And we're hitting double digit number chapters. I'm truly dumbfounded by how far WE'VE come. Me and all of you, my fans. 15,600 views, 90 follows. 92 reviews, and 70 favorites. I feel like I should have a name for my fans (Like Pewdiepie with the Bro army). If any of you have suggestions for that, tell me and I'll pick the best one. Finally, on to chapter 10!
Everyone watched as Kanan dropped. He fell knees first, and then the rest hit the grassy ground.
The Inquisitor looked down at his victory. He looked into the pale face of Kanan, then turned his attention to Ezra.
Ezra tried to move towards him, but he winced at the pain. His lightsaber was now un-ignited in his hand.
The Inquisitor started walking towards the crew, followed by two remaining stormtroopers that held their blasters tightly.
"Your leader is dead." The Inquisitor said with a smile.
Everyone was silent. They were filled with mixed emotions. Anger, sadness, worry, except Ezra. Ezra was filled with only one of those emotions. HATE.
Ezra lifted his arm in pain and ignited his lightsaber, getting into a defensive position.
"Stupid boy." The Inquisitor said as he raised his arm and started choking Ezra using the force.
He was crushing Ezra's windpipe, which caused Ezra to start gasping and choke for air.
The Inquisitor chuckled. "You're not strong enough to protect your friends."
He then used the force to throw Ezra yards away from where they are.
"EZRA!" Sabine and Hera yelled
Ezra hit the ground with a thud and he rolled a few more feet. He was still somehow conscious. Ezra was on his stomach. He opened his eyes, and in front of him was Kanan. His body lay there lifeless. Every second he sat there, Ezra though he would see Kanan open his eyes but it didn't happen. Ezra then overheard the Inquisitor.
"What do we do with them sir?" One of the stormtroopers asked.
"Take them as prisoners. They will be worth a lot as slaves." The Inquisitor said with an evil smile
Ezra was enraged. How was he gonna let his friends be taken away by the Empire. Was everything they were fighting for been in vane?
"No." he said to himself.
Ezra tried to gather himself as he painfully got up. He grabbed his lightsaber from the ground. His eyes caught Kanan's lightsaber in his cold hands.
He reached down, picked it up, and attached it to his belt.
He then looked down again and saw his friend, master, and his mentor dead cold.
A tear trickled down Ezra's face.
"I promise, I will protect everyone with my life, like you did Kanan." Ezra said to his fallen comrade.
At this point, everyone noticed Ezra standing once again.
One of the stormtroopers raised his weapon, ready to shoot him.
"No." The Inquisitor said, putting a hand in front of the Trooper.
"He's mine." He said.
"Have you given up, or will you die like every other jedi must?" The Inquisitor yelled to Ezra
'Come on Ezra. Fight him.' Sabine though to herself. The crew was now cuffed and were about to be put on one of the Imperial shuttles
Ezra turned around and ignited his lightsaber, staring straight into the face of The Inquisitor.
Ezra walked with a small limp. But the pain was almost unbearable. About 10 yards away, Ezra took a defensive stance, knowing that he probably couldn't take an offensive.
The Inquisitor charged him, igniting his lightsaber simultaneously. Their sabers locked and with this came sparks and cracking of the light.
They held this until The Inquisitor attacked using the other side of his lightsaber. Ezra dodged it and blocked another incoming attack from the left.
Everyone knew Ezra was being overpowered. It was obvious.
They kept exchanging hits and then, Ezra misjudged one of the attacks. The red blade cut through the top of his hilt. Ezra didn't have much time to react, so he started backing up, dodging attacks at the same time. He threw his destroyed lightsaber to the ground and ignited Kanan's. The blue lights then collided with the red into another saber lock.
"When will you learn? You can't defeat me."The Inquisitor said
"Says who?" Ezra said, mocking The Inquisitor
Zeb, had been paying little attention to the fight so far. All he was worried about was getting the weak cuffs off of him. He noticed they were loose, so he had slowly mad his way to the back of the group. He finally had freed himself from them.
He cracked his knuckles and said, "That's better." He walked through Hera and Sabine, who both had surprised looks on their faces. He walked up behind the two troopers and said, "How ya doin?"
They didn't have time to turn around, as he smashed their heads together. He heard their helmets crack from the collision. Zeb then got the cuffs from one of the troopers and unlocked Sabine and Hera's cuffs. Once that was done, they noticed they still weren't noticed by The Inquisitor.
"Now that's done, let's help Ezra." Sabine said
"Alright, Zeb and I will go get Kanan while you Ezra." Hera said to Sabine
"Fine." Sabine said back
Sabine looked over at the lightsaber battle still going. Ezra was holding off The Inquisitor, barely.
"Come on." Hera said as she and Zeb used the shuttles as cover from the sight of The Inquisitor.
Sabine pulled her blasters from her side and ran over to the battle. The Inquisitor had then kicked Ezra making him fall to the ground. The Inquisitor raised up his dual-blade saber, ready to end Ezra's life. But just then, Sabine shot at him. The Inquisitor quickly turned and blocked the shot.
He was surprised. He looked to the two dead stormtroopers lying behind her.
"Uggh." The Inquisitor yelled in anger.
The Inquisitor jumped at Sabine. She dodged his attack. She then shot two more bullets at him. One was blocked one was dodged. The Inquisitor smiled, knowing he could easily defeat her. He then continued a barrage of attack with his saber. Surprisingly, she used her amazing agility to dodge all of the mediocre attacks. She saw a quick opening at his leg. She kicked his knee and it buckled. The Inquisitor fell to one knee then looked up, and he force pushed Sabine back before she had time to attack again.
She flew back a few feet and landed considerably softly on her back. She leaned up and saw Ezra beside her getting up. He looked over to her and helped her up.
"Thanks." he said
"For what?" Sabine asked
"For saving my ass." Ezra said
The Inquisitor had now regained his balance.
He gave them a dirty look.
"I will not underestimate any of you again." He said with a stern look.
Ezra held his lightsaber in front of him, and Sabine was at his side with both blasters ready to shoot.
With Hera and Zeb:
They made it to Kanan. He was still lifeless and pale on the ground.
Hera got on her knees and put her head to his chest. She didn't hear a heartbeat, and he wasn't breathing.
"Come on, let me carry him. We have some stuff on the ship that might help."
Hera looked up at Zeb, knowing he was right. They couldn't help him out here. Hera got out of the way as Zeb bent over and picked up Kanan's lifeless body.
They then ran to the ghost, which was still open. They both saw Ezra and Sabine fighting The Inquisitor.
They had finally made it into the ship.
"You take Kanan to the med-bay and I'll start up the ship." Hera yelled to Zeb
She ran to the cockpit and started up the engine.
Outside, The Inquisitor was enraged at his inability to kill neither Sabine nor Ezra. Zeb ran outside again to try and get them, and he was surprised to see that not only were Ezra and Sabine holding off The Inquisitor, they were kind of beating him.
Zeb blinked a few times, remembering what he had come out to do.
"Come on!" Zeb tried to yell over the ignition of the engine
Ezra and Sabine heard him, and they looked at each other.
"Go, I'll catch up." Ezra said
Sabine opened her mouth to speak, but she was cut off by Ezra.
"Don't worry just go." Ezra yelled louder, trying to be heard over the ship.
She ran onto the ship as Ezra held of his foe.
The ship was finally in the air. Ezra saw the opening ramp start to close. He disengaged his lightsaber and jumped back, dodging an attack aimed at his legs. He jumped from the ground and onto the ship right as the ramp closed.
The Inquisitor looked up at the ship, evading his capture once again.
On the ship:
Hera put the ship on temporary auto-pilot as everyone met in the med-bay.
Zeb looked over Kanan while Sabine stood a few feet away. Ezra stood in the doorway, away from them. Hera ran in and was at Kanan's side in a matter of seconds.
She didn't see him breathing and she saw the gloomy faces of the crew.
"He's gone." Zeb said looking down at his feet with his ears down.
Hera then looked back at Kanan as tears started to form. She placed a hand on his cheek as she began to cry.
Sabine then walked out with tears, as she covered her mouth with one of her hands. Moments passed and Ezra then followed.
He could hear her in her room, softly crying.
He knocked on her door, and waited for a response.
"Can I come in?" he finally asked
"Sure." He heard her say.
He walked in and saw Sabine sitting in her bed with her face buried in her hands.
He walked over to her side and sat down on the bed. Once he sat down, she looked up to him. He then embraced her. She did the same.
"Promise me you won't leave me." Sabine said with a quiet sob.
Ezra thought about all the things that could happen to him and how he should respond. But he knew she was looking for comfort.
"I will never leave you Sabine. I love you." Ezra said softly
Sabine then broke the hug and looked at him. She instantly kissed him on the lips, knowing he would keep his word.
Later with The Inquisitor:
Back on an Imperial Star Destroyer, The Inquisitor had heard from an officer that his master wanted to see him. He made his way to the communication room and took a knee. Not much later, did his master appear on the hologram.
"You requested me." The Inquisitor said
"Yes, I wish to know of your progress. Have you captured the rebels?" Darth Vader said in his menacing voice.
"Uhh, no master, they have evaded capture many times, but I have good news." The Inquisitor said worried.
Darth Vader, waited silently in anger.
"The jedi is dead." The Inquisitor said
"Which one?" Darth Vader asked
"The master, my lord." The Inquisitor said proud-fully.
"You fool!" Darth Vader yelled
The Inquisitor was confused
"The young one is much more of a threat, and you didn't capture the rest of them either. You have failed me once again."
"I-I-I assure you that…" The Inquisitor stuttered
"You have proven that you are no match for this band of rebels. I have no choice but to use my last available option." Darth Vader said rage
The Inquisitor looked up with worry.
"My most trusted assassin will arrive at you ship in the next few days. If you two fail, I will hold you personally responsible." Darth Vader said
"Yes, my master." The Inquisitor said back in defeat.
Two chapters in a week? WHOAA. I'm surprised too. I had some extra time so I decided to put this chapter together tonight. And to some of you TRUE star wars fans, you probably know who the 'assassin' is. Don't give it away in the reviews though. Lol. Anyway, "May the Force be with you."