Ch.30, Will of Determination
Grievous took Charlie back to her room and had the medical droid look at her.
The medical droid held up an x-ray screen to her side, "What did you do?"
"Kicked her," said Grievous coolly.
"You broke the bottom rib," said the medical droid as he changed the screen to at something else.
Grievous cocked his head, "And?"
"Almost crushed the organs on that side, you almost killed her, so much for being a father," said the medical droid as he sat the screen aside, "I'll have to go in surgically and fix everything, if not then I'll just finish what you started."
"Do what you will..." said Grievous as he left the room.
Almost a day later:
Charlie woke up finding it hard to breathe. She touches her hurting side and find a protective cast there, "Oww," she gasped in pain.
"You're lucky to be alive," said Grievous coolly.
Charlie glared at him, "You... did... it- oww," she breathed heavily and looked away from him.
"I'll alert the medical droid that you're awake," said Grievous as he left the room.
Charlie tried to keep up with her breathing, "I can't take this anymore," she said to herself, "why isn't anyone coming to save me," she whined to herself.
The medical droid walked in "You're really lucky to be here."
"I think I'll be even more luckier if I had died," mumbled Charlie.
"Come on, cheer up-"
"CHEER UP" Charlie grabbed her side, "That wasn't the best thing to do," she groaned to herself.
"You don't need to over work yourself. You had a broken rib thanks to the General."
Charlie laid her head back and started crying.
"Please don't cry!" said the medical droid.
Charlie looked away and hid her face.
"Come on now, it's not that bad... please look at me," said the droid.
"I don't have to look at anyone for you to do your exam," mumbled Charlie.
The droid sighed, "Very well," he then looked her over, "you're healing nicely."
"Big deal... by time I get well the General will do something worse," said Charlie.
"Hopefully not," said the medical droid.
Charlie looked at it, "hope's got nothing to deal with it."
Grievous came back in, "You're dismissed medical droid."
Charlie watched the droid leave then she threw the covers up over her face.
"Look at me Charlie," said Grievous.
Charlie lowered the covers down to her nose, "Why should I?"
"Because," said Grievous.
"Whatever!" she then threw them back over her head.
"I wasn't trying to hurt you-"
"Another point is you were using me, I won't help you kill the Jedi!"
"Why not?" asked Grievous.
Charlie pulled the covers down and reached for her glass of water but couldn't reach it and almost fell out of the bed. Grievous caught her and placed her back in the bed, then handed her the glass.
She took a sip not saying anything to him, then sat the glass where she can reach it. She pulled the covers back over her head.
"I'll leave you to rest," said Grievous.
"Why won't you leave me to rest forever?" mumbled Charlie.
Grievous said nothing and left the room.
Charlie saw her crystal was glowing, she tapped it, "Inca!"
Inca had Kathryn and Obi-wan in the room with her when Charlie responded.
Inca looked at her, "Charlie!"
"Charlie!" cried Kathryn even louder.
"Kathryn!" breathed Charlie as a little bit of color came back to her face.
"You could talk to her all this time?" Obi-wan asked.
"Charlie what happened to you?" asked Inca.
"I found Grievous weapon and its gone now. Can you please hurry up and save me?" whined Charlie.
"I've been trying to do that since you were taken again..." muttered Kathryn under her breath.
The image of Obi-wan stepped up to her and placed a hand on her forehead. Though he couldn't feel her, because she wasn't really there.
Obi-wan looked at the cast, "What did he do to you?"
"Broke a rib was all I was told," said Charlie.
"And you're still here to tell the tale... damn Charlie, you're a living medical miracle," said Kathryn.
"It's only going to get worse if I'm not saved," groaned Charlie.
"I will find you Charlie. I will save you," said Obi-wan.
"And I'll help him... just to make sure he does save your butt." said Kathryn.
Charlie smiled but it faded as she heard Grievous coming back, "Please hurry," she said and tapped the crystal they all disappear.
"Who were you talking to?" asked Grievous as he walked in.
"Myself..." she said trying to sit up.
"You can't sit up," said Grievous.
Charlie glared and managed to sit up half way, "You were saying."
"Alright, you can't sit up all the way," said Grievous folding his arms in front of him.
"We'll see," mumbled Charlie as she pushed up against the head of the bed making herself sit up all the way.
"Any normal person couldn't do that," said Grievous.
"I'm not a normal," breathed Charlie.
"Of course your not," said Grievous as he stepped over to her.
"What do you want now?" she asked.
"Your help," said Grievous.
"I'm not going to help you, you're crazy if you think I'm going to help you!" hissed Charlie.
"I want your help, and if you haven't figured it out, I will get what I want." said Grievous.
"You won't get it this time!" said Charlie.
"Oh I will, when you least expect it," he said coldly patting her on top of her head and leaving the room.
Charlie breathed in relief as the medical droid came back in.
"What now?" she asked.
"Just making sure he didn't do anymore damage, how did you managed to get sitting up?" asked the droid.
"Will of determination," said Charlie, "Which i have to much of."
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