Forgotten, But Not Lost

Chapter 103

"Rey, there is no way that we are ready to go to Moraband yet! Hux and I have only just begun to merge all our troops together, let alone have them fight side by side."

Poe became flustered with the demands coming from the force sensitive beings. Rey had jumped on her speeder, the second she left Amar and Ben's tent and flew straight to the base camp of the new leadership of the galaxy.

Rey had sent a message on her datapad to Hux and Dameron that she needed an urgent meeting with them upon arrival. Now the two of them, Rey, and Finn were discussing her plans, she had thrown on their shoulders.

Rey watched as Poe paced back and forth with his hands on his hips. Finn came over to place a sturdy hand on his friends shoulder, he could feel the urgency in the force, there was no longer any time to waste. Hux was strangely mute, which to his credit, it was awkward to be working alongside the very people he spent years chasing down.

Rey exhaled and folded her arms.

"Poe, the future of our galaxy is in our adolescents. Iris needs to be saved. I understand that one child is a lot to put an entire army at risk, but you know she isn't just a random youngling. You also know that if you were to deny us, Ben and Amar would go marching into Moraband one way or another. They will not risk the life of their Daughter, not after all they have been through. If they go, the Knights of Grey go as well."

Rey just stared point blank at the anxious General and Poe finally stopped pacing and looked back at the watchful faces.

"Poe, you know Rey is right. We need to save Iris and put Palpatine to rest, finally. He has caused us all to suffer for too long. Once he is gone, we can finally rebuild the galaxy." Finn met Poe's eyes and he could tell that Poe knew deep down it was the right thing to do.

"I, for one do not want to risk the wrath of Ben. It would be logical to follow his lead. If not, I could see it being unruly, if we were to deny him." Hux stood tall as he explained his reasoning for not wanting to upset his former Supreme Leader.

All three of them chuckled as Hux tried to make it seem like it wasn't because he was just scared of Ben's anger.

"Very well. Rey, the Knights will need to go first and then we can rendezvous, once you have acquired Iris and we know that you all are safe. We can have a fleet in the air and ground team, if need be." Dameron knew it was going to be difficult, but ultimately it was what needed to happen. They did not know what they were exactly walking into. They knew that there was still that last Star Destroyer from the Final Order fleet, but who knew what had transpired since then.

"I will go assemble the squads for the ground team." Finn claimed as he made his quick exit out of the tent and onto the awaiting men and women of the conjoined Resistance and First Order.

"We will touch bases, once we have landed on the planet. Stay out of orbit until we tell you, Generals." Rey made her leave as well, she needed to finish getting the Knights sorted.

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Rey jumped off her speeder as she saw Ap'lek and Ki'Tana getting ready. Ap'lek and Vicrul had insisted that they still wanted to use their weapon from before. To them both their weapons held special meaning to their previous life they didn't want to forget. They learned the ways of the force, but still remained to fight with non saber weapons. For Ki'Tana, she practiced with Kylo Ren's new and improved crimson saber. There would be a time when Ki'Tana would go off and find her own Kyber crystal in the galaxy, but there simply wasn't enough time for that before their fight.

For now, Ki'Tana kept the borrowed saber and a blaster on her hip, it was second nature to have the blaster as an option, just in case.

"Where are they?" Rey asked Ap'lek and Ki'Tana. They both shrugged as Vicrul arrived to meet Rey.

Rey could tell that they were slightly nervous, this was the first time going into a fight with their new training under the force. Rey knew that Vicrul had voiced his concerns to her in the private of their quarters, but she imagined Ap'lek felt roughly the same.

Rey held immense confidence in them, their training had been going smoothly and each member held their own abilities that made them unique, but a great asset to the Knights.

"Ap'lek and Vicrul, there is something that you must know. When Ben and Amar saw their vision, Ben was certain he saw the rest of the Knights of Ren gathered around Iris. If that is the case, that means you will have to kill your Brothers." Rey looked at the both of them, but they did not seem to be surprised by that information.

"We will do what we must to protect each other and save Iris. If they get in the way, then it will be their downfall." Vicrul came up to Rey and kissed her forehead. Rey felt his surge of confidence in what he had said, she would not doubt his loyalties.

Ben and Amar appeared moments after.

"Master Ahsoka will be here soon, Tana is still in a catatonic state, she will have to stay here to be watched over. Once we get to this dreadful place, we will not have very long to find Iris, they will sense our presence immediately." Ben sternly said to the group of their Knights.

Amar appeared to be still mute as she once had been in the tent leaning over her Daughter, Tana. Ben seemed to feel her unsteady nature and grabbed her body and pulled it into his own.

"Rey and Amar will be the only ones to take down Palpatine, their power will be needed. It is our job to make sure their path is clear. Once we have Iris, we will make sure that Palpatine never returns again." Ben looked around at the four faces of the Knights before him, they bore no fear, only courage.

"Once we have Palpatine in our reach, we will call in for reinforcements from the fleet. This will not be easy, but it will be necessary for our future. Now, let's get going." Ben pulled Amar in more and kissed the top of her head. Even when Ben was being as stern with the others, he still showed his deep emotion for his wife.

Rey and the Knights made their way to the Millennium Falcon, they would be piloting the freighter to Moraband. At that point, they knew they could rely on such a ship to follow through for them. Rey made her way to the cockpit with Ben at her side. Together, they would fly the families legacy of a ship.

Amar sat motionless in the Dejarik table booth, with the rest of them claiming a seat in the room with her. They could tell through the force that there was nothing to say to her to make her feel better. They weren't dumb, the only way for Amar to feel any ounce of relief was with Iris in her arms. For now, just being with her was enough.

Rey and Ben sat in their respective seats, with Rey filling in for Chewbacca in his seat. Ben readied the Falcon and Rey raised the ship into the atmosphere and out into space. Ben plotted the hyperspace point for Moraband, they were close, they would be there in no time. Ben looked to Rey.

"Ready?" Ben asked her and Rey rose her two fingers and saluted her Captain.

Ben pulled back the lever and they shot into Hyperspace towards the Sith world of Moraband.