It wasn't the first time the siblings reached out to their parents like this when they needed them but were unable to be there for them for some specific reasons when they are off world.

They found themselves in a room devoid of any life and it would make any claustrophobic person go mad. They saw Rey strapped in a modified Interrogation chair unconscious but alive but she was not alone. They felt him coming long before the doors opened as Kylo Ren strode in, eyeing the unconscious Rey before settling himself on a seat in front of her.

They knew their father was strong, stronger than anyone in the Force which made him a dangerous opponent and in this time period, he reveled in darkness. The only thing that kept Ren from being alerted to the other presence in the room is Kyle.

"Normally I would find this disgusting as a kid and I can't believe it still is...despite how the setting feels like in a horror film in one of dad's old holo films" Benji grunted with a wrinkle of his nose. When the kids were young, their parents were pretty much lovey dovey almost every time they were alone. How'd you think the ages of the sibling were merely one year apart?

There was a clamor as Rey woke up with a start and found herself strapped in a chair. She surveyed the area before her gaze landed on the masked figure sitting in front of her. "Where am I?" She asked with her voice controlled, hiding the slight jolt of fear that raced across her spine.

"You're my guest" The masked figure said simply. That short answer made some traces of anger present on Rey's face as she asked again "Where are the others?". The siblings watched their parents interact with each other "I feel like I'm eavesdropping on my parents' make out session" Benji muttered as he watched his mother's gaze turned curious to the man in front of her.

"You'll be relieved to hear that I have no idea"

A pulse.

Small but noticeable enough for Reyna's defenses to alert her of another presence within the vicinity. Seeing her brothers distracted by watching their parents, Reyna quietly moved out of them room and surveyed the area as stormtroopers in groups of two or one would pass by or through her during their daily checks in some parts of the ship for any suspicious activity.

Who are you?

Her gaze shifted to the darkness in the corner with narrowed eyes, hands clenching as she grasped her saber. The shadow slightly grew until it loomed over her and what she saw past that was a face she recognized.

"It's happening" Kyle said as he watched his father trying to invade his mother's mind but to no avail when Rey began to fight back. The thread of their bond was slowly forming and judging from the surprised look on his father's face, he felt it.

A sharp scream from Reyna brought both brothers to attention when they saw her being thrown in, passing through Rey and Kylo Ren before slamming her back against the wall "Reyna!" Benji screamed as he crouched down to help his sister up. Kyle saw the darkness approaching his parents and before either Benji or a disoriented Reyna could do anything, Kyle flung himself straight into the darkness.

To Rey and Kylo's eyes, the room was bright with the lights on. To the siblings, darkness swallowed the whole room. "Okay, what the kriff is happening here?!" Benji shouted as he spun wildly around when he couldn't see his parents anymore. Darkness surrounded Reyna and Benji with no sign of Kyle anywhere.

"Kyle!" Reyna called out but there was no answer.

~oOo~

Kyle found himself standing in a planet devoid of life. He recognized this planet despite the ruins of a civilization and flora and fauna. An illusion, one that had already happened.

This planet was once his home.

"Do you like it? I made some improvements while you were off searching for family..."

Kyle froze before swiftly turning to the face of a young man of his age with brown hair, freckles across his face and eyes that would be mistaken for a man whose only seen nothing but good in this world but Kyle was quick to know a facade when he sees one.

"If it isn't Cadeus Shaw..." Gone was the calm and cool tone Kyle often used when speaking to strangers. Instead, his eyes turned cold and his tongue sharp and icy as a lightsaber slicing through its foes.

"My, my, Kyle. You were never this hostile when we would always meet during one of your grandmother's meetings"

"That was before. You fooled almost everyone in the galaxy until you showed your true colors thanks to my sister" Cadeus yawned as if he was bored "But by then it was already too late and the galaxy whom your family so much love and hate fell into ruin"

"All because you hated the force sensitives that were growing in numbers. Why? You never even gave an explanation to that" A tick in Cadeus' face appeared as they began to circle around each other. Both tense and ready to attack the other "I don't need an explanation. Those things were personal to begin with"

Kyle saw it long before Cadeus as both men launched at each other red lightsaber and a lightning that manifested into a sword clashed against each other "I remember you having your own saber. What happened to it? Got tired of using it after I made some...modifications?" Kyle saw red as explosive shocks went out of his body and directly towards Cadeus.

Cadeus laughed as he dodged them "Still as temperament as ever. Like father, like son it seems" His eyes gazed to the manifested saber in Kyle's hand "You know in doing that will only exhaust you more which gives me the upper hand in this fight" Kyle gritted his teeth and he knew Cadeus was right.

Using Force Lightning gives off way more energy enough to exhaust a person or leave him on his deathbed if used too many times. No wonder rarely anyone would use this technique and consider it an ability only for those of the Dark side.

KYLE!

The illusion wavered and Cadeus frowned in annoyance "That sister of yours is very irritating" Kyle smirked, feeling smug and a twinge of pride "She's a Solo for sure" Without anymore hesitation, Kyle used whatever he had left to push Cadeus away from him and shatter the illusion he was in.

The first thing he saw was inky, unstable darkness.

~oOo~

Reyna saw him stumble out before Benji, who was busy warding off the darkness that getting a little too close to the thread that was slowly beginning to weave around Rey and Kylo as their bond began to awaken.

"Where have you been?" Reyna asked "Is this really the time to ask a question like that? I need help here!" Benji shouted when some of the darkness touched parts of the thread and began to wither.

Meanwhile, Rey and Kylo had felt something shift within them. Something profound in ways they couldn't understand or comprehend yet they felt a certain wrongness to it like something latched on and began tofester rapidly.

"What is this?" Benji gagged. Kyle narrowed his eyes "This looks familiar" Reyna perked up when she heard something. Were those whispers?

"Kyle if you have any force thingy ideas, now would be a good time!" Benji shouted. Kyle gritted his teeth as he glanced between Rey and Kylo's figures that were barely visible from the darkness that surrounded them.

"Do you guys hear that?" Reyna asked. "Hear what?" Benji shouted. Kyle snapped his fingers "Reyna this may be our only chance. Grab mom while I grab dad. Benji, hold onto that thread as tight as you can!" Benji muttered something under his breath as Reyna grabbed the shoulder of her mother whose face was wracked with pain.

Kyle grabbed the shoulder of Kylo and began to mutter something under his breath. Both Benji and Reyna had no idea what he just uttered but screams coming from different directions of the darkness rang in their ears.

"Whatever it is that you're doing it's working!" Benji shouted despite the pain that was ringing in his ears.

Remind me to bring something that plugs the ears next time.

Feeling his hands heat up, Benji looked down to realize the thread he was desperately holding was suddenly glowing brightly enough for eyes to go blind.

Kylo felt something invade his mind despite the effort to put up a barrier, he felt her enter and scavenge through the memories. It was enough for him to grit his teeth in anger.

But she was not alone.

Whispers of his failures brought out fresh anger and something akin to pain. Then there were whispers of the disappointment he brought to his family and to himself. Then came the image of his grandfather. His cold mask staring straight at him, his breathing ringing through Kylo's ears. Behind Vader was a young man with blond hair staring at him with an indescribable look on his face. That was the last straw.

Make it stop!

He felt a weight on his shoulder and from the corner of his eye, saw the same young man he saw in Takodana. His face etched into a thin line as the young man uttered words he couldn't understand. It was then the heavy feeling in his chest lightened.

Rey saw the emotions being eagerly displayed throughout his mind and though he was the first one to make the move she still found it uncomfortable to be in someone else's mind. There she saw what he saw as well as his failures and disappointments. It wasn't enough for her to understand but there was one thing she did understand when his mind strayed close to the image of Darth Vader.

"You...you're afraid. That you will never be as strong as Darth Vader!"

That was enough for Kylo to withdraw his hand and his presence in her mind and took a step back. Rey breathed deeply when she felt him leave her mind as they stared at each other. One was still and cautious while the other was confused and rattled.

When Kylo left, Rey felt the renewed energy she had decrease and felt her vision turn blurry. Whatever happened here, she was glad he didn't get to see the map on her mind. Her thoughts turned back to Kylo Ren's face when the mask was removed. She had thought to find a disfigured face or something horrible for an ordinary person to look at. Instead she saw a man with handsome features.

She had seen Finn as a handsome man, considering he was the first face that was pleasant to look at among the inhabitants of Jakku but-

Rey shook her head and closed her eyes, feeling sleep welcome her and her thoughts on Kylo Ren vanished.

~oOo~

Back in D'qar, Han had gone to look for the three siblings when Leia requested for a general meeting. Now that Finn had information on Starkiller and the next attack after the destruction of Hosnian Prime was the Resistance, there was no time to sit around anymore.

He suddenly felt the ground shakeand while some would think it would just be a passing groundshake, Han knew better from experience.

He raced off into the forest with Chewie roaring at him in bewilderment. Wondering if something had happened to make his friend run like that.

Chewie finally caught up with Han and saw his stricken face and knew why when he turned his gaze to the direction where Han was looking.

The glow of Rey and Kylo's bond sent out a blinding shockwave that sent the siblings back to their meditating bodies.

Kyle had immediately collapsed when he felt himself come to his body and was flung away and landed somewhere not far from the base.

Benji had the most injuries. When the bond awakened, its defences went up and attacked the darkness surrounding it, including the siblings. Benji's hands were slightly burnt when he held the thread in his hands and there was blood steadily flowing from his nose but he was otherwise okay.

Reyna was still conscious when she came to her body but all the energy she had was transferred to Rey and could not find herself to move.

She turned her gaze to see Benji's form a little way off but still visible. It was then her vision turned blurry and everything went black.

The last thing she heard was someone calling for the medic.