Hello readers! Hope you enjoy my AU in where the GOOD Ants actually get to thrive and live in NGL! This story takes place roughly 20 years after the Chimera Ant Arc. Now let's get the Disclaimer over with!

Disclaimer: Pent Agram13 owns nothing of Togashi's Hunter X Hunter series or franchise execpt for Pent's plot, OC characters, and Pent's sense of humor! Oh and I wish Togashi would get his lazy bum back on track and finish his masterpiece!

Hey fellas!

This my story of how I became a Hunter!

My name is Keiske Shogi. I'm from the Chimera Ant Empire. Formally known as NGL.

I'm 80% Human and 20% Ant. This may come as a surprise, but I'm the only son of the King, Meruem Shogi and the Queen, Komugi Shogi. Currently I'm 17 years old.

Your probably thinking "Enough with the typical backstory where's the gore? Where's Uncle Gon and Killua? What about Aunt Pitou?" All in good time my friends! Now on with the show!

CHAPTER 1: LOST X IN X CITY

Outskirts of York New City

It's a hot sweltering summer day. So goddamn hot I mean it feels like one of Uncle Koupi's explosions! Last time I checked the map I WAS supposed to be in York New City attending the something-or-other Hunter Exam. But the York Continent was so huge! Everywhere I went big freaking skyscrapers with big freaking cities! I mean really? Who the hell has time to build this kinda stuff??? And what's worse? York New is the biggest of all! Even if I did find the city how would I find the Exam location?

Dad's a Hunter. He told me that by tradition, the location changes every year! That and the proctors are different every time. You could take the exam twice in a row and never get the same results.

Sigh, guess as usual I'll have to wing it!

"Hey you, strange boy, your not around here are ya?" A slightly overweight, disheveled man shouted to me, breaking me out of my dismal thoughts. He was leaning on a barrel wearing a maroon buisness shirt with black pants and black dress shoes and to my disdain, a can of beer.

"Yea I am. What of it old timer?" I said without much thought.

"HEY I AIN'T OLD YOU BRAT!" The man started to say. Then he seemed to lose track of what he was saying and took a swig of his choice of drink. Man did I hate alcohol. Nothing ever comes good off of getting drunk. Same goes for smoking and doing drugs.

"If you got nothin' good to say then I'll be off! See ya old geezer!" I started to walk again. No point in wastin' time with a drunk nobody.

"Hey wait! You wanna get to someplace quick as lightnin' right kid? Well I can help ya! Name the place where ya wanna go and I'll take ya! I'm a cabbie driver!" He shouted.

"I'd love to take ya up on your offer old guy but I got better things to do than stick around and get mugged!" I said with a shrug of my shoulders and kept walking. Thing was that old geezer was faster than he looked and dashed right in front of me with a giant dust cloud to follow. And I mean RIGHT in front of me where I could feel his hot breath and see the black stubble growing on his face along with his greasy, slicked back black hair. Not to mention his lazy looking brown eyes.

A fit of coughing hit me. "Geez." I wheezed. "You got my attention." Waving my hand to clear the dust.

"The only reason a boy like you is running around here is because of-" he looked around to make sure no one was listening. "- the Hunter Exam. Am I right?" He said at a barely audible whisper.

"How did you-?"

"Experiance kid. Name's Dronko. If you can make it here-" He jabbed to the massive city behind us. "-you can make it anywhere!" He said with a sly grin.

"What's the catch? Surely you're not helping me out of the kindness of your heart?" I said skeptically. One eyebrow raised at his generous offer.

"Only one." He rubbed his index finger and thumb together. A universal sign for money.

"Sorry pal I ran broke yesterday." I said.

"I'm not talking about now, I'm talkin' about when YOU become a HUNTER! His paws pointed at my chest.

"I get it. You help me and I help you." A thought occurred to me. "What if I fail? There's only a 8% success rate of passing and a 67% rate of failing and another 25% chance of dying. What happens then?"

"That's a IF you fail. And IF you do, well then simply put. YOUR MY BITCH." Dronko's grin grew even wider, like a hyena snickering at the thought.

I took a step back. Can't say that I wasn't intimidated. That and his breath STANK. Seriously this guy needed some mints and a life coach!

"Alright then, I'm heading to York New City! I don't suppose you know where the exam is taking place?" I announced. Gathering my resolve and glaring at him with a steely gaze and smirk with unwavering confidence.

He met my smirk with one of his own. "Lucky for you I do, now let's shake on our deal for scout's honor ok?" Arm extending for a handshake.

"Fine by me Old Geezer." I reached out and gripped his out streched hand. Our deal cemented.

"Nice doing buisness with you Brat." Dronko said. "My cab's around the back of my bar."

Next time: Phase X of X Exam

Well how did you guys like chapter 1? Pretty good start right? I'm hoping to get out 2 chapters per weekend. Oh and don't worry about stuff going waaaay off canon I'll keep it super close in the realm of time. Be warned though I'm totally open to suggestions to improve my writing!

As usual with every other Writer Bastard read and review (PLEASE!).