Tekara's POV

Three years since I saw Sabine last. Three years since I remembered. Three years since I was Ezra.

My star destroyer and crew have been stationed over the Empire's new super weapon, the Death Star for a year now.

Nothing big has happened the past three years. We looked for the rebels but my mistake of letting them go got them to run and hide again. I finished my training. We've fought the rebels in a few dog fights, nothing really devastating for us anyway. Eights was promoted in Frazer's place when he so called 'disappeared'. That may or may not of been my fault.

I got up from my bed after meditating on the past years and heading to the bridge to see what was the status.

"Admiral." Eights said as met me on the bridge. "So far construction is on time."

"Make sure those workers are working till they drop." I said.

"Yes sir." He said as he went back to talking to some other imperials.

I walked back down the hallway to my office and sat down doing paperwork. I worked on that for a few hours then I got a message.

"Krennic." I spat as he appeared in the holoprojector.

"I just want to tell you your help is no longer needed on this project. We have far enough men running it and Vader wants you to do other things." He said. As much as I like working on this I really hate Krennic.

"Sure Director." I said not really looking up from my work.

"He'll send you a new project soon." Krennic said and turned off the projector.

Yes I can finally get away from that man. He is so stuck up, I just want to force choke the life out of him. That is probably one of the reasons I'm being reassigned, my Master doesn't want another one of his loyal servants killed by me.  And probably better if I help keep the rebellion at bay.

I got up and walked to the bridge to see if Eights got a report yet.

"Admiral we got word to move the ship to the Lothal system, the rebellion presence there is getting larger." Eights told me.

"You may go to hyperspace." I told him as he told the crew to set coordinates and jumped.

We entered hyperspace and I could feel Krennic smiling as he watched us leave. I want to hurt that man so bad.

I walked back to my office and sat in my chair.

Lothal, Master, why Lothal?

I got no answer as usual, he doesn't explain much.

I sighed and sat down. Well I guess I have to make Lothal pay, I can't be weak now even to my home planet.

Eights' POV

I walked off the bridge to the cafeteria to met my old crew mates for our lunch. I saw Vent, Mouse and Circuits sitting at our normal table.

"Hey guys." I said and sat down next to Circuits.

"The big time Captain still has time for his old buddies." Circuits joked.

"Hey! I always do." I said, acting offended.

Vent laughed. "Still hating your new job."

"Yep, sometimes I think of just stealing a ship and never coming back." I said.

"Of course you still are." Circuits said and ate some food. "You might want to watch your mouth though."

"I know." I said.

"You never hear of a stormtrooper getting promoted straight to Captain." Mouse said.

"I think Eights' buddy Tekara threatened Vader himself for you to be promoted." Circuits said.

"Ummm." I said and they all laughed.

"How is your guys' job going?" I asked,

"Same normal thing everyday but hopefully we'll see some action on Lothal."  Vent said as I remembered something.

"I got to go." I said and got up. "You can have my food."

"Ya food." Mouse said as he stole some off my plate.

"You just got here." Circuits said.

"I remembered something and if anyone asked I was with you the whole time." I said as I ran off to my quarters.

"Ok and bye." I heard Vent say as they started arguing about who gets what of my food.

I opened the door of my room and locked it.

I could so get killed for this but I have to do this.

I found my comm and messed with it for a few moments. I hope I do remembered the right channel from all those years back.

"Hello anyone there." I asked.

"Who is this?" A familiar female voice said.

"Umm this is Eights." I said and heard some mumbles from the comm.

"Why is an he contacting us? Chopper maybe he's taking you up on the offer." A deep voice said.

"He could be tracing our signal." The same female voice said.

"We're not at the base so I think for as far as that goes we're safe." The deep voice said.

"What do you want?" The girl asked.

"We're heading to Lothal and I was wondering if I could get a pick up." I finally said, after it being churned in my mind for the past three years after all I've seen I'm done with the Empire.

I heard more whispering.

"I can't see him again." The girl said. "I can't take it."

"You might not even see him and we need to help all who need it."

"How can we trust him?"

"We have too, and we could always keep a close eye on him."

I heard excited beeping from the other side.

"And we do need a bigger crew we can't keep doing it with just the three of us."

"Hera will be back."

"She's important to the rebellion now, she can't help us that much anymore."

"So..." I asked.

"We'll give you a pick up." The girl said.

"Thank you." I said.

"And if you can manage to steal an escape pod when you jump out of hyperspace we'll be there to pick you up and hopefully we can just jump out of there." The girl said.

"I can do that." I said.

"See you soon." She said as I turned erased the channel off my comm and walked out of my room running to get something.

I did it, I can't believe I'm going to do it.

"Eights please report to Tekara's office." I heard though my comm as I grabbed what I needed.

Karabast! Of course, he's always reading my thoughts, let's hope he doesn't kill me.

"Coming." I said as I turned around, hid the object in my pocket and walked to his office.

I opened the door and saw Tekara sitting at his desk.

"You can't stop me." I said.

"I won't Eights." He said. "I understand wanting to leave."

I tried to hide my thoughts and hoped for the best.

"Eights what are you doing?" He asked and got up and walked to me, sensing my intentions.

It's now or never.

I ran up to him and pulled the syringe out of my pocket that I grabbed from the medic bay and pressed it into his side.

"What are you doing?" He said and swayed a bit then collapsed to the ground.

Did I really just do that? I thought, and felt a rush of excitement I haven't felt in years. He'll be up in a few hours but that should give me enough time.

I wonder what they'll think when they see him. I hope they are not too mad.

With that last thought I picked Tekara up and put him over my shoulder. I snuck to the escape pod otherwise unnoticed.

I opened the escape pod door and sat down and put Tekara next to me.

I'm ready.