Chapter 35 - Fellow Padawans, Part 3
(Summary: Hera sighed, gesturing towards the weathered old man and a blonde teenager who looked to be Ezra's age. "Guys, these are Obi-wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker. And they need somewhere to hide for a while.")
Takes place a few weeks after Part 2.
Once the sleeping arrangements had been sorted out, things went remarkably smoothly aboard the Ghost. Ezra volunteered to switch to being Luke's roommate, which made the other boy extremely grateful (and Zeb more than a little gleeful to have his quarters back to himself). They set up a pair of bunkbeds, plus several shelves high up so as to take up as little floor space as possible, and got Sabine's help decorating. The ceiling soon found itself painted with a variety of explosions set against a starry sky, while the wall opposite the beds came to resemble a Tatooine dual sunset. Luke not only got a fair amount of comfort from the images, but also had a great time actually creating them and bonding with the other teens at the same time.
The following weeks saw dual training sessions between the pair of older Jedi and their Padawans, from meditation to Force-manipulation practice to sparring matches. As he was still getting used to using his father's old lightsaber, Luke had to take that last one a bit slowly, but got the hang of meditation so fast it sparked a bit of envy in Ezra.
"Don't worry, it bugs me too," Kanan shared with him once, when it was just to two of them in the kitchen. "I had to work hard as a kid to get the knack of meditating. Come to think of it, the elder Skywalker supposedly did too..." He paused for a few moments, considering. "Makes me wonder who Luke's mother must have been, if he takes more after her than his dad."
Aside from settling to two newcomers in, there wasn't much for the Ghost crew to occupy themselves with. Ahsoka hadn't sent them any missions, desiring to try and keep Kenobi and the young Skywalker out of harm's way. The couple of times she did call were to ask how the pair were doing, and the inform Hera that she was still searching for a good hiding place for them. Assurances were made that both the Jedi and his charge were fine, and that they were welcome to stay as long as needed.
Then, there came an assignment that Ahsoka needed completed, and thought was safe enough to ask the Spectres to do the completing.
"We need more help if we're to make headway in the Outer Rim," she explained over the comm line. "There's someone I knew once who could make for a powerful ally, but I haven't been able to get in touch with him. Your team is closest to his last known position, so I want you to see about locating him."
"What about our, guests?" Kanan asked.
"I think, it might actually be in your favor to have them along on this mission..."
And that was how the members of the Ghost crew found themselves heading for the Seelos system.