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Chapter 3:

Location: Sullust

Rey felt Kylo Ren approaching her through his Force signature. It was progressively getting stronger the closer he came to her. It smelled like leather and birch, musky, like the rain she inhaled on Ahch-To. She ran through the corridors of the city as fast as she could, pushing aside Sullustans and visitors alike. She had to warn the Resistance – had to get to Leia and Finn and Poe… It had taken her all of five minutes to recuperate from Kylo Ren detaching their minds. The moment she was conscious and able to think straight, she scrambled to her feet and left her quarters. She had been running for quite some time, quite possibly in circles, but she couldn't be sure. She didn't have time to slow down and ask where she was either. All she did know was that Kylo Ren had landed on the planet, and he was going to attack.

So she kept running, through every passage she could, trying to find someone – anyone – that spoke Basic so she could find her friends. Though, it was just her luck that the only beings she found were Sullustans and for some reason, a few Rodians. Those species could understand Basic, but she couldn't understand them. Rey was frustrated – beyond frustrated. The right term would be furious, but she wouldn't admit it because that was giving into what Kylo wanted. So, she rounded a corner and ran right into the arms of… Poe?

"Poe!" she shrieked, as he held her in place, his hands on her inner elbows, looking concernedly at her ashen face. "We need to go! We need to –"

"Whoa, Rey, slow down," he commanded her, but her heavy breathing paired with her trying to form words only meant her words came out stuttered and ineligible. "Slow… down, I can't understand you."

Heading his advice, Rey took a shaky breath and focused, clutching Poe's biceps to steady herself from the rebound of being caught. "Kylo Ren is here."

"That's impossible," Poe retorted, though he didn't believe his own words through the look on Rey's face. "How do you know he's here?"

"He told me," Rey replied quickly. Poe raised an eyebrow. "Look, there's no time to explain. He's close – I can feel him here. We need to tell Leia, right now!"

"Right…" Poe muttered and turned Rey in the right direction behind him.

The two began to run through the corridors of the underground city, Poe leading the way back to Leia and the other members of the Resistance. He had just met this girl, and she was as strange as they came. She was able to communicate with Kylo Ren, the most feared mean spreading terror in the galaxy. He told her that he was coming. Something was off about her, him, and this entire situation. Poe just couldn't put his finger on it.

Location: Sullust, Fulluusub

It didn't take long to breach the fortified doors of the Sorrosuub Complex. General Murray had fired a shot from their Ion cannon on the ground along with a few shots from the Walkers, and the door leading into the compelx was suddenly no more. Kylo had given her strict instructions not to damage the door to the point of it not being able to close, though, because Sullustans had what they called "honor." They would gladly throw themselves and the First Order out into the ubreathable toxic atmosphere to aphyxicate if it meant saving the Resistance.

The mission in itself was incredibly dangerous. One wrong move and the entire refinery would explode, leading to millions of causalities. Normally, Kylo wouldn't care about destroying things – in fact, he loved destorying things. It was what gave him his power. But, in this case, Rey was somewhere inside this facility, and he would never forgive himself if she perished due to his negligence.

Just as he had suspected, however, the Falcon was docked in the hanger. Looking at that piece of junk made him feel a mix of heavy emotions. What if he just took Rey and The Falcon, fleed to a safe planet on the other side of the galaxy, and disappeared forever? The thought was definitly tempting.

"Sir, orders?" came a voice to snap him out of his gaze at The Falcon.

Kylo shut his eyes for a moment and turned towards RE-4365. "Lead a battalian into the lower levels and find the Resistance. I want them alive. No excuses, Captain."

"Yes, Supreme Leader," RE-4365 replied and pointed his battalian of troopers into the door leading to the lower corrdiors that would give them access to the depths of the facilitly.

Kylo watched them go for a moment before zoning himself in on the Force in order to sense Rey's Force signature. His mind wandered through the hallways in slow-motion, passing by running civilians, through doorways, and the refinery itself. If she was hiding, he would find her. He took a deep breath, sensing she was close by… But where? His eyes darted back and forth through his mind until it came to rest in a hallway. She was running… he saw her back, her brown hair flying behind her neck, and her stance one of haste. But, she was with someone else… and he couldn't quite make out who it was. His life force didn't reveal anything to him other than they had crossed paths once before. That didn't mean anything – he had crossed paths with half of the Resistance. In the greater scheme, whoever she was with was not important. He had found her, and that was all that mattered.

Kylo closed himself off and reinforced his mental barrier against her, just in case she tried to see where he was. It was easy to do so; he was skilled at telekensis. When he was just a learner under Snoke, one of the most important things he was ever taught was to build up a barrier so strong no one could use your emotions, thoughts, and memories against you. Rey hadn't done so yet, and he could sense her confliction even now. She wanted to find him, she wanted to run away with him to end it all, but she was worried about her friends. Admirable, but futile. Kylo closed himself off to the Force so he was all but invisible to her, and began following her Force signature. He would find her in this maze, there was no doubt of that.

Leia's eyes narrowed as she listened to what Rey was telling her. She had felt a distrubrance in the Force, but she didn't aknowledge that it was her son. Rey told her frantically that he had landed on the planet and was close by, if not already in the facility. It was the radio communications from two of her soliders on the higher levels that confirmed this: they had spotted stormtroopers clearing the facility. Leia didn't question how Rey knew; she knew that she was special, like her son, and had sensed that there was a connection between them.

"What's the likelihood of getting to the transports the Sullustans have given us?" Leia asked Poe hurriedly. If they were going to escape this attack, it would have to be now. They did not have enough of an army to stand and fight The First Order yet, even with the Sullustans backing them.

"We would have to move now," Poe replied and rested his gaze on Rey. Rey tilted her head, wondering what the look he gave her was all about.

"Let's do it," Leia rose from her chair. "Gather everyone you can, and radio them to meet us at Docking Bay 63. Move!"

Rey watched as the rest of the Resistance filed out of the confrence room until it was just her and Leia. Her shoulders slumped as she looked at her elder, knowing that she could save them. She just needed to hold Kylo off. Leia could sense her fear, but she knew that there was something between Rey and her son… she didn't know what, but she knew it had great influence over him. Rey had to stay in order for them to escape.

"I'm going to stay."

The statement was plain, simple; a warning for Leia not to argue against what Rey was proposing. Leia also knew that Rey was strong, independent, and was responsbile enough to make her own decisions – this one was a sacrifice, but one that she intended to make fully. Leia rested a hand on her shoulder in comfort, and nodded.

"I know," she said softly. "Know this about my son, Rey. He is unstable, and he has been for a long time."

She left it at that, knowing that the young girl would heed her advice. Rey didn't watch as Leia left the room; it would have caused her too much pain. She felt the tears well up in her eyes, and couldn't help but think this was all her fault. She was the one whose feelings continously betrayed her; she was the one who decided to contact Kylo. But, she could make it right – she could give him what he wanted so he would call off the attack on the Resistance. With a shaky sigh, she wiped her tears away from her cheeks, and took a deep breath. If she was to face him, she could not show him weakness.

Kylo Ren's auroa was one of absolute fear. Everyone in the galaxy knew what he was, what he had done, and what he was prepared to do. The news that Snoke had been defeated had passed through the galaxy rather quickly – and so did the news that Kylo Ren had become the new Supreme Leader. Unlike Snoke, who sat in his throne room and commanded his army from afar, Kylo had proven in his short time as Supreme Leader that he was ambitious. He didn't see himself ever sitting in a throne room giving orders. He was on the front lines; always had been, always would be.

It was easier this way, especially since he had missions he had to accomplish under the noses of everyone working for him. Capturing Rey was a main priority of his that he couldn't let anyone else know about. If the word got out that he was going after a Jedi because he wanted her, not wanted to kill her, systems wouldn't fear the new Supreme Leader. Kylo knew this all too well, and that's why apart from his top officers, no one else knew the reason he had truly led the attack on Sullust.

He had taken matters into his own hands when it came to Rey. Not only was she stubborn, but absolutley blind to what he was willing to give her. He could give her everything she wanted – her own ship, her own planet, her own system… if she wanted it. All she needed to do was join him. Instead, she chose to deny his offer, and prefered to play this dreadful game of cat-and-mouse. But, he would humor her because she couldn't hide from him now.

The hallways leading to where her Force signature was strong were blinking and unruly. Kylo had sliced down a few Sullustans who had tried to fight him while he was on his hunt, not that it mattered. Death was a natural part of life, and their turn to transform into the living Force was when he decided it. He kept his blade extinguished to not draw that much attention to himself. He had one purpose: get in, get Rey, get out before this whole damn factory blew up.

But, she had blocked him out. He had tried prodding at her mind to create the bond again, but she would not let him. He could tell she was fighting him but did not understand why. Hope was lost – he was coming for her and not leaving without her. She was better off to surrender herself to make things easier on both of them. Yet, she still insisted to block him out. He admired her resolve, but every effort she made was futile.

Rey waited in the observatory platform above the docking bay as the rest of the Resistance loaded themselves and their supplies into the cargo ships provided by the Sullustans. Quite a few of the natives decided to go with them to escape. She didn't blame them – she would've been on those ships too if it was up to her. She watched as Poe gestured Geneva and Snap into the third heavily armored ship on the left, pointing to Finn to start loading the guns into the ships on the right. Chewie was talking to one of the Sullustans, and C-3PO was gesturing to R2 to follow him and quickly.

Leia had gone into the ships a long time ago, and that was one of Rey's first prorities. She needed to be as far away from here as possible with Kylo hunting Rey down. Rey tapped her fingers on the keypad to open the flight doors. She glanced down at the trajectory of the ships: they would be going to lightspeed right when they cleared the blast doors so they would jettison right past the First Order's nine ships surrounding the planet. It was an incredibly risky move, but their only way to escape. Rey stood at the ready: as soon as they gave her the signal, it was up to her to open the doors and allow them to leave the planet once and for all.

Chewie looked up to where she was waiting once the Sullustan had left his side. The two exchanged a knowing gaze, and she could almost hear him whimper before he descended into the ship Leia had boarded. Rey watched as Finn finished loading the guns into the ships and the last of the Resistance and fleeing Sullustans ran onto the loading platforms. He waved to Rey solemley, a sad look on his lips and in his eyes. Rey waved back softly, raising her hand only just. Soon, Poe was the only one left behind on the floor, double checking that they had loaded everything they needed aboard. Rey's heart was beating a million miles an hour for a variety of reasons – mostly because she was scared she wouldn't open the doors at the correct time.

Poe eventually finished his search, and looked up to Rey. The two locked their gazes; brown eyes on hazel eyes. There was a lot in his gaze: confused, unknowing, sadness, and most of all hope. He held her gaze for a moment longer than he should have, studying Rey, before turning his back to her, and boarding the ship Chewie and Leia had boarded. Rey's heart sank when she could no longer see them, but she was waiting for their radio to the tower to know when she should open the doors.

She eagerly waited as the ships began their turn towards the doors. What would happen after this? Where would they go? They hadn't told her – probably because they didn't know. The Resistance would more than likely readevous with another one of their supporters, gathering followers until they were strong enough to combat the First Order again. But, a lot of that hope rested upon Rey's own shoulders. Leia was relying on her to turn Kylo Ren back into Ben Solo. If she could turn him, that would stop the First Order once and for all. But, it would also bring closure to Rey, and especially Leia.

"Rey, this is Poe," came Poe's voice through the comm's in the observatory platform. "Can you hear me?"

"Loud and clear," Rey said, readying herself.

"We will ready in a few secodnds," he replied, and Rey eagerly watched. "Are you ready to open the doors?"

"I am," she answered, her finger hovering over the button on the panel. "Just waiting on you."

"Now, you make that sound like it's a bad thing," Poe joked, and Rey cracked a little smile.

"May the Force be with you," she said. "All of you."

There was a momentary pause, and Rey held her breath. "May the Force be with you, Rey. We're ready. Five… Four… Three… Two… One, and we are a-go!"

Rey pressed down on the button and her breath caught in her chest as she saw the black doors of the hanger open. As soon as the the opening was wide enough, one by one the ships jumped into hyperspace. The two minutes it took for them to clear the atmosphere and jump past the Star Destroyers awaiting them. Those two minutes felt like an eternity to Rey, who began to pace as she waited for Poe to contact her again. What if they weren't fast enough? What if they crashed right into a Star Destroyer? What if… what if… what –"

"Rey, do you copy?" came Poe's ragged voice. It sounded like he had been breathing heavy, but his tone was light and happy. "Come in, Rey!"

Rey hurried back over to the comm. "I'm here!"

"We made it," Poe said and Rey let out a sigh of relief. "We will try to contact you as soon as we reach our destination."

"Good luck," Rey wished to them.

The communication was cut off, which left Rey broken bit by bit inside. It had distracted her from her next task: finding Kylo Ren before he found her. She took a deep breath, somewhat shakily and uneven, and left the observatory platform. The halls were bare without the constant noise from the bustly Sullustans, and it was eerily quiet. She could hear footfalls of stormtroopers down the hallways, and as she crept along the corridors, saw many Sullustans who had given their lives to help The Resistance escape. The thought sickened her. They had slain these innocent people on Kylo Ren's orders, just to get to her.

It ignited a fire inside of her that she didn't quite understand. She needed to fight for her people, for their cause, because if she didn't, Kylo would just keep going after them until they were nothing more than dust falling into the atmoshphere of whatever unknown planet he had destoryed. She tapped into her anger, and found something strange: it gave her strength. It gave her the power to keep moving forward, to seek revenge for these Sullustans and all the Resistance members that Kylo had slaughtered, and to make things right once and for all.

It wasn't long before Rey sensed he was getting closer to her. His scent, his aoura, his absolute resolve was nearing her position, and she knew that if she were to act like she was looking for him, she would no longer have the upper hand in this battle. So, she decided to wait on the 34th level, close to the lifts, so if she had to escape, she could with ease. Her mind was racing, so she thought back to what Master Luke had taught her: in times of distress or fear, meditate. It seemed hardly like a time to sit down and quiet her mind, but maybe she could use it to her advantage.

Rey sat on her bottom in front of the lifts, crossed her legs, and with great hesitation, closed her eyes. She began to rid her mind of the unuseful thoughts and emotions, her fear, her hatred, her power… until there wasn't anything left but her very being and soul. The Force flowed around her, whispered to her, and spoke boomingly to her. What was it telling her to do? Go. Go?

"Go where?" Rey whispered.

"With me." Came a familiar commanding voice.

Rey's eyes opened frantically, cutting her connection off with the Force to see a man dressed in all black in front of her. He looked rather dashing, yet dreadfully fearful as he stood before her. His brown eyes ate her like Gizka Steak, greedily and hungrily, like he couldn't get enough of her. Rey pushed her lips together before slowly standing to her to feet to assess the situation.

Kylo had come alone. There weren't any stormtroopers to take her into custody for him this time. He hadn't drawn his lightsaber; it wasn't even in her view. He appeared to be sincere in his effort; his eyes certainly said so. He had obviously taken great lengths to find her, and he probably already knew that the remaining Resistance members had escaped past his fleet. Though, if he cared about their escape, he didn't show it. Rey could tell that he was focused on her and her alone.

The two locked eyes immediately, and didn't break their gaze. Kylo took a daring step closer to her, just to test the waters. He knew that he had to be gentle, presuasive, and seductive if he wanred Rey to come with him. This wasn't any easy challenge, and she was making it harder than what it needed to be by far. But, Kylo could tell by her auroua that she had calmed herself, and her thoughts were all in one place: on him.

So he decided it was time to press her. "Will you come with me, Rey?"

Rey looked at him, and brought her hand up to her chest in a protective, yet conflicted stance. Her mission was completed: the Resistance had escaped. Her new objective was the simple one: go with Kylo and buy them time. It was so simple – just go with him, accept his offer, but why did it seem to tedious? Why was she so scared? Deep in her heart she knew: she was giving into everything she shouldn't have been: the dark, the hatred, the lust for power even.

What would happen when she got onto his ship? Would he imprison her again? Would he torture her and learn all her secrets? There were so many ifs, so many things that she hadn't forseen. She didn't get enough time in meditation to see anything at all. Just the Force telling her to "Go." But, go where? With Kylo? He certainly seemed to think so. But, she could've fleed anywhere: from Sullust, to the Resistance, or even back to Jakku. But, her options at this point were severely limited, so she made a bold choice.

Kylo sensed her emotions leaning towards coming with him. She just needed that little push to complete it. He gingerly took the black leather glove off of his right hand, never breaking his gaze from her big hazel eyes, and outstretched his hand to her like he had done so many times before. He half expected her not to take it, and to start a battle that he wasn't sure if he could win. But instead, Rey's fingers twitched, and she began to move her hand towards her. Kylo swore his heart stopped in that moment. Everything he wanted, had been hunting for, had been dreaming of, was right in front of him.

When their fingers touched, it was a long overude reunion. It felt hot like fireworks, yet soft like skin. Rey felt a sense of completeness wash over her to the point where she had to close her eyes to drink it all into her being. She knew through their bond that he was just as complete as her now that they were touching. He was at ease, without a care in the world about anything but her. This was how she wanted to feel constantly: loved and accepted. Why hadn't she gone to him before? She knew this was what he gave her, yet somehow she had still felt unruly. But, not anymore.

Kylo smiled at her, the first real smile she had seen him give her. He held onto her hand like he wouldn't ever touch her skin again if he let it go, and began to walk down the corridor in which he came. Rey followed as if she was in a trance, but she didn't want this feeling to ever leave her heart. She was complete now, with him by her side. Kylo intertwined his fingers with hers, and a feeling of happiness washed over Rey like an ocean. He wanted her, needed her, just like she wanted and needed him.

Her eyes focused on the lift that was in front of them as Kylo pressed the grey button calling for it to come get them. Rey was content; her heart was happy. And then, it was suddenly… all black. Kylo caught her in his arms as she fell gracefully to the floor. He cradled her gently against his chest, savouring the last few moments he would get with her before calling his garrison and flying back to The Absolution. He took this time to memorize every inch of skin on her face, and how peaceful she looked. He knew that she was peaceful – her Force prescence had changed from infuriated to calm. And it would stay calm until she woke up.

Kylo felt only a little guilty for knocking her out again, but he didn't want to risk her running off or changing her mind. He knew how indecisive she was. But, she had given him herself, had accepted his offer to go with him, so technically, he wasn't abducting her like the last time he put her to sleep. The only ones who knew he had came for her were General Hux and Admiral Schnedier, but he knew they weren't going to start a rebellion against him for wanting her. The stormtroopers, however, he was leery of since FN-2187 defected and jointed the Resistance. To them, Rey would just be a prisoner.

Kylo stepped into the lift, still cradling Rey against his chest, and amazed at how natural it felt for her to be there. He had many other women lay against his chest after escapades or even before (a few when he was training with Luke, though he never did tell his Uncle that he had snuck off into their quarters to complete his escpades when he was all but sixteen. Then there were the cantina hook-ups, the stunt on Tatoonine, and the adventure on Ryloth with those sex hungry Twi'lek's), but nothing had ever felt so natural, so elluring as Rey.

He rode the lift up to the hanger where the stormtroopers were waiting for him. They hadn't set fire to the refinery or even remotely destroyed it, and Kylo was grateful – not only did that save them all from possibly being incinerated; he could also use it as a mining operation for The First Order. If the Sullutstans refused to work, he would enslave them for their trechory against his regime. He felt on top of the world with power and confidence, and he was willing to exploit that to the absolute most of his abilites.

"Sir," RE-4365 saluted as he walked past the troops. "The facility has been cleared as per requested."

Kylo nodded and continued walking towards his shuttle, right next to The Falcon. "Have one of your men pilot The Millenium Falcon onto The Absolution. I want it in cargo bay fifty-four."

"Yes, Supreme Leader," RE-4365 said and turned to give this important task to one of his best men.

Kylo walked into the lounge area of his shuttle and laid Rey gently on the couch, as if he would break her if he put her down too hard. She didn't even stir when her head touched the pillow. The moment Kylo disconnected from her, he felt empty, incomplete. His power and confidence were gone, and in place of his once lucid emotions was now anger, fear, and desperation. How could she do this to him? Apparently their bond was a lot stronger than he had realized.

As the shuttle took off to leave the planet, Kylo vowed he would show Rey the true meaning and power of the Dark Side. He would drive the light from her to the point where she would never long to go back to The Resistance or worse yet, to his mother. His thoughts laid upon Leia, and he took a long, deep breath. He had been within mere feet of his mother at one point, but couldn't bring himself to go to her, just like he couldn't bring himself to destory her during that damn battle… he was sure that she had been defeated at first, but then he felt her prescence in the Force, and knew that his mother was too stubborn to give up on life that easily. Just like Rey. She was so much like Leia…

Kylo commanded his shuttle Captain to take off back to The Absolution, leaving his feelings of regret and hurt on this forsaken planet. He had what he wanted, and she was only a few inches away from him. He would keep her there at all times: to protect her. Because after all, it was now his duty, not only as Supreme Leader, but also as her bondmate.

Dictionary:

Basic – most prevelant language in the Galaxy (like English)

Fulluusub – largest settlement on Sullust containing the Sorosubb Corportation (30% of Sullustans were employed by them)

Gizka Steak – delicacy made from Gizka which were a repitle species found all over the galaxy.

Ryloth – planet in The Outer Rim covered in dense forests. Its native species were called Twi'leks, and were often used for slavery.