A/N: Sorry for being late. Got really busy with work last week but hopefully two long chapters make up for. As always enjoy.

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Chapter 6:

Kylo smiled to himself as he finished drying his hair. He walked back into his quarters to be greeted by the sight of the beautiful naked woman still in his bed. His black sheets covering nothing but her feet.

"What took you so long, lover? The shower stopped a while ago," she asked, sitting up and reaching for him.

Kylo walked pasted her to the small locker where he kept his clothes. He began getting dressed before even looking in her direction again. His face had fallen into it's usual cold mask now that he was done toying with her. Despite what he'd told her he wasn't thrilled with the fact that so many women were vying for his attention and he wasn't taking advantage of most of them.

Truthfully, he had chosen a couple girls to just satisfy his baser needs but the woman in his bed was there for more than just the sex. She was a powerful ally as well as beautiful and strong. If she'd been a force user, Kylo might have considered making her his bride and could have finally put her from his mind. Bond and the old man be damned.

"I was thinking." "You're not reconsidering our arrangement, are you Kylo," she asked, sliding her feet off the bed. "No," he said flatly.

He felt her move across the floor through the force. Her hands slid over his bare shoulders. Kylo shuddered. As much as he would like to fall back into bed; he had better things to do. He shrugged off her touch and pulled his black over shirt over his head.

"Well then what were you thinking about so seriously," she asked. "That is none of your concern, Thalia. Shouldn't you be getting back to your planet. Don't you think people will notice that you are missing," Kylo asked, turning to face her.

She smiled at him. She was tall, taller than him by five inches with wide hips and full that seemed at odds with her small waist, and flat stomach. She had sharp features but was stunningly beautiful all the same.

"I think it would work out better if I don't make it back to the planet until just as Hux has made his little visit. My advisors know that I am here negotiating with the Supreme Leader. If those troublesome rebels get wiped out while I am away, no one will even bat an eye," she said, confidently. "Good. I'm glad you have no issues with killing the leader of the rebels on your planet," Kylo said with dark pleasure. "If you can kill your own father, I can certainly allow your men to kill my sister," she said with a smile.

Kylo hid the smugness that he felt. He was surprised she had gone this long without sharing the news. He let that show. He still didn't know how she'd learned that he was the son of Han Solo and Leia Organa-Solo, but he was sure he would find out soon. He'd learned about her sister from little bits of information he was able to pull from her mind when she was distracted but her mind proved difficult to penetrate.

"You didn't know that Taliah was my twin sister," she asked. "I've never seen the woman. Jasmenerth wasn't even on my radar until you approached me. That is an interesting development. Though, if it's no problem for you I don't see why I should care either way," he lied to her easily.

Though Thalia was a compatible mate, Kylo had a feeling that he couldn't fully trust her. So, he planned to keep her at arm's length until he learned what her end game was.

"I just wanted to show you that there is nothing that I wouldn't do for this cause, for you," Thalia said, staring down into his eyes. "We shall see. For now, why don't you get dressed and join me on the bridge," he said pulling on his helmet. "Yes, Supreme Leader Kylo Ren," she said with a gleam in her eye.

…

Three Days Later

"Supreme Leader, I have good news and I have bad news," Lieutenant Haven said, running into the large viewing room. "What is it?"

Kylo stared at the man from beneath his helmet, glad that he was wearing it.

"Sir, Captain Phasma was found on a planet near where the Supremacy was destroyed. She is alive, though still badly injured as the planet had little in way of bacta. She is being brought here to be treated properly," Haven said and then his eyes dropped to the floor.

He was visibly trembling. Sweat beaded on his suddenly deathly pale skin. Fear seeped from his pores. He hadn't even told Kylo what the bad news was. Kylo could feel himself getting angry just waiting for the man to speak.

Kylo lifted the man from the floor by his throat using the force. Haven flailed and struggled to free himself. Kylo ripped the information from the man's head and felt his rage double. Kylo Ren let Haven fall to the ground and let out a furious roar.

Hux had been captured by the Resistance and his entire squad was either dead or too injured to ever be a solider again. One of them reported seeing Rey and the traitor among the Jasmenerthian rebels. 200 rebels escaped the planet and jumped into hyperspace with the Millennium Falcon. How had he not seen this possibility?

His lightsaber was suddenly in his hand. Officers fled as the red crackling blade ignited and consoles began to rise in the air to either crash into each other or be split to pieces by his blade. He was literally seeing red as he destroyed nearly everything in the room. For nearly 10 minutes he raged. The entire ship quaked with his anger. Stormtroopers and officers alike trembled in fear.

Snoke would have called him weak to rage so. To display so much emotion in front of his inferiors was tantamount to telling them that he wasn't strong enough to lead them. He wouldn't be surprised if more than a few of the officers, lieutenants, admirals and generals began plotting against him, even without Hux there to plant the idea.

Kylo was breathing heavy and shaking by the time he had extinguished his blade. The few people still in the viewing room stared at him fear in their wide eyes. He couldn't stand it, so he stormed out of the room, practically fleeing toward the med bay. The walk would give him time to regain his composure before seeing Phasma.

When he got to the med bay the place cleared out as if Kylo had told them to do so. The doctor hovered near the door as Kylo walked in and sat down. Phasma had burn scars along the back of her body but other than that she was perfectly healthy. She just needed to learn to move with the scar tissue that now covered 30% of her body.

It had been a long time since he'd seen Captain Phasma without her helmet and armor. She was a handsome woman, not beautiful like Thalia or the scavenger but you would have to be blind to think the woman on the bed was ugly. Her body was solid muscle without losing the soft curves that screamed female. Maybe that was why she wore a helmet like his and full armor, she wanted people to fear her the way they did Kylo Ren.

"How are you feeling, Captain," Kylo asked through the helmet. "Like I need to kill that traitor FN-2187," she growled out.

Good to know that the injuries she had sustained hadn't taken any of the aggression out of her.

"All in due time, Captain. For now I need you to get healthy. The two of us will be going on a very important mission in a month's time. I trust that Dr. DeCandio can arrange for you to be ready," Kylo said, glancing at the man who vigorously nodded his head. "What mission, Supreme Leader," Phasma asked. "When you are ready I will fill you in on all of the details. Get some rest, Phasma. I will need all of the loyal supporters I can get when the time comes," Kylo said.

Phasma nodded and relaxed back in her bed. Kylo gave the doctor a warning glance before leaving the room. Nothing that had been said here should be repeated outside of the three of them and if anything was repeated, Kylo would have to find another doctor for his ship.

Kylo felt better now that he'd talked to Phasma but he was still furious. Thalia had assured him that there was no way the Jasmenerthian rebels would be prepared for Hux and his men. She had also assured him that Taliah had no connections to his mother and the Resistance, yet her and the traitor were there waiting for Hux. Plus their ship was already packed and ready to go, like they were planning on fleeing the planet before Hux and his men showed up. It wasn't hard to believe as Hux had been broadcasting his executions all over the galaxy.

Kylo could have kicked himself. Bands of rebels were probably fleeing every known planet to go join up with his mother and her merry band of bastards, thieves, liars and murderers. It was like advertising for the other side. He should have known better. There were still beings alive that remembered the good old days when the Resistance had a chance of beating out the empire and were probably telling all the young rebels how great it was to be under General Organa's leadership.

At the last second Kylo decided to head to his quarters. He could go take out some of his aggression on the training bots after he got some answers. Stormtroopers and officers alike scurried out of his way as he moved with purpose down the long, boring hall.

He was relieved to make it to his quarters without someone wanting him to answer trivial questions or wanting him to sign off on this or that. He punched in the code and the door to his new room hissed open. As soon as the door was closed behind him, he took off the helmet and threw it at the wall.

He went over to his desk and dialed out to Thalia's private communications device. As he waited for her to answer he paced the short space in front of the desk. The longer it took for her to respond the more agitated he became. By the time Thalia's blue holographic face appeared over his desk, Kylo was practically foaming at the mouth.

"What took you so long," he snarled at her. "I am Queen of my people. I was dealing with the mess that your man has created," Thalia growled back. "And what is that supposed to mean," Kylo asked, confusion lessening his rage. "Hux was supposed to blow up the cavern the Jasmenerthians were using as their base. Instead he walked his men into an enclosed space with Gods know how many Jasmenerthians as well as your little Jedi bitch. If only you had wanted to know the plan you could have kept that rabid dog in check," she explained.

Kylo stopped pacing. Was it his fault that Hux didn't stick to Thalia's plan? Kylo knew that Hux had issues following orders from anyone other than Snoke, including Kylo but especially from women. Maybe it was his fault, not that he would ever admit it to anyone, especially not the woman on the other end of the call.

"Remember your place, Thalia. You are only Queen of Jasmenerth because you allied yourself with the First Order. Otherwise they would never allow a half breed like you to sit on their throne. Sharing my bed will afford you no allowances for insulting me or talking to me like I am one of you underlings," Kylo said, making his voice and facial expression as cold as he could. "Yes, Supreme Leader," Thalia said dropping to her knee so that only her head showed in the projection. "Rise, Thalia. A Queen's place is never on her knees. So, you had no clue that the rebels had a freighter capable of carrying over 200 Jasmenerthian rebels to the Resistance's side. I had wiped out more than double that and now thanks to your sister they are gaining strength again. What do you think will happen when others get word of your sister's defection? Especially with the news of my general being taken," Kylo asked still angry.

He was keeping Thalia on her toes. He never wanted her to get comfortable with him. They weren't a couple and above all else he was her leader and ultimately her superior and she had to act as such. She looked seriously confused.

"I am sorry, Supreme Leader but no, I was not aware that my sister had stolen one of our freighters. I will have my people check but I am sure Taliah and Josighn have disabled the tracking device that is standard issue for all of my ships. As far as what will happen when others get word that people are joining Resistance…"

The hologram shrugged.

"I think that is more your problem than mine. You will have to do something so that others won't take this as a sign of weakness. Other wise we may actually have a war on our hands," Thalia said. "You have two prisoners in lock up? I will be coming to talk to them," Kylo Ren said coldly. "I have already questioned the prisoners. They had nothing to say," she said indignantly. "I won't need them to say anything. I will use the force to rip the information from their minds," he said and ended the communication before she could say anything else.

Kylo sighed. If he was being played he would make sure that the Jasmenerthian Queen suffered until she begged him for death. Was her security so lacking that it was easy to miss a freighter disappearing? She had to have known the rebels were planning to flee her planet, right?

Snoke would have known what to do, who was planning what, how to make everyone comply with his wishes. Darth Vader would have known. Hell, even his two-bit smuggler father would have had some clue what to do and if he didn't he would have made it up on the fly.

He could bet that his mother would know just what to do with her newly acquired troops. He assumed he could expect some kind of attack or at the very least a list of demands for Hux's safe return. He was contemplating whether he actually would give up whatever they wanted for Hux. The sniveling little ginger was proving to be more trouble than he was worth. He could just let the rebels kill him. Maybe that would turn Hux's supporters to his side.

An evil scheme came to mind as he made his way to the training room. He decided that if Thalia's prisoner were unhelpful he would charge her with the task of getting Hux back, which she would more than likely fail at. Then he could blame Hux's death on the hybrid queen. Hux's loyalist would beg him to punish Thalia, which he wouldn't hesitate to do if he felt she was trying to play him. Then Hux's loyalist would support him fully and the Jasmenerthians that don't want Thalia on the throne would be appeased and would stop causing problems.

As Kylo swung his lightsaber in graceful arches, pushing his body to his physical limit he calculated the risk for failure in this plan and found that even if Hux's men were upset because Thalia's plan failed but Kylo doesn't punish her for it, he would be okay because by then Phasma would be better and ready to take up the mantle of the General of his armies. The loyalist could be taken out as easily as Hux himself, though Kylo preferred to preserve life if possible.

Now all he had to do was sit back and wait for the Resistance to reach out with their demands. Once they did, he could enact his plan. His trip to Jasmenerth would only take 12 hours. He would not let Thalia distract him into staying longer than necessary. He finished up his training and then returned to his quarters to get some much needed rest.

…

18 Hours Later

Kylo was most at home behind the controls of his TIE Silencer. His admirals wanted him to ride along in a shuttle with them and to be honest he could understand their reasoning. Their general was just taken hostage by the Resistance from the very planet Kylo was headed to. Kylo would never make the foolish mistakes that Hux had made.

Kylo stared at the medium sized blue planet. Jasmenerth was covered in one giant ocean with only a single continent for the people to live on. The population of Jasmenerth's one continent was only a little over 20,000. 98% of that population was natives of Jasmenerth. Very few species were comfortable living among the giants, not that Kylo minded. The Jasmenerthian people might have been resistant to Jedi mind tricks they were not exempt from being hit with force lightning or being force choked and they definitely weren't resistant to his lightsaber's blade.

He used the force to sense for any ill intentions among the people as his TIE Silencer hovered toward the ground right outside of Thalia's castle walls. Thalia and all of her guards were waiting for him as the craft settled on its landing gear and the ramp lowered with a hiss.

Kylo stepped from his ship looking and feeling as menacing as Darth Vader. As he passed them Thalia's guards dropped to their knees, reverently whispering 'Supreme Leader'. Thalia was waiting for him at the end of the two rows of guards.

She curtsied as he approached her and said, "Welcome, Supreme Leader Kylo Ren."

Kylo offered his gloved hand to her. She took it with her right hand and with the left she held her floor length gown off of the ground so that she didn't trip as she led Kylo inside the Palace. She looked so pleased to see him that he almost regretted not being able to stay for longer than needed.

"I did not expect you so soon, Supreme Leader," Thalia said. "Your prisoners could have critical information that could help locate the new base of the Resistance. Why would I delay," he asked as though she'd asked a stupid question.

Which in a way she had, but Kylo didn't hold it against her. Thalia had only been ruler of her people for a month. She didn't know what it was like to have hundreds of thousands of millions of people looking to you to protect them and expecting you to punish anyone who causes them to suffer. Kylo knew from experience that many people didn't think of Stormtroopers and members of the First Order as people that needed to be cared for, but at the end of the day everyone bleeds, everyone needs something, and everyone loves. Even monsters like Snoke have someone they care for, even if it isn't apparent.

"I apologize for saying such a stupid thing. Please, follow me this way. The dungeon is right down this stair case," Thalia said.

Kylo followed her down the abnormally wide and high stairs. He knew they were built for her people and it was odd for someone as big and physically imposing as Kylo Ren to feel small but he did. Walking with Thalia and her 2 massive Jasmenerthian guards that went everywhere with her, he did. Sure, he could have killed everyone in the stairway faster than either of her guards could draw their long sickle like blades from their backs, but still even Snoke would feel small compared to the two 12 feet tall men at Kylo and Thalia's backs.

After about two full minutes of walking down, they finally reached the bottom of the stair case. As they walked down the hall Kylo couldn't help but stare up at the ceiling which had to be about 20 feet high. He wondered if there were Jasmenerthians that were that tall. He hoped not because taking down something that big would certainly take a hell of a lot.

They came to a door that was guarded by two Jasmenerthians that were both about 8 feet tall and women. They looked sterner than any of the other guards. They dropped to their knees more for Kylo's benefit than their queen.

"Greetings Supreme Leader Kylo Ren and Queen of Jasmenerth Thalia," the two women said at the same time. "Greetings Jopoe and Miina, we are here to see the two rebel prisoners," Thalia said.

The two women nodded and stood then pulled open the two iron doors that Kylo could only move with the force. There was no way he'd be able to open them with only his physical strength. If things went south, he could be trapped down there. He wasn't particularly worried about it, an attack on him would have to be meticulously planned and he doubted that they'd have had the time to do so on such a short notice.

Thalia stopped just short of the cell and gestured for Kylo to approach the bars. Kylo went with no hesitation. When the man and woman in the cell saw Kylo they both stood. The woman's expression was one of terror while the man looked as though he'd been expecting this. Neither of them looked prepared to fight.

"It is to my understanding that the two of you were a part of the rebel army that used to reside on this planet," Kylo said and neither giant moved to answer. "Your Supreme Leader asked you two scum a question. You would do well to answer," Thalia demanded. "Yes, we were," the man said and not like he was happy about it. "What do you know about where they were going in the Freighter that they stole," Kylo asked.

Neither of them looked surprised at the news.

"We will never tell you," the man said bravely and the woman nodded. "So you do know," Kylo said, a smile tugging at his lips. "That one was Taliah's best friend. She would know everything but her husband was Taliah's left hand. They both should have everything you need to get Hux back," Thalia whispered in his ear.

He realized why most of the couple's animosity was aimed at their queen rather than him. At one point she had belonged to the resistance but had betrayed her sister and all of their friends just to become the leader of this god forsaken planet. He filed that away for later incase Thalia had designs on ruling the galaxy. She obviously had great ambitions. He realized that taking her into his bed may have been a mistake. He would deal with it later.

"It is very brave of you to want to protect your friends, but I don't need either of you to tell me anything," Kylo said and took a step closer to the bars.

He reached out with his still gloved hand and used the force to pull the woman all the way to the bars. When her face was pressed between the bars, Kylo touched her temple with two fingers. A high piteous scream escaped her lips as Kylo ripped open her mind looking for any and everything that had to do with the Resistance. The man was yelling for Kylo to stop, promising to tell Kylo everything and even offering to do whatever Thalia wanted him to do.

Kylo took his hand away and the woman slumped to the ground sobbing. A smile tugged at his lips. She may not have known the exact location of the Resistance, she did know that the Freighter had the coordinates of the Amara system programed into it when her and her husband left it with Taliah and the others. It would only be a matter of time before he found them now.

He wondered what his mother would say when the First Order ships descended on them.