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Some Hyperspace Lane
"The controls aren't responding!" Jessika cried shaking the joystick and punching the touch screen wildly. "Help me!"
Rey still was in a trance and Jess stared at at the young Jedi. Finally, Rey snapped out and spoke, "The Force is driving the ship."
"The Force is driving?! Why? Can't you change it?"
"Jess, no Jedi, how ever powerful can change the Force. Not even..."
"I hate you!" Jess shouted and tackled the young Jedi. The two pushed each other all over then with one mighty Force Push, Rey pushed Jess against the seats and slapped her face.
"Jess, there's no need to be angry. Even if we could control the shuttle, where could we go? Back to Coruscant?"
Jess nodded as she was helped up. "I'm sorry I pushed you," she said.
"I'm sorry I slapped you. " The girls briefly stared at each other then hugged each other. "Let's prepare for Endor."
Yavin 4
The effect of Tallie's sleeping with Poe was quickly felt through the raiding operations by this Resistance breakaway group. Tallie was given more opportunities to conduct raiding missions and she continued to influence the younger starfighter pilots, drawing them under her spell.
"She's another threat to us, almost like the First Order," Karé Kun whined to the remaining group of starfighters outside their hideaway complex. Karé had scanned the area before continuing. "We've got to change it. We can't let her spoilt the boss, this Resistance."
"You said it Karé," " Yolo Ziff said. "He's in charge and she's got him. What do you plan?"
"Well...we have to prove to Commander Dameron we lot can act better. Niv, you're the intelligence head..."
Outer Space above Endor
"So, that's another green planet," Rey remarked.
"We call it vegetation and it's a forest moon," Jess correct. "Ya know, once this war is over, I'll take to across the galaxy. so, where do we land?"
The answer came as their shuttle lurched and proceeded to fly into the forest moon. As they approached, they encountered millions of space debris though amazingly their ship navigated through it.
"That's ..." Rey knew it through the Force though was going to say it.
"The debris from the Imperial fleet and the Rebel Alliance," Jess completed the statement. "I studied in the Academy and never imagined seeing it through Transparisteel and so close." Jess stared at the historical pieces not noticing Rey was again stuck in a trance. As they entered the moon's atmosphere, both girls broke free of their actions and strapped in.
"Hey what's that?" Jess wondered as their shuttle zoomed down.
"See something?" Rey replied and stretched out with the Force though herself couldn't identify it. With a thud, their shuttle landed.
Yavin 4
"We'll need data on the rest of the Outer Rim Territories," Karé Kun explained to Ziv.
"Well, we are in the Outer Rim Territories, aren't we? And accessing these files will get us in hot water; Commander Dameron will get notified once I access it."
"Well, that Tallie has and is continuing raid far away territories thus leaving nearby areas not covered. Yeah, he'll know though not immediately. We really need to prove ourselves and get Tallie out of Poe's mind."
Niv gave her a 'you're responsible' look then accessed the relevant files.
"Hmm...see First Order activity in Hoth and extensive activity in an above Tatooine," Karé pointed. "Sounds exactly the place where we should be." That took a vote but Iolo Arana, Zari Bangel, Yolo Ziff and the A-Wing veteran L'ulo L'ampar all explicitly joining Karé. Niv, wavered than agreed to join. That was the same for veteran Nien Numb. Joph Seastriker, Greer Sonnel and Zizi Tlo took much time to deliberate then agreed to join in.
"Alright! Let's go!" Karé yelled.
Endor
"Right, ready, am ready," Jess announced, tying up her hair and clipping her blaster pistol. Rey already opened the hatch an exited. The girls found it was evening and they barely covered half a kilometer when Jess cried as one of her feet was Let us stuck. Before Rey fully turned around, Jess was suddenly yanked up in a net and hung high up in the air.
"Hey! Rey, help!" Rey immediately reached up with the Force then switched on her lightsaber. However, just as she did so, there was a trumpet sound and furry little creatures - Ewoks - jumped out of the surrounding vegetation chattering wildly.
Rey again approached the hung- up Jess but many Ewoks pushed her back. She simply used the Force to pushed back simultaneously. Just then, another Ewok appear and angrily shouted and the rest of the Ewoks quickly lowered Jess down, undid the net, then scampered away.
"Well, that was some welcome. If...I recall Commander Skywalker and his group encountered like this during the Battle of Endor," Jess shook off the foliage and dirt.
Rey was going to reach when the Ewok who ordered the others came up to them and rattled off several sentences in his native language. After that ended, Rey slowly spoken some similar phrases with Basic words added.
"You get what he's saying?!" Jess raised her eyes.
"Yeah, a little. I learnt some from a trader in Jakku. He's apologetic that lot of Ewoks young tribe set up that trap. They're from a breakaway group of the main Ewok tribe. Oh," she noticed the Ewok signalling. "He wants us to follow him."
With nowhere else to head to, they followed the little fella, Jess taking care, less she step on another trap. They learnt that the Ewok's name was Parrick, one of the children of Wick Warrick who took part of the Battle of Endor. The pair suddenly found themselves in tree to village and after passing some other Ewoks, Parrick brought them into a large hut. Inside, was a pot on a fire and the Ewok scooped up three bowls from the gooey liquid in the pot and handed each girl one.
"I think we have to accept this as his guests." What ever the stew was, it was slightly horrible or inedible. As they ate, Parrick informed them that some of the Ewoks had split up from the main tribe, explaining the group earlier. Suddenly, the Ewok paused and pointed at Rey, particularly her belt.
Rey tried to talk in the Ewok language, then when the Ewok said ' Skywalker', she nodded.
"The Ewok recalls Master Luke from his father," Rey explained. "Though I think he asked why I'm not wearing all black like he did." The Ewok sudden headed over to a corner and h in his arms he produced a dress, handing it to Jess managing to pronounce the name 'Leia'.
"I think he means the dress was worn by General Leia when she entered this village," Rey remarked. She paused to listen to the Ewok. " They made it fast when the General helped fight off Imperial Stormtroopers attacking Ewoks. Maybe you could try it on."
"Uhm ok." The Ewok turned away as Jess changed clothes. "Wow, it looks wonderful on you," Rey commended. Jess nodded though it felt weird what the esteemed Rebel and Resistance wore here. After changing back, the girls wished to call it an early night and with Parrick's guide, they took their key belongings from their shuttle, returned and fell asleep.
Jess woke up a little late and looked to her side. Neither the Ewok nor Rey was around so called the latter's name. After no response, she dressed, grabbed her blaster and headed out. She searched the densely-forested area and after five minutes, she spotted boot prints. Following them, she finally found the young Jedi in a clearing, casting away her fear they had travelled further.
"Rey? Rey? Rey?" Finally, the blaster, young Jedi responded. She apologised for leaving Jess alone as she received a Force dream to visit this area and with Parrick's help, she was guided to the exact spot. Jess nodded and walked forward and saw the remains of the pyre. She knew that cretin Kylo Ren stole the mask of Vader's suit. The rest of the suit appeared decayed across time or was it the Force which accelerated the decay. Before Jess could ask several laser shots buzz by, nearly striking the girls. Jess swore as she crouched like Rey. "It's got to be the First Order, how they find us?"
Rey closed her eyes for a second and a half then whispered, "They are over there," and just as she said that, more laser fire with Rey seamless blocking them with her activated lightsaber. Jess saw an image of a Stormtrooper in her mind and fired several shots, resulting cries.
"Better not let us give away our location," Rey suggested as an excited Parrick join them. He muttered away and Rey wasn't fast enough to interpret his dialect until Jess her the familiar roar of engines.
"T-70s!"