Hunters POV

I smile as Omega cuddles up in her bed. She's so sweet and innocent, and the poor kids been through a lot. I finish tucking her in and then sit back down in the my chair. The whole thing that happend with the bounty hunter... I blame myself. I should've shot faster. I should've have found a way for her to stay with the others. I should've got there faster. She was horrified and scared...

"Hey Hunter, can't sleep?" Echo asked, waking me from my thoughts.

"Yeah..." I said.

He raised an eyebrow. "What's up?"

"I... I don't know, I just feel responsible... about Omega getting kidnapped. She's already been through so much. The poor kid should've never saw those things or had to escape by herself..." I confessed

"Hunter, you know you could've never stoped it from happening." Echo persuaded.

"But I should've shot faster, I should've figured out a way for her to go with you instead of me, I should've done SOMETHING to help. She needed me. She was scared and alone. And I wasn't able to help her. I-."

"Hunter stop. No mater what you could've done, he would have found a way to get her no mater what. I know your the leader of the squad and you feel responsible for everyone, but you can't stop fate. And, with Omega, I think you feel even more responsible for her then everyone else, like... a fatherly feeling. But like Suu said, kids will always have a way of getting into trouble." Echo said.

I sighed. "I guess your right... I'm gonna turn in, can you take over?"

"Sure, I can't sleep anyway." He said.

As I walked out of the control room, he said; "stop blaming yourself for everything bad that happens to the squad, it won't help."

I nodded at him then went to my bed, and after a while, fell asleep.

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My dream last night was horrifying. No matter what Echo told me, it didn't stop my dreams from making me blame myself even more.

In my dream I had to watch every single one of the squad members die, even Crosshair. The way they died made me want to scream. And Omega... sweet Omega... she died the cruelest way. Good thing when it was her turn I woke up.

I sat up fast with my hand on my blaster, but quickly removed my hand from it. I could see that everyone except Omega was up. I wouldn't blame her. She had such a rough day yesterday... I .... I don't think I'll ever forget those tears. But I have to make sure she doesn't find out how guilty I feel or else she'll fall all over herself making sure I know it's not my fault.

"Ah, Hunter, your awake. How was your sleep last night?" Tech asked, inspecting some weird devise.

"Its was... fine." I said blankly. "Has Omega woken up yet."

"We thought it would be best for her to sleep in, considering the events of yesterday."

"Yep. Hunter, how many rations do we have left? I want another!" Wrecker said, looking for the stash.

I see Echo in the control room, so I go over to him.

"Hey, did Omega get up at all last night after I went to bed?" I asked, lowering my voice.

"Yeah, once, but she just asked where you were, and when I told her you were sleeping, she went back to bed." He said.

"Why didn't you wake me up? It could've been important." I scolded.

"Didn't really seem like she needed you that bad. I think she just expected Troy to be there." He replied, shrugging.

"Ok..."

I walked back into the cockpit, to see Omega was up. She and Wrecker were talking, and eating some of the leftover mantel mix.

"Hey kid, how was your sleep?" I asked.

"It was good." She said.

I smiled and walked back into the control room.

Omegas POV
When I said it was good I was lying. It was horrible. I kept remembering how Hunter got shot, and in the dream he had died from it, and I had to watch it over and over. I had gotten up to see if he was ok, but when Echo said he was sleeping I decided it was best not to wake him up.

To be honest, I really just wanted to give him a hug of for him to give me a hug. That would have made me feel a lot safer.

Anyways, after me and Wrecker talked {which made me feel a lot better} I went back into my room. My bad batcher doll and Lulu were in there, so I cuddled them. Everything that happened came back to me again, and I started crying, making sure I wasn't to loud so they didn't start worrying about me.

I felt a sharp pain in my leg and rolled up my pant leg to see a giant scratch, looking like it had bled. How did I not notice this before? I think I got it when I fell off Cad Banes droid.

I started looking around for any bandages. Sadly, I couldn't find any.

"Hey kid, you ok? Wrecker said you came in here." I jumped and quickly pulled the pant leg down as hunter came in.

"Y-yeah I'm fine." I said, trying to keep my voice steady.

Hunter had a look of concern on his face. "Omega, you know you can tell me anything."

He put his hand on my shoulder. My eyes looked to his bandages area, and tears escaped my eyes.

"Omega, what's wrong?!" He asked. I could tell he was panicking.

"I-it's just... you got shot... and I... I keep having dreams where you died from it... and... I... I don't know if id be able to handle it." I sobbed .

Then he did what I thought was very unlikely to happen, he hugged me. (I had no clue what to put so I improvised)

"Kid... I am never, ever, going to leave you. You'll always have me. I don't care what happens, I will always... ALWAYS be there for you, you understand me?" He broke from the hug and put his hands on my shoulders, looking me in the eye.

"Yeah."

Hunters POV (I think it's going to be mostly him and Omegas POV)
I still saw tear stains from the tears on her cheeks. Why does all bad things go to people who don't deserve it. I sigh and look at her. She's so sweet, and inncocent. I notice that there is a red stain on one of her pant legs. I frown.

"Omega, what happened there?" I asked , pointing to the blood stain. I could sense her panicking.

"I uh, it's just a tiny scrap, it's fine." She says quickly.

"Let me see it."

She {unwillingly} rolls up her pant leg and I see a giant scratch.

"Omega... when did this happen?!" I asked, trying to keep the panic away in my voice.

"Yesterday I think... I recently found it." She said, looking away.

"Omega, why didn't you tell me? I would've helped you. So would have wrecker or Tech or Echo, we would all help." I said.

"I know... I just didn't want to worry you." She replied.

"Well I'm worried, I'm going to go gets some bandages, stay here."

I walked out of her room and started looking through the medical stash. I found some bandages and to my surprise, a picture of me, her, echo, wrecker, and tech.

"How'd that get there?" I mumble to myself. I still grab it anyways.

After I get back, I quickly but carefully wrap it around her leg. She smiled at me, and I suddenly had an idea.

"You know what kid, we all deserve a break, how bout today we go on an adventure, how does that sound?"

"That sounds great! Thank you Hunter!" She cheered.

"Well, then today is officially are day of adventure!"