Strange Feelings
Fandom: Star Wars Rebels
Author: Ahsoka1248
Rating: T
Genres: Romance, Adventure, Family, Friendship, Sci-fi
Ezra shivered as he inched closer to the fire. He and Hera were stranded in a cave on Tatooine. The Phantom had crashed just outside the cave. The comms were offline, so they couldn't broadcast their position. To make matters worse, they had encountered a band of Tusken Raiders. Ezra and Hera had fought them off, but Hera had been injured in the process. One of the Sand People had shot her, and Ezra also believed that she might have had a concussion.
"In here!"
A squad of stormtroopers entered the cave. Ezra ignited his lightsaber.
"Stay back!"
They raised their blasters, aiming at Ezra.
"Stay back! I'm warning you. Don't you dare come any closer!"
They continued to advance, and Ezra lunged.
How dare they threaten Hera, he thought.
His lightsaber buzzed through the air, and in a matter of seconds, he had cut down the entire squad of troopers. He deactivated his lightsaber and put it away. As he turned away from his fallen foes, he heard a lightsaber igniting. He turned, and saw the Inquisitor. He ignited his own blade.
"Stay away from her," Ezra threatened, holding his hybrid lightsaber in front of him, "you stay away from her."
The Pau'an lunged, lightsaber driving towards Ezra. Ezra parried desperately. They circled each other warily. The Sith raised his hand, and Hera floated in the air. He dropped Hera heavily to the ground. Ezra lunged again, and the two became a dance of deadly energy, blades flashing and scorching the walls of the cave. By the time the combatants broke apart, both were breathing hard and Ezra was sweating from the exertion.
"Your skills are improving, boy," the Sith said, "but you are still no match for the power of the dark side."
Ezra attacked, and delivered a stroke that, had it not been a feint, would have torn open the Inquisitor's side. Ezra pulled back, and delivered two more thrusts that sent the Sith dodging backwards. The Pau'an cocked his head.
"We will meet again, young Bridger. And next time, you will die!"
The Sith turned, and ran out of the cave, slinging away his lightsaber. Ezra put away his lightsaber and ran over to Hera, who was coughing loudly.
"Hera! You're going to be okay!"
"I'm sorry, Ezra," she groaned.
"I love you, Hera," he said.
"I love you too Ezra. I always have."
Just then, there was a roar of engines. Kanan, Zeb, and Sabine ran in after a moment.