Chapter 7
Three short days flew by since the attack; Vader had yet to be found which coursed everyone to become anxious. Ezra had done much training, with and without the Jedi Masters - the Ghost crew had began to actually enjoy living in the alternate universe. Kanan loved catching up with his old Master - who felt the same of course; it took some time for Depa to get used to call the man by his new name instead of Caleb Dune. Today however, Master Kenobi and Yoda were finally beginning their meditating training with the young Padawan "open yourself to the force, let it flow through you freely" Kenobi instructed; the teen was nervous about doing that. The last time he opened himself up to the force completely, he ended up using the dark side as he tried to protect his Master from the Inquisitor. He'd never used every single bit of the force that he could...he was afraid. Yoda reassured the teen that he would be fine after Ezra explained his concerns - every force user accidentally used the dark side at least once in their life, especially when a youngling. Hesitantly, Ezra finally did as told and instantly regretted it; a headache began to form as he clutched his head, his vision blurring as if he was under water. "Ezra?!" the Master's eyes widened for a moment, both full of worry as they tried to help the kid until they realized what was happening. Ezra was falling into a vision. A strong one at that.
All the boy could see was one of the long halls in the temple; the clock on the wall read 01:20 pm. No one was around. No Jedi leaving for a mission. No younglings rushing to get to their next lesson. No droid hurrying to finish it's job. That was until...Kanan stepped out of a room - the library. His nose was stuck in a book as he wasn't looking where he was going or taking note of his surroundings - he was walking at a rather slow pace which was evidence of how he wasn't paying attention. All of a sudden....all Ezra could feel was the cold. Was he somehow on the planet Hoth or something?? His Master was either far too distracted to notice or didn't find a problem with dramatic different in the temperature. The teen felt his heart stop as he witnessed the shadows in the corner of the room change and out stormed Darth Vader!! He practically charged at Kanan who had his back to the Sith, walking away in his slow pace. Once Vader was only three steps away from the Jedi, he ignited his lightsaber and it seemed he struck the man just as Kanan spun around. "Kanan!! No!!" Ezra couldn't hold back the screamed, tears falling drown his cheek; he couldn't see his Master now as Vader was in the way, his black cape hiding the either seriously injured or....dead man. Never the less, the boy tried to run to his Master and help....but this was a vision and he was practically a ghost. "Now you will be mine, my apprentice" was the last thing that could be heard before the vision faded into darkness.
Both Kenobi and Yoda were kneeling next to the unconscious boy; he was sprawled out on the meditating mat after his eyes had rolled to the back of his head and he fell to the side from his sitting position, hitting the floor with a light thud. They were worried but knew these types of things happened to younglings when it came to vision....it still wasn't pleasant and no matter how many times they experienced the episode, it always made a small spark of worry ignite. Without any warning what so ever, Ezra shot up, eyes wide with horror and fear "no!!" Kenobi placed a hand on the teens shoulder, hoping it grounded him in some way. The boy soon realized where he was after scanning the room and seeing who else was there "that...that was horrib-" Ezra halted mid sentence as he scanned the room for the third time - his now once again eyes widening had landed on the clock hung up on the wall which read 01:18 pm...his vision!! "Oh my force...Kanan!!" he cried out before jumping up and running like never before out the door; the two Masters shared a look of concern and confusion before hurrying to followed as fast as they could.
Ezra, ignoring all the eyes on him and the two Jedi following him, sprinted towards where Kanan was in his vision - the hallway outside the library. He prayed any and all Gods and passed Jedi Knights that what he had just witnessed wasn't real or about to happen; if the clock was correct, he only had two minutes to find out - one by now. Finally, Ezra reached the hall way that he was known to walk through daily - he liked books and learning to read - to see his Master leave the library, his head stuck in a book!! And Vader was walking towards him from the shadows!! His vision was coming true!! "Kanan!! Looking out!!" the boy screamed with fear and panic as he gripped onto his lightsaber that was attacked to his belt and igniting it, holding it up as he charged forward. "Ezra??" Kanan's head shot up from his book once he heard his Padawan's fear stained yell "what are you doing?!" he was still oblivious to the danger standing only five steps away; Ezra ignored the man and continued to rush forward, begging to not be too late.
"Get out of the way!!" the man froze in even more confusion before all of the darkness and cold connected to the force hit him like a ton of bricks; Darth Vader was about to strike but Ezra, as if some miracle was granted, managed to out stretch his arm and black the attack only inches way from Kanan. "Oh my force!!" Kanan eyes were wide in shock and horror - if it weren't for his Padawan...he'd be dead. Kenobi and Yoda rounded the corner and halted for a moment as they shared the same reaction as Kanan; all three snapped out of their short trances the same voice screamed in their heads 'Ezra is fighting a Sith lord alone!!' and each ignited their own weapons and joined the fight. Good timing too - Vader was about to slice the boys leg but was saved by Yoda using the force to pull him out of the way. In the end, Vader was once again forced to retreat, his TIE fight only just outside - he had jumped out of the window and used the force to land. As soon as he was out of sight, Kanan pulled his Padawan into a tight embrace "thank the force I got here in time" the boy sighed out of relief as he returned the affection, clinging to the mans chest "how did you know??" his Master asked, his confusion still clearly there.
Kenobi chipped in as he explained that the kid had a vision during their meditating lesson; they all made a B-line for the Council room to talk to the other Jedi Masters. They spoke about how Vader had now attacked twice, about how Ezra had now had over six visions whilst being at the temple - he normally had two a month, three at the most. Kenobi also brought up the fact that the teen had been suffering with head pains whilst meditation - Ezra raised a brow at this as it was indeed true but he had kept that to himself. His Master wasn't too pleased that the boy had kept quiet about this but let it go....for now. Over all, they somehow come to the conclusion and decided that....he needed a break?? Even more surprisingly, Kanan completely agreed to this.
"Ezra could come and stay with me, Padme and the twins for a few days??" Anakin suggested - they had been discussing where the boy could go and with who when the idea popped into the young Master's head; the council thought about it and believed it would be best - a Jedi Master would be with him most of the time and Anakin's home was only an hour away...at the normal speed limit. Kanan didn't want his Padawan to go away of course....but he knew it was for the best, especially if the council believed so. Ezra was hesitant but soon agreed to what was being said - if Kanan was okay with it then so was he. It was settled....after Anakin quickly made a call to his wife to see if this arrangement was okay - it was rather amusing. Ezra left to pack whilst Kanan told their crew - they knew it was for the best for their youngest member but it didn't mean they liked it. They'd miss him.
After ten minutes, the boy had finished packing his small orange back pack and met up with everyone at the docking bay to say their goodbyes. Hera instantly hugged the kid who didn't protest - she even began to cry "don't worry Hera, I'll be back before you know it" Ezra reassured with a small smile; Sabine was next to hug the boy, followed by Zeb who wrapped an arm around his shoulders "don't get into too much trouble without us kid" the Lasat joked earning a smirk "pretty sure I should be saying that to you". Anakin had finished preparing his small fighter ship and stood near the captain and leader of the Ghost crew "Padme and I will look after him, I promise" Anakin gave them a kind smile which was returned "you better...he's out little spark of hope" Hera stated as she wiped her tear filled eyes. After that, both Ezra and Anakin entered the ship and sat down in the cockpit - the Master took off within seconds. The crew waves them off until the ship could no longer be seen "see you soon Ez" Kanan mumbled to himself as he fought the small lump forming in his throat.
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