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Chapter 3

"And that's pretty much what happened" Hera finished. She had recounted everything that had happened with her new charge on Lothal, from meeting him to taking off with him in a hurry two days later. She even brought up the bonding the two had done , which visibly embarrassed Ezra. From beneath her hood, Fulcrum, who was really Ahsoka Tano, had smiled. She knew Hera was lonely, even though she had Chopper. Having an organic companion was different. She had been saddened to learn that this blue-eyed, blue haired, seven or eight year old boy had been orphaned and forced to survive on the treacherous streets. The togruta's heart nearly stopped when she learned he'd literally given up a piece of himself to survive. Him being force-sensitive made things even more dangerous for him than a normal child.

"You were prudent to contact me Hera, this is an alarming development. If the Empire finds out this boy is strong with the force, they will never stop hunting him." Ahsoka finished

"What should we do then?" Hera inquired.

"For now bring him to Alderaan, the empire won't come near that planet out of respect for Bail Organa. Plus there are no weapons or military, and it's peaceful so he'll be in no danger." The ex- Jedi finished.

"Good point,"Hera acknowledged. "We'll set course for the planet immediately."

"Hold on," Ezra interceded. " I want to know who you really are Fulcrum, and what you really do. And don't tell me I shouldn't know for my own safety, because being a street urchin is as unsafe as it gets." The boy's tone left no room for argument. Wanting the boy to trust her and Hera, the togruta removed her green hood, revealing her face and smiling at the boy. Ezra calmed down immediately, feeling that this woman, like the woman holding onto him from behind had his best interest in mind. "My name is Ahsoka Tano, formerly a Jedi Padawan of knight Anakin Skywalker, currently a rebel informant who passes on important information to Phoenix Squadron and other anti- Empire factions." the youthful and pretty female explained. 'That must be the bigger rebel cell Hera is apart of.' the young boy Bridger thought. Hera had told him that she and chopper, even though they worked alone, they had a larger support group, but would not give him it's name.

"Since she was nice enough to give you her name, occupation, and past, despite the risk to herself, maybe you could tell me and her about you past, your parent's occupation, and what they did against the Empire," the green beauty encouragingly said. The blue-haired orphan sighed, feeling like he did indeed owe both of them, and responded with an okay. "I'll leave you two now. We'll meet up on Alderaan, and you can tell me what this handsome young man revealed to you" Ahsoka finished resisting the urge to laugh when the boy look away with slightly red cheeks. For Ezra being called that was just as embarassing as being called cute and a kid. Hera did giggle, then nodded to Agent Fulcrum and shut off the transmission.

"Let's go to the cockpit sweetheart"

"Can you carry me there."

It had been the first time Ezra had requested physical contact, and it overjoyed Hera. Her diminutive compadre was that much closer to her. Wrapping him in another embrace, she said "Of course, baby"

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"Heheheh" Bossk evilly laughed as he saw the footage his contact on Lothal had sent him. Force-sensitive children were more highly sought after by the empire than Jedi. " You've earned your keep today, Stockhart, I'll send a hundred thousand credits to your account."

"Are you going to go after this twi'lek and blue haired brat yourself, or Inform the empire about them."

"Ask me a serious question." Bossk retorted. "You already know what we'll get for bringing them in ourselves." "Over and out." Bossk terminated the holo-feed. He then started to contact his some time partners, Boba Fett, Dengar, Zuckuss and 4-lom, and last, but not least, IG-88 B. He hoped they weren't busy; something told him he wouldn't be able to capture this wannabe Jedi brat on his own. Luckily for him, they all appeared immediately on the holo- device on his ship.

"I'm guessing you were all on break like me too," Bossk joked.

" Yeah we we're, so you better have a good excuse for interrupting it, lizard brain," Dengar, the cyborg bounty hunter, in an irritated voice.

"Here's my excuse, raghead" Bossk insulted back, before playing the footage his informant sent him from Lothal for them. When it was finished, the first one to speak was Boba. "Let's get them," the son of Jango said in a determined tone. It was no secret that he hated the Jedi, and wished to scrub any trace of them from the Galaxy.

"You seem enthusiastic Fett." Zuckuss mused.

"I won't kill the boy, but I won't let him be trained as a Jedi."

"Then it's settled," Bossk spoke up. "Let's go collect our fee."

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"And I thought Alderaan looked beautiful from space." Ezra opined as he gazed at the paradise-like atmosphere of the planet. The oceans, rivers, lakes, forests, and plains were stunning. Lothal had nothing on Alderaan in terms of appearance. "You said this planet has no weapons or military force. So how does it stop the forces of discord from disrupting it's serenity." He asked his green skinned twi'lek surrogate. Cham Syndulla's daughter wasn't suprised at the boy's fancy vocabulary. He was incredibly smart for a boy his age; when she'd given him a tour of her ship, he'd been able to figure out how each mechanism worked just by looking. Otherwise known as deductive reasoning.

"Alderaan has allies, informants, and spies that prevent the chaos of the wider Galaxy from reaching it's atmosphere. Since they have no arms or army, they have to fight for their planet off world. Ironic, no?" Hera asked Ezra, who nodded.

"Hera Syndulla, this Senator Bail Organa speaking. Ahsoka Tano is at my residence; we'll be waiting at personal docking port. Do you copy?

"I copy loud and clear Senator" Hera responded, pushing the switch for communication on her panel." I look forward to meeting you as does my newest passenger. Over and out."

" You're gonna be with me the whole time right.?" Ezra asked anxiously. He was still a little nervous about meeting this Ahsoka Tano, and now Bail Organa.

" I won't let anything happen to my baby," Hera said in a calm, yet uncompromising tone. Ezra blushed again at the affectionate nickname she gave him.

They both eventually pulled up to the residence of Bail Organa, senator of Alderaan. They saw two beings a red torgruta, and a tanned skinned male. When the ghost landed, the young Bridger waved at them, to which they smiled and wave back.