// One-Shots //

Brother, I'm Sorry

~A 3Below One-Shot~

A/N: This one-shot takes place during and after the episode 'The Arcadian Job'

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"We're almost to the gate!" Aja exclaimed as she held onto Buster's leg, along with her brother and projector, whilst Stuart, in his alien form, clinged onto Buster's tail as he begged for his forgiveness.

Suddenly, one of the suited men on the chasing vehicles balanced a neurometer blaster on the supports, aiming it at them before firing.

The blast caused Buster to fall on his back, throwing the royals off of him as he fell.

A few moments later, Aja woke up to the sound of Varvatos Vex's cries, continuously screaming the word "no." She had no idea why until she turned around and saw him.

In front of them, her brother, Krel, was lying unconscious on the ground, still clutching onto the part they needed. The older royal crawled over to him and held him in his arms, trying to wake him up, but it didn't work.

At the same time, a few of Kubritz's men had captured Buster whilst he was down. The Colonel glared at Aja as she held her brother.

"We should leave at once!" Varvatos yelled, crouched down near the siblings.

Aja then released Krel, causing their trainer to catch him with his hand, the royal stood up and held out her serrator in anger. "Not yet," she said before charging at the Colonel.

Just as she left, the men began firing their blasters again, so Varvatos broke a part of the earth and pulled it up in front of them, protecting himself and Krel from the dangerous blasts.

Aja, fuelled by rage, ran towards Kubritz, avoiding her blasts as she did so. She then transformed her serrator into a sword and tried to strike her, but she avoided every hit.

After a short battle, Aja was forced to the ground and her serrator was shot, pushing it out of her reach. Kubritz aimed her blaster at her, ready to finish her.

Suddenly, a truck was driven past at full speed, heading straight for the wall. Varvatos noticed that it was Stuart who was in control, and that he was heading for danger.

"Stuart! That wall is rigged to-"

"-explode! Yes, I'm well aware! Then I guess I'm the bomb!" Stuart interrupted before jumping out of the truck and allowing it to crash into the wall. Blowing it up and creating the aliens a way of escape.

At the same time, Buster broke free from his restraints and made a run for the gap in the wall, picking up Aja on his way out.

Varvatos picked up Krel and ran outside with Stuart and Luug. "Come on!" he yelled.

Just outside, their blank parents were waiting for them with the Taco Truck. The Dadblank opened the door with a greeting before noticing that Krel was hurt, showing the same concern as if it were his real son.

"Drive!" Vex ordered as he and the others climbed into the back, allowing Buster to run free after being trapped in Area 49B for several years. 

The blank parents sat in the front as they drove the truck back to the MotherShip. In the back, Aja was holding her brother in his arms.

"I'm so sorry, little brother," she said as she hugged him tight, allowing tears to fall from her eyes.

Stuart walked over and gently removed the part from Krel's arms, allowing him to relax, knowing that they were safe.

Varvatos knelt down to them, he felt terrible. He knew deep down that all of this was his fault, he didn't protect his planet, his family, or the royals. He wanted badly to admit his mistake, but he couldn't, not yet.

Soon they arrived home and Aja got to work, using her brother's notes to install the last part, and to start the regeneration of their true parents, the King and Queen.

Meanwhile, Krel had been left to rest in his room, the others were being assured by Mother that he would be okay after some rest. Members of his family continued to walk in to apologise for not protecting their youngest member.

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A few days later, Aja was sitting on the floor, resting her head on Krel's bed. Still waiting for him to wake up.

At that moment, Krel let out a quiet groan as he turned his head to the side slowly. Aja jumped up as she noticed.

"Krel?" she asked, full of hope.

He opened his eyes a little, allowing them to adjust to the bright lights. The first thing he saw was his sister.

"Krel!" Aja exclaimed as she wrapped her four arms around him and hugged him, lifting him off the bed a little. "I'm so glad you're okay, little brother."

The younger Akiridian was a little confused, not understanding what was going on. "W-what happened?"

She smiled as she pulled away. "All you need to know is that the heist was a success, and we have the part we needed. Our parents are being regenerated. Mama and Papa will be okay soon."

Krel felt tears form in his eyes when he heard the news. He wasn't sure how his sister managed to repair the Daxial Array, but it didn't matter, he trusted her.

'Mama and Papa will be okay soon'

It was too hard for him to believe, but he still allowed a smile to cover his face.

They were going home.