Suprises

Me: Hey, everyone! Its been what? Four, five weeks? Sorry, I was really busy. Especially with school. Been having a lot of tests and homework. But, since it's Thanksgiving break, I had enough time to finish this chapter. Hope you like it.

Disclaimer: Starlight-Rebel does not own Star Wars Rebels or any of the original characters. She only owns Myra, Lyra, and Ronin.

Kanan's POV

What in the force now?!

I stare at Ronin. He's my padawan's what?! How can he be Ezra's uncle?! No no no no no, No! This can not be happening! Ezra said he didn't have any other relatives after we found Myra.

Did he lie? Did he think he was dead? Did he even remember this man? Does Ezra even knows him?

I continue to be in my What in the force just happened now world. Ronin snaps his fingers in front of my eyes.

"Kanan?", he says. "Kanan? Emos to Kanan."

He said my name once more and I came back to the real world.

"Huh?", I say blankly.

"You were staring blankly at me once I said I was Ezra's uncle.", he responds.

Oh my god, I feel like I'm going to faint.

"I'm sorry.", I apologize to him. "It's just, he said that he had no other family but Myra, your niece."

He nods. "Oh, yes. He was really young when we last met. The only other time I saw him before his parents were taken was when he was coming to see his baby sister be born. And that was only for at least five minutes."

"Oh, that explains a lot."

"When I found out that Ezra joined the rebellion, I was surprised. I thought he was dead. But, when I saw him being locked up by Kallus when he first met you and your crew, I helped him."

"How?", I ask, my curiosity getting the best of me.

"I left his stuff where he can find him. And I purposely left the holocron with him so he can find out he was force-sensative."

What he said got me shocked. I didn't know he knew about Ezra having 'it'.

"How do you know that before it was in the Empire datalogs?"

He sighs. "Oh, right. When Ezra was one, he started to make things float with out himself knowing. Bumped me in the head with a stool." He chuckled. "That was when his parents and I knew. We knew that the Empire would take him away and either kill him or turn him to the dark side. So, they started to fight. Ephraim and Mira sent out messages of hope."

"I tried to stop them, but they didn't listen. They were able to keep Ezra and Myra." Ronin stops as a tear drops. "Only for them to be taken away on Ezra's seventh birthday. The empire took Myra, too. Apparently, Kallus thought that he killed Ezra."

"When the empire was coming, I to stop them, too, and tell them before the empire came to their house. But, the empire closed all transmissions."

"The empire have tried everything to make Myra work for the empire. But for some reason, everything they tried...it didn't work. Even brainwashing didn't work. She always remembered everything a month later. Which is a miracle."

"When they locked her up, I was told to guard her for two months. Through those months, I gave her food and water. I gave her blankets and pillows. I even told her about her parents and Ezra."

I nod. "That must've been why she believed Ezra when he first told her."

He nods. "But after those two months were over, I was told to guard someone else. After that, whenever I went to see her, she was afraid. Even when I tried to comfort her. I don't know what the Empire did to her, but it was bad."

"When I gave Ashoka the information, I purposely put her picture in the holodisc. I knew Ezra would come after her. I even made sure when the guard was on break so he can get her."

"When she and your crew escaped, Ashoka has been giving me updates on you. When she told me you crashed landed, I came out here and took my little fussball."

He gestured to the little cat that was curiously playing with a ball. I laugh. That would never get old.

Ronin continued. "I told him to search for you. Little Talin here is able to track force users."

I raise a brow. "How do you know that?"

He sighs. "I was told to search for any Jedi in the area for the rebellion. I tried searching for has many has I could, but I could never find one. Then Talin started walking in a certain direction. He led me to their house. I assumed that he was just curious and wanted to check it out. But, when he walked in...he led me to Ezra's mother."

I gasp. "No, his mother couldn't have been...Was she?"

He nods. "I'm afraid so."

He looks at me with broken eyes.

"My own sister-in-law was a Jedi."

Ezra's POV

We've been in this house for two days now. We had enough supplies down here, but I want to go up there and search for them. Also to do some mischief. But, I also have to watch Leo. He can get in some trouble sometime. Speaking of Leo, where is he?

I look around the bedroom. He's probably in the kitchen. He gets hungry sometimes. I walk down stairs carefully. The house is pretty old. Leo told me that it was used back in Clone Wars that the Jedi or the people that fought with them to hid in. He must've found something here that showed it really was that old. Or he must've been told about. Better if I don't ask. He seemed pretty upset when he told me.

I walked into the kitchen to see Leo eating a maruvion fruit. He looks up at me.

"Hey, Ezra."

"Hey, Leo."

There was silence for awhile.

"So, you want to go up and do something?"

He shakes his head. "Nah, I rather stay here."

Something is up. I know that it's only been two days, but since he was the one I was stuck with, it was better to get to know him. Leo would jump to do something.

I sit down next to him. "Hey, you okay?"

He looks away. "I'm fine."

"You don't look fine. You can tell me anything. It's okay."

He looks at me and then back down. "It's the day of when I lost my family. I'd rather not talk about."

"Okay. But, you can't stay here and mourn all day. Come on, let's do something. Maybe it'll cheer you up."

Leo nods and gets up. We walk into the living room and looked at all the stuff. Nothing here seemed interesting and fun enough. Wait, I know what to do.

I smirk as I ask Leo,"Do you want to help me with something up there?"

He looks at me with concern. "Are you okay? You have that look at when you...oh. I see. Yea, sure. Not like I can stop you."

We walk out of the house and go up to the village. I smile as I held my lightsaber. I look towards Leo.

"You ready?"

"Yes, but can I say something?" He takes a deep breath. "YOU'RE CRAZY! WE COULD GET CAUGHT!"

I roll my eyes. "Oh, relax. We won't. I've done this many, many times. Even before I met the crew. I promise you that. Besides, we could look for my crew, too"

"If you say so."

We jump onto a building. I see a stormtrooper walking into an alley, carrying a box of fruit.

"Watch this.", I say.

I take out a smoke bomb, Sabine had given me it, and throw it infront of the trooper. I jump down.

"What the-"

I knock him out before he can alert the others. I put him between some empty boxes and take his gear. I call Leo over.

"Here." I hand him the blaster.

He looks at it in fear. "Do I have to?"

"It'll keep you safe if you're in danger. Just make sure it's on stun, okay?"

Leo looks at it once more. He reaches out and hesitantly takes it. Hd quickly attaches it to his belt and tries not to look at it. He must've had a really bad experience with it. Maybe he saw his family...killed by blasters. That must be it.

I put my shoulder on him. "Don't worry. I won't let anything to you."

Leo looks up and hugs me. For nine year old kid who live on the streets for who knows how long, he's a softy. I pick up the fruits.

I smile. "Come on, let's get going."

He smiles back and we start walking.

"So.", Leo starts. "What are we going to do with the fruit?"

"We're going to give them to people."

"We are?"

"Yep, we are. Most people are so poor that they can't survive. We have help as much as we can. That's what we do. We help others and fight against the empire. We know that with the empire around, nothing will be peaceful. It was because of the empire that people became poor and had to live on the streets. We do our best to help them as much as we can. And the rebellion won't end until the empire is completely vanquished."

Leo looks at me wide-eyed. "Woah. I never knew that was what you do. Well, I did know that you went against the empire, but I didn't know that you would do anything to help others. Even give up your own food."

I put down the box in front of an abandoned building and smile at him. "Well, sometimes you have to help others as much as you can. Even if it's just helping them get up or picking something up for them. Or sacrificing yourself."

"You're right. When we get you back with your crew, I'm going to do just that."

I laugh and ruffle his hair. "Good choice. Don't want you working for the empire."

He laughs nervously. "Uh, yea. Why would I work for them when they killed my family? I would be working for the people who killed them."

I raise my brow. "Uh, yea. Come on, let's give these maruvion fruit away."

He nods and immediately starts giving them away. Was it just me or was he saying that like he was trying to convince me? Something's up. I'll ask him when we get back to the house.

I pick up the fruit and start doing the same. I really hope he isn't working for the empire.

Hera's POV

I've been in this abandoned building for about a day now. I am out of food and need to get some. I have been searching for my crew and had no luck. I know that Ezra is in the same village as me. I saw him and he has to be here.

He must've hid himself somewhere. Or is with someone who is helping him. Or he must've been captured by the empire. No, Ezra's smart enough to stay hidden or undercover. At least, I hope he's smart enough to do just that.

I walk outside and look for some food...and the crew. I walk around the village and search. There is no way I'm going to find them. They probably aren't even in the village. Ezra must've been in the vilkage, but he could've moved on to the next village.

I walk around some more. By the time I walked the entire village, I was tired and sore. I wasn't able to get any food. As I walk back, I see a bunch of homeless people crowded over some kids.

Wait, a second? Does one of those kids have blueish-black hair and is wearing torn up orange clothing? Oh my gosh! It's Ezra!

I run up to the crowd and push my way through. I was yelled by some people, but I don't care. I just found Ezra. One of my family.

The moment I got past the crowd, I hugged him.

"HERA?!"

"I finally found you."

"I'm glad you did, but..." He takes a deep breath. "Can...you...please let go?"

I let him go. "Sorry."

"Who knew you could crush me that much?", he says, a smirk forming on his lips.

We both laugh. Oh, it feels so good to just laugh.

"I'm glad I found you.", I say. "I've been searching for a while now. I tried to communicate through coms, but nothing came through. It seems like I only hear what's going through. I continued anyway after I heard you and Sabine."

"Wait?! Sabine is alive?! Thank God!"

I chuckle. I see a hand grab Ezra's jumpsuit. It was a little bit. He had blackish-brown hair, brown eyes, and peach skin. He is wearing a black shirt, with a few small tears, and dark blue pants. He wore torn up sneakers, too. Just by looking at him, it seemed that he went through the same thing Ezra did.

"Um, Ezra?" He asks, tugging at his jumpsuit. "Who is this?"

Ezra looks down and introduces us to each other. "Oh, right. Leo, Hera. Hera, Leo."

I look towards Leo with a smile and held my hand out. "Hello Leo. It's nice to meet you. I'm part of the crew Ezra may have told you about."

He cautiously held his hand and took shook my hand.

"It's nice to meet you,too." Leo hesitantly says. "Ezra told me a lot about you and the rest."

I look up at Ezra and smile. "I'm sure he has."

Ezra smiles back and looks at people who are still waiting for their food.

"Come on." He says, picking a maruvion fruit. "We have food to give away."

I smile. Ezra would always help others. Even if it meant he would get hurt, or worse, caught. I'm glad that he's doing it, but he has to be more careful. I don't want him to end the way he did when he first met us. But, next time, it could be worse. Who knows what the Empire will do to him. But, right now, I'm just going to go with it.

I grab a maruvion fruit and hand it to someone. I look towards Leo to him doing the same. Something's off about that kid. I don't know what, but I just know it. I better keep an eye on him.

Who knows? He could be working with someone who might want to trade us to the empire for money. Or worse, the empire itself.

Zeb's POV

It's been a day since the Ghost crashed. Chopper and I 'ave been searching for a while now. I ate 'ome food that we found and nothin' more.

We've been walking for a while now. Nothin' in sight. No houses. No villages. No people. Not even the empire. I suppose that's a good thin'. But, it would be nice to know that there was someone around here.

Chopper and I kept walkin' and didn't stop. The poor guy needs to recharge and can't keep up. He needs to shut now and then. As he does, I carry 'im around until he comes back online.

It's around noon and we still haven't found anythin'.

"Beep bop brrrr."

"Don't worry. I'm sure we'll find somethin' 'round here."

"Beep bep."

"Just keep your hopes me up."

"Beep beep boop."

We continued walkin'. Nothin' in still yet. It was around four when I spotted something. Up ahead was a small transport. Oh thank god. I thought we really were stranded in the middle of nowhere.

"Boop! Beep bop beep brrrr!"

"Yes, I know! Come on! Let's catch it before it leaves."

We run as fast as we can to reach it. We reach the transport just as it was about to leave.

"'Ey! Over 'ere!"

The doors open to reveal a human drivin' and several citizens inside. No stormtroopers. Is it just me, or is it our lucky day?

"One credit for a ride."

I check my pockets. Two credits. That's a relief. I hand the driver a credit and sit in the back with Chopper. Many look at us, mostly me. Guess they 'ave never seen a lasat before. Or maybe they recognize me. Best if I keep a low profile.

"For any of you wanting to go to the village, we will reach the Sandstone Village tomorrow around noon." The driver says.

That's good. We can get off at the village and search for the crew there. And maybe be get somethin' to eat and get Chopper recharged.

Thin's are turnin' up. Let's just hope it stays like that.

Lyra's POV

It's noon. Sabine, Myra, and I have been awake for an hour now. Walking nonstop can tire you out. Especially, when in the middle of nowhere. Thankfully, no one saw us under the tree. We ate as much fruit as we can and grab a couple for the each of us just in case we get hungry. Right now, we're walking to the village we saw a half a mile back.

It's been quiet for a while. No one said anything and there was no sound, but the crunching of the grass and the wind. There was nothing to talk about. We all know that there was only one priority. Find the others.

I know that I just met them, but they cared about me. Better then my own parents did. It's like having a family again. Plus, Ezra is part of my family. He's part of me. And if he trust them and considers them to be a family. Then they're my family, too.

Ezra has been my friend ever since I lost my parents and my sister. He helped me survive and escape the empire when they were trying to capture me. He helped me find a place a stay and and stay hidden. He even tended to my wounds.

I look towards Sabine. I get why Ezra likes her. Even though he never said so, it's obvious. She's pretty, talented, a fighter, and a lot more. And look at me. I'm just a little teenage girl who needed help her entire life.

Sometimes , I wish I wasn't so helpless. I could use the force, but I'm afraid that I'm going to turn to the dark side with it. I could kill the crew, or Ezra, without even knowing. Maybe I should ask Kanan to train me. It'll be easier to control it. And maybe send my fear of it away. I'll ask Kanan when we find him.

I look at Myra go see her happily eating a fruit. Heh, she is always so bubbly and content that I can't imagine how she's able to do that. Sabine told me everything. How she was taken when she was a baby, all the methods that used to make her work for the empire, and how she was locked up for seven years.

Myra was in the empire's clutches for seven years. I don't know how she's able to be this happy. She and Ezra have a lot in common. I don't know how both of them can be like that. I still remember the time Ezra as captured and I had to rescue him. When he came home, he was the same bubbly, joker. Even though he was severely injured.

Now that I look at it, Myra and Ezra do have a lot in common. They both are sister and brother. They have lost everything until they found each other. And they have the same personalities. Well, all most all of them. I can't wait to get to know Myra more.

I see Sabine walk up to me. "Are you okay? Something's worrying you."

"I'm just worried about them."

"That's not all."

I look away. After a moment, she puts a hand in my shoulder.

"You can tell me."

I look back up and sigh. "What if we don't find them? What if something happened? What if they were caught? And we're a good distance front them to not know. What if we never see them again?"

"Lyra..." Sabine removed her hand and stops walking. "We'll find them. Just have faith that we will. And if something does happen, I know we'll do anything to stop it."

I nod. "Yea, Yeah. Thanks, Sabine." I look up at the sky. "I...I just wish I could be there to help Ezra smiles the others."

Sabine's eyes soften. "Ezra told us a lot about you while you were asleep. He told us about your adventure and how you saved him many times from the empire."

I chuckle. "It seems he always gets caught, doesn't he?"

Sabine laughs. "You're right. The first time we met him, he was caught by Kallus."

"That guy, really? Well, he was sort of a bit weak at fighting on the streets."

"Yea. Even told us about how you two met and the last day you saw each other."

"Yea, I remember the time he gave me Joy. He was such a nice, cute, bubbly, little Loth-cat."

I feel Sabine put hand on my shoulder again.

"I'm sure he was."

I look at Sabine and smile. "I know that I just met you, but I already feel like we bonded a lot in the past day."

"You know what? You're right. We actually did."

"Yea."

I look head to see the sun slowly setting.

"We better stop before it gets dark.", I suggest.

"You're right. We should." Agrees Sabine.

I look ahead to see Myra reading a book, already sitting on the grass.

"Guess she heard us."

"Probably." Sabine sits down. "Come on. Let's get some rest. I have a feeling we're going to have a long day tomorrow."

I lay down on the grass and look at the stars above. Maybe everything will turn out alright. We'll find everyone safe and sound. Sure something bad might happen while we're searching, but we'll get through. I continue to star at the stars as I slowly close my eyes.

Everything will be find in the end.

Translation for Chopper:

"Beep Bop Brrr." ~ This is pointless.

"Beep Bep." ~ Yeah right.

"Beep Beep Boop." ~ Alright, if you say so.

"Boop! Beep bop beep brrr!" ~ A transport! Hurry! Before it leaves!

Me: Yes! Finally done. God, that took a long time. (Stretches) Ah, much better.

Ezra: Definitely. I find Hera. I can only hope I can find the others. And figure out what Leo's hiding.

Me: Yep, he's hiding something. And I'm the only one who knows what.

Ezra: You have to tell me. I need to know.

Me: No. Besides, you'll find out in the next chapter.

Ezra: Alright, if you say so.

Me: (Turns to readers) So, sorry for the late update. I'm really busy with school. Lots of tests and school stuff. So, yea. Each chapter might take a little longer than usual. Plus, I'm slowly starting to loose my inspiration for this story. It'll come back. If I don't update for a while then the story is on hold. Also, Ashoka and the inquisitors are only in the story until the middle of season for.

Ezra: Thank you for that!

Me: And Ezra has grown up so much! (Cries) But, he's going to stay my little blueberry until this story is done.

Ezra: Don't call me Blueberry! You know I hate that name!

Me: Alright, Blue.

Ezra: Don't call me that either.

Me: What should I call you then? Blueberry or Blue?

Ezra: Forget it. (Leaves)

Me: (Laughs) Oh I just love it when I do that. Anyways, I hope you like the story and please review on how you feel about it. Later, guys!

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