A/N Ezra is left in the dark, and a dark past comes to light

So without further ado, Let the chaos ensue

Dev pulls out a hand mirror once he's in his room, and the small specks of gold poisoning the blue are beginning to diminish with every calming breath. He's unaware of his crew planning, and come morning he wish he talked to them sooner.

When he wakes up the next morning the others are already waiting for him in the lounge area. The three teens are sitting on the sofa with Sabine pointing out the structure of a spire like building set on a mountain. "Starting a mission without me?" He asks as he leans against the table.

The others jolt at his sudden appearance, and Dev chuckles. "Caleb, remind me to show you how to tune into the force after this is all over."

The other nods, but smiles at the fact the Dev may continue his training. "So what are you guys discussing, or are you taking over this ship, and leaving me on some planet?"

Sabine looks at the man from the hologram of the structure. "There was an announcement over the holovid last night done by someone going by Governor Trayvis. He said the someone important is being held in the Stigion system."

Dev looks at the holo. studying the layout, and memorizing the path that will lead them to this prisoner. "Any name to go with the important person. we are set to save?"

"None, just that this person is a jedi master from the old Republic." Zeb says leaning forwards.

Dev nods and begins to help with the planning. Thoughts constantly on which Jedi master it could be, as well as how they survived up until this moment.

The mission begins. Everything goes well up until after they get into the base. Caleb is to accompany Dev to save the Jedi master, While Sabine and Zeb act as look outs.

Hera is back on the Phantom to allow for air support should it be needed, and to keep her droid out of trouble.

When they get to the elevator that's to take they up to where the Jedi Master is located, Sabine hacks into the system to find out that the prisoner is shown to be located further down. "It'll be fine 'Bine, We deal with changes all the time. Just make sure the empire doesn't gain control of this elevator." Ezra says as he and Caleb disappear from sight.

As The two force sensitive make their way towards the cell, there's a pull from the force. similar to the pull he feels towards his "Padawan", but this one is faint and one he hasn't felt for a long time. He stops before the door the source is coming from after directing the two troopers away.

Something stops he from opening the door though, something is the force is warning his to leave, to avoid the person in the room at all cost. Caleb takes the initiative, and takes the key to open the door.

As it slides open the figure from within is revealed by the light of the hallway. The figure slouched on the bench is familiar to both, but in different ways. Caleb recognizes her from the broadcast, Dev knows her from back in the order. While one feels elation, the other feels dread.

The figure of Depa Billaba lifts her head, disheveled braids fall from the rings that they would normally be pinned in, and her once dark skin has gone pale, taking on a ghostly tint. Dev takes a disbelieving step into the room, and a few more towards the woman that all but raised him when he entered the order. "Master?" He whispers, afraid to break the illusion that has brought his master to life.

Billaba stands, and limps her way over to the side of the room, where she disappears for a moment, only to reappear behind a glass mirror, completely mummified. "What?! but the report looked recent, How can she look like that?"

"It's because she's been dead since the first day." Dev says as he finds a way to open the containment, finally just removing his lightsaber to finish the job. As the body falls forwards, Dev catches her and falls to his knees. Caleb strains his ears and hears the mumbled apologies.

"Well well well, Jedi really do have emotions." Both males turn to see the same Pu'an from before blocking their exit. Dev lays her lower half on the ground, and slowly stands. When he turns his eyes once again the eerie yellow from the other day. His chest rises and falls as though he is beginning to panic, but his expression says otherwise. He's pissed.

"If you think, I'll let you get away with disrespecting my master, you have a whole lot to learn." And before either of the other two can do anything Dev sends a wave of force to push the Pu'an against the far wall with enough force to knock him unconscious. With that done he grabs his master and makes sure the Caleb makes every step ahead of him. As they run Dev tries to calm himself, seeing as this is the second time in as many number of days he let the darkness in.

When Sabine and Zeb see the two, with Dev carrying someone in their arms they think the mission was a success, until they actually see the body. Zeb goes to say something, Caleb is quick to shake his head.

The rest of the day is spent in silence with Dev taking care in cleaning the body, and flying back to Lothal to give them a proper farewell. He goes alone, saying that a friend would come to give the woman a proper Jedi burial. Those left behind, can do nothing more than process the new information in peace. Dev meanwhile meets up with Fulcrum and some of their own crew.

"Hello Specter 1, I hope things are going well with your crew." they ask from underneath their hood.

Dev exhales, "they're taking this hard, I think they were thinking the Jedi master would finish off my training. I just wish it never came to this. No one deserves to have their body treated like that."

Fulcrum nods, and as their crew takes away the body, Dev once again feels the heart wrenching lose of loosing a loved one. His crew is silent upon his return to the ship, and he is just a hairs breath away from drowning in his sorrow. Hera is the one to brave the tense atmosphere and bring his attention out of it.

"Tell me about her." The young Twi'lek says while she shifts to sit next to the older man at the table. Dev doesn't even look up from his light saber that he cleans as he regards her 'question'

"Not much to say, she was a Jedi Master. One of the best, and I was her padawan." The light saber is in pieces now as Dev tries to go for a deeper clean.

"Ok, but what was she really like? What did she teach you? When did you two meet? Wh-" Dev cuts her off by placing a hand over her mouth.

"What's with all the questions?" He inquires as his former task is forgotten.

"After my mom died, I found that it helped to talk about her. I don't really think you got the chance to do any of that. Especially after your parents died, so I'm going to offer you an ear as a sign of good faith as well as me forgiving you for keeping secrets." She turns and crosses her legs to look straight at the man. "So talk, or I'm snooping."

"You remind me of myself when I was about your age. My master always enjoyed my questions." Ezra says and from there the conversation flows freely.

Hera sits and listens, sharing some stories of her own when the moment arises, which fulls more stories from Ezra and leads him to mention stories about the clones the two traveled with and soon the rest of the crew join them and each are sharing stories late into the night, At some point Ezra grabs cups of cocoa for everyone and adds cinnamon to his own.

By the time it's morning Sabine and Ezra end up carrying their young charges to their beds, before heading off to bed themselves.

"Well this was an eventful night wouldn't you agree 'Captain'?" Sabine jokes and Ezra nods. "Most definitely, and to think that the Jedi Master's of old used to find the forming of bonds improper."

"What do you mean by that?"

"They believed that by forming bonds with family or friends you were weakened by those same bonds that your enemies could use against you. My Master and I didn't follow that same philosophy, and formed bonds with the same clones that were betrayed and betrayed us in return."

"What do you mean the Clones were betrayed?"

"I spoke with a few clones that survived the Order and they spoke of chips in their heads, those chips were what lead them to betraying the Old Republic."

Sabine just stares.

Ezra leaves her there to retreat to his bedroom where he gazes at the mural Sabine painted for him in the beginning of their partnership before falling asleep himself.

A/N Just finished a chapter for my other story from the series. Hope you guys like.