At the Resistance...
"Ma'am." The lieutenant addresses Leia.
"Yes?" She asks.
"Our contacts have had a sighting of the BB unit on Takodana, near Maz Kanata's castle. General Organa. It was said to be with Captain Solo, the Wookie Chewbacca and a group of other humans."
Leia's eyes widened. She hasn't seen Han Solo since Be-- their son turned to the dark side years ago. "What about the rest? Are they identified?" Leia asks.
The lieutenant winces. "The best we could, General Organa, we did not know of their names or backgrounds, but we do have a description. A human male with tanned skin and buzz cut, height unknown. A human female with olive coloured skin and brown hair. And another human female." The lieutenant swayed nervously. And shifted on his feet.
"What, about the other female?"
"She looks like the former Commander Tillisk."
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Somewhere on the planet Takodana near Maz Kanata's Castle...
Han Solo's mouth was wide open. It was a priceless look on the older man's face, if it was any other situation, Rika would've laughed out loud. But it wasn't.
"Leriana?" Han whispered in disbelief. While Chewie growled.
Rika dropped her head.
"But-t, how? Leia felt the disturbance in the force!"
Rika looked around. Rey and Finn were staring curiously while Maz just smiled knowingly. She winced. "Let's go talk somewhere else."
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"You know the balance, Han." Rika rubs her hands on her face as they walked through the forest outside the castle. "Be--he does too." Saying only half of the name left a sour taste in her mouth. "Or, rather, did." Her shoulders slumped.
"Did," Han put a hand on her shoulder. "Did he hurt you too much?" He asked hesitantly.
Rika shook her head, "He remember the consequences before he could. But he didn't try to do anything about my wounds. I think he thought that if he left me to die instead of ending me himself, it wouldn't effect him as well."
"Did you try--"
Rika threw her hands up. "All he just told me was that 'I can't!'" She snaps. Then she slumped again. "I'm sorry." She sighed.
Han hugged the girl gently. Then pulled back. "It's alright kid," he smirked. Then he frowns. "But you know you're going to see them again when we get them the map--" His voice was cut off by explosions. "What the--" Han frowned.
However, Rika was already running back towards the castle. "Come on!" She shouts to Han. "The First Order must have been tipped off that BB-8 was here! We need to help!"
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They ducked in. "Where's Rey and Maz?" Rika demanded, looking at Finn. He points toward a staircase leading down.
Han holds up his hand. "I'll go and get Chewie, and try to help. Meet me outside."
She nods. "Let's go."
They hurried down the stairs into a corridor. "Maz?" Rika calls.
"Here!"
Rika ran over. "Where's Rey?" She asks, brows furrowed. Until she saw what was in Maz's hand. "Is that?--" She was staring at Master Luke's lightsaber.
Maz nods. "The Force, it calls to her." She says softly. "She's nowhere near as strong as you or Luke of course--"
Rika shocked her head. "Not yet. But she will be." She knew exactly what Rey must've seen when she touched the lightsaber. Another explosion rocked the castle.
"Go!" Maz pushes Rika. "Your friend needs you!" She holds out the lightsaber, which Rika accepted cautiously. "Hurry."
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When they got out, the clearing was a battlefield. They ran ducking underneath debris and woods.
"Go!" Rika shouts to Finn. Giving him the lightsaber on a second thought as she sees a black fighter landing. Kylo Ren's here. "Take this!" She tells Finn.
But obviously, he too had seen the fighter. "What about you?" He asks. She shakes her head.
"I'll be with you until we find Han, I know that Kylo Ren is going after Rey and BB-8. If we do meet him, I'm the only one that'll be able to take him on!" She says as she takes out a lightsaber and ignites a white blade with other colours blending through. She nods. " I know."
She then began running, with Finn on her heels. Another wave of planes suddenly flew through, their red and maroon coloured symbol that was so particular, but so familiar and so comforting flashing through the atmosphere. "The Resistance," she breathed in wonder. "They're here!" The word barely passed her lips before a X-Wing skillfully flew over the clearing and slide through the bullets that rained at him, before taking out an entire squadron of storm troopers not much father from themselves.
He's here too.
"That is one hell of a pilot! I've never seen anyone fly like that before!" Finn exclaims. "Have you?"
I have. Rika shook her head slowly. "No, never." Then she saw Han shooting at the storm troopers and remembered what she was here for. Her eyes widened in panic. "Go!" She shoves Finn towards Han. "Help Han! I need to find Rey!" The she runs off into the forest.
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"Come one, come on, come on. Come on!" Rika mutters. "Where the hell are you, Rey?" Her question was answered when the Force warned of an incoming bullet.
"Rey!" She shouted, running towards the direction the bullet was fired from. More bullets came but she continued running towards the direction. She cried out as two hit her ankle. "Rey!" She shouts once again as she saw the younger girl currently battling a pack of storm troopers. Another wave of bullets was coming straight to the girl. With a desperate cry, Rika launched herself at the girl and covering her from the incoming bullets while the closer ones tore through her shoulders.
When she was certain that Rey recognized her and stopped struggling to get up, she jumped right back up. The adrenaline kept her running, but the pain would catch up sooner or later. Rika turned and froze the bullets. Rey's eyes widened. "You'r--"
Rika nods. "I know," as she killed another wave of storm troopers. But she hadn't suspected who would have come next.
Through the clearing stepped out a black figure as Rika turned to inspect the damage. She froze.
"You." Rey's voice shook with terror while Rika shoved the younger girl behind her. Never would Rika admit, but she too was terrified. Terrified of who was behind her, terrified of what he might influence her to do. Terrified of what the two of them might still have.
With all her willpower, and ignoring the instincts inside her screaming at her to run. She prayed her voice not to shake.
"Hello, Ben."
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