Dawn of a new Force

Chapter 2 - Separations

He was looking for her, he was looking for her everywhere. His biggest disappointment, and his biggest challenge.

He saw her in his nightmares, sometimes in his dreams. He remembered Snoke's contempt for him, how he had treated him like a teenager, how he had made fun of him, of his "weakness". As he told Rey, "let the past die ... kill him if you have to." He's going to kill his past, his weakness. Order would be restored, balance restored. He had made mistakes, he had repaired some, others had to be repaired. He was wounded, floored like a wounded animal.

His rage had increased tenfold since Luke had escaped him at Crait. But a deaf and silent rage. He had finished explosive anger, he had internalized that. And no one could suspect the tears that came to his eyes as he remembered his last vision of Rey, his scorn too. He never wanted to see that look in anyone else's eyes again!

He would be the one who restored order and balance. There would not be one power against the other but one united order, and peace would finally reign. All his youth, all the time, he had heard and experienced only that: the war, the clans, the suffering, the fear. He wanted peace. Whatever the price.

He was lost in thought, eyes mechanically scanning the air traffic around the Fluency, his new battleship. It was the largest current ship of the First Order army since the Supremacy had been destroyed. He had made the decision not to rebuild another, but to put the best engineers of the kingdom on a new generation of destroyer, slightly smaller than the Supremacy but better equipped with light anti-fighter armament. Take advantage of past mistakes ... that was his course of action. 

An officer approached him with muffled steps. He finally snapped his heels on the metal floor. Kylo turned, staring at the man in front of him without a word. He voluntarily waited a few seconds, then let go: 

- What is there commander? 

- Supreme Leader, we have located the Millennium Falcon. He is currently on Kira, and more importantly ... the wanted person is on board. 

Kylo shuddered imperceptibly. 

- Is the source reliable? Shall I remind you of our last trip to Cyrillia? 

- He is an old supporter of the Rebellion, Supreme Leader. Our ... advice has paid off. He contacted us via the emergency channel a few hours ago. We checked by reconnaissance drones. It's confirmed this time.

Kylo turned to the window and threw her mind toward her. But the way was closed. He was going to do it. 

- Prepare the hyperspace jump. I want this whole ship, but no quarter, no prisoner. Keep only the general Organa alive, it can help us to fold the last pockets of resistance. As for the girl, I'll take care of her myself. 

- Well, Supreme Leader. 

He heard confusedly the sound of the boots moving away, and the order given to the command room. He looked beneath him, Endor gleaming softly with his green light. He would return with her to the mausoleum that was erected there to commemorate Lord Vader. He liked to go there, it gave him peace, and comforted him in his choice, as he was about to tear his heart again. 

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Rey jumped up. Finn straightened up in a flash. They looked at each other and each saw in the eyes of the other the same fear.

Leïa came out of the Falcon as quickly as she could, and Rey felt him. She looked at Leïa who had felt him too. Around them, time seemed to slow down, while orders were shouted here and there. They saw shadows shake, Rey saw Finn take his blaster and shout directions to Chewie. And she understood quickly. There was nothing to return to the Falcon, he was there on Kira, and his destroyer was to be posted above them. Unless...

She grabbed Finn's arm as he passed. He ran and stopped. His expression was a mixture of fear and surprise.

- Separate yourself. Make two groups. You, Rose, Chewie and some volunteers, leave with the Falcon. On the other side of the planet, you have a chance to flee. The others must hide and blend with the population as planned. This is how we will have our chances. We have no choice!

- And you? And Leïa? She will not be able to blend. We had not planned to melt all! We will have to fight, we have no choice!

- Finn, look at us. We must survive. We will not get there by facing them in front. Do what I tell you!

- REY! No, shouted Poe. No, you advise us to flee? You advise us to hide?

Leïa raised her hand and the agitation around them stopped almost as fast as she had appeared. She sat on a trunk before speaking.

- We always knew that day would come. We hoped it would be later, but it is today. It is no longer time to question yourself. We will do what has been planned. Two groups must be formed, so is the survival of the Resistance. Those who can not fight must take Falcon with the designated persons. Those whose faces are relatively unknown must blend into the population. We came here in this possibility. Kira will give us asylum because of his placement on a transit road. Once the threat is over, we will meet again. We do not give you an indication of how we will meet, to save us if one of us falls into the hands of the First Order. But we'll meet again, be sure. 

Everyone around Leïa listened in silence. She sighed.

 - It's been too long since I've done that. See others leaving. But I assure you that this is all bad luck in the history of the freedom of our galaxy. I feel that soon everything will change. The change is on. (She looked at Rey, who lowered her eyes). Time is running out, my friends, let's go, and may the Force be with us, she said with all the energy she was capable of.

Everyone then greeted each other very quickly, the trunks were opened and the clothes quickly put on. Then the group supposed to hide for a while on the planet gone. Sometimes two, three individuals together. Sometimes all alone. Soon there remained on the abandoned camp only Finn, Rose, Poe, Chewbacca, Leïa, Rey, and Hyas. Hyas was a communications technician, sick since their arrival on the planet, and unable to walk since he had lost all his strength. 

Chewbacca left to make the final preparations in the cockpit as Finn re-cinched Rose and Hyas on their respective bunks. Leïa went to sit in the mess, her eyes clouded by her thoughts. Poe checked the load to make sure nothing essential was forgotten. It was then that BB-8 entered nervously. 

- What? jumped Poe. How's she leaving?