" Spectors 5 and 6, report to the debriefing room immediately." Hera Syndulla's voice crackled over the intercom at the Rebel base on Yavin 4. It was 8:00 in the morning, and Ezra and Sabine were busy unpacking supplies for the mess hall.

The two teens looked at each other confused. "What do you think that's about?" Ezra wondered aloud. " I don't remember Hera talking about a supply run or a mission today at the meeting last night."

"What did you do this time Ezra? Cause I REALLY don't feel in the mood to get a lecture from Hera while she's in Mom mode." Sabine joked as they walked down the halls to the debriefing room.

"Shuddup," Ezra lightly punched Sabine on the shoulder , and the two broke out into laughter, causing people around them to grin. There wasn't a lot of happiness on the base due to the ongoing fight with the empire, and the little there was was appreciated.

Still smiling, the pair entered the debriefing room. Sensing their happiness, Kanan raised an eyebrow at them. Hera barely glanced in their direction. " You're late, " She simply stated.

"What's up Hera?" Ezra asked in a cheerful tone. Sabine facepalmed. Hera was obviously in no mood for jokes

" What's up Ezra, are the Empire's ships, and we need to bring them down." Ezra's smile faded quickly and nodded, the boyish twinkle in his eye replaced with a serious glare.

" What do you have for us today?" Ezra inquired, straightfaced, thinking about Lothal, his home planet. Over the past few months, the imperial occupation on the poor world was becoming more intense and drastic. Every day he was looking forward for a mission to Lothal. Often, he lay awake at night, thinking how he could help Ryder and his people.

Hera sighed, knowing what the young man was thinking. " No, Ezra, this mission I am going to send you and Sabine on, does not include Lothal. This is different"

Ezra's face fell, the remorse and resentment clear on his face. Kanan, who hadn't said a word the whole time, patted his padawan on the shoulder comfortingly. " A mission for Lothal will come soon enough. For now, exhibit patience. Patience is a necessity for a Jedi." He told Ezra.

" What's the mission?" Sabine wanted to know. She was eager to get off the base for what seemed like months, but was really just a few weeks.

Hera went general mode, and pulled up a picture of a Star destroyer.
"A spy of the rebellion gathered information  that the empire was having an important shipment of weapons being delivered to an imperial base out here. We need you 2 to infiltrate that shipment, gather the supplies, and then go."

Ezra nodded. " So it's an easy mission then."

Hera hesitated before answering, " I wouldn't exactly call it "easy" but compared to the other ones, yes, this one is far less complicated."

Sabine got an evil glint on her eye.
"After we gather the shipment, can I- I mean we blow up the star destroyer?" Ezra burst out laughing and Kanan smiled. "What? It's a legitimate question!!!" Sabine protested.

Hera managed a grin and shook her head. " Only if necessary. We don't want to attract too much attention. This mission requires stealth and hiding. We don't even want the empire to know we were there, got it?" She demanded, looking at both of the teens in the eye. " Ezra may I emphasize the word stealth?"

Ezra rolled his eyes. " I'm plenty stealthy!!" He argued. Everyone facepalmed. " Seriously!" He insisted.

Kanan smirked . " What about the time you fell off of that shipping container, landing on 2 bucket heads, alerting the empire that we were there? Or how about when you accidentally exploded Sabine's bomb before it was time, causing a mass explosion, revealing our hiding space? Or how about the time-" Kanan began to list all the times that Ezra had failed to be stealthy.
" Okay, We get it! Maybe I'm not the most stealthy being in the universe..."
Ezra admitted.

" That's an understatement," Sabine snorted.

"But," Ezra finished, glaring at Sabine. " I have improved on my sneakiness, and I am sure that I can manage a mission like this."

Hera nodded. "Excellent. Your ship is being prepared. It will be ready in 30 minutes. Go get ready." The two teens nodded, and started to leave the room. " Sabine, Ezra. " Hera's voice softened as she addressed the two. " Just- Just be safe"

Ezra grinned at the concerned twi'lek.
"Will do, Hera!" He answered cheerfully, shooting her a thumbs up, before saying, " Come on Sabine. Don't want to be late!"

The two ran to go get ready, not knowing that this mission would drastically change their lives.