Sparks of Rebellion
Chapter 19: Always Two There Are
Inside the Common Room of the Ghost...
Lisa sat in a chair eating a Bama bar while being next to Sabine and Chopper.
Then voices began to be heard in the fifteen year old girl's mind.
"Are you an angel?"
"What?"
"An angel. I've heard the deep space pilots talk about them. They live on the Moons of Iego I thimk. They are the most beautiful creatures in the universe. They are good and kind, and so pretty they make even the most hardened spice pirate cry."
"I've never heard of angels."
"You must be one...maybe you just don't know it."
Lisa quickly snapped out of her thoughts and rubbed her forehead.
"You okay?"Sabine asked.
"I'm fine."Lisa responded. "Just a little tired."
Then Kanan and Ezra entered the common room to learn how to levitate objects, specifically Chopper.
"Let's end today's lesson by levitating Chopper."Kanan said.
"If I do, can I drop Chopper?"Ezra asked.
Chopper let out a grumpy beep while Lisa and Sabine smiled smugly.
"Sure."Kanan replied.
Rex chuckled as he defeated Zeb at the game of dejarik.
"Chalk another one up for the clone."Rex complemented. "Takes more than brawn to win this game, big guy."
"Maybe I let you win, old guy."Zeb responded.
Sabine looked at Chopper.
"Lock it down."She whispered.
Chopper had his feet locked to the floor.
"Come on, Ezra."Kanan instructed.
Ezra closed his eyes and stretched out an arm towards Chopper.
"Focus, use the Force."Kanan stated. "Look through the Force."
Ezra tried to lift Chopper up, but failed.
"I can't!"He replied. "I can't do it."
"Hey, kid, while you're looking through the Force, don't forget to look with your eyes too."Rex instructed. "The droid's got his feet locked down."
Ezra widens his eyes before glaring angrily at Chopper.
Sabine and Chopper laughed while Lisa chuckled softly.
Ezra groaned. "It's not fair!"
"Real battles usually aren't."Kanan replied.
"The Jedi general I served combined the Force with his wits and it made him a great warrior."Rex admitted while standing up.
"Ezra's got plenty of wits."Kanan argued. "What he needs is more discipline."
Ezra rolled his eyes in annoyance while Lisa sighed in frustration.
"Well, then you better let a soldier handle that."Rex answered.
"Excuse me?"Kanan questioned.
Then Hera came into the room.
"Sabine, I have a mission for you and Chop."Hera commented. "Thanks to Captain Rex, I found an old base, I've found an old base where we might be able to salvage some much needed medical supplies."
She looked at Zeb.
"Zeb, you should go to."Hera said.
Zeb let out a sigh.
"Better find the med supplies quick."Kanan joked. "Captain Wits is about to need them."
"So there's where the boy's lack of discipline comes from, hmm?"Rex said sarcastically.
"You're saying I lack discipline?"Kanan demanded.
Hera quietly left the room.
"Yeah, that's exactly what I said."Rex replied.
Lisa scoffed in annoyance before noticing Zeb, Sabine and Chopper going up the Phantom.
"Here we go again."Ezra mumbled.
Lisa gestures Ezra to follow her up the ladder causing him to do so.
"Funny."Kanan said sarcastically. "But a soldier's discipline can't compare to a Jedi's. It takes far more discipline not to fight."
"Oh so your going to ask the empire to lower down their weapons and give up?"Rex asked.
"No, that isn't what I meant."Kanan replied. "What I meant is Ezra's got to learn to stay in the moment, be present. You got it, Ezra?"
He notice Ezra was not in the common room anymore.
In the Phantom...
"Hey, you two weren't assigned on this mission."Zeb said.
"We assigned ourselves."Ezra replied.
"Beside it's better to stand around and listen to those two argue down there like an old married couple."Lisa admitted.
Sabine smiled. "You say that now."
In Space...
The Phantom departed from the Ghost and took off from the fleet.
The rebels arrived at their destination, which was an old Republic medical station that was abandoned after the Clone Wars.
Inside the Phantom...
"What is this place?"Ezra asked.
"It's an old Republic medical station."Sabine responded. "It was abandoned after the Clone Wars."
She pressed a few buttons causing the door of the medical station to open.
"What do you know?"Sabine asked. "Rex's codes worked."
Inside the Medical Station...
The Phantom landed inside and the entrance of the station closed.
Since the station was powered down it looked dark and unsettling.
The ramp of the Phantom opened causing the four rebels and Chopper to come out.
Chopper let out a beep.
"Oh, come on Chop, it's not so creepy, just dark."Ezra replied. "Nothing we can't handle."
"Wait, you actually understand that glorified beeping garbage can?"Zeb asked.
"Yeah, sort of."Ezra said and looked smugly at Lisa. "I'm learning from a certain special somebody."
Lisa frowned. "Don't flatter yourself."
Sabine walked up to a button and pressed it, but the lights didn't go on.
"Yep, I was afraid of this."She said. "No power."
"I'm on it."Zeb stated.
He used his hands to open the entrance up.
When all his companions went inside, Zeb released the doors and followed them.
The hallways was dark and quiet.
Everywhere they go they encounter scattered parts and machines that were left behind after the station was abandoned.
Lisa slowly looked around while standing close to her friends.
She never liked being in the dark since she was a little kid because it made her feel unsafe and nervous.
Sabine stopped to tag a wall with her phoenix symbol before following after her companions.
Unbeknownst to the rebels, an ID9 seeker droid was tracking their every move.
The rebels soon find themselves in the command center.
"Well, this is the command center."Sabine admitted. "Or what's left of it."
"This might make a good base for us."Ezra remarked.
"No, thanks."Sabine answered as she removed her helmet. "This place looks like it's about to fall apart."
"Not only that, it's creepy."Lisa added uncomfortably.
"Chopper, power it up."Sabine ordered.
Chopper powered up the entire station, despite Sabine only needing the control panel.
"I didn't mean the whole station."Sabine corrected. "I meant this control panel."
Chopper beeped in response.
"Okay, Chopper, shut everything else off except for this one terminal."Sabine ordered.
Chopper shut everything off of except the control panel causing Ezra and Lisa to activate their lightsabers.
"Hmm, got the inventory files, but most are corrupted, unreadable."Sabine explained. "I can't tell where the med supplies are or if they even exist."
"So, change of plans then."Ezra remarked as he activated his lightsaber. "Chopper stays here, repairs the files, while we search for the supplies."
"Well, it's worth a try, I guess."Sabine responded.
Ezra, Lisa, Zeb and Sabine walked away leaving Chopper by himself.
"Why don't you put those Jedi powers to use finding the medical supplies so we can get out of here?"Zeb questioned.
"The force doesn't work like that, Zeb."Lisa answered.
"But I don't need my Jedi powers to find them before you do."Ezra complemented.
"What's that supposed to mean?"Zeb asked.
"Well, generally it means I'm more perceptive, I can think on my feet and I'm faster."Ezra said smugly while deactivating his lightsaber.
"Really?"Zeb responded with a threatening tone.
"Oh boy."Lisa whispered with a frown.
"Look, I don't care which one of you finds them first, as long as you find them."Sabine reminded. "I'll find them first."
"Cocky kid."Zeb muttered. "Gonna run right past him."
Ezra and Zeb started racing each other to find the supplies.
Ezra pushed a bunch of crates causing them to drop on Zeb.
"So not fair."Zeb said.
"Fights rarely are."Ezra chuckled. "Next time, keep your he ad down and you won't get hit."
When Ezra turned his head, he ended up hitting something jabbed in front of him causing him to drop on the floor.
Lisa laughed lightly while Ezra groaned in pain.
Sabine went over to Ezra.
"You were saying?"She asked.
Chopper hears a strange noise echoing through the hallways and decides to investigate.
Turning to another corridor, the orange droid continued to follow the sound until he was cornered by a seeker droid that electrocutes him.
The seeker droid began using Chopper to send a distress signal to lure in the others.
In the Hallway...
Chopper's voice was heard in Ezra's comlink.
"It's Chopper."Ezra said. "Say again. You need help?"
"What's going on?"Sabine asked.
"I don't know."Ezra replied. "It sounded like Chopper said he needed help."
"Well, better get back up to the command center."
"How about a shortcut?"Ezra asked as he went on top of the entrance of the ventilation shafts.
"Can't we go back the way we came?"Zeb asked.
"Uh, that'll take too long."Ezra answered. "Chopper's in trouble."
Lisa and Sabine followed Ezra in the ventilation shafts but Zeb was unable to follow after them.
"Do you always use the ventilation shafts as an escape route?"Lisa asked.
"All the time."Ezra replied proudly.
"Hey, wait! Wait!"Zeb protested. "Okay, that's uncomfortable."
Ezra, Lisa and Sabine arrived to the corridor where Chopper's signal was.
"Chopper!"Ezra called out. "Chopper, where are you?"
The three rebels saw a red light and a beeping sound ahead.
"Chopper?"Lisa said in suspicion.
"What is that?"Ezra asked.
"It looks like a probe droid."Sabine replied.
"My pet told me you were here."Seventh Sister said as she came forward. "I've been searching for you for some time."
"A bounty hunter?"Ezra asked.
"Guess again."Seventh Sister stated and activated her red lightsaber.
"Oh my gosh."Lisa said in shock.
Ezra and Lisa activated their lightsabers.
"Your an inquisitor."Ezra responded with a glare.
"Oh, good."Seventh Sister mocked. "I won't have to explain it to you. So, you know what comes next."
"Run!"Sabine shouted.
The three rebels started running with the Seventh Sister and three seeker droids coming after them.
"Like Kanan said, it's never a fair fight."Ezra said.
"Now it's not the time."Lisa reminded.
Ezra and Lisa engaged the new Inquisitor in a fight, while Sabine takes on the seeker droids.
"We need to find Zeb and Chopper."Sabine said.
"Yeah, that way."Ezra instructed.
Quickly overpowered, the three rebels make a run for it and come across into the Fifth Brother.
"Not who we're looking for."Ezra said.
The three rebels rushed to the other corridor.
"How many of these guys are there?"Ezra asked.
"Two!"Lisa answered. "Let's hope there aren't anymore!"
"Go, go!"Sabine shouted. "Go, go!"
After getting a shut door open, the three attempt to flee, but the Seventh Sister uses the Force to pull Ezra back, having her droids hold him.
"No!"Lisa shouted.
"Sabine, Lisa, run!"Ezra stated.
"Ezra!"Sabine called out.
Ezra slashed his lightsaber at the buttons causing the doors to be sealed.
"Such a noble act."Seventh Sister said. "Just like a Jedi."
"I'm learning."Ezra replied.
"But not quite enough."Seventh Sister replied grimly.
The Fifth Brother tried to kill Ezra, but the Seventh Sister stopped him from doing so.
"I'm surprised to see you here."Seventh Sister admitted.
"The kill is mine."Fifth Brother retorted.
"You are short-sighted."Seventh Sister insulted. "We will use the boy as bait to draw in the others. Now find the jedi girl and the mandalorian."
"No!"Ezra snapped.
Fifth Brother walked away as the droids went away from Ezra.
"You and I are gonna have a talk."Seventh Sister complemented. "And if you're good, maybe some of your friends will survive."
Sabine and Lisa find Zeb, who was still stuck in the ventilation shaft.
"I don't wanna die like this!"Zeb protested. "I am the last of my kind!"
Lisa used the force to get Zeb unstuck.
"What's going on?"Zeb asked. "I heard blasts."
"They've got Ezra."Lisa replied.
"Who's got Ezra?"Zeb asked.
"Inquisitors."Sabine answered. "Two of them."
"One was bad enough."Zeb muttered. "We need to get Kanan."
"No."Sabine replied. "If we send a signal, we could compromise the fleet."
"Not only that my dad and Ahsoka are going to get involved in this."Lisa said sadly.
"We are just gonna have to try and save Ezra ourselves."Sabine admitted.
"How are we supposed to do that?"Zeb asked.
"I'm working on it."Sabine replied.
Meanwhile...
Ezra remained captive to the Seventh Sister.
"You handle a lightsaber well, apprentice."Seventh Sister said.
"Well, I've got some time, if you wanted a lesson."Ezra joked.
The female inquisitor deactivates her mask revealing her face.
"You have great potential, but perhaps it is I that might teach you, as your master never achieved the rank of Jedi Knight."Seventh Sister replied as she sat on a chair. "Did he?"
"Maybe not, but he took out the last Inquisitor."Ezra stated. "So I think I'll just stick with him."
"Yes, the death of the Grand Inquisitor was a surprise to all."Seventh Sister admitted and pointed the blue lightsaber towards Ezra's neck. "Yet, it does present the rest of us with new opportunities. There are many hunting you now, all intent on killing you and your master. Does that frighten you?"
"If you were gonna kill me, you'd have already done it."Ezra reminded with a frown.
"Kill you?"Seventh Sister questioned. "I have no plans to kill you...yet."
In the Hallways...
The Fifth Brother continued searching for Zeb, Sabine and Lisa with the seeker droids.
Zeb, Sabine and Lisa hid behind a bunch of crates and have planted thermal detonators nearby.
Through the use of the Force, Fifth Brother senses the rebels presence nearby and approaches them.
"Your fear betrays you."Fifth Brother stated.
Lisa frowned in anger.
Sabine tried to trigger the detonators but they don't go off due to the Fifth Brother having sensed them, using the Force to disable the explosives.
"Come on."Zeb mumbled.
"It's not working."Sabine replied.
The three rebels became alarmed when they saw the Fifth Brother have the detonators before he throws the explosives at them.
"Run!"Lisa shouted.
The detonators explode causing the trio to drop down.
Zeb, Sabine and Lisa survive the resulting explosion, but the blast leaves Sabine unconscious.
Lisa slowly stood up but then two seeker droids grab a hold of her before she could use her lightsabers.
"Let go of me!"Lisa demanded angrily.
"The other is yours."Fifth Brother ordered at the other seeker droids. "Do as you will."
He then took Sabine while two seeker droids held Lisa captive while taking her with them.
When they were gone, Zeb quickly destroyed the droids and finds the medical supplies they came for.
"Now I find the supplies."Zeb said.
Back at the Command Center...
Seventh Sister interrogates Ezra in an attempt to get him to reveal the location of the other rebels.
"Why can you just not cooperate?"Seventh Sister asked. "Why do you compel me to inflict pain? You know we'll find the others, so why not just tell me where they are?"
"Because unlike you, I can shut up."Ezra grumbled in pain. "You're like a broken protocol droid."
"Shh, hmm, you hide your fear well, poor child."Seventh Sister said with a cruel smile. "If only you had the power to protect your friends."
"Shows what you know."Ezra answered. "I'm growing more powerful every day."
"Unfortunate there's no one left to train you."Seventh Sister complemented. "The Jedi of old are dead."
"Not all of them."Ezra argued.
"We know about Ahsoka Tano and Ferus Olin."Seventh Sister replied.
"Who's Ahsoka Tano and Ferus Olin?"Ezra lied.
"As pretty as you are..."Seventh Sister started.
"What?"Ezra questioned.
"I only need you alive. That doesn't mean in one piece."Seventh Sister retorted and pointed her red lightsaber at Ezra. "Now, where are Ahsoka Tano and Ferus Olin?"
Then Fifth Brother and the seeker droids came with Sabine and Lisa.
Sabine and Lisa were thrown next to Ezra.
"What has the boy revealed?"Fifth Brother asked.
"Nothing I wish to share."Seventh Sister responded and looked at Ezra. "Contact your rebel friends and bring them here. That's all I ask."
"Let me think about that."Ezra said. "Uh, no."
"Contact your friends."Seven Sister demanded.
"I'm not talking to you right now."Ezra answered.
"Sabine, Lisa, where's Zeb?"Ezra asked.
"I am sorry."Lisa apologised sadly.
"We tried to fight, but Zeb never had a chance."Sabine admitted.
"What are you saying?"Ezra asked.
"Your friend is dead."Seventh Sister said with a cruel smile.
After finding Chopper, Zeb returned to the Phantom the get his Bo-rifle.
Chopper beeped at Zeb.
"You are mocking me, right?"Zeb asked.
Chopper gives him a response.
"I can never tell."Zeb replied with a hint of sadness. "Everyone seems to know everything these days. Truth is, I don't really stand a chance going in alone, much less with you."
Chopper groaned at him.
"If we leave this space station, we will never see those kids again."Zeb reminded. "I came here with them, and I'm not leaving without them."
At the Command Center...
Zeb sends a false message under the name of 'Commander Meiloorun'.
"Hello, Spectre-6, come in."Zeb said. "Uh, do you read? This is Commander Meiloorun."
"Answer him."Fifth Brother ordered.
"Uh, Commander Meiloorun, yes."Sabine replied. "Yes, I can hear you."
"You missed your check-in."Zeb stated. "Am I correct in assuming mechanical difficulties have your craft stranded again, and you're in need of help with repairs?"
"Answer him."Seventh Sister ordered.
"Commander, we, uh, we can handle everything."Sabine assured. "No need for you or the others."
Fifth Brother grabbed Sabine by the head and activated his lightsaber while Seventh Sister started strangling Lisa with the force using her free hand.
"No, Commander."Ezra admitted. "We changed our mind. We could use some help, bring Kanan, but you better bring Ahsoka and Ferus too."
The two inquisitors released Sabine and Lisa.
Lisa let out a cough and rubbed her neck.
"Very well. Meet you in Bay Six."Zeb responded. "And don't worry. We'll fix everything. Just keep your chin up and it'll all be fine."
With instructions to meet at Bay Six, the Inquisitors take the captives to the hangar bay.
"Once we have the others, we'll dispose of them."Seventh Sister replied with a smirk. "Very slowly."
"Chin up."Ezra mumbled. "Chin up? What does that mean?"
He then saw the Phantom hanging upside down on the ceiling.
Ezra gestured Sabine and Lisa to look up.
"Oh."Sabine whispered in realisation.
"Nice."Lisa said quietly.
The seeker droids spotted the Phantom as well causing the two inquisitors to look up.
"Go!"Sabine ordered.
Zeb created a commotion that enables Ezra, Lisa and Sabine to escape from the Inquisitors clutches and board the Phantom.
The Fifth Brother used the force to catch the Phantom while Seventh Sister used it to close the doors.
"The doors are closing!"Zeb warned.
Sabine began using her blasters to fire at Fifth Brother causing him to activate his lightsaber to reflect the lasers.
"I can't hold them alone!"Seventh Sister shouted.
"Go, go!"Ezra ordered. "Go, go, go!"
Then the rebels escaped on the Phantom before the doors of the Medical Station closed.
Inside the Phantom...
"We made it."Ezra chuckled. "Good plan, Zeb."
"That was amazing."Lisa remarked.
"Let's not get all emotional. It wasn't a big deal."Zeb stated with a smile. "But I did save both of you and got some medical supplies by myself."
Chopper beeped at Zeb.
"Yeah, you helped a little, Chopper."Zeb added.
Afterwards...
The Phantom returned to the Rebel Fleet.
Inside the Ghost...
Kanan defeated Rex at dejarik.
"I win."Kanan said proudly.
"Looks like you can be disciplined when you set your mind to it."Rex admitted.
"What?"Kanan questioned. "Wait, are you trying to say you're teaching me a lesson?"
"There are many ways to find victory."Rex commented.
"I'm not sure if I like you more or less now."Kanan stated.
Then Ezra came down from the ladder followed by Lisa and Sabine.
"Speaking of lack of discipline."Kanan said as he stood up. "Ezra, we need to talk."
"Yeah, we do, about the two Inquisitors we just ran into."Ezra admitted.
Kanan and Hera became shocked hearing this.
"Inquisitors?"Kanan repeated.
"Yes."Sabine agreed. "Two, we got lucky, Zeb saved us."
"Without him, things could have gone worse."Lisa complemented.
Zeb came down holding a medical crate.
"Well done, soldier."Rex said.
"It was a group effort."Zeb replied. "Those Inquisitors are nasty business. Kanan, why didn't you tell us there were more of 'em?"
Kanan didn't respond causing Hera to walk forward.
"Commander Sato is going to need a full report on this."Hera said.
"Well, we did get the medical supplies."Ezra admitted. "Some of them."
"Well, that's good news."Hera answered kindly. "I'll meet you four on the command deck."
Sabine and Zeb left the common room while Ezra and Lisa remained.
"Kanan, they knew about Ahsoka and my dad."Lisa stated.
"I'll tell them."Kanan assured quietly.
Ezra and Lisa left the common room.
"Did you know there was more than one?"Hera asked.
"No, I didn't."Kanan responded and looked at Rex."Do you think Ahsoka or Ferus knows?"
"I honestly don't know."Rex replied.
Kanan sighed. "We really have no idea what we're up against."
Hera hugged Kanan while Rex was in deep thought.
Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter:)