For hours I sit outside the house, cross legged, and allow the force to guide me. Finally, my eyes snap open, and I walk inside. Galen has already finished packing our bags, I look at him in surprise.

"I knew you wouldn't let them die." He says, I smile at him. He hands my bag to me and meets my eyes, standing inches from me. He suddenly places a hand on my cheek. "I won't let them hurt you, I promise." I stare back at him for what seems like an eternity before pushing back every indecisive thought in my mind and pressing my lips to his. I feel him go rigid in shock for only a moment before leaning into me, placing his other hand on my face. I finally pull away and look up at him.

"Now let's go save the Resistance." I say with a smile. He quickly follows me outside and into the ship, where we take off and head for Crait.

...

When we arrive, the Millennium Falcon already flies above the battle. Galen flies once above the AT-AT walkers and lays a round of fire on them.

"Drop me off by the base." I tell him. I walk to the back of the ship, pulling up my black hood, and he opens the back door of the ship.

"Make me proud." He says as I step off, landing with a burst of energy at the entrance to the base. Kylo turns from walking back to his AT-AT's, seeming like he just finished a duel.

"Hello, apprentice." I say, he looks back at me with wide eyes. I look up to see the looming Star Destroyer hovering over the base and smile. I grab hold of the massive vessel and wrap all of my energy around it. Slowly, I use the force to pull the ship towards me. The crew inside engages the reverse thrusters, I pull back against them. Kylo ignites his saber at me but Galen comes down from above and fires at him, sending Kylo flying backwards.

Parts of the Destroyer snap and break, fires erupt all over as the ship struggles against my pull. I feel it speed up as the ship comes further into orbit, pieces of it soar towards the surface like meteors. The tip of the vessel crashes into the walkers first, the rest of it quickly following suit. The crash explodes onto the surface, taking every piece of First Order equipment with it. Those who managed to evacuate the walkers before the ship crashed lay on the ground surrounding the wreckage. I pull my hood down and smile with glowing yellow eyes as Galen lands beside me. I board the ship and we follow the Falcon around to the back of the base. Rey clears the exit with the force as the Resistance members evacuate the base. Galen stands beside me as we approach her.

"They said they didn't know if you would come." Rey says to me, smiling.

"I didn't know if I would either." I tell her, she takes my hand.

"I'm glad you did." Leia walks to me and places a hand on my forearm.

"Thank you, Lyra." She says before boarding the Falcon. Out of the base comes Maro, Poe Dameron following closely behind him. I notice Galen's jaw clench as Maro comes closer. He studies me closely as he approaches.

"I thought I felt a change in the force." Maro says, standing only a few feet away.

"Our paths in the force are no longer the same, Maro. I know you felt that shift the moment I did." I say, he nods.

"I did. I believe we have both found our own paths." A moment of silence passes. Poe looks between us and I believe even he can sense the rising anger in Galen.

"Darth Verloren and Starkiller, Resistance fighters. I like it, no one's gonna be able to stop us now." Poe says, walking past Galen and I. Maro follows him, never taking his eyes of Galen.

...

"I wish we were back home." Galen says, sitting within our bed quarters at the new Resistance base on Ajan Kloss. "The people here, they're afraid of us."

"We don't have to stay." I say, walking closer to where he sits on the bed. He takes both my hands and holds them close to his face.

"You won't be able to live with yourself if we leave." I let out a breath and meet his eyes.

"Just think, their fear will give us power. Once this war is over, we will get to go home together." He nods. "It has already been a year, I cannot imagine it will be much longer." There's a heavy thud on the door.

"Emergency meeting! Get a move on." Poe's voice says from the outside. Galen and I rush out the door and to the command center.

"We have news, a new rising threat." Leia says, Galen and I stand a few feet back from the rest of them.

"Somehow, Emperor Palpatine has returned." Poe says. As soon as the words leave his mouth, my ears begin ringing. My eyes widen, unmoving from Poe.

"That's impossible." I say, everyone looks over at me. "I killed him, I watched him die in front of my own eyes." Poe looks back at the General.

"How could this have happened?" Leia asks him.

"Ask the two Sith Lords, I'm sure they have experience with this." I hear Maro say from the other side of the table. Galen looks up at him with yellow eyes, suddenly he's inches away from Maro's face.

"You are also a product of Vader, are you not? Don't act so high and mighty." Galen says, there's venom in his voice. The two stand ready to kill one another, Poe steps between them. Brave, to stand between two beings crafted by the dark side of the force. I walk across and take Galen's hand, beginning to pull him away. "Continue to disrespect her and it will be the last breath you ever take."