Chapter 3: Clear vision
Kylo was in his chamber holding Allana in his arms. Kylo's infant daughter looking up and reaching up at him as he lowered his right pointer finger to her , allowing Allana to grab it.
Kylo saw BB-9 beside him , the droid looking at his master.
"Don't look at me like that. You don't think I'm worried about it either."
BB-9 beeped as Kylo sighed.
"You're right." Kylo said as he got up and took out a locked container before carefully removing a burned black helmet and placing it in front of him and Allana.
"….It's not right grandfather, I feel the power of the dark side, I killed my wretched father and accepted the darkness, but why , why do I feel so split. Like my soul has been broken. I need your guidance again grandfather." Kylo said almost sounding desperate as he heard Allana make some infant noises.
"Help me grandfather, help me build a better galaxy for my daughter, give me the strength to restore our families lost honor. Give Allana the chance to be greater than either of us." Kylo said as he looked at his daughter.
Kylo looked at the helmet of Darth Vader again before he heard something, it sounded like low breathing.
Kylo looked more intensely at the helmet as he tightened his other grip.
"It's like I said grandfather, I will let nothing stand in our way." Kylo said before the door opened and he saw Tratha enter.
She saw Darth Vader's mask.
"Showing Allana great grandaddy again." She said shutting the door.
"This was for me." Kylo said as he handed Allana to Tratha before putting the helmet away.
"Hello." Tratha said as she held her baby.
"You're going to find the answer." Tratha said as Kylo turned to her.
"The answer to your split soul, your grandfather hasn't lead you astray yet, even if it seems like this time he might have."
"My grandfather guides me, but I make the choices, what has happened is on me. Am I just too weak."
"Don't say that Kylo, we all followed you, we believed in you and Darth Vader. The galaxy is far better off now, that's because of you. Not Snoke, you."
Kylo turned and put his hand on Tratha's cheek before kissing her.
"I don't regret what I've done, any of it. It lead me to you, to our daughter. I will find a way to become what I was always meant to be. I will find a way to become as strong, no to exceed my grandfather." Kylo said before leaving, Tratha giving a loving smile at Kylo as he left.
Kylo walked through the ship before he was joined by another two figures. Both were knights of Ren, one with a blaster and one with a lightsaber pike.
"So how's daddy Ren doing?" The one wielding the blaster said.
"Go easy on him Marik, our proud leader is going through some tough times." The one with the lightsaber pike said.
"I think it would be best if you both dropped it." Kylo said.
"We didn't mean it Kylo, the Supreme leader is wrong, you're getting stronger. Who know how powerful you might become." Marik said.
"I thought you were going to kill those praetorians and that Shadow guard." The one with the lightsaber pike said sounding almost concerned.
"Had you lot not stopped me, I might have Galek."
"You know what I think, I think Snoke is afraid of you, afraid of how powerful you might become."
"Be careful where you say that Marik, you never know if one of these First Order people will tell Snoke's little helper, general Hux." Galek said in concern.
"Hux may irritate me, but he's competent enough." Kylo said.
"He and Thrawn have made mince meat of the New Republic military." Marik said.
"I need to see them actually." Kylo said as the two prepared to depart.
Kylo reached the bridge where he saw Hux and Thrawn waiting.
"All the triumphant Kylo Ren approaches, I don't suppose your training is going well?" Hux said in a mocking tone as Kylo almost knocked him over.
"You requested to see me?"
"Yes, I was wondering about the Knight's of Ren, we've butchered most of the new republic's forces, but now we're facing more entrenched local forces. The Knights of Ren have proven be a great asset in these engagements. I don't suppose you could spare a few more." Thrawn said in his usual calm tone.
"Force sensitive or non-force sensitive?" Kylo asked.
"Both."
"Our numbers have swelled recently."
"How many exactly?" Hux asked in interest.
"Only I need to know, and yes, I'll see more are sent to assist the First Order's armies." Kylo said.
"You can leave us Hux, I'm told Supreme Leader Snoke requests a rundown of operation Rathtar." Thrawn said as Hux left, Kylo glaring at him.
"He's crude, but effective. Still , a good leader knows making allies is far more effective than making enemies." Thrawn said as he saw Kylo stare out at the view screen.
"You seem troubled."
Kylo didn't speak, he then held his head for a moment as he saw himself through Rey's eyes again, he saw her on Tython as she tried to lift more rocks in her hut.
Kylo shook his head, still unsure why this was happening.
"Thrawn, did you know my grandfather?"
"Of course I did, he and I were close allies, I never would have gotten where I was if it weren't for Darth Vader. Although I did not always approve of his methods, he was more effective than any commander I had ever seen. He was ruthless, efficient, and a military genius."
"Did you know him personally?"
"I'm afraid few did, and even fewer would still be alive."
Kylo turned to Thrawn with a more irritated look.
"What more can you tell me about him?"
"You admired your grandfather, I don't blame you. I suppose from what I could gather, your grandfather lived with great pain, both internally and externally. He always seemed to suffer, not only from his injuries, but something inside of him. It was that suffering that made him ruthless, but in a way I believe it also held him back."
Kylo looked at himself and thought about what Thrawn said.
Meanwhile on Tython, Rey finished stacking some rocks into a temple shape. She smiled before feeling the connection to Kylo Ren. She saw him standing on the bridge of a ship beside a chiss.
Rey held her head before the rock temple collapsed.
After some breakfast, Rey joined Luke as she tried to read from the texts inside the tree.
"There is no emotion, there is harmony." She said struggling to read from the book.
"No, try again." Luke said.
"There is no emotion, there is peace. There is no ignorance, there is knowledge, there is no passion, there is serenity, there is no chaos, there is harmony, there is no death, there is the force."
"The code of the Jedi, it has acted as guidelines for the Jedi order since it's beginnings."
"Wait a minute, no emotion at all. Jedi are suppose to be basically droids?" Rey said confused.
Luke sat down beside her.
"I always liked to believe that these were guidelines, not laws. At least that's what I tried to teach. Emotions can be dangerous if used wrong. The right emotions can still fuel the light side, but the old Jedi became so entrenched in the code that they took it as law, it created a further disconnect with the galaxy." Luke said
"So what exactly am I suppose to take form this?" Rey asked.
Luke closed the book for her.
"It's like I said, use the code to guide you, but sometimes even the code has to be interpreted in different ways." Luke said before putting the book back on the shelf.
"I must say, you seem more lively since you've started training me." Rey said.
Luke gave a smile.
"For the first time in years I have a sense of purpose. I suppose that can help an old man be happier." Luke said as R2 chirped happily.
The two left the tree together.
"So what's next master, more history lessons or can we get back to lightsaber combat?" Rey asked.
Luke's happy expression changed as he turned to her.
"Next is a difficult test, far more difficult than what you've faced before."
He lead her to the bottom of the island , near the ocean.
Rey's eyes widened as she saw the black hole from her vision.
She could feel the coldness from before emanating from it as Luke stood before the hole.
"That's what I saw, the cold." Rey said sounding afraid.
"It's like I told you Rey, Tython is strong in both the light, and dark side of the force. Many great Jedi have fallen because they were not prepared to resist the dark side, if you're to fix the mistakes of those who came before, you must learn to resist the dark side as well." Luke said as Rey slowly came closer.
As she did, Rey could hear voices coming from down the hole.
"What's in there?"
"A test, take what you have learned from me Rey, use it to resist the dark side. When you come out, if you're still at peace, you may find something that you never thought you'd find." Luke said.
Rey nervously approached the hole. She heard the voices get louder as she prepared to go in.
Rey then remembered what Luke had been teaching her about peace, and not meeting aggression with aggression, if this place was of the dark side, going there ready to fight aggressively wouldn't help her.
Rey looked at her lightsaber and sighed before placing it on the ground.
After doing so she came closer before something almost sucked her in. Rey screaming as she fell into the hole and crashed into water below.
Luke pulled the lightsaber to his hand as R2 rolled up beside him.
He gave a hopeful smile.
"It seem's she's wiser than I was."
Rey gasped for breath as she came up and saw herself inside an ocean cave. The cave itself was dark, barely any light inside.
Rey grabbed the rocky edge and climbed out.
The cold feeling only got worse, however, the cold did not feel external, but inside her.
Rey looked around but the darkness made it very hard to see.
"Hello." Rey said as she heard more whispers.
As Rey looked around she saw there was almost nothing in the cave, nothing but a bit of light.
She followed the light and saw a part of the cave wall with light reflecting off it.
Rey saw the cave wall looked almost like a mirror. The mirror was strange, Rey feeling the cold again as she touched the mirror.
At first she saw herself in the reflection, but then saw something else. Her reflection vanished as she saw the ship again, the ship that left her on Jakku.
Rey reached out for the ship, but the ship was destroyed, Rey screaming before she saw a person jump from the ship and land safely on the ground.
It was then Rey realized the mirror was gone, she looked around and saw herself somewhere else, almost as if she were inside the mirror.
Back on the Eclipse Kylo was in the medical chamber following his training session. BB-9 was with him as a medical droid worked on the injuries he sustained.
Kylo then felt Rey again, he felt something else as well.
"The dark side, it surrounds her." He said in interest, BB-9 looking up at his master before he beeped.
Rey carefully moved around the mirror world, the cold feeling still around Rey as she tried to find the woman.
However, every time she thought she got close, she simply saw more reflections of herself.
"Where are you!?" Rey shouted.
"I can sense your anger" An all to familiar voice said.
"Really, now of all times." She said.
"Your loneliness has created anger, frustration." Kylo said as Rey saw another reflection of herself.
She saw her own reflection again and got angry, screaming as she tried to smash the mirror.
Rey breathed deeply before she saw the woman again , a little closer again.
Rey tried to reach her one more time.
Before Rey was none other than Kylo Ren in his armor and helmet.
Kylo ignited his lightsaber and slashed at Rey who lurched back, doing her best to avoid the lightsaber slashes.
Rey reached for her saber, but realized she left it with Luke. Rey groaning in frustration before she saw the woman starting to move away.
She tried to reach the woman, but Kylo kept forcing her away.
Rey began to get angrier as Kylo raised his lightsaber.
But as Rey got angrier and more afraid, the woman kept getting farther away.
Rey thought back to Luke and what he had been teaching her.
She took a deep breath and closed her eyes.
Kylo slashed at Rey before she opened her eyes, Kylo Ren having vanished.
Rey felt less cold as she breathed.
Kylo slightly frustrated as he saw this.
Rey saw the woman in the distance and again tried to reach her.
Kylo could feel Rey more at peace, still he saw her vividly.
"Anger isn't all I sense in you, I sense great fear. Fear of never finding the answers to who you are, who your family was. Fear that it will only lead you to one thing." Rey saw herself again but moved past it, seeing the woman again.
As Rey tried to move closer she saw another figure get between them.
"Or perhaps, there's something you fear even more." Kylo said.
The figure was large and faceless, having a black cloak with a hood on and padded shoulders.
The figure loomed over Rey who tried to not be afraid.
The figure reached for Rey as she moved away. She tried to find her peace but the figure waved its hand, a dozen copies of himself formed around Rey , each being the size of an average human.
Rey tried to use the force on them, a few being knocked back before two more grabbed her arms.
Rey frantically tried to break free as the main figure reached down at her.
As afraid as Rey was, she breathed and let go.
When her eyes opened all of the figures were gone.
Rey saw herself in front of the mirror again, she saw herself in the reflection but then her reflection vanished, the woman now directly in front of her.
Rey almost couldn't breath as she now saw the woman perfectly. She wore a black leather jumpsuit like attire and had fair skin. Her eyes were hazel like Rey's and her hair was long fire-red.
Rey almost shook as she put her hand to the mirror, the woman putting her hand against the glass.
Rey then felt a surge of pain inside her as she held her head.
"No." She heard from another voice.
Rey looked around.
"You already knew , didn't you. Stop running from it."
Rey remembered.
She saw herself as a child , the woman standing in front of her with a very pained look on her face as she knelt down.
"Rey, mama loves you, she always will. But you have to stay here." The woman said giving Rey a kiss on the cheek before painfully returning to the ship.
Rey screaming as the ship took off. Unkar grabbed her only for a Vibroblade to be held in front of him.
Rey saw Lor standing before them, the older man picking her up in his arms.
"You won't give this girl trouble Plutt, or you'll be dealing with me." Lor said.
Rey then saw another vision, of the woman talking with Lor.
"Please, watch over my daughter, keep her safe Lor."
Lor hugged her.
"I will my old friend."
"Snoke, he can't find her. He can't do to her what he did to Ben. When the time is right, give this too her." The woman said handing Lor a small cloth bag.
Rey then saw the woman bloodied as she was dragged before a red and black throne room. A dozen figures clad in red armor around a throne with the massive figure she saw sitting in it.
The woman looked up , not afraid as black lightning surrounded her.
Rey let out a breath as she almost teared up. Despite this, Rey put her hand back on the mirror, the woman smiling as Rey let out a smile as well.
Kylo was in amazement.
"She resisted the dark side, her inner demons, she destroyed them."
Outside the hole, Luke felt something amazing. He saw a hand extend up and grabbed it, pulling Rey out.
He saw the look on her face and senses his student.
"You're at peace Rey, you did it. You resisted the dark side, anger, fear." Luke was almost overjoyed.
R2 chirped in excitement as Rey looked up.
Kylo was still in shock seeing this.
"I'm stronger than you'll ever be." Rey said to him.
Kylo tightened his fists as BB-9 saw the expression on his master's face. He gave a frightened chirp before quickly leaving. Kylo screaming as the equipment and droids around him were crushed and torn apart by his dark force powers.
Finn and Rose continued to pilot the shuttle as Chewie stayed behind Finn.
"You don't have to stay there, you've made your point." Finn said as Rose laughed a little.
"You think that's funny don't you, you haven't seen what he's capable of." Finn said as Chewie kept looking down at him.
"So Finn, what's the plan?"
"The plan was to find Rey, but now it seems like that's not happening."
"What's this planet Cantonica like?" Rose asked.
"I've never been there, but I've heard stories, apparently it's a place where a lot of the elite from the First Order call home." Finn said.
Rose immediately looked upset hearing this.
"…..I see." She said as Chewie growled.
"Finding one guy on an entire planet won't be easy." Rose said.
"We won't be searching the entire planet." Finn said as they came out of light speed in front of a desert planet.
They could see shuttles leaving and entering the planet with a First Order heavy-cruiser, and three light cruisers guarding the planet.
As they approached Rose got nervous seeing several First Order Tie fighters fly around them.
"What do we do?" Rose asked.
Chewie growled.
"It's ok, we just need a landing code. BB-8 can you forge one?" Finn asked
BB-8 rolled up to the terminal and entered in the code.
"You're cleared to land." They heard from one of the pilots before Rose looked relieved.
The shuttle flew down to the planet and saw the desert below. However, a small ocean became visible , an ocean surrounding a vast city.
The city seemed very bright with lights that could rival a star.
"Canto Bight, the only city on Cantonica. If this DJ on on the planet , he's here." Finn said as they made their way to the spaceport.
From where they were, Rose could see pleasure yachts floating over the ocean, Chewie as well.
After landing Finn turned to Chewie.
"Alright listen, you coming here might not have been a good idea, these people are elite First Order citizens, and most of them aren't wookies, so you being here might raise a few questions, unless you posed as our servant or something." Finn said as Chewie growled angrily.
"Hey I didn't ask you to come!" Finn said as Chewie let out another growl.
"Ok then you're a mercenary we hired to protect us, a feared mercenary who has fierce reputation." Finn said as Chewie gave and approving growl and nodd.
The four exited the ship as a droid approached.
"Ship registration number please." The black protocol droid said.
"Uhh BB-8." Finn said as BB-8 came up and forged a number.
"Very good enjoy your stay at Canto Bight." The droid said.
Finn looked at their attire and shook his head.
"We're gonna stick out a like sore thumb." He said before Rose noticed another ship land with a wealthy looking couple coming out, the man holding a case.
"I have an idea." She said revealing a shock stick.
"Excuse me." She said going over.
The two turned to her.
"I'm a mechanic here I noticed one of your fuel lines was leaking, mind if you show me your internal fuel couplings to take a look." Rose said as the two let her in their ship.
Finn shook his head as he went after her.
A minute later they both came out in the expensive looking attire of the two while Finn opened the case and saw it was filled with galactic credits, still used by even the First Order.
"These might come in handy." He said.
As the four left the spaceport they saw the extravagant city around them, the buildings glittering as if they were made of gold and silver, bright lights, large fountains with golden statues of various old imperial figures surrounded by water that was colored to look like liquid gold.
Droids and various servants were in the streets catering to the elite inhabitants and visitors, Finn was almost overwhelmed by what he saw. The size, the scale , and the wonder.
Rose could see the look on his face, but did not share his optimism.
Chewie accidentally bumped into an armored man.
"Hey." Finn heard, turning to see a pair of First Order troopers, the men clad in grey armor similar in design to stormtroopers only with smaller plates and white undershirts, their helmets also smaller with a more streamlined appearance.
"Sorry, our bodyguard is new to this type of planet. But you know, can't have better protection than a wookie." Finn said as the two troopers turned and continued walking.
"Please be careful, the last thing we need here is a shootout." Finn said as Chewie nodded almost looking embarrassed.
Rose looked around and saw a few trooper patrols and some on speeders.
"No stormtroopers?" Rose asked.
"Stormtroopers don't guard First Order cities, they stay on military installations and are mainly used for offensive actions as shock troopers. Regular troopers are recruited and undergo a few months of training, they guard cities like this, occupy plants, sometimes take part in smaller offensive actions. We should be lucky there aren't stormtroopers here."
"It must not be easy for you, having to fight men you grew up with. Men who were taken from their families like you."
Finn sighed.
"It's why I can't keep taking part in stuff like this, as much as I hate the First Order, the stormtroopers are my brothers, they're the only family I've ever known. Nines, Zeroes, there still out there, and they hate me for what I've done, and in a way , I can't blame them." Finn said.
"I still can't imagine how brave it was of your to leave them." Rose said, Finn not sharing the same sentiment.
Still the city itself continued to amaze him.
"So where do we start?" Rose asked.
"Well, we could be here for a few days, we have plenty of funds, I say we find a place to stay, set up sort of a base of operations." Finn said.
"Where?"
Finn looked around and smiled.
"How about there." He said as Rose saw a large very extravagant looking resort with a golden First Order symbol on the front.
"Are you serious?" She asked before seeing Finn walk towards it.
Rose sighed as she followed with Chewie.
The interior looked just as extravagant, with fine silk gilded seating, and crystal lights above them.
Finn rushed to the counter as Rose , BB-8 and Chewie came in.
"I got us adjoining rooms."
"You got us three rooms?" Rose said.
"Why not?" Finn said sounding excited.
On Crait, Poe was in the mine looking at a data pad.
"Alright sir this is our intake for the last week and we need signatures on the SF84's before they go to the second team." The sergeant said as Poe had a miserable expression on his face.
He got away from the men mining and to a secluded area, dropping the data pad as he held his face and almost screamed.
He could still hear ships landing in the hanger and gave a longing look before he saw someone approach.
"Captain Dameron, general Organa wants to see you."
Poe almost ran to the base command center where he saw Leia talking with Ackbar who was there via hologram.
"I've managed to convince two hidden remnant squadrons to join us, and Teckto-corp is willing to sell us a few Nebulan-C frigates for the minerals we've mined so far. But we still don't have the fuel to get the capital ships out of the system." Ackbar said.
"I understand, keep me posted." Leia said as she turned and saw Poe.
"You wanted to see me general."
"Captain Dameron, how are you enjoying your new post."
"….It's work." Poe said as Leia smiled.
"Alright Poe, it might be against my better judgement, but I'm going to reassign you to the deck officer for the hanger."
"Really!"
"You still won't be flying, but I suppose it would suit your skill set better than mining."
Poe prepared to leave when he turned back to Leia.
"With all due respect ma'am. There are many who are wondering, including myself, what is our next course of action?" Poe asked sounding almost afraid.
Leia took a deep breath.
"Right now Poe, we're just trying to stay alive. It's only a matter of time before the First Order finds us here too. I hope by then, we can convince those in the galaxy who still resist the First Order to fight beside us. If we can build an army, a real army to fight them , then we might just have a chance Poe." Leia said trying to sound optimistic.
"I'll get that hanger organized for our new allies, I'm sure they'll be coming in droves." He said as Leia gave a more hopeful smile.
After her trial in the mirror, Rey spent the next few days doing more training with Luke. Practicing her lightsaber skills, her force powers, her knowledge of the Jedi ways and history. Luke could see Rey becoming stronger and more proficient at an almost unbelievable rate. Rey was doing in days what many of his former students did in months. Still what amazed him the most was Rey's resistance to the dark side, he was not afraid of her growing strength, instead it made him more and more optimistic.
At the end of a training day, Rey followed Luke and R2 across the island.
"Where are we going?" Rey asked.
"You'll see." Luke said.
"Another lesson, haven't we covered everything we normally do. Unless this is a new one!" Rey said sounding excited.
They reached cliff side at a lower point in the island, Luke turning to Rey.
"This is no lesson." He said before aiming his hand down at the ocean below.
Rey looked down and saw what looked like an older X-wing submerged in the shallow water by the shore of the island.
She looked at Luke.
"I'm going to make you a deal Rey, if you can move that X-wing onto the island , then we can leave the Tython together, go back to Leia." Luke said as Rey looked at it with determination.
"It's like I told you." Luke said as Rey took a deep breath.
"Size is nothing to the force." Rey raised her hand at the X-wing. Luke and R2 watched as Rey concentrated, finding her inner peace and belief as the X-wing began to move.
"Yes." Luke said as Rey grit her teeth and breathed, still concentrating as the X-wing slowly lifted up and its top most parts began to come out of the water.
"Yes Rey." Luke said as R2 beeped in excitement.
However, as Rey did this, she felt him again.
"Your strength, it's impressive." Kylo said as she saw Kylo inside his training room. Kylo raised his hands as he closed his eyes, Rey seeing him aim his hands at a First Order corvette.
Rey was in disbelief as she saw his anger before the entire corvette class ship lifted off the ground , Kylo holding it up.
"But it is nothing, to the power of the dark side." Kylo said.
"No!" Rey shouted as the X-wing dropped back into the water and sunk.
Rey in horror as she saw this, R2 giving a depressed chirp.
"No." She said before feeling Luke's hand on her shoulder.
"Rey it's alright, you've made incredible progress for the time we've been here. You can try again tomorrow, you should be proud of what you were able to do now." Luke said as Rey turned from the X-wing.
Tratha , and several other knights of Ren were behind Kylo giving impressed looks and comments. Kylo breathing as he saw Rey again.
"Even with all that power, you're a slave to your anger and hatred. " Rey said sounding determined, Kylo tightening his fist.
Later that night, Luke prepared Rey some fish dinner and some tea.
"A good day of training." Luke said smiling as Rey slowly ate.
"Yes, are you still sure the Jedi need to end?" Rey asked smiling.
"I'm not so sure anymore." However, Luke could sense there was something troubling Rey.
"Rey, is everything alright?"
"What do you mean?"
"I can sense something is on your mind."
"…..It's about something I saw when I was in the dark side trial."
"Rey, what you saw where illusions created by the dark side."
"It's not that, it was something else. I saw a woman."
"A woman?"
"My mother, I know it was her."
"Your parents you've hoped would return." Luke said.
"Yes, the pain was so great, that I had forgotten who she was through the grief. But I saw her, I saw her leaving me on Jakku, I saw her asking Lor to watch over me. I saw Snoke kill her." Rey began to tear up.
"She left me on Jakku to keep me safe from Snoke….She's really gone, I'll never see her, never known who she was." Rey said as Luke came over and tried to comfort her.
"Rey, whoever you mother was, she loved you so much that she was willing to do the hardest thing a parent could do to keep you safe." Luke said.
R2 let out a sad chirp.
"Can you tell me what she looked like."
"She wore a black jumpsuit like attire, she had my skin, my eyes, but her hair, it was red, flame red."
Look almost looked unsure hearing this.
"May I?" He said before Rey turned and put his hand on her forehead.
Luke closed his eyes as he used the force to see into Rey's mind.
He saw the memory of her mother leaving Rey on Jakku.
Rey saw Luke almost jump backwards, breathing deeply and looking like he had just seen a ghost.
"What was that?" She said as Luke didn't speak.
"You knew her, didn't you. You knew my mother." Rey said.
Luke sighed.
"I knew her, her name was Mara. Mara Jade." Luke said putting his hands on his head.
"Who was she?" Rey asked , sounding almost desperate.
"She was an assassin , kidnapped by Darth Sidious as a child and trained in the ways of the dark side. She was his personnel assassin, almost like a daughter to him. He sent her to find me, and after my father ended the Emperor, she came for me. But when I found her, she was broken, consumed by the dark side. I thought I could help her, Mara abandoned the dark side, she helped me try and rebuild the Jedi order. But then she just left, she never explained why. I never saw her again." Luke said.
Rey noticed the way he talked about her, his tone, but she could also sense something inside Luke.
"You truly cared for her didn't you."
Luke gave a hard look.
"I loved her, she was the only person I was ever in love with, the only person I…"Luke looked at Rey again, this time differently.
Rey came to the same realization as she looked at Luke differently.
R2 let out an excited chirp as there was a great silence between the two.
In the Eclipse , Kylo saw this and slowly looked up.
Rey's face got more emotional as she looked at Luke.
"Rey." He started before she came over and hugged Luke, trying to breath as she sobbed, Luke letting out a tear as well.
Author's note
So yeah Rey is Luke's daughter in this, as well as Mara Jade's daughter
I know some people like the idea of her not being connected to anyone, and that's fine, and even an interesting idea
But I think this also brings up interesting possibilities that I will explore, also I sort of set it up with Lor in the last one, and unlike the movie I intend to follow through on things I set up.
So until next time,
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