"Was Hux happy when he found out you were pregnant with me?" Rey questioned Tessa.
"No," Tessa replied back honestly. She noticed her daughter's eyes began to water, and clarified,
"He didn't know you were his until I started going into labor."
Rey's face went red. Tessa knew that she was angry.
"He tried to kill Rey, when she was pregnant with Ben. I was afraid!" Tessa stammered. Rey nodded her head in understanding.
"That's why the Supreme Leader was going to raise me as his own child," the young woman realized, a tear streaking down her face.
"Rey went into labor, and Kylo took her to the hospital. A couple of hours later, I woke up to the sound of bombs going off. I went to leave my room, and a cloth was placed over my mouth. Your father took me to a cave, and said..."
Tessa paused, remembering the emotional experience of that day.
"What he did say?" Rey asked.
"He said he was going to make Kylo suffer. He put a poison into our pre-natal vitamins. The poison was suppose to kill you, Rey and Ben. I warned Rey via the Force of what he had done. She used her power to heal Ben before giving birth, but she could not save herself. When I went into labor with you, I also used the Force to heal you. I passed out after giving birth. The next thing I knew, you and Hux were gone, and Kylo was carrying me away. I didn't want to leave without you..."
Tessa covered her face and bawled. Rey felt compassion for her.
"My dad thought Hux was going to kill me," Rey admitted. "He shot him multiple times. He told me Hux wanted to look at me one more time before he died. His last words were, 'I'm sorry, my dear'."
Tessa looked at Rey when she said this. Her daughter knew her thought and added,
"He was saying that to you, at that moment."
Tessa continued to cry. Rey tightly embraced her.
"I'm sorry! I should be comforting you!" Tessa moaned, as she held her daughter in her arms.
"It's okay. My dad took great care of me. Even though we were on the run, he made sure I had everything I needed. And we were not alone. We had..."
Rey suddenly stood to her feet. Tessa was puzzled and asked,
"Rey, what's wrong?"
"We need to get to the hanger now!" she shouted. Tessa followed Rey, concerned about the worried look on her face.
"Kylo, we need you in the hanger!" Tessa cried out in the Force.
"We are on our way there," he replied.
When the women arrived at the hanger, they saw Stormtroopers trying to subdue BB-8. Just as Rey was about to scream at them to stop, they suddenly backed away from the droid.
"After all these years..." Kylo uttered, as he approached BB-8. The droid was about to shock the Supreme Leader when Poe told him,
"No, BB-8! We are not in danger!"
BB-8 asked where Rey was.
"I'm here!" Rey exclaimed, as she came over and kissed him on his head. He spun around in excitement. Then he noticed Kylo, Tessa and Ben, and rolled back nervously.
"BB-8, it's okay. They are not going to hurt us," Rey assured him. "In fact..." She motioned for Ben to come join her. "Ben and I are going to get married."
BB-8 pulled out his lighter and pointed it down in disproval.
"BB-8, you be nice! You don't even know him!" Rey scolded him. She saw him rock back and forth in agitation.
"Maybe I should properly introduce myself," Ben offered. He knelt on one knee and added,
"My name is Ben, the son of Supreme Leader Kylo Ren and Empress Tessa Raindance, and the biological son of Rey of Jakku."
BB-8 let out a screech, shocked by what Ben had just revealed. He stared at the young man for a moment. Then he turned to the side, and turned out a holographic image.
Ben almost fell to both knees when he saw a picture of Rey, his birth mother. Even in her scavenger clothes, she was beautiful. The droid showed him images of her from Jakku and Takodona.
Then BB-8 showed a conversation, between himself and Rey. She was crying. He asked what was wrong.
"I'm pregnant!" Rey confessed. "But I didn't... Poe is going to be furious when he finds out!" BB-8 questioned why he would be mad.
"Because the baby is not his. BB-8, what am I going to do? I love Poe, but I love my baby, too!"
The droid turned off the conversation and bowed his head. Ben stood to his feet and walked over to Poe. The young man gasped,
"You were going to raise me as your own son."
"I loved your mother. She..." Poe tried to say, but was afraid to utter the words.
"She was afraid of me," Kylo confessed. "I was full of anger after the battle of Crait. I threatened her life... I tried to apologize, but she closed off our Force connection. I was in pain until..." He stopped and glanced over at Tessa. She smiled in understanding.
BB-8 beeped solemnly. Poe patted his head and told him,
"It's okay, buddy. I'm not angry with you."
The droid asked a question, which made everyone laugh.
"Yes, you can be the ring bearer," Ben told him. BB-8 pointed his lighter up in approval. Ben looked at the ship the droid arrived in.
"No way!" he exclaimed in excitement. "Dad, it's..."
"The Millennium Falcon," Kylo finished his statement. "This ship was owned by your grandfather."
"My grandfather? But Mom never knew her father."
"Not her father, Ben. My father."
"But the captain of the Millennium Falcon was..." He paused, in shock by what his father admitted.
"My grandfather was Han Solo?" he finally managed to say.
"He was," Kylo sighed sadly. "Go ahead and explore the ship."
He turned to walk away. But Ben grabbed his arm.
"Dad, come in with me," he pleaded.
"I can't, Ben. You don't understand..." Kylo stated nervously.
"I do understand. You may have been a terrible son, but you are a great father!"
Kylo pulled his son into a tight embrace. Knowing that Ben loved him, despite the fact he killed his father, comforted him. He felt the darkness in his soul slip away. They went inside to check out the Falcon.
"Poe," Tessa said, as she approached him. "Please forgive me. I did not know the whole story."
"Neither did I," he replied warmly. Rey enjoyed the moment between her parents.
BB-8 asked if Rey wanted to see the ship.
"Yes!" she exclaimed. "Let's check it out!"
Later that evening, everyone was sitting in a conference room. Suddenly, the door opened.
"Come in!" Kylo shouted, a big smile on his face. Ben and Rey were surprised when two Stormtroopers brought in cakes for them.
"What is this?" Rey asked.
"Well, it is both of your birthdays!" Tessa lightly reminded her daughter. Poe lifted BB-8 so that he could light the candles on the cakes.
They sang "Happy Birthday" to the teenagers. They blew out their candles.
"I already got my wish," Ben cooed, as he held Rey's hand underneath the table.
"You better be just holding her hand!" Tessa and Poe warned him.
Ben groaned in embarrassment. Rey could not help chuckling at her parents.
