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Sparks of Rebellion

Chapter 7: Empire Day Part 1

Beep! Beep! Beep!

A groan escaped Lisa's mouth as the sound of her alarm woke her up from her slumber.

The young queen rolled over onto her side, pulling her pillow over her head.

Unfortunately, the blonde haired girl could still hear the incessant ringing, though slightly muffled.

Lisa groaned again and reached out blindly with her hand trying to hit the snooze button.

When she failed to locate it, the blonde haired girl was finally forced to emerge from beneath her pillow.

Beep! Beep! Beep!

"Alright! Thats it!"Lisa scoffed angrily. "Arrrgh!"

The teenage girl groaned in annoyance and the alarm was hurled across the room, hitting the wall and gave a final whining Beeeep before it powered off.

"Finally!"Lisa said with a heavy sigh of relief.

The young girl placed her pillow on her head and begun to sleep back into her dreams….when there was a knock coming from the door.

Lisa groaned quietly and then stood up.

"Act like a Queen."Lisa mumbled and cleared her throat to talk in a calm and firm tone. "Come in."

Then the door opened revealing Dalné and two other royal handmaidens, Karté and Yané.

"Your breakfast, Your Highness."Dalné said while holding a tray that contained a plate of panna cakes with bantha butter and a cup of warm blue milk on it.

"Of course."Lisa replied with a kind smile. "Thank you."

The blonde haired girl took a fork and started eating her breakfast in a proper manner.

Karté notice Lisa's clock on the floor and it was broken.

"Your Highness, what happened to your clock?"Karté asked.

"Oh, I may have accidentally broke it last night."Lisa replied with an akward smile. "I have no use for it anymore."

Karté nodded and picked up the broken clock.

"I'll draw your bath."Yané admitted. "Would you like bubbles, mineral salts or lavender oil?"

Lisa chuckled softly. "Lavender oil."

Yané nodded and walked out of the bedroom.

Dalné looked at Lisa, who began to drink her milk.

"Your Highness, you've been invited to attend the parade on Moenia for this year's Empire Day Celebration."Dalné admitted.

This caused Lisa to almost choke on her drink before clearing her throat.

"Really?"Lisa asked with a fake smile. "That's wonderful..."

Empire Day.

The awful holiday that Palpatine declared himself Emperor of the First Galactic Empire bringing an end to the Republic which happened two days before she was born and her birth mother...

Lisa held her fork tightly, not wanting the negative thoughts to take over her mind.

In the Lothalian town of Jhothal...

Hera, Sabine and Zeb walk inside Old Jho's Pit Stop while Kanan was giving Ezra a lesson on connecting with other beings in a nearby field.

"Step outside of yourself."Kanan instructed. "Make a connection with another being."

"Can we do this another day?"Ezra asked.

"We can do it now."Kanan replied. "Focus."

"Just throw the rock."Ezra stated.

Kanan hurls a rock into the tall blades of grass which startles a Loth-cat.

"I don't think he wants to connect."Ezra said.

"You're resisting."Kanan stated. "He can sense it."

"He can sense it?"Ezra muttered. "What is he, like, a Padawan cat?"

The Loth-cat leapt onto Ezra, who was trying to prevent it from biting his head.

"You don't seem to be getting this."Kanan chuckled.

"I get that this furball's trying to kill me."Ezra retorted.

Ezra throws the Loth-cat away from him, but it still growled angrily at him.

"Give me your lightsaber and I'll make the connection."Ezra suggested as he stood up.

"Excuse me?"Kanan questioned with a frown.

"Sorry."Ezra apologized. "I just don't see the point of this."

"The point is that you're not alone."Kanan replied as he closed his eyes to connect with the Force. "You're connected to every living thing in the universe, but to discover that, you have to let your guard down, you have to be willing to attach to others."

Ezra's eyes widen in surprise when he notice the Loth-cat was now purring happily.

"And what if I can't?"Ezra asked.

"If you hang on to your past, if you always try to protect yourself, you'll never be a Jedi."Kanan explained.

"Then maybe I'll never be a Jedi."Ezra responded.

"Kid, whatever's going on with you, you need to spill it."Kanan stated.

Ezra let out a sad sigh.

"I'm sorry, Kanan."Ezra apologised. "I don't mean to wear you out, today's not a good day. It's never a good day."

"Today?"Kanan asked.

"Empire Day."Ezra declared.

The Loth-cat growls upon hearing that just as three TIE fighters to a fly-over.

"What are so many TIEs doing out this far?"Ezra asked.

"Nothing good."Kanan replied. "Come on!"

Kanan and Ezra head back to Jhothal.

Inside Old Jho's Pit Stop...

The three TIE fighters land in Jhothal while Kanan and Ezra head into Old Jho's Pit Stop, which was run by the Ithorian "Old" Jho.

Three TIE fighter pilots entered the cantina.

Ezra was about to use his sling shot but then Kanan stopped him.

"Not unless we have to."Kanan replied.

The two then sat down quietly together in the bar.

The TIE pilots were looking for a Rodian fugitive whom Ezra recognizes as Tseebo, a former family friend.

"Tseebo."Ezra whispered.

"What?"Kanan asked.

"Nothing."Ezra replied.

Then one of the TIE pilots went up to Old Jho, demanding that his cantina play the Imperial HoloNews broadcasts all the time.

"The Imperial HoloNet broadcast should play here at all times!"the TIE pilot snapped while throwing a glass drink away.

"No one's requested it for, well, ever."Old Jho replied.

"It's the law."the TIE pilot scowled.

Jho puts on the Imperial broadcaster where Alton Kastle announced that today was the fifteenth anniversary of Empire Day.

"...because today is Empire Day, celebrating the 15th anniversary of the galaxy's salvation, when our great Emperor Palpatine ended the Clone Wars and founded our glorious Empire."Alton said. "On Lothal, Governor Pryce has commissioned a parade."

Ezra's glare became more deadly as he heard the broadcast announce the holiday that he hated.

A TIE Fighter looked at a few civilians holding their cups.

"You heard the man!"the TIE Fighter snapped while holding his blaster and pointed it at the civilians. "Raise your cups to Emperor-"

Then the screen suddenly changed, showing a fuzzy image of Senator Gall Trayvis.

"Citizens, this is Senator-in-exile Gall Trayvis."Gall announced. "I bring more news the Empire doesn't want you to hear, I urge you to boycott all Empire Day celebrations to protest the ongoing injustices of the Imperial regime."

"Shut this off!"the TIE Pilot ordered.

"Can't it's the law."Old Jho answered coldly.

"We're done here."the TIE Pilot stated.

After haggling with Jho, the TIE pilots leave in their fighters as Kanan looked at Old Jho.

"TIE pilots on search patrols?"Kanan said. "What's going on?"

"Imperials have locked down the ports and put Destroyers in orbit."Old Jho replied. "It's a full planetary blockade."

"They're after a Rodian."Kanan admitted.

"Just be glad they're not after us for once."Sabine said.

"With what we've got planned for today's parade, they'll be after us again tomorrow."Kanan declared.

"Well, you're gonna have to do it without me."Ezra stated as he stood up.

"Where do you think you're going?"Kanan asked.

"I just need to be alone."Ezra responded. "Today has brought back some memories."

The blue haired boy then walked away while the other rebels looked at him in silence.

Back in the Theed Royal Palace...

The handmaidens finished preparing Lisa for the Empire Day Celebration.

Queen Costil wore a luminous pale pink ceremonial dress with her traditional royal make-up. The silky outfit included a kind of banner that hung from her low neckline. Over this, she wore a cape decorated with myriad pink silken petals. The pink petalled cape and long white dress was topped by an aurate fan capped with jewelled finials was commonly used to signify continuity in ancient Naboo fashion. She also wore a delicate royal diadem and for simplicity, she wore minimal jewellery. Her blonde hair was drawn up into a unique bun with five crescents in a star shape along the back of her head and she wore small white pointed-toed shoes.

The young queen quietly looked at herself in the mirror.

"I look..."Queen Costil started.

"Beautiful."Dalné replied kindly.

Then Sio Bibble, Governor of Naboo, came into the chamber.

"Your Highness."Governor Sio said with a bow. "Your ship is ready to take you to Moenia."

"Thank you, Governor."Queen Costil responded with a small smile and thought. "Dad, where in the galaxy are you?"

Oh boy...what will happen next?

Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter:)

The voice actress of Lisa Naberrie is Jessica Kaplan