#whumpril day twenty nine

[fanfictasia]

Whumpril Day 29

“Final Warning”

Spoiler: This is an excerpt from Doomsday

“Stand down,” Hunter orders sharply. He’s not holding his blaster, though the hand not holding a helmet – that would also look wrong on him – is much too close to it.

“What’s happening?” Wrecker asks, though he doesn’t move to put down his blaster.

“You’re traitors,” the sergeant replies – is that what he still is with the Empire? “Surrender.”

For a long moment, no one moves.

And for the first time in his life, Crosshair genuinely has no idea what to do.

Clones were never trained to question orders. They all have in the past, but it was never anything like this. Their orders were never blatantly wrong. And to have Hunter standing here against them, ordering them to surrender to the Empire, to stay with it – he has no idea what to do. They have never refused an order from Hunter before. They have never had to.

But they cannot stay with the Empire – there’s not even a question of that, after they know what happened on Onderon was intentional.

But Hunter is their older brother, who’s watched their backs from the time they were little – really, throughout their entire lives – and they have never had a reason to question his orders.

Instincts tell him to follow Hunter’s orders as they always have. All of them respect him, look up to him as their leader. To refuse that is… it feels wrong.

But there’s nothing else they can do.

“What’s wrong with you?” Echo demands finally, furiously. Of everyone, he’s the only one who’s angry enough to lash out. “You saw what happened on Onderon. You know it’s wrong.”

“And you disobeyed orders,” Hunter throws back, undeterred.

“We did what was right,” Crosshair interjects, “Like you always did.” His hands tighten over his rifle. It’s almost a guarantee now, that this will end in a fight. They can’t stay, and Hunter won’t willingly leave.

“There’s more here than you don’t understand.” Hunter’s gaze sweeps across them, but even Wrecker is standing unmoved. “Now, surrender.”

Echo glances at them, subtly enough to avoid alerting the regs, but Hunter is sure to have seen it. “No,” he replies finally, being the voice for all of them.

Hunter’s gaze moves to Wrecker and Crosshair, awaiting their response. The angry – and hurt – look on Wrecker’s face is enough of an answer.

Crosshair stares back at him through his helmet, knowing Hunter can feel the weight of his glare. None of this makes sense. Their brother shouldn’t have turned on them, but that’s exactly what he is doing. He’s standing against them and everything they fought for. Maybe any other time, he would have taken the time to remember what Tech had send in their barracks, but now – now, after they all know exactly what the Empire did, knowing that Hunter is willing to stand for it, he doesn’t. Now? He’s just angry.

Hunter’s hand is slowly moving for his blaster. “One last chance,” he says.

No one moves.

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day twenty nine - fallen

notes: we’ve made it guys! Two months later than originally intended but we’re finally at the last chapter! Thank you all for the continued support as this febwhump saga became Marwhump and ultimately whumpril 😅

This chapter is taken from a current WIP of mine that will hopefully one day see the light of day. Enjoy!

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Firehouse 51 had been one of three stations that responded to a gas main explosion that caused a partial collapse of an apartment building. Fifty-one had been tasked with searching for and evacuating any remaining tenants while the other houses worked to extinguish the flames.

The damage was devastating, and Kelly knew, as he weaved through the debris in the hallways, there was no saving the building. It was going to be condemned if not demolished. There was a small silver lining—the explosion happened in the middle of a workday, meaning most of the tenants were at work or school. The few residents that were still in the building were elderly or retirees.

The only downside was, according to the building manager, they were scattered over different floors and a few were in the direct path of the explosion.

Severide was clearing a unit on the second floor, almost directly over the site of the explosion when he found a victim. The victim was elderly and had clearly been thrown by the shockwave. They were obviously injured but the rescue would be dangerous, even getting into the apartment would be dangerous. The structural integrity of the building was lacking in the undamaged parts of the complex but in the area directly affected by the explosion? It was abysmal. If he was going to save this victim, Kelly knew he had to work smart and work fast.

“Fire department! Can you hear me?” Kelly yelled.

The response was muffled, but Kelly could hear it clearly. “I’m here! I need help!”

“I hear you! I’m coming to get you!” Kelly yelled back then radioed Boden about the victim and requested assistance. Severide heard Cruz say he was on his way over the radio and he took that as his sign to enter the apartment.

Severide made his way over to the victim, an older man as he came to find out, and from first glance it was clear that Severide wouldn’t be able to get the victim out himself. The man, Victor as he introduced himself, had a piece of metal protruding from his abdomen. There was minimal blood loss which meant the metal was acting as a stopper, keeping him from possibly bleeding out.

The scene was too precarious to allow Gabby and Brett inside so Severide (and Cruz whenever he showed up) would have to find a way to get Victor outside without moving the metal in him.

“Hang in there Victor. I’m just waiting for my teammate and then we’ll get you out of here.”

Victor nodded and Kelly worked to get the remaining debris off and keep him calm.

Voices from the others filtered through the radio: information on the search, updates on extinguishing the fire, but more urgently, the call from Boden to evacuate the building—the building was unstable and they needed to get out.

The order came just as Cruz arrived at the door to the apartment. Severide stood up to call him over, but he never even got a chance to say the words. The floor gave way, taking Kelly and Victor with it.

—

Kelly was greeted with blinding pain in his head and led when he came to. He'd lost consciousness in the fall but didn't know how long he was out. It couldn’t have been too long as dust and debris were still settling around them. A cough, which quickly turned into a groan, from his left captured his attention. Kelly turned and saw Victor just a few feet away.

Their situation was bad, but the most alarming part of it was the rapidly growing bloodstain on Victor’s shirt. The metal shard had moved during their fall. Victor was bleeding out— he was dying.

Kelly moved to crawl over to him but was stopped short by the blinding pain in his leg. He bit back a scream, and it took several shuddering breaths before Kelly steeled himself enough to continue the agonizing crawl forward.

Time felt like it was standing still as Kelly slowly inched closer to Victor, but he eventually made it to the other man’s side. Victor’s eyes were closed, screwed shut in pain, and his chest was moving, signaling he was still alive. As Severide’s eyes focused on the blood stain on Victor’s shirt, and the dark pool growing around them, he knew there was a very real possibility Victor wouldn’t stay that way for long.

“Victor? You with me?” Kelly asked, rubbing a fist roughly on the other man’s sternum. He only stopped when he heard the man groan. “Come on Victor, open your eyes.”

It took a few minutes, but Victor was finally able to open his eyes. He turned his attention to Kelly. “What happened?”

“The floor gave out on us,” Kelly answered distractedly as he grabbed a nearby piece of cloth and pressed it hard against Victor’s wound. At Victor’s pained yell, Severide pressed a little harder. “Sorry but the fall caused the shard to move. You’re bleeding pretty badly.”

Victor moved his head slightly and saw the blood. He groaned. “I haven’t seen that much blood since ‘Nam.”

“Hey! Victor! Help’s on the way so you gotta stay with me.” Kelly yelled as Victor’s eyes closed again. “Keep talking. Tell me about the Army?”

“Marines. Got a medical discharge after my unit ended up on the wrong side of an ambush.” Victor was quiet, thoughtful, for a moment. “I lost some good friends that day.”

Kelly was the one quiet this time. He knew loss like that as well. “I’m sorry to hear that. And I know you probably hear this all the time, but thank you for your service.”

Victor hummed in acknowledgment and Kelly could see him fading. Still holding pressure on Victor’s wound, Kelly looked around, almost praying for his team to appear and save them. When they didn’t, Kelly pressed harder. “Come on Victor… How’d you end up in the Marines? Family business?”

“Far from it,” Victor huffed out a laugh. “My old man wanted me to follow in his footsteps, groomed me from birth to take over one day. I tried it and it was fine….I was good at it but it wasn’t enough. You know? I wanted to do more, to be more.”

“One of my buddies enlisted and I decided to join him. Pops was mad—boy I’ve never seen him so angry. Everything I’d ever known, my family, my friends, my future, it was all up in the air but joining up was the best decision I ever made. I made my own path. I fought in two wars and I lost a lot, don’t get me wrong, but I found myself and a lot more along the way.”

Kelly didn’t say anything, couldn’t say anything, he just listened. Victor’s story was hitting him harder than the man could’ve known.

Victor kept talking but it was clear he was losing the fight. Kelly tried to keep him conscious and added more pressure to the wound, but the bleeding didn’t stop.

Victor’s eyes closed for the last time just moments before the rest of 51 made it through the rubble to rescue them.

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whumpril masterlist 2024

I never finished day 30 but here's what I did finish

day one - We Were Dreamers (Not So Long Ago) (Lisa Frankenstein) (prompt one - limp)

day two - Took an Oath (I'ma Stick It Out To The End) (red white and royal blue) (alternate prompt ten - reluctant whumper)

Day three - Daddy's Moving Forward (Daddy Didn't Lose a Mom) (Lisa Frankenstein) (prompt three - shame)

day four - Ribbon in the Sky (Encanto) (alternate prompt six - blanket nest)

day five - 'Cause I Have Built a Future in My Mind With You (And Now The Hope Is Gone) (Chucky TV 2021) (day five - reckless)

day six - Gretchen Cares (mean girls) (alternate prompt twelve - caretaker makes it worse)

day seven - Family Matters (scream) (alternate prompt seven - eyes rolled back)

day eight - The Fear of Falling Apart (Chucky tv 2021) (alternate prompt four - no appetite)

day nine - Beg Me For Mercy (love Victor) (alternate prompt nine - “you’re pathetic”)

day ten - Normality Doesn’t Exist (mcu/antman) (prompt ten - adrenaline)

day eleven - Stay Alive (big hero six) (prompt eleven - can’t sleep)

day twelve - You Thought You Could Go Free (But The System is Done For) (mcu/black panther) (prompt twelve - weak pulse)

day thirteen - You’re Gonna Be (Beetlejuice) (prompt thirteen - angry tears)

day fourteen - We’re Forever (Lisa Frankenstein) (prompt fourteen - urgent care)

day fifteen - And We'll Keep Our Focus On (The Negative) (grey’s anatomy) (alternate prompt five - reassurance)

day sixteen - I Will Scream Them Loud Tonight (onward) (prompt sixteen - coughing fit)

day seventeen - Can You Show Me Where it Hurts? (Red white and royal blue) (prompt seventeen - hallucinations)

day eighteen - Break In (red white and royal blue) (prompt eighteen - broken glass)

day nineteen - And Just to Clear The Air (I Ask Forgiveness) (a good girl’s guide to murder) (prompt nineteen - “I need you”)

day twenty - Please Hold Me (dcu/shazam) (prompt twenty - touch starved)

day twenty-one - You Act Like You Just Saw a Ghost (ghostbusters) (alternate prompt eleven - “why didn’t you tell me?”) (three chapters out so far)

day twenty-two - Daddy’s Girl (stranger things) (prompt twenty-two - stoicism breaks)

day twenty-three - Second Chances (red white and royal blue) (prompt twenty-three - presumed dead)

day twenty-four - There Ain't No Rest for the Wicked (Until We Close Our Eyes for Good) (Chucky tv 2021) (prompt twenty-four - no time to rest)

day twenty-five - We Can Burn Brighter Than the Sun (ghostbusters) (prompt twenty-five “brace yourself”)

day twenty-six - Deadly Alliance (mcu/black panther) (prompt twenty-six - “how could you?”)

day twenty-seven - I was Thinking About Her (Thinking About Me) (ghostbusters) (prompt twenty-seven - “please don’t go”)

day twenty-eight - The Dog Days Are Over (stranger things) (alternate prompt thirteen - “you brought this on yourself.”)

day twenty-nine - First Aid (ghostbusters fusion with Spiderman) (prompt twenty-nine - reluctant caretaker)

fandom and tone consistency? We don’t know her

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