The idea for this chapter was suggested by 'Louisemcmullan' but I have given it a little twist. Hopefully you like it! :D
Q/A's and reactions:
Ezraismybae- I'm glad you like it! :D I'm also glad you think the lullaby was good!
AzulaBlue92- I warn you, this chapter is kind of sad. But it will have a good ending! I promise!
A M3mb3r123- That makes me so happy! :D Enjoy the chapter!
ElsaSkywalker- That won't be the only time you hear the lullaby. Not only in this story either *Cough cough* O' Family of Ours *Cough*… was that discrete enough? XD
A week and a half later…
Kanan's POV
We were walking through the streets of Lothal, trying to check off everything on the list Hera had given me. "Just make sure you get everything and then come back to the Ghost. I'll be getting some other supplies if you need me," She had said. Ezra was walking by my side, plotting along nicely. His illness was gone and it turns out he's extremely energetic and playful. We walked up to one of the stalls and I said "Two of those."
The man nodded and gave me a bag as I handed over some credits.
"Well, well, well," said a voice from behind. "If it isn't the little Bridger."
I turned around to see five thugs. The leader who had spoken stepped forward. "I'm sure the Empire would pay us handsomely to hand over the son of protesters. Isn't that right boys?" he laughed.
I pushed Ezra behind me. "He's not for sale," I growled.
"We can do this the easy way…" One of them cracked their knuckles and said "Or the hard way."
"Who knows, we might even give you some of the rewards if you hand him over," the leader smirked.
Before any of them could react, I pulled out my gun and shot one of them, making him collapse and go limp. I was quickly tackled to the ground, the gun knocked out of my hand. Suddenly it was a full on fight. I was trying to use all my skills to defeat them and had managed to knock one of them out. Just when I thought I was winning, I heard a loud scream. I turned to see the leader dragging Ezra towards a group of speeder bikes. "Ezra!" I yelled, but a sharp pain hit my head and I fell to the ground. My vision was blurry but I could clearly see Ezra, screaming and kicking. "Kanan!" he cried out as they drove off on the bikes.
I reached out my hand and said quietly "Ez…ra…" Then everything went black.
I opened my eyes slowly. They adjusted and I could see I was in the med bay of the ghost. What happened? Then I remembered and I quickly sat up and exclaimed "Ezra!" I was quickly greeted with painful throbbing in my head. I groaned and lay back down. Hera walked into the room and saw I was awake. "Kanan! You're awake! What happened? Where's Ezra?" she said, running to my side. "Supplies… thugs… Ezra… speeders…" I moaned, still trying to clear my head. That's when it hit me. "They're going to sell Ezra to the Empire!" I yelled, immediately sitting up. Hera looked surprised and worried. "Who? When? What happened?!"
Ignoring the pain in my head, I stood up and left the med bay, Hera following closely behind. I walked into my cabin and opened the secret compartment in the bottom bunk, pulling out my old laser sword. I took a deep breath and said to Hera "We need to find him. Quick!" She nodded and asked "How do we find him?" I looked at the lightsaber in my hand and replied "Give me some time to meditate on it. If you could find some information on this crew, it would be much appreciated." She headed for the door and said "I'll see what I can do."
She closed the door and I went and sat on the meditation bed. Closing my eyes, I tried to sense Ezra through the force. I sensed worry and fear, but I still couldn't locate him. 'It's going to be okay Ezra. We're going to find you' I said to myself, as if expecting the boy to hear me. I think it saying was to encourage me more than Ezra.
About an hour later, Hera ran into my room and said "I've found something."
I stood up and attached my lightsaber to my belt. "Then let's go."
We walked up to an old and what looked like abandoned building. "You sure this is the place?" I asked.
"Yes. But be careful. We don't know how many of them there are," Hera warned.
I pulled out my blaster and we walked inside. I could hear laughter coming from one of the rooms so Hera and I listened from behind the door. "Ha! It wasn't much but at least we got paid!" One of them laughed.
"Yeah! To think some lowly street rat got us this many credits!" another responded.
Street rat?! My Ezra is no street rat! I opened the door and shot three of the ten men inside. "Ha. That's so funny," I said sarcastically, shooting two others. One of them tried to shoot me and I pulled out my lightsaber and returned to sender. Four left. Hera walked up to beside me and shot three of the thugs, leaving the leader to stand there, frozen in shock. I walked up to him, laser sword in hand and I force pushed him against the wall. "Where's Ezra!?" I growled.
"You're too late. We already handed him over to the Empire," he laughed.
I held the point of my lightsaber up to his neck. "You've got some nerve scum," I said, making his smile fade quickly. "If you leave now, you should still be able to catch the transport! It only left an hour ago and it's still in orbit. Now let me go!" he pleaded. I took a deep breath and de-activated my lightsaber and released my grip on the force. He fell to his knees and I said "Get out of my sight." He quickly scrambled away and I turned to Hera. "We don't have much time. We need to leave now," I said, heading for the door.
When we got back to the ghost, I sat in the co-pilots seat. Hera input the coordinates and then asked nervously "What happened back there? I've never seen you act like that before."
I sighed. "I don't know what came over me."
Hera smiled and said "I do."
I arched my eyebrow and asked "You do?"
She laughed and said "Oh yeah. You're being protective of him. Kind of like a…" she waited for me to finish the sentence. I rolled my eyes but I knew what she was talking about. Like a father…
I tried to change the subject by saying "Let's just find the kid."
Hera nodded and turned her attention back to the controls.
I closed my eyes. We're on our way Ezra. Don't worry…
So how was it? This will be a two part story and thanks to 'Louisemcmullan' for the suggestion! Remember if you have chapter ideas, write them in the reviews or PM me! I'm taking in ideas for both this story and my 'O' Family of Ours' story. How was the chapter? What do you think of the story so far? Do you like the cover image for the 'Lost Chapters'? May the force be with you! ALWAYS!
-Superherotiger