Information and trust (Star Wars Rebels fanfic; ON HIATUS)

Chapter 4

Minister Maketh Tua was trembling. Soon, she won't be able to hide her condition. She preferred not to think about what will happen when Grand Moff Tarkin finds out. Inquisitor Thanos would understand. Tarkin- not.

She had to take serious steps and she had to do it quickly. For the sake of her baby.

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Lena...

Blood...

Lightsaber in her chest...

Her empty eyes...

Why didn't you save me?

Bloody traitor...

We have found rebels' cell on Utapau.

Many killed...

New regulations for you...

Rip out his claws.

Be glad, you're still alive, beast.

Rakhesh shouted and then something was wrong. In the cockpit, some devices exploded. From the dashboard gushed sparks. In the engine, several seals broke and the power supply was switched off. Walking machine stopped on the middle of the desert.

"Oh, shit" muttered Pau'an. "Not again"

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Whole base was off. Two clones, Hera and Chopper were trying to understand what happened in the engine room. Ezra, Rex, Zeb and Kanan go on the decks to keep an eye on the environment. Ahsoka and Sabine entered to the cockpit.

"What the heck happened?" asked Sabine looking at broken devices. "Once Ezra did something like that in hospital in Tarkintown, after what Inqui- I mean Rakhesh has done to him, but..."

"It wasn't Bridger, miss Wren" said Rakhesh entering to the room "This time it was me"

"How? Last time was..." Ahsoka looked at him with confusion "when You and Ezra have stuck in cave"

"Yeah" sighed Pau'an "I have no more drugs. And Empire has best ones for officers. Wookies' tobacco doesn't work anymore"

"I see" Ahsoka linked with Hera and Rex by com-link "I know the reason of blackout. Rex; you, Zeb and Kanan keep guard on decks. Ezra, I think that gyroscopes are reset. Come to cockpit and help Rakhesh and Sabine fix it. Hera, wait a minute, I come down."

When she came out, Sabine stared in amazement at the Rakhesh.

"Drugs? Seriously?! We thought..." Mandalorian girl opened a hatch in the floor, where were gyroscopes. "... Well, I don't know"

"That I'm totally devoted to my work and don't do anything else," chuckled Rakhesh "I don't blame you"

"Okay, what I have to do?" asked Ezra, when he came in.

"You can give me screwdriver" said Pau'an taking off his black jacket, revealing scars on his arms. Teens looked at it in mute horror. They thought that badly healed burn on his cheek is sufficiently spooky. "What?"

"Nothi-" Sabine said when something hit in machine. It was energetic missle. In the base was chaos. From outside, battle cries was heard.

"TUSKENS!!!"

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Little cliffhagger. And I forgot to mention that Inquisitor/Rakhesh Thanos looks and dresses differently.

On his right cheek is a burn (after the fall to the reactor). He's wearing black clothes: sleeveless shirt, jacket, pants, boots, gloves and a scarf, which is used as a hood.

It's all for a while. Ciao, guys!