Hiding

Empire Day

Ok so I know I'm skipping a hella ton of episodes but idc. Enjoy. And the Ghost crew doesn't know about the inquisitor but Ezra does but I'm going to go around episodes because I'm taking the Ideas from the episodes, Some with and some without and I hope you get the idea. (set in : Season 1, ep. 8: Empire Day)

Empire day. The best day of the year.
Mmmmm. Well. Not so much.
As he sat meditating, a Loth-cat had somehow gotten inside his cave and is now sleeping on Ezra. He can't do anything. The rule is if an animal is sleeping on you, you can't disturb it unless it gets off you or something insanely bad is about to happen. Unfortunately, it's the latter. He has been keeping an eye on Kanan and the Ghost crew, making sure they didn't get into too much trouble. As he lifted the cat carefully off him, he went to grab his blaster, a few bombs, and his lightsaber. As he jumped onto his speeder, a modified one, he turns on the cloaking device and speeds towards Capital City. He hides his bike in an alleyway as he goes towards the celebration.

As the Ghost crew runs up to the parade, the walkers and troopers walking in a straight line, Minister Tua and a TIE fighter piolet are standing at the very front of it on a platform.
"Ok. Let's start the celebration." Kanan says, smirking,
"Copy that. Commencing festivities" Sabine replies, walking away with Zeb on her tail. Minister Tua starts to speak, her image up on the screen. She goes on about how Governor Pryce sends her regrets and how she was invited to Coruscant to celebrate with Emperor Palpatine himself as the imperials near the citizens make them clap. Many people look towards the modified TIE fighter that's coming into view. 
"Lothal is just as important to our empire as any world in the galaxy, and she wanted me to show you why. Citizens, I present you with the latest vessel in Lothal's imperial shipyard, the Sienar Systems advanced TIE starfighter"
Upon the big screen, which had Minister Tua, now shows a new TIE defender that, instead of box-like wings, they are curved. Hera begins to clap along with everybody else.
"Pretty, isn't it?" Kanan looks back at her, smiling.
"Yeah, I almost feel bad about blowing it up." She leans towards him, crossing her arms.
"I sense we'll need to make a quick exit." She nods. As they separate, Hera going back to the Ghost, Kanan goes over to the TIE. Well, not directly, of course. He would wind up dead. He goes through crowds of people to a small area with gone trooper so he can sneak over there.
"And who better to take this beauty on her maiden voyage than one of the best Imperial pilots on Lothal—Baren Valen Rudor!" AsSabine and Zeb come from a side alley, Sabine hands him a  bomb.
"Ok, when I say "now", throw this as high as you can." As it starts to beep, Zeb gets nervous.
"Ok. Now?"
The beeping gets faster.
"Now?"
It gets faster. He looks down at it, nervous. It makes a series of beeps.
"Now." She says, pointing at him. When he throws it up, it turns into fireworks. The people at the celebration start to clap, marveling at the colors. As it begins to die down, she gives him another one. "Another?"
"Don't mind if I do." As Zeb throws another one, the crowd continues to cheer. Ezra, who had been watching the two while also watching Kanan, catches him sneaking over to the TIE, placing a bomb on it while the stormtroopers are distracted. He quickly runs over there. He hides in the crowd, being able to see Kanan as the stormtrooper begins to point his blaster at the man. 
"You there." Kanan freezes. "This area is off limits." 
"Did you see it?" Kanan points at the sky, diverting the stormtroopers attention as he shifts his footing."It's soooo beautiful. All the colors! It's like a... like a rainbow." He says as if he is drunk. He reaches for his blaster when Ezra comes up behind the trooper. 
"Dad! What are you doing." He stands between the trooper and Kanan, shifting the blaster away from him with his hand. "Sorry mister, my dad's just so patriotic, ya know?" He points over to Kanan with his thumb, who has walked up behind him, making an embarrassed face as Kanan keeps up the act.
"Empire Day! I love it. All hail our glorious Empire." Kanan says, exaggerating. Ezra shrugs, the face of a child being embarrassed by their parent.
"Right, well... move along." He steps over to the side, letting them pass. When the two are a good distance away, Kanan looks over at him.
"Thanks. Why are you here?"
"Thought you could use my help. And who doesn't love an Empire Day celebration? What are you guys doing here?" He asks as if he doesn't know. Kanan chuckles.
"Just watch." He nods his head over to the TIE subtly and Ezra smiles. "What do we need your help with, anyway?" Before Ezra can answer, the bomb goes off, creating chaos and knocking the pilot, the commandant who was standing to the left of the Minister, and the  Minster over.
As people begin to scream, Zeb laughs and Sabine starts to lead them away from the chaos to where they are to meet with Kanan. As they meet up with Kanan, running, they see Ezra not too far behind him.
"Nice of you to join us kid," Zeb says.
"Hey, where were you?" Sabine says between breaths. Ezra chuckles.
"Why. Did you miss me?"
"Yeah right." Zeb snickers. Ezra begins to slow down, eyes narrowing. Kanan senses this and stops, turning around to him. They all stop, looking back at the fire, seeing Kallus. Zeb grabs his blaster.
"Been spoiling to finish things with Kallus." He aims his blaster at him. Ezra turns to Kanan, speaking quickly.
"Remember when you asked me "What do we need your help with?" It's him." Ezra puts his hand on Zeb's shoulder.
"Hey, you wanna take someone out, take out that guy." He says, pointing over to the blown up TIE to a man with red markings on his face.
"Why?"
"Because I said so!"
Although Zeb groans in frustration, he aims his blaster at the man, and he shoots twice, hitting the TIE. As the man exits the flames, and a trooper flying out from beside him from not being able to escape the blast, he looks over to the group, who starts to run from the chaos. Ezra turns his head as the Inquisitor narrows his eyes. They lock eyes and the Inquisitor smiles evilly. Ezra turns away and follows the group. As they finally find a little more quiet place, Kanan pulls out his com.
"Specter-2, we're en route to the rendezvous."
"Negative, Specter-1. The streets are blocked. I cannot—repeat— cannot reach the rendezvous." Kanan stops, frowning. Ezra turns around.
"I know a place we can hole up till things calm down— But "shoulders" here might have a problem taking my route."
"Then we need another option."
"Nah, it's fine." Zeb says, grabbing his com.
"Specter-2, can you make it to the Old Market?"
"Affirmative."
"I'm on my way." As he begins to climb up the building, Kanan calls out, "Get back to the Ghost."
"Follow me." Ezra waves his hand towards himself, signaling for them to follow. 
"We'll signal a new rendezvous when we can!" He calls after Zeb as he begins to run with Ezra and Sabine. As they run into alleyways, doing the best they can to avoid troopers, Ezra brings them to an old building.
"That's an Imperial warning declaring this building is off-limits. What is this place?"
Ezra grabs a key from his pocket, hesitating, before he slides it, opening the door.
"This was you're home, wasn't it? Where you grew up?" Ezra looks at him from the corner of his eye.
"Sort of." He shrugs as he opens the door a little more, entering. As Kanan and Sabine enter, Kanan shuts the door behind him. He circles the room, his fingertips roaming the dusty surfaces from years of disuse. Sabine takes off her helmet as Kanan and her share a glance.
"Ezra?" Kanan says, grabbing his attention. Ezra hums in question, exploring the abandoned house. "What are we doing here?" Ezra smiles.
"Because I have somebody here who might help your... Rebellion." As he walks over to a circular item, he moves it to the side. "Hey, Tseebo. It's me, Ezra. Come on out."
Sabine and Kanan stare at the green Rodian coming out of the hole in the floor. Sabine stares at him.
"Is that-"
"Yeah. It's a cybernetic circuit. Personality's sacrificed for productivity."
"Tseebo's production is 19% than Imperial data worker."
Kanan looks at Ezra. "That's the Rodian the Imperials are after. You know him?"
"Yeah. A friend of my parents."
"Uh huh," Kanan says, knowing there's more to it, but not pushing.
"Sabine," Ezra says, getting her attention. "Can you access it?"
"I... I can try. Give me a few minutes."
"Alright. I'll be back." Ezra begins to climb down the hole. As he leaves, Kanan looks over at Sabine.
"I think there's something more to this than we know."
"What do you mean?" Kanan sighs.
"I mean... he knows something we don't. There's something...more to Ezra. I want to figure out what that is." He looks towards the hole.
"Go ask him." Kana sighs and shakes his head.
"Fine. But if I end up dead, it's your fault."
"If he wanted to kill either of us by now, I think he would've done it."Before he can climb down the hole, he hears Tseebo start to speak again.
"Ezra Bridger. Son of Mira and Ephraim Bridger. Born 15 years ago today."
Kanan looks at Sabine. She looks at him, sad.
"Today's Empire Day. Oh, it's... Ezra's birthday..." She looks down before starting to work on the circuit again. Kanan walks over to the hole, hesitating, before climbing down. When he turns around, Ezra is on the ground... meditating?