4 BBY

The four gathered all the crates of power generators. Before leaving the ship hangar, Hondo turned to the two kids. "Why didn't you tell me you were Jedi?" the pirate asked. "You know, I am an old Jedi sympathizer."

"You are?" Kaleena asked, her eyebrows raised in disbelief.

"I know," he said. "I wouldn't believe me either. But one of my best friend's was a Jedi. I'm pretty sure we were friends."

Kaleena's head titled to the side. "What was their name?"

Hondo chuckled lightly. "Kenobi," he revealed. "We had a lot of fun together, fighting together." Kaleena's jaw clenched at her father's name. "You kinda look like him, if I'm being honest."

She didn't know how to react. Ezra picked up on her discomfort and cut in. "Anyway, I don't know about her, but I'm not really a Jedi yet," he told Hondo.

"Well, then be a pirate Jedi!" Hondo seemed super excited at the idea, breathing in sharply, but Ezra wasn't sure. "We would make an excellent team, but first, tell me, what is your name? Your real name."

The boy cleared his throat with a sheepish expression. "Ezra Bridger."

"Thank you, Ezra Bridger and Cat."

Kaleena held up her hand. "If we're being honest," she added, "my name's Kaleena, not Cat."

Hondo brought his hand to his chest with a small gasp. "I feel mildly betrayed by the both of you, but you two saved my life, so I will let it slide."

Ezra, Chopper, and Kaleena pushed the crates of generators back to the Broken Horn and stored them. While walking towards the cockpit, Hondo struck up a conversation with the budding Jedi. "You must have many responsibilities, yes?" Hondo asked Ezra. Kaleena trailed behind with Chopper, not really into the conversation about Ezra's life.

"Yeah, too many at the moment," Ezra answered, uncomfortable with the conversation and hoping to return to the Ghost as soon as possible. Hera was going to kill him and Chopper.

Hondo stopped walking and turned to the boy. "Well then, join my crew and I will split it right down the middle fifty-forty. You won't get a better deal than that, especially from me."

The math didn't add up. And it was definitely not straight down the middle. The two young Jedi and the droid were all mildly worried to varying degrees about Hondo's mental state. "Wait, that's only ninety percent. What about the other ten?" Ezra questioned.

"Oh, you want me to spend that on expenses, trust me." That made sense at least, but it still wasn't split evenly. It would be forty-five and forty-five with ten for expenses. Kaleena decided not to meddle since she was being dropped off somewhere anyway. She had no intention of becoming part of Hondo's pirate crew.

"Okay, how about zero percent for me," Ezra negotiated. "I want the generators. All of them."

"You have a deal, partner." Hondo pulled Ezra close, clapping him on the back and hugging him with a huge grin. "Ah! This makes me happy. You get the generators. I get you for my crew. This is good. Let us celebrate. Droid, droid, go to the galley. Get me the most expensive drink you can." Hondo paused, looking at the two kids. "And something for my friends."

"Uh, yeah, I think I'll go with him." Ezra gestured to Chopper.

Kaleena was not going to be left alone with Hondo. Not to mention, she really wanted to talk to Ezra. "Same," she said.

It didn't faze Hondo. "Of course. Don't forget yours."

Ezra, Kaleena, and Chopper walked in the opposite direction as Hondo. Once out of earshot, Ezra turned to Chopper and said, "I don't know what just happened. Di-did I just join his crew?"

"Yes." Kaleena's bluntness shook Ezra for a moment. "Thought you said you already had a crew?"

"I-I do," Ezra stuttered, still bothered by the previous interaction. "I don't want to leave them. I was just trying to get the power generators, not join a pirate crew. And why did he say me and him were splitting profits down the middle? Aren't you part of his crew?"

An incredulous laugh erupted from the girl. "Hell no. The deal was that I help him for one job, and he drops me off at the planet of my choice. There is no way that I'm joining him in a million years."

"He really is something." Ezra's voice was small and detached as he thought about the Weequay. "Where are you going, if you don't mind me asking?"

Kaleena glanced at the boy walking beside her. "I'm not sure yet. I've got a few places in mind."

"Have you thought about Garel?"

Kaleena stopped walking and fully turned her body towards Ezra. While unsure about her intentions, Ezra made himself relax at the sudden change. "Why do you ask?"

After a deep breath, Ezra started babbling. "You're trained in the Force. There aren't many Jedi left, and I think it's fair that we should all stick together, or at least form some sort of alliance. I know my master would probably be excited to know that there are others out there still. There's three of us that I know about. Now you and whoever trained you."

Kaleena crossed her arms in front of her and stared him down. "What's the real reason?"

He sighed. "Alright. Everything has just been weird and stressful lately, and I think having someone new would be a nice change of pace. It might also get Kanan off my back a little with the Jedi training."

"I'll think about it." It was as good as Ezra was going to get. The three continued through the ship. After a few moments, the three heard banging.

"Do you hear that?" Ezra asked. Kaleena already figured out what it was by the time the three passed through a doorway. She was part of the reason Vizago was in his own brig. "Vizago!"

"You?" Vizago said, watching Ezra closely. "What are you doing here?"

"I-wait, Hondo told me you lost your ship in a bet."

"Oh, and you believed that swindler?" Vizago's voice was filled with anger and frustration which he had every right to. Kaleena simply stood to the side and watched the interaction. "By the moons of Gozgo, you are hopelessly gullible."

"Hey, I'm not the one who got locked in his own brig," the boy pointed out.

Vizago got up and stood in front of the bars. "He disabled my droids. She helped him."

Ezra looked at Kaleena. "Seriously?"

Her unimpressed expression didn't change. "It wasn't what I signed on to do, but I took my chances between Hondo or Vizago. I went with whoever would be least likely to throw me out of the airlock."

The Devaronian shrugged, accepting her answer. It's what he would have done. "You need to get the droid controller from him and help me reclaim the Horn," Vizago demanded.

Chopper held out the remote to Ezra who took it. "One step down, but sorry, I've got other things to worry about," Ezra told him. Kaleena raised an eyebrow at him. She thought he would jump at the chance to set him free considering he originally responded to Vizago's distress signal.

"You owe me, remember?" Vizago countered. "I gave you information, and it saved your Jedi friend. I'm calling in that favor now."

Chopper beeped, drawing Ezra's attention and hesitation. "I know what I said earlier, Chop." Ezra turned back to Vizago. "Okay, I'll get you your ship, and then we're even."

Chopper unlocked the cell, freeing Vizago who strolled out calmly. "Fine with me."

"Chopper, get the generators onboard the Phantom," Ezra ordered.

Vizago drew closer to Ezra. "My generators?"

Ezra mimicked the Devaronian, not buying his intimidation. "No, my generators. Now, come along and behave." He waved his hand, gesturing for everyone to follow him. Chopper split off to gather the power generators. The three went to the cockpit together. Hondo was sitting in the pilot's chair playing with some of the credits. "I think you two know each other."

Hondo spun around in the chair. "Partner, how could you let this dangerous criminal out of the brig?" Hondo asked, trying to save face.

"Save it, partner," Ezra drew out, sarcasm etching into his statement. He stood between the pirate and the crime lord, holding up his hands. "Let's all relax. I take the generators. You two split Azmorigan's credits. Everyone wins."

"That is a fair deal," Hondo said. "Hmm? And it disgusts me." Kaleena leaned against one of the chairs, not liking where this was going. It was going to end in a fight, and she knew it.

"For once, I agree," Vizago added, standing tall. He brought his hands in front of him and held up the droid controller. "Care to hear my counter-offer?"

Kaleena silently cursed as the two droids started up, a third entering the cockpit with a blaster rifle. Vizago hid behind them, to let his droids do all the work. Ezra ignited his lightsaber. Hondo brought out a blaster and shot the middle one in the head, which then landed on Vizago. Kaleena halted the droid closest to her with the Force and crushed it while Ezra struggled against the last droid.

The ship exited hyperspace. Hondo took the chance to escape in the chaos with his credits through the floor. "Keep the Jedi occupied!" Vizago ordered as more of his droids entered the cockpit. Ezra used the Force to unhook the droid controller from Vizago's belt was unable to focus as the droids marched towards him. Kaleena willed the remote over to her and disarmed the droids before Ezra had to use his saber.

Ezra slumped against one of the chairs and looked at Kaleena. "Thanks," he told her.

"It's no problem," she replied. Kaleena grabbed her backpack, slipping her arms through the straps as Ezra's comlink went off.

"What could have possibly gone wrong now?" he asked no one in particular. The two rushed passed the disabled droids. Together they hurried to the docking bay where Ezra literally ran into Vizago as the Phantom detached from the Broken Horn. Chopper turned to Ezra who looked up at Vizago sheepishly. "Well, looks like you get your ship back, as promised."

"Yes, but I lost all my credits and generators!"

Ezra shrugged. "Eh, technically, they were my generators."

Vizago glared at him before grabbing the back of his collar and dragging Ezra to the closest escape pod. Chopper climbed in after Ezra. Vizago then looked at Kaleena. "Escape pod or airlock?" he asked her. Kaleena ducked her head, quickly climbing into the escape pod as well. "Good choice."

Ezra waved with a small smile as Vizago closed the hatch and pressed the eject button. Ezra and Kaleena sat on the seats as the escape pod made the descent down to the nearest planet, Garel. "Not sure how we're gonna explain this," Ezra said off-handedly to Chopper who set the coordinates for the escape pod to land at. Chopper beeped a few times. "What do you mean you know where Hondo will be?" Chopper beeped and whistled again.

"What did he say?" Kaleena asked.

"The Phantom was set to return to the Ghost."

The statement made no sense to Kaleena. "What?"

With a smile, Ezra explained. "The Phantom, our ship, was just a detachable part. The main ship is the Ghost. Hondo is headed directly towards our crew." Kaleena snorted at the revelation. That will be a fun conversation for him. After the escape pod touched down on Garel, the three exited. "You can come with us if you want."

Gripping her backpack straps, Kaleena glanced between the boy and the droid. She had to admit it was kind of fun getting to know them even in the slightest. She sighed lightly. "I can't promise anything. I'll meet your crew and your master, but I can't swear that I'll stay."

"I guess that's better than nothing." He sounded dejected but still mildly hopeful. But for now, they had to get back to the Ghost.

The three made their way to the hangar bay that the Ghost and crew were in. The ramp was down and the lights were on. As the three walked towards the ship and up the ramps, they heard Hondo telling a story. His back was to the young Jedi and the droid, but the rest of the Ghost crew spotted them walking up the ramp right away.

"Then he let Vizago out! The villain was upon us, I'm telling you! But young Ezra, he stood tall in front of me and withstood a massive atta-" Hondo cut himself off at the sight of the kids. "My friends! I was just talking about you." He wrapped his arm around Ezra. "How you and I rescued the generators from the evil Vizago."

Ezra stepped away from the Weequay pirate and pointed accusingly at him. "Yeah, that's not true," Ezra argued. "You stole the generators and my ship."

"What an accusation! You wound me!" While his acting and dramatics were impressive, not a soul was buying it.

"Chopper had the Phantom on autopilot."

"Well, that's another version of the story, I suppose." Hondo started to back away towards the ramp. "I'll tell you what. You can keep my generators. They are my gift to you." He walked down the ramp and Ezra followed him, telling him one last goodbye.

As he said goodbye, the tall brunette human male, Kanan Jarrus, turned to the young new girl. "How'd you get wrapped up in this mess?" he asked her, curious about the girl who he could sense was Force-sensitive.

"Hondo tricked me into hijacking Vizago's ship with him," she stated bluntly.

The Twi'lek captain, Hera Syndulla, made a sound of musing before turning to the former clone trooper. "Contact Commander Sato," she ordered. "Tell him Ezra Bridger found his generators." She looked down the ramp proudly at the young Jedi. The group dispersed, but Hera stayed next to Kaleena, watching Kanan walk down the ramp to talk to Ezra. "What did he promise you?"

"Ezra or Hondo?"

"Both, I guess," Hera clarified.

Kaleena hugged her jacket tight, used to the unending warmth of Tatooine. "Hondo got me off of Rishi. Said he'd drop me off wherever I wanted if I helped him with a job. Ezra, on the other hand, didn't promise anything. He wanted me to meet Kanan, who I'm assuming is the one talking to him?" Hera nodded in confirmation. "I don't want to step on anyone's toes or get in the way. I just mean to meet him and leave."

Hera looked sadly at the girl, at how lost and unsure she is. "Do you know where you wanna go?"

Kaleena ducked her head, looking at the floor of the Ghost. "No."

The Twi'lek offered her a gentle smile, placing a comforting hand on her shoulder. "You're welcome here until you figure that out. It's the least we can do after you helped Ezra out."

"Thank you."

Kanan and Ezra joined the two ladies at the top of the ramp, all four happier than they were a few moments prior. "This is Kaleena," Ezra introduced to Kanan and Hera. "Kaleena, meet Kanan and Hera."

Kanan regarded the newcomer with a contemplating gaze. She looked familiar to him, but he couldn't pin it down. But what he did know was that she could use the Force. Ezra hadn't said anything to him, yet the only reason Ezra would be so keen for them to meet would be if she was like them. "You remind me of someone I once met," Kanan revealed to her honestly.

While she didn't exactly get along with her father, he was a part of her and always would be. She had to own it. "Master Kenobi," she said without hesitation.

Kanan's eyes widened, but he knew it to be true. She had his jaw, nose, and the same mole on the forehead. And she had his confidence. She walked like him. She talked like him. She was truly the daughter of Master Kenobi. "He's still alive?" Kanan inquired. Kaleena nodded. "Is he in the fight?"

Kaleena's eyebrows furrowed together in confusion. "What fight?"

"The fight against the Empire," Hera said. "The rebellion. Have you not heard about it?"

Kaleena shook her head. "No, I haven't. I've kinda been living under a rock."

"Well, if you'd like to join us, for at least a few days, there are some people you should meet," Kanan told her. "And if you don't mind, I'd like to talk to you about what you know about the Jedi Order. But not tonight. It's been a long day."