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Holocron Help

Part 2

"We've come for the Holocron," Kanan said.

Bendu didn't react, just said, "Ah yes…. The Keeper of the Shadow Lore…. Why do you want it?"

Kanan put a hand on Ezra's shoulder. "Tell him, Ezra."

The boy was a little weirded out by the request. First Ezra was still trying to grasp the fact he was in front of a giant creature that he could just feel through the Force was unlike any other creature… that and the giant could talk. Second, his mind was spinning now that he understood Nitza and her behavior for being distant. Ezra had to focus because thirdly, his friends depended on him to be focused. Ezra said, "Oh… ok." He said, "We need the Holocron to save our friends."

"Friends?" Nitza asked. "Hera, Sabine, Zeb…" she said, worried. "Are they in trouble?"

"Yeah," Ezra said. He tried to reassure her, "They're fine… for now…" He looked back at Bendu. "But A Sith, Darth Maul, has them. He wants it." Even though he finished, Ezra wondered if he should be more specific. After all this Bendu seemed to live here all his life so who's to say he knows what goes on.

Ezra question was answered when Bendu said, "I do not know this dark sider, but I know his kind." So yes, the Bendu did know where Ezra was going with this. Bendu was more knowledgeable than he looked.

"He's Bogen…" Nitza whispered. "Oh no, no, no…" Ezra looked at Nitza slightly confused. But he could see in her eyes that whatever that meant, it was easy for Nitza to understand the situation quickly. Maul was a threat to people she had met. Looks like she hung around with Bendu long enough to understand certain things. It almost made Ezra wonder if she was force sensitive herself.

Bendu asked Ezra, "Why does he want it?"

"I don't know…" Kanan began, "But he also wants my Jedi Holocron."

"Oooh," Bendu said as if it was obvious the answer. "He would bring them together. Such a convergence carries grave danger."

"Why?" Ezra asked.

Bendu went on to explain how merging the two Holocrons could bring visions so powerful that through the Force the seeker can see even one's destiny. Bendu seemed to hesitate before saying, "I have seen it before."

Kanan suddenly felt a bit of tension from Nitza. The girl looked up at Bendu in amazement as if this bit information was new to her as well. Ezra saw it but focused on the task at hand. "Well, we can't control what Maul will do…"

"That's his point, Ezra," Kanan replied.

"Well, we still need it to save our friends, Kanan." Ezra then addressed Bendu impatiently. "Well, are you going to give it to us or not?"

Bendu raised an eyebrow, clearly dissatisfied with Ezra's tone towards him. Nitza seemed a bit surprised as well. Bendu said, "The Holocron is a source of imbalance between you and your teacher. If you want it, you must seek it out with him."

Ezra thought that wouldn't be so hard. "Where is it?" Bendu turned himself to face their right. Both Jedi turned to face the direction.

Ezra saw a cave. "Somewhere safe," The Bendu said. Safe? What's safe about a cave that was almost 100% certain to be crawling with man-eating spiders?

It got weirder when Nitza added, "Yep, krykna are nice, that's why Bendu left it with them. Yep, yep, yep."

Maybe they didn't have a problem with the spiders, but Ezra did. Ezra could probably manage to go in but he wasn't going to risk it for Kanan. He said to his master, "Ok I'll go but I'm going alone."

As he walked towards the tunnel, Bendu said to Kanan, "The cave runs deep, with many twist and turns. How can he be sure where it is now…. Huh?"

Kanan took this into account. Bendu was warning him about something. Kanan extended his senses and he was immediately hit with something. Whispers. "I hear something."

"If you listen you can hear its call."

Ezra heard this and looked back at the giant. Was Bendu trying to scare him from going in alone? Ezra did hear the whispers too, faster the Kanan did, but because they were familiar to Ezra. He opened the Holocron after all. But he wasn't afraid of it. It was just knowledge. He looked at Nitza who was cocking her head towards the cave. She said, "I can't hear anything. Nope, nope, nope." Well, she was definitely not Force Sensitive. Ezra shook his head and was about to focus again when he felt his lightsaber leave the hilt. "Hey!"

"I'll hold on to this," Kanan said as the lightsaber came into his grip. Ezra tried to argue in getting his lightsaber back but Kanan wouldn't have it. He'd rather he use the comlink to communicate. Ezra gave a deep sigh and continued forward into the cave. "I'd rather use my lightsaber…" he mumbled to himself.

As Ezra disappeared into the cave, Bendu asked, "Why take his weapon?"

"He's got to learn how to solve problems without it." Kanan went to kneel down and focus on using his senses to guide Ezra.

Nitza sat down next to him and waited too. She said, "He'll be ok. Krykna are friendly, yep, yep, yep."

Kanan humored her, saying, "Oh really?"

"Hmmhmmm," she said excitedly. "I play with them all the time. Many, many, many times!"

"Hera and Sabine told me you made friends with a few of them."

"All of them are my friends. All of them." A small little gurgle was heard from behind him and suddenly he heard Nitza yell, "Print!" Kanan rubbed the side of his ear at the high pitch scream. Nitza picked up a small shelled creature. "I'm friends with all the dokma, too. Especially Print. He's my favorite. Yep, yep, yep." She put the dokma down and the little creature ran away towards Bendu. Nitza stood up and began to chase the little creature, weaving in and out of Bendu's arms and feet, laughing.

Kanan said to Bendu, "You have your work cut out for you."

Bendu chuckled lightly and said, "It's all right when it brings a little twist of fun every day or so."

Nitza's little shell friend Print, then went scuttling away from Bendu, drawing Nitza away from the two of them. Finally, Kanan asked something of Bendu, "So how is it that someone like you would become responsible for someone like her?"

For a slight second, Kanan felt the calm, balanced nature around Bendu shift. It's as if he suddenly felt… imbalanced. He felt… worry? Suddenly it was gone and Bendu said in confidence. "I am not responsible for her, Kanan Jarrus. She is her own being. She makes her own choices."

"So how did she choose you?"

"Because I was the only one there when she came here."

"How did she get here?"

"I do not know."

"Hasn't she told you?"

"She can't remember."

Kanan was going to ask another question when Print suddenly ran in front of Kanan and Nitza dove to grab him, kicking up dirt. Kanan coughed and swiped the dust away as Nitza sat up and held Print. "Got him! I did, I did, I did!" she said victoriously.

Kanan finally took the time to extend his senses again and see how Ezra was doing. He was on the right path, but he was about to reach a crossroad. "Ezra, go left?" he said into the comlink.

"Left? Are you sure?"

"Trust me." Ezra never responded back

Suddenly Print became frightened and crawled up Nitza's arm to hide in the crook of her shoulder and just under her hair. "Huh, what's wrong?" Nitza asked.

Kanan suddenly felt something wrong too. Ezra! "What's happening?" he said into the communicator. No response. "Ezra? Ezra!" Kanan got up, deciding it was time to step in. He said to Bendu and Nitza, "Keep an eye on those, will you?" and he pointed at the two lightsabers he left on the ground. Then the man went into the tunnel.


A.N: Now we get into a little more about Nitza from the Rebels point of view. Where did this little girl come from? Also, Kanan meets Print lol. Ezra was kind of a little demanding this episode so I gave my view on what he thought. Bendu's a Force being, Ezra, shut your mouth, ahahaha! Next we get part 3!Don't forget to check my DA for the new art piece. I'm KikaKatTIOI, peace out