"Travis said what?!" I ask in shock.
"Master Unduli is alive!" Kanan repeats in exclamation.
"No. That is not possible. I felt her die, along with Plo Koon, Ki Adi Mundi, Aayla Secura and Anakin." I say, lying about the last name, however. "The difference about Luminara's death is that she was tortured Kanan!" I say.
"We are going anyway. You were wrong." He says.
"Fine. But if you intend to go through with this, I can't go with you." I say.
"Why?" Kanan asks incredulously.
"Because there are some things that I need to do." I say plainly.
"Do what you must." He snaps, walking away. I make my own way to Ezra to give him a subtle warning. When I find him, he was sitting at his bunk, looking glum.
"What's up kid?" I ask, sitting next to him.
"I don't want to talk about it." He tries to dismiss the conversation.
"You feel like Kanan is trying to push you away because you aren't doing well." I begin. "He thinks it is best for you to be tutored under someone more experienced. He is trying to do it for you." I explain.
"But he doesn't understand that I don't want better teaching if it means I'm with anyone else." Ezra says.
"He never will be able to." I say.
"What do you mean?" Ezra questions.
"I felt Luminara die. She was tortured. Kanan doesn't believe me, but I know what I felt." I explain.
"At least you will be there with us if it is a trap." Ezra says.
"I won't. There is something else that I need to do." I say cryptically. "Just be careful."
"I can try." He says.
"That is all I can ask for, Ezra." I say, leaving him to dwell on my words. Opening a portal, I travel to Lothal, or, more specifically, Ezra's tower. Entering my old Comlink Frequency, I contact Fulcrum. "Authorisation, Talus Haroon 10, 11, 38. Coordinates Grid Quebec 6. Location Echo-Two-Seven-Two." After I finish the message, I disable the Comlink and sit on the balcony.
After some time, the whir of an engine could be heard approaching steadily. Standing up, I see the CR-90 Corvette land nearby. Leaping off the balcony, I call the Force to cushion my impact and make my way towards the ship.
As I reached the ship, I noticed the form of a female Torgruta, one that I knew personally. The moment she noticed me, she ran up to me and embraced me.
"I've missed you." She purrs to me.
"I've missed you too." I say warmly. "What have you been up to the past two years?" I ask her with curiosity, as we walk back to the tower.
"Oh, the usual. Running from the Empire while causing them troubles at the same time. Speaking of, adventures, I wonder what the kids are up to." She wonders aloud. Jazmin and Leif were back on Berk, both strong in the Force and being trained by Ferus Olin.
"Considering the adventures we manage to go on, probably causing Hiccup and the Vikings the pain of repairs for houses being disintegrated." I say.
"True. What about you?" She asks in return.
"Nothing too exciting. Kanan will have been introduced to the Grand Inquisitor by now. They should be fine." I say. "Other than that, it's actually been quite boring. I haven't heard from Blaze yet, so he is either busy, or the Princess is burying him under paperwork." I say. Having reached the tower, we enter and lay down together.
"When are we going to be able to be together more often?" She asks, not wanting to leave me again.
"We could always introduce you to them as Fulcrum. Nothing more nothing less. They don't need to know about the Phoenix cell just yet." I offer.
"I would appreciate that. I just don't want to leave you again." She says, snuggling up to me. I embrace her and keep her close, not wanting to let go.
"Neither do I." my whisper the last words spoken before we fall asleep together.
When we awake, I notice Ezra's presence nearby. Ahsoka seems to as well, as she gets up and gets dressed. I do the same and we walk out to meet him. When Ezra sees me, he was surprised. Not about me, per se, but Ahsoka.
"Ezra, I already know about the Grand Inquisitor. But that isn't the point. This is Ahsoka, my mate." I say.
"Nice to meet you." He says.
"Likewise, Ezra." Ahsoka says.
"Kanan wanted me to get you." He says to me.
"I expected as much. Let's go." I say, as the three of us walk to the Ghost.
As we board, I notice the glum feel of the crew. I motion for Ahsoka to go to the cockpit and for Ezra to follow me. As we reach Kanan's bunk, the feel of guilt was evident, even for non-Force users. I open the door and we step inside.
"Kanan." I say. "What is it going to take for you to earn my trust?" I ask.
"Fives was captured." He says.
"What?" I ask in disbelief. "He wasn't even supposed to be there!"
"He wasn't. But when Ezra and I were engaging the Inquisitor, he tried to help. Said he knew him, and was disappointed with his choice. The Inquisitor pushed him against a wall, knocking him out as we ran." He said.
"Fuck. Is the Phantom able to fly?" I ask.
"No. We don't have any idea where they took him either." Kanan says.
"FUCK!" I bash the door in frustration. "I didn't save that son of a bitch just so he could sacrifice himself. But, the sad thing is, that is something he would do." I say more calmly. The door opens to reveal Ahsoka, who looks at me concerned. "Fives was captured." I grit out. "Contact Sato, looks like we don't have a choice anymore." I say. "Hera, set a course for Alderaan. We're gonna need some help from my personal fleet for this."
"On it." She says, bolting to the cockpit.
"What do you mean personal fleet?" Kanan asks.
"You will find out soon enough Kanan, but for now, it is not your concern, besides, you and Ezra have some overdue training to do." I say. "And the next time I warn you of something, take a hint and be more prepared."
A/N – Didn't really know how to end this chapter. Few things to note.
1 – Yes, Ahsoka and Vex had a kid. His name is Leif, a reference to Deltora Quest, which will not be in this story. It will have a side story later. For those who noticed the spelling of Jazmin, it is the Quaker Parrot, which I decided to have become a human. Still gotta find an explanation for how that happens though.
2 – We needed something to change right? Fives will still be alive, because he will be helping throughout the rest of the series, same with Echo. The reason Vex is making a big deal of Fives' capture is because he knows the location of Earth. It's not that he doesn't believe Fives can resist torture, its because they can probe his mind and learn the location that way.
3 – The whole timeline will now be sped up. Because Fives was with Kanan and Ezra, he will be taken to Mustafar and Kanan will kill the Inquisitor there along with everything else.
4 – From the current time of this chapter to when Fives will be rescued will be around two to three months. Fives will be able to hold out for that long.
And that should be all. Still open to ideas from people… considering no one has given any yet… but hey. Also, a few stories that gave me this idea, which I recommend you reading, were Dominoes, by Meridianpony, mainly for the clone involvement, Rogue Knight by Illuvair, for the idea of merging different universes in a way, and for Disney creating the World between Worlds, one of the few things they have done in Star Wars without ruining it. Nut Out.
