Reylo - First Order Supremacy

Old Friends

Both Rey and Ben were taken down one corridor after another by the two Stormtroopers. They knew they could easily incapacitate them, but to what end. To see more bloodshed at the hands of Hux.
The silence was broken by one of the troopers, the mechanical voice through the helmet making them all sound alike.
"You Jedi scum. You will be taken to a shuttle and transported to a prison ship before ending up in a mining colony." His fellow trooper gave a short laugh before each roughly pushed their respective prisoners forward. Rey almost tripped at being pushed, but Ben quickly moved to grab her arm to stop her from falling. Despite their predicament Rey felt comforted knowing Ben was with her.

They finally emerged in one of the hangers, and the Stormtroopers led them to the Raptor. This came as a surprise to Rey. She looked up at Ben, but if he had any thoughts on the matter, his expression gave nothing away. Was he trying to think of a way to escape?
Getting on board this ship and off the Star Destroyer would surely be the best means of escape. Soon two more Stormtroopers joined them, only shorter. Rey knew since the Empire, many years ago, the First Order had recruited countless children to be trained as Stormtroopers, both girls and boys. As was often the case, the girls tended to be shorter.

So now, they would have to somehow take command of the Raptor with four Stormtroopers as their guards, whilst most likely being held in a holding cell. She didn't even know if the Raptor was equipped with a cell. She soon found out it wasn't, but she was placed in one of the rooms and her restraints repositioned so her hands were behind her back.
She was left alone. Ben was taken to another room. Separated they were less likely to cause trouble.
She sat on the floor of the small room, unable to move with her hands firmly behind her back. She felt the ship lift and exit the Star Destroyer. She then felt when it went into hyperspace. Where were they taking her. When would be the moment she could make her escape? What was Ben doing?
It felt like hours, and she felt her head dropping, the hum of the engines sending her to sleep.

She awoke with a start, to find two of the Stormtroopers standing over her. One had nudged her awake with their foot.
"Get up," one said. Rey tried to rise, difficult with hands tied behind ones back, but she realised she would be getting no assistance from either trooper. The sound of the engines and feel of the ship told her they were no longer traveling through hyperspace. Would they soon be arriving at their destination. The 'prison ship'?
And there was still no sign of Ben. She knew he had been taken on board. Had they stunned him to make sure he didn't try anything.
She finally managed to stand up and whilst one of the troopers returned her hand restraints to be in front, the other kept their blaster pointed at her.

She felt the ship slow, hours flying the Raptor gave her a unique perspective and feel for this ship. But it was lowering itself in what felt a planets atmosphere, and not another vessel. Had they been taken to the mining colony straight away, to ensure no means of escape?
They led her out of the room and through to the ramp. The ship landed gently on the surface of the unknown planet. Three of the Stormtroopers were now flanking her. When the ramp dropped, they pushed her forward. She looked back in the hope of seeing Ben. And she did, beside the fourth Stormtrooper. What surprised her was he was no longer in restraints.
She was pushed again and was forced to walk down the ramp, loosing sight of Ben. When her feet touched the planets surface, she saw coming towards them, a small speeder. As it approached she was taken aback by the sight of who was piloting it. It had been so long since seeing an old friend, tears welled in her eyes. The speeder stopped in front of her. Leia!
Rey went to hug her, but realised her hands were still in restraints.
Leia rolled her eyes before telling one of the Stormtroopers that there was no need for the charade to continue.
Ben walked forward and removed her restraints, his hands lingering on her wrists, more than was necessary but welcomed all the same. At the same time the Stormtroopers removed their helmets.
"Finn!" Rey made to run to hug him, but Ben kept a firm hold of her. Instead she gave in, and pressed herself against him, before remarking, "Poe, and Rose!" The fourth Stormtrooper was the boy who Hux had shot...dead, but how could that be?
"How did you get on board without Hux finding out?" She then turned and realised that this had been the plan from the very beginning. Ben from the moment he had stepped into her chambers on the Star Destroyer had set a series of events in motion. Events that had been in play well before. The boy had played his part. He had survived because Hux's weapon had been modified and replaced. It was risky, but thankfully it had paid off, and Hux was none the wiser.
But now the true fight would once again begin. The fight of good against evil, light versus dark, the rebels against the whole galaxy, or so it seemed.
Rey wondered how they could win, but standing beside Ben, her hands still in his. She was once again amongst old friends, she had hope.