Chapter two.
That had been enough.
Ezra ran to his cabin and closed the door with lock, whipping the tears that fell through his cheek. He climbed his bed and sat down, sighing.
Kanan's words sounded over and over in Ezra's head, and he only felt more angry and sad when he heard them. Those words were the worst thing somebody had ever said to him yet.
When Ezra was younger, when he barely lost his parents, the people used to call him horrible names or even threaten him. However, he didn't really cared… but Kanan's words did care for Ezra.
Ezra knew Kanan was angry. He never saw Kanan reacting that way with anyone, not even Rex.
Ezra didn't want to see him any soon, or better saying, anymore. If Kanan was furious, why he couldn't? He didn't do anything wrong! He just accomplished the freaking mission and that was it!
What did Kanan said? Oh, yeah: "So you can go, padawan"
Yes…Kanan did say: You can go.
Well, Ezra thought with rage, he would do his oh-so-called-master a favor: He would go.
The teenager jumped out of his bed and began to search for his backpack. When he found it, he began to pack.
It didn't take a lot of time for the padawan for ending up packing since he didn't have a lot of stuff. The kid took his comlink in the closet. He didn't want to be found soon…but would they even care if he disappeared?
Those unwelcome thoughts always entered to the padawan's head. His team cared about him, right? He always wanted to ask them since he returned from the Jedi temple…but he found it childish. They told him that they did cared about him, although not in a direct way. They always said, "We're like a family"…but after what Kanan said and yelled…
He shook his head and focused on what was the point of all that: Escape.
Ezra put the covers of his bed on top of his pillows, disordered so they thought he was sleeping or just angry and didn't want to see anyone.
Finally, the padawan took his wrench and opened the locks of the vents. Before entering to the ducts, he saw the room for one last time. He sighed and began to crawl, not before closing the aperture behind him.
Kanan stood in shock at the cockpit. Sabine, Zeb and Chopper went out of the cockpit as stealthy as possible. Both Kanan and Ezra never discussed, and if they did, the discussion ended immediately…but that discussion was the worst yet.
"I-I'm sorry…" apologized Kanan, still in shock.
"It's not me you have to apologize!" exclaimed the Twi'lek, angry "Just give him some time, because he is going to be as angry as a Fyrnock"
"Do you actually think he believed what I said?" asked the Jedi, nervously.
"I'm not capable pf answering that question, Kanan" said Hera, clearly disgusted.
Run. He had to run until he disappeared.
Ezra knew that what he had said to his master wasn't good or nice, but Kanan's comeback was even worse. The padawan never thought Kanan could remind him something that horrible, although he was used to know it.
Ezra did know that his dad was gone, as same as the entire crew. But why did Kanan used it as a comeback?! Ezra never mentioned his master's dead as a comeback, but Kanan used his parents!
The kid ran and ran, entering himself more and more in the darkness. It was a warm night; the soft night breeze hit Ezra on the face, and incredibly, it wasn't that hot as Tatooine used to get.
How long would it take him to find refugee or the town? Ezra didn't really care. He had enough food to survive a few days.
Ezra stopped himself from running and began to trot. He knew he shouldn't have said Kanan those words, but his master played dirty…really dirty.
The kid put his helmet on his head, opening it so the cold breeze could go straight him, while he got farther and farther of the ship.
An hour later…
Hera decided to leave Kanan alone. He had to apologize soon, and better let him meditate.
The Twi'lek went to the kitchen, where she found Sabine, Zeb and Chopper, looking at the ground with no expression on their faces.
"So," said Sabine, breaking the awkward silence but still looking at the floor "Have you get Ezra out of his room?"
"What do you mean?" asked the pilot.
"That the kid had been locked in our cabin" Zeb answered.
"I'm sure he'll go out. He doesn't like being isolated" said Hera.
"Yeah…I hope things settle down soon" wished the artist.
"Yeah," agreed the Twi'lek "Me too"
Kanan breathed air and walked through the hallways until he stopped himself, facing Ezra and Zeb's cabin. He had meditated enough to know what he was going to say. He would apologize with his padawan and tell him that he didn't mean to say those horrible things.
He knocked three times on the door.
"Ezra? Ezra are you in there?" asked the Jedi.
There was no answer, so Kanan thought the kid was really mad at him.
"Look kid, I just want to talk with you" explained the Jedi.
Still no answer.
"Fine. Just hear. I'm sorry, I didn't mean to tell you those things, you know that, right?" apologized the leader.
And…no answer.
Kanan gazed at the door, and began to walk away, slowly. That was until he heard the door opening.
He saw Chopper, disconnecting himself and murmuring grumpily something like "You're welcome!"
Kanan entered to the kid's room and saw him under the covers of his bed.
"Hey Ezra, I'm sorry" apologized Kanan, getting closer to bunk.
Ezra didn't answer.
"Tatooine calling Ezra, Tatooine calling Ezra, can you hear me?" asked the Jedi in a playful tone.
Something didn't feel right. The leader removed the covers…and then he understood when he saw the pillows, that Ezra wasn't there.
He thought he could be on the nose gun, so he ran to it. He entered, and when he didn't saw his padawan, he began to panic.
When he was getting out, he crashed with Hera.
"I'm sorry Hera" apologized Kanan.
"It's ok Kanan," assured the Twi'lek "Is everything ok?"
"Yes…no. I can't find Ezra anywhere, have you seen him?" asked Kanan.
"I haven't seen him since an hour ago" answered Hera "Why?"
"I can't find him. He's not in his bedroom or in the nose gun…and Hera, when I entered to his room, the pillows where under his cover" explained the Jedi.
"Oh…" said Hera, somehow scared a little "Why don't we check the cameras?"
"Yeah…" answered Kanan while he walked besides the pilot.
They arrived to the cockpit and began to search Ezra through the cameras.
"Well…I don't see him" murmured the Twi'lek, seeing the platform.
"I don't see him either" murmured Kanan, looking through all the cameras.
Then, an idea hit him.
"Let's play them an hour ago" suggested the Jedi.
So they did.
They saw Ezra entering to his room…and that was all. They couldn't see inside the bedrooms.
"Maybe he's in the vents" murmured the pilot.
Kanan felt like if a bucket full of ice splashed him. The vents…Ezra mad at him…the pillows…and he said 'you can go'…o please no.
The Jedi looked at the camera that showed the outside…and then, he saw Ezra, running with the helmet on his head.
Both adults were shocked. Ezra did go…and it was too late. They didn't know where to look for him. At this time, the kid would be far enough for them to stop him…
In that moment, Sabine entered to the cockpit in Zeb's company.
"Hey, what's up?" asked Sabine, worried.
Hera went out of her trance and murmured two words:
"He…left" answered the Twi'lek with pain.
Keep walking. That was all Ezra could do.
Where would he go? Would he stay at Tatooine or go to another planet?
The questions flew directly to Ezra's mind, like if they were annoying mosquitoes.
After walking a lot, he found a little cave, so he entered; he snuggled besides the wall and fell asleep.
"What do you mean that he escaped?!" asked Zeb.
All of the crew was on the cockpit, speechless and worried for the padawan.
"Didn't he left a note or something?" asked Sabine.
"No. I already checked his room. He left his comlink on the closet…but nothing else. Not even a message" explained the Twi'lek, sad.
"Where could he be?" wondered the Lasat.
"In town?" suggested the artist.
"We're way to far from town! He could be anywhere!" exclaimed Hera.
"She's got a point there" murmured Zeb, looking at the floor.
After a minute of silence, Hera said:
"Maybe he didn't plan on escaping. Maybe he's just considering things-" suggested the Twi'lek.
"But if he is really thinking, why did he went out of the vent instead of the platform?" asked Kanan.
"I just don't want to think that he ran away" murmured Hera.
"None of us want so, but we need a plan just in case Ezra is not joking. We need to separate ourselves," explained the Jedi, thinking every word he said, "Sabine and Zeb, you'll look for Ezra on the deserts. Hera and Chopper, you would look in the port, and I'll look for him on town"
"It's a good idea," agreed Hera "But lets give him until tomorrow morning, just in case he's just thinking"
"But if he wanted to think, why didn't he stay on the cabin?" asked Zeb.
"Because with a yelling Lasat, a Mandalorian creating bombs, an annoying droid and a person he doesn't want to see, thinking is difficult" murmured Sabine.
"You say it like if it happened to you" pointed Hera.
"Trust me. It has" said the artist.
"Well, we'll go tomorrow morning at first hour" said Kanan, although he didn't want to sleep. If Ezra returned injured, it would be his fault. He was the one who told Ezra those horrible things…
He just wanted to find him before the kid got into trouble.
Hi Rebels
Owww…poor space dad…
Wait, am I actually calling Kanan: "Space Dad"?
*gasps* is just a matter of time before I call Ezra: "Blueberry"….
A lot of you were really mad at Kanan…but don't forget who was the one who started the discussion.
Zeb: Actually, it was Kanan the one that…
Me *looks at him at the eyes angry*
Halo Scape – You're welcome ;)
Lamtuyetminh179 – I'll try to update more often…
Paint the Fangirling UniWolf – I know…but I just had to make Ezra saying that to Kanan (btw…I'm still waiting for the Brais-Ezra comic…)
Ezrafan61 – So glad you liked it :3
Skypeoplephoenix732 – Jeje…
Midnight Luna – nervously* umm…ahem, right…May the Lord and the Force be with you too.
Spectre7 – Glad that you enjoyed it.
Fanfictionranger – Thanks a lot dude :)
Neshina Yeifull – You're right…and this occurs after a month of the episode 'Legacy'…
DisneyandWildKrattfangirl (or Diz) – I know…but leave Ezra breath, or he'll be dead already and we're just beginning with the story.
Ezra (breathing heavily): …Thanks…
Chao Rebels!