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This is very unedited, and it probably shows. From now on, this is what the chapters will be like because I feel really bad for not updating so all that I'll do is write story plot until I reach an end. THIS MIGHT MEAN A LOT MORE CURSING Thanks for reading and for reminding me to update! I love you all

Kylo stomped around the Finalizer. General Hux followed, trying to give orders. They could ask for a cup of tea, but they were denied any information on Lilac. It was infuriating to be a superior and yet have no power. Hux was livid.

"Exactly what do you intend to find, wandering around the corridors like this?" Hux grumbled. Kylo was looking for something, someone, but he wasn't speaking. He would occasionally pick up a crew member by their collar, stare them in the eyes, then throw them down before leaving again. It seemed to be nonsensical rage, except that there was one very important reason for every movement the two made.

Kylo and Lilac... Of course Hux had predicted it. Why else would Kylo save her, and also keep her and train her? The warrior Kylo talked about her being was another way to protect someone he cared about. He fell in love.

So did Hux, but that was another matter.

The dear, lovely couple were perfect for each other. The way she trained as though every lesson meant life or death was directly Kylo's influence. She looked in the mirror the same way he did, with a calculation of self-worth deeper than anyone could understand. She ate in a similar way, elegantly stuffing her face to hurry back to work.

She also found a way to similarly hide certain things from her mentors. Where had that blaster come from? Obviously, her visits to the planet Yuiy, were for more than just clothes shopping. She'd found a weapon there and brought it back to the Finalizer without a word to her mentors. Perhaps there were other secrets as well. Isn't that just how it had started with Kylo? Secrets? Then he defected from Jedi training and destroyed any chance for others to take it up.

Interesting, Hux thought, how she could do the same. Taking slaves and turning them into spies and warriors was newly being considered for common First Order practice. Snoke didn't approve of her, but he'd so far allowed the program to be considered. It was all because of Lilac, and following her example the program wouldn't even have the chance to run.

Hux looked sidelong at Kylo. Kylo hadn't thought that far yet. To Kylo, Lilac was missing, and there was nothing else to think about. He was blinded by her.

"Ren." Hux stopped walking. Surprisingly, his partner stopped as well. "What. Are. You. Searching. For."

Kylo threw his arms in the air and made a loud, growling noise. "Fuck if I know."

"You've been throwing people around, crashing through MY ship, and you don't know?" Hux shook his head, his fingers curling into a tight fist. It was not the answer he wanted.

Kylo fumed for several moments, kicking a wall. When he stopped, he was very still. "Actually," a sly frown crept over his face, "I know exactly what I'm looking for. I know it exists. I just don't know who it is. Or where they are. Do you? Of course you don't. You would have killed them already, and we would be trapped on this fucking ship."

"Excuse me?" Hux imagined himself punching the smile off Kylo's face. It calmed him down. It was such a sweet desire.

"Spies." Kylo tapped a finger to Hux's temple. "You have spies. Resistance spies. My mother's spies. That," Kylo hissed, "is what the fuck I am looking for. The only damn people on your fucking ship that might give us some fucking idea what the fuck happened."

"Spies?" Hux trembled. "And you knew?"

"Duh."

"Interesting..." Hux hummed, and hawed, and flexed his muscles. His fist connected with Kylo's jaw, not hard enough to break anything but just hard enough that they both felt stinging pain. "Spies?! On my fucking ship! And you said nothing to me?!"

Kylo rubbed at his jaw and slumped against the wall. "Yeah?"

Hux was ready to beat the crap out of Kylo. He would deserve it, too. Resistance spies on board the Finalizer? Right under his nose? And Kylo knew? If the circumstances were any different, Hux would start ripping the ship apart with his own hands to expose the spies. But, looking into Kylo's weary eyes, Hux knew that it was better to keep them alive. For the time being, anyhow.

Hux punched the wall opposite Kylo. "What are you proposing? That we side with the Resistance?" He bit his tongue. The metallic taste of blood couldn't overwhelm the bitter bile rising up his throat. What was worse? Was it being cast aside by Snoke and practically being put on parole? Was it that Lilac, a woman he'd hoped to keep closer to him than anyone before, was missing? Was it the words that had just come out of his mouth?

Side with the Resistance.

"Yes. That is what I am proposing. We have no one on our side. They would be glad to have us."

Hux whipped around, kicking Kylo in the shin. "You asshole! You imbecile!"

Kylo hobbled for a minute. "Yeah, yeah." He seemed to accept the insults. He knew he was saying the worst things.

"Bastard!" Hux kicked the other shin.

After some more kicks, Hux calmed down enough to follow Kylo through the halls once more. When a new suspect had to be assaulted, Hux took the reigns.

When Kylo could finally walk properly, they had found someone likely to be their one way to contact the Resistance. Hux dragged the woman into a side room, Kylo locking them in.

The room was empty, save two chairs. The woman cowered in a corner while the two men sat in chairs and observed her behaviour. They were silent for a long while, both of them understanding that they needed to be calmer before asking a Resistance spy for help.

"What do you want?" She hissed.

"Don't act as though we cornered you." Hux rolled his eyes. "You picked that corner all on your own."

Kylo spun in his chair, the wheels on the bottom squeaking. He let out a long breath. "I know you are in contact with my mother. With the Resistance. And you know that myself and Hux are in a situation right now. Supreme Leader Snoke has..." Kylo glanced at Hux. "Snoke betrayed us, and it isn't really surprising. What is surprising are his methods."

"What do I care? Mommy doesn't pay me to babysit you." The woman pulled her knees to her chest, making herself seem smaller, meak.

Hux was counting the seconds. Lilac was missing. Dead?

"Pay, hmm?" Hux stood and offered his hand to the woman. "We don't have time for negotiations. Get us off of this ship, and in a position to find Lilac. In return, I will personally give your General Organa classified First Order information. That will satisfy everyone, plus you receive a nice bonus for doing your damn job. Good enough?"

The woman looked between the two. Money got the better of her. She took Hux's hand. "I need you to promise I'll be safe. And that you won't seek out any other possible Resistance members that may or may not have infiltrated the First Order."

"Done." Hux promised, helping her stand. She looked to Kylo.

"Done." Kylo also reassured her. "We need you. By the time we don't, we will be in the care of someone else and you will be awaiting your pay raise."

Her eyes sparkled. It was the luckiest deal she'd ever received.