Chapter 2

Kanan jumped down from the air vent and looked at the different cell blocks, He raised a brow, then lifted his hand, he closed his eyes and focused so he could feel Ezra, he soon opened his eyes and ran. He felt where Ezra was and quickly ran toward there.

"Hold on kid..." He thought

He kept running until he saw cell block B, but troopers stood outside, he walked up to them and waved him hand

"You should be guarding the rebel cell." He said as the troops looked at him

"We should be guarding the revel cell." One of them said

"He's on the 2nd floor" Kanan said

"He's on the 2nd floor" The other one said

"You better get moving" Kanan said

"We better get moving" They both said

Both the troops ran away leaving the room unguarded

Kanan looked through and saw Ezra sitting chained on a long stool, blood trickled down his head from under his hair where Kallis had hit him

"Ezra!" Kanan said

Kanan stepped backwards and used the force to open the door, he ran in and used the force again to unlock the chains causing Ezra to fall forward, Kanan grabbed Ezra and laid him, he shock him to try and wake him and gently tapped his check to try and wake him.

"Ezra..." He said

He continued to try until he saw Ezra's fingers move Kanan looked up at the door and frowned as he heard Kallis and Inquisitor coming closer. He quickly picked Ezra up in his arms and ran out. He ran the opposite way to where the Inquisitor was coming. He heard Agent Kallis shout and call for more troopers. Kanan continued to run as he pulled out his communicator.

"Sector 1 calling the ghost"

"Ghost here..." Hera said

"You got the kid?"

"Yeah, But He's been hit..." Kanan said looking at Ezra

"What?! Is he alright?" Zeb asked

"Zeb" Hera said trying to keep Zeb and Sabine from panicking

"Where are you?" Hera asked

"On the way to the landing point" Kanan said still running

"Alright, we'll be waiting" Hera said hanging up

"Mmm..." Ezra mumbled

"Hold on kid" Kanan said looking at the blood still trickling down Ezra's head

"Stop!" 2 troopers shouting running around a corner

Kanan didn't think he quickly used the force to throw them into the wall, he ran to the door and used the force to open it and quickly ran out, the ghost was there. Kanan quickly ran on, as he did laser guns started to shoot

"Stop them!" Kallis shouted

"Do not let them escape!"

Kanan frowned and sat Ezra against the wall of the ghost and began to shoot the troopers, he aimed for a tank and shot it to make it explode

"Now Hera!" He shouted

Kanan closed the door and bent in front of Ezra

"Kid..." He said trying to wake him again

Ezra still didn't wake. Kanan again picked Ezra up and carried him up the ladder, he walked along the rooms and opened his door, he walked in an laid Ezra on the bed, he lifted his hair and looked at the bloody mark where Kallis had hit him

"Kid... what were you thinking?" Kanan said

"Kanan?" Hera said appearing at the door

Kanan turned and sighed

"What happened down there?" Hera asked walking toward Kanan

"I'm not sure... But the Inquisitor was going to kill him" Kanan said

"They went into Ezra's house" Hera said

"Maybe he was worried they were after something"

"Yeah, they were" Kanan said

"They were after him..."

"They knew he was going to be there"

"How?" Hera asked

"No idea" Kanan replied looking down at Ezra

"You two are hopeless" Sabine said walking past them both

"Sabine?" Hera asked as Sabine knelt down beside Ezra

Sabine pushed back Ezra's hair and used a damp cloth to wipe the blood away

"Sorry kid" Sabine said as Ezra moaned at the pain

"You know, you should have done this as soon as you got him on this ship" Sabine said turning to Kanan

"I was a little occupied" Kanan replied folding his arms

"Yeah well... He's lucky the hit wasn't too deep" Sabine said turning back to Ezra

"Alright, I think we should let him alone to rest" Hera said turning around

"...Ok" Kanan said sighing walking of

Hera put her hand on Kanan's shoulder and smiled

"He'll be fine Kanan... don't worry"

"I know..." Kanan said turning

"But, why did he just run and get himself into this?"

Sabine watched them go then bandaged Ezra's head

"He's right kid... I know that was your house, but why'd you go running of?"

"...Just get better soon" She said sighing

Sabine left the room and closed the door leaving Ezra alone.

After about an hour Ezra fidgeted before opening his eyes and groaning

"Ah... Geez" He said putting his hand on his head

He turned and looked around before raising a brow

"This... This isn't my room" He said confused

"That's because it's mine" Kanan said leaning against the wall behind him

Ezra sat up quickly in shock and hit his head on the bunk

"Ow..." He said

Kanan smirked before walking beside him and putting the bandage back on correctly

"Be careful, you don't want to make it any worse" He said moving back again

"Yeah... thanks" Ezra said looking at Kanan

"...Kid? Why'd you run of like that?" Kanan asked

"...I thought... I thought they were looking for something" Ezra replied

"Looking for something? Something like what?" Kanan asked

"I don't know... Something to do with my parents" Ezra said sighing

"If they had found the basement...they would have found all their secrets... I guess I was just afraid they would find it all"

"Ezra... they weren't after anything of your parents..." Kanan said

"I know..." Ezra said

"They wanted me"

"Why did they want me?" He asked

"Because you're a Jedi... And the empire want to wipe out all the Jedi's left" Kanan explained

"But I'm not a Jedi..." Ezra said turning to face the wall

"I'm just a kid"

"You're a powerful kid that has the courage and strength to be a powerful Jedi... Ezra, You are a Jedi... No ordinary person could do what you do" Kanan explained placing his hand on Ezra's shoulder

Ezra sighed before cringing and putting his hand on his head again

"You need more rest" Kanan said standing

"I'll go back to my roo..." Ezra began

"No, stay here... The last thing you need is Zeb being, well. Himself" Kanan said smiling

"But, what about you?" Ezra asked

"Well, I'll be fine for now, you just rest" Kanan said turning

Ezra smiled slightly and laid back down

"Oh, and Ezra" Kanan said standing by the door

"Try not to run off again" He said smiling before closing the door

Ezra smiled then turned on his side facing the wall, he sighed before soon falling back to sleep.

Hera flew the ship into space and hovered over the large planet

"You think they followed us?" Sabine asked sitting on a chair

"If they did, they would be here by now" Hera replied looking at the planet

"You think the kids alright?" Zeb asked sitting on another chair

"Ezra's tough, he'll be fine" Hera said turning to Zeb and Sabine

"Hera... they know he's onboard, and they want him, what If they come for him?" Sabine asked

"Then we'll be ready. Ezra is family now, and we won't let them take him" Hera said turning back and looking at the planet fiercely

Soon enough, Kanan walked through the door, he sighed before sitting in one of the chairs

"How's Ezra?" Hera asked

"Well, for now he's sleeping" Kanan said looking at Hera

"We need to make sure the empire don't get a hold of him again" Hera said turning to Kanan and the others

"As long as he doesn't run of" Zeb said

"Kanan?" Hera asked seeing how distressed Kanan looked

"Mmm?" Kanan asked looking up at her

"You alright?" She asked

"Y..Yeah, I'm fine" Kanan replied

Zeb sighed before standing and leaving

"Don't disturb the kid" Kanan said following Zeb out with his head

"Yeah, yeah" Zeb said

"I'm not kidding!" Kanan said as the door closed

"Heh. That's a first" Sabine said with a smile

"What?" Hera asked

"He's worried about Ezra" Sabine said smiling

"Are you?" Hera asked looking down at Sabine grinning

"Of course I am, he's family right?" Sabine said turning to Hera raising a brow

Hera smiled shock her head

"You're a confusing one Sabine"

"Yeah I know, but that's why you love me" Sabine said smiling as she got up

"You know" Hera said smiling

Sabine stretched before walking toward the door

"Same goes for you Sabine" Kanan said watching Sabine leave

"Don't worry, I know leave the kid alone" Sabine said smiling as she left

The door closed and Kanan sighed and dropped his head into his hands

"What?" Hera asked watching him

"It's the kid..." Kanan said sitting up then moving to the seat beside Hera

"The Inquisitor isn't going to give up until Ezra becomes part of the dark side... or is dead" Kanan said leaving back against the seat

"You know... I've never seen you so worried about the kid" Hera said sitting down on the other seat

"I guess I'm just scared for him" Kanan said sighing

"We can't protect him all the time... The empire out number us" Kanan said

"Well, we can try, and we sure are going to try our hardest" Hera said smiling slightly at Kanan

After waiting a few more hours, Hera flew the ship back down onto the planet, She flew around and saw the empires large ship was no longer there. She landed the ship and sighed in relief

"Well, looks like we're good for the night" She said yawning still beside Kanan

"Good" Kanan said stretching

"You think the others already headed to bed?" Hera asked

"Not sure" Kanan asked getting up

"What you going to do about Ezra? He's still in your bunk right?" Hera asked watching Kanan

"Yeah, I'll go on the top one, the kids had a long day" Kanan said stretching again

"Alright" Hera said yawning

Kanan walked along the hall and opened the door to his room, Ezra was still asleep facing the wall. Kanan smiled slightly to see he was still alright. He reached under the bunk and pulled out a blanket, he threw it in the air to dust it off. Then reached and covered Ezra with it. He then jumped to the top bunk and laid down. He sighed and turned, still worried about Ezra.

Later on in the night Kanan turned, then his eyes quickly opened, he sat up. He could feel fear, Ezra's fear, he leant over the bed to see Ezra but he wasn't there

"Ezra?" Kanan asked

Kanan quickly jumped from the bed and opened the door

"Ezra?" He said a little louder

He walked to the entrance of the ghost and saw it was still locked, he kept looking until he felt a breeze on his hair, he looked up and saw the hatch was open. He climbed up the ladder and looked around. He sighed in relief to se Ezra sitting on the front of the ship, his legs dangling over the side with the blanket around him to keep him warm. Kanan walked toward him and sat down beside him

"I told you not to run off" He said smiling at Ezra

"I know... But I didn't, did I?" Ezra said smiling slightly

"Wait... Is that? Is that a smile?" Kanan said sarcastically

"Shut up" Ezra said pushing Kanan gently

"Ha... Good to see you back to normal kid" Kanan said smiling

"Yeah..." Ezra said turning again

"What?" Kanan asked

"It's just... I don't know" Ezra said sighing

"You're scared?" Kanan asked

Ezra looked up at Kanan and sighed

"Yeah... Guess you could sense it huh?"

"I don't have to sense something I can see... But yes... I did sense it" Kanan said grinning

"You really think I'll become a good Jedi?" Ezra asked

"Well, that's up to Ezra" Kanan said smiling before looking at the sandy hills in front of the ship

"You can become a good Jedi if you work to become a good Jedi... And I know someone like you, can"

Ezra smiled before yawning

"Why you out here so late anyhow kid?" Kanan asked turning back to Ezra

As Kanan looked at Ezra, he fell on Kanan asleep. Kanan grinned then turned and looked at the stars again, he put his hands behind him pushing himself up before leaving forward again and lifting Ezra. He took Ezra back inside and put him back in the bunk. He closed the hatch to the top of the ship, then closed his door and got back onto his bunk. He looked at the ceiling nervously before shutting his eyes. He kept thinking about the Inquisitor, how he was after Ezra... and how he knew he wasn't going to quit until he got a hold of him.

The next morning, Hera was up first as usual, she stood in the storage part of the ghost writing and checking things on her list. She smiled before turning

"Didn't think you would be up" She said

"Yeah, well I had a long sleep" Ezra said smiling as he climbed down the ladder

"Your head feeling better?" Hera asked

"Getting there" Ezra said smiling as he walked toward Hera

"...Look, about yesterday" Hera said sighing

"It's alright... I know you guys didn't know, It's fine... honestly"

"Well Kanan things differently" Hera said

"He's worried about you Ezra"

"When isn't he?" Ezra asked turning and looking at the crates

"...I need some things from the market. You think you can get them for me? Give you a chance to get some fresh air" Hera said smiling

"On my own?" Ezra asked turning

"Nope" Sabine said jumping down from above

"Cuz I'm coming to"

"You didn't think we were going to let you go out alone after what happened did you?" She said smiling

Ezra smiled then turned to Hera

"Here, get everything on there" Hera said handing Ezra a list

"Does Kanan know?" Ezra asked looking up at Hera

"No... but if he starts to panic, I'll say Sabine's with you" Hera said smiling

"Come on kid, the best stuff sells in the morning" Sabine said walking out

Ezra smiled then ran after Sabine. Hera turned and watched them both leave with a smile.

Ezra and Sabine walked along the sandy hills toward the town. Ezra rubbed his head where he was hit behind Sabine

"You sure you're alright kid?" Sabine asked looking out of the corner of her eye

"I'm fine, just still stings a little" Ezra said moving his hand

"Not surprised, a hit like that could have been a lot worse" Sabine said slowing down to walk along side Ezra

"You're lucky the empire didn't do anything to bad" She said

"Yeah..." Ezra said looking away

"...You know Kanan was worried about you" Sabine said

"I know" Ezra replied

"The same kind of thing happened to Kanan when he was young" Sabine said turning to Ezra

"What?" Ezra asked looking at her

"When Kanan was young, his mother sent him to become a Jedi... she didn't want him to be captured by the Empire... Kanan said he only remembers faint things about his parents, like his father leaving... Him and his mother going into hiding, and his mother sending him away" Sabine explained

"How do you know all that?" Ezra asked

"When I first came here... I was a little upset about leaving my parents... Kanan explained how hard it was for him, but he managed, and so could I" Sabine said smiling

"Kanan is like what he is like with you Ezra because you never got to experience having a family... People who were there for you"

"Even Kanan had a Jedi master that he could call family..."

"But kid, you're not alone anymore, you got us as your family" Sabine said turning and smiling

"Yeah" Ezra said smiling slightly

Sabine turned then smiled

"Common kid, race to you the market" She said running up a hill

"Oh you're on" Ezra said smiling as he chased after her

Sabine reached the top of the hill then froze

"Oh no..." She said

The whole town was destroyed, fire and rubble spread throughout the town, Sabine looked around Ezra's home town the market stalls where gone, or destroyed, everything was gone

"W..What happened here" Sabine asked herself

"Sabine, why'd you stop?" Ezra said catching up

Sabine quickly turned and stopped Ezra from continuing

"Ha, you don't wanna go up there, maybe we should go to a... a different market" Sabine said pushing him back

"Why? This place is easier than walking miles to the next one" Ezra said confused

"I know... but what's a few miles huh?" Sabine asked

Ezra raised a brow then quickly moved around Sabine and ran up the hill. He looked at the destroyed town, he was shocked

"Ezra..." Sabine said

"What... What did this?" Ezra asked angrily

"The Empire probably..." Sabine said turning to the town

"Why where they here?" Ezra said as he tightened his fist

"I don't know..." Sabine said

"Ez..." Sabine began

She stopped before looking down at seeing small rocks floating up from the ground, he looked at Ezra and quickly bumped him

"Ezra stop it!"

Ezra stopped, he shook his head and blinked a few times

"Oww..." He said reaching for his head again

"You ok?" Sabine asked

"Just... a little dizzy" Ezra replied

"Come on, we'll get back to the ghost, Hera and Kanan will know why the empire came here" Sabine said turning away from the town

"Y..Yeah" Ezra said

Ezra stepped a few feet forward before collapsing onto his side

"Ezra?" Sabine asked turning hearing the bump

"Ezra!"

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