"What are we going to do?" Poe asked. "We don't have anymore ships or resources, and we don't have anywhere that we can get more."
Rey remained silent, she knew a place where they could find some ships, but she didn't want to go back there. At one time she had wanted nothing more than to go back, but now she didn't want to go back. She didn't want to face her past or the loneliness that she had felt. She hoped that they could think of another option so that she wouldn't have to suggest it.
"We're running out of options." Said Leia. "Our allies have given up hope, one by one they've begun to give in to the rule of the First Order. Right now any idea is a good one."
Rey sighed, it seemed Jakku was their only hope. "I know where we can get some ships." She said.
Everyone turned to look at her as she spoke.
"There are a lot of ships on Jakku, some are damaged but not beyond repair. There are even some that still work, and I know where to find them." She explained.
Poe nodded, he had seen the vast supply of ships on his trip to Jakku. He also knew that on such a poor planet as Jakku food and water were more valuable than money, they could easily trade for the ships. Jakku was also fairly isolated from the rest of the galaxy. Many who lived on Jakku thought that the First Order and the Resistance was just a myth or rumor. And that could work to their advantage.
Leia nodded. "I think it sounds like a good idea." She said. "Rey, Finn, Poe and Chewbacca I want you to go to Jakku and gather as many ships as you can. I'll send in the rest of the Resistance as soon as I can."
"Jakku!" Finn exclaimed. "Why do we have to go back to Jakku!?!"
"I'm sorry Finn, but it's our only option." Said Leia.
Finn nodded but continued to complain under his breath about having to go to a desert junkyard.
"What are we going to do?" Poe asked. "We don't have anymore ships or resources, and we don't have anywhere that we can get more."
Rey remained silent, she knew a place where they could find some ships, but she didn't want to go back there. At one time she had wanted nothing more than to go back, but now she didn't want to go back. She didn't want to face her past or the loneliness that she had felt. She hoped that they could think of another option so that she wouldn't have to suggest it.
"We're running out of options." Said Leia. "Our allies have given up hope, one by one they've begun to give in to the rule of the First Order. Right now any idea is a good one."
Rey sighed, it seemed Jakku was their only hope. "I know where we can get some ships." She said.
Everyone turned to look at her as she spoke.
"There are a lot of ships on Jakku, some are damaged but not beyond repair. There are even some that still work, and I know where to find them." She explained.
Poe nodded, he had seen the vast supply of ships on his trip to Jakku. He also knew that on such a poor planet as Jakku food and water were more valuable than money, they could easily trade for the ships. Jakku was also fairly isolated from the rest of the galaxy. Many who lived on Jakku thought that the First Order and the Resistance was just a myth or rumor. And that could work to their advantage.
Leia nodded. "I think it sounds like a good idea." She said. "Rey, Finn, Poe and Chewbacca I want you to go to Jakku and gather as many ships as you can. I'll send in the rest of the Resistance as soon as I can."
"Jakku!" Finn exclaimed. "Why do we have to go back to Jakku!?!"
"I'm sorry Finn, but it's our only option." Said Leia.
Finn nodded but continued to complain under his breath about having to go to a desert junkyard.
Poe, Finn, Chewbacca and Rey had landed on Jakku, near the outpost. They could see many ships around it that would be useful for the Resistance.
But as they walked towards it, Rey stopped suddenly.
"What is it Rey?" Finn asked.
"I can't go there, I'll be recognized." She said. "They'll take me and keep me as their slave. And I'll be punished for running away and stealing the Millennium Falcon."
"We wouldn't let that happen." Said Finn.
Rey shook her head. She could defend herself and she knew that her friends would defend her too. But she didn't know how many might come for her. And she knew that if she was seen, she could jeopardize the mission. "I'm a danger to the mission." She said. "Go on without me, I think I know where some ships are."
"Okay." Said Finn. "But take this." He gave her a communication device.
She smiled. "Thank you." She said. Then she turned to leave.
She walked through the sand, until she came to the AT-AT she had called her home for so long. She climbed inside, careful to avoid the traps she had set to keep others from coming in. She walked over to the wall where she had placed marks, counting the days she had spent waiting for her parents.
She reached up to touch the wall. She could see two shadows on the shiny surface coming towards her. But as they came near, she saw only herself. Just like what she had seen in the mirror in the cave.
She closed her eyes and shook the memory away.
She could hear Ben's words echoing in her mind. "You're not alone." But she felt alone.
It was getting late, so she decided to spend the night here and set out the next morning. It would be a long walk to where she was going.
