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You heard it call as you walked away

A voice of calm from within the silence

And for what seemed an eternity

You waited. Hoping it would call out again

~Rey’s POV~

I don’t remember how I got to Tatooine. I think my mind and body were on autopilot. Numb. In shock from the events on Exegol. I’m not even sure how long I was there, trying to connect with the force. With Ben. I can’t believe he is gone. I never even got to tell him that I loved him. I feel like a piece of my soul is missing. I guess that is part of being a dyad.

I sat on the sand dunes by the old Lars homestead. I returned the lightsabers of the Skywalker family to their rightful place. There were no true Skywalkers left anymore. I told the old woman that my name was Skywalker because they were the closest I had to family. I refused to acknowledge my Palpatine ancestry.

I decided to try one last time to find him through the force. I closed my eyes and cleared my mind. Slow, purposeful breaths. “Be with me.” I reached out into the force. “Be with me.” I felt a twinge of a familiar life force…”Be with me. Please, Ben.” I gave more effort, reaching further. And then I felt it…

~Ben’s POV~

I didn’t know where I was. Was this what it felt like to die? At least I got to feel her lips on mine before we were separated by death. I’m glad I was able to save her. I just wish we would have had more time. But there was nothing I could do now. I was dead and she was not.

“That’s not exactly true.”, I heard a familiar voice say. I turned to see my mother. But she wasn’t the old woman I had expected. She was young and beautiful. “Mom?” She nodded and pulled me in for a tight hug. “I’ve missed you, Ben.” I felt my own tears fall as I hugged her back. “Mom, I’m so sorry. For everything I did when I was under the influence of the dark side.”” I know. But we don’t have much time, son.””What do you mean? I thought we have all the time in the galaxy.””That’s not quite true. Come, walk with me. I will explain everything.” We walked in this strange land. I don’t even know how to explain the place. It was almost like there was nothingness, but at the same time, everything. My mother told me that I wasn’t exactly dead. “But how could that be? I felt my soul leave my body.””You and Rey are connected. It is a stronger bond than many have ever witnessed. As long as she lives, you cannot truly die. Just as she was not truly dead while you lived.””But I gave my life force to bring her back.”” That’s true, but she was here with me for that short period of time, just as you are now.””Can I get back to her?””Yes, but it will take a lot of skill and concentration on both of your parts.”

Then I heard it. I heard Rey calling to me through the force. ”Be with me.” I knew she was searching for me. I felt her intent through the bond that we shared. It was almost like she was trying to pull me to her, through the force. I looked at my mother. “What do I need to do?”, I asked, determination in my voice. She smiled at me. “Reach back to her. Feel her through the force.” Then I heard her again, louder and more desperate. ”Be with me. Please, Ben.” I felt her reaching out to me through the force. I used all of my strength to reach back to her. I wanted to join her more than anything. I wanted to hold her in my arms, and kiss away the pain I could feel in her heart. I wanted to tell her how much I loved her. How I always had, from the moment we first explored our bond. I reached out to her, just as she was reaching for me. And then I felt it. It was as if a bolt of lightning struck me square in the chest. But it wasn’t painful. The vision of my mother blurred and everything went dark again.