The Bad Batch - Mini Stories

The Forgotten One

The news had come fast, none of them were expecting it. Echo sighed into his cup of coffee, in his lap was his twin brother. Fives was snoozing while the two of them waited on the batch brothers. The two of them were suited and booted ready for the day of absolute mourning. It was currently 08:30, and it was the morning of Nala Se's funeral. She had died after a long fight with a disease, her body finally gave in leaving behind three sons and a granddaughter. Well technically there were four sons but the oldest had disappeared without a trace after a huge fight with his brothers and mother only to be kicked out. It was an act of anger which they all regretted after none of them could get back in touch with him. However, being the oldest he did leave some of his hard earned money for his brothers who were a set of triplets for them to go off to college. The brothers couldn't be more grateful, unaware of what it had cost them until they tried to find him. That was ten years ago, the last time they had all seen their older brother was when he was 23, the triplets were 17

"Any word on the after-party?" Fives mumbled shifting slightly, Echo smacked him. 

"It's called a 'wake' Fives, and no. I think it's just at the local pub. Did you get the car sorted?" 

"Yeah, both are ready and waiting. Has anyone told him?" 

"I don't think any of them have but…oh god, Fives no one even knows if Crosshairs still alive" 

"I hope he is, they need him" 

"I know but all three of them are too stubborn. Kix was telling me that…" Echo cut himself off as the three brothers appeared, one carrying a sleeping girl on their hip. 

"Are you all ready? Me and Fives are driving" Echo spoke, he received three nods of silence. He smiled, leading the way out of the house while Fives locked up and grabbed the small backpack for the little girl. 

"Fives?" 

He whipped around hearing his twin who got the hand signal, in other words. Echo would be driving them all while Fives went to go pick up the brothers father and close friends. Echo didn't mind silence but when it was too the point he could hear his own thoughts, he would find himself humming. Thankfully, one of the brothers hated silence more than him. 

Wrecker was sitting up front as he reached for the radio only to place something calm on while in the back was Hunter and Tech, with Hunter in the middle beside his daughter who was age four but in her car seat. Her name is Omega. She was fast asleep wearing black joggers and her favourite yellow duck jumper. Hunter didn't mind her wearing colours, it saved the argument or tantrum. 

With a smile, Echo pulled into the cemetery car park where many people waited, those were family faces and a few Nala Se worked with. Many people knew of her work and came to pay their respects. She was a gentle kind woman. Well she had been after her prison sentence that had happened when the triplets were ten, their older brother had raised them and it was the stem of their arguments especially when Nala came out of prison. 

"Hunter, Wrecker, Tech. I'm sorry that we only see each other in dire times but Nala requested her son's lay her to rest. We all understand if you can't carry it, there are few others she asked for" A man they had learned was called Windu spoke to them. 

"I can't…" Tech said backing out of it, Hunter and Wrecker shared a 'look' knowing their youngest brother wasn't being forced to do it. The two nodded, they would at least carry their mother if not for personal reasons but for their brother too. 

Tech took Omega off Hunter, holding his niece close as he watched his brothers walk over to the coffin. Wrecker stood patiently waiting on Windu who stood by the side of a car talking to another individual who had their back turned to them all. There was a small conversation before the said individual turned around, it was revealed to be a man with silver hair, he was pale, tall and skinny. A young boy stood by his side hugging his side. Windu smiled, greeting the child who hugged the older man before racing off towards Jesse who picked him up nodding at the unknown man who walked in the direction of the coffin. Windu then turned to Fives who accepted.