17| A HORRIBLE DISCOVERY

[ Chapter Seventeen ]

❝Then you'll have to pry it out of my mind yourself.❞

[The Force Awakens]

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Adelina and Poe were not gagged or blindfolded in anyway, which Adelina was confused by, though they were still watched like hawks by the stormtroopers. Adelina had her hands tightly bound together as she stressed about what was going to happen to her onboard one of The First Order's ship.

Poe looked the same way she felt and he kept looking at her like it was all her fault which it might as well was. If Poe had gone to meet Lor San Tekka on his own, it probably wouldn't have gone quite as horribly, and he would have gotten away with the map, his droid, and his life. However, Adelina had tagged along and gotten them both in trouble.

When the ship landed, Adelina treid to stop herself from panicking. This was the first real mission that she had been allowed on in years, and she had been kidnapped by the very people who were terrorizing the galaxy. She had no idea what was going to happen to her or Poe and she really didn't want to find out.

As soon as it landed, two stormtroopers grabbed the two prisoners and dragged them off the ship. Adelina looked around in fascination at the enemy's ship which was massive. There were teams of stormtroopers marching everywhere, along with goods being escorted about.

"What the hell are you going to do with us?" Adelina hissed at the stormtrooper currently escorting her.

"Be quiet." Was the only response she got from them.

Poe looked at her with silent determination as he was led in the same direction as her, but he didn't say a word.

"What? Out of snide comments?" Adelina asked.

"Oh, I have plenty. I was just waiting to use them once we found out how much trouble we're in for." Poe gave her a glare and Adelina gave him one right back.

"Be quiet. No one gave you permission to speak." The stormtrooper dragging Poe, snapped.

"In case you were unaware, we don't follow your orders." Adelina snapped back and her hands were quickly pulled behind her back.

The two were pushed into an elevator followed by the two stormtroopers.

"I'm scared." Adelina admitted in a whisper to her companion.

"I know. Don't let them see it." Poe whispered back and Adelina nodded quickly just as the doors reopened and the two were led down a corridor.

Adelina's captor pushed her into a room but Poe's captor took him down another small corridor. Adelina screamed at the separation until someone jabbed a needle in her neck and she slumped to the floor.

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When she awoke, she was strapped to a metal chair that was pretty high off the ground and had her lying on her back at an angle. She wiggled her arms in the straps, trying to see if there was a way she could slip one free but there was no such luck. She felt a bit of blood drip down on her jacket and she wondered where it came from until she felt that her hair was damp and she assumed from blood because she could smell and taste its tanginess.

Adelina looked around the room, trying to discover what was going on. The walls were dark black but there were shiny buttons on small sections of them and there was a counter stuck to one of them, filled with tools for interrogation. Adelina growled in her throat at the realization that they had been used on her, however she didn't know why because it wasn't like they could pry the information out of her head in that way. Adelina suddenly leaned back as she heard the door slide open and she closed her eyes, feigning sleep.

"I know you're awake. I can sense it." The voice of the man who had stepped into the room, filtered in through her ears and foggy brain.

Adelina slowly opened her eyes and glared at the figure who had been at the battle earlier. His mask, which covered his entire face, was slightly scratched and his robes looked dirty on the bottom but otherwise he was clean and made her feel disgusting in comparison.

"Oh yeah. And is that all you can sense?" Adelina said in a bored tone of voice but inside she was furious. How dare he come in here and act like he was her superior when she had never seen him before today.

The man didn't answer her question and instead remarked, "No one's been able to get anything out of you yet."

"Well, that's probably because unconscious people don't normally spill all their secret information." Adelina rolled her eyes at the man in the mask.

"You don't remember anything?" The man asked her.

"Remember what, mask man?" Adelina winced at how tight her bindings were.

"The interrogation for the map." The man responded, and Adelina stared at him in surprise.

"What map? And someone interrogated me?" Adelina asked in shock, "Of bloody course someone interrogated me, I'm bleeding for sith's sake."

Adelina stared at the man realizing that she still hadn't seen his face as he'd had a mask on this entire time. She had no idea who her captor was and she was both dying to find out and hoping she'd never find out.

The man then grabbed something off the table and Adelina struggled to see what it was but he was hiding it rather well. As he approached her and leaned over her, pressing something to her neck, she realized that it was another syringe. Adelina tried to maneuver her head away from him and suddenly he reached out a hand and something pushed her head back.

Adelina gritted her teeth as he pressed the needle into her neck harder as if trying to intimidate her, "I'm not afraid of you."

"Your thoughts betray you." He said back.

Adelina growled and tried to keep her thoughts blank. She shut her eyes and breathed in through her nose, trying not to think about anything but just blackness but when she felt the needle, she let out a small yelp. She suddenly wished she could see him so she could realize that he wasn't just a creature in a mask.

"You're angry and afraid." The man said, his hand poised midair.

"Maybe I wouldn't be if my captor wasn't hiding behind a metal mask." Adelina growled and to her surprise he stepped back.

Adelina watched him as he turned his back to her and slipped his mask off with a soft hissing sound. As he turned around, Adelina sucked in a deep breath not believing what she was seeing. She started shaking her head in disbelief, "No. No. No. Ben.? No, it can't be. Mom said you went missing. She made it seem like you died. How could you?"

Tears rolled down Adelina's cheeks as she struggled to come to terms with the fact that her elder brother, the one she'd always loved and looked up to, was a leader for the First Order. He'd always been the one who said he wanted to be just like his uncle one day and had taught Adelina to use the force and fight opponents that were bigger and stronger than her. Clearly, none of that meant anything to him now.

"Well mom didn't tell you everything, clearly because now you're just willing to fight for them. They're all liars, Lina. You have no idea what really happened to me." Ben yelled at her.

"How could I? I've been sheltered ever since you never came home and ever since I screwed up a mission. Everything I know, I overhear and most of it is gossip. You never came home to me so of course I have no idea about what really happened, Ben." Adelina yelled back at him, tears still running down her cheeks, "I thought they'd killed you but instead you work for them?"

"It's not what you think." Ben insisted.

"I think it's exactly what I think." Adelina yelled back, "Sure, there's always been a little evil in you, Ben. Just like there is in me. But there's also always been so much good and I know you can come back to me. To us."

"Don't you dare say that. You're mom's precious little girl. The one with so much good in her. Who's never done a bad thing in her life." Ben taunted.

"That's not even a little bit true and you know it." Adelina scoffed, "Please come home."

"I can't. That isn't home anymore." Ben said.

"Then let me go. You're hurting me and I'm your sister. Please."

"I can't. Not until you give me the information that I need." Ben told her.

"Then you'll have to pry it out of my mind yourself." Adelina growled at him.

Adelina felt her body lift slightly out of the chair and she narrowed her eyes at him, struggling with all her might to keep her brother out of her mind. Both siblings were very strong with the force and although Ben had had more training, Adelina was always better and she knew it. She struggles, sweat pouring down her face as she keeps her mind entirely blank.

Ben puts his hand on his sister's face trying to move past the block that Adelina has just thrown up. His confidence shatters almost entirely as he realizes that Adelina is still just as strong as she's always been.

"You can't overpower me Ben. I may not be a jedi or sith but I've always been stronger." Adelina growled at her elder brother, pushing through the block in her brother's mind. She could feel it give as she meets his gaze.

"Adelina! Stop!" Ben growled back at her.

"You're scared, Ben. That your superiors will never entrust you with this big a job. That I've lost all my innocence and that I'll never trust you again. Well, you're bloody right on that part." Adelina hissed at him, "I'm not innocent. You took that away from me the second you disappeared."

Ben lurched back, withdrawing his hand. He felt his face flame in embarrassment and anger as he looked at his sister who he'd once valued over everything else. Her cheeks were hot with anger and tears were visible on her face as she stares at her elder brother.

He turned around, trying to hide his emotions as he grabbed his helmet off of the table. He pressed a button on the wall and Adelina's eyes widened.

"Oh sure. Leave. Then everyone can know just how much you've failed at your job." Adelina yelled as the door hissed shut on her brother and she finally let herself weep.

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Word Count: 1801

Hey guys! It's been over a year since I've updated so if you're all still with me then thank you so much! I love you guys! 

What did you guys think? We'll get Poe and Adelina interaction in the next chapter again. I had a hard time writing this as I wanted to show her emotion. I also nearly cried while writing this so that was fun. 

I love you all and will see you soon with chapter 18.

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9. 30. 19