The Last Star

Chapter 2

Lenora's POV

The Next Day

Rey had taken me and BB-8 to where she works BB-8 and her had talked this morning "don't give up hope he still might show up whoever it is you're waiting for classified," Rey says he picks up the bag she has "I know all about waiting," she adds BB-8 beeps asking her about how she knows about waiting and for who "for my family, they'll be back one day come on," Rey says so me and BB-8 follow her my resistance pin kept hidden in my jacket pocket.

we enter the tent "these five pieces are worth let me see here hmm one-half portion," Unkar Plutt says to Rey "Last week they were a half portion each," Rey says "what about the droid," Unkar asks my head snaps to him a deadly glare placed on my face Rey looks down to BB-8 "what about him," she asks "I'll pay for him," Unkar says bringing out a buddle of portions "sixty portions," Unkar says Rey goes to the portions staring at them in disbelief she stops and turns back to BB-8 "actually the droid's not for sale," Rey says picking up the half portion from before "come on," she says.

BB-8 tails her I follow slowly behind I hear Unkar brush the Portions in "follow the girl and get that droid and the white hair girl too," I hear Unkar order I catch up with Rey "thank you," I say she smiles we walk between the stalls stopping at a gap Rey kneels down while I sit myself next to BB-8 next thing I know a tarp is thrown over me and BB-8 and my hands are tied "what oi get off them," Rey shouts kicking the alien away from me and BB-8 I hear Rey fighting the aliens and then silence the tarp is pull off us Rey unties my hands telling us that the two work for Unkar Plutt and that Unkar must have wanted BB-8 really bad and that I probably been turned in to a slave due to the rare white hair I have.

BB-8 suddenly beeps staring at a darker-skinned man I notice he is wearing Poe's Jacket "who him," Rey asks standing up she charges at him causing a chase I follow slowly again I find BB-8 sulking sadly "hey bud what's wrong," I ask kneeling down he beeps and chirps telling me the man that is wearing Poe's jacket helped Poe escape but the TIE fighter they had stolen had crashed and Poe didn't make it. Next thing I know we are having to run as Stormtroopers chase after us firing "Let go of me," Rey says to the man who is holding her hand "come on we gotta move," the man says "I know how to run without you holding my hand," Rey says pulling her hand free "BB-8 Lenora stay close this way," Rey says.

we duck in to a tent "they're shooting at all of us," Rey says "they saw you with me, you're marked," the man says "well thanks for that," Rey says "hey I'm not the one who chased you down with a stick." the man argues BB-8 chirps "does anyone have blasters around here," the man shouts Rey kneels down to BB-8 "are you okay," she says glancing between me and BB-8 I nod and BB-8 beeps when the man shushes us the distinct sound of ion engines enter my ears the man takes Rey's hand "stop taking my hand," she hisses as we run out of the tent one of the TIE fighters shoots the tent causing it to explode and we are sent flying I groan as I land hard on the sand I quickly stand Rey and the man are quick to stand "come on Lenora," Rey says I follow behind them as we are shot at "we can't outrun them," the man shouts to be heard "we might in that quadjumper," Rey says pointing to the quadjumper "hey we need a pilot," the man shouts "we've got 2," Rey shouts pointing to herself and me I had told her that I was a pilot with the resistance "you two," the man asks.

I roll my eyes "uh what about that ship," the man asks pointing to a ship I never thought I would see again "that one's garbage," Rey shouts as we got closer to the quad jumper it is shot making it explode we stop dead in our tracks "the garbage will do," Rey says we turn and head towards the Millennium Falcon once inside "gunner position is down there," Rey says to the man pointing to a ladder and me and Rey run to the cockpit "you ever fly this thing," the man asks "no this ship hasn't flown in years," Rey shouts "I can do this, I can do this," Rey tells herself.

we start the Falcon up the take off was a bit rough the man says something "what," Rey asks "stay low it confuses their tracking," the man says through the radio Rey turns back "BB-8 hold on," Rey tells him he chirps back "I'm going low," she says we bring the Falcon down close to the sand dodging the TIE fighters while doing it we are shot at "what are you doing back there are you ever going to fire back," Rey asks "I'm working on it are the shields up," the man asks I quickly put the shields up me and Rey struggle to lose the TIE fighters as they shoot at us the man takes out one of them "nice shot," Rey shouts the other TIE fighter suddenly finds us after me and Rey split them "uh the canon's stuck forward position I can't move it you gotta lose him," the man shouts after a shot hits it me and Rey look towards the remains of an old ship we look at each other before nodding "get ready," Rey shouts "okay for what," the man asks me and Rey guide the ship in to in to the remains "are we really doing this," the man asks we dodge shots being fired at us "oh no," Rey says seeing the dead end "there Rey," I say pointing to the hole we pull out TIE fighter in tow Rey cuts all power causing the Falcon to flip letting the man shoot before quickly resuming power and we leave Jakku.

I stay in the cockpit listening to the mixed voices of Rey and the man I leave the cockpit and join in the conversation "I don't know your name," Rey says to the man "Finn what's yours," the man says "I'm Rey," she says.