AN: Thank you as always for your support! You guys rock! Sorry for the delay, here is finally the new chapter. Hopefully the next chapter won't be far behind...


Chapter twenty one - The surreal family talk

Leia walked into Ben's bedroom with her son half asleep in her arms and as he was wearing his ewok onesie, it looked like she was carrying a teddy bear instead of a small child.

Despite being way too old for carrying, little Ben hadn't done anything to try to escape from the cuddling as he treasured every moment with his mom and snuggled closer to her in his sleep.

"What did Luke say?" asked his mother as she lifted up the duvet on his bed. However, when she tried to put half asleep, Ben, under it, he clung firmer to her and mumbled something incoherently to object the removal from her.

"You know...he said he was sorry," replied his father, as if Luke saying sorry was the most unusual thing in the galaxy, when he put Ben toy Falcon on his night table, next to Wicket, his ewok plushie.

"Sorry?" His mother tried to loosen Ben's death grip on her.

"That this didn't work out." His father pried Ben gently away from his mother and put him under the duvet and tucked him in.

His mother nodded in understanding, picked up the plushie, put it carefully under Ben's arm and gave him a goodnight kiss. Then she drew up a chair, close to his bed, sat down and just watched him sleep. His father stood next to her, put an arm on her shoulder and for a while they just observed their son who had returned to them. An unusual peaceful sight.


KR: So cute...

Why am I only allowed to sleep in a dreamworld...but not in reality...or am I sleeping now? Is this all a dream?

KR: Something like that...

If it is...I'm not sure I ever want to wake up...

KR: Most dreams are like that...especially the ones you can control...

I can control this?

KR: If you like...but for now just watch...it's my gift to you...

Gift...? My birthday isn't until next month...

KR: It's not that kind of a gift...

Oh...


"What will we do now?" whispered his mother suddenly as if she was speaking her thoughts out loud. She was never one to forget herself in sentimentality and was always ready to look to the best possible future, though mostly for the galaxy so often her own family got the short end of the stick and Ben was afraid that same thing would just repeat itself.

"Am I burden?" asked Ben worried that he was causing her more troubles and opened his eyes in fear.

"Never a burden sweetie," said his mother sweetly, leaned over and kissed his forehead. "Go back to sleep."


Right...

KR: Right...

Definitely a dream life...


"Will I go back to uncle?" He sat up straight and hold onto his plushie for dear life, like for protection.

"No, of course not sweetie. We will figure something out. Don't worry." His mother pushed him gently back down. "Just, go back to sleep." She kissed his ewok hoodie.

"I will teach him." His father picked up the toy Falcon from the night table, as if that would explain everything and his mother, being the smart woman understood instantly what he meant.

"You plan on taking him with you on the job?" His mother turned her attention to Ben and surveyed him like she was interviewing him for a job interview.

"Wait a minute, you two planned this...didn't you...?" She frowned as she looked between him and his father.

"Maybe..." admitted Ben while his father turned away and whistled innocently.

"I bet Luke was not happy to hear that new arrangement," said his mother and shook her head sternly.

"No, he was very worried for Ben's safety. But it was not his choice to make...it's not like he's his father..." began his father, but Ben interjected and sat up again: "Yeah! Who cares what stupid uncle thinks...?"

Ben covered his mouth when he saw the his mother's angry expression and his father's stunned, but the damage was already done.

"Ben, you will not speak that way about your uncle," lectured his mother and his father nodded sternly in agreement.

"Sorry.." muttered Ben.

Ben's quick remorse, soften his father's and mother's expression and she gave him her warm smile. "He only cares about your safety."

His father nodded.


Yeah right.

KR: Yeah right.


"I know..." Ben had barely finished the sentence when his stomach growled loudly in the small room. He covered his stomach like that would make it shut up, his father looked white and his mother turned sharply to him.

"You didn't feed him?!" She folded her arms and put up her most deadly expression which made his father back away and he clasped his hand like he was praying.

"I wasn't hungry!" yelled Ben and was about to shift the blame entirely over to his uncle, which was true since he hadn't made sure he had eaten dinner, but his father blew it be saying: "I gave him a lollipop...we were in so much hurry to see you...sweetheart."


KR: Ah, so that's why you hate them...your father only ever feed you those...

No, he did not. I told you...they remind me...of my lost...childhood...

KR: Hmm..well..we have found your lost childhood...it's right here...

My...lost childhood...


His mother huffed. "A lollipop." She sighed. "Fine, I will forgive you for this oversight this time...and you too for not taking better care of yourself...why didn't you tell me you were hungry?" She turned to her son.

"Yeah, why didn't you?" His father frowned at him. "You told me you weren't."
"I wasn't...before..." replied Ben, who in truth had been on hunger strike until he will get away from the Academy. Thankfully, it had only begun that night since his uncle hadn't been clueless and not noticed him skipping dinner, so Ben had tried to run away instead and been caught by his father who brought him home.

"Ben..." His father huffed and shook his head sternly like he could see into his mind. "You have to eat. You want to grow up, right?" He waved a finger at him.


No.

KR: No?

I want to stay here forever...I mean I don't have to grow up, I am a grownup!

KR: Hmm...doesn't sound that way to me...

Let's just finish this...so I can go back to doing grownup stuff...

KR: Like aggravating your father...

That's not the only thing I do...I mean I don't do that!

KR: And Rey...

I don't annoy her...do I?

KR: So blind...so childish..

But I love her...I think...no I am sure!

KR: You sure have an odd way of showing it...

Well, you are no love guru. So I don't need to listen to you.

KR: I have more experience...

Lalalala! I can't hear you!

KR: So mature...


"Of course I want to grow up," replied little Ben annoyed and his father smiled and said: "I thought so."

"Then you can't skip any meals and you have to get enough sleep." lectured his mother.

"Yes, mom...of course." When Ben's stomach growled like Chewie, his mother sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose.

"I will make some bantha burgers." She marched out of the room and commanded his father to follow her. "You, help"

"Of course, sweetheart." He followed after her, but they stopped short in the doorway when Ben shouted:"I will help too!"

He quickly untangled himself from the duvet by kicking it off and ran after them since he did not want to be left out of the conversations about his future.

"You need to rest.." began his mother and his father nodded, picked him up and carried him back to bed. "Let us take care of this...take care of you."

"No, please." Ben thrashed around in his father's hold and looked between his parents who exchanged worried glances. "I don't want to be left alone..."

His mother nodded and his father put him down on the floor. "Okay, sweetie. You can help. It should take shorter time then..."

Ben smiled, relieved and went over to her.

She took his hand and led him to the kitchen. "But afterwards it's straight to bed."

"Yes, mom." Ben nodded, happy over that small victory and skipped by her side.


Burgers?

KR: You don't like burgers?

Well..yeah...,maybe...but isn't that too heavy to eat right before for bed?

KR: Does it matter? You won't get a stomach ache...or nightmares in this perfect world...

Perfect...? World?

KR: I'm getting really tired of having to repeat myself...but you will see..

I will see...


"Ben and I talked it over...and he loves the idea," said his father, like nothing had interrupted their discussion, where he set the table and his mother flipped the burgers on the pan.

"I really do mom," said Ben where stood on an a chair and chopped down vegetables on the kitchen counter and bits of pieces clung to his ewok onesie, messing it up, but he didn't care.

His mother looked like she wanted to put a bib on him to protect his clothes. However, she only glared at his father and scoffed. "Of course he does, sounds like pure freedom."

Ben saw he was losing the battle so he quickly added before his father could say something stupid again. "No, dad told me he would be very strict and..that I would learn how to fly...and this was the best way to learn about the world. I'm not going back to school...ever." Ben chopped a cabbage viciously, but the knife did get stuck in the middle and he tried to yank it out with the force.


Mom's going to say no...and send me straight back to Luke...or worse school!

KR: Why must you be such a pessimist?

I thought that was good for the darkside?

KR: NO! I'm an optimist. I'm always a hundred percent sure that I plan to take over the galaxy will work or I wouldn't even go out of bed in the morning!

Makes sense...except it never works...

KR: Don't remind me! Besides, that's your fault!

Mine?

KR: You always, ruin everything...so you better just stay here...

What? Stay here...?

KR: You will find out...


His mother took this in. "I guess, we could try this out...but Ben you have to obey your father in everything, and I mean everything." She took the knife from him and pushed it slowly down through the cabbage.

"Yes, mom." he nodded solemnly.


She said...yes?

KR: Yes, she did...

Not without rules, though...

Sigh...OF course not...


"Except when he tells you to do things, you know I would never allow." His mom stopped Ben from getting the sharpest knife from a drawer, when his father didn't even bat an eye.

"Have I ever done that?" asked his father innocently, as he opened a beer bottle and took a sip.

"And no cantinas," said his mother and put the food on the table while his father spurted out the beer in shock.


What no cantinas! I knew this was too good to true!

KR: This isn't true...but it could be...

What do you mean...?


"No cantinas? Are you serious?" asked his father stunned and wiped his mouth with his hand.

"Mom..." whined Ben. "Why not...it's fun...?"

"You are not going to a bar." She first glared at her son, then his father, and pointed at the mess on the table, but before he had chance to clean it, Ben had done it with his force reflexes.

His father smirked, patted his head for a job well done and picked him up from the floor and had him sit on his lap.

"I will make sure he doesn't drink alcohol...while he's underage and when he's old enough, I will make sure he doesn't get drunk." He pokes him in the chin.

"I won't drink...I won't get drunk..." repeated Ben after him.

"And no deathsticks," said his father, pinched his cheek and smirked.

"No deathsticks," parroted Ben and then he frowned at his smirking father for bringing them up.

"That's not my biggest worry...though I don't want him to drink no matter his age...deathsticks? Do you want me to agree to this or not? Why did you even bring them up? I had forgotten all about them..." His mother looked even more worried than before and when Ben saw that his chance at new life was slipping away, he said in his defense: "He was just joking, mom..."


KR: I tried them once...

What! Seriously, stop poisoning my body!

KR: I hope you are not referring to general Hux as poison...

Argh...stop talking about that!

KR: I thought you wanted the truth...

I changed my mind! I don't want to think about that!

KR: Hux, Hux, Hux...

Shut up! Did he give you death sticks?

KR: Of course not, he wants me to take good..no great care of my body...

I think I want to throw up...

KR: It was one of the knights...Ren Ren...

So you had to be one of the cool kids?

KR: I am cool...I'm always cool...


"Well, it was not funny...you know I would skin you alive if you ever tried those awful things." His mother shook a finger at him.

"I would skin you alive as well..." His frowned at him and took down his hood sharply, like he was flaying the cotton bearskin of him.

"And I would skin you alive as well...if you let anything happen to him..." His mother narrowed his eyes at this father for threatening their boy, even though she had done the same and Ben wasn't the slightest fazed by the threats as he knew they weren't real, just annoyed that they didn't trust him.

His father gulped. "Yes, dear...I will protect you..." He pulled Ben's hood back up, embraced him tightly and kissed his head. "My precious son."

"That's better." His mother smiled relieved.


Wasn't this supposed to be some kind of a perfect world? Why are there death threats...well, technically over something that could kill me...? And the ewok onesie...though it looks comfortable...

KR: Clearly this banter is your idea of happiness...

Or rather normal...

KR: And it's very comfortable...it's like you are on a fluffy cloud...just imagine...

Is this AMR therapy? You have many talents...and when did you try on this outfit...?

KR: Let's just say...Hux has a weird taste...

Stop! I don't need to know!

KR: In how to punish me for the repair bills. He really hates ewoks for bringing down the empire, so he loves to torture them...

Okay, I definitely don't need to know more!

KR: Pity. I was just getting started...or was I just messing with you..this whole time?

I really...really hope so...


"Mom, dad you know I would never do anything stupid like trying something called deathsticks...We have been through this before," Ben crossed his arms and pouted over the fact that they didn't just trust him to do the right thing.

"I'm glad to hear that sweetie..." said his mother as she finished cooking the burger for him.

"Of course kid...but it's always good to get a reminder. You are a good boy." His father put him back in his seat. "You are our kid...my little bandit."

"Don't call him that. He's my little angel," said his mother and put the burger on his plate. "Here you go, sweetie."


KR: Ironic...you...an angel...

Shut up. It all your fault. Why did you do something stupid like that? Why did you try deathsticks of all things?

KR: You want the truth...mostly to mess with you...

I should've known...

KR: You need to have some bitterness to contrast with the overload of cuteness in here...or you wouldn't believe it...this world..

Believe it...sigh and I just found out a yet another thing I can never tell mom...or dad about...

KR: Hux?

No, the deathsticks! You heard her, she will kill me if she ever hears about them...and she does not ever need to know about my sex life! And not dad either...about either thing...I have no idea how he would react...I don't want to know! But most importantly...I don't need to know about yours! It's gross!

KR: Gross? Well, thanks a lot, I will remember that when you start sleeping with Rey...

What...who says that I'm going to do that...?!

KR: So you are just going to hold...hands with her...again? You are lamer than I thought...

I didn't' say that! Just...I'm not ready for this discussion...I haven't even told her how I feel yet...

KR: At at this pace you never will...let me handle her..

NO! Maybe she doesn't even like me...

KR: So obvious...

What's that supposed to mean? Does she like me or not?

KR: How should I know? She could even be a relative of yours.

She's not!

KR: How do you know? Have you even asked your father?

No...but he didn't seem to recognize her...and would Luke really leave his child on some planet...?

KR: He could've...but I'm talking about the fact...that she could be your sister...

My sister! Give me a break! That's the stupidest thing that I've ever...!

KR: Not that I care. I'm going away...

What...? You are leaving...?

KR: Something like that...

Well...I guess that is good news...

KR: It is...very good news...


"Can't he be both?" asked his father and his mother shook her head, as she put utensils next to Ben's plate, as he was about to bite into the burger.

"He's part royalty. He's a little prince, so he can't be a criminal..." She found a bib in a cupboard while Ben pondered over whether or not to use the utensils, when he would rather just hold the burger, as that would be quicker.

"I'm both...everything. I'm..well me..." said Ben and moved away as his mother tried to put the bib on him over the onesie, so he wouldn't make more mess of his clothes.

"Of course you are, you..." said his mom as she made another attempt to put the bib on him and his father nodded in agreement with her words, but not action.

"And Kylo..." muttered Ben and judging from his parents horrified expression, Vader could've just as well have come back from the dead and was joining them for dinner.


Kylo, what's up with that...addition?

KR: What? I'm not doing anything...you are saying this...not me...or mini YOU.

Yeah...right...I thought you were making this...

KR: Well...it's me...and you...

What's that supposed to mean...?

KR: Never mind that...your parents look so pissed...

Like always...


"No, you will not have any darkside." thundered his father and hit the table with a dramatic thud.

"But he is a part of me..." said Ben in small voice.

"No darkside! yelled his father adamant.

"Ben, you will get rid of him...this instant," said his mother, like he was supposed to squash Kylo like a bug.

"Or what...?" asked Ben in challenging voice.


Shut up stupid mini me...don't ruin this!

KR: He will only ever speak your mind...

As if...

KR: Except you don't have a mind...

Please just shut up! Both of you!


"Do you want to be grounded for life?" asked his father who rose in his seat, like he was about to follow through with that threat and even though he loomed over him, Ben wasn't about to give up so easily even though his mother seemed to agree fully with his father.

"You can't ground me for life!" yelled Ben, frustrated over the empty threats and his father and mother exchanged glances as they formulated a new plan to convince him.

"We can't...?" His father went over to him and captured him before he could escape. "Then we can just tickle you, until he goes away!" He lifted his arms and his mother tickled his sides.

"No fair!" shouted Ben before he exploded into a hysterical laughter over that surprise attack.


KR: NOT fair!

Phew...everything's back to normal...

KR: Normal?!


"Okay, okay. I give up! I don't want him anyway." shouted Ben with tear in his eyes and his father and mother stopped with the tickling warfare.

"Good." His father cuddled him and his mother kissed his head.


KR: Hey! You made me...

Did not.

KR: Yes, you did.

Well, let's just agree to disagree...

KR: YOU MADE ME! You can't just throw me away!
Sigh...

KR: And I can't seem to get rid of you either...

That's good to know...

KR: As you are my creator...

Sigh...I thought you were going.

KR: Yeah, but not like this...I want a real farewell.

Bye, bye.

KR: No, not like this...

You are never happy...but you know, you are not taking over my body again without my permission.

KR: Yes...not without your permission...

Good to see that we are finally on the same page...


"I will get rid of him...but I need your help..." said Ben to his doting parents who nodded.

"Of course son. Anything," said his father who moved and Ben frowned at him, when he saw his intention.

"No tickling. It doesn't work."

"Okay, son." His father grinned and his mother took a seat next to them.

"We help you sweetie," she said and tried one more time to put the bib on him, but this time his father moved him away from her.

"He's not a baby," he said, even though he was holding him like one.

"He's my baby," said his mother, annoyed that she didn't get to baby him more.

"He's ours!" shouted his father.

"I belong to both of you...I mean you are my mom and dad...both of you," said Ben before they could argue further and looked between his parents pleadingly. "So stop fighting over me."


KR: Eloquent as ever...

Shut up...and you stop fighting over me. You are never getting this body back. Why haven't you left yet?

KR: I can't go until things are ready.

Ready? Ready for what...?

KR: Takeoff.

You're so weird...but fine whatever...


His parents looked shamefaced at each other and him, for causing him such worries.

"Of course, you are right. Truce. Now eat." His father put Ben back in his seat and pointed at his untouched burger that was getting cold and Ben got to work.

"You're right sweetie...but what I'm mostly worried...about regarding your training...are the bar fights and scoundrels...this a dangerous world..." His mother observed Ben's every move carefully, when he arranged the toppings on his burger, like he was assembling a bomb instead of a harmless food.

"He can wait and play in the Falcon, while I finish my business in the cantinas. How does that sound? And it won't be any smuggling business, but a legal one. So not so dangerous...in fact no danger. Chewie will watch over him...I will watch over him." His father took the ketchup bottle away from Ben, when he saw how he kept endlessly pouring sauce on his burger and put it far away on the table.

"No danger," parroted Ben, as he bit into his burger and most of the sauce leaked out all over his plate and onesie. He looked horrified, as he was worried his mom would put the dreaded baby bib on him after all, but his mom only fetched a towel, put water on it and wiped his mouth and fingers clean.

"Hmm...we will see...but we can worry about that later..." She put the utensils beside his plate in his hand so he could cut the burger instead of chomping down on it like a savage. "Let's go on a family vacation first...to the Lake planet. Naboo. How does that sound?" She smiled and Ben shouted with his mouth full of food, despite his noble upbringing:"Awesome! I love the beach!"


KR: I hate sand...

You do not, you are just mimicking grandpa.

KR: No, I really dislike sand, it's coarse, irritating and it get's everywhere, but I guess everyone has their taste...

But a vacation...like mom would just drop her job like that...


"What, now?" His father looked between his mother and out the window into the night. He did not look to happy, to having to continue flying without a good rest or after having a drink, as the space police did not take too kindly to those who flew after even one drink.

"No silly, tomorrow. After a good night's rest," she smiled and glanced at her messy son. "And you need to take a bath after dinner."

Ben nodded, happy to have a reason to stay longer awake with his parents and started cutting the burger into smaller pieces.

"But what about our jobs? And he's in now in training...with me." He watched Ben closely, where he meticulously cut the last of his food into small bites and chewed it slowly, like it was part of his upcoming training.

"They can wait...the training can wait." His mother smirked mischievously and his father grinned and snatched Leia from her seat, who yelped in surprise and then snickered like a little girl.

"Sounds like fun. What's the occasion?" His father kissed her on the cheek and when she kissed him back, Ben made a face even though he was happy to see his parents get along, he didn't want to see them making out in front of him.


Thanks alot Kylo!

KR: What?

Now I can't get that image out of my head! My parents...being together...like this...ugh...

KR: Really...? You are such a child...you know you were made this way...

I KNOW THAT! And It's perfectly normal to think...the way I think! I mean you don't think about Snoke...and...erm...

KR: Haha...you can't pair him with anyone...which is a bit sad...when I think about it...

Unkar Plutt?

KR: What?! Now I can't get that image out of my head! You...slimy...

Hehe..oh no...now I have started thinking about that as well...argh!

KR: You are such an idiot...

I'm sorry! Let's just go back to the cuteness!

KR: You better!

"I have my child back...our child...my family..." His mother smiled and opened up her arms for Ben, so he wouldn't feel left out, who beamed and gratefully climbed over his father to her to join them in their hugging.

"Can things get any better?" asked Ben in a sappy voice while they, family-group hugged.

"There is an ice cream cake for dessert," declared his mother and Ben bounced on her knee of joy.

"Yippie!"


KR: Okay, let's stop here...for now...

Gurgl...

KR: Speechless? Or did you overdose of the cuteness...? Happiness? Did I go too far? Please don't tell me you are still thinking about the...other stuff?! I sure hope not! Or maybe the group hug...I must admit that the cake was bit too much...but I love ice cream cakes by the way..unlike sand...

I...I can't believe this...

KR: That I love cakes? I told you that I love sweets, mister lollipop hater! I even bake cakes..but enough of that...wasn't this nice...? Okay, maybe the bit with the cake was a bit too far...I was getting hungry but know it takes so long time to make one, but if failed, as it has to be in the freezer for long time first...I know since I tried to make one to butter up Hux so he wouldn't cut my allowance...

Allowance?

KR: I meant pay...stupid! And it's not like your mother was expecting you...unless it was store bought...though they never taste as good...on the other hand she is so strong in the force so she might...

I don't care about the cake!

KR: You don't? Well, you are still getting one you lucky...ungrateful bastard... but can I go back now? I don't see why you were so nervous to see this...

You idiot! This did not happen at all! You just stole one of my...best dreams and added way more sweetness...and sugar to it...except the death threat and darkside parts, those felt real bitter...and real...wait what why are you going back alone...?! That was not a part of your deal! I told you are not taking over my body again!

KR: I know this didn't happen! I'm not an idiot. If it did, I wouldn't be here...I already told you I made this for you!

Yeah, I know, but what for? What's your game? Making me more miserable? I didn't need any help with that! And you can't go! Not like this!

KR: No, you fool, I'm trying to help you. The other ending would make you cry...and well, I don't want you to cry...except maybe happy crying...though I'm not that good with crying. I'm trying to be nice here! Be thankful! And yes, I'm going back...alone...

You can't go...not unsupervised. And...nice! It makes me ten times worse to see something that could've happened! In some alternative reality... And I would not have cried, thank you very much!

KR: Oh...you're welcome...yeah right...you cried over your mother. And who's going to stop me? You?

YES! I will stop you! And of course I cried when I saw mom...I did not mean it like that! Those were just...happy tears...and guilt...but I thought you wanted me to be depressed...I thought you had to be depressed to be darkside...

KR: That's a big misunderstanding. Even Vader tried to think of what if world where he didn't kill Padmé and their baby lived. Just imagine his shock when he found that his child was alive, and more that he had twins! So mean of Obi and Yoda to keep them hidden from him. He told me it was not good to be depressed the whole time...it was okay to be angry, just not depressed or the light side would then get through the crack...which is is exactly what happened to me! I should have listen to him!

I thought you did nothing but that...

KR: Not enough! I was a fool. I should have done as he told me from the start and let you life in a fantasy world...where could have adventures with your father...or who know what you want to do...! Then you would never have awakened and I could still be doing my job! In fact I'm offering you it right now!

What are you talking about?

KR: You can stay here in the fantasy world and eat cake...forever...while I go back...to my job.

And put everyone in danger! And I don't want to eat cake forever...that's unhealthy...

KR: Stop being such a fool! Just take the cake and enjoy it...I promise I will not to hurt anyone. I won't hurt your family...and not Rey. I will just send her back to Jakku...

You are not sending her back!

Okay, okay, I will have your father adopt her, that should make up for losing his son...

Losing me...?

KR: Didn't your mom always want a daughter? Sure beats owning a former darkside son...her former enemy...such a hassle...can you imagine the paperwork?

You do make a strong point...

KR: Right? I always do. I will just head back then and you will life happily ever after right here. You will get your childhood back. Maybe you will even start to love lollipops...and cake...

While you go and...kill people...? Do you think I am a fool?! No, don't answer that...

KR: Who said anything about kill? Seriously, I have a mountain of paperwork not to mention Hux, going to kick my ass for betraying them...so I don't have time your drama!

Are you scared of Hux? Really? So you are not together?

KR: Shut up. You saw that he tried to kill me with an airstrike...and do you have any idea how angry he gets when the repair bills come in...? He does not just scold me...I mean you heard about the ewok onesie...but when I think better about it...if you consider my size, he must think ill of Wookies as well...such an evil guy...

I thought you were evil?

KR: No, I'm not evil! I'm right! It just so happens to do the right things...you sometimes must do evil things...to get the right things done...

Right...you are so scared of Hux...

KR: I'm not scared of him! Though fear is good for the darkside...shut up! Why can't you see this is the best way! If you go back now, your father will most likely get rid of you when he sees that you are still dangerous or your mother will send you to jail or even have you executed...

She wouldn't...

KR: What do you know? It's not like she has a choice...not even if she knew that you turned for her...it might be worse as she would be regarded as an accomplice...while in here, you are perfectly safe...in fact you can wish for everything! You can get Rey...have her be the same age as you...be your girlfriend, she can even have her family...don't you want to see her happy? Can't I be happy?

Of course...what not you! I mean Rey!

KR: Mean...

But all this is a lie! I don't want to live in a dreamworld...no matter how awesome it will be...no matter what awaits me outside...

KR: Sure...?

Hundred present. I'm not leaving my Rey behind.

KR: That girl...nothing but trouble. You are such a masochist...so you really want to see the..."bad" ending?

Yes.

KR: What does it matter anyway, it's a part of a dream...right? I just gave it a...way better ending.

Just play it.

KR: Fine...here is the stupid ending where Luke wins, Han's down...

Without the puns...

KR: Never...I love them...

You love puns...? You are full of surprises...

KR: Yes and...the biggest surprise is yet to come...

Nothing can surprise me anymore...everything has been done...except the Snoke and Unkar Plutt thing...that really surprised me!

KR: WILL YOU PLEASE SHUT UP ABOUT THAT!

Sorry...

KR: Oh, you will get a surprise...you will...

See?

KR: Yeah...how did you know I was going to say that?

Just a hunch...

KR: Hmm...well, be prepared to have your...brain...blown out...or something...no scratch that I live here too...just watch...and then you can judge whether or not it will surprise you...

Just get on with it already!

KR: No sense for drama...

I prefer comedy...

KR: There is no comedy...without drama...

Spare me your literature lessons and get one with it!

KR: It's too much fun messing with you...

I will mess with you! If you don't get on with it, now!

KR: Okay, okay...sheesh...sometimes you can be quite scary...

BOO!

KR: Not like that...idiot...

You are an idiot...

KR: Never argue with a fool, because the fool will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience...a certain fool that begins with a Bee...e, EN...

HEY! Not cool, man!

KR: I'm always cool...always...


Next up: The painful goodbye...

The Snoke and Unkar Plutt thing is real! Trust the fandom to make some interesting ships...awkward laughter... I had nightmares for weeks after only seeing the "steaming" cover..nah I really just roared with laughter...;) Hope you did the same...with their honorary mentions here...

A very different things coming next chapter...more seriousness...? Perhaps...