IX: The Forgotten Crystal

by Skitter Stories

In a certain mutiny, Ben Solo was inflicted with Amnesia, causing him to forget who he was in his past. Finding for answers and events from his past, he is hunted both by the First Order and the Resistance, each with their own purpose. Meanwhile, Rey continues her way in becoming a Jedi Knight, not knowing her biggest enemy recently had his memory erased. (My take on Episode IX)

1. Chapter 1

I know this is getting out of hand, but in terms of my 2 month hiatus, I realized I need to write something. Well Star Wars happened and I was thankful for that. I may not be the full fan of Star Wars but damn, I can't do anything but write it, sadly this idea pops in my head and I really can't wait for Episode 9 to be released. I've read some few Star Wars fanfiction and I have to admit, it is very big. Enjoy the prologue.

STAR WARS

EPISODE IX:

THE BLACK DIAMOND

LUKE SKYWALKER IS DEAD. ALL THAT IS LEFT FOR THE RESISTANCE TO EXIST THROUGH THE GALAXY

HAVING THE JEDI ON THEIR SIDE. LEADING THE SURVIVORS OF THE BATTLE OF CRAIT, GENERAL LEIA ORGANA IS DETERMINED TO TRACK DOWN SOME OF HER MISSING SUPPORTERS, AS THEY WERE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE GALAXY, WITH HOPE TO BRING DOWN THE FIRST ORDER.

EARNING HER RIGHT OF BECOMING THE LAST JEDI, REY CONTINUES HER TRAINING WITH THE HELP OF THE GENERAL ORGANA, HELPING HER TO SHAPE THE WAY HER BROTHER WAS BY SENDING HER TO BUILD HER OWN LIGHTSABER, FINDING FOR THE RIGHT BALANCE AND WILL TO MAKE A WAY FOR HER TO BECOME A POWERFUL JEDI. BUT SOMETHING ON HER MIND DISTURBS HER.

MEANWHILE THE FIRST ORDER ARRIVES AT TATOOINE, IN SEARCH OF A SPECIFIC BOUNTY HUNTER. IN HOPES OF FINDING AND LURING DOWN THE LAST JEDI TO THEIR GRASPS AND THE NEWLY PROCLAIMED SUPREME LEADER, KYLO REN IS DETERMINED TO DO SO. SOMETHING ON THE INSIDE STARTED A MUTINY BENEATH ITS ORDER…

TATOOINE

The sight of the system illuminates through the darkness of the galaxy, as a smaller ships coming from the Imperial Star Destroyer approaches its own atmosphere. Heading straight towards the bottom reveals the birthplace of Anakin Skywalker or most well known as Darth Vader and his son Luke Skywalker.

Through the windows of the Imperial ship, a man in black, with a raven hair walked towards an aisle out looking the landing ports of the ships. Looking at the dozen of Stormtroopers approaching the pods and assembling themselves, he gave them a glare as he walked through his own ship.

"Sir?"

Kylo Ren turned around to see an officer, who bowed in reverence before citing the reason why he was here. His lips trembled from nervousness and fright, fearing that the Supreme Leader will do something, to endanger his own life. "We contacted most of the Bounty Hunters, on the Tatooine District, but sadly we cannot find the one that you are looking for."

"Keep looking, and see what you can find." Ren answered back, with the strict and coldness in his voice, but regaining his own temper from striking this man's life. "You know what Bounty hunter you are looking?"

The man gulped in fright and stammered for a few moments, we wiped his forehead sweat then looked at the floor. He nodded, as he opens his mouth to answer. "Last I heard of him, he was killed. Tossed in the Sarlac Pit, by your father."

The red lightsaber comes to life, as Ren swing his saber towards the man's face. But intentionally missing it for warning swing. The lightsaber flew across the man's hair as he closed his eyes in his demise, but it went through like nothing. The frightened man, carefully opened his eyes as Kylo Ren stared at him, with much anger that he never saw in his life.

Fueled by his anger, Kylo Ren stepped forward, giving the idea to deal with this man in words but not in action. "Never mention that man, in my sight and out of your sight, understand?" He clenched his fist itching himself to strike that man until he begs for mercy, but restrained it. "Now, I am aware that he was killed by..."

Leave with me and come home.

We missed you

Shut up! He scolded himself, internally punching his head. He wanted to scream, to pull his hair away until his face damages. The name Han Solo, pierced his mind even in his sleep. No, by my power I can resist it. Numbers of sleepless nights, still continued as the he was haunted by his father, and now, his uncle.

Strike me down and forever I will be with you like your father.

See you around, kid.

Stop it! He gritted his teeth, as memories of his family began to flow in his mind. All he ever wanted was to march in his room and grab his grandfather's helmet and smash it through his face.

"Sir?" The man asked, snapping Ren out from his thoughts. This is what you want, Rey. I am a monster, and I will be. He turned to the man with a glaring eye, looking as the Stormtroopers are ready to deploy at the Tatooine system.

"I am fully aware that, Bobba Fett was killed by a smuggler and my officials stated that they spotted him, staying here in Tatooine, rebuilding the hunter's guild after the demise of Jabba the Hutt. Now if there would be a good place to find, that would be Jabba's palace." Ren then turned to head towards the control room to oversee what's going on.

"But sir, that palace was abandoned for 30 years. It is not possible for any bounty hunters to dwell in that place or anything that resembles to Bobba fett." The man added, with doubt and question towards their leader. In response, Kylo ren turned around, raising his hand.

Without the power of the Force, this man is nothing. Helpless, as he levitates towards the open hand of Kylo Ren, his Supreme Leader, he felt his grasp towards his neck. He choked out some air, struggling to inhale and exhale any oxygen. He hesitated to look at his eyes, but glaring back at his own was evil eyes that were staring at his own soul. "If there is something you dare not to do, it is to stop questioning my authority over you. Now find that bounty hunter and tell his location, one more word and I will strike you down."

"Yes… Supreme Leader." The man gasped out, words coming from his own mouth with lack of oxygen. Ren released his grip and letting the man fall to the ground. The man struggled to stand up as he gasped for air and choked up some. He scrambled to his feet and walked away as Ren glared at him until he is out of his sight.

Ren turned towards the control room, a few meters away from where he was right now. Walking towards it, he found himself on the corridor, alone and with no people. Since most of his men and officers were destroyed in the Star fleet as the Resistance ship pummels towards them through light speed.

The corridor was dark, dark like his past. Kylo Ren walked through it, ignoring that everything else in this room reminds him of everything that he had done in his past years. Is this what you felt Grandfather? Haunted by the memories by people you've killed and hurt?

Silence was the only answer to his longing questions. You are silent. When in time of my need you are silent and I cannot feel your presence. Except that Scavenger girl, or I she a Jedi now? Ren stopped in his tracks as he remembered what his uncle said to him. If that girl would be a Jedi, then the tide will turn to the Resistance, all that was left was him be executed and be killed. If I may be killed, what would you do?

He is not afraid of anything, not even a slightest bit. He knew his grandfather was afraid of his son, his uncle and his former master. He was afraid that his son will kill him. Does Kylo Ren, once a leader of the Knights of Ren and now turned Supreme Leader, afraid? I'm afraid grandfather. Are you proud of me for saying that?

"You let this dark power control and consumed you, your grandfather didn't know that."

Ren turned around to the voice around the corridor, looking for the voice that he heard earlier. He saw nothing, just dark hall leading to someplace else. Grunting in frustration, he can tell Hux is pulling his leg again after knowing his inner conflict. Realizing that no one was around, he slowly walked towards the control room.

"I knew your grandfather, just as stubborn and rebellious like me. Sadly, I was forced to turn on him."

He heard it again, freezing him from his tracks and stopping his feet from taking another step. His hand was shaking, he didn't know that voice, but he knew, probably who it was. Turning around, he saw no one, only the hall, dark hall. "Who are you?"

The voice echoed through the hall, specifying that he was all alone in a large Starfleet. He closed his eyes, waiting for the voice again to answer once again, to identify his himself to him. Turning away again, he returned to his current pace. Reaching the control room, he sighed angrily and looked every officials in the eyes. "Report."

"The Millennium Falcon was spotted heading towards Takodona, sir." An officer, dressed in his uniform approached him. "Our scanners confirmed that they were accompanied by an X-wing fighter. Scanner also confirmed that there were 3 passengers at the Falcon."

Rey.

FN-2187, that traitor.

Chewbacca, his father's best friend.

"Send a squad directly to the system, make sure they spot them and let us know. We can destroy the planet with them inside it." Hux, Ren muttered in annoyance as his general came into the room overhearing the conversation. "Also destroy that X-Wing pilot if you must."

"That course of action is foolish to execute General Hux, if I can say, continue for the search of that bounty hunter. Then let us deal with these Rebels when I find him." General Hux's eyes widened as Ren revealed his plan, he turned to him and faced him.

In anger he stepped forward and gave him a glare. "You are following a what? Rumors? That's foolish even you know it. If we can take them away, it could lessen our problems away, that Jedi girl will be wiped away from the galaxy, and what you are doing here?"

Ren stared at him, shutting his mouth shut. He was right, he should be leading them to victory. Instead he was here just barking order. Hux raised his eyebrows then a wicked smile escapes his lips. "You are afraid."

Without his mask, Kylo Ren had difficulty in hiding his emotions away from his workers and soldiers. He was vulnerable and weak. He stiffened as he tried to resist the anger, the guilt and the shame that struck through his veins like a bow caster. Gritting his teeth he faced Hux with cold words. "Afraid of what? If you are at my mercy then you should be the one who is afraid."

"For crying out loud, Ren. You don't get it do you? Using the First Order to hide yourself from your precious mother and that scavenger girl because they remind you of your weakness, and your failure." Hux sneered, causing Ren to snap up and gave him the hardest push that he ever received.

Kylo Ren stared him down at the floor. You should be the one that will run and hide from mercy. People around the control room gaped and stared as the deed took action in front of them. Hux staggers to the ground, his breathing was heavy resulting from the fear and the fright towards his Supreme Leader. Ren stepped forward and Hux dragged himself backwards, away from him using his arms in the floor.

"Remember this Hux, you are always a failure to me. Blowing up and failing the Star Killer base does make sense to your foolishness." Kylo Ren sneered, still staring Hux down with such anger and ferocity towards the other man. Hux's lips trembled in shame and in frustration as he pushed himself up from the floor, glared at him like he was the bigger guy, then Ren continued to sneer. "Never to intend yourself in my place, General. Under my command you follow, if you don't. I can think of hundreds of ways to destroy you slowly."

"Fine!" Hux shouted, alerting the whole people inside the room. All of their eyes are glued at the two, and Kylo Ren glared back making them to remove their focus on the duo and continued working. Ren left the room with dark aura following him on every step, Hux watched go in silence while flexing his right arm.

"Are you alright, General?" One of the officers approached him, and asked. Hux sighed in response but remained in silence, making the female officer to remain standing in his front, waiting for him to speak and give orders what to do next.

"Alert Kylo Ren that that an unknown ship entered the Takodona system, and it might be the bounty hunter Boba Fett's ship." He lied, knowing that lying can lead him anywhere rather than the truth. The female officer looked at him in confusion and in doubt.

"But sir, nothing on our scanners spotted a ship that belongs to the bounty hunter himself." The female officer replied while her eyes were on the floor, not wanting to meet the General's eyes.

General Hux placed his hand on his chin, then replied with time after thinking and planning. Ren is going down, and I will be the one that will take his place, or die trying. He turned to his crew, knowing that his crew will support him when matter turned worse. "Then just do it, he isn't the type of leader who asks more questions. Do not tell him anything and make sure he leaves in this Fleet, understood?"

"Yes sir. What are you planning? You already knew that Boba Fett wasn't on that Planet either."

"I know that and listen." He leans towards the officer's ears, whispering towards the woman's making sure that nobody will hear, him. Including Kylo Ren. "Just to keep him out of this Fleet, if he does I will send few TIE fighters on the way."

"That's it?"

"There's more than that. But I assumed that you know where this is getting to?" Hux questioned and the woman nodded. She's like Phasma, responsive and always listens to me, not that abusing snake. "Then by my orders will you follow?"

The woman nodded again, with no hesitation in her mind and mouth. "I know a TIE pilot who is fitting for this 'secret' thing of yours." Hux smiled, wait until this plan is full swing.He turned towards the monitors, gesturing her to leave.

"Bring him to me, and we'll discuss it."