The sight of the lightsaber made Hera stop in her tracks and her eyes went wide. "Is that Kanan's…"
"Yes, and I've had it for a while, but I figured it was time for the rightful owner to have it." Sabine held the lightsaber out to Hera, who gently took it in her hand.
Hera hugs the lightsaber to her chest closing her eyes. The green haired Jacen walk over and stared up at his mother. Wonder sparking through his eyes at the sight of the saber in her hands. "I thought it had been destroyed. How did you get it?" Hera asked looking up at Sabine.
"I was able to take it from Thrawn's office before we destroyed the citadel on Lothal. I just never gave it to you when I gave you Ezra's lightsaber." Sabine explained.
"Thank you." Hera looked at Sabine, her eyes filled with gratitude.
Kanan's lightsaber was the only thing that they had left after Kanan's death. A pang of grief shot through Sabine's chest as she realized what this meant for Hera. She finally had something that belonged to her love and the father of her child, who's final act had been saving her and the rest of the Ghost crew.
Jacen tugged at his mother's pants leg. "Mama, what's that?" The little boy's question brought Hera and Sabine's attention to him. Aside from the green hair and green-tipped ears, Jacen looked very much like Kanan. He most definitely had his father's bright blue eyes. The six year old curiously stared at the lightsaber that his mother held, waiting for his question to be answered.
"It belonged to your father, Jacen," Hera knelt down to her sons level and showed him the saber. "It's a very special sword, that will one day belong to you."
Jacen's eyes widened in amazement at the thought of one day using his father's sword. "Can I now?" The child reached up to take the lightsaber from his mother's hands who promptly moved it away from him.
"Not yet, love. You have to have a very special trainer to be able to use it or you could be hurt. Now go on and go play with the other kids. I want to talk to Sabine and Ahsoka."
Jacen turned and briskly walked away toward a group of Twi'lek children who had appeared in the doorway to the right of the group. The giggling and talking quickly fading away as they ran through the halls.
Hera turned back toward the Mandalorian and Togruta duo that stood in front of her. "May I ask why you came all the way out here to give me this now? It's been five years, Sabine." She put her hands on her hips and tilted her head in her normal questioning manner.
"Ezra's alive and we are looking for him." Sabine spoke softly.
Hera looked at Sabine. She seemed to be deep in thought and trying to figure out what to say.
"I had what I'd guess you'd call a vision of me and him seeing eachother again. I'm not sure where it was though that's the problem. I also saw Thrawn ,so I believe he may also still be alive." Sabine explained to Hera who looked at her with a slightly shocked face.
"Well, I'd definitely say that could be proof, though you also know that these visions could be interpreted in many different ways." Hera's statement mirrored the same words Kanan had told Ezra the time that he had a vision at the beginning of his Jedi training.
"I know," Sabine assured Hera, "but, right now it's the best thing we have, even if it won't tell me exactly where he is." A bit of doubt ran through Sabine's head as she realized how little she and Ahsoka actually had to go on, but she had faith that she could find Ezra and bring him home, no matter how long it took her.
Hera smiled at Sabine, who's confidence gave her some reassurance that this search was not simply a lost cause. She placed her hand on Sabine's shoulder ,"I'm sure you'll be able to find him, Sabine." She said to reassure her, "In the meantime, you can stay here. I'll take the two of you to the extra rooms we have,and you can stay for as long as you need to."
"Thanks, Hera." Sabine smiled at her friend as she turned to lead the way through the door to where she lived. "By the way, where's Chopper?" Normally the droid followed Hera everywhere she went. It was odd not seeing them together.
"Oh he tends to hang around Jacen now a days. He keeps an eye on him for me when he's off playing." Hera stated happily. It was odd. Normally, Chopper was an angry old droid, so it was different hearing that he had become attached to the child.
"I guess that's useful." Sabine stated as she looked at the various different artworks that lined the walls of the hallway which they walked through. They piqued her artistic spirit and inspired her to want to create something. Hera led them through the halls to where a few open doors were.
"Here you go. You can choose whichever room you want." Hera spoke as she turned toward the two behind her.
Sabine walked through the open door closest to her. Inside was a simple bed with tan colored sheets and a small table with two chairs. Sabine heard Ahsoka thank Hera as she walked into the door next to hers and closed the door. Sabine plopped down on the bed, letting her exhaustion from the day rush over her. Her eyes drifted closed for a few moments before she heard footsteps in the doorway.
"You know, Kanan and I always noticed how close you and Ezra were."
Hera's voice brought seemed to give Sabine a small amount of energy. She sat up and looked at her old friend who sat in front of her. "Yeah, I guess we just kind of grew closer since we were around each other so much." Sabine simply stated.
"I mean we weren't the only ones to notice. I'm pretty sure the entire resistance knew that you two were very close. It makes sense that you're the one going to look for him." Hera smirked at Sabine.
"Okay, what are you trying to say Hera?" Sabine leaned forward and rested her elbow on her knees. Sometimes Hera liked to bear around the bush, but right now Sabine just wanted a straight answer.
"I mean, I think you and Ezra are more than just friends. We all know that Ezra's had a crush on you since the beginning, so we weren't exactly surprised when you started showing that you reciprocate those feelings." Hera stated simply.
Sabine's heart seemed to be pounding through her chest and a shocked look crossed her face at Hera's words. She had never really thought about that, especially since being part of the resistance took up most of her time. She had never thought about being with someone romantically during that time, but since Ezra had gone missing he had been her every thought and daydream. Had she really fallen for the dark haired, blue eyed Padawan and not noticed what her own feelings were? Then she remembered every mission her and Ezra had been on. How her heart pounded everytime she looked into his eyes. How, for some reason, she always wanted to watch him and what he was doing. Sure, in the beginning he had been an annoying little brother figure, but something had changed overtime and she wasn't sure how or when. She looked up at Hera who simply smiled knowingly at her.
"Sabine, I know what it's like to question your own feelings. Just, don't wait until it's too late to actually tell him how you feel." Hera stood and quietly walked out of the room, leaving Sabine lost in her thoughts.
Ezra. His smile, his laugh, he was now stuck in her mind and all she could think about. Her thoughts drew her back to her vision. How she had seen herself run into his arms and how he had looked at her. Her heart seemed to beat even harder at the thought of seeing him again and being able to hold him in her arms again. That was all she wanted at the moment. She just wanted to see him again.
Sabine plopped back onto her bed and stared up at the ceiling, still thinking about her vision when she remembered the statue she had seen. That had to give her some kind of clue as to where he could be. Ezra and Thrawn had to at least be in the same star system, if not the same planet. Sabine looked around the room. She needed something to paint or draw on. She opened each of the doors until she came across a blank piece of paper and a pen. She set the paper on the table and rapidly began to sketch out what she saw. The image of the statue resonating in her brain. Her hand swiveling to created the creatures two legs, its broad shoulders and large head. On the sides of its head two eyestalks stuck out. Below the creature were two words "The One". Sabine looked at her sketch intently. She had never seen this species before. Sabine's mind seemed to run faster than before as she picked up the piece of paper and ran to Ahsoka's room and knocked on the door.
"Ahsoka. I just remembered something. I think it can help us figure out where Ezra is."
Ahsoka opened the door and studied the paper Sabine had given her. Her eyes looked over the page continuously and then she looked back up at Satine. "I'm not sure what species this is. Is this the statue you saw in your vision?"
"Yes, it was the one that I saw when I saw Thrawn. I thought maybe it could help us." Sabine spoke trying to contain her excitement.
"Okay, let's see if we can find a database that we can use and see what we can find." Ahsoka smiled at Sabine and walked down the hall, which seemed to go on forever as they made their way toward where Hera had gone. Finally, the end of the hallway with a door appeared.
Sabine's knock on the door echoed through the halls, breaking the silence which lingered in the air as they waited. Finally, Hera opened the door and peered out.
"Is everything alright?" Hera questioned stepping out the door and quietly closing it behind her.
"I think I figured out something that can help us find Ezra." Sabine spoke quickly. "Do you have somewhere we can look this up?" Sabine handed the picture to Hera who took a quick glance at it and nodded.
"Follow me." Hera walked down the hall a short way until they came to a door which opened into a large room filled with books and databases. She sat down at one and tapped a few buttons to try and figure out what she was looking at. The machine scanned the picture Sabine had created and produced a long text about what it could be.
"It appears that this is a member of the Rakatan species, who are now extinct. They live on the planet Lehon, which is also known as Rakata Prime in the Unknown Regions. Here's the coordinates." Hera handed Ahsoka a sheet of numbers.
Before the two could turn to leave, Hera turned in her chair to look at them and stated,"Another thing, it says that there seems to be something in the atmosphere that causes spacecrafts to malfunction and crash. Just be careful."
"We will be, Hera, I promise." Sabine turned and smiled at Hera. Finally, they had somewhere solid to start and hopefully end there search. Lehon. Sabine continued to smile as she walked away. Finally, she was on her way to seeing Ezra again.