A bonus chapter where Bendot runs into Gon dressed as Santa.
Gon stood there puzzled while starring at a deranged obese man in his mid 50's, trying to give him a teddy bear.
"Hey, uhh, Gon right?"
"...yeah, who are you?"
"I'm Santa Claus and I'm here to give you presents!"
"...ummm, okay?"
"Do like teddy bears my child?!"
"...ummm, what?"
"What's wrong my child? Is there something bothering you?"
"Yeah, you just broke into my house and now you're offering me a teddy bear like I'm some naïve child," Gon retorted aggressively. Out of frustration, Bendot lowers his body to Gon's height, and leans in on his face to start whispering.
"Listen and listen closely here you little shit. I'm not trying to play games right now because I got no time to be playing them you fucking cunt! I have a deadline that I have to meet and if I don't meet that deadline, I'm going to be fucking dead kid. I got out of a really long jail sentence because of this, and I do not need to get fucked in the ass by some cheeky ass cunt like you! So I beg you, don't fuck around with me, you little shit, my life is in your hands and if you do not cooperate, I will fucking die! Do you understand me maggot?!" he finished, as Gon stares at him blankly.
"I'm sorry, sir, but I really can't take you seriously,"
"What?! I will end your fucking life kid!"
"Hahaha, you're funny when you're angry. You must be Leorio, but your body says otherwise...Leorio also celebrates Festivus so there's that,"
"Leorio?! That douchebag in the suit and tie all the time who wears expensive deodorant?"
"You know him?!"
"Yeah of course, it may not look like it, but I was actually one of the moderators in trick tower. You may remember me as the one who was supposed to fight Tonpa before he chickened out,"
"Oh I remember you! And don't worry about the association, let's just say that I'm also one of them and happen to have really good connections, so don't worry about them," Gon smiled, holding out his Hunter's license proudly."I doubt the association will punish you for a little misunderstanding, besides, they could direct their grievances to me or even my dad, who's a double star Hunter and could help you out if things go wrong,"
"Holy shit, you passed the exam on your first time?"
"Yep! I had some friends that helped, but here we are haha," Gon answered, looking at his card sheepishly and looking back up again. "So you got out of prison huh?"
"It's a long story and it's yes and no. Let's say I acquired some 'skills' essential to becoming a 'real' Hunter,"
"You mean nen?"
"Hey, you're not supposed to mention that, are you?"
"I could tell you learned nen by your aura. Besides, there aren't any threats in his house or this island by a long shot, so we are totally fine! What are you?"
"A Transmuter, I could manipulate my aura to imitate objects, but if you're wondering about my gut, I don't know how to explain it. It was someone hired by the association to transfer their aura and set a condition that I'm like this for the holiday. This is so if I try to fight someone, I wont be in shape enough to hurt anyone. But this nen stuff is really a pain though. I could do it, but there's just so much about it that it hurts my head thinking about it,"
"Ahh, and yeah nen is confusing. You'll get the hang of it through a lot of training and repetition, you'll get there,"
"Yep, but really, how the hell were you able to pass the third phase despite the handicap?"
"It was very tough to manage I gotta admit! After we had to wait out 50 hours, we were stuck in this on room and that had two doors: one that would of lead to the bottom of the tower in less than a few minutes, but only three out of the five of us could proceed. And the other one were all of us could pass, but it would be too late,"
"So you took the first option?"
"The second option,"
"Really?"
"Yeah, but we took a short cut. Ins-,"
"GON, WHO THE FUCK IS THIS CREEP?!" Yelled Ging, being shocked at the sight of what could be a child predator dressed as Santa trying to seduce his little boy.
"Ging! I know this guy, rela-,"
"WHAT DID I TELL YOU ABOUT INVITING STRANGERS INTO THE HOME?! HE COULD BE A RAPIST FOR ALL YOU KNOW, GON!"
"...well, first off, you never told me anything-"
"ENOGUH! *sighs* I heard enough from you young man! Letting strangers into our home in the middle of the night like this is just inappropriate and inexcusable,"
"So? Even if I did, I would be able to handle myself, you know me Ging! His aura isn't even that stron-,"
"GON YOU'RE NO - ughhh, you leave me no choice...Gon, you're grounded! You're not aloud to use the internet for the rest of my stay do you understand me?!
"NO FAIR! HE BARGED INTO THE HOUSE BECAUSE HE SAYS THE ASSOCIATION SENT HIM!"
"The association? Gon, leave, this is grown up business,"
"No fair, I'm part of the association too, you can't patronize me because I'm your son,"
"Who taught you to question authority?"
"You did," Gon said, as Ging thinks back to that time he and Gon had that intimate night on top of the mountain.
"Remember Gon, no matter what, be sure to do what you want to do and not what others tell you,"
"What if it's a grown up?"
"Grown up?! What kind of pussy ass terminology is that? A vain term used by older, pathetic people to get their way instead of allowing kids to think for themselves, thus them growing up to be suppressed bastards doing what ever their higher up tells them to do even if it contradicts their own personal code of ethics. Don't be afraid to question authority Gon, because you matter as much as anyone else does, and your worth as an independent thinking shouldn't be voided because of someone's place in society. Even if it's your own father telling you what to do, your voice still matters Gon, so never let yourself be silenced just because of someone else's place in society ..."
"...and you also said that I should 'beat the living shit' out of anybody who tries to silence me,"
"Fine, just don't tell your mother any of this,"
"Mito is my mom?"
"No you little shi-! You know what I meant," Ging sighed, as he sluggishly goes over to the fridge to get a cold one out and plops his body onto the couch. "So, fat man, who in the association sent you here?"
"Partison,"
"That rat bastard Partison," Ging sneered, taking a heavy gulp out of his drink.
"Tell that asshole that I think that he's a piece of shit corrupt politician who doesn't know his place in the world,"
"Yeah, uh, sure," Bendot said shyly, unsure of how else to respond.
"He doesn't mean that, he's just being silly," Gon followed up, trying to maintain peace in the household. From there, the trio casually conversed about their adventures for about 15 minutes before he had to continue his shift. It wasn't too awkward of an encounter, things did become pleasant after a while and he left a couple of gifts on the way out.