Poe eases the starfighter down on Stewjon. "Seedy place," he observes as he lowers the ramp.
BB-8 squeals and races off, zipping in and out of puddles and people as it races towards a familiar droid.
"R2!" Poe shouts. Behind the droid, a Wookiee roars.
"I take it you're with the Resistance," says a man clad in Jedi robes, face covered in a graying beard.
"Yes, sir. Mr. Skywalker. You are Luke Skywalker, right?" Poe asks.
The man grins. "I am. And you are?"
"Poe Dameron. Pilot. This is Finn. He used to be a stormtrooper under your crazy nephew."
Finn glares at Poe, and when Luke's face falls, guilt creeps in. "I'm sorry. We're-we're here to look for Rey. To find her."
Luke studies both of them. "Well, come on, then." He beckons towards the Millennium Falcon, coughing.
"You all right?" Finn asks.
"I've been ill." Luke waves his head. "No matter, I'm recovering now."
"How certain are you that it was Kylo Ren?" Poe asks once they're on board. He tries not to obsess over the details of this place, this legendary ship. Focus on your mission, Dameron.
"It was a Dark Force user, and as far as I know, Snoke's only apprentice is Ben. He used to have more, but whenever they wear out their use, he..." Luke draws his fingers across his neck.
"Wait, seriously?"
"I always wondered where the other Knights of Ren went," Finn says.
"Ben is a special case. He's made from the Light, and the Dark. Snoke's been... interested in Ben since he was a child." Luke drums his fingers on the bunk. "If either of you think you can take him on, I assure you, you cannot."
"But you can," Finn exclaims.
"Maybe."
"Why would he take Rey?" Poe asks, watching Finn's face, still so full of hope, of faith, that Luke Skywalker would save Rey. Poe's heart aches and he hates himself for it.
"Snoke likely wants another apprentice. I doubt Ben understands what that means for him."
"I thought the Knights of Ren weren't like the Sith," Poe says as BB-8 and R2 power up the Dejarik table. Chewie watches with interest. "That they can have more than one apprentice."
"Snoke has no problem having multiple apprentices. But I fear Ben has disappointed Snoke somehow." Luke gets up from the bunk, pacing.
"You fear for him?" Finn's lip rises in disgust. "What about Rey?"
"I fear for both of them," Luke says. "Compassion isn't limited to just the good. For so long my own mentor tried to tell me my father was too far gone. In the end, he wasn't."
"Your father didn't kill his own kin, though." Finn clenches his fist. "I saw him murder Han Solo. His own father. I saw him-he ordered me to kill countless people. He made me a murderer. He tortured Poe!"
Poe nods. "He did."
"And now he has Rey, again."
Luke sighs. "I have no idea where he's taken Rey."
"So we're screwed, is what you're saying," Poe supplies.
"Hardly." Luke leans over and coughs. "We need to get back to the Jedi temple. There's a man there-or there was a man-who cares very much about what happens to Rey. He might be able to help us help her."
"Who is it?" Poe asks, dubious.
"My old master. Obi-Wan Kenobi."
Finn's jaw drops. "A dead guy?"
"A Force ghost."
Finn looks at Poe, who shakes his head. "News to me."
Chewie stands up, growling and gesticulating.
"We believe him!" Finn squeaks.
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•LEGACY - A Reylo Story•
Fanfiction*WRITTEN PRE-TROS, POST TLJ* When a ship crashes near the Resistance base, Finn and Poe are shocked to discover Kylo Ren. What does he want? And where is Rey? And as for Kylo, he must decide how much he can trust them with what he knows about Snoke...
