Chapter 1

Rey, Finn, Chewie were at base with Leia and the rest of the rebels. Han Solo's death has really affected those close to him. They decide to set up a small memorial for him as they cannot bury him, due to how he died. Once it was done, it was time to focus on the problem at hand. Kylo Ren. Rey was adamant she could still bring him back to the light.

"How will you bring him back?" Leia asks Rey

"Ben is conflicted, it's tearing him apart." Rey replies"He can't keep this up forever. He's forcing himself to do the things he's doing. He doesn't really want to be with the First Order, I can see it in his eyes. He's only going to make himself suffer and I won't let that happen. He belongs here...with you."

"I hope you're right, Rey." Leia sighs"I just want him back. I feel terrible for how things have turned out."

"I know." Rey replies"He belongs here and he knows it. I am going to help him."

Leia smiles and hugs Rey. Leia leaves to take care of some duties around the base. Rey is left to think about how she's going to go about bringing back Ben. That's until she was approached by Finn who told her they were to be sent on a mission and they need to go back to Jakku. Rey gets up and follows Finn to the Falcon with Chewie sitting in the Falcon waiting to leave. Once Rey and Finn get on the Falcon, Chewie growls happily and begins setting off. They arrive on Jakku and exit the ship.

"So what are we looking for?" Rey asks

"You mean who" Finn replies"And the answer is Kylo Ren. His ship has been spotted on the planet."

"It's unusual for him to have not made an entrance yet." Rey says"let's split up and look, if you find him, just contact me."

"let's do it." Finn replies

The team split up and begin expanding their search for Kylo Ren and cover more ground. Rey notices something, she can't quite see anything but something inside is telling her something or someone is near. Then she hears a familiar voice in her head.

Rey is a little confused. She then realises what's nearby. she found him. Kylo Ren. She grabs her lightsaber, ignites it and turns toward the noise of his Tie Interceptor fills the air, she turns to face the ship. She then turns around again and starts running while contacting the others quickly to say she found Kylo Ren. As the ship gets closer, she jumps high into the air, flips over and managed to land on top of the Tie Interceptor. Kylo Ren is visibly confused, he can't see where Rey went. That's when he clicks, and realises she's in fact standing on top of his ship!

"Why does she have to make everything so complicated?!" Kylo Ren mutters preparing to land his ship. he exits his ship and stands back to see Rey.

"What are you doing up there?!" Kylo shouts"Are you insane?!"

"It was the only way." Rey calls back"I knew you wouldn't just fly off with me still on the ship. What are you doing here?"

"What's it to you?" Kylo questions"I don't need anyone's permission to go to other planets."

"When you go to other planets, destruction usually follows." Rey rolls her eyes

"Thanks for the motivational speech." Kylo rolls his eyes in annoyance

"But it doesn't have to be that way." Rey replies"You can leave behind the First Order, join us and start a new life."

"It's not that simple, Rey" Kylo sighs"Walking away from the First Order means I have to come to terms with what I've done, I'm not ready for that."

"How are you supposed to go on with your life if you can't let the past go?" Rey asks"You were the one who told me to let the past die. You told me it was the only way to become what I was meant to be. You need to take the same advice, Ben."

"Imagine having to face all the people I've wronged, don't be ridiculous." Kylo snaps

"You're impossible." Rey sighs shaking her head

Rey suddenly stopped what she was doing and began looking around. She sensed something like there's another presence nearby. Then she began to wonder where the other rebels were, they should have joined up with her by now. Unless they're facing Kylo's Stormtroopers. This other presence bothers her though. it's dark, and is strong.
She hears a familiar voice in her head.

"We've passed on all we know. A thousand Generations live in you now." Luke Skywalker's voice echo's in Rey's head"But this is your fight."

Rey is left rather confused, why did Luke say that? What fight is he talking about?

"What is it?" Kylo asks

"Do you feel that presence?" Rey asks

"Yes." Kylo replies"I want to know who it is."

"Whoever it is" Rey says"Is very powerful, and dark."

That's when they hear a cackling laugh erupt. Kylo and Rey look around to see if they can see this person, but they can't. It's up to them to find out who this person is, they're close, but where?

"Who came with you?" Rey asks

"No one, just me and the Stormtroopers." Kylo replies

"Are you sure?" Rey asks"Because whoever that is, isn't with the resistance."

"No one has joined the First Order, I would know." Kylo replies"I'm the supreme leader, I should know."

"The First Order is mine now." The voice cackles

Kylo turns on his heels to face toward the voice"I don't know who you are, but let's make one thing clear, the First Order is MINE."

"You can't rule when you don't know what you want Ben Solo." the voice replies

"Show yourself." Rey demands

"How do you know my name?" Kylo snaps

"I've been watching you for a long time, young Solo." The voice calls out again as a cloaked figure comes out from hiding"I've watched you grow, turn to the Dark Side and I watch you as you fight your inner conflict. I am Emperor Palpatine. Your mother will know who I am. Why don't you ask her about me?"

"I don't care who you are, the First Order is mine to rule." Kylo sneers

"It's already too late." Palpatine replies with a smirk"With the help of General Hux, The First Order see me as their Emperor now. You've been overthrown! The First Order sees you as more of an enemy now! Where will you go now?"

Kylo grunts under his breath. He knows Palpatine is right, he won't be welcome within the First Order now. Hux will have made sure everyone sees him as the enemy. There's no surprise that Hux turned on him like he did, it was obvious Hux hated Kylo. Kylo watches as Palpatine starts walking away and a ship descends to pick him up. Kylo watches the new enemy leave and is left wondering where to go from this point.

"What do we do now?!" Rey asks rather confused

"I have no idea." Kylo sighs"I don't know where I'm going to live for now either! it's not like just anyone will be willing to take in the former Supreme Leader of the First Order!"

"Maybe I can talk to Leia, see what she says!" Rey replies

"You're going to tell her about Palpatine over comms?" Kylo asks"Not a good idea."

"I'll tell her you need to come back to base with me to explain what's going on?" Rey asks

"That's probably best." Kylo replies

Rey goes into the Falcon to contact Leia and Kylo is stood outside looking up at the sky. He sighs heavily and awaits Rey's return.
In the Falcon it seems not everyone is on board with Rey.

"You mean to say you want to bring Kylo Ren INTO the base?!" Poe nearly shouts"Are you insane?!"

"We have a much bigger problem than Kylo right now! It's better to explain in person, but I think we are going to need Kylo, at least for now." Rey sighs"I know it isn't ideal, and I understand why some of you are concerned, but the threat we have now is far bigger."

"Just bring him here and we can talk about this further." Leia replies

"Thank you!" Rey replies happily

Rey exits the Falcon with a smile"It's time to go!"

"They're okay with me going there?" Kylo asks

"Well quite a few people don't agree with it but they'll understand soon." Rey replies.

With a nod, Kylo climbs into his ship, and Rey in the Falcon. Rey leads Kylo to the resistance base and land their ships. As Kylo and Rey exit the ships they can see Finn, Chewie, Poe, and Leia standing outside. Kylo becomes visibly nervous. He hasn't seen his mother since just after he killed Han. Kylo takes a minute to pull himself together, he then walks side by side with Rey until they come face to face with the rebels standing at the door. Kylo notices everyone's uneasy, he knows that he's the reason but tries to ignore it.

"We should probably go somewhere to talk.." Kylo says quietly.

Leia leads the inside where Kylo feels all eyes on him. They enter a room and Kylo sighs.

"I know you're all wondering why I'm here and I know you're not a fan of the idea. I get it. There's a much larger issue now. One that only 1 person in this room knows of." Kylo says looking toward his mother"There was an enemy that you and Luke faced many years ago and seems like he's back."

"Who?" Leia asks sounding concerned

"Emperor Palpatine." Kylo replies"With the help of Hux, he's managed to overthrow me. I cannot go back to the Starkiller Base as Hux has made sure everyone there sees me as an enemy, I currently have no place to go. I don't know how he's still around, I don't know where he's been. All I know is what he told me. He's been watching me, even before I turned to the Dark Side. He needs to go, and for good."

"So you can continue Vader's work, right?" Poe rolls his eyes.

"I don't know what's gunna happen after this is over." Kylo says"Here and now is more important."

"Well, we need a plan." Leia says"For now, my son will be staying here with us. If the threat is really this big, we need all the help we can get, and Ben is offering his."

"Only so he can go on and try to kill us!" Poe snaps

"Enough." Leia says firmly"That is the plan. We will start the real plan tomorrow."

Leia conveys the information to the rest of the rebels, whom aren't happy but know how big the threat is.
Rey then leads Kylo to an unoccupied room where he could stay. Not many rebels were accepting of it but at this point, they had no choice. Everyone beds down for the night and tries to get some sleep. The threat at hand is on everyone's mind. They've all heard the stories and for him to come back again made things complicated and a little scary.