Darth Minar

Chapter 26

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Ezra hadn't really realized he'd fallen asleep.  The newfound memories and realizations had weakened him greatly, and he must've slipped into unconsciousness.  He seemed to be able to sense and hear everything around him, though.  He needed this darkness and focus, to figure out what was happening to him.  And how he could prevent it.

"By the looks of it, we're almost there."  Ezra heard Rex say,  "Maybe someone should wake up the kid."  He suddenly felt his body shaking, by the force of it he'd say it was Zeb, and he willed himself to wake.  He couldn't, though, he felt weak, and a little sick.  Chills ran up and down his spine, and in a sort of way he felt it was all beginning again.  He hated it, he couldn't let it happen again.  He needed to wake up, before the memories started.  The more he tried to push himself to wake, though, the more weak and tired he became.  He gave up for the time being, trying to reach Kanan through the force to let him know he was okay.  

"Kanan, he's not waking up!"  Zeb's voice seemed a little distorted.  Ezra could sense the distress in his voice.  This was how it all started, after all, Zeb trying to shake Ezra back to reality.  "Karabast, kid, wake up!"  Ezra tried to call out, but was stopped suddenly by a familiar breathing.  Vader.

That's when Ezra knew he was close to Vader.  He didn't knew what to do, and he panicked.  

"Kanan, it's starting all over again!"  Zeb called, and Ezra felt Kanan's familiar force presence as Kanan touched his shoulder.  Though his usually warm aura was unusually chilly.  Was this from killing the synthetic Minar?  Ezra could feel Vader trying to take him over, some sort of force possession.  Was it possible? 

"You have made a mistake, Jedi."  Ezra heard Vader, but had no idea everyone else could hear him too.

"Is that Vader?"  Ezra vaguely heard Rex.  "How is this happening?  Is he speaking through Ezra?!"  

"Ezra, Ezra if you can hear me," He heard Kanan.  "Shut him out, Ezra!  Shut him out!"  Ezra tried, as hard as he could, but he couldn't shut Vader out.  He did hear his voice slip through though, weak and coarse.

"Kanan," he croaked.  "I'm trying, I'm trying, I can't I-"

"Silence."  Vader's voice slipped through.  "Your rebel spy is dead.  Give me my apprentice and you will remain unharmed."  

"Never, Vader!  Rex, hit the hyperdrive and take us back to base!"  Kanan ordered.  Rex moved hastily, but not fast enough.  

"Kanan, they have us in a tractor beam!"  Rex announced.  "We're stuck!"  

Ezra couldn't take it, any of it.  Minar, Vader, the Dark Side.  He'd had enough.  And Kanan could sense it.  

"Ezra, calm down."  Kanan warned.  "Ezra..."  But the rest of Kanan's voice was drowned out by Ezra's screams.  And then a high pitched buzz.  

Suddenly a blinding white light spread from Ezra, propelling their ship through hyperspace.  All of the light inside of Ezra rung out into the Force, and Zeb and Rex were knocked unconscious.  Kanan looked towards Ezra surprised, and Ezra was surprised to see green-blue eyes staring back at him.

Kanan could see.

"Ezra, what did you do?"  Kanan asked, both astonished and worried.  "Ezra, you've repaired my vision, how-?"  Kanan couldn't finish his thought before he was ambushed with another hug.

"I fixed it, Kanan.  You're okay, I've fixed everything."  Ezra said, holding on tight.  Kanan looked down upon his apprentice, seeing him for the first time in years, and tears formed in his eyes.  

"Tractor beam disengaged."  Rex said, automatically turning on the hyper drive and directing them back to the base.  

...

"Ezra, how did you do that?"  Zeb asked when the four had completely settled, en route to Chopper Base.  Ezra was sitting with his knees to his chest and his head nestled on top.  He seemed lost in thought, and Kanan set a hand on the boy's shoulder to bring him back.  Ezra blinked, looking around the room towards everyone who expected an answer.

"Huh?"  He asked plainly.  "I'm sorry, Zeb, I'm just a little tired."

"I'm sure you are, kid.  Karabast, I don't know what you did, but you did more than help Kanan.  I feel like a practically new Lasat."

"What was that, Kanan?"  Ezra asked, directing his attention to the older Jedi.  "That bright light, and now everyone is miraculously healed of whatever ailed them?  I never heard of anything like that to happen through the Force."

"I've heard one other occurrence of healing through the force, but never to this magnitude.  The only thing I can think of this that you still felt a lot of guilt, about all the pain Minar caused, even though, I may add, it wasn't your fault.  When Vader tried to take you over, your guilt mixed with your resilience, your passion for light, and it let out a wave of light matter, having the power to heal and regenerate."  

"That's pretty amazing, Kanan."  Rex commented, stretching out quickly.  "That seems like a pretty powerful thing."

"Yeah, so don't ask me to do it again,"  Ezra moaned, giggling slightly.  He was exhausted and minutes from sleep.  

"Yes, it is.  And it really says something about how Ezra has grown in the Force.  Ezra, what do you say-" Kanan spoke, before noticing the young boy to be fast asleep.  It had really knocked the energy from him.  

"We're approaching, Kanan," Rex said, switching over and moving the ship to the landing deck.  "I'll go out first, explain the situation to Hera with the spy."  

"I'll get the kid."  Zeb volunteered.  

"Kanan, want me to tell her about the, erm eyes vision, thing."

"No, I'll tell her."  

"Alright," Rex said, opening the back door of the shuttle, "I'm heading out."  

...

Kanan watched, yes watched, Rex exit the shuttle with Zeb on his heels, carrying Ezra.  Kanan couldn't help but stare.  He didn't feel like his blindness was too long, some mornings he woke up and almost forgot, but looking at Ezra helped him to remember.  When he'd gotten his vision back, he hadn't really believed Ezra was Ezra.  He wasn't that little boy from Lothal anymore, and it was apparent now.  He was practically all grown up, and Kanan could hardly believe it.  He listened in, heading for the exit of the shuttle.  

"It was a failure, then.  But where's Kanan?"  Hera had come out to meet them.

"We didn't even get a chance to land, Hera.  But, something happened."  Rex said awkwardly.  Zeb exited the shuttle, then, Ezra in hands, and Hera paled a little.  Kanan couldn't get over how beautiful she was.  It'd been too long since he had looked upon her beautiful face.  

"Is Ezra alright?"  Hera asked, panicking.  "Where's Kanan!?"  

"Hera, calm down.  Ezra is fine, he's just tired, and I think it's better if Kanan explained.  I'm sorry again about the spy."  Rex walked away, Zeb at his heels, and Kanan exited the shuttle.  Once Hera's eyes met his, tears began to well.  

"Kanan?  Kanan, your eyes..."  She ran to him and pulled him into a hug.  He never wanted to let go.

Everything was alright.

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