The Rise Of Skywalker
⚠️SPOILERS⚠️
Six Years Later

Poe, Finn and Chewie are going to a mission, someone has information about the first order and is willing to tell us. Poe and Finn begged for me to come but, I'm busy. They can handle it, they got Chewie.

"Are you sure you don't wanna come?" Poe asked for the millionth time.

"Poe, i would if I could, but i got stuff to do." I crossed my arms. Meaning I gotta take care of my kid, i dont mind it at all, he's my baby.

"Its been a while since you flew, you miss it?" Of course I do, flying is part of me, but ill be back, sooner than later.

"Go. Ill see you when you come back." We hugged each other. "Did you say bye to Jax?"

"Of course I did. He asked me if i can bring him those jedi crystals."

"Kyber crystals." I corrected him.

"Yeah, those things. Anyways, He's with Leia." We both smiled. Finn and Chewie comes in.

"Be careful, dont let them do stupid things." I said.

"Oh dont worry, i got them." Poe smirks.

"I was talking to Chewie." Chewie howls. Poe's jaw dropped, taking it serious, even though it was. Finn and Poe, together on a run? They are like children, I swear.

"Bye Hera." Finn hugs me.

"Bye Finn." They walked in the falcon and flew off. I walked off to Leia. She was busy being with Jax, he was with R2 as well. I didn't want to interrupt. I walked back to my room.

"How come I don't see you?" I froze. I closed my eyes. Its all in my head. This can't be real. I clenched my fist, turning white, i was getting butterflies in my stomach. I got nervous. The feeling of Kylo was gone. I plopped on the bed, ran my hands on my face. I keep slipping. I grabbed my lightsaber and with BB8, we went deep in the forest. I need to destress.

"I just need to practice." I told BB8. He started saying, now that Jax is in my life, I've been more like my old self, but yet something still is missing. I'm getting more involved with the force with Rey, being more in charge with pilots than Poe. "I know, and you know why, so does everyone." I reached out for my lightsaber and flipping it on. I did some modifications to it, Poe and I went back home, taking Jax to Yavin 4, went to our old home, nobody lived there, making us the last owners. Maybe one day, ill come back and live here. It's still looks the same when we left with the Resistance. Dads and moms ships were still there, moms ship didn't work so what I did was pull some parts and made my handle with them, so I can have my mom with me. Dads ship, Poe decided to give it to me, so now I got my own ship, finally. The orange color came out, I took a deep breath. The droid came out. "Okay." I said. The droid started shooting at me. I blocked the lasers as I swung left and right. The droid started to go faster, I gripped the handle harder, I lost balance as one laser hit my leg. "Why you!" I quickly stood up. BB8 rolled behind me. I swung my saber at the flying droid, cutting it in half. I started breathing heavy.

"Leia is going to kill you." I laughed. It was Rey, I knew she was watching me.

"I already owe her 5, might as well make it even." I turned off the lightsaber and turned to Rey. She walked with BB8 towards me. "What brings you here?"

"Thought you needed the company, but I see BB8 is here." She smiled.

"Care to join?" I sticked out my hand.

"I don't think I can beat you." She took my hand. "Someone taught you well."

"I can teach you if you want." We both turned on our lightsabers. We walked in circles, waiting for which one of us will make the move. I lunged at her, she blocked my hit. "Good." I smirked as I pulled back. I pushed her, she fell back, She got up and swung left and I jumped back. I felt this dark energy in her, like I sensed with Kylo. She keep swinging and I kept walking back. I tripped over a branch and I used my hands as I protection. "Rey!" I screamed. I used the force to stop her. She looked at me. She saw the fear in my eyes.

"Hera, I'm sorry." She looked at me. I let her go. I caught my breath. I knew there was something dark in her, but what was it? She can't go to dark side, all she did is good. I know Rey. I brushed myself off.

"Its fine." Rey took a step back as I was going to touch her. "You're not going to hurt me."

"After what I did?"

"Look." I turned around. "Im alive, Im not hurt, Rey." I grabbed her hand.

"Ladies." We turned to Leia. She was watching us the whole time. Rey and I stood up straight. "I see that you destroyed one of the droids again, Hera."

"See, the thing is, it had it coming." I laughed it off. We looked at Rey.

"Im sorry." She walks off. It was me and Leia.

"I felt darkness in her. Something i haven't felt in her. Thats not her, thats not Rey." I told Leia.

"I know."

"You know? Has she turned to the darkness?"

"Im afraid i cant answer that." I nodded. Leia held my hand. "I know what she is. But she will never turn her back from the light."

"Theres too much light in her."

"Yes." We walked out of the woods, going back to base. "Jax is waiting for you." She smiles.

"Of course he is."

Leia's POV

As Hera saw Jax, her smile widen. She picked him up, spinning him around. Every time she sees Jax, she is in peace. Jax is the best thing that ever came to her life. When Jax came into her life, he reminded me so much of Ben, the boy looked so much like him, his black hair, his smile, his eyes. The love that they have for each was so much like Ben and I. I would die for him to be back.

"General?" I hummed as I looked away from the two.

"Yes?"

"We need your help."

Ben's POV

I flew my way into Exogol. I was brought down to the lower part of the place, thunderstorms were heard inside the empty building. I turned around to see my surroundings.

"At last." I heard the echoing voice. I walked towards the hallway, hoping that it would lead me somewhere. "Snoke trained you well."

"I killed Snoke." I replied back. "Ill kill you."

"My boy, i made Snoke." I stopped walking. "I have been every voice..." then it switched to Snokes. "You had ever heard." Then my grandfathers voice. "Inside your head." The one voice that made me feel sick. "The first order was just the beginning." Hera's voice. I walked to the holding capsules, Snokes body, he was making new one. Then i saw someone "i will give you so much more."

"Youll die first." I told him. Just the thought of him using her voice makes me want to kill him even more. How dare he! He knew that I love her, he was probably the one who told me to kill her, he probably was the one who told me to say no.

"Ive died before." He still had her voice. I found the voice where it was coming from. I walked to it. "The dark side of the force is a path way too many abilities to some consider to be unnatural." It went back to his original voice. The flash of light showed his face. Palpatine. Darth Sidious. I put my saber to his face.

"What could you give me?" I asked him.

"Everything." He showed me, what was like a dream, me and Hera, together. "You must kill her. She brings you to the light, she seduces you, we cannot have that."

"What if I turn her to the dark side?" I clenched my jaw. I knew she wont dare. I can't kill her.

"I guess I can make an exception." He then looks at me. "You must also bring me the scavenger."

"Yes."

"If you dont do anything you promised. Your lover will die in front of you."

Hera's POV

It was late, everyone was asleep, me and Jax slept in the bed we shared. I started to dream about my life, it was so beautiful. My life with Ben. It was weird as I never dreamed of him for a long time. We were in a garden, smiling as our son, our blood was running around. Why all of the sudden was I dreaming about Kylo? As if it was just planted there. I touched the necklace, it was just a dream, you can have those, its normal. I turned, facing Jax, I brushed his hair out of his face, planting a kiss on his forehead. He looked so peaceful. I wrapped him around me, being a big spoon.

"Mama?" I hummed.

"What is my father like?" He turned to face me.

"He's a shy, yet demanding man. He likes to do calligraphy. Oh he was also a jedi, and he wanted to be a pilot, like myself." I told him. "He looks like you, but a lot older."

"Why isn't he here?" I sighed.

"Because he turned to the dark side." He sat up, making me sit up. He sat on my lap, i played with his hair. "But deep down, nobody is gone. We have a little light somewhere."

"Will I go to the dark side?" He asked. My smile turned upside down. I gulped at the question.

"What do you think?" I whispered to his ear.

"I want to save people, like you." He looks up to me. "Would dad love me?" I held him hard in my arms.

"Of course he will. He will be a fool if he didn't." He just stayed quiet. It did tear my heart when he started to ask about Kylo. "Your fathers name is Ben Solo, but now goes by Kylo Ren." I decided to say. "He isn't mean, he's just broken."

"You'll be the one who will help pick up the pieces?"

"I hope so." We decided to stay up all night, telling stories about the jedis. I kinda knew deep down Jax was force sensitive, but hasn't realized it, yet.

"What did they do?" As I told him what had happen when the jedis were gone.

"What they could." He snuggled up in my arms.