AN: Hey guys! Hope your all doing good. Let's get to it.

SaintsFan1- Glad to hear that you liked it! She really is starting to get along with everyone around her, which is a good thing. Yes she is a kickass fighter, guess all of that training with Kylo paid off. She's definitely starting to become loyal to the Order, like you said with her commanding the squad. Finn's definitely going to become a problem now, and things might go a little unexpected. All of those questions will be answered in this chapter so you won't have to wait long for an answer. Thanks again for the review!

VILKA- This is me responding to your chapter 21 review. For some reason it didn't show up until yesterday, but it still had the date that I uploaded it. I'm not sure how that happened, but I might as well respond. I'm glad that your liking it so far, if you read the chapters that came after it I hoped you liked where I went with the characters. Again sorry for not responding earlier. Thanks for the review!

Things are starting to heat up, let's continue.

Chapter 24

Rey couldn't believe her eyes, her friends were right in front of her. They hadn't noticed her yet, they probably thought she was a stormtrooper. She didn't make a sound, instead she immediately contacted Kylo. "Kylo I know who the intruders are."

"Who are they?"

"It's Finn and Poe."

"I'm sorry did you just say what I think you said?"

"Yeah." She heard him growl, well this put him in a bad mood.

"Where are you?"

"I'm not far from the training room."

"I'll be right there."

"Inform the others."

"Be careful."

"Relax, I can handle them." She left the connection and when she looked up she saw Finn and Poe staring at her. Finn couldn't contain himself and gave her a hug.

"Rey! I'm so glad you're okay!"

"Yeah I'm fine Finn. Good to see you too."

"Come on we're breaking you out of here." She let go of him and stared at his face.

"What are you talking about?"

"We're here to rescue you." Rey turned to face Poe as he walked up behind Finn.

"Is this true Poe?"

"Unfortunately yes. We're disobeying orders because Finn wouldn't shut up about it." She backed away from Finn and couldn't believe what she was hearing.

"You disobeyed an order to come get me?!"

"Well yeah. I didn't know what kind of torture they were doing to you."

"Have you looked at me, I'm fine!"

"Then why do I see bruises on your arm?"

"Because I was working on my combat training with Kylo. We were sparring."

"You were training with that monster! How could you even do such a thing?! Did he force you to do it?"

"No! Nobody forced me to do anything! The First Order isn't all bad you know!"

"They've clearly done something to you. You're starting to forget who the good guys are." Rey was beginning to lose her temper.

"Who are you to decide that for me! I can make my own choices without you!"

"Rey, they were holding you in a cell!"

"No they weren't! I was put in a very nice and comfortable room! It was better than anything the Resistance ever had. Sure I had guards outside my door, but I could come and go as I pleased."

"But it's the First Order Rey! They have no respect for anyone!"

"Oh really?! The people I've gotten to know says otherwise!"

"What?!"

"I've gotten to know several stormtroopers, officers, and ordinary workers here. And they've been nothing but kind and they made me feel at home! They're normal people who are actually nice!"

"What about Kylo, he's the exact opposite of that!"

"You take that back! You don't know a thing about him!"

"I know that he's evil and that he killed his own father! What else is there to him?!" Rey felt her hand begin to hover over her lightsaber hilt.

"You don't know him like I do! He's actually a nice and caring guy! When you see a monster I see a man who's been cast away by his family, treated like a nobody from his father, left alone by his mother, and limited by his uncle! I see someone who wants to make a name for himself, I see someone who wants to be accepted for who he truly is!"

"You've got to be kidding me Rey! He's evil, just like Snoke and Hux."

"Yes, he's on the Dark Side. But that doesn't mean that he views himself as evil, I don't see him as that! And Hux isn't all bad, he's a little snarky and annoying at times. But if you put that aside he's just doing his job! He's a pretty good General, he could even rival Leia!"

"What about Snoke?!"

"Snoke is evil, but after spending so much time here I began to realize and understand his cause. I may not always agree with his tactics, but he hasn't been cruel to me at all!"

"It's all a lie Rey! They're trying to corrupt you!"

"I haven't been corrupted at all! I had permission to go wherever I wanted! I could make my own choices! I got to know the people around me and begin to enjoy their company! I made my own choices here with no influence!"

"This is getting us nowhere! Let's go!"

"No!"

"No?!"

"I belong here!"

"No you don't Rey! You belong with the Resistance and with us!"

"No I don't! I've never felt more accepted or more at home than on this ship. There is no way that I'm leaving!"

"Rey don't make me do this."

"Do what?! Attack me?" She activated her saber and Finn took a step back from her. "Because I'm not leaving without a fight!"

"What's wrong with you?! You're supposed to be a Jedi!"

"I never was a Jedi! I was barely even a padawan! Luke barely taught me anything, Kylo did! He completed the basic training with me, and I'm more skilled in a fight than I ever was!"

"But you're aligned with the Light Side of the force!"

"You can't choose that for me! Do you even know who I'm related to?!"

"Does it look like I do?!"

"Obi-wan Kenobi is my grandfather, and he was a Jedi. But Darth Maul is my Great Uncle, and he was a Sith!"

"What do you mean?"

"I have both the light and dark in my blood. I had to make the decision of where I aligned too. I had to listen to my heart."

"And?"

"I joined the Dark Side."

"What! Rey you can't! You're not thinking straight!"

"I can do whatever I want! It's my life and nobody tells me what I can and cannot do! I feel more at home with the First Order and I feel more relaxed when I use my anger with the force! For the first time in a long time I know where I belong! And I have people who care about me here!"

"But you'll be killing innocent people!"

"You mean like how we killed innocent stormtroopers?! I've become friends with them and value them as my equals!"

"Killing stormtroopers is different than killing actual people!"

"How is that?! You were a stormtrooper!"

"Don't go there!"

"Why not?! It's true! You were with the Order from birth and you betrayed them! You're a traitor!"

"So are you Rey! You're a traitor to the Resistance and to Luke!"

"Look around Finn! There is no more Resistance, you're all as good as dead! And I only trained with Luke for two weeks! I don't think that qualifies me enough to become a traitor to him!"

"Whatever! We're leaving so let's go!"

"No! If you want me to leave with you, you're going to have to make me unconscious!"

"Fine!" Finn pulled out his blaster and began shooting at Rey. She easily deflected the bolts and started to advance towards him.

"I told you I've gotten better. Taking you down will be very enjoyable."

"Poe help me!" Poe stepped away from his friends and his droid followed him.

"No Finn! I told you that she wouldn't want to leave but you didn't believe me! She's made her choice and you have to accept it! If she wants to stay then let her stay!"

"How are you okay with this?!"

"Because I'm seeing this from her point of view! I actually accepted what she had with Kylo! I trusted her judgement! If this is where she feels like she belongs the most then we shouldn't take her away from it!"

"Poe she'll kill us!"

"No Finn, she'll kill you!" Rey looked at the pilot and took in what he said.

"Thank you Poe, and just so you know I don't blame you for this. I'll let you go this time, but I can't promise the same for Finn."

"I understand. Can I leave?" Suddenly footsteps could be heard not too far away.

"Don't bother, my cavalry is here. Just surrender while I finish him."

"Sure." Rey turned her attention back to Finn. She was about to force choke him when she realized that he was gone.

"Finn where are you!" There was no answer, instead she felt something hard hit her head and she blacked out.

"You're coming with us, whether you like it or not."

"Finn are you crazy! She'll kill us when she wakes up!"

"I'm bringing her back! Now let's go they're getting closer." Poe watched as Finn picked her up and started to run back to the ship with her. "Poe come on!"

"No, I don't want any part of this anymore! I came along to keep you from getting into trouble, but it doesn't matter at this point! You can leave, I'll find my own way home!"

"Fine!" Poe waited until Finn's footsteps couldn't be heard. He bent down to his droid.

"BB-8 go with Finn. He'll need a pilot." He beeped in objection but Poe didn't want to hear it. "I'll find my own way home, but I don't want to be around when Rey wakes up. Now go." BB-8 hesitated but he did as he was told. "Right then, time to find the only person who can stop Finn."

He didn't have to move an inch as Kylo Ren suddenly appeared in front of him along with a squad of stormtroopers. And because Kylo didn't have his mask on, he didn't look too happy. "So that's what you look like. I see why Rey likes you." Kylo suddenly grabbed him and threw him up against the wall.

"Where is she?!"

"Finn took her back to the ship. He knocked her out while she was talking to me."

"I have full authority to kill you on sight. If you're lying to me I'll make your death long and painful!"

"I'm not lying. I only came to keep him out of trouble. I'm fine with Rey staying here as long as she's happy. I tried to reason with him but he wouldn't listen. You're the only one who's strong enough to stop him."

"I'll personally kill him for taking her away from me! But I won't kill you just yet."

"You won't?"

"No, you know where the rest of the Resistance is hiding."

"Oh. I probably should've thought of that."

"Yes you should've. Commander have two of your men bring him to the detention level and inform General Hux that we have a visitor. The rest of you come with me." He dropped Poe and ran all the way to the hangar.

He didn't stop until he had the ship in his sights. Lucky for him it was still on the ground considering that the fool couldn't fly. "Fire at the ship and draw him out."

"Yes sir." Within seconds there was blaster fire hitting the ship and doing some significant damage to it.

Inside the cockpit Finn tried to find the weapons on the ship. "Damn it, why aren't there labels on this thing! BB-8 do something!" But the droid didn't listen to him. "Oh come on! Don't tell me your siding with Poe!" The droid shocked him and Finn jumped up from the pain. "Ow! Fine, I'll handle things myself. Keep an eye on Rey."

He grabbed his blaster and started to leave the ship, using a piece of metal as a shield. He began to shoot at the troopers but there were too many of them. They began to close in on him and he had no choice but to retreat back into the ship. "BB-8 start the ship up now!"

For once the droid did what he was told and he went to inspect Rey, but Finn could feel something hot against his skin. "Back away from her now!" Finn turned around to see the face of Kylo Ren and he didn't look happy.

"Make me! She's coming back with me!"

"You fool! She belongs with me!"

"No she belongs with me! I care more about her than you ever would!"

"You don't know a thing about me! She's the only person that I care about!"

"Ha! Like you are even capable of that emotion!"

"That's it, say goodbye to your life!" He raised his saber so he could cut him in half, but as he began to bring it down Finn moved out of the way. Kylo had to quickly deactivate it so as not to harm the unconscious girl beneath him. As he looked her over he forgot that Finn was even there as he knelt down beside her.

She looked so peaceful, but she could see that she'd shed a few tears as he looked at their tracks. He moved a stray piece from her hair and he felt her stir. He whispered her name so only she could hear and he saw her eyes flutter open. "Kylo, what's going on?"

He didn't have time to say anything as the sound of her lightsaber could be heard and he felt it pointed at his neck. Rey's eyes widened and she immediately froze Finn with the force. "Don't you dare hurt him!" She took her saber from him and pointed it at his heart. She unfroze him so that he could speak. "Any last words?"

"Yeah, have a nice nap."

"What?" She felt something hit her abdomen and she fell over.

"Rey!" Kylo immediately caught her and he tried to see what damage was done. Luckily because he designed her clothes they were able to soften the shot and not harm her to the point where it could be critical, but she was still bleeding. He felt her head dip down as she once again closed her eyes. He looked up and saw Finn with the blaster in his hands. "Why you little freak! You'll pay for that!"

He took his lightsaber in his hand and began to activate it when Finn pointed the blaster to Rey's head. "One move and she's as good as dead!"

He extended his hand to choke him but as he did Finn didn't lose his grip on the blaster like he hoped. Finn managed to speak as he was trying to breath. "Not so fast. That includes force attacks as well. If you care for her life you will leave the ship now!" Kylo let go, seeing as how his finger was beginning to put small amounts of pressure on the trigger.

"How dare you tell me what to do!"

"Then I guess you don't care if she lives." He began to pull the trigger down before Kylo stopped him.

"No!" Finn smiled realizing that he won and let go of the trigger. But he didn't remove the blaster. "Fine, I'll leave. But I have Poe and I'll soon find where you'll take her. You will die along with the rest of the Resistance!"

"I don't care anymore. As long as Rey's with me I could care less about you. Now leave this ship before I pull the trigger!"

Kylo looked her over once more and kissed her head. "I'll come for you I promise." He slowly made his way out of the ship and tried one last attempt to end his life, but the blaster was still aimed at her head and he thought twice about it. He returned to the troops as he watched the ship leave the hangar. Austin came up to him with concern in his voice.

"Sir, where's Rey?"

"The traitor threatened to kill her if I made any move to attack him. He had the blaster to her head and was ready to pull the trigger."

"Is she alive?"

"Yes, the only way to have it stay that way was to leave her with him. But I'm going to get the coordinates from Poe and go after her myself."

"Sir if it's alright I'd like to accompany you. She literally just became my commanding officer."

"I'm well aware of that. You're squad along with others will be on stand by. But I must go after her alone."

"Yes sir."

"Take care of any wounded or killed, I have to speak with General Hux."

"Yes sir." Kylo left the hangar and went straight for the bridge. The rest of the Resistance supporters had fled and he was awaiting the return of Kylo.

"I see you survived Ren." Hux expected to see Rey right behind him, but she was nowhere to be found. "Where's your apprentice?"

"The traitor took her."

"How could you let this happen again?"

"I didn't! He had a blaster to her head and threatened to kill her if I attacked him! The only way to have her stay alive was for me to let them leave."

"I see. Are you going after her?"

"Yes. She's my apprentice and is a member of the First Order. She can't be in the hands of the Resistance."

"That and because she knows too much about the weapon."

"Yes, but she'd never tell. If it meant that something could happen to me or the ones she's close to here she won't say a word."

"Shall I inform the Supreme Leader about this?"

"No. You can say we won the fight and that Rey did well in leading an attack. But don't say that she got captured. I don't want him to know about it. You can tell him about how we captured someone and are using them for information."

"Very well then. Anything else?"

"Where's Poe being kept? I want to have a word with him."

"I believe he's in detention block B. Are you going to try and get their location out of him?"

"Yes. I'd use the connection with Rey but she was unconscious when they left."

"I see, well then have fun."

"Oh I will." Kyo left for the detention block and tried to think of ways to get the location out of Poe. With any luck he'll willingly give the information. He clearly didn't agree with what Finn was doing.

He kept trying to think of torture tactics but he couldn't. He kept going back to Rey. She looked so fragile and the sight of her like that made his heart ache. He already felt empty without her, and he needed to get her back.

He kept seeing that wound in his mind. The blood slowly pouring out of her body. It just made him so angry at the traitor for even thinking about hurting her, Hux didn't even do anything like that.

As he reached the cell block he tried to regain his composure for the interrogation. The door opened and he saw Poe in the straps and he couldn't help but smirk. "Well this looks familiar doesn't it Poe? It's time to have a little fun." He walked to Poe and couldn't help but produce a small chuckle at what was in store for him.

AN: What did you guys think? I couldn't decide on whether to have Finn taking Rey away or not. But after I wrote Poe getting captured for information, not having him take her wouldn't make that much sense. At least to me anyway.

Feel free to leave a review and let me know what you guys think.

Until next time, may the force be with you.