#achievement hunter fanfic

[tallowandport]

Hey!

If you like both The Quarry and Achievement Hunter, then boy do I have a fic for you!

Behold, the cast of Achievement Hunter as the camp counselors. with some differences that will be more obvious over time.

#the quarry #the quarry game #the quarry video game #Achievement Hunter #ah #the quarry achievement hunter #werewolves #the quarry fanfic #achievement hunter fanfic #ah fanfic

[blockmenmakemecry]

HELLO

You can call me Blocks!

Or anything, I'm really not too fussed

I am a writer and artist!

Please if you're interested in anything I do tell me!! Ask me questions!!!

I have autism and my current ongoing hyperfixation has been minecraft, for literally as long as I can remember

Since it was released?

I am currently in love with these MC series!! Please talk to me about any of them!

Hermitcraft

Left Behind

Life Series

Series I'm not quite over yet

Achievement Hunter King Series (but I can't bring myself to rewatch them)

Yogscast (like moonquest and yogslab, they make me cry atm lmao)

I am quite unwell so I'll do my best to stay off tumblr when it's bad so I don't go reblogging some sad or possibly upsetting stuff!

I am not savvy at Tumblr so one day I may change this post to be more readable/accsessable with tags and what not

#intro post #mcytblr #minecraft #mcyt #hermitblr #grian #yogscast #moonquest #achievement hunter #leftbehind #left behind #trafficblr #life series #artists on tumblr #writer #writer on tumblr #ao3feed #a03 writer #ao3 writer #fanfic #small artist

[haveyoureadthisfanfic]

Summary: Project NEON - a program in which children get formed into killing machines to then be sold to the highest bidder. They act as bodyguards to their guardian and follow their orders without complain or a second thought. The Fake AH Crew gets into possession of three of those Gunslinger for testing purposes. But what sounds great in theory, might rest heavier on their conscience than expected.

Author: @kahnah23

Note from submitter: I probably say this about a lot of fics, but this truly is one of my top fics. I reread it once to twice a year since 2015/2016 while the sequel was still being written. I leave comments every time and the author has straight up said I've probably read it more than they have. I love it so much.

#official fic poll #haveyoureadthisfic #pollblr #fanfiction #fandom culture #internet culture #fanfic #tumblr polls #fandom poll #Lamp Halo #achievement hunter #rtah #roosterteeth

[heisttheblackflag]

hey gang, @ursifors gave me brainworms so I banged out a little origin fic about the brands in his outlaw au. (I took a little creative liberty for one of them, I hope that's okay!)

go check out his art though it's SO GOOD

#achievement hunter #achievement hunter fanfiction #rtah #rt writers discord #rt writing community #ah fanfic #outlaw au #fahc #ursifors

[transbuck]

I also struggle with reading rpf! It’s just not something I can really get into - but some of the fic writers? I swear they’re better than published writers.

yes! omg i always hear about how incredible hockey fic writers in particular are and it really devastates me that i truly just dont think i will ever be able to read it! huge shout out to those fic writers though, maybe one day....

#i TRIED a few times #but its just too weird for me personally #closest to RPF i ever came was reading fanfic for achievement hunter's fake ah crew #which was them but like #their GTA sonas so it didn't really feel like rpf #atlas answers

[arctosv]

Hauntober Prompt 15: Moonlight

Amaizing

“Dude, I’m pretty sure we’re lost, we can just take a shortcut and leave Trev.” Alfredo sighed as he followed his friend around a corner. Dried up stalks crunching under their shoes as they continued forward.

“Listen, I know what I’m doing Alfredo, I’m not going to let a corn maze beat me.” Trevor declared, trying to pump up his companion into finishing their journey. “Plus we paid fifteen dollars to enter this maze and get a t-shirt at the end and I’m not-I mean we’re not leaving here empty handed.”

Alfredo just groaned in response and threw up his hands in defeat, “Fine, but you’re buying me dessert from Gourdough’s if you can’t find the exit.”

“Deal!” Trevor agreed, sticking out his hand for the two to shake on it. Once done the pair marched forward along the winding paths, Trevor leading the way and choosing which turns to take. Fallen corn stalks crunched under their shoes as they walked while the moon above helped illuminate their route. Sounds of laughter and music grew louder as the two neared the unseen exit.

“I’ll be damned, you didn’t lead us in circles for a few hours like I thought you would.” Alfredo chuckled, clapping his friend on the back as they saw the two torches marking the exit farther off.

“Oh ye of little faith, I told you we would find the exit…” Trevor started as they rounded the corner and the path ended with a wall of stalks in the way. “Well, that’s not ideal.”

“Alright, instead of backtracking for thirty minutes, why don’t we just slip through these stalks to the path just on the other side. I can barely see it with the moonlight, but I know it’s right there.” Alfredo suggested, just wanting to eat some food at this point.

Trevor stopped for a moment and pondered their options. They could just take a shortcut and get their shirts and then some food or they could just backtrack and spend another hour lost in a corn maze, one definitely sounded more appealing than the other. “Yup, let’s just cut through the corn and leave. I’m tired, cold, and hungry.” He gave in, ready to finish the maze.

Alfredo raised a finger to his mouth motioning for his friend to be quiet as they huddled close, “More than likely they’ll have someone at the exit waiting for people to leave so they can get their shirt, so we need to be silent or else we might forfeit our chance for free stuff. We’ve spent too much time to be walking away from here empty handed.” He explained as Trevor nodded in agreement thoughtfully.

The two silently ventured into the corn carefully and treaded lightly over the fallen stalks, letting the moonlight guide their way through to the other side. Emerging uncaught they both cheered and raced down the path, rushing out of the exit towards the stationed attendant, stopping to catch their breath as the worker chuckled at the pair.

“Y’all know you were the last pair inside, right? Wasn’t sure when you’d turn up or if we would have to send in a rescue team.” He explained as he handed over the shirts.

“We were going to take as long as we needed to get these shirts.” Trevor explained as he shoved his new shirt inside his bag.

“You know you didn’t have to finish the maze to get it right? It came with your ticket…” The worker trailed off.

AO3 Link

#hauntober #ragehappy #rooster teeth #achievement hunter #trevor collins #alfredo diaz #fanfic

[dumbbitchawards]

Do you guys think my old achievement hunter rpf fanfic from 2012 is still available on wattpad

#achievement hunter #fanfic #mine #dumbbitchawards

[alfryco]

Hello RT/AH fanfic writers!

As a RT fanfic writer and reader of said fics I think it would be cool if we could create and start using a tag on here to collect RT fic (like stuff from AH, RWBY, RvB etc.) in one spot. We have the ragehappy tag, but that only works when you have ships in your fic and they’re usually AH ships at that. So I was thinking we as a fandom could use the tag #rtwriting to organize everything (including Gen fics) in one spot so that it will be easy for people to access/reblog/read etc. So whenever you post a new work, throw in the #rtwriting tag (if you feel ok with it obvi) that way you’re not just throwing your fic into the void of Tumblr and hoping someone will see it without having to post it using the main fandom tags. 

#erin's chitterchatter #rtah #rooster teeth #achievement hunter #rwby #rvb #I just think it'd be neat #i'm also hoping this will help get more fanfics out to people cuz there r some great writers here that deserve that attention on their story #ragehappy #if u send me hate for putting this in the main tag i'm gonna delete it so don't try it #i'm too old for that shit

[ot3podcast]

Have you listened to the latest episode of OT3? We talk about Anne Rice's history with fanfiction, religion, and so much more!

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#ot3 podcast #female led podcast #vampires #vampire chronicles #anne rice #fanfiction #fanfics #fanfiction podcast #rooster teeth #achievement hunter #vamp fics #fanfic history

[zexapher]

A Fond Farewell

With Rooster Teeth beginning its draw down, an era has truly passed. The company has lasted more than two decades. 18 (soon 19) seasons, five mini-series, and cameos and references in Halo itself for Red vs Blue. 9 volumes alongside two movies, a chibi series, Ice Queendom, and its own games for RWBY. And so much more beyond that, RT Shorts, podcasts, Achievement Hunter, The Slow Mo Guys, and on and on. That’s a lot, especially for a little startup launching off a web series. I was listening to “This Isn’t Goodbye, It’s See You Later” by Richie Branson while I was making this little memorial post. It’s a song made for another Rooster Teeth show, Camp Camp, and I have to say it’s some very appropriate music for this moment.

The day the news dropped, I wrote up a little comment in response to Rooster Teeth beginning its closing down, and I thought I’d share some of it here. I grew up with Rooster Teeth, a bit of a cheesy line I know, but it’s true for a lot of us. I was just a little kid way back in the early 2000’s, a kid that liked Halo (a game I didn’t even own for a long time, but played at a friend’s house), and was just getting curious about what I could find about it on YouTube. And that brought me into the world of music videos and skits and montages made for that little game I liked.

From there, I discovered a small web series called Red vs. Blue. I’d sneak onto my folk’s computer to watch it since they didn’t appreciate the language, and in doing so I dipped my toes into the wide world of the internet for the first time. As I got older, I eventually hopped onto Reddit for its discussion threads of Rooster Teeth’s latest show, RWBY. I began my first in-depth fandom interactions, speculating about the show, enjoying the flood of fanart, even got into fanfics about RWBY (those fics have had their own amazing evolution alongside the show) and to this day it’s the fandom I’ve followed and bookmarked the most fics from. All the while I was making friends and bonding with people through the community this company and its shows have created.

Watching the shows and people grow over time was, looking back on it, just like watching myself grow. I was never really a social media/internet kind of guy, until it came to Rooster Teeth. The shows, shorts, podcasts, it all opened up a whole new world for me. It’s sad to see it coming to a close, and I hope it gets picked up in the future. But I’m happy, too, that it’s left so much behind, and had such an impact on me. It’s left me with so many good memories. Rooster Teeth, its shows, those that created and worked on it, and above all the community around it will always have a special place in my heart.

So, I bid a fond farewell to Rooster Teeth and its crew, and anyone who may drift away from the fandom in time. I wish you all the best.

#rwby #red vs blue #rooster teeth #rvb #jaune arc #weiss schnee #ruby rose #yang xiao long #blake belladonna #lie ren #nora valkyrie #memorial post #save rwby #crwby #greenlight volume 10 #rwby white knight #white knight #rwby whiteknight #jaune x weiss #jaune arc x weiss schnee #rwby bumblebee #yang x blake #pyrrha nikos #cinder fall #james ironwood #arthur watts #fandom #thank you

[tallowandport]

Oh, right!

If anyone's interested, I've actually started a remake of an old fic I orphaned a while ago.

(I orphaned it due to drama in the fandom, you know how it is- but I just couldn't bear to leave it like that, so I'm working on this re-make with edits and All New chapters!!)

#werewolf #werewolves #werewolf fanfic #the quarry game #the quarry #ah #achievement hunter #ah the quarry crossover fic

[avatarl0v3r]

The Cave Na’vi Chapter I | NeteyamxNa’vi!Reader

Summary: Neytiri tells the kids the story about The Cave Na'vi and years later the Sully kids meets one of them

Warnings: mild cussing

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The three kids sat on the ground listening to the story their mom was about to tell.

"The Cave people are a mystery to all Na'vi around the world, they come around when our home is under attack, they come to fight and help us achieve victory then disappear some say they aren't real while others say they're woodsprites blessed by Ewya to have Na'vi form to help when our home is under attack, some say they're in hiding but they haven't been seen since before you were born," Neteyam, Lo'ak, and Kiri look at their mother interest in their eyes "the Cave tribe are very strong known for having the most fearsome warriors and hunters who show no mercy to those that do wrong, they have a strong connection to the animals around them, they ride on the backs of Ikran and Thanator, but they are the most welcoming clan whose willing to listen and hear anyone out, we'll never known when we'll see them again but when we do it'll mean war upon Pandora once again."

"Guys you're going to fast" Tuk said as she ran trying to catch up with her siblings and Spider "Why'd we bring her?" spider said to Lo'ak "Because she threated to tell our dad" He said as he turned to look at Tuk who stuck out her tounge at her brother "Will you two shut up please" Neteyam spoke up and continued walking the others catching up.

They walked to the edge of a water fall Tuk noticed "Were here lets swim!" she said before jumping off Neteyam and Kiri looked at each other smiling before jumping off into the water as well.

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After swimming for a while Neteyam had gotten out the water and watched everyone else from the corner of his eye he thought he seen a flash of white run behind the waterfall he shook his head thinking he was just being stupid and proceeded to look back at his family.

-

After a hour or two they all headed home Spider leaving and the Sullys sitting down for dinner Neteyam could stop thinking he saw something white run behind the waterfall Jake and Neytiri noticed and asked him about it “Neteyam, what’s got you bothered your thinking so hard.”

“When we all went swimming by the waterfall i think i seen something white run behind the waterfall” Neytiri looked at Jake “Where?” Neteyam ate his food as he spoke “The waterfall closest to the floating mountains i wanna go back and check out what’s behind that waterfall to see if i’m crazy or not” Jake answered “No you’re not doing that, understood” Neteyam rolled his eyes his attention shifting back to his food “Yes sir.”

-

And here he was at the waterfall past eclipse even his father told him he wouldn't be going back there to figure out what he seen the bioluminescent plants lighting up the dark night he was surrounded in. Lo'ak, Tuk, Kiri, nor his parents knew he was there he sat down on the rock he was sitting on hours before when he hears something running at him at full speed before he could register what had happened, he was on his back a large paw with claws across his chest holding him in place.

Neteyam could feel his heartbeat rapidly increase as the creature was over him baring its teeth at the teenage boy he stared at it wide eyed his mind racing of every possible outcome before he heard a navi call the creature got off of him and turned around and stopped a few feet away from him still facing him Neteyam hurried and stood up looking at the creature infront of him when he realized it's a Thanator as a you jumped beside the Thanator and placed you hand on your bestfriend as you walked closer to the boy.

You were out for your nightly walk without worrying about the RDA seeing you and hunting you "Who are you?" Neteyam was in shock as he looked at you you looked like the Cave Na'vi from his mother's stories "Neteyam Sully" you looked at him your blue eyes seemed to glow with the world around you "Strange" he hesitated for a moment "Are you-" "Am i what?" "Are you a Cave Na'vi" you smiled he was in shocked with how gorgeous it was he's seen many girls smile at him before, but you smile entranced him "I am i if you want to know" you said with a large smile proud to be a Cave Na'vi "Im Neteyam" the blue boy said to you "Im-" "Y/n where the hell are you!" you looked in the direction of the voice "Shit" "Who is it?" Neteyam asked looking in the same direction as you.

"My brother Weap I must get back before my father finds out how long ive been gone" you got onto to your Thanator's back before leaving you looked at Neteyam "Come here tomorrow ill meet you here" you didnt give him a chance to reply and ran off he watched you and your Thanator run behind the waterfall he smiled to himself and ran back home.

#avatar #avatar x reader #avatar way of water #pandora #lo’ak #neteyam #neteyam x reader #atwow loak #neteyam x you #neteyam x y/n #kiri sully #tuk sully #tuktirey #atwow #atwow x reader #jake sully #neytiri

[yellowocaballero]

So fucking glad to see someone talk about SSS Class revival hunter 😭 I lived it so much and I feel like no one ever mentions it against more popular titles like ORV or even The Lout of the counts family, so I'm so glad to come here and see your amazing takes :>

Thank you for the ask which lets me talk about SSSCRH (the version I read was titled 'Suicide Hunter', which tbh I like more - no beating around the bush).

It's hard to draw an accurate comparison since I'm going off just the webtoon for SSSCRH, while I'm going off both the webtoon and the webnovel for ORV. And I love ORV, ORV is my media blorbo right now, it hydraulic presses my brain, I am writing ORV fanfic - it's, like, funner to enjoy. But SSSRH is just better. In the vast majority of ways it is is better. It's better than the holy trinity by a wide margin. TW talk of suicide obviously.

I can't believe I'm saying this but you need a basic understanding of Buddhism in order to understand SSSCRH. It's not about Gongja's suicides - he doesn't suicide from depression or lack of self-esteem. SSSCRH is about suffering in the Buddhist sense - dukkha. I don't want to make this an essay, so I might reblog this with more information, but extremely shortly:

The Four Noble Truths of Buddhism is the truth of suffering, the truth of the cause of suffering, the truth of the end of suffering, and the truth of the path that leads to the end of suffering. You've heard that Buddhists say 'life is suffering'. To put it one way that doesn't require defining a lot of words: the cause of suffering is experiencing the world as we percieve it instead of how it truly is. Suffering isn't just being miserable and in pain, and life isn't suffering because life sucks and global warming exists and people voted for Trump. Life is suffering because we can experience beautiful and joyful moments in this world, but we do not exist in the moment of that happiness or place our ego/'self' between us and that happiness. Living in that moment, accepting the moment as it is unconditionally, is freedom from suffering. The Buddha tries to free people from suffering through teaching Buddhism.

"What does this have to do with the webnovel and manwha about a guy murdering himself thousands of times" it has everything to do with it. Because SSSCRH is about suffering, and it is about using suffering as a tool in order to experience a world unfiltered by ego and break down the artificial boundaries between human beings. Suffering in SSSCRH is not a bad thing. Gongja has the unique capability to (reincarnate.) experience a person's suffering in unity with them, which dissolves the delusion of separation between people and puts us in touch with the reality of oneness.

The Murim arc was fucking insane because Gongja pulls a Big Bodhisattva Move and walks through the suffering of the world in order to achieve full understanding of the human experience. He takes all of the suffering of the world into himself and is liberated. You can tell it's Buddhist because death was not presented as a bad thing - death was an aspect of a happy ending for the Heavenly Demon lady, because she was finishing her life according to her own joy, and because her teachings were passed on she did not truly die.

But the purpose of embracing suffering is to discover the ability to fully embrace life, and that's where Heavenly Demon's teachings were incomplete - as the ghost dude said, Gongja hasn't even experienced his own full life and the infinite capability for his own happiness. You can only feel the depths of sadness when you've felt the depths of happiness. Sadness deserves its place in the world and it can strengthen you, but so does happiness.

Gongja is attention-seeking, envious, and unbelievably petty. When he drills down into his own desires and why he wants the things he wants, you see that he has a very strong sense of justice and right and wrong - he realizes he doesn't want to be famous, he wants to be acknowledged, but on an even deeper level he is desperate for love and to be loved. Everything he does is to experience love, and as such he learns to love others. His love for the Flamey Asshole was purely parasocial and ego-filled, with no concern for who he was as a human. Throughout the manwha, he grows to care for people as they truly are and pierce through any delusions or misleading outward appearances. He has released all attachment to life and death, and as such does not fear death, and as such has taken a step on the road towards becoming a Boddhisatva who frees others from the cycle of samsara, and as a result has learned sick sword techniques and is sooo good at beating people up.

I think the only other thing I want to mention here because otherwise this is an essay: in almost every time loop/regression story, only the final regression matters. In stories with dungeon monsters and NPCs, only the humans matter. The regressor exists in a space where there are no consequences for their actions, so they act terribly and do whatever because none of it matters. In Groundhog Day Bill Murray acts like an asshole because he can. That's not the case here. Everything Gongja does matters. The NPCs are fake, but Gongja never treats them as anything less than real people who deserve life. Once he understands a person's life he never treats them as unimportant. No loop is thrown away and no person or life is disregarded. His choices matter, the way he treats others matters, and Gongja never treats anybody as if they don't matter except for himself.

That was not short. There is a lot more. The female characters are so good and so rich. From a craft perspective it is excellently paced and has a wonderful sense of set-up/payoff and balances tone and maintains a lot of momentum, which is really hard in a time loop story. You have to do a few very specific things to write OP characters well and SSSCRH does it very well. There's more to say from a craft perspective and it's hard to judge accurately from a webtoon but it's good. I was so strangely struck the entire time about how sincere and genuine it was, how it said what it said with no trace of irony of confusion, and I think that's what stuck with me the most.

TL;DR: SSS Class Revival Hunter is good for a lot of very normal reasons, such as excellent pacing and set-up/pay off and characters, but it's also so sincerely and genuinely Buddhist that it blew my tits clean off.

#sss class revival hunter #kim gongja #ssscrh #I s2g I rewrite these like three times to be as short as possible #I just knew I had to define some terms because if I say 'it's about suffering' and leave it at that #people aren't going to fully get it #its not intuitive from a western perspective #It's really hard to get the full meaning of SSSCRH if you have no familiarity with Buddhism #bc suffering (and delusion and nothingness and oneness) mean diff things in buddhism than in english #theres other buddhist stuff like responsibility to the whole and the community but this was long enough already #the few ppl talking about it have good takes but I think ppl miss how #kgj isnt depressed and he doesnt kill himself from self-sacrifice #he's not kdj or cale #he only truly commits suicide (throws his life away) once which was from part percieved worthlessness of his own life #and big part EXTREME FUCKING PETTINESS NEXT LVL PETTINESS INSANE PETTINESS #every other time he kills himself is from his EXTREME goal oriented behavior #as usual there seems to be a dialogue with the rest of its genre #specifically the extreme egocentrism and selfishness of its genre and other OP protags #(which cale has a hilarious relationship w/) #(ur doing amazing honey i know this upsets you) #my asks #and theres also a conversation with buddhism itself anyway #i love orv but this is so much better on so many levels and its being slept on smh #nobody is going to read this its way too long but you know. its not ABOUT you.

[paper-gold-theories]

Villainous Fanfic: Conflicting

Basically a yandere GoldHeart and Flug fanfic.

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"I trusted you, Leth! You're a hero in training for P.E.A.C.E. Academy and you knew I'm villain student in Black Hat Institution but you kept it a secret all this time to just use me to get ahead and become the top hero!" Flug yells at GoldHeart as he enters his boyfriend's room, confronting him with all the evidence he complied of his decit.

“Flug, calm down, you’re getting worked up over nothing,” GoldHeart says calmly, as if he knew this would happen eventually, but there was a flicker of fear and paranoia of Flug leaving him sliding over Goldheart's eyes and if Flug hadn't known him he would have missed it.

“Don’t you love spending time with me? Don't you love sleeping with me? Don’t you love being together with me? Don't you love me?” with every question GoldHeart walks closer to Flug in large, determined yet careful steps, like a hunter approaching a deer.

“Yes, but you-” Flug tried to get the conversation back on track as GoldHeart steps closer and closer towards him.

“And look, Flug!” GoldHeart spoke over Flug, not letting him finish so that he can complete his own walk towards Flug from the other side of the room. He gently reached out his hand to cup Flug's face and slowly caressing his cheek. Despite being hurt by GoldHeart's deception, Flug leaned in on instinct making GoldHeart's eyes soften and quelling some of his worries at seeing his boyfriend's reaction.

“Remember what I told you that I'm going to achieve something that would make life better for the both of us?” GoldHeart put his arm around Flug's shoulder in an inescapable hold to guide him to his study table across the room. He grabbed a stack of papers from the desk and shoved it towards Flug's face, eyes gleeful and bright with frenzy.

“This is a P.E.A.C.E. contract, Flug! Thanks your tutoring I became the top of my grade and P.E.A.C.E. gave the best hero contract they could offer. I'm getting my own city, my own bulding, a seven figure starting salary, unlimited resources to stop crime and...I get to choose my own team.” Flug looked away from GoldHeart, not liking the way he possessively stared at him as he said those last words. "Just think Flug! Once you become a hero, we can have all of this together."

GoldHeart's sudden proposition shocked Flug, it wasn't even a proposition as Flug realised GoldHeart didn't ask, more like a declaration.

He came here with the intention of confronting his boyfriend for keeping secrets that he was a hero student and knows that Flug was villain student, yet still continuing their tutoring sessions to get ahead of all the other heroes in his school. Now he wants him to leave everything behind and become a hero? How did it come to this? “I still have a few months of school, Leth,” Flug explains after swimming out of his torrent thoughts.

“Fuck school, Flug!” GoldHeart growled vehemently, his hands moved to hold Flug tightly by the shoulders. Flug had never seen this side of his boyfriend before. "You said so yourself, those students beat the shit out of you and bully you for no reason while the teachers just sit there and watch! Why stay at that garbage villain school anyways?!”

"I need to go to school Leth because I'm going to become a certified villain once I graduate,” Despite the racing of his heart, Flug tries his best to sound firm and stand his ground with GoldHeart.

GoldHeart tightened his grip around Flug's shoulders. “Fuck Villainy, too...” GoldHeart bit out on a snarl, eyes glowing gold.

For the first time ever, Flug was truly afraid of his boyfriend. The harsh golden gleam to GoldHeart's vehement stare also reminded Flug that he's is actually a superhero with super inhuman strength that can break down steel buildings as if they were toothpicks, let alone overpower a normal human like Flug. The walls of GoldHeart's room felt tighter and tighter.

“You really think becoming a Villain will make your life any better?!” GoldHeart's voice was ice like liquid nitrogen and grating like broken glass as his hands slid down to Flug’s waist, encasing him close to his body with a posessive hug to hold him in place. “Your gonna live your life on the run and heroes will literally hunt you down to beat the shit out of you if they see you doing crime! How is that any better from being bullied?!"

"I'm not going to be on the losing end Leth!" Flug snapped, angrily struggling against GoldHeart's constricting grip, but the hero held him in place.

"Sure your smart, so maybe you will get some success and escape now and then," GoldHeart shrugs nonchalantly. "But Flug, didn't you also always say you want people to recognize you for your genius? Tell me how the is being a villain, who are hated by everyone in society is going to help you achieve that?" GoldHeart challenges Flug looking at him directly in the eye.

"I do want people to acknowledge me for my genius. But not like this. Not if I have not if I have to sell out to become a hero, not if I have go against my morals and beliefs to get ahead," Flug looks at GoldHeart back in the eye in return with conviction.

GoldHeart sighs, "The grass isn't greener on your side Flug," he responds calmly, the opposite from his earlier tone, surprising Flug. "Villains do just as morally compromising things as heroes. And you say heroes are sell outs but don't villains also sell their soul to Black Hat to get what they want, how is that any different?" GoldHeart elaborates as if it was obvious.

Flug was stuntlock at GoldHeart's words. It's true, Flug had to admit, both villains and heroes do the same compromising things. He turns away from GoldHeart, not sure how to respond to that revelation.

GoldHeart smiles softly, as if reading his boyfriend's mind and knows what he's thinking. He gently places his hand on Flug's chin and moves it so that his boyfriend is facing him again, "If you become a hero you'll get all the recognition you deserve and you won't have to worry about being bullied...I'll eliminate anyone who even tries," GoldHeart adds darkly.

'Holy shit,' Flug thought. 'That was wow.'

“When were together nobody can stop us, nobody can hold us back,” GoldHeart continues, going back to cradle Flug’s face between his hands and bore into him with fever in his brown eyes. “We'll have the world in the palm of our hands. You and me, together."

"Leth I...," Flug sighed out a wavering breath. Being a hero never tempted him before, it shouldn't be so tempting! But the way GoldHeart said 'You and me, together' lit a flame in Flug’s fluttering heart as the potential future of becoming a hero together with his boyfriend and being recognized for his hard work and talents flashed vividly before Flug’s eyes making it all seem so wonderful and beautiful.

In school, his life had been so lonely and miserable ever since Cecilia died, until Herbert Leth walked into it and made him feel things he thought he would never feel again, it wasn’t like he wanted to go back to being alone again.

But even though he realised villains and heroes are somewhat similar and the wonderful future he could have together with GoldHeart ...Flug has worked too hard, for too long, putting his blood, sweat, tears, and everything he had to become a villain. It was his passion, dream, and goal ever since he decided to enroll in Black Hat Institution to study evil science. He can't just immediately decide to give up on everything he worked for and everything he believed in just to become a hero right now. This was all too much for him to process at one go.

“Can you give me some time to think about it?" Flug felt GoldHeart’s arms tightened around him as he says those words. The ‘what’s there to think about, Flug?’ question already forming at the back of GoldHeart’s throat. But at the sight of Flug's teary and wide eyed overwhelmed expression, the tightness around GoldHeart’s eyes softened, feeling guilty for making his boyfriend cry.

Flug was surprised at his boyfriend's sudden change in demeanour as GoldHeart's grip loosen and instead pulled Flug's body close into his chest, a hand on the back of Flug's head guiding his face to nestle into GoldHeart's neck as the hero rubbed his hair in soothing motions.

“I'm sorry for overwhelming you Flug. I'll give you some time to think about it, alright," GoldHeart mummers and peppers Flug's face with gentle kisses.

"Thank you, Leth," Flug was glad at least GoldHeart listened to him on this one thing and finally hugs GoldHeart back, making the hero sigh in satisfaction and melt at the contact from his beloved boyfriend.

----

GoldHeart says he needs a month to finalise his contract and settle some other stuff with P.E.A.C.E. and asks if he can get Flug's answer by then and Flug agrees ...

And for a few weeks, things went back to the way they were. He and GoldHeart would go on dates, be intimate and spend as much of their free time together as a couple.

But at the back of Flug's mind he knew he was postponing the inevitable. He thought long and hard about his difficult decision and it was tearing him apart. Every time he sees GoldHeart's sincere smile when they spend their days together it makes him feel so conflicted as it reminds him of the inevitable decision he has to make and he wonders sadly if they will be able to continue to have happy times like this like this once he finally makes his choice:

Be a hero and have a future with GoldHeart or Sacrifice everything to follow his dreams to become a villain.

#villainous #villanos #villainous fanfic #dr flug #dr kenning flugslys #goldheart #gold heart #herbert leth #flug #villainous headcanons #yandere goldheart

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I guess I never linked this fic on here??? but it’s one of the pieces of writing I’m most proud of so! here’s my jeremichael au based on the country song “Big Iron” lol it was so much fun to write (and it’s super self indulgent so I keep rereading it lmao) so lmk what you think if you do read it 👉🏽👈🏽

#ah fic #ah fanfiction #achievement hunter fanfiction #jeremichael #jeremy #Michael #ah writers #rt writers #rtah #fanfic #fanfiction #team short temper

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"Sun and Rain Part 2: Age of the Empire"

Chapter 27

"Bracca"

A "Bad Batch" fanfic!

Pairing: Hunter x fem OC, Echo (more best friend pairing)

A/N: Here I am again with another installment of this beloved fic of mine! Now, we're really getting back into the thick of the main story from the show. This is where things are really gonna get interesting...if you catch my meaning 😜😅😁 Enjoy this, why don't you?

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《 Chapter 26

》 Chapter 28

All chapters (Part 2) (Part 1)

Explanation: Kimber, Rex and the Bad Batch venture to the junk planet of Bracca to get the Clones' chips removed...but their goal won't be so easily achieved.

Hunter ended the call with Kimber and Rex, standing now outside the Aurora. When he’d first answered the call, he was surprised to see Kimber looking calm and put together, thinking her time visiting the crash site would’ve been much more emotional. Before he could ask how she was, she’d informed him that Rex knew of a place they could go to in order to get the Bad Batch’s inhibitor chips removed: a junk planet called Bracca. The planet was almost clear across the galaxy from Ord Mantell, so it would take a few days for both parties to get there. Hunter was surprised to be hearing back from them on that front so quickly. He wasn’t entirely sure at first how that place held the answers they were looking for, but he trusted Rex. More than that, he trusted Kimber and she had stood by Rex’s decision during the transmission. That all was enough for him. It was decided that Rex and Kimber would head there together immediately instead of Rex bringing Kimber back to Ord Mantell. That had been at Kimber’s insistence, saying time was of the essence and they’d be able to solve the chip problem faster if she just stayed with Rex instead of having him bring her back. At first, Hunter didn’t feel sure, but that feeling was short-lived because, once again, he trusted the Captain. If there was anyone else outside his squad and the Koriena Force that he would trust to take care of his sweetheart, it was Rex. He’d get her to Bracca safely.

With a new course now in mind, Hunter retreated back into the Aurora to round up the rest of his squad. As he entered the main area of the ship, he called out, “That was Kimber and Rex. We’ve got our destination. Let’s move.”

“Where are we going?” asked Omega. 

“I’ll tell you on the way,” said Hunter. 

As the rest of the squad made their way over, Rina cried out, “I’m coming with you!”

“I will, as well,” added Kida.

However, Hunter looked back at them and told them, “Negative. This could potentially be dangerous. I won’t have you two be caught in the middle of it.”

Kida put her hands on her hips. “Isn’t that our choice to make, Sergeant?”

“What about your son?” Echo asked her.

Then Lex answered, “Irys and I will gladly watch him. Wouldn’t be the first time we’ve done that while Kida goes on a mission.”

With an almost uncharacteristic pleading look in her eyes, Rina spoke up, “Look, I’m worried about Wrecker. I need to make sure things go okay and Kida wants to be there for Rex, as well. Besides, you might need our help.”

Kida shot Rina a look and stated, “I'm also going so I can make sure you stay out of trouble, shortstacks.”

Rina glowered up at Kida. “Don't ever call me by the lizard lady's nickname,” she warned her.

When they both turned back to the boys, Hunter sighed and shook his head. “I'm sorry, but I have to disagree. If things go south with Wrecker's chip, I wouldn't be able to take it if something happened to you both. I need you to stay here where you're safe. Got it?”

Then without waiting for a response, Hunter turned and walked out of the room, the others following behind him. Wrecker, however, stopped for a moment and looked back at Rina, an apologetic look on his face. 

“I'll be okay, babe. Don't worry,” he said to reassure her. Then he flipped around to follow his brothers, crying out over his shoulder as he ran off, “Love you!”

Rina stiffened up at hearing him say those words again and Kida just chuckled. 

“You know…I get the feeling he still doesn't quite know the gravity behind those words,” said Kida.

“I overheard him telling Hunter once that he says it because Hunter and Kimber say it to each other all the time,” said Lex, who was carefully rocking Kori in her arms. “They're happy together and Wrecker is happy with Rina…so he's just following by example, even if he doesn't fully understand.”

“One day, he will,” Kida stated. Then she looked down at Rina and asked, “Well, what do we do now?”

Determination in her eyes, Rina answered, “Simple: while the guys are out resupplying and refueling the ship, we stow aboard the Marauder. There's no way the Sarge is making me stay behind, not with Wrecker's well-being on the line.”

Then Irys spoke up behind them, “How do you plan to do that? Hunter has enhanced senses and he'll pick up your scents easily, you with your sweetblossom and Kida's perfume.”

Rina, though, just turned around with a grin. “Oh, I've got a plan,” she said slyly. 

Irys smirked and shook her head. “Of course, you do.”

A couple hours later, the Bad Batch were now soaring through the bright blue tunnel of hyperspace on their way to Bracca to meet up with Rex and Kimber. Wrecker was feeling nervous about the whole plan knowing Rex wanted to cut open his head--all their heads, as well, as Tech reminded him nonchalantly--but Hunter was doing his best to keep him calm. During their flight, Tech continued to work on his brain scanner with Omega’s help. 

“Do we really have to do this?” Wrecker asked Hunter apprehensively. 

“If Rex is sure, we should trust him,” Hunter responded. “I know it's not ideal, Wrecker, but this is our best course of action.”

Wrecker groaned in defeat. “If you say so,” he relented. 

Just then, Hunter's senses picked up something unusual. It sounded like voices…voices that didn't belong to anyone that should be on the ship. They were quiet, but loud enough for his enhanced hearing to detect, and were coming from the back of the Marauder in the bunk area. They also sounded familiar. 

He briskly made his way to the back area, earning curious looks from the others at his sudden movements before following him. He detected the voices coming from Wrecker’s bunk. 

“I can't hear them anymore.”

“Get away from the door, then, before Sarge catches us.”

“Unbelievable…,” Hunter groaned quietly as he activated the door. 

As the door slid open, two figures leaning against it yelped in surprise as they fell forward and hit the floor as Hunter stepped back. Dressed in large, black shirts over their regular clothes and lying prostrate on the ground were Rina and Kida.

Putting his hands on his hips, Hunter said aloud, “Are you two kidding me?”

As they both sat up and got up to their feet, the others realized the shirts the girls were wearing were the same as the tops of their blacks, but they were at least three sizes too big for the women, so the shirts looked like tents on them.

“Are those my black shirts?” asked Wrecker. 

“Yeah. How else do you think we were able to sneak aboard?” Rina asked.

Then Kida added, “We figured Hunter would be able to pick up our scent, so we used these to hide them, knowing he wouldn't question anything with his brother's scent. However…we didn't account for his apparently enhanced hearing.”

“What are you doing here? I told you to stay on Ord Mantell,” Hunter chided them. 

After pulling off Wrecker's shirt from over her clothes, Rina responded to him, “No offense, Sarge, but you're in charge of this squad…not us.”

He reared back, startled. 

“Listen, if I stayed behind, I don't think I'd be able to sleep, not knowing if Wrecker was okay or if the rest of you were okay,” Rina admitted. “I sensed something really wrong with his chip and I can't shake the feeling I got. I have to be there.” 

She stole a look at Wrecker and he was a bit surprised to see the evident worry in her eyes, something he wasn't accustomed to, seeing as she usually was more guarded about her emotions even with him. Whatever she'd sensed regarding his chip must've really shaken her up. That and it only made him more nervous about the whole situation on top of it all.

“Besides, if something does happen to either of us, then it'll be on us, not you. You told us to stay on Ord Mantell and we didn't listen, so it'll be our responsibility,” then said Kida.

For a moment, the Clones said nothing. Only exchanging looks with one another. 

“Well, we're already in the middle of hyperspace. Can't turn back now,” stated Echo. 

“Perhaps their company on this venture will prove most beneficial,” added Tech, mostly to Hunter. 

While still displeased at the fact Rina and Kida had stowed aboard and disobeyed his orders, Hunter sighed in defeat. “Fine. Guess we have no choice.”

“Look, sorry we snuck onto the ship, but you also might need our help,” said Rina. “We won't get in the way.”

Kida stepped closer to Hunter and laid a hand on his arm. “I know you're not happy with us right now, but we're here because we care about all of you, Hunter. We just want to make sure you all get out of this safely.”

Then Omega, flashing her brown doe eyes up at Hunter, asked, “That's not so bad, isn't it, Hunter?”

He sighed again, this time a little softer. “I guess not.” Then he looked between the two ladies and said, “Well…looks like we're all going to Bracca then.”

“Well, I'm glad they came because now, my best girl is here!” Wrecker exclaimed, scooping up Rina into a big hug. 

She groaned both shyly and gratefully at the same time. She didn't know why, but Wrecker calling her his “best girl” just really set her heart a flutter. 

After planting a big kiss on her cheek, he stated, “With her around, I feel better already.”

A few days passed and Kimber and Rex reached Bracca, a planet completely filled with space garbage; transport scraps, decommissioned starships and more. After Rex landed the Y-wing inside the remains of a larger starship, he told Kimber they'd wait there until the Bad Batch arrived, activating his tracking beacon so they'd be able to find them when they got there. He urged her to stay put while he quickly scouted the area for the ship they'd come to find. 

While she waited, Kimber sat back against a wall, waiting patiently for her squad to come. She could only hope the plan Rex had in mind for them would work. If it could get their chips out, then they'd be truly free from any possible Imperial influence, like Order 66.

Remembering Order 66 made her think of Crosshair. Now knowing the chips were really a threat and it was what made the Clones turn on the Jedi and serve the Empire, it explained everything about Crosshair's erratic behavior from Kaller as well as Kamino; why he suddenly seemed so keen on following orders and why he'd turned on the Bad Batch for the Empire. If only he were with them now, then he could get his chip removed, too. He could finally be back to normal and be one of them again. If only he were here….

That was it! Perhaps if she reached out and told him what they knew, then maybe he'd see reason and join them on Bracca. If he could get his chip out, then he'd leave the Empire and be part of their squad once more. They'd be partners again…the eyes in the sky…brother and sister….

Without a second thought, she fished into her pack and pulled out her encrypted holopad. Even though he hadn't responded to any of her previous transmissions, maybe this one would finally get his attention. All she had to do was tell him about their plan and--

Kimber heard movement close by and it startled her that she nearly dropped her holopad device before shoving it back into her pack. When she looked, she realized it was just Rex coming back. He was back from scouting quicker than she'd anticipated. 

“Lucky for us, the cruiser we need is already nearby,” he informed her as he approached. 

“That's good,” she said. “Then we can get right to it once the boys get here.”

“Exactly,” he replied.

About an hour passed before they heard the sound of engines overhead and when they peeked out from their hiding place, they saw the Marauder coming their way. Kimber couldn’t help but smile at seeing that junk of a shuttle she loved so much. Soon, the Marauder docked next to the Y-wing and Rex and Kimber made their way towards it to greet the others. Hunter came out first followed by Omega and the others. 

“Right on time,” Rex greeted Hunter, the two of them grasping arms.

As Kimber was about to say something, she caught sight of two faces in the back of the group she wasn’t expecting to see. “Rina? Kida? What are you two doing here?” she asked. 

Rex peered around the Clones to see the two women, as well, once Kimber called attention to them.

“They stowed away,” said Hunter, sounding slightly miffed still, giving the girls the side-eye.

“Hey, we said we’re sorry,” said Rina.

Then Kida added, “We just thought you all could use some extra help. Plus, someone was worried sick about her man and refused to stay behind.” Then she looked down at Rina, who blushed bright red. 

Rex smiled to himself at seeing Kida. Something about her being here now made him feel less nervous about the whole ordeal. “Well, we’re glad you’re both here,” he said.

“So how’s a junk planet gonna help us?” Wrecker asked him. 

After donning his helmet, Rex simply replied, “Follow me.”

After Kimber and the other Clones--sans Omega--put on their own helmets, they followed after Rex as he led them out of the scrapped ship they’d docked in.

Hunter leaned in and asked Kimber quietly, “How are you, my love? Are you doing okay?”

She nodded to him, knowing he was referring to her previous venture to say her final goodbyes to Jesse at his grave. “I am. I’m doing better,” she told him. “You were right. I really needed that closure. Now, I can move forward with peace and clarity.”

He grasped her hand tightly for a moment and he replied, “For that, I’m glad.”

“Thank you for having Rex take me there,” she said back.

He bowed his head in return.

The whole group walked up a slight incline of a toppled steel wall that overlooked much of the area. The entire landscape before them was just covered in ship junk for miles. 

“Bracca may not be much to look at, but it has exactly what we need,” Rex told everyone as they came to the peak. 

Before them just yards away was a huge decommissioned Venator cruiser set amongst much of the rubble, its engines facing them. 

“I had my inhibitor chip taken out on a Jedi cruiser just like that,” stated the Captain, pointing to the ship. 

“Then why’d we land all the way over here?” Wrecker inquired, puzzled.

Just then, Hunter spotted something in the sky and ordered everyone to get down. They obeyed and crouched down as low as they could as another smaller ship flew overhead.

“That’s why,” Rex answered Wrecker.

Behind him, Tech flipped down his visor to analyze the ship. “It’s the Scrapper Guild,” he said a few seconds later.

Rex then told everyone that the Scrappers controlled the entire planet and that they needed to keep out of sight from their different patrols. They waited a few more seconds for the patrol ship to pass before Rex told them to move. They took a turn to the left and made their way down into more ship wreckage to keep themselves hidden. The metal of the damaged walls and support beams groaned and creaked all around them, echoing almost ominously as they walked. They moved quickly yet stealthily so as to not catch any attention and also not disturb the rubble around them lest anything come loose and cause a ruckus or injure any of them. Caution was key in a place like this. They had to climb up onto platforms and carefully maneuver across support beams until they successfully made it inside the Venator. Once inside, Rex, Echo and Tech pulled out their torches so they could see through the dark corridors of the crashed ship. 

“The last time I was aboard one of these, it didn’t end so well,” Rex commented as they went, stealing a quick glance at Kimber since she really was the only one who knew where he was coming from.

Then Echo asked him, “If the inhibitor chip isn’t something you can control, how’d you get yours out?”

“I…had help,” Rex answered.

He then halted abruptly and signaled for everyone else to stop as they came to a break in the path that fell into a chasm filled with water below. 

“The medical bay is at the other end,” Rex stated. 

“How are we going to get over there?” asked Kimber.

Rina cracked her knuckles and suggested, “I could Force-push everyone over there.”

Turning around to face her, Rex replied, “Firstly, I’ve been pushed around by the Force too many times for my liking. Second of all, the foundation of the ship could still be unstable and compromised on the other side. Using the Force to throw us all over there could cause things to give way if we’re not careful.” 

Then Kida snapped her fingers and declared, “I’ve got an idea!” Then she gestured to something lying wrapped up on the floor next to Wrecker. “Wrecker, grab that cable,” she told him.

He knelt down and grabbed part of the cable, immediately getting anxious--more so than he had been a second ago at seeing the deep ravine--and stammering, “This? W-Why? W-W-What are you gonna do with it?”

“Hand me the end,” Kida told him, holding out her hand. Once she grabbed it, she said, “I’ll get to the other side and secure the end of this cable over there. Then the rest of you can use it to get across safely.”

“Then how are you getting over there?” inquired Kimber.

Kida just grinned deviously. “I’ve been known to be pretty light on my feet, so I shouldn’t cause any problems,” she simply said. Then she took a couple steps back, glanced at Rina and said, “Rina, Shooting Star.”

Rina gave her a nod and before anyone could ask what was going on, Kida grasped the cable tightly and bolted for the edge of the walkway.

“Kida, don’t!” Rex cried out, reaching out for her.

As she got to the edge, Kida leapt through the air towards the other side and Rina stepped out, pushing out her palms in front of her with a Force push. Then Kida suddenly jolted further and faster with that extra push, doing a graceful front flip all the way to the other side and landing softly in a three-point stance on the ground. She straightened up, looked back over her shoulder at the others on the opposite side and confidently blew them all a kiss before moving to tie the cable around a nearby beam.

“See, Cap? Your baby mama’s got this,” said Rina, elbowing him in the arm.

Rex was thankful his helmet was on so no one could see the bright shade of red he was sure his face was turning at Rina’s comment.

Kida finished wrapping the cable, made sure it was secure and then cried out, “You’re all good to go!”

Rina was the first to go, but instead of using the cable, she just took a big Force jump across the entire chasm all the way to the other side, landing effortlessly next to Kida. Then she turned around and called out, unable to hold back a smirk, “What’s the hold up? Hurry up, slowpokes!”

“Yes, very amusing, Rina,” Tech replied flatly. 

Hunter stepped forward. “I’ll go first and help everyone get across on the other side,” he said. Then right away, he crouched down, wrapped his legs around the cable, grabbed on with both hands and proceeded to climb along the line to the other side of the chasm, joining Rina and Kida.

“Nice job, lover boy,” said Rina.

He just gave a small grunt in response before looking back and gesturing for the next person to follow. Rex motioned with his hand for Kimber to go next, so she obliged. Though, she had an easier idea. She took out her sniper rifle, laid it over and across the cable and held onto both ends of the rifle. Then she stepped off the edge and slid fast down the cable like a zip line. Hunter was nervous for a second seeing her dangling over the chasm, but he trusted her and trusted she knew what she was doing and braced himself near the edge on his side to catch her. She zipped down and as her feet touched the ground, his strong arm caught her around the waist to steady her landing. 

“Well done,” said Hunter, impressed.

“Ha! Showoff,” commented Rina to Kimber, smirking in amusement.

Then followed Rex, Tech and then Echo. Kimber was worried at first for Echo, wondering how he’d get across with his scomp arm, but as always, he proved that there was nothing to worry about as he was able to shimmy across with no issue. However, when he dismounted the cable, his feet touched the very edge and slipped, but Kimber was quick to catch him. 

“I got you,” Kimber told him as she pulled him back.

“Always there to catch me when I fall, right?” he asked.

“Always,” she said back.

Omega and Wrecker were the only ones left. It was clear Wrecker didn’t want to go due to his crippling fear of heights. He was standing behind Omega nervously rubbing his hands together. Omega went ahead and climbed across the cable. Rex stepped up and held his hands out to catch her when she got all the way across and she did so without any problems. 

“Nicely done,” Rex complimented her as she let go of the line.

“You’re up, Wrecker!” called out Hunter.

“Uh…yeah, my head doesn’t hurt anymore. I’m fine,” Wrecker tried to lie to get out of going across. “You guys go without me.”

“You can do it! Just keep your eyes on the cable!” Omega encouraged him.

Then Rina cried out, “We believe in you, big guy! You’ve got this!”

Still feeling as anxious as ever yet willing to try, Wrecker gingerly knelt down and got himself on the cable. Due to his weight, the cable dropped a little, which made him even more nervous. He inched forward a bit and it dropped again, but he clung even tighter to it.

“That was close,” he commented.

Snap!

The line broke free on his end and Wrecker started plummeting down into the chasm on the cable.

“Wrecker!” yelled Kimber in alarm.

Rina immediately dashed to the front to look over the edge. She, Kimber, Rex, Hunter and Omega all watched as Wrecker swung back on the cable, hit the side of the wall and as he fell towards the water, he spun through the cable and it ended up wrapped around his ankle, halting his fall just inches above the waterline. Omega got down on her knees and shined the torch she’d been given just then from Rex down so they all could see Wrecker, now dangling above the murky green water.

“Are you all right?” Rex called down to him

From down below, they all heard him answer, “No! Smells awful down here!”

Right then, they could see a large dark shape move underneath the water and everyone’s anxiety spiked.

“What’s that?” Omega asked, concerned.

Hunter peered over and said over comms, “Wrecker, start climbing.”

“Why?!” Wrecker asked back, his voice cracking anxiously.

“Hurry!” yelled Kimber.

Suddenly, there was an echoing roar from below and then a giant tentacle sprung up from under the water, wrapping itself around Wrecker and tugging him under the water. 

“Wrecker!” cried Omega.

Kimber stayed at the edge with Omega to watch for Wrecker while everyone else sprang into action, grabbing the cable and pulling together to get Wrecker out of the water. Kimber watched as Wrecker came up above the water, pulling his large vibroblade from his boot and slicing the tentacle off him. Then he pulled himself up and began climbing up the line himself. Kimber caught sight of the creature as it briefly emerged from the water, seeing more tentacles and a round mouth with several curved, razor teeth pointing inward. She recognized it from her studies of other galactic creatures.

“It’s a dianoga!” she shouted.

“Faster! Pull faster!” Wrecker shouted up to the others in alarm.

Then Kimber moved away and started helping pull the cable with the others, getting in front of Rina.

“Give…my big guy…back!” she heard Rina grunt out behind her.

They strained trying to pull the line, inching further and further forward. Even with all of them pulling except Omega, their strength was no match for the dianoga’s as it pulled Wrecker back down. Suddenly, the weight on the line disappeared, making it slacken and everyone fell onto their backs. That wasn’t a good sign. That meant Wrecker was no longer on the other end.

“No, no, no, no, no…!” Kimber cried, panicking, as she rushed back to the edge.

Rina was right on her heels, calling out Wrecker’s name as they both looked over to see if they could spot him.

There was no movement save for the waves of the water rushing back and forth. There was no sign of the dianoga nor Wrecker. The others began to fear the worst.

Just then, there was a splash and to their relief, Wrecker appeared again at the other end of the line, climbing his way up.

“Pull!” Omega called to everyone else.

However, the dianoga appeared again below him and all of its tentacles came out of the water, wrapping themselves around him. It was determined to drag him down below the depths.

“You will not have him,” Kimber stated out loud, pulling her sniper rifle off her back. 

Echo had the same thought as she did, drawing his blaster, and together, they both began firing shots down at the creature in the attempt to wound it enough so it would release its hold on Wrecker. After a few shots made contact, one hit it straight in the mouth, it released a low groan of pain and the tentacles retreated, letting Wrecker go. Feeling the cable slacken again, the others resumed pulling it to get Wrecker to safety. A few seconds later, Wrecker reached the edge and both Kimber and Rina grabbed his arms to help pull him up. Once they got him, the others released the cables and collapsed onto the ground.

“What…was…that?” he asked, out of breath, as he came up over the edge.

“Something that’ll think twice before messing with us again,” Rina answered. Then her voice got softer as she laid a hand on the back of Wrecker’s shoulder and asked, “You okay, babe?”

Still breathing heavily, he answered, “Yeah…I’m okay.”

“Makes you miss battling clankers, doesn’t it?” Rex then asked him, trying to be optimistic. 

“Yeah…,” Wrecker groaned, exhausted.

After taking a brief rest to catch their breath and letting the adrenaline from the situation die down, the group resumed moving again through the Venator towards where the medical bay should be. They maneuvered a few more corridors before reaching the right spot. The door to the med bay was open just a tiny sliver at the bottom, so Rex and Tech both pushed the door up so it was open completely. It was dark inside just like the rest of the ship, save for the lights from their torches, and in the center was a large surgical pod. There were squeaks coming from the room, meaning rats were scattering about inside.

“This will do nicely,” Rex stated, removing his helmet as he looked around.

Though, Tech had a rebuttal, saying, “I would no longer call this medical bay a sterile environment.”

“Do you prefer to use the facility on Kamino?” Rex asked back.

“This will do nicely,” Tech replied, changing his mind instantly and agreeing with the Captain.

Echo informed everyone that’d calibrate the surgical pod to get things going. He inserted his scomp into the appropriate socket, activated it and seconds later, the lights in the room came on along with the pod and the computer attached to it at the foot of it. The screens beeped as they came to life and electricity whirred and pulsated through the surgical pod as it slowly gained power.

Wrecker was holding his head, moaning in pain as he took his helmet off and sat on the edge of the surgical table, Rina guiding him by the arm. Everyone else started removing their helmets and setting their packs and weapons down against the walls.

Tech pulled out the brain scanner he’d made and declared, “Time to get scanned, Wrecker.”

“Let’s…get this over with,” Wrecker groaned out, ready for the whole ordeal to be over as the pain in his head was seemingly getting worse.

Kida gently pulled Rina away from Wrecker so Tech could put the scanner on his head. “Let Tech do his thing. It’ll be all right,” she soothed Rina as they stopped in the doorway of the med room.

Turning away, Rina said quietly, “He’s in more pain now. I can sense it getting worse and I don’t like it.”

Kimber moved next to the two of them, hearing Rina’s concerns, and said, “Stay calm as best you can, Rina. Tech knows what he’s doing. We’ll get Wrecker’s chip out and everything will be fine.”

“I can’t!” Rina almost snapped back in a hushed voice. “I can’t stay calm until that thing is out of his head.”

“You don’t think I’m worried, too?” Kimber asked in reply, a little frustrated. “Hunter’s going to get his head cut open, as well; all of my boys are. I’m scared to death right now…but panicking isn’t going to help things. The boys need our support right now because they’re all scared, too, even if they’re not outwardly showing it. Not just for Wrecker, but for themselves, also. For once, we need to be the strong ones for them. They're going to need us if they're gonna get through this, so straighten up, okay?”

This was the first time Kimber had ever gotten short like that with Rina and both she and Kida were taken aback at her abruptness. Though, it was understandable why Kimber was so upset. Her whole squad was about to have their brains operated on, which was incredibly risky in and of itself. If something went wrong, there could be dangerous consequences. Rina thought her own worry was bad, but it hadn't even occurred to her how much more afraid Kimber would be. Rina only had one person she feared for most. Kimber had four. 

She heaved a shaky sigh. “You're right, boss lady,” she said. “We gotta be strong.”

“Wow, so authoritative,” Kida commented to Kimber. Then she smirked deviously. “I'm sure Hunter loves that…especially in bed.”

“Oh, shut up,” replied Kimber, lightly shoving her. 

With a grin, Kida just said back, “I'm incorrigible, I know.”

In that moment, they heard Tech state aloud, “I think I found something.” When everyone gathered around him, he pointed out Wrecker's brain scan on his datapad, showing the chip was ninety degrees from his right orbital floor, below the parietal and temporal intersection.

However, Wrecker was getting more and more agitated and suddenly ripped off the brain scanner from his head, growling, “Get that away from me!” as he shoved it into Tech's chest. He grabbed at his head again, his groans of pain getting louder.

“Something's not right,” Omega pointed out. 

“We need to speed this up,” Rex urged. 

Echo pressed a few more buttons on the console controlling the surgical pod, hoping to get it to power up faster. 

Then Rex spoke up, “You boys got lucky. Very few Clones were immune to the effects of Order 66. It's rare.”

“When the regs attacked the Jedi on Kaller, we didn't understand why,” Hunter responded. 

“Uh, maybe we shouldn't talk about the thing that triggers the inhibitor chip around the person with a clearly malfunctioning chip,” Kimber said under her breath, gesturing subtly to Wrecker. 

Seeing her point, Rex and Hunter stepped off to the side to continue talking. Kimber looked down to Omega beside her and ran her hand over Omega's hair comfortingly. 

The young girl looked up at her. “I'm worried, Kimber. I don't like how much pain Wrecker's in.”

Kneeling down to Omega's level, Kimber told her, “I'm worried, too, but it'll be okay, Omega. He's strong and so are you. I'll be here with you every step of the way.”

Omega began to smile, but then they both heard the sound of a choked cry followed by Tech gasping Wrecker's name. Then Wrecker's voice spoke aloud in a deeper, darker tone no one had ever heard from him:

“You're in direct violation of Order 66.”

When everyone flipped around to see what was going on, they were aghast to see Wrecker holding Tech up by the throat and then, with a loud growl, throwing him into a nearby wall. Tech crashed into the cabinets and collapsed to the floor, unconscious. Wrecker then turned to face the rest of them, an angry and almost bloodthirsty look in his eyes. As he stood up, his tall, hulking form seemed to ominously tower even more over them all. 

His chip had activated. 

Immediately, Kimber pushed Omega behind her.

“Wrecker, stop!” Rina shouted, moving in front of everyone. 

“Rina, don't!” Kimber warned. 

The smaller woman looked back steadfastly over her shoulder and simply said with surety, “Don't worry. He would never hurt me.”

Kimber gulped nervously. 

Then Rina turned back to face Wrecker, his anger-filled eyes trained solely on her. “Listen, babe, you gotta get your head back in the game,” she said firmly to him, carefully inching closer to him. “This isn't you. You'd never hurt anyone here. I know you…and you know me.”

The giant Clone leered down at her in a way that made the others almost afraid, something nobody had ever experienced with Wrecker. This was definitely not like him. He would never look at Rina in this way, not ever. 

He then replied in a voice devoid of all normal emotion except for contempt, “You're a Jedi, Rina Caska. By Order 66, all Jedi must be eliminated.”

In the dim, blue light of the surgical pod, she saw the glint of a single tear falling from his eye.

“Wrecker, I--”

Wrecker moved faster than anyone could've anticipated. He lunged forward and his arm swung out, hitting Rina square in the stomach and sending her flying towards the doorway of the med room. There was a hollow thud and a sickening crack as her back made contact with the doorframe. Then her limp body landed on the floor, motionless, as Kimber and Kida screamed her name in horror.

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