Star Wars Rebels Season One AU

Child of the Ghost part two

Inside EZRA's Head... (still in Kanan's POV) 

I opened my eyes to see that I was still on the Ghost but it now it held an eerie feeling to it. It was quiet to quiet. 

"EJ!" I called.

Nothing.

"Ezra!" I called out again becoming nervous. 

A whimper caught my attention. I took off toward the cargo hold hoping to find Ezra unharmed. 

Sliding down  the ladder to the deck, I saw a tall grayish looking creature standing above my frightened seven year old.

"Ezra!" I shouted but the two didn't seem to hear me.

What really got my attention was the red lightsaber the figure held.

"You have no choice but to join me now," he snarled.

Ezra whimpered clutching something to him. I looked closer to see it was my lightsaber.

"How did he find that thing?"

"Tell me boy, did you honestly think your master would be able to save you?"

Ezra whimpered again and I looked over to see what was supposed to be me lying face down, a lightsaber wound in the back. I suddenly realized that Ezra must have just seen me being killed and now he was alone and terrified.

"You are nothing more than a weak human but you are strong in the force. You will become my apprentice," the creature said.

"Forget it!" Ezra snapped. "You killed my Daddy! I will never join you!"

The creature frowned before his face turned to one of annoyance.

"Such a shame, but then again, most padawans are. Very well."

I watched in horror as he brought the blade up. Ezra scrambled over to my body grabbing my lifeless hand. The creature huffed in irritation but decided to give the child one more chance. 

"Join the dark side Boy," he snarled. 

Ezra laid his head against mine and stayed silent. 

"NOO!!!" I screamed as the saber came down, Ezra's scream echoing my own. 

Present

Hera POV

I watched Kanan go completely still and then all of the sudden he shot back and Ezra shot up with a scream. Kanan scrambled back to the sobbing child's side hugging him to his chest.

"Shh...it's ok, it's ok, Little Light, it's ok. I'm right here, he can't hurt you, sh..." he comforted.

"Wh..wha...what was that?" Ezra stuttered holding tight to Kanan.

I watched Kanan's face darken protectively clutching the child tighter. Ezra looked up at his father, his blue eyes full of fear and tears. Knowing I was in the way, I backed out quietly.

NPOV

Ezra clung tightly to Kanan, fearful that the man from his dreams would return. Kanan rubbed his back speaking softly; he knew what this meant but to be sure he had test the child. Deciding to finally tell him Kanan reached down and opened a drawer. He pulled out a cube looking object and Ezra eyed it not sure what it was.

"Ezra," Kanan started sitting the child in front of him and placed the object in his son's lap.

"When you were seven months old, you woke up screaming your head off. I wasn't sure what the problem was but you kept crying out for me. This lasted about a week. Then when you were three the same thing happened. You woke up every night for a week screaming. By that time you were able to speak and you kept saying bad man, scary, red stick thing; I didn't understand it until now. What you saw today was not really a vision but a warning. A warning sent through the force. Son, I don't know if you are force sensitive or not but that's what this thing is for."

Ezra picked it up, a confused look on his face.

"What is it?"

"This is my holo-cron. It was given to me as a padawan by my master, before she passed," Kanan explained.

"You mean, the stories of Caleb are true?" Ezra asked his eyes lighting up.

"Well kinda, the force and Jedi do exist, but it is dangerous to be one these days," Kanan replied.

"Why?"

"The Empire," was his simple answer.

Ezra looked at the Holo-cron then up at Kanan.

"How do I open it?"

"That young one, is for you and you alone to decide. That's part of the test, opening the holo-cron," Kanan chuckled tapping his son on the head.

Ezra hung his head and then looked up hopefully. Kanan smirked before taking it out Ezra's hands.

"Come on Son, let's go get something to eat and figure it out later."

The boy smiled grabbing Kanan's hand.

"Ok, I'm starving."

Time Skip Later That Night    

Ezra POV

I wasn't sure how long I laid there after Papa put me to bed but I couldn't sleep. I stared at the ceiling listening to his slow easy breaths, and thought about the holo-cron. Papa didn't say anything more about it and I was beginning to wonder if he told me all of that  just to calm me down. Deciding to attempt sleep, I shut my eyes and then a sudden whistling reached my ears. It seemed to get stronger as I looked at the object on the nightstand. I slid down the ladder and froze when Papa stirred. Luckily he settled back to sleep.  Grabbing the holo-cron, I went to leave when something else caught my eye. The drawer was still open and inside was a rod that was in two different pieces. The whistling told me to take it and go down to the cargo hold. Grabbing the rod I hurried out of our room. Once in the hold I sat down on a crate and sat the holo-cron in front of me. I put the rod together and closed my eyes. It wasn't long before images started flashing before me and the whistling got louder.

Papa holding me during a storm, me and Papa laughing as I read to him. Papa brushing my bangs back as I stared at him through feverish eyes. Him saying that everything was going to be alright. They kept coming, all of them memories. Memories of Papa taking care of me and loving me. Then something new appeared. I could tell it wasn't a memory because I was taller and looked slightly older than I did now but what I did see scared me.

I was in a place I didn't recognize and it was on fire. I was on the ground not moving. Papa was leaning over me and he was crying.

"Please Son, come back. Come back!! I can't lose you too! Ezra!! Please!"

Over and over again, Papa tried to wake me but I never did. The whistling was so loud that I had to cover my ears and then it was quiet.

I opened my eyes to see the box had come undone and a figure was inside speaking.

"This is Master Obi Wan Kenobi..." 

Thank you to everyone who is reading my story. Hope you enjoyed.