Star Wars: Rebels of the Stars (COMPLETED/BEING EDITED)

Chapter Sixty-Seven: Aftermath

I blearily opened my eyes, blinded by a dim light above my eyes as I heard faint beeping of machines and people softly talking. I mumbled and looked around, seeing nothing but blurs of color.

I saw someone with midnight black hair peer over me, "Mira? Mira, you're awake." Z gently rubbed my head as he held my hand. "You're ok."

My vision slowly became clearer as I breathed steadily, and saw Wen and Anoles.

"Hey Mi." I heard a voice say and saw Aslan, beat up, but alive. He used a crutch from his bed and came over to mine.

"M-master..." I whispered softly, relieved that he was alright.

"Shhh. Don't speak. You're still healing." He smiled softly, and put a gentle hand on my forehead, calming me and wiping away any pain that the medicine had not dimmed vanished.

"W-where's G-Gor?..." I whimpered sadly, knowing he would have hugged me the second I woke up.

"I.... I am sorry, Mira... He did not make it..."

"N-No... NO!" I tried to get up, as Z gently pulled me into his arms heart broken, as I attempted to escape and go searching for him, with my nonexistent strength.

"Mira... H-He is really gone..." Z gently pet my hair as I sobbed into his shoulder, Z feeling my sorrow and feeling his getting stronger as well.

"N-No! N-No..." I sobbed harder.

Not him...

He was so sweet, and loveable, and he always greeted everyone other than the Empire with hugs.

Most were scared as he was a sentient monster, as they said, but that was because they did not know him. If they had known him, then they loved him,

He did not deserve this.

Nor did anyone else who lost their life.

"H-How long had I been out?..."

"Two weeks... It is nearly time for the funerals. They're giving Gor a funeral worthy of a Harmonian." Wen smiled sadly.

I shook, unable to make another sound, as tears fell down my face.

I heard the door open and shut, and I looked to see Achi, alive and well, with Affe right next to her.

Awaka raced from behind Achi and Ash and climbed onto the bed and hugged me tightly, sobbing.

I gently held her close in my arms and rubbed her back, crying with her, as Ash cautiously came over and joined the hug.

I saw that his eyes were fully red, and his tattoo on his face had also turned to red.

"Mira?..." Achi came over and sat next to me, "I-I am sorry for your loss... I know how much it hurts..."

"T-Thank you Achi..." I gently pet Awaka's head, as she buried her face into my shoulder, clinging to me for her dear life.

We talked for some time, before Achi had to leave.

Affe went with her, guarding her with his life.

Wen and Anoles left to get food, and Ash carried a sleepy, sniffling Awaka to bed in one of the other rooms of the castle, leaving just me and Z.

"A-Are Khau and Greenie alright?..." I sniffled, trying to not let tears fall.

"Yeah, they're arguing over what to fix in the ship with what limited supplies we have until we can make more or get more from the people." He chuckled softly, trying to make me laugh, but only getting a small and sad smile from me.

"What now?"

"What do you mean?" He tilted his head, his hair floofing down to cover his deep eyes. He desperately needed a haircut, but refused to cut it.

"What do we do now?... Without..." I tried to not whimper, shaking as I held myself tightly.

He gently pulled me back into his arms, having had let go when Awaka had taken over, and gently rocked me. "I don't know, honestly. Gor was like a brother to me, no, he was my brother. And now, he is gone. But, I know he would not want us to stop trying to save the universe for him, and I know there is no way in any situation that I would forget him. That any of us would. So what do we do? We remember him."

Tears fell from both of our faces, as he gently rubbed my back and rocked, humming a soft song from Swoth that I did not quite recognize, yet it calmed me so I would stop shaking.

We missed him so much, our hearts aching. I felt a large void in the force, from all the people who had died in the attack.

I heard the door open and saw my mom and dad, as they raced over to me. "Mira!" Mercula started muttering in Harmonian and hugged me tightly but gently, relieved that I was awake, as Yabi gently pulled me close into his arms as well, as they had been so worried.

Despite the love they gave me, I felt nothing but an empty void in my heart that should have been filled with all those whom I lost having been alive.

I hid my face, sobbing into their arms, as they refused to let go.

I have gained so much, yet lost so much more.

When would this pain in my heart fade?