"Are we all clear on the plan?"

I say, I want to make sure everybody is ready before we go in... with Kanan gone I have to step up

"Crystal clear, we are with you all the way." Hera responds.

I detect the determination in Hera's voice, but at the same time her sadness, Kanan... it all been so much. She smiled slightly, but I knew that deep down she was still grieving, she had let Kanan go but it would take time for her to heal.

"The empire won't know what hit them, just you see! Kanan would be proud of you kid, I know I am." Zeb pronounced pride in his voice but also anger.

I could feel Zeb's resolve, the Lasat stood proud, his face alive with pride as he stare back at me. "Thanks Zeb!" I look on as the Lasat smiled, the first smile I had seen in days.

"It's not going to be easy but it's the best we have got..." I look to Sabine.

My thoughts interrupted, in all my years I still felt like that 14 year old kid who's mind had gone crazy the moment I first laid my eyes on her... she had changed since then but that is something she had always done, what with her hair and the armour, but she had gotten older and so had he.

"I just wish their was some other way..."

Sabine looked me in the eyes, I can feel her concern without thinking I respond in a serious tone.

"I will be fine."

I hope anyway. She then proceeds to roll her eyes at me and smirk.

"If you say so Loth-rat!" she smiles briefly but quickly returns to her more serious look.

The moment dissipates and where back to the seriousness of what where about to do. Would I be OK, the thought passing by my mind. I knew this could be it, this was the last desperate attempt to free Lothal. This was dangerous I could not make it out the other end of this. the vision only showed me so much. I glanced at her, taking a moment to admire the detail of her armour, how she stood, the wonder that was her hair and her eyes, filled with that fiery spirit I loved... suddenly I'm snapped out of my trance, It's Zeb.

"We better get moving!" his words pass over my head, but I follow as everyone leaves.

This could be your last chance Ezra... No, I thought no... we already went through all this... but as I look at Hera from behind her head still slightly slumped... Kanan I think... If only they had more time, talked more about…..

"Sabine!"

It just impacts me that the words left my mouth, everybody turns, Sabine looks directly at me. you've committed now Ezra. I breath, she looks on a bit taken back after all I did just kind of shout her name out loud.

"Can I have a word?" I gesture towards mine and Zeb's room.

She looks me straight in the eyes, her face gives nothing away, her aura in the force calm but slightly concerned. A pause

"Sure of course."

My heart is pounding at this point, what are you doing? I think to myself. Zeb tries to open his mouth as if to say something but Hera abruptly tugs at his arm and shakes her head, Sabine begins to walk into the room and as I follow, I glance at Hera. She smiles, a proper smile, her lips move as if to say something but no words come out, I knows what she is saying to me. I give the smallest of nods as I then turn and enter the room, the door closes and I look around to where Sabine is standing.

"So…. What's going on Ezra?" she asks me.

Oh crap Ezra what are we doing! Calm Down... CALM DOWN! She looks on at me and puts her left hand on her waist, her eyes narrow on me.

"I just..." I stammer, way to go Ezra! "I just wanted to tell you how much..." her eyes narrow more looking right into me, seeing right through to my sole.

"I know I can count on you." I say... my heart still races, I can't this is not right... it was a long time ago.

She is like a Sister to me, she had my back so often, I don't want to ruin that. I love her as a friend before anything else.

"I know" she responds calmly "But I also know you Ezra Bridger..." my heart continues to race. "and" another pause "I know when your holding something back."

I let go "Sabine I might not make it out alive from this." my heart heavy "I just know whatever happens I can trust you, you mean allot to me and I don't know where I would be without you sometimes." she looks a bit taken back but I can't stop the words seem to pour out of me.

"Your like a sister to me, your my family but despite all of that, despite what I tell myself." I stop looking at the ground, tears have formed in my eyes, the great Jedi Padawan Ezra Bridger reduced to tears.

Then I feel it, a soft touch, a set of hands grab mine.

"You still have feelings for me." she says softly.

"Yes." I say defeat in my voice, "I do." I feel like running away, yet she holds my hands tightly.

"Kanan..." the words leave her mouth like a realisation.

"I couldn't... seeing Hera like that, they never... they never got that time they need, the time to talk. This could very well be my last battle and I... I couldn't... I..." I cry quietly tears stream down my face. What have I done I think.

"Ezra.." her soft voice makes me whimper. "I know."

I feel her head come against mine, her grip of my hands tightens.

"Just promise me that if the times comes you will let me do what I have too." I say, trying to recover from what had just happened.

"I promise." she quickly responds.

Then silence just my sniffing from the tears, we stand heads against each other for what feels like hours to me.

"Ezra" her soft voice fills the room and I look up to meet her eyes. "I always have your back."

I smile slightly "and" my heart stops "you had better be coming back!" tears begin to stream from her face. She grabs on to me, wrapping her arms around me.

I slowly do the same, as she buries her head into my shoulder and for that one moment of embrace, holding onto each other, we both feel at peace.