This story will take place after Episode 8 of Star Wars Rebels: Gathering Forces. This story is what I would like to happen, but since there is NO chance of that happening, I've decided to write a fanfiction about it. I also promise that my chapters will not be short. I have read some of the fanfic's on Star Wars rebels and all of them have short chapters and they all move too fast. I promise to ALL of my readers to take all opinions and criticism as small compliments, showing me and that you have faith I me to write a story you will love. And to all my readers, never hesitate to ask me questions or maybe even suggestions about later chapters. The more my readers interact with me, the more fun it is to write, and the more fun it is to write, the more I will write. Sorry for this long summary, and here is the first chapter, of a hopefully long and successful story.
"Happy Birthday Ezra Bridger" Sabine said as she exited the doorway of the phantom.
Ezra examined the hologram in total disbelief. This picture was something he had been missing since he was seven. This hologram contained a picture of his father, mother, and himself. He looked at himself first. He looked to be about two or three. Then his father, his father looked to be about 6'2 and he looked somewhat muscular. He had a scratchy, deep voice and he had dark black hair like Ezra. He then looked to his mother. He remembered her sweet, soothing voice before he went to sleep every night. He remembered how she would sing to him and always say she loves him.
The longer Ezra examined the picture, the more he felt the tears slowly drip down his face. And just outside the doorway was Sabine. She had never seen Ezra let out his emotions like this before. She had seen him get mad, but not sadness to a point of tears. This almost made her cry. But, she was as confused as she was sad. She had helped many other people before. Thousands, literally. Why did this time feel… different.
Sabine decided to walk to the bridge to talk with Hera about Zeebo and what was next. She wiped some tears away and slowly made her way to the cock-pit. As she opened the doors, she saw Hera and Zeb sitting in some of the chairs. She decided to take seat herself.
Zeb noticed Sabine enter and asked "Where have you been?"
Sabine gathered her thoughts together and said " I had to give Ezra his birthday present.
"It's his birthday?" Zeb asked
"Yes, it is. And what exactly did you give him Sabine?" Hera added
"Well, I found some holodiscs in Ezra's old house, so I brought them back to the ghost to clean 'em up and one of them had a picture of Him, his mom, and his dad, so I fixed that one up as best I could and gave it to him." Sabine said proudfully.
"Aaawww" said Hera
"Aw, I bet he loved it" Zeb said.
Just as he finished Ka'anan entered the cockpit and took a seat. He let out a small grumble and moved his right hand down his face like he was tired, which he probably was.
Sabine's curiosity got the best of her and so she asked, "What happened exactly, in the base?"
"I've been wondering too Ka'anan." Zeb said, which made Sabine feel better about her question.
Ka'anan raised his head to answer their question.
"Well…." Ka'anan paused
"I learned many things, and one is that I am no match for the Inquisitor." Ka'anan said. This gave everybody in the cockpit worry, for the moment.
"But, I did learn that Ezra will be. Once he learns how to control his powers and learn how to resist the Dark Side." He finsished.
"What's that?" asked Sabine
Hera and Zeb wondered the same question.
"The Dark Side is the path that leads to death, destruction, and hate. It can give you great power, for a period of time. That's what all Jedi fight against. We fight for peace, but there always Jedi that turn, for reasons we might never fully understand." Ka'anan finished.
"So what exactly happened to Ezra?" Zeb questioned
"After I was knocked unconscious by the Inquisitor, I awoke moments later to see him backing Ezra onto a ledge leading into a deep hole. The Inquisitor was trying to convince him to join him. He resisted, but he also lost at the same time. He, for a moment, used the Dark Side to summon the largest of those 'things' we encountered. It started attacking the Inquisitor. I suppose Ezra's body couldn't handle the power and he fell to the ground soon after. I ran over to him and picked him up and we barely made it out." Ka'anan said as he finished his long story.
"I feel sorry for the little guy." Said Zeb
"He's not little anymore. I need to find a way to teach him things I can't, and I think I know a place." Ka'anan said with a small smirk
"Well, what's that?" Hera asked so she could punch in the coordinates.
"Coruscant." He said
"No, we can't go their it's COMPLETELY overrun with Imperials." Said Hera
"It's the only way." He said
Hera turned back to her controls and typed in the coordinates to Coruscant. They then entered Hyper-space.
"Sabine, can you go get Ezra?" Ka'anan asked.
"uhh.. sure" she said coming out of her day-dream
She exited the cockpit and made her way to the phantom. As she entered the small Phantom ship, she instantly saw that he wasn't' their. She wondered where he was, until she heard a small bang in the belly of the ship. She walked over to the small hatch leading downward and started climbing down the ladder.
Once she down there, she turned around to see Ezra sitting on the floor meditating. A second or two passed until she saw a tool of some sort start floating on the air, then more. Pieces of metal, even some screws. Then, they all just stopped and hit the ground. That bang must've been what she heard earlier as well.
"Dang it. Come on Ezra, FOCUS. Control the force." Ezra said to himself.
"Uhh, Ezra" Sabine said in a soft voice.
Ezra jumped and turned around to her voice.
"I didn't hear you come down. I'm sorry." Ezra said
"For what." She said in a chuckle
"I don't know" Ezra finished. They both looked at each other awkwardly for a moment until she decided to speak.
"Ka'anan wants to see you in the cockpit." She said as she started up the ladder.
Ezra followed. He walked towards the cockpit and entered the doorway and leaned on the wall.
"Well…?" Ezra asked
"I'm taking you with me to Coruscant." Said Ka'anan
That's a good place to end the first chapter. And leave comments saying what you thought about it and what you hope to see in the next few chapters. And yes, for those still wondering, Ezra and Sabine will be a couple. I really look forward to later chapters.
