The Supreme Leader loomed over him, his holographic projection sitting atop a throne. From beneath his mask he avoids looking directly at his Master's face, his eyes a cruel imitation of those of a human. He knows why he has been summoned, he wishes it were not true, but he knew that this moment was inevitable.

"I have sensed a disturbance in the Force, strong… Too strong. Have you felt it, Kylo Ren?"

Kylo Ren's suspicions are confirmed after his Master speaks, and regrettably he answers, "Yes, Supreme Leader. I have felt it as well."

Nodding, seemingly pleased with his apprentice's abilities, "You will find them. The strength this person possesses cannot be permitted. If they prove sympathetic to our cause and show cooperation, return with them. If they resist… Kill them."

A wave of panic courses through his body, and it takes every ounce of self-control for him to reply, "Yes, Master," in a steady voice.

"You are dismissed."

Turning on his heel, Kylo Ren briskly walks from the room, his cloak swaying behind him. He must act quickly if he is to achieve his task. He will not need to look far or wide to locate the person causing the disturbance, because he already knows where she is. The girl is on Akiva.

Taking long strides, Kylo Ren walks to his quarters desperate to get away from prying eyes. Some of General Hux's troopers have already given him second looks since he has left the Supreme Leader's chamber. His erratic walking is causing unwanted attention, but alas he is almost to his destination. When he reaches his door, he punches in the security code and as soon as the door shuts behind him, he rushes to remove his mask. He begins to pace, his mind racing, trying to come up with something, anything to avoid what he has been ordered. To kill her. Kylo Ren wishes he were strong enough, wishes he did not care what happened to the girl- a thud echoes through the room as his fist makes contact with the wall. He does not even know her name, why does this girl mean so much to him, yet so little?

He knows why. Of course he does, he just does not want to admit it. How can one not develop… some sort of emotion towards another when they are in your dreams every night? How does he kill the one person he longs to see, after being completely and utterly alone? Weakness, his mind spits at him. Kylo Ren cannot deny this accusation, he is weak, but he cannot- will not- harm the girl. His grandfather would be ashamed of him, he thinks. But no, a different part of him thinks that he would not feel contempt toward Kylo Ren for his choice. He wants to protect the girl, not because of a pull to the light, but instead out of selfishness. Her force signature is unlike any other he's felt before, when he reaches into the ether he does not feel light or dark. Instead he feels balance, a state of homeostasis between both sides. He wonders if she feels the same as he does, he wonders if her soul is being ripped in two as she feels the call to both sides.

As he stands alone in his quarters, he makes his decision. He will leave for Akiva tomorrow. Alone.

She stands alone in the midst of a forest. In the distance, he can see the light of a fire through the thick of the trees. He turns to face her, she is standing in front of him, not appearing to take notice of his presence. He watches and waits for her to act, she is in control here, for Kylo Ren is only an observer to this dream.

Suddenly, she lets out of a scream of agony. He hears a sharp crack echo through the night. He looks around him to search for the source of the sound, and as another is heard he realizes where the hideous noise resounds from. Her bones are being broken inside of her. She struggles to stand from the pain, he can see it in the way her knees are shaking. He wants to go to her but he is afraid. Crack. Another scream is ripped from her lungs. Crack. She falls to her knees. He takes a step towards her, not wanting to watch this cruel scene unfold in front of him. His stride falters when her eyes snap up to his. His breath catches in his throat as she stares into his eyes. Crack. For the first time since he started having these visions, she speaks directly to Kylo Ren… "Help me."

Kylo Ren jolts awake into a sitting position. His face is plastered with sweat, his hair stuck to his forehead and the back of his neck. His breath is coming too fast. He needs to leave right now. He shakes his head, ridding himself of the irrational thought. He needs to calm down and think. Think about what just happened. She saw him. In the many months that he has seen this girl in his dreams, never once has she acknowledged his presence, let alone spoke to him. Something is wrong, he can feel it in his bones. He cannot shed the worry that courses through his veins— was this merely a shared dream, or was this real? Kylo Ren cannot help but feel sick to his stomach at the thought of that actually happening to the girl. His girl. His girl? He is the Master of the Knights of Ren, he does not have a girl that he worries for. He worries for no one but himself and the First Order. Regardless, his mind supplies, you cannot kill her, you know that you cannot. Again he feels weak for his childish attachment to the nameless girl whom he has never met. But he knows in his heart that this girl will not come to any harm by his hand, and for the first time in his life, he welcomes this weakness.

Unable to sleep after the dream, Kylo Ren gets out of bed and walks to his closet. He finds his uniform and pulls it on, and then fastens his cloak around his neck. Walking over to where he removed his helmet in a hurry the night before he picks it up and places it over his head, he then pulls the hood of his cloak up. He fastens his lightsaber to it's place in his belt. He is ready.

He heads straight for the hangar without stopping. This mission is none of Hux's business, and the Supreme Leader does not care of his comings and goings. When he reaches his command shuttle there is a group of stormtroopers gathered around performing regular maintenance. As he approaches they all stand to attention, awaiting his command. With a wave of his hand the troopers disperse, no questions asked. Kylo Ren boards the shuttle and sits himself down in the pilots seat. This flight will not be easy without a copilot, he thinks, but he will be able to manage. If he brought anyone else, he would surely have to kill them to ensure their silence, and right now that seems too time consuming. He is anxious to get to Akiva, and that is all he can seem to think about right now. Flicking the controls on, he readies the shuttle, and in a few minutes he is taking off. As soon as his ship exits the hangar and is into open space a weight is lifted from Kylo Ren's back, only to be replaced with another. His mind is plagued with worry, he must get to her as quickly as he can. As soon as he is able, Kylo Ren puts the ship in autopilot with Akiva's coordinates programmed as the destination. He rises from his seat and makes his way to the back of the ship. He sits down in one of the passenger seats and removes his mask. He must think of a plan.

Kylo Ren is pulled from his thoughts by the alarm coming from the cockpit. They are approaching a field of debris. Buckling himself back into the pilots chair he changes the controls to manual. After what seems like hours of navigating through the debris, he finally clears the mess. He checks the navigation and sees that he still has hours until Akiva, so Kylo Ren decides to stay and manually fly the ship to pass the time. Besides, he already knows what he must do with the girl when he reaches her.