A/N

Hello everyone! Thanks to all for being so patient as to wait for the second chapter. And I also wanted to give a special thanks to those who have favorited and followed and read the first chapter of my story. It means a lot to me. I truly hope you enjoy the second chapter. Reviews, follows, and favorites are always welcomed. If you have any questions, opinions, or the like, review or pm me. Thank you!

~Cora

Previously, Aurora has a vision. What next? Read on...

CHAPTER 2

"Aurora! Aurora!" Her name was being yelled loudly. She felt tired, the sound of her name so loud was overwhelming. Then someone gave a few gentle yet firm slaps to her cheek.

Aurora gasped, her eyes fluttering open. She found herself to be staring into the blue eyes of her father.

"Aurora! Are you alright?"

His voice was filled with concern and worry.

"Dad..."

Muttered Aurora, rubbing her head, as her father helped her up.

"What happened?"

Asked the girl.

"Felix was talking, and you stepped forwards a few steps, kinda stared of into space. You started stumbling around, as if you were somewhere else. You wouldn't respond to us, and you tried to fight at us when we went near you."

Explained Peyton.

"Then you fell over, unconscious."

Continued Felix.

There was silence for a moment before Aurora slowly spoke.

"I saw...I think I had a vision."

Stuttered Aurora.

"A vision?"

Inquired Ezra.

"Yes. It started on Felucia. And I saw a bunch of glowing flowers, with a stream right next to them. Then after that, there was a man. His face was covered, and we were in a big dark room. And there was another man, with a T shaped hilt, red lightsaber. He tried to kill me, but the cloaked man protected me. He beat the man with the strange saber, and we were running in the the streets of Nar Shaada, I think? I don't know who they were, I didn't see their faces."

"Hm."

Ezra hummed, pondering what his daughter had told him.

"What does it mean?"

Asked Felix.

"I don't know."

Responded Ezra.

"I was on Felucia at first. I feel like I should go there..."

Stated Aurora.

Ezra shook his head.

"No. It's too dangerous."

Aurora stared at her father in disbelief.

"I need to go. The Force is screaming for me to go."

Countered Aurora.

"Which side of the Force? The light, or the dark?"

Asked her father.

Aurora kept silent. She honestly didn't know...

"I sense darkness, Aurora. You can't go."

Stated Ezra, standing up.

"I don't care what side is calling me, I'm going."

Hissed Aurora, fallowing her fathers action, and coming to her feet.

"No Aurora. It's far dangerous for you. After Felucia, I presume your going to Nar Shaada? Well that planet is a toxic wasteland filled with scum of all sorts. Your a pretty young lady, and I know people there would want to hurt you."

"I can take care of myself! I'm 17 years old!"

Aurora hissed.

"Aurora! Stop. No is no."

"Bu-"

"-That's an order."

Confirmed Ezra. He and Aurora held a hard eye contact.

Felix and Peyton looked at each other with deep concern. They knew this was not going so well, and if they knew their family, it wasn't going to end so well either.

Aurora, however, was furious. How could he be so stubborn? Aurora knew she could handle it. She had to see what her vision meant. Aurora glared at her father and began to stomp off.

At that moment Sabine walked up, nearly running into Aurora.

"Whoa, slow down."

Stated Sabine in a stern voice, putting her hands on Aurora's shoulders.

"Stop!"

Snapped Aurora, trying to pull out of her mothers grip, but Sabine kept her daughter in place.

"Aurora! Mando'ad bah Mando'ad! Udesii. Me'bana?"

Asked Sabine. Her voice was gentle.

"Naas!"

Snipped Aurora.

"Vaabir naasad ba'jurir gar jorad at ni, evaar'la dala. Mando'ad's ijaat val buir!"

Sabine snapped back just as quickly, more stern.

"Ne shab'rud'niÖ!"

Aurora yelled.

Sabine gave a shocked and angry expression to her daughters words.

"Aurora!"

Hissed Ezra, as Aurora pulled away from Sabine and stomped off.

The pair watched her go, Sabine then turned to her riduur.

"What's wrong?"

Asked Sabine.

"She had a vision."

Stated Ezra.

"A vision?"

It was more if a scared statement than a question. When Sabine was young, she would've never dreamed of marrying a Force user. Now things were different. Sabine loved her family, and she wouldn't change a thing. But even after all these years, it still was shock when they went through a vision or some other Force ordeal.

"She did. And she wants to go and look into what she saw."

Confirmed Ezra.

"What did she see?"

Sabines question was almost a whisper.

"Bioluminescent flowers on Felucia. And a man in a cloak, who was protecting her. They were on Nar Shaada, and Aurora feels she need to find out what it meant."

Sabine listened to her husband intently.

Ezra continued with a shake of his head and a sigh.

"They call to her. They pull at her. The dark and the light. She has to choose whose call to answer."

Sabine smiled soberly and placed a loving hand on Ezra's shoulder.

"She's not a little girl anymore."

Ezra smiled in a fond and saddened way. "Maybe...but she'll always be my little girl."

Aurora was fuming angry. She paced her bedroom, pondering what had happened. This was all unfair. Aurora hated being reprimanded like this. But her parents rules were; as long as she was still under their roof, she was still under their rules. Aurora respected that. It was apart of her culture. For a Mandalorian to rebel against their parents was a huge dishonorable action. "Mando'ad's ijaat val buir!" Aurora's mothers words echoed in her mind. "Mandalorian's honor their mother." Aurora knew her mother would agree with her father, with which made it final. She was staying if they had anything to say about it. Aurora stomped her foot and continued her pacing.

After pacing the length of her room about a hundred times, Aurora slowly lay down in her bed, facing the wall. She was tired and frustrated. She needed to think about this. It seemed simple enough. She wanted to see what it meant. Just because she saw something didn't mean it was going to happen that way exactly, did it? Her dad was just being stubborn! After a few minutes, Aurora heard the doors slide open. Aurora felt a wave of anger overtake her mind when she sensed her father enter.

"Hey, ka'ra."

Ezra tried to be on a more lighthearted note, as he slowly walked in.

Aurora shook her head and hugged her legs ever more. Ezra made his way over to Aurora's bed and sat down beside her. A quiet moment followed before Ezra spoke.

"Aurora, I know your upset. But you have to understand-it's dangerous for you to run off."

"Run off? Dad! You don't understand! I need to see what happened!"

Hissed Aurora sitting up suddenly.

Ezra leaned back at Aurora's sudden movement. The speed of that girl sometimes made Ezra's head spin.

"Aurora, you have to stop arguing. I'm your father, and you have a duty to listen to me."

Countered Ezra in a stern voice. He kept his cool exceptionally well. Aurora was quite the opposite at the moment.

"I don't! Your not Mandalorian!"

Snapped Aurora.

"And that makes you completely Mandalorian? Your my daughter, Aurora! Your not all Mandalorian."

"I don't care"

Hissed Aurora.

A moment of silence followed. Then Ezra spoke.

"Your focusing on your feelings, Aurora. Your fear."

The two held eye contact. Auroras eyes held hatred, fear, and betrayal. Ezra's eyes seemed to hold no emotion, even though he was full of emotion inside.

Aurora shook her head and turned away. Ezra sighed, then stood. When he was at the door, he slowly turned to look over his shoulder.

"If only you would believe me."

Aurora shook her head in anger as she stared blankly at nothing.

Ezra stood outside Aurora's door for a moment. He was so distraught. He almost wished that Aurora didn't have the powers of the Force. He only wanted her to be safe.

Ezra quietly made his way to the cockpit of the Gauntlet. When he arrived, he was pleased to find it was empty. He needed a moment to think-to figure out how to protect his daughter.

When her father had left the room, Aurora fell apart. A sob wracked her body. He didn't understand! The Forces pulls were horribly strong. He didn't know what this felt like! Huge tears streamed down Aurora's soft curved cheeks. Her eyes were clasped shut, and she hugged body in agony. She felt torn. Maybe her father was right? Maybe he wasn't? How was she suppose to know? Aurora lay down on her side, huddling up within her blankets. She felt lost and confused. She honestly didn't know what this emotion was, but she didn't like it. Tears stained Aurora's blankets, as sobs wracked her body ever more.

Finally, Aurora cried herself to sleep.

Ezra felt himself staring at his feet. He had them up on the dashboard. He knew Sabine hated it when he did that but he wasn't thinking about that right now. He was just trying to find answers. He needed to help his daughter figure things out. He wanted desperately for the broken to be mended... Ezra honestly felt horrible for keeping her grounded like this. But Ezra felt the darkness. That's all he could feel from this situation was darkness. When Felix was born, Ezra had always said he would protect his family no matter what, to the very best of his abilities. After he had lost his parents, and his master, he didn't think he would be able to cope if he lost his wife and children. So when Ezra felt the dark side in Aurora, all he wanted to do was protect her. He wanted to keep her safe, keep her from suffering.

Ezra was pulled from his thoughts when Zeb entered. "Hey mate. I was wondering if you knew-"

Zeb stopped when he saw Ezra's face.

It was twisted into a hard, focused, look.

"Huh? Oh, uh Zeb."

Muttered Ezra, finally acknowledging the old Lasat.

"You need something?"

"You need a caff."

Stated Zeb simply. The Lasat turned around and headed out.

Ezra slowly turned towards the dash yet again, his face held the expression of confusion.

A moment later, Zeb returned with some caff in hand. Ezra thanked him when he handed him a cup. Zeb then sat in the co-pilots chair, and after a quiet moment, Zeb spoke.

"So, what's on your mind?"

A few hours had passed...

Aurora sat on her bed, cleaning her lightsaber. It was a simple rod shape, but what made it stand out as her own, was the two small crystals at the end, hanging off of some string. Aurora looked up in thought. On the outside, she looked calm, collected, and relaxed. But within her head was like an explosion of thoughts. She felt insecure. She felt restless. And she felt anger. She felt she was old enough to do what she needed to do. She couldn't let it go so easily. Ever since the vision, Aurora felt the Force pulling her endlessly to drop everything and go to Felucia. Aurora quietly cleaned off the sides of her lightsaber, gently and lovingly. She had heard her dad say; that a Jedi's lightsaber was their life. She didn't quite feel that attached to her weapon, but she did rely on it, maybe more than she let on. Aurora activated it, it's purple glow illuminated the dark room. As Aurora stared at the bright glow, and listened to the comforting wirr it omitted, she came to a solid conclusion, and made her decision. The girl got a small weary smile as she shut off the ancient weapon. She threw it down on her bed and leapt to her feet. Aurora was moving like fire. Fast, graceful, yet sparking in anger. She grabbed clothes and supply's and detonators, along with her blaster and lightsaber and threw them into a brown leather bag. She had a plan, and she knew no one would like it, and she knew she would be in deep trouble for this later, but she had to do it. The calls from the Force were much to strong. Aurora did one last checkover in her bag. When she felt everything was in order, she clapped the bag shut, throwing it over her shoulder. Aurora gave a quick glance around her bedroom. It would be a long time before she got back. Aurora smiled as she quietly left her room, walking calmly down the halls of her parents ship, heading towards the cargo hold. She was calm and collected as she wore her bag over her right shoulder, keeping up her senses to avoid her parents in her rout. One could never have seen the anger that was radiating within the girl. She would have to "barrow" an A-wing or the likes. It wouldn't be impossible to do, especially because it was late. Everything was typically slow going around this time. Aurora glanced around. The fleet was huge, but Aurora knew where she was going. The young girl headed towards the edges of the hanger bay, where the fighters were kept. Walking through the hanger bay, Aurora glanced around. A-wings lined the hanger bay walls. There were older ones and newer ones. Aurora decided to grab one of the used ones. Not to old, but not to new. She didn't want to make the Resistance suffer, trying to find one of their best A-wings. So instead, Aurora picked out an older model. It was painted a bright white, with gold lining. Aurora thought it was pretty charming. It looked like it was in good condition, and that no one would be using it anytime soon. And of course, it was in a more secluded part of the hanger bay, easy to grab and go. She slowly walked about aimlessly, waiting for the hanger bay to calm down. She couldn't let anyone see her go. She wasn't authorized, and she wouldn't be authorized without Hera finding out. And, of course, if Hera found out Aurora's plan would be done for.

While she was walking, Aurora felt something. The force was telling her she was being watched. Aurora glanced around and caught sight of a pilot. He was tall, his hair was red and his eyes were blue. Was he new? Just the way he acted said it all. He smiled at her warmly. On a good day, Aurora wouldn't have minded. But today was another story. Aurora gave a ghost of a smile.

The pilot walked up to her, beaming.

"Hey, can I help you?"

"No."

Responded Aurora simply. He had to be new.

A slightly small awkward silence followed.

"So...what's your name? Have I seen you here before?"

Asked the boy.

Yep, he was new.

"No, you probably haven't seen me before. I'm not here all the time."

"Oh... ok. Well, my names Hace. What's your name?"

Said he.

Aurora was not in the mood. First of all, she was not going to tell him her name, for fear she might be found out by her family. And second, she didn't have time to deal with a flirty fly boy. She had to get her ship and leave, before someone else discovered she was gone. Aurora had a job to do. The girl got a dark glare on her face, as she lifted her hand.

"You don't want to know who I am."

Hace stared at Aurora dumbstruck. Then he repeated Aurora dryly.

"I don't want to know who you are."

"You will forget I was here."

Commanded Aurora.

"I will forget you were here."

Repeated the boy.

Aurora ran past him quickly, getting out of his sight. She gave a quick glance over her shoulder, watching him stand in confusion. Aurora sighed in relief when she was a ways away from him. Well...that was awkward. But her trick worked. Aurora was grateful she had learned mind tricks. They were extremely convenient in times like these. Aurora felt her powers were a blessing and a curse. Aurora stared soberly at her feet as she walked. If she didn't have these stupid powers she wouldn't have to sneak out like this.

Ezra took a sip of the half empty cup of caff. It warmed his very core.

"I dunno, Zeb. Maybe I should take her to Felucia. We could take a look around. And it'd get it out of her system.

"Well, it's up to you, mate."

Shrugged Zeb.

"She's your kid."

Ezra sighed.

"I know you wouldn't quite understand this the way I do, but I sense darkness from all of this. It's the dark side that calling to her, and she doesn't quite know it."

"Maybe you should go talk to her."

Suggested Zeb, taking a sip of caff.

"I tried a few hours ago, and she about bit my head off. She needs time to cool a bit, and then, then maybe I'll try again."

Ezra looked down at the almost empty cup.

"It takes persuasion, Zeb. I can't drill it into her mind. She needs to understand and decide for herself that this is not right. I just need to show her the facts so she can come to the same conclusion."

A moment of silence followed.

"Heh. She's just like you when you were young. Stubborn as a tooka."

Zeb chuckled.

Ezra shook his head.

"That's what worries me."

A few more minutes passed. Finally, no one was around. Aurora snuck over to her chosen A-wing. It was beautiful up close. Its golden and yellow paint shimmered in the lighting of the hanger. Aurora gave one final glance around, then proceeded to hop up into the ship. She dropped her bag on the floor between her legs, starting up the A-wing, prepping to fly. The fuel tank was full. Hyperdrive and NAV computer were fully functional. Everything was green. Aurora then skillfully pulled the ship up off the hangers landing pad, proceeding to thrust her out fast, flying out of the atmosphere, into deep space. Hera had taught Aurora how to fly many years beforehand. Aurora knew she was better than most pilots, thanks to Hera's lessons. Hera was a trained and experienced professional after all. Aurora immediately went to calculating the jump to hyperspace. She had no time to lose. They would know sooner or later. Aurora really hoped she could get away clear. But apparently, Aurora was not going to get her way.

"Attention A-wing number 68! You are unregistered to take off. State your name and number!"

An exasperated voice snapped out over the ships comm system.

Aurora smiled as the ship notified that the calculations were complete.

"This is Starbird rebel, and I'm here to tell you; it's none of your business where I'm going. Have a great life!"

Aurora's words were filled with sarcasm and sass.

Immediately after her words, Aurora thrust the throttle forwards, sending her ship plummeting into hyperspace.

Her journey had begun.

A/N

There we have it. I tried to make this chapter understandable and as less confusing as possible.

I tried to get both Ezra's and Aurora's viewpoints on the matter as best I could. I didn't want to make Ezra out to be a grump or just flat out mean. I wanted to bring out that with all he's been through, and all he's lost, he doesn't want to lose his family. So when he sensed the dark side, he only acts on his fatherly instincts, and tries to keep his only daughter out of harms way. But, Aurora has that spunk and rebel in her enough to make her jump ship on her own. And she feels the Force pulling at her to go. She's still young, and quite inexperienced, so when such a call is so strong, she goes with it.

I also added in Sabine and Aurora's conversation in Mando'a. (Translations below.) I felt it would put a deeper perspective on their mother and daughter relationship. Aurora appreciates the Mandalorian in her very much, as does Sabine. So when they have a heart to heart, they talk Mando'a.

I hope this chapter lived up to your expectations.

To those of you who don't know Mando'a or just don't feel like or have the time to look it up, here is the translation for Sabine and Aurora's conversation and a few other Mando'a words.

Translations;

Aurora! Mando'ad bah Mando'ad! Udesii. Me'bana?-Aurora! Mandalorian to Mandalorian! Calm down. What happened?

Naas!-Nothing!

Vaabir naasad ba'jurir gar jorad at ni, evaar'la dala. Mando'ad's ijaat val buir!-Don't raise your voice at me, young woman. Mandalorians honor their mother!

Ne shab'rud'niÖ!-Don't mess with me!

(Extremely strong warning-and likely to be followed by violence)

Riddur-Husband/wife

Ka'ra-stars

So now that this chapters out, I have things to discuss.

!!!SPOILER WARNING FOR THE SERIES FINALE OF REBELS!!!

So, my family sat down and watched the finale. Great episodes. I loved how persistent Ezra was about the situation, and the way he was so willing to sacrifice himself for his friends warmed my heart. The way Ezra and Sabine looked into each others eyes, they had a conversation without words. This moment to me brought out how close they actually have become. They rely on each other to be kept alive, and for comfort. I don't feel like there's anything between them romantically as of yet, but I'm ok with that. It was just so beautiful how in depth their connection has been made. The Emperor scene was well done, in my opinion. I'm sure It must have taken all of Ezra's strength to resist the temptation of living a normal life with his parents. Of course, it probably was a trap, knowing the Emperor. The ending was amazing! Kallus is at peace, and is hanging out on Lerison with Zeb. Sabine and Ahsoka are off to find Ezra. And then- we found out Hera has a lil boy, Jason. I'm pretty sure, if it hasn't been confirmed yet, that Jason is Kanan's boy. So that being said, for now, I'm just going to continue with Peyton being in this story. She's not a "main character" in this story, for she makes only a few scenes including the ones you read in the first chapter, and this is mainly why I'm keeping her in for the time being. But I will sort that out soon. For now, I'm just going with how i have already wrote it.

But despite personal headcanon confusions, I loved the reveal of Hera's boy. It's so bittersweet. He's very adorable, unique, and looks like a very well rounded and caring young man. When I saw his eyes, I immediately wondered where he had gotten such blue eyes. Kanan's eyes were more aqua/teal. Hera's are green. So not to say that perhaps Kanan has someone else in his family with blue eyes, it isn't impossible. It's just a thought. Im also wondering if he's Force sensitive. I would assume so, but there's no one left to train him how to use his abilities at the moment. Perhaps Ahsoka did a bit of training, but even if she did, she's off with Sabine at the moment. I'm hoping they'll come out with a book or something of the like to look into Jason's character deeper. Personally, I would love to see a book written to focus on how Hera copes with the rebellion, being pregnant, and then raising a child on her own. What do you think? Would you like to see a book like that?

So with all this said; Thank you all for reading!

So, now Aurora's on her way to Felucia. What next?

Stay tuned for the next chapter.