Ignite the Stars | Reader x Ben Solo / Kylo Ren

Ch. 2 | Threads

"When I first laid eyes upon you
I realized we were bound
I knew that our futures would find it true
That we are bound by
the red thread of destiny
As I hold you in my arms
Feel your warm breath brush
against my throat
I know that I will never
let you come to harm
Because our ankles are bound
by the red string of fate"

Akai Ito

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"Stay safe!" Poe yells as he closes the hatch above his head. You rev your speeders engine, ready to take off as soon as Poe is out of blaster range. Once he's far enough away, using the Force, you reverse the direction of the blasts and speed away. You aren't sure if the troopers are after you because they assume you're with the Resistance, or because you've made it very obvious you're a Force user. It really does't matter, they're after you either way.

The troopers head straight towards you so instead of going straight back to the ship, you do a wide circle around the general vicinity. You hope they haven't located it yet because if they have there will likely be a welcoming committee. They're close enough that if they had good aim, they could easily shoot you. They aren't close enough to try and physically hit you or pull you off the speeder, yet.

There are two troopers on your left, two on your right, and a handful coming straight for you. You're grateful Batuu is a forest planet because zipping in between trees provides you with an advantage. The trees provide you with a fair amount of cover from blasts as you fly in between them and around them, making it hard for the troopers to get a good shot in. You're trying really hard not to panic but the odds aren't in your favor, even if you use the Force.

You dodge blasts using a combination of the Force and your superior speeder skills while also returning fire when possible. You manage to shoot two of the troopers ahead of you, successfully tipping the scales just a little in your favor. One of the troopers to your left suddenly veers their speeder directly into yours. At the last second you hop onto the seat, narrowly missing the impact that would have completely shattered your leg.

You spin and kick the trooper completely off of his speeder and watch as it veers into a different trooper, effectively getting two hits for the price of one. You laugh and momentarily let your guard down which costs you. Your speeder's rammed into from the right causing you to lose your balance and fall off of it. Before you can hit the ground, you throw yourself on to the troopers speeder next to you. Taking him by surprise, you blast him in the back of the helmet. He slumps over and falls to the ground as you hop back onto your own speeder.

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Kylo joins the fight when you almost fall off of your speeder. He accelerates quickly and prays you feel him approaching you from behind now that you've opened yourself to the Force again. He aims his blaster towards the troopers ahead of you while being careful to avoid shooting too close to you.

Two troopers appear behind Kylo while he's shooting the troopers that are quickly outnumbering you. Not paying attention, one of their troopers gets close enough to knock his blaster out of his hand. Cursing, he uses the Force to knock them both to the ground. His attention quickly turns back to you when he feels you panic.

He watches as two troopers box you in again. This time one grabs you from behind and pulls you off your seat. Kylo pushes his speeder to its limit, doubting it has ever been ridden so hard by its previous owner. Before he can get to you, you activate your lightsaber, kill the trooper holding you and Force push the vacant speeder towards another set of troopers.