Hello! Sorry for the long wait, I've been super busy. I also decided that I wanted to continue this story out for a few more chapters. Hope you enjoy!

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Chapter 10 – Memories

Kanan exited the med bay, with Ezra still inside. He walked down the hallways and into the cockpit, where Hera sat piloting the ship. Kanan walked up and took the seat next to her.

"Kanan, what happened out there?" Hera asked with concern in her voice.

"Ezra had a run in with a gang that he used to be a part of." Kanan stated. He looked over and saw Hera's look of concern, and knew that he had the same look.

"I knew the kid was alone but I never thought…"

"That he would join a gang?" Kanan said, finishing Hera's sentence. "Yeah, me either."

Hera sighed. "Kanan, there are so many things that we don't know about him. He was all alone for seven years. Who knows what he could have gotten himself into?" Kanan stared out the window of the Ghost, looking out at the grassy plains of Lothal.

He knew that Ezra got into trouble easily now, and he could only imagine what kind of mischief a curious eight year old could stumble upon. He remembered back to when Kanan had just met the kid, on the mission to steal the supplies and weapons. Ezra was defensive, shallow, and kept to himself. But the longer he stayed, the more apparent it was to Kanan that it was all an act. Sure, Ezra was stubborn and not afraid to pick a fight, but he was also courageous and had strong willpower. And even behind that, Kanan could see his wounds.

"Kanan?" Hera said, pulling him away from his thoughts of his padawan. He looked over at Hera, who had a confused look on her face.

"What is it?"

"The ramp just opened up." Hera pointed to a light on her control panel of the ship, which was now ignited. "Who would be going anywhere now?" Kanan was slightly confused by this. He knew Ezra was still in the med bay, Chopper wouldn't want to go anywhere anyway, and Zeb was usually asleep by now. The only person he could think of was Sabine, but she usually never wandered off.

"You know, the last time this happened, it was Ezra who had left. Do you think…?"

"Not possible. He was still in the med bay," Kanan stated.

"Then who else could have left?"

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The door slid shut, leaving Ezra and his raw emotions alone. He sat on the counter, still not trusting himself to look up. As he though reflecting over his memories, he could only recall bad ones. However, Kanan's hug had made him feel better, but he still did not feel right. He had opened his emotions up to someone, which still felt foreign to him. He only had some select memories from his life before the Empire ruined it.

And from that moment on, he remembered more than he wanted to.

However, he had become more accustomed to it. Kanan had taught him that he needed to open himself to the force if he wanted to become a Jedi. Yet at the same time, it was still difficult. He could not explain the feeling he had, not even to himself.

Sighing, Ezra slid off the counter. He grabbed his left arm and gently rubbed it, trying to get the burning feeling to subside. Giving up after a few tries; he let his right hand slide down to his wrist. It was then when he realized why something did not feel right. He looked down at his wrist and confirmed his suspicions. His slingshot was gone.

And he knew who took it. Swearing under his breath, he walked out of the med bay and down towards the ramp. He picked up his backpack which lied haphazardly on the ground, and checked inside. He had a wrench, a few bombs courtesy of Sabine, and a few other miscellaneous items. He closed the top of the backpack and threw it over his shoulders. He was about to open the ramp when her heard a voice behind him.

"And just where do you think you're going?"

Ezra whipped around to see Sabine standing a few feet away from her.

"Sabine? What are you doing here?" Ezra asked.

"The better question is, what are you doing here?" Sabine stated, jabbing her pointer finger at Ezra.

"You wouldn't understand." Ezra turned around and faced the ramp again. "They took it. The one thing I had…the one thing I owned…and they took it." Ezra pushed the button and the ramp descended, landing on the grassy planet's surface.

"Ezra…" Sabine said, but he cut her off.

"Don't try to stop me. I have to do this."

"I wasn't going to stop you. I'm coming with you," Sabine said. Ezra turned around, not expecting this response. Sabine put her helmet on, and shouted "Let's go!" before running off the ramp and in the direction of the town. Ezra smiled, the first time in a while, and took off after her.

He was going to get his property back, and face the people who he feared. But this time, he had a friend to help him out.

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