She woke with a start. Her eyes were wide like a rabbit caught in headlights. She had to readjust to the sudden brightness. She tried to remember what had happened. She was in a forest; they were being attacked by the First Order. She was groping through her blurry memories trying to find something that may indicate how she came to be in this strange and bizarre place.

A cloaked figure in a mask had ambushed her with a red lightsaber. He had frozen her, made her feel powerless, made her feel afraid. He had held the scorching red lightsaber near her skin. She dug deeper into her memory, trying to find the precise moment that had led to her being here, or at least some trigger that would help indicate what had happened. She struggled with her mind, he had come from behind her and then the world went black. The cloaked figure had brought her here. Had taken her prisoner on what she suspected would have been a Star Destroyer.

She tried to put her hand to her head which was pounding after being knocked out but she found she couldn't. She did not have to look to know that she had been fixed down by some cold, metal contraption. She could make out a dark outline directly in front of her, crouched down. The steel mask glinted in the light.

"Where am I?" Rey said, her voice was slightly shaky after being un-conscious for some period of time.

Kylo Ren had carried her from his ship to the holding cell. He had felt the force in her, he could feel it now, emanating through the air. She had been latched there for at least an hour, yet he had not left. He wanted to be there when she woke up. He was intrigued by her. She was just a scavenger, and as far as he knew, there was nothing special about her. And yet, she had been able to deflect capture from the First Order multiple times, with the help of the traitor. When she woke her eyes had been groggy from the long period she had been knocked out, but now they were alert.

"You're my guest." He said sardonically; his voice was modified by the mask which only made the situation more intimidating.

She could feel panic reaching in at her, trying to grab at her but she fought back, she dug her dirty nails into her palm, trying to divert the panic to somewhere else, trying to release the frustrations she felt clouding her vision.

"Where are my friends?" She said defiantly. Her voice was stronger now, commanding even, as she looked directly at him.

Kylo was surprised that even in this dire situation, she was still worrying about her friends. Her friends that had stayed on the planet, not even trying to come after him; though they did not have much of a chance after he entered into hyperspace.

"You mean the murderers, traitors and thieves you call friends?" He paused, wanting to feel some satisfaction in her rising panic. "You'll be relieved to hear that I have no idea." A wave of hatred and anger radiated through the air from her.

"You still want to kill me." He tilted his head slightly when he said this, like a child asking an adult a question. But it was not a question, it was a statement. He knew that she wanted to murder him. He knew that when she had feebly tried to do so in the forest.

"That's what happens when you're being hunted by a creature in a mask." She said without thinking. She knew that he would take it off as soon as she said it. The mask made it made it easier to be spiteful and to want to murder him because she did not see him as a human being, just as a mask.

He put his hands up to the sides of his steel mask, there was a clicking noise and a sound of air being let out. He knew that she was probably expecting a scared human being, or something that no longer looked like one. So he took great pleasure in showing her that he was not scared, or grotesquely deformed. He took great pleasure in showing her that he was just a man.

It took her a moment to register just what she was looking at. Whatever she was expecting to see under that mask, this was not it. His dark hair framed his pale face. He had strong features and high cheekbones. She diverted her gaze towards where he had just put down the steel helmet. In the hexagonal container, ash rose up and clouded the steel mask. He started to walk towards her. She felt her heart begin to race, fear began to claw at her like a lion. She fought it down. He stopped when he was directly beside her. She kept her eyes fixed straight ahead of her.

"Tell me about the droid." He commanded. His eyes travelled up and down her features eventually resting on her hazel eyes. She could feel his gaze on her.

"He's a BB unit with a selenium drive and a thermal hub scan vindicator-" She began to say in a cool voice that showed no expression nor tone. He cut her off.

"He's carrying a section of the navigational chart. We have the rest recovered from the archives of the empire but we need the last piece and you somehow convinced the droid to give it to you. You… A scavenger." He trailed off. She could feel frustration bubbling up inside her.

"You know I can take whatever I want." She felt a shiver of fear travel down her spine.

He held a gloved hand up to her head. He brushed her hair slightly as he did so. He began to dig through her memories, her current and past emotions. He knew that he could have looked through her mind from the other side of the room, but he wanted to intimidate her, to scare her. He had learnt that this made it easier to get what he wanted out of prisoners.

"You're so lonely…" He said softly in her ear. He felt an emptiness in her that he himself had felt so often. "So afraid to leave… At night so desperate to sleep… You imagine an ocean… I see it… I see the island."

He could see in his mind's eye a dark, murky ocean that waves crashed across. In the distance he could see an island, an island dense with forests. Bird song carried across the water towards where he was standing.

"And Han Solo… He feels like the father you never had…" He could feel anger bubbling inside him at the feelings that this girl had got in the day that she had known him. "He would have disappointed you." He said this quickly, Rey could tell that he was feeling angry.

"Get out of my head!" She half yelled. Her cheeks were damp with tears of frustration.

Kylo took a step back and looked at her. He was surprised at how he was finding it hard to get out of her what he so desired. He wanted that map… He needed it. He would not feel satisfied until Luke Skywalker was on the ground in front of him. His dead body with a hole the shape of a lightsaber through.

"I know you've seen the map. It's in there… and now you'll give it to me." He commanded again.

He held out his hand and tried to pull it from her, with more determination this time. Her face was contorted into one of pain but also of determination. He could tell she was scared. He knew that he was close to getting the map and after he got it, he would dispose of her. Tears were streaming down her cheeks.

"Don't be afraid, I feel it too." He tried to reassure her, tried to make her give in, but it only strengthened her.

"I'm. Not. Giving. You. Anything." She said the words individually, like she was trying to throw the words at him and cause pain.

"We'll see about that." He stretched his hand out more, his muscles were tensed with all his strength. He was putting so much force into getting the map from the girl that he did not register, at first, the presence in his mind. He did not feel it.

"You… you're afraid… That you will never be as strong as Darth Vader!" She said, her face still contorted.

He knew he had made a mistake. He knew that he should have just tortured her to get the information out, but now he had let her into his head. He knew his grave mistake. He brought his hand down quickly and looked at her. She was breathing heavily, triumphant at the affect she had had on him. He looked at her for a second, like he was going to say something, her forehead was beaded with sweat. Her heavy breathing reiterated around the room. Kylo grabbed his helmet and walked briskly from the room.

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Kylo had briskly walked through the winding corridors of the Star Killer Base to reach the chamber that the Supreme Leader appeared in. He had not taken the time to put on his steel mask and he walked quickly, not stopping to speak with any important generals he passed. He was not entirely comfortable with his mask off. With his mask off he still felt he was Ben Organa Solo. But with it on he was Kylo Ren.

He strode up the walk way, the Supreme Leader was sat on his throne. You could see the veins through his old, translucent skin. The Supreme Leader's face was riddled with scars that Kylo knew he would never find out where they came from.

Kylo briskly explained what had happened between himself and Rey. He was still in disbelief of it himself as he relayed it to Snoke. He could feel Snoke's disappointment radiating off him.

"This scavenger, this girl… Resisted you?" He put a cruel emphasis on the last words.

"She is strong with the force. Untrained but stronger than she knows." Kylo said, like a child trying to defend his wrong doing to the headmaster of the school. Snoke began to pick at a scar on his chin subconsciously.

"And the droid?" The Supreme Leader asked in a subdued way.

The sound of quick footsteps coming down the walkway towards them announced the arrival of General Hux. Kylo kept his gaze focused on a part of wall just past Snoke. He tried to stay calm, he could feel disappointment rolling over him in waves. The disappointment was replaced swiftly with anger at what Hux said next.

"Ren believed it to be no longer valuable to us. That the girl was all we needed. As a result, it is likely the droid has been returned to the hands of the enemy. They may have the map to Skywalker already." Hux said matter of factly. Snoke's frustration was emanating off him so much that even a non-force user like the incompetent Hux could feel it.

"The resistance must be destroyed before they get to Skywalker." The Supreme Leader said more to himself than Hux or Ren.

"We have their location. We tracked their reconnaissance ship the Elynium system." Hux said smugly as he glanced over at Kylo who stood silently with his fists clenched.

"Good… then we will crush them once and for all." Snoke said triumphantly as he motioned to Hux to leave. The general glanced over at Kylo again smirking and then he walked out of the room, going to make the order to prime the weapon.

"Supreme Leader I can get the map from the girl I just need your guidance." Kylo said, he wanted to regain some respect from his Master. Snoke looked down at him, his eyes dark eyes filled with vengeance.

"If what you say about the girl is true, bring her to me!"

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"General Organa?"

Leia looked behind her when she heard the distant voice. It was a grim faced pilot. She had been deep in thought as she looked at the bustling vista of D'Qar. Poe and Finn had been deep in conversation when she had been looking at them. She was reminded of her son, the anticipation and laughter which she had been told had long been forgotten from her son's dark eyes.

"Yes?" She said quietly. She returned her gaze the window. "What were the results of your search of Takodana?" She asked with nervous anticipation. She was sure that her pilots would come back with good news.

"We did not recover the droid. There was no sign of him nearby Maz's." The pilot said grimly. Leia let out an audible sigh. "But that does not necessarily mean that it is not there." The pilot said, trying to look on the bright side of things.

"You are dismissed." Leia said sadly. She heard the door close behind her and then she returned her gaze to the landing strip in front of her. She then allowed herself to start spiralling.

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I hope that you enjoyed the chapter, next one will be up next week!

I went to see the Force Awakens for the fifth time today, so as soon as I got home I began writing as all my creative juices were flowing!

I hope you enjoyed and until next week, good-bye!

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