"It's on fire! Whole thing's on fire. All of it. It's on fire." Poe says as he walks away from the ship.
"Hey. There's a spy?" Rey asks as she approaches.
"Really could have used your help out there." He replies, stopping in front of her. Pandora rolls her eyes at him as she joins him, pulling Rey into a hug.
"How'd it go?" She asks.
"Really bad, actually. Really bad." Poe tells her. He notices BB-8 and Pandora rolls her eyes again, patting Rey's shoulder as she walks past her. She ignores them as they begin arguing, spotting her parents and heading towards them.
"You okay?" Cordelia asks, pulling her daughter into a hug. She nods, resting her head on her mom's shoulder.
"Just tired." She mumbles.
Cordelia strokers her daughter's hair with one hand, the other pinching her husband's arm. He looks at her and she points to Poe, still arguing with Rey despite Finn and Rhys trying to stop them.
Din steps up behind Poe and reaches his arm around, covering his mouth. Poe tilts his head back to look at him, silently asking what the hell he's doing.
"Quit arguing with your sister. Your bickering is upsetting my daughter." Din tells him before removing his hand. He gives Poe a stern look and he sighs.
"Sorry, Rey." He mumbles. Din nods and pats his shoulder before turning away and returning to his wife.
"It's taken care of." Din says as he hugs his wife and daughter, waiting for Rhys to drag himself away from Finn to join them.
"If Rhys and I were that annoying, I am so sorry." Pandora tells her parents.
"Oh, Rhys was the annoying one." Cordelia teases, knowing he's just reached them.
"Hey, what the hell? You thought I was annoying?" He asks, pouting at his mother. She laughs and pulls him into their hug, kissing his cheek.
"I'm only teasing, Rhys. I love all my children, and all three of you are equally annoying." She says.
"You're the worst." He complains. Din clears his throat and glares at his son. "I mean, I love you, Mom. You're the best." Din nods and Cordelia laughs, having seen the exchange.
"I love you." Cordelia tells her family. She tightens her arms around her children and tilts her head up to kiss her husband.
"Gross!" Pandora and Rhys exclaim together.
"I thought it was sweet." Finn says as he and Poe join the hug.
"We love you, too." Din tells them. Cordelia spots Rey standing off to the side, watching them longingly. She smiles and waves her over.
"What are you waiting for, Rey? Our family hug is missing an important member." Cordelia says, holding her arm out. Rey smiles and joins their hug, happy to have found her family.
"Those two adopt everybody, huh?" Leia asks Chewie as they watch from farther away. Chewie growls in response, making her laugh. "They are great parents."
***
"We've decoded the intel from the First Order spy, and it confirms the worst." Poe announces. He sighs and shakes his head. "Somehow, Palpatine returned."
"Another threat to the whole galaxy. Perfect." Pandora sighs. Din wraps his arm around her shoulders, the other going around Rhys' shoulders. Cordelia wraps her arm around Leia, Chewie resting his hands on their shoulders.
"Wait. Do we believe this?" Rose asks.
"It cannot be. The Emperor is dead." Aftab Ackbar says.
"Dark science. Cloning. Secrets only the Sith knew." Beaumont Kin answers.
"He's been planning his revenge. His followers have been building something for years. The largest fleet the galaxy has ever known. He calls it the Final Order. In 16 hours, attacks on all free worlds begin." Poe explains. Chewie growls and Cordelia reaches up to pat his arm. "The Emperor and his fleet have been hiding in the Unkown Regions. On a world called Exegol."
"Exegol does not appear on any star chart. But legend describes it as the hidden world of the Sith." C-3PO says.
"There were always whispers of his hunger to cheat death." Kin tells them.
"So, Palpatine's been out there all this time. Pulling the strings." Poe states.
"Always. In the shadows. From the very beginning." Leia replies. Din makes his way through the crowd to join her and Cordelia, pulling them into a hug as they think of Ben.
"If we want to stop him, we must find him. Must find Exegol." Maz says.
"General?" Rey interrupts. "Can I speak with you?"
***
"So, you got her up and running?" Poe asks as the group approaches Rey and the Falcon.
"You were right before." She starts. Pandora pinches Poe's arm before he can make a comment about always being right. "I'm gonna pick up Luke's search for Exegol. I'm gonna start where his trail went cold. The Forbidden Desert of Pasaana."
"We know. We're coming with you." Pandora tells her as she and Poe walk past her.
"Chewie, you get that compressor fixed?" Poe asks. Chewie growls in response.
"I need to go alone." Rey tells Finn as he and Rhys walk by.
"Yeah. Alone with friends." Finn replies.
"It's too dangerous." She argues.
"First of all, we're not just friends, we're family. Second, we're useful. Medic." Rhys says, pointing to himself. "Pilot." He points to Poe. "Wookiee." He points to Chewie. "Badasses." He points to Rey and Pandora. "Amazing fiancé." He points to Finn, who chuckles as he rolls his eyes.
"We're going together." Pandora says. Rey looks at all of them. "Do you really want to keep arguing with us Djarins? We learned from two of the best." She chuckles as she looks at them, knowing there's no winning an argument with the two siblings.
***
"Be careful. Everyone looks out for each other." Cordelia tells her children as she hugs them. They both nod and pull away, turning to their father.
"We love you. Bring our family back whole." He tells them, silently asking them to bring Ben back to them.
Din steps in front of Pandora and cups her face, tilting her head so he can rest his forehead to hers. He pulls her into a tight hug before doing the same to his son.
"We'll see you soon." Rhys tells his parents as he and Pandora start walking back to the Falcon.
Cordelia sighs and Din pulls her to his chest, kissing the top of her head.
"They'll be fine. They've got each other." He assures his wife as they watch most of their family board the Falcon and take off.
Sorry guys, I started writing last night, but fell asleep before I finished and woke up to a dead laptop lol
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Pandora's Box
FanfictionDin and Cordelia Djarin have already had their adventures throughout the galaxy, and now it's time for their children to have their own. Following Pandora and Rhys Djarin as they fight with the Resistance against the First Order.
