet under two conditions."

E: Did he just- can he?

They both nodded eagerly. Ready to fuck off this planet and away from the murderous, evil First Order.

E: BLINK TWICE DUDE IF YOU CAN HEAR MY THOUGHTS!

Taia turned to Ellin with a confused expression and blinked twice with a raised eyebrow.

T: Of course, I can, you dense little shitter, that's why we're here in the first place.

E: Not you, our male dude friend here – I thought he heard me. I guess it was just a coincidence.

"The both of you need to behave. I'm on my way to...somewhere and I can drop you off along the way in the Outer Rim. And we need a bigger ship. Mine's too small for the three of us."

Taia nodded. "We have one outside but I'm afraid our pilot droid malfunctioned during landing." The Dude smiled. A very attractive smile, by the way. Like the rest of him.

"I'm a pilot."

Ellin narrowed her eyes. "You're a pilot?" He nodded, pulling both of them up by their arms and dragged them out of the room they'd been waiting in.

E: Well this is convenient. Maybe he's going to kidnap us and deliver us to the First Order.

T: Stop being so skeptical, Ellin. We're just lucky. OR-

E: Don't think it-

T: OR the Force is with us!

E: God damn it, Taia. What would the First Order want with us anyways?

They exited the small stone building together only to freeze at the sight of a burning and crumbling castle just a few miles off. The handsome pilot didn't, he just continued walking towards a very badly hidden ship. The bulky thing was slightly tilted to the left with a few tree branches thoughtlessly thrown over the hull.

"Damn. How did we miss that?" The pilot shrugged. "It happened quite fast. I almost forgot the two of you." Ellin sighed, tearing her eyes away from the wreckage. "Why not leave without us? Why risk it?"

T: Ellin, stop being so fucking suspicious. He's clearly a good guy. I mean, look at that adorable smile.

She just threw Taia a narrow-eyed look before focusing on their pilot again.

He shrugged again and smiled. "I promised I'd take you to Maz and now that that's not possible the least I can do is help you get out of the danger-zone."

T: See? He's just a genuinely sweet guy. Try to see some good in the people around you.

"Is this an Allanar N3? It looks a bit banged up." Pilot Sexy scratched the back of his head while eyeing their starship. It was an ugly, old thing that had been patched up entirely too many times but still managed to get them successfully around the galaxy. „Possible, I don't know much about ships. It's a freighter with a hyperdrive and it's not entirely junk." He snorted and smirked. "Well enough. I can fly anything."

E: I hope his arrogance is well placed.

T: Not like you, eh, Ellin?

E: Oh, shut up, Taia.

"What about your ship? Are you just going to leave it behind?" - "Don't worry, it's been taken care of." He winked at Ellin, who still eyed him suspiciously, and opened the hatch to get inside the spacecraft.

E: Taia, I think I know him. He looks familiar.

T: Everyone looks familiar to you. He's just hot, that's all.

They sat behind him, watching fascinated as he punched buttons and did wonders with the controls they had no clue how to operate. He stayed friendly all the time and even kept up a little small talk to ease up the tension that Ellin was creating. "Pilot." - "Yes, Ellin?" He said patiently without looking up. "What's your name?" He turned around, enabling the autopilot in order to peacefully talk to them and sighed. The corner of his mouth twitched. A smile was never far from that face.

E: Maybe he wants to seduce us.

Taia rolled her eyes.

T: I'd be happy if he did. I have nothing against a bit of fun.

"I think we agreed not to mention that. It would be better for the three of us if you didn't know." - "Are you a criminal?" The hint of the smile turned into a toothy grin. "No."

E: That's what a criminal would say.

"Why did you two want to see Maz Kanata?" He asked with a knowing glint in his eye. "See? Now we're even", he said after some silence.

After finding out that their charming pilot was basically un-annoyable – they tried hard – they couldn't help but like him. A lot. Even Ellin.

E: You win, Taia. He's a gold nugget. Adorable little fucker.

"So, girls, I'll be leaving you on Sullust. It's New Republic territory, so you won't have to worry about the First Order. You'll be safe there." - "What about you? How are you going to get...wherever you need to go?" He stood up, having parked the freighter on a cargo bay. The pilot laughed, patting Taia's shoulder. "Don't worry, someone's waiting for me here, you guys worry about getting yourselves another pilot."

"You should try contacting Maz again, once this whole situation has died down." Situation meaning brewing war. Gold Nugget winked. "If I see you next time, I'll tell you my name."

T: Maybe he's Resistance.

Ellin snorted. Yeah right and I'm Han Solos daughter.

They said their good-byes in front of the freighter and waved enthusiastically as he disappeared into the crowd.

T: Sweet ass.

E: Don't be crude, Taia.

T: Says the wrong fucking person.

Obligatory disclaimer: I do not own Star Wars. I would love to hear what your thoughts are.
FYI: English is not my first language. I'm glad for pointers from native speakers.