Star Wars: Son of Skywalker | Book II: The Last Jedi

Chapter XXI: The Supremacy

Jacen takes the transport pod out of lightspeed as the blue tunnel turns into space, as he sees the Supremacy, followed by an army of First Order Star Destroyers, as it was still following the Resistance cruiser, just like before he left. Jacen sees the docking bay of the Giant Star Destroyer and flies toward it, he stops in front of it and turns on the radio link so he can connect it to Snoke's ship.

"Sir!" Yelled an Officer. "A Resistance ship is on our scanners." He informed.

"It better not be that pilot again." Said Hux. "If so, destroy him immediately."

"Don't get your hopes up." Said a voice from the radio link. Hux immediately recognizes it.

"It's Skywalker." Said Hux quietly. "Patch him through!" Hux ordered, as an officer connects to the ship.

"This is Jacen Skywalker, I wish to speak to whoever represents the Supreme Leader." Said Jacen. "I heard he's been looking for me."

"This is General Hux of the First Order." Said Hux. "You are a fool for coming here alone. The Supreme Leader will be aware of your acquaintance."

"Alright then, come and get me." Said Jacen, ending his connection, leaving Hux puzzled as he sees the Resistance Transport Pod heading to the docking bay.

"I think he's turning himself in, Sir." Said the Officer.

"Then let him in." Hux ordered. "Inform Kylo Ren at once."

Jacen then flies through the shield entrance of the ship, and lands in the docking bay. Jacen opens the cockpit and sees an army of Stormtroopers surrounding him, led by a hasty figure with his hands behind his back, with red hair, side burns, pale blue eyes and a black coat with a First Order symbol on his left shoulder. Jacen then reaches his arms out, as Hux signals a stormtrooper to put hand cuffs on his hands, as another takes his lightsaber hilt from his belt.

"Where are you men?" Asked Hux. "How do we know it's not a trap?"

"It's just me General." Jacen assured. "No one else."

"Take him to the Throne room." Said Hux, as he leads Jacen and the Stormtroopers to the entrance of the throne room. As they walk through the hallway and to the elevator. As it opens, Kylo Ren steps out as he sees General Hux next to Jacen.

"He has turned himself in." Hux informed, as Kylo stared at his cousin. "He has confirmed no one else is with him. He was armed only with this." Said Hux as one of the Stormtroopers walks to Kylo, giving him Jacen's lightsaber hilt as he analyzes it.

"Thank you General." Said Kylo. "I'll take it from here." Kylo walks back into the elevator as Jacen then follows him in there. The door closes as the two of them were now next to each other, in the same elevator. "So you know." Said Kylo. "The night I destroyed his temple."

"I do." Said Jacen. "I'm sorry."

"Now you know why I think you should turn." Said Kylo, he still wanted his cousin to join him. "We can still conquer the galaxy together. You and I."

"Come with me." Said Jacen. "Its not too late. We can face up to what you've done, I can help you."

"The Dark Side is my home." Said Kylo. "That's why the light shines, it hides the dark areas so you can't see them." Said Kylo, as Jacen thinks about Kylo's words, knowing that there's truth behind his words. The elevator doors open, revealing a throne room with red thin curtains covering the window of space, with red armored guards holding weapons as they were camouflaged in front of the curtains. And in the center of it, was Supreme Leader Snoke sitting on his throne, letting out a sinister grin as Kylo and Jacen walk across the bridge way and across the throne room.

"Welcome young Skywalker." Said Snoke, as both of them were close to him. "We've been expecting you."

"His lightsaber, Supreme Leader." Said Kylo, as he hands Snoke Jacen's lightsaber hilt, as it was Force pulled from Kylo's hand, and onto his own.

"Aw yes." Said Snoke, looking at the hilt. "A Jedi's weapon....oh wait...you've taken the path of the grey...If I'm mistaken." Said Snoke. How did he know Jacen was a Grey Jedi? "Hmm...I sense the girl is close." Jacen knows Snoke was sensing Rey's appearance, but how did he know it was her? "Deal with it, and bring her to me." Snoke ordered, as Kylo walks to the elevator, the only two people facing each other were Jacen and Snoke.

Rey puts her Resistance outfit in the drawer, now sporting dark grey robes, and brown boots that were covering her shins. She crawls through the escape hatch and into the pod as Chewbacca kneeled next to her.

"As soon as I launch, jump out of range." Said Rey, crawling into the escape pod. "Stay there until we give out the signal." She said as she takes her lightsaber hilt out of her belt and kept it on her hand. R2 beeps as if he knows what to do, Chewbacca groans the same thing. "If you see Finn before I do...tell him" Rey was interrupted by Chewbacca, who moans what he would say for her. "Yeah, perfect. Tell him that." She said, as Chewbacca looks at her, hopefully not for the last time. Rey then takes a deep breath and crawls into the escape pod as Chewbacca closes the hatch, ready for it to launch. Rey laid on the floor, looking at the window as the ship jumps out of lightspeed and into space, and the escape pod launches out of the Falcon as it jumps back into lightspeed. She sees a giant Star Destroyer as the jet engine powers on, causing the escape pod to glide toward the giant ship and through the shield doors as it lands on the landing bay. Steam exhausted from the escape pod as it lands. Rey sees a shadow through the steam standing before her, it was Kylo. He looked at her as if she shouldn't have come. He then walks away slightly, revealing two Stormtroopers, one of them was holding handcuffs as they opened, as he was ready to take her to the Supreme Leader.