Disrupted Future (Kylo Ren/Ben Solo x Original Character)

Training

Sara only recovered consciousness the next day; and as soon as she woke up she felt a huge emptiness in her soul – where once she could feel Ben's presence was now void – and her own powers, always so balanced, were all over the place; she felt heartbroken and angry, thoughts of revenge surging in her mind, uncontrollably, as tears started to fall, the pain in her chest threatening to steal her breath once more.
It was dark in the room, but after a while she started to sense Luke's presence by her bed.

"I was waiting for you to wake up." He spoke in a low voice. "I want to talk to you about your training before I leave."

"Leave?" She whispered. "You'll go back to Yavin?"

"No. I'm closing the Temple. I can't stop thinking that I could've done something to protect Ben... maybe if I had pushed him more during his trainings." He shook his head. "I don't know." He sighed. "I'm not telling Leia. When she wakes up, I'll be gone. But I want to tell you where I'll be, because you need to think about continuing your training, Sara. You'll find me on Ahch-To – it's a planet on the Unknown Regions, it's not easy to get there but I'm sure you'll be able to find me. Also, you're the only one who knows that; please, keep it a secret."

"Sure, Master." She replied. "But you know it wasn't your fault. It was the First Order's fault – they must've been the ones who took him to hurt Leia. And that Dark-Force user Leia talks about sometimes – he is probably working with the First Order! He certainly was the one that tortured and killed Ben!" She felt anger rise inside her chest and the windows lightly rattled.

Luke put a hand on her shoulder, saying: "That's the reason I'm telling you where to find me, dear. Since yesterday I've been feeling that your energy is no longer balanced; plus the anger inside of you is growing... That's a dangerous combination, Sara. It leads to thoughts of revenge." He saw her avert her eyes, looking guilty. "Just try to calm your mind and avoid using the Force for a few days, until you feel more in control of your emotions."

"I don't want to be in control of my emotions." She admitted, her voice low and filled with purpose. "I want to see them all burn; and I want to be the one to light the fire."

Luke took a deep breath.

"Go find me, Sara. You're too powerful to be having such thoughts – you know how dangerous that can be."

Sara just nodded and Luke got up from the chair and laid a kiss on her forehead before leaving the room.

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Sara stayed in Chandrilla, sleeping in Ben's room. She didn't have enough energy to go to work. She felt that, if she left and returned to her daily activities, she'd be accepting that Ben had really died (which was stupid, she knew he was dead – but she was too shaken to be rational). She notified the Senate she'd be leaving on vacation and let Anne in charge of her Senator duties for the month.

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Four days later

Sara woke up and looked around the room; the emptiness inside her chest showed no signs of diminishing, the pain turning into rage at the smallest thought of finding who had murdered Ben.
Sara got up, fixed her hair, put on a dress and walked downstairs.
When she reached the bottom step, she heard voices from the living room, so she went towards the sound. Han; Sara's father, Wedge; and other members of the Alderaanian Council were in there with Leia.

"Hello, father." Sara greeted him, going towards him and giving him a hug. "What's happening?" she looked at the other three councilors.

"We are here to pay our respects." Wedge explained to his daughter. "Ben's death was announced at the space station two days ago. And that raised questions and insecurities amongst our people."