Disclaimer: I do not own any part of Rizzoli & Isles. The characters belong to Tess Gerritsen, Jan Nash, Janet Tamaro, and TNT. I am in no way profiting from this. It's just for fun.
Hey everyone! It's good to be back with this universe. I know some of you were interested in me continuing with "Time Between Us" and I finally am. But how can I when I wrapped everything up in TBU? Simple. If you remember correctly, there was a span of 20 years I didn't cover in a lot of details. So for this story, will be a series of one shots. Each chapter will cover certain events and even shed some light on things I didn't mention in the main story. So far, I have 18 chapters planned out, but I may add 1 or 2 if I get an idea. Some chapters may be long, but others might be a little short. I hope you enjoy them, I certainly have writing them.
If you haven't read "Time Between Us" this series of one shots won't make any sense to you, so you should go check out the main story first before reading this :)
Chronicles of Time Between Us Ch. 1
October 31st, 2032 : Underground Resistance Base, Boston
Jane Rizzoli was sitting in Commander Cavanaugh's office, the two of them going over the details of various missions she went on in the past. Well, it was the past to her at least. The thought still made her laugh, it felt so weird to her talking about things she's done when it hasn't even happened yet.
"I'm sure glad I trained my soldiers to have near photographic memory. Pretty useful, but I never thought we'd be using it for this kind of thing." Cavanaugh laughed as he shook his head, shuffling through some notes that lied out across his desk. He rubbed his tired eyes then leant back in his chair, stretching his arms. "Let's take a break. This stuff we're covering isn't going to happen for another 6 months, it can wait a few hours."
"Yes, sir." Jane was more than willing to take a break, it got pretty tiresome going over the same thing again and again. Although it was vitally important for the future and their survival, the brunette woman grew weary and needed some rest. At least for a little while.
"Want some whiskey? I've been saving it since the beginning of the-"
"You saved it because you wanted to open it when we win the war." Jane finished his sentence with a smirk, remembering a similar conversation they shared the day she left for her time travel mission. She couldn't forget that day especially, not ever.
"Yeah, that's right." Sean chuckled again. "Well since we know we win, how about it?"
"Bad idea, sir. Even the smallest of things like that could screw up the timeline. Keep saving it." The tall woman frowned, wishing she could have a taste of something so good again. It was such a rarity to have a thing like that in the conditions of the world those days.
"You're right... Damn it. Well, I guess it'll taste even better in a few years. It'll be worth it."
"Don't worry, I've got a little something stashed away in Maura and I's room. During one of our last supply runs before hiding out, we picked up a few bottles of the good stuff. I'll bring one in here later for us to share."
His eyes lit up at the prospect. Cavanaugh wasn't much of a drinker in the past, but he sure did miss having a cold beer or two after a long day at work.
"I can't tell you how much I'd love that, Rizzoli." He smiled. "So, speaking of you and Maura... How's that going?"
"It's going great. We're celebrating our anniversary in a few weeks. Can you believe it'll be 16 years since we've been married?"
"Wow... It's been that long already?" Cav raised his eyebrows in surprise.
"Crazy how time flies, especially when you're couped up half the time."
"I'm sorry about that... You know I've done all I can, making you Maura's private guard. If it's any consolation, it won't be for much longer."
"I know... I've got some great people to keep me company. This is all just part of my final mission, my longest one. I know how important it is, so I can't really complain too much. I just wish I could at least see my brothers. It's been so long... I sometimes catch glimpses of them when they go to school. Which is really weird because I see myself with them."
"Pretty hard to wrap that around your head sometimes, huh?"
Just as Jane was about to respond, a frantic pounding started on Cavanaugh's locked door. Jane scrambled to put her mask back on, needing to conceal her identity as she always did. Once the Commander was sure Jane was ready, he unlocked door and let in the soldier.
It was a young Barry Frost.
Behind the black cotton mask, Jane was frowning. She desperately wished she could speak with him, but knew the consequences if she did.
The soldier briefly glanced at her before saying "I'm sorry to interrupt, sir... But we've got a major problem on our hands."
"What's wrong?"
"Martinez and his crew went out on a search and rescue mission this morning but never came back..."
"Yes, I know that. That's why I sent Rizzoli and her team to go find them. Why? What's the problem?"
"Jane just sent in a radio call for reinforcements... They're getting crushed out there and we've already lost a dozen of our guys. We can't send anyone else out or we'll be left defenseless here. What do we do?"
"Shit..." Cavanaugh cursed to himself, running through possible ideas in his head. One stood out, and he looked at Jane. "You go. You're the best we've got."
The masked woman saluted and nodded, then prepared to leave.
"I'll take care of the Doc." He assured her. "I'll be by her side the whole time."
She nodded once more in understanding, knowing she could trust him to protect Maura. She then left silently but quickly, only stopping in the weapons lock up to get a few guns and plenty of ammo.
Jane remembered this mission and knew what went down. Her younger self lived through it of course, but she wanted to go anyway just in case she was needed.
Passing a few soldiers where the vehicles were kept, Jane hopped onto a motorcycle and sped off as fast as the machine would allow.
The battle zone was several miles away, but with no traffic, she got there within minutes.
The trained fighter stopped at the perch of a large hill, settling down on her stomach with a sniper rifle in her hands. Jane wanted to stay a considerable distance to avoid being spotted by either side, but close enough she could help if necessary.
Aiming the weapon towards the gunfight, Jane peeked through her scope and found her younger self seeking cover behind an old burnt out car.
One of the men she used to know was just killed, bringing back painful memories. She was literally reliving a horrible loss all over again. Jane shook her head, willing away the sad thoughts. This was the moment she remembered something critical was about to happen.
A few yards away, a terminator spotted younger Jane's leg sticking out next to the car. It slowly began walking over, intending to kill the unaware and exposed soldier.
"Come on!" The older Jane shouted in a panic. "Someone do something, I'm about to get killed!"
The Italian woman quickly checked around the immediate area but saw that the other soldiers had their hands full, unable to protect her younger self, who had just run out of ammo.
"Fuck!" Jane hissed, her finger ghosting over the trigger. "You better hope this doesn't mess shit up!"
She took a deep breath, and pulled the trigger.
The powerful and advanced bullet pierced the terminator right in the eye, its head exploding at the contact. The machine collapsed to the ground, dead.
The younger version of Jane snapped her head toward the direction of the pile of metal that was shooting out little sparks from its destruction, then around herself to see who did it. She saw no one nearby.
Suddenly, Martinez rushed over to Jane and gave her some ammo.
"Thanks." She replied gratefully, still in shock over nearly getting killed. If it weren't for him, she thought, she would be dead. "You just saved my life."
"Huh?" Martinez looked at her, obviously confused. He decided to let it go with a shrug, thinking Jane expressed gratitude over the ammo. Getting her more probably saved both of their lives in a way.
They were hurled back into the battle as bullets continued flying around them, their brief interaction already forgotten.
The time traveling soldier carefully watched the gunfight unfold from afar, knowing things would be ok from that point on. She decided to stay just in case something else came up.
It was over nearly a half an hour later, the remaining troops gathering around to aid the wounded and celebrate another hard fought victory. They hadn't won the war yet, but this helped put a dent into SkyNet's plans and got them a little closer to ending everything.
When Jane was sure that it was safe to leave, she got back on her motorcycle. She was halfway back to the Resistance base when she stopped, a sudden thought occurring to her. Brown eyes widened in realization.
"Holy shit... It was me. All this time I thought Martinez saved me, but I was the one and didn't even know it yet. Talk about a giant mindfuck!" She said to herself with a laugh. Revving up the bike again, Jane thought aloud "Just wait until Maura hears about this..."
So that was the first one shot. I hope you liked it! There will be lots more as I said above. Stick with me, and you'll read some fun (and not so fun) surprises. See ya next chapter! :D
Hope you Harry Potter fans liked that little reference. When Harry thought his father saved him, but it was actually Harry himself. I think it was the 3rd or 4th one? It's been so long since I've seen it I forgot haha
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