The Bad Batch - Mini Stories

All But One Understood

One minute he was falling, the next he was laying at the bottom of the ravine with blurry figures standing over him. Which soon led to the predicament of him waking up in a lab, strapped to a table with the dreaded Dr Hemlock leaning over him. Words flowed but he couldn't exactly recall what was said. One thing he could recall was the intense pain he experienced every time he woke in that very lab. It didn't take him long to work out that he was trapped in one of his most hated places ever, a lab which was controlled by the evil scientists, who preferred to torture his brilliant mind in any way possible.

For days, weeks, months and maybe even a year, he was subjected to so much pain and torture that he was starting to lose hope. It got so dangerous to the point that when they put him in a cell, he essentially tried to off himself but thankfully the second time he was placed in a cell, he had company and it was none other than his brother. Someone he had thought had died was sitting beside his bed, keeping an eye out but he wasn't always there, nope Crosshair vanished when he was taken, sometimes for days or mere hours but it was enough to make him lonely.

Somehow in some way, luck was on his side as the cell doors were blown off and the shouts of what sounded like rebels had his attention. His vision was clear as the day he was born, he didn't need his glasses anymore, instead he uncurled himself from the bed only to sit up and stare directly back into the eyes that belonged to none other than...

"Ori'vod?"

"Tech!" It was Hunter who instantly reached forward and wrapped him up, Tech sobbed unintentionally as Hunter held him close. "Don't worry I've got you, the Empire will pay for what they've done" those words were said in the big brother tone as Tech clung to Hunter, who pulled his little brother into his arms. Tech hid his face in Hunter's neck, the older clone worried beneath the helmet as he exited the cell.

"No sign of him, in here..." Wrecker's voice had Hunter turning to see the demolition expert looking into another cell. Clearly looking for their other brother who was missing.

"If he's not here, he's not here but we've got to move Wreck. The rebels are only giving us so much time before they blow this place sky high" Hunter grunted out, Wrecker nodded, taking notice of their supposedly dead brother in his arms.

"Is he?"

"Hes alive and terrified so let's find Omega and get out of here" Hunter stated, his words strict and honest. Wrecker nodded with a sad expression as he recognised the target symbol on the wall that came from another cell.

"Boys, we found her. She's on Sub Level 7" Echo's voice appeared behind them as the arc trooper had got many of the clones out. Those who could walk did so while those who needed help were aided by those who could walk.

"Thanks Echo, lead the way" Hunter gestured for the arc trooper to go first, Echo did so. He led the way while Hunter and Wrecker followed with the other clones already heading for the rendezvous with Gregor leading the charge. Tech remained tucked under Hunters chin.

It didn't take them long to teach Sub Level 7 and locate Omega but they found it a bit impossible to get in the room as it only had one door.

"Hunter is that..." Wrecker gestured down towards the clear lab room to see a table where Omega was cowering behind to see Crosshair clearly on the bed. The sniper was being held down by two armed individuals while clearly Dr Hemlock was holding some type of medical equipment at his neck.

"Yeah it is. Echo? How do you fancy blowing this glass apart?" Hunter turned to the arc trooper who nodded.

"On the count of..." Echo never even started as Omega screamed in fear. All of their attention was drifted to someone grabbing Omega and it was none other than Nala Se.