Tw: Mentions of torture

~Crosshair~

Saida held her head up high as Crosshair marched her to the Kaminoans. He gripped the binders on her wrists tightly, and she took a deep breath as they approached.

 The Kaminoan nodded and motioned for the Trandoshan at their side to grab Saida from Crosshair. "We will take her from here. Thank you for returning our property to us."

"She's a human being. Not an object," Crosshair sneered.

"Crosshair," Hunter slowly said, narrowing his eyes. 

Crosshairs huffed and returned to his brother's side, while Saida was tugged away from their view. He fixed his gaze on the door she had been taken through.

"You are dismissed," the Kaminoan said, already walking away.

Hunter led the way to the bunks, muttering under his breath about Kaminoans and where they can put their examination tools.

Crosshair angrily chewed on a toothpick while Wrecker stared at him in confusion. Wrecker nudged Tech and pointed at Crosshair. Tech shrugged and started reading his datapad.

"This is interesting," Tech said as he read. "I was trying to read Omega's file, and it's restricted. Why would it be restricted?"

"They're obviously hiding something," Crosshair huffed. "And it probably has something to do with the fact that they experimented on a small child."

"Of course!" Tech hummed. "The Kaminoans don't want word spreading to the Jedi council of their cruel actions towards the clones!"

"Wow. You really are a genius," Crosshair dryly said.

Tech bristled. "Do not take out your frustrations on me! I may be unaware of what's troubling you, but it is unfair of you to be rude to me!"

"I know what's bothering him," Hunter slyly said.

"What?" Wrecker asked.

"You shut your mouth!" Crosshair hissed.

Hunter leaned back in his chair with a smug look. "I promised Crosshair I wouldn't tell anyone about his crush, so I can't say anything."

"His crush?" Wrecker raised his voice excitedly.

"Oops," Hunter said when Crosshair glared at him. "It just slipped out."

"Slipped out my ass," Crosshair glowered and the toothpick snapped in between his teeth.

"Who are we speaking of?" Tech inquired. "Is it someone we know?"

"We saw them today," Hunter hinted.

Wrecker gasped. "Was it the Kaminoan that's torturin' Saida right now?"

"What?" Crosshair's face screwed up in disgust. "No! And they're not torturing her!"

"Oh," Tech paled.

"Huh?" Wrecker frowned at Tech.

"Oh dear," Tech said.

"What?" Hunter demanded.

"Oh my," Tech lowered his datapad.

"Just tell us what you're talking about!" Crosshair said.

"You like Saida," Tech said, but it wasn't a question, it was a statement.

"Fine! I like her! Are you happy now?" Crosshair threw his hands up.

"And I just lost her signal," Tech pursed his lips. "This isn't ideal."

"You lost the signal on her tracking piece?" The smile fell from Hunter's face.

"Indeed," Tech nodded. 

"This is just great," Crosshair facepalmed.

"Why do ya like her?" Wrecker wondered.

"What?" Crosshair furrowed his brows. "We've moved on Wrecker."

"No, I want to hear this," Hunter said. "Why do you like her?"

"That's none of your business!" Crosshair scowled.

Tech shook his head. "While it may be none of our business, I am also curious. Doesn't she hate you?"

"I don't know," Crosshair grumbled. "She might."

"Is that why you like her then?" Wrecker scratched the back of his head.

"No! I don't like her because she hates me," Crosshair rolled his eyes.

"Then why?" Hunter asked.

"She's funny. And she manages to get under my skin. It's endearing," Crosshair admitted.

"Oh so it is because you hate each other," Hunter hummed.

"No!" Crosshair crossed his arms. "You don't get it!"

"Then what is it about how she gets under your skin endearing?" Tech asked.

"I don't know," Crosshair muttered. "But I like the way we argue."

"I find her aggravating," Tech chirped.

"She is," Crosshair agreed.

"I don't understand. If you find her aggravating, why do you like her?" Tech questioned.

"He likes being challenged," Hunter smirked. "Is that it Crosshair? You like finding someone who's as annoying as you? You like finding an equal?"

Crosshair sneered but didn't argue.

"Ah, I was right," Hunter narrowed his eyes. "It makes sense doesn't it?"

"Shut up," Crosshair muttered.

"Guys!" Wrecker interrupted. "Saida's tracker stopped workin' remember?"

"Right!" Tech remembered. "As I was saying, I lost the signal. That either means that she took it off, it was submerged in water, or it was subjected to electricity."

"None of those options are good," Hunter rubbed his temples.

"What're we gonna do?" Wrecker worriedly asked.

"We'll fine her," Crosshair determinedly said.

"How?" Hunter sighed. 

"I do have a last known location of the tracker before it disappeared from by sensors," Tech said. "We could use that to roughly estimate where she currently is."

"We'll wait a rotation for her to find Omega," Hunter decided. "Then we'll find her."

So they settled into their room, anxious for whatever was to come.

~Saida~

She was marched into a turbolift by the bounty hunter and rolled her eyes at them.

"Hello-" the Kaminoan started, but she cut them off with a laugh.

"Don't even start with that. I know where this is going," Saida bitterly said. "Let's just get this over with."

"As you wish," they said and nodded to the bounty hunter.

The Trandoshan lifted their gaze to look Saida in the eyes and flicked their tongue out briefly. Then they pressed a weapon to Saida's back, and it sent electric shocks through her body.

And she slumped in their arms, going out cold.

She was dragged away by the Trandoshan, who put her in a cell.

The Kaminoan handed the bounty hunter a couple credits and sent them off to train the cadets.

"Saida?" Omega called out, watching from the other side of the blast shield. "Saida wake up!"

But she stayed limp, and Omega chewed on her lip anxiously.

"Omega," Nala Se quietly said. "Come along."

Omega bowed her head and followed Nala Se, the scars along her back itching in the clothes the Kaminoans gave her.

Poor Omega back with the Kaminoans :(