The jarring collision of the cargo ship with the hangar coupled with the presence of his old master ripped Kylo Ren from his meditative state. He sat with gloved hands gripping his knees, head bowed down. The deformed and destroyed mask of his grandfather's helmet rested on the pedestal before him. He pleaded with the twisted and melted form in front of him. Looking up with his unmasked faced his deep brown eyes rimmed with redness and unsettled emotion he spoke out loud. "Grandfather, I beseech you. Show me the absolute power of the Dark Side. I am tormented by the light." His head fell once again, his chin resting on his chest. "It is said to be my undoing. I have sacrificed and given everything and held nothing back, yet I still feel the call deep within me to return to the light." Lifting his head once more, with a tear streaming down his cheek, he begged, "In this hour consume me, and I will overthrow my enemy and smite every drop of light from existence. I will not fail. Today, the light shall be extinguished!" He stood and strode to the metal door and gazed on his reflection that appeared on the shiny surface. In his face he saw weakness, the likeness of the self he killed to become what he was. The resemblance of Ben Solo and his father, Han, brought anger and hatred to burn deep within him. "How weak they were indeed." He reminded himself, he would not grieve their deaths for they died to birth even greater power than he had dreamed of. The striking feature in the form of a scar that marred his face reminded him of his failure, a parting gift from the scavenger. She too was on this ship with Skywalker, and she too would perish. He would make her suffer for the humiliation she subjected him to. She eluded him once; he did not plan on letting it happen again. Promptly he thrust a hand out, summoning his helmet to him. He placed it on his head, not waiting for the front plate to lock into place, and hastened in the direction of the docking bay The Resistance had infiltrated.

In the landing bay the crews emerged from the two foreign ships that had survived the drop from hyperspace just beyond the ship's main shield. Each crew of roughly ten Resistance soldiers followed the two Jedi who had safely piloted each of the vessels. They regrouped near the main entrance, huddled behind supply crates. "Rey" The older Jedi addressed his companion "We must move swiftly, I am counting on you and your team to deactivate the shields. We can no longer rely on these ships being our only route of escape. This bay will be flooded with stormtroopers in a matter of minutes. Do not face Kylo Ren alone should you encounter him. I will find the girl and meet up with you. Chewbacca," Luke glanced to his left to see his large, furry wookie friend. "Stay close to Rey with your team as backup, but find us another plan of escape for when I find the girl." The wookie growled and nodded his head in acknowledgment. "And, Rey… May the force be with you." He placed a reassuring hand on her upper arm turning his focus to her once more.

"And with you, Master Luke." Rey replied with a smile. Then she, with Chewbacca and their teams, turned and jogged off, determined to complete their mission.

Luke heard blasters fire as they disappeared down a nearby hall. He wasn't concerned, however, for his new padawan. She was strong with the force and was a natural leader. He had to trust her to do her part while he did his. He would find Aurora and bring her home. He rushed off in the opposite direction of the two ground teams following the soft presence he felt in the force that was undoubtedly the girl he sought.

Aurora crept around each hall hugging every crevice hoping to remain unnoticed by the preoccupied stormtroopers who undoubtedly lurked around each corner. She began to feel lost as each hallway began to look the same, and every turn seemed to lead her down the exact hall she had just left. She felt she knew the general direction of the hangar, but she had no solid proof it would take her to the Jedi who was coming to save her. She paused every so often to close her eyes and reach out to feel some bit of the warm and bright energy that had filled her at their first contact. So far she had felt nothing, but she was determined to press on. She stood from behind the desk she took cover in and made toward the next corner. Her heart froze as she felt the dark presence brushing her senses. He was here! She held her breath and shielded her mind as best she could as she struggled frantically to find a place to hide. She slid behind two consoles on a nearby wall. Mere seconds passed before she heard the heavy footsteps of Kylo Ren. He turned the corner that lie just ahead of her original path slowing only briefly as he passed her hiding spot. She trembled and focused harder to push any thought down and just erase her presence from his senses. Her heart pounded in her ears as dread crept in her mind. He tilted his helmet slightly as if adjusting and honing his sensitivity. She quickly cleared her mind again, desperate to remain undetected. She thought her heart may fail her just has he resumed his quick pace, setting off with certainty in each step. Fluidly she shifted part way away from the console peering around the corner to watch him leave. She decided to take the hallway across from her position, hoping to keep herself far from his presence.

Kylo Ren quickened his pace. Skywalker's presence set him on edge. He had come for the girl. He rounded the last corner that led to his captive's quarters. She would now have to come with him, willing or not. He would not let his former master steal what was his and ruin everything he had worked so hard to achieve in her. The scavenger was on the opposite side of the bay. He did not care. She was Hux's problem; let his "loyal" officers handle her for now. Once he killed Skywalker he would clean up the mess that would she would no doubt create. Hux is a fool, he thought, he is arrogant and never heeds my counsel.

Moments later he signaled the console to grant him admittance to Aurora's room. As the door slid open he gripped his lightsaber. Ripping it from his belt, he ignited the scorching blade and took to the nearest structure, which happened to be her desk by the door. Sparks and fire exploded from the desk and wall behind it as Kylo Ren whipped his lightsaber around in a violent fit of rage, ripping the room to pieces with anger he could not contain. It did not go unnoticed that General Gaige was cuffed to the end of the bed, unconscious, his communicator and gun missing. The girl, Aurora did this. She escaped of her own volition and placed herself in danger in the process, and, without a doubt, was in search of his enemy. Skywalker must have made some type of connection with her. Anger boiled in him; his chest heaved, and his hands visibly shook as he planned his next move. He closed his eyes thrusting out in every direction with the force, darkness consuming him, draining him. It took but a moment to feel that familiar stench of the light side of the Force and the connection to his old master. He wasn't far from him now. Powering down his weapon he glanced once more at the fallen general. He would reap the reward for this mishap later. He then stormed out of the destroyed room and made his way towards his foe, walking quickly, anger threatening to consume him with every step.

Luke made his way to Aurora's presence. He was close enough now to sense she was afraid. She had escaped her confinement and was wandering freely about the ship. Sadness seeped from her conscious; she had been spotted and had to take the life of the one who saw her in order to avoid raising the alarm to her presence. She mourned the death of her victim even though he wore the guise of another who tormented her. He felt a pang of sorrow at the thought of all she must have endured while here, of what they had done to her. He was supposed to protect her, he swore he would. He thought he had. From where he now stood he looked up to see a slender figure dressed in a simple gray tunic and matching pants, her curly hair flowed freely down her back cross the hall before him. "Aurora" He called to her. She responded turning her face in his direction. Her face was tense and laced with apprehension but she began to walk in his direction. Relief flooded him, and a smile pulled at the corners of his lips as she neared him. He quickened his pace to meet her. When he reached her he softly guided her to an alcove where he hoped they'd remain undetected for a moment.

"Skywalker" Aurora forced the words out, emotion cutting thickly and catching in her throat. She felt she was on the verge of an emotional breakdown."You're the Luke Skywalker of legend." She tried again, tears welling in her eyes. Could this be the man she had heard so much about? Was he the legend her mother insisted was a fairy tale? His nod gave her confirmation, and she lunged at the man, arms open, embracing him before her before she could think. He clutched her tightly, their connection feeling somehow familiar. His prosthetic arm felt strange wrapped around her waist, but his warm, infectious presence flooded her with the promise of safety, belonging and hope. "How did you know where to find me, why did you come?" She questioned tears now cascading down her face as she looked him fully in the face. The relief and excitement she had seen first in his features slowly turned to apprehension as he responded. He paused as if calculating what parts of the difficult information he would divulge to her here. His hesitation told her he meant to withhold something from her. She pulled away slightly but remained in his comforting arms awaiting his response.

He brushed his graying blonde hair aside and focused his grayish blue eyes on hers. "Aurora, there is much I have to tell you. I promise I will, but after we are far from this place." He spoke softly to her as though a single word might scare her away.

"I want to know how you know me." She tried again "I will gladly come with you but I want to give me something to trust you by."

Luke sighed deeply and ran his fingers through his graying beard as if contemplating what to say. "I knew your parents, they entrusted you to my care. I promised to raise you like my own daughter. I intend to protect you, but we must move now. We don't have much time."

His words hit Aurora hard, bringing a whole thunderous storm of questions down with it. Her parents knew this man? Impossible! Her mother insisted "Luke Skywalker" was a fairytale. And her brother, he was so geeked about having heard about Luke Skywalker, there was no way he actually knew the man. If he was given her to protect, why had she been taken here in the first place? Where was he when Lossenova burned? And she had certainly never met this man before, or had she? His presence felt increasingly familiar, as if from a distant dream. Doubt clouded her mind as her feelings told her his words were not untrue, but she knew, maybe more than he did, that they didn't have much time. She did not want to meet Kylo Ren out here. "What do we do now?" She asked finally breaking the silence, still unsure what to think about the information she had just received. She saw leadership transform his face as he motioned for her to follow his lead.

"My companions will take the shield down, and we will borrow a ship and escape before anyone notices we are gone." He turned to her and smiled an encouraging smile.

Together they made their way through a maze of twists and turns, running into only a few stormtroopers whom Luke knocked out with a quick wave of his hand. He forged their path with ease and confidence. Aurora was in a daze as she followed this man she didn't know. She strained trying to remember who he was and who she was. Her mother and brother were a lie. She loved them and missed them dearly. They would always hold a place in her heart, but she knew now they were not bound by blood as she had believed her whole life. They were merely a cover made to hide Aurora's true identity...but who was she really?

"We're about halfway there," Luke said as they ran down another long hallway. Suddenly, the entire ship moaned with a jarring motion. Aurora looked to her leader for direction. He didn't finch at all, commenting to Aurora this was a good sign. His friends had disabled the shield for an undetermined amount of time, and they once again they needed to hurry. Several turns and hallways later they ran into another group. Aurora quickly noted a girl about her age wearing a what appeared to be a tan, makeshift tunic and pants of a slightly lighter shade of tan that just covered her knees. Her arms were wrapped in dirty cloths up past her elbows, and her brown hair was in a bun. She was armed with a lightsaber attached securely to her belt. She was accompanied by a very large and furry creature that stood nearly 7 feet tall. It was armed with a crossbow and a strap around its shoulder carrying ammo and what appeared to be explosives. A dark skinned man with a very beat up pilot's jacket and blaster, along with five other Resistance fighters, brought up the rear. The girl stepped up to Skywalker. "Master, we've dropped the shield. We lost roughly half our team in combat, but the surviving crew are already aboard and readying a ship Chewie found that should carry us out of here nicely." She said with pride. She looked from Luke to Aurora and acknowledged her. "I'm Rey by the way. It's so nice to meet you. I'm glad you are safe, both of you." She added gazing back to Luke.

Luke nodded back at Rey. "Rey, this is…" Luke stopped mid-sentence as he and Rey both ignited their weapons. "Chewie, Finn, take Aurora to the ship. Make ready to leave. If you don't hear from us in the next ten minutes, take off and get her to safety." The giant hairy creature growled and pawed at Aurora, beckoning her to follow him with Finn leading the way.

"Luke" Aurora started but was silenced by the presence she now felt; it filled her stomach with dread. "Kylo Ren is near!" She gasped "Luke, he wants to kill you! Come with us! You don't know how strong he is!" Desperation filled her voice. She did not want to lose the one man who could tell her who she was.

"I know, and that's why I need you to go. It's all going to be okay. Trust me." He said it with such certainty. He signaled to Rey and they moved down the corridor.

Taken aback, Aurora didn't know if she could trust this man. If he was to watch over her like a daughter, what kind of father had he been for the past 24 years? She reluctantly started to follow the wookie and the pilot back to the ship. She slowed as they came to a skybridge spanning a hundred feet between two sections of the ship. Looking up and down, the ship continued 200 feet in either direction. From here she could sense the force flowing through all three fighters and the tension that built as they neared one another. The corridor Luke and Rey followed looped around, and she could now see them on another skybridge about a hundred feet ahead and sixty feet below her. On the far end from them stood Kylo Ren lightsaber engaged, he held it tightly gripped at the base just below the crossgaurd vents. She could feel his rage, even from here, as very emotional words were exchanged, thought she was too far away to hear them. He slashed one of the support beams near him and and pointed his lightsaber at the two assailants. Aurora's heart felt a deep jab and skipped a beat as the masked figure looked directly at her before marching forward to meet head to head with the Jedi before him. With his focus drawn against his facing foes she could feel anger and hatred course off him. It sizzled and ignited a fire that could not be put out. Luke stood still, a calm demeanor about him. Beside him, Rey seemed to fight back nerves, but she remained ever by her master's side, ready to strike. As the dark figure approached he swung viciously down at the old Jedi's neck. Luke deflected the blow with an audible crack as the two blades met together, locked in furry. Rey struck out at Ren and he pulled back to clash with her saber. Aurora was astonished at the fluidity and grace in which her captor moved as he deflected assault after assault while still throwing in a few attacks of his own. She had never beheld such a powerful force. He never showed her the full extent of his rage, and she counted herself lucky for it. Luke and Rey had their own grace about them as they effortlessly executed perfectly coordinated attacks. How could they be in such unison? Aurora was mesmerized for several minutes as the battle continued.

By this time the tall, furry creature they called "Chewie", had noticed her slowed pace and turned to see what kept her. He roared as he saw what transpired below them. The three of the opponents below moved with such agility and so fast she found it hard to follow each attack and blow. Kylo Ren thrust a jab towards Skywalker as he rolled away from Rey's blade, catching him by surprise. Luke vaulted high into the air, rolling into a back flip, but Kylo Ren awaited his landing. Luke threw his hand to the side, changing his course, as Kylo swung his blade where Luke would have landed. Kylo Ren altered his blade sideways severing Luke's artificial hand off at the wrist, taking with it his lightsaber. Luke stumbled back a moment finding his bearing.

Outrage flowed off Rey who could no longer keep the emotion in check. "You monster!" She screamed, her voice carrying for all to hear. Her attacks beat at him hard with strength that seemed to surprise her target. Luke, who regained his composure began to pull large metal pieces and machinery from the walls nearby and focus them toward the dark figure. Kylo Ren though quick was unable to deflect this new onslaught while fighting the scavenger. Luke reached toward Kylo Ren and clenched his fist, pulling swiftly toward him. As he did so, a long piece from the support beam Kylo Ren had damaged broke free and was hurled toward his opponent from behind, impaling him in his side. Blood streamed down his black pants onto his boots and began to form a puddle at his feet. Enraged, he staggered forward and shoved his hand at Rey, knocking her over the edge of the bridge. She barely caught a grip of the ledge with one hand to stop herself from falling 200 feet to the bottom of the chasm. Kylo stumbled toward her and raised his lightsaber ready to strike down the girl dangling helplessly from the edge of the bridge. Suddenly, a large piece of metal slammed into his helmet with a loud clang, knocking him to the ground. He clambered, struggling to bring himself back to his feet, but he collapsed back to his knees, clearly in great distress. Rey had hauled herself back up on the bridge and was rushing back toward her assailant. Aurora felt sick at the site, she hated this violence and wished it would end. Now Luke and Rey had the upper hand. Why didn't they take the opportunity to leave? As Kylo was struggling to bring himself to his feet, the furry creature raised his crossbow leveling up for the shot. Aurora turned in horror as he shot it off. An involuntary shriek escaped her as the bolt struck Kylo Ren in the left upper side of his abdomen. He fell to his knees barely able to fend off Rey's next slice with her saber down on him. Chewie let our a roar of satisfaction and pulled at Aurora to follow him. She took a step before she let her thoughts reach out to her captor one last time. She instantly regretted it. Pain, loneliness, despair, and defeat surged through him. She watched as he threw himself over the side to escape the final blow Rey intended for him. Her heart dropped as she saw him fall hard, his body battered by railing and metal before he finally grabbed the rail of another bridge, bringing his fall to a jolting stop. He yelled in pain. Darkness hid him from the Jedi. Luke spoke in quite tones to Rey who clearly disagreed on the situation. Seconds later Rey hopped over the rail in pursuit of the kill while Luke turned to come up the corridor to join them.

Her mind swam as she shook the wookie's hand from her. Why did they hunt him so? He was as good as dead, they had rescued her. Skywalker was supposed to have taken care of her, but he had never been there in life not until now. What was different now but her power? Doubt bit at her again. If Luke really had cared for her, why come after she acquired her new skills? The words "you are not just a piece Aurora" filled her mind. Did her rescuers only want her for her new power? No. there was something else. Something tugged at the back of her mind. A memory suppressed, but by who? The pieces fell together. Luke had wiped her memories of her life before leaving her on Lossenova with her "mother" and "brother". He did this to keep her safe, no doubt, but why had he abandoned her? Luke had tried to protect her by what he did, but he failed to save her "family" and failed to prevent this pain from tormenting her these past few months. He may fail her again. She had to be the one to carry out her revenge and the First Order. She knew what she had to do now, but she did not want to. She wanted to be free. She wanted to learn about her past and have her memories back. She wanted to know this man who approached her once more, but she would not get her revenge if she left with them now. There was something else. She did not dare admit it, even to herself, but it pained her to feel Kylo Ren's defeat. She had seen his past pains that haunted him everyday, like he was just another piece in the game. "You're not just a piece.." He had spoken those words to her. He knew how it felt.

"Aurora what are you doing?, You should be on the ship. We must go. Follow Chewie." He opened his uninjured hand to usher her. Chewbacca turned to lead the way with his friend now in tow.

"I can't." was all she managed before the tears threatened flood her eyes. "Maybe someday, but not today. There is something I must do." Aurora moved closer to the railing out of the wookie or Skywalker's reach.

"Aurora!" Skywalker struggled panic raising in his voice. He moved towards her but stopped as she got closer to the edge.

"Who were my parents?" She countered

"Come with me, I'll tell you all about them." He pleaded. She closed her eyes taking a deep breathe in. "Kenobi" He responded once more hoping to draw her in.

Aurora opened her tear stained eyes once more. A weak smile played across her face. "Thank you" were her last words before she jumped and disappeared from sight.