Chapter 5
8 hours left
Three keys remaining.
No one noticed the blood at first, all they could see was the key. The loud clang it made as it hit the floor, almost as if everything had gone in slow motion. And there, in the middle of the room, laid the one thing that could get them one step closer to opening that box.
Hera was confused, although a little angry, she didn't let it show.
Zeb was mad, it was almost like he felt betrayed, but he knew it was unfair considering they had not set any rules. He just wondered what the kid could be trying to hide so badly.
Then their was Sabine and Kanan, who, wanted so much to yell at him. To feel hurt, betrayed, wanted to yell so loud, they would turn blue. Oh how they wanted to feel those things, but they didn't. All they could think about was how much Ezra was trying to keep something that had already been found, hidden.
Everyone thought these things in a quick flash, the second the key hit the floor. And that was all they thought for the first second, then all they thought about was the blood, they had just noticed.
"Ezra?" said Kanan.
There was a bit of blood on the small piece of wall, and a puddle of it on the floor, but no Ezra. "Wait to go Zeb!" shouted Sabine, "you cracked the kids head open!"
"i-I I didn't mean too!" said Zeb, really he didn't, and when your feeling bad, you make excuses. "He took the key! How could he do that, don't act like he's in the clear!" said Zeb angrily before stomping out of the room. He knew that he over reacted, it really wasn't that important, and that he shouldn't have thrown Ezra so hard, but Sabine was right, he did just crack the kids scull open! Now what was he supposed to do besides storm out?
"Where is he?" asked Sabine. " He probably went to the med-bay" answered Hera, "we were all out of it for a second there, so he left when we didn't notice." She finished. "I'll go" Kanan said, not even waiting for an answer.
He walked down to the med-bay and when he opened it, sure enough, there was Ezra, attempting to aid his wound, even though it was one the back of his head. Ezra jumped at the door opening, then quickly glanced away from Kanan. "Get out of here" Ezra said, " your wasting time, and I've already wasted enough of that, you don't have much time left." He said, trying, and failing, at gauzing his wound, even though it was clear he needed stiches.
"Well then" said Kanan, "you better stop wasting more of my valuable sunlight, 'cuz you and I both know I'm not leaving here until I take a look at that wound. Ezra, sighing it defeat, sat up on the bed and let Kanan examine him.
"So" Ezra began, "how mad is Zeb? Think he's going to finish the job?"
Kanan laughed a bit, "I'd keep my distance" he said jokingly. Kanan examined Ezra's head for another second before walking over to the cabinet and pulling out something, Ezra didn't get a good look, but he could tell it was sharp. 'Not. A. Good. Sign!' Thought Ezra
"Sorry kid" said Kanan walking over again, " looks like you are going to need a couple stich's"
Ezra ground, as Kanan sat behind him. "So" Kanan said "we going to talk about what just happened?" he said as Ezra winched in pain. He sighed, "I'm sorry Kanan, now go on and tell me how it was a dishonest thing to do, and how I'll have to earn trust, and how this isn't the jedi code, or whatever."
"actually" said Kanan finishing up, "I wasn't going to say any of those things, but it sounds like you've been thinking about them."
"it's just, you were finding them so fast,"
"I know"
"and I panicked"
"I know"
"I didn't mean for any of this to happe-"
"I know!" said Kanan, interrupting." I know Ezra, but what I don't know is why your trying so hard to hide what's in that box. Where your family now, whatever's in there you can trust us with." Said Kanan.
Ezra knew that he could trust them with it, but he also knew that somethings should just stay buried. "Just" said Ezra as he began heading towards the door, "find the key's, you've already wasted about half an hour." He said before the door's closed behind him.
Kanan stood up and began quickly walking to the main area, they still had about 8 or less hours to go, three keys to go, but they were going to find them. "Hera" he said into the com, "get everyone in the main area now! We got three keys and eight hours, this is not over yet!"
As soon as everyone was in the main area, Kanan started, "ok people we've lost a lot of daylight, but we've been going about this all wrong" he glanced at his watch, "we've got about seven hours and three keys, so I suggest we spit up, me and Zeb, that way we could get thing open like you can't, and Sabine and Hera, you guys be together, you two can fit in to space's that me and Zeb can't. That way we get two keys, same time, then we can find the third one together." He finished looking around to see if they agreed with the plan.
But by the time he was finished, Sabine was already gabbing Hera's wrist and walking out the door, " meet back here as soon as possible, and make sure you have a key!" she shouted as they walked out.
"Ok" said Kanan, "I guess you like the plain!" he said looking at Zeb.
Zeb looked at Kanan, "so" Zeb asked, "where do we start?"
Ok, next chapter should be out soon, it's going to get really good! Thanks so much for reading, and I'll try not to disappoint!