Journey of a Padwan

Chapter Nine - Mother and Father reunited

Now warm, dry, and changed  I went over the plan with the others. I was going alone in a escape pod, onto the star killer.

"As soon as I leave, you jump back out of range.  Stay there till you get my signal for where to rendezvous." I told hem climbing into the capsule "Hattie, I love you and I will see you soon baby." I kissed her head now sitting down.

"I love you too"

"Wish me luck." Hattie handed me I guess it was my light sabre now  and I gave her a small wink. I slid to lay down fully and Chewie closed the hatch before ejecting me. I felt the pull just as I saw the back end of the falcon, leaving. My pod as predicted pulled into the hanger and landed. It there was a mist for a few moments and it cleared Ben stood there with a stone cold look.

My breath quickened as he moved away and in his place two stormtroopers with cuffs. I took a deep breath and my pod was opened and pulled me out and restrained me. The two escorted me into the elevator where I was alone with him.

"You don't have to do this." I told him not looking back a first "I've felt the conflict in you. Now and then it tears you apart." But then I did.

"Ben." his eyes flickered to mine. "When our hands touched, it did more than clear what Luke hand confined in me. I saw your future. The shape of it, solid and clear. You'll not bow before snoke. You'll turn." My hands reached to touch his scar, the one I created the last we faced each other.

"I'll help you." I whisper "I saw it, you will come home to me." He took my hand but still held it close.

"I saw something too. Because of what I saw , I know when the moment comes, you'll be the one to turn. You'll stand with me, as you once did, before we were cruelly separated. Rory, I saw who yours and Rey's parents are." he let go and I stood back as the lift came to a stop. The doors opened ad I turned around. It was a large Red and Black room with a throne and on it sat Snoke. Ben grabbed my arm and pulled me forward.

"Well done, my good and faithful apprentice. My faith in you is restored." Snoke voice boomed across the room as Ben let go but I carried on forward. I came face to the face with the man that had torn my family apart for this past years.

"Young Rory. Welcome." he smirked as we were across from each other.

3rd Person-

A mutiny was commencing as Poe caught to buy more time for Finn and Rose to disable the tracker on Snokes ship. Each side was unaware of the others plans and that they were there together. Poe had gained control with a little help but it was short lived now that Leia was awake and siding with Holdo. The two women watched as a unconscious Poe was taken on one of the evacuation pods, in a bigger plan.

Holdo was willing to sacrifice herself and not seeing her daughter again, to protect the resistance. Leia didn't agree in some respect  but understood.

"Leia, when you see Rory again tell her I love her and that I'm sorry." she requested. Leia nodded "May the force be with you, always" Leia boarded the transport as one of the last and the door closed behind her.

-Rory-

My restrains were deactivated and they dropped to the ground with a clank. i rubbed my wrists soothing them a little.

"Come closer child" Snoke tells me but I don't move, I just started at him with my best steal gaze "So much strength. Darkness rises and light to meet it. I warned my young apprentice that as he grew stronger, his equal in the light would rise." My lightsaber which Ben had taken from me flew from his clutches to Snookes

"Skywalker, I assume." he chuckled putting it down next to him "Wrongly. Closer I said." I was lifted slightly off the ground and pulled closer while stuck in a invisible brace.

"You underestimate Luke Skywalker and Ben Solo, and me ." I stated with conviction, i had no fear, only hope and belief. As I was pulled to be right in front of him.

"Oh. Have you seen something? A weakness in my apprentice. Is that why you came?" he looked shocked at first but he stated to laugh "Young fool. It was I who completed the bridge between your minds. Granted due to your prior engagement the foundation was there but I completed it. I stoked Ren's conflicted soul. I knew he was not strong enough to hide it from you. And you were not wise enough to resist the bait." he gloated.

Well shit. I was not expecting that.

"And now, you will give me Skywalker." His big wrinkly  hand gripped my face "Then I will kill you with the cruellest stroke."

"No." I denied

"Yes." he countered. He flung me back so I hung mid air, I grunted in pain "Give me everything" I started to scream