Finding Balance (Reylo)

7- Pressure

I watched as Finn ran out of the bushes, toward the ship. He called my name and told me to get out. Then the door closed and he was gone. The rumble of the floor below me grew and felt as if it was coming toward me. The girls giggled as I lost balance and fell. I looked at them and saw as they kept perfect balance. "Come on Rey, let's go." Ceelu said and started to walk away. "Ceelu, we don't need anyone getting lost. We have to stick together." I told her, standing up. The ship stopped rumbling. I made sure we were all holding hands before we started walking. "This place is so cool!" Elektra exclaimed. "It's different." I said. As we walked down the halls, a group of five men in black and white armour and guns turned the corner. "There they are." One said. They jogged up to us. "Kylo Ren needs to speak with you. He ordered us to take the young ones to an isolated room." One instructed. "Girls, remember to stay together and do what they tell you." I said. "Rey, don't leave!" Dody yelled with worry. "Everything will be okay. I'll see you soon." I said. She nodded and two men took my arms. I was dragged down the halls and into a room with one light and a chair. "Sit." The one to my left said. They pushed me toward the chair. "Alright, alright!" I said and sat in the chair. Restraints cuffed my wrists and ankles. This wasn't necessary. The men left and closed the door. I was left alone for about ten minutes when a man wearing all black and helmet, covering his face, walked through the door. "We meet again." He said. All I had to hear was his voice to know who it was. "Ben, what happened to you?" I asked. His look was much more frightening than his every day wear. "Everything changes when you're on your ship. This is the real me." He said. I didn't like the 'real' him. It made me uncomfortable not being able to see his eyes. They were the only way to his real emotions. Thankfully, he took off his helmet and set it on the floor. "I want something from you. A map." He said. "I don't have a map." I said. "Your friend is holding a section of a navigation chart. We have the rest, recovered from the archives of the empire but we need the last piece. Somehow, you got the droid to show it to you. You, a scavenger." I said nothing. "You know, I can take whatever I want." He said. He crouched to my level and put his hand up to my face. A sudden pressure was surrounding my head, slowly crushing it. My breathing became shaky. He didn't scare me before. He does now. "You're so lonely. So afraid to leave the place you call home. At night, desperate to sleep. You imagine an ocean. I see it. I see the island. And that teacher you were always close with, Haansollo. You felt like he was the father you never had. He would have disappointed you." It scared me to think that he could get anything out of me. Even the most personal things, like how I struggle for sleep. "Get out of my head." Was all I could say. He stood up and stood in front of me, hand still in front of him. "I know you've seen the map. It's in there. And now you will give it to me." He said. Pressure on my head increased and was now put on my chest, making it difficult to breathe. "Don't be afraid, I feel it too." I tried to bring out the confidence I had at school. "I'm not giving you anything." I managed to say. "We'll see." The pressure increased more and more. I tried to resist it and relax. But he put more pressure on me. The more I relaxed, the more the pressure subsided. I could breathe again, I could think. I looked into his eyes. I could see something. A man. Dressed in black. Wearing a helmet. Scenes of people calling him Darth Vader. He did things, with the Force I'm guessing. But then Ben as a child. He tried to do what Darth Vader could, but failed. The vision was gone and I saw Ben, a look of fear. "You-you're afraid. That you will never be as strong as Darth Vader." Ben's hand shot to his side and all the pressure that was left, was gone. I couldn't stay here if this was how I was going to be treated. I had to find the girls. I had to find them and hide. At least until we landed. Then we'd find another place to hide until we were found. Or find another place of civilization. Have a chance to live a new life. I'd raise the girls as my little sisters.

Kylo Ren's POV 

She isn't trained! How did she do it? How strong is she? If this is only without training, how is she with training? She scares me.