Hyperspace, Ghost.
Back on the Ghost, Kanan, Sabine and Zeb joined Hera in the cockpit, after the escape.
"So the whole thing was a set up." Kanan muttered.
"You think Zizago was in on it?" Asked Sabine.
"He'd sell his own mother to Jawas for a couple credits." Hera exclaimed. "But we're a source of income for him, he probably didn't know."
"Yeah, the kid did okay out there too." Kanan said, before turning to Zeb. "Where is he?"
It was then they all noticed the guilt ridden look on the Lassats face, Who then noticed this and stuttered. "I-uh, I thought he was with you?" He meekly replied.
"Oh shabiir." Cursed Sabine. "Zeb, You actually killed him didn't you?"
"What?! No!" Zeb defended. "The uh… ISB Agent grabbed him."
"WHAT?!"
"The Kid got grabbed okay?!" Zeb exclaimed.
"Garazeb Orrelios!" Hera scolded.
"Oh come on!" Zeb huffed. "We were gonna ditch him after the mission anyway, we'rent we? This saves us fuel."
Hera looked at Kanan, who had a serious expression on his face.
"They'll… go easy on him right?" Zeb asked. "He's just a kid."
Meanwhile,
As Ezra sat sulking in his cell, the door opened and the Agent who had seized him earlier entered.
"I am Agent Kallus of the Imperial Security Bureau." He stated curtly. "Who are you?"
"Jabba the Hutt." Ezra replied. "And listen, I just met those people, I don't know anything!"
"You're not here for Bait Jabba." Kallus replied. "You're here to be used as Bait for when we return to Lothal."
"Bait?!" Ezra exclaimed. "You really think- Wow, you must be as bright as a binary droid, they aren't gonna come for me, Okay? People don't do that."
Kallus said nothing, he just stepped closer to Ezra, dusted his shoulder and left the cell, addressing the two Stormtrooper guards as he did.
"Search him and secure him here." He said, and the two Stormtroopers entered, grabbed his bag and shook it down.
Hey! Let go!" Ezra protested, but the guards just took his things and left the room.
"You need to go warn them, Ezra!" Stupid Bitch." Ezra grumped as he pulled out the cube he took earlier. "What was I thinking? And the only thing I could keep on was this worthless piece of AGH!"
He frustratedly threw the device against the wall and sat back in his cell, putting his hands together he subconsciously cleared his mind… and as he did, the small cube started to float up and open.
And when Erza opened his eyes he saw the Holocron wide open with an image of a man standing there, talking!"
"This is Master Obi Wan Kenobi." It said, "I regret to inform you that both our Jedi order and the Republic have fallen, with the dark shadow of the empire rising to take their place, this message is a warning and a reminder for any surviving Jedi, trust in the force."
Meanwhile,
Starkiller trudged along the piles of Junk that seemed to make him slip around with every step he took, he was dressed in several layers of wrapping, covering almost his entire body and lower face, as he uneasily made his way down an embankment, He sensed a strong presence in the force.
Quickly, he ducked into the trash fields and poked his head out, and saw a group of Rodian Scavengers, combing through all the junk they could find and working around a large Hyperdrive, jutting out amidst the molten slag.
"Looks like a Salvage Operation." The Apprentice thought.
He once again began to sneak his way down, keeping his lightsaber close, he quickly ducked into a pile of Junk as a few Rodians spotted him and trained their weapons on him.
"Who's there?" One asked. "Come out!"
Starkiller picked himself up from where he hid and came out with his hands up.
"Who are you?" The suspected leader demanded.
"Just a straggler of war, looking for fortune." Starkiller simply replied.
"This is OUR fortune." The Rodian Scavenger replied.
"And I respect that." Starkiller said. "I'm just passing through… trying to get to that structure over there."
The Rodians looked to where the secret apprentice was pointing too.
"No one goes to that place." Said the Leader. "Too dangerous, even for Jawas."
"Well, what can I say?" Starkiller shrugged. "I'm a risk taker."
The Rodians put down their Weapons and looked amongst each other, silently conversing on their next course of action, before turning back to Starkiller.
"If we take you to that place." The Leader said. "What do we get in return?"
"Place is made of scrap isn't it?" Starkiller asked.
The Rodians pondered before shaking their heads. "We will talk to our leader about this." Said the Rodian in charge. "If you truly have a plan, he'll be the one to hear it."
Starkiller grinned slyly.
Meanwhile,
Star Destroyer, Armory.
After Ezra had managed to escape the detention area, he found himself in an armory, and took back possession of his stuff, while there, he also found a trainee stormtrooper helmet and put it on for fun, the static disoriented him, until a voice came through.
"The Delay was insignificant." Said an imperial voice. "The Transport ship Agent Kallus diverted will arrive on Kessel in less than two hours, The Wookies will be off loaded to the spice mines-"
This transmission was cut off by another one. "This is Stormtrooper LL-05 to Agent Kallus."
On the Bridge.
"Kallus here." Said the ISB Agent as he received the transmission with an officer and two Stormtroopers behind him.
"Sir… the prisoner's gone."
"What?!" Exclaimed Kallus. "I knew the Rebels would come back for the boy, But I didn't think they'd be so brazen as to attack an imperial Star Destroyer! How did they get aboard!?"
"Sir uh, The Rebels didn't free him." The Trooper said. "He… Uh…"
"Agent Kallus." Reported a Deck officer. "There's a security breach in the lower hanger, I don't know how, But the Rebel ship approached without our sensors picking it up."
"Order all Stormtroopers to converge on the lower hanger." Said Kallus. "I'll meet them there."
Just then, another voice came through on the coms. "This is Trooper LS-123, reporting intruders in the upper hanger, Sir, I believe the lower hanger is a diversion."
"Maybe, Maybe not." Kallus replied. "Squads five through eight converge on the upper hanger, the rest go as ordered." And he left the room.
Lower Hanger,
The Ghost made the touchdown on the Hanger, and Kanan, Sabine and Zeb rushed out as soon as the ramp opened, with Hera staying by the ship with her gun drawn. "Find Ezra." she ordered. "I'll be ready."
Sabine stopped and sprayed the floor with something before catching up with Kanan and Zeb.
"Hold this bay till we get back." Ordered Kanan.
"And this time try not to leave till everyones back aboard." Said Sabine.
Zeb groaned as he stopped. "That was not my fault!"
"Well, that's debatable." Said a voice, and Ezra suddenly jumped down from a vent right in front of the Lassatt, who then proceeded to punch him.
"Ow! First you ditch me, now you hit me?!" Ezra exclaimed.
"How was I supposed to it was you?!" Defended Zeb. "We were wearing a bucket!"
Suddenly Agent Kallus and two Stormtroopers appeared from around the corner, causing the Rebels to turn tail and run, Ezra through the Helmet at Kallus, who knocked away and continued the chase.
"Specter 1 to Ghost!" Called Kanan through the coms. "We're leaving!"
He and Sabine fired on the Stormtroopers as they chased them and ran right up to the ship, and retreated inside.
Ezra stopped for a moment to fire an electro ball, but was grabbed by Zeb. "Oh no, not this time." Snarled the Lassat. "You're coming with us this time!"
And he yanked the boy aboard. "Ghost! Raise the ramp!" Said Kanan as he bored last.
Kallus and his men took cover behind some crates as the Ghost began to take off.
"Aim for shield generators and engines." Ordered Kallus. "Do not let them-!"
He stopped suddenly, when he noticed orange paint beneath him and sniffed. "Take cover!" He ordered.
From within the ghost, Sabine set off the trigger and an entire hole was blown in the lower hanger, sucking any unfortunate stormtrooper and cargo out into the vacuum of space.
"AGH! TURN ON THE SHIELD!" Kallus called out.
Luckily, one trooper managed to reach a Button and slammed it, allowing the ship's shields to block out the pull from space, While the Ghost made the jump to Hyperspace.
Onboard the Ghost.
Hera let out a sigh as Ezra came in.
"Welcome aboard." She said, "Again."
"Thanks." Said Ezra. "I really didn't think you'd come back for me."
"And now we can get you home." Said Hera. "I'm sure your parents must be worried sick."
Ezra looked down sadly. "I don't have parents…"
Hera looked over with Sympathy.
"And you have somewhere to be." Ezra said, as Kanan, Sabine and Chopped entered the cockpit. "I know where they're really taking the Wookies, Have you heard of the spice mines of Kessel?"
All present looked over to the boy in surprise. "Yeah." Said Sabine. "It's a world jointly controlled by both the Empire, AND the Pyke Syndicate, Slaves sent there last for only a few months."
"And for Wookies born in the forest." Added Hera. "It's a death sentence."
"Then I guess we know where we're going next." Said Ezra.
The Specters all looked at the boy in surprise.
"We?" Asked Sabine.
"We've come this far." Ezra said. "Might as well finish the job."
"Setting course for Kessel." Siad Hera, punching the coordinates in as the Ghost headed off on its next exploit.
To Be Continued.
Hey everyone, I hope we're all doing fine after that whole, Fanfiction shut down from over the past few days, I've used this time to put together a few new chapters for my stories, mostly this one and the one for Power Rangers and the Phantom Menace, Both of which I hope you enjoy as you read them.
And yeah, I also had Starkiller not fight the Rodians, Because I wanted to focus more on the Rebels' side of the story more, Don't worry, You'll see Starkiller cause damage in the next chapter. (Once I write it down.)
Also, I wanted to showcase Starkiller being persuasive with others. He can't be hacking and destroying things all the time, Not like in a Video game.
Lastly, I just want you to know that I may also work on the next chapters of Carries White of the Jedi Order and Quest of the Black Cauldron too, But we'll see.
Stay Tuned for now. :)