Danny P.O.V.
"So, what was it you wanted me to see before we start training?" I asked Ahsoka as we sat in the living room of our ship.
"A transmission that the Ghost crew is going to send to everyone on Lothal. I've managed to intercept it so that we can listen too." Ahsoka responded as she pressed a button. A live broadcast played.
"We have been called criminals, but we're not; we're Rebels." a kid's voice said, full of determination.
"We're fighting for the people, fighting for you. I'm not that old, but I remember a time when things were better in Lothal. Maybe not great, but never like this. See what the Empire has done to your lives? Your families and your freedom? It's only gonna get worse, unless we stand up and fight back! It won't be easy. There will be loss, and sacrifice, but we can't back down just because we're afraid; that's when we need to stand the tallest! That's what my parents taught me. That's what my new family helped me remember. Stand up together! Because that's when we're strongest! As one!" The speech concluded with a shot of static.
"Wow. Determined kid." I commented.
"Indeed." Ahsoka agreed.
~~Timeskip a few days.~~
"If you want this to work, you have to let your guard down." Ahsoka advised from behind me. I was sitting in a meditative position in a field on Lothal, my arm outstretched, trying to connect with the Loth-cat that was hiding in the grass. I could feel it's presence, not to mention hear it rummaging around in the grass.
"I'd rather keep it up. Last time it was down I ended up strapped-" I quickly stopped myself from talking.
"You ended up?" Ahsoka asked me with a raised eyebrow. I shook my head in response.
"Nothing, nothing." I assured her. I didn't want to recall those horrible times. Ahsoka scoffed and rolled her eyes.
"Moving on…" She mumbled.
"You're attached to every living thing in the universe. To feel this connection, you have to let your guard down." She explained. I nodded in response and took a deep breath.
"Let your guard down Danny." I whispered to myself. I reached out to the force, and felt something, something I'd never felt before; a connection!
I felt something brush against my knees. I opened my eyes and saw a black Loth-cat purring and rubbing against my leg affectionately. I smiled slightly at it and petted him… no, her.
"Well done Danny." Ahsoka said with a slight smile. I thanked her as I got up and we headed back to the ship.
"Not that I doubt your teachings, but how exactly would this be of use to me in a fight?" I asked as we jumped into Hyperspace.
"You'd be surprised what you can use in battle. But, the point of being a Force-wielder is not the fighting." Ahsoka responded, in a tone that I knew all too well from Clockwork.
"I see your point." I responded, thinking the connection over. I noticed Ahsoka donning her brown cloak and contacting the Ghost crew. The only members of the Ghost crew I knew of were Hera and Sabine. Ahsoka told me that there was a Jedi on it, and a Padawan, but she never told me their names.
"New mission?" I asked. She nodded.
"Just a convoy that we're going to intercept." She explained.
"We're going to take what we need, and the rest will go to the rebellion." She added. I nodded in response as her transmission was answered.
"This is Fulcrum… Who is this?" She asked as she noticed that a droid answered us. The droid gave a few beeps in response.
"What?! I told her stop the search for Kanan!" Ahsoka exclaimed in shock. I was really confused. Who's Kanan? Is he one of the Jedi on the Ghost crew?
"And they're on Mustafar? They're not going to get out alive!" She exclaimed and pressed a few buttons on the panel.
"I'm sending you some co-ordinates, meet me there!" Ahsoka ordered. The droid, Chopper, I think it called itself, yes, I can understand droids, beeped a bit more in understanding and cut the connection.
"What are we doing?" I asked. Ahsoka took her cloak off and redirected the Hyperspace route.
"We're going to meet a few friends." She said as she input a new holo-frequency.
A middle aged man responded.
"Ahsoka, nice to hear from you. What can I do for you?" He asked.
"Senator Organa, I need a few cruisers to help with a rescue mission of the Ghost crew." Ahsoka said quickly. The man, Senator Organa's eyes widened.
"Tell me where to meet you and we will be there." He responded seriously. Ahsoka nodded in gratitude and sent over the co-ordinates.
"Co-ordinates received." Senator Organa said after a moment.
"We will see you there. May the Force be with you." he said with a salute and cut the signal.
"So, where we headed?" I asked my Master, a little confused.
"Our ship isn't equipped for heavy battle, we need another one." She answered as we dropped out of Hyperspace…Back at Lothal?
"And there is one available here?" I asked her. She nodded as we entered the atmosphere.
"Well, this is a nice ship." I mused as we soared through Hyperspace in the Ghost.
"And it's fast too." Ahsoka said.
"So, are we meeting up and then heading to Mustafar, or meeting up at Mustafar?" I asked.
"We'll be meeting up at Mustafar." Ahsoka answered. I nodded.
"And we're almost there, get into the nose gun." She instructed.
"As you say Master." I said with a slight grin; I loved taking out ships in space. I slid into the nose gun and readied myself for a fight.
"Dropping out of Hyperspace… Now!" Ahsoka said as a battlefield came into view, along with a few ships around us.
"A hero shows up just in the nick of time." I joked as I shot a TIE fighter that was firing at the painted Tie that had the Ghost crew in. How did they all fit in there.
"Danny! There's another TIE that has Kanan and Ezra in it! You should be able to sense it!" Ahsoka called. She told me what I didn't know about the Ghost crew before on the way.
"Got it!" I called back. Using my senses, I searched for the TIE that had Kanan and Ezra, and shot a TIE that was chasing them.
"Man this is fun." I said to myself.
"Stay focussed Danny!" Ahsoka hissed.
"I am focussed!" I shot back.
After a few minutes, the 2 TIEs with the Ghost crew docked on the transport that Chopper was flying.
"OK, they're docked! Hyperspace would be nice now! This is no longer fun!" I yelled to my Master.
"On it!" She responded. Seconds later, every ship jumped into Hyperspace in unison, and I slumped back into the chair I was sitting on.
"Well, that was more fun than I expected." I said as I climbed up and sat beside Ahsoka in the co-pilot seat.
"Believe me, things are only going to get more complicated." She responded.
"Yay." I said sarcastically, earning a chuckle from Ahsoka.
After a short while later, we heard the airlock open.
"Are we going to meet the Ghost crew in person now?" I asked curiously.
"Indeed." Ahsoka responded with a smile as we walked towards the ladder. We heard voices down the steps.
"His name is Senator Bail Organa." A woman's voice, whom I recognised as Hera said.
"And the crews of the blockade runners?" A man's voice asked.
"Member's of other Rebel cells." Senator Organa's voice, muffled by holographic communications, answered.
"We're a cell? Did you know we were a cell?" A kid's voice, a little younger than me, asked.
"Um, no." A deep voice answered.
"We weren't supposed to be. That way, if captured, we couldn't reveal other Rebels to the Empire." Hera explained. I made 'ladies first' gesture to Ahsoka, who rolled her eyes in amusement and started climbing down.
"That was the protocol." Hera added.
"The protocol has changed." Ahsoka said out loud as she reached the bottom of the ladder. I then followed.
"Fulcrum!" Hera said in realisation.
"Ahsoka. My name is Ahsoka Tano." Ahsoka introduced herself, moving out of the way for me.
"And I am Daniel Eidolon, her apprentice." I introduced myself with a smile as I reached the bottom of the ladder.
"Apprentice?" Hera asked with wide eyes.
"I did not want too many people to know about him, so I kept him secret." Ahsoka explained.
"Why did the 2 of you come here?" Kanan asked as Chopper rolled over to Ahsoka.
"Because of you, and your apprentice." She answered, placing her hand on Chopper's head as she knelt.
"Many in this system heard your message." Ahsoka said. I remembered that message.
"You gave them hope in their darkest times." I added. Ahsoka nodded in agreement.
"We didn't want that hope to die." Ahsoka said as she stood up. The kid, Ezra, blushed a little at the praise.
"What happens now?" he asked.
"Nobody can answer that." I said with slight chuckle.
"One chapter has closed for you Ezra Bridger. This is a new day." Ahsoka said with a smile. The Ghost crew all looked at each other with smiles.
"And a new beginning." I added.
A/N: OK, short chapter, I know. I couldn't really think of much else to do in this part. Don't worry though; the chapters will be relatively long from this point on. To compensate, I'll update again in an hour.
