AN: Hey guys. I'm so sorry for posting so late, had work. :( I hope that it goes up before 12 so it still counts as today.
SaintsFan1- Yeah, Finn's concern for Rey is a little annoying considering that he's more worried about her than their lives. And it doesn't end here. ;) Things won't be so good between them for long. Rey will eventually cool down, but for the time being not so much. I'm glad that you like how sassy Rey is with Kylo, it's sort of a way to get some light-heartedness while also increasing their bond. And thanks for adding me to your author alerts! :) Oh and thanks again for the review!
C.Z.B.- I'm glad that you liked how Rey went willingly. It was definitely a big choice for her, but now we'll see the results of it. Yeah Finn probably would freak out if she knew she went without a fight, and it definitely wouldn't be pretty. It will be hard for Rey to adjust to life on the Finalizer, but once she gets over what Kylo did it will become easier as time goes on. Especially if she stays close and does what he says. Hux can be nice when he wants to be, but knowing him it won't last for long. Thanks again for the review!
I think we should start reading now, don't you?
Chapter 15
Rey stayed close to Kylo while on the bridge, it was quiet and she didn't like it. What Hux had said to her made her uneasy. What the hell was he talking about? She started to regret coming aboard, she should've put up more of a fight. But it wouldn't have mattered if she did. She was still clumsy with her lightsaber and needed more training, he would've overpowered her and then knock her out. She would've ended up here whether she was conscious or not.
She didn't want to go willingly, but she had to warn Luke and the others to leave and she couldn't do that if she was unconscious. "Something troubling you Rey?" She turned to face Kylo.
"No, I'm just thinking I that I should've put up a fight while leaving."
"It wouldn't have mattered, you'd be here anyway. Your training is far from complete."
"Yeah I got that." Suddenly there was a beeping coming from Hux and he searched his pockets for the communicator. Not long after Snoke's image could be seen.
"General Hux, is the weapon ready to fire?"
"Yes sir. We just need your word."
"You have permission to launch the final strike."
"Yes sir." He turned the communicator off and turned to a control panel. "Coordinates are locked in. We're good to go." Rey began to panic, what was going on? There was no way that they could fit a weapon like that on a ship like this. She tried to contact Luke immediately.
"Luke get off the planet now. Get off it now."
"Alright Rey we're starting up the engines." Hux moved to a button and pushed it.
"Say goodbye to the Resistance." Suddenly there was a red beam shooting out from the top of the ship.
"Luke get off now! Now!" There were no ships that she could see leaving. "Luke!" Within a matter of seconds she saw the beam hit the planet. It was blinding. The planet's core was being pushed to the outside and it was collapsing on itself. It wasn't long before there was an explosion.
"NOOOOOO!" She fell to the ground and began screaming at the top of her lungs. Tears were coming down her face. She thought that they would have time before the beam reached them to escape, but they didn't have a chance. She was so angry, how could he do this to her? Why didn't he tell her it would happen so fast? He had killed everyone she had known in a matter of seconds.
She could hear the screams in her head from her vision and it only caused her to scream more. She could feel the force surround her and she pushed out with all of her anger. She could hear things begin to be pushed back and she heard people fall over.
"Ren! Control her!" She heard Kylo's footsteps come close to her and she could feel his warm arms begin to pick her up.
"Rey! Calm down! You need to control your anger, it's getting out of control!"
"Why should I listen to you! Look what you did! I never should have let you in! It was the biggest mistake I ever made!"
"You think I didn't want to tell you?! I had no choice! If I did I'd be killed!" He lowered his voice so only she could hear. "I need you to listen to me okay. Something isn't right. They're not all gone, I can feel my mother."
"Why should I listen to you?! And put me down!" He did as he was told and took his mask off. He made her face him.
"You said you trusted me Rey. Search your feelings, control your anger and you'll know it to be true. You would've sensed Luke and Leia leaving this world because they're force sensitives. If you can still feel their presence among us then they aren't dead. And I still feel her."
Rey began panting. She didn't want to do it, he killed everyone she knew. She heard their screams. She looked away from him and at what she had done. Equipment was all over the place and people were either knocked out or getting up and running away. They were almost completely alone, Hux was there but he was trying to process what just happened and wasn't paying attention.
"Rey please, listen to me."
She tried to calm herself down as she closed her eyes to try and feel Leia. And sure enough she could feel her presence still among the living. She felt Luke too, at least they weren't gone. She couldn't find Finn or Poe, but they weren't force sensitive and it was harder to find them.
"You're right. But I'm still upset with you." Tears were starting to come back down. "You could've at least told me that the weapon was on the ship. You could've warned me, but you didn't." He looked at her in the eyes.
"If I told you. I'd be considered a traitor. And Snoke would've killed me and the emptiness would've consumed you. You said you didn't like it and that it made you feel incomplete. Try living with that the rest of your life."
"I should've stayed there and never have come with you. I should've killed you when I had the chance." Kylo showed a small amount of hurt on his face.
"Then you would've died on that planet."
"I don't want to talk about this anymore. Lead me to my cell."
"What makes you think that you're going in a cell?"
"I don't know, just a guess from last time."
"You're my guest Rey and will be staying here. You'll be given the proper accommodations. Now let's go."
"No."
"No?"
"I'm not going with you."
"Now you listen and listen well. If you don't do what I say I'll have no choice but to leave you in the hands of Hux and he doesn't take too kindly to enemies. So unless you want to get beaten to a pulp for disobeying a command I suggest you follow me. Because I'm the only damned person on this ship that actually cares about your well being." He put his helmet back on and waited for her answer.
"What if I want that to happen to me? I'd rather have that than follow you."
"You don't know Hux like I do. He'll show you no mercy, and I fear that he'll do things to you that he wouldn't normally do."
"He's right you know." She turned to face Hux. "I'll probably end up just putting you into a torture cell or something and will torture you to the brink of death. A pretty thing like you doesn't deserve that." Kylo growled at his comment and Hux smirked. "Now now Ren, we don't need you getting out of control as well. This place is already a mess from her anger, we don't need you destroying anything else."
Kylo and Hux had a little stare down while Rey made up her mind. "Fine. Kylo take me to my room. I don't want him near me at the moment."
"Wise choice Rey, let's go." They walked in silence. There were still tears coming down her face, but at least she knew that there were some who survived. When they arrived the door opened and they stepped in.
Rey was taken aback, she didn't expect something like this. The space was large and there were several pieces of furniture. The bed was large and it looked so comfortable. There was a dresser with a mirror, a closet, and a small book shelf on the wall. There was also a small living space by the door with a table and a small couch with a holonet. The refresher was quite large as well. There was a lot more room and it looked so clean. Everything was decked out in black, but it was still nicer than anything she'd ever had.
"Unpack what you have." Kylo threw her sack on the bed. "You can wear the clothes you brought, but there are some already stocked that I expect you to eventually wear. If you don't wish to dine with the crew you can order your food to be brought here with this tablet on the table. You can enter and leave as you please, but there will be stormtroopers posted outside to see that you don't escape."
"It kind of sounds like I'm a prisoner."
"I don't intend on letting you escape this time. If you need anything let me know."
"I'll try not to. I don't want anything to do with you."
"Suit yourself. Oh and when you get the chance I want to take a blood sample from you."
"Why the hell would I let you anywhere near me?"
"Because I can find your parents through it."
"You must be joking. This is just another lie."
"It's not Rey, I meant what I said about helping you."
"Whatever, can you just leave."
"Fine. My room's in corridor 12 if you need me."
"I won't." As he left she collapsed on the bed and let whatever tears she had left flow. All of this was her fault. She should've listened to Luke and Finn. Finn, she didn't know if he was still alive or not. She just hoped that wherever he was he was with Luke and Leia.
When she had no more tears left she unpacked her things. She put the clothes she brought into the dresser and she put her extra shoes in the closet. When she opened the closet she saw that everything in it was black. It was similar to what she had brought, but she could see similarities to Kylo's clothes with the belt and sleeves. There was even a hood like his.
She'd never look like him. He destroyed the Resistance and he might've killed Finn and Poe. But she had hope that they would be alright if Luke and Leia had somehow survived.
Kylo could feel Rey's anger towards him. He couldn't blame her, but it needed to happen. She knew it was coming, but she didn't know that it would happen so fast. He still didn't know how his mother managed to survive, she'd never really flown anything. He couldn't feel Luke, but he didn't really care.
At least having his mother survived allowed Rey to calm down. When she pushed out the force with the use of her anger he went slamming into a wall. If it weren't for his helmet he'd be unconscious. She showed excellent potential, but now she wanted nothing to do with him.
He hoped that Hux wasn't getting any ideas about torturing her after their little chat. He had a feeling that it would be a bit more intimate than normal and he couldn't stand the thought of him landing a finger on Rey.
Rey will eventually cool down and realize that without him around she'll be all alone. She'll have no choice but to go back to him. Kylo retreated to his room, he needed to cool down. She definitely had a knack for frustrating him.
He entered his room and removed his helmet. He collapsed on his bed and tried to relax. He cleared his mind and steadied his breathing. Before he knew it he was asleep.
He was in a training room on a different ship, which was odd. He never really had dreams like this. It was mostly just memories briefly entering his mind. It felt odd, the room was completely empty. Suddenly grunting could be heard behind him and he saw a girl that was hitting a practice dummy. It wasn't Rey, the girl was much younger than her. She appeared to be a young togruta, but he still didn't know what was going on. He suddenly heard her speak.
"Stupid Anakin." Anakin? This couldn't be right. That was the name of his grandfather. She spoke again. "Leaving me out of the fight. Not telling me what had happened on Mortis."
Kylo studied the girl. Was this his grandfather's old padawan? Suddenly the door opened and in stepped Anakin Skywalker. He didn't expect him to look like that, but it was breathtaking anyway. There were some definite similarities between the two of them.
"There you are Snips, I was looking for you." The girl stopped what she was doing and turned to face him.
"Why? So you can leave me out of something again?"
"Come on Ahsoka, I did it for your own good."
"Ever since we came back from Mortis you haven't let me go near a battlefield and won't tell me why. I'm sorry if I can't help but feel upset."
"I'm trying to make sure that what doesn't happen on Mortis happens again."
"Then why don't you tell me what happened on Mortis?"
"I can't Ahsoka, I promised Obi-Wan that I wouldn't."
"Of course not. Whenever something bad either happens or is going to happen to me you never let me know about it until it's too late."
"Ahsoka, I'm just trying to protect you."
"Protect me from what master?"
"From yourself. You turned against us against your will."
"But why won't you let me fight? I can't just sit here knowing that you and Rex could be in danger, not to mention the rest of the 501st."
"I'm afraid that it might resurface if you're exposed to battle."
"You know that I'd never do that master. You have to trust me."
"I do trust you Snips."
"Then let me fight." Anakin sighed as he looked over his padawan. Knowing that she'd never let it go he gave her his answer.
"Alright. Just promise you'll be careful?"
"Don't worry about it Skyguy." She winked at Anakin and walked out of the room. Suddenly Anakin turned to face him and it was a little unsettling, it was as if he could see him.
"You need to be patient with her Ben."
"Uh, my name isn't Ben anymore. He died a long time ago."
"Doesn't matter. If you be patient with her, she'll learn to accept your help."
"Um, was that the whole point of showing me that?"
"Yes. Ahsoka is stubborn but she was willing to accept what her master did because he showed her patience and understanding. You must do the same."
"This isn't part of the memory is it? You're just the force taking the persona of Anakin."
"Indeed. You and Rey are destined to be together and must work together to make it a reality."
"Um okay. Is there anything else? Could you perhaps clarify what you mean by destined to be together?"
"No."
"Figures."
"Trust your instincts Ben, do what's right." Suddenly everything faded away to black and Kylo opened his eyes. He sat up and tried to gather his thoughts.
"Huh, so that's what a force vision feels like." He still didn't know how to process that. He guess it made sense, but the fact that he was destined to be with Rey confused him. Was she destined to be his apprentice or something more?
He decided to take a walk to help him process this. He put on his helmet and walked into the halls.
When Luke heard Rey, he immediately told everyone to evacuate. They left on the side of the planet so as not to be noticed, just as the beam hit Irotis. Unfortunately, not everyone made it out. The ships containing the remaining officers, supplies, and the rest of the troops got out, along with 4 x-wings and the Millennium Falcon. Everyone else was killed.
They jumped into lightspeed to avoid the explosion and ended up landing on Florrum. The planet was once the home of a band of pirates, but they've been inactive ever since the Empire took control.
As everyone had landed they got out to see who was left. Luke was relieved to see that Finn, Poe, Chewie, R2, and BB-8 were alright. Everyone else was okay, but there was only a handful of them left. They'd never be able to take down the First Order now, let alone try to find Rey.
Finn and Leia were arguing about going back to get her. "General we have to go after her. There's a good chance that the ship didn't leave the system yet."
"Finn we only have 4 pilots left, there's just no way that we can rescue her in our current state."
"But we have to save her." Luke decided to intervene.
"We can't Finn. It's her destiny and we can't interfere with the force's will."
"But why?"
"I don't know. The force works in mysterious ways. We just have to trust Rey to take care of herself. Besides we have bigger problems at the moment." Leia answered her brother.
"Luke's right. We need to find somewhere to go. We don't have a lot of food and we're in the middle of nowhere. We need a plan." Poe decided to speak up.
"Isn't there an outpost out here that was used by pirates?"
"Yes, but the pirates disbanded a long time ago."
"But there may be some still staying there."
"It's worth a shot. Poe take your fighter and try to find it. And if there's people there, that's where we'll stay for the time being."
"Got it." Poe left to go find the outpost. Luke hoped that they wouldn't be stuck here for long. Snoke will eventually find out that they're alive and come after them.
He just hoped that Rey was having an easier time with Kylo then they were at the moment.
AN: So what did you guys think? I decided to keep her friends alive to add a little conflict later on for Rey. But the Resistance is pretty much dead so she shouldn't expect a rescue anytime soon.
I put in a little nod to the Clone Wars with Anakin and Ahsoka's chat. I think that what happened in that episode sort of relates to this. If not then it doesn't matter. The force showed it to Kylo for a reason, so what's done is done. I also decided to add in Florrum and mention Hondo's old pirate gang. Man I miss the Clone Wars.
Anyway, feel free to review and let me know what you think.
Until next time everyone! (Cue Clone Wars end credits. Okay, I'm done.)
