Star Wars: A Resistance Story. Book 2

Chapter 5: A Little Something of Déjà-Vu.

"I had no idea we had the best pilot in the Resistance on board."

Poe was slowly waking up. Since when was he here? Maybe not more than a day. Hux had had fun while sending him droids specialized in torture but, too bad for him, the Resistant didn't say a thing. He was still confused and groggy, but nothing that a few days of rest would heal. Poe slowly turned his eyes towards the voice that awoke him and froze. A frame, all in black, was facing him. For just a moment, he thought it was the same figure he was seeing in his dreams but he quickly understood it was something else. Someone else. Kylo Ren.

"Comfortable?"

And he was joking. Poor guy he didn't know who was facing him. Dameron didn't step back and answered with the same tone.

"Not really."

"I'm impressed. No one has been able to get out of you what you did with the map."

The Sith was slowly stepping closer, calm. Poe didn't see the danger coming and kept on with his game.

"You might want to rethink your technic?"

Slowly, Kylo Ren raised his hand and Poe felt a presence forcing its way inside his memory. Suddenly, everything came back to him. Ly'ra had told him about her meeting with Snoke's young apprentice and his method to get all the answers he wanted. Just like the young woman before him, he vainly tried to push back the Sith out of his mind, but it was useless. He felt Kylo as he was searching deep down his brain, rooting out his memories, looking for what he needed.

"Where is it?"

"The Resistance will not be intimidated by you..."

"Where is it?"

Dameron saw himself as a child on Yavin IV with his parents, his first encounter with Leïa, and then the one with Ly'ra, her smile, their mission on Affavan and the night they spent together, then BB8 collecting the map before rolling away in the desert of Jakku. When he felt this memory being taken away from him, Poe couldn't hold back a scream before he fell back into darkness. He had lost.

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Hux had seen it all and he couldn't hold back a satisfied smile. Seeing a Resistant being tortured and even more this Resistant was a real pleasure.

"General? We just received a transmission from Colonel Kaplan. He has just arrived above Castilon. The mercenaries are still on the planet."

"Perfect! I want Ly'ra alive. As for the others, he can do whatever he wants, it's not my problem."

"Yes General."

The soldier stepped away to convey the message just when Kylo Ren was leaving the interrogation room. Hux couldn't bare this runt in lack of recognition. But Snoke did appreciate the man so he didn't have any other choice than tolerate him. After an usual stormy exchange, the General left, waiting for more news from the Colonel Kaplan's mission. Few minutes before starting the interrogation of Dameron, Hux had received a message from Switch. Ly'ra Kaplan was on Castilon. Without really thinking about the consequences, Hux sent a Destroyer on the planet to bring back the young woman. The man had always had a fascination for the young woman and this, despite her treason towards the First Order. He wanted her back at all prices, even if he had to turn her into a slave. But for now, the General headed towards the upper deck to enjoy his victory.

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"Ren wants the prisoner..."

Poe pulled round only few minutes ago and frowned at the exchange. Snoke's apprentice wanted to see him? Out of the interrogation room? Why? He already had all the informations he needed... The soldier in charge of the prisoner untied him and he had to follow another Stormtrooper through the ship's corridors. A blaster was pointed on his chest and it was a hardly missed hit, even for a Trooper. The pilot followed him until he was pushed in a corner.