Chapter 9
Remember What Is True
Miranda's pov
I woke up after what only seemed like a few minutes but, I knew had been much longer. I opened my eyes to see Ahsoka sitting by my bedside to my left. My vision was blurry considering I had just woken up after the galaxy knows how long I had been unconscious. Ahsoka looked over to me.
"Oh you're awake." Ahsoka said in surprise. "I didn't think you would be awake so soon...do you feel okay?" Ahsoka asked me.
"As can be expected." I paused "Ahsoka?" I asked.
"Yes." Ahsoka said with softness to her voice the kind of softness that almost sounded like my...no those memories aren't true they aren't real the empire deceived you...or did they?
I took a deep breath and finely asked "Ahsoka how did I get here to the rebellion I mean?" I asked knowing that the answer would tell me what the
truth was.
"It was about nine months ago when Hera one of the rebel cell leaders called me on the holophone she said that they had rescued two girls and that they were sister's, she also told me that one of the sister's was force sensitive and that the empire had separated her from the oldest one and was now unconscious, I knew that that it was serious, so I asked if they would mind bringing you here so you could be safe and I could train you, and your sister agreed that's how you ended up here...why do you ask?" Ahsoka explained and then asked me.
"Because whatever the empire did to me it altered my memory somehow." I said.
Ahsoka sat there quietly looking at me, most likely she was probably wondering how that was possible. Eventually she looked back at me with her soft blue eyes obviously sad for me, I felt bad because... I didn't want her to be sad, I didn't want anyone to pity me. But I guess It was to late now.
Ahsoka finally broke her silence and said "I've never heard of anything like this before but, if the empire did this to you, it means the empire is doing this to all force sensitive children." Ahsoka looked worried as she seemed shocked probably at the fact that the empire was doing this to children.
Ahsoka shook her head as if to regain focus.
"Besides that." Ahsoka said obviously still thinking about what I had just told her. "Because of the incident inside of the training room you are permitted an injury pass which means because of unexpected injury you are granted a pass on the test and are a level 7 as well as my second in command.
I smiled I was very happy as well as very grateful I had been given the pass due to injury. I was proud of myself in that I was selected as Ahsoka's second in command just as much as I was proud just to be one.
"Thank you Ahsoka I am very happy to be your second in command as well as your padawan." I said.
Ahsoka smiled most likely happy to see that I was alive.
"Rest." Ahsoka said. "You took a pretty hard hit I don't expect you to be up that quickly."
"Master." I approached to ask.
"Not now...rest will talk later." Ahsoka said.
(Back to regular pov)
But later never came, as soon as Miranda was ready to get back to work her and Ahsoka where working and training to do everything they needed and wanted to do. The only stopping points where for electives but those where only twice a week now. However according to Ahsoka Miranda was doing really well in music. It was somewhat surprising to her especially now and it had been ever since she gained her memory back everything was so strange. While she had been recovering she was told that her and Marcus hadn't even talked that day. He hadn't even spoken to her that day until of course he had shot her. Miranda still couldn't remember what he had said it was all still so clouded. Miranda stared out the window that looked into space and upon the endless sea of stars from the desk in her shared room. Everyone was gone now. They were all training with there second in commands each, like her, only had limited time to rest. So because she now had some quiet time she decided to rest while deep in thought.
As much as she hated it Miranda had to talk to Marcus somehow he would know what had happened, he would almost have to. But the only problem was that Marcus was detained and the access codes to get into his cell where not available to her level. Miranda shifted resting her head in her hand with her elbow leaned up against the desk. She would have to ask Ahsoka for the access codes. Who would almost undoubtedly say no. So she came up with a different plan, a more risky plan. Ahsoka had a data pad in which she kept everything on including access codes. And not to mention she had the password to and secretly knew Ahsoka's passwords to her confidential files, she has whispered them under her breath once or twice. Miranda decided that she would wait until Ahsoka left for her meeting with high command, then she would use Ahsoka's data pad and get the access codes to Marcus' cell. Then, ask him what had happened. It was risky considering that he could try to attack her again or Ahsoka could find out. Miranda shook her head to reassure herself. This was a risk that she would have to take if it meant she could find out for sure who she was and what her true past was.
Miranda didn't like what she was about to do but she knew that there was no reward without some risk involved. She glanced over at her clock, it was time for her to go to Ahsoka and trade places so that Ahsoka could go to her meeting, and Miranda to steal the codes. She walked hastily to Ahsoka's office she was very apprehensive about this. Soon she finally reached Ahsoka's office door she took a deep breath and waved her hand so that the door would open. Ahsoka smiled at her, and Miranda smiled back.
"Good afternoon." Ahsoka said.
"Good afternoon Master what task do you have for me today?" Miranda replied.
Ahsoka laughed.
"Nothing much just some files I need rearranged on my data pad, you have the access codes it shouldn't be too hard for you." Ahsoka said.
Miranda smiled, not because Ahsoka thought that she could do it but because by using Ahsoka's data pad for her second in work it would be easy for her to get the access codes under the pretense of her doing her work.
"Alright master shouldn't be too hard." Miranda said.
"Very well then i'll leave you to it as you know I have my meeting with high command I should be back in about two to three hours we have some heavy agenda items to discuss today." Ahsoka said.
"Okay master i'll hold down the ship while you're gone." Miranda said.
Ahsoka laughed "I know you will that's why I'm trusting you." Ahsoka said as she smiled to Miranda and headed out of her office.
Miranda sat in Ahsoka's office chair and closed her eyes. Ahsoka trusting her only made her feel worse about doing this, but she was
going to have to if she wanted to know who she truly was.
Miranda cautiously reached for Ahsoka's data pad and entered in the password. She glanced at the note Ahsoka had left for her in the notification section.
Ahsoka had wanted her to move the files for the squadrons ship counts into the inventory folder which wasn't hard at all but, it wasn't what Miranda was doing. Miranda called up the folders stored on Ahsoka's data pad but she couldn't find access codes. So out of both frustration and curiosity she searched up her own name. Miranda Wren. To her surprise two names came up...her's and Sabine's. Miranda shook her head in disbelief, her memory, those flashes, they were all true. She was the daughter of the countess, she had an older brother in addition to her older sister. But her memory had been erased once, that was true to. Miranda looked up at the data pad which was rested on its staind. She tapped on her sister's name and what came up honestly surprised her.
The file read Sabine Wren sister of Miranda Wren. Status:Member of the ghost crew Lothal sector. Race:Mandalorian Age:16
"The Lothal sector, my sister is in the Lothal sector." Miranda said at a volume that was almost a yell.
Miranda then backed out of the file and deleted the search. She then searched for the folder that said Rebel cell locations. But of course when she tapped on it it was locked. But Miranda knew the pass code 22-00-66. She typed in the numbers and hit enter. Her heart raced as the pass code was being processed. And when it was accepted Miranda took a deep breath. She looked through the files and finally found the one that said the Lothal sector (Ghost crew).
She opened the file and found reports on missions that had been done by the ghost crew. Each were written by Hera Syndulla. And all the records of transmissions where there. Miranda looked through the reports to see if there was anything on Sabine and she did find something. It was a report from almost 9 months ago. It was a report written by Hera whom of which Miranda believed was the cell leader. She opened the report that read:
Today there was another, for lack of a better term exciting day on the ghost. We rescued a new crew member and her sister from the imperial complex here. There names are Sabine and Miranda Wren both daughters of the leaders of clan Wren. Sabine is a weapons expert from the imperial academy on Mandalore who escaped and snuck her sister out of there family's home on Krownes because of her force sensitivity that has been confirmed by one of the members of my crew. The force sensitives name as I had mentioned earlier is Miranda. Her and Sabine had been left for dead my Sabine's former bounty hunting partner Ketsu Onyo. The empire captured them both, when we rescued the sisters they had been separated and Miranda was found unconscious. She is still but is with her sister and we have determined her to be okay she should wake up soon. I have spoken to Sabine and we have agreed that it's not safe for a young girl even if she's Mandalorian to be out here fighting the empire. Especially with the added threat of her being a force sensitive. Sabine has agreed the release her sister to the rebellion to ensure her safety and we will bring her sister to the Phoenix squadron within the hour. My hope is that one day when Miranda is old enough she can be reunited with her sister and join my crew here on the ghost.
Miranda them took the data pad off of its staind then put it down on the desk.
"It's true my sister did leave me to the rebellion because she wanted me to be safe." Miranda said stunned at what she had read.
"Sabine what have you done there never going to let me find you." Miranda continued.
She leaned back in the desk chair and threw her head and arms back in frustration.
Miranda was upset. But she knew deep down that her sister did do what she thought was best for her. Miranda just was unsure if she would ever see her sister again.
Miranda backed out of the files and deleted the search then she looked up what she had originally been looking for. The access codes she scrolled through the list of detainment throughout the entire rebellion until she reached the O section and eventually she found Marcus' file and number of his cell as well as the access code number. She wrote the number down on her own data pad and titled it math. Equation and she set it up as one so that if anyone looked through her data pad they would see it as just a unsolved math equation.
Then she yet again deleted the search and cleared the history for what she had done in the hour. Then she did her work for Ahsoka. Later if she was asked she would make up the excuse that she was doing level work and started late. Because despite being second in command they still had work for their levels. Miranda finished her work for Ahsoka then the work for her level. Once she finished Ahsoka arrived back from her meeting.
"Hello Master." Miranda said pretending to be cheerful.
"Hello Miranda how did things go?" Ahsoka asked.
"Very well master I finished the work you assigned me." Miranda said.
"Good." Ahsoka said. 'Well its getting late you can be done for today and have some extra time for yourself." Ahsoka finished.
"Okay thank you Master." Miranda said.
Ahsoka nodded and Miranda left Ahsoka's office.
She headed straight for the detention blocks. Miranda followed the numbers until she reached row 800, the row where Marcus was being held. She followed the numbers until she reached the cell number 825. She then looked down at Marcus who looked back at her. She entered the access code and walked in his cell closing the door behind her. She kept a hand on her training saber just in case.
When Miranda entered there was a creepy silence in the room that Miranda didn't like from Marcus. They exchanged looks at one another. Neither spoke for a few moments until Marcus said something.
"What do you want from me?" He asked.
"The truth who are you and where do I come from?" Miranda asked.
"I'm your friend at least until you're sister betrayed mandalore and your family became traitors." Marcus said.
"What are you talking about?" Miranda asked.
"Your sister built a weapon a weapon that was used on other Mandalorians she's a traitor you're whole family's a traitor." Marcus said too Miranda.
Miranda took a deep breath to calm herself and then she spoke.
"My family isn't traitors to mandalore." Miranda said "The only traitors to Mandalore is the empire itself." Miranda finished.
"You really believe that your own sister gave you away to the rebellion because she didn't want you in fact she hated you, you wanna know the truth Sabine was your mother's favorite until you came then you were her favorite and Sabine hated you for that." Marcus said.
"THAT'S NOT TRUE." Miranda yelled.
Then all in one instant Marcus stole Miranda's shoto lightsaber and tried to stab her. Miranda quickly grabbed her main saber and the blades crossed the two continued to go back and forth until Marcus lunged towards Miranda. She however spun on her heels out of his way so that he would fall. And he did. Miranda quickly pointed the saber at Marcus' throat he quickly surrendered.
"Okay, okay I'm done." Marcus said.
"Then get up and hand me back my saber...slowly." Miranda said.
Marcus then got up and as he was about to give her back the saber he incited it again trying to stab her but she forced pushed him away just in time. But as he lunged again Miranda used her saber and it ended up Piercing through his skin.
"Ow." Marcus cried.
Miranda remained still and in shock as Marcus fell to the floor and Ahsoka suddenly came in running along with lieutenant Mappa.
Mappa grabbed Marcus and ran with him to what Miranda assumed would be the medical wing.
"Come on let's go for a little walk and clear your head." Ahsoka said.
"I can't." Miranda said.
Ahsoka walked over to Miranda.
"Yes you can, it's not your fault you were only defending yourself." Ahsoka said.
"How...how did you know?" Miranda asked.
"Because I found it a little weird that you hadn't returned to your room when I had dismissed you early and I guessed you would be here so I asked Mappa to come with me to find you and before you know it we were here." Ahsoka said.
"Now the question becomes how did you get in here and what happened?" Ahsoka continued.
"I might have stolen the access codes on your data pad earlier." Miranda said with sadness on her face as she sat on the bench in the cell with Ahsoka next to her.
"I see and why was it so imperative that you came here because even though your Mandalorian I assume that you didn't come here to fight...so why was it so important that you came here?" Ahsoka said.
"Because I needed to know." Miranda said.
"Know what?" Ahsoka asked.
"The truth about my family and how I got here and I just thought that Marcus might have some answers, I guess some part of me just hoped that, that might have been what he said to me before I fell unconscious and had that force vision." Miranda admitted
"I see." Ahsoka said.
"But I guess there's no point in hoping for things if they're just going to fall apart in the end." Miranda continued.
"But that's not true." Ahsoka said. "Do you know what the rebellion is made out of?" Ahsoka asked.
"Om the ability to do some damage and ships." Miranda answered.
Ahsoka laughed and shook her head.
"It's built on hope." Ahsoka said.
"Really?" Miranda asked.
"Yes and truth be told that is a lot of the time what keeps us all going hope that things will change and that we can make the galaxy a better place and it hasn't failed us yet, in fact that's where the empire falls short all the time in that it offers no hope or possibility of making the galaxy a better place." Ahsoka said.
Miranda smiled but it quickly faded into a frown.
"I made a mess here didn't I?" Miranda asked.
"Maybe but it's nothing that can't be fixed with an apology." Ahsoka said.
"I can't, he called my clan traitors and even worse my sister a traitor." Miranda said.
"Happiness only resides after one has been forgiven or accepted of their wrong doings." Ahsoka said. "Meaning you will only feel truly okay about this when you have apologized and been forgiven it or if not forgiven at least accepted to yourself that you apologized for what you did." Ahsoka finished.
"So I won't feel as bad about this as I do right now?" Miranda asked.
"Yes that's exactly what I am saying." Ahsoka said. "But wait let's make sure he's okay first." Ahsoka finished.
"I will." Miranda said and remained silent for a moment.
"Ahsoka?" Miranda asked.
"Yes." Ahsoka replayed.
"Do you know where my sister is?" Miranda asked.
Ahsoka took a deep breath and closed her eyes for a few seconds then reopened them as she was about to speak.
"Yes I do know where your sister is and that she is safe which brings me to what I actually wanted to show you." Ahsoka said.
"Wait what do you want to show me?" Miranda asked.
"It's not of your sister but it's from someone in your sister's rebel group that works against the empire one of their group members has been captured not your sister though that's what are meeting was about recovering their missing team member, but anyway I think you'll find what he has to say even with that having had happened and other things a new source of hope based upon what he says ." Ahsoka said.
"Can I see it?" Miranda asked.
"Let's go to my office and watch." Ahsoka said
So the two walked to Ahsoka's office together and Ahsoka played the transmission.
"We have been called criminals but we are not, we are rebels fighting for the people, fighting for you, I'm not that old but I remember a time when things were different on Lothal, not grate but never like this, see what the empire has done to your lives, to your family's and your freedom, it's only gonna get worse unless we stand up and fight back, it won't be easy, there will be loss and sacrifice but we can't back down just because we're afraid, that's when we need to stand the tallest , that's what my parents taught me, that's what my new family helped me remember, stand up together, because that's when where strongest, as one."
Then the transmission ended and Ahsoka looked to Miranda.
"Ahsoka is that it...I mean is that what hope feels like?" Miranda asked.
Ahsoka nodded.
"I believe it is and what he said was true you are strongest when you stand up together which brings me to your next assignment you and the rest of your team have received your first few missions." Ahsoka said. "Now the question is are you ready for them?" Ahsoka asked.
"Yes Master we are." Miranda said.
"If you're sure I will send you the missions and your team should be ready to leave by morning sound good to you?" Ahsoka asked.
"Yes Master." Miranda said.
"Good now go get some rest and actually go to your room this time." Ahsoka said.
"Yes master." Miranda said and then left Ahsoka's office.
She decided to make one detour before going to her room though.
Miranda walked into the medical room and saw Marcus he was laying with his eyes closed but Miranda went in anyway. She walked over to him calmly and kneeled by his bedside.
"I'm sorry for what I did to you Marcus but no true friend can call me, my sister or any of my aliit traitors and still be my friend I hope you understand and that maybe one day you will come to your senses and realize that I am not your enemy... the empire is." Miranda finished and got up to walk away but someone's words stopped her.
"Lier." Marcus yelled.
"You know Marcus there was a time when that would probably phase me but it doesn't anymore because I'm stronger than you." Miranda said and walked out of the room feeling relieved.
Miranda then walked to her room to prepare for her team's first set of away missions which she understood could take a few weeks to a month to complete.
She knew now no matter what happened she would have hope. She knew her physical and fighting abilities were capable already now she knew that her hope was ready now too.
So that night before she went to sleep she looked out the window and into the stars and made herself a promise.
"Mom, Dad, Tristen, Sabine I will find you someday and I will return home to Krownest with Sabine so that we can be a family again and hopefully someday fight the empire together to get them off of Mandalore and other systems I miss you and I hope that I can make these dreams come true and actually I promise you all I will." Miranda said then she glanced over to her data pad and decided to start a journal.
Just so that when her family was together again she could tell them each one of her stories and so that if she ever lost her memory again, she could remember everything that had happened so she took her stylus out and started to write.
The next day the second in commands left for their missions. But unknown to them there would be many changes while they were away. But yet they ventured on to complete each mission until they were ready to return two months later.
Hi everyone, how are you all? I hope you all enjoyed this chapter and are excited for the next I also am excited to tell you all that the next chapter will be the last one for this story. There will be a sequel to this story and many more after but for now enjoy this chapter and know that next chapter will be very special. For those who follow me on instagram I will post a teaser picture for the next chapter that I drew but for now enjoy and may the force be with you! :) :) :) Ps. My instagram is rebelcating69 for those who don't know! anyway bye everyone!