Ania twirled her lightsaber blade and lashed out with her shoto, disarming Ezra in one blow. The young boy groaned and rolled on his heels before retrieving his lightsaber. "So that's 51 to 35 right?" He asked jokingly.

"More like 45 to 30," Ania drawled back. After she had spent a week with the Rebels, Kanan had trusted her enough to let her train with Ezra using her lightsabers. However, as soon as training ended, her blades were given back to the Jedi. Ania glanced over to where Kanan and Tolsa were training. Kanan had Tolsa levitating several meilooruns.

A rock hit her in the back of the head. Ania turned back to Ezra. "Let's go again. No shoto this time," Ezra suggested.

Ania shrugged and set her shoto aside before taking her stance. She activated her purple lightsaber blade, reversing it in her grip. Another trait she had inherited from her mother, apparently. Ezra ran towards her, bringing his lightsaber up in an arc. Ania ducked and rolled between his legs before he brought his blade down. She quickly sweeped his legs and vaulted out of range.

Ezra leaped to his feet and fired a few blasts at her with his unique lightsaber. Ania whipped her blade up and blocked the blows. She flung up a hand, pushing Ezra away. He skidded on the ground before rushing back towards her. This time, he aimed low. Ania jumped over his blade but was flung away as a wave of the Force hit her in the gut. She groaned, gripping her stomach.

"It's now 45 to 31," Ezra said, before helping her up.

"Kanan, a word."

Ania looked over as a green Twi'lek approached them. She had learned that the Twi'lek was called Hera or Captain Syndulla. She was the Ghost's pilot and part of Ezra's team. Kanan said something to Tolsa before darting over to Hera. They spoke together quietly for a few minutes.

Ezra and Ania had taken their stances again when the two others approached them. "Training will have to wait," Kanan said. "Looks like you two have a mission." Ania and Ezra glanced at each other.

"There's a new Imperial shipment of blasters and detonators coming in. Phoenix Squadron could really use them so we want you two to steal the shipment," Hera explained.

"I get why you want Ezra to go, but why me? Aren't I too recognizable? The Empire will be looking for me," Ania pointed out.

"Sabine is off on another mission and Zeb went with her. We can't risk sending in civilians and everyone else stationed here is preparing to leave the planet," Hera said. "That leaves the two of you. You're both skilled enough to get in and out without being detected."

"They'll recognize my face," Ania countered.

"I thought of that," Hera wagged a finger. Ania spotted a Rebel headed their way. "I had Sabine make this with what scraps of metal we had." The Rebel reached them and handed a Mandalorian helmet to Ania. She took the helmet, turning it over in her hand. There was a perfect sculpting for where her montrals would be and the base of the helmet ended where her lekku began to bulk. She slid the helmet on and looked at Ezra.

"How do I look?"

"Like a Mandalorian and infinitely scarier than when you wear your merc gear," Ezra replied.

Tolsa ran over to them quickly. "That's so cool!" She grabbed the helmet off Ania's head. "I didn't even know you could make helmets that fit Togrutas!"

"That shipment is arriving in three hours so you'd better get to Capital City and plan your mission," Kanan advised. "Come on, Tolsa. We'll practice with lightsabers a little." He began to walk away, then paused. "Ania, give me your lightsabers."

"Oh come on! What am I supposed to use on this mission?" Ania groaned. She rolled her eyes but handed her blades to Kanan.

"Ezra, take her to get her blasters," Kanan ordered. He turned and led Tolsa away from them. Ezra started towards the Rebel camp, leaving Ania with Hera.

"You know, it's a big step for Kanan here. I can't believe he actually agreed to let you go," Hera said, watching the Jedi.

"Me neither."

Hera turned to Ania, her gaze serious. "You know your way around Imperial bases. I don't need to tell you what will happen if you get caught. Keep Ezra safe and if something goes wrong with the mission, you are to return to base." Ania nodded in understanding.

"Hey, are you coming?" Ezra called. Ania glanced at Hera again, then sprinted over to Ezra.

Minutes later, they were boarding the Phantom. Ania felt infinitely better with her blasters at her hips and her new Mandalorian armor on. The only thing missing was a jetpack. Perhaps she would repay Feton Ralius a visit the next time she was on Coruscant.

Ania seated herself at the controls and prepared to lift off. Ezra stood behind her, a hand on the back of her chair. They were soon headed across the planet towards Capital City. Ania flipped a few switches and looked over her shoulder. "Can I help you with something?"

"You should show me some flying tricks. Hera doesn't trust me enough to let me fly the Ghost," Ezra said.

Ania looked at him for a moment, then activated the autopilot. She stood and motioned for him to sit. "First things first. Before learning to fly, you need to know your ship. Every inch of it, from the control panel to the wiring."

"I've cleaned every inch of this place with Zeb and we've had to fix it several times."

"Which of the controls do you know?"

Ezra pointed to a few levers. "That's to activate the hyperdrive, those are to activate shields and stabilizers, and that is how you fly the ship."

Ania bit back a laugh. "Ok, you know the important things. This lever will transfer auxiliary power." Ania spent the rest of the flight pointing at the various controls and telling Ezra what they did. She repeated it until he knew every lever and button on the control panel. "Hey, we're here," she said finally. Ezra slid out of the seat and Ania began the landing sequence.

She stood and pulled her Mando helmet on. Ezra grabbed his own Imperial Cadet helmet, custom painted by Sabine Wren. Together, they disembarked the ship and strode out of the docking bay. Stormtroopers paid them no heed as they worked their way through the streets.

They ducked down a deserted alley. Ezra quickly pulled up a holomap of the bay the shipment would be unloaded at. Ania rested her chin in her hand thoughtfully. "If they load the crates onto speeders, we can steal both the speeders and the shipment and get it back to the Phantom," she pointed out.

"We'd need someway to get the crates back anyhow," Ezra agreed.

Ania leaped to a rooftop and looked down. "Are you coming?"

"Kanan hasn't taught me that yet," Ezra replied sheepishly.

"It's not hard. Just jump and use the Force to push yourself up," Ania instructed. Ezra nodded and took a few steps back. With a running leap, he sprang into the air and shot up. He fell short of the roof by a few feet. Ania quickly leaned down and grabbed his arm, hauling him to the roof. "Not too bad for your first try," she said. They ran towards the loading bay.

Ania skidded to a stop at the end of a roof. Ezra paused next to her and crouched down, observing the bay. The shipment had already arrived and was being unloaded by stormtroopers. Two speeders were parked nearby with three crates already attached to them. Ania looked to Ezra. "Think six crates will be enough?"

"I think Hera wants the whole shipment. What is we take those bikes and crates back to the Phantom and then fly over."

"We could use magnetic locks to get the rest of the crates and the troopers were be away from the bay," Ania said, catching on. "Let's do it." She jumped off the roof and ran to the bay doors, Ezra on her heels. Ezra looked to her and nodded, before vaulting over the walls, smoother than his jump before.

Ania quickly pulled herself over the wall behind him and landed with blasters drawn. The stormtroopers closest to her were stunned before they even noticed her presence. Ezra was already working his way towards the speeder.

"You there!" Ania turned and spotted several troopers running towards her.

Ok, Ania. Don't use the Force or you'll blow your cover, she told herself. The troopers aimed their blasters at her and began to fire. Ania ducked and rolled out of the way, blasting the trooper's ankles. Two of them fell, crying out. Ania jumped to her feet and ran around the shuttle, blasting troopers left and right. A sharp whistle caught her attention and she holstered one blaster. Ezra put his speeder into high power and zoomed out the gate.

Ania quickly jumped onto the other speeder and followed suit. Citizens ran back and forth across the streets as the two speeders came barreling through. Behind them, stormtroopers on foot ran with blasters firing constantly. Two troopers on speeders came flying through behind them.

Ania let a few shots fly, then concentrated on flying. She urged the speeder forward and quickly banked to avoid a corner. They were nearing the Phantom. Ezra turned back with his lightsaber in hand. Ania ducked as he fired two shots from it, taking out one of the troopers on a speeder and another on foot. They pulled into the docking bay and quickly loaded the crates. Ania flung herself into the pilot seat and closed the door as the troopers reached the bay. They were airborne in no time.

The loading bay was approaching quickly. Ania flipped a few switches and angled the Phantom closer to the ground. "Activating magnetic locks," she hissed. There were several loud clangs as the crates stuck to the Phantom's belly. An AT-ST began firing at them. Ania quickly tried to pull out of the loading bay. Ezra leaned over her and fired the Phantom's guns, destroying the walker.

Ania pulled them out of the bay and set the autopilot for the camp. She let out a sigh of relief. "Well, that was rather action packed."

Ezra sagged against the framework. "Yeah, I noticed." He looked at the six crates inside the shuttle. "There were twelve crates in total," he said.

"We got them all." Ania pulled her helmet off. Ezra had taken his off earlier, but she had failed to notice when. Ezra held his comm up.

"Spectre 6 to Specter 2," he said into the comm.

"Go ahead, Spectre 6," came Hera's reply.

"We got the shipment and are headed back."

"Great. We'll be ready for your arrival." The comm fell silent.

"You know, I'm kind of surprised we pulled that off," Ezra said.

"Why?" Ania turned to face him and raised an eyebrow.

"I just figured we wouldn't work together very good."

Ania huffed sarcastically. "Well, I'd say we did pretty good." Ezra grinned.

A group of Rebels were waiting for them when they arrived. Ania gently lowered the crates from the Phantom's underbelly before setting the shuttle on the ground. She grabbed a crate and pushed it out of the ship, with Ezra behind her. Hera pulled the cover off one of the crates and smiled.

She pulled a detonator out of the crate. "These are exactly what Phoenix Squadron needs. Well done, you two." She waved a hand and the crates were taken away. "Oh, Ania, there's someone here to see you." She pointed out into the grasslands.

Ania turned and out a hand above her eyes. She swallowed hard and handed her helmet to Ezra. He took it wordlessly. Ania stepped out into the grass and worked her way towards the Togruta waiting for her.