Chapter 4

Kanan and Ezra were in the cargo bay of the Ghost, practicing lightsaber techniques. Ezra was slightly annoyed that Kanan insisted staying to the "light side" but decided he wouldn't budge. Sabine was admiring the helmets that Ezra got, and the beautiful art Ezra put on them. She decided she would talk with Ezra later to compare art styles, and maybe see how much Mando'a he knew. Zeb was currently swinging his bo-rifle around in his room. Ezra had come up to him and told him about what he knew about Lira San, and how it was probably in the Unknown Regions. Zeb, while he didn't want to get his hopes too high to get crushed, decided to make sure his combat skills with the bo-rifle were excellent in case he met any others of his species. Hera and Chopper were doing maintenance on the ship's turrets, making sure they would work against the TIE fighters. She was still worried that a TIE Defender could attack them, but eventually came to the conclusion that they wouldn't be unveiled for a while. Still, the level of energy shielding on the Defender made Hera a bit afraid, so she always made sure the ship was in good condition every day. They kept doing their business until Vizago made a call to Hera. He had intel of an Imperial transport of weapons. It was said to be extremely valuable. So, the crew set off to capture the weapons, devising a plan. Hera would pilot the Ghost directly to Garel, while the rest came on the transport with Minister Tua and her associate.

"Hey! Keep your arms to yourself!" Everyone turned to see a kid in an orange jacket yelling at a droid. The said droid started zapping the kid, and a nearby man said "Get your droid under control, kid!" "Mind your own business!" The droid zapped both the kid and the man, and the man asked "Pilot, isn't there some rule against droids in the front?" "Yes, I'm sorry sir; your astromech will have to proceed to the back." "If my astromech is banished then they should be as well!" The kid pointed at the two droids in the front with the Minister. "Pilot, they're with me, on Imperial business." "And these are Imperial regulations." With that, the droids left, leaving a frustrated Minister unable to understand her associate. "I could translate for you. It would be good practice for my level 5 exams." The Minister turned to look at a Mandalorian girl. "Level 5 exams? I remember when I was in the Imperial academy." Sabine then translated for the Minister, and as the ride came to an end, the Minister asked what bay the weapons were in. "Bay 17." Was Sabine's translation. What the Minister didn't know, and what the Ghost crew did know, was that it was actually Bay 7, and as soon as Ezra broke in and unlocked the doors, they started to head for the crates. They looked in and saw…T-7 Ion Disruptors. "Whoa, these are capable of incapitating a ship. These were banned by the Senate." "That's not why they were banned." Both Zeb and Ezra responded to Sabine. Sabine looked at them quizzically, but when Zeb got a faraway look in his eyes and Ezra made a "stop" motion and shook his head, Sabine decided not to ask. They started loading the crates, when Chopper reported that the Minister was on her way to Bay 7. Chopper was ordered to stall them, but ended up alarming the Minister and causing the Imperials to move faster to Bay 7.

"Hold it right there!" The Ghost crew looked at the Imperials. "Well, it seems our time is up." Sabine said. Zeb calmly walked forward, causing Kanan and Sabine to look at him like he was crazy, but Ezra held up a hand and the two were smart enough to recognize this as a "let him do this" gesture. "What seems to be the problem?" "Those crates are Imperial property." "Um, those belong to us, but you can check them if you want." 2 Stormtroopers walked past Zeb, but as they did so, Zeb said "On second thought…" Zeb grabbed both stormtroopers, throwing them and taking down 3 with each thrown body. He then tackled the leader, and brought out his bo-rifle, starting to fight the stormtroopers. The Ghost crew had continued to load the crates, and as they finished, Zeb ran toward them, intent on escape. The Ghost crew followed, though they were slightly confused when Ezra allowed the Minister's droids to board. "Why did you let them on?" Sabine asked. She looked at the droid warily, not knowing what secret weapons they could contain. "I recognized them. C-3PO is a blabbermouth that is easily deceived, while R2-D2 is a good droid that is smart enough to keep his mouth shut and deceive others." C-3PO protested at this description, while Ezra simply ignored him and said "R2, come with me for a second. You guys watch Threepio, no telling what crazy things he could do." R2 followed Ezra, and they ended up in the common room. "Alright, buddy, I know you wouldn't work for people as bad as the Empire. Who do you really work for?" The droid answered him, already trusting him, as he seemed to be against the Empire. "Organa, huh? Figures, so he's funding a secret rebellion? Any chance he'll give us some credits for fuel and food? Also, do you have any intel we could use?" The droid answered an affirmative to all the questions, and Ezra pulled out a datapad from his pocket. "Download the intel here, buddy. And thanks for doing this." The droid beeped a "You're welcome" before hooking up to Ezra's mini-computer. There wasn't much, but it was alright, for now. After the download, the two headed back to the cargo bay, where the crew was watching C-3PO. "I'm telling you, I don't know what you want but you will-" R2 told him to shut up, and Threepio asked "What?" R2 threatened to shock him and deactivate his systems, which effectively shut up the translator droid. "Guys, R2 here says there is a guy who would pay a few credit for us to get him his droids back. More than selling them to Vizago, for sure." "Speaking of which, we are already here." Hera came into the cargo bay, and opened the ramp. "I'll stay here and watch the droids." Ezra volunteered. "Alright, don't do anything stupid, kid." Zeb said, before starting to push the crates, wanting to get this done as fast as possible.

A few minutes later, the Ghost crew came back with plenty of credits for "such a valuable cache of weapons" as Vizago had put it. "Alright, where to R2?" Hera asked. In response, R2 simply plugged into the computer system and uploaded the coordinates. The Ghost jumped into hyperspace, and arrived near a corvette in the middle of space. The Ghost got ready for docking, and soon, Ezra and Kanan were escorting the two droids to a man waiting for them. The man smiled at them and said "Thank you for returning my droid. I swear, they get into so much trouble every time they go out." "You don't know the half of it, sir." Ezra replied. The man smiled and handed some credits to them, which Kanan counted and exclaimed "Wow, this is a generous amount, sir." Ezra smiled at the man and said "I know you have other…groups to fund, so you really should be careful with your money. You don't want to get caught; it might put your adoptive daughter in danger, especially if they found out her real parentage." Kanan looked at the two confused, while the man said "Thank you for your concern, , you remind me of your father." "He told me about you, and what he thought you were doing behind the scenes. He also told me about the twins." "Should I know you?" Kanan asked. Both looked at him and smiled, before the man simply said "Good luck, and may the Force be with you." And before Kanan could react, Senator Bail Organa had turned around while Ezra dragged him into the Ghost.

Not my best work, I was typing this late at night. This will not follow the original story. Reviews are always welcome.