Light Up the Dark

Poe

Author's note:

Thank you so much for reading this far! This is just a note to let you guys know that all is not lost after this chapter, and you will definitely want to keep reading. If you're like me, a story can have a twist so jarring that I'll stop reading the whole thing out of frustration. It's like I've been emotionally scarred and can't go on. 😂 So this is for the people like me. Don't give up! It's worth it in the end. Stay tuned for more updates!

Lilly

Kylo, Rey, Rose, and Finn returned to base bloody and bruised. They had infiltrated the First Order and destroyed the weapon, barely making it off the planet alive. Using an encrypted channel, they made contact with Chewie who was hiding on the Falcon tucked away in the forest. The foursome told him the good news, their triumphant yells popping out of the speaker like confetti. That was his signal to do some exploding, one of his favorite things.

Chewie launched a grenade into the crowd of troopers outside the conference room. The blast destroyed the wall and sent a few troopers flying through the air. Poe, shaken at first, took advantage of the blast and started firing, barely missing Hux's head and grazing his ear. The troopers covered Hux as they rescued him, then turned on Poe and the General. Resistance fighters flooded the hallways as the general used her comm link to call everyone to arms. With the troopers occupied for the moment, the general was able to escape underground.

The rebel base was alight with blaster fire. Poe was backed into a corner with several other rebels, crouched behind an overturned table, trying to keep the First Order troopers away from one of the entrances to the underground. The resistance was slowly starting to lose their edge.

The general sent a hologram to the hostage planets while underground. She told them to fight, that the resistance had destroyed the second star killer, and they were safe from total destruction. The atmosphere felt thick with bloodshed as the people of the galaxy took their last stand against the First Order.

Rose and Finn ran to another secret underground door, bringing weapons with them. Kylo and Rey fought their way through the troopers swarming the halls of the base until they were close to Poe's location. Using the Force, the two worked together to take out most of the troopers in the halls, giving Poe and his soldiers an exit.

Poe was running towards them, but he hadn't seen Kylo yet. Kylo grabbed Rey's shoulder.

"I'm going to find Hux," he spoke, his voice hoarse from yelling. Rey nodded, and Kylo disappeared before Poe had a chance to catch him.

Poe ran to Rey and hugged her tightly. Rey was hesitant, but she also knew she couldn't give away the fact that Kylo was there. So she hugged him back as best she could knowing he wanted to kill her bond mate.

"Where are Finn and Rose?" Poe asked, hurriedly.

Rey was already running as she spoke, "They're with the general. Finn just radioed and said she was fine, and they're on their way now to the third back exit. We have to clear that area before troopers get to that door."

Poe alerted his group to come with them, and they all ran as they blasted troopers in every direction, Rey swinging her light saber with ease and reflecting blaster fire to protect the group.

"Are Chewie and BB-8 with the Falcon?" Poe asked as he blasted a trooper to his right.

"Yeah, they're ready for us," Rey responded, slicing through a storm trooper's shoulder. The man screamed in agony.

"What about Hux?" Poe shot two troopers in a row as if it were nothing.

"I'll deal with Hux," Rey lied, knowing Kylo was already looking for him. Poe protested.