Forgotten, But Not Lost

Chapter 57

Rey hurried the group along into the Falcon, she knew they needed to get far away from his planet before there was a riot among the Resistance fighters. Not a lot of people had the common knowledge to what occurred on Exegol, only that Kylo Ren was dead and that caused for celebration among the galaxy. Very few people were privy to the information of him being Ben Solo, which Rey was glad, that meant at least what Amar announced to the hanger would need further explanation. Granted, Rey had no idea what she was going to do about Ben coming back, he had spent a bit of time being Supreme Leader without his mask, the galaxy knew his face. The time would come when that would be more crucial, for now, Rey got the band of force users and Chewie on board to set the course for Ahch-to.

Rey walked into the familiar rusty Falcon as she pressed the button to lift the ramp. As she came into the main lounge where the holographic game table sat, everyone was standing there timidly, like they didn't want to touch anything or break it.

"Amar, you and the girls take the Captain's quarters, there is more room in there for the three of you. I will arrange for more beds for everyone." Rey told the group.

"Are you sure Rey? This is your ship now, the girls and I will be more than content out here." Amar asked to make sure, she really didn't need anyone giving up their rooms.

Rey nodded and went ahead to the cockpit to help Chewie prepare for their departure.

Amar lead Tana and Iris to the private quarters, the blast door opened and inside was a good size bed and a refresher inside. Perfect for the three of them to get some good rest and wash up if need be. The girls really did need to be tucked away when they slept or else they would never go to bed, they always feared missing out on something.

Over the ship's intercom, Rey made a quick announcement.

"Prepare for liftoff, everyone."

Amar went back out to the lounge to find her Parents and Ahsoka sitting around the table. The girls ran past her and sat on either side of their Grandparents. Amar smiled at the sight, her Daughters were growing to absolutely adore their family. Amar snuck up to the cockpit to sit behind Rey as her and Chewie piloted the Falcon into the sky above Ajan Kloss. Rey could feel Amar's presence, but could also feel her anxiety that came along with it. Rey didn't blame her of course, what they were setting out to do was very unethical and going to be a challenging task.

Rey looked behind her as the ship started to reach the outer atmosphere of the planet.

"Ready?" Rey asked but more directed at Amar. Amar nodded and Rey punched in the coordinates and set the ship to hyperspace.

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The journey to Ahch-to was on the longer side, it took hours to reach such a far away planet. They were reaching out to a world out of the core, past the outer rim. Amar had made sure that Tana and Iris got more rest before they touched down on the planet. Amar had no idea what to expect when they got there, but having the girls off resting made it so the adults could discuss things more freely, just in case.

Rey came back to the lounge from setting the ship on autopilot to find the force users all sitting around talking like a normal occurrence, each of them had hot tea in their hands. Rey looked upon what was her family now, they were the last of them and the last of the surviving Jedi. Rey felt a surge through the force, as a reminder on how important it was to keep these legends alive, she was going to do just that once this rescue mission was accomplished.

"Rey! Why don't you join us, would you like some tea?" Maru stood up from the round table to motion for Rey to sit in her stead. Rey obliged and sat down next to Ezra.

"Yes, tea would be lovely Maru, thank you." Rey quickly answered.

Ahsoka made eye contact with Rey and filled her in on the conversation they were all having.

"We were just talking about how none of us have ever been to this planet before. The story is that, this is the planet you found Master Luke Skywalker on?" Ahsoka asked Rey point blank.

"Yes, there is something about the island though, which is why it makes sense that we need to go there first. The island seems to carry a place to harbor both light and dark sides of the force. I had found the place far below, I believe that Amar and I must go there." Rey told her story to the group.

Amar perked her head up to the new information, at least Rey had an idea on where to start once they got to the planet. An alarm started going off from the cockpit and Rey rose to her feet and announced to the group that they were coming up on the atmosphere.

"One more thing, there are caretakers on the island that look over it, do not disturb their process, they will not like you after that, trust me, I would know." Rey claimed as she made her way to the cockpit to help Chewie.

Amar and Ahsoka looked at each other and shrugged, clearly there was something they were missing from that story, maybe a tale for another time.

The Falcon touched the surface on the bottom level of the main island that housed the huts and first Jedi temple. Tana and Iris were quick to rise from the quarters and rushed past Amar and the rest of the adults. Iris hit the ramp to lower it to the surface below.

Amar yelled out.

"Girls, hold on! You need to be patient." Amar knew she needed to further their skills in listening above all else before she continued onto anymore Jedi teachings. Iris and Tana were reaching that age when Ben and herself took risks and got into more trouble. The twins didn't hesitate as they were overly exuberant to get onto a new planet, they had spent majority of their life on Batuu, now they were more or less consistently going to new planets.

As they stormed down the ramp, they were met with gust of high wind and they yelled out in excitement. Amar rushed off the ramp to see her Daughters twirling and laughing in the wind, she had not seen so much joy in the girls in the recent days. They were a sight for sore eyes, their raven hair glistened in the sun that was peeking through all the clouds surrounding the planet but for that one moment. Amar exhaled in relief, but suddenly, she was washed with an overwhelming feeling through the force.

Images started running through her mind, there were glimpses of Rey in the rain fighting a very old Master Luke. There was Rey and Ben touching hands in a hut. Then finally there was Rey standing in a cold damp place in front of a frosty mirror, only for it to reveal herself standing before her. Amar sank to her knees, the emotion behind all of those images were a lot to sweep through your mind all at once. The girls noticed their Mother fall and raced over to her to see what was the matter.

"Momma? What's wrong?" Both girls knelt down to either side of Amar.

Rey came down the ramp in a rush, she had felt the force as well. Rey peered at Amar on the ground with both Iris and Tana.

"Amar, I felt a surge of force coming from you, are you all right?" Rey said to Amar as she reached her hand out to help her to her feet.

"I..I...saw what happened here. I saw Master Luke and you. I saw Ben." Amar turned away from Rey, she didn't want her to see her fresh tears appear. Rey placed her hand on Amar's shoulder to comfort her.

"This island is strong with the force. It knows you're here. This is a good thing we are here." Rey squeezed her shoulder tightly and Amar turned to face her again. Amar nodded in agreement.

"Let's not waste anymore time, show me the dark place. I can feel it calling me." Amar claimed to Rey.