Let It Die


The Last Jedi

"Youre still commander, you know that right?" I nodded as Poe and I walked to where Holdo was.

"I hope so." We walked to see Everyone jumping into transports. "Wait." I grabbed his hand. "What are you going to do?"

"Tell her everything." We walked up to Holdo and Poe told her about the whole mission they had. Finn and Rose were on it and going to the base.

"So a stormtrooper, and a who now are doing what?" She was confused since Poe kept going off track.

"They are trying to save us. This is our best chance for escape. You have to give Finn and Rose all the time that you can." I said as I stood in front of Poe. She looks at me and then at Poe.

"You have bet the survival of the Resistance on bad odds and put us all at risk? There's no time now. We have to get clear of the cruiser. Load the transports." She commanded.

"Right away, Admiral."

"Yeah, I was afraid you'd say that." Poe, I, and 4 other members pulled out our blasters, pointing at them.

"Vice Admiral Holdo, I am relieving you of your command for the survival of this ship, its crew, and the Resistance." I announced, looking at her.

"I hope you understand what you're doing." She shakes her head.

"Yeah." Poe said as he looks at me. "I'm going to the bridge. If they move, stun them." We walked away to the bridge. Connix, Poe and I were trying to make contact with Finn and Rose, while Connix was trying to find a way to stop the transports. "BB-8, tell me something good." I heard BBs beeps. It brought a smile to my face.

"Poe, we're almost there. Have the cruiser prepped for lightspeed."

"Yeah, I'm on it pal. You just hurry. Clear the bridge, escort the officers down to the hangar." Everyone that was there left.

"Commander.... Captain Dameron, Admiral Holdo was looking for you." 3PO came waddling in.

"Yeah, we spoke."

"Sir, I am almost afraid to ask."

"Good instinct, 3PO." I patted his back. I was trying to get stop the transports from leaving from the datapad.

"Go with that." I looked at the tiny screen that Poe had and saw that Holdo and others were shooting. "Seal that door!" Poe commanded. I looked up and saw C3PO walking out of the room. Connix ran and shut the door.

"3PO, where do you think you're going?" I told him.

"It would be quite against my programming to be party to a mutiny." Poe growls.

"Hey!" I tried to catch up with him. I grabbed him and tried to bring him back.

"It is not correct protocol." The door started spark. I jumped. "Oh! Neither is this!" 3PO and I walked back. I stood behind with Poe, with our blasters pointing at the door.

"Finn? We're ready to make the jump." We waited for the person or persons to blast in. I gripped the blaster tight. "They didn't make it." Poe whispers. The door than blasts open. He covered me from incoming debris. I lowered my blaster as Leia came in.

"Leia." I chuckled. She points the blaster as Poe flew. Connix, 3PO and I surrendered. We put up our hands up. The guards carried out Poe and the others.

"You know he'll be the death of me, right?" She told me.

"Welcome to the club." I hugged her. "Im glad you're okay." She pats my back.

"No, I'm glad you're alive. I saw everything."

"Well, death and I are great friends." We walked out. Leia told me that putting everyone in the transports had to be done, it was the only way. Thats why she blasted Poe. We went to the transports, Holdo and Leia talked. "He's a tough one huh?" I crossed my arms to Holdo.

"I like him." We shook hands. "Hes a troublemaker."

"Well, since ive been with him all my life, i got used to it. Sorry about the whole, if they move shoot them." She laughs.

"All good." Leia and I stepped into the transport. I held Poe's hand as he laid there unconscious. The ships flew out. I looked at Leia who was sitting next to me. "Leia, i saw him. Ben. Our Ben. I saw his future, he's not going to bow before Snoke." She places her hand on my cheek.

"Are you sayin-" Poe gasps and runs to the window.

"No. No. No, no, no!" He slams his hands on the glass.

"Poe." Leia smiles. He turns around and walks to us. She looks at the planet, that we were heading to.

"What is that?"

"The mineral planet, Crait. An uncharted hideout from the days of the Rebellion."

"That's a Rebel base?" He questioned.

"Abandoned, but heavily armored with enough power to get a distress signal to our allies scattered in the Outer Rim."

"Holdo knew the First Order was tracking our big ship. They're not monitoring for little transports." Leia told him, looking out the window together.

"So we could slip down to the surface unnoticed and hide till the First Order passes. That could work." Poe nods.

"She was more interested in protecting the light than she was seeming like a hero." I saw a transport blew up. I ran to the cockpit, Leia and Poe followed. The First order blew up another one.

"Come on, give it full thrusters. Full speed!" Poe yelled.

"I am, sir." I heard breathing again. I turned around. The red room, Snoke dead on the floor, half of what was left of him, guards bodies on the floor as well.

"Ben." I whispered. He has this look in his eyes, as if he was determined, knew what he wanted.

"Are you okay?" He said softly, walking up to me. "Where are you? Are you safe?"

"Full speed I said!" Poe screamed. I closed my eyes. Ben looks down.

"You're with them." I look up to him.

"I wasn't going to leave Poe, or anybody." Ben sighs. "Thats not me." He looks at me, studying more so. Another transport had been blasted. I had to do something! Ben can call it off, i know he can. "Call it off! Please! Innocent people are dying!" He just looks at me, no emotion. I tilted my head.

"It's time to let old things die. Snoke, Skywalker. The Sith, the Jedi, the Rebels.... let it all die. Hera. I want you to join me. We can rule together and bring a new order to the galaxy." He puts out his hand. He wanted me to take it. A tear came down, it wasn't supposed to be like this.

"Don't do this, Ben. Please don't go this way. This isnt you."

"No, no. You're still holding on! Let go!" He clenched his fists.

"No." I shook my head. Poe then looks at me.

"We can be together, you and I. Join me." He was waiting for my response. I didn't want to join the dark side. "Please." The please, it broke me. He reaches out again.

"I cant, this isnt the way." I cried out. "You're going on a dark place that i cant go."

"It will be okay, im with you. Always." His hand was still out. I just looked at it. My arm slowly comes to meet his. "Us, together. Imagine the power we have. We can do the unstoppable."

"Hera?" Poe puts his hand on my shoulder. Come to think of it, this wasn't Ben. I didn't want to take Rens hand. Did he play with me? Did he fake everything to earn my trust? My head spun around. I put my hand down. That wasnt like me, at all. I looked at him. His face fell as he saw i rejected the offer.

"Ben, you're breaking my heart." My voice cracked. He shook his head.

"Dont say that." He comes and touches my cheek. I placed my hand on his arm. It wasn't him. "Imagine, we can finally be together. Skywalker, The Resistance, nobody can stop us." I pushed his hand off my cheek.

"I cant let you do this." I took a step back. I didn't want to part of this. I cant.

"I had sacrificed myself to keep you safe! So Snoke wont kill you!" He started to yell at me. "Do this for me!"I was at the edge of breaking down. I was mad and crying at the same time. "This is how you repay me? You are nothing to them. You're nothing. But not to me." Shattered. My heart shattered. I let out a sob.

"This is what you want, not me. You just lost me." His eyes widen. "I have loved you through everything, the good and the bad, im done playing your game. Goodbye." I closed my eyes. Poe caught me as I lost balance. I couldn't believe I did that, that he did that. What he said.

"Hey, i got you." Poe said as he kissed my forehead. I held on to him.

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