Shadows of Tomorrow

Chapter 92 - Jedi Night

Author's Note: A lot happens in this chapter, so savor it carefully, because you won't get to read it twice! :)

~ Amina Gila

Coming here was a mistake – or so Kanan is beginning to be afraid of. The Empire already has a fleet here, and they shot down most of the rebel forces. All they can do for now is try to stay hidden on the surface, while they come up with a better plan.

The only place he can go for answers is... the Force. They need a plan, and fast. He's meditating outside with Ezra when he senses a sudden shift in the Force.

Kanan opens his eyes to see an enormous wolf is standing over them, and it feels unusually... He doesn't know. Aware. Not animalistic.

"Whoa!" Ezra yelps, jumping back.

"A Loth wolf," Kanan murmurs. The wolf turns, eyes boring into him. "Weren't these extinct?"

"They haven't been seen in one hundred years," Ezra agrees. He stands, reaching over and laying a hand on the wolf's nose. It ducks his head, crouching in front of them.

"Are you here to help us?" Kanan asks.

The wolf growls, quietly. It sounds affirmative.

"How?" Ezra asks, "Are there more of you?"

Weird, that the wolves are willing to help, but Bendu isn't. Then again, the Imperials are hurting Lothal, they hadn't done anything to Atollon yet.

The wolf only growls in response, and then suddenly stands, turning and taking off running across the field.

Ezra jumps to his feet and runs after.

"Wait!" Kanan calls, standing.

"I think it's taking us somewhere!" he yells back.

Fine.

Maybe that is true.

Kanan runs to catch up, and when they finally come to a stop, they're... He doesn't know how they got so far, actually, but the next thing he knows there are Loth wolves everywhere here.

"The Force is on our side," Kanan murmurs at last, a certain amount of relief filling him – even if his anxiety is far from gone. He can't shake the feeling that something is wrong, and he thinks it might be connected to the attack on Coruscant. "All we need is a plan. Once Thrawn is back, we won't be able to do it. It's now or never."

"Well, I think I have one," Ezra says, smirking slightly.

***

Sneaking up on the Imperial fuel depot is easy enough, but the more they go on, the more Kanan can't shake the feeling that something is wrong. Thrawn is probably going to show up any second, too, and then, it could all be over. They need to move quickly. They have far too few resources left to deal with Thrawn, and this time, he'll probably be expecting them to pull some Force thing on him. He won't know about the wolves, but still.

Sabine, Zeb, and Ezra go in first, planting the bombs everywhere around the fuel depo, then retreating from the building before anyone can spot them.

Hera comes in to pick them as soon as they pull the trigger. The bombs explode, and the fuel instantly goes up in flames, rapidly spreading across the factory. There are not many people here right now, but any who are, are stormtroopers. It's a sufficient distraction, though. And without fuel, it's going to severely limit the Empire's ability to do anything against them.

That is, until Thrawn gets back.

The Ghost flies back to the rebel hideout, where they're already putting the next phase of the plan in motion.