A/N

Hi guys, I would like to apologize for the delay. As I said before this is getting into some of the dark content I mentioned and this chapter took me a bit longer to write than what I thought it would because I kept going back to rewrite several pieces. So as an apology this is an extra long chapter for you. Again warning this is quite a dark chapter in content and the next chapter is only going to be worse. I would like to thank everyone who has followed, favorited and reviewed you guys are amazing and I cannot thank you enough for supporting me in this crazy story. I would like to give shout outs as usual to my awesome reviewers. HiddenMirrors, booklover1798, Noah of luck, Caranril, Kylo Ren Emily Skywalker, ThatGirlWhoLovesKylo, Montana, Guest, and everlastingtrueromance. To Ali Daisy, WhitskersOnKittens, and ToxieDoxie I wanna give a special shout out to you guys for your awesome reviews. They definitely made me tear up and I can't thank you enough for your kind words. So anyway I hope you enjoy!

Isla's eyes widened as she saw her brother for the first time. She looked at him in shock like one who was looking at a ghost. She felt her heart begin to pound as if it were going to jump right out of her chest. Her breathing quickened as she felt what might be a panic attack wash over her. She thought she could handle facing her brother after all of these years. Apparently she had thought wrong….She hadn't expected him to look like the man of her nightmares...The same eyes, the same evil smile...He even had the same aura about him. Memories washed over her like a storm taking her into a past of horrors. She didn't know what to do. Her insides screamed for her to run and hide. She had to get away. But there was no running, not anymore.

In front of her Kylo felt her fear reappear and surround her like a frigid bubble. He turned to glance at her over his shoulder and saw her physically trembling as she stared at her brother. Part of him wondered what was going on through her head at seeing her brother in the flesh for the first time after so many years. Then she did something that was even more strange than the fear she showed at seeing her long lost brother. While keeping her eyes locked on Hux she took a step towards Kylo so that her body was mostly concealed behind his larger frame. Kylo turned to look at her more fully and saw the terror in her eyes.

Was she...hiding….. behind him? Kylo's interest was piqued. What was so terrifying about the man before her that she took refuge behind the man who had just been holding a lightsaber to her throat a moment before. What made her feel that he would protect her? Did she not realize that he and Hux were allies?...well...sort of…not really….Did she even realize what she was doing? Had it been a conscious decision to seek sanctuary behind him or had she done it out of reflex in her fear. Kylo actually felt somewhat insulted that she was more afraid of that insufferable man than she was of him. With him she fought to hide her fear. With Hux she was openingly showing it and letting it consume her. That annoyed him more than a little.

Yet there was another part of him...the part that he wanted to destroy that felt...proud..that she had sought him out even unconsciously for protection...and in that pride something sparked within him. Some small feeling that he had not felt for a very long time in a far away place. It made him feel small spark caused him to turn around to Hux and barrel up like some angry beast protecting its kill. Had he not been wearing his mask Hux would have seen a satisfied and taunting evil grin on his features coupled with a look of determination that promised pain if he dared to come any closer.

The longer the silence reigned between the three the angrier Hux grew. This was not the reaction he was expecting from her. Surprise yes, caution yes, perhaps some awe at finally seeing her general of the First Order brother certainly, But fear? That was unexpected...and infuriating. Was she mad? He had just saved her life from that imbecile barbarian Ren who was about to cut her down with his fiery stick and she was hiding behind him? How dare she show such disrespect to her own flesh and blood! He had wanted her to run to his arms so he could push her away to his loyalty to the first order yet take her hand as he escorted her to the Supreme Leader to show he remembered the love they had for one another as children and to reassure her that he would do everything in his power to protect her. He had it all planned out in his head. Kylo Ren turned back around to face him. He wasn't sure why but he felt the need to stand his ground against the man. But he stood up a bit straighter and squared his shoulders sending Ren a glare that burned like the sun.

"Did you not hear me?" He demanded. "Stand aside….." Then he turned his head to the storm troopers on either side of him. "Take her.."

The stormtroopers immediately stepped forward shaking Kylo Ren out of his mind. What was he thinking. She was a prisoner and the enemy. He was NOT her protector. He buried the feeling that had been sparked deep down with the rest of the feelings he hoped would soon disappear so that only darkness was left. He deactivated his lightsaber to let them pass and kept his eyes on Hux as they grabbed her.

"No NO!" She cried and struggled against them. " LET ME GO!"

The storm troopers grabbed her arms. Kylo Ren refused to turn around to look at her but he could feel her anger growing to mix with her fear. The stormtroopers dragged her back passed him and up to Hux who looked her up and down.

"Shall we….little sister?" He said with a sarcastic smirk.

Isla glared up at him. Her chest heaved as she fought to control her breathing. Having a panic attack now would not help her. She knew this trial would come and she would have to face him again. She had to think of something to say and quickly.

"Bo-Bo," She said suddenly as she continued to stare him down "...You look just like father….".

General Hux froze stared at her as if he had never seen her before. There was only one person in the galaxy who had ever called him that...and it was his sister. As a child she had not been able to say brother..so instead she had taken to calling her older brother Bo-Bo was even more reassured that this was his little sister. His anger was quickly replaced by a gushing of love. Perhaps seeing him had been too much of a shock for her feminine delicacies and that's why in a moment of insanity she had taken refuge behind Ren. Their mother had been a delicate lady as well. It was a mistake anyone could make.

"Thank you," He said proudly with a smile and turned to lead the way to the Supreme Leader.

It was sign enough for him to fight for her once more. She needed a protector from Snoke and from Ren and he was determined to leave the great room with his little sister happily in his care.

"That wasn't a compliment.." She whispered before she continued struggle against the stormtroopers who had to physically lift her up to carry her down the hallway.. "LET GO OF ME! PUT ME DOWN!"

Kylo Ren didn't move as the group continued down the hallway. He took a moment to collect himself. He needed to be careful around her. Already he could feel the feelings of the light fighting their way to the surface. He had to stay in control. He had to fight off and stand guard against them…. against her. No matter how calm she made him feel or how powerful. He had to keep his anger up against her. He looked down at the ground. The sooner she was gone the better. Then he could move on with his life. Suddenly something caught his eye and he leaned down to grab the remains of the blaster she had carried when he saved her. There was something strange about the weapon. He studied it for a moment before he realized what it was...The blaster was set to stun. That was strange...If her blaster was set to stun…then how had she killed five stormtroopers? Beyond that how had she even escaped the room she was locked in? Even when he had his first encounter with her she had only managed to break free of her bonds. How had she gotten out of the room?Then he heard her voice once more.

"Did you really think I wouldn't take the chance to escape if it was given to me?"...

He stared at the wall thoughtfully before he quickly stood and stormed down the hall. He had to check something before going to the great room. He had an idea...that someone had helped her to escape.

Snoke felt presence of the girl far before the doors to the great room opened allowing the group lead by Hux to enter. She was a powerful empath indeed. He felt his own fingertips trembling with the anger that she brought with her. Her rage quickly filled the room as she continued to struggle against the soldiers who carried her tiny body along. Snoke was impressed that she continued to fight even when it was obvious there was no escape and resistance was futile. A moment later the doors opened and Kylo Ren entered walking around the girl to take his place beside general Hux. The storm troopers struggled to keep their hold on her before finally giving up and setting her roughly on her feet.

"OW" She cried as she landed before she viciously ripped her arms away and jerked around to sweep her arm across their helmets smacking them both hard in the face in one hit.

"I'M A LADY!" she roared before she turned around and walked herself forward.

The stormtroopers were stunned and shook their heads before they quickly recovered and rushed up to grab her arms again. Kylo Ren rolled his eyes at their idiocy before he turned a careful eye upon her, in case she did anything foolish. Hux watched her as well with a the hint of a grin at the corners of his mouth. He was already quite proud of her. She had the family spirit. When he convinced her to join their side he was sure that she would be a great prize for the First Order.

"Well, well, well," Snoke said quietly, "The infamous Isla Hux, the lost sister of the first general of the First Order, the pride of the Enlightened, and the personal protector of Luke Skywalker himself….I had no idea I had such an honored guest on my ship. It is an honor to finally meet you."

Isla swallowed her fear and replaced it with her own anger and hatred before glared at him not even bothering to hide her disdain.

"Oh please...the displeasure is all mine. I never thought I would have the dishonor to meet the Supreme Sphincter of the First Order."

Kylo's lightsaber sprang to lift and he pointed it at her as his anger surged at her insult. He didn't care who it was he would not allow anyone to insult his master in any way.

"Be careful with your words…." He growled. "Remember who you are standing before…..I have killed for less..."

Even Hux glared down at his sister. Though he had to admit he was impressed at her guts if not her words.

"Show respect for the Supreme Leader of the galaxy…."

Isla turned to glare up at her brother before she turned a wary eye to the lightsaber only inches from her face. Then she turned back to look at Snoke who stared down at her for a moment before he began a grotesque chuckling at her.

"You are as witty as you are beautiful my child.," He gushed before turning to Kylo. "Calm yourself my son…" Then he turned to Hux. " You never told me your sister was so charming…."

"I had no idea myself…." Hux said attempting to keep up his guise of believing that she was an imposter. "That is….if she is my sister…"

"Oh there is no doubt of that…" Snoke said looking down at his general. "...This is your sister to be sure…."

"Then how did she survive childhood when I was told she had died?" Hux demanded turning to look down at Isla.

"We will come to that in a moment. But first I would like to know how you managed to escape your cell and kill five of my best soldiers?" Snoke said turning back to her as well. "I have never had a prisoner escape my command center before. I am interested to hear how you managed it."

Isla glared up at him but said nothing. So Kylo Ren deactivated his lightsaber and stepped forward.

"I believe someone helped her to escape." He said matter of factly.

This realization caused everyone in the room except Isla to freeze. Hux's eyes widened in surprise. Snoke said nothing but leaned on his hand thoughtfully.

"Do you have proof of this?" he asked.

"When I found her she had a blaster that was set to stun. Which last I checked was not able to kill a stormtrooper. On my way here I had the security footage to her cell checked. It appears that someone let her out and killed the stormtroopers. The footage right before her release where the stormtroopers were killed has been corrupted. All of the footage of the kills has been tampered with. The only footage that was recovered was the footage of her finding the stormtroopers after they were already dead."

"So someone from the resistance is aboard the ship who helped her…" Hux said turning to one of his stormtroopers. "Have the entire ship checked. They are more than likely still here hoping for another chance to rescue her."

Snoke kept his eyes on his apprentice before he reached a long thin crooked finger out to him.

"You believe that she was helped by one of our own." He said quietly. It was a statement not a question.

Kylo Ren nodded. " I do….Whoever helped her had to have intimate knowledge of this ship to be able to tamper with the security footage and to know where the stormtroopers would be stationed."

"That is preposterous!" Hux growled.

He refused to believe that there were more traitors in his ranks after the stormtrooper who went rogue. He would not allow that to be an option. Not after the punishment he had suffered the first time. He would not have another blemish on his name.

"Sir," He said turning to Snoke. "The men aboard this ship are the best in the First Order. There is no way that any of them would dare betray you or me…"

Snoke looked at his general carefully. There was a silent thought in his eyes as he scrutinized the man before him.

"Indeed…" He said quietly. "Then I wonder who it was who helped her….We shall have to investigate further once we have discovered what valuable information she holds."

He turned back to stare at Isla thoughtfully. She stared right back at him unafraid.

"Let me tell you what I do know about your family, general." Snoke said turning to Hux. "You want to know what happened? It is a simple matter of deductive reasoning."

General Hux nodded. He very much wanted to know why he had lost the two people he had cared about most.

"It is common knowledge that your father was a ruthless general. He was one of the best in the empire. I am sure this carried over into his personal life as well."

"My father was very strict with his family as he was with his army." Hux said standing up a bit straighter. "He raised my sister and I with a firm but gentle hand. We were punished and rewarded when we deserved it."

Isla huffed at that comment. Both Snoke and Kylo glanced at her. Snoke could not hide the grin that played at his misshapen features. He did love a good intrigue.

"As by now I am sure that you understand that your sister and mother did not die...they ran away." Snoke said smiling down. "After doing some research I discovered that twenty years ago a woman chartered a passage on a ship off of your planet with her five year old daughter. Now I am sure this was not an uncommon occurrence. But the captain of the ship noticed something strange about this particular pair. He wrote in his captain's log how beautiful the pair were with their fiery red hair, how the woman seemed to be in a hurry and really didn't want to speak to anyone around them….He thought it was strange how the child slept the entire voyage off of the planet and the mother kept her wrapped tightly in a dirty blanket in her arms...and it was only when the woman tried to get off of the ship with her daughter before their port of call that he noticed the bruises and cuts on her face. He tried to stop them. But they disappeared into a crowd never to be seen again…..Now I have to wonder...What happened to this pair for them to charter a ship in the middle of the night in the condition they seemed to be in?"

Hux felt anger rising within him. Though he wasn't sure exactly what he was angry with. "My father never raised a hand against my mother...He always treated her as a gentleman should treat a lady. If he did lay a hand on her it was because she foolishly stood in the way of his anger. Probably something my little sister did to provoke him...in which case she deserved whatever he gave her."

~BAM~

In a single moment Isla jerked free of her captors and closed the space between her and her brother. She balled up her fist and punched him as hard as she could sending him tumbling to the ground. He actions even surprised Snoke who sat back in his chair. Isla stepped forward again as if she were going to attack him. But this time it was Kylo Ren who stepped forward to grab her arms.

"BASTARD!" She roared as she lunged at him again. "THAT MAN WAS A MONSTER…. Do you have any idea what he did to us?! What he did to me?"

Kylo pulled her several feet backwards and then slammed her back roughly against his chest holding her arms tightly. Even he had been surprised by her sudden outburst. Though in this particular instance he couldn't fault her. He would had done the same thing if not worse had Hux said anything of the like to him. He cared nothing for his own father as his actions had proven. But no one...not even Snoke dared mention anything about his mother.

"Bitch!" Hux growled as he climbed to his feet and wiped the blood from his nose.

He stepped over to her and slapped her face as hard as he could throwing her head to the side. Isla cried out and began to struggle against Kylo once more.

"Calm down," Kylo whispered next to her ear.

Isla slowly stopped to struggle at his words and when she felt the cool metal of his mask pressing against the back of her head and neck. Kylo waited until she completely stopped struggling and stood seething at her brother. She felt strangely calm with her back pressed against his chest.

"Do you remember the blue room?" She demanded looking back up at Hux.

Hux froze and looked at her carefully. The blue room had been one of the spare bedrooms in their home where their father threatened to take them should they misbehave. Thankfully he had never been taken there. But his sister had been a frequent visitor to its dusty royal blue walls. He had to admit that even he had wondered at times what she did to deserve punishment. She seemed like such a well behaved child. Yet frequently his father would come and grab her by the arm and drag her screaming to the room.

"Would you like to know what really went on in there?" She asked with tears welling up in her eyes. "From the time I was three years old until the day mother walked in on him"

Hux felt a feeling of dread wash over him. He suddenly felt sick to his stomach. No there was no way.

"You're lying…" He whispered. "Father would never….."

Isla nodded. Tears freely streamed down her face. Seeing her like that...and hearing the accusation...even the thought of his father doing something like that to his baby sister...to any child...was despicable. Hux felt as if his body had frozen in place. He couldn't handle this information. It couldn't be true. Kylo Ren felt her body shivering against his as he held her tightly. Even he felt disgusted as the words about what happened fell from her lips. He was of the darkness but even he had a code. There were things in this galaxy that one simply did not do. This was one of them. The idea of what happened to her made his blood run cold. This was not information he wanted to hear. There were more pressing things they needed to find out from her. More important...and less sickening things. He turned to Snoke.

"Is this information really necessary for our mission master?" He asked.

Snoke had been silent this entire time watching the drama unfold before him. He wore an evil smile. This was quite fun to him, and informative. He was taking in information to use against her in the near future. He already had a plan about how he would use her. Kylo Ren's words shook him out of his thoughts.

"Of course it is. To learn an enemy's weakness you must learn their past. Knowing where they have come from is the key to knowing how to break them." He said with an evil grin. Then he turned back to Hux. "After your mother and sisters' supposed deaths...do you know what happened to your father?"

Hux turned to Snoke and slowly shook his head. "I was too busy with my schooling. I know that he spent the rest of his days in a home. He died before I graduated. I never spoke to him again."

Snoke shook his head and gave an evil smile.

"You should really be more aware of your surroundings general. Your father spent the rest of his days in an institution when he was found with a child he had kidnapped. It seems that the rest of your family at least on his side paid to have it covered up due to the shame of having a man with such a mental condition amongst them. They were the ones who faked your mother and sister's deaths."

Hux felt as if his entire world was falling down around him. The voice of the supreme leader sounded so far away. How had he not noticed? His father was a monster. Hux couldn't comprehend what was happening. His entire life...had been a lie, and now his sister… No wonder his mother had fled with her. No wonder they had hidden, and he...he had let this happen. He should have known. He should have stopped it. Hux felt his anger flare. He should have killed that man. He should have protected her.

Snoke sat with a satisfied grin watching both Hux and Isla's pain play out before him. This was quite entertaining. But it was far from over. He turned back to Isla as she stood still being held back by Kylo Ren.

"Now that we know of what happened to you….I would like to know how you came to be in the Enlightened? How did you come to be their most valued soldier...and how you came to be the personal guardian of Luke Skywalker? More importantly Where are they now, and where is the resistance?"

Isla glared up at him. Her stormy blue eyes plainly saying that she refused to tell him anything.

"I will not ask again child." Snoke said in a dangerous voice.

"Please tell him." Hux said looking at his sister with glistening eyes. "Don' make this any harder on yourself." He did not want to see her in any more pain, and he knew the damage that Snoke could do.

"Unlike Ren, I do not normally give the chance of answering my questions on one's own. I It is a weakness in him that I am working to squash out. I prefer to simply take what I want." He said to her causing Kylo to stand up a bit straighter and attempt to control the anger he felt at his weakness being pointed out. There was no harm in giving someone the opportunity to avoid pain if possible. Snoke glanced at his apprentice feeling his anger surge at his words.

"But knowing your abilities as an empath I am giving you this one and only chance. Tell me what I want to know...or your mind will be the price of your insolence." He growled.

Isla still said nothing. She refused to betray her family. She glared at him. Snoke could feel her anger and determination surround her like armor.

"You will try…" She whispered.

"Very well," Snoke said waving a hand. "Bring her to me,"

Kylo Ren gave a sigh and pushed her forward keeping his arms gripped tightly on her arms. He had known this was coming. But part of him held out hope that she might co-operate. But he knew deep down she would never give in. She was stubborn and fiercely loyal. It was a trait he admired in her. He wondered what it might have been like to have her loyalty. But that did not matter now. If she did survive this she would not be the same. No one ever was.

Isla struggled against him as he pushed her forward. But he was a lot stronger than she was. When she was only a foot from Snoke, he leaned forward and reached his hand out to her face. Part of her thought about biting his fingers off. But with Kylo Ren holding her she thought better of it. She needed her strength for this battle. Suddenly she felt Snoke entering her mind. She quickled used her training given to her by Luke Skywalker to close and lock all of the doors in her mind. A burning pain appeared and quickly escalated as if her brain were growing too big for her skull. The intense pain surprised her and threw her off of her defense against began to whimper and then cry out.

"Do you really think you can keep the information I want away from me?" Snoke demanded.

She could hear his voice all around her. It was as if he were everywhere. The pain became worse and a stream of blood began to run from both of her eyes. He was trampling through her mind like an angry stampeding rathtar ripping her to apart. Hux watched helplessly as his sister screamed from the invasion of Snoke in her mind. He wanted to stop him from hurting her. But he knew if he did it would mean his life, and that wouldn't help her. Kylo Ren held tightly onto her as he felt her knees buckle. He moved one of his arms to wrap around her waist to keep her upright. He knew right now she wasn't fighting back. If she were going to survive this she would need to fight against him. She had to fight for her survival. Fight him, he thought to her even though he knew she couldn't hear him. Fight him back! Defend yourself!

Suddenly Isla's eyes opened. The whites of her eyes were blood red. Snoke looked into her eyes as blood began to run from her nose and the side of her mouth. She began to fight back against him. She battled against him in her mind and began to send the pain that he was causing her back to him. She did not know where she was finding the strength to fight through this pain of him trying to rip apart her mind. But she was determined to fight through this. Snoke simply laughed at her.

"Do you really think that you can cause me some sort of pain that I don't already endure on a constant basis?" He demanded as he began to concentrate harder. He wasn't searching for information any more. Now he was simply trying to rip her mind apart to see what she was made of. "You will have to do better than that."

Isla gritted her teeth as he intensified his power. "Very well,"

She began to use a part of her power she had never used before. It was something she had never hoped to use in her lifetime. Luke had cautioned her against never using it unless she absolutely had to. She wasn't even sure if it would work. But she had to try. She took the pain that Snoke was causing her and sent it back at him...But this time she began amplified it two fold. Suddenly Snoke's eyes widened. A low moan escaped his lips that became louder and louder until it quickly became a horrified scream…

A/N

Hey guys so I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I realized it went to a couple of dark places. Trust me from here it is only going to get worse. I hope you liked what I did with Hux and Isla's history. I know its a bit darker. I also hope you like how I portray Snoke. I tried to keep him as much in character as possible. But at the same time I am trying to show just how evil he is. I also wanted to show a little bit of how bad ass Isla is while still being delicate at the same time. Next Chapter we will see what happens for this battle of the minds between them. We will also see what Snoke was able to discover from her mind as well as what he intends to do to her from here. Originally this was all to be one chapter but I simply had to separate it before it became too long. Let me know what you guys think. I can't wait to see your thoughts and I will be posting the next chapter very soon! XOXOXOXOXOXO