Book 3 of 3: Our Last Stand (Book 3 of "Family of Rebels")

Chapter 14: One

Sarah's POV

I woke up the next morning feeling the best I've ever felt. Ezra and Caleb have a good connection again, Caleb thinks of me as a daughter, and Ezra and I are still good.

I got out of the tent to find out I was the only one up. I walked to an open area of weedy grass a little ways from the campsite. Now was as good of a time as any to practice using the Force without anyone in the way. It'll be a good way to make sure I was still precise with my aim.

I started with just stacking some stones, which was a breeze. Then, I tried out using my lightsaber to get as close as possible to the rocks, which was also simple.

I started wondering about my newer powers. Why not try them out, make sure I can control them?

It's worth a shot.

I decided to first try out the Force shield platform to walk on. I jumped as high as I could. At the tallest point, I made a mini shield under me. After I landed on that, I jumped and created another, and another, and another.

That lasted for a couple minutes until I misjudged how far the shield was. I hit the ground, but not very hard since I was only a few feet off of the ground. I had some cuts and scrapes, but nothing major. I brushed myself off and rested a little bit before trying out the next power.

Why not try my healing powers? I could try to heal myself.

So, I placed my hand on my arms and thought about fixing and healing myself. I felt my hands become warmer. Soon, my whole body felt warm, like I was protected, like I was free of worries.

When that feeling died down, I took my hands off and felt my arms. All of my scrapes were gone. I healed myself!

"Sarah?"

I turned around and sensed Ezra coming toward me. "I didn't see you from around the rock. What are you doing up this early?"

I told him, "I was just practicing with the Force."

I sensed him smile. "You don't need practice. You're already great."

My face turned a little red. "Thanks. Is anyone else up yet?"

"No," he answered, "I just woke up because of Zeb's snoring in the next tent."

We both started laughing. Everyone knew how loud Zeb could be when he snored.

We looked at the city together for a while. Then, Ezra said, "Sarah, do you remember our visions we had about Lothal dying?"

I was a little surprised, but I answered, "Yeah. It isn't as bad as I expected it to be, though. I saw everything burning, along with lots of screaming. But, it doesn't seem quite that bad..."

"Yet." Ezra added.

I sensed that Ezra was hiding something important from me. "Ezra, what are you not telling me."

There was a little bit of silence, then a sigh, and then the truth.

"I had another vision when I ran away from Caleb. I-I saw Lothal burning, people screaming, and TIE Fighters flying above me. They were carrying a poster that said Empire Day. Sarah, Lothal is going to be destroyed on Empire Day."

Tomorrow.

I had mixed emotions of angry, sad, surprised, and confused: mad at the Empire, sad that it might happen, surprised that Ezra didn't tell me sooner, and confused from the amount of information and the general fact that I was now going into denial.

"Are... are you sure this is going to happen? I mean, visions can be hard to figure out." I said, trying to continue to accept my denial.

Ezra sighed. "I hope I'm seeing it wrong. I don't want it to happen, either." He took my hand and continued, "But, we can figure it all out. Together."

I smiled at him. He always saw the bright side in these types of situations.

Then, I realized something: I never told Ezra about my scar-crack-thing. Should I?

No, I'll wait until Sabine figures out what it is. Then, I'll tell him what it is and why it is there in the first place.

Right now, wee need to figure out if Ezra's vision was true or not.

I hope it isn't.......

Hi, everybody! My school has been cancelled for three days now, so I'll try to update more often.

~MarvelRebel27