Hi guys, I just wanted to quickly apologize that I haven't been updating on both stories in a while, I was just so caught up being in the Sound of Music. Just take a wild guess who I was, not Maria, but Frau Schmidt. It wasn't actually bad; I got to say a decent amount of lines. Anyway, no one cares, so I`ll just move on.
The beings were towering over me, I had to admit that I was slightly terrified; but I tried to hide my fear so they wouldn't underestimate me and I could protect BB-8.
I walked toward it and reached my shaking hand out to touch it`s giant, brown body, it didn't move! I instantly became excited for my courage and that it seemingly wasn't alive
"What`s that?" I enthusiastically asked BB-8 while pointing up to the being`s green hair. He beeped an answer to me.
"I don`t know what you just said, but I`m going to find out!" I grinned and hastily grabbed onto it`s long arms one by one, climbing higher and higher by the seconds. When I finally couldn't reach a few arms above me, I stopped climbing and settled myself on the limb I stood on and looked around me. I saw two figures staring out at the same lake I was just at with BB-8.
I could see the one to my left handing the one to his right a blaster. I squinted my eyes to figure out who these two were. I saw the one on the right wearing a long, flowing dress, and the other to the left with grey hair. Figures, it was Rey and Han; but where was Finn?
I stared for only a few seconds, until the realization of mischief spread across my face in a big, embarrassing smile. I supported myself better on the body and planted my feet into the limb better and sucked in to shout.
"Hey Rey Rey!"
They both swiftly turned around, taken aback at the sudden loud voice. Rey`s eyes shifted as she tried to find me in the deep woods. I whistled for her to look up. Slowly, her head moved upward and saw my grinning face in the being`s hair.
"Rachel, get down from there!" she shouted.
"No, I`m good up here." I said, failing to hold back my smile.
"Rachel, if you`re not down here in two seconds, I`m coming up to get you!"
"I`d like to see you try!"
She huffed a sigh of annoyance and went to the being`s body, and slowly grabbed onto it`s limbs. I quickly got bored and decided to not cause her trouble and jumped down; maybe I leapt a bit too high.
I fell firm on the ground, pain shooting through most of my right leg.
"Rache!" Rey hopped off the first few limbs and rushed to me as Han also raced to my side.
"You okay, kid?" He asked.
I was about to respond when Finn appeared out of the Falcon.
"Han, where actually are you- What the hell happened here?!" He noticed my leg a quite bruised and a median amount of blood gushing out.
"I fell," I simply said, trying to urge a smile.
"Think you can walk?" Han asked, I could tell he was trying not to rush us.
"Yeah, I think I can." I started getting up, but Rey quickly pushed me back down.
"No, no, put your hand over my neck Rache." She beckoned me to, but I just ignored her and pushed myself up. She was always so over-protective anytime I got hurt. Hell, she told me to stay in bed for a whole week when I got a large scratch on my arm and I already sewn it up. Yes it was when I was seven and she was eleven, but she still does it today.
"I can walk Rey, really."
She still took my hand, which I swiftly pulled away and shot a glare at her.
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After we cleaned up my leg and bandaged it, Han led us to a large type of castle.
"Solo, why are we here again?" Finn asked once again.
"To get your droid on a cleaning ship,"
"Clean?" Rey beat me to it.
"Do you think it was luck that Chewie and I found the Falcon? If we can find it on our scanners, the First Order's not far behind. Want to get BB-8 to the Resistance? Maz Kanata is our best bet."
"We can trust her, right?" Finn asked, warily.
"Relax, kid. She's run this watering hole for a thousand years. Maz is a bit of an acquired taste, so let me do the talking. And whatever you do, don't stare..."
"At what?" The three of us at the same time.
"Any of it,"
The door opened. I could hear it, music and madness. We entered the loud, crowded mess of a hall, pushing past a room full of rough and odd creatures, who gamble, drink, scheme, negotiate, argue. I clanged to Rey`s arm. My eye caught the back of a tiny, thousand year-old, four foot tall interesting little creature, who suddenly turned to us. She was female, wearing large goggles.
"Han Solo!" She shouted, making me jump. Everyone turned to look at her and follow her gaze to us. It was deathly silent.
"Oh boy," He whispered to us, then turned back to the small alien "hey Maz!" He waved for her to come over. She walked over to us and looked up around for someone.
"Where`s my boyfriend?" She asked. I eyed Han.
"Chewie`s working on the Falcon," Oh, that`s what she meant.
"I like that Wookie. I assume you need something. Desperately. Let's get to it."
Maz walked off, gesturing for us to follow. Finn, Rey, and I were confused. Han indicates for us to follow, we did. We passed an enormous looking beast I`ve never heard of, and sat with an extremely pale woman, wearing nothing but a black vale and a white and black dress. She caught me staring at her, turned to me then gave me a smile that still makes me uncomfortable, and winked at me. I felt my face turning red and spun my head around, trying not to show her that I felt my innocence slowly shattering; I was a bit over dramatic about few things.
Maz led us to a decently big table and pulled out a few bowls of fruit, I haven't eaten since we were on Jakuu. I instantly yanked a type of fruit out and started munching on it. I felt someone firmly hit my shoulder, causing me to stop and look at Rey. Out of all times, why did she care about me eating like an animal? I listened to her while sulking and ate how she wanted me to.
I heard Maz and Han talking about the map BB-8 had.
"A map to Skywalker himself? You're right back in the mess."
"Maz, I need you to get this droid to Leia." Han responded.
"Hmm. No. You've been running away from this fight for too long. Han, nyakee nago wadda. Go home!"
"Leia doesn't want to see me."
"Please, we came here for your help." Finn cut in.
"What fight?" Rey asked.
"The only fight, against the dark side. Through the ages, I've seen evil take many forms. The Sith, the Empire. Today, it is the First Order. Their shadow is spreading across the galaxy. We must face them. Fight them, all of us."
"There is no fight against the First Order! Not one we can win. Look around. There's no chance we haven't been recognized already. I bet you the First Order is on their way right-!" Finn stopped when Maz adjusted her goggles as her eyes got wider and she stared at him.
"What`s this? What are you doing?" She hoisted herself onto the table and crawled, knocking over food and glasses, to Finn.
"Solo, what is she doing?" He eyed Han.
"I don`t know, but it ain`t good." Han told him.
"If you live long enough you see the same eyes in different people. I'm looking at the eyes of a man who wants to run."
He glared at her "You don't know a thing about me. Where I'm from. What I've seen."
"What have you exactly seen?" I was tempted to say.
"You don't know the First Order like I do. They'll slaughter us. We all need to run."
I was absolutely stunned, I didn't even need to look at Rey`s face to see if she felt the same. Maz crawled back to her chair and looked at two pirates in the corner.
"You see those two? They'll trade work for transportation to the Outer Rim. There, you can disappear."
"Finn?" I asked him.
Rey and I both stared at him; I could tell she looked far more concerned.
"Come with me," He looked at her, then down to me "both of you,"
"What about BB-8? We're not done yet. We have to get him back to your base." Rey spoke.
"I can`t," He got up and handed the gun to Han.
"Keep it kid," He told Finn.
He nodded and left. Rey and I looked at each other, then nodded and got up.
"Who are the girls?" I unknowingly heard Maz ask.
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Rey and I followed Finn to see him talking to the pirates; I quickly barged in.
"What are you doing?" I asked as I felt Rey come up behind me and rest her hands on my shoulders.
"Don`t leave without me," He told one of them as he pulled both of us aside.
"You can`t just go, I won`t let you." Rey told him.
"I`m not who you think I am,"
"W-what are you talking about?" He was scaring me.
He stared up at Rey and not down at me "I'm not Resistance. I'm not a hero. I'm a Stormtrooper. Like all of them, I was taken from a family I'll never know. And raised to do one thing… But my first battle, I made a choice. I wasn't going to kill for them. So I ran, right into you and Rachel. And you looked at me like no one ever had. I was ashamed of what I was. But I'm done with the First Order. I'm never going back. Rey, come with me. You too Rachel."
"Don`t go," She said, I heard her getting a bit chocked up.
"Take care of her Rachel, please." I looked up at him and forced a smile, while tears were almost escaping my eyes. He walked back to the pirates as they left through the door.
"Finn, wait!" I heard Rey behind me as she gently shoved me out of her way and ran to catch up with him. There I was, completely alone in silence.
"Noooooooooo! Please!" I heard a faded cry of a little girl behind me. I turned around sharply to see where she was. She was nowhere. I took a few steps to where I thought I heard the cry, she cried again. But this time, I could hear a baby wailing.
I earnestly took more steps to the cries until I couldn't anymore.
I stared down at the seemingly bottomless darkness in that basement opening.
Okay so I was planning on writing more, especially after that long wait, but I just NOW figured out that this story will be done in probably three more chapters.
