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Shortly after Ezra left the the group the rebels were still coming up with a plan to get the sheild generator up.
"So we got a plan to get the sheild up we just have to get up befor Thrawn loses his patients" Hera said "We have to stall him, Ezra?"
The rebels looked around and saw Ezra was gone. The they heard a noise outside and saw Ezra flying a tank up to Thrawn's Star Destroyer.
"We have to stop him!" Rex said as Hera pulled out her comlink.
"Ezra please don't do this" Hera begged, then she felt Hunter's hand on her shoulder.
"Hera we have to trust him" Hunter said "The best way we can is to get that sheild up so when Ezra makes his move we'll be ready"
"We have to assume the genator room will be well gaurded" Sabine said "So we'll need two teams to hit it from different sides if we're gonna capture both power terminals"
"That's a pretty good plan" Zack said "best chance we got"
Just then Chopper started picking up something.
"Storm troopers?" Sabine asked as the rebels armed themselves.
"It appears my troops have decided your drill is over" Vader said
A little later Hondo's freind made his way out the vents and provided a perfect distraction. Then Zeb opened the door and knocked out the last trooper.
"Works every time" Zeb chuckled
"Ok Rex Hando, Ketsu and Mia you take the north tower Zeb,Kallus and Greigor you take the south, Sabine will talk them through it from here, my parents and I will keep will keep an eye one Vader.
"Lets go rebels!" Zeb said as he and the others ran out but Hera looked said
"Ezra knows what his doing Hera" Hunter said
"I beg to differ" Vader said as the rebels looked at him.
"What are you talking about?" Sabine asked
"Thrawn doesn't want young Bridger but someone else does" Vader said
The rebels all looked confused until Hunter's eyes widen in fear as he realized what Vader was talking about.
"The Emperor!" Hunter said as the others gasp.
"He's here?!" Hera said
"This was all just a set up" Hunter said "Sidious wants to make Ezra one of his own pawns. I have to go help him!"
"You will do nothing!" Vader said as he force choked Hunter off the ground while the hybrid gasp for air.
"Hunter!" Sabine cried out in fear as she saw her fiancé struggle to breath.
The rebels turned around and Saw that Vader had freed himself from the cuff.
"Release my son now!" Zack said as he charged at the Sith Lord with his blade ignited. Vader then used the force to call his Saber from Hunters belt to him forcing him to drop Hunter as his Mother,Sabine and Hera went to his aid.
Zack and and Vader both exchanged blows until Vader punched Zack in the face making him dizzy and then...he stabbed him! Vader Red blade shot right through Zack's stomach as the rebels looked in fear as the general of pheinox squadron collapsed to the ground.
"NO!" Hunter yelled as he rushed over to his father. Hunter kneeled next to Zack who was barley conscious. Hunter then looked at Vader all his saddness then turned into and uncontrollable rage as he roard and tackled Vader making them both crash out the window.
They both landed on the landing plat form then Hunter ignited his sabers and attacked Vader with full rage. The two force weilders clashed back and forth until the entered into a saber lock.
"I'll kill you!" Hunter yelled as the clashed again and again.
"His death gives you strength" Vader said "Embrace it!"
"I will kill you!" Hunter said
The two kept clashing blades until Hunter used the force to slam Vader into the ground and the walls multiple times . Then when Hunter StopVader was wheezing as the hybrid stood above him preparing too kill him until he felt a darker presence.
"Good,good"
Hunter turned around and saw a Hologram of Darth Sidious grinning miniacley.
"Your anger has made you powerful young Archer, Now fulfill destroy your mortal enemy and together we will rule the galaxy!"
"I told you old man. I WILL NEVER JOIN THE DARKSIDE!"
"How unfortunate all that power you posse...wasted on a war you cannot win...
Then three gaurds appeared behind Sidious's hologram they looked like royal gaurds but the were wearing black armour and had red vizors.
"I'd like you to meet my royal shadow gaurds, they not be as powerful as Sith but hey do get the job done. Destroy him"
Sidious's Hologram disappeared as the Shadow guards ignited their saber lances and attacked Hunter making him unaware Vader had escaped in a shuttle and left Lothal.
Hunter tried to fight off the Gaurds but he wasn't use to fight three opponents at once. Hunter finally manged to kill the last guard as he collapsed on his hands and knees trying to catch his breath.
"Being a Jedi...Is tougher...then i thought" Hunter said.
He then looked up and saw the Star Destroyer shoot at the city but the sheild was up just in time.
Hunter then force jumped back into the room and saw Ahsoka,Sabine and Hera trying to heal Zack. In all the commotion he forgot that Vader stabbed his father.
Ahsoka then walked over to her son with tears in her eyes as she looked away. Hunter then approached his dieing father and kneeled next to him.
"Hunter..." Zack said weakly
"Dad why?" Hunter asked "You didn't have to do that"
"Yes I did..." Zack said "Because It's a Father's job...to protect his child. You have a future to look forward to..." Zack then turned his head to Sabine.
"Sabine...take good care of my son...and yourself..."
"I will" Sabine said with tears in her eyes "I promise Pops"
"Ahsoka..." Zack said Ahsoka started crying "I will...always...love you. Thank you...for making me...the happiest man...in the galaxy.
"Thank you for making me the happiest woman in the galaxy" Ahsoka said crying.
Then finally Zack turned his head back to Hunter.
"Hunter...listen to me very carefully" He said
"Yeah Dad?" Hunter asked
"I'm proud of you son...I've always been...proud of you...now you must finish this war without me...the force is strong in this family...you must pass on what you have learned" Zack said
"I will dad" Hunter said crying "I promise"
Zack then place his hand on Hunter's cheek and wiped his tears.
"I love you son...and I'll always...be...with you..."
With his last breath Zack's hand collaped to the floor. Zack Archer...was dead.
Sabine then cried in Ahsoka's arms.
Just then the other rebels ran in and as soon as the Saw Zack's dead body they all gasped.
"What Happened?" Rex asked
"Zack sacrificed himself to save us all" Ahsoka said rebels were all said at the loss of their leader. Hunter then stood up and wiped away his tears.
"We have to finish the mission" Hunter said "It's what my Dad would want"
Just then the Rebels looked up and saw a heard of Purghales attack the Star Destroyers.
"Um when did this become the plan?" Sabine asked
"You're asking the wrong person" Hunter said as he turned on his comlink.
"Ezra come in the Purghales were they your idea?" Hunter asked
"Yeah pretty good huh?"
"Well you could've told the rest of us!" Sabine said
"I wanted it to be a surprise"
Just then the giant Purghale wrapped it tenticales around Thrawn's Star Destroyer and started glowing.
"When they glow like that..." Hera said
"They're about to jump into hyperspace!" Mia panicked
"Ezra get out of there now!" Hunter yelled
"Hunter I have to see this through to the end"
"EZRA GET OUT OF THERE RIGHT NOW!" Hunter yelled
"I can't do that, It up to all of you now, and remember...the force will be with you...always...
And with that the Purghales took the Destroyer into hyperspace along with Thrawn...and Ezra.
The rebels all continued to look at the same spot where the Destroyer dissappeared and they still couldn't believe what just happened.
"Um was that the plan because we're all clear up here there are no more imperial ships" Wolffe said through the comlinks.
"This is our chance" Hunter said as he turned to the others "You heard Ezra lets finish this now!"
"Chopper prime the thrusters for launch" Sabine ordered "We're gonna blow this dome!"
Chopper then activated the thrusters and as he finished the rebels made their way to the top of the dome and Jumped into the Ghost. As soon as they were all on aboard the rebels flew away while the Dome flew up and exploded.
"Rex bring up every star chart on Ezra's last know location" Hera ordered
Just then a small hologram appeared infront of the rebels.
"If you're watching this recording then I owe you an explanation. There were several paths infront of me while is isn't the one I wanted to take it'swhat i had to 's something Kanan taught me I'm going to miss you all. Zeb you can have the top bunk back for now. Hera I left some maylurun in you room I hope it's still your favorite. Zack and Ahsoka I wanted to thank for helping Kanan teach me the ways of the force. Mia I'll always love you. And Hunter...I wanted to thank you for being the best friend and best big brother anyone could ask for and to thank you for offering me to be your best man. I know you and Sabine will be very happy together. I could've wished for a better family and I can't wait to come home.
With that Ezra's hologram dissappeared leaving all the rebels confused.
"Not to kill the moment" Rex said "But the Empire wont let us keep this planet"
"Perhaps the rebel alliance wil, see our victory and send help" Kallus said
"We won without them we can keep it without them" Zeb said
"You maybe right Zeb" Hera said as she and the other rebels looked down and saw the people of lothal taking back there home.
"Looks like the people are with us" Hunter said "And if the Empire wants a war we'll be ready for them.
Back on Yavin all rebel soilders,leaders and senators gathered around looking a Zack's dead body on a pile of large branches. Hunter held up a tourch while walking to his father's body and lit it. All the Rebels watched and morned as the flames consumed the General,Freind,Husband and Father the man was. Some tears shed as Zack's body was fully consumed by the flames. As they did Hunter felt a presence near him and it whispered in his ear.
"Remember my son...The force will be with you...always"
*Epilogue*
*6 Years laters*
*Hunter's POV*
The attack we all antisipaded never came the once invincible Empire was no more all thanks to the Rebel alliance. After the war Zeb took Kallus and showed him he didn't wipe out the lasats and they accepted him as one of their own. AHera fought in the battle of Endor, so did commander Rex as for me I helped Luke in the final battle against the Emperor and we would've been dead if Vader- Im mean Anakin hadn't saved us unfortunately in doing so Anakin died a Jedi once more but before he did he apologize for killing my father and I forgave him.
After the battle of Endor Hera gave birth to a healthy baby boy named Jacen Syndulla. After the battle of Edor Sabine and I got married and my Mother started the Gray Jedi Order.
9 months later Sabine gave birth to our son Axel Archer a boy do both his Grandmothers spoil him rotten.
Even though the war is over Sabine my mother and I have one last mission. To find Ezra and bring him home.
Ezra I know you're out there and I'm not gonna stop until I find you...but until then Old freind...May the force be with you"
THE END.
ALRIGHT EVERYONE I WANNA THANK YOU FOR READING AND REVEIWING THIS FIC I ALSO WANNA THANK DAVE FILONI FOR A WONDERFUL SERIES. IM NOT 100% SURE IF IM GONNA DO THE ORIGINAL TRILOGY BUT FOR NOW IM GONNA TAKE A BREAK SO THIS ISNT GOODBYE WE'LL SEE EACHOTHER AGAIN SOME DAY BUT FOR NOW THIS IS FULCRUM SIGNING OFF.