Mando makes his way out of the cockpit. Cara follows close behind. You glance up as they walk in front of you. Mando speaks as he faces a weapons vault. "Y/N. Come here," he says with his deep filtered voice. You stand up, making your way across the ships floor to where he and Cara are. "He all right up there alone?" You ask Mando. "Yeah," he says. You glance at Cara, accidentally making eye contact with her causing the both of you to look away awkwardly.
Mando opens the metal cabinet, revealing loads of guns and weapons held up on the wall. "Pick one," he says to the both of you. Cara inspects the weapons as she speaks up. "You trust the contact?" She asks him. "Not particularly. He and I had a run-in last time i was there on some Guild business," mando tells you two.
"So then why are we going?" You ask him as you pick up a medium sized blaster and twist it around a bit in your hand, trying to get comfortable with it. "I don't have a choice. You saw what happened on Sorgan. They'll keep sending hunters. The kid'll never be safe until the Imp is dead,"
"And you're okay with bringing him back there?" Cara chimes in. "Not really. That's why I'm bringing you two," Mando explains. The ship starts shaking harshly. Mando climbs up into the cockpit. You loose your balance, falling forward and knocking into Cara. She yanks you close to herself as a crate falls from a high shelf, missing you by a few inches. The two of you make eye contact for a moment as she holds you.
Your mouth is open but you stay quiet, unsure of what to say. You just look at her eyes. She looks down at the floor uncomfortably. You pull back as you see cara pursing her lips impatiently. "Sorry," you stammer quietly. She just nods in forgiveness at you as she turns, making her way up to the cockpit. You follow her. The child is playing with the controls on the ship.
The Mandalorian grabs the child and places him in your arms. "We're gonna need someone to watch that thing," Cara says. "Yeah..." Mando sighs. "You got anyone you can trust?" You ask, bouncing the kid in your arms. It reaches for your hair with its tiny green fingers, playing with it. You smile a little. You've got to admit the little fella is quite cute. Mando nods.
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The razor crest nears Arvala-7. Mando lands it near what looks to be a moisture farm. "Woah! Easy, Woah!" An Ugnaught yells. The three of you exit the ship. Mando greets the creature. He invites you to follow him to his residence. The child floats next to you in its little metal crib. "It hasn't grown much," the Ugnaught called Kuiil says. "I think it might be a strand-cast," Mando offers.
"I don't think it was engineered. I've worked in the gene farms. This one looks evolved. Too ugly,"Kuiil says. He looks over at Cara who's seated beside you. "This one on the other hand looks like she was farmed in the Cytocaves of Nora," he tells you. "Yeah," you smile slightly, glancing at her. She looks back at you as she blushes lightly.
"This is Cara Dune. She was a shock-trooper," Mando tells Kuiil . "You were a dropper?" Kuiil asks her. "Did you serve?" She responds. " On the other side, I'm afraid. But I'm proud to say that I paid out my clan's debt and now I serve no one but myself," he tells her.
An IG unit walks into the room holding a tray. Mando and Cara both raise their blasters in the direction of the droid. Cara places her arm in front of you protectively. Your face heats up at her action. "Would anyone care for some tea?" It asks you all. "Please lower your blasters. He will not harm you," Kuiil tells them. "That thing is programmed to kill the baby," Mando says. "Not anymore," Kuiil says as the droid places the tray on a table.
Mando looks like he's lost deep in thought. "It was left behind in the wake of your destruction.
I found it, laying where it fell devoid of all life. I recovered the flotsam and staked it as my own in accordance with the Charter of the New Republic. Little remained of its neural harness. Reconstruction was quite difficult, but not impossible," kuiil starts.
"It had to learn everything from scratch. This is something that cannot be taught with the twist of a spanner. It requires patience, repetition. I spent day after day reinforcing its development with patience and affirmation. It developed a personality as its experiences grew," he says. "Is it still a hunter?" Mando asks him. "No. But it will protect," Kuiil tells him. "Tea?" The robot asks again.
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Mando is outside, conversing with Kuiil about watching the child. You and Cara are alone in his residence together. Your chin is resting in the palm of your left hand, your arm placed on your thigh. "Cara?" You say quietly. She looks at you. "Can you give me a chance to try and fix this?" You ask. "Go ahead," she sighs. "I can't stand seeing you so hurt. I need you to know it was a genuine accident," you start.
"I know you said to give you some time but it's so difficult when we're constantly crossing paths," you say, looking at her. "Don't worry about it Y/N," she says. "I should worry about it though. I chose to neglect telling you and that was really shitty of me. You have every right to be mad. I didn't mean to put you in danger I just- I didn't want you to leave," you say. "Leave? I would never" She laughs slightly.
"You can't get rid of me that easily sunshine. I'll always come back for you," she says, placing her hands on either side of your face before kissing you gently. You close your eyes, relaxing in her arms. Her thumb brushes over your cheek lightly as she pulls back from the kiss. You pull away slightly, looking at her in the eyes. "I feel really bad just being let off the hook. Are you sure you're not upset anymore?" You ask. "100% sure. Your little monologue got to me," she says with a laugh.
Mando coughs, announcing his presence and interrupting the moment. The noise makes you jump. You scoot away from Cara suddenly before turning in his direction. You turn back to Cara with an embarrassed look spread across your face before looking down and noticing how tight you're holding onto her. You release her arm from your fingers quickly. You can see red marks covering where your hands were placed
"oh my god- I'm so sorry," you gasp, covering your mouth with your hand. You run your fingers over her arm gently out of concern. She tries to hold a straight face as you look up at her but fails, breaking out into laughter. You look at her confused. "You're precious," she says. Your cheeks are rosy from the embarrassment. "You two ready to go?" Mando asks. He's visibly uncomfortable with how sappy the two of you are being.
"Yeah, You go ahead. We'll catch up," Cara tells him. He exits with a nod. Cara stands up, running her hand through her hair. You look at her. You haven't looked closely at her in a while. You feel like you're seeing her from across that crowded bar for the first time all over again. She looks at you with a smile. "Are you coming?" She asks, reaching her hand out for you to grab. You take her hand and stand up. She looks at you with a soft smile as she leads you outside.
You drop her hand once you reach the exit and look at her with a mischievous look on your face. "First one to the ship gets to top," you say as you take off, giving yourself a head start. Cara laughs. "Try me," She yells as she picks up speed, sprinting to the ship. She gets there just a second before you and taps it with her hand, signifying that she won."So I see not much is going to change," she says, a wolfish grin on her face.
"Fuck you," you say jokingly before poking her with your pointer finger. . "Other way around but basically yeah," she says. You blush. "I'm... you know what? I-," You stammer. She just looks at you and chuckles. "This isn't funny Cara," you say flustered. "Oh it really is," she says. you flip her off as you turn around, walking over towards Mando who's waiting at the door of the ship.
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This chap was a bit long but.... YAY FLUFF! It's literally 3 am when I'm writing this so I'm sorry for any mistakes. I'll probably go back and fix it later. now, I'm gonna go physically pass tf out! Hope this chapter was reasonably ok. Love y'all.
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FanfictionAfter your mother died it became your responsibility to look after your two younger siblings. You thought that you would just be working as a bounty hunter, and taking care of them until they were able to support themselves. And you were fully willi...
