A day went by, and Rey spent the night at Luke's home on the first Jedi temple on Ahch-To. They trained after the meeting yesterday, but now they had to go back to the Resistance base and reveal the plan to everyone.
Rey somewhat knew it was a suicide mission, but she felt responsible for Han Solo. In her mind, she thought it was somewhat stupid to feel responsible for Han, but she did. If she hadn't been foolish to run off in Takodana, away from Maz Kanata's castle, Finn and Han wouldn't have had to save her. This was yet another thing she would think of before she went to bed.
Rey hadn't experienced much death in her life since she didn't have anyone close to her. She was a lone wolf, and had only heard of death. Now, she had been robbed by death.
Luke and Rey had arrived at the Resistance base and went straight into the room where the meeting had been previously held yesterday. Finn and Poe were able to pick a spot next to Rey and Luke since the room wasn't as crowded quite yet.
After about a few minutes, people began to flood into the room.
"I believe everyone is here," Leia spoke to herself.
Rey's stomach twisted and churned. She was worried at how everyone would react. She never liked pity, but sensed it to come in the near future.
Leia pulled up the map hologram on the table, zooming into Dantooine. "Now I've thought of this plan for a while, and realized that it needs to be absolutely perfect," Leia began.
Rey started to shake a little from anxiety, but felt a comforting hand on her shoulder. She looked to her left, away from Finn and Poe, to see Luke give her a confident smile with kind eyes. This calmed Rey's heart rate down for a moment. She took deep breaths and looked back to Leia.
"Rey told me that Kylo offered to teach her. That means he trusts her for some reason. All of us have no idea why, but that's not the point," Leia explained, nodding over to Rey. Everyone stared, and Rey held her head high.
Leia took a deep breath, not really wanting to tell the plan yet, knowing of the backlash that would soon come. Yet, she didn't want to keep her team in the dark.
"The plan is, Rey is going to Dantooine, alone. She's going to go in and act like she wants to be taught-"
"Are you serious?!" Finn exclaimed.
Poe took Finn's shoulder. "Buddy, let her speak-"
"No! You don't know them like I do. For all we know they can kill her on the spot and-"
"That is not going to happen," Leia strongly spoke. "Yes, this is dangerous. I can agree. Rey and I have talked about it and this was the only plan we came up with. We have backup plans in case something goes wrong there. If you have any other plans, feel free to tell me now."
Finn opened his mouth, about to protest. He couldn't think of a plan, so he remained silent in defeat.
"I am training her for a week, starting today. I believe in Rey. She is strong, but she can always be stronger. That is why I'm here to help," Luke gave his speech, looking over to Rey. They both gave a sharp nod and a confident grin to each other.
Finn worriedly looked over to Rey, and so did Poe. Even though Poe had just met Rey, he'd hate to see her die or be tortured like he was for those brief few minutes. If he couldn't take that, he couldn't imagine how Rey would be.
Rey stood forward, finally ready to speak for herself. "I believe that I can trick Kylo into coming here. It will be a low kick to the First Order. We need to hit them before they hit us."
Everyone murmured, making Rey and Leia feel anxious yet again.
"This is not a matter of discussion," Leia stated strongly. "If any of you have any other plans, feel free to speak to me and we can possibly work something out. Meeting adjourned."
Finn immediately grabbed Rey by the shoulders.
"We can still leave. You and me, going from planet to planet," Finn pleaded. Finn cared for Rey so much, and he had a slight crush on her. He tried to ignore it, but it was nearly impossible. The thought of Rey never coming back made him afraid that he'd never be able to tell her how he feels. Even so, he believed that Rey had an idea of his emotions about them.
And that Rey does. Although the idea amused Rey, she shook her head. "I'm sorry, Finn…" she softly apologized. "This is something I have to do. I won't get hurt. I swear."
That was possibly a lie, and Finn didn't buy it. Not one bit.
Poe walked up beside Finn, almost destroyed by the news. Finn, now growing frustrated, stormed off. Rey almost called out to him, but decided that she would give the idea time to sink in.
"It's a brave thing you're doing, kid," Poe patted Rey's shoulder roughly. "Nothing I've ever done."
"Me neither," Rey nervously laughed.
Leia approached both the pilot and the scavenger.
"Poe, I need you to get your crew ready by the end of the week. If things go sideways, it's up to you guys to go in there as a rescue mission," Leia described. "We will call this mission Suspend," Leia smiled to them. They all couldn't help but smile, thinking about having Kylo/Ben and having an easier time with the First Order.
They all split up, Poe going with his team, Rey going with Luke, and Leia sorting out the plan and putting people in position.
Rey trained for the next few days with Master Luke. Rey felt closer to the force, and understood more about it. It was almost like a retreat for her, except more disciplined. Luke was hard on her for that week, but she preferred it that way. She wanted to be whipped into shape and pushed to her limits. She was much more patient and able to make crucial decisions using as much time as she had in the world.
Leia had a hard time sleeping, worrying her little old self about how if Rey dies in some way, that blood would be on her hands. Normally, Leia didn't lose much sleep over her decisions. She nearly finished half a book in one night because she couldn't seem to close her eyes and drift away into her sweet slumber.
Finn was also losing sleep, intentionally. He was up longer than he should have been. Finn desperately tried to figure out a different plan, but all of them seemed to not work.
After a week, Rey was stuck inside a small changing room with women. One particular woman with glowing blue skin showed her a light piece of transparent fabric.
"See this?" She questioned. Rey nodded in response. "This will go right next to your ear. It acts like a camouflage, so no one should be able to see it or detect it. You will hear General Leia or someone speak on here."
The woman put the fabric right next to Rey's earlobe. She also took out a large syringe looking device.
"Woah woah woah! No way," Rey stepped back.
"Don't worry dear! It doesn't hurt! This is your mic. Also, if you aren't able to talk or if you lose your hearing device, you simply tap the back of your hand. However, if you don't tap or speak into it for 24 hours, we will come as a rescue mission. It is crucial that you remember," she said.
The woman put the device right onto Rey's backhand before pulling the trigger on it. Rey yelped, feeling the great wave of pain in her hand.
"You lied!" Rey retorted.
"We can't waste time with fear," the woman simply replied, before letting the other ladies to their jobs, preparing Rey for mission Suspend .
The diverse women escorted Rey out of the small changing room and to the outdoors.
Several soldiers and pilots ran around the area, each of them having duties to fulfill.
She saw General Leia, Master Luke, Finn, Poe, Chewbacca, C3-PO, R2-D2, and BB-8 await her by the small ship with several other Resistance members surrounding them. All of this attention overwhelmed Rey, but she felt appreciated.
Rey walked a little bit slower, trying her best to take in the moment, for it may be her last.
Everything around her felt in slow motion, and she felt a sweep in her mind. She sensed Master Luke seeing her emotions and thoughts.
"You'll do great," he said.
"I hope so," Rey replied.
"Confidence is key, my padawan."
Once Rey had finally made it to the ship, she hugged every last one of her friends. She hugged Finn first. He leaned into her ear as she did.
"One more chance. We can make a break for it right now and hide away, together," he tried to bargain with her for one final time.
"It's too late to be reckless now," Rey kindly denied, looking at his face of sorrow. She felt guilty, so she gave him a kiss on the cheek.
She moved over to C3-PO.
"I can't believe you'll be gone for so long!" He cried dramatically, even though robots can't physically cry. "Send me postcards while you're away!"
"I will when I can," Rey teased, making C3-PO cry even more. R2-D2 beeped happily, liking her sarcasm. BB-8 agreed with R2-D2.
"Oh shut up you two! How can you leave me here with these two bullies!" C3-PO cried out to Rey, before waddling over to Rey for a hug.
Rey laughed, moving over to Leia and Luke.
"Make us proud. We'll be monitoring you the whole way," Leia told Rey with a smile. Deep inside, she didn't want to see Rey go. They both knew it had to be done.
"Remember what I had taught you, Rey," Luke confidently told her, giving a stern nod.
Rey turned to Poe, who gave her a rough manly hug. "You're a strong soldier, Rey. What you're doing is a good thing for all of us."
Rey took a step back, looking over everyone there as others gathered around the ship.
"I will miss you all on my journeys. Make sure you prepare a nice feast for when I come back," Rey smiled at everybody.
Rey stepped up and into the ship, turning it on and watching everyone step back. Once that baby started to fly, she waved at the people below. They all returned the favor, watching Rey fly away.
Rey watched as the stars went past her windshield. She put the ship on autopilot, knowing where she was headed. She sat there, scared, and depressed. She ended up crying in her seat, fearing the future to come and her possible death.
AN: Poor Rey :( I really am loving writing this story, though! Big thanks to Silverlight0 and Bonnie Silver 3 for leaving kind reviews 3 I appreciate it!
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