Ch.28, Pendant Camera

Grievous entered Charlie's room, "Charlie?"

Charlie is fast asleep with fresh tears along her face. She jumped when she heard him, "Huh? What?"

"You've been crying?" he walked over to her.

"Not because of you," she mumbled.

Grievous held out the pendant, "Its finished!"

Charlie is confused.

"The gift I told you I was making," he reminded her.

Charlie looked at it, "Wow… really?" she smiled slightly.

"Yes really," he handed it to her, "Put it on!"

Charlie took it and pulled over her head, "Thank you, its great!"

"Glad you like it."

"I didn't know that you were… never mind I really like it," she said.

"You didn't know I was what?" he asked.

"Gifted in making things," she said as she rubbed some of the sleep from her eyes.

"Well I am… why were you crying?" he asked.

"It was just a dream that I had," she mumbled.

"Why don't you tell me about it?" he asked.

"It was about my friends." She mumbled.

"Oh, what about them?" he asked.

"It was just about them that's all," she mumbled.

After a moment or so Charlie finally spoke again, "I believe I changed the star wars time line and have ruined what is suppose to happen."

"Now how would you have done that?" he asked.

"I don't know, the first medical droid told me I did."

"You shouldn't have listen to him."

Charlie glared, "He had a gun pointed at my head!"

"Well you shouldn't remember what he said, he was going insane!"

"Why, being here with you?" she joked.

"I don't know why he was going, I just figured he was," said Grievous.

Charlie laid back against the pillow and pulled the covers over her head, "No sense of humor."

"We've already discussed my lack of a sense of humor," said Grievous.

Charlie raised a finger in the air, "Restating, I hoped that you would get the hint."

"How am I supposed to get a sense of humor if I lack one?" he asked cocking his head.

"Believe it or not, there are people in my world that study to get one," she stated still under the covers.

"Well I don't feel like getting one," said Grievous as he sat down on the edge of her bed.

Charlie propped her feet up against him and pushed him off the bed. Grievous glared at her as she started laughing.

"That wasn't funny!" he growled.

"To you maybe," she laughed.

Grievous got to his feet.

Charlie shook her head, "It was a joke… shit!" she ran away to the door. Once she got there she remembered the door was locked, "Crap" she moved around the room to avoid him as he chased her.

Charlie ran around one side of the table and moved in the opposite direction as he does trying to get around it. Grievous finally reached over the table and grabbed her. "Eepp… cheater!" she cried as she managed to wiggle out of his hold.

"Am not," he said following her some more.

The medical droid entered the room and saw them, "ookkaayy," it then turned and walked back out wanting no part in it. Charlie stopped for a moment and watched the droid.

"Wonder what it's problem was?" she breathed.

Grievous caught her, "Eeekkk, no, no, no, no!" she cried as she grabbed two of his hands.

Grievous cocked his head, "Don't you know that won't work?"

"I know but its better than all four of your hands!"

Grievous shook his head and managed to pull his hands out of hers. Charlie ran way from him again, but he caught her by the back of her shirt.

"Eeekkk! No fair!" as he pulled her back to him.

"Life isn't," he laughed he laid her back down in her bed.

Charlie yawned, "thank you for my necklace!"

Grievous nodded, "You're welcome," he then left the room.

Charlie waited until Grievous had gotten far away. She sat up and pulled out her power crystal and tapped it. She was glad Grievous didn't see it glowing.

A sparkling image of Inca appeared in front of her and far off in the distance the same image of her appeared in front of Inca. "Yes?" asked Charlie.

"What took you so long?" asked Inca crossing her arm.

"Grievous was in here. How is Kathryn and Nathan?" asked Charlie.

"Hard to tell, they keep avoiding me! I haven't been able to teach them anything!"

Little did Charlie know that Grievous had stuck a camera inside the necklace he gave her. And was watching everything.

"Tell them I miss them," said Charlie.

"Will do. How are you doing?" asked Inca.

"Other than the first medical droid trying to kill me, and the other two that were talking peeks inside me, and Grievous moodswing's I say I'm doing pretty good," said Charlie.

Inca shook her head, "I'm really worried about you Charlie. I really think that the world guardian chose you to young!"

"I'm still alive that's what matter right?" asked Charlie.

"Sort of, everything is important about you. Your happiness, your heart, your kindness, and… your freedom!"

Grievous cocked his head, "That's interesting. The crystal is probably the magic she was talking about."

"What are the others doing?" asked Charlie.

"Trying to figure out a way to save you none the less," said Inca.

"You said that you thought Grievous had a secret weapon. Well I didn't find one! I think it's the other world travelers you felt." Said Charlie.

"No, no I'm sure Grievous has some weapon on board that ship. You just haven't found it." Said Inca.

"Actually I haven't really looked," mumbled Charlie.

"WHAT? YOU HAVEN'T LOOKED!"

"Keep your voice down!" snapped Charlie.

Inca heard someone coming where she was at, "I'll talk with you again and please try to get a look around." She then disappeared.

Charlie sighed, "I'm hungry," she turned the dial of her crystal and a plate of fry's appeared, Charlie then started eating.

"So that's how it works," said Grievous.

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