"Leaving hyperspace." Kylo yelled to his crew of Knights. The trip lasted a few hours. But to Kylo...It felt like an eternity. An eternity of thoughts that he wanted to drive away. What if he wasn't strong enough, even with Rey? What would his master do to him? To her?! Snoke wasn't a merciful being. He would want Kylo to suffer...He would hurt Rey. Kylo couldn't stop the images flooding into his mind.
Rey breathing hard, her limbs trembling. Blood streaked down her face. She was lifted into the air, turning to face him.
Snoke grinned to him.
"Fulfill your destiny." The being of pure evil would entice Kylo.
Kylo's eyes were heavy with water and trepidation. No, he can't. Please. Please kill him...Not Rey. Take himself instead. He would plead with Snoke, begging for the being to kill himself, rather than Rey.
"Kill me! Please...Spare her..." Kylo begged.
The being would laugh.
"Weakness." The creature would yell.
And Kylo would be forced to watch Rey convulse in front of him. Lightning coursing from Snoke's bony fingers. He had to watch the life drain from her eyes. Those beautiful hazel eyes...Cold. Grey. Black. He had to watch her body fall limp in front of him. He couldn't move. Couldn't talk. He was being held back by Snoke.
Snoke would lift her lifeless corpse in the air, and the sick bastard would play with it like a puppet. Using the Force to manipulate her mouth, blowing him kisses.
It made him sick. He was beyond angry. He was enraged. His other half. His bondmate. His love of his life. Perished. And that fucker Snoke would pay. He rushed him, striking him down in fury and hate. And thus, his fate is sealed. He would forever be apart of the dark side. Cold. Heartless. His pull to the light, his heart, his love, his everything...Rey...Gone. And with her gone...So was he.
Kylo pulled himself from his thoughts, panting with...Fear. He was afraid. He shook his head, closing his eyes tightly. He couldn't handle it. He can't see that happen to Rey. He couldn't allow it. He won't.
Ben...Relax. We'll be fine. Rey tried to sooth him through their bond. She could feel his fear radiating off of him. It was surprising...She never felt this emotion from him. She wished she was still with him, so she could comfort him. Wrap her arms around his larger frame and calm his rapid heart. She tried to envision herself there, placing her petite hand against his thumping chest, her warmth trying to sooth his paralyzing fear.
Kylo could almost feel a ghost-like presence against his chest. He felt what formed to be a hand. A familiar heat against his chest. His heart. He wanted to place his own hand against it. It was Rey. She was reaching through their bond...Trying to comfort him. It did in fact calm him. He slowly did place his hand against it, and it did feel like her hand. He sighed in relief, his breathing and heart calming.
Thank you... Kylo muttered into their bond.
Rey smiled, feeling his own gloved hand on top of her's.
Let's go save Finn and end the First Order. Rey rebutted.
Kylo had a smirk on his face, his hands gripping the controls. He swiftly pulled the ship out of hyperspace...They were mere meters outside of the hanger. The ship quickly went inside, crashing down onto the metal floor. A loud hiss and scraping noises were audible as the ship slowly grinded to a halt. He turned, leaving his seat. He looked at the rattled Knights in front of him. Some were groaning. Some were holding their head.
"Smooth landing..." Sia spat, arching her back as she stretched from sitting for too long.
Kylo didn't respond. He was frozen. He felt a presence. Oh no...No...This...This wasn't planned for. He's here. Snoke is here on the Supremacy. He wasn't located somewhere else. They don't need to find Admiral Dawn. Snoke is here. Waiting for him. The Knights sense it too. They all became anxious. Worried.
"Listen...Change of plans. We don't need Dawn. We just need to find a way to the throne room. Vestillio, take your task force and continue your mission. Same with you, Bev. Sia, you're with me. We're going to lock down this hanger and wait for the arrival of my apprentice." Kylo ordered, trying to hide his own fear.
The Knights swiftly ignited their blades, running out of the ship, slicing down stormtroopers and anyone else who stood in their way. Kylo ignited his own cross-guarded blade, walking slowly down the ramp, before a hand on his shoulder stopped him. He turned to Sia.
"I sense your fear, Kylo. We won't let Snoke...Harm your apprentice. If anything...Worry for yourself. You must keep a...Level head in these times." Sia advised.
Kylo didn't respond, just offering a simple nod to his old friend. She then ignited her crimson blade, and they both stormed down the ramp, slaughtering the remaining stormtroopers and other personnel left in the hanger bay.
Rey looked down to the controls. It'll only be a few minutes until she arrived at her destination. She was ready. Ready to slap the shit out of Kylo for being a stubborn idiot. And then to hug him because she missed his presence. Force, this man was the most annoying but almost the most loving person she met. And of course, they were bonded together.
Rey's ship left hyperspace, it hurling towards the huge cruiser known as the Supremacy. Rey stared in shock and awe. It was massive. A lot bigger than a standard First Order or Imperial star destroyer. She gripped the controls, heading straight for the hanger. She can already see some turrets aiming towards her. Before they could fire, the ship made it inside the hanger bay. Which was eerily quiet, Rey had to admit.
Rey 'landed' the ship the best she could, and left it. There were bodies all over the place. Dead stormtroopers, officers, and maintenance personnel. She brought her staff out from around her back, gripping it tightly. She stood still for a moment, before igniting both blades, swiftly turning around to see Kylo standing there.
Kylo had his helmet on, his own blade ignited. They stared at each other for a few moments, before both of them swiftly disengaged their blades, running into each other's arms.
Rey held him tightly as his large arms enveloped her smaller frame into a tight hug.
"I'm so sorry..." Kylo whispered through his helmet, his voice mangled by the vocoder.
Rey glared at him.
"Helmet off." She barked.
Kylo obliged, almost ripping the helmet off of him, his black locks catching in it slightly.
Rey reached up, almost as if she was going to kiss him...But instead slapped him hard across the face.
Kylo hissed, rubbing his cheek in surprise and pain, before now Rey reached up to kiss him, her hands around his neck in the tight embrace.
"Idiot." Rey insulted.
"I missed you too." Kylo chuckled, before he became wary of the eyes watching him. Sia stood there, arms crossed in front of her. Even with her helmet on, Kylo knew she had a smirk on her face. Damn that woman.
Kylo broke their embrace, turning to Sia. He left his helmet on the ground. He didn't need it.
"Lock the doors once we leave." He ordered.
Rey tugged on his arm, causing him to turn back to her.
"What?" Kylo asked.
"I sense...Something." Rey shuddered, the darkness on the ship clouding her like a thick fog.
"Rey...He's here. Snoke is here on this ship." Kylo informed her lowly, idly twiddling his thumbs.
Rey gripped his shoulders, her fingers warming him.
"We'll face him together." Rey said confidently. "But first...Find Finn. I sense that he's here..." Rey exclaimed.
Kylo growled. He forgot...Her wretched friend. That damned traitor.
"Fine. We'll find him." Kylo groaned out, swiftly marching towards a large door.
Rey caught up with him, looking back to Sia, who just nodded to her.
"Did you have to murder all those people back there?" Rey asked as both Kylo and her sneaked down a corridor. Alarms were blaring in the distance. His Knights were hard at work.
"They left me no choice." Kylo eventually replied, whispering.
"But you chose to kill them..." Rey spat back.
"When you're getting shot at, it's a little hard to think about doing anything else." Kylo hissed.
They managed to make it towards the prisoner cells. Kylo kept moving forward, whereas Rey froze where she was. Kylo eventually turned around, walking back to her.
"What? These are the prisoner cells." Kylo implored.
"No...Finn isn't here. He's below...Another couple levels." Rey replied, feeling the dark Force around her.
Kylo groaned, a frown on his face.
"Those are the torture chambers." Kylo knowingly replied. He knew where they took Finn now. They didn't bother with a cell. They took him straight to the torture chambers. They most likely were planning to torture him until he broke and ratted out the Resistance.
"The...Torture chambers?! We need to find him!" Rey shrieked, picking up her pace down the hallway.
"Rey!" Kylo yelled out to her, causing her to turn to him.
"What?!" Rey said in annoyance.
"The elevator is this way." Kylo said, pointing to the complete opposite direction Rey was going.
Rey turned around for a moment, then ran back to Kylo. Screw him for knowing his way around.
They both entered the elevator, waiting in silence as it went down a few levels. His communicator went off.
"My lord, we have both completed our objectives and await further command." Vestillio called out.
"Good. Leave a few Knights behind and secure the hallway to the throne room." Kylo barked.
"Yes, my lord." Vestillio responded, ending the call.
"Do we have a plan of attack on Snoke? Other than just barging in?" Rey asked.
Kylo looked to her for a moment, then back to the elevator door. No response.
Great. That meant exactly what she thought. They're going to just barge in with their lightsabers raised. What a great plan.
The elevator stopped, the doors still closed for a moment.
Rey's eyes went wide, looking up to a knowing Kylo Ren. They both ignited their blades as the door opened, revealing a group of stormtroopers who were waiting for the elevator.
FN-9899 stood in front of his comrades, waiting for the elevator. The Captain said that a group of Resistance-sympathizers were attacking, and they had to lock down the corridor.
"What if they got them laser swords?!" FN-4050 worriedly questioned.
"What are you talking about, laser brain?" FN-6767 responded, annoyed by her teammate.
"Focus. We'll just mow down those Resistance scum when they open the door." 9899 yelled.
The doors opened, revealing...Kylo Ren! Without his helmet! And...A girl. She had one lightsaber...With two blades. Purple and yellow. Kylo Ren had his red blade. The troopers stood there for a moment.
"Told ya'." 4050 whispered to his compatriot.
"Shut it and fire!" 6767 quipped, firing down towards the two intruders.
Rey spun her blade defensively, blocking the bolts, while Kylo reached out, freezing the troopers in place. He charged forward, about to slash down one when he felt a hand grab his wrist, yanking him back.
"No! Don't kill them!..." Rey pleaded.
Kylo rolled his eyes to her, groaning. He, with a flick of his wrist, sent the troopers down into an unconscious state via the Force.
"Happy?" Kylo growled as he disengaged his blade.
"Not really." Rey responded as she slung her staff over her back. She reached her hand out, sensing the Force around her. She used it to find Finn, slowly walking towards a door in the hallway.
"This one." Rey exclaimed.
Kylo nodded, using the Force to rip the door open. Inside was a grim sight.
Finn was laying there without a shirt on. His abdomen was laced with slash marks from a whip. His skin was bloodied and bruised. His face was swollen, but a small smile came up on it.
"R-Rey..." Finn croaked out in a garbled manner.
Rey ran forward, tenderly hugging the man fastened to the table.
"Finn! I'm so sorry we couldn't come sooner..." Rey felt horrible for her friend. He looked like he was in so much pain. He suffered so much.
"R-Rey...Watch...Kylo Ren!" Finn tried to warn his friend, struggling to get out of his restraints to protect her.
Kylo rolled his eyes, using the Force to swiftly knock him out.
"Hey!" Rey yelped, turning to Kylo.
"He needs rest." Kylo retorted, walking over and freeing Finn from his imprisonment on the table.
"Sia. I need you to these coordinates. Take the prisoner and bring him to our shuttle. He needs medical assistance." Kylo demanded in his communicator.
"Right away." Sia said.
Kylo nodded to Rey.
"Time to go." He said.
Rey knew what he meant. It was time. She was dreading this. Were they powerful enough? Did she have the strength to face the creature named Snoke? The supposed all powerful being? She felt her heart pump faster as they both left to the elevator again.
It was a silent and tense moment as the elevator rose to the uppermost floor in the cruiser. The doors opened to reveal the Knights of Ren waiting outside a large metallic door. The throne room.
Everyone had their blades ready. Kylo approached the door with apprehension. He turned back to Rey. She gulped, offering him a nod.
Kylo didn't care anymore. He needed to do this. He walked over to Rey, wrapping her in a tight hug, clutching her tightly to his body.
Rey slowly hugged back, before his lips came down to her, kissing her passionately, worryingly.
"I love you" Rey smiled, nodding again to him.
"I know." Kylo whispered.
They broke their embrace, and looked back to the door.
"Open it." Kylo commanded, his crimson blade ready to strike.
Bev Ren quickly entered some commands into a console near the door, causing it to slowly hiss open. The first thing they hear is a slow, maniacal laugh.
"It's so good to see you, Kylo Ren, master of the Knights of Ren." Snoke snarled as they all entered the room.
Snoke's Praetorian guards swiftly moved in front of his throne, their own weapons raised and ready.
"Well, my boy, I see you are confident in your abilities. Judging by you dragging the Knights of Ren here...Oh, but the girl. I see her. I know what you have for her, Ben Solo." Snoke kept smirking. An evil and cold smirk that sent chills down Kylo's spine.
"Enough talk. We're here to end your reign." Kylo growled.
And at that, Kylo, Rey, and the Knights of Ren all ran forward into the swarm of red guards.
A large battle ensued. Shades of black and red danced across the room. Hissing and sparking of lightsabers hitting resistant metals. The yelling and screaming of the guards and the Knights who perished. Clanking of gear and boots. Kylo didn't hear or see anything. All he could see is his old master sitting on the throne in front of him. He ran, breathing hard, blade raised above his head. He ran towards Snoke, and tried to slash downwards. But he couldn't move. He was frozen. He tried to break free from his master's clutches, to no avail.
"You are a fool. You think you could overpower me?" Snoke violently questioned. "I am the Supreme Leader for a reason, Kylo Ren. I cannot be beaten. I cannot be destroyed by the likes of you. And now, young Ben Solo. You will die." Snoke snarled, his bony fingers reaching out.
Kylo screamed in agony as he felt his master raid his mind, scratching and clawing against his brain.
Rey ran forward, throwing her staff across the air. It froze right before it hit Snoke, causing Kylo to drop to the ground, gasping and panting for air.
"Foolish girl. Pathetic. What a waste of power." Snoke growled, now freezing Rey. He plucked the staff out of the air, resting it behind him.
She stubbornly tried to break free from his grasp. Which, just like Kylo, didn't work.
"So afraid. So fearful. You're in pain. I can sense it. Your family...You wish to know who they were." The creature whispered, his hand now reaching out, touching Rey's cheek.
Rey tried to recoil from his touch. It was cold. Heartless. Dark.
"Kriff off! You don't know anything about me!" Rey tried.
"I don't, girl? Well, let's change that." Snoke began to reach into her mind, causing immense pain.
Rey screamed out, trying to push the unmovable force out from her mind. It felt like she was going to implode. It felt as if her skull was constricting around her brain, squishing it into a pulp. But it wasn't. It was Snoke going through her memories.
Kylo stood up, igniting his blade again. He ran forward.
"Let her go!" Kylo screamed in rage.
Snoke turned to Kylo, now freezing him in place as-well.
"Perhaps I was wrong, Kylo Ren. Maybe you can turn into that powerful dark-side user. There is just one obstacle left for you to topple to gain unlimited power." Snoke suggested, slowly dragging Rey to her knees. He dragged her with the Force in front of Kylo Ren.
Rey was afraid, Kylo could see that. Her eyes were wide, and she was breathing hard. He wanted to reach out and comfort her. He wanted to kill Snoke with his bare hands.
"Strike her down and fulfill your destiny." Snoke commanded.
"Never!" Kylo responded.
"You will." Snoke smiled, slowly raising Kylo's arm.
Kylo went wide-eyed, struggling to hold his arm back. Snoke was forcing him to raise his own lightsaber.
"No! Stop!...Wait! Please!...Kill, kill me instead! Spare her!" Kylo frantically screamed. His worst fears were becoming true.
Kylo looked into Rey's eyes, but they weren't fearful. They were determined. She was planning something. He heard two blades ignite, and suddenly, the Force around them was released. He looked up to Snoke.
Rey's lightsaber had ignited, piering right through Snoke's stomach. She sat up, pulling it towards herself. The blade moved in a twirling manner, slicing up Snoke as she pulled it back to her hand.
Snoke slowly flopped to the ground, split in half. Rey jumped from the ground, right into Kylo's arms.
He wrapped them tightly around her, kissing her lightly all over her head.
"We did it!" Rey shrieked in excitement.
Kylo turned for a moment. The Knights were finishing off the last of the guards. He looked back to Rey with a smile on his face. He stepped back, offering his hand out to her.
"Rey...Join me. Please. We can end this conflict once and for all. Together, we can rule the galaxy. We can bring peace in our time. Please." Kylo begged, his dark eyes staring intently into her's.
It hit Rey hard. What?! He wanted what?!
"What?" Rey almost whispered.
"Rey...Together, we are the most powerful beings the galaxy has ever seen. We can destroy this war, end it. And we can usher in a wave of peace and security into the galaxy." Kylo continued, trying to bring her to his side.
"Under liberty?" Rey asked.
Kylo hesitated for a moment.
"Under a strong leadership between husband and wife." Kylo said, dropping to his knee in front of her.
Rey went even more wide-eyed. He wasn't just proposing that she join him to bring peace to the galaxy under the First Order...But he was...Actually proposing to her. Emotions and thoughts swirled in her brain. She took a timid step forward. It was too much. He promised he would return to see his mother. He promised they would remember Luke. He now wanted her to be his wife. To be his queen or whatever he wanted in this new First Order. But she didn't want that. She didn't want to be apart of the First Order, or near anything like it.
"I...I want to. I want to be with you forever, Ben..." Rey said.
Kylo grinned, his hand still outstretched.
"...But...Not in a tyrannical organization. Come with me...Back to the Resistance! Like you promised..." Rey said, choking up.
Kylo slowly rose to his feet, his smile turning into a frown.
"What?" Kylo said, danger in his voice.
"I...I can't stay with you if you're just taking Snoke's place." Rey said. She now took a step back.
"Rey..." Kylo warned.
"I'm sorry." Rey said, before she sent a wave of the Force against him, causing him to stumble back. She ran from the room before the Knights or Kylo could respond.
Kylo stared in rage, rushing after her now.
"Stop! Rey!" Kylo screamed as he ran after her.
She rushed into the hanger bay, ignoring Sia as she ran past her, running into the ship she was in. Finn was laying down inside, bandages covering the front of his body.
Rey started the engines, closing the hatch.
Kylo ran in front of the ship, pressing his hand against the glass. His eyes were filled with betrayal and rage.
Rey stared at him, her eyes filled with hurt and sorrow.
"I'll hunt you down! You can't escape! How dare you reject me?!" Kylo raged.
"I know." Rey replied.
And with that, she lifted the ship up, and swiftly left the hanger.
Sorry for it being late, I had a tad bit of writer's block! Anyway, thanks for reading! More is on the way! Expect the next chapter by Wednesday! I appreciate you all for reading and I hope you decide to leave a review!