Child of Balance

Reborn Rivals

    A few days had passed, the majority of them being spent searching the galaxy for Cyana. Ania was beginning to grow desperate. There was no sign of the bounty hunter anywhere. Ania snapped out of her thoughts as the transmitter began blinking. She accepted it quickly and a hologram of Ahsoka appeared.

    "Any luck?" Ahsoka asked.

    "No, there's still no sign of her. Amazingly, there's no sign of Kein Rei either. What about you guys?"

    "I've had people keeping an eye out for her and Rex and I have been searching but she's nowhere."

    Ania sighed, raising a hand to her chin. "Hera and Sabine didn't have anything to report either."

    "What about Zeb and Kallus?"

    "Nothing."

    "We'll keep looking. You still have a day and Tolsa told me they're taking every precaution. She'll be fine." Ahsoka knit her brows. "What about Kit? How is he doing?"

    "A little better. He's still not speaking to me much, but he's back on all right terms with Ezra."

    "Did you ever find out what happened?"

    "Yes." Ania furrowed her brows. "I saw his memory in a dream. He told me a little bit about what happened." Ahsoka gave her a prompting look. "His parents and sister were killed by the Twelfth Sister."

    "The same one that almost killed you?"

    Ania nodded. "His lightsaber was his mother's and his blasters were from his dad." She paused and thought for a moment. "Actually, would you have known them? He said his dad was a clone and his mom was a Jedi."

    "What were their names?"

    "Irel Kirsi and Axe. His sister's name was Ziyah Comi."

    A smile broke out on Ahsoka's face. "Yes, I knew them. His sister was a friend of mine. I only met his parents once. Anakin and I helped them figure out how to catch a bounty hunter, Cad Bane. I wouldn't have guessed that Axe and Irel were together, though."

    "Maybe you should talk to Kit about it. He might be more willing to open up about them with someone who knew them."

    "I will sometime. Rex worked with them too. I'm sure he would talk to Kit."

    Ania nodded. "I'm going to try to find Cyana again."

    "Get Ro to help you. Maybe you can sense her," Ahsoka suggested.

    "All right. I'll keep you filled in on whatever happens." Ahsoka nodded and the hologram disappeared. The cockpit door hissed open and Ezra and Kit stepped inside.

"There's still nothing coming up about Cyana," Ezra said. He slid into his seat and leaned back, letting out a frustrated sigh.

"Where's Ro? Ahsoka suggested we try to sense her."

"Couldn't the two of you use your connection to strengthen your search?" Kit offered. They turned surprised looks to him. He simply shrugged. "From what Ezra's told me about it, it sounds like you can see things through the Force."

"It's worth a try," Ezra replied.

"All right. I still want Ro in here in case...well...you know what," Ania said. Ezra bit his lip and nodded. She let her senses fill the ship, calling out to Ro. Within a few minutes, the white wolf appeared. She sat down, waiting patiently. "Let's see if this works."

Ania closed her eyes, wrapping her presence around Ezra. She felt him do the same. Their power filled the ship, then spilled out into the vacuum of space. She was aware of Ro lending her own power, propelling them further into the Force. Ania pulled up Cyana's image in her mind. She focused on the presence of the bounty hunter, willing the Force to show her.