Away

telepathy

*Rey's pov

I was wiping and bandaging his hands when they came for him, a group of resistance soldiers, hoisting Ben up by his arms, ignoring his yelp of pain. In all the action, I'd forgotten about his cracked ribs and punctured lung.

I stood up. "What are you doing? Let him go!" I tried pushing the nearest man away but it was like shoving a rock wall.

"Miss," one of them said "we have orders to take him to a cell in the jail block. He has nearly killed General Organa."

"So she's okay then?" Ben asks hopefully.

The man scowls. "Maybe maybe not."

Ben simply nods.

"You can't take him!" I desperately say again. "You don't understand! He was under the control of Snoke! He had no say for what he did! And fought him off!"

"Who's to say that it won't happen again? By the time Kylo-" Ben flinched "- fought him off, sufficient damage had been done." the man says.

"But-"

"Rey." Ben cuts me off "it'll be better like this. And you can still come visit!" he smiles sadly.

"Okay. Fine." I whisper, defeated.

The man protests as I walk up to their prisoner, but I ignore him.

"I'll come visit you." I breath to Ben, then wrap my arms around him and hold him for a second. He couldn't hug me back because his arms were held my two of the guards, but he does lean in to me. After a moment, I pull back. The main guy scowls at me and return it. He hastily turns away and begins down the hall, motioning for his comrades to follow him. Ben stumbles between them, and I know that because of his now lack of adrenaline and a wheelchair, it's going to be a long walk for him.

I collapse in the chair that Ben had been in and bury my head in my hands, assuming it's the position that Ben had first taken.

Rey, can you hear me? Ben's voice bounced around in my head.

I jump up. Yes.

His phantom voice laughs. Cool! I guess you won't have to come visit to communicate with me!

Excitement flows through me at this new opportunity.

"Rey!"

"What happened?"

"Are you alright?"

"Where's Ben?"

Finn and Poe run up the hall tripping over one another, asking questions and screech to a halt in front of me.

"We woke up and you weren't there." Finn said. "What happened?" both boys look at me, breathing deeply from their sprint here.

I tell them the story of what happened. Finn deflates at the story and Poe just looked mad.

"It's a dang good thing that he's in a cell. I was nervous with him out." he says.

I don't replie.

Ben, what cell are you in? For when I come.

Thirty-eight B.

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So, I'm tired