Chapter Nineteen – Ben
"Ben."
Ben sat up in bed reflexively at Rey's voice. He blinked sleep away as he looked at Rey. She stood cloaked in moonlight at the foot of the bed.
"Rey?"
A tightness pulled at him through their bond. He sucked in a breath. "Rey, where are you?"
She glanced behind her at something he couldn't see then whispered to him. "They've kidnapped Mirabella, mistaking her for me. I managed to sneak on their ship, but I don't have a comm unit or tracker. I'll try to figure out where we're going."
Fear rose in him at the mere thought of what kind of danger they were in.
"Ben...find us."
Rey disappeared.
"Rey!" he screamed. Anger mixed with his fear. How dare they take her and his sister!
He leapt to his feet, haphazardly pulling clothes on. Grabbing at the comm on his nightstand, he almost crushed the thing turning it on. It connected him directly to the security headquarters of the lake house.
"High alert! We've been infiltrated. Rey and Mirabella have been kidnapped! Scan for any hyperdrive signatures out of the direct vicinity. Also, get the Jedi Temple on the comm. I'm coming there now!"
He pocketed the comm unit, hooked his lightsaber to his belt and took off running through the house.
The security guards he passed tried to wave him down. "Stay at your posts!" he yelled at them.
Ben sprinted down another hallway and threw open the double doors of the master bedroom. "Dad!"
Han startled awake. "No, I swear I didn't steal that case of Corellian spring wine!"
"Dad! Wake up!"
Han shook his head. "Ben? What time is it?"
Ben gripped his father by the shoulders. "Listen. We've been infiltrated. Mirabella's been taken and Rey went after her. We need to find them."
Han stilled, eyes wide. "Shit."
Once they got to security headquarters, Ben confronted Alkos on the screen. "Where's Master Skywalker? I need him now!"
"He's not here, Ben! He's hardly ever here."
"He's searching for the Emperor, isn't he? Rey and my sister have been taken! Help me!" Ben gritted his teeth at the desperate note in his voice, but he needed his friend.
Alkos closed his eyes, then blew out a breath. "I'm going to get in so much trouble."
"Please..." Ben begged.
"Fine. I put a secret tracker with comm on his ship. I'm sending you the frequency."
"Thank you, Alkos. I'll never forget this."
"Don't worry. I'll never let you forget it." Alkos winked at him.
Ben snorted, glad he could count on his friend's levity even in a time like this.
Alkos' tone turned serious. "If you need us, I'll send you every Jedi I have."
Ben nodded. "You are a true friend." Then he disconnected.
"Sir! We've found their hyperdrive signature!" The security chief attempted to hand him a pad with the info, but Han grabbed it away.
"Chewie's gearing up the Falcon. We can follow this as far as we can, and hopefully Rey will get back to us by then. We'll comm Luke and your mother from the air." Then he ran for the ship.
Ben rushed out behind his father. The tension coiled up inside him drove him to move, to find them. His stomach clenched at the thought of not getting to them in time. If anything happened to them, he didn't know if he'd survive it.
A/N: Wow, I didn't realize just how short this chapter was. So you get two chapters today! Thanks so much for reading and I adore all your lovely comments.