The tensed silence was broken when the General finally said, "I think she should try it."
"Try what?" Kylo Ren asked after he stopped pacing.
"Hannah should try fixing the turbolift." General Hux said.
"Who?" the Knight of Ren asked.
"He's talking about me." Rey said. "My name is Hannah."
"I don't care." Kylo Ren replied as he began pacing again like a caged animal and ignoring the other two occupants.
"It's more than an hour since we're here and yet still no one seems to be coming to fix the turbolift." The General observed as he leaned in corner while Rey leaned on the glass opposite him, with Kylo Ren pacing still.
"Then, how is she going to reach the paneling?" Kylo asked. "Because I'm not going to lift her up General. Such task is far beneath me."
"For someone as smart as you, Kylo. You seem to fail to grasp the only thing that can help her up. You can use the Force, you idiot," came the General's reply.
"What did you say?! Call me an idiot and you'll find out how hard is for you to hold your breath in a minute."
Rey pinched the bridge of her nose as she listened to them began to argue like an old married couple.
After mastering her courage, Rey finally force herself to say, "Um, excuse me."
Simultaneously, the two men's gaze landed on her.
"The General is correct, Sir Knight." Rey said, "You can Force push me up, and through that, I can reach the turbolift paneling and fix the technical glitch."
"How long does it take for you to fix it?" Kylo asked.
"It depends on the wiring that I'm going to sort through. But it will probably be around ten to fifteen minutes."
After hearing her say that, the Knight of Ren said, "It can't be done. That's too long for me to maintain the Force in such a situation."
"In short, you can't do it." The General said, sounding more annoyed than mocking.
"Yes."
"Then, we have no other choice but to wait since the two of you won't lift me up at all." Rey said, sighing.
Rey saw the General looking at her in a contemplative way and so she had to ask.
"Yes?"
"What if Ren and I will aid you in this endevour?"
"I told you I won't do it, Hux!" Kylo Ren burst out angrily.
"Alright," the General relented, but his deep blue eyes remain on Rey. "What if I, alone, will do it?"
"Then, I will be able to fix the turbolift in no time." Rey replied.
"Good." General Hux said, "But can you at least promise me to keep your mouth shut about what happens here?"
"Yes, of course." Rey said, surprised that he even asked. She thought that he was a man who likes to threaten people and not the making promises with them.
"Ok, come here Technician." The General ordered, and Rey felt her stomach dropped at the possibility that her identity might be unraveled if she isn't careful.
"Are you sure you want to do this, Hux?" Kylo asked, appearing to be interested about the whole situation.
"Yes, if she can fix the turbolift, then we will be out of here fast…The Supreme ruler doesn't wait for no one, remember that Kylo."
The Knight of Ren fell silent afterward, even when the General knelt down in front of her.
"Umm…"Rey murmured, flushing scarlet as she realized what she was about to do.
To open the electrical paneling, Rey has to be in a such a height where she could reach it, which meant that she has to be sitting on the General's shoulder.
"What are you waiting for?" the General asked impatiently. "Get on top of me."
That doesn't sound right. Rey thought as she did what she was told. Her face flaming when she sat situated herself over his broad shoulders.
This must be embarrassing for him as it is for me. Rey thought as the General begin lifting her up.
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