Chapter 8

Author's note: This is for ODST Ezra B: I have seen your suggestions and I'm considering making a fanfic like that, but it will not be in this fanfic. I will eventually make a crossover, I don't know exactly when I can get started on it since I have school and this fanfic to work on. Hang in there bud. (Doing this primarily because I can't seem to send you a PM)

As for the shopping part, I tried to make it as different as I could from a Season 1 episode.

Also I feel like I'm adding too many characters that are not important to the full story, so any extra characters you see here will not show up again in future chapters.

Now let's get to the story

Chapter Prologue

Ezra and Sabine were discovered by the Empire, while they were talking to Justin's family. After trying to unsuccessfully sort things out, Ezra knocks out the Imperial patrol with a shock charge and after making it back to the ship, Ezra introduces Justin's family to Ryder, who agrees to let them join his cell.

Later on Yavin 4, Ezra talks to Kanan about marrying Sabine, while at the same time, Sabine is talking to Hera about the same thing.

End Chapter Prologue

"Come on, guys, can't a couple Rebels just go out shopping every once in awhile?" Ezra asked, casually. Justin's family just stared at them funny and even the Imperials seemed confused.

"If you're Rebels then you're under arrest, by Imperial law," the officer said again.

"You're joking, right? We didn't do anything the entire time we've been here except shop for food," Ezra said.

The stormtroopers just kept looking at each other. Naturally they wouldn't look so confused, but Sabine noticed the way Ezra was talking, he was up to something.

"We were only shopping for food," he said casually, again.

"You were only shopping for food," the trooper repeated. He spoke as if he was in a trance. Justin's family watched in amazement as Ezra attempted to get them to leave. Sabine just smiled.

The troopers began to leave, as Ezra looked over and saw the reaction of Justin's family.

"What did you just do?" they asked.

"Did I mention the Ezra is not Mandalorian? I know you've heard that, Justin," Sabine said.

"What did he do though?" they asked again.

Before anybody could answer, there was blaster fire from the end of the alleyway. The troopers recovered from the trick and started firing at them.

Sabine and Ezra started firing back, telling everyone to stay down. Sabine threw a grenade and part of the alley collapsed, but the bucketheads kept firing at them.

"Sabine, stay here and protect the family," he yelled over the blaster fire.

"What? No whatever you're doing I'm going with you," she protested.

"There's no time to debate. Stay here where it's safer. I'm going to buy us some time to escape," he said.

Sabine thought about it for a few seconds. She kissed him saying, "Don't die on me, you hear?" Her voice broke slightly.

"I won't," he said. He then ran out of the building and jumped up onto the roof of a building, firing at the troopers the entire time. Sabine was firing at them from the door as well. Justin and his parents just stared.

"S-Sabine?" Justin's mother started.

"Now might not be a good time for questions," she said.

"I know, but... are you two dating?"

Sabine paused a moment, almost forgetting to pull her head back in and almost got shot.

"To answer your question, yes we are. Now I really need to focus," she said blushing.

Suddenly, there was a lot of screaming and the sound of something like a live power cable electrocuting everything. Sabine looked around the corner and saw the stormtroopers lying on the ground. Ezra must have used a shock charge on them, with high settings.

"Alright, we should get moving. Do you have your own speeder?" Ezra asked, climbing through a skylight in the house.

The family nodded.

"Good. Follow us," he said as they ran out of the building.

"I'm so glad you're alright," Sabine said to Ezra. She didn't know why either, she's started feeling protective of everything. Ezra feels the same way for her.

"Were there any doubts?" he asked grinning.

"Of course not," she replied also grinning.

They made it to their speeder and found Justin's family in there's.

"There's a ship 2 klicks away, northeast of the city's border. We'll catch up," Ezra said. The family nodded and sped away. Just then, more stormtroopers showed up and shot the engine's of both speeders, forcing them to stop.

"Haar'chak! They got the engines!" Sabine yelled. They couldn't go far on foot with their supplies, and they weren't going to abandon them.

"Sabine, you need to fix their engines... I'll cover you," Ezra said.

"Ezra no! You can't do that unless you have to," Sabine protested.

"And right now," he said looking to the mass of stormtroopers, "I really do have to."

Sabine nodded and ran over to Justin's speeder to fix their engines.

"What's he doing?" Justin asked.

"You'll see in a moment, kid..." Sabine said as she just watched.

Ezra walked out to meet the troopers, putting his blasters away, and pulling out his lightsaber.

He ignited his lightsaber and deflected every shot that came to him, Justin's eyes grew wide.

"Is he a Jedi?" he asked.

"Jedi in training, but yes," she said.

"Alright!" he yelled, attracting the attention of a few stormtroopers. Sabine noticed this and shot them down quickly.

"Next time, stay quiet and stay down," she ordered.

"Sabine! Is that engine fixed yet?" he yelled. He was having trouble with the troopers.

"I think I got it... There!" she said, bringing the engines back to life.

"Start driving!" he ordered. Sabine climbed into the back seat with Justin, as his parents started to drive off. Then their speeder started pointing up a bit, wobbling.

"Woah, I think our steering is off, a bit."

"Sorry, it was me," Ezra said, collapsing onto the seat next to Sabine. They managed to load the supplies while Ezra was holding off the troopers, which seemed to make both him and Sabine happy.

"Why didn't you say you were a Jedi?" Justin asked.

"Justin, don't be rude," his mother said. "Speaking of which we've never had a proper introduction. I'm Laura, and this is my husband, Ralph."

"It's nice to meet you all. And..." Ezra suddenly realized they kind of forced them out of their home. "I'm sorry for making you all leave your home like that."

"Nonsense, we've been waiting for a chance to leave. Those Imperials wouldn't let us go anywhere else," Laura said.

Sabine and Ezra sighed in relief. Though Justin wasn't done asking questions.

"So you two are a couple, right? How long have you two been together?"

Ezra and Sabine both looked surprised. For a 7 year old he really knows some things.

"Justin!" his mother screamed. "I'm sorry if he made you uncomfortable. He's always been like that."

"It's fine, really. Thing's are a bit worse back at base," Ezra explained.

"Yeah we can barely walk around the base without people doing something," Sabine said, chuckling.

After a while, they managed to find the Starbird. Ezra and Sabine loaded all the crates onto the ship when a friendly face showed up.

"Hey Ezra! I got your transmission," Ryder called over to him. "These the new guys?"

"Yup. We talked about it on the way here, and they decided to stay here," Ezra explained. "Think you can take care of them?"

"Of course I can. I suppose you should get going, or Hera won't be too happy that you're taking too long."

"Thanks, Ryder," Ezra said. He turned to Justin and his family. "Good luck, guys. Keep Lothal safe for me alright?"

"Will do," Justin said confidently. Ezra smiled and Sabine started yelling at him to hurry up.

"Ezra come on!" she yelled from the ship's ramp. "We have everything we need and I don't want to keep Hera waiting."

"I'm coming, I'm coming," Ezra said laughing. He ran up the ramp to receive a kiss from Sabine, then they walked into the cockpit and started the engines.

The entire time, Justin and his family were waving at them, even when the Starbird disappeared into the clouds, he was still watching.

Ezra and Sabine made it out of the system, and began their 4 hour journey through hyperspace. Sabine started feeling a bit weird and she didn't know why.

"Are you alright?" Ezra asked, sensing her discomfort.

"I'm... I'm fine," she said.

Ezra frowned. He knew she didn't like admitting things like that, but he also learned not to press her about it. However, they are a couple and she IS pregnant with his child, so he can't just let this pass.

"Sabine..." he said firmly.

She sighed, "I'm just... not feeling normal."

"Is it the baby?" he asked.

"I-I don't know. I think it could be," she replied softly.

"You should get some rest. You shouldn't work yourself too hard," he said.

Sabine wanted to protest, but she couldn't. She was feeling tired as well, and sleep would be good for the baby, even though she's only one month in.

One month... it's already been that long? she thought to herself. She walked into Ezra's quarters and laid down on the bed, turning her back to the wall so she was facing the door. I've never thought what it was like being a mother until now. Then a scary thought popped into her head. Kriff, what would my family say about this?

Ezra could sense her fear creeping up in her mind. He couldn't help it either, he can just feel it automatically. He walks into the room to check on her.

Sabine looks up at him, "Ezra..."

"What is it? What's bothering you?" he asked quietly, kneeling in front of her.

"I'm scared. We're going to have to tell my family eventually," she said.

"I'm sure they will understand," Ezra said, but in reality he wasn't so sure himself. They never thought about that.

"Would they have me take another test for this?" he asked then.

"My mother found you worthy to date me... not mar..." she started but caught her breath. Ezra knew what she was going to say and blood rushed from his face.

"What should we do?" he asked.

"We... We should go to them and explain everything..." she said. Another thought popped up and Sabine started blushing.

"Sabine? What's wrong?" Ezra asked, not understanding why she just turned red.

"Ezra... we... have to..." she started saying.

"We have to what?" he asked.

"It's nothing..." she said. Ezra turned red.

Ezra just looked at Sabine, worried.

"You should get to sleep," he said, kissing the top of her head.

"Alright. Wake me up when we get to Yavin," she said. Sabine gave him a quick passionate kiss before he returned to the cockpit. She closed her eyes and went to sleep, though it wasn't an easy sleep.

General, we are picking up a transmission from Commander Bridger," an officer reported.

"Send it through," Hera ordered. A blue Ezra appeared on the holotable.

"Ezra, what's wrong?" she asked.

"Nothing. Just letting you know we have the supplies, and the meiloorun, and are on our way back," he said.

"Where's Sabine?"

"She's resting. We ran into trouble while we were down there," Ezra said rubbing the back of his neck. He looked nervous about something.

"What is it, now?" Hera asked.

"What's what?" Ezra was trying to play it off.

"You're nervous about something," Hera said crossing her arms.

"Sabine needs to talk to you when we arrive and... I need to talk to Kanan," he explained.

"Don't tell me, you found an Inquisitor?" she asked, now paying more attention.

"No no no it's not like that. It's just... well, Sabine can explain everything to you. I just need to find Kanan."

"Alright. How soon can you get here?"

"About 3 and a half hours," Ezra said.

"Alright. I'll have ground personnel awaiting your arrival."

"Thank you," Ezra said. Suddenly there was a shout heard from Sabine. "Haar'chak I gotta go."

The channel was closed, leaving Hera to wonder what was happening.

Sabine just started screaming, out of nowhere. She looked around for Ezra, and the door opened. Ezra ran into the room and knelt next to her.

"Sabine, what's wrong? What happened?" Ezra asked, worried.

"Ezra..." she said. Her breath was shaky. Ezra touched her and she instantly began to shiver. She was freezing.

"Sabine what..." he started.

She collapsed into his arms, sobbing. Ezra just about lost his balance, but was able to stay on his knees.

"Sabine...?" he asked.

"I had it again, Ezra..." she whimpered. Ezra sighed, worried about Sabine, but relieved it wasn't anything worse.

"It's ok, I'm here," he started to calm her down, using his body heat to warm her. "I'm here."

She had that nightmare about the night Ezra almost died, again. By now her panic attacks have pretty much stopped, but the dream remained.

Ezra focused on the Force and attempted to get in her head. Something that usually was only allowed if the other said they could, but this time it was needed.

He focused on the good things, and could feel Sabine start to relax.

"Ezra... What are you doing?" she asked, though happy he was doing whatever he was doing.

"I'm... I'm sorry I..." he started, but Sabine silenced him.

"No. Don't you dare apologize. Whatever you did... Thank you," she said. Their lips met for a moment before there was a beeping heard from the cockpit.

Ezra walked in and pushed a button on his console. Hera appeared on the small holopad.

"Hera?"

"What happened, Ezra?" she asked.

"Sabine just had that dream again, but she's relaxed now," Ezra said.

"That's good to hear. I talked to Kanan, he wants you to meet him at your training spot when you arrive," Hera said.

"Thank you. We shouldn't be long now," Ezra replied.

"Good, because our people are complaining," she said. "See you when you get here."

The channel closed again. Ezra took a deep breath, and thought about meditating. Things always seemed to go by faster through meditation.

He got down on his knees and began focusing on the Force. His mind was empty, all noises faded. It was just him and the Force. Before he knew it, somebody was shaking him to snap out of it. He opened his eyes to find Sabine in front of him.

"Ezra! Wake up!" she yelled.

"Sorry... what happened?" he asked, slowly standing up.

"We're at Yavin. I set us down in Hangar 5, but you never moved," she said. "You were in here for almost 2 hours now."

"Oh... sorry about that..." Ezra said, standing up. "I'm guessing Kanan is wondering where I am?"

"Yup. I'm headed to medical to..." she placed her hands on her stomach. "To check how our child is doing so far."

Ezra became lightheaded. Those words would never stop giving him a buzz. He just about fell over, but Sabine caught him.

"Easy there, love. Take it easy," she said, knowing full well what he was thinking about.

"Sabine..." he looked into her eyes. Before anything could happen, Wedge called them over.

"Ezra, Kanan's waiting for you!" he yelled.

"Alright, I'm coming!" he called back, annoyed. He looked back at Sabine, "I should get going..."

"Ezra," she said, smiling. "You are stalling, again."

He smiled back. "Ni kar'tayl gar darasuum, Sabine."

He ran after Wedge to talk to Kanan. Sabine was leaning against the hull of the ship, smiling.

"Sabine," Hera said walking up to her.

"Hera! I was just about to look for you," Sabine said.

"What did you want to talk to me about?" she asked.

Sabine looked at her, confused, "H-How did you know I..." she started to ask.

"Ezra told me while you were coming back," Hera explained.

"I figured he would have done that," she replied.

"So what did you want to talk about?" Hera asked.

"So... about one month ago... Ezra and I..." Sabine started to say slowly.

"What did you two do?" Hera asked.

"We... decided to... try," Sabine said, trying to give a hint to Hera. She thought about it, and her eyes widened.

"Wait wait wait... Are you?" Hera said, keeping it so others wouldn't catch on so easily.

Sabine nodded, smiling. She almost seemed to be glowing again.

"Sabine I'm so happy for you two... but I'm guessing there's more to this?"

"Yes... my family doesn't know... you are the first to know, other than Ezra," Sabine explained.

"And you are scared about what your family could do?" Hera asked.

"Yeah... normally we have to at least be engaged, but..." Sabine said. "I think it's too early for that."

"Sabine," Hera said sitting next to Sabine. "I know how much Ezra means to you, and you know how much you mean to Ezra."

Sabine just sat there listening, her silence telling Hera to keep talking.

"You two have known each other for long enough, and it's been two months since you've started dating. Now for people who date not long after they meet, it would take time. I think for you two, it's been just long enough," Hera said.

"But I don't think he's going to propose anytime soon..." Sabine complained.

"I don't see why he wouldn't. After all, you two are having a baby in... 8 months?"

Sabine nodded. "Yeah... 8 months."

"So he might as well be engaged to you now," Hera said.

(It's not how it works, but plot reasons and half the time I don't know what I'm typing)

"But something has to be physically proven... like a ring for example," Sabine said.

Hera smiled, "I'm sure he will do something. He would do anything for you."

Sabine smiled at that. "I know, and I love him for that. I... I guess I always have."

She started thinking about the times Ezra flirted with her and she just turned him down. He was so much younger and inexperienced back then, but he really has matured. She wished she would have dated him sooner. Hera figured out what she was thinking about.

"It's alright. I'm sure he understood," she said.

Sabine looked up at Hera. "H-How did you know what I was thinking about?"

Hera smiled. "Because I know you, Sabine," she said giving her a hug.

"Thank you, Hera."

"You're late, again," Kanan said. He has been meditating for hours while waiting for Ezra to arrive.

"Sorry... I was too focused..."

"On the Force," Kanan finished for his padawan.

"Y-Yeah," Ezra said.

Kanan stood up and faced Ezra.

"So what is it you wanted to talk about?" he asked.

"You see... I want to propose to Sabine, but I don't have anything to give her," Ezra explained.

Kanan thought for a moment.

"I don't have anything that you could use for this sort of thing, but I do know, especially if you're proposing to a Mandalorian, you have to make it special," he said.

"Also... There's something else I should tell you..." Ezra said, rubbing the back of his neck.

"And what is that?"

"Sabine is... pregnant..." Ezra finished.

"She's WHAT?" Kanan exclaimed.

"We tried for one about a month ago, and..." Ezra tried to explain.

"Does her family know about this?" Kanan interrupted.

"N-Not yet... we were going to tell them..." Ezra said.

"You're going to have to tell them soon. Otherwise they might not be too happy with you," Kanan explained.

"I know..." Ezra mumbled.

Kanan sighed, "How soon are you planning on proposing to Sabine?"

"I was thinking maybe tonight or tomorrow night," he replied.

"Visit Bail Organa on Alderaan. He might be able to spare something for you," Kanan said.

"Are you sure that's a good idea?" Ezra asked.

"Just don't go looking like a Mandalorian or a Jedi. Wear some fancy clothes you might have so you can blend in," Kanan explained.

"Alright," Ezra replied.

"Before you go," Kanan started. "Don't let Sabine know what you're doing."

"Can you get Hera to stall her?"

"Of course. Now you might want to hurry."

Ezra boarded his speeder again, Wedge was waiting.

"So what are you doing now?" he asked.

"I'm going to visit Senator Organa, see if he can give me a ring," Ezra explained.

"A ring? What for?"

"Don't you dare tell anybody," Ezra growled.

"Tell anybody about what?"

"Swear on your life, first."

"Come on, Bridger, you know me better than that," Wedge said.

"Ok fine. I'm planning to... propose to Sabine," Ezra said quietly.

Wedge grinned. "Well it's about time you're going to do that."

"What?" Ezra asked surprised a bit.

"There's been so many people just waiting for you to pop the question to her! How did you not notice?" Wedge explained.

"One: I'm not answering that. Two: Don't you fucking dare tell anybody," Ezra warned.

"You have my word," Wedge replied.

"Thanks man," Ezra said, giving Wedge a fist bump.

"So to your ship?" Wedge asked then.

"Yup. I have some formal clothes in one of my compartments... somewhere," Ezra said.

Wedge chuckled. They arrived in Hangar 5, and Ezra was waiting for somebody to keep Sabine distracted.

"Spectre 1 to Spectre 6, you're clear to proceed," Kanan said through the comms.

"You do know this isn't one of out OPs, right?" Ezra replied.

"Yes but I don't care. Now hurry up, while you still can."

Ezra looked at Wedge and he just shrugged. Ezra ran over to his ship and quickly started up it's systems. He needed to get this trip over with as soon as he possibly could.

"Starbird to Yavin Base, requesting clearance for departure."

"Starbird this is Yavin Base, you are cleared. Fly safe."

As soon as Ezra was in orbit, he began his jump calculations for Alderaan.

"Katherine, do you know where Ezra is?" Sabine asked.

"No I don't, actually. I thought he was with you," she replied.

Sabine sighed, "Where could he be? I need to talk to him."

"I can relay the message if I see him," Katherine offered.

"It's... kind of personal between me and him..." Sabine said, slightly blushing.

"Come on please?" she asked.

"Oh alright," Sabine gave in. "I wanted to ask him about... uh... what we would do once my parents find out..."

Katherine blinked. "Found out about what?"

Sabine bit her lip. "I'm... pregnant," she said.

"You are? I'm so happy for you two!" Katherine exclaimed. "He knows right?"

"Yes he knows... You can't tell anybody, alright? This was supposed to be a secret between me and him," Sabine said.

"Your secret is safe with me," Katherine replied. "But I still don't know where he is."

"I really wish I had the Force now," Sabine said. "That way I could sense where he went."

"You can't be too clingy to him you know. He needs some space sometimes."

"Ezra never gets tired of my company, trust me," Sabine stated.

"Whatever you say, Commander," Katherine said.

Sabine felt a twinge of annoyance, which was strange. She knew now what Ezra meant by not wanting to be called Commander so much.

"Sabine?" Katherine said, snapping Sabine out of her thoughts.

"Sorry, what?" Sabine said.

"I just asked you if you wanted to get something to eat," she said.

"Oh, sure thing," Sabine said. She rubbed her stomach, wondering when the baby bump would show.

"Sabine," Katherine said, a singing tone. "You're spacing out again."

"Sorry... It's just..."

"Thinking about your child? Don't worry, it should show around 2 months in. Maybe a bit longer," Katherine said.

Sabine smiled. She still couldn't believe she was pregnant with Ezra's child. She didn't think she could ever believe it.

The two friends walked to the food court and grabbed something to eat.

"Let me tell you a few things about pregnancies," Kath said.

"Alright, but since when were you an expert?" Sabine asked.

"I've taken classes in the medical field, so I know a few things," she replied.

"Fire away," Sabine said.

"Alright, so I just told you earlier that your baby bump would show after around 2 months in the pregnancy," she started. "And you would get food cravings within about 2 to 3 weeks after starting... Have you had any weird cravings at all?"

"Well, I've been feeling more hungry for some of my favorite snacks, but nothing I wouldn't normally eat."

"I guess that's normal. Every pregnancy is different after all, right?"

Sabine sighed and picked at her food a bit.

"Are you alright?"

"huh?" Sabine snapped out of her thoughts.

"Damn it, Wren," Katherine laughed. "How did you get so easily distracted all of a sudden?"

"I-I don't know... I just can't stop thinking about, well, you know," Sabine said.

Katherine laughed, "You're already obsessed with your unborn child."

"Quiet down a bit will you?" Sabine asked.

"Relax, there's almost nobody here."

"But still, I don't want anybody hear," Sabine explained.

"Nobody is going to hear us, Sabine. You're too paranoid," Katherine laughed.

"Ezra, it's good to finally meet you in person," Bail Organa said, giving Ezra a handshake.

"Likewise, Senator," Ezra replied politely.

"I've been told you have plans to propose to Sabine. Am I right?"

"Yes sir. I was hoping you could help me," Ezra said.

"Of course I can help you. My wife has so much jewelry we can't store all of them. I'm sure we can find something for you. If not we could go buy one."

"Please I don't want you using your money," Ezra said. "Thank you for letting me do this."

"Now, would you like something to eat or drink? You must be hungry."

"Yes actually, thank you, sir," Ezra replied, grateful for the offer. He was in so much of a hurry to get here he didn't bring any food with him.

While they ate, Bail had servants bring out a pan of different rings and show them off to Ezra.

"I don't know which one to choose... you have so many," Ezra said with amazement.

"I told you didn't I?" Bail said.

Leia walked into the room then, and was pleasantly surprised to see Ezra.

"Ezra Bridger," she said. "It's good to see you again."

"I can say the same to you, princess," Ezra said.

"What exactly are you doing? I never thought you would be one to look at rings."

"Oh... I'm actually planning on proposing to Sabine..." he said, blushing.

"That's wonderful! I've heard you two have been dating a while, too."

"Yeah, it's been an eventful two months." Ezra explained.

"Well I have just the ring you can give to Sabine," Leia said as she walked out of the room.

A few minutes later she returned and handed Ezra a beautiful silver ring, with blue diamonds and a gold outline.

"Wow this looks amazing," Ezra said examining the ring.

"It was a gift from somebody I no longer talk to, and it's of no importance to me anymore. You can take that one if you choose."

"Thanks again," Ezra said, bowing to Leia

They finished eating and Ezra stayed a little longer, not wanting to be rude, but Bail insisted he returns to Yavin as soon as he can.

"Thanks for the meal, senator. That was wonderful," Ezra said, bowing.

"Anytime, Bridger. Let us know if you need anything else," he said, returning the bow.

Ezra soon jumped to hyperspace, making his way back to Yavin; Back to Sabine.

I feel like this was missing some detail or everything seemed too simple, but I hope you all enjoyed this chapter.

Also, I (think) fixed the chapter 7 problem. Turns out I wasn't paying attention and accidentally selected the Injured Chapter 7 instead of the updated Love in the Rebellion Chapter 7. And once again, I thank all of those who pointed that out to me, otherwise I would not have known about it.

I do not own any of the characters in Star Wars Rebels.