Sorry I haven't published in a bit! If you haven't noticed, I try publish every weekend, but my schedule sometimes gets in the way. You get a longer chapter as payment.


"Let me talk to him," Finn said to the guard standing outside the cell. The man nodded and opened the door, walking away to leave them alone.

Finn sat next to Ben and leaning close to him. Ben's cuffs were beside him, along with a lightsaber.

"Finn, you have to help me," Ben pleaded. His voice was helpless and full of a fear Finn had never seen in him. "Did Leia talk to you?" Finn nodded.

"Is it true? She's Palpatine's granddaughter? That's why she could blow up that transport ship with her hand, right?" Ben nodded.

"Palpatine made Rey kill him, but what that does is transfer all the Sith that ever lived from Palpatine to Rey. This means Rey's mind is clouded and full of evil. She carries a new saber now, and I don't like it. She thinks her name is Darth Sethi."

"Then why is she here?" Finn asked.

"She is trying to sway me back to the dark side. She said that I would take this saber and join her. She is more powerful than ever. I can't stop her alone. On top of all that, she has control of the entire Final Order now. Those ships you destroyed – that isn't all."

Finn's eyes widened. "You're telling me there is more?" Ben nodded.

"On another planet, Palpatine devised something else. Those ships on Exogul were just the beginning. And Rey, she…she is Empress now. Empress Palpatine." Ben scoffed and shrugged. A tear dropped out of his eye.

"Finn, I…I love her. She was the only person who believed in Ben and she saved me. But now, I have to save her."

Finn watched as Ben wiped the tears out of his eyes and sat up.

"Then we need to act. I can talk to Poe and we can find this thing Palpatine was building," Finn said, standing up. A sudden shout and a scream rang out from the mess hall.

"This can't be good," Ben said. He stood, grabbing the lightsaber on the chair next to him. Ben ignited it, the red glow making Finn flinch. Without hesitation, he slashed the helmet on the chair, splitting it into two.

"That is the end of Kylo Ren," he breathed heavily.

Together, they rushed out of the cell as they heard blaster fire echo around the room. There were flashes of red reflected on the metal as Ben saw Sethi twirl her double-bladed saber. All of her years of training with her staff and every single bit of information from the Sith flowed into her movements. She deflected bolts and knocked people unconscious with the force.

Finn looked in horror and held his head in his hands as pilots and resistance fighters were knocked to the ground around them. Ben threw the saber in his hands at Sethi, summoning the two sabers from her belt as she turned around. Her eyes were yellow and she hissed, showing sharp teeth which morphed back into her normal set. Finn looked in digust at this. Ben ignited his mother and his grandfather's sabers.

"Rey, stop," Ben pleaded. Sethi stopped the crossguard saber as it hurtled towards her, and sheathed it with the force, clipping it to her belt. She lifted her hand, bolts of lightning shooting out of it. Ben blocked it with his saber and held his ground. He was still weak, having had no food except water that was force-fed to him while he slept. Finn grabbed the saber which was held loosely in Ben's left hand and took the brunt of the force, grunting and gritting his teeth.

Sethi broke off and snarled. She ran towards them as Ben and Finn hurried off. Chewie, Lando and some other Resistance fighters were inside the Falcon which was just beginning to take off. Ben and Finn jumped as the landing ramp began to raise and ship rose into the sky. Both of them took a final look at the base which was in flames. Sethi, who still held her lightsaber, was looking at them with a murderous look in her eyes.

Finn walked into the main room where some people were on the floor crying with others comforting them. Some looked up at the sight of Ben and everyone froze. One pilot picked up her blaster and fired it. Ben just managed to hold up his hand to stop the bolt, sending it into an empty storage box which cracked behind him. Chewie roared and ran towards him, enveloping him in a huge, furry hug.

"I missed you too old pal," Ben chuckled smiling at the Wookie. "Look, about dad-"

Chewie broke him off. You're Ben Solo, he growled. Kylo Ren killed Han Solo.

"This is Ben Solo, the son of the late General Leia. And don't worry, he won't hurt anyone," Finn said. The resistance fighters looked away and muttered to each other, casting glances at him.

"I don't think you want to stay in those clothes," Finn said. He began to lead Ben through the ship, but Ben didn't need Finn's directions. He hurried into the small room which had once been his father's. It was still decorated with tokens of some heists and battles. Ben opened a closet and took out some long pants and a white t-shirt. He stopped for a moment as he looked at Han's old clothes.

"You know this ship?" Finn asked.

"I used to fly it as a kid. Han never liked my flying, but Chewie did," Ben said, pulling off his thick jacket and slipping on the loose white shirt. Finn stood outside the door as Ben changed before he came out, dressed almost exactly as Han.

"Like father like son," Finn smirked as they headed to the cockpit. Lando was piloting while Chewie sat beside him, flicking some switches.

"Hey kid," Lando said, smiling.

"Lando," Ben grinned, pulling him into a hug.

"Where's Poe," Finn asked, sitting in the seat behind Chewie. No one spoke and Chewie gave a sad little moan.

"I don't think he made it," Lando finally said. Finn sighed and ran his fingers through his short hair.

"He isn't dead," Ben finally said, feeling through the force. Finn looked at him with a sideways glance. "No one is. They're just unconscious."

"Take a while to get to our destination so hang tight. You may want to talk to the group back there," Lando gestured to the main room. Finn nodded and headed out to the remaining fighters.