Living with Jedi
Missing you
Hera:
Ezra punched the back of the phantom then turned around. His back sled down it until he was sitting on the floor. He's head down and hair hanging in his face. His sapphire blue eyes were full of tears. He wiped at them occasionally to keep them from spilling over.
"We can't just leave him behind like that. We have to save him. I need him." He says.
Sabine took off her helmet and sighed. She looked at Ezra with sorrow filled topaz eyes. She clearly agreed with him.
Zeb was sitting down covering his face with his hands. He couldn't even look at the rest of us.
"What where you thinking boss? Are you trying to get yourself killed? The crew needs you. Ezra needs you. Who else is going to train the kid?" Zeb keep mumbling.
Chopper wasn't himself either. He wasn't complaining about any order or picking on the others. He just did his job quietly.
I could see all this as I looked back at the remainder of my crew. Kanan, our leader and resident Jedi was missing.
Kanan's sacrifice definitely affected Ezra the most. They had their bond as master and Padawan that connects them. It made them the closest two on the crew. A Padawan was never supposed to leave their master behind. Ezra had been forced to by Kanan. Master and Padawan were supposed to protect each other and have each other's backs. This was something both my Jedi took to heart.
I could hide my feelings well but not having my best friend hurt me as much as it did Ezra. Once the phantom reattached to the ghost Ezra makes the broadcast. After the Empire cuts us off we all sit there for a while.
"We'll get him back right." Sabine says.
"We have to." Ezra says.
"Of course he's family." Zeb says.
"We'll do everything in our power." I say. I hope I can do something. Fulcrum is not going to be happy about the broadcast or Kanan being captured because of it.
"Then it's settled. None of us sleep until we have him back." Sabine says.
"That's not going to help him much. Let's get some rest then we'll plan our rescue mission." I say. At least we can try something until Fulcrum coms I add in my head.
"Like any of us are going to be able to sleep right now." Ezra says.
"At least try." I say.
We all go to our cabins. I don't know why I thought Ezra would sleep. There's no way he's going to. I can hear him and Zeb arguing.
"Kanan, Love I'm sorry we left you behind. I shouldn't have. We'll get you back." I say.
"Fine then I'll just meditate!" Ezra yells. Kanan would have a heart attack if he heard him say that.
"Good get out of here and let me sleep." Zeb yells. I hear their cabin door slide open and close.
"I know your there Kanan. Please master tell me were you are." Ezra says. I open my cabin door and pull him in.
"Can you sense him?" I ask.
"Barely, I know he's alive still but that's it."
"Can you track him?"
"He hasn't taught me that yet. It's not strong enough anyways. I think he's trying to block me out."
"So you have no idea where he is."
"No but he's in a lot of pain. Physically and mentally."
"See what you can get through the force."
"That's what I was planning on doing. Mine if I borrow his cabin."
"Please don't. You can stay in here if needed but I don't want anyone in their right now."
"Thanks Hera. There's no way I'm going to be able to sleep knowing he's not in here."
"I know. I just want to make sure I know you're not alone."
"Hera, we have to get him back. I don't know what I'll become without him. I'm just a street rat that you guys saved without him."
"Don't you ever say that Ezra. Even if for some reason we don't we'll figure something out. Your so much more than that." I say. Maybe Fulcrum will have an idea. I hope she calls soon.
"That's all I've known for seven years. That's all I was before Kanan saved me." Ezra says.
"That's not true. You were always a rebel and a potential Jedi. You just didn't know it. Remember what I told you when I sent you in after the others on that first mission of yours."
"Your life is worth nothing if you only fight for yourself."
"At that point Kanan only suspected that you were force sensitive. I already saw how much like him you were. Even if you weren't force sensitive I knew you could use a role model like him. I knew you could be a great addition to this crew. You have skills that are useful to us besides the force." I say.
"Like what?" He ask.
"One your lock picking skills. Two your ability to escape from almost any where. Three you're natural instinct to use the path way most people avoid. Air ducts are the last place most rebels like me will resort to. Sewers never even occurred to me. No one looks up so roof tops were always the best option for sneaking around. You uses these places insensitively." I say.
"I kinda have to thank years on the streets avoiding imperials for that." He says.
"Also no one else on our crew is as good at pick pocketing as you. In the rebellion that's a useful skill." I say. "Even if we will have to break you from that habit."
"Thanks you Hera." Ezra says hugging me. "Thank you for taking a chance with me when no one else would."
"You're welcome Ez." I say. He then starts his mediation. I'm shocked when he actually reaches the required two hours. Kanan told me once getting a teenager to do that was a senatorial act. Getting a youngling to do it was an unanimous vote in the republic senate. Getting Ezra to do it. Unless he was upset about something Kanan usually had a better chance of convincing the Empire to hand over Lothal.
"Nothing, two hours of mediation and you give me nothing but that your still alive the whole time. Really master?" Ezra says.
"Wow you made it a full two hours." I say.
"Not the first time. How long was I gone on Empire day?"
"Several hours. Wait you were actually meditating that entire time."
"Most of it. That's really what I always did in my tower." He says matter of factly. "Can we just get him back?"
"Crew meeting in the cockpit now." I say into my com.
