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Rebel Base:

His eyes watched the projected video replay again and again on the device, not believing what he was seeing. The distinctive blue blade passed through Snoke with ease and flew back to Rey's hand in one quick motion. However, this isn't what surprised him, not at all. What surprised him more was the face of Kylo Ren looking down on her as he ignited his own weapon and began to fight off Snoke's elite guards.

He did it. He really killed the supreme leader. Poe never believed the man had it in him, but now he feared for Rey tenfold. This man was a lethal war machine who was some what of a wild card, acting on emotion most of the time. Poe let his eyes gloss over the projected portraits - rather mug shots - of both Rey and Kylo Ren before he turned on his heels and made his way out of the hanger. He ignored the worried shouts of Finn and Rose as he stormed away. He had to get out of there, he had to tell the general. The general? Did she already know? Maybe this is what she was hiding from him.

He couldn't help the way his fists balled up and his heart rate picked up as he proceeded on his route. Poe Dameron was furious. Check that, he was beyond furious as he stomped his way back to the general's office. His usual lax and jovial demenar had vanished, replaced by something priml and protective as he thought of the kind hazel eyes that he was growing so fond of. People shot him confused glances as they hurried out of his way. When he finally reached the general's office, he didn't lend himself the courtesy of knocking, - no, not today - instead he pushed his way through making his presence know as he challenged,

"Did you know about this?"

Leia's tawny eyes shot him a bewildered look as he slammed the data pad on her desk in front of her. She gave him a final warning glare before her delicate hands picked up the device. Her eyes scanned the video and then the displayed pictures of Rey and ... her son - her Ben. Her son was no longer the thirteen year old boy she kissed goodbye when she hesitantly sent him off to train with Luke. He was a man.

She tried to shield the emotion on her face as she scanned over his dark eyes and long wavy hair. Her eyes roamed over the long scar across his face that seemed to disrupt his gentle features and give him a more menacing appearance. His long nose and soft jaw reminded her so much of the man she fell in love with years ago. He was like his father in so many ways, even if he demanded he wasn't. Without another second to spare, she set the device back down with a depelted sigh, the holo projection of her son's face haunting her as she responded to the anxious pilot,

"I knew about the bounty on their heads, but given your track record and recent state of mind concerning Rey, I didn't think it would be wise to inform you."

"She has a bounty on her head!"

Poe shot back almost in disbelief at the woman in front of him. How could she possibly say these things. Did she even care what happened to Rey? To the fate of the galaxy if she were to die. This would shift the tide completely, and for some reason she didn't seem all to worried. That's a lot of faith to put in one person. Not that he doubted Rey's strength or determination, but he was more worried about her state of mind and the company that she was with.

He watched as Leia's warm eyes softened as she set her gaze on him once again. She gave him a look of understanding, but her eyes wouldn't hold his for longer than necessary, almost as if she were still concealing a dire secret from him. He crossed his arms in front of him and raised his eyebrows as if giving her the opportunity of explain herself and the logic behind her decision. The general spoke softly, but with power and authority,

"And we still don't have a location on her. We can't risk sending out a fleet into open space and expect them to agree to going on a man hunt, even if she is an important member of this team. Rey is capable of taking care of herself. There's a reason she hasn't sent the signal out yet."

He threw his hands in the air before raising his voice, "And what if she is in serious danger?"

Leia stood up behind her desk, bringing attention to herself, and more effectively her status as the head of this operation. Poe knew his place, but sometimes he needed to be reminded. He was far too comfortable voicing his opinion that sometimes he forgot it wasn't neccessarily up for debate.

"I know your ... affection for Rey has grown recently, we are all quite fond of her, but all we can do now is wait and trust that she is safe. She's excellent at keeping a low profile if you don't remeber."

He nodded his head once, accepting the subliminal message that Leia was shoving at him - He's out of place. He knew when to step down, and now was the time to do so. With one last fleeting glance, he made his way back to the hanger to his friends. His movements were defeated and slow, but who could blame him. He only longed to hear the sweetly accented voice of his friend - his Rey - again. That would be music to his ears at the moment, but for now he had to accept things how they were. Or maybe? No - that's foolish, but maybe it could work, he thought to himself. He let the thought linger around in his head as he quickened his pace, needing a second opinion - or quite possibly a third.

As soon as Dameron had exited her office, Leia made her way to close the sturdy door and lock it in place before she dared look at the device she had concealed. Her eyes lingered on the holo projection of her son , grown up and uniquely handsome, as she reached for the small silver key in a pull out drawer. Bringing the key to the compartment on her desk, she twisted once to the left before it sprung open. In the compartment was a small picture frame, a strand of dark fabric, a gleaming violet crystal, and a comunication device. Her hands grasped for the communication device that she clicked on, hoping there was a message waiting to be revealed. She practically gasped when there was a blink of red, indicating a new message had been recieved. She read it carefully,

I am safe. We have managed to land the Falcon on a nearby outerrim planet. I'm not familiar with the planet, but it is quite cold and snowy. There is a storm planet side so we had to find shelter, but I promise you I am safe; we both are. It seems unlikely that he will attack, more so that I may attack him out of irritation, but I promise I will try my best to remain a level head. I will bring him back to you Leia. Rey.

She held the device close to her hear before she allowed the tears to fall down her face. Something was coming, something she could sense within the force surrounding Rey. She trusted the girl, but something had changed. There was a seed that had been planted and she didn't know if she could help much. She only hoped she was right about her son and his affinity for Rey.

Outer Rim:

"No please."

He had finally managed to fall into a light sleep when the sound of Rey's voice urged him out of his light slumber. She was mumbling incoherently, bunching up the blanket around her on the bed. He sat up in her makeshift bed as he softly questioned, "Rey?"

Her words were louder this time, and he could make out worry and fear in her voice as her throat tightened around the words, "Don't do this."

He shot up, making his way around to the side of the bed where Rey rest. He crouched to get a better look at her face through the dimly lit room, candles flickering around them. His eyes caught the glare of something wet on her face, tears. The water streamed from her eyes, giving her an inocent expression, something he wouldn't typically associate with her. His expression softened as he remebered the tears she cried on the finalizer years ago. She was a strong person, stronger than he even knew, but the site of her crying never ceased to frighten him. He stood still a moment longer before he whispered, "Rey."

She rolled onto her side, facing him as she shouted back - more like sobbed back- in her dream, "Take me instead!"

He carefully wiped the tears streaming down her face before wrapping his arms around her shoulders and shaking lightly, "Rey!"

Her hazel eyes flew open quickly as she let out a gasp, frantically searching for something before her eyes locked onto him. Her eyes softened considerably as she reached out to place a hand on his face as she asked,

"Ben?"

He tried not to flinch away from her hand as he looked back at her in shock. He spoke with a gentleness that even surprised himself, "Yeah, are you alright?"

When she didn't say anything he continued on as if he didn't see the realization on her face and the way she moved to wipe the tear residue from her face, "I think you were dreaming."

Her mood changed drastically from one of soft compassion and longing to one of reservation and doubt. She sat up not, bring the blankets around her protectively as she responded, "I'm fine, sorry I woke you up."

She was scared. That much he could tell as he watched her try to quell the shaking of her hands. He looked down at her skeptically raising an eyebrow as he pointed out, "You're shaking."

He made a move to touch her shoulder again, but he felt a wave of embarrassment hit her before she closed off their bond completely again. She brushed him of as she turned around and snuggled into the cot again.

"It's bloody cold Ben. I'm going back to sleep. You should too."

"Yeah. Okay."

With that he moved back to his place and payed down. Not that either of them were going to sleep much after that. He stared at the domed ceiling until the sun began to rise.

First Order Base:

Once he was sure the incompetent guards had successfully delivered the bounty to the outer rim planet and beyond, Hux smugly made his way down to the quote and quote basement of the first order base. As he entered, he did not wait to address the man before him.

"Supreme Leader, all is going according to your plan. The bounty is set and soon Ren will be disposed of and the girl will be yours."

Snoke made a move of his surprisingly regenerated hand as he spoke as nonchalantly as he could,

"Spare the boy."

Hux couldn't help the way he gawked at the Supreme Leader completely speakeasy before he finally managed to choke out, "Excuse me?"

He waved him off once again as if it were nothing but old news to him, "Spare him. I will need him if we are to get to the girl."

"I thought you said she was finally in your grasp." Hux pronounced, trying hard to keep the anger at his voice as he spoke to the supreme leader.

"Oh she is. But it appears she has more of an... affinity for my apprentice than I presumed. If we are to get to her, we must get to him. Preferably by my hand."

Hux shot his eyebrows up in surprise. He had known of Ren's sort of obsession with the scavenger, but he always presumed it was because he wished to destroy someone who could best him. Maybe he was more surprised that Ren might actually have a heart under all those layers of black. Clearing his face of emotion, he questioned,

"Ren perishes at your hand and then what of the girl?"

"She will be so grieved over the loss of her force bound partner that she will have nowhere else to put her energy but in the darkness. The action itself will break her. I have foreseen great distruction and misery by her hand. She will bring an end to the republic." Snoke explained meniachally.

"She has cost us enough already."

Hux mumbled under his breath before he spoke up to his master, noticing the appearance of his skin, "I see the operation worked."

He watched carefully as the man before him stood and stretched his now smoth hands. Where he was once a wrinkled mess, he was now a rather normal looking human being, save for his imaculate size and height. He looked more healthy than Hux had even seen, and he wasn't about to question how he managed to make such a ... recovey.

Snoke spoke as he moved his newly healed limbs.

"Yes. Soon I will be restored to my proper being and all will be right. As long as you bring them to me."

"Yes master."

Rebel Base:

As soon as Poe entered back into the hanger, he was bombarded by bothe Finn and Rose. Before he could get a word in, Rose spoke up curiosity and worry seeping into her voice as she jabbed at him,

"What happened? Did you find anything out about Rey?"

"No. She hasn't made communication with us yet."

He tried to hold back his amusement as both Finn and Rose gave eachother a look, passing something non verbal, before they exclaimed at the same time,

"What?"

There was a beat of silence before Finn pushed forward and asked,

"She's not in trouble is she?"

He let his eyes scan over Finn. He had benefitted greatly from his time in the resistance. He was stronger, healthier, even happier, but he never lost his passion for his friends. Sure, he loved Rose, but he would always share something akin to a sibling relationship with rey -she was family to them by all means, and they weren't just going to sit here knowing that she could possibly be in danger. Poe let out a sight as he responded,

"I'm not sure."

Rose stepped up next, he petite size rather comival compared to her firey attitude. She had her hands placed on her hips like a chastizing mother as she almost demanded,

"Well what did Leia say?"

Poe sat back in a stray chair that was cold and stiff as he kicked back his legs, crossing them in front of him as she spoke, "She said to trust Rey and her words"

"But?" Rose began as she moved in front of Poe before she continued, "I sense a but coming."

Poe took a seat, looking over the pair once before he managed to choke out what had come to him on his way towards the hanger, "But, I don't think the general is telling the whole truth still. She know something, but is with holding for whatever reason. She stated that it had to do with my feelings, but that a bunch of whooey."

Finn came to stand in front of Poe, his arms crossed in front of his chest as he quipped, "So what's the plan?"

He gave the couple a michivous smirk as he responded, "I'm glad you asked!"