Chapter 1: Who are you?

The same routine as always; get supplies for the ship. Kanan knew that both he and Zeb would not be allowed to sleep that night in the Ghost if they did not buy everything that Hera had ordered. And like any other time, this wasn't any different, Imperials didn't recognize them yet, and it was rather incredible; maybe changing their clothes was a great idea.

"Okay, Zeb, go get the food. I'm going to get the fuel. We'll meet in this ally" said Kanan, pointing to a dark place behind them.

"It wouldn't take so long and besides, the Imperials don't get suspicious of us" said Zeb.

"Anyways, be careful, remember we already are wanted" Zeb nodded and left.

Finding fuel in Lothal was very difficult, unless you wanted to buy from the Empire. A few sellers were able to send the fuel without being seen by the troopers. So, by now, it could be hard for Kanan to get his fuel the easy way since his last source had been discovered by the famous Agent Kallus.

Kanan had passed some good 20 minutes walking around all the markets asking quietly for fuel, but neither of the sellers had it. It was time to make a plan to treat with the Imperials, with no problem whatsoever. Perhaps he could tell someone to bring him the fuel…and he knew the right person for the job.

"Hey, Jho, how are you?"

"Spill it out; you need something, don't you?"

"Yes, I was wondering if you could help me."

"What do you need?" asked Jho.

"Fuel. I'll give you the credits, so do not worry about that part, but you must make up some excuse to make sure they actually believe you." his friend nodded and got out of the Pit Stop. Kanan stayed there, attending the clients that Jho had left.

There were not many people to attend, so he came to the door watching how Jho was dealing with the troopers and it looked like it was going well; but Zeb probably got the food first and could be waiting for him.

"Specter 1 to Specter 4, I will be a bit late, don't worry about me." Kanan said through the com.

"Why should I be worried about you?" asked Zeb.

"Because you're my partner, and partners look for each other's back" he answered while rolling his eyes.

"Whatever you say, I'll keep waiting; Specter 4 out" Zeb cut off.

Once Kanan put his own com in his belt, he saw Jho with a fuel barriel.

"Thank you" said Kanan.

"Yeah, you own me one. I got to get back in. Have a good day, Kanan" then he left.

"With the Empire, it will never be a good day" he murmured to himself.

Kanan started walking towards the ally where he would meet with Zeb. Now they got fuel for almost 2 months and Zeb possibly could have bought a lot food, at least the supplies were good now.

"Give it back, kid!" Kanan stopped walking when he heard a scream from a seller he had just passed. There, the seller was with knife warning a little boy who had a teddy bear in his right hand (hugging it, actually) and in the other, an apple.

"Do you know what happen to…" at first Kanan did not understand " those who steal?..." oh, the kid had stolen the apple "they lost one finger!" the man catched the kid and brought him to a table and let his hand free at the air.

As the others saw horrified the scene, no one of them seemed to really dare to stop the problem in a pacific way. But Kanan knew he had to do something before it was too late.

"Wait!" He almost screamed. The man stared at him " I'll pay that, just stay away from the kid"

"And who are you to tell what I have to do?"

"You want the credits or not? You will get them if you let the kid go" the man didn't think twice and nodded . He gave Kanan the apple and Kanan gave him the credits.

Kanan watched how the seller walked calmly back to his store and then saw the little boy he practically rescued, crying. He walked to him and kneeled in front of him.

"You okay?" Kanan asked softly.

"Y-yes" the boy answered stuttering, probably nervous or scared.

"Take it, it's yours." Kanan said as he held out the apple for the boy to grab.

"Really?" The boy asked, eyes widened. He didn't expect that from Kanan.

"Yes."

"Thanks sir."

"Don't thank me. I'm Kanan, what's your name?" The kid stayed quiet for a minute before he spoke.

"I'm...Ezra" Kanan smiled.

"Well, Ezra, you must go home, your parents must be worried sick." it was strange for Kanan to see that a little child was alone in the streets.

"I don't have parents, sir, neither a home." that took Kanan by surprise. The kid almost lost one of his fingers, and with the news spreading like wild fire, he would have lost his hand too; the kid in front of him was an orphan, and could also die at any moment.

"How long have you been living here, alone?"

"I don't know exactly, sir…2 years I think; my parents are not here since I was 4."

Kanan's eyes lit up, in idea popped into his head.

"Then let's go, come with me" he gave him his hand but the kid didn't take it. "What's the problem? You want to live here?"

"No, no sir, is just that…no one wants me to live with them." he began to cry again "I don't want to be alone again."

"And you'll not be," Kanan placed his hand in Ezra's shoulder "I know people who will be happy to live with you, and I will be happy if you come with me." The kid hesitated but then nodded.

"Okay." Ezra took Kanan's hand and walked beside him.

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How many hours has he been waiting? Maybe one hour and a half? Comparing this situation with others, they would normally get everything in less than half an hour or so. Zeb couldn't believe that this was the first time getting supplies took so long! Kanan really crossed the line, knowing the Lasat did not like to wait. If he would have been on the Ghost, he would be sleeping. But his 'partner' changed those plans. Well, this was the last time he'd go with Kanan.

"That's enough, I'm hungry and I want to sleep, he's taking too long." Zeb started to turn on his com "Specter 1, you'll have to—"

"No need to wait any longer, I'm here" Kanan said walking into the alley.

"Why did you take so long?" Zeb demanded. "Hera's going to kill us! Plus I want to sleep and eat!"

"I'm sorry, but I had some problems."

"Like what?"

"My last source was discovered, so Jho helped me to get the fuel."

"This might have taken no more than 20 minutes!" Zeb growled.

"Hey, let me finish. That, and this kid" Kanan pointed his thumb behind him.

"What kid? You know, nothing is in your favor and your excuse is stupid, no offense" said Zeb.

"But…" and then he heard a knock, and sighed "C'mon, Ezra, he will not hurt you."

Zeb stood confused and thought Kanan had lost his sanity (again), but when he saw someone walking, he started to believe that Kanan was right.

"G-Good afternoon, sir" the boy said not meeting anyone's eyes.

"He is Zeb, he lives with me and the others. Zeb, he's…" Kanan looked at Ezra.

"I'm Ezra, sir."

"Don't be shy, I assure you he's a good man even tough his form."

"Hey! I'm not so terrible." Zeb laughed.

"Oh, and he will come with us."

"What?!" Ezra hid behind Kanan when Zeb yelled.

"Don't be scared, Ezra, it's just that we are not like others."

"Yeah, and I don't understand why you adopted him if you know who we are and what we do," said Zeb "it's not that no one wants you there, but…"

"It's a long story, Ezra, and I promise I will tell you; but I don't want you to be alone." Kanan said with the most sincerity tone his voice could manage

"But Hera…" Zeb started saying, but Kanan interrupted.

"I will talk with her later, now let's go back to the Ghost." Kanan said and the three started heading towards the ship.

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So... Hello? Again? Okay, emm, I feel odd here writing in english, again. Remember my fic Visions? Well, to those who read it I'm not sure when I will publish 'cause I didn't know that I could download Word in my ipod (don't have computer by now :/) But now I have it and I can write with any problem (maybe school) but, first I want to write at least 5 chapters before publish it.

Thanks to a picture (story's profile picture) I got the inspiration to write this, and decided to publish first than the other fic. You know? It's beautiful to have inspiration, but when you get to 25 fics is enough! 4 for rebels that are longer! I do not know how I can keep my brain so calm, here's 1 of the 4 rebels' fics proyect.

I want to say more but I have to sleep. Don't forget to review please (want a very beautiful day) and if you need my help PM me.

Oh and thanks to my friend Karina who helped me with my mistakes (if you love slugterra, read her fics and if you need help don't hesitate to tell her)