Different But The Same

Chapter 3

An hour passed by when Ezra finally spotted the rest of his crew; he raced over to them from the entrance until he was in Hera's warm embrace. "Ezra!! Thank the force you're okay!!" the woman exclaimed, a large amount of relief leaving her shoulders "right back at you, are you guys okay??" the boy asked as he transferred from the Captain's arm to Sabine's who quickly wrapped her arms around the kid. They all nodded as Zeb patted the boys back; they found a nearby picnic table and benches before sitting down to talk. Ezra explained where his Master was, as well as his theory of where in the force they were "wait a minute....so we somehow traveled to an alternate universe??" Zeb asked earning a shrug from the kid "possibly....at least that's what Kanan and the Council thing" that one sentence earned three raised brows "don't ask". Finally, Kanan was dismissed from the meeting and found his friends; they all greeted him - he and Hera shared a tight embrace "come on, let's get some food" he suggested "once we've finished eating, our rooms should be ready" they all agreed, none of them ever known to say no to food. Kanan led the way through the temple of course and soon enough, they reached the mess hall and grabbed some food; they each got some strange looks as they were clearly new. After eating their food and Kanan finished explaining everything that he knew, everything made a little bit more sense "so since this is a Jedi temple, can I take my mental shield down??" Ezra asked but his Master shook his head "not yet kid, we're still new around here so we need to be careful" this annoyed the boy as he rested his head on the table "but I've got a major headache which is getting worse". This certainly surprised the group as the teen was known to never wine or complain; Hera began to run her fingers through the boys hair in an attempt to sooth his headache. 

After that, the group were told that their rooms where read; Kanan - once again - led the way and within a few minutes, they arrived at a hallway that had numbered doors on them. They each had their own room - minus Kanan and Hera who were sharing of course. The large amount of storage space was a waste however as they only had was they were wearing and carrying - not much at all. Once they were settled, both Kanan and Ezra were summoned to the Jedi Council; they arrived outside the two large grand doors as the man turned to one of the two guards "the Jedi council wish to see us" he stated earning a nod. The doors were opened and they entered. The whole council were there of course, sat in their seats as they waited patiently for the two; they stood in the centre of the room - Kanan placed a hand on the teens shoulder to calm his nerves. "News to tell us, you do??" Yoda stated more than asked; it still earned a nod from Kanan "you've all met Ezra but...not properly" he explained, making all of the Masters become confused "Ezra here...he's my Padawan". All eyes widened in surprise; none of them were expecting....that. "How is that possible?? Ezra has no force signature" Master Kenobi stated, even trying to sense it to double check but there still was none "he has his mental shield up pretty high, it was the one thing Ezra could do naturally before he even knew what the force was" Kanan explained with a fond smile. Master Jinn spoke up, sending the boy a kind smile "well that won't do at all" he stated "we all know how having ones mental shield up can be annoying and course bad headaches" he wasn't wrong "why don't you take them down??" Ezra's whole face lit up but before he did anything, he turned to his Master for approval. Kanan held his smile as he nodded "go for it kid". With one deep breath, Ezra took his shield down; everyone in the room was forced to take a step back "whoa....he's strong in the force alright" Anakin stated with a smirk as they all regained their balance. 

"Talk to Ezra alone, we will" Kanan nodded at what the Jedi Master was saying, patted his eye wide and now extremely nervous Padawan on the shoulder and left the room; Ezra knew he was going to kill his Master for leaving him in a room full of practical strangers who ere also the High Jedi Council!! The murder plot was already forming in his mind. "Why don't you take a seat??" Master Depa asked earning a small nod; Ezra sat in the offered chair "can you tell us somethings about yourself??" Master Plo suggested. The teen gave a small smile as he tried to calm his nerves "well...my full name is Ezra Bridger, I'm thirteen years old, I'm from an outer rim planet called Lothal and I've been with Kanan and the crew for about a year now" he explained; Master Windu spoke up and asked a question "what about before you joined your crew??" they could all feel how the teens emotions changed to sadness. "Before I was living on the streets of Lothal....when I was four years old, my parents were taken and killed by the Empire when I was four years old" the boy paused as he needed to control his emotions; the Council all stayed silent as they understood what Ezra was doing - none of them could believe what they were hearing. "...I was on my own on the streets for ten years...that was until I met Kanan and the rest of the crew" the memory of when he met his beloved crew made Ezra smile; all of the women had tears in their eyes from the sad information. After that, Ezra explained how exactly he met Kanan, Hera, Zeb, Sabine and Chopper, what they did and how they helped others in need "it's amazing what your crew do young one" Master Kenobi stated, the other Masters agreeing. Once all of that was over, Ezra was dismissed to return to his room and get some much needed rest; it was extremely late at night after all. The council had much to discuss. All of the Ghost crew turned in and fell asleep in a comfortable bed; Anakin Skywalker returned home to his wife and twin toddlers. The remaining Jedi Council spoke for most of the night.