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"Good job, buddy!" Poe exclaimed, grinning to the small droid as he removed his helmet. BB-8 beeped proudly, having just helped Poe in their successful assault on the First Order's fleet of star destroyers. The Resistance had been forced to evacuate their base and flee onto giant cargo cruisers after being discovered and attacked.
*Is that Finn? Why is he walking around naked in a leaking bag* BB-8 chirped swiveling his head around
"Finn, naked, leaking bag? What? Did you fry a chip?" Poe asked confused turning to the droid
*no look*
Poe's gaze shifted to his right, where he spotted Finn stumbling around in a bacta suit, its life-support fluids leaking out, and a bewildered expression on his face. Without hesitation, Poe leapt out of the cockpit and sprinted towards his friend.
"Finn! Finn, buddy! It's so good to see you!" Poe said gripping Finns shoulder even as the suit began leaking all over him "let's uh get you dressed you must have a thousand questions"
"Where's alora?" Finn asked not skipping a beat. Poe's heart sank a little when he said her name. He hadn't heard from her in weeks and it was eating him alive.
"First let's get you cleaned up and changed, and then l'll take you to see General Leia. She'll fill you in on everything that's been happening."
As they entered the bridge, Leia was pacing back and forth, her expression stern and authoritative. Her eyes locked onto Poe, as she strode purposefully towards him. Without a word, she delivered a swift slap to his face, her hand cracking against his cheek. "You're demoted," she declared.
Poe's eyes widened in disbelief as he rubbed his sore cheek. "You can't be serious" he walked in front of her as she tried to walk away "We just pulled off a major win, taking down that dreadnought"
"At what cost poe?" She said giving him a piercing disappointed look. "get your head out of your cockpit" With a sharp exhale, Poe's shoulders sagged in irritation, his eyes rolling upward. "there are things that you cannot solve by jumping in an x-wing and blowing something up!"
"If I may say something" Finn stepped in, his voice calm and measured, breaking the tense silence that had fallen after Leia's words. "we're essentially in the middle of nowhere. How is Alora even supposed to locate us?"
Leia pushed up her sleeve, revealing a sleek bracelet adorned with a pulsing blue circle that flashed rhythmically.
"A cloaked binary beacon," Poe explained, his arms folded across his chest, a hint of defiance in his voice. "I wasn't letting her leave without it"
"Alright so until she gets back what's the plan?" Finn's voice rose in his characteristic anxious pitch. "We have to be looking for a new base right?"
No sooner had Finn spoken than a loud, jarring alarm burst forth, reverberating through every corner of the ship, instantly commandeering everyone's attention "Proximity alert" "the shout came from a tech, as Leia dashed to a window, her eyes widening as she took in the ominous view: the First Order's fleet, relentless in their pursuit, had tracked them down and followed them, their ships looming large in the distance.
