"Mana!" I heard a child shout, "Come play with me!"
I turned to see Mariana Colscow's daughter running towards me at full speed. I smiled and took her into my arms with ease. I lifted the cutie into the air and spun around a few times before I set her down. Stormtroopers came over and asked, "Who are you?"
"I'm Mana Shima, one of Lothal's residents," I replied calmly as the little one held onto me. I held out my papers and identichip to them to check with a small smile.
"Good. Make sure you keep an eye out for rebels. There's a group that likes to strike around here," one trooper explained as he walked off.
Not bad. Lemme see who they're going on about, huh? I thought as I went to the outskirts of town, which is where my home was. The child had gone home to her mother, so it was alright for me to use the Force and get home faster. Seconds later, someone was running beside me.
"You're a Jedi, too?" he asked. I skidded to a halt, as did he. I touched his mind with the Force and discovered who he was: a Jedi Padawan to another Order 66 survivor!
"Yes, I am. Would your crew mind if I joined you? I have nowhere else to go," I asked as I used the Force to grab my bag, which had everything I owned in it.
"Nope. I'm Ezra. What's your name?" the Padawan asked. I smiled as I gave him my real name, "Kiyo Kaneko. Now, let's get going!"
About an hour later, we arrived at our destination: the Ghost. A couple of the crew were just kicking back and relaxing when Ezra shouted, "Kanan! I found another survivor!"
"Huh? How?" Kanan called back from inside the ship. He came outside and saw me standing there with my arms crossed.
"Yep. That's Kiyo Kaneko, alright. How are you still alive?" he asked me. I snorted and replied, "It was just my Master that died, not me. You keep forgetting about my magic."
"Kanan? What's going on out here?" I heard another voice shout. That voice sounded like it belonged to a female. Sure enough, a female green-skinned Twi-lek came outside and saw me.
"Who are you?" she asked, pulling her blaster on me. My hand darted to my hip, which is when she saw my lightsabers.
"A Jedi?! I thought they were dead aside from Kanan, Ezra, and Yoda!" the Twi-lek cried. I held up my hands in defense as I snapped, "Don't ask me! I've been here for 5 years! Name please?"
"I'm Hera. You know Ezra and Kanan. The droid's name is Chopper. Zeb is our resident Lasat, and Sabine is our Mandalorian/artist," she said, introducing everyone in one blow, "Did I forget anyone?"
"Nope. That's everyone," Ezra called from behind the ship. I laughed and realized that I'd found my new family. This made things better for me in ways that no one ever knew.
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Saving Light: A Star Wars Rebels
FanfictionKiyo Kaneko is a former Jedi Padawan who survived Order 66.As a halfling, she is alone in the galaxy. Only by laying low has she survived. However, one day on Lothal, she meets Ezra along with the Ghost crew and becomes Spectre 7. How will she fare...
