"We need to launch our strike as soon as possible." Hux started. "The Resistance knows we are coming."

"No, we need to go after the girl, she will lead us to Luke..." Kylo started.

"Luke Skywalker is not our main target! He's yours!"

Kylo bawled his hand into a fist just glaring at Hux, trying his hardest not to kill him on the spot.

"Our focus needs to be snuffing out the Resistance. Not chasing after a girl who bested you."

"She did not best me," Kylo said through gritted teeth.

"Take a look at yourself Ren," Hux said smugly. "She has beaten you, a lowly scavenger from Jakku has bested the great Kylo Ren!" Hux laughed but he quickly was cut off as he flew across the room all the way to Kylo who wrapped his hand around his neck lifting him off the ground.

Kylo didn't even say anything as he just continued to choke Hux.

The bridge of the Finalizer was silent as Hux struggled against Kylo's grip. Not only did the Force give him an upper hand but Kylo was much stronger than Hux physically.

"I'm... I'm sorry." Hux choked out causing Kylo to drop him.

"Start the attack, get right outside the atmosphere of D'Qar, if they try to run send the dreadnought after them, they won't get far," Kylo said as he stormed out of the room smiling as stormtroopers moved out of the way when they saw him coming.

Kylo enjoyed being feared, it gave him his space, people didn't bother him.

"Don't get cocky Kylo, you have disappointed me." Snoke snarled in his head.

Kylo's smile fell.

"And stop thinking about her!" Snoke screamed so loud Kylo stumbled a little as he walked.

He clenched his teeth as he rolled his eyes making his way towards his room. It was the one place where he felt like he didn't have to pretend, it was the place he felt safe.

"Son," He heard a voice say in his head but this time it wasn't Snoke.

Kylo took off his helmet setting it on the bed. "I forgive you." The voice said again.

Kylo shook his head, he recognized the voice but he couldn't believe who it was.

Quickly he threw his cape onto the bed sitting cross legged on the ground closing his eyes and clearing his mind.

Taking a deep breath he slowly began to envision a shield building around him. He had been teaching himself how to shield his thoughts from Snoke's view.

"Ben," The voice said again but Ben tried to ignore it. "Benjamin Owen Solo!" The voice screamed causing Ben's eyes to snap open and he found himself back on the bridge. However this time there was no sound, Rey and Finn weren't standing on the balcony and time seemed almost nonexistent.

But the only thing Ben Solo could focus on was the man walking towards him.

"What are you doing Ben?" Han Solo said approaching his son.

Ben looked around eyes wide. "How is this happening, what is going on."

"Ben," Han sighed as he continued to walk towards him.

"No," Ben said scrambling to his feet. "How are you here?"

Han chuckled. "You were always like this when you were younger. You have to have answers."

Ben started as his father, thinking, trying to think of any logical way he could be seeing him. He wasn't dreaming he knew that

"Stop overthinking and just listen," Han said grabbing his son by the shoulder.

Ben's breath hitched as he felt his father's touch. Looking at the hand on his shoulder he was brought back to when he was little.

"Dad please," young Ben solo who was no more than 7 at the time pleaded. "You promised.

"Did I promise, because I don't seem to recall..." Han teased.

"You did, you said as soon as you came back from your trip you would let me see inside the Falcon." The young curly black haired boy whined

"Hmmm, I don't know if you're old enough son," Han said trying to be serious.

"Stop teasing him, Han." Leia smiled.

The young child looked at his father his brown eyes wide.

"Alright," Han said causing the young boy's face to light up.

"Woah!" Young Ben said as he first entered the Millennium Falcon.

Han smiled at his son's amazement. The young boy ran around looking at everything taking in all the sights. He dreamed of one day being able to fly the beautiful "hunk of junk" as his mother liked to call it. Ben would never tell his mother, but when he grew up he wanted to be a smuggler like his dad.

Suddenly Ben ran into a giant wall of fur, looking up he found his father's best friend.

"Chewie!" Ben squealed as the wookie picked him up.

The boy laughed as Chewbacca swung him around.

"Alright Fuzzball, don't break the kid, we still haven't even gotten to the best part yet." Han smiled as they entered the cockpit.

The young boy gasped as he hopped into the pilot's seat.

"When can I fly it, dad," Ben asked grabbing the flight controls.

"When your feet can actually touch the ground when you sit in the chair."

"But mom's feet don't touch the floor and you've let her fly it."

Han burst out laughing. "Don't you ever tell your mother I laughed at that." He said as he placed his hand on his son's shoulder.

Ben's memory faded and he found himself back on the bridge, his father stared at him sadly.

Tears flooded into Ben' eyes.

"I'm sorry dad," He broke falling to his knees "I just... I didn't..."

"Hey, Ben..." Han said kneeling down next to him. "I forgive you. I know there is a conflict in you. I know that Snoke made you believe that you are alone and made you believe that the only potential you had was to live up to your grandfather's legacy. But the one thing he didn't tell you was your grandfather's legacy was not all death and destruction. He had love, he had friends, and in the end, he didn't die the villain, he died the hero."

"What do you mean!" Ben asked when suddenly he found himself standing in a field.

A young man stood riding an animal while a beautiful young women stood watching him, laughing.

Suddenly the young man was knocked off the animal and thrown to the ground almost being trampled. After the animal left, the young man lay on the ground unmoving.

Ben took a step forward but stopped when he heard the women yell.

"Ani?" She called and suddenly Ben figured out what he was seeing. "Anakin?" She called again as she reached him turning him over to find him laughing.

They began to roll in the grass before finally embracing one another in a kiss.

The scene quickly changed and Ben found himself standing next to a transport ship with two men talking to each other on a flight of stairs.

"Hold on, this whole operation was your idea," The longer haired one, who Ben now recognized as his grandfather Anakin Skywalker said.

"Let us not forget Anakin, that you rescued me from the bus droids, and you killed Count Dooku and you rescued the Chancellor carrying me unconscious on your back." The other man stated a smile on his face.

"All because of your training," Anakin said and then Ben knew who the other man was. Obi-Wan Kenobi. Ben stared at him tilting his head to the side as he looked at him. He didn't look like the monster Snoke described him to be.

"Anakin, let's be fair, today you were the hero." Obi-Wan insisted. "And you deserve your glorious day with the politicians." He smiled at his friend.

"But the darkness got a hold of him and soon he lost those things he held dear." Han Solo's voice said.

"Don't you turn against me." Ben heard and he saw Anakin and Padme facing each other on a volcanic planet, but this time Anakin looked different, darker, colder, very similar to the face Ben saw when he looked in the mirror.

"I don't know you anymore." Padme cried. "Anakin, you're breaking my heart, you're going down a path I can't follow."

"Because of Obi-Wan." Anakin sneered.

"Because of what you've done!" Padme screamed. "What you plan to do!"

Ben noticed his grandfather glare into the ship, following his gaze he found Obi-Wan standing in the ship's entrance.

"Liar!" Anakin screamed.

"No!" Padme cried looking between the two men.

"You're with him now, you brought him here to kill me!" Anakin screamed as he began to Force choke Padme.

"No!" Ben called out being reminded of the night at the temple.

The scene changed again this time Ben found his grandfather lying near a river of lava and Obi-Wan standing above him.

"You were the chosen one!" Obi-Wan screamed. "It was said that you would destroy the Sith, not join them. Bring balance to the Force not leave it in darkness."

Obi-Wan began to walk away.

"I hate you!" Anakin screamed as he slowly began sliding closer to the lava.

Obi-Wan turned back looking sadly at his friend.

"You were my brother Anakin! I loved you." Obi-Wan cried.

Ben watched as his grandfather's body slowly caught fire.

Turning away, the scene faded once more.

"Why are you showing me this?" Ben pleaded.

"Because even after all of the death and turmoil your grandfather caused, in the end, he saved everyone."

Ben could hear screaming and he turned to see Luke on the ground lightning bolts hitting him causing his body to contort with pain.

A twinge of anger washed through him as Ben saw the man he trusted who he believed had betrayed him. He then looked over to see Darth Vader standing next to the Emperor. All of a sudden Darth Vader grabbed the Emperor lifting him off the ground, allowing all the energy that had been directed at Luke to transfer to him as he through the Emperor over the edge sending him to his death.

Collapsing to the ground Darth Vader watched as his master fell.

The scene changed once more this time it was just Luke and Vader.

"Luke, help me take this mask off." Vader pleaded.

"But you'll die?" Luke said.

"Nothing can stop that now, just for once let me look on you with my own eyes."

Ben watched as the man he had prided himself in being like faded away and he saw Vader for who he truly was. Burns covered his face, his eyes were swollen and his mouth could barely move to smile when he looked at his son.

"Now go my son," Anakin said straining to talk. "Leave me."

"No!" Luke said. "You're coming with me. I'm not leaving you here, I've got to save you."

"You already have Luke," Anakin said weakly. "You were right, you were right about me. Tell your sister you were right."

"Father, I won't leave you." Luke pleaded but it was too late. Anakin Skywalker had died.

A tear fell down Ben's face as the scene faded and he found himself back on the bridge. Everything he had been told by Snoke had been a lie.

"You see son, no one is beyond saving, you still have time, you still have time to change," Han said.

"How? What I have done, everything I have done, I can't be forgiven." Ben cried.

Han sighed looking at his poor son knowing time was limited.

"She will save you, just let her save you." He said as he too faded away leaving young Ben in his room once more.

Wiping his eyes Ben stood up turning towards his window. That's when he saw a lone X-Wing. An X-Wing that Ben instantly recognized.

"Poe," He sighed.

Ben watched as Poe worked on taking out the dreadnought cannons while the Finalizer worked on taking out the transport ships. Rage took over as Ben faded away making way for Kylo.

"No don't focus on the ships. Focus on that X-Wing!" Kylo growled knowing what Poe's plan was. "Don't be stupid Hux." And just like that, he watched as Poe Dameron led his fleet to the slaughter but brought down a dreadnought.

Kylo growled angrily as he rolled his eyes. Once again Hux's stupidity had let the Resistance get away.

"Come to me, now!" Snoke growled in Kylo's head. Sighed Kylo grabbed his mask and his cape putting them on as he headed towards Snoke.

Getting in the elevator he couldn't forget what he had seen, but he knew for his own safety he had to push his feelings and the images away.

As the elevator doors opened Kylo could hear Snoke's menacing laughter.

"Tied on a string indeed, General Hux well done. The Resistance will soon be in our grasp." Snoke smiled.

"Thank you Supreme Leader," Hux said as he turned to walk towards the elevator when he saw Kylo he smiled rubbing in the fact that Snoke was proud of him. Kylo quickly responded by making Hux trip causing him to fall into the elevator.

"You wonder why I keep Armitage in such a place of power. A Kar's weakness properly manipulated can be a sharp tool." Snoke said as Kylo kneeled before him. "How's your wound?" He asked.

Kylo continued to look at the ground as he spoke.

"It's nothing." He responded.

"The mighty Kylo Ren, when I found you, I saw what all masters wish to see, raw untamed power and beyond that something truly special. The potential of your bloodline. A new Vader." Snoke sneered causing Kylo to grit his teeth. "Now I fear I was mistaken."

Kylo looked up at his master. What Snoke couldn't see was the look of hurt in Kylo's eyes. He had disappointed Snoke once again.

"I've given everything I have to you." Kylo spat trying to keep his emotions at bay. "To the dark side."

"Take that ridiculous thing off." Snoke snapped.

Kylo looked as his master again the hurt sinking even more in as he slowly took his mask off.

"Yes, there it is, you have too much of your father's heart in you young Solo."

"I killed Han Solo, when the moment came I didn't hesitate." Kylo snapped. He couldn't believe what he was hearing, after everything he had sacrificed, he still wasn't good enough.

"And look at you, the deed split your spirit to the bone. You were unbalanced, bested by a girl who had never held a lightsaber. You failed!" Snoke screamed finally pushing Kylo far enough where he stood up ready to fight Snoke.

Snoke quickly retaliated by blasting him with lightning bolts sending him flying backward.

Kylo crashed to the ground slowly getting back up as he glared at Snoke.

"Skywalker lives, the seed of the Jedi Order lives, as long as it does, hope lives in the galaxy. I thought you would be the one to snuff it out. Alas your no Vader, you're just a child in a mask."

The sting in that statement dug into Kylo like a blade.

"Leave," Snoke commanded and Kylo stormed out and into the elevator.

As he stood helmet it hand he felt the hurt turn to rage again. The rage festered and built up so much that it needed an outlet and Kylo began slamming the helmet into the side of the elevator sending glass shards shattering everywhere.

When the elevators doors opened Kylo dropped the shattered remains of the mask yelling at the two people who had the unfortunate luck of running into him.

"Prepare my ship!" He yelled as he stormed down the hallway.

He would prove himself to Snoke, to everyone, he would prove that he wasn't a child in a mask.

As soon as he got in his Tie Silencer he flew off right towards the biggest Resistance transport ships. Upon reaching it he flew straight for their loading docks shooting at it causing many of their X-Wings to blow up. Moving one he headed towards the bridge. His finger made its way to the trigger when suddenly he felt his mother's presence.

He could feel her gazing at him. She wasn't disappointed or angry, mostly she was just sad. He felt her grief. But also he felt her hope. Hope that one day her son would return to her.

Kylo hesitated.

"Just do it, just fucking do it." Kylo thought this would prove himself to Snoke.

"Language Benjamin." He heard his mother say to him causing him to smirk slightly moving his finger away from the trigger.

He only had a moment to breath before another Tie Fighter came and blew up the bridge. Pain ran through Kylo as the energy of his mother disappeared.

He closed his eyes taking a moment before he quickly began to fly back to the Finalizer.

All the rage had melted away as he had barely had even stopped his Tie Silencer before he hopped out storming towards his room.

Everyone he cared about was now dead, he was now completely and utterly alone. He couldn't stop thinking about the last thought he had seen from his mother. Her hope for him.

"No one is beyond saving." He thought about what his father had said. But now who would save him. His mother was dead. His father was dead. The girl who he had loved, dead.

Kylo made his way towards his room. He needed the solitude.

"Master Ren, Hux needs to see you..." A stormtrooper started but Kylo threw him into a wall.

"Tell him I will see him when I want to!" Kylo screamed entering his room.

However, he skidded to a stop when he saw long haired woman staring out his window.

Quickly he threw his hand out to grab his saber. However, his old saber from his training days with Luke flew to him instead.

"What?" He gasped out loud.

The women at the window turned around causing Kylo to drop his lightsaber.

"Hi Ben," Y/N smiled.