Hux woke up with his body agonizingly sore. His head was throbbing, and the pain in side was so unbearable he was certain he had been shot or stabbed. He gagged then at the taste of blood in his mouth. He didn't know where he was, all he remembered was seeing a chrome armored woman from ground level, and then nothing. As he tried to rise from where he now laid, he found himself unable to move. He was restrained He struggled then in frustration as he tried to release himself from his chair. He struggled, and squirmed, until he became so enraged that felt like he was going to burst into flames. He couldn't believe that Phasma had punched him, kicked him, stunned him, betrayed him.

"Hello, General, I take that you slept well?" she asked as she inched up closer and leaned down to where he was.

Phasma found it very amusing how he continued to struggle and squirm in an attempt to break free from the restraints. "You foul woman." he spat.

Hux was shocked when he saw her reach for the buttons on her mask. Once she finally removed it, her piercing blue eyes sent shivers down his spine. "You are in cell number 041, General." she said. "I suggest you be very careful with your choice of words, or I shall have to punch your disgusting little face once more."

Hux felt his face grow hot with anger. "It amuses me greatly that you believe that I am frightened of you, Captain," he said at her through gritted teeth. Phasma was crouched down to him now. "The Supreme Leader will learn of my absence," he continued. "and when he does, you will be punished greatly for your actions."

Phasma laughed heartily, "General, I find it most entertaining that you actually believe the Supreme Leader would care for your absence." Hux practically growled in frustration. "He sees you as nothing but a fool, a failure. You are nothing to him. Besides, I believe solitary confinement will serve you well. Now you may freely holler to your hearts content, and you will not have to worry about your shrill voice being heard by passing troopers."

"Now, if you will excuse me, I am quite famished," she turned to leave the room. "A food droid will greet you shortly to serve you your dinner."

As the door hissed behind her, she smiled as she heard Hux's screams of frustration.

"Are you sure you want to do this Ben?"

Ren rose out of the pilot's chair, and walked over to where his bag of supplies lay. "Yes, Rey, I am sure. I realize I am taking a risk. But I am ready to explain, and defend myself if necessary."

She gave him a worried look, and went then to grab her own bag of supplies. Her bag was filled with a change of clothing, and the rest of the food rations and bright pink fruit she found in the cabinets above the cockpit. As she grabbed her saberstaff, and threw her bag over her shoulder, she adjusted the three buns behind her head. "Ready?" she said as she fixed the lowest bun.

"Yes, as I'll ever be I suppose," he said. He then opened the hatch to the door, and the track suddenly released itself onto the planet's surface. Rey walked down first, looking straight ahead as she did so, and looked around briefly as she stepped outside of the ship.

"Well, come on then!" she barked at him. He took one long deep breath and placed his hand over his lightsaber hilt, and proceeded to walk down the track out onto the planet before him.

He noticed then how Rey was practically running, "Slow down!" he called at her. "I'm sorry!" she replied. "You know when you haven't seen your family in over a year; you tend to get a little excited."

He slightly smiled then, "Try fifteen years. You won't feel as excited."

She said nothing, and flung her saberstaff behind her back as she picked up her pace.

General Organa was in her room, emotionally, and physically exhausted. Since the destruction of Starkiller, the Resistance had been recruiting, training, getting stronger, in anticipation of their next encounter with the First Order. She sat down on her bunk then, and exhaled deeply. She was then greeted by a scruffy looking man dressed in tan robes.

"Leia," he said. "They're here."

She looked up at the man in astonishment, was he for certain? "Go greet them, Luke," she said. "I'll be there in a second."

His blue eyes softened as he looked at her, and he quickly left the room.

Rey saw a figure with a tan jacket, back faced to her. The figure was talking to a small, orange circular droid.

"What do you mean she's here BB-8?" he asked the droid. It beeped abruptly in response. "Are you sure? What do you mean I should turn around?"

As he did, he saw a woman walking towards him in the distance. Her hair was in three buns behind her head, and she was wearing all black clothing as she clung on to a saberstaff.

Rey, saw then who the figure was, dropped her bag, and her saberstaff, and started running towards him as fast as her legs would allow her. "FINN!" she yelled out to the man.

He looked back down at the droid then, and back up at the figure running towards him. He couldn't believe what he was seeing. Was it really her? As she came closer, he started to run towards her to meet her. He called out to her, "REY!"

She practically tackled to him to the ground once she finally reached him, and embraced him. Her embrace was so tight, Finn felt as if he couldn't breathe. "You don't know how happy I am to see you!" she exclaimed.

He smiled greatly as he continued hugging her, "No, you don't know how happy I am to see you. I wasn't sure when or if I would ever see you again!"

She started crying then, "I have so much to tell you, of my training, everything. Where are the others?"

Finn began to stare out into the distance as he slowly released his embrace from Rey. He saw a tall, black cloaked figure walking towards them. "They're…they're…inside," he said completely distracted. Kylo Ren looked extremely agitated. He did not like Finn touching her, being that close to her. She was his, and he wanted him to know that. He growled in frustration, and ignited his lightsaber.

"TRAITOR!" he exclaimed.

"You!" Finn spat at him. "If you think for one second I'm going to let you come any closer, to take her away again, you'll have to come through me," he said very confidently.

Kylo Ren was enraged now with anger, he suddenly was taken back to Starkiller base, when he first fought FN-2187, or Finn as he is now called. He was jealous, immensely jealous. He did not like the way he looked at her, embraced her, spoke to her. As his anger grew stronger, he started lunging towards Finn, his red blade above his head.

As he was seconds away from striking the former Stormtrooper down, he found himself suddenly paralyzed.

His arms were like heavy rocks above his head, and he could not move his legs. He looked around, wondering what the blazes was going on, and he nearly gasped as he saw a woman, short, with her gray hair braided in a bun behind her head, and an arm outreached towards him.

"ENOUGH!" the woman exclaimed.

She released her grip on him then, and slowly made her way towards him. He was now in a crouched position on the ground, feeling ashamed of himself.

"Hello, there, son."

He looked up at her, slightly gritted teeth, "Mother."

The other members of the Resistance were all outside now, curious as to what all the commotion outside was.

"Fifteen years. Fifteen years. And this is how you decide to make your entrance? To come greet your dear old mother by trying to kill one of her best fighters? Why am I not surprised?"

Kylo Ren rose to his feet then, and brushed off his black robes. "I am here to explain my behavior," he said.

General Organa cocked up an eyebrow at her son, "Oh, is that so?"

He looked over at Rey then, hoping she would interject, but she just stood there, arms crossed, and said nothing. He sighed out deeply, "As a matter of fact, yes," he said.

He then looked upon the faces of those around him; they were all filled with disgust, and hatred, until he saw the face of his former Master, his Uncle. "He is speaking the truth, Leia," he said as he walked towards them. "I can feel it, he is not lying. We must hear what he has to say."

Leia sighed out deeply, and crossed her arms as she looked at her son, "You know, you are just like your father," she said. "Stubborn, and arrogant has all get out. Go on then, speak."

"Not here," he said. "I wish to speak with you, alone."

"Very well," she said.

"Everyone!" she exclaimed. "Return to your duties at once! I must have a private word with my son."

She then walked back towards base, and looked over at Rey. "It's good to see you, Rey," she smiled. Rey uncrossed her arms, and smiled back at the General.

Rey was so angry now, Ren could sense that. She was angry that he had tried to kill one of her friends. One of her best friends. She scowled at him viciously as she walked with Finn back inside. He could hear her apologizing to him.

As Ren stood there, slightly humiliated, the man with the pale blue eyes spoke softly to him. "Your mother is going to be very confused when you tell her, perhaps even angry," he said as he stood beside him. Ren met his uncle's eyes then, "I am aware," he replied. "But it must be done." He then stared straight ahead and strode in behind his mother.

Rey was in Finn's quarters now. She noticed how it was small, and there was a bunk in the right hand corner of the room. "I don't know what's gotten into him," she said as she sat down on the bunk. "He was perfectly fine on the way here, and once we landed he started acting, well, crazy." Finn's eyes widened,

"You came here together? Would you please care to explain?" Rey sighed deeply, and moved the stray hair out of her face. "He's changed," she informed as she looked up at him. "He's not the man he once was, he's different."

Finn gave her a puzzled look as she continued, "I have been training with him for 7 months now, he is a completely different person. You've got to believe me."

Finn started pacing about the room. "I don't believe-how you could you possibly think that he's different Rey? The man just tried to kill me five minutes ago!" he said.

"And you've been-training? With him?! he continued. "Rey you know what he's done, what he's capable of. He's a monster, a murderer!" he paused briefly then. "Why are you defending him? Are you in love with him or something?"

Rey blushed slightly and stared at her feet. Finn looked at her with a shocked expression, "Wow, you really weren't kidding when you said you had a lot tell me," he said.

Rey said nothing, and simply sighed and looked up at him.

"Will you answer one thing for me?" he asked her.

"Yes, anything," she said.

"Are you on his side now?"

She rose to her feet then, and grabbed his shoulders then to get his attention, "No," she informed him. "He is on ours."

"Sit," she barked.

He obeyed, and abruptly sat down and watched as she paced the room.

"Now what do you have to say to me?"

Kylo Ren briefly looked down at his boots, and slowly met his mother's eye.

"I am… sorry."

She stopped pacing then, and looked at him with surprise.

"I'm sorry for everything that I have put you through these past fifteen years," he said. "I am sorry for all of the pain, and suffering I have caused you. Believe me, it was all unconsciously done."

She pulled up a chair in front of him then, she was angry, and started crying. "How could you do it?!" she said through tearful eyes. "How could you do this to me? How could you murder all of those innocent people, including the man I loved, your own father? Explain that to me!"

He couldn't meet her eye then, so she grabbed his face. "Answer me!" She said through gritted teeth. She released his face, and waited for his response. "I had to gain his trust, Snoke's, I had to prove my allegiance to the dark side, my loyalty to him, and the First Order. It was the only way I could get close to him and –"

She rose out of her chair, and interrupted him. "That's why you killed him," she gasped as she placed a hand over her mouth.

"Yes," he said as he rose to his feet. "But you must know that I didn't want to." he was crying now. "I truly had no choice. It was the only way. You must understand that."

"I am so close to completing my mission, mother," he continued. "I am going to kill him, Snoke, and put a stop to all of this. The galaxy will be returned to its rightful state, and this never ending war will be done with."

To his surprise, she knelt down, and hugged him. "I knew it," she said. "I knew there was still good in you."

"So, you do not hate me for what I have done?" he asked.

She grabbed his hands, "You are so brave, Ben." she told him. "Your father knew that, I know that. Of course I do not hate you, son. You are my only child, and I love you."

He could not believe it, he had murdered his father, and so many others, and had caused so much pain, suffering, and destruction to so many, how could she forgive him? Love him?

"Ben," she said as he was now halfway out of the door.

"Yes?"

"I've missed you."

He simply smiled, and left the room.

"Where is he?!" Rey asked as she spotted Luke.

The Jedi was shocked to see her in this state of rage. Her nostrils were flaring; her face was a blood red and was contorted greatly with anger. "Last time I saw him he was off to talk with Leia," he said. "So he's probably finishing his conversation with her now."

Rey calmed herself down then, noticing the look of concern on the Jed's face. "Thank you Master Luke, I shall go find him now."

She walked past him then, rather quickly, with clenched fists.

Finn slowly walked up to where Luke was, and watched as Rey strode off. "She's not going to kill him… is she?" he asked.

He looked over at him, "Let us hope not, Finn. Let us hope not."