First Order Base, three weeks later…

Kylo Ren strided down a long hallway, me close behind. He and I had gotten close. He had been in my mind enough to where he knew almost all of my secrets. He had shared a little bit with me, but he knew more than I did. We had gotten to a point of where he didn't have control of me all of the time because he knew that he didn't have to because I wouldn't run. He knew I didn't like him or his ways, but I was careful.

It was strenuous for him to have control over me all of the time, so he used it only to execute orders other than staying at his side, eating, and sleeping. He was never hard on me, but he made sure he was in charge.

"Ellie, I need to go do something by myself. Will you watch over the prison floor with the other guards to make sure nobody escapes?"

"If they do?"

"Don't kill them, but disable them."

"Yes sir."

We went our separate ways. He never strayed too far away, and he always made sure I had company. He knew how smart I was, and he knew my skills. He knew I wouldn't try to escape in the most heavily guarded area of the base, so he left me there sometimes. I know he goes to see that Snoke guy he talks about with General Hux, but I don't ask, because that might trigger something saying that I'm going out of line. I don't want him thinking that.

I came to my general post to almost immediately have a cell door open beside me. The inmate peeked out, glanced at me in question. I went over to him.

"Prisoner 274, get back in your cell," I commanded. He gaped at me, realizing who I was.

"Ellie? What are you doing here?"

"Prisoner 274 get back in your cell," I repeated, placing my hand on my blaster.

"Ellie. There's no reason to-" he broke off, realizing what had happened. "That Kylo Ren bastard did that to you!"

"Get back in your cell," I said, getting my blaster out and approaching him. He quickly backed off and go back into the restraining device as I clamped them on and tightened them slightly.

"Wait till Poe hears about-" he mocked before I slapped him with my blaster.

"Don't mention my brother."I walked out and the door closed behind me. Nothing else really happened before Kylo got back.

"Report," he requested, which was Kylo Ren for 'So how did it go?'

"There was a malfunction in Prisoner 274's restraints. I managed to get him back in his restraints, but I tightened them."

"Nothing else?"

"No sir."

"Thank you, Ellie," he said genuinely.

"You're welcome, Sir."

"How are you liking your time here, Ellie?" He asked.

"You know my feelings," I replied, not sure if he knew the answer to that question or not.

"Humor me."

"I miss my bro-"

"Do not mention him," Ren ordered, using the Force. He has never let me mention Poe. He's let me talk about my parents, my time at the Resistance (I think he lets me talk about them to relish in victory over one turned soldier), and my time with the Ewoks, but never Poe.

"I'm not uncomfortable," I admitted. "And you're not too awful of a person to spend most of my time with. I could use some time away from here, but I know I'm not doing that anytime soon."

"Good observance. Thank you for your input. Is it better here than your time on the Resistance?" He asked. Now I knew where he was going.

"Yes," I said, lying through my teeth, telling him what he wanted to hear.

"Go see if General Hux has anything for you to do," he ordered suddenly, looking down at the ground.

"Yes sir."

I turned to go to the Command Center, already ready for orders from General Hux.

"General Hux, Kylo Ren sent me to see if you had any tasks for me," I reported, at attention.

"Yes, Ellie. I don't have anything for you right now, but wait here and keep me company."

"Yes sir…" I said awkwardly, relaxing. It was unlike Hux to be so casual, but then again, the only other times I was around, Kylo Ren was right in front of me.

"How are you, Ellie?"

"Okay… How are you?"

"Fine. Do you like it here?"

"Yeah. It's not too bad. The only thing that I don't like is the fact that I'm being Forced to do things I don't want to do. The Resistance gives you options. 'Since you're not okay with doing this, you should go do that.' The situation hardly arises. I'm not saying I want to go back. It's not like I can."

"If you were given the opportunity to leave, would you?" He asked.

"Do you mean 'leave' as in going back to the Resistance, or 'leave' as in get myself out of this situation?"

"Oh, you wouldn't just let yourself out of the war. I mean to go back to the Resistance."

"Probably not. I'd hate to see the looks on their faces, judging me. I'd be happy to see he-who-must-not-be-named, and he would probably be ecstatic to see me away from here, out of Kylo's reach, but I don't want to face them."

"You know, we had a stormtrooper leave us for the Resistance, and they accepted him with open arms."

"FN-2187. I heard about him. Calls himself Finn now."

"Have you interacted with him much?" Hux asked, probably wanting some way to exploit him.

"Not really. I was only at the base for a blink before I came here," I explained, not telling him about how I met the former stormtrooper.

"Why?"

I told him about the rescue mission, how Poe and I got separated, and how I lived on Endor for a few years.

"You lived with Ewoks?"

I nodded.

"Do you speak their language?"

I nodded.

"Interesting."

"You speak any other languages?" I asked him.

"I can understand droids, but that's about it."

"I can't understand droids, so that's something."

He shrugged. "I guess."

I turned to see Kylo coming into the room. I nudged Hux and we both stood at attention. "Sir."

"You didn't have anything for Ellie to do?"

"No, sir."

"Alright. Ellie, with me."

"Yes sir." As Kylo walked away, I turned and waved goodbye to Hux, who smiled and shook his head, going back to his duty.