Star Wars: The Rebirth Of The First Order

Chapter 43

Rey piloted the TIE Silencer into the main door of the Millennium Falcon.

She smiled at Ben slightly. "Are you okay?"

He nodded.

Rey leaned over and placed a soft kiss on his cheek, then she opened the door and climbed out.

Ben climbed out after her.

"Be careful," Rey warned him.

Ben smirked. "You know what a cautious fellow I am."

Rey rolled her eyes slightly, 'cautious' wasn't exactly the word she would use to describe him. "Come on." She wrapped her arm around his waist again and led him into the main hold of the ship.

The first alliance turned to the new comers aboard the Millennium Falcon "What happened?" Hux asked as he worriedly ran over to his cousin and the girl Jedi.

"Commander Lochagos broke his shoulders," Rey explained.

Hux pulled up a crate for Ben to set on; "in that case you were lucky to get away," Hux said before turning back to Ben. "Does it hurt?"

"Yes," Ben replied honestly. "It hurts worse than a shot from a blaster for sure."

Hux nodded his head understandingly, "yes I imagine it would. Even though when I had to get you on StarKiller base you looked in immense pain."

"I was," Ben admitted. "But I had multiple wounds, the largest one to my heart after I..." he swallowed hard and put his head in his hands. "...you know."

"Didn't kiss Rey?" Hux smiled, knowing full well what he was implying but Ben had carried the weight of his father's death too long and he didn't want him to linger on it. He didn't want it to enslave him any longer.

Ben sighed and patted his cousin on the shoulder to thank him for changing the subject.

"I mean you looked like someone just wrote you a sad love letter," Hux smirked he enjoyed teasing Ben, it made him feel at home somewhat because Ben was part of his home. But mostly because they always argued before Snoke died while he was still lost in thought Hux absentmindedly patted Ben on the shoulder.

"Ow!" Ben said quietly.

"Opps sorry," Hux said coming back to reality. "I forgot that the mighty Kylo, master of the knights of Ren, heir to the Skywalker line, son of the infamous smuggler Han Solo, prince of Naboo and Alderaan, Supreme Leader of the First Order, son of the General of the Resistance and the slayer of Snoke was hurt."

Ben looked at him, shocked at the extremely long title. But Rey, Finn and Poe all laughed quietly.

Hux beamed proudly that he had got all Ben's title in but as he stood there many more came to mind, such as heir to lord Vader, galaxy's best pilot ,wise leader and writer in his spare time... which he didn't have much of. Hux opened his mouth to add them to the already long list but before he could Leia came into the room.

Leia went over to Ben and placed his hand on his cheek. "Are you okay, Ben?"

He smiled, pretending to be alright. "Yes, mom."

Leia gave him a doubtful look.

"He broke his shoulders," Rey told Leia. "They're dislocated, but I think I can fix it."

Ben looked at her in question.

"Fix it?" Hux asked puzzled, "how...wait did you somehow figure out time travel so you can go back before Ben got hurt and then save him from getting his shoulders broken?" Hux asked becoming excited.

"I wish I could, Owen," she replied. "But I think I can use the Force to realign his bones, and with time I think I could find a way to heal them in the Jedi texts."

Hux's shoulders sagged in disappointment "well thats cool too I guess."

Rey went over to the storage compartment where the Jedi texts were kept. She opened one of the large volumes and began flipping through the pages.

"I found something," she said after several moments.

She came back over to where Ben was sitting. "I need to realign the bones before I can heal them." She looked at Ben for a moment. "This might hurt, I'm sorry sweetheart."

Ben nodded, preparing for the pain that was to come.

Rey placed her hand over his right shoulder and closed her eyes, using the Force she could feel the dislocated bones. She used the Force to put his shoulders back into place.

Ben bit his lip trying not to show any pain, he didn't want to make her feel bad. But a few whimpers escaped him anyway.

Rey kissed him, trying to make him feel better. Then she looked at the Jedi text once more. She placed her hands on his shoulders and closed her eyes. She concentrated, pouring a small part of her own life-force into him to mend his broken bones.

When she opened her eyes, his broken shoulders were healed.

"How do you feel?" she asked, exhausted.

"Good, but you look tired." He stood up and made her sit on the crate. "Thank you for healing me."

She smiled at him. "Any time."