Apologies on the late upload, had some technical difficulties on this end :)
Caleb and Ezra had been given some time off, the day after Caleb had told Hera his feelings so they headed to Ghost to visit everyone once again. Once there, Kanan went to Hera and said "Let's get married." She gasped and said "So soon?" "I don't know about you, love, but I have loved you for as long as I have known you and I don't want to waste a minute of whatever time we have left together. Hera, will you do me the honor of being my wife?"
Hera nodded, tears in her eyes as she said "Of course I will Kanan." They shared a kiss as everyone looked on, happy for the couple as they could be. As it ended, Hera said "Let's have Satine do the honors, her position allows her to do so and it would make her so happy to be able to return me the favor I did for her and Obi-Wan." "Agreed, let's head to Mandalore immediately, Ezra and I have been given some time off."
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Once on Mandalore, they headed directly to the palace where Satine was waiting for them, though why they wanted to see her she didn't know. Sundi played quietly in the corner, though she babbled a little when she saw the familiar faces enter the room. "What can I do for you?" Hera put her arm through Kanan's and said "You could marry us." Satine's eyes widened before she quickly hugged Hera as she said "Of course I will! Come let's get on with things."
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They spent a few happy days on Mandalore after the wedding, before Kanan and Ezra received word from the Council. "We need you to head to Tatooine immediately, the Dark Forces are there and all that remains is a small batch of them. Almost all available Jedi are going. Do you have a way to get there?" Obi-Wan asked.
"Yes, our ride is still here." Kanan replied. Obi-Wan looked around before saying quietly, "I hear congratulations are in order, wish I could have been there to witness it." "Wish you could have been too, and thank you. We'll see you on Tatooine." "Right." Obi-Wan said, before his image faded away. As Hera prepped the Ghost, she said softly, "Promise me you'll be careful." "Of course I will, I have a reason that is much more personal to come back alive this time." He said softly, nuzzling her neck as he finished. "I'm glad to hear it." She smirked, before allowing the Ghost to lift into the air, the Duchess waving goodbye to them as they did so.
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Coming out of hyperspace they were amazed to see how many Republic ships were already there. As troops and Jedi were shuttled down to the surface, several ships started making their way around the planet to where the single Dark Force ship waited. One of these allowed the Ghost to land in it and so it was that Ezra and Kanan, as they waited for a transport for them and their troops, heard the call come over. "This is Val Beckett of the Dark Forces, we surrender, repeat we surrender. Do not shoot. All land and aerial fighters of the Dark Forces surrender, please do not shoot."
"Do you think it's a trap Master?" asked Ezra. "We'll soon find out, we will head over there ourselves. If they are surrendering, then we'll let our capable troops handle it, but if not, well, its best we be there. Besides, we don't know if Leia or Maul is there." Kanan said as a transport landed and they made their way to it, being joined by Yoda.
"Go with you, I will. Handle things, if all is well I must." The small Jedi said. "Of course Master, happy to have you." Caleb said as they entered the ship together. Moments later, they exited the transport into the sole surviving ship of the Dark Forces. Val Beckett stepped forward and said, "Thank you for not firing. My commander, Qi'ra, is waiting on the ground to surrender to your allies there. I have made sure that all troops knew to lay down their weapons and that you would be coming to take us."
As she said this, a shot fired out, grazing Caleb as he had allowed himself to be distracted. He hissed and grabbed his right arm, as other Dark Force members grabbed the one who did, calling him an idiot as they did so. Val frowned and said, "Husk, I should have known to personally check that you laid down your weapon. What are you trying to do, get us all killed?" "You lot have no honor and no loyalty. Better to go down fighting for what we believe in rather than taking the coward's way out." He spat out.
"I never did believe in this war, I only did what I had to survive." Said Val. Turning back to the Jedi, she added "A thousand pardons, Master Jedi, I should have known better than to trust Husk would obey my command." "It's alright, there are always those who don't know when its time to stop fighting." Caleb replied. Val called for a bacta patch to be brought to him before turning to Yoda and saying, "We surrender the ship and our lives to you."
Yoda nodded, then turned to Caleb and Ezra, the former of which was applying the hastily brought bacta patch to the graze wound. "Go, need your help they do down there." The two Jedi nodded before heading to the smallest of the transports to head down to the planet's surface. Ezra wondered, just what was in store for them down there.
This one is a bit short I know, but I wanted to tie up a few loose ends with Caleb/Kanan and Ezra before heading into this next part. Hopefully you enjoyed it anyways.