A couple of Months had passed, the knights temple was almost complete, it was built enough that the knights had moved their trainings there. Kylo walked the temple in deep thought before returning to the training room.
"I know the perfect artifact for the temple," kylo said to the knights. "The helmet of my grandfather, Lord Vader. I know where it is because Skywalker used to tell me stories as a child of how he destroyed the great Darth Vader. Pathetic, he did nothing, but I digress. The helmet was with his body when they burnt him on the Endor moon, outside the main village of the Ewok people. It is our duty to retrieve it."
"Yes, Master. I will see to arrangements immediately," Helix left the temple to have the Syn readied for travel. Upon its completion he returned to the temple to gather his weapons. The others were ready. Kylo led the way to the flight hanger, followed by the knights.
Phasma was passing by and stopped Kylo.
"Where are you going with such purpose?"
"It's knight business, but if you must know to the Endor moon."
"Why would you want to go there? It's covered in those cannibalistic animals. Besides it's already been explored, the first order have no need for it. The supreme leader would not be happy if you were eaten."
"As I said, this is Knight business. You are welcome to join, if you want to destroy some Ewoks."
"I will join, but just to make sure there are no mistakes."
They all continued to the Syn, aboard kylo removed his helmet to Pilot and completed his check list.
"You're a flyboy Ren?" She asked.
"I'm a pilot, I am not now or have ever been a flyboy. I find the term disrespectful to the art of flying," he completed starting the ship and took off. "In fact, I'm the best pilot in the galaxy, I guarantee it."
"I don't know about that, cadet Driad is pretty good. Perhaps when we return you two should race."
"I'll think about it."
Phasma went back to sit with the knights, they all had their helmet off, so she took hers off as well.
"Would you like a tour, Captain? Sunkiller will be happy to show you around," kylo announced over the com. Everyone snickered except Sunkiller who stood and looked hopeful.
"Sure, Sunkiller you can show me around." The two went off and were gone for quite some time.
Kylo came in for a landing on Endor, it was as Skywalker described to him as a child. Complete forest surrounded them. He landed next to bright tree village.
"Leave no survivors, they will eat you if they capture you."
"Ren, we are like three times taller than the creatures that inhabit this planet," Phasma said.
"Exactly, and they took down the empire."
"Good point."
"Alright everyone, arm up to the teeth. The last time the rebels were here they left them well supplied with advanced weapons. Let's head out," Kylo ordered replacing his helmet. "Sunkiller run a scan of the surrounding area to see how many creatures have surrounded us."
"Yes, Master."
"The funeral Pryor is due north on the other side of the capital city."
"Master, there are at least one hundred and fifty creatures surrounding us."
"Woah, that's a lot," Shim stammered.
"Weapons ready head out, blast them back with the force if you need to."
The ramp lowered, Sunkiller and Blas led the way down the ramp, blasters in fire ready position. It was eerily silent knowing how many creatures surrounded them. A blaster shot came out of nowhere towards them. Sunkiller's trigger finger was easily set off from the blast. He began shooting into the trees and bushes surrounding them followed by Blas. The shots started coming at them, the others lit their lightsabers and deflected shots back as they headed off the ramp.
Swarms of small furry creatures of all different colors started emerging from all directions. Some had blasters while most still had spears and rocks. The knights split up to take them on in different directions. Kylo slashed his lightsaber at the group that headed his way, taking most of them out. He saw the others doing similar actions or using blasters like Phasma. They started to retreat.
"Don't let them retreat, destroy them all," kylo ordered. Sunkiller force threw Blazer bombs up in the trees holding it there with his force. Kylo knew they had destroyed the village. "Find any remains creature and destroy it. I'm going to the other end of the village." Phasma followed Kylo as did Helix and Shim.
Kylo walked slowly up to the remains of his grandfather. The area was left undisturbed by the natives, but weather in the forest had ravaged the site. He knelt and reached for the mangled helmet, hesitating a moment, as if he wasn't worthy, before touching it. Kylo felt great power emanating from the historic relic, he knew that he was meant to have it. Kylo held the helmet in front of him, looking at it as though it was still his grandfather. He stood with the helmet in hand.
"Take everything from this site, it is all worth our worship."He walked back to his ship, and into his quarters. Kylo sat the helmet down and sat across from it. "Grandfather, please guide me and my knights to follow in your footsteps. I know my uncle tricked you at the end and destroyed your legacy, but I will not let you down. I will rule the galaxy. I need your guidance. Please help me fulfill my destiny and to finish what you started."
It went dark.
Kylo was falling, he felt he fell for eternity until he landed in a dark place. Flashes of red light randomly struck like lightning. There were screams like thunder, louder as he walked. Kylo looked at his hands but they were changed not his hands, they were the shape of hands but filled with void. He continued towards the screams and he saw him. Kylo knew the outline because of studying the archives.
"Grandfather. Lord Vader."
The figure turned towards him. He was half a man surrounded by void.
"Let go of the past. Kill it if you have to."
The voice sounded familiar, but kylo couldn't place it.
Kylo came to, back in his room.
"Thank you, Grandfather."
Kylo left the helmet in his suite on board and returned to the cockpit, to pilot once all the artifacts were brought aboard. The moon has been claimed by the first order, they would send troops to keep watch once they returned to the base.
Back on the starkiller base, they retired for the day exhausted from the day's events. Kylo was tossing and turning in bed. He kept thinking about Masro and her secret. How had he not known she modified his memories, he just felt he should have been able to tell. Knowing they had relations, he wondered why she felt the need to erase his memory of it. Kylo thought back to when they discovered she had this ability just a couple of months after she started at the academy.
He and Masro were walking the perimeter of the Temple, they were on guard duty. They came across a fellow student, who was very upset. She had her legs folded so she could cry into them. Masro being kindhearted went to see what was wrong.
"Hello, can I ask what's wrong?" The girl looked up from her legs at Masro. Her face puffy and red from crying. She was a Twi'lek, so the red face looked more of a purple against her blue skin.
"I miss my family. I was sent a letter that my father passed; I wasn't able to say goodbye."
"I'm sorry to hear that," Masro placed her hand on the girl's shoulder. "I wish I could take your sad thoughts away and replace them with happy memories."
The girl suddenly stopped crying, looked at Masro smiled and got up to leave.
"Are you ok, now?"
"Of course, I am. I only have happy memories," she ran off. Masro looked at Ben, confused.
"What just happened?" He asked.
"I think I accidentally erased her sad memories, or she was just saying that to leave."
"Can you do that on me?"
"I could try, Perhaps I'm gaining new skills."
Kylo finally fell into a deeper sleep, he reached out to Masro in his dreams. He wanted to tell her about finding his grandfather's helmet. Kylo hadn't seen Masro for quite some time, no matter what he tried. Kylo was being shaken, he woke very groggy. When his eyes opened, he saw an angel, then they focused.
"Masro?"
"Yes, my love. I don't know how long I have. There isn't as much force for me to draw on here."
He reached for her, she solidified under his touch when he pushed his force into her. Pulling her in for an embrace, they kissed. Kylo moved over on his small bed for Masro to lay next to him.
"I miss you."
"I'm always here with you, even if you can't see me. I love you; I know that you will bring me back to your side."
They kissed again, letting it grow passionate. She moved to his lap, lifting her dress. He reached down and pulled himself out, stroking it to hardness. She slid up to mount him, throwing her head back when his hardness slid inside her. She looked back down at him bringing her hand up his muscular chest. He wrapped his arms around her kissing her as she rode him. They cried out in pleasure together when they climaxed. Kylo held her in his arms.
"Tell me What's been going on away from here, I can't follow you to see," she ran her hand over his chest.
"We made the journey to Endor and retrieved my grandfather's armor. I had a vision after I held the helmet and meditated."
"What joyous news. Tell me of the vis-" she was cut off by the pain she was experiencing, grabbing at her neck as she choked.
"Maze! What's happening?" He tried using his force to help her, after a moment she looked up at him blood flowed like tears from her eyes and water from her mouth and nose.
He sat up in bed, a small yell escaped from his throat. He searched the room; nobody was there with him. She had felt so real, he brought his hands up to his face. When he looked at them closer, they were covered in blood. Kylo reached out and turned the lights on with the force. His bed was covered with blood, he bet anything it would come back as hers. Kylo cleaned up and dressed taking his bedding to the sick bay.
"Sir, there seems to be a lot of blood on that bedding."
"Yes, I need you to analyze it and tell me if it matches my wife's. I will be by her side."
Kylo went in to see his wife, he didn't bother locking the door. When he walked closer to her, she was covered in blood as she was in his dream. He rushed back out almost falling from shock.
"I need a physician in here now!" Kylo ordered. He rushed back in the room and unlocked Masro's stasis chamber, to get to her. He pulled her into his arms, "Masro, what's happening to you?"
The medical team ran in pushing kylo out. He was covered in her blood again, kylo went to the only place he could think of to find help, the inner sanctum. Kylo didn't even remember walking through the ship he was just there kneeling waiting for his master to appear.
"Why have you summoned me at this hour?" Snoke's hologram appeared large and he was very angry. His attitude immediately changed when he was Kylo covered in blood. "My apprentice whose blood do you adorn?"
"It's my wife's blood, Master. I…I don't know what happened?"
"Is she dead? I have felt no change in the force."
"I don't know," kylo broke down at this realization. He had not waited to see.
"Silence your self. You are becoming unbalanced; it will not help Your wife if you lose yourself. Call the sick bay, find out if she is alive. Then go into detail."
Kylo did as ordered, a much smaller hologram appeared in the room with them of Masro's physician.
"How is my wife?" Kylo asked full of concern.
"She is alive, but it seems that she was poisoned. We caught it in time and were able to give her the antidote but until she wakes up, we won't know any more."
"What type of poison was it?" He looked at his chart.
"Xortham yier," he said. Kylo stepped back in shock. "Symptoms Of spontaneous blood out of the orifices, it is extremely excruciating to the Vic-"
"Stop!" Kylo ordered. "Just make sure she is ok."the hologram went dark. Kylo turned towards snoke. "Poison? Somebody did this to her."
"It seems we must have a traitor on board."
"No, it's worse than that Master. Majority of the crew doesn't know Masro even exists, nor do they know her if they do. The only people who personally know her are the original knights. One of them betrayed us and attempted to kill Masro. Xortham yier is only found in the unknown regions.
"Nobody else would have cause to?"
"No, the enemies I have made know nothing of her.
"Except one." Kylo looked at him, his eyes flared with anger.
"Skywalker."
"Then he must have his accomplice on board. Bring them to me, I will alter their memory. They will not be a problem," snoke ordered.
"Master, you can alter memories? My wife had that ability."
"Yes, it's a powerful skill, very rare among force wielders. It's interesting to hear your wife has this powerful ability. She will be a great asset to the first order upon waking. Now go find her would be Assassin."
"I will stop at nothing until I have her Assassin. But I don't want their memory altered. I will crush them and watch the life drain from their eyes as they would have wanted of Masro."
"I defer to your choice," snoke disintegrated into the darkness.
Kylo was heading towards his suite, he was exhausted from mind scanning for the last several days. It took a lot out of him to deeply probe someone's mind. He had to break their will and push any barriers out to allow access to their deep memories. So far, he had probed Sunkiller, Blas and Race. Their minds held nothing of value in this situation. He was in deep thought when he ran into Phasma.
"I think this race will do you good, Ren," Phasma said. "You've been so focused on finding the one that tried to assassinate Your wife, if you don't take a break you won't be good to anybody."
"I guess you're right about the break but I'm not sure about the race right now. I need a couple hours of sleep at least to be at my best."
"That's pretty reasonable, it's going to take that long to fuel and check out the ties."
"No, I want to fly my ship."
"Your ship is being worked on, they said you ordered it," Phasma stated, Kylo stopped and looked at her. He turned and took off running towards the flight hanger. He had never ordered work on the Syn, let alone someone else working on his ship. He was very protective of his work. Phasma came running up behind kylo, "Hold up, Ren! What's going on?"
"I never ordered work on the Syn. It has to be the Assassin, they are trying to sabotage my ship…probably to kill me," he lit his lightsaber she pulled her blaster out and continued to the hanger. The hanger crew seemed a bit alarmed that Kylo and Phasma were running in with weapons ready, they jumped out of the way. They headed right for the Syn, kylo sent out his force trying to read for a force signature. It bounced back, he recognized it immediately.
"It's marksman," Kylo said to Phasma. "Don't hold back he won't go easy on you."
She nodded at him as they hit the loading ramp. Kylo listened trying to hear where Marksman was. He pointed to indicate Marksman was in the storage bay ahead. Phasma nodded blaster ready. Kylo sent his force out to open the door. The room was empty at first appearance.
"Keep eyes on my back," Phasma ordered and marched ahead. Kylo felt Marksman's action before it happened, he reached out pushing Phasma out of reach of his weapons. She turned and shot at him, he jumped out of the way of the blast. Kylo headed in blocking a strike from Marksman's lightsaber. They quickly struck at each other each blocking the other's strike.
"Ren, I don't have a good shot."
"Just keep the gun on him," kylo ordered, but Marksman jumped over some storage containers to get out of the way. Kylo went on a search for him. "How could you do that to Masro? she was your friend. Xortham yier is such an excruciating poison. What did she do to you to deserve that?"
"I just followed orders. Skywalker knew she would betray the order. He knew you would never believe him if he told you the truth."
"The truth?"
"That Masro embodies the dark side, she was unworthy of becoming a Jedi. She would lead you to destruction."
"You were never with us. Why not kill us all?" Kylo's anger shot out with his force slamming him into the ceiling.
"It wasn't my order to, only her and you."
"How did Skywalker keep control of you?"
Marksman bit down on something, it thundered through the ship. It was almost instantaneous, and he was gone. Kylo released his force hold on the body, it plummeted to the floor. He was angry with himself; he was clouded by his anger and hadn't thought to pull his suicide tooth.
"Have the men throw him in the incinerator," Kylo ordered Phasma. He turned and left towards the temple. Why would Skywalker hate Masro so much to have Marksman do this? Why not all of them? Skywalker would pay for this second attempt on Masro's life he caused. He reached the temple and marched in. With his anger he froze them all, scanning their minds for signs of Skywalker. Then released them.
"Marksman is dead. He was a traitor to the knights and tried to assassinate Masro with Xortham yier. He was Still on the side of Skywalker. I find out any of you are and you're dead. It will be a slow painful death so consider your loyalty."
He turned and left before any of them could respond and went to the sick bay to see Masro. He was greeted as he entered but Kylo ignored the pleasantries. When the doors closed behind him, he removed his helmet.
"I did it Masro, I found your would-be Assassin. It was one of our own. He's dead, though to quickly he deserved to suffer. I'm sorry for bringing him aboard. I will no longer allow the knights access to your chamber; I think it's best."
He turned to leave, stopping to turn back, "I love you Masro, with everything of myself. I hope you know that." Phasma met Kylo outside of the sick bay, she had her helmet off. "I would like you to follow me back into the sick bay. You helped me today avenge my wife, and I think you deserve to meet her."
"I-uh-Thank you, I would be honored to meet her."
They went back into Masro's chamber, the light had been turned off, so it was just her brightly lit chamber that shone in her room. Kylo walked up to her again, and Phasma followed. She looked at the woman in the chamber. Kylo stole a glance at her mind seeing her face in deep thought. She was thinking how young Masro looked to be fighting for her life, and that she hoped for a quick recovery.
"Phasma, this is my wife Masro. I'm not sure if her force presence allows her to hear what's going on but I speak with her like it does," he explained to Phasma. Phasma looked upon Kylo, who was looking longingly at Masro and seeing the great sadness from her loss. They turned to leave and headed to the hanger to check in with Driad who was waiting for Kylo. "Until I fully check out the Syn, it's grounded. If we're going to do this race, we will use the tie fighters."
"Fine by me, we should be able to go out later this day," Driad said.
"No, lets go now."
"Ren, I'm going to object. You need to have a clear head-" Phasma started.
"No, now or I'm calling it off."
"You afraid, Master Ren?" Driad teased.
"No, the adrenaline is best after battle for clear flight," kylo started. His eyes lit up with a new thought, "Wait, I know the perfect place to race. Kessel run."
"Master Ren, that's a very dangerous flight path. Very few make it out."
"If a hunk of junk like the millennium falcon can make it in twelve parsecs, we should have no problem."
"Well have to make a jump for it from a star destroyer since, the ties aren't equipped with hyperspace drives," Phasma interjected. "The absolution is ready I'll call a command shuttle."
When they arrived, Phasma went off to give orders for their jump. Kylo and Driad dressed in the fully sealed flight suits. They loaded into separate Ties, each performing checks to get ready for take off. Kylo wasn't to keen on flying a tie but realized its size would benefit him with the rough terrain he was going through.
Phasma was looking at both of them from the ground, she had a worried expression on her face. Kylo knew she was worried what the supreme leader would do if he was hurt or died, but he didn't care. This was what was important to him, he wanted the record. Phasma cleared the landing bay.
"Alright on my word the race starts, we will meet you on the other end. There will be loss of coms so if anything is to happen, we won't know until we send out a search team."
"Captain, you're dragging us down," Driad said with a guffaw.
"I'm just trying to convey how dangerous this run is."
"Phasma, just call the race."
"Fine, ready, set…go."
They both shot out of the hanger into space. It started off normal just a few asteroids, debris. Then it changed. They were surrounded by swirling vortexes, kylo knew if he hit the right ones it would displace him through distance faster. He had one goal and that was to beat Han Solo's record of Kessel run. Kylo knew if he did that, he would easily win against Driad.
Kylo spun the tie to avoid an asteroid, he had lost sight of Driad and his scanners had stopped picking his surroundings up correctly. He hit his first vortex, it felt like hyper space travel to him but surrounded by dense fog. Kylo though of how Masro would feel about this race as he hit another vortex. He knew she would be fearful of something happening to him, because she loved him deeply, but would understand his need to complete this.
Kylo was avoiding debris after debris or so he though, when a wing of a space craft sliced through one of his tie wings causing it to smoke. He knew he was in trouble, working quickly to change weight balance in the internal engines. The smoke from his wing was starting to be difficult to see through, but the balance had worked as he was not crash landing into Kessel. He hit another vortex, when his scanner came back online."
"Phasma, can you read me?"
"Yes, Ren. Loud and clear."
"I'm going to be coming in hot. One of my wings was badly damaged, just clear the hanger."
"Right."
Kylo came out of the vortex, he was able to see the cruiser ahead. With a short distance to go, Kylo's scanners picked up scans of Driad. He was on his tail. Kylo pushed with everything the ship had, the wing started to break away shattering pieces across the bow of his ship.
Kylo came in first for a landing and Driad followed very closely, though kylo was clearly the victor he wanted to have the flight log read to see if he held the new record. The crew came over and docked the ties. Bringing the stairs over for them to climb down. Driad came over and held his hand out to Kylo, who took it.
"You sir are truly the best pilot in the galaxy. I have never seen flying like that," he said.
"Thank you. Now I want to know how many parsecs it took me. I'm hoping for a record."
"I hope you get your want. You deserve it," Driad bowed slightly and left.
"Sir, we reviewed the flight logs. You completed the Kessel run path in 10.5 parsecs. I've never seen anybody utilize black whole displacement like that. Our flight crew can learn a thing or two from you," he left to return to his duties. Kylo was thrilled inside, he broke Han Solo's record. The cruiser returned to the base. He returned to the Syn on starkiller base to repair it. Days passed the ship was repaired but Kylo's mediations had been pulling him beyond his comfort. After alerting the knights and Phasma he went to the flight hanger.
Kylo took off in the Syn, he was heading back to the Jedi Academy. He went alone on the Syn and didn't know what he was hoping to find but he was being called there. His meditation sessions had been brining him visions of the academy. Kylo thought that it may be because he had forgotten something important there in his haste to destroy the Jedi.
He landed the Syn in front of the dust and debris that used to hold the temple. Kylo knew hundreds of lives were lost in that battle and he looked at their tomb. Walking closer he was fascinated by the ash, it swirled in the breeze. Kylo wanted to capture it so the ash didn't fly to freedom. He returned to his ship to find a container that he could store some of the ash in.
Returning to the once proud temple, he almost smiled as he force moved the ash into the box. The screams of his enemies played in his head as he relived the glorious moment of his turn. Closing the lid, he turned to head back to the Syn when something caught his eye. He walked to the still standing huts, almost in a trance. Kylo stopped in front of Masro's hut, willing for her to be inside but knowing she was across the stars in a sick bay.
He almost turned and left but her hut kept calling to him. Kylo entered the hut, he had thought he took everything of value to Masro before. Looking around he saw nothing that would be of importance, he turned to leave when he saw a small gold glint under some debris. Picking it up he knew it was a holo recorder. He pressed the button for it to play.
She appeared smiling and he was besides her, they shared a kiss before whispering I love you to each other.
Kylo had no memory of this moment and knew it was another that Masro had taken. A bit angered by it he almost left the device but clinched his hand around it instead. He would rather see Masro than be angry by how she changed his memories, he knew she had her reasons mainly to keep him on his path.
He walked up the ramp, turning one last time. The wind kicked up flowing through his cape, it billowed around him as he watched the sun set below the horizon. Kylo turned and hit the ramp button. He took off and headed back to starkiller base.
Kylo came for a landing in the hanger. He grabbed the box and holo recorder and headed to the temple. There was a table in his meditation room, he removed the inset stone from it and poured the ash in it. He removed his helmet placing it on the table filled with ash, the ashes of his enemies. Kylo knelt in a meditative position and pushed his force out.
He saw a vision of massive ships sailing through space and restoring peace and prosperity to the galaxy. Kylo headed to the inner sanctum to contact his master about his vision.
"Master, I believe it would be greatly beneficial to our military to have more imperial class levels of star destroyers. I'm sure with the advances in technology we could have ships built quicker and have even more superior weapons equipment."
"Who do you have in mind to build our ships?"
"The same company that built for the empire. The Kuat drive yards. I propose the knights and I go to Kuat and negotiate. Perhaps suggest they branch out to the unknown regions so they can build our ships in secret."
"Take General Hux and Captain Phasma with you as well."
"So, you agree to the expenditures?"
"Yes, now is there anything else?"
"No, master."
Kylo left and com-linked to the knights, Hux and Phasma to meet at the Syn. Kylo stopped at the sick bay, as he always did when he left on a mission. Their anniversary was fast approaching, he was hoping to gather enough power to save Masro before then. After his quick visit he headed directly to the Syn.
"Why are we taking your ship, Ren? We have perfectly good ships we could take," Phasma asked.
"Yeah, but a star destroyer is pretty iconic. People will see it; they will talk and then word will spread quickly and before we're ready the republic will come after us. My ship on the outside looks like any other ship of its kind as we will be going to the core region, we will need to blend in."
"Good point," she responded. They boarded the Syn, the knights went to the lounge except Sunkiller who went to the cockpit. He usually was Kylo's copilot. Phasma followed him. Hux's face looked like he smelled something terrible when he entered the Syn.
"Your ship is very homely, Ren."
"What's that mean, Hux?"
"It's just not of the caliber I'm used to."
"Well, that's why we're going to Kuat to commission ships of your caliber. Though none of them will fly like the Syn," kylo walked away from Hux without another word heading for the cockpit. He walked in to see Phasma and Sunkiller parting lips. "Enough of that in my cockpit, it's time to go."
Kylo completed his checks and they took off for the core regions. Kylo had to complete several hyper space jumps to make it there from the unknown regions. When they were close Kylo observed the man-made ring around the planet for the drive yards. He knew they didn't require a call to land, so he docked at the station and headed back to the lounge. Kylo removed his helmet knowing it would draw attention if he wore it off the ship.
"I need two volunteers to stay and guard the ship," kylo said. "And it can't be Phasma and Sunkiller."
"Ha ha Ren be professional," she said sarcastically.
"I'll stay," Shim volunteered.
"I'll stay with her," Race said.
"Keep your coms at ready, the rest of you follow us," Kylo ordered heading off the ship. Hux and Phasma followed at a slight distance to avoid Kylo's billowing cape. They both dawned cloaks themselves and Phasma had removed her helmet so as not to draw attention. They were met at the bottom of the ramp by a drive yard security officer.
"Reason for your visit?" He asked.
"Looking to have some ships commissioned. Take us to speak with whoever is in charge," kylo ordered. The man nodded and waved that they follow him. He took them to the offices and left. Kylo pulled his authoritative self out, "Everyone who isn't in charge leave now."
Only two people remained, a man and woman. They were human but wore the uniform of the Kuat Drive Yards.
"What's so secretive that you had to clear the office and halt export approvals?" The woman asked.
"We have come with a proposal, to expand your company into the unknown regions," Hux chimed in.
"The unknown regions? That's ridiculous there's nothing out there," the man said.
"Except that there is. We are proposing you return your allegiance to what the empire has evolved into," Phasma interjected.
"We represent the First order, " kylo started. "We have come to negotiate an expansion to the unknown region and exclusive building rights for our ships. We are in need of new Star destroyers."
"What about the treaty? If we were caught it would be the end of us."
"Build them only in the unknown regions, we can find you the workers from planets that have pledged their allegiance to us."
"We know credits talk. I have been authorized to transfer one billion credits to start work on at least five-star destroyers, and more to be determined. Also, to have your expansion built."
"Well credits always speak to us, "the man started. "You've got yourself a deal."
"What?! We can't make a deal like that?" The woman panicked when the man pulled a blaster out and blew the woman away.
"As I fully represent the drive yards, I have sole authority to negotiate."
"Captain Phasma and General Hux here will give you more details of possible locations to build your station."
Kylo left to explore the shipyard with the knights. It had been a long time since Kylo had been here. He was a child the last time but didn't want to think about it because of who he came with.
"Master, Phasma and Hux are heading out of the office."
"Why didn't they com?" Kylo turned towards them and watched as they shook hands and headed their way. "What's going on?"
"I told him they get nothing until they start building their expansion, they're starting this day," Hux said proudly. They marched back to the Syn and headed to the remains of the Siener fleet systems that had been renamed the Siener-jaemus fleet systems after they acquires Jaemus stars systems. They needed new ties and command shuttles built and they were the best in the galaxy at building them. The meeting went much the same way as it had at the Kuat Drive Yards, with one exception.
"Oh, I also have one request. Design me a tie fighter style ship. I want it to be filled with the most advanced technology that exists. I am the best pilot in the galaxy so build it knowing that," kylo ordered before they loaded onto the Syn to return to base.
A couple of months passed; the drive yard expansion was almost complete, but they had already started building the ships.
Kylo entered the sick bay, as a regular visitor the medical staff usually paid him no mind past a greeting unless he asked questions about her status.
"Greetings Sir," The attendant said looking up from a chart.
"Any change?" Kylo asked in an almost defeated voice.
"I'm sorry, sir. There has been no change. I ran a diagnostic on her reports today, it shows she is fifteen percent healed, at this rate it will be a considerable time before her body heals enough to even come out of stasis. Approximately six more years at least at this rate, and even then, we won't know more until she is awake."
"Six. More. Years?" He asked it more to himself that to the attendant. Kylo turned and walked into Masro's chamber. He bowed his head in shame standing over the cryogenic chamber looking at Masro. It was their wedding anniversary, and anniversary of her entrapment in the chamber. He felt shame in not being strong enough to save her still, in not capturing Skywalker. Though he had great accomplishments during the past year, he was no closer than he was walking her into this medical bay. Now to find out unless he grows more in power, he would have to wait at least six more years to see her smile, he was devastated. "I'm so sorry, my stars to my sky. I have failed you in so many ways. I wish I came here with good news that I have enough power to save you, but I don't."
Kylo grabbed a metal tray near by, knocking all its contents to the ground and threw it at the wall. He screamed in anguish and dropped to his knees.
"Masro…I miss you. I don't even care anymore that you didn't tell me about the pregnancy, or that you used your ability on me, I just want you in my arms. I pledge to you I have been loyal to our vows and will remain so."
He stood, placed his hand on her chamber and left with his head bowed.
Kylo was summoned to the inner sanctum, by the supreme leader. When he arrived snoke was waiting for him.
"Supreme Leader, it is an honor to serve you."
"You are very torn in your thoughts and feelings, my apprentice."
"Yes, Master. I'm apologize today is the anniversary that I lost my wife…it will not interfere with any mission that you send me on."
"I see. Then this mission might be a bit difficult for you. The last kyber cave on the base has been excavated, I want you and your knights to transport it to the processing facility."
"What?! It's already completed?" Kylo stood, he had hoped to go see Masro and didn't even realize they were working on that cave. He composed himself, "I'm sorry for my outburst. Of course, Master. I will see it completed."
Kylo com linked and gave orders for the kyber to be loaded into the Syn's cargo. Then ordered some of the knights to meet him at the Syn. He was unbalanced with this mission, kylo knew his master would know if he had taken some and didn't even know if it would work. They took off after some system checks and landed on a small base planet where the crystals will be stored for processing.
Kylo was trying to understand why his master would order the only connection to Masro he had be destroyed like this. Though not happy he blindly accepted his master's wisdom.
