Chapter Twenty Seven: Lionheart

Disclaimer: I own nothing here and I may not be as young as I once was, but... I'm older!

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An almost rhythmic beeping woke Rey gradually, though she clamped her eyelids closed stubbornly, still feeling extremely fatigued. The beeping hastened suddenly and was followed by the sound of water gurgling. Confused by the odd sounds, she finally opened her eyes and instantly felt disoriented, having completely forgotten where she had fallen asleep.

She kept blinking, trying to clear her vision but quickly realized she was staring at an agitated tank of blurry bacta water... Water that was steadily draining, which happened to be the pod's first stage of dispelling its patient... Rey was upright so fast that she staggered off the medical bed due to a wave of dizziness. In a flash of awareness she remembered she was in the medbay, waiting, that her counterpart would recover from his severe injuries.

Thankfully, not only was he awake, he seemed to be stable enough to push an admonishment at her. . Rey got the sense that he was both annoyed and ashamed by his current predicament, though his thoughts quickly shifted to that of fascination and gratitude. healedfelt

"No one taught me," Rey admitted honestly. "I just did what you said, I focused on what I wanted to accomplish and the Force did the rest." She offered a sheepish grin. "Then I guess I passed out."