AN: Hey guys! I decided to update earlier today. I have enough time before I go to work until 9. And because of the wifi restriction I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to do it before 11.
SaintsFan1- Good to hear that your not bothered b the chapters being short. I've been really tired recently and I've been writing offline on my computer at night now. (The changes show up in the morning.) Like I've said I've been tired and when I feel like I can't write anymore I just end the chapter after 6 pages. (That's kind of my minimum amount now.) Anyway, glad to hear that you liked the interrogation scene. I wanted Rey to make a break for it, she takes an opportunity when she sees it. Yeah Luke should've realized it. But on the other hand he should be happy that she's going back to what the force wants, at least he didn't try to kill her or something. Glad you liked the name for the trooper, I'm not really good at that kind of thing, so glad you liked it! You'll see what Hux wants right now actually. Thanks again for reviewing!
C.Z.B.- Glad to hear that you laughed at that part. Luke should've known better than to stop her, let's hope she didn't harm him in any way. He isn't as young as he used to be. Omg, same with my brother, haha! Yeah it was pretty fast. I intended it to be longer, but I don't really plan out my chapters. I just write what comes to my head, if that makes any sense at all. I was actually thinking about having her escape in this chapter, but then I already wrote 3 pages of it, so yeah. Finn's still knocked out and if he did try to stop her he'd be dead in seconds. Sorry Finn, you would've had it coming. Well you won't have to wait much longer. Thanks again for reviewing!
BetterinTexas- That's very interesting about the yellow eyes. That makes a lot of sense. I wonder how you know you've been fully turned to the Dark Side? (That's just me thinking out loud.) Anyway, the Resistance will get what's coming to them, but Kylo owes Rey something first. Haha yeah, pretty much. But then again how can you not like that walking carpet. Thanks again for reviewing!
VILKA- Glad to hear it! (Still don't know why I'm getting your reviews so late.) Anyway, thanks again for reviewing!
Chapter 29
Rey waited for Hux to approach her before she said anything. As he stood in front of her, he wasted no time in voicing his thoughts. "Glad to see that you're alive Rey."
"Thanks. That was a compliment right?"
"Yes. I am capable of that you know."
"Haha I know. Nothing happened while I was away did it?"
"No, just be glad that Ren didn't throw a tantrum with you being gone."
"Good. Speaking of my master, where is he?"
"He's currently speaking to Supreme Leader Snoke. I'll inform him immediately."
"Why didn't you just barge in like you normally do?"
"One because you've already landed and I wanted to greet you myself. And two because Snoke wanted to see him specifically."
"Well I think that he'd make an exception if you have the location of Esteron."
"So you do have it."
"Yeah. I'll go get it. Do you have a drive on you or something?"
"No, I'll just send someone down to retrieve it later. I'll go inform Ren."
"You don't have to, I can just use the connection."
"It's fine, I have to tell Snoke anyway. I'll send him down and clear the hangar so you two can be alone."
"The hangar is already pretty clear already, we're the only two in here."
"Right. You don't mind staying down here do you?"
"No it's fine, go get him already."
"Fine." Rey watched Hux walk away and she sat on a crate and waited for Kylo.
Snoke had summoned Kylo as soon as Austin had given his report about the task taking longer. As he approached the chamber he hoped that he hadn't found out about Rey yet, he'd be punished for sure.
He entered the chamber and the image of his master was waiting for him. "You summoned me master?"
"Yes, I want an update about the Resistance."
"Well we were able to obtain a list of 20 known and unknown systems. We were able to register 9 known systems, the rest weren't charted."
"Have you found out what systems they are?'"
"We're doing that now. We sent out nine groups and have currently found 12 unknown systems. Unfortunately none of them are Esteron."
"I see. Have you been able to get any more information out of the prisoner?"
"No, he's too weak to tell us anything."
"Why haven't you looked into his mind?"
"I did, but there's nothing that's helpful."
"I see. Have you had your apprentice try?"
"Oh uh, no master. But I'll get on it right away."
"You better, we need to eliminate them once and for all. Then the galaxy will finally be ours."
"Yes master." Snoke could sense a feeling of uneasiness coming from Kylo.
"Is there something that you're not telling me?"
"I don't understand."
"Why haven't I heard anything about your apprentice during the last few days?"
"Oh, well, she's doing fine. There's really nothing that she's doing that needs to be reported. She's getting along with everyone and there isn't any problems."
"Why would there be problems?"
"Well, because the intruder's ship damaged the tie fighters that she was working on and she's been able to fix them without anything slowing the repair process. Plus, she hasn't been getting into any trouble." Snoke looked him over and he didn't seem to buy it.
"Interesting." Suddenly Kylo could feel his presence in his mind, even from a great distance away he was able to do this with ease. He tried to eliminate all thoughts about Rey except for what he told him. Because Snoke wasn't on the ship he could only look into his immediate thoughts.
He felt him pull away and watched his response. "Is there a problem master?"
"Not that I can see. But keep in mind Kylo that if you're hiding something from me the consequences will be life threatening."
"Yes master, I understand." Suddenly the doors opened and Kylo turned to see Hux approaching.
"General, what's the meaning of this?"
"We've located Esteron sir. The information is on a ship in the hangar." Hux looked at Kylo and gave him a knowing look. Kylo quickly read his mind and he saw Rey's image in the hangar.
"Excellent! Retrieve it from the ship and report back to me."
"Yes sir." Hux left the room and Kylo turned to his master.
"You are free to go Kylo."
"Yes master." As the image disappeared he went into the hallway and saw Hux waiting for him. "Is it true? Is she here?"
"Yes, she managed to come back to us."
"Perfect." Kylo immediately left for the hangar. But he realised that he still had his helmet on and went to drop it off in his room. As he entered his room he took off his helmet and put it on his dresser.
He quickly fixed his hair and went directly for the hangar. When he entered he was glad to see that it was empty. He saw the ship that was used to take her away and began to approach it.
Sure enough there she was sitting on a crate, no doubt waiting for him. She heard his footsteps and turned to look at him. A smile immediately spread onto her face and she began to run over to him.
He stopped walking and planted his feet as preparation for the impact. She immediately jumped into his arms and he lifted her up and spun her so that he wouldn't fall down from the sudden amount of force on his body. He let her feet touch the ground but he didn't dare let go.
They stayed that way for several minutes before they separated, but they still had their arms wrapped loosely around each other. He was at a loss for words, he didn't expect her to come back so soon.
He caressed her face, careful to not touch the small bruises on it. No doubt from those two men that planned to harm her. He couldn't think of anything to say, but luckily she did. "I've missed you so much Kylo."
"As did I. I was so worried about you."
"You know that I can take care of myself."
"I know, but still." He saw that there was a line going around her neck and he furrowed his brow. "Where did this come from?"
"Oh that's from my little interrogation this morning. Because I wasn't cooperating a taser collar was put on my neck."
"You didn't reveal anything did you?"
"Of course not. He almost went full power, that is before I killed him of course."
"That's my girl." They stood there smiling at each other. He pulled her closer until their bodies were touching. He pushed a stray piece of hair away from her face. "I love you Rey."
"I love you too Kylo." They immediately locked lips and started kissing each other passionately. They didn't separate once, they didn't want to let the other out of their grip again. She put her hand through his hair and the other around his neck. He put his arm around her waist and tightened his hold.
They stopped to catch their breath, but they quickly went back in. It wasn't as hard or rough this time. It was slower and gentler. When they separated again Rey put her head on his chest along with her hands. He gently stroked her messed up hair and they completely forgot where they were.
After several minutes they finally let go of each other and they returned back to reality. "Oh Kylo I need that lightsaber now."
"Why so eager? I told you I'd let you build it."
"I know, but the Resistance took mine and I think this is a perfect excuse to build my own."
"Very well then. How about we leave the first thing tomorrow."
"Sounds good." They began to walk out of the large hangar with their hands interlocked.
"You know I had a whole plan to save you."
"Oh really? Well I'm not someone who needs to be saved all the time you know. I'm not some pretty, weak, princess that can't take care of herself."
"Believe me I know that all too well. You hit hard." She laughed and playfully punched his arm with her free hand.
"Good. We're going to take the Resistance down eventually aren't we?"
"Yes. And we're going to do it together, side by side."
"The way it's supposed to be."
"And I'll get to finally kill that traitor."
"I plan on doing that as well. How about we make a team effort on that."
"It would be my genuine pleasure." They laughed and began to enter the hallway. They let go of the other's hands, they had reputations to uphold. "Why don't you go clean yourself up."
"Do I really look that bad?"
"No, not at all. You're hair's just messed up, you smell like you haven't showered, and your clothes are all disarranged. But no you don't look bad."
"Oh ha ha. Very funny." He smirked and she rolled her eyes.
"You're still as beautiful as ever." Her eyes brightened at his words.
"Thanks, that's the first I heard that. I'll meet you in a bit. I'll go and make myself presentable."
"Alright. I'll be on the bridge. Oh we're going to have to kill Poe eventually."
"Yeah I figured. But let's have him watch the Resistance burn. Make him feel the pain of losing everything and everybody."
"Very evil, I like it."
"Thought you would. But I want to torture him a bit first."
"That is if he'll be able to handle it. He's pretty weak after what I did to him."
"I need practice for that sort of thing."
"Indeed you do. Snoke wouldn't shut up about that."
"He didn't do anything to you did he?"
"No. He didn't know that you were even gone in the first place."
"Oh, then okay then. I'll see you in a bit."
"Alright." He watched as she went over to her room. He made a note to put her guards back on duty. She probably didn't need them anymore, but he wasn't going to take any chances. Besides they're her friends, she'd want to interact with them outside of her duties.
He walked onto the bridge and saw that Hux had been charting the location of Esteron. "Did you receive the location General?"
"Yes, couldn't you tell? I thought you of all people would be able to see that." He rolled his eyes at his comment.
"I did notice if you must know. What are we going to do about it?"
"We'll get all the information that we can from Rey before we make a plan of attack."
"I see. I'll be gone with her the whole day tomorrow."
"What do you mean by gone?"
"We're going to construct her lightsaber."
"Well it's about time."
"Well excuse me if we were delayed. I seem to recall her being taken off the ship!"
"Which you could've stopped!"
"If I did she'd be dead! I don't want another word said on the matter."
"Fine with me. Just make sure she doesn't kill anyone with that thing."
"I think she can handle that."
"I know she can, I'm just saying."
"She's not exactly like me you know."
"I know, there's just certain qualities that shine through." Kylo was beginning to get annoyed.
"Can we get off this topic and actually get some work done?"
"Why? Something bothering you?" He was about to snap at him when he heard Rey's voice.
"You boys talking about me?"
"Nothing that you need to concern yourself with Rey."
"Very well. Should I continue work on those tie fighters?"
"You can if you want but we need to talk to you first."
"Why?" It was Hux who answered her.
"Because we need any information about Esteron that you can give us."
"You do know that I was knocked out for half the time. Right?"
"I'm aware of that. But still you need to tell us." She rolled her eyes and sighed.
"Fine. Where I was there was a town that had a lot of people in it. I assume that there's more of those on the planet."
"So?"
"I'm not done yet. A little impatient I see."
"Well excuses me for wanting to get rid of them."
"I want to get rid of them as well. But you could at least let me finish my statement General."
"Fine. Go ahead and continue."
"Thank you. As I was saying before I was interrupted, there's quite a lot of people there. They have constructed a base, which is where the Resistance is and where I was kept."
"Is it heavily armed?"
"Yes, there's guns on the outside to shoot down enemy ships. Their ships are weaponized well and I suspect that they all have cloaking devices. The soldiers are well trained and can put up a fight. They hate the Order and will attack if given the chance."
"And I'm to understand that they're aligned with the Resistance?"
"Yes. If they're given enough time to plan, they could eventually pose a threat."
"I see. Do they have enough ships that can back up the Resistance if need be?"
"Yes. If the Finalizer enters their system they'd most likely pick up on it and send them out. They are very well equipped and should be considered a threat."
"Interesting. Is there anything else that we should know?"
"I don't think so. That's all I could tell from the time I spent there."
"Very well then. You can continue working on the fighters if you want or you can rest. I've had someone fix some of them while you were gone, so it's really up to you."
"Thank you General. If you don't mind I want to hang out with my friends."
"I understand."
"That is of course if you don't have anything planned for me master." Kylo turned to her and shook his head.
"No Rey. You can do whatever you want. Just be ready tomorrow morning, it's going to take awhile for us to get to the Adega system. You'll need to choose a crystal of your own and make it bleed. And that can take awhile."
"I understand. I'll see you guys later." Rey went to go find her friends and Kylo watched as she left the room in a hurry. He shook his head and produced a small chuckle.
She was definitely something else, there was no doubt about that. Building a lightsaber was going to take a lot out of her. She had to attune it to the force, make it bleed, and then construct her hilt.
This was a defining moment for her and it's going to be a big step in her training. Having a red blade defines a Sith, and she will now eliminate any part of her that made her a Jedi. Allowing her to fully embrace the Dark Side.
He turned back to the information that she was able to obtain. What she told them would complicate things. Hopefully the natives wouldn't become too much of a problem for them.
He wanted to attack from the ground, that way he could finally get rid of that worthless traitor. But that was to be discussed another time.
It's been a pretty eventful day.
AN: Hope you guys liked it. Again sorry for it being short.
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Until the next chapter, see ya!