The Mandalorian Rebel
Chapter 2
First off, I would like to thank you kind reviewers for giving me the courage to continue this story. God bless you all, and here's your reward.
Disclaimer: Star Wars is property of Disney all I own are my OCs Leonidas, Maximus, Xerxes, and Jeremiah.
"So then my friend Maximus and I stuffed the Womp Rat into his father's pillow to see how he would react, and it didn't go well." Leonidas told Sabine while they were walking through the bazaar with HK-51 in tow and their helmets clipped to their belts. Sabine giggled at his story.
"And then what happened?" Sabine asked.
"We took solace in the fact that we had the best barbecued Womp Rat ever that night." Sabine then broke out into a laugh.
"You have a beautiful laugh Sabine." Leonidas complimented.
"Thanks Leonidas." Sabine replied with a blush on her face. Sabine had decided to take him to the group to make his offer to them so that they could decide.
"So tell me about your crew." Leonidas said.
"Well we have a Twi'lek, a Lasat, a Jedi and a boy who is force sensitive." Sabine answered, but left their names out for safety.
"Is your Lasat friend named Zeb by any chance?" Leonidas asked.
"Yes, and he didn't appreciate you humiliating him in the arena." Sabine answered.
"Hey it's not my fault he was cocky." Leonidas defended.
"I suppose so." Sabine replied with a chuckle.
The two continued to walk and exchange stories, Sabine was greatly enjoying her time with Leonidas. The two finally came up to a dusty cantina, the crews rendezvous point.
"Here we are." Sabine announced when they arrived at the cantina.
When they entered it was your average bar, aliens getting drunk and playing holochess. Just as the two Mandalorians were about to go to the Ghost crew's table, the Trandoshan bouncer intervened.
"Nik druds!"
|"No droids!"|, the Trandoshan barked referring to HK-51. The HK unit responded by shooting the Trandoshan with his pistol, causing him to fall lifelessly to the ground. Everyone's eyes were on the droid.
"Any other meatbags opposed to my presence here!" HK-51 asked the patrons. Everyone just went back to what they were doing and the Biths went back to playing their instruments. Leonidas pinched the bridge of his nose.
"He's a little sensitive." Leonidas whispered to Sabine who made a personal note not to get on the droid's bad side. After everything resumed Sabine and Leonidas proceeded to their table.
"Hey Sabine who's your boyfriend?" Zeb asked while chewing his roasted Bantha. Leonidas sat down next to Sabine and across from Kanan, and put his helmet on the table which answered Zeb's question.
"Leonidas, come to brag?" Ezra asked with frustration in his voice.
"Actually I've come to make a proposal boy and show some respect." Leonidas answered with no anger in his voice.
"What kind of proposal?" Kanan asked.
"It's simple, if you let me join your group here to fight the Empire than I'll pay for the power converter that you are unable to obtain." Leonidas answered being his normal cool self. Kanan stroked his chin thinking about the offer.
"First let's get to know one another before we make any deals."
"Fair enough, let's start with your names, I already know Zeb and Sabine from the tournament." Leonidas stated.
"Fine, I'm Kanan Jarrus and this is Ezra Bridger." Kanan answered.
"Leonidas Akaan of Clan Akaan." Leonidas answered while extending his hand to Kanan, who shook it.
"Why don't you tell us a little bit about yourself Leonidas.", Kanan stated.
"Such as?" Leonidas asked.
"About your past." Ezra answered. Leonidas thought a moment and decided to tell them.
"Alright get comfortable because my past is a long one." The Ghost crew complied and listened.
"Clan Akaan wasn't your average Mandalorian clan, we trained our young from the day they are able to walk. When I took my first steps at the age of two my father, Xerxes Akaan, performed a low sweep on me, for my training had begun. If I cried I would go without food for the night, but as a Mandalorian I didn't complain. My father was the clan's leader so he had high expectations for me, and I made sure I exceeded his expectations. I was trained at the age of six in combat, I was beat and I was forced to fight foes far larger then myself and failure wasn't an option. I was trained in the use of electrostaffs, sniper rifles, WESTAR-35 pistols, shuttle piloting, and hand to hand combat. When I turned seven I befriended Maximus Oberus, the son of a fellow Mandalorian Clan Leader, Jeremiah Oberus. We became fast friends and trained together many times to the point of becoming blood brothers. The training we were put through taught us to never shed a tear or flinch to pain, we became warriors!
When I turned nine, Maximus and I were put through the survival trial. We were taken to the mountains of Alderaan given only two vibroknives to use, the test was to see if we could survive the cold mountains for three months. Maximus and I hunted wild Nerf for food and killed wild Manka cats for warmth and fur for a tent. The mountains of Alderaan were also a common place for pirates to congregate, we learned that the hard way when we ran into a gang of Anomid pirates who attempted to pillage our camp. We fought back with full force against twelve foes that were twice our size. The Anomid underestimated Maximus and I's teamwork and we took them down one at a time and looted their corpses for supplies. After our encounter with the pirates Maximus and I tracked down their cargo ship that they used to land in the mountains and overpowered the pilots easily. The cargo was a large amount of spice, so Maximus and I burned the spice and used the crates that contained the spice to establish a perimeter around our camp. Our time there was fun for the two of us as we learned to trust one another and learned more about each other. When our trial was over and the clan retrieved us we were rewarded with one electrostaff for each of us to use for our future trials.
The final trial brought us to Tatooine near a Tusken Raider camp on a hill. The trial required us to inject ourselves with a deadly venom that would kill us if it reached our brain and the only cure was in the hands of Tusken Shamans atop the hill and they weren't going to give it to us if we asked nicely. This was all a test to see if we were worthy of the title Mandalorian. Thankfully Maximus and I passed, sadly many others didn't as they succumbed to either the poison or sniper fire from the Tuskens. It was a sad day for some but for my friend and me it was a night for celebration.
A few months later I had to find the component to build the armor that I wear now, and that compound was Mandalorian durasteel and it could only be found in the mines of Concordia which are inhabited by K'lorr slugs; giant, vicious, and very territorial, these slugs are formidable foes. When I began my search for the special durasteel I came across K'lorr burrowers who weren't that happy with my being there and attacked. All I had was my electrostaff to fight them off, and K'lorr slugs are very resilient to heat. After enough strikes I manages to kill them and push further into the mine. Unfortunately for me, the Mandalorian durasteel deposit was within the domain of a K'lorr matriarch. K'lorr matriarchs are very rare and fewer were even killed but I took it head on. I almost lost my life that day, luckily I managed to throw my electrostaff down its throat which cooked it from the inside out. I took its teeth as a trophy and retrieved the durasteel to make my armor.
When I turned sixteen I had to infiltrate an imperial compound on one of our moons with Maximus as my partner. Maximus had also obtained his armor which he customized to make him look like a Reek, he even had the tusks of a Reek to attach to the sides of his helmet! We hadn't anticipated that the Emperor's Shadow Guard would be there. The Shadow Guard aren't your average warriors, rumor has it that they were once Jedi Knights whom the Emperor had kept alive and tortured to the point of being unable to speak. Maximus and I were armed with Cortosis staffs so we weren't your average Mandalorian either, all and all it was a fair fight. Maximus and I disposed of the stormtroopers and officers with ease but when the Shadow Guard stepped up to fight we had to up our game. Maximus and I were a legendary team back on Mandalore and have never lost a tag team fight, and these Shadow Guards were no different. They put up an incredible fight but we outmaneuvered them. Once we obtained the imperial data file, containing all of the locations of major deposits of Mandalorian durasteel we returned with it and we received the title "Marauders of Mandalore".
It was a night of fine meat and Cassius tea, but alas it was not meant to last. The Empire had sent the Inquisitor and his elite royal guard to dispose of clans Akaan and Oberus. I witnessed the clan plunge into pandemonium as our warriors fought the guards and my father combat the Inquisitor. My father had ordered everyone to scatter and flee. Everyone but Maximus and I reluctantly followed his orders. My father and Jeremiah Oberus combated the Inquisitor with their Darksaber and Cortosis vibrosword of Mandalore respectively. They put up a good fight but were no match for the Inquisitor. Our fathers gave us their weapons and told us we were our clans future, before brutally injuring the Sith and killing many elite guards. The Inquisitor killed them both and Maximus fled as instructed. I, however wanted revenge and attempted to kill the Inquisitor with my father's Darksaber. I was overconfident, and the Inquisitor beat me within an inch of my life and gave me the scar I have on my face, luckily Maximus came back and used a sonic detonator to stun the Inquisitor and helped me get to safety. Maximus and I were separated when we fled in our fathers' personnel ships. When I jumped to the safety of hyperspace, I mourned for my father's death but stayed strong just like he would've wanted me to. When I searched his footlocker I found blueprints for HK-51 and a note that my father left for me. It told me that building this HK-51 unit was my final trial to becoming the next clan leader, and that he was proud of me and I became even better then he wanted me to be. It took me a whole year to find all of HK-51's components and I was seventeen by the time I finished him, but he is the only memory I have of my father. Later I came here to collect my bearings by winning the tournament, and now here we are." Leonidas finished with a tear in his eye.
Everyone was speechless about Leonidas' past and enlightened as to why he hates the Empire. His past put theirs to shame, and couldn't help but feel a little more sympathetic towards Leonidas. Sabine's respect towards Leonidas had doubled after hearing his story and also was crying a little.
"That is a very interesting past." Kanan said after a few minutes of silence.
"Thank you." Leonidas said.
"Uh kid?" Zeb asked Leonidas.
"Yes Zeb?"
"It was both fun and a privilege fighting you in the tournament and you have earned my respect." Zeb said awkwardly. Everyone except Leonidas was gaping, did Zeb just respect someone who beat him?
"Thanks Zeb I share the feeling." Leonidas replied while gesturing to his fist for a fist bump which Zeb accepted.
"Alright Leonidas I've decided to allow you to join our group." Kanan said.
"You won't regret this!" Leonidas exclaimed. No one objected to the deal.
"But first tell me about your past." Leonidas told Kanan. Kanan explained the events from when he joined the order to the events of order 66.
Leonidas whistled, "It seems like we have common pasts." Kanan nodded before the team got up and paid another visit to the jawa.
The jawa was sorting out his profits and putting parts on sale, he kept up the cycle until Leonidas and Sabine walked up to his stand. Zeb, Kanan, and Ezra were off to secure transport to the Ghost.
"Ah Leonidas mesa bek on yousa dui ze tornt, ar yousa and yoki gurlfreund interu in binl?"
|"Ah Leonidas, I bet on you during the tournament, are you and your girlfriend interested in buying?"|the jawa asked in his usual excited tone.
"She's not my girlfriend, but yes we are interested in buying." Leonidas explained.
"We are here for what I came for earlier." Sabine said.
"Do yousa hak 50k credits?"
|"Do you have 50k credits?"|the jawa asked.
"Yes we do." Leonidas said while placing a case full of credits in front of the jawa.
The jawa was mesmerized by the amounts of credits and said, "Plesir doi buisnez with yousa."
|"Pleasure doing business with you."|
HK-51 lifted the power converter with ease and followed his master and Sabine. The droid chuckled slightly to himself; his master found a girlfriend! When the assassin droid and the two Mandalorians got to a taxi procured by Zeb, Ezra, and Kanan, they were off to regroup with Hera and Chopper.
When they arrived at the Ghost they were greeted by Hera. "Thank goodness you made it, and who are they?" Hera asked gesturing towards Leonidas and HK-51.
"Leonidas Akaan and this is HK-51." Leonidas introduced while extending his hand which Hera shook.
"Hera Syndulla and this is Chopper." Hera said.
"It's been awhile since I met a non meatbag, pity it's an inferior astromech droid." HK-51 said to Chopper. Chopper beeped angrily at him which got all eyes turned on them.
"What can I do you ask?" HK-51 asked Chopper who beeped again in affirmative.
"I'm programmed in over 50 forms of slaughter, I'm an expert sniper, I can understand any language, I have a stealth generator, I know every weak spot on every life form and droid, I'm equipped with a shield generator that can resist a rocket, and I have a holographic disguise module, what can you do?" HK-51 answered.
Chopper didn't answer and entered the Ghost with his head hung low. The crew couldn't contain a laugh at how Chopper was put in his place by HK-51. "You know droid you're alright." Zeb told HK-51.
"That astromech needed to get knocked down a peg or two." HK-51 replied.
Once everyone calmed down Hera asked,"So what are you doing here Leonidas?"
"I'm joining your crew, as I paid for that power converter." Leonidas explained.
"How?" Hera asked. Kanan explained the events of the Pit Fighter Tournament.
"I see, well welcome aboard Leonidas!" Hera said happily.
"Thanks." Leonidas said. Sabine was really happy that Leonidas would come with and secretly thought that the TIE fighter damaging their power converter was the best thing that ever happened to her. Little did Sabine know was that Leonidas thought the exact same thing.
And that's a rap, thank you awesome reviewers, without you I would never be able to make this chapter, I'll update as soon as I can. Glory to Mandalore.
A/N: Feel free to make a Sabine x OC fanfiction that's a trend I'm trying to start. God Bless. Tell your friends about my story and make one of your own all it takes is the will of a single person to make a great fanfiction.
A/N: To answer your question guest yes Leonidas and Sabine will go on a date in one of my later chapters when they discover that their feelings for each other have gone beyond friendship.
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