Tessa Raindance sighed happily. For the first time in her life, she felt at peace. Despite the abuse her deceased step-father objected her to, despite the tug of war between General Armitage Hux and Super Leader Kylo Ren, Tessa realized how strong she was in the Force. She recognized that Kylo was the man that truly wanted her, because he was not willing to share her with Hux. Tessa decided to be Ren's lover, which he thoroughly enjoyed.
When fighting against the Resistance was not happening, the couple did Force training in the morning and lightsaber combat in the afternoon. But the nights were their time to be intimate with each other. Which Kylo wanted, a lot!
When there was fighting going on, Tessa remained on the Finalizer. She did battle meditation, so that she could help defeat the enemy, and Kylo would know she was safe. In the three months since she had been taken from Arkanis, Kylo had went from using her for her Force powers and for her body, to developing genuine feelings for Tessa.
Tessa did not like doing battle meditation. At first, she felt Kylo did not trust her, to fight for the First Order. Then, she felt sick about it, literally. She was throwing up in the mornings. Thankfully, she was able to Force heal herself afterwards.
After the latest puking session, Tessa got dressed. She felt in the Force that another battle was about to occur. Groaning in annoyance, she sat on the bed and closed her eyes. The Resistance had been cornered, and Hux and his troops had them where they wanted them.
Tessa saw her. Kylo had told her about Rey, the scavenger from Jakku. She was powerful in the Force, besting him twice. Tessa was shocked when Rey stepped forward, closer to Hux and the troops. The scavenger closed her eyes, and a huge chasm formed between where she stood and where the rest of the Resistance fighters were. They were safe, but she was not.
"Oh no!" Tessa gasped, as Hux gave the command to shoot Rey. Tessa quickly concentrated. All the shots from the Stormtroopers were frozen and evaporated into the air.
"Ren!" Hux hissed to himself. To Rey, he taunted,
"You're just delaying your eventual death, scavenger!" Two Stormtroopers detained her, and she was forced to march with them.
Tessa tried calling out to Kylo. But he was not responding to her. She tried again five minutes later, with the same result. Even thought she knew Kylo would be upset with her for interfering, Tessa knew he would not want Rey harmed, despite his threat to destroy her back on Crait.
Tessa used all her strength in the Force to keep Rey protected, as she was forced onto a shuttle with Hux and flown back to the Finalizer. Tessa could feel Hux's rage against Rey. She came to a horrifying realization. Hux was going to kill Rey right in front of Kylo!
"Kylo, if you can hear me, Hux has Rey in his custody. He is planning on killing her. I am going to stop him," Tessa said to her lover through the Force. Whether he approved or not, she did not care at this point.
As the shuttle drew closer, Tessa felt another presence. The presence was tiny but strong in the Force. She dashed out of her quarters. She needed to protect Rey and the tiny presence.
"Any last words, scavenger, before you die?" Hux growled, pointing the blaster right at Rey's head. Tessa arrived just in time. The tiny presence was here. She heard its voice cry out,
"I don't want my Mommy or I to die!" Tessa gasped. Rey was pregnant!
Tessa extended her hand. The blaster flew out of Hux's hand and into hers. He turned around to face his former lover.
"Don't interfere!" he screamed at her.
"Don't hurt her!" Tessa snapped back.
"She is the enemy. She needs to die! When Ren finds out you stopped her execution, he will kill you along with her!"
"No, he won't. If you even think of hurting me, he will kill you!"
"You think Ren loves you?" Hux sarcastically asked. "He is only using you, Tessa. Once he gets what he wants, he will discard you, like the nothing piece of trash you are!"
Tessa was shocked by what Hux said. She knew he was hurt when she chose Kylo over him. But for him to say those vile words to her broke her heart. She was thankful to have chosen Kylo.
The Force flowing strong in her, she replied,
"General, you have forgotten how protective the Supreme Leader is of something or someone that belongs to him."
"What is going on?" they heard Kylo's voice say. Hux and Tessa glared angrily at each other. Rey was on her knees, surrounded by Stormtroopers.
Tessa smirked at Hux. It was time to get him into trouble.
"Hux was about to kill a pregnant woman," she told Ren. Hux began to choke.
"Ren, the scavenger..." Hux gasped for air. Kylo's eyes were full of anger.
"Ben, stop!" Rey shouted out. Kylo let go of the Force choke, and Hux fell to his knees.
"OUT!" Ren screamed at the Stormtroopers, who quickly scurried away. He approached Rey, and softly asked,
"Is it true? Are you pregnant?"
"I am," she replied, tears welling in her hazel eyes. Kylo knelt down and touched her stomach. He felt the tiny Force signature.
"So what if she is pregnant?" Hux snarled, as he managed to stand. "She is our enemy! She needs to die, along with her child!"
"She will not be put to death," Kylo told Hux as his brown eyes stared at Rey. Tessa's heart raced. Now she understood why she felt the need to protect Rey.
"Give me one good reason why she should live," Hux hissed, as he walked over to Kylo and Rey. Ren stood to his feet, turned to face his nemesis, and barked,
"She is pregnant with my child!"
Hux looked at Ren, then at Rey. Then he let out a sinister laugh. Kylo narrowed his eyes. He wanted to kill Hux, but Rey said to his mind,
"Don't! Killing him will not change things."
"I will leave you alone with your two women," Hux uttered in disdain. He glanced over at Tessa. She heard his thought before he left,
"Now you wish you would have chosen me!"
Kylo turned to face Tessa, who was crying. He thought she was upset with him.
"Tessa, we didn't... You were my first..." he stammered nervously.
"He's telling the truth," Rey added, coming to Kylo's defense.
"I know," Tessa sighed. "It was when you touched hands, before Luke Skywalker blew up the hut. The child was conceived by the Force."
Although he did not understand why it happened, Kylo breathed a sigh of relief. He was worried Tessa would think he had lied to her about being a virgin before he met her. He loved her, and was afraid to lose her.
Tessa knew his thought. Kylo loved her! She began to cry, happy tears this time. He came and embraced her.
"My heart belongs to you, and you alone," he reassured her.
"He's right," Rey told Tessa. "You have nothing to be afraid of." Tessa broke from Kylo's embrace and walked over to Rey, who was now standing.
"Neither do you," Tessa sweetly replied, as she hugged her fellow Force user.
"I wish I could agree with you."
"Rey," Kylo interjected, as he approached both women. "Our child needs to have both parents in its life."
"I don't want to be your prisoner!" she snapped.
"You would be my guest."
"It's the same thing! Besides, this would not be fair to Tessa!"
"Rey," Tessa pleaded. "Kylo's right. Your son..." She stopped and smiled. Kylo and Rey were going to have a boy. She continued.
"Your son needs both of you. You never knew your parents. You know what happened in Kylo's family. Don't deny your son his father. Please."
Rey looked at Kylo. He had the same look in his eyes from Crait, before she cut off their Force connection. She took a deep breath and told him,
"I want to be treated well, along with our son. Not as prisoners."
"Of course," he replied, a small smile on his face. "You and our son will have the best of everything."