What about the idea that the force did genuinely awaken in Rey at the moment she faced Kylo Ren in TFA, as a result of the Dyad bond kicking off? Her power is from Kylo, therefore it’s from Palpatine too since he created the Skywalker bloodline? The Skywalker saber being drawn to her could show that she had a really strong potential for this to happen.
“Your power comes from our bond. From me. That means it comes from him. Palpatine wants our power.”
Something like that?