TOO MANY SKYWALKERS...

It was an overcast sky with threatening clouds that greeted Rey when she exited her hut. She was making her way to Ben's hut when she saw him waiting for her near the side ramp of the curving hill. She almost didn't recognize him with his cowl and cape, there was a striking contrast with all the black and his alabaster skin stone. There definitely was a dark and reluctant energy emanating from him as Rey approached him.

"Good morning," murmured Rey.

He reached for her and brought his lips to hers in a sweet kiss, "Good morning, did you sleep well?" he asked, lowering his gaze to see her eyes.

She nodded, his eyes a rich color of brown with small tints of yellow around the pupils.

"Are you ready?" she asked him as he let go of her.

He nodded, "Lead the way,"

They made their way to the temple with Rey leading the way. He was taking his time catching up as if he was stalling not wanting to arrive too soon. Rey kept giving him side glances as he remained quiet. He looked detached occasionally looking at something that caught his attention or looking at the sky.

This version of Ben was the complete opposite of the man that was on top of her the night before. The man that took his time kissing her neck, lips and when he had started kissing the valley of her breasts she didn't know she could feel such strong desire. He had looked like a sin incarnate with his pouty lips, his disheveled hair how it would tickle her body. He had stopped too soon and wished her a good night, it had taken her a little while to calm her body down so she could get some sleep.

They were climbing up the stairs to enter the temple when Rey turned to face Ben.

"Ben there's one more thing that I need to inform you about this meeting. Luke said he was bringing someone you're a fan of," she told him, his expression suspicious.

"Luke said he was bringing, Anakin Skywalker," she said slowly, watching his reaction.

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"Anakin Skywalker," he repeated skeptically.

Rey felt guilty. She didn't tell him because she thought it would be a surprise but now that she was thinking about it she probably should've told him, maybe this 'surprise' that Luke said he was bringing wouldn't be received well by Ben.

Rey nodded, "I mean I gather he's one of your family members but who is he?"

"I'm Anakin Skywalker," said a deep voice behind them.

They both turned around to look for the voice and there in the middle of the temple stood two men. One of them was Luke Skywalker and the other, the taller one, whom she didn't know but there was something familiar about him, was staring straight at Ben.

Ben looked surprised; barely even noticing Luke as he was focused only on the other figure, Anakin she assumed, he walked towards him slowly pulling away his hood and stood right in front of him.

"You're Anakin? You're shorter than I imagined," he observed, looking at him curiously.

Anakin smirked, "Impressive scar."

Rey watched them closely, Anakin was tall, had similar waviness in his hair but not quite like Ben's, he came up short in comparison. He and Ben were in some sort of staring contest that neither one of them would look away from the other.

"I'm sorry but who are you? I mean, I know your name but how are you related?" she asked looking at Anakin but it was Ben who replied

"He's my grandfather. The great Skywalker patriarch," he said slowly, looking away from Anakin

Rey was confused, "I thought Darth Vader was your grandfather?" she asked looking at Ben who had taken a few steps away from Anakin.

Ben smirked, "He was Darth Vader. Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader and then his child —he glanced at Luke— redeemed him so when he passed away he died on the Light side which is how he's here. How poetic, such a lovely family reunion," he sneered as he glared at Luke, noticing him for the first time.

"Ben—"

"What do you want from me?" Ben demanded as he looked from Luke to Anakin.

"We came here to help," said Anakin as he took a step towards Ben, Ben took a step away from him.

"Ben please, let's just listen to what they have to say, please," pleaded Rey, as she tried to place a calming hand on his arm.

Ben didn't flinch away from her, "Speak farm boy," he growled at Luke.

Luke and Anakin looked at each other and Anakin nodded at Luke. Luke took a deep breath and cautiously took a step towards them.

"It has come to our attention that you both share a bond, one that needs to be calibrated," he said looking at Rey and Ben.

"Calibrated? What are we, droids?" he said sarcastically.

"It's in your best interest, Ben, that you allow us to help you, to help both of you," said Anakin, eyes on Ben.

Rey could feel Ben's anger and frustration as if it were her own, she kept a firm grip on him as to remind him that she was still here.

"Is it now?" he looked at Anakin suspiciously.

Anakin walked closer to Ben while still keeping a safe distance between them, "Ben, you and I are a lot alike. I can see your distrust and I understand it. Don't do this for us or even you, do it for her," he nodded at Rey.

Rey felt his body relax a little as he glanced down at her and she looked at his eyes and saw his indecision.

"Ben —" Luke started speaking when suddenly the noise of a blaster going off echoed through the temple and they saw the blast go through Luke, hitting the wall behind him leaving a small chip.

It took Rey a second to react but she was certain she heard Anakin chuckle. She looked at Ben and saw him holding a black, sleek blaster pointed at Luke.

"You shot me!" Luke exclaimed. Ben walked away from her to stand in front of Luke.

"Do you want another one?" sneered Ben

"No!"

" I'm done listening to you. You might've spared me getting my hands dirty with your blood back in Crait but that doesn't mean that I trust you. You knew about the bond before Crait and you did nothing for Rey," he then turned around and spoke to Anakin

"I don't know you so why trust you? I've been disappointed by your bloodline, how are you any different? The only person in this temple I trust is Rey," he glanced at her, as he exited the temple.

Rey moved to follow him but Anakin stopped her.

"Give him a head start, he needs some space but just keep an eye on him," he advised as he looked down at her.

Rey looked up at him and noticed that he had a small scar on one side of his eye and his eyes, they were the color of an overcast sky she can definitely see where Ben inherited his brooding looks from, his grandfather.

She nodded at him and walked straight towards Luke, "Ben has a point. You knew about the bond before Crait and you didn't want to help, you blew up a hut and kicked me out of the island once you found out," Rey reminded him, recalling that stormy night.

"You blew up a hut?" Anakin asked, voice flat.

Luke ignored Anakin's jab, "Rey it's not my proudest moment, I don't think I can ever apologize enough to the both of you for being so jaded. I really am sorry. But I can't emphasize enough how important is it that both of you learn how to handle this bond," Luke pleaded. Rey felt that he was being honest, she could see in his clear eyes.

"Rey, you're his anchor. Bring him back at sun down so he can meet the actual Master that will talk you through understanding your bond. Luke and I wont show up again until Master Yoda think it best. We don't want to become a distraction during this process," Anakin lowered his gaze so he was at eye level with Rey, a gesture that Ben did frequently for her, so much alike. She nodded and with one last look at Luke she exited the temple looking for Ben.

He felt her presence before he saw her. He knew she was near him but kept a safe distance from him, giving him space. He was grateful for that.

He continued staring at the angry waves clashing at the rocks, native birds squawking, the grass moving with the wind.

That's something he missed the most about being in a planet like this and that was the water and the wind. It felt so refreshing to feel it against his skin, making his cape move behind him, his hair dancing around his face he doesn't bother fixing it.

He takes a deep breath and closed his eyes wanted to breathe in the unique scent of the wind and the ocean, it really helped him clear his head and make him see everything clearly.

He had already known he was going to see his darling uncle so it was no surprise to see him —a younger version — but he just couldn't grasp the idea of being one of his students. No, he didn't trust him at all. He couldn't stop Rey if she wanted to become his student but Ben would keep a close eye on him, thankfully he was actually dead and he wouldn't have to fear waking up with him looming over him, lightsaber on hand, again.

Anakin on the other hand was an enigma. He was curious to see who he was; he had tried looking him up on both the Empire database and the Republics database and there was hardly any information besides that he and his mother were slaves and were from Tatooine. Ben didn't need to probe any minds to know why Anakin had been dispatched to him. If the Force ghost wanted to make sure that he didn't stray too far into the Vader territory who better than to send former Vader himself?

Ben smirked at this, if he wanted to go all Vader he would've done it already. Nothing could've stood in his way to achieve what Vader couldn't. At some point he and Snoke agreed that Anakin Skywalker had been the reason why Vader had failed in his mission. But now, Ben doesn't know what to make of the man. He had only one interaction with him and it wasn't completely unpleasant but Ben was incredibly reluctant to get to know this man, he was a Skywalker after all.

No, his pull was to one person, Rey.

He turned around and made his way towards her, she was at the top of the staircase staring down at him. Once she saw that he was making his way towards her she was climbing down the stairs to meet him, and gave him a hug around the waist once she reached him.

"I'm sorry," she mumbled to his chest.

Ben returned her hug, "What are you sorry for?"

Rey peeled herself from him and looked at his face, "I should've told you everything that Luke told me, even his little surprise," she made a face.

Ben smirked, he grabbed her hand a lowered her to sit down at the steps. She was still watching him, worried with a little frown.

"I just think it's my natural reaction to being around too many Skywalkers," he teased. Looking at her expressive eyes, he sensed there was something she wanted to say, "Something you want to share?" he asked, eyebrow raised.

She nodded, "After you left, Anakin asked me to bring you back at sunset to meet with the actual Master that will help us with our bond. He said his name was Master Yoda, have you heard of him?" she asked.

Ben frowned, "Yoda? I think he was a Master of his," he shrugged

"Are you going up come back?" Rey asked, skeptically, "Anakin said that he and Luke won't show up until Master Yoda says so."

Ben raised his eyebrow, "Been talking to the old man now have you?"

Rey rolled her eyes, "Only cause you left! He wouldn't let me go after you he said to give you space."

"Careful Rey, I think you have a type," Ben said sarcastically, Rey slapped his shoulder.

"Ben! You don't understand how weird it was to be in that room with three generations of Skywalkers!" she was shaking her head.

Ben shrugged, as far has he was concerned they were only family through blood and that was pushing it.

"You're all so snarky," commented Rey, a small smile playing on her mouth.

Ben scoffed, "I'm not snarky," he said defensively

Rey raised her eyebrows at him, "You sure? Where the hell did you get that blaster?" she asked, suspiciously.

Ben looked down to his thigh where he had store it away in his holster, "I honestly don't know. It was in my quarters on the ship and I can't remember where I got it. But it's always good to have an additional weapon," Ben justified.

Rey narrowed her eyes, "And you just happened to bring it to meet your uncle?"

"Like you said, too many Skywalkers," he gave her a smile.

Rey started shaking her head, she was so stunning this morning. Her hair was halfway up and the rest of her loose hair was curled around the base of her neck. Her eyes in this lighting were a dark yellow, amusement in her eyes, her face free of stress.

He remembered last night how she was so tempting, it was hard to tear himself away from her especially when her body was so responsive to him. How when he kissed her neck she would arch towards his body so they were touching. How his body was aching for hers but he knew that he had to be careful, he didn't want something to happen that she wasn't sure of herself.

"Ben, I noticed that you haven't answered my question. Are you going to want to come tonight to meet Master Yoda?" Rey snapped him back to reality. He considered her question, he knew that she wanted him there with her. After all it was a bond they both share.

He let out a deep breath and stood up, reached out a hand to her, she accepted it, "Sure, why not. I don't think I'm related to him," he said, bitterly.

"Are you sure?" taunted Rey, as they climbed up the stairs

"You're right, I'll bring my blaster."

"Ben!"

Rey and Ben arrived to the temple after they had dinner and the sun was setting. Rey went to take a seat where she and Luke had first spoken about potentially training her as a jedi. Ben sat on the floor across from her.

"All are Force Ghosts late?" he asked, voice tired.

It had been a pretty eventful morning. They had spend the better part of the day fishing and clearing up their own respective huts. It was surprising how dirty those huts can get and how much space they didn't have to store their things.

"Kriff I'm really dreading all those stairs heading back to the huts," she complained as she stretched her limbs.

"Hmmm, so soon, complaining, no, no," said a voice in front of her.

She looked up and saw a small green figure with long ears, deep wrinkles that made him look very wise and tufts of white hair on top of his head, he had a bright light green eyes that studied her.

"Master Yoda?" asked Ben who he was seated next to

"That I am, young Solo. Now Rey, sit, lesson starts now," he said pointing at a spot in front of Ben with his small cane.

Rey took her seat facing Ben "Hold hands, Ben, Rey," he instructed.

They both held hands and Rey ignored the jolting feeling from joining hands, Ben smiled widely at her. Damn, that smile, why did he have to be so handsome?

Rey focused her attention to Yoda, there was something that exuded complete and indefinite wisdom that really soothed Rey.

"Your bond strong, mmmm, yes, unbalanced, dangerous, mm hmm," he nodded with his eyes closed, one of his hands hovered over their clasped hands.

He opened his eyes and looked at them both, "You two cant fight one another mmm, no, no, mmm, The Force won't allow, mm mmm," This confused Rey, she and Ben had fought against each other.

"Master Yoda, Rey and I have fought one another," clarified Ben, he glanced at Rey and she nodded in agreement.

Yoda nodded, "Ben, Rey, eyes close and show me mmm first fight against you both," he nodded, his hand still hovering over our joined hands.

Rey looked at Ben's confused eyes for a moment before she closed her eyes and recalled the moment back in Starkiller Base. She recalls the moment when the Skywalker lightsaber flew past Kylo Ren and into her hands. She let the memory flow from her, it felt like it happened so long ago but in reality it had been about maybe less than two months ago. She opened her eyes when the memory had finished.

Master Yoda was laughing, Ben and I looked at each other confused as to why the Jedi Master was laughing at that memory.

"The Force split the ground hahaha mmm mmm to stop fight mmm mmm, no, no more fighting each other," Rey frowned.

She did recall the ground breaking apart after Kylo had fallen and she had used the distraction to find Finn and leave the collapsing planet.

"Show me fighting together mm hmmm," asked Yoda, eyes already closed.

Ben already had his eyes closed when she turned to look at him, she closed her own. She thought back just less than a fortnight ago back in the throne room when they fought Snoke's guards. How they stood back-to-back how she had leaned on him to gain leverage and kick a group of guards away and the memory went on.

There was a tug on their bond, Rey opened her eyes and to see that Ben and Yoda still had their eyes closed, why would their bond be activating right now? She closed her eyes and let the tug taker her.

She was seeing the event of the Throne room but it was shifted. This wasn't how she remembered it, this had to be Ben's version of it. She can see herself in one corner of the throne room fighting one red guard as Ben danced around with three. She watched him, he was surrounded by the guards his blade up tracking the guards and she can see his concern when he saw her on her own, seconds later she was cut with one of their weapons, she yelped. She felt his concern and anger but there was something else, compassion. He lowered his lightsaber, his hair stuck to his forehead, he made a move, looked from side to side and flung his saber from one guard to another….He had looked like such a Dark Prince….

She was taken away from his memory and she saw Ben and Master Yoda looking at her, Ben confused.

"Why did I see your memory?" she asked Ben. He looked as confused as she did.

"The Force thinks you should know more mmm hmmm you saw same thing I did. You two, much compassion, yes, for each other mm hmmm. But careful, balance for Ben and for Rey, yes, and together. One more memory, mmmm, show me how lightsaber broke," said Yoda, eyes already closed.

Ben looked confused but still closed his eyes. Rey wasn't sure he was aware that the lightsaber had been broken.

She closed her eyes and thought of the memory, how she couldn't verbally reject Ben and had gone for the saber, they both did and how there was a struggle and the saber hung in the air not choosing sides and eventually she saber had split right down the middle. Her memory went on a little longer how she had woken before Ben and had taken the pieces and ran from the room, from him.

She opened her eyes to once again find them both looking at her.

"More proof, no,no, The Force not like it, no more you two," he raised his small cane and hit Ben and Rey on the knee.

Rey was watching Ben he was as confused as she was. There was something that he was hiding from her she can feel it. He was avoiding her eyes and staring purposefully at Yoda, she will ask him about this later.

"Now, both of you will be open with each other mm hmm, your bond reacts to honesty, yes, no secrets, no, balance is key. Must serve The Force," nodded Yoda, staring from Ben to Rey.

"Master Yoda, I don't want to become a Jedi. If Rey wants to go down that path that's fine but I don't," Ben clarified, intentions clear.

Master Yoda hit him with his cane, "Young Solo, no Jedi, balance yes, with dark and light, you both will be, Prime," he clarified.

Rey frowned, "What's Prime?" she asked him, she hadn't heard of that term before

"Balance, you both will be balance, yes, with dark side, yes, and light side," he responded as if it was so obvious, "Tomorrow daylight, meditation and sparring, yes, with Obi Wan Kenobi," he nodded.

"Master Yoda, I am okay with Anakin Skywalker to teach me. But not Luke Skywalker, not yet," Ben told the small master.

"If you're sure, Young Solo," and with that he disappeared.

"Ben we need to talk," Rey told him as they both stood up and for the first time that she's known him. Ben Solo ran away from her.

Authors Note: Thanks so much for the support! This was such a hard chapter to write but it's the longest chapter yet...