Chapter 1
I've had some talks with daviddavies5851 about the show Star Wars Rebels. About whether or not Ahsoka would appear in the show and how the crew of the Ghost will react to her. This mini-story was more or less born from that.
This will be a short three or four chapter. It is a continuation of my one shot One Day.
The crew of the Ghost is on Lothal, trying to find some work. At the same time, Ahsoka is trying to sneak away from the Empire after her duel with Vader. She has made it to Lothal, but now she needs some transportation.
Hope you enjoy.
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Sabine Wren sighed as she took another sip of her drink. The Mandalorian bomb expert and artist was bored out of her mind.
Kanan and Ezra were back at the Ghost, doing more of their Jedi training. When she had first seen the two of them practicing with their lightsabers, she had thought that Ezra would never get good with it. However, after a couple of training sessions, he seemed to be getting the hang of it. Now it was just hoping he wouldn't get overconfident and do something reckless.
Zeb was checking the ship with Chopper. The two of them were supposed to be inspecting everything and make sure that the Ghost was fully operational. Hera had warned them not to mess up again. Sabine hoped that Zeb listened to her.
While the others were at the ship, Sabine had gone into town with Hera. The Rebel group had not been having much success lately. They were getting a bit short on credits. They needed to find some work, otherwise they'd get into some trouble.
They had gone to several of their contacts in the city, but so far no one had any leads on a job. The two of them were now taking a short break from wandering the streets. A large group of Stormtrooper patrols was also a good reason for them to get off the streets for a while.
Sabine took another sip of her drink. "Last week we were elbows deep in Stormtroopers, now we're struggling to find something to do." She thought with some frustration. "We need to get some jobs, otherwise we we'll run out of supplies soon. Last thing we need is getting stuck without fuel with the Inquisitor on our tail."
A voice snapped her out of her train of thought. "Do you mind if I join you?"
Sabine looked up, one hand moving slightly towards one of her blasters. A hooded figure stood in front of her. Looking at the figure, she could easily see that whoever it was wasn't a Human. She saw a long pair of blue and white striped lekku running down from the stranger's face. "A Twi'lek? No, wait." The hood of her long robe clearly showed a pair of horns. "A Togruta…" Sabine thought surprised.
"Go right ahead," Sabine said as she gestured at the chair opposite her. The Togruta sat down and rested her arms on the table. Sabine could tell that she had a vibrant, orange skin underneath her robe. "You're quite the unusual and colorful visitor here," she said to the stranger. "What brings you here?"
The Togruta chuckled a bit. "I'll take that as a compliment, I suppose," she replied. "I seem to find myself in a bit of trouble. From what I've gathered, you are good with solving trouble." A small smile was visible on her face. "Also, I hear you need some work."
Sabine wasn't really sure what to make of it. Nevertheless, she looked at Hera and waved her over. As Hera joined them at the table, the Togruta studied her a moment. Sabine looked back at the Togruta. "You said you needed help with something?" she asked slightly suspicious.
The Togruta nodded. "Yes," she replied. "I find myself in need of transportation. I'm trying to reach quite a distant place and travelling there directly is not an option."
"We can easily do that," Hera said. "Is there any cargo that needs shipping?" she asked.
The Togruta shook her head slightly. "No, just me as passenger," she replied. "Also, I would like it to be a quiet flight."
From the way she said the word, both Hera and Sabine figured she had a different motive. "And how quiet would you want it?" Sabine asked.
"I understand that there are certain people looking for you and that it would be very bad if they found you," the Togruta replied as she looked between Hera and Sabine. "If those same people found me, it would be equally bad. It they found us together, it will probably be worse than anything you can think of."
Sabine and Hera shared a worried look. That fact was definitely true. However, it also told them that their mysterious visitor was most likely not with the Empire. "We can manage a quiet flight," Hera told her. "Our ship is capable of masking itself from scanners. But may I ask why it is necessary?"
"Let's just say that several people don't like me for various reasons," the Togruta replied. "I understand that it is the same with you."
Sabine smirked. "That's true," she said. "There are quite a few people that don't like us."
Next to her, Hera shook her head. "Well, it doesn't matter that much. Where is it that you need to go?" she asked.
"I will not tell you the destinations here. I hope you don't mind," the Togruta replied. Hera nodded understandingly. "For safety reasons, I want to make several jumps before reaching my last destination. When each jump is completed, I will give you the next destination."
"That seems reasonable enough," Hera said. "However, I'm afraid that I'll have to ask for an advance payment. We will need to get enough fuel to make such a long journey."
The Togruta chuckled a bit. "There's no need to be worried about that," she replied. "Money is not an issue for me."
Both Hera and Sabine smiled a bit. "Alright then, we can discuss business further at the ship," she replied. "Sabine, can you check if the coast is clear yet? We've been here long enough."
Sabine nodded. "I'll get on it right away," she replied as she got up.
A few minutes later, Sabine gave the all clear and the three of them started making their way back to the Ghost.
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That's it for this chapter.
This is just a short introduction chapter. In the next one, they will arrive at the Ghost and depart. How will Kanan, being a former Jedi as well, react to Ahsoka's presence?
Until next time.
