Alright, I've got another chapter up. There will be some angst in this chapter, especially towards the end (and a pinch of father/son fluff). And Alex (a guest who left a review on the last chapter), I'm glad you are enjoying it and the only reason I didn't include Kanan getting Ezra to the Phantom in the last chapter (which would have made it a bit longer) is because I felt that it would fit better in this one. Oh, and I haven't completely forgotten the whole heightened resistance to pain thing as I do refer to it in here.

Once Kanan got Ezra into the Phantom, Sabine instantly got the ship flying. Once the autopilot was engaged, set to the coordinates of the Ghost, and they got into hyperspace, Sabine was at Ezra's side, embracing the silent teen. While Kanan on the other hand, stayed in his seat, processing all of the events that had just occurred.

Several hours would pass before they would finally reach their destination, their base on Atollon, which was where the Ghost was currently stationed. The Phantom came in slow before officially landing. Sabine and Ezra were the first to exit the small ship, with Kanan close behind. They were greeted by Hera, who ran to them and wrapped Ezra in a warm and loving embrace. Zeb was not too far behind, slowly making his way over to the rest of the crew. After releasing Ezra from her grasp, Hera's maternal instincts kicked in and she stated to check for injuries. It was at that time that Sabine approached Kanan, who was at a slight distance of the group.

"I'm sorry for how I acted back on Mustafar." Kanan apologized. "I lost control."

"It's okay." Sabine comforted. "I'll be honest with you, I would have done the same. Granted I probably would have ended Maul's life before Ezra had the chance to stop me, but you get the idea."

Kanan didn't need to see to know that Sabine was giving him a smile and returned one to her before they both let out a chuckle at the accuracy of her statement.

"What's this!?" Hera gasped in horror, startling the two.

"What?" Kanan questioned, now concerned.

"Did you see this?"

Kanan didn't even need to respond before Hera remembered his blindness, apologizing for the minor mistake that instant.

"Ezra's got a burn mark around his neck."

Sabine went to Ezra's side and observed the teen's body part herself.

"She's right." Sabine replied with concern.

Everyone was speechless, before Ezra explained where it came from. When they heard about the shock collar that Maul was using on him, they were all horrified. Hera didn't need to keep him outside much longer and guided Ezra to the med bay so his wounds could be treated.

It had been a few days and Ezra had been confined to the med bay until further notice. Everyone came to see him at their own pace. Zeb was the first, proclaiming that even though he wasn't showing it, he did in fact miss the kid and was worried about him. Rex was the second, giving the boy some comfort and complimenting Ezra on just how brave he was during the whole ordeal. Sabine soon followed, giving him a painting as a gift and to add some color to his current housing arrangement. She made sure to sock Ezra in the arm for Kestu, to which Sabine informed Ezra about after doing it. Hera was in and out of the med bay, so she got to give her attention to Ezra every time she came in.

Kanan was the last to visit Ezra, and he was horrified to hear about the boy's injuries. Hera told him about everything. Those injuries included several broken ribs, a healing sprained wrist, and several burn marks caused by Ezra coming in contact with a lightsaber, not including the ones from when Kanan fought Ezra. Kanan was surprised when Hera told him how little pain Ezra was actually in. Ezra had told her how he had learned how to heighten his resistance to pain. That did however, explain how Ezra wasn't fazed by any of his injuries when he fought Kanan, as well as giving some new information about the burn around his neck. Not only was the collar used as a form of punishment, but it also contributed to his heightened level of pain resistance. And because of it, the intensity had to be gradually increased every time Ezra had to be punished, that way Ezra could feel the electrocution.

"It doesn't hurt." Ezra stated, breaking the silence. "It only looks bad, not that you can really see it."

Ezra hoped that his statement would lighten the mood, because he could tell that Kanan was uncomfortable, not that Ezra blamed him. Kanan had been avoiding Ezra, which wasn't a surprise to the teen. He knew Kanan needed time to process everything and the Jedi still felt worried about the boy and his condition. But because of it, Kanan had also been neglecting giving Ezra any contact. Ezra could tell that Kanan was afraid that he would break the boy.

When he didn't get much of a response from his master, Ezra took a chance to try to get a reaction.

"Here."

Ezra grabbed one of Kanan's hands and gently guided it to the front of his circular scar. Kanan could feel just how tender that area was, taking note of the fact that it was healing.

"I'll be fine."

Ezra gave Kanan a smile, while Kanan kept his hand there, studying the abuse.

"How could someone do this to you?" Kanan whispered. "I wish I would have…"

Kanan stopped himself, not wanting to continue, and quickly removing his hand from Ezra's neck. He made a gesture, letting out his frustration. However, while he was making said gesture, Ezra jumped ever so slightly in horror. Kanan paused, his hand stuck like it was ready to strike something, or someone. Kanan didn't even need a moment to think to know why Ezra reacted the way that he did, and pulled Ezra into an embrace. The tension settled, and before Ezra knew it, all of his emotions that were bottled up over the course of a month came flooding out. Crying forced its way out of the teen and onto Kanan.

"I'm so sorry." Kanan whispered, one hand running through the teen's hair.

"It's not your fault." Ezra stated through his tears. "I'm sorry. You're just trying to let your steam out, and I overreacted."

"Don't you dare apologize Ezra Bridger. This is by no means your fault. You were hurt, suffering excorticating pain, physically, mentally, and emotionally. You're response proves that, and you know I would never hurt you, at least intentionally. All you need to remember is that I am here for you and we will get through this together."

Ezra was speechless, letting his tears do all of the talking, all the while allowing Kanan to comfort him.

I'll be honest, I was debating how to set up the scene where Ezra flinches in response to thinking he was going to be hit. Obviously he's reacting because of what Maul did when he broke Ezra, but I wasn't sure how I would set up the response here. I initially was going to have Kanan go into a rant, alleviating his anger at what Maul had did to Ezra and a flick of his wrist would have caused Ezra to react, but I thought that kind of reaction would be a little unnecessary. So I decided that Kanan just letting out a sort of gesture while making an irritated noise (obviously not including the little grunt/growl). Just as a heads up, there are two more chapters after this.