Iberis lies in the medical bay, thick globs of serum and bandages are on her arms and face. These will help her burns heal. A cast is on her broken wrist. She has a small cup of water on her bedside tab, which she has been nursing. The scars from her burns and wounds will stay with her forever.
Amias is standing over her, observing the bandages he applied. He shakes his head at sight. When he went into medicine, he made a vow to help all those in need. He hates being apart of a group that purposely causes pain. He hears the door slide open, and none other than LF8190 walks in. He rolls his eyes, refusing to turn and greet him. That damn trooper is Armitage Hux's little spy.
"Get up," LF8190 tells Iberis, stiffly.
The woman sighs, again, before forcing her sore body to stand, and she limps after him. Amias stays in the medical bay, not wanting to be apart of whatever LF8190 has planned because he knows what the First Order is planning.
It doesn't take them long to reach the bridge- which she had never seen before. It was cold and dark, with full windows and much First Order personnel scuttering around and preforming duties on their computers. She raises an eyebrow at them, and many glares return at her. She sees Kylo Ren standing against the window, his back to her. He flinches when he feels her presence.
"Why did you bring her here?" He asks LF8190, who snorts and smirks, shoving Iberis forward harshly until she falls to her knees. Kylo flinches again, his hand raising.
"Orders from Hux. She needs to see- It'll make her talk." LF8190 snarls, grabbing the rebel's shoulders and dragging her over to the window, throwing her onto the ground. Kylo Ren turns around so quickly, his hands on the trooper's neck in a second.
"Touch the prisoner again, and you will regret it." He snares before shoving the trooper back with so much force he tumbles into the wall. Under his mask, LF8190 smiles; this is the reaction he wanted, the one Hux wants.
Kylo Ren turns back to the window, his breathing returning to a steady pace. It's time to see the weapon. Streaks of red have appeared, blazing a path through the stars, and to their destination. They will destroy the New Republic in a matter of moments. He looks down at Iberis, who is back on her feet and has her hands pressed against the windows. Her eyes are open wide, as the slow realization of what she is seeing hits her.
A significant tremor overtakes her as the destruction ensues. In mere moments, the Republic, billions of lives, were extinguished by the First Order. Kylo Ren remains motionless, but he feels no joy at this. This was not his intention; the mass extinction of these people was not what he wanted for a new world. He chewed his lip, and his eyes dropped to the black floor.
Iberis was silent while she watched the destruction, praying she was in some horrible, vivid nightmare. But, she was forced to back to reality by the sound of LF8190 laughing. Her body began trembling before a great sob escapes her, and she covers her face with shaking hands. Her knees crumple, and she crashes to the floor, tumbling against Kylo's legs. The sound of her cries rattles the bridge. Kylo knows many of the First Order personnel had family and friends who were still live in the Republic, and he can feel the intense emotion of many people sitting in their seats.
LF8190 strolls up, his torso racking with laughter. Iberis has stopped sobbing, and anger overtakes her entire form until she sees red. She clenches her fist and gets on to her knees, her body shaking with rage. A lieutenant is standing next to Kylo Ren, with a black baton strapped to his belt. In one second, Iberis shoves herself forward, tackling the lieutenant to the ground, ripping the rod out of his belt. She is practically foaming at the mouth as she swivels on her knees and pummels LF8190 across his knees, making him crash to the floor.
Several First Order personnel comes rushing forwards, but Kylo Ren stops them with a single hand. He despises LF8190, but he still rips the baton out of Iberis's hands, before she can cause any permanent damage. She yells out again as her right fist meets the ground, tears streaming down her face.
Kylo Ren kneels, clutching her waist, and quickly drags her out of the bridge. She kicks in his arms, her head, knocking against his helmet. He pulls her to the elevator, where Iberis finally kicks herself free of his arms, and he lets her. She tumbled to the ground steely ground, the white lights illuminating her form, tear-stained cheeks, burns, and welts littering her entire body. She glares at him, her teeth bared.
"How could you just stand by and watch them die! How could you not do anything to stop it!" She yells at him. Despite her stature, her voice is loud and rings through his ears. He swallows hard, chewing his lip under his helmet. Her upper lip curls over her teeth even more, and her red-rimmed eyes stare into his. "I know you, Ben. I don't give a shit about this character you're hiding under- I know Ben would care about those people that died. I know you felt them cry out before they died." She snarls. He suddenly slams a button, with his balled fist, on the elevator, making it come to a sudden stop. Iberis is shaken and tumbles forwards, while he stands there with clenched fists.
"This had to be done; there needs to order. And, you don't know me, Iberis. You don't know anything about what happened to me." He snaps, his voice rising higher than he meant it. He is angry because her words have a ring of truth to them. He did feel those people, their pain, their fright, everything. Then, it all went silent.
She is still staring at him, but her breathing has slowed. She carefully rises to her feet, taking a step closer to him. He doesn't move but flinches when she raises her hand.
"Please, tell me what happened to you, Ben. What happened with Luke? Tell me, I can help you," she whispers. Her hands go to the rim of his helmet, and her fingers trace it, looking for a way to take it off. He considers it, briefly, but then reaches up and grabs her fingers.
"You can't help me." He whispers, his voice unusually quiet.
Iberis swallows hard and shakes her head, turning her hands over, so they clutch him tightly. "I won't give up on you," She responds, almost assertively. "Remember those hugs you'd give me when were kids if I was scared? Like when there would be those big lightning storms, or fighting when imperial loyalists in the back alleys. You'd hug me and tell me it was okay because we were together, so nothing bad would happen. I could have used one of those hugs today." She tells him, reminiscing on the days of their childhood. Iberis reaches for the button to begin the elevator, and in moments the door opens to the medical bay.
"I don't remember that time," he admits, his cold exterior faltering momentarily.
She looks at him, her mouth opening to respond, but then Amias grabs her by the arm and yanks her away, back to the stretcher. She looks back at him, her hand twitching, reaching for his, but he closes the elevator doors.
No more don't have time to worry about her anymore. Kylo Ren needs to destroy Luke Skywalker, and he needs the map to him and the droid that carries it, and they are down in Takodana.
