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"EZRA! Get out of there!!", Kanan's voice echoed out of the com.
"I'm trying!", he shouted back.
The boy rushed down the hallways, dodging stormtroopers and heading for the exit of the imperial facility he was supposed to sneak in.
The rebellion was informed by an rebel sympathizer informant to steal a datachip that contains data about some kyber cristal shipments.
So Fulcrum aka Ahsoka assigned the mission to the Ghost crew.
But as soon as the padawan, who was told to crawl through the vents and steal the object, got it, it turned out to be a trap.
Why do we always walk into the next best trap?!
The blue haired boy asked himself as he saw the exit door.
Suddenly he heard a rapid beeping which was getting faster.
The boy's eyes widened.
He knew what it was...
Suddenly everything turned white...
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"...EZRA!..."
Heartbeat.
"...med bay..."
Beat.
"...brain damage..."
Beat.
"...neurotoxin..."
Beat.
"...WON'T MAKE IT!..."
Silence...
"...LOSING HIM!"
Silence...
"...DEFIBRILLATOR!"
Silence...
"...BACK!..."
Shock
Silence...
"...BACK!..."
Shock
Silence...
"...BACK!..."
Shock
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Ezra woke up by the sound of cooking.
He smelled eggs, bacon and...
Eggo waffles?
He opened his eyes and found himself laying on a soft bunk in a darkened room.
Wait! Is this a bed?
He asked himself.
He walked towards the door and opened it.
He walked through the hallway and followed the amazing smell.
He slowly opened the door he assumed to be the door to the kitchen and saw somebody standing in front of the stove.
"Good morning, cutie", a familiar female voice greeted him.
The padawan froze.
"M-Mom?", he gasped.
"Yes, sweety?", the young woman turned around facing him.
Ezra didn't dare to say something. He thought he is about to faint right now.
"Ezzy?", she asked with a worried face, "Is something wrong? Aren't you feeling alright?"
"I'm f-fine", he stuttered.
"Are you sick? Should I call the doctor?", she asked worried.
"No. No, I'm good", he said trying to convince her.
Man. She acts like Hera...
HERA!
Mira nodded.
"Would you be a dear and call your dad for lunch?", she asked him.
"S-Sure. Where is he?", Ezra asked his mother.
"Downstairs. In the broadcasting room", Mira simply answered, "He should be finished by now"
Ezra went over to the table and pulled it away revealing a big hole.
"D-Dad?", he called, "Breakfast is ready!"
"I'm coming in five minutes", he called back.
The confused boy returned to the kitchen.
"He'll be here in five minutes", he told her then looked down to see him still being in pajamas, "I'm gonna go change in my room"
After Ezra changed he needed a break so he sat down onto his bed, thinking about today.
"What happened?", he asked.
Why is he here?
My parents are dead.
I'm with the crew now.
But how is that possible?
Was it all just a dream?
So there never was a Jedi named Kanan?
A brave pilot named Hera?
A smelly lasat named Zeb?
A rustbucked called Chopper?
And a mando named Sabine?
"Honey?", someone knocked on the door.
"You in there, Ez?", a male voice asked.
"Yes, you can come in", Ezra said.
Soon his parents stood there with worried expressions.
"Ezra, you've been acting strange this morning", Mira said.
Ezra hung his head to prevent them seeing his shocked face.
"Do you want to talk about it?", Ephraim asked.
The young boy shook his head.
The two parents exchanged a quick glance and sat on the bed.
"Ezra. Whatever it is. You can tell us anything", Mira said hugging her son.
"Yes. We will be there for you, Ephraim said, "Always"
Ezra noticed something hanging around his neck.
I am wearing a necklace?
He took the wooden piece that was bound on it and inspected it.
It had a weird symbol on it.
Where did he saw it once?
Suddenly realization hit him.
Hera gave it to me!
She said it was supposed to be for her Kalikori.
But it was on Ryloth so she couldn't add her symbol to it.
So she made him a necklace of it...
It was the best present for Ezra...
She said that he was like a son to her...
Suddenly everything started to spin in his head.
"EZRA!"
"LOSING HIM!"
"NO!"
"BACK!"
"We will be there for you. Always"
"Always"
"Always..."
Ezra immediately freed himself from his parents hug.
"You... You are supposed to be dead!", he shouted.
"WHAT?!", Mira and Ephraim shouted perplexed.
"You were taken away by the empire. And killed!", his eyes watered.
"Ezzy", Mira said extremely worried, "Did you have a nightmare? Haven't you slept well?"
"No! I'm fine!", Ezra shouted back, "You are the ones who aren't okay!"
"Is he sick? Should I call the doctor?", Ephraim asked Mira.
"Am I sick?", Ezra asked himself out loud, "Am I getting crazy?!
Or am I..."
He was stopped by Mira who hugged him and started to cry.
"Whatever it is, Ezzy, we'll somehow handle this!", she sobbed, "We'll find you help!"
She was roughly pushed back by her son who looked at her with pure anger.
"I'M NOT CRAZY!", he yelled at them showing them the piece of the Kalkori, "HERE'S THE PROOF!"
Mira and Ephraim were shocked by Ezra's sudden outburst.
"YOU. ARE. DEAD!", he said angrily, "YOU WERE KILLED BY THE EMPIRE!"
His parents flinched at every word.
"And I'm now with my new family! Chopper! My brother Zeb! My sister Sabine! And my parents Kanan and Her..."
SLAP!
Ezra stumbled backwards touching the place his mother just backhanded him.
"Don't mention these names EVER again!", his father yelled at him.
"This cannot be real", Ezra mumbled wide eyed.
The shocked teenager didn't even recognize the burning pain on his cheek where his mother hit him.
Mira turned to her husband.
"Well, love, seems like our son finally found out about his family", she turned to her son smirking evilly, "What's up, little Ezzy? Shocked?"
"Why? How?", Ezra asked whilst slightly panicking.
"Well... we decided that you had way too much contact with these rebels. So we decided to bring you back"
"What?! But you are rebels, too", Ezra yelled confused, "You are against the empire"
"In your dreams!", Mira laughed.
"You really thought we were with the rebellion?", Ephraim joined into the laughter.
"But...But the broadcasts?!"
"An efficient way to find rebellious civilians on Lothal", Ephraim still laughed.
"No...", Ezra gasped, "You are with the empire!"
"Bingo! Ephraim, our boy at least isn't that dumb", Mira announced.
"True!", Ephraim said amused, "Did you really think your crew cared about you. Or even that you could become something like a jedi?"
Ezra's head shot up and he gave them a dead stare.
"Where are they?! What have you done to them?!"
They laughed.
"Oh! You don't remember?", his mother laughed.
"They're dead!", his father said, "Dead! All of them!"
"No...", Ezra gasped.
"Dead!", Mira repeated.
This can't be true!
"No!", the boy bent down on his knees holding his head, "NOOO!"
"They are dead!"
"That's not true!"
"Dead!"
"No!"
Ezra closed his eyes trying to ignore his parents' words and laughter when he suddenly sensed something.
Ezra!
"Kanan?", he gasped not daring to open his eyes.
What he didn't saw were his parents' shocked expressions.
"Kanan? Is that you?"
"NO!", Ephraim's voice turned into a demonic one.
Yes Ezra! It's me!
"What is happening, Kanan. You are dead. My parents are..."
Calm down, kid. Open your eyes.
"No!", Ezra said, "I...I can't"
"YES! YOU CANNOT! YOU ARE TOO WEAK!", Mira's voice also turned into a demonic one roaring in agony.
Please Ezra. You need to trust me.
Do you trust me?
"NO, YOU DON'T!"
"Yes! Yes I do!", the padawan answered.
Then please open your eyes. Come back to us.
"Okay", with that Ezra opened his eyes and was welcomed by a bright yet calming light.
His parents were gone...
The light faded and he could see his worried crew.
"Ezra! You're awake!", Sabine yelled with tears of joy in her eyes.
He immediately felt two arms wrapping around him pulling him into a tight hug.
It was Kanan.
"Oh Ezra. We're so glad you're awake", Kanan said slowly breaking the hug.
"My baby boy!", Hera cried and also gave him a long, bone breaking hug, "Thank Ryloth! You're fine!"
"Wh-What happened?", Ezra asked confused.
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