Danny P.O.V.
Ahsoka had commed me about 10 minutes ago, telling me to come to the bridge of the new Command ship. I had just left the Memory and was walking towards the bridge when I ran into Sabine.
"Hey Sabine!" I called out to her. She turned and smiled at me. It was then that I noticed her new hair colour and new paint job on her armour. Her hair was now blue at the top, and faded into turquoise tips.
"Hey Danny." She said with a wave as I neared her.
"I see you dyed your hair and painted your armour." I commented as we both headed towards the Bridge.
"Yeah! The scorch marks weren't coming out, so I decided to paint over them. And the hair, well, I just felt like a change. What do you think?" She asked with a 360 twirl, showing me all of her armour and hair changes.
"You look beautiful." I told her with a smile. She smiled back at me, grateful for the praise, with a slight blush that I didn't notice at the time.
"Thank you." She whispered as we walked.
"You're welcome." I told her as we reached the Bridge. Half the Ghost crew was there, along with Ahsoka. The meeting probably wouldn't start until everyone arrives.
"You know, I was thinking of changing the white streaks in my hair to blue, what do you think?" I asked Sabine as we leaned against a wall next to each other. She gave me a slight, artistic, calculative gaze.
"I don't think it would look bad, but it wouldn't go well with your eyes. I can dye it for you if you really want to though." She offered. I shook my head.
"No need; I have shape shifting abilities." I told her. She looked at me with wide eyes.
"Limited though, I can only change my hair and eye colour." I explained.
"Show me?" She asked with a bit of wonder in her eyes. I chuckled and closed my eyes. With a deep breath, I focussed and white streaks in my hair faded into black, to match the rest of my hair.
"Wow." Sabine said in awe as I morphed my hair back to black and white.
"What you see now is my true appearance. If I'm using a different look and I pass out, my hair and eyes will become this." I told her. Sabine looked at me with her hand on her chin, probably thinking about my shifting abilities.
"OK, try making the streaks blue , and change your eyes to a dark green." She suggested. I nodded and closed my eyes. I felt the streaks changing into a deep midnight blue, and then focused on my eyes. After the morphing was done, I opened them, showing my new forest green irises to Sabine, who smiled approvingly.
"Nice." She said with a thumbs up.
"Thanks for the artistic advice." I said to her, returning the thumbs up.
Sabine and I chatted for a few more minutes before a holographic Commander Sato appeared on the control panel, and then Kanan and Ezra followed.
"Now that everyone is here, we can begin. With the destruction of our old command ship, our ability to fight the Empire in this Sector has become severely limited." Sato stated, addressing our main issue.
"So, maybe we don't fight?" Ezra suggested, sounding a bit scared.
"Uh… Commander Sato, sir." He added quickly with a salute. Sabine and I rolled our eyes at him.
"Look, when things got bad on Lothal, I would go find a place to hide until things calm down." Ezra explained as found a spot he was comfortable standing in.
"You are never shy with your opinions, Ezra Bridger." Commander Sato deadpanned, earning chuckles from some of us.
"Can't deny it would be a good idea to establish a base though." I spoke up.
"I agree, Mr Eidolon." Sato responded.
"Problem is none of the potential bases we know of have the tactical advantage we need to protect what's left of our fleet." Hera added grimly.
"Nor aid the nearby systems suffering from Imperial oppression." Kanan added, sending Hera a look.
"We can't help others if we can't help ourselves, Kanan." Hera responded, returning Hera's look.
"If only we had more allies." She said thoughtfully.
"I know someone." Ahsoka spoke up. I noticed she had been rather quiet in this meeting.
"He might be able to help us." She added as we all turned our attention to her.
"A great military Commander, with a vast knowledge of the Outer Rim. He could assist us in finding a base, and his experienced leadership could make him a powerful ally." She continued as she walked closer to the terminal.
"How do we recruit this leader?" Sato asked, turning his attention to Ahsoka.
"That's the problem, I lost track of him a long time ago, and my transmissions have gone unanswered." She responded as she placed her hand on her chin in thought.
"How do you propose to find him then?" I asked my Master. She gave me a small smile.
"Well, there is one option I've not yet attempted." She responded.
I went to the Bridge of the Ghost, with the rest of its crew while we waited for Ahsoka to bring whatever option she hadn't tried yet in. I sat in the co-pilot seat next to Hera, Ezra behind me, and Sabine behind Hera, while Kanan leaned against the wall. After a few moments, Ahsoka walked in, carrying a droid's head.
"Is that the head of an old Tactical Droid?" Kanan asked her in shock.
"These droids were great at finding things, calculating. Found my Master and I a few times when we didn't want to be found." Ahsoka said with a slight chuckle. Though, I could sense her pain at the thought of her old Master.
"How in all the galaxy is that gonna help us find your friend?" Ezra asked, doubting the droid's ability. Can't say I blame him; the droid head does look old. Though, I've learned to trust my Master's word since I've been with her.
"Well, I heard he was last seen in the Sealos System. You can start there." Ahsoka responded as she walked out.
"We're not going?" I asked her as I stood up to follow her. She stopped me before I started though.
"You are. I have something else to attend to." She responded. I wanted to protest, but the following sentences stopped me.
"The Sith Lord." Kanan said.
"There are questions, questions that need answering. " Ahsoka replied ominously.
"And Kanan, you must trust my friend if you find him." She added to the Jedi sternly.
"If he's everything you say he is, I can't afford not to." Kanan replied, seeming a little confused.
"Trust him." Ahsoka said sternly again before continuing out.
"Is there a reason I can't go with you?" I asked her. She stopped and turned her head to face me.
"There is. All you need to know is that I need to do this… alone." She said before closing the door.
"Yes Master." I mumbled, sitting down with a frown as Hera prepped the ship for a Hyperspace jump.
I was sitting at the Dejarik board, playing the game with Sabine while we soared through Hyperspace.
"And that's Danny 3, Sabine 0." I told her with a smirk as I beat her again. She pouted as her cheeks puffed red and crossed her arms.
"Wanna go 4 out of 7?" I asked her with a grin. She rolled her eyes and shook her head.
"No thank you. Once is an accident, twice is a coincidence, three times is skill on your part, and four is humiliation on my part." She muttered, earning a laugh from me.
"I was taught strategy by Clockwork, the Master of Time, who literally knows everything. Don't feel bad about losing." I told her. She just huffed and rolled her eyes at me.
"So hey, I wanted to ask about your mood when Ahsoka left." Sabine said.
"What about it?" I asked her as I deactivated the Dejarik board.
"You seemed pretty moody when she wouldn't let you go with her." She pointed out. I sighed and nodded.
"Like you, I don't like being kept in the dark. I can handle it, but I don't like it. Also, I don't like being away from her. She's the only person I spoke with until I met you guys, which was only a few weeks ago." I explained. Sabine nodded in understanding.
"I get that. Don't you think Ahsoka's a bit old for you though?" She asked with a tilted head, completely misunderstanding my reasoning. I facepalmed at her words.
"That's not what I meant." I mumbled, blushing up a storm of embarrassment.
"I meant that I don't like it when I don't know what's going to happen to her. I lost everything on my home planet because I wasn't there; I don't want that happening again." I clarified, feeling a tug at my heart at the memory of my loved ones. Sabine looked at me with sympathy as I noticed we dropped out of Hyperspace.
"Oh, I'm sorry." She whispered.
"Don't be, I've moved on. It still hurts, but I'm OK." I assured her with a smile. She returned the smile and nodded.
Kanan walked over to us.
"Come on you 2, we're taking the Phantom. Hera and Chopper are gonna stay here to finish the repairs." He said as we headed to the Phantom.
"Weren't the repairs done at the fleet?" I asked as Zeb and Ezra walked into the Phantom.
"Chopper said he 'finished the important repairs.' Stupid droid." Ezra muttered the last part.
"How did he define important?" I wondered out loud as Kanan flew the Phantom into the planet's atmosphere.
"Well, let's fire this thing up." Sabine said as she plugged the droid head into the Phantom's main computer. A small static sound could be heard coming from the head.
"I think its scanning for a signal of some kind." Sabine mused.
"Good luck, you could really get lost out here." Ezra added, looking into the distance of the desert-like planet.
"Maybe that was the idea. Maybe this Commander we're looking for doesn't want to be found?" Zeb asked.
"Doesn't matter. If that droid can find Ahsoka when she doesn't want to be found, it can find anyone." I assured them. Before anyone could respond, the droid head let out a beep and started saying a set of digits over and over.
"7567… 7567… 7567… 7567… 7567… 7567… 7567… 7567… 7567… 7567…" It reapeated indefinitely.
"It's homing in on something!" Sabine said in realisation.
"What do those digits mean though?" I asked. Nobody responded, probably not knowing.
"Hey, over there! Up ahead!" Zeb exclaimed pointing into the distance. We saw an old tank, which walked on 6 legs, and had multiple features and paintings added to it. It seemed to be really old.
"Whoa." Ezra muttered.
"Now that is a work of art." Sabine said in approval as she admired the tank.
"I must agree." I said as we landed in front of it, prompting it to stop.
"It looks like an old Republic Tank. Used during the Clone Wars." Kanan mumbled the last part, softly enough that only I picked it up, even through my helmet.
"Ezra, be on guard." I heard Kanan tell Ezra as we exited the Phantom and approached the tank. A door on the tank opened, and three old men emerged. One was bald and had a long beard, one was also bald with no beard, and the last one was blind in his right eye. I noticed they each held a blaster rifle, old ones too.
"It just a bunch of old geezers!" Zeb exclaimed in confusion.
"Well armed old geezers." Sabine said through her helmet.
"What do you want?" The apparent leader asked us, leaning over the railings.
"We're looking for someone." Kanan responded.
"Well that's too bad, there's nobody here." The old man responded.
"Hey, does the number 7567 mean anything too you?" Ezra asked them, eliciting a gasp from the leader.
"What did you just say?" He asked, gripping the railings tightly.
"Uh, I said 7567." Ezra responded. The leader eyes widened.
"I haven't heard those digits in…" I heard him mumble.
"That's my birth number!" He told us.
"Birth number?" I asked Ezra, who shrugged.
"They're clones!" Kanan exclaimed in realisation and ignited his lightsaber.
"Jedi! They've come for revenge!" The half-blind man said before shooting at us. I quickly ignited my purple lightsaber and deflected any shots coming my way, Kanan did the same.
"Drop the blaster old man!" Zeb growled, aiming his bo-rifle at the 'clones,' Sabine following suit.
"Don't try it Boy-o, I'll gun you down!" The third clone said with a deranged grin.
"Stand down soldiers, that's an order!" The leader clone exclaimed, pushing his friends' blasters aside.
"You 2 guys." I said, stepping in front of my friends.
"Ahsoka said to trust them." I added when Kanan didn't deactivate his lightsaber. He scoffed, but put his sabre away nonetheless.
"Sorry about the uh… weapons malfunction. My friend here is just a bit defensive." The leader said as her rubbed the back his head.
"We haven't seen a Jedi in uh… well, it's been a while." He added with a sad sigh.
"Don't worry about it!" I called to him as I deactivated my lightsaber and faced him.
"My name is Daniel Eidolon, this is Ezra, Kanan, Sabine, and Zeb." I introduced us, pointing to the respective crew members.
"Nice to meet you uh… I don't think you want to be called 7567." I said to him, earning a chuckle from him.
"My name's Rex, Captain, 501st Clone Battalion. Meet Commanders Gregor and Wolffe." He introduced them, pointing respectively as the bald guy and half blind guy.
"We were sent here by Master, Ahsoka Tano." I informed him. He widened his eyes at me.
"Ahsoka Tano. I fought by her side from the Battle of Christophsis to the Siege of Mandalore. A friend of hers is a friend of mine, especially her apprentice." Rex said with a smile, which I returned gratefully, though it was hidden by my helmet.
The clones led us into the tank, where we could talk outside of the sun. As we entered the main room, Ezra noticed their helmets and his eyes sparked with wonder.
"Whoa." He said as he picked up one of the helmets.
"Careful with those, Son." Rex said in a mix of amusement and sternness as he sat down.
"So, how is Commander Tano?" Rex asked with a sigh.
"Well, she needs help, we all do." I told him as I took off my helmet, following Sabine's lead.
"We're trying to fight the Empire, but we're outnumbered, outmatched, and taking a beating." Ezra said to Rex desperately.
"We could use your help." I added. Rex sighed and shook his head.
"I'm not sure I'm much help to anyone these days. Didn't you hear? The Emperor said the Clone Army out served its purpose, and retired us." Rex said with sarcastic respect for the Emperor.
"Now we spend our days telling stories and slinging for Joopas." He said as he leaned back on his chair with his head on his arms.
"This was a waste of time. You heard the Clone, he's not interested." Kanan said after a scoff and turned for the door.
"Hold it Kanan." I said, making him growl under his breath and stop in his tracks.
"You don't like the Empire, do you?" I asked Rex.
"Well, the Empire certainly isn't the Republic, but you can't do anything about that." Rex responded.
"You could fight." Ezra told him with determination.
"Sorry Son, my days as a soldier are over." Rex said with a sad sigh.
"Well there is another way you can help us." I told him.
"We need a base, and Ahsoka told us you had a vast knowledge of the Outer Rim." I explained. He looked at me and sat up straight, his hands in his lap.
"Well, my memory isn't what it used to be, but there are a few spots I never bothered to report to the Empire." Rex said as he stood up.
"Why don't you all wait outside and I'll put together a list of co-ordinates." Rex offered.
"That would be much appreciated. Thank you Captain." I told him with a salute, which he returned as the rest of us left the room.
We were standing outside the door, waiting for Rex to finish the list, when Gregor emerged.
"You know, I was thinking, since we're helping you, there's something you can do to help us?" he asked us.
"No thanks." Kanan said simply.
"What do you need?" Ezra asked him, completely ignoring Kanan's words.
"Out there, deep below ground, roam the Joopa; elusive big game. When we're lucky enough to sling one in, it'll feed us for the whole year." He explained as he leaned against the railings.
"What do you need us to do?" Sabine asked. Gregor chuckled and pointed to Zeb.
"Lend us him." he said.
"What?" Zeb asked, completely oblivious to the converstation that just took place.
While Gregor prepped Zeb for the slinging, I sat on the railings, looking into the distance.
"Something eating at you Son?" Rex asked as he approached leaned on the railings next to me.
"Yeah. This whole clone thing has just got me thinking is all." I told him.
"About?" He asked with raised eyebrows. I sighed.
"My clone." I answered.
"You've been cloned?" He asked me with wide eyes. I nodded in response.
"A madman wanted me as his son, and when I continuously refused, he took desperate measures." I started.
"He stole some of my DNA and made so many clones. Only 4 of them were stable enough to leave the pods." I explained.
"What happened next?" Rex asked.
"These 4 clones were stable enough to leave their pods, but not completely stable. 3 of them died, but the last, she escaped and I managed to save and stabilise her." I explained, earning a very confused look from Rex.
"She?" He asked.
"She was different from the others. The reason she survived longer than the others is because she had the DNA of 2 people in her genetic make-up. Mine was the dominant gene, but the other, the DNA of my lover, had a strong enough presence to make her a girl. She's not completely a clone, she's my daughter." I elaborated. Rex looked at me with wide eyes.
"A Father at your age, wow." He said with surprise in his voice. I nodded in agreement.
"Is she with her mother?" he asked. I felt another tug at my heart at the mention of Sam and shook my head.
"No. Her mother died a few years ago. She's in a coma, with her grandfather." I told him as I wiped my tears away. Rex looked at me with so much sympathy.
"I'm sorry kid. You've been through so much at such a young age, that can't have been easy." He said as he put a hand on my shoulder.
"It wasn't." I muttered.
"Come, maybe some Joopa slinging will cheer you up." He said with a smile. I smiled back and nodded, following him as he led me to the front of the tank.
"Alright, full stop!" Rex ordered Wolffe as we heard a minor tremor in the distance. Zeb was walking on the planet's surface, a thick rope made of energy attaching him to the cannon on the tank, which looked suspiciously like a fishing rod. Wolffe pulled the tank to a stop as instructed.
"Alright, just a little further!" Gregor called out to Zeb as I walked over to him and Ezra.
"You know, we really appreciate this. I think we'll do quite well with your friend here." Gregor said to Ezra and I as he turned to face us.
"Yeah well, Zeb packs quite a punch." Ezra assured him.
"Oh hehehe, I'm sure, but really, Joopas supposedly love Lasats." Gregor said with another of his deranged smiles.
"They love them? What do you mean?" Sabine asked.
"They say they loved the smell, the taste, maybe texture." Gregor answered as he rubbed his head.
"Wait, Zeb's not the hunter!" I said in realisation.
"He's the bait!" Ezra added with wide eyes.
"Well, it's really all the same." Gregor said with a mad chuckle.
"No it's not!" Kanan hissed from next to the Kanan. We all ran to the railings and tried to warn Zeb to get back on the tank, but we were too late; a purple tongue emerged from the ground and wrapped around Zeb, pulling him underground.
"Zeb!" We all yelled in fear for our friend.
"This could be him! The Big Bongo!" Gregor yelled in excitement with a laugh that belongs in mental hospital as the Joopa pulled on the energy rope.
"Hey, I bet you a thing or two about mechanics!" Rex called out to Sabine.
"Yeah, good bet." Sabine said with a grin as she ran to the cannon.
"Danny, come with me!" She called out to me. I nodded and followed her to the cannon. We quickly made it to the cannon.
"Keep an eye on this regulator. The line can overheat and shut down. No line, no Joopa, no Zeb." Rex told us.
"Got it." Sabine and I responded in unison as Gregor gave Ezra and Kanan electro pulse staves to shock the line with and draw the Joopa out.
"Hit it, now!" Rex ordered Ezra and Kanan as the Joopa circled the tank, taking the line with it. Ezra and Kanan pressed the electronic ends of their staves against the energy line, sending a jolt of purple energy down the line.
"That's it! He didn't like that!" Gregor exclaimed with another mental laugh.
"This guys more of a Fruitloop than Vlad!" I thought as Sabine and I kept the regulator running smoothly.
"Hit him again!" Rex ordered. Kanan and Ezra tried to reach, but couldn't.
"We can't reach!" Ezra called out.
"I got this!" I said and stood up and ran as close to the line as I could, which wasn't close.
"Danny, what are you doing?" Ezra asked as I held my hand up.
"Saving Zeb!" I answered and shot a bolt of green lightning at the energy line. A loud roar could be heard from underground.
"He really didn't like that!" Gregor yelled with another insane laugh.
"We're losing the regulator!" Sabine yelled as she climbed onto the cannon.
"Full stop Wolffe! This is where we finish the battle!" Rex ordered. Wolffe stopped the tank, but it was still being dragged by the Joopa.
"Kid, whatever you did, do it again, stronger!" Rex ordered me. I nodded and shot another bolt of green lightning at the energy line, this time with both hands. As the bolt travelled down the line, a massive, ugly, white, worm like creature emerged from the ground, and let out a loud roar at us.
"It's Big Bongo!" Gregor exclaimed with more insanity. The Joopa let out another roar, its mouth wide open. Rex took the opportunity and shot it in its mouth. The Joopa let out a pained roar and fell to the ground, dead. We all quickly ran over to railings, and looked at the Joopa with worried eyes. We saw Zeb crawling out of the creature's mouth.
"Ugh, what a smell!" He exclaimed as he fell out of the mouth and to the ground.
"Nice catch old timers." Sabine commented, earning a salute from Rex.
"And Danny, nice lightning trick." She said, smiling at me. I blushed in embarrassment and wiped some of my hair out my eyes.
"Thanks." I told her, rubbing the back of my neck.
"I'm definitely feeling inspired." She told me with slight grin. I wasn't sure if I liked said grin or not.
"Yeah! Way to go!" Gregor yelled as he ran over to Zeb.
"That was impressive." I heard him say as he helped Zeb up as I approached them.
"Impressive? You almost got him eaten!" Kanan yelled.
"Yeah! I was in that thing's mouth!" Zeb yelled as he pushed Gregor away.
"But look! You brought in our biggest catch ever!" Gregor told him as he turned Zeb's attention to the creature.
"I-I did? You know what Kanan? It wasn't so bad!" Zeb called out, making me roll my eyes.
"I knew I had the beast from the beginning!" Zeb added, sounding confident very with himself. I rolled my eyes again, it's clear he's only saying that because he actually survived.
"You are a mystery, you know that kid?" Rex asked me as I climbed back onto the tank.
"It wasn't that big a deal; all of my kind can do that." I told him with a shrug.
"Your kind?" He asked.
"I'm not completely human." I told him. He looked at me with wide eyes, but then nodded in understanding.
"We held up our end of the deal." Kanan said as he walked up to Rex and I.
"Now it's time to get us those co-ordinates so we can go." He said with crossed arms.
"I'll get them. But you might consider staying for dinner." Rex said, pointing to the Joopa.
"You know Kanan, it tried to eat me, it's only fair I get to see how it tastes." Zeb said with a smile and his hands on his waste.
"Can't argue with that logic." I said with chuckle.
"Right Kanan?" Ezra added, facing his Master.
"I've assembled a list of a few potential bases and clearance codes, along with a few protocols the Imperials still use." Rex said as he came out of the main room and faced Ezra, Sabine and I. Kanan was on top of the tank, sulking as he leaned over the railings, staring into the distance.
"Should be of some use." Rex continued.
"Thanks Rex." Ezra said with a smile.
"They're on our main computer. You're gonna need-" Rex was cut off by Sabine.
"Data tapes? I got this." She said and walked into the main room. Ezra and I turned and faced the sunset again.
"You 2 were brave today. You jumped right in to save your friend." He said as he joined us in leaning against the railings.
"A great Jedi once told me that the best leaders lead by example. The 2 of you do that very well." Rex said with a smile towards us.
"Thanks. I've learnt from a great Jedi too; Kanan." Ezra said, sending his Master a smile.
"I learnt from a great warrior as well. She and I aren't Jedi, but she's equally great." I said, referring to Ahsoka.
"Ahsoka is a great warrior." Rex agreed with a gentle smile.
"Won't you reconsider joining us?" Ezra asked him.
"You know, I've out served my purpose with that kind of fighting I'm afraid, after the war I questioned the point of the whole thing, all those men died and for what?" Rex asked. I'm guessing he was remembering all the battles he fought in, and all the clones that died; his brothers.
"I guess for what they thought was right." Ezra responded.
"Words of a Jedi." I told him, earning a grateful smile from the kid.
Wolffe approached us, seeming like he was about to talk, but Sabine barged out of the main room, a datapad in hand.
"The Clones gave us up; they warned the Empire we're here." She hissed, facing Rex.
"What? You're mistaken! We would never do that!" Rex assured her.
"I found the binary transmission to The Empire, and there are messages Ahsoka sent to Rex and he never answered her." Sabine said as she waved the datapad around.
"What? I never received any messages!" he said as he took the datapad and read through the thing.
"I knew it, they can't be trusted!" Kanan growled angrily as he approached.
"Kanan, wait!" Ezra stopped his Master.
"Things aren't always as they seem." I told him as he stopped. He glared at me, but stayed his desire to attack.
"Is this true?" Ezra asked Rex. Rex looked like he was thinking for a moment brfore turning to Wolffe, who was facing away from us.
"Wolffe, what did you do?" He asked his fellow clone, his voice laced with authority.
"I, I contacted the Empire." Wolffe admitted.
"If they found out we were helping Jedi, they'd wipe us out!" He defended himself.
"Danny, go warn Hera, tell her to scan for incoming ships." Kanan told me. I nodded in response and ran for the Phantom.
I made it to the Phantom, but what I found shocked me. There was an Imperial probe, ripping wires out of the Phantom's main panel, and messing with functions.
"Hey! Get away from there!" I hissed at the droid. It turned to face me and immediately started shooting at me.
"I need some back-up here!" I called as I drew my blaster. I shot at the probe, but it dodged and flew off of the tank, trying to get away.
"Danny! What happened?" Kanan asked as he ran over to me.
"Imperial probe!" I told him. He looked at me with wide eyes before we both ran after it. We jumped and landed on the ground. We saw the probe speeding off into the distance, and shot after it. It proved to be quite evasive though.
"I need to get closer." I said to myself. I started to run faster before I jumped off of my feet, and started flying after the probe.
"Whoa!" I heard multiple voices exclaim from far behind me. I quickly caught up to the droid and fried him with my ghost lightning. I stopped and hovered above it, to make sure it's not functioning anymore. Before flying back, I drew my amethyst lightsaber and gave it a stab through the head, just to be safe.
"Everyone OK?" I asked as I landed. Everyone was just looking at me with wide eyes.
"What?" I asked them.
"Danny, that was amazing!" Ezra exclaimed, startling me.
"I just flew after the thing and zapped it no big deal." I said with a shrug.
"Exactly, you flew." Sabine said, putting emphasis on the word 'flew.'
"Another thing my kind can do." I told her. Everyone just had their jaws dropping to the ground.
"I can only fly freely for about 20 minutes before I tire out. I can hover indefinitely though." I added.
"You're telling me there's an entire planet with people like you inhabiting it? Do you have any idea what the Empire would do if they found it?" Rex asked me. I shook my head.
"There isn't a planet. I'm one of only 2 of my kind left." I informed him. He looked at me with wide eyes.
"What?" Zeb asked, sounding like he understood.
"There used to be 3, but the 3rd was evil, and a danger to so many. I killed him." I said, remembering the day I killed Vlad; he tried to melt Dani to make better clones with remains.
"That's rough." Sabine whispered with sympathy. I just shrugged.
"Not really, I got over it. Why don't we go investigate the probe?" I suggested, desperately trying to change the subject. They all shook off their surprise and agreed.
"How long has this thing been watching us?" Ezra asked his Master as we approached the destroyed probe. It was dark by the time we arrived at the droid.
"Long enough. How's the Phantom?" Kanan asked Sabine as she joined us.
"Engine took a direct hit. We're not going anywhere until I can fix it." She responded.
"I'll help; should speed things up a bit." I told her. She nodded in response.
"So, we're stranded?" Zeb asked, clearly not liking this.
"Yep." I told him with crossed arms as I stared at the probe.
"And the Empire is on its way." Rex added.
To be continued...