Redemption

The First Steps

A/N: Thanks for your patience this past year... as a reward, here are two incredibly long and fulfilling chapters (by my standards, at least. To be fair, my standards are pretty low).

Ahsoka and Raea were back on the Phantom a few minutes later.

"Hey, you can take a look around to get a feel for the ship if you want."

Raea beeped proudly.

"It won't take you too long? Then take us to Lothal, whenever you're ready. I'll be in the galley, I have some work to do."

Ahsoka picked up her datapad to finish drafting her plan to save Kanan.

I don't know the timeline of events very well... let's just hope I'm not too late.

I think the best thing to do first is to somehow get access to Imperial communications. Raea can help with that, I'm sure.

Well, if I have to, I guess I can just steal a commlink from an officer. Stealthily.

Okay, phase 1:

Figure out a way to get access to Imperial communications (is the tower still destroyed? Side note: I can't believe they destroyed their own communications tower because Ezra used it to send a message).

Get access to Imperial communications.

Phase 2:

Infiltrate one of the AT-AT walkers in Pryce's attack

Stop them from firing on the fuel depot (by firing on everyone before that happens and distracting them)

Make sure the Spectres make it out

Escape - have Raea tail me so I can get a quick pickup

Follow the Ghost back to their hideout (assuming they have a hideout...) and reunite with everyone.

Easy... in theory.

When Ahsoka looked up from her datapad, she realized they were already in hyperspace. She must have been super absorbed in her planning.

Makes sense, considering that Kanan will die if I mess this up.

"Raea?" Ahsoka called.

Beep!

"Will you come into the galley? There are a couple of things you should know."

Over the next few hours, Ahsoka told Raea everything about herself: her childhood, the Clone Wars, her trial, her involvement in the Rebellion, her journey at the Sith Temple, her training with Master Yoda.

In turn, Raea told Ahsoka everything about herself, too. She had worked for the Empire until she met Chopper when he was undercover. She decided to accompany him back to Atollon. During the evacuation, she'd offered to stay behind because she knew there wouldn't be enough time to save everything.

"That was very brave of you," Ahsoka commented.

Raea beeped her thanks.

Eventually, Ahsoka revealed her plan for saving Kanan.

"Think you can pull it off?"

The droid beeped happily.

"Yeah? Great."

After a couple more hours of bonding time, they exited hyperspace and began orbiting Lothal as Ahsoka fine-tuned the plan.

"Raea," Ahsoka began as they began orbiting Lothal. "You wouldn't happen to have a map of the city, would you?"