Theme 036 - Adulthood (about 752 words)

Adulthood. Rex hadn't thought about it much but he was almost an adult now. He's matured a lot over the years. Even just the last year. The seventeen year old was still a bit childish. The plush toys all over his room proved that. But that kind childishness was different from being mature. He use to run away and get into trouble and make inappropriate jokes. Not anymore he thought more of others and communicated better. Still got into trouble, he just attracted it but he didn't seek it out and caused it as much. At least not on purpose. He was practically an adult in more ways than one. He didn't change that much physically at least not in the last year. He was pretty much done growing once he was at age  sixteen. (Or around it. They still didn't know when his birthdays was or how old he was. Age guess was based all on physical and mental stuff really) So the last year saw very few (physical) changes there. But since he was fifteen the was a slight change in him. Mostly if you looked back and compared photos of him from then to now. Day to day the people around him probably haven't noticed much unless the thought on it and saw  photos and video of him. His hormones calmed down and the more hormone driven days of his teenage years were behind him. Not that he still didn't drool over hot girls. He certainly still took notice. He just didn't chase after all of the hot ladies he saw. He knew he couldn't and shouldn't. And he could control himself and such actions. Not that he didn't get tighter pants every now and then from hot passers by or randomly. That was just manhood. It just wasn't as constant. He had control. He didn't need to think of love making all the time or run to a private area right than. He could wait. He also had a girlfriend to look at and while still a virgin he certainly was cozy and love and doves with her . He was a tab bit taller. Taller by an inch or two now at his adult hight of five foot ten. His voice was a bit deeper but not that noticeable again you'd have to see video for, a few years ago and compare from then to now to really notice. He was also more muscular. Mostly from all the hard work and training and fighting he does than from like hormones, puberty and such, but it was a change either way. He was almost legally an adult. Although that didn't matter much, growing up in providence as a weapon and tool he quickly learned to do things on his own like an adult would. Plus again they had no clue how old he really was for all they knew he was legal. Not like he'll ever have anything other than a providence ID anyways. His face wasn't as rounded and childish now. It was sharper and more adult. He was on the onset of adulthood now. Technically adulthood has been here creeping up on him for a while bit now you could clearly see it on his face. In his features. He could come up with actually possible solutions to problems and help solve them with out making a mess. He had a more mature take on problem solving and an adult view on the world around him. Even if he still joked now and then even when the situation wasn't meant for it. He learn to control the jokes and when not to say them. He still told inappropriate jokes at bad times but he recognized them as such and tried to limit such. His younger self has not such filter or thoughts for jokes. He just told them whenever where ever no matter what. Now he thought about the situation first and only told badly time jokes when he was truly frightened to clam himself. Otherwise he wouldn't joke in a serious situation now. Everything about him was adulthood. He grew up a lot. His 'parents' Six and Holiday were very proud of him and how he's grown. The young man wasn't like the little kid they had taken in. Even if he was still a lot like him he's an adult now and was able to take on whatever came his way with the thinking and problem solving that came with adulthood. 

Theme 035 - Teenager (about 390 words)

As a teenager, Rex got in to trouble fairly regularly. Even if the life he was living wasn't normal he was still basically an average teen. The recently turned sixteen year old wanted to stay out late and hang out with friends. Go out on dates and attend dances. The normal stuff. He also liked to push his limits on everything.  It drove Six, his guardian up the wall. Like would it hurt the kid to at least let him know where he was and when he'll be home? Or even who he's with? That man worried about the kid a lot and not just  because it was his job, but because he cared. He was a good parent damn it. Sure Rex snuck out mostly due to the way providence was and he didn't bother to tell Six because he was afraid the man would say no (he probably would but he was full of surprises) but still when he was out running around doing who knows what with who knows who. It didn't take a paranoid ninja to freak out and worry over him. Anyone would worry. Holiday sure does. Especially when the trackers are deactivated. But she didn't let it get to her too much, she knew what he could handle. He'd be fine. He might seem like a normal average teenager and in a lot of ways he was but he wasn't on the other hand. The hand of healing. He could heal pretty quick from a lot of stuff. Take a good beating. Well no beating was good. More like take he'll of a beating. Yeah that's better wording. He also knew how to fight and fight well. How to handle himself in a fight. And had his builds. Amazing machine technology to build weapons with. He also was a good kid. He wouldn't do nothing too bad. Nothing Holiday or Six would frown upon their younger charge and practically son if he did it. He wouldn't do nothing like that. He'd go to a movie, maybe take down an EVO and be home at a decent hour. And not keep them up all night worrying or forcing them to look for him for whatever reason. He was not that kind of kid. So yeah the teenager would be just fine out there.

Theme 034 - Anger ( about 189 words)

"What!? You read my mail?" Rex was angry. Really angry. Providence made him mad a lot but this was over the top. Like really, who reads other peoples mail and just does not tell them or even never gives them said mail? It was like the mail never existed. That made him angry. The other stuff they did made him angry sure but it could be excused. But this? This was different. This was really personal. Like Circe has sent him stuff before. Really personal stuff and he sent stuff to her. Who read that stuff in between? Who was the middle man? Six? White Knight? Rex felt a blush cross his cheeks as they became warmed and reddened. What kind of stuff did they read that was meant to be private? What kind of mail never came to him? That made him angry but providence did a lot that made him angry. That list was pretty long but he got over and or use to most things but this was another story. Rex sighed trying to calm down. Fine. Whatever. He wouldn't let it get to him, anymore.

Theme 033 - Green (about 347 words)

Green. It was a nice color. But not everything should be green. Six. He didn't even like green that much. But he wore it all the time. He always wore green. All his suits were green. His battle amour was green. Even his sunglasses had a green tint to them. Almost all his clothing was green. His whole closest was full of the same outfit and it was all green. His shoes were brown, is tie black and the button up shirt under his green jacket was white. He had a pair of black pants somewhere and a black tee shirt somewhere and that was it. Everything else was green. He wore his glasses to hide his eyes and help hide his emotions and such. That made snense. It was a simple thing. But the green tint? That confused Holiday. You love green so much that you see it everywhere? It wasn't that simple. He had deeper issues rooted from a harsh childhood on the streets, so he held onto what he had.  Got use to having the same thing and sticking to it. He got a pair of glasses that happened to have a tint that matched his clothes and went with it. As for the green clothes he just happened to get a green outfit and that's what he stuck to. Wear it everyday. Just have multiples of all his outfits. His suit or his battle suit. That's that. He felt weird in other clothes that wasn't a suit or his battle amour. But he could do it. He felt weirder wearing anything that was mainly any other color. It just felt wrong. He need to be mostly green. He could do a little of other colors. He did wear other colors on small amounts with his green suit after all. But he just couldn't to other colors most of the time. If he wore anything else or didn't have his sunglass something was seriously wrong. He was the green killer. The green blur. In his last work. He was six, he was green.

Theme 032 - Brother (about 1,112 words)

He was a big brother. He didn't think he was any good but he was. He knew just how to comfort his little sister or make her eat her veggies. He always knew where her favorite plush toy, Green bean the llam, was. He's got it mastered sometimes even more so than their parents did. Rex had a responsibility to look out for and protect Jaymie. A responsibility given to him by the simple fact that he was a big brother. He didn't think Six or Holiday expect him to actually keep an eye on her and watch out for her as much as he does. But they were often busy with work leaving both their kids to wonder the base on their own. Jaymie looked up to him and came to him seeking safety and comfort. To make things right. He surely wasn't except to fully take care of a child and the base was safe for her to wonder around but he felt a sense of duty. He loved her so much and would hate to see anything bad happen to her especially if he could have stopped it. It asnt to much to ask him to keep her out of trouble and make sure she ate lunch that day. He didn't mind such things even if he often complained about it. Sure he was really irresponsible at times, running off and getting into trouble with friends but that didn't mean he also couldn't make sure the five year old was safe. He'd do anything for that kid.  Six really drilled it into him to be alert and on gaurd when out on missions with her. To watch out for her, and that protective nature carries over to everyday life.  He watched her play and happily went along with her stories and games. Letting her ride around on top of her shoulders and helped her with her school work. He was a good big brother.

He'd once had made a huge mistake that ended with Jaymie getting badly injuried. He felt terrible. It was an accident but he felt like it was all his fault. He kept kicking his self , blaming himself and the mistake his made on her injuries. It truly wasn't his fault. Everyone makes mistakes and Jaymie was alright in the end. But he just felt so bad.nafter talking with Six and Jaymie woke up and started to heal he felt a bit better about the situation but he still blamed himself. He never wanted anything bad to happen. He just wanted to get away form it all for a while and Jaymie did too. So he went on a road trip with her. It was all going so well too until they happened upon that abandoned run down shack. Thinking back on it , it wasn't the brightest idea he had. He wanted to explore it and left Jaymie. Alone outside. Again not the brightest idea. She ran in after him. Where he got attack and over powered by an EVO. It saw Jaymie and attacked her too. It was horrible. Her screams will be stuck with him forever. He managed the fight and cure the thing and save Jaymie but the day was forever carved into his memory. At least she was fine in the end and they both learned valuable lessons from the whole incident.

Six and or Holiday usually kept watchful eyes on both Rex and Jaymie but when they weren't around they trusted Rex to stay out of trouble and to also keep Jaymie out of trouble of her own. It was an unspoken rule of the family. They all watched and protected Jaymie. She was just a little kid. She couldn't handle a lot of the things that the world needed her to. Or more precisely what providence wanted her to do. She didn't need to see some of the monsters there were out there. Monsters that were in their own headquarters, their own home. Monsters that were both EVOS and still human. There was a lot of unsafe stuff for her to get into. A lot of unsafe stuff for anyone let alone a curious child. Rex could stay out of trouble when he wanted and would do so if it meant keeping Jaymie out of it. Well most of the time.

He truly loves the little girl one could easily mistake them for actually siblings. They were close and cared a lot about one another. They were siblings even if it wasn't by blood or adoption or anything like that. Family doesn't end with blood. They loved each other and that was that. They were big brother and little sister and that was that. That's it.  Fmaily was family and they were it.

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Jaymie was scared. Thunder sounded outside and she dug deeper into the sheets. She shook. Finally with a flash of lighting she jumped  out of bed, grabbed Green Bean and headed down the hall to her big brother Rex's room. Pat, pat, pat. Her little bare feet quietly made patting sounds as she hurried down the hall. She opened the door on a crack and peered in before entering.  Rex was a sleep. A tangled mess of blankets and sheets wrapped around him. She jumped at the sound of more thunder. "Rexy?" She whispered. A small hand reaching out to shake her brother.

"Opahh what?" He question as he woke up. 

"I'm scared. It's stormy out"  she whimpered. 

Rex sat up some "Don't worry Jaymie. It's  just a storm. Nothing bad's out there."  Rex comforted . He sat up all the way and picked the girl up, sitting her in his lap. He held the girl close and gently rubbed circles on her back. " why don't we get you back to bed? "

" I don't wanna, it's scary!"

"Alright why don't you spend the night here with your big brother then?" Rex sighed as he carried her back into his room and placed her on the bed.

She hugged him tightly and nodded as she rubbed her tied eyes. He smiled and ruffled her hair " don't worry kiddo I won't let no monsters in, I promise."

"G'night" she mumbled as she fell back asleep cuddling closely to him. The big brother smiled " night kiddo." With that he too fell back asleep. His brotherly duty taken care of. Sure he could have dumped her on Six or holiday but why wake them up when he could deal with it himself and quickly? She did came to him after all. She wanted her brother so that's what Rex gave her. Comfort form big brother.