The Ghost was in hyperspace on its way to Gereal. The crew was in the cockpit waiting for their arrival. "So what's the plan?" Ezra asked. Chopper opened a holo image of the base. "Okay so we know the weapons are here. So that means we sneak in threw the back on the base. There won't be any guards there. So if were able to keep quiet we can be in and out in no time." Sabine said. "Chopper will stay with the Ghost while the rest of us go in. For this to work we'll all need to go." Hera added. "Will Thrawn be there?" Zeb asked. "Not sure." Hera answered. "If he is there we'll be ready." Ezra said. "Alright that's our plan. Now we execute it." Kanan said and the Ghost came out of hyperspace over Gereal.

The Ghost went past star destroyers without any transmission. "They didn't com us for clearance codes?" Hera said. "That's not right." Sabine asked. Ezra then felt a disturbance in the force. "Ezra what's wrong?" Kanan asked sensing his padawans tension. "I....I feel cold. Like a dark presence is here." He said. Everyone fell silent. "Could it be a Inquisitor?" Sabine asked.

"No something darker. I felt this before but can't make it out." Ezra said. "Well whatever it is, we'll have to be extra careful." Kanan said. The Ghost landed and they step out. "Alright lets go." Ezra said.

They made it to the base and got to the back door. "Like I said. No guards." Sabine said. They ran up to the door and Sabine hacked the panel. The door opened and they were met by two stormtroppers. "Hey what are you doing?" One asked. Before anyone could answer Ezra put one of them in a head lock and kicked the other in the head. He them slammed the troopers head against the wall and he fell unconscious with the other trooper. "Nice work Ezra." Hera said. They all ran slowly and quickly down the hall.

They came up on the room they needed to search. Sabine hacked it door controls and the door opened. They saw a crate in the middle of the room. "This isn't right. It's just their waiting for us." Ezra said. Then stormtroppers stormed the room. "Great another trap." Zeb said. Then a droid rolled away with the crate and out the door. "We can't let it get away!" Sabine said. They started shooting and ran out the room following the droid. They followed it all around the base and down every corridor. Ezra was deflected shots from stormtroppers from behind, then a few dark troopers showed up in front of Ezra. "Ezra!" Sabine shouted and they all was about to run back to him them the hall way door shut. "Ezra are you okay?" Hera asked threw the com. "I'm fine get those weapons and meet me back at the Ghost." Ezra said. "Without you no way!" Sabine protested. "Just go I'll be alright!" Ezra said. "Be carful Ezra. Lets go." Kanan said and they ran after the droid.

Ezra was fighting off the dark troopers as they pushed them threw the halls. They lead him to a dark room. Ezra looked around and his gaze was on a blank screen. Some was standing in front of it and he turned around. "Hello young jedi." He said. "Thrawn!" Ezra said and activated his lightsaber. "My dear boy I think you should be paying attention to him." Thrawn said pointing behind him.

A door opened and Ezras heart raced with anger and fear, and he heard mechanical breathing. "Vader."

The crew was still chasing the droid threw out the base. "Karabast this droid is fast!" Zeb said. The droid then stop in a room. "Hehe well look who's trap." Zeb said inching towards the droid. Then a trap door opened below the the droid and it fell in and the trap door shut. "At least we got the weapons." Sabine said. She went towards the crate and opened it. When she opened it their was something in it but it wasn't any weapons. "Great another bad lead." Sabine said as the others came to the crate. Then something popped out of the crate. "What's that?" Hera asked. Then it fired a red beam at them at they fell to the ground. "That was weird. It didn't even hurt." Sabine said. "Lets head back to the Ghost. Ezra's probably waiting for us." Kanan said and they all ran out of the base.

Ezra was in a deep fight with Vader. He attacked Vader with a series of swings and Vader blocked them with ease. "Impressive, most impressive." Vader said. Vader then attacked Ezra with his attacks and Ezra blocked then. They locked lightsabers. "Good form, but not good enough." Vader said. Ezra went for a kick but Vader punched him in the face and he fell back. "I believe that tryouts are over." Thrawn said. "What do you mean?" Ezra asked. "You see, there was no weapons here we just wanted to get you and your friends here." Vader said. "I swear if you hurt them...." Ezra said as anger rose in him. "Oh we won't." Thrawn said. He pressed a button on his wrist and the screen showed the crew. "You see, your friends have been hit with a weapon that delivers nano bots inside the organic body. By the press of a button, your friends will endure excruciating pain throughout the body and they will slowly die." Thrawn explained. "However you can prevent this if you become one of the Empire become my apprentice." Vader added. "No way would I ever join-" Ezra said but was cut off when Thrawn held up his arm ready to press a button on his wrist. "Agree to join us or your friends will die. What do you say?" Thrawn asked.

The crew was back at the Ghost. Chopper came off the ramp and was beeping when he saw them. "What do you mean where's Ezra, we thought he was with you?!" Hera said. "Ezra are you there?" Sabine said threw her com but got static. "Ezra please respond....*static*.....Ezra where are you?!" Sabine said in her com but still got static.

Ezra was in the dim lighted room he had removed his clothes, com and lightsaber. He changed into black clothes and put on armor platings on his arms, torso, legs and put on a belt. Vader gave him a new lightsaber and he placed it on his belt. "I know it seems bad at first. But trust me you'll learn to like it." Thrawn said in a stirn voice. Ezra grabbed his new helmet and examined it. He looked at the screen showing his friends. "I'm sorry guys." Ezra said and put on the helmet.