The leader of the Threshers watches as Arcane talks with a high-ranking member of the blood pack. Many questions were running through his head, wondering how they know each other and what will happen.

"I must say, kinda cute. Who's a good…girl?" Arcane coos to the varren behind the krogan and pets the orange scaled animal. He reaches with a hoof and scratches behind her ear, making her pant happily and lick his leg.

"Yeah. Figured it's a reasonable payment for your help with getting Terran to me," the blood pack leader explains. "Now, we are even. Good deal for you?"

Arcane chuckles as he keeps scratching the varren's ear. "How about little Lily for you? Like that girl?" he asks, and the varren growls happily, moving under his hoof. "Okay, Lily. Welcome to the family," Arcane greets with Lily barking in excitement.

The krogan smiles before turning around and walking away. "Good luck, kid. Have fun exploring," he calls over his shoulder.

This leaves the Thresher gang leader in a perpetual state of shock as he tries to comprehend what transpired. Especially since he just saw what should be an innocent-looking creature interact like a household pet to a deadly one. What is this world anymore?

"Okay. Now onto the matter of pay for the next few jobs," Arcane starts with a glinting grin when he turns to the only other guy in the room.

"No…No need," the leader starts with Arcane raising an eyebrow at the guy in some interest of whatever is going on inside the man's head. "Maybe we can agree on everything on top of everything else. Maybe even get some word in for the blood packs and get better things for everyone we have so can fight better than what we are using now," the leader offers.

Arcane slowly turns his head to Lily, who pants happily. She then scrambles onto his back, circling on top before laying down and enjoying the soft feathery wing pillow through his outfit. "I see…well…" Arcane hums as he taps a hoof against his chin. "I guess we can set up some things. It would be helpful even to have someone to talk to if we need something," Arcane expresses, smiling, and the leader smiles as well, thinking this would be a cinch to get some high-level support.

Arcane begins to laugh before it slows down, and his face slowly morphs into a mix of a frown and a smirk. "Now, about our invoice for our troubles."

The leader stops smiling as Arcane's shadow looms over his, covering his entire body and leaving him without a direction to escape to. And his smile fades into a scared whimpering husk.

"Good news, everypony!" Arcane calls as he enters his ship's kitchen and sees everyone sitting and eating lunch.

"Does that even count for us?" Nesa questions in wonder, and the others shrug in response. Before they all yelp as Lily jumps onto the table and barks happily. Lily pants and sits down, looking between everyone sitting around her. "Captain…I appreciate you got us a pet…but is this one housetrained?" Nesa asks, looking past the varren who is now gorging herself on the main course.

Arcane smiles happily as he walks over and pets Lily, making her growl and purr contentedly. "Should be. Blood Pack gave this one, so she should be fine. That's the first bit of good news, though. I have more," Arcane cheerfully says as he raises his hooves in excitement.

Dadea rolls her eyes as she holds her plate out of Lily's chomping mouth and drools. "And what could be even better?"

Arcane grins before he taps his hooves together like a happy foal. "We are getting the full payment for our trouble with that crazy gang. It turns out; the leader was more willing after I got Lily, so I can guess we can thank this lovable biter," he merrily announces and wraps a foreleg around Lily's neck to hug her.

Lily barks and pants before licking Arcane's cheek after feeling his happiness, making him laugh at the tickling sensation.

"See? She gets it," Arcane proclaims and nuzzles his head against Lily's. He then looks to his team again and smiles. "And even better, since I know what I want from my favor from Aria, it's best to make room. We are going to have another soon. Though…" Arcane stops as he looks up to the ceiling in thought, "I might have to do a quick job with it if Aria considers the favor a bit much."

Mevea scoffs and shoves down more of her food. "Much? Your family thrives on doing a lot and proving you can take more."

Arcane smiles at the idea of his mother, Pinkie Pie, making a giant cake for their many birthdays. "Yeah. We always go above and beyond both the call of duty and making great sweets," he chuckles as he also remembers the stomach aches everyone got, even Blitz.

Jaix hisses as he swallows his mouthful. "And can not forget the magic feats and competitions you all do."

Arcane shakes his head and smiles. "Nope. That is what we strive to be. Awesome and great."

Dadea hums as she continues to eat. "If we are going to make great timing on getting back, maybe we should get that favor soon," she warns, pointing a fork at him.

Arcane nods as he lowers himself to all four hooves. "Then I will be back soon. Take care of Lily here, and don't worry. She won't bite if you are nice…I have to tell mom that for her rhyme book," Arcane notes to himself as he starts to walk out.

Everyone slowly looks from the closing door and then to Lily as she stamps on one of the plates and flings the food into the air. Nesa catches the now empty plate as Lily snaps the flying food out of the air before ending with a loud burp. "So…anyone knows how to take care of one of these?" Dadea asks with uncertainty as Lily shakes her whole body and sits down on the table.

Arcane takes a deep breath as he walks through the lit corridor to Aria's club, feeling so uneasy about the entire situation. He is now going to ask the leader of the Omega station and system to get one of her employees to buy out the contract. So, he is hoping for the best possible outcome.

Arcane takes another deep breath as he approaches the guard, who stops him with just a hand up. Arcane looks around and sees where Aria is sitting above him and wonders if Aria will accept his favor at all.

"You can go," the guard informs, slightly drowned out by the club music and chattering.

Arcane nods his head to the guard as he walks up the stairs and sees Omega's leader, reclining on her favorite couch and eyeing the large pony before her. "So what can the great Aria do for you this time?" she asks, tapping her fingers against the soft leather.

Arcane clears his throat and tries to smile, opening his mouth to speak.

"Don't act all namby-pamby in front of me. I hate when you guys try to use your cuteness in front of me," Aria quickly interjects and looks off to the side. The only other thought on her mind now is when Blitz acted cute without even trying to.

Arcane's mood quickly deflates, and a small cloud hangs over his head. "Right…I need to buy out Ruby Daisy's contract," he asks and promptly catches the flinch in her eyebrow.

"That's it? No credits? Weapons? Ships?" Aria presses with a wave of her hand and receives a shake of his head in return. She hums before activating her omnitool to look something up. "Her contract is nothing much. As exotic as they come, you would have to pay more than you expect," she informs as he taps away before sending him the contract. "Get a quick job done, and it's yours."

Arcane sighs and hangs his head for a second. "Okay, so what's the job?" he asks with some worry.

Aria slowly smirks and nods her head to a nearby guard. Arcane cranes his head to look around and see the guard approaching with a sealed box, which he takes with his magic. "Deliver this package to this address, and you can leave with her immediately," Aria explains and waves him off. Arcane doesn't question Aria further as she lays her head back to relax and enjoy the atmosphere before her.

Arcane hums as he looks closely at the package while walking back down the stairs. His omnitool then beeps as he receives a message and holds up a hoof to read it. He notes that the address is close and seems to be just down the nearby hall where Aria's club's entrance is. Arcane finds nothing out of the ordinary of the package, so he pockets the tiny thing, based on his size, into his outfit and heads outside from where he came in.

Arcane's ears throb as they start to recover from the loud music and hear the humming and chattering of Omega. When he exits the club, he makes a beeline for the side entrance before stopping as the door opens. Arcane looks around before inputting the address into his omnitool map and gets a location that this area is down the hall that he follows with a clear focus. He keeps his eyes on his leg as he walks past others, sometimes bumping them out of the way with a quick sorry, and reaches the end of the hall. Arcane looks up before stepping through and walks past some cheap or rundown vendors peddling their wares at him to make a living off this rock.

Arcane promptly ignores them as he keeps following the map before turning down a hall and reaching a small line of doors. He notes that the address leads to one of the doors, so he walks up to the one marked '205' and knocks on it with a hoof. "Package delivery from Aria. No. It's not a bomb," Arcane assures since he can guess a lot on Omega received such a thing before. The door beeps as it unlocks before it slides open. Arcane blinks as he doesn't notice anyone standing there and thinks that they are still inside. "Hello?" he calls, sticking his neck in the small apartment a little.

"Not that perceptive for the little guys, are you?"

Arcane's ears and tail twitches at the sound of the certain mare he needed to have on his team. He slowly looks down and sees Ruby looking up at him happily, expecting a reasonable answer for why he is here delivering a package. "Well…I…" he starts but could not finish at the unexpected turn of events.

Ruby giggles at his small embarrassment before stepping aside and lets him in. She watches his large hulking form walk into the small, almost one-room apartment and takes in the sight of what she has all around. "I swear, I was expecting you at my working hours," she admits as he now notices the dancer outfit hanging near the doorway and her body looking like she recently took a shower. Ruby's wet hair and fur sticking and flattening to her body show off her delicate curves and shape. For this moment, Ruby looks sexier without the outfit on to accentuate her frail frame. "So what do I owe for my package delivery?" she asks humorously and walks over to a small table to sit before a small bowl of food to eat.

"Oh…nothing actually," Arcane answers, placing the package near her as he sits down beside the table. When he sees only one seat for Ruby, he figures it's because these rooms are not meant for more than one person to live in. "I used a favor from Aria to get your contract, and this is the last job for it," he goes on to explain as Ruby sips her small drink nearby and grabs the package.

Ruby hums as she looks over the box before opening it to a sight that makes her gasps lightly. She reaches in with a hoof and pulls out an actual piece of paper that seems ripped out of another larger one. "It's my contract," Ruby explains, almost happily as she shows the portion before reaching in and taking out another one. "She ripped it up. Guess that means I am for hire," she says, smiling up to Arcane. "Better take care of me, big boy," Ruby proposes and pokes his chest with a hoof.

Arcane blushes and brushes a hoof against his chest to fix his fur. "Well, I am planning to take you along anyway," he says almost bashfully.

Ruby giggles before sighing and looking around the room. "The contract includes this apartment too, so it also seems I am now evicted. Guess I will have to shag up with you and your team," she jokes.

Arcane gives a small chuckle at the little jab as she jumps out of her seat and goes to the low bed that seems more on the floor than anything. "So, are you going to take the entire room?"

Ruby smirks as she pulls out a suitcase from a corner. "No. Most of this stuff isn't mine or bought by me. So it shouldn't be too hard," she explains, placing the case on the ground and opening it. "I can take a while to pack. If you want, you can take a small shower yourself since you look like you can use it," Ruby offers as she grabs some things from the small nightstand near her bed.

Now that Arcane looks around, he can see what she has. Ruby has gathered a vast assortment of trinkets and nicknacks that he is sure are either very cheap or for free, either on her own or by others. The little and big things sit on the shelves, ground, tables, and even her bed around the small devoid area of sheets near the nightstand. "Guess you don't have much in terms of visitors over," Arcane observes as he walks over to the bathroom and sees it is pretty tiny. Hardly the room alone would fit his size.

Ruby giggles as she dumps the nightstand drawer onto the bed, emptying the contents. "No. Besides, the only other ones in here are the girls, so not much to do besides relaxing the night away." Ruby hums as she looks over what to grab and picks up a few personal items. "Unless you had a thought about how to spend the last few hours in here?" she questions with a smirking glint in her eyes at him.

Arcane visibly blushes as he bashfully looks away. "Well…" he tries to start before shaking his head. He groans to himself as he can't consider doing much with the mare unless she asks for it…with consent.

"Sit down," Ruby speaks up at that moment.

"Huh?" Arcane murmurs and turns to look at the mare as she smiles at him, patting the bed. "Sorry?"

Ruby rolls her eyes, amused at his small innocence. "Sit down. It's obvious you need to relax, and I am good at making some guys do so," she offers, sitting on her haunches beside the bed.

"Um…" Arcane starts and tries to look someplace else before hearing a giggle from the experienced mare. "Look…I…appreciate it…" he tries to explain before feeling a hoof on his leg. Arcane looks down and sees the red-coated hoof touch him and follows it to the soft gaze of Ruby.

"Then sit. Relax. I will take care of everything," Ruby assures and starts to lead and push him towards the bed. "You are too tense. I can feel it here," she notes, rubbing his leg and feeling powerful and locked muscles running along the limb. "How long has it been since you had a chance to just sleep in?"

Arcane wonders that himself as he thinks back to what he has been doing the entire time. What's more, there is the fact he hasn't stopped one bit since he left his home planet. It was always either organizing and fixing things up or finding jobs they can even start with. He didn't even sleep after the sewer job and hid it under his anger and smile to fool others. "I think…before I left Equestria," he answers, turning and sitting on the bed.

Ruby sighs as she runs a hoof along his leg, slowly tracing along the side. "Maybe it's time you get your first big break. A chance to unwind," she speaks, starting to sound like a soft melody tone to his ears. "Where you can even lay back and enjoy yourself," Ruby continues as she places her other hoof on his other hind leg, tracing them up the curved muscled fur. "So tense here too. Maybe this will help?" Ruby giggles, leaning in towards his crotch.

Arcane softly gasps as he feels the hot breath wash over his balls and sheath. His ears pick up the audible gulp from the brave mare as he can sense every bit of the hot air slide over every ridge and crevice. As he braces himself with his forelegs, he looks down to see Ruby pushing his hindlegs apart and staring intently at the imposing size she has to deal with.

Ruby giggles to ease his worries while leaning her head in. She sticks her tongue out and licks at the small growing size, getting a surprised gasp from him. Arcane quickly grits his teeth, not to make too much noise while his hips jerk a bit and bump into her face as it grows quick enough for her not to get used to it. Ruby blinks as the length keeps growing, rising above her head in an imposing size as his inexperience shows by how much he is enjoying himself from just a mare messing with him only a little. Ruby slowly smiles up to the stallion as the size keeps growing to an impressive four feet that she licks her drooling lips. But when Ruby grabs the cock, she moves her head around and sees the ample girth as she can't even wrap her hoof around it. She doubts that even two hooves would cover him. When Ruby looks up to Arcane again, she sees him sweating and trying to look down at her with a heavy blush on his cheeks.

Ruby starts to stroke her hooves along his length, slowly making it harden and begin to leak some dripping precum. She hums as she leans back, pushing his size down to the height of her head. Ruby smiles as she looks at the more massive flared head at the end before tilting her head cutely. She figures it could be at least an inch or two more prominent, but she doubts she can fit her mouth even over it. But with the musky stench and tantalizing white precum makes it seem irresistible. Ruby leans over before licking a tiny drop stuck to the underside and makes him hiss at the sudden sensation after such a long while. He hears her hum in happiness as she tastes the salty flavor before leaning in again and keeps licking for more. Arcane's hooves grip the bed as he readies for any other surprises while feeling her soft velvety tongue run over his tip.

Arcane finally opens his mouth to take a deep breath and sucks in the musky air, tasting even Ruby's scent coming from her. His vision slowly clears up as he watches Ruby keep licking at the end, almost drinking his neverending stream of precum. If Ruby didn't know better, she would have guessed that this big colt is already cumming. But he is filled with surprises as she learns with each passing moment with him. She then feels her hooves jump a little as the cock starts to pulsate and throb with need. Ruby smiles and keeps licking, lapping at the overwhelming flavor flooding her mouth. She then smirks and latches her mouth onto the bottom half of the tip, sucking hard. Ruby's ears perk up as she hears a sharp grunt from him before loud churning reaches her ears. Knowing what should be coming next, Ruby keeps rubbing her hooves down his impressive size as she keeps sucking down the precum now, mixing with the onset of his eventual orgasm. She gives a loud hum in satisfaction as the taste hits her and her mind explodes into pleasure at such a tasty treat. Even her tail rises on its own accord, and the ground becomes splattered by own her juices mixing with his.

The throbbing becomes more massive with each pulse that passes through her hooves. So Ruby gives one more hard suck and hears him suck in air sharply while his hooves grip the bed tightly to cause the sheets to wrinkle up. Arcane then lets out a loud grunt as he moves his hips, pushing against Ruby's mouth. She grunts as well when suddenly a large bulge moves through his length, passing her stroking hooves before she cries out as she is suddenly hit with a flood of alabaster cum. Ruby's eyes goes wide as she feels the waterfall of jizz fill her mouth and stomach as she tries to swallow it all. The more pungent musky smell also fills her nostrils, making her start to lose her senses as they become dull. She keeps gulping down each mouthful as what she can't get spurts or spills out of her mouth, running down her body. Arcane grunts as he feels his balls throbbing with each audible pump of his cum while the sense of Ruby's mouth on his tip starts to go away. The mare suffers because it is now too much for her, and she almost loses her grip on him. Her eyes roll up into her head while the taste and scent throw her brain into overdrive as she jizzes as well, mixing into the large pool building on the ground. Ruby lets out an audible moan as she keeps drinking, the only last thought on her mind before falling onto her back. Arcane quickly leans over as he grunts, still cumming before seeing Ruby panting on the ground, swallowing what is left in her mouth and around her lips. Arcane closes his eyes, trying to stop the flow that comes out like a hose as he paints her body and the ground before it ends so suddenly, and he gasps as he looks over the mess they made.

"Shit," Arcane breathes out as he looks over Ruby and notices the lost look in her eyes. He frowns as he gingerly touches her legs before remembering he has magic and uses it to lift her and carry her to the bathroom. Ruby moans, confused as she is placed on the shower floor before crying out and sits up as a stream of cold water washes over her. "Sorry," Arcane apologies as he watches the mess wash away.

Ruby groans and rubs her stomach before smiling up at the embarrassed stallion. "Okay. I don't know why mares don't want you. You are a fucking beast when it comes to that," she praises, grinning and makes him more embarrassed. "Calm down, handsome," she chides before sighing and starts to wash up. She then notices the leftover stains on him and rolls her eyes. "Come on, handsome," she suggests, moving against the wall to let him in.

Arcane finally looks at the small shower stall before carefully stepping inside. He grunts as his large size makes it hard to move, and he twists himself even to fit to let the water work its magic. Ruby smiles as she crawls out between his hooves before taking a wet towel nearby and wets it. "So…I guess I can look forward to that, maybe?" he asks, looking down and trying to find her, but bumps his horn against the wall and groans as he gets himself stuck.

Ruby giggles from under him, starting to rub the soaked soap towel against his stomach and sheathing. He yips in surprise and jumps a little as she keeps cleaning him, even going so far as to run it along his length, making sure she gets everything off. "Hey. Have to be presentable, at least. I wonder how you handle this in the morning, though," she teases. She then slowly moves over to his balls and makes sure to clean that, noticing that it is almost half a foot big. Much bigger than normal ponies or the other species. "And maybe. Suppose you need it when you look like it. Don't expect it every night, though. I doubt I can take too much jizz just like that," she notes, grinning and makes him groan again in embarrassment as he waits for her to clean him off.

Ruby hums a tune as she keeps cleaning before hearing the water shut off. She peeks out from under him and sees Arcane, who is even craning his head, look confused at the shower. "Dang it. They shut off the water. Great," she huffs, annoyed, and crawls out from under him before exiting the bathroom. Arcane grunts as he starts to step out before slipping out of the small area and back into the main room to see Ruby starting to clean what she could. "Maybe I could leave this mess for them to clean up. Not mine anymore," she jokes, winking at him. Arcane blushes as the mess are his fault, after all. "Eh, fuck it," she shrugs and leaves the soaked towel on the ground while looking around the room for anything else she needs. "Guess we can leave now. Since," she starts before the power shuts off, and she frowns up at the dark lightbulb, "they are shutting everything off since I am marked no longer as a tenant," she finishes with a roll of her eyes.

Arcane hums as he lights up the room with his horn. "Sorry about that mess and everything," he apologies with a deep red tint on his cheeks. He even goes so far as to grab Ruby's suitcase with his magic, closing it and lifting it to her waiting hooves.

Ruby waves him off with a hoof. "It's no problem. Frankly, this place is a dump, and I am ready to move on. Might be fun being more of a mercenary than a dancer," she says, now visually thinking about it as Arcane steps past her to open the door to the outside of Omega streets once more. However, he doesn't notice Ruby grinning as she reaches behind the door and grabs something before stuffing it into her suitcase. "More fun with you since most of my patrons are drunks or horny idiots," she laughs with the bag on her back, now walking beside him.

Arcane smiles as he walks on the path towards his ship. "Yeah. You won't have to worry about those guys that much anymore. Mostly, you have to worry about those that shoot at you," he tries to joke along but notices her stare. "That was…"

"A joke," Ruby finishes and swats her tail on his leg in a similar jest. "I think you would be interesting enough. Past the whole," she pauses and chuckles. "Cumming buckets part. Seriously, how did no mare end up with you?" she asks curiously, looking up at him.

Arcane gives the mares a gentle smile in an apologetic expression. "Status and potential. That's it. Prince tacks onto a lot for you," he points out as they walk through the musty and dusty halls. "But being a mercenary would open up places to work with besides just governmental back home," Arcane adds, smiling. "My mom and dad didn't complain, really," he shrugs off.

Ruby hums and taps her chin with a hoof for a few seconds. "So what about even making you study for the position?" she asks curiously. She does wonder how this stallion, who has an impressive title and rank alone, can live like this. Indeed they must have hired tutors or somepony to teach him as he does this job.

Arcane snarks. "Mom and dad didn't bother much," he replies, looking down at Ruby smiling. "They taught me the bare minimum, which is what you teach every foal anyway," he shrugs. "Put simply, unless I am aiming for the position as a future ruler or taking over for my parents, I have to learn the bare minimum at least. Afterward, my career is up to me," he recites happily.

Ruby smiles gently before sighing. "You are one lucky stallion. Even to have parents just like yours." She wistfully looks off into the distance and looks over the smoky and ozone filled air of Omega. Arcane follows her gaze as they stop near a walkway railing. The deep hum of engines and vent flare behind them. "I will admit, even after what I said back in my old room, this is an amazing place. Through all the muck and crap everywhere, you will find gems," she rambles off and blushes as she notices his smile aimed at her. "I mean…sorry. Rambling, aren't I?" she asks, now a little embarrassed at saying it like she recited poetry.

Arcane chuckles deeply while still smiling down at her. "No. I think it's amazing that I found a few diamonds here. One of them being my new crewmate," Arcane soothingly says to her, and she blushes more. "Come on," he speaks up, nodding his head behind him. "We have to get you settled in," he notes while leading the red mare behind him.