[ STARDUST: REY&REN ]
The Resistance had managed to mount a desperate escape from The Battle of Crait a year ago, with the help of the jedi apprentice Rey and managed to hide beneath the endless forests of a jungle moon of Ajan Kloss. They're the last spark left to light the fire of freedom across the galaxy and General Leia Organa is determined not to give up on her fight against The Order, for Han, for Luke and for Ben Solo.
Rey's hopes of turning Ben to the light is far from relinquished but she is well aware the death of Snoke will cause her aim to be harder to achieve. Because now, Ben isn't the lost boy torn between the light and darkness, who she had bonded with on Ahch-To but someone who had fully internalised the darkness within him, her enemy himself, The Supreme Leader of The First Order, Master of The Knights of Ren, Kylo Ren.
Only the action of sitting on a throne alone is worth sacrificing a life time for some people, General Hux would proudly accept the fact that he is inneed one of those people. Not fully believing the story Ren had told of Snoke's death is the truth, Hux is ready to do everything he can do to adaunt The Knights of Ren and their revenant master alongside the rest of The First Order. Maybe this internal war within The First Order shall give The Resistance, the advantage, the miracle they longingly need.
"Here we are, right back at the start," He spoke through the force, "It seems like the force ironically tries to remind me how the history repeats itself." He had no clue what he was expecting to see when he finally picked his glaze up to look at her but her reaction definietly wasn't it. She didn't look at him with hatred yet there wasn't the compassion her eyes beared as usual either, she was suprisingly and honestly irritatingly calm.
"You are the one who took a step forward and decided to take ten back," Rey stated, "But some things never go back to the starting point."
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"When I offer you my hand again, you'll take it."
What if Kylo Ren had been right?
What if Rey had taken Kylo Ren's hand when he offered it the second time, deciding her best chance at defeating Palpatine and saving the galaxy was with him?
But can the two of them overcome their differences and mistrust of each other to accomplish that task or will pride win out?
And then there is a certain group of meddling Force Ghosts determined to test them to their fullest.
Meanwhile, Finn has a destiny of his own to fulfill chasing visions of his past across the galaxy. Poe buries himself in work as he tries to forget his failures and forge ahead. Leia attempts to cement her legacy and ensure the future of the galaxy.
This fanfic explores a different ending to TROS starting at about the halfway point, when Kylo reveals the truth about Rey in the hangar. It will focus mainly on their story but there will be significant plot arcs that focus on Finn, Poe, Leia, and others.
There will be a few augmentations to the earlier story, but I have tried to stay true to the plot up until this point, except for the 16 hr deadline Palpatine gave them. His threat was open ended in my version.
This will contain mature and graphic content.
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I'm starting to move away from canon compliance and adopting some items from the EU but with a heavy dose of artistic license.
Early chapters are ~1000 words, later are over 3000.
I do not own any of the original Lucasfilm characters. All rights reserved.
Artwork belongs to kaylerinarts (seriously, check her out).
Reviews and constructive criticism appreciated.