Coming over a dune the two spotted the outpost, FN was still in his amour wile Poe was struggling in the heat, after the extreme cold of the night.
"FN 21…Can't I just called you something else."
"You can call me FN, there aren't any other troopers for the need for formal numbers."
"Okay, anyway there's an outpost."
"We should be able to find a way off the planet from there."
"And maybe some water." Hoped Poe.
Tearing down the sands they charged for the out post.
Upon arriving the two found a large watering hole where the local wild life was drinking from. Both raced over and dropped down, Poe dunked in his hands and upon taking in the water, having the taste want him to spit it out. Taking the loss he dove in for more, then in the reflection of the muggy water he spotted FN's face next to him. FN had removed his helmet to drink, cupping his hands and downing the putrid water, before dunking his head in. Pulling it out, Poe was still off guard until he put the helmet back on.
"Finish up, you still need to hunt for your droid." said FN.
Poe watched as he wondered off, also dunked his head and cupped water to wash other parts of himself as well.
FN began to walk around the the make shift streets, the people he passed looking away in fear and tried to avoid his gaze. As he made his way to a market he kept a look out, keeping away from the main streets walking around the back's on the tent like buildings that made up a majority of the outpost.
Rey was walking with BB8, as she explained what she saw, now carrying her handy poll staff.
"I don't know, how." she continued "But when I touched the crystal I felt my self tap in to own past, a lots memory of sorts."
BB8 beeped to try and cheer her up.
"You there, were did you get this droid?"
Rey looked up to see two troopers.
"No where, it mines."
"Can we see some identification?"
FN rounded a corner and spotted Rey and the two troopers, he backed up then as he looked back he spotted BB8. Looking at Rey he saw she was being apprehended, he moved in to try and help but Rey proved her self as he was able to knock out the troopers with the aid of her poll. Slowing down FN didn't see the point to rushing in. Arriving he taped her on her shoulder.
"What some to?" she asked.
"No, now hand over the droid it doesn't belong to you."
"And it's not yours either."
"Yes, but I'm going to take it to back to it's owner."
"To bad, because your not having it. This droid is the only link to finding my family."
"Hay you." called a voice.
"Run." insisted FN diving out of there.
The gunship landed on one of the platform's, and a small crowd have gathered to greet it. Unkar was pushing his way forward as door opened and Kylo was front and centre as he looked around being cut short by the crowd.
"Hello, Sir." started Unkar "I'm proud to have a esteemed member of the First Order, if there is anything."
He was cut short as Kylo ran his blade though his stomach, before he retracted it and let him drop, the crowd parted allowing him to march forth in the out post. Scanning the area he saw nothing but winds blowing and sand everywhere, he spun around towards the crowd.
"I'm offering free transport of this dust ball, for the first person to bring me a small orange and white droid."
FN was hiding behind a tent when Rey shot past and he pulled her over with BB8 following.
"What are you doing?" grunted Rey as she pulled her self free. "What, do you want me for your self."
"No, I'm a deserter." he said taking oh his helmet. "And I'm here with a resistance pilot, who owns this droid."
BB8 perked up.
"We split up when we arrived, but it's time we left." he said putting hie helmet back on.
FN peeked out and caught sight of Kylo Ren, and shot back.
"Shouldn't we look for him."
"No, it's best we run now, we can hand over the droid later."
"Not until I get my answers."
"I don't care I just want to depart this planet."
"Then we can't just up and leave, and take the droid with us."
A few shots where fired in their direction.
"The ships are this way." said Rey leading the departure
Racing towards the waiting ships the three had picked up a few followers as a set of troopers where chasing them down firing on them. There was little to no choice from them on what ship to take, as more shots grew closer to hitting the mark, so they boarded the first ship they could. The YT-1300 light freighter was all there was left, and as they boarded they raced though the ship's halls and made their way to the side bound cockpit.
"Do you know how to fly?" FN asked.
"Of course I do."
FN sat back as BB8 looked up as Rey pressed buttons and moved leavers trying to fly the ship.
"You can't fly can you?" asked FN.
"But I can." said Poe coming in, and pushing Rey out of her seat.
"How long have you been following us?" asked FN.
"Since the First Order caught sight of you, oh and I remembered to close the boarding ramp."
Shots sounded from out side as the First Order attacked the ship, Poe took hold of the reins and booted up the ships engines.
The blue lights flicked to life as the ships landing gear retracted and shot off in to the sky.
Blasting over the outpost the ship took off and Kylo caught sight of the ship as the troopers came over.
"Sir, the droid has escaped…"
"I know." he muttered under his breath.
He pulled out a holographic commlink, and Phasma came up, crossing her arms.
"Ah, what did you do this time."
"My hunt for the droid, has not gone well, they escaped on board a "
"And you need me to, shot them down."
"No, I need you to disable that craft, we need the crystal."
"You need that map, leaving the Jedi in isolation is just as good us hunting them down. In nay case it stops their return."
"Don't shoot down that ship."
The hologram fizzled out and Kylo looked to the sky as the ship was gone and crushed the comm in his hand.
On board every one was celebrating, as the ship was exiting the plants atmosphere as it came under the looming shadow, of the first order cruiser.
"I think were in clear." smiled Poe.
"As long as they don't know where on board."
A squadron of fighters was released from the hanger and flew towards them with a barrage of gun fire.
"Get us out of here." panicked Rey.
"Hang on." said Poe.
Taking adhesive action he flew ship close to the cruiser, to avoid further fire.
"Why aren't you shooting back?" asked Rey.
"Why aren't you going in to hyperspace?" asked FN.
"Hay, my ship doesn't have that kind of power, we use hyperspace rings." Rebuttaled Poe.
"That's some real old tech."
"Yeah, hence, I don't know how to active a hyper drive, that's why I have BB8, he's my co pilot."
"So you don't know to fly this thing?"
"No, not probably, but I can fly almost anything."
"Guys?" chimed in Rey.
FN looked back to see she was held at gun point by a old man.
"What are you doing on my ship."
"Captain." said FN "This ship is being commandeered by the Resistance."
"The hell it is." he said, pushing past. "Move aside kid."
Poe moved over kicking FN out of his chair as the old man took over and began to fly the ship like pro.
Navigating the onslaught became that much easier, they where able to glide though the attack.
"We have got someone on the gun mounts, if you two would like to fire back." he chimed in.
Rey and FN left.
"And you, if you can fly this thing, you can act as my co pilot, my current one is doing repairs somewhere."
Poe took the controls to help pilot the ship.
Rey and FN both found the ladder to the gun turrets, making their ways up and down both settled in. Finding the controls they soon both where shooting back taking out as many fighters as they could.
Phasma sat in cockpit as she swung around her own fighters to land a shot on the radar shield dish.
"Almost." she cursed.
In the pilot seat Poe and the old man where busy working on keeping them out of trouble.
"Hold on kid, I just need to punch in the co-ordinates.
"Where are you going to go, any where that's not here for one."
They took heavy swing, and in the hall out side BB8 came up rolling along and looked at the old man, then looked to Poe and beeped.
"I hear you buddy, wait what?"
BB8 beeped again.
Poe looked over at the old man.
"This is the Millennium Falcon, meaning your Han Solo."
"The very same." he said. "Now we just need to shake of this last fighter."
FN was watching the battle, having disabled every ship he shot.
"Come on, your not even hitting them." called Rey.
"That's the idea." FN said to himself.
"I can't hit this one, one you?"
FN gritted his teeth as he tried to knock down Phasma's fighter.
She kept dodging out of the way of his attacks, second guessing where he was going to strike. As she came around for another attack she fired blowing the shield off the hull, FN tracked her and fired his regular shot before a quick second.
Phasma knowing where first shot was going moved out of the way but got hit the second, sending off of course.
Back in the cock pit Han saw they where no longer under fire.
"Punch it." he shouted
"Uh what?" asked Poe.
"Oh let me." he said and pushed the hyperspace lever shooting them away from the planet.
On board the bridge Hux watched them escape.
"What can you tell me about that ship?" he asked.
"We managed catch it as it came in, it's a privately owned ship, belonging to a Han Solo."
"Yes, but it's also the personal ship to one of the leaders of the New Republic."
"Sir?"
"Why was the ship docking on a known First Order planet."
"They said they where here to pick up a passenger, the Admiral thought it best to track them."
"Is a tracking beacon on their ship."
"Perhaps, we have no clear activation as of yet sir."
"Contact the Admiral, I'll have to deliver the sour news to him."
Flaying through hyperspace everyone had reconvened around the table in seating area, wile Han was sitting his chair against the computer.
"So let me get this straight, non of you are in this together."
"No." said FN.
"I was sent here to collect something, said to lead us to renaming Jedi." said Poe. "My droid BB8 is carrying some sort of crystal, to a box that was taken from me."
"What about you, the trooper?"
"I'm a deserter, I have nothing waiting for me, I'm only here because I have no other choice."
"What about girl, what's your story."
Rey looked uneasy "Well I was living with my guardian, but after he died I found something that might lead to finding out who I am."
"Okay, so what are you all thinking we do?"
"I need to get back to the resistance." insisted Poe.
"I'm going with him." jumped in Rey.
"Why?"
"That crystal the droid has is the key to finding my family."
"What about you trooper?" wondered Han.
"I'm tagging along until the next stop." replied FN.
"Well you might want to ditch the amour."
FN looked at himself. "I guess if we are going to blend in I better."
"I'll have my co-pilot show to some spare rags we have you can burrow, you to boy."
"The name's Poe."
"What ever." said Han leaving. "Hay get up, we have company."
Soon Han's co-pilot came up, covered in gold plating C-3PO came in.
"Can I help you Master Solo?" he asked.
"Yeah, take these two to the spare room and have them pick out something.
"Of course." 3PO looked over at the three others. "Which two?"
"Us." said Poe getting up pulling FN with him.
"Follow me please." said 3PO.
The free left and Han went back to the cockpit.
Inside he looked to a tang of brown fluff strung up from the celling.
A robot hand ran over a similar looking tuft of brown fur.
"Luke, what are you thinking about?"
"Oh nothing Steve, just found memoires of an old friend."
"Did you lose them to the First Order."
"No. Well yes from a curtain point of view."
Steve laughed though his bushy grey and brown beard. "So you mean the Imperial remnants that made up the First Order."
"Yes."
"Well, we're waiting on the council for you."
"You mean, the remaining members that qualify."
Luke smiled as he got up, the two left the small stone room and came out to green coated mountain range of Ahch-to. The ranges housed many stone huts and other structures on the many mountain riddled islands on the planet.
"Steve, do you think it is a good idea to be here after what happened?"
"Luke you lost the academy."
"I know, but I also abandoned half the galaxy."
"If we didn't, we might had suffered further attacks, and worse more losses."
Luke become silent as she stopped.
Steve stopped as well "I know we lost Mara."
"I lost more on that day, then Mara Jade."
Steve sat down and looked up at Luke. "As a father I know what it means to lose a child, our daughter choosing not to join us was hard enough when we joined your order. And know we have no idea where she is now."
Luke didn't seem to any more motivated.
"And you still have your nephew."
"Lets move on shall we." Interjected Luke.
"Sorry saw nerve."