Hay! This is chapter 2 there will be references to star wars episode the hidden enemy so if you haven't seen it you might not want to read it spoils the who don it! Anyway hope you like!
P.S. special thanks to CaptainKale your review made me feel all worm and fuzzy inside!
Chopper sat on his bed stringing several new droid fingers onto his necklace. He didn't even bother to hide it any more. Every couple of seconds he'd glace up to see if Gus was still watching him. He was "take a holo-pic it will last longer," he instructed casually stringing another droid finger onto his necklace. Gus looked away. On the bunk above Choppers Jester was scrubbing his gun. He seemed determined to remove one particularly stubborn speck of dust. Sketch was on the bottom bunk of the bed next to him carefully doodling on a data pad he had purchased on there last leave to Coruscant Punch was taking a nap above him. Every now and again one of them would glance up and spare a suspicious glace at someone. Usually at Chopper or Jester but Sketch Gus and even the sleeping Punch got their fair share of looks to. That's the way it was with them lately, tension, habit and suspicion, ever since Slick betrayed them. The General had seen the change in there behavior and had attempted to get them to forget about it. The attempt had failed. So there they sat. Trust was failing especially between Chopper and Gus. Not the best situation to be in with your new boss Chopper thought to himself but he didn't care he had spent to long worrying about what other people thought of him. He wasn't going to worry any more.
Just then a trooper in well-decorated armor walked into the room went over to Darks old bed and began unpacking his bag. Gus got up and walked over to him "you must be that new trooper command sent us." he acknowledged.
"That's right names Echo what's yours." said the trooper not looking up from his bag.
"I'm Gus the sergeant of this unit." he looked slightly surprised at Echo's lack of formality, which was extremely uncommon in troopers who were new to a unit. He turned and went back to his bunk. Sketch was next to try.
"Well my names Sketch over there's Chopper and Jester and sleeping beauty up hear is Punch." he pointed to each of his brothers as he named them. Echo looked up from his bag.
"Nice to make your acquaintance." he said and turned back to his bag. This was followed by an extremely awkward silence.
"Well I think I'm goanna head to the mess." Chopper said standing up to stretch. "Any of you want to come."
"I will." Gus offered not wanting to let Chopper out of his sight. Gus had been suspicious of him ever since Christosis. "Echo why don't you finish unpacking and meet us there." Gus suggested.
"Yes sir." Echo sniped his entire mannerism seemed to change in that split second his back straitened and he saluted Gus his behavior was not unlike that of a shiny.
"Um… ok… come on boys." Gus said slightly taken aback by Echo sudden change in personality. Chopper and Gus left the room Sketch stood up on his bunk and shook Punches shoulder.
"Up brother!" he shouted Punch throw his pillow at him. Sketch tapped his foot impatiently then shouted even loader "get up! The generals are coming for a surprise inspection and the worst room has to scrub R2 units!"
"What!" Punch shouted in shocked he fell out of bed and landed on the floor… hard. He looked up at Sketch angrily. "Not funny." he said.
Sketch laughed, "Coulda fooled me. Now common I hear its taco day in the mess."
"Really!" Punch said grinning any remaining pain from his fall forgotten. "Than what are we waiting for!" the two took of after there brothers. Leaving only Jester and Echo behind. Jester gave his blaster one last scrub and jumped down of his bunk. He leaned his gun up agents the wall in its proper place and tucked his cleaning rag into one of his belt poaches he went to leave.
"Hay Echo." he said turning back.
"Ya?" Echo asked his posture was relaxed again and he smiled warmly.
"Welcome aboard it's always good to have another brother around. Don't let the others get to you there a little stiff lately but there trying." Jester explained trying to sound sincere.
"I don't doubt it… there trying I mean… thanks." Echo said it seemed like a weak reply but Jester accepted it he spun around and headed of to the mess.
As soon as he was gone Echo reached into his bag and pulled out a miniature halo-projector, he activated it. It was a simple one-frame shot of domino squad the day they graduated from the academy. Cut-up had each of his arms draped over a mans shoulder Heavy on the left Echo himself on the right. Cut-up was grinning ear to ear in that carefree way of his. Heavy was smiling like he'd never bin prouder of himself but his eyes still seemed to carry the wait of the world. Echo himself just looked smug like he'd know they would make it all along. Droid-bait and 5's were kneeling down in front of them Droid-bait smiling but looking apprehensive 5's just grinning holding up his hand with his fingers spread apart a gesture Echo realized that had multiple meanings. It was 5's name first of all but it was also the number of times they had tried and failed at the citadel court before finally seceding. It was the number of men in their unit and finally... the number of months it had bin since Rissi. Echo shivered and tucked the holo-projector away under his pillow he finished unpacking his bag and headed to meet his new unit at the mess. Halfway there he once again had the strangest feeling that they were still alive. But he shook it off before entering the mess hall.
There all dead Echo he told himself any sane man could see that. But he argued to himself your not sane.
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