happy father's day - blindrun

[merging]

 [Honestly? He's been here wayyy longer than he planned to be. He knew it'd be hard to escape, but it had to be possible. That's what he kept telling himself. Days turned into weeks turned into months and now? It's been over a year.

The other Inquisitors still don't completely treat him like one of them. Or maybe teasing is their way of doing so? He rolls his eyes whenever they call him "baby brother", thinking they could at least have some sense of professionalism. But everything's been going okay for the most part. As okay as it can be when you're an Inquisitor-in-training.

Except today was... well, it was something else. They were assigned to ambush a small rebel cell that was said to be working with a Jedi. It should've been easy, except for the part where it wasn't. The rebels got away and the Inquisitors had failed. Now Ezra's standing outside the Grand Inquisitor's office while the adults debrief. It's frustrating, being left out like this, but he also knows there isn't much he can do about it.]

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[blindrun]

[ as he approaches, cloak hood covering his head and making him look like an oversized jawa, third brother begins to sense a presence nearby. it isn't ezra or the jedi, and so he sees no particular reason to take concern. ]

[convor]

[Sabine lowers her scanner to get a closer look at the stranger, though even then she can't see much more than the cloak. Still, that doesn't look like Zeb...]

Hey! Who's out there?

[blindrun]

[ the call brings him to a stop, realizing the echo comes from above. his head tilts up, obscured by his hood, and though he can't see who announced themselves he now realizes the element of surprise is no longer his. so be it - time to go the brute force route.

he takes a couple steps back, feet planted on the ground firmly, and then leaps up in a single bound. the force carries him up all the way to a railing that surrounds the back of the base, where he lands smoothly on top with a soft clank. he looks around to see if the guard is nearby and readies for a fight. ]

[convor]

[That's not normal. And that's also not Zeb. Sabine plants an explosive under the railing near her, then begins moving away from where she assumes the intruder is, hoping to encourage them to chase her.

She quickly turns on her comm,]

This is Spectre-5, either the kid's playing a prank on us or we've got an intruder.

[blindrun]

[ third brother hears her, both in voice and in steps, and carefully hops off the railing to advance. step by step he approaches, soft and steady, but even he doesn't hear the sound of a proximity bomb beeping until he gets right next to it.

the bomb explodes, as sabine intends, but there is no sound to the blast. third brother, acting on survival instinct, extends out his hand to the blast and envelops the blast in the force. the blast rounds and turns into a sphere, slowly trying to break out of the invisible bubble created to hold it back.

carefully he lifts it, slow and steady and then with all his strength pushes it back -- away from the base and into the sky -- permitting its explosion. ]

[convor]

[She knows how a bomb is supposed to go off. In fact, she even designed this one. After all, it's sorta her whole thing. And that? That's not how bombs go off.]

Kid, if that's you, I'd really appreciate a heads-up!

[Sabine calls out, still moving forward. She draws her blasters and plants another bomb while she's at it.]

[blindrun]

[ "kid" hm? does she mean ezra? if so...

third brother advances again, but this time doesn't bother with taking the given route. if this guard is planting bombs then he's going to have a lot of trouble getting close undetected. throwing that one bomb in the air could already give away his presence.

he decides another tactic. along the walls that make up interior rooms for storage, he finds a particularly darkened area to hide in. then he kneels down, knees planted into the metal flooring, and waits in the cover. if she gets curious enough, she may just come to him. ]

[convor]

[No explosion this time. That's interesting. Sabine circles around, retracing her and the intruder's steps. No way they just gave up. Besides, she would've heard that. And if this is Ezra... she's gonna kill him.

Holding her blasters out in front of her, she steps just close enough to Third Brother's hiding spot to still not be able to see him. Too bad she doesn't have the Force and can't sense his presence.]

[blindrun]

[ he waits, senses, focuses, and exercises patience. a lot of his siblings, ezra included, often forget the value of patience. not every battle is won by rushing in with overwhelming strength. sometimes it's just waiting for the right opportunity.

third brothers hands rise from his knees and extend out past his cloak, and with a sharp inhale he shoves his hands out to lift the petite girl and pin her against the wall opposite of them in this wide alley. ]

[convor]

[Sabine doesn't even have enough time to fire a shot before she's lifted up into the air. She drops her blasters, cursing herself for not having a tighter grip. What kind of Mandalorian is she if she couldn't even keep a hold of her weapons?

Although... this is a bit of a different situation than normal.]

Who are you and what are you doing here?!

[Even behind her helmet, the anger in her voice is clear.]

[blindrun]

[ now that he gets a good look at her, at her armor, he can't help but let out a quiet scoff. ]

Better question: why has a Mandolorian teamed up with a bunch of rag-tag rebels? [ he carefully kicks away her blasts with a gentle sweep of his foot, keeping his voice down. ] Your people are loyal to the Empire. Why have you defected?

[convor]

Gar Saxon is loyal to the Empire. I'm loyal to Mandalore.

[It's a non-answer, but it's a lot coming from Sabine. She's told no one, not even the Ghost crew, the full details of why she defected. There's no way she's telling him, no matter who or what he is.]

Now answer me.

[Is she in a position to be making orders? Nope, but she's a Mandalorian.]

[blindrun]

[ mandalore. like it's even a place anymore. but he has more important things to do than argue with a rebel. ]

I'm here for a boy name Ezra Bridger. Tell me where he is, and I'll let you live.

[convor]

[She is absolutely gonna kill Ezra later.]

Never heard of him. Sorry.

[But... she knows how hard it is to escape from the Empire all the same.]

[blindrun]

Liar.

[ he takes a step closer and raises up a hand, patience limited for the usual mercy he tries to extend for reasons beyond him. his eyes narrow under the hood and he pushes the dark side of the force through her, seeking to extract the location out. ]

You will tell me where he is.

[convor]

I... [She tries to form the words "I won't", but something stops her. Without meaning to, she says,]

I don't know where he is.

[The truth. He's likely somewhere on base, but she has no clue where exactly. Her voice is still weak as she stares him down.]

My comm's been on for a while now. Maybe you can kill me, but even you can't take on an entire army.

[Like they can even be called that...]

[blindrun]

[ third brother stares at her, contemplates, and ultimately steps back and releases her from the wall. this won't do. he has no time to search and they could be on him at any moment if her comm is on. how frustrating... but a new idea comes to mind at the mention of an army coming for her. ]

Guess I'll have to settle for you.

[ and with a strong and swift hand he grabs her by the arm and yanks her up, deciding a hostage situation is called for. if ezra values her he'll come to save her. if not, he has a runaway mandolorian to bring back for treason. ]

[convor]

What?!

[As he grabs her, she kicks, punches, struggles, anything she can possibly do to get free. This is not what she was expecting. For a Mandalorian, death is more welcome than being taken hostage like this.]

[blindrun]

Ugh.

[ he is not surprised she's struggling, but this is not what he came for. it isn't even satisfying when he's fighting against someone so easily outmatched by his power. at least if the jedi were around he could be entertained. and if it were ezra, all the better.

he throws her against the wall again, though this time with his strength alone, and waves a hand in front of her helmet. ]

Sleep.

[convor]

[And with that simple word, her body goes limp and she falls asleep. She looks peaceful. Or dead. One of those, and they're pretty close together in her mind.]

[blindrun]

[ third brother unsnaps the cloak and takes off the hood, letting the whole ensemble drop to the ground. if her comm really is on like she claimed, someone is probably going to try and come for her right now. it's a pain but he has to keep at least one hand free. careful and as quickly as he can, he swings her arms around his neck and picks her legs up to hang by his hips. once he settles her in his hold he makes a run back the way he came, knowing he can jump off the railing safely and get to his ship from there. ]

[merging]

[Ezra's still training with Ahsoka when Chopper rushes over to tell them Sabine encountered an intruder on her patrol. He doesn't even think for a moment before he runs off, not listening to Ahsoka or anyone else. Jedi training, Sith training, none of it matters. He's still Ezra.

As he nears her last location, he feels a dark presence in the Force, one that's all too familiar. He doubles his speed, eventually catching up enough to see Third Brother in the distance, Sabine draped over him. Ezra ignites his lightsaber, not stopping for a second.]

Let go of her!

[Despite his anger, his presence in the Force is bright and warm.]

[blindrun]

[ third brother, atop the railing, turns half-way over to take a look at ezra. the first thing he sees is his white lightsaber, a spike of anger rushing through him at the sight of it. he could kill this girl right now in front of him and it would be satisfying, but there are bigger plans in store. he won't give into his anger - he will control it as his weapon.

his hand lifts and shoves out, a blast of dark energy erupting from his to shoot across the landing bay toward ezra. he just needs to push him back, make sure the distance isn't one the boy can recover against. ]

[merging]

[That's definitely enough to push Ezra back. Even as he's been growing stronger, defense isn't something he excels at and it's definitely not something he cares to work on. His forms may be less aggressive, but they're still incredibly aggressive.

He falls back, still calling out.]

Sabine!

[she can't hear him she's got airpods]

[blindrun]

[ by the time ezra calls out, third brother has already taken a leap off the railing and descended to the ground. from the back of the base he finds a speeder bike used for transit, which he quickly snaps up for his own needs. the last sight ezra will see is him riding the bike, sabine limply attached to his back, as he gets back to his ship. ]