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Kylo was awoken the next day by a not-so-soft knocking at his door sometime later. He couldn't ever be sure if it was morning or night when on a ship, not that it really mattered anyway. A Sith, and the First Order, never slept. Would never sleep. Not until all resistance was crushed.

Not until that Scavenger was put in her right place.

Groaning and stretching his stiff legs he lifted his arm and waved at the door. It was locked but a simple lock meant nothing to the Force. The door unlatched and rolled open to reveal General Hux and one of his Knights. He couldn't tell who from his position on the floor, but that meant little at the moment since the look on Hux's face meant there was certainly interesting news hiding behind the surprise in his eyes.

"Did you manage to out do yourself again, Ren?" Hux asked half pleasantly. They had never gotten along, the two of them, but recent months had seen the General and the Master of the Knights become a little more friends than enemies. "Or is there an intruder on my ship I should stop all activity for until we find them?"

"Your sarcasm is noted, General. And no, I was trying to master a new technique and managed to fall asleep while doing so." Kylo replied as amiably as he could, given the circumstances.

"Supreme Leader would either be rightfully proud or very vengeful at such an admittance." Hux laughed, making the Knight standing next to him shuffle a little uncomfortably. "Get off the floor, Ren, before your Knight sees fit to drag you. It's making them uncomfortable to see their leader in such a position."

Kylo looked past Hux to the Knight, the helmet shape told him it was either X'lor or Il'ili. Most likely from stance and size it was Il-ili as X'lor wouldn't be showing compassion at this moment- not in his armor.

"Knight, please remove your helmet. This isn't a formal meeting and you are not required to wear your formal gear in the presence of the General unless Supreme Leader or I have ordered it so." Kylo rolled his eyes a little as he moved to his stomach and nearly leapt to his feet from there. "Now, General, there must be a reason you are disturbing my training attempts and it would be prudent to tell me what it is."

"The scouting mission has ended upon D'Qar. The planet has been emptied and any useful information that the Resistance may have stored there has been either taken or destroyed. We found nothing more than some weapons caches and false leads that we already checked. Supreme Leader is calling us back to Coruscant as he intends us to reinstate the New Republic on the bones of the old." Hux shuffled uncomfortably for a minute, apparently gauging Kylo's reaction.

"He made those intentions clear months ago, General. We had not done so yet because he had not said it was time- so now we follow orders. If I may, though, I must inform you that I will not be arriving to Coruscant with the Finalizer and yourself. I have… someone to go find."

"Do you have information on the scavenger, Master Knight?" The electronic voice was distinctly female beneath the metallic tones. "If so send myself and a squad to retrieve her, we will not fail you." The female Knight placed her arm across her chest and knelt down in front of Kylo.

Had he not been in front of the General he would have openly sighed. Il'ili had always shown more compassion and feelings for him than was wise for one of his underlings but he had done nothing to rebuke her for them. He didn't mind the fact that the Zabrak found him attractive- what he did mind was that she felt that doing sometimes foolish things would get his attention. It did, but usually in the form of failure. Il'ili had required multiple retraining sessions thus far, too many more and he would be forced to turn her over to Snoke for further education.

"That is unwise, Il'ili Ren. As trained as you and your squad are they would not be a match to this scavenger. She has had many months in the company of a Jedi and- even though his powers are no match for those of the Sith- she would easily be able to win a battle." Kylo said dismissively. "However, there is something very important you can do for me."

"Anything, Master Kylo." Why Il'ili constantly felt the need to call him that was a bone of contention between the two of them but he let it slide this time. "I am at your service completely."

"I am going to need a full astrogation chart put into the navicomputer of my long-distance shuttle. Also if you could pack provisions for a lengthened stay, and for multiple people, that would be much appreciated. I do not know how long I will be or how long I will have my… company."

"Very good, sir." With that Il'ili knelt again quickly before rushing off to do his bidding. It was only after she left that he realized the Knight had never removed her helmet. Oh well, he could punish her for that thing later as it was too small to worry about now.

Once the girl was gone Kylo waved his fingers at the door again and it shut behind Hux's back. The ginger man felt the metal graze his uniform as it closed, sweat forming on his temple as the latch engaged.

"There are other reasons you are here, Hux, and I would like to know them." Kylo said as he moved to his kitchen. "Tea while you talk? Or would you prefer something stronger?"

"Tea is fine." Hux crisply said. "And how do you know there is anything else? I could have just wanted to give you the news that your traitor mother is still at large myself rather than send an underling."

"Because I know you well enough to notice when you're off, Hux." The use of names was something new between the two of them, but only in private informal places. "And, for starters, you have two completely different shades of black boot on."

Hux looked down only to blanch. The Knight was right- his feet did not match as far as color went. An odd detail to notice but for someone like himself mismatching shoes would be a very large clue that there was more on his mind than what had come out of his mouth. Damn Kylo, he was right.

"I have been receiving reports lately, that have not made it past me to the Supreme Leader yet. And I am unsure if they are something that I should pass along or not." Hux sighed as he moved to one of the chairs that sat around a small table. He sat as comfortably as his discomfort would allow. Hux had never been one for sharing anything- and this was one of those things he wasn't sure about at all. Could he trust Kylo Ren? Not really.

"I'm all ears and no tongue, Hux." Kylo said as he poured water out of the kettle into a smaller pot. He left it plain so that the two men could pick from his range of teas.

"That is not what I have heard from others on this ship, Kylo." Hux jabbed with a smirk. "Or are those rumors nothing more than loose lips sinking ships?"

"The fact that you just made that joke with me tells me that you definitely need to talk to someone. So, what are these reports that you keep hearing?" Kylo set the tray with the pot, cups, and different tins of tea powders and roots down. He picked two of them and began to mix his tea. Hux shakily reached for his own as the silence lengthened. "General, I will not tell my Master what is said here- I will give advice only."

Hux took a very deep breath and closed his eyes. "There have been reports of Miraluka colonies emerging again- on the edges of known space. I know the species was never completely wiped out but I also know that the Miraluka are usually like… well, like you."

"Force sensitive?" Kylo was intrigued now. It had been decades since Miraluka had gathered in any strength more than a family or two. The Empire had decimated their numbers and many of them had just plain went into hiding because of that.

"Sensitive or users, as some of your Knights would call it. And as much as I can't really believe that the Force is such an all powerful thing I have seen you at work, I have seen what it can do. And it makes me wonder if these beings pose a threat to the First Order or is it safe to allow them to congregate as they are."

"I would say allow it, for now." Kylo made sure to add emphasis to this last part. "Exterminating an entire race off of a hunch does nothing, and Master Snoke may see this as a good thing. If they collect in one place than the First Order can easily overtake that place and use their… distinct differences… to our advantage."

"That is a sound plan, but it goes no further than this room." Hux said as he sipped on his tea- it was bitter but not in an unpleasant way. "Now, where are you going to find this scavenger of yours?"

"I don't know what planet it is, but I've seen it. I'm going to the Outer Rim, I believe. The planet could also be in the Mid Rim, I am unsure. But I know that if I follow her presence through the force I will be able to find her."

"And you think that you'll be able to take her on your own? You've lost to her once, you know." Hux moved his eyes to the faint line that ran down Kylo's face.

"This time I am more prepared, and I will have plenty of time to think of a proper plan before my ship even touches solid ground." Kylo diffused his anger as he talked. He allowed it to flow through his veins but did not act on it in the moment. "And I hope to give her a similar scar, whether or not she agrees to come with me willingly."

"How fitting." Hux stood, having downed his tea in a few quick gulps. "I have other business to attend to and you have a planet to find. I will see you on Coruscant." Hux walked away and Kylo opened the door for him while still lounging. The General wavered and stopped just outside the door, turning back to the young Knight. "For your sake, Kylo, I hope that you come to Coruscant with the Jedi, and preferably alive."

"I will." Kylo replied firmly as he closed the door in Hux's face with another wave of his hand.

A/N:

I am coming to where changes to Canon and Legendary (non-canon since Disney) lore, the core ideas are the same but certain events have been changed. KOTOR and SWTOR lore, both of which are very interesting, will be intertwined with this but will be different from what you may know, so please be kind.

Also, if anyone is a Beta or can Beta this story that would be amazing. I am finding it hard to find a Beta for this story and others I would like to post. My usual Beta isn't in to this genre so she doesn't want to mess up my characterizations with her lack of knowledge.

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