Development Process:

Tup could not believe this, Echo found the most perfect place away from everything. Pabu!

“Tup lets go,” Echo hollers a few feet ahead with Dogma. “You’ll both have time to sight see, but we have some where to go!”

With a deep breath he moves to catch up with them, thinking about whatever surprise Echo has in store for them.

All he said when he picked them up from the temple was that he had something planned for them and tossed some civies at them.

Now that he is with them, Echo in the middle of them with his arm slung over their shoulders, Echo guides them down to what Tup guesses is the beach.

They can hear other vod’e talking and as they round the last corner they hear everyone shout, “SURPRISE!!” and then they are being pushed and pulled into different arms with pats on the back by vod’e they know in passing, and tight hugs by vod’e they know well.

Like Jesse, “Good to see you up and about, Tup’ika” muttering as he holds the back of his neck and hugs him tight.

Like Hardcase with his over tight hugs and slightly manic laugh, he doesn’t say anything to Tup but Tup knows what ‘Case is trying to tell him anyway.

Like Kix, “How’s your head Tup’ika?” as he holds Tup’s face in between his hands.

Tup just rests his forehead to Kix’s in a mirshmure'cya, then he hugs him tight as he mummers, “I’m good, Kix. I’m good.” and Kix’s only response to that is to hold him tighter.

Like Fives, who just pulls him for a mirshmure'cya, but when Fives pulls back Tup pulls him back in and hugs him tight, Fives laughs loudly and hugs him just as tight. Before Tup lets go he whispers, “Thank you.” Fives just squeezes him tighter before letting go without saying anything, but Tup knows what he is saying.

Then there is Rex with his bright smiles and warm hugs, “I’m glad you’re here Tup’ika.” Tup holds him tight and hides his face in Rex’s neck. Rex just laughs softly and cradles the back of his head with one hand and rubs his back with the other.

—

Tup was still feeling effects of the destroyed chip and had decided to step away for a bit when Dogma found him asking if he was alright. Tup had assured his twin that he was and now they were sitting and watching their vod’e.

“I never thought we would have something like this M’ika.” He leans his head on Dogma's shoulder and Dogma wraps his arm around Tup.

“Me either, but I’m glad I can enjoy it with you and our vod’e, Tup’ika.”

After a while Echo and Fives came to join them in watching their vod’e party. Echo took a seat next to Dogma and Fives sat next to Tup. They both cuddled the vod’ike next to them and pretty soon the four of them were dozing off in the sand, knowing that they had nowhere to go now that the war was over.

—

Tup awoke to the sound of laughter that was close to him, cracking his eyes open reveals Rex standing by his head, framed by the sky.

Huh we must have ended up laying down, Tup thinks but he doesn't really care.

“Are you comfy there Tup’ika?” Rex asks softly bending down to run his hand through Tup’s hair.

Tup’s eyes close with the feeling, he just hums in answer to his ori’vod’s question.

“I’ll take that as a yes, but you guys got to get up now.” Rex says as he continues to stork Tup’s hair.

“Why?” comes the sleepy mumble of his twin as he stungles up to Echo more.

Rex chuckles as he moves his other hand to Dogma hair to do the same to him, then says “High tide is coming in and I don’t think you four would have liked to wake up wet.”

Tup can hear Echo grumble from the other side of Dogma, but can’t make it out because Echo is sitting up dislodging Dogma, who squeaks at being moved so abruptly.

“Sorry, M’ika.” Echo gently says to Dogma.

“It’s ok, ori’vod.” Dogma says as he gets up.

Tup gets up off the sand as well, nudging Fives to wake him up as he slept through them talking. “Fives, we need to move.”

When Fives doesn’t answer Tup sees Echo roll his eyes and then smirk before whacking Fives in the chest.

Fives bolts upright glaring at Echo, “What was that for?!”

“We need to move tides coming in.” Echo tells him.

“Well you didn’t need to whack me!”

“Well the next time Rex or someone else wakes us to tell us to move, and you're still asleep we’ll just leave you there.”

“Play nice boys,” Rex cuts in before they start to get into arguing.

Fives just huffs and move to get off the sand, turning to help Echo up as he does.

“What’s next?” Dogma asks, when they’re all standing.

“Dinner at our place.” Echo tells them, then starts to guide them to Echo’s and Fives home.

When they get there Tup is surprised to see Jesse, Kix and Hardcase inside and Rex following them inside as well.

—

They talk well into the night after dinner cuddled up on the floor of the Domino Twins home.

Never talking about the war, or how it might have ended if the Domino’s let Tup go. Just talking about the pranks they did or will do, about what they want to do now that they don’t have to fight.