Poe knew her.
Poe, the pilot of the ship that she was just informed was the Millennium Falcon, knew her.
But he wouldn't tell her how.
After she had explained how BB-8 found her, what had happened in the town and that she had no idea who he was, or who Han Solo or Leia Organa were, Well, she knew of them but she didn't actually know them personally, he drifted off and was muttering to himself about how cruel life could be. Rey was left even more confused as she was at the beginning. She finally found someone who claimed to know who she was, but she had no idea who he was, and it looked like he wasn't going to tell her anytime soon. Eventually however, it was Finn who approached her, breaching the subject.
"So you don't know Han or Leia, but do you know anyone named Ben?" he asked. She heard Poe inhale a breath, awaiting her answer. She frowned and shook her head.
"No, sorry. I'm so sorry I'm not being much of a help here" she said, "I wish I could remember these people or these things you're telling me but I can't." The questions were making her head hurt, as though memories wanted to burst through and fill her mind, but they were being stopped by something.
"What about the First Order, you know them?" he asked and she nodded, glad she could actually answer a question with a yes instead of a no.
"Well yeah, the dark side. Everyone knows about the First Order, it's not like they are a secret." she explained and sighed, "They visited Jakku often, sometime to take something, other times they came as thought they were checking up on us...on me"
Suddenly Poe was there, arms leaning against the edge of the desk where she was sitting, he looked like he was having a conflicting conversation in his head, "You mean to tell me..." he trailed off and shook his head as though he couldn't believe what he was about to say, "You mean to tell me that he came to Jakku and never once saw you?" he asked and she frowned.
"He? It was a woman. She called herself Captain Phasma. She would address us and never fail to seek me out in a crowd" she said. "Never a man though." Suddenly Rey's eyes lit up, "But, I've heard about the guy she works for, Hux? He's never visited though"
The men were in shock, "What about the name, Kylo Ren...do you recognise that?" Poe asked and she frowned further.
"Who's that?" She asked, feeling a little deflated that she didn't recognise the name, eve though the men looked as though they desperately wanted her to.
Poe bashed his head off of the wall of the ship and stalked off to his room. Finn looked apologetic at Rey, "I'm sorry, I know you must be really confused but we're going to let Leia and Han explain that to you"
Rey's eyes widened into huge saucers, they were taking her to the General of the resistance? "Wait- General Leia Organa and Han Solo? You're taking me to them?" she asked, slight nervous now.
"Yeah, they will be over the moon to see you" he said.
"Over the moon?" she asked, "They know me personally?"
Finn nodded, "Yes, you were, and still are, incredibly important to them"
When Poe landed the ship on the planet which served as the new and improved Resistance base he told Finn to keep Rey there while he broke the news to the General and Han. Rey didn't want to argue with the pilot so she stayed where she was, with Finn. "So you're a member of the resistance?" She asked him, trying to break the silence.
Finn turned to her and nodded, "I am now, but I never used to be" he said. "I actually was a member of the First Order...a Stormtrooper" he said and looked away, ashamed.
Rey frowned, "You switched sides?" she asked and Finn nodded.
"Poe had gone to Jakku, where we found you, to get information from an old friend, information that would help us defeat the First Order, but was captured and taken to Starkiller Base. I realised that I wasn't going to kill for them so I freed Poe and we returned to the Base. We came back to Jakku to get BB-8"
Rey blinked at him, taking in his story, "So you don't know me right?" she asked, just to clarify. Finn shook his head at her sadly.
"No, I only found out about you literally an hour before I actually met you. Poe was telling me about you and then you were...there. It all happened really fast" he admitted and Rey let out a humorous laugh.
"Fast couldn't even describe the past few days I've had" she said and Finn couldn't help but agree with her.
"Everything will work out, and if the General has anything to say about it, you'll get your memories back" he said.
Rey smiled, "Thanks Finn, and just so you know, if you can be redeemed from the dark side then I guess anyone can right?" she asked. "You want to redeem...Kylo Ren? Right? That's why you were asking me about him" she said and Finn nodded.
"Yeah, but the General and Han will explain the details to you" he said as Poe came back onto the ship.
"Let's go" he said and offered his hand to Rey, which she took. He led her off the ship and onto a large open platform, where she was met by a group of people.
A woman, who Rey assumed was General Leia, burst into tears when Rey got off the ship and was introduced to the leaders of the resistance. Han looked as though he was about to cry, but was more in control of himself. Rey was surprised when the woman enveloped her in a warm hug and for the first time in two years, Rey actually felt as though this was home.
"Oh Rey, we are so glad to see you" the General whispered as she embraced her and at those words Rey felt compelled to hug the woman back, feeling her warmth.
Before she was even out of the embrace with the General, a large ball of fur pulled her into another embrace. She was shocked but let it hug her, it obviously knew her. She felt him being pulled off of her and she brushed herself down. "Careful Chewie" she heard a man who she assumed was Han, say to the Wookie, "She doesn't know who we are" he turned to her and gave her a half smile, "It's nice to see you aren't dead after all kid" he said and put a hand on her shoulder, giving it as squeeze as though he was proving to himself that she was really there.
To Rey, the whole scene and experience in general was extremely emotional. She could feel everyone staring at her, some in confusion, some in shock and some even in relief. Rey had never felt so emotional since the day she had woken up without her memories.
The Wookie, who's name was Chewie gave a distressed noise before sauntering off. Leia gave Rey a sympathetic look, "You must be so confused dear, why don't we let you get comfortable and we'll explain things further" she offered and Rey just nodded because if this woman knew her, maybe she knew what her past was.
Leia led her into a room with comfortable chairs and blankets. She got herself comfortable before she was greeted to a medical droid as well as a human like droid with the name of C-3PO. Leia left her alone with them, promising she was in safe hands. Rey just nodded and closed her eyes, letting the droid's do what they wanted with her. She didn't have to be worried. She felt safe here.
After a thorough examination by the medical droid and C-3PO, it was determined that the reason for Rey's memory loss was the simple trick of a mind swipe. Someone had seen Rey as a big enough threat to Snoke and the rising Empire, that they removed all memory of her life and dumped her on Jakku. When she was comfortable enough, Leia and Han sat down with her and explained her life to her, in as much detail as they could. They explained her life, where she was born, how her mother died and how she was engaged to their son, who was Kylo Ren, the apprentice of the leader of the First Order, Snoke.
Rey's jaw dropped as she took in this vital detail of the story, "Wait...I was engaged? To, who you're saying is, the most dangerous man in the First Order...after Snoke?" she asked, trying to comprehend the story that the General and Han Solo had slowly explained to her.
Leia nodded slowly, "Ben, my son, and you were in love with each other, you were going to get married" she said softly. "But there was an ambush and we thought you were killed. But you weren't, you are right here, ring, necklace and all" that sparked Rey's attention as she pulled out the ring which she had attached to her necklace.
"This ring?" she asked quietly and she handed it over to Leia.
"This is your engagement ring" she whispered as she cradled it in her hand, scared to drop it. She carefully handed it back to Rey who lid it back onto the chain of the necklace. "You're favourite creature was a butterfly and my son, being sentimental wanted you to love the ring so we had it custom made for you" she explained. "And the necklace was a present from him for your eighteenth birthday. He wanted to get you something special and the flower symbolises your friendship."
"So my death...turned him to the dark side?" Rey asked and everyone nodded. Her head was spinning. She had always thought her family had forgotten her on Jakku or no longer wanted her, and now she had discovered that it was much bigger than that. She was basically the thing that could save the whole galaxy. She was broken out of her thoughts by the voice of Leia's husband, Han.
"He was heartbroken and didn't think there was anything left to live for, if you weren't there to live it with him" Han added from the back. "So Snoke used his anguish to seduce him to the dark side, where he could use it to cause pain and harm to others. He is not himself anymore, and we need you to help bring our son back"
Rey felt her heart burst as she was told the story. She did have a family, and a fiancé, and a life before waking up in Jakku. That was all she ever wanted, but this was complicated, her fiancé was an in training to become a Sith lord. These people were looking to her to help bring back the peace and balance that they used to have before Snoke took over. She sighed and leaned forward, placing her hand on the electric table and gasped as a spark ignited from it. "Woah" she backed away.
"The Force" a voice spoke up and everyone turned to face who had just entered.
"Luke" Leia spoke up first, "Rey is-"
"I know, and with her growing, the Force inside of her is stronger than ever" Everyone went silent at Luke's words and Rey was in awe. This was Luke Skywalker, Jedi leader and destroyer of the Empire. She swallowed as she realised what his words meant.
"Wait...the Force? I'm Force sensitive too?" she asked and everyone nodded.
"More powerful than anyone I've ever seen" Luke added. Rey slumped back in her seat in shock. She was Force sensitive. She had the Force.
Rey stood up, a thought coming to her mind, "Can my memories be recovered, using the force?" she asked and Luke pondered this.
"Perhaps. It will take time, but if I train you just as I did, maybe your memories will return to you" he answered back and Rey smiled, happy with the answer
"If what you say is true, and I am the only one that can bring Kylo Ren back from the dark side to the light and make him Ben again, then we better get to work then. I need to remember. I have to help save everyone. Have to help save him."
Luke smiled and held out his hand for her to shake. "Let's get to work then"
