All the regular ratings: AU, OOC, but no, there will not be rape. I will say there is character death in this chapter. I've been writing between my toddler's naps which has been lol. I proofread but would love a native English speaker to proofread it as well. I'll work on that...anyways, thanks for reading.

The last thing Kylo Ren heard was the shattering of crystal as the blast from Luke's lightsaber threw him against the wall. Not much worse than a session in the fight simulator. He slowly found his footing and rolled his shoulders as a sharp pain ran up his spine. He winced. Perhaps this was a bit worse than the fight simulator. His dark eyes scanned the room for Rey and widened when he saw the floor falling in on itself. He swallowed his cry for her when he spotted movement across the growing void. She was either very lucky or unlucky: slowly she climbed to her feet and balanced on a lone piece of flooring.

Kylo wasn't sure if it was the detonated lightsaber or something else, but the room felt thick and heavy with the force. It rode through him in waves, pulling him towards the edge, towards Rey. He thought she might have felt it too because his eyes locked on hers - she looked determined and terrified. Was she about to….?

She was.

With speed and force that surprised him, Rey slammed into his body and his hands instinctually gripped her forearms. She was shaking badly as he gently placed one arm around her waist and guided her to the floor.

"Ben," she spoke his name through chattering teeth. Their force connection was still there.

"Stop. Don't try to speak," Kylo said flatly. A struggle swelled in him knowing that at this moment her survival almost completely depended on him. He wanted to revel in his power over her, show her that she was wrong to refuse his offer. That approach will lose her. Kylo pushed down the thought and eyed Snoke's escape pod. The future they could create...

"You caught me. Why?"

Moving away from him, Rey stood, the effort obviously painful for her. Why is she so damn stubborn? He held out a hand to steady her but she turned away to lean on the wall for support. What did she mean, why? He had just told her why before she tried to take the lightsaber. Kylo didn't know the word for their relationship, but he knew this was the one he valued the most. Desperately he tried to block her from seeing his thoughts but was too late, the hesitation had cost him. The same despairing expression she had given him earlier played across her face.

"Ben. I won't join you. My mind hasn't changed. I am not going to turn." Rey's despair turned to sadness.

"STOP HER!" Armitage Hux came running into the ruined room with stormtroopers following not far behind. Kylo stood tall, eyes narrowing.

Stay still, he warned Rey, opening his mind to her again, follow my lead.

Yeah Ben, that's worked really well so far.

Was she... being sarcastic? Ever the spitfire.

Kylo did not have time to ponder this as he saw Hux take out his blaster. With an easy wave it flew out of Hux's hand, the general's face reddening in anger and embarrassment.

"Snoke was killed in the blast when Luke Skywalker's lightsaber was destroyed," Kylo stated factually, "The girl is mine is deal with."

Hux's voice was icy when he spoke, "I do not think a blast would slice our Supreme Leader in such a manner," he motioned to the crumpled body parts on the ground. What happened?" As much as he tried to control the tremor in his voice, he was reaching hysteria, "We have NO Supreme leader now! What happened!" The troopers behind him shifted from side to side.

Get ready Kylo thought to Rey, We are leaving in the escape pod. The adrenaline from killing Snoke was pulsing through his veins as he tried to show Rey images of his plan.

"Ben, no! No more killing!" As soon as the words left her mouth Rey realized she had spoken out loud. Sensing his intentions she ran up to grab Kylo's arm but was too late. The hate between Hux and Kylo Ren was palpable.

Hux sounded incredulous when he spoke, "Did the girl just call you Ben? As in Ben Solo? Troopers, on my order…"

They were the last words Armitage Hux said before he was swept into the dark hole that was the former throne room floor. A flash of electricity sizzled as he fell, and a few stormtroopers were thrown in by the force for good measure.

"Does anyone else want to join the general?" Kylo Ren said sharply, "The Supremacy has been compromised. The girl will bring us to the resistance. Board all other vessels and prepare to receive coordinates. Now."

Power coursed through him and Kylo knew it would be a fight to get Rey to board Snoke's escape pod willingly. She was already so furious that he decided the physical approach was better than verbal. He caught a brief look of disbelief in her eyes as he swiftly grabbed her and hoisted her over his shoulder. She was strong as hell and he used force strength to hold her - something he knew he would pay for later.

Kylo was not sure if the stormtroopers would obey his orders and he did not want to wait around to find out. Entering the small pod he looked around for the bench that passed for a bed and placed Rey on it. She was oddly still and complacent and he did not trust that for a second. Hastily Kylo punched in coordinates. Quietly, Rey stood and stepped next to him.

"Ben...please. Let me help my friends," delicately she touched his arm, her eyes searching for his. "I can fly us there - I have the coordinates in my tracker."

"No." Kylo's voice was low as he stared ahead.

"Ben, these are people's lives! People I care about!" Rey yelled and pounded her fists on his chest when he turned to face her. "What do you want? You want me to join you? I'll join you. Just please, please let me help them."

"What do I want?" Kylo responded quietly as he caught her fists and tears streamed down her cheeks. "I'll show you what I want."