offering to fly in case she was tired Poe said following his droid Rose closed the hatch after shooing in a few of the porgs that had taken up residence in the Falcon so they wouldn't be left on Fermic and turned to Rey Do you think we'll have any trouble on the way back Rose asked As usual the mechanic's expression hovered somewhere between worried and thoughtful Rey hadn't known Rose very long The first time Rey had seen Rose she'd been unconscious knocked out during the fight on Crait But since then Rey had worked with Rose quite a bit and Rey had found her to be a really nice person Rey could tell that Rose cared about others deeply She was always offering to share her meager rations or let someone take a nap on her cot She was just a very considerate person Rey shook her head in response to Rose's query It seems like the First Order hasn't made it to this part of the galaxy just yet We'll clear the atmosphere and jump to hyperspace as soon as possible That should help us avoid any trouble Rose nodded Good Trouble is definitely something we don't need I wish Finn and Chewie were here They'd be great Not that you aren't great that is But Finn and Chewie would also be great and well you know what I mean STAR WARS
Rey grinned and nodded I miss Finn and Chewie too she said knowing exactly what Rose meant Rose blushed a little One of the porgs chirruped loudly a sound somewhere between a trill and a scream and landed on Rose's head She waved it away Not now Dita I'll give you snacks later Dita Rey asked glancing at the porg as it chewed at Rose's pant leg Yes I've named them all Dita Tessalie Jord At Rey's incredulous look Rose's voice trailed off and she blushed deeper in embarrassment So about Finn and Chewie You think they're back from delivering that bacta Poe and Finn got from Tevel yet Rey shrugged I don't know I hope so We have a lot of work to do if we want to stop the First Order and the sooner everyone is back the sooner we can get started Supplies are important but so is stopping the First Order from hurting anyone else Rose nodded Agreed But it's hard to fight when you're hungry and you only have an old Corellian freighter Hey that's my ship you're talking about Rose laughed and patted the wall of the Falcon A few more porgs scattered at the sound running deeper into the holds It's a good ship but we'll need a fleet to take on the First Order Anyway I'm sure General Organa has SPARK OF THE RESISTANCE
it well under control I'll finish strapping down the rest of the crates if you want to head up to the cockpit Before Poe steals s your seat Rose grinned He wouldn't dare Rey said laughing but she left Rose to the last of the work anyway The truth was Rey was anxious to get back to her friends Every moment they spent preparing to fight was one more moment the First Order could grow and consolidate its power If the Resistance waited too long to strike back it would be too late Already the odds were decidedly not in their favor and even though Rey hoped that everything would work out for the best she was also worried about her friends and about everyone who had survived the battle on Crait There was no telling what awful things Kylo Ren and the First Order would dream up next Rey entered the cockpit to find Poe sitting in the copilot's seat a frown on his face He was flipping switches and muttering to himself He looked so utterly perplexed that Rey couldn't help but grin Having trouble figuring out which switch starts the engines she teased picking up a fledgling porg and moving moving it out of her seat Poe startled and frowned deeper What No of course not He caught Rey's grin and smiled back Oh ha very funny You and Beebee should start a comedy routine STAR WARS
BB 8 beeped his support for the idea and Rey's smile faded Seriously though what's going on Poe shook his head I'm not quite sure I was going to send a quick message to let them know we're on our way back and there seems to be someone already trying to send a message on the channel Rey sank into the pilot's seat Do you know who it is No but this is a secret Resistance channel No one should be able to hear it except for Resistance members Poe flipped another switch and the noise on the comm filled the cockpit It wasn't quite static but something like scratching and chittering It sounded like nothing Rey had ever heard before but there were lots of different kinds of people in the galaxy It could very well be from somewhere she'd never been which was most everywhere What is that Rose asked entering the cockpit and sitting in one of the jump seats near the door That's what we were just trying to figure out Rey said That sounds like I don't know some kind of language Not Basic though Poe said And most Resistance communications are broadcast in Basic And encoded I'm guessing this one isn't Rey asked Poe shook his head confirming her suspicion Maybe they don't know that Rose said Before I joined the Resistance I thought a lot of things that were SPARK OF THE RESISTANCE
