15 Years Later

The young woman, who turned 22, was now 37. The promise she made the man she loved make, never came true. Her long brown and caramel streaked hair, was cut short in the back so she could have liberty spikes, also died purple streaks. The attitude Korso told her not to change, changed for the worse. Cale was the only one who could ever calm her down when her temper rose just above the breaking point. Tech was never a part of it because he knew that if he said anything, it would set her off more. She had two guns set at her hips for easy reach. All the creatures like Tech who messed with her, got a bullet next to their face, or a bullet up their butt.

One day as she was cleaning her guns at a lunch table. Cale walked by and set down two trays. He gave a plate to her and the other tray to Tech.

"How was work?" She asked as nonchalantly as possible.

Cale rolled his eyes and started off in a ramble about how horrible it was. She rolled her eyes and pointed her unloaded gun at him.

"Be happy you have a job Hun. It's better that way. Think of some other humans out there, no job, no future. It's all a dense black hole for them. Nothing to keep them alive and safe. We have it slightly nice right? Besides, we can take care of ourselves unlike most 'humans' as everyone else likes to keep pointing out." She replied glaring at one person in particular who kept on giving her dirty looks.

"Do you hear a crackling sound?" Cale asked suddenly.

Everyone looked up to see the gravitation generator was on the fritz again. The chef took care of it and the food went everywhere.

"Okay, I'm full." Cale said, dumping the food and walking off.

"Cale, you can't just walk off!"

"Oh? And why not Aunt Katt?" Cale replied turning around to face his aunt.

For once she showed the slightest bit of worry and doubt, before it was shaken from her expression and the stone cold one was reset.

"Because you might get yourself killed by one of these freaks." She said, glaring at another person who normally gave her dirty looks.

"Fine, but if you try and baby me again, I'll hurt you." He told her, pointing a finger at her.

Katt rolled her eyes and gave him her sarcastic look.

"I haven't done that in years Hun." She told him, walking away with a swing of her hips.

Cale rolled his eyes and followed his temperamental aunt down the stairs.

When the dogs tried running past and Cale threw rocks at them, he turned around to be greeted with more goons that want to hurt him.

Katt snorted and sat on a barrel.

"Told you Runt." She said smirking while loading one of her guns, getting ready to shoot if need be.

The two surrounded him and attacked. Katt was just about to help when the two were wrapped up in rope. Cale dropped out of their grip and stood next to his aunt who looked at him fingers in scrutinization. Cale looked to her for a report.

"You're not gonna die, it's all good." She said waving it off.

Cale went to wash his face and the rescuer watched the two with mild interest. Before realizing these were the two he was looking for, for the last 15 years.

Korso explained everything and Cale was very sarcastic to reply.

"Cale, saving the human race, it's a big thing. I think we should listen." Katt said walking up to the two.

"Oversized morons?" Katt asked.

"I think he called you morons." Korso said when he released the goons.

Cale started running around, evading canines and whatnot, until Katt had enough and shot a round at all of their feet. That stopped them immediately. The two started going after her but her glare sent the running like cowards.

Korso was busy in a conversation with his crewmate to notice Katt had turned around frightfully quick and scary. Cale backed away from the two when Korso turned to them.

"And don't you think, just by finally coming here, after 15 god forsaken years. That I will fall into your arms like a lovesick little girl and want you to take me again. I am not that woman anymore, and I will not fall for you!" Katt shouted tears welling in her eyes as she stormed away, shooting another round.

Cale only shook his head before walking back to the lunch room.

"Tech, I gotta lay scarce for a while." Cale said when he sat across from the man who took care of him for the last 15 years.

Katt came by seconds later, still fuming. Tech started laughing when Korso came by and she glared at him. He may've been blind, but he could still tell a pissed off Katt when he could smell her.

"Great two people. You trained them well Tech." Korso said standing up to stare at Tech. Tech did the same thing with his smile.

"I was waiting for you to take them off my hands sooner." He said laughing.

Katt at hearing this was fuming and cussing under her breath. Cale was pretty much doing the same thing, only thinking everything instead, while calling Tech out.

"Wait, you know this guy?" He asked incredulously.

Katt rolled her eyes and glared at the man she though so desperately would save her from the hell she's known as her 'home.' Cale noticed and stared between the three confused.

'What is going on here?' He asked himself.

Just then some energized blue people burst through the door. Katt's eyes widened as she shot the table to use as a shield. She slammed her back against the underside of the table and reloaded her guns. Korso landed next to her. She glared at him and took her anger out on shooting at the drej.

"I oughta kill you for what you did to me." She said through gritted teeth when she needed to reload her guns again.

"It's not my fault I couldn't find you for 15 years. You didn't exactly send a message to me saying, 'Here we are, come get us!'" Korso replied shooting as well.

Katt glared at him again before the two got up together and shot at the drej.

Cale stared at his angered aunt at the man he just met.

"Do they have a history together?" Cale asked.

Tech laughed again and nodded his head.

"Korso and Katt were together just before the shuttle that took us away left. That's when their feeling were finally admitted." Tech said when he calmed down.

Cale stared at his aunt with a newfound respect.

'She was able to keep herself together all this time, just to blow up the moment he came back into her life. Should I allow him to be near her, or should I stop him from doing anything?' He asked himself.

"Just leave them be. Something will happen sooner or later. They'll work it out." Tech said, noticing Cale's confusion and discomfort.

Katt then blasted the gravitational generator and rushed into the kitchen. Not bothering to tell anyone what she was doing. Korso and Cale looked at each other and followed her.

The chef was freaking out and went up above before Korso told Cale to 'follow ugly.' Katt was waiting for them at the end of the tunnel, impatiently and aggravated.