This is also on my Wattpad account, OkamiWolf87
"Aw, come on Dad!" I whined, folding my arms across my chest and pouting at him. "You said when I was older that I could explore Helios!"
"I did." He sighed. "And I wish you had forgotten. I don't want to go through that again."
"I know Dad." I replied, the stubbornness leaving my body as I looked at my left hand. When I was five, I had been bold enough to go exploring inside the wreckage of Helios with my Skag Pup. I hadn't been as smart then as I was now and I went to crawl through a hole that wasn't stable. Long story short, it collapsed, catching me underneath it. My left arm was crushed and the left side of my face was damaged. My Uncle Rhys had outfitted me with a mechanical arm and an ECHO eye implant and since I had an aptitude with electronics, and having my uncle's gift with computers, had myself outfitted with a temple matrix port when I was older. When I was old enough, Uncle Rhys had gotten me an internship under him at Atlas where I became his right hand. Yvette made the joke when I joined Rhys at Atlas that I was a female copy of him. To embrace the joke, I started dressing like him, all in black. He didn't care, he thought it was hilarious.
"But I'm older now, Dad. Older and smarter." I told him. "I'm not that little girl anymore. You know I can take care of myself."
"I know you are. I'm just worried that you'll get hurt again, or worse." He replied. "That place hasn't been thoroughly explored since it crashed, there's no telling how dangerous it can be."
"Since you don't trust the place, Dad, then trust me. I'll be okay and I'll have Kiki with me. She's no longer that Pup she was back then. She's a Badass Skag now. Together, we'll be able to get out of any spot of trouble we may find ourselves in." I told him, reaching down to pet the Skag where she lay beside me.
"Might as well let her go." A voice chimes up and we both look over at Yvette as she enters the room. "You know she won't stop bothering you otherwise." The woman smiled. "Rhys has rubbed off too much on her. She wants to explore Helios and she won't let anyone stop her. Just be lucky she's asking you for your blessing to go."
He scowled at her. "You're supposed to have MY side!"
"Kira's young, Vaughn, let her have her adventures." My Godmother replied.
After a long moment, my father huffs a sigh. "Alright." He looked up at me. "Just promise me that you two will be okay."
I hugged him while Kiki barked. "I promise Dad. If I get into trouble that I can't get out of, I'll send Kiki for help."
"Be careful, please." He pleaded.
"We will Dad." I assured him, kissing his cheek.
I hugged Yvette. "Have fun kid and be careful."
