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Their latest mission had been a long and stressful one. The team had been on Cosia for weeks trying to capture a separatist territory.
They didn't really work with the regs on the front lines, clone force 99 did more stealth work, sneaking behind separatist lines and infiltrating the base from there.
In the end they succeeded with the help of general Mace Windu and his battalion but it had left all of clone force 99 exhausted.
The marauder traveled through hyperspace, making its way to Kamino. After the latest assignment they got a couple days break before heading out onto the front lines again.
Crosshair sat in his seat, a toothpick dangling from his lips. He was cleaning the barrel to his gun but was mostly observing his brothers. He watched wrecker play some game on his holo, talking to gonky as he did so. The deep rumble of his voice calmed crosshair. Tech was quiet, as per usual, sitting in the pilot seat and tinkering with some sort of small device.
Crosshairs eyes veered over to hunter who was in the back of the ship at the navigations chair.
Hunter had been stressed out since they left cosia. Even of he tried to hide it, hunter had been severely overwhelmed on their last mission.
If tech and wrecker noticed that hunter was off, they didn't say anything. Neither of them really had the guts to confront a moody hunter.
Crosshair gently set his rifle down and stood, ignoring wreckers gaze as he walked to the back of the ship.
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Hunter didn't have to look to tell that crosshair was approaching him. He sensed his brothers presence behind him before he heard his gruff voice.
"What are you doing?" Crosshair asked. His voice was slightly high pitched and very gravely, especially when it was late.
"I'm looking into other missions and information from Cody. I want to be prepared for our next job." Hunter said. His eyes never strayed from the screen.
"We have the next couple rotations off hunter. You can rest at least until we get back to Kamino." Crossahir said. He rested his hip against the control panel and crossed his arms, facing hunter.
Hunters jaw tightened. He didn't exactly feel like resting. He was still in soldier mode from the mission and he still felt that there was work to be done, Separatists to be fought, and Clankers to be dismantled.
"I'll rest in a minute just let me concentrate." Hunter said. He turned his eyes to look at crosshair.
Crosshair shoved off of the control panel and approached Hunter. He stopped infront of him, blocking hunters view of the screen.
"Stand up." Crosshair said. Hunter looked at him with agitation. "NO. Get out of the way crosshair, I said I'd rest in a minute."
"We all know that isn't true. Now get up." Crosshair said. Hunter was about to protest when suddenly crosshair reached down and gently pulled Hunter up and into his arms.
Hunters throat dried. A hug from crosshair was a very rare thing. He couldn't even think of the last time he had received one. It was often times hard to remember that crosshair was so kind and loving to those he was close too.
Hunter found himself melting into the embrace. His tensed muscles relaxed under crosshairs touch. Long, frail hands gently held Hunter in their embrace.
Hunter let out a sigh of contentment and returned the hug, wrapping his limbs around crosshairs waist and burying his face into the crook of his brothers neck.
"Come sit in the cockpit with us. You need a break hunter." Crosshair whispered low into his ear.
Hunter rested his chin on his brothers shoulder, weighing his options. He was pretty tired and crosshair was evidently worried about him.
Wrecker suddenly barreled into the back where hunter and crosshair were standing and crosshair pushed him away. His face was red from embarrassment.
"Didnt know we were having a hugging party back here." Wrecker said excitedly.
"Grow up wrecker!" Crosshair said angrily. His embarrassment of being caught showing vulnerable was evident on his face which was practically the same red as Hunters bandana.
Wrecker laughed and scooped his brothers up in a tight hug.
Crosshair scoffed but the little smirk on his face betrayed his annoyed attitude. Hunter had to resist the urge to laugh at the younger clone.
Hunter melted into his brothers warm arms and they all stayed like that for a while.
Tech watched them from the cabin and smiled.
It was safe to day hunter rested after that.