A/N: A little shift of perspective here. Hope you like it!

Chapter 2

"She's gone," he said, sinking down into the sand. "They took her."

Odinna came over and knelt next to him, putting her arms around him. "Who took her, Ben?"

"The First Order."

Ben took less than a few minutes to grieve that she wasn't here waiting for him, but quickly stood up and looked at his father, who had just exited the ship.

"Dad call back to Mother. Snoke and the First Order have Rey, we need New Republic reinforcements to go after her." He stood up and began walking back into the ship. "I need to speak with Uncle and Mara."

Rey was wishing for the warmth of her cave while sitting in the cold, damp cell on the First Order's ship. She was exhausted after dealing with the last 24 hours but staying awake and alert was necessary. Silent tears streamed down her face remembering her parent's deaths, at the hands of Ushar. Under threat of the death of her mother was the only reason Rey conceded to go with him and his Knights, but they killed her anyway while Rey was watching.

Rey was curled in the corner of the cell, waiting to be brought before Snoke – Ushar had told her when she was thrown in that they were on their way to see Snoke who would be dealing with her himself. She trembled at the thought of Snoke, knowing just how powerful he truly was having felt him in Ben's head years ago. She had tried to reach out to talk to Ben, but Ushar had something in the cell that was making her connection to the Force weak. It was disarming, and ultimately terrifying to lose the connection with Ben that she was so used to having.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw movement and she cowered even more not knowing who was coming for her. Upon seeing a child, maybe a teenager, sweeping out one of the other cells, she relaxed and huddled again to try and get warmer. The boy glanced up at her, noticed her shivering and ran into the other room. He came back with a blanket that he pushed through the bars and threw to her. Grateful, she smiled at him.

He smiled back. "I'm sorry you are in here, but the least I can do is help you get warmer."

"Thank you. What's your name?" Rey said, wrapping the blanket around herself.

"The only name I know is what they told me, FN2187. They took me from my parents a few years ago, but I don't remember my name." He looked sad for a moment then he grinned at her. "I stole some extra rations this morning, do you want some? Are you hungry?"

Rey nodded, and he threw her a packet of First Order rations. Trusting that the child wouldn't give her something dangerous, she tore into the bag and ate half, before folding it and storing it under the blanket. She wasn't sure how long she would be here, so she decided that she would save the rest for later in case Ushar didn't feed her.

"How old are you, Finn?"

"Finn?"

"Sorry, FN2187 is a total mouthful. Can I call you Finn?"

The boy thought for a moment, smiled and nodded. "Sure, Finn…I like the sound of that! That's way better than my actual name." He walked the length of the cell, grabbed his broom where he had dropped it earlier, and came to stand closer to her. "In case anyone walks in, at least I have a reason to be over here.

"I'm 14." He started sweeping lightly, keeping his head down but continued to talk to her. "Why are you in here? You do something in training to get locked up?"

"Oh, I'm not a storm trooper, Finn. I was captured by Ushar and his Knights." Rey looked curiously at the boy. Is he really just 14? He seems younger, she thought to herself.

Finn stopped sweeping to look at her. "You were caught by Ushar? Oh, I'm so sorry!"

"What happens to those caught by him, do you know?"

Finn shuttered, but didn't answer. He went back to sweeping and left her alone for a few minutes. Though she was cut off from Ben, she could still feel the Force around her just fainter than normal. She reached out and probed the boy. When she touched him with her feelings, his eyes bolted back to her.

"What are you doing?" he asked, eyes wide.

"I was curious, I was just seeing if you are Force-sensitive. It seems that you are strong, if you were able to feel me probe you," she said, standing up slowly and walking over to the edge of the cell near where he was standing. "Do you feel things, or see things, that others do not? Are you able to move things with your mind?"

Finn swallowed loudly and nodded, his terrified eyes staring up at her. He was only a little shorter than she was, but he still had to look up to stare into her eyes. He looked like a scared child.

Rey rushed to reassure him. "I can do that, too, Finn. There are many that can, in fact that's who I need to get back to."

"There are many in my unit that can also. The ship has a lot of special people like that."

"Finn, can you help me get out of here? I need to get back to my friends." She looked into his eyes again, the scared eyes of a child stared back at her.

"I, I don't know…I'd get in trouble…"

"You can come with me. My friends will accept you; I know they will. I can help you learn how to use that power."

Finn shook his head. "This is my home now; I can't leave it. I have friends here. But I can try to help you escape." He ran back to where he had gone to get the blanket, coming back with keys to the cell. He was starting to open the cell when he heard a noise. He pocketed the keys and went back to sweeping. Rey went back to her corner and pulled the blanket over her just as Ushar came back in, flanked by two of his Knights.

His eyes flashed to Finn for a second, who astutely ignored them as he was trained to do, but they settled on Rey in the far corner of her cell. Rey couldn't see his face, as all three of the men were masked, but she could feel hatred rolling off him.

"You'll be sad to know that we are being diverted; I won't be able to bring you to my Master as fast as I thought."

"I'll cry about it later, Ushar."

"In the meantime, I thought it would be useful for some training, yes? Maybe we can see what this Jedi school has taught you and fill in some gaps of knowledge. I don't have to tell you that the Dark side is more powerful; you have seen us in action."

"Yeah, and I remember my friend and I besting your Knights when we were teenagers. Sure seemed powerful…" Rey cocked her head to the side and smirked at him clenching his hands. "Have you been able to teach them how to keep their own weapons yet?"

The Knights next to Ushar reached for their weapons, taking a step forward. Ushar held up his hand halting their progress. "Let's find out, shall we?"

He moved his hand over the cell door, and it opened. The Knights rushed in and grabbed Rey, hauling her out of the cell and through the door into the hallway of the ship. Finn kept his eyes down as Ushar left as well, but he kept the corner of his eye on them. Once they were all out, he put the broom back where it belonged, along with the keys, and rushed in the opposite direction that they had gone.

Rey noticed immediately that whatever it was that kept her from sensing Ben was gone once they were out of the cell block. Testing her theory, she reached out and found him immediately.

'Rey? Oh my god, Rey! Are you OK?' Came Ben's immediate reply.

'Sort of. I'm being held hostage by Ushar and his goons. Now would be great time for a gallant rescue of the damsel in distress.'

'We are coming, Rey. I'm close to the ship that I could feel you on; I'm trying to figure out how to get closer and not get killed.'

'There are friendlies here, Ben. Be careful and try not to blow it up, will you?' Rey was pushed into a large opening in the hallway. Looking around, she could see the other Knights all standing in a row holding different weapons. 'Now, if you will excuse me, while you are trying to find a way on board, I need to teach Ushar and his followers just how strong a scrawny girl can be.'

She sensed Ben's alarm just as they pushed her into the middle of the practice area. They hadn't uncuffed her yet, but she knew that wouldn't matter. She could feel the Force at full strength now, so being hindered that way wouldn't make any difference.

Rey stood up, smirking at the masked men surrounding her. "So, who's Ren? I assume one of you is called that, since you are the Knights of Ren after all."

"Our old leader, we just never changed the name," was the reply from Ushar, still standing behind her. "Knights teach her about the power of the Dark side; my Master has summoned me to make contact. But," he warned, his voice lowering into a growl. "do not kill her. Master wants her alive."

Ushar exited, as the other two behind her pushed her again right into one of the other Knights. Realizing her opportunity, she grabbed for the weapon and took it easily. The Knight put his hand out to take it back from her, but she shoved him across the room. He hit the wall and didn't get up. Grasping the weapon, she swung the sword toward the next man, knocking him over easily. Unfortunately, that was just enough time for the others to grab her from behind, stripping her of the weapon.

"Don't be like that, little girl. Master Ushar told us to play, let's see what else you got." To her amazement, he released her cuffs letting them fall to the floor. He pulled out his lightsabre, lit it and held it against her neck. "She already took out one of us; make sure she doesn't do that again. Ushar will be furious."

He released her and threw her to the ground. The other Knights took out their sabres each lighting them. Right as they started to advance, a loud explosion rocked them, sending several to their knees.

"Vicrul, Cardo, stay with her. The rest of you, with me. Let's go see what happened." The Knight who had shoved her to the ground and uncuffed her flew into the hallway, the rest of the men following him.

The two-remaining turned off their sabres, stuck them to their belts and came back over to her, picking up the cuffs and putting them back on.

'Rey, we are here. Can you get away?' Ben said. She could hear that he was out of breath.

'Let me see. I think so.' Rey struggled with the men, trying to reach for a weapon, but she heard two loud noises, and the men released her slipping to the ground.

Finn and two storm troopers stood behind them. The storm troopers were still masked, but they held guns. Finn motioned for her to follow them without making any sounds. She followed without question, being led through a door she hadn't seen before on the far side of the practice area. He led her through a series of smaller hallways, filled with other children about his age and slightly older looking, the two storm troopers bringing up the rear.

"I can take you to the hanger where a ship just docked; I've never seen a ship like that before, so I'm assuming those are your friends coming to rescue you. We must hurry and take the hidden hallways, or we will be found. The guys in here won't say anything; they don't want to get in trouble either."

Rey nodded, though he had already turned away, and continued to follow him. Soon, he motioned for her to be quiet as he eased a final door open. This opened into a hanger bay, behind several crates on the far side. She saw the top of the Falcon and heard gun fire all around them. Finn poked his head out, looking at the troopers that surrounded the ship. The Knights had made it there and were fighting several people he didn't know, but who had similar weapons to the Knights.

"If we can just get rid of the Knights, I can call the troopers off. None of them are bad people. I can ask them to stop fighting," Finn whispered to her, creeping forward so as to remain hidden by the crates.

'Ben, I'm here. Take out the Knights; we may be able to stop the storm troopers if you do.'

'How…?'

'Just trust me, please.' She heard Ben call to the others, and they congressed around the Knights. They had gotten training since she had fought them last, but their training was nothing in comparison to the Jedi she knew and loved. She marveled at how they moved so in sync with each other, knocking the Knights down. Two of them ran to get away from the fight, which gave Finn the opportunity he was looking for.

Running out amid the troopers, Finn held out his hands. "Friends, stop! The Knights are gone, you don't have to fight anymore."

Miraculously, each of the storm troopers put down their weapons and looked to Finn. He walked toward Han and Ben, toward the landing gear of the Falcon, and said, "Are you friends with Rey?"

Without waiting for an answer, Rey vaulted over the crates and ran full speed toward Ben. He caught her as she collided full force with him, throwing his arms around her and lifting her into the air. Han smiled, clapping Ben on the back, and then turned back to Finn.

"You running this show, kid? How'd you do that?"

One of the storm troopers pulled his helmet off and walked toward Finn. "That was dangerous, FN2187. If they were to come in now, we would all have to go back to reconditioning."

Finn looked up as the trooper. "It was the right thing to do. I had to help her. Can you do anything to keep them from coming back? With more troops?"

Shaking his head, he put his helmet on and motioned for everyone to be quiet. "Commander, the rebels have escaped the hanger bay. The Knights were defeated, but the rebels escaped down the pass way toward the prisoner quarters. Do you want us to pursue?"

They couldn't hear a reply, but the trooper nodded. "Roger, Commander. We will hold the ship until we receive further orders."

He took his helmet off again and said, "We were told to remain here so that they couldn't escape. How are we supposed to let them leave now, or was that even a part of this brilliant plan FN2187?"

"RT2234 is going to have the prisoner quarters explode in a few minutes, you should run down there to help while they escape."

Sure enough, within a few moments, they heard another explosion, rocking them slightly. The man put his helmet back on and was quiet for a moment. "Yes, Commander. I understand."

He took it off, motioning to Finn. "You going with them?"

"If they'll have me…" Finn looked to Rey, who smiled down at him, still in Ben's arms. Finn ran forward and threw his arms around the unmasked trooper. "Come with us. I'm sure they can use you. You'll be safe."

Shaking his head, he motioned for the rest of the squad to follow him. "Be safe, FN2187. I am sure we will meet again."

"Actually, it's Finn," he said, grinning up at the man. Half of the troopers came over and hugged Finn, before following the trooper down the hallway at a light run. Finn turned around and faced the rest of the group near the Falcon. "We better get out of here. We won't have much time before they realize it was just a ruse so you guys can get out."

They all piled back into the Falcon, and Chewy flew safely out of the hanger bay and went to hyperspace immediately. Once they saw the stars streaking by, everyone collectively gave a sigh of relief.

Ben and Rey continued to embrace, though he had to let her go a few times so she could greet the rest of them. They all in turn came over to give her a hug and tell her how happy they were to see her again. Han was the one that shooed them away.

"Go get her some food; she looks like she could use about fifty meals. Spend some time together, you won't have much of it once we get back to Chandrila," he said, winking at his son. Ben laughed, holding Rey tighter, as they walked toward the captain's quarters in the back of the ship.

A/N: I hope that everyone is staying well, and sane while stuck inside! Just be safe!

Thanks again to my beta, Zombiefied419 for all of your help!

Chapter Sources:

wiki/Knights_of_Ren

wiki/Savareen

Movies:

Solo, a Star Wars Story

Star Wars The Rise of Skywalker