Chapter 13

Alright I've noticed that I completely forgot about Kanera's child, Dawn. I apologize for everything I'm about to say here, since it might give off some spoiler... that and things will be different between Dawn's age and Ezrabine's child's age. By a few months. Originally Dawn is about 5 or 6 by the time Ezrabine have their first child, and I would fix that problem, but it would mean practically rewriting much of the story.

Again, I sincerely apologize about this problem, but I hope it's not too bad.

With that said, here's Chapter 13.

Ezra walked to the rear of the Starbird to check on everybody, while Sabine stayed in the cockpit. He opened a door and sure enough, everybody was talking, excited about the wedding and the entire trip to Krownest. They all sounded like children on a school trip, non-stop talk and excitement. It took a while to get everybody to stay quiet, but once they finally were, he asked them if everything was alright.

"Everything alright back here?" he asked.

"Yup. Nice and comfortable here," Zeb said, leaning against a cushion.

Kanan was the only one quiet since he's been meditating ever since they took off. Hera was just talking wedding plans with Katherine and Wedge, who tried to avoid each other's gaze. It seemed like everybody was comfortable so Ezra went back to the cockpit to see a very excited Sabine, but she also showed something else.

"Everything alright, dear?" Ezra asked his Mandalorian fiance.

"Ezra," she started. "I have to talk to you..."

"Alright," was all he said, sitting back into his seat. "What's this about?"

"It's about us... Don't get the wrong idea, there's nothing wrong with us," Sabine said quickly. "I just remembered something that happened earlier this year."

Ezra leaned forward, willing to listen to everything. He took her hand, cueing her to start talking.

"It was all before that night at the TIE Factory. Do you remember when I told you I had a dream that you really wished would come true?"

Ezra thought for a moment and nodded slowly at first, but that nod became more confident. "Yeah I remember." He thought back to just a couple days before their operation on Absanz. She had told him she had the most wonderful dream that morning.

"All of it is coming true... just not in a way I expected, but it is..." She paused, trying to think of how she should say the next thing. "I don't know exactly for sure... but I think our child is a girl."

Ezra stared at her, "How do you know?"

"We had a child in that dream," she said. "We had a daughter." She was smiling as she said this.

Ezra's eyes widened, "A... daughter?"

Sabine nodded, the smile not leaving her face. "I'm certain we're having a daughter."

"W-W-We s-should... uh," he was almost completely speechless, but he felt like the happiest person in the galaxy.

Sabine caressed his face, one hand on either side, and stared into his eyes. "I love you, Ezra."

She kissed him passionately, pulling Ezra out of his shock. He deepened the kiss, but only for a moment because Wedge entered the room.

"How long is it going to ta-," he didn't get to finish. He just stared at his two friends, knowing he screwed up. Sabine was glaring daggers at him, and Ezra was still trying to process what Sabine told him.

"I'm just gonna go... I can ask you guys later," he said as he slowly backed out of the room.

"Haar'chak, Wedge. Do you ever knock?" Sabine growled right as the door closed.

Ezra's comm beeped then, receiving transmission from Tristan. Ezra opened a channel and rerouted the transmission to the ship's console. A blue Mandalorian appeared on the console.

"Greetings, Ezra. Is Sabine with you?" he asked.

"She is," Ezra said, looking over to Sabine.

Tristan looked over to Sabine and started speaking to her in full Mando'a.

"You do know he's still going to have to go through some Trials, right?" he asked in full Mando'a, not knowing how much of it Ezra actually understands.

"Ni liser suvarir gar," Ezra said, making Tristan slightly jump. (I can understand you)

"Oh... I uh... sorry," Tristan said.

"Yes I understand he will have to... as much as I hate it," Sabine said.

"I thought your family trusted me enough," Ezra said, slightly confused.

"You know our language, but not our customs?" Tristan asked.

"Not all the customs... I just never got to the marriage part of it," Ezra said sheepishly.

"I understand," Tristan said.

"Don't get me wrong, I figured there would be something I would have to do," Ezra said, quickly trying to fix the awkward situation, and actually succeeded, mostly.

"I'm sorry I didn't talk directly to you, Ezra..." Tristan started, but Ezra interrupted him.

"It's all good. But why do I have to go through more Trials?" he asked then.

"Trust is good in a Mandalorian household, but there's a difference between being worthy to date and to marry," Tristan explained.

"Can you tell me what kind of Trial this is?" Ezra asked.

"I'm sorry I can't tell you much. But there is another duel, but it's with my father," Tristan said. "Don't be too overconfident, he is a strong fighter. He can even beat me and Sabine all at once. Dueling rules remain the same."

"That's a good warning... are you allowed to do that?" Sabine asked.

"As long as I don't spoil the other Tests," Tristan said.

"Alright. We should be there in about 10 hours... More or less," Ezra said, remembering the upgrades the engineers gave his ship.

"Good to know. I was about to ask you that, thank you," Tristan said.

"By the way, Tristan," Ezra said before anybody could close the channel. "I have a question about Mandalorian wedding garments."

"What do you need to know?"

"What do I have to wear? Do I wear my Mandalorian armor or formal Jedi robes?" Ezra asked.

Tristan rubbed his chin. "Honestly, I don't know. We've never had Jedi marry our Mandalorians... I also thought Jedi weren't supposed to get married."

"Well that old Order is done for. Things are different nowadays," Ezra pointed out. His reasoning was sound.

"You have a fair point," Tristan said. "Now, if you'll excuse me, there's something I need to do."

"It was good to see you again," Ezra said.

"Likewise. See you when you arrive," Tristan said as the channel was closed.

Ezra sunk back into his chair, "Why do I have to do more Tests? We're already getting married."

"And I'm already carrying our child," Sabine said, resting her hands on her belly. She was about 3 months pregnant now, just 5 more months to go.

"I'm going to my quarters to meditate," Ezra said.

"Don't you mean..." she leaned close to him, "Our quarters?"

They both started blushing.

"I uh... y-yeah, I meant to say that," Ezra stammered.

Sabine smiled, "I know you did, love." She kissed him softly.

Ezra started to stand up, but Sabine wasn't quite finished. She led him to their quarters, kissing him the whole way there.

Once they made it to the bedroom, Sabine pinned him to the bed, kissing him furiously. He didn't try to resist.

Pretty soon, Sabine was sound asleep on his chest. He was awake, but he didn't know for how much longer he can stay awake. He couldn't stop smiling as he stared at his sleeping fiance, as he ran his hand through her dark hair, the purple tips slipping through his fingers. She let out a happy sigh in her sleep, and cuddled closer to him.

Ezra checked the time and saw only a half hour had past since his conversation with Tristan. He knew it was likely going to be a long trip with just 9 hours and 30 minutes. His wrist comm beeped, but it was sitting on the desk next to the bed. He moved a bit to grab it, but heard a soft growl from Sabine. He looked down at her, a bit surprised.

Sabine was asleep and she knew it, but that didn't mean she wasn't aware of her surroundings. She felt Ezra move a little bit, likely going to pick up his wrist comm and she growled a little. She felt him move back to where he was and she smiled, happy that her human pillow wasn't going anywhere.

Ezra moved back to where he was before, not taking his eyes off of Sabine. His wrist comm beeped again, so he raised his hand. He barely had to use any effort before the comm device flew into his hand. Before he could activate it, he felt a hand grab his arm. He looked back down to see his barely awake fiance keeping him from answering. He understood what it was about; If it was something that meant he had to leave, then she wasn't going to let him go anywhere. Not yet anyway.

He put his wrist comm down and rested that hand on her back, causing her to smile again.

"Are you awake?" Ezra asked softly.

"Mmmm... Barely," she murmured in reply.

"Are you comfortable?" he asked.

Sabine nodded slowly, "Mmmhmmm."

Ezra thought back to earlier, when Sabine told him she had a dream that they had a daughter, and that she believes their unborn child is going to be a girl.

"Sabine?" he started.

"Mmm... Yeah?" she answered, still very sleepy.

"About what you said earlier... You really think we're having a baby girl?" he asked.

Sabine slowly opened her eyelids and looked up at him. "That's what I think, yes."

"Should we get a test done? Just to make sure?" he asked.

"I'm not taking any tests this early. We can just wait a little longer can't we?"

"I suppose we can wait a little longer... But I just want to know for sure..." he said.

Sabine slowly slid her arms up to his neck and pulled herself up to his face. "We'll know for sure in a month or two, love. Until then we can enjoy each other's company while we still can." She kissed him softly then rested her head on his shoulder, burying her face in the crook of his neck.

"I love you," she said with a content sigh.

"I love you, too, Sabine," Ezra replied, running his hand through her hair again.

Another half hour past, and Ezra finally went to sleep, but not before telling Hera she was in charge of the ship for a bit. Sabine was still sleeping, and she didn't want to wake up at the moment either. She was having her favorite kind of dream... or at least one of her favorites.

*What she was seeing*

Sabine was sitting on a crate, watching Ezra train her daughter the ways of the Force. It was amazing that his own daughter was also his Padawan. Mira, their daughter, accidentally smacked Ezra in the leg with the training sabers that Kanan and Zeb made a few years before and he jumped, rubbing his leg.

"No no no, you have it all wrong again. It's One, Two, Three..." he ran through the basic forms again, making sure she was copying his movements.

"Is this right, Dad?" Mira asked, swinging the stick and stopping it right in front of her own leg.

"That's looking better. You want to keep the blade angled down a bit more. You're blocking, not attacking, remember?" he said with a small laugh.

"I'll try, Daddy," the young Jedi/Mandalorian said. She was almost 6 years old at this point.

"Here's a very famous, but equally confusing Jedi saying from a great Jedi Master," Ezra started, starring into his daughter's eyes. "'Do or do not, there is no try.'"

"Wait a Jedi Master said that?" she asked. "Does he not know how to speak properly?"

Ezra nodded, "Yes, a Jedi Master said that. And that is their proper way of speaking. His species always spoke that way."

"That's pretty cool!" Mira exclaimed, excited.

"It's confusing though," Sabine called out to them, laughing.

Ezra was woken up by Sabine's voice. He heard her say something like 'It's confusing'.

He was going to wake her up, but he saw the smile on her face. She was really enjoying that dream. He couldn't help but smile as well, and right as he did, he sensed movement from Sabine. His eyes widened a little, as Sabine also woke up.

"Ezra?" she asked. Before he could answer, she felt another kick, but it was smaller than the others. Sabine gasped and rested a hand to her stomach.

"Whatever you were dreaming about, it really made our child pretty excited. As if she couldn't wait for it to happen," Ezra said, smiling.

"Yup, I definitely felt that in my sleep," Sabine said, excited. "What do you think our ad'ika wants?"

"I don't know," Ezra said. "I don't think she's ever been this active before."

Sabine stared at him, mouth slightly open. "You sound very confident that we really are having a daughter."

"Hm? Oh, I uh... a Force bond usually lets you know if the other person is a male or female... I guess," Ezra said. "It's complicated."

"Now that I can believe," Sabine said, giving him a small kiss. She already believed their child would have been a girl, but those were just dreams. They weren't visions. Ezra, on the other hand, could make an accurate guess thanks to the Force. (I don't know if the Force actually helps with that, but don't judge me)

"So, Master Jedi," Sabine said in a teasing voice. "Should we go to the med bay and check it out? I don't care that it's a holographic droid because it did help fix my leg last time."

Ezra remembered that time when they were on Lothal, running from the Empire. She had fractured her leg and that memory still gave them an uneasy feeling.

"I suppose, but it's early..." he said. Sabine put a finger to his lips.

"Nobody's going to be awake, which means nobody can bother us," Sabine pointed out. "Might as well do it now while we can."

Ezra thought for only a few seconds, then nodded. "Alright, then."

They got up and quietly walked to the Starbird's medical bay. As soon as they entered, the medical hologram appeared.

"Hello, sir. How may I be of assistance today?" it asked.

"We're wondering, if you are able to see the gender of our child," Ezra said.

"I don't see a child, though my medical scans show one inside of her," the holographic droid said, looking at Sabine.

"Yeah, are you able to see the gender?" Sabine asked.

The droid stared at Sabine for a moment before saying, "Medical scan completed."

Ezra and Sabine looked at each other, confused.

"What do you mean?" Ezra asked.

"I am aware my medical systems has be upgraded with experimental equipment and programs that allow me to scan an individual and know everything about them medically. It is going to take some time to decode the results," the droid said.

Ezra and Sabine were very confused. They gave each other a look which held the same question, 'Since when was there something like that for a hologram?'

"How will you like me to report the results once they are finished processing, sir?"

"Oh uh... My wrist comm will do," Ezra said. He had upgraded his wrist comm during the past few days when he had nothing else to do, and of course Sabine helped. Now it has a small, detachable holo terminal installed on it. That same holoterminal also acted as a mini computer screen, that can also be fixed onto the vambraces on his Mandalorian armor, and linked to his helmet.

There was a click heard and a medical table unfolded itself from the wall.

"Now if you will please sit," the droid told Sabine.

She did as she was told, Ezra not leaving her side the entire time. A door opened from the ceiling and a camera-looking thing unfolded itself out of the storage closet. The droid ordered Sabine to roll up her shirt and she did that. Not even a few seconds later, a robotic arm covered her swollen belly with some gel, and another arm was gently pressed against it.

The holographic droid activated a monitor, so they could see what it saw. Ezra and Sabine smiled at each other when they saw the images.

"Now that I can see the child, I am able to run a minor medical scan," it said.

"What were the other scans for?" Ezra asked.

"I remember you two from a few months ago, when you had me take a look at her shoulder and leg," the droid explained. "I was just following my programming."

Ezra nodded, "Alright then." He still didn't quite understand, but it's a holographic medical droid. It's never going to make sense.

"I am starting the medical scan on your child. Please sit still until I am finished," the droid said.

"So uh... we were thinking maybe it was a girl..." Ezra said, obviously nervous about all this.

"And I believe you were correct. The medical scan have just been completed," the droid said. "You are indeed having a baby girl."

Ezra and Sabine both smiled at each other, both extremely happy. The robotic arms were retracted as a third came down to wipe off any remaining gel off of Sabine's stomach.

Once that was done, Sabine threw her arms around Ezra, close to tears.

"I'm so happy, Ezra," she said. "Thank you."

"Why are you thanking me?" he asked, but not hesitating to return the embrace.

"This was you that did this for me," she said, not quite sure what she meant.

"No, it was a team effort," Ezra grinned, just to receive a kiss from his fiance.

They broke the kiss when they heard the medical door open.

"Ezra? Sabine? What's wrong?" Hera asked.

"Nothing's wrong, Hera," Sabine said. She and Ezra seemed to be glowing again.

"As a matter of fact, everything's just perfect," Ezra said, staring at Sabine.

Hera just stood there, confused. "Then... why are you two in the medical bay? Is the baby alright?"

Sabine nodded to Ezra, then they both spoke at the same time, "Yes, she's doing just fine."

Hera was confused at first, but quickly caught on. Her hands flew up to her mouth, "You're having a daughter?"

"Yes... we're having a baby girl," Sabine said, her voice breaking. This was starting to overwhelm her, as her eyes filled with joyful tears.

Ezra and Hera understood this was overwhelming her. There's been so many good things happening to Sabine, more than there is bad, that she can barely take it all in. Ezra also felt a little overwhelmed since every good thing that is happening to Sabine is also happening to him. (Obviously)

"Just wait until the others hear about this," Hera said.

"We plan to tell everybody at lunch. We should be at Krownest around that time if not just a bit later," Ezra said.