Dawn of a new Force

Chapter 8 - Anger.

Finn cautiously stepped into the closed cell, Poe on his heels. They did not hear anything, not a sound filtered from the door. Finn pulled out his blaster and turned to look at Poe, who was scanning the deserted corridor. He sought approval in the eyes of his mate, who raised his eyebrows as a starter. Poe turned to the entrance of the hallway to watch, and Finn tightened his hold on the butt of the blaster. He was afraid of the state in which they would find Rey after those hours in the hands of the First Order. 

He tugged at the lock keypad and rushed into the small cell as the door opened. He froze on the spot by discovering the welcoming committee that was waiting for him. In place of Rey, six stromtroopers (a little cramped) pointed. He immediately raised his blaster but was unable to make a sound. A stormtrooper motioned him to shut up, while Poe grew impatient with his back to them. 

- So, here we go, they will soon arrive!  

While a stormtrooper held Finn in play and pushed him back into the cell, another came and slammed on Poe's shoulder as he turned around. He had the reflex to disengage as soon as he saw the stormtrooper. He fisted to put away his attacker, but the stormtrooper hit him and gave him a brutal butt on his forehead. Screaming in pain, Poe collapsed and Finn tried to help him, while the stormtrooper who was holding him down called two others to hold him and handcuff him. Poe was unceremoniously picked up and handcuffed himself.

A stormtrooper confirmed in his microphone that the targets were acquired, he specified the number and the nature. He agreed to take them to Hangar B, and the group set out, Finn and Poe silent in the face of their likely fate.

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Kylo was warned of the capture of two armed clandestines while descending to the bridge of command. Hux came to warn him, asking if he wanted to question them himself. Kylo did not answer this question but asked for the identity of the prisoners.

- This is the pilot captured on Jakku and FN-2187. Rebels ... he said, frowning slightly, taking his usual disgusted look.

Kylo could have ordered their execution immediately, but he took a few seconds to think, which seemed to irritate Hux. Ren did not pay attention, preferring to ignore and savor the opportunity that was offered. He understood that Rey would never join him without enough pressure to push her there. But during his interrogation on Star Killer, he remembered having felt affection on behalf of Rey for the deserter. Something that made him particularly angry, but used now could serve him well. And for the pilot ... he would see. This situation could well sound the end of the Resistance, forcing Rey to join their order; the rest of the galaxy would either hate it or join it (its reputation having already made her famous up to the outer edge). But in any case, it would be another reason to no longer believe in Rebellion. It would be almost won.

He had made his decision.

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Rey had realized, in the coldness of Kylo and his closed face (more than usual) that something decisive was going to happen. She wondered on the way she was heading to where and what her fate was taking her.Still surrounded by the Praetorian Guard, she could not distinguish anything, and no alarm was heard. The noises were muffled, she was disoriented.

It was on arriving at the detention hall that the guard slowed down and Kylo could take Rey by the arm to take her himself. It hurts again, and she felt at his tight grip that something was stressing him more than he wanted to let her see. The group dispersed completely, to the point of letting Kylo and Rey alone advance to a cell whose door was open.

Rey narrowed her eyes to see the inside of the cell. She jumped at seeing Finn lying on the table, an interrogation table similar to the one she had been on. Finn looked at her but no sound came out of his mouth, he was frowning and trying to understand the meaning of this situation. Rey did not have handcuffs, but did not seem free. She did not seem to have been abused, but when she turned to face Kylo Ren, he saw that she had bled in the head. In short, nothing made sense at that moment.Rey wanted to rush to free Finn, but did not do it. She understood that she was not there for that, that he had decided to bring her here for a good reason. And she could easily guess that reason.

She turned and faced him, her eyes fixed on Kylo's. She had to show him that it was a limit not to cross.

- Why? she asked dryly.

- You know it, he replied just as dryly.

Finn understood less and less. They were talking to each other now?

- I will not haggle. You will have to let go, or kill us, but I will not submit.

Kylo sighed and began to walk around the room. He would have liked to kill this man on the spot, to break her. But he had to resonate.

- Rey, did he hurt you? anxiously asked Finn, ignoring Kylo who was circling around them like a raptor.

Rey turned to him and wanted to take his hand, but she felt pushed out of Finn's reach by invisible arms. She closed her mind and forced, the effort causing her to sweat instantly in large drops. It was hard, and she felt her mind crashing into the Sith's as two mountains repelling each other.Kylo Ren also seemed to be making an intense effort to maintain the invisible bond that kept Rey, but he remained upright and even allowed himself to taunt her:

- The effort will kill you at this rate. Loose!

It was too much for her. Like an animal cornered, knowing that she was in a dead end, she decided to give in. Not to him, but to her dark side. Her anger was gnawing at her and she did not want to let her out, but it was time. She could not let Finn suffer for her, nor could she accept the conditions that were offered to her. She had prepared to die, not to see her friends suffer in a hateful blackmail. She stopped her assault on the spirit of Ren's knight, who also released his hold, thinking that she was beginning to yield to his conditions.It was the fault Rey was waiting for. She immediately raised her mind to Kylo's lightsaber, which she always knew with him. He had no time to block the attack and before he could counter it, Rey had lit the saber and killed the two stormtroopers who entered the room in front of a frightened and admiring Finn at the same time. They fell without a word and Kylo stopped at close saber. He read in Rey's eyes anger and rage to conquer. He was finally able to tilt it, but he never thought it would be that way.