ME: Now to get back to work.

Lasan has been pacified, my Emperor. Unfortunately, due to the use of disruptors, the population has been decimated. What few Lasats that weren't killed or captured have been driven into hiding or have fled Lasan. I recommend that this near-extinction be blamed on the remnants of the Separatist Alliance.

(Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin, Governor of the Outer Rim)

Things had been going had well for Sabine, Ezra reflected. She had been granted Fenn Rau's armor in light of how the imprisoned Protector wouldn't need it but the younger Mandalorian could use the extra protection (though the plates had needed to be adjusted, of course, and Sabine made sure to change the color scheme). His crush had also bulked up, with her arms getting more muscular, her thighs getting bigger, and her back and chest were visibly stronger even when hidden by a tank top.

I will not die a virgin...I just can't. Good thing Mando women tend to prefer fit men.

"Hey, Bridger," said Diana, who wasn't as strong as Sabine due to not wearing armor but still fairly fit.

"You can call me Ezra, ya know," he replied.

"I won't," she shot back. "Anyhow, General Tano is calling a meeting."

"Got it."

Ahsoka brought up a holographic image of Nixus, the moon where Ezra had met with Hondo, who now served as a rebel privateer. "I've received a report from one of our contacts about a pair of refugees wanted by the Empire. The informant says the Imps are closing in, so we need to move fast."

Hera smiled. "So you're joining us, Ahsoka?" she asked.

Ahsoka: "Yes and no. I'll handle flying to Nixus, but odds are the Empire wants me even more than you guys since I was a Commander in the Grand Army during the Clone Wars. So I'll be staying on Ghost unless you guys request backup."

Kanan nodded. "That's fine," he said. "Some help is better than no help at all."

Ghost detached from Liberator soon after and flew through hyperspace towards Nixus. Ahsoka landed the freighter in a hangar bay after approaching the outpost, allowing Spectre Team to move out. The crew stuck to the shadows and tried to keep a low profile as they moved deeper into the outpost, knowing it would take only one alert to get the attention of the Empire.

"We're too late," Ezra said, having discovered ten Stormtroopers and an Imperial officer forcing out the two refugees.

"They're my people," Zeb realized. "They're Lasat."

"Where are you taking us?" asked the male Lasat.

"To a detention facility," answered the Imperial officer, a smug man named Zack Ward Boll. "There you will learn the error of your ways."

"More likely a firing squad," the Lasat remarked.

"Don't be stupid, alien," Boll sneered. "After all, wouldn't I have just shot both of you freaks by now?"

One of the Stormtroopers looked at his speciesist superior. "Sir, that's VERY bigoted. The Emperor is against Humanocent-."

"-YOU GET TO LIVE!" Zeb interrupted as he attacked the Stormtrooper while Lucas grabbed the officer's jaw and twisted, snapping Boll's neck. The rest of Spectre Team opened fire, and out of the nine other Stormtroopers only the medic wasn't shot by a lethal round.

"Please don't kill me!" the Stormtrooper medic said as he dropped his rifle on the deck gently.

"Don't worry, but we can't have you calling for help," said Ezra as shot the medic with a stun round, knocking him out.

"Good work, everyone!" Hondo congratulated as he walked into view. "You are a smart young man, Ezra Bridger!"

"Thank you for the compliment, Hondo," Ezra told the privateer. "Though we could've used a warning about the Empire having located the refugees."

"That's because I informed the Empire the Lasats were here in exchange for the monetary reward," responded Hondo. Zeb immediately grabbed his rifle, prompting Hondo to say, "Of course, I knew you brave, heroic rebels would arrive just in time to save the day! Look at it this way, now the Empire has spent credits but did not succeed in taking two people into captivity!"

"You're our contact?" Hera asked in disbelief.

"To be fair, he seems to have contacted Fulcrum," Ezra pointed out, using Ahsoka's codename to avoid revealing her identity.

"Yes, to be fair," Hondo stated. "I knew these two Lasats belong with your friend."

"It is him!" said the male Lasat. "Captain Orrelios!"

"By the Ashla, the prophecy is almost complete!" said the female Lasat.

"Captain?" Ezra asked as Zeb looked down.

"Does that mean I have to salute you now?" inquired Diana.

"Yes," said the Lasat woman as she and her companion knelt. "Captain Garazeb Orrelios of the Honor Guard of Lasan."

"Ugh," Zeb sighed unhappily.

"A reunion!" Hondo chuckled. "I love happy endings! Particularly when they involve me making a large amount of money!"

"How is this possible?" Zeb asked the other two Lasat as Hondo moved the dead and unconscious Imperials into a crate with the help of Sabine, Kanan, Buy'ce, Beviin, Diana, and Lucas. "I wouldn't be surprised if I was the last Lasat alive, though my grandmother survived."

"Do you remember me, Captain Orrelios?" questioned the male.

"You look familiar, but it was so long ago," Zeb admitted. "Sorry for not recognizing you."

"It's quite all right, sir," said the male. "I'm Gron, I served under you as a Lieutenant back in the Guard. This is Chava the Wise."

"Oh yeah," Zeb said. "I know who she is."

"I didn't know you were a Captain," said Ezra, noting Zeb's voice was low.

"He never told any of us," Hera told him.

"It was a long time ago, so I forgot," Zeb lied. In truth he did remember his time as an Honor Guard officer, but Zeb felt guilty for surviving when most of his troops had perished and did not believe he would make a suitable officer.

"We did not," Chava said, correctly guessing Zeb was lying but choosing not to call him out on it.

"Well we gotta get you guys out of here," Ezra said.

Hondo cleared his throat and said, "Wait! Does this mean I am not getting my finder's fee?"

"You never were. Besides, thanks to you cheating the Empire of two wanted fugitives, the bucketheads'll force the taxpayer to cough up more money for their budget. So your ill-gotten gains should be good enough."

"Perfect answer!" Hondo said as Spectre Team walked away, escorting both Gron and Chava.

"You, halt!" A man dressed in bulky black armor ran up to Hondo, flanked by two Stormtroopers.

"Is something wrong, my friends?" Hondo asked.

"There's supposed to be an officer and an entire squad of Stormtroopers here," said the man, his grizzled voice somewhat distorted by his helmet.

Meanwhile Spectre Team, Gron, and Chava were headed to Ghost. "Hey, Sabine," Ezra said.

"Yeah?" the young Mandalorian woman responded.

"Are you part Mirialan?" he asked. "You kinda look Mirialan, apart from your brown eyes-which are beautiful, by the way."

"Yeah, my father's Mirialan," she said. "Brown eyes aren't as common amongst them, so I think I inherited them from my Human mother."

Hondo pointed out the rebels and the two fugitives accompanying them to Brigadier General Mael Radec, who nodded and contacted his superior, Major General David Kallus. "Sir," he said, "the informant came through. We have the rebels in our sights."

"Very good, Colonel," Kallus replied. "Move in, I'll be there soon with additional firepower. I want them alive, if possible."

"Sorry, Ezra," Hondo warned discretely. "You got Stormtroopers incoming."

"How close?" Ezra asked just before blaster bolts started flying.

"Very close."

"Spectre One to Spectre Zero, come in!" Kanan shouted as he and Hera drew their sidestms. "We've been engaged, over!"

"I thought you were already married to Captain Syndulla, sir!" Buy'ce joked.

"Not now!"

The Stormtroopers had evidently prepared to ambush the insurgents beforehand, for their arsenal included blast shields. As a result, the rebel fire failed to harm any of the Imperial soldiers, who took advantage of their increased protection.

"MOTHERFUCKER!" Buy'ce cursed as a stray round slammed into his shoulder.

"Kriffing bucketheads!" Sabine snapped as Beviin treated his friend's wound, firing her twin blaster pistols at the Stormtroopers.

"But you're wearing a Mandalorian helmet!" one of them said.

"Yeah!" pointed out another. "That looks more like a bucket then ours do!"

"Well..fuck, you actually got a point."

"We can't move forward!" Hera yelled.

"Well we can't fall back, either," Kanan said.

Suddenly a number of the blast doors closed, sealing off and isolating many of the Stormtroopers.

"What was that?" asked Ezra.

"Just another trick from Hondo Ohnaka's sleeve!" answered a certain pirate.

"Thanks, Hondo. We owe you one!"

"No, we don't!" Kanan yelled as he seized one of the blast shields with the Force then used it to provide moving cover. Their remaining opponents were neutralized.

Already Ahsoka had prepared for liftoff. A few more Stormtroopers tried to prevent the escape of Spectre Team, but Ahsoka was able to use Ghost's nose gun to take them out. The Spectres and the two civilian Lasats then boarded Ghost, which left the outpost just as an Imperial Star Destroyer and three Carrack-class light cruisers exited hyperspace.

"Imps!" Sabine yelled.

"I know, I know!" Ahsoka replied as she engaged the hyperdrive.

*CUT TO: BRIDGE OF HIMS INTEGRITY*

"I believe that was them, my lord," said Captain Soot, recently promoted from her previous rank of Commander.

Chad nodded. "I sensed a particular presence onboard that freighter, Captain," he stated. "Dock with Lawbringer, Baroness Tano and Starkiller Team will be needed here. So will Agents Kallus and Radec." The Lieutenant Governor of the Outer Rim figured that having Raana, Necrosis, and the Marek twins as backup would be prudent. Chad was a skilled warrior, but he didn't want to face three-on-one odds even if Dume and his apprentice were considerably weaker than Ahsoka.

"Yes, sir."

Kallus contacted them. "Count Vader," he said respectfully, "while the insurgents have fled, my men have identified a informant who could help us find them."

The COMPNOR officer then patched Chad through to an image of a Weequay pirate. "Hello, good sir!" he said cheerfully. "I am willing to help, for I am always willing to assist the Empire!"

Hondo? ...stang.

*CUT TO: COCKPIT OF ARRS GHOST*

"So where's Lira San?" Ahsoka asked politely, having handed the controls over to Hera.

"We do not know where it is yet," Chava answered.

"I'm sure we can look it up on a map," Buy'ce said, wincing from the pain of his blaster wound.

"There is no Lira San, kid," said Zeb. "It's an old myth-nothing more, nothing less."

"The time has come for us to prepare the ritual that will take us to our new home," Chava stated.

"I better help you guys with that, then," Ezra said as he accompanied the two Lasat refugees.

"Better keep them from driving that kid crazy," Zeb grunted before leaving the cockpit.

"This is gonna be an interesting ride," Sabine told the Marines.

"Oorah," agreed Buy'ce and Beviin.

"There are three important figures in the Prophecy," said Chava. "The Fool, the Warrior, and the Child. The Fool, simple and selfish, would lead the Warrior, bold and bloodthirsty, to destroy the Child, the hope of tomorrow. Already the Fool is setting events into motion, but we will only find our new home if the Child saves the Warrior and the Fool."

"I only see one child," Zeb pointed out, indicating Ezra. "And he's not saving this warrior."

Chava smiled. "Perhaps you are not the Warrior, Captain."

"Wait, I'm not a child or a fool!"

*CUT TO: BRIDGE OF HIMS INTEGRITY*

The bridge of Integrity was relatively quiet as she sped through hyperspace.

"Well," Hondo said, breaking the silence, "finding these unfindable rebel insurgents should be no problem for Hondo. Especially after we work out the details of my payment, my new friends!"

Kallus didn't look back as he said, "I assume you have a tracking device, pirate."

Hondo stuttered slightly before saying, "I was just getting to that, Agent Kallus! You are good, this is why I prefer doing business with the Empire!" He then put his hand on Maya's shoulder. "What is your name, my dear?"

"I don't date old men."

"My dear, your words wound me!"

*CUT TO: ZEB AND EZRA'S QUARTERS, ARRS GHOST*

"Zeb, what are you doing?" Ezra asked as he walked into their room, where Zeb had gone with his rifle after Chava and Gron had started chanting. "These are your people, yet you act like you want nothing to do with them!"

"Chanting ain't gonna save anybody," Zeb snarled back.

"Why, how do you know?"

Zeb sighed and lowered his voice. "During the Fall of Lasan, my unit was tasked with defending the Royal Family. Their safety was my responsibility."

"You couldn't have stopped the Empire," Ezra tried to console him. "It wasn't your fault Kallus ended up ordering the use of disruptors."

"I failed in my duty, Ezra!" Zeb actually wiped away a couple of tears. "Karabast, I got knocked out by an explosion and when I awoke the entire karking building was on fire! The vast majority of my men and all of the Royals died because of me!"

"Zeb, you got a chance to help your people again!" Ezra insisted.

"They call me Captain," said Zeb. "I don't deserve to be called that, I failed!"

"So don't fail them now."

*CUT TO: COMMUNAL AREA, ARRS GHOST*

"We are ready for your map," Gron said as he and Chava ceased chanting.

Kanan nodded to Chopper, who promptly displayed a map. "The path to Lira San will be revealed through the fates of the Three," said Chava as she put her staff in front of Chopper's projector, turning the displayed planets green.

Ezra and Zeb both walked in. "The Child must save the Warrior and the Fool," she said. "The Child must show us the way."

Zeb smiled and nudged Ezra, only to be disappointed when it turned out Chava meant him. "I really wanted to be the Warrior!" the tall and muscular rebel complained.

"You're kinda acting like a child."

"Shut up."

Gron directed Zeb to use his bo-rifle as the Ancients of Lasan did so, and he did. Soon after Lira San was indicated.

*CUT TO: COCKPIT OF ARRS GHOST*

"How far is it to Lira San?" Sabine asked.

"Well, judging by this-."

Suddenly alarms began to beep, indicating the hyperdrive was initiating an emergency shutdown. "Shields up!" ordered Hera.

"What's wrong?" Ahsoka questioned as she entered the cockpit.

"We're coming out of hyperspace!" Sabine answered. "The hyperdrive's safety overrides kicked in."

Ezra gasped as what had forced an emergency shutdown of the hyperdrive came into view. "What is that?"

"Imploded star cluster," said Hera. "Biggest one I've ever seen. We get any closer, the gravity field will tear us apart."

Gron entered the cockpit. "What happened? Are we oncourse?"

"Yeah, we are," Kanan said. "But our course is blocked by the worst type of space anomaly ever."

"Of all time," Ahsoka added. "One of the dangers of jumping into uncharted space."

"Aah!" Chava exclaimed. "This is the maze that was prophesied!"

"Wait, a maze?!" inquired Zeb. "You never said anything about a maze! Forcedammit, you prophecy types always pull something like this!"

Suddenly the radar began to beep, followed by Diana speaking up from Phantom. "In the unlikely event that the scanners didn't pick anything up," she said, "we got an ISD and three cruisers on our six!"

"Attention, rebel scum," said Kallus's voice via comms. "As much as I'd like to see you die because of the navigational hazard we can all see, my superiors want someone you have onboard. Therefore, I am offering you an opportunity to survive. Surrender and prepare to be boarded, refuse to surrender and be destroyed, or commit a mass suicide fleeing into that cluster. You have one minute to decide."

"How did that asshole find us?!" Zeb snarled.

"Hello, my friends!"

Ezra: "Hondo? What are you doing with him?!"

"I must apologize, Ezra," responded the privateer. "I hid a tracker aboard the comlink I gave you and your droid for insurance."

Chopper promptly produced the comlink, which Ezra destroyed. "Thanks a lot, Hondo. You've been a great help in getting us all killed."

"Forty-five seconds to decide, rebels," stated Kallus.

"I can't believe it!" snapped Zeb. "Kallus, of all people, is the one who's gonna be the death of us?"

Chava chuckled. "He does play his part in the prophecy as Warrior."

"Wait, he's the Warrior? How come he's the Warrior while I'm the Child!"

Lucas cleared his throat. "Well he is trying to kill us all, so there is that."

Zeb shook his head. "Kark it, Kellan. Ezra, get me my rifle."

*CUT TO: BRIDGE OF HIMS INTEGRITY*

Bell shook her head after a minute passed. Are these guys really dumb enough to think they can go into that anomaly?

"Enemies of the Empire," Agent Kallus said, "your time is up. What is your answer?"

There was no verbal response-instead, Bell could see the rebel freighter begin to accelerate towards the star cluster.

"Son of a bitch," her brother, Galen, said.

"Yeah," she concurred. "These terrorists are not the brightest stars in the galaxy."

"Sirs and ma'ams," said the sensor operator, "enemy vessel is moving towards the anomaly."

"And you meatbags say droids are dumb," commented Necrosis.

"Why would they go into the cluster?" Ohnaka asked. "Hey, Ezra? If you all wish to die, I'm certain that the Imperial Navy will offer a less painful way to commit suicide."

"No, they believe they can successfully navigate through the anomaly," Count Vader said as he contacted Lawbringer. "Captain Zataire, have your fighters intercept Ghost."

A few TIEs that had been already deployed from the Star Destroyer moved in to try and shoot down the freighter. However, the nimble fighters were torn apart by the gravity field of the imploded star cluster. Ghost proceeded on unharmed, as if nothing had happened.

"Kriff!" Bell cursed, angered at the death of her fellow Imperials while she could do nothing to stop it.

"Open fire!" Baroness Tano, Bell and Galen's master, ordered.

"You heard the Baroness!" said Captain Soot. "Shoot that ship down!"

The turbolasers, laser cannons, and ion cannons of Integrity opened fire, but none of the rounds hit. In fact, all the shots arced off before they could connect with their target.

"We'll be torn apart!" Ohnaka said as the gravity field started to tear off pieces of metal.

"Kriff it!" Count Vader snarled. "Let them go to their destruction, we'll have to settle for watching them die from a safe distance. I repeat, disengage and fall back, we have no choice but to retreat."

The helmsman complied wordlessly. It was an order everyone would happily obey out of self-preservation.

*CUT TO: COCKPIT OF ARRS GHOST*

"Hey, Zeb," Ezra asked. "How was Lira San?"

"Better than I expected," the Lasat answered happily. "Turns out there are millions of Lasat down there, it's actually where my people originated."

"Somewhat small on a galactic scale," Ahsoka commented. "But your people are safe considering how hard it is to navigate to Lira San."

"Nothing worth doing is easy, boss," Zeb responded. "Nothing worth doing is easy."

"Hey, that's my line!"

Everyone laughed.

*CUT TO: ARK ANGEL*

Barriss looked Aphra in the eye. "Doctor, have you acquired a Spaarti cloning cylinder yet?"

"Yes, Lady Offee," the rogue archaeologist answered. "Took half the budget, but we now have a cloning cylinder. In light of Imperial regulations on the cloning of sentient beings, I was lucky to find a Spaarti cylinder on the black market that didn't have a price tag twice the amount of our robbery proceeds. Too many people wanna avoid filing out the paperwork and getting on the Empire's radar.

The Mirialan Dark Side Adept frowned. "Such is the nature of our operation," she said. It was annoying to spend so many credits on one piece of equipment, but the cylinder was invaluable. With it, agents loyal to Vader and Barriss could be created. Barriss knew the Emperor was undoubtedly making his own clone Dark Jedi (the High Inquisitor doubted Dume's arm had been requested as a trophy), so it was simple logic on the part of her and Vader to create their own warriors. After all, to survive in the upper echelons of the Empire, one could not be weak in any way, shape, or form.

ME: You guys can imagine Sabine as having a Korra-like physique and Diana having a more Kuvira-type build-not as strong due to not wearing armor (at least, not now), but still pretty fit. Thank Ahsokafanboy1138 for that, as well as the theory that Sabine's part Mirialan.

I'm wondering if Amersu should sound like the Imperial Agent from SWTOR.

Sorry for kinda skipping over things, but I was pressed for time and didn't like Legends of the Lasat that much. Though it was still way better than the Call, and it was pretty enjoyable.

Does anyone else notice that both sides in Rebels use child soldiers? Ezra starts off as fourteen (Sabine isn't as bad at sixteen, which is the minimal age for enlistment in Britain) and the cadets are all teenagers. Of course, if Ahsoka being a Commander is anything to go by, child soldiers are perfectly acceptable in SW, and the Imps (more specifically, Aresko) encourage backstabbing.

Ahsokafanboy1138 has suggested that I have the 501st be taught to use lightsaber-proof batons (albeit shorter than the First Order ones) by Anakin. I do wonder if anyone could afford to buy that much lightsaber-resistant material (though in all honesty, considering how the FO batons are riot control gear, stuff like cortosis could be cheaper now for all we know).

I named the Imp officer after Uwe Boll and one of his lead actors. Seriously, the only reason Boll still makes money is the fact that he's cheap.