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Author's Note: This story takes place 3 weeks after TFA

Path of the Light

Finn woke up in fright.

Drenched in a cold sweat he looked around the slightly visible dark room in an attempt to recognize his surroundings. As he scanned the room he noticed his brown jacket, an item given to him by a friend in the Resistance, until he remembered that's where he was and that's who he was now.

After calming down from his nightmare, he looked at the clock on his nightstand. 5 am, Finn thought, never fails. With that, he dropped to the floor and began his workout.

For as long as he could remember, this was the routine he was accustomed to every morning due to the First Order. This is the worst part of his day, because it was the one part of his life that the Dark Side still controlled. Since he came out of his coma, he always woke up with nightmares. All tell a different story, all have the same ending. He dreamt of his first mission with the First Order, only he pulled the trigger.

The sun was still down as he went outside and began his jog. He looked around the streets taking in the silent scenery allowing his mind to find peace. Even in the dark it was easy for him to admire the architecture of the buildings. In the First Order, everything was the same. The buildings there were built for shelter not comfort but here, on D'Qar, every home held a personal touch, originality.

Rey would like this, Finn thought, Wasn't much to see on Jakku either.

He ended his jog at the training center, always the first one to enter the building for the day along with his trainer.

"You know." His trainer said with a yawn. "You're my toughest person to work with just because of your hour preference."

"Can't help it" Finn said with a shrug and a smile. "Guess I'm just eager."

"Alright let's see what you got." He replied tossing Finn a sword.

The hour was almost over as they were wrapping up their lesson. This session had been relentless but necessary.

Focus Finn thought. He controlled his breaths and eased his grip, remembering his lesson from yesterday. Don't look just sense. His trainer swung and Finn reacted quickly blocking each attempt.

"Alright we're done for the day, good work." The trainer gave Finn a fist pound before heading to the locker room.

Finn could finally relax. It was difficult but he could tell he had improved since he started saber training last week.

"You're getting better" Leia said as she entered the room.

Finn was always delighted to see her; Leia was the first leader he had to ever show care and appreciation.

"Thanks General. I did just like you taught me and it all became so clear." He slowed down his talking and straightened his posture as he remembers this was a superior. "Your lessons have been effective and I look forward to learning more."

"Remember Finn," Leia began, "I'm force sensitive but I'm not strong with it, perhaps because I never trained when I was younger. I can sense other users and usually have a better overall awareness of my environment than the common person but I am not able to use the Force as a weapon in battle."

"How can I master it then?" Finn asked.

"I believe with practice and determination, your powers will grow far beyond mine sooner than you think." She said honestly.

"Thanks" Finn looked away in thought. "It's all still so weird, when you talk about my destiny. I mean not too long ago I thought I was destined to be a Storm Trooper."

"We don't choose the cards we are dealt with Finn. But we do choose how to play them. The path you are on will have many obstacles but I feel you will you be ready for them." Leia said with encouragement.

Finn smiled at her kind words. I chose the right path. He wanted to tell her but decided to let her finish.

"Finn, the world needs Jedi to bring balance to the Force. Only then can we live in harmony once more."

"How can we balance the Force?" Finn asked.

"I don't know, only the Jedi can do that. So it's up to you kid" She pats him on the back as she turns to leave.

"Pfft. Lucky me." He said sarcastically.

"Somebody's gotta do it" she says with a wave as she exits. Finn could only chuckle and went to pack up his gear.

He was always early, but never the first to breakfast. Ironically, even though not much time had passed, this was the best part of his day. No one talked about work, training, or the enemy. Too early for that, everyone just ate and clowned around. It was drama free, the only time you would hear a complaint was..

"They're out of pudding, again." Poe dropped his tray on the table next to Finn and put his chin in his hand letting out a sigh.

"You snooze you lose" Jessika teased as she ate a spoonful of her own pudding. Finn wondered if she had been up as early as him because she was always more energetic and well-presented far better than everyone else in the mornings.

"That's just cruel." Poe replied as he watched in annoyance.

"Here buddy, I snagged you an extra." Finn passed the sealed cup to Poe who immediately perked up.

"Hey! What do you say about a guy like this? Always looking out for me, thanks man." Poe teared off the seal and quickly dipped his spoon and tasted the rich lemon flavor. "Delicious!"

Jessika scowled at Finn, "You know, before you showed up I used to be able to pick on him about a puddingless breakfast all morning".

"That's why I'm here, to protect the innocent" Finn joked.

"Yeah now it's 2 against 1. The tables have turned Jess." Poe said.

"I'm up for a challenge" Jessika replied with a smirk to which Finn just laughed.

Drama free. It was a reminder of why he was glad to be on the Light Side now, so one day these moments will last longer.

As he makes his exit out of the Mess Hall he could see the sun was now up and street was busy with people moving toward their destinations. Just like that, relaxation was over, time to get to work.

Rey woke up in fright.

Deep breaths helped calm her heart and clear her vision. She looked around to see she was in the hut just like every morning relieved that the nightmare was over just like every morning.

She had gone so many years alone and now that she had people in her life again she couldn't stop her fear of them being taken from her. She remembers what it was like the first time, she doesn't know if she can handle it again.

She decided it was best to go out into the daylight and finally began to relax as she walked toward the edge of the beach and stared into the sea. Rey loved this view, it helped calm her. Nothing like this on Jakku, she thought.

"Up early again I see" Luke said as he walked up to Rey.

"Just another nightmare" she said.

"Want to talk about it?" Luke asked.

"We already have, I think they'll go away once I see that everyone is ok for myself." Rey assured.

"Well in that case, we better get training" Luke said with a reassuring smile that she reluctantly returned.

Author's Note: Hey everyone hope you enjoy this story, it's my first one. I just kept having these scenes in my head that I decided to put on paper and here we are.

I thought it would be good to explore Finn's adjustment from the First Order to life in the Resistance while dealing with the post stress of knowing he was once what he now considers an enemy. What did you think of the adjustments, seem believable? Let me know your thoughts.

PS: Hell yeah they eat pudding for breakfast, it's what all the cool kids are doing out there.

See yall next time!