Darth Minar

Chapter 5

As Lord Vader made his way to his personal quarters, he got word that his master wished to see him.  Nodding, he received the transmission.
"Lord Vader, do you feel the strengthening of the light side as I have?"  The emperor asked.
"Yes master," Vader answered, kneeling. "I have intel it is the master and apprentice I apprehended on Lothal, and then met again at the sith temple."
"Yes,". The emperor said smoothly.
"I have felt a great conflict within the apprentice. I believe he can be easily tainted."  Vader informed. The emperor cackled.
"Send the Inquisitor to him."  The emperor demanded.
"Master, we have not yet located their base."  Vader informed. The emperor scowled.
"Then we must bait him into the open."  The emperor decided.
"I shall start planning immediately."  Lord Vader said. The emperor nodded and dismissed Lord Vader, who requested a transmission with Grand Admiral Thrawn.
"Lord Vader, what can I do for you?" Thrawn asked in his passively smooth voice.
"Have we located the master Jedi and his apprentice yet? The emperor wants the boy trained in the ways of the dark side." Vader told Thrawn.
"I have not yet, but I have a plan to bring him to us." Thrawn informed Vader.
"What is it, Grand Admiral?" Vader asked.
"We will set up some sort of fake mission. Draw the rebels to us. Then, we'll take Bridger." Thrawn said, his voice arching slightly.
"Very well, Grand Admiral. Inform me when we have results." Vader ordered. Thrawn nodded, ending the transmission.

Ezra woke with a start, his visions of his dreams still fresh in his mind. They startled him, the dreams. He'd dreamt of the emperor, it was the first time he'd seen him. He talked to Darth Vader, about wanting Ezra. They planned to trap the rebel fleet, just to collect Ezra and train him in the ways of the dark side. He thought about not telling Kanan, but found the decision unwise. It would form another rift between the two of them, it would push them further away. Sweat had beaded on his forehead. He sat up, rubbing his eyes and getting to his feet. A droid came in.
"Am I clear?" Ezra asked. The droid went over his charts.
"Bridger, Ezra. Clear for discharge." The droid instructed. Ezra half smiled and exited the Med bay, to find Kanan. Kanan was meditating in his room.
"Kanan?" Ezra asked, half barging in. Kanan turned around, motioning for Ezra to sit across from him.
"I'm glad to see your okay." Kanan said happily. Ezra swallowed. "Your not, are you."
"No." Ezra shook his head. "I had another vision of sorts."
"A dream?" Kanan asked. Ezra nodded, then corrected himself and said, "yes."
"Tell me about it." Kanan said.
"Well, I was on a Star Destroyer. Vader was there and was talking to the emperor, about me." Ezra paused, trying to decode his master's expression. After moments, Ezra continued.
"They said the light side was growing too strong. They wanted to find me, and train me in the ways of the dark side. Kanan, Thrawn is planning to set up some sort of fake mission to draw us out." Ezra talked fast, almost fast enough to not be understood.
"Ezra, calm down. We need to talk to Hera. Maybe we should take a trip to the Jedi Temple on Lothal."
"No! That's exactly what Thrawn wants, to get us out in the open!" Ezra shouted. He took a deep breath, calming down.
"I understand." Kanan said honestly.
"Oh, and there's something else." Ezra explained. Kanan perked up. "There's another Inquisitor."
"What? Are you sure?" Kanan asked, alarmed. Ezra remained still, knowing full well his master could sense his truthfulness. The question was, would this new Inquisitor be a threat?

After his meeting with Kanan, Ezra decided to take a walk around the base. He ran into Sabine, who was paining on an exterior wall of the base.
"Hey, Ezra, how are you?"  Sabine asked, noticing her friend was finally back to his normal self. 
"I'm good."  Ezra said, smiling.  While obsessed with learning to grow more powerful, he'd failed to notice he was only inches shorter than her. He half smiled at her and walked away. Just around the corner was Rex, who was talking to a few pilots.
"Hey."  He said, nodding once.
"Hey, Rex, thanks again for finding me."  Ezra said sheepishly, thankful, but quite embarrassed by his childish behavior.
"Sure, no problem. Anything to help a friend."  Rex commented. Ezra smiled and continued his walk.
"Hi, Ezra,". Hera smiled warmly as she made her way to where Ezra was walking.
"Hera, Hey,". He said smiling.
"I'm sorry again that I couldn't help you yesterday."  Hera apologized.
"No, no!  Don't apologize, I know your busy. Either way, I feel last night brought us closer than we've been in a long time."  Ezra smiled again. He's been smiling a lot lately, it felt nice.
"Yeah, I'm glad." Hera sighed happily. Ezra looked onto her sadly.
"Hera?" He asked. She looked at him, a little confused, but still smiling.
"I had-a-uh vision." Ezra said awkwardly. Hera continued to stare, confused. "Of me, in a few weeks." He continued. She nodded, asking him to elaborate.
"And I was a sith." He said quickly and quietly. Hera lowered her eyebrows in slight apprehension.
"What?" She asked. Ezra sighed.
"I was training to be a sith. With Thrawn."  Ezra said slowly. Hera's face fell. Ezra, bit his lip, his expression dull.
"Are you sure?"  Hera asked. Ezra nodded. "Well, not all visions are accurate. Remember what happened with the senator?"  Ezra asked. Hera nodded, not quite eased just yet.
"All I have to do is stay out of the empire's hands. There planning to plant a fake mission and draw us out, so they can take me. I feel so awkward, all this being about me."  Ezra said honestly. "I have to go. I'll see you later, Hera."  Ezra sped away, trying to get as far away as possible from Hera's truly sad expression.

That night, Ezra met Kanan at a public, neutral spot on the base, where there training could begin. Kanan had decided to continue training Ezra, try to get his anger resistance high. As much as he hated it, he knew the empire would get their hands on Ezra one day, probably soon.  He knew Ezra had grown, and he didn't necessarily need Kanan's protection, but he still feel he was needed.
"Okay, Ezra, concentrate." Kanan instructed. "Tell me, what do you see?" Ezra closed his eyes, concentrating exactly as Kanan had instructed. An image of himself appeared. His scars were more noticeable than ever; they seemed to glow on his face. His eyes were a dull, burning maroon. His skin was pale. And he had a strange look on his face; a look of sorrow, anger, and oddly enough, content. He was content with his anger and fed off his fears.
"Ezra, what do you see?" Kanan repeated sternly.
"Uh, Lothal. I see my abandoned tower, my house..". Ezra droned on, making up anything to hide his true vision.  Kanan sensed his unease.
"Ezra, tell me what your thinking."  Kanan said calmly. Ezra took a deep breath.
"I see myself, as a Sith Lord. But, I almost seem, happy, about it. I'm strangely contempt."  Ezra said, worried. Kanan sighed.
"Ezra, focus on the light energy. Focus on your friends. Focus on your cause. Focus, on the force."  Kanan instructed.  Suddenly, the image in Ezra's mind changed. It was himself, only completely back to normal. Ezra smiled, relieved his future was always changing. Kanan nodded towards his apprentice.
"Now, I'm back to normal.  But, this future isn't set, is it?"  Ezra asked. Kanan shook his head.
"The future is always changing. Stick to the light side of the force, and your future will remain ensured."  Kanan promised. Hesitantly, Ezra agreed. Satisfied, Kanan got to his feet.
"You've done good work tonight. Your using the force in ways only imaginable to most force users at your age. I know using the sith holocron made you more powerful, but meditating in the light side has practically the same results. I realized the sith holocron helped a little in this, but what we just did with the light side is just as powerful." Kanan spoke strongly. He knew the dark side was powerful, but he hoped he could convince Ezra to use the light side. He couldn't lose his Padawan.

As Vader marched through the halls of the Star destroyer, he contemplated the plan Grand Admiral Thrawn had suggested. It was a terribly genius plan, but he could feel the young forceling was prepared for anything. Vader approached his personal quarters and waited impatiently for a call from the emperor. Suddenly, Palpatine's golden eyes were pictured in the transmission spot.
"Lord Vader." Palpatine spat. Vader bowed.
"Master, Thrawn has come up with an excellent plan to trap the Padawan, and possibly the master, too." Vader informed.
"Continue." Palpatine edged.
"We continue to feed the young boy visions of our happenings, make him believe The only way to get rid of them is to either face them, or try to solve them."
"Explain." Palpatine said simply.
"He will either attempt to face us, or will seek guidance at the Jedi Temple on his home planet of Lothal." Vader explained. Palpatine cackled and grinned hideously.
"Perfect. Soon, Young Bridger will be yours to train, Lord Vader."
"As you wish, master." Vader bowed again, and the emperor ended the transmission.

Hey readers!
Sorry for the delay in updating, but classes have started up again and I have less time to work on my story.
I promise to update as often as possible, hopefully one in every three to five days, maybe more.
Thank you for sticking around this far and understanding the lack of updating.