A/N: Chapter dedicated to Ikin-ikonic. A new reader who is blowing up my notifications! Thanks :)

PS: Song of the chapter is at the end (so I don't give anything away) and it's not Star Wars, but I listened to this song while writing the end of this chapter and it just fits so perfectly that it had to be this song. I hope you all like the song choice.

Poe's POV
Another AT-AT falls to the ground and I round the wreckage.

"Black Leader." An officer comes over the headset. "We could use some help up here. Think your squadron can finish without you?"

"We got it Poe." Alexa comes over.

"Nothing we can't handle." Red 4 confirms.

"Okay team, Alexa is in charge. Black Leader pulling out. Good luck!" I pull my ship further away from the ground's surface and an AT-AT begins attempting to shoot me, but Red 3 keeps it busy.

"We got it. Go on Black Leader." Red 3 tells me.

"Thanks." I speed faster, until I see the First Order fleet in view.

A Tie Slicer and a pair of Tie Fighters zoom past me and I get a quick glimpse of our hidden symbol before the pilot takes out 2 ties on it's own and their help takes out another.

"Alright who's in the slicer?" I ask.

I hear whoever clear their throat. "Hey Poe, long time no see."

"Ben?" I ask.

He chuckles. "Yeah it's me."

"What are you doing here?" I ask and follow him.

"Long story."

"Fleet under attack in the hangar!" Someone shouts into their mic.

"Stop them from sending in reinforcements!" We are instructed.

"Alright you heard them." I say.

"Let's take out as many as we can." Ben replies.

Rey's POV
"General, a First Order command shuttle has landed in our hangar." An officer tells Leia.

Leia looks at me then back at her people. "Alert the squad and instruct them to stop reinforcements." She turns to leave. "And make sure Rey doesn't try anything."

Leia leaves the room and I attempt to stand.

A guard behind me shoves me down and I land on my side.

"Stay down." He instructs.

I stay laying down on my side and take deep breathes.

I close my eyes and feel the cuffs around my wrists with my fingers.

My fingers begin working on the wiring within the cuffs and I feel the force shift around me.

I sit up and look at my guard who eyes me.

Any passerby would assume I'm just staring him down, but my next planned move is my secret game changer.

"You will uncuff." I speak soft enough for only him to hear.

"I will uncuff you." He helps me up and uncuffs me.

I turn and see no one aware of me escaping.

I walk casually out of the room then break into a run once out.

I round the final corner into the hangar and see a group of stormtroopers. Panic sets and I force push out of instinct.

The troopers fly back and I use the chance to make a run for the Falcon.

The ramp remains down and I board and find my saber still fallen off to the side of the living quarters.

I force pull it into my hand and use my other to lift the floor board.

I kneel down. "Apollo?" I whisper.

"Mom?" He peeks out from under the pipe. "Mom!" He scrambles up to me and I embrace him into my arms.

"Mom they took Kayla." He informs me.

"Okay, are you alright?" I ask and pull back to look at him.

"I'm scared."

"I know honey." I brush a piece of his hair back. "But you need to be strong and I need you to hide okay?"

"Okay." A tear escapes his eye. I wipe it away with my thumb.

"I love you."

"I love you too mom."

"Why don't you go hide in your bedroom. Lock the door and wait for me and daddy to return and I promise we will leave."

"Okay mommy." He hugs me again. "Stay safe."

I feel Yerha's presence and know I have to let him hide.

"Okay you need to hide."

"Okay I will mommy."

I walk him over to his room and he shuts the door with a frown.

I exit the Falcon with my duel in hand.

Yerha ignites her saber as soon as I see her.

"Yerha I don't want to fight you." I say without igniting my own weapon.

"I didn't know you heard of my advancements thanks to Halo. She is quite the teacher."

"I didn't know you had a new teacher."

"Yes my old master was quite the weakling, but I guess that explains why she hid behind a mask for so long." She smirks.

"Always a follower, never a leader I see."

"At least I know my own place in all of this." She takes a battle stance I taught her.

"Maybe I just learned it wasn't my fight."

Yerha laughs darkly. "Oh Rey, the poor orphan, trying to find her place in the world, and then when she realizes her purpose isn't what she expects, she thinks she can change her faith?" She chuckles again. "Here let me help you."

She charges and I quickly ignite and block her.

She swings trying to press an advantage that she doesn't have.

I only block not wanting to hurt her and she miss steps trying to focus to hard on her lessons I sense.

My instinct takes over and I swipe a small indent into her unarmed wrist.

Yerha cries out in pain and stumbles back.

"I-"

"Save it!" Yerha snaps and goes to strike again.

Her anger radiates off of her and pushes me further away from the Falcon.

We are locked into a system of blocks to meet each others attacks.

She slashes through the handle, but only damaging one side of my saber.

I twist the broken one free and throw it towards her as a distraction. She covers with her saber, splitting the piece further.

She continues to attack and presses down on my saber, as I meet her kill strike with my own block.

"You know I never wanted to hurt you." Yerha tells me.

"Then why are you doing this?"

"Because you killed my heroes." She lifts our sabers and delivers a kick to my stomach.

I scream as I fly back, placing a hand to my stomach.

I hold on tightly to my now deactivated saber.

I close my eyes and try to sense anything from my child, as I had tried before.

I hear Yerha chuckle, "Giving up already?"

"Don't give up Mommy!"

I open my eyes to see Apollo at the ramp of the Falcon.

Yerha looks towards Apollo and I jump to my feet racing for him.

Yerha uses the force to grab my leg and knock me down on my back.

She jumps through the air and strikes down.

I attempt to roll away and feel the burn of a lightsaber slice into my upper arm as I escape the rest of the lightsaber.

I cry out again in pain and scramble to my feet.

Her footsteps echo as they race towards me and I ignite my saber turning to meet hers... only I never meet her saber.

"Mom?" Apollo whimpers.

"Let him go." I say to Yerha, who has a hand on his shoulder as she stands behind him. "This is between you and me, leave him out of this."

"While that may be true, I rather leave a hole in your heart, like I'll do to him."

Yerha ignites her lightsaber and the blade goes through Apollo.

"Noooooooooo!" I scream.

A smile spreads across her face, as she pulls her saber out.

I rush forward and force pull Apollo to me, dropping my saber, becoming defenceless.

"Apollo, Apollo." I whisper, pulling him into my lap.

"It's okay mommy." He places his small hand on my face. "It doesn't hurt."

"I'm sorry I-"

"Mom." He whispers. "I love you."

"I love you too... I love you so much."

"Tell dad too." His eyes blink slowly.

"I will." I kiss his forehead and his hand slides from my face, then his head back away from me.

My lip shakes and the tears find there way down my face.

"I told you I would become a monster." Yerha kicks my saber out of grasp.

I look up at her. "I'm going to blow up your new base."

"I'd like to see you try."

Yerha swings the hilt of her saber against my head and I fall to the floor, as everything becomes covered with dark dots that blur into one another until they cover me whole.

A/N: Okay, I am ready to accept your hateful comments about Apollo.

Sorry Reylo_is_My_Halo, I know you loved Apollo.

Sorry 1luVbacon for killing off Apollo, I know you helped create the character, so you probably had some attachment to him.

Rip Apollo Solo