"Ben! The fleet." Rey looked out to see yet another one of the Resistance's escape pods burst into flames. "Order them to stop firing!" Rey turned to face Kylo and continued pleading with him. "There's still time to save the fleet." But, as she took in his expression Rey realized something wasn't right. Unmoving, Kylo just stood there as more of the fleet was gunned down. "Ben?"

Kylo's eyes were intensely fixed on Rey. His voice was passionate, yet demanding. "It's time to let old things die. Snoke, Skywalker. The Sith, The Jedi, The Rebels…Let it all die. Rey. I want you to join me. We can rule together and bring a new order to the galaxy."

Rey's voice caught in her throat for a moment as she tried to take in what he was saying. It's just the same thing over again. Nothing has changed. She thought she could change him. Bring him to the light again. Bring Ben Solo back to life. But it was not Ben staring at her now. It was Kylo Kylo. Fully consumed by the dark side, unwilling to relent.

"Don't do this, Ben." She said his real name, a final attempt to make him remember who he truly was. She wasn't ready to let him go. Not yet. "Please don't go this way." Please don't ask me to choose between the Resistance and you. Please don't follow in Darth Vader's footsteps. She pleaded in her mind.

Reading her thoughts, Kylo countered, There is nothing left of the Resistance. The cause has been dead for a long time. Join me Rey. Stop fighting the pull the Dark Side has on you. Stop fighting the connection between us.

Tears brimmed in Rey's eyes. She stared at Kylo, pleading. "You know I can't."

Kylo walked toward the Jedi Knight, closing the distance between them. He cupped her face with his gloved hand and gently brushed the tear that had just fallen off her cheek.

Leaning closer he whispered into her ear, "Rey." A shudder went down Rey's spine. "Join me."

He pulled away slightly and stared into her eyes. They were filled with so much sorrow and something else. Longing? Kylo moved his hand to Rey's face again and tilted her chin up towards him. When she did not refuse his touch, looked down at her lips, his slightly parted. He leaned down. Now just inches of Rey's lips. He knew that this was what she wanted. What they both wanted. She could feel his breath on her face and then felt the soft brush of his lips against hers.

*CRASH* The Supremacy jolted sending both Rey and Kylo sideways. The noise was defining. Sparks and debris fell down from the ceiling making the torn apart chamber even more chaotic.

"We've been hit!" Kylo pushed himself up and looked out the window to see what had happened. To his horror he could see the other half of the ship had been completely severed. "This ship is going down! We have to get out of here right now." Kylo reached down and pulled on Rey's arm, but she did not respond. She lay on the floor, unmoving. There was a small gash on the side of her head. It looked like a piece of debris had struck her there. "Shit," Kylo said under his breath. He had to get her out of there and fast. He scooped up the unconscious Jedi into his arms and rushed out of Snoke's throne room and headed towards the place on the ship where he hoped his ship the Silencer would be waiting for him.

Kylo lungs burned at the sudden loss of oxygen as he ran, Rey slug over his shoulder. Stormtroopers and other First Order members were running in all different directions and so focused on evacuating that no one noticed Kylo running with the First Order prisoner on his back. He thanked the Force that the Silencer had not been damaged in the wreck. He used the force to open the ship and quickly entered it, hoping he had not attracted the attention any of the First Order. Before readying the ship, the Knight strapped Rey securely in the co-pilot seat. But how to get out of here? Just as he had thought it the hangar door started to open. He was not the only one trying to evacuate after all.

Kylo Ren quickly powered up his ship and raised them into the air. He wove the ship in and out of the chaos that ensued all around him and managed to soar through the hangar door, away from the sinking ship.

Kylo looked out into the vast expanse around him, debris and parts of the ship floating all around him, and saw that some of the Resistance fleet had in fact managed to escape the blasters and were headed down to Crait to take refuge. Please, let my mother be on one of those pods. Please. I may never see her again, but at least I'll know she is safe. He had already lost his father and wasn't ready to see his mother die as well because of his loyalty to the First Order. I didn't matter that it was not he shot down the escape pods. I would be his fault if his mother died. Kylo was brought out of his thoughts when he heard the rustling of fabric against metal.

"Wha..what happened? Where am I?" Kylo turned toward Rey. "You're safe. The Supremacy was hit and cut in two by the Raddus and was going down. Something must of hit your head during the crash and knocked you unconscious." Rey winced as she lifted her hand and touched the open wound on her head.

"Once we go into hyperspace I'll see that we get that bandaged up." Rey nodded lazily her assent and then drifted back to sleep. It had been a long time since the Jedi had actually slept and now that she was certifiably out of danger she easily drifted off in her chair.

It was just then that it dawned on Kylo the situation they both found themselves in. Together. Leaving behind the First Order and the Resistance. He had no idea where they were going, but right now he didn't care. All that matter right now was that Rey was with him and she was safe. Perhaps he could sway her to start over with him after all.

Kylo looked over at his sleeping scavenger. She had come from nothing and yet she meant so much to him, although how much he was not yet willing to admit even to himself.