When the Time Comes

Chapter Thirteen

Thanks to new developments in their shield technology, they were able to discreetly make their way onto the finalizer along with a large group of soldiers. The idea was to remain undetected as long as possible.

They made their ascend into the enormous ship, occasionally running into a stormtrooper or two, and trying their best to stash away the bodies. But it wouldn't be long before they were noticed.

The bombs were strategically placed according to Ben's instructions, in locations that would provide the greatest advantage to the rebellion.

But the alarms sounded sooner than expected. The First Order knew they were here.

"Ben, if this is going to work we need to split up." Rey said, clearly upset at the idea but it was the best thing to do.

Ben sighed but nodded, they kissed once and the group split into two even parts.

Ben watched Rey disappear down a hall, lightsaber lit and ready, two blasters on her hips. He knew he could simply reach out when he needed to and check on her, but it still made him nervous to have her out of his sight.

He easily fought off anything that came their way, protecting his group's ability to plant the bombs. Although the deeper they got into the ship, the more stormtroopers showed. Getting out would be a fight.

"Traitor!" A familiar voice bellowed.

Ben could almost roll his eyes. That voice had caused him so much irritation over the years.

Hux aimed a blaster at him but Ben easily avoided the shots, this was the moment the pathetic little man would die.

But apparently not at his hand. Hux was so focused on getting closer to Ben that he didn't notice Rey come up next to him.

"Coward!" She told him as she grabbed his neck and ran him through with her saber. Rey had never killed anyone out of anything but self defense before, but she was angry. Hux had no soul, no qualms about shooting Ben in the back for refusing to kill Rey. Hux was personally responsible for as many, if not more, lives lost as Ben. The difference was he hadn't regretted it for a second.

Ben was a little nervous, he had never seen what darkness Rey apparently had in her. But that was a discussion for another time.

They continued to fight off stormtroopers, watching each other's backs as well as defending their men, until they received word that all bombs were planted and they needed to get out so they could be detonated before they were all discovered.

So Rey and Ben began to fight their way out. Their numbers seemed to have dwindled some, but not nearly enough to really hurt their mission here.

Getting out certainly wasn't going as easily as coming in, they were crowded with stormtroopers.

"Distract them!" He said to Rey and the others, who all nodded.

Ben carefully focused and knocked each and every stormtrooper within his sight out, the same way he had done with Rey when he first met her.

"Now we need to leave before more come." He took Rey's hand and led them all away.

A few more showed up, one of them from around a corner, who shot Rey in the arm, leaving a simple flesh wound. But it was enough for Ben to launch the stormtrooper as hard as he could into the nearest wall in anger, and continue to clear the way for them the rest of the way out.

The moment they were in the safety of the shielded rebellion ship, Ben grabbed a first aid kit.

"Give me your arm." He requested of Rey.