Uby and Ezra finnished repairs for that night...the ship was almost fixed. All Ezra needed was just one more day to check everything, make sure the ship was good to go.

THE NEXT NIGHT....

Ezra woke up, seeing the sun set with Uby already awake next to him. She was nodging the raven haired boy, trying to wake him up.

"I'm up, I'm up" Ezra said getting up in a sitting position

"Good morning" Uby replied with a smile, jumping around a bit seeing Ezra awake.

Ezra answered back with a "Good morning" as he got up on his feet. Night had already fallen, revealing the beautiful sky. Uby started following the raven haired boy as he walked around, looking at the TIE he had repaired togather with the crab like creature. The ship wasnt perfect but it would fly, or at least Ezra hoped.

After about a few hours, the two made some additional adjustments to the ship. But the smaller creature was awfully quiet, sad even. It caught Ezra's attention as time passed.

"Hey Uby ?" Ezra spoke while fixing something at the wing. The creature turned around, focused on the boy as he finnished his work on the wing.

"Is everything alright ?" Ezra asked with a concerned expression as he looked at Uby.

The smaller creature was silent for a few moments, with that Ezra sat down on the ground next to Uby.

"I'm done with the repairs but...you dont seem okay" The boy spoke in a kind and soft voice which was very unusual for him. He hadnt spoken to anyone like that for a long time.

"I'm okay..It's just that you are leaving soon. Where are you going to go ?" Uby's voice was heard inside of Ezra's head

"...I'll stay in the TIE for 2 days untill I inspect the situation on Lothal..but after that it's street life for me again" he said with a small chuckle. Ezra really was going back to the streets, maybe it truely was for the best. Uby looked down, she didnt want him to go..

The two looked towards the TIE and then back at the beautiful night sky, the sun would be rising in two hours. Ezra sighed saying "I should leave before the sun comes up..", he got closer to the TIE but turning back at Uby to say goodbye.

Uby immedietly looked towards him, she seemed to have a really sad look now. Ezra noticed and then realised what was going on

"...I...I cant take you with me...it would be too dangerous. I dont want you to get hurt" Ezra spoke in a soft voice, trying to comfort the crab like creature.

But Uby suddenly shook her head and said with a small smile

"No...I want you to find yourself first, the real you. When you do that...come back so we can watch the night sky togather again"

"I promise I'll meet you here"

Ezra winced at her words but his expression turned into a calm one. He smiled at Uby saying

"Roger that" as he did a two-finger sallute, already going inside the TIE. He sat on top of it looking back at Uby on the ground

"Thank you for everything" Ezra said as Uby nodded softly. Just when the raven haired boy was gonna drop into the TIE, Uby spoke

"Find yourself, Ezra Bridger"

The boy looked at the crab like creature, it seemed like just for a moment someone else was speaking to him. Someone unfamiliar but..at the same time..strangely familiar.

Shrugging that feeling off, Ezra nodded with a smile as he said "See you later". Uby jumped around a few times and then waved at the boy with her small hands as he dropped inside the TIE.

Ezra started turning the controls on and they worked, he was truely ready to go. The ship rose up into the air with the raven haired boy looking down at the ground one more time. There was Uby but...next to her was someone new, A figure of a man in Jedi robes. He was blue, a force ghost but his features were still recognisable. The man had long hair, styled with the front parts of his hair tied up at the back of his head, he also had a medium length beard.

Suddenly Ezra saw the man speak and he could somehow hear his voice

"Remember. Your focus determines your reality"

Ezra winced at his words but he strangely understood exactly what the man said to him, he nodded in response as the TIE started flying away further from the ground.

Soon Ezra was back in space and entering hyperspace. He was heading towards the area around Lothal. All he hoped for is that he wont be seeing Star Destroyers just waiting for him over there.

IN THE TIE...

Ezra was pretty much bored the entire time. He was wondering if his tower was still standing.

But suddenly the hyperdrive crashed, As the TIE started getting out of hyperspace with very violent movements. Ezra's heart raced as he grabbed the controls holding onto them for dear life. He was trying to do something, to fix it but it was too late. The TIE went out of hyperspace and literally into no where. Ezra was back in space again, he panicked and checked the coordinates again. And thankfully he was still pretty close to Lothal.

"That was close" Ezra sighed in relief. He had to take a few breaths to calm himself down.

"This will be a problem if I'm spotted-" Suddenly the TIE got an unknown transmission. Ezra came closer to hear it but then suddenly a female voice was heard.

"We can do this the easy way or the hard way. Please land your TIE on Lothal so we can pick it up Imperial soldier"

Ezra was confused, even a little bit offended to be called an Imperial soldier but then next to his TIE, on the left side, another much bigger ship could be seen. The ship looked to be a VCX-100 light freighter. It obviously wasnt an Imperial ship...but there was something awfully familiar about it.

"I'm not an Imperial soldier, I'm currently a runaway" Ezra answered back to the female but then the female went silent, almost like she was in shock.

"Is that a kid talking ?" An unfamilair voice that wasnt from the woman was heard on the other end. It was a male voice, a bit raspy.

"I'm not handing over the TIE" Ezra said back with confidence

"Let me speak to him" Another male voice was heard, but not the one from before. A new one...this one..made Ezra wince. He started feeling so many emotions, panic even when he heard the voice. He didnt know why but...it sounded so familiar and you could even say Ezra was.... happy ? deep down to hear it.

"You're a runaway ?" The male suddenly asked from the other end. Ezra paused but then replied back "Yes, I was an Imperial....soldier before. But now the Empire can go to hell"

".....Listen, land the ship on Lothal so we can talk. We're with the rebellion, The Ghost crew. Lothal rebels" The man spoke but then another voice was heard behind him, it was a different female voice from before "Kanan you cant just-!"

"......Kanan ?" Ezra muttered in disbelief, his heart started to race. That name...that name...was so familiar but...there was just something blocking Ezra's mind from remembering.

But then suddenly more TIE noises were heard in the backround. Ezra realised that he could seriously be screwed now that actual Imperials were here. With that in mind, Ezra quickly answered to the people on the other ship "Not interested in joining the rebellion, have a good day !"

The raven haired boy ended the transmission and started getting away from both the rebel ship and the approching TIES. It seemed the Imperial TIES were too focused on the rebels than at Ezra.

The raven haired boy glanced just for a moment to see if the...rebel crew he just talked with was okay. But it seemed they were doing fine. Ezra's TIE started speeding up and completely getting away from the scene.

BACK AT THE GHOST...

"The Last one !" Sabine said while shooting from her canon. She got the TIE where she wanted it and shot, blowing it to pieces.

"Good job everyone" Kanan said, relaxing now that there were no TIES around.

IN THE COCKPIT....

Kanan went in first, meeting Hera inside. "The kid got away ?" The Jedi asked sitting down on the co-pilot chair...but....Hera was completely silent. Kanan turned to her concerned "Everything alright ?"

"That kid..that voice.....was it Ezra ?" Hera thought to herself but was snapped back to reality by Kanan's question

"I-Im okay....its just..Why...why would a kid be a runaway from the Empire ?. No regular cadet could pull it off..." Hera answered back, trying to seem like she wasnt concerned.

Kanan went silent but then replied back "Well then...he must be some kid"

Hera slightly chuckeled but then turned to Kanan asking in a serious voice "Did..his voice..remind you of anything ?".

Hera hoped that maybe, if it really was Ezra...Kanan would..remember his own Padawan. With some miracle, maybe it would happen.

"....Uh was it supposed to ?" Kanan answered back confused as the female sighed "...Sorry, nevermind"

The older man noticed her expression was sad and...concerned. "I just hope he's okay.." Hera said suddenly, suprising the Jedi next to her.

"I'm sure he will be. I mean if he got away from the Empire, he must be something" Kanan said trying to comfort the Twi'lek.

Hera nodded hesitantly as she looked up at window in front of her. Almost as if she was trying to find the TIE the kid was in. Her eyes were starting to sparkle from holding in her tears.

"If it was you Ezra....I'm sorry...for whatever happened to you" Hera thought staring into the empty space, a part of her hoping that the TIE with their lost crew member would appear but......it didnt.

BACK WITH EZRA....

"Get away succesful !" The raven haired boy said relaxing in the chair but...something was bothering him. The people that he spoke to earlier...why did he react the way he did. He didnt know them anyways..right ?

Ezra looked into the empty space in front of him in deep thought.....hoping that maybe the ship with those rebels would appear but....it didnt.

The younger boy sighed chuckling at himself "It doesnt matter, I dont know who they are so why would they come looking ?".

After a few minutes, the Planet Lothal could be seen, Ezra's home. The boy got up from the chair looking at the planet in front of him. He hasnt seen it in a while, it wasnt a warm welcome though. He didnt feel happy...just relieved that he was finally free of people manipulating and using him.

Ezra flew the TIE fighter towards the planet, hesitant but still relieved that he was back and far away from Maul. He would go back to the life on the streets, he knew how hard and messed up that was but everything was better than returning to a place where he was viewed as nothing more than a tool.

He would be able to start over again, but this time as a Sith. It didnt bother him though, it was what it was. Ezra figured it all out, he knew he could survive and he knew he would survive. Maybe he was alone and..that was okay with him, he was used to it. But somewhere deep inside him he hoped that perhaps...someone would come and help him. Maybe this time he wont have to be alone.

Maybe life will be different this time around, but it cant be that easy. Ezra knew that and that's exactly why he kept going. He didnt give up before and he sure as hell wont be giving up now.

He wanted to live.

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Just a reminder !!! Path of a Sith is a sequel to the Path of the Grey Jedi so the rest of the story is there ! Officaly this book has come to an end

Hope you enjoyed this book ! Please take care of yourselves :D

Padawan girl out !