That night, we go to his escape craft, and leave.
"Thank you Ben." I say.
"For letting in the light."
He kisses me gently. "You are my light. I had to let you in.
I smile. "Did I mention that your mother wanted me to be the General of the Resistance after she died?"
"No, you didn't."
"Well, she did. And I am."
"That's amazing. So, now that we're leaving, what are we going to do about, well, about-"
"Hux? The way people treat you in the Resistance? Like I mentioned, I am the general of the resistance. If I trust you, that should be good enough for them."
"And Hux?"
"Our best pilot, Poe Dameron has a sister. Ri, we call her. When she was a teenager, she went off to see the galaxy, where she landed in some quaint little area called, The Tyranium system."
"Tyranium... that's where-"
"Hux is from. Yes. His sister is the Queen. If she makes an alliance with the resistance, it is our hope that he will no longer try to hurt us."
"Hope. You only hope?"
"Rebellions are built on hope."
"They are? Then I hope your right."
When we get back to the base, there is no one except Poe there. He sees me, then he sees Ben.
"What is he doing here?" he asks, voice low, and cold, almost growling.
"Poe..." I warn.
"No! He's the reason Tally's dead!"
"Poe..." my voice is getting louder.
"You killed my girlfriend you little-"
"POE!" That wasn't me. That was the force of nature, Ri. He spins at the sound of her voice.
She walks up to Ben, and sticks out her hand. "I'm Alderia. But you can call me Ri."
He takes her hand. "I'm K-Ben. I'm Ben."
"Nice to meet you Ben." she says. I adore her. Aaand now she turns to Poe and slaps him.
"Poe. Izac. Dameron. How. Dare. You."
"He's the reason-" she holds up her hand and it silences him.
"I know Tally's dead. I also know that you adored Leia. His mother. That's something you two have in common. So get it together, or get out of here."
Poe takes the second option, kicking a crate on the way out.
"He's quick to judge." I whisper to Ben, sensing his nervous energy.
At that moment, Finn and Rose walk in hand in hand. The second she sees me, she flies across the room and hugs me.
"Rey!" she screams. "You're alive!"
I look at her. "Did you honestly think I wouldn't be?"
"Well, no, I knew you would be. But this means I won a bet!"
Out of the corner of my eye, I see Ben approach Finn.
"What's your name?" He asks as he holds out his hand. "I only know you as FN2187."
"Finn."
"It's nice to properly meet you Finn."
"Nice to meet you too Ben."