A Star Among Planets (Star Wars Rebels Fanfiction)

Chapter 84: Medical Center

    A few days later, Halftail was laying on in the Ghost with his head rested on his paws. He was trying to get some sleep and be alone to clear his head. However, any dreams of that was short lived.

    "You're going to have to run faster than that to outrun me," boasted Keen as he charged forward and wagged his tail excitedly.

    Swifttail followed after him and hissed as he surged forward and reached out his paws in Keen's direction. Keen sidestepped but Swifttail kept coming. He landed on his father's body harshly and Halftail hissed as he darted to his paws. He thrust his son away with his ears plastering against his head.

    "S-Sorry," stammered Swifttail as he gazed at his father with apologetic eyes.

    Halftail sighed before he snapped at his son. Couldn't he find anywhere on a giant spaceship to be alone? "What in StarBound's name do you think that you're doing," he sighed as he raised a paw and clawed a bit at his ear.

    Swifttail twitched his tail before Keen darted forward and beamed at Halftial. "We're just practicing some Jedi animal battle moves," he boasted as his tail wagged.

    Halftail rolled his eyes before Bluefeather and Molis strode in with their tails intertwined. Adlerleaf followed them with Birchfoot right beside. His head was bowed toward his sister and he was whispering with eyes flickering.

    Rex, Kanan, Zeb, Ezra, Sabine, Chopper, and Hera traveled in after them. They were all talking and jabbing at one another. Halftail realized that there was no way that he was going to get any privacy or rest any longer. Instead, he rose to his paws and blinked his eyes at Keen. He thought that maybe he would do some Jedi training with the young pup.

    "Come here, Keen," he urged as he flicked his tail tip.

    Keen bounded over to his mentor and sat beside him with his eyes blinking excitedly. Halftail lowered his head so that his muzzle nearly touched Keen's ear. "Alright, I'd like you to use the force to find my medicine bag. I've hidden it somewhere in the Ghost and I'd like you to find it."

    Keen brightened as he puffed out his chest in pride. "No problem, Halftail! I'll find it," he cheered as he darted forward and Halftail could tell that Keen was using the force by the way that he was focusing. Keen usually never had that much focus.

    Halftail thought that he had some time since he had tucked it under the control panel so that no snoopy rebels found it. He hunkered back down a bit and yawned with his eyes blinking slightly.

    He faintly heard Hera telling Sabine, Adlerleaf, Zeb, Molis, and Chopper about a medical base that they could use to replenish their supplies. He was silently thankful that Hera hadn't picked him to go. He wanted nothing more than to rest.

    "You have no discipline," snapped Rex before Kanan tried to defend himself.

    Halftail hissed as he lifted his paw and pressed them against his ears as he tried to shut them out. He was starting to give up on the idea that he would ever get some sleep.

    Halftail then listened as Birchfoot hopped forward, dragging his hind leg a bit. He lowered down and looked into Halftail's closed eyes. Halftail blinked open his eyes and Birchfoot leaped back in shock. "Er, sorry, you scared me. Could I speak to you, Halftail, in private?"

    Halftail knew immediately what this was about. He rose to his paws and grunted as he nodded slightly. Birchfoot led him toward his room and Halftail, once again, passed Bine's picture hanging on the wall. He would have wanted nothing more than for her to be beside him when he had to speak with Birchfoot. When someone asked to speak with you in private it was rarely a good thing.