Ezra stood in his armor apart from the helmet that was on the ground next to his feet with his arms crossed as he looked up at Kanan who stood in front of him "Step outside of yourself. Make a connection with another being" Kanan instructed.

"Can we do this another day?" Ezra asked sighing and looking anything but interested.

"We can do it now. Focus" Kanan instructed as he picked up a rock.

"Just throw the damn rock" Ezra sighed as he lifted his hands ready to practice what he was told. Kanan tossed the rock into the nearby shrubbery coursing something to growl.

Ezra raised an eye-brow as a rather angry Lothcat jumped out of the bushes and was ready to pounce "It doesn't look like it's in the mood for connecting" Ezra observed.

"You're resisting. He can sense it" Kanan informed as he could tell what the cat was about to do.

Ezra's eyebrows rose "He can sense it? Of course, he's a Padawan cat?" He asked. But Kanan wasn't able to answer because as he predicted the cat pounced for the kill "Oh!" Ezra gasped as he was able to grab the cat with his hand and hold it out in front of him.

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

"I get that this furball's trying to kill me" Ezra spat as he just held the cat still "Give me your lightsaber, and I'll make the connection" he said throwing the cat to the ground.

Kanan narrowed his eyes, surprised by Ezra's dark tone "Excuse me?" He asked stepping forward.

"Sorry. I just don't see the point of this" Ezra said crossing his arms and sighing.

"The point is that you're not alone. You're connected to every living thing in the universe" Kanan said as he closed his eyes and reached his hand out, connecting with the Lothcat. Ezra turned to face him and watched to see what he was doing "But to discover that, you have to let your guard down. You have to be willing to attach to others" he finished, Ezra turned back to the cat to see that it was sitting on the ground peacefully and purring.

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

"If you hang on to your past, if you always try to protect yourself, you'll never be a Jedi" Kanan warned. He wanted Ezra to take this seriously.

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

Now Kanan just wanted to know "Ezra, whatever's going on with you, you need to spill it" he said bluntly.

"I'm sorry, Kanan. I know I'm being a pain. It's just today's not a good day. It's never a good day" Ezra didn't even mean to say that. That was something he was not ready to talk about.

"Today?" Kanan asked.

"Empire Day" he clarified as the two looked up to see a whole squad of Tie fighters flying overhead "What are so many TIEs doing out this far?" Ezra said thinking out loud.

"Nothing good. Come on" Kanan said as the two began to run back to the diner where the rest of the crew was.


As Kanan and Ezra reached the Diner they slowed down and walked in casually, not wanting to draw the attention of the imperial pilots that just landed. The two walked towards the bar calmly. Ezra turned his head and saw Hera and Zeb sitting calmly in the corner minding their own business, he couldn't see Sabine anywhere. Looking over to the imperial's and saw an image of someone he knew on their Data pads "Tseebo" he said narrowing his eyes at the image.

"What?" Kanan asked.

"Nothing. I'll tell you later" Ezra said dismissing him.

"The Imperial HoloNet broadcast should play here at all times!" One of the pilots yelled as he walked towards the bar.

"No one's requested it for, well, ever" the bar tender Joe explained.

"It's the law" the pilot said sternly as he leaned in further.

Joe sighed as turned his head and changed the channel on the monitor "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. On Lothal, Governor Pryce has commissioned a parade"

"You heard the man! Raise your cups to Emperor" one of the pilots ordered as every sighed and raised their cups.

"Citizens, this is Senator-in-exile Gall Trayvis" the moniter said as the feed cut out and changed to a static image of the senator "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 pilot shouted.

"Can't. "It's the law"" Joe quoted practically forcing Kanan and Ezra to both smile in amassment.

"We're done here" he hissed back as he knocked his drink over and went back to his Tie with the others.

Ezra turned his head and smiled as he saw Sabine stand next to him, she placed her helmet on the bar counter and gave Ezra her own small smile. They haven't really spoken since Ezra said that it was up to her to decide whether or not she wanted she wanted to try a relationship, it's been pretty awkward "TIE pilots on search patrols? What's going on?" Kanan asked.

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

"They're after a Rodian" Kanan observed.

"Just be glad they're not after us for once" Sabine smiled trying to lighten the mood.

"With what we've got planned for today's parade, they'll be after us again tomorrow" he smiled back looking forward to what they have planned.

"Well, you're gonna have to do it without me" Ezra said calmly as he stood up and turned to leave.

"Where do you think you're going?" Kanan asked as he grabbed Ezra's shoulder turning him around.

Ezra turned back to him with a sad look on his face "there's someone I need to see"


At his tower Ezra rested his hands against the railing like he's done so many times before "Tseebo. What have you done?" He said thinking out loud. Walking inside he went to his old workbench Ezra grabbed an old key card.

"Ezzy" he heard a voice in his head

"Mom?" He said turning around making sure he was alone, turning back around he looked at the key card and closed his eyes.

"Bo, I know you love him. But the empire is going to keep coming" he heard the voice of a man he didn't recognize.

"no, they won't. I won't let them take him, I'll find a way" he heard his mother say, her voice full of sadness.

"Bo, listen to me. You know I would do anything for the clan but there's word that the empire has a new weapon, some man in a large black suit. I've seen what he can do. Ezra, isn't safe here. He needs to leave, while he still can"

Ezra opened his eyes and took a step back, he's never heard that conversation before. He shook his head slightly and looked back down to the key card in his hand and he remembered why he came here "Ok, Tseebo. Let's find out what you've done"


Walking down the streets, he could see that the parade was in full swing. He knew that he should be looking for Tseebo and he had a good idea where he would be but he wanted to make sure everyone was ok first. Walking in that direction, he used his grappling lines and jumped up onto a roof top in order to get a better view of everyone. As he reached buildings next to the parade he looked up to see the fireworks in the sky "good job Sabine" he smiled to himself but that smile faded when he saw Kanan with his arms up looking down the barrel of a storm trooper's blaster. looking down the barrel of a storm troopers blaster.

Jumping down from the roof he walked over to where Kanan was and could hear him pretending to be some random fool "Did you see it? It's so beautiful! All the colors! It's like a like a rainbow" Ezra didn't say anything, he just simply walked up behind the trooper and wrapped his around his neck, squeezing tight, snapping it.

His lifeless body fell into Ezra arms who lowered him to the ground and kicking him under the transporter he was standing next to so no-one would panic "Thanks" Kanan said "Where you been?" He asked.

"Making some connections" Ezra shrugged "How's the plan going?" He asked as two walked back into the ground.

Kanan smiled "Just watch" he said as the two looked back to the platform where the new Tie was stationed.

Suddenly the entire thing blew up completely destroying the Tie and nearly killing the minister. They didn't waste any time and ran in the opposite direction before the imperials could try and capture them. Running in the opposite direction from the platform. Ezra turned his head and smiled when he saw Zeb and Sabine run beside them "Nice of you to join us" Zeb said.

"Hey, where were you?" Sabine asked as she by Ezra's side.

"I told you, went to look for an old friend" Ezra smiled.

Looking back to the front of the parade, Zeb narrowed his eyes as he saw Kallus looking around the area "Been spoilin' to finish things with Agent Kallus" he said as he took his bo-rifle out and aimed down the sight right at him.

Before he could fire Kanan's eyes widened as he saw the inquisitor walking through the ruble "Hey, if you want to take somebody out, take out that guy!" He told Zeb as he pointed at the inquisitor.

"Fine" Zeb sighed as he turned and aimed at the inquisitor, firing two shots at the inquisitor but missing.

"Zeb what the hell?" Ezra spat as the group turned and ran away "he was right in front of you" Zeb ignored him as the group ran as far away as they could.

"Specter-2, we're en-route to rendezvous" Kanan said into the com.

"Negative, Specter-1. The streets are blocked. I cannot repeat cannot reach rendezvous" Hera said back over the com.

Ezra stopped and turned to face Kanan "I know a place we can hole up till things calm down" he said turning to face Zeb "But 'Shoulders' here might have a problem taking my route" he said making it clear he was too big.

"Then we need another option" Kanan quickly said back.

"Nah, it's fine" Zeb dismissed him and pulled out hos com "Specter-2, can you make it to the Old Market?"

"Affirmative" Hera confirmed.

"I'm on my way" he asked he jumped on the wall of the building next to them and climbed up towards the roof

"Get back to the Ghost. We'll signal a new rendezvous when we can!" Kanan shouted as everyone ran down the alley.

"Follow me" Ezra ordered as he led Kanan and Sabine.


The three stopped as they reached a nearby house that was full of imperial graffiti "That's an Imperial warning declaring this building off-limits. What is this place?" Sabine asked.

Ezra didn't answer, he just looked down at the key card. This was harder than he thought it would be, he hasn't been in this house in nine years, not since they were taken away "You were coming here today" Kanan said to him "This was your home, wasn't it, where you grew up?" He said thinking out loud.

Ezra opened the door to the house and walked inside with Kanan and Sabine behind him "I didn't grow up here" he said as Sabine closed the door behind her "I only lived here for a year before the Bridger's where taken away. After that I was on the streets until I met all of you" he explained.

Kanan frowned "Then why here? Why now?" He asked.

"I had this feeling" Ezra said as moved to the small foot rest next to the couch and moved it to the side reviling a hole that led underground. Ezra gasped as he saw the same person everyone is looking for, on the full with his arms wrapped around his legs sobbing "Tseebo, it's me, Ezra Kryze" he said calmly.

Tseebo looked up and saw Ezra looking down upon him and climbed up the ladder. Kanan's eyes shot open "That's the Rodian the Imperials are hunting. You know him?" He asked.

"names Tseebo. He was a friend of the Bridgers, always thought he was a good guy. But something's wrong. What's that thing on his head?" He asked.

"Empire's been known to implant lower level technicians with cybernetic circuits. Personality sacrificed for productivity" Sabine explained as she looked closer at the computer around Tseebo's head.

"Tseebo's productivity is 19% higher than average Imperial data worker" Tseebo said as if he wasn't even there, it was just so robotic.

"Tseebo went to work for the Imperial information office after the Empire took the Bridger's away" Ezra explained "always thought that was a dick move and I kinda hate his guts for it"

"the bridger's? You never told us..." Kanan started

"What's to tell? My mother left me with them when I was nine, and now they've been gone for eight years" Ezra explained.

"Eight... Imperial regulations..." Tseebo started before he just started to list random things.

"What's he saying?" Kanan asked as Sabine was listening carefully.

Her eyes widened as she contented the dots and understood what he was saying "He's detailing Imperial fighter deployments on Lothal" she said.

"That's it" Kanan smiled "Tseebo has intel the Empire doesn't want getting out. Sabine, can you access it?" He asked.

"Uh, think so. I need a few minutes" she said she started to work on the computer around Tseebo's head. Ezra sighed and went back towards the hole that led underground.

"Ezra. You okay?" Kanan asked.

"yeah, I'm fine" he said as he climbed down the ladder to the basement.

"I told you, sometimes you have to let your guard down" Kanan quoted himself from earlier today.

"Kanan, I really don't want to talk about it" Ezra said as climbed down out of sight.

Sabine tried to focus on her work but she couldn't help it, she felt so bad for him and she didn't know why "Ezra Kryze, Mother Bo-Katarn of Mandalore, father... unknown. Born nineteen years ago today"

Sabine froze and her jaw dropped, she did her best to try and focus on the task but she couldn't help but want to just reach out and make him feel better "Oh. 'Empire Day' It's Ezra's birthday" she said sadly as she and Kanan now both understood why he was acting so down today.

Ezra sighed as he looked around the old basement, he hid down here when the imperials came. He knew he should have done something but he was just so scared. Lifting his arms and hugging himself he couldn't help but close his eyes and hear their voice "The risk you Bridgers take. Tseebo say you must think of Ezra"

"He's all we think about! We promised Bo that we would look after him like he was our own. We're teaching him that you need to take care of others, to fight for your freedom"

"Tseebo not fight battle. Tseebo know cannot be won"

"You'll want to see this"

"Neither should Bridgers"

"You'll want to see this" he heard Sabine say behind him. He turned his head and saw her looking at him with a sad smile "What's with the old disk?" She asked talking a step closer towards him.

"The Bridger's used to do underground broadcasts from here, speaking out against the Empire. It's probably just one of them" he said dismissively placing the disk on the table and leaving the basement.

Ezra and Sabine both came up the ladder and saw Kanan looking at some holographic images coming from Tseebo's headset "What are we looking at?" He asked.

Sabine smiled as she saw them "It's well, it's everything. Imperial specs on the new TIEs and new T-8 Disruptors. Schedules of troop movements, tactics and strategies. Half of its encrypted, but it looks like there's a five-year plan for Lothal
and every other world in the Outer Rim" she listed.

"No wonder he's been acting crazy. His brain can't handle that much data, it's causing an overload" Ezra said.

"The secrets in his head must be damaging to the Empire. We'll need to smuggle him off Lothal" Kanan said.

"Gotta smuggle him out of town first. You know the only reason the Imperials haven't caught him yet is because their forces were occupied with Empire Day.
But the day's almost done" Sabine said sadly as she sat down trying to think of a way to do this.

"you guys can smuggle him out by using the highway" Ezra started "I'll create a distraction and meet you guys at my tower" he said walking towards the door.

"whoa, whoa, whoa" Sabine said walking towards him "what are you taking about?" She asked.

"I mean, you guys get Tseebo out by using one of the Imperial transports. While I keep every other trooper too busy to come after you" he explained opening the door and sticking his head out to make sure the coast is clear.

"are you sure?" She asked worried.

"Sabine, I'll be fine" he smiled as he turned and left.


Ezra ran down the allies of Lothal right back towards the main road where the parade was, there was someone who he knew could get him the attention he needed in order to cover the others. Using his grappling line Ezra pulled himself up to a roof top in order to each the road quicker. Jumping across the roof tops he neared the road. Stopping on the edge of the roof he looked down to see the destruction in the area. Thankfully he could see no civilians injured but he couldn't help but smile as he saw the Inquisitor, Kallus and minster Tua all standing and talking together.

'that's a way to get attention' he thought smiling to himself as he pulled out a blaster and aimed it right at him.

Pulling the trigger right at the inquisitor, the bolt sored through the air heading right for the back of his head. But unfortunately, he wouldn't go down that easily, turning around he activated his saber and deflected the bolt right at a trooper who was patrolling the area. Kallus quickly pulled his blaster and aimed it right at Ezra as well as everyone other trooper.

The Inquisitor narrowed his eyes as he starred at Ezra "REMEMBER ME!" Ezra shouted as he fired another bolt at the Inquisitor. He didn't waste any time in turning and running in the opposite direction before anyone could try and shoot him. Running back across the roof tops he was already dodging incoming blaster fire "that's it, next time I'm just going to just bring my helmet and carry it when I don't need it" he said as a grenade exploded next to him causing him to fly off his feet and flip through the air.

Landing on his back Ezra groaned as he slowly picked himself up "this is bullshit" he mumbled to himself. Looking behind him, he could see the inquisitor running towards him with his saber drawn only a few roof tops away from him "Tseebo, you better be worth it" he said as he turned and continued to run.

Looking down at a nearby road he could see a man about to step on his single seat speeder. Trying to use the force, Ezra jumped down off the roof and landed right in the driver's seat of the speeder. Quickly looking over to the driver who was about say something looking angry but Ezra beat him to it "sorry, need this speeder to stop the empire, bye" he quickly said before speeding off heading straight for his tower.

"Specter four, what's your status" he heard Hera say through the com.

"Specter two, I have transport and am heading towards the tower" Ezra answered "I shouldn't be longer than a couple of min..." BOOOOOOOOOM.

Ezra's speeder rocked sideways by an explosion "Specter four! Specter four, what was that?" Hera asked franticly.

Ezra turned his head and he saw two imperial transporters following him, firing as he drove away. Looking through the front wind shield of the leading transporter, he could see the Inquisitor frowning at him as he stood in-between the drivers "I've got some company" he said turning the corner around some homes to try and lose them "is the ghost ready?" He asked.

"yes, everyone is onboard. They didn't have any trouble from the imperials. What's you ETA?" She asked.

His speeder rocked again from the incoming fire of the transporters "god damn..." Ezra mumbled, looking up he can see the tower in the distance a couple of miles away with the Ghost hovering over the walkway around the top of it "Specter two, I'm two minutes out. Listen, tell specter three to go into my old room and under the bed there's a secret compartment. Tell her to take it out wait for me on the Ghost's ramp" he instructed.

"understood, we'll be waiting" Hera finished.

Ezra spent the next minute and a half trying to head towards the tower while dodging He was approaching the tower fast but he was hit by transporter who hit the back of the speeder. He tried to keep it steady but there was too much damage and the speeder rocked side to side violently before tipped over and Ezra was flown forward inside the towers entrance which was big enough to fit a transporter in. The speeder exploded as it crashed into the towers base.

"Spec...UR...SP..TER...FOUR!" Ezra heard a voice say in his head as his eyes opened as he could see the ceiling of the towers entrance "EZRA!" He heard Hera shout through the com.

"I'm here"Ezra answered as he tried to pick himself up off the ground but his ears where ringing and his sight was blurred 'yep, I'm definitely wearing my helmet next time I'm on mission' he thought to himself.

"Ezra! Get out of there, their coming!" Hera warned sounding scared.

Ezra forced himself up and he saw the Inquisitor smiling evilly as he walked towards him with his saber drawn, behind him on his right he could see Kallus with his rifle drawn, not to mention the whole squad of troopers behind the both of them "you've been a very annoying pain in my side Mandalorian, ready to die" he smiled.

"sorry pal" Ezra smiled as he already saw the big flaw in his plan, looking to the ground his could see a broken piece of the speeder that must have flew to where he was the same time he did "I'm not ready just yet" and in that moment, Ezra did something that would make him one of the most wanted men in the empire. He quickly lifted his right arm towards the broken piece of speeder and lifted it with the force, before he could even reflect that he was 'LIFTING SOMETHING WITH THE FORCE' he through it across the entrance and it collided with the door controls and a large metal door fell from the ceiling and landed in the front of the entrance sealing Ezra off from them. Turning around he turned and sprinted up the stairs towards the top of the tower but he couldn't help but smirk as he heard the inquisitor shout 'GET THE EXPLOSIVES'

As he neared the top he reached for the com "Specter two, I'm nearly there. be ready to take off in twenty seconds" he instructed.

"understood, Specter four" Hera said.

He reached the top and stood on the walkway but the he had to grab onto the railing as he felt the whole tower rock back and forth. Looking down to the ground he could that the door leading into the tower was gone and replaced by big fiery hole with troopers flooding in. He smirked. He turned and saw the Ghost with Sabine standing on the ramp, she held out her hand as Ezra ran to her and jumped on board "Specter two, I'm on board. Let's get out of here" he said as he and Sabine walked inside the cargo bay.

"Ezra, is this a detonator?" Sabine asked as she handed Ezra what she took out of the secret compartment under his bed.

"yep" he said as he took it from her hand and they entered the mess hull to see Zeb standing with Tseebo.

"why do you have it?" She asked as she removed her helmet and placed it on the table.

"insurance" he answered before he primed it and as it started to beep with a red light he pushed the last button and the ship rocked slightly.

"oh, my stars, Ezra... your tower" Hera said through the ship intercom.

"don't worry about it Hera" Ezra said.

"what just happened?" Sabine asked as she took a step forward towards him.

"don't worry about it" he said as the whole ship rocked again, much harder than last time.

"on the guns people, we have Ties incoming!" Hera said again through the coms before the whole ship rocked again.

"Karabast! That came from behind! Is that scrap heap even payin' attention?" Zeb said before running towards the Phantom.

"I have to man the nose guns" Sabine said

"I'm coming with" Ezra said as the Ghost rocked again causing Ezra to knock into Tseebo

Tseebo's head dropped for a few minutes before he looked up and shook his head "Ezra? Ezra Kryze. It is you!" He said as he reached out for him.

"Yeah, Tseebo. It's me" Ezra said trying to calm him down a little "But now's not the best time for a reunion" he said.

Tseebo didn't listen "Ezra Kryze" he said sounding in awe.

"Tseebo" Ezra as he pushed him to the chair but Tseebo kept on rambling in his own native language which Ezra didn't understand.

"What's he saying?" He asked Sabine who was still there.

"He says... He says he knows what happened to the bridges" she translated for him. Looking Ezra dead in the eye and she could see the confusion in them.

Here ya go guys, I Know that I said I would put the next two episodes together but I thought you all waited long enough, sorry about the wait but a lot of stuff has happened. I hope you enjoyed the story.

I'll see you in the next chapter.

May the Force be With You.