Star Wars Rebels: Starbird Squadron

Chapter 10

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"Dev" met up with Aloysius and Tariss after the battle, all of them congratulating each other on their respective parts they played.

However, Tariss and Aloysius dropped the news on Ezra. They were leaving to live a quiet life of their own. Ezra was saddened at them choosing to leave, but respected their choice and bid them both farewell.

Soon after, Ezra was resting on his ship when he heard someone walking up the ramp. When he came out into the central area, Sabine was standing there, staring at him.

"Hey there, uh Sabine was it?"

Sabine locked eyes with him and spoke,

"Don't pretend that you don't know my name."

It was at that point that Ezra registered the hurt, and the pain in Sabine's eyes. The longing for something that she had lost a long time ago. Ezra suddenly felt small and unsure.

"Um, can I help you with something?" Ezra asked uncomfortably, shifting in his feet.

Sabine's stare pierced his soul.

"How can you even ask me that?"

Ezra felt the cold chill of fear run down his back.

"I-I don't know what you're talking about."

Sabine's voice became a bit more desperate.

"You were lost to me for so long," Sabine started, "I spent years without you, practically alone."

Sabine started again, "But you came back. You came back to me."

Sabine's lips began to quiver.

Ezra's breath hitched in guilt and fear.

"I... I still don't know-"

"You are Ezra Bridger!" Sabine yelled at him, her entire body beginning to shake.

Ezra's chest was growing heavy with sorrow, but he couldn't tell them. He couldn't tell her. He just couldn't. They couldn't, wouldn't be told what he had become.

"I'm not." Ezra choked out.

A single tear went down Sabine's face. Her heart clenched with sadness.

"I have to go." Ezra said, needing a way out, needing a way to make his pain and guilt go away.

Sabine's lips trembled, tears now running down her face.

"No, don't go." She begged. "Please don't go. Don't do this to me, you just got back please don't go!" Sabine's body was shaking with sadness, and she fell to her knees, tears streaming down her face. The amount of sorrow and pain, and sadness in her was immeasurable.

Ezra was having trouble breathing correctly. He had to go, he had to leave, he had to keep them from knowing.

But Ezra couldn't make himself leave Sabine. He couldn't leave her like this, broken and crying. Not after all they had been through.

"Besides", Ezra thought, "I love Sabine too much. I can't keep this stupid fear of them knowing to myself, not at Sabine's expense. Not anymore."

And so Ezra spoke a single sentence to her.

"Alright, wait here."

Sabine barely registered what he had said, but when she finally comprehended the words she was able to pull herself up from her knees, and wipe some of the tears away.

A few minutes later, Ezra walked back out of the bathroom. Sabine looked over at him, and was momentarily stunned. Ezra, had fully transformed back into Ezra. He had washed out the dye, returning it to it's natural blue, and let his hair fall down around his shoulders. He had taken out his green contacts, letting his natural blue eyes shine again. He had even shaved, making him look exactly like he did when she had last seen him, if not a little older. Sabine's chest clenched, unsure of what to do now that it appeared her sadness may go away.

Ezra made the decision for her, quickly striding over to her, and held her in a strong embrace. Sabine and Ezra stayed that way for a long time, Sabine crying into his shoulders and Ezra comforting her.

"I won't leave you Sabine. Not again."

. . .

Later on, the two were making their way toward the command center, as Sabine had been notified by Hera that there was a major meeting going on. Sabine was dressed in her usual Mandalorian armor, with the exception of one of Ezra's firebirds painted over her original Starbird on the chest plate. Ezra, however, was wearing a major change in clothing. Now that he had returned to Sabine, he felt at peace for the first time in a long time. He was wearing sleeveless gray robes, that he had felt symbolized both his time as a Jedi, and a Sith. He was also wearing some armor plates from the suit he had worn during the previous battle. He had even hung his two lightsaber hilts from his belt.

Sabine made her way into the command center, Ezra trailing behind her. She came right up to Hera and looked at the overview of the plan that the Rebels had just cooked up. Ezra stood to the right of Sabine, and as time went on, people gradually became aware of his presence. It wasn't until the meeting was dismissed, that Hera turned to Sabine, and saw Ezra mulling over what had been discussed.

"Ezra!"

That shout from Hera made the rest of the Ghost crew aware of his presence as well.

They all surrounded him, ecstatically happy at his return.

Finally Kanan managed to get a word in after Hera had stopped mothering the poor boy.

"Are you alright Ezra?"

Ezra looked at his friends, at Sabine, and at himself. Now, finally at peace with his life, Ezra responded.

"Yes Kanan, I think I am."

The End

A/N: Sorry if this chapter and the last seemed really rushed, I was just running into a lot of writer's block and then realized that the ending I had been planning for was perfectly set up already. Leave a like and review , I hope you enjoyed Star Wars Rebels: Starbird Squadron!