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"Focus. Focus on letting go." Kanan instructed calmly.
"Letting go? Rather, hold on if you don't mind." Ezra retorted. Currently, the Master and Padawan were on top of the Ghost with Karma, Zeb and Chopper as Ezra was being trained in the ways of the Force. Chopper was there at Kanan's request, Zeb for entertainment and Karma because she was the back-up in case anything went wrong, as she always was. Ezra was currently trying to balance on the gun turrent of the ship.
"Enough jokes." Kanan stated, "Focus." Ezra grunted from the effort and Karma didn't blame him. Starting training in the Force so late was hard, after all. He had a hard enough time and he was only 9.
But I did warn him. Karma thought as she watched Ezra train calmly, her hair blowing behind her.
"I'm trying!" Ezra grunted.
"Do or do not. There is no try." Kanan recited and Karma had to cover her mouth with her hand to stifle her laughter. It was just so odd for her best friend to be quoting her master, after all, when most of the time Padawans had teased the Grand Master Jedi behind his back in good fun.
"What does that even mean?" Ezra asked, "How can I do something if I don't try to do it?"
"Well, see..." Kanan obviously hadn't expected that question and Karma had to try even harder to not laugh. Not too many people understood her master the way she did. "Actually, that one always confused me too, but Master Yoda sure used to say it a lot."
"Don't go teasing my master!" Karma cried with a grin on her face. "I tried to explain that lesson to you and you never understood it! I'm one of the few who actually does."
"Then can you explain it to me?" Ezra asked as he still struggled.
"Nope!" Karma smirked, "Master's rule was that everyone must learn and understand the lessons and meanings for themselves. I actually broke that rule when I helped Caleb but that was before I knew about it!" Zeb yawned and stood up.
"Ugh, I really thought this Jedi stuff would be more interesting." He said, "No wonder the old religion died."
"Hey!" Karma cried, standing up to hit the Lasat but Kanan grabbed her arm gently and whispered,
"Calm, Rina." Karma sighed and nodded before she closed her eyes and released her agitation into the Force. Chopper let out some beeps, agreeing with Zeb.
"Come on, kid, do something!" Zeb encouraged, "Amuse me! Use the Force!" Zeb then began to move the gun turrent, putting Ezra more off balance then he already was and the Padawan fell into a crate below filled with small milk cartons. Ezra glared as Zeb laughed at him while Kanan and Karma walked over.
"You want the Force, Zeb? Here." Karma said as she held her hand up and some of the milk cartons that had fallen out of the crate when Ezra fell in floated up. Karma made them float in the air before she put them back into the crate as Ezra got out. Kanan tried to help his Padawan but Ezra shook his arm off.
"Does he have to be here?" Ezra asked, irritated.
"He's annoying but there will always be distractions." Kanan explained.
"The battlefield isn't a place of safety, Ezra." Karma explained, placing a hand on the boy's shoulder gently. "It's a place of life or death, where one descicion effects not only you, but everyone you're working with and, quite possibly, the whole planet, or even the galaxy. And there are always distractions."
"You need to learn to focus through them." Kanan added. "Here, let's try something else." The master took out the two parts of his lightsaber, put them together and held them out to Ezra. Ezra smiled as he held the weapon and asked,
"When do I get my own?"
"Having a laser sword doesn't make you a Jedi." Kanan said.
"Though all the incoming Younglings thought it did." Karma smirked, crossing her arms. "Even you and I thought if we got a lightsaber we'd be Jedi. You told me yourself." Kanan rolled his eyes at his best friend as Ezra muttered,
"Gets me closer." As he finished speaking, the boy activated the lightsaber and the icy blade came out, almost hitting Kanan.
"Careful!" Kanan cried. The master walked over to the Padawan as he held the lightsaber in front of him. "There's a control on the side that adjusts the length to your height." Ezra found the control and pushed it. The blade then shrunk a little.
"Think it should be a little shorter." Zeb smirked. Chopper laughed in agreement as the two Jedi and the Padawan glared at the two. The three seperated, Kanan and Karma walking towards Zeb and Chopper and Ezra heading towards the wing.
"Okay, close your eyes." Kanan instructed. Ezra did so and faced the four.
"Are you sure he's ready for this?" Karma whispered to Kanan.
"We'll find out." Kanan said, "Let him have it, Chopper!" Zeb put a carton in Chopper's hand and the droid threw it, hitting Ezra in the head, despite his swing to reflect it. Another carton hit Ezra and Kanan said, "Be precise. Hold the blade-up." Kanan and Karma winced each time Ezra was hit. Zeb laughed,
"That's it, kid. Use your body to slow down that draft."
"No! You're not focusing. Ugh." Kanan said. Zeb then poured the whole crate onto Chopper and they were all thrown at Ezra at once. He tried to deflect them but he ended up falling.
"Kid!" Zeb cried as the two Jedi ran to the edge but looked calm. Kanan reached for Ezra but he slipped and began to fall. Quickly, the two reached into the Force and located Ezra before they began to pull him up. Once Ezra was high enough, Hera opened the ramp and Zeb reached for Ezra.
"Zeb!" Kanan said.
"Hurry!" Karma added as both were growing weak. Even with the other's assistance, neither Jedi had used the Force in so long that picking up and holding something that wasn't small was a little hard but at the same time, still extremely easy. Finally, the two ran out of strength and bent over, Karma grabbing onto Kanan so neither of them would fall.
"Got him!" Zeb cried and Karma sighed in relief before she supported Kanan slightly to the ladder.
Kanan had climbed down first and met Ezra as Karma followed him.
"You weren't focused." Kanan told his Padawan.
"Tough to focus when I'm falling to my death." Ezra retorted. Kanan grabbed Ezra's arm and turned the boy to him.
"You wouldn't have been falling to your death if you were focused." He stated, "You're undisciplined and full of self-doubt." Ezra ripped his arm from Kanan's grasp and said,
"And who's fault is that, Master?" Kanan sighed and began to walk off, muttering,
"It's difficult to teach you." Zeb walked over and turned Ezra around. He pushed the boy slightly and said,
"He means it's difficult to teach you." Ezra looked up to see Chopper, Hera and Karma looking at him. The two women walked over and led the boy into the common room.
"Kanan-" Ezra started.
"Shh. You made the holonet." Sabine cut in.
"The stolen TIE fighter was later used to attack a transport full of innocent workers." The reporter said.
"You liar! We set 'em free!" Zeb said, angrily. Suddenly, the image changed.
"This is Senator in exile, Gall Trayvis. I bring more news the Empire doesn't want you to hear." A new voice said.
"What's Gall Trayvis?" Ezra asked.
"The only member of the Imperial Senate with the courage to speak out publicly against the Empire." Hera explained.
"One of the Republic's greatest peace keepers, Jedi Master Luminara Unduli, is alive." Gall continued. Kanan, Karma and Hera shared a look at this and payed closer attention. "She is being imprisioned unlawfully somewhere in the Stygeon systerm. As citizens, we demand the Emperor produce Master Unduli and grant her a fair trial before the entire-" Gall's message was stopped instantly.
"Another successful planetary liberation, utilizing the Base Delta Initiative." The announcer said before Sabine turned the holonet off.
"This Luminara, you guys knew her?" Ezra asked the two Jedi.
"I met her, once." Kanan said.
"I met her more often when Master was busy and had to put with another master for a mission." Karma added.
"She was a great Jedi Master." Kanan continued, "Brave, compassionate, disciplined. ...In fact, she'd make an excellent teacher for you." Ezra's eyes widened at this before he looked away, sad. "There've always been rumors that she survived the Clone Wars, but they never came with a specific location before. We can't pass this up."
"I was hoping you'd say that." Hera smiled, "I'll set course for the Stygeon system."
"The rest of you, prep for an op." Kanan said as he followed Hera out of the common room. While Zeb and Sabine left right away, Karma and Chopper stayed. Chopper beeped as Karma put a hand on Ezra's shoulder.
"You hear that, he's done with me." Ezra said sadly, shrugging Karma's hand off. "He's gonna pawn me off to some stranger." Chopper let out some beeps before he left.
"Ezra..." Karma whispered, not sure how to help him. "Caleb's...he's..."
"You don't have to defend him or make me feel better." Ezra stated. Karma looked down. She knew the real reason Kanan thought Ezra would be better with Luminara was because he didn't have confidence in himself.
Man, these two are so much alike, it's not even funny. Karma thought as she squeezed Ezra's shoulder in comfort before she went to find Kanan. "Caleb!" She cried as she spotted him. The Jedi stopped and waited for the girl to catch up. "You really think Luminara would be better for Ezra than you?" She asked. Kanan nodded silently. "Then how come you and I found him?" She whispered. With that said, Karma walked off, leaving a confused Kanan behind. The girl had definitley picked up her master's crypticness.
As the crew sat in the cockpit, Chopper pulled up the schematic of the prison they were heading for.
"Welcome to the Spire on Stygeon Prime." Sabine said, "The only Imperial detainment facility in the Stygeon system and it's impregnable."
"That's never stopped us before." Kanan said.
"Trust me, we have never faced anything like this." Sabine said, "It's a real work of art. Blast proof, ray shielded, protected by anti-ship weapons, TIE fighters and short and long ranged scanners."
"We can fool the scanners." Hera said.
"Uh, maybe." Sabine said, "But that just leaves an army of troopers and guard posts on all the walls. Look, even if we get into this beauty, the hard part's getting out because, you know, it's a prison."
"Well what about going in low and sneaking onto this landing platform?" Ezra suggested. Sabine shook her head.
"Platform has a heavy trooper presence and reinforced blast doors." She shot down. "Impossible to get in or out that way." Kanan was silent for a minute before he pointed at the schematic.
"Here, there's only room for a couple guards. We take them down, make our way to the upper level isolation cells, free Luminara and come back out the way we came in." He said. Chopper turned off the hologram and let out some beeps.
"Yeah." Sabine agreed, "You'd have to be crazy to try that lousy plan."
"Let's hope the Empire thinks so too." Kanan smirked.
"You know, Sabine, I've gotten through missions in the Clone Wars on plans considered worse than that." Karma said.
"Really? Then how'd you come out alive?" Sabine asked. Karma grinned,
"Easy. I followed the plan and, when needed, improvised."
The crew of the Ghost, minus Chopper, sat in the attack shuttle. Chopper was complaining over the comm at Zeb.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Chop." Zeb said, "We just don't need your damaged logic circuits on this one." Just then, the attack ship was launched. As they flew, Zeb stretched his muscles while Sabine put on her helmet.
"30 seconds." Hera reported to the crew. "Good luck."
"Luck? We're gonna need a miracle." Zeb stated. Karma rolled her eyes as she stood beside Kanan, as the two were to get rid of the Storm Troopers before the rest of the crew joined them.
"Here're three." Sabine said as she held up three detonaters, one for Ezra, one for Zeb and one for herself.
"Try to stay focused." Kanan reminded Ezra.
"Thought there was no try." Ezra quipped. Kanan remained silent but Karma quipped,
"No making fun of Master Yoda. He would beat you in a heartbeat." Soon, the ramp opened and the two Jedi jumped. They landed silently and a Storm Trooper pointed a blaster at each of them. As Kanan started on one, Karma took the other, grabbing its forearm and twisting it so that when Kanan turned he had an easier time taking that one out. Once he was down, Karma slid around her best friend and kicked the other trooper off his feet. The trooper stood and tried to hit the girl but Kanan grabbed him and kicked him in the gut, allowing Karma to slide out of the way. Kanan attacked the trooper and knocked him out.
"Nice and quiet like-" He started to say when they heard Ezra crying out. The two Jedi looked as the Padawan fell out of the sky. Karma covered her face with her hands.
"I knew I should've worked on his landings more." She muttered as Ezra hit the door and Kanan winced. The three stood close, waiting to see if the door opened but it didn't.
"What just happened?!" Kanan whispered, "You were supposed to exit with Zeb! You're lucky every Storm Trooper in the prison doesn't know we're here!" Just then, the door opened and several Storm Troopers came out. Quickly, Karma and Kanan used the Force to take the blasters from them and threw them over the edge. Sabine and Zeb jumped down and the girl took out one trooper. Kanan and Karma used the Force to throw two more troopers over the edge and Zeb grabbed the last one and threw him over. "Stunts like that put us all in jeopordy." Kanan scolded, "That's exactly why you need Master Luminara to teach you discipline."
"I was just following your and Karm's example." Ezra justified.
"Yeah? Well, try to stay focused and follow the plan instead." Kanan stated.
"I hate to interuppt but we need the kid to unlock the door." Sabine said. Ezra ran over and began to work on the door.
"I got it." He whispered. Karma remained silent, fingering her blaster as Zeb moved the troopers so they looked like they were still on guard and Kanan moved to avoid being spotted.
"Ezra!" Kanan whispered.
"Quiet, I'm focusing." Ezra stated. A minute later, the door was opened and the five ran in silently. As they walked, Kanan pushed Ezra back. "You're welcome." He stated sarcastically. Zeb hit him on the back of the head. "Ow!" Ezra cried.
"You did your job, you want a medal?" Zeb asked sarcastically. Kanan and Karma, meanwhile, were reaching into the Force, trying to find Luminara.
"Luminara's here. I sense her presence, but it's clouded." Kanan stated.
"It's the same for me." Karma nodded when Sabine walked past the two. They followed her and Karma asked, "Where's Master Unduli?"
"Detention Block CC01. Isolation cell 0169." Sabine answered.
"They have isolation cells on the lower levels?" Kanan said, surprised. "We planned off outdated schematics."
"What does that mean?" Ezra asked.
"It means the plan changes." Karma stated.
"You got a back-up plan?" Zeb asked.
"Figuring one out right now." Kanan said, "Zeb, Sabine, you're coming along." As he spoke, Kanan led the rebels into the lift.
"What, we're supposed to hold our escape route here?" Zeb asked.
"Now the turbo lift is our escape route." Kanan stated, "Let's go." Once they were all in, the lift began to move.
"Ugh, his plan get worse all the time." Sabine said.
"Just hope he doesn't change it again." Zeb stated.
"I'm standing right here." Kanan reminded them.
"We know." Sabine and Zeb stated in unison. Normally, Karma would have laughed at that but she was in mission mode, something she hadn't been in since the Clone Wars.
"You know, sometimes the most reckless and hopeless plans end up working out in the end." Karma stated seriously. "I've gone through a lot like that." Nobody said anything, leaving the rest of the ride in silence.
When they reached the level they wanted to be at, Kanan went out, grabbed the troopers and pulled them into the lift. Once the doors closed, the rebels knocked the two troopers out.
"Maintain comm silence and whatever you do, hold this lift." Kanan instructed before he, Karma and Ezra stepped out of the lift. As they began to walk down, two troopers happened to walk past and spotted the Jedi.
"Hey, you! Stop!" One of them said. Quickly, Kanan used the Force and pulled the troopers towards him. They ran into his arms and were knocked out. Karma bent down near the Storm Troopers and used the Force to stregthen their unconciousness.
"Wow, you're really not messing around tonight." Ezra commented as Karma stood.
"There's a lot more at stake then you realize." Kanan explained.
"Come on." Karma added as they began to walk off, though she noticed Zeb grab the Storm Troopers and pull them into the lift.
When the three reached the hallway where Luminara's cell was, Kanan and Karma stepped out.
"Shouldn't you be guarding the Jedi cell? It's on the next level." Kanan said as both Jedi reached into the Force and began to manipulate the troopers' minds.
"It's on the next level." One trooper repeated, as if in a trance.
"You better get moving." Karma added.
"We better get moving." The other trooper repeated. With that, the two ran off, believing everything they had just been told.
"When do I learn that?" Ezra asked, excitedly.
"Luminara will teach you." Kanan stated as he moved Ezra out of the way and Karma opened the cell. "Much better than I could." Kanan added as he followed his best friend into the cell. Ezra followed the two and the three found Luminara in the cell.
"Is it really her?" Ezra asked.
"Yes, but something's wrong." Kanan said.
"Very wrong." Karma added quietly. Luminara stood and walked towards the three silently.
"Master?" Kanan asked. Luminara stared at the three silently before she turned and walked into a container on the wall and became bones. Kanan and Karma gasped in unison as horror gripped Karma's heart.
"What happened to her?" Ezra asked, "I don't understand."
"No, it doesn't seem complicated." A voice said. The three turned to see someone standing at the door of the cell. "I am the Inquisitor." He said as he took out a lightsaber. He stepped in and the door closed, trapping the three. "Welcome." The Inquisitor smiled. Karma and Kanan took out their lightsabers and stood on either side of Ezra. "Yes, I'm afraid Master Luminara died with the Republic." The Inquisitor said, "But her bones continue to serve the Empire, luring the last Jedi to their ends."
"Spectre 3, come in. It's a trap!" Ezra tried his comm but all he got was static.
"There will be no reinforcements." The Inquisitor smiled. Kanan and Karma charged the Sith in unison but he met each of their strikes. He pushed Karma back and locked blades with Kanan. "Interesting." The Inquisitor said, "It seems you trained with Jedi Master Depa Bilaba."
"How...Who are you?" The two Jedi asked in unison as Karma stood. The two Jedi charged the Inquisitor and attacked him repeatedly until the Inquisitor grabbed Kanan's arm and held Karma back with the Force.
"The Temple Records are quite complete." He said as Karma charged him. She was pushed back into the wall and fell to the ground, hurt enough that she couldn't move.
"Rina!" Kanan cried before he attacked the Sith himself.
"Close quarter fighting, Bilaba's emphasis was always on Form 3, which you favor to a ridiculous degree." The Inquisitor stated as he backed Kanan up towards Luminara's bones. Ezra took a shot at the Sith that he blocked, giving Kanan an opening to attack. But the Inquisitor jumped and kicked the Jedi. Ezra and Karma rushed over to the fallen man as he pushed himself up slightly. "Clearly, you were a poor student." The Inquisitor stated. Ezra fired several shots but they did nothing to the Sith. "Is that really all you got, my boy?" He asked.
"Well, I've got that." Ezra said, indicating the detonater he had set up on the door. The detonater exploded within seconds and the three used the oppurtunity to escape with the Inquisitor on their tail.
After a while, the three were cornered and the Jedi were forced to fight the Sith. The Inquisitor held up his red lightsaber as another blade came out. Karma and Kanan fought the Sith until he locked blades with them.
"Are you paying attention, boy?" The Inquisitor said, "The Jedi are dead. But there is another path. The Dark Side."
NO! Karma thought behind her carefully shielded mind. She wasn't gonna lose Ezra like she lost him.
"Never heard of it!" Ezra stated as he fired another shot at the Sith. The Inquisitor pushed the two Jedi out of the way and blocked Ezra's shot before he threw Ezra himself with the Force.
"Have you taught him nothing?" The Inquisitor asked. Karma looked at Kanan, worry written on her face. Sensing her anxiety, Kanan said,
"Go." Karma nodded and ran to Ezra, checking him over with her life force as Kanan attacked the Inquisitor. The two went back and forth until there was a distance between them.
"Do you really think you can save the boy?" The Inquisitor asked. "For his sake, surrendor." As the Sith said this, Karma helped Ezra, who's vitals were fine thankfully, stand up.
"I'm not making deals with you!" Kanan swore.
"Neither will I!" Karma added.
"Hm. Then we'll let him make one, shall we?" The Inquisitor said before he threw Kanan all the way down the hall with the Force.
"Caleb!" Karma cried, running towards her fallen best friend. She quickly used her life force and tried to check on him.
"Your master cannot save you, boy." The Sith said, "He is unfocused and undisciplined, just as much as his partner."
"Well, then we're perfect for each other!" Ezra cried as he shot at the Inquisitor. The Sith blocked them and moved to attack Ezra, who jumped off the walls to escape the threat.
"I do so admire your persistence." The Inquisitor said, "Ready to die?" Just then, Kanan woke up and both Jedi turned to see the Inquisitor charging at the Padawan.
"No!" They cried in unison as they both reached into the Force and pushed on the Inquisitor as hard as they could. The Sith looked back because he couldn't move and could only watch as the Jedi pushed him onto the ceiling.
"Run!" Kanan cried.
"Go, Ezra!" Karma added. Ezra ran over and stopped by the two as they released the Sith. Once he was released, the Inquisitor stood and turned to face the three. His lightsaber then became a spinning double blade.
"Can your guys' do that?" Ezra asked.
"Come on! Let's go!" Kanan said as he pushed Ezra down the hallways and grabbed his lightsaber as he followed the boy and Karma.
"Guys! This way!" Sabine cried as they spotted her and Zeb down a hallway. The three Force-sensitives followed their fellow rebels down the hallway.
"Figured out it was a trap?" Karma asked as they ran.
"Yeah. Luminara?" Sabine asked.
"Long gone." Kanan answered, "Our new exit?"
"Landing platform." Sabine stated.
"I thought it was impossible to get out that way." Kanan said.
"Well, let's hope the Empire thinks so too." Sabine replied.
"Secure the facility. Full lockdown." The Inquisitor ordered behind them.
"Well, that's not helpful." Ezra quipped. The doors ahead of them began to close, forcing the group to move faster in order to get through the doors. Sabine began to fire at the Sith but he just reflected them. The last door was closing so fast that Zeb was forced to jump on and hold it open.
"Can't do this all day!" Zeb grunted as one by one, the rebels jumped through the door. "Go!" Zeb cried before he released the door, stopping the Inquisitor from getting through. However, the Sith began to cut through the door with his lightsaber. The group ran down until they reached the entrance to the landing platform. When they stopped, Zeb turned around and shot at the control for the last door. The group then ran to the control for the door to the landing platform.
"I've got it, I-" Sabine said as she tried to open the door only to discover she was locked out. "Ugh, I'm locked out of the system! Ezra!" Ezra stepped forward and tried to open the door only to be electrocuted.
"Ezra!" Karma cried.
"Sorry." Ezra apologized.
"I'm checking you out later." Karma promised. As she said that sentence, Kanan picked up Ezra and said,
"Ezra, Rina! Together!"
"Seriously?" Ezra asked.
"Yes! Picture the locking mechanism in your mind." Kanan instructed.
"We can do this Ezra." Karma stated as all three stretched out their hands and focused. At first, nothing happened and Zeb cut in,
"Scuze me, but can we train Ezra later!" The two Jedi and the Padawan focused and lifted the door open. Ezra grinned until he noticed the troopers behind the door.
"Aw, come on!" Karma cried as the troopers began to fire.
"One last miracle here." Zeb said. He threw the last detonater and it exploded.
"I'll get us a bigger miracle." Karma said as she stamped her foot. Light green could be seen briefly below her foot before it disappeared. Karma raised her hand up and her life force shocked several Storm Troopers off their feet and onto the ground. "Run!" Karma cried as her light purple lightsaber lit up and the five rebels ran into the fray with the two Jedi leading the way, reflecting shots directed towards them.
"Spectre 5 to Phantom. We're on the landing deck and ready for pick-up." Sabine said into her comm.
"On my way, Spectre 5. And I'm bringing the fleet." Hera replied.
"We have a fleet?" Zeb asked. Just then, the Phantom flew up along with several Tibidees.
"We do now." Hera stated and Karma could tell the Twi'lek was smiling. The Storm Troopers were forced to focus on the Tibidees and the attack ship as both began to help the rebels. Kanan signaled the rebels and they ran towards the ship just as the Inquisitor cut through the door. The rebels kept running and just as they were reaching the Phantom, Karma sensed the Inquisitor's incoming lightsaber at the same instant Kanan did. The male Jedi hit the incoming weapon out of the way and the two Jedi ran onto the ship.
"Do yours do that?" Zeb asked the two Jedi as the Inquisitor caught his lightsaber.
"Zeb, shut up." Karma muttered as they took off. When they were in space, Hera asked the Jedi,
"Master Luminara?"
"Gone." Kanan whispered.
"We'll have to find a way to spread the word so no one else falls like she did." Karma whispered.
"How's Ezra taking it?" Hera asked.
"Not as bad as we are." Kanan answered, "I guess he's stuck with me. For now." Karma sensed Ezra's sadness and moved to sit beside him.
When the rebels returned to the Ghost, Karma felt a little faint. She grabbed her forhead and stumbled into Kanan.
"Rina." He said, catching her by her waist.
"What's wrong with Karm?" Ezra asked, concerned.
"Nothing. I'm fine." Karma answered.
"Rina, you were too worried about Ezra and I to focus on your own injuries." Kanan said, "Your life force hasn't had enough time to heal you and it's catching up to you now. Rest until you're fully healed."
"N-no, I'm fine." Karma insisted.
"Rina, I'm serious." Kanan stated, "Think about yourself for once and not others. You need rest, now." Karma sighed, leaning her head against Kanan's shoulder tiredly.
"Fine." She agreed. With Sabine's help, the Jedi reached her bed within minutes.
"What happened?" Sabine asked as Karma laid down.
"The guy chasing us, the Inquisitor, threw me against a wall and I had to run right after." Karma explained, "My life force didn't have time to heal me before that."
"You heal naturally?" Sabine asked. Karma nodded and closed her eyes. She didn't speak anymore because she fell asleep instantly after.
Karma woke up to see Ezra looking at her.
"Ezra? What...is it?" She asked weakly. Whenever she was healing, she was weaker, especially during the process.
"Why were you so different during the mission?" Ezra asked.
"When I go on a mission, I become so focused, I become someone completely different." Karma explained, "It's a leftover from the Clone Wars." Ezra chuckled slightly and asked,
"You okay?" Karma smiled,
"Yeah." With that, Karma took Ezra's hand in hers and fell back asleep.
When Karma woke up again, she noticed nobody was there. She stood up and walked to the ramp to watch Ezra and Kanan talking.
"Look, don't bother saying it." Ezra said, "I'm letting you off the hook."
"What're you talking about?" Kanan asked.
"I know you wanted to dump me on Luminara!" Ezra said, "Just cause she's gone doesn't mean you're stuck with me."
"I don't want to dump you!" Kanan sighed before he sat down beside Ezra. "Look, I just wanted you to have the best teacher."
"Well, I don't want the best teacher, I want you!" Ezra cried, "N-not that you're not the best, I-"
"Ezra." Kanan interjected, "I'm not gonna try to train you anymore. If all I do is try, that means I don't truly believe I can succeed. So from now on, I will teach you. I may fail, you may fail, but there is no try."
"I understand." Ezra said, "Master."
"Let's see if you do." Kanan said as he handed his lightsaber to his Padawan.
"Man, you two are so alike, it's a wonder I put up with both of you." Karma stated, making her presence known. The two turned and stared at her.
"Gee, thanks Karm." Ezra said sarcastically. Karma grinned,
"Come on, you know I love both of you. Now, let's see if you truly believe in yourself, both of you. Otherwise, this is partnership won't work." Ezra and Kanan stood and walked to the ground with Karma behind them. Kanan and Karma began to pick up rocks and slowly threw them at Ezra, who began to block all of them easily. Karma smiled. Now, we're making some progress. She could already feel the bond between the three of them strengthening even more than it already was.
There's the chapter! I hope you guys enjoyed and please review! Also, there's not gonna be another update this week because I'm busy so enjoy this chapter and review! Later!
