Returning Home

Chapter 1: A crew broken

Chapter 1: A crew broken

Ezra sat in a dark corner of a Cantina, the seventeen year old glared at the scum gathered in the bar. Ezra sighed and left his corner, he headed outside into the desert planets twin suns. Ezra pulled up the hood of a cloak that once belonged to Kanan over his head.

*/Flashback/*

Ezra ducked under a blaster bolt, he raised his Lightsaber to deflect the blast, his blue blade cut across the air and the bolt flew back at the Stormtrooper. Ezra jumped over three other Stormtroopers and threw them into a near-by wall.

"Good work, Kid." Said Kanan, as he knocked two Stormtroopers to the ground.

"Thanks." Said Ezra, flipping over a Stormtrooper, as Sabine shot the trooper in the chest.

"Just try to stay focused." Snapped Sabine, shooting two more Troopers.

Ezra suddenly stumbled, he pressed his hand to his temple, "Kanan, do you feel that?" Asked Ezra, already knowing the answer.

"The Sith Lord." Said Kanan, looking past Ezra and to a black armoured behemoth at the entrance to the hanger they were assaulting.

"Jedi." Said the Sith.

"Darth Vader." Growled Kanan, glaring at the black armoured Jedi Hunter.

Kanan charged at the sith, "Kanan, NO!" Yelled Ezra, as Kanan's Lightsaber was knocked to the side.

Vader turned towards Ezra, his Lightsaber raised. Ezra pulled himself into a defensive stance, Ahsoka had given Ezra data pads with the different lightsaber forms, Ezra had chosen Forms II, III and VI, Makashi, Soresu and Niman.

Ezra slowly approached Vader, Kanan got back to his feet and glared at Vader, and Ezra's eyes locked with Kanan's they both lunged at Vader. Vader blocked Ezra's swing and grabbed Kanan's arm. The Sith Lord swung the elder Jedi into the wall behind him and started choking Ezra with the force.

"You have so much potential, this Jedi cannot help you get what you want." Said Vader, as Sabine and Zeb rushed over. Vader released Ezra, the young Jedi landing on his feet.

"And, pray tell, what do I want?" Asked Ezra, looking at Vader.

"Training." Said Vader, as he swung his lightsaber, cutting across Kanan's back.

"NO!" Yelled Ezra, charging at the Sith Lord, who simply destroyed the door controls.

The door slammed shut, Ezra ran up to the closed door and plunged his lightsaber into it.

"Ezra, there's no point." Said Sabine, looking at the Jedi.

"He's dead, mate." Said Zeb, turning around and head back to the Phantom, Sabine following him. Ezra started to follow them, when his foot made contact with something. Ezra looked down and saw Kanan's Lightsaber. Ezra picked up the weapon and followed them. They'd been sent as a distraction, so the rest of the fleet could take strikes at the Empire. Ezra was silent the entire way back to the Fleet.

"Spectres, report." Said Hera, looking over at them. Ezra looked up and saw Hera looking for Kanan.

"It was a trap." Said Sabine, looking down, "They knew we were coming."

"How?" Asked Hera, as the rest of the briefing went quiet.

"Vader was there waiting for us, meaning I can't shield myself as well as I thought or there's a mole." Said Ezra, clenching his fist.

"Where's Kanan?" Asked Hera, looking at them.

"He's dead, Hera, Vader cut 'im across the back." Said Zeb, looking at Hera.

Hera's hands went to her mouth, before she collapsed to her knees. Ahsoka grabbed Hera's arm to prevent her from hitting the floor. Ezra turned on his heel and left the room, Chopper following him.

"Bwap, Bwoop." Said Chopper, looking at Ezra, as the young Jedi went to the hanger of the ship.

"I'm going, Chop, if Vader knows my Force signature, then I'm putting everyone in danger." Said Ezra, walking towards the nearest shuttle.

Chopper whistled his disapproval.

"You think I don't know that?! You think I don't know that I'm putting everyone in danger? You think I don't know that I could've been faster? You think I don't know that if I'd been better then Kanan would still be alive? You think I don't know that Vader will come after me next?!" snapped Ezra, looking down at the Astromech.

Chopper whistled.

"No, you're not coming with me." Said Ezra, looking at the droid.

Chopper continued to follow Ezra, who sighed, "I'm not getting a choice am I?"

Chopper beeped negative and followed Ezra aboard a shuttle. Ezra sighed, "Just turn off your locator beacon, alright?"

Chopper whistled in the affirmative. Ezra plotted a course for the nearest space port, after reaching the space port, Ezra and Chopper ditched the shuttle and headed for the nearest transport to the Outer Rim, and got off at the last stop, which was Tatooine.

Ezra and Chopper walked/rolled across the sand dunes of Tatooine, where they found a man named Ben.

*/End Flashback/*

Shortly after meeting Ben, Ezra's lightsaber had been seen and Ben had revealed himself to be Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi. Ezra had told Obi-Wan his story and why he had decided to hide, surprisingly Obi-Wan had offered to Train him, which Ezra accepted. Obi-Wan had also told Ezra that they were protecting a boy Luke's age named Luke Skywalker, son of Anakin, who was also known as Darth Vader.

Ezra looked around for the small Astromech following Luke.

"Skywalker, thank you for finding my Droid for me." Said Ezra, walking up to Luke.

"It's alright, Uncle Owen wanted me to ask you if you were interested in selling him." Said Luke, looking at Ezra.

"Sorry, Luke," Said Ezra, rubbing the back of his neck, "He's all I have left of my old life, he's worth more than just a few credits."

"My uncle thought you'd say that." Sighed Luke, "Briggs went off to the academy."

"Really, I feel sorry for him, I went there once when I was on Lothal and it was dull as a Kriffs nest." Said Ezra, "Uncle Ben teaches me himself, he feels that the Empire leaves out many key points of the Clone War and the Republic."

Luke laughed, "What was the Academy like?"

"Dull, it didn't teach me anything that I didn't know already." Said Ezra, looking at the blond male.

Perhaps, thought Ezra, things will be okay.