Pchelik's hive

Inspired by my wonderful friends under the cut

do you think he asked rocky to be the one to kill him, flooding the hail mary with his atmosphere, so he could hug his best friend before dying? so the last time he’ll be touched by someone, it would be someone he loved and not people forcing him into a mission he didn’t want to participate in? so his last breath would be taken knowing he is loved, and so he is not alone as his body stops working?

As far as she knows, he got to Erid and died shortly after.

So to see MANY years later as she's a very old woman on her death bed, a lone newly built beetle arrive, made of the same xenonite her Grace figurine is made of that has sat on her bedside table ever since it arrived in the original beetles. To see a video file inside of Grace, scarred, stick thin, hunched through the heavy gravity, missing teeth from his scurvy...and with the biggest, happiest grin on his face as he tells her about his life on Erid.

She thought she'd found peace before when she watched those original video files, Grace smiling that she was right, and that all her emotional sacrifice to get the job done to get him out there was worth it because the Earth was saved...yeah, no. It was peace now. That toothy, excitable grin, that worn and threadbare fox cardigan, those stupid glasses still hanging off his face...alive.

Out there, living his best life, and alive.

and since that's kinda the natural way for biological things to form it wouldn't be weird if eridians also evolved like that. which means they're most likely also weirdly inefficient in a lot of things.

Nova stood his ground; usually in his spam (firetruck) mode. Crashing into everyone who he finds deserving (everyone does). He makes sure everyone listens what Jun has to say, purely because it's necessary in the long run. "ARE YOU LISTENING OR NOT?!?!" Absolute silence.

Jun and Nova exchange their stories about BC. But Nova rarely shares anything even if he knows BC like the back of his hand; his dreams, his preferences, his doubts, everything. Jun on the other hand; could only share their experiences together. From their encounters with other Cardbots or teaching BC about human culture.

"Did you know that Blue Cop _____?" Jun excitedly mentioned; comfortable enough to share something personal with the criminal himself.

"... I'm aware." Nova huffed. Seemingly uninterested in Jun's attempts to start a meaningful conversation. He knows better.

Instead of encouragement and tender care; Jun received rather harsh and cold calls to reality. While Nova actively protects him, he makes sure to make the kid aware how much of a fool he is. Regularly scolding on his idiocy even if he'd rather be quiet. He's gotten soft. And he despises it.

Bonus; The Cardbots love a good fight, and Nova gladly gives in by demolishing them each one. "Not a single one of you can protect him" ; casually dunks Black Hook to eat sand. He's throwing hands with everyone not because he's itching for violence, he's doing it to get over his quiet grief.