Brotherhood

Brotherhood

From the moment we awoke,

Though we didn't know each other,

Though we hadn't even met,

The bond had been formed

And though brothers born into war,

We would never split.

I remember Phobe's fear of heights,

Quick's grey hairs,

Krozer's crazy remedies,

Sponger's appetite,

Nuke's endless weapons stash,

Shiv's hidden slicers,

Rook's endless curiosities,

I still see us standing on the mountain flats of Lugaria,

I remember the dust filled tents of Dogea,

The freezing rains of Cryos,

The watery graves of Aqua Nadarii,

The vegetation of Irehoa

And though always thrust into war,

We stuck together,

Through thick, through thin

We'd win but only until the next challenge,

The highest walls,

The biggest forts,

The largest armies,

We faced all together,

Standing next to each other,

Arms at hand

Then the cause deserted us,

But then we fought the new enemy,

They might've been stronger,

They might've been harsher,

But a man's pride is never bested,

And if he dies he does it at his own pace,

On his own terms,

Those our enemies took, took them along too,

Standing strong, they gave their all,

And they won their own victory in defeat

Standing amongst those left,

Thinking back, remembering,

Misty Seas of Mystis,

Thick jungles of Tygreeria,

Deep Oceans of Kamino,

Frozen Tundras of Atlanar,

Remembering,

Taun's love of nature,

Nova's ambition,

Drop's determination,

Dwarren's self-doubt,

Chip's cracked helm

Pop Squadron's victory screams,

Night Squadron silent reveries,

The Sand Company's victory brawls,

And our own endless shouts of championship

When a man's at his end,

He looks around,

He notes his friends,

And is happy to die alongside them,

Penny, the Loyal

Chip, the Brave

Krozer, the Aid

Taun, the Fool

Shiv, the Clever

Drop, the Smart

Rook, the Veteran

And me, the Commander,

And the father among this brotherhood.