AN: Hey guys! I don't have much to say so let's get straight to it.

SaintsFan1- Yeah it's a pretty awesome saber. Haha, same! (Fun side note, if you go to Disney's Hollywood Studios in Florida and go into the Star Tours gift shop there's a little section where you can customize your own lightsaber! I finally got to make one this year after going there for several years. It's a black double bladed saber with red blades and cross guards exactly like Kylo's. It also can be separated into two separate sabers. It's literally a mix of Darth Maul and Kylo Ren. It lights up and makes noises and everything! And I only paid $50 for it.) I want Rey to have something similar to it in the new movie, unless she just decides to keep Luke's because that's all we're seeing. Glad that you liked the banter, I love writing it so much, it really adds to their personalities. Plus it makes the story fun. Poor Kylo, would it kill Anakin to just talk to him one time, he just wants recognition. I can't wait to see who she uses her saber on either! It's going to be so epic! Thanks again for reviewing!

C.Z.B.- Glad you liked the force ghosts, Obi-wan and Maul will always be snarky with each other. Obi-wan did kind of chop him in half to the point where he got robotic legs and went crazy before he was found by Savage. I like her lightsaber design as well, I think that having it unique to yourself kind of gives people a sense of your personality, if that makes any sense. Haha, and I totally didn't hear that. ;) Same, I literally just want to nap during every hour of the day. I think that's because he didn't really expect the whole Rey thing to happen, and the whole unexpectedness of everything kind of threw him off guard to the point where things just went south for him. The bad guys can never catch a break to the point where you want them to win. At least that's my interpretation of it, and what popped into my head at the time. That's quite alright, I don't mind. Thanks again for reviewing!

This is actually one of my longer chapters, so I hope you enjoy it. Let's get started.

Chapter 32

As they landed the ship on the Finalizer Rey was exhausted. She'd never had to use the force as much as she just did. It really wiped out her energy. They left the ship and began to make their way through the halls.

It was late and Rey hoped that she didn't have to do anything else for the day. Her lightsaber hung on her belt at her side, and she could feel its weight and the hilt occasionally bumping into her thigh. It was comforting knowing that she had her own weapon always close by. It made her feel more prepared for whatever was about to be thrown at her.

The two walked in silence to Snoke's chamber. They had to give him an update about how things went. When they reached the chamber she stood next to Kylo and waited for Snoke's image to appear.

When he appeared they bowed to their leader. "How did things go my apprentice?"

"Things went according to plan master. She was able to construct her saber with no problems at all."

"Good. Let me see it." Rey did as she was told and activated both blades on her saber. The red glow illuminated the dark room. She did a few small tricks with her saber to show it's functionality. When she was finished she didn't deactivate her saber and waited for Snoke's response.

After he examined what was in front of him for several minutes he spoke. "Very impressive Rey."

"Thank you Supreme Leader."

"Tell me, did you have any problems in having the crystal succumb to the Dark Side?"

"Not really. I didn't really have any problems with the crystal."

"Good. You are to begin your Dark Side training tomorrow or whenever your master sees best."

"Yes Supreme Leader."

"You will be tested on your loyalty to the Order and to me in due time. If you fail you will be terminated." Rey didn't like the sound of that.

"I understand Supreme Leader."

"Very good. You are dismissed, Kylo I wish to speak to you." Rey deactivated her saber and left the chamber. She let the doors close behind her as she walked into the hallway. She stood a few feet away from the doors. She decided to wait for Kylo to come out, she didn't know if she had anything to do for the remainder of the day.

Kylo had waited for Rey to leave the chamber before speaking to Snoke. "What did you wish to speak to me about master?"

"Is the prisoner still alive?"

"Barely, yes. Why?"

"Who is it? I want a name."

"It's Resistance pilot Poe Dameron. We captured him before while we were looking for the droid. But he managed to escape the first time with the traitor."

"I see. Is he acquainted with your apprentice?"

"They're friends, yes. But I don't understand why you need to know all of this master."

"I want Rey to kill him when you feel she is well into the Dark Side. It will be a test of her loyalty to us."

"With all due respect master, isn't that a little harsh for a first test? Shouldn't she destroy an enemy village or something first? She's still new to all of this. She might not be able to handle it."

"I disagree. She'll be able to handle it fine with the way her progress is clearly showing. I have full confidence that she'll be able to pass this test. You should put more confidence in your apprentice."

"Believe me master I do. It's just that Poe supports her transition to the Order and to the Dark Side. He's one of the very few who's okay with this. It may be difficult for her to kill one of the only people who isn't criticizing her decision."

"Very interesting. I believe she'll be able to overlook this once she's begun her training. Like you said, he's barely alive after what you did to him. He won't even register it."

"Yes master. I apologize for questioning your judgement."

"No matter. But you mustn't tell her yet. Wait until I say so, she needs to make her decision in the moment."

"Yes master."

"Good, you may leave. You have no further duties for the day."

"Yes master." Kylo left the chamber and tried not to think about Rey's test. She wasn't going to be too happy about it. She'd shown kindness to Poe because of his actions. This was not going to be easy for her.

As he let the doors close behind him he saw Rey waiting for him in the hall. As he approached her she had a curious look on her face. "So what did Snoke want?"

"Nothing, First Order business. Nothing that you need to concern yourself with." This is one of those times he was glad to have his helmet. He could hide his concern and uneasiness away from prying eyes.

"Oh, okay. Do I have any duties for the rest of the day?"

"No Rey. It's too late for you to start anything. I suggest that you get some rest, we're beginning your training of the Dark Side tomorrow."

"Alright. I'll see you in the morning."

"Right." He watched her leave and he began to walk towards his room. It's been a long day and he wanted to get some sleep. As he walked to his room he tried to think as to what to teach Rey tomorrow morning.

He wanted to start with how to use the Dark Side to empower her and then incorporate it into her already known force abilities. But he also wanted to teach her how to use her lightsaber properly, he learned how to teach that type of saber for a reason.

Perhaps he'll do what he did last time and teach her the lightsaber techniques after she's learned to master a few abilities in the force.

He entered his room and quickly undressed and got in the refresher. The warm water felt good after spending the whole day in the cold.

When he was finished he changed into sweats and a loose shirt and climbed into bed. Although he was tired he decided to flip through the holonet for a little while.

There was nothing good on until he stumbled across something interesting. It was a news report and he hadn't expected anything like what he saw to come on.

The image being shown was what looked like a section of Coruscant near the Senate. There were a lot of people rallying against the termination of the Resistance. He was confused as to why they were choosing to rally there. Yes, they had First Order influence there, but that wasn't where the Republic was located. They had terminated it long ago, and besides that wasn't one of their most heavily occupied planets. There was no reason to rally there.

He listened to the broadcast and it seemed that they were upset about what happened to the Resistance as well as the supporters. He expected some retaliation about this and it didn't concern him, but this next part did concern him.

Apparently a bunch of supporters that were upset were banding together and if they had enough numbers would attack the Order. Kylo sighed and rubbed his temples. People were extremely stupid when it came to this sort of thing. They think that just because they have a lot of supporters that join them that they can make a difference, or put up a fight. And yet when it actually happens they are uncoordinated and unorganized, allowing them to be killed extremely easily.

He hoped that they would be able to terminate what was left of the Resistance before anything could get out of hand. He would have to address Hux about this in the morning. This was the last thing that they needed to worry about.

He turned off the holonet and laid down in bed. He let all of his stress leave him as he drifted off into a deep sleep.

When Rey had left Kylo earlier she found herself wandering around the halls. She was tired but she didn't want to go to bed just yet. She still had some energy left.

As she walked she could feel herself getting looks from everyone in the hallways. She had two guesses as to why. One was that she looked more like Kylo than ever with her clothes, two was that her new lightsaber was dangling from her belt and it was large enough to be noticeable. Considering that nobody was looking at her waist she figured that it was the clothes.

She honestly didn't care about what they thought. She was perfectly fine with dressing like Kylo if the situation called for it. She still had her own style involved and she was happy with the way she looked.

She walked around until she made her way to the training room. She didn't know why she went here, but she didn't really think about it. Without thinking she took one of the practice sabers that were meant to be double blades. She set her lightsaber aside and approached a dummy with the practice saber.

She took her fighting position and began to attack the dummy. She incorporated what she used with her staff along with what Kylo taught her. It was a little sloppy, but overall it wasn't extremely terrible.

She was able to make a few pretty well done blows. She actually wasn't that bad at this. There may be hope for her after all. She didn't hear the door open or the group of troopers that came in. She was too focused on her practice.

She eventually stopped as she began to run out of breath. She turned around and saw her friends standing behind her. She felt a small amount of heat rise to her face, she was a little uncomfortable having people watch her practice. "How long have you guys been standing there?" Bandit answered her.

"Oh about 10 minutes."

"Great. So what are you guys doing here?" Rex spoke for the group.

"Well we heard that you were back and wanted to know how it went."

"Oh. It went extremely well to be honest. I was able to pick out my crystal with really no problems. I attuned it to the force and when that was done I made it bleed. Then I made my lightsaber and it works to perfection."

"Can we see it?"

"Yeah sure." Rey threw the practice saber on the floor and called her lightsaber to her. The shock on her friends faces by watching it fly to her hand alone was entertaining. They've never seen anything like that before.

She activated one side of the weapon and let the red glow illuminate their faces. They admired it in awe. They were used to seeing the crackling unsteadiness of Kylo's saber, they've never seen one so still before. It was so silent that the low hum could be heard in the room.

After about two minutes she activated the other blade and she saw their already intrigued faces become brighter. She couldn't help but smirk at their reactions. Imagine how the rest of the Resistance would be when she went to eliminate them.

When they've had enough they began to collect their thoughts. It was silent for awhile and Blake was the one to break it. "Do you know how to use it?"

"Sort of. It's similar to my staff, but I need to learn the proper way to wield it so that I don't kill myself."

"Can you show us a few tricks?"

'Yeah sure." She stepped back to give herself some room. She twirled her saber in front of her and then to the sides. She then did a few attack positions that she could do and ended the display with a fighting pose. When she was complete her small audience clapped in response.

She deactivated her saber and put it back on her belt. Larry was the first to respond. "That was awesome Rey! I can't wait to see that thing in action."

"Neither can I. So now what are guys going to do?"

"Well we were going to grab a bite to eat. You can come along if you want."

"Yeah sure. I didn't really get to eat much while I was gone."

"Cool. Let's go." The group walked down the halls and they were anything but quiet. She was told what happened that day and what was going on with them. Hanging out with these guys whenever she could made her day. She felt accepted with them and they could really care less about her previously being involved with the Resistance.

As they entered the cafeteria it was pretty empty inside. They all grabbed their food and sat at their usual table. They joked around and just enjoyed each other's company. They began to lose track of time, but they could care less.

After some of their laughter died down Bandit asked Rey something. "So Rey what's the deal with you and Ren?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Oh come on. We can all see how he acts different around you."

"He's my master. He kind of has to be nicer to me."

"Uh huh. You sure there isn't anything else?"

"Why do you want to know?"

"Well we're bored for one thing. And besides we had to ask you about this at some point."

"Right. But there isn't really anything to tell." Rey began to feel heat rise to her face. She knew that her friends would notice Kylo's different behavior at some point. But she still didn't like the idea of them asking about it. Rex noticed her silence.

"Rey you don't have to tell us if you don't want to. You can wait until you're ready. We just want to better understand what's going on with you."

"Yeah I know. I appreciate the concern Rex. But I'm afraid that if I tell you guys it will get out."

"We'd never tell anyone we promise. Right guys?" Everyone at the table nodded their heads in agreement and Rey looked at their honest faces. She sighed and decided she didn't have to tell them everything right now.

"Alright. I won't tell you everything just yet, but I'll tell you this. Kylo and I have a force connection. It allows us to feel each other's emotions, determine our locations, communicate to each other, and to read each other's thoughts. We've had it ever since I was interrogated by him. We're still trying to understand it, but basically we've grown extremely close to each other because of it. So much so actually that it's one of the causes of Kylo's attitude change around me."

"Wow. We didn't know anything like that existed."

"Neither did I until I told Luke. I hope that helps. I'll tell you the other reason another time."

"Yeah that's fine Rey. It's getting pretty late, we should probably get to bed."

"Right. I'll see you guys tomorrow." Rey got up to leave and said goodbye to her friends. She walked directly to her room and began to yawn on the way there several times. She was definitely exhausted.

As she entered her room she was startled when she saw Hux standing in the middle of the room. "Goddammit Hux! You scared me! Why are you in my room?"

"Well I went to speak to Kylo about something but he was asleep. So naturally I came to you instead."

"Uh okay. Can I ask why you came looking for me?"

"You have a high ranking here because of your apprenticeship under him. In fact you almost have as much authority as he does, although you aren't completely in control you understand."

"Uh okay. I think I get what you're saying. But why did you come to me? Why couldn't you just wait to tell him tomorrow?"

"Because this needs to be passed on immediately to Snoke."

"And why can't you do it yourself?"

"Because it has to do with the Jedi."

"What are you talking about? Luke is the only Jedi left, Kylo killed all of his students. Even if there were more force sensitives there wouldn't be anyone to train them."

"Well it's not exactly actual Jedi that are the problem."

"What? You're not making any sense Hux."

"Look there are rallies happening on Coruscant."

"So? We don't have a large influence there to begin with."

"I know. But there have been Resistance supporters recruiting people to fight back against us. It's useless, but many of them are claiming to be force sensitive."

"You're kidding. They're probably lying, it's just a scare tactic."

"I know. But I still think that the Supreme Leader needs to be informed about this. We need to take precautions if they are ever going to attack us."

"Right. Should I inform him immediately or should I tell Kylo first."

"Tell Ren first, he'll want to know about this. Oh and also there have been minor attacks on the old Sith temple on Coruscant."

"What? There's a Sith temple on Coruscant?"

"Yes. And people are vandalizing it and creating small amounts of damage out of anger."

"I see. I'll inform Kylo and Snoke in the morning. Right now I'd appreciate it if I could get some sleep."

"Very well." Hux quickly left her room and she sighed. Now they had this to worry about. Why couldn't people just get used to change, it wasn't that hard. You'd think that they'd be used to something like this after the Galactic Empire. But she payed it no mind.

There was nothing that those people could do to cause any real damage to the Order. They probably didn't even know what they were doing in the first place. But suddenly claiming to be force sensitive was a stretch. If you didn't already know that you were one when you were younger, then there's really no way for you to tell when you're older. Unless of course something happens to the point where you just unleash the force accidentally. That's what happened to her.

She put those thoughts out of her head, they were beginning to give her a headache. She put her lightsaber on her nightstand and got undressed and went in the refresher. She wasn't sweating as much as she thought she was, but she was still sweating nonetheless.

When she was finished she changed into casual clothes meant for sleeping and climbed into her bed. She'd had a very eventful day and she just wanted to close her eyes and sleep.

As she was beginning too there was a knock on her door. She didn't feel like getting up so she yelled. "What!" The voice on the other side was a droids.

"Pardon me miss, but I'm here to collect your laundry."

"Fine, but make it fast." The droid entered, grabbed the dirty clothes and left. Her old outfits still hadn't been cleaned yet, she ordered them not to be. The smell and look reminded her of what she had gone through in her life. It was a nice memento.

After laying in complete silence Rey finally began to close her eyes and entered a deep sleep. She was going to need all the rest that she could get for what was to come tomorrow.

AN: What did you guys think? Rey begins her Dark Side training tomorrow, yay!

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As always I'll see you guys in the next chapter. Bye!