Pokemon: The Force Awakens 6/?

If you know of Team Rocket Executive Kylo’s past, it’s in your best interest to never speak of it. Early in his career, his team included a Pangoro. A cocky Grunt pointed out how similar it was to his father’s Ursaring. There are two rumors for what happened next– that he killed it, and that he didn’t have the guts to kill it and let it go. Believers of the latter had best not speak too loudly. More than one Grunt has had their Pokemon killed when Kylo overheard. 

(If anyone has realized that Kylo’s mother, the Champion, also carries a Gyrados, they’ve kept it to themselves.)

Kylo is determined to master Mega Evolution. Though he’s acquired only one Mega Stone so far and conventional rules allow only one Mega Evolution per battle, he plans to have a whole team of Mega Pokemon. Team Rocket makes their own rules, and if Kylo can be strong enough to handle six Mega Evolutions, he deserves to use them. He will be the world’s most powerful trainer. He will.

Pokemon: The Force Awakens 5/?

Veteran Trainer Han Solo might have liked to remain a petty thief and gambler, but when your best friend is the former champion and your (ex?) wife is the current one, it’s hard to fly under the radar (not to mention how often he found himself helping their efforts to take down Team Rocket). No one’s seen the retired Champion Luke for years, and Han secretly hopes to come across him in his travels. As far as his son goes… he hopes the opposite (mostly).

Chewbacca the Ursaring technically isn’t Han’s Pokemon. Although they’ve been together for decades, Han has never formally captured him. As such, Chewie acts as more of a co-trainer than a Pokemon, offering insight that only Han can understand.

Pokemon: The Force Awakens 4/?

Rocket Executive Phasma has an unorthodox approach to training Grunts. She doesn’t believe in giving them all Rattatas and Zubats until they prove themselves, but rather invests in getting them the Pokemon they need to succeed. After all, her own team breaks from Rocket tradition. Finn was one of her personal projects, and she takes his defection as a personal slight.

While her fellow executives quibble over who can get the most attention from the boss, Phasma believes her work speaks for itself. Though she’s rarely involved on the planning side of schemes, her battle record is almost spotless and the Grunts she trains always have her back.

Pokemon: The Force Awakens 3/?

Rey’s spent her life battling for survival in the desert. Flygon and Sandslash are her only companions, until Poe’s distressed Togetic finds its way to her. Unable to turn her back on such a friendly creature, she decides to leave the only home she’s ever known to help him find his way. 

When she finds her way to Poe and Finn, she’s surprised by how much kinder they are than the desert trainers she’s used to. With a little coaxing, she decides to join them. She quickly proves to be a more powerful trainer than anyone expected. Her trusty ground Pokemon are naturally high leveled, and the grass and water Pokemon she’s delighted to capture grow quickly. When Rayquaza not only appears but allows her to master it, Poe and Finn realize their companion is the stuff of legends. 

Pokemon: The Force Awakens 2/?

Orphaned and taken in by Team Rocket at a young age, Finn is well on his way to becoming an Executive. He’s one of the strongest battlers the organization has seen in years, though he has a tendency to break protocol and heal not only his Pokemon, but also his teammates’ a little too often. 

The first time he sees a Pokemon die because of their actions, Finn knows he can’t do this. He frees prisoner Poe Dameron and with the help of Poe’s flying Pokemon, they escape. Outside of the influence of Team Rocket, Finn finds he has a knack for befriending Trainers and Pokemon alike. He adds Eevee and Altaria to his team, quickly mastering the much coveted Mega Evolution.

Pokemon: The Force Awakens 1/?

Bird Keeper Poe Dameron was flying through the gym challenge when his hero, Elite Four Champion Leia, asked for his help taking down the notorious Team Rocket. Never one to turn away from Justice, Poe puts the Pokemon League on hold to take down the criminal organization.

BB8 the Togetic may seem out of place on his otherwise sleek team, but their friendship is unmatched. He is the first and only Pokemon Poe has hatched from an egg. When Poe is defeated and taken prisoner by Team Rocket, it’s BB8 he trusts to fly away with the Master Ball he’s recovered for Leia.

The Force Awakens theories

charlesoberonn:

  • Luke Skywalker from the end of The Force Awakens and Luke Skywalker, the protagonist of Episodes IV V and VI, are the same person.
  • A Lightsaber’s blade is made of light, and is shaped like a saber.
  • Kylo Ren has actually been the true villain of the movie the whole time. In the scenes where he tortures people for information, blows up planets, and tries to kill the heroes with his lightsaber, he was secretly trying to hurt them.
  • This might not be the first time Han and Leia have met. The way they look, talk and hug each other, and the fact they have a son together, suggests that.

.Valentine’s Day doesn’t exist in space but I wrote a cheesy Star Wars fic to celebrate anyway.

A Night Off

~1470 Words, AO3 Link

General Organa gives Finn permission to take Rey on a date off-planet… on the condition that C-3PO rides along.

Rey is always early for meals. Normally it kills Finn a little to see her waiting, followed by the spark of surprise when food is actually put on her tray. Today, though, he can use this habit to his advantage.

“Hey.”

Deep weariness shows in her eyes, but her smile is bright. “Hey.”

“I, uh, I had a question for you.” Finn pauses, but her only response is to nod with raised eyebrows. “Are you busy tomorrow night? I mean, you’re busy every night, but I mean with anything out of the ordinary. Any non-Jedi stuff going on? You have, I dunno, fun plans?”

To her credit, she doesn’t laugh, though it’s clear she’s holding it back. “What are you really asking me?”

“Well. I got permission from the general to take you off planet for a few hours. Not far, just into orbit for… for a little break.”

“A break.” She has a harder time keeping down the laughter. “Are you sure that’s the right word?”

Sometimes Finn wonders if these moments are Force-enhanced perception, or if he’s really that transparent. The general had caught on to the same thing.

“I think Rey could use a break, is all,” he’d said. “You know, a few hours without the fate of the galaxy on her shoulders.”

The General had looked up from a hologram of the latest battle plan. The glow only added to her wry expression. “If you want something, Finn, honesty is the best start.”

“I am being honest. I believe that, wholeheartedly, you can Force-read my mind if you need to. But I also…”

“Want to have a date.” Leia laughed, one of the few genuine smiles Finn had ever seen on her face. “The First Order could destroy us at any turn, and you want to go on a date.”

“Well.” It did sound ridiculous when put like that.

“I’m not saying no. I remember what it’s like in your shoes, believe it or not. But there will be regulations. Not too far out, and shields up the whole time. And…” Her smile took on an edge Finn wasn’t sure he liked. “I’m going to send a droid with you.”

Now Rey looks at him with some of that same wryness. “It, uh. It could be a date. If you wanted. I thought that we could maybe have dinner, something a little better than what they serve here.” The General had okayed that, told him who and how to ask for high quality goods.

“I’ve never been on a date before.” Her voice goes soft; she’s not teasing now.

Finn smiles. “Neither have I.”

“Tomorrow, you said?”

“Yeah. The General said we could take the Falcon.” Demanded, really. “My droid knows that ship well,” she’d said. “He’ll take good care of you in it.”

***

“Oh goodness.” C-3PO fluttered behind them in the cockpit. “Back in the Falcon after all these years. I can hardly believe it.”

Finn very pointedly does not look back at the droid. Rey bites back laughter as she pulls the ship off the ground. She has dressed in a tunic she must have borrowed from someone, though Finn is unsure who. The green fabric gathers around her shoulders and swoops below her collarbone in a way that keeps drawing Finn’s eye.

“Do be careful. This ship is quite old, you know.”

Rey glances over at Finn. There is an unmistakable glint in her eye. “Hold on, 3PO.” She maneuvers the Falcon in a fast but graceful loop.

“Oh my. I truly must advise against such–”

“Would you like to drive?”

“Miss Rey, you should must know I am not a pilot droid.”

“And you must know that I’m a pilot.” Her smile threatens more complicated flight paths.

“I can see why the princess likes you. You are just like Han Solo.”

Finn turns then. “3PO. The General said you would prepare the food.”

“Oh yes, of course, Master Finn. How could I be so forgetful? Perhaps there is a loose circuit, I will have to get checked when we land.” He shuffles off.

Finn puts a hand over Rey’s on the controls. She laces her fingers into his briefly as they ascend. C-3PO does not return until they have settled into orbit.

“I have served your dinner in the main hold. If we have reached a stable altitude, I suggest going while it is still hot.”

He follows them out to where they sit on the curved couch around the table. “I do hope this presentation is satisfactory.”

“Yeah,” Finn says, trying to convey C-3PO can go without saying it in so many words. “It’s great.”

C-3PO stands and watches as they take their first bites.

“3PO,” Rey says. “Could you go check the cockpit? I think I may have left some valves in the wrong position.”

“Oh my. That would be quite disastrous. I will go immediately.”

Finn slumps his shoulders as soon as the droid is out of sight. “I have to wonder if the General sent him for a laugh rather than our safety.”

“It was likely both.” Rey smiled and scooted closer to him. “But we’re here, and it’s very nice.”

“You think so?”

“I do.” She puts down her fork to give him a quick kiss on the cheek.

It is none too soon– as soon as she picks it back up, C-3PO comes shambling back in. “Miss Rey, I do believe you sent me on a wild goose chase. I do not appreciate being teased in such a manner.”

She stifles a snort of laughter.

“Since you’re up, 3PO, could you check the shields? The General is very concerned about them staying up.”

“Oh yes, Master Finn. It would not due to be careless.”

“So,” Rey says once he is gone.

“So.”

“What would be a date-y thing to say right now?”

Finn chuckled. “I should have asked Poe about that. He would know.” He glances over at her. “You, uh, look very nice though.”

A little color rises in her cheeks. “I’ve never worn anything like this. It feels strange.” She runs her eyes over him. “You look nice as well.”

He had asked Poe what to wear, and had been given picks from his closet. Poe had insisted he wear a stark white shirt that opened at the collar. From the way Rey looks at Finn, he assumes it was indeed the right choice. He swallows hard. “Rey…”

“You will be pleased to know the shields are functioning fully. Everything is in perfect working order.”

Finn groans.

“Is something wrong, Master Finn?”

“No, nope. Everything’s fine.” Rey puts a hand on his knee beneath the table. He takes a very large bite of food to keep from reacting.

“Did General Organa give you any instructions beyond serving dinner?” she asks between bites.

“Of course, Miss Rey. I am here to enforce her parameters of this outing. If you were to take this ship further than specified I would inform her immediately.”

“Is that all?”

“There were no further instructions.”

“Wouldn’t it be best for you to watch the cockpit, then? That would be the best place to sure we don’t fly any further.”

“I see the logic in that suggestion.”

“That was very clever.”

“Yes,” Rey says, pushing their mostly empty plates to the far side of the table. Finn is confused for a moment, Rey has never left so much of a drop of food uneaten. But then she turns and climbs to straddle him, back against the table.

“He’s going to come back.”

“Yes,” Rey says, “but I’m not sure I care.” She leans down to kiss him, and he is not sure he cares either. One of her hands cups the back of his head. The other slips along the v of his collar. In a small moment of daring, he slides his hands beneath her tunic, along her back and waist. She gasps and smiles against his mouth. Her body presses closer to his. He breaks from her mouth and kisses his way down her neck, reveling in the way her fingers press harder into his skin the further he goes. She reaches down to the bottom of his shirt and pulls it up, and–

“It occurs to me that you might– oh dear. Oh my.” C-3PO turns around in embarrassment. “Princess Leia is going to be so disappointed in me, thirty years and I haven’t learned. You want to be alone. I do apologize for the interruption.”

They break down laughing against each other. “That takes care of that then,” Finn says. “I didn’t think it would be quite that easy.”

“Neither did I. But we might as well take advantage of it.” She grabs the edge of his shirt again.

Finn rises to the challenge in her eyes. “Yeah, we should.”