If Only We Could Have-A Rogue One Fanfiction

How It All Happened

I fly the ship far out into the middle of the desert. 'Trust the Force, Jyn'. Well, how about, 'Trust the Force user'?

I land the ship just outside a small mud brick house. I step out of our ship, R5 following behind me without a word. Cassian just looks confused.

"Who lives here?"

"An old desert hermit," I answer.

"And what can we learn from and old desert hermit?" he demands.

"You didn't let me finish. An old desert hermit... That was once a Jedi Knight." 

Cassian gapes at me,a little shocked. I would be too. The Jedi are meant to be extinct... And here I was, proclaiming there was one inside this little dwelling.

"Come on, now," I say gently. I knock on the door. "Ben?"

"Who's there?" A sharp voice calls.

"It's me. Jyn."

A pause. "Ah, Jyn. Yes. Good to see you. You brought friends?"

"Yes. Obi-Wan, this is Captain Cassian Andor of the Alliance to Restore the Republic, and R5-D2, a droid. Cassian, R5, this is Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi."

"An honor to meet you, sir," Cassian and Obi-Wan shake hands.

"Likewise." He turns to me. "What brings you here?"

"The Death Star plans. You, of all people, should know where they are."

"Oh, yes. I do know where they are." He gestures to the house. "They're here."

Now it's my turn to gape. "What?!"

He turns back into the house. "Luke! Bring out the message!"

A blonde boy comes out of a room, a blue droid following him. Cassian starts. "R2-D2!"

R2 beeps and whistles as he follows 'Luke' out of the room. 

"You have the Death Star plans?"

R2 beeps affirmative, then notices R5 wheeling up next to us. They immediately strike up a conversation, leaving me to ask Obi-Wan:

"Why does Artoo have the plans?"

Luke is the one that answers. "Because when the Tantive IV was captured, the princess gave the plans to Artoo and put them in an escape pod."

"Why in Jabba's name did the Imperials not shoot it down?"

"I don't know," Luke shrugs. "They're here now, aren't they?"

"Which reminds me," says Obi-Wan. "How did you two survive the battle?"

"What battle?" Luke asks eagerly.

"The Battle of Scarif, where we got these plans," Cassian is the one to respond. I almost forgot he was there. "Jyn and I... And a droid... were the ones to retrieve the disk from the Empire."

"Yes, but Ben asked how you survived?" Luke asks.

"Why do you call him Ben?" Cassian asks back.

"Because when you are hiding from the Empire, Obi-Wan Kenobi is not a name you want associated with you." Obi-Wan answers. "But really, how did you survive the battle?"

I answer this one. "I was at the transmitter... Krennic was there. And then Cassian comes up and shoots him, and I transmit the plans to the Rebels..." I shudder. "The Death Star was on the horizon, ready to shoot at us, but suddenly, this TIE Fighter swoops up beside us, and without thinking, I jumped onto it. I opened the hatch and let Cassian hold onto it; he was injured. I kille the pilot, take the controls, get Cassian in and shut the hatch, and we flew out of the place. Of course, the rebels started shooting at us, so we had to broadcast a message that we weren't TIE Pilots."

"But Cassian was injured," says Obi-Wan.

"I was," says Cassian, "Though not too badly. A few broken ribs and a concussion, I think. I was put in a Bacta tank as soon as we landed. Didn't come out for over a day. But as soon as the day was over, I was completely healed."

"And then we got a mission and, well." I shrug. "Here we are. Now, the plans, please."

"R2, can we have the plans please?" Obi-Wan asks.

R2 beeps, then spits out a thin piece of metal. Obi-Wan takes it, then hands it to me. "Take care of it, Jyn, Cassian. And may the Force be with you."

"And you," Cassian replies. Then he looks at me. "Come on, Jyn. We have a follow up mission after this one."

I look at the slim disc in my hand, smooth and shiny. Then I glance at Cassian, who was there when we got it, who witnessed all the troubles and sacrifices that we had to make for this piece of metal. Then I smile.

It was worth it.

Every second of it.

If this can bring the Empire down, everything is worth it.

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So... that's the story of How Jassian Survived The Battle And Healed Very Very Quickly. I know it probably takes much, much longer to heal those injuries in a Bacta tank but for the sake of the story, let's pretend they heal faster. Jassian has to be here in A New Hope.

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