【 HOPE 】 ✓

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

The four of them walked through the corridors of the Empire's base. Their heads were held high, their eyes occasionally glancing at passing pedestrians. Nobody seemed to deem the rebels as anything out of the ordinary, so they continued on their mission.

They reached a room that connected four different doors together. Though the rebels were stopped in their tracks as a large group of storm troopers ran through their path.

As the troopers ran by, the rebels continued yet again. Though they stopped because of a guard standing at a control table, pressing away at keys. "Can I help you?" The man asked. Octavia's head whipped to face Cassian hoping that he had some sort of plan for this.

Though nobody had time react before K2 was saying, "I think you can." He then took the guard's head and smashed it onto the control table with an exceeded about of force. Octavia gasped as the guy fell to the floor, unconscious.

K2 immediately rounded the console and began to push some buttons. "Grab him and use his hand to open the vault." Octavia said, rushing to the unconscious guards side. The three, that were not at the control desk, hoisted the man from the floor and heaved him towards the vault door.

The three of them raised the unconscious man's arm, and placed his hand on the sensitive sensor directly next to the door. "K2, It's not working." Cassian spoke, turning to look at his droid.

"Try the other hand." K2 shouted back, pressing a few buttons of the control panel. This caused the three of them to grab the unconscious man's south-paw, and place it over the sensor. The door immediately slid open, making Octavia squeal with joy. The trio rushed inside the vault and all the way to the control panel that was accompanied with a window.

Past the window, revealed rows upon rows of little files that stored highly secret imperial messages. Cassian immediately took control of the small robotic hands that could grasp any little device it wanted. "K2! Read off the names of the messages by Galen Erso." Cassian commanded. The droid wasted no time in following his command.

Though one of the names struck the attention of Jyn. "Stardust!" She cried. "That's it!" Cassian furrowed his eyebrows as he glanced at her. "That is the nickname that my father called me."

"Stardust it is!" Octavia stated, smiling. Though the trio was instantly startled when the sounds of lasers whipping past, erupted. Shortly after, the door closed, and a sound of it locking sounded out.

"There is Stardust. I locked the vault door." K2 spoke into his microphone that connected to Cassian. A little green light around one of the files lit up. As Cassian started to walk away from the robotic hands, Octavia grabbed them and finished the job.

"K2!" He yelled into his own device. Octavia stopped, and her & Jyn looked at the male.

"Goodbye, Cassian." The droid spoke right before all the lights in the vault turned off. The three shared a knowing look. Cassian's beloved K2-SO was dead. Octavia immediately rushed to comfort her boyfriend, but he was not having it. He knew that there was no time to mourn over the passing of his best friend.

"We need to go." He instructed. The females of the group nodded their heads before turning back to the window.

"The file is in the hands. We just need to get it out without destroying it." Octavia stated.

"Stand back." Jyn commanded, to which the other two obliged. She grabbed her gun and immediately sent a shot through the fragile window. Instantly, glass shards flew everywhere which caused each person to cover their heads. "Let's go!" Jyn said as she hoisted herself onto the control panel.

As Octavia was raising her head, Jyn was jumping out of the broken window and onto the rows of files. "This is madness!" Octavia cried as Cassian lifted her onto the control panel, so that she could copy the other woman's actions.

"Go, Octavia!" Cassian said. That was the motivation for Octavia's feet to take her through the window and onto the large pillar of messages. She let out a gasp before her hands grabbed onto it. Immediately she began to craw upwards, which allowed Cassian to jump onto the same spot she previously did.

Though their climbing ceased for a second when one of the doors swung open and lasers began to shoot past each rebel. "Krennic!" Octavia yelled as she began to climb in the opposite direction. She grabbed the gun from her holster and shot in his direction. Cassian did the same from underneath her.

Jyn grasped the message, and attached it to her belt. Octavia and Cassian continued to progress upwards once Krennic realized he wasn't getting any farther from the door he was previously at. "He's going to a different door. Let's hurry!" Octavia commanded. Her and Cassian were shortly at the same level of climbing. Jyn was almost at the top.

Though Krennic did eventually find another door. His two guards began shooting at the three rebels. This led to some of the shots to hit Cassian's hands. He fell down the long corridor, smacking many different pipes in the process. Octavia instantly grabbed her gun and sent her own lasers at those who shot down her beloved boyfriend.

The troopers soon gave up when they noticed Jyn almost to the top of the tower. "Keep going, Jyn! Destroy the Empire!" Octavia yelled when the two girls made eye contact.

Octavia began climbing downwards. She wanted to help Cassian before it was too late. There was no way that she was losing him too.

Once she reached him, the poor man was laying face down on his stomach. Octavia flipped him over onto his back and placed his head in her lap. "Come on, Cassian. Don't give up on me now." She yelled over the loud noises around them. A single tear fell down her cheek as Octavia ran her thumb over his bruised cheek. "Don't you dare give up on me, Cassian Andor." She whispered, taking in every aspect of his face. Once the single tear had fallen off of her face, Octavia let out a sigh. He was still breathing, which meant she couldn't give up on him. Losing patience, the girl gripped his head and began to gently shake it. "Don't die on me!" She screamed.

Though all of her actions ceased quickly. His hand gripping her arm made everything she was doing come to a halt. Octavia let out a gasp as she instantly brought his body into a hug. "I am okay." He muttered, wrapping his arms around her.

The two pulled away before their eye contact met. Cassian was the one to initiate the next move. He leaned in and connected their lips in a passionate kiss. Though Octavia was the one to pull away. She sent a small smile his way.

"Come on. Let's go save the rebellion."

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what? reese with an update? anyway, one more chapter + an epilogue left!!  sorry if there are any mistakes.