More Than a Mission [ Tech x OC ]

3: Walking

HELLO AGAIN! 👋🏻
Sooo I got covid during my vacation. That was terrible. I feel much better now though and I'm relieved to finally post this chapter!
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Wrecker let out a loud groan of exhaustion, still dragging his feet along the short grass of Felucia while occasionally grumbling complaints under his unsteady breath.

"How much longer?" he managed to ask between tired breaths, lazily stepping over a large branch that was in his path after almost tripping over it.

Tech audibly sighed like he usually did, not taking his eyes off of his datapad. "We've only been walking for thirty minutes."

Wrecker let out another tired groan and stopped in his tracks for a moment to catch his breath and rest his sore legs. The squad, who wasn't as tired as Wrecker, also stopped walking and turned their gazes to him. Bea raised a brow and rested her hands on her hips.

"You alright there, strong dude?" she questioned and stifled an amused chuckle. She never would've expected the strongest squad member to be exhausted this easily, and it was hilarious to her.

The large clone simply nodded without a word and began walking again, which the others did as well.

Bea caught up to Tech and walked by his side, flicking quick but curious glances over at the datapad he was holding in his left hand.

Her gaze then trailed up to his big brown eyes, which she had trouble seeing because of the yellow tinted goggles that were covering them. She already knew that he was still staring down at the datapad, though.

"Hey, Smarty." she piped up, causing his eyes to flicker over at her for a moment in acknowledgement.

Bea assumed that was her cue to continue. "Are you sure the guy we're going after will still be in that village?"

"I'm sure," he simply replied, then continued. "The only decent hiding spot is the village."

"Well, we found out where he is very quickly, so that village is apparently not a decent hiding spot." Bea joked with a small laugh to follow.

Tech stifled a small chuckle, nodding and continuing to type things on his datapad.

Bea, not noticing the tiny smile on his face, mentally cringed at her own actions and assumed he was annoyed by her.

"How much longer?" Wrecker groaned once again which caused everyone to send glares towards him. He huffed when no one answered his question, and continued walking.

Omega skipped along by Hunter's side with her curious gaze lingering on plants and animals she's never seen before. All of these things made her want to explore the whole galaxy with her brothers, and nothing could stop her.

She turned around and began to walk backwards. "Hey, Bea!"

Bea perked up and turned to look at the smallest clone. "What is it?"

"How many planets have you been on?" Omega questioned.

Bea let out a small chuckle and looked up at the sky. "I don't know the exact number of planets I've been on, but I've been on many. Gotta say, this one's my favorite."

"Agreed." Tech piped up. "This one is one of my favorites as well."

"Of course it is. There's so many different things to study here." Bea gestured with her hand to a patch of small green and pink mushroom-looking plants near a tree.

"Yes, there's also a type of Rancor that lives here called the 'Jungle Rancor.'" he explained.

"Woah, Jungle Rancor? That sounds cool!" Omega chirped, looking around.

"They tend to be very docile, but can quickly become aggressive if their territory is invaded by other species." Tech added with a raised pointer-finger, which Bea thought was specifically adorable.

All of the members abruptly stopped in their tracks when they heard an ear-piercing screech, followed by a low growl from afar. They all looked around, but the only thing they could see were towering plants.

Loud footfall caught their attention, and all of them began to slightly panic.

"Tech, how would you know where their territory was..?" Echo quietly asked, a worried tone in his usually grumpy voice.

The sound of snapping branches and rustling plants caused everyone except for Omega to reach for their weapons, the repeating footsteps becoming louder each second.

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I'm so sorry this chapter was super short!!
There's a lot happening at home and I've recently been having trouble getting the motivation to write more. But, hopefully you enjoyed this chapter!