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everything happened so fast.
screams, pleads of mercy was blurred along with the rest of her senses. she doesn't know why but all she felt was a strong hand gripping her arm whilst getting dragged. her feet scrapping the ground which turned into metal.
the ringing in her ears were so loud. when she got throw onto the floor, feeling it's cold exterior against her arm, she slowly lift herself up to see many children in her right and left.
they seem to be talking. well, their mouths are moving but she couldn't make out what their saying... closing her eyes, squeezing it tightly as she wants to hear again.
then, luz snapped her eyes open as she got thrown into something again. she turned her head to the door to see someone in a white armour? suit? while holding a blaster in one hand.
miraculously, all of sense finally cleared and she suddenly became aware of her surroundings. luz watched the stormtrooper close the metal door before she could say anything.
she isn't in jedha..
she isn't in jedha.
what is she doing here? why is she here? she's supposed to be home, fixing her homemade bot.. well, she stole some parts for it to be halfway complete. she's supposed to be at home helping her mom.
luz stood up from the cold ground, looking at her cell or.. metal box of sorts she's kept in. she walked up to the door, her hand grazing it's smooth surface before firmly pressing her fingertips onto it.
listening carefully, luz looks down at the ground as she hears nothing but faint hummings from a distant machinery and multiple footsteps receding.
taking her hand off the door, luz backed up till her knees met the seats. she sat down, intertwining her fingers together as she taps her thumbs together.
luz doesn't know where she is. she doesn't know if she should panic when even she doesn't know when she's in peril or not but a weird feeling is bothering luz. it makes her fidgety and wants to preoccupy herself to make it go away.
luz turns around, examining the metal behind her that seems to the same material as the door. luz balled her fist, she pressed it onto the wall softly feeling it's coldness making her slightly shiver before pulling away.
the child eyed a certain piece of the wall where her fist made contact before, her muscle slightly tensed as she slowly open her fist which made the metal slowly unfold from it's original state till it clasped off the wall.
beaming, luz giggles softly as she mental thanked her superpowers before grabbing the piece of metal in front of her and started to ticker with it.
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"recruit AMT-8244. step forward." the captain stated, they stood in front of a horde of small children dressed as stormstroopers already.
the soldier held their helmets under their arms and stood straight as they're filed in a five column line in the hanger bay. the trooper whom was a called upon walked through the others till they reached the front.
the captain watched the trooper give them a salute before showing a slow nod, giving them at ease. "recruit, you have showed exponential skill and hardwork in the field of takodana." the captain said.
"how many casualties?" the captain whispered over their right hand whom looked down at their held screen tablet before whispering to the captain the statistics.
nodding, "impressive. 40. for your age. well done. you just might excel further than your barracks." the captain gave the trooper praise that the others carved and envious that they didn't receive it as they're worked hard as well.
AMT-8244 nods "thank you captain." they said. captain took their eyes off the trooper and looked at the others "as for you lot, well done as well. dismissed." and with that, the captain left the barrack with their right hand.
leaving the other troopers to glare at the praised troop. AMT-8244 has been used to it, letting out a huff, they dismissed themselves out of the hanger bay and heads for their sleeping quarters.
passing through officials whom didn't spare them a glance and kept walking. treking through the new ones ship is quite a challenge unless the only path you know in from the hanger bay and to the quarters, you have to pass through the prisoner cells which served as a shortcut for AMT-8244.
the new ones.
the order was formed under the foundations of the befallen first order. though the leader, the founder of the new ones remained unknown as they seem to reserve their existence from the rebellion and jedi order.
this was taught to them to stay hidden and never make your presence known from the civilians you are targeting as they could potentially compromise the work of the founder putted in for this new order.
AMT-8244 could careless if those scums found out about them. they'd just kill them.
then, something tapped their shoulder making them turn around only to be squared across the face. shocked, AMT-8244 snapped their head at the attacker only to sigh as it's just one of their comrades.
"BSH-4524." AMT-8244 hissed as they wipe their mouth that seem to have a small remnant of saliva and stared at the pink haired trooper in front of them. "stuck up now, are you?" BSH-4524 said.
rising a brow, "what are you talking about?". BSH-4524 clicked their tongue "getting praises by the captain doesn't make you special. a set of combobulated words doesn't define your worth!" they said through their teeth.
AMT-8244 was just plainly confused. of course, getting praise means nothing to them though it does make them feel good but what truly brings them happiness is slowly sliding her knife across to those whom abandoned her before she was rescued by the new ones. which is bound to happen.
they just have to find them.
"i am not in a mood for your tantrums BSH-4524. now, if you'll excuse me, i'll head to the sleeping quarters to rest." AMT-8244 said with such modesty. as much BSH-4524 irritates them and want to snap their neck, they just couldn't find a suitable place to do it and their skills are up to match to AMT-8244 to the field.
it'll be a shame to waste such a valuable asset.
BSH-4524 was about to retort back but AMT-8244 sent them a glare before slowly brushing past them and headed inside the prisoner cells. BSH-4524 shivered at the glare before clicking their tongue once again and turned the other way muttering "whatever." under their breath.
AMT-8244 took their sweet time walking through the prisoner cells as they liked seeing pained, broken, insane faces of the ones inside. some would slam their bodies onto the door, plotting to bust it open which proved futile everytime.
AMT-8244 recalled a time she watched a certain asset would scream their lungs out in an attempt to lure unsuspecting stormtroopers to come inside only to be killed and the prisoner have a hole in the middle of their eyes.
she truly took pleasure seeing hopelessness taint their faces as their escape is nothing but a speck.
then, something made AMT-8244 stop in front of a certain cell. wondering why they would stop all of the sudden, but not thinking of much.
a peek wouldn't hurt.
as AMT-8244 peeked inside through the small window, their eyes widen as they saw a child- about their age holding some sort of metal thing in their hands.
AMT-8244 immediately placed their helmet on, pressed in a series of numbers on the keypad for the door to swiftly open and they drew their blaster out, aiming for the child whom seemed surprise at the sudden entry.
"drop your weapon!" AMT-8244 ordered. the child looked confused for a moment before realisation came, not the scared realisation AMT-8244 was hoping for. they instead got;
"you mean B3RT? oh no, he isn't a weapon. he's company." the child said as they offered the machinery that much resembled a bird of sorts.
the word of choice the child didn't do any good as AMT-8244 pressed the blaster closer to them. "exactly! hand it over!" the trooper snatched the bot out of the child's hand whom didn't try to retrieve it back.
AMT-8244 examines the small bot, then they noticed the missing patches of metal on the wall near the small seat the room has. perplex, they looked down at the child again only to see them hold an innocent gaze.
"how did you-"
"B3RT won't work unless i have something to make him move but since i don't have my tools from my workshop. so he stays dormant." the child elaborated which AMT-8244 wasn't going to ask but mentally thanked for the information that this thing wouldn't be a problem.
"so, what's your name? i'm luz noceda." luz said, she held out her hand to the trooper whom stared at the offered hand for a moment before hesitantly handing the bot back to it's owner.
luz giggles "it's hand a shake. you don't know a hand shake?" no, this kind of thing never bothered to be taught. luz seemed to feel the uncertainty from the trooper.
she grabbed one of AMT-8244's vacant hands which made them cock their blaster at luz's head, jumpy from the sudden action. luz continued but slowly this time till the trooper's glooved hand met luz's which she softly shook.
"see? that's a hand shake. not so bad huh?" luz said as she lets go of the trooper's hand. AMT-8244 looked down at their hand, feeling confused, warm.
"what's your name?" luz asked again, the trooper slowly lowered their blaster from luz's head before saying "AMT-8244." luz hums at the said name.
"that's a mouth full of a nickname."
"what's a nickname?" luz was taken aback from the question, blinking multiple times as she slowly process that situation before chuckling. "how come you don't know what a nickname is? do you even have a name?"
"we don't attend to learn useless information that is not involved in the new ones order. and i already told my name, it's AMT-8244." AMT-8244 answered the questions with ease.
wow, they're not kidding.
luz scratched her hair as she started wracking her brain, thinking of new name for her potential friend. then, she snapped her finger making AMT-8244 jump and aim their blaster to luz again.
"your new name will be amity!" luz said with a big smile. the trooper slightly tilts her head to the side, amity
luz giggles as she placed her chin in the middle of the thumb and index finger "i'm prettt good at naming. you can thank me later though." she said, feeling proud as she named a person that is not a bot of her creation.
the trooper didn't say anything, she's still processing everything that happened for the past few minutes that felt like it happened an hour ago. and something seemed to pulse inside her, attempting to light itself up which amity doesn't have a match to. yet.
"amity.. i like that."