Obsession

Young padawan

(Rebels episodes will be in some chapters mixed along with my own! Just to speed things up a bit.)

After finding the Sith Holocron, 'Jabba,' had admitted that his real name was Ezra. It was no surprise to the Old Master, he had met the real Jabba before and knows that it's a very uncommon name for creatures other than Hutts to use the name Jabba. After Maul placed the Holocron into a key hole and it opened up a door to show a familiar face and an unfamiliar face.
It's the Padawan! It's Tano! She lives! Happiness had stirred in Maul. She wasn't killed in the Order! She had made it out!
The two were fighting three Inquisitors. Ezra quickly ignited his lightsaber and ran over to them. Maul watched as Ahsoka fought off two Inquisitors. He took notice that her lightsabers were now a white color instead of the yellow and green lightsabers she carried when she was a youngling.
So which one is the master?
"Ezra!" The unfamiliar man shouted looking back at the boy
"Kanan! Ahsoka! I brought help!" Ezra said gesturing to Maul who held the cane behind him as he walked closer to them.
"Maul!" Ahsoka was surprised to see him alone.
"The Shadow!" One of the Inquisitors hissed
"What fun!" Maul laughed "What fun!" Ahsoka was slightly scared by Maul tone. His insanity scared her. It was insanity, yet it was controlled.
"So the rumors are true. Darth Maul lives!" Another Inquisitor remarked as Maul walked up to them
"Formerly Darth. Now just Maul." Maul said standing next to Ezra.
"Ezra, step away from him!" Kanan ordered Ezra
So Kanan is Ezra's master? That will not do.
"Kanan, I swear he's on our side!" Ezra defended Maul
"Trust him Kanan!" Ahsoka joined in Maul's defense.
"Maybe my actions will speak louder than words." Maul said and took the can part off of his double lightsaber. The last Inquisitor that Maul fought broke his double lightsaber so he simply fixed it with one half of the dead Inquisitor's. Jumping into the fight Maul quickly starts with separating the three Inquisitors and kicking one away from the fight. With little notice the two Jedi knights behind him joined the fight after the third Inquisitor rejoined the fight.
"The artifact. Do you have it?" The Inquisitor that Maul fought questioned him.
"You will find out soon enough." Maul simply said and the Inquisitors quickly retreated from the fight.
"Maul, what game are you playing?" Ahsoka asked after hearing him and the Inquisitor.
"The end game Lady Tano. The end game. I am the enemy of your enemy now, and I have my own reasons for wanting the Empire to fall, but we must hurry. We have little time. The one they call Vader will be here soon." Maul explained looking down. Obi-wan, Savage, his mother, Dathomir, Mandalore had flashed in his mind. His reasons for wanting the Empire to fall. Feral, Satine, Arsayh, for the rest of his army were the reasons he was still alive and fighting.
"How do you know this?" Kanan questioned Maul. Maul turned off his saber and faced them.
"His dogs will tell him where we are. Two Jedi and a part timer." Maul explained although who exactly the Jedi were and who the part timer were he wasn't sure of, he just wanted to insult Ezra's master. "Oh, he will come. He will not be able to resist us." Ahsoka looked down still trying to figure out why Maul was by himself.
"Alright, hold on, there is no us! Dealing with Inquisitors is one thing, but Vader is another and I'm not convinced we are on the same side anyways." Kanan stated and Ezra tried to convince Kanan and Maul had explained on how to unlock the knowledge of the Temple. Ahsoka spoke up wanting to figure something out.
"Why are you trying so hard to keep us here Maul?" Ahsoka asked him and he looked over his shoulder at her with sad eyes.
"I can not defeat Vader alone." He said her and she felt slightly disturbed. He was alone and she could tell that something terrible had happened to Maul. She wanted to ask further about it, but she knew Maul, he doesn't like talking about sensitive topics in front of strangers.
"I say we stay with him." Ezra looked at Kanan
"Yeah? Well I say we go and that settles it." Kanan said sternly and Maul scoffed and turned around to them.
"Are you such cowards, that you would run from this chance to defeat your enemies? Who slaughtered your friends." Maul glared at Kanan and Ahsoka.
"Kanan." Was all Ezra said and Kanan looked up at Ahsoka. She nodded at him and he guessed it was already decided. Kanan notified a droid that they were staying than looked at Maul as he approached him.
"Oh, how exciting! We're all on the same side." Maul hummed happily
"Just show us how to get us to the top and hurry." Kanan snapped at Maul and Maul started to take his time in showing them the way.