Kanan cried all the nights, missing his padawan.
One night he woke up and heard some persons crying...
He went out of his room and saw all the crew crying and hugging each other
Kanan saw them sad
- Guys, I miss him too... but we have to search him yet...
Hera interrupted him
-Kanan... Sabine could access to Imperial information... and... He... he died Kanan
She fell in her knees and she began to mourn no consolation
Kanan was stunned, paralyzed, with nothing to say
Zeb hugged him
- Buddy - he said between sobs, something uncommon coming from Zeb - We must stop, it's too late
Kanan turned around and taking his lightsaber off, lighted it
and he pointed to his own chest but Ahsoka and Sabine stopped him
- Kanan! We do not want to lose you too
Kanan threw his lightsaber aside and fell to his knees crying inconsolably hugging Hera
Ahsoka was crying too much, but she wanted to know something. Between tears and sobs she dared to ask:
- If.. If we're not gonna search him... What will happen? We... we should be looking to his death body and give him a burial. He deserve it.
- It's... it's too dangerous. He must be in an Imperial complex, who knows where - said Sabine, who was crying hugging Zeb
The crew will never be the same, but they didn't know that Ezra wasn't dead... worst, he was being tortured by the Empire.
Ezra kept screaming ...
the volcanic rocks burned every part of his back
As he felt his bones dislocated because of the strings that pulled his arms and legs also electrocuted the boy. Palpatine smiled mischievously
Lilith tried to be released as she screamed and tears went out of her eyes because she saw the boy in that suffering
- Stop the machine - Palpatine ordered
Everything stopped
- Take him out of there and tie it to the pole ... bring me the lightwhip. His back will burn more than before
Ezra cried for the pain, and he was holding his dislocated limbs ...
He looked at Lilith and she with the Force took Vader's lightsaber, who was distracted enjoying the suffering of Padawan. She lit the gun and hit him Vader's shoulder. With a cry of pain and anger, Vader released her and held the injured shoulder
She went to save Ezra, who was being whipped and shouting, but Palpatine stopped when he saw her,
- Vader, let's go. I have other plans with him.
Ezra was unconscious and groaning
Lilith sat next to him and began to stroke the boy's hair waiting for him to wake.
Ezra barely breathed. He opened his eyes but began to mourn
- Lilith. .. You .. you have to leave. Forget me before they kill you. I couldn't see you suffering
- You have any idea how much I love you as for leave it unattended?
I will do everything necessary to save you even If I die trying
Suddenly someone unexpected came ... with hatred in her look
It was Mara Jade, who was stunned for the betrayal of her friend.
She fell to her knees and she began to scream with hate
- MANY YEARS OF FRIENDSHIP! AND YOU CHANGED ME FOR A PRISONER !
MISERABLE!
- Mara... I ... Can... I can explain you... Sorry... I...
-Shut up! It'll not help if I torture you... I know how much you have suffered the boy's torture...
So what Vader and Palpatine have done It's nothing compared to what I'll do to him
I do not want the boy dies ... I want him to suffer
To be continued...