I peer nervously around a corner. When I see the coast is clear, I run down the long, glossy hall, taking cover in an alcove, clinging the blaster to my chest. From this alcove, I can see down another long, perpendicular hallway. To one side, a stone and steel wall. On the other side, a vast atrium, with a railing-free drop off, the white pill-light design descending hundreds of feet. Why did I ever decide to look down?

At the end of this walkway is an open hangar door, revealing hundreds of ships parked outside! Yes, finally! But the only problem, between mw and the ship, is a group of Stormtroopers, in conversation. "Just, great."

As I`m trying to think about what to do next, I hear footsteps in frightening unison! I sharply turn my head around and see more troopers headed my way! My mind races, another peek out and I run fast as my legs could hold me across the walkway. "Sh*t, sh*t, sh*t, sh*t! What do I-?" I looked down into the deep atrium. Just one wrong move and-. I heard the footsteps coming closer.

I sat down and hung my legs over the pit and forced myself to quickly climb down. My fingertips disappear over the edge just as the Troopers approach and continue. I hold on carefully as the guards walk off, not seeing me over the edge, only a long drop to the surface underneath me, "Don`t you look down, Rachel" I scold myself . But then, I see something. What is that? With curiosity going to be the death of me, I carefully cross-climb my way to it, biting the inside of my mouth to not let out a groan of agony in my shoulder. Looks like my dress isn't completely bandage material. I keep climbing to a service hatch; I reach for what I think is the lever? And pull it. It opens! I pull my hand away and hesitantly climb inside, almost forgetting to close the hatch behind me.

A remarkable image I see inside the inner workings of the base! I try my best to climb amid the incredible infrastructure, a drop to infinity beneath me. I noticed I`m between the only light source and what looks like white pills shapes as I make my way across

The haunting steps of the footsteps soon come back. I instantly close my mouth to shut up my thick breathing. I feel there gaze pour into the atrium below them, and instantly shut my eyes, afraid they will see me.

But they can`t! To them, I must be just a light silhouette against the endless white pill lights! I promptly climb across the space, beneath them, toward my exit!

STARKILLER BASE- CONTROL ACCES POINT

Finn, Han, Rey, and Chewie, blasters aimed. Phasma reluctantly works controls on the workstation.

"You want me to blast that bucket off your head? Lower the shields." Finn threatens her, with a blaster to Phasma`s head.

"You're making a big mistake." She stubbornly responded.

"Do it."

Chewie moans Phasma hits a few more buttons; the controls beep "SHIELDS DISABLE INITIATE". Eyes onthe workstation.

Finn turns to Han "Solo, if this works, we're not going to have a lot of time to find Rachel." Rey turned her head back to Finn.

"Don't worry kids; we won't leave here without her."

The controls beep again, "SHIELDS DISABLED".

Phasma turns to them again and cruelly says to Finn "You can't be so stupid as to think this will be easy. My troops will storm this block and kill you all.

"I disagree. What do we do with her?" Rey speaks up, and then turns to Han and Finn.

"Is there a garbage chute? Trash compactor?" Solo asks, recounting past adventures.

Finn gives them a broad smile "Yeah, there is..."

STARKILLER BASE-JUNCTION AREA

Finn, Rey, Han and Chewie take cover, Chewie pulling some explosives out of the duffel. Blast doors nearby.

Finn turns to the group "We'll use the charges to blow that blast door. I'll go in and draw fire, but I'm gonna need cover."

"You sure you're up for this?"

"Hell no, Rey and I`ll go in find and try to find Rachel. The troopers will be on our tail. We have to be ready for that. There's an access tunnel that'll leads-." Rey and Han stare in shock at something behind Finn.

"Why are you doing that? Why do you look like- this?" He mimics them "I'm trying to come up with a plan."

Finn turns, and sees Rachel, struggling to climb out from inside the wall, carefully climbing back up to the main level! He can't believe it! Chewie murmurs his relief. Han is almost breathless 'How can someone her height do that?!' And Rey, she`s almost to tears seeing her little sister alive.

RESISTANCE BASE- CORRIDOR 6

I climb up to the corridor, vigilant. I lean against the wall to catch my breath, accidently letting out a few loud coughs. I hear a sound, not now! I swoop my rifle to the troopers.

It`s them! Finn, Rey, Han and Chewie! They`re here! Right now!

Before I could choke out a word or cry, Rey went to her knees and embraced me. I felt her hand rise to my head and squeezed a clump of my hair and let out a small noise. I-is she crying?

"Are you alright?" Han asked me.

"I`m still breathing," I smile.

"What happened? Did he hurt you?" Finn asked, maybe a bit overly concerned.

With that, Rey pulls back and pulls back and searches all over me.

"I- I am f-," I feel Rey untangle the makeshift bandage on my shoulder and the air hits the burnt hole, causing me to wince.

She froze, just stared at it, while a few tears were falling from her chin. She was definitely crying. She snapped out of her trance and covered the burnt back up and tore off pieces of her dress to tie more around me.

I looked back up while she was bandaging me "W-why are all of you here?"

"We came back for you," Finn said.

My face falls; I think my heart almost stopped beating for a short time. T-they came back, they risked their lives for me, just one beating heart. I of course expected Rey, but Finn and even Han and Chewie?

Chewie lets out a moan. I look back to Rey, who turned around to look at everyone. She turned back to me and smiled. I stared at her She leans into me and whispers "It was Finn`s idea, not mine." I know she`s lying, but that is the last thing I care about.

"What`d he say?" Rey and I looked back up to Finn who asked.

"That it was your idea," I say. I swear, I`m either going to cry a river, or I`m not going to.

Finn awkwardly smiled. I slip out of Rey`s grip and throw my arms around his waist and hug him tightly. He froze for a few moments, I could tell he was signaling Rey for help, but she wasn't. He slowly wrapped on hand around my head and the other around my back. I smiled. "Thank you," I say.

Han broke us away from our hug "Escape now. Hug later." We nodded and sprinted.

STARKILLER BASE- OUTSIDE

Rey draped her coat around my shoulders when we exited to the X-wings roaring across the sky, blasting and dodging the TIE Fighters and missiles. The rest of us run out into the snow, stopping, eyes on the sky, watching the lop-sided battle. We then turn to each other, resolve in all our eyes.

"They're in trouble. We can't leave." Han turned to Finn "My friend here has a bag full of explosives. Let's use 'em."

STARKILLER BASE- OSCILLSTOR STRUCTURE

Han and Chewie arrive here to find three security Stormtroopers approaching a Maintenance Hatch. Instantly, Chewie takes out the middle one with his Bow caster. Han and the other two Stormtroopers open fire, but Han's aim is true.

JUNCTION STATION

Running inside from a parked snow speeder, and Finn`s coat wrapped around her, Rey and I dash to the service hatch and I open it. Finn behind us, as Rey reaches into the mechanicsof the place, and yanks a piece of tech from the machinery.

STARKILLER BASE- OSCILLATOR STRUCTURE

The hatch opens! Han and Chewie, having been on the lookout, step inside, weapons poised. Chewie moans.

"Those girls know their stuff," Han replies.

Han and Chewie divide the explosives. Talk in hushed tones.

"We'll set the charges at every other column." Han says.

Chewie groans to Han, who looks around, reconsiders.

"You're right. That's a better idea." He checks his detonator "You take the top."

Chewie does

"I'll go down below. Detonator. We'll meet back here." They head off in opposite directions.

Han finishes placing an explosive. Checks he's all-clear and hurries down to the next level. Chewie climbs up a level.

A squad of Stormtroopers snap to alert as Kylo Ren approaches. Controls are hit and the huge door opens. Without hesitation, Kylo walks into the oscillator.

A colossal cynical structure. Dark corridors and catwalk. Kylo Ren comes to a stop. Scans the structure. Senescing something, he motions the Stormtrooper Squad upwards.

"Find them." He states. They rush past him. Kylo Ren turns slowly, and heads down.

The Stormtroopers move up the ramp, weapons ready, checking carefully where blind corners intersect from the perimeter.

They come round to the next higher level. Chewie`s in the shadows, doing his grillwork.

Once they're gone, he plants another charge.

OUTSIDE

The Snow speeder comes to a stop outside the structure. Finn, Rey, and I stop for a moment, look to the sky. The sun is nearly gone! I was the first to race to where Han told us to go.

OSCILLATOR STRUCTURE

Han finishes setting a charge and is about to move on when he hears something and conceals himself behind a wide, vertical support. He peaks around the edge and his whole demeanor changes.

Kylo Ren appears and stops at the railing, looking down into the filter. Han looks at his son with a tortured storm of feelings. Kylo heads directly toward where Han is hiding! Kylo Ren has an increasing sense of Han`s presence as he moves closer. He comes to where Han was hiding, but Han is nowhere to be seen!

From his hiding place in a narrow, power chamber in the wall, Han sees his son pas a few feet away from him. He shifts his position in the tight compartment, so he can watch Ren's progress. Kylo Ren turns onto a flat bridge that bisects the open space.

Unaware of his father, Kylo Ren walks purposefully across to the opposite side. Han watches his son walk off. This is Han's opportunity to escape but Leia's words echo through his mind. He makes a decision and moves out, to the edge of the catwalk.

"Ben!" He calls out strongly. The name echoes as Ren stops, far across the vast catwalk. He turns.

"Han Solo. I've been waiting for this day for a long time."

X LINE BREAK X

We make our way into the space, opening a hatch that allows a beam of sunlight to stream down on Han and Kylo Ren. The three of us get to a railing and look down. We can hear and see them on the catwalk below.

"Take that mask of, you don`t need it." Han says calmly.

"Is he crazy?!"

"What do you think you`ll see if I do?" Ren asks.

"… What?" Why is he equally calm?

Han moves toward him "The face of my son,"

My jaw fell open, not very wide, but just enough for me to take in. I looked over to Rey, she looked equally surprised. But she hid it even better than I did.

Kylo took off the mask and revealed the same face I can`t help scowl at.

"Your son is gone. He was weak and foolish, like his father. So I destroyed him." Ren said.

"That's what Snoke wants you to believe but it's not true. My son is alive."

He flares "No. The Supreme Leader is wise."

Han moves a little closer to him "Snoke is using you for your power. When he gets what he wants, he'll crush you. You know it's true." Ren hesitates "It`s too late,"

"No it's not. Leave here with me. Come home. We miss you." Han moved a lot closer this time.

In the short time I`ve been with him, this monster is conflicted. Tears pricked his eyes.

"I`m being torn apart, I want to be free of this pain." He chokes out.

Han takes another step forward, but then stops.

"I know what I have to do, but I don't know if I have the strength to do it. Will you help me?"

There was a slight pause, then "Yes. Anything."

Kylo Ren upholsters his lightsaber and slowly extends it to Han, within a foot of Han's chest. "Is he- is he really-?" Han almost can't believe it either. The moment seems to last forever.

He reaches out for the dark weapon. Something changed in Ren`s eyes.

The saber ignited and the fiery blade shoots out; Right through Han`s chest and back!

"NO, NO, NO, NO!"

He whispered something to Han.

I could only hear the murmuring of which I assumed to be Finn and Rey. I just stared. In pure shock. Of what just happened.

The monster extinguishes the weapon and Han`s limp, carcass drops down into the void.

A delayed reaction occurred in me "NOO!" I raised the blaster I held and shot near his stomach, but only ended up shooting just a small amount of his side.

He cried out and held a hand to his side, but Chewie showed no mercy. He fired at the same spot I shot, but hit more of the skin and grazed a few of Kylo`s fingers while he pulled them out of the way. Chewie retreated when the troopers came and disappeared down a corridor, then, one, two, three, four, five, six; six explosives go off and the catwalks starts to fall and the walls cave in! Ren shoots his face up to us, watching the explosions in shock. The troopers fire at us! I instantly shot back, with Rey soon joining in. I felt a cold hand grab my left arm and pull me harshly along with Rey; it was Finn.

FOREST- NIGHT

Finn led us into the dark, snowy forest. "The Falcon`s this way," says he.

Overcome with emotion, we run as fast as we can, away from that hellhole. Finn seemed to be on an adrenalin rush, because he continued to run faster than us. Rey`s trying to keep us with him, as I am trying to keep up with her, but the pain in my shoulder is just eating me away!

But Rey just keeps running; until she`s right next to Finn, seeing her half-dead, slows his pace. She eventually collapsed to the ground and Finn wrapped his arms around her to catch her; her breathing`s fast and heavy along with her rapid coughs. We have to stop. We can`t run.

None the less to give up, Rey pulls herself up and untangles from Finn`s arms. Only, for us to come face to face with the devil himself.

"We`re not done yet," He growls.

"You`re a monster!" I spat.

"It`s just us now, Han Solo can`t save you," He smirked.

Rey instantly raised her blaster up and only just pulled the trigger, but, she was stopped. I sharply turned my head around and saw Kylo Ren`s arm raised! The bastard! I hear Rey`s blaster fly out of her hand and turn to see her being thrown into one of the trees several feet away and falling face first onto the snow, hard, ground! "Rey!" escaped my lips as I sprint to her, with Finn quickly following behind me "Rey! Rey! Rey... Rey... Oh no. Oh no no no..." I keep hearing him.

I land on my knees, dropping my gun, and lay my hand on her hair as Finn holds her close to him; she doesn't move. no. No. NO. NO! She can`t be-! I quickly put my fingers on her neck. Wait, yes! I think-. Finn let's go of Rey and turns around to face Ren, then turns to me and puts his hands on each side of my face suddenly. "Rachel, no matter what happens, just take Rey with you and run and stay out of it!" What?

"Stay out of what?!" I ask, small tears escaping my eyes.

He drops his hands away from my face, stands up, and turns toward Ren. No.

"TRAITOR!" He yells at Finn. In turn, Finn stares coldly at him and switches on Luke`s lightsaber.

"That lightsaber," He continues "belongs to me!"

"Come get it," Finn states.

Despite his fear, Finn raises his blade in welcome. Ren charges at him, Finn terrified, Kylo Ren lunges but Finn deflects Ren's blade! He turns and attacks; amazingly Finn blocks and counter attacks.

I hear a groan come from Rey. I look down and see Rey attempting to lift her head off the ground, while trying to gather her bearings, while my eyes still focus on Finn and Ren fighting, while trying to give her my best comfort while lightly stroking the scalp of her hair.

Ren is obviously hampered by his wound, yet he attacks with a primal savagery. Finn, blocks turning defensive moves into offensive ones. And he gets a hit in! Luke`s saber grazing Kylo`s arm! He moves back, wounded, but more enraged than weakened. He charges again, their weapons pound, sparks fly, their blades lock. The men are close, lit by the powerful, crashing sabers. Kylo Ren pushes Finn back, attacks with pure ferocity. Finn is stunned, unprepared for this fierceness. Kylo unleashes a merciless series of blows, pushing Finn further and further back until he loses balance.

That's when Ren strikes. He lands one final blow to Finn`s torso! Finn easily let`s go of Luke`s saber as he falls to the floor, and it flies several feet away.

That. Is. It. I. Am. Done.

I let out a sharp scream and push myself up and rush towards Ren. He raises his hand up and catches me! But no, this time, he swipes his arms many ways and forces me to copy the movements! It`s like he`s prying me to sway to a disturbing dance. He plants my cheek onto the ground without hesitation. A second later, he gets me up and leads me to a rock hard tree, and lands my face to the wood. Pain rushes to my face and I feel a bruise begin to form and blood slowly rushing from my nose. It`s not the last time, I already know that. He`s doing it to me at least three times, now four, now five, and my shriek and the pain is worse than the last. Finally, he`s had enough of me, and plants my face back onto the ground. I hesitate to get up, but I do, and he does nothing; because I can barely lift my head off the snow.

I hear blaring coughing coming from behind me; it`s Rey as she forces herself up.

"You," she gets herself all up "you son of a bitch!" She screams at the end and runs to tackle him like I tried, but stops. No, no not her! I hear he small gasps as she tries moving, but is frozen in place. I draw my eyes over to her and try to force myself to crawl or get up. He`s coming.

He slowly steps in front of her and just stares at her struggling figure. She has her right arm out, trying to protect Finn`s unmoving body as best as she can. He slowly lifts his hand up and caresses her face. "Don`t touch her!"

Many tears rolled down from her face and onto his fingertips. His index finger moves a bit up to tuck a stray line of hair behind her ear. She`s trying her best to show she`s brave. Ren realizes this, and grins the most twisted smile I have ever seen. I feel him look at me from the corner of his eye. He leans in closer while Rey avoids contact and stares at the ground, he whispers, but I can hear it "You`re beautiful, I hope you know that." Her eyes widen as he grins again and continues to slightly brush her face.

Luke`s lightsaber flies right in front of his face and surprises him to lose a small amount of control of Rey, but still holds her still. He turns to me, I did it; I can`t believe I- no, focus Rachel!

I lower the saber from my face and walk a few steps to him, with nothing but confidence in my voice "Get away from my sister, you bitch!" I spat at the end and ignited the lightsaber.

His eyes darken and throws Rey onto the ground near Finn and she gets to her knees and inspects him, while Ren ignites his own and charges at me, but I push further, forcing him to become defense. He runs away from me, but I quickly follow and slash at him, accidently cutting a tree`s trunk, but he turns back around and blocks my attempt. He gains the upper hand and proceeds to make heavy blows similar to the ones he made to Finn; which we stumble upon rocky ridges. I turn my head a little and see the dead end at the finish! I swiftly rotate my head to look for an escape. I see loose rocks I can easily climb on. Ahaa!

I take my chance and lift my legs up high to reach for the rocks; and I do! I quickly scale the ridge and jump onto the hill and somersault to get away from him but quickly get up at slash at his incoming wrist. He grits his teeth and tries to dash forward to me, but I cut the tree trunk above him so it would collapse. It didn't work. "Damnit!" I run back away from him. He comes closer so I pull back and attempt to stab him but he blocks and here we are again fighting while I stagger back. I hear something big fall behind me, and I pull my head around just for a second to see several of the trees collapse into a forming trench! He still pushes forward so I have no choice but to keep stepping back away from him while our swords clash against each other. He gets his close to my gut, but I push it away with mine. He pushes me nearly over the edge!

I struggle as his lightsaber is pushing me down, so this is it, this is how I go? I let out a pathetic cry.

"You need a teacher!" He shouts.

"What?" My sweat from fighting so brutally falls from my face rapidly.

"I can show you the ways of the force!"

I think. "… That`s it!"

I shut my eyes and concentrate. I feel my breathing slow and echo as I beckon him to let me into his mind. I felt his eyes pour into me, yet I ignore them.

I force my way through, but quietly. I see his fears again. Perfect.

"Look at you. Struggling to control others while Vader could take anything he wanted and cause fear every step he took." That caught his attention "You want to be just like him. Evil, cold, demanding, heartless. It is true you are heartless, but you are nothing like the others. You think you`re a strong man. No, you are just a terrified. little. child!"

I briskly open my eyes and duck and go to the other side in front of him. I slice my saber to him severely while he continues to block all of them! I clench my teeth and slit at his legs. I manage to catch one!

He falls to the ground and catches his breath while pushing himself up "Whore!" He says. I stab his shoulder. "An eye for an eye,"

He staggers back again and attempt to reach his saber, but I`m quicker. I reach mine all the way up to my head, but I strike him to the head with my foot, making him fall onto his back against a tree. He struggles to get up. I can kill him right n-. He cunningly pulls himself up and tries to slash my legs! I jump back and raise my saber again to strike, but he grabs my wrist! I, in turn, reach up and grab his. Damnit, he`s so tall! I try my best to stand on my tiptoes and press his wrist to the ground, mixing the saber and the snow. "Almost. Got it."

I cunningly pull my arm out of his grasp and land the lightsaber to burn his arm I held! He pulled away, I`m not finished yet! With one final stroke, I whip the saber and form a huge, burning, scar right across his face! I stare down at him and breathe heavily. It`s over.

I saw him pitifully reach for his weapon. "I said it`s-!" The ground below me shakes violently, causing me to fall onto the freezing ground. A crevasse directly in front of me and separates us. I witness more and more trees and rocks fall into the cavern. Rey, Finn. I push the button on the handle of the saber and switch it off and run and run.

Forest- Night

Rey`s coat falls off as I sprint to find them, but I don`t care.

I stop. There she is. Rey`s holding Finn in her arms as she silently cries.

Tears of my own begin to form as I see them, wounded, freezing half to death. I try to choke out words for her to turn around, but it only comes out as a hoarse whimper. Yet the noise echoes in her ears as she turns around and sees me. She gently sets Finn down and starts to run to me. I dash straight towards her.

We bonk into a warm embrace. I press my face against her chest as her arms wrap tightly around my back; and I cry. I know I got most of my blood from my nose on her dress, but we don`t even think about it. I hear her whimper just a bit and feel a few drops of water fall down my shoulder. I open my eyes and see Finn`s still motionless body.

"Finn, Finn!" I yelp and pull away and kneel next to him. I move my hand under his head and shake him just a tiny amount; no response. "Finn?" I whisper, tears streaming down my face like a river. Nothing again. He`s gone, he`s really gone. I let it all out at set him back down on the snow and wrap my arms under his shoulders and lean and sob on his unmoving chest.

I feel a gentle hand run up and down my back and hear my sister`s soothing voice "Rachel, I`m sorry, we never should of-," I interrupt her "No, we weren't living then, we`re living now." I choke out.

She pulls me away from him and holds me tightly. This was all I wanted the moment I experienced true pain; to my shoulder. I cry into her as I feel more water drop onto my shoulder.

"It won`t be long, we`ll be together, the three of us." Which comes out as a whisper with the collapsing trees behind us almost drowns it out. There was a pause. And then "We will. Yes we will." She whispers into my hair and cries into it. I slip a hand out of her grip and tightly but gently hold Finn`s in mine. In case we lose our way there.

Bright lights fill both of our eyes "Here we go, don`t let go." I close them tightly and feel Rey`s chin lift off of me to look at the beam. I hear the roar of someone I could spot a million miles away; Chewbacca. I lift my head up and see him rushing down the ramp to pick up Finn. He is real! He carries Finn while Rey still has her arms tightened around me and we hurry up the ramp and close it when we`re all there.

Chewie sets Finn down on his stomach on a nearby stretcher while Rey leans down to my height and tries her best to clean off the blood falling from my nose while catching her breath; most of it is already dry. A realization hit me like a ton of bricks. I never checked his pulse.

I struggle out of Rey`s grip and run to the couch where Finn and I treated Chewie. Yep, still there. I snatch the medical bag up and run back to Finn. I tear his shirt open and see the hideous scar on his back heavily bleeding and just beginning to pus. I reach my fingers out and feel his neck.

Yes. YES!

I pull my hand back and practically tear the bag open and get a set of cotton balls out. I feel a hand set upon my shoulder as I rush getting more things out.

"Rache, calm down." I hear Rey.

"Rey, now`s not the time!" I spat back at her. I handed her a few of the balls and a bottle. "Soak them in this alcohol, I need to clean the wound." Even though she`s trying to relax me, she obeys. "Done," She hands them back just as I get the needle and thread out. "Thanks," I take them and-. Wait, she shouldn't see this.

"Rey, I need you to go up and help Chewie fly, please."

She gets the message and nods. She leaves.

I take a breath and lie the cotton on the scar.

"This is going to be a painful night,"

Surprise mother f-, okay I love you guys, so I won't say that. Well, here`s my apology and early Labor Day gift! *quietly* Yayyy! So, y`all better be happy, because this is about 5,000 words. Well, I guess I`ll have to break my new record for The Hobbit. Yes you guys, so far, I am doing The Hobbit next after I finish this one and get more into Sister Like Me and Try Me. But, you can vote on my new poll of which story I should publish. I will pray for those who`ve had/have relatives that serve our country. Happy Labor day!