Following the daring mission over Mustafar, the Ghost crew officially joins the Phoenix Fleet. Now involved into the bigger fight against the Empire, the Bridger siblings try to find their place in the new rebellion while dealing with their respecti...
As promised, and to keep her mind out of the negative thoughts brought by her past, Ezra took Sabine on their first official date the day after.
Right after lunch, they went into the city, changing their usual outfit into an even more anonymous one. Ezra had learned that there was a pretty big art exhibition in the capital so he decided to bring Sabine there, and she appreciated immensely.
"Ezra, I have no words to say how much I'm loving you right now." she said as they walked through the small square.
She was very much clinging on his right arm, keeping her head leaned against his shoulder.
"I'm just happy to know that you're having fun." he whispered and kissed her head.
They spent a couple of hours there. Sabine got also into some of the artwork, starting to explain things about the authors or the meaning. Ezra didn't know anything about them, but he listened closely, since he knew that few things helped her mind to ease up as art did.
As night fell, they decided to grab something to eat at a small kiosk before heading back to the Ghost and into their quarters.
"So, did you like it?" Ezra asked her.
"I loved it." she answered with the happiest smile she had ever put on in years.
"See? I told you you'd love it." Ezra said with a victorious grin.
Sabine rolled her eyes. "Don't get too cocky, Bridger." she said jokingly.
The last part of the day involved the bed and them administering loving attentions to each other.
The days went on. Ezra had turned 16 and the Phoenix Cell kept poking the Imperials at any occasion. Jaral masterminded two daring operations that ended in a complete success while she kept wreaking havoc on imperial installations aboard her X-Wing.
Around three weeks after the incident with Ketsu, the Phoenix Cell was hit by a disgrace as one of the smaller transports disappeared into the Dal Zennis system.
After a heated debate between the three commanding officers, it was decided that Darvos would take the Magnanimous with a minimal crew to go and investigate. To everyone's surprise, Ezra asked Jaral to volunteer him for the mission.
So Ezra found himself in the bridge of the Magnanimous, analyzing the star charts while Darvos sat on the command chair.
On the bridge were only the pilot, an engineer, the co-pilot and the communication officer.
"We'll be arriving in the Del Zennis system any moment." the pilot announced.
Ezra was finishing to look at the charts and his hunch was literally pestering him.
He turned the chair on its linchpin to look at the command chair.
"Lieutenant." Ezra recalled.
"Yes, Ezra?" Darvos asked politely, turning to face him.
"Do you have any idea why our patrol went missing?"
"Unfortunately I can only theorize. What are your impressions?"
"Well, the Del Zennis system is a void system. There isn't even a single planet or asteroid, so why would they stop hyperspace there in the first place?"
"Good observation." Darvos complimented him. "And their trajectory didn't establish for them to stop in that system before making the next jump. Which means, something pulled them out of hyperspace." Darvos said, stroking his chin with two fingers.
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