You guys are the best! All those anti-Vartoc reviews made me laugh because that was exactly what I was going for. For making me laugh, have some virtual Vartoc shaped targets. *passes them out* This is the start of the To Atone arc. I think this could be the point where Season 3 begins, but I'll leave that up to you guys. Enjoy!

Summary: Vartoc sends the crew on what seems to be an impossible mission.

At Kanan's last doctor's visit, the bandages were removed and replaced with a visor made out of the mask that he wore as a makeshift bandage when he first received the injury. They even told him that he was clear for prosthetics as soon as they were able to locate some. The thought of being able to see properly again excited him, despite the fact that he could had all but mastered Force Sight. However, his mood died down upon seeing the dismal atmosphere under Vartoc's "reign."

Kanan needed off this base for a while, away from everything, and ironically, Vartoc gave him what he wanted, just not the way he expected.

"Vartoc assigned us to a mission on an abandoned base from the Clone Wars," Hera told him.

"Not Anaxes right?" Kanan joked.

"Yes," Hera retorted, her signature bright with amusement. "because you and Ezra love frolicking with the local wildlife."

Kanan laughed for the first time in months. "Just us?"

"No," Hera replied, her glow fading. "All of us are going."

Kanan's face fell. "With Ezra?"

"Unfortunately yes. He may not be ready. I told Vartoc this and he just told me if we knew what was good for him, he would come along and he would be in the Phantom with us getting the supplies."

"He's forcing him out into the field."

Hera sighed. "You know how he feels about Ezra. Kanan, what if he's throwing us into a pack of Imperials?"

"He can't do that Hera," Kanan reassured.

"He can. You know how he abuses his power!"

Kanan nodded. "Taking Ezra is risky enough without the added threat of a trap, and if we leave him, there's no guarantee he'll still be here when we return."

"I guess we have no choice," Hera muttered. "Can you tell him, or should I?"

"I'll tell him," Kanan said sadly. "Not sure how he'll take it though." He quickly pecked Hera on the cheek and went to his cabin.

When Kanan reached his cabin, he found Ezra sitting on his bed, meditating. "Hey, can we talk?"

Ezra's calm signature brightened slightly as he came out of his trance.

"We're going on a mission, all of us." Ezra's blue signature flashed with fear. "Ezra, I don't like this anymore that you do, but you know how Vartoc feels about you. You're safer with us. We'll be home before you know it."

Ezra sighed and stood, following Kanan out the door.

As soon as Ezra stepped into the hallway, Sabine approached him. "General Vartoc hasn't cleared you for blasters yet, but in case you and Kanan run into trouble, this is for you."

Ezra flinched upon remembering his lightsaber being destroyed. He looked at Sabine as she held up a small, thick rod. Sabine pushed a button, and the rod expanded into a full quarter staff.

"It's magnetized," Sabine stated. "It'll repel blaster bolts but be careful. Bludgeoning only does so much."

Ezra nodded, took the staff and took a deep breath. Sabine smiled and ruffled her surrogate brother's hair. "You'll be fine Ezra."

Within moments, the ship was out of the system and into hyperspace.

On his TIE fighter far away, Maul picked up a signal. He had spent the previous few weeks listening to Imperial chatter and rebellion chatter. The rebels were careful in discussing strategy and where they were, so Maul had no idea where they were based at the moment. However, one things had piqued his interest.

"Sir, the Ghost team has departed for Choku Base."

"Very good Commander. See to it that preparations are made for their return."

Ghost? According to Imperial data he had acquired over the months, that was the cell that his apprentice was a part of.

Maul smirked and set course for Choku Base, located on one of Iago's thousand moons.

Time to pay his apprentice a visit...

When the crew reached the base, Kanan, Ezra, and Hera immediately went to the Phantom where they went to the surface.

"When you find the supplies," Hera said, "let me know and I'll come back around."

Kanan nodded. "Got it." Kanan and Ezra disembarked and began searching for the supplies as Hera left.

Suddenly, Ezra latched onto Kanan's arm. "Ezra? What's wrong?"

Kanan looked around with the Force. He noticed the remains of three destroyed supply crates and...

"Oh kriff," Kanan mumbled.

"Oh kriff is right," sneered a voice. "I overheard you would be here. You learn a lot when you're stuck in a TIE for weeks at a time. Patience, hacking, skills like that."

Ezra took a step back when he saw the source of all of their problems.

"Now," Maul sneered. "Ezra, why don't you kindly hand yourself over."

Uh oh! What shall Kanan and Ezra do? Find out next time on Nightfall!

Note: As soon as this arc is over, we will be on the homestretch since the next few weeks are prewritten and I will hopefully have an idea of what I'm leading up to. Because of this, I will not be taking anymore suggestions after next week. The suggestions I have now will be out when this arc is finished. So suggest while you can. Not all will be used but I will do my best to include as many as I can. :)