Ok so this chapter is going to try and explain how I think Ezra would have gotten his new lightsaber. I also will be thinking of different things to add into these stories as more of mini-crossovers. For this chapter I will be referencing Jedi: Fallen Order, but there will not be much that changes, just a reference and what not, you will see in this chapter what I mean.
Also, I'm thinking this story will go past the Galactic Civil War, and I am still deciding if I want to take a more legends aftermath of the war or if I want to edit the aftermath as told by Disney. If I do go the Disney like route, there will be edits and it will be more of my view of how it should have been, but keeping some basics like the factions and some characters.
Well it will be a while before I get to the post-war time anyway, but for now, enjoy this story of Ezra's new Lightsaber.
Ezra sat next to the holotable on the Ghost, thinking. He still hadn't seen Kanan even take interest in his training, which upset him. But he wasn't trying to worry about all of that now. He needed to try and continue his training himself. And to continue his training, he needed to find a new Lightsaber. He had tried everything, but up to that point there was nothing that he could do. He sighed, just staring at the table before he heard someone enter the room.
"Hey kid" Rex said, sitting next to him.
"Whats up Rex?" Ezra asked, curious to know why he was here.
"Well I know you are looking for a lightsaber, and I think I have some intel for you" Rex said, slipping a chip into the holotable, a hologram of a planet showing up in front of him.
"The planet is called Ilum. I was told about it from my Jedi General briefly during the clone wars. He said there was a Jedi Temple there, that contained the crystals used in Lightsabers" Rex said. Ezra propped himself up.
"Really?! Where is it?!" Ezra said. Rex turned.
"Slow down kid. The Empire has total control of that planet. There isn't a lot we can do to get you there, but it can be done. I picked up some communications that the Empire just had to deal with another rebel, so they are on high alert. But it gives you a chance to sneak on the planet" Rex said. Ezra got up.
"Ok, transmit the coordinates to one of the A-Wings and I can get on my way" Ezra said. Rex got up as well.
"Oh I'm coming with you. The rest of the crew may be busy, but I am not letting you go alone" Rex said. Ezra sighed.
"I can take care of myself"
"I know, Ezra, but the Empire has really doubled down on the planet. You may need an old Clone to watch your back" Rex said, smiling. Ezra smiled back, nodding.
"Ok fine, hope you have your snow gear" Ezra said, looking back at the hologram".
"It may not be snow armor, but my old gear should do" Rex replied, smirking.
"Be careful you two, wish we could come with you" Hera said, watching as Ezra and Rex got into A-Wing fighters.
"Don't worry Hera, I will keep the kid in line" Rex said, laughing as Ezra put on a pilot helmet.
"Cmon Rex we need to get going!" Ezra said quickly, getting the ship ready for takeoff. Rex did the same with his ship, and soon enough the two were in space, and then entering hyperspace.
Soon Ezra and Rex popped out of hyperspace over the world of Illum. Ezra stared at the snowy planet and smiled, looking around. However, the smile didn't last long as he saw the Imperial Star Destroyer in orbit.
"How are we going to get past the Star Destroyer?" Ezra asked. Rex replied through the coms.
"Just act Natural kid, I rigged these A-Wings to use Imperial signals, so as long as we just fly on by they shouldn't have any idea that we aren't supposed to be here"
The two flew past the ship, making sure that they were not followed by any Imperials. They zoomed down to the surface, landing in the snow nearby a large temple. Ezra and Rex got out of the ships, Ezra in a heavy coat and Rex in his full Clone Armor, helmet and all. Ezra sighed, looking around.
"I don't know what to do…" Ezra said, shifting around. He was trying to sense anything at all, but he wasn't able to. It was like there wasn't anything in the temple at all. Rex walked over beside him.
"Well first we should get out of this cold, and plus you might get some idea on what to do when you get in there" Rex said. Ezra nodded, the two of them walking over to the front of the temple, where a hole was blown into the door.
"Imperials?" Ezra asked.
"Must be, maybe they were chasing that other guy that was supposedly here" Rex said as Ezra nodded. He started to feel something, but it wasn't concrete. He looked around the chamber, seeing nothing.
"Still nothing, guess I got to go deeper into the temple" Ezra said. Rex nodded, drawing his DC blaster pistols.
"Keep your guard up, the Imperials were already here, so they might still be here" Rex said. Ezra drew his Blaster Pistol and turned to walk back into the temple.
Ezra took a couple of steps into the temple before he heard rumbling. He turned, seeing a small entrance to a deeper part of the temple.
"Rex, I'm going in!" Ezra yelled. He turned, seeing nobody was with him now.
"Rex?"
Rex watched as Ezra entered a door. He moved to quickly follow him, but when he got to the other side of the door, Ezra was gone. Rex looked around, trying to find where he would have gone. He then relaxed himself. Ahsoka had told him about all the tricks that Jedi Temples could do, and he figured at this point that Ezra wouldn't need too much of his help anyway.
Ezra climbed through the hole, entering a large chamber. He figured that he would know if Rex needed help, and he would be able to get back to him. Ezra took a long look around the room, at first not seeing or hearing anything. Then, he felt something weird. He was being pulled towards something. He turned, seeing a shimmer in a nearby rock. He smiled.
"That's it" he said to himself, walking forwards. Before he could make it to the crystal, however, the ice beneath him broke, sending him into icy water below. He gasped in surprise, before quickly getting out of the water.
Before Ezra could even move, he heard a lightsaber activate behind him. He slowly turned, seeing a dark figure in a black robe standing there, a Red Blade in front of him.
"Who are you?" Ezra asked. The figure didn't respond, only charging at him and swinging the blade at him. Ezra ducked and rolled, getting behind the figure. He went to draw his Blaster, but it was thrown from his hands the moment he tried to raise it to fire.
Ezra backed up quickly, trying to avoid the strikes of his mystery opponent in front of him. Ezra took another step back, and extended his hand. A force of energy pushed at the figure, but instead of flying back the only thing that moved was it's hood.
"No!" Ezra yelled, seeing that the person looked exactly like him. He pushed again, the dark vision of himself not budging and only laughing as he walked forwards. Ezra turned, preparing for the strike to come.
But there was nothing.
He turned back, seeing that the figure was now gone, and that Ezra had somehow moved into a different room.
He wasn't in the temple, though. He was standing on the bridge of an Imperial Star Destroyer. He quickly looked around. There was nobody else in sight. Then suddenly, it was in hyperspace, and it didn't stop. There were sounds of destruction and damage to the ship, causing it to rumble. Ezra quickly shut his eyes and shook his head.
Then the air around him got much colder. He opened his eyes and saw that he was back in the temple, somehow closer to the crystal. He slowly walked forward, facing it in the rock.
"This is it" he mumbled, taking the crystal in his hand. The clear crystal then suddenly took on a green color, and Ezra smiled.
He heard running behind him, seeing Rex now running over.
"I thought I lost you kid" Rex said. Ezra laughed.
"Not in a million parsecs" Ezra said. Rex laughed, but then turned.
"I think we made a lot of noise, the Empire is right on us" Rex said. Ezra nodded, putting the crystal in his pocket. The two started to run, but as they made it outside they saw Stormtroopers and a few AT-ST walkers aiming right at them.
"Well look at this mess we got ourselves into" Ezra said. Rex readied himself, gerting ready for a fight. But then suddenly blaster bolts impacted the snow, sending Stormtroopers flying and then exploding the two walkers. A craft they haven't seen before, a S-161 Stinger flew by them, going past them into the atmosphere.
"Let's go!" Ezra yelled, running for gis A-Wing. Rex did the same, the two starting their ships and taking them out into space and past all of the Imperials. And soon they were in space.
They eventually got back, landing at the base. Ezra took off almost immediately, finding spare parts from almost anywhere to start building. He spent most of that day, until it was just right.
Ezra entered his quarters, making sure to shut the door behind him and lock it. He sat on his bed, looking at the newly constructed lightsaber in his hands. He smiled to himself, but then slightly frowned.
"Would have been nice for Kanan to be here with me…" He thought to himself. He shook his head, and then looked towards the Sith Holocron.
There we go, another chapter down. I'm going to go ahead and try to watch some more Rebels so I can decide exactly where I want to go with this. I might change things slightly, and the thing I'm really trying to decide is if I edit if Kanan dies or not. After this chapter is when I'm going to try and diverge the timeline from the original so I have some thinking to do. We will see what I decide.
Also, seems like views have been going up. I will keep it coming as long as people keep wanting to read it.