Q/A's and reactions:
Ezraismybae- Glad you enjoyed!
ElsaSkywalker- Yeah. That officer deserved whatever Kanan did to him… which probably wasn't very good stuff. Enjoy this chapter! It's not as sad/dark.
A M3mb3r123- Thanks for reviewing. I like the idea. My brain is already fitting it into the story line! :D
Cresantshooter123- Don't be sorry! The officer totally deserved it.
DeathGoddess- Correct! You'll actually see examples of that in this chapter! Enjoy!
A week later…
Kanan's POV
Ezra was sitting next to me, hands in his lap. "What are we waiting for?" he asked curiously.
"I don't know. Hera said she had something for you," I replied.
All of Ezra's bruises and cuts had healed nicely, but he was too frightened to leave the ghost and was absolutely terrified of droids. I really didn't want to know what they did to him. Just as much as Hera didn't want to know what I did to that imperial officer. They were subjects best left alone. Hera walked into the common room. I stood up, Ezra standing next to me. Hera smiled warmly. "Ezra, I have something for you. Come out here Chop," she said, turning to the door she just walked through. A small, astromech droid wheeled through. Ezra immediately hid behind my legs and gasped. "Hera, what are you doing?" I asked confused, putting a hand on Ezra's head.
"Trust me Kanan," she said. "Ezra, he's not going to hurt you. This is Chopper."
The boy cautiously stood next to me, shooting worried glances at Hera and me. I gave a look at Hera who gave me an encouraging smile. "Don't worry, he won't hurt you," I said.
Seeing that we were telling the truth, he cautiously walked up to the orange and grey droid. "Hi there. I'm Ezra," he said, putting a hand on the dome of the droid. The droid did a few beeps and bops. Ezra's fear immediately turned to curiosity as he continued to talk with the droid. "He's yours," Hera said, patting the droid. "Really?" Ezra's eyes widened.
Hera smiled. "Yeah. He's you're little companion. Take care of him."
Ezra's eyes shone with joy as he smiled. "I will. I promise," he said. He turned to Chopper and hugged him, despite the droid's protests. "We're gonna be the best of friends!" the boy said joyfully.
I smiled. I hadn't seen him this happy in a long time. I walked over to Hera and said "Okay, I admit. That was a good idea."
"Of course it was. You doubted me?" Hera laughed.
"Maybe…" I started but she quickly shot me a glare. "…I mean, of course! I never doubted you," I laughed jokingly.
Hera rolled her eyes before looking back at Ezra. He was examining Chopper carefully and smiled when he saw all the little gadgets the droid had. Hera nudged me and whispered "We need to tell him about how things will work if we are going to disrupt the Empire." I nodded.
"Ezra, we need to talk with you for a second," I said, sitting over at the table, Hera following close behind.
Ezra sat across from us as Hera said "So, sometimes, Kanan and I will be doing something out of the ship. To keep you safe, you'll have to stay here. You okay with that?"
"Yeah, I'm fine with that. What will you be doing?" he asked curiously.
"Things you'll understand when you're older," I said.
It looked like he was about to say something, but stopped and nodded instead.
Hera pressed something on the controls and a hologram of stormtroopers appeared. I saw Ezra scowl at the sight. "These guys are bad, okay?" Hera said. She stopped the hologram and pulled out two comlinks, handing one to me and one to Ezra. "We can contact each other by these but you have to use code names."
Pointing to me, she said "Spectre 1."
"Spectre 2," she said, pointing to herself.
"Spectre 3." Ezra smiled. He seemed to like his code name.
"And spectre 4 right?" Ezra corrected, pointing to Chopper. Hera smiled warmly. "Right."
"Is that all?" he asked.
"For now."
"Cool. Can you teach me how to speak to Chopper?" he asked.
Hera stood up. "Sure."
As the three walked out of the common room and towards the cock pit, I closed my eyes and relaxed. I hoped I had done the right thing for the boy. But every time I see that dazzling smile or see him slowly drift to sleep every night as I sing his lullaby, I know I'm doing the best thing for him…
Hey guys! How was the chapter? Hopefully good! So, hopefully this clarifies a few things like their spectre names. It will also explain why Chopper and Ezra get along so well in my other story 'O' Family of Ours'. You'll see in future chapters of that story that Ezra is very talented with mechanics and not really the street smart kid from the tv series. But hey, that's just how I image him to be in this alternate universe! I hope you enjoy and if you have any questions or suggestions, write them in the reviews! :D May the force be with you, always!
-Superherotiger
