The Forgotten Hero: A Star Wars Story

Shocking

Dirt and loose clumps jostle around. BB-8 slides down, further, beeping sporadically until his entire round body crashes into the sand-covered ground of a tunnel. The droid's head swivels back up, whirring and groaning.

Poe grunts and sits upright, dusting himself off, and clambering to his feet clumsily. He spits out the dirt that was in his mouth and calls out.

Poe: General!? Rey!? Finn!?

C-3PO: You didn't say my name, sir, but I'm all right.

More dirt crashes down as the entire tunnel system rumbles aggressively. Assorted muffled grunting and groaning fills the air. Poe rushes over and assists the incoming Rey from the sand. He lays her down on the ground and takes a deep breath.

Poe: You all right?

Rey: Yeah. Where's Finn?

Poe: Where's Chewie?

Chewie crashes down, landing on his back and groaning out in annoyance and pain. Finn stumbles into their eye line hurriedly.

Finn: I'm good.

C-3PO: Ah, Master Finn.

Poe nods and steps back, assessing the situation before realizing-

Poe: Where's the General?

From above him, sand slowly starts to roll down his shoulder and in the blink of an eye, a body slams down on top of Poe. Y/N groans and rolls over, rubbing his ribs. Poe shoves him off and lays on his back, groaning in pain as well.

Finn: Found him.

Y/N stands unsteadily and pulls Poe to his feet. He bends back over, huffing and trying to breathe properly. The rest of the group surveys their surroundings.

Finn: What is this place?

C-3PO: This isn't the afterlife, is it? Are droids allowed in here?

Y/N: Not you I hope.

Finn, Rey, Y/N, and Poe all converge, not saying it, but nodding, acknowledging how glad they are that each other is alright.

Poe: I thought we were goners.

C-3PO: We might still be.

Finn: Which way out?

Rey whips out her lightsaber, the blue light filling the hallway. Finn considers, and pulls out his, igniting the amethyst blade, providing more light. Poe pulls out a dingy flashlight, barely making a difference.

Y/N chuckles, before drawing his blade, and fully lighting the path ahead. He extends his blade, shining the light all around before turning and walking the other direction.

Y/N: We gotta hurry.

The others nod and follow. Poe brings up the rear, flourishing his light with a diminished frown.

Rey: So, what was it?

Finn: What?

Rey: What you were going to tell me?

Finn: When?

Rey: When you were sinking in the sand, you said... "I never told you..."

Finn: I'll tell you later.

Poe: You mean when Poe's not here?

Poe walks up to and splits them, jostling his way past.

Finn: Yeah. Mm-hmm.

Poe: We're going to die in sand burrows and we're all keeping secrets?

Y/N: Don't take it personal Dameron, I haven't told anyone half the shit I've done.