AN: Hey guys! I know that this is probably going up around midnight, but I don't care. I was planning on finishing chapter 37 before I uploaded this, but it's halfway done and that's good enough for me.
Anyway, I have seen the new trailer for the Last Jedi and I'm so happy that I can't sit still and I'm literally shaking! If you haven't watched it, what are you doing, it's online, go now! There's so much to process in it, but I won't spoil it for you guys. But I'm telling you this, there is REYLO! This not a joke, at the very end of the trailer, they are face to face and she's talking to him so fucking calmly! (Sorry, I curse when I'm excited). But what Kylo does afterwards is just making me nuts! It's going to happen guys, if you've seen it then you know what I'm talking about, if you haven't watched it then you'll see what I mean. Let me know in your reviews what you thought and if your as excited as I am.
Okay, enough of my extremely excited Reylo rant (I'm literally smiling as I'm typing this, I'm that happy about it. December please please please come!), let's get those reviews in before we get back into my world of Reylo.
SaintsFan1- Good to see you too, glad that you understand the break, things are getting pretty hectic in my life and it's hard to keep a regular schedule. So glad to hear that you liked the last chapter, I enjoyed writing it a lot. Rey's definitely a quick learner, and anyone who crosses her with that blade is in for one heck of a fight. Kylo was pretty rough on her, but he did want to get into the battlefield, but at least it wasn't extremely rough to the point where he took it too far. I'm actually getting very close to writing the battle sequence, I don't know if it'll be in 37 or 38 yet, I have to see where I'm going with this first, but it'll be good I can promise you that! Hope to hear from you soon as well, and thanks again for the review!
C.Z.B.- Haha, yes I'm back. Awww, it's so sweet of you to worry about me, I don't always get that reaction out of people. Well you're inner self doesn't have to freak out anymore that's for sure, I won't make you guys wait that long again. You're very welcome, I always make time for this, it's what makes me happy, and hearing from you guys in the reviews just makes this whole thing that much better. Thank you for understanding, I just felt so bad for letting you guys wait that long. You'll get to see how it all goes down soon enough, I promise you that! Thanks again for reviewing!
Just a little shoutout: Thanks so much you guys for everything, none of this would be possible without you. Truth be told I was kind of worried that you wouldn't review when I posted or not review at all. I thought you guys would be mad at me or something. But man was I wrong, you guys immediately responded and it just made me so happy to know that I have the best readers who are so loyal. So thank you, all of you.
Okay, enough of all that. Let's get back into Reylo, if you've seen the trailer by now you're probably in the mood for some more, I know I am. So let's get started!
Chapter 36
Kylo and Hux were impatiently waiting for Rey on the bridge. They wanted to get this briefing over with. "How long do we have to wait for her Ren? I have other things to do."
"I'm aware of that. She'll be here."
"She better be."
"Are you questioning my apprentice General?"
"Well why would she even want to be a part of this in the first place?"
"Because she needs to learn these things, and don't you think it'd be in Snoke's best interests if she learns how to run the Order?"
"Whatever. If she doesn't show in the next five minutes we're starting without her."
"Fine. She will be here." Hux went to the front of the bridge and Kylo stared at the doors as he thought to himself. Come on Rey, this is important. He began to pace back and forth to try to clear his head. The five minutes were almost up and he was starting to get concerned. Rey if you're late for this I'm making you run 10 laps around the entire ship.
Suddenly the doors opened at the last minute and he saw Rey with her squad commander. "There you are, we were getting ready to start without you. Where have you been?"
"I was looking for Commander AU-6793. I wanted him to join us. Were you getting worried about me master?"
"What? No. Just get over here."
"Okay okay." The three of them circled around the holographic table and waited for General Hux.
"I see that you've decided to finally join us Rey. And I see that you brought your squad commander as well."
"That isn't a problem now, is it Hux."
"No, why would it be a problem. After all you did make us wait longer than we expected to so that you can bring along someone that we didn't expect to show up. No, it's no problem at all."
"Uh huh. So are we going to get this started?"
"It's about time. We have selected the amount of stormtroopers that are to be sent down. We just need an attack strategy." Hux looked at Rey expectantly.
"Why are you looking at me?"
"Do you have any suggestions?"
"I don't know. I'm new to this, master help me out." Kylo emitted a barely audible sigh. Hux always had to make someone new to this uncomfortable. He spoke in defense of Rey.
"Hux knock it off. Let her get a feel for this first. And I actually have an idea."
"Very well then, let's hear it Ren."
"We send a few small scouting troops out to find where they're located. They can either be from the new ones being sent down or from troops that are already down there. They report back to us if they find them and when they do we send down the assigned troops to take them down. Rey and I in tow. We don't outright attack yet, we want to see how big of a threat they are. If they attack us with full force then we send the rest down. Hopefully Rey will be able to lead her squadron well enough that we won't need that many reinforcements." Rey turned to him.
"Wait a minute. Aren't you leading troops too?"
"Yes, but I'm just saying that if your squad does well, along with my set of troops, then we won't need the reinforcements."
"Oh. The way you said it sounded as if everything was reliant on me."
"I'd never put that much pressure on you. Perhaps when you gain more experience, but now no."
"Alright then. Is there anything else?"
"We don't know what we're up against so we can't form a detailed plan. If things go unexpected we'll plan as we go. Otherwise there's not much we can do."
"What about air support?"
"I doubt that we'll need it. Is there any questions?" Everyone shook their head no except for Austin. He decided to speak up after being silent.
"If I'm to understand this sir. My squadron is to follow Commander Kenobi's lead unless otherwise said."
"Yes Commander."
"Very good."
"I think that about covers it. Hux do you have anything else to add?"
"No. When we have visual on the target we will send you down to its coordinates. Otherwise I think we'll be fine."
"Good. You all are dismissed." Hux went back up to the front of the bridge, Austin went back to his troops after saying a few things to Rey, and when Rey was done with Austin she went over to him.
"Well that went well."
"Yes. It was definitely easier than most briefings. Half the time Hux disagrees with everything that I say."
"Yeah I figured. I don't know why but I thought there'd be more yelling."
"If you're here long enough then there will be yelling, believe me."
"So now what are we going to do?"
"I don't know. We could have the scouts be sent early so that we can go early tomorrow."
"Yeah I guess. But what if they get spotted? It could give the enemy time to prepare."
"Good point. It doesn't matter anyway, that's Hux's order to give not mine."
"Yeah. What's left to do around here?"
"Not much. Snoke didn't ask to be informed about the plan. Before you got here I told him that we'd attack tomorrow. He didn't really ask for any of the specifics."
"Oh. So do we just do whatever we want?"
"I guess."
"Well in that case I made lunch plans with my commander and the rest of my friends. So I'll catch up with you later."
"Alright. I'll find something to do."
"See ya." She walked away from him and Kylo decided to wander around the hallways. He really had nothing else better to do.
Rey entered the cafeteria at the time she told Austin to meet her. And sure enough he was there with Blake, Larry, Bandit, and Rex. "Hey guys." They all responded simultaneously.
"Hey Rey."
"I'm gonna grab some food then I'll sit down with you guys." As Rey grabbed her food she sat down at the edge of the table next to Austin. "So Austin had no doubt told you guys about the whole attack on Coruscant thing by now." Rex answered her.
"Yeah pretty much. Are we going?"
"Unless you were selected then no. But to be honest I don't want you guys to go down there. I mean I get that it's what you're trained for but you're my friends. I don't want you guys to die."
"We won't Rey. Besides only Bandit has been in an actual fight. We are trained for it, but unless you're assigned to a squadron you can't fight."
"But I thought that every trooper was assigned a squadron. You know, to train with each other. That's what Finn told me." Austin spoke up.
"Yes, that's true. But sometimes there are certain troopers who aren't cut out for battle, or have skills that can be more useful in other fields. So they are then reassigned to their new position and take commands from their leading officer in the position."
"Oh. Is that what happened to you guys?" The rest of her friends nodded their heads yes. Blake decided to chime in.
"Sometimes it happens later, like with Bandit. He was reassigned after a few battles when they recognized him for being a strategist. He doesn't fight, but he's brought along to figure out an attack plan. Rex has a knack for weapon's testing. He can determine whether a weapon will work before even touching it. He can also fix any type of weapon in the arsenal. Larry is pretty good with coding, he works with others for hacking jobs."
"What about you Blake?"
"Oh I'm a janitor." She watched him smirk and begin to chuckle. Everyone else started to laugh as well. She knew it was a joke, a crack made at Finn, but it was funny nonetheless.
"Ha ha, very funny. Now what is it that you really do?"
"I work in the training rooms. I keep all of the hi-tech training equipment working perfectly."
"So you're basically a maintenance guy."
"No way. I'm just good with advanced electronics, I just make sure that they're working properly and that there isn't anything that was hacked or something. I obviously work outside the training rooms too, but that's where most of my work is done."
"You're basically an electronics maintenance guy."
"Oh, I guess so. But I'm really good at it."
"Never said that you weren't." After some meaningless conversation Larry spoke to Rey.
"Hey Rey, can I ask you something?"
"Yeah sure Larry. What's up?"
"You never told us what happened over at the Resistance."
"Oh. I was hoping that wouldn't come up."
"Did something happen?"
"Did Austin tell you guys what happened in the hangar?"
"No."
"Oh. Well Finn took me aboard his ship and I was knocked out. I woke up and saw that Kylo was in front of me. Finn was going to kill him, so naturally I attacked him. But before I could end him Finn shot me in the abdomen. I blacked out again and when I woke up I was in the Resistance's med bay."
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine now."
"Did you see the traitor?"
"Oh yeah. He was in my room when I woke up. When I realised what happened I got so angry with him that I almost broke his neck. But General Organa came in before I could end his life. But I did however manage to severely damage his windpipe. For all I know he's still knocked out."
"That's amazing Rey. That traitor deserves what he got." Everyone nodded in agreement.
"I know. It felt so satisfying. Half of my problems were because of Finn. But I want to end him, I don't want him to take me away again. I missed you guys."
"We missed you too Rey. When do you think you'll kill him?"
"When we go to Esteron. Kylo and I want to personally end him."
"I'm sure we'll hear all about it." They talked for the next half hour. They all finished their food, but because they had nothing better to do they just sat and talked. The 5 troopers were eventually called to do something and they said goodbye to her as they left. Rey threw out her stuff and went towards her room.
As she walked inside she sat on her couch. She positioned herself in front of the holonet and turned it on. She wasn't very interested so she unhooked her saber and started to examine it. She was trained with it and she could kill anyone she wanted. It made her feel more powerful than ever.
She imagined Darth Maul with his saber, it would be a sight to see. She wondered if she was as good with it as he was. She stood up and went to the center of her room. There was just enough space so that she wouldn't hit anything. She activated her blade and started doing small attacks in the air.
She listened to the all too familiar noise as she twirled it and pretended to stab someone. She didn't hear her door open or the figure enter her room. As she turned around to stab an invisible person she stopped when she saw the dark figure of Kylo Ren in front of her. She quickly turned off her saber and put it on her belt. "Uh how much of that did you see?"
"Well I did see you cut down several invisible people."
"Shit." Rey could feel her face begin to feel warmer, she never liked people walking in on her.
"It's nothing to be embarrassed about you know."
"Yeah I know. It's just that I don't like being walked in on."
"I guess that's understandable. So how was lunch?"
"It was good. I like spending time with my friends."
"You've grown close to them during your time here."
"Yeah. Honestly I know more people in the Order than I do in the Resistance. Plus they are much more fun to talk to."
"I bet they aren't as fun to talk to as me." He began to walk closer to her with a smirk on his face.
"Oh I don't know. I think you're rather dull."
"Dull?"
"I mean my friends can make me laugh. All you do is annoy me."
"Oh really. Guess I have some competition." He stood in front of her staring into her eyes. She knew that look all too well. He was planning something.
"What are you up to?"
"Oh nothing. I just have a little idea."
"And what idea would that be exactly?"
"Why are you so interested? I thought you said I was dull."
"You're unpredictable, I want to know what you're doing."
"Well you can ask all you want. I'm not telling you anything."
"Very well then." Rey turned around and began to walk away from him. She could feel his gaze on her back and she could tell he had his signature smirk on his face. If he wouldn't tell her, she could at least try and prevent it. Plus she wanted to make him lose that sly look on his face.
She quickly turned around and when she was close enough she kicked him in the stomach. The sudden force of the impact caused Kylo to lose his balance and fall backwards on the ground. "Ow! What the hell was that for?"
"I don't know what you're thinking, but I can at least stop you from doing it. Whatever it is you have in that twisted head of yours."
"Alright fine. You want to play that way go right ahead. But don't expect me to go down willingly."
"Well maybe if you actually put up a fight it would actually be difficult."
"That's it. You're going down." He quickly swept his legs under Rey's, causing her to fall.
"Cheap shot." Kylo quickly got up and made a point not to stand too close to her. She might try and do the same thing.
"Observe your surroundings. And when you see an opportunity you take it. Not my fault my girl has slow reflexes." Rey managed to get up while he was talking and tried to come up with a plan.
"Well I wasn't ready. Wait a minute. Did you just say I'm your girl?" Kylo saw she was distracted and quickly punched her in the face and kneed her in the gut.
"You can't let anything distract you. And I thought you'd be used to it by now. I said it loads of times before." Rey did a roundhouse kick, but Kylo was able to dodge it. But she managed to punch him on the side as he moved.
"True. But that's usually you're way of saying you're proud of me. Until now. Unless you've always meant it that way." Kylo kicked her but she was able to jump back. But there wasn't a lot of room behind her. Kylo managed to back her up against the wall and pinned her.
"Yes it does mean I'm proud of you. I've always been proud of you. But I also meant it that way. Ever since that day during training you've always been my girl Rey. And anyone who says otherwise will have a nice conversation with my saber." Rey smiled and produced a small chuckle.
"Well you've always been my guy. I guess it took me a while to process it. I've never really had the experience of having something."
"So am I in some way your property?"
"Well yes and no. I don't want to sound possessive like that or anything. I'd never do that, it sounds a little weird."
"Yeah. Even for the Dark Side that's a little strange."
"I guess what I'm trying to say is that on Jakku I never really got to have anything. I had a few small items, but I mostly found them or bought them for survival. I never had something that I could call my own. And I definitely didn't have anyone that I shared a deep connection with to the point where we belonged to each other. Does that make sense?"
"Uh yeah. I think so. I can see where you're going with this."
"Good. So because I never really knew that feeling I could never process that type of idea. That's why I didn't realize the other meaning of what you were saying. Because I've never had anyone say that to me before."
"I see. Well do you know how it feels now?"
"Yeah I do." Rey smiled a little bit as she looked at him. "I like it a lot."
"As do I."
"So are you gonna let me go now or what?"
"Nah. I kind of like having you pinned like this."
"This was your idea wasn't it?"
"Well not exactly, no. But this is almost as good."
"Then what was?"
"I pick you up. Wait for you to yell at me. Then I turn you upside down so you really get mad at me. I then let go and before you hit the floor I catch you with the force and throw you onto the bed."
"Yeah okay. I like this position better." Kylo studied her face.
"Yeah I like it better too. I can see you're face." Rey felt a bit of heat rise to her cheeks. He always found a way to make her blush.
"But seriously Kylo, let me go. My arms are starting to hurt."
"Okay okay. The last thing I need is for you to not be able to fight tomorrow." He stepped back and let go of her arms. Rey began to rub them and stretch them out.
"For your information I would've been able to fight."
"I know that. I'm just saying that it could've been like an extremely unlikely possibility."
"Yeah right." She walked close to him and wrapped her hands around his neck. He wrapped his arms around her waist in response.
"Well the last thing I need is to be worried about you."
"And you won't need to be. I'll never leave you. Not again." She repositioned herself so that she could hug him and she put her head underneath his chin. One of his hands moved higher up onto her back.
"I won't leave you either Rey. I promise."
AN: Well what did you guys think? The battle is coming and I'm so excited for it!
Please feel free to let me know what you think about this in a review. Also, in case you didn't read the author's note at the beginning, if you saw the new trailer let me know your thoughts on it. If your excited, any theories you have, and any Reylo thoughts (because I seriously can't get them out of my head now, not that I'm complaining) and just anything about the trailer in general.
I'll see you all in the next chapter. May the force be with you!