123 The Eagle Mark II – Int. 123

Admiral Poe stares out at a massive star cruiser from his cockpit. A loyal soldier steadily steers The Eagle MII into boarding with it. His trained cockiness barely contains Poe's concern and longing.

Captain Aeneas enters the cockpit with BB8 rolling behind him.

AENEAS …So that's where he is.

POE Never trust the words of a crazy man, Captain.

AENEAS Of course, Admiral. But sir, that is why we are here… isn't it?

PILOT FORD Are we hunting someone here, sir?

Poe stays silent, his sight locked. Aeneas and BB8 exchange glances. BB8 displays a grainy figure standing tall but impossible to identify visually.

FINN Poe, it has been too long. BB8 has the coordinates of my ship. I look forward to seeing you soon.

PILOT FORD That's… FINN SKYWALKER!

POE Yeah, you deserve to know by this point, Officer Ford. And you deserve to hear all of it.

BB8 flashes through various recordings of Finn:

FINN HrStillllll still yyyyyyppppPoe, the gone stars machine stomach again agai– (...)Longggginggggg ggggalactic, n-no-no-nothing, joined annihilation stars passs, here, HERE?! No not empty, wher– (...)Galx voithhhhh thhh o-o-o che avio gax aaaakkkkklll– (...)Poe needs to leave, go, gone. Here, all gone. No, put, stayyyy? You, no, too ddedead. Gone, same where. Here, gone, gone, gone, gone, gone, gon–

POE That's done its job, Hard Hat.

Pilot Ford is disturbed by the secret transcripts.

POE (cont.) There you go, Ford. Looks like Finn has taken to the Jedi way, losing their minds over nothing. There are six years of logs, and all of it is like that… except that last one.

PILOT FORD …he hasn't lost it, has he?

Poe and Aeneas look at each other.

POE He's doing something right to find a M&H Ordial-class Terraformer.

PILOT FORD …should we have brought a squad of Crownhunters with us, Admiral?

POE No, no, I don't think we have any enemies on this ship. …just hope we still hav— bah! We'll find out either way. Finish the docking, Officer Ford. I'm taking a death stick.

The admiral exits the cockpit.

PILOT FORD …never seen the Admiral like that before.

AENEAS Yeah… almost looks happy.

The two men laugh, BB8 joining them with his beeps.

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124 Terraformer Entrance – Int. 124

Poe takes long (slightly nervous) strides down the docking hallway. Aeneas and BB8 roll close behind him. Poe perks up at a familiar face:

POE Jedi Vilpus!

VILPUS Poe Dameron!

The Admiral and the shapeshifter (still a Green Twi'lek) embrace.

POE Oh, ah, would that be 'Master' Vilpus?

VILPUS Ahhh, no. Still can't find my master. Have you seen her?

POE No, I haven't seen Datas Skywalker for years now.

AENEAS Ah, Jedi Vilpus! Admiral Dameron has told me of your heroics.

VILPUS Glad to hear Poe has shed his habit of lying... Are you one of his 'Crownhunters'?

There is tension in the air.

AENEAS Yes, I mean no um... disrespect.

Vilpus chuckles at the Force killer's bashfulness.

VILPUS Your Crownhunters really are unpredictable Poe. I wasn't expecting such a cute answer by a killer of Princes!

POE I routinely train my fleet in the proper manners. Aeneas! Open the door for the lady!

AENEAS Ah, yes, of course!

Aeneas starts for the door, only to see that BB8 is already there, opening it for all of them.

POE Very disappointing, Officer.

VILPUS (sing-songy) Still a little gentleman, I see! (to Aeneas) …Thank you for your efforts, Captain Aeneas.

It should be noted Poe leaves the entrance before Vilpus, Aeneas after her, and then BB8 rolls close behind.

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125 Terraformer – Int. 125

The inside is a jagged, rocky, grassy, flowery biodome two kilometers wide and 8 kilometers long. Deeper in the background, tanks contain the needed building blocks to grow a livable atmosphere on a small planet. Deeper than that are the engines.

Our group walks forward toward the front cockpit, a circular shining metal wall. On the way down, Poe sees many other Jedi resting and meditating on the fields. Craters and battle carnage dot the landmass, typically under large rocks or outside the small caves.

VILPUS He is just above the hill there, wrapping up some training.

Poe looks over the carnage on the land.

POE Only six years, and he has already destroyed the resale value.

VILPUS Nope! Master Datas Skywalker gave it to him just this year, and it's like this. *Sigh* Just missed her again.

AENEAS What has Finn's training been? This place is a warzone.

VILPUS Extreme. I can't tell you how many times I thought he was dead… or lost.

POE We got a snippet of that…

BB8 *beeps happily, feeling acknowledged.

POE (cont.) And now he's okay?

VILPUS It just came together for Master Finn a few months ago. It was incredible.

AENEAS Master?!

Vilpus eyes convey her witness to an indescribable miracle.

VILPUS Absolutely.

POE We'll see for ourselves. Just beyond here?

VILPUS Right over, but one more thing, Poe …you two are the second guests we have had today.

POE Another Jedi?

Vilpus cringes at that.

VILPUS He can tell you about it. Not my choice.

POE He's just a man of mystery. Let's go, Aeneas.

AENEAS I'll leave you both alone, sir.

Poe turns around to eye Aeneas. Poe dislikes Aeneas defying orders, but…

POE Alright, good idea. You need to practice your courtship rituals, Officer. See to it you don't bore the lady.

Aeneas faintly blushes while Vilpus giggles, and Poe walks behind the hill.

He first sees five Jedi standing around a newly made crater ten feet deep. Upon seeing Poe walk up, they all retract their stance and begin leaving. Poe sees inside the crater: Finn in gentle meditation.

With the Jedi ending their attack, Finn opens his eyes.

Finn and Poe see each other after six long, miserable years.

FINN Poe Dameron!

POE Finn Skywalker!

The Jedi Masters head out as Finn rushes over to embrace Poe.

HUMBLE MASTER We'll be taking off then, Master Finn?

FINN Yes, today was the last. Thank you all for everything.

HUMBLE MASTER May the Force be with you.

The Humble Master nods and catches up with the rest.

POE Woah, someone's a bigshot now.

FINN Look whose talkin' Admiral.

The two start making their way to nearby the metal front of the cruiser.

POE Yeah, but I still got a boss I hate. The way Vilpus puts it, you are in a whole league all your own.

FINN …kinda. In ways. Worse than most Jedi in others. Still can't lift a rock.

POE …you are not serious.

Finn laughs and shrugs his shoulders over his ears. The truth is ridiculous.

POE YOU'VE HAD SIX YEARS. Six! How are you so bad at this?!

FINN Yeah, yeah, it is pretty embarrassing. I was freaking out about it most of the time.

POE But not now!?

Poe leans in close to Finn, just in case.

POE (whispers) You told me about your vision facing off against Rey.

FINN Oh yeah. That's in a couple hours. It's gonna be a long day, Poe.

POE (irate) …What are you TALKING about!?

Finn realizes he needs to stop being so cryptic.

FINN Right, sorry. Look, I tried to become a big powerful Jedi and was getting nowhere. Plus, like every other Jedi, I was getting visions of… well… the end times. But I compared mine with other masters… I was getting different futures. Well, maybe not Master Datas, but you know how she is. So, I went hard into vision training. I viewed millions —actual millions— I saw visions within visions of me who saw hundreds of visions I hadn't seen that I instantly remembered. I got a little lost for a good amount of time.

POE Yeah, BB8 showed me.

Finn stops in place.

FINN …he what?

POE Yeah, he has recordings for all of it.

FINN He was supposed to delete that.

POE Millions of futures, and you didn't see that happening?

Finn only half missed Poe's ball-busting. They have arrived at the front entrance.

FINN Yeah, well… I still never found a perfect path. Maybe we are headed toward a better future.

POE Wait… you still haven't found a decent future?

FINN Better ones. I spent too much time trying to find a way to win and save the universe. I didn't think to look for a draw. If I looked for that earlier, I could have saved everyone.

POE …draw as in you and Rey kill each other?

FINN Not… quite…

POE Is she the "first guest" behind here?

FINN No, and, uh, about that Poe.

POE Yeah?

FINN A draw is the only way. A victory on either side will destroy everything. The Empire versus Republic, Rey versus Me. Both need to be draws. And I cannot make that happen alone. It's gonna be on you… and him.

POE I missed our low-pressure adventures.

Finn smiles at Poe just before he opens the door.

FINN …I have, too.

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126 Terraformer Front Room – Int. 126

This room is where Finn has been staying for the past year. Tools and parts and pieces rest patterned on the floor and desks. Several Imperial engines on desks. He sleeps upstairs, where there are more tools, a futon, and many rations.

Poe walks in, seeing nothing too abnormal.

POE Force help you avoid stepping on all these?

FINN Actually, yes! But over there is more important.

Finn points to a shirtless Kylo Ren sleeping in a healing pod. The iconic helmet and robe folded on the side.

POE That's not what I think it is.

FINN He flew in on a busted ship, completely broken himself. He is fully healed, but I chose to keep him like this till you got here.

POE Well, don't wake him on my account!

FINN He's only here to make a deal with me. You'll learn that you have won the war, and for this information, I'll undo the win.

POE That is a terrible deal, go back.

FINN It's the best we have.

POE Wait, you already know the information, we don't need him.

FINN There is one bit I can't make out, no matter my meditation.

POE Finn, don't do this…

FINN …you have your own plans that could use some help, right?

POE …so you saw that too.

FINN For Kylo's life, I will trade you this ship and the loyalty of every Jedi on it. That's eighty Jedi Masters and this entire M&H terraformer.

POE This ship is in terrible condition!

FINN Poe. Promise me. No matter what, Kylo must live. For the sake of everything we care about.

POE Wha— are you asking ME to protect him? That's Kylo Ren! Probably the best Force user in the galaxy, not counting the Empress.

FINN And he will die if you want him to.

Poe is deeply conflicted.

FINN Please, Poe.

POE AHHHH! Fine! You're lucky this ship retails for a dwarf planet.

FINN You're the best, Poe.

Finn taps a few buttons on the monitor. A groggy Kylo is nudged awake. The two men watch silently as the doors open, and the greatest Force user bumbles out, delirious. Kylo steps on a loose screw, clumsily catching himself on a table. Only now does he see his company. The flesh holding his bionic arm tingles at the sight of Finn.

FINN Hello, Kylo. Looks like you made a full recovery.

Kylo keeps still.

POE Relax. Apparently, we aren't going to kill you.

FINN We're not. Kylo, I've seen you here over a hundred times. You don't know it right now, but you are here to make a deal.

KYLO (disgusted) I doubt that.

FINN I will bring her back, in trade for you telling us where she is.

Kylo's eyebrows raise. Poe turns to Finn.

POE Finn… are you talking about…

FINN No matter how I meditate, the planet stays hidden. It's clouded from Force visions.

Kylo realizes Finn knows everything.

KYLO I don't believe you. Why would y—

FINN Kylo. You know me. You know I keep my promises.

Kylo accepts this but turns his gaze to Poe.

KYLO Not with him listening.

POE Hey! Your life is MINE southpaw! I own you and the ship hauling you! I have eighty Jedi here who are giddy for the chance to Force-push you into your latrine-bucket helmet and eject it right into a sun!

Kylo is taken aback by Poe's uncanny resemblance to Hux.

FINN He's fine, Kylo. This information will not be used against your interests.

Kylo senses truth in Finn's words.

KYLO …Rey is trapped on a nameless dwarf planet —we only found the number "LQ-2689"— in solar system 452. Orbiting a helium gas giant. Its surface atmosphere has exceptionally thick layers of helium, but the ruins of a Dark Side cult city lay beneath them.

FINN Thank you.

POE That rumor about the Krannek was true!?

KYLO Rumor?

POE That the Krannek was busted. We wondered if The Empress broke something while controlling the trigger. But if she is gone—

KYLO The codes to the trigger died with Aquila Galencia. Rey is now the only one who can fire MDS Krannek. Without her, it is useless.

Finn starts suiting up. Poe is awash in the news.

POE …The Republic will not use this information to win the war.

Kylo is bewildered. Finn grabs his silver jetpack.

FINN You can trust us, Kylo. Strange as that is.

POE Well, why is Rey on some nothing planet?

Kylo stays silent.

FINN I already know everything. I can tell him if you want.

KYLO …after the annihilation of Shanglacius, Prince Cassariot attempted a coup. When bringing him before her, we all discovered a secret. Rey is not a member of House Galencia. She is not the daughter of Silvia Galencia. She is not my cousin.

Finn has finished adjusting his jetpack.

POE …Woah.

KYLO Indeed. Her synoscan was unrecognizable to any humanoid. She is entirely unique. The shock was devastating to us all. The Empress obsessed with her origin. And Cassariot found it.

Finn attaches the dual holsters to the jetpack harness.

POE I thought he attempted the coup?

KYLO The Empress has been far too forgiving with her Princes. Especially Cassariot. That was his second attempt. And now, to redeem himself, he found her birth planet for her.

Finn tests his green lightsaber and slides it in.

POE Okay.

KYLO Once The Empress was down on the planet, ships controlled by Princes of Dawn ambushed us. Destroying her away ship, marooning her there. I barely escaped myself —that traitor Cassariot.

Finn spins his protonium handgun into the holster.

POE But how did you get here?

The fully equipped Finn cocks his head perplexed.

FINN Huh, I don't know that one either.

Kylo restrains his visible signs of embarrassment.

KYLO I… always know where Master Luke Skywalker is. At all times.

Finn and Poe (unaware of Kylo's origins) are equally befuddled.

FINN Huh. Well, as much as I'd like to figure that out, we all have our places we need to be and no time to get there. Poe, go ahead and have those files deleted on BB8 and replace them with… anything you think might be useful, yeah? After I find the coordinates of this mystery planet, I'm taking him with me.

POE …Sure thing.

FINN And Kylo, for everything to work, for the entire galaxy to be saved, you need to do one thing:

Finn walks over and whispers into his ear. Kylo recoils while staring at a smiling confident Finn, the most confused he has ever been.

FINN Men, we have our jobs from here. Poe… it is always a joy being with you. Goodbye.

POE Take care, Master Finn.

Finn exits the room. Poe and Kylo glare in awkward silence.

POE Put on a shirt, freeloader.

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