"The girl I heard so much about!" Hux said to Padme, as he touched her cheek. She tried to pull away from his touch, but he was too quick. She read his mind.
"And I will know everything about you after this interrogation is over. I will know you in every single possible way," he thought to himself.
"My dear," Hux began. "I have given you an injection, which has two serums." He stared at the lovely girl, who had chestnut brown eyes and blue eyes.
"No," Kylo moaned in desperation. One of the serums was the truth serum, but what about the other one? He tried to break free, but the Stromtroopers held a tight grip on him.
Hux ignored Kylo, and placed his other hand on Padme's other cheek. He made her look at him. She tried not to be frightened by his touch.
Hux was about to say something to Padme when a First Order captain called him over the intercom.
"Yes?" he hissed, annoyed that he was being interrupted.
"General, the weapon is fully charged," the voice told him.
"Excellent. When I give the command, fire it at full power."
Hux pulled away from Padme, and walked towards a large screen. He turned to face the girl and deviously said,
"You and Kylo Ren have the privilege to see Starkiller Base fire at maximum power. Now what system should be destroyed?"
On Hosnian Prime, the minister had finished marrying Han and Leia, and Chewbacca and Herian. They hugged and kissed their new spouses.
"My dear, did you hear the big news from the Galactic Senate?" Hux asked Padme. She shook her head no.
"Today, the Senate voted to declare war against me," he stated. Padme felt his anger.
"Get off Hosnian Prime now!" Kylo screamed through the Force. He knew Padme's parents were there.
"No!" Luke shouted, hearing Kylo's warning. "Leia, you need to get everyone off the planet, now!"
"Oh no!" Ezra mumbled, as he tried to fly the Ghost as fast as he could.
"Mommy!" Caleb cried, as he foresaw what was about to happen.
"The weapon, it's firing at us..."Leia gasped.
"No!" Padme screamed, as she saw Starkiller Base fire. The entire Hosnian system, including Hosnian Prime, was destroyed. Hux stared at Padme, but she could only look in horror at the screen. They were gone in a flash. Her parents, Chewy and Herian. Along with billions of innocent lives.
"Mommy!" Caleb wailed, as Ezra held him. There were no words he could say to comfort the little boy. He felt the loss of Padme's family, and especially grieved over Herian.
Luke had to sit down. from the emotional pain of losing Leia, Han and Chewy. He was hurt by the fact he could do nothing to stop the attack.
Padme heard Caleb crying over his mom. The poor boy! He was so young to have his mother murdered in cold blood. She was relieved to know that Ezra was with him. She could also hear Luke weeping in sorrow. Padme wished she could cry. But seeing her family killed before her eyes was too much for her.
"How could you!" she growled at Hux. "You just murdered billions of innocent lives!"
He walked over to Padme, and said with fury in his eyes,
"They were not innocent. They declared war. So if the galaxy wants itself destroyed, then I will destroy it!"
Padme turned her face away, but Hux placed his hand under her chin and made her face him.
"You killed men, women, children! Have you no shame?"
"I will do anything to get what I want," the general whispered, as he traced Padme's cheek. She felt a strange yet pleasant sensation when he did that. Her body was reacting to his touch. Hux grinned. The other serum was starting to work.
"Leave her alone!" Kylo shouted at Hux.
"Shut up, or I will throw you out!" Hux screamed at him. This caused Padme to tremble. Hux focused his attention back on her.
"Why do you look so sad, my dear?" he asked her. He wanted to know if the truth serum was working as well.
"My family and friends were on Hosnian Prime," she angrily responded.
"I offer my condolences. Despite what you may think, I do not want to cause you harm."
"Liar! All you want is to conquer and destroy the galaxy!"
"Actually, that is not all I want," Hux thought to himself. "I want you, my dear."
Padme tried her best to not be afraid, even though she knew Hux's thought. He placed a hand on her shoulder. She unsuccessfully tried to shrug him off.
"I just want to know more about my lovely guest here," Hux said softly. "I will ask you some questions. As long as you tell me the truth, you will be fine. But if you lie, your body will be shocked. I would suggest you tell the truth." He then stroked Padme's hair. He could not wait to have the girl in his bed.
"Ben, where are you?" Padme thought to herself.
"Are you ready to answer my questions?" Hux asked. He desperately wanted her, but there would be time later to touch her.
Against her will, Padme had no choice but to nod her head in agreement. To Kylo, she said to his mind,
"Is there anything you can do to stop this?" But he refused to answer her. She felt his guilt and shame for the predicament she was in.
"Very good," Hux uttered, a big smile on his face. The girl was not only beautiful, but she was smart. She knew cooperating with him would be her best chance of surviving. He grabbed his datapad, and pulled a chair next to Padme. He gazed at the lingerie set she was wearing. He wanted to take it off and have sex with her right there, but he needed to know more information about Mand'alor.
"Tell me your name, my dear," Hux began the questioning. Padme remained silent. But the truth serum was causing her discomfort. There was no way she could lie about who she was.
"Padme," she managed to say, as she stared at Hux.
"I need your last name, too. Don't try to resist, it will only increase your discomfort."
Padme felt Kylo's anger and sympathy for her. But he could nothing for her. No one could. So she made a difficult decision. She cut off all her Force connections, and focused on entering Hux's mind. She needed to find out where he was holding Ben, so that she could say goodbye to him.
She took a deep breath, and said,
"My name is Padme Shmi Desertwar."
When Hux heard the girl's full name, he almost dropped his datapad. It couldn't be! Mand'alor was Padme Desertwar, Ben's girl? He expected her to be shocked, but she wasn't.
"Why did you tell him the truth?" Kylo nervously called out to Padme through the Force. But she did not respond to him.
It took a moment for Hux to realize what Padme had just revealed. Then he flashed an evil smile. This was going to fun, interrogating her!
