Chapter 3
As they entered the atmosphere, Anakin felt the crew, but specially Galen, and a director he didn't saw since the Death Star was being built. He went ahead and spoke then through the communicator.
Anakin: "Guys, sorry but you'll have to wait here, the station is up ahead but if they spot you they'll know you're intruders, including the Rogue Shadow, Fury Interceptor and Scimitar crew, go and look for Cassian's ship"
Bistan: "The ship is an U-Wing too, but it's more silver than mine, we'll have to land, this rain will not help"
Ezra: "I'll go with you Anakin"
Anakin: "Ezra stay with the others, if they see you they'll enter in a red alert"
Ezra: "Trust me Anakin, I know how to be sneaky, also, if you need help there, you know I'll be there to help you"
Anakin just sighed in defeat while Ezra brightly smiled, knowing already that he can't counter that.
Anakin: "Okay Ezra, but you must not let them see you, and if Jyn Erso's there, stop her, she cannot reveal herself or else she'll compromise the mission"
Ezra: "Don't worry about it. But if she manages to do so, then we'll have to blow our cover, that's the only way to not let ourselves die"
Anakin nodded as he saw the track. Ezra then landed close to the station, not letting himself get spotted. As he got down, Anakin went ahead.
Anakin: "Okay then. Let's go"
Ezra: "After you, Lord Vader."
Anakin smiled at Ezra's mocking tone at Vader, after that he wore his mask, turning his face from happy to super serious.
As they descend to the Planet Ezra felt something he didn't felt in a long time and had a quick vision.
Vision
Ezra was now in front of Darth Sidious with his lightsaber engaged, while Kate was behind him.
Kate then gasped, getting the attention of the Ghost crew.
Kate: "E-E-Ezra is that you"
Ezra:"Yes"
Jyn:"General Bridger you know them"
The Ghost crew widen their eyes when they heard "General" as that means two things. One, he's a leader in the Rebellion or two, he is a Jedi Knight.
Kate: "Ezra we need to go now the Death Star is coming"
Ezra: "You guys go Anakin put me in charge once I reveal myself"
The Ghost crew gasped and now wanted to "save" Ezra from who they think as an enemy.
Hera:"Ezra please it's not safe, come with us"
Ezra: "No, I'm staying, after all, I've got some business with him"
Zeb:"Kid stop arguing please just listen"
Ezra:"Zeb I am Eighteen I can handle myself"
Kanan was not in the mood now, they had to leave before the Death Star arrived.
Kanan:"Ezra we have to leave"
Kanan was grabbing Ezra who retaliated by using his grip.
Kanan: "Ezra let's go, they'll kill you!"
Ezra: "Kanan no! You don't understand, we're here to get the blueprints of the Death Star transmitted!"
Jyn: "Stop it Kanan! He and Anakin saved my father, they're here to help us!"
Sabine: "But he's Darth Vader, he must be controlling Ezra!"
Ahsoka: "Guys, we gotta hurry! The Death Star's arriving!"
Kate: "Ezra we won't leave without you!"
Ezra: "Who said that I need you?! Go, before the Death Star engages!!"
Kanan: "But, Ezra-"
Ezra: "GO!!!"
End of vision
Anakin felt through the Force that he was nervous, he stopped the ship and looked directly at his face.
Anakin: "Ezra, are you okay?"
Ezra: "It's them, I had a vision, they'll be with us in this mission"
Anakin winced at Ezra comment as Bistan was about to ask something.
Bistan: "Them? What are you talking about General?"
Ezra: "I'll tell you later lieutenant. Let's go Anakin"
Anakin nodded as he kept flying. When he was close to the hangar of the station he saw Orson Krennic, one of the main foremen in charge of the Death Star along with Galen Erso. Galen was also there in front of him, as the Death Troopers killed the scientists that worked with Galen, as he was thrown to the ground. Anakin then landed behind Krennic's ship and Ezra was right climbing the stairs Jyn did.
Anakin: "Director Krennic"
Krennic:" L-L-L-L-Lord Vader, What brings you here?"
Anakin: " I would like to have a word with Director Erso right now, in private"
Krennic:" Of course my Lord, here he is"
As Galen stepped ahead he gulped at Anakin's towering sight, but he leaned his head to Galen.
Anakin: "'Don't worry Galen, you're safe, we've come here to rescue you'"
Galen: "'What, wait, Lord Vader, what are you talking about?'"
Anakin: "'Call me Anakin, I'm a Jedi now, the New Republic and the Rebellion are here for you'"
Galen: "'So am I safe?'"
Anakin: "'Of course you are, but follow my lead'"
Galen: "'Understood'"
After that, Galen stood there firm while Anakin returned to his towering pose as he spoke.
Anakin: "I must say that I'm disappointed of the Death Star's progress Director. The emperor needs results and now"
Galen: "Y-Yes Lord Vader"
Anakin: "Now I'll bring you to the emperor, he wants to speak to you immediately"
Galen: "Understood Lord Vader"
While Jyn witnessed everything Ezra was with his inquisitor lightsaber ready to be ignited, as Galen was getting in the TIE. Just before Galen got in, Jyn jumped and screamed.
Jyn: "DADDY!!!"
Galen: "JYN!!!"
Ezra jumped then the boxes as he ignited his lightsaber, while Vader ignited his own red lightsaber, as he was "deflecting" Jyn's shots but pretended to be hit. Galen already got inside the TIE and flew away. Suddenly there were sniper shots coming towards Anakin, but he felt it as he deflected them, and saw that Cassian was using his blaster in sniper mode. Soon enough TIE's were flying around and shooting at the hangar, while Krennic and his Death Troopers got inside his ship. Storm troopers were everywhere, while Ezra sliced the shots and when Jyn noticed Chirrut and Baze shooting at them she felt relieved. When Krennic left the atmosphere he met the entire Republican and Rebel fleet.
Krennic: "Engage the hyperdrive NOW!!!"
Pilot: "Yes sir!"
As they barely entered the hyperspace due of the attacks they were getting, Anakin then stopped deflecting Jyn's shots and went aside Ezra, engaging his blue lightsaber and he killed the troopers with him, while the others including Galen were in their star fighters destroying the TIE's. Once it was all clear they destroyed the turret.
Anakin: "Okay Jyn, you're safe now, don't worry about it"
Jyn: "Who are you and why are you helping me Vader?! Aren't you supposed to kill me?!"
Ezra: "Calm down there Jyn, I'm Ezra Bridger, a Jedi Knight of the New Republic"
Anakin: "Now about me, well, I'm a Jedi now, again. Ezra was the main reason I'm a Jedi again"
Jyn examined Ezra as something clicked on her mind.
Jyn: "Wait, Ezra Bridger? The Jedi that turned the Sith Lords back to the Light Side including the legendary ones?"
Ezra: "Apparently you heard of me"
Jyn: "Well, I've heard legends about you, I lived far away from this system, but your fame cannot be unnoticed"
Ezra: "Thank you Jyn, but we have to leave, the Death Star is complete and we need those plans"
Anakin: "He's right, we need them now"
Galen: "That won't be necessary"
The three lifted their gaze as they saw Galen above the TIE and the rest behind them, and apparently, Cassian and the others picked a supply ship while they were busy.
Galen: "If the New Republic and the Rebellion need the Death Star plans, then I'll tell you about it in the Rebel base"
Anakin: "Okay then Galen, I guess you two have a lot to catch up. Go with her, Ezra will be on his X-Wing"
Galen: "Understood Anakin"
While Galen got down from the TIE and got aboard the cargo ship, Anakin went inside his ship while Ezra sped towards the X-Wing. As soon as they arrived to the cruiser hangar they all entered the hyperspace.
When they all arrived to Yavin 4, as they all got down from their ships, all the Rebel and Republican armies were called to the meeting room for the news.
Bistan: "Okay, Galen, do you have any information on how can we destroy the Death Star?"
Galen: "I do, with the time I learned how to lie so I managed to fool them and I installed a little weakness. It is so well hidden that nobody knows about it but me. It's located at the power generator, if it receives damage it'll colapse and it will destroy the entire station"
Sindula: "Yes, but there's a problem, we need to know the very specific spot we need to hit"
Galen: "That will be the worst part, the plans are in Scariff, located in a citadel, but it is well defended, they already know that I'm a traitor so if I go there all the operation will be compromised"
Jyn: "But we can use soldiers undercover. Cassian, K-2, Dev and I will infiltrate there while you make a distraction, but we'll have to be sneaky, otherwise they'll enter in red alert"
Galen: "Not only that, the planet is surrounded by a shield generator and we need an imperial ship that can trespass through it"
Anakin: "I would if I could, but sadly Scariff has already been alerted of me being a Jedi again, if they see me, everything will go down"
Qui-Gon: "So for that we'll send Cassian and a couple of soldiers to do a surprise attack, after that we'll all get in and give them more time, okay?"
Everybody: "Yes sir!!"
Bistan: "Now it snapped through my mind, don't you need a name?"
Cassian: "Well, how about..."
Bhodi: "Rogue?"
Bhodi looked at everybody with doubts but when he looked at Jyn he got sure of that.
Bhodi: "Rogue One"
Qui-Gon: "Well then Rogue One, may the Force be with you"
Jyn: "Thank you General"
Before they left, Galen went towards her as the two embraced each other in a tight hug, Ezra smiled at the sight, knowing how it is to have your parents back, but that immediately gave him a flashback of how it was with him.
Flashback~
Revan and Bastilla's POV
Ezra: "I believe in you"
You must be wondering what's going on huh? Well, I'm Revan. And I'm Bastilla. We're both known as Darth Revan and Darth Despair. Right now we're here in Dandoran in a mission to destroy a Rebel base, but sadly we found Alex, one of Obi-Wan's apprentices. But the worst part was that we found the last person we wanted to kill. Our son Ezra Bridger. Lately he has been turning Sith Lords to the Light Side as he managed now to do so with Darth Malgus, Dooku and Star Killer, Anakin's secret apprentice.
But we never wanted him to be a Sith Lord like us, so we abandoned him because we didn't wanted him to get in danger. It wasn't easy for us, but our choice has proved that we did the right thing. We can't turn back now, but we're proud of our son. He's doing what nobody ever dared to do. Right now, we're on a duel with him while Alex is protecting the entrance. Somehow he obtained a purple inquisitor lightsaber which is doing hard for us, somehow he's trained enough because in a moment he used Lightnings of the Force, a very risky technique for a Jedi to use, because to use them you must require a huge lust for power, which can turn you to the Dark Side, only a well trained Jedi can use them, though it's weaker, but his are stronger than Dooku's, no wonder he's a purple Jedi. While we were battling, he spoke.
Ezra: "Mom, dad, why are you doing this?! Why are you attacking me? I know you don't want to do this, neither I can't, but you must fight it!"
He's right, we don't want to do this, but, it's too late for us, and it appears that he sensed our thoughts due that he spoke again.
Ezra: "I know you think it's too late, but others thought so and they're Jedi's again, now, answer me, I know you abandoned Kate and me. Why did you do that? WHY?!!"
It hurt us to do that, it's our darkest sin, but we did that for their own sake. We didn't wanted them to take the same path we did, we didn't wanted them to make the same mistakes we did, it was their chance to do the right thing, but it haunts us. We're now facing the consequences of our errors, and the only thing we can do is embrace it. But then we wanted to speak.
Revan: "We had to. We didn't wanted you to make the same mistakes we have, we wanted you to do the right thing"
Bastilla: "But sadly we can't turn back now, we're facing now our mistakes, and we can't do a thing about it"
Ezra: "Yes you can! Do you really think the others didn't thought the same? They all had their sins, but they accepted to be helped, and now they have the lives they wanted, the happiness they looked for. But if you don't see that, then kill me"
Then he disengaged his lightsaber and kneeled down. Was he really giving up? He won't kill us or anything? Even if we're his parents we're still Sith Lords, we don't deserve to live. But then he spoke again.
Ezra: "I can sense you're saying the truth, but there's good in you two. I know you want to return to the Light Side but you think it's too late. But it isn't, you can do it, you can return, we believe in you... I believe in you"
He's right, we do want to turn back from our path, and even he believed in us, when nobody else did. I'm proud of the man he became, we won't miss this chance to be once again with him. I disengaged my own lightsaber as Bastilla did the same. I kneeled down to Ezra as I hugged him.
Revan: "I'm proud of the man you've become Ezra, you really are what we wanted you to be.
Bastilla: "You believed in us, even if we didn't. We will take this chance"
Ezra: "Thank you mom, thank you dad"
Ezra then went and hugged us as we returned to our Fury Interceptor. He was now with his X-Wing and then he warned Alex that we were leaving. After that we returned to the Jedi Counsel, and we're proud of Ezra, even after everything he's been through, and after what Kate did, he's still the cheerful and mature Ezra we wanted him to be. And now, we're starting a new life.
End of Revan and Bastilla's POV
End of flashback
Galen: "Be careful Jyn, my star"
Jyn: "Don't worry dad, I will always shine"
After that they all went to the cargo ship while Ezra thought on something.
Ezra: "Lieutenant Bistan, warn the entire Rebellion, now that they now that Galen is with Vader, Krennic must warn him, and if he warns him he sure will increase the security on Scariff. We'll need all the help we have"
Bistan: "Understood General"
Anakin: "I'll warn the rest of the Republic to get all units prepared, they'll help too"
Wedge: "Understood, may the Force be with you"
After that everybody nodded and left the room, as Ezra and the others were going to their ships to get aboard the Endurance.
Meanwhile, in the Death Star
Krennic arrived to the station and he approached a room with Royal Guards at the door, and when he got it, he kneeled down as he faced a throne.
Krennic: "My Lord, there's an issue I must report to you immediately"
Suddenly, the throne spun and revealed Darth Sidious sitting on it, with his hood covering his face but his eyes were seen. Suddenly, he spoke, his voice as sadistic and thrilling as ever.
Sidious: "Talk"
Krennic: "Sir, we found a traitor among us"
Sidious: "And who was it?"
Krennic: "It was Galen Erso sir. He sent a pilot with classified information"
Sidious didn't looked pleased at that, but he spoke.
Sidious: "Is he dead?"
Krennic: "Not yet, Lord Vader wanted to have a word with him, but we were attacked by his daughter and a Jedi with a purple inquisitor lightsaber. He killed most of the Storm Troopers and after that I left, not seeing what happened next"
Sidious then quickly shot at him a Lightning of the Force as he was gritting his teeth in anger. When Krennic recovered from it Sidious glared at him.
Sidious: "You idiot! Vader is a Jedi of the New Republic now! If he's with Erso then it must mean that the Rebellion has him at his disposal. He more than anyone knows every single place of the Death Star, if there's a weak spot on it, he'll indicate it to them"
Krennic: "Sorry my Lord, I wasn't notified yet of it. But, if you allow me, even if Galen told them any weakness he would need to show them the very specific spot. Only the blueprints contain such information"
Sidious glared at him but then he thought of the description of the Jedi he mentioned. 'That boy, hmm' he thought under his breath, but he spoke then.
Sidious: "Director, prepare my ship, we're going to Scariff, and increase the security of the planet, if the Rebellion and the New Republic have Erso at their disposal, it must mean they will need the blueprints as you said, and he would've told them about Scariff. Don't let anything or anyone get in"
Krennic: "Yes my Lord"
After that, Krennic left the room, as Sidious looked at his lightsaber and then passed his hand through a scar on his face.
Sidious: "We'll finally meet each other, Ezra Bridger"
Meanwhile on Yavin 4, Ezra felt a shiver down his spine as he was walking towards the bridge, but Anakin noticed that Ezra stopped.
Anakin: "Ezra, are you okay?"
Ezra: "It's nothing, it's just that I remembered something, nothing important"
Anakin: "Okay then Ezra, your call"
With that, Anakin and Ezra kept walking but Ezra had a weird sensation and he realized what it was.
Ezra: "'... Sidious'"
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