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Sparks of Rebellion
Chapter 38: Twin Suns
On Atollon...
Lisa and Rex were talking to each other while walking together in Chopper Base.
"So...my dad was a general during the Clone Wars?"Lisa asked in surprise.
"Your father was among the greatest of the Jedi, Lisa."Rex stated. "He was at the front of every battle, leading us forward and fighting side by side with us. Served under him for years. I have a large pack of stories about him."
"Can you tell me those stories?"Lisa asked hopefully. "I would really like to hear them."
"Anytime you want, commander."Rex said with a smile and saluted.
Lisa chuckled a little of being called a commander and saluted back.
Then Rex and Lisa meet Ezra, Kanan, Hera, Ferus, Commander Sato and Chopper in the base's command center to discuss the latest news.
Ezra had heard Maul calling Obi-Wan's name and believes that the jedi master was still alive.
"So what do you think it means, Kanan?"Hera asked.
"Ah, I couldn't really guess."Kanan responded. "Holocrons at times take on a life of their own, but as to what it means-"
"It means Master Kenobi could be alive and in danger right now."Ezra admitted.
"Are you sure it's not another of Maul's tricks, Bridger?"Ferus questioned.
"It can't be."Ezra replied. "Maul wanted me to help him connect the holocrons so that he can find Obi-Wan."
Ferus remained calm, but was now feeling a bit worry deep down.
If Maul was looking for Obi-Wan in Tatooine, wouldn't that mean Luke was in-
No.
Knowing Obi-Wan, he vowed to watch and protect Luke no matter what.
Just like he swore to protect and raise Lisa.
"Ezra, no one would like to believe General Kenobi's alive more than I would, but Senator Organa confirmed his death."Rex stated.
"Maybe he was wrong."Ezra said. "We know Maul went looking for Master Kenobi. This could be a sign that he's closing in on him."
"Or it could just be a broken recording."Hera commented.
"That doesn't explain why I heard Maul's voice."Ezra responded.
"But you've heard it before."Kanan reminded. "You've heard it before and it was just a trick. Maul was manipulating you."
"I want to go to Tatooine to check things out."Ezra admitted.
"Ezra, can I have a word with you?"Hera asked.
Ezra and Hera walked away from their companions.
"We're training for the attack on Lothal and nobody knows that place better than you."Hera stated. "I need you to help us prepare if we're going to be successful."
"But, Hera, if Master Kenobi is alive, think of what he could do for the Rebellion."Ezra stated.
"If he was alive, do you think he would be hiding on some backwater world instead of helping us?"Hera asked. "I wish things were different. I really do. But right now, I need you here. There's too much at stake, for Lothal and for us."
"You know I want to help Lothal more than anyone."Ezra said sadly.
"I know."Hera answered.
Ezra walked away from the group as Kanan walked up to Hera.
The Next Morning...
The Chopper Base's busy landing field was filled with rebels coming and gathering items.
A rebel trooper greets Ezra as the boy pushes several crates of munitions.
"Hey, Lieutenant."A rebel trooper greeted. "What you got there?"
"Oh, some munitions for the A-wings."Ezra replied. "Where do you want 'em?"
"Munitions, huh?"the rebel trooper said. "Who sent 'em over?"
"AP-5."Ezra answered.
"Ah, AP-5."the rebel trooper chuckled. "Yeah, that calculator's working overdrive these days. Can I see the manifest?"
"Hey, any of the fighters run fully-loaded?"Ezra asked.
"Well, the trainer's prepped."the rebel trooper answered. "Been using it a lot lately with the newer recruits. Well, everything seems in order. No surprise there."
While the rebel trooper confirmed the authenticity of Ezra's manifest, Ezra takes the opportunity to disappear.
Unbeknownst to Ezra, Chopper was watching and began following him.
Before the rebel trooper can tell Ezra to take the munitions to the trainers, Ezra climbed into the cockpit of an RZ-1T trainer.
"Hey!"the rebel trooper called out. "What are you doing?"
Lisa stretched a little as she came out of the Defender Class Light Corvette followed by R2-KT.
"Man, having bantha-butter pancakes and blue milk sure boosts you up real good."Lisa chuckled in amusement.
"Lieutenant, you're not authorised!"
Lisa and R2-KT notice Ezra was on a RZ-1T trainer and was taking off, ignoring a rebel trooper's order.
"Stop! Lieutenant, come back!"the rebel trooper demanded. "Land immediately!"
Ezra takes the RZ-1T trainer and flew away from Atollon.
R2-KT let out an unhappy beep.
"Yes and I still like him."Lisa assured simply.
In Space...
Ezra takes the RZ-1T trainer into hyperspace and flew to Tatooine.
"All right, here I am."Ezra said. "Tatooine. Middle of nowhere."
Chopper used his little hand to hit Ezra causing the young jedi to jerk the RZ-1T in fright.
Ezra gained control of the ship and glared at Chopper.
"Ah! Ow! Chopper!"Ezra growled with a glare.
Chopper beeped at Ezra.
"No, you know what."Ezra scowled. "How did you get here?"
Chopper grunted in respond.
"I mean in the ship."Ezra retorted.
Chopper gives a beep.
"I didn't want any of you to be involved, not this time."Ezra stated.
Chopper let out a unhappy beep.
"Yeah, I know you can take care of yourself."Ezra scoffed. "You know what? You're in. Not that you have a choice now."
Chopper beeped with a hint of happiness.
"I don't know where we're going...yet."Ezra admitted and sighed before taking out the holocron pieces. "Okay, Master Kenobi, if you're down there, show me something. Chop, take us in. I'll let you know when to change course."
The RZ-1T trainer entered Tatooine's atmosphere at night, while Ezra lets the holocrons guide him.
"Chop, bring us around."Ezra instructed. "Er, north by northwest."
Chopper beeped in respond.
Shortly before landing, the holocrons fade.
"Wait, what? Hey, Chop, take us down."Ezra ordered. "We're close now."
Chopper made the RZ-1T trainer land on the ground.
Ezra went out of the cockpit and looked at Chopper.
"Stay with the ship."Ezra ordered.
As Ezra looked around, he saw a glowing shard of the Malachor Sith holocron.
"The Sith holocron."Ezra said in surprise.
Ezra picked up the shard and it started glowing in a red colour.
"Now you see..."
"Chop!"Ezra shouted. "This is a trap!"
Suddenly Ezra and Chopper soon find themselves under attack from several Tusken Raiders, who had been converging on the canyon.
Under the cover of darkness, the Sandpeople attack the RZ-1T with gaderffii sticks and slugthrowers.
Ezra returned to the trainer fighter, where he used the Force to hurl away a Tusken Raider that was threatening Chopper.
Chopper flee the ship with his rocket booster and dodged the blaster bolts from the Tusken Raiders.
"Chopper, find cover!"Ezra ordered.
Ezra gets attacked by a Tusken Raider, but Chopper comes to his aid by spraying foam at the assailant.
"Move, move!"Ezra protested.
The other Tuskens concentrate their fire on the RZ-1T trainer causing it to explode.
Ezra saved Chopper by pushing him to the ground from getting hit from the explosion.
The jubilant Tusken Raiders raise their sticks and began chanting.
However, Maul arrived and cuts the raiders down with his lightsaber.
Ezra gets to his feet and lifts Chopper up.
"Well, that explosion must have scared them off."Ezra complemented.
Chopper beeped at Ezra.
"What else can we do?"Ezra asked. "We have to go forward."
Chopper gives a grumpy beep as they started walking.
At Daybreak...
Ezra and Chopper exit the canyon to find themselves facing an empty desert.
"Well, I suppose crossing the sands is a bad idea."Ezra stated.
Chopper let out a beep.
"Yes, Chop, especially for droids."Ezra added.
Chopper shook his head and beeped.
"Okay, we can head along the ridge."Ezra suggested.
"Ezra..."
Ezra sees an apparition of Maul ahead of the desert.
"Chop, you see that?"Ezra questioned.
Chopper beeped at Ezra.
"It's gone."Ezra said. "It was Maul. It had to be."
Ezra took out the holocrons and they did a humming sound.
"He's close."Ezra stated. "We have to go that way."
Chopper grunted, refusing with the idea.
"I'm sorry, Chop, but I have to help Master Kenobi if I can."Ezra reminded. "I'm sure if you follow the ridge you'll find a settlement. Maybe you could contact home base."
After some thinking, a grumbling Chopper reluctantly followed Ezra into the desert.
The two rebels were soon caught in a sandstorm.
"Don't worry, Chop!"Ezra assured. "It can't be much farther. We'll find someone, or something."
Chopper beeped at Ezra.
"Draw him out."Maul instructed. "Your pain, your sorrow. It calls to him."
Ezra looked at Chopper.
"Come on, keep moving."Ezra instructed.
Chopper grunted and then powered down.
"Chop? Chopper! Hey, no!"Ezra shouted. "No, no, no, no, no! Don't do this, buddy!"
A despondent Ezra tried to revive his rebel comrade.
"Come on! Chopper! Hey, Chopper!"Ezra begged and sighed in guilt. "This is my fault. I should have just stayed home. I don't know what to do."
"He is dead."Maul whispered. "He is dead."
"No."Ezra replied.
"You led me to him."Maul said.
"No."Ezra cried.
"You failed your friends."Maul mocked cruelly.
"No!"Ezra shouted with a glare.
"You will die!"Maul growled.
"NO!"Ezra screamed.
An exhausted Ezra sees Maul looming over him and charged at him with his green lightsaber.
However, Ezra discovered that he only saw a mirage, succumbing to exhaustion and heat stroke as Maul laughed loudly.
Then a cloaked figure approached the immobile Chopper and the delirious Ezra, who was fading into unconsciousness.
Afterwards...
It was night time on Tatooine.
Ezra woke up to find himself at a campfire and discovered that Chopper has been hooked up to a power lamp.
The jedi finds a dewback watching them.
On the other side of the campfire, Ezra sees a cloaked figure.
It was Obi-Wan Kenobi.
"You're in the wrong place, Ezra Bridger."Obi-Wan stated.
"Master?"Ezra asked. "Master Kenobi?"
"I am."Obi-Wan replied as he lowered down his hood and stood up. "And when you have your strength, I will help you on your way."
"On my way? No, I came here to find you."Ezra said as he stood up. "To warn you."
"About Maul?"Obi-Wan suggested.
"Yes!"Ezra agreed and became confused. "Uh, you know?"
"One doesn't survive as long as I have by being foolish or unprepared."Obi-Wan complemented. "Maul is an old adversary, and a persistent one at that."
"We can fight him together."Ezra stated.
"I had no intention of fighting him, though that seems inevitable now."Obi-Wan responded.
"You don't understand. You're the answer."Ezra admitted. "The holocrons told me. They said you would be the one to help us destroy the Sith."
"Hmm, it's the first I've heard of it."Obi-Wan said.
"The Rebellion needs you."Ezra protested. "We need you to defeat the Empire."
"What you need, you already have."Obi-Wan answered. "Unfortunately, you seem to be letting it all go."
"But if I had what I needed, why would the holocrons send me to you?"Ezra asked.
"They didn't."Obi-Wan admitted. "Maul did."
Ezra looked down in sadness as he and Obi-Wan sat down in the fireplace.
"Maul used your desire to do good to deceive you and in doing so he has altered the course of many things."Obi-Wan explained. "He knows your fears, your heart and he manipulated the truth, which has led you here, where you should never have been."
"But the holocrons, they tell the truth."Ezra said.
"Do they?"Obi-Wan questioned. "The truth is often what we make of it. You heard what you wanted to hear, believed what you wanted to believe. And now, the only one who has gained anything from all of this is..."
"Me."
Obi-Wan and Ezra see Maul at the other side of the campfire and was glaring at them.
Ezra tried to walk forward, but Obi-Wan prevented him from doing so.
"You must go now."Obi-Wan ordered as he stood up.
"I led him to you."Ezra said. "Let me make it right."
"That is not your responsibility."Obi-Wan responded firmly and glared at Maul. "I will mend this old wound."
Maul narrowed his eyes at Obi-Wan as Ezra went on the dewback.
"Ride north."Obi-Wan instructed. "That is your way out. Your way home."
Ezra nodded at Obi-Wan as Chopper used his rocket booster to land on the dewback's saddle and the two leave the encampment.
"See you soon, apprentice."Maul stated and looked at Obi-Wan. "Look what has become of you. A rat in the desert."
"Look what I have risen above."Obi-Wan answered.
I've come to kill you, but perhaps it's worse to leave you here, festering in your squalor.
"If you define yourself by your power to take life, a desire to dominate, to possess, then you have nothing."Obi-Wan stated.
Maul ignited his double-bladed lightsaber and slashes at the sand, dousing the fire.
"And what do you have? Why come to this place?"Maul questioned with a smirk. "Not simply to hide. Oh, you have a purpose here. Perhaps you are protecting something. No. Protecting someone."
Obi-Wan gives an angry glare and ignited his lightsaber, adopting his Master Qui-Gon's stance, tricking Maul into attacking him.
The Jedi Master parried his blade as Maul parried in response and the two men size each other up.
Maul then lunged forward at the Jedi Master and the two blades crash.
Following a brief exchange, Obi-Wan bisected Maul's lightsaber and inflicts a fatal wound to his chest.
As Maul dropped his bisected lightsabers and falls to the ground.
Obi-Wan caught Maul and props up his fallen adversary.
"Tell me, is it the Chosen One?"Maul asked.
"He is."Obi-Wan replied.
"He will avenge us."Maul admitted and passed away.
Out of respect and pity, Obi-Wan closed Maul's eyes and sits beside his fallen adversary beneath two of Tatooine's three moons.
Meanwhile...
Ezra and Chopper fly Maul's ship Nightbrother back to Atollon.
Upon entering the atmosphere, they are escorted to Chopper Base by two A-wings.
Zeb was loading supplies, while Hera and Kanan watch as the Nightbrother lands.
The ramp of the Nightbrothsr lowered down causing Ezra and Chopper to come out.
"Tell me this means what I want it to mean."Zeb said.
"We won't be seeing Maul again."Ezra replied.
"Well?"Hera asked.
"I'm sorry I ran off like that."Ezra apologised. "I was wrong. This is where I'm supposed to be. You're my family and we should go home."
The Spectres smiled and embraced Ezra.
Ferus and Lisa smiled at the sight while leaning against a bunch of crates.
"Maul is gone for good."Lisa commented.
"That is good, but we still have a big fight to win."Ferus said and looked at Lisa. "We'll be going back to Naboo soon."
"I'll catch with you later, dad."Lisa assured.
Ferus nodded and walked away, leaving his foster daughter by herself.
A thought came in Lisa's mind causing her curiosity to spark.
"Above all places in the galaxy, why would Obi-Wan be in Tatooine?"Lisa thought.
Back on Tatooine...
Obi-Wan rode on his dewback towards the Lars moisture farm.
Over the horizon, he hears Beru Whitesun Lars calling out to her step-nephew, Luke Skywalker.
"Luke!"Beru called out. "Luke!"
Obi-Wan stroked his chin as he watched Luke head home that was a tiny silhouette against the binary sunset.
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