"Finn!" Rey cried happily as the hatch opened and her friends ran to meet her. He helped her down and gave her a hug.
"I missed you so much." Finn said as took in her presence. Was she always this bright and warm?
A man in robes quietly cleared his throat behind them. Rey laughed, letting go of her friend. She gestured to the man. "Finn, this is Master Skywalker. Master Skywalker, this is Finn, the one I told you about." She talked about him?
Luke bowed his head to Finn, smiling. "Hello."
Finn stared at the man, almost in disbelief. Yes, Rey had said they were coming, but he hadn't known what to expect. This man seemed very wise, but kind. Finn hadn't known his parents, let alone his grandparents, but he assumed that the man had a "Grandfatherly" tone about him. But when he caught sight of the General behind Finn, he looked down awkwardly, and Finn could see how he and Han Solo had gotten along so well. That thought sent a pang of loss into his heart, and he quickly stopped thinking about that.
Finn and Rey shuffled backward, almost hitting Poe, to let Luke and Leia see each other.
"My name is Luke Skywalker, I'm here to rescue you." The Jedi master said with a sad smile.
Huh? Finn looked between Rey and Poe. Rey seemed as confused as him. Poe was in shock, but he had the look like an inkling of an idea was being planted. Finn would have to warn Rey- that look meant trouble, whether for them or some other hapless rebel.
The general had not expected that either, but she let out a startled little laugh, and shot back with the same tone: "Aren't you a little short for a Jedi Master?" before running up to him. They embraced, and the three nearest them looked away in embarrassment.
"So that's Luke Skywalker." Finn muttered.
"Yeah." Rey said, not knowing what to add.
"Where did I hear it before?" Poe muttered, trying to remember an old story his parents had told him.
"Hear what?" The others asked him, equally confused.
"What they said, it was important to them, my mother said so, what was it…" he looked between the other two, muttering. "Jedi, Jedi Master, that's the key…" he said, looking at Rey, before Finn nudged him. "He's a little short for a.." his gaze settled on his friend. "For a storm trooper, that's it!"
"Shhh!" Rey said, looking behind her to the two siblings, who were deep in conversation.
"What do you mean?" Finn asked. Poe normally didn't act this random….
Poe grinned. "Back when they first met, Skywalker and Solo where trying to rescue the General from the Death Star. They disguised themselves as Troopers, but most of them where clones back then, so when he entered the cell, General Organa said he was "A little short for a Stormtrooper!"
Rey smiled, that sounded a lot like her teacher.
Finn was still confused. "How do you know that?"
Poe shrugged. "My parents were part of the Old Rebellion, they told me stories. Apparently, whenever Captain Solo got either of the drunk on Cornelian Gin, they had loud laughs and loose lips."
Rey shook her head. While that sounded exactly like Solo, she could not see either the Jedi Master of the General drunk.
"So, what he said first." Finn asked, thinking out loud, "About being here to rescue us, that's what he said to her?"
"Yep" Poe said happily.
"But if they are siblings, how was that the first thing they said to each other?" Finn asked. Not for the first time, Poe could not belief the First Order's educational system.
"They were separated at birth to keep them safe. If the empire found one twin, the other could still be trained in the Force to overthrow the Dark side." Rey said, surprising Poe. She was a scavenger from the Outer Rim, though he supposed spending time with Luke Skywalker himself would be quiet the learning experience.
"He told you that?" Poe asked, interested in what other stories she knew. Leia Organa would always be his Hero, but he was sure her brother had some amazing fliying stories.
Rey nodded. "Yes, when he was telling me of his training. Although…" she thought, thinking. "Well, he probably told me that to make me feel better about being left on Jakku myself. It wasn't a good thing, but I need to know my way around to take BB-8 and Finn to Leia, didn't I?"
The other two nodded, a bit awkwardly, though Finn wondered if this new insight Rey had gained we the reason she seemed a bit different. She was losing some of her rough edges- not being softened, but forged from a rough piece of metal to a sharp and smooth dagger.
"Have you eaten yet?" Poe asked. Before she had left to find Skywalker, he had noticed she seemed confused by how much food resistance supplied her with. It made Poe's heart hurt, and he had no idea if she was used to eating three meals a day yet.
Rey shook her head, unsurprised by this question. She turned to her teacher.
"Master Skywalker?" she asked, drawing his and his sister's attention. "May I go eat with my friends?" she asked.
Skywalker's gaze settled on Finn for a second, before he answered his student. "Yes, of course. Please come speak to me after wards. And bring Finn."
"Thank you." With that, the three left, and Luke turned back to Leia.
"So, you did read my message?" Leia repeated.
Luke nodded. "Yes, I read it. Rey gave me the data stick right after the lightsaber." He hesitated. "Thank you for telling me."
"I knew if you had known you would have come back- or maybe never had left." She said, before frowning. "She told me she was going to tell you herself."
"I know." Luke said, voice wavering. "But I could feel her, it would have hurt her to tell me whatever she wanted to say, so I…" he choked. "I didn't let her. I showed her happy images instead, Leia… Leia, she died with a smile."
"Oh Luke. "Leia hugged him again as he began to cry.
"It felt as though… as though she died like out mother."
"I suppose you are wondering why you are here?" A knight said, the Leader if Morodè was right.
No one answered. Antu glared at them, and none of the others the Vodan could see where much happier.
The Woman who had accompanied the knights laughed. Morodè jumped, not expecting that. Apparently, the knights hadn't either, as they all turned her, their postures stiff and the tension palpable.
"You are so transparent, Kylo Ren." The Woman explained- Antu swore in Lekeese, she had recognized the name as well- as the seamstress opposite her gasped at the name. they were doomed, she thought.
The Woman had no qualms. "I promised to explain precisely why they," she gestured around to the cells, "are who you need at a later time. First, they need to know the basics."
Kylo Ren did not groan verbally a this, but Morodè thought he had the same posture as her brother when their mother told them to wait for teatime for sweets. Instead, he paused for a moment, then breathed out "Of course."
"Right then." She looked around, making eye contact with each prisoner. "I assume you have heard of The Jedi?"
Morodè sat frozen in fear. The woman' eyes had held no warmth.
"Oh, come on, don't be so dead people!" the woman said, annoyed.
The prisoners nodded robotically. Antu's hand went back to pick at her ankle.
"Good, good. Now, have you heard of the Jedi Anakin Skywalker?"
AN: ayyyy the twins are back together again! and another mystery figure appears! tell me how you like it in the reviews!
also I have a star wars soulmate au going now, Inky Hearts and Star Filled Eyes, go check it out!