Where to Go From There?

Chapter 1

Rey was holding Ben close. So many things were going through her head. The war was over. She had finally defeated her demons. She was at least able to have a moment at peace with Ben. Really with him. She kissed him and had no regrets, it just felt right and it made him smile. She didn't think she had ever see him smile and the fact that she was the cause of it was only making her happier. She only wanted to sit here longer to let the moment and her emotions last. But his smile fainted. He groaned of pain and she catched his body before he hit the floor as he felt unconscious. The panic started to invade her but she took a deep breath and checked his heart rate. It was slow, but here. She let out a sight of relief.

As horrified as she was to lose him when they had just reunited, she kept her cold, passed his arm around her shoulders and got up. She noticed the weird angle his leg had and tried to be the most gentle possible. She was talking to him, telling him it'd be alright and he had to give the little energy he had left and hold on. She used the force to lift him down as she was descending the carcass of the Empire ship and if it wasn't for the adrenaline, she would have fainted or lost concentration. A few of her strength were left, it seemed even longer than the climb and she had to take several breaks to make sure nothing bad would happen to either of them.

As she put his body on the pasager place of her ship, she kept talking to him and even tried unsuccessfully to wake him up by gently slapping his cheeks. She sat at her place as a pilot and took off. She had to go to the nearest planet find a doctor and try to convince him to help them.

When she finally found a planet, she landed at the first place with habitations she saw, took him out of the ship and carried him bride style through the small dunes. It was a desert planet. There must have been nothing more than 10 houses in the little town she was walking through. Soon, she saw a child and called her out.

"Hey you!" She looked at her. "My friend needs help! Please." She took a few steps as the kid was walking towards Rey.
"Is there a doctor around here?" The girl nodded.
"My dad is home. Come with me." She pointed at a small house made of metal and walked towards it. Rey followed, still holding the unconscious body of Ben. She was trying to hide his face in pressing it against her and was feeling his breath in her neck, which reassured her.
The kid opened the door and announced that there were people asking for his help as if it was something that happened often.

A man then came from another room and took a look at them. His mouth droped and he whispered "you're Rey, this hero of the resistance." She nodded and he said he would be more than happy to help her. But she knew he would change his mind when he would clearly see Ben, so she tried to approach it smoothly.

"The first order felt today. The rebellion led an attack against them and we won." She saw the man's eyes sparkling as a smile appeared on his face. "I couldn't be on the battlefield. I went to fight and kill the sith Palpatine who was alive. I almost failed, but this man, she nodded at Ben, he came to help me. Without him we would have all lost. He is badly injured. Please help him." She was shaking, the adrenaline was starting to fade away and the weight of Ben's body was dragging the rest of her strengths left, but she couldn't clearly let his face discovered now. The doctor nodded.
"Of course. I'll do what I can. Follow me." He led her to another room with a bed and some chairs around. As she followed, Rey spoke.
"You might get a little hesitant when you see his face. But you have to keep in mind everything I told you."
"Of course, he said. Now lay him here as I check out what injuries he have." She looked at him, then at Ben and finally bent to lay him on the bed. She felt all the adrenaline that had help her go so far disappearing and held her tears as she felt her head swirling. She let her head drip and closed her eyes. The man gasped.

"Is... Is that..."
"Kylo Ren is dead. This is Ben Solo." She lifted her head to look at the doctor in the eyes, hers full of the tears she was still holding back. "He betrayed the first order to save us all. Without this man we would all be dead. He is in this condition because he healed me after our fight against Palpatine. This man is a hero in this war. I am begging you to save him. Please." Her voice was shaking with the rest of her body. Every inch of her was begging for rest. The man looked at the emblematic figure of the resistance that he admired, then at the man he had feared for months.  After what seemed years to Rey, he sighted.

"I trust you. I am doing this because I am a doctor and I couldn't let him die without trying anything if I wanted, and because you are asking me to."
"Thank you." She felt tears coming from her eyes, she had had a crazy day and all the emotions she has felt were coming back all at once.

"You should get some rest, he said. Nora! Come show this woman the guest room! She will sleep there!" The child's voice answered and she came, telling Rey to follow her.

In the room, she let herself fall down on the bed as she heard Nora closing the door. All of her muscles instantly let go of the pressure. And in a few seconds she was falling into a deep sleep.

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Hope the few people who read that enjoyed it, and happy new year 2020 uwu 💖