Rey continued running up the path when she heard a soft trill behind her. She looked down and saw that BB-8 had followed her.
"BB-8, we need to get you to D'Qar!" Rey said, bending down to talk to the droid.
BB-8 beeped anxiously, asking what'd happen to Han and the others.
"They know where I'm headed! We need to leave. Now!" Rey urged before standing back up.
As soon as Rey finished talking, both she and BB-8 looked up as TIE fighters flew over them. Troopers talking amongst themselves made the two take cover behind large rocks.
"How did they find us?" Rey whispered to herself.
She then remembered how Finn had stated that it was a very real possibility that someone in the cantina identified them and went on to notify the First Order. It baffled Rey that she dismissed that possibility.
"You have to get out of here! Stay out of sight!" Rey told BB-8.
The astromech droid beeped, telling Rey that he was going to make his way back to Han and Maz. He then said he hoped to see her again afterwards.
"I hope so too." Rey said.
Rey then heard a stormtrooper talking on a communicator. She took out the blaster Han gave her. She pulled the trigger, only for it to make a click noise.
"Oh, the safety switch!" Rey said, turning the safety mode off.
The stormtrooper heard Rey's muttering and turned, shooting at her. She ducked, and missed, taking out a chunk of a tree next to the trooper. The next shot was a success, downing the stormtrooper with a headshot. Rey then looked at the blaster, in shock at how powerful it was.
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As Finn hauled the last of Ithano's cargo onto the ship, he picked up a new frequency coming from his commlink.
"The droid was said to be near the castle. Search the grounds and kill anyone who gets in the way of our mission here." A male First Order officer said.
From where Finn stood, he could make it back inside the castle by sneaking by the troopers if he played his cards right.
"What's the hold up?" Quiggold asked, looking confused.
"I. . . I have to get back to the castle."
"Did you forget something?"
"My friends are in danger; the First Order will kill them if I don't get them out of here!"
"Suit yourself. Just know we're not going to wait for you."
"I understand. Thank you."
Finn descended the steps to Ithano's ship while Quiggold walked up them. He gave a final glance as he rushed off towards the castle. Sprinting out of the forest, Finn took cover behind rocks as four stormtroopers passed him. Finn then stepped on a dead branch, making him freeze.
"What was that?" One stormtrooper said, turning toward the place Finn was hiding.
"You're really getting paranoid over wildlife? C'mon, we've got a job to do." Another stormtrooper said, beckoning his fellow soldier to follow.
Finn breathed out. Once the four troopers were out of his sight, he continued running towards the castle. When he entered the cantina, multiple people were looking at him in confusion.
"The First Order's here! You all need to get to your ships before they form a blockade!" Finn alerted them.
Multiple people began to scatter around the cantina, some making their way towards the exit, shoving Finn out of the way. Finn managed to spot Han, Chewbacca, and Maz coming down the steps from the second floor.
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens Revamped
Science FictionThirty-four years have passed since the conclusion of the Galactic Civil War. During that time, thousands of systems once ruled by the dreaded Empire have joined the New Republic, instilling in trillions a new age of peace. However, a threat from th...
