Chapter 10
"Sit down guys. This is really important", I said once we arrived to the common room.
"What's on your mind Ezra?", asked Kanan, as he sat down.
"Hera survived", I said. It's better to be direct than walk around the problem.
"And we left her behind in a burning Imperial base!", exclaimed Sabine.
And this is what I was afraid of.
"Why didn't you tell us sooner?!", she said.
"We had to get out of there!", I argued. Really bad defense, but I have too buy time for Hera.
"How was she? Did she tell you to leave?", asked Zeb.
Kanan just sat there deep in thought. Think Ezra, think!
"Um, no. She wanted to come help get you guys, but I objected as she seemed too weak for that. So instead I told her to leave and that I'd get you out", I explained standing straight, "I sensed she made it out, so she must be on her way".
"How come we didn't run into her on the way here?", asked Sabine skeptically.
"She must've gone to town then!", I said a little too quickly.
"Ezra, what are you hiding?", asked Kanan.
"Hera isn't coming is she? You can't use the force right now, can you?", Karan said accusingly.
Oh no.
"What makes you say that?", I said nervously, sweat starting to drip down my forehead.
"Did I miss something?", said Hera, limping into the room. She looked worse than when I last saw her. She must be trying to sell this story as best as possible.
"Hera!", everyone exclaimed simultaneously.
Kanan was the first to stand up and approach Hera, "Are you alright?", he asked concerned, placing a hand on her shoulder.
"I'm fine Kanan. I knew I wouldn't make it all the way back to the ship, so instead I went to town and asked for help. A woman there patched me up and let me rest there for a bit before I came", she explained.
"I'm glad to see you all made it out alright. Were you hurt?", she asked.
"No, we weren't", said Kanan.
"Good, now I think we should all go and rest. We'll discuss what to do tomorrow", she said starting to limp away.
"Let me help you", said Kanan, going with her. I'm glad to see he no longer needs help walking around.
I follow suit and start heading to my room to hide the bag I brought. Sabine and Zeb both start walking to their rooms too. Luckily I get to mine before Zeb does and toss the backpack under my bed and pull my covers over it.
Not the best hiding place, but it will have to do for now.
Now, Hera wanted to talk to me about this, did she mean now or tomorrow? Maybe I should go check on her?
Zeb walks into the room as I'm heading out, "Where are you going kid?", he asked.
He'll probably say I shouldn't bother Hera…, "I'm going to get something to eat. I'm not really tired right now", I answered.
He nodded and laid down on his bed. Must be tired.
I walk out into the hallway and see Sabine walking into her room. I go and stand in front of Hera's room and try to listen to see if Kanan is still in there.
"Hera, are you sure you're alright?", I heard Kanan say faintly.
Well I can't go in there now, might as well get food like I said. I go to the kitchen and grab some food before sitting down to eat.
"Congratulations kid, you made it out", said Nyx, appearing in front of me.
"Looks like Hera burned down the lab successfully", I said.
"Yes, everyone is now free to go wherever they please", he responded smiling.
"And where are you going?", I asked curiously, "I heard you mention someone when you were talking to Hera".
"I'm not sure. I wanted to go see my love, but I can't find her anywhere. So I guess I'll just go to the land of the dead or afterlife and occasionally come just to look at how things are going", he answered.
"And don't you think you might find her in the afterlife?", I asked.
I have so many questions about that afterlife. I thought you became one with the force, but I guess it doesn't matter right now nor does it feel appropriate to ask.
"No, I'm certain she's still alive. She's too stubborn to die, literally. She was the anomaly you know? Survived the impossible", he said, smiling at what I assume are memories.
"So she's the reason this project started? Do you ever resent her for that?", I asked. I don't mean to say it's her fault, but in a way she was the start of it all.
"No. She's too good to be hated. Or I'm too blinded by love. Either way she's the one that tried to break us out multiple times", he said.
"She sounds like a good person", I said.
"More like a great person!", he exclaimed happily. They must've been really close.
"Why are you here now then?", I said.
"Just wanted to know you made it out, and I wanted to say goodbye to Hera, but she's busy right now with her own love", he said chuckling.
"Hera and Kanan? I knew it!", I exclaimed jumping up.
"They're supposed to be a secret? Whoops, that ones on me", he said, "Anything you'd like to say before I leave?", he said.
"Um, sure. Where are you from?", I said.
"Ha, nice opening kid. I'm from the great land known as Coruscant", he said. Wait, Coruscant, Nyx… Didn't I meet him in the past? He seems nicer now.
"Have I met you before?", I asked.
"You seem familiar, but I can't put my finger on it, so I assume we haven't met before. Maybe I met your father back on Coruscant", he said.
"Well, Hera seems to be coming this way, I'll say bye to her and be in my marry way. Good luck kid and have a nice life", he finished before disappearing.
Back to eating dinner then.
After I finished Hera came walking in, "Ezra, do you want to talk about what happened?", she said.
"Sure, I need to confess a few things myself", I replied. At that she raised her eyebrow. Shouldn't have said anything, way to go Ezra.
"Lets go somewhere more private", she said, walking to the cockpit, "I'm sure you have many questions Ezra. Ask away", she said closing the door and sitting down in the pilots seat besides me.
"Why do you look better now than when you came in?", I asked.
"I faked it, it wasn't that hard", she said.
"Right. And you're a successful test. The doctor insinuated you could use the force, along with other powers, could you elaborate on that?", I said.
"Well yes in theory. I never cared to learn how to use them, so yes I can use the force among other things but I cut myself off completely from them", she explained.
"Is that what the pills where for?", I asked.
"Yes. It was a way to hide from that. It was new to me and I couldn't control it, I wanted to feel normal again, so I made these pills. They've slowly gotten stronger as my body gets used to them and I haven't been able to make a substitute", she said.
"That sounds, stressful. And what about the book? What does the book have?", I asked.
"The book? How do you know about that?", she said. And I messed up!
"Chopper…? Changing the subject, I had a vision about the lab and I'd like to know, do you know a Pia, Demetrious or Onive?", I asked hoping to get out of trouble, for now.
"Pia, Demtrious?! You stole my box?!", she exclaimed. I messed up again!
"Is there any way to get out of this?", I asked. She just glared at me, "Fine yes, but what does that have to do with my vision?".
"It wasn't a vision. It was a security system Pia and I made to prevent the scientists from getting the information inside. I'd say I would've put my file in there, but I think i would've burnt it instead", she said.
Burnt it? There's something else I have to hide.
"Well I got through it. Bonus points for that?", I said unsure.
She rolled her eyes and stared at the window, "Well, if you got through once, you'll be able to get through again", she said.
"What was the syringe for? And the comm link? You already know I went through your box so…", I said.
"It was to speed up my regeneration, if you hadn't done that, I could be waking up right now. And the comm link is to contact Pia. We'll talk about your punishment for going through my things later", she said.
"Right. Maybe we should rest now, I need to take this information in before I continue asking questions", I said.
Today has been too weird.
"But we've barely talked - Nyx talked to you, didn't he?", she said. I nod my head yes and look at her, "Alright, go rest. Rest well Ezra", she said smiling.
I smile back and walk to my room. Laying down on my bed I close my eyes, trying not to think of the backpack full of information besides me.
Now Ezra, rest. Tomorrow is going to be a day full of investigating and reading. Lots of reading.
The End.
A/N: And we've reached the end! Thank you so much for reading until the end and I hope you enjoyed. There is a sequel in progress, so look out for that. Feel free to leave a review.
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