The journey towards Tatooine would take two weeks for the Ghost. The crew had to reroute their hyperspace journey to avoid Imperial entanglements. During that time both Jase and Andros had the opportunity to work with Kanan, Ezra, and Ahsoka. Both of the two senior knights were impressed at how quickly Ezra had learned. His abilities were rough, and he lacked control, but his strength in the Force was undeniable.

"Kanan has been teaching you well, young one. I see glimpses of the Jedi you can be in your burgeoning abilities. From my standpoint, you already have more discipline that Anakin did at your age, and are far less reckless than he was."

"Thank you Master Togar. Ahsoka has told me you knew both Master Kenobi and the Chosen One well. What was he like?"

"Anakin was a cunning pilot, and very strong in the Force. Kenobi often came to me for advice on how to deal with a head-strong and impulsive youth. Looking back, it was kind of unnerving for him to come to me, especially knowing that he took a seat on the Council, yet I never did."

"Why did he come to you?"

"Because Obi-Wan and I were almost as close as brothers. We were in the same clan of younglings, we trained together. I became a Padawan a year before he did, though I was the more impulsive one. He confided in me that he was worried he would be dismissed from the Order, but all his concerns proved to be unfounded as he was the first Jedi in millennia to successfully defeat a Sith Lord."

"But what about Anakin?"

"Anakin was accepted in to the Order at a time when everyone thought he was too old to begin the training. In normal circumstances, anyone discovered to have Force sensitivity is admitted for training when they have not formed any emotional attachments. Skywalker was nine years old when he was brought before the Council on Coruscant. It is said that he was one of the last Jedi to face the Sith Lord at the Temple. He fought bravely, but in the end the Sith was too much for the Chosen One. Perhaps if Obi-Wan had been there, things would be very different now."

A look of sadness crosses Jase's features, and Ezra can't help but feel sympathy for the Jedi Master. As quickly as the feeling came, it passed and Jase resumed his focus on the training of the next Jedi.

"This is unfortunately not the time for memories and reminiscing Ezra. Andros and I will soon depart, and I need to know the full extent of the training you have already received. Here, put this helmet on, I want to test your skills of expanding your senses."

Before placing the helmet on his head, Ezra sees the other Jedi remove a training remote from his pack. From the look of it, it is similar in nature to the one he has seen Kanan practicing his lightsaber skills with.

"Master, with the blast shield down, I won't be able to see. How am I supposed to fight?"

"Trust in the Force, not your eyes. It will…"

"Control my actions?"

"No, it will guide your actions."

Ezra reaches out with the Force as Jase activates the Remote. He would miss the first few stinger bolts, but when he truly opened himself up to the Force he hit the next three in succession with his own lightsaber.

"Well done, Ezra. Master, I thought I'd let you know we've reached Tatooine. We'll be docking in Mos Eisley shortly."

"Thank you Kanan. Tell us Ezra, what did you feel?"

"I felt the Force guiding my hands. I could almost see the remote."

"That's very good. A larger world awaits you now. I trust that you remember these same lessons, Kanan?"

"I could never forget. Master Yoda and his diminutive form, instructing us with our small training lightsabers."

For a moment, both Jedi are traveling back in their minds to when they were just younglings being instructed by the Grand Master. They are interrupted when Hera calls through the intercom, alerting them to their landing.

"Master Togar, Kanan. We've successfully landed in Docking Bay 94. Unfortunately this is where we must part ways."

"Acknowledged Captain Syndulla. I thank you for your hospitality these past few weeks. Please have Andros meet me on the landing pad."

"Acknowledged. He is on his way there now."

Kanan, Ezra, and Ahsoka accompany Jase and Andros to the landing pad. Before leaving the departing Jedi had dressed in refugee garb, hoping to avoid being identified. Even as Ezra returns to his quarters to meditate per the suggestions of both Kanan and Jase, the former remains behind with Ahsoka to deliver a warning.

"Be careful Master. Tatooine has become more deadly since the Fall of the Republic. The Hutts have had free reign for many years, and now it is said that they have even formed an alliance of sorts with the Empire to keep their criminal activities off the books."

"I am well acquainted with the Hutts' penchant for illegal activities. Andros and I shall be on guard."

"How long do you plan on staying on Tatooine; Master?"

"As long as we need to Ahsoka. But do not fear, fourteen years of hiding have made us adept at masking our presence, even if we were not well trained in the Force. Good-bye my friends, and May the Force be with you all."

"And also with you, Master. And with you Andros."

Without another word, the four Jedi part ways. If the ways of the Galaxy had been kinder, they would all see each other again one day. But life never turns out the way they would expect it too. Obi-Wan Kenobi has been living the life of a hermit in the Jundland Wastes. He keeps to himself and often heads to the Lars Homestead to check on his charge. Owen has caught him a few times, but their encounters at least ended peacefully. Since arriving Obi-Wan had taken the name Ben, and fortunately had remained somewhat well hidden, knowing that he couldn't take a risk like he did with Dannar's Claim so many years ago. He had made a friend in Annileen Callwell, but even events there were a risk to his mission. She was one of the first real connections he made, but the choice to grant her the dream of studying and seeing the Galaxy gave him a feeling of having done something good. But lately the Force had been in an upheaval. Things were not as they should be, and when he felt a presence on a trip to Bestine, the hermit Ben had to be put aside for the Jedi Obi-Wan still needed to be.

"Andros, I sense a presence through the Force. But this presence is clouded. We should separate and see if we can track this person down. We will meet later today at the hotel. May the Force be with you."

"And with you Master."

Both of them had taken a risk with using the Force in a city with an Imperial presence, but the risk had to be taken if this other Force user was there to hunt Jedi. Andros lost track of the mysterious person as he went the opposite direction of his Master. Jase was bombarded with it when he turned a corner into a dark alley, and then heard the familiar snap-hiss of a lightsaber being ignited.

"Whoever you are, you're strong in the Force. Not many can mask their presence from me."

"I could say the same about you. I would put your lightsaber away. You only risk drawing attention to us, and that could be very dangerous. Especially in this city."

"You need not worry about being discovered. I have created a void in the Force that will keep us from being seen, and unfortunately for you, only one of us will be walking out of this alleyway."

"There is only one man I know, who could use the Force to mask his presence in that way. He was a good friend, and as close as a brother to me. I feared he had been killed in the Jedi Purge."

Suddenly the voice of the other man is instantly familiar to Obi-Wan. It is difficult for him to accept that any other Jedi besides he and Master Yoda had survived. But when the man turns to face him, despite the beard, the eyes are a dead give-away.

"So it is you, Jase. Rumors were abundant that you had not survived your mission in the Outer Rim. When I sent the message warning other Jedi to stay away from the Temple, I knew not how many had received it."

"I received the message Obi-Wan. Though I am glad to see you, I wish our reunion could have been under better circumstances."

"The Force guides us where we need to be Jase Togar. I too am pleased to see you; my old friend. Tell me, did Andros survive with you?"

"He did, and if I'm correct, he should be joining us shortly."

As Obi-Wan deactivates his lightsaber, Andros enters the alleyway. Adding his skill with the Force to their own, anyone passing by would only see an empty alley. When he recognizes the other Jedi with his Master, a feeling of peace washes over the young Jedi.

"It has been far too long Master Kenobi."

"Indeed it has, Andros. So, what brings the two of you to Tatooine?"

"Unfortunately, the Rebellion has. We were attacked as we passed through the Hoth System. A mission for Senator Organa turned destructive for our ship."

"I hope my old friend took proper precautions when involving Jedi. Master Yoda and I were concerned that his assistance with the Rebellion would be discovered."

"He did, but we should not talk of this here. You have a place where we can be safe?"

"Of course, it is a long ride to the Jundland Wastes, but there is no place I have found that is safer."

The return ride took many hours by Eopie. Obi-Wan explained that though a land-speeder would be quicker, it would also attract unwanted attention from settlers and the Tusken Raiders. Though he had reached an agreement with one band of the Sand People, not all of them took well to an outsider being allowed to roam freely in their territory. When the trio finally arrived, conversation quickly turned to the State of the Empire.

"So in fourteen years traveling the Galaxy, has the Empire suffered any setbacks that would allow the Rebellion to take hold?"

"Unfortunately no, Obi-Wan. The Imperials have grown far more bold, and wipe out any signs of resistance to their continued rule, even if it is not truly resistance. People are dying before they even get the news of a Rebellion."

"And it is no doubt difficult for you to remain in hiding. Especially when you know you could do something."

"Yes, and that is what brought us here. Our freighter was attacked by an Imperial scout vessel. It had minimal weapons, but they were enough to disable our communications array, as well as the rest of our ship."

"Then you were fortunate to have survived. But how did you get here on a damaged ship?"

"We arrived with a Rebel crew; thank the Force that there was a Jedi with them as well."

"Another Jedi; you say? Who?"

"Kanan Jarrus. He is even training a youngling he found on Lothal, who happens to be very strong with the Force."

"I remember the name; he was Master Billaba's Padawan. But training someone in the ways of the Force is dangerous with the Sith still hunting for us."

"But it is a necessary risk. He was not the only Jedi we encountered on that vessel though."

"We should be wary of too many Jedi gathered together. The presence of the Force in high concentration could alert the Empire to our whereabouts. But I am curious, who was this other Jedi?"

"Ahsoka. She told me what she had been doing to stay alive these past fourteen years since she left the Order."

A brief flash of fear crosses Obi-Wan's face. It was gone just as quickly as it appeared, but he knew that if Ahsoka was still alive, it wouldn't take long for Vader to find her. Jase noticed the expression of fear, but he wasn't sure what caused his friend the anxiety he could now feel flowing off of him in waves.

"Don't focus on the negative Obi-Wan. The more Jedi that survived, the better. We can rebuild the Order."

"No my friend. If Ahsoka has survived the Purge, we are in greater danger than I had initially believed."

"Why?"

"Because if the Sith Lord finds her, it will lead to disaster. Not only for the Rebellion, but for any remaining Jedi. Darth Vader will stop at nothing to hunt her down. She is the last remnant of his past, and he will not hesitate to kill her, or turn her to the Dark Side."

Jase and Andros do still not understand why their friend has so many trepidations about Ahsoka's survival. But knowing the name of the Sith Lord who killed the Chosen One, and decimated the Order gives them a new-found belief that he can be stopped.

"You know the name of the Sith? If we were to locate him, we could end this."

"No Jase, we can't. He has grown too strong in the Force since I last encountered him. Fourteen years of hatred for the Order have been allowed to fester. He will kill us."

"Like he killed Anakin? Surely three Jedi can overcome one Sith…,"

"No, Vader didn't kill Anakin. Vader is Anakin."