This could be how we win.

'Let me go or I will have every single one of you killed!' Hux shouted as Rose finished tying him to a chair.

Finn folded his arms.

'Listen up General Hugs, you're going to do something for us and then we might consider letting you live.'

'I will never help you, you rebel scum. So you might as well just kill me now.'

Jannah picked up her blaster and pointed it at Hux.

'Okay,' she said calmly.

Hux's eyes widened with fear.

'No! Wait! Wait! Okay, what do you want me to do?'

'We want you to send out a message to all First Order personnel telling them to send all their troopers to these coordinates.'

Finn showed Hux a scrap of paper with some numbers written on it.

'Why?' Hux asked with a frown.

'We want to talk to them.'

'Talk to them? They're just mindless drones.'

Finn's hands balled into fists and Rose put her arm across his chest to hold him back.

'Watch your mouth, Hux,' Rose warned him.

Hux swallowed awkwardly.

'They won't follow you, they've been brainwashed to obey the First Order.'

Finn stepped forward.

'Just like I was?'

Jannah stepped forward.

'And me?'

Hux looked at them both with terror in his eyes.

'A few defectors won't make much difference,' he muttered unconvincingly.

'Oh yeah, well how about a company full?' Jannah shot back.

Hux looked confused. Finn smiled at Jannah.

'Jannah will accompany you to the observation deck where you will make the announcement.'

Finn nodded to Rose and she untied Hux. Jannah put on her helmet to complete her uniform.

Finn turned to address her.

'Meet us back at the ship as soon as the call has gone out.'

Jannah nodded. She led Hux to the door and prodded him in the back with her blaster.

'Get moving,' she ordered.

Hux gave Rose and Finn one last hateful look, before heading through the door.

Rose looked at Finn.

'Do you think It's true, what Jannah said about the entire company of defecting troopers on Kef Bir?'

'I know it's true. I can feel it,' Finn said firmly.

'Do you think they will help us?'

'I think so. I hope so.'

'We better get back to the ship.'

'Rose?'

'Yeah?'

'Thank you for being here with me.'

'Where else would I be?'

Finn grinned and brought her close. He pressed his lips against hers.

'We have no time for this,' she murmured.

'But isn't this how we're gonna win? Saving what we love?' He said with a grin. Rose rolled her eyes at him.

'Won't be much left to save if we don't get out of here right now!' She said firmly pulling him to the door.

Rey still couldn't fully believe it. Ben was standing next to her. He was right there, right next to her. She could reach out and hold him, touch him, kiss him and he wouldn't deny her anything. She felt it in her heart.

She couldn't stop looking at him. He looked the same and yet completely different somehow. She couldn't stop running her eyes over him. He looked down at her and reached for her hand. She gave it freely.

Rey, you're hungry.

Was she hungry? Yes, she was. She nodded at him. Her thoughts and feelings were mingled with Ben's now. It was difficult to distinguish which belonged to her and which belonged to him.

'Let's get you some food,' Ben said.

As they walked to the mess tent to find some much needed sustenance, Rey noted that Ben didn't have his hilt attached to him.

'Ben, where's your saber?'

'On the Falcon.'

'Why didn't you have it with you on Mortis?'

'I can't wield it anymore. The kyber crystal seems to have rejected my new form.'

Rey frowned.

'You need a weapon.'

Ben nodded and Rey tried to come up with a solution.

'Perhaps you could use your mother's saber and I could use yours? Or…'

Then an idea popped into her scavenger brain that was too perfect to ignore. She took Ben's hand.

'Come with me.'

Onboard the Falcon once more, Rey located Kylo's cross guard saber and the broken saber hilt.

'Can you do it?' Rey asked looking up at Ben hopefully. Knowing he had gleaned her plan from her thoughts.

'With your help,' he said looking down at her with a smile.

She smiled back.

'Then let's get to work.'

A few hours later, they were ready to test their new creation.

'Here goes everything,' Ben said as he flipped the switch on the modified saber.

The steady hum and sparking blue blade of the saber connected with the force within him and Ben felt his Uncle's energy embrace him like a warm blanket.

Welcome home Ben...

Ben held the intersected saber before his face then swiped it through the air between them. It seemed his saber was uniquely capable of stabilising the energy flow emitted by the cracked crystal. Had the force planned this too? He mused. He extinguished the blade and smiled at Rey.

'You did it!' she called out running towards him. Ben caught her in his arms and swung her around.

'We did it, I would never have fixed that plasma leak without your brilliant mechanical mind.'

Ben put her down and kissed her, cradling her head within his large palm. Rey wrapped her arms around his neck, deepening the kiss.

BB rolled on board and made his presence known with a series of happy beeps.

Rey reluctantly disentangled herself from Ben who groaned in protest.

She smiled down at the little droid.

'I missed you too, BB.'

BB beeped again and Rey translated.

'Poe wants to know what the hold up is.'

'You cleaned up the language, but yeah, that was the gist of the message,' Ben murmured.

'You can understand him,' Rey said feeling silly for assuming Ben would need her help.

Ben wrapped his arms around her and pulled her close.

'Yeah, but I almost wish I didn't. Then I could pretend I was ignorant of what he wanted and keep you all to myself for a little longer.'

'One day, there will be time for us,' Rey said with a small smile. She reached up to kiss him on the nose and let out a wistful sigh.

But today is not that day. Come on, let's go find Poe.'

Ben pointed at the map.

'That's where we need to go,' he ordered.

Rey looked over his shoulder and tried to ignore the frizzle of energy that passed between them as their cheeks briefly touched.

'And that's where you think these guardians who are protecting the dagger are?' Rey asked.

Ben nodded.

'I'm sorry but can someone please tell me why he keeps acting like he's in charge now?'' Poe demanded.

Travelling back from Mortis alone in the Falcon and the knowledge that Rey had manipulated his mind, had made Poe tired and edgy.

Ben sensed the pilot's thoughts was also heavy with worry for Daughter's wellbeing.

He empathised with Poe, but his impatience to get moving overpowered his compassion.

'Because if you had any sense, you would know it's the wisest decision,' Ben stated calmly, not looking up from the map.

'Leia made me acting general,' Poe interjected.

It was true. Leia had left a will which stated that Poe was to assume the role of General in the result of her death, but in Ben's mind that didn't take into account his reemergence, so he had chosen to disregard the document and treat it as more of a guideline.

The darksider within him made a brief appearance as Ben turned his dark eyes to Poe's.

'Leia made me. Period. Ergo, I think I out rank you, glorified delivery boy.'

Testosterone was a dangerous drug and one that was running rampant between the two would-be alpha's.

Poe and Ben made a move towards each other. Rey placed herself between them and put out her hands. She used a gentle force push to make them both take a step back.

'If we're done with whatever this is, can we please get back to the task at hand?' she reprimanded.

She crossed her arms over her chest and glared at Ben and Poe.

Poe threw himself down into a chair and sulked. He muttered some choice expletives under his breath.

Ben shot Rey a crooked, cocky smile and put his hands up in mock surrender. Ben was all too happy to yield to Rey. He had spent far too long fighting with his Force mate. He vowed to himself to never willingly enter into a fight with her ever again.

Rey laughed at him.

'What?' he asked.

'It's just, Leia told me so many stories about Han and...you're so much like him,' she said fondly.

Ben's smile disappeared.

'I know,' he said sadly.

Rey's heart contracted. She hadn't meant to make him mournful. She felt his regret flow through her like a river of oil.

She came towards him and put her hands on his cheeks. Ben turned to face her. Pushing up on her toes, Rey put her forehead against his.

'That wasn't you,' she said firmly.

Ben nodded and blinked away the unshed tears that threatened to mar his cheeks.

Rey released him and walked towards Poe.

'Poe, will you help us, please?'

Poe looked at Rey and then at Ben. He let out a resigned sigh. He had to accept it, if he wanted to save D, he would have to follow Ben's orders.

'Okay. Where am I taking you?' he asked.

Ben looked somber.

'To the last known location of the Knights of Ren.'

Back on Mortis, Son paced the temple floor. His plans needed to be brought forward, but Father was still clinging to life and his Sister had went into hiding since they had fought.

Rey and Ben would already be mounting their attack and the reformed darksider had tilted the balance once again in the lights favour.

Brother called out in frustration, looking up at the monasteries impossibly high spires. He considered his next move, then stilled as he sensed a ship passing through the planet's atmosphere. Would he be able to intercept it? He had never tried something so difficult before. It wouldn't be possible with his Father still alive, but perhaps there was something he could do about that...

There was a flower on Mortis which could be utilised to make a deadly poison. If he could get his Father to ingest the toxin, perhaps it would be enough to temporarily render him helpless. He had to act quickly as time was of the essence. The ship would only be in the planets atmosphere for a short amount of time.

He hurried to the supply store and began to rifle through his Sister's collection of jars and vials. He found what he was searching for and poured a few drops into a water receptacle.

He would have to distort his appearance, his Father would never trust his dark Son to tend to him, besides if he was to see him in his current mutilated state, it would raise too many questions.

Son took on the image of Daughter. He smiled as he caught a reflection of himself.

'You truly are a beauty, Sister,' he murmured.

Son entered his Father's chambers. His heart beat rapidly in his chest as he feared being detected.

'Daughter,' his Father announced with relief.

Son placed his hand to Father's wrinkled forehead. It was as hot as the fires that burned at the core of Mortis. The fever was clouding his judgement as well as his connection to the Force.

Once again the fates have chosen to smile upon me. Son thought.

'Drink this Father,' Son said, imitating his sister's simpering voice.

He held his Father's head up so the old man could sip the cool liquid.

Almost immediately, his Father fell into a coma and Son rejoiced.

He reached up with one hand as his Sister's image peeled away from his skin and stopped the transporter as it flew above him.

He closed his eyes and manifested himself onto the small, lost ship. There was only one mortal aboard and all it took was a simple wave of his hand to snap the ill-fated pilots neck. Son pushed his now lifeless body out of the way, eager to reach the controls. His excitement was palpable as he anticipated piloting his very first space vehicle. He was so engaged on the task and his overall mission, that he did not notice his sister's energy as it joined him onboard. Daughter used the Forcr to keep her form hidden from him.

Where are you going, Brother...

She saw in his mind an image of a weapon. One she had thought was just the stuff of legends. It seemed her brother had many secrets. She contemplated confronting him, but decided it would be more productive to follow him and see if his efforts to retrieve the ancient knife proved successful. If the old stories she had read were to be believed, the dagger of Mortis was one of the few weapons capable of killing their kind and if her brother were to get his hands on it, she knew he would become unstoppable.

Finn and Rose waited nervously onboard the ship. The message had been transmitted to the First Order fleet, but Jannah was yet to arrive with Hux.

'What if she's been captured?' Rose asked.

'She's a pro, I'm not worried,'Finn replied.

'If you're not worried how come you're biting your nails?' Rose asked.

Suddenly Jannah appeared on the loading ramp with Hux in front of her.

'This wasn't part of the deal,' Hux sneered.

'We can't leave you here, Hugs. You'd probably just cancel the order,' Finn said with a shrug.

Finn and Rose settled into the cockpit, and prepared the ship for take off. Jannah secured Hux before strapping herself in.

'Okay, here we go,' Finn said.

'Where are you taking me?' Hux demanded.

'Kef Bir,' Rose announced.

'But that's where you're sending all the troopers,' Hux replied.

'Yup,' Jannah confirmed.

All the colour drained from Hux's face.

'What is this a public execution?'

'Of course not. So long as you behave,' Rose said sweetly.

Hux was silent.

Finn mouthed 'I love you' at Rose as they took off.

When they arrived at Kef Bir, a number of stormtrooper carriers had already delivered thousands of stormtroopers.

Finn and Rose gasped at the sea of white.

'There's company 77,' Jannah announced pointing to the only group of individuals not clad in white armour. They made their way over to them leaving Hux secured within the ship.

'Did you do this?' Demanded a red head wearing a mixture of animal hides and modified trooper technology. She held a wooden spear out towards the newcomers threateningly. Her company stayed behind her and looked warily at the ever growing army of troopers.

Finn came forward with his hands in the air.

'We did, but please, let us explain. All they've been ordered to do is come here. They've been warned not to attack anyone.'

'Why did you make them come here?' The red head demanded.

'I'm going to talk to them. I want to offer them a choice. They can stay here with you and learn to live peaceful lives, or they can return to their ships and fight. Fight to overturn this regime and help the rebels end the war once and for all.'

'You're with the resistance?' The leader asked with interest.

'We are, but myself and Jannah were also troopers.'

'How can you be sure they won't attack us?'

'They've been ordered not to attack, on penalty of death.'

The redhead slowly lowered her spear.

'I'm Bo, and these were my troops. Now they are my fellow clansmen.'

'I'm Finn, this is Rose and Jannah.'

Bo nodded at each of them in turn.

'We always wanted to help others escape this bleak war, we just didn't know how to do it,' Bo confessed.

Rose put a hand on Finn's arm.

'You better talk to them,' she gestured to the growing crowd.

Finn looked at the pale soldiers all around them. He felt fear but also a strong sense of purpose and hope. Above all, hope.

'Okay, I'm ready.'