Safe and Sound (Star Wars: The Bad Batch AU)

Chapter 8

8:00
Omega finished her bowl of cereal and put it in the sink, "I'm all finished!"
"Good job, Omega!" Trace said, eating her microwaved oatmeal.
"Can I go play now?" Omega asked.
"Yes, but first go brush your teeth,"
"Fine!" Omega grumbled, "I'll go brush my teeth."
Omega went to the bathroom and grabbed her toothbrush and brushes as quickly as possible.
"Are you brushing your teeth?" Crosshair sipped his coffee.
Omega turned to him, "I am, unlike some people."
Offended, he replied, "I'm still having my breakfast, thank you."
He ruffled his hair and walked away, muttering, "This is why I'll never have kids."

Omega grabbed her stuffed animals and went to the game room. She sat on the ground and started playing.
"Hey Red!" Omega voiced Lula.
"Hey Lula!" Omega voiced Red.
"Do you want to go to the store with me?" Lula asked Red.
"Sure! I love shopping!" Red replied. Omega got up, holding her stuffed animals and went to the couch.
"Do you remember which way the store is?" Lula asked Red.
Omega shook Red as if she as shaking her head. "No, I just moved here. How would I know where anything was?"
"Oh, I'm so sorry! Didn't know that you complained so much!" Lula said.
"Me? At least I'm not the one who doesn't know their way around the city that they've lived in all their life!" Red hit her.
"*Gasp* why you little-" Omega had them hit each other and ran around the room.
"Get back here you little-"
"What did you call me?"
Omega ran into the hallway and had them continue to attack another. She had them run and jump on the walls and decorative tables in the halls until she was outside.
"WAIT!" Red shouted.
"What?" Lula asked.
"Where are we?" Red asked. Holding her stuffed animals, Omega walked around the pool.
"I have no idea," Lula said, "I think we're at the ocean."
Omega sat in front of the pool.
"How did we end up here?" Red asked, looking around.
"I don't know. Let's look around," Lula suggested. Omega got up and walked around.
"Oh no a boulder!" Red shouted. Lula looked behind her and screamed. Omega ran across the lawn, waving her stuffed animals around before stopping at a palm tree.
"That was a close one," Lula said, Red nodding.
"Look, a trail!" Red pointed to the sidewalk.
"Let's follow it!" Lula said. Omega went to the sidewalk and followed its path. After some time, there were some docks to the right, some shady trees to the left. She went closer to the trees, admiring them.
Omega heard the sound of a speedboat in the water behind her. She shrugged it off; many houses nearby had boats of their own.
"Are we in a jungle?" Lula asked, turning to Red.
"I think so," Red said.
"Do you have a-" she got cut off by someone covering her mouth with a cloth. She tried to scream, finding it muffled and hard to breathe. She clawed at the hand on her mouth, her attacks got weaker and weaker as she quickly lost control. She lost her grip on Red and dropped her. Omega's eyes were heavy, blinking slower and slower. She couldn't stay awake- she couldn't do anything.
Within seconds, Omega was taken to the speedboat, and covered with a blanket.

8:30
Trace was in the game room, looking through the disk holder looking for a video game to play. There were racing games, first-person shooter games, and others. She sighed. She didn't want to play any of them. She noticed that there weren't many games that Omega was allowed to play, as well as ones that she'd want to play. So, she pulled out her phone and stared at he Google homepage. What would Omega like to play? Trace thought for a moment. Well, what does she like? Oh! She loves the Jurassic Park series. She started typing. After a few minutes of searching, she was able to find a game called LEGO Jurassic World.
"Omega will love this game," Trace smiled. She turned on the Xbox and went to the game store.
"Wrecker won't mind if I buy this, right?" She asked herself as she bought the game. She pressed the okay button and it started downloading. It estimated that it would take 20 minutes for it to download.
Time to find Omega.

"Omega!" Trace popped her head through the doorway. Omega wasn't in her room. That's strange... maybe she's playing in the movie room or one of the living rooms.
As she walked across the courtyard, she heard a commotion coming from one of the garages. She looked inside. Crosshair was busy working on his motorcycle.
"Hey, Crosshair," she walked into the garage.
"What is it," he asked, glancing up.
"I bought a new game for the Xbox and wondered if Omega would like to play it. Have you seen her?"
"I haven't seen her since this morning. Ask Tech, he knows everything."
Trace nodded and left.
She checked the movie room. "Omega?"
"Omega's not in here," Tech said from the couch, looking up from his laptop, "Why?"
"I got a new game on the Xbox and wondered if she me would like to play with me," Trace said.
Tech shrugged, "I haven't seen her since breakfast. Check her room."
"I already did."
"Then one of the main rooms," Tech suggested, "I'll help look as soon as I get these papers graded. She couldn't be that far."
Trace rolled her eyes. What great help I'm getting. She went into the living room. "Omega?" She asked as she entered the room. No one was there. "Omega?" She looked behind the couches.
Nothing.

She roamed the halls, peeking her head into the other rooms, calling Omega's name. It's been over 10 minute and she still can't find her.
"Okay, Omega this isn't funny. Come out wherever you are!" She turned the corner and entered a room. Her phone buzzed. It was Tech.

Did you find Omega?

Not yet.
I've looked everywhere I could think of.

Perhaps she's getting a snack? Go check the pantry and kitchen. I'm sure you'll find her there. Meanwhile, I'll go to the intercoms.

Trace quickly searched the room and left, rushing to the nearest kitchen. There were 3 so she'd have to be quick if she were to find her. On the way there, she heard Tech's voice on the PA system, "Omega, where are you? We're just checking up on you. Over."
Nothing.
"Omega, where are you? We're just checking on you."
Still nothing.
Trace ran into the kitchen. No one was around. She looked into the pantry, "Omega?"
No one was in there.
Trace contacted Tech with the intercoms. "Tech, she's not in the kitchen. She's not anywhere in the main building."
"Then let's search the other areas. We'll have Crosshair help us," Tech patched in Crosshair.
"Still can't find the kid?" He asked.
"No, but could you help us look for her?" Trace asked.
"I'll search the wing I'm closest to," Crosshair replied. How could two people do easily lose a child? He got up and left.

9:00
Echo pulled into the garage. They all filled out, Hunter following them into the main building and went back to the storage closet. As he was just about to put his remaining gear away, he remembered putting a picture of him and Omega in one of his pockets. He checked all of the pockets in his shirt. Strange. It's not there. He checked his other pockets. It's probably in the car. He shrugged it off. He put his gear where he found it and left.

As he enter the living room, Rafa was in Trace's face.
"What do ya mean, you 'lost Omega?!'"
"Lost Omega?" Hunter confronted Trace.
"Well, you see-"
"You don't just lose a 10-year-old kid! How long has she been missing for?" Rafa questioned.
"I- I don't know. Last I saw her was an hour-"
"WHAT?!" Hunter and Rafa exploded.
"Actually, the last time we saw Omega was approximately 40-" Tech stopped, Hunter interrupting him.
"And you didn't think to check the security cameras?" Hunter asked, losing his patience.
"Well, no. But I did go onto the intercoms and-"
"Did you check outside?" Rafa interrupted, asking her sister.
"Um no-"
"Then let's get to it! You go check the front, and I'll go check the back," Rafa exasperated. She started the long walk to the backyard, running the way there.

When she got to the back door, it was already open.
"Omega?" Rafa ran through the opening and scanned the area. No one was there. She ran around the pool, looking across the lawn and over the sidewalk. She ran up the stairs to her left, ran across the large patio, and looked over the fence, surveying the area. She looked further to her left to the docs, spotting something red lying on the ground. "Is that...?"
She ran down the stairs and to the red plush. She picked it up. It was Omega's dino plush from Build-A-Bear.
"Omega?" Rafa held the dino close and looked around and toward the docs. There was something on the pier. She jogged to it, it being a large black bunny plush. "What's Lula doing all the way back here?"
She picked it up and looked into the water, "Omega?"
The water was mostly clear, but no sign of Omega.
"Oh no. No no no no. This couldn't have happened, could it?" She backed away from the pier. She called for Omega, hoping she would answer, knowing that she wouldn't.
Rafa ran back to the house, hoping to still find someone in the living room. She turned the corner and literally ran into Hunter.
"What is it?" He asked after he caught her.
"I... found these... on the pier..." Rafa said in between breaths.
"Was she there?"
Rafa shook her head, "I think someone took her."