//------------------------------// // Aura of Kindness // Story: Fluttershy's First Trial: Years of Memories // by Hikarikurai24587 //------------------------------// Chapter Sixteen: Aura of Kindess Tor sat in silence for a moment as he eyed Fluttershy. He let out a small chuckle as he said. "Think I'm gonna stick with 'Caretaker'." “Thank you.” Fluttershy said before motioning to the ship. “We should probably head out now.” "Why are you thanking me? I was poking fun at your actual name." Tor replied as he stood up. Fluttershy smiled up at him saying. “I know, but I like going by the Caretaker as well. So either way you are accepting that I am someone in your eyes.” Tor grunted as he couldn't find the words to say back. Fluttershy walked in, seeing T7 whistle as he rolled around. “Repairs= Completed” “Thank you T7-08.” Fluttershy told him before heading off to the cockpit seeing the other droid standing there. “What’s your name?” “My memory banks seem to have been damaged. I can no longer recall my designation.” the droid said, rather brokenly causing Fluttershy to reassure him. “Don’t worry, we’ll just find a name for you later.” “Roger, roger.” the droid replied, going back to looking around the cockpit. "You never cease to baffle me girl. You treat those robots as if they were friends or pets." Tor said, shaking his head as he walked in as well. Fluttershy looked at him with a serious look saying. “Do they have a personality? Yes. Do they think? Yes. They may not have blood running through them or breath. Yet you trust them enough to keep you alive. I think treating any being with courtesy is the least I can do.” "Being? You treat them almost as if they're equals to us...what utter nonsense." Tor responded as he gave T7 a kick. Fluttershy’s eyes narrowed just as the plant's leaves grew large and flew out wrapping around Tor’s legs as she said. “I told you not to kick T7. Now, once you are released, sit down. I will bring some refreshments later.” "Blasted girl and her powers, mark my words…" Tor grumbled as he reached his arms out towards Fluttershy and made a strangling motion. T7 made an angry noise before heading to the cockpit with Fluttershy. She looked back at Tor knowing this was going to be a long flight back to Galidraan. With the two droids help the take off was a lot smoother than what it usually was.  T7 took over navigating the ship with the other droid as Fluttershy walked back to start preparing some food. “Are you alright?” Fluttershy asked, looking at Tor worried that she might have hurt him using the plant. "Of course I am." Tor huffed as he sat down. Fluttershy felt a little relieved as she began to prepare the food on the ship. She was thankful for the cooler that was still working. She decided on some form of steaks, she had noticed that this form did require some meat. Sans and Mir’grok did most of the hunting and she had prepared meat for her animals before. All she had to do for herself was cook it and this time she could show off a little bit of skill. She was humming a song as she cooked. Tor had fallen asleep where he was sitting, the snoring almost drowning out the humming. When finished Fluttershy took the plates over to Tor and placed one in front of him. “Here, I’m not sure if you are hungry or not, but you will need to regain your strength.” A loud snore came from Tor in response, he was out cold. Fluttershy went to a storage unit to find a blanket. She gently moved closer and fluttered it over him from a ways away. She picked up her plate and moved to another free spot to enjoy the food. She did put a cover on Tor’s food to keep it warm. After finishing her meal, Fluttershy washed her dish before finding a pillow for Tor only to realize one thing. Getting him to lay on the pillow. So she just placed the pillow near him and went back to the cockpit to see their ETA. She decided to sit up there and meditate while Tor rested. Tor's eyes twitched as he was slowly coming to. He could smell the aroma of the food that was next to him. His mind wandered to Mandalore being in his vision, back to being the warriors of old. He opened his eyes and turned to look at the food next to him. His stomach growled as he lifted the lid, the aroma getting stronger. He began eating and his mind wandered once more, wondering if his destiny is changing and what he will do with Fluttershy who is being true to her codename as the Caretaker. He couldn't bring himself to admit it to her, after seeing the pillow laid before him he couldn't help but be thankful. After he ate the last bit of food he set up the pillow to rest on and drifted back to sleep. Fluttershy came out of her meditation shortly before they dropped out of Hyperspace. She left to check on Tor and noticed the empty plate. Smiling, she picked it up and went to wash it, humming a bit. It was a song she had learned from Eva. Once done she approached Tor saying. “We will be arriving at Galidraan soon.” Tor's eyes awoke to Fluttershy's face as he mumbled. "About time…" “Is there an area where you want me to land?” Fluttershy asked, looking at Tor. “Or would you like to make it known that you’re back first?” For the first time Tor didn't know what to say to her. He just stared at her, as if he was lost in thought. Fluttershy almost hid behind her hair. “I know that it is possible that you want to try and take the ship yourself, but I do want to be more courteous towards your needs. After all, I am responsible for causing you to crash on Tatooine.” "WHAT THE HELL IS YOUR DEAL GIRL?!" Tor yelled as he couldn't resist backhanding her on the face. "Why? Why why why why why?!" Tor sunk to his knees, head looking at the ground. "Damn it all, why do I feel like this?!" Tor proceeded to punch the ground in anger. Fluttershy just kneeled beside him quietly. "Go...leave me!" Tor ordered, not able to look at her. "Anywhere! Land us anywhere I don't care!" Fluttershy got up as she headed to the cockpit to find a landing site. She found one that would be close enough for Tor to make it to the capital with no problems. She glanced back at the area that Tor was in with a small frown on her face. She stood at the door placing her hand against it. She wasn’t sure what she wanted to do, but she knew that she couldn’t leave it like this. She glanced out the window as they dropped out of Hyperspace. She opened the door to see where Tor was. Tor was sitting back in his seat, eyes fixated on the dish from before. Fluttershy approached him her fingers clasped together in front of her. "What? Haven't had enough of making a fool out of me?" Tor asked, refusing to make eye contact. “I have never meant to make a fool out of you. It will never be my intent to do that.” Fluttershy told him as she picked up the dish. "So you say." Tor huffed still looking away. Fluttershy looked at him before taking a seat, trusting the two droids completely. “Mr. Vizsla, what do I gain by making a fool out of you? I do not intrude upon this war unless it is to save the innocent civilians who are caught in the crossfire. I may be disappointed in your actions, it even makes me mad sometimes. I will never have the intent to do you harm, it is not in my nature.” Fluttershy told him smoothing out the pillow. Tor sat in silence this time as he took a quick glance at Fluttershy before looking away again. “I cannot change your mind about this war. The only hope I have is that you do not pursue those who wish to leave Mandalorian space because of it.” Fluttershy continued softly setting the pillow to the side. “You are an interesting person Mr. Vizsla.” "Me? You're definitely one to talk." Tor remarked, you could even almost hear a chuckle. Fluttershy nodded her head saying. “My first experience with a human was sad and ended in the deaths of a whole species. Then I meet the Mandalorians split and the two sides have their own values. With you… you keep me on guard but I don’t know what your true goal is in the end.” Deep down, Tor didn't even know what his goal was anymore. Almost like he wasn't himself. Fluttershy reached out and placed a hand on Tor’s shoulder as she stood up. She was going to have to take over for the landing. “I won’t pry.” Fluttershy told him heading to the cockpit. “I will see you out when we land.” She looked back at him for a second before asking. “Did you want to come with me, just in case we run into any trouble?” "Beats staying here I suppose. Still…" Tor couldn't shake this feeling he had since boarding the ship. ‘Why do I have this feeling like I care for this girl?’ He thought as he shook his head trying to get the thought out as he followed Fluttershy. Fluttershy took a seat in the pilot’s seat and began descent being very careful. She didn’t have too many good experiences with Death Watch but right now she was putting her trust in Tor. She had never met the Governor of Galidraan in person but she had seen him once when she had gone back to investigate what happened to Jango Fett. This was before she was formally introduced to Tor Vizsla. Needless to say that her investigation might have been the cause of Tor Vizsla noticing her. Tor gazed silently at Fluttershy as if trying to read her mind. “You can ask questions you know.” Fluttershy said focusing on the task at hand. Tor's gaze suddenly shifted as he made his response. "Questions? For you? I think not." “That’s good, you were making me feel anxious staring at the back of my head like that.” Fluttershy said before her ears turned red. “That was rude, I’m sorry.” Tor just shrugged as he responded. "That's what made you feel anxious of all things?" “Well you aren’t acting aggressive, missed most of the time when I did freak out while I was in here, but people staring at me does make me anxious.” Fluttershy answered, glancing back at Tor. Tor put his hands on his head as if he was having a headache and ran out yelling. Fluttershy was confused just as the ship touched down. She powered down the engines and walked to open the door. Tor was standing by the door already with his head against the wall next to it. Fluttershy tapped him on his armor as the door opened. She looked up at him asking. “Ready?” Tor just walked out the door and stood in front of it facing Fluttershy. "I...never mind. Let's just go." Fluttershy nodded her head before looking at T7-08 saying. “I’ll be back. I want to see Mr. Vizsla off.” T7 chirped shifting a bit on both legs as Fluttershy looked up at Tor. Tor's brows furrowed as he looked intensely at Fluttershy. “I guess this is where we part ways.” Fluttershy said keeping as calm as she could. "I guess it is." Tor said as he turned around and started walking away. He stopped a few feet as he turned his head to look at Fluttershy. With a sigh as if he couldn't bear the thought of uttering his next few words he said…"Thank you, Fluttershy." He turned his head back forward and began walking. “It was an honor to meet you.” Fluttershy said bowing low, feeling a pulse of energy flowing through her.  <> <> <> Fluttershy’s eyes widened as she heard the familiar voice of Harmonia in her head. She was glad that the veil hid her face as she was beginning to breathe quickly again. She stood up straight walking back into the ship to head back home. She was ready.