A narrow walkway in the Finalizer
Rey screamed an ear-shattering scream but was suddenly cut off. "Young fool, young fool," Kylo boomed and towered over her. "Now you know the power of the Dark Side!"
"I know…you're…a bast.." Rey tried to get her words out but consumed with lethargy and more with fear, especially from her lost limb and the fiery red lightsaber inches from her face.
"Pathetic. Look at you. Who on your light-y side is going to save now? Luke? Yoda? Come with me to the Dark Side and I'll help you."
"I'll never join you!"
"Really, think again…sister."
SISTER?! Rey's eyes widen larger than before and her mind was instantly clouded.
"Search your feelings Rey, I'm your brot…" A huge blast deafened Rey's eardrums as a new figure bent down over her. "Rey, Rey, Rey! Oh my gosh!" Jessika cried upon seeing her severed leg. "I can't believe this!" Jess immediately fumbled with the Stormtrooper utility belt, hoping to find some sort of emergency medical kit but found nothing. Jess then saw that the lightsaber-ed cut produced no blood loss.
"Rey? Are you hurt anywhere else?"
"Sister…sister, he's…brother…." Rey repeated herself over and over again.
"Rey? Oh gosh, Rey, you're in shock." Jess had seen injuries and death in her past but never a case like this. "Rey, I've got to get you up. Can you move?" The young Jedi appeared to understand her friend but still kept mumbling 'sister' and 'brother' repeatedly. "Rey, you've got to tell me if it hurts anywhere," Jess said, trying to lift her friend up. Jess was naturally not the muscular type or a weight lifter, so it took her several tries before she could lift her close friend up. "Stay with me, Rey, stay with m…"
"How touching to see you two together, side by side," a deep voice interrupted and Jess let out a loud, "OH PLEASE NO!" upon seeing the silver armoured Captain Phasam standing in front of them, her personal weapon raised. "Pl…Please, have mercy," Jess pleaded, raising one hand while holding on to Rey with one hand.
"So ya trying to escape huh?" the disguised voice continued and Jess shivered. She waited for the senior Stormtrooper removed her helmet, revealing a female human with lightish blonde hair with streaks of grey. "I guess you need a guide."
"Wha…t?!" Jess couldn't believe her ears.
"I'm sick of this whole First Order crap. If you want to get out of this tomb and free, follow me."
"But you…you are the key Stormtrooper leader for…"
"'Was', Lieutenant Commander," Phasma used her rank. "Now shall we how do you lot say it—' move your ass'?"
Jess still hesitated given what she knew about Phasma and her look. "Alright, suit yourself," Phasma turned but suddenly Jess called. "Alright, but anything…"
"You two might want this," Phasma tossed over an object and Jess discovered it was a water canteen. She gratefully gulped down half of it then help her the shocked friend drink it. "Thank you," Jess said, though part of her was still wary of her new found ally.
"This way." The defecting Stormtrooper Captain led them up several ladders and passageways without a soul in sight until they encountered an officer and two other Stormtroopers. "Ah, Captain Phasma," the officer began, "you found the intruder…wait, why aren't they restrained? Why is one of in a Stormtroope…" before the officer could complete his sentence, six rapid muted bolts struck each of them twice, ensured they were killed.
"Never liked whiny people," Phasma grunted then turned to a surprised Jess. "Go on, put on one of their helmets since you removed yours. We've go to blend…" This time it was Phasma who was cut off as klaxons barred and the Finalizer began to radically turn.
Outside the Finalizer
The Same Time
"All Wings report in," Commander Poe Dameron radioed from his sleek T-70 X-wing, Black One.
"Read Leader, standing by," the main X-Wing group leader reported.
"Blue Leader standing by," The Y-Wing group leader reported. These were eight hastily picked up Y-Wings from the last battle with their shields upgraded.
"Green Leader standing by," The leader of the A-Wing group resonded.
"Brown Leader standing by," this was from ten B-Wings which where flown in from various Resistance-friend star systems.
"Lock S-foils into attack position," Poe ordered but as he said than hordes of TIE fighters, interceptors and bombers swarmed around the Resistance fighters, one Mon Calamari Star Cruiser and two EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigates. "Geez, this is worse than the beehives in Naboo!" A Resistance fighter exclaimed.
"Cut the chatter, move to attack speed!" Poe ordered.
"Squadrons, break through, break through!" Admiral Ackbar ordered from the main cruiser. "Don't waste too much time with individual fighters; target the Finalizer!" As some Resistance fighter managed to reach the Star Destroyer, Poe suddenly remembered. "Admiral! Jessika and Rey are on board!"
Inside the Finalizer
It probably was an understatement to say that everyone was everywhere at once; it was a huge pandemonium of people and machines. This was a blessing for Jess and Phasma, but Jess was more focused on trying to move with her friend in her arms and adjusting to breathe again through another Stormtrooper helmet.
"Hurry, this way!" Phasma cried and Jess literally dragged her still shocked Jedi friend along the passageway. Sudden the dark-clothed figure of General Hux and dozens of Stormtroopers appeared from an opening above. Jess nearly sprained her ankle as she yanked Rey to a side panel to avoid the massive barrage of laser fire.
Outside the Finalizer
"Say again?" Ackbar radioed.
"Admiral, Jess…Commander Pava and Rey are on that ship. If we target it, we'll kill them!"
"Commander, we don't that! But we know we have to destroy them before they further their cloning programme!"
"Admiral…" Poe fired and killed three TIE Interceptors in seconds. "We'll be killing our own! And a…" Poe had to swerve to avoid the turbolaser from a Tector-class Star Destroyer.
"General, he has a poin…" Finn added on the intercom before the fire coordinating officer motioned him to focus on his weapons systems.
"General Organa, Admiral Ackbar," Admiral Statura remarked with a pleading tone. "We won't have another chance at this. We have to destroy this command ship and the rumoured clones." Leia closed her eyes for a few seconds before saying, "Send this to all commands: Keep you distance from the Finalizer. Target the other ships only." Statura gave the order but his facial expression indicated dissent.
On board Finalizer
"Shit, shit, shit!" Phasma screamed as the blaster fire struck just centimetres from her armour.
"Well, you trained these 'troopers," Jess commented acidly as she shield Rey with her body.
"They aren't…normal," the silvery rebellious Stormtrooper Captain said as she returned fire only to receive more shots, one which grazed her leg armour. Please, please someone block that hatch or something, Jess squeezed her eyes thought over and over again and suddenly the blaster fire stopped. "The hatch just dropped. Quick run across! RUN!" Phasma dragged the two Resistance girls and they literally crashed through another hatch and into what was the main hangar bay. Phasma fired several shots, killing two pilots then ran towards an eerie shuttle.
"Come on you two!" She shouted at Jess and Rey.
"But..but..that's…" Jess stammered.
"That's our ride out of here. Yeah, so what if it's Ren's shuttle. You a pilot right? You can fly it? Come on unless you want to face those blasters again." Still bewildered, Jess helped her maimed friend on board. "Look, get it fired up; I'll take care of her." Jess hestitated but then spied the pursuing Stormtroopers entering the hangar bay. "Come on!"
Jess had training on several freighters and Resistance fighters, but never shuttles of this size. Ok, starter switch…got it she ignited the engines just as the Stormtroopers were setting up something. "Hey," Phasma called, "They're getting ready…" WHAM! The engines ignited and the Dark Knight's shuttle blasted out of the hangar bay.
Damn, they build these controls for large men or even Wookies, Jess thought as she tried to steady the ship. Suddenly, she spied familiar figures in the viewport. Jess quickly dialled an emergency frequency and radioed, "Resistance fleet, this is Lieutenant Commander Jessika Pava, 98684, authenticate Bravo-Juliet, I say again, this is Lieu.."
"Pav…Jess! Is that you?!" A familiar voice radioed back.
"Poe!" Jess shrieked with delight upon her senior commander and one-time boyfriend's voice. "It's me! We've just escaped; we're in a…we've stolen Kylo Ren's shuttle…" Jess had to make a large turn as TIE fighters fired on her. "Blast it! Poe…sir can you help out?"
"Pleasure! All available fighters, follow me!" Soon enough, the shape of Black One was visible through the shuttle's viewports and Poe and the other pilots destroyed the First Order fighters. "Jess, form up with me, I'll…"
"Commander, we've lost a significant number fighters," a Resistance pilot interrupted. "I don't think we can stay here any longer." As if to reinforce that note, two Y-Wings nearlyby exploded.
We can do this again, "All fighters, shift to defensive mode only and get back to the Home One ASAP. Break, Jess, follow me." The young commander did so and soon enough the friendly view of the Mon Calamari Star Cruiser was in sight. As soon as Jess powered down, she ran back to where she left Rey.
"Rey? Rey honey, we're home! Rey?" But the young Jedi was clearly unconscious.
"Rey! Oh freakin' hell!" Jess immediately scooped her up and ran down the ramp. "Quick!" She shouted to the medics. "She's badly injured and she's…" Jess saw the surrounding security guards raise their weapons.
"No...that Stormtrooper helped me esc…." Jess suddenly collapsed down on the ground.
THE END.
And thank you all despite all the meagre reviews. I guess you will be asking:
Why did Phasma hate the First Order and suddenly defect?
Why can Jessika sense Rey, hear her thoughts and suddenly be able to close doors? Is Jessika a Jedi?
What's with these clones and how does it relate to the First Order's overall scheme?
What happened to Kylo? Who initiated that blast?
And drumroll…Are Rey and Kylo really brother and sister?
Answers to these questions will appear in a third story, title still not yet formed. Thanks again for reading!