Idea I thought of one day at work, which is when I usually come up with any good ideas in general. Probably gonna be a long work and I have a lot planned for it. Review with any suggestions or ideas, especially with fluff ideas; I'm really terrible at them and this is pretty hard FinnRey. So yeah, I'm rambling. Here you go.
Ages:
Finn: 14
Rey: 14
Kylo Ren: 25
Poe: 16
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters
*beeping noise*
Finn awoke with a start. Today was finally the day! The day he had been awaiting for so long. He was finally going to be made a full member of his gang, The First Order! Though he had been living with members of the First Order for as long as he could remember, he had only been a trainee, forced to do menial tasks and clean the shoddy apartments of full members. Now that doesn't mean he doesn't love his life with the gang; he did. All orphans like him, the First Order takes in many kids off the streets, providing them with safety, companionship, and survival in a dangerous world. Finn appreciated everything the members of the gang had done for him, which is why he is so ready to be able to finally fully contribute and be a real part of it.
He rushed out of his room to find his mentor, Kylo Ren eating cereal at their 'kitchen table', which was really just an old, broken card table. Though the First Order was the most feared gang in town, none of them lived in luxury; the poverty of the city was inescapable, even for someone as renowned as his mysterious mentor. Finn had lived with Kylo Ren for most of his 14 years and yet knew little about him. Whenever he would ask other storm-troopers, as gang members called themselves (apparently after some World War 2 thing, but Finn didn't know history well), why Kylo Ren was so infamous on the streets, they would shoo him away, not wanting to cross Kylo. Finn knew his mentor could be difficult to get along with and definitely had an angry side, but he still saw the good in Kylo, even if it was hard to find, and he couldn't understand their fear… he just seemed to be a fairly normal guy.
Noticing Finn's presence, Kylo only grunted and nodded towards the box of cereal, grumbling "eat that… you're gonna need your energy today". Finn took a seat by his mentor and grabbed the box of cereal, hand shaking with excitement for what was to come later in the day.
"What am I even going to have to do today Kylo? Noone will tell me anything, not even Phasma" Finn asked between bites.
"It doesn't matter what you have to do, just as long as you are willing to do what is necessary for the First Order."
"Of course I am, the First Order has given me everything… what did you have to do when you were initiated?" questioned Finn, unsatisfied with his friends dismissal.
Kylo sighed, looking down at his food. "Listen. Just know that the gang has gotten soft since back then and it'll be a cakewalk."
"I don't see why you can't just tell me what you…"
Enraged by Finn's persistence Kylo grabbed the bowl from out of Finn's hand before he could finish his question and tossed it into the sink. "I guess you don't need food, you're so goddamned eager. You want to find out what you gotta do Finn?"
"For the last time, yes!" Finn exclaimed, growing tired of the secrecy.
"Fine, we'll just go now. Get your shit. I'm leaving". He grabbed his keys and headed to the door. Finn sprinted into his room, grabbed his leather jacket, and ran out the door, meeting Kylo at his piece of junk car. They rode in silence to headquarters, which the storm-troopers had affectionately named 'Starkiller Base' in honor of the gang's widespread infamy. Finn thought some of the members believed the gang could literally destroy stars; a lot of them are idiots.
When they finally arrived, no guards were posted at the door, a rare occurrence. "Where are the guards?" Finn questioned. He really didn't think someone's initiation was a very big deal, though he had never seen one (non-members were not allowed to witness them).
"They had to get everything together for your initiation. We're not just any gang Finn. You know that. Our gang is the best and we take our initiations seriously. They take time to prepare."
That only made Finn more nervous as they walked down the main hallway; it was completely empty. Normally Stormtroopers would be posted throughout the base to give outsiders the impression of infallibility, but there were none to be found anywhere. All Finn could hear was some quiet murmuring from the main room of the base.
As they approached the door, Kylo grabbed Finn from behind and started to force him forward.
"What the hell are you doing man?" Finn exclaimed; he didn't like the larger man having any physical influence on him. It made him feel powerless. Finn just wanted to get out of here.
"Just go with it, it's part of the show"
"Kylo, maybe I don't need to get initiated. Maybe I can just keep being a non-member right? Or we can just do it another day. Yeah lets do that" Finn stammered, as he tried to fight Kylo from forcing him through the door.
Kylo Ren simply snorted at him and finally thrust him through the door. Finn didn't like what he saw. The large room was filled with people, all in odd white and black armor. Stormtroopers in the First Order normally just wore normal black clothing; it was their color. But now everyone was wearing some weird plastic outfit, besides Kylo, who now put on a chrome and black mask. Finn didn't even recognize any of the people in the room, all he saw were the cold, unhuman helmets.
At the center of the room, tied to a chair was a single person not in uniform. Finn had never seen him before, but the man clearly did not want to be there, as he wildly looked around the room and tried to struggle his way free from his constraints.
Finn, finally returning to reality, felt himself be pushed from behind by Kylo into the grasp of two armored men, whom Finn assumed were just some normal Stormtroopers, but he would never get to go. The now masked Kylo marched to the other side of the room and stepped upon a vaulted platform.
With a commanding, but altered voice Kylo began speaking "Brothers of the First Order. We are stability. We are strength. We are Order!" The other armored figures all lifted one fist to the sky and Finn followed suit. If he was gonna be part of this, he might as well go all the way with it. Kylo continued "We have a new initiate today. We all know him to be a strong member of our order. Finally, he has come of age and it is time to fully induct him into our ranks to help us destroy all resistance!" Kylo turned his head towards Finn. "Approach the middle Finn. It is time."
Finn was finally released by the Stormtrooper's strong grip. He nervously stumbled into the middle of the room, as the captured man nervously looked him in the eye, a drip of sweat falling down his forehead. After a second of just standing there confused, Finn finally asked "Uhhhh… what do I do?"
"This man has wronged the first order. He has brought chaos to the city and must be dealt with. You must do the same as every initiate. Bring order to the city."
Finn didn't understand what Kylo meant. "So how do I do that?"
"Kill him." Kylo said, as if it were any normal statement.
"What? No. What'd he even do? I don't wanna kill some random guy. I don't know if I want to kill anyone."
Kylo remained undeterred. "It doesn't matter. The First Order has deemed it necessary for him to die. It is your duty to do as the first order demands. Kill him."
Finn looked down at his hands, then looked around at the ground. There were no weapons. They wanted him to beat the man to death with his own hands. Could he really kill a man like that? Finn had never really thought about it.
"But… but I can't. He's just a normal guy…" Finn responded, his voice wavering.
"Do it Finn. The First Order commands it. I myself killed the one named Skywalker. Do it."
Finn lifted his hands and cracked his knuckles. He knew he needed to do this… he had to. The First Order was his life. He had to. He would do it. He cocked back his fist and looked his victim in the face. He was met with a look of pure terror. Tears welled down the young man's face. He was barely older than Finn, probably never even driven a car or been with a girl. Finn dropped his hands to his sides and simply said "No."
Kylo Ren jumped down from his pedestal and angrily yelled "What?"
"I won't do it. Let me do something else. I won't kill him."
"You have to kill him. It is your duty. Bring order to the city Finn. Now!" Kylo Ren yelled, handing Finn a pistol from his coat. Finn had never even seen Kylo brandishing a pistol.
"NO!" he screamed, throwing the gun back at Kylo.
Kylo Ren took a step away from Finn. "TRAITOR! He has betrayed the order. He is not worthy of the order. We are done with him!" Kylo commanded, pointing to the armored men around him.
The Stormtroopers descended upon Finn, beating him mercilessly. Calls of traitor filled the air, as blow after blow brought Finn closer and closer to the brink. After what felt like hours, but was probably only a minute of pure torture, Finn was pulled to his feet and held up by a Stormtrooper to face the middle of the room.
Kylo stood there next to the still tied prisoner. "This is what your failure has done for him" Kylo Ren quickly fired a shot into the man's head, instantly killing him. With that Finn tried to fight his way out of his captor's hands and fell to the ground. Kylo slowly approached him and looked down upon him.
"Don't" Finn pleaded, only wanting to escape this place, but the only response was a boot to the face and blackness.
