AN/ Just a quick little note, following that last episode. Ripperino in pepperino folks

A week or so passed uneventfully. Talon was starting to wonder if he should just give up the search for his master, Maul. The more he thought about it the more upset he became. Upset was good, if he planned on fighting someone or using the force anytime soon. But the recent days had been devoid of any hardcore action. His favorite days included days like today though, with himself and Sabine out painting the local terrain.

She didn't seem to have as much fun painting rocks as she did imperial property, Talon observed. He sprayed a line of bright orange onto the pale cone like rocks.

"No not like that" Sabine laughed at him. "don't press the button like you want to kill it" she held her can of paint lightly and a line of beautiful azure crossed over Talons orange. "See the difference?"

Talon looked over the two colors together. "Um. I don't think so" he looked back to Sabine and flashed her a smile. To be honest, he did see a difference. The blue looked more refined, where the orange looked blurry and rough.

Sabine gave him a playful look of disbelief. "yea well maybe you can paint your own ship then" she smirked.

Talon rubbed the back of his head. "maybe I just want something of yours to always be with me" he wasn't sure if that sent off creepy vibe, but it was too late to retract the words.

"Uh huh" she nodded slowly. "just admit you see a difference, and that you did it wrong" she smiled.

"Fine" Talon sighed. "your line is better"

"Thanks" at she said happily, her eyes sparkling. "we should get back to the ships. We've been out here a while"

"Yea, I guess" Talon helped Sabine collect her myriad of paint cans and the two made their way to the rest of the group.

"Bout time you two got back" Kanan said as the two made it on board the Ghost. "we've got a pick up, should be an easy job. Talon, you may as well ride with us. Quicker in and out with only one ship" Talon nodded, heading out to cover up Carnage.

"What's the cargo?" Sabine asked when Talon came back in a few minutes later.

"Just some crates. Fulcrum suggested it may be explosive. We'll land behind the imperial storage unit, get inside, get the crates, and get out. Easy in, easy out" Hera replied.

"There's bound to be guards inside, right?" Talon asked.

"Possibly" Hera responded. "we'll deal with that if it happens. Choppers prepping for takeoff, it's not too long of a ride, so be ready"

Talon sat in the main room of the Ghost with Sabine and Ezra. The first little bit Talon had been with the crew, Kanan wouldn't let the padawan in the same room with the dark side user. Talon would just smirk and head off to the cargo storage, or sometimes Sabine's room. But more recently, the Jedi was fine with Talon being around, so long as he and Ezra weren't alone.

"So. Explosives. Right up your alley right, Sabine?" Talon asked, glancing up at the artist.

She smiled. "Yeah, but we don't know for sure what we're picking up, fulcrum only implied that there's explosives"

"Oh, true enough I guess" Talon took a couple marbles out of his pocket, and began spinning them in the air above his hand. He did so often, when he was bored. "How is your training coming, Ezra?"

Ezra seemed to be excited that someone had asked, but talon could tell the padawan was stressed over something. "It's going, at least" he smiled. "Kanan's trying his best, but I don't think he's really into it"

"Must be difficult for him, not being able to practice for himself that much really, since the empire took over anyway. And now he's taken on the responsibility to guide the future of the Jedi" Talon looked over the Lothal local. He was just going to let that be the end of the conversation, but he could see his comment just made Ezra feel worse. "Don't worry kid. Kanan doesn't seem like the type to just abandon you" had Talon still been with Maul, he wouldn't have tried to say anything nice. It was a relief, almost, to not fit his words to his masters liking. He hadn't been with these Rebels for long, and already they were affecting him.

The pickup was easy. Sabine sparked a diversion on the opposite side of the imperial compound, allowing Talon and the rest of the crew, minus Hera and Chopper, to snag a fair bit of the crates. Talon set his crates on the hover pad and paused to watch Sabine as she flipped gracefully from container to container, occasionally firing her blasters. Gorgeous. He thought before helping Ezra with his crate.

"Let's move" Kanan said as he started guiding the hover pad to the Ghost. "Spectre-5, time to go" Sabine threw some things at the nearby speeders and jumped aboard the hovering Ghost.

She saluted the troopers and the hatch closed. "It's gonna look so great" she smiled. Talon raised an eyebrow. "the explosion. Duh"

"Ooh. Right" Talon nodded, drawing out his oh, and the ghost flew off into the Lothal dawn.

Later that morning, when the sun had risen, Talon sat with Sabine, listening to the holonet. Kanan, Ezra, Zeb and Chopper were atop the Ghost, In front of one of the gun turrets. The crew had dropped off the shipment to Fulcrums people and now most of them were relaxing. Kanan and Ezra however, were training atop the Ghost. Chopper, and Zeb had decided to watch todays Jedi training. Talon had wanted to be with the rest of the guys, but Kanan had objected.

"Can I come?" Talon had asked, smiling.

"No" Kanan had said flatly.

It was clear to Talon that the Jedi still did not trust him fully. So he shrugged it off and decided to keep Sabine company, even if it was silent company. Sabine was watching the holograms play, but Talon was more interested in her than the holonet. Talon only realized she had paused it when he heard voices coming from the Ghosts entrance.

"And whose fault is that, Master?" The sentence dripped with sarcasm. He could tell from the voice it was Ezra. Had training not gone so smoothly? Talon wondered what had happened.

"It's difficult to teach" the older voice, Kanan's voice replied, sounding somewhat aggravated.

It was Sabine that stopped their conversation. "Oh hey, you guys made the holonet" she said, pressing play and going back to intently watching the spinning TIE. The static filtered voice was very formal, addressing the public about a stolen TIE fighter, the one Zeb and Ezra had stolen previously.

"That's a lie! We set 'em free" Zeb exclaimed when the reporter said the TIE had attacked innocent workers.

Before Zeb had finished his sentence, the news report was abruptly replaced with a voice that contained even more static, and a spinning picture of an older man. "Citizens, this is Senator-in-exile Gall Trayvis. I bring you more news the Empire doesn't want you to hear"

"What's a Gall Trayvis?" Ezra asked, confused. Talon was also wondering. He had figured he was some official figure from before the Empire, but Talon was still unsure.

Hera explained quickly before Trayvis continued speaking. "The only member of the Imperial Senate with the courage to speak out publicly against the Empire"

"One of the Republic's greatest peacekeepers, Jedi Master Luminara Unduli, is alive" The hologram changed to show a Mirialan female in an orange prison suit, guarded by Troopers. "She has been imprisoned unlawfully somewhere in the Stygeon system. As citizens, we demand the Emperor produce Master Unduli and grant her a fair trial before the entire— "And just like that the transmission was over, cut off by the empire.

"-marking another successful planetary liberation utilizing the Base Delta Zero initiative" Sabine cut off the holonet, done listening to imperial propaganda for the day.

Ezra looked to Kanan. "This Luminara did you know her?" Talon thought he remembered the name, but he wasn't sure if Maul had told him much about the old Jedi Order. He had however heard all about a Kenobi. His master was like a broken record about that guy.

Kanan looked thoughtful. "Yeah, I met her, once. She was a great Jedi Master brave, compassionate, disciplined" He paused and then looked back at Ezra. "In fact, she'd make an excellent teacher for you. There've always been rumors she survived the Clone Wars, but they never came with a specific location before. We can't pass this up, we have to go save her" Talon saw Ezra's small look of disappointment.

Hera smiled. "Was hoping you'd say that. I'll set course for the Stygeon system"

Kanan started to leave, probably to get ready. "The rest of you, prep for an op." Another mission? 'What a drag' Talon frowned. Zeb and Sabine both hopped right up. Talon was already prepared, all he needed was his saber, which was strapped to his side. Chopper made a couple noises.

"You hear that? He's done with me. He's gonna pawn me off on some stranger" Ezra looked deflated. Talon bit his lip for a moment. He could understand what Ezra was feeling, but he had no idea how to console the younger teen. The emotions would make him stronger anyway, from Talons perspective. Chopper gave some more beeps, something about not jumping to conclusions or whatever. Everyone gathered in the cockpit while Chopper pulled up the building schematics. Kanan devised a plan, a crazy one everyone agreed, but everyone hoped the enemy would think that as well.