The Fallen Knight

Captive - Rey

She sensed the shuttle long before it landed on the beach. Even after their discussion, she wasn't sure what she expected, but a matte black stormtrooper flanked by six others certainly wasn't it. Rey assumed that the Knights Ren would send would not have traveled with so many, but she had never met a Knight before, so she didn't know what to expect.

"Ben, did you really need to send so many men to pick me up?" She whispered to him. He didn't answer, and she felt her way through the bond only to find that he was asleep.

She decided not to press it further. He did seem to be the overprotective sort. She stepped carefully down the steps and came to a stop in front of the lead trooper.

"I assume you are here to collect me?" The trooper didn't answer. She cocked her head at him trying to feel his mind. Before anything registered she felt something smash into the back of her head and she fell forward. The trooper stepped to the side and she tumbled down the steps before coming to a stop in front of the black stormtrooper. The soldier kneeled down on one knee in front of her.

"You're coming with us, scavenger."

Rey felt her vision blur, the searing pain in the back of her head making her lose focus. She couldn't think. She felt something clamp around her wrists and suddenly everything was numb. She couldn't feel the force, couldn't feel Ben; it was almost as if her mind was suddenly filled with a sickly-sweet haze. Something lifted her from the ground and she felt as if her mind was being dragged through the dirt. Her eyes fluttered closed but not before regretting her decision to join him.

**

Rey peeled her eyes open slowly. She could still feel the heavy fog that was blocking out the Force. The back of her head was throbbing and there was a piercing ringing sound in her ears. Her wrists were still bound but she was otherwise unrestrained.

She could tell she was not on a ship; three of the walls of whatever cell she was in were made of black jagged rock. The fourth was made of thick metal bars that were built into the rock walls on either side. It was immensely hot; she could see a violent red glow outside of her cell. There was what looked like a sheer drop just outside the door and Rey could see crimson heat waves radiating up from the cavern below.

She felt herself begin to panic. She couldn't feel the force, and she had no idea where she was. The sound of footsteps echoed outside her cell and she looked up to find a hooded figure standing before her.

He didn't move. All she could see were his piercing yellow eyes.

"Who are you, what do you want?" She tried to sound powerful and unafraid but the sound that left her lips was filled with terror.

"Ah, the scavenger, the reason Supreme Leader Snoke is dead; you are not what I expected."

"Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you." She scowled at the figure before her.

"Beware, child, I will not hesitate to kill you."

"What do you want?" This time she forced more power into her voice.

The binders around her wrist suddenly fell away. She felt a wave rush over her as the Force abruptly flooded through her body. Rey lifted her hand, intending to shove the creature back over the ledge, but she was thrown back against the jagged wall. The air in her chest was forced out; she felt the sting of the jagged rocks as they sliced into her back. She sank to the ground her eyes becoming blurry with tears.

"Try that again and I will snap your neck," he hissed at her.

"I am not afraid of you"

"You will be soon." He turned and walked away and Rey felt her mind slip into unconsciousness.