True Colors: A Rexsoka Story

Chapter 4

The next day, Ahsoka was still tense about the situation with Vader. She was sparring with Kanan, and Ezra was watching from a distance.

She had her two white lightsabers in her reverse grip, and Kanan was having trouble dodging her hits, so he didn't have any way to even try and beat Ahsoka.

Kanan turned his lightsaber off and was panting. "Alright," he panted. "Can we stop? I'm... really tired."

Ahsoka nodded and put her lightsabers on her belt. "You're doing good, Kanan."

"Not compared to you," Kanan grumbled.

"Kanan," Ahsoka said. "I had to reteach myself so much because I was in the same situation as you. It's taken me years to get back to the way I was."

Kanan gave a small smile. "Thanks, Ahsoka."

"Ahsoka," Ezra said. "Why do you use your lightsaber like that?"

"I use a reverse grip," Ahsoka explained. "It's just a different style of combat. It's what I've been using since I was a youngling."

Ezra nodded. "Will I learn that?"

"I'm sure Ahsoka can teach you if you want her to," Kanan said.

"I'd be happy to," Ahsoka agreed.

"Cool!" Ezra exclaimed. He jumped over the railing to where Ahsoka and Kanan were. "Kanan, can you fight like that?"

Kanan shrugged. "Kind of. Ahsoka taught me a few things when I was a youngling."

Ezra's eyes widened. "You taught Kanan when he was a youngling?"

Ahsoka nodded, a smile forming on her face. "I did."

"That's crazy!" Ezra said. "And super cool."

"Wait, you and Kanan knew each other as Jedi?" Jax asked.

"Yes," Ahsoka replied. "Most of the Padawans and younglings knew each other. We lived in the same place."

"Ah," Jax said. "Anyway, Sato wants to see you. Sabine, Zeb, and Hera are already in the briefing room."

Ahsoka nodded. "I'll be there."

"And Kanan and Ezra will probably have to come soon, so don't take too long with your sparring session," Jax said with a grin.

"You--" Ezra started, but Kanan held him back.

"We'll be there," Kanan said.

Ahsoka and Jax left the Ghost and Ahsoka gave her son a stern look. "Jax, treat Ezra nicer," she said. "He's been through some things. You two are very similar."

"Alright," Jax said with a shrug as the door opened, and they walked inside.

"I have called you all here to discuss what we are going to do about the command ship since it has been destroyed. The destruction of our command ship has severely limited our ability to fight the Empire in this sector."

Ezra and Kanan had walked in the door from their sparring session. Apparently, it didn't take very long, or they didn't want to hold up the meeting.

"So maybe we don't fight," Ezra said. "Uh, Commander Sato, sir. When things got tough for me on Lothal, I'd go find someplace to hide."

"You are never shy with your opinions, Ezra Bridger," Commander Sato said. Ahsoka smiled. She used to be like that. "But establishing a base is a good idea."

"Problem is none of the potential bases we know of have the tactical advantage we need to protect what's left of our fleet," Hera said.

"Or aid the nearby systems suffering from Imperial oppression," Kanan added.