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"Hey guys sorry it took so long for this chapter to come out. I have been busy with work as well as I am recovering from a nasty stomach bug that has been going around, and quite honestly I needed a break after the last chapter. Thank you so much for everyone who supported that chapter and enjoyed it. I know it was hard to read but oh so important to the story line. As always I would like to take all of my amazing reviewers. There was so many last chapter that it would take quite a bit of time to name every single person. So I am going to give a collective shout out to all of you to thank you so much for reviewing my story. I would like to give a special shout out to strongWhitskers on Kittens, Toxie Doxie,/strongstrongReylo2187,/strong strongand Noah of Luck/strong for your awesome long reviews they gave me such encouragement after some of the mean things I have received about last chapter and a particular shout out to strongAnne/strong. Your review honestly made me cry. Thank you so much for those amazing words of encouragement, and thank you for understanding where I am coming from and what I am trying to do with this story. We seemed to have kindred spirits and understandings of what is going on here so thank you so much for your kind words.

"Now to all of the people who have sent me rude reviews. First of all I don't even know why you bothered because you were honestly wasting your time. If you didn't enjoy the story then you could have left well enough alone and been on your merry way. But some of you felt the need to leave bad reviews and not only that you felt the need to be rude. Now I do not mind criticism. I welcome it in fact. But only when it is helpful and constructive. So to those people who feel the need to be rude such as the person who made fun of the way that I write…(Yes I am aware that I am an amateur writer it is why I am writing on an amateur writing website thank you very much) understand that if you write a rude review as a guest it will be deleted, and if you write a rude review as a member then you will be receiving a personal message from me. So please think before you review. I love hearing from each and every one of you but I really do not have time for trolls.

Anyway now that I am done with my rant. Onto the chapter. Actually I lied there is one more issue that I would like to address.

I have many people who have sent me messages complaining about Stockholm syndrome. You all seem to have your own little picket line around my story. So for all of you I have this question moving forward in this story. Is it really Stockholm syndrome if the prisoner had feelings for their captor before hand? By my understanding of Stockholm it is when a prisoner falls in love with their captor during imprisonment...Isla has in fact been in love with Kylo since she was a child...so does it count? Also as you continue along with the story if you would kindly have patience to let me write. I think you will find that I am going to a different dynamic with these two characters than your average Stockholm syndrome story. I made Isla a very strong character for a reason, and even though she is going to go through a rough healing process. I think you will find that their relationship may not be exactly how you expect. Which brings me to my next question. We know that Isla was not the only one damaged last chapter. But who was the person that Snoke was really trying to break. Yes he broke Isla's body. But who is he really after?

Ok three paragraphs in I am going to stop here and get on with the story. I hope you enjoy. I will have the next chapter coming out within the next few days. I hope you ENJOY!

Chapter 9

"Kylo barely heard his master speaking to general Hux as he continued to look for any signs of life in the girl below him. Suddenly she began to move. Slowly she turned to her right side away from Snoke and curled her body into a tiny ball beneath him. She crossed her arms over her chest to hide her breasts then she pulled her legs up as high and as close to her body as she could get them before she hid her face in her hands. At-least she was moving.

"Please...kill me," He heard from her thoughts again. "please just kill me, please show mercy..and let me die..I beg you."

Every word caused him to wince. He reached out to wave his hand over her face putting her into a deep sleep. At that moment he wished he could give her what she asked for. At-least then she would not be suffering anymore. It was the least he could do. He was a he tried not to prolong suffering if he couldn't help it. It was a weakness of his, he admitted begrudgingly. He had killed the villagers on Jaku quickly, and his father, and those he interrogated. He made it a point of only torturing them until they gave him what he wanted and no more. He tried to hide his weakness by insisting that it was his temper that got the best of him, and sometimes that was true...but not always. He attributed it to the pull to the light he felt. Her body relaxed as she fell into a peaceful sleep.

He pulled back to button his trousers. Then he stood to face his master, no longer able to look at her broken body. At Least while she slept he wouldn't have to hear her thoughts. That broken voice begging to made him furious all over again. But he wasn't furious with her. He was angry with himself. Snoke had pushed him, and played upon his fears of failure. The man was a brilliant manipulator. It was one thing he admired in his master. He had a way of getting whatever he wanted. It was why he was the Supreme Leader. But what infuriated Kylo, was that he had played right into his hands. He had tried to say no. But he had fallen right into the trap. He had allowed himself to be pushed to the point of fury that had caused him to hurt her.

Yes he had promised her that she would beg for death. But if he were to be honest it was an empty threat. He had been driven by his rage and the possibility of failure. He could not fail in his mission. He had a destiny to fulfill did he not. He knew that people would have to die and suffer for that destiny to be fulfilled. He had promised his grandfather by any means necessary. So why did he have this feeling of disgust? Why did his hands tremble in anger at seeing her broken body lying on the floor? Why did his chest scream in pain knowing that he had caused her unimaginable suffering? He tried to focus on what his master was saying to her brother and not her. If he were going to get through the rest of this encounter then he COULD NOT focus on her.

"I hope you have learned your lesson, general." Snoke said nonchalantly forcing Hux to take his eyes off of his sister. "If you ever disobey me again….I will make you and her suffer as you have never imagined possible more so than what you have seen here."

Hux felt the way his sister looked on the floor. Watching her be broken had also broken him on the inside. He had only just found her again, and discovered the truth of her being hurt as a child. Now she had been hurt again and once again he had done nothing to stop it. But this time...it had been his fault. Snoke had punished her because of his disobedience. He didn't care what Snoke said about wanting to use her powers. This had happened because he had gone against orders to see her. It was all his fault. Hux despised himself. He was so furious at his own weakness in having to see her and not being able to stop his master from punishing her. He didn't know what to do with himself. Part of him wanted to rebel against his leader. The other part did not want to see his sister harmed again because of his actions.

"I promise you sir…" He whispered in a broken voice as his fought back more tears. "I will never...disobey you...again…"

Snoke was quiet for a moment as he stared into the eyes of the young general before him, gauging his sincerity. When he was completely satisfied a small grin appeared on his features and he waved a hand to Kylo Ren.

"Release him," He demanded.

Kylo Ren made no movement though Hux felt the power that was holding him frozen leave his body to allow him to move. He took a step towards his sister. But then thought better of it. He would play the good little soldier for now. He had to, especially now. Snoke then turned towards the stormtroopers.

"Put her on board Kylo Ren's ship in one of the prisoner's cells and give her some new clothes."

The stormtroopers took a step forward towards her before one was stopped by Hux putting his arm out in front of him. He pulled off his outer jacket and held it out to the stormtrooper to cover her in. The stormtrooper looked at him and then down at the jacket before he silently took it./p

"Ever the good gentleman," Snoke said with a smile. "You are dismissed general. I will allow you to say goodbye...because I doubt you will ever see her again…"

The stormtroopers walked over to her and knelt down on either side of her. One gently took her arms and lifted her upper body so that the other could wrap the jacket around her. They dared not say anything. But both had been affected by the events that happened before them. She had won their respect after she had smacked both of them and when they had seen the fight she had put up against the most powerful man in the universe. Then both had closed their eyes to not see the horrific punishment she suffered. No one deserved that in their minds. Once her body was covered they gently lifted her from the ground and carried her from the room. Hux quickly followed.

"Kylo Ren took a deep breath. With her gone the room seemed a bit lighter. The weight on his chest seemed a little less heavy. He didn't feel as if he were suffocating as he stood and faced his master. Snoke beamed as he looked as his apprentice.

"You have made me more proud than I ever thought that I could be of you." He said quietly. "You have proven me wrong, Kylo Ren." he said as he raised a hand to point as his apprentice. "If you continue in this fashion then by the end of your final training you will be even greater than your grandfather ever hoped to be."

Kylo Ren could not help the small pangs of pride swell within him at hearing those words from his master. Though it did not make him smile as he thought it would. It did not make him feel any better about the atrocity he had just committed. It did not make him feel less disgusting.

"By the grace of your guidance." He mumbled through his mask. "I will not fail."

"Good," Snoke replied. "Now go, I will send you coordinates to the places I discovered in her mind. Search them, use her to find Luke Skywalker and the resistance before its too late. In the meantime you will train her to use her powers for the First Order. I expect regular reports on your progress. Have fun with her, she is yours now to do with WHATEVER you wish"

"Yes, master," Kylo Ren said through gritted teeth as he turned to walk away.

"And Kylo Ren.." Snoke said causing him to stop short and his foot to slightly slip. "If she dies...You will have failed. Do you understand me?"

Kylo heard his master's words. But he did not respond. He couldn't. His attention had been caught when his foot had slipped on the floor causing him to look down. What he saw made his mind go black for a moment. He stood where her body had been only moments before. Her shredded clothing lay scattered around that spot. But it was the puddle of blood that he stood in that caused his shock. It was every where. He held out his hands to look at them and saw the liquid shine on the gloves from where he had buttoned his pants. The weight came crashing down on his chest once more making him feel as if he couldn't breath. He quickly put his hands back down and gripped his fists as hard as he could. He had to get out. He stepped forward having to concentrate hard to put one foot in front of the other. He had to leave before he lost his temper in front of his master..or threw up...or both.

He stomped out of the great room and all but ran back to his quarters. Once the door slid down behind him he threw himself back against it and pulled off his mask gasping for air. For several minutes he tried to take deep breaths to calm himself and focus his breathing but he couldn't. He felt as if his heart were going to beat right out of his chest.. His entire body violently shook. He looked down at his gloves once again to see the blood. His eyes widened as he saw some of it had gotten onto the silver of his mask from when he had taken it off. With an angry yell he reared back and threw his mask before he stood and flew to the bathroom to release the contents of his stomach into the toilet.

When he finally finished he stood and stumbled to the sink to rinse his mouth out with water to get rid of the sour taste. When he looked up into the mirror he barely recognized himself. His skin was clammy and seemed even more pale than usual. Dark circles rimmed his eyes making them look even darker, almost black. The unhealed wound across his face stood angry and vibrant against his pale skin. He looked all around his reflection searching for something familiar. But he couldn't seem to find it. Then he realized something. In all this time he had not looked into his own eyes. Every time he had come close he looked away. He then tried to purposely look into his own eyes. But after a moment he roared in anger and slammed his fist into the mirror shattering it. He couldn't meet his own eyes. He did not see himself anymore. He did not see a man determined to finish his grandfather's work. He didn't see a man with purpose determined to rule the galaxy. All he saw...was a monster.

Hux watched as his sister was brought into her cell after she had been cleaned and given new clothing. He had demanded the medical bot look her over and had thrown a fit to be remembered for the ages when the stormtroopers tried to argue with him over it. They dared not speak a word against him. Even though it was going against Snoke's orders. The medical bot had gone over her entirely doing what it could for her wounds before she was cleaned and dressed in new prison garb. She did not stir through any of it.

Then they took her to Kylo Ren's ship and gently lay her on the hard bench that served as a bed in the prisoner cells. The room was dark and metallic with one wall made of a giant two way mirror for observation on the other side. Hux followed the stormtroopers in carrying a large blanket he had taken from his own room during the time she was being looked over by the medical bot. When they laid her down they quickly exited. They knew they should have stayed in the room but after the look Hux gave them they decided their own lives were worth more than it was for them to stay. When the door closed behind them Hux instantly released a breath and his shoulders slumped. He walked over to the bench where Isla lay as if in a daze and covered her with the large thick blanket before he sat down at her side and pulled her limp body into his arms to cradle her as if she were a babe.

"I am so sorry sister," He whimpered as he buried his head into her neck and his tears began to flow once more. "I am sorry that I wasn't strong enough to stop our father from hurting you. I didn't know..I-I am sorry that I wasn't strong enough to find you and mother. I didn't fight for you. I'm sorry I wasn't able to save you from him. I'm sorry I wasn't strong enough to stay away...Its my fault you were hurt...and I am so sorry." he cried as he completely broke down.

He wept as he had not wept in many years. Not since the day he learned of his mother and sister's deaths. He cried like a man who had lost all hope in a single moment. He cried for her, he cried for himself, he cried for all the time that had been lost for them, and he cried because he couldn't not save her. All of his life he had worked towards bettering himself and his situation. It was the only thing he had ever wanted. But in that moment he would have traded it away to turn back the clock to undo what had been done. If he could he would have saved her from their father. Then things might have been different. Their mother never would have taken her and fled. She never would have joined the enlightened. She never would have been captured by Snoke..and Kylo Ren never would have…Hux tightened his grip around her as he remembered what had happened not even an hour before. His fury bubbled beneath his skin like hot lava at a planet's core. He would never forgive that monster for laying his hands on her. He would never forgive the Supreme Leader for giving the order. He swore on her life that he would avenge her. He would find a way to make them all pay for what they had done.

After what seemed like forever he pulled away from her his furious blue eyes looked towards the door. He knew he didn't have much time. He refused to let her suffer anymore. He refused to let Kylo Ren have her so that he could hurt her and defile her again. He had failed her once. He wouldn't let it happen again. He turned back to look down at her sleeping face and his eyes softened. She had become everything he hoped she would be. She was strong and beautiful. She was perfect. She did not belong in this galaxy. It was unworthy of her. He refused to let that monster have her as a slave to use as a weapon. He gently lay her back on the bench and took her hands to place them on her stomach. A soft smile crossed his own pale features as he gently smoothed her hair out of her face. He promised the Supreme Leader that he would never disobey again. Snoke had granted him permission to say good bye, and that was what he intended to do.

"I love you my sister." He whispered quietly. "You deserve so much better than this. If things had been different.." He began to choke up again, but quickly shook his head to steady himself. He didn't have much time. "I promise you we will meet again, in another place where we will both be happy. I promise I will find you, and we will be a family again…"

He leaned down to place a soft kiss on her forehead. Then he slowly reached down to place his hands around her neck and began to squeeze...

A/N

Ok whew yes I realized this chapter just ended on another intense note. Yes I know I'm putting Isla through the paces. But again she is strong for a reason. I loved writing for Kylo for this chapter and showing his reaction to what he has just done. I had a reviewer for last chapter strongReylo2187/strong who hit the nail on the head when they mentioned that Kylo is not a fully formed bad guy. He is very torn between light and darkness and so when I was thinking of the concept for this story one question that I asked was what if he was forced to do something that he legitimately did not want to do. Yes he had no problems killing his father. But that was an end. He just killed him and it was over with. But with this he actually made her suffer and now he will have to look at her and interact with her and be reminded of what he did. I really wanted to explore what that might do to him as a character who was not completely dark as well as someone who had history with the person and who was even his mind innocent. So anyway please let me know what you think. I know this is a cliffie. But like I am already working on the next chapter and it will be out in the next three days. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK!