The Empire's Snare: A Rogue One Fanfiction

Just a Little Longer

Note: Hello, Captain Stapler here. I just wanted to say a big warm thank you to you (yes you personally) for taking the time to read this fanfic. The positive responses and excitement I received about this story really motivated me to finish this story, and keep it lively. (I've never actually finished a story before) As a writer it's so rewording to know that someone read something you wrote, much less enjoyed it. So thank you again. I've added a little more Loveliness just as an extra bonus. Hope you'll enjoy. And just know, you're awesome.

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Cassian walked through the front door of their dwelling place that was located atop a grassy hill on the planet Stewjon. He scuffed his hair to brush off the dirt that had collected from his hard days work.

"Jyn." Cassian shouted, "I think we need to replace the east side ventilators." As Cassian began to take off his boots, Jyn appeared before him.

Jyn handed her husband a glass of water, she could tell he had had a long day. "I knew we'd have to fix something before the harvest."

"And how's my little kid doing?" Cassian leaned forward and kissed Jyn's belly, which was visibly harboring a pre-born creature, due to its abnormality.

"He's doing fine. He enjoyed town actually. Was jumping all about. I think we're expecting trouble here soon."

Cassian walked into their kitchen, past the medals and drawings on the wall of Jyn's parents and Cassian and Jyn's wedding. There was also a holo picture of a young Jedi padawan smiling and standing beside a duchess. This hologram was Cassian's most pride possession. They had searched half the galaxy for that image which captured a moment so long ago, of the two people Cassian had discovered to be his biological parents. Jyn had taken to sketching after they had found the place. She started to draw all the people she wanted her children to know of. There was even a picture of a little girl on the wall, no older than five years old, that was their daughter.

    Just as Cassian placed his glass down, the front door slid open, and the very same girl in the picture wobbled though. She had a book bag over her shoulder, and a smile on her face. The same smile her father had made fun of her mother for having. A cute smile nonetheless.

"My Stardust!" Jyn's face lit up, and she kneeled to the ground with open arms to embrace her daughter. The little girl ran into her mother's arms and buried her head into her shoulder. "How was your day sweetheart?"

    "Mum, I missed you." The girl whispered.

    "I know, it was only for a couple of days. I'm back now. You see. Now go wash up Stardust, get ready for dinner."

    "For what it's worth I missed you too." Cassian squeezed his wife's hand, and gave her a weary smile.

    "Of course you did." She rolled her eyes playfully. "Cassian. You'll never believe who I ran into in town."

    "Was it my clone?"

    "You're never getting over that are you?"

    Cassian laughed. "You said it. Not me. And we did share similar hair styles."

    "Anyways. Blaze, he was there with a boy."

    "Blaze. The boy who had the misfortune of attending our pre-marriage adventure?"

    "Yes. And here's the crazy thing. His real name isn't even Blaze. He hasn't gone by that name in years."