Speculative Screenplay Scene from the middle of Episode IX

POE: The First Order has divisions here, here, and here. We’re boxed in.

FINN: They’ll create a perimeter. Then they’ll tighten the noose. It’s how they operate.

POE: I agree. Any ideas?

ROSE: We could make a push here, where they haven’t reinforced, and make a break for it.

FINN: No. They’ll have accounted for that. In fact, I’m sure that’s what they hope we’ll do. They’re waiting for us to make a mistake.

POE: What do our supplies look like?

RESISTANCE OFFICER: Not good, General. We’ve been cut off for a week now. We have enough to last us a few days. Nothing more.

POE: Then we’re up against the wall. We have to move. Now.

FINN: Rey, what do you think? You’re the Jedi.

REY: None if this is going to matter. We should stand our ground. They’ll come to us. We need to be ready.

POE: We don’t have time for that.

FINN: Poe’s right. The First Order will wait us out, and strike when we’re weak.

REY: No. They’ll come for us as soon as they’re ready.

FINN: How can you know that?

REY: I just do.

POE: We know that Kylo Ren’s flagship is here. And we know that any assault will involve his personal guard. If they’re going to attack, that part of the fleet will be in the vanguard.

FINN: It won’t be that simple. They’ll make us think that and hit us from the sides. It’s standard procedure.

REY: No, he won’t do that.

FINN: Who? Kylo Ren?

ROSE: I think that was implied, Finn.

POE: All right, people. Maybe we should let Rey have the floor. Tell us what she’s thinking.

REY: Kylo won’t try to trick us. He’ll come at us head on. There won’t be any trickery. He’s not like that.

FINN: How well do you know him? How do you know any of this?

POE: Okay, Finn. Let’s just settle down. I think Rey’s earned the benefit of the doubt.

FINN: No, I think we need some explanation here. What happened down on the surface? I saw you. We all saw you. You were right there with him. You let him go. And he let you go. What’s going on with you two?

[Rose looks at Rey, and a sad, knowing expression crosses her face as Rey remains silent]

REY: ...

ROSE: He’s in love with her.

REY: ...

ROSE: And she’s in love with him.

REY: ...

FINN: (laughing) Come on, that’s ridiculous.

[Silence]

FINN: That’s ridiculous, right?

[Silence. Rey stands up and leaves the room.]

[Finn goes to follow her.]

ROSE: Hey, let her be.

[Finn looks at Rose, his face pained.]

FINN: I have to know. We all do.

[Finn follows Rey into the hangar bay.]

FINN: Rey, wait.

[Rey stops, and turns slowly, her expression inscrutable.]

FINN: What’s going on? Please tell me.

REY: I couldn’t possibly know where to begin.

FINN: Is it true?

REY: ...

FINN: Do you love him?

REY: It isn’t that simple.

FINN: Yeah, it really is. Do you love him or not?

[Seconds tick by like hours. Rey searches for the words, and when they come, they aren’t at all what she expected: solid, clear, and true.]

REY: I’ve known since I first saw him on Takodana. That he was the one I’d seen in my dreams. The monster in a mask. The frightened little boy. I didn’t want to believe it at first.

FINN: You saw him. In dreams.

REY: I knew you wouldn’t understand.

FINN: No. Help me understand. I need to. We all need to.

REY: He’s a part of me. And I’m a part of him. Nothing will change that. 

[Finn’s expression changes from searching to resignation. He can see the answer he was looking for.]

FINN: Then they’ve already won. You were our last hope.

REY: I’m still here, aren’t I?

FINN: Are you? Where were you headed, just now? I know the hangar. I know where the Falcon is docked. You’ve been ready to disembark and leave us behind for weeks.

REY: That’s not fair, Finn. Take it back.

FINN: Isn’t it, though? What did you think would happen? How is this even possible?

REY: I don’t know. It just is.

FINN: Have you been communicating with him? Does he know where we are?

REY: Don’t you dare. Everything I’ve done, everything I’ve sacrificed since Crait has been for the Resistance. You don’t have the right.

FINN: Don’t I? What happened on the Supremacy? What really happened? I think I deserve to know the truth.

REY: What do you think you deserve to know? That Kylo Ren’s real name is Ben Solo? That he killed Snoke to save my life? That he offered me a place at his side, and I refused him? Is that what you want to know?

FINN: ...

REY: Maybe you want to know more. Did you know that Ben Solo woke up one night to find his uncle, Luke Skywalker, a legend, a god, a man without equal, standing over him with an ignited lightsaber? Or perhaps you wanted to know that Snoke had been whispering in his mind since he was a small child? Is that what will make a difference? Because I SAW IT.  I KNOW IT.

FINN: ...

REY: Don’t question where my allegiance lies. You have no idea what I’ve given up to protect you and everyone else. You have no idea what I’ve confronted day after day since I lifted those rocks and saved the lot of you.

FINN: Rey, I...

REY: Don’t. Just don’t.

[Rey turns and walks away, toward the Falcon. Finn reaches out and takes hold of her arm. She turns back to face him.]

FINN: Rey. You deserve better.

[Rey pulls her arm from his grasp, her demeanor touched by certainty, but not defiance or anger.]

REY: So does he.

[End scene]