Chapter 9

They get to the Falcon which was close by, Chewie carries Finn inside, followed by Rey and then Natalie.

Chewie puts Finn down on a bunk and heads to the cockpit, Rey sits with Finn as Natalie check on them both.

"You stay here with Finn. I'll help Chewie" Natalie said as she gave Rey a warm smile and headed off towards the cockpit.

The Falcon rises and leaves the collapsing planet behind them, they are soon joined by the Resistance X-wings who are let by Poe.

"All teams! I got eyes on them!" he reported.

"Yes!" Snap exclaimed.

They all roar off away from the site at hyperspeed.

"Our job's done here. Let's go home!" Poe ordered with a smile on his face.

Chewie and Natalie land the Falcon along with the remaining Resistance pilots.

Once landed, Chewie scuttles down the ramp carrying an unconscious Finn. Medical Personnel and Officers meet them, and usher them inside.

"Easy, easy. He's hurt. We've got a heartbeat." one of the medic's say.

Rey and Natalie came down the ramp and sees Leia with C-3PO and BB-8 behind her. The crowds are cheering.

Natalie moves to hug her mother, sad by the lose of her Father. Once Natalie moves back, Leia looks at Rey, the two women move for each other. And Leia takes Rey's face in her hands.

Despite her heartbreak, she is grateful and embraces Rey like a mother would and she cries in an emotional first meeting..

While they hugged, Natalie looked on smiling and all of a sudden she feels arms around her waist.

She turns and there is Poe, she smiles and then the smile disappears when she remembers what happened to her Father. Poe says nothing and wraps his arms around her while she cried into his pilot uniform.

The four eventually make their way inside. Rey and Leia walking close with Poe wrapping his arm around Natalie's shoulder while she leaned into him as they walked.

Chewbacca sits quietly, as do many in the base mourning their losses.

As BB-8 approaches R2-D2, the long dormant droid suddenly stirs. The droids beep at each other.

C-3PO appears next to them, "R2-D2! You've come back! You found what? How dare you call me that!" he said as he swatted at R2-D2.

R2-D2 continued to beep like he was talking very quickly, "Find Master Luke how? Come, R2! We… must go tell the others at once!"

Leia stood alone and in silence in the control room, heartbroken.

"General? Excuse me, General?" C-3PO said she the droids approached her.
Leia turns to see droids and C-3PO continued, "R2-D2 may contain some much needed good news."

"Tell me." Leia said.

Rey stands with Leia, Poe, Natalie, C-3PO, BB-8 and a handful of Resistance Officers. Suddenly R2-D2 projects a hologram of a large navigational map with a specific piece missing.

BB-8 turns to Poe and beeps at him, Poe turns to him, "Yeah, all right, buddy, hold on" Poe said as he ran over to remove the ancient data devices that Lor San Tekka had given him from a base computer. He inserts it back inside BB-8, who then projects his map and shrinks it down to size. The two droids moved slightly and the two hologram pieces unite. BB-8's piece fitting into R2-D2's perfectly.

Poe walked back over to Natalie who was amazed just like everyone else that they finally have the map to find her Uncle.

"Oh! The map! It is complete!" said excitedly.

Leia put a hand on her heart, "Luke…"

Suddenly there are cheers and embraces all around at the great news. All their hard work has paid off.

C-3PO leans down to R2-D2 and says, quietly, sweetly, "Oh my dear friend. How I've missed you.

The next day after some much needed rest, Finn was recovering in the I.C.U pod.

Uncertain if he would wake up.

Rey was sitting with him, deeply worried about him. She leans in and kisses him and says quietly, "We'll see each other again. I believe that. Thank you, my friend."

Outside, Chewie does last minute checks of the Falcon. Rey stands with Leia and Natalie.

Rey smiles at both Natalie who was dressed in new Jedi robes, and then at Leia. As Rey walks off, she hears Leia call out, "Rey."

Rey turns around to her.

"May the Force be with you." she said as Natalie does a slight bow. This fills Rey up, she smiles gratefully and crosses to the Falcon.

Natalie and Leia watch as the Falcon rises and takes off to fly through space and blasts to lightspeed to seek the one and only Luke Skywalker to bring him home.

The end….. For now!

Has anyone seen The Last Jedi yet?