The Light and the Dark - A Star Wars Story

Chapter 48

Finn, Alinah, and Jannah quietly snuck through the halls of the command ship. They had no idea where they were going, but they hoped they ended up where they needed to be. They knew that this would be the last spit on the First Order's grave. It was a way to ensure at least one victory, even if they didn't succeed in taking out the fleet. And they needed as much firearms as possible if they were going to take out the Sith Troopers.

The three ran through a cell block on their way to find what they were looking for. Finn and Alinah sensed a familiar presence inside one of the cells. They exchanged glances as Alinah opened up the cell. Both of them were surprised when they saw who was inside.

"Hux?!" Alinah exclaimed. "You're here?"

Hux nodded from where he was seated. "Pryde kept me alive once he figured out it was me," he explained. "Probably just so he could torture me to death."

Finn stepped into the cell and freed him from the restraint chair. "I can't believe I'm saying this, but we may need your help with something," he said. "You still have the clearance codes here, right?"

Hux furrowed his eyebrows when he said this. "Why are you asking?" He asked.

"We need you to call all the Stormtroopers together," Finn said. "You want a way for Kylo Ren to lose more? This is how we can rub the salt more in the wound. We turn his own men against him."

"Pryde is going to find out that it's me immediately," Hux said. "That man is smart. He'll know exactly what you're doing."

"Then we fight him off," Alinah said. "But this is something we have to do first. Once this is done, we can give you immunity after the battle."

Hux sighed and shook his head, not believing that he was about to do this. "Fine, I'll call my troops together," he said. "I'll call them in the hangar, so go there and make it quick."

Alinah and Finn nodded and let Hux leave the cell first. They left the cell and saw Jannah looking at them with a confused expression. "What is General Hux doing in a cell?" She questioned.

"Long story," Alinah replied. "But he's helping us get the Stormtroopers. We need to get to the hangar."

Jannah nodded and she, Finn, and Alinah ran to the hangar of the command ship. They made it there just before an entire legion of Stormtroopers came in. As soon as they saw them, they had their blasters up. But they didn't take out their weapons. Instead, Alinah and Finn put their lightsabers on the ground and Jannah put her bow and arrow on the ground as well. Confusion ran across the Stormtroopers minds, not sure what was going on.

"We aren't here to fight any of you," Finn spoke up after a long period of silence. "Just listen to us and if you desperately want to, then you can shoot us down."

"Why should we listen to you traitors?" One Stormtrooper questioned.

"Because we can help you," Alinah said, stepping forward. "You're fighting for something unwillingly, ever since you were stolen from your real families. You never volunteered for this. And if you had any second thoughts, then you get reconditioned. You are forced to not wear your helmet as a sign of shame. Your own leaders aren't worth fighting for because of the way they treat you. The way they treated us."

"What you're fighting for, that isn't peace or freedom," Finn continued. "That is tyranny and fear. Palpatine wants the galaxy to suffer under his rule, which is what happened when the Empire was in power. What's happening out there right now is a fight for freedom. A fight for the galaxy and every single person who lives in it. That includes all of you, who have been tortured by the First Order since you were kids. But it doesn't have to be this way. You can break away. You can fight back."