At the Resistance base…

"General Organa, you might want to see this," Finn said in an I-have-bad-news tone. Leia nodded and followed him, surprised at what she saw. Poe, leaning on a wall, sitting with his helmet on the ground in front of him and his head hung low, his body shaking from crying so hard. BB-8 was right next to him, nudging him and beeping inquisitively, as if he were asking "what's wrong, Poe?"

"Poe, what happened?" Leia asked, crouching down next to him. She hadn't seen him this upset since he thought Ellie died.

"Ellie-she's under his control! I never should have let her go," he said nearly incoherently as he started mumbling through his tears.

Leia stood up and turned to Finn. "Kylo Ren took her, and she's apparently under his control."

"We gotta do something about this, but should Poe be involved? He's pretty emotional about this," Finn requested.

"If there's anything I know about the Force, it's that mind control is temporary and that someone can break through to her. But that someone has to be Poe."

"Can't someone else do it?" He asked quietly.

"Nope. Back in the days of Darth Vader, it was only Luke, his son, who could bring him back to the light side and kill Darth Sidious. I know Poe can do it, but he is the only one who can," Leia explained.

"He's gonna need support on this," Finn said, making a point.

"Alright, you and BB-8," Leia ordered. "But let's give Poe time, until he thinks he's ready to go."

"Yes Ma'am," Finn replied with a nod. He went over to Poe, kneeling down next to him. "Come on, Poe, let's get you to your bunker."

Poe nodded silently, picking up his helmet and standing up, walking next to Finn as they went to the sleeping bunker.

"I failed, Finn," Poe said defeatedly a while later, sprawled out on his bed, staring at the ceiling. Luckily, Finn was Poe's roommate, so he didn't have to worry about anyone else barging in while Poe was recovering.

"No you didn't. There was nothing you could do," Finn replied. BB-8 gave a series of encouraging beeps.

"Aw, BB-8, I wish I had your optimism," Poe said defeatedly.

"We're gonna get her back," Finn said.

"But she's-"

"Under Kylo Ren's control. I know," Finn replied. "But if I can distract Kylo enough, he might lose concentration on Ellie so you can help her snap out of it."

"I can't ask you to do that Finn. What if he lets her go, only to capture you?"

"We're gonna have someone else with us to help scatter his concentration."

"Who?"

"I dunno."

BB-8 gave in his input. Finn had started to learn some of BB-8's language, but he had no clue what he was talking about.

"Oh, it's Snap, BB-8 said," Poe translated.

Finn nodded, not sure what to say. Poe laid back down, staring up at the ceiling with a blank face.

"I hope he's not doing anything bad to her, or he's not making her do bad things," Poe said, not talking to anyone specifically. "I just got her back and that bastard just took her away."

BB-8 gave Poe some encouragement, nudging Poe's leg that hung off the side of the bed.

"Thanks, BB-8," he droned, distant from what was going on.

Finn's stomach growled. "Hey man, wanna go eat something?" He asked, slapping Poe on the leg lightly. Poe sat up.

"Why not," he mumbled with a sigh. They both stood and left together for the cafeteria. Of course, when they got their food, Poe just played with it.

"Come on, man, you gotta eat," Finn encouraged. "Ellie wouldn't want this."

"Yeah, she would want me out there trying the best I can to save her instead of just sitting here playing with my food."

"You gotta eat, you need the energy."

Poe nodded, finally taking a bite. And then another. Then one more. Finn smiled as Poe continued to scarf his food, and Finn continued to eat his own food.

After lunch, Poe had a new aura to him. It was almost like he was back to normal. He seemed to be in a neutral mood instead of just upset.

"Wait!" They heard behind them as they were going to the command bunker. They turned around to see a random soldier come up to them. "You can't leave yet."

"Why can't I?" Poe asked, looking as if he wanted to punch him in the face.

He handed over a piece of paper shakily. Poe read it, groaned, and passed it on to Finn.

Poe Dameron,

I urge you to not go after your sister now. I know you are eager, but Kylo is stronger than anyone can imagine. For both you and your sister's safety, do not go after her now. He is unstable. Given what I know of the situation, your sister is safe, at least for now. There will be a time to rescue your sister, and you will know when it is. Patience is a virtue. Use it wisely.

-Anonymous

Finn looked up at Poe. "Who do you think it's from?"

"I'm not gonna say who I'm thinking, but I'll trust them. They know better than I do about stuff like this, and I just want her to be safe."

Finn nodded. All they could do was wait.