Sick Rebels

What Doesn't Kill You

Ezra wasn't feeling good in the first place. It started out as a headache. Then his stomach started hurting. Of course he tried to play it off as nothing, these were just little common things.

It will be gone after some meds, a bath, and a nap; or so he thought. Little did he know that it would get a lot worse, and deadly.

Hera first found Ezra asleep while the two were on the Ghost by themselves. He had told her his plans. She thought nothing of it at first.

It was when Ezra woke up vomiting. He managed to hold it back just long enough to get to the fresher. He fell to his knees as he threw up. Hera followed him now a bit worried.

"Hera, can you help me up?" Ezra asked in a defeated voice.

Hera thought 'If he is asking for help this is serious' as she helped him up & to the Ghost med bay.

Then came the screams of pain. Ezra had never been in so much pain. It was all centered in one spot on the right side of his lower abdomen. He couldn't even describe what it felt like. He just screamed and held the spot that hurt, not being able to say anything between the screams.

Hera could only guess what was wrong, but she knew enough about human anatomy to have a pretty good idea. Based off the area he was holding if she was right this could turn deadly fast if he didn't get medical attention fast.

"The appendix!" Ezra thought he heard her say.

Kanan could sense that something was wrong. The change in his Padawan's force signature could tell him that.

"Rex, Sabine, we're turning around something happened." He didn't say Ezra was dying, but he knew it. He didn't want to worry them. The force told him whatever it was it was just Ezra.

"Kanan what could possibly have happen?" Rex asked.

"Don't know, Ezra's in a lot of pain and getting worse." The Jedi says.

"Like injured? How? Hera and him are both safe and sound on the Ghost back at the base. There's no way the Empire could have got to him." Sabine said.

"I don't know Sabine, but I can't lose him too!" Kanan stated in a calm commanding voice. He didn't have to say anything else. Rex could read it from behind him.

"Sabine, we're heading back." Rex said sternly. He had seen Anakin like that only a few times. All of them when Ahsoka or Obi Wan was in seriously injured. It was only this intense when Ahsoka was nearly dying.

Sabine opened her mouth to protest. The words "but the mission," almost escaping her mouth. Then Kanan's comm went off.

"Specter 1, this is Specter 2! Specter 6 is in need of some major medical treatment. I'm taking him to the base med bay to be examined. Something is seriously wrong. I think it's his appendix. Scrap the assignment. Get back here ASAP!"

The group could hear the screams of pain in the background.

"We're already on our way. Get Ezra help and keep him alive! I'll be there as soon as I can." Kanan responded.

Sabine had no objection this time. This was way more serious.

Hera was right. Ezra had appendicitis. Kanan and Sabine got their just before it was confirmed. Zeb was assisting other members of Phoenix squadron on another mission & couldn't get back in time.

The droids performed the extraction surgery late that night. Ezra woke up the next morning not really feeling anything at all, but unable to move.

"I'm right here Ezra. Your ok." Kanan said calmly placing his hand on Ezra's.

Ezra had known what had happened but had no memory after being wheeled into the surgery room. He was in the med bay for a few days. Kanan stayed with him constantly, sleeping on the couch in Ezra's room. Three times a day the two would go for a walk. Most of the time Hera went with them. Once Zeb walked with Ezra alone after Hera dragged Kanan to get some food. He went walking four times that day.

When Ezra couldn't reach something he wanted & needed he often used the force to retrieve it. Kanan had no objections to it. He really didn't blame him. He would probably do the same if it was him.

"We're home." Ezra said once he was finally back on the Ghost. He had never been more glad to be back to simi-normalcy.

"Finally." Kanan said with a small. He was glad his Padawan was back where he belonged, despite physical training being put on hold for a little while.

Chopper rolled past them only giving Ezra a small nudge on the way out.

•Yes, I'm alive! No this is not what I had planned to write. My Halloween/ Day of the Dead/ Birthday special is going to be really late. Yeah I'm another year older. I'm also missing an appendix now. Don't worry I didn't spend my Birthday in the hospital. It was a couple days later. As you can probably tell this is some what based off my own experience. I chose Ezra instead of Sabine because I really wished I could use the force when something I needed was out of my reach over the past few of days. Especially if when I was by myself. Sometimes I really didn't want to feel so dependent on someone. Unfortunately, I had to ask for help.I was just released, well yesterday by the time you're reading this. I'm really sore right now, but ok. I'll live! Lucky they caught it pretty early for me. I'll probably write a more accurate story where this happens to Sabine next week.

•Rhetorical question: How can one small useless organ cause so much pain and almost kill you?

•May the force be with you always

•Cass