A/N: After seeing Rogue One for the second time, I have been thinking about the story, characters, etc. for multiple days straight. With a fixation that's probably not healthy. This series of one-shots is the result of that obsession, in addition to having read lots of other fics. I'm loving the AU stories... and while this one will be canon, there is a high likelihood that I will spin off another AU story before the last chapter. SPOILERS below, duh. Rogue One does not belong to me, etc. Enjoy!

Jyn – Yavin 4 base, preparing to depart for Jedha

It had been simple, really, to appropriate a blaster after she was released from the shackles and escorted with minimum security back to the hangar bay. Being armed helped her feel slightly less unsettled by this entire process. After the shock of the Rebels knowing her real name – no one had called her Jyn in years – she had been caught off guard and had been completely truthful, if brief, in answering their questions. Plus, a 20 year sentence was not something she had any desire to return to. She only hoped the Alliance was being straight with her, too.

While following Captain Andor to the ship, she got a better glimpse of the Rebel Base. It was more expansive than she expected. They must have gained considerable strength and support since her time with Saw, if his depreciating comments were to be believed.

Saw… the prospect of seeing him again made her both anxious and angry. If they chanced to find an audience with him, she could not predict whether she would become overwhelmed and tongue tied with everything she wanted to say to him, or liable to do something aggressive and stupid.

...

"Why does she get a blaster and I don't?" the reprogrammed droid practically whined.

"What?" Cassian turns, the confusion on his face quickly turning into the type of look you'd give a carnivorous Reek.

"I know how to use it," Jyn offered with forced casualness.

"That's what I'm afraid of. Give it to me."

In another surprising moment of truthfulness, she didn't hide the quaver in her voice. "We're going to Jedha. That's a war zone." Many valid arguments on this point. She had not forgotten how Saw's band tended to greet people. Also, who knew what odd assortment of tasks the job of "Intelligence Officer" entailed. K-2S0's proclamation of their mutual dislike of her attendance on this mission did not reduce her unease.

"That's not the point of…" the frustration of plans already going awry was clear in Cassian's voice. "Where'd you get it?"

Noncommittally: "I found it."

"I find that answer vague and unconvincing" K-2S0 chimed in.

Still, the Rebel Spy hesitated, looking like he wasn't sure what he'd gotten himself into on this mission with her. Good, he had underestimated her.

Let's hope he continues to do so. She thought to herself. It'd give me a leg up in this mess.

To her relief, Cassian relented after her one final comment:

"Trust goes both ways."

Though the mechanical co-pilot's subsequent complaints were mildly amusing, she reminded herself to not underestimate "K-2," as she noted Captain Andor had called the droid, despite his petulant remarks. On Wobani when she was trying to escape, he'd thrown her down like she was a rag doll. One thing she and the Rebel spy agreed upon: she wouldn't have trusted the droid with a blaster, either.

Who knew what this mission would entail. Maybe she would succeed and get Lianna Hallik's record expunged. The possibility of seeing her father was too unlikely - and too painful - to fathom right now, so she pushed the thought aside. As they took off and headed through the planet's stratosphere, she consciously slowed her breathing and tried to calm her anxious mind in order to rest and prepare for whatever lay ahead.

A/N2: Reek is the species of animal that Anakin faced in the Petranaki arena on Geonosis in Attack of the Clones. When forced to eat meat, they can become quite aggressive and will charge suddenly.

I have notes written out for at least three more of these… the next one-shot will be from Cassian's POV. Please leave a review and tell me what you think!