Title: The Outcast

Rating: T-M

Disclaimer: Don't own any of the Winx's characters.

Chapter 1

-Andros-

The man walking next to me is running his hands through his hair and giving me the same look he has been all day. We have finally reached our destination and he is questioning me once again. "Are you sure about this? This guy was a problem in the past, he'll likely pose a problem in the future. Breaking him out could make us the center of that problem." He doesn't actually sound concerned; he just dislikes my idea.

"Have some faith." I smile back. He gives me a look of distaste. "Fish-boy is nothing, he's been locked up long enough to know he'll go straight back if he tries anything. And the way I see it, after this hell-hole he'll be eternally grateful to our 'client'." I can't help but put a certain infliction on the word client as if comes out. I sneak a glance over at him in hopes that he doesn't notice that I'm making this up as I go along.

To my surprise his focus is to the sky as the moon is beginning to peak over the low clouds. "Still, why did we need to come on the full moon?" His hand twitches a little as he speaks.

I give a laugh and pat his back for good measure. "Well, you are the muscle of this operation. If something did go wrong then I'd want you at full strength." He looks at me unconvinced. "Come on, buddy. Just in case."

We walk through the subterranean maze of the Andros prison, noting paintings and carvings on the walls from the days when it was active. We arrive at a solid wall with indents that make it appear as if a door should be located here. "This is the place?" I ask my blue haired companion.

He looks at me with an expression that can only be disbelief and exasperation at my question. "Yes, Darko. It is." He says almost sarcastically. I can feel him holding back on how scathing his remarks get.

I hold my hands up in mock defense. "No need to bite my head off." I laugh at my clearly unfunny joke. "I just expected Lucy to beat us hear." He raises an eyebrow at me. "But in all seriousness," I continue, "her suit only has so much air." I hear a disgruntled growl from next to me. I look over to see my companion checking his watch. "Time, Karel?" I ask innocently.

"11:06." He replies just as a portal opens up right in the wall and a girl in a diving suit walks out dragging a fish man. "And here they are."

The girl lets the fish-man drop to the ground and pulls the helmet off, letting her green hair flow freely. She flips it around like a model for good measure. "If you two jackasses are done gawking at my beauty, fish-face weighs a ton and a half." She indicates the unconscious merman. "You mind?" She asks with a venomous tone.

Just as Karel and I bend down to hoist the fish-man over our shoulders a man walks around the corner. For a moment we just stare at each other but then I realize that this place is still regularly patrolled due to its connection with the updated prison. The man blinks at us in confusing before recognizing the man we are liberating. "Y-you there! Stop! You are on grounds under protection of the Company of Light! You will return that prisoner to where ever you liberated him and surrender yourselves to the Andros guard"

I can tell he is nervous from the tremble in his voice and I can't help a smile beginning to form on my face. "You'd be better off pretending you didn't see us. We're in a bit of a hurry. And I can't make any promises that you'll live if you get in our way." My tone is calm and steady, I mean not to provoke, just give a fair warning. He lifts his spear, a standard weapon in Andros, and points it at us as if it will keep him safe. I give a loud sigh. "Karel? Will you please?"

It seems I don't even really have to say anything as Karel is already lumbering towards to man. He lifts his spear up some more but begins to cower the closer Karel gets. When Karel is standing directly in front of him, he drops his spear. I assume out of pure fear and shock as Karel now has sickly yellow eyes and claws longer than my forearm. "Where do you get off telling me what to do?" His claws come up and trace the man's neck.

"P-please! I'm just doing my job! I have children! Their mother was killed by Tritannus! They need me!" The man pleads, dropping to his knees and narrowly missing the claws still posed. "I-I won't tell anyone, I swear!"

Karel's claws change directions and I turn away as a spurt of blood paints the walls around them. "Too late." He says menacingly as he shifts back to full human. He stands up and walks back over to us, examining his nails as if he were concerned one may be broken. He looks up at my disgusted expression. "Sorry." He says quietly. He then turns back to Lucy and hoists Tritannus over his shoulder with one arm. "Let's go."

As we walk past the guard who is bleeding out on the floor, Lucy slips her arm through mine. "If you ever ask me to do something like this again then I'm going to shove my boot so far up your ass you won't be able to walk for a year. Got it?" She keeps a smile on her face as she says that and I can't help but feel a twinge in my stomach at the way she squeezes my arm with each word.

I smile it away and run my free hand through my hair. "You do know how much I love it when you talk dirty to me. But let's save it for the bedroom, shall we, babe?" I give her a wink and lean down to plan a kiss on her cheek.

She releases my arm and pulls a face at me. "Not my type, emo-boy." She teases and flips me off. We both laugh loudly, earning us a warning look from Karel.

"Are you two trying to get us caught?" Karel asks in the same voice he used with the guard. "If you are quite done…" He lets his sentence hang.

Lucy detangles herself from my arm and levitates off the ground. "I'll go grab the ship, meet me on the pier." She fazes through the wall and I'm left alone with Karel.

As we emerge from the prison, Karel steps in front of me. His eyes are once again that sickly yellow. "This better not be a waste of my time, Darko." I swallow hard. "I have other plans. I am not just your puppet."

I give a weak smile before noticing the boat over his shoulder. "Lucy's here. Let's not keep her waiting." Once we are walking again, I continue talking. "And anyway, you just have to trust me. This job is far more important that you're little fairy friend."

Wrong words. Karel tosses Tritannus into a fish tank already positioned on the ship and knocks me to the ground in the same movement. "YOU WILL WATCH YOUR TONGUE OR I WILL CUT IT OUT." His claws are tearing holes in my clothes.

I struggle a bit before attempting to put my hands up in a nonthreatening manner. "Re-relax big guy. I was only kidding." I laugh weakly to try and lessen the blow.

He releases me and helps me up before looking directly at me with teeth bared. "YOU BETTER BE." He then walks onto the ship and goes to sulk in the upper deck.

I rub my sore limbs as I board as well and give the sign to heave off. "Jeez." I mutter at the holes in my jacket.

"Could have been worse." Lucy says with an amused look on her face. She walks over to the fish tank and taps on the glass. "Wakey-wakey fish-breath." She says jokingly. When he is unresponsive she turns back to me. "But really, you should have known better. You know better than anyone how much he cares about Flora. How long have they been together now?" She puts her index finger under her chin as if deep in thought then looks at me with a pointed expression.

"Whatever." I say angrily, I walk over and pound my fist against the fish tank. "Just because he was the reason she divorced that specialist doesn't mean he should also be the rebound guy. That's just pathetic." I beat the glass again." Wake up you worthless fish!"

Lucy wraps her arms around herself as if to ward off the cold despite the unusually warm night air. "I don't know what Icy sees in you." She says quietly before walking off.

"She sees a lot!" I shout after her, cursing my lameness. The ship sways as we make contact with the shoreline of our destination. "Let's get this fish to shore!" I shout to Karel. He looks down at me from the top deck with pure hatred. I gulp. "Please?" He gives a sigh before joining me down at the tank and lifting it onto the trolley to wheel it off the ship.

"Where-where are you taking me?!" Tritannus shouts from his tank as we wheel it down onto the beach.

'Finally.' I think. "Well, look who's finally awake. Comfortable?" I ask sarcastically. I make a motion with my hand and Karel dumps the tank into the ocean.

Tritannus surfaces and looks at me with what I guess was a cross between gratitude and confusion. The expression itself is more puzzling to decipher than my actions. "Why are you doing this?" His voice is filled with awe.

I gave a snort like laugh. "I guess it doesn't hurt to tell the truth now and again." I toss a disk like device onto the sand and a holographic projection of the mermaid queen of Andros is displayed.

"Mother?" Tritannus asks, tears welling up in his eyes. He rubs his hand furiously over his face to try and hide first his tears then the embarrassment of the act. "Why? I don't deserve this. Kindness. From you. I can't…I don't…" He can't find the words to explain what is going through his head.

The hologram leans forward and reaches a projected arm out to stroke the merman's cheek. "Hush now, my child. I will hear none of this unworthiness talk. No matter what you have done, nor what you will do, I will never let you stay trapped in a place like that." Her voice is strong like only a mother's can be. "Now promise me, Tritannus, that you will never harm another living soul. I'd feel personally responsible if you did."

Tritannus nods his head. "I understand, mother. I could never live with myself if I made you feel that way." He hugs the hologram awkwardly. "Thank you. I love you." He says quietly but we still all hear it.

Lucy elbows me in the side. "The transfer's been made. Shall we cut this short now?" She raises an eyebrow as if that is supposed to get me moving.

I clear my throat, catching the attention of the queen and her son. "I hate to rush sweet family reunions but we really need to be going. It was a pleasure doing business with you, your Highness." I walk forward and click off the holodisc before anyone can say more. I then turn back to my 'crew'. "I'll be there in a minute, you all wait on the ship." My tone leaves nothing for discussion.

"So what?" Tritannus jeers after everyone else is out of ear shot. "Expecting a special thank you?" I turn back to see him lazing half on the beach. "You of all people, I assume, know that isn't my style."

"No." A say in response, a smile twisting onto my face. "And letting my girlfriend's ex-boyfriends live isn't mine." I pull a gun out from under my coat and don't hesitate a moment. By the time I return to my senses, Tritannus is sinking into the ocean, blood staining the water around his body. "Don't worry, buddy. No one will ever know."

Back on the ship I sit down and get comfortable. Everyone else is looking at me with unease. "Lucy, take us home." I say breezily. I as she leaves I look over to Karel and give a joking smile. "Come on, dude. We got the job done, earned a little extra pocket change, and there is still plenty of time for your date with Flower."

Clearly I had something wrong because he gets up and wakes right up in my face. "Her name is Flora. And don't you think for a second I don't know what you just did. You disgust me, Darko." He spits in my face and turns to leave.

I lean back in the chair and look away as he slams the door to the lower deck. "Suit yourself. Feel lucky I included you at all." I mutter to myself. I close my eyes and relax, knowing this is just the first of many success stories.

A/N: What do you think? Please review (No bashing) and SPECIAL THANKS to my BETA writer AriXAmi for perfecting the story "MUCHAS GRACIAS ARI!"

Beta Note: I asked Ramotith before doing a full flip on the story. I had fun editing and making it flow. Went from 1455 words to 2372 words.