Taran opened his eyes weakly, every nerve in his body screaming with pain. It was ten o'clock at night. His shirt was off meaning his chest was bare and he looked down at his injuries. He had multiple bruises all over his body, his left arm was sprained, and his nose felt like it was just broken. He lifted his left arm to feel his nose, which caused him to wince in pain. His nose was realigned fine, but it must have just been like that because it still hurt. The bruise on his cheek felt like a red patch of pain and he had a healing cut above his eyebrow. He lay back down, but not too fast because his back was feeling tender. The only thing in the medical bay was the droid, busily checking his life signs and adressing some wounds.
"Do you have any water?" he asked the droid. The droid gave him a bowl and Taran drank a little out of it, and then took some out to heal his left arm. He relaxed a bit when his arm was healed, but it was still stiff and sore. Taran began addrressing the other wounds on his body when he heard a knock on the door. The droid walked over to the door and opened it, revealing five smiling faces. They piled into the room around him.
"Well, look who's awake," said Cody.
"Kid, how you feeling?" said Rex.
"Like I lost a fistfight with a Gamorrean and a Gundark," said Taran.
"I'm so sorry about that," said Ahsoka.
"I know, you had no choice. But next time can you lay off some of those power kicks? You may have been beating him up but it was my body," said Taran. "so what did you do with that holocron?" said Taran.
"We jettisoned it out into space and aimed all our cannons at it, obliterating it," said Anakin.
"Good, I'm glad it's over," said Taran.
"Yes, but we have to deal more closely and cautiously with items like that," said Obi-Wan. There was a murmur of agreement from everyone.
"Well I would have rather fought those mummies than deal with him," said Ahsoka. Taran and Anakin's eyes went wide and they made "Shut up" looks to Ahsoka.
"Mummies? What mummies?" demanded Obi-Wan to Anakin. Anakin looked like Christmas had come a day early, but then got canceled.
"Um, Obi-Wan? Can we talk outside?" said Anakin. Obi-Wan followed him outside and after a minute they heard loud shouting from Obi-Wan. No one knew what they were saying, but it didn't sound good.
"He is so dead," said Ahsoka.
"I always pictured him having his funeral with starships flying around," said Taran.
"Really, I was thinking a 400 gun salute," said Rex.
"That's yours Rex," said Cody.
"So, he could still do it," said Rex. The yelling ended and Anakin and Obi-Wan reenetered the room, Obi-Wan's face red and Anakin's looking flustered.
"You mean to tell me that you three got attacked by thoses things and you still took the holocron?!" yelled Obi-Wan. Taran became more interested in the bed he was on and Anakin more interested with her boots.
"This wouldn't have happened if you had told me what happened," said Obi-Wan. The three looked a little ashamed of themselves.
"But, I guess you did to help the war effort so I'm not too mad at you. But if this happend again, you won't have to worry about the guy possessing you," said Obi-Wan and he left the room, followed by Anakin, Rex, and Cody. Ahsoka stayed in the room whilst the droid deactivated for the night.
"I'm really sorry about that," she said looking at Taran's injuries.
"It's fine, don't worry too much about it," he said. She placed her hand on his chest where a bruise was and rubbed it soothingly.
"I just remembered that promise we made on that other system we were on before we went to Korriban and I knew it was the only way I could save you," she said.
"Oh yeah, I don't think we meant for it like this," Taran chuckled.
"True, but still I can't have my boyfriend's body being possessed by a lunatic, especially if said lunatic was trying to hit on me," she said.
"Well you know, you had to do what you needed to do. No one should blame you for it," said Taran. Ahsoka smiled.
"Oh, one more question," said Taran.
"What?"
"How come of all the places on my body to hit, you aim for here, "said Taran motioning to his groin.
"I was aiming for your thigh," she said in her defense.
"I don't think I'll ever have kids," he said.
"Did you try healing that too?" she asked coyly.
"I think it'll look really perverted if I did that," said Taran. Ahsoka smiled.
"Taran, don't worry so much. I'm just happy you're alive," said Ahsoka. He smiled and they kissed. Taran pulled away, letting out a choked yell.
"What's wrong?" said Ahsoka.
"You're leaning on my bruises," he said. She chuckled a bit, repostioned herself, and started the kiss again. For once, Taran had never felt this good while recovering from an injury. She pulled away and lay her head on his chest. She drew circles on his chest while he stroked her lekku. The two fell asleep with her head on his chest and his arms around her.
An hour after they had drifted off Obi-Wan came back to the medical bay and saw them. Normally, he wouldn't approve, but Taran had been through a lot and the biggest thing he need was his best friend to help him. Obi-Wan just smiled and left the room, letting his Padawan dream of happiness and bliss.