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One year has passed since the destruction of Star Killer Base. Rey, now aware of her force sensitivity, has been training with her Master, exiled Jedi Luke Skywalker on the planet Ahch-To. Still angered by his last encounter with the scavenger Rey, Leader of the First Order, Kylo Ren, is desperate to persuade her to the dark side. Although she has been training, and growing stronger in her force abilities, a dark secret awaits Rey that might ultimately be her downfall….
Rey is sitting on top of a mountain on the planet Ahch-To, eyes closed, concentrating on her breathing. She is meditating, attempting to relax herself from the day's training with her Master, Luke Skywalker.
It had been a year. A year since she left the only planet she had ever known. A year since she watched the man who was the closest thing to a father to her die right in front of her. A year since she discovered that she is more than just a scavenger, that she is someone.
As she sat there meditating, she heard a voice, a familiar voice.
"Rey."
It startled her. She couldn't quite make out who the speaker was, she thought it might be her Master.
It wasn't.
"Rey."
There it was again, she knew that voice, she knew it now. It was the voice of the man who murdered Han Solo, the man she dueled with in the forest of the snow planet Hoth, the man she hated with every fiber of her being.
"Rey."
As she came out of her meditative state, she muttered to herself,
"Ren."
She quickly ran back down the mountain where Luke was. He had his back turned to her, and was gazing out towards the ocean, as he always did when he had a lot on his mind.
As she was about to speak, he stopped her before she could manage to get a word out.
"You heard him didn't you?" he asked with his back still turned to her.
Rey stood there before him, and stared blankly, "How… how did you know?"
"I suspected this would happen," he said confidently.
She then stood beside him, and watched his face as he continued to stare at the ocean before him.
"What do you mean you suspected it?"
"You and Ben…Kylo…share what is known as a force bond."
She looked at him with a combination of both fear, and curiosity,
"A what?'
He turned to face her then. "A force bond." he repeated, "It occurs when two force sensitives, such as yourself and Ren, share a strong connection within the Force. They are able to influence one another, communicate their thoughts, their emotions, and even images across great distances. The stronger the two are, the stronger the connection."
She stood there in amazement by his words, and realized it all made since now. Why he was so interested and intrigued by her, why he wanted to be her teacher. She knew know that Ren had felt it too, the bond, the connection between them.
She suddenly felt something for him. Was it curiosity, hatred, compassion? She remembers vividly the first time she saw his face, how human and handsome he was, and not at all the villainous creature she predicted to be beneath the mask.
"You must be cautious Rey," he said to her earnestly. "Due to the strong connection you two share, Kylo will easily be able to read your thoughts, and enter your mind. He will try his best to persuade you to abandon the light, and embrace the dark side. You must resist him. Do not let your emotions cloud your judgement. Do you understand, Padawan?"
"Yes, Master Luke, I understand." she said.
"Excellent, I am now going to go begin my meditation, I shall see you in the morning to continue your training."
Kylo Ren had just awoken from yet another restless night of sleep. Ever since the scavenger defeated him in the forest, he would lie in his bed each night, stare at the ceiling for hours, and question where he went wrong. He thought of the Supreme Leader's words to him when he let her escape from the interrogation room on Star Killer,
"You have compassion…for her."
He knew know that she is his weakness. The day he interrogated her about the droid, the day he revealed his face to her, the day he entered her mind, that was when he became truly aware of the connection, the bond, they share within the Force. He was intrigued by her, he respected her, he wanted her.
He had been calling out to her for days now through the Force, and was beginning to grow more and more frustrated. He knew that by now, Luke Skywalker had told her of the bond she and him share, and to resist him at all costs. He could feel her thoughts about him, she was curious about their bond, and she wanted to know more. He knew then what he must do.
He quickly showered, changed into his clothing, and tucked his lightsaber hilt into his belt, and proceeded out of his room.
He then walked down the hallway, and addressed the first Stromtrooper he saw, LY-0418,
"Prepare my ship, and tell no one of my departure. I have a personal task to complete."