01) Siege of Lothal

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After the bold Speech of Ezra Bridger, the rebels rendezvoused, trying to decide their next move against the empire.

One of the rebels was Ahsoka Tano former Jedi Padawan. She looked to be about in her early 30's and she was wearing a grey tunic shielded by small plates of Armor and two rectangular lightsaber hilts on her belt .she was standing next to a man named Sato who was a human probably in is late 40's early 50's and was commander of the Rebel squadron. Just then a solider spoke out.

"Commader Sato, FLCM-01 is here"

"Good" Sato said "Let him in"

The Ghost crew entered.

One was a Green female Tweilk probably in her mid-20's and she was wearing an orange and grey flight suit with a pair of goggles. Her name is Hera Syndulla, Captain and Pilot of the Ghost.

The second was a teenage female Mandalorian, wearing a very colourful but traditional Mandalorian Armor and her hair was dyed in dark blue and lime green. She was Sabine Wren.

Next was a male Lasat named Zeb Orrelios who was wearing a green and yellow jump suit and on his back was a unique bow rifle. He was said to be the last of the Lasat's.

After that, there was a small beaten up astro droid with an orange head named Chopper. Behind him was a human, possibly in his early 30's and he was wearing a yellow and green top with grey pants and a shoulder guard on his right shoulder. He had brown hair with a pony tail and matching goatee on his chin and a lightsaber on his belt. This man's name was Kanan Jarrus , one of the few Jedi that survived the purge. And lastly was a young human male with an orange jumpsuit accompanied by a piece of armour on his right shin. He had long navy-blue hair and a lightsaber/blaster on his belt. This was Ezra Bridger.

Ezra then stood next to Hera. "Hera what does FLCM stand for?"

"It stands for Fulcrum" Hera replied as Kanan approached her.

"I thought you said Ahsoka was the only Fulcrum agent" the Jedi said.

"I thought she was." the pilot replied as the the door to the main hanger opened. A man wearing a crimson red trench coat with a cylinder lightsaber hilt on his belt and a matching helmet with small red vizors where the eyes should be, that covered his entire head and face, walked in as Sato approached. He also had matching armour which was hidden by the unique coat , Accompanied by a large black longsword which sat on his back.

"Welcome back General" The commander said with a salute.

"Thank you, Commander Sato, did you miss me? Course you did." the man said in a deep voice because of his helmet. The man then approached Ahsoka as she smiled at him, even though she couldn't see it, he was smiling back at her. Then he turned his head to the Ghost crew then back to Ahsoka.

"That's them?" The man asked, partially shocked.

"Yes" Ahsoka said as the man strode to the crew who all had nervous looks on their faces.

"So… which one is Ezra Bridger?" The man asked, eyeing the crew. Ezra then nervously stepped forward.

"um that would be me" the boy said, chuckling nervously as the man just stared at him through his mask.

"You're Ezra Bridger?" The man asked in disbelief as Ezra nodded while sweating a little.

Then the man started chuckling. "Funny" he said, putting both hands on each side of his helmet. The red vizors stopped glowing and disappeared as he removed his helmet to reveal a male human in his early 30's. He had long white hair and maroon eyes.

"I thought you would be older, but then again, I was about your age when I started" the man said in his normal voice "I heard your message, not bad kid. Sorry, where are my manners? Allow me to introduce myself. Name's Dante. General and Fulcrum agent of the Rebellion" Dante said to the ghost crew with a bow.

"It's nice to meet you" Hera said stepping forward "But I thought Ahsoka was the only Fulcrum agent"

Dante then turned his head to Ahsoka who had a smirk on her face. "Should've known you'd hog all the credit." Dante said in a playful angry voice.

"Oh, grow up Dante" Ahsoka said smiling. "Ignore my Husband and his jealousy."

"Husband?" The ghost crew said all at once

"Yes, Ahsoka and I have been married for over 16 years" Dante said holding Ahsoka's hand.

"Yeah and been bossing me around for just as long" a sudden voice said behind Dante as the Ghost crew and Ahsoka looked at a young man about Sabine's age. His skin was pale with grey/silver hair and crimson facial markings and pupils identical to Ahsoka's. The boy walked up and stood in between Dante and Ahsoka.

"Everyone, this is our son, Keanu" Ahsoka said with a smile.

"Hey" Keanu greeted as the rest of the ghost crew did so as well. Dante then put his hand on his son's shoulder. "Keanu, why don't you show Ezra and Sabine around while your Mom and I work with the others."

"Sure Dad" Keanu said as he gestured for the two teens to follow.

While the adults were talking, Keanu was showing Ezra and Sabine around the command ship.

"So…. your parents are Jedi?" Ezra asked the Hybrid.

"They used to be" He replied. "Not anymore."

"Why did they leave?" Sabine asked as the three teens kept walking.

"Because of me" Keanu said." You see, Jedi were not allowed to love, let alone be in relationships. they tried to keep it secret but then… chaos erupted. Dante was banished and Ahsoka wouldn't let it slide. So, they left together."

"Banished? What did he do?" Ezra asked in shock.

"They were afraid of him… My father's… unique." Keanu said before they stopped in front of a door. Keanu waved his to unlock, revealing an empty white room with enough space to move around wildly.

"What is this place Keanu?" Ezra asked as they entered the room.

"I call it "the Chill zone". I use it to train and meditate or when I need some me time but you two are more than welcome to use it."

"Sweet" Sabine said as she and Ezra started to look around.

"It's great to actually have people my age to talk to" Keanu said. "The only people i got to talk to are all soldiers and Droids. It's always "Yes sir. No sir. What are you doing sir?"". The three teens all laughed until Keanu's comlink started beeping. "What's up?"

"Keanu, get over here and bring Ezra and Sabine with you. You're going on a mission to Lothal" Dante said over the commlink.

"We'll be right there, come one guys" He said as the three teens then ran back to the main hanger bay.

After the teens met up with Keanu's parents, He and the ghost crew were hidden aboard a stolen imperial transport.

"So, we're not taking the ghost and we're letting Chopper drive?" Sabine asked.

"After our last incident, there's a good chance the empire will track it again"

"So why is the kid coming with us" Zeb said referring to Keanu, who was sitting cross legged on the floor. "No offense."

"None taken."

"It is Because his father said to bring him with us and since he's our commanding officer we have to do it" Hera replied. "Now stop complaining."

Back in the hanger bay, Ahsoka looked out the window and watched the transport that her son was in take off into hyperspace as Dante stood next to her.

"He'll be fine Ahsoka" Dante said. "It's not like I trained him."

"I just can't help but think when he's on a mission, he might never come back" Ahsoka said in a worried tone.

"Ahsoka, you and I both know we can't protect him forever and he's not gonna be your little boy forever"

"I know" Ahsoka said as she looked out the window again. "That's what I'm afraid of"

As the team entered Lothal, Ezra looked up and saw many star destroyers surrounding his home.

"I've never seen so many Destroyers here, it's gotten worse" he said.

"Alright Zeb and Chopper you stay with the shuttle. In case we need a quick exit" Hera said, grabbing her blaster. The rest of the crew left the shuttle. Keanu then felt a rush of cold air before he heard a faint breathing. It sounded mechanical but as he looked around, nobody was around except him and the Ghost crew.

"Hey kid" Kanan called out, grabbing the Hybrids attention. "You alright?"

"Uh...yeah just thought i heard something" the hybrid boy replied. "You guys go find the Minister, I gotta check something out." Keanu said as he ran and jumped from ledge to ledge until he was on top of a building. He disappeared.

"Well that was weird" Sabine said.

"Maybe he's got another mission" Ezra said

"We'll worry about him later, we have our own job to do" Hera said as the she, Kanan and the two other teens walked off.

Later Keanu was leaping from building to building hoping to find where he sensed cold from. But there was nothing.

"I don't get it" He said to himself "I know I sensed it somewhere around here and now it's gone."

But then He suddenly felt colder than he was before.

"It's close" the Hybrid said as he continued to leap from building to building until he stopped at a landing platform. He observed the area to see the ghost crew loading some supplies onto and imperial shuttle. But at the entrance was a giant man in a black suit and cape wearing a skull like mask and helmet, accompanied by a crimson blade. Darth Vader had arrived.

"Who the hell is that?" He questioned before leaping on the platform. Ezra and Kanan stood their ground, igniting their blue sabers. Keanu ran to their sides.

"I leave you guys for 5 minutes…" Keanu started before igniting his sabers.

"Hera go! We'll cover you!" Kanan yelled as the Sith slowly approached.

"Kanan look out!" Hera called out as Vader brought down his blade. Kanan twisted his lightsaber to block it. Vader then pushed all 3 of them back with one thrust of his hand. As the two teens hit the ground, Kanan clashed with Vader again with fast, agile strikes. But then Vader grabbed his arm and tossed him into a pile of crates. Ezra jumped to his feet, rose his blade and charged at Vader before the Sith pushed the teen into a pillar effortlessly with the force.

"Your master has deceived you… into believing that you could become a Jedi!" Vader said, slowly twisting his hand, forcing Ezra's hand to do the same. The lightsaber was just up to his neck before Vader turned to block the incoming strike. Ezra fell to the floor as Keanu and Vader duelled.

The two were in a saber lock until Keanu used both hands to push Vader back. As he was kneeling, The Sith looked up and saw him leap into the air, attempting to strike him down but Vader blocked the boy's attack and caused Keanu to bounce off the blade.

He landed behind Vader before they started to exchange strikes again. In the background, the rebels were fighting off the cascade of stormtroopers.

"Impressive" Vader said as they entered another saber lock. "Most impressive"

"Save it!" He said as he and Vader kept exchanging blow until the Sith knocked one of Keanu's sabers out of his hand and they locked arms with each other.

Vader manage to push Him down on one knee for a moment until the hybrid used to force to give him strength against the giant man. He made Vader stab the floor with his own lightsaber and then at the last second, he propelled himself backwards and landed. Vader stood tall and merely observed the teen.

"You are strong with the force. Stronger than most." Vader said, as they started to circle each other." You have not even scraped the surface of your full potential. Join me and I will complete your training, as you do not know the full power of the darkside. "

"Keanu!" Ezra's voice called out as the hybrid turned to the shuttle he was riding, about to take off. "Come on, hurry!"

Keanu then turned back to the Sith lord as he sheathed his saber and called his other one to him.

"Yeah, well not interested!" Keanu said before a walker exploded behind him. He leapt out of the way of the debris before leaping onto the shuttle. But then they watched as the debris started to rise. Vader effortlessly placed the debris behind him as the rebels watched in terror.

"If that doesn't kill him, then what will?!" Ezra exclaimed.

"Not us! Lets get outta here!" Keanu called as the shuttle started to take off but suddenly, Keanu felt a sharp pain in his right shoulder as he cried out in agony. The Hybrid then looked back as he saw that Vader used the force to fire sharp bits of debris at the boy while the shuttle was out of the Sith lords reach.

Back in the shuttle Keanu was clutching his Shoulder in pain as Sabine sat down next to him.

"Are you ok?" She asked in concern.

"I'm fine it's just a scratch" He said groining in pain. "I take it back. God that hurts.

Sabine looked around the shuttle and found and emergency kit and wrapped a bandage around Keanu's wound.

"That should stop the bleeding for now. I managed to get most of the shrapnel." Sabine said smiling at her work.

"You wanna kiss it and make it feel better?" He joked but it quickly disappeared due to the pain.

"Not on your life pretty boy" Sabine said smirking

"Awe you think im pretty?" Keanu said batting his eye lids as Sabine rolled her eyes.

"What was that?" Ezra spoke out "another inquisitor?"

"No" Kanan said as the rest of the crew looked to him. "That was something far worse. I think it was a Sith Lord."

"A Sith what?" Sabine asked.

"A Sith Lord" Keanu answered. "The ancient enemy of the Jedi. My parents told me stories about them and how they only focus on the darkside of the force"

"How do we fight him?" Ezra asked. "Like from what I just saw , he isnt going down so easily."

"We'll have to talk to my father" He said "he fought a Sith Lord during the Clone Wars"

"Then we'll have to find a way off Lothal", and I know who to call" Hera said

"Not him!" Kanan and Ezra said at the same time.

"Hear we go…" Keanu said with a sigh.

After Hera made contact to Lando Calrisian, the small group of rebels made their way back to the command ship on the stolen shuttle. Keanu's parents were waiting for them.

"Good see you in one-piece Kiddo" Dante said with a smile.

"Thanks, but I need to talk to both you and mom in private" He said.

The two adults looked at him with concern before they were taken by Keanu to his training room. The boy explained to his parents what happened on Lothal.

"Are you sure it was a Sith Lord?" Dante asked.

"Yes, I've never sensed anything so dark and evil before" He said

"This could be a problem" Ahsoka said "If the empire is using a Sith then you should stay out of this fight. It's too dangerous."

"No way!" Keanu said "I'm not gonna let some big guy in a mask scare me, I've gotten this far in the fight I'm not gonna back out"

Dante then turned to face his wife. "Ahsoka there's no point in arguing with him he's just as stubborn as you. Plus, he handled himself pretty well from what he's told us."

Ahsoka looked to her husband then back to her son and sighed in defeat "Alright… but, you have to be extra careful. I mean it."

"I will Mom, I promise. I'll be as careful as Dad" He said as they all laughed. Then Dante's comlink went off.

"Everything ok, Sato?" Dante asked

"General the shuttle that the Ghost crew received was tracked and a ship has entered our area!"

"What?!" Dante exclaimed as he looked at his son.

"Hey, don't look at me I was just a passenger" Keanu said.

"Let's get back to Hanger!" Ahsoka said they ran to the hanger bay.

"We've detected one ship no others" One solider said.

"Move Phoenix squadron to intercept!" Dante ordered.

As ordered a few A wings were sent in to shoot down the one tie fighter but the pilot was clear advanced and shot down many fighters before it flew to the command ship.

"He's heading for us" Ezra said. "Wait…"

Just then all the Jedi felt the same cold as when they fought Vader.

"It's him!" Ezra exclaimed. "it's the Sith Lord!

"Everyone battles stations!" Dante called out as he put his helmet on.

Hera and the crew went to the ghost as Ahsoka Dante and Keanu stood behind Ezra.

"Alright if we tag along?" She asked

"The more the merrier" Ezra said as the four force sensitives climbed aboard the ghost.

While the rebels were trying to fight off the one tie fighter, Ahsoka, Dante and Keanu were in the cockpit with Hera and Kanan. Ahsoka was silent but she felt a familiar presence.

"The force is strong with him" the former Jedi said "Dante, Kanan, let's find out how strong"

Dante nodded as his wife placed a hand on his shoulder.

"How can I help?" Kanan asked.

"Just remember your training" Dante said as Kanan put his hand on Dante's other shoulder the three reached out with the force to sense the strength of the Sith.

As they did Ahsoka felt fear,Anger and hate then she opened her eyes and had a horrified look on her face. She then screamed and fell to the floor unconscious.

"Ahsoka! /Mom!" Dante and Keanu both cried out as Dante tried to wake her.

Eventually the rebels lost to Vader as he entered the bridge of a Star Destroyer.

He kneeled before a hologram of his master… Darth Sidious.

"Lord Vader… have you dealt with the rebels in the Lothal system?"

"Yes Master" Vader replied. "They are broken"

"And yet I sense in you something...more to your victory"

"I believe the Apprentices of Anakin Skywalker and Obiwan Kenobi live and… are in league with these rebels" Vader said

"The Demon Jedi… and Young Tano… Are you certain?" Sideous questioned.

"It was them." Vader clarified.

"This is an opportunity we cannot let pass. Skywalker and Kenobi's Apprentices can lead us to other lost Jedi".

"Such as Kenobi himself?" Vader asked.

"Perhaps… if he lives"

"There is another matter, Master" Vader said.

"Speak your mind"

"Skywalker and Kenobi's Apprentices have a son" Vader said

"Are you sure?"

"They share the same blood line" Vader said.

"This keeps getting more and more interesting Lord Vader." Sideous cackled. "For now, dispatch another Inquisitor to hunt them down and destroy them"

"As you wish my Master" Vader said as Sidious's hologram disappeared.

"I will deal with the child myself. If he shares his Fathers abilities, He shall become a worthy apprentice and shall destroy you. He will rule the galaxy by my side." Vader said to himself.

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Later after the Rebel command ship was destroyed, Dante and Keanu were standing by Ahsoka as she had already regained consciousness after passing out.

"Are you sure you're ok Ahsoka?" Dante asked.

"I'm fine Dante don't worry" Ahsoka said

"It's part of my Job" Dante as Ahsoka smiled at him.

Just then Ezra and Kanan entered the cockpit. Ezra stood next to Keanu. "Hera said you wanted to speak with us"

"Yes, come in" Ahsoka said

"Are you ok Ahsoka?" Ezra asked

"I am, thank you" Ahsoka replied

"We want to know about the Sith Lord you encountered on Lothal" Dante said

"Well Ezra and I engaged him bt as Ezra put it, he wiped the floor with us." Kanan said

"I sensed him immediately the moment we landed on Lothal" Keanu said

"So, you didn't have something else to do?" Kanan asked

"OK, I'm sorry I lied to you, but i had to be sure and I didn't want to put you and others in danger" He said. "He was definitely powerful. I've never sensed such hate before"

Kanan then turned to Dante "Keanu said that you faced Sith before"

"A lot but… not one like this" Dante said

"Do either of you know who it is" Ezra asked the couple.

"No... we don't know" Ahsoka said but Dante knew she was lying.

"Could you all give us some privacy" Dante asked "I wish to speak with my wife alone"

Kanan, Ezra and Keanu then left the cockpit pit.

"You know you're a terrible liar." Dante said as his wife looked away. "Ahsoka talk to me"

"I can't..." Ahsoka said as she was about to cry.

"Ahsoka please tell me " Dante said

Suddenly Ahsoka shot up from her chair and hugged her husband and cried.

"It's Anakin..." Ahsoka whispered in Dante's ear.

Dante couldn't believe what he heard as he looked at his wife. "Are you sure?" He asked

Ahsoka nodded her head and hugged him again.

Dante couldn't believe that the man he grew up with… was now his worst enemy….