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Sweet Dreams or Reality?
“Cross, you’re back!”
“Of course I am back, Tech. I will always come back for you, brother, no matter what! You know that!”
Crosshair’s arms sneaking around Tech, the genius certainly surprised of seeing Crosshair there, not to mention the unexpected hug. But Tech responded to it in kind. It would have been rude if he had not.
Still, Tech as per his usual, had some questions.
“But, you left for the Empire… What happened to make you change your mind?” Tech still rather confused about seeing the sniper back and right there, in their house on Pabu.
“Nah, I’m back now. For good too.” Crosshair simply laughed but he was also dodging the question as if it was just the thing to have happened or then there was something else he wasn’t telling. “Come on Tech! Wrecker wants to bake some cookies and we need to make sure he doesn’t burn down the house while doing so!”
“Why does Wrecker want to… bake?” Tech wasn’t sure why he was being so suspicious suddenly. Perhaps he was really asking too many questions, but things were happening suddenly which he had no idea as to the why. It was all a tad out of context maybe?
“It’s a party, remember?” Crosshair tried to jog Tech’s memory. "All of your friends are here to celebrate.”
“A party? Friends? For me?” Even more confusion ensued as Tech mind was reeling.
“Heya pal!” The booming voice of Cody’s greeted Tech as him and Crosshair entered the kitchen just then.
“Rex, Cody, how are you both here?”
“It’s your decanting day, Tech! You really think we would have missed it?” Rex chuckled at Tech, the two hugging him also, something which seemed to be the norm now?
“I um. No. And thank you both, for coming.” Tech was trying to be polite despite his continued confusion.
“Don’t mention it Tech. We will always come to your party!”
And so, as Tech glanced around, he could see his family all there, Wrecker, Echo, Hunter and Omega working by the counter, baking cookies and… a cake?
Cody and Rex were sitting with Crosshair, chatting about something, with several other familiar clone faces there present as well. The laughter and welcome drinks consumed while the guests were waiting for the party to start.
Tech’s party.
They were all there for him, celebrating the genius. Celebrating,Tech.
Tech took a glance around. All the feelings of love and care surrounding him like a warm blanket. His family, all of them there with him. It felt, good.
*
Tech, was floating in the total darkness.
“Am I… dead?” The thought entered his mind, flashes of memories filling his thoughts, those of… falling. “No. No I just have to… wake up…”
Tech blinked, once, twice, his eyes finally opening. A breath, then another taken carefully, with some struggle.
Where was he? Tech, could not tell. His head was hurting too much and his gear, all of it, was gone as he tried to look around to find them. As were his goggles gone too, his vision blurry at best.
“Gotta get up and walk!” He ordered himself then out loudly. “You, can do this!”
Tech, wobbling onto his feet, felt the searing pain all across his shattered body.
“The pain is good.” He spoke out loud again to himself, the voice coarse at best. “Just walk, go! Find help.”
Tech was up fully, wobbly and shaking still. With one step at the time taken, he was moving. Hope of still being alive filling his mind, pushing him forward.
“Find. Help.”
Tech, was moving slowly. As to where, was the question. Only hoping it would be somewhere, safe.