Comatose (Ahsoka X Axle)

The Long Walk

Axle's POV

It was the break of dawn. I stood on the thick branches looking at the large view of the dead forest and sand. Lots and lots of sand. I guess the reason Anakin hasn't found us yet was because he doesn't want to go anywhere near here. Sand central. I felt the small amount of life on the planet. The Krayt Dragon is still hunting us. We're safe for now in the trees, but I don't know for how long.

My clothes felt cool. I was still full of sweat from last night. The cold breeze softly blew against my body. My clothes felt loose and my skin felt clean. My entire body felt great. All of those emotions that built inside my head gave me such a headache. On top of the concussions Ahsoka and I got from the crash, that didn't help. But now all those feelings don't bother me anymore. Those feelings were released into the air last night.

I heard Ahsoka slowly sit up. I turned to face her. Her eyes were halfway open and she smiled, "Good morning." I smiled too and walked over to her and knelt down, "Morning." She moved her hand inside my robes. I brought her in for a kiss, "You sure you're not cold?" "Of course I'm cold. It's super windy, I'm covered in sweat, and I'm still naked." She answered. I smirked at her and gave her another kiss, "We need to get moving. We have to find food and water." She groaned, "Ok, let's go." She stood up and I picked up her clothes, "Get dressed. We've got a long walk ahead of us." She giggled, "Yes First Commander." I rolled my eyes, "Geeze, I can't believe you made my rank title sound dirty."

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After a couple hours, I heard the sound of rushing water. I looked down into the fog. "We shouldn't go down there. Who knows where that dragon is." Ahsoka said. I sighed, "We need water. I'll go down and check it out. My leg is feeling better and I have my saber." "Your leg isn't fully healed. I'll go." She recommended. I shook my head, "No, your ribs are more damaged than mine. Upper body strength is the key to making it back up. I'll be fine." She walked up and kissed me, "I know you will."

I jumped. I fell for about five seconds. Dang I forgot how tall this tree is. I fell below the fog and saw the ground. I outstretched my hand and used the force to slow my fall until I touched the ground. Dang I forgot how hot it was down here.

There was a small stream about three feet wide. I took a small pouch I had on my belt and filled it up. The ground started to rumble. I looked off in the distance and saw the large scales of the Krayt Dragon. My eyes went wide and I quickly jumped up to the tree branches. I climbed as fast as I could. The dragon emerged from the ground and opened its giant mouth. It's loud screeches almost deafened me. I ignited my saber and smacked the top of its nose. The dragon screamed out in pain and dove back under the sand. I continued to climb until I got above the fog. The branches started getting thick enough for me to stand. I saw Ahsoka above me as I called out, "AXLE, ARE YOU OK?" I took in a deep breath and looked up at her, "YEA. YEA, I'M FINE. I'M COMING UP." I grabbed hold of the branches again and made my way forward up the gigantic tree. I have a little bit of water from the stream, but that dragon is relentless. I guess it hasn't eaten in so long that it won't let us go. I have no idea if there is any other life here.

I made it back to Ahsoka's position and looked back down, "That was the third most scariest thing I've done." "Really? What is the second and first? "She asked. I smiled, "The second was our first battle during Christophsis." "And the first?" She asked again very curiously. "Taking your virginity." I chuckled. She smiled and placed her hand on my shoulder, "Why is that?" I moved my hand behind her to massage her back, "Because I thought it'd hurt so much that you would kill me. And I've already went through that on Mortis." She pulled me in for a kiss, "Don't be silly. I loved every second of it." We put our heads together, "Alright, let's keep moving."

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We made our way through the trees for the next couple hours. This planet continued to confuse me. It wasn't on any star map. What was that information Master Windu lost to the droids? Now that I think about it, I think it might have something to do with this planet. Everything looked and smelled dead, but I felt a small strength with the force here. It didn't feel like a dark side homeworld. The Krayt Dragon is the only thing I can sense here. That brought up another question. What the hell is a Krayt Dragon doing here where there is no other thing it can eat besides us?

I jumped onto the branch of the next tree when I heard Ahsoka panting hard.I turned to see her holding her chest and slowed her past. She wobbled around for the next few steps until she fell to her knees. I quickly moved over to catch her. I held her hand which rested on her chest. The atmosphere was starting to take a toll on her lungs and her cracked ribs didn't make it any better. "Axle..." She whispered, then closed her eyes and went limp. I thought she was dead for a moment, but I felt for a puls and she seemed fine. I let out a sigh of relief. I had to get her below the fog. Where that Krayt Dragon was waiting. I had little choice. I couldn't run with my leg still broken. I sighed again and sat down next to Ahsoka. She seemed to be in a sort of hypersleep where her body must shut down to keep itself alive. I looked down at my broken leg and took off the stick braces. I closed my eyes and took in deep breaths. I moved my hands to hover over my leg and I closed my eyes. I took in one more deep breath, then reached out through the force. My bones started to slowly move. I flinched from the pain, but continued. I grit my teeth and moved my hands quickly to where the bone needed to connect. My leg snap back into place violently. I screamed out in pain. I too felt limp and thought I was about to go into hypersleep. I kept screaming from the pain for the next few minutes.

I finally opened my eyes and looked down. That was the easy part. Now I had to connect the tissue cells in the correct way so I can move it. I closed my eyes and reached out through the force again. My veins snapped into place and my blood tissue continued to flow again. I screamed in pain again, 'HOLY SHIT THAT HURT!!!" I took another minute to relax from all the extreme pain. I got up from the ground and hobbled on my right foot. I then slowly lowered my left leg to the ground and easily put weight on it. It didn't hurt. I could bend my knee too. I fixed it. Thank the force.

I ripped some of the cloth off of my robes and picked Ahsoka up. I tied her to my back which would make it easier to climb down. I looked down into the fog and started down the tree. Ahsoka wasn't that heavy and my leg felt much better. My bare arms stuck out from my shirt. I kinda missed my old outfit from when I was 14. My thin black sleeveless shirt made it easy to learn flips and tricks. Then I changed my outfit to a look similar to Anakin's with the long sleeves. Maybe I should change it up again someday and instead of a thin sleeveless shirt, I keep my thick shirt making my biceps look even stronger. What can I say? I love looking strong, but lean at the same time. In the end I always choose to be quick.

I finally made it to the fog. I couldn't see much, but I knew where I was going. Down. I made it through the foggy layer and felt a blast of heat. I looked around, but there were no other trees. It was the end of the forest. I looked off in the distance and saw something I would have never expected. A village.