shifting to star wars<3

storytime: when i got shot

ok.

first of all, FUCK battle droids. they're a lot scarier up close, especially when there are thousands of them shooting at you non stop.

this took place 4 months into my first shift.
when grievous and ventress were sent to attack kamino, obviously the 501st was sent to help. this arc in the show was one that i hadn't really memorized, so i forgot what would happen there. battles are always nerve wracking, but i had an extra bad feeling about this one.

when anakin and i landed, there were HUNDREDS of battle droids just waiting. we split up from our battalion to go and find ventress ASAP. now, i'm really really good with my lightsaber in my dr. i hadn't gotten shot before. so i prayed that i would be just fine this time. we landed and made our way through the first wave of droids easily, and we had gotten into an entrance hallway. then THESE fuckers rolled up:

four of them surrounded anakin and i, and we were both trying to just not die. we knew we had to be aggressive if we were going to take them down, so he told me to slide under the one i was battling to shut it down. we both did this, and took 2 of them down. just as we did that, more standard battle droids marched down the hallway in front of us.

anakin FINALLY called for backup because he let go of his huge ass ego, and we just had to try to keep deflecting the shots until clones came to help us. it was only a couple of minutes before 20 something clones came to fight with us. (thank god.)
we destroyed the last two rolling droids, and there were about 30 roger rogers left in front of us.

now here's where it gets shitty. since we had backup now, i decided to take a mini break and rest my arms for a second because i was TIRED. it seemed like we had everything under control, so i fell behind the clones while they were pushing forward. i relaxed for like 3 seconds when i get the worst pain i've ever felt in my life.

the pain was literally blinding. i dont think i've ever screamed louder. i remember falling to the floor and just looking at a literal hole in my shoulder. it immediately smelled like burning skin, and i was about to throw the fuck up. i didn't realize that a small group of droids had snuck up behind us, and one of them had shot me from behind. i was NOT prepared for this. in my cr, the most pain i've felt was a sprained ankle. not being fucking SHOT.

if any of you have ever burned yourself with boiling water or a curling iron, imagine that times a million. i was about to black out with how horrible the pain was. i was about to say my safe-word, and then i saw anakin and two clones sprint to me. they picked me up and sat me against a wall out of the line of fire. i can only remember me coming in and out of consciousness, and hearing anakin yelling for kix over his comm. after that, i passed out from the pain.

when i woke up in the medical wing of the jedi temple, i was scared shitless. i was seriously considering shifting back. i thought i fucking died.
i started having a mini anxiety attack, because what happened was pretty traumatic for me. anakin and ahsoka had set up cots to the left of my bed, and they were both just sitting in silence. when they noticed i was awake and slightly panicking, they immediately ran to my side and reassured me i was safe.

i remember trying to move, but then the pain came right back. i had bandages wrapped all around my back. i was still super drowsy, so after they had told me i was safe, i fell straight back asleep.

the second time i woke up, i had been transferred into my own bed in my quarters. this time, i felt a hell of a lot better. they had used bacta patches on me, so the pain had gone down a shit ton. this time, obi wan was waiting with ahsoka and anakin too. he gave me a long lecture about being reckless, but i knew he was just worried and looking out for me :,)
we love father figure obi.

i could tell anakin had been worried off his ass. he looked like he hadn't gotten sleep in days, and i felt really fuckin bad. he's already always stressed enough as it is:( i apologized to all of them for making them worry, because i really did feel awful. obi and ahsoka left after making sure i was alright, and anakin just layed with me and played with my hair for a little before anyone got suspicious. CRYING.

boring shit happened after that, i was told that i was on break for a week before i could continue with my duties. which was fine by me, because i needed a break from the war bullshit. fives, hardcase, and ahsoka brought be food from dex's diner every day, and kept me entertained👍🏻.

moral of the story, please please please script that you can't feel pain, or that you have a high pain tolerance. seriously.
i don't want any shifters to have to experience what i did. it was awful.

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