The Bad Batch - Mini Stories

Mama won't wake up, why? Well, Father is to blame

At the bright age of nine, Megan learned that when she was sleeping at one of her uncles or her grandparents, it normally meant her father and mother were spending ‘special’ time together either with who had become a papa to her or the ones she called her dad's. Yep, she had five parents, her Uncle Fives said it was due to her mother being protected but she just knew that her mother had fallen in love with four and the other four vice versa. Which is why they lived in a huge house. She still remembered the day, when she turned four, that her mama said they were moving into a house owned by a kind man who she knew as her father now. At first she was weary but overtime she understood. Her mother was more vulnerable and needed looking after, especially since her birth father tried to kill them both. 

But this time around she wasn't feeling too well, so her babysitter who was her dad's twin, her Uncle Fives, ended up calling her parents to pick her up since she had sickness. At first she knew her father wasn't happy to come get her and at first she thought it was her fault but then she overheard a conversation which made sense to her. 

“I know you said don't call when he's in heat but I got worried, her temperature is scorching and Kix isn't in the area and if I took her to a hospital there would be questions about her abilities…..” 

“I know Fives, I may be annoyed but it's to do with something back home. Where is she? Echo is setting her room up…” 

“It's okay Hunter I understand, when Hardcase falls into heat all I want to do is keep him secure and…” Fives stopped his rambling as he watched the concerned father kneel beside his daughter who was down with sickness, she looked awful in her feverish sleep. 

“Megs?” 

“M-Mama?” 

“No it's me…” Hunter whispered, moving a hair carefully out of her face. Megan only whined in her sleep as he lifted her into his arms. Fives remained silent, grabbing her bag and her famous teddy. He followed behind Hunter until the doors to the sports car had shut and the car was driving into the distance. A sigh escaped him as he sent an apology message to his twin, Echo who just replied that it was okay and they needed to stop before one of them ended up in the hospital. That had Fives wincing as he headed into his home and rang his own partner who was overseas. 

The Afternoon After…

“I can't believe we fucked until he passed out….” 

“Wrecker quietening down, my head hurts from the amount of alcohol we have had” Echo grumbled, sitting down at the kitchen island, opposite the bigger man who smirked. A sound of keys had the two's attention as Tech hobbled in, the engineer had been the most sober one to go to the shop and pick up some medication for their daughter. 

“Are you in pain?” Echo spoke in a concerned tone. 

“A little but it will pass, last night was fun” Tech smiled as he kissed them both. Wrecker rubbed his back while another set of footsteps revealed Hunter who had their sick daughter on his hip, she was still slightly feverish but wanted some fresh air..

“Did you…” 

“Here you go Hunter, oh, how's my little mechanic?” Tech took Megan from Hunter who smiled as he went to make the medication drink while Wrecker made some toast for the young girl. 

“Stomach…hurts…want mama” her words were spoken in a tone that was confused and scared. Echo winced, they all knew Crosshair was passed out upstairs from his intense heat last night. 

“I know kiddo but mama isn't awake…”

“But the sun is up, mama should be awake” Megan whined before she sobbed into Techs shoulder, the engineer swaying.