The Dark Heir
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN THIS STORY, DISNEY AND LUCASFILM OWN ALL CHARACTERS. I ONLY OWN THE PLOT. I DO NOT MAKE MONEY FROM THIS, THIS IS PURELY FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES.
Description: SPOILERS FOR TROS! An AU for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, and The Rise of Skywalker. Rey is a scavenger from nowhere when she is found by an agent of The Final Order. She is taken to a planet called Exegol. There she will learn the truth of her lineage and ascend to take her grandfather's place. With The Final Order backing her, she will not be stopped. GREATERGOOD!LUKE DARK!REY, REYLO!
Pairing: Rey Palpatine/Kylo Ren
Rating: Rated Mature. Contains Language, Violence, Descriptions of Sexual and Intimate Actions, Mentions of Rape and other content not suited for some of those under the age of eighteen.
Fonts:
Normal dialogue and script(Normal.)
Thoughts(Italics.)
Telepathic speech and abilities/visions(Bold.)
Previous chapter:
—Supreme Leader Snoke POV—
Snoke dismisses Hux and tries to have a Force vision. His concentration is interrupted by a tremor in the Force as Kier Ren dies. Snoke's eyes widen. "Who could have killed the brutal Kier Ren?" He asks himself.
Chapter 8(Infiltration of the Resistance)
—Kayla Ren POV—
Rey sits in the pilot's chair with Kayla in the co-pilot's chair as the Fury-class ship speeds through hyperspace. Silence has reigned over the two ever since they boarded the shuttle towards Endor. Rey interrupts that silence, saying, "We are going to make a stop on Malachor. A planet home to a destroyed Sith Temple as I have a contact who is going to meet is there to give us a stolen freighter and intercepted Resistance clearance codes. From there, we will wait for the right moment and then land at the Resistance base. We will work to meet your mother, father, uncle, and aunt and once we do, we will use their knowledge to doom their existences."
Kayla nods. She goes to speak but Rey interrupts her, "Also, we are going to need aliases while we are infiltrating the Resistance. I am going to be Kira Mirtis and you are going to be my sister. You may pick your first name but your last name will obviously be Mirtis." Kayla nods again.
A few moments later, Kayla says, "I like the name Violet and it fits the color of my eyes. Although milady, I am not sure about your name. I used to call myself Kira Jade. My blood-relatives might notice the name and investigate us more thoroughly."
The Sith Empress closes her eyes and sighs before saying, "It shouldn't matter. Your mother should be able to tell that I am not you because of our non-existent Force signatures, as I am sure she knows yours very well."
Kayla remains silent for a moment before nodding, "I guess you are right." She says. Kayla smirks as she adds, "And it might serve as a painful reminder to what my mother and father lost."
Rey's lips turn up slightly as she says, "That is true. We will eventually reveal ourselves to the galaxy once more and I continue my conquest. It might serve as useful to try and sway as many Republic senators as I can so less oppose me when I seize power."
After a minute of silence, Rey says, "We are going to need a background story for the pair of us." Kayla nods in agreement.
After a moment, Rey adds, "I doubt you know this but Mirtis is Ancient Sith for Death. I do not believe they will recognize Ancient Sith but if they do, we will need a reason for having our last name being death."
Kayla Ren nods and says, "What about if when we were young, our parents were murdered and we were taken in by an ancient Jedi librarian? That way, the knowledge of the Sith language would make sense and we would have a reason for our last name."
The Sith Empress looks thoughtful, "That is actually a plausible idea. The most well known Jedi Librarian was Jocusta Nu. She disappeared after Anakin Skywalker's attack on the Jedi Temple of Coruscant. We can say that she fled Coruscant. We can say that she rescued us from our house after a squad of Storm Troopers invaded our apartment and killed our parents on a remote outer rim planet. From there, she took us and her to Devaron. Devaron is a remote planet, home to an ancient Jedi Temple ruin, making a Jedi Librarian fleeing there even more likely. Another bonus to that story is if we ever have to reveal we have a strong connection to the Force, they might just assume that is why the Jedi Librarian saved us."
Kayla nods in agreement. Rey stands up from the pilot's chair and walks towards the cargo hold of the ship. "Accompany me, Kayla. I had more inconspicuous clothing made for us. We can't exactly wear our Sith outfits into the Resistance base. We will also need to leave our lightsabers behind." Rey says.
Rey walks into another room off the cargo hold and gestures with her right hand. A metal box floats out into view and opens. Inside is one grey and one white outfit, designed for the modest heat of Endor. Rey grabs the grey one, leaving the white one to Kayla. "You change in here. I have a private chamber across the hall I will use." Rey orders.
Kayla agrees and Rey walks out and across the hallway, grey outfit in hand. Entering her chambers, she carefully unattaches her lightsaber and places it reverently on an alter in the center of the room. She walks over to a mirror in the corner of the room and places the grey outfit on the side table next to the mirror. She then methodically removes her Sith outfit until she stands naked before the mirror. Rey is no fool. She knows that her body is near perfection and her pale skin and now green eyes make her features stand out even more and her dark brown nearly black hair only makes her elegant face even more beautiful. Her breasts remain smaller than those of many women but Rey likes them that way. It makes it easier for her to move and fight. Her chest is muscled and her arms are of good proportion to the rest of her body. The area around her cunt is absent of hair, leaving her womanhood easily visible. Her pale legs are also very muscular but once again don't overshadow the rest of her body, leaving her in near perfect shape.
Rey turns to the outfit she placed on the table and begins to put it on. Once she finishes, she looks into the mirror once more. She sighs, realizing just how much more she likes wearing black than grey. The grey outfit doesn't contrast her pale features nearly as much as her Sith outfit does. She reaches up and runs a hand through her long, black hair.
A few minutes later, the alarm indicating that the ship is approaching Malachor and that Rey and Kayla need to strap in. Rey exits her chamber and sees Kayla walking out of the other room. Rey has to admit that Kayla looks good in the White outfit, her blonde hair and purple eyes combining well with the color. Rey begins walking at a brisk pace towards the bridge of the ship with Kayla close behind.
She enters the bridge and sits in the pilot's chair, Kayla sitting in the co-pilot's chair. Rey reaches down and presses the controls to have the ship exit hyperspace at the appropriate time and place.
The Fury-class ship exits hyperspace abruptly and the black planet is instantly visible. Rey guides the ship towards the surface where a flashing yellow light indicates where for her to go.
As the ship draws nearer to the light, it becomes clearer what is producing the light. A massive fire is lit and sitting on a black stone in front of it is a figure dressed in a black cloak. A few hundred feet from the fire sit two ships. A freighter and a large transport.
Rey lands the ship near the fire and walks out of the bridge, saying, "Come with me, Kayla."
Rey walks through the cargo hold and makes her way over to the figure sitting by the fire. As Rey nears the fire, the figure slowly rises, making a creaking noise as he does. Kayla's eyes are drawn to the figure's eyes as they glow a yellow color usually possessed by Sith. Then the sound from the figure's legs causes Kayla to look down. The figure's legs are made of metal. "Milady." The figure says, voice being altered by a mask on the figure's face.
Rey nods her head, a smirk adorning her pale features. "Maul." She says.
Kayla can't hide her gasp. "Darth Maul lives?" She thinks to herself.
The former Sith Lord looks at Kayla and says, "Ah. Seems as though your companion recognizes me, Empress."
Rey nods, amusement clear on her face, "It seems she does. Remove your mask, Maul." She orders.
The former Sith Lord reaches a hand up to his face and slowly pulls back his black hood. Then he reaches around the back of his head and carefully pulls off the mask. The Sith, being well known amongst Dark Side users, still retains his famous black and red markings, along with the black horns on the top of his head, indicating him to be a brother of those found on Dathomir.
Rey speaks once more, "I thank you for your help, Maul. I will contact you again soon." She says.
Maul nods before saying, "Yes, milady." Maul reaches into a pack at his side and pulls out a Holo-pad, handing it to Rey. "The Resistance clearance codes are on this Holo-pad. Press the button on the bottom of the screen and then scroll through the files until you see the clearance codes you need."
Rey nods and turns to walk away, "Milady." Maul calls. "I have heard word from one of my spies in the First Order that Snoke is ordering his generals to execute Kylo Ren on sight. He seems to believe the rumors that Kylo has returned to the light."
Rey nods once more before walking towards the new freighter Maul is supplying for them. She calls over her shoulder, "Thank you, Maul. I assume it goes without question that if anything is missing off of my ship, your life is forfeit. I do not wish to have to kill you as you are a powerful ally, but do not betray my trust."
Maul responds with, "Of course, Lady Palpatine."
Behind her, Rey hears Kayla gasp, and Rey sighs. "Great. Now I will need to explain to Kayla more of who I am." She thinks to herself.
Rey continues on her way to the freighter with Kayla following close behind. She reaches the ship and presses the button on the side of the front leg of the ship to lower the ramp. The sound of metal scraping across metal is heard as the ramp to the freighter lowers. Rey walks confidently onboard and through the cargo hold, coming to a metal latter. Rey quickly scampers up the latter and walks briskly into the bridge of the ship. She hears Kayla's footsteps following close behind as she sits in the pilot's chair, familiarizing herself with the controls of the new vessel. She reaches out her left hand and presses a glowing green button and the ship's engines roar to life.
Rey sits back in her chair and leans her head gently against the headrest before refocusing and reaching for the controls to the ship. She grabs the steering device with both hands and raises it up, causing the freighter to jerkily rise off the ground. Rey leans the control back a little and the nose of the ship points skywards. Then she quickly pushes forward on the control and the freighter shoots forwards, through the atmosphere and into the starry, void of space.
Rey punches a few controls on the Navi-computer and sets a course for the Endor system. She jumps the ship into hyperspace and then turns to face Kayla. "I am guessing you have a lot of questions, huh?" Rey asks.
Kayla slowly nods her head, "Yes, milady. If you are willing to answer them of course." She says.
Rey nods her head, "Long story short, my grandfather is Sheev Palpatine, commonly known as Darth Sidious." Rey says.
Kayla gasps once more, before asking, "Wait, is?"
Rey smirks, "My grandfather lives. Who do you think trained me? Or guided me to Exegol for that matter."
Kayla just says, "Well, that does explain why you have as much power as you do."
Rey smirks, "Yes, it does. What no one else knows is that I have never fully released my power. If I did, the backlash in the Force would destroy everything that is anywhere near me. My overwhelming raw Dark Side power would saturate those around me in dark energy to a degree where they would either die or their souls would be ripped from their bodies. The downside to that power is that I cannot control it like I can control the other powers I possess. That is why I have never fully released my power."
Kayla is no longer surprised by her Empress and just nods, leaning her head back into the rough cushion of the freighter's chairs.
Besides her, Rey closes her eyes and begins to meditate. Kayla follows her example and closes her eyes, doing her best to empty her mind of all thoughts but failing. Her nervousness over trying to hide her identity from her close blood relatives doesn't allow for her to meditate clearly.
A few minutes later, the Sith Empress opens her eyes and stands up. "I am going to my quarters to rest. I believe that there is another chamber next to mine if you want to rest as well." Rey says.
Kayla nods and follows Rey back through the metal corridors and back down the metal latter, arriving back in the cargo hold with the rooms they used to change in.
Rey walks into her room, not sparing Kayla another glance. The metal doors slam shut behind her. Kayla turns away from the Empress and walks into the chamber on the right side of the one Rey just entered.
The chamber is dark and dust covers the little furniture is placed in the small chamber. Using the Force, Kayla senses around the room for a light switch and activates it with the Force. She makes her way over to the cot in the corner of the room and slaps it with the palm of her hand to try and remove the dust from it. She sighs when the majority of the dust remains on the rough material of the cot but lowers herself down onto it anyway. She closes her eyes and allows the Force to lead her mind.
—Rey Palpatine POV—
Instead of resting like she had told Kayla she was going to, Rey instantly closes her eyes, focusing on Kylo Ren. "Kylo. I need to speak with you." She says into his mind.
Rey nearly laughs out loud when she senses Kylo's shock at her statement in his mind. "Of course, milady. How may I help you?" He asks.
"I have a new mission for you. It will be very difficult to pull off and it is essential that it is done correctly." Rey pauses, gauging Kylo's reaction, before saying, "I need you to return to the First Order and play the roll of Snoke's lackey. In order for me to rule the galaxy, I must control every faction that possesses power and the First Order is one of those factions. I will be infiltrating the Resistance and will most likely have to pretend to fight for them against you. You may use all the power you possess against me as we both know you can't harm me. Once al of my plans begin, I will have you rule the First Order as Supreme Leader while I tell you what to do from the position of power I will seize from the galaxy."
Kylo Ren just sighs, "I will do as you command, milady. How do you expect me to convince Snoke of where and why I was gone?" He asks.
Rey just smirks, "I leave that to you." She says. "Good luck, Kylo Ren. We will meet again after my plans come to fruition."
With that, Rey severs the connection and walks over to her cot. She sits down slowly, sighing as she does so. Her thoughts filled with plans for goals. She knows that for a while, while she is with the Resistance, she will have to play the role of a weak, Resistance fighter. That is if they allow Rey and Kayla to fight with them.
Hours later, Rey senses the ship nearing its exit from light speed so she makes her way to the bridge of the ship, sitting herself down in the captain's chair. She flips the necessary controls for the ship to exit light speed. The streaked stars before the ship return to stars as the ship returns to normal speed.
Out of the front viewport sits the greenest planet Rey has personally ever seen. She has memories of almost every planet in the galaxy from the former Sith. She even has Darth Vader's memories of Endor.
The metal door behind her opens and Kayla walks in and sits in the co-pilot's chair. Rey guides the ship towards the planet's surface when suddenly a voice fills the comm system, "Unidentified aircraft, verify your identity or you will not be allowed to land."
Rey sighs, reaching for the Holo-pad Maul gave her. She taps the button and scrolls to the left a few times until the file she needs appears. She taps on it and then inserts the Holo-pad into the ship. She reaches for the comm and says, "Sending clearance codes now." She says.
A few moments of tense silence follow, eventually broken by the voice saying, "You are cleared for landing on Pad Two."
Rey sighs, releasing a breath she didn't even know she was holding. The grabs the metal steering control and pulls it up, aiming the ship towards the planet's surface. After landing the ship, she turns to Kayla, "I am aware this is going to be hard for you, Kayla. I am thankful you chose to accept this mission. Now, remember our backstory. We are Kira and Violet Mirtis. We were rescued from a remote outer rim planet by Jocusta Nu and she then took us to Devaron. We have slight Force powers, but were never fully trained so we will have to act much, much weaker than we actually are."
Kayla nods but can't suppress the feelings of nervousness that swell up inside her. She is about to see her parents for the first time in over a decade. It will be there the first time she sees Luke Skywalker, knowing his relation to her.
Rey and Kayla both take a deep breath as they walk back to the cargo hold. Rey presses the button to lower the ramp and the two walk out. A gust of wind buffets the two, causing Rey's black hair and Kayla's blonde hair to billow up behind them. They are greeted by a dark-skinned man that nearly causes Rey to gasp. "I remember that man. FN-2187. He is the Stormtrooper who I tortured while on Jakku. That goodness the Sith magic has changed my appearance."
Besides FN-2187 stands another man dressed in Resistance pilot's outfit. The two men walk towards Rey and Kayla and FN-2187 says, "Welcome to the Resistance, girls. I am Finn, and the man at my side is named Poe. Our General Leia would like to speak with you as to how you knew how to get here and the clearance codes to land. May I ask your names?"
Rey does her best to smile normally and says, "Of course. I am Kira and my sister's name is Violet."
The two men smile at that. "Beautiful names," Poe says. "Now please follow me. I am going to lead you to our General Leia."
Rey and Kayla follow Poe inside the wreckage of the Death Star that the Resistance has turned into a base of operations. They are lead through many metal corridors that are obviously carved out of the wreckage. The ground they walk on is dirt and even the walls and ceiling are overgrown with green vines. They arrive at a metal door that slides open after Poe presses his finger to a Biometric scanner. "The general is waiting for you in here." He says.
Rey and Kayla walk in and Rey senses Kayla's nervousness and anger rise at the sight before them. Both Luke Skywalker and Leia Organa-Solo sit waiting for them, a golden droid standing next to the two. As Rey nears the famous twins of Darth Vader, she carefully uses the Force to check the power levels of the two and is surprised and slightly apprehensive at the amount of power the two possess. Against either one of them, Rey would destroy them, but the two twins seem to be bonded in the Force in some way and the closer their proximity, the more power they possess.
Leia sees the two of them and beckons them over, rising from her spot on the crate next to her brother. She walks over to the Holo-table in the middle of the room and says, "Please join me here, young ones."
Rey nearly snarls at the name but does as she is told with Kayla following close behind. Leia gestures with her right hand at a pair of metal crates across from her, "Please, sit."
Rey and Kayla do and Leia sits down across from the two. A moment later, Luke joins his sister sitting across from them and the gold droid walks over to stand behind the two Skywalker twins. Leia leans forward, saying, "We are glad to have two young women like you, but we have a few questions to ask you first if that is acceptable."
Rey and Kayla nod ascent so Leia asks, "What are your names and where are you from?" She asks.
Rey looks down, pretending to be sad, "My name is Kira Mirtis and my sister's name is Violet Mirtis. We are from a planet named Devaron."
Rey notices Luke visibly flinch at her name and Leia's eyes widen. The twins are interrupted from their thoughts by the golden droid. "I am terribly sorry to interrupt, Master Luke, Master Leia." The golden droid turns to Rey and Kayla, asking, "Are you aware that Mirtis is the Ancient Sith word for death?" The droid asks.
Luke and Leia both gasp in horror but Rey smiles, "Yes. We are aware of the meaning of Mirtis. It was given to us by the women who saved us in honor of us narrowly avoiding death."
Luke and Leia both nod in understanding before Leia says, frowning, "Why are you sad, child?" She asks, noticing the sadness in both Kayla and Rey.
Rey inhales, "I am sad because the women who saved us and raised us from a young age died. As she was dying, she sent us here with clearance codes and your location." She says.
Leia nods her head, buying into the story, "I see. I am sorry for bringing up a sad memory. May I ask the name of the women who raised you?"
This time, Kayla responds, "Her name was Jocusta Nu."
This time, Luke inhales sharply, "Are you certain?" He asks.
Rey plasters a look. Of confusion on her face, saying, "Yes we are. Why?"
Luke shares a meaningful look with Leia. "Because Jocusta Nu was believed dead decades ago after Darth Vader's attack on the Jedi Temple of Coruscant. She was the official librarian of the Jedi. Where did the two of you meet her?" He asks.
Rey allows a lone tear to appear in the corner of her left eye, "We were too young to remember the exact moment we met her. She saved us from our burning home after a patrol of Stormtroopers invaded our house and killed our parents." She says, making sure to talk sadly.
Both Luke and Leia look sympathetic. Luke speaks, "I am sorry you had to go through that, young ones. I have one final question for you. Are you Force-sensitive." He asks bluntly.
Leia slaps her brother's shoulder in warning but Rey just smiles, "Yes. Mr. Skywalker. Jocusta Nu did her best to teach us what she could but she wasn't a full Jedi and was thus incapable of training us to our full potential. She kept apologizing for that as she became older. That is why we were sent here actually. She wished for us to meet the two of you and hope that you could show us our place in all this." Rey finishes.
The two twins smile, "I am glad you found us, young one. Evil is making its rise in this galaxy and even the best people can be corrupted with the darkness."
Rey smirks internally, laughing in glee, "Oh if only you knew who you were talking to." She thinks to herself.
Luke and Leia both stand up and Leia says, "Welcome to the Resistance. We are going to give you chambers near our own so that we may easier begin to teach you the ways of the Force. I apologize for this fact but due to our limited space, we require that two people share a room. I assume the two of you are okay with sharing with each other?"
Rey and Kayla both nod. Leia smiles. "Good. C-3PO will lead you to your new quarters. Tomorrow evening we may begin your training. Rest for as long as you need. I am sure you have need of it after the events of the past few days you have suffered through."
The golden droid walks forward, "Please follow me, Masters Kira and Violet." He says.
The two follow the droid back through the maze of corridors and into the open air. Suddenly, Kayla freezes in her tracks. Rey follows her gaze and sees a red-headed woman that can only be one person. Mara Jade.
Rey subtly grabs Kayla's right hand in her own left hand and gently guides her after C-3PO and away from her mother. The droid leads them to a metal door marked with a red line. "This is your room, new Masters." The droid says.
Unlike the doors Rey are now used to, these doors open with a handle rather than using technology. Rey reaches out with her right hand and grabs the doorknob, turning it clockwise. The door screeches as it opens and Rey sighs, "This is going to be a long time to live behind a squeaky door." She thinks, leading a still stunned Kayla inside and closing the door behind them.
She gently guides Kayla over to one of the two beds in the room and sits her down. Kayla speaks up, "I am sorry for freezing like that, milady. Thank you for helping me. I don't know why I froze upon seeing my mother when I didn't even really react to seeing my father."
Rey smiles at Kayla. "I don't mind helping you and it is understandable you froze. That was the first time you saw your mother in over a decade."
Besides her, Kayla begins to shake as she tries to hold in the tears. "Shush," Rey says calmly. "Let the tears out. Only the Jedi do not believe in emotion."
Kayla breaks into a full out sob and Rey wraps her left arm around Kayla's shoulders, consoling the first friend she has ever had.
A/N.
REYLO fans, don't worry. Reylo will happen eventually and trust me, I am just as eager to write it as some of you are to read it. Unfortunately, there are some major plot points that need to happen before that.
Whew. Another chapter is done. Please leave a review with your comments on how I am doing. I appreciate the kind words as they are what motivate me to continue this story. Until the next chapter, Kylo_ReFF, out! The events are going to proceed in a similar but at the same time different, way to the timeline of The Last Jedi next. With Rey working with the Resistance and Kylo with the First Order.
Next Chapter:
Rey and Kayla are trained by Luke and Leia.
Kylo Ren returns to Snoke.
Rey and Kayla open up to each other.
Again, character appearances go as follows(With some additions):
Daisy Ridley as Rey Palpatine.
Adam Driver as Kylo Ren.
Emilia Clarke as Kayla Ren.
Ian Mcdiarmid as Sheev Palpatine.
Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker.
Carrie Fisher(RIP) as Leia Organa.
Harrison Ford as Han Solo.
Sophie Turner as Mara Jade.
Oscar Issac as Poe Dameron.
John Boyega as FN-2187(Finn).
Domhnall Gleeson as General Armitage Hux.
Anthony Daniels as C-3PO.
Richard E. Grant as Allegiant General Pryde.
Pilou Asbæk as Kier Ren.
(More additions will be added as more characters appear.)
Word Count: 5,001
