If Only We Could Have-A Rogue One Fanfiction

A Trash Compactor

I look at Cass. "You know her?"

He looks at me as if I'm dumb."Of course I know her! She's Princess Leia, everyone knows her!"

"Yeah, but she knows you?"

"She's a leader of the Rebellion, I've worked with her more than once."

"How come I've never seen her?"

"Being a member of the Imperial Senate means being away a lot of the time. I haven't been able to be with the Rebellion for three months." She says.

"Then you missed Scarif." I'm a bit skeptical of this Princess. She's too- I don't know. I can't put my finger on it. But something's off, something...
Personal.

Something about her mind and heart.

"Yes, I did miss Scarif, but I was on another mission of equal importance. I was so sorry to hear of everyone who... Lost their lives."

This is diplomatic talk.

I can't stand diplomatic talk.

I want to set out the truth, loud and clear.
I sneer at her. "Killed, 'Princess'," I don't like her one bit. Something tells me she doesn't like me, either. "They were killed. No lives were lost. Their lives were fulfilled, and they were killed by the Empire they flight so hard to bring down." A heroic death.

"If you wish to put it that way, I will not stop you. I was merely trying to make it less... Rough."

"You are a politician, Princess. I don't trust politicians."

"Can we get out of here first? You two can keep arguing later." Han. Of course.
"Fine. Let's go." I storm out of the cell, drawing my blaster as I go. "Come on."
Han follows me, then Luke, Cass, then finally, Leia.

"What's your plan for escape?" Leia asks.

"Steal a Stormtrooper suit for you, too, then pretend were escorting Chewie up to Detention Block Two. We get back to the Hangar, and I'll rig up some sort of distraction. Cass and R5 will go to our ship, and the Princess will go with Han so she and the droids can take him and Luke to the base." I am very good at making 'plans' on the spot.

Most of them aren't very good, though.
"What's the distraction?" Luke asks.

"You'll see," I answer.

I've got serving big planned. I'm not a wanted criminal as well as rebel for nothing.

"What about the tractor beam?" Cass asks.
"Trust Obi-Wan to take it down or hold out for a bit before we go."

I'm worried. This plan... It's very likely that it won't work. Its got a lot of holes and hoping that it'll work involved. But I can think of nothing better, and neither can anyone else, so I guess we have to stick with this.

"Let's go," I say.

We walk out into the hallway to find the Princess another Stormtrooper costume.

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With the Princess kitted up, we pretend to escort Chewie to the Detention Block Two. We come across a squad of Stormtroopers.
"Hey! You there!" yells the one who I suppose is 'Captain'. "Where are you going?"

"Taking this Wookie to Block Two. He's been a nuisance on Kashyyk," says Cass.
An officer passing by frowns. "Hey, there aren't supposed to be any Wookies coming in today."

I make my voice as manly as I can, since the Empire doesn't take female Stormtroopers. "This one wasn't put on the record for some reason, we-." I  cut off by Han Solo drawing his blaster and shooting.

Honestly! This man has zero patience.
The Officer fall to the ground in a crumpled, lifeless heap. The Stormtroopers, seeing that we were hostile, start shooting at us. We duck into small alcoves, Me, Cass and R5 in one and Luke, Han and Leia in the other. I draw my blaster and start shooting at them, but stop when Cass says, "That won't help. Don't waste the blaster." I nod my head yes, then lower the gun.
Opposite us, Leia is giving Solo an earful for getting us into a firefight. Solo is shooting at the Stormtroopers, when Leia suddenly snatches the blaster off him. She steps out, firing at the Stormtroopers. I open my mouth to yell at her, but before I can get a single word out, she dives into some hole in the wall. Without hesitating for even a second, Cass follows her, leaping head first into the hole, Han, Luke and R5 following him soon after.

I sigh. I'm going to regret this, I think to myself, before diving into the gap myself.

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I land in a pit of garbage and the most disgusting water I've ever seen (or smelled) ! The others have already been here a while. They're arguing about how bad an idea it was to come down here.

I feel something slimy, sliding itself around my ankle, griping it tightly. I try to tell the others there's something in here, something alive, but before I can utter a single word, the creature has yanked me down into the disgusting water.

The stench overwhelms me. I thrash about desperately. Grabbing at the slimy tentacle, I try to tug it off. It stays, holding fast. My lungs are burning. I'm running out of air. In desperation, I claw at the tender tentacle with my fingernails.

This causes it no small amount of pain. It releases me and darts away, leaving me to bob up to the surface, gasping for air.
Cass, Luke and R5 are searching frantically for me, Han and Leia kind of just looking around and trying not to get snatched themselves.

I cough and splutter. Cass sees. "Jyn! Are you alright? What happened?"

"Some horrible animal thing. I'm alright. I've figured out where we are."

"And where are we?" the Princess asks.

"A trash compactor," I state, triumphant.

But then Luke gets pulled under too.

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A/N: I am so, so sorry for updating so late! It's been almost a week!

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