INT. RESISTANCE BASE - DAY

Finn, now a member of the inner circle of the Resistance, is huddled with the group around the MAP TABLE, which displays a WIREFRAME HOLOGRAM of a ROLLING VIEW OF THE SURFACE OF STARKILLER BASE.

"Well there's a familiar sight." Anakin commented. A few others nodded along in agreement, having attended dozens, if not hundreds of briefings for the war.

With Finn are Han, Leia, Poe, C-3PO, Statura, Ackbar, Brance, SNAP, MAJOR EMATT (60), NIEN NUNB, and others. An urgent, messy strategy session -

"Hey look, its Captain Ackbar!" Ahsoka said excitedly. Anakin looked closely and nodded in agreement.

"Nice to see he's still around." Master Fisto commented with a smile.

POE: The scan data from Snap's reconnaissance flight confirms Finn's report.

SNAP: They've somehow created a hyper lightspeed weapon built within the planet itself.

Everyone blinked in surprise.

"A lightspeed weapon?" Obi-Wan asked in surprise. "Is that even possible?"

"This First Order is just full of surprises. Most of them bad," Anakin grumbled.

BRANCE: A laser cannon?

SNAP: We're not sure how to describe a weapon of this scale.

MAJOR EMATT: (HORRIBLE MEMORIES) It's another Death Star.

Everyone eyes the screen warily. Nobody knows what the Death Star is but it sounds dangerous, something they wouldn't want to use. What happened in this obviously large time gap?!

POE: I wish that were the case, Major.

Poe hits a control. A WIREFRAME OF THE DEATH STAR APPEARS.

POE: (CONT'D) This was the Death Star.

Everyone stares at what appears to be a space station. They can't tell how large it is but they all notice the plasma emitter on its surface.

Anakin blinks a few times, getting strange memories of that station, and he sees a planet explode from a green laser. He shakes his head and the visions clear up again.

"What is that thing?" Master Windu asks.

Anakin frowns. "I think its some sort of... planet killer," he says hesitantly.

A few Jedi look at him curiously. "What makes you believe so Skywalker?" Master Mundi asks.

Anakin shrugs. "Just a feeling. Seems similar to Starkiller Base."

They all nod in agreement with the theory.

Poe hits another control - the Death Star SHRINKS - AND SHRINKS AND SHRINKS, as the SURFACE AREA OF THE STARKILLER BASE IS DRAWN INTO A LARGER IMAGE, REVEALING THE ENTIRE BASE PLANET. The Death Star is a minuscule SATELLITE in comparison.

POE (CONT'D) This is Starkiller Base.

This is news to many here, and they're stunned.

The Jedi all gape at the size of the weapon. It's HUGE! They didn't have a good way of comparing it to something, but seeing that its a planet and viewing it on the hologram, they're all struck by a new sense of fear and worry of such a weapon existing.

HAN: So it's big.

"Way to state the obvious." Ahsoka says with a grin.

ADMIRAL ACKBAR: How is it possible to power a weapon of this size?

FINN: It uses the power of the sun. As the weapon is charged, the sun is drained until it disappears.

An OFFICER runs up, hands Leia a DATACARD.

LEIA: (eyes on datacard) The First Order: they're charging the weapon again, now. (then, heart sinking) Our system is the next target.

The Jedi's worry returns. However now that the Resistance now about that, hopefully they'll be able to come up with a plan to stop it.

C-3PO: Oh my. Without the Republic fleet, we're doomed.

They all react to this horrible news.

HAN: Okay, how do we blow it up? (all eyes on him) There's always a way to do that.

But no one has anything. Leia watches the silence, frustrated. Finally, rallying them:

LEIA: Han's right.

Han is surprised.

ADMIRAL STATURA: (at first hesitant) In order for that amount of power to be contained, that base would need some kind of thermal oscillator...

Anakin nods along in agreement.

"Make's sense. It would need some sort of device in order to hold the sun's energy," he says.

FINN: There is one.

All eyes on Finn as he moves around the hologram to a location on the Starkiller Base - it is ZOOMED IN: A GIANT BLACK HEXAGONAL STRUCTURE.

FINN: (CONT'D) Precinct 47. Here.

ADMIRAL STATURA: (HYPOTHESIZING) If we can destroy that oscillator, it might de-stabilize the core and cripple the weapon.

MAJOR EMATT: ... Maybe the planet.

"Things are starting to look up," Master Ti says hopefully. The other Jedi nod in agreement. The plan for taking out the weapon is simple and solid, and should work in theory. However it couldn't be that easy. OBi-Wan frowns and puts a hand on his beard thoughtfully.

Poe then tries to bolster spirits, looking at the BIG HEXAGONAL STRUCTURE: the Oscillator.

POE: We'll go in there and we'll hit that oscillator with everything we got.

ADMIRAL ACKBAR: They have defensive shields that our ships cannot penetrate.

"Well that's not good." Obi-Wan says.

HAN: We disable the shields. (TO FINN) Kid, you worked there, what do you got?

FINN: (beat, then:) I can do it.

HAN: I like this guy.

FINN: I can disable the shields. But I have to be there, on the planet-

HAN: We'll get you there.

LEIA: Han, how?

HAN: If I told you, you wouldn't like it.

Obi-Wan turns to look at Anakin. "Now who does that remind me of?" he says with a raised eyebrow.

Ahsoka grins while Anakin rolls his eyes. "What? My plans work!"

"Really? So when you disobey orders with your own strategy and get thrown into a tough position, does it work then?" Obi-Wan asks with a grin.

"I defeated Admiral Trench that way, so yeah," he responds smugly. Obi-Wan sighs and shakes his head in exasperation.

POE: So we disable the shields, take out the oscillator and we blow up their big gun. All right. Let's go!

And everyone splits.

EXT. HANGARS, RESISTANCE BASE - DAY

SERIES OF SHOTS: THE RESISTANCE FLEET PREPARES FOR ITS MISSION. Pilots inspect crafts, including Snap, Nien Nunb, and Poe at his black-marked X-wing. Mechanics make adjustments as Crews fuel the jets. Ground controllers move ships into takeoff formation. Pilots prep their ships, including BB-8, who is PULLED INTO Poe's black X-wing.

Nobody thinks to much about this scene, being used to it many times with their missions and battles in the Clone Wars.

Finn approaches Poe wearing the jacket. Poe slaps Finn's shoulder as he heads off. Finn watches Poe, despite it all, a little laugh. Over this:

EXT. RESISTANCE BASE - DAY

Chewie and Finn follow Han's orders as they prepare the Falcon for one more daring run, maybe its last:

HAN: Chewie, check that donal capitator. Come on. Let's go. - Finn, be careful with those - they're explosives.

FINN: Now you tell me?

"He's insane," Ahsoka says.

Anakin shrugs. "I think he's pretty cool."

LEIA: No matter how much we fought, I've always hated watching you leave.

Han looks over, there's Leia.

HAN: That's what I did it. So you'd miss me.

She laughs, moves up close to him. <

LEIA: I did miss you.

He looks at her, says sweetly, out of the blue:

Anakin's heart lurches, being reminded of his marriage to Padme. Leia seemed just like her, headstrong, brave, kind and compassionate. Yet she always hated to watch Anakin leave for a battle in the war.

HAN: It wasn't all bad, was it? Huh? Some of it was...good. 

LEIA: ... Pretty good.

HAN: Some things never change.

LEIA: (SMILES) True. You still drive me crazy.

Han places his hands on her shoulders. It could be thirty years ago. They both know there's a good chance he won't make it back. They pull each other tight, holding for dear life. Quietly, LONGINGLY:

Anakin lets off a quiet sigh, prompting Obi-Wan and Ahsoka to glance at him. They understood the close friendship between him and Senator Amidala, so it wasn't hard to guess what he was thinking. Although they both suspected there was something more between them for a while, though they didn't want to push the subject.

LEIA: (CONT'D) If you see our son again, bring him home.

A few Jedi gaze at the screen sadly, some of them shaking their heads hopelessly.

"If only it were possible." Mace says. "But no one has ever come back from the Dark."

Anakin frowns in annoyance, while others like Yoda, Plo Koon and Obi-Wan Obi-Wan were thoughtful on the idea.