Hey all! This is my first fan-fic and I got big plans for this one so keep an eye on it
On the flipside, from what I've seen, I gotta say: I don't own Outlaw star or any of it's characters... and I don't own any of the music I suggest and I name and give credit to the bands who's music I name. Ok, with that said, let's roll.
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It was the average kinda morning of the average kind of day at the S&H shop. Melfina was making breakfast... average. Gene was still asleep... average. Aisha was making a lot of noise about something... average. Suzuka was doing God knows what... average. And Jim was checking the Computer for any new jobs that may have popped up... also very average. Things remained average for approximately 10 more minutes, when Jim finally perked up. Everyone was in the kitchen by now.
"Well guys", Jim said, sounding slightly disappointed, "There's no real work for today"
"What?" Gene yelled in Jim's face, "We ain't done anything in the past two weeks! How we supposed to keep eating around here?"
Jim raised his hand defensively, "Hold on, let me finish. I said no REAL work. I got a message from one of our best employers, and it sounds as though he'd like us to meet someone."
Aisha with a mouth full of food said "Who?"
"It didn't really say. But what He did say is that it would be worth our while"
"Well", Gene said, "The way business is goin, I think we can spare the time... Set us up for an appointment this afternoon Jim, and we'll see what's up"
A few hours later a knock came at the door. Melfina opened it and greeted a familiar face. It was Old man Kojak, who had quite a reputation in town for parting with large sums of money to get things done. He had hired the crew to do a few jobs for him a while back and became well acquainted with them.
"Hello Mister Kojack, It's good to see you again", Melfina said with a glowing smile.
"Good afternoon Melfina, how are you doing today?" Kojack replied
"Oh fine, and you?"
"Good good, I assume everyone is here?" he asked while taking off his hat and modest coat.
"Yes, I'll go and find them. You can wait in the front room if you like" she offered
She led him to the messy area that served as the living room, and disappeared in search of everyone.
Within a few minutes, they were all gathered in the living room anxious to find out what was going on.
"So", Gene started impatiently, "What's up Mister Kojack?"
"Well, Gene, I've a friend who I'd like you to meet, he should be here any minute now"
Just then another knock came at the door and Melfina went to retrieve the new visitor. She came back and behind her came a guy that was about as tall as Gene and slightly more muscular. He had short spiked brown hair and blue eyes that seemed at a glance intimidating but openly warm. He had a lean face with the beginnings of a goatee on his chin.
The stranger looked at each of the crew members, each of which he had heard a great deal about from Kojack. There was Jim, Gene, Suzuka, Melfina, and as his eyes came to rest upon Aisha, he felt instantly attracted to her. Why, he couldn't really say, but after a minute she noticed him staring and he snapped out of it. She realized that she was blushing a little.
"Ahem", the visitor took a look at Gene and said, "You must be the great Gene Starwind I've heard so much about"
"That'd be me, but you have the advantage of me. You are?"
"The name's Nick" Everyone looked at him expecting more but he said, "Just Nick, I... I don't know my last name...I don't have any family except for Mr. Kojack. He's been very kind to me."
Kojack broke the silence, "Yes... Well Gene, I want to tell you why I came"
"Ok", Gene Replied
"Well, I was wondering if you'd take Nick here as a kind of... uhh... apprentice if you will."
"You want ME to be a teacher?" Gene said with a little more sarcasm than necessary
"Ha! Gene couldn't teach someone to tie shoes let alone anything important", Jim was quick to add
"Now now", Kojack scolded, "Gene, I don't want him to learn from JUST you but from the whole crew"
"But why us?" Melfina asked
"Because, my dear, take a long hard look around you" Kojack commanded
They all did and said, "What?" in unison
"Because", He responded, "Each of you has a very special skill, for example, Jim, you are one of the best technologists I know of, and Suzuka, your swordplay is unmatched, and Aisha, who better to train with then a real Ctarl Ctarl officer?"
Aisha straightened up at the compliment, "Well you do have a point"
"I'm willing to pay 250,000 wong for you to train him for a month"
Gene's eyes grew to twice their size "DEAL!"
Kojack couldn't help but to laugh, "Great! But aren't you curious as to why I ask you to do this?"
"I guess so", Gene said
"Because, in Nick, I see potential. You must remember that I was once an outlaw such as yourself, and all outlaws have the innate ability to judge the abilities of another, cant you see it when you look at him?"
Gene looked closer at Nick, who was beginning to get slightly nervous at all the attention. He wasn't always to open to strangers. "But who is, right?" he thought.
Gene looked him over and noticed a strange aura about him, something just the tiniest bit strange, almost imposing. Maybe it was the way he stood. He always seemed in a strange fighting stance, and form what he could tell, it was unconscious. Something like that took years of training and discipline. Or maybe it was his ice blue eyes. Gene finally reported," Yeah, now that you mention it, he does look as though he could handle himself in a fight"
"Well now that that's settled, "Kojack said, "I ought to be heading home, it's getting late". He got up and showed himself to the door. He grabbed his old leather coat and hat and bid farewell then disappeared into the darkness.
As the door closed all eyes turned to Nick.
"Well, welcome to the crew, our house is your house" Jim said
Nick sighed, "I'm glad you decided to take me in, I thought you wouldn't"
"Turn down 250,000 wong? Are you nuts?" Gene exclaimed just as he got smacked upside the head by Aisha and Suzuka. "I mean, why would we do that?"
"You can take the room next to mine! It'll be like a sleep over! Come on!" Aisha grabbed him by the arm and dragged him up the stairs... literally.
"Good Riddance!" Gene sighed, "Surviving Aisha ought to teach him everything he'll need to know to survive in the worst possible places"
After being shown his room, Nick lay in his cot worrying about what might happen if he couldn't control the condition. But he soon disregarded the thought after reassuring himself that he had little chance of getting angry. He knew that few things got his temper up, so he never found it a problem keeping himself stable.