Rey sat in the pilot seat of the Millennium Falcon as they traveled through hyperspace en route to Cloud City and watched the iridescent blue streaks of stars in the cockpit windows. She had a lot on her mind. The nightmare worried her. She thought she had strong mental barriers in place but apparently whoever had invaded her mind had blown through them like tissue paper.
It made her feel very vulnerable. Thank the Maker for the Force bond. And that Kylo figured out what was going on so quickly. Still, she wasn't sure why she fell asleep. She had been reviewing the list of items they were going to take when they exchanged the Falcon for the Ghost, and the next thing she knew she was sitting on one of the couches at the Dejarik table and Kylo was kneeling in front of her telling her to wake up. Maybe she was more tired than she realized?
While she sat there ruminating she felt Kylo walk into the cockpit and flop into the copilot seat. "Done," he said. "Everything we want to take is packed and sitting in the main cargo bay."
"Even the indecipherable Jedi texts I liberated from Luke?" asked Rey.
"I was tempted to space them out the airlock but yes, even the indecipherable Jedi texts."
They sat there for a minute, watching the stars go by. Then they both said, "We need to talk."
"Me first," said Rey
"Why?" asked Kylo.
"Because if I don't say it now I won't be able to say it later."
"Okay, go ahead," Kylo said, smiling indulgently.
Rey took a deep breath. "We need to start sleeping together."
Kylo looked shocked. "Say what?"
"Not like that!" exclaimed Rey. "Just sleeping, okay?"
"And you are suggesting this because …?"
"Remember your nightmare a couple of nights ago?"
"Like I could forget that," said Kylo dryly.
"Well, after I got next to you in bed the bond helped create a really strong Force barrier. I think the fact that we were touching made the difference. So, logically, we need to be touching each other while we sleep to keep the nightmare attacks away."
Kylo scratched his cheek and thought for a bit. "I guess we can give it a try."
"And I know you will be a perfect gentleman about it." said Rey sweetly. He just sighed.
"Your turn."
"Okay," said Kylo. "We need lightsabers. We are going to be fighting other force users. Lightsabers are precise and deadly, not as clumsy or random as a blaster. The sabers we used at Exegol were good solid weapons. Did you leave them there or hide them somewhere else?"
"Actually," responded Rey, "I buried them on Tatooine."
"You did what?" exclaimed Kylo.
"I took Luke and Leia's lightsabers and buried them near the old moisture farm on Tatooine."
"Why? Why would you do that?"
"I wanted to honor them by returning the sabers to their home."
"Luke hated that moisture farm. And my mother never lived there."
"I never claimed I was thinking clearly. This happened a couple of months after you disappeared into the Force." She hesitated and said, "Remember me telling you about my long chat with my lightsaber?"
"Oh ... Oh. Maker, Rey. I'm not criticizing you. I'm sorry."
They looked at each other for a moment.
"We could have reused the kyber crystals though." sighed Kylo.
"Hold that thought." Rey darted back to the crew quarters and returned a few minutes later with her knapsack. She sets it on the floor, opens it, rummaged around for a moment, and pulled something out. Opening her hand, she showed Kylo two faintly glowing kyber crystals. She smiled. "I am a scavenger, Kylo."
He smiled back. "I think I can find all the components we need at Cloud City to build the hilts. We can meditate on the crystals when we get to Ahch-to." He looked over at Rey. "I'll explain the procedure when we get to Ahch-to. For now, we need to focus on the swap with Lando."
A short time later the Millennium Falcon is dropping out of hyperspace a short distance from Besipn and Cloud City. Rey turns to Kylo in the pilot's seat and says "We're close enough to comm Lando for landing instructions. You want me to do that. Kylo?" "Go ahead," he replies. "No need to tell everyone on a public channel that Kylo Ren is here."
She keys in the frequency and sends a query to Calrissian Enterprises. In short order, they hear Lando's voice saying "Well hello lovely lady." "Hello Lando," says Rey." Do you have landing instructions for me?" "Of course my dear," he replies and rattles off the coordinates to his private hangar. "I look forward to being graced by your loveliness." "See you shortly. Falcon out" said Rey noncommittally.
An hour later Kylo set the Falcon down on the designated landing area in the Calrissian Enterprises complex. There is a VCX-100 light freighter sitting on the adjoining pad. "Is that ours?" asks Rey. "It will be shortly," said Kylo as he opened the boarding ramp.
As they walk down the ramp Lando comes out of a nearby hangar to greet them. As he comes up to Rey he takes her hand and kisses the back. "Mademoiselle Skywalker, you are more beautiful every time I see you." Kylo fidgets. "We don't want to spend too much time here, Uncle."
"Patience Ben. Indulge an old man just a bit."
"I'm not hiding under the name Ben Solo any more, Lando."
"Kylo, then. The paperwork is in my office and ready to sign. Do you have the payment?"
"Right here," said Kylo, taking a credit stick out of his pocket.
"And the Falcon? Is it in good condition?"
"As good as can be expected," answered Rey. 'I've been keeping up with repairs but it sat in the weather on Jakku for years."
"I'm sure Maz told you it would need extensive renovations when she brokered our deal, Uncle," interjected Kylo.
"She did." agreed Lando. "I'm just happy to have my baby back from you Solos. I'll take care of her." He turns toward the hangar. "Let's take care of business. And after that, I'll tell you a bit of the history of the Ghost and her storied captain, Hera Syndulla."
As they walked toward Lando's office Rey is a mix of emotions. She's going to miss the Falcon, her first real home. At the same time, they are turning a page with a new freighter that will soon, perhaps, be a home for the two of them.