Redemption: A Reylo Story

Beautiful Loser

   REY

It's the early morning now. Still a few hours before daylight.  We are both exhausted, but make love one more time.  In our situation, it may be months before we see one another again.

Lying beneath Ben, he holds himself up with his arms. After tenderly placing a kiss to the tip of my nose, he  presses his forehead to mine.

The bond is completely open between us as we soak up the other's love and affection.  Saturated in the feel of Ben's true soul, I have to wonder if I have anything to do with his pull to the light at all.  The inner Ben, the one that's been suppressed by a shroud of darkness for so many years, is like a pure beacon of light. Feeling like I'm the one being drawn from the dark, clawing my way up from a deep pit, I realize the immense battle he has been fighting.

Although the bond is open, there are some thoughts that he keeps locked away from me.  I get a quick glimpse of two.  One involving the wayfinder in Ben's possession, and one involving an old picture.

The only thing I have hidden from Ben is my true grief over our lost children.  I have hidden these feelings from even myself. 

What could they have been?

I know Luke and Leia were twins raised separately to protect them from the evil emperor.  One raised as a princess and one raised as a simple farmboy. Neither one knew about the other, but the Force and destiny had bigger plans.  Throwing them together, they were able to defeat the great and and terrible Galactic Empire. 

What would our twins have been capable of?

Not only will I never know, but I will never be able to create that life again or any other.  It has left an empty void inside of me, that even Ben's fierce love cannot fill.

Snuggling into Ben, my back to his chest, we both drift off to sleep.  No need to say I love you. Baring our souls to one another for hours, the spoken word is redundant.

    FINN

"Poe, you can't do this!  We need to contact Leia!" I yell.

"I am doing this with or without you or Chewie's help. My other men are almost here and we know where Leia's little prince is staying the night.  My informant even says he is preoccupied with some paid female company.  It's now or never," Poe spits venomously.

Caught off guard by the informant's information, a sudden fear grips my heart. How could I be so stupid? I attempt to push out with my Force abilities and sense Rey's presence on the ship.  Just as I am afraid of, she is nowhere to be found.

Lowering my head in a defeated posture, I tell Poe, "Do what you gotta do, but I am not participating in any part of your plan."

Beside me, Chewie growls in agreement.

"Fine, I'll see you when I get back." Giving us one last look before he exits the ship, his face is drawn in a deep scowl, with eyes flashing black in anger.

"Chewie, get to the transmitter.  We have to contact Leia.  There's no time for me to explain, but Rey is with Kylo Ren and I am afraid Poe is about to trigger something that will destroy us all."

"Gaaraaww," Chewie answers.

"What do you mean you knew about them already?  Why didn't you say something?"

"Garaaarrw raw raaww."

"Really?  You didn't think that was important to mention?  How does Leia already know about Rey and Ren, and who is Lando?"

POE

My team of six men and I creep silently down the corridor to Ren's room. The only thing we have on our side is the element of surprise and the Force collars. If we can stun him with a blaster and get the collar around his neck, we will be able to get him back to the cell on the Falcon.