Fall of the New Republic

A Second New Hope

June and Cleon were standing next to Leia in the command center of the base, when suddenly C-3PO called Leia. "General, we found BB-8, he's on Takodana." Leia sighed relieved. "Thanks for that 3PO, everyone prepare to retrieve him." She said, before grabbing her head, June frowned. "General are you ok?" she asked. "There's a disturbance in the force." Replied Leia, before Kaydel called her. "General! I have bad news, the Hosnian System's been destroyed." She said.

Leia sighed sadly as her suspicions were confirmed, June's eyes started watering slightly, she then ran out of the command center as fast as her feet could carry her, with Cleo hot on her trail. She ran out of the base and into the woods nearby, sobbing hysterically, before tripping and falling flat on the grass, but didn't stand up, she just remained there on the floor crying her heart out. Cleo caught up with her and embraced her.

"Please, June calm down, please." He said as she cried in his shoulder. "We should've been there." She said between tears. "We should've died with her!" she said this time louder. Cleon sighed. "It's not your fault, she decided to go on her own." This didn't do anything to make June feel better. "WELL, WE SHOULDN'T HAVE LISTENED TO HER!" she screamed angrily.

Cleon didn't let go of her, he kept her close to her, while caressing her chocolate hair. They stayed like this for fifteen minutes before June finally calmed down. Then, both stood up, just in time to see the X-Wings depart from the base, bound for Takodana. They went inside of the command center and saw Leia was nowhere to be seen. "Where's General Organa?" asked Cleon. "She went to Takodana, with the rest of the Resistance fleet." Said K2. "She wants to make sure the droid they want is unscathed."

"We'll have to sit around and wait for her, then." Said June, and so they did. In no more than two hour, the Resistance fleet came back, along with Han Solo, his companion Chewbacca, and a dark-skinned man. In the command center June and Cleon found themselves standing next to Kaydel and Snap Wexley as Leia spoke to the dark-skinned man going by the name of 'Finn', who was a deserting First Order trooper, and might have had knowledge in how to destroy the Starkiller.

Soon, they were all standing together watching as Poe and everyone analyzed the hologram. "So, it's another Death Star?" asked Major Ematt. "I wish that were the case, Major." Said Poe. "This was the Death Star..." The hologram showed the Death Star which grew small. "And this is Starkiller Base." He said before the hologram showed the Starkiller Base, outnumbering the Death Star's hologram in size, earning a few gasps and murmuring from the other Resistance members, even June found herself intimidated by its size, and exchanged worried looks with Cleon.

"So it's big." Said Han Solo, with a 'don't be so exaggerate' tone. "How is it possible to power a weapon of that size?" asked Admiral Ackbar. "It uses the power of the sun. As the weapon is charged the sun is drained, until it disappears." Replied Finn. Then another resistance agent came to Leia and gave her a small device. "The First Order..." She started. "They're charging their weapon again now. Our system is the next target." Everyone lowered their heads in worry and C-3PO said. "Oh my. Without the Republic fleet we're doomed." "Okay. How do we blow it up? There's always a way to do that." Said Han, Leia agreed with him. Then Statura stepped in. "In order for that amount of power to be contained, that base has to have some kind of thermal oscillator." "There is one. Precinct 47." said Finn as he walked to show it. "Here." and he pointed it. Stature continued. "If we can destroy that oscillator, It might destabilize the core and cripple the weapon." and quickly Poe agreed to the fighters to destroy it.

"They have defensive shields that our ships cannot penetrate." Observed Ackbar. "We disable the shields." Said Han. "Kid you work there. What do you got?" he continued referring to Finn. "I can do it." He replied. "I can disable the shields but I have to be there. On the planet." He said before Han decided to take him to the Starkiller Base. Soon, the plan was made and everyone prepared themselves for what could possibly be their biggest battle yet. June and Cleon remained inside of the base standing close to each other. "I hope they make it." She said, Cleon nodded. "So do I". Finn, Han and Chewbacca, went in the Millenium Falcon to the Starkiller, to deactivate the shields and allow the X-Wing fighters to bomb the oscillator. They were successful. "General, their shields are down!" called one of the controllers. "Thank the maker!" yelled C-3PO. "Han did it." Said Leia. "Send them in." "Give Poe full authorization to attack." Said Statura.

Soon June and Cleo were standing next to Leia, watching the prowess of the battle and were concerned, as the Resistance was starting to lose ground against the First Order. "General, are you seeing this?" asked Kaydel. "Two more x-wings down, that's half our fleet destroyed." Announced a tarsunt operative. "And the weapon will be fully charged in ten minutes." Said C-3PO while pointing at the hologram. "It will take a miracle to save us know." Leia, June, and Cleon watched with a hint of fear in their eyes.

A while later the Starkiller Base finished charging. And now there was little hope for the Resistance and possibly the galaxy. Suddenly, Leia sat down in her chair and started to cry. "General what's wrong?" asked Cleon. "Han." That was the only thing she said, June had an idea of what happened. A few minutes later... "General, the weapon will fire in two minutes." Yelled Pamich Nerro Goode as June started trembling, her heart beating at fifty parsecs per hour. 'may the force be with us' she thought. Miraculously, Poe managed to destroy the oscillator and the Starkiller Base started to tear apart, piece by piece.

Inside the base, Hux entered Snoke's hologram room accompanied by Iolande. "Supreme leader, the fuel cells have ruptured, the collapse of the planet has begun." Said Hux as they entered. Snoke looked at them neutrally. "Leave the base at once and come to me with Kylo Ren... It's time to complete his training." He said before the hologram faded. "Take a speeder and bring him to the shuttle." Ordered Hux as Iolande nodded and ran out of the room. Meanwhile Chewbacca, along with the scavenger known as Rey had escaped the planet with Finn, who had been injured in duel by Kylo Ren.

"Our job's done here, let's go home." Said Poe on the pa to his fellow pilots as they entered hyperspace, following the Millenium Falcon. They landed in D'Qar while the whole Resistance went out to receive them, they saw an unconscious Finn being carried away by the medical team, while everyone else celebrated their victory. Leia and Rey hugged in comfort due to Han's death. June looked at Cleon and she laid her head on his shoulder in relief that the Starkiller will never destroy another system again and that Korr's death was avenged.

Next day, Chewbacca, Leia, were still mourning Han silently, while June sat near them, drinking gatalentan tea with Cleon and K2 standing nearby. Suddenly C-3PO arrived with BB-8 and R2-D2. "General. Excuse me, general. R2-D2 may contain some much-needed good news." He announced. "Tell me." Said Leia.

R2-D2 showed a hologram of the galaxy which was missing a piece. BB-8 rolled towards Poe and beeped. "Yeah. Alright buddy, hold on." He took a piece of metal from the hologram table and gave it to BB-8, he rolled towards R2-D2 and activated his own hologram, which fitted perfectly in R2-D2's map.

"The map!" It is complete!" yelled C-3PO happily. "Luke." said Leia softly, she gave a small smile, knowing that now they could find her missing brother. "Oh my dear friend, how I've missed you." Said C-3PO as he patted R2. An hour later, Rey had been chosen to go and find Luke. While she prepared herself, June spoke to Leia. "General, I was thinking on how to keep Korrie's legacy and how to get new support for the fleet, and I thought you might need a new envoy that could convince New Vyllia's military to aid the Resistance." She said, pretending to not know who that envoy was.

Leia looked at her with a smirk. "Welcome to the Resistance, Lieutenant Waller." She replied, making June smile from ear to ear. "Daddy would be so proud to see me right now." She said. "I'm sure he would." And Leia knew why. She had met Devin Waller, he worked for the rebellion, commanding the ship The Promise, giving her an idea on what else June could do in the Resistance.

A few minutes later, Rey, along with Chewbacca and R2-D2 were ready for their mission and were on board the Millenium Falcon. Soon, June, Cleon, and K2 joined the rest of the Resistance in the outsides of the base and saw as the ship took off from D'Qar, on their way to find grandmaster Luke Skywalker and once again bring hope to the Galaxy...