AWAKEN

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BEN WAS found by Amara a little while after the altercation with Gavin. Ben had sneaked away from base after his arm was looked at, telling Rey he needed space, but Amara knew Ben better.

"I wanted to be alone," Ben says without turning his head to look at her.

They stood in the dept of the jungles of Ajan Kloss. He stood overlooking a clearing, the clearing shows a cliff and more trees that seem to go on infinity.

"Ben, what happened-," Amara was cut off.

"You should've let him do what he wanted to do," Ben says, "Those troopers- no those kids have a right to be angry, to hate me."

Amara stepped over and stood next to him.

Amara shakes her head, "I said what I said before. I'll die before I let someone try to kill you." She says looking at his side profile.

Ben grimace at her comment.

"We're all that's left of mom and dad," Amara reaches out and held onto her brother's hand, "I just got you back. I'm not loosing you again."

Ben finally moves his gaze to his sister.

"I'm serious, Ben." Amara says frowning, "I can't loose you again. I don't think I could handle it."

Ben kept his gaze on her as he turns to open his arms for her, once his extends his arms to her, Amara just melted into his embraced.

Ben rested his head on top of Amara's head. His hand rested on the back of her head and the other one was rubbing her back to sooth her. Amara's arms were wrapped around his waist tightly.

"Oh, Mari." Ben says, "You have too big of a heart."

Amara mutters something.

"I know, you get it from mom." Ben says smirking slightly.

{A NEW ORDER}

FINN FINDS Gavin and the other kids in a large tent inside the cave. It was a large enough tent to house the amount of kids inside, which were eight of them.

From Jannah's report, there were more, but those had either refuse to leave or didn't want to come to the base, only these eight wanted to come.

Finn steps into the tent and it takes literal seconds before the kids notice him.

"Minister Finn," Orson says looking at Finn with a small smile.

Finn returns the smile to the boy and then his gaze moves through the tent. He finds Gavin sitting on his cot with two other boys huddled by him.

"Gavin," Finn says, "How are you doing?"

Gavin's eyes lift to Finn.

What Finn felt from the boy was pure fear and terror. Surely, at this point Gavin knew they didn't run things like the First Order, so he shouldn't worry.

"Did- Did I kill him?" Gavin asks.

Finn shakes his head, "No. He's fine." Finn answers.

There was some sort of relief that came over Gavin, the boy may be a young teen, but from what Finn understands, none of these kids had even seen combat. So Finn had to assume that was Gavin's first time firing a blaster at a live person.

Gavin stands up from his cot, "Am I in trouble?" He asks looking at Finn.

Finn shakes his head and walks into the area further. The other kids stare at Finn in awe. They sort of admire both Finn and Jannah, sure they also admire the rest of Company 77, but Finn and Jannah were leaders. They were just like them and look at them now, taking charge.