some family fun and questioning their way of life always makes for a fun chapters. was fun to write and hope it is a fun read. Last chapter we got a review from Panemat about moving the plot forward. This will be the last fluff chapter next one will move the plot forward with a rapped pace
Kanan was in a peaceful slumber when a horrible sound went off; his alarm.
Kanan groaned as he reached up to turn it off. Kanan got up from his bed to go and make the caff for the morning.
Kanna was waiting so he could pour himself a cup when he heard a lovely yet tired voice.
"Morning love," Hera greeted.
"Just in time," Kanan perked up as he got two mugs for them.
"What have we got on the schedule today?" Kanna asked as they two sat at the table.
Hera got out her datapad and read it out, "This morning we are actually free to relax and do whatever. Well we have a meeting with the other's about raids on the Empire. We also need to go over the ship diagnostic for all the ships. Plus you have Jedi training with Ezra, and after that he and Sabine are going over to the shooting range to train. Also we need to check inventory to see what supplies we still require."
"Will there be time to breath." Kanan asked with sarcasm.
Hera argued, "Hey We have the morning, we can do whatever we want."
"Than can I go to bed?" Kanan argued.
Hera than looked at him with such a seductive look.
"But if you are asleep, than how can you enjoy this?"
Hera than learned over to kiss Kanan, who gentle took her chin to return the gesture.
"Get a room!" Sabine hollered.
The jedi and pilot stopped kissing and saw in the doorway, Sabine who was looking on them with mock disgust as she attempted to cover up Ezra's eyes as he stood there.
"Wait, I know what's going on," Ezra pointed out as he took Sabine's hands off his eyes, "What's wrong with kissing?"
Sabine than point out, "Its too early in the morning to be doing such mushy things." Sabine pointed.
"It's not mushy." Hera pointed out as she got up to help in making the kids breakfast.
"Why is it mushy?" Ezra asked as he went over to Hera to help.
"Because, being all lovey dovey is meant during private time. Showing such signs of affection in public can be portrait as weakness."
"Weakness?" Kanna gasped in feign shock.
"Yes Kanan," Sabine stated as she continued, "In the public eye once must maintain a serious and aggressive persona ."
Ezra thought about it before he pointed out, "I don't think anyone here is like that."
Sabine than lifted her chin up and stated, "I certainly am."
"Liar," Kanan argued.
Sabine eyes bugged out in offended shock. "Excuse me?"
Kanan than point out, "You are tough Sabine, but you don't look it. When I see you I see a colorful woman. Because I know you, so I know you are aggressive. I think others will agree with me."
Sabine landed her hand on the table with aggression, "I am tough, and I look it when in a fight. You and me! Now! One on one!"
Kanan smiled wickedly as he stood up and looked her in the eye, "You are so on!" With that the two began to leave.
"Hold it!" Hera yelled at the two, making the two stop in their tracks, "Breakfast first than you two can spare."
"Fine!" Kanan and Sabine groaned as they got back to the kitchen.
The two got their breakfast ready and the two than began to scoff down their meals before they raced right passed Zeb, who just woke up, to begin their sparring match.
Zeb, confused at the serious look on the two spectres, asked Hera and Ezra, "What did I just miss?"
Ezra looked up and responded casually, "They are going to see who is more aggressive by fighting each other."
Zeb looked rather startled, "This is what you miss when you sleep in."
"They aren't going to really hurt each other, right?" Ezra asked timidly as he looked up at Hera.
"It will just be a friendly match. We'll go and make sure of that." Hera assured Ezra.
Ezra smiled as he got up to see what Kanan and Sabine would be doing.
SWR
Out in the sparing space of Choppers base, Kanan and Sabine both stretched as they got ready for hand to hand combat.
"Can still change your mind," Kanan pointed out.
"Funny, I was going to say the same to you." Sabine remarked as she got her fist up.
Kanan shrugged his shoulders as he too got his fist up.
The two began circling around ready for the other to strike when the heard someone.
"Wait!" Hera hollered as she raced to the scene, followed by Ezra, Zeb (who was push about two crates), and Chopper.
Kanna and Sabine looked rather confused.
As they approached the area, they got the crates into position and sat on them.
"We're good!" Hera told them.
Sabine and Kanan were baffled, "Are we a sporting event to entertain you?" Sabine questioned
Zeb replied with a smile, "Yes! Now Fight!"
Kanan once more shrugged his shoulders, "You heard the audience."
Once more the two got ready for combat. Ezra leaned into Hera a little afraid to watch, he did not want his friend to hurt each other.
"Why are they fighting? They are not really mad at each other are they?" Ezra asked.
"Oh no honey it is just for fun. Sabine and Kanan has this thing where they work themselves up over something unimportant so they can have a sparring match over it" Hera said and stroked him over his hair.
Ezra smiled at Hera's explanation, but still seemed rather worried.
Sabine then ran right towards Kanan and attempted to gut punch him, only for Kanan to move to the side and took Sabine's fist, grabbed her shoulder with his other hand and began to fling her over him, only for her to shift her wait and kick him in the shoulder. This knocked him off balance, returning in Kanan losing his grip on Sabine, free her to flip in the air and land on the ground. Kanna regained his balance. The two were only two feet away.
"Good tactic." Kanan complimented.
Sabine smiled with pride as the fury in her eyes light up.
Kanan decided to take action.
Kanan decided to aim for the jaw punch, only for Sabine to move back and hold her arm to push Kanan's attack away. Sabine tried to aim for Kanan's shoulder, only for Kanan to block her and aim to punch her. This little dance of punch and block continued.
Hera chuckled, "Get into it!"
Zeb too was clapping on as Kanan and Sabine fought on, "Get angry! Take the other down!"
As Kanan continued to back up from Sabine's wrath, Ezra got very intimidated for his master. Sabine looked so angry as she blocked and attacked.
Ezra turned and looked away, "I can't watch!"
Hera noticed this and tried to soothe the kid, "It's okay Ezra, they are not really going to hurt each other,"
Hera though was not the only one aware of the child's worry. As Kanan was about to block an attack, Kanna could sense Ezra's panic. The man looked t be assured he was alright as Hera helped sooth him, only to feel a massive force get him upright in the jaw. This forced Kanan back a bit, and Hera and Zeb to gasp out in shock. Ezra began to look back at the fight, worried about how it will all go down.
"You know," Sabine pointed out, "I figured with your years as a rebel and with the Jedi that would would have something more impressive up your sleeve." Sabine then went for a punch right into his jaw, only for him to grab her fist and this time lfind her around until he let her go and she landed into the mud pit next to them.
"OOOOH!" the bystanders gasped.
"You are gonna regret that" Sabine said and tried to launch at Kanan but the mud made her slip and fall again. Ezra tried to suppress his giggle but it turned into full out laughter.
As Sabine got up from the mud and tried whipping it from her eyes, Kanan pointed out. "Always know your surroundings Sabine."
Kanan than rolled his eyes, and held his hand out to help her.
Sabine smiled as she took his hand, only for the smile to turn sinisters hen she pulled him in.
"Never trust the enemy." Sabine pointed out.
The three bystander's came to the two muddy spectres.
"Did Kanan win, or Sabine?" Ezra asked Hera
Hera smiled, "Kanan did when Sabine landed in the mud, Sabine is just taking revenge for getting her dirty."
Ezra chuckled at the idea, "So Sabine is being a bad sport?"
Sabine heard this got a clump of mud, "I'll show you a bad sport!"
The muddy projectile came right toward Ezra. Fortunately Ezra was able to duck just before it hit his face, unfortunately it ended up hitting Zeb in the leg. This seemed to anger the Lasat as decided to race towards Sabine to tackle the ground.
Sabine and Zeb began their mud war.
Ezra looked up at Hera and the muddy Kanan, "They are just playing like Kanan and Sabine were right?"
"Exactly," Kanan replied as a evil grin appeared on his face, "So what better way to end a friendly match than with a hug."
Hera's eyes widdened in Hera as Kanan got closer to her, "Kanan! Don't you-," But Kanan than scooped her and Ezra up into his arms as he laughed with Ezra. Once Kanna let go, Hera looked rather angry.
"Kanan! We have a meeting in a little bit and now we are all filthy!"
Hera than herself got a clump of mud, threw it at Kanan, only for the man to duck.
Just at the worst time.
"What is going on here?" Sato questioned as he along with Rex and Ahsoka came to see the wrestling in the mud. Just as Sato questioned the scene of rebels in the mud, he was blinded by a muddy blob smacking him in the face.
Hera looked so horrified as she gasped, "I'm so sorry commander, you see we-,"
"YEAH!" Rex interrupted as he got a clump of mud and threw it amuck, "Mud WAR!"
THis ended up hitting Kanan right in the face.
"That means battle!" Kanan roared.
Rex ran right into the mud, "bring it!"
As those two men got into wrestling into the mud, Sato turned came towards Hera and his nephew, followed by Ahsoka.
"Might I ask how this mud war began?" Sato questioned as he giggled at the scenario of mud skirmishes going on.
Hera was about to answer when Ezra beat her to the punch, "Sabine and Kanan wanted to see who was the better at fighting os they did, but they weren't being mean to each other. Kanan won but he threw Sabine in the mud, so she dragged Kanan into the mud, and then everyone else got into the mud."
Just than Ezra was hit by a muddy projectile.
"I'M HIT!" Ezra hollered in a clearly over dramatic tone.
"Sorry!" Sabine yelled
Ezra though was not taking that apology, and rced into the mud to get back at Sabine, giggling the entire way; despite the best protest from Hera.
"Some battle's I'm afraid we cannot win."
Yeah well-," Hera was about to say when Sato threw mud onto her.
"That, was from earlier." Sato stated rather seriously with a small smile.
Hera than got a clump of mud, and surprised the Commander when she turned and hit Ahsoka with a mud clump.
"Didn't want you to be left out." Hera stated.
Ahsoka smiled, took a calm breath, and tackled Hera into the mud!
Sato smiled at the insane scene of muddy battles around him. This was not some training method, but just some 'clean fun'. The Ghost crew always seemed to find a way to have fun in the oddest ways. Sato considered this just as another puddle hit him just in the face.
"Who ever threw this is in trouble" Sato grinned as he tried to clear the sight and found all of them engaged in the fight. Sato took up a mod puddle and made ready to throw it.
SWR
Once the crew was done with their mud war, They realized they had to hurry and shower before their meeting.
It was like a group of the muddy and were as athey all waited to get out of the shower.
As the other's argued over who should go first, Ezra snuck into the shower and went first. This smallest though seemed to take the longest.
"Ezra, hurry up!" Hera shouted.
Ezra turned off the shower and Zeb mumbled, "Kid is so small, why must he take so long."
Ezra than stepped out in his clean clothes and pointed, out "I didn't shower for almost three years. I am making up for lost time."
Hera than raced in.
"Hey!" Kanan argued.
"I'm going to be the one who actually pays attention at the meeting. I have to look decent."
Kanan sighed as he and the other two spectres waited.
Once Hera was done, Sabine took the bathroom. Followed by Kanan, and finally Zeb.
The clean spectres were in the kitchen getting some lunch in before the meeting.
"If it makes you feel any better," Kanan pointed out, "I think you have improved since we first met."
Sabine the rolled her head, "I say if you didn't have The Force, I could have taken you down."
Kanan admitted, "Maybe. but I do have it, and you can't change that."
Sabine instead of showing anger actually smiled and leaned back, "Man that was great."
Hera was confused, "It was good that you lost!"
Sabine shook her head, "it was good that we spared."
Kanan chuckled, "Agreed. I always get a good workout when he spare."
"Yeah," Sabine acknowledged, "It has been so long that I almost forgot what working out with you was like."
Kanan's face fell as Sabine said this; she had a point.
Before Kanan could really go into deep thought about what Sabine said.
Zeb came in, still a little wet.
"Finally," Zeb sighed in relief before he shook himself.
The other's tried to shield themselves.
"Zeb!" hollered Hera and Sabine.
"Hey, this is what happens when the Lasat is last, it takes longer to dry if i don't shake it off."
SWR
Once all the meetings were done, the Ghost crew retired to the ship to end their day.
Ezra smiled as he thought of the day they had. It was for sure long, but some parts fun. Despite his misgivings Ezra did enjoy the match between Kanan and Sabine, and he especially loved the mud battle. The meeting's were also interesting to hear about, even if a little boring; but Ezra did find out that the information he gave Sato was helping them evacuate fellow rebels from danger, and the rebels were preparing attacks on dangerous bases. Now Ezra was able to relaxing.
Ezra was sitting next to Kanan who had finished eating and cleaning up dinner. This was the best time, when he could sit right next to Kanan. 'No' Ezra decided, the best was when he could climb into the lap and sit there. The only problem was that Ezra was 12 now, he was actually getting a bit too old to sit in the lap on someone else. It was just that it felt so nice resting against Kanan. It made him feel safe and loved..
"Ezra, is something wrong?" Kanan asked.
Ezra looked around and saw the rest of the crew was occupied with other things as he whispered.
"I just … I just think I am getting too old to sit in your lap, but I like it" Ezra admitted.
"Most would think like that, but why do you want to?"
Ezra smiled as he told Kanna, "I like being close to you."
"That's why it's okay. You have been denied such comfort for almost 3 years. It is only natural you want some comfort now and I will be happy if I can help with that" Kanan said in a low voice, making sure the rest of the crew did not hear.
Ezra smiled and with that permission as he crawled into Kanan's lap and leaned back into him. Kanan put an arm around Ezra so he would not fall down. With that Ezra leaned back and in a few minutes he was sound sleep.
"Ezra is so adorable when he does that" Sabine chuckled.
"Indeed it is cute. I just wished it was not because of his past. Ezra has wanted this comfort for so long and first now he gets it" Kanan said sadly.
Sabine nodded it was sad that a boy should be refused basic comfort.
"Well you are doing well at providing it to him" Sabine encouraged.
"We all are Sabine. Ezra may have a special bond with me but he still cares deeply for all of you and you all for him"
"How can you not. Under all his fear he is a very sweet child" Sabine replied and brushed his hair.
The motion made Ezra move a little in his sleep but as soon as Kanan stroke his chin he was back to sleep.
"How do you do that?" Sabine asked.
"I use the bond between us. We can sense each other's emotions and use it to project our own emotions or communicate with each other" Kanan tried to explain.
Sabine looked at little confused.
"It is how Ezra knew what Hera and I was up to the morning after his birthday" Kanan clarified with a smug grin.
That made Sabine grin
"Has Hera forgiven you for that?" Sabine asked.
"Not completely" Kanan chuckled.
Sabine grinned only for it to be replaced by a wide grin only for it to be turned into a yawn and her head to Kanan's shoulder.
Kanan smiled to her. "You are just as adorable when you use me as a pillow on long flights.
Sabine chuckled as she did just that with his shoulder.
Kanan knew both the kids were beat.
"Come on, I think you guys need to go to bed."
Sabine shook her head, "No way," she then let out another yawn, "I could stay up."
"Sure and I', really Emperor Palpatine in disguise" Kanan chuckled.
Kanan stood up and as he scooped up Ezra, Sabine fell where Kanan was sitting.
Kanan rolled his eyes, "Come one Sabine."
"Fine," Sabine agreed, "But it's because I say I'm going to bed."
"Of course," Kanan agreed.
As they made their way down the hall Sabine entered her own cabin while Kanan brought Ezra to his room. Once Ezra was all set, he went to check on Sabine. Kanan chuckled as he saw Sabine leaning on her bed ladder.
"Come on Sabine," Kanan motiend as he shook her shoulder. the young woman woke up and slowly crawled up to her bunk.
Kanan decided it would be the best time to talk to her.
"Sabine...I just wanted to say I'm sorry."
This seemed to wake up Sabine a little as she asked, "Why?"
Kanan explained, "Well sparing with you today kind of made me realize we haven't done that in a while. We really haven't done much anything in a while just you and me."
"I get it," Sabine pointed out, "We have this rebellion we have to get growing and rising, and that takes a lot of time. Plus Ezra being...Ezra, I get he needs a lot of help."
Kana smiled, "You are very mature for your age."
Sabine as well smiled, "I know. Plus Ezra is a cool kid, so I guess I can share him with you."
Kanan giggled as he told Sabine, "Well tell you what. How about from now on we take time aside and do some more combat training. Just you and me?"
Sabine smiled, "I like that."
Kanan smiled, "Good."
Sabine eyes than began to become heavier. Kanan took this note and pulled the blankets over her. "Get some sleep girly."
Kanan than left the room and turned off the lights.
As Kanan made his way to the common room, Kanan thought of how amazing Ezra and Sabine were, but also how unfair life was to them.
Sabine was a runaway; she left the Imperial Academy and was exiled from her family for not doing 'duties'. Sabine had to learn to rely on herself, and for the longest time, could not truly trust anyone. Ezra….well Ezra has his own terrors as well. Kanan would sometimes look at the two and wonder how things would be if the Empire never existed. No, he may of not never of met them, but at least they would have their families.
Kanan?" Hera asked as she saw the man enter the common room with a darkened tone on his face.
"Hey hun, you okay?" Hera asked smiling to Kanan, taking his hand and lean towards him.
"yeah, just put the kids to bed." Kana said.
Hera than smiled as she placed a gentle hand on Kanan's shoulder, "It's cute how your all dad like with them."
Kanan blushed, "I have no idea what you are talking about," Kanan denied as he turned his nose up.
"Yeah after all I got a great picture of daddy Kanan" Zeb chuckled.
Kanan blinked.
"Excuse me?" Kanan asked.
Zeb grinned as he opened a data pad and showed the holo picture of Kanan with Ezra sleeping in his lap and Sabine resting her head on his shoulder. Zeb had a smug grin.
"If that is not a picture of father. I don't know what is" Zeb grinned.
Hera smiled at the picture, it was very clear that Kanan was sitting with his kids in the picture. Kanan smiled to it but he also became worried. Kanan loved Hera, Zeb, Sabine and Ezra.
"Zeb I am not a father to those two" Kanan said and rolled his eyes.
"Oh sure … daddy" Zeb grinned.
"Zeb, Kanan he is not a father to them. He cares about them of course but he is not a dad." Hera said.
"If you say so mother" Zeb right out laughed.
"Excuse me?" Hera said.
"Let me see. You are putting Sabine and Ezra to bed, you make them food, play with them, make sure they are alright and teach them to handle themselves. Yes I do fail completely to see why Hera and Kanan is mother and father of Sabine and Ezra" Zeb got out through his laughing.
Kanan could not shy a small smile but he was not willing to give up.
"It does not make us parents. I don't think it would be wise to have a Mandalorian with a jedi as a father" Kanan pointed out thinking he had found the higher ground in the argument.
"She already does" Zeb laughed before he continued. "I talked to Sabine, she consider you the parents around here"
Hera and Kanan had their jaws dropping on this as Zeb laughed once more. Even more so when she saw the two smiling and blushing at the comment. Hera peeked his cheeks in a small kiss.
"Oh Sabine is right since you two stopped being 'secret' you have been all 'love dovy' as of late" Zeb grinned.
"We are not" Hera protested.
"Please remember I was there when it was just you two and how Kanan hang after you. You could not see it Hera but Kanan looked at you like he was a starving man and you a meal right out of his reach. It was like you were the only star in the entire galaxy and he saw you for the first time" Zeb grinned man Kanan blush at the comment.
"I had to ask you to sort it out with him before you even thought over it" Zeb said.
Kanan looked surprised at Zeb and then at Hera that blushed a little.
"I am sure I would have discovered it in due time" Hera defended herself.
Kanan smiled and leaned in and whispered.
"You better make it up to me tonight" before he leaned in and kissed her.
"Oh get a room you two" Zeb chuckled in good mood.
"Well Zeb it looks like I have to thank you for your help" Kanan said and Zeb just shrugged him off.
Kanan smiled and looked at Hera and Zeb, when was the last time he had have such a great time with Hera and Zeb? It had been … it had been shortly before he had captured. The sheer thought alone was more than enough to make his ribs starting hurting again from when the Inquisitor's had broken them to make him talk. The phantom pain made him groan and hold his ribs like he had back then.
"Kanan love what is wrong? Do you need a doctor" Hera's voice cut in.
That drew Kanan back to reality and the pain started to fade.
"It's okay Hera just an old memory" Kanan said trying to brush it up.
"Yes and I want to know what it was" Hera said.
"No" Kanan protested.
"Stop shielding me. I can take it" Hera said.
"You should not have to" Kanan protested.
"Neither should you but you did now let me help you" Hera said.
Kanan looked at Hera, she would not step down from this so he took a deep breath.
"It was my ribs. They broke my first when I tried to struggle against being placed on the interrogation table. Then the Fifth Brother broke my second when I would not tell where the base was. The Seventh Sister was the worst she took a metal rod and smashed it into a rib because she could not get me to tell about Ahsoka" Kanan said.
Before Kanan could say anymore he was engulfed in a hug with Hera and Zeb claping him on the back.
"You should not have experienced that" Hera said.
Kanan did not reply but enjoyed the hug before he released her making Hera and Zeb let go. Kanan gave them a small smile to them, they smiled back. Kanan looked towards the rooms of the kids and got a worried expression on.
Hera knew when Kanan was troubled, "What are you thinking about?"
Kanna sighed as he asked, "Do you worry we are doing the right thing with them; Sabine and Ezra I mean?"
Hera knew what Kanan meant.
"I worry about how things will be when this rebellion gets more stable. I worry about their role in it all. But I will never regret taking them on."
"Hera?" Kanan questioned.
"Hear me out Kanan," Hera asked. Kanan waited and she continued, "I know ideally children being rebels should not happen, but where would they be if not with us. Sabine would be a bounty hunter scraping to get a meal into her belly, and Ezra...wouldn't be here."
Kanan knew Hera had a point but still wondered, "Maybe they'd be better of in a hidden location."
"what!?" came the voice of Zeb who came in.
"I agree with Zeb," Hera pointed out.
"What brought all this up?" Zeb questioned, with worry of losing Sabine and Ezra.
"Well they just seem to young to have to do all the stuff they do," Kanan explained with a troubled look on his face, "Is it fair to make them grow up so fast?"
Zeb looked up in thought; he knew where Kanan was coming from with his concern.
Zeb though pointed out, "What doesn't kill you make you stronger."
"What?" Hera asked as she chuckled at Zeb's quote.
"These time's with the Empire was bound to happen. Not a lot of kids around Sabine and Ezra's age could handle the stuff they have been through. A lot of people twice their age would be gone, but they survived. We need those kind of people in the rebellion."
"That actually does make sense." Hera admitted as she smiled at Zeb's explanation.
"That's my whole argument though," Kanan pointed out, "They shouldn't have to be so tough and strong. They are just kids, and shouldn't be burdened with so much responsibility."
Hera spoke up, "If neither of them wanted to do this then they would of said something."
"So we let kids be the grown-ups in a world run by the Empire?" Kanan wondered.
"No," Hera argued as she pointed out, "But the world is the way it is despite our best wishes; and the sad truth is that in a imperial ran world, you have to grow up fast if you want to survive."
Kanan shook his head as he wondered, "But what if things get worse? What if the Base is found; what if they get captured; what if-,?"
"If you question to much about the future, than you end up forgetting to live today," Ashoka stated as she came into the common room with Sato and Rex.
"What are you guys 'what if-ing about?" Rex questioned as he leaned against the counter
"Kanan is worried about the rebellion being too dangerous for Sabine and Ezra and thinks we should place them somewhere safe."
"I object to that," Ahsoka spoke up, "Sabine is a fine warrior and the rebellions best explosive expert. Ezra too has proven to be quite skilled with weapons and his insight on imperial knowledge, while tragic how he got it, has helped the rebellion."
"That shouldn't have to be the case though," Kanan pointed out.
"No but we have to deal with the hand we have been dealt with." Sato stated, "Trust me I know that Sabine and Ezra had to give up their childhood much to early; but here in the rebellion, they know it wasn't lost for nothing. That they have a chance to change the Galaxy for the better."
Ashoka nodded at Sato's comment, "The rebellion will make sure that they will have a future, a non imperial future. With us they have hope."
Kanan sighed as he finally admitted in defeat, "You're all right."
The other's smiled, relieved that the idea of sending the younger crewmates away was now off the table.
"I know we can't change thing's. They are here and a big help of course. I just wish they could still be kids."
"They still are," Rex pointed out, "That mud fight is a perfect example of that."
Kanan looked at Rex but did not reply so Hera broke the silence before they could get into another fight.
"I get the feeling that you wanted to speak to us about something?" Hera asked.
Sato got a worried look at his face and took out a data pad.
"The Empire broadcasted an update on who is wanted and the bounty on them and something came up" Sato said rather serious and worried.
Kanan took the handed datapad and activated the first image. It was the image of Zeb, his bounty has gone up to $50,000 making Kanan raised an eyebrow, that was a lot of money and a high raise from last time they checked. The next image was Sabine her bounty was now $100,000 which was even bigger than Zeb's. It made Kanan worry what the price would be for Hera, Ezra and himself. Bounty hunters killed and/or captured for considerable less profit than what was out for Zeb and Sabine. Next was Hera with no less than $200,000. It made Kanan feel a deep worry seeing such a high number for Hera. For Zeb and Sabine it was a dead or alive but Hera was explicit alive.
Yet all that was nothing compared to what was promised for him as he stared on his own image. It was stating that he was to be delivered alive to the Empire and then $400,000 would be provided. Kanan knew that $400,000 would make high profile bounty hunters interested, those which was often hired to private task as the only worker instead of everyone fighting to be the first to the finish line. Kanan could almost feel his hands shaking as he swiped to see Ezra's image and found $600,000 credits for his capture alive.
"How is the kid more than me?" Zeb questioned, only to be smacked in the shoulder by Ahsoka.
Kanan read at the bottom that if Ezra and Kanan were brought in together, than the bounty would rise to $1,250,000 credits.
The thought of being brought back to the Grand Inquisitor no doubt to finish what the Pau'un had tried to get Ezra to do at the base and that was if he was fortunate. If not the Pau'un would break just about everything in his body before he would allow him to die. Kanan felt a gentle nudge in the shoulder and saw Hera offering him support.
"were not going to let anyone get us Kanan." Hera assured her love.
Kanan sighed, "How can you make such a promise?"
Hera smiled as she stated, "Because I have hope; and I know we will do whatever it takes to protect our crew."
Kanan smiled as he corrected her, "Our family."
Ashoka than had an idea, "Why don't I make some tea to discuss some plans to secure the base.
Kanan and Hera smiled, "I think that is a good idea." Hera agreed.
Soon the grown ups discussed getting weapons positioned and patrols that can keep look out for any oncoming attacks. This didn't change the fact that the bounty made them a more desired target than before, but having a plan did make everyone feel better about where they were.
A/N what a nice fluffy chapter. Lets be honest, we all loved the mud fight and daddy Kanan being a good daddy. what did you guys think?