Chapter 2
Ezra's P.O.V.
It had been a few days of traveling through hyperspace. Everything was relatively calm and peaceful.
Sabine had wanted to sneak into Hera's room a few more times, but something always interrupted us in the hallway. Maybe Sabine will forget about this after all of our fails.
"Everyone get ready, we're about to land", said Hera through the intercom.
Right, the mission. Finally, I might come back to reality after what happened on Shili. It was kind of a surreal experience. Yet, it was cool to see Kanan's old home.
Ow, "Kid, I'd suggest not standing in the middle of the hallway when we're about to go on a planet", said Zeb, bumping into me.
"What do you think I was doing?", I answered jokingly, "Standing around not knowing what to do? This isn't my first mission you know".
"Stop fooling around kid, we gotta go", said Zeb, starting to walk away.
I should follow him out, I'll have to go eventually.
"Ezra, Zeb, grab a crate and come on outside. It seems we have a crowd", said Kanan once we arrived.
I guess the girls must be out already.
I do as Kanan asked and go outside to find people walking all over the place, not really what I expected.
"Kanan, I think we have a different definition of 'crowd' ", I told him once he came up behind me.
"What do you mean? I sense a large amount of people nearby, as well as hear them", he said.
Right, he can't see.
"Well, there are aa bunch of people. Of course they are walking around and doing other stuff. They seem to be relatively busy. I wonder what's going on", I said.
"Why don't you find out?", said a female voice from behind me.
I turn around to see a human woman in her early thirties, "I'm Miara Larte. Who are you?", she asked.
"I'm Kanan Jarrus and this is Ezra Bridger. We're here to deliver the supplies from Shili", Kanan answered.
"Oh, of course. Follow me", Miara said, starting to walk to the left.
"Excuse me Miara, but can I ask what's going on here?", I ask. Oh boy, I can sense Kanan's annoyance.
Apparently so did Miara, "No problem. About 17 years ago, Raada was a peaceful moon, where people farmed for a living", she started, seeming to remember something, "Then the Empire arrived.
They wanted us to plant something for them. Something that would ruin the land and leave us out of work after they had what they needed. Not long after, a small rebellion was formed, and some of us were forced into hiding", she explained.
"Where did you go?", I asked. They must be trying to fight back. A fight for power that has lasted for almost two decades.
"We hid in the caves not so far from town. We were regrouping without much problem, even stayed there without anyone finding us", she continued.
She takes a deep breath, the next part must be hard.
"Then the stormtroopers wiped most of you out", said Kanan.
"Not exactly. An Inquisitor came, an wiped out everyone except for me and my sister", she said, sadness visible in her eyes, "Then our new friend killed this Inquisitor and helped us evacuate".
"Inquisitor? New friend? Why would an Inquisitor come here?", asked Kanan confused.
I'm so confused on that note. Did a Jedi live here?
"Our new friend was a Jedi refugee. At least refugee in a way. She didn't tell us she was a Jedi until the Empire started causing problems at her door", she answered.
"Who is this Jedi? Maybe I know her", said Kanan, almost as curious as I was.
"Ashla. She was around my sisters' age at the time, so 19 or so. A togrutan female, the fact that you're bringing supplies from Shili makes my eyes teary", she said laughing slightly.
Ashla, like the woman in my dream after we tried to get back to Malachor. She was here? Maybe I can find information on her.
"Hmm, doesn't ring a bell", said Kanan.
"You two are Jedi I suppose", she said.
"How did you-?", "You need to pay more attention to certain key words you use. Not many people will know a Jedi, especially now", she interrupted Kanan.
"Well here we are, my sister will talk to you in there, I have to go check out the surrounding area", Miara said walking away.
"What are you waiting for? Lets leave the supplies inside", said Zeb walking past Kanan and I.
Huh, I forgot Zeb was with us.
We walk inside and see Hera, Sabine and, presumably, Miara's sister.
"So, yes we're trying to start another town here. We were lucky to find a patch of land that wasn't ruined", said another human woman.
They turned to look at us, "Guys! You finally made it", said Sabine, "I was almost convinced we left you in hyperspace".
"Very funny Sabine", I answered.
"Hello. I assume you're the rest of the Ghost Crew. My name is Kaeden Larte, here on temporary aid", Kaeden said.
"Temporary? Your sister made it seem like you two are from here", pointed out Zeb.
"Well, we lived here a very long time ago, so we came to help our old friends. The thing is we can't stay, we're helping the rebellion now", she explained.
"You are? So are we! They are the ones that face us this mission", I said.
The force felt, strange after I said that. Weird, now it's back to normal.
"How nice of them, considering the Empire isn't as focused on continuing their reign here", she said, "Of course, you can never be too careful, considering an Inquisitor attacked us once".
She shuddered at the memory, "An Inquisitor?", said Sabine shocked. Right, she wasn't with us.
"Yes, he tracked a Jedi down to the planet. Ahsoka Tano, she fought him off and he was killed in an explosion", she explained.
Ahsoka?! Why does she look happy remembering that? Guess there must be more to that story. Maybe they were good friends.
"Your sister said it was a Jedi named Ashla", asked Kanan. Beat me to the question master.
"That's because she introduced herself as Ashla", she answered, "But that's of topic, thank you for the supplies".
"Of course, if there is anything we could help you with…", said Hera.
"It's alright, you've already done enough. I'll see you around in the rebellion, maybe", said Kaeden.
"Wait, we still have a few crates to unload", said Hera, "You're not getting rid of us yet".
"Ezra and I will go", said Sabine. What is she dragging me into?
"Alright, but you'll probably need someone else to go with you", said Kanan.
"I'll go", said Zeb, starting to walk away. Sabine and I look at each other and follow him.
I'm pretty sure Sabine's plan is ruined.
"What are we going to do now?", whispered Sabine.
"I don't know. But maybe we shouldn't be trying to sneak around anymore. We're going to get caught eventually", I tried to reason, "Or maybe we could try in a few weeks".
"Ezra, what's going on?", Sabine interrupted, "You were just as curious as I was when we started this whole investigation".
She looked at me expectantly. Maybe I'm just getting tired of this, of feeling like I'm letting the people in my life down.
First my parents, then Kanan and Ahsoka. Now, invading Hera's privacy. Not as bad, but still pretty bad.
There's also this Ashla/Ahsoka thing. Does Ahsoka not want to be rescued? Is she dead or is she alive? Maybe Kanan knows about this. Or maybe a holocron -
"Ezra, are you alright?", asked Sabine, bringing me out of my thoughts.
"Yeah, just thinking your question over", I answered, "Do you think we can still do this?".
"Maybe when we get back, or just distracting Zeb and sneaking in", she said.
You know what, I'm sure it's nothing bad. We could sneak in and have a bit of fun. Maybe this could be a good distraction.
"I say we wait until we get back. If we were to distract Zeb we'd have to go in and out fast, we won't be able to properly sneak in", I said.
Sabine nodded and caught up to Zeb.
"So Zeb, what do you think about this planet?", asked Sabine.
I guess she's trying to ignore the urge to go check out the closet right now.
"It's certainly interesting. A planet that was almost destroyed under the thumb of the Emperor, was able to return to try and heal it", he said.
"One day you'll be able to go back and see your people Zeb", I said, remembering the planet where the lassat live.
"Maybe so, but it won't be on my planet", he said, looking downwards.
"I'm sorry Zeb, I shouldn't have said anything", I said.
"You certainly shouldn't have Ezra", said Sabine elbowing me as we arrived to the ship.
"Now stop it you two, we need to get these supplies back to the tent", he said in a better mood. Does my physical pain bring him joy?
I grab a crate and start bringing it out again. This time, we all walk quietly, looking around at everyone that's rushing around and helping with whatever thing they can. At least I'm doing that.
I wonder how many of these people met Ahsoka and if so, how did they get along with her. Did she have friends? Do people resent her for bringing an Inquisitor, even if it was by accident?
"I can't really tell you much about her. I mostly knew her as normal mechanic Ashla", said Kaeden to Kanan as we walked into the tent.
"Oh, these must be the last of the supplies", she said, "Thank you again for getting these for us. I'm sure you have to be somewhere helping out more people".
"It wasn't an issue, we are glad to help where we can", said Hera.
"If you ever need help, you can always count on us", said Kanan, "It was a pleasure meeting you Kaeden".
"It was a pleasure meeting you all as well", said Kaeden, "Maybe we'll see each other on a mission".
We all nodded and started to leave. It all felt pretty quick, and it left me with more questions than when we where on Shili. How that's possible, I'm not quite sure yet.
We got on the ship and started to take off, back into space. I followed Sabine into her room.
It's time to sneak around.
A/N: Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoyed! Feel free to leave a review and share your thoughts.
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