A good portion of the ride back to the Resistance base was in silence. A tension held between Rey and Ben, not towards each other but at the circumstances surrounding the Darkness.

Rey told Ben what happened as soon as he returned from his walk with Cela, which in turn caused Ben to demand they leave at once. Rey hadn't seen the point in leaving the base- if the Darkness wanted to find her again, she was fairly certain it could- but Ben was adamant about returning to a place where his family was "more protected".

The only time they talked about the harrowing experience was about halfway through the ride, when Cela had gone to sleep with R2 by her side, and Chewbacca was out of earshot.

"Assuming what it said was true," Ben asked slowly, "What do you think it meant when it said 'brothers or sisters'?"

Rey looked at Ben. "Remember that dream you told me about? The one where the Padawans were fighting?"*

"Yes,"

"It wasn't just Padawans though,"

"Correct," Ben verified as he recounted the vision. "There were many Force-sensitive beings, both human and alien,"

Rey was quiet a moment, then she said, "What if our baby isn't the only one? What if there are multiple children of the Force?"

"Born like Anakin Skywalker," Ben said. "And like our child will be,"

"With the Force as the father,"

They didn't say anything for a moment, and then Ben mused, "If this was true, we could be looking at an army of Darth Vaders,"

A horrified look crossed Rey's face. "No," she said firmly. "Who says just because a child is conceived by the Force that he or she will be evil?"

"I didn't say that,"

"You implied it," Rey said, a little more harshly than she'd intended.

"I'm sure this child will be powerful one day," Ben admitted, "Maybe even more so than Cela, but I didn't mean our child is destined to join the dark side. I do think, however, if that there are multiple children of the Force then the Darkness will do everything in it's power to have them join the Dark side,"

"If only there were a way to find them," Rey wondered aloud.

"If they've even been born yet,"

"I believe they have," Rey said, "Or at least some. I can feel it, you know? If you listen closely it's almost as if the Force is humming a little louder, as if there are more Force-sensitive beings in the galaxy," A sad expression crossed Rey's face. "I just wish we knew where took look for the others to provide support and search for answers, but it's like looking for a needle in a galactic haystack,"

"What we need to do is be vigilant," Ben said. "Keep our eyes and ears open. And I think it's best that in the meantime you stay close to the Resistance,"

"I agree," As much as Rey didn't like the idea of relying on others for her protection, she decided the extra caution was the best course of action for the time being.

Because the Force had given her something, and its dark side was expecting that something to one day be returned.

*See the first chapter in this story.