1 Child of the Light: Chapter Thirty-Three
By Jayde Star
Jayde woke up in an unfamiliar bed. Slowly she opened her eyes and looked around. She realised she has to be in a med centre somewhere. She wondered how long she had been there, when she glanced at the door to see her mother walk in.
"Hi there." Mara said softly, "I'm glad to see you're finally awake. How are you feeling?"
"Awful." Jayde answered, "What happened? Where am I? How long have I been here?"
Mara gave her daughter a half-smile. "You're in a Coruscant hospital. We only arrived yesterday and you've been in and out of conscious for three days. What's the last thing you remember clearly?"
Jayde thought for a moment before answering. "I remember dancing at the club, then David and I walking back to our hotel room. Then something happened……I think we were attacked or something. After that I have some vague ideas of what happened, but I can't be sure."
"Well, I can tell you what we know happened." Mara sat down in the chair next to Jayde's bed. "You were abducted by a man who wanted you for his slave. He drugged you pretty heavily and we had a hard time finding you, but eventually we did. Your dad, Ben, Phil, Mae, Wedge, Dave and myself had a plan. I'll tell you the details later, you look tired so I don't want to keep you awake for too long. Anyway, the entire bar erupted into a brawl and Dave and Ben tried to get you out as quickly as possible. As you were passing one of the support beams, something hit it and it collapsed. You and Ben were far enough away still to not be in danger, but Dave was right next to it."
Jayde looked stricken. "Is he okay?" She demanded, "He's not…..?" She couldn't finish the question.
"He'll be okay." Mara quickly reassured her daughter. "The thing is, that light you seem to produce when you're in danger. You used it somehow through the haze of the drugs. It pushed most of the beam away from Dave. Some of it still fell across his legs. So, although he is alive, his legs are crushed and it's going to be a while before he can walk again and he will most likely never be able to fly an x-wing again. He would never be able to sit in it properly."
Tears came quickly to Jayde's eyes, "He's going to hate that. Can I see him?"
"Yes, you can see him, but not just yet. Your dad is seeing what he can do to help heal him. He's had some success, but doubts anyone will able to heal him completely." Mara gazed at her daughter for a moment before continuing. "I have something to ask you."
Jayde looked back at her.
"Dave said you told him you were pregnant." Mara hesitated, "But, baby, you've lost the baby."
Jayde stared at her mother for a moment before saying, "I was never pregnant. I lied to Dave. I'm tired now, I want some sleep." With that Jayde rolled over so her back was to her mother. She waited for Mara to be well out of the room before she started crying quietly to herself.
* * * * *
"How is she?" Luke asked Mara a while later, when they both were in their apartment.
"She seems to be in shock." Mara looked sad for a moment. "She denies being pregnant, says she lied to Dave. But the med droid confirmed her miscarriage. I don't think she wants to deal with everything just yet. We need to be there for her when she does." Luke nodded his head in agreement. "So, how's Dave? Any better?"
"A little, but I don't think I have the ability to heal him completely. I wish Clighal was on planet, I'm sure she would do a better job. But even then I doubt he'd ever have a full recovery, his legs were just too badly damaged." Luke pulled his wife into his arms. "At least they're both alive and safe. I don't know what I would have done if anything had happened to Jayde."
They stayed in each other's arms for a while. Each seeking comfort from the other.
* * * * *
Meanwhile, Jayde was remembering back to what had happened during the past three days. At least, the parts that she was awake during.
She kept having flash backs to when David had nearly been crushed by the pillar. She was so shocked that the light had saved David, she never realised she could do that. But the strangest thing about it wasn't that. Maybe it had been the effect of the drugs still in her system, but she was certain she knew how she did it, what processes went through her brain during it. As soon as she had the chance she planned to practice, maybe she would eventually be able to control it.
The most disturbing thing was that she could also remember being conscious at one time on the journey back to Coracaunt and hearing David screaming in pain. The sound was the stuff of nightmares, she hadn't been able to save him completely. His legs had been crushed and from the sounds he had made, she was certain it was worse than her mother was letting on. Even with her dad helping him, he still had to leave the Rouges, that was very bad. She had to see him somehow, but she didn't want him to see her, she would have to think of a way.
tbc
Just one more chapter to go. Oh and Jade Fel Horn wins the "Too Smart For His/Her Own Good" award of the year.
By Jayde Star
Jayde woke up in an unfamiliar bed. Slowly she opened her eyes and looked around. She realised she has to be in a med centre somewhere. She wondered how long she had been there, when she glanced at the door to see her mother walk in.
"Hi there." Mara said softly, "I'm glad to see you're finally awake. How are you feeling?"
"Awful." Jayde answered, "What happened? Where am I? How long have I been here?"
Mara gave her daughter a half-smile. "You're in a Coruscant hospital. We only arrived yesterday and you've been in and out of conscious for three days. What's the last thing you remember clearly?"
Jayde thought for a moment before answering. "I remember dancing at the club, then David and I walking back to our hotel room. Then something happened……I think we were attacked or something. After that I have some vague ideas of what happened, but I can't be sure."
"Well, I can tell you what we know happened." Mara sat down in the chair next to Jayde's bed. "You were abducted by a man who wanted you for his slave. He drugged you pretty heavily and we had a hard time finding you, but eventually we did. Your dad, Ben, Phil, Mae, Wedge, Dave and myself had a plan. I'll tell you the details later, you look tired so I don't want to keep you awake for too long. Anyway, the entire bar erupted into a brawl and Dave and Ben tried to get you out as quickly as possible. As you were passing one of the support beams, something hit it and it collapsed. You and Ben were far enough away still to not be in danger, but Dave was right next to it."
Jayde looked stricken. "Is he okay?" She demanded, "He's not…..?" She couldn't finish the question.
"He'll be okay." Mara quickly reassured her daughter. "The thing is, that light you seem to produce when you're in danger. You used it somehow through the haze of the drugs. It pushed most of the beam away from Dave. Some of it still fell across his legs. So, although he is alive, his legs are crushed and it's going to be a while before he can walk again and he will most likely never be able to fly an x-wing again. He would never be able to sit in it properly."
Tears came quickly to Jayde's eyes, "He's going to hate that. Can I see him?"
"Yes, you can see him, but not just yet. Your dad is seeing what he can do to help heal him. He's had some success, but doubts anyone will able to heal him completely." Mara gazed at her daughter for a moment before continuing. "I have something to ask you."
Jayde looked back at her.
"Dave said you told him you were pregnant." Mara hesitated, "But, baby, you've lost the baby."
Jayde stared at her mother for a moment before saying, "I was never pregnant. I lied to Dave. I'm tired now, I want some sleep." With that Jayde rolled over so her back was to her mother. She waited for Mara to be well out of the room before she started crying quietly to herself.
* * * * *
"How is she?" Luke asked Mara a while later, when they both were in their apartment.
"She seems to be in shock." Mara looked sad for a moment. "She denies being pregnant, says she lied to Dave. But the med droid confirmed her miscarriage. I don't think she wants to deal with everything just yet. We need to be there for her when she does." Luke nodded his head in agreement. "So, how's Dave? Any better?"
"A little, but I don't think I have the ability to heal him completely. I wish Clighal was on planet, I'm sure she would do a better job. But even then I doubt he'd ever have a full recovery, his legs were just too badly damaged." Luke pulled his wife into his arms. "At least they're both alive and safe. I don't know what I would have done if anything had happened to Jayde."
They stayed in each other's arms for a while. Each seeking comfort from the other.
* * * * *
Meanwhile, Jayde was remembering back to what had happened during the past three days. At least, the parts that she was awake during.
She kept having flash backs to when David had nearly been crushed by the pillar. She was so shocked that the light had saved David, she never realised she could do that. But the strangest thing about it wasn't that. Maybe it had been the effect of the drugs still in her system, but she was certain she knew how she did it, what processes went through her brain during it. As soon as she had the chance she planned to practice, maybe she would eventually be able to control it.
The most disturbing thing was that she could also remember being conscious at one time on the journey back to Coracaunt and hearing David screaming in pain. The sound was the stuff of nightmares, she hadn't been able to save him completely. His legs had been crushed and from the sounds he had made, she was certain it was worse than her mother was letting on. Even with her dad helping him, he still had to leave the Rouges, that was very bad. She had to see him somehow, but she didn't want him to see her, she would have to think of a way.
tbc
Just one more chapter to go. Oh and Jade Fel Horn wins the "Too Smart For His/Her Own Good" award of the year.