Crystallization

CHAPTER 5 - TALKING AND A MISTERIOUS FIGURE

After a while Ezra had finally calmed down, Kanan looked down at him and thought that maybe eat something would get his mind off from the nightmares he had been having.

Kanan: "Hey Ezra, how about we go to eat and after we can come back to my room".

He nodded in his chest and they got up and headed to the kitchen. When they entered everyone was there eating. Hera was going to reply to them for coming later but when she saw Ezra with a sad look she went into Hera mother mode.

Hera: "Ezra, is something wrong?"

As Hera asked that Sabine and Zeb looked worried too but I answered her quickly.

Kanan: "Don't worry Hera; he just had a nightmare he said that maybe eating would get his mind off of that".

She nodded and gave them their plates. After dinner Ezra and Kanan went back to Kanan's room and Kanan locked his door so they wouldn't be interrupted.

Kanan: "So..."

Ezra: "What do you want to know?"

Kanan: "Well... when I took you to my room... I saw..."

Kanan started saying to see if Ezra would catch what he meant. And so did Ezra.

Ezra: "You know that I can crystallize, right?"

Kanan only nodded and waited patiently for Ezra to keep talking. After some minutes Ezra started to talk again.

Ezra: "It's something that appeared when I was six my parents were very worried because they didn't know what to do so they went to a doctor, at the beginning the doctor didn't know what was happening to me so they kept looking for someone who could know, after some days they finally found someone his name was Chumai Kurosaki, he told to my parents that what I have was crystallization and that there wasn't any cure but as long as I wouldn't be stressed, afraid or sad I would be alright. My fathers and I started to trust him; we thought he was a friend, but..."

Ezra stopped for a moment taking deep breaths to be able to continue.

Ezra: "But everything changed on my seventh birthday, he betrayed us and told the Empire who were my parents and where to find us, when they came they took my parents and I was left with Chumai grabbing me by my waist he then told me 'This is your parent's fault, I told them that you belong to me but they didn't listen so this how they ended like that, my Ezzy', then everything went black, after when I woke up I was in a dark room with one door, I was afraid and that was when I crystallized even more than normal to the point I was almost entirely of crystal but then Chumai came in and he in some way comforted me, I couldn't do anything but play along with him and wait to find a chance to escape from him".

Ezra said starting to cry remembering all those days when Chumai did those things to him, Kanan saw that and he wanted to comfort him but he stopped when Ezra continued his story.

Ezra: "I escaped from him five times. The last one was the day when I met you and joined you. I thought I would be safe staying with you, I always had nightmares when I was alone on the streets after escaping him, but they faded when I started to be with you and then today the nightmares have come again".

Ezra said shaking, this time Kanan didn't stop himself, he brought Ezra in a hug and let the boy cry in his chest again rubbing his back with small circles to calm him down so he wouldn't start to crystallize.

Kanan: "Shh... calm down Ezra, don't worry I won't let him get near you ever again. And if you want I won't tell the others until you're ready to tell them".

Ezra just nodded and cried in his chest until he fell asleep, Kanan then laid him on the bed and he laid beside him still hugging Ezra in a protective manner. As he started to fall asleep he thought 'Don't worry my Blueberry, I will protect you', then he fell asleep.

Meanwhile in another place

A ship landed on Lothal, then a mysterious figure came out, he had been gone from Lothal for a year trying to find something he lost. He walked through Capital City until he saw a post with a face he knew very well so he headed to his ship and made a call.

Inquisitor: "This is the Inquisitor; say your name and state of your call".

Chumai: "My name is Chumai Kurosaki and I think I could help the Empire to capture Ezra Bridger".

Then the Inquisitor smiled evilly.

Inquisitor: "Good, meet me tomorrow in this coordinated, then will talk about the rest".

Chumai nodded and ended the call 'Finally I found you Ezra and I will never let you get away from me this time'.