As the gun ship's came down by the ruins Kylo stood looking out as his troopers parted either side of him. Each one was carrying an electrostaff's, but these one's where modified to have a small hilt and long singular blade. The patrons where already shooting at the First Order and as one attacked Kylo, he deflected the bolt right back killing them in an instant.
"Split up, find the droid." he ordered.
Rey came up the stairs to find the open sky and the castle under attack, in a panic she unhooked the lightsaber from her belt, and fiddled about trying to activate it. A trooper spotted her and swapped to a small pistol, letting off a shot just as the blade fired up and deflected it. Rey shot a look to see them coming towards her with their electro-saber in hand ready to attack.
Swinging in they came down low and Rey tried to block, but she was unable to get to grips with the weapon as she kept being pushed back. As they kept moving they moved closer to the jungle just beyond the castle grounds. But Rey soon found a opening and struck with a forward thrust and ran the trooper though. As he pulled it back and the trooper fell to the ground, she looked over them and her mind was taken back by the wound it left behind. Rey knelt down to look at the wound…
Rey was bent over Lor just the same on Jakku, looking at the single burn mark on his clothes and chest. Moving his body she saw how it ran right though clear to the other side, she then went to see the other people, their wounds where similar, but not the same, as they stopped just being skin deep.
Looking over the trooper, she looked to her weapon, then heard more fighting in the distance and in fear ran in to the woodland, trying to escape that attack.
FN had raced back inside when the fighting broke out, scanning around for any sign of a weapon. Maz spotted him as more of the castle fell down around her, she raced over to meet up with him.
"What are you doing?" she asked. "Were under attack."
"I have nothing to defend my self with."
Maz looked to her hand "Take this." she said "I'll get my own."
FN looked at the weapon and turned it on, the white beam and blue glow, almost took his head off, before he could ask Maz about it he heard the sound of an approaching attacker. Spinning around he brought up lightsaber to stop the electro-saber, their eyes locked as FN was able to whip the saber around, to try and disarm them. But the attackers skill out matched his own, and they kept their grip and came in to attack ounce more.
The duel went on for short wile, as FN tried to gain the upper hand, wile his opponent was easily able to counter anything he tried.
"Get down." came Maz's voice.
FN ducked as barrage of blaster fire came down on the trooper, he looked up to where Maz's voice had come from. Maz was carrying a small clone wars era mini gun, with a mounted backpack.
"Lets go." said Maz.
Poe and BB8 having seen what happened fled back towards the castle, but found that with trooper's every where and no weapon they where rather bit screwed. They had taken shelter by some wreckage, trying to avoid capture, BB8 came his worries and concerns.
"Not know buddy, we need to find a weapon."
BB8 chimed in
"I know, but how do we get there, with out coming under attack." he reasoned "I know they don't have blaster's but I'm no better of with one of those sword things then with no weapon what so ever."
BB8 threw in his thoughts.
"I think they've already left."
A trooper began to investigate nearby, they moved in closely keeping quite as they looked around. All the meanwhile BB8 and Poe where unaware of the approaching threat, who was coming up on them and where about to land a shot when FN fired a shot and called their attention, before being smacked round the head with the elector saber him them.
"FN!" called Poe as he raced over.
The trooper turned to face him and Poe stopped with BB8 following behind, before he was able to fire back he was shot down by Maz who was rinsing the troopers. Poe helped FN up and as came round and took not of the blaster still in his grip.
"Where did you get one of those." Poe asked, making hit to the blaster.
"They're carrying them." pointed out FN.
Poe picked stopped and picked one up. "Can you walk?"
"Yes." said FN finding his footing.
"Okay then, lets go."
"Wait. Where's Solo?" asked FN.
"He took off , but hay don't worry the resistance should be here any minute." insisted Poe. "Wait I thought you where leaving."
"My way of got blown up, I thought I might as well help you."
"Great, we need to make sure the First Order doesn't get hold BB8."
"One question?"
"Yeah."
"Where's Rey."
Rey had gotten lost in the jungle, with no sigh of the castle in sight when she stopped, taking a breath, have become exasperated. A large hand reached out to grab her and she swung around to defend her self and let out a scream, as the creature grabbed her.
Kylo was hunting though the castle ruin's, when scream echoed around him. He shifted his head towards the jungle.
"You two on me." he said.
The two troopers followed Kylo as he marched off.
Rey had cut off one of the young Rancor's arms, and was fending it off, as she thrust out the saber as a threat to keep it back. After enough back and fourth a roar came sounding off and an adult Rancor stepped out, to protect it's child. Rey stepped back, before she hit a tree, and found her self backed in to a corner. Reaching out her hand to bridge contact she tired in hopes to avoid death, but as the adult approached it soon stopped and started to reach for his throat. Rey stopped and retracted her hand before Kylo came stepping past her and then pulled out his saber and throwing it as it swung around. It cut right though the Rancor before being pulled back it his hand, dropping to the floor the Rancor was dead and soon the little one ran away. Kylo turned to Rey, and moved around to face her, she was looking at his saber before he turned it off.
"Where did you get that lightsaber?" he asked.
"The what?" asked Rey, coming out of her trance.
"I saw one like that, exactly like that."
Rey's eyes latched on to the lightsaber as Kylo ran his hands over it.
"It's rare to come across two yellow lightsabers, let along two that look exactly the same."
"It's rare to see any these days."
"So where did you get yours."
"Non of your business."
"The way I see it, your nothing but a scavenger. Taking what's not yours, and some how finding your way out here."
"So I left a home to come here, so what."
"It's not that, but somehow you ended up here of all the places in the galaxy."
"What's your point."
"I think you no something, you where seen fleeing a planet with a droid we're looking for."
Rey flinched.
"So you did travel with it." said Kylo getting close "Tell me where is it?"
FN and Poe where fending off a small point with BB8 and Maz, as they where held up in one of the still standing towers. Half it had fallen but this had given them enough cover for them to defend it, a rain of bolts came down from the ships above as the ground forces where being whittled down.
In the sky Phasma was trying to deal with the Falcon.
"This is Captain Phasma, I'm tailing a known republic ship. All forces converge on areal assault of the ship."
Phasma's fighter flew in close combat with the Falcon, and was able to land enough shots, on it before the rest of the forces began to cut it off. They where about to make a finishing blow, when one of the ship's came under attack and was blown in to the water.
"All fighters respond, what was that?" asked Phasma.
"Resistance fighters in bound." came a reply.
"We can't fend them off, where out numbered." Phasma pressed a button and began as she came under attack. "This is a recall." she said "All fighters return back to the hanger."
A slough of a good twenty more or so resistance fighters flew down and began to take out the First Order ships.
Above the planet Hux was dealing with a similar issue, as almost army of fighters was attacking the ship. With out hyperspace capabilities the space surrounding the combat zone was littered with hyperspace rings.
"Sir all our fighters are engaged, what are your orders."
"Recall all our forces, we don't need to waste our time wiping out the entire resistance fleet, they've already lost at least one quarter of their hyperspace rings." he sniggered "And make sure all forces are back before we make the jump."
"Yes general."
Kylo had Rey on the floor knocked out as his hand was over her face, it shifted as his head flicked about.
"She's seen the holocron." he said as he pulled away his hand.
The two trooper's placed their hands to their helmets.
"Sir, we gotten orders for an evac."
"Bring her with us." Kylo ordered.
The two troopers picked up the unconscious Rey, and followed after Kylo.
From their tower FN, and Poe watched as the remaining forces moved towards the gunships which were last ships standing.
"Should we go after their way off the plant?" asked Poe.
"No, these troops where part of Kylo Ren's squadron, meaning he's likely here as well." reasoned FN.
"We still need a way of this planet." added Poe.
"My home you mean, I live here." Argued Maz.
"The First Order most likely will pull out." FN replied.
"Why?" asked Poe.
"Their top priority is the crystal."
"But it needs the box."
"And since both sides have one peace each, they are more likely to keep it a stale mate then try to get it."
"If you two are done, we might be able to end this." said Maz "Look."
The other two spotted Kylo was going to board of of the the gun ships, FN took up arms and went in to shoot, but spotted Rey and was caught of guard. By this point it was to late, and they where taking off, and the last of the ships where safe guarding the gunships.
"Why didn't you take the shot?" asked Poe.
"I got distracted?"
"By what."
"Rey was with them."
As the dust settled the resistance dropped down and their only landing craft, which was a small armoured transport shuttle, with two fighters as escorts. The Falcon flew over head as Poe came front and centre with BB8 and out stepped a officer, dressed in tatty worn clothes with markings showing their rank.
"General Soto." said Poe as he stood to attention.
"We got a message, it said you have the key to finding the Jedi."
"Yes BB8 is holding a crystal used to read a holocron."
"God job Captain Dameron, this will give a quick end to the first order." he reached out his hand.
BB8 rolled over to release the compartment holding the crystal, the General bent over and picked it up.
"Did they only have the crystal?"
"No, they had both the crystal and the Holocron, but I was captured and it was taken from me. I escaped with some and was brought here by Han Solo."
"Very well, we'll get you back to base and in to your uniform, then can we figure out a new way to find the Jedi."
"General?"
"The First Order, is not going to let us get it, we've lost more resources and men to them just to get this, we're not getting that back."
Poe chased after the General as he went inside the ship.
Han strolled out of the falcon and looked at the mess, they had made.
"I have a bad feeling about this?" he feared.
"Master Solo, I don't quite know what you mean." replied 3PO.
"Just make sure it's all comfortable for her, and don't tell Leia."
Departing Han went in search of the others.
Maz was looking over the ruins as FN stood looking over his dead comrades, when Han approach.
"Um, high Maz."
"HAN SOLO!" she shouted.
"It's been a wile."
"I haven't see you since the funeral."
Han was quite for a moment "His death was hard on us all."
"So why are you here."
"I was dropping of the trio, and alternated the resistance."
"So why are you still here?"
"I'm looking for Jaina, okay."
Maz was taken back.
"I have reason to believe the girl we picked up is her."
"Well, I'm happy for you, but also sorry to say she's gone."
"WHAT! Where?"
"The First Order took her." said FN.
"Excuse me." said Han.
"We saw her being taken by Kylo Ren."
Han's face dropped.
"By know, she's being tortured for what ever reason." FN informed him.
"We have to get her back."
"How?" asked Maz.
They both watched as Han turned to the resistance.
"It's worth a shot.
Poe and the General where talking in the cockpit, as the others where making their approach.
"So you've covered almost everything, your arrival, capture, and how you got of the planet."
"Yes." nodded Poe.
"But can you elaborate on how you escaped."
"Oh, I was helped by a rouge First Order Trooper."
"WIAT! How do you know they're not a spy, how do you know they're not after the crystal."
"Look, General. I spent enough time with him to learn, he's on our side."
"Well then, where is he."
"Right out side." said a shocked Poe.
As Han lead them towards them shuttle, Poe and the General came out leading to both groups meeting in the middle.
"Han Solo." smiled the General.
"And you are?" asked Han.
"This is General Soto." Introduced Poe. "One of the leaders of the resistance."
"Glad to see your joining the fight." Soto said before moving on "So you must be FN, tell me what can you tell me about the First Order."
As the cruiser flew though hyper space Phasma and Kylo where reporting to Hux on the bridge.
"Captain report." he demanded.
"The droid was knot destroyed in planetary bombardment, and none the troopers have reported the droid being seen or found."
"As long as we at least half of it, the resistance won't be able to find the Jedi, meaning, we are free to wipe them out and carry on with our plan." said Hux.
"But we have a way to find the Jedi." chimed in Kylo,
The two turned to face him.
"I have taken a prisoner who has seen the holocron, and if I probe her mind, I can extract the information out of her."
"Kylo Ren, do you want me to report you to the Grand Moff." warned Hux.
"I will find the Jedi." insisted Kylo.
"Come now." laughed Phasma "You can't let your petty squabbles with the Jedi get in the way of things."
"Settle down." ordered Hux "Your both as bad as each other."
"I'll make sure she's settled in and ready for interrogation." said Kylo.
"No." said Hux "I'll have someone else over see to it. I will never understand why the Grand Moff insist of keeping you around."
Kylo balled a fist and left.
