--Building a New life --Tech x Reader Bad Batch

Chapter 78 -- Its alright, I'll take you back home-- Veraxsis + Omega

It had been sudden.

The waves of people.

The feelings of confusion, anxiety and fear.

Omega had been right next to Hunter, pushing a crate of her own along with him as they returned to their ships on Lothal. The plan had gone just as Rex and Tech had explained, and Omega could feel the adrenaline pumping through her veins. There was a slight smile on her face and her eyes were sparkling with excitement as she followed close by through the crowd.

--this is awesome!-- she was thinking to herself –now we'll be able to rescue my brothers from that prison! I'm glad they let me come--. More people walked by and the crowds grew thicker, but Omega wasn't worried because Hunter had his hand on the crate so other people wouldn't bump into it and take it. The flow of traffic got thicker for a moment, and Omega stepped further away to avoid the people. She knew Hunter was still close and intended to get around this group then turn back to him.

As she stepped away from him, she got blocked by more people who stopped to look at a shops display. Almost running into them she stepped further away with a quick 'sorry'. The group ignored her and she moved back into the walkway with the flow of traffic. As she looked about it was hard to make out where her brother was.

"Hunter?" Omega asked out loud, still not seeing his helmet in the crowd. Omega was now looking back and forth, pushing through more people and trying to get a visual on her brother.

"Hunter?" She called again, now a little more nervous and louder.

"Hun—" Omega called one more time as a hand grasped her arm and another wrapped around her mouth. "Aghghg" she muffled and wriggled in their grasp. Her mind was racing and the adrenaline in her system allowed her to wriggle out of their grasp. Omega made it a few steps forward before another pair of arms grabbed her, placing a cloth over her mouth which smelled strongly of sweet mint. Omega breathed it in, feeling the cool minty-ness rush through her lungs and make her head feel foggy. She continued to push and kick but the first assailant grabbed her from behind and lifted her into the air still holding the cloth to her face. Her vision was starting to get blurry and her struggling grew weaker. The crowds surrounding her had disappeared and the hallway or tunnel she was now in had low levels of light in it. As Omega's mind faded into unconsciousness, all she could think about was Hunter and hoping that he would come find her.

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The air was musty, with a smell of dampness. The light present was a faded yellow overhead, and the floor under her finger tips was cold metal plate. Omega stirred, lifting her head up from the floor and feeling an ache in her mind and lungs. She coughed a few times, looking around at her surroundings and noticing other children, perhaps a dozen in this room.

There was a door on one side of this room, and no windows. A few boxes lined the wall and the first thing Omega noticed where the collars on the necks of the other children. Unlike the ship they were in, the metal was a light silver, with connectors on either side unifying the two sides into one rounded piece. Omega sat up, and a few of the other kids looked to her, while the rest were still passed out on the floor. There was a quiet sobbing from one corner, where a girl was crying in the corner and an older girl was next to her rubbing her back.

Omega felt the weight of her collar as she sat up, and as she tried to pull it off she felt a zap; "ouch" she exclaimed.

"They'll zap you good if you pull on it" a young boy with dark coily across from her said "best to leave it alone".

"Where are we?" Omega asked, as she checked her pockets and body. Her blaster had been taken, as well as her helmet while her other armor remained. --Sucks I left my bow on the ship--