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EZRA WINCED. "UH, YEAH. THAT'S MY NICKNAME. DON'T - DON'T OVERUSE IT -"
Luke threw himself at Ezra, pulling him into a choking hug. "Oh my Maker! This is insane!" He pulled away, looking at Ezra in excitement. "I thought you were both just imaginary friends - and then you disappeared and Leia and I found out that we both exist and she was looking for a way to meet up with me and also try and find you - by the way, why did you disappear?"
"When did you find out that we were all real?" Ezra asked instead, bypassing the question.
"Uh, a few years ago I guess. Leia hacked into a database of an imperial galaxy census database," Luke explained. "But seriously, what happened to you? And how'd you end here and off of Lothal? If...Lothal is real too?"
"Uh, yeah, Lothal is real too," Ezra nodded, scratching his head. "Um, I'm - I'm going to have to give you a rain check on those other questions though," Ezra's eyes widened as his gaze drifted over Luke's shoulder to see stormtroopers. "What are they doing here?"
"Oh, Tatooine's been on this Empire watch for a couple weeks now, it's mandatory," Luke shrugged. "Just give 'em your ID and you'll be fine - Ezra?"
Ezra ducked away and started running towards the hangar bay that has the Ghost. "Hey guys! Someone better have those maskers because there's a stormtropper guard out here!"
Luke suddenly grabbed his shoulder and pulled him into a cantina, making Ezra yelp in surprise. "Why'd you -?"
"There were some stormtroopers out there," Luke explained. "Who are the 'guys'?"
"Uh, my crew - more like my family I guess," Ezra shifted. "What is this?"
"It's a cantina. One of Tatooine's many." Luke replied simply. "What are you looking for?"
"Advanced maskers," Ezra told him. "That's why I needed to find a Corellian. He's going to be the guy to help us find them - well, buy them."
"How about him?" Luke pointed to a young man in the back arguing with what looked like a Wookie. "He looks Corellian."
Ezra frowned. "But he's got no maskers."
Luke threw him a look. "Do you really think he's just going to have his merchandise just laying around? I'm a moisture farmer and even I'm not that stupid."
"Hey!" Ezra cried, affronted. "I'm not stupid, just disoriented. Sand's awful!"
"Yeah," Luke shrugged, walking forwards. "It's coarse and rough and annoying and gets everywhere. Let's just go say hi to the guy and see if he has anything."
Ezra started a retort but Luke is already gone. Ezra mumbled something about stupid recklessness of teenagers before hearing Kanan's voice in his head about irony.
And with that thought, he marched after Luke, slapping himself slightly. Luke had already started a conversation, mostly with the wookie, but the young man (who looked a little older then them) had started to look over at Ezra.
"Friend of yours kid?" the guy asked and Luke nodded.
"Han, Chewie, this is Ezra, Ezra, this is Han Solo, Captain of the Millenium Falcon, and Chewbacca or Chewie,"
"Nice to meet you guys," Ezra smiled. "I'm Ezra by the way." Ezra paused. "But you already knew that."
"Yup," Han scratched his head, chuckling. "Heard you're looking for some maskers from a Corellian."
"Yeah - is it you?" Ezra asked eagerly.
"Nope, sorry kid, but I don't think there's any other Corellians on Tatooine," Han added. "We usually have a way of communicating and well...I think whoever gave you that intel is wrong."
"Can't be," Ezra frowned. "The person who told us this is never wrong -"
"Spectre six come in," Ezra's comm crackled. "Spectre six -"
"Right here, Hera," Ezra quickly pulled it out and answered. "I - uh, I ran into an old friend. Did you find the maskers?"
"We did and we need to leave - now," Hera sounded hard and determined and he heard blasts shoots through the comm.
Panicked, Ezra nodded before verbally confirming he'd leave as soon as possible. "Luke, I gotta go -"
"Take me with you!" Luke bounded forward, reaching out for him. "Please, I already lost you once. And besides, we can find Leia now!"
"I -" Ezra sighed. "Okay fine. Let's get out of here,"
"Thanks for everything Han!" Luke cheered as he raced after Ezra out of the cantina.
