Close to Me {Poe Dameron}

ten

Poe stood beside her, trying to keep his excitement down. "We'll go in there and we'll hit that oscillator with everything we've got."

"Not so fast." Admiral Ackbar spoke up. "They have shields that our ships cannot penetrate."

Han rolled his eyes. "Then we disable the shields." He then turned to Finn. "Kid, you worked there, what do you got?"

The former stormtrooper took a deep breath, preparing himself for what he was about to do. This wasn't just him renouncing the First Order anymore. He was now fully in the fight and on the other side, against everything that he's ever known. "I can do it. But I have to be there, on the planet."

"We'll get you there," Han promised, readying himself to get back into the fight.

Leia looked at him with confusion. "Han, how?"

He flashed her a smirk. "If I told you, you wouldn't like it."

Poe could no longer keep his grin at bay. "So, we disable the shields, take out the oscillator and we blow up their big gun. All right, let's go!"

Everyone dispersed then. Before Kat could get away, Leia stopped her. "Where are you at in all this?"

"I'm going to stay here. Lead both efforts. If we are successful then we have more time to evacuate but I want to go ahead and get all non-essentials prepped and ready to go. General Solo will be leading the ground efforts and Commander Dameron will be leading our air team." Kat explained.

Leia nodded, a proud smile on her face. "Well, go on then. Go prepare your teams."

Kat grinned before placing a quick kiss on Leia's cheek. She first visited ground control informing them of how she wanted the evacuation plan to go, electing Connix to take point. Once everyone jumped into action, she went back to the hangar, checking with everyone to see how they were doing before she wound up at the Falcon.

Chewbacca got to her first. They embraced, holding onto each other tight. There was nothing like getting a hug from a Wookiee. "Be safe and look out for each other." She told him. He growled in agreement, letting her go so she could make her rounds.

She didn't have to go far, for Han walked down the ramp next. He saw Leia first but when he noticed Kat was closer he smirked her way. "Smart thinking in there today, kid."

Kat waved him off. "You would have said the same."

"When did you get so grown? The only hell you used to give was to me and Leia."

She laughed and gave a small shrug. "That's what happens when you get old." She teased him.

"I think you meant when you get old." He said with a laugh.

When they quieted down, he motioned towards Leia. Sure he was hopeful about the success of this mission but could he really be so lucky for coming out unscathed for this type of plan again. Unlike the last time he left, he wanted to make sure his girls were taken care of. "Look out for her for me, will ya?"

"What do you think I've been doing while I'm here?"

"Flirting with hotshot pilots." He then motioned to where Poe seemed to be waiting for his turn.

Kat turned to see what Han motioned towards and rolled her eyes before hugging Han. "I'll look after her as always." She promised.

She felt his chuckle more than she heard it before he pressed a kiss to her hair. "And take care of yourself, kid." He said before going to give Leia one last goodbye kiss.

Poe took that as his cue to come over to Kat's side. "Wait until the shields are down. Blow up the oscillator. Get back here and help with the evac. This is our most complicated mission yet and it has the least amount of steps. You losing your touch?"