Chapter Two: The Force Awakens

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Chapter Two: The Force Awakens

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Luke Skywalker has vanished. In his absence, the sinister FIRST ORDER has risen from the ashes of the Empire and will not rest until Skywalker, the last Jedi, has been destroyed. With the support of the REPUBLIC, General Leia Organa leads a brave RESISTANCE. She is desperate to find her brother Luke and gain his help in restoring peace and justice to the galaxy.

Leia has sent her most daring pilot on a secret mission to Jakku, where an old ally has discovered a clue to Luke's whereabouts....

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Poe Dameron's POV

A rugged kind man named Lor San Tekka placed a small leather sack into my palm containing a clue to Luke Skywalker's whereabouts as we sat in a primitive hut on Jakku.

"This will begin to make things right. I have travelled too far, and seen too much, to ignore the despair in the galaxy. Without the Jedi, there can be no balance in the force." Lor San Tekka informed me in his usual soft tone.

"Well, because of you, now we have a chance. The General's been after this for a long time." I replied.

"The General." He repeated with a chuckle. "To me, she's royalty."

Suddenly, my droid, BB-8 entered the hut, frantically beeping in alarm. I translated the beeps in my head and was able to understand the situation. They were coming. The First Order is coming. Then Bini Filters slipped into the hut, gesturing outside.

"We have got company. The First Order has found us." She informed me. I nodded and turned back to a concern Lor San Tekka.

"You have got to hide." I insisted to Lor. He nodded and gestured to the outside world as the noise of an approaching army came closer.

"You have to leave. Go!" Lor hissed. I turned back to him, conflicted but knowing he was right, I ran out of the hut to find a place to hid with Bini, followed my BB-8.

"How did they find us?" Bini demanded as we ran through the village. Armed Villagers started fighting Stormtroopers as we dodged shots and hid behind a large rock.

"I don't know! We need to get this is to Leia." I hissed back. She nodded and took the leather sack. "Go with BB-8 and get off the planet."

"I have a ship nearby at a Village. BB-3 is waiting for us there. Don't get caught." She replied. I nodded and crouched down. She hurried away, dodging past shots and running towards the nearest speeder. I breathed a sigh of relief as they speeded away.

I grabbed my blaster and held it close, I looked over to my X-wing ship, unable to get to it as stormtroopers surrounded it. Preventing my escape. I swore out loud and looked towards the city center to see Lor San Teeka being dragged to the city center in front of Kylo Ren. The apprentice of the First Order's leader Snoke.

"Look how old you've become." Kylo Ren commented as he stepped closer. His voice distorted by the mask he wore.

"Something far worse has happened to you."

"You know what I've come for." Kylo Ren snapped at him.

"I know where you came from before you called yourself Kylo Ren."

"The map to Skywalker. We know you've found it, and now you're going to give it to the First Order." Kylo Ren ordered.

"The First Order rose from the dark side... you did not." Lor continued.

"I will show you the dark side."

"You may try, but you cannot deny the truth that is your family." He barked back. Kylo Ren raised his lightsabre, igniting the crossed sabre that was spitting red sparks and a red blade, signifying the dark side as he brought it down on a terrified Lor San Tekka, cutting him in two. Killing him. I jumped up in reflex, outraged at the evil apprentice.

I aimed my blaster and fired. Kylo Ren turned around and stopping the blast mid-air, effectively freezing me. I struggled to move as he used the force to keep me in place. Kylo Ren gestured the stormtroopers to grab me, dragging me over and pushing me in front of him.

"So who talks first? You talk first?" I asked in a nervous ramble.

"The old man gave it to you." He concluded.

"It's just very hard to understand you with all the..." I said, gesturing to the mask.

"Search him."

I was dragged up and harshly patted down to check for the map.

"Nothing, sir." A stormtrooper holding onto me reported.

"Put him on board."

I was dragged towards the ship as Captain Plasma, who was in charge of all the stormtroopers moved past me towards Kylo Ren. I struggled against their grip as I was put onto the ship. I hope Bini and BB-8 are alright.

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Bini Filters's POV

I pushed away my fear as I speed away from the village with BB-8. I turned back once more to see Poe's X-wing being destroyed and watched as the villagers were shot to death from a distance. I looked back at the massive ship to see Poe being dragged on. BB-8 whined in worry.

"Damn it, Poe." I hissed. "You had one job."

I leaned forward and inserted the chip into BB-8. It is safer with the droid than it is with me.

I started up the speeder again and headed towards the village far away in the distance.

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FN-2187's POV (Finn)

I stumbled off the ship, broken. Why am I fighting this war? I am on the wrong side. So much death. I moved into a nearby vehicle to remove my helmet. Breath. Breath. Then I heard familar heavy footsteps.

"FN-2187. Submit your blaster for inspection." Plasma ordered. I didn't dare turn around, knowing I was in trouble.

"Yes, Captain." I replied.

"And who gave you permission to remove that helmet?" She snapped.

"I'm sorry, Captain." I appologized.

"Report to my division at once."

I nodded and she headed off. I tried to push my conflicted feelings down as I replaced my helmet and headed back out into the ship.

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(Next Day)

Rey's POV

I ripped open a metal sheet to reveal Mechanisms inside the wall. I managed to yank out a valuable peice, and dropped it in my satcheal. I swung the bag back onto my back, adjusting my staff also attached to myself and began climbing down using a cablle, between treacherous walls of machinery, headed to the exit.

I grunted as I hit the hard rustly metal of the floor hard. I fixed my uniform and headed towards the exit. Unwarping my face as I entered the sunlight of Jakku. I pulled off my googles and gear, revealing my grimpy face. I grabbed my canteen and shook the bottle to allow two final drops into my mouth.

I dropped my stuff on a metal sheet and sat on it, sliding downa sand dune. At the bottom of the dune was my speeder. I attached my stuff onto the speeder and headed through the graveyard of ships. Past other scavengers and towards town.

Once I reached town, I dropped my stash onto the ground. I picked it up and hauled the sack from my speeder towards the cleaning table. I used my small hands to scrub clean my day's salvage. I glanced up to see an old woman, also cleaning some salvage. I got lost for a moment as I considered if that would be me one day. Old and still cleaning the day's portion. I shook my head and returned to work. I grabbed my work once I finished cleaning it and brought it over to the service window. Two feet above me, behind a protective screen was my boss, Unkar Plutt who looked like a blobfish and was very unclean. He examined my peice quietly.

"What you've brought me today is worth... Hmmm... One quarter portion." He said. I sighed in disappointment, he pushed a sealed packet of dried green meat and beige power in another towards me, I nodded my thanks and took what I could get. I swallowed my resentment and headed off.

---One hour later---

The sky turned Twilight as I returned to my home. I placed another scratch mark on my wall among the thousands. Another day gone. I quicly cooked my meal using a rusty engine peice. It quickly turned into a loaf of bread. I sat down outside and ate every last one that I could. I wipped my mouth and looked up to see a single ship heading off. Maybe that will be me one day...When my parents finally come back. Suddenly I heard a comotion. A distant electronic squeal and yelling. I stood up and ran from my home of a fallen AT-AT, and ran towards the noise. I saw a local scavenger hold a droid in his net, fightback that was attached to his Luggabeast. There was a small girl fighting with him. The scavenger swung a staff at her.

It hit her in the head, she collapsed and was knocked out. I ran up and started arguing with the scavenger. He finally relented to give the droid up as I threatened him. I cut the droid free and stepped back to check on the girl. She groaned and her blue eyes fluttered open.

"Wh-Who are you?" She asked in a sleepy voice.

"I am Rey? Who are you?" I asked.

"Bini Filters..." She said softly, rubbing her head where the staff hit her. The droid moved in front of her as Bini tried to get her baring and spoke for her. I bent over and fixed his antena.

"That's just Teedo. Wants you for parts. He has no respect for anyone. Your antenna's bent." I informed the droid. "Where do you guys come from?"

"Classfield." Bini growled as she sat on the ground, trying to relax.

"Classified. Really? Me too. Big secret." I said sarcastically. I turned around and pointed to the horizon. "Niima Outpost is that way, stay off Kelvin Ridge. Keep away from the Sinking Fields in the north, you'll drown in the sand."

"Wait!" The girl called out, trying to get up, followed by the droids beeps. I turned sharply in annoyance. "Can we stay with you tonight? It's getting dark."

I looked down at the small fragile girl and droid. I sighed and gestured them to follow me relunctantly.

""Come on." The droid and girl quickly move with me.I lead them to my house. "In the morning, you go."

"Alright." The girl replied. "Thanks for this."

The droid beeped in agreement.

"You're welcome." I replied.

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Poe Dameron's POV

I struggled in the chair and was shackled to, having beeing beaten up earlier for information. I didn't have much energy. The door opened to reveal Kylo Ren. He stepped into my cell carefully. Starting to circle around me.

"I had no idea we had the best pilot in the Resistance on board. Comfortable?" He asked sarcastically. battered lips:

"Not really." Not really I replied through battered lips.

"I'm impressed. No one has been able to get out of you what you did with the map."

"Might wanna rethink your technique." I snapped. Kylo Ren says nothing. Instead he reached out to me. I felt something pulling in my head. He is trying to see my thoughts! I flinched as the pain hit me. It felt like my head was in agony. I couldn't help but scream.

"Where is it?"

"The Resistance will not be intimidated by you."

"Where... is it?"

I couldn't take it anymore. I gave him the information.

"It's in a droid. A BB unit."

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Rey's POV

"Don't give up. He still might show up. Whoever it is you're waiting for. Classified. I know all about waiting." I assured the pair as we got off my speeder and I unattached the droid. BB-8 beeped a question. Who am I waiting for?

"For my family. They'll be back. One day." I insisted. The girl scoffed and rolled her eyes. "Is there a problem?"

"Family is useless. They betray you in the end.". She tries to force a smile, but can't, really. I gulped, trying to push back my feelings.

We headed towards the trading structure to trade in the goods Bini helped me get today. I stood in front of Unkar Plutt at his window. He reviewed my goods and glanced over to BB-8.

"These five pieces are worth... Let me see here... One half portion."

"Last week they were a half portion each." I objected. I hate him. He leans forward and gritted his teeth at me.

"What about the droid?" He asked.

"What about him?" I asked.

"I'll pay for him." Unkar replied. Bini knelt down and grabbed BB-8 protectively. "Sixty portions."

I stood there stunned as he placed them on the table. I reached forward to grab them but something stopped me...this...this is wrong. I reluctantly pulled back and shook my head.

"Actually... the droid's not for sale."

I pulled away, grabbing my portions and walked away, followed by a relieved Bini and BB-8.

---End of Chapter Two---