Hello! So I very recently went to see Rogue One in theaters and of course it shredded my emotions. I tend to want to write things to 'fix' them even if I did enjoy the ending of a movie, so here I am! This is about Jyn & Cassian who stole my heart and with will be a multi-chapter fic with the possibly for an 18+ rating (so I will rate it as such). I will upload the first five chapters tonight and then will work on putting out new chapters over the next week or so as I am on break from school (I am a university student so my uploads will be a bit crazy after that). So I hope that you enjoy, I'd like to make the disclaimer that while I am a fan of Star Wars I am not extremely well versed in it, I am doing my best to research for accuracy but not everything will be-I apologize in advance for this.

Synopsis: Jyn & Cassian are given another chance at life by the mysterious Force that flows through the galaxy. They must fulfill their final purpose and help save the galaxy yet again. A long the way they discover a lot about themselves and each other.

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re·a·wak·en

emerge or cause to emerge again; awaken again.

As fire lit up the horizon and the ocean began to curl up into flames, Jyn Erso squeezed Cassian harder as it neared ever closer to them. It was the end, she knew it, she just never thought she'd have so much time to think about it before it happened. In this moment she was noticing all of the little things, like the blue sky above her darkening into a burnt orange color or the way that Cassian smelled like smoke and sweat.

They'd managed to get the plans off the planet and to the Alliance, but in the process they'd lost so much. Baze, Bodhi and even Chirrut. She hadn't seen them die but she could almost feel it instinctively.

Jyn knew that she and Cassian were next, she could see the fire of the blast only about fifty feet away. K2 would have piped up at this point to tell them that their chances of survival were at exactly zero percent and she would have had to agree.

"Close your eyes." Cassian whispered into her ear, he'd known she was fixated on the oncoming explosion.

"I can't." Jyn's voice came out into a sob, the adrenaline from their initial victory was fast leaving her body only to be replaced with a breathtaking fear.

Cassian pulled away "Then look at me." he forced her eyes to his. They were steady and not belying the fear that he was sure to be feeling in that moment.

She looked at every line in his face and every bruise committing it to memory, if there was an afterlife she didn't want to forget his face. It represented everything that they had done over the past few days and the people that they'd helped.

"It was worth it." She whispered and it was almost drowned out by the far off rumble and Cassian had to lean in to hear her.

"What was?"

"Everything. Even though we're about to die and we've lost everything." She said it with such conviction that Cassian smiled wryly down at her.

"Thats a lot coming from the girl who didn't have any hope just a few days ago."

"A lot can change in a few days." Jyn gave him a watery smile, and he leaned down and pressed his forehead to hers.

"Don't be afraid Jyn." The world around them began to crumble and shake and Cassian knew what he was going to say next. The one thing that would make this all okay. "I am one with the force."

Jyn smiled and watched his eyes close and she closed her own, "And the force is with m-" Then the world went white and a fierce ringing filled her ears as everything disappeared.

The afterlife smelled quite frankly a little bit mildewy. She hadn't really been expecting anything, but this was too much.

"Jyn." A familiar voice murmured and relief filled her body, at least she wasn't alone even if it smelled terrible.

She opened her eyes and found she was looking up at a damp rocky ceiling.

"Wh-?" she gasped, her eyes moving over to the man kneeling next to her. Cassian's warm brown eyes looked into her own as he grinned down at her.

"How?" She asked sitting up and finding that she'd been laying on a reed thatch mat. They were in some kind of cave which would be completely cold and damp if it were not for the large fire that blazed in the middle of it, warming them. What looked like vegetables were strung up on the walls and crates full of supplied were next to those.

"Mysterious ways the force does work, Jyn Erso." A voice echoed through the cave and a small cloaked figure entered. The hood fell away and a little green man revealed himself, Jyn had never seen anything like him before and she'd lived in some of the most diverse places in the galaxy.

"Who are you?" She asked, immediately distrustful, a quick glance at Cassian showed her how unfounded her suspicion was. His posture was completely relaxed and he smiled openly at the man.

"Jyn this is Master Yoda. He has been taking care of us."

"But how did we survive? That planet exploded I could feel it."

Cassian opened his mouth to speak but ended up shrugging "I do not know."

"Well how long was I out for?"

"I woke up two days ago and Master Yoda says that we had been out for two weeks before that."

"Panic not Jyn Erso." Master Yoda said calmly as he poked the fire with a stick and added another log. "All will be revealed. Eventually. Now, eat you must. Long journey ahead."

"Journey?" She asked as a bowl of soup was pushed into her hands, the smell was not the best but her stomach growled viciously and she soon tucked in not caring about the overly salty taste or odd texture.

"Master Yoda says we must leave tonight. He is expecting someone important and says we will be too much of a distraction."

"Mm." Jyn muttered around her soup. Something wasn't right about all of this, something about them felt off. Without thinking she reached into her shirt to find the kyber crystal that her mother had given her before she had died. To her surprise the crystal began to flow faintly.

"How are you doing that?" Cassian asked in wonder as he reached out to touch it and it brightened.

"I don't know it's never done this before." They looked towards Master Yoda who smiled mysteriously.

"What actually happened on Scarif? We're actually dead aren't we?" Jyn asked her voice cracking with panic as she began to run her hands down her body as if they would go right through it.

"Dead you are not Jyn Erso. A purpose you still have to fulfill." Came his sagely reply.

"This has to be some sort of mistake." Cassian said just as perplexed as Jyn.

"Mistakes the Force does not make. Now, go you must. Eventually all will be revealed." Master Yoda gestured to two large packs that sat next to the entrance to the cave.

Jyn wanted to ask more but Cassian just shook his head at her, his expression telling her silently that the green man would not answer anymore of their questions.

Heaving her pack onto her back she turned towards Cassian who gave her and encouraging nod, before exiting the cave and into the sunlight.

- Author's Note -

So in retrospect, Chapter 1 is very short. I tend to have some chapters be shorter and some be longer, it's just the way it works for me. But I hope you enjoyed this, more to come!

- LittleMoonLover -