"Her name was Janie Kenobi."
Luke and Rey sat side by side under some trees, a few rough hundred yards from the base. Rey was still angry with her father, but curiosity as to who her mother was had eventually overcome her desire to ignore him. Now, as she listened intently to her father's story, she couldn't help but wonder at the Force's strange sense of humor.
"My... my mother was a Kenobi..."
Luke nodded gently, slightly amused by her reaction. "Yes, your mother was a Kenobi. Daughter of General Obi-Wan Kenobi himself."
Rey blinked slowly once, then twice. "Okay. Thank you."
Luke reached out a hand, his real one, and grasped hers. He paused for a moment, groping for the right words. ''Rey, I know that you must have mixed feelings about me, and I know that you're confused." He paused, waited for her reaction, and then took a deep breath. "I just want you to know that loosing you was the most painful thing that ever happened to me, and I love you and always will." Mentally he slapped himself for the sudden outburst, but Rey seemed to be taking it alright. After a moment she began to speak.
"I'm sorry, too." The words were little more than a whisper, and yet their mass was incredible. Luke's eyes lit up unexpectantly. Rey continued to talk. "I know that I've been awful to you these past few days, and I know that you love me, and I... I love you, too." Her voice cracked on the last few words, and Luke squeezed her hand tighter. Smiling gently, he rested his other hand on her arm, too.
"Sweetheart, you have nothing to apologize for. Nothing at all. What happened was my fault, and what you went through was my fault, too. I'm sorry."
Rey nodded slowly, doing her best to pretend to be affected by his words. Inside, however, she was still furious with him. This whole 'I forgive you' thing was nothing more than a ruse to catch him off guard.
At least until I join Snoke, she told herself ominously. Fortunately, however, Luke didn't seem to be noticing anything. She smiled brightly, doing her best to imitate h=the most probable reaction.
"I promised Poe I'd help him with his ship. Will I see you later?"
Luke stood up and extended her a hand, which she grasped on to. "Of course you will. Better go on, then. Resistance pilots aren't exactly known for their patience."
Rey nodded, smiled brightly, and then took off towards the hanger. Luke watched her go, doing his best to ignore the feeling of dread looming in the back of his mind. Subconsciously he knew what she was doing, but the other part of his mind refused to accept it. He had lied to himself about the inevitable so much that he almost believed it not to be true.
Sighing, he stretched his legs, wincing as he remembered the chaotic meeting of yesterday. The very one where Finn had said that Vader had kids. Out loud. To several people. Of course, Leia and Luke had quickly covered up, saying that Vader's child was no concern, no he/she was not a Sith, and no, he/she was not going to pose any danger to them. Lying had always been a good talent of his, but always made Luke feel uncomfortable. Being lied to nearly your whole life has that sort of effect. Fortunately, they all had seemed to buy into it pretty easily, with the exception of Rey. Luke smiled ruefully to himself. She was her father's daughter.
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Amilyn Holdo knelt before the Supreme Leader, pulse pounding wildly in her head. Painfully aware of the fact that Snoke did not take failure lightly, she waited, breath catching in her throat. Eventually the Leader began to speak.
"I understand that you failed to bring me much information about the current location of the Resistance base?"
Holdo swallowed nervously before replying. "M-my lord, that information was not available at the ti-"
"Silence!" Snoke leaned forward in his throne, a growl sounding in the back of his throat. "I will not take excuses from you. You have failed." He all but spat out the last word, and Holdo couldn't help but flinch. Suddenly, his voice dropped an octave. "I do, however, have another task for you." His tone instantly hardened. "See that you do not screw it up."
"Y-yes, my lord."
"Darth Binks is currently at the base, the very one you failed to bring information on. Young Rey is also there, as well as my old pupil, Kylo Ren. If all goes according to plan, Rey should be turning herself in sometime tomorrow. I admit that my plans are rather rushed, but due to Kylo's turning sooner that I expected, you are to make the necessary allowances."
"Yes, my lord."
"If all goes as I have foreseen it, Binks will brings us the blue saber and much-needed information on the Resistance. Rey should be arriving by herself soon after. See to it that Binks returns unhindered."
"Yes, my lord."
"That will be all, Commander."
"Yes, my lord."
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General Leia Organa sat at a small, round table, reviewing information on some data pads. Her mind, however, seemed determined to distract her at very possible turn. Currently she was thinking about the little piece of information that Finn had spilled yesterday. Naturally, the rumor that Vader had children spread across the base quicker than water could run, and now nearly all conversation was focused on it.
Sighing, she brought up a hand and rubbed her face. Leia had been feeling rather tired of lately, and not just due to the fact that she and Luke had had one of their 'Vader was our father, Leia, whether you choose to believe it or not' conversations. Despite all the years that had gone by, Leia was still adamant about the fact that Bail Organa was her father, not Vader. She knew that her insistence hurt Luke, but he wasn't the only one who suffered from Vader's - sorry, Anakin's - mistakes.
"Excuse me, General?"
Leia turned in her chair and smiled at the commander in front of her. "What is it, Dameron?"
Poe hesitated a few seconds before answering. "Have you seen Rey?"
Leia frowned. "Not since yesterday. Why do you ask?"
Poe cleared his throat. "We-ell, she promised that she'd help me with my ship, but she hasn't showed up yet, so... I was just wondering if you knew where she was."
General Organa bit her lip. It certainly wasn't like Rey to be late for anything. "I'm not entirely sure, Commander. Perhaps you'd better ask my brother."
Poe paled slightly at her suggestion, but still vigorously nodded. "Th-thanks," he stammered, then made a hasty retreat. Leia fought back the urge to chuckle. The way the pilots revered Luke as though he were a god was quite the spectacle, especially seeing as how Luke was naturally shy and hated drawing attention to himself. Unlike a certain husband of hers.
Smiling ruefully, she turned her attention back to the data pads, Leia allowed worry for where Rey was to fill her mind for a moment, then no more. She had work to do.
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Darth Binks crept through the dirty halls of the Falcon, cautiously grabbed the blue saber with a small, rough cloth, and then slunk off the ship. Carefully he made his way towards the cover of vegetation, using the advantage of it being night to its full.
Gently he set the weapon down and raised the comlink attached to his belt to his face. "Thisa Darth Binks to Holdo. Meesa has found the saber an' information an' is gonna go back to First Order fleet muy soon."
At the other end of the line, Holdo stifled a groan. Why, she asked herself, would Snoke ever train such an idiot as he?
"Yoosa still theresa?"
Silently cursing, Holdo replied, "Yes, Binks, I assure you I'm still here."
"Then did yoosa-"
"Yes, I heard your report, and yes, I will inform the leader."
"Very goodsa. Binks out."
The comlink went dead. Holdo suppressed the desire to chuck it out into the cold dark vacuum of space.
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A/N - I apologize for the late update. I've had quite a bit of writer's block. Don't forget to review!