Rey sits on her bunk, datapad in hand.
She enters "Kylo Ren" into the search bar.
No results found….
"Hmmmm…." she ponders.
Backspace...backspace...backspace...
"Knights of Ren"
Elite group of henchmen known to protect the rumored leader of the First Order….
Click….images…
A group of black clad figures stands around a throne room. All wearing masks.
Rey wonders how this picture made its way onto the holonet. She clicks on the article.
This is an unconfirmed picture of the Knights, leaked by an unknown source in the First Order. No one seems to know who they are. Species is also unknown. Rumors speculate that the tallest figure is the leader. Rumors also speculate that these creatures have the "Force", a long unconfirmed legend that certain beings possess special powers.
Not pictured is the leader of the First Order. The "Supreme Leader", as it is told. No one knows if this being actually exists, what name it goes by or what species it is.
General Armitage Hux denies the existence of the Knights of Ren and the Supreme Leader.
Rey clicks on the leaked picture of the Knights. Yes, one is much taller than the others.
"Kylo Ren…." she whispers.
She zooms in. His helmet surely hides all of his features.
"Damn that's a lot of clothes…."
Sure enough, she catches a glimpse of a metal cylinder-like object attached to his belt.
"A saber…." she gasps.
The rest of the galaxy may think the force is a myth but Rey knows. Because she has it. And she can spot a saber from a mile away. She studies the masked face of this man for a while and is pretty sure she can feel the darkness in him, just from his picture. There's something about him, though. Her interest is definitely piqued.
She saves the picture to her device and wipes her search history clean.
It's not that she doesn't trust Leia, she just knows Leia.
She falls asleep not long after.
During the night, she wakes and suddenly remembers something she possesses.
Clambering from her bunk, she digs around in a box. From amongst the items, she finds a datachip. Grabbing her device, she inserts it.
Praxeum Student Log appears in the files and she clicks on it. In the file is the names and personal history of every former student of the Academy. Name, birthdate, birth planet, date of enrollment, graduation date.
She scrolls through, looking for any discrepancies.
Scroll, scroll, scroll. Some of these dates go back before Rey was born. A name grabs her.
Ben Solo, 5 ABY, Chandrila, 23 ABY, (no graduation. Dropped out.)
Rey covers her mouth, her heart hurting. She shudders, holding back the tears. She didn't expect to see it. She should have.
"Ben….." she whispers, memories overtaking her.
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