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Later on the Falcon, Axel was in the hanger while thinking about what Ahsoka said to him before he left.
"Are you alright?"
Axel turned and saw Rey walk up to him.
"I sensed sadness coming from you" She said "What's wrong Axel?"
Axel sighed and wiped the tears from his eyes.
"My grandmother is dying Rey" Axel said making Rey's eyes widen. "She said she doesn't have much time, that she may not be there when I get back"
"Oh Axel" Rey said as she hugged her boyfriend tightly while he hugged her back. "We'll go back if you want"
"No" Axel said firmly "We have to stop Palpatine before it's too late. When my grandmother served in the Clone Wars she said the mission always came first. So that's what we need to do"
"Alright my love. If that's what you want" Rey said.
"It is" Axel said.
Later the Resistance members made it to a planet called Midden. Once they landed they searched the planet to try and find the Wayfinder.
"You sure this is it?" Poe asked.
"These are the exact coordinates that Master Luke left behind" 3-PO said.
Just then the group saw a massive festival being held near by.
"What is this?" Poe said.
"A celebration of some kind" Axel said.
"The Aki-Aki Festival of the Ancestors as a matter of fact Master Axel" 3-PO said. "This celebration occurs once every 42 years"
"Well, that's lucky" Finn said sarcastically
"Lucky indeed" 3-PO said "This festival is known for both its colorful kites and delectable sweets"
"Unfortunately we're not here to have fun. We need to find the Wayfinder" Axel said.
The group made their way to the festival.
"I've never seen anything like this" Rey said.
"You should see the celebrations we have on Mandalore" Axel said.
"There's always random First Order patrols in crowds like these" Poe said. "Keep your heads down"
The group split up to ask the locals questions. Until Axel made his way back to Rey and saw her wearing a necklace.
"Where did you get that?" He asked.
"One of the locals gave it to me" Rey said "She wanted to know my family name but...I don't have one"
"Well, not yet anyway" Axel said making Rey confused. "If this works out, maybe you could be Rey Archer"
"Is that your version of a marriage proposal?" Rey asked smiling.
"It could be" Axel as she and Rey shared a loving kiss.
However their moment was cut short by a familiar feeling. The feeling they had when they connected with Ren. As if on que, he appeared in front of them"
"Palpatine wants both of you and Archer dead" He said.
"Serving another master?" Rey asked.
"No" Ren said "The Inquisitor and I have other plans"
"You mean my sister who you brain washed!?" Axel growled.
"I did no such thing" Ren said "I offered both of you my hand once. You both wanted to take it. Why didn't you?"
"You could've killed us. Why didn't you?" Rey asked.
"Because he knows something that Palpatine doesn't" A new voice said.
the couple turned their heads and saw Axel's sister Selena behind them. However she wasn't physically there.
"Selena..." Axel said in a sad tone.
"Selena's gone...I am what remains" Selena said as she looked at Rey "So you're my brother's girlfriend? How long do you think it will before he abandons you too?"
"I didn't abandon you Selena!" Axel said "I went to get Mom and Dad but we couldn't find you. We thought you were dead"
"Liar!" Selena said.
"You can't hide Rey and Axel" Ren said."Not from us"
"I see through the cracks in your mask Ren" Rey said "You're haunted. You can't stop seeing what you did to your father"
"Do you still count the days since your parents left Rey?" Selena asked with a sick smirk. "Take my advice and forget about them. They're a weakness you can't afford to have. Just like Axel here"
"We don't want to kill either of you" Axel said trying to keep calm "But we will if we have to"
"No, We're going to find you and turn you to the dark side" Ren said "When I offer you my hand again... you'll both take it"
"Never" Rey and Axel said just before Ren grabbed Rey's necklace and yanked it off her.
The couple then ran to the others knowing Ren and Selena were on their way.
"We have to go back to the Falcon now!" Rey said.
"Why?" Finn asked.
"It's Ren, and and Selena are on their way here" Axel said.
The group started running back to the Falcon but were stopped by a Stormtrooper until he was shot in the eye with an arrow. The group turned and saw a man in a mask with a crossbow in his hand.
"Follow me" the man said.
The group then followed the man in a transport.
"Leia sent me a transmission" The man said.
"How did you find us?" Finn asked as the man took off his helmet and revealed to be Lando Calrissian.
"Wookies stand out in a crowd" Lando said smiling.
"Uncle Lando!" Axel said hugging the old man.
"Good to see you kid" Lando said as he and Chewie hugged. "You too old buddy"
"It is an honor, General" Finn said.
"General Calrissian, we're looking for Exegol" Poe said.
"Of course you are" Lando said as he projected an image of the Wayfinder from his wrist com. "Only two were made"
"Only two. No more no less" Axel said remembering the Sith code.
"Luke came here to find one" Rey said.
"I know. I was with him" Lando said. "Luke and I were tailing and old Jedi hunter named Ochi of Bestoon. He was carrying a clue that could lead to a Wayfinder. We followed his ship halfway across the Galaxy here. When we got to his ship it was abandoned. No clue. No Wayfinder"
"Is his ship still here?" Axel asked.
"It's out in the desert where he left it" Lando said.
"We need to get to that ship. Search it again" Rey said.
Just then the group heard Tie Fighters heading towards them.
"I got a bad feeling about this" Lando said. "Ochi's ship is out past Lurch Canyon. Go"
"Thanks again Uncle Lando" Axel said.
"Hey kid before you go do me a favor, Give Leia and your mother my love" Lando said.
"You should give it them yourself you old dog" Axel said as they both laughed just before Axel exited the vehicle with the others.
The other's ran as fast as they could and climbed onto some speeders and drove off.
Just then they were being shot at by incoming Stormtroopers.
Rey and Axel to out their blasters and started shooting at the Troopers. Then some of them were launched and started flying through the air.
"I knew I should've brought my jetpack" Axel groaned as he kept shooting. Rey and Poe made their speeders split up.
"These guys are annoying!" Axel said igniting his saber and deflected some blot while shooting back.
Just then BB-8 started chirping.
"Not now BB-8" Rey said.
"Wait, I think he has an idea" Axel said.
BB-8 then tapped on a container then it launched and exploded yellow smoke causing the Trooper to launch into the air. Rey and Axel shot and Trooper's speeder which made it explode.
"Never underestimate a droid" Rey said smiling.
"Damn right" Axel said also smiling.
Just then Rey spotted a ship near by.
"Ochi's ship" She said spotting an old rusty ship "I've seen that ship before"
"What do you mean?" Axel said.
Just then one of the flying Troopers shot at both speeders making them launch the group on a pile of black sand.
"I hate sand" Axel groaned trying to get up but couldn't. "What the hell?"
"Sinking fields!" Rey said "Try and grab something!"
"Like what!? There's nothing to grab that won't sink!" Axel yelled as he sunk deeper into the sand.
"Axel!" Rey cried out as she grabbed her boyfriend's hand.
"Rey! Axel! I never told you..." Was all Finn could say before he sunk into the fields.
Just then Axel and Rey sunk into the fields as well. First Axel landed on his back and then Rey landed on to of him.
"You ok?" He asked her.
"Yeah I'm alright, You?" She asked as she helped him up.
"I'll live" He said.
Just then the coue met up with the others and ignited their blades while Poe turned on his flash light.
"So what was it?" Rey asked Finn as they walked with Axel.
"What?" Finn asked.
"She means what were you trying to tell us?" Axel said. "You said and I quote 'I never told you'"
"I'll tell you both later" Finn said.
"You mean when Poe is not here?" Poe asked walking past them.
As they walked through the tunnels they spotted an old speeder with an hex charm which was an emblem of Sith Loyalist. Just the they came upon the bones of Ochi.
"Bones" Poe groaned in disgust. "I don't like bones"
"Oh man up Poe, we've seen worse" Axel said.
Just then BB-8 spotted something in the sand. He blew some of the sand off while Axel picked it up.
"It's some kind of dagger with an unknown language on it" Axel sensing grief and despair coming from it "People we're killed with this blade"
"Perhaps I can translate" 3-PO said as Axel handed the blade to him. "Oh, the location of the Wayfinder has been inscribed upon this dagger. It's the clue Master Luke was looking for"
"Great, so where's the Wayfinder?" Axel asked.
"I'm afraid I cannot tell you" 3-PO said.
"20.3 fazillion languages and you can't read that?" Poe asked in an annoyed tone.
"Oh, I have read it" 3-PO said "I know exactly where the Wayfinder is. Unfortunately it is written in the runic language of the Sith"
"So what?" Rey asked.
"My programming forbids me from translating it" 3-PO said.
"So, you're saying the one time we want you to talk you can't?" Axel asked.
"Irony sir" 3-PO said "I am mechanically incapable of speaking translations from Sith"
Just then a giant serpent appear behind 3-PO. However both Axel and Rey could sense it was in pain. They saw the wound on its body as they slowly approached it. They put their hands on the wound and used the force to heal the serpent. Once fully healed the serpent slithered away and revealed a way out of the tunnel.
BB-8 chirped at them curious to know what happened.
"We just transferred a bit of life. Force energy from us to him" Rey said.
"Good thing too, otherwise we would've been snake food" Axel said. "Let's go we don't have much time"
WILL THE GROUP EVER FIND THE SECOND WAYFINDER? FIND OUT AS STAR WARS: REBELLION REBORN CONTINUES.
RR FULCRUM OUT.
