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Sugi unslung her rifle and pointed it in the direction of the voice. Seripas did the same with the blaster on his battlesuit's arm.
Saw Gerrera stepped from behind a rock. "I see you brought the Bacta." A mass of pink scar tissue covered the side of his head. Though both his eyes had escaped injury, there was a hunted look in them, as if he expected the Empire to come screaming down on him at any second. He focused on Ahsoka. He knew who she was.
Sugi lowered her rifle. "It's going to cost you."
Saw turned to Sugi. "You're ship's a mess and there's only three of you between us and the Bacta. You think we couldn't take it if we wanted, mercenary?"
Sugi's rifle jerked back up to point at Saw's head.
Saw didn't flinch. "You think you can survive shooting me? I've got you surrounded."
"Saw, stop the act or you'll get your head cut off." Lux stepped from the rocks.
Ahsoka's eyes widened. Though Lux had no visible scars, the boy she'd last seen was gone, replaced by a haggard freedom fighter without much hope of winning.
Saw glared at Lux but Lux only stared at Ahsoka. "What are you doing here?"
"Bringing you Bacta." Ahsoka glanced at Saw as she said it. He's bluffing, trying to get the Bacta for a lower price.
"We'll pay you what we'd agreed on before they brought it, no more, no less." Lux glared at Saw.
Sugi relaxed enough to point her rifle at the ground. "We need to pay for the repairs to our ship. The Bacta won't cover that."
"Not our problem." Saw narrowed his eyes.
A few of the Rebels stepped out of the rocks. Some of them carried rocket launchers, probably the same ones the Republic had delivered years ago. All of them were just as haggard as Lux and Saw. Many bore scars that they obviously hadn't had Bacta for. All of them wore dirty and damaged clothing. A few even had pieces of stormtrooper armor on, most of it now painted to match the surroundings. These rebels haven't been winning much.
Ahsoka stepped toward Saw and Lux. "I'll make you a deal. You pay what you said you would for the Bacta and pay for the Halo's repairs and I'll join your rebellion." Guilt pulsed through Ahsoka. A real Jedi would have helped without pay. Now, she was acting like a mercenary.
Saw's eyes lit up. "Deal."
Lux's lips moved but no words came out. He wasn't happy, he was horrified.
Without a word, Sugi grabbed Ahsoka's arm and dragged her into the Halo.
"What are you thinking? This crazy rebellion is doomed." Sugi's sudden anger forced Ahsoka back a step. Sugi calmed a little. "We can afford the repairs. You don't need to do this."
Ahsoka hung her head. "These people need my help."
"This is suicide." Sugi's voice lifted but not as much as it was when she'd first spoke. "Look at those rebels. They know they've already lost."
Ahsoka looked through a crack in the tarp at the rebels. Sugi was right. The rebels weren't fighting to win. They were fighting because they didn't know what else to do. "Maybe with me, they'll have a fighting chance."
Sugi sighed, knowing she'd lost. "I can't stop you." She put a hand on Ahsoka's shoulder. "Goodbye, Ahsoka. I'll remember you."
A chill shot through Ahsoka. Sugi's words sounded as if she was speaking to someone who was already dead, or close to it. "Goodbye, Sugi." Ahsoka nodded to Seripas as she left the Halo.
Saw watched her, his battered face hopeful.
Ahsoka went to stand by Lux.
"You should have stayed with them," Lux whispered. "You were safe."
"You need me." Ahsoka nodded to the haggard rebels. "They need me."
Lux looked away from her. "We don't have a chance. We're already dead."
Ahsoka stood tall. "With a Jedi, you might have a chance." Looking at the rebels surrounding her, she saw some of them already had a spark of hope in their eyes, a spark that hadn't been there when she arrived.
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Here's the final part. I might write a few more additions to the Ahsoka Saga but I'm not sure if I should since going any farther would get sad. (I think we know that Ahsoka joining the Rebellion isn't going to end well.)
I hope no-one is too out of character. I'm showing a bit of a protective side that I think Sugi probably has for her group. Saw's also not really trying to cheat people, he's just really desperate and probably short on credits, and everything else.
Also, I doubt anyone noticed but the titles of this have been based off the last four episodes of The Clone Wars. This one is done off To Catch a Jedi. If I do another one, I might try to do something slightly similar sounding to The Wrong Jedi.
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I hope no-one is too out of character. I'm showing a bit of a protective side that I think Sugi probably has for her group. Saw's also not really trying to cheat people, he's just really desperate and probably short on credits, and everything else.
Also, I doubt anyone noticed but the titles of this have been based off the last four episodes of The Clone Wars. This one is done off To Catch a Jedi. If I do another one, I might try to do something slightly similar sounding to The Wrong Jedi.
Edit: The next storyline is here: Goodbye: rebel-rider.deviantart.com/art…
Part 1: rebel-rider.deviantart.com/art…
Part 3: rebel-rider.deviantart.com/art…
Hired: rebel-rider.deviantart.com/art…
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Good stuff. 