5Hey everyone. This is not a particularly long chapter, but it's all I feel that I have in me today. I've been feeling kind of drained. I hope you enjoy it anyway!
Tobias raced outside, watching a circle of light, like a sun, blossoming around a certain point in the sky. Aliens around him chattered in their different tongues, speculating and panicking. Pushing through them, he made his way to Han and Chewie. "What's happening?"
"The Republic." The trio turned to see Finn making his way towards them. Snarky comments rose in Tobias's throat, but he pushed them down as the ex-stormtrooper kept talking. "The First Order. They did it." He glanced around. "Where's Rey?"
At that moment, Rey was running through the forest.
She could't run forever. Finally slowing to a stop, she slumped over, panting. But as she was about to start walking, she heard a beep behind her. BB-8 rolled up, chirring softly. "What are you doing? You have to go back!" BB-8 beeped in denial. "BB-8, no! You can't. Please go back with Han. You're too important." Her voice cracked. "Tell Tobias I...I...tell him that I hope he gets far."
Something above her shrieked, and she stared up at the fleet of First Order ships zipping towards the castle, towards her friends. Her stomach clenched.
"Come on!" Maz appeared behind Han, gesturing to the group. "Follow me!"
They hurried back into the Castle, through twisting tunnels and through a door into a room filled with the remains of treasure. "I've had this for ages," she said, opening a box and handing Finn a lightsaber.
"Wait, what?"
"Keep it safe."
"Where'd you get that?" Asked Han.
"A story for another time, perhaps." She smiled a little. "Tobias." He turned and looked into her goggly glasses. "Use your own."
Han looked at him. "You still have it?"
Maz cut him off. "Go, Finn! Find your friend!" The room shook as they could hear the attacks of the fighters. "The brutes. Go!"
Rey burst through the trees, eyes widening as she saw the fighters blasting the Castle. Fleeing patrons were being ruthlessly shot down by fighters, and more landed, depositing stormtroopers. She could hear filtered calls through the trees and looked up, seeing the stormtroopers point at her, opening fire. Rey ducked behind a tree, grabbing her blaster and aiming at one of the troopers, pulling the trigger, but the blaster just clicked. "What? Oops, safety." She slid the safety off then fired, taking out two stormtroopers.
Kylo Ren moved through the debris like a ghost. A stormtrooper timidly stepped up. "Sir, we spotted the girl and the droid heading west."
Ren turned, staring into the forest.
Rey was still travelling through the forest, away from the carnage. Turning, she knelt down next to BB-8. "You've gotta keep going and stay out of sight. I'll try to fight them off." BB-8 beeped, and Rey sighed. "Yeah, I hope so too." The droid rolled off and Rey ducked behind a huge tree, fear tight on her face.
