Kikks goes into the rec room and begins to use the punching bag. As he punches the bag memories of his time with Twilight Company rush back to him.
"Welcome to the Rebellion..."a voice says
His memory changes again to his time on Cybertron. Each time his memory changes the more intense and anger filled his punches become. His memory jumps to the mission to the core of Cybertron. He grabs his little brother's dogtags of his dead corpse. His jumps again to the lower levels of the core right before his older brother Logan's death. Kikks is punching the bag so hard his knuckles begin to bleed.
"When I'm gone you look up to the stars and you'll see me, Gregor, Mom, and Dad watching over you." Logan said
Kikks' memory jumps to the final battle of Iacon. Roach was just shot by an Imperial sniper and is dying in Kikks' arms.
"Bring back the light from the darkness." Roach said pulling off her Twilight Company patch and giving it to Kikks before going limp.
Kikks hits the bag so hard it breaks off the hook. He falls to the floor and screams. Kaylee walks past the rec room and hear Kikks' screams and runs in.
"KIKKS!" Kaylee yells kneeling next to him
"My god, what happened to your hands?" Kaylee says grabbing both of Kikks bleeding hands
Kikks looks up at Kaylee and hugs her.
"It's about today isn't it?" Kaylee asked
Pulling away Kikks nods. They both stand up and head to the infirmary.
"I can't take it anymore Kaylee. Sometimes I wish I was killed in Cybertron's core." Kikks said
"You don't mean that." Kaylee says
They both stop in the hallway just outside the infirmary. Kikks keeps his head down, too ashamed to look at Kaylee.
"Kikks, you were sent here for a purpose." Kaylee said
Kikks looks up at her.
"I'know that you say that you and the force have different priorities but maybe the force brought you here so you can find yourself." Kaylee says
For what seemed like a lifetime Kikks found himself smiling.
"That's a first" Kaylee said
"The smile, I'know. What you said earlier. I'm gonna hold you to it." Kikks says
Kaylee smiles and they go into the infirmary.
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Star Wars: Episode V: Warbound
أدب الهواةIt's been one year since the New Rebellion crippled the New Empire's fleet. Kikks, still adjusting to his new life struggles with the demons of his past. In the meantime , the galaxy is on the brink of war. A new figure has emerged in the New Em...
