A Twist of Fate // Chapter 5 // [A Star Wars Fanfic ] copy

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Chapter 5: The Scavenger `````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` The sands of Jakku were scorching hot that day. The planet was always one big junk heap. Its surface was littered with the scrapped remains of more Imperial trash. They always thought that they could just dump everything in one filthy place and no one would notice. But the people who lived there always did. The people of Jakku were scavengers, criminals, and misfits. And all who went there presumed that they were all so. But to the knowledge of none, there was one person who was not like the rest. A figure with a cloth covered helmet got off their speeder and made their way up to a large starship wreckage. They were clearly used to scavenging, and began to pick it clean of useful parts. As they got up higher using a rope, they took their helmet off to reveal a young woman with brown eyes, and hair. Her hair was fashioned into three buns, all at different levels. She stuck her hands in and pulled out a hunk of metal. As she studied it, she smiled, and quickly descended the rope. She put the scrap metal in a large net on the side of her speeder, and rode off towards the nearby town. The girl dragged the heavy trash filled net towards a small stand, but stopped suddenly, and stared as a large streak of fire appeared in the sky. Plummeting to the ground. She shook her head and kept walking, as if nothing had happened. “Sunshine Rey! How’s my favorite scavenger?” An old man stopped her on her way to the stand. “Hi, Mr.Merlo!” She said in her sweet British tone. “I’m alright. It was very hot today.” He laughed. “I know! It was a real scorcher! But great for my little shop!” She smiled. “Well at least you enjoyed it.” He looked up at the sky and saw the puffs of dark smoke. “Another crash. And if I’m not mistaken, it was an old Resistance fighter!” Her face lit up as she gasped. “An X-Wing?! Here?! On Jakku!?” He nodded, and smiled at the young girl’s enthusiasm. “Too bad she’ll be torn apart before we can even reach er’ eh? " She laughed, "yes, I would have loved to see one though. It’s always been my dream. Or at Least one of them, " The old man laughed again as Rey resumed her journey to the stand. "If only the rest of us were brave enough to dream as much as you." ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` "Next!" A grumpy looking creature shouted as a gloomy customer walked away. Rey was next in line. She dragged her net over and dumped its contents on the counter. The man took everything and handed her a small blue packet. "What?! That’s not enough! " She said in a very frustrated tone, disrupting her usually cheerful expression. He rolled his eyes and replied in annoyance, "Times are hard right now. Now move along!" She tightened her fist, but stopped her anger. Rey slammed her hand on the counter, and took what was hers. Then began to walk towards the tent covered market. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````