Author's Note: Hello and welcome to my first multi-chaptered Star Wars fic! This story evolved from a oneshot idea and will be about five or six chapters long. I already have a few written so I plan to update fairly regularly. And no matter what happens in the movies, I love the idea of Luke and Jyn together and them being Rey's parents. So I will ship them no matter what!

Now that that's out of the way, enjoy and please review!

Come What May

Chapter 1

The Arrival

Jyn Erso Skywalker hated silence. It made her feel tense, her entire body on alert for whatever danger could interrupt that silence. She'd been wary of long stretches of silence ever since the mission to steal the Death Star plans. However, in the years since, she had learned that there were many different types of silence. And not all of them were to be hated.

For example, there was the calming silence that had settled over the spaceship that she and her five-year-old daughter, Rey were aboard. It was a silence that she hoped would not be interrupted, if only so that Rey would not be awakened from where she slept in Jyn's lap. For lack of anything more to do, she lightly stroked Rey's hair as she glanced out of the window but saw nothing but a few pinpricks of stars against the black sky.

"How much farther, Chewie?" she called in a loud whisper.

From his place in the driver's seat, Chewbecca gave a soft growl.

"Good. I'll be glad to get off this ship."

For three long weeks, Jyn and Rey had been on the run, bouncing from planet to planet and never staying for more than a few days. It was the only way they could stay a step ahead of being captured by the First Order. Jyn needed to only hear rumors that the First Order was nearing their current planet before she and Rey would be off again, searching for a new refuge. While Jyn was used to travel and living something of a nomadic life, her primary concern was Rey. Between trying to explain in a way that she would understand why they had to keep moving, Jyn also had to answer Rey's constant questions about the whereabouts of her father.

During those weeks, Jyn had not heard a word from her husband, Luke Skywalker or any of the rest of their family. Such was her surprise when Chewbacca found them on the most recent planet they had settled on. He told them that Lor San Tekka had offered his village on the desert planet of Jakku as a refuge. Upon learning this, Jyn packed up the few possessions they had and left that very day with Chewbacca.

Now, here they were again, on another ship bound for a new planet. Jyn held a small hope that Jakku would be different. For once, she wouldn't have to make up some story about why she and her young daughter were traveling alone or answer prying questions about her husband or whether Rey even had a father. Yet Lor San Tekka was different. Not only was he the leader of the Church of the Force but Jyn had even met him briefly during one of his many visits to the Jedi Academy.

She was jolted out of her reverie when she felt the ship began to descend. Jyn tightened her hold on Rey as the ship shuddered to a stop. She watched as Chewbacca pulled a lever and the sound of mechanical whine sounded as a ramp was lowered.

When the whining stopped, Jyn got awkwardly to her feet and hefted Rey in her arms. She moved to grab the bag that contained the few possessions that they owned only to find Chewbacca holding it between his paws. He gave a series of guttural sounds and then slung the bag over Jyn's shoulder.

"Thank you, Chewie," she said. "Thank you for everything."

The Wookiee bared his teeth which Jyn took to be a smile and then he led the way to the ramp.

As Jyn shuffled down the ramp so that she didn't stumble and drop Rey, she saw by the light from the ship that two people were waiting for them. When she reached the bottom of the ramp, they stepped forward. While Jyn instantly recognized Lor San Tekka, the other was a strange woman. She had shoulder length light brown hair and looked to be in her late forties.

"Come, we must get out of the open," said Lor San Tekka hurriedly. Before Jyn had time to say any parting words to Chewbacca, she was being ushered away from the ship.

"Mommy?" a small voice mumbled in her ear.

"Yes, Rey, I've got you," Jyn soothed in a voice just above a whisper. "We're on the new planet now. You can sleep some more soon."

"I'm hungry," was the reply.

"You'll have plenty to eat when we get to my house," said the woman's kind voice from beside Jyn.

Soon, they came to what Jyn assumed to be Lor San Tekka's village although as it was now night on Jakku, she could only make out little more than a cluster of buildings. The woman jogged ahead of Jyn to a small one story structure near the center of the group. She opened the door, stepped just inside and held it open. Once everyone was inside, she quickly shut it behind them and locked it.

Then, there was a scratching noise and a match flared to life, the only source of light in the dark house. As the woman held the match to a nearby kerosene lamp, Lor San Tekka said, "Welcome to Jakku, Mrs. Skywalker. I wish I could have welcomed you to our humble village under better circumstances."

Suppressing the urge to tell him to use her first name, Jyn said, "Thank you for allowing us to come here. Have you heard from my family?" Specifically my husband, she thought to herself.

The old man shook his head sadly. "No, not since I received word that Chewbacca would be bringing you and your daughter here."

Jyn nodded and said nothing. She shifted Rey in her arms, realizing just then how heavy she was.

"I have beds made up for both of you," the woman spoke up. "Or, if you're hungry, I can heat some food. There's plenty for all of us."

Jyn hesitated. She couldn't remember the last time she had sat down at a table for a meal, much less eaten food that wasn't dehydrated.

"I think Rey and I should catch up on sleep first," she decided.

"Of course," said the woman. "Follow me."

"I will let you know if I hear of any news," said Lor San Tekka.

"Thank you," said Jyn and with a final nod to him, she followed the woman, who carried the lit lamp in one hand, further into the house.

"My name is Ayla, by the way," she said as they walked down a short corridor. "Lor San Tekka asked if you could stay with me since my house is near the middle of the village, much safer that way."

"Thank you for allowing us to stay with you," said Jyn. "We shouldn't be here more than a night or so. And, please, call me Jyn."

Ayla waved a hand dismissively. "You're welcome to stay as long as you like, Jyn."

They reached the end of the hallway and Ayla stopped at a closed door. "Usually, I would turn on the lights but Lor San Tekka told everyone to use candles or lamps at night and only when absolutely necessary," Ayla explained. Then, she opened the door and set the lamp down on a far table. Jyn followed and found herself in a small windowless room. A large bed took up much of the space while a trundle bed had been set up next to it. Jyn tried not to notice that the larger bed was big enough for two people as she gently laid Rey down onto the trundle bed. As she removed Rey's boots and socks, she heard Ayla say, "I'll just be in the kitchen if you need me."

Jyn nodded without looking up and heard the creak of the door as Ayla closed it behind her. Once she had set Rey's boots and socks aside, she lifted her up to pull back the covers and settled her into the bed.

"Mommy?" Rey mumbled.

"Yes, Rey?"

"Are we safe now?"

Jyn sighed. "For the time being."

"Is Daddy coming here too?"

"I don't know, sweetheart."

At this, Rey's eyes popped open. "But he knows that old man, doesn't he?"

"Yes, but we could be leaving tomorrow and depending on where Daddy is, he might be too far away to come see us."

This made Rey sit up in bed. "Why do we have to leave? We just got here! I want to go home!" She wailed.

"Shhh," Jyn soothed, pushing Rey gently back down onto the bed. "I know, Rey, I want to go home too. I want to see Daddy as much as you do but we can't. We can't go home until he or Uncle Han find Ben."

And kill him, she added to herself. Although she knew neither Luke nor Han would do that. She, on the other hand…

She snapped out of those thoughts when she saw tears fill Rey's eyes. For a moment, Jyn thought Rey had somehow heard her thoughts until she cried, "I hope they find him really, really fast!"

"I hope so too," said Jyn, brushing away the tears that had slid down Rey's cheeks. Then, she drew the covers up to Rey's chin and kissed her forehead

"Get some sleep, sweetheart. I'll be right next to you if you need me."

"Good night, Mommy," said Rey, yawning.

Allowing herself a small smile, Jyn stood and stepped over to the left side of the larger bed. Even though it was farther away from Rey, she knew she could never sleep on the right side of any bed.

After she yanked off her boots, she crawled into the bed and pulled the covers tightly around her. Then, Jyn let out a heavy sigh, grateful that the day's traveling was over for at least a few hours. She tried to push her anxieties from her mind as she wondered where Luke was, if he was safe and what he was doing at that moment. Jyn squeezed her eyes shut as his face flashed into her mind. His blue eyes that looked at her with such love and the smile that lit up his face when he played with Rey, particularly when he used the Force to lift her into the air.

Jyn shook her head as a way to dispel the memories. She couldn't torture herself like that. It only make her miss him more than she already did.

Rolling over onto her side and away from the right side of the bed, she curled herself into a ball, determined to sleep.

Sooner than she would have thought possible, she fell into a deep sleep. Then, as it had for the past few weeks, the dream—or was it a nightmare?—began.

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