Dawn, After

Spoilers for 3x11, “Point of No Return.”

Hunter follows Batcher up the steps, ribs aching with every breath, his chest heavy. There’s no longer anything like hope within him; the gunships departing, the screams of the townspeople fading into weary grief, they’ve told him all he needs to know about the Empire and what it came for.

His boots drag against the stone, stumbling over uneven steps. His gloved hand scrapes against the side of the stairwell, trying to keep him steady. Batcher comes back to check on him. She whines softly, nudging his hand.

“It’s all right, girl,” he lies. His voice cracks.

He can tell she doesn’t believe him, but she turns and heads back up the stairs anyway. He keeps climbing.

The sky’s lightening. Sun’ll be up soon. Hard to tell through the choke of smoke.

Hunter rounds a corner. Batcher’s hunkered down on the path, her face hidden. Crosshair slumps against the wall, his back to the sea, helmet forgotten beside him.

For a moment, Hunter doesn’t know if he’s dead or alive.

He’s so tired. Hunter sinks down beside his brother. “Crosshair.”

There’s only silence, an awful, empty silence. Crosshair doesn’t move.

“Crosshair.” Hunter reaches out, shakes him by the shoulder, the breath catching in his throat when Crosshair turns and stares at him.

He doesn’t blink. He still looks dead. His eyes are —

“I failed the mission,” Crosshair whispers. “I’m sorry.”

“I know,” says Hunter. “I know.”

The sun rises red over Pabu, dark smoke fouling the air, and neither of them feel anything at all.

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