The Spark [1]

Chapter 4

I wake up face in the sand. I stand up coughing. My rib cage emits a pulsing pain. I grab my ribs and my arm aches. Where's Poe? Where's Finn? I look around and see smoke. I run toward it and find Finn getting something from the cockpit. He flings Poe jacket back.

"Poe? Bree?"

The ground moves.

"Finn! Get off that! It's going to sink!" I yell.

He backs up still yelling Poe. The ship goes down. Sinks like it was never there. Finn looks back at me, then at the jacket. He lifts his arm up offering it to me.

"You knew him better," he says.

"I already have one. Thank you though," I tell him.

A big blast comes from behind him causing us both to jump back.

"He's gone," Finn says.

I still sense Poe alive and breathing, but how do I tell a complete stranger that. No one believes in the Jedi anymore. They're just a legend. I'm not even a Jedi. I'm still a padawan.

"No he's not. He's still alive."

"How do you know?"

"I just do. Come on. We need to find a town or something."

We start walking and Finn slowly takes his armor off. Piece by piece, until it's all off. He uses the jacket as cover when it gets windy. I stop on top of a dune and look around. It's still just a bunch of sand. We finally get to the top of one dune and see another village. My mouth is dry my legs ache but I have to keep going. Finn and I walk to the village and he starts frantically looking for water asking vendors and villagers if they have any. I stop at a vendor and buy two cups. I go to find Finn and see him running through the vendors. A women hits him with her staff and he's on the ground. I run up to them. Having dropped his water in the process.

"Miss what is goi..." I look down at the droid. It's BB-8. "Thank the Force, you're okay Beebee."

I drop to my knees as the droid comes up to me. He hands me back my lightsaber from the compartment I made. I clip it on my belt. The droid beeps.

"It's okay Beebee-Ate. He helped me and Poe escape. Miss can you please let him go."

"You didn't steal the jacket?" she asks Finn.

"No, our ship crashed and I was able to recover the jacket. Poe didn't make it," Finn looks at BB.

BB-8 looks at me.

"I tried to help him I'm sorry," Finn says.

BB-8 rolls away. I stand up following him.

"Beebee-Ate," he stops and looks at me. I get on my knees. "Don't listen to him. Poe's okay. I know he's alive and out there somewhere, I just don't know where. I still sense he's alive."

The droid beeps.

"Besides, you still have me. Who needs Poe anyway?" he beeps again. "I know, Beebee. We both need him. Hey! You wanna know something exciting? I saw Ben again."

He beeps and rolls around me.

"No. He won't be joining our side anytime soon. But, we need to get you back to base. And hopefully Poe will meet us there."

I look up and see stormtroopers out scouting. BB-8 beeps then rolls away. I stay where I am watching them talk to someone. Then they come running towards us.

"We need to go. Now!" I start backing up.

"What are you doing?" The girl asks.

"Come on," Finn tells her.