Padme and Poe arrived at Corellia. They travelled deep into the jungle to meet with FN-2187, or Finn, as Poe called the former Stormtrooper.
"Nice to meet you, Finn," Padme greeted him. "Poe told me you can take down the shields on Starkiller Base."
"I can, but I need a new identity. I will need permission to land there," Finn explained.
"I can get you the new identity." Finn smiled, thinking to himself that he could do something good with his life.
The three of them headed back towards the ship. Padme had left her white hooded robe there. It was too hot to be wearing it in the jungle.
She felt uneasy as they were walking. She heard Ben call out to her.
"Padme, get to the ship quickly! The First Order is on the planet, looking for you and your friends!" Kylo warned her.
"Guys, we need to run. NOW!" Padme told them. Finn looked over his shoulder, and saw a legion of Stormtroopers heading towards them.
"How did they find us?" he wondered nervously, as they ran.
"I don't know," Padme responded. "Poe, please take this." She handed him the knapsack containing her grandfather's lightsabers.
They ran until they saw a problem ahead of them. There was a chasm now separating the ship they flew in from their current location.
"How are we going to get across?" Poe cried in shock. They had come so far, and now they were about to be captured!
"Poe, my knapsack has two lightsabers in it. I will get you and Finn to the ship. Use the lightsabers in case the enemy attacks," Padme explained.
"But what about..." Finn began to say. But he was not able to finish his statement. Padme used the Force to lift the two men in the air and across the chasm. They landed safely by the ship.
Padme was glad the men made it safely across. However, the Stormtroopers quickly approached her.
"Don't move!" a Stormtrooper shouted to her. Padme obeyed, knowing that she could not escape. Her Force power was weak because it took a lot to get Finn and Poe to the ship.
"Turn around and raise your hands!" the soldier grunted. Nervously, Padme turned around. The legion fired their weapons at her. She could not stop them from shooting at her.
Padme's eyes widened when she saw the shots frozen in the air. They came back and struck down the legion. She fell to her knees, in shock over what had just happened.
"Are you okay?" she heard a familiar voice ask her. She looked up, and saw Kylo Ren! He helped her to her feet.
"No," she said, shaking. Although he saved her life, they were still in danger.
"Are you hurt? Ben sent me to rescue you."
"Kylo, you need to arrest me!" Padme blurted out, not believing herself the words coming out of her mouth.
"Arrest you? Why?" Kylo asked in confusion.
"Please, just put the handcuffs on me! Your life will be spared if he sees you arrest me!"
"Hux!" Kylo hissed angrily. He didn't want to do this, but Padme was right. Hux was heading towards them, with a legion of Stormtroopers.
"Kylo Ren, why are you off of the ship?" Hux yelled from afar.
"I am sorry," Kylo moaned, as he placed the special handcuffs on Padme. "I will find a way for you to escape."
"You better have a good reason..." Hux growled at him, but stopped in his tracks. Kylo was not alone. He had a prisoner in his custody. But it wasn't just any prisoner. It was the girl, the one who united Mandalore!
"Very impressive, Kylo Ren. Come, we will take her to the ship!" Hux evilly stated, as he stared at Padme. He hated her, but she was lovely to look at. He was going to take great pleasure in having his way with her.
"Ben, help me! I've been captured by the First Order!" Padme cried out in the Force. But there was no response. Kylo could not reply back, because she would know he was Ben. And if Hux knew she knew, he would be dead, and she would be forced to be Hux's lover, or worse.
They boarded the Finalizer. Hux made Kylo take Padme to the holding cell. She knew it was the same cell Ben had been tortured in. The general locked them in.
"I will be back. Don't even think about trying to escape!" Hux warned them before leaving.
"Padme, I am so sorry," Kylo told her.
"It's not your fault," she reassured him. "You saved my life twice. Do you know where Ben is?"
"Hux has him imprisoned somewhere else," Kylo quickly lied.
"Oh Maker!" Padme sat on the cot and trembled in fear. "This is not good. I don't have the strength to try and escape!"
"The Stormtroopers would shoot you down, anyway. That's how Hux captured Ben and I."
"Be honest with me, Kylo. What is Hux going to do to me?"
"I am not sure. He hates you, but in a twisted way, he also desires you."
"Desires me?" At that moment, they heard the cell door open. Hux came in, and gave a box to Kylo.
"Make sure she changes. When she is ready, the guards will take you both to the interrogation room," Hux commanded his masked prisoner. He pointed up to the security camera.
"Watch her get changed, Kylo!" he added maliciously, before locking the door behind him. Kylo gave the box to Padme and said,
"I will turn my back, to give you privacy."
"No," she replied, as she stood and pointed to the security camera. "He will torture you if you don't watch. One of us has to survive this."
"Don't talk like that. We will find a way out of this. But you do have to change. It will be worse for you if you don't."
He gave Padme the box, and watched her. She was right. He knew Hux's thought,
"I will kill you both if you do not watch her undress!"
Padme opened the box. She pulled out a white silky robe. Then she pulled out a very sheer negligee and matching panties. She shook in fear as she took off her clothes and put on the lingerie set.
Kylo was upset. Hux was sick, forcing him to watch Padme undress. He obviously wanted to see her naked again, but not under these circumstances!
Padme cried as she undressed and put on the negligee and panties. She was sick to her stomach at how revealing the outfit was. She faced Kylo.
"Is this what female prisoners normally wear?" she asked nervously, as she put the robe on.
"No, not until..." Kylo tried to say, without breaking down.
"Not until what? Kylo, tell me!"
"Not until Hux is intimate with them." When Padme heard this, she sat on the bed in terror.
"He's going to make you watch, isn't he? Kylo, I can't! If Ben finds out..." she panicked.
"Ben already knows." He liked how Padme looked, but she should not have to be forced to wear the lingerie!
"He will make you take off the robe once we get to the interrogation room," Kylo softly warned her.
It took all of Padme's strength to not break down. She and Ezra had nightmares about this happening.
She called out to Ezra, to see if he could rescue her. She did not call out to her mom or to her uncle. Padme was not going to put them in danger of being captured by Hux.
"Don't be afraid, I feel it too," Kylo uttered in sympathy. His heart was broken. If he could kill Hux without Padme getting hurt, he would. But they were surrounded by Stormtroopers, deeply brainwashed to do the general's bidding.
Padme could only nod. She was not angry at Kylo. He was as much of a prisoner as she was. A Stormtrooper suddenly banged on the door, which caused Padme to flinch.
"In a minute!" Kylo barked angrily. To Padme's mind, he said,
"It is time."
"Kylo, please try to contact Ben. I can't reach him! I need to say goodbye to him!" Padme replied silently.
"Don't talk like that..."
"Please! I need you to do this." Kylo reluctantly nodded his head.
"Also, I need you to get a new identity for a former Stormtrooper. You know him as FN-2187. He is willing to disable the shields, but he has to go undercover."
"I will," Kylo promised. The Stormtrooper banged on the door again. Kylo gently took Padme's arm and told the guard they were ready. The soldier unlocked the door.
"May the Force be with you," Kylo whispered to Padme, before the Stormtrooper escorted them to the interrogation room.
