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ladyofleithianTitle: Stranger Than Fiction
Summary: The Resistance (and the redeemed Ben Solo) see a movie about themselves.
Prompt: Crackfic
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
There’s a holo about us. That had been what Poe had said, in order to cajole the newly redeemed Ben Solo into seeing the holo known as The Rise of Skywalker. Ben didn’t know how they were going to see a holo at the end of the saga, but Poe had said that there were fans who had gotten into the series as late as The Last Jedi.
Finn and Rey had hated The Last Jedi. Rey had been clear that she wasn’t pleased with the screenwriter and director portraying her as “a gullible twit with no backbone”, and Finn hadn’t liked how the holo had portrayed his separation from Rey (which most certainly did not happen in the real account of the events. Indeed, Rey had brought Luke back from Ach-To, and Finn and Rey had trained as Jedi together) with him getting basically treated as a punching bag, sometimes literally.
Still, Ben thought, there was only one way to go. Up.
Even as they stood in line at the movie theater, Rey getting the popcorn for herself and Finn (Poe, Ben, Rose, Jannah, Paige and Jess had already gotten their snacks), Poe turned to Ben. “Hey, look at it this way — at least we’ll know what it’s like to do this.”
“Maybe broadcast the fact we’re not from Earth a little quieter, Poe?” Ben said awkwardly.
Poe nodded. “Right. I am the Earthiest Earthling that ever Earthed. I can Earth and so can you.”
Ben laughed, surprised. There was something about Poe’s jokes that were enough to keep him from completely being down. For the moment.
“All right, Earthiest Earthling,” he said. “Let’s go.”
***
The effects were good, Ben would say that. But the holo was just all wrong. Since when did Zorii Bliss and Poe Dameron have a past romance? Since when was Poe a bit of a flirt? Since when was there a thing between Ben and Rey — who, well, was a Palpatine in reality, but also Ben’s cousin. Were they kissing cousins now?
And since when did Ben die?
The holo ended, and Ben turned towards Poe. Rey just looked dumbstruck, and not in a good way. Paige and Rose looked ready to kill.
***
“Well,” Poe said once they got back to their ship, “Anyone have a positive thing to say about the holo?”
Ben sighed. “The effects were decent. The acting was good.”
“They cast people who looked the part,” Rose said.
“If you divorce it from the story of what really happened, it’s compelling fanfiction,” Ben said. Behind him, Rey suppressed a snort.
“Yes!” she said. “That’s what The Last Jedi was too!”
Finn smiled at her. Then, “Honestly, if it didn’t have anything to do with us, The Rise of Skywalker could have been a good story. I mean, a story about a girl learning she’s more than her blood? That’s a compelling story.”
“And not killing me,” Ben said.
Poe squeezed his shoulder. “Yeah, I’m sorry, Ben. Weirdly enough, one of the directors seemed to ship us. Emphasis on ‘seemed'.”
“Seriously?” Ben said.
“Yeah. Though he did call you ‘Ren’. Which makes me think of that creepy guy who was your predecessor.” Poe paused. “Stars, the idea of me being shipped with Ren senior is just weird...”
“Oh, Poe, you have not even begun to delve into the realm of fanfiction...” Rose said.
They talked, at least, on their way back to Ajan Kloss. At least, Ben thought, they could end their disappointing viewing on a high note.
Summary: The Resistance (and the redeemed Ben Solo) see a movie about themselves.
Prompt: Crackfic
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
There’s a holo about us. That had been what Poe had said, in order to cajole the newly redeemed Ben Solo into seeing the holo known as The Rise of Skywalker. Ben didn’t know how they were going to see a holo at the end of the saga, but Poe had said that there were fans who had gotten into the series as late as The Last Jedi.
Finn and Rey had hated The Last Jedi. Rey had been clear that she wasn’t pleased with the screenwriter and director portraying her as “a gullible twit with no backbone”, and Finn hadn’t liked how the holo had portrayed his separation from Rey (which most certainly did not happen in the real account of the events. Indeed, Rey had brought Luke back from Ach-To, and Finn and Rey had trained as Jedi together) with him getting basically treated as a punching bag, sometimes literally.
Still, Ben thought, there was only one way to go. Up.
Even as they stood in line at the movie theater, Rey getting the popcorn for herself and Finn (Poe, Ben, Rose, Jannah, Paige and Jess had already gotten their snacks), Poe turned to Ben. “Hey, look at it this way — at least we’ll know what it’s like to do this.”
“Maybe broadcast the fact we’re not from Earth a little quieter, Poe?” Ben said awkwardly.
Poe nodded. “Right. I am the Earthiest Earthling that ever Earthed. I can Earth and so can you.”
Ben laughed, surprised. There was something about Poe’s jokes that were enough to keep him from completely being down. For the moment.
“All right, Earthiest Earthling,” he said. “Let’s go.”
***
The effects were good, Ben would say that. But the holo was just all wrong. Since when did Zorii Bliss and Poe Dameron have a past romance? Since when was Poe a bit of a flirt? Since when was there a thing between Ben and Rey — who, well, was a Palpatine in reality, but also Ben’s cousin. Were they kissing cousins now?
And since when did Ben die?
The holo ended, and Ben turned towards Poe. Rey just looked dumbstruck, and not in a good way. Paige and Rose looked ready to kill.
***
“Well,” Poe said once they got back to their ship, “Anyone have a positive thing to say about the holo?”
Ben sighed. “The effects were decent. The acting was good.”
“They cast people who looked the part,” Rose said.
“If you divorce it from the story of what really happened, it’s compelling fanfiction,” Ben said. Behind him, Rey suppressed a snort.
“Yes!” she said. “That’s what The Last Jedi was too!”
Finn smiled at her. Then, “Honestly, if it didn’t have anything to do with us, The Rise of Skywalker could have been a good story. I mean, a story about a girl learning she’s more than her blood? That’s a compelling story.”
“And not killing me,” Ben said.
Poe squeezed his shoulder. “Yeah, I’m sorry, Ben. Weirdly enough, one of the directors seemed to ship us. Emphasis on ‘seemed'.”
“Seriously?” Ben said.
“Yeah. Though he did call you ‘Ren’. Which makes me think of that creepy guy who was your predecessor.” Poe paused. “Stars, the idea of me being shipped with Ren senior is just weird...”
“Oh, Poe, you have not even begun to delve into the realm of fanfiction...” Rose said.
They talked, at least, on their way back to Ajan Kloss. At least, Ben thought, they could end their disappointing viewing on a high note.
