Chapter 10

Kylo Ren clenched his fists as his ship descended onto the planet. His soldiers were hesitant to bring the word of the cocky rebel. Finally, he was going to see who this Mandalorian was. Or perhaps he thought himself to be a Jedi.

Either way, the man would tell him the location of Saya and the Resistance or he would die.

The ship landed and he made his exit. He ordered all soldiers to stand aside. He would deal with this man himself. Though, he was certain that as soon as he gave the order for his men to stand down the man would run. But he was surprisingly wrong. The man remained kneeling in front of the closed off cavern, waiting for him.

Kylo dropped his cloak and slowly approached the man, taking him in. Although he was kneeling, he could see the man was shorter than him and a lot smaller. His armor tried to make him look bigger than he actually was. What angered him the most was how his helmet was fashioned. It looked exactly like his, just in different colors.

The bastard had to be mocking him.

He stopped a few feet away and the man remained kneeling down.

"I've heard different things about you. Mandalorian… Jedi… tell me, which one is it?" He was curious on what the answer would be.

The man said nothing but slowly and gracefully stood. They seemed to stare each other down before the man withdrew his lightsaber and took a fighting stance.

As soon as he ignited it, Kylo felt more rage. The man's lightsaber was fashioned exactly like his. The only difference was this mans was silver, not red.

He quickly withdrew his own lightsaber and ignited it.

"Jedi it is!"

He quickly lunged and the man was ready. The man dodged every swing and gracefully moved to block his attacks. However, after a few minutes Kylo realized this man was only dodging his attacks. He wasn't trying to hit him at all.

Kylo was able to lead the man to the cavern entrance and pin him against the boulder.

"WHERE IS THE RESISTANCE!?"

The man didn't say a word but tried to move away from his position. He failed. Kylo pressed him harder into the boulder while his cross guard began burning through the man's armor and going into his shoulder.

He didn't make a sound. Pain just didn't seem to bother him.

In frustration, Kylo kicked his foot out and the man lost his footing. He fell to the ground and Kylo took a step back.

"Answer me and you may live! Where is the Resistance!?"

The man's shoulders began to shake. Was he crying?

Kylo then noticed the man wasn't looking at him. He was looking into the sky. Kylo turned and rage filled him. The Millennium Falcon was taking off into the sky. He didn't need his soldiers to tell him. The small group of Resistance members escaped.

The man wasn't crying. He was laughing!

Kylo screamed in rage and turned back to the man who was now standing. Even injured, he wanted to fight.

Kylo released all his rage and lunged at the man. The man was successful in distracting him. The Resistance got away thanks to him. However, his anger made him stronger and the man was suddenly overwhelmed. Kylo was able to knock the man's lightsaber out of his hand and Kylo grabbed his neck. He held the man's throat tightly. Not enough to kill him but enough to inflict a lot of pain.

"WHERE IS SHE!?" He screamed at him.

The man still didn't say a single word. He squeezed tighter.

"WHERE IS MY WIFE!? WHERE IS SAYA!?"

The man suddenly went limp. Kylo didn't know if he accidentally killed the man or if he was giving up. In his rage, Kylo tossed the man several feet back and upon impact on the ground his helmet snapped off his head and went rolling in another direction.

Good. He wanted to see the man's face before he died.

The man began to stir on the ground and Kylo prepared his saber, ready to lunge again. But a flash of silver made his heart stop and his breath caught in his throat.

-!-!-!

Saya groaned in pain but knew she needed to stand. She needed to keep fighting. After she finally cleared her head, she jumped to her feet and used the force to call her lightsaber back to her hand. She wheeled around to see Kylo no longer in a position ready to fight.

He removed his own helmet and let it fall to the ground, staring into her very soul. She then realized to her own horror that her helmet came off.

She took her fighting stance, ready to fight again. It didn't matter that the helmet was off. He wanted her dead anyway. At least this way, he would look her in the eyes while he did it.

They stared at each other for what seemed like an eternity.

Finally, he spoke.

"Saya… What are you doing!?" He yelled.

She gritted her teeth while her shoulder slowly healed and tried not to cry. She desperately wanted to run to him and wrap her arms around him. She hated how much she missed him and still loved him.

No, she loved Ben Solo. Not Kylo Ren.

She continued to stare him down, ready to fight again.

What's stopping you Ben? You wanted to fight! So fight me!

She felt his anger rise again.

"Why, Saya? Why are you doing this!? Do you really want me to fight you!? DO YOU WANT ME TO KILL YOU!?" He yelled at her.

She suddenly felt tears of anger roll down her cheeks.

This is coming from the man who put a bounty on my head!? THE MAN I LOVE WHO WANTS ME DEAD!?

Now she felt pure rage from him.

"SAYA, I NEVER-"

He couldn't finish. From above, shots reigned down from the sky and Saya realized a ship was shooting at them. Saya and Kylo were both blasted back away from each other.

Saya coughed and quickly stood up, trying to see through the dirt and dust in the air. When the dust settled, Saya saw Kylo several feet away. He wasn't moving.

Saya ran to him, her heart pounding. She quickly kneeled down and saw he was alright, just unconscious.

She wheeled around to see a ship had landed a small distance away from them. Saya felt her heart almost stop.

The door opened to and Torin stepped out, his handsome face scowling in rage.

Saya rushed in front of Kylo and drew her lightsaber, ready to attack if need be.

He stopped a few feet away. His angry face would haunt her until the day she died.

"SAYA, GET IN THE SHIP NOW!"

She ignored him and kept her fighting stance.

Very slowly, he reached behind him and withdrew what looked like a handle. To her horror, he ignited a bright green lightsaber.

"Saya, this is your last chance! Get on the ship or I'll drag you into it!"

Saya shook in anger.

Tell me the truth… WHO THE HELL ARE YOU TORIN!?

His angry look didn't change but for a moment, he looked defeated.

"I was five years old then my father took my mother to the Healers Order."

Saya blinked, confused. This wasn't what she was expecting at all.

"She was pregnant. The Healers Order couldn't save her. They promised to protect my little sister until I could. Until I was old enough to be with her again."

Saya felt cold and she felt her arms drop.

No… That's impossible! YOU ARE NOT MY BROTHER!

He glared at her. "I have never had a reason to lie to you. Our father made me promise to find you and continue our race of people! Our parents wanted this!"

She gave him a disgusted look.

You're lying!

Saya suddenly saw his mouth moving, but she heard nothing. Time seemed to slow down.

"Saya…"

She blinked.

Master? Is that you?

"Look inside him, Saya. Look and see the truth for yourself…"

Saya lowered her stance and took a breath. She would never believe Torin's words. She had to see for herself.

Slowly, she raised her hand and he looked confused.

"What are you doing?"

She closed her eyes and used the force to hold him to the ground.

"SAYA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? STOP!"

She breathed deep and looked into his memories...

-!-!-!

Saya's eyes opened and she was suddenly standing on a very small ship. A man with long white hair was flying the ship while a young boy held a heavily pregnant woman's hand. The woman was beautiful with long silver hair that was held back in a braid.

Saya knew instantly that this was her mother. And the young boy had to be Torin.

The man who was flying the ship, Saya's father, suddenly stood and knelt in front of her mother.

"Celeste, were almost there."

She nodded and breathed deep. Saya could tell she was in labor.

Celeste turned and smiled at Torin.

"Torin, your father will take you somewhere safe. The last known Jedi has started a training temple. He will take you there and you will begin your training."

Saya saw him frantically shaking his head.

"No! I want to stay with you!"

Celeste wrapped her young son in a hug.

"It's for the best, Torin. Train and learn all you can. The Jedi master has promised to teach you of our people. And one day when you become a Jedi, you will find your sister and protect her."

The man in front of her smiled.

"It's a girl? Can you be sure?"

She smiled back at him.

"Yes, Baron. I know it in my heart. A little girl."

The man smiled and gently placed his hand on her large belly.

"What will her name be?"

Celeste thought for a moment. "Saya. After her grandmother."

They smiled at each other for a moment and her father quickly stood and went back to flying the ship. Celeste turned back to Torin.

"My love, I need you to promise me something. Please train hard and learn all you can. Our people have been some of the strongest Jedi in history. Master Skywalker will teach you all he knows. When you are strong, promise me you will find your sister. Promise me you will make sure she is alright and protect her. I wish she could go to Master Skywalker with you. Promise me, Torin. Promise me you will protect her!"

The boy nodded, tears falling down his face.

The ship landed and the door opened. Baron rushed up to wrap his wife in his arms one last time.

"I love you Celeste. Now and always."

The woman held him close and they slowly broke away. She then gave Torin a final hug before slowly making her way off the ship, breathing heavily.

The last sight Torin saw of his mother was her banging on the doors to the Healers temple as the door to the ship closed.

-!-!-!

Saya gasped as she broke the hold on Torin. He dropped to one knee, panting.

You were supposed to protect me…

Torin looked up into her face, still angry but no longer scowling at her.

Saya continued to shake in anger.

They wanted you to protect me! Not rape me! You're my brother! YOU'RE SICK! YOU'RE DISGUSTING!

He gritted his teeth and stood.

"IF HE DIDN'T GET IN THE WAY, YOU NEVER WOULD HAVE KNOWN!"

Saya blinked.

"I was there! I was at that training temple with Ben Solo! He destroyed everything!"

Saya froze.

"He found you first! I was going to pretend not to know you! We could have just met and have been together without you knowing! BUT HE GOT IN THE WAY! HE TOOK EVERYTHING FROM ME! MY CHANCE TO BE A JEDI! MY HOME! AND YOU!"

Torin screamed the last of the words, his face red and contorted in rage.

Saya had enough. This man disgusted her. He wasn't her brother. He was nothing but a delusional rapist. She wanted to ask why he thought this way and how he thought his plan would ever work. But that didn't matter to her now.

Saya took her fighting stance and raised her lightsaber. He raised his own.

"Saya, I am TIRED of being alone! You will get on this ship or we will see if our kind can grow back limbs!"

Saya cast a glance behind her. Kylo was still unconscious on the ground. No matter how he felt about her and no matter how Torin tried, she wouldn't let him get hurt. She was going to protect herself and Kylo.

Then she saw it. Kylo's lightsaber was on the ground right next to him. A quick rush of power and she quickly called it into her opposite hand. Saya glared back at Torin and ignited it. She was now holding both her and Kylo's lightsabers, ready to fight.

He scoffed. "You can hardly handle one lightsaber, let alone two!"

Saya took a deep breath and closed her eyes for a moment.

The words of her master entered her mind again.

"Saya… what is his weakness?"

… He's arrogant. He thinks he's already won… It will be his downfall…

"And what is your weakness?

…My self-doubt…

"Do you doubt yourself now?"

Saya opened her eyes and glared at Torin.

…No

Saya lunged forward, ready to really fight for the first time in her life.

-!-!-!

Kylo groaned and slowly started to raise himself off the ground. His head was pounding and his ears were still ringing slightly. He rubbed his eyes and tried to remember what just happened.

The rebels fell for the trap… he came to interrogate the Mandalorian... the rebels escaped… and he found Saya…

SAYA!

As if lightning had hit him, he jumped up and began frantically looking around. It didn't take long to see the flashing of green, red, and silver.

Kylo stared in awe as he watched Saya in combat with the white haired man. She was so graceful and knew exactly what she was doing. She was easily swinging both her silver blade and his red one while the man struggled with one lightsaber. Kylo never realized until now how good silver and red looked together. While he was no longer the same man she once knew, she was no longer the same woman he knew.

And Kylo still loved her. She was glorious.

He finally glanced at the man she was fighting and realization took in. He knew him. He was an apprentice under Luke Skywalker. He couldn't remember his name, not that he cared. All he knew was that this man was trying to kill Saya.

So he would kill him.

Saya suddenly back flipped a few feet away to get some space between herself and the man and Kylo saw his opportunity. He ran straight for Saya, needing his lightsaber for battle.

"Saya, give me-"

He stopped when Saya raised the lightsaber to him. She pointed his own lightsaber at him and hers at the man in front of her.

-!-!-!

Saya's confidence was now gone. She was in an impossible situation and had no idea how to get out of it. A few feet away from her were two different men. One she still loved who wanted her dead and one she hated who wants to rape and use her. She felt Kylo's anger roll off in waves.

"Saya, give me my lightsaber!"

She was frantically looking back and forth at both men, scared and trying not to panic.

Torin dropped his arm, letting his lightsaber hang at his side.

"All he's done is use you! Remember that!"

Kylo turned and glared at Torin.

"Shut up! I haven't-"

"That's all they have ever done was use you! Remember, HE WANTS YOU DEAD!"

Saya felt tears pour down her face.

Kylo's rage was almost taking over her senses.

"DID YOU TELL HER THAT!?"

"SAYA, LISTEN TO ME! THAT'S ALL THEY EVER DO IS USE YOU! ALL OF THEM! ALL YOU WILL EVER HAVE IS ME!"

Saya couldn't take it anymore and began sobbing. She could hardly hold her arms up anymore. Torin's words had completely broken her. If Torin truly was all she had, she didn't want to live anymore.

"STOP!" Torin suddenly screamed.

Saya opened her eyes and saw Kylo running right for her. He took advantage of her while she was distracted. She didn't even bother raising the lightsaber back up against him. She could never hurt him, no matter what he did to her.

Saya closed her eyes and braced herself for death.

She felt a sudden grip on her wrist and she was lunged forward. Saya felt his other arm wrap around her waist as he stepped behind her. Her eyes opened just in time for Kylo's lips to crush into hers.

Saya felt electricity run through her as he kissed her. It had been so long since she felt his touch. She missed it. She missed HIM.

Kylo let go of her wrist and he wrapped both arms tightly around her from behind.

"SAYA, GET AWAY FROM HIM!" Torin screamed.

She just stared at Torin as Kylo lowered his head to her ear.

"Saya… Please listen to me! I never used you! I can't deny the power you give me, but I never wanted you for that! I love you! I've always loved you."

She continued shaking.

You want me dead… you put a bounty on me…

"I wanted them to bring you back to me! I never wanted you dead!"

He squeezer her tighter to him. She closed her eyes, enjoying being held by him for the first time in years. Torin was screaming something at her but she wasn't listening.

Kylo gently kissed her head. "Please tell me you believe me, Saya."

Saya continued shaking but she had to admit she never felt this happy in a long time.

He still loved her. After all this time and everything that's happened, he still loved her.

She didn't say anything but turned off his lightsaber that was still humming in her hand. Very slowly she raised her hand, holding it up for him.

He gently took it back from her and wrapped his arms back around her. She felt him raise his head up.

"Tell me what he wants from you Saya"

Saya's eyes popped open and she looked up to see Torin's furious face. Kylo's arms were still wrapped around her as she now glared at Torin.

He's exactly like me. We are both from the same race of people. He wants to use me to bring back our race because we are the last.

His arms tightened even more and she felt his rage building up again.

"You mean he-"

He's my brother and he wants to rape me and use me to have children!

That was it. She felt his full rage roll off of him. And for the first time, she didn't fear it. Kylo slowly let her go and stepped in front of her.

His eyes never left Torin's as he slipped a communicator out of his pocket.

"Forces down to the planet to retrieve my wife, now!"

He didn't even bother listening for a reply. He ignited his lightsaber, staring Torin down.

"Saya, stay back until my ship arrives. I'll deal with this."

Saya was actually offended. She raised her own lightsaber and stepped up beside him.

I can fight my own battles now! I'm not defenseless anymore!

They couldn't argue anymore as Torin began screaming.

"BOTH OF YOU CAN ROT IN HELL TOGETHER!"

Neither Saya nor Kylo waited a moment longer. They both rushed forward together, ready to fight and end this.

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Hope you all enjoy so far! Apologies for any typos. Seems like no matter how many times I re-read my chapters, I always miss something.

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