Living with Jedi
This was requested by a guest. Kanan helping Ezra recover after the events of Twilight of the Apprentice. I'll give each specter & Rex a piece of the puzzle that is Ezra, but there's still missing pieces people. Ezra's not ever going to be whole again. Just like Kanan is never going to be Caleb again. (At least not in this story). Freddie Prinze Jr. Actually inspired the ending himself with something he said in his interview with Podcast 66 episode 66. Enjoy guest. May the force be with you always.
- Cass
Padawan Puzzle Pieces
Hera:
I'm worried. They didn't know I was listening the other day. Ezra scared me. I've been keeping an eye on him for a couple of days. This is not going to go well.
"Chopper I wouldn't even think about it. Ezra is not in the mood for your pranks & Zeb will dismantle you" I yell at the droid. "I really don't know what Ezra's going to do."
"I'm not worried about Zeb. The pranks on Ezra. I'm framing Zeb. I want the old Ezra back. So I'm trying to get things back to normal" The droid beeps.
"I'm telling you Chop I wouldn't try this. I want Ezra back too but this is not going to work."
"Don't care!" He rolls into Zeb and Ezra's cabin. I hear the droid shock Zeb. Zeb jumps up trying not to wake Ezra.
"Chop I wouldn't" Zeb yells.
"I'm not going to you are" Chopper beeps but Zeb doesn't understand it.
"If you wake Ezra up I'm going to kill you."
I run in to the cabin.
"Louder" chopper beeps.
"Chopper don't you dare shock him!" Zeb screams.
"Zeb, don't" I say too late. Ezra sits up.
"You woke me up Zeb" The kid says angrily. "You're going to regret that."
"You think you can take me" Zeb says.
"Oh I can take you. Just watch, or better yet feel it." Ezra says holding out one arm. Zeb reaches for his throat and start choking.
"I'm sorry, it was Choppers fault. He was going to shock you. I was trying to stop him." Zeb managed to choke out.
"I don't care your the one who woke me up" Ezra sneers with an almost evil look.
"Ezra put Zeb down. It was Chopper's fault. Ezra don't do this" I yell. "Kanan get in here now!"
Kanan:
Early morning meditation. I'm trying to focus on how to fix my broken Padawan. However my meditation is disrupted.
"Kanan, get in here now!" Hera yells down the hall. "It's an emergency. Hurry!"
"What now. I was focusing on how to fix... Ezra!" I walk into the room to sense Zeb floating a foot off the ground grasping his neck. "Ezra, put him down now. You really don't want to do this."
"He woke me up. I'm tired of everyone bothering me. I just want to be left alone."
"Ezra if you kill Zeb, we can't continue training. We'll be forced to turn you over to the empire. You can't fight if you kill a friend in cold blood" I explain. I can sense everything going on in the room. "Padawan, put him down now."
I use the force to try and see what is going on with Ezra. I send a few calming waves through our weak bond. He calms down and I feel Zeb drop to the ground. Lucky he's still alive.
"Boss you need to do something about your Padawan now" Zeb croaks out trying to catch his breath.
Ezra my cabin now!
Yes, Master.
"I'm sorry Zeb. I'm sorry everyone. I didn't mean to..." Ezra says.
"Ezra we forgive you. You aren't yourself" Sabine says. I never even sensed her walking in. Now I can feel Hera & her presence tending to Zeb.
Hera gets up and looks at me. "Kanan, what are we going to do about this?" She ask me.
"Move him into my room for now. I'm going to have him meditate for now. Maybe that will help him some. I'll meditate myself on how to fix him as much as we can. Something tells me it's going to take all of us to get him back if we even can" I respond.
I feel Ezra walk pass us and enter my cabin.
"We'll talk about this later. Ok love?" Hera says.
"Yes, later." I walk into my cabin
"I know you said nothing that happened was my fault, but we almost lost Zeb & that was my fault." Ezra says as soon as I walk in.
"It was & it wasn't. Your more aware this time of what you're doing this time. That's not a good sign Ezra" I say. "You're letting the dark side get to you. That's the third time this week you've done it. & lets not forget the Fyrnoks."
"I can't help it Kanan. Something about that place. I think part of me is still there. Maybe I really did die there, or at least a part of me did."
"Ezra get on the top bunk & get some sleep. When you wake up I want you to join me in meditation. I'll be right here." I tell him as I sit down crossing my legs.
"Yes, master."
"I wish this never happened to him." I whisper as I drift off into a vision.
I see Sabine & Ezra on a supply run. I see stormtroopers attacking them. I see the building claps on them. I see Ezra saving them both. Sabine kisses him. I feel some of Ezra's warmth come back.
Then Hera tending to him after he's injured. Her motherly instincts over time warms him more. I see Zeb and Chopper scheming a prank to cheer him up. I see Ezra with green hair. (I'm laughing at the thought.) I see myself fixing his lightsaber for him and giving it to him. I see us training again.
There is a heart shaped puzzle most of it's put back together. Rex puts in a puzzle piece. There are still pieces missing. Pieces of Ezra's heart that will never be filled again. Those pieces are held by people who are gone. Like his parents and Ashoka.
So I'll never have my whole Padawan back but at least I can get most of him back together. Best news I've gotten so far. At least it's shown me that.
Ezra is now awake and beside me.
"Did you have a vision master? What of?"
"I did, I think my sight is going to come back." How does he know that? I still can't tell when he's having visions.
"Is that all?"
"I need to go talk to Hera. Stay here and meditate until Sabine come and gets you" I tell him before I head out the door.
* I hope you all enjoyed that. Seriously the puzzle thing actually came from an interview on Podcast 66 episodes 66. It's a great podcast you guys should really listen to it. It's one of my top two favorites. Idiots array being my other. I've listened to every episode of both. Again always opened to suggestions. I own nothing but the mind that wrote this. Would love to even work for the people who do own this stuff. It would be insanely cool if I did. Hope you enjoyed. I hope this is what you meant Guest whoever you are.
May the force be with you as always
- Cass
