Chapter 29

A night to remember part 2

Ezra's pov

I see two clone troopers talking about the kid...my future master on the floor. Couldn't they see that they were wrong? that they were being used for a purpose that had nothing to do with what they were originally fighting for, much like the storm troopers of now were being used. Both types of troopers were supposed to save the galaxy, but instead they are killing it.

"Awake... good because I want you to see whats coming" said one of the clone troopers, who that was, I wasn't sure. How could you tell one from the other, but this one did have one mark that helped me, he had a scar on his face.

"The way my master saw it coming when you betrayed her" Caleb/ young Kanan said, his voice braking a little with emotion at the mention of his master.

Then it was like I was seeing double, Kanan's master was standing by our sides, but also I saw that she was standing by Caleb/young Kanan's side as well as a kind of ghost, it was like she was trying to give him the courage to say what he had to, to get through to them. Not that it was working much, they really were not listening to what he was saying.

"We're not the traitors, you jedi are" growled out the same trooper as before.

The master by Caleb/young Kanan's side moved to the trooper. I could see and feel that something was wrong with this trooper more than the other,it was like this trooper was more under the empire's control and the other one was wavering like he didn't want to do this or maybe that had something to do with the master.

Just then Caleb/young Kanan spoke again "how could you believe that! we faught side by side with you through every battle" but when the troopers looked like they didn't believe him he continued " don't you see the jedi never betrayed you, the republic, we died with it. Okay yes the republic was betrayed but you were betrayed by Palpatine, not us. He used you to destroy the jedi so that he could have his empire. Styles, Grey, try to remember, you used to worship master Billaba, do you truly believe in your hearts that she could ever be a traitor?"

"And while you were doing this my padawan, I was sending them memories of our time together, and it was starting to work too, until they heard that voice over the intercom, that said other ships had followed them" Depa said.

Kanan's pov

"I didn't ask them to do that. I thought they would abandon me like... you did master, oh and Ezra don't feel like that, I would never abandon you if I could help it" I told my worried looking padawan.

"It's not your abandonment of me that has me feeling like this Kanan, it's yours Kara. Why did you leave me and the others that day" Ezra said turning to Kara.

The Avian girl looked away, then back at him and then replied "I suppose that its time to tell you my side of that tale, but I think we should finish this one first, okay Ezra?".

"Okay, my master please go on" Ezra said turning back to me.I knew he wanted to know about what Kara and her story was, but she was right we should finish this first.

"Ezra for the last time (what I thought was going to be the last time) when I was on that ship I put my trust in the force. I let the air lock open and abandon my body to space. I knew that I was either going to be picked up in time or I was going to die and join the force with my master"I said.

"Well that was a stupid plan and it sounds like something I would come up with. Master Billaba, would you really let that happen? I mean you were watching it all"Ezra said looking up at Depa.

"I would have because I had faith that my padawan would be alright and that they would catch him in time, otherwise we would have had words"Depa replied, making me look down in enbassment.

I was so lucky that Kasmir caught me and made sure that I was still breathing before continuing his fight with the empire's freighter, but one thing did puzzle me that day, why did our attack on their ship work?

"Master why did our attack work? I mean one ship was down to eight percent shields and the ship I was on wasn't much better. So why when I gave the order to fire did it work?" I enquired of her.

"Because I got through to styles. He shot the ship's panel, taking out the shields, letting the shot from your ship get through" she replied.

I realized that she was the only reason why I was alive, well at least past that point. Once I had decided to leave Kasmir, leave the thief to his life, leave my padawan past except for my light saber and master Billaba's holocron and the new ship that I had called escape.

"Master I hope you didn't mind that I changed my name? I felt that Caleb dume died with you, I barely thought about that time until I met Ezra and the part of my life when I was Caleb razed its head in my mind" I said.

"So that's why you changed your name, why you were like that with me in the beginning" Ezra said as we walked out of my memory.

"Yes because you were a reminder of a time that I didn't want to think about it, but I knew I had too, I knew I had to help you to learn to be a jedi" I answered give Ezra a quick hug.

"And as for you changing your name? I didn't mind. I could see the reasons for it and even though you left that thief physically behind mentally you didn't" Depa said.

"What do you mean by that?" I asked.

"Your actions, your name, they all speak of Kasmir"she answered when the door disappeared.

"They do?"

"They do, but that in itself is not a bad thing, your padawan is testament to that. I can see in him the young child that was by my side, its as if Caleb dume has been taken in by Ezra" she told us all, Kara nodded too.

"Ezra wasn't always the bravest kid around,he had to learn to be. The streets helped, but you did too and for that I am greatful. If I had one regret that I couldn't do more for children of the slave camp" Kara said looking away.

"Kara you said before that you would tell us of what happened that day. Will you still do it? I think I need to know to close that part of my life" Ezra explained, looking at the bird girl.

"I will, I am also sorry for leaving you, just like master Billaba is for leaving Kanan. Neither of us had a choice in the matter" she answered.

An: one more chapter and this story is done.

An: I have a season 2 and a season 3 based stories in the works.

An: merry Christmas