Chapter Three: Charming Flyboy

・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。. Cress・。.・゜✭・.・✫・゜・。.

This wasn't the first time someone had come looking for her. Even after adopting a new name and changing her hair. She always had to be careful of bounty hunters finding their way here.  She had looked completely different now from the description the original bounty on her head gave. The years of struggle and fear aged her tremendously. She wasn't even sure she recognized herself.  However this man wasn't a bounty hunter, so she had to assume he knew more about her than a description. 

Tossing her payment onto her table, she slipped her hood up over her head, quietly taking her exit through the back entrance. This was not a mess she was about to get caught up in. Anything involving the resistance would mean dealing with the First Order. Sticking to the cover of the village market, she carefully made her way down the street, back to her hut. The market was bustling with life. Vendors for all different kinds of products stood lined up on the streets. They provided the perfect cover for her as she slipped in between the stalls. 

Cress had noticed the presence behind her as she approached her home. Although she left most of the force behind when she left the temple, parts of the force still remained active. He was keeping his distance, trying not to be seen. Luckily for her, she was used to things like this. This crappy place was full of thieves who would attack one another at any point in time. It also worked to her advantage the fact that the vendors could tell he wasn't from around here. They all tried crowding him, begging him to buy their goods.

Slipping into the alley she was taken aback to see him follow her only steps behind. That was when she noticed a BB unit following in his tracks. "that damn droid" she muttered, "cute though" she said talking to herself as she turned another corner. Droids were her thing, so seeing a BB unit in that good of condition was impressive. Peaking out to see where he was, Cress's hand went to a small device she carried, pressing the button it activated L-5. As her droid unfolded it stood on her shoulder. She smirked looking back at the man, making eye contact. "Get him L" she said to her droid as it launch after Poe. She quickly used the distraction to grab a pole and swing at him. Her training with lightsabers in her youth made poles like this a perfect weapon in combat. 

Poe had tried to go undetected. He'd been warned about how skilled this woman was. How clever she could be. After nearly dodging every vendor on the street, he was lucky enough that BB-8 kept an eye on the girl. As he ran down the alley he didn't even realize that he had been made. After all, he thought he was skilled and quick on his feet till this encounter. She'd put him to shame when suddenly he'd been detected and now there was a droid charging at him. He pulled his blaster from his belt and was quickly trying to move out of the line of fire. "Come on droid take it easy," he said knowing that probably wasn't going to help much, but at least he tried. Then that's when a pole collided with his back. Hitting him and sending him to the ground. Now, this was embarrassing. He hit the ground his blaster clattering a few inches from him.

Cress watched as the man fell to the ground. She couldn't help but laugh as he tried to fight against her droid. She felt a pain radiate from her leg, the zap was enough to make her jump spinning around. His BB-8 unit was trying to shock her. "What's this about?" she said looking at the droid, she quickly grabbed another tool out of her jacket tossing it at the droid, shutting it down temporarily. "Sorry buddy," she said to the droid. 

"I'm with the resistance," Poe said quickly, hoping that she wouldn't continue to hit him with the pole. "and that droid is one of our greatest assets. Don't go messing with him." He says trying to defend BB-8. That little droid was the closest thing he had to family.

Grabbing his own blaster she pointed it at him, "Shut it" she said grabbing him by the jacket. "You wanna get yourself arrested?" she said looking around. Letting him go, Cress shoved him away, "You sure are a bright one flyboy, Leia really chose a charmer didn't she," she said to her droid as it landed on her shoulder. "I want no part in whatever you're trying to rope me into," she said before turning to walk off. She hit a fob which released the BB unit from its hold.

Poe held his hands up in defense quickly when she grabbed him by his jacket. "No, no I'm not trying to get arrested. I'm trying to not get killed by you." He says to her quickly. This wasn't what he expected when Leia had sent him on this mission. He hadn't expected it to be this girl, a girl who happened to be rather feisty in his opinion. "Hey!" he said calling after her as she started to walk off "Leia thinks I'm rather charming and that I have a way with words." He says almost joking with her. "Look I wouldn't be here if Leia didn't need your help. She sent me to look for you because it's important." He says to her not that he really knew anything about the situation. He was just following his orders. 

Cress scoffed at his comments as he continued to follow her, "Isn't it always?" she said turning to look at him before continuing on. "Listen flyboy, I know you have a real sense of duty and all, and I'm sure Leia has the best intentions. But I'm not what the resistance needs" she said flatly. Even if that wasn't true it was the lie she had been telling herself for so long. It was easier to hide away from the pain rather than deal with it. She stopped in her tracks Poe practically ran into her as she held her hand out stopping him. "Shit" she muttered seeing first-order troops patrolling. This only meant one thing, surprise inspections. 

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