**Okay all, play nice with me. I wrote this fic for a viewer and while really sick (though sickness and I are becoming quite good friends). Not quite sure my own views on this relationship. I find it can be quite cute if written properly something I'm hoping I did, but I like characters in character and tried to portray it to the best of my ability and so it's not as strong as I think I was supposed to write it but oh well. It's a first for me. If I get enough positive feedback I may make a sequel and continue on with it.

If M/M slash isn't your thing, don't read please. That simple folks I'm working on another fic that isn't, to appease those peeps! Hope the people that requested it like it! Enjoy! **~Ocean

Chapter 1: Freefall

Ezra ducked as a TIE fighter came screaming by firing multiple shots. He was glad they all missed him. All of his concentration was being put into not falling off the ship that was blazing through the clouds at lightning speed. Hera was currently trying to dodge the fighter vessels, all without losing the precious cargo that had been trapped outside the safety confinement of the vessel.

As the TIE circled and came back, it fired its cannons causing the whole ship to quake. Ezra stumbled around trying to maintain balance. He didn't understand how his master was able to remain standing and not stumble too much.

"Ezra focus! It's just like training! Picture being part of the ship!" Kanan said as he dodged another storm of lasers flying by. The two had been having an in-air training session when a group of TIEs ruined the day. Now the two were trying to keep alive while Hera maneuvered trying to dodge and lose the TIE ships.

Each time they had tried to get to the hatch they would be forced to retreat back towards the nose of the ship. Kanan had his light saber out and was trying to deflect shots fired at him back towards the TIEs. They had already decided that Ezra wasn't strong enough to deflect a shot that large after he almost fell off earlier.

"How can I focus Kanan, when I'm going to die!" The youth yelled back over the sounds of the engines and the air rushing past them.

"You're impossible!" Kanan yelled back frustrated as he deflected a shot that managed to hit one of the TIEs; it didn't deter it too much unfortunately.

"Shields are down. Kanan, Ezra I need you to hang on tight to something I'm going to try and get behind them to try and buy you guys time to get inside. I can't do any maneuvering with you guys on top." Hera's crackled voice came through their communications links.

"What do you think we've been trying to do? It's not like we're having a picnic up here!" Kanan retorted. The two Jedi didn't have to be told twice though; finding something to grasp on to as Hera angled the ship and did a loop around.

Using the force to stay on the ship while it performed its acrobatics wasn't all that hard. The youth didn't like the idea that below them, somewhere, was an ocean that he could fall into. That in itself was pretty good motivation to not let go.

When they were leveled out again Ezra let go, slowly. His hands were trembling. He told Kanan training today was a bad idea. Not just because of a feeling, but because for the last few days he had felt under the weather.

"Kid, Get to the hatch!" Kanan shouted.

Kanan grabbed Ezra as he passed and gave him a small jerk to snap him out of his thinking to get him to start running. They both had to dodge the Lesat in the turret's post as he spun around trying to get one of the Imperial crafts.

Kanan jumped over the turret, so Ezra could swing wide, and landed at the hatch managing to get it open despite all the wind and force of vacuum. Chopper beeped in frustration as the opening caused a strong suction, blowing anything loose around inside. Ezra was soon almost to his target.

Just as he was within 10 feet of the hatch, he felt a disturbance in the force telling him things were about to get bad. Kanan must have felt it too because he urged Ezra to hurry.

A lone fighter that had been covering the sky above them swooped down and took aim. The imperial dodged Zeb's shot and landed a perfect shot right next to the kid. Ezra shouted out in pain as part of the cannon fire hit his leg. The whole ship jerked due to the lack of shields causing Kanan's Padawan to stumble. Another shot from Zeb sent the vessel spiraling.

Ezra ran out of room to get his footing and slipped. The teen tried to grab the edge. Kanan saw what happened and made a dash for the opposite side of the ship to try and grab his student. He didn't want to think about what would happen if he lost Ezra.

The other TIEs had maneuvered and sent another wave of fury at the freighter causing another violent jerk of the ship which shook Ezra so much he lost his grip and plummeted.

"NO!" Kanan skidded to a stop at the edge. He shut his eyes and managed to grab on to his student using the force in the same manner he had the very first time Ezra had fallen off the top. This time though, they almost 30,000 feet above the ground, Ezra still didn't have the training to be able to slow himself down. He finally felt his grip on Ezra and started to pull him up.

"Hera, the Kid fell off. Might be a good time to lose those fighters!" Zeb shouted having witnessed his buddy take the plunge. He finally managed to knock another vessel out of the sky, he grinned and set up for the next one.

"Does Kanan have him? I can't lose the TIEs when I have to keep flying straight. I need them inside so I can get rid of them. Why don't you shoot a few more down? and Sabine, try hitting one too." Hera's worried voice came over the com.

"I have him." The Jedi said with a strained voice as he struggled to bring the youth up.

"I'm trying Hera; these guys are smart. I've never seen some of these flight strategies they're taking." Sabine crackled in as she attempted again to hit one.

They were over the planet's largest ocean. Hera remembered a comment that Ezra had made earlier that day.

"Today should be an easy day. Why don't you and Kanan go for explore the beach. The ocean is a tourist attraction if not a little cold this time of year." The Twi-lek offered. She had noticed the teen looked off the last few days and thought that it was all the stress and fighting.

"I can't swim." The youth commented bitterly. He looked out at the deep blue ocean on the horizon and shuddered.

"I wouldn't recommend if even if you could. The water is heavily polluted with bacteria. If one got into your system you'd be sick for weeks." Hera glanced to him opening her mouth to question why he couldn't swim when Kanan came in.

"Training time Ezra. Did you forget?" The older male crossed his arms looking at the kid. He had been waiting for several minutes with no sign of his student so he finally left to find him.

"Oh yeah. Sorry Kanan." He used training as the excuse he needed to get away from Hera's motherly nature, not really wanting to talk about not being able to swim.

Ezra felt himself coming back up, his heart was pounding. His leg felt like it was on fire and he could feel blood dripping down his leg.

Kanan had managed to save him once again. Just about the time he could see his master's concentrated face, he heard the over-familiar screaming come whizzing by followed by more shots from both parties. He felt the force grip on him disappear and he was freefalling again, heading directly where gravity had intended. Down.

"KANAN!" Ezra didn't know what to do. He felt like he was going more than 100 miles per hour, tumbling to his death.

The last shot from the TIE before Zeb pegged it had caused Kanan to lose his focus. Now he couldn't find Ezra in the force, but he heard the desperate shout. Without a hesitant thought of what he was doing, Kanan jumped. He heard Hera radioing in to hang on as she took another loop.

"Uh…Hera. Kanan just did something stupid again." Zeb said taking aim and knocking the second to last TIE.

"Oh really? And just what is our brave leader doing?" She said sarcastically. She was used to their banter during serious times to keep spirits up, and didn't notice the seriousness of Zeb's voice.

"Well…For one, he just jumped off the ship after the kid."

"WHAT!?"