Rey watched Kylo Ren walk away until he was fully out of sight. Pulling herself to a fully upright sitting position, she tried to make sense of what had just transpired in the last few moments. The most fearsome figure of the First Order had saved her life. Why? Not only that, he gave up on his quest for the relic, letting her have it. None of it made any sense. Nothing about Kylo Ren made much sense when she truly thought about it. She had been inside that mind once before and had no desire to go there again. She did wonder about their vision though. Was that in her mind or his or both? There was no way to really explain it. She wished she knew what it meant. She wasn't shaken nearly as badly by it as Kylo was. Her biggest concern was that they simply shared it. It implicated a Force bond and he was the absolute last person in the galaxy she wanted to have one with.

Collecting herself, she stood up and walked over to where her lightsaber had landed when she fell. She placed it back on her belt, tightly securing it. Revan's Cynosure still sat in the middle of the room, silently glowing and levitating. The cavern was eerily quiet now that the cacophony of battle was over. She found herself almost wishing Kylo hadn't left because she wasn't quite sure of what was going to happen when she tried to take possession of the relic. Chastising herself for even thinking it would be better if that monster were present, she gathered up her nerve to walk across the narrow bridge to the relic. This was one of the few times she was glad to have such a petite frame. She could only imagine the difficulty Kylo would have had traversing the walkway. Why did she keep thinking of him?

She shook her head as she reached the platform holding the pillar the relic levitated over. Taking a deep breath, she reached for the relic and took hold of it, drawing it towards her body. It was small, fitting neatly into the palm of her hand. It had looked much larger from across the room. As she did so, a ghostly figure appeared above her.

"Who comes to claim Revan's Cynosure?" it asked.

"My name is Rey," she shakily replied.

"Are you Sith or Jedi?"

She shook her head, "Neither."

"My child, I feel the Force all around you, You are strong in the Force."

"I have no one to train me. I would aspire to be a Jedi, if I could, but that seems impossible right now," her voice trailed off.

"I am aware of what has happened and I am also aware of the awakening, All of those that are One with the Force know."

"Who are you?" Rey asked.

"I am Revan, child," he replied.

She drew a sharp breath inward. "Do not be afraid," he said, "I will do you no harm but I must give you instructions as you are now the guardian of the Cynosure."

She nodded, waiting for him to continue.

"The relic is a powerful tool for either a Jedi or a Sith or even an unaligned Force user such as yourself. Using it can expand your power by manyfold making you much stronger in battle physically and mentally. You only need to focus on the relic and your Force powers will flow through it. These powers expand even more so if you are a user that possesses both the Light and Dark Side within you, no matter how small they might be. My child, have you been called to the Dark Side?"

"Only once, that I can say for sure," she paused, "In the first battle I had with Kylo Ren, on the Starkiller Base, I almost had the opportunity to kill him and it felt, it felt...good," she shook her head, trying to brush off the memory. "I injured him and instead of it being a neutral feeling, just a happenstance of combat, it felt good. It was awful afterwards. I felt disgusting. I hope I never feel something like that again."

"Obviously you did not kill Kylo Ren as you faced him again in battle today so you resisted the call of the Dark Side but you must be careful. It can be very tempting and seductive. Warriors much stronger than you have fallen, myself included. You are just beginning your journey with the Force. Tread carefully, my child," he paused. "Do you understand how dangerous this relic would be in the hands of Kylo Ren?"

"Yes, he is strong in the Dark Side and very."

"My child," he interrupted her, "he is dangerous because he still possesses the Light within him. This relic is most powerful with a Force user having both sides of the Force within."

"There's no Light Side in Kylo Ren," she protested, "He's a sadistic murderer. He killed a handful of villagers just hours ago for no reason."

"Yet he saved your life just moments ago and relinquished his claim upon this relic," Revan's voice kindly reminded her of Kylo's strange altruistic deeds.

Rey started to protest but stopped because she knew he was right. It was the reason she called him Ben. She knew the Light was there, that Ben Solo was still in there somewhere. It was part of the vision, of Ben lost in the mist. "But why did he do those things?"

"His motivations are not mine to know. Those are answers you can only find. There is a Force bond between you, there is no doubt of that."

She cringed at the words Force bond, "I don't want any connection with that monster."

"It is not for you to decide. The Force has bonded the two of you together and now your fates are intertwined. But while he is so far into the Dark Side, you must protect this relic from him. You must go now, Rey."

Before she could say anything, the ghost vanished. Unable to move for a moment, she thought about everything Revan's ghost had said, most of it not sitting well with her. She felt like there was a brick in her stomach and her shoulder was starting to throb from the wound Kylo had landed. She quickly made her way across the bridge towards the hallway out of the cavern. Heading out of the vault, she hoped Kylo had headed straight for his ship and taken off without hesitation. She had no desire to see him again on this day or one anytime soon. She stopped as she closed the door to the vault as she realized she owed him a life debt. A life debt. Her stomach rolled at the thought. She had to sit down. A Force bond and a life debt. While he might have shown some Light today, it wasn't enough for her to feel any sort of comfort with these sort of connections. He was clearly unstable and not wanting to kill her today could change tomorrow.

Walking back to her ship, her mind couldn't help but wander to wondering what young Ben Solo had been like before Snoke got his filthy hands on him. He carried such a heavy burden with his lineage, as if being the grandson of Darth Vader wasn't enough he was also the nephew of the great Jedi Luke Skywalker. No matter which path he chose, the legacy to live up to was almost too much for one young man to carry. Add to that his father being an famous, or infamous, smuggler and a war hero, she could easily see how his mind could be corrupted when a boy is becoming a man and questioning himself and everything around him. Wait, was she rationalizing his turn to the Dark Side? No, but there is the realization that evil isn't born, it's made and Ben Sold was made to be Kylo Ren. The persisting problem now was that he refused to heed the call from the Light and made this choice as a full grown man. No excuses or explanation could wash that away.

She hated when he took off his mask. He did it when he first interrogated her and he had just did it again when they had their shared vision. It reminded her that he was human even with the evil deeds he perpetrated on a daily basis. What did he think about before he went to sleep at night? The thousands that have died at his hand and thousands more at his order? Or simply that he had a tasty dinner and would drift off to sleep without a care in the world? She was in her ship now and slammed her hand against the control panel. She really needed to stop thinking about him unless her safety was in question. Who cared what that lunatic thought about before he went to sleep?

Maneuvering the ship off of the surface of Maris III, she set a course for the Resistance home base. She needed to get back and report to General Organa. Her mission had been a success but she wasn't sure how the General would take her report. Her demeanor always changed when a report included her son and it was easy to see why it would. Rey wasn't looking forward to her meeting.

After docking, Rey headed to the medical bay to have her wounded shoulder tended to. It wasn't severely injured and only took some stitches to close. Wincing, she thought about how things could have been much worse, like falling into a seemingly bottomless pit and then thought about how Kylo Ren saving her life might be even worse. Her comm link came alive, General Organa asking her to meet her in Debriefing Room 55-A in an hour. Rey acknowledged the order and headed to her room to clean up.

General Organa was already in the room when Rey arrived. She stood up as Rey came in, taking her hand in hers, "It's always good to see you, Rey," she said warmly.

"You too, General," Rey replied.

The General noticed the bandage that poked out from under her shirt sleeve, "You were injured on this mission?"

"Yes, ma'am. I encountered some...resistance to my obtaining the relic."

"So you did obtain the relic?" she asked.

"Yes, ma'am," Rey replied.

"What happened?" General Organa was stern in her questioning.

"I arrived on Maris III and landed near the coordinates were were given for the location for the vault. There was a village nearby and the villagers confirmed the relic was somewhere within the jungle, but none were willing to guide me. They pointed me in a general direction and it looked like there was a path on the ground, but it was completely overgrown. I had to hack my way through with my lightsaber until I came upon the vault," Rey paused.

"Go on," General Organa said.

"Opening the door to the vault was a Force trial and there was another beyond that. I was able to complete both of those. I came upon a third, which I was unable to complete."

"Then how did you get the relic?" the General asked.

"Kylo Ren completed the trial." Rey's sentence hung in the air.

General Organa drew in a sharp breath, "My son was there?"

"Yes, ma'am."

General Organa was silent for a few minutes. "Go on," she finally said,

"It was a huge monolith that I couldn't move, but he did. He arrived on Maris III shortly after I did. We had figured he was also looking for the relic and he was. He followed me from the village through the very obvious path I left through the jungle to the vault. We had a lightsaber battle and this time, without being injured, he was so much stronger. I was on the defensive the entire time. There were pits surrounding the relic and I slipped into one, barely grabbing the edge. I was fairly certain I was going to fail the mission, fall and die." Rey stopped.

"What, Rey? Go on."

"Kylo grabbed my hand and pulled me out. He saved me."

General Organa's eyes went wide, "He saved you?"

"Yes, ma'am. He was watching my fingers slip then reached down and told me to grab his hand and pulled me out of the pit. I don't know why."

Tears formed in General Organa's eyes, "Because there is still Light left in him," she paused for a moment, trying to collect herself, clearing her throat. "So how did you get the relic from him?"

"He let me have it. He said it's destiny is with me, not him," Rey shrugged, as she still didn't understand what had happened. "He literally walked away." Rey had decided not to tell General Organa about the vision. That seemed like something private, something personal she didn't feel the need to share. Something between her and Kylo, or maybe her and Ben.

"What about Snoke? What is he going to tell him?" a look of concern came over General Organa's face

"He told me it wasn't my problem but that he would just tell Snoke I beat him to the relic, then he walked away before I could say any more. I have no idea what his motives are. It makes no sense. He purposely failed his mission. I don't understand."

"Maybe he has had a vision of the future. Ben always had visions in his dreams. Perhaps the same holds true now. I just worry what that vision might be," General Organa laid her forehead on her hand, breathing deeply. "He kept you alive for a reason, I just wish we knew what that reason is, not that I'm not thrilled he decided to do so, Rey. I'm so glad he made the right decision this time. We need you."

"Thank you, General Organa," Rey smiled. General Organa was the closest person she had to a mother and appreciated her warmth when it came through. "If we're through, I'd like to head back to my room, if you don't mind."

"That's fine, Rey. You need your rest," they both stood and General Organa hugged Rey. It made her feel warm all over. "I'm so glad you're home."

Rey headed to her room, suddenly exhausted from the events of the day. It was still a few hours before dinner, but she sank into her soft bed anyhow, snuggling into her blanket. It still felt like such a luxury after so many years of sparse living on Jakku. She slipped into a deep sleep, falling into a dream of an intense battle on planet she didn't recognize. The Resistance was losing the battle, retreating, but she was still fighting as hard as she could, taking down as many stormtroopers as she could in her wake. Her lightsaber flashed against the stark white armor of the troopers as she cut them down, one after another. Almost to the Millennium Falcon, she tripped, landing hard on the ground, a stormtrooper right on her. She looked up, waiting for the blaster fire that would end her life when she heard a voice yell, "NO!" and saw a red lightsaber run through the stormtrooper. She rolled over to avoid the falling body, seeing Kylo Ren standing there.

Breathing hard, she woke up. Now he was saving her in her dreams, too? What in the hell was going on? Throwing the blanket off, she got up and went into the refresher. Turning on the water, she rinsed her face off. In her thoughts, now in her dreams. She was just about ready for this day to be over with and hopefully tomorrow would be Kylo Ren free. She had a dark feeling that her days of being Kylo Ren free were over.