Fives was shaking. No not shaking he was shivering. The ARC turned his head glancing around the room. Where was he? What was he doing? Fives flinched when he felt someone wrap an arm around his middle and pull him close. A brother Fives could tell. Fives relaxed into the hold going limp continuing to shiver against Rex as his memory came back to him. He felt another hand scratching across his scalp, Cody, as he melted into the touch.

"Panic attack?"

"He was so quiet. I didn't know till I felt him shivering."

"He needs sleep. Maybe we can ask Kix to get him to take some sleeping meds."

"You know he won't take any meds. We'd have to trick him into taking them. I don't feel comfortable doing that to him."

"We might have to if he doesn't start to sleep."

Fives curled into Rex's chest burying his head in his older brother's neck as he shivered trying to find warmth and failing. Rex wrapped his arms around him protectively as he rocked Fives lightly still talking to Cody. Being reincarnated in his own body right after Echo had died was not Fives' idea of an afterlife.

"Fives?"

"Fiv'ika you need to rest."

Fives ignored both of his older brothers as he curled closer to Rex blinking away cold tears as he shook in his captain's hold. He felt Cody's hand continued to scratch at his scalp comforting him the best he could. Fives stared into space his eyes still hazed over as he hiccuped quietly.

"R-Rex," Fives whispered quietly his voice rough and raspy getting both of his older brother's attention as his shivering stilled sowly.

"I'm here vod'ika. I'm here," Rex sighed holding his younger vod tightly to his chest.

"I-I'm so c-cold," Fives choked out past the silent tears on his cheeks.

"I know vod. I know. Cody grab the other blanket for me," Rex sighed gesturing over at the other blanket on the floor.

"Sure."

"Cody hurry."

"I will."

Fives started shaking again as he buried himself closer to Rex hiccuping quietly. Rex sighed bringing him close to him as he wrapped the blanket that Cody had brought to him over Fives. Fives buried himself closer hiccuping quietly.

"Talk to me Fiv'ika. What's going on," Rex whispered quietly holding Fives close glancing at Cody in concern.

"I-it hurts. Ev-everything hurts. Re-Rex I- I shouldn't be- I'm so sorry. Re-Rex I'm so so sorry," Fives stumbled over his words as he shook apart in Rex's hold.

Cody placed his hand on Fives' arm as he held Rex's concerned gaze. They were both trying to help their vod, but if they didn't understand what was wrong they couldn't help. Fives flinched at the touch before melting into it completely. He curled closer to Rex sobbing silently burying his face into his captain's neck.

"He's touch starved."

"We need to know what's wrong to help him."

"He just lost Echo."

"Its something more. I know it is."

"...Fives? Vod'ika? Talk to us."

"Please. We want to help you, but we can't if we don't know what's wrong."

Fives shook his head not wanting to answer just yet. He was trying pull himself together. Trying to replace the broken pieces. Trying to replace what was left of his broken heart and failing. He felt Rex sigh against him. Fives shifted to where his head laid over Rex's heart listening to the quiet thumping still sobbing quietly.

Hours past as Cody and Rex whispered quiet words of comfort to him before Fives finally calmed down. He voice was raw with grief and pain as he spoke finally.

"I- I don't belong here," Fives whispered quietly pain lacing his voice as Rex ran a hand through his hair.

"What do you mean? Of course you belong here," Rex whispered back trying to keep the sudden anger and fear out of his voice for Fives' sake as he answered to the comment.

"No. No I- I meant... It's all wrong... it's all wrong. I shouldn't be here. I should be dead. I should be dead. I was shot. I can't be here," Fives whispered again nearly breaking down again as Rex hushed him glancing up at Cody in concern and in confusion

"Fives...Fives vod'ika what do you mean," Cody asked this time reaching to grab one of Fives' free hands.

Fives didn't answer this time as he held on to Cody's hand and Rex's shoulder like his life depended on it. The ARC could hear his older brothers talking again although this time he didn't bother trying to listen to them. Fives relaxed into Rex's hold finally feeling boneless in his captain's hold just listening to the sound Rex's heart beat.

"Maybe we should get Kix."

"Not yet. Let him tell us."

"I trust your judgement, but if he won't say anything-"

"Cody trust me."

"I do but-"

"We just lost Echo. We are not loosing Fives because of some sort of mental problem that'll get him reconditioned."

"Rex I didn't say-"

"Cody. I need him. Please."

"I know. I understand. What I was trying to say was that maybe we could get Kix to see what is wrong with him so we can help him so he doesn't get sent to Kamino."

"Right I'll call Kix then-"

"No! No please! Please! No. No...," Fives reacted to that clinging on to Rex as if the world was falling apart around him.

"Fives. Fives we're gonna call Kix unless you tell us how to help," Rex reasoned holding his younger brother close to him.

"Rex there may be nothing we can do."

"There's always something Cody."

"I should be dead. I should be dead. I woke up in the wrong time. I'm supposed to be dead. Marching away with Echo. Rex I- Rex they did something to me. They did something to me. I died. I died. I know I died. The Citadel was y-years ago," Fives whispered in fear staring at something neither Rex nor Cody could see.

"That sounds like force stuff. I thought we said to leave that to the jedi Fiv'ika," Rex whispered back glancing up at Cody as he rocked Fives.

"They drugged me. They drugged me. I had information to end the war and they got rid of me. They killed me for it. Rex I- Cody- they shot me. They shot me. How could they shoot me," Fives was on the verge of another panic attack as he clung to Rex, but as Rex pulled him closer to himself and Cody started to run a hand up Fives' back they managed to pull him away from it.

"Who shot you Fiv'ika," Cody asked a light growl to his voice knowing that someone had hurt their younger brother like that.

"Cody," Rex warned at the hearing the light growl as he rocked Fives slowly and calmly.

"He- he was- one of- Cody I can't. I can't," Fives sobbed quietly into Rex's chest the sound tearing into Rex breaking the captain's heart.

"Hey don't push yourself. You said you had information to end the war. Why don't you rest and we can talk in the morning? You need the rest Fives. Please you're killing yourself doing this," Rex spoke nearly begging at the end as he massaged Fives' scalp trying to get his little brother to sleep.

"O- okay. Al-alright," Fives whispered back tears still falling as he relaxed into Rex's hold falling into sleep slowly.

"Rex we need to find out who shot him. Who did this to him."

"Not now. If his reaction is that bad then I have a feeling we don't want to know."

"But Rex-"

"Cody I want revenge too, but Fives' health is what matters right now."

"...alright. We find out how to help Fives then find out who did this to him."

"Yeah."

"I'm gonna rip his head off."

"I know you will, but not before I tear him a knew one."

"You'll keep an eye on him while he's with the 501st right?"

"Yeah you do the same when he's with the 212th. I'll call Wolffe and tell him the same if Fives ever ends up there."

"... I hate seeing him like this."

"Yeah... I- I know. He's in so much pain."

"You think you could maybe get him a transfer? Maybe he could stay with the 501st?"

"No he's an ARC, Cody. It doesn't work that way."

"I wish it did."

"I do to. I do to."