authors notes; Ok this one is from Ezra's POV.. while Kanan talks to his master.. Ezra gets his own visitation and needs to make a life or death choice.

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What he was running to : Pt 2

Something is happening and I desperately want to wake up. But I cant seem to, all I manage to do is roll onto my side as things start to fade.

I've been sleeping in the med bay. I didn't want to come in here and spend the night, Neither did Kanan. But as we tried to get away Hera proceeded to get hold of my shoulder with one hand and Kanan's arm with the other. From the look on her face I was convinced she would drag him in there by the pony tail if she had to. But being us we both tried to protest it.

Hera being her immediately called in her contacts and informed the both of us, either we go or she was going to get Master Tano to make us go in. The woman grinned lopsidedly at the both of us and we knew it was a loosing battle. So we gave in and agreed.

It took her about a half an hour to go over the pair of us, I wanted to fuss but as I watched Kanan stare off into space I realized this wasn't the time or place. Honestly I was starting to feel pretty bad. Everything just felt Hot and I realized Hera was right and sleeping some place safe for the night might be a good thing.

She finished with checking on us and went out, and then a few moments came back with some sleeping outfits for the two of us. Then went out so we could change.

THAT hurt more than anything else. I didn't realize how sore the side I had fallen on was but it was proving it to me in full force now. I felt someone staring at the back of my head and knew it had to be Kanan staring at the bruises I surely had. I still didn't say anything and Finally Hera came back in after knocking.

She came over and had a glass of water and some kind of medicine for me to take, probably a fever reducer. I didn't want to knowing it would probably make me loopy but She's still not taking no for an answer so I finally give in with an eye roll and swallow them. She smiles, pats my shoulder and heads over to Kanan. I make a point of staring at the wall as she kisses his cheek, but grin to my self.

After that I finally gave in and lay down, admitting that it really did feel good to stop moving. Then everything like I said, faded and I really couldn't feel much of anything.

Then it happened again.

When I found my saber crystal, someone's voice and golden lights showed up to help me, guide me. As I look up in this black place that I am some how at, those golden lights show up again.

"Choice you have to make now young one," He tells me again.

"What?" I look around, "I don't understand."
"Hurt worse than realize you were," The voice sighed, " Decide you must, what path you will now take."
"I still don't understand." I told the voice.

"Between you are now young one," they continued, "Go back to your family and master you can. Or go on to the force you may choose."

"you mean DIE?"

"NO death there is Padwan," The voice sounded as tired as I felt, "only the force."

"No," I shook my head, "No I choose to go back to my family and Kanan."

The voice was silent for a moment and the continued, "Warned you must be padwan, Ezra. If back to life you go, MUCH pain there will be. Now and In the future. Face a darkness unlike any you can imagine you will."
"I. DONT. CARE." I told the voice, "Kanan was hurt even worse than I. He may never heal if someone doesn't help him. Hera loves him, and so do Sabine and Zeb. But they have no idea of how deeply the Inquisitor hurt him. Not just Physically. Cant you feel the tears that He left in Kanan's Force Signature? How deep they run? I can't let him suffer that alone."

Now the voice sounded pleased, proud even, "Worthy successors to Master Windu and Master Bilbala you and your master will make. Faith in you I knew was well placed."
Some where to my left there was a light and I could fell a pull toward it, "Return now you may young one. Strong you are and stronger you shall be come."

I smiled at the lights and voice and gave into the pull I was feeling, and found out instantly how right he had been. Everything I had hurt and I felt like I was on fire. I tossed and turned trying to get awake though. I wanted to wake up because I could feel some kind of confusion coming from Kanan and I knew he needed me.

Then something changed and I felt someone sit down on the bed and pull me up into their arms.

Ezra?

I heard him call to me across our bond and slumped against him. That seemed to be what he wanted, to know I was still alive because I felt something change. Some of the rends I had told the voice about in Kanan's Force presence mended and He reached out to me.

Tired and weak as I felt, I reached back with my own.

Then something else happened, the fire and agony I was feeling started to fade and were replaced by a deep soothing, healing warmth. I instantly felt better than I had since Kanan had been kidnapped and with out really meaning to felt my self settle down against Kanan.

Sleep, Ezra.

I reached back to him and I felt something else, deep peace. As if something that had haunted Kanan for a VERY long time was finally gone. I was falling into the deep sleep I felt him nudging me gently toward but I was still able to hear something.

A soft female voice that reminded me of the one that accompanied the lights but was different too.

It told Kanan, "I had made the right choice in saving you Kanan, and when I told you to run I should have told you what I really meant. I should have said, "Run To Him." Because that is what I meant, that is what I saw. This moment. Always remember that the inquisitor was wrong. You were never running away, never really afraid. You were searching, looking for the place where you belonged."

"Thank you Master. For my life and for this, " I heard him tell the person.

"Good bye Kanan," I heard the voice was starting to fade, "I hope you never have to run again."

I felt him hug me closer for a moment and press his cheek to the top of my hair, "I wont," He told them, "You are right Master. I've finally found where I belong, the place I was running to all along."

I felt the rest of the peace this voice had brought to my Master settle into his soul and I knew I could fall into the sleep I was being softly led to. I knew I could rest because Kanan was done running now, and so was I. We were both where we belonged.