Darth Minar

Chapter 7

"Kanan, I don't like this.  They put a tracker on our ship!  If Vader found out, he'd probably track us to the Jedi Temple."  Ezra was so worried, he was practically hyperventilating. Kanan, cool as a cucumber, detached the tracking device from the ship.
"Relax, Ezra, we parked way out here to dispose of the tracker. We're nowhere near the temple."  Kanan comforted. Ezra shook his head.
"Kanan, you must sense this too!  We got through that blockade way too easily to just have a tracker. We cannot go to the temple."  Ezra decided. Kanan sighed, a little annoyed by Ezra's worry. 
"Alright, we'll find shelter until the morning. They'll assume we left and leave, then we can go to the temple."  Kanan put his hand on Ezra's shoulder. Ezra nodded, but his feelings betrayed him.  "Ezra, I sense your unease, but I promise we'll be fine."  Ezra, again, nodded, unconvinced.  Kanan shook his head.
"We'll trek north, and we should find a camp. I contacted Ryder before we landed."  Kanan said. Ezra nodded and followed his blind master.

Vader marched angrily from his shuttle to the location the Jedi should've been, but he found them gone. Angrily, he reached through the force to find nearby life. Finding nothing, he screamed in rage.
"Lord Vader?"  An officer that'd accompanied him reached for his throat as he he started levitating, choking. Squeezing tightly, he snapped the man's neck in Vader.  All his other security stepped back nervously.
"Captain, I need you to get a transmission with the blockade."  Vader demanded. Bowing once, the captain turned around and hurried toward the shuttle. Vader clenched his fist, trying to reach the Jedi.

"I feel him...he's here. He's close." Ezra said through clenched teeth.
"Ezra, you have to block him out. You'll lead him right to us."
"How!?" Ezra yelled, scared. Kanan stoped in his place and turned around, lowering himself to his knees to a meditation position.
"Ezra, meditate with me. I'll teach you." Kanan instructed. Ezra nodded, lowering to his knees, too. He closed his eyes, taking a deep breath.
"Okay." Ezra said.
"Focus, be one with the force." Kanan instructed. Ezra nodded. "Picture the force, holding everything together. Binding us all. Now, focus on putting a wall around a portion of it. Try to block out prying force users. Try to block out Vader." Kanan instructed. Ezra absorbed everything Kanan said, but found it difficult to do it. Suddenly, he felt a dark presence.
"So, I found you, young one. Tell me, where are you?" Ezra heard Vader's voice in his head.
"Ezra?" Kanan asked, but his voice had faded to almost nothingness. "Focus, please."
"Never!" Ezra shouted to Vader. Ezra blocked Vader out. His eyes shot open and he started panting.
"Kanan, I did it." Ezra said. Kanan shook his head.
"Yes, Utah you were late. Vader got a glimpse of out location, he can find us!" Kanan said. Ezra's eyes widened. "We must move, now." Kanan said. The two of the took off.

Vader scowled in his helmet, his breathing rushed.  The officers around him were conflicted; they could ask and risk their lives, or leave it alone and risk their lives. Finally, a brave man stepped foreword.
"My lord?"  He cleared his breath. "Is something wrong?" 
"No, actually, prepare my shuttle for launch. We're heading north."  Lord Vader demanded. The man hurried off, alerting the pilot. The surrounding trooper headed for the shuttle. The captains turned around to leave, but found themselves trapped in place.
"Next time, have courage. Your lives depend on it."  Vader said, letting go and allowing the boarding of the shuttle.
"Lord Vader, set a course north?"  The pilot asked.
"Yes."  Vader said coolly. The pilot nodded, lifting off and cruising north. He watched the ground carefully, watching for any signs of life and opening his senses for the force. He sensed nothing, the Jedi must've been shielding him.

Ezra and Kanan heard an Imperial shuttle approach from behind. Ezra stopped in his tracks nervously, petrified.
"Kanan, what do we do?" He asked.
"Take cover!" Kanan instructed. Ezra led him to a nearby mountain, where they hid in a cave. Ezra watched as the shuttle flew over. The shuttle left as quickly as it'd appeared, but Kanan waited for the shuttle to pass before stepping out from the shadows.
"Maybe we should camp here, Kanan. Just to be sure." Ezra said nervously. Kanan thought.
"No, we'll head south, towards the temple. Look for more caves, we'll settle at the next one." Kanan instructed. Ezra nodded, collecting his pack. Kanan followed as they headed south.