Hope | Ben Solo/Kylo Ren

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Chapter twenty one
Ajan Kloss
Ryssa's POV:
Remus landed the ship. "Are you ready? To fight for the resistance?" I said to Remus. He nodded and said "of course. It's up to us." I smiled at him and the door to the ship opened. I stepped off to see Finn and Poe awaiting my arrival. Coral pushed through the crowd, the orange pink streak in her hair much brighter than the last time I saw her. Poe tried to grab Coral's arm but he missed. Coral threw her arms around me and said "you came!" "Of course I did." I said as I hugged her back. Remus stood next to me and Coral pulled away. "Who are you?" She said. "I'm Remus. I'm Ryssa's brother." Finn shook Remus' hand and Rey emerged from the crowd. "Queen Dartsen." She said with a smile. "You can call me Ryssa. Queen Dartsen is so formal." I said to her. Rey nodded and Nephle came over, giving me a hug. Milla and James did the same. "Gosh, it's been so long since I've seen you all." I said to them. "You're here now, that's what matters." Gage said. "Gage!" I said as I hugged him. "You'll be the one to save us all." Jade said as she stood next to Leia. I pulled away from Gage and said "Jade, I'm so sorry about Luke." She shook her head and said "he's still with me. I can feel him sometimes. The force works in mysterious ways." Milla nodded and said "she's right." I looked at Leia and walked over to her. "Leia.." I began. She immediately stopped me and said "you're here. That's what matters. I'll speak to you in private about Ben." I nodded and went to give her a hug. I hugged her tightly as a tear went down my cheek.

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Leia and I were in her quarters. The Resistance had a whole set up. It was mostly tents and stuff at the moment. But they were working on a building. "Ryssa, you'll be the one to save Ben. The love you have for him and the love he has for you, it's so strong. You can feel it through the force." I nodded and a tear went down my cheek. "What is it?" Leia asked me. "I just want Ben back." I told her. A sigh came from Leia's lips and she said "we'll be the ones to save him. You mostly." "You think so?" "I know so. We're going to get him back." Leia said. She looked at the lightsaber on my holster. "What color is yours?" I grabbed it and ignited it. "Green. I almost picked a different color but for some reason, green stuck with me." Leia nodded and I disengaged it, putting it back in my holster. "You should connect with everyone. As soon as we have some information, we'll send you off." Leia said. I left her quarters and Coral rushed up to me. "Your dress is so pretty." She said. "Thank you. And how've you've been?" I asked. "I've been good. Finn and Poe have helped me get over my shyness. Poe especially." Coral said as she looked over at him. He was currently talking to Finn. Remus sat with them, Finn and Poe making him feel at home. Remus looked at Rey longingly as she walked by. Rey had gotten more beautiful since the last time I saw her. "Leia explained some stuff to me about Kylo Ren. She told me some stuff about you and him. She said he's... I forget the word she used." "Conflicted?" "Yes! That one! Leia said Kylo Ren is conflicted. I don't know much about the force so what does that mean?" Coral said. "It means he's having a hard time choosing which side he wants to be on. The light side or the dark side. And rumor has it, he's leaning more towards the light." Coral shook her head and said "how does a queen become a Jedi?" "I wasn't always a queen. I was trained as a Jedi before I was crowned as queen." I replied. "You're going to be the one to help us right? You and Rey?" Coral asked. I looked at Rey and said "yes. I believe we are."

Here's the update! I'm moving slowly into rise of skywalker! Hope that's ok
~skylar🪐✨🪐✨