Chapter Seven: Kylo Ren/Ben Solo
Chapter Seven: Kylo Ren/Ben Solo
Finn's POV
I decided not to leave out of worry for Rey. I am assuming BB-8 is with her. The First Order is after them. Where is Bini and BB-3 anyway? Maybe they are looking for Rey too.
"I've had this for ages..." Maz informed us as we reached the end of the basement hallway. She went into a room and opened a wooden box, pulling out an old lightsabre. "Kept it locked away."
"Where'd you get that?" Han asked.
"A good question for another time," Maz replied. As she picked it up and handed it to me. "Take it! Find your friend!"
I quickly grabbed it and stumbled as the ground shook.
"Those beasts! They're here!" Maz yelled.
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Bini Filters's POV
BB-3 and I raced towards the castle. Rey and BB-8 were headed that way. Explosion sounds could be heard and I briefly stumbled as the ground shook. I looked up to see two stormtroopers at the edge of the forest staring down Rey who was in front of us with BB-8.
Rey held up her blaster as the stormtroopers aimed at her. She tried to fire, but in her panic, she didn't turn the safety off. She quickly fixed that oversight and fired at the two stormtroopers, that got the attention of others. I ran forward and grabbed Rey's arm. She screeched and pulled back.
"Come on! Come on! Follow me!" I ordered. She silently nodded in shock and let me grab her. She was probably heading back to save us, I can't let her do that. Over the last few minutes of searching for her, I realized she has a force signature. That's why it was easier than usual, she is strong in the force and doesn't even know it. She is in shock from killing people. You get over it eventually.
I guided us further into the forest. Further away from the danger. I just hope no one else saw us.
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Kylo Ren's POV
I moved through the debris as a stormtrooper approached me as I stepped through the castle's main entrance as the attack was leaving it destroyed.
"Sir, the droid was spotted heading west, with two girls and a BB-3 unit droid." The Stormtrooper reported. I looked sharply into the forest. Reaching out and finding Bini and Rey's force signature. It was easier than usual. Probably because Bini was near Rey.
"You have to keep going, stay out of sight, I'll try to fight 'em off." Rey ordered us. We all nodded and headed off.
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Finn's POV
We ran into the battle field
"Come on, Chewie!"
Maz ran towards me as stormtrooper rushed around and fired on the habitants of the planet.
"Rey, BB-8, BB-3 and Bini Filters, they need you. Now go."
"I need a weapon." I aid. She grabbed my wrist and held it up with a sabre in my hand. "You have one!"
Wh-What the sabre? How am I supposed to use a lightsabre? That's insane? I turned to see Han borrowing Chewie's bowcaster and fires at stormtroopers, sending them flying. He grin and turned to Chewie in triumph.
"I like this thing." Han said to Chewie. Some stormtroopers started running towards us. I ignited the sabre and clumbsily slice at the trooper, then another at another one. I spun around to see a stormtrooper with a mace. He twisted it around and took a step forward.
"Traitor!" He yelled. He swun the mace at me, slamming me to the ground, I stumbled back up and away, blocking his blows with the lightsabre until he hit it out of my hand and knocked me down again. My eyes grew wide in fear until suddenly a blaster shot sent him flying to the ground, dead. Chewie and Han ran over in worry as he was the one who shot the stormtrooper.
"You okay, Big deal?"
"Yeah, thanks!"
Then we were surrounded by about 10 stormtroopers pointing weapons at us.
"Don't move! TK-338, we have targets in custody!"
Knowing there was no way out, we all hestiantly dropped our weapons. A stormtrooper grabbed the lightsabre and the rest of them started marching us towards the back of a transport. Then a familiar roar rippled across the wing. We all turned to see X-wings and resistance spacecraft appear and began firing at first order ships
"We have incoming at two-eight-point- six! Move! Dispatch! Move! Scramble all squads! Repeat, scramble all squads! Anti-air cover en route to our position!"
"It's the Resistance."
The stormtroopers scattered and dropped the lightsabre. I picked it up and followed Han and Chewie.
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Bini Filters's POV
I sucked in a deep breathe and hide behind a tree as Rey stood somewhere in the distance preparing to defend us. I gestured the droid to keep quiet as we stood in the darkened woods. Rey was clearly terrified, keeping her later aimed. Suddenly the raspy sound of a lightsabre igniting came to life.
She stumbled back as Kylo Ren appeared from behind a tree. She frantically fired at him. He used his lightsabre to flawlessly dodge all the shots. He out streatched his hand and froze Rey. I was paralyzed in fear as I had a sudden flashback to one of the fights Luke and Ben had. I shook my head and continued to watch. Unable to move in fear that the droids would be seen.
"The girl I've heard so much about." She said, he started walking around her slowly. Rey watched him carefully, trying not to show her fear but was failing. He comes around to see her face, then he whips his saber up to her eyes, illuminating her face.
"The droid. Bini Filters" He said. "Where are They?"
She didn't reply. He reached out and used the force to see into her mind. She started shaking slightly as a tear went down her face. Straining in agony. The a stormtrooper started running towards Kylo Ren. Clearly in distress.
"Sir, Resistance fighters! We need more troops."
"Pull the division out. Forget the droid. We have what we need." He replied, a gesture from Ren made Rey lose consciouness and fall into his arms. Rage built up. Rage. I gestured the droids to stay put. I moved from behind the tree into their eyesight.
The stormtrooper shot at me, I quickly deflected it using the force. Slamming it back into his cheast. Dead. Ren and I stared at each other in silence for a moment.
"Bini Filters."
I unattached my lightsabre, that was hidden under my robe.
"Ben. Let. Her. Go."
He used the force to make her float into the air as he grabbed his own lightsabre and ignited it.
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Finn's POV
"Pull back the tree line!" A Stormtrooper yelled. Han and Chewie dodged debris and fired, taking out troopers. I used my blaster to take out two more. I stopped for a moment, out of breathe, I turned to see Kylo Ren carrying Rey in his arms and a stormtroper behind him carrying Bini, who had a nasty deep cut on her arm, caused from a lightsabre and was also unconsious. My heart shattered in fear and hopelessness. Han stopped and saw the scene. His face fell to be guilt ridden.
"NO!! REY!!! BINI!!!" I yelled running towards the shuttle. Running throughlaser blasts and explosions, but the shuttle took off.
"No, no, no, no... REY!!" I yelled again as I watched the First Order ships receding, Rey and Bini were their captive. I turned to Han and frantically pointed towards the ships.
"He took her! Did you see that? He took them. They gone!" I told Han in panik.
"Yeah, yeah, I know..." Han replied, clearly shaken. We all turned around and saw resistance transport landing. BB-8 rolled up beside him, in wait for the transport door to open. Finally the door opens, General Leia Organa walks out with some of her officers and stops short once she sees Han.
Before anyone could say anything, a robot named C-3PO walks in between the pair, oblivious to the fact that he was interrupting the moment.
"Goodness! Han Solo! It is I, See- Threepio! You probably don't recognize me because of the red arm." He then turned to Leia and back to Han.
"Look who it is! Did you see who? Oh. Excuse me, Prin-- uh, General. Sorry. Come along, BB-8. Quickly." He said, waddling away with the droid.
"You changed your hair." Han commented.
"Same jacket."
"No, new jacket." He corrected. Chewie walked over and greeted her with a warm hug before moving to board the ship Chewie glad to see Leia greets her with a hug. Chewie moans a few words then looks at Han then boards the ship. It is complicated and loving and painful.
"I saw him. Leia, I saw our son. He was here." Han whispeared. Their son? Must be a stormtrooper.
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Finn's POV
I exited the Falcon, having BB-8 rush past us and towards a piolt getting out of a black marked x wing. The pilots helmet came off to reveal Poe! I can't believe it! Poe kneeled down to have a warm reunion with BB-8. He listened and reacted to something the droid tells him. He looked up to see me. A big grin spread across his face and he pointed towards me as we walked towards each other.
"Poe. Poe Dameron."
I pulled him into a hug, amazed that he was alive.
"You're alive!" I exclaimed.
"So are you!" Poe exclaimed.
"What happened to you?"
"What happened? I got thrown from the crash, woke up at night- no you, no ship, nothing-" Poe exclaimed. BB-8 interrupted with Beeps. Poe nodded and looked up at me with a smile.
"BB-8 says that you saved him."
"No, no, no. It wasn't just me." I insisted.
"You completed my mission, Finn. That's my jacket?" He asked, gesturing to the Jacket I was wearing.
"Oh here."
"No, no, no. Keep it. It suits you. You're a good man, Finn."
"Poe, I need your help."
I explained to Poe what I needed his help with. He nodded and lead me into a makeshift command center, buried deep among vines and roots. We arrive in front of General Leia.
"General Organa. Sorry to interrupt, this is Finn, he needs to talk to-"
The General took my hand and smiled at me with kindness.
"And I need to talk to him. That was incredibly brave, what you did. Renouncing the First Order, saving this man's life-"
"Thank you, ma'am- but friends of mine was taken prisoner-"
"Han told me about your friends, I'm sorry." She apologized.
"Finn's familiar with the weapon that destroyed the Hosnian system. He worked on the base." Poe explained.
"We're desperate for anything you can tell us."
"That's where my friend was taken. I've got to get there, fast." I insisted.
"And I will do everything I can to help, but first you must tell us all you know." Leia insisted.
---33 minutes later---
C-3PO took the data device from BB-8 and inserted it into a base computer. The projected map appeared in the room. Leia entered, studying it, dispirited,
C-3PO takes the DATA DEVICE from BB-8 and inserts it into a BASE COMPUTER. THE PROJECTED MAP APPEAR in HOLOGRAM. Leia enters, studying it, dispirited. PAN as she moves, REVEALING HAN. C-3PO is here and some others.
"General, I regret to inform you, but this map recovered from BB-8 is only partially complete. And even worse, it matches no charted system on record. We simply do not have enough information to locate Master Luke." C-3PO said.
"I can't believe I was so foolish to think that I could just find Luke and bring him home." Leia muttered.
"Leia..." Han said.
"Don't do that." Leia snapped at him.
"Do what?" Han demands.
"Anything." She barked as she left the room.
"I'm trying to be helpful!"
"When did that ever help? And don't say the Death Star!" She snapped.
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(I am skipping the scene where they talk R2-D2. But it still does happen.)
Leia's POV
"Listen to me, will you? I know every time you... every time you look at me, you're reminded of him." Han blurted out as we went to a private area of the base. I spun around to face him with guilt.
"You think I want to forget him? I want him back!" I pleaded. Han looked back at me with sympathy.
"There was nothing we could've done." Han forced out. "There was too much Vader in him."
"That's why I wanted him to train with Luke. I just never should have sent him away. That's when I lost him. That's when I lost you both."
"We both had to deal with it in our own way. I went back to the only thing I was ever good at."
"We both did."
"We lost our son, forever."
"No." I snapped. "It was Snoke. He seduced our son to the dark side. But we can still save him. Me. You."
"If Luke couldn't reach him, how could-"
"Luke is a Jedi... you're his father. There's still light in him. I know it."
"I will try, Leia." He morbily replied.
"They took Bini Filters?" I asked.
"Yes." He said.
"Poor girl. Did you talk with her?" I asked.
"Yeah. She...Um...She is a mess. Clearly hasn't gotten over what happened at the temple."
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Rey's POV
I woke up disoriented, I was in a angled, upright restraining rig. I looked over, startled to see Kylo Ren, mask in place, standing there.
"Where am I?"I asked. After a moment of silence, he stood up and walked towards me.
"You're my guest."
"Where are the others?" I snapped.
"You mean the murderers, traitors and thieves you call friends? (Rey stares at him) You'll be relieved to hear that I have no idea." He replied.
I studied him, fearful and curious.
"You still want to kill me."
"That happens when you're being hunted by a creature in a mask." I barked back, Kylo Ren stopped and unlatched his mask, he took it off to reveal a attractive young man with long dark hair. I was stunned. He doesn't look like a monster. It took a moment before I regained my mask of defiance.
"Tell me about the droid."
"He's a BB unit with a selenium drive and a thermal hyperscan vindicator-" I rambled with a nervous tone.
"He's carrying a section of a navigational chart. We have the rest, recovered from archives of the Empire. We need the last piece. And somehow, you convinced the droid to show it to you. You. A scavenger-" He says, I recoiled in shock and fear. Afraid. How did he know?
"You know I can take whatever I want." Trepidation flashes across my eyes. Kylo Ren moves closer, his hand rising toward me. I recoilsed but has nowhere to go. Kylo Ren nearly touches my face...we were both surprised, we reacted to a feeling that passes between us. An energy we recognised in each other. And then it's gone. Adversaries again. I can't move, quietly strains in agony, trying to resist Ren's probing.
"You're so lonely... so afraid to leave...At night, desperate to sleep... you imagine an ocean. I see it. I see the island..." Tears stream down my face as I resisted. I tried to break free, but can't budge.
"And Han Solo. You feel like he's the father you never had. He would've disappointed you."
"Get out of my head-" But this just makes Kylo lean closer.
"I know you've seen the map. It's in there... and now you'll give it to me. Don't be afraid. I feel it too."
"I'm not giving you anything."
"We'll see. He peers into her eyes intensely. She meets his gaze.
Dispite the pain, I pushed back, creating a barrier. His face melted into shock as I blocked him out, then I suddenly entered his mind.
---Flashback---
I watched as a young version of Kylo Ren stood in front of a destroyed hut, staring at a temple in the distance with a young girl beside him. Their backs were to me, I was unable to see the young girls face. He is afraid of what he did. He is afraid he will never be like Darth Vader.
"Why? Why, why, why?" He repeated in anguish.
The girl looked up at him, fear written in her posture.
"I...I...What...Just...happened?" She said slowly. Trying to understand the situation.
"We...I need to leave."
---Flashback---
"You... you're afraid... that you will never be as strong as... Darth Vader!"
Ren suddenly withdrew his hand as if my face was on fire and takes and step back. Confused and rattled. I breathed deeply as my body was released. He growled at me and swiftly left the room.
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Bini Filters's POV
I woke up disoriented and in pain as if my arm was on fire, I was in a angled, upright restraining rig.
The door opened to reveal Ben walking into the room without his mask, glaring down at me.
"The Girl...Who is she?" He asked. I shifted uncomfortably.
"How should I know? I barely know her, Ben." I snapped.
"Ben Solo is dead."
"Ben Solo is being a real idiot right now."
He reached out and grasped my mind, I tried to block him out but my force powers aren't as strong as his, unable to block him. He already knows about my life. There is nothing new in there.
"Show me the map."
"Go to hell."
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Kylo Ren's POV
"This scavenger, resisted you?" Snoke barked in the assembly room. I stood before Snoke with my mask off as General Hux stood beside me with a big grin.
"She's strong with the Force, untrained but, stronger than she knows. "I explained.
"And the droid?"
"Ren believed it was no longer valuable to us." Hux snapped before I could replay. "That the girl was all we needed. As a result, the droid has most likely been returned to the hands of the enemy. They may have the map already." Snoke looked back at me furious.
"Then the Resistance must be destroyed before they get to Skywalker." I snapped.
"We have their location. We tracked their reconnaissance ship to the Ileenium system." Hux added.
"Good. Then we will crush them once and for all. Prepare the weapon." I took a step back. Stunned. That isn't what I meant at all.
"Supreme Leader. I can get the map from the girl. I just need your guidance."
"If what you say about this girl is true, bring her to me. Kill the other one. She is a Jedi. But you already knew this." Snoke snapped at me with hostility.
---End of Chapter Seven---