Whump The Musical Day 1: Cats (Second Chance)
Whump The Musical Day 1: Cats (Second Chance)
Fandom: The Bad Batch
Summary: After everything, Crosshair still doesn't know what to say to his brothers when he sees them again.
Note: This story takes place at the end of Season 3 episode 4, A Different Approach
There the Marauder was. What now, Crosshair thought to himself. What does he say to them? Will they even want him back? Not knowing how his brothers would react to seeing him again, was unsettling.
As Crosshair landed the ship, Omega ran towards the door. She was so ready to see them again. They were her family. The men were also his family. Yet he had hurt them, over and over. Some of it was his chose, some not.
That didn't matter. A million things ran through his head. With nothing to say, the clone walked towards the door. It's now or never.
With every step, his fears started to invade him. What if they didn't give his a second chance? They had betrayed each other. They left wounds that didn't heal easily on each other's hearts. Some were scarred while others were still bleeding.
He could hear them now. Even if Crosshair couldn't understand what they were saying, he knew they were happy to have Omega back.
Batcher stood beside him. She rubbed up against his leg, trying to provide a sense of comfort to him. The hound walked out with him onto the ramp.
Watching his brothers tense up at the sight of him, hurt. It hurt more then it should have. There was a time where he wouldn't have cared; where he may have even smiled. Now it felt like someone had grabbed his heart and lungs and held them hostage.
Once apon a time, Crosshair had tried to give them a second chance. He offered them a way into the empire, a place he once believed in. He didn't expect to be forgiven.
"Crosshair." There was so much distrust in Hunter's voice. It looked like he froze, like he was faced with an enemy he didn't know how to defeat.
Wrecker didn't say anything at first. Instead, he looked him up and down. It looked like had been though a lot. Of course he already knew about the burn scar on the side of his head. But it was more then that. He looked tired. The man watched as Crosshair's hand shook. He took note of the fact that he looked sick and had lost weight since Kamino. Even through all the clothes, Wrecker knew.
After everything that had happened, everything they had put each other though, maybe it was time to bury that hatchet. The man looked back at Hunter and shook his head gently. Hunter did always have a difficult time trusting people.
With everything they had lost, losing Crosshair wouldn't help them. They had already lost one brother, he wouldn't do it again. In the end, Wrecker had always loved him, even when he was shooting at them.
Turning back to Crosshair, Wrecker started to speak. "Hey" he said. The sniper didn't say anything.
Unsure if what to say, Crosshair just stood there. Wrecker looked deal in thought and Hunter looked as if he may kill him.
Crosshair and Wrecker made eye contact. Neither man broke it. They both saw the fear and pain the other carried.
"I believe in second chances." Wrecker smiled softly. "I want to give you one. You're my brother, Cross. If you'll take us, I'd be happy to have you back."
The man stood there. For the first time in a while, he took a step towards them. Crosshair felt like he was going to cry. After everything he had done to them, to the people around him, Wrecker was so ready to take him back. He wanted to give him the second chance he didn't think he deserved.
No he knew he didn't deserve it. Crosshair had killed innocent people. He had done terrible things. He didn't deserve the kindness that Wrecker looked at him with or the sympathy he had in his eyes.
Their oldest brother sighed, "alright." Unclenching his fist, Hunter tilted his head towards the Marauder. "Come on. We have your gear in the ship."
"Most of your toothpicks too!" Wrecker joked.
Crosshair walked up to him. Standing in front of Wrecker, his eyes started to water. Without enough time to stop him, the man wrapped his arms around his big brother. He sobbed into his chest, holding him as tight, if not tighter, then when they would hold each other in the worst moments of the war.
Surprised, Wrecker held him. Hunter, who had been walking back to the ship, snapped his head up. It wasn't often that Crosshair cried. Some of the anger that had built in his heart, dissolved.
"Let's, give them a moment" Hunter said as he stopped Omega from running over to the others. Batcher ran up to her and Hunter just looked at her. As they walked to the ship he said, "tell me about the hound."
Minutes went by. Wrecker just held him. Every now and again he would whisper something reassuring.
"I don't deserve this" Crosshair finally made at words though his sobs.
"It think you do. You didn't deserve what happened to you, even if I don't know what it is. But, let us help you heal."
As Crosshair started to breathe easier, he loosened his grip on his brother. Looking at him, he sighed. "Where did you learn that?" he half joked.
"Echo actually" Wrecker kind of chuckled. "Welcome home Cross."
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Fandom: Miraculous Ladybug
Summary: During an akuma attack, Cat Noir decided he had to protect Ladybug. No matter what.
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When he arrived, he saw Ladybug was already there. She looked at him and back to the villain. "We have quite the ordeal going on" she joked.
"Don't they just have an explosive personality." Cat Noir laughed.
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"Kitty" Ladybug had yelled, "there's a skate park over there! Maybe we can keep the fires down."
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Even with the protective powers of the miraculous, fireworks could be a death sentence. But out of the two, Ladybug was more important. She could fix things. He just broke them.
The pain was extreme. It was a smaller firework, one that would likely be allowed in most US states. It still burned. All Cat Noir heard was Ladybug calling for him. Her voice was shaky and she sounded so scared.
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Febuwhump Day 4: Obedience
Fandom: Star Wars The Bad Batch
Summary: It takes place when Wreckers inhibitor chip activated.
Inhibitor chips were scary. That's how Wrecker saw it. In a simple form at least. He saw them for more then just that. They were inhumane. They were cruel. They were so many things that it was hard to comprehend them.
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The man did as he was told.
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Fandom: My Hero Academia
Summary: Aizawa struggles with having to stay in bed after his injuries in the war arch.
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There had to be something he could do, someway he could help them. Or maybe he could visit the students in the hospital?
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Febuwhump Day 7: Suffering in Silence
Fandom: Miraculous Ladybug
Summary: Adrien deals with being a hero.
Being a superhero is any child's dream. Adrien no longer understood why. It seemed he just kept getting hurt. Often his body would be in pain but it was more than that.
Adrien's head hurt. Not in the way you can take two Excedrin for. The things he had heard and seen. No one ever really saw the damage up close. No one saw the damage done to the people before the magic ladybugs fixed everything.
There was no one to talk to. Ladybug had a friend of hers. She had a steady life. He had a father who couldn't even tell he was hurt. So he stitched his mouth shut and smiled. Adrien had gotten good at fake smiles.
Loud noises scared him. The boy jumped at them. Sometimes he would grab Nino, frightened. But he always just thought that he was jumpy. Even if it had been worse since Monarch got a hold of the miraculous.
Walking the halls of the school that always felt like it was getting destroyed was strange. It hurt. The memories loomed over his shoulders like a ghost. Focusing on his schoolwork became an extremely difficult task.
It was time. Adrien tried to find Nino for most of the day. He felt safe with him. He wandered around the school when the bell rang. He had tried to tell him to talk to him after school in class but he was quieted by the teacher.
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"It's not a good time. How about after school?" He said.
"Yeah. What's going on?" Adrien was nervous.
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'oh' That's what ran through his head. Here Adrien was, ready to tell someone what he had been though, both as a hero and as the neglected son to the famous Gabriel Agrest. "I'll help you find her."
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So silence it was. Adrien dropped the idea of telling anyone and just went back to jumping without anyone knowing why. He couldn't come up with a story quick enough and just seemed paranoid.
There was no one to talk to. But he had gotten used to it. Even if it would be nice to talk to someone, Adrien would suffer in silence.
Forgot to post this. Hopefully I'll finish it next year!!
Winter Whumperland Master List! This was a very fun challenge and I had a blast! Each story is color coded with what fandom they belong to! The list of fandoms as well as the links for the stories are below!
The Bad Batch, Spider-verse, The Clone Wars, Miraculous Ladybug
Day 1: Santa Claus (Claustrophobe/Panic Attack)
Day 2: Krampus (Sensory Overload)
Day 3: George Bailey (We've lost everything we've had!"
Day 4: The Grinch (Sedative)
Day 5: Ebenezer Scrooge (Time Loop)
Day 6: Jack Frost (Amnesia)
Day 7: Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Self Sacrifice)
Day 8: John McClain (Held Hostage)
Day 9: Jólakötturinn (Left Behind)
Day 10: Tio-de-nadal (Left to Die)
Day 11: The Yule Goat (Stitches)