Okay guys. I'm taking a breather from A New Future and working on this. I'm going to try to write as much as I can before winter break. I'm going into hibernation mode. But... that's not for another month and a half, so I should be able to get a decent amount done. Also, I think this stories doing better than A New Future, but I cant just leave it hanging. On to the show!

I don't own Star Wars, George Lucas does, I think.

Old Friends Reunited Ch.4

Rey's POV:

Rey worked on the pipe as she heard two people talking. She thought she heard a Wookie, but she thought it was just a recording the ship had on hand. As she worked on the pipe, she accidentally knocked over a wrench! They waited, breathing shallow beneath their gas masks. Suddenly, the grate was ripped open and a blaster was pointing at them, but it wasn't a storm trooper holding it. Instead there was an aged man with a brown leather jacket and other smuggler clothes. Next to him was a brown-haired Wookie with a tool belt around his body who held the grate up, looking at them curiously.

The man asked "Who are you? And what are you doing on my ship?"

Rey summoned the courage to speak "We stole it."

The Wookie roared "Yeah right."

Rey responded "No, it's true."

Finn asked "You can understand that thing?"

The gray haired man interrupted "That thing can understand you. Get out of there."

Once they were out, he asked "How'd you get this ship?"

Rey responded "It was at Niima Outpost."

Surprise showed on his face as he asked "Jakku? That junkyard spaceball?"

He turned to his Wookie friend and said "I told you we should have checked the outer reaches. Who'd you steal it from? Dukane?"

Rey shook her head and said "Unkar Plutt. He stole it from Scourge, who stole it from the Gamodan Brothers, who stole it from Dukane."

The man interrupted "Who stole it from me. Tell him "Han Solo took back the Millennium Falcon."

Rey couldn't keep the excitement in as she asked "This is the Millennium Falcon? You're Han Solo?"

Han Solo walked away as he said "I used to be."

Finn asked from behind her "Han Solo, the rebellion general?"

With disgust, she responded "No. The smuggler."

She heard Finn ask the Wookie "Wasn't he a war hero?"

The Wookie, who she now concluded to be Chewbacca, grunted dismissively. She shouted to Han "This is the ship that made the Kessel Run in 14 parsecs?"

She heard him yell back "12!" She also heard him mumble something that sounded like "14. What a load of crap."

Then she heard something that sounded like a cannon. Han came rushing back and said "Don't tell me a Rathnar's gotten loose."

As he started running, she heard Finn ask, clearly terrified "Rathnars? You're not hauling Rathnars on this freighter, are you?"

Han ,looking at a surveillance terminal, replied "I'm hauling Rathnars. Oh great. The Guavian Death Gang."

Rey looked at the terminal and saw a ship coming in. Solo groaned and said"I have three of those things. One is dangerous. Three? Might as well start pushing up your daisies."

Finn, clearly stunned, asked "Three? How'd you catch three?"

Han responded "Used to have a bigger crew."

Behind them, Chewbacca grunted sadly. Rey still confused, asked "What are Rathnars?"

Han responded "Crash course. They're big, ugly, and have a lot of teeth. Any more questions?"

Rey, feeling sarcastic, raised her hand and asked "What do they look like?"

Han's POV:

When the girl raised her hand, Han felt stupefied. Suddenly, a Rathnar hit it's container behind them. He pointed to it and said "There's one."

Han turned his head to the monitor as he heard docking doors opening. The Guavians have boarded. He opened the floor panel and said "Get in. Can't let them know you're here."

The girl asked "What are you going to do?"

Han smiled and said "Same thing I always do. Talk my way out of it."

Behind him, Chewwie grunted "No you don't."

Han spun on him and replied "Yes, I do. Every time."

With the droid behind him, Han watched as the door at his right opened and revealed the gang that he was supposed to be transporting the Rathnars to. Leading them was Bala-Tik. Han felt the little weasels gaze on him when Bala-Tik said "Han Solo. You're a dead man."

Han smiled and said "Bala-Tik. Can't we talk like civilized people?"

Tik responded "We want our money back. And we want it now."

Han frowned and said "You think hunting Rathnars is cheap? I spent that money."

He said "We hear that you also hear you owe a hundred figures to Kanjiklub, too."

Han frowned and said "I never made a deal with Kanjiklub!"

Han saw the weasel smile as he said "Tell that to Kanjiklub."

Suddenly, the door to his left spun open and he saw Kanjiklub with blasters raised. Han stammered "Tasu Leech. G-Good to see you."

Leech responded "Wrong again, Solo."

Han raised his hands and asked "Boys, have I ever not delivered to you?"

Bala-Tik shouted "Yes!"

Tasu chimed in "Twice!"

Han looked at him trying to remember, asked "What was the second time?!"

Bala-Tik interrupted "You're time is over. There's no one left in the galaxy left for you to swindle."

Tasu chimed in again "Nowhere left to hide."

Bala-Tik said "That BB unit. The First Order is looking for one just like it. And two fugitives."

Han froze as he thought "Crap."

He thought quickly as he said "First I've heard of it."

Bala-Tik, obviously not believing him, said "Search the ship and shoot them!"

Suddenly, Han heard doors hissing open and the roar of three fat, ugly, angry creatures with lots of teeth echoed through the ship.

Han looked at Chewie and said "I have a bad feeling about this."

Bala-Tik roared "Kill them and take the droid!"

Han was about to shoot when balls of flesh and tentacles rolled up behind the two gangs. The gangs tried to get away, but at least five were taken into the rotating mouths of the Rathnars. Han gripped Chewie in a panic and shouted "Let's go!"

Moments Earlier

Rey's POV:

As she hit the fuses, Rey heard three angry roars ring out through the ship. She muttered "Uh-oh."

Finn asked "What?"

Rey groaned and said "Wrong fuses."

As they tried to find their way back to the Falcon, Rey asked "What do they look like?"

As they turned a corner, they saw a mercenary wrapped in a tentacle being lowered into a rotating mouth of razor sharp teeth. As Rey covered her mouth in horror, Finn said over the sound of breaking bones "They look like that."

As they ran to what they hoped was the hanger, Rey heard a thud. She turned and cried "Finn!"

He'd been caught by a stray tentacle! As he cried "Rey!", he was dragged away, probably to be devoured by one of those monsters. She ran after the rolling monster, but soon lost it.

As she looked around hopelessly, she heard a faint "Rey!"

She turned and saw the surveillance station Han used earlier. She saw Finn being carried away and spotted door controls. She placed her hand on one and waited for the Rathnar to pass through it. Waited. Waited. Until she threw the switch and watched as the tentacle carrying Finn fell to the floor!

She turned around and ran towards the hall she had him in. He was getting up when she got there. He saw her and said "It had me, but the door-" Rey interrupted "That was lucky."

As they ran through the ship, they heard the screams of the gangs that were the victims of the three Rathnars. They turned a corner to find Han and Chewbacca heading to the Falcon. Spotting them, Han said "You, boy. Get Chewie on board and stitch him up. As Rey passed him, she heard Chewbacca roar "I hate stitches!"

She ran to the cockpit and said "You're gonna need a copilot."

Han replied "I got one. He's back there."

Suddenly a Rathnar jumped onto the cockpits glass and tried to chew. Rey heard Han mumble "This is not how I thought this day was going to go."

Then, blaster fire filled the air. It seems some of the gangs had survived. Han sighed and said "We're going to get out of here quick. I'm going to lightspeed."

Astonished, Rey asked "From inside the hanger? Is that even possible?"

Han shrugged and replied "I don't ask that question until after I've done it."

Suddenly, they heard the thud of another Rathnar attaching itself to the ship. Rey heard Han mumble "Man, today just isn't my day."

Pulling the lever, they watched as the Rathnar on the cockpit pealed off the ship and the blaster fire faded away.

Bala-Tik's POV:

Bala-Tik watched as the Falcon disappeared. He grabbed his radio and said "Tell the First Order that their droid is with Han Solo and it's aboard the Millenium Falcon."

Kylo Ren's POV:

Ren stood in front of his "master", Supreme Leader Snoke. The scarred hologram had just dismissed Hux and said "There's been an awakening in the Force. Have you felt it?"

Ren remembered. It had felt like a fire in the coldest reaches of space, but he had a feeling that was not what Snoke was talking about. Come to think of it, why would anyone want to be named Snoke?

Swallowing his laugh, he replied "Yes."

Snoke sighed "The droid is aboard the Millenium Falcon with your father, Han Solo."

Nearly vomiting up the words, Kylo Ren replied "By the grace of your training I shall not be seduced."

Smiling, Snoke admired "Even you, last of the Knights of Ren, have never faced a trial such as this."

Gagging behind his mask, Ren said "I'll be the one to succeed."

The giant hologram chuckled and said darkly as he vanished "We shall see."

As Ren left, he said to Hux, who was waiting, "Inform me on any information about the droid. I want to be there when we find the map to Skywalker."

With Hux's nod, he went to his quarters.

When he got into his cabin, he took off his armor and helmet and looked at the scars that adorned his body. He guessed it was better than the cuddling he got with the Jedi. As he drifted off to sleep, he felt himself being pulled. He opened his eyes and found himself in his old room at the Jedi Temple. He looked into the mirror and saw his younger self. As he walked through the halls, he saw the children he had learned the arts of combat with.

Seeing them, he felt a pang of guilt. These were the kids he had betrayed, the kids that he learned with. Some of these kids he even killed himself. He heard "Ben!"

Spinning around, he saw his uncle walking up to him. Realizing what this was, he waited until his uncle said "Ben, this is Rey. She's our newest arrival. Now, normally I'd be giving the tour, but unfortunately, I'm very busy. Since you've been here the longest, do you mind if skip your classes and make sure she knows her way around?" With Ben's quick nod, his uncle went to one of the classrooms.

As Ben showed her around, Rey asked "Why does everyone seem to be too happy?"

Ben looked at her and replied "My uncle believes that in a good place, we can learn better. that the Force flows freely in more... I guess, happier places."

The young girl frowned and said "I don't like people not acting like themselves. It isn't right."

Smiling, Ben replied "You and me are gonna get along just fine, Rey."

The smiling 9-year old faded into black and white. The next one he saw, it was 2 years later. Rey and him had become best friends, the best thieves and tricksters in the business. His uncle had caught them sometimes, but only the times that were not worth much. They also had a knack for trading kids lightsabers for fakes and hiding them. As he looked around, he saw a smiling 11-year old Rey beckoning him over to her. As soon as he knelt behind her, they looked around the corner to admire their handiwork. They had placed prank traps all around the classroom and they waited for the chaos to happen.

Suddenly, the meditation room was filled with black smoke, funny sounds, and the screams of scared kids! While Rey and him were laughing at the scene, Ben noticed "Hey, why hasn't my uncle come out yet?"

All of a sudden, they heard a throat clear behind them. Rey groaned "He's right behind us, isn't he?"

Ben gulped and said "Yeah." Turning around, they saw Ben's uncle, Luke, with his arms crossed and an angry expression on his face. Yeah, they were in trouble.

His uncle's face faded to black and white and was replaced with the ruins of the Temple and masses of First Order storm troopers. It was another 2 years, gone. Ben had felt he hadn't learned anything from the Jedi and had only joined Snoke out of spite and the desire to be free. As he marched through the halls, he saw the students trying to resist. He heard his uncle trying to protect them. As he walked through the halls, he heard an engine powering up. As he looked out the window, he saw Rey being taken to a ship!

He ran through the temple. As he did, he heard the sounds of blasters, the explosions made by grenades, and the cries of the "New Jedi." As he finally got there, the first thing he heard was the engines whirring and the first thing he saw was the ship disappearing into space.

Ren woke up sweating. It had been 11 years since he last saw Rey. Not a minute went by when he didn't miss her. What did she look like? Did she remember him? Did she have a family? Was she be happy? He probably would never know.

He put on his armor and went to his personal room. He sat in the seat in front of a table and looked at the object in the middle. Quietly, he said "Forgive me. I feel it again. The pull to the Light. Show me. Let me feel the strength of the Dark Side and I will finish... what you started... Grandfather."

As he left, he looked back to the burnt helmet of one of the most feared Sith of all time, Darth Vader.

Whoo! I needed that. One of my favorite moments of that movie! Can't wait to continue. Then again I'm just adding to the movie. Hope you enjoyed and see ya!