AN: Hey guys, I'm so sorry for posting this so late. I slept in and then was out the rest of the day so I didn't get the time to update.
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Chapter 5
As Rey landed the Falcon she could see a group of people starting to form around it. They had excited looks on their faces, hoping to catch a glimpse of the legendary Luke Skywalker. As the ramp touched the ground, Chewie and R2 started to go down and were greeted by a few people. Rey followed suit after looking back at Luke.
He was collecting his thoughts, trying to figure out what to say to his twin sister. As Rey came out of the ship and looked at the crowd of people she saw Poe making his way through the swarm. She was disappointed on not seeing Finn, but she put it out of her head as she greeted her friend.
"It's so good to see you back Rey. With Finn still out I was starting to get lonely." She smiled as he hugged her.
"How's he doing?"
"He's pretty stable, the medics think that he'll wake up in a few days. We hope that it's before the move."
"That's good to hear." She had really missed him and wanted nothing more than to hear his voice. She felt something nudge up against her leg and she looked down to see BB-8. She knelt down as he started beeping at her like crazy. "Haha, it's good to see you too BB-8."
As she started to walk towards the crowd she saw General Organa approach her. Her face was full of worry, Luke hadn't come off of the Falcon yet. "Did you find him?"
"Yes, he's still on board." Leia pulled her into an embrace.
"Thank you for bringing him home." Rey pulled out of the hug and smiled at her. Suddenly everyone was gasping and murmuring around her. Rey turned and she saw Luke starting to come off the ship.
Leia walked towards her brother. She had missed him so much and with everything that's happened she just wanted part of her disheveled family back. Luke stopped in front of her. His eyes went soft at the sight of his sister, she'd gotten old but she still had that fire in her eyes from when she was young. Luke was about to say something when Leia hugged him.
It felt like an eternity until they ended it. "Leia I'm so sorry about Han. It's all my fault." Leia looked her twin in the eyes.
"It's not your fault Luke, Snoke got into his mind at a young age, there was nothing we could've done. Han was just trying to bring him home." Luke smiled, he was relieved that his sister wasn't upset with him. "Come on I'll show you around the base. Not like you'll be staying long, we're moving in about 3 or 4 days."
Everyone followed the twins out of the landing pad and into the base. Some went back to what they were doing while others tried to get a closer look at the Jedi. Rey decided to stay with Poe and leave the two siblings alone for a while. "So did you start your training yet?"
"Yeah, it's difficult though. Channeling the force takes a lot out of you and learning how to use a lightsaber is no picnic either." Poe laughed, Rey was glad that his sense of humor didn't change much.
"Come on we can talk over lunch." The two of them, along with BB-8 went towards the cafeteria to eat and catch up for what happened over the past few days.
After Kylo had talked to Rey he went to go oversee the preparations for the attack on the Resistance. They needed to find a way to bring one of their star destroyers to Subterrel undetected so that they could hook up the new weapon.
Hux had suggested that they move the star destroyer there now and then attack when the Resistance had moved. But that was easier said than done, there had been reports of Resistance fighters doing reconnaissance of the planet and bringing in supplies so that the base would be operational.
With them constantly entering and leaving the planet, they would be able to pick up the ship on their radar, or somehow run into it while inspecting other systems. Kylo had suggested that they hire a few more bounty hunters to distract them while they sent the ship in. However, Hux didn't trust bounty hunters and turned down the idea. Kylo slammed his fist on the table. "We have no other choice General, if we use our own fighters they'll eventually figure out that we're close by!"
"Bounty hunters are untrustworthy! How do we know they won't switch sides if they are offered a greater amount of money to be left alone or to help them! Using our own fighters will increase our chances of success!" Kylo growled, his helmet making it sound like an animal. He could feel his blood pressure rising as he picked up a chair and smashed it against the wall.
"Careful Ren, that your temper doesn't interfere with the Supreme Leader's plan." He could hear Hux smirk as he turned around.
"Just be glad that I didn't use my lightsaber to destroy your equipment General, or use it on you."
"You wouldn't dare, you know how the Supreme Leader values me."
"Indeed, but lets see how he feels about your little idea and who he agrees with." Hux looked taken aback, he didn't like the idea of the Supreme Leader being brought into the matter. He knew all too well how angry he gets if something were to go wrong. And having the possibility of the Resistance knowing the location of the weapon wouldn't sit too nicely with him.
Kylo could see the defeat in his eyes and he had a grin on his face. "Fine we'll use the bounty hunters to distract the enemy fighters. But don't think that this is over Ren."
He watched as Hux walked away from the room and Kylo said to himself, "No Hux, this is just the beginning. Nothing will stop me from getting Rey."
Kylo walked out of the room and towards the Supreme Leader to inform him of the conversation with Rey he had earlier. He had agreed to leave her alone for the day but he could still feel her emotions and thoughts. He could feel an overwhelming amount of happiness, from what he could tell she had made it back to the Resistance and was reuniting with her friends.
He felt a pang of disappointment coming from her, he probed her thoughts as to see why. She was upset that FN-2187, or Finn as she calls him, hasn't woken up yet. Kylo frowned, that traitor deserved what he got and he hoped that he'd never wake up. The feeling went away as quickly as it had came and he could feel her happiness once again. But the disappointment was still there, buried underneath all of her other emotions.
Rey's thoughts often went to the traitor, and this concerned him. She cared a great deal about him and if he were to awaken it might be harder to persuade her to leave. He decided that he would inform the Supreme Leader of this and see if the former stormtrooper was going to become a problem.
As Kylo went down the corridor that led to his master he saw Hux leaving the chamber. Hux approached Kylo and stopped short giving him a glare. "I've informed the Supreme Leader about the plan." He saw that Hux had a pained look on his face. Snoke had liked the bounty hunter idea and it bothered Hux that his idea would've been shut down.
"Well." Kylo decided to play along and forcibly make Hux say it aloud. He could hear him growl as he forced the words through his teeth.
"He has approved of it. But don't try and take credit for it Ren I've already given that to myself." Kylo chuckled at seeing Hux's distaste for him.
"No matter. The Supreme Leader and I have something bigger planned. Now if you'll excuse me." As Kylo walked away he could feel Hux's growing anger and it only helped to put him in a better mood. When he entered the chamber he kneeled before his master.
"Has there been a development with the scavenger apprentice?" Kylo stood up and winced at his words. He didn't like hearing Rey be called a scavenger, but he quickly put it out of his mind as he answered.
"Yes master. She has just returned to the Resistance and has brought Skywalker with her. I sensed confliction within her and had asked her if this was true. She opened up to me but only if I promised to leave her alone for the rest of the day."
"Interesting. What did she confide in you?"
"She's uncertain about Skywalker training her. As you know I've put the idea in her mind that he might not let her unlock her full potential. She has started to think if it might actually happen and if he's afraid of her power. She's also keeping the fact that we're communicating to him. She's afraid that he'll get mad at her and start to become closed off again."
"Excellent. She's beginning to doubt her master and if what you say occurs it will be easier to sway her to train under you. And from what you tell me, she's afraid of losing the people closest to her. This can be useful in the future."
"Of course master, but there is something else. Her thoughts are often going towards FN-2187 and I fear that if he awakens she'll be hesitant to leave him. She has great concern for him."
"Hmmm, I see. We need to find a way to make her feel angry towards him."
"That will be difficult master, she doesn't have any anger towards him. Most of her anger is directed at me."
"I'll have to think about this, you are free to go." Kylo bowed and left the chamber. He couldn't help but think about Rey, she was slowly confiding her thoughts in him and if the traitor wakes up, she might begin to ignore him and focus on the former stormtrooper.
She desperately wanted to see him and to be around him, he could feel it now, she missed his company. The thought of Rey blocking him out to focus on someone else made him shudder. He already felt empty for not talking to her for a couple of hours, he needed to make sure that her thoughts still remained on him.
Unfortunately he had promised to leave her alone, if there was anything that stuck with him from his mother, it was to always follow through with a promise. He inwardly cursed at himself for even bringing his mother into this. The last thing he needed was to be reminded of her.
Kylo decided that he needed to clear his mind so he went back to his room to meditate. He needed to get his concerns for Rey out of his head or he'd never be able to focus. As he entered his room, he sat near the helmet of his grandfather and began to meditate.
Rey had spent a good two hours catching up with Poe until she decided to go and visit Finn. When she had arrived in the med bay she made her way over to him. He looked so peaceful as he slept. She looked him over, his wounds had healed significantly while she was away, and he looked to be completely healthy.
She hoped that he would wake up soon, she missed his company a great deal. She stared at him for a little while longer, thinking about the things that she'll tell him when he wakes up. She paused when she came to Kylo. Should she tell him and Poe about the connection?
Luke was somewhat understanding and tried to help her, but he was also concerned that she might join Kylo. Finn and Poe were different, they had a strong hatred for the First Order, even more so for Kylo Ren himself. She was afraid that if she told them they might lash out at her.
She decided that she'd cross that road when she comes to it, for now she was just glad to be back home. It was then that she felt concern waft over her from Kylo, she probed his thoughts and saw that it was concern for her and Finn.
He was afraid that she'd block him out if Finn were to awaken. Even if she wanted to she couldn't keep Kylo off of her mind for long, she always felt him. And she did take a small sense of comfort talking to him, the key word being small. She kissed Finn on the head like she did before she left and decided to go to her room. She was tired and just wanted to be alone for a little bit.
After not talking to Kylo for hours, she started to miss his presence. It warmed her and it made her feel complete. With that feeling gone she started to feel empty and alone, even though she was surrounded by her friends.
She entered her room and started to unpack her small sack of belongings from the island. Her room was small, there wasn't much room for anything. There was a small refresher; a bed that looked like a cot with a mattress, pillow and blanket; and a small closet for the few clothes that she had.
She sat down on her bed and decided to try and practice levitating objects. Luke had been busy with Leia and helping with preparations for the move, so she would have to practice by herself. Luke had briefly covered the skill, and she wanted to try and improve herself. She was able to levitate a small object off the ground for a few seconds before having it drop.
She put herself in a comfortable position on her bed and focused her attention on the little doll that resembled a fighter pilot and tried to lift it with the force. She was able to lift it off the ground for a full minute before she heard her door open and it startled her. Causing the doll to fall to the ground.
She looked up and saw Poe in the doorway. "Oh sorry Rey I didn't mean to disturb you."
"It's fine Poe. Is something wrong?"
"No. Luke just sent me to come get you. He wants to talk to you." Rey started to feel nervous. She hoped that he hadn't found out that she was talking to Kylo. She didn't want to make him feel like he couldn't trust her.
"Alright where is he?"
"He's with General Organa. They're in the conference room." Rey stiffened, had Luke told Leia about her connection with Kylo? She stood up and walked towards Poe.
"Alright, let's not keep them waiting." With that she and Poe walked down the corridors to go see the twins.
AN: I hoped you guys liked it.
Luke is starting to feel great concern towards Rey, who knows what he has to say to her. It could be good, or it could be bad. You'll just have to wait to find out.
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Chapter 6 is already done and I promise that I won't be so late in updating tomorrow.
Until the next chapter, may the force be with you.
