Nick was beamed back to the bridge as he clenched his stomach vomiting his guts up. that was just as painful the second time as he patted his face getting up, looking at the bridge where he had his fight. Nick moved sluggishly to his mattress falling down.

For the first time in a long while Nick was sore are tired from his fight with that Tyler kid as Nick cuddled his pillow.

The next day was the basic grind as Nick got dressed in a blue Pawaiian shirt and shorts. Nick proceeded his walk on the sidewalks of Downtown. continuing his walk he stopped where Finnick was leaning in an alleyway smoking.

"So Nicky, how have thing been going, I heard there was a disturbance in the Sahara Square?" Finnick asked tapping the tip of the cigarette against a brick wall as Nick sat aside him holding his hand out,

"Mind sharing?" Nick asked as Finnick reached for the carton handing one of the sticks to Nick uncapping a metal lighter. Nick flicked the lighter putting the flame to the stick breathing out.

"You mean about last night, It turns out I'm not the only mammal with powers in this city" Nick informed as Finnick choked in disbelief.

"You're serious" Finnick replied in disbelief as Nick shrugged his shoulder.

"They seem like good kids, their wanting to play hero, but the got the ability to pull it off" Nick stated flicking his cigarette as it shot into the sky walking alongside Finnick as they approached his van.

"Check out this merch I made" Finnick stated sliding the van door open revealing a create as Nick looked it was full of T-shirts was a drawing of Nick in his hero attire on them. Nick looked at the shirt before handing it back.

"How did you get these made?" Nick asked as Finnick rubbed his knuckle on his shirt polishing it proud of his connections. Nick felt his empty wallet as he was desperate for funds.

"I guess if someone is gonna sell Redfox merch, might as well be us" Nick replied not really into the idea of cashing in on himself.

"Dude, with all the heroic work you've done, you deserve it, maybe you could even autograph em, that will jack up their value" Finnick proposed as Nick shrugged.

"Let's unload these shirts, with the press covering the Redfox people are gonna get wind of him, and fans are gonna want merch" Finnick replied setting up a stand pulling a sign from the van hanging it up, it read Redfox T-shirts for sale at 5 dollars as the two prepared to sell.

The day was slow as they had sold 7 shirts in the hour as Nick was chewing a wad of gum as a group of children approached the stand.

"See I Told you, Redfox shirts" one of the kids, a beaver said showing her friends as she held one up.

"He's all over the news, the second kid a horse added as the third kid a cat stated as the looked at the image on the graphic shirt.

"We'll take one" The three quickly said as Finnick smiled.

"Just one?" Finnick said confused trying to convince the kids to spend more.

"This is going on the wall of our clubhouse, framed" The cat explained as Finnick rubbed his chin.

"Maybe I should try making posters" Finnick though it over as the kids handed him a five dollar bill. Finnick smiled putting the money away handing them a rolled shirt.

"Enjoy kids" Finnick stated counting the money in his register which with almost 50 dollars.

"Lunch, my treat" Finnick offered as Nick smiled.

"You treating, that's very unusual" Nick replied as Finnick smirked undoing the stand packing the stuff in the van to take a break for lunch. the two stopped for a break at the local diner. Nick was still uneasy but felt glad as being treated to lunch.

The two were eating an order of cheese fries and their beers.

"You see, kids love superheroes, we're sitting on a goldmine, they people want Redfox shirts and we're the only ones who's got them" Finnick cheered holding his glass up as Nick clinking a toast.

after thinking about it Nick did not feel any worse for exploiting his own hero identity if Redfox was someone else he might have an issue but the figure on the shirt was just him in a mask as they sat there finishing up their fries.

after eating the two went back to selling the rest of the shirts, the shirts were selling quick as the only had one box left. Finnick took a sip from his bottle counting the bills in his lockbox

"One hundred and thirty dollars in one day" Finnick counted putting the box as a figure walked up to them.

"What do we have here?" The figure asked a white ram wearing a police uniform as he held up one of the shirt looking at the image.

"Selling T-shirts, I assume you have a permit to partake in this activity," The ram asked as Nick looked at his badge.

"Right here officer Fleecer, you'll see we have every right to sell merchandise, I Have my permit right here" Nick stated holding a card out as Fleecer looked at it.

"You're still promoting a vigilante" Fleecer replied looking for a reason to bust them as Nick smirked.

"Vigilante suggests at odds with law enforcement" Nick explained as he crumpled up the shirt throwing it back upon realizing he had nothing that would stick.

"He's acting without the proper authority to do so" Fleecer replied as Nick clicked his tongue.

"According to what I know about the law Redfox is protected by the Good Samaritan law, it's not like he's dealing out justice on criminals, he's protecting people, there is no law against that, so he's not classified as a vigilante" Nick explained.

"Under orders of Mayor Bellwether, The Vigilante Redfox has been declared a criminal" Fleecer added as Nick shrugged

"Well selling merchandise of a quote vigilante is fully in our freedom of expression, you have nothing to hold us on" Nick replied as fleecer huffed

"Just keep your noses clean" Fleecer stated walking off leaving the two foxes as they fist bumped.

"There's the Know-the-law Nick" Finnick smirked amazed at how many time Nick's knowledge of the law has gotten the two out of trouble as they sat there, Nick laid back closing his eyes.

"I wonder if I should work with those kids wanting to be heroes," Nick thought out loud as Finnick chuckled before looking at them.

"You're being serious?" Finnick asked as Nick sighed.

"Those kids have noble intention but I don't their experts in working around the law, they won't be able to keep ahead of those after them" Nick claimed as Finnick smiled.

"Well, the only thing people like more than a hero is a hero team up" Finnick added as Nick smiled. After a day of selling shirts with Finnick Nick returned to his bridge where Quantum was standing, he had a yoyo in his paw it went up and down.

"Why are these things so addictive?" Quantum asked playing with the yoyo as Nick looked at him.

"How did, you know that I not even gonna question it" Nick replied as Quantum opened his paw, the yoyo turning into his trademark cane.

"I take it you've thought about our offer," Quantum asked as Nick looked at him. he had thought about the offer as Nick smiled.

"Awsome, i mean it's great to have you Redfox" Quantum said maintaining his collective tone as Nick looked akwardly at him.

"There is something about you that just seems off. I can't put my paw on but something just feels weird as Quantum smirked.

"I Guess theres no point in hiding it from you Nicholas, you derserve to know the truth" Quantum replied

TO BE CONTINUED