All Sabine could hear was a loud high pitched ringing as she felt the ground beneath her. A large blast had knocked her to the ground. She tried to look around but everything seemed to be a blur. All she could really see were the feet of people who ran around her trying to get away from the destruction the explosion had caused.
Sabine forced her arms under herself and pushed herself unsteadily onto her feet. She shook her head as the ringing started to fade and looked around. Though it was still blurry she could actually see what was going on now. She had only been a few yards away from where the explosion had gone off, but she had been lucky. Around her lay the bodies of several victims, that once sprang with life, but now lay motionless on the ground. Pieces of the building walls lay scattered about.
"What was that?" Ahsoka came running up beside Sabine, who had left her behind when she saw the silver armored Mandalorian.
"I'm not sure. All I remember seeing was another Mandalorian and then the explosion." Sabine shook her head again, the ringing was almost gone now, but was being replaced by a dull ache. Her blurred vision steadied allowing her to finally be able to see the complete destruction of the area around her better. Out of the corner of her eye she saw the flash of silver again and turned towards it. Just a few yards away, stood the silver helmeted Mandalorian, looking down at one of the victims laying on the ground.
"Hey!" Sabine walked toward the silver helmeted Mandalorian who now was looking at her. His head tilted slightly to the side with what Sabine guessed was the same amount of confusion that she felt, but at the same time, she saw him unholster his blaster in caution. "Who are you?"
"I am a Mandalorian like yourself, a member of the Tribe," the Mandalorian spoke. "I'm here because I'm part of the bounty hunter guild. I was looking for this guy." He spoke as he pointed at the victim who laid at their feet. "Who are you?"
"My name is Sabine Wren, clan Wren, house Vizsla." Sabine spoke as she removed her helmet, her purple hair poking out at odd angles, after having been disrupted by the blast.
"Clan Wren? As in Ursa Wren?" ,the silver armoured Mandalorian put his blaster back into its holster, seeming to relax slightly, as he asked the question.
"My mother." Sabine said with still a slightly guarded tone in her voice.
"Your mother was the commander of the Deathwatch squad that saved me during the Clone Wars." the Mandalorian said. "I owe her my life. My name is Din Djarin, I was a foundling."
"Well, Din Djarin, do you know what happened? Who set off the explosion and killed all these people?" Sabine gestured to the destruction that was around them. Slowly medics and security had started accumulating in the area looking for survivors or trying to figure out what happened.
"It was my target here. He gestured to the now deceased human that lay between them. I guess he thought it was better to die and try to take others with him then be captured by me." Din spoke as he knelt beside his target and started digging around in his pockets looking for an ID card as proof of death since the authorities would be locking down the area.
Ahsoka appeared next to Sabine. Her comm had beeped earlier pulling her away to find out what was going on. "The ship's repaired Sabine."
"Okay." Sabine spoke to Ahsoka before turning to the Mandalorian to say her farewells,but it was him who spoke first.
"I owe your mother my life, so if you ever need anything, here is a way to contact me." Din handed Sabine a small holodisk.
"Thank you, and good luck." Sabine said as she put her helmet back on and turned to walk away with Ahsoka.
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Blue and white lines faded into a sparkling black abyss as Ahsoka's ship dropped out of hyperspace. In front of them a green and blue globe seemingly floating in the darkness, a light shining around its rim.
Lehon...they had finally made it.
Ahsoka could feel Sabine practically buzzing with excitement and giggled to herself. Since the Jedi were forbidden from falling in love, she never really had the chance to love anyone. Well, except for someone special who she had met when she was running from the empire before she joined the rebellion. But even that relationship had not gone far, since she decided to leave and become Fulcrum. It was nice to see the relationship between the two younger humans form over the years, but now all she hoped was that nothing would tear them apart from each other again.
She looked at the purple haired Mandalorian who sat next to her. Her eyes fixated on the planet in front of them. Ahsoka could practically feel and hear Sabine's heart pounding out of her chest, and feel her mix of excitement and anxiety surrounding her.
Ahsoka looked back toward the planet and allowed herself to reach out with the force. She reached out toward the planet in front of them as they slowly drew closer. She could feel his presence there. It seemed to shine like a full moon in the dark of night. She could feel him reaching out to her too.
"Sabine," Ahsoka said quietly. Sabine looked over to her friend as she spoke, a question in her eyes. "He's here, I can feel him."
A smile spread across Sabine's face at Ahsoka's words allowing her anxiety to ebb, even just a small amount.
Ahsoka allowed the force to guide her as she brought the ship into the atmosphere of the planet. Though it was night where they were at, she could see the trees and lakes that spread out below them as she searched for a landing spot. She could understand why so many ships had crashed here. The tall trees seemed to appear out of nowhere in front of her, making her have to swerve and swing the ship around many times to avoid hitting them. Even the most advanced pilot could have hit one, but luckily with the force to guide her, Ahsoka was able to avoid them.
Ahsoka saw an open field and headed towards it, bringing the ship down. Sabine got up and headed out of the cockpit door as the ship touched ground. Ahsoka could sense her nervousness and excitement growing as she left.
Ahsoka walked to the cargo bay and opened the ramp waiting for Sabine, who promptly appeared in the doorway.
Sabine walked down the ramp and stepped foot onto the grassy area. The darkness of the night flowing around her surroundings so she could not see anything. The noises of distant animals suddenly stopped and she felt someone watching her from the brush. Then after five years of silence, his voice once again rang through the silence.
"Sabine?"
