As I look at all the people that are sick in the hospital, I feel so helpless, so sad, so sorry for them. I want to go comfort them and tell them that it will be 'ok' and that they will 'get better.' But if I'm truely honest with myself, I don't think they will make it.
I walk over to a young Twi'let girl. Her eyes are droopy and the light green on her face has already become a rosey red from the fever. The fever is just one of the horrible symptoms. There are 4 stages of the virus. First the fever hits then the dizziness, third you start to black-out and then your body starts to shut down. Since you can only get the virus if you catch it from someone else, anyone who is not infected has to wear white masks when in the "sick area" as people call it.
"Hello little girl, I'm Ahsoka. What's your name." I smile, even though she can't see my grin through the mask. Maybe my sweet tone will try to lift her mood.
The medical droid hands me a wet cloth for her forehead.
She smiles back at me. "I'm Kanowa." She says back cheerfully. I'm glad to see that she seems to be happy. I move closer to her side so I can pat the cloth against her cheek. She looks down and points at my lightsabers. "Are you a Jedi?" She squeals. "Are you going to make me better?"
I just look back at her, frowning under the mask. I don't want to answer because I know I'll upset her. This poor girl.
I jump back in fright, being startled by someone putting a hand on my shoulder. I reach for my lightsaber on instinct but they grab my hand with incredible reflexes. It's Anakin. His white masks has a smiley face on it.
"Hey Snips, you're a little jumpy." He says. Clearly he not as depressed as I am being here. When ever he calls me 'snips' he is normal in a playful mood.
"Sorry Master." I glom back and continued to rub the little girls face.
"I just came to get you because Master Yoda and Obi-Wan want to see us about this virus going around." He says but his voice still not sounding sad like mine. But what he just said made me think.
As we both make our way to the Jedi temple my mind races with questions like:
Did more symptoms emerge?
Is it spreading to other planets?
Are the Jedi infected?
And of course I ask these questions to Anakin, but he repeats in a now annoyed voice "I really don't know"
When I walk into the room, the darkness flows around and the blue holoimage that displays a dry-rocky planet and a small leaf plant. The planet looks like a desert but not sandy like Tatooine. Instead it's rocky and has a lot of dry mountains and trenches. The plant that is displayed next to the planet is green and has a brown stem with small-ish leaves spreading out from the middle.
Around the display table is Master Yoda, Master Windu and Master Kenobi.
"Ah, you two are finally here." Obi-Wan exclaims. We walk and surrounded the middle and they stop talking. I look at the hologram in confusion.
"Sorry we are late, but I did just try to get murdered by my own apprentice." Anakin jokes referring to when I grabbed for my lightsabers after being spooked by him, back in the Med Centre. I roll my eyes. Yoda and Mace Windu look at me strange.
"You scared me, okay?" I scoff. I'm not in a very playful mood so I don't laugh back or make a sassy comment, like I normally would. Anakin grins sheepishly but Obi-Wan just blinks.
"If you guys are done, I would like to explain why you are here." Obi-Wan sighs. "What you are looking at is the planet Nimia. It is close to the outer rim and is believed to be deserted due to its rocky terrain and its scorching temperatures during the day and freezing temperatures at night. There is an ancient herb there called Eleminew, which I believe—due to all the research I have done on the virus—is the cure." All of a sudden I get so happy and excited. This is it. This herb will cure everybody. No one will be sick anymore. This is great.
"So you want us to go to Nimia and get this Eleminew herb?" Anakin questions.
"I will come ,too, since I know where to find it." Obi-Wan adds.
"So, what are we waiting for; let's go." I say excited. Finally we can put an end to all this death.
"Right now." Master Windu says "and take a Nu-class attack shuttle in case of any surprise stacks from the separatists. All the supply's you will need are aboard the shuttle."
Anakin sits in the pilot see at, while Obi-Wan is in the Co-Pilot seatand I'm checking the gear below in the small cargo hold. Heading into light speed Obi-Wan briefly mentions what we are looking for, even though we all saw the herb on the holoimage. I explain how great this is and how many lives we will save. I can't stop thinking about that.
"How did you know that this Eleminew herb is the cure?" I ask Obi-Wan. Not doubtful, but just curious.
"I spent a lot of time with the infected." Obi-Wan continues, "I found out this herb can cure almost every illness when you eat it. The people of Nimia used it to get rid of a plague similar to this one."
"How do you know it will work?" Asks a worried Anakin. Obi-Wan looks at him and began to speak but all the controls turn red and the engines die down. I get a terrifying feeling and I look at them and I know they feel it to.
We are out of hyperspace now and enter the planets atmosphere, all too fast but the shuttle's controls do not work and this ship will not slow down and is catching heat causing flames.
"What's happening" I panic grabbing on to the back of the chair that is behind the one Obi-Wan is sitting in.
"We're comming in too fast, Anakin" Obi-Wan shouts though all this. I start to really worry that when we hit the ground it will cause such a impact we might die.
"I know!" shouts my master back "all the controls are down. Everything is useless!" I see the terror in his eyes. He desperately presses any buttons that might save us from this tragic crash but it's too late. We hit the ground so hard i lose my grip and tumble back. With the shuttle still gliding at high speed across the rough ground of this planet, I hear Obi-Wan shout "Brace yourselves." And then everything went black.
Am I dead?
