A/N: Thank you for all of the love and support always. Yes, I know what an a-hole Ren was being in the last chapter but hey he is a dark jedi. So lets see how Rey is doing after such a strange and unexpected visit from the Supreme Leader. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I do not own Star Wars or any of the characters!

Chapter 5:

Rey stood there with her mouth hanging open. Had Supreme Leader Kylo Ren made a pass at her? Kissing her she could see because it had certainly killed her rage the moment he'd done it, but offering to take her to his bed was something else entirely. Half of her wanted to go retch in the toilet; the other half was tingly and hot feeling. To say Rey was uncomfortable was an understatement.

She'd never been kissed before. Her first kiss was stolen by her enemy. Rey let out a frustrated sound. She wanted to kill Kylo Ren even more now.

Where did that asshole get off treating her like some play thing? It was bad enough when he was a murderous monster in a mask but Kylo Ren the womanizer was so much worse. What woman in her right mind would willingly sleep with him? Was she a Stormtrooper or an officer of the First Order? Or worse; a civilian?

Rey didn't know why she was so interested in the woman whose voice she'd heard echo through the force from Kylo's end of the bond. She just couldn't wrap her head around it. The thought of women throwing themselves at Kylo Ren was too much after such a traumatic day.

Rey went into the small 'fresher to check out the bruising that had already started in the mirror. Sure enough there was a large hand print that had already bloomed across her skin. She knew by tomorrow she would have a full-fledged black and blue hand print across her throat. She had no clue how she would even explain it to the others. Rey knew there was no way Finn or Poe would ever believe that she'd done it to herself. Not to mention the fact that the hand was almost twice the size of hers and covered almost her entire throat.

She knew from reading the Ancient Jedi Texts that the light side had an ability called Force Healing. It was something her own body did unconsciously but she couldn't do it on purpose. She'd never been sick or seriously injured. Before she knew about the force she figured she was just lucky or had good genes but now she knew that it was the force that kept her healthy all her life. She just wished Luke would have taught her something about force healing.

She wished there was someone she could talk to about things like this. Finn and Poe would never understand. Leia…Kylo Ren was Leia's son as well as her enemy. There was no way Rey could have such an awkward conversation with the general. She sat heavily on her cot and tried to think of a way around explaining where the bruise came from.

Before she could come up with anything there was a knock on the door of the hut. Rey jumped physically from the sudden sharp sound in the quiet of the jungle.

"Who is it," Rey called. "Finn," came one voice. "And Poe," came another with a series of beeps and whistles that let her know BB-8 was with them too.

Rey sighed and threw on the cloak she wore back on Jakku whenever she was caught in a sandstorm. It was a temporary solution but at the moment she really didn't have a choice. She threw the door open so her friends could come inside.

"Why'd you run off like that," Finn asked. "I just couldn't watch another group be murdered by that madman," Rey said truthfully. "I know it's hard to watch but I thought our fearless Jedi mistress would be able to stomach anything," Poe tried to say lightheartedly but the look Rey gave him could have frozen over hell. "Jedi aren't supposed to want to kill people but I can't help but want to wring his neck every time I have to see that smug asshole," Rey said and began pacing in a small circle while the others took seats in her one chair and on her bed.

BB-8 followed Rey's small path around the hut. Rey remember Kylo Ren's words 'The first death is always the hardest'. She was worried that he was right, that if she went and killed Armitage Hux she would fall to the dark side with no aid from Kylo.

"None of us would blame you for doing what we all want to go and do," Finn said gently. "But you guys are normal. You don't have this mystical force inside of you that is so volatile that one misstep can send you on a murderous rampage. Jedi can't kill unless their life is in danger. Wanting do hunt the man down is already a step in the wrong direction," Rey explained. "All this force mumbo jumbo just seems to complicate things. It should be as simple as we are good; Hux and the First Order are evil. It's our job to stop them by any means necessary," Poe said.

Finn nodded and BB-8 whistled in agreement. Rey agreed with what Poe was saying but it was easier said than done. It would be a lot simpler if the Force wasn't so clearly divided. It seemed that no force user in history had even been able to balance the light and the dark successfully. At least none that she'd found in any records.

"Leia always used to say that the Jedi were the defenders of all that is good and pure in the galaxy and that they could use deadly force to defend those who couldn't defend themselves," Poe said. "I thought Leia didn't grow up around the Jedi Order," Rey asked. "She didn't but she is force sensitive and when she was younger she studied the bare minimum with Luke and the others. She said she didn't want to be a full-fledged Jedi because that meant she couldn't marry Han and have children," Poe answered.

Rey looked at him. She vaguely remembered reading something along the lines that love, intimacy, and familial connections were forbidden as they were the keys to falling to the dark side but she'd never thought about what it meant for someone like Leia or herself. She'd always thought about having a family but apparently she couldn't do that if she wanted to be a Jedi.

"Uh oh, did I say something wrong," Poe asked. "You just told her that she can't be a Jedi and have a family," Finn said before Rey could even open her mouth.

Poe looked from Rey to Finn, and then had the grace to look embarrassed.

"Hey, look. I'm sorry Rey. I didn't know you wanted a family or anything like that," Poe said. "No need to apologize. I'd read the same thing. I never really wanted to think about it. It's not like I've ever even had a boyfriend or anything like that before. I just always thought one day, someday I would meet an incredible man and we would get married and have a few babies. Now I'm not so sure. I don't think I can do what Leia did. I'm pretty sure I'm too far down the Jedi path to turn back now," she said, her face flushing red as she thought about kissing Kylo Ren.

The two men stared at her. She was glad that they couldn't read her mind. She didn't want anyone to know that he'd kissed her or what she'd felt when it had happened.

She stopped pacing for a second as she felt Poe's eyes intently watching her. Usually she and Poe flirted good naturedly but right at that moment his stare made her uncomfortable. She wondered if Poe saw the two of them together at some point in the future.

"I'm sure if you wanted to have a family once this war is over, no one would blame you," Finn said. "I know but if I truly am the last Jedi, I can't just turn my back on the galaxy. Once we take down the First Order someone will have to seek out all of the force users scattered all over the place. They will need someone to teach them," "No one ever said that you can't teach younglings and have a few of your own," Poe said encouragingly.

Rey shot him a grateful smile.

"So realistically, what are we going to do about Hux," Finn asked? "I don't know," Rey said and sat on the bed next to Finn. "I say we capture the ginger bastard and put an end to his madness. We don't have to kill him. There are enough dungeons under this place to lock up his whole little platoon," Poe said with confidence. "And how do you suppose we capture Hux while he's with his elite death squad," Rey asked. "We have the last Jedi," Poe said with another smile.

Rey gave him a disparaging look.

"I don't have a light saber and I'm not trained nearly enough in the ways of the force to take out an elite squad of Stormtroopers. At least not by myself and we don't exactly have the man power for something like this," Rey reasoned. "We didn't have the man power but the people are getting sick of Hux killing their friends and family. Leia got a call about 5 minutes after you stormed out from a group of people from a planet called Jasmenerth near Bleon 265. It's a planet of warriors. A little over 10% of the planet's population wants to join up with us but they want an escort and Leia is worried that Hux will get to them before we do," Poe explained and Finn nodded.

Rey jumped up.

"Why didn't you guys mention that first? We need to get to that planet before Hux does," Rey practically yelled. "I agree but there are a couple of issues we need to address first. The Falcon can only hold so many people. Now the Jasmenerthians have their own freighter but it's not equipped for combat. We need to come up with a plan so that we don't walk into a trap or get our allies shot out of the sky. Capturing Hux and holding him hostage certainly would help," Poe suggested. "It would…What if we went to Jasmenerth and waited for Hux. If these people are warriors then they should be able to help us defeat the Stormtroopers with Hux. It'll be a test run to see if they really are ready to fight against the First Order," Rey said. "See, I knew you would come up with something," Poe said.

Finn had been quiet this whole time and that made Rey nervous. He was the most talkative of their little group not including BB-8, so the fact that he'd been quiet this whole time was alarming. Rey looked quizzically at him.

"What is it, Finn?" "You guys are banking on our safety being guaranteed by the fact that you'll have taken Hux hostage but what you guys didn't take into account is the fact that Hux was Snoke's dog. He and Kylo Ren never really got along. What if we go through all the trouble of taking out the Stormtroopers and then Kylo Ren blows us out of the sky just to be rid of us and Hux," Finn said. "I don't think Ren would do that. Half of the order is only loyal to him because Hux's is still his general," Poe said.

Rey shot him a questioning look.

"We have spies all over the place just like the Order. Don't look so surprised that we would have Intel like that." "Well I hope they are right cause I'd really hate to have left the First Order just to be blown out of the sky a few months later," Finn said. "I hope so, too," Rey said. "Now, lets go tell Leia our plan," Poe said almost running out of the hut.

…

Two Days Later

"I really hope this works," Finn said for the tenth time since he, Rey and BB-8 had exited the Falcon leaving Poe and Chewie to be ready to rocket them out of there. "Shut up Finn. If the Jasmenerthians see how nervous and unsure you are they might change their minds about joining us. And we really could use the numbers," Rey said, leading the way through the market place at the very center of Jasmenerth's capital city Jasmeenas.

All around them the market place was bustling with all kinds of life. There seemed to be many alien species on the planet but it wasn't hard to tell the Jasmenerthians from everyone else. Though they were humanoid looking; the shortest adult that Rey had been able to spot was a couple inches over seven feet tall and both the males and females of their species were covered in thick ropes of muscles with a bone density closer to steel than human bone. They looked like they were made to do battle.

"Looking around…if most of the rebels on this planet are Jasmenerthians I think Hux and his men were already in grave danger. I'd hate to be hit by one of them," Finn said and Rey nodded. "Well, keep your head down and stop staring so much. We need to get to the rendezvous point before our contact gets spooked or Hux shows up," Rey reminded him. "You're right. Let's get moving."

They moved silently through the crowd with BB-8 leading the way. Rey tried to keep her eyes forward but it seemed that everywhere they went people were staring at them, well at her. At first she'd thought this had all been a trap and Kylo Ren and his men were just waiting for her to get to the right spot before springing his trap. Then they got to the meeting place and a Jasmenerthian woman was waiting for them.

She was over 8 feet tall with hair that was probably longer than Rey was tall. Even through her modest clothing Rey could tell that the giant woman had more curves and muscles than Rey ever would or could have. She turned to them and Rey was surprised at how beautiful the woman was. Her skin was smooth and cocoa brown skin, with wide true brown eyes, a large nose, wide full lips, and high sculpted cheek bones.

She smiled when she saw Rey and Finn standing there. Finn was open mouthed gaping at her as though he'd never seen a giant woman before. Rey giggled. She hadn't exactly seen a giant woman before either.

"Greeting Force Wielder Rey, ex-Stormtrooper FN-2187 now known as Finn, and binary being BB-8. I am Jasminda," the giant woman said. "It is good to meet you Jasminda. We should get to your group soon. Hux and his men will be here at any moment ," Rey said taking the giant's offered hand and shaking it. "Yes. We aren't far away. It's only a fifteen minute walk to the temporary HQ we set up but it'll put us in a rural area where there will be very few civilians that could get hurt in the fight to capture Hux," Jasminda said.

Rey nodded but noticed that Finn was still just staring. She snapped her fingers in front of his face a few times before he startled, looking at Rey as though she'd just rudely awaken him from a deep sleep. Rey and Jasminda shared a glance that sparked laughter between the two women.

"What," he asked as the women began to walk away. "What," he asked again running to catch up with them. "You were staring like you've never seen a beautiful 8 foot tall woman before," Rey said, amusement in her tone.

Jasminda laughed. Finn had the grace to look embarrassed but he was glad that Rey had lightened up some. She'd been so serious when they'd left the falcon that he had assumed something was bound to go wrong but now that she was smiling and sharing secret jokes with Jasminda, he felt more relaxed.

The walk through the city was uneventful yet informative as Jasminda told them about all of the different species that resided on the planet, the industry that kept the people in work, the creatures that resided in the jungles and forests that surround the cities and the many plants that grew and thrived there. Jasmenerth was the perfect ally planet for the Resistance. The warriors of Jasmenerth made a living by building and selling blades of all shapes and sizes made of durasteel, blasters, staves, bows and armor. If they'd had a Kyber crystal mine they probably would have been mass producing light sabers too.

Rey was interested to see what the Jasmenerthian rebels would be bringing with them to Olara. She didn't have to wait long to find out. The Jasmenerthian Rebel HQ was built into the side of a cliff much like the base on Crait.

"I will take you in to meet our leader. The younglings have started taking supplies to the freighter we will be using to get to Olara. The rest of us will be waiting to help you take out Hux's men," Jasminda said as she knocked on the tall, heavy, metal door. "Okay. Poe and Chewie haven't reported any sightings of any First Order Ships so we should be okay," Rey said. "What do you need me to do," Finn asked. "Why don't you go with the Younglings and help them decide what to bring that would be most useful on Olara," Rey answered.

Finn nodded and while Rey went to talk to the leader of the Jasmenerthians he went with Jasminda to the Jasmenerthians' supply room to help them pack and start moving things to the freighter. Rey walked into the cavernous space that had obviously served as their living quarters. There were Jasmenerthians of all shapes, sizes and skin colors as well as humans and other species but most of them were the native giant species.

Rey was a little more than shocked that the leader of the Jasmenerthian Rebellion was human woman. She was tall for a human at almost 7 feet with sharp features that somehow enhanced her beauty instead of taking from it. The woman looked Rey up and down like she was sizing her up for a fight.

"Greeting Jedi Rey. I am Taliah Half-blood, leader of the Resistance group here on Jasmenerth," the woman said coming to stand a few feet from Rey.

At the mention of her title Rey immediately knew that Taliah was half human, half Jasmenerthian. She quickly hid her shock with a pleasant face. The last thing she needed to do was piss off the leader of the group they were there to recruit.

"It's nice to meet you but I am merely a force user. I haven't had the proper training or ceremony to be referred to as a Jedi," Rey admitted. "And yet you were strong enough to wound Kylo Ren," Taliah said with a gentle smile. "Anger is a good weapon," Rey said with a smile. "That it is. I am glad that General Organa-Solo got my message and decided to take a chance on us. Do you really think General Hux will show up here?" "I have no doubt. This planet, your people are our best shot at rebuilding the Resistance. I think Ren and Hux would do anything to make sure that doesn't happen," Rey said truthfully. "Well then I am so glad you are here. From what Leia told me you guys are in grave need of manpower, weapons and ships. All of which I can provide as long as you promise to protect us from the Queen of Jasmenerth. She has sided with the First Order and deemed supporting the Resistance an offence punishable by the death of the offender's entire family. Most of the people here are here because she killed their families because she thought they might have supported the resistance. Little did she know, she was just growing my number for me," Taliah said with a small sad smile.

Rey felt her anger almost boil over. She had to take several deep breaths before she could speak again.

"You have my protection, the protection of the Resistance. Now we just need to get everyone safely to Olara," Rey said. "Thank you Rey of the Resistance," Taliah said and began calling out orders to her people. "Hey Rey, Hux's shuttle just dropped out of hyperspace and is descending down into the atmosphere. They are alone. Do you want me and Chewie to shoot it out of the sky," Poe's voice came crackling through the com she had in her ear. "No! Once they land we can take care of it. If you guys are spotted Hux might know something is up and either not land here or call for back up. We don't need to get captured by the First Order if we can help it," Rey said and then yelled to Taliah that it was time to move out.

Hopefully Finn and the Jasmenerthian younglings were able to get everything the resistance would need onboard the Freighter as Rey had a feeling that once they left this planet they wouldn't be able to come back for some time. There was a loud crash against the front of the base. Panic rushed through Rey but Taliah informed her that there was a side entrance that the younglings had been using to load the Freighter and that those who weren't staying for the fight could use that exit to escape.

The loud sound came again over and over as people ran down a ducked off hallway to escape. Jasminda, Finn and 10 Jasmenerthians came down that hallway to join Rey and Taliah. Finn threw Rey a new quarter staff made of strange white stone with blades of durasteel on both ends. Rey smiled as the weapon landed in her hands and a sense of rightness blew through her.

"We want Hux alive! Everyone else is just a witness that can run back to the Order," Rey yelled as the heavy metal doors finally gave way and slammed into the ground with a sound so loud it left Rey deaf for a few seconds. "CHARGE," Taliah called as Stormtroopers filled the space.

There were 18 of them in total. 15 fighters, two guards and Hux himself. He stood in the door way looking smug. The fighting began almost immediately. The first Jasmenerthian swung a mighty sword that cleaved his opponent in half. All over the cavern skirmishes were taking place. Hux watched it all as though it were entertainment. He hadn't seen Finn or Rey yet and Taliah would do her very best to keep them from his view until they were close enough to capture him.

Rey opened herself up to the force and steadied her breathing. When the first Stormtrooper made it to her, she swung her new staff taking his lower leg. He crumpled to the ground and Rey jumped over him making her way slowly but surely to Hux. It was quickly becoming clear that the giants were more than prepared for this attack and when Hux realized things weren't going his way he begged his guards to get him out of there.

It was too late though. It had taken the lives of 4 Stormtroopers at the hands of Rey and Finn to get to him but they got there. As Rey and Finn fought Hux's guards, Hux could only watch in horror. His other conquests had never been prepared for his attacks before and so he'd left his blaster on the shuttle leaving him defenseless. He tried to back away but found Jasminda standing directly behind him.

"Armitage Hux, you are hereby under arrest by order of the Resistance," Taliah said triumphantly. "What!? No! You can't do this. The Resistance has no say so anywhere in this galaxy," Hux stuttered. "Tell that to someone who cares," Finn said taking out a pair of plasteel shackles. "Traitor! When I get out of this I will make sure that I personally see to your death," Hux spat.

Rey laughed a little. Hux's eyes grew wide when he noticed Rey standing just behind Taliah. She took a step forward.

"You! Scavenger girl, Ren will bring you to the dark side whether you have me captured or not. I can't wait to participate in your torture. I am sure the Supreme Leader has come up with new and exciting ways to cause you pain," Hux said as though he weren't being shackled and taken prisoner. "You would have to survive your imprisonment for that Hux and I just don't see that happening," Rey said smugly. "You should check him for tracker. It won't do for us to get him all the way back to the base just for the First Order to know exactly where we took him," Finn said and Taliah nodded.

Finn went with them to the freighter where they would scan Hux for trackers and then meet up with the Falcon outside of Jasmenerth's atmosphere. As the Falcon and the Jasmenerthian freighter jumped into hyperspace Rey felt a sense of triumph. This was the first plan that had gone just the way it was supposed to. She wondered if now things were going to start going their way. If so, that bastard Kylo Ren had better watch his back. No matter what had happened between them Rey was determined to take down him and the First Order if it was the last thing she ever did. On that she swore. If that meant saving him and returning him to the side of the light, so be it. If it meant killing him…She would just have to deal with it...