Star Wars Rebels: Fighting the Darkness

Chapter 18

Ezra's POV

I didn't notice that we fell asleep. Right on the roof of our old house. I looked over at Kya, who was fast asleep.

I sighed and buried my head in my hands. I hadn't realized what I was doing. I was probably scaring them.

Again.

"Ez?" Kya whispered, apparently waking up. "Are you alright?"

"I feel bad. Horrible, terrible, fallacious, if that's a word."

"It is. But continue." She was running her fingers through her hair.

"If I had a credit for each time I scared one of the crew members I'd be rich beyond my wildest dreams. I'm doing that right now! What's worse, I didn't know I was doing it."

Kya laughed. "You haven't changed much Bridger." She joked. "As a kid you were always getting hurt and you'd scare mom and dad half to death."

I laughed. I remembered those times. Old habits die hard I suppose. "But this is worse."

Her face turned from happy to a half smile, the rest of her face looking confused. "Worse? Those were our parents. These are your, I don't know, crew mates, team members. Something like that."

I wasn't happy because I knew she wasn't going to be happy once I told her this. "I don't remember mom and dad very well. I don't even know if I would still love them if we found out that they were miraculously alive."

She looked shocked and hurt. "Don't say that! Those other people should be of no importance!" Immediately she showed in her eyes that she regretted saying that, but I was too fired up to accept it right away.

"They're my family." I said and I simply stood up and walked away. I walked down the stairs and out the door.

She was following me, calling for me. I wouldn't turn around.

I regret a lot of things, but that has to be the worst thing that has ever happened to me.

An imperial had been walking by. He was tormenting random pedestrians and killing them for fun. It was a disturbing sight. "Sadist." I mumbled.

"Ezra it's not safe out here because of him. Come inside so I can apologize." I wasn't listening though. I was looking at him. The sadist. The murderer. He creeped me out with that gun in his hand. I studied him closely, but my mind was so distracted that I didn't see it pointed at me.

I heard suddenly Kya screaming and shoving me to the ground. The bullet was shot, but I wasn't there to receive it. Ky fell dead on top of me, her eyes open and it seemed to stare at me. I meant it when I referred to her as an it. She was no longer a girl, but a dead flesh and bones shape. It wasn't my sister. Not anymore.

It was out of no where. That dang imperial. That one imperial fled before I could look upon him and kill him.

"Kya I'm sorry. I'm so sorry Kya." I whispered it over and over again, dragging her dead body to the side of the street.

After a few hours of grieving, I carried her body into my parents abandoned house and I laid her down on an old cot.

"There. You're asleep now." I croaked. "I'm so sorry."

Somehow my feet guided me out of the house and pretty much involuntarily I walked out of the town and towards the Ghost. It was still there, for now.

I walked in, no longer caring. None of them saw me though, they were probably in the cockpit. I decided to take a nap. I didn't feel like my appearance there warranted an explanation, maybe after a few.... A few hours of slee...sleep....zzzzzzzzzzz...

Zeb's POV

I swear that that kid is going to be the death of us. He keeps disappearing. It's crazy! Sure I care about him and stuff, but God can that kid get on my nerves.

I was just walking past my room and the door was open. There was a lump on the top bunk where Ezra slept. I walked past briskly.

Then I walked backwards and stopped by the door. Those weren't blankets. I saw his blankets on the floor just that afternoon. I crept up closer to the bed.

It was Ezra. Asleep in his bed. I was going to walk away, utterly shocked when Ezra mumbled mindlessly behind me.

"Can't a kid sleep for twenty minutes?" His voice came out low and he didn't even open his eyes. I was pretty sure he was asleep again when I left wordlessly.

"KANAN!!!!"

Hey! I have been gone too long guys. Sorry! I'm in a new musical and that is time consuming. I will update when ui can, so either tomorrow night or Tuesday. I am nearing the end of the story! Whoo! 🎉💥🎉💥🎉💥🎉