Chapter 2
Holding still for a moment Ezra breathed out a quite, "whoa", before someone else announced their presence.
"Be careful with that you could chop your fingers off or damage something." Turning around Ezra saw that Kanan was standing in the doorway with his arms crossed.
"And here I was thinking you had all died out… Jedi", Ezra said as he deactivated the lightsaber and tossed it to Kanan. Walking past him he made his way to the gallery. Entering just in time to see Zeb, Sabine, and Chopper finish cleaning up after their meal. Before they left Ezra turned and asked, "So what are you all doing now?".
"None of your business, came Zeb's reply. Turning to Chopper he said, "Keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn't try anything." Chopper made beeping and whistling noises in response. Zeb then left the room leaving the teen alone with the astromech and Sabine. Before sabine could join the Zeb in leaving the room she was stopped by Ezra so he could ask her a question.
"What are you guys anyway? I mean you don't seem to be thieves exactly."
Sabine paused for a moment to think about her answer. "We're a crew, a team, and in some ways a family," she said before turning to leave.
"Alright Kanan, What's the plan?", asked Zeb as he and Sabine approached the others gathered around the holotable.
It was Hera who answered, " We got information on the transport holding the wookies."
"That's good. So how are we going to get them?", Asked Zeb his question about the plan still unanswered.
"We'll get to that but first", Kanan said as he approached the door and opened it to reveal Ezra standing there listening in.
'I told Chopper to keep watch", Zeb as he approached him.
"And he was till he decided to shock me", Said Ezra stepping under Zeb's arm and into the room as Zeb tried to grab him. Looking into the gallery to look for Chopper Zeb spotted him almost immediately. He was knocked over on his side by the table and it look as if he had been put in standby mode. The second Zeb processed what happened he nearly burst out laughing. Why he had never thought to put the droid in standby mode when he was annoying him he had no idea. He decided he might just not hate the kid.
But he had still ease dropped on their conversation. "So what do we do with him now?", asked Zeb trying to sound like he wasn't amused by the sight in the gallery. Kanan looked at Ezra thinking about how to change the plan to fit the new situation.
"He will stay in the ship with Hera", ignoring the teen's protest he continued to lay out the rest of the plan.
"So we're rescuing wookies huh," Ezra commented as he lazily spun in the copilots seat.
Looking over at him Hera studied him for a moment before answering,"Yeah. You seemed very interested in that when we where discussing the plan. Why do have so much of an interest in them?"
Fortunately for Ezra Kanan voice sounded over the radio signaling he was entering the imperial ship and causing Hera to turn back towards the controls and away from ezra.
"Security's light no one in si-", the com cut off Kanan as he went into the imperial transport. They had finished discussing the plan a few minutes before they arrived at the transport. Ezra, Hera, and Chopper would remain on the ship ready to take off. While Kanan, Zeb, and Sabine would rescue the wookies.
"What was that Kanan?", after a short pause Hera tried again, "Kanan come in. What was that?" Still receiving no answer she began to get nervous.
"Something's coming", Ezra mumbled as he looked out the window just as a imperial star destroyer dropped out of hyperspace. "It's a trap!", Ezra practically shouted as he whirled around towards Hera.
"It's beginning to feel that way." Turning towards Ezra she said,"Go warn the others that it's a trap."
"And why would I do that?"
"Because we saved you from the tie fighter on Lothal and we it's the right thing to do."
"Yes and I'm grateful for you saving me but if we want to survive we need to go now."
"If you live for only yourself then you aren't living at all."
"At least you'll be alive. We should go now and forget the others while we still have a chance of escape."
"You don't mean that", Hera said whirling back around to face Ezra.
"Yes I do. I mean it with every fiber of my being," looking down he sighed. "which is why I can't believe I'm doing this" , he said before looking up and sprinting off towards where he figured the others would be.
He didn't notice the small smile on Hera's face or the words, "But I can."
Sprinting through the halls of the transport Ezra made his way towards where he knew the others would be. Turning a corner to find them trying to get a door open Ezra shouted, "It's a trap we have to get out of here now!"
"Damn it the kids blowing another op", came Zeb's annoyed response.
Ezra straightened up and steadied his breathing before saying in a very calm almost nonchalant way," Hera wanted you to know that there is a star destroyer approaching us and that we were set up." Finishing his sentence the door that Kanan and Zeb had been trying to open opened to revel storm troopers waiting for reacted quickly blasting the door controls and causing the door to close blocking the storm troopers from following. Turning around the way they came he began to run back to the ship with the others in tow. "So now do you believe me?", asked Ezra as they neared the hanger. Before they could make an ISB agent turned the corner along with a squad of storm troopers blocking them from reaching the hanger.
"Don't stop running!", shouted Kanan.
"I Don't Plan to!"
They had just made it to the hanger bay when the ISB agent and his troops caught up with them. As the rebels drew close to the ship Zeb reached forward and pulled himself ahead of Ezra causing him to stumble back. walking up the ramp Zeb turned around to find that the ISB agent along with another trooper were wrestling with the kid keeping him from reaching the ship. Zeb took a moment to compose himself before closing the ramp. He said, "Sorry kid. You did good." just as the ramp finished closing.
He didn't miss the look of pure betrayal on the boys face before the ramp closed. He wished he had.
