The Tie fighter broke into the atmosphere over D'Qar. It hurled towards the ground, before making a rough landing right outside the base. Resistance fighters already began to encircle the fighter, weapons raised.
Finn opens the hatch to get into the fighter, poking his hands out.
"Friendlies! It's Finn! And Chewie!" He yelled out to the soldiers.
The Resistance soldiers lowered their weapons, rushing towards the fighter, helping them both out of the craft.
Finn dusted himself off, looking up to the wookie.
"Next time, let's try landing instead of crashing." He commented.
Chewie let out an angry snarl.
"You called that a landing?!" Finn replied, scoffing at the idea.
Chewie growled as he walked towards the base.
Finn sighed, rushing after the wookie.
"Fine, let's just go!" He yelled out.
Leia sat in the war room, rubbing her head. It seemed like she was spending more time in here, than in her room...Not that she cared. They had a war to win...But at what cost? Just the thought of who Luke was implying to ask for help from is giving her anxiety. She shook her head, looking up as the door to the room opened.
Finn ran in behind Chewbacca, panting.
"Why'd you run here?!" Finn yelled to the wookie.
Chewie ignored Finn, running over to Leia, enveloping her in a large hug.
Leia laughed, patting the wookie's back.
"Yes, yes...It's good to see you too, you furball..." Leia joked.
Finn rolled his eyes, licking his lips.
"Ma'am! We have something to show you..." Finn exclaimed, holding up a small data card.
Rey kept her eyes closed, her entire body relaxed and tranquil. Five metal balls floated around her, gently swirling in the air.
Kylo nodded, eyeing her form.
"Keep up your concentration. Focus on the spheres, make sure to keep them spinning." He advised.
She continued to focus, now the balls spinning around her head. They slowly moved forward, until they all gently dropped to the ground, one by one. She let out a sigh in relief, opening her eyes as a bead of sweat dripped down her forehead.
"Good. You'll still need to learn how to better quiet your mind..." He exclaimed, walking over towards his desk.
She stared at the ground for a moment. If there was ever going to be a time to confront him, now would be it.
"Ben..." She called out, standing up.
Kylo turned to her, resting his frame against the desk.
"Scavenger." He replied.
"When are we going to stop pretending nothing happened...Between us?" She asked, her eyes staring into his.
He shrugged, rubbing the back of his neck.
"What do you mean?" He questioned.
"You know what I mean, Ben Solo." She hissed.
Kylo started to glare at her. He took a few steps towards her. Rey wasn't backing down.
"Come back with me. When the week is over...Come back... You...It's not too late, Ben. Your mother misses you...Please. There's something.. I... I don't want to leave you... Not like this. You've shown me that Ben Solo is still there, somewhere! If you just...Come back with me..." She pleaded, her eyes begging.
Why was she doing this to him? Why now? She is going down a path he would rather not talk about right now. He can already feel the rage brewing within him. He took another step forward, pointing at her with a snarl.
"When will you realize that Ben Solo is dead?! He is nothing! Maybe you should realize that you aren't as pure as you think you are!" He sneered. "You turn to use your anger and frustration in your times of need. Not very Jedi like, now is it, Rey?! Why don't you stay here with me?! Continue being my apprentice! We can overthrow Snoke, together, our power is unstoppable! Forget Skywalker! He will only bring you down!"
She glared, her hands curled into fists.
"No I don't! You don't even know how to control your temper! I'm nothing like you, Kylo Ren! And I would never stay with you to rule the galaxy. The First Order are filled with monsters who like to bully their way across the galaxy. Don't do this, Ben! Come back!" She continued.
He got close to her now, brooding over her.
"We'll see about that, scavenger! We'll see how good you are when I bring you to Snoke!" He screamed, glaring down into her eyes. "You really want to keep going at this?!"
"You won't bring me to Snoke. You wouldn't dare..." She hissed.
"Oh, I wouldn't?!..." He was seething. She was riling him up. He couldn't handle it. He needed to get away from her. He took a step passed her, slamming his fist as hard as he could into the wall. A bone-chilling, cracking noise was heard.
She stared at him in disbelief, watching him grip his wrist in pain.
"Don't say it!" He snarled, cutting her off before she could say anything.
He kept muttering under his breath as he painfully left the room, rushing down to medical, holding his wrist.
She sighed, watching him leave. She plopped down on the bed, hands covering her face. How is she going to bring him back? Is he too far gone? Did she push too hard? They weren't going to last the full week if this kept happening.
Ben. I...I'm sorry. I shouldn't have pushed it... She tried to reach him through their bond.
She was met with icy darkness. His barriers were up tight. Great, now he was giving her the cold shoulder.
Luke sat down in his private quarters, a strained expression on his face. He can't lose Rey, like Ben. Ben was his greatest failure. He failed to keep that boy in the light, and now, he's risking Rey too. He needed to find her.
He cleared his mind, entering into meditation. He reached out in the Force, calling out to her.
Rey...Rey... Where are you? Luke opened his eyes after relaying the message through the Force.
Rey's head jerked upwards, looking around intently. She heard her name in a whisper... She closed her eyes, clearing her mind.
She heard Luke. He needed to know where she was. Did she even know where she was? She had to find out. She rushed over to the terminal, trying to access any information on their current location.
It was unsuccessful. The terminal had her locked out, and she was only able to access the holonet. She groaned, crossing her arms.
Suddenly an idea popped into her head. She walked over to one of the closets Kylo Ren had, opening it. She pulled out some of Kylo's uniforms. They were far too big for her small frame, but it'll do. She pulled the much larger clothing on. And now... She reached into the closet, pulling out a helmet. It was his, appeared to be an extra. He probably went through multiple with his tantrums...
She giggled at herself, before placing the large helmet onto her head. She rolled her shoulders, before heading to the door. She didn't know the code to open it, but that wasn't going to deter her. She cleared her throat, using the deepest voice she could muster.
"Uh...Troopers...This is Kylo. Kylo Ren. Yep. I need...Assistance. In here. Right now. Please." She cringed. Her voice was altered by the helmet's vocoder, but it was too high pitched to sound like him. This wasn't going to work. Why did she say please?
The troopers looked at each other. It sounded kind of like Ren. Didn't he leave earlier? At least that was what the other two troopers told them when they cycled their guard duties. One trooper shrugged, opening the door. He slowly craned his head down to where 'Kylo' was standing. Kylo Ren was a lot shorter in person?...
She looked up to the trooper. She instantly sent a force push against him, causing him to fly against the wall, knocking him out.
The other trooper jumped turning to her. He tried to raise his weapon.
She held his arms down with the Force, before clearing her throat as she waved her hand.
"You will tell me where we are, right now." She demanded.
The trooper stood in a trance.
"I will tell you where we are. We are on the Finalizer." The trooper said in a monotone voice.
"You will tell me where the ship is going." She ordered.
"We are going to D'Qar." The trooper explained.
What? D'Qar?! No... Kylo betrayed her. Took advantage of her and broke her trust. She was seething with rage. Her arms shook. He was going to kill her friends. She won't let him.
She raised her hand up, gripping the trooper by his neck with the Force. She began to squeeze, staring forward in rage.
The trooper gripped at his neck, coughing and wheezing for air.
"Rey!" Kylo screamed, running down the hall towards them.
She shook herself out of her rage, dropping the trooper to the ground. She ripped the helmet off of her, staring at Ren in shock and betrayal.
He could literally sense the waves of emotions flowing off of her. Uh-oh.
"What...Are you doing, Rey?" He questioned. She was wearing his clothes, and had his spare helmet. She was choking one of the trooper's that were guarding the room.
She glared at him.
"You said you would leave my friends alone! When were you planning on telling me this ship was going to D'Qar?!" She screamed.
This was getting out of hand. She needed to calm down, before she drew attention to them. Ren raised his hands in the air, slowly approaching her.
"Listen... I need to talk to you about that.. Let's go back to the room, so we can talk. About...About everything, Rey." He pleaded.
She continued to glare, before her shoulders dropped, relaxing. She let out a breath, nodding to him. She walked back into the room.
Ren swiftly followed her, closing the door behind them. She sat on the bed, while he leaned back against the wall. He had a cast around his hand.
They sat in silence for a few minutes. The tension was palpable.
"I should've told you earlier... But I knew about the D'Qar operation." He informed. "But...I changed it. The plan. I made it take longer, to give your friends time to escape."
She listened to him, eyes filled with worry.
"Resistance agents attacked a small military base we had last night. They escaped with data about my new plan. Once the Resistance gets word of it, they'll escape before anything happens. I...I promise we won't kill them." He looked into her eyes.
"...Thank you..." She simply stated. "...Ben...Kylo...Whatever you are. I appreciate everything you've done over this past few days... But... You can come back." She again pleaded.
Ben shook his head.
"There's too much dark in me. I will never be able to return...Just like there's too much light in you...You can't leave for the dark...However." He cleared his throat. "We should talk about your anger...You need to learn to...Relax. I usually am all for using your passion for strength, but...You almost killed those troopers out there." He exclaimed.
She shook her head.
"I didn't...I wasn't angry..." She lied.
He rolled his eyes to her, walking over and sitting next to her.
"Right...You know...We aren't too different after all..." He chuckled to her.
She offered a small smile, before looking down to her clothing.
"How do you wear this?" She questioned, pulling on the fabric of the clothes.
He laughed, looking at how loosely it fit over her.
"Well... They fit pretty good on me..Not so much for you..." He said.
She pulled off his clothes, leaving her back in the black robes and tunic.
"I think I'm ready for bed..." She yawned, nodding.
He moved over to the other side of the bed, laying back. He kicked his boots off, while ripping a glove off.
She laid next to him, before her small hands gently pressed against his wounded hand. Her fingers gently grazed down the gauze covering the hand, a frown on her face.
"I'll be fine...Bacta should have it healed soon.." He said quietly.
She looked up to his face, shaking her head.
"You're an idiot, sometimes, you know that?" She scolded.
He offered a small smile.
They both drifted off to sleep.
Day Four
Rey was woken up by Ren, two bags filled with items over his shoulders.
"Come on. We have a trip to go on." He exclaimed.
She tiredly pulled herself from the bed, following him as they left the room. Two new troopers were guarding the room now.
They walked towards the hanger, his personal shuttle open for them.
She eyed it cautiously, looking up to him.
"Where are we going?' She asked.
He walked towards the shuttle, speaking over his shoulder.
"We're going to build you a lightsaber!" He yelled back.
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