A/N Now to reply

To coral iturbe- Don't worry, there will be other trauma. Sadly it will be Kanan's fault in this chapter.

So without further ado, Let the chaos ensue

Old Ways

A month has passed since that eventful supply fun, and in that time Ezra has become more comfortable with the crew. There are still things that he kept to himself. He called Kanan Sir or Master less and less as time went by, soon to stop all together. He would still try to avoid Chopper, but that too lessened.

Ezra still has a habit of getting up early, but that just means that he can work of meditating and levitation in peace. If only that came in handy for what Kanan had in for today Ezra thinks as he balances on his hands on top of the ghost while it hovers above the clouds. Ezra moves from one arm to the other when they get tired, once again glad he kept training with the twins in balance. It also doesn't help that he doesn't have a lot of upper arm strength.

"Focus Ezra." He hears Kanan say, and grimaces. "Sorry." And with that one word he loses his balance and falls backwards into a crate of Cartons Zeb brought up. Kanan helps him out and Zeb laughs, now unafraid of hurting the teens feelings. After that Training gets worse, when Kanan allows Ezra to use his lightsaber for the first time.

He directs the boy of how to shorten it to the correct length, and than has Ezra stand at the head of the ship where he is instructed to knock back the cartons he landed in before. He is told to sense them coming and to keep his eyes closed.

It's from this that Ezra's mind wanders to what could truly happen, and ends up getting hit enough times to actually fall off, only to be saved by Kanan utilizing the force. Zeb stands on the lowered hanger door and grabs him before Kanan loses focus. Chopper rests just behind them and warbles worriedly. Ezra answers with "I'm fine." Zeb helps him to his feet and after Chopper closes the door the three head up the common area where the rest are sure to be.

Kanan meets them at the ladder and looks towards Ezra, "I thought I told you to focus." He says in as calm a voice he can manage.

"I'm sorry. I tried my best."

"Do or do not, there is no try. We need to work on your focus and discipline." Ezra gives a quick nod and moves around the jedi. Not feeling comfortable on the latter word used. Focus he could do, if it was on work. Discipline he had enough of.

Hera and Sabine take one look at the youth and decide against asking him about training, both seeing the teen fall and get levitated back up. Sabine turns on the halo and instead directs their attention to the story about a stolen TIE. The Holo displays the stolen TIE as well as a small area of the market where it was taken. "Look at what's finally on the news." It doesn't describe the two thankfully and Ezra thinks about telling Sabine about their secret at some point. All of a sudden the report gets interrupted by static and in it's place is an image of an older man with graying hair and tan skin. With the image comes a different voice as well as another transmission.

"Citizens, This is senator and exile Gall Trayvis. I bring you more news the Empire doesn't want you to hear. One of the Republic's greatest peace keepers, Jedi Master Luminara Unduli, is alive." And from the way it's said leads to almost disbelief. "She's being imprisoned unlawfully somewhere in the Stigion System. As citizens, we demand the Emperor release Unduli and grant her a fair trial before the enti-" and that is where it stops, the former transmission about the TIE resuming as though nothing happened.

"Did you know her?" Ezra braves to ask, and Kanan nods "I met her, once. She was a great Jedi Master. Brave, compassionate, disciplined," Kanan pauses thinking of something. "In fact, she'd be the perfect teacher for you." Ezra tries his best to hide his expression from Kanan as they go about discussing the mission, Ezra simple follows, his mind once again else where.

He was about eleven when a slave who was sold was brought back, and left with them. The girl didn't even know what she did wrong, only that the person didn't like it and returned her like broken goods. Before this, she was hopeful that the situation would improve, after she can back, she was nothing more than an empty shell. She just went through the motions of everyday life, but displayed no emotion.

Now Ezra stands near the opened bay door waiting for some kind of signal to act upon. Kanan lands on the platform below and makes quick work of the two troopers standing guard. In the backpack he kept from the TIE lies a miracle curtesy of Sabine. When Kanan removes the second trooper Zeb jumps down, with Sabine following after. Ezra takes that as his cue to jump down, only to fail on the landing and he rolls, hitting the door, resulting in an ominous boom to go through the walls within.

Ezra cringes and gets up, just as the doors open and four more troopers appear. The door locks again when they exit, and while the other fight them off, Ezra gets to work on opening the door. Both tasks are finished at the same time and Ezra tries to make himself small as the other three past. He enters just as the door closes, and catches Sabine mentioning that the cells are placed at a lower level than than thought. They grab a lift and Ezra finds the conversation between Zeb and Sabine about Kanan amusing, especially since the man is right in the middle.

When the lift gets to their floor, Kanan knocks out the two troopers waiting outside. "Hold this lift, It's our main escape route now."

Kanan than leads Ezra through the halls towards the lone cell guarded by troopers. Just as they notice the Jedi Kanan holds up his left hand. "Shouldn't you be guarding the Jedi? She's on the other level."

"She's on the other level." the further one says in a monotone voice

"You should get that."

"We should get going." and with that both take off towards what could be another lift.

"Can you teach me that?" Ezra asks in awe, momentarily forgetting what their purpose here is.

"Trust me, Master Luminara can teach you a lot better than I can. Now come on." With that the two enter the cell where a green skinned female sits in prisoner orange. "Master Luminara?"

Ezra and Kanan can do little more than watch as she gets up to stand right in front of them before turning to the left and phasing through what can only be a coffin with a window. Through the single window they see what was once Luminara turn blue with her skin tightening up against her skull, leaving behind a mummified version of the Jedi.

The door opens behind them before Ezra can ask what happened, and in the light of the room they can tell the man is a Pu-an with black armor, and red facial tattoos. He gives a smile showing of rows of razor like teeth. "Welcome Jedi, to your end." The door closes behind him and traps them in the cell.

Ezra can do little more than observe when he remembers the miracle Sabine gave him, and places it by the door, hoping the Pu-an, who calls himself The Inquisitor, didn't see. Behind him, Ezra can hear the Pu-an antagonizing Kanan about his past training with a Jedi master that went by Depa Billaba.

Kanan gets knocked down to his feet, and Ezra can hear the beeps get quicker. Ezra turns to study the man who seems to be studying him back. "Judging by the barely visible scars around your neck as well as the ones you're trying to hide on your wrists, you are a slave." Ezra jolts at that and a hand flies up to block his neck. Before he can say anything else the bombs goes off, and Ezra grabs Kanan's wrist to drag him out of the cell and into the hallway where The two force users are once again locked in combat. Ezra stands back when the dark force user calls out to him. "Are you paying attention Slave? The Jedi are dead, but there is another side of the force. Come with me and I'll show you the stronger side."

Kanan pushes the man back and glares. "Leave him alone!"

"Stay out of it Jedi, and let the slave decide for itself." And with that Kanan is force pushed over Ezra's head and is momentarily unconscious. "So, will you join me and become my apprentice. The Jedi lacks focus and discipline." Ezra shakes his head, and takes notice of Kanan's saber at his feet. He gingerly picks it up, pointing the now activated blade at the Pu-an "Well so am I."

Before Ezra can move the Inquisitor dashes towards him. Behind him Kanan yells "NO!" with his hand outstretched. The Pu-an freezes, and is lifted up to the ceiling and held there. Ezra tries to swallow the lump in his throat as he goes back to towards Kanan with his light saber now deactivated.

Kanan drops the inquisitor and they meet up with Zeb and Sabine as they run towards the main platform. The blaster doors close and they make through just before the last one closes thanks to Zeb's quick thinking. The only obstacle now is the large hangar doors. "Ezra together."

Ezra nods and the two close their eyes, Kanan directing Ezra. "Focus on the locking mechanism, imagine the gears turning, and the door unlocking. When that is done, imagine nothing in our way to the ship."

Ezra does as directed, and focuses solely on the directions, blocking out the Lasat's complaints. As soon as the doors are opened the troopers guarding the outside platform rain fire down on the four.

"Now would be a good time for a miracle." Sabine exclaims as she returns fire along side Kanan. Zeb comes up behind her holding one. "Good thing we've got one." and tosses the small activated device their way.

"Hera, we could use some backup." Kanan says into his comm unit "Already headed back with the fleet."

Zeb looks over and asks "We have a fleet?"

Before anyone gets a chance to answer, They see the Phantom approach, followed by some unknown creatures. When the Phantom gets close enough with the doors opened, Kanan force tosses Ezra in. The inquisitor finally manages to get through the closed doors and approaches. Sabine and Zeb enter the Phantom, Kanan joining them after deflecting a few blaster shots. Kanan gets on the Phantom and as they leave the base, The Inquisitor throws his double bladed light saber, missing the ship by inches.

The trip back to the Ghost is taken in silence, The only words exchanged are between Hera and Kanan. "Was she?"

"Dead."

"How's Ezra taking it?"

"Better than I am."

In the Back Ezra hugs his knees to his chest and absently rubs at the burns on his neck. They have healed nicely thanks to the balms and lotions that Hera has been applying, the blisters and broken skin have healed, but the overall scar has only darken. A constant reminder of what has happened to him. Sabine takes a seat right next to him, and places a hand over his shoulders. She doesn't say anything, but from the way he was touching his neck burns, she knows something was brought up.

The moment they're back on the Ghost Ezra doesn't turn as he says "I'll be in my room if you need me sir." and leaves, the sound of a door opening and closing shocks the rest of the crew out of it. It has been a good while since Ezra has last spoken a title like that, and only Kanan knows what happened in the cell.

Hera goes to follow the teen, but is stopped by a hand on her shoulder. "I've got this."

Kanan knocks before entering, but when there is no reply enters. He finds Ezra on the top bunk curled up, and staring at the wall. "You doing OK kid?" There's a shift in the blankets indicating that he nodded his head.

"you see you do that, but I can't help but to think that're lying after what happened."

"yeah well the truth is stupid. I only tell it when it seems like I'm lying, sir."

Kanan exhales. "See you have the same whit about you, but you had to ruin it with the 'sir'. Why?"

A few moments pass in silence before Ezra answers. "You were giving me away."

At those five words, Kanan starts to get a better clue about what Ezra might be going through. "I wasn't giving you away, I just wanted you to have the best teacher."

Ezra turns and shows his face, "There's no such thing as the best teacher, everyone has a different style, and if you try, you aren't doing your best."

The Jedi smiles at how Ezra turned his own words back at him in a way. "Than I guess I should stop trying."

"I'll make sure to do the same."

The two smile and shake on it. Hoping that everything will turn out all right in the future.

A/N So now Ezra is going to school. That's fun right?