Warning, this chapter may get a little... emotional
Kanan slowly began to open his eyes, he groaned at his pounding headache.
Through his tiredness and pain, he felt that he watied down to a chair. A strong rope went around his chest, pinning him to the chair, another rope went around both his calfs keeping them against the legs of the chair and his arms were strapped to the armrests.
Fighting back exhaustion and pain, he slowly began to pick up his head. He hissed as he felt a stabbing pain in the back of his neck and blood trickling down a possible wound.
Kanan picked his head up saw he was in an abandoned warehouse. Looking around, he saw the others were here as well.
Hera and Sabine were tied back to back together in two chairs a few feet away from him, Chopper was next to them probably shut off. Zeb was on his knees in the corner of the room with a large shackle around his neck and his wrists bounded by chains that held him against the wall. In the center of the room, Ezra was inside a glass cage with a tube connected at the bottom, he wasn't tied up which raise alarm bells in Kanan's head. Kallus was nowhere to be found.
"I've been waiting all night for this moment" a deep voice said from the upper level of the room, The Inquisitor himself walked into the light above the now awake group. Kanan scowled as the Inquisitor jumped down and landed just in front of him.
"No need to look so mad, I don't bite" the madman stated with a smile that drove a chill down Kanan's spine "Kanan Jarrus, the legendary hitman. I'm a fan of your work"
"What do you want?" Kanan growled
"Temper, temper. All I ask is that you hear my demands, after all, I've done you all a favor" The Inquisitor raised a hand and floating in the air above his palm was five small white pills that were covered in blood
"The nanites" Kanan gasped, the Inquisitor smirked before the nanites faded to dust in his hands and flew away into the air
"I assume you all know what my weapon is"
Ezra's mouth began to move as it looked like he was saying something, but the glass prevented everyone from hearing him.
"Yeah, yeah we know. It's a giant robot that'll tracks humans" Sabine said from where she was tied
"How awful you are on history," The Inquisitor said "Sentinels was around long before your ISB friend even knows. Before humans placed their fate on machines, they were an ancient group that hunted down the Supernatural: Demons, Witches, Shifters and eventually Meta-Humans. Thousands of our brother and sisters wiped out because of these humans but now it's our turn. Everything they have built will fall and we will rise and create a new world!"
"So we know what you're planning, what're you gonna do? You gonna kill us?" Zeb growled
"If I wanted to kill you I wouldn't have taken the bombs from your necks" The Inquisitor smirked "Unfortunately for a machine like this to work it needs a battery more powerful than anything"
"And what's that?" Kanan snapped
"A power crystal" The Inquisitor replied pacing around the room "I've been interrogating scientists one by one, none of them told me where it was,"
"You think we would know? I never even heard of a Power Crystal" Hera called out
"We don't know where it is, so you did all this for nothing. Bummer" Sabine smirked
The Inquisitor smirked, "No, you may not know where it is but one of you does" The Inquisitor then stopped in front of Kanan "You. You read the binder. Why don't you tell the class what you know?! Where is the power crystal?"
Kanan rolled his eyes "Why should I tell you? You're trying to destroy all of mankind!"
The Inquisitor shook his head but smiled evilly "I was hoping we could come to an agreement but it seems you need motivation" The Meta-Human snapped his fingers and against the wall, a stormtrooper began to turn a wheel attached to the wall
Suddenly water began to fill the cage Ezra was trapped in, the boy panicked as he pressed himself against the far wall as if trying to escape the water but he couldn't. The glass cage was being filled up fast!
"Wh.. what're you doing?!" Kanan gasped, his eyes wide in fear. Ezra began to panic and began pounding on the glass but barely even cracking it
"Don't you know what happens to fire when it reaches water?" The Inquisitor smirked watching the fear grow in everyone's eyes "It dies out"
The water was now at Ezra's waist.
"Tell me where the Power Crystal is or the boy dies" Ezra looked straight at Kanan with wide his eyes and shook his head furiously, telling him not to tell the Inquisitor anything "Better choose Hitman, I don't think the boy has much time"
Kanan was conflicted. No matter what he did it was gonna be a lose-lose
The water now reached his shoulders, Ezra leaped up and latched his hands onto the top of the cage trying to stay above the water. Kanan watched as the water slowly began to reach the top of the cage, Ezra looked so scared as he took in deep breaths...
"OKAY, OKAY STOP! I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I KNOW" Kanan yelled, the water stopped just below Ezra's collarbone as he stared at Kanan with fear
"Where is my power crystal?
"It's buried in the ground somewhere in Mustafar," Kanan quickly said "Beneath the Penitentiary"
"What prison? What's it called?!"
"The Death Star"
"Of course, they would hide it underneath where Meta-Humans resign" The Inquisitor stated "Thank you, for being so weak," Kanan's eyes narrowed as he watched the Inquisitor began to leave
Everyone took a deep breath as they believed that was the end of it... but it wasn't
"These troopers will lose all respect for me if I don't kill you," The Inquisitor said over his shoulder "At least one of you"
Confusion filled everyone's face but quickly turned to fear as the water began to refill the glass cage
"NO!"
"JESUS CHRIST! WE GOTTA HELP HIM!
"EZRA!"
The Inquisitor laughed as he listened to their cries, "You're not ready to defeat me! You're still what you always shall be, Villains!"
Suddenly all their restraints fell off and they all ran to the cage
Ezra was clawing at his neck, he couldn't breathe! Bubbles came out of his mouth as he let out a gurgled scream
"What's happening to him?!" Sabine cried
"He's not breathing!" Hera gasped "We gotta get him out of there"
Zeb began to punch the glass but it wouldn't break, Sabine reached for her chemicals but Kanan grabbed her arm
"We can't blow it up, you might blow him," Kanan said as he began to pound on the glass too
"IT'S NOT BREAKING!" Zeb yelled but didn't stop
"What do we do?!" Hera cried, Sabine looked around the room and spotted something in the corner of the room before running towards it
Kanan stopped his attack on the glass and looked up at Ezra. The boy's eyes looked drowsy and his heart slowly began to slow down, Ezra slowly raised his hand and put it against the glass where Kanan's hand was, he smiled and spoke with his telepathy
It's okay, I'll be all right. Just let me go, Kanan, let me go.
Kanan's eyes widened as he shook his head at Ezra and spoke back
Don't quit on us kid, you're not gonna die, you hear me? You're gonna be...
No, I'm not, please Kanan... just let... me...
Ezra's hand floated away from the glass and his eyes shut, he didn't move. Ezra just floated lifelessly in the water
"MOVE! GET OUT OF THE WAY!"
Kanan, Hera, and Zeb turned to see Sabine running back with Zeb's Boe-Rifle in her hands in a swinging position like a baseball bat. Everyone quickly jumped back as she swung the weapon hard against the glass, finally causing it to shatter!
The water quickly drained out as well as Ezra. Instead of coughing out the water or gasping for air, the boy just laid on the ground like he was...
Kanan and Hera were the first to run towards him, Hera turned the boy onto his back and pressed her ear against his chest
"Come on kid," Kanan whispered gently grasping the boys hand
"He's gonna be okay right?" Sabie asked from where she stood
Hera slowly picked herself up with tears in her eyes and she shook her head.
Ezra was dead.
Dun dun dun!
What?
You actually think I'd end the chapter like this?
"No, NO!" Kanan roared as he began to press down on Ezra's chest in a rhythm pattern "Come on kid, breathe"
Kanan didn't know why he was acting like this, he had seen death all his life... but Ezra was still a child
"Kanan stop!" Hera cried trying to push Kanan back but the man remained persistent "KANAN, HE'S DEAD!"
"No, no, no" Kanan muttered before stopping
"He's dead," Hera repeated as a tear fell from her eye
Sabine shook her head and covered her mouth, her eyes wide in shock.
Zeb was breathing heavily before turning around and punching a nearby wall, causing a small hole to appear
Hera covered her face with her hands as she let a few tears fall down her face
Kanan let out a roar of grief and pounded his fists on the ground. Damn the Inquisitor. Kanan pressed his head into his hands, he didn't cry but his body shook.
Everyone was so wrapped up in their grief that no one noticed the orange/yellow glow appearing around the boy's body before fading into his chest.
Gurgled choking sounds filled the air, everyone looked up to see Ezra coughing out water. After a few seconds, Ezra's eyes shot open and he sat up taking in a large gasp of air.
Everyone stared in shock and silence at the resurrected boy,
"Did I die?"
Kanan was the first to respond by doing something he hasn't done in years... he hugged Ezra.
Ezra froze up, he didn't know what to do but he gently patted the older man's back.
Kanan then realized what he was doing and pulled back but keeping one hand on the boy's shoulder
"You pulled through kid"
"You guys brought me back to life" Ezra whisper with a smile
Hera chuckled while wiping away her tears as Sabine sighed in relief and Zeb shook his head at Ezra, grinning
Suddenly Chopper reactived, he beeped a times as if to say What did I miss?
"Wait" Ezra interrupted "Does the Inquisitor know where the Power Crystal is?"
The happy moment was now gone as reality hit them all hard
The Inquisitor was probably well on his way to Mustafar and is gonna use the Sentinels to destroy every human Earth!
"What do we do?" Hera asked
"What can we do?" Sabine said
Kanan thoughtover the options.
If they did nothing then they would be at fault for a worldwide massacre and if they fought back they would very likely die!
"Right now... I need a drink" Kanan said
"I'm in," Zeb said
Everyone stood up and walked outside the apartment to find a nearby pub.
The fate of the world hanging by a thread.
What?
You guys actually thought I would kill Ezra? How Dare You?!
Who saved Ezra? Kanan or the Phoenix? Most likely Kanan
Backstories next chapter!
Okay, see you next update!