Ch.24, Lab Rat

Charlie fell over and groaned, "I'm gonna die of boredom!"

She hung half way off the bed up side down. Her stomach started growling, "Hey chill stomach, I don't need to use my power crystal. I'm running low on magic."

Grievous walked in carrying a plate of food. But Charlie didn't notice him, she started fingering her necklace, "Hummmmm….. hummmm," she beings humming some random tune as her stomach growls again, "I hate this limit magic shit!"

"What was that?" asked Grievous.

Charlie let out yell as she fell off the bed and cracked her head on the floor, "Owww!" She sat up with her head and her eyes rolling.

Grievous cocked his head at her, "Did I scare you?"

Charlie glared at him, "You've got to stop sneaking up on me!"

"I just walked in here."

Charlie then saw the plate of food, "Yay!" she jumps up and ran over to him.

"Interesting how when I came bearing food before you weren't very enthusiastic," he said coolly.

"I told you that I fed myself… are you going to give me the damn food or not?"

Grievous handed her plate, "Bout time!" she said and took the plate, she then started eating.

Grievous watched her, Charlie looked at him, "What?" she looked down at the food, "Did you put something in here?"

"No… just watching you devoir the poor food," he stated.

"Just like all those poor planets you crushed," she snapped back.

"No, that wasn't as interesting as watching you eat." He said with a slight laugh, "So what was that about limited magic you said a moment ago?"

Charlie doesn't look at him, "I have no idea what you are talking about?"

"Yes you do," he said.

Charlie stopped eating but said nothing.

"What was it about?" he asked again.

Charlie sat the plate down on the table and walked over to the bed, pretending his is not even there. She pulled back the covers then laid down and threw the covers over her head.

'The rules are not to tell how the power crystal works,' she thought as she sighed trying to force herself to sleep.

Grievous walked over to her and pulled the covers down, "Charlie… what aren't you telling me?"

Charlie closed her eyes, 'You can't tell him, you are not allowed, you've already broken enough'.

Grievous sighed, "Fine I won't push it tonight, but I want to know about it tomorrow." And with that he left the room.

Charlie opened her eyes when she saw the medical droids enter her room, "Oh shit," she mumbled.

"Hello there," said medical droid 1.

"Hope you are ready to start the test," said medical droid 2.

"What test?" asked Charlie.

"They may be a tad painful, but they'll be over in no time," said medical droid 2.

"Its just a few… unless you want to tell us what's going on with you," said medical droid 1.

"I've already told Grievous," said Charlie.

"Sharp pain in the stomach and a fever, that's not very much to go on," said medical droid 2.

Charlie pushed the intercom button, "Grievous!"

"Yes?" he voice came back a little surprised.

"Get down here please," she said to it.

"Fool! He told us to run the test," said medical droid 1.

Grievous entered the room.

"Sir we are ready to proceed with the test that you ordered," said medical droid 2.

Charlie glared at him.

Grievous cocked his head, "What?"

"You forgot to tell me something?" she hissed.

"And that would be?" asked Grievous.

"Is the patient ready?" asked medical droid 1.

"No she is not!" Charlie spat at the droid, "What about these tests?"

"What about them?" asked Grievous.

Medical droid 1 reached for her but Charlie jumped out of the bed, and ran up to Grievous, "You know damn well what I mean?"

Grievous cocked his head at her, "Pretend that I don't!"

Charlie thought quickly, she then darted under him and ran from the room then down the hall.

"Get her!" said medical droid 1.

Grievous took off after Charlie.

Charlie's feet slipped out from under her on a turn, she bashes her leg on the floor, but she got back up. Grievous closed the distance and grabbed her, "No let go!" she cried.

"Charlie the test is only to find out what's causing the sharp pain in your stomach," said Grievous.

Charlie tried to pull from him, "I won't be a lab rat! Let go!"

"You're not going to be a lab rat unless you don't stop trying to escape… it's just to help you get better!"

"No! Let me go!" she cried again.

"How about this? I promise not to do anything to you for a week, except talk and feed you if you let them do the test today?" asked Grievous.

"You're only doing this because I wouldn't tell you about the limit magic!"

"Not at all!"

"LAIR!"

"Charlie, I said I would find out about that tomorrow, please, just let them find out what's wrong with you today," said Grievous.

"NO! LET GO OF ME!" Charlie screamed.

Grievous sighed and dragged her back to her room where the medical droids where waiting.

Charlie fainted when she saw them walking to her.

"Run your test on her, find out what's wrong, but that's it." He said as he handed her off to them.

"Yes sir," said medical droid 1.

"Whatever made you think we would do something else?" asked medical droid 2.

Grievous glared at him and then left.

Medical droid 3 waited until Grievous was far away where he couldn't hear, "Is that the only test we are going to do?"

"Be quiet… of course it's not," said medical droid 1.

"There is so much to learn from out little patient," said medical droid 2.

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