#Just felt nostalgic for the good ol days of playing silly little games of pretend around the neighborhood :)

[symphoniesoutofsilence]

Something that came to mind this morning that I'm really enjoying thinking about:

A sequel trilogy modern AU where all the main characters are just normal kids, about 8 years old or so, and Star Wars isn't real, or even a franchise, just a fun, nonsensical game of make believe played after school and on the weekends.

The story's pretty similar: Rey, an unimportant but determined young girl and her best friends, Poe (the best aerial ace of his time purely because he likes jumping off the swingset to do his "daring feats"), Finn (a kind-hearted escapee from the dark side who's up for anything, but needs to be home at 6 every day for dinner), and Rose (a mechanic with a rebellious streak--and the best dodgeball player in the third grade) are fighting against the nefarious Kylo Ren (played by Ben Solo in a too-big black jacket that his grandfather gave him for when he got older) and his right hand man, General Hux (who's usually less worried about military strategies than he is about Rose and Poe breaking another lamp).

Others get dragged in sometimes too--Han got brought in on a rainy afternoon only to be killed off by his own son (which he still gripes about), Ben's uncle Luke helps "train" Finn and Rey in saber fighting (consisting of kitchen utensils and the occasional broom handle) whenever he's visiting, and Ben's down-the-street neighbors sometimes make appearances as Liutenant Mitaka and Captain Phasma, which is always fun because then the sides are tied!--but usually it's just those six.

The questionable plot choices of the movies are a bit more excusable (and to me, almost endearing) in this case because they're just kids having fun!! Usually Kylo Ren is the Big Bad, but some days he wants to be a good guy too! In those cases, he plays as the redeemed Ben Solo (and by that count, Hux turns good too, because it's no fun being evil alone), and they all team up against the true enemy, the murderous Emperor Snoke (a very large, hairy, and friendly dog actually named Jar Jar who belongs to Mr. Kenobi, the friendly old guy next door). Hux got a set of walkie talkies for his birthday and became a "spy" for the weekend after he used them to help the others to escape Kylo Ren's lair (Ben wouldn't talk to him at school the next day lol). Luke Skywalker is a grumpy, jaded old man who's become disillusioned with the great war between light and darkness and would rather watch the world wither away from his isolated island--yes, uncle Luke, we know you're not really like that, but Ben and Hux say we'd have too much help and it'd be unfair if you were nice. Pleeeeaaaase?

Just,,,kids having fun :)