Chapter Four

Havoc Outpost

Ezra and Kanan were waiting outside for Hondo Ohnaka to arrive, already in disguises. Ezra was dressed in olive green shirt, grayish brown pants, brown jacket, gray laser-proof vest, black gloves, silver shin guards and gauntlets, brown holster and dark brown boots. He was holding his helmet under his arm. Kanan was dressed in navy blue pants, white tunic, light brown vest, a belt that holds his blaster, a brown poncho, a wide-brimmed hat an eyepatch.

"I feel silly in this outfit," Ezra complained, tugging at his collar.

"We're pretending to be Hondo's thugs," Kanan reminded Ezra, "We're supposed to dress like this, not senators."

"Okay, okay," sighed Ezra, leaning against the Ghost.

Kanan turned his head back outside and continued to search for Hondo. Suddenly, he saw a familiar Weequay pirate. When the Weequay saw Kanan, he smiled and waved to him. Here's Hondo, thought Kanan, as he motioned his hand for Hondo to come to him. Hondo hurried over to Kanan.

"Hello, friends," greeted Hondo, spreading his arms wide like wings, "Hondo Ohnaka at your service! To what do I owe the pleasure?"

Kanan slapped his hand onto his face and grunted. Hondo lowered his arms and looked at him confused.

"I've told you before," reminded an irritated Kanan, "We need you to pretend to be Moreena;s slave owner so you can take her to Carnage to sell her off."

"Oh, yes, yes, yes, right," said Hondo, finally remembering, "Well, lucky for you, I happened to know Carnage personally. We're such good friends."

"You told us that already," Kanan reminded him again.

"Did I?" Wondered Hondo, "So anyway, where is this Moreena girl?"

"She's in Sabine's room, getting in disguise," answered Ezra.

"She's gonna be awhile," said Kanan, making his way to the ladder, "We'll wait for her in the break room."

Kanan climbed up the ladder and onto the balcony. Ezra and Hondo followed up behind him. Meanwhile in Sabine's cabin, Sabine is putting makeup on Moreena. Unfortunately, whenever the mascara brush comes close to her eyes, Moreena blinks.

"Stop blinking!" Snapped Sabine, bringing the brush up to Moreena's eyelash. Moreena blinked again.

"Here, go like this," said Sabine, as she rolled her eyes upward, showing nothing but whiteness.

Moreena mimicked her as she did the same thing with her eyes. Sabine continued to brush mascara onto Moreena's eyelashes, this time more freely. When she's done she set the mascara aside, grabbed a powder brush and started to brush powder on Moreena's cheek.

"That was sweet of you, when you gave him that chip to Ezra," said Moreena, "The one that has him with his parents when he was little."

Sabine paused when she said that. Then she smiled and continued to put blush on Moreena's face.

"When I found it, I knew this must be important to him because he missed his parents dearly," explained Sabine, "Ezra missed you dearly too, you know."

"He does?" Said Moreena, eyes widening a little.

"Oh, yes," Sabine continued, "In fact, he thought you might've forgotten him."

"What!? No way!" Exclaimed Moreena, " I would never forget him! After I've left Lothal, I've thought about him non-stop, worried because he was all alone. My parents told me that it's not healthy to worry about Ezra all the time, but no matter how hard I've tried to focus on something else, he's always on my mind. Is is unhealthy to worry about someone you care about all the time?"

"Well, worrying too much can cause wrinkles, weight gain and hair loss," answered Sabine.

Moreena gasped and pinched her own stomach to see if she had grown some fat. Then she frantically combed her hair with her fingers. Sabine laughed at the sight.

"Calm down, Mo," chuckled Sabine, grabbing Moreena's hands and placed them down, "You're not fat or bald, you're beautiful."

"Oh, thank you," Moreena sighed with relief.

"Anyway, that doesn't mean that you should stop caring about him," Sabine continued, "You just got to have faith in him, he can take care of himself. Besides, he's got us."

"Yes," agreed Moreena, softly smiling, "When I saw him again, I now know that he's alright and that he wasn't alone anymore. That's he's with people like you and the crew. I'm so happy for him."

"Well, we're more than just a crew," said Sabine, "We're family."

"I'm glad to hear that," Moreena spoke softly.

Sabine placed the powder brush aside and grabbed both a lipstick and lipgloss. First she pulled out the lipstick, the soft-colored pink stick of wax rolled out.

"Go like this," said Sabine, slightly opening her mouth, forming a little "o".

Moreena did the same thing with her lips. Sabine put lipstick on Moreena's lips with ease. Then she pulled out a clear pink lipgloss and dabbed it over the lipstick, coating it. When Sabine is done, Moreena rubbed her lips together, blending them in. Sabine placed the makeup aside, grabbed a hairbrush and began to brush Moreena's hair.

"Yeah, Kanan has been not just a good teacher to Ezra," explained Sabine, "He's been a good father figure to him too. Hera has been a motherly figure to him as well. In fact, she's like a mother to all of us. Zeb didn't like him at first, but shortly after Ezra joined, they've became best friends. As for Chopper, he may be a pain in the butt at times, but's he's very loyal to all of us, including Ezra."

"What about you?" Asked Moreena.

"Me? He's a pretty good friend, despite the fact that he likes to hit on me," Sabine continued, "To be honest, he's more like a little brother to me."

"Oh? Are you sure you don't feel the same way towards him?" Asked Moreena, twiddling with her fingers.

"Yeah, I'm sure," replied Sabine, "Besides, I'm pretty sure he has his heart set on someone else."

"Really? Who?" Inquired Moreena, raising her eyebrows.

"You seriously don't know?" Chuckled Sabine.

Moreena was confued at first, then she thought for a moment. When she realized who Sabine was talking about, she gasped and blushed.

"No, no, no!!" Denied Moreena, shaking her head and waving her hands in crosses rapidly, "We've told you! We're just friends! Nothing more, nothing less!"

"But it's the truth," Sabine compelled, "I mean, why else would you worry about Ezra all the time or why would you two be so ecstatic to be back together again?"

"I don't know! That's what friends do, right?" Bawled Moreena, "I mean you guys would've done the same thing if the crew got separated for so long and then back together again!"

"Yeah, but not in a lovey-dovey manner," said Sabine, "Face it, deep down inside the two of you, you have feelings for each other."

Moreena thought about what Sabine just said for a moment. Is she right? She thought, Could Ezra have feelings for me? Could I have feelings for him? No if he does have feelings for me, he would've said something in the first place, right? And if I have feelings for him, don't you think I would've done the same thing too? Moreena shook her head and crossed her arms.

"Ezra and I are just friends. Period." Moreena snorted, "End of story."

"Pff! Whatever," huffed Sabine, defeated, "But you'll never know that one of these days you'll realize that I was right about you and Ezra."

Sabine placed the hairbrush down, grabbed a tiara and placed it on Moreena's hair.

"There, you're ready," said Sabine, grinning at her success, "Let's go show you to the others."

Moreena followed behind Sabine out of the cabin. Ezra, Kanan and Hondo are all waiting in the break room. Hera, Zeb and Chopper are also there. While the crew had to put up with Hondo's ranting, Ezra is standing in a corner by himself, thinking to himself.

Of all the girls in the rebellion, thought Ezra, Why did it have to be Moreena? Does she know what she's getting herself into? Does she realized how dangerous this mission is? Carnage is extremely ruthless, he could kill her if he finds out. And let's not forget the fact that he likes to prey on young girls. Ezra winced at those thoughts, But I guess on the bright side, at least Kanan and I will stick around to make sure nothing goes wrong. Then he clenched his fist, But I swear, if Carnage ever dares to touch her, I'll..., Suddenly Ezra snapped out of his thoughts when he heard the door opened. He turned his head and saw Sabine come out. Everyone turned their heads to Sabine when she came.

"Hondo," Sabine announced, grinning, "May I present Moreena Krai, your 'slave girl'."

Sabine stepped aside and Moreena entered.Ezra's eyes widened when he saw her. Moreena is dressed in a silky clothing. Cropped tube top that reveals her midriff and her naval with golden arm cuffs. Loose fitting pants with slits that reveals her long thin legs with golden waistline line and ankle cuffs. She was also wearing golden necklace and tiara with blue jewels. The color of her clothing and slippers matched perfectly with her blue eyes. Makeup enhanced her beauty; eyeshadow made her eyes stand out. Her glossy lips was as pink as the color on a sunset. Ezra kept staring at her.

"What do you guys think?" Moreena sheepishly asked.

"You look fantastic!" Complimented Hondo.

"Like every crime lord's ideal slave girl," Kanan answered politely.

"Aren't you the prettiest slave girl I've ever seen," said Hera.

"Wow, you did a pretty good job, Sabine," said Zeb.

"Thanks," replied Sabine, "It took a long time with the makeup, but the results are worth it."

"Beep Beep Be-eep Bloop," said Chopper, waving his "hand" down (translation: Meh, she's alright.).

"You look beautiful, Mo," said Ezra, mesmerized.

Everyone turned their heads to Ezra when he spoke. Moreena also looked up to Ezra and slightly blushed.

"Um...thanks," acknowledged Moreena, "You...uh...really think so?"

"Uh-huh," answered Ezra.

Moreena couldn't help but smile when he said that. When Zeb saw this, he decided to take the opportunity.

"You know, Ezra," snickered Zeb, "If you stare at her for too long, your eyes will burn right through her clothes."

"My what will do what!!??" Ezra yelped, snapping out of it.

Ezra both jumped and blushed like crazy when he said that. Both Zeb and Chopper laughed at the scene. Ezra turned his head towards them and scowled. Chopper pointed out that Ezra is blushing. Ezra growled, jammed his helmet onto his head and stormed off to the other side of the room. Moreena couldn't help but quietly giggle about it. Hera crept up behind Zeb and Chopper and smacked them upside the head.

"THAT'S ENOUGH!!!" Hera, Kanan, and Sabine all snapped at them.

"Okay! Okay! I'm done! I'm done!" Wailed Zeb, waving his hands in front of him, "This is the last time! I promise! No more!"

Hera, Kanan, and Sabine continued to scowl at him. Zeb raised his right hand and crossed his heart with his other hand.

"Cross my heart and hope to die," promised Zeb.

Chopper snickered at Zeb's misfortune. Hera turned her head to the droid.

"You too, Chopper," snapped Hera, "Enough!"

"Beep-beep, beep-beep," grumbled Chopper (translation: Okay, okay.).

"So you two are not a couple?" Whispered Hondo, leaning over to Ezra.

Ezra shot a glare at Hondo, causing him to jump back. I'll take that as a no, thought Hondo.

"Oh. I was just wondering," explained Hondo, "Because if you are, you've done a much better job than I have."

"Huh?" Ezra was curious.

"My last lady friend, she was kind of crazy," He continued, twirling his finger in a little circle next to his head, "Sometimes finding the right partner takes a long time, but you might just be lucky when you realize that the right one might just be your red-head friend."

Ezra glanced over to Moreena, who is watching the scolding group. Could he be right? Ezra wondered.

"Back to more important matter," said an annoyed Kanan.

Kanan and Hondo walked up to Moreena; Moreena looked up to the two men.

"Moreena, this is Hondo Ohnaka," Kanan introduced the Weequay, "He's going to pretend to be your owner."

"Nice to meet you, dearie," greeted Hondo, bowing to the young lady.

"Hello," greeted Moreena.

Sabine walked up to Moreena and handed her a pair of golden earrings. Moreena put them on her ears.

"These earrings has a built in transmitter," explained Sabine, "With these, you can send us any information regarding the Twi'leks."

"Okay, now that we have all our actors," said Kanan, "Let's get this show on the road."

Hera heads up to the cockpit; Everyone followed her there. When she got there, she gets the engine running and took the Ghost high into the sky until its outside of the atmosphere. Once the ship is in outer space, half of people exits the cockpit. Now it's just Kanan, Ezra, Hondo and Moreena there. Hondo turns on the transmitter and a hologram of Severo Carnage appeared. Although Hondo greets him with a smile, Carnage scowled at him in return.

"Greetings, friend," greeted Hondo.

"What do you want Hondo?" Scoffed Carnage, crossing his arms.

"Now, what's with the attitude, Carny? Anyway, I got something you might like," said Hondo.

"Oh? And what makes you think I'd be interested?" Asked Carnage.

"I have a lovely slave girl that you might like to add to your 'collection'," said Hondo.

"You have a slave girl?" Inquired the unamused Zygerrian.

"Oh, yes, I won her at a game of Sabaac," Hondo lied, But then I thought she'd be better off with you."

"Why would I want to take her?" Asked Carnage.

Hondo reached out, grabbed Moreena by the arm and pulled her in front of him. When Carnage saw her, his eyebrows lifted. Then he took his time examining the girl. Ezra glared at the Zygerrian as he checks Moreena out. The Zygerrian looked back at Hondo.

"Because she is much to your preference," explained Hondo, "Trust me, you're going to love her. She is one of the finest in the galaxy."

Carnage was quiet for a moment. Come on, thought Kanan, Take the bait. Finally Carnage spoke.

"Bring the girl to Stobar," said Carnage, "And we'll talk."

The hologram of Carnage disappeared. Ezra's heart sank when Carnage asked for Moreena. Hera and the others came back in.

"What happened?" Asked Hera, "What did Carnage say?"

"Did he take the bait?" Asked Zeb.

"Almost," answered Kanan, "We just need to get him to take her."

"He told me to bring Miss Krai to Stobar," explained Hondo.

"Then to Stoba we go!" Announced Hera.

Hera takes the pilot seat, punched in the coordinates and starts the hyperdrive. Ezra glanced over to Moreena. Mo, I'm going to protect you at all cost, thought Ezra, whether you want me to or not. The Ghost then jumped into hyperspace.