Chain Reaction

Chapter 21 - Help

Cailin

Her eyes were dark as she sat in her throne, glaring ahead, the officers had reported to her about the short and quick blackout they had the other night, to which she did not mind, knowing it was her that had caused it. She ran hand through her hair, sighing, anger was one of her strengths, but she needed to get her temper under control.

The next time she blinked, she was back in Rey's mind again, seeing what the other girl was seeing. Cailin was about to speak, but stopped when she was met with the kind eyes of a familiar, charming man.

"How much fuel is left in this old thing, Rey?" She heard him ask.

Poe was wiping his hands which were tainted with oil and grease, with a small towel, BB8 was rolling beside his leg.

"Just enough." Rey answered.

"Enough to use lightspeed?"

"Yes, but we don't need to use that right now."

Poe pursed his lips and sat down on a crate in front of Rey, he threw the rag behind him.

"You said you saw Paige back at Snoke's throne room, right?"

Cailin's curiosity peaked at the mention of her old name, she placed a finger to her lip, thinking and watching intently as the scene unfolded in front of her. She watched as Poe ran a now cleaner hand through his hair, he laughed nervously.

"Why didn't you bring her back, Rey?" He asked.

Cailin waited in suspense for Rey's answer, her other hand gripped the arm of her chair.

"Poe," Rey whispered gently "she's dead."

Cailin stood all of a sudden after hearing it. Rey's voice faltered at the end, when Poe heard this he blinked, shocked. His eyes fixed themselves to the floor and he muttered something Rey couldn't hear, the girl held her hand out and placed it on Poe's shoulder.

"She can't be." Poe whispered, his voice returning, although it seemed he had been trying to convince himself.

"How can she be dead? Sh-she's--"

"Back at the First Order's ship she and Ben and I fought with Snoke's guards. After Ben and I fought, I saw her by Snoke's throne and... Poe there was so much blood..."

Poe bit his lip, his eyes beginning to water.

"She died helping you?" Poe asked.

Rey nodded, the man sighed, blinking back his tears, the two heard BB8 beep in sadness, and Poe wrapped his arm around the droid, pulling it into a hug. Rey slowly stood, patting Poe's back, she walked away from the two. When Cailin judged the girl to be alone, she finally spoke.

"You can't escape the First Order, Rey."

"We won't be escaping for long, soon, we will come after you, and you will lose."

Cailin sat back on her throne, taking out her lightsaber, she twirled it around in her hand.

"Not if we destroy you first." She smirked.

A general had entered the room and reported that they finally sighted the last Resistance ship, and she knew this to be the one Rey was on.

"Looks like you don't have long."

Rey furrowed her eyebrows in confusion.

"Rally the troops, general. When you find them, fire at will."

Hux

The general was marching the halls with Kylo Ren beside him, in all his years he never would have thought for an alliance to happen between them, but he had come to believe that anything was possible lately. The pair of them were both speaking in hushed voices, as they walked around the halls of the ship, heading for the hangar bay. They had devised a plan to contact the Resistance, much to Ren's protests, Hux thought it was the only way they could possibly reach to Paige and bring her back. Ren was skeptical to the idea of reaching out to the people he betrayed, most especially to his mother.