All of the people in the room listened to Leia with the utmost respect.
Leia spoke sadly about Kylo. "We've had so many losses. Coruscant, Jakku, and several other planets," Leia painfully stated. "Now it's time we save at least someone. I blame myself for letting Kylo get this far, but we don't need Kylo. We need Ben."
That statement was so powerful to everyone in the room. They all nodded. Leia was a straight to the point woman and a boss, but very kind hearted and considerate of others. Everyone owed Leia in one way or another, and this was their chance.
"We need a plan to take Kylo from the First Order and turn him back to Ben. It won't be an easy fight, but it will be a loss to the First Order," she slammed her fist into her palm.
Finn decided to pipe up. "The two main leaders before the Starkiller base was destroyed was Kylo Ren and General Hux. I've heard rumors that Kylo hadn't fully transitioned into being a complete Sith. This mission will only be much harder when Kylo completes his training, so we should strike now," Finn gave his two cents, give or take.
Leia gave a nod of approval, looking around the large table for reactions. Many agreed with the statement.
"We need to know where Kylo is first," Leia looked around the room for ideas.
"They're near the outer rim, heading for Dantooine," a familiar voice said.
Luke walked through the crowd, parting the Red Sea. He stood proudly next to Rey. Leia smiled at her brother, glad to hear his hoarse voice.
"It's nice to see you, brother," Leia gave a respectful half bow.
"You too, sister," Luke replied, doing the same gesture back to her.
"How do you know they're going there?" Rey spoke in a low voice to Luke.
"There was an echo in the force," Luke replied, before proceeding to the table, pointing at Dantooine on the hologram. "They don't want to be disturbed, so they're heading here where no one can bother them or find them."
"Maybe it's a trap," Poe suggested. "They're getting ready for a war."
People around them gasped, murmuring ideas and rumors.
"No, no," Luke denied, calming everyone down. "They have already done a big move blowing up the Republic base. Now they're planning their next move. We have just enough time to plan ours," Luke explained to the room.
"Are you suggesting we go to Dantooine and attack?" Leia asked.
Luke shook his head, closing his eyes for a brief few moments. He took a deep breath, meditated, and then opened his eyes. "We have to be strategic. We need to go under their nose instead of blowing them away and risking it all."
Rey got one of those headaches again but started to remember another piece of the puzzle from those flashbacks. The temple of her head had a brief tremor before a ripple of pain surged through it. Her knees felt weak, so she grabbed onto the nearest thing she could, which was Luke's shoulder.
Rey was back in what felt like a hurricane. Everything had happened so quickly. She saw Kylo pull his saber out of a man, kicking him to the ground. She couldn't move, paralyzed in fear. Kylo retracted his saber, before walking towards her.
"Rey?!" He called out, over the harsh raindrops slamming onto the ground.
"Rey?!"
Rey opened her eyes with a quick gasp to find herself on the floor, everyone was looking at her. Luke was bent down, holding her head up from the ground. Finn was on her other side, holding her hand.
"Stop holding my hand," Rey pulled her hand away.
"Are you alright?" Finn asked in a panic.
"She's alright," Luke answered for Rey. "It's just the effects from my saber."
"He knows about this?" Rey thought with mild ferocity.
Luke and Finn pulled her up, as Leia looked at Rey with concern.
"Do you need to have a seat, Rey?" Leia suggested.
Rey was confident she would be alright. Besides, she didn't like people pitying her. It made her feel underestimated.
"I'm fine. It's a normal thing. Low blood sugar probably," Rey awkwardly laughed.
Leia nodded, before continuing with their brainstorming session.
Rey felt Luke lean towards her and in her ear. "We'll speak about this after the discussion."
Rey was desperate for the meeting to be over. They all planned another meeting the next day to actually set up the plan and put people in positions.
Rey and Luke were able to sit in a nearby room in private.
The room was simple. It had a short couch for two, a plant on a small table beside it, and a television. It was somewhat like a break room and a lobby combined.
Rey couldn't find a way to explain how she felt. "I-I don't know. Ever since I touched your saber… when it called to me… I've just been getting flashbacks. Well, it may be a prediction too. A warning? What do you think?"
Luke took a deep breath, observing Rey's "freaked out" expression. Her brows were furrowed, her mouth slightly open, trying to push the words out of her mouth. "I cannot answer that for you, for only time will tell." Luke began to stand from his seat next to Rey.
Rey understood that Luke was wise and all that, but she was not at all satisfied with that response. She felt terrified each time she had that one particular flashback.
"Can I at least get rid of it?!" She complained, standing up in protest.
Luke just shook his head. "Patience, padawan."
Rey stood, defeated as she watched Luke walk out of the room. She sat back down, putting her hands on her face. She took a deep breath, hoping to get a minute alone to herself.
Living on the lonely selfish planet of Jakku made Rey slightly reclusive and introverted. All of this attention from the Resistance exhausted her and frustrated her at the same time.
She removed her hands from her face, knowing she had some things to do. Just as she was walking out of the room, she bumped into C3-PO.
"Oh! My dearest apologies!" The golden robot apologized. "General Leia wishes to have a moment with you if you don't mind."
"Of course. Can you tell me where she is?" Rey politely asked. C3-PO pointed to where she was, and Rey walked her way. Leia was alone, looking at the outer rim. She looked over to find Rey walking towards her.
Rey stood next to the general, not knowing whether to speak or stay silent just as Leia was. She stared at the outer rim with Leia, looking at Dantooine.
"I have a plan already in mind, but I didn't want to tell anyone yet because I need your approval," Leia calmly told Rey.
Rey listened to what Leia had to propose.
"I need you to train with Luke as quickly as possible. You've already told me your experience with Kylo on the Star killer base. He wants to train you to the dark side. I need you to meet with him and go along with his plan. Let him teach you, but don't fall for his ways. I know this doesn't sound difficult, but my father succumbed to the dark side quite easily from what I heard. I don't wish to lose you too," Leia said.
"So master Luke will teach me and then…" Rey lead on, ending with a questionable tone.
"We will send you out in a small ship, just for you. We will have you wired and you can easily communicate us if you wish to update us or need assistance," Leia described to Rey.
"If Kylo catches on and tries to kill me again?" Rey questioned.
"Then you call us, or if we don't hear from you in twenty-four hours then we will send our best pilots to retrieve you."
Rey scoffed at the idea, her thin lips spreading into a smile. "You've really planned this out, haven't you?"
Leia broke her seriousness and looked down at her transparent hands with a slight grin. "I always think ahead. I really wish there was another plan, but we're desperate, Rey. We can't let something like what happened to the Republic occur again," Leia fretted over.
"I understand," Rey calmly nodded. "I can do it. Have you talked to Master Luke about it?"
Leia nodded. "He said a week won't be enough to fully prepare you, but it will do. This is a courageous act you're doing," Leia took Rey's shoulder.
After that important talk, Rey met up with Luke, who stood in front of his ship.
"Are you ready to begin training?" Luke questioned.
Rey nodded, before getting into the ship with Luke. As they went by the stars and planets, she thought of any scenario that could happen. Rey was scared, but she knew this was just how it had to be. She didn't know if that vision was her death, or something more. It could've been a warning that she completely looked over.
"Well, it's too late now," Rey thought.