Chapter 8: Empire Day
On Lothal at a little town, Leo, Hera, Zeb, and Sabine walk to a cantina, Sabine removes her helmet and looks out to the fields, seeing Ezra, Mako and Kadan doing another teaching lesson, "Step outside of yourself, make a connection with another being." Kadan instructs them, as neither of them were in the mode for a lesson. "Can we do this another day?" Ezra asks him, as Kadan picks up a rock, "We can do this now. Focus." Kadan tells them, "Just throw the rock." Mako tells him as they ready themselves and Kadan threw the rock.
It hits one of the creatures of the planet, it jumps out of the grass and snarls at them, they two looks at it as it snarls. "I don't think he wants to connect." Ezra tells him as Mako took a step back, "You're resisting, he can sense it." Kadan informs him, "He can sense it? What is he, a padawan pet?" Mako asks as it jumps at her, but she ducks down as it attacks Ezra instead. Kadan chuckles a little, "You don't seem to be getting this." Kadan states as he watches Ezra fight off the animal. "We get that this furball is trying to kill Ezra." Mako states as Ezra sat up, holding the creature at arm's length and then threw it back and it lands on his feet as Ezra stood up and brushes himself off. "Give us some lightsabers and we'll make the connection." Mako snaps and Kadan looks at her, arching his eyebrows at her, "Excuse me?" he questions her.
Then the two sigh, "We're sorry Kadan, we just, don't see the point in this." Ezra tells him as he and Mako cross their arms, "The point is that you're not alone. "You're connected to every living thing in the universe, but to discover that, you have to let your guard down." Kadan tells them as he makes the connection, the two look overseeing the furball was now well mannered, "You have to be willing to attach to others." Kadan informs them, "And what if we can't?" Ezra asks him, "If you hang onto your past, if you always try to protect yourself, then you'll never become Jedi." Kadan answers him, Mako sighs as she looks at him, "Then we'll never become Jedi." she answers him and he looks at her in surprise, "You're usually more excited about this, Mako. Whatever is eating at you and Ezra, spoil." Kadan tells her as Mako looks at her feet.
"We're sorry Kadan, we don't mean to wear you out, today is just not a good day." Ezra answers him, "Today is never a good day." Mako mumbles, "Today?" Kadan asks them, they look at him, "Empire Day." they answer and then the furball growls and jumps back into the fields. They watch it run off and then looks up seeing Tie-fighters fly over them. "What are so many Ties doing out this far?" Ezra asks him, "Nothing good, come on." Kadan tells them and they ran for the town, then a green little reptile with neon yellow eyes pops its head out of the grass, seeing the three run off and ran after them.
Kadan, Ezra, and Mako ran into town and into the cantina, the Ties touch down outside in front of the cantina. Then started to check around, the three step inside seeing the three pilots of the Ties and Ezra went to pull out his sling-shot as Mako reaches into her satchel, but Kadan raise his hand and signals them to stand down, "Not unless we have to." he whispers to them and they casually walk over to the bar and leans against it. The trooper then walks over to Hera and Zeb as they casually look up at them, "Over here!" one calls out, and the trooper walks back to them. The held a male Rodian and a female Cathar, the trooper held up the panel looking to see in there was a match.
Mako and Ezra look over and saw the pictures in the two panels, "Zembo?" Ezra mumbles as Mako mumbles, "Ka?" Kadan looks at them, "What?" he asks them and they look away, "Nothing." they answer. "They're not the two." he informs him and then the two places them back in their seats and he then walks up to the car, "The Imperial holo-net broadcast should play here at all time!" he argues with the bartender and smacks the drink away. "No ones requested it, ever." the bartender informs him. "It's the law." the second trooper informs him and the bartender turns on the holo-news. "Today is Empire day, celebrating the 15TH anniversary of the galaxy salvation." the reporter states as Mako and Ezra glare at the news and Mako grips her fist tightly.
"When our great Emperor Palpitate ended the clone wars and founded our glorious Empire and on Lothal, Governor Price has commissioned a Paradise." he adds in, "You heard the man, raise your cup to Emperor Palatine-" the trooper orders them, but the news was cut short as a transmission cuts in from Gale Travis. "This is senator Gale Travis, I bring more news that the Empire doesn't want you to hear, I imply you to cut all ploy celebrations to protest the ongoing injustices of Imperial rejean.-" the transmission was cut short, "Shut this thing off!" the trooper orders the bartender and he turn to him, "Can't, it's the law." he throws back at him, "We're done here." the trooper said and walks off. They watch then walk off pilot the ties and took off, then the rest of the crew walks up to the three. "Tie pilots on search patrols? What's going on?" Kadan asks the bartender.
"Imperial have locked down the ports and put destroyers in orbit, it's a full planetary blockaded," he informs them. "They were after a Roadian. A Roadian and Cathar." Kadan states looking at the two that were excepted to be the ones as Mako and Ezra knew who the Imperial were looking for, "Just be glad they're not after us for once." Sabine tells them as Leo shook his head at her. "With what we got a plan for the parade today, they'll be after us again tomorrow," Kadan tells them. "Well, you're going to have to do it without me and Ezra," Mako tells them. As the two moves away from the bar, "Where do you think you're going?" Kadan asks them, "We just need to be alone… today brought back memories." Ezra answers and the two walk out of the Cantina. The five watches them walk away wondering what was eating at Ezra and Mako.
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Ezra went to his tower as Mako sat in the fields by herself, remembering all those years ago. She then sighs and reaches into her pocket and pulls out a holonet and opens it up, it was her on her seventh birthday with her parents, smiles on their faces. She frowns sadly and then heard a squawk, she looks over her shoulder and saw nothing, then down next to her seeing a little green reptile with big yellow neon eyes and they were looking up at her.
Mako was surprised to see such a reptile on Lothal and places her holonet down as the picture was gone, "You're on your own too?" she asks him, he nods at her and rubs his cheek against her thigh, she smiles a little at him and places the reptile in her lap, "I know how you feel, today is a sad day for me." she tells him then pick her holonet back up and looks at her picture again. "But why are they looking for Ka?" she mutters as the little reptile coos, rubbing his head into her belly. She pats its head and then closes her eyes.
"Mako…" a woman calls out to her, "Mom?" she whispers as her eyes were still close. "Mako." a man calls out to her, "Dad?" she whispers. "Mako if we don't stand up for the innocent, no one will, we have to be the hope and give them hope for a better tomorrow." her mother's voice rings out, "Especially if they're in trouble with the Empire." her father's voice rings out and Mako opens her eyes and looks out at the field "Ka, I know where she is."
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Later that night, everyone gathers for the parade that was going on, some cheered as other just watch, an Officer, the minister and a pilot watch as well, "Minister, I am honored that Governor Price, choice me to organize this percale." the officer tells her, "This is no percale, Commander." she snaps at him and then turns to the people, "Citizens, I am Minister Malcar Tau. Governor Price sends her regrets, but she was invited to Corosaut, to celebrate with Empire Palatine himself." she informs them. "Let's hear some enthusiasm." An officer threatens the people and they were forced to clap.
Then Kallus turns a Rodian around and the person gasp as the gap looks at the datapad and saw that it was no match. "Enjoy the celebration citizen," Kallus informs him and walks off, then on the other side of the crowd. Kadan, Zeb, Sabine, Hera and Leo stop and stood together. "Alright, let's start the celebration," Kadan informs them. "Copy that. Commencing festivities." Sabine said and she pulls her helmet on as Leo pulls his hood on as well and they took off. "Lothal is just as important to our Empire as any world in the galaxy and she wanted me to show you why." The minister informs the people as Hera and Kadan exchange looks. "Citizen, I present to you with the latest vessel from Lothal's Imperial shipyard. The Siner's advance Tie-starfighter," she informs them as a new Tie-fighter was rolled out. Hera claps a little as she was a bit impress. "Pretty, isn't it?" Kadan asks her, he nods at him, "Yeah, I almost feel about blowing it up." she tells him with her arms cross. "I sense we'll need a quick exit," Kadan informs her and they split.
"And who better to take this beauty on her maiden vogue than one of the best Imperial pilots on Lothal. Bardon Valen Rudol," she said as the pilot stood straight and waves that them. Sabine, Zeb, and Leo stood in an Alley as they were watching from afar. "Okay, when I saw now, throw this as high as you can," Sabine said as she tosses two detonators at Leo and Zeb, who catches them. "Okay," Zeb said as they saw that detonators were counting down. "Now? Now? Now?!" Zeb asks as they were about to go off. She turns to him, "Now." she said and the two threw the detonators high up into the air and explosions of fireworks went off. Making everyone clap.
"Very good, commandant, the Governor would be impressed." The Minster said as she too was clapping. "Uh… thank you, Minister," he tells her as he was confused. Kadan was leaning out seeing that everyone was distracted, "Another." Sabine said as she tosses another to Leo. "Don't mind if I do," he said and throws it high up into the air, making more fireworks go off. Kadan then took his chance and ran up to the gravity ramps and place a detonator under one and quickly makes his way back before the trooper saw him, Kadan then steps back but was spotted. "You there!" a trooper calls out to him, making Kadan turn to him, "This area's off limits." the trooper informs him. "Did you see it? It's so beautiful, all the colors it's like… uh like a rainbow." Kadan said as he was acting drunk.
"Dad, what are you doing?" Ezra asks as he and Mako ran to them, Ezra stood in front of the trooper as Mako went over to Kadan and pulls his arm over her shoulders. "Sorry Mister, our dad is so patriotic," Ezra informs him with as the two walk over to them. "Empire day! I love it, all hail our Emperor." Kadan shouts with a fist pump, "Dad you had too much to drink." Mako informs him and looks at the guard. "Today is the day he and mother first meet, but even since what happened to her, he uses drink to make himself happy on Empire day." she tells him as she makes the waterworks happen, "I'm sorry," she said as she turns her head away using her hand to brush the fake tear away. The trooper sighs and steps out of their way. "Right well, move along," he orders them and they walk off and Kadan pulls his arm back. "Thanks and nice acting," he tells her she nods at him.
"Where have you both been?" he asks them, "Making some connections." they both answer and the little reptile pokes his head out of her satchel and the two look down at him, Mako smiled a little and held the reptile in her arms, "I made a friend," she tells them as the reptile purrs against her chest. "Hows the plan going?" Ezra asks Kadan, he looks at them and smirks. "Just watch," he informs them and then an explosion went off, making the tie-fighter flip in the air and the stand flip back with the three aboard it. Sabine, Leo, and Zeb cheered as the two troopers help the minister and pilot to their feet. "Who is responsible for this?!" the Minster shouts as she took her arm back, "Find them!" she orders the troopers. Zeb just laughs as he, Sabine and Leo took off, meeting up with Kadan, Ezra, and Mako with the reptile on her shoulder. "Nice of you to join us," Zeb informs them.
"Hey, where were you?" Sabine asks the two, "Why, did you miss me?" Ezra flirts with her, Mako rolls her eyes at him, "Haha, you wish." Leo tells him as they then stop at building seeing Agent Kallus. "I've been spoiling to finish things with Agent Kallus," Zeb said as he pulls out is Bio-rifle. Then Kadan looks overseeing the Inquisitor stepping out of the flames. "If you want to shoot someone, shoot him," Kadan informs him. Zeb sighs and aims his rifle at the Inquisitor, the Inquisitor dodges the blast as the remains of the Tie-fighter blew up and the Inquisitor just walks out of the blast. He looks over at Zeb but his eyes land on Mako's silver eyes and the two took off.
The rebels make a run for it and Kadan pulls out his comm-link, "Spectre 2, we're on route to the rendezvous point." Kadan informs Hera. "Negative, Spectre 1. the streets are blocked, I can not, repeat can not reach rendezvous," Hera informs him, as Kadan slowed down. But then Ezra and Mako stop then turn to him, "I know of a place where we can hold up until things calm down. But shoulders here might have a problem, taking my route." Ezra informs them, the green reptile crawls back into Mako's satchel. "Then we need another option." Kadan informs him, "Nah, it's fine." Zeb informs him then pulls out his comm-link. "Spectre 2, can you make it to the old market?" Zeb asks her, "Affirmative." Hera answers as Zeb place it away. "You sure you don't want me to go with ya, buddy?" Leo asks him, but Zeb shoves him a little. "Don't worry about me. I'll see ya back on the Ghost," he tells him and then started to climb the wall. "I'm on my way," Zeb informs Hera. "Get back to the Ghost, we'll signal the new rendezvous when we can." Kadan tells him, "Follow us." Mako tells him and the five took off.
The trooper search through the alleys, looking for the rebels, from a vent, Ezra watches them, "Over here!" one calls out and they both took off, then he scoots back into the vents.
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The agent, the minister and the Inquisitor were still at the site where the Tie-fighter was on fire, "I want schematics of the city's ventilation system, sewers, everything." Kallus informs the trooper and the trooper ran off, "Lock down the entire city." The Inquisitor orders over the comm-link.
"Sir, yes sir!" the Troopers answered him, then the minister turns to him, "These rebels have ruin Empire day! They must be punished!" she snaps as she was furious. Then Kallus turns to her, "We all want that, Minster. But our priority is still the Roadian and Cathar." Kallus informs her as the Inquisitor turns to them.
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Troopers ran through the streets, but the rebels watch them pass and they ran up to an abandoned house. Leo and Sabine look up at the sign that was left on the wall, "That's an Imperial warning, declaring this building off limits. What is this place?" Sabine informs them, then Leo looks at Mako seeing the sad look in the corner of her eyes. Kadan looks at both Mako and Ezra.
Ezra pulls out as key, looking at it, Mako places her hand his shoulder, knowing his pain. But he unlocks the door and it opens, somewhat. "You were coming here today, this was your home, wasn't it." Kadan tells them, but Mako pulls her hand away and looks at him, "We have no home, Kadan. We grew up on the streets. Alone." she informs him and they walk into the house, then Leo and Kadan closes the door behind them. "Then why here? Why now?" Sabine asks them, the two look around, Ezra and Mako look around at the house, "We had this… feeling." Mako answers her and the little reptile jumps out of her satchel and ran to the coffee table. The two walk over to it, see it trying to push it out of the way. Ezra and Mako kneel down and Ezra moves the table out of the way as Mako pulls the reptile out of the way.
They both look down and gasp, seeing a rodian and cathar hiding in the secret room, both shaking in fear, "Zembo. Ka, it's us, Ezra Bridger and Mako Firebreather." Ezra calls out to them, the two blow stop shaking, looks up at them and climbs out, the young orphan stood up and out of their way. "Ka? Do you recognize me?" Mako asks as she looks at her, but the device on their head actives and then the two started to mutter something they couldn't understand, but as the two did, Zembo right into the boarded window and Ka right into the wall. Kadan looks at the Orphans, "That's the Rodian and Cathar the Imperials are hunting, you know them?" Kadan asks them. "The Rodian is Zembo and the Cathar is Ka, they were friends to our parents." Ezra answers as he sat down and Mako took a hold of the reptile and it jumps onto her shoulder, "But something's wrong with them, what are those things on their heads?" Mako asks them, "The Imperial's been known to implant lower level technicians with cybernetic circuits." Sabine answers as she looks at Zembo and Leo looks at Ka.
"Personality sacrifice for productivity." Leo answers and then Zembo spoke up, "Zembo and Ka's productivity is 19% higher than average Imperial data worker." Zembo states, "Zembo and Ka went to work for the Imperial information office after the Imperial took Ezra's parents away and killed mine." Mako informs then as she sat down next to Ezra and Kadan stood in front of them. "Your parents?" he asks and they both look up at him, "You… never told us." he states, "What's to tell? Our parents have been gone for 8 years." Ezra informs him and they both stood up. "I was 10 my parents were killed and on my own and took care of Ezra when he was still 7," Mako informs him. "Seven, Imperial order…" Ka states as she mutters the rest in Cathar. "What's she saying?" Kadan asks Leo, "She's detailing Imperial fighter deployments on Lothal." Leo answers him as Zembo wanders as well. "That's it! Zembo and Ka have intel the Empire doesn't want getting out." he sums everything up. "Sabine, Leo. Can you access it?" Kadan asks the two, "Uh… I think we can. Just give us a few minutes." Sabine tells him as she and Leo step behind them, trying to decode the devices on their heads.
Then Kadan turns to the orphans, "Ezra, Mako, you okay?" he asks him, "We're fine." Ezra answers and they both climb down the ladder, "I told you, sometimes you have to let our guard down." he reminds them, "I said, we're fine." Ezra said again and the two disappeared into the hidden room, "Ezra Bridger. Son of Efron and Mirera Bridger, born 14 years from today." Zembo states, "Mako Firebreather. Daughter of Orion and Ameaila Firebreather, born 17 years from today." Ka said right after him, then Sabine and Leo gasp. "Empire day. It's Ezra and Mako's birthday." Sabine states and Kadan looks down where Ezra and Mako climb down to, now seeing why they hated today so much.
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Mako looks around the room, seeing that nothing was touch, nothing had changed from the last time she was here in this room, Ezra walks up to the machine that was a broadcaster and Mako walks up to a holo-chip that was left, she looks at it and picks it up, the reptile on her shoulder, coos at it and Mako pets his head. "The risk you Firebreather takes, you must think of your daughter." Ka's voice rings out, "She's all we think about, we are teaching Mako to stand up for those who can't stand up for themselves." Orion informs her, "We're fighting for our daughter's freedom. If the Empire knew of her strong connection to the force, they would take her away from us, she must know how to defend herself." Ameaila informs Ka. "I can't fight a battle when I know it can't be won. Neither should you." Ka warns them.
She then felt a hand on her other shoulder, making her snap out of her trance, "Mako?" Leo asks her, she looks at him, then exhales. "What's with the disk?" he asks her, she looks at it, "My parents use to do an underground broadcast with Ezra's parents, speaking out against the Empire. Just one of those." she answers and places it back and walks out, following Ezra. Leo shot a look at Sabine and looks back at the disk Mako left behind.
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The four then climb out of the hidden room and the hunter and the smuggler hack into the devices on Zembo's and Ka's head. They whine a little, but then a screen appears with schematics on them. Then Kadan turns to the two, "What are we looking at?" Kadan asks them as Mako read everyone that appeared. "It's… it's everything. Imperial specs on the new Ties and new T-disruptors." Sabine states, "Schedules of troop movement, tactics, strategies- have of them are encrypted, but it looks like a five-year plan for Lothal." Leo finishes for her. "And every other world in the outer rim," she adds in.
And then the screen was gone as the two were now woozy from the data in their heads, "No wonder their brains are shorting out, all that data is overloaded them." Ezra states as Mako pets the reptile on her shoulder. "The secrets in their heads must be damaging to the empire. We'll need to smuggle them off Lothal." Kadan informs them, then the hunter and Smuggler cross their arms, "We gotta smuggle them out of town first." Sabine states. "You know, the only reason they haven't caught these two yet is because their forces are to preoccupied with Empire day. But the day's almost done." Leo reminds them, and then heard a thud, twice and looks overseeing Zembo was laying on the ground, and they saw Ka was walking against the wall, making the five groan at them, even the reptile shook his head at them.
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Trooper were on speeders, "Tear open every rat hole in this sector, find that Rodian and Cathar." the first one orders and they both took off. Two troopers were walking as they stood guard of the Imperial transport. But then one was fired out, hitting him in the chest, the other turns and saw Sabine sock him right in the face. But then shook her hand as Kadan ran out, "Ahh, I miss Zeb." she mutters, as she cracks her knuckles Leo ran up to her and pats her shoulder, "I know I know." he states and places his gun away.
Then the pilot of the Imperial transport opens the door, when his blaster ready, then turns to see Kadan grinning at him with a wave of his hand. The pilot went to fire at him, he Kadan took him down. "Come on Zembo, this way." Ezra states as he tugs Zembo behind him. He then mutters more schematics as he was now being push, "Shh!" Ezra shushes him, "This way Ka, stay quiet." Mako states as she held Ka's hand, pulling her along. She too mutters schematics in Cathar, "Later, Ka! Later!" Mako whispers and pulls her onto the transport after Ezra. Once they were on board, Kadan gets on as well, closes the door and they started up the Transport, Mako kneels down in front of Zembo and Ka and the little Reptile climbs off her shoulder and back into her bag, and they took off.
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Imperial trooper block the way out of the city, "Kallus to Resco, an Imperial troop Transport has been reported stolen from the lower city, I am on my way, do not let them leave this city." he orders the Imperial. "Acknowledge," Resco states and lowers his comm-link. "Positions!" he orders and the troopers obeyed him. Then the Transport came into view and was speeding at them, "That's far enough rebel scum!" he growls at him.
The four look at the blockade, "I have no plans on stopping." Sabine informs them as Leo smirks under his hood, "That's good to know." Ezra informs her, "And please ramp into them." Mako asks of her as the little reptile trembles in the bag. They speeded at the blockade, "Stop!" Resco orders, holding his hand out. "Punch it!" Kadan tells her and the four held onto something. "Fire!" Resco orders and the troopers did so. Kadan fires back, making the trooper move out of the way.
Zembo and Ka stood up, looking to see the blockade as the walkers were firing at them, but they kept speeding, "Stop, I said! I said stop!" Recos orders them, then moves out of the way. A walker places it's foot in the way, but was knock right over and the transport that blocks the way was ramp right out of the way and the rebels speed down the way. Ezra and Mako laugh as it actually works. Recos watches them speed away, but then he turns and saw another transport, he moves out of the way and watches it speed off.
"This is agent Kallus ISB021, calling the Inquisitor. The rebels are through the main gate and heading South." Kallus informs the Inquisitor. "Their ship will be waiting, slow them down. We're on our way." the Inquisitor informs him then closes the comm-link. Then a trooper on a speeder drove up next to them, pulls out a detonator and places it on the door. It goes off, short-circuiting the door and blew it off its hinges. Mako and Ezra look over, seeing the door was gone and the trooper as well, Ezra stood up and slowly walks to the door, but then was kick back by the trooper and Ezra landed in between Zembo and Mako. The four look up at him and Mako held her arm out in front of Ka, protectively. "The Rodian and Cathar." he mutters, but then was socked in the face by Leo then held up against the wall by Kadan and he thrust his fist into the trooper's stomach, but then was kneed in the gut and thrown at the foot of the door, "Kadan!" Leo and Mako call out to him as the trooper drove up and aims his gun at him. Anger boiled in Mako and she looks at the trooper in front of them, he then hits Leo in the face, knocking him down on the ground on front of Zembo and Ezra. "Get out!" Mako shouts and thrust her hand forward, making the trooper fly out and hit the other, throwing them off course and off the speeder. She then lowers her hand and exhales as Kadan pulls himself up.
Then the transport behind them started to fire at them. "Get me closer." Kallus orders them and the speeded up ramming right into them, making the seven jerk sharply. The door to the speeder behind them opens and Kallus pulls himself up on top of the transport, pulls out his Bo-rifle and jumps over on the rebel transport, but then the Ghost arrives, Kallus turns and saw the ramp of the Ghost opens and there stood Zeb, pulls out his Bo-rifle, "Remember me?!" Zen shout at him and they fires. Making him run back to this terror, "Spectre 5 to Ghost, coming in hot." Sabine informs him and speeded even more. "See that? You got company upstairs." Zeb informs him, "Take them down!" Kallus orders and the Transport fires at the Ghost engines, but the shield protected them. "Sheild's holding, but I need that Transport taken out! Chopper, you got this?" Hera asks him, he grumbles at her and went to the belly guns.
Chopper fires at the transport and threw it right, of course, Kallus saw this and looks up at the Ghost, then Zeb leans out and fires at him, throwing him off the transport. "Okay, you're all clear! Pull over and-" Zeb starts, "Belay that! It has to be a scoop drop, sensors reading multiple Ties incoming!" Hera informs him and then Ezra and Mako attend to Zembo and Ka. "Tie-fighters will be mass production on Lothal in the next six weeks." Zembo states as Mako pulls Ka to her feet and Ezra pulls Zembo in a sitting position and laid him against the wall. "You're just full of fun facts." Ezra jokes making Mako giggle as she held onto Ka.
Unknown to them Kallus was hanging on the back of the transport and pulls himself up, then Kadan and Leo jump onto the top of the transport, Ezra pushes Zembo to the door and Kadan pulls him up as Mako did the same with Ka and Leo pulls her up as well. The Ghost was lowered close enough to jump onto. "You ready?" Ezra asks Sabine, she look at him and Mako, "Yeah, Auto pilot's engaged, this thing will run until it's out of fuel." she informs him, as Ezra jumps out and the little reptile pops his head out and whimpers, "Stay in there, you'll be safe." she informs him, it nods at her and hides back in her satchel. Then Mako jumps up and Leo helps her into the top followed by Sabine and then the ramp was lowered. "Get in!" Zeb tells them and Leo helps Ka into the ramp and walk inside the Ghost, Kallus pulls himself up and saw Zembo as Kadan gently push him onto the ramp. He pulls out the bo-rifle and aims it at Zembo.
Mako senses his intention and looks at Kallus. "No!" she shouts, thrusting her hand to the side, making him point the bo-rifle at nothing and he fired, getting everyone attention. "Go! Go! Go!" Kadan shouts and everyone ran onto the ramp. Kadan pulls out his saber as Kallus pulls himself up and Kadan activates it and deflects the blast as the Ghost started to fly off. Then Kadan jumps high into the air and lands right on the ramp. Kallus lowers his bo-rifle and pulls out his comm-link. "Agent Kallus to the Inquisitor, the Rodian Zembo, and Cather Ka is confirmed aboard the Rebel vessel," Kallus informs him, then looks overseeing the Tie-fighters chasing them.
"Acknowledge. Ties, assume attack positions, fire at will." the Inquisitor orders and they fires at the Ghost flies for space. "I need my gunners, the shields won't hold under this badge," Hera informs Kadan as he quickly makes his way to the top turret. "Almost there!" he informs her as Chopper was firing at them Tie-fighters. But then the Inquisitor fires back, hitting the back turret, knocking out Chopper. Making the seven in the commons stumble a bit. "Karabass! That came from behind! Is that scrap heap even paying attention?!" Zeb complains as he makes his way to the back turret, "I'll go help Hera in the cockpit." Leo informs them and ran off. "I have to man the nose guns," Sabine informs them. "I'm coming with," Ezra informs her, but then another blast hits them, making the four loose their balance and Ezra falls on top of Zembo and Mako on top Ka, but somehow that made the devices shut off and snap the two out of their trance and look at the two on top of them.
"Ow, that hurt." Mako mutter as she props herself up on her hands and uses one of them to rub the back of her head, "Mako? Mako Firebreather?" Ka asks and Mako looks down at her. "Ezra! Ezra Bridger." Zembo states, the orphans gasp and the pulls themselves off them and the technicians stood up. "By the Gods, it is you!" Ka states as she walks to Mako. "It's you!" Zembo states as he did the same with Ezra. "Yeah Ka, it's great to see you too, but right now is not the best time to have a reunion," Mako informs her as Sabine stops and saw this.
Ezra said the same to Zembo, but the technician grips their shoulders, then spoke in their language, Ezra pushes Zembo away as Mako looks at Ka in shock as the color in her face was gone. "What's he saying?" Ezra asks Sabine, "He says… he says he know what happened to your parents." she answers him and Ezra looks back at Zembo.