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"Your mission is to meet an ally so he can hand off coordinates of an imperial factory to you. Kanan and Ezra are joining you." Ahsoka told me in a hologram. Her fulcrum voice hiding almost all emotion. Listening to her talk with her voice modified put me on edge for some reason… Aside from that, something was off. She seemed almost nervous. Not telling me something. "Is there a catch or something?" I questioned.
"It's not the most friendly place." She paused. "To be blunt, it's probably the most dangerous place to go."
"That would explain why you're sending four Jedi." I sighed. Danger was nothing was new, but I really didn't like where we were supposed to go. "This could be fun." I said, trying to sound optimistic. I got the feeling that I failed miserably.
"I'm sending you the coordinates. You'll doc with Kanan and Ezra before you land." I sat back, waiting for the coordinates. "May the Force be with you." There was a bit of a pause. "And for Force's sake, blend in." With that, her image was gone. Where was she sending us?
"What was that about?" Kasari said from behind me. I shrugged. "I don't know, let's just hope we're not in over our heads." She slid into the co-pilot seat. "You think the inquisitors will be there?" I shrugged again.
"It's too early to tell. I hope they won't be there, the last time we ran into an inquisitor, bad things happened." She nodded as a shudder ran through the bond. "I really don't want to go through that trauma again." She said.
"What's the place we're going to?" She asked. I checked the coordinates. "That would be, the Zygerria system." Kasari visibly stiffened.
A sudden bomb seemed to go off in the bond. I actually got a sudden spike of pain in my head. "What is it?" I asked, massaging my forehead. Kasari shut her eyes tightly. "Nothing. I would just call it a blast from the past." I gave her a hard stare. She squirmed in her seat, uncomfortable with my glare. "I'll tell you later. I just really don't feel like thinking about it right now." She said as she turned her head to gaze out the window. I sighed, giving up temporarily. I didn't want to force it out of her. I had said that I'd be there for her when she wanted to talk about it.
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"Good to see you again." I said as Kanan and Ezra stepped off of the Phantom. "Yeah, I just wish it wasn't to go to one of the most dangerous places in the galaxy." Kanan responded. I shrugged.
Kasari and Ezra were already at the table in my ship, talking. Probably about their lightsabers. Kanan and I looked over at them. "It's probably best that they hang out a bit." I said. Deep down, I had to admit that I wish that I had other padawans to hang out with.
"Yeah."He responded. "It's kind of like old times." I'd never known the feeling of having a padawan of another master to hang around with. I was just happy that Kasari could have something that I wish I had at one point. "We should all hang out more." I said, leaning against the doorframe. "We're all hanging out now, right?" Kanan mentioned.
I turned to him so I could face him more face-to-face. "We are, I meant under better circumstances. Like when we're not on a mission or breaking someone out of a prison." Kanan laughed. I sensed agreement. "I know." He said.
"Think we could ever have them train together?" I suggested. Kanan shrugged. "It could be something worth considering. It might help them both in some way." I nodded.
We looked back over to our padawans. Their talking had escalated to glares and comments like: "I could take you down right now if I felt like it." Kanan and I glanced at each other, both of us strided over to them.
"Looks like we should break up the fight." He said as we quickly ran over to the table. Before we let them train together, it would probably be best to get them to learn to keep that rivalry under control... What was it with this rivalry? Did they at one point have a rivalry or competitive relationship while they were both on the streets?
"Okay." I said. "Let's make a plan." I sat down next to Kasari as Kanan sat next to Ezra. Both of us sending disapproving vibes to them. Kasari looked down guiltily. As did Ezra.
Based on some research I did, Ahsoka was being honest when she said that this could be dangerous. "Lots of empire occupation. Slavery. This could be really difficult."
Memories shuddered through the bond. I turned to Kasari for a second, but kept trying to put together a plan. "Should we disguise ourselves?" Ezra asked.
"There isn't much need to dress up." Kasari broke in. Her eyes were downcast. All eyes went to her. "Zygerria is a tourist spot. No clue why, it's a terrible place... But, lots of people swarm there, this time of year. If we look and act like average people, look all around with wide eyes, not make too much of a scene, and wear huge, idiotic smiles, we should be good."
I could put together that she had some kind of history here. As a master, I felt bad that I didn't know. Shouldn't I have known her history? Were we really that distant? How well did we really know each other? I didn't even know her home planet. She didn't really know much of my history either. Note to self: Really talk to her about it somethime. "You're well acquainted with this place?" I asked.
She half nodded, half turned her face away. "Yeah." She responded distantly. "I guess you could say that." An awkward atmosphere crept in around every one. "Alright then." Kanan said, getting up. "Let's go sight seeing."
Kasari's past... That is what will soon be explored! Let's see where all this lead! Please Review! May the Force be with you!