Forgotten, But Not Lost

Chapter 89

Amar could feel the rumble coming off of Ben's voice modulator as he reached out from the datapad. Kylo Ren's voice had always had a certain effect to her, unlike the rest of the Knights. His was more crisp and reverberated from the sheer power it held. Amar would never admit out loud what she really thought about Ben in the Kylo Ren persona, she felt shameful for even having those thoughts of desire, by the way he demanded attention in his black mass. All Kylo Ren had been was pain and destruction to Ben and his family, not that he intentionally wanted to become Kylo, which was more reason why it caused him agony.

Ben kept his stare on the data-pad he was holding, waiting with all the anxiety in the galaxy for a response. Vicrul was about to make another smart ass remark, when a voice came back through.

"This is Commander Mitaka of the First Order. Repeat, who is this?"

Ben knew exactly who he was talking to, Mitaka was the Lieutenant, he had force choked when he had been the one who pulled the short straw to tell Kylo Ren the news of the droid escaping Jakku. Clearly, ranks had been elevated, due to the major loss of majority of the personnel on Exegol. All that remained, were the ships that had not traveled to the planet and stayed protecting the regions they claimed control over.

"Ah Mitaka, this is Supreme Leader Kylo Ren. I am in need of a pick up for me and my fellow companions. Send a shuttle immediately to the planet of Tatooine. I will transmit the coordinates to you." Ben knew he needed to sound assertive instead of passive, Kylo Ren would demand not ask.

There was a long pregnant pause.

"I am sorry Sir, we thought our Supreme Leader had perished with the Final Order on Exegol. It is good to hear from you. I am implementing a team to come and receive you. May I ask who your companions are?"

Ben knew there were many questions to be answered for the First Order, it had been months since the battle of Exegol and the Supreme Leader was just now showing his face, well helmet.

"Thank you, Commander. I will indulge you in the information, only because you were quick to send out a shuttle. I have Commander Bridger and one of my fellow Knights of Ren, Vicrul. Hear this Commander, if you question me again, there will be immense repercussions."

The gap between transmission were quicker now, everyone could tell this Mitaka was easily manipulated based off his fear of the Supreme Leader.

"Uhhhh yes Supreme Leader, my mistake. The shuttle has left and will be to you shortly. We look forward to having you back with us, Sir."

Commander Mitaka ended the transmission and Ben exhaled through his modulator. He placed the datapad back into his bag and Amar came over to him to make sure he was okay.

Ben turned towards the both of them.

"Amar, I'm all right, it was just a little too easy for me to fall back to the old ways, that's all. There are a few things I just wanted to remind you both of. Vicrul, I think you understand that you need to be my eyes and ears and follow my lead everywhere I go. It will be different without all the Knights by my side. Amar, you need to be my number two in everything, you will be above all the other personnel. Not that I want to not show you my affection, but I think you understand why I will need to refrain from that. I do not want anyone using you both to their advantage. I do not know who exactly is in charge currently, if it's Mitaka, we have nothing to fear."

Both Amar and Vicrul nodded to Ben in understanding.

"Vicrul, be sure to use the force like Rey taught you, it will come in handy if we need to make any moves without having to say it out loud. I do not fully trust the situation, so it would be best to have your weapons at the ready." Ben's voice came out sharp and abrupt, Amar knew he was beyond stressed at this point.