Bellamy's Pov

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I slide down into the water of the bath that L-WYN had prepared for me, letting it block out the sounds around me. There is a tenseness to my muscles that make me more like a rusted droid than a woman of flesh and bone.

I want to melt into the water and become one with the strong element. I am wrapped in a warm blanket of aqua and drift into the world of dreams. Yet my brain is a violent whirl of stupidity, trying to organize the chaos in my life. It seeks to discover a way to control the capriciousness of people, the abrupt behaviours but yet all the same, please them so that our encounters are softer and less draining.

I have killed and I will continue to kill. Innocent or not, sometimes people get in my way and they must be terminated. I will never admit it to my father but most days, I fool myself into thinking that killing is always the answer when things don't go my way. It's still a life and that is why I spend so many hours in the bath, trying to forget the faces of the lives I took. Nevertheless, I won't stop because I don't want to.

My next issue was Lieutenant Elwood. What was I going to do about him? I can't kill him, that's already off the list. He's Hux's family and I'd be damned if I got on Hux's bad side. He's the kind of man you'd want as an ally despite being on the same side. The stress spread through my mind like ink on paper. I took in a deep, ragged breath before dunking my head under water. For awhile, I hear nothing and I love it.

When I come back to the surface, L-WYN is standing over me and I gasp in surprise. "L-WYN!"

"Sorry General Ren," She panicked, waving her silver arms in the air. "Please don't turn me into space junk!"

I try to remind myself that she's just a droid, a stupid, mindless droid. "What is it?"

"Lieutenant Elwood has requested you attend the emergency meeting."

"Tell Lieutenant Elwood to stick it up his ass!" I reach for a towel and wrap it around myself. "I'll be down in a minute."

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I walk into the cockpit with my intentions strictly towards finishing this meeting as soon as I possibly can. I wear what I always wear but somehow, I feel even more powerful walking down to this petty meeting. My black cape kisses the ground with each step I take. My black boots reach my knees and the slightest bit of my pale skin shows before my black shorts cover the rest of my legs. A black shirt tinted with burgundy covers my chest and frails out just before my elbows while black gloves without the fingertips cover my hands.

Elwood glanced at me and immediately, I felt disrespected. This was going to be a ridiculously pointless meeting.

I pull up a chair next to other members of the ship and listen to Elwood rant about things I couldn't even care about. He introduces us as members of the First Order council, our own makeshift committee of semi-important people on this ship. I know the plan of attack, I know what my job is. Terminate anyone apart of the Resistance and make sure that they never find what we are looking for.

"Our next issue is that since we have blockaded parts of Naboo and forcefully set up base, any chances of alliance with the Nabooian people have been destroyed." Elwood explained, disappointment spreading across his face.

"Don't waste your time and disappointment over Naboo," I shake my head. "They are sworn to stick with the Resistance no matter what, General Organa has the queen wrapped around her finger."

"I would expect no less." A member of my new council speaks up. "The General was a princess at one point and let us not forget that her mother was Queen of Naboo."

I grimace. "This information is useless to us."

Elwood shook his head. "Maybe it's something you wouldn't like to hear princess but he has a point."

"So the people of Naboo are biased!" I roll my eyes. "How will this help us kill the Resistance fighters?"

Elwood grinned sinisterly. "A squadron of First Order stormtroopers from this ship will go to kidnap the queen herself. The Resistance will obviously do everything in their power to save the queen so we will make a deal. Allow us to keep searching Naboo for what we are looking for in return of Queen Nalani Trelawney."

I hate to admit it, but it was a decent plan. "Nalani Trelawney, second youngest queen since my great grandmother. She must be something if the Resistance will stop searching for our base to come to the rescue."

"I thought you didn't like talking about your family?" Elwood questioned.

"I don't." I reply, daring him to say more. "But Padmè Amidala has my undying respect for being the youngest queen of her age."

"She died for love." Elwood reminded me.

"That's the flaw isn't it? She died foolishly. Love is nonexistent, it is nothing more than a blindness that we use as an excuse." I toy with the handle of my lightsaber. "You are all dismissed, ready your men so we can attack the palace before the Resistance arrives."

"Yes ma'am."

"Will you be accompanying my men to Naboo?" Elwood questioned, his hand slicking back his brown hair.

"I can't be left out of all the fun," I explain. "I may be General of this ship but I'm still Isidore Ren, I've got to keep my reputation somehow."

Elwood thought for a second. "The brains and the butcher, has a nice ring to it."

"Unless you mean that I am both, you must of forgotten that I work alone." I stand up from my seat, walking towards the door.

"As do I but I got paired with Kylo's Ren's bratty daughter."

My body slumped over and I stopped walking, I felt a wave of aggression take over me and I went to ignite my lightsaber. The beautiful purple blade reflected off my glossy brown eyes and I waved it towards his body. "I could kill you Elwood, with one single strike."

"I know." He shrugged. "I'd just have to wait awhile before I see you in hell."