Hello! sorry about the mix up, (again), I was half asleep and just saw 'chapter 8', and posted it without paying much attention. Sorry! So we are approaching the end of this story. (Boo, ah, crying), but never fear, more stories are near! If you have read my other fic, 'I'm Broken Anyway', then you will (hopefully) be pleased to know that the sequel is coming out soon! Anyway, just wanted to tell you. Here's a new chapter, enjoy!

Chapter Eight

Seventh Sister

The Seventh Sister stalked down the halls toward the labs that were watching Ezra. She could sense that something was wrong through the force, and was not happy that she had not been notified of any problem. When she stepped into the lab, she was surprised to see everything in order. Not a single person was out of their seats, and everyone was doing their regular jobs.

"Seventh Sister, we were not expecting you today. Is there a problem?" asked one of the head scientists.

"Actually yes. I have sensed a disturbance in the force. The boy, how is he?" she demanded.

"He is fine. He hasn't moved for the past hour though. Nothing to be too worried about though." The Seventh Sister studied the footage carefully. She knew something wasn't right. If the boy was really just sitting there, then why would she have sensed such a disturbance in the force? Unless...the Jedi.

"Get me into that room NOW!" she yelled, surprising all of the workers.

"But Sister, you said no outside contact, he must not see us!" The Seventh Sister glared at the scientist.

"I said get me in the room!" They quickly ran to the doors to undo the locks, but found them already broken. The Seventh Sister growled angrily and pushed the doors open. She saw scorches on the wall, giving proof to a lightsaber fight. She could sense the Jedi had been here, and obviously taken back his Padawan. "Alert the troops," the sister commanded, not taking her eyes off of the room. "I don't want them escaping."

Hera

Hera heard the crew come onto the Ghost, and heard them running to their stations. She knew that Kanan would not be going to his - he would be in the med bay with Ezra. She just hoped that the kid would be okay. She had seen all of the videos. Even if the crew thought that she hadn't, she had. Every single one. She knew that Ezra was going to be able to heal physically, but mentally she had no idea. She had watched the kid fall apart, and knew that they hadn't even seen the worst of it. She was trying to get away from the ties as fast as she could, but there were so many of them. Dodging the blasts, she realized that there were more of them than usual. "Chopper! Are you done inputting those coordinates yet?" she called to the droid. He beeped his response 'yes', and rolled over to her. "Great, time to go!"

Kanan

Kanan sat next to his dying Padawan, whispering to him quietly, begging him to wake up. He was not getting any worse which was a good sign, but he was not waking up either. He tried to use the force to send out calming waved through the force, but the kid immediately blocked him out. Kanan could tell that they had just made the jump to hyperspace, and that the rest of the crew would be around shortly to check on the youngest Spectre.

He was correct as soon the sound of footsteps running towards the med bay could be heard, and Hera peered through the door. At the sight of Ezra, she immediately took his temperature and began preparing what little medicine they had. "Kanan you sit there. I'll check your injuries in a minute," she ordered.

"What makes you think I'm injur-"
"Kanan, you are not fooling anybody. You are most definitely injured. I can literally see the lightsaber burn on your shoulder," she said, interrupting his denial. Soon Zeb and Sabine were there as well, trying to get Ezra to wake up while Hera forced Kanan to sit still while she patched up his wounds. "Alright everybody. Time for bed. That goes for you too Kanan," she said as she shooed the others out and literally dragged Kanan out the door. She looked Ezra over one more time before leaving the med bay. Kanan slunk off to his cabin and locked the door. He thought about what had happened. The fight, Ezra talking to his phantom 'friends', and then collapsing from lack of energy. He sighed and lay down on his bunk. This was going to be a long couple of days. Possibly longer depending upon how bad Ezra's mental state was when he woke.

Time Skip

Kanan was woken by a strong push from the force. He leapt to his feet and raced to the med bay. Ezra was sitting straight up and staring wide eyed. "Nina! Tarka! Where are you! He took me! He took me to his ship, he's going to kill me, where are you?" the boy sobbed. He then noticed Kanan standing in the doorway and leapt off of the bed, jarring his wounds and making him collapse. Kanan ran over and lay a hand on Ezra's shoulder, helping him to his boy looked at him in absolute terror.

"Ezra, it's me. It's Kanan. I'm not going to hurt you. I would never hurt you," he reassured.

"I don't believe you! Nina and Tarka told me…"
"Nina and Tarka aren't real," Kanan tried to explain. "You were kidnapped by the Empire. They had scientists take control of your mind. They created Nina and Tarka to drive you insane. They aren't real." Ezra looked at him for a moment, staring into the older man's eyes, trying to find any proof of a lie there. Suddenly he was hugging Kanan, tears streaming down his face. Kanan wrapped his arms around his Padawan and held him tight. "They're gone now. They're gone," he whispered reassuringly. "They will never hurt you again."

"I remember," sobbed Ezra. "You would never hurt us, you would never betray the crew, but they showed me. They showed me what you did. I don't understand!" He wailed in agony. "Who do I believe?" Kanan held his Padawan tighter, a feeling of protectiveness wash over him.

"Ezra, I promise I didn't hurt any of them. They're all right here. I can get them if you want." Ezra held on tighter. Kanan heard him whisper something, and just managed to pick up what he said.

"I believe you," he whispered.

aw, happiness! we'll have to fix that. (Laughs maniacally) Any who, Hope you liked it!