Something beautiful is going to happen

Better to ask for forgiveness than permission?

kim kitsuragi!!!! rejoice!!!!!!

Tenna art by @9Aaaalt29 on twt

...bro.... immediately... immediately I had the angstiest idea and I need to take a breath bc OOOOOOOF

I think there will be a very brief period in both my 'Echo is Dead' fic (coming this fall) and my 'Fives Lives' fic (coming.... some time in 2027 oops lol where he will at least not immediately remember the people he loves because trauma ya know? so, not fully amnesia, but he does have little lapses in memory so it's worth a mention!

So, to my idea >:)

Amnesia (set in S3 of tbb)

When Rex heard the news that Echo had been injured on the last mission for the network, and that they brought him in unconscious he wasn't exactly sure what to expect. The only thing that kept his head on straight was that Cody had been with him and had, of course, gotten him out of there otherwise unscathed. Cody, who was sitting vigil by Echo's bedside when Rex got there. No sooner did Cody look up to say something stupid like 'I'm sorry' did Echo let out a noise, making both of them snap their heads towards him.

Rex snagged a seat on the opposite side of the cot, leaning forward. He gripped Echo's hand, warming the skin between his palms so something was familiar as he woke. Echo didn't like the med equipment at the best of times. Theirs was more rudimentary than he was used to, even after his time with the 99s.

Echo groaned, head lolling. He blinked then squeezed his eyes shut. Slowly, he fought against the no doubt raging headache to open his eyes. They fell on Rex's face first.

"Rex?" Echo sounded confused, head tilting and eyes squinted. Without meaning to Rex let out a sigh of relief. He shared a look with Cody who seemed similarly placated.

"I'm here," Rex said, squeezing Echo's hand more firmly. It drew his eyes downward, brow furrowing as he looked at it, then his own chest, eyes widening. They seemed to bounce between the ports on his chest, the blanket covering his lap, and Rex's face.

"What happened?" Echo asked, voice trembling. It was then that Rex felt Cody's concern waft towards them, watching as he leaned up to try and assuage whatever fear was bounding around the man's chest cavity.

"You were injured. Hit your head pretty bad, but we got you out of there. That's what matters now." Cody gave him a strong smile and Echo looked at him, though his eyes didn't uncloud the way they should have. Concern drifted between them and Rex squeezed his hand harder.

"That doesn't... I was just on the ship. Didn't we just get to-" He trailed off, eyes still searching Cody's face for an answer that the commander couldn't give, not when he didn't even know the question. Cody reached out to press his palm to the side of Echo's face and Rex felt a pang of guilt as Echo leaned his cheek into the warmth, seeking out the comfort they were giving. Something was wrong but he couldn't tell what was going on.

Without moving from the contact Echo looked over at Rex now, an agony resting there that he hadn't seen in so long. Something he hadn't seen since-

"The Citadel. I remember getting to the prison but nothing after. Why does everything hurt so bad? What-" Echo broke off again, this time to let his eyes travel past Rex's face and towards where his lap was covered by the blanket. His breath picked up and a sinking feeling bottomed out in Rex's gut. Echo's body shook, almost convulsed. The bed was creaking with the force of it.

"That mission was years ago, Echo," Rex tried to make his voice sound soothing but Echo's demeanor was really freaking him out. Even worse, it was scaring Cody, who couldn't take his eyes off of Echo's face.

"I don't remember," Echo gasped, his chest rising and falling rapidly, confused and watery eyes bolting between them. His body jolted and then his breaths turned into something like a raspy whine that sounded like he couldn't catch his breath. "What happened to me? Where's Fives?"

yesssss I love a good Fives moment

I do think Fives is a 'screamer' when it comes to emotional outbursts. He is loud and up front about how he is feeling and sometimes there's nothing better than going into a closet or out into a field or the top of a building and yelling at the dark. He enjoys that a lot. I was waffling on doing angsty or silly with this one and, can you believe it, I chose silly. Me! Choosing silly! Incredible.

Screaming Into The Void

Kix was alarmed as he approached, hearing the noise permeate the walls of the ship. He was just trying to get to the medbay when he first heard it, screams muffled but still easy enough to hear. He rounded a corner, spotting Echo as he leaned against a wall, sly smile on his face while he stared at one of the unused briefing room.

"Trooper," Kix barked, getting closer. Echo dropped the smile and stood straight at the word, reacting to the tone more than anything else. Another set of muffled screams made Echo's eyes dark over before falling back into Kix's face. Good kid, that Echo, but he had a tendency to bend the rules to his whim if he could slide it into the cracks of a vaguely worded Regulation. "What's going on here and where in the hell is that screaming coming from and why do I think you're involved?"

Echo opened his mouth but was interrupted by a round of cursing, having to clamp his mouth shut to keep from, seemingly, laughing. Kix narrowed his eyes, waiting it out until Echo could clear his throat and work through it.

"Sir! It's Fives. He's, uh, indisposed at the moment."

Kix sighed heavily. "Be detailed, trooper, I am not in the mood." He folded his arms over his chest, staring into Echo's eyes to convey just how over this he already was.

"Fives is having... a moment. Me time, if you will... Sir." Echo swallowed, hard.

Kix grit his teeth. "And why exactly is 'me time' hollering so close to my medbay?"

He knew these kids were good, smart, capable soldiers, though they knew how to get under Kix's skin on the worst of days. He liked these two, regardless, though he couldn't help but try to keep them in line when they thought no one was looking. It might just save their lives one day.

"He mispronounced the word 'blaster' and said 'blister' instead so now every time he says anything about his weapon there is a chorus of 'blister' around the room. So. Me time... Sir." Echo gestured towards where Fives was still yelling, his eyes twinkling. Something told Kix that Echo had something to do with the ongoing reminder of Fives' minor blunder, and it reminded him of all the time he'd gone out of his way to mess with one of his batch mates. Kix grumbled but his amusement must've shown by the way Echo's smile grew.

"Just... Make sure he wraps it up before the general is done with his briefing." Kix strode past him, hearing another string of colorful curses and Echo's gentle chuckle, smiling despite himself.

Continua by @euporiez

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