#Wraith is an *assassin droid*

[cinderedrose]

Even a rebuilt assasin droid has the chance of personhood (featuring Wraith, a rebuilt HK24 unit from the mandalorian wars, giving his friend a flower)

[from-a-legends-pov]

Star Wars Legends: Poll of the Week — Favorite Droids (Who Are Not Artoo or Threepio)

We know that Artoo-Detoo (R2D2) and See-Threepio (C-3PO) are favorite droid friends and heroes in any canon. But which of these other droids from Legends is your favorite?

Squeaky, the cantankerous protocol droid who served as quartermaster to Wraith Squadron and had a previous career as an extremely rude waiter at the tapcafe near Folor Base (X-Wing: Wraith Squadron)

Tonin, the R2-series astromech droid and companion to Gara Petothel; dubbing himself “king of the droids,” Tonin wrangled an army of mouse droids to slice into the systems of Warlord Zsinj’s ship, the Iron Fist (X-Wing: Solo Command)

IG-88, an assassin droid created by the Intergalactic Banking Clan that was given sentience programming to improve its operation as an assassin, reasoned it was superior to its biological creator, and destroyed them; it later started a droid revolt and worked as a bounty hunter during the time of the Galactic civil war (Tales of the Bounty Hunters)

Shiner, Myn Donos’s beloved astromech droid, whom he considered the last remaining survivor of the ambush that killed Talon Squadron, causing Myn to nearly go catatonic when the droid was destroyed in a battle with the Blood Nest pirates (X-Wing: Wraith Squadron)

Whistler, also known as Xeno, Corran Horn’s astromech droid, who assisted him with detective work when he was a Corellian Security (CorSec) officer and later came with Corran when he joined the New Republic starfighter corps. Similarly to Artoo, Whistler escaped memory wipes and developed more of a distinct personality than other droids. He was painted the same green and gold as Corran’s X-wing (X-Wing: Rogue Squadron)

R5-D4, the astromech with the bad motivator originally chosen for purchase by Owen Lars. R5-D4’s original story was that he was extremely jealous of other droids and that Artoo deliberately sabotaged R5’s motivator to make sure Artoo was the one purchased; however, in the “Skippy the Jedi Droid” story, R5-D4 was a Force-sensitive droid who sabotaged his own motivator after seeing a Force vision of a grim future in which R2D2 never reached Luke or Obi-Wan and was never able to complete his mission (Star Wars Tales)

Gate (R5-G8), originally R5-D2, Wedge Antilles’ astromech droid with Rogue Squadron. R5-D2 was known as “Mynock” because of how noisy and shrill his whistle was. Wedge got so annoyed with Mynock’s noise that he had the droid’s memory wiped; during the wipe, the droid’s internal components were upgraded, resulting in its new designation and nickname (X-Wing: Rogue Squadron as Mynock; X-Wing: The Bacta War as Gate)

Vape, Garik “Face” Loran’s R2 unit astromech. When he had the droid repainted from red to the unit’s gray color, Face had Wraith Squadron mechanic Cubber Daine reprogram the droid to respond to the command, “Cold one” by dispensing a cold Elba beer (X-Wing: Wraith Squadron)

HK-47, a Hunter-Killer assassin droid and Jedi hunter constructed by Darth Revan in 3960 BBY. He despised organics (whom he referred to as “meatbags”), and multiple times over the centuries turned on organics who attempted to reactivate him or use his data or AI. These included Separatists who found him on Mustafar during the Clone Wars and a group of spacers in 1.5 ABY whom he convinced to help him regain his body and restart the Mustafar droid factory, after which HK-47 built a droid army to kill all organics, including the spacers (Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic)

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[accidental-spice]

Solo Command re-read part one.

Spoilers, naturally.

1. 'Naval Lieutenant Jart Eyan looked rested and cheerful. The fact that he had only twelve minutes to live would have changed his disposition, but he dud not possess that knowledge.' What an entrance, Allston.

2. And Piggy thwarts an assassination. And he does it really awesomely, too. Reminds me a bit of one of the half dozen Sherlock episodes I've ever seen.

3. So, one of the best parts about this book is the fact that one of my favorite platonic relationships, and one of my favorite romantic relationships, both come to fruition. Firstly, the platonic one: Face and Lara. I'll probably elaborate later, but they're cool. I'll definitely elaborate later on the romantic one, Myn and Lara.

4. Oh. Great. A replacement medic. Just great.

5."Elassar Targon, master of the universe, reporting for duty!" Wedge: oh, great, another maniac.

6. Face becomes the leader of the squad. When I started this series for the first time, I had no idea that Face was gonna end up Wraith One. Unexpected, but not unwelcome.

7. Wedge is analyzing the other lieutenants to see how they feel about their new squad leader, and all seems well thus far.' That left Myn Donos, a lieutenant with more years and more experience than Face. He looked serious and contemplative. But then, serious was merely a step up from his usual expression, that of dour intensity.' Yep, Myn's facial expressions are pretty much limited to intense and...... More intense.

8. Wedge is going on a da-ate. According to Hobbie, "He smells like a fresh spring breeze ". Bet it's with Iella. Speaking of OTPs...

9. 'Dia Passik, the female Twi'lek, said, "He (Face) insisted that he wasn't feeling well." Lara Notsil smiled over her shoulder at them. "He lied. He lies all the time, you know." "I know. But he seemed so genuine." "He does that all the time, too. This is the right thing to do. Myn, Elassar, back me up. " For context, they're going convincing him to go for a night out with the four of them. See? BROTHER.

10. "I've often suspected that you sometimes put on disguises just to go to the refresher. "

11. Oh, look, someone mistook Lara for their old student, Edalia Monotheer. Bet that won't come back to bite us...................................................

12. And Zsinj calls up the ship Han's on, and Chewie answers. "It's, ah, Chewbacca, isn't it? Please put your owner on." Zsinj, Han doesn't own Chewie. It's actually probably the other way around.

13. Tyria just called Face "chief". Hallelujah.

14. It's amusing to realize that Wraith and Rogue Squadron are assisting Wedge in his 'I refuse to become a general' scheme. Because they are.

15. So apparently, Corran and Han have never been in the same room together during this trip, so there's a baseless conspiracy theory that they're the same person. Hilarious.

16. Piggy's fresh out of the bacta tank, and the Wraiths are here to greet him. And troll him, naturally. 'Shalla said, "Kell and I worked up an instructional manual for you. It's called, *How to Dodge*." Piggy mopped away at his damp skin and allowed himself a slight smile. It was good to be home.' *gets bowled over by found family feels*

17. *mentions Phanan* Me: AGONY! PAIN! MISERY! VARYING LEVELS OF AMUSEMENT!

18. Donos will now commence to initiate a conversation with a young woman he likes. *eyebrow wiggle* Hopefully, he asks her to do an activity together. That'll sell..

19. He does not ask her to do an activity together.

20. Which is probably why its doesn't go THAT well.

21. "I'm going to be a tremendous embarrassment to the Wraiths." Lara, honey, Wraith Squadron can't afford to get embarrassed. They're already an embarrassment. (Affectionate)

22. Tyria is getting better at the Force. Knew you could do it, Tyria.

23. 'Shalla said, "You're getting weird, Tyria." This is good. When things start to get weird like this, that's a good thing.

24. Elassar is eating candy mid-mission. Okay, he's growing on me. I do have a slight prejudice against him because he's the new medic. And I really really miss the old one....

25. I retract my weird-means-good statement, they are in an incinerator.

26. Well, that could have been worse.

27. "By the way, I'm putting in a commendation for Kell for his initiative, and one for Lieutenant Janson for bravery." "Like he needs another one." "Maybe he can build a little fort out of them."

28. "Get the Wraiths together," Wedge said. "We're going to conduct one of their insane speculation and planning sessions. " Yeah, this line just amuses me.

29. So, they're having a dance, and Donos and Lara are flirting, and Dia and Face are flirting by watching them flirting and basically competing over who can read their body language better. It's weird and adorable.

30. Well, Facebis gonna do some research on Lara and Edalia Monotheer. Bet we won't live to regret that............................................

31. Okay, Solo's gone off the deep end. "Without her (Leia), I don't have a place. I'm just a drifter with an irresistible dose of roguish charm. And someday she'll get tired of the charm and there won't be anything else for me to offer her." "You know," Wedge said, "I can't do it myself, because you're my superior officer. But I could call Chewie down here, and tell him what you've just said, and then he'd beat you nearly to death with a hydrospanner." Stars, Han. Anyone knows that Leia needs you. It's so obvious, even a blind man could see it.

32. So, Wedge is giving everyone the night off, unofficially. Including the astromech droids. Also, he's not Wedge. After all, Commander Wedge Antilles would be wearing proper rank insignia.

33. The book calls it 'Wedge's mutiny of anonymity,' and I really can't do it justice. It's hilarious.

Pretty much sure that's half the book done, then. Later!

[meantforinfinitesadness]

Fic Recs

At 25, Obi-Wan Kenobi met Breha Organa, and fell in love.At 34, Obi-Wan Kenobi met Bail Organa, and fell in love again.That’s right. It’s here. Not in any particular order and not categorized at all because again. I’m bored. This is mostly for me. Yes, the summaries are all from the official summaries on ao3, so no. They aren’t mine.

Battle of Wills by BigFatBumblebee  Mid-way through the Clone Wars their beloved General is a bit of a mess. But Cody, Kix and the rest of the 212th are going to look after him, even if it kills them. Can snarkiness actually kill? Cody hopes not or they don’t stand a chance. 

Promise You’ll Be Safe by brahe  An edited ending of The Clone Wars episode "Landing at Point Rain."

Fought For Him by AndyHood  Anakin thinks that the only reason why Obi-Wan took him as a Padawan was because of a promise made to Qui-Gon. But little does he know of the sacrifices that Obi-Wan went through to keep him. Of his participation of an ancient Jedi tradition where Master and Knights fight for a right to train a Padawan. Overhearing the conversation, Yoda decides to set his Great-Great-Great Padawan straight of what exactly went on during his apprenticeship.

Armored Oasis by Spectersticks  The enigmatic clan of Kajain'sa'Nikto known as the "Sand Wraiths of Florrum" attacks the Jedi outpost on the desert planet without warning. Several nights of bombardment later, the Council sends Obi-Wan Kenobi with Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano to uncover the reason behind these consistent attacks, while defending the outpost from the Nikto clan's ranged assaults. Ahsoka teams up with local Twi'lek allies from Florrum's northern capital to gather information, while Anakin and Obi-Wan stand by at the outpost to prevent further damage. The Sand Wraiths, however, don't let things go quite as smoothly as planned.

Family Gatherings by PunsBulletsAndPointyThings  Opening the door, Obi-Wan realized immediately, was absolutely a mistake. If he hadn’t, he could have gone about his day in peaceful bliss, could have gone back to bed, and remained blessedly unaware of…whatever…this…was…

And Yet, I Love You Still by PunsBulletsAndPointyThings At 25, Obi-Wan Kenobi met Breha Organa, and fell in love.At 34, Obi-Wan Kenobi met Bail Organa, and fell in love again.

Happily Ever After (Seems so Fitting For) by ilovedyoubananakin  Rex is on a simple mission with Obi-Wan Kenobi. The one problem? There's only one bed!

The Fallout of Anakin Skywalker’s Knighting by anecdotalist  Anakin is Knighted and decides to give his Padawan braid to Padmé instead of to Obi-Wan after his Knighting. Then he learns that there's a lot more meaning to that Tradition than he had realized but is it too late to fix things with Obi-Wan?

The One He Wanted by I_Gave_You_Fair_Warning Over ten years ago, Qui-Gon Jinn died.Now he's back, and Anakin's not sure how to feel about it.

Alternate: The One He Wanted by I_Gave_You_Fair_Warning  The One He Wanted went one direction. This takes place directly after first chapter of that story, and continues in a completely different direction. 

 Help You, We Will by BigFatBumblebee  Mace, Yoda and Plo step in when their young friend needs a bit of looking after.

The Maverick by obaewankenope (rexthranduil) On February 23rd, 2015 Obi-Wan Kenobi met Qui-Gon Jinn. Desire, want, need, and necessity unfortunately do not correspond to each other and Obi-Wan's life is turned upside down when his past comes back to haunt him. Forced to confront things he had long-since buried, Obi-Wan may lose everything he holds dear because of a mistake he made six years ago. Qui-Gon Jinn has to decide if he is willing to walk down a path that will risk his very life for the sake of love.This was only meant to be a happy coffee shop au, instead it turned into an accidental crime thriller. Apologies.

The Past Remains by otherhawk  The war drags on leaving trauma and destruction in its wake. After a bereaved Master is accused of harming his padawan, Obi-Wan is sent to talk to her, dredging up memories of his own past. 

You Shall Go To The Ball Kenobi by euromagpie Shock rippled through the Council – Yoda’s eyes briefly widened from their normal half-lidded state before he composed himself again. There was an almost imperceptible tightening of his hands on his stick. Mace could do nothing but sigh in his head; he had warned the elderly Master, he had told him and what he expected had come to pass. Indeed, experience seemed the greatest bracer when it came to Qui-Gon.Or: Qui-Gon Did That in episode 1 and although the aftermath has been done to death, I am an angst whore so i will also throw myself at this topic - enjoy!

The Cantina Debacle by ren (renegadewriter) And suddenly, as the room came back into focus… Cody was hit with a wave of unadulterated fury.How dare he?!When the 212th is on leave, Jedi High General Obi-Wan Kenobi has an... unfortunate encounter. Clone Commander Cody has some choice words to say and the clones as a whole are pissed.

Sole Survivor by I_Gave_You_Fair_Warning  Because the soles of your feet are extremely vulnerable to pain. Also, Obi-Wan is beautiful when in torment. Also, Anakin angst. Also, Obi-Wan powering through unspeakable pain. That's all the "why" I need.

Offset by Deviant_Accumulation  While on his mission to discover the mastermind behind the assassination attempts on Senator Amidala, Obi-Wan Kenobi is captured on Geonosis by Separatist Leader and former Jedi Master Dooku. As old and new secrets come to light, the Jedi Knight struggles to discern the truths from the lies. Political and personal motivations clash and blur together; all the while the galaxy is balancing on the precipice of war, and coming closer to falling with every passing second.

Sorry by samurai_hearts  A quick oneshot/warm-up. Obi-Wan and Ahsoka are captured and Anakin is, well, late.

Supreme Chancellor Obi-Wan Kenobi by stonefreeak By an old Republic law, all members of the Jedi High Council are senators in the Galactic Senate, and can thus be voted in as chancellor. A Senator from a less prominent planet has had enough of Chancellor Palpatine's incompetence and calls for a Vote of No-Confidence and the installation of Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi as Supreme Chancellor of the Galactic Republic.This one action becomes the catalyst that changes the direction of the galaxy.or “Obi-Wan’s Life Gets Worse (Though It’s Not As Bad As It Could’ve Been)”.

Force Wound by Annehiggins  Why did Obi-Wan run from those droids? A notion to explain some of the plot holes I see in the movie. And, of course, I fixed the ending because I don't do Death Stories. Even when they're canon.

All We Can Do by deantookmybiscuits  Anakin has always considered his master rather unflappable. Obi-Wan Kenobi can take anything with a smile and carefully crafted clapback. Right now, though, he seems pretty flapped.

[cacchieressa]

@thatgirlnevershutsup​ tagged me so here we go: Rules: List the first five* lines of your last 20 stories (or however many you have altogether. WIPs count). See if there are any patterns. *or so 1. and gravity, scientists say, is weak (Star Wars, Anakin & Obi-Wan [Obi-Wan/Satine]) Before he heads to Padmé's apartment, Anakin stops off at the quarters he still nominally shares with Obi-Wan and Ahsoka to change into clean clothes. Normally, he wouldn't bother, but Padmé doesn't like it when he gets engine grease on her furniture and he's currently covered in the stuff. When he opens the door, he's surprised to find Obi-Wan sitting at the table with a bottle of Tevraki whiskey in front of him and a mostly empty glass in his hand. "I thought you'd be out on the town with your duchess girlfriend," Anakin says, teasing. "She's not my--" Obi-Wan stops and sighs, rubbing his forehead with his free hand. 2. Everything That Rises Must Converge (Star Wars, Obi-Wan, Leia, Luke, Vader) Ben woke from a nightmare, one he hadn't had in years, of Anakin burning on the bank of a river of fire, calling out to him for help. He felt chilled to his bones, cold sweat drying on his skin. It was not yet dawn, but he knew he wouldn't be getting anymore sleep that day. Perhaps not for a few days to come, if he was going to be plagued by old nightmares. The Force was shifting, unsettled, around him, unnerving after his nightmares.

This gets long so the rest goes behind a cut:

3. if you find yourself lost, dig (Star Wars, Rey & Leia) Rey let herself get lulled into a false sense of security. The mission itself had seemed simple enough. "Fly me to these coordinates," the General had said, and so Rey had strapped herself into the pilot's seat of the Millennium Falcon and flown. "Stand there and look intimidating," the General had said. So Rey had stood just behind her with her face set in a blank mask and a hand on the hilt of her lightsaber while the General negotiated for the use of an old Rebellion base on Cardooine with the queen of the planet. 4. No Exit (Star Wars, Darth Vader/Ahsoka Tano) Darth Vader sat in silence as medical droids buzzed around him, repairing his life support system and replacing his damaged helmet. I won't leave you. Not this time. Ahsoka's words rang in his memory, tearing open scars he'd thought long since healed over. She was dead, or she would be soon. It should have been pleasing. 5. If You Wear That Velvet Dress (Push, Nick/Cassie) The shop is packed with uncomfortable-looking furniture and racks of clothing. It smells of steam heat, damp wool coats, and desperation. They fit right in, Nick thinks as he shoves through rack after rack of women's clothes before finding the men's section. "I'm not gonna find a tux at Goodwill," he says.
 Cassie glances over from where she's fondling a leather jacket. "Not at this Goodwill anyway," she agrees, surprising him. 6. The Extraterrestrial Elf Emergency (The Middleman, Wendy & the Middleman) "And there were no signs of any disturbance?" the Middleman asked. "Other than the fact that someone did that to my doghouse?" the witness--a local homeowner named Charles Brown--responded, gesturing towards the garishly decorated and lit doghouse in his backyard. Gold garland glittered in the blink blink blink of hundreds of twinkling red and green lights. A sign wishing everyone a Merry Christmas blinked in counterpoint. "No." 7. belief undoes your disbelief (Star Wars, Baze/Chirrut) It's not a question of belief. Baze knows the Force exists; like gravity, like time, he is subject to its effects on his life whether he believes in it or not. He’s never believed in much-–the accuracy of his aim, his ability to reload on the run, and the accumulation of credits in order to pay for the finer things in life, or at least a bed and a shower and a hot meal when the finer things (and the credits) are in short supply. People disappointed him early–-the family who died or left or failed to keep in touch when he was the one who left. And friends only last as long as the credits and Correllian ale keep flowing. 8. Bait and Switch (DCU, Steph/Jason) Steph's a lot smarter than the dumb blonde most people take her for, so she's clocked the guy tailing her across campus within the first five minutes, on the long walk from Kane Hall to the Burton Auditorium for her Literature and Civilization lecture. She can't get a good look at him, but he's tall and broad-shouldered and wearing a leather jacket, which could mean he's an annoying LAX bro who's seen too many rom-coms and thinks stalking is romantic or a member of a gang who wants to kill her. Some days it's hard to tell the difference. He doesn't follow her into the lecture hall, though, so she spends the next hour taking notes about existentialism and wondering if Sartre had visited Gotham before he formulated the maxim that hell is other people, and what he'd have thought about vigilantism. She doesn't ask the professor though. She tries not to draw attention in her classes. 9. with our way lit only by stars (Earthsea, Ged/Tenar) It was deep winter, a time when the snow came as regularly as the sunrise, and the sunrise finally came earlier each day, when Tenar awoke from dreams of the sea. She had never been one to put too much stock in dreams; life was complicated enough without adding unnecessary prophecy to it. But the dreams returned night after night for a week and then two. She could almost taste the salt on her lips, and feel the swell of the waves even in their bed of sturdy oak. "Divination was never my gift," Ged said when she finally mentioned them to him, after her tossing and turning woke him after yet another week in which the dream bore her across the seas. "But if you feel there's something you must do, you should do it." 10. Celestial Navigation (Star Wars, Finn/Rey, Anakin) "Go, go, go, go," shouts flight control and the next wave of ships launches, the roar of their engines momentarily drowning out the whine and screech of the TIEs and the X-Wings wheeling above and the staccato bursts of blaster and anti-aircraft fire. The Falcon's entry ramp vibrates under the soles of Finn's boots, but they can't take off without Luke and he's not here. Finn reaches out with the Force--Rey's in the cockpit, right where she's supposed to be, but Luke is somewhere else, his brightness accompanied by the banked fire of the General's presence. Finn's comm crackles to life, and through all the static and the noise, he can hear Luke say, "I'm with Leia and Chewie on Command One. Get on the Falcon and get out. I'll catch up with you at the rendezvous point." "Yes, sir," Finn snaps out, and pounds up the gangway. "Rey, let's go!" 11. what spring does with the cherry trees (Star Wars, Anakin/Ahsoka) It's the middle of the night shift on their second day in hyperspace when Anakin realizes he hasn't seen Ahsoka since they boarded the Resolute. It's not unusual for either of them to sleep for a full rotation after a prolonged mission, but they generally check up on each other afterwards--she makes sure he finishes his after action reports and he makes sure she eats and hydrates, and they go over everything that happened and what they could do better next time. He reaches out in the Force but gets nothing back but a vague irritation, like an itch he can't quite scratch in the back of his skull. He finds Rex in the ready room, hunched over a datapad and a mug of caf. They review some intelligence reports that have come in from Coruscant and speculate about their next deployment, and then he asks, "Have you seen Ahsoka?" 12. the dream of flight persists (Star Wars/Firefly; Anakin/Kaylee) It was easier to get work when the twins were babies. In the aftermath of Palpatine's ascension, there was a lot of chaos as the people who understood what was coming fled to the Outer Rim, and many of them needed a pilot or a mechanic (or both) to manage their pre-war freighters or cruisers. People didn't ask as many questions when they saw a grieving young father trying to care for his adorable infants on his own. Now, it's more difficult, because the kids can't just be strapped into the copilot's seat while they nap or carried around on his back when he pushes his way through a cantina or marketplace looking for a berth. They talk too much, ask innocent questions that no one wants to answer, least of all Anakin himself, and while his skills tend to allow a certain type of people to ignore his famous face, he hates having to trust his children's lives to that kind of greed masquerading as kindness. He's tried leaving them with Owen and Beru, but none of them fared well with the separation, though Beru was more than happy to keep them. They've already lost their mother; he's determined they don't lose their father, too. Not after how close they came to losing everything because of his stupidity. 13. I'm crawling on your shore (Six of Crows, Kaz/Inej) The important thing, Kaz thinks after they fish him out of the water, is that no one can tell how irrationally terrified he was. The slight shivers could be attributed to the dunking he'd taken in the harbor, rather than his horror at being submerged and almost drowned. By the time the fight is over and he's on the deck of The Wraith, he has it under control, though the cold night air is colder against wet skin and clothes. The sensation is nauseating, but he swallows it down and grits his teeth until business is handled. It takes more than an unexpected dip in the ocean to throw Kaz Brekker. At least, that's what he needs people to believe. 14. Just a Little Bit of History Repeating (Star Wars, Vader & Leia) Assassination attempts in the Senate decreased sharply after the Emperor came to power, at least the ones that took place in the actual Senate building. As such, over the years, when he was not present while the Senate was in session, security had become lax. Needless to say, it was a bit of a shock to everyone in the massive room the day half a dozen assassin droids spilled out of the vents and began shooting. Darth Vader was, unfortunately, present, and able to make short work of the droids, even though he felt that the Empire would be better off if some of the sybaritic sycophants who served in the Senate were destroyed. He was no politician but he understood that it would look bad if they were murdered on his watch rather than at his command. 15. The Rumor of Rain (Star Wars, Shmi, Anakin, Obi-Wan, Luke, Rey) One of Shmi's earliest memories is of drops of water hitting her face and sliding down her cheeks--not tears, she thinks then--so she doesn't discount the possibility of rain, the way the other slaves do. (It's not until years later that she realizes they were not her tears.) Spacers are full of wild tales, more hyperbole than truth, but the galaxy is vast and Tatooine is one small dusty corner of it. The elders' stories say the desert used to be lush and green before war brought desolation with it, and there's still water out there for those who know how to look, for those the desert takes into its care. Shmi has always found comfort in those stories, in knowing that a thing doesn't need to be seen to be true. 16. There's Still Time to Change the Road You're On (Star Wars, Anakin, Luke, & Leia) Anakin frowns as he brings his starfighter in for a landing next to the circle of standing stones that mark the dead drop. Jakku is not quite as terrible as Tatooine--there's only one sun, thank the Maker--but it's still full of sand and heat. He grumbles about it as he slides down the ladder and his feet hit the ground. He's going to be finding sand in his boots for weeks, and no matter how much he shakes out his clothes, the cockpit of his starfighter will also to be full of sand, and Padmé will scold him for leaving trails of sand in her sheets. He growls low in his throat even though there's no one around to hear him. He's sure this is all Obi-Wan's fault somehow. 17. The Only Way Through (Star Wars, Ahsoka & Obi-Wan) Ahsoka glares at the flashing lights on the steering console and swears loudly when a sharp thump with her fist doesn't fix the problem. The ship reverts to real space and she braces herself, annoyed and rueful. She's survived too much to die like this, in a stolen Imperial ship that is apparently falling apart at the seams, but the Force is with her, because there's nothing nearby--no ships, no moons, no unexpected stars or black holes or gravity wells to swallow her up. She sighs in relief and sinks back into the pilot's seat, letting the tension leach from her shoulders and breathing her fear into the Force. She gives herself a couple of moments to relax and savor the feeling of not being dead yet, and then she gets to work. 18. The Wild Chance of Living (Star Wars, Ahsoka/Aphra, Vader) Whispers have dogged Ahsoka since her unexpected return from Malachor. She's used to it--rumors and gossip have followed her since she was Anakin's padawan, and she learned then not to take it personally. The distrust is also familiar, if more unpleasant. She remembers the taste of it from the war--from civilian populations and unfamiliar clone troopers, and occasionally, from other Jedi who didn't like her master--and from the years after, when she'd had to make her way hidden and alone. It's new among the Rebels, though. 19. The Black Knight (HP, Sirius/Remus) Remus placed the tray on the table with a thump, cutlery and china rattling. Sirius let out a low moan and lifted his head from where it rested against the cool mahogany. "Breakfast, sir," Remus said crisply, and removed the cover to expose runny eggs and bacon congealing in its own grease. "Ugh." "Will that be all, sir?" Sirius turned his head slowly to look at Remus. "Stop looming, Remus. Sit down." Remus's jaw tightened, the only sign of anger on his otherwise blank face, but all he said was, "Is that an order, sir?" "Yes. And dammit, stop calling me sir." 20. The reoccurring kind (MCU, Steve/Bucky) Steve still dreams of this sometimes, the whisper-soft touch of Bucky's lips on his skin, followed by the rough brush of his stubble or the wet velvet of his tongue. He used to wake up hard and aching after those dreams, frustrated and desperate and angry and sad all at once over something he wanted more than anything and knew he would never--could never--have, thanks to society, his health, the war--and once he'd had it, never have again, thanks to the ice, HYDRA, the Accords. He has it now. Bucky is warm and solid in bed with him, acres of bare skin begging for the touch of Steve's hands and mouth. He still has to fight the urge sometimes to break away and pick up a charcoal--has done it occasionally and they've both ended up smudged and gray in places charcoal probably wasn't ever meant to be. Luckily, skin is easy to wash clean, and the serum gave him an eidetic memory, so he can always draw Bucky later.

I don’t really have anything to say about them? Some should have been rewritten and some, no amount of rewriting could help. I feel like I try to shove as much exposition as possible into those first few lines to get it over with so I can get on with the story. But I am not and never have been great at first sentences. I feel lucky people bother to read my stories at all sometimes.

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John Barber (A/CVR B) Livio Ramondelli (A/CVR A) Kei Zama

“The Falling,” Interlude: Who is Onyx Prime? Leader of beasts, and one of the original Primes who led Cybertron, Onyx has been missing for millennia. Yet, his schemes go on. Where did he come from, and how will his reappearance change Cybertron forever?

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Not a whimper, nor a bang-the end comes with a squall of entropy shrieking from the ravenous maw of death itself. The message is clear: Unicron has arrived. The Transformers lock into a desperate bid to save Rom’s homeworld from the world-killer – but why has Unicron chosen this world on his path to Cybertron… and Earth? The biggest story in the history of Transformers starts now: for Unicron’s arrival can mean nothing less than the end of a universe.

TRANSFORMERS TILL ALL ARE ONE TP VOL 03

Mairghread Scott (A/CVR) Sara Pitre-Durocher

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ROM & THE MICRONAUTS #4

Christos Gage (A) Paolo Villanelli (CVR A) E. J. Su (CVR B) Giannis Milonogiannis

Asymmetric Warfare! Newly emerged from Microspace, Rom and the Micronauts seek out Baron Karza and his Dire Wraith allies. But it may be too late to save Earth from being consumed by a dark god from beyond our dimension!

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Thom Zahler (A/CVR A) Andy Price (CVR B) Sara Richard

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The origin of Equestria’s most famous pony heroes continues as they come together to face the greatest evil any have ever encountered! Will they be able to overcome their differences to defeat an enemy that knows all of their weaknesses? Collects issues #7-12.

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Bob Gale, John Barber (A/CVR A) Megan Levens (CVR B) Philip Murphy

Doc and the Brown family venture ever deeper into the 1939 World’s Fair as a case of mistaken identity puts Jules and Verne in the crosshairs of German spies!

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Joe Caramagna (A) Antonello Dalena, Andrea Greppi, Gianfranco Florio, Michela Frare, Luca Usai (CVR A&B) Marco Ghiglione

Scrooge finally finds someone he trusts to run his business while he’s out adventuring: Manny, the Headless Man-Horse! Mrs. Beakley is called back into spy duty by British Intelligence, but when she isn’t available, she’s replaced by Webby and Lena Le Strange!

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Kurtis J. Wiebe (A) Max Dunbar (CVR A) Ryan Brown

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Ian Flynn (A/CVR B) Adam Bryce Thomas (CVR A) Tyson Hesse

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Josh Vann (A/CVR A) Simone D’Armini (CVR B) Simon Roy

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Sholly Fisch (A) Jamal Peppers (CVR A) Chad Thomas (CVR B) Nick Brokenshire

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I don't know what to ask, but I desperately want to know about HK-24, so...

Share anything that is spinning around in your mind about him? Or just answer whatever you hoped to get questions about.

BARK ABDK BARK TELLING YOU ABOUT WRAITH. He really likes his name because he chose it, and his character arc is becoming a person

Anyway he's a rebuilt hk24 series assassin droid. They were a discontinued line produced by czerka. There's more information here:

Anyway, we (my partner and I, as he did create wraith) headcannon that HK47 was heavily inspired by this line of droids, and Revan most likely used pieces of them to build hk47. Wraith was one of these, he was dismantled and left alive with only one protocol left;

Survive

Eventually, he is found by my boyfriend's other character Orathorian, a force sensitive mandalorian, and he was rebuilt and utilized as a personal companion and aid late into the war. Orathorian never changed Wraith's protocol, which led to him being a bit unique, as organics kinda have a similar thing yaknow. The instinct to survive.

The two are good friends and Oreo (Orathorian) builds a small crew since he's a mercenary n all that. Wraith is the absolute bitchiest angriest droid ever, and his favorite thing to do is insult people. Because so much of him was damaged, including his behavior core, he is nothing like other hk24 units. He is an independent droid and completely lacks a restraining bolt. He developed a personality and bias, because nothing is stopping him from doing so.

Anyway eventually Oreo adopts a son by the name of Cyrus. He's about 16 and has the most intense beef with hk units ever thanks to HK47 threatening to murder him all the time (he was technically a prisoner of war taken by my amnesiac revan in taris, though the two built a friendship that went down in flames before Oreo adopted cyrus. I have an even bigger yap about that.)

The two absolutely *loathe* each other. Wraith *despises* organics and already barely tolerates Oreo's boyfriend and his boyfriend's partner. He did not want another organic on the ship, especially not one that's pathetic and bleeding everywhere. Cyrus saw droids as less than, and was a bit racist toward Wraith, who is a proud advocate for droid rights and an admirer of HK-01. More info here:

However, wraith and Cyrus begin to grow on each other. Wraith respects Oreo and Oreo respects his stupid death wish child. Cyrus does prove to be a very capable young boy, being trained for the mandalorian wars since infancy only to join the jedi civil war as a child soldier upon having no purpose. He is also a hiding force sensitive, another long yap but he's untrained but learned to use the force to survive as an infant due to extreme neglect. His force sensitivity causes Cyrus to be hardier, and harder to take down due to a higher pain tolerance. He's evidently capable.

Anyway Cyrus took a power grid to the heart and fucking died. (He actually got electrocuted by Revan real bad) but that wasn't permanent. He got fixed with a cybernetic engine that circulates blood and keeps it flowing. Another very long yap but this is important for later. Wraith memorized the schematics to this cybernetic engine heart thing, and he brings Cyrus coloring books and snacks and other things he may possibly need throughout recovery because he's the epitome of mixed messages and isn't heartless. Why not leave the pathetic organic some fruit while you insult him so bad he cries.

Now I'm really focused on their developing friendship, because Cyrus and Wraith are closer than anyone else in that crew.

Cyrus was a very unstable child, absolutely riddled with mental health issues among other things (wow who knew growing up in the barracks was damaging) and so wraith got assigned Babysitting Duty. Cyrus was batshit insane, had zero sense of self preservation, and absolutely lost it whenever Oreo went somewhere without him. Wraith kept Cyrus alive.

Yada Yada friendship. Cyrus doesn't sleep much, so he spends his nights with Wraith. He is a curious boy, wraith has answers. Wraith also replies to everything Cyrus says with cold logic, which Cyrus needs sometimes. The two get to know each other, wraith patches Cyrus up whenever he sprints into danger and gets injured, Cyrus is curious and presents his ideas to wraith who probably insults him. He is a half ton of angry metal, what do you expect. Anyway yeah. Wraith also has a habit of collecting data, and he downloaded cyrus' journal entries from his datapad dating all the way back to age 12, as well as his narrative writing, poems, and story ideas. Wraith learned a lot about the nasty organic. He also scans and stores copies of cyrus' drawings. He learned from it all.

He also spent so much time with cyrus that he, a droid programmed like an organic, started to become a person instead of a machine. It all kicked into gear when he was walking on a path with Cyrus, and they saw a flower that Cyrus found pretty. Wraith proceeds to bend down, and with his hands built solely for slaughter, picks the flower with utmost gentleness and care and gives it to his friend. It was a small gesture, yet it screamed so much more. It was a chosen decision motivated solely because his friend glanced at the flower for a second longer than the others and he wanted to be nice. Idk man. Most droids can't do that.

I've never actually written this out beyond sporadic text messages with my boyfriend but yeah this friendship absolutely spirals. Wraith becomes a person who *feels*. He cares for his friend, he cares for his crew, he has bias and preference and passions and emotion. He gets sad because he knows his family will die. He gets sad knowing his kind is enslaved. He gets sad knowing he will never be understood, and he's so *afraid* of death. He's way more than just a discarded droid.

He and Cyrus repurposed the mandalorian kiss as a show of affection like a hug between them. Cyrus trusts wraith with his written soul, with his body (Cyrus is very protective, but he will let wraith repair his cybernetics and gossip with him as he's numbed and laying on his sterilized table, his chest agape before wraith. Wraith isn't a gossiper, but local anesthetic was easier than knocking the kid out and Cyrus needed a distraction before his insane death wish kicked in and he decided to try and run.) Wraith reveals bits of his past to Cyrus. Even though wraith still has an attitude, they are the best of friends and closer than anything. They trust each other more than anything. (Cyrus had taken apart wraith's body and put it back together to learn how he worked and know how to repair him).

So much for the disgusting organic title lmao. Wraith still thinks Cyrus is disgusting, but he does for everyone.

Cyrus will now fight for droid rights. Wraith fights for what Cyrus believes in now too.

Oh and remember how I mentioned wraith gets sad he will never be understood? Well, Cyrus is remarkably observant and always with wraith. He did his goddamn best to understand his friend, and this is why wraith is friendlier toward Cyrus. He gets Cyrus literally anything he needs or wants. Food, water, sugar, tampons (Cyrus is ftm, believe it or not wraith insulted him through his first period and dealt with it. Not fun but now Cyrus, my poor late starting boy, knows what that whole process is), condoms, coloring books, markers. You name it. Cyrus draws wraith and talks to wraith and even tries to comfort wraith when he acts different. It has a different effect, and wraith will never admit if it works or not, but Cyrus noted his eyes glow slightly brighter afterwards.

Like seriously these two are so close and always together. Wraith bails Cyrus out of uncomfortable social situations and looks like a weird protocol droid so nothing is suspicious in public, Cyrus holds wraith's hand and bangs his forehead on him and hugs wraith despite it being cold and uncomfortable. They duel even if Cyrus ends up bleeding internally or wraith gets so scorched he almost dies (Cyrus stole jedi books and learned pyrokinesis, as he did live on dantooine briefly but that and hiding his broken sensitivity is all he can really do until his boyfriend, an ex sith, trains him). They're absolutely brutal but it comes from love <3. After the whole near death experience with wraith, the two work together and repair him and make him more resistant to force attacks.

And its just like- ahwwhwjsnowns. When cyrus is older he engraves his clan symbol into wraith's shoulder because wraith is kin. Wraith gives Cyrus a little hk24 unit number tattoo behind his ear or on his wrist i havent decided lmao because he's also kin, just a machine of flesh and blood. Cyrus even engraves that number on his helmet when he's older and better equipped. Weird thing but they also hold their foreheads together when cyrus is feeling affectionate or needs some. Wraith probably even initiated once or twice..

Cyrus leaves notes in his room, wraith probably even wrote one back.

Wraith learned to create with feeling from Cyrus. He gave his friend a drawing.

A drawing! That *he* made. It's not copying a thing he saw, it was *art*

Agh i just love them so much. Wraith even keeps cyrus' fucking body parts like his dysfunctional flesh heart and random bone shards and ends up studying them, and learning to synthesize multiple human genomes and construct one from scratch. Also he's weird and wants a keepsake probably. Cyrus keeps pieces of wraith all the goddamn time.

And wraith is still a pissed off asshole the entire time 😭😭 he cares for this nasty organic but good lord if he breaks his collarbone or dents his cybernetics *one* more time-

Too bad Cyrus dies eventually and all wroath has are the notes and equipment left behind.

Lmfao. They're great. Enjoy the fucking novel i wrote.