Chapter One:

Rey stood atop the loading ramp of the Millennium Falcon hand raised ready to close the door and fly away from what was left of this dreaded planet. But, yet something stopped her. Her hand remained frozen inches away from the button that would seal the fate of the last of the resistance.

Rey closed her eyes, and took a deep breath. It came out uneven and shakey….

"Rey…"

She know without even opening her eyes that he was standing before her. The tingling sensation coursing through her body told her as much. He was the only one in all of the galaxy that could make her feel helpless but safe at the same time.

"Rey.." He spoke again.

This time she did open her eyes. Dark brown met almost black and for a moment Rey's hand started to lower away from the button, because it wasn't a force projection of Ben standing in front of her, but Ben himself.

Standing tall in his dark robes at the bottom of the ramp starring straight up at her. His lightsaber and helmet at his feet discarded and forgotten.

"Rey!" Poe called from behind her, and she turned to look over her shoulder at the pilot. "Rey close the door!"

Looking back and forth between Poe and Ben. From Resistance to The First Order. Darkness to light.

You come from nothing... You're nothing….. But not to me…

Ben's words kept echoing in her head.

And as if he could sense what she was thinking. He raised his gloved hand and raised it like he had done on Supremacy not even hours before.

She was so conflicted, but she had to make a choice on what to do. Poe and what little remained of the Resistance had nothing left, this was it for them. She was or rather this ship was their only chance of getting away from the First Order and Kylo Ren.

But, Ben offered her so much more. He was giving her the choice to walk away once again. He had always been giving her a choice. Even that first time on the Star Killer he had given her the chance to join him.

Ben took a step towards the Millennium Falcon, "Rey…."

Was she stupid enough to make the same mistake again.

Unconsciously she took a step towards him, her feet stepping out onto the ramp.

She felt a hand grab hold of her wrist and pull her back.

Poe.

"What are you doing? He will kill you!" Poe says over the start of the engines.

Rey was shaking her head before he even finished his sentence, "He won't hurt me." she looked back at Ben, "He needs me…. And I need him."

Poe's hand fell from her wrist.

"Your choosing The First Order."

Taking another step towards the ground below she spoke slowly, "I'm choosing Ben."

"Ben is gone, that is only the shell of the boy he use to be." Poe spits, "You can't do this we need you. You're the last jedi."

Rey continues her slow descend down to Ben, and raises her shaking hand ready to accept his which has remained outstretched this whole time.

His glove feel cold to touch, not warm like his skin. A jolt of energy surges through her, and she knows Ben has felt it too.

Looking up at Poe she found Finn and Leia standing off behind him.

Leia's face was full of hurt.

But, it was Finn's face that brought a pain to her heart. He was looking at her with such hatred in his brown eyes.

"You should go." she whispers.

Raising his hand Poe slams it against the button and seals them off.

Rey's hand fell free from Ben's hand as she fell to her knees.

The Millenium Falcon gave out a loud groan of anger before it rocketed to the sky. Hot smoke hitting her face as it left the ground.

If they could make it past the Star Destroyers then they would be safe.

"We must go." Ben's voice breaks the silence after several minutes.

Rey remained on the ground staring up at the sky.

She could hear the sound of commotion around her as the canyon was suddenly swarmed with Stormtroopers, and all of them had their blaster's raised at her.

Rey heard the hissing of his lightsaber being activated.

"Stand down now!" Ben demanded stepping in front of her. "The girl is coming with me."

Hux stepped out of the crowd, "I would not advise it Ren. This could be a plot thought up by the Resistance."

"The resistance is dead." Ben snaps turning back into Kylo Ren, "Rey joined me of her own accord."

"This is not acceptable Ren, there are rules and precautions put in place for a reason. The supreme leader would never have…."

Hux hands flew to his throat as a wheeze left his throat, his sentence left unfinished.

"The Supreme Leader is dead, which leave me in charge. Do not question my ruling again or I will strike you down where you stand." Ben Growled, his hand closing ever so slightly in the air causing Hux to start to turn blue.

"Ben.." Rey all but whispers as she touches his free hand as she gets to her feet, "Please no more death…. Not today."

Hux dropped to the ground gasping for air.

"Now ready my ship." he growled pulling Rey along with him back into the mine towards the waiting fleet.