So yeah... FREEDOM IS MINE!
Bucket: What freedom?
HOMEWORK'S AND STUFF!
Head: Ooookaaay? Let's get to the story then.
Disclaimer: I do not own SWR...
Me neither
Bucket: Me too
Head: Me three
At the Imperial Academy in Endor
"All cadets need to gather immediately !" Said someone in the speaker...
"Well... We can't sit here every day right ?" Zeb chuckled. But Sabine only looked down.
"Come on Sabine... Oh, there's something that's waiting for you." Sabine slowly looked up and see-
a helmet.
A Mando'a helmet.
Not what she expected. It's white, but she was glad that there is something that will always remind her about her home.
Mandalore...
She took the helmet and Zeb lent him a hand. Without hesitating, she stood up and walk with Zeb together as she put her helmet on. They went to the hangar and saw all of the other kids. And from what they saw. Sabine is the youngest.
"Hey, I'll be with the other boys. You need to be with the girls." Zeb patted her back. Seeing her only known friend went to line up with the boys, she nervously went with the girls.
"Good Afternoon. I am Cloven Seth. I am an Admiral and also your captain. Today we have a new cadet." The captain said. It's obvious that she's different. No one in the academy that wears a Mando'a helmet. All of the cadets stared at her, except for Zeb.
"Now, all of us had gathered, I can explain what you're going to do for the rest of your days…"
"Pff. More like the rest of your lives" Zeb snorted.
"Sir, what about the Wookie ?" The Trandoshan boy asked.
"Well… He's not going to join us. And I assure you, he'll regret that." Said the captain smiling.
"So, your training will start next year. And for this year, you all will be learning all about the empire. Each one of you will be given datapads. No classes and you need to be brave if you want to ask something. And at the end of the year, you'll be tested do you know about the Empire or not ?" Zeb's really worried. Not because he'll learn about the Empire, but worried about Sabine. She's still 3 years old. How can she remember all of that?
"Sir yes sir !" All of the cadets shouted.
"Very well then, see your next year… class dismissed" All of the cadets went to their own activities.
"Uh… It must be a pretty hard day for you, Sabine… Do you want to get lunch ?" Zeb asked his very own friend. She looked at him and nodded. They went to the cafeteria.
It's full of cadets from every species. Zeb and Sabine got their seats and had their lunch until three cadets came to them.
"Well well well… What do we have here. A Mandalorian? Let me think. A human." A Chiss said with a chuckle. He's with a Trandoshan and a Rodian.
"Haha… Whatever you say Drent." Said Zeb with an angry glair.
"You're older than us, but she's younger than all of us. And I know that a puny Mandalorian will not last long at the imperial academy." The Chiss named Drent laughed at Sabine. She didn't say anything. She just felt so little, and weak. Mandalorians aren't weak, they need to be strong. But Sabine just kept it inside.
"Aww… did I break your heart human? Let's just call you human then. My name is Drent, the Trandoshan is Tes'kar and the Rodian is Jent. Nice to meet you Zeb, and also you- Human." They laughed at her.
"She has a name !" Zeb growled at him.
"Whatever. See you soon then Mando." They laughed at her as they left.
"Don't worry… they had already left" Zeb said. But Sabine wished that they will leave forever. The next few hours, they walked through the complex and then they went to their room.
It's two hours before they need to sleep. Zeb, put his datapads on his desk, and started to read one of it on his bed. He looked to Sabine on her bed just staring at the floor. He really wanted to help, but he wanted to read the Datapads first. After an hour, he looked again to Sabine. She didn't move an inch!
Zeb didn't know how to make her laugh. Just- laugh! He just felt sad to see his friend like this. And maybe his only friend. But he'll try his best to keep her safe.
"Hey, at least we won't have classes! So we can do whatever we want without them." Said Zeb while he sat on his bed. Sabine removed her helmet and look at the visor.
"They'll come back..." She muttered. What will she do if she met them again? She can't fight back. They'll mock her even more. And it hurt her really bad. She hold the tears and threw the helmet.
"Sabine, are you alright ?" Zeb came to her bed.
"No...!" That's what Sabine only said until she broke down to tears.
"Sabine, we can't do anything right now. You'd been brought here this morning!" Zeb said. Sabine sniffed and looked at him.
"Hey, I'm with you," Zeb said. He wanted to pull her to a hug. But her attention is on something in her's and Zeb's desk. She walked to her desk first and took something. It's a little black box. After Sabine examines it, she took the same box in Zeb's desk and threw it at the same time to the floor, breaking it into pieces.
"Why did you do that-" Zeb was been cut off by his own amazement. There is something there after all.
A speaker and a camera.
"Ho- How did it get here ?" Zeb asked the little Mandalorian. Sabine looked at the speaker. She remembered one of her Father's friend brought it to her house for her Father to fix it. The box is so complex, but can be destroyed by throwing it.
"The Empire" Sabine muttered while gritted her teeth.
"*sigh* You sometimes amazed me, Sabine... Come on. Let's go to sleep." Zeb went to his bed. But he stopped again with Sabine turning on one of her datapad and started to read it like what Zeb did.
"Hey, what do you know... Do you need a help with that ?" Zeb chuckled. Sabine nodded. She let him sit beside her in her bed and he started to explain some of the hard words. After a good long learning, they fell asleep in each others arms.
Somewhere in the Imperial complex
"Sir, she figured it out. Should we take them out? " And officer asked.
"No... Let them alone. She's smarter than we thought. Keep an eye on her." Admiral Seth said. The officer then turned off the broken camera and speaker in Zeb's and Sabine's room.
"Now let us see what you've got Mandalorian..." Seth said with an evil grin.
WHOOP !
Bucket: Remind me not to let Chopper inside...
WHOP BWAA!
Head: Stop talking you buckets of bolts!
Anywho... That's it for today's chapter. Hope you enjoy it!
OH, if you can, I really need a name for the cadets.
Boy : a Pa'uan and an Ithorian
Girl : a Mirialan, a Twi'lek, and a Tongruta.
1 Admiral/Major/Captain/Liutennate.
I need six names then... So PM me if you want ;)