Prologue
Dusk was descending on the Rebel compound, but day and night were relative concepts inside the infirmary. There were no windows in the small enclosure. The only source of light emanated from the bacta tank, located in the center of the room. The light from the tank bathed the room in a cathartic blue glow, illuminating the equipment and casting dark shadows on the faces of the medical droids. Inside the tank, a young man wearing an oxygen mask floated in bacta, his shoulders suspended by two white loops attached to a mechanized harness and pulley system.
According to his records, the patient fell unconscious shortly after his arrival at the base. Medical personnel rushed the young man to the infirmary and immediately placed him in the bacta tank. Most of his injuries had healed and it was nearing the end of his bacta cycle. The surgical droid noted this information on the display in front of him and extended a small receptor to stimulate the bacta inside the tank...
Cassian awoke with a sudden jolt as the 2-1B surgical droid zapped the side of the bacta tank. Slowly, his brain stirred to consciousness, his eyes focusing in and out on large patches of color until they started to resemble objects. Looking around the room, he realized he was inside the infirmary on Yavin 4, but how did he get there?
He remembered Scarif - waves lapping the sand on the beach, manic palm trees blowing in the breeze, the salty tang in the air as the shockwave roared in the distance, and...Jyn; the mixture of defeat and acceptance on her face as she stared at the horizon, her long chestnut bangs strewn across her face...
Snapping his head to attention, Cassian scanned the room again. Aside from the 2-1B unit and a protocol droid standing near the doorway, the room was completely empty. It didn't make any sense. Where was Jyn? She should be in the infirmary with him.
Frantic, Cassian started clawing at the sides of the oxygen mask as the harness system slowly pulled him out of the tank. As soon as his head broke the surface, he tore off the mask and started yelling, "Jyn! Where is Jyn?!"
Author's Note: I'm a life-long Star Wars, but this is my first time writing Star Wars fanfiction. I was disappointed with the end of Rogue One and felt there was a place in the original chronology for Jyn and Cassian to act on their feelings and cause some more mischief. I've done my best to fact names and places, as well as maintain the timeline of events set forth in Episode IV: A New Hope. If you happen to catch any errors or notice room for improvement, please feel free to send me a comment.
This is intended as a multi-chapter piece. The first three chapters are mostly written - I'm currently fine tuning Chapter 3 - but I haven't set a determinate number of chapters. In other words, I'll write as many chapters as I think the story warrants. Enjoy!
