Complete 11/13/2019
Post TLJ - Rey is now part of the Resistance and Kylo Ren is the Supreme Leader of the First Order. Will their paths cross anew? Will the Force once again be able to unite these two beings for whom everything seems opposed?
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Planet Tatooine- Outer Rim :
Kylo had already lost too much time.
What was he still doing here?
He had to get to Bestine. In the cabin two hours earlier, he'd made his decision. He'd straddled his landspeeder and headed straight for the capital. He still did not know what had caused him to stop at the Reals' farm, but the idea of leaving Sovan and Shalim without checking that everything was fine had upset him much more than he wanted to admit.
Five minutes. He had promised himself to stay only five minutes.
But when he arrived, he could see that everything was not going well. The damage caused by the storm was visible from the entrance to the farm. Without delay, he had turned on his speeder to conduct a thorough inspection of the vaporizer field: nearly half of the devices were destroyed. Then he went down to check the underground greenhouses. Fortunately, nothing had been touched here, and the droids had even started harvesting. But according to his estimates, the sale of water and cultivated mushrooms would not be enough to finance the replacement of a quarter of the sacked facilities.
Sovan, who was barely recovering, was depressed. She was trying to put on a happy face and be positive in front of her son, but Kylo could see that she was ready to burst into tears.
"Mom, what are we going to do if we don't have enough money to rebuild the vaporizers? Will we have to leave?"
"All will be fine Shalim, don't worry ..."
"I can work, you know, mom! I can go to Bestine to see Minos Buk, and ask if he needs someone to clean or serve customers in his spare parts store. I am the man of the house now, I have to take care of you as dad did."
And that's when Sovan cracked. She repressed her sobs as best as she could while squeezing her son tightly against her.
Kylo felt like an intruder while watching the scene.
"No, I refuse to let you go to work for Minos Buk. We'll get by," she repeated as if to convince herself. "As long as we stay together, everything will be fine."
The little boy snuggled his head against his mother's chest and Sovan gently stroked his brown curls. They had been alone in the face of adversity for so long now ...
"I love you mom."
"I love you too, honey."
Kylo's throat tightened and he did not even try to fight it this time. He ran a hand through his hair and coughed to signal that he was still there before declaring in a deep voice:
"I ... I'll check the ventilation system and the central generator just to make sure the greenhouses are safe."
Sovan looked up at him, and her big gray eyes bore into his. The young woman had guessed that something was wrong.
