Ezra stood there for a moment, unsure of what to say or think. He just froze, looking confused 'Tseebo new where the bridges were?' That can't be right. The whole Ghost rocked side by side again as the Tie fighters fired at the back of the Ghost.

"Sabine, I need you in the nose gun, now!" Hera said over the com.

Ezra frowned as he saw Sabine not even move towards the turret "Didn't you hear Hera?" He asked.

"Didn't you hear Tseebo?" Sabine spat back just as hostile as he did "He said he knows what happened to the bridges"

"Oh yeah, because Tseebo seems like in such a good metal state to only tell the truth and not the complete crap he's been saying none stop since we found him" he said sarcastically "So go!" He shouted as Sabine sighed before turning and running towards the turret. When she left Ezra turned around and grabbed him by the shoulders "Are you? Are you telling the truth?" He asked franticly shaking him by the shoulders trying to break Tseebo out of this trance he seems to be in.

The ship rocked again, much harder than before and the two landed on the chairs behind the table "The Bridgers should hide" Tseebo said as the two stood up "The troopers came. They took Mira and Ephraim Bridger away" he explained.

"Where Tseebo?" Ezra asked "tell me where they took them?"

"Forgive Tseebo" he said sighing and shaking his head "Forgive him"

"Tseebo, I want to forgive but I can't because you didn't do anything" Ezra said frowning at him.

"Tseebo failed. Tseebo was afraid. Tseebo could not raise Ezra Kryze"

"THAT! that's why I can't forgive you, it's not because you didn't do anything. It's because you didn't even try!" He shouted as the ship rocked again "Shields down! Ezra, I need you in the cockpit!" Hera shouted over the com.

"Yeah. On my way" Ezra shouted back before running to the cockpit.

"Ezra. Nav-computer's off-line" Hera said as the control panel next to her was smoking and sparkling "With chopper down, I need you to fix it" he said.

"Not exactly my specialty" he said getting on his knees and working under the console.

"Well, make it your specialty and make it fast" she said looking out of the cockpit window and seeing a star destroyer heading straight for them "Or this ship becomes a real ghost" she gasped "Could really use that nav-computer!" She said worried and eager.

"Rewiring fast as I..." Ezra started before the doors to the cockpit opened and Tseebo walked in looking like he was in that same trance he was in before.

"For fast travel over interstellar distances, hyperspace is optimal" he mumbled before getting down next to Ezra and working on the same console.

"What is he doing?" Hera asked before the console lit up with a green light "I don't believe it Hang on!" she smiled before activating light speed.

"Uh, Hera" Ezra said as he stood up and brought Tseebo up with him "This is Tseebo" he interduced.

"And did Tseebo just signal hyperspace coordinates directly to my ship?" Hera guessed.

"I think that's the safe bet" Ezra shrugged.

"Well, then thank you, Tseebo. I think you saved our lives" she said gratefully.

"Yeah, I guess there's a first time for everything" Ezra sighed as he walked past the two heading out of the cockpit.


Everyone sat in the common room. Ezra sat behind the table with a tool doing some repairs on his helmet when he got caught in that explosion in the tower before they escaped, Kanan was by Tseebo who was mentally broken again, Zeb just leaned against the wall with his arms crossed and Hera & Sabine where trying to fix chopper who caught in an explosion at the back of the Ghost. Ezra looked up from his helmet and saw Kanan waving his hand up and down in front of Tseebo's face "So? What are we gonna do with him?" Ezra asked.

"We have a few ideas. But you're the one who has history with Tseebo" Kanan said stepping forward and leaning on the table "What do you think we should do?" He asked.

Ezra glanced up to see Kanan looking down at him "not my problem" he shrugged before going back to work on the helmet.

Kanan frowned before taking the tool from his hand "Ezra, you'll never advance as a Jedi if you can't be honest with yourself, at least" he said placing his hands on his hips.

"Kanan, I swear in the entire time I've known you. You have never just said something normally. What does that even mean?" Ezra said frowning.

"It means Tseebo matters to you. You do care what happens to him" he said back calmly.

"Kanan, he has not been a friend to me in a very long time. And besides why should I care, he didn't even try to save the bridges"

"What could he have done against the entire Empire?" Kanan asked sarcastically.

"And besides, look at what he's done since" Sabine said standing up and coming towards the two "The imperials encourage these implants, but they're not mandatory. Not yet. He must have volunteered. And then he uploaded their secrets and ran. Maybe he's trying to make up for letting you down. Why else would he take on the Empire alone?" She finished.

"Empire" Tseebo started before mumbling in some different language again.

"He said the Empire can track the Ghost" Sabine translated.

"Oh, please. The imperials can't follow us through hyperspace" Zeb scoffed.

"Imperial XX-23 S-thread tracker was developed by Sienar systems to trace ships through hyperspace to destination" Tseebo said as his headset projected a hologram of the tracking device.

"Hera, could they have tagged us with that thing?" Kanan asked worried.

"Guess we better find out" Hera said before she finished her work on Chopper and turned him on. As Chopper started to activate he span and sparked in a panic "Whoa, whoa, whoa. Calm down, chop. You were just off-line for a few minutes. We need you to scan the Ghost for that"

Chopper immediately began to protest "Stop grumbling and find that tracker, you rust bucket!" Zeb spat before Chopper rolled off to find it.


Everyone sat in the cockpit looking at a hologram of the Ghost with a red dot on the back of the Phantom "So, they did tag us" Sabine said.

"Yes. But the good news is the tracer's actually, on the hull of the Phantom" Hera smiled.

"How is that good news exactly?" Zeb asked

"It'll allow us to detach the Phantom and lure the imperials away from the Ghost and Tseebo" Kanan said.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! You want to detach while in hyperspace? Do you know how incredibly dangerous that is?" Sabine immediately said in protest.

"Not as dangerous as what I plan to do with the ship" Kanan smirked.

"Can't wait to hear this" Zeb said sarcastically.

"I checked our current trajectory. If you can modify the hyperspace coordinates" Kanan said looking at Hera.

"I... could" she said hesitantly.

"then we can pass by the asteroid field where the old clone base is" Kanan explained.

Everyone's eyes widened "You mean the base with the nasties who live in the shadows?" Sabine asked worried.

"Kanan that's the best idea you could come up with, that's stupid" Ezra said with his arms crossed.

"He's right, Kanan. Why not just drop the Phantom into our trail and let the imperials chase after their tracker?" Hera asked.

"Because there's more than a tracker at work here. Back on Lothal, I sensed it.
The Inquisitor is on our trail, and as long as Ezra and I are on board the Ghost, we're jeopardizing Tseebo's escape" Kanan explained.

"No, no fuck that. I am not leaving the Ghost and going to that base as a favor to Tseebo" Ezra immediately protested.

"As a favor to all of us. And don't worry. I'll be right beside you" Kanan smiled. Ezra just gave a blank stare before showing Kanan his middle finger and turning to leave.


Ezra leaned against the kitchen wall with his arms crossed as Tseebo looked like he was dead staring at the opposite wall. Sabine walked in and looked at Ezra sadly "So, the bridges, what do you really think happened?" She asked.

Ezra sighed before shaking his head "I don't know Sabine, does it really matter?"

She immediately frowned "Yeah, of course it matters" she yelled "You have to talk to Tseebo before we go" she said.

"I already Tried that" Ezra said.

"Okay, so try harder! Once Hera takes him away, you may never see Tseebo again" she informed him.

"Maybe that's for the best" he said back before he pushed himself off the wall and headed for the door.

"Wha? How can you say that?" She spat at him sounding very angry.

Ezra turned to look at her "Sabine I've was on my own for a long time, if I just hung on to the idea that someone would come and rescue me, take me back to my mother. I never would have learned to survive, never would have learned to fight. So, I'm sorry but I can't just think that asking will get me the answers I need. not just about the bridge's but my mother as well" he explained.

"your mother?" Sabine asked confused.

"Sabine, I don't know why she left me on Lothal. I don't have the faintest idea. And I'm not going to try and get those answers now, what's the point" he finished before opening to door to revile Kanan standing on the other side of it,

"You ready?" He asked. Ezra turned and looked at Tseebo once last time before turning back to him and nodded "Okay"


Ezra and Kanan both walked into the Phantom "why aren't you wearing your helmet?" Kanan asked as he sat in the pilot's chair.

"it's still damaged from the explosion, it's gonna take me a couple of days to fix" Ezra explained as he sat in one of the passenger seats.

"Strap in. Prepping for separation. Once we're out of hyperspace, we'll head towards the asteroid base and lead the Empire there" Kanan informed.

"You sure, about this? You won't be any more welcome there than the imperials" Hera said over the com from the Ghost.

"That's what I'm counting on" Kanan smiled.

"Just be safe. And Ezra? Look out for Kanan" She asked.

"Somebody has to" he chuckled.

"Ready for separation" Hera said

"Copy that, Ghost" Kanan informed.

"Five, four three, two one. Detach!" Kanan and Hera both said before the Phanton detached form the Ghost and it drifted in hyperspace. Everything shook fiercely as a blinding light came through the front window.

"Okay. Okay" Kanan said as he took a couple of heavy breaths "That was the easy part"

"Should we go over the plan again?" Ezra asked concerned.

"I never told you what the plan was" Kanan smiled back.

"so you see the problem"

"You remember the nasty creatures Hera and Sabine found here?" Kanan said.

"how could I not, my arm still hasn't healed from that slash I got from one of them" Ezra said lifting his arm.

"Well, I'm gonna need you to connect with them like I was trying to teach you before if we're gonna survive this"

"Kanan, I can think of hundred different times for you to teach. This is not one of them" Ezra said as he walked over and stood behind him.

"No, but I figure it's learning like you do best by surviving" Kanan said back as the Phantom reached the base.

"Kanan, I don't think this is a good idea. I'm not gonna lie, I'm afraid" Ezra admitted.

Kanan chuckled "I got news for you, kid. Everyone's afraid, but admitting it as you just did makes you braver than most, and it's a step forward"

"Yeah, into the jaws of one fucked up dream" Ezra said as the phantom made its way into the dark base.

Kanan brought the Phantom to the ground "I'll get the tracking device off the Phantom. You go make some new friends" he said before opening the door "Here we go" he finished as the two stepped out.

Ezra took a step out further into the dark among the wrecked republic drop ships. He closed his eyes and took a deep breath before lifting his arms "one with the force, one with the force" he said to himself. He opened his eyes and jumped back as he saw over a dozen of those creature's all moving towards him.

"You're blocked! Let go" Kanan said as he jumped on the Phantom and reached out with his arms trying to slow all of them down.

"I can't!" Ezra spat back as he backed up more with arms up.

"Don't be afraid" Kanan yelled.

"I'm not afraid of them" Ezra yelled back which surprised even himself.

"Then what?"

"I don't know"

"Yes, you do!"

"I..." Ezra started as back hit the side of the Phantom

"Ezra! What are you afraid of?" Kanan yelled as he jumped off the roof and stepped back to Kanan.

"I'm afraid of... I'm afraid of knowing. I'm afraid of the truth! I'm sorry! I'm sorry. I forgive you, Tseebo!" He yelled as his eyes closed in fear. Everything froze, all he could hear was a ringing in his ears "I, too, am sorry. Forgive me for everything" he heard Tseebo say in his head. Opening eyes, he could see all of the creature's sitting calmly on the ground looking at the two quietly. Ezra smirked as he looked over to Kanan "this is gonna be a lot of fun" he smiled.


Ezra and Kanan both sat in a meditative pose with all the creatures at their sides "Lights up!" They heard someone say in a deep voice.

"Steady" someone else said as the lights over their eye lides got brighter.

"Sir, they're over... here"

"Wait. I sense" he heard someone say with the voice of the inquisitor.

"Sir! They're not alone" without giving them a moment to try something, Ezra and Kanan both lifted their arms up and the creatures attacked without missing a beat.

"Shoot it! Shoot it!" The trooper's yelled as Kanan stood up and activated his lightsaber.

"This was your plan?" The inquisitor chuckled "To lure us here and allow these creatures to do your work for you?"

"How do you think it's going?" Kanan smirked as he saw a trooper being dragged around the corner, most likely to be eaten.

One of the creatures lunged towards the inquisitors "Pathetically" he said as he took his saber out and slashed its neck as it flew through the air.

"Guess if you want something done right" Kanan said before he activated his own saber and charged at the inquisitor.

The engaged in a fierce saber battle as Ezra used his control over the creatures to deal with the rest of the troopers. As Ezra heard the sound of a painful grunt coming from Kanan Ezra opened his eyes and saw him being thrown from the air, hitting the side of the Phantom and falling forward unconscious "Kanan!" Said before standing up and running towards him.

"Your meager training is nothing in the face of true power" the Inquisitor smiled as he stepped closer.

Ezra used the force to pull Kanan's saber to his own hand and brought it downwards on the Inquisitor forcing him to duck and take a step back "You're not going near, him!" He growled as he pointed the saber at him.

"Yes, I had my suspicions you were a force wielder Mandalorian" the Inquisitor smiled before he used the force to pull the saber out of his hand "but you're not that strong. In fact, it's time to end both Jedi and padawan for good. Your devotion to your master is admirable, but it will not save you. Nothing can" he smiled before using the force to push Ezra back near the edge of a small ledge.

"Get back!" Ezra yelled as he looked back up to him.

"Ah, yes, good. Go on. Unleash your anger. I will teach you what your master could not" he smiled.

"You don't have anything to teach me" Ezra growled as he stood back up.

"The darkness is too strong for you, orphan. It is swallowing you up, even now" the Inquisitor smiled as he continued to step closer.

"No!" Ezra yelled.

"Your master will die"

"No, he won't" he yelled again.

"Your friends will die. And everything you've hoped for will be lost. This is the way the story ends" he smiled.

Ezra closed his eyes as he felt an unbelievable amount of anger staring within him "NO!" he yelled.

The inquisitor paused and took a defensive stance as he felt the power coming off of him. Ezra opened his eyes, not with his blue eyes but with his now crimson eyes, eyes of the Sith "Ezra? No!" Kanan said as he looked up and saw what he was doing.

Not even thinking about what was happening Ezra lifted his arm up and a large beast came up behind him. Pointing his arm at the inquisitor the creature roared and charged towards him.

Kanan's forced himself to his feet as he saw Ezra clasps to the ground, running over to him as he saw the creature knock his saber of out his hand he ran to Ezra "Ezra" he said kneeling down beside him.

He sighed in relief as Ezra opened his eyes revealing his once again blue eyes "Kanan?" He asked confused "What happened? I... I feel so cold" he said before his eyes closed and he lost conciseness "I know. It's okay. We're leaving" he heard Kanan say before his mind drifted.


Ezra's eyes opened to the roof of the Phantom as he realized Kanan must have set him down before getting them out of there. Picking himself up off the Phantom floor he turned and saw Kanan piloting the ship and the Ghost not too far in the distance.

"I saved us?" He asked.

Kanan turned around and looked at him worryingly "You did" he confirmed.

"But something doesn't feel right" Ezra admitted.

"If your will isn't strong enough when you open yourself to the force, you become vulnerable to the dark side" Kanan informed as he docked the Phantom with the Ghost.

"I was trying to protect you" Ezra said.

"I know. But your anger and fear caused that giant creature to attack" Kanan said walking towards him and placing a hand on his shoulder.

"I don't remember it" Ezra replied as the Phantom door opened.

"That's for the best. Your powers are growing so quickly, you weren't prepared.
I didn't teach you what you needed to know. I'm sorry" Kanan said as the two walked out of the Phantom and back into the Ghost.

"Welcome back, you two" Hera smiled as the two came down the ladder to meet everyone else.

"You outsmarted them again. Good job, boss" Zeb laughed.

"You made it" Sabine said with a warm smile.

"Was there any doubt?" Kanan asked.

"Never. Ezra, I have something to..." Hera started as Ezra made his way through the group and to the turret.

"Ezra needs a little time to himself right now" he heard Kanan say before he closed the door behind him.

Ezra sat in the turret with his feet up and arms crossed as, he just looked out at the stars, trying to clear his head "rough couple of days" he heard Sabine say behind him.

Turning his head, he smiled as she came up behind him "that's one word for it" he replied.

Sabine chuckled as she moved beside him "you wanna talk about it?" She asked looking into his eyes.

"not really" Ezra said shaking his head.

Sabine sighed "well, there is something I want to talk about it" she said.

Ezra turned to look at her "what is it?" He asked.

Sabine didn't say anything, she grabbed him by the cheeks and brought his lips to hers. Ezra's eyebrows shot up as he closed his eyes and shifted his body to fully face her. Opening her mouth Ezra took the advantage and stuck his tongue in her mouth. Sabine moved her arms around his neck as Ezra moved his around her waist.

Sabine pulled back and rested her head against his as the two both took a deep breath "I want to... keep the ball rolling" Sabine admitted "see how it works out" she said with a smile.

Ezra smiled back and nodded "best birthday ever" he smiled as she laughed. Without wasting any time Ezra pulled Sabine over to him and she climbing onto his lap "now. Where were we?" He said with a grin. Sabine smiled as she moved in and kissed him again.

Ok guys, here you go. Sorry about the delay, I'll try to not let happen again. May the force be with you.