Bad Reputation: A Bad Batch Fanfiction Story

𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕋𝕣𝕒𝕡

"You shouldn't be here!" Caleb whispers. 
He takes a look at all of you and quickly shuffles back a few steps when he sees Crosshair. You remember Hunter and Crosshair's fight about Crosshair trying to kill him from the start of Order 66. 
"It's alright, kid. I'm not like that anymore." Crosshair reassures him. 
You look at Caleb. His eyes show that he's petrified. From what you saw when you first met him, he seemed confident and sure of himself. Now it seem that he's so afraid of everything. You can't exactly blame him. So many people have tried to murder him. You've been lucky that you started your training when you did, and that you've had the protection of your family. You move a few steps closer to him. 
"It's okay, Caleb. He won't hurt you, none of us will." You say.
"You need to leave." He says firmly. "I'm leaving Kaller. Don't follow me." 
"We weren't trying to look for you." Wrecker says bluntly.
Echo elbows him. 
"Good. Just go on your mission. I have my own mission." Caleb says, collecting things from around the ship. 
"You're trying to go to the temples, aren't you?" Dara asks.
Caleb looks guilty. "I got a message asking me to. Clearly a Jedi there needs my help!" 
"And what if it's a trap?" Hunter says.
Caleb hesitates before speaking. "It won't be. It can't be." 
You show Caleb your lightsaber. "I'll go."
"You're... a padawan?" He says, surprised.
You nod. "Mom's been teaching me." 
"Mom?" He gasps.

"I don't have time to ask questions about that now. If you're coming with me, you need to help me steal this ship." Caleb continues.
"We could just use our ship." Omega offers.
Hunter shakes his head. "No. They'd recognize ours. We've been on so many Imperial missions. They know what our ship looks like."
Caleb looks at Tech. "I'm assuming your name is Tech for a reason."
Tech nods. "Yes. I can easily get this ship up and running. Give me a few minutes."
"What message did you receive?" You ask Caleb. 
"It wasn't someone talking, but it was an emergency Jedi signal calling me back to the temple." He explains. 
Everyone waits as Tech gets the ship working. 
"Who's ship is this?" Tech asks.
Caleb looks guilty again. "Kasmir's. He's an... acquaintance of mine." 
"I see. Well, we should get going before he comes back." Tech responds.
Tech sits down and takes off.

You sit down next to Caleb. 
"So... your the daughter of Hunter and Dara?" He asks.
You nod. "Yep. We had to rescue my mom from the Empire a while ago. I didn't ever really know her until when we rescued her." 
"I never knew my parents." Caleb admits. "I became a padawan at such a young age that I didn't have any time to spend with them."
"I'm sorry." You say.
"It's okay, really." He responds.
 Omega walks over to you and Caleb.
She holds out her hand to shake his. "I didn't introduce myself. I'm Omega."
Caleb looks at her and then at the rest of the squad. "Are you a clone?"
She nods. "I am."
"So much has happened since Order 66... I used to be so brave, but I don't know what I'm doing anymore." Caleb puts his face in his hands.
You put your hand on his shoulder. Omega sits down on the other side of him.
"We'll get this figured out, Caleb. You've made it this far. You can keep going. You can do it." You try to comfort him.
"Do you really think so?" He asks.
"I know so." You reply.

As you begin to approach Coruscant's orbit, a message from a Jedi appears. He says that all Jedi need to stay away from the temple and go into hiding, as well as to trust in the Force.
"Who was that?" Omega asks Caleb.
"Master Obi-Wan Kenobi." Caleb states. "A great Jedi master." 
"I think we need to go back." You suggest.
"No. We can't." Caleb refuses.
"He told us that we need to not go to the temples. It has to be a trap." You say.
"I need to try." He pleads.
"Alright. But be prepared for anything." You respond.
"I know. This was my idea. If it goes wrong, you can blame me." Caleb says. 
"Do you have your lightsaber?" Omega asks him.
He shakes his head. "No, but it's around here. I'll go find it." 
You and Omega walk over to the rest of the squad.
"This has to be a trap." You say. "We need to go back."
"Yes, it most likely is. However, we are almost out of hyperspace and into Coruscant orbit." Tech states.
"What if the Empire captures us? They're looking for Caleb and they'll execute him! They'll execute Mom and I!" You say anxiously.
"We won't let that happen, Y/N. I promise." Echo reassures you.

Just as Caleb finds his lightsaber and walks over to you, you exit hyperspace. You gasp as you see ARC-170 starfighters surrounding you.
"It's just like I thought." You say. 
"No!" Caleb shouts, tears forming in his eyes.
"We'll find a way out, right?" Omega asks Hunter.
"Yeah. We will." Hunter replies.
A voice comes over on the comms channel of the ship. "Caleb Dume... a Jedi stealing a ship and attempting to go back to Coruscant. How courageous of you." 
Caleb looks scared, but also angry. 
"Caleb, control your feelings." Dara reminds him.
"I just want to go to the temples! I miss my master! I miss the Order!" Caleb says, starting to cry.
"We can't go, Caleb. I'm sorry. We need to find a way out of here." Dara says softly.
It's heartbreaking to see him like this. He's changed so much. You miss the first interaction you had with him. You admire him for his strength and for not giving up.
"How are we going to do this?" You ask.
"We'll improvise..." Hunter mutters.

Hunter closes his eyes for a moment to think. 
"Tech, get ready to turn the ship around and jump to hyperspace. We just need an opening." Hunter says to Tech.
Tech nods and sits down in the cockpit. 
"Caleb, can you distract them?" Hunter asks Caleb. 
Caleb nods, wiping the tears of his face. He walks over to the control panel and presses the button. 
"I... I surrender." Caleb says.
"Affirmative. We will capture your ship shortly." The Imperial says.
"Tech, now!" Hunter tells him.
You stumble forward as Tech quickly turns the ship around. He pushes the lever forward and the ship jumps into hyperspace. 
"Let's go back to Kaller. I need to apologize to Kasmir." Caleb says to all of you.
"Alright. I'm sorry about the temple, kid." Hunter responds to him. 
"It's okay. I shouldn't have made such an impulsive decision." Caleb admits.
He walks over to you. "Oh, and don't leave right as we land on Kaller. I want to talk to you more about the Jedi Order and Order 66." 
You nod. "Yes. There's still much more we need to talk about now that I'm a Jedi."
"We'll get this figured out. Like you said, we've made it this far, right?" Caleb says.
"Yeah." You smile.