As Ezra slept his body rocked from side to side as a dream or vision engulfed him: He stood in a snowy valley holding two lightsabers, both of them were blue. He looked around to see an army of troopers, almost triple what he had fought in Mos Eisley as well three Corellian Corvettes on either side of him. Soldiers clad in parts of what looked like stormtrooper armor and rugged tunics, cloaks, and jackets dashed down the ships' ramps carrying a variety of weapons. Ezra ran toward the army of snowtroopers lightsabers dragging in the snow behind cutting a path... The rugged army ran beside him, firing at the enemy haphazardly. They all stopped suddenly and formed a firing line that brought down a small portion of the much larger army. Ezra looked to his left and saw one of his men jump onto a thermal detonator. A selfless act that took his life but saved his fellow combatants. Death surrounded him. He was at war. Ezra's portable com rang and sent a muffled message, "General Bridger. This is Commander Rex. The reinforcements are almost there!" Suddenly he was awakened by a girl's voice coming through the com, "Hey Ezra! You there?"
"What? Yeah I am. What's wrong Sabine?" Ezra said groggily as he sat up and looked at his surroundings, he was still in his ship.
"Nothing's wrong, I just wanted to talk to you after I thought you were dead," Sabine answered after hesitating briefly.
"That's exactly what Kanan said," Ezra stuttered.
Sabine could actually feel Ezra's emotions, he was scared of something. "I can tell that don't feel very happy right now so I'm not going to ask how you escaped but I was just… worried for you," Sabine concluded as she began to walk away and sort out how she knew how Ezra felt. The moment she turned around she saw Kanan shaking his head and laughing, she felt thoroughly embarrassed. Sabine speed walked past him to her new room.
"Hey Ezra, sorry to interrupt your rest again but exactly how many seats does that ship have?" Kanan inquired.
"About two," Ezra stated, "I spotted a cockpit and a gunner's seat when I jumped in."
"Good. We're going to need both. Ezra, we're going to Dagobah, I've had Hera input the coordinates," Kanan announced.
"What? Why would we go there? Anyway how you even going to get up to the ship?" Ezra said questioning Kanan's leadership.
"Your powers are too strong for me to even comprehend, I'm taking you to see the greatest Jedi master that there is. He told me to bring you to him, he senses that you're… falling to the Dark Side. I also have I'm going to get up the figured out, I'll just use one the bucketheads helmets, It has a small air supply," Kanan finished worrying about the response he would get.
"I understand, I felt it too. I need help from someone of wisdom," Ezra said.
"So you finally decided to think," Kanan told his padawan sarcastically.
"Haha very funny," Ezra spat. "Better check my stuff."
"That's good," Kanan said with a sense of happiness in his voice as he silently rejoiced at his padawan's wise way of taking the news. He attempted to walk toward his room but instinct brought him to the cockpit. He looked at the near desolate room, it was very different from the Ghost. Kanan sat down in the seat next to Hera who was silently examining the ship's controls.
"How did it go?" the Twi'lek suddenly asked.
"It went a lot better than I expected, but he is still somewhat snappier than usual," Kanan replied.
"That's great! I expected him to detach off into hyperspace," Hera joked and quickly began laughing.
"Hey!" Kanan said making a strange looking face and soon laughed along with Hera.
It had been 7 hours since Kanan had told him they going to see Yoda but Ezra still couldn't understand how there were other Jedi out there. He previously thought that they had all died on his birthday but now he wasn't so sure of anything since he had met Kanan. Ezra was confused and desperate just like the guide had said, maybe Yoda, whoever he was, could help him sort himself out. Suddenly he shook violently and the strange blues and purples of hyperspace disappeared revealing a planet that looked like a booger under a microscope. It was a mix of barf green and just plain brown, they approached the planet slowly as Kanan's voice came through the com yet again, "This ship is too big to land in the swamp, I'm gonna come up there."
"So how are you going to get in this ship even if your helmet plan does work?" Ezra inquired thinking it was impossible.
"Open the bomb bay doors," Kanan answered.
"Ok?" Ezra said as he pressed the button he had used earlier.
Kanan walked toward the airlock of the G9, while putting on his helmet, and pressed the button that opened it. He floated outside wearing a stormtrooper's helmet and climbed up the larger ship's pipes and ladders. The zero gravity made his legs float up and down against the endlessly black backdrop of space as he reached the top of the ship. Kanan pushed off toward the bomb bay of the Y-Wing, grabbed the ship's hull and pulled himself up into the door that led him inside.
"Close the doors Ezra! Close the doors!" Kanan gasped, losing air quickly.
"On it!" Ezra shouted as he shoved his hand down haphazardly.
Kanan took off his helmet and took in the small grey room he was in, however he quickly turned to the small door behind him. Kanan squeezed through to the the small gunner's area and on to the cockpit.
"Ezra," he said as he slid into the small room, "Climb back to the gun."
"You got it," Ezra choked as he shoved himself past Kanan.
Ezra fell onto his belly as he made his way to the chair where the gun's controls were. They rode in silence through the muggy atmosphere of Dagobah which was filled trees, plants, and all kinds of strange animals. Ezra wondered why a great Jedi master would live there as they approached the surface and landed in the middle of the great swamp.
"Watch out for snakes," Kanan laughed as the two pulled themselves out their ship.
Ezra chuckled and looked at the landscape that looked just as bad as he had expected, it was disgusting and dirty. Kanan suddenly smiled and walked toward a strange creature that was standing on a log in a hump backed position. The green creature stared at Kanan and then laughed.
"To see you good it is, Padawan Dume. Or Master now should I say," the creature laughed in a voice Ezra vaguely knew.
"Actually I've changed my name, it's Master Jarrus now," Kanan replied light heartedly.
"I know you!" Ezra interrupted causing the two Jedi to turn and stare at Ezra, "I know your voice! You're the guide!"
"Hmmmm, spoken to you I have. But guide my name is not. Yoda I am, wisdom I give."
Hello! I'm back, if you want excuses check the reviews section. So just to clear things up: read the new summary. Now here is how old the characters are in this story:
Ezra: 17
Kanan: 30
Hera: 26
Sabine: 18
Zeb: 41
Chopper: Destroyed
If you don't believe the ages look up the characters on Wookieepedia and do the math. This takes place in 3 BBY I had no idea Zeb was in his 40's… crazy. The comment I put says that the purpose of this story wasn't and nor will it ever be about Embo, while a chapter focusing around him will come soon, these stories are the telling of the death of the Empire from a different point of view. I'm also really happy with my success in followers (I know 22 may not be much) and I'm also that one of my favorite authors is following me! Anyway so Jedi Sabine, what do you think? The next chapter will come soon! Fire Across the Galaxy was awesome! Leave your suggestions in the reviews!
