Broken

By: Sailormoon7771

Ben sat on a couch at the resistance base outside of Rey's room holding the lightsaber she gave to him after she killed General Hax nearly a week ago. Leia left Rey's room with her breakfast tray that she didn't touch. He looked at his mother like a sad puppy dog, she put the tray down on the table, and Leia sat next to him, and put her arm around him, she guided his head to her shoulder. "She still hasn't eaten?" Ben asked Leia stroked his head, "She'll pull through Ben, she needs time." A tear fell from Ben's eye, "I tried to stop her, I knew she wouldn't be able to kill an unmasked man like that. Stormtroopers are one thing, but." Leia smiled, "You'll find a way to help her I know it, so I know this is premature, but are there wedding bells in the near future?" Ben shrugged "If she doesn't starve herself to death." Leia smiled, "did you just say yes?"

"What's this about?" Ben asked Leia smiled, "Grandbabies." Luke walked in "Grandbabies?" he sat down, "Don't you think you're putting the cart before the horse? She has to come out of that room first." Ben handed Luke the lightsaber, "You try." He pushed it away, "She won't listen to me, but she will listen to you." Poe walked in with Finn, "Any news?" Luke smiled, "Yeah Grandbabies." Poe gave Ben a dirty look, "What do you mean?" Ben held his hands up, "Woah, we never." He paused, "well you know." Poe rolled his eyes. Leia laughed Ben got up, "I'm going to try and talk to her." Poe stood up "Leave the door open a crack." Ben turned around "I don't think that's going to happen today."

Ben, opened the door enough to poke his head in. "Rey" she sat on her bed with her hair down, and messy, with her face buried in her knees. She looked up, "don't you knock?" He came in and closed the door, and sat down on the edge of the bed. "I don't know what to say." He said softly Rey shook her head, "Nothing to say. I killed him." Her voice cracked "I don't deserve you." He grabbed her she buried her face in his shirt as she sobbed. "You don't deserve me?" he questioned as he rubbed her back, "I don't deserve you." She raised up, "You and Luke tried to stop me I didn't listen I gave into the darkness." Ben smiled, "We all give into it a little bit. It's what you do after that is key." Rey pulled away from him, "what?" he put his hand on her cheek, "Isolation isn't it, Rey you just found a family member that you've been waiting for since you were left on Jakku."

She nodded, "You're right, but." He shook his head, "no buts, now I'm going to get you something to eat, and I'm going to sit here until you eat." Rey just nodded emotionlessly. "I'll be back." He opened the door, and closed it behind him, "What's going on?" Leia asked, "She's going to eat, I'm going to get her something from the kitchen." He smiled, "Poe, can you come help me?" Poe looked confused, "I can help." Finn responded.

Ben shook his head, "I need to talk to Poe." Poe reluctantly got up from the couch and followed Ben into the kitchen. Ben turned, "Do you think she'll like a sandwich?" Poe shrugged, "If I didn't eat for days I'm sure a sandwich would be perfect? Is that what you needed to talk to me about." Ben shook his head and began putting meat on a piece of bread his hands shook, as he tried to think of how to word what he was going to say.

"What happened to your parents, who are they?" Poe looked down in sadness, "They died quite some time ago fighting with the resistance." Ben raised his eyebrows, "What's their names?" Poe pulled a tray from a cupboard. "Shara Bey and Kes Dameron" Ben sighed, "Well then I have to ask you something else if that's alright." Poe rolled his eyes, "You do know I don't really like you right?" Ben nodded, "I know that I did that stuff while under the seduction of the dark side Poe, I'm sorry." Poe shrugged as Ben closed the sandwich and put it on the tray. "listen, I have intentions of marrying your sister. I think we should learn to put the past behind us, and— "Intentions?" Poe asked cutting Ben off. "Stop!" "Listen you don't need to ask for my sister's hand, I'm not her father."

Ben poured some water in a cup, confused he asks "so you're ok with it then?" Poe threw his arms in the air. "I'm done with this conversation." He walked off into the sitting area Leia and Luke each sat on one side of the couch leaving the seat between them empty. "Luke?" Leia asked, "what," Leia turned to face her brother, "What if Ben or any of us is able to help her?" Before Luke could say anything Poe plopped down on the seat between them. Luke's mouth dropped, "what's wrong with you?"

Poe, "Your nephew wants to marry my sister." Finn's mouth dropped, "I never been to a wedding before." Poe turned giving his friend an evil look. "You're just trying to butter him up so he doesn't pound you one for kissing Rey."

Luke cleared his throat, "In all honesty that doesn't surprise me." Finn's eyes narrowed, "What me not wanting to get pounded by Ben?"

"Well yes, but that wasn't what I meant. The marriage thing." Leia smiled, and clapped "I'm going to start planning now." she walked through the hallway nearly bumping into Ben, "Mom?" he questioned she smiled and put her hand on her son's cheek, "I love you." Ben smiled, "I love you, mom." Leia walked around him and down the hallway.

Ben walked into the seating area with the tray piled with all sorts of things to eat "Wow." Finn spoke as his mouth slightly dropped, "That's a lot of food." Luke's back faced his nephew he turned to look at the tray, "I don't think she's going to eat all of that." Ben shrugged, "I wasn't sure what to make so I kind of just made it all." Luke stood up "I'll say." He left the room, and Ben went back into Rey's room she still hadn't moved from the spot where she sat on the bed

He softly walked over and sat the tray on the bed. He held up the sandwich, "Eat." She studied the sandwich in his hand, "I'm not hungry." He shook his head, "I don't care, and I won't leave until you eat 20% of the things here." More tears fell from her eyes as she took the sandwich and took a bite. "how is it." He reached out and wiped the tears from her face. She sighed, "Bland." He looked confused, "wow I messed up a sandwich?" he said in a failed attempt to make her smile. "Everything tastes bland. Doesn't matter who makes it."

Ben pulled the Skywalker lightsaber off his belt and held it out to her. She looked him dead in the eye, "I don't want to see that ever again." Ben sighed, "you have to Rey, you have such a natural ability I don't know where it comes from you have a fire that can't be extinguished, I saw that in you on Starkiller base." Rey shook her head, "I can't feel the force." Ben set the saber on the bedside table. "it's a shame, you're wasting your potential."

Rey's facial expression turned angry as she threw the tray off the bed, "I'm not wasting anything!" Ben stood up from the bed he tried to keep his composure, "Rey, you're killing yourself." He shouted as tears ran down his face. "I love you, but I can't watch you do this to yourself."

Rey sat back down on the bed. "don't give me that look." Ben looked confused, "What look?" she sighed, "The look of pity."

He walked to the door, "I'll make you a deal." She rolled her eyes. "I'll stop feeling sorry for you when you stop feeling sorry for yourself." She crossed her arms as he exited the room. He stood on the otherside of the door.

Poe stood up from the couch, "What was the crash?" Ben rolled his eyes, "she threw the food." Poe raised his eyebrows, "at?"

Ben looked at the top of Poe's forehead, "Me, but mostly the wall. Why is she so stubborn?" Ben looked at Finn. "Why are you looking at me?"

Ben shrugged, "You knew her first." Poe shook his head, "No I knew her first." The guys walked outside to a training area Ben powered up his lightsaber and started swinging it around.

"I mean she doesn't listen to reason, and refuses to take orders from anyone." Finn rolled his eyes, "sound like anyone you know." Ben stopped swinging the lightsaber, "What's that supposed to mean?" Finn picked up a wooden training sword and threw it to Ben, and picked one up for himself.

"You picked Rey, you know she's strong willed." Finn swung the sword at Ben and he blocked his blow, "I didn't pick Rey she just came to me."

Finn raised his eyebrows, "You bridal carried her unconscious on your ship. You picked her." Finn pushed the sword out of the way. "Have you been practicing?" Ben asked

"A little bit." Finn swung the sword and Ben did a backflip over him and stood behind him holding it to his back, Finn turned around and tried to take a hit. Ben hit the back of his knees with the sword causing Finn to fall and his sword to go flying. Poe started laughing really hard "Nice moves Finn."

Finn sat up slightly "Damn, I thought we were just sparring." Ben rested the sword on his shoulder and raised his eyebrows. "You need more than just training if you're going to live up to your grandfather." Finn shrugged, as he stood up. "I'll teach you as my Padawan."

"Why are you trying to help me when you know what I did?" Ben raised his eyebrows, "because I'm trying this new thing where I don't hold grudges against people."

"Poe!" another pilot called out.

"reporting for duty," he saluted

"General Leia wants to see you now."

Poe nodded and walked into the distance. "What do you thinks happening?" Finn asked Ben. He shrugged, "First Order possibly."

Rey hugged her knees as she looked at the food on the floor she tried to connect herself to the force, again. "Obi-Wan!" she shouted out her voice echoed, Obi-Wan's force ghost appeared before her. "Rey he said calmly, pick up that lightsaber, and pull yourself together." She stood up, "Why didn't you warn me against killing that guy?" she shouted at the top of her lungs. "I couldn't, you need to learn things for yourself." Rey stood up "I'm your grandfather, Rey you have Kenobi blood flowing through your very veins." Rey gasped, "my grandfather?" he used the force to make the lightsaber go into Rey's hand, "This is your destiny, don't run from it" and with that Obi-Wan disappeared as if he was never there, to begin with. Rey's mouth dropped in shock she looked down at the tray on the floor and began cleaning up the mess.

Luke walked up to Ben and Finn, "Uncle Luke what's going on?" His face looked grim, "We need to take shelter."

"Why?" Finn asked Luke sighed, "The first order they're planning an attack today." Ben's mouth dropped, "Rey."

An explosion filled the air as some pilots went flying. "Mom!" Ben shouted and ran towards the direction of the command area. "Finn, go get Rey to safety."

Finn nodded, "I will." He shouted back. Luke and Finn went back into the compound to get Rey,

Ben got to the command, "Mom are you alright?" Leia smiled, "We need you."

He looked confused, "for what?"

"We're short two pilots."

Ben clenched his teeth, "I haven't flown a fighter in years." Leia nodded, "I understand, but we need you!"

Ben closed his eyes, "I'm going to need gear."

Rey cleaned up the food off the floor when Luke and Finn burst through the door.

"Rey, come on danger." Luke grabbed her arm.

"Where's the fire?"

Finn Luke and Rey ran to command,

"Rey, have you ever flown a plane before?" Leia asked

"Like a fighter, a little bit why?"

Leia put her hands on Rey's shoulders, "We need you, Rey."

Ben came out in a Resistance uniform and carried the helmet at his side.

Rey turned to look at him, "I can help." Rey pulled a rubber band and pulled her hair back out of her face.

Ben grabbed her arm, "What are you doing?" Rey smiled, "I'm flying."

His eyes widened, "You? You're going to fly?" she nodded.

Rey went in the back and put on a uniform and came out, Poe came in "We're ready to fly."

Rey and Ben both followed Poe, "Rey." He smiled, "You're helping."

She nodded, while she put on her helmet, "Be careful." Rey responded.

Ben grabbed Rey and kissed her, "let's make it safely Rey."

She nodded, "We will."

The three climbed into the cockpit of their planes and took off.

Down in command people swarmed the computers when another explosion filled the air that shook the building.

Chaos ensued as more explosions rang out from all around them.

"Finn, get a blaster!" Luke shouted as everyone scrambled for their weapons of choice. They were ready to fight for their lives.

Rey, kept her hands glued to the controls of the plane, "What are we looking for?" she said into the radio.

"A laser." Poe responded, "our mission is to find it and destroy it."

Just then Rey's plane shook as she got hit from behind, she screamed: "I've been hit." She felt her plane going down, "Rey!" Ben shouted as he shot the plane that shot Rey's

"Rey flip the switch by the control," Poe called into the radio, Rey took a deep breath to locate the switch that Poe was talking about.

Her plane was shot again, and she went tumbling back down to the base.

"Rey! He started to turn around. "Don't leave me right now Poe was locked in battle with another plane, She's alright use the force, Ben, you know it's true. The laser is over there I'll distract them. You need to take it out."

Ben turned, his hands shook as he guided the plane to the laser.

The resistance base was locked in battle with stormtroopers, Luke looked up from battle as he watched the plane go down, "Is that?"

Leia stood next to him as she shot some enemies "Ben?" she said under her breath

Rey felt her plane hit the ground with force as she hit her head on one of the walls she found herself lose consciousness her head fell gently on the shoulder rest of the seat

Poe took out the planes, Ben began shooting at the laser, "Need backup?" Poe asked, "It would be nice."

Poe joined in shooting at the laser when finally, they hit a sweet spot, and the laser exploded into tens of millions of pieces as the laser's parts began to fall they took out the remaining enemy, who retreated back to the new base on Hoth.

Leia and the others ran to the fallen plane as Ben and Poe made their landings, Rey was still sleeping, Leia pressed her face against the window to see who was inside, Ben and Poe ran to the plane. Leia looked up. "It's Rey."

Luke opened the Plane with the force Ben ran over and took off the restraints. "Rey." He whispered as he laid her on the ground, he took her helmet off and kissed her. "Rey!" he shouted Poe stood over his sister.

Rey cracked her eyes open, "Ben" she said softly as he held her in his arms, she smiled, "I'm ok." Ben stood up guiding her to her feet, "Anything broken?"

She shook her head, she tried to let go of him to walk, she staggered around for a second before falling to her knees, she started laughing hysterically "I'm just really dizzy." Everyone laughed

Ben stood by the fireplace playing with fire using the force he watched it dance and swirl around Luke walked in. "What are you doing?"

He turned around, "I almost lost her today."

Luke smiled, "But you didn't."

"I don't know if I could make it without her She's finally filled a void that's been empty." Ben's black hair fell over his brow as he watched the fire.

Luke sat down in a chair by the fire, "Some would call that a Force Bond." Ben looked at him, "Uncle Luke do you call it a force bond?"

He shook his head, "I call it true love, she's your match."

Ben smiled, "I need to go talk to Rey." Luke nodded, "may the force be with you."

Ben walked to Rey's door and knocked, "Come in." she called out she stood at the foot of the bed practicing with her lightsaber.

"Don't you think you should take it easy?" he questioned.

She shook her head, "The doctor said I was just fine no broken bones no concussion no anything, he said I could train right away."

He sat down on the bed and looked at his shoes. Rey powered down the lightsaber and put it on the dresser, "Did you need something?"

He took a deep breath, "Marry me."

Rey's mouth dropped, "What?" she found herself having a hard time breathing, "I need to sit down." She sat down on the floor. He looked up

"Will you Marry me?"

To be continued