A Pain Lost In The Stars - Complete

Chapter 16

"Where to?" Tech asked, having overheard the conversation. Wrecker came to join them. 

"We need somewhere to lay low," Hunter grumbled, placing a hand on Omega's shoulder. The kid looked up wearing a smile. 

"I know a place, the Empire wouldn't dare to go there" Echo spoke up from his place in the co-pilot chair. 

All attention shifted focus away from Omega to Echo, "Ord Mantell" the arc trooper said with a smile. Hunter and Wrecker could only share a look as Tech spoke about his findings of the background of the planet. 

"Isn't that where the Black Suns group lives?" Omega asked, from her place beside Tech. She had taken an interest in the engineers work. Hunter could only raise an eyebrow at her, "99 used to tell me about it being full of criminals and darkness" Omega quickly explained. 

"Sounds like Crosshairs type of place" Wrecker joked from his place beside the snoozing marksman who was still wearing his medical bracelet. Hunter could only nod, gesturing for Echo to place coordinates in. 

"Come on" Hunter murmured to the squad who looked at him with different expressions. Hunter could only smile directing the batch into the body knowing the ship was on autopilot and Tech was monitoring it. 

Hunter moved a few things around until Wrecker got the idea and helped. Soon all of them caught on, Omega smiled when her own blanket and pillow was on the floor joining her brothers. 

"Wreck, could you grab Crosshair" Hunter hadn't even uttered the words out before the demolition expert moved to grab the sleeping marksman who hadn't even awoken when Wrecker lay him down. 

"What's this?" Omega called out, Hunter frowned, "This is a cuddle pile" Tech spoke up from where he was against Echo's chest. Hunter smiled at him. Wrecker was on the edge with a sleeping Crosshair in his arms beside Hunter who had Omega curled up into his chest. Echo had the edge with Tech beside Omega's small form. 

"I like it" Omega sleepily mumbled as Hunter ran his hand through her hair. Wrecker could only smile, slipping Crosshairs eye mask on knowing the marksman would moan about it not being on his face. 

"He alright?" Echo asked, Wrecker could only nod, "The tooka is asleep" he answered with a smile. Echo could only nod as he cleared his throat, "I just want to say thanks for this, the opportunity to…" Hunter cut him off by bringing him in for a kiss. 

"Your welcome" Hunter whispered leaving the corporal shell shocked for a couple of minutes until an easy smile fell on his face as the batch settled down with their new editions into the land of dreams. 

Three hours later…

Echo found himself to have the most difficult task courtesy of Hunter and Tech, he was sure it was a test. It was to wake Crosshair up without getting hit in the process. Wrecker could only smile, the demolition expert was still lying on the ground, having not moved since Crosshair was basically on his body just facing away from the demolition expert. His back to Wreckers chest. 

"Evening, how's he doing?" 

"Still asleep, do you need to get up?" 

Wrecker could only nod looking towards the refresher with desperate eyes. Echo could only nod, he smiled thinking about that time back in the Barrack's all them years ago when Jesse found the easiest way to wake up Kix. 

Echo slowly kneeled down in Crosshairs space unaware of Wreckers look of horror. One thing the batch did was remove themselves out of the said space, Crosshair was known for waking up and throwing or hitting someone. They dreaded to know what he would be like with the hormones Kix had warned them about.