A Sacrafice of the Heart (HunterxCrosshair) Book 1 - COMPLETE!

Chapter 16

Hunter couldn’t believe his eyes, his lover had just shot the one and only Obi-one Kenobi who had been surrounded by Rex’s group as soon as the hood fell revealing his face. Rex looked on furious at the smirking Crosshair who sent his own glare back at the former Captains. The batch moved around Crosshair effectively shielding him from all eyes. 

“Obi-one, we had a deal!” The cry of Shaak Ti broke through the tension. Obi-one shrugged his shoulders before pushing through Rex’s group to only come face-to-face with Wrecker, who glared down at the former Jedi. Although many were confused including the batch members they trusted Crosshair who seemed to know what he was doing whether it was right they had to be open minded. To be fair the man had just insulted and threatened their brother so they were going to stick with Crosshair as much as they could.

A high frequency noise alerted the room to a chime coming straight from Crosshairs communicator. “Is that the Empire wanting their lap dog back?” someone teased but Crosshair wasn’t very interested in what they had to say instead he was bothered about what had popped up on his communicator. Letting out a groan made his brothers look at him in confusion and concern. Shaak Ti moved closer, her concern radiating off her body language.

“Cross what is it?”. Hunter swore he could hear Crosshair cursing under his breath while Crosshair typed away on the small device in his hands. Shaak Ti looked at Hunter for help since the sniper had blatantly ignored her question. Hunter was about to ask when Crosshair looked up directly at Howzer and Wolffe who slowly made their way to the batch’s side. “Howzer, Wolffe I need you to watch Omega and the twins for a few hours. I have to do something and I need Hunter, Tech and Wreckers help”. Howzer nodded at the sniper who was quite snappy since the arrival of the one jedi master Crosshair didn’t get on with, probably because he did everything by the book. Hunter trusted his love, knowing they would be debriefed on their way. 

Shaak Ti agreed to protect the children, but Omega didn’t even argue. She was too tired and the twins had already nodded off in Howzer and Shaak Ti’s arms. Wolffe stood with a sniper looking fierce and intimidating as ever. 

Something caught Rex’s eye, he turned to see the bad batch making their way over to the Havok Marauder which had been moved closer by Ahsoka. He watched Thorn, Gregor, Howzer, Wolffe and Omega walk deeper into the facilities with Crosshairs kids. Rex excused himself from the group for a few minutes before chasing the bad batch who were quite surprised to see the former Captain behind them. Crosshair ignored him, climbing into the Havok Marauder intending on getting to his destination as quickly as possible. Footsteps behind him revealed Echo who had followed him out of curiosity.

“Where are you off to?” Rex asked politely expecting a backlash but he didn’t get any. “To go and rescue an ally, please protect Omega and the kids while we are gone. We should be back in a couple of hours” Tech explained before climbing in after Wrecker and Hunter. The two blanking Echo and Rex. The engines of the Havok Marauder lifted off quicker than anyone expected before shooting off into the atmosphere to a nearby planet, leaving Echo and Rex looking up in confusion. 

As soon as they left the planet, Hunter turned to those in the cockpit, “Crosshair, where are we going?”. The three brothers looked at Crosshair who seemed to have a tight grip on the controls in front of him, “To a nearby planet nicknamed goora, the Empire have taken Cut and Suu and their kids into custody and I owe them a favour so they have asked for my help. If it doesn’t sit right with you. I can do this mission on my own”. Tech slowly took over the controls when Hunter spun Crosshairs chair around and kneeled in front of it placing his hands on Crosshairs knees. “Cross we will never let you battle alone voluntarily. We are going to get Cut and Suu back safe and sound together”. Hunter pulled their heads together until their foreheads gently touched one another. Wrecker smiled from where he was reloading and counting what grenades to take with him.

The plan was to break in using stealth and get their allies out and leave with a surprise for the Empire in other words a kaboom to Wrecker. The facility in which Cut’s family was being held at, was actually an old run down post waiting on the Empire to pick them up which the bad batch found very peculiar and not the Empire's style. Something was off and Tech could feel it, he looked at Hunter who frowned at him. Wrecker mainly set up the bombs with Tech while Hunter and Crosshair entered the old run down post. Hunter entered the door only to gasp when he saw Cut and his family tied up in the middle of the room, with a quick scan of a device Tech gave him. Told him the room was clean of any traps or devices. Hunter moved lightly on his feet and pulled the cloth covering Cut’s mouth when he met the determined eyes of the former trooper who spoke words that shocked Hunter to the core.

“It’s a trap! They are after the kids and Crosshair! Please tell me he is here with you and the kids!” Cut shouted at the same time Crosshair entered the room helping Suu out of her bonds and the kids who cried into their mothers shoulders. Hunter’s face fell with dread when Cut told Crosshair of the Empire’s plan. Crosshair looked furious as he tried to contact Howzer through their communicator as a warning. Hunter helped the family back to the Havok Marauder with Wrecker and Tech.

It was known nothing would stop Crosshair from hurting anyone who caused his children pain. This including Omega who had become Crosshair’s almost daughter from the way she was acting the other day. 

Meanwhile…

Howzer smiled down at the small tent which occupied Wolffe, Omega and the kids. The children demanded Wolffe lay down with them, which for once the former commander accepted since he himself was exhausted and knowing Howzer was watching over him was all he needed. Thorn and Gregor were doing basic maintenance on Thorn’s ship, but Howzer had a feeling something else was going on. It had only been a few minutes since the four in the tent nodded off when all hell broke loose.

Purple smoke filled the area, and Howzer reached for his helmet only for it to be shot out of his hand. He picked up his disregarded gun and began shooting while kicking Wolffe awake but sadly the clone’s helmet didn’t do much with the gas and he was knocked unconscious quickly. Howzer grimaced when three Venator-class Star Destroyer ships appeared above them in the atmosphere, he watched storm troopers round up clones and put handcuffs on them and take them to gunships.

Out of the corner of his eye, Howzer noticed Rex’s group fall one by one. He turned, feeling a presence and gasped when he saw Asajj Ventress. His vision spun and the darkness filled his vision, he felt his head hit the floor but before he drifted off. He heard “So you are the ones the whole Empire is fighting over. The Prophecy will commence once we find CT-9904. Oooh the leader of the wolfpack lives well we might have to end that quickly”. When Howzer heard the sound of a blaster fire, he screamed in his mind before he blacked out.

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