Chapter 44: Facing The Past
As soon as the doors open to outside, a sudden cold wind chills me. I wrap my arms around myself and follow the Generals feet to a ramp. I finally look up and Kylos ship catches my eye. I have the urge to run back to him but I know I cant. We load onto the shuttle and then his ship is out of view. The inside is crisp. Obviously the shuttle of a General, no doubt. Monitors line the walls, and a large port widow in from brings into view the city below. Its crowded and hazy. One of the stormtroopers push me down into a seat and I glare at up him.
"Dont touch me." I say through my teeth. He backs away and stands behind my chair. Gun ready in front of him in case I try something. The General sits down in a seat near me and turns to face me. One of the remaining stormtroopers starts the engine of the shuttle and we take off, shortly finding ourselves in dead space.
"I am surprised to see you come without a fight." The General says and tilts his head at me. The motion makes me sick.
'This still makes me highly uncomfortable'
I close my eyes to focus on Kylo. Ill be fine.
'I dont like this one bit.' I close my eyes tighter and fist my hands.
You would put us both more at risk by not allowing us to go.
I replay the vision she showed me. I run my eyes over her shiny black hair, her small stature and her chunky legs. I want to touch her. I sigh and look at the General who is just glaring at me.
"I dont see what all the commotion about you is. I think your useless." The General says. He looks me over and it makes me want to vomit.
"You underestimate me General." I say coldly back. I sit up straighter in my seat. "You dont know a thing about me you slim ball." He stands up from his chair and takes the two steps in front of me. His hand raises and he slaps me across the face, hard. I grab my cheek and glare up at him.
"Dont speak to me that way Scavenger." He spits. I ball up my hands on my lap calling the force around me and then suddenly im thrown from my seat by something hitting the ship. I lay on the ground, covering my stomach to protect her. Another blow to the side sends the ship's controls into overload and they start smoking. I close my eyes, thinking of Kylo.
'Whats happening? Rey?!' I feel his anger and worry run through my blood like poison. I scream out in agony at his rage, it temporarily blinds me.
I dont know, we are hit. I dont think we can take anymore damage.
The power to the ship shuts off and I can tell instead of being shot down, we are being picked up by a much larger ship. The General walks over to me, lifting me off the ground by my arm. Just then I notice his head is bleeding.
'Rey!'
"You warned them didnt you? I dont know how but you warned them! TRAITOR!" He yells and shakes me. I wrap my hand around my ribs to hold my cloak closed.
'Rey! Dammit!'
"LET GO OF ME!" I scream. The shuttle shakes and comes to a hult inside the hanger of a large vessel. "Its the Resistance." I whisper to myself.
The Generals other hand wraps around my neck and starts squeezing, I can breath. I reach up and grab his wrist. His hand grips tighter and then the ramp starts to lower and he lets go of me. I fall to the ground gasping. From above me the stormtroopers open fire on the Resistance at the bottom of the ramp. I duck from the blasters and the Restiance shoots back at them. A stray bullet hit my lower leg and I yell out in pain.
'REY! ANSWER ME FOR FUCKS SAKE!'
The shooting stops and I hear a voice in the distance yell. "Rey?!"
I look over simultaneously swinging my leg out to grab my wound. "Ahh", I hiss. A man with black hair in an orange suit runs over to me. Behind him I see Finn with a confused look.
"FINN!" I yell at him but he just looks in Poes direction confused.
"He doesnt remember you for some reason now. Im Poe, Its nice to officially meet you, come on. Lets take a look at that." As he is talking, Resistance in rushing up the ramp to take the General hostage. All four stormtroopers dead. Poe looks back at Finn. "Lets get out of this system! NOW!" He yells.
"Oww" I grab at my leg again. In the corner of my eye I see Chewy. "Chewy?" He is running to me.
"Uuuuuuuuur Ahhhhrr Uhhrr Ahhhr Aaaaaghg." He is babbling so fast I cant understand him. He runs up the ramp and scoops me into his big hairy arms. I hug him back. I never thought I would see. I feel the ship jump into hyperdrive and watch as they escort the General with guns drawn into another part of the ship. "Iv missed you." Chewy says.
"Iv missed you more than you will ever know." I wrap my arms around his neck tighter.
"Lets get her to medical." Poe says. Finn still stands in confusion. I feel Kylo pull at my mind, soaking in everything thats happening around me. He has been careful lately of digging to deep because it drains my all my energy. I fall into Chewy's chest and pass out.
I awake to bright lights. I sit up trying to focus my eyes and when the fuzziness settles, my head explodes with Kylo.
'Where are you? I cant track you, you are moving to fast. Are you okay? What can you see?'
I grab my head as his words make me spin. I dont even have time to think of anything to answer back. I look down and see im in new clothes and my leg is bandaged up. A tan shirt than grabs at my bump a tiny bit and white tight pants. I also have on new tall boots with buckles on the sides. My hand trails to my swollen stomach.
Someone changed me. They must of saw. Oh no.
My head shoots up to Poe Dameron sitting in the corner of the room. Just glaring at me. His friendly demeanor gone. His eyes narrow. Hes holding his chin. In my burred vision I could mistake him for Kylo.
"What did he do to you these past 5 months? Your obviously Pregnant." Poe asks. "Finn doesnt remember you and I would like to know why?"
Kylos emotions overwhelm me. His rage sends searing pain through me and I grab at my heart.
STOP! I yell at him, concentrating on my breathing. Poe gets up from his chair and runs to my side and rubs my back. The pain stops, Kylo calms down and I feel him pacing the apartment.
"I... I... Who knows?" I ask him. Terrified of his response.
"No one. When I noticed I made everyone leave the room. I bandaged your leg and a droid changed you, dont worry." He says. I let out a long breath and fall back onto the bed and put my arm over my eyes.
"I made Finn forget. I was protecting him from ever coming for me. I..." I hesitate, I cant tell him the truth. He would be the first person I told. "I... Uhh.. Kylo can track me where ever I go. Your not safe." I breath out.
"We can remove the tracking device. Where is it?" He says. "Your safe here. None of us are going to let him get you again."
"You cant remove it. Its a... force thing." I say and peak out from under my arm up at him. Hes leaning over me slightly. Looking down at me, it makes me uncomfortable even though I know its a friendly gesture. Do I tell him the rest? "As long as we remain at light speed he cant get to me." I say and cover my eyes again. Embarrassed.
I feel Poe's weight shift off the side of the bed and he walks over to the door and I hear him speak into something. "Keep her at light speed. Dont stop." He demands. I uncover my face and sit up to look at him. He turns and looks back at me.
"Can I have my cloak please?" I ask. Poe walks around to the back of the table to another chair and he hands it me. I wrap it around me and Kylos scent engulfs me.
They have the General hostage. Im safe.
'You expect me to just accept that! I cant get to you!'
Little baby kicks me hard and I grab my stomach. "Shhush." I whisper out and then remember im not alone. I look up and Poes arms are crossed and hes leaning on the wall next to the door. His eyes wide.
'I should of left you on Bespin. This is all my fault.'
The General would of came there for me once he realized I wasnt with you. Stop!
"Can I eat something?" I ask Poe. "I would like to see Finn. Maybe I can undo what I did." Poes body language changes and he straitens up.
"Sure, anything you need. Just... stay covered up." He says.
"Can I have my saber?" I ask wearily.
"Its an interesting saber, I have never seen anything like it. Where did you get it?" He says and walks over to a table and grabs my saber and hands it to me. I clip it to my side. I climb down from the table but the shock of the wound to my leg caused my leg to give out and I catch myself on the table. Poe wraps his hand around my waist and we walk over to the door, Poe punches in a code and it opens. No force doors here. I hop down a long hall till we are back out in the hanger. This isnt nearly as big as the Destroyer. It reminds me a lot of Han Solos ship when I first met him. Chewy spots me and runs over and hugs me, I love this big furry mammoth.
'Your hurt?'
The baby is fine, that is all that matters.
"Hi, Chewy." I mumble into his fur. The baby kicks again as my stomach growls. "I really need to eat." Chewy lets me go and I turn and continue walking with Poe. Many Resistance look at me in my black First Order cloak and seem confused. Some I recognize. Poe helps me along till we reach an elevator. Once in Poe leans me against the wall and punches in a combination and the elevator shoot up to the very to floor. When we get out we are on the main deck of the ship. The stars are beautiful, nothing like the view from the Destroyers main deck. In front of the window I see Finns back.
"I thought I was going to eat first." I ask. Poe brings me over to an empty chair and sits me down.
"No, I need you to fix him. He hasnt been the same and I have had to take over as General because he has gone crazy." Poe says and walks over to Finn and says something to him and I couldnt hear over the busting of all the people in the room. Finn turns and looks at me and back at Poe. He shrugs his shoulders and walks over to me. Sitting in a chair across the walkway. He leans forward on his elbows and looks at me. His eyes narrow.
"I have never seen you before today yet I feel I know you. Strange." He says. I straiten up in my chair and concentrate. This will be the first time I have accessed my force abilities since the kitchen incident.
'What are you doing?'
I look into Finns eyes and wave my hand in front of me. "You will have all memory of me back." I say as strong as I can, pulling from the force around me. Concentrating on making him remember. So I try again. "You will remember me now." He looks at me with a blank look, his eyes widen and he blinks a few times.
"Rey?" He stands up grabs my arms pulling me into a hug. "REY!" He holds me tight, tears escape from me. "What happened?"
I squeeze him back. "Finn, I have missed you so much. Dont ever leave me again." I cry into his neck.
'You...you are betraying me. Now im going to slaughter them all when I get to you. You will lead me right to them. They will stop sometime.'
I cry even harder into Finn.