Stargaze [Star Wars Sequel Trilogy] ✔︎

XII. Young and Old

I ran out of the palace desperate to find Rey. "Rey!" I yelled. I then felt an intense amount of pain, nearly collapsing to the ground. As if a million voices cried out in pain and were then silenced. I looked up seeing multiple small explosions in the sky.

I then noticed Han by my side, grabbing my shoulder to steady me. Chewie was on my other side. "It was the republic!" Finn said running up to us.

"Back so soon." I snarked gaining strength. "Look I'm sorry I didn't tell Rey. But the First Order did that." He then looked around and back to me, getting worried himself. "Where's Rey?" "I don't know. She ran off after touching the lightsaber." "Lightsaber?" Han asked.

"Come with me!" Maz yelled from behind leading us back to the palace and into the hidden room.

"I've had this for ages." Maz began. "I kept it locked away. For safety." Han's eyes widened. Now knowing that the stories are true, Luke lost it on Cloud City after getting his hand severed off. "Where did you get that?" Han asked remembering where it last was. "A good question. For another time." Maz looked to me. "Take it. Find your friend." I took it from her feeling a wave of familiarity wash over me. Then the room shook from an attack from above. "Those beasts!" Maz complained. "They're here."

We ran back outside. The castle crumbled from tie-fighters blasts.

"Come on Chewie!" Han shouted over the commotion. Maz looked to me again. "Rey and Bebe Ate, they need you. Now go." "I need a weapon." Finn said. I handed him my blaster.. "I already have one." I said turning it on in a flush of familiar blue. I saw Han and Chewie run through the battlefield, Han briefly taking Chewie's bowcaster and blasting Stormtroopers with it. Han looked shocked. I decided to fight. I ran out, piercing the trooper's armor with the blade. I then heard it.

"Traitor!" A voice said. A stormtrooper stared at Finn. It activated a mace. I tossed him the saber while I took back my blaster. Yes the lightsaber is cool, but you can't bring one to a gun battle. Finn began to fight the trooper. When it looked like the odds were against him, Han basted the trooper, sending it down in a blast.

"You ok big deal." Han asked. I shot at a trooper walking up behind Han. "Thanks." Finn said, switching the lightsaber off. All of a sudden, stormtroopers surrounded us. "Don"t move." one said. "We have 4 targets in custody." We were marched across the field back to one of the transports. Then there was a wiring overhead. X-wings and other Resistance ships fired at the First Order's ships.

"It's the Resistance." Han said. We fought off the troopers surrounding us and took back our weapons, firing and slicing quickly. All of a sudden they began to retreat. I guess we were too much for them. "No." Finn said making me look over. Kylo Ren carried an unconscious Rey to his ship. "Rey." I whispered. I ran to the ship only to be stopped by oncoming troopers. I shot at what I could before they retreated. "REY!" Finn shouted as the ships lifted off into space.

"He took her." Finn said. We went back to Han. "Did you see that?" Finn asked. "He took her. She's gone." "Yeah, yeah. I know." Han said becoming distracted. A Resistance transport landed in the debris. The door opened. Leia Organa Solo stood in all her glory. Han and Leia stared at each other in silence. Having reunited after many years apart. A droid ran out from the transport as well. BB-8 rolled up beside me The droid was all gold with the exception of a red rusty arm. "Goodness!" It said. "Han Solo! It is I See Threepio!" C3P0 said. He waved to me and Finn. "You probably don't recognize me because of the red arm." Han didn't acknowledge his old droid friend. The tension suddenly got very awkward as he looked from Han to Leia.

"Look who it is." He turned to Leia. "Did you see-?" Leia gave him an annoyed look. 

"Excuse me princess, sorry General. Sorry. Come along Beebee Ate." BB-8 beeped happily following C3P0 onto the transport.

"You changed your hair." Han said. Leia smiled. "Same jacket." she responded. "No, new jacket." Han said. Chewie greeted her with a hug. Chewie looked at all of us before boarding the ship. Han continued to stare at Leia. "I saw him." Han said. "Leia, I saw our son."