Leia Organa stood on the roof of the mess, firing at the Stormtroopers below. Needless to say, the mission hadn't gone as planned. It was supposed to be easy, a simple hit and run with few casualties. She'd planned the whole thing out so carefully, every last detail. Still, everything had gone wrong. The First Order had known about the attack. They'd been there, waiting. Leia cringed to think of the empty base she'd left behind, of all the people she'd put in danger. Suddenly, a blaster bolt flew by her head, snapping her attention back to the battle.
"General, we can't hold out much longer!" one of her men yelled from across the roof. "There's just too many!"
"I know!" Leia replied. "We need to retreat!"
"How? They have us trapped."
Leia didn't know how to respond. Forget completing the mission, how were they going to make it out of here alive? She'd put all these people in danger, how was she going to save them?
"I'll think of something," she muttered. "I have to."
The First Order troops continued to advance. Leia looked around, hoping to see backup and finding none. However, something else, someone else, caught her eye. Her son was there, running toward the mess as fast as his legs could carry him. His blood red saber crackled as though it were on fire, his black cloak flew behind him. Leia's heart ached. Not only was she going to be responsible for this humiliating defeat, her son was going to be there to witness it. He was going to be a part of it. Once she was dead, his final link to the light would be gone. Well no, that wasn't exactly true. There was always Rey…
Just then, Kylo finally made it to the mess. To Leia's surprise, Rey came running up behind him. So, Rey had betrayed her now too. Leia was hurt but not terribly surprised. Everyone left her, one way or another. Fighting tears, she raised her blaster.
"General Organa!" Rey yelled. She ignited her saber and launched herself at the group of Stormtroopers. Kylo did the same. Slowly, Leia lowered her blaster.
"We're here to help!" Kylo cried. He drove his saber through the chest of a trooper and pulled it out with a grunt.
"Why should I believe that?" Leia snapped. She fired her blaster an approaching solider, hitting him square in the face. "I could never trust you again."
"You're right Mom…General Organa." Kylo struggled with two Stormtroopers, throwing one to the ground before stabbing the other with his saber. "I don't deserve your trust; I'm not asking for you to trust me. I'm not asking for your forgiveness; I don't deserve that either." The solider he'd thrown to the ground jumped back up and caught Kylo in a choke hold. Rey raced over and stabbed him in the back with her blue saber.
"If you aren't looking for forgiveness, why are you here?" Leia asked.
"Because it's the right thing to do!" Kylo replied. "I've fucked everything up, as long as I can remember I've been fucking everything up. I just want to do the right thing for once."
Having fought their way through the crowd, Rey and Kylo made it to the mess. Leia's troops jumped down from the roof. Kylo extended a leather gloved hand, offering to help Leia down from the roof. After hesitating for a moment, she took it.
"Come on then," she said. "You want to do the right thing? Fine, follow me."