NAME: Nine
EYE COLOR: One Brown, other cyborg
HEIGHT: Seven feet (6 inches taller than regular clone)
WEIGHT: 250 lbs.
ASSIGNMENT: Recovery...
Chapter 4: Brothers
Two weeks later
Zeta squad was in their bunk discusing what to do with Ashley.
"I say we just turn her in and be done with it." Four said annoyed, One shot him a look.
"She's good for moral, not just for us, but every clone that has met her." Five said. Three yawned, the ship shuddered as it exited hyperspace. The hanger's door shuttered and slowly opened then clunked when they stopped. The docking ship alarm went off, it stopped.
"Anyway.... Ashley will stay in till she causes trouble." Five commanded.
"Yes, sir." Four mocked. The door slid open, Ashley and Barriss walked in.
"Hello, commander. Ashley." Three said. Ashley smiled at him. "What can we do for ya?"
"Their's someone in the docking bay waiting for you." Barriss said.
"Can I come, daddy?" Ashley asked, One didn't know who she was talking to but everyone looked at him.
"Uhhh... Of cource..... Sweety." One said awkwardly. Zeta squad got to their feet, the walked walked to the hangar bay. One was happy that Luminara wouldn't find out about Ashley, because she's on a mission delivering Nute Gunray to prision.
They moved into the hanger bay. A man in blue ARC aromor walked up to them, the man had 6 inches on them. The man walked over to Zeta squad and romoved his helmet. His right eye flashed red. A smile came apon his face.
"Hello, little brothers!" he shouted and wraped them in a big hug. He pulled off his left glove exposing a metal forearm and hand.
"Hi, big brother. Can you stop crushing us." One said. He let go, he looked down to Ashley. He frowned slightly.
"And who's this?" he asked, Ashley stepped back scared for a while. One patted her head.
"We rescued her from slavery." One said carfully, "The commander has taken under her wing, as have we."
Nine laughed, then picked up the small girl a twirled her around, "That's good, I thought we might of had a cute stow-away on our hands." he said rather like a grandfather.
"Who are we talkin' to here?" a man said from behind them. They turned around to see two men in fire red ARC armor.
"Shut up, Eight!" Nine said, he set Ashley on his shoulders.
"Geeze, the servise maids are getting younger and younger every day." Eight said. Ashley dug her face into Nine's chest, she started to cry. Nine patted her head, "Awww...the baby want a bottle?"
"Eight...." Seven warned.
"Shut up! Why don't you run home to your mom, little girl, oh wait. You don't have one, or one that likes you anyway." Eight said. Ashley jumped down and ran out of the hangar bay. Nine grabbed Eight, he pushed him agenced a drop ship. Nine was about to punch when Seven got a head lock on him. Eight punched Nine in the face, making him bleed from the nose and mouth. Nine gagged from the headlock that he was in. Seven let go and Eight gave Nine one last punch.
Zeta squad moved in after Seven and Eight left. Five and Four heved him up so they were carring his weight.
"Why are they here?" Three asked. Out of breath Nine just shook his head.
"Do you need to go the med bay?" Five asked. Nine caught his breath.
"No, just take me to the bunk." Nine said. The walked him to their bunk. Nine sat on an open bunk. He looked kind of upset, he was upset that he let his little brothers' sweet little girl get picked on.
"I guess we should go check on Ashley." One said. "Nine, you coming?"
Nine shook his head no. Zeta squad walked to where they thought she would be, Barriss' room. They were right. Ashley was crying into Barriss' robe.
"I'll never let him do that again." Barriss said quietly. One sat on the other side of Ashley.
"It's okay, Eight will leave you alone now." One said. Ashley put her head into his side.
"Who's Eight?" Barriss asked.
"A brother of ours." One said, "Ashley, Nine would still like to see you."
"Are you sure?" Ashley said, Ashley walked with Zeta squad to their bunk. The door slid open, they saw Nine shirtless. They saw that metal was sped all across the top of his chest and arms. Ashley stepped back.
"Don't be scared. I'm still me." Nine said. He quickly replaced his shirt, Ashley just stepped back then ran back to Barriss' room. Nine looked on the brink of crying.
"Nine-"
"Quiet! I'm going out." he commanded.
meanwhile
Barris walked into her room to hear Ashley crying from the closet. Barris opened the door to see Ashley knees to her chest arms around her legs. She was crying.
"Sweetheart, what happened?" Barriss asked, she sat next to her.
"Nine is a.... monster!" Ashley cried out.
"He's not a monster, he just has a bad.... accadent, he's still like us." Barriss said.
"No! He's an it, it is a monster!" said Ashley.
"Ashley, he has feeling just like us." Barriss said.
"That thing is just like the droids, nothing." Ashley shouted, then a thud on the door was heard. Barriss stood and went to the door, then opened it. In the door way stood Nine. Tears streamed down Nine's face, it was the only clone that Barriss had seen cry. She didn't judge him.
"Nine-" Barriss started, Nine just slowly walked away.
"Ashley. You hurt him, more than he already he has been." Barriss said.
"He doesn't have feelings," Ashley said.
Meanwhile.
Nine began to punch the punchingbag. He punched so fast and hard he started to sweat after the first ten minutes. He didn't stop. He punched and punched, intill he broke the bag. He layed on the branch press, then he did reps. Sweat soaked his cloathing, he stood and went to a tredmil, then he ran. His bod was beging for him to stop.
"Got to be normal." He told himself. He dead lifted 200 pounds, over and over he wanted to stop. He couldn't. This went on for twelve hours. Then he took a five minute food and drink brake, then right back to lifting.
meanwhile.
"Where's Nine?" Five asked angerly. Zeta squad ran down the halls of the ship looking for Nine. One checked Barriss' room.
"Is Nine her?" One asked, Barriss glared at Ashley. Ashley looked away, she moved away to her play things.
"No, he ran of after Ashley said some things." Barriss said.
"What things?" One asked. Barriss sat on the bed, she looked to see if Ashley was listening, she wasn't.
"She called Nine a feelingless machine." Barriss said, One spun around and put his weight on the wall. Barriss looked at him, him in his slightly form fitting fatiuges, she coluld she the musels of his back.
"Stop staring, Barriss!" Barriss thought to herself. Everyday she found it harder to tell herself she didn't love him. "Maby I do love him." she thought, but she was too afaid to tell him her feelings because he might not feel the same way.
"Can you sence where he is?" One asked, Barriss conentraited on finding him on the ship.
"He's some where in the recretaion area." Barriss said. One walked to the door.
"I'm gonna go find him, wanna come?" One asked, Barriss realy had nothing better to do.
"Yes, Ashley. Your comming with us." Barriss called. Ashley walked out into the room.
"Okay, Mommy." Ashley said sweetly. They all walked to the recreation area, passing the occasonal white armored trooper. They made it into the recreention area, the smell of sweat was in the air. They looked around looking for Nine, they saw him in a weight room, alone. They tried to open the door it was locked.
"Barriss, you have a key right?" One asked.
"Yeah, but we have to log it in the consol over their." Barriss said, pointing to a consol at the end of the hallway.
"Ashley, stay here." One commanded.
"Okay, daddy." Ashley said and went to watch Nine. Nine was bench lifting 300 lbs. Ashley saw him turn his head and vomit. The weight crashed to his chest. Ashley saw that he couldn't get the weight back up, he started to choke.
"Daddy! Uncle Nine needs help!" Ashley called, One ran over. Ashley took notice that she suddenly thought he was a person, her uncle. One smashed though the traspisteel door, he help Nine get the weight off him. Ashley ran in, Nine looked at her in extream saddness.
"I'm sorry!" Ashley cried out, she hugged Nine, Nine hugged back. A smile came apon his face.
"Uncle Nine, eh?"
A few days later.
"Mommy, do you love daddy?" Ashley asked, the question was tottaly of guard, especially at nine at night. Barriss thought for a moment. Barriss saw that Ashley was paying attention very close attention.
"Mommy?" Ashely asked, Barriss was still thinking.
"Yes, I do love him." Barriss said to her own shock. She thought that she was just saying that she loved him, but she knew she truly did love him.
"Okay, Mommy." Ashley said, Ashley went to her cot and quickly fell asleep.