I always was frustrated that Kanan and Thrawn never meet face to face. So I have set out to write a version where Kanan survive and is brought to the Chriss. How will the two handle each other and how will Kanan survive the stay with the crew thinking he is dead.

Kanan felt pain as he started to stir when he felt something around his wrist and heard the sound of a chain. It was an unsettling as he heard it before once when he had been a prisoner on Tarkin's Star Destroyer. Certainly a new thought came to him. How could he hear anything? How could he feel anything? How could he think? Kanan should have been dead and gone not hearing sounds that resembled a horribly time in his life while feeling something around his wrist. The flames that he had held back should have killed him … so how was he here? Where ever here was?

Kanan slowly opened his eyes and he saw he was laying on the ground in a small room with no windows. As he looked at his wristes his fears was confirmed as there was chains around them and he could feel the same around his ankles. This meant someone had imprisoned him and that someone could very well be the empire. How that was even possible Kanan did not know. But Kanan knew one thing and that was no matter who had him he had to find a way to get back to the crew. Since he somehow had survived he wished to return to them. Hera had said that she loved him, it had been the best moment in his life before all this happened. Kanan had seen Hera and his beloved crew moments before they out of the fire range. How his eyes sight had returned he did not know either but he silently thanked the force for it.

Kanan moved some more and felt how pain was traveling through his body and he saw that he huge burning marks on his hands, body and legs oh that hurts. Kanan could not feel the force indicating he was injected with force suppressant. His mouth felt dry as a dessert but he knew from experience that he would not be given any water. The Grand Inquisitor had found it amusing seeing him suffer through dehydration, along with many other things. Kanan slowly raised himself to the sitting position of his knees, he refused to be found on the floor showing weakness whenever someone would come to torture him.

It felt like hours but finally the door went open and in came Grand Admiral Thrawn. Kanan looked calmly at him, but was rather surprised that there was no interrogation droid. Kanan looked at the Grand Admiral wondering what he was up to coming in alone and with no interrogation droid. What was the blue skinned, red eyed alien up to? Thrawn studied him and he looked back waiting patiently. If there was one thing Kanan had learned it was patient thanks to Ezra, that boy always tested it to its limit.

"Kanan Jarrus aka Caleb Dume you are an most interesting man" Thrawn said.

Kanan did not reply but just stared at him.

"I have wanted to meet you for a long time. There are many things we need to discuss" Thrawn said.

"I am not saying anything about the rebels" Kanan answered calmly.

Kanan could not let that happen and would take any form of torture they would send after him if it kept them safe. Kanan knew most of the empires torture techniques as he had been exposed to them before. Kanan would endure it all again to keep his crew safe.

"No? Then perhaps you can tell me how you survived and have your sight back. The last I heard you were blind and close to be consumed by flames" Thrawn said.

Kanan moved uneasy grimaching over the pain that went through the body. Kanan himself had wondered how that was possible but he had no answer but he was not going to admit that. Kanan chose to remain silent until Thrawn realised that the rebel would not talk.

"Very well we will talk about the rebels and that later, but I have other questions. Tell me about the Bendu" Thrawn said.

That made Kanan stare in surprise. Whatever Thrawn would have asked of him he had not expected it be this.

"Why do you want to know about this?" Kanan asked confused.

"I .. encountered this creature and wish to know more. I suspect it to be a creature of the force and therefore I am asking you" Thrawn said.

They way Thrawn talked told Kanan that this meeting was more than just a chance meeting, something had happened that had sparked the aliens curiosity. Kanan reflected on what the right word for Thrawn's race was. Kanan was also curious about what a meeting between Bendu and Thrawn could have lead to. It would most likely have happened after the destruction of their base on Atalon and the Bendu attacking everyone.

"I am afraid I can't tell you much. The bendu is a mystical creature even to me" Kanan replied.

"You said you were afraid, that I should be so too when he came, you must know something" Thrawn pointed out.

Kanan just shug he head and replied "I can't tell you what you wish".

"Can't or won't?" Thrawn asked.

Kanan looked away and had a small smile on his face.

"You cannot see can you?" Kanan asked as he realised Thrawn needed this information.

The fact that he did not know was his weakness, he needed knowledge to make his great plans - and they were indeed great, precise and deadly but without he couldn't. Without the knowledge he could not see the full picture. However the reaction he got was far stronger than he expected the alien hissed over that remark, something he had almost thought was impossible for the alien who was always so controlled. Frustrating the Grand Admiral was funny all though he was pretty sure he would pay for it at some point even if there was no interrogation droid right now.

"I want you to tell me about the bendu and the use of the force" Thrawn replied back to his calm self.

"Well sorry unless you are planning on becoming a padawan anytime soon I see no need for doing that" Kanan replied half with a grin.

It reminded him so much of Ezra and how he would act, which sent a pitch in his heart. How he wanted to see his family again.

"Perhaps I can pursue you to talk. Right now I and 4 stormtroopers knows you are alive. If Governor Pryce found out she will come to torture you. I could forget to mention it to her that you are here" Thrawn said.

"So you can keep me here to tell me all about the force instead? I don't think so. I have a padawan and I will teach him not you" Kanan rejected him.

"Hmm perhaps one other thing can pursue you" Thrawn said and left the room.

Kanan tried to brace himself, he had no doubts the next he would see was a torture droid. The doors opened again and Thrawn came back with an object that Kanan recognized as his own lightsaber.

"I imagine you would like to have your saber back along with this" Thrawn said and put down Kanan's saber along with another.

Kanan's heart ached in a way that had nothing to do with the physical hurt he was suffering. In front of him was his own lightsaber … along with his masters. How Thrawn had managed to find his master saber he did not know. All he knew was that it did not belong with Thrawn.

"Now tell me about the Bendu, the light side of the force and how you regained your sight" Thrawn asked.

Kanan glared at the two sabers. It tore in him, he so wanted to have them. One was his and the other … he felt he kind of deserved the other. That in some small way it was his. This was cruel. Waving one of the last physical objects of his last master right in front of him hurt. Kanan had never given Bilaba a funeral and doubted the clones had done so. It was a wound that had never really healed. The only other thing he had of her was the cube and now suddenly a new object had arrived. Thrawn should not hold it, he did not deserve it.

"You want it, tell me" Thrawn said again.

Kanan knew the jedi code well enough to know that he should not bind himself physical objects. Yet it still felt wrong to see his master saber showed right next to him. To get time he snapped back to Thrawn.

"If you want to know why don't you just torture me? Anyone else in the empire would simply do that" Kanan asked.

"I have read your file. When the Grand Inquisitor had you he tried to torture and threaten you to tell the truth. It did not work and I have no reason to believe I will get a different result. So instead I will try this at least for now. However don't think that means I won't do that, if you don't talk" Thrawn said calmly.

Kanan looked again at the two sabers in Thrawn's hand and wished he could snap it out of his hand but the chain would prevent that.

"I can see you want them. Why do you hesitate so much? I am not even asking for information about your rebel friends" Thrawn said.

"It's because it is not for you to know. I don't share this with none besides my padawan" Kanan replied.

"Not even with your partner Hera Syndulla?" Thrawn asked.

Kanan felt the sting once again, Thrawn was very good at making the blows to hit just right.

"I could ask you why you align yourself someone as evil as the empire" Kanan replied trying to hide the fact that the last remark really had hid home.

"You misunderstand jedi. The empire is evil yes but there are far greater evil's in the galaxy. There are horrors in wild space which you have no knowledge about. Evil so great a warrior do not seek to understand these evils we only seek to destroy them. I align myself with the empire because they provide stability in the galaxy and a big military which can help me defeat them in return for my services" Thrawn said.

That surprised him he had not expected that reply. Why would Thrawn tell him this? What kind of dangers was the alien talking about?

"What kind of dangers are you talking about?" Kanan asked generously curious.

"There are many dangers behind the borders of the empire. One of them I know have at least 3 agents within the empire. They are people who consider pain as a religion and they wish to see as many as possible to suffer. They will torture just to see people suffer, start wars and support uprisings just to watch all the people who suffer and disappear in the flames. I need to prepare the empire on this which is why I am working to stop the rebellion. Your rebellion is a collision of many different believes. Even if you win this war you will never be able to hold together the alliance as it is only hold together by your hate for the empire" Thrawn explained.

Kanan waited while he took in what Thrawn had said. Now that he had mentioned it Kanan realised there was some truth to his word. Every time he had been to meeting the opinion on what should replace the empire with was many. That was a dangerous position but that did not mean they had give up the rebellion … had it?

"Put down your weapon, abandon this foolish fight and join me. I can send you to my homeworld where you can help fighting evils far greater than you see here" Thrawn said.

Kanan's eyes was even wider than before at the offer. Throw aside his family and go to Thrawn's homeworld. If what he said was true greater danger was waiting out in the unknown parts of space. Even so did the alien tell truth? Could he just leave his family behind for a danger painted out for him? If he did what would happen to his family? Thrawn would move against them for they would never abandon their fight against the empire.

"Thrawn will explain me something?" Kanan asked.

"Have you ever heard that you ask a lot of questions?" Thrawn asked.

That was the third time Thrawn really hit a nerve and Kanan scrowled.

"You say it is a foolish fight, that we should stop it. Tell me how many years are we going to accept the rule? I am hunted for what I am not for what I did. The same for Ezra. How many years should we accept the price on our bag while you fix the galaxy? How many Empire Day's am I to look up at screen and see people I know being executed for being jedi? How many years will I have to know that if the empire catch up to me I will be the next just because I was a small child who fleat during the purge? Take a look at the galaxy and tell me who suffer the most? Those coming from poor planets far away from Coruscant has to stand by and watch while there planet is explored by the empire. You are doing it yourself here while people is forced to mine the planet until it is destroyed. Then when the planet is destroyed they can't move because they don't have money what will they do?" Kanan asked.

Thrawn looked at him for a long time without saying anything.

"I am not sure what is best" Thrawn reluctantly admitted.

None of them said anything for a long time, both had made strong points.

"You are not going to get along with my offer are you?" Thrawn asked.

Kanan shook his head.

"Then I will have to get Governor Pryce" Thrawn said.

Kanan sighted.

"And I will prepare for what is to come" Kanan said.

Thrawn took the lightsabers and left and Kanan stared after him and the sabers after the door was closed. Kanan would find a way to get back to his crew one way or another.

A/N There it is the first meeting between them. I hope you like it and I got inspired by Misskitsune 08 series the freak fleet. I can highly recommend it. I also hope I have portrayed Thrawn in a good manner. Give me a coment and tell me what you think.