Rey sat there on the edge of the bed twiddling her thumbs. The nervousness that was trapped in her body had refused to leave her since Ben had left to speak with Snoke. She'd witnessed how frightened he was: He'd held her tighter than ever in their embrace, she had even felt him shake a little, his voice had sounded weak even though it had been robotic in nature, and Ben had even put extra effort into reassuring her everything would be okay. Something had to be wrong, she just knew it in the pit of her stomach.

It was sickening feeling powerless – there was nothing she could do to help Ben, he was a subject to his master's scorn now. She wished he could be there with him so they could face it to together, but she needed to accept the fact that they both had different battles to face.

Rey bit on her lip, trying to be patient had never her strong suit. It wasn't long before Rey stood up and grabbed the only book off Kylo's nightstand. The History of Sith Lords and Their Power, it seemed like an interesting read for an aspiring Dark Lord, but to her it was just a history lesson. She started flipping through the pages enjoying the hand drawn pictures of the Sith Lords.

One page in particular had been marked by Kylo, the corner of the page was bent as if he wanted to remember to come here again. It was the relationship of Darth Plagueis the Wise and his apprentice Darth Sidious, the first and only Emperor of the previous Galactic Empire. She skimmed through the information with ease. Plagueis was powerful to say the least, he had learned how to nearly stop death and could create life using the Force. It was interesting how Plagueis taught Sidious everything he could. Rey kept reading until she reached the part about Darth Plagueis's demise. Darth Sidious had murdered Plagueis while he slept.

She wondered why Kylo had marked this page in particular. What had caused him to be so enraptured by this story? Had he planned to kill Snoke in such a way? Or had Kylo been curious on how to possess such power? Creating life and stopping death were powers that seemed impossible to obtain, but apparently they existed.

While she contemplated the ground shook as if a pulse wave had just passed through the room. Aggressively Rey dropped the book and clinched onto the edge of the bed to hold herself in position. Crashing and the sound of blasters resonated through the hallway – it sounded muted and distant. Something was going on outside the base, for a second Rey wondered if the base was under attack.

Rey closed her eyes to focus on the noise going on around her. She could feel tremors passing through the ground every so often, they were muffled but they existed. Either there was an earthquake going on, or this base was being bombarded with bomber strikes. It reminded Rey of the time her and Finn had sprinted for their lives from those TIE fighters on Jakku.

Just at the thought, Rey felt a little bit of melancholy. She hadn't thought of Finn hardly at all since her arrival. She was still hurt that he'd left her alone on their mission to get BB-8 to the Resistance. He'd wanted to start a new life, one free of the First Order. At the very least she hoped his new life was treating him well, that he was getting what he wanted.

Another tremor caused the room to tremble like a child afraid of a monster. This time she closed her eyes and extended her thoughts out toward her Dark Knight.

Kylo, what's going on, are you okay? There was a few seconds of calm before an answer jolted through her mind.

StarKiller Base is under attack from the Resistance. I'm on my way back and I'll explain everything. The sound of Ben's voice was soothing in the confines of her brain.

Rey felt a ray of hope, maybe Kylo and her were going to leave or maybe the Resistance was coming to rescue her. She'd wanted to leave this base since the moment she arrived, Starkiller Base was filled with the most vile of people. Since she'd been captured Rey had wanted to be rescued, to brought back to her friends, even the Resistance. But now – now the idea of leaving Kylo behind made her stomach churn. She needed him in her life, the idea of leaving him with Hux and Snoke, it made her want to cry in agony. She couldn't let him be influenced anymore by those truly wicked monsters.

It wasn't long until the door flew open – Rey's head snapped up and instantly she found herself standing. Kylo charged across the room and walked passed her like she was some phantom, completely invisible to his eye.

"Rey we have to leave, now. Pack everything you need," she watched as Ben haphazardly rummaged through a cabinet drawer by his bed. He pulled out the blaster that Han Solo had given her and placed it on the back of his belt. She witnessed him check to make sure his saber was firmly attached to his own belt. He also pulled out some type of card that he slide into his robes.

"What happened between you and Snoke? Why is the base under attack?" She asked nervously. Rey grabbed hold of his arm and drew his attention toward her. Her eyes were drawn to the black slits of his mask – she wished to could gaze into his eyes, they were always her doorway to his feelings.

"My master decided to charge the Superweapon and it's targeting the Resistance stronghold's in the Illenium system. We have to stop the First Order from blowing up D'Qar." Kylo paused to take a short breath. "Snoke also gave me an ultimatum, I can hand you over to him or I will probably be branded a traitor and die. I don't like either of those options, so we can use this Resistance attack as a way to escape in the chaos."

Rey felt her eyes widen in shock. Kylo was suggesting they should leave – to her it seemed out of character. Ren seemed loyal to the First Order even though he'd shown a fondness of her. The last time she'd suggested they should run away Kylo Ren had spat the idea back in her face. He'd made it perfectly clear he found leaving distasteful and Ren had emphasized that there was no escaping the First Order or Snoke. Rey couldn't help but wonder what brought this change of heart for him to want to escape.

"Where exactly are we escaping to?" She inquired, her own heartbeat was starting to pick up wildly.

Even under that synthetic voice Rey could tell he was anxious. "We will be heading to the Resistance, and we need to get to Luke – he's the only one who can help us now."

"You're being serious? You want to go to the Resistance and you want to find Luke? I thought you said there was no way Luke would want to see you."

He had to be joking, right? Since the first time they met she knew he despised the Resistance, even now his opinion of them was indifferent at best. Kylo had repeatedly told her how he'd never go to the Resistance or see his uncle again – she knew he feared what would happen if either got their hands on him.

"I'm serious, I'm doing this because it is your destiny to find Luke and complete your training," his voice remained firm.

She was paralyzed.

He was doing this for her?

Internally she wasn't certain how to react. It seemed like a dream come true, them running away together. That he was willing to do this for her, face the judgment of the Resistance and his uncle. That Kylo Ren genuinely might want repentance for the crimes he committed. It was the most kind and sacrificial thing someone had ever done for her.

"Why are you really doing this?" Her voice was as soft as a grass. "You're lying to me, right?"

"I'm doing this for you, Rey," Ben straightened and repeated himself with confidence. She could see his shoulders and chest being thrown out before her like a badge of honesty.

Rey casually squared herself in front of the tall Dark Lord. It was always staggering the height difference between them, she wasn't keen on having to crane her neck to look at him. Rey reached up to run her fingers down his cold, metallic mask. "You're doing this for me? Why?"

"I was told it was your destiny to find Luke and bring balance to the Force. Who am I to stop destiny?" It was hard to tell because his mask stripped away so much emotion, but Rey was near certain she could still hear hints of tenderness. "Plus I can't live without you."

"And I can't living without you, Ben Solo," she allowed the words to flow from her lips as if it was the most natural thing she'd ever said. "I think I'm in love with you."

This was what loved felt like? Being so happy that she could just explode with joy, Rey wondered. She'd never felt this way about anyone before, and no one had ever put this much effort into wanted to be around her or into protecting her. Ben had always been honest with her, even when the truth was ugly. He'd trained her, taught her to defend herself. Ben had opened up the Force to her, taught her everything he seemed to know that wasn't dark. Deep down Rey trusted Kylo implicitly – she only hoped that wouldn't be her downfall.

"I love you too, Rey," Kylo pulled her close, the smell of Ryoos clung to his robes. She loved the smell of those musky Naboo flowers that had become Kylo's natural scent to her. Kylo hugged her tighten than he'd ever hugged her before. She felt so safe and protected in his embrace. Something felt a little different about him too, as if his hug was more weightless than ever. It was as if a weight from his shoulders had been lifted and she was sensing the effects.

Never before had she felt this happy in her life, then again her life hadn't been the happiest of things on Jakku. Rey wanted nothing more than to kiss Ben until she could no longer breath. There was no way she would ever let him go after today.

"How are we escaping?" Rey finally broke the silence.

"We need to shut down the shields so the Resistance can attack the base. I plan to bypass the bridge's controls and lock the firing mechanism, which will allow the base's power cells to overheat," he whispered into her ear. She already missed his organic, smooth voice and the feeling of his hot breath on her ear.

"How are the power cell's going to overheat? Didn't the First Order foresee an issue like that happening?" Rey asked as she broke their hug so she could inspect him.

"When the First Order built this base, we designed the power cells to only contain the sun's power for a short time. Getting power cells that could retain the energy of a sun for a prolonged period of time was very pricy and viewed as unnecessary. The design of the Superweapon is essentially to act like a re-director, it takes in the energy to just project it back out within seconds. But the power cells can't retain that amount of energy for too long otherwise the cells start becoming unstable and they eject the energy in anyway possible, which will cause the planet to explode."

Rey smiled. "And I assume before that we are leaving?"

"Of course, hangar bay seventeen isn't far from the shield control room," he said as he let go of her entirely. "But there is only one way to move you around without suspicion." Rey already didn't like what was coming next, and as Kylo pulled out electronic restraints Rey felt her frown deepen.

"I hate this plan," Rey grumbled as Kylo placed the cuffs on her wrists. She could almost sense the amusement that Ren was caught in – she would have treasured the chance to smack the smug thoughts from his mind.

They were about to leave, and Rey definitely looked like a prisoner. It was clever but not ideal for her. He was pulling on his shiny, ebony cloak when she saw Ben go rigid. His body was suspended like a statue and she could almost feel this wave of anxiousness emanating from him.

"My father – he's here, on the base," Kylo's voice sounded frail.

Rey frowned at the lack of enthusiasm in his tone. She had hoped both Ben and his father could come to good terms, but maybe it was too soon to know. Ben had told her of how his father had suggested it was best for Ben to be trained by Luke, and since that day things had been icy between the two.

"Everything will be fine, Ben," she tried her best to reassure him. "Let's just focus on getting out of here first."

"You're right," he replied with a sigh. "Do you have everything you need," he asked one last time. Rey nodded and allowed herself to roll back on the balls of her feet as Kylo Ren finally opened the door.

They left Kylo's room for the very last time – Rey secretly missed the place already, it was like their safe haven they were leaving behind. As they left Rey felt like she was walking into chaos. The noise that filled Rey's ears was overwhelming. Alarm buzzers were starting to blare down the stretch of hall. Kylo took the lead which left her little time to understand what was going on around her.

Kylo walked through the hallways with confidence, like she was once again his property. Rey could feel Ren's gloved fingers digging into her skin as he tried his best to make it believable that she was his prisoner. No one was going to be questioning Kylo Ren's authority anyways – to them he was still their commander.

She'd never seen so much bustling about as troopers jogged through the halls. Technicians were sprinting around carrying data pads in their hands and officers barked orders at them. It was like a circus – Rey was glad they were heading away from the intense noise and activity.

It seemed they were heading in the direction of the shields control, Rey was almost certain because she didn't recognize this portion of the base. The layout was different, more open, there were ledged pathways above them that were parallel. Troopers charged around in the halls above with their blasters in hand and a readiness to attack in their steps.

Kylo yanked on her arm and pressed her against a wall away from the Stormtrooper's sight. The feeling of his body being pushed up against her caused a little whimper to exit between her lips. "I'm going to check to make sure the shield bunker is empty. It will look too suspicious if I come in there with a prisoner."

Rey nodded her understanding as Kylo helped remove her restraints. Involuntarily, Rey massaged her wrists for the cuffs had been much tighter than need be. Ben handed Rey Han Solo's pistol, the silvery cover was still shiny even after her excursion on Takodana. She aimed the gun forward to check the small sights – the pistol was balanced to perfection, it was unlike any blaster she'd ever held.

"If anyone other an me comes by you, kill them, got it?" He instructed her.

Kylo's gloved hand caressed her cheek, for a second Rey felt herself diving into his palm. She wanted to feel his hot skin against her flesh – Rey tried to remain focused but Kylo's tender touch was causing her to be highly distracted.

"Be safe, I'll be back in a minute or two," he said in a hushed tone, before he disappeared down the hall. She watched as his starry-midnight cloak swayed as he took heavy steps. Ren's fists were clenched as if he knew trouble was afoot. Rey pressed herself against the wall with her blaster and hoped a patrol would not find her.

She stood there, pressed to the wall for five minutes before worry started to overtake her. Ben had promised he would return shortly, and Rey was starting to wonder what was holding him up. Could he be in need of back up, she wondered.

It wasn't the best decision but Rey crept around the corner and started to head down the hall like a predator stalking prey. Low voices resonated off the walls but they were distorted. As she started to approach a very large looking bunker door on the left, the voices became more audible.

"I'm in charge now, I'm in charge, Kylo Ren. How does it feel, huh? Huh?" The voice was oddly familiar, as well as zealous to Rey which piqued her interest further. "How did it feel to finally be taken down?"

There were deep rumbles and growls Rey was unable to make out. It sound animalistic in nature, somehow even that sounded familiar, but she couldn't understand how it could be.

"Yeah, yeah, we both know that I was the one who took Kylo down. You were just there for moral support." The humanoid voice replied.

"I could kill you both if I wanted to," she heard Kylo Ren speak. His tone was dark and malicious, Rey felt the hairs on her arms stand up. The last time she'd heard Kylo sound that vicious was when he'd spoken to Hux. "It would be easy like stomping on a bug."

"Then why haven't you killed us yet," the human asked – he sounded truly perplexed.

That's when Rey turned the corner to enter the bunker and her jaw dropped in surprise. Chewie had his arms around Ben and was holding him in place while Finn had a blaster loosely pointing in Kylo's face. Obviously this was some interrogation that was going on.

"Rey," Kylo whispered behind his mask. He said her name as if he hadn't said it in a million years.

"Rey?" Finn said puzzled, finally he whipped around to face her. "Rey," he yelled at the top of his lungs. Finn sprinted across the room and threw himself into her arms. "I came back for you," he murmured over her shoulder.

Rey gave Finn a crushing hug. "I thought you left for a new life? What made you change your mind?"

They pulled apart for a second, Rey examined Finn for the first time in weeks. He looked different, more self-assured, stronger, his eyes had a brightness to them that was unparalleled. Finn also had Poe Dameron's brown jacket on still, but Finn had grown into it. He was no longer a man who pretended to be part of the Resistance – he was the Resistance. She had missed her friend something sick, and she was so glad to see he hadn't given up and just abandoned them.

Finn's eyes were roaming, searching her face for something, maybe he just wanted to make sure she was fine. Rey wasn't certain what he was looking for, but his dark brown pupils eventually made it back to her eyes.

"I saw you get dragged away by Kylo Ren and I knew I had to come back for you. How did you escape?" Finn's eyes darted over to Kylo Ren with heavy suspicion.

"I hate to break up your little reunion but Rey can you please explain to these two how we're on the same side," Kylo growled. For a second Rey sensed pangs of jealousy rolling from Kylo's voice. Or maybe he just wanted Chewie to stop crushing him.

Rey looked over at Finn who had went back to staring at her. "You'll never believe it, but Kylo's here to help us. He's going to shut down the shields."

Chewbacca let Kylo go with a roar and to everyone's surprise Chewie gave Kylo a pat on the back.

Finn grabbed hold of Rey's arm and forced her to look at him. "You don't seriously trust him, do you Rey? The guys a killer, a Jedi killer at that. How could we defend ourselves against him if he has a change of heart and wants to work for the First Order again?" Finn was whispering, but she could tell Kylo heard it. Waves of irritation were rolling from him like a vicious tide.

Rey was about to respond when the sound of boot steps bounced off the walls. Someone was behind them, and both her and Finn tensed – they both refused to turn around and face their attacked. Rey feared it was General Hux or some officer of the First Order that had stumbled upon them. She prepared herself for the possibility that someone's brains could be all over the wall momentarily. Rey closed her eyes and waited for a gunshot, until she heard a familiar voice speak behind them.

"Ben?" Han Solo whispered. "Is that really you?"

[A/N]: Hey guys, I hope you enjoyed the update and tell me what you guys thought, any feedback would be truly appreciated. I hope this chapter wasn't too dull, but next chapter will be extra juicy with a father-son reunion, an escape plan and certain characters butting-heads, so stay tuned!

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