Sick Rebels
What Friends Are For
⁃The second installment of the Sabine appendicitis story line.
•Same warning as the last Chapter
Sabine woke up around 0300 hours. Really needing to go. She didn't even bother to try and get up on her own. She knew better. However it was dark except for a few lights from the beds built in comm and the IV monitor. She could tell that no one else was around to help her up.
Sabine hated the idea of having to ask for help just to get to the refresher at all. She especially hated the idea of asking a stranger. Even if that stranger was a med droid. However, she didn't have much of a choice.
Sabine pressed the button to the built in comm.
"Yes?" a female droid answered.
"I need to use the fresher." Sabine replied.
"I'll send someone." The droid responded.
A few long minutes later a female rodian came in.
"The med droid said you needed help." The rodian woman said.
"I need to use the refresher." Sabine told the woman. She was a little embarrassed to have to ask a stranger about this.
"Sure I can help you up and get you over there." The woman said.
She helped her up & got her to the bathroom and back into bed. Sabine didn't remember the rodian's name, or if she ever said it.
When she woke up again Hera was asleep on the couch in the room.
"Hera!" Sabine exclaimed excited waking up the twi-lek.
"Oh Sabine, your up." Hera said as she stretched to wake up some. "The boys will be by in a few hours. I came as soon as visiting hours started.
A nurse droid and a blue twi-lek came in. The twi-lek was caring a tray filled with two small mugs, jello, a cup of juice, and a pack of powdered broth. The droid took Sabine vitals.
"Good morning you two. I'm Talya and the nurse droid is KK-482." The twi-lek said.
"Just call me KK." The droid replied. "Talya is, & I will be on call for anything you might need miss Wren. Just comm if you need one of us." KK said.
"Well, that's nice to know." Hera said.
Talya was writing something on a board on the wall.
"I'll show you the controls once you're in transferred to the other section." Talya said.
Then Talya and KK left.
"So how long have you been here Hera?" Sabine asked. She much preferred asking Hera for help over some stranger.
"I left right after the daily briefing. The entire crew has the next few days off. The boys should be here soon." Hera said.
"Where are they? Also can you help me open these?" The young girl asked.
"Sure. Well Kanan and Ezra are both doing their morning Jedi lessons. Zeb is doing some maintenance to the Ghost. Rex said he would come by and visit later, and Chopper is actually banned from here for pulling pranks on some of the med droids when Kanan was in here a while back."
"That sounds typical." Sabine said grabbing one of the two small mugs. She took a sip then put it down and did the same with the other. "Are these both hot water?"
"Here let me try." Hera said then did the same. "I think they are."
Then she found the broth packet and two sugar packets.
"Ok so I think this goes in one. Maybe the other is for if you want to add more water or something." Hera said then mixed the broth into one of the mugs.
Sabine took the mug and started drinking it.
"It is strange." Sabine said.
Kanan and Ezra got there a little later.
"Hey Sabine," Ezra said as he came in. "We brought you a few things."
"Like your sketchbooks and some pencils." Kanan said.
"Thanks guys. I really appreciate it." Sabine says as they pulled out a few of her supplies for her.
Sabine started eating her jello with her left hand due to the IV making it hard for her to use her right hand.
She turned on the holonet as she finished her liquid breakfast.
Zeb arrived a few moments later.
"Brought you that story you've been reading." He said handing her a data pad with her book on it.
"Thanks big guy." Sabine said.
The crew sat around doing random things most of the morning. Sabine read a little and watched a little holonet. Someone would normally help her up to go to the bathroom every once in a while. Usually it was Hera.
Occasionally Sabine would try to reach for something out of her reach. She would start to lean forward only to come up short and have to ask someone to get it for her.
Ezra couldn't help but think that if he was in her place right now he could call the object he wanted to him. It kinda wasn't fair that Sabine couldn't do the same. Although Kanan wouldn't let him get away with it.
After a liquid lunch that was very similar to breakfast, the med droid from the night before came in with KK and a protocol droid. The difference between lunch and breakfast was that the lunch had a mug of ice water and some frozen jargons.
"Hello, I'm M3-M3. I am the medical protocol droid assigned to your case." The protocol droid said.
"Mimi can you turn on the big light for me?" The med droid asked.
KK stayed out of the way. Mimi turned on the big light above Sabine, and then turned off the holonet.
"I'm going to take a look at your incisions." The med droid said. He pulled back her sheets and her hospital gown. Zeb took Ezra out of the room to give Sabine some privacy.
"We'll go get you two some kaf." Zeb told Kanan and Hera as he pushed Ezra out of the room and down the hall.
"But, you can get that by yourself and they already had some." Ezra protested.
"Will you shut it. Sabine's stitches are in a pretty private area. I don't think she wants us looking at them." Zeb mumbled once they got outside.
"Oh. You mean down there? Ok, I get it." She heard Ezra say as he realized what Zeb was saying.
Kanan had a hand on his mask like he couldn't believe Ezra was that clueless. Hera hid a slight laugh at the blissful ignorance of the teenage boy. Sabine rolled her eyes.
"Well it all looks fine." The droid said.
"What about the fluid?" Hera asked.
"The results haven't come back yet." The droid answered. Then left without saying much more.
"Well it looks as if you're being moved to in-patient for the next few days. You will be on two antibiotics, and a pain medication. You will also need to walk down the hall at least three times a day miss Wren." Mimi said.
"Talya is on the way with a wheelchair. I'll go prep your room so it's ready for you." KK said.
KK rolled out as Kanan and Hera gathered Sabine things.
Talya showed up with a wheelchair a little later. Mimi and Talya helped Sabine into the wheelchair.
The group caught Ezra and Zeb on the way to the lifts. The two took some of Sabine's things from Kanan and Hera.
"They're finally moving her?" Ezra remarked.
Kanan nodded. The two continued to have a private conversation between the two of them.
"No Ezra. I don't care who you're doing for. I'm not letting you do it." Kanan said in the left.
"What are you two talking about?" Hera and Sabine both asked.
"Father son stuff." Kanan answered. It was his way of saying Jedi stuff.
"Ezra, if I catch you trying that here I'm sending you back to the Ghost to meditate until I get back. I don't care how many hours that is."
"I'm not going to try to do anything Kanan." Ezra says.
"Then I'm telling you this is a Do Not then Padawan. I'm keeping a close watch on you while we're here." Kanan says.
"You worry too much master. You're the one that taught me that the Jedi are supposed to help people, especially the ones that can't help themselves. I can't think of a better way to use the force to help someone." Ezra said.
"It's abusing the force to use it like that." Kanan says.
"We've done it before!" Ezra argued.
"When you were first learning so you could get the hang of it. That ability is for retrieval and emergencies only. Not everyday usage." Kanan snapped back.
"Look, I'm not sure what you two are arguing about, but if you don't stop I'm sending you both back to the Ghost with a list of chores for both Master and Padawan to work on together. Ok?" Hera finally says.
"But really wanted to hear Ezra's plan out loud." Sabine said.
"Well knowing the kid it's either a really great idea or an incredibly stupid one that almost gets us all killed." Zeb says.
"Actually it's very trivial and immature right now." Kanan says.
"At least it's selfless. I just thought it would help Sabine feel a little better if I could do this for her while she's in here." Ezra says.
"Now I really want to know what your plan was." Sabine said.
"I'll tell you later." Ezra said.
Kanan's head turned to him.
"Ezra, if Kanan said no to whatever you have planned than don't do it. He's the expert on the force here." Hera says.
"Not like he could see you do it anyways kid." Zeb mumbled.
"No, I can sense it." Kanan said.
"I didn't think you would let me do something like that anyways." Ezra admitted.
"Then why did you even ask me then?" Kanan asked.
"I didn't ask. I was just warning you before hand. Now I have to ruin the surprise." Ezra says.
"Next time don't put so much thought into it. Your thoughts betray you my young Padawan." Kanan whispers as they got off the lift.
"It's so nice to see a Jedi and Padawan bickering over training exercises like the old days." Talya says.
"You remember the Jedi?" Ezra asked.
"I was still a little girl, but one of my cousins was one. I watched a Master and Padawan die together as a child. They saved some friends and my lives by giving up their own lives. That's part of why I joined the rebellion as a med aid. To get justice for the Jedi and free the galaxy from the government that murdered them." Talya explained.
Talya rolled Sabine into her room. KK took her vitals and checked Sabine into the new room. Then Talya gave her the grand tour of the room. The others followed them in. Once she was settled in they brought her the liquid supper that was identical to her lunch.
Rex finally dropped by while she was eating.
Sabine finished her meal and went to reach something just barely out of her reach. Hera was about to get up and get it for her when suddenly she could reach it.
"Ezra, head back to the Ghost an mediate. I'll be there in an hour for more training." Kanan said suddenly.
"Yes master." Ezra said with a sly grin. He gave Sabine a wink as he left.
"Did he actually do whatever it was he was going to do?" Hera asked.
"No, he kicked the table closer to Sabine instead. He tapped into the force a little when he kicked it just to test me though." Kanan admitted.
"Wait, what exactly is his plan? Use the force to move all the furniture in the room around so I can reach everything no matter how far away?" Sabine guessed.
"Not exactly. I will admit it's close to that. I'll let him tell you tomorrow." Kanan says.
"Well you gave us all a big scare Sabine." Rex said.
"I did?" Sabine asked.
"Your in here aren't you?" Rex replied.
She just looked at him.
Everyone stayed for about an hour before they left.
Kanan realized he forgot something. He headed back to Sabine's room to get it. He stopped just outside the door.
"Great, the remote for the holonet doesn't work, and my data pad is on the table across the room. I'd have to call the nurses for either one." Sabine said to herself. "It would be really great if use the force like Kanan and Ezra right now."
Kanan could sense that she was about to try and get up by herself and knew she probably shouldn't. He could tell she didn't want to bother the nurse droids and helpers with such trivial things. Zeb had been her remote all day since they discovered that the remote didn't work, and between the crew someone had gotten up and handed her whatever she wanted.
Now Kanan could feel just how helpless she actually felt.
He thought over what Ezra had told him about using the force to pull things to Sabine, and lend his force abilities to her while she was in the med bay.
If he was being honest with himself Kanan had to admit that it wasn't that bad of an idea. The only issue was he wasn't sure Ezra had enough control to do it safely in the med bay without accidentally hurting Sabine more. Kanan knew he couldn't right now. He kinda wondered what the Jedi order would have said about this "Jedi for a Day" idea Ezra had come up with. Really it couldn't hurt. Like Ezra had pointed out it would help them feel a little less dependent on others, and it really wasn't fair that only a select few had the ability to use the force at all.
"Karabast, ok Ezra I'll do this one for you." Kanan whispered as he tapped into force and moved the table Sabine's data pad was on across the room to her.
Sabine watch it move and as soon as it came close enough for her to grab her data pad she grabbed it.
"Thanks Kanan." She said a little louder than she should.
"You can thank me by not letting the others know about this. I really don't want Ezra to find out he's right this time. Besides this was your idea not his." Kanan says now in the room. He retrieved his comm that he forgot again then left.
"See you tomorrow Kanan." He heard her say.
"See you then Bine."
He headed back to the Ghost.
"Finally. It's been way over an hour." Ezra said when Kanan got to the ramp.
"Didn't I tell you to meditate until I got here?" Kanan asked.
"Actually your exact words were 'Ezra go back to the Ghost and meditate. I should be there in an hour for Jedi training.' Your late master." Ezra pointed out a little to pleased with himself.
"Well, Padawan. Perhaps I'd be on time if i could actually see." Kanan regretted saying that as soon as it came out. Ezra's cheerful but annoying attitude turned to guilt and sorrow.
"Fine then, if you need me I'll be medicating like you want Master." This time there was venom in his voice when he called Kanan Master. "I knew you blamed me."
Ezra took off before Kanan had a chance to stop him.
"Ezra! I didn't mean it like that." Kanan yelled to him. Ezra had already shut him out though so he couldn't even reach out to him through the force. "Why did you how to shut me out again?"
"Love, what's wrong with Ezra? He just came storming through the Ghost straight to his and Zeb's cabin." Hera says.
"He was teasing me about being late, and he might have taken my response the wrong way." Kanan said.
"Kanan Jarrus, What did you say?"
"That I might not have been late if I could see. It was a poor choice of words to beginning with."
"It was. Kanan love, he's just now starting to let go of what happened, stop blaming himself. " Hera says.
"You don't think I know that already? Hera, it took us both six months to deal with that own our own."
"I'm just reminding you to be careful what you say around him love."
"It's always been that way with Ezra though. We've always had to be careful what we said or did around him. He's had trouble trusting people since we met him. He had just gotten over that." Kanan said now realizing what the real issue was now.
"I wasn't there for him when he needed me. I was too focused on myself, and what I lost that I didn't realize I was losing him too. I promised myself to always be there for him and I broke it because of what Maul did to me."
"Love, you cut yourself off like that before. Long before Ezra joined us. You two are so much alike sometimes. You both go back to your default metal setting when you lose something. Right now it's tricky because you both reset at the same time." Hera remarked.
"I meant to tell him that I wouldn't have been late if I could see the Galaxy the way he does. That still doesn't sound right. If I could see through his eyes I guess you could say. He was actually right about that argument we had earlier." Kanan explained.
"What was that about anyways?"
"Ezra wants to lend his force abilities to Sabine while she's in the med bay recovering."
"But the force does work like that." Hera says.
"No, and he knows that. He plans on calling stuff towards her instead of him. I'm just not sure if he has enough control to do it safely though. I was late because I forgot my comm in Sabine's room and went back for it. I overheard her wishing she had the ability to use the force because the table with her data pad on it was across the room and the remote to the holonet didn't work."
"You thought over his plan?"
"Actually I used the force to push the table to her. It was on wheels anyways." Kanan admitted.
"Go tell him that then." Hera replied.
Meanwhile back at the base med bay Sabine had comm for help getting up again. This time a Rodian helped her instead of Talya.
"Talya will be back in the morning. I'm Ittsy I'll be helping you get around at night." The Rodian said.
•That was Day two. That day was actually not that bad for me.
•I hope you like my nurses in this. Yes, Ittsy was the first rodian that helped her that first night as well. Sabine was extremely tired at the time and doesn't really remember her.
•I'm only using three droids and two people for the nurses because of they are not fully staffed at this point. Mimi (M3-M3), KK-487, Talya, and Ittsy are based off the three regular nurses I had. The third droid is unnamed at this point in my writing. I also have a nurse aid. The med droid that is going to the doctor I haven't figured out a name for yet either.
•May the force be with you always
•Cass
