Chapter 12: Escape

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Leia. Leia still stood in a trance near the entrance of the hangar, her mind one with the Force. Leia. There it was again. Leia knew she should probably open her eyes, but she didn't want to, not yet.

It wasn't the voice that brought her back to reality, but a noise. Crack! A pistol went off, and a split second later Leia felt a sheering pain in her side. Crack! Another shot, this time not going towards her. "General Organa, we need to go! Now!" Leia opened her eyes and tried to take in five things at once. Poe trying to drag her towards the Falcon. First Order officers deciding whether to look at the sky to see their Star Destroyers being shot at by their own TIE fighters or to look at the ground. Because on the ground, Hux lay dead, shot through the middle by Poe. Finally, Leia looked down at her hand that she had apparently unconsciously put on her side. Crimson red dripped off of it from her side. She observed all this in a split second before Poe half carried and half dragged her towards the Falcon. 

First Order officers barked orders and stormtroopers began rushing after them, shooting and running at the same time. But it was too late. Poe had made it to the Falcon by luck or by grace. The Falcon took off even as the ramp was closing. Poe laid Leia on the Falcon's floor in front of him. He rushed to the cockpit, took over Finn's spot in the pilot's seat next to Chewie, and gave an order to Finn.

"General Organa is hurt. Shot. Go get her help. I'll come as soon as I can get the Falcon into space and off of Gorem."

Finn gaped but ran out of the cockpit. "Chewie we need to get out of here. Now. I don't know what Leia did to make all those TIE fighters attack the Destroyers, but it may not last for long," said Poe.

"Hrraaaaughr," Chewie replied. Stormtroopers shot at the Falcon, but their blasts were no match for the Falcon's shield as Chewie activated it quickly. Poe gripped the controller and sped out of the hangar. The scene in front of him was incredible. The four Destroyers were falling, shot thousands of times by the TIE fighters, who were occupied with the task before them.

"This is insane," said Poe. As he said that, blasts started erupting from the Falcon's guns. "Who's manning the guns?"

He watched as the command shuttle was destroyed by a barrage of bullets. The First Order officers were shot to death, with most of the stormtroopers in the area by the hangar recieving the same fate. "Well, guess it doesn't matter. We need to leave and get somewhere where the General can recieve help. And those TIE fighters are beginning to notice us."

The four Star destroyers had completely fallen and crashed among the mountains, creating mounds of burning metal. The TIE fighters, who had accomplished their task, turned to the Falcon, but it was too late. The Falcon shot into space and jumped to hyperspace almost immediately.

"Chewie, I'm sending one of the remaining Resistance members back to copilot. I need you to pilot now," Poe said, already leaving the cockpit.

"Hrrraaauughr."

"I don't know where we're going. Just stay in space," Poe said, popping his head back in before going to get someone to copilot.

After Poe had found someone, he rushed to the main room of the Falcon. Finn, Rose, and several other people had laid Leia on a blanket and were wrapping the bloody mess located on Leia's lower right side. Finn stood up. "She'll only talk to you."

The Resistance left Leia's side as Poe went over and bent down. Leia's eyes were closed. Poe took Leia's hand. "General Organa?"

Leia's eyelids flickered and opened. "Poe?"

"Yes, I'm here. You'll be ok. I promise. We're going to get help."

"Poe, I don't have much longer. I-"

Poe cut Leia off. "No, General. You're going to be fine. We'll find a medical facility, anything." He glanced at Leia's side and grimaced. Blood was leaking through the temporary bandage.

"Poe-"

"General-" Poe interrupted again.

"Poe, LISTEN." Leia took a deep breath. She was obviously in a lot of pain. Her face paled. "Poe, listen to me. I need you to do me a favor."

"Anything, General." Tears glistened in Poe's eyes as he knelt by Leia's side, still holding her hand and watching the dark red stain spread down her grey dress. 

"Poe, take me to Rengurar."

"Why?"

"Just do it. My son is there, Ben. I must see him. I must."

Poe was startled. "But, he'll kill you. He's evil. And how do you know he's on Ren...Renguwhat?"

Leia smiled but it quickly turned to a grimace of pain. "Rey told me. She went there. And although he's evil, Ben is my son."

Poe let go of Leia's hand. "You can count on me, General."

"Wait, Poe." Leia's voice was still shaking. "When I pass, I will need you to build the Resistance back up again. You will be their leader. If Snoke takes back the First Order-" she gasped in pain.

"Finn, Rose, more bandages! Now! Poe rushed away to tell Chewie to start heading to Rengurar. He bumped into Rose. "Ah, Rose, glad you made it out of the base!"

"Yes. Finn got me. I was the one shooting the Falcon's gun on the way out."

"Nice job, thanks for your help. Name's Poe by the way." Poe rushed away, not even taking time to shake Rose's hand. "Chewie, set the course for Rengurar. Check its location on your monitor," Poe shouted as he almost tripped into the cockpit and caught himself on the back of the pilot's chair. He leaned over short of breath.

Wait, did General Organa say Snoke was still alive? Poe shook his head in disbelief and ran his hand through his hair. Impossible. But what are we getting ourselves into?

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