5: I'm Being Torn Apart

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We make it back into the base, unnoticed at first. But I can feel Ben's presence, he's near.

I begin to lead Han and Chewie throughout the base, the Force accompanying me as I use the intuition to make it to the tunnel we need to go. We finally make it and Han and Chewie begin to place several sticky bombs on certain columns. Han hands me the button that will detonate the bombs as he places the last one.

"Let's get out of here," I whisper and begin to skip up a set of stairs with Chewie, but I notice that Han is not following us, but walking away. That's when I see him, and my stomach drops.

"Ben!" Han yells, his voice echoing throughout the tunnel.

Chewie and I watch Han as he begins to walk to Ben, who is standing over a small bridge which connects both sides of the tunnel.

"Han Solo," Ben says, his face masked again. "I've been waiting for this day to come."

Han walks slowly to Ben, until there is barely any space between them left.

"Take off that mask."

"What do you think you'll see if I do?"

"The face of my son," Han says. I begin to panic. Something is wrong, I have a terrible feeling.

"Chewie, we need to do something!" I whisper.

He tries to whisper back to me, but he's a terrible whisperer. He told me that there's nothing we can do to help right now.

I look back over to Han and Ben and see Ben take off his mask and drop it to his feet.

"Your son is gone. He was weak and foolish, just like his father," he spits.

"That's just what Snoke wants you to believe, but it's not true. My son is still alive."

"Han!" I yell. And he looks back at Chewie and I, and does a quick smile, to reassure us, but it doesn't help.

"Snoke is using you for your power," Han continues. "When he gets what he wants he'll crush you. You know it's true."

"It's too late."

That's when I see the face of Ben. The Ben I used to know so well. I can see the true emotion play across his face and feel his emotional aura spread throughout.

"No it's not. Leave here with me. Come home. We miss you," Han states as he looks back at me again. I see Ben's eyes look up at me. "Your mother misses you."

"It's like I'm being torn apart. I want to be free of this pain," Ben admits, shuddering, turning his gaze back to his father. I know what I have to do but I don't know if I have the strength to do it. Will you help me?"

"Yes, anything."

Ben holds out his saber, holding it out to Han. Han takes it, but Ben doesn't let go. Ben begins to slightly shake with it when it is then suddenly ignited and plunged into Han.

"Ben, no!" I scream as loud as I can. But it's too late. My chest begins to heave, and tears begin to form in my eyes and stream down my face.

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