Ezra:
"Come on kid time to wake up." Zeb says shaking me. Our lights turned on.
"Do I have to? I don't want it to be morning. Five more minutes please?" I say rolling over and throwing my pillow over my head.
"For me maybe, but you on the other hand have a full day today." He says.
"That's exactly why I don't want to get up. My entire week is booked solid and I'm not even enjoying any of it. I got daily Jedi lesson, soldier training, flying lessons, chores, missions, learning other languages, and debriefings."
"I thought you liked Jedi lessons and missions?"
"I did until Rex came along. Don't get me wrong I like the guy but it's all the bickering between him and Kanan. I'm stuck in the middle of it all. Can't those two just get along?"
"I hear you. They never stop do they?"
"At least you don't have to be the referee." I say climbing down. "Let's just go eat breakfast and get this day over with."
"Yeah, I'd hate to be in your shoes. Maybe today will be better. At least you're doing good in all of them. Or so I've heard." Zeb replies. We both walk out of our cabin and into the kitchen.
"Morning boys, I made jargon space waffles for everyone." Hera says as the two of us walk in behind Kanan. "Morning Sabine."
"Morning everyone." Kanan Sabine and I say.
"Morning boss, Hera, Sabine. Yummy." Zeb says.
"Well Ezra looks like you have another busy day." Hera says.
"Please don't remind me." I say cutting into my waffles.
"Oh come on it's not that bad is it?" Kanan ask.
"You have no idea how bad it is." I say.
"Well at least we have Jedi training to look forward to today. That's got to be better than being interrogated by imperials." Kanan says.
"I think that might be less torturous than listening to you and Rex constantly fighting over me."I mumble pushing my plate away and getting up. No one heard me.
"Ezra you haven't eaten anything." Sabine says.
"I'm not hungry." I say as I walk out of the room and head to nose gun. Hera comes in a click later with a plate of waffles.
"You're so not getting off that easy. You need to eat something." She says setting the plate down on my lap.
"Thanks Hera. Sorry I stormed out like that." I say eating the waffles.
"Sometimes bothering you. Spill it." She says.
"I can't take it anymore. What is Kanan's problem? He is always bickering with Rex. The two are constantly fighting about my training. What I should be focusing on more, how I should do everything. If I have blaster practice with Rex Kanan will come get me for Jedi training every time even if I just came from it. Then the two of them will argue for hours about what I'm supposed to be doing. I'm stuck doing nothing but listening to it the entire time. When I get enough I run off to find Sabine and Chopper just to get a break."
"What do you do with them?"
"They've been helping me learn binary and A few other languages."
"That's useful. If you want I clear your schedule today. Maybe I can teach you a few of the languages I know during your flying lessons. I think today's lesson is going to take all day." She says
"Thanks Hera. Your the best, but what are we going to do about the two of them?" I ask.
"They will eventually get over it. I don't blame Kanan for not liking Rex. After what happened to him and his master I don't think he'll ever get over it. Rex blames himself for not warning all his brothers before hand. His risked his life trying to warn the ones he did. As for you Sato has a mission he needs some help on tomorrow. I'll tell him you just volunteered. That should get you away for a few days." She tells me. "Hopefully those two will work things out in the meantime."
"Again your the best Hera." I say hugging her.
"I know. Now let's get to the cockpit." We walked out of the thermal. Kanan is waiting for me there.
"Ezra, are you..." he starts.
"Sorry Love. I'll be teaching Ezra how to fly the ghost today. It's going to take all day. You can tell all the others. Oh and he'll be on a mission for the next few days with Commander Sato." Hera informs him.
"You never let anyone fly the ghost and what about Jedi training?" Kanan ask.
"Kanan how long did it take you to learn everything you thought him?" She ask.
"Fourteen years." He answers.
"He hasn't even been training for a full cycle yet. Doesn't he deserves a break if it took you that long to learn what he's learned in a few lunar rotations." She says. Kanan doesn't say anything. "Besides you can use the time to make lesson plans with Rex while he's away."
"Hera, that isn't fair." Kanan says.
"What isn't fair is that you and him are constantly fighting and I'm always stuck in the middle Kanan." I say.
"He's going to be learning from me today. He could use the break. Besides I'm not just going to be teaching him how to fly. If he's going to be learning different languages I might as well teach him some Ryl and Hunttese." She adds.
"Ok, you're excused from lessons for the rest of the week, but you're making it up with double the Jedi training next week. No running off to hang out with Sabine ether." Kanan says.
"Double twice a week for Jedi training and you'll cut me some slack. Remember I'm the best in the crew when it comes to negotiating deals." I say.
"Deal but you have to get all of your chores done between those two days." He says.
"Fair enough if you stop arguing with Rex." I say.
"He will. I'll make sure of it." Hera says. The two of us climb up into the cockpit and she locks the door behind us. "There's now no one can interrupt us."
"So you're honestly teaching me how to fly the Ghost?" I ask.
"Of course. I think you're ready. Besides what can you possibly crashes into in space and I can't have one of my kids not knowing how to fly the family home." She answers. "You're like a son to me Ezra. Especially since you're Kanan's Padawan. I can never thank you enough for bringing back the Jedi in him. I only ever got to see glimpses of that before you joined. Now I see it everyday. This crew would fall apart without you now Ezra. Especially Kanan. He needs you as much as you need him." She says.
The rest of the day she shows me different tricks when flying. She also teaches me some Ryl and Huttese in the meantime. We only take a break for lunch. Afterwards she helps me with my binary. It was nice to get a break. Tomorrow she's sending me to help Sato find a missing ship.
