Order 66 | The Bad Batch | Hunter

Chapter Four- Good Soldiers Follow Orders

They met up on Bracca. Rex insisted on bringing Omega, and especially Kiv with him on his ship, not letting them leave his sight. He was terrified that the batch would turn on them.

The group make their way across the starship graveyard, encountering a beast in the waters among other things before finding a med bay. Rex kept Wrecker and Kiv in his sights at all times.

"This will do nicely," Rex said when they finally found a med bay to use.

"I would no longer call this medical bay a sterile environment," Tech commented.

"Do you prefer to use the facility on Kamino?"

"This will do nicely," Tech copied.

The batch quickly set the room up, Kiv leaning against the wall.

"Let's just get this over with," Wrecker groaned, sitting on the surgical bed.

Tech began to scan him.

"Hunter," Omega sounded concerned. "Just because the surgery worked on Rex, doesn't mean it's safe. This is dangerous."

"It's more dangerous to leave their inhibitor chips in," Rex said.

"We have to do this. It's worth the risk." Hunter glanced quickly over at Kiv.

"And what if something goes wrong?" Omega continued. "I'll be left here, with no one.

"We're not going anywhere, Omega," Hunter reassured her. "You're stuck with us for the long run, got it?" She smiled meekly.

"I think I found something," Tech commented. "Ninety degrees from his right orbital floor..."

Kiv noticed a shift in the room. Her gaze snapped to Wrecker, who was cradling his head. There was a buzzing sound in her ears. She stood, grabbing her lightsaber.

"Get that away from me." Wrecker pushed Tech.

"Somethings not right," Omega commented.

"We need to speed this up."

Hunter glanced over at Kiv, noticing her terrified expression.

"You boys got lucky. Very few clones were immune to the effects of Order 66," Rex commented. "It's rare."

Kiv couldn't hear them anymore as Echo turned the pod on. The buzzing overwhelmed her senses and she dropped her lightsaber. Hunter stepped towards her, saying her name.

Her brain went silent as Wrecker grabbed Tech by his neck. "You're in direct violation of Order 66." He threw him against the wall, knocking him unconscious. He reached down, grabbing his gun and pulling on his helmet. He knocked Rex's blaster out of his hand as he attempted to stun him. Kiv pushed all of them back away from Wrecker with the force, which pulled Wrecker's attention to her.

"Good soldiers... follow orders," Wrecker groaned, turning on her.

Kiv pulled her lightsaber to herself with the force, then turned and ran from the room. She could hear Wrecker stomping after her and then blaster fire shot past her body. She turned, igniting her lightsaber.

"I don't wanna hurt you, Wrecker," she said. She could hear Hunter and the others running after them down the halls.

Wrecker only continued to shoot at her, which she quickly deflected, avoiding hitting him.

Because of the trance-like state Wrecker was in, he didn't notice the other clones running into the hall until Hunter punched him square in the jaw.

"Run!" Hunter yelled to Kiv, his shaggy hair slightly falling out of his bandana. Kiv watched for a moment as Wrecker grabbed Hunter and attempted to throw him across the room. She threw her hands out, grabbing Hunter and setting him down nicely against the wall. But Wrecker had already turned to the other clones, and had Echo held up by his throat.

Kiv faltered slightly, a whimper escaping her throat. She looked to her left, grabbing hold of a large crate with the force.

"Wrecker!" She yelled out. Wrecker turned to her, and upon seeing her open and without a weapon in hand, threw Echo against the wall. Kiv used her other hand to lower him gently so Wrecker wouldn't notice.

Then once all of the others were out of the way, she threw the crate at him. It hit him with enough force to knock him down for just a moment.

Wrecker growled, standing up and starting to run at her. She had her lightsaber in her hand, ready to use as a last resort. As he neared her, she jumped over him, landing on his shoulders.

"Rex!" She yelled. "Stun him!" Rex scrambled for his gun, which had fallen in the fight.

Even with her level of skill as a Jedi and with the force, Kiv couldn't hold him for long. His brute strength was what gave him power, and in their current fight? That's all they had.

Kiv grunted, holding his head as still as she could, but she was tiny in comparison to him, and she couldn't hold his arms down at the same time.

So he reached up easily, grabbing her arms and slammed her down into the floor. A stun blast shot past him, reminding the two of the other clones in the room. Wrecker growled something about disobeying orders and grabbed another one of the crates, throwing it at the clones.

"Wrecker!" Hunter was shouting from out of reach. "Stop it!"

But Wrecker's attention had already moved back to Kiv. He glared at her as he straddled her, holding her down.

"Wrecker..." she whimpered, attempting to pull her arms and legs from him.

Her face exploded in pain as he punched her. But after three punches, his body went limp, falling to the side. Standing down at the end of the hall was Omega, a blaster in hand.

Kiv sighed in relief, letting herself go limp on the floor for a moment. She breathed in and out slowly, the pain in her face not receding. Then she heard footsteps.

Omega was standing above her, pushing her hair back from her face. Echo and Rex were checking up on Wrecker. And then Hunter appeared above her. He checked her forehead and then listened for her heartbeat. Kiv put her hand on his head, lifting him away from her.

"I'm fine, Hunter," she reassured. "Gonna take a lot more than Wrecker to kill me." He smiled slightly, chuckling. She grinned in response and held her hand out to him. "Help me up."

"Yes, ma'am," he said, helping her up.

She felt almost completely fine, other than her throbbing face, but Hunter insisted on helping her walk, an arm uncomfortably draped over his shoulders.

"Hunter, this is just uncomfortable," she groaned.

"Because youre so much shorter than me?" He grinned. "Alright." He shrugged, swooping down and pulling her up bridal style.

"Hunter," she chuckled. "I don't need you to carry me."

"It would make me feel better if you let me," he argued. Kiv shook her head, but allowed him to carry her.

Behind them, Echo, Rex, and Omega exchanged smirks. Rex had noticed their connection from the day they met, just before their mission that returned Echo to them. Hunter had inquired just about everything about her after that. He said it was just because she was a really interesting and powerful Jedi, but since when had Hunter ever been that interested in the force?