Star Wars: Bow to Me

Twin Moons

Starkiller Base

Rey held her lightsaber in her hand. "Don't do this Ben." She held back her rage with that. She wanted him dead and she knew it. She wanted to avenge Han Solo. She wanted to. She needed to.

"You don't know me. Don't talk like you do." Kylo said as she brought his lightsaber to meet Rey's. The two clashed in the center as sparks of light exploded from it. They went back and forth for a moment. Rey hacking away at Kylo like she was wielding an ax. Kylo deflecting like a trained warrior. He could read her movements like a Holocron. She brought her lightsaber down to the snow. He simply moved out of the way.

Rey tried to swing again at Kylo. However, she found the lightsaber stuck in the ground. Without hesitation she disengaged the blade releasing it. As she reignited it, she spun around only to be met with a lightsaber countering her. She stepped back from the impact.

"There is no reason for you to continue. Don't make this harder than it has to be." Kylo shouted as he grabbed her wrist. He pulled her right into a headbutt and knocked on the ground. Rey picked herself up and charged at Kylo. Only for Kylo to force push her back.

Rey hit the bark of a tree hard. She dropped the lightsaber and it fell between her and her opponent. Without missing a beat she held out her hand attempting to summon the lightsaber to her. Nothing happened. She pulled it back and held it out again. She tried repeatedly until a black-gloved hand reached down and picked it up.

"NO!" Rey shouted as she picked herself up. She ran at Kylo who simply stepped out of the way. He turned his back to her. He marveled at the lightsaber. He sheathed his crossguard saber as Rey continued to swing.

Kylo paused as Rey went in for another strike. He then unleashed the blue lightsaber and slashed downward. Rey let out a horrified and tearful scream of pain as her hand fell in the snow. She gripped it and screamed out. The Force was unleashed. It blew Kylo away and almost knocked the lightsaber out of his hand. Almost. Rey rolled around in agony. She held her hand and cried out.

Kylo looked down at the blue lightsaber. He smiled. "Grandfather…" He said to himself and walked towards Rey who didn't stop screaming. Kylo lifted her into the air. He used the force and choked her. Until she fell, unconscious and beaten. He sheathed both lightsabers. He lifted Rey into the air with the force. As he began to walk away. He looked over to the body of FN-2187. As Starkiller Base fell apart, his body was consumed. Until it rose from the depths. Kylo bringing him over.

"Not today trooper. I still have some use for you." He said to himself as he levitated both Rey and FN, both beaten. Both defeated.

Hours Later…

Rey awoke with a cry. She looked around confused and frightened. She was scared. She fell off the bed and ran towards the seemingly open door. Then she was knocked back. Electricity blew here against the wall. She fell on to the bed.

As she took the moment to regain her bearings. She looked down and took in the room. She was on a bed with gray sheets and a dark purple cover. The walls were gray. The light had a yellow hue to it. Wherever she was, it was of higher quality than the Resistance base. Even the Millenium Falcon.

"Han."

That name brought her a realization. She wasn't just anywhere. She had to have been taken by The First Order. That meant she had to have lost to Kylo.

Kylo. Ben.

That brought another realization to her. She looked at her hand. She was horrified. It had been replaced. The skin on it was fake. She felt it. She could tell just from the single touch. It was robotic. Mechanical. Whatever word she could use. All she knew was, it wasn't hers.

As Rey stood up, she paced around the room. She wasn't sure what she was going to do. The First Order had captured her. Kylo-Ren had beaten her, taken the lightsaber, and Finn was probably dead. There was no escape for her. She let out a frustrated roar and punched the wall with her mechanical hand. She had lost everything.

Rey let out an anger-fueled cry as she marched over to a corner and sat down beside it. She curled into a ball and let another cry of anger. She stuffed her head between her knees and let out another cry. She was scared in all honesty. She wasn't sure what to do. How to handle this. How to escape. This was probably the lowest moment in her entire life.

The sound of the door disengaging brought her hope though. Only for a Stormtrooper to step in. "Kylo-Ren wishes to speak with you." Then another Stormtrooper entered the room and sat a pair of clothes down on her bed. They then exited as the first trooper spoke once again. "Please change into these, they are custom made for you." The Stormtrooper then left the room and Rey alone.

As she stood up she walked over to the bed and opened the case. Inside was a clothing set. The tunic was a dark shade of red, the pants were black, and beneath both, there was a cape. Then a change of underclothing as well. She shuddered at the thought at how they had gotten her size.

Begrudgingly, Rey closed the case and lifted it up. Where another room opened up. It peeled back revealing a pathway. She entered the room and changed clothing. As she emerged a few minutes later she let out a sigh. Red and Black. First Order colors.

Rey exited the room and walked down the narrow corridor. She walked throughout the base, moving around without worry. Then she met a crossroads. She turned and looked down each hall, wondering where to go.

"Where do I go from here?"

Until a path was lit with red. She let out another annoyed sigh as she went down the hall. As she went further throughout the base, she noticed a distinct lack of Stormtroopers. Did they all fan out? Was she late? Did something go wrong? Was there an attempt to save her? These thoughts motivated her to break into a run. Until she met a door that opened into a single room.

As she entered, she saw Kylo-Ren standing there. His mask on and his back to her once again. His gaze set upon the vast sea of stars that littered space. As she stepped up the steps, she took notice of the Stormtroopers that were now everywhere. The varied in color. Some black, some red, and the basic white.

As she ascended further, she took notice of the infamous Knights of Ren that all were watching her. Then as she reached the top floor where Kylo was, he turned. The two locked eyes.

"I am so glad you could join us."

"Why have you brought me here? To make an example of me?"

"If that's what motivates you, sure. Take a lightsaber. We will duel here and now."

Rey paused for a moment before she took notice of the lightsabers on Kylo's belt. She then held out her hand and attempted to summon one. Only for it to merely jerk in her direction. Kylo let out a barely audible chuckle as he removed the crossguard lightsaber. He then tossed it to Rey. She caught it in midair and aimed it at Kylo, igniting it.

The red vibrating lightsaber felt… right in her hand. She rejected the thought. This was the weapon that murdered Han Solo. The weapon of a man who killed his own father. For no reason other than to "prove" himself.

"I hope you don't regret giving me this opportunity, at least not immediately." Rey said as she held the lightsaber ready to battle.

Kylo removed his uncle's lightsaber and held it out to her. He held the blade in the Ataru lightsaber stance and ignited it. However, instead of the blue, it was now a dark, bloody red.

"You will regret doing that!"

"Make me regret it."

Rey charged at Kylo and attacked. Her movements were sloppy, predictable, and most notably untrained. Kylo brought his saber to meet hers and the two clashed. Kylo battled against Rey with the calm and focus of a Jedi. While she attacked him with the rage and hatred of a Sith. The two fought on clearly different standings. It was evident, and even the lowest Stormtrooper could tell. Despite her efforts, Kylo was superior. He swiped his feet and dropped her, his lightsaber fell out of her hand and into the air. In which he caught it and unactivated it.

As Rey laid on the ground Kylo said only two words.

"Leave. Immediately."

The Stormtroopers and Knights of Ren dispersed the main hangar of the Stardestroyer leaving the two alone. As Rey laid on the ground beaten once again, Kylo stared down at her.

"I will only ask you this once. Join me. And I will show you the dark side."

He held out her hand. Rey stared at his hand and simply stared.

Finn awoke with a terrified expression on his face. He found himself in different clothing and strapped to a table of sorts. He looked around, confused.

"Calm down FN-2187. You're home now. Where you belong." The voice of Captain Phasma echoed throughout the corridor as she entered. She looked over to Finn who squirmed even more at the sight of her.

"What's the matter Phasma? Scared I'm going to take you out like I did last time? Is that why you got me strapped me down." Finn said with a false aura of confidence.

Phasma only chuckled though. She walked towards Finn and pressed a button on her arm. The lights in the room flicked to life and Finn realized something. All around him were green test tubes. Each housing a version of him from when he couldn't have been no older than nine.

"Why would I be afraid of a mere test dummy?"

Finn let out a scream of terror as the lights flickered off, once again. Leaving the room in absolute darkness.

END