Commander of Wolves

Chapter Five: Worry

A/N: There is sleeping pill addiction, semi-purposeful overdose, and descriptions of vomiting in this chapter.

Ever since the events of the Malevolence, which were two months ago, Nya has been using the sleeping pill known as dipill. Ever since her stay in the med bay of The Resolute where she consistently had nightmares that wouldn't allow her to sleep. To remedy this, Kix, the baar'ur of the 501st, prescribed the Jedi padawan sleeping pills.

But those the nightmares continued, and instead of telling her Master, buir, or someone else, Nya developed a dependence on her dipill. The padawan couldn't stop. And so built up a tolerance to the pills. Which required her to continue to up her dosage. She knew, one day, this would catch up with her. In fact, every time she took a dose, she hoped it would catch up with her.

Throughout the new 104th, no one, not even Wolffe, Plo, Sinker, and Boost, knew that Nya wanted to die. To them, she was a young woman who had been through something terrible, and as a result, had changed. But, in time, she would be all right. Underneath the surface, however, the Mandalorian was nowhere even close to all right.

As the first part of her nighttime routine, Nya takes her dipill. Then she continues to get ready. Around twenty minutes after she has taken the pills, Nya begins to get dizzy. Then she begins to feel sick, and leans over the sink. It doesn't even take a moment for vomit to begin spewing from her mouth.

Nya's body is now shiny with a layer of sweat, and her entire body shakes. Then her knees give out, and the padawan falls to the floor. Now unconscious. The padawan's breathing comes in labored pants, and her body is still shaking.

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In his office, Wolffe comes across a few papers that need a Jedi's signature. Since Plo-Koon was just as busy with paperwork as Wolffe, the clone commander decides to take them to Nya to sign. He knew she was having trouble sleeping, and so would likely still be awake.

The clone commander in gray painted armor, symbolizing the loss of the original Wolfpack, stands from his desk. He makes sure to have his datapad before leaving the office, and beginning the walk to Nya's quarters. While walking, he muses over his feelings pertaining to the Jedi commander. The Kaminoans didn't exactly teach the clones what emotions were, so these emotions that revolved around the Mandalorian Jedi greatly confused Wolffe.

When he gets to Nya's door, the clone commander knocks first out of courtesy. While Nya is usually good about opening the door, this time, she doesn't. Wolffe waits for a few moments, but when she doesn't answer, he begins to worry.

The clone commander pounds on the door, still with no answer. Having no other choice, he goes to enter the code. The only ones to know the entry code to Nya's quarters on board The Cuyan are Plo, Wolffe, Sinker, and Boost. Wolffe inputs the code, and the door slides open.

Upon entering the Jedi's quarters, Wolffe sees no sign of the girl. Wolffe clears the room, before heading to the refresher. The door slides open easily, revealing the still body of Nyathera Kryze. The only thoughts pounding in Wolffe's head are feelings and thoughts of regret.

The clone commander drops his datapad without a second thought, and drops to his knees. First checking Nya's pulse. He manages to find it, but it's slow and weak. And he notices the sweat coving Nya's body, as well as how cold she is. Wolffe grabs his comlink off of his belt, and comms the med bay. It doesn't even take a second for the medic on duty to answer.

"Where's Nevo!" Wolffe demands, not even giving the medic time to speak.

"Uh... he's sleeping, Commander."