Chapter 1: Promotion

Kanan's P.O.V

I woke up this morning at 9:20 on a Thursday July morning in my Queens, New York home, and boy was it a great day today. Today was the day that I've been waiting for a while. Today was the day that I'd be getting promoted, after five years as a cop in the NYPD, to a detective for the precinct that serves my family's Queens community.

I got out of bed, showered, shaved, got ready for today, and walked back into my room, where I saw Hera, my lovely wife, up. "Morning, 'detective." she teased. "Morning. You ready for today?" I asked as I got my suit out the closet, which was black with a white shirt and red tie,and started to put it on. "Yeah. You excited?" she asked. "I am more than excited, my love." I replied as I put on my suit shirt, followed by my jacket. "I'm so proud of you, Kanan." she said as she started rubbing my shoulders. "I am too. And so are our kids. Speaking of them, didn't Ezra and Sabine make plans to hang out with Zare today?" I asked checking. "Yes they did as a matter of fact. That, and you are aware of Zeb's game today, right?" Hera asked. "Trust me, Hera, I know." I responded as I got my tie on.

"I gotta run off now, but when I come back, we are all going out to celebrate." I informed her. "I know we are. I love you, and I'm proud of you." she said, then kissing me. "I love you too. I'll see you later." I replied, then going down the stairs, where I saw all three of my kids. "Morning." I said as I got a bagel with cream cheese and coffee for the drive over to the precinct building. "Morning, dad." Ezra said. "You ready for today?" Zeb asked. "I am. Thank you all for supporting me." I replied. "We're just glad that we were there by your side. We are all proud of you, dad, and we think you're going to make a great detective." Sabine,my adopted daughter, said. "Thank you once again. I gotta run now. Have fun at Zare's, Sabine and Ezra, and good luck at your game, Zeb." I said as I started to make my way towards the door. "See ya, dad." Ezra replied. "Bye." I said, getting out of my house.

Once I got out of the house, it was right off the bat a great day for a promotion. It was sunny, the sky was blue, and it was a great summer day for a promotion. I got into my black 2016 Cadillac Escalade, started it up, turned on some classic rock on the radio, and began my fifteen minute drive to the precinct building.

I arrived at the precinct building in Flushing exactly fifteen minutes later, in which I parked my car, and then went inside. I got up to where the offices were, and started walking over to see police captain Sato to get promoted. "Morning, Jarrus. Good luck today." detective Kallus said as I passed him by. "Morning, Kallus. Thanks for the support." I replied, still walking over to see Sato in his office. I kept walking, when I bumped into officer Kasmir(one of the characters seen in the Kanan comics). "Jarrus." he said casually as he kept on walking. "Kasmir." I replied as I walked by him. I saw the door up ahead to Sato's office, and boy was I ready to be promoted.

I knocked on the door. "Come in." captain Sato said. I came in. "Well look who it is." Sato said as he was glad to see me. "Come, take a seat, Jarrus." he said as he got up from his chair to get something. "How are you today, officer?" he asked me. "Excited." I replied. "I bet you are." Sato said as he got himself two glasses with ice cubes in them and a whiskey bottle. "You know, Kanan, it was truly an honor to have you serving the NYPD for a long time." Sato said as he poured whiskey into those glasses. "But seeing you become a detective is an even bigger honor. In fact, Kanan, did I ever mention to you ever that I saw you almost like a second son?" "Actually, not at all,sir." I answered. "Considering that I've been a captain as long as I've known you since you became a cop back in 2011, it has truly been amazing to watch you grow as an officer, and as a servant of the city. I have never been more proud of you." Sato commended as he handed me a glass of whiskey. "Thank you, captain." I said. "Cheers to you, detective Jarrus." Sato said, then clicking our glasses in a toast. "One last thing I forgot to give you." Sato said after the both of us had one sip of whiskey. He got up, and got something from the drawer. "What is that if I may ask?" I inquired. "Your detective badge." Sato answered, giving it to me. "Thank you very much, captain." I said.

"However, you must know this, Kanan." Sato said slightly more serious. "Being a detective is a lot more work than you think, and it involves lots and lots of work in it. But it's more than just finding the needle in the haystack. You have to be precise, and you must be as accurate as possible in this. You will be covering a lot of cases. Some of them may be too much for you to handle, but you must be firm and stand your ground as a detective. Do you think you can do that?" "Yes sir." I nonchalantly answered. "Good. Congratulations on your promotion, detective Jarrus. You begin your true work as a detective when you get the call. In the meantime, enjoy yourself. You've earned it." Sato said, smiling at me. "Thank you, captain." I said, leaving his office.

"Yes!" I said to myself as I started walking out the door. "So how did it go?" Kallus asked. "I got promoted." I answered. "Congratulations. Say, would you like to go with me and detectives Calrissian and Rau to lunch to celebrate? They also got promoted to detectives recently, but not today. You are more than welcome to come with us, Jarrus." Kallus said. Knowing that all my family's preoccupied, I could use some time with the others. "Sure. I'll go with you guys." I said. "Great. Let's go then." Kallus replied, both of us leaving the offices.

"You got your own car, right, Jarrus?" Kallus asked as we kept walking. "Yes I do." I said. "You could follow me if you'd like. I'll show where we're going." Kallus said. "Lead the way then." I replied.

I got into my car, and followed Kallus in his blue Range Rover. We drove on the streets of flushing, and I contacted Hera while I was at it. My car had blue tooth and voice functions enabled, so I was able to contact her no problem. "Call Hera." I said. "Calling Hera." the voice replied. The phone rang, and she picked up. "Hey." she said. "Hi." I replied. "So?" she asked. "I am now a detective." I said with a smile. "I'm so proud of you right now." she said. "Where are you now by the way?" "I am heading to lunch with detective Kallus and two other detectives." I answered. "Have fun then." Hera replied. "What about the kids, how are they doing?" I asked. "Good. Zeb's with his friends on their way to their game, and Sabine and Ezra are with Zare hanging out at the house." Hera answered. "Good to here. I'll see you later." I said. "I love you, Kanan. Bye." Hera said. "Bye." I said, the phone hanging up afterwards.

We came up to a Korean place near the precinct building. Kallus and I parked our cars in the parking lot, and went to meet the detectives.

Later

"A toast and congrats to Kanan Jarrus for his promotion to a detective." Kallus said as we all held our glasses up, then clicking them for a toast. "Welcome to the club." Rau joked. "You always had to be a wise cracker, eh Fenn?" I jokingly asked. "You just gotta have some laughs around here sometimes, Kanan." Rau responded. "Right, like that one time when you went as the Joker for our Halloween party, and took things too far." Lando said. "Lando, don't bring that up please." I said. "Come on, Kanan, it was funny." Lando replied. "I forget though, Fenn, which Joker did you go as?" Kallus asked. "The Dark Knight Joker, Kallus. Duh. Who else wouldn't be all 'why so serious' in here?" Rau responded in the most creepiest Joker voice that I've heard. "Jesus, Rau, did you seriously have to say it like that?" I asked. "Of course. It's the Joker, Jarrus. Heath Ledger is the bomb at that roll." Rau said. "High five for that." Kallus said with him and Rau high fiving. "Changing the subject, I think that the food's here, boys." Lando said. We got some Korean food, which we cooked on the grill that was at our table, a common thing at Korean restaurants around Flushing. It was good.

After about half an hour of us eating our food and talking, we asked for the check, in which I paid. Once that was done, we all said goodbye to each other, and said that we'd see each other in the field working as detectives. After that, I headed back home.

A few hours later

We went to an Italian restaurant in my our neighborhood for dinner to celebrate. Once we all got our drinks after we ordered, we had a toast, sipped our drinks, talked about our day from our P.O.V, and it was a good day for everybody.

Zeb's team crushed the home team in the championships, the hangout with Zare for Sabine and Ezra was good, Hera got lots of work done today, and everybody was proud of me. Our meals came eventually, and they were really good. We haven't even tried this restaurant in our community, and the food was great here. A great dinner for a new detective in the family.

After we ate our dinner and desert, I payed the check, and then we all got in my car and headed home. Once we got home, we decided to have a family movie night before we went to bed. The kids were in their underwear with their shirts while I was in my tank top and sport shorts, and so was Hera. We watched The Dark Knight, which gave some of us chills, thanks to not only Ezra suggesting it, but considering that Rau went as Joker as we brought up earlier during lunch. Anyway, it was late when we finished the movie, and so we got ready for bed.

The kids went to their rooms, in which Zeb slept in his room while Sabine and Ezra slept on their bunk in their room. I came into my room, tired. "I'm so proud of you." Hera said as I got under the covers. "Today was a great day." I said. "I'm glad that it was. Goodnight, detective." Hera said. "Good-" I was cut off when the phone started ringing.

I picked it up. "This is Kanan Jarrus." I responded. "Detective Jarrus, we have a problem. We have a case on our hands now, and we need you to take it." Sato called. "Captain, I will take it, but I'm going to sleep now." I said. "Tomorrow afternoon, we need you. Goodnight, detective Jarrus." Sato said. "I will be there. Goodnight." I said, hanging up the phone. Great. My first case as a detective just arose. I went straight to sleep, trying to rest up for tomorrow.