Queen of Swords

We All Die Hungry

I'm excited to report that I've finished the final chapter of this fic! It has been a long time coming. It has all culminated in a final chapter and a fic that I'm very proud of. It's a concept I've wanted to do for a long time. My hope is that the wait will be worth it. It is being edited as we speak :D

Echo finally understood why Crosshair said he wasn't going to like their route to the town. By the time they'd exited the tunnels Echo's heart was pounding out of his chest. The deeper they went, the more he sweat. The more his vision blurred. The darkness shielded them well enough but it didn't stop the noises. The echoes of the people from the town searching for them. Yelling and grunting and screaming. Their hunt wasn't going the way they pictured it. The temple on fire, four of their targets in the wind, their leaders dead. It was making them angrier. More erratic. He could hear them in the tunnels. Looking for them. It set every nerve in his body on edge.

This fic is one of my favorites but it was also a massive challenge. I've never taken on this type of story before and piecing everything together was harder than I anticipated but also very excited to get to put together and then pull apart to tell it to all of you. I've appreciate the love it has gotten and I'm excited to finally share the last chapter with you (next week perhaps <3)

Thanks for asking!

I’ve had a lot of time and opportunity to think about this while writing my Fives fic, and I would love to share my observations with y'all.

So let’s talk about Fives! First, he is very physical compared to his brothers, often aggressively so.

He often goes for physical contact, even when it’s not necessary uhh is he patting Rex’s arm or his ass?

(I suggest continuing on a computer - all the gifs may crash your phone)

We kind of assume Echo was the follower and Fives was the troublemaker, but look who is getting into fisticuffs with Hevy

Look who talks trash during Commander Colt’s speech

Look who takes charge when they try to leave Domino Squad

Look who silently checks on baby bro Fives to make sure he’s hanging in there

Look who freaks when Fives takes a shot to the shoulder (and Cody has to tell him to keep fighting)

Look who is gung-ho to get flash-frozen and team up with some battle droids

Look who recklessly runs from cover, drawing enemy fire when Ninety-nine is shot

Look who isn’t afraid to show intense emotions such as grief and mourning

Look who rushes for the shuttle and breaks all our hearts and who stays cautiously behind

Then there’s this line from “Rookies” which was deleted from some versions of the episode due to complaints (way to be a bad influence on the kids, Echo)

And one of my favorite moments, Echo telling bad puns to Fives in the middle of their most important test as cadets (he looks so excited about it too)

In fact, when Echo was around, Fives would almost fade into the background, always behind while his brother took point. I have little doubt Echo was the leader, the trailblazer, and he was a huge influence on Fives, who tried his best to follow in his footsteps after he was gone.

Nobody does it like Fives. Jumping on the trend. Ref below

Domino Squad at work

But somewhere along the line they just… Disappeared. My mom says they’re not being paid and they’re not in collections. It’s almost as if someone out there did…exactly what Parker did.

First glimpses of the sun after the polar night