May The Way Be With You

The Passenger

I scream for Din, accidentally using his real name in my fear. Cobb takes off his helmet and grabs me, trying to calm me down. I try to get Cobb to let me go as I continue to scream for Din. Suddenly the ground starts shaking, making me stop screaming and look around. Cobb pulls me into a protective embrace as the rumbling gets harder. The dragon breaks through the ground, it's mouth opening and Din flying out.

I gasp in relief, then fall to the ground as he hits the detonator and explodes the dragon from the inside. He flies as the dragon falls, making his way to me and Cobb, and I see he's covered in green goop. "MAKER DAMN IT, MANDALORIAN!!!! I AINT FUCKING WASHING THAT!!! DONT SCARE ME LIKE THAT!!!!" I yell, throwing handfuls of sand at him, making Cobb laugh.

People start cheering now that it's confirmed the dragon is dead. Cobb helps me up and I throw another handful of sand at Din. He chuckles and shakes his head and I stomp past him. I stay with the kid as the raiders start carving up the carcass and Din speaks with them. Cobb is fullfilling his part of the deal and taking off his armor to give back.

Din walks to the bike with a large chunk of meat, making the kid's eyes go wide. I've managed to calm down from my heart attack, and I go to hug him as he sets a cloth and the meat down on the bike. I see the green goop on him and stop. "It's dried now, it won't hurt you." He says. I crash into him, hugging him tightly.

"I thought I lost you." I hiccup, trying to not cry. He hugs me tightly and sighs.

"I'm sorry, didn't have time to explain. And I figured you wouldn't have been a fan of the plan." He says, petting my hair. I chuckle dryly and sigh.

"Now I know how you feel when I die." I dryly tell him as we part. He chuckles just as dryly, and I see the kid reach for the meat. I stop him, telling him it needs to be cooked before we eat it as Din covers it with the cloth. Cobb comes over with the armor, placing it on the bike.

He tells us he hopes to see us again, and to tell whomever gets his armor that he's not the one who broke the jetpack. He then turns to me. "By the way, that name you called out. The townsfolk, Tuskens and I all agreed we never heard it." He winks, then heads to the others. Din looks at me and I get on the bike. He sits behind me, and starts it up.

We leave the others, heading back for Mos Eisley. Hopefully we can find another Mandalorian. "What did Cobb mean?" Din asks. I sigh and tell him that in my fear of him being dead, I accidentally screamed his real name. He sighs, and nods. "It's alright. We... Mandalorians aren't forbidden from telling our names, it's just easier to remain anonymous if we don't. You didn't break any Codes." He assures me. I sigh in relief, and lean back against him.

"Good. Always assumed learning Jacsava and Daljar's names was a special circumstance." I tell him. We travel until nightfall, making camp against some rocks and having ration bars for dinner. The meat will be cooked when we get to Peli.

I have the baby in my lap, and he doesn't feel like feeding himself, so I feed him his ration bar. I can't help but love the kid, he looks so adorable looking up at me. Soon the kid is finished and falls into a food coma, so I lay him down to sleep.

Once Din is sure the kid's asleep, and scans the area to be sure no one will sneak up on us, he takes off the helmet so he can eat too. I find I can't look away as he eats. It's a rare treat to see him out in the open, helmet off and eating. Once we're full and pack away the leftover rations bar, Din motions me next to him.

I get comfortable in his arms and look at the stars. He kisses my temple and we enjoy the silence for a bit. "I'm truly sorry I scared you so hard. I knew I would be ok with the armor. Hell, so would have Cobb, but you would have blown up. I don't think even you can recover from acid and explosions." He says, taking off his gloves and slipping a hand in my shirt.