Grunting as he hit the rocky wall, Kanan fell onto his hands and knees, groaning as pain blossomed through his back. "Argh…"
"Oh, isn't this just pathetic? From a Jedi, no less!" The Inquisitor laughed, standing in front of Kanan in amusement.
Glowering, he stood up, and snarled, "I'll kill you."
"That's what you said last night too, right before it was getting fun." The Inquisitor winked, grinning wickedly. "Could have had the deal done if you hadn't interfered."
"Deal? What deal did both of you make?" Kanan said. What was your side of the deal that Ezra seemed to be fine with? His heart was heavy, seeming to already know the answer.
"I don't kill you or your friends, and in return he will do anything for me, except go to the Dark Side or kill people."
"And your side of the deal?"
"Simple. I won't make him go to the Dark Side; I'll let him decide but with my influence with a bit of charm." The grin the Inquisitor sent Kanan's way made him snap.
Roaring in anger, he activated his lightsabre, slashing at the Pau'an. "You're leading him on!?"
The Inquisitor activated his lightsabre, which clashed against the others, his expression stuck between being bored and amused. "No, of course not… Well, I pretty much am, but to be honest he needs to be taught the Jedi ways by someone better. And you just don't fit the role."
Kanan slashed again, his anger boiling his blood, the adrenalin hitting him instantly. His enemy leading on someone who was a part of the group, who was like a son to him which had feelings for the Pau'an standing in front of him… And the Pau'an didn't even seem to care.
That thought pushed him over the edge, and he used the Force to send the Inquisitor flying down the tunnel.
He slowly walked towards the Inquisitor who was on his hands and feet, seeming to struggle to get up. He kicked the Inquisitor in the stomach, which sent the Pau'an falling onto his side.
Using his foot to roll the Inquisitor onto his back, he kept his foot on the Pau'an's chest and snarled, "You dare do that to my family? You know how much it will hurt Ezra when he hears that? Especially after what you said to him; he made it pretty clear to the group that he had feelings for you, and I honestly couldn't understand why. I didn't want to be the cause for more of Ezra's pain, but I have to kill you. I couldn't bare seeing someone I consider a son being hurt like that. You being dead will hurt less than finding out you never truly had feelings for Ezra."
Kanan raised the lightsabre and as he went to land it at its target, the Inquisitor sent him hurtling through the air. He hit the ground hard, just missing the tracks, his breath escaping his lungs as he rolled a few times before stopping, pain hitting every part of his body, making him grunt. While Kanan tried to get his vision back, the Inquisitor took the chance to stand up and run towards Kanan with his lightsabre in hand.
The Inquisitor aimed towards the shoulder, but Kanan blocked it with his lightsabre. He was suddenly sent flying through the air again and he hit the wall, crying out when his back hit it, sending spikes of pain through his back. Before he even hit the ground, the lightsabre went straight through his right shoulder and out again as quickly as it had gone in.
Shouting in pain, he fell to his knees, his hands clutching at the ground, lightsabre still in hand. He took a deep breath, and looked up to see the Inquisitor smirking down at him, revealing sharp teeth.
"The deal may have been to not kill you and your friends, but nothing was mentioned about hurting you." With that, Kanan cried out again as he was kicked in the stomach.
Using the Force to send the Inquisitor down the tunnel, he took the time to get up, although struggling. When he finally managed to stand up, the Inquisitor was already running at him.
"Hera, let me out. Now."
Hera shook her head. "I'm sorry Ezra, but I can't. Kanan said to keep you here."
"Hera, please, you have to let me catch up to the others! It's important! Something is wrong!" Ezra said frantically. The instant he had left his room, he knew something was terribly wrong, and it involved the Inquisitor and Kanan.
"What's wrong?"
"I know something is wrong, and I know it involves the Inquisitor and Kanan! Please, Hera, you have to let me go out there! I… I don't want anyone hurt! Please!" He was practically begging now.
Hera paused, seeming to think it over. After three long minutes, Hera finally sighed and said, "OK, but I'm coming with you."
Ezra didn't care. He hugged Hera and let her go, exclaiming, "Thank you so much Hera! Come on, we have to go!"
"OK, OK. Chopper, watch over the Ghost while I'm gone!" Hera shouted as she was dragged by a frantic Ezra towards the exit.
Opening the door, they ran towards the abandoned mine as the door closed behind them.
Grabbing her communicator, Hera contacted Kanan, asking, "Kanan, where are you and the others?"
"The others are getting the crates. I kind of have my hands full with a certain Inquisitor." The comm. Link went dead after that.
No… Ezra's heart filled with dread, but he didn't stop running. He knew where both of them where. "Hera, go get the others out of here! I'll help Kanan!"
"What? No! Ezra, you're coming with me!" Hera grabbed Ezra's arm, stopping him and turning him so he faced her.
He smiled in reassurance. "Hera, go. I'll be fine, I promise."
Hera hesitated, and Ezra said, "Now is not the time to argue, Hera. The others are most likely facing a whole lot of clones, and they might just need your help."
With that, Ezra shook off the hand and turned, running through a separate tunnel as fast as he could, leaving Hera to decide what to do. His gut told him where to go, and soon he was there, and he stopped, staring at the sight in front of him in shock.
Both of them were fighting, but it wasn't that that shocked him. Blood was on Kanan's right shoulder, and the Inquisitor had been slashed across the left leg.
Suddenly angry, he used the Force to send both of them onto the wall as he yelled, "THAT'S ENOUGH!"
Kanan and the Inquisitor looked at him in shock, and Ezra glared at them, the words fuelled with venom. "What is wrong with you two? Inquisitor, I thought we had a deal."
"We do. You said to not kill him or the others; you didn't mention anything about hurting them." The Inquisitor replied, standing up, Kanan following suite.
That was true, and that seemed to make his blood slightly boil. "Well can we add that too?"
"Sorry, can't. The deal has been made." The Inquisitor smirked.
Ezra groaned in frustration. "God dammit."
"Unless you would like to make another deal?" The look of desire in the Inquisitor's eyes made Ezra have to force himself not to shiver.
"I don't think so," Kanan snarled, glaring at the Inquisitor. "No more deals will be struck between you two, understood? Ezra, do you even know what his side of the deal is?"
Ezra felt the blood rushing to his cheeks. "Ummm… A little bit…?"
"The Inquisitor is planning to influence you to join the Dark Side, and by using…" Kanan grimaced, deciding to use the word the Inquisitor had said. "His charm. All he's doing is playing with your feelings, Ezra. From what I can gather, the Inquisitor doesn't even have feelings for you."
The amount of despair in his heart seemed to shatter it into a million pieces. He could feel the tears building up, and he looked at the slightly shocked face of the Inquisitor and whispered, "Is… Is that true?"
The Inquisitor paused, seeming to have a battle within before he replied, "It was true. Now though, it isn't."
"It was true?" Ezra thundered, barely noticing the Inquisitor flinch. "I trusted you! I… I thought…" His voice suddenly turned angry. "Go away. Never come near me again, you hear me? If you do, I will kill you, you- you monster!"
Before anyone could see the tears, he turned around and ran, not caring where he went. He just wanted to get away from everyone. Just run away.
The Inquisitor was rooted to the ground with shock for a moment before his instincts took over and he took a step forward, yelling, "Ezra, wait!"
Before he could run after Ezra, a hand wrapped around his arm and he was pinned to the wall in an instant.
"I don't think so." Kanan growled. "You heard him. Don't ever go near him. See what you have done? You've broken him! If you did have feelings for him, you wouldn't have let this happen! Ezra is right; you are a monster." With that, Kanan let him go, running after Ezra.
The Inquisitor stood there, and he could feel the hurt intensifying inside him. It felt as if someone had clawed at his heart with nitrogen daggers, but the Inquisitor kept his face neutral.
Deciding to ignore the feelings till he was back at his sound proof room, he walked towards the exit like he had all the time in the world.