Bad Reputation: A Bad Batch Fanfiction Story

ℂ𝕠𝕟𝕟𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕖𝕕

You and Omega are eating some Mantell Mix with Lucian in the forest. You finally convinced Hunter that the three of you would be fine if you went by yourselves.
"You said you guys live on a ship, right?" He asks. 
"Yep." Omega responds. "Right over there." 
Omega points to the Marauder. You can see it through an opening between the trees.
"Can I see inside the ship?" Lucian asks. 
"I'll go ask Hunter." Omega says, getting up. 
Lucian looks over at you. "You should show me your lightsaber when you show me the ship."
"If I can show you the ship." You remind him.
He lays down on the ground and looks up at the beautiful blue sky. 
"I should show you my house sometime. Maybe you could meet my siblings." He smiles slightly.
Omega walks over and gives you a nod. "Hunter says it's okay." 
"C'mon, let's go!" Lucian says, running towards the ship.

The ship isn't locked since the rest of the squad is nearby. Omega enters first. Lucian follows behind you. He looks around, amazed. He told you he's never been on a ship before, so it makes sense.
"What kind of ship is this?" He asks.
"It's a modified Omicron-class attack shuttle." You respond.
Omega walks over towards the cockpit. 
"This is where Tech sits." Omega says, pointing to Tech's seat. 
"Echo sits over there. Usually my dad sits behind him." You tell Lucian, showing him Echo's spot.
"Tech?" Lucian says, confused.
"Tech is one of my uncles. All clones are given names based on their unique personality. Tech got his name because he's really skilled with technology, of course." You explain.
"Huh. And I thought my name was really unique." Lucian laughs.
"Let's keep showing him around." Omega suggests.
You lead him past the main area of the ship.
"Wait, we can't forget to show you Gonky!" You remember. 
"Gonky!" Omega calls.
Gonky waddles over.
"This is our gonk-droid. He's defective, like most of us here." Omega says, placing a hand on Gonky.
"We have a little droid at home, but nothing like this." Lucian says.
"Gonky is helpful when we need to do things like restoring power to shields or the thrusters." You explain.
"Alright, now we can show him the rooms and stuff." Omega says.

You open the door to Tech's room. It's neat, but it still has a lot of spare parts and gears on his desk. 
"Tech works on a lot of gadgets and things here, like droid poppers." You say.
All of you exit and go into Crosshair's room. It's still a little odd for you to see his belongings here since he hasn't been here for that long. All of his clothes are packed away in a crate. His bed is neat. You assume that he makes it every day, most likely because the Empire made him do that. 
"That's Crosshair's room. He's in there a lot usually, but he's been in the main part of the ship more often. He's kind of an introvert." You tell Lucian.
After showing Lucian more rooms, you decide to show him Omega's room and your room. Omega pulls back her curtains to reveal her little living space.
"It can be a little cramped, but it's home." Omega smiles.
"My room is small too. It's okay." Lucian replies. 
You open the door to your room. Old drawings you made of you and the squad when you were younger are on the wall. The walls are gray just like the rest of the ship, but your drawings and various posters make the room seem a little happier. Your bed is messy, but your room is pretty clean. When you live in such a small space with not very many things, it makes it a little easier. Lucian looks at your drawings. He sees one that has everyone but your mother and Omega. 
"Why aren't your mom and Omega in this one?" He asks.
"It's complicated." You and Omega say in unison.
"We should probably go check in with the squad." Omega suggests.
"That's a good idea." You respond.
As you begin to walk down the steps, Lucian looks back and takes one last look at the ship. 
"Maybe someday I'll have a ship of my own..." He says.

You, Lucian, and Omega meet up with the rest of the squad. 
"How was being on a ship for the first time?" Echo asks.
"It was amazing." Lucian answers. "I've always wanted to go inside a ship." 
Lucian looks over at Crosshair who has a toothpick in his mouth. He's silently listening to your conversation. Lucian's expression turns a little afraid.
"He's nice, I promise." You whisper to Lucian.
You watch as Lucian walks up to Hunter. 
"Sir, could Y/N and Omega come with my parents and I to my house for the day?" He asks nervously.
Hunter pauses to think. Lucian fidgets with his hands, awaiting his answer.
"Sure. Have fun. Be back before dinner, though." Hunter says.
You were expecting a different answer, but you aren't going to take this for granted.
"Thank you, sir. We will." Lucian assures him.
As you're about to leave, Dara stops you. Omega and Lucian are walking ahead of you, knowing you'll catch up with them.
"Leave your lightsaber with me, Y/N. You won't need it today." She says, holding out her hand.
You hand her your lightsaber discreetly. Lucian knows that you're a Jedi, and Omega knows he knows your secret, but you don't want to tell your parents yet.
"I love you, Y/N. Have a great time, and be polite, too." Dara says.
"I will, Mom." You respond. "I love you too."

You jog over to Lucian and Omega. 
"My parents told me that they were selling stuff in the same place as last time." Lucian says, taking a right to get to the markets.
His parents see the three of you and wave. 
"Can Omega and Y/N come back to the house with us for the day?" Lucian asks them.
"We'd love to have them. We're almost finished packing our things." Lucian's father says.
"Do you want some help?" You ask.
"Oh, we're okay here. Thank you for the offer, though." Lucian's mother says.
You three wait for a few minutes while his parents pack their jewelry into boxes. They finish packing all of it up and carry the boxes to a nearby speeder. It looks like there is enough room for all of you, most likely because Lucian has other siblings. Lucian opens the door of the back of the speeder for you and Omega. He smiles at you as you get in. Omega follows, and Lucian sits down next to her on the end. 
Omega is lucky... she gets to sit next to him, and I'm on the other end. You think, a little jealous. 
"So, what do your parents do?" Lucian's mother asks you and Omega. 
"Our parents served in the Clone War." Omega tells them. 
"I'm sure you two are very brave like them." Lucian's father responds. 
His parents don't ask anything else about your parents. You're relieved that they didn't ask what specifically they did to serve during the war. You didn't want to have to explain that your mother is a Jedi. They would also probably question the fact that you were born while the war was still going on and that your father is a clone. 
"It'll probably be about 45 minutes until we're there." Lucian's mother says. 
"You'll have to meet my siblings, too!" Lucian grins.

You arrive at Lucian's house. Lucian was right when he said he lives on the outskirts of town. It seems hotter, and a lot more rural. The land around you makes it look like a desert. You all get out of the speeder. 
"Go on in." Lucian's father says. 
The house looks a little worn and small, but still nice. It's not like you can judge. You live in a ship, after all. 
"It's not much, but it's home." Lucian says.
You step into the house after Lucian. 
"Hey, we're home!" He shouts.
Lucian takes your hand and leads you to what you assume is one of his siblings' rooms. You blush after he drops your hand. Omega notices it and giggles. Lucian knocks on the door. A taller, older boy opens it. 
"Zev, meet my friends! Omega and Y/N." Lucian says, introducing the two of you.
His brother looks very similar to Lucian. He looks at you and Omega. 
"Oh. What's up?" He says.
"Hello!" Omega greets him.
Before you can talk with Zev any more, Lucian gestures for you to follow him into the basement of his house. Music is playing from a radio. You recognize the song since it plays in Cid's cantina a lot. A girl sits at a workbench in a little workshop in the main area of the basement. She looks up from her project and smiles.
"Hey! I'm Eira." She smiles.
"Eira, this is Omega and Y/N." Lucian says.
"Do you want to learn how to make some jewelry?" Eira asks.
"I bet they don't want to learn how to, it would probably be boring." Lucian comments.
"No, I'd love to." You smile at Eira.
"Same here!" Omega says.

You all sit down at the table. 
"Let's start with a necklace. Those are pretty easy to make. Go ahead and pick what you want on your necklace." Eira says, handing you an organized bin of glass beads. 
"Do you make these beads yourself?" You ask.
She nods. "That's not the coolest part, though. on the center of the necklace, there is a metal piece where you can glue glass to make it look like something." 
Eira takes off her necklace and shows it to you. "See? Mine is of the two suns on Tatooine. I've always wanted to see it."
"Wow..." Omega marvels.
Lucian sighs.
"Come on, Lucian. I know you've done this a million times, but cheer up. You can make a bracelet or something." Eira tells him.
You and Omega pick out your metal pieces and glass beads. You put the center piece of metal on the string. It seems like durable string. You pick out beads of your favorite colors to put on the necklace. You and Omega listen to Eira's instructions. It's not as simple as you would have thought making a necklace would be. You string the glass beads on for a while until you have enough to cover most of the string, leaving some space to tie it. 
"Now we can do the fun part." Eira says eagerly.

"What do you want yours to be?" Eira asks you. 
It seems Omega already has an idea and is working on making it. 
"I was thinking of making mine look like hyperspace." You say.
"That's cool. Lucian has told me that you travel around the galaxy a lot." Eira says.
"Yeah. Omega and I are lucky." You respond. 
You begin to work on your design. You look over at Lucian. He's working on his bracelet, completely immersed in what he's making. Making your design is difficult since the pieces you need are really thin and small. It's hard to glue them all on. You look over at Omega's necklace. She's making hers look like the stone she wore when you first met her. 
"That looks really good, Omega." Eira tells her. 
Omega smiles at her. 
After a while, you finally finish your necklace after Omega. Lucian looks like he's been done for a while.
"Put your necklaces on. I want to see." Eira says.
You put yours on and Omega does the same. The string is just the right length.
"Nice job, girls. Oh, and Lucian, too." Eira tells you all. 

You and Omega decide you should leave so you have time to get back before dinner. Lucian comes with you to the speeder. It looks like he's coming with you on the ride back.
"Did you all have fun? I hope Eira didn't take away from your fun by making you create necklaces." Lucian's mother says.
"We had a lot of fun, and it was really cool to make necklaces. We've never done anything like that before." You respond.
Lucian's mother starts the speeder and you all get in. This time, you're sitting next to Lucian. You start to get really tired and fall asleep. You don't realize it, but you begin to rest your head on Lucian's shoulder. When you wake up as you arrive back in the city, you realize that your head is tilted to the side onto his shoulder. You quickly sit up and blush. He looks over at you. 
"S-Sorry..." You say, embarrassed.
"It's alright. I didn't want to wake you up." Lucian responds, smiling. 
"Thank you so much for taking us and letting us come to your house." You tell Lucian's parents.
"Yes, thank you." Omega adds.
"Of course. We'll see you later, kids. Lucian, why don't you walk with them to their ship?" Lucian's father says.

You arrive just in time for dinner. Lucian stops you before you get on the ship. Omega goes up ahead. 
"I wasn't just making one bracelet." He says, pulling out one from his pocket. "I made one for you."
It matches his. It has a little charm with the initial of your name on it. His has the same with an 'L'. 
"Is there one for Omega?" You ask.
"Well, you were the one who first talked to me. You were nice to me. We have a connection like these beads." Lucian explains.
He sighs and puts his palm on his face. "Okay, that was cheesy and stupid, but you get what I'm saying." 
You giggle at what he said. "It's okay, Lucian. I really appreciate it. I'll be back after my next mission." 
You two look each other in the eyes. Lucian leans in a little bit. You do the same. Wrecker walks over just as you two were getting really close. 
"Hey, Y/N!" He says.
You sigh, and look at Lucian, mouthing the words, 'Sorry about him'. Lucian laughs softly. 
"Come on, you gotta get your rations before I eat them all!" Wrecker says. 
You follow him onto the steps of the ship, looking back one last time at Lucian before you leave.