Hi guys! This one features Chopper and it is a little on the fluffy side with a tinge of humor. I hope you enjoy!

Summary: Chopper saw his little friend up one night so he decided to be helpful for once.

Chopper was never the comforting type, so when comfort was needed, it was difficult to do.

That's why Chopper had to suppress a groan when he saw Ezra sitting in a closet, staring off into space, the bags under his eyes prominent. A blanket was draped over his shoulders and the boy looked exhausted and afraid. It was also 0300 hours. It was obvious Ezra could not enter sleep mode...or whatever it was sentients did when their energy was low.

Something was terribly wrong with him, but Chopper was never good at reading emotions. He knew when people were sad, happy, angry, etc., but he couldn't tell without the signs, such as tears, a smile, or shouting.

Timidly, Chopper approached Ezra. Ezra jumped and stared at Chopper as if he had seen a ghost. Chopper warbled at Ezra. Ezra didn't respond. He never did anymore. Why wouldn't Ezra respond?

Chopper decided to try threatening Ezra into talking. He whipped out his taser and pointed it at the boy. "Say something!"

Ezra went pale (if that was even possible at this point) and pressed himself against the wall, eyes wide. Chopper, realizing he had scared the child, suddenly felt guilty, something he rarely felt. The little droid lowered his taser and warbled an apology. Ezra didn't budge. "I'm sorry!" Chopper repeated. "I'm not saying it again!"

Ezra relaxed and burrowed deeper into the protection of his blanket. It was then that Chopper noticed Ezra's gloves, holster and boots were off, as was the armor on his leg. He looked like his was ready to sleep, but for some reason couldn't.

Chopper tried to think. What did sentients do when they couldn't fall asleep?

Chopper wheeled away after reassuring Ezra he would return. He made his way to the kitchen and using his rockets, propelled up to the cabinet, and pulled out a cup. He went to the heater and quickly made some hot chocolate, making it extra chocolatey. He then went to another closet where the crew kept spare pillows and blankets, grabbing an extra blanket and a pillow. After dropping the pillow and blanket off, he brought Ezra the hot drink. Ezra took it and stared up at Chopper for a few moments before patting the astromech on the head. As Ezra drank the hot chocolate, Chopper set up a small nest for Ezra inside of the closet. When Ezra finished the drink, Chopper took the cup, and after promising once again he would return, left the closet. He returned to the kitchen and put the cup in the dishwasher before returning to the closet.

Ezra was curled up into a ball, burrowed in the blankets to the point where only his face was uncovered. Chopper gently patted the boy's arm.

"Get some sleep. I'll keep you safe."

Chopper didn't know when Ezra fell asleep. All he knew was that the boy didn't wake for the rest of the night. At one point, Ezra began hissing in pain, but before the nightmare could start, he relaxed.

Chopper had no idea what he was doing, but he knew he had to be doing at least something right. Watching over sleeping sentients wasn't how Chopper was planning on spending his evening, but Ezra wasn't sleeping and that needed to be fixed. Chopper may have not known much about anatomy, but when sentients, especially humans, were tired, they were grouchy and irritable. He knew how it felt to be tired...well...low on power and it sucked.

Chopper started to get lonely after a few hours. He was considering contacting AP-5 to keep him company even though the protocol droid would give him a hard time about babysitting, but that would only wake Ezra up. Chopper looked down and noticed how close Ezra was to him. Could he only sleep with someone else close to him? Sharing a room with that pesky Lasat didn't help nor did sharing a room with Kanan. Ezra would certainly put up a fight if he brought that up. Emotionally unstable or not, Ezra would die of embarrassment. Chopper let out a mechanical sigh as he slowly let himself go into sleep mode, deep in thought.

His last thought before going to sleep mode was, "Was that me...having a heart? I have a heart? This kid made go soft!"

Chopper woke to the sound of the closet opening. Chopper growled at the intruder, who just happened to be Kanan, who was both practicing his Force Sight and looking for Ezra.

"You've been watching him all night?"

Chopper warbled an affirmative.

"I appreciate that Chop. Go recharge. I'll take him."

Yeah, no.

A low humming sound filled the closet and Kanan backed up, not needing his sight to know where the noise was coming from.

"Whoa! Chopper! Put that down!"

Chopper inched forward threateningly.

"Okay! Okay! I'm going! I'm going! Just comm me when he wakes up."

Chopper gave the droid equivalent of a smirk. "Yeah, yeah. Just go away."

The closet door closed and Chopper relaxed and put away his taser, satisfied he took care of the intruder.

Zeb looked up from repairing his bo-rifle when Kanan entered the room. "Did you find him boss?"

"Yes," Kanan replied. "And unless you want the face the wrath of Murderbot, I suggest you don't go into the closet. Well, less Murderbot now."

Zeb's purple signature became lighter with shock. "You're kidding. That bucket of bolts watched the kid all night."

"And nearly tasered me when I tried to take the kid. Chopper's really gotten fond of him."

Zeb chuckled. "Should we tell AP-5?"

"Nah," Kanan replied. "Chopper would kill us and he'd never hear the end of it. Let's just enjoy this moment while it lasts."

"The kid sleeping or the kind rustbucket?"

Kanan smiled. "I say both."

Hopefully Chopper wasn't too OOC. If I did, I think I fixed it towards the end.

But still:

Kanan: I'll take him.

Chopper: Beat it or else.

I figured with all the angst, we needed a little laugh.

According to the polls, some of you want to know what Maul is up to. That will come soon enough! I am going to try to fill in a suggestion next week. A Wednesday update may be iffy next week due to finals, but if I don't update next week, I will definitely update Thursday. However, there will NOT be an update on June 8.

If you have any ideas, comments, and love, you know what to do!

Until Next Time!