A little boy and a girl run down a dirt pathway in the jungle, away from their parents and towards their home on the planet Yavin IV. "Slow down Poe!" The little girl yells after the boy, her blonde hair streaming behind her as she runs but then she stumbles a bit and almost trips.
"Run faster Iris!" Poe calls after her as he continues to run faster down the path. He runs past a big tree in front of their house and cheers. "Ha! I beat you!" He mocks as Iris trudges down the path downtrodden.
"Why do big brothers always win?" She asks and Poe just smiles.
"Because we're older and better than little sisters." He mocks and Iris stamps her foot on the ground.
"I'm only two years younger than you!" Iris points out.
"I'm still older! And faster than you." Poe says as her runs back up the path since their parents called them back. But as Iris was about to go back she noticed something shimmering in the tree in a crevice as the sun lit it. It was a dark purple color, and it shined in the light and it looked like there was something swirling in it. Iris smiled and picked up a rock lying by one of the roots and started to hit the wood around the crystal to free it but it didn't work, and she couldn't get the crystal out. But then she could have sworn she felt something behind her. And a reflection of a pale blue glow. She gasped and turned around but there was nothing there. She heard a clatter on the ground and then turned around to find the crystal dislodged from the tree and she smiled and picked it up.
"It's beautiful..." She says and runs it around in her hand.
"Iris!" She heard her father call and she ran back up the path, with the crystal in hand back up to her father.
~About 30 years or so later~
Kylo Ren and General Hux made their way down the halls of the First Order ship, Snoke had called them both in for a meeting to discuss their next plan of attack, after the Starkiller had been destroyed. They both entered the throne room and bowed their heads before the big projection of their leader. "Greetings Supreme Leader Snoke." They both said in unison. Snoke nodded in appreciation of their address to him. "What do you wish us to do for the First Order to make it stronger so that we may control the galaxy?" Kylo Ren asks. Snoke smiles at him.
"I can sense your anger fueling you more than it ever has Kylo Ren." He says to him and lets out a very faint chuckle in amusement. "You're mad that the girl beat you, and that the base that was so expertly designed and wielded such glorious power was destroyed by a small band of resistance fighters." He says and Kylo lets out a roar of anger and slashes his lightsabre through a pole nearby and continues to do so before Snoke stands up and orders him to halt with more power than Hux has ever heard from him before and he is startled a bit while Kylo stands with his lightsabre on and breathing heavily. Snoke sits back down. "With such anger burning inside you, I doubt you will ever feel the pull to the Light side again." He says and gives a small smile to Kylo.
"I will never go back." He says, his voice deep through his mask. "There is nothing for me on the Light side of the Force. The Dark Side is the only path that will lead me to my fullest potential, for power and glory." He says and Snoke rises again.
"Excellent." He says. "Because the task I am about to assign you may have tempted you to go back to the light. But now I am confident that you will be able to stand by us, and become powerful and strong with the First Order."
"What do you command me to do?" He asks.
"I need someone to do some surveillance for me." Snoke says. "On a planet that many people have tipped us off to believe holds many members of the resistance and their families. I need you to go down to the planet and see if what they say is true."
"But Supreme Leader why can't some storm troopers do that?"
"Because they have been trained and conditioned to serve the First Order since they were born. They know nothing of the way of life outside of the Order and will not be able to blend in so easily." Snoke explains.
"Why am I not capable of doing it Supreme Leader?" Hux asks.
"Because you would be too easily seduced by the way of life of the resistance." Snoke says. "You don't have the depth of commitment to the Dark Side that Kylo Ren does and you may fall prey to the Resistance." Hux is about to speak again but Snoke holds up his hand and silences him. "Oh shut up you know it's true." Hux sighs and bows his head and Hux turns to Kylo Ren. "After you killed your father you have no remaining ties to the Light Side. And although I hate to bring it up you do have a past with their side of this fight. So you know their ways of life and how to blend in. All I need is for you to find out as much intelligence as you can about the resistance from the people living on this planet and then we will know a great deal more about them and be able to destroy them once and for all and take control of the galaxy." Snoke explains and Kylo Ren sighs.
"I will do this, to serve you Supreme Leader." Kylo Ren says and Snoke smiles. The First Order ship enters hyperspace to go to Yavin IV, the planet that Snoke was talking about and Kylo Ren is in his room looking at the clothes that were prepared for him to wear to blend in Because all of his Sith clothes would give him away instantly as someone not to be trusted. He surveyed the garments and sighed. He didn't like how they looked. They were robes of different shades of brown. He reluctantly removed his helmet and changed out of his black clothes and adorned these new garments and looked at himself in his mirror. He sneered at his reflection. He hoped to get this mission over with quickly so that he could get back to his training to become a fully fledged Sith Lord on the Dark Side. He went to his bed and looked at the things that were left for him to carry with him and a satchel. Some things that most travelers would carry with them, like food and a water canteen, and underneath all of that his lightsabre, should he need to use it to defend himself.
"Kylo Ren we have reached Yavin IV. Are you ready to make your descent down to the-" Hux says then sees Kylo in his disguise and bites his lip to hold back a laugh. But eventually one slips out and then Kylo force chokes him and holds him up.
"I will not be the source of your laughter or anyone else's during this mission!" He sneers at Hux. "I am very well aware that I look like a fool in these clothes but we all make sacrifices for the First Order. And this is one of mine." He says then lets Hux go and he collapses on the ground, gasping for air. He picks up his satchel and slings it over his shoulder. "I am prepared to make my descent to Yavin IV." He says and then roughly picks up Hux by his arm and leads him out of his room and to a carrier ship to take him down. The carrier ship flies over Yavin IV and then finds a clearing in the jungle to land in and let off Kylo Ren.
"There is a colony a few miles off from here." A storm trooper informs him as the doors open and Kylo Ren steps out into the jungle. "You will find some shelter there. And we will be checking in with you every day with General Hux to collect any information you have for us and hand it over to Supreme Leader Snoke." They say and Kylo nods to them.
"Very well. Now be off." He says and waves his hand to them and the carrier doors close again and the ship takes off and heads back to the First Order ship. "Hopefully I don't have to be here too long." He says and looks at the jungle around him and sighs and walks down what appeared to be a path. He looked around at the jungles and was relatively amazed. He had never seen so much color all in one area before, and so many living little creatures. But these were all completely irrelevant to the mission so he ignored them as soon as he felt his mind start to wander. He even stepped on a few beetles that crossed his path and gave a satisfactory smile as he did so.
After walking for what seemed like ages for him he came across a little town. It had buildings that seemed to be built out of sandstone brick and wood. There were surprisingly a lot of people in this little colony, all bustling about the colony and buying various things at markets. Kylo had no idea where to begin his search. As he walked through the crowded streets searching for some sort of starting point people bumped into him, luckily not seeming to pay any attention to him, and those that did only gave him a curious stare that lasted a few minutes and then moved on. Not many travelers come here. He thought. He was knocked out of his train of thought when another villager knocked into him and he had to use every ounce of strength to keep from being aggressive towards the villager. People on the Light Side don't get so angry over little things. He reminds himself. The sun was now at it's peak in the day and he holds his hand over his brow to shade his eyes from it. He hadn't seen this much light in awhile his helmet blocked out a lot of it and there is a reason the Dark Side is called the Dark Side. He makes his way our of the crowds and over to a shaded area in an alley by a store where he could think about he would find some information and where he would spend his nights. As he slumped against the wall at the back corner of the store he relaxes a bit but then is broken from his train of thought again when someone bumps into him and his temper snaps and he turns on them with a viscous look on his face. "What's your-" He stops and his features soften when he sees who is before him. A girl-no, a woman who looked around his age and arguably the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. She had long, wavy blonde hair, that reached down just past her shoulder blades. She was about a head smaller than him and wore a dress-like dark green sleeveless tunic. It had slits in it than ran up the sides of her legs, showing dark brown pants that matched her brown boots and she wore a brown belt around her slim waist. She wore some white gloves that went up to her elbows, similar to Rey's and her light fair skin with the lightest tint of color peaked out from under them. He searched her face and was at a loss for words. Her light blue eyes were mesmerizing and captured his dark ones and held his gaze while she looked into his dark pools of brown until she broke the silence with her sweet voice.
"Who are you?" She asks. "And what are you doing here? I've never seen you around before." Kylo stammers a bit before finding his voice to answer her.
"My name is K-Ben." He says quickly before saying Kylo. His eyes widened a bit when he realized he used the name that he had previously before joining the Dark Side. Why did I tell her that name? He questions himself before continuing. "I traveled here from Jakku. I've been searching for information about my family, who are with the Resistance about where they might be so that I can join them in the fight against the First Order." He says and mentally pats himself on the back for coming up with an excellent lie. He even smiles a bit which nowadays was a rare thing for him. But in this girls' presence he just couldn't help himself. Being around her made him feel a strange tightening sensation in his chest, although he was unsure if he liked it or not.
"Your family is with the Resistance too?" The girl asks and Kylo smiles a bit more, with satisfaction now that he has found a possible victim for his mission. "My brother Poe is their best pilot! We're so proud of him! What does your family do?" Wait a minute... He thought. Poe...Poe Dameron?! Is this the sister of Leia's most trusted and best fighter pilot?! She must know everything there is to know about the Resistance! I've hit the motherload. Snoke will be so proud of me! He thinks then grins at the girl. He was about to use the force right then and there on her and get all the information he could ever need and want out of her, but then he remembered that that would blow his cover, and she might not even know that much. She could have other family or siblings who knew more. He would have to wait to gain her trust before getting the information his dark heart so desperately desired. She was merely his ticket to getting it.
"Yes they are. My mother is in Medical, while my father is sort of a spy/smuggler who goes around collecting parts for the X-Wings and gathers information about the First Order's whereabouts." He says and hopes that sounds believable which he was pretty sure it did. "What's your name? And is your brother Poe Dameron?"
"Yes. He is. And my name is Iris." She says. "I'm his little sister."
"Do you know a place where I can stay while I'm here?" He asks Iris.
"You can stay with me and my parents. We have a spare bedroom since Poe isn't home right now." She says and the two of them start to walk out of the alleyway and into the sunlight. She practically glowed in it. Kylo was almost put into another trance but he pushed that thought aside and remembered the mission.
"Thank you. That's very kind of you." He says to her and smiles a bit. Why do I keep smiling around her? Kylo thinks. I'm not doing this voluntarily I just can't help but smile whenever I'm around her. Why is this happening?! He questions himself as they walk through the streets.
"I just need to pick up some things from a few stores and then we'll head over." She says. "Is that okay Ben?"
"Yes." He says and follows her around. For some reason he wasn't as bothered as he thought he would be when she called him that name. It sounded right coming from her. Although he quickly discarded that thought and followed her through the market. He noted how she acted around the shop keepers and market stands where she picked up various fruits and vegetables. He made a mental note to copy these mannerisms later on when he would meet she and Poe's parents. He realized he had to try to go back to his old ways before he became Kylo Ren. That definitely won't be easy. He thought to himself as he looked at Iris. He had completely given up the Light Side. There was no going back. These little feelings he was starting to have around Iris were just mere uncomfortable feelings of being in a foreign environment. The sneers and strange looks he got from some of the shop keepers only cemented that notion, and fueled his anger. I'll destroy them all one day...He thought. Then Iris gently touched his bicep and all of his dark thoughts seemed to be pushed aside for a moment. Just for a moment as he looked at her face.
"That's all the stuff I needed to get. We can head home now." She says and removes her hand and Kylo's dark thoughts returned.
"Yes. Let's go home." He says and grins at her as she leads him out of town.
A/N: Let me know what you guys think of this story! I looked up as much as I can about Yavin IV from the internet and about Poe's family but if you guys who have read this story know more let me know and I will be more than happy to put that information in the story! I hope you guys like this idea that I've come up with and I will write the next chapter when I have time. Since Disney owns Star Wars now, I may throw in some scenes that are similar to some Disney songs...You'll know what I mean when you read it in the next few chapters. Please leave a review!