The six year-old slipped from cover. He ran out onto the great sprawling steps of Carida Military Academy. In the midst of the riot, with a toy blaster, he put himself in front of Jeron's body and tried to defend it. He was knocked over by larger bodies who didn't see him at all. The blaster fell somewhere away. The child found his palms braced against Jeron's motionless chest.
Something blew up. The child tried to shield the body with his own. Then there were hands on him, pulling him up to his feet.
"He's gone," a voice told him. "Come on."
He struggled; lurched convulsively back toward Jeron. The stranger wouldn't release his arm. She pulled him back by it against her.
"Leave it," she commanded. Her voice, amidst the rioting and horror, would be no more refused than a rock in a torrent. "Leave it. That's it. This way."
He took her hand. They ran.
~
He woke a few times, drifting in and out. He had to keep reminding himself where (and when) he was. He managed to eat half a nutrient bar and keep it down. He wondered if Jyn Erso was real or he'd imagined her. He hoped she was real.
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Date: 2019-07-18 04:20 am (UTC)The six year-old slipped from cover. He ran out onto the great sprawling steps of Carida Military Academy. In the midst of the riot, with a toy blaster, he put himself in front of Jeron's body and tried to defend it. He was knocked over by larger bodies who didn't see him at all. The blaster fell somewhere away. The child found his palms braced against Jeron's motionless chest.
Something blew up. The child tried to shield the body with his own. Then there were hands on him, pulling him up to his feet.
"He's gone," a voice told him. "Come on."
He struggled; lurched convulsively back toward Jeron. The stranger wouldn't release his arm. She pulled him back by it against her.
"Leave it," she commanded. Her voice, amidst the rioting and horror, would be no more refused than a rock in a torrent. "Leave it. That's it. This way."
He took her hand. They ran.
He woke a few times, drifting in and out. He had to keep reminding himself where (and when) he was. He managed to eat half a nutrient bar and keep it down. He wondered if Jyn Erso was real or he'd imagined her. He hoped she was real.