Rey's POV

"Rey, no! Don't do this, I'm begging you!" Poe screamed, fighting for his life.

"I have no choice," I snapped, smiling evilly before stabbing him with my lightsaber in his heart.

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"REY! WE NEED YOU!" Someone screamed, waking me up from my slumber. Just a nightmare, I thought.

"Rey," Leia whispered.

"Leia, what is it? What's wrong?" I whispered.

"Get out, save yourself," Leia smiled, trying to keep her energy.

"REY!" Finn yelled, running into the room.

"What's going on?" I asked, confused.

"It's the first order. They're trying to to take over!" Finn screamed. I froze, thinking this was just another nightmare but I knew it wasn't.

"You must save the future," Leia whispered as she took her last breath.

"We need to leave. Now," Finn reassured.

"They've destroyed all the ships. We're trapped," Poe spoke, out of breath.

"No," I whispered, closing my eyes. Rey. I opened my eyes at the moment, terrified.

"We're going to lose, aren't we?" Finn asked.

"No. We have to fight back, we can't just give up!" I yelled, trying to encourage my two friends and myself, for that matter. If I wasn't encouraging myself, I was afraid my nightmare would come true. I wasn't afraid of the dark side; I was afraid of what would happen if I surrendered to it.

"How? There's no way out. Leia is gone. Stormtroopers have killed probably hundreds of our allies. We have no leader, no hope," Poe cried.

"Anything about Kylo?" Finn asked.

"I have heard that he's been training some of our allies for the dark side, the ones who would rather join him than die," Rose sighed, out of breath.

"That's their only choice," Kylo smirked.

"You will still lose!" Rose shouted.

No. He won't, I thought.

"We need someone to lead us," Finn whispered, then looked at me. He thought I could be their leader, but I couldn't. Not when I was terrified of my nightmare, terrified of myself. I said nothing. Rey, you are their leader.

"You will lose either way. With or without a leader," Kylo interrupted.

"Does this mean we only have the two choices as well?" Rose winced.

"Not yet. I'm giving you the opportunity to fight back. If you lose, all of you will join me. If you win, the First Order will step down," Kylo explained then left like nothing happened.

"Please lead us," Finn begged.

I hesitated before replying, "yes".

Are you sure, Rey? Lead them and you will lead them to defeat, not victory. You will turn to the dark side whether you like it or not. You belong with the First Order, not the Resistance.

I would not, I told myself. But I wasn't certain. The bond between Ben and I was tempting me to join him. How could I lead my friends when I didn't even know what side I truly wanted to be on? Leia counted on me to be the leader of the Resistance after her passing and yet I feel like I'm failing her.

Rey, join me.

I hissed at that particular moment taking over my mind over and over.