General Leia entered the Falcon's cockpit finding Finn, Rey and Poe conversing about the next moves of the resistance. Rey suggested Takadona and meet up with Maz. Finn mentioned the outer rim moons. Poe considered Hoth for a moment.

The Princess relied wholly on her cane now and could feel herself starting to fade but she wouldn't mention this to them-; they had enough to worry about.

"The Nubian system." less a suggestion than a command.

"General the Nubian system is abandoned and near enough to the First Orders main hold

planets." Poe replied gently taking note of her reliance on the cane.

"Then it'll a place they least expect." She replied.

It was partly strategy but the truth was she wanted to see Naboo again before she died and a voice was softly calling her there. Poe daren't argue with her as he and Rey began to put in coordinates for arrival.

When they arrived in the Nubian system Rey plastered her face to the viewport taking in the new system that always elated the desert flower. Leia rather did the same but a little more dignified knowing the destruction that once had threatened to tear the planet asunder. Though deserted and rather bombed out several structures remained intact. The remaining resistance gathered to talk about their plans. Chewie landed them in a clearing just outside of the city center. Leia took a deep shaken breath.

"Your home." the voice said to her.

Poe took the lead on their landing. She knew he was beginning to understand his leadership role.

"We stay in a tight knit circle. Make minimal sound. We don't know what's out there."

They left Chewie and Rey, despite her objections, on the falcon so they'd be ready to go at the drop of the hat. Their mission was to find shelter, the obvious answer being the ruins but even Poe knew that was asking for the First Order to come knocking. Slowly they ventured into the forest near by- it would provide ample coverage from the sky. The continued a slow and cautious walk but no matter how careful they were what came next was unavoidable.

A blaster's shot came right towards Poe who dove and yelled everyone to take cover. He shuffled General Organa behind a boulder while taking enemy fire. Storm troopers weren't telling them to halt or surrender- they were out for blood. Rose and Finn became pinned down between the troopers and Poe. The resistance outnumbered twenty to one. Finn yelled to Rey over their coms while Poe tried to cover them with cross fire. Leia put a hand on Poe's shoulder.

"We're going to be okay." She said mystified sensing but unable to pin down the strange pulsating heartbeat the force was giving her.

The Commander had to return to shooting troopers until he realized that they no longer advanced. Some kind of trick he thought, but Finn and Rose ran to meet him without any fire.

"There's a cloaked jedi out there!" Rose beamed.

Poe and Finn peeked beyond the rock expecting to see Rey, but there was only a figure cloaked in grey merely walking. Troopers were being brought down by a small flying rock. It burned through their armor, their blasters, and even a tree that got in the way. If a trooper got to close the rock would hurl back to the figure and into its hand to fend off the immediate threat.

"That looks like," Finn started.

"A lightsaber." Poe finished.

The two boys looked at each other troubled but excited. They stepped out to finish off the nearest storm troopers who had resumed advancing to their cover. The figure stood about ten feet away. A heavy scarf over the face, but the eyes-Poe could tell it was a woman no matter how well she tried to hide it. Her eyes were a deep violet like nothing he had seen in his travels, rather bewitching. The woman pocketed the stone in a metal orb.

He held up his blaster to the sky,

"Thanks for the help.." He started.

The woman looked past him,

"General Organa."

Leia was standing, barely- shaking- a realization washing over her.

"Welcome home." The figure said.

The two woman slowly approached each other. Poe hesitant keeping the blaster shyly aimed past the General. Leia's hand not gripped at her cane balled in a fist.

"Do they know each other?" Rose whispered. Finn shushed her trying to take a better look- the eyes drawing in a sense of familiarity.

For a moment it looked as though the General were about to strike the woman-even to the woman herself- but the Princess crumbled placing a soft hand on the scarf peeling it down. There were scars, not long like the one Rey had given Kylo Ren, but touches on her brow-cheeks-and neck. The violet eyes started to tremble and she fell to her knees,

"I am so sorry, Leia. I can never say that enough."

Poe approached the General with concern,

"General, what's going on?"

The General turned with a teary expression, but a smile on her face,

"Poe Dameron this is a friend of mine, and one of my brother's former students-Calliope."

Calliope's eyes widen with disbelief at the word friend, but more so she was shaken at the use of her name.

"I haven't been called that in a long time." The girl managed.

"Then we shall have to use it more often." Leia replied gently as the girl stood, "My dear girl what are you doing on this abandoned shell of a planet?"

"Hardly abandoned, General, merely in hiding." She almost grinned, "Follow me."