~ Chapter 1 - Dead Weight ~
After she dealt the final blow, the strike that made him fall backwards, off his feet, to the snow covered ground. The stroke that made a horrible burned gash across his face and shoulder. The porcelain skin he once had, had been stained with blood and the smell of burnt flesh filled his nose. Rey was still standing over the crumpled dark figure, staring at those Dark Piercing Eyes. All at once they both a heard a crackling sound, the ground shaking below them, the snow covered earth split apart before them and the cliff edge that followed. Kylo Ren was lying there, shock splayed on his face and another emotion he didn't quite understand. His mouth open staring back at Rey, as the ground below them split apart, He looked eyes wide, still intensely on her. Kylo looked across the dark crevasse, to find her, The Scavenger. Kylo Ren had been beaten, but beaten by a mere Girl. A Scavenger.
Kylo's heart was beating so fast, almost skipping as he looked at her, he blinked and she was gone from his view. A flood of pain suddenly emerged from his wounds, his side was aching, his shoulder and face stung. But he felt a new pain, a burning, a burning deep in his chest, that seemed to radiate from his heart and wrap around it like a searing ribbon. Kylo growled as he tried to move, bracing himself on is elbow for a moment, the pain was too much. Kylo flopped his head back in the cold snow, his dark hair wet, he closed his eyes, furrowing his brow from the pulsating pain. Kylo opened his eyes, to see his hot breath amid the cold air, His eyes then focused on the clouds between the trees above him, that had parted. The snow was falling so gently around him, the stars were flickering against the dark night sky. Kylo swallowed the lump in his throat that was caused by the pain from his he wounds, "From Her." That thought crossed his mind as he closed his eyelashes which were now dusted in snow. Kylo was thinking about everything that just happened, He should have been angry or felt embarrassed for being beaten, by such a novice. But he wasn't, instead he felt almost happy or relieved, lying there "ass kicked" in the snow. There was no sound only the slight rumble of the ground under him.
Kylo suddenly smiled, his white teeth glared in the dark night, he then let out a deep barreling laugh that echoed back at him. "I will see you again," He paused, "…Rey." still smiling, Kylo felt his mind go blank and the darkness crept over.
-The planet started shaking immensely, as everything was falling apart and structures were collapsing.
Rey had felt something, a hot burning started forming deep in her chest, she could also feel pain, but she knew it wasn't her own. She felt a strange feeling like something had stirred, turning within her, a switch that had been turned on without her knowing. Rey switched off the light saber, turned and started running. Rey ran like she was still being chased, as fast as her body would allow at this point, exhausted from everything that had happened. Away from that Monster's eyes, "So piercing.." She thought almost running into at tree, trying to make her way through the dark snowy forest. Rey Finally came into the slight clearing where Finn was, lying lifeless on his stomach, face still in the snow, Rey ran to Him. "FINN! FINN!" She screeched drooping to the ground next to him, rolling him over and picking him up in her arms, tears streaming down her face. A bright light suddenly hit her eyes from a distance and a familiar sound, The Falcon, "Chewy..." Rey thought.
Chewbacca saw Rey and Finn, he nestled the Falcon back down and lowered the starboard docking ramp, He quickly ran to Rey and Finn's aid. Chewbacca grabbed Finn and hustled back to the ship, with Rey right behind him. The ground was still shaking eroding everything on the ground. Chewbacca went up the ramp before Rey, he hadn't noticed that she had stopped. Rey Froze, her eyes grew wide, it was almost the same feeling as when He had her in a force lock. That burning pain was back, more intense, like she was slowing being stabbed with a hot poker, she clutched her chest. Rey tried to shake off the feeling, but it was still there, "It's pulling me to something...Someone..." Rey thought turning back to the snow covered forest, the ground quaking under her, "Find him..." A soft whisper flew through her mind. Startled and confused Rey turned to run up the ramp again, a thrust of wind violently whirled all around her. Rey's hair was whipping and her robe tails fluttered with the violent breeze, she was frozen stiff.
"You will need him, as much as He will need you!..." The Whisper shouted insistently, as the wind softened and the hold was let go.
Rey almost falling down, braced herself on one of the Falcon's ramp lifting arms and clutched it tightly, knowing now what The Whisper wanted her to do. "NEVER! He's a MONSTER! And a MURDERER!" Rey shouted back in the air, she still felt that burning in her chest, in her heart, it had not let up. "Take Kylo with you..." The Whisper spoke again, the ground threw another quake under the Falcon.
Rey wanted to ignore the mystery person who was whispering to her, for all she new it was Snoke. But she didn't want another altercation with The Whisper or anyone else, her body was not ready for another fight. Rey nodded in irritated agreement to the air, "CHEWY!" she called out with an angry tone as she ran up the ramp, through the hallway to the cockpit. "We have one more passenger." Rey said taking a seat next to him, gritting her teeth. Chewbacca gave Rey a very puzzling look, "Just trust me, I have to do this." she said grabbing the Falcon's steering. He saw a look he had seen before, and did not question her, but he did make a fuss when he figured out who they had to pick up, "I know, but apparently he needs our help! In this moment and later." Rey shouted, almost rolling her eyes as she flipped off the hover mode. Chewbacca looked right at her for a moment, and he just let out a sigh and nodded at Rey.
The Falcon raised off the shaking ground and soared over the tree line, until they saw the dark crack in the earth. "There!" Rey pointed as she saw a dark pile of robes laying on the ground, "He's still passed out." She thought to herself with relief. Rey flipped the ramp switch "Get me as close as you can!" She shouted back at Chewy, her heading towards the back of the ship, he growled in agreement. Rey grabbed a tow cable from a box and tied it tight to her waist, and the other around the ramp's lifter arm and slowly walked to the edge. She felt the burning in her chest get tighter with each footstep she took down the ramp, each step towards Him...
There was a good two feet off the ground from where The Falcon sat still in flight, hovering over the dark crack. Rey got the the end of the ramp and looked out to see Him. Kylo laid on his back still, not much had changed since the last moment she had seen Him, except - She jumped down from the ramp on the shaking snow, and cautiously took steps to where He laid, there in the blood stained snow. Rey got close enough to quickly pick up His light saber and shoved it in her back pouch, just as quickly as she had picked it up. That burning was so strong, now that she was no more that a couple feet from Him. Still cautious of this creature, she took a couple steps more. Then the ground rumbled below her fearlessly, she stumbled falling down, towards him. Rey barely was able to get her footing, she had fallen right beside Him.
Rey was shocked, as she looked to the left of her to see His face, There a Monster, was smiling ever so slightly, with His eyes closed, still unconscious. Eyes wide with fear mostly, Rey blinked, and shook her head and tried to compose herself. "Why is He Smiling at a time like this?" She thought getting to her feet, grabbing His uninjured arm and putting her other arm under his waist, struggling to lift him up. "Shit! He weighs a ton!" she forced out, Rey barely got to her feet, with Him leaning all of His weight on her small frame. They were now a couple feet from ramp, when suddenly she felt the dirt below them start to give way. "Damn It!" She spat, as she tried to drag his lifeless body faster. The ramp to the Falcon was in arms reach, Rey reached out, when the earth below disappeared right below them. "Shiiiitt!" She screamed, feeling her body and His falling. Rey's hand slammed down on the ramp, clutching the edge. Rey was hanging on for dear life, still supporting all of his weight and her own. the cable she had tied before, struggled with both of their weight. Not even dangling off a cliff, did Kylo wake up.
Rey Still had her arm firmly around his waist, holding onto his belt for more leverage, his arm still around her neck, where Rey had put it. She couldn't hold on much longer, Rey had a sudden thought of just letting him go, "He is a Monster after all, it would be doing the galaxy justice, if I just let him go..." Rey thought, in that moment she thought she was going to die again. And all because of Him.
Rey felt a burning pain in her chest again, "You need him Rey..." The Whisper insisted. "WHY THE HELL WOULD I-?!" she thought loudly to herself hoping the The Whisper had heard her. "All in good time..." The whisper interrupted, almost mocked back at her. Rey Let out a Growl, still trying to hold on, pulling as hard a she could, with so much extra weight. The burning in her chest had not gone away, but was stronger every second that she hung there with him. Rey herd a soft mumble come from the dead weight beside her, fear filled her body and shock flew across her face. "Shit! PLEASE Don't wake up now!" She yelled in her thoughts. Kylo mumbled again, this time much clearer, "Use the Force..." His dark voice rang through her ears. Rey just looked dumb founded at him, almost amazed, but still scared. "The Force surrounds you, it binds us." Maz's voice rang though her head. "The force, I can do this." She whispered closing her eyes trying to focus like she had done in the forest earlier. Rey felt her and Kylo being lifted ever so slightly, she used the force and they were quickly thrown onto the ramp. Kylo's body still limp and lifeless had landed almost right on top of Rey, he let out a slight whimper. Rey was flustered, her cheeks burned a bright red, with his body laying on top of hers, his head landed on her chest. Her heart was beating a million times a minute, "He's just a guy, I been around men before. Stop acting like a Spazz!" Rey thought trying to reassure herself, she looked down at his gashed face and for a moment felt sorry about what she had done, the pain she put him through.
"Scavenger..." The lump laying on her mumbled again, Rey was so flustered at this point, she just tried her best to ignore him and roughly shoved him off. Rey didn't understand what was going on, why her mind was thinking this way. The earth shook again, letting out a loud rumble "GO!" Rey yelled to Chewy, the planet was now crumbling apart, leaving just darkness behind.
Rey forcibly lugged Kylo's body into the Falcon before it blasted off, She headed to the crew's quarters and laid him opposite of where Chewy had laid Finn. She found some restraints and didn't think twice before putting them on Kylo's wrists, she then went to the cock pit. The falcon blasted off, leaving the now destroyed planet, Star Killer Base in space dust.
"It has begun..." The Whisper said softly against the starry sky.