Taking In An Orphan

Chapter 20

    The Wookie mission started off fine, but soon, the rebels were fighting off the Empire once again. Hera and Ezra were docked in a part of the oddly empty star destroyer, waiting for the Wookies and their crew. Hera knew they couldn’t be there too long because the Empire would soon realize that they had an unauthorized ship in their abandoned hanger. Hera commed Kanan. 

    “Spectre one, do you have the Wookies?” 

    “Yes, headed your way now.” 

    Hera heard gunfire in the hanger outside. 

    “Spectre two, we’re here, open the ramp. We may need some help fighting off the bucketheads.” Zeb’s voice rang through the com. 

    Hera let down the ramp to allow the Wookies onto the ship, and then quickly went down to help fight off the troops. Ezra followed her. He saw hairy things filing onto the ship, some Sabine’s height, some even taller than Zeb. Ezra walked up to Hera and held her hand. 

    “Ezra, you need to stay here. I’ll be back, stay with the Wookies.” So this was what a Wookie looked like. They half terrified-half amazed Ezra. One of them growled and a few of them looked at Ezra. Ezra didn’t like their gaze, so he hid behind a cargo bin. 

    The Wookies milled around, growling. They seemed worried about the gunfire outside the ship. Ezra got more and more nervous for his crew. Why weren’t they back yet? Ezra started to make his way outside, but one of the Wookies grabbed him. It growled something at him. Ezra screamed and left the ship at a run. 

    Outside the ship, the crew was in a full out gun battle with the troopers. Ezra saw Kanan fending them off with his lightsaber. Zeb was using his borifle and Hera shot at the troopers from behind a broken down speeder. Chopper whizzed around the area, waiting for orders. But where was Sabine? 

Ezra noticed Kanan protecting something that had fallen behind him. It was Sabine. Ezra knew he shouldn’t have run, but he was so worried about Sabine. He couldn’t lose another family member. Chopper saw Ezra running and rolled toward him, buzzing at him to get back on the ship. Ezra didn’t listen. He was almost to Sabine. 

“Ezra? What are you doing?” Kanan shouted, seeing Ezra crouched beside Sabine. 

“‘Bine! ‘Bine’s hurt.” 

“She’s okay, she’s just unconscious,” Ezra didn’t know what that meant. He shook Sabine, tears streaming from his eyes. 

Hera saw Ezra and Sabine and yelled over that she and Zeb would cover them as Kanan got them to safety. Kanan snached up Ezra and Sabine and ran to the ship, lightsaber still deflecting shots. 

Finally, Hera, Chopper, and Zeb were able to safely board the ship. 

“We’re all here, let’s go!” Hera yelled in her comlink to Kanan. 

When they were off the ground and into hyperspace, Kanan came back to the cargo bay, where he had left Ezra and Sabine. Hera had managed to bring Sabine to the medbay. Ezra was sitting close to Zeb, who was talking to some of the Wookies. Kanan made his way to the medbay to check on Sabine. 

At the sight of Kanan, Ezra tugged on Zeb’s fur and Zeb looked down at the terrified boy. He picked him up. 

“What’s wrong?” 

“Kanan’s mad. I didn’t listen to mama. Kanan’s gonna hurt me ‘cause I didn’t listen.” The kid was starting to panic. 

“He’s not gonna hurt you. He might be a bit angry, but he won’t hurt you.”