Ahsoka's pov
It was so quiet. So still. We never saw it coming.

Again.

"EVERYBODY UP GET YOUR GLADIUS MAXIMUSES UP, especially you lovebirds, EVERYBODY UP!!!" I leaped out of bed and brought my light sabers to me from the nightstand. Last time thid happened i did the same thing except for a different reason. Last timei thought we were ynder attack. Now I'm just mad.

"Hunter it is 3 in the damn morning! No one cares if your out of toulet paper!" Echo sxreamed as he slammed his door shut.

"Sarge. This is the 86th time you have done this. Dont you think were prepared for this by now?" Tech asked. I activated one light saber and tripled Hunter with my leg as he ran down the hall yelling at everyone. Omega's door judt opened by itself as she slid out on her back.

"Hunter we have soare toilet paper by the caf cups." Why the hell did they put it by the caf? Hunter sheepishly tapoed his fungers together.

"Normally, yes. We would have extra but I kinda maybe sorta used those up already." We all groaned. Ismt it the Sargeant's job to be prepared for anything and have a game plan when their not. Luckily Omega was on it. Rex was still lying in our bed.

"Well in that case Hunter, i think you should open my gift to you first." She winked and brought the bright red bag with a skull on it, and the skhll had excellent taste in bandanas. He ripped that beautiful thing in half and instead of looking surprised at the present he just soghed with relief and did a beeline towards the refresher room on his ship. Rex finallg stumbled out of bed. Thankfully he had his blacks on as he slumped forward with the worlds grumpiest frown.

"So let me get this straight. He just woke us up for literally nothing?" We all nodded.

"Why is he in charge again!?"

"Not gonna lie, it's the hair." To his shock the entire bad batch agreed, even Omega. We heard a flush and cringed as we all walked away toward the Havoc Marauders sitting area.

"Who wants caf?" Omega asked. I rubbed my eyes because i wasn't sure if I was seeing things. Was Omega... buzzing? She was visibly shaking up and down but not in a scared way.

"Omega why are you so excited? Better yet, why are toh offering to go near the how you say, 'hot danger pot' of caf for us?" Her buzzing increased if that was even possible.

"Because the sooner you get your caf in you the sooner you get hyped with me to open the presents!" She exclaume dand dashed toward the caf pot. Rex was aiming for the xhair but Fives snatched it out from under him mwking him fall on his butt.

"You know what I'm too tired to get up." I glared at Fives as I lifted Rexy with the force and into his chair.

"Stop bullying my husband." I slapped the back of his neck and took a seat in between them. Tech looked up from his datapad and glanced around the room.

"So who wishes to illuminate what they recieved for this Life day?" Wrecke rloiked at him confusedly.

"He means who wants to open gifts first." Wrecker oh'd as if that made him understand it.

"Technically Hunter already did." Right on cue we heard another flush. It was like a never ending cringe fest.

"Oh right. Well then who wants to go second?" Echo asked around the room. Omega delivered a steaming hot cup of caf with small candies floating in them that formed a heart. Then she delivered one to Rex and Fives who stared at the caf qnd picked all the candies out to throw them at each other. Then she delivered it to Rex who just sat there to tired to lean up. I chuckled as I moved the caf cup with the force to the tip of his lips. He had one sip and already felt better.

"Okay I'm up. So who's opening a gift?"

"Ooh ooh me! Meeeeee!" Fives whined as he basically trampled his chair and srumbled over top of the table to reach Rex.

"Fine fine. Fives it is I guess." He beamed and leaped off the table. He giddily laughed. I couldn't decide whether he sounded like an old creepy man plotting someones demise or a small slightly less creepy 4 year old plotting someones demise. No one was sure. It was my present for Fives which was a part of a set i got for the arc twins.

"Echo I think you should open this one from me first." Fives pouted but once he saw what was written on the shirt he smirked and nodded going along with it. Echo cut open the bag and pulled oit a white t shirt with blue markings identical to his old armour.

"Aww and it says I'm the smartest arc twin. It also says... Im Echo? Well no duh. Soka why does it say that?" I tried my best to contril my snickering which was gradually increasing.

"Alright Fives now you can look at it." As soon as i said his name he was all over that gift. He pulled it out of his nad and held it out for us to read although Echo was already dling that for us aloud.

"It says I'm the most coolest awesomest fun prankster idiot ever... so if lost please return Echo the superior arc twin!?" When he was done reading he looked up at me like I just stabbed him or something.

"There I threw you both under the bus equally. Your welcome." They both glared at me but their smiles gave them away.

"Thanks Soka."

"Yeah thanks a lot Ad'ika." I grinned and snickered under my breath.

"Alright all pranks aside, I think we should let the kid open one." Omega dived under the table and slid to the tree after hearing the first letter of Echo's sentence. We heard rattling in the box qs she fought to open it, then heard a loud hiss, i couldnt believe it but the box was fighting back!

"Seriously Fives. Seriously." We motioned for her to show us too. However she wasnt the one who moved the present out into the open. We all bursted put laughing when the cat lay itself down on Omega's lap.

"Seriously Fives it's not a present if I already have her."

"But this way I was sure to get you something you'd like! Merry Christmas Megs." He patted her head and waltzed away for another caf trip. She huffed but started petting Cloudy regardless. She took Cloudy and was clearly fed up with Fives so she took his seat next to Echo and Tech. Then a certain Sargeant walked, if you could even call ot that, put to out table as if he had the universes largest wedgie.

"Omega." He said theough hollow breathing. He looked like he got into a fight with Cloudy and lost as he Speaking of Cloudy she jumped up and started snarling at the grumpy Hunter who was fastly approaching.

"Omega if you were anyone else you'd be dead to me."

"Love ya too Hunter." She grinned patting his head and ran away retreating into her room before he could retaliate. The door shut behind her but that didn't decrease Hunter's rage.

"What'd she do now Sarge?" Wrecker bellowed across the room.

"She disguised sandpaper to look like toilet paper!" There was a simultaneous spitting of caf when he said that. Poor Cloudy felt the fury of it. Everybody bursted out in laughter for the second time today.

"Oh come on Hunter it is pretty funny."

"Yeah even Tech is laughing." Wrecker slapped his brother on the back with a joyful smirk on his face.

"That is not funny! My ass looks like a volcano!" That didnt help the serious case of laughing-our-butts-offavitis which didn't help Hunter's irritation either, both on his butt and face.

"Wait we heard you flush the latrine twice. Did you proceed to continuously utilize the sandpaper as toilet paper even after you knew it wasn't?" Well its obvious who asked that question.

"Well duh! It was horrible but believe it or not I've used worse." Well that got the laugh fest to stop. Fives even stopped in mid caf drink. The air was filled with awkward silence as Hunter weirdly itched his bum. I shifted uncomfortably. Rex saw that and held my hand in his.

"Alright since no one else is man... or woman enough to ask, what was worse Hunter?" Oh god. I subconsciously gripped his hand harder.

"Dude were eating! I don't want to hear this kriffing crap!" Wrecker whined and to him he barely rested his hands on the table but it was enough to knock over all the caf cups. Everyone gasped and stared at Rex, genuinely fearing his reaction. Rex looked at his lap and slowly looked up like some weird shit out of a horror movie.

"Rex." I said calmly and slowly. He surprised us all by smiling. He nodded and just got up and silently walked to our room. Two seconds later we heard muffled screaming.

"Shouldnt you go check on him?"

"Nah better the pillow than me." Fives raised his hands in surrender.

"Im not going near that train wreck of a man." Echo agreed. I rolled my eyes and got up from my seat.

"And you call yourselves soldiers." I rolled my eyes and walked away towards the caf pot to pour a new cup for Rex.

"Alright who's opening next?" A loud thud was heard from down the hall and some stumbling until the small panting of Omega could be heard.

"Tech should open mine!" She screeched and threw a small box at Tech's face. Luckily his goggles broke the fall.

"Omega why must you be so aggressive this morning?" He grumbled. The arc twins helped him up on his feet and back in his chair.

"Alrightie Tech. Open when ready." She told him in her delightful accent, however Wrecker and the arc twins were snickering behind her back.

"Hehe, yeah Tick." He sighed and mumbled something with Wrecker's name in it.

"I may not ever be ready to expect whatever is in this mysterious-"

"Just open it Tech." She said in a more basic accent instead of her thick accented voice which was even funnier. Wrecker amd Fives were dying on the ground. At least Echo had some decency to at least try to cover up his laughter. I rolledy eyes amd placed fhe present in Tech's arms. It was alarmingly big.

"Do i have to-"

"Yes!" He groaned and threw his head back like a 5 year old who lost a bet. He theew his arms up dramatically and ripped open the packagaing from the side. We were all just as confused as him when the wrapping was discarded.

"A map? You got Tech a map?" Wrecker asked. He tried to swipe Tech's present to get a closer look but Tech was always protective of his tech so he pulled it away from his brother and hissed.

"No i got him-"

"The newest model of the H-92 holopad! Thats my favorite holopad of my favorite series! Thank you so much Omega!" He beamed and for the first time in awhile i got to witness Tech's natural, genuine smile. It was so adorable! I just wanted to go over there and punch his little cheeks.

"Yeah... you didnt let me finish." His head jerked up from the new holopad he just recieved.

"Pardon?" Ooh Techie bears voice just cracked.

"Yes you can keep the datapad but you should be more concerned about what's on the datapad. Look inside the manual." Tech dcoffed and held his hand to his chest like some offended old man. Next thing you know hes gonna break into a 'back in my day' story.

"Ah Omega. Sweet, kind, naive Omega. Please I am the brightest mind on this ship."

"Hey!"

"Dude. Seriously?"

"Were literally sitting right here." Echo deadpanned to him with his arc twin. I for one was highly offended. Is that what he really thought of all of us?

"Oh who cares. Move on with your lives to this." Omega said plinting at the paper manual she included in the gift. Tech reluctantly picked up the manual with two fingers and gagged as if he was holding some disease.

"Nope. My apologies Omega but i simply couldn't possibly-"

"Oh give me that. Pft, nerd." Wrecker snatched the manual out of Tech's hands. Tech looked at his feet as he slowly sat back in his chair.

"Dont worry Tech. I dont think your a nerd. To me your just an abnormal genius with cute little goggles." He smiled at me and adjusted his goggles to go along with the compliment. Suddenly it went deathly silent as an arm snaked around my waist.

"Oh look at that. The prodigal son returns." He looked ay me funny but didnt question it.

"Wait I don't get it." Wrecker said breaking the silence.

"This is just a plain old map?"

"Yes Wrecker. And you are an overgrown child. Its nice to see your keeping up." Hunter deadpanned still upset about his lack of 2-ply toilet paper and gain of a scratchy ass.

"No its not just any old map. That's a map of every planet in every galaxy known to man. And your real present Tech, is a mission." He perked up at that.

"A mission? What kind!?" He was so happy cause weve only had two missions in the past 6 weeks and they were just boring supply runs. A mission would be a nice change of speed. One with action preferably.

"Your mission is to find a good planet to calm down on. I am sick amd tired of floating around like some ofd dust bunny. I love the Marauder and Revolution but if give anything for a homecooked meal and landscaping." Huh. Well that's now what I expected. Tech's crestfallen face though was a sight to see. Was he pouting!? He totally was!

"Oh uh... okay? Im positive I could find the perfect planet for us. Given some time that is." She nodded and patted him on the back.

"Good. Id want to step on some rocks or grass rather than you." I shook my head at her as subtly as possible. When she walked over and settled by me on the opposite side ofe as Tech she whispered

"Too much?"

"Just a bit." She was slightly nervous and embarrassed by the meaningless threat she just made but when she saw my smile at her, she immediately untensed. By the end of the day Hunter got some new noise cancellation headphones from me, which he slyly said he could've used last night but we brushed it off okay. Tech got his new datapad and project of course but i also got him polisher for his goggles. Echo got his shirt as well as a new purple handprint on his armour from Rex in the same spot as his last armour. Purple because its a combination of blue and red, it seemed fitting. Fives, all he got was the shirt and a strange derranged unidentified cat to take care of from yesterday. Wrecker got two new volunteers who wpuld willingly be used as weights for his daily stretches (cough, arc twins, cough). Rexy got two different coffee mugs from Echo and Fives. One said the galaxys greatest captain and the other said the galaxys worst babysitter. You can guess who gave which mug. Lqst night was his present from me. Omega got so many different things from everyone I couldn't even count. Cloudy recieved her first collor declaring we are now officially her proud owners of the sassy kitty. Lqst but most certainly not least, I got a day with the best family ever. It was the first time where I never thought about anybody or anything except the people in the room. Best life day ever. I'd even go as far to say it tops my first one with the 501st. Just as chaotic as expected.

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