A/N: Hi! I'm back with Rebel Love!
So, this is the second to last chapter of Rebel Love. Next is an epilogue! Gah! This will be sad and happy at the same time.
Now this chapter will be of the massacre so it is 7 years after Jyn's death. Luke is still haunted by it so this chapter makes him even more haunted.
Now that that's out of the way, here we go!
A few years have passed since that fateful day. Luke Skywalker is still haunted by the fact that Jyn was dead. Everyone tried to make him feel better, but it never worked. But today was going to make it even more worse.
Luke was away from Yavin IV that night. He was away on Endor to pay respects for his father since it was the anniversary of his death. He did it every year, just like he did after he learned about his mother, Padme Amidala. That left the Jedi alone with no Grandmaster to protect them. Especially since what happened with Ben.
Ben had been having some anger issues lately. The Jedi also sensed that he was hearing voices in his head. He recently left the academy in anger because the Jedi were trying to help him. No one knew what was happening with him right now. But tonight they would.
"Well, I'm done with training today!" Brenna said relaxing. She pulled out some cookies and ate them.
"Hey, Brenna," Jaina said, walking up to her.
"Hey," Brenna said, her mouth full of food, "Where's Jacen?"
"Oh, he's coming right now," she said while Jacen walked over.
"Hi guys," he said, looking all bored.
"Why do you look bored, brother?" Jaina asked him.
"Because I was meditating for an hour. I hate meditating! I love action!" Jacen said.
"I hear ya!" Brenna said. Suddenly, there was a loud crack of thunder and some lightning outside.
"Wow, the storm's getting fiercer. Makes me think that something bad will happen," Brenna said.
Jaina shook her head. "Nothing is going to happen!" she said. Jaina was optimistic and always looked on the bright side.
Little did they know, something bad was going to happen.
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Seven hooded figures walked up towards the Temple. It was the Knights of Ren with a new associate. They looked like they were ready to do some drastic stuff.
"Alright, Kylo. Now's the time to prove yourself to us," one of them said.
"Don't worry. This information is correct. I do not lie to anyone," Kylo said.
"Good. You would be a great associate," the Knight of Ren said.
(Line Break)
Brenna was running like hell. She saw the Knights of Ren kill her Jedi friends in the Temple. She wished that Luke was here to prevent this. Why did he have to go to Endor tonight?
She stopped to take a breath. Hopefully she could find SOMEONE alive here. Then, there was a rustling in the bushes! Brenna got out her lightsaber and had it ready. Then, a figure came out of the bushes.
"Brenna? Is that you?" the shadow whispered. The voice sounded familiar to Brenna.
"Paul McCormick? Is that you?" Brenna whispered.
"Yes, it's me! Along with Alicia Tonksky, Lori Wheeler, and John White!" Paul called out. The group came out of the bushes. Brenna sighed with relief by seeing their faces.
"You guys ok?" she asked. She noticed that Alicia was limping.
"Well, Alicia got her leg cut by one of the Knights, but other than that, we're fine," Lori said.
"Are there any other survivors?" John asked. Brenna shrugged.
"I don't know. I saw most get killed in the Temple. Jacen and Jaina were the first from what I saw. I barely escaped with my life!" Brenna informed them. Everyone stood in silence while mourning for their friends.
"Who could have made this happen?" Alicia said.
"Well, I have my theories. Snoke, the Knights themselves, or Ben," Brenna said. Everyone looked at her in shock.
"Ben? Why would he do this?" Paul asked.
"Think about it! Ben nearly killed us before he left. Also he's been hearing voices in his head. I bet Snoke was manipulating Ben behind our backs. We were too blind to realize it until now, when it's too late," Brenna explained.
Lori sighed. "Once again, the Jedi fail at realizing things. We should have known, we should have helped him-"she got cut off by Paul.
"No! It's no one's fault! If we have to blame one person for this, then I blame Snoke!" Paul said. Everyone, including Lori, agreed.
"Well, for now, I suggest we stick together. We try to contact Luke and he can come and help us. Maybe even talking some sense into Ben," Brenna said.
Everyone took off out of the woods. But when they came out, the Knights of Ren were there in front of them.
"Well, this is just great!" John said.
"Defensive positions!" Brenna shouted.
The survivors ignited their blades and so did the Knights. Then they fought each other. Alicia was cut down right away since she was already wounded. Everyone else still fought.
But then, Brenna fell down in front of the leader. She yelped when the leader kicked her.
"Hello, Brenna Rini, long time no see," he said.
Brenna immediately knew who it was. "Ben," she hissed.
"It's Kylo Ren now," Kylo said. He raised his cross guard blade to strike, but Brenna quickly deflected.
LUKE! HELP! Brenna screamed into the Force.
(Line Break)
LUKE! HELP!
Luke was on Endor when he heard Brenna's call. He suddenly sensed danger.
Brenna! What's going on? He asked.
The Knights of Ren attacked! They had a new associate! They are killing every Jedi! Brenna replied.
Luke immediately knew who this associate was. He started running towards his X-Wing.
"R2! Fire up the converters!" Luke shouted.
"Beep beep boop" R2 replied. Luke hopped into his X-Wing and flew away. He prayed that he could make it on time.
But he wouldn't.
(Line Break)
Brenna ran into the forest again. She was weakened from Kylo's attack. Paul, Lori, John, and Alicia were killed by the other Knights. She didn't sense any other survivors, unfortunately.
She was just happy that Luke had answered her call.
The Knights had left, thinking everyone was dead. Of course, they missed Brenna, thinking she would die in the forest.
She looked around the Temple. There were dead Jedi everywhere. Fire was engulfing the Temple and the other buildings. The rain wasn't helping the fire go away at all.
So this is it huh? She's going to die at age 34. Too young for someone like her. Suddenly, she saw lights in the sky! An X-Wing! She was saved!
The X-Wing landed in front of her. Luke came out of his X-Wing and came towards her. They hugged.
"You ok?" Luke asked.
"Yeah, totally fine. It wasn't like I was nearly killed or something," Brenna said.
They let go of each other. Luke took a look around. He saw the horrible sight that lay before him.
"Horrible, isn't it?" Brenna said.
Luke nodded. "It's like Jyn all over again," Luke said, tears brimming in his eyes, "Can you call Leia? Tell her to come here?"
Brenna nodded and left Luke. Then Luke fell onto his knees and let the tears fall. Many years of hard work had all gone to waste, thanks to a 23 year old boy. R2-D2 came up to Luke and comforted him. Then Luke put his mechanical hand on R2's dome.
(Line Break)
Leia, Han, Chewie, and C-3PO came a few hours after Luke came. They were horrified by what they saw on the planet.
"Oh my! Poor Master Luke! He must feel terrible! I told him the odds of having his Jedi Academy survive!" 3PO said.
"Hey Goldenrod!" Han said.
"Yes General Solo?"
"SHUT THE HELL UP!" Han shouted. 3PO was silent. Then they saw Brenna running towards them.
"Brenna! You're alright!" Leia said hugging her.
"Yeah, no one can get rid of me that easily!" Brenna proclaimed.
"Where's Luke?" Leia asked.
"He's over there, mourning," Brenna said.
They walked over to where Luke was. He was still in the same position that he was earlier. The only thing that stopped was his tears. Leia and Han knelt down next to Luke. They saw the tear streaks from earlier.
"Luke, who was this associate that Brenna told us about?" Leia asked.
Luke hesitated at that sentence. He sighed. "Ben," he managed to croak out.
Han and Leia looked at each other in shock.
"No! Not Ben! He couldn't have," Han said.
"He did. He's just like Vader now," Luke whispered.
The three of them mourned together. The loss of Jyn, failing his nephew, and losing the Jedi Order was too much for Luke.
He knew what he had to do.
(Line Break)
Luke left Hosnian Prime early the next day. He went on the search for the first Jedi temple. It took him a few days, but he finally found it. It was on the planet of Ahch-To, a watery planet surrounded by islands.
This was where Luke was going to be for a while. He didn't know how long, but he knew that there was nothing he could do to save Ben from Snoke.
Luke took a slab of a rock to a cliff. He engraved on it "RIP the ones I love". A gravestone for everyone who he lost.
His mother, his father, his aunt, his uncle, Obi-Wan, Yoda, Jyn, Biggs, the whole Jedi order, and other people who died in the war. This would be where Luke would mourn every day.
He placed the stone on the cliff. In this spot, he would be found again.
It would be six years until someone found him.
A/N: There we go! Second to last chapter DONE! All that's left is an epilogue! Sadness.
I got the gravestone from the ending scene from The Force Awakens. If you look closely, you can see Luke is standing near a gravestone. I decided it to be a gravestone of everyone he loved that died. In a few years, someone will come up on that list. More sadness!
Yup, I made Brenna live! Why wouldn't I anyway? She's my OC! In future chapters of The Girl from Alderaan, you'll find out what she does after the massacre.
I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Please review!
