Falling For The Enemy

Chapter 4: A Necessary Alliance

Sabine felt a wave of relief wash over her at the sight of the Imperial fighter landing. Finally, help had arrived. When she saw the two cloaked figures walk out, she expected them to attack the Jedi standing in front of them. But instead they took of their hoods and one of them looked toward her. Without their hoods, the Mandalorian and the Jedi could see that this other one was a human male. He walked towards her, using the Force to throw the Jedi off to the side.

The Sith male stood in front of her. 'Why haven't you killed the Jedi?' He asked. Sabine looked down and replied 'I'm sorry my Lord, I'm not strong enough.' Her response earned her a thick slap across the face from the Sith and she fell to the ground. 'PATHETIC!' He yelled, drawing his double-bladed lightsaber 'I will not tolerate incompetence among our forces'. The Sith activated his weapon and two crimson blades shot out from both ends. He raised his weapon and brought it down intending to end this Mandalorian's miserable life.

His red blade met a green one that came from his side. The Sith turned his head, and saw the Jedi on his feet holding the lightsaber from which the green blade came from. The Dark Side user smirked and swung the saber upwards toward the Jedi. Ezra wasn't fast enough and the crimson blade cut off the tip of his nose. The Jedi yelped and covered his nose, feeling the blood dripping from the opening. But he wasn't going to drop that easily. Twirling his lightsaber in his hand, Ezra engaged the Sith male. They duelled in the sand, lightsabers clashing. 'Ashara, kill the Mandalorian!' The Sith yelled at, Ezra assumed, the Togruta.

'Yes, master' a female voice replied and she ignited her saber. But Sabine was already up, ready to fight. Red blades met crimson as Sabine and Ashara fought. Despite not having the Force, Sabine managed to hold her own against the Sith Togruta. Ezra, however, was being overpowered by the Sith's anger-induced attacks, which were faster and stronger than his. The Dark Side user gained the advantage when he kicked the Jedi in the chest and Ezra fell on all fours, his lightsaber falling out of his hands.
As the Sith raised and brought his lightsaber down on the Jedi, Sabine had managed to throw Ashara a distance away. She looked up and acted before she thought, drawing her two blasters and shooting at the Sith human.

That gave Ezra the distraction he needed. The Sith had to stop his attack to deflect the laser bolts coming at him, which gave Ezra the opportunity to get up and deliver a kick to the face. He reached out and called his lightsaber to him. The weapon flew into his hands and Ezra activated it, engaging with the Sith once more. Sabine on the other hand turned back to Ashara. The Mandalorian went wide eyes as she saw the lightning fly out of the Togruta's hands towards her.

The lightning hit Sabine and she yelled out in pain. At the same time, Ashara was pushing her to the ground with the Force.
The lightning increased in intensity and pain, so did her cries as she was pushed on all fours. Ezra Force pushed the Sith male back and turned to where the screaming was coming from. Twirling his lightsaber in his hand, he swung and released it, watching it spin and fly towards Ashara. The Togruta wasn't fast enough, and the saber cut across her neck before she could even raise her lightsaber to deflect it. Her lifeless body collapsed on to the sand with her head. Ezra caught his lightsaber in his hand as it spun and flew back to him.

Sabine pushed herself off her hands and turned to face the Jedi. Still on her knees she raised her left arm and pressed a few buttons on the gauntlet. Out popped another mini missile that launched toward the Jedi. Ezra dodged left and turned to see the projectile collide with the Sith male. His body and the missile exploded in a huge burst of fire, smoke and colour. The Mandalorian smiled at the colourful flames.

Ezra turned his head to face Sabine, deactivating his saber and returning it to its place on his belt. He walked towards Sabine. But she was already on her feet, running towards the Imperial Interceptor starship. Ezra followed after her, not intending to be stranded on the desert planet. He was about a meter behind her as she ran up the ramp when he felt it; the warning of danger through the Force. Ezra used the Force and grabbed her, pulling the Mandalorian out of the starship just in time.

The Imperial fighter exploded and was consumed by fire. Flames shot high into the sky as Ezra and Sabine lay on the sand, the Jedi above the Mandalorian, shielding her from possible shrapnel. As the ship continued to burn, they both stood up and sighed. 'I guess I'm stuck here with you' Ezra said, staring at the burning wreckage of what was left of their ride out. 'Yeah, only that you'll be staying far far away from me' Sabine snorted, walking away. 'You sure you want that? You don't know what lurks out there, I think I could help you.' Ezra suggested. 'Kriff off! I'll rather be eaten by a rancor and fall into a Sarlacc pit than partner with you!' She replied, picking up her helmet and donning it.

Ezra followed at a distance, dusting the sand off his tunic, pants and cloak. He donned the cloak and place the hood over his head. 'Stop following me!!' Sabine yelled, firing a set of warning shots at him. 'Where do you plan to go?' He asked. 'We're in the middle of a desert, no water, no food, no communications and no idea where we are because YOU blew up the pod! Are you just gonna wander about the desert until something eats you or you die of thirst or starvation?!' He continued. Sabine paused, as if she was thinking. 'You can defend yourself, but I might be able to lead us to the nearest town or outpost with my connection to the Force. Plus, I can sense danger before it gets us' He said. She rolled her eyes and turned around, gesturing with her head for him to follow. 'Don't even think about doing anything funny. You try anything, I gun you down.' She warned. The Jedi and the Mandalorian walked across the desert, hoping to reach civilisation eventually.

'You're Sabine right? I'm Ezra.' Ezra said, but got no response from her.

A/N: Thanks for reading. So now our two characters are paired up, walking across a barren desert. Now to make walking in the desert interesting... Anyway, thanks again and May The Force Be With You.