Aaaaaand I'm back! After very long absence that accumulated in the deletion of all my files, prompting this story to be born.

Now, this first chapter is essentially what happens between the Battle of Lothal, and Ahsoka picking Sabine up. Spoilers for the final episode of Rebels are in here; you have been warned.

Enjoy!

Sabine almost collapsed into her seat on the Ghost. "What now? It's all over. Lothal is free. The Empire is gone. What do we do now?"

Hera smiled sadly. "I'm not sure. Rebel Alliance has called Rex and I back to Yavin. Something about a major briefing coming up. There's still the Empire at large to defeat. You should come with us."

Sabine shook her head. "I can't. Ezra's counting on me for something. Just, promise me that when it's all over, we'll go find him together. As a family."

Hera nodded. "I'm pretty sure Kanan would come back and force me to help. As if I wouldn't." She sighed. "What are you going to do until that time?"

Sabine stared resolutely into the Lothal sky. "Stay. I have to. For Ezra."

Hera smiled and handed an object to Sabine. "I thought so. Here, I'm pretty sure this belongs to you."

Sabine took it and gasped. "Ezra's lightsaber?"

Hera nodded. "He recovered Kanan's from Price's office. His message said he was counting on you for something. You'll probably be the first to see him."

I know I can always count on you

Alright, what are you up to?

Sabine smiled. "We'll all see him. Together." She stood up and looked at Hera. "I'll move my stuff into his tower. I'll synch up with you when you return."

Hera nodded. "May the Force be with you, Sabine."

Sabine entered her room and found a holodisk on her desk. She tentatively picked it up and turned it on.

Ezra's image appeared. Sabine. I can't say how grateful I am to you for your support over the years. Now, I need it one more time. I won't be gone forever. We will see each other again. I believe that. But I need you to come find me. Wait for Ahsoka. She'll help you. See you soon. Ezra.

Sabine nodded. She would remain on Lothal until Ahsoka's arrival. No matter how long that took.

She owed that much to her friend.

Six Years Later:

Sabine sighed as she stared the blue Lothal sky. It still surprised her how blue it was. Those years spent flying in the Ghost alongside the Spectres had revealed the blue Lothal sky, but she never expected to see it while on the ground.

The sky darkened as a ship flew overhead, and Sabine was elated to see that it was a Jedi ship. Ahsoka.

She got on her speeder and raced to the mural she had painted of the crew five years earlier. Once there, Sabine put her finger on Ezra's cheek and closed her eyes, imagining, just for a moment, that he was there with her.

"Sabine."

She turned. It was Ahsoka, standing in front of her ship. "Hera's in orbit over the planet. She's mapped out where Ezra and Thrawn would have ended up."

Sabine nodded. "So all that's left is to bring him home."

Ahsoka smiled. "Yeah. Come on, we need to go."

As she put on her helmet, Sabine turned one last time to the picture, committing the mural to memory.

She couldn't wait to show Ezra in person.

A relatively short chapter by my standards, but there weren't a lot of things to do before getting into the actual story. So, bear with me, we'll get there.

Thanks for reading!