Well things did not look to good in the last chapter. Let us see what happens now.
Now in binder's Kanan, Zeb, and Sabine were forced to their knees in the courtyard. Sabine and Zeb could do nothing as the Grand Inquisitor pulled Kanan's hair back to press a force-inhibiting shock collar around Kanan's neck. They looked up at the Inquisitor in disgust.
"It is only a matter of time before the Torguta and boy are found. It would save the Empire some time and yourselves a lot of pain if you told me where they are."
"Not in a million years!" Sabine hollered, only to get smacked with the butt of a blaster by a troper behind her. Zeb growled at the Pau'an for his assault on Sabine.
"Let's try this again." The Inquisitor spoke coldy as he grabbed a remote and pressed a button.
The collar around Kanan's neck began to electrocute him. He cried out in agony as he fell to the ground.
"Stop! what are you doing?" Zeb shouted.
"Getting information" the Grand Inquisitor grinned as Kanan was relieved from being shocked.
"That is not fair. None of us answered" Sabine protested.
"Yes and he gets to pay for it, but if you want me to stop, just tell me where the boy is" the Grand Inquisitor demanded.
Kanan looked at them, he silently begged them not to tell but how could they allow him to suffer such again. Suddenly the moment was broken as Kanan tensed and started to toss and turn and scream once more.
"Stop it" they both shouted only for the Grand Inquisitor to grin.
"Why would I stop it? I never get tired of hearing him scream, you should have heard how he screamed the last time he was in my grasp," the Grand Inquisitor grinned.
Sabine and Zeb looked on in helplessness at Kanan, wondering with dread how often he had been exposed to such tactics last time he was captured. They both felt sorrowful for their friend seeing him like that, had Kanan not suffered enough?
"Where is the boy?" The Inquisitor asked again with his voiced raised high in rage.
Through gasp to regain his breath, Kanan replied, "His name is Ezra, and you aren't getting near him."
The Inquisitor then pressed the same button once more, sending the man back into immense pain.
Zeb and Sabine began to wonder where Hera could be when they got their answer; to their horror, she was walking in captive in Kallus grasp.
"Found the pilot!" Kallus hollered as she shoved the bound twilek next to Zeb and Sabine.
Hera looked at them in despair, "He shut Chopper down and snuck on. I'm so sorry."
Zeb assured Hera, "This whole thing was a setup Hera. Don't blame yourself."
The Grand Inquisitor relieved Kanan of the electricity and Kanan started gasping as he viewed the pilot.
Hera saw Kanan as he lay gasping on the ground across them where they could view him easily.
"Kanan!" Hera hollered, "You monster" Hera snapped at the Grand Inquisitor looking at Kanan.
A moment the Grand Inquisitor looked angry but then smiled coldly to Hera.
"That insult is going to cost him," the Grand Inquisitor answered.
The Grand Inquisitor activated the collar again making Kanan scream once more as the torment kept going. Hera winced at at how Kanan was now convulsing from the shock.
Hera wanted to get this wicked Pau'an away from Kanan.
"Shocking a man that can't protect himself, not very tough if you ask me." Hera argued in a mocking tone.
The Grand Inquisitor's face scrunched into a sour tone as his focus went right to Hera.
Kanan on the ground tried to look up to plead with Hera to stop it. Kanan knew what Hera was up to, but he was too weak to warn her to not try. It would not end like Hera thought it would, but he did not have the air to tell her that.
The Inquisitor came right up to where Hera was and gave her a intimidating look
"I would hold my tongue if I were you tail head." The man threatened.
"Or what?" Hera egged on, "I dare you to do your worst."
Hera was sure she saw fire in the monster's eyes. The woman did not care what the Grand Inquisitor was going to do to her, she was ready. Just as long as Kanan could be left alone for a while.
The Grand Inquisitor though smiled wickedly at her; a smile that sent a shiver up her spine.
"Nice try," The Inquisitor recognized and signalled the troopers that came over and grabbed Kanan and held him up.
"So you want to dare me to do my worst? Easy" the Grand Inquisitor said and stepped over to Kanan.
The Grand Inquisitor slammed his fist into Kanan's stomach again and again making Kanan cry out and struggled to get away.
"Kanan!" Hera squealed in horror.
The Inquisitor than warned her once more, "Like I said, insultes is gonna be costful for your precious jedi".
"Stop it" Hera shouted as Kanan groaned making the Grand Inquisitor turn to her.
"You dare me. You think that was good enough?" the Grand Inquisitor grinned and asked.
"Yes just stop it" Hera cried out.
"If you ever do that again I will let the soldiers takes turn beating him until he can't stand on his own" the Grand Inquisitor warned before he signaled the troopers, that let Kanan fall down on the ground.
Hera could only give him a death glare before The Inquisitor rose and turned to Agent Kallus.
"Go see if you can find Tano and the young Bridger. I want them here now!"
With that the Agent nodded as he left to orchestrate a search party for the AWOL people.
All the crew mates could do was watch and pray Ahsoka was keeping Ezra safe.
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Ashoka ran as she hid from all the imperials that were searching for them. While carrying Ezra on her back, she was able to make her way to the highest floor of the base. Tactically wise it made no sense, but Ashoka knew what she was doing. The moment they realized it was a trap, she knew her main focus had to be to make sure Ezra could get away from the inquisitor and out of the base. Ahsoka could feel how terrified and heartbroken Ezra was. Ahsoka was heartbroken as well and knew she too would most likely be captured; but she knew Kanan would wish to secure Ezra and not let him face his nightmare once more.
"Ahsoka, we have to go back for them!" Ezra pleaded as they made their way into a control room.
"Ezra, Kanan told me to keep you safe no matter what. I need you to listen to me okay."
Ahsoka said all this in a tone Ezra did not dare question.
That was when the door began to get banged on. Ashoka opened the vent and knelt down next, indicating for Ezra to get down.
"Ezra, get in, find a way out. Once your outside of the base, run!" Ahsoka ordered.
"But-," Ezra was about to argue when Ahsoka took him by the under arms and had him climb up.
"GO!" Ahsoka hollered, not in anger but desperation.
With guilt putting him in emotional turmoil, Ezra crawled through the vent away from Ahsoka.
As the door slammed down, Ahsoka wielded her sabers as troopers shot at her on stun mode. The Torguta blocked them off as long as she could before one got by her defenses, sending her to a unconscious slumber.
One trooper spoke into the comm, "Sir, we got the Torguta."
The Grand Inquisitor spoke, "excellent, bring her to the courtyard."
It was the last thing Ezra heard before there was silence. What was he going to do? Now they had Ahsoka as well.
Suddenly pain spread around his neck and to the rest of his body, making Ezra groan the the discomfort. What was wrong with him? It felt like it had when the Inquisitor's had used a collar on him but he wasn't wearing one. The pain sprung to life again and looked around but found nothing that could course that.
Suddenly, Ezra realized what was going on. It was not something happening to him, something bad was happening to Kanan. That realization made him start crawling through the vents, he had to find a way to help Kana and the crew.
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"I am tired of asking; you will tell me where the boy is!" the Grand Inquisitor ordered.
Hera, Sabine and Zeb did not dare speak a word, no way could they let such a foul being get near Ezra, not matter what. While they would love to tell the Inquisitor to shove it, they had learned fast that insults would just result to more pain for Kanan. They did not wish to contribute to anymore agony then the man was already enduring for their resistance to talk.
The silence was broken by Kanan crying out as the electricity went through him once again. When it stopped, the Inquisitor gazed at them in anger and annoyance.
"How much more is your friend going to suffer for your silence?" the Grand Inquisitor asked as Kanan stopped screaming and started gasping for air.
"If you are so concerned for Kanan you would stop being so cruel to him" Hera snapped at him.
The Grand Inquisitor snared at her "Just as defiant as your jedi friend I see" the Grand Inquisitor said.
Before Hera could reply the Grand Inquisitor slammed his foot into Kanan's ribs making Kanan groan. Hera winced over that she once again had landed him in trouble, it was just hard not to protest when she saw her love being treated in such a grueling manner.
The more pain Kanan was in, the harder it became for Hera to not speak, to tell the Inquisitor how awful he was. If the Grand Inquisitor continued this, Kanan would die and Hera could not bare the thought, but neither could she say anything that could harm Kanan or endanger Ezra. What was she going to do?
"Your friend here was very stubborn the last time he was here. Jarrus would not say anything, not to save himself. I know he is to stubborn to talk to save himself, but if you value his life then I advise you to speak. Where is the brat?" the Grand Inquisitor asked.
No one said anything, making the Grand Inquisitor activate the collar again making Kanan scream once more. Suddenly it was interrupted by two stormtroopers and the Seventh Sister forcing Ahsoka into the courtyard and pressed her to her knees by the crew with her hands in binders like the crew. They all watched as the Seventh Sister smack an electric collar around her neck as well making Ahsoka growl. Kanan looked up with worry at her but Ahsoka send him a reassuring smile making Kanan sighed in relief which did not went unnoticed by the Grand Inquisitor.
"She knows where the brat is, doesn't she?" the Grand Inquisitor asked her.
"Then let's get her to talk" the Seventh Sister replied as she ignited her saber.
Suddenly the Seventh Sister was slammed against the wall making the crew gasp over how the Grand Inquisitor treated one of his own.
"Stupid girl; if we harm Ahsoka Tano our master will have our heads. This is why you are unfit to lead! Focus to much of your own pleasure rather than keep focus on the target. I know you wish to take my place but that will never happen" the Grand Inquisitor snared and released her.
"You should talk. You can't even break a pathetic padawan that is only half trained" the Seventh Sister snared back.
Kanan looked down in shame at the remark, which the crew and Ahsoka noticed when they looked upon him with concern. The crew and Ahsoka had been told that the Inquisitor's fought between themselves by Kanan. But there was a big difference between being told and see it from themselves. They could not understand how the Grand Inquisitor would like Ezra to be a part of such a thing.
"Now go, take Kallus and find me that lothrat" the Grand Inquisitor said.
The Seventh Sister left before the Grand Inquisitor turned to Ahsoka.
"If you had some common sense, you would be smart to tell me where you stashed my apprentice?" the Grand Inquisitor snapped.
"I would hardly call it common sense, so I am not telling you" Ahsoka said back.
"Then it's you friend's fate in your hands" the Grand Inquisitor said and activated the collar on Kanan, sending Kanan back into a world of pain.
Ahsoka stared at Kanan as he laid on the ground screaming because of the collar, she grieved for her friends suffering. Kanan had already suffered so much, she knew it as she had helped him cope with his experience after a month of this. Ahsoka had been shocked by the sheer amount of torture Kanan had to go through when he had told her about it. Many of the things he had told her about was something she had never told to Hera. It had been on Kanan's request, she knew he could not bare the thought of Hera knowing about what happened and knew sadly that Hera would find out the hard way. Now he was back with those very people and it looked like they had learned from the last time. This was not so much a torture of Kanan, they knew he would never speak, no he was merely a tool to get them to talk by hurting their friend and letting him suffer. Ahsoka was not unfamiliar with how much such collars hurt and seeing Kanan be punished with one sat ill on her. It felt wrong to sit by watching as Kanan was once again being tortured. Ahsoka grimaced when the next scream came from Kanan.
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Ezra panted as he crawled away. The child cringed as Ahsoka was dragged away from where he was.
"What is going on? How can I get them out?" Ezra thought to himself. Within half an hour, Ezra's content life just went into a whirlwind of chaos. Ezra felt a tear slide down his face when he realized this was all his fault.
"If I hadn't wanted to come save my mom and dad, if I hadn't gone on this mission then they could of found a way out without worrying about me."
Ezra crawled to what he hoped was an exit.
"Maybe I can get back to the Ghost, tell Hera what's going on. Maybe I can get into contact with uncle Sato or Rex so they can help break them out."
Ezra had to find a way to save them; he was their only hope and he wouldn't let them get hurt because of him.
As the vents widened, Ezra saw the light increase and sighed in relief when he realized he was outside within the outer walls of the base. However any ray of hope fell when he saw to his horror, the crew, being held captive by the Inquisitors.
"NO!" Ezra squeaked in panic. The crew was in trouble and it was because of him. He had to do something but what, he was just one kid.
Ezra couldn't help but to look at his crew, they looked horrified, that was when he saw what the others were looking at, and to his horror, found Kanan being electrocuted by the collar around his neck. Ezra's fingers graced his own throat from when he had to wear that thing. Ezra cried for his master and friend. This was not fair for Kanan to go through this. Kanan then cried out high pitched scream. that was when he saw the Fifth Brother stomp his boot onto Kanan's hand.
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Sabine couldn't watch as she saw the Fifth Brother slammed his heavy boot onto Kanan's hand; but the cry gave her a good picture in her mind of what Kanan was going through.
The Grand Inquisitor spoke again, "I know the boy is here, tell us where he is and it will stop."
"GO to-," before Kanan could finish, a scream bellowed out from him again as the Fifth Brother grabbed his shoulder and started pulling until the sound of a shoulder snapping out of place filled the courtyard.
Sabine could not bare to hear Kanan scream this way, he was obviously in a lot of pain. It felt wrong that she was just sitting watching while Kanan endured more and more torture and all because she would not tell. Yet as much as she wanted to relive Kanan telling was just not an option but it did not make Kanan's screams easier to handle. When she heard the shoulder jump out of place she had enough, she had to help him somehow.
"Stop it you coward" Sabine sneared.
The Grand Inquisitor came over to her and slammed his hand on her face.
"Leave her alone" Kanan groned and Sabine gave him a smile. Kanan was in a lot of pain and still he looked out for them.
"Shut up Caleb" the Grand Inquisitor said.
Sabine looked confused at the two while Kanan lost all color in his face, he looked like he had seen a ghost.
"Oh silly me I forgot you did not tell any did you?" the Grand Inquisitor said not sounding regretful or forgetful at all. "Why not tell them?" he continued
Kanan looked so pained and shook his head.
"Let me motivate you" the Grand Inquisitor said.
Sabine could feel the heat from a saber right next to her neck and could see that Zeb had Fifth Brother's saber at his neck.
"Okay" Kanan shouted.
"Go on" the Grand Inquisitor said grinning.
"I .. I was 14. My master and I was camping at our stronghold. I … I was young, inexperienced with my lightsaber. I … I was at the fire when the clone cames. They shouted traitor and tried to shoot us. My … My … no" Kanan said unable to continue.
Sabine could feel the heat move closer to her, she struggled to get away but the Grand Inquisitor did not allow it. Kanan saw it and there was pain in his eyes. It was wrong, Kanan should not have to tell this way. Yes she had often wondered and speculated but it should not be like this, she wanted Kanan to tell out of his own free will not forced to, to save her and Zeb.
"Go on or you will see how lightsabers slash through the flesh on these two" the Grand Inquisitor said.
"My master blocked the shots that would have hit me. She told me to run and … and I ran. I ran while she was gunned down and killed before the troopers came for me. I … I had no other place to run to than the streets" Kana finished closing his eyes that was burning with shame.
What would they not think of him now that they knew? His greatest secret and the most shameful action he had ever made. Sabine looked at Kanan and felt a deep sadness in her heart knowing how much he had suffered.
"I am sorry for your lose Kanan" Sabine said to him.
"Sorry for this pathetic man which ran while his master was dying. Do you know what happens to a bond between a master or padawan dies? It cuts but first after you feel the other part dies. Kanan or rather Caleb Dume chose to run like a coward while feeling his master die and the bond being cut" the Grand Inquisitor mocked.
Sabine stared at Kanan with deep sadness, to have endured so much pain.
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Kanan had felt pain before, his hand could not move and he feared the Fifth Brother had at the very least broken his wrist. Not to mention his shoulder hurt like hell and his body ached over the electricity. He was struggling to not show the tears that came from the pain. Yet after having been forced to tell about his past he prefered the electricity. Zeb and Sabine was staring at him and refused to meet their stare, he was to ashamed of himself he was a covered and the Grand Inquisitor made a big point of rubbing it in.
"I am telling you Kanan is not a coward and no word out of your mouth will convince me otherwise" Sabine shouted interrupting his line of thoughts.
A slap was heard and Kanan looked up and saw there was a red irish of a hand on Sabine's face.
"Leave her alone!" Kanan snapped.
Coward or not he would protect the crew if he could and he knew from experience it was not hard to make the Grand Inquisitor angry. The Grand Inquisitor turned around and activated the collar making Kanan scream.
Sabine had have enough, she was not going to stand back while Kanan endured beating after beating. Kanan had told deeply personal information just to save Zeb and her from being cut with a lightsaber, she could see on him how much it had costed him admitting it out loud and he had done so anyway. When the Grand Inquisitor finally allowed Kanan a break she sneered to him.
"Leave him alone you maniac. It is not fair to torture him just because you were a coward and ran to the Empire while Kanan managed to make due without it" Sabine sneered.
The Grand Inquisitor turned his yellow eyes to her and she could see the pure hate in his eyes. Sabine knew she made a mistake instantly, she could see the Pau'un want to punish her for this. Sabine felt a not in her stomach.
"You are going to pay for that" the Grand Inquisitor said.
Sabine knew it would hurt whatever he was up to, well at least it would give poor Kanan a break. Suddenly out of nothing the Grand Inquisitor forced Kanan to his knees and then released the cuffs on Kanan and dragged his hands in front of him and then recuffed them. Sabine could see Kanan turn pale, he knew what was to come but she could not figure out what he was up to.
"Now Wren tell me which finger should I start breaking?" the Grand Inquisitor asked.
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Ezra stared at Kanan as he was forced to his knees, he knew what would follow would not be pleasant. When Sabine had insulted the Grand Inquisitor he knew there would be paid for it, it was something he had learned early on. If you insulted him you were asking for a beating and it looked like Kanan would pay for it as he demanded Sabine to choose a finger to break.
"I can't chose he has done nothing wrong. It was me that insulted you not him" Sabine pleated.
"Yes and he is going to pay for it, now chose or I will choose two for you" the Grand Inquisitor sneered.
"No please don't do that to him" Sabine pleated.
"I said chose. Refusing will cost the double amount" the Grand Inquisitor warned.
Sabine had tears on her face as she whispered "Index finger".
Ezra watched as the Grand Inquisitor grabbed Kanan's index finger and pulled. Kanan screamed, tears dripping down on his eyes. The bond between them sparked to life and Ezra could feel how his own index finger felt in pain like it was his that was being pulled. It took everything he had to not cry out as the finger snapped and Kanan screamed even more. Sabine had tears running down her cheeks, Ezra could see how guilty she felt despite it not being her fault, Ezra felt bad for her and Kanan. Ezra wished he could do something, anything.
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Sabine felt miserable as she saw Kanan trying to handle his hand that now had both a dislocated shoulder, broken wrist and a finger. Sabine hoped it would stay with that.
"Now what other fingers do we have" the Grand Inquisitor said with a grin.
"No that is not fair he has already paid for my insult" Sabine pleated.
"Not enough" the Grand Inquisitor said.
"No don't he has paid, don't do it to him" Sabine pleated.
"Which one should we take this time?" the Grand Inquisitor asked denying Sabine's pleating.
"I can't, don't do it to him" Sabine cried out.
"Chose" the Grand Inquisitor demanded.
"P..pinkey" Sabine said with tears in her eyes.
The Grand Inquisitor's only response was to start breaking Kanan's pinkey.
"No" Sabine screamed.
Sabine's scream mingled with Kanan's as he tried to move away only for the Fifth Brother to grab him and hold him still. Sabine could not bare to watch as Kanan, the man that had helped her so much was screaming in pain because of her. Ahsoka, Hera and Zeb looked with pain in their eyes. It was not fair to either Sabine or Kanan. They all cringed when the sound of a broken bone was heard. Kanan screamed and his focus started to swim, they could all see that he was at the tipping point, he could not hang in there for much longer. Sabine was silently hoping that the two fingers broken would be enough. Sabine was not sure she could bare to chose another finger to be broken because of her, her hopes was smashed as the Grand Inquisitor grabbed Kanan's hand once again.
"No! Don't do it he can't take it anymore. I insulted you not him. Don't let him pay any more. I promise I won't do it again just stop" Sabine pleated.
The Grand Inquisitor just grinned at her.
"You should have thought of that earlier" he said.
"Now which one should it be this time?" the Grand Inquisitor.
"No please, break my finger not his, he did not insult you I did" Sabine protested.
"Insulted me? Sabine Wren his very existence is a insulte and hopefully one I can correct soon. Now choose unless you want me to break the whole hand" the Grand Inquisitor said.
Sabine had tearful and pained expression on her face as she looked at Kanan.
"Wren I warn you" the Grand Inquisitor.
"Mi...mi… middle finger" Sabine got out in hitched breathing.
The Grand Inquisitor started pulling and Kanan screamed higher than ever before. Tears from the physical pain ran down his cheeks even faster. Sabine could not handle it. Kanan was being tortured and it was all her fault, she had shouted but it was Kanan that was paying for it. Kanan was screaming higher than ever before and Sabine wished to block out the sound. As the finger broke Kanan cried out before he fainted on the ground. This scared the crew as they knew much worse would come later on and if Kanan already fainted now ...
"That stupid human always faint when it gets fun" the Fifth Brother said and tried to shake Kanan awake but only received a moan.
"Yes it would seem that we need to use another mean to keep him from doing so. Go and fetch serum 2B" the Grand Inquisitor said.
The Fifth Brother smiled and left shortly
"What is serum 2B?" Sabine asked worried.
The Grand Inquisitor smiled as he replied "Just a little serum that insure he won't faint again. We still have a lot of things to cover"
"No let him rest you have just beaten him into unconsciousness, he needs rest not being forced to stay conscious so you can beat him more" Sabine protested.
"I might let him have a break if you tell me where the brat is" the Grand Inquisitor said.
Sabine was quite just as the Fifth Brother came back with a serum in a tube. Without any warning he emptied it into Kanan's bloodstream. Kanan moaned and opened his eyes with a look full of pain.
"Good this should keep you awake. Now that we have managed the Mandalorian we just need the boy where is he?" the Grand Inquisitor asked.
Before anyone could process what had happened Kanan fell to the ground tossing and turning because of the electricity.
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As Kanan cried out in pain once more Zeb looked at his friend with disheartened eyes. Kanan was his friend, he had helped him a number of times and now he was getting tortured. The story about how he had run make him feel sorry for the man. From what the Grand Inquisitor and Kanan said not only had Kanan seen his master being killed, he had felt it. Zeb had lost many worries and the thought of having to feel it as well, how could Kanan ever had bounced back from that at such a young age? No wonder he bonded so well with Ezra, they were remarkable alike.
"I am growing impatient, where is the boy?" The Grand Inquisitor asked angrily.
That only resulted in another scream from Kanan as they refused to say it.
"Hey! Leave him alone, kid isn't here you nerf herders" Zeb roared furious over seeing Kanan treated as such.
The Grand Inquisitor held his hand out towards the lasat, and the lsat began to struggle to breath.
"Zeb," Hera cried out for her friend. This was too much to bare.
The Inquisitor then lost interest, "Beast never do seem to behave when they should."
the Inquisitor lowered his hand and Zeb gasped for air.
Zeb felt the air enter his longs again as the girls looked on him.
"I'm fine" Zeb coughed up.
The Inquisitor looked around the walled area, and smiled wickedly as he ignited his saber.
"BOY!" The Inquisitor shouted as he looked around the walls, "I can sense your fear, I know you are here!"
The Inquisitor pointed his saber towards Kanan, who looked at him with cold eyes.
"I will give you to the count of three; surrender or we will find out what happens to his eyes when a lightsaber cuts over them."
The crew was silent. They couldn't let Ezra give himself up, but if the heat from a lightsaber over his eyes it would most likely mean the end of Kanan's sight. Hera felt a lump in her throat as she held down her desire to cry.
"One...two…"
Kanan closed his eyes in content, despite the tremendous pain he was in, at least Ezra was not near this man.
"Three!" The Inquisitor raised his saber, and brought it down in a flash and Kanan shivered under the impact as the hot sensation burned on his face.
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Ezra couldn't watch this. The crew was in pain, he could sense them in turmoil, and he couldn't do anything about it.
As Ezra saw Zeb being held in a force choke hold; ezra wanted to stop it.
That was when he sensed it, The Inquisitor sensing him. Ezra shrunk back from the opening in fear, he knew he was there.
"BOY!" Ezra shrunk more as the Inquisitor spoke to him, ""I can sense your fear, I know you are here."
Ezra immediately brought the walls in his mind back up. It seemed to work as the Inquisitor looked around the base; a sure sign he had no clear knowledge of where Ezra was.
"I will give you to the count of three; surrender or we will find out what happens to his eyes when a lightsaber cuts over them."
Ezra choked at the idea he couldn't let that happen to Kanan; but he couldn't face him, not again.
"One...two…." Ezra looked away, Kanan was content to let it happen, just like the day they met. Ezra couldn't let the man who helped him so much suffer like this.
"Three!" The Inquisitor yelled in anger and brought his saber down in a flash and Kanan screamed, Ezra could see the saber were very close to his eyes.
"Last chance boy. When I move my saber up, than his blood will be on your hands," the Grand Inquisitor said.
"STOP!" Ezra hollered from where he hid. The boy could feel the stares at his location. Ezra took a breath in a futile attempt to calm his nerves.
Ezra was barely audible as he stated, "I'm coming out."
With that Ezra opened the vent, and landed on shaky feet. he looked at Kanan who saw him with fear in his eyes, there was a long scar from under his left eye, over his nose and to under his right eye. Ezra realised that had the Grand Inquisitor raised the blade just a few centimeter Kanan would have been hit in the eyes. Despite his fear, it did bring Ezra great relief to see his friend alive; even as he felt cold hands wrap around his neck.
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Ezra struggled against the being held up by a hand around his neck which belonged to the Fifth Brother. Ezra knew better than to fight against the hold, but he was so afraid he almost did so as was brought to the Grand Inquisitor. Ezra had always known that if the Grand Inquisitor ever got him back he would be punished for running away and now he was about to find out just how much.
Ezra stared up at the Grand Inquisitor as he glared with anger and hate at him with those yellow eyes. Yellow eyes that he had been having nightmare about for the last year.
"Get me a shock collar" the Grand Inquisitor sneered.
The order send Ezra into panic making him struggle against the grip only for the Fifth Brother to hold him harder making him gasping for air.
"He's just a child, leave him alone" Ezra could hear Hera call with worry in her voice and the others also protested against it.
"The brat is going to learn his place" the Grand Inquisitor snared as he got the collar.
Ezra felt it when the Fifth Brother moved his hand from his neck to his hair and the electric collar being strapped around his neck.
"No!" Ezra protested as tried to struggle out of it but to no awale.
The uneasy feeling of the collar around his neck made him want to cry, he hated it, he had tried to forget how painful it was.
"Hold still brat" the Grand Inquisitor sneared.
Ezra heard the anger in his voice and stop struggling, he knew that making the Grand Inquisitor even more angry than he was would mean a harsher punishment than he already was up for.
Ezra waited as the Grand Inquisitor cuffed his hands and attached a chain to them before he had the Fifth Brother letting go se he felt to the ground making him crying out. Ezra stared at the Grand Inquisitor with fear before he recognized the stance. It was a stance that meant one thing.
Ezra curled together and turned to the side just as the chain was slammed in the ground, where he had just been.
The crew couldn't help but to look a way in despair. Now it all made sense; why Ezra would curl up or twitch when anyone near Ezra made a sudden moment. It was his reflexes from when he was with these monsters. It made everyone on the crew desire the Inquisitor's to be torn limb to limb. Even Kanan wouldn't mind taking his saber the the Inquisitors chest. The Grand Inquisitor did it again which Ezra only narrowly escaped once again all though the chain was so short he yanked in by accident. Anger flared in the eyes of the Grand Inquisitor.
"I have told you before never to yank," the Grand Inquisitor and grabbed his lightsaber.
Ezra's eyes widened in fear as he tried to back away as far as he could from the lightsaber, but was unable to run due to the chain.
"No, no, no, lightsaber!" Ezra cried again and again trying to get away.
Seeing Ezra like this was pure torture, seeing Ezra tugging the chain desperate to get away. Kanan was reminded of what Ezra told him. That he would be burned by this monster. It made him feel sick but he could not get the cuffs off and go help.
Ahsoka could not bare it, she had to find away to stop it and she knew she had the best chance as the Grand Inquisitor would not harm her.
Hoping to distract him she asked something that had confused her, "What do you even want with a child anyways? Why do you spend so many resources on him?"
The Inquisitor stopped threatening Ezra with his lightsaber and dragged him along as he moved to stay erect over Ahsoka as he looked down onto her. There was true surprise in has gaze before a cold smile replaced it.
"You truly do not know? You who proclaim to care for him you haven't even tested him?" The Inquisitor said mockingly but also surprised.
The Grand Inquisitor then looked at Kanan that was glaring at him from the ground.
"You who said you would train him and yet hasn't even checked him Midi-chlorian count? Are unaware of how special his connection to the force is" the Grand Inquisitor mocked to Kanan as he stared in confusion with his pain filled gaze.
"What is his Midi-chlorian numbers then?" Ahsoka asked.
"Let me put it this way, higher than you can imagine" the Grand Inquisitor said.
"Yes 18,753 to exact not to mention that the boy has the unique ability to project his own emotion to others and the fact that he can pick up on people's emotions without even trying. Think how that can be used for the dark side" the Fifth Brother grinned.
Ahsoka and Kanan nearly froze hearing that number, how could Ezra be so high. This while the Grand Inquisitor slammed the Fifth Brother into a wall.
"Fool I did not want them to know" the Grand Inquisitor.
The Fifth Brother managed to press himself away from the wall.
"You are not my master. Only our master has the right to give myself orders" the Fifth Brother sneared.
The Grand Inquisitor came up close to the Fifth Brother before he told him in a chilling tone, "Our Master put me in charge. Hence I give the order's and you are to follow them!"
While the argument went on Kanan tried to process what had been told. Kanan had only heard of two people that had higher midi-chlorian counts than Ezra those being Master Yoda and Anakin Skywalker. It was mind blowing to think he had a padawan that was so powerful. Not to mention he had never heard about being able to project his own feelings to others. Yet he remembered how Ahsoka and he had discussed what happened at Ezra's birthday. How Ezra could pick up on even the slightest changes of emotions and how he often wondered if Ezra was stronger than him. It was still mind boggling to think that he had a padawan that was so special and unique.
Suddenly the sound of the Fifth Brother and the Grand Inquisitor shouting stopped as Kallus and Seventh Sister arriving.
"We can't find the child" Kallus said clearly nervous before he saw the small child held by a chain the Grand Inquisitor had.
"Of course you cannot you idiot because I have to do everything around here."
Just then, a cargo shuttle came just outside of the courtyard, the realized it was for them, and would make any chance of rescue complicated.
"Now load all of them into a shuttle. We are going to see our master Lord Vader" the Grand Inquisitor said.
A/N Things are now dire, crew is captured and it seems hopeless. lets hope that you will get an update soon