15 Years Later.

Jyn sat in the car outside of Emma's school where the final bell of the day had just rung.

Kids poured out of the school's entrance and in the crowd Jyn finally spotted Emma, bounding down the front steps with an excited look on her face. Jyn smiled as she leaned over to open the car door so Emma could get in the front seat. After a quick shout goodbye to her friends, Emma closed the car door and Jyn pulled out of the school's lay-by and into traffic.

"So, I take it you had a good day at school then?" Jyn asked, referring to the huge smile that was spread across Emma's face.

"Yeah, it was alright," she replied with little enthusiasm but then suddenly changed her tone and determinedly started rummaging through her backpack. "Buuut, look what Mr Rook handed out to us in form today!" She finished as she triumphantly found what she was looking for. Emma proudly showed Jyn what she was holding.

Jyn took glance at what was in Emma's hand: it was another leaflet to Camp Redwood. She sighed before turning her eyes back to the road. "Oh, another leaflet to Camp Redwood," She said, faking excitement. "I just thought I'd let you know since you're here, yes I did see the other leaflet for Camp Redwood… that you put in the cereal box this morning." Jyn finished.

"You did? And?" Emma asked eagerly.

Emma had been begging Jyn for weeks to let her go to Camp Redwood ever since she found out about it from school and it's all Jyn had been hearing about. Most parents would jump at the chance to send their kids away for the summer but also unlike most parents Jyn actually enjoyed her daughter's company so she was reluctant to let her go. First of all, it was halfway across the world in Oregon in the US and secondly, it was for four weeks which was more than half of the summer Emma would be spending away. This wasn't exactly an idea that appealed to Jyn. Emma on the other hand was desperate to go, and she started leaving leaflets all over the house: in the car, on the bathroom mirror and, as of this morning, in a box of cornflakes.

Seeing Emma's expectant look on her features, Jyn shot her a questioning look. Emma's face fell.

"You said I could go." She said, shoulders drooping a little.

"I said we'll see." Jyn corrected, taking her eyes away from the road for a second to look at Emma.

"Yeah! That basically means 'yes' in parent speak." Emma said with determination.

"No, it means we'll see."

Emma let out a huff and turned away from her mum to look out of the car window, the streets of London passing by them. Not surprisingly, the traffic was typical for rush hour in London; people honking their horns and slow-moving cars.

Every now and then, when they were stuck on a red light, Jyn kept taking quick glances at Emma with a furrowed brow before finally asking: "Why do you want to go to summer camp anyway?"

"Try because it's fun! And it's a new experience, there's loads of activities there. Also! It looks good on your CV and university applications because it shows you have teamwork skills and a willingness to try new things." Emma stated in a matter of fact way.

Jyn raised her eyebrows in amusement. It was obvious to her that Emma had been planning this one out for a while in order to argue her case. "Oh really? Who told you that?"

"Mr Rook."

"Of course he did." Jyn chuckled a little. Bodhi Rook was a friend of Jyn's who also happened to be Emma's English teacher and form tutor. Bodhi was one of those teachers who was more like a friend to the kids rather than a teacher. Emma had certainly come home with some amusing stories involving Bodhi on more than one occasion and Jyn often relayed them back to him. It was usually the source of a good laugh and Bodhi was a really good friend but in that moment Jyn silently cursed at him. 'I might just have to hit him next time I see him.' She thought to herself.

Emma let out another sigh. "C'mon, mum. Please. I won't ask do anything else this summer. We don't even have to go on our camping trip to Eastbourne. Can I go? Just this once?" She asked earnestly.

Jyn took a long look at Emma as rested her arm on the car door, her hand supporting her chin. There Emma sat in the passenger seat with a pleading look in her wide eyes, a look that was similar to Chewie's look when he begged for scraps from the dinner table. Everything about Emma's appearance resembled Jyn, right down to the determined personality. But her eyes, her eyes were his; a deep brown colour that almost resembled copper.

She breathed in deeply before lifting her head off her chin. "Okay," She started and Emma leaned forward with baited breath. "We'll take a look at it when we get back home."

Emma exploded with excitement. "Yes! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!" She said wildly as she tried to lean forward to hug her mum.

Jyn jerked back. "Watch out, Em! I'm driving!" She said through laughter.

"Oh, sorry." Emma retracted and she sat back in her seat, putting her hands in her lap.

"Love you, mum." She piped up and Jyn gave her a warm smile.

"Love you too."


"What about this one? It looks nice, there's a lake and everything."

Cassian sat hunched over a laptop, scrolling through the web page. "Camp Redwood, Oregon. That's not that far." He called over his shoulder to his daughter, Sofia, who sat at the dinner table doing her school work.

Leia walked passed and quickly glanced at the screen. "Oh, I've heard of that one. They shot some movie there back in the 80's."

Sofia didn't even look up to face the pair. "Really? Wow." She said unenthusiastically.

Cassian turned around to fully face Sofia. "Hey c'mon! Don't be like that. Who knows, you might have fun there. And, there's still time to sign you up before summer starts."

"I don't even know why you want me to go to summer camp anyway." Sofia replied, this time looking up at her dad.

Ever since the beginning of the year her dad had practically been talking non-stop about Sofia going to summer camp and Sofia was less than interested. It's not that she didn't like the idea of camping or being away from home but it was just the idea of summer camp that didn't appeal to her. In her mind all it was, was sitting around a camp fire and singing songs, something that she could easily do at home and would have much better time doing so if she was with her dad.

Sofia was kind of like a recluse. Of course, she had friends and she loved hanging out with Leia, but for the most part she was a quiet and soft-spoken girl which is why Cassian was so dead set on sending her away for the summer, try and coax her out of her shell so to speak.

"Summer camp is good character building. There's loads of stuff to do there and who knows? You might even make new friends." Cassian continued but Sofia still didn't look convinced.

"Summer camp really isn't that bad, Sofe. I went when I was a kid." Leia said as she walked round the table to reassuringly place a hand on Sofia's shoulder. Leia was usually very supportive like that. She was an old friend of Cassian's, the first person he met when he moved to California fifteen years ago. He hadn't yet got a place to live and Leia, being the helping person that she is, offered him a place to stay.

"Exactly!" Cassian exclaimed, agreeing with Leia.

Sofia glanced back down at her homework, pencil in hand, her face in a thoughtful expression.

In a quieter tone, Cassian spoke again whilst moving his head down slightly. "Are you sure you don't want me to sign you up?"

Sofia made eye contact with her dad and was met with a warm, encouraging look. She knew that he only wanted what was best for her and usually he had a good sense of judgement so Sofia played around with the idea in her mind for a little longer.

From the pictures she could see on the website the lake did look peaceful; the sun was shining in the picture and the sunlight turned the lake a rich, turquoise blue colour, the forests surrounding it a deep green and the cabins the colour of rustic, golden oak. Also, she had never been to Oregon before so she could kind of consider it to be like an adventure of sorts. Maybe it would be fun after all…

"Okay," Sofia spoke up. "I guess it's only for four weeks, right?"

A wide smile spread across Cassian's face. "There you go! Now you're getting into it."

Sofia gave a weak smile and upon seeing it, Cassian leaned forward with an earnest look on his face. "Don't worry, Sofia. I'm sure you'll have a great time." He said softly and Sofia's smile became sincerer.

He was right, she probably would have great time. And although the activities would be fun and the people there nice, Sofia highly doubted that she would end up making any long impacting friends.

But who knows? Anything could happen while she was there.