The Master's Return

She's alive

Depa:

It's been 15 years since I was separated from my Padawan Caleb Dume. Not a day goes by I haven't been looking for him. I can sense he's still alive. He tried cutting off his connection for a while making him impossible for me to track. I'm sure he thought I was dead. Heck even the Clones thought I was dead. Thank the Force I had one clone that remained loyal to me. He told the others I was dead and stunned me. He's the one that allowed Caleb to get away. After the others went after Caleb he hid me. Sadly I don't remember his name.

Recently Caleb's presence in the force has been stronger than normal. Something must have made him change his mind about using it. I wonder what it was. What ever it was it started on Kessall of all places. I don't even want to know how he wound up there. I traced him back to a Plant called Lothal but he never seemed to stay in one place very long. Then I felt like he was being tortured. Our bond is weak but it's still there. I feel as if he has a second bond to someone. Has my Padawan taken on a Padawan of his own? Following his presents did led me to an ancient temple that it would take two to open. However, I just recently tracked him to this planet I'm on now. I feel like I'm on level 1313 but I can see the sun. His presence is stronger than it's been in 15 years & it appears to definitely be connected to someone else. Could he possibly be close by?

"Caleb Dume, can you here me?" I call out. I hear a noise from some vents above me. Then a boy with dark blue hair and royal blue eyes wearing a tattered orange jumpsuit pops out of it.

"I'm sorry ma'am, do you need help finding someone?" He asked me.

"I don't think you could be much help. I don't think the person I'm looking for wants to be found." I say looking over the boy. He crawls even more out of the vent and I see something unique hooked on to his leg.

"I don't know. I'm pretty good at finding people. Right now I'm a little lost but I'll cut you a deal. I'll help you find them if you help me find my crew."

"What is that on your leg?"

"This?" The kid ask grabbing the weapon. "My blaster." He shots off a blue blaster that is close to the same tent as Caleb's blade.

"Build it yourself huh? By any chance is it also a lightsaber?" I inquiry.

The boy looks shocked by this question. "Now why would I have one of those. The Jedi are dead there's no possible way I could be one. I'm only 15 I couldn't possibly build one of those on my own." He clearly lies.

"Kid, it's ok. I'm a Jedi. See?" I say pulling out my lightsaber and igniting it.

He looks at the green blade. Then ignites his own blue lightsaber and points it at me. "Your name?"

"I am Jedi Master Depa Billaba, member of the Jedi high Council. I have spent the past 15 years looking for my lost Padawan Caleb Dume. If you agree to help me find him I'll help you find your crew. What is your name youngling?"

"My name is Ezra Bridger, and I'm pretty sure my master Kanan and I could help you find your Padawan." The kid smiled so hard He was almost laughing. "I believe he knew the two of you pretty well."

"Funny, I don't recall any Kanan in the Jedi Order."

"Oh I believe you'll recognize him when you see him."

"So I guess we're looking for your crew first."

"Yeah, let me see if our coms are working again. Specter 5 this is Specter 6." He waited for a few seconds before his com goes off and a female voice comes over.

"This is specter 5, where are you kid? Specter 1 is worried sick."

"Sorry specter 5, I had a little trouble with the bucket heads. I ended up in some vent system and picked up an old friend of specter 1's" he responds then gives the girl our location. "Don't tell him. I want it to be a surprise."

"Ok, I'll be there in the phantom in a bit. See you kid."

A few minutes later a small ship hovered above us. The kid help me up into it. "Master Depa, this is Sabine Wren our Mandolorian explosives expert. Sabine this is…"

"Jedi master Depa Billaba."

The young girl takes off her Mandolorian helmet to reveal a shocked face under blue and green hair. "Kid, you weren't joking when you said Kanan would be extremely happy to see her. Now I see why you wanted it to be a surprise." The girl says.

"Who is this Kanan and how is he going to help me find my Padawan Caleb Dume?" I ask the two of them.

"You haven't told her? Interesting." The girl says to the boy.

"Oh I think she'll figure it out soon enough. How far back to the Ghost? I can wait to see this reunion. It's going to be so much better than when we tried rescuing Master Unduly."

"What happened to Lumanara?" I quiz. "You two do know it's very disrespectful to ignore your elders. Especially for a young Padawan learner such as you. I might excuse the Mando."

"She was killed 15 years ago in an imperial prison and her bone are use as bate to lure other Jedi into a trap. We were the first to escape the trap." The boy answers. "As for who Kanan is. Well that one I think I better let him explain, but Kanan is not his real name."

"Ok I'll let your master explain more to me but you can tell me a few things about him on the way."

"We're not that far away." The girl says.

"Ok, what do you want to know?" The boy ask.

"How did the two of you find each other?" I ask.

"I stole a few things from them. Including his lightsaber. Well after it called to me" He replied. "Anything else?"

"Who did he finish his train under?"

"Can't answer that."

"Ok, what does his lightsaber look?"

"It's blue, he carries it on his belt in two pieces & the handle is silver and black. Is that enough information."

"Does he still wear his robes?"

"No, he wears yellow and green clothes with a green arm plate of force armor" The girl says.

"Jedi have to wear robes?" The boy asked. "I hope that's not what I'm supposed to be wearing, because I never owned any robes."

"Kid Hera & Kanan have robes for all of us if we need them. Kanan even has this old brown robe with a white shirt he's been meaning to give you" The girl says.

"His Padawan robes I'm guessing." I say.

Just then the shuttle we were in approaches a bigger jewel shaped ship. I expected it to dock with the airlock. Instead we flew into the back of the ship and docked backwards.

"Welcome to the Ghost." The boy says.

"Welcome home kids" another female voice says.

"Hey Hera, where's Kanan? " the two ask.

"In his cabin with commander Tano. Ezra, your late for Jedi training again" Hera said.

"I know, not my fault. I'll make it up to him. I brought a surprise for him."

I glare at the boy. "My Padawan would never get away with skipping lessons" I say.

"Sometimes it's unavoidable" he says.

"Her Padawan? Ezra did you find another Jedi?" Hera asked.

"Not just any other Jedi. I found Master Billaba" the Ezra says proudly.

"You what? Oh I have to see this. Wait on me before you go to him I don't think anyone is going to want to miss this."

"Ok Hera."

We leave the ship and are greeted by a green twi'lik.

"Hello, Master Depa Billaba. I am Captain Hera Sundula, of Riloth. This is my ship. Kanan is this way." She says indicating us to follow. We walk to a door. Ezra knocks on it.

"You're late kid. You better have a good explanation" said a familiar but older sounding male.

The door opens and the male looks up at the boy. Padawan Tano looks up too. They see me.

"Master?" The man they called Kanan ask. "Your alive!"

"Caleb? Is that really you?" I ask

* Cliffhanger! Dun dun dun! I got you guys hooked this time. Btw this is set sometime in Early season 2. I'm trying to decide how far I want to go with this. I'm open to any ideas here as well as for any of my other stories for those who follow me will know. No, I don't own anything. I wish I worked for Disney. Hopefully one day I will. A girl can dream! Anyways I'm working on three other stories now so let's see how y'all like this one. If it gets good feedback I'll post my first chapter of "A Different Path" sooner & have four on going stories. Hope you enjoyed this so far more to come soon.

May the Force be with you always.

- Cass