In Battle With Time (Reylo Fanfiction) Sequel To Trust The Stars #TheWattys2016

The massage

Rey's POV:

"BB-8 play the massage." General Leia commanded.

I don't think about anything, just hope that the massage is positive, i hope my daughter is not in danger.

Anxiety slowly rises in my bones making my skin shiver. Ben's warm hand still rests on my palm making me feel slightly warmer. It is not much, but it still counts.

I like when he holds my hand like this, it is like his way of saying i love you without words. This time it meant everything will be ok.

BB-8 rolled in place again, beeping for the last time before he plays the information. Just as his small body made a blue mist in the air, Leia spoke again.

"Who is this massage from? Do you have an address?" BB-8 turned his small head towards the general and beeped silently. I recognised what he said, it was a sure NO.

"Are you certain? Let's try again, see if you can find any kind of information in there." I called to the small robot.

He stopped for a moment, his eyes not shining anymore. Maybe he is searching, yes he must be. But it is strange for him to shut down like this.

After a brief minute, our inpatient wait ended and the droid activated itself again. He looked at all of us and continued searching through his files.

"No" he beeped. So there is no information, but something smells fishy here.

"Then play the anonymous massage. We are impatient to hear it." Ben was the one to speak. Still after all this time he never succeeded in fixing his tantrums and impatience. Still it is better than it was before.

The blue mist appeared once again, this time a hologram of a old clocked man is shown. He is hiding his identity.
" Dear Resistance, how are you? Oh, wait I know, you aren't well are you? Hahahah" he smiled bitterly. Ben is on the edge of his seat, anger on his face. I don't move at all, but am annoyed with this behavior.

"Do not stress yourself, it is only a small joke,nothing serious. Oh, speaking of serious, there are other small details i want to tell you." The clocked figure paused.

" No, the thing is I want to warn you. I am not fond of your decisions General Leia Organa, they kinda go against my will. That is why I already decided to take matters into my hands, so I can control the game. That is why I took two new team members, to help me get what i want. I do not need to adress them, because you already know who they are. I know that you are waiting for me to say what i will do to them and the answer is simple. Nothing will happen to them, if you guys play by my rules, and if you don't then you will never see them again. Simple as a feather. Understood?" The hologram went paler, ready to shut down, when it was activated again. "Oh I nearly forgot, you have one month, to decide for your actions." Then it disappeared, into thin air.

No one dares to mumble a word. Into the silence passed all the mixed emotions that all of us feel. Bb-8 rolled his body next to my chair, like a dog that wants to be pet.

"This is outrageous!" Someone called from the crowd. We all turned towards the voice. Young lady with green eyes and red hair in a pilot uniform came nearer the table.

"I mean to say that he hides his identity wisely. He is a smart man..."

"And an impolite one,too. He doesn't seem like a king to me." Other pilot called. Few laughs were heard in the background.

"I agree entirely. That is not a speech one king would send, but we have more important things to talk about, like what are we going to do. I will not let my daughter suffer because of politics. She is just a child." I spilled the words out. The ways of the resistance have nothing to do with my kid.

"Yes, Rey but at the moment we can't do anything. We must wait, for more information, even for more threats so we can plan how to react. Right now we are lost, he could be anyone, anywhere. Maybe he isn't the mysterious king, there is a chance he is someone else.

"Mother, this time was the Jedi Academy, what if tomorrow is some other city or village? What will you do then? Wait? Sometimes waiting leads to nothing!" Ben told her in the calmest tone he could make at the moment.

"Ben is right General, we need to react now!" Just then everyone turned to look at me, signing with their heads.