Across the Universe | D. Djarin

The Raptor

"How do I use it?" I asked her as I looked back down at the vambrace.

The armorer walked closer to me and held her hand out for the vambrace. I placed it in her hands and she held it out to me. I held my right hand out and gently slid my arm into the vambrace. Somehow, it fit me perfectly. The armorer seemed to have taken my measurements without me knowing.

"Close your hand into a fist and aim it at the wall." The armorer said. I held my arm out in front of me like I have seen Din do plenty of times before. I then closed my hand tightly into a fist, causing a wire to fly out from within the vambrace. I jumped at the intensity of the wire as it attached itself to the stone wall.

"Umm...how do I get it back?" I asked the armorer as I looked at the wire.

"Flick your wrist upwards." The armorer instructed.

I nodded and did what she said, the flick of my wrist immediately brought the wire back into the vambrace.

"Good. You are ready." The armorer said

"Thank you." I said with a smile as I walked back out the armorer's workshop. The others would be waiting for me outside on Bo-Katan's ship and I didn't want to keep them waiting.

I walked through the cave with quick strides, quickly making it back to the exit of the cave. Din was standing with his back to the entrance, it seemed that the others had already gotten onto the ship. I walked up behind him and placed my hand gently on his shoulder.

Din turned around to face me, he glanced down at the vambrace on my arm before looking back up at me. He then proceeded to do a double take and look back down at the vambrace again. His hands came forward and he gently took a hold of the silver beskar.

"What...where did you get this?" He asked softly as he examined the piece of armor.

"The armorer made it for me for the mission." I said as he turned it over in his hand. The moment that he saw the mudhorn signet, he let out a small huff of contentment.

"I love it, Cyar'ika." He said quietly, he couldn't seem to draw his gaze away from the armor. I smiled softly at him as he raised his gaze from the armor to my face.

"Come on, we shouldn't keep them waiting." I said as I lowered my hand down to take a hold of his. The two of us walked hand in hand towards the ramp of Bo-Katan's ship.

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The sun had almost fully set over the horizon, causing the sky to blend the light orange with a dark blue haze. The eight of us had been walking over rough terrain for hours and my feet were aching from the long trek. It wasn't the first time that I've had to walk ridiculously far but it never seemed to get easier.

I looked up at the familiar tall mountain and realised that we had finally made it. Everybody stopped and looked up at the tall structure as Bo-Katan held up her vambrace. I lent against Din's side and practically put all my body weight onto him. Din didn't complain though, he only put his arm around my waist and supported my weight, allowing me to relax against him for a moment.

"The target is on the top of this peak. If we tuck in under this outcropping, we sleep out of line of sight and climb at first light." Bo-Katan said

"We will make camp." Paz said. At his worlds all the Mandalorians scattered to start collecting supplies and setting up a camp. Din gently tugged on my side, gesturing for me to follow after him.

The two of us walked away by ourselves in search of firewood or anything else we could find that would be useful.

"So...I've been thinking." Din trailed off once we were far away enough from the others.