Star War Rebels - Band together

Chapter 6

While Ezra was crawling through the shaft a thought occurred to him, so he's out of his cell, but how is he going to get off the ship. He can't exactly just walk out into the hanger and take off in a ship, it just isn't that easy. Ezra decided that it would probably be best if he tried and find his lightsaber, he would feel a lot safer with a weapon. He continued to crawl through the shaft, taking a left at the next junction. He had no idea where he was going but as long as he was putting distance between him and his cell he didn't care. He suddenly froze as a chill rushed over his body, he was confused at first when he realised with a jolt that Darth Vader was nearby. Ezra closed his eyes taking a deep breath he called on the force to hide his presence, he knew that if Vader found out where he was he would be killed. Vader would waste no time in trying to get answers out of him anymore, he would just cut him down with his lightsaber like he had done to countless other Jedi. He stopped and waited till the icy presence of Darth Vader vanished before he then continued to crawl through the vents. He turned another corner when he saw a light coming from a grate up ahead, curious he crawled up to it and looked down to see what the source of the light was. He was surprised to see a hologram of the Emperor, kneeling before him was Darth Vader. "What is thy bidding, my master?" Vader asks

 "I sense a disturbance in the force, the Jedi apprentice Ezra Bridger is growing stronger." The Emperor starts. "Has he given us the answers we require?"

 "No, somehow he managed to use the force to escape his cell and is loose aboard the ship." Darth Vader replies "This information is most displeasing, he is more powerful then I realised. Catch him but do not kill him, he is the key to the answers I require." 

 "As you wish my master." The Emperor suddenly straightened and looked around the room. A creepy smile stretched over his face "One more thing Lord Vader, he is watching us right now." The Emperors laugh echoes through the room as the hologram cuts out, Vader turns and looks up at Ezra. Even though he had a mask on Ezra could tell that he was staring at him through those Jasper lenses. 

Ezra crawled faster than he thought he ever could, flying through the ventilation shaft, trying to put as much distance between him and Vader. He stopped he had come to a dead end; he saw a grate leading into a storeroom. Ezra crawled quietly to the grate, he moved it and peered into the room, checking that it was empty. Luckily for him it was. Ezra moved that grate and slowly lowered himself down into the room. He looked around to see he was in a storeroom – filled with extra stormtrooper gear and blasters. Ezra smiled, he had a plan forming in his head, and part of it included stealing some of that stormtrooper armour. But just in case he made a backup plan using the information that he has just gathered, Ezra had a feeling that his original plan wouldn't go as expected, but this plan would have to be a last resort because of the risk that he would be taking. Once Ezra had changed into the armour and grabbed a blaster, he walked out of the room into the hallway, He marched down the hallway as if he had a purpose and was meant to be there. He had learnt from experience that if you act like you're meant to be there people would ignore you, so that's exactly what he did. 

He still had no idea where he was going but was grateful for the time he spent at the Imperial Academy on Lothal as it helped him to act like a stormtrooper now. He walked past numerous officers and troopers who all ignored him, which suited him just fine. He relied purely on his instincts to get him to the hanger. Thankfully his instincts were right and he walked out as he walked out into the hanger. However, something that he wasn't counting on was for Darth Vader to be standing there, waiting. Vader knew where he was going, he had set a trap and Ezra had just foolishly walked into it. "Did you really think that it would be that easy to escape?" Vader's voice boomed across the hanger. "You are a naïve fool to think you could escape me that easily." Ezra gulped he really didn't want to fight Darth Vader again. Especially now that he didn't have his lightsaber and his left hand was disabled. Darth Vader could sense the boys fear coming of him in waves, it made him happy to know that he was striking fear in the boy's heart causing the boy to fear him. "Now you shall pay the price of your mistakes!" Vader yells. Ezra froze, unsure on what to do. Darth Vader advanced on him his lightsaber activated, its crimson blade illuminating his mask.