Descendants: Dyad Reborn

Chapter 1: Ben Solo's Second Chance

Hello readers! For those of you who have read my previous story, Dino Charge: Merman Aqua Ranger, thank you all for waiting patiently for my next story. I decided to go with a franchise that I have liked over the past few years, which is Descendants, the Disney Channel Original Movies franchise that is pretty much the new High School Musical trilogy (They all were directed by Kenny Ortega after all). And the other franchise I want to add to this is….Star Wars! But not in the way that many of you might think. I have read some Ben Solo redeemed stories where he is reborn as someone else and I thought, "What about if Ben Solo becomes Prince/King Ben from Descendants? They already have the same name and both are owned by Disney. And I could have Rey reborn as Mal!"

Like my previous story this idea could work or it might not. Who knows. But I have been thinking about this for months now, especially since Descendants and the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy wrapped up last year. Plus, while I love King Ben as a character, he could have been so much more in my opinion. Also, I want to see the dyad have a happy ending. This story will take place in the Descendants universe with Star Wars characters being mentioned or added in as this will take place centuries after the events of Rise of Skywalker (a long time ago in a galaxy far far away, remember?). Ben Solo/King Ben will be the main character and focus with Rey/Mal being the one Ben interacts with the most.

I will try to update this story as often as I can, but life and work come first for me. Plus, now I work afternoons mostly so trying to focus on writing when I have to go to work eventually can be distracting. But I will do my best. I hope all of you will enjoy this story and please leave reviews/comments. Thanks!

Darkness. That was what Ben Solo, formerly known as Kylo Ren, was greeted with. The last thing he remembered was bringing Rey back from the dead after she defeated Palpatine, being kissed by her, then falling down feeling the last of his life energy leaving his body. The last thing he saw was the sad look on Rey's face. She didn't want him to leave her. They were a dyad, two that were one. He felt their bond breaking into millions of pieces. Now he was here in this dark place wondering around looking for something, anything that could tell him where he was. Yes, he knew that he was dead, but where did his soul end up? He didn't know and he had no idea how long he had been there.

"Hello?" Ben called out. "Where am I? Please! I need to know. I need to know where I am and if Rey is alright." No one answered. He sighed and looked down at himself. He was still wearing the the black undershirt, black pants, and black boots that he wore when he died on Exegol. The last bit of clothes still left from the garb he wore as Kylo Ren. He remembers throwing his lightsaber into the sea, then discarding his cloak and overshirt before he found that old TIE Fighter and flew all the way to Exegol to help out Rey. He didn't live long as Ben Solo again, but it was worth it. All of Rey.

Rey. His other half. Oh the things he did to her as Kylo Ren. Capturing her from the forest of Takodana, strapping her on that table and interrogating her, finding out how strong with the Force she was, fighting her in that snowy forest and receiving the wound across the right side of his face and chest. He was awful to her when they first met. Then all of a sudden, their Force Bond was born. He remembers every connection they had through the Force, the way the air stilled and they could see each other, no matter where they were in the galaxy, and each time only lasted for a few minutes. But those were precious to him looking back. Slowly they learned more about each other, and then just through a small touch of their fingers, they could see visions of each others' pasts and possible futures. When Rey came to him alone on the Supremacy, she looked angelic. The way she pleaded with him to turn back to the light. Oh how he wished he listened to her back then. How he wished he had cut Snoke down sooner. Or rather Palpatine's puppet as he learned later. That monster who was in his head even before he was born. That voice he heard all of his life, tormenting him, turning him to the Dark Side. He was finally free.

He should have found balance sooner. He should have known that it was OK to have both Light and Dark in him. Rey was his balance. His equal. But he had to go and choose to stay as Kylo Ren, asking her to join him, ignoring the pleading look in her eyes begging him not to go that way. They continued their fight for a year after that, ending on the remains of the second Death Star, where Rey "killed" Kylo once and for all thanks to his mother's pleading voice stopping him from hurting Rey and bringing him out of the darkness. He looked down and saw the hole where Rey thrust his saber right through him before she healed him and said that she always wanted to take his hand, as Ben. Not as a Sith, not as a Jedi. Just Ben. And then he had that vision of his father…..

He knelt to the ground and started to sob. The one action that tore him up the most was killing his own father. Now he was kneeling here in this dark place crying having lost everything. His father, his mother, Rey. Ben put his hands on his face as he continued to sob, "I'm sorry," over and over again.

"Ben." A voice cried out in the darkness. Ben looked up and saw a light coming toward him. He scrambled backwards as the light got closer and closer to him. The light slowly took shape and before Ben stood his mother, Leia Organa. She smiled down at Ben and said, "My boy. I am so proud of you." Ben was lost for words as Leia knelt down and continued, "You came home after all of this time. My precious boy." Ben started to sob more and whispered, "Mom," as he hugged her kneeling form, surprised that he could hold her in his arms, but realized that since they were both dead that it could happen. Leia hugged him back and said, "Dry those tears, son. It's OK." "I'm sorry, Mom," Ben whispered. "I'm sorry for everything I did. For attacking you. For dad…"

"Lighten up there, kid." Ben froze as he recognized the voice. He let go of his mother and turned around and saw his father, Han Solo, standing there smirking. "You will wear yourself out if you keep that up." Ben stood up slowly as he stared at his father, the man he put his lightsaber through. More tears welled into his eyes and he whispered, "Dad," and he hugged his dad tight and started to sob uncontrollably. Han was shocked because Ben was never a hugger in his life but understood that Ben needed it and hugged him back saying, "It's OK, son. I forgive you." Ben pulled back and said, "Really? After all that I've done. I killed you, Dad!" "And you were haunted by that act ever since," Han replied. "I knew the risks that day. I had a feeling I wasn't going to walk away alive from that. But I was able to bring you home. As your mother wanted. It just took a little while after that." Ben stared at his dad and said, "I'm sorry. For everything." "I know," Han replied with a smile. "You did good in the end."

Ben weakly smiled and looked around saying, "So where are we?" "The World Between Worlds," a voice replied behind the trio. Ben stilled, knowing the voice all too well. He turned around and saw his uncle, Luke Skywalker, standing there. Ben glared at the man who tried to kill him in his sleep and the man who he faced down on Crait. Leia could tell what her son was thinking and said, "Ben. It's OK. He's not here to hurt you. Believe me, he already got plenty from Han and I." Ben looked at his mother with confusion as Han said, "Calm down kid. Leia and I found out about what really happened that night at the temple. Luke already got enough punishment for that." Luke looked down ashamed as Ben shouted, "You wanted to kill me!" and Han held onto Ben's shoulders to calm him down. Luke sighed and looked up saying, "Ben. No amount of words can say how sorry I am for that. I gave in to my darkness after I saw how much Snoke….or rather Palpatine, had done with your mind. I feel that that was what Palpatine wanted me to do in order to have you completely in his control. I should have helped you find balance. I focused too much on the teachings of the old Jedi to realize that. I hope one day you can forgive me." Ben took a few deep breaths to calm himself, then said, "I hope so too, Uncle." Luke gave Ben a soft smile in return.

"So you said this is the World Between Worlds?" Ben asked. Luke nodded as Chewie suddenly appeared roaring loudly. Ben was startled and said, "Wait. How can Chewbacca be here? I thought he was still with the Resistance?" "He was," Han answered. "But you have been here longer than you think." "How long?" Ben asked. "Centuries," Leia said. "Millenia even." Ben's eyes went wide as Chewie walked forward making Ben gulp, knowing that the Wookie probably hated him for taking his best friend away. He was surprised when the Wookie grabbed him into a big bear hug as Han laughed and said, "Sure Chewie was pissed about what you did, but he's forgiven you after learning all that you have been through." Ben smiled as Chewie let him go and said, "Thanks, Chewie. I'll make it up to you." Chewie roared with approval. Ben then asked, "If it's really been so long since I died, then where is Rey?"

The others looked at each other as Leia answered, "We watched over her after your sacrifice." Suddenly Ben saw a vision before him of what Rey did after Exegol: her burying the Skywalker sabers on Tatooine, taking up the Skywalker name, flying through the galaxy as a free woman, training Force-sensitive people here and there, including the former stormtrooper Finn. But then he saw the pain and anguish in her eyes, like a part of her was missing. "She did a lot of amazing things after the battle of Exegol," Luke said. "But her spirit was never the same. Having a dyad split in two did more than anyone thought would happen. After a few years, Rey found herself getting weaker and weaker with no explanation. We think it was because her spirit needed to reunite with you. Her other half. You two were born to bring balance back to the Force, but things happened unfortunately. About ten years after you died was when her life suddenly ended." The vision showed her on Ahch-To sitting on the same rock that Luke died on as she closed her eyes and pleaded, "Please. I wish to be with him again in a new life. Away from all of this. I want a chance to be with him and live a life with him. I want to be happy again." Then she disappeared from the rock signifying that she had died and her spirit went into the Force. The vision ended as Ben asked, "Well then, why isn't she here?" "We think it has something to do with her wish," Leia answered. "When she died, her soul went to the place where the two of you will be reborn. We are the ones to take you there." "Is Rey waiting for me there?" Ben asked.

"Not exactly," Ben turned and saw four figures approaching the group. The first, an old man wearing robes similar to Luke said, "Because your spirit was trapped here, you couldn't go with her right away and we were sent to bring you out of this darkness that you have spent long enough in. And before you ask, I am Obi-Wan Kenobi, or Ben Kenobi as your parents knew me as." Ben's eyes widened as Leia answered, "Yes, Ben. We named you after him." Ben looked back at old Ben and asked, "Why was I here for so long?" "The Force wanted to give you time to repent, we think," the little green alien answered who was standing next to Obi-Wan. Ben immediately knew this was Yoda. But then he looked at the two standing next to them. A young man was wavy brown hair in a similar style to his wearing Jedi robes and a young woman with long curly brown hair smiling at him. The young man stepped forward and said, "I finally get to meet you in person, so to speak. Grandson." Ben's eyes widened realizing that this was Anakin Skywalker standing in front of him. Ben stomped forward and grabbed Anakin's collar and shouted, "Why did you never answer me? When I called out to you?" The young woman put her hand on Ben's and said, "Ben, your grandfather tried to reach out to you but Palpatine was blocking him. Anakin never wanted you to repeat his mistakes." Ben looked at the small woman and realized, "Grandmother Padme?" Padme nodded as Anakin said, "We both have been watching you for your whole life but we could never talk to you as we wanted. But now we are here to make up for that. In your next life." Ben looked around at the spirits surrounding him as Yoda said, "The choice is yours, be reborn with your other half, or stay here." Ben gave a look of determination and said, "I want to be with Rey. Always." Leia smiled and said, "Wise choice. We will always be with you, my son. We will give you the guidance you needed. We will help you get to this new world where Rey was sent and there will be someone there to help you with the next step. Are you ready?" Ben nodded as the eight spirits turned into balls of light and floated to Ben, right into his body. Suddenly his body started to glow brightly as Ben closed his eyes and disappeared from the World Between Worlds.

When Ben opened his eyes again, suddenly he was in a green forest. He looked around and shouted, "Hello? Is anyone there?" "No one can hear you, young Skywalker." Ben turned around and saw a woman wearing a dark cloak walking toward him. Ben took a few steps backwards and asked, "Who are you? And why would you say that?" The woman pulled her hood down and revealed herself as a young pretty woman with blonde hair and blue eyes. She smiled and said, "I am known as the Enchantress, but you can call me Agathe. And to answer your other question, no one can hear you because you are just a spirit right now." "Then how can you see and hear me?" Ben asked. Agathe smiled and said, "Because I am a sorceress. I wield magic that many in this world don't have. Almost to the same degree as you." Ben cocked his head in confusion and asked, "What do you mean? What world is this?" Agathe answered, "This is the land of Auradon, on the planet Earth, many many years after your life ended. What you know as the Force started to disappear from the universe so to speak. Less and less Force-sensitive people were born and eventually, no one had its power anymore. It started after the last dyad were gone and the Force pulled away and just observed the universe. Overtime, different worlds started to develop their own power and evolve differently, but never to the same extent as your people did. Here we developed magic of all kinds, both light and dark. Here, let me share my knowledge of magic with you." She placed her hand on Ben's head and suddenly he was bombarded with extensive knowledge of the magic of this planet.

Agathe removed her hand from Ben and he stumbled back a bit and said, "Wow. That's a lot of information for me to handle." Agathe smiled and said, "Now you will understand how this world works. But you also must realize that you are now the most powerful being of this world. The Force is stronger than any of the magic that exists here. Only a few would even come close to challenging your powers. Like myself perhaps." Ben stood there absorbing everything he just learned. He was amazed at the different types of magic that existed there.

But then he remembered, "Wait. I came here because Rey was sent here by the Force as well. Where is she?" Agathe's smile dropped as she walked away saying, "Follow me and your question will be answered." Ben followed her out of the forest into a clearing where Agathe pointed to a small island out in the sea that had a magical force field surrounding it. "That," Agathe said. "Is the Isle of the Lost. A few years ago, the many different kingdoms on this planet joined together as one giant region calling themselves thee United States of Auradon. They chose one of the kings, King Adam and his wife Queen Belle, as the rulers of this new kingdom. On his wedding day, King Adam proclaimed that all of the villains, from as small as a petty criminal to the most evil to be collected and banished to that island. Then the Fairy Godmother, one of the most powerful fairies here, used her magic wand to create that magical force field so that no one could escape. King Adam went as far as to make the God of Death, Hades, bring back villains from the dead just so they could be imprisoned there. A fate worse than death if you ask me. And here I thought that the king learned his lesson." "What lesson?" Ben asked.

"Many years ago," Agathe recalled. "When he was a young arrogant prince, I saw that he had no love in his heart. So I disguised myself as a old beggar woman and knocked on his castle door, asking for room for the night and gave him a red rose as payment. He sneered at my gift and my appearance and told me to leave. I told him that looks could be deceiving and asked again for room for the night. When he turned me away again, I showed me true self to him, showing my beauty and power. He tried to apologize, but it was too late. I saw the lack of love he had in his heart so I punished him by turning him into a beast. And on top of that, I enchanted the other people of the castle to become objects overtime and made the surrounding area forget everyone there. I gave him the rose as a reminder and to show how much time he had left to break the curse. He needed to fall in love with someone and have that person fall in love with him in return or else he would be a beast forever and the people of the castle will become inanimate objects. Eventually he fell in love with a village girl, Belle, and broke the curse. But then all of this happened. He banished the villains, alive and formerly dead, and he made everyone give up magic. He tried to make me give up my magic as well but I refused. I warned him that no good would come of this and I gave him a warning that there would be consequences for his actions."

"But what does all of that have to do with where Rey is?" Ben asked. Agathe pointed to the Isle again and said, "Rey will be reborn on the Isle of the Lost. As the daughter of Maleficent, the dark fairy, and Hades, the God of Death." "What?" Ben shouted. "Why is she being reborn there?" "Because of balance," Agathe said. "She will be the light in that dark place. Sure the darkness will influence her in some ways, but she will have light to balance that out. Like you do. But she will not remember anything of her previous life. Not yet at least." "What do you mean?" Ben asked. Agathe held out her hand and a ball of light appeared next to her that took the shape of Rey. Ben walked towards it and tried to touch her, but his hand passed right through her. Agathe said, "This form you see before you are her memories. When her spirit entered this world, she gave me her memories to guard them and her pure soul went to where the child vessel is waiting. One day her memories will be returned to her." "How long will that take?" Ben asked. "When she is ready. And when the Force deems it necessary. Unfortunately she will be trapped on that Isle until the end of her days unless someone will let her out. That is where you will come in. Come with me." Agathe walked away and Ben followed her.

They stopped near a large castle and Agathe said, "This is the castle of King Adam and Queen Belle. They are lying asleep in their bed, dreaming and wishing to have a child of their own. They have tried for many years but no success so far. In the morning, they will find out that Belle is with child. But unless someone steps in to help, I foresee the future child will be stillborn." "What?" Ben shouted. "How can that be?" Agathe sighed and said, "The magical nature of this world did not like the choices that King Adam has made concerning the Isle and disrupting nature by bringing back the dead to imprison them and for banning magic. This is the world's way of punishing him, bringing his poor Queen down with him. The child is there already, but it does not have a soul, just a vessel. Because that child is you. All the child needs is your soul and you will make their wishes come true." "But why me? And what does this have to do with Rey?" Ben asked. "Rey's wish was heard by the Force," Agathe answered. "And the Force, after millennia hiding away, decided to find a world that needed help the most, this one. It brought the last dyad here to be reborn, one on the side of good, and one on the side of evil. The two of you will bring this world back to its rightful glory and make things right again. I was chosen as your guide to this world. I can complete the magic by putting your soul into the vessel that awaits you in there. Just like Rey whose soul went into the child waiting to be born on the Isle." "This will work?" Ben asked. "Yes," Agathe said. "Like I said, the Force is greater than any magic here. When you and Rey are reborn, you both will have a natural immunity to magic of this world affecting you. Unless you deem it as what you would want. Rey will be born with other magic thanks to her parentage, but spells against her and you won't work unless either of you want thee magic to work on the two of you or power greater than you casts it. Basically the Force will protect you both." Ben thought for a moment and then asked, "What if I say no to this? What if I want to get Rey's soul back now? What will happen?" Agathe frowned and said, "Then the king and queen will be childless. And the throne will pass on to those who will do worse things that will bring this world to ruin. Rey's soul is already bound to her new vessel. Only someone like Hades can reverse it. So if you decide not to be reborn, Rey as her reborn self will never leave the Isle. She will live her life alone and die, her wish unfulfilled."

Ben thought for a moment and he heard Rey's voice whisper, "Please, Ben." That made Ben nod his head and said, "I'll do it. Tell me what I have to do." Agathe smiled and said, "I will separate your memories from your soul, along with the spirits who brought you here. Then your soul will merge with the vessel that lies in the queen. You will live a few years peacefully, but then the Force will start awakening you by showing you visions through dreams. Then the Force will call you to me to give you your memories back and reunite you with the spirits. Then your mission starts. You will become King when you are older, you will bring Rey over to Auradon, and then take down the shield over the Isle and free those imprisoned on it." "What about all the villains on the Isle? Don't some of them belong imprisoned?" Ben asked. "That may be true," Agathe answered. "But their children who committed no crime have to live there for actions their parents committed. That is not a fate they should suffer. Also, know this. Rey is tasked with not remembering for a long time while you will spend more of your new life remembering. That is the burden assigned to you. Do not force her memories onto her until she is ready. And when the Force deems it time. So, Skywalker, are you ready?" Ben took a deep breath and looked out and saw the Isle of the Lost in the distance. "One day, Rey," Ben said. "One day we will be together again." He turned to Agathe and said, "I'm ready." Agathe smiled and said, "Good choice."

Agathe raised her hands and suddenly eight balls of light flew out of Ben and into Agathe. Ben knew that the Force spirits would be in good hands with Agathe. Then he felt his mind slipping into darkness as Agathe started to chant the spell to complete the magic the Force started. Slowly he felt every memory slip out of him and gather in front of Agathe. It started to take a form of its own, looking just like he did as Kylo Ren, mask and all. Before he could freak out at this, his world turned black.

Agathe looked at the two figures in front of her. One had the form of Kylo Ren as that was what his memories decided to take form as since some of his most important memories were of his time as Kylo Ren. Next to that was the unconscious form of Ben Solo, a pure soul waiting to be reborn. Agathe smiled and summoned Ben's memories to her and the form of Kylo Ren shifted its form to that of a ball of light and went into Agathe's body. Then she turned the form of Ben Solo's soul into a ball of light and used her magic to force the soul to go where it was needed. Ben's soul flew through the air and through the castle walls, right into the bedroom of the king and queen. It floated to the queen and went into her body, right where her womb was, and it merged with the child that was starting to grow. Agathe smiled knowing her work for now was done. As she was about to walk away, she heard Leia's voice ask, "Ben. Will he have a happy childhood?" Agathe smiled and turned to see Leia's spirit standing nest to her and said, "Yes. Like I said, for a few years, Ben will live peacefully with no memory of his past. But in a fews years time, the Force will call out to him and bring him to me, where you and everyone else will be reunited with him and his memories will be restored. Rest assured, Leia, he will have a better life." "What about Rey?" Leia asked. Agathe sighed and said, "Her first 15 or so years of life will be hard since she will be growing up on the Isle of the Lost. But when Ben brings her over here, slowly the Force will reawaken her. And she and Ben will have their Happily Ever After. I can promise you that. Just believe in the Force." Leia smiled and nodded then disappeared back into Agathe. The Enchantress looked at the castle once more and said, "Now it's your turn, Skywalker."

Sure enough, the next morning, King Adam and Queen Belle found out that they were going to have a child. Queen Belle cried tears of joy knowing that her wish had been answered. King Adam was prideful that he was going to have an heir. They announced their joyous news to the kingdom of Auradon and everyone rejoiced.

Nine months later, on a hot summer day, Queen Belle gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. She held her new son in her arms as King Adam gave his wife a gentle kiss on her forehead. "He's beautiful, Adam," Belle said. "A son," Adam said. "We have a son. This is the best day of our lives. What do you think we should name him?" Belle thought for a moment, then she seemed to hear a voice whisper in her ear, giving her an idea of a name. "How about Benjamin?" Belle said. Adam smiled and said, "Benjamin it is. Prince Benjamin Floran." "Floran?" Belle said. Adam shrugged and said, "It sounds nice." Belle giggled and looked down at her baby and said, "Benjamin. Ben. Welcome to the world, little one." Ben opened his eyes that glowed gold for a spilt second, but Adam and Belle didn't notice.

The next day, over on the Isle of the Lost, Maleficent gave birth to a baby girl. "Finally!" Maleficent shouted. "That little demon is out of me!" Hades walked over looking at the bundle in his wife's arms. "A girl. How lovely." "Yes," Maleficent said. "Hopefully she will be useful one day. Now get that creature out of my sight. I need my rest." "Don't you want to name her?" Hades asked. "Her name is Mal," Maleficent answered. "If she becomes as good as me one day, then she'll take my name. But for now, just Mal. Now get her out of my sight!" Hades grumbled and carried Mal away from his wife. Why he married that dark fairy he never really knew himself. He looked down at his newborn daughter and said, "Don't listen to your mother little one. You can be whatever you want to be." Mal opened her eyes that glowed gold for a quick second, and Hades noticed. He looked at his child curiously. "I wonder…" he thought as he closed his eyes and focused his energy on Mal. He may not have his god powers anymore thanks to being on the Isle, but he did still have a few tricks up his sleeve. He concentrated on seeing into his daughter's soul and found the answer he was looking for. He opened his eyes and said, "A soul reborn. Even for me that is a rare sight. You must have be reborn for a reason." He looked out the window and saw a light flash for a quick second from Auradon, the same light he saw in his daughter. Hades looked down and said, "I think you are destined for great things. You won't be on this Isle forever. You will free us. I know of it. Now your mother may want to call you Mal, but that name doesn't suit you. What should your name be?" He thought for a moment and then he heard a voice whisper in his ear. He looked down at his daughter and said, "I'll call you Rey. My little sunshine. That will be our little secret."