Old Friends Reunited

by Hacker-Attacker6111993

What if when Kylo Ren and Rey saw each other on Takodana, it wasn't a meeting, but a reunion? Kylo Ren holds the key to Rey's past. Rey is the key to saving him from Snoke. Can she accept the ties she has to the man who she only knows as a monster? Will Ren turn from the Dark Side to be with his former friend and rejoin his family?

8. Chapter 8

So only this chapter left, guys. Personally, I'm relieved this is done. I'm putting my full time on Whispers in the Black. I hope you enjoy this because until 8 comes out, this chapter will be the last.

Old Friends Reunited Ch.8

Po's POV:

Po listened as he received clearance on the attack. Tuning in on his squadrons frequency, he said "Alright, Rogue Squadron, coming out of lightspeed."

As the blue white of hyperspace faded away, the giant figure of Starkiller Base replaced it. As he scanned the planet, he said "Found the oscillator. We got to hurry, it won't be long before they send out TIE's."

Rogue squadron went into a straight dive and Po watched as the black outline of the oscillator grew closer and closer. Once they got close enough, he ordered "Give it everything you got!"

With that, a volley of torpedoes and missiles barraged the oscillator. As they pulled up, one of the pilots happily said "Ha! Direct hit!"

Another pilot replied "But no damage!"

Po answered "Yeah, we have to keep hitting it. Another bombing run!"

As they pulled into position, Po saw a swarm of TIE fighters closing in and he warned "We got a lot of company coming our way!"

Han's POV:

As they were trekking across the snow, Han and the others watched as some of the X-Wings were shot down. He said grimly "They're in trouble. We can't leave."

Turning to the Rey and Finn, he continued "My friend over there has a bag full of explosives. Let's use them."

They split up. Finn and Rey would open the security panels while Chewie and Han would lay the explosives. As he and Chewie waited outside the doors, they watched as the corridor leading to the core slid open. Smiling, Han said "Girl knows her stuff."

When they reached the core, it was the opposite of what Han expected. Instead of a giant ball of energy, it was a big black pit that looked like it could go on forever. Han told Chewie his plan, but Chewie said "What if we lay the explosives near the fuel lines? Bigger explosion."

Nodding, he admitted "That's a better plan. Okay, you take the detonator and we'll meet back here."

Going in opposite directions, the duo started the job.

Ren's POV:

As he entered the core with the stormtroopers behind him, Ren walked to the rail and ordered "Find them."

As he moved to the walkway, he thought about Rey. He was hoping he would be able to find her and hide her, somewhere Snoke would never find her. As he walked with those thoughts, he felt something. Suddenly, behind him, he heard someone shout "Ben!"

As he ground to a halt, he turned around, afraid of what he'd see. Once he did, he saw his father. His voice shaking, but deepened by the mask, said "Han Solo. It's been a long time."

As Han advanced, he said "Take off that mask. You don't need it."

Ren asked "What do you think you'll see when I do?"

Han answered "The face of my son."

Reaching up, he undid the clasps and the helmet slid off. Putting it safely inside his jackets folds, he held out his arms and said "Well, here I am."

Han came closer and said "Ben, come home to us. Please."

Ben replied "There's no home for me there."

Han walked closer as he said "Yes there is. We miss you. Your mom and I."

Ren replied angrily "If you missed me, why did you abandon me in the first place?!"

Han answered "Your mom and I were afraid that you would hurt somebody."

As Han said this, a door above Chewbacca opened to reveal Rey and 2187. Ben asked with rage "So you were afraid of me!?"

Han yelled "No!"

Ben stepped back at the outburst and Han continued "We were afraid that you would hurt somebody by accident and you wouldn't forgive yourself."

Ben replied "Well, you won't have to worry about that anymore. Snoke has taught me well."

Han interrupted "Snoke is using you for your power. Once he gets what he wants, he'll crush you."

Ben chuckled humorlessly and asked "You think I don't know that? I took your lessons to heart. I would've waited for the opportune moment."

Han closed the distance between them and said "Please, Ben. Come home. We can beat Snoke together."

Ben replied "It's too late. With this weapon, Snoke can destroy everything."

Han insisted "No, it's not. It's not over."

As Ben looked into his father's eyes, he confessed "I don't know what I'm supposed to do. I'm being torn apart and I can't decide. Please help me. There's so much fear. So much... pain."

Han replied "Of course. I've always been here for you."

Ben took out his lightsaber and debated the decision. Looking up to his father, he held it out to him and the light in the room dimmed as the sun grew weaker. His eyes drifted to Rey and suddenly, his grip tightened. His eyes turned back to his father and asked "Forgive me?" just before his ignited tri-saber surged through Han's chest.

The sizzling sound of cauterized flesh, a roar of a saddened Wookie, Rey's cry, all of it faded out as he looked into his father's eyes. He let the lightsaber extinguish and he felt his father's hand caress his face. He looked at the man he had once looked up to and whispered "I'm sorry."

As the darkness spread through his father's eyes, Ben watched as Han's figure fall off of the walkway. Silently, Ren said to his father "Goodbye." while far away, his mother grieved for Han.

Rey's POV:

Rey watched as Han disappeared over the edge and saw Chewbacca shoot at Ren. When it hit his leg, Ren collapsed on one knee, but before Chewbacca could fire again, the stormtroopers appeared and caused him to retreat. Seconds later, the explosives went off! Rey looked to Ren and saw him advancing towards them. Finn pulled her to the exit and they quickly climbed down the ladder. Minutes later, they were sprinting through a familiar frostbitten forest until they heard the igniting of a lightsaber ahead. She and Finn looked at each other nervously before advancing cautiously. They found what used to be her friend waiting for them, his lightsaber melting the snow beneath it. With a confident voice, Ren said "We're not done yet."

Rey looked into his eyes and said with hatred "You're a monster."

He winced at the words before saying "It's just us now. Han Solo can't save you."

With that, Rey tried to shoot him, but Ren used the Force to send her flying! Screaming at the sudden elevation, she heard Finn call her name until it went black!

Finn's POV:

Finn ran to where Rey had fallen and as he tried to wake her up, Ren closed in. When Finn said "Please no. Don't go."

He heard Ren spinning the tri-saber through the air and he stopped when Ren yelled "Traitor!"

Climbing to his feet, he took the lightsaber from his jacket and ignited it, the aqua blue blade emerged, filling the air with a loud humming noise.

Ren pointed his lightsaber at him and said "Stay away from her. She's coming with me."

Finn replied "Over my dead body."

Ren smiled and said "That's the point."

Rushing Ren, he swung wildly to which Ren deflected perfectly. As the crimson and blue clashed, it became clear to Finn he was outmatched. As he advanced on Finn, Ren parried all of his swings. Ren shoved him against a tree and started to drive one of the saber's ports into Finn's shoulder, causing him to yell in pain.

Ren's POV:

The traitor shoved Ren back and managed to land a hit on his shoulder. Clutching his the burnt area in pain and rage, Ren parried the next attack and was able to thrust the lightsaber out of the traitor's hands! When FN-2187 tried to retrieve it, Ren sliced upwards on his back. When the former stormtrooper fell, Ren extinguished his lightsaber and reached out to his grandfather's.

When it didn't react, he tried again, but instead of moving to his hand, it flew past him into a standing Rey's hands! Ren watched as she adopted a combat stance and ignited the saber. As he ignited his tri-saber, Ren prayed he wouldn't have to kill her. Rey charged and swung her lightsaber with anger. As they parried back and forth, the battle above raged on.

Poe's POV:

The situation was desperate. As Poe maneuvered through the sky, more and more of his squadron were being shot down. One of the pilots said "Poe, we have to pull back. There's too many!"

He replied "No! Hold the line! If that weapon fires, it's game over!"

Suddenly, a flash of light caught his eye and when he saw the explosion, he grinned and reported "Looks like our friends blew a hole in that oscillator! Alright, Rogue 4, 7, and 9 on me! The rest of you pull back now."

As the X-Wings dived, 7 TIE fighters followed them down. As they weaved through the trench, plasma cannons hit one of them. Poe heard "I'm hit!" Then static.

Rogue 7 reported "Rogue 9 is down!"

Poe ordered "You two, break off! I'm going in!"

Rogue 4 replied "Roger that. Good luck, Poe!"

Poe folded his wings in and as he turned sideways, he saw a TIE fighter on his tail. Smirking, he said "Follow me through this, asshole!" as he flew right through the hole!

When an explosion followed him, he grinned and started flying in a tight circle, releasing torpedoes all the way! BB-8 beeped "Explosion imminent!"

Poe replied "I know bud, I know!"

Poe flew back to the hole and when he got outside, the oscillator went up in a blaze of scarlet and yellow. He heard laughter on his comm and he said "Mission accomplished."

Rey's POV:

Ren forced her into a corner as the blades danced back and forth. When her scavenger instincts kicked in, she kicked Ren's leg, causing him to stumble back in pain. Taking her chance, she used the rocks to get to higher ground and landing in a roll. Turning back, she saw Ren right on her. Suddenly, the trees and snow fell and the earth cracked as an orange blaze filled the sky! As she shuffled back, Ren walked forward with a calm expression. She thrust at him only for him to catch it with his tri-saber and push it dangerously close to her face! Behind her, the ground fell away, leaving a cliff with magma waiting for her below.

Ren shouted "I don't want to do this Rey!"

She shouted back "You should've thought about that before you killed Han!"

As she tried to ignore the heat at her back, she was pulled into a memory. It was a day she was training with Ben. When she opened her eyes and looked at Ren with fierce determination, she saw fear in his eyes. Using all of her strength, she pushed him away and quickly moved towards him. She raised and brought down her saber onto his, causing him to stumble and fall.

As he got back up, his tri-saber hissed against the snow beneath it. She sent a hit at his leg, causing him to fall onto his knees with a yelp of pain. She walked around him, stalking him like a hunter to a wolf. When he got back up, she thrust her lightsaber at his already wounded shoulder, sending him stumbling. Ren swung desperately and she caught his hand while he caught hers, each grappling for control.

As they tried to gain advantage over the other, Ren's tri-saber was forced down into the snow and Rey's aqua blue blade raised high towards the sky. Growling with the effort, Ren tried to bring his blade back up from the ground. Sensing her opening, she wrenched her blade from Ren's hands and and brought it down on Ren's! When he tried backing away, she swung her blade at him in an upward motion!

At Ren's scream of pain, she stopped and looked down at the fallen man. As he turned over, she gasped as she saw a massive burn going across his face!

As she backed away, she saw something flash in his eyes before it turned back into a cold stare. The ground between them split and a cliff separated the two Force-wielders. Rey looked at what used to be her friend before she sprinted to where Finn lay defeated.

When she found him, she saw how bad Ren had hurt him. She wouldn't be able to carry him in the state he was in. She cried against his chest as she thought about the recent events. Chan's death, losing Ben to Ren, until she saw a blue glow illuminating the forest around her. Looking up, she grinned when she saw Chewbacca jogging from the Falcon with a stretcher. Together, they got Finn to the ship and quickly left the deteriorating planet.

Hux's POV:

Hux jogged to the hologram and said "Supreme Leader, the planet's collapse has begun."

Snoke ordered "Leave the base immediately and bring me Kylo Ren. It is time to complete his training."

Poe's POV:

As Rogue Squadron and the Millenium Falcon shot across the black of space, Starkiller Base's structure crumbled until it was replaced by a giant star. Poe heard "Yeah, we did it!" and other cheers of celebration.

Poe smiled and said "Alright people. Let's go home."

C-3PO's POV:

As the base celebrated the brief victory over the First Order, C-3PO wandered the base, looking for BB-8. Suddenly, he heard BB-8 beeping with another droid that sounded familiar. When he turned around, he found an online R2-D2! Excited, he shouted "R2-D2, you're online!"

R2-D2 beeped and C-3PO asked "What do you mean?"

R2-D2 beeped again and C-3PO swatted him on the head while saying "How dare you call me that!"

Again, R2 beeped and C-3PO asked "Find Master Luke? How? Come R2, we must tell the others at once."

Leia POV:

As Leia sat in her chair grieiving for her lost family, C-3PO asked "General? Excuse me, General?"

When she turned around, she was surprised to see R2-D2 operational! C-3PO said "R2 May have some much needed good news."

Leia pleaded "Tell me."

Minutes later, with everyone gathered, R2 put up a map that seemed to be missing a piece. Seeing this, BB-8 beeped at Poe and he replied "Yeah, I'll get it bud."

Grabbing the map fragment, he gave it to BB-8 who put it up and rotated it until it fit the missing piece! C-3PO exclaimed "The map! It is complete!"

Leia looked at the map astonished and said with relief "Luke!"

C-3PO patted R2 on the head and said "Oh, my friend. How I've missed you."

Rey's POV:

Rey's looked down at Finn's sleeping figure and said "We'll see each other again. I know it. Get well, my friend."

She bent down and kissed Finn on the forehead before heading out to the Falcon. Before she got on, she heard Leia ask "Rey?"

Turning around, she saw Leia in a gown and she said "May the Force be with you."

Nodding in thanks, she went into the Falcon to find Chewie waiting for her in the cockpit. Once they punched in the coordinates, she watched as the blue and white of hyperspace fill the glass. Minutes later, she found herself looking at a blue planet, peaceful against the black of space.

Once they had landed, she left Chewie and R2 to wait on the ship. As she climbed the stone steps, she knew why Luke would want to stay here. It was almost as if all of her troubles were fading away with each sound of the waves. As the minutes blended together, she climbed higher on the mountain. Turning around a rock face, she found the stone tablets she had been climbing were stacked together to make a beautiful home. Still, she climbed higher. Finally, she found herself at the very top of the mountain or island.

When she found no more steps, she saw a hooded figure looking out over the ocean. Climbing the green hill, she stopped a few feet from the figure. As if sensing her, the hooded figure turned so that she could see part of the face beneath it. Once he saw her, he turned fully and a hand and a synthetic hand pulled the hood off to reveal the man she had been looking for. Luke Skywalker had stern metallic blue eyes that she had stared into all those years ago. He had storm grey hair accented by white that seemed to be in the same style as Ren's. His robes were a sandy brown with white that showed his Jedi heritage.

Reaching into her pack, her hand gripped the saber and pulled it out. She held it out to Luke and when he saw it, she saw a flash of pain go through those eyes. When he turned his eyes back to her, she also saw recognition. His voice, accented by emotion, was firm, but also gentle. Luke Skywalker asked "Rey?"

CUT! Okay, that is a wrap! So what do you think? I know you guys may be disappointed that Ren did not go back, or not. But I swear, once the new movie comes out and I see it, I will start working on Part 2. Trust me, I'll try to explain things in the sequel! But now, I'm going to focus on Whispers in the Black and I hope to see you guys soon.