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99's boys:
It had now been several weeks since 99 had taken the six young cadets under his wing and it hadn't taken him long to grow attached to them.
In his time as their guardian he had quickly grown to understand their very different personalities.
The twins 01 and 02 now named Spectre and Hunter were both fiercly loyal to their squad and were both very protective of their younger siblings, 99 knew both were destined to be the commanding officers of the squad so this made sense. The two were also attached at the hip, it was rare to see one without the other.
03 nicknamed Wrecker for his immense strength was the most boisterous of the batch, his energy unmatched by any of the other kids, his own squad could barely keep up with him. While academically he wasn't the smartest of the squad, socially he was miles ahead of the others, often acting as a mouthpiece for them on multiple occasions.
04, named Crosshair for his exceptional shooting skills was the most difficult to read. He seemed to constantly bottle up his emotions and rarely ever let them out, and he additionally had a tendency to snap at others. However there was no denying his love for his brothers, Crosshair always stood by his squad, always defending them from bullies.
05, named Cobalt for his unique blue eyes was perhaps the most levelheaded of the batch, often serving as the peacekeeper when fights (mostly between Hunter, Wrecker and Crosshair) broke out. However he could also be fairly skittish when interacting with others outside of his comfort zone though this varied greatly on who he was talking too.
07 named Tech for his love of technology and his immense smarts was easily the most skittish of the squad. As the youngest and therefore the weakest of the group he was already a target for bullies, but his smarts only ostricised him further. However he was a brave little clone always standing up for himself and his brothers.
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"99 99!"
99 was roused from his sleep by Wrecker's loud voice, immediately noticing the worry in his brother's tone he turned around.
"Wrecker, Vodi'ka what is it?" 99 asked immediately.
"It's Cobalt, I think he's sick again." Wrecker said.
99 nodded and immediately got up, knowing just how bad the force tests affected the young clone.
The two quickly rushed too the barracks, Wrecker pulling 99 along slightly as they went.
They entered the barracks to find the others crowded around the bunk Cobalt occupied, the group quickly making room for the older clone.
Cobalt was curled up in a ball on his bunk looking as pale as death, both hands clutching his stomach and his whole face was glistening with sweat.
99 felt his heart ache as the young clone looked up at him looking ready to cry.
"Bluir...I don't feel good." Cobalt whined, curling up on himself slightly more.
99 felt his younger brother's forehead wincing at how hot it was...he was burning up fast.
"What's wrong Vodi'ka?" 99 asked wincing slightly at how stupid the question sounded.
"It hurts." Cobalt whimpered a few tears now leaking out his eyes.
"What hurts vod?" 99 asked as he stroked his brother's damp hair trying to comfort him as little as he could.
"My head and tummy." Cobalt whined pitifully fighting off waves of oncoming nausea.
99 nodded and turned to Crosshair and Tech.
''Crosshair get the migraine meds from my cabinet and a glass of water, Tech fill up a compressor with cold water." 99 instructed.
The two nodded dutifully and ran off to carry out their task.
"Everything's gonna be okay Cobalt." 99 said.
Cobalt nodded and was about to reply when suddenly he grew even paler and darted out of 99's grip and into the refresher where he began throwing up harshly into the toilet.
Without a moment's hesitation Spectre was kneeling beside Cobalt gently rubbing circles on the younger clones' back as he retched.
"That's it Cobalt, just get it all out." Sprecte said drawing circles on his younger brother's back with his finger.
Leaving Cobalt in Spectre's care for the time being 99, Hunter and Wrecker straightened out Cobalt's bed and soon after they finished Crosshair and Tech returned with the items 99 had requested.
By this time Cobalt has finished retching and was slumped against Spectre who cradled the young clone in his arms as though he was still an infant.
"Cmon, let's get you back in bed." Spretce said leading his sick younger brother back to his bunk and helping him lie down, Hunter putting a bucket next to Cobalt's bed in case he was sick again.
99 held out the medicine for Cobalt who grimaced and stubbornly turned his head away.
"Come on Cobalt, you need to take this if you want to get better." 99 said.
Cobalt just shook his head.
"It tastes horrible." Cobalt grumbled.
"Cmon Cobby please, for me." Wrecker said giving his little brother his best puppy eyes.
Cobalt looked at his closest brother and glared, but he couldn't say no to those eyes.
"Fine." Cobalt muttered before letting 99 give him the medicine, quickly washing the taste down with the water.
Wrecker just smiled knowing his little brother's bad mood was caused by the sickness.
Getting an idea he went over to his bunk where his tooka plush Lula rested.
Picking her up and going back over to Cobalt's bunk he placed her in his little brother's arms.
"You're giving me Lula?" Cobalt asked incredulously looking at Wrecker.
"Yeah, she's not feeling too well either, so I thought you guys could help each other get better." Wrecker said.
Cobalt beamed up at Wrecker squeezing the plush slightly in his arms.
"Thanks Wrecks." Cobalt mumured yawning and closing his eyes.
99 placed the compress on Cobalt's head trying to help him cool down.
"Just rest Vodi'ka, you'll be feeling better before you know it." 99 said.
The only awnser 99 got was Cobalt's soft snores, confirming the younger clone was now fast asleep.
One by one the others returned to their own bunks but not before checking that Cobalt was truly okay.
99 watched the others drift off one by one and smiled.
Yes, 99 couldn't have asked for a better group of brothers.