Yakov was going to try and turn over a new leaf by being a hero with his cybernetic body attached to his head. He was with Lincoln, Mason, and Luna outside of the Jackal's mansion with a couple of security guards with assault rifles in their hands guarding the front yard in case any burglars or intruders tried to break in the place. The men got a rather uneasy look at Yakov, for he looked a little intimidating, even with his body under his winter coat.
"Well, here we are." Luna said. "Jackal's place. This guy will give you big bucks, brah."
"Hmm. I hope so." said Yakov. "I could really use the money for paying my mortgage and possibly renovations for my place. And kids, I hope this will help me fit in with the world."
Lincoln patted his robotic back encouragingly. "People will love you once you become a superhero. And your son would love it."
Yakov thought of poor Leon again, and he really missed his own son. "Very well," he said. "I will go along with this."
"Ah, Luna, Lincoln, and Color Fire. Nice to see you again." said Sergei. he looked at thr mechanical man and looked a little uneasy. "And... while might he be?"
"This is Yakov." said Mason. "He wants to work for Jackal to make some money."
"Really?" said Sergei. "I wasn't notified about this. But, come. I'll show you the bossman." the four followed Sergei to Jackal's private quarters where he was listening to some relaxing, calming music like in a yoga class. "Boss?" said Sergei. "You have visitors that want to meet you."
Jackal stopped his music, and Rupert looked at the four. While he was intimidated by Yakov's appearance, he was happy to see Lincoln and Luna, and his curly tail was wagging with excitement, and his purple tongue was out while he was panting. "Ah, Luna, Lincoln, and Color Fire." Jackal said. "Come, have a seat."
The three kids sat on the long sofa and Yakov decided to just stand up and not sit anywhere. "So, you are the Jackal?" Yakov said to the richest man. "I have heard of the wealth and power you have in all of Michigan."
Jackal took a sip of his sparkling water, and after he was done, he said: "and you must be the one Luna told me about, mr. Yakov."
"Da. I hope what Luna told me about you was true: then I want to turn my life around and have a chance of redemption in my life. I made a promise to a special someone in my life, and I want to keep the promise to that person."
"Hmmm. Well, I can always use extra help in making America, and the world as well." the reason Yakov didn't want to reveal his own son to this man was: he just met him and he didn't want to out Leon in any possible danger in the future. He didn't know the kind of plot this man was hiding in him, or if he had any plot so diabolical at all. "What powers do you have?"
The Ukrainian man sighed and unveiled his winter coat to reveal his cybernetic body to the Jackal. It surprised him a little, and it made his pet chow chow bark defensively at him. "Here. I am a man who is immune to any damage that can be inflicted on my body."
Rupert was barking, but he stopped when Jackal raised his right hand, and calmly said: "down boy. Sit." A small smile appeared on his face. "Well, this sounds really promising. Can you fight?"
"Da." Yakov replied. "My father taught me how to fight against enemies in hand-to-hand combat, and with a gun as well. I inherited his gun skills from when he was still in the Red army."
"Wow. I am impressed. Consider yourself hired." the rich man replied boldly. "With every villain or criminal you defeat and hand over to justice, I will pay you in full."
"Well, no tricks." said the cybernetic human. "If there is one thing I hate, it would be: to be deceived in any form. I want you to keep your word for me."
"I always do." he reached out his left hand for a handshake. "So, do we have a deal?"
"We... do." At first, Yakov regretted his choice, but he cared about his son and ex-wife. He wanted to keep his promise to Leon, and become the greatest superhero that he would ever meet in his life.
"Excellent! Welcome aboard, Yakov. You will love the rewards you receive every time you stop a criminal or a common scum in Royal Woods."
"Good."
"Oh, and Luna, has Electrifier decided if she wanted to work for me?"
"Nah, she says she's not interested."
"I see. Very well."
Back at the house
Luna was playing her guitar in the garage with Same, who was playing with her transformed bass guitar. It looked like a yellow lightning bolt that made it more epic and it sounded meaner than more bass guitars, something like Lemmy's guitar from Motorhead.
It sounded really amazing and awesome to Lincoln and his family's ears, something very out of the ordinary. Yakov was with him and the others, outside the garage. He wasn't really cheering, but he was liking it more than today's pop or hip-hop music, which he absolutely hated.
"Well, they are impressive. I will give them that." Yakov remarked to Lincoln
"I know!" the white-haired boy agreed with him. "Luna knows how to make everything rockin'!"
"You know, Leon likes rock music too."
"Really?"
"Uh-huh. He also loves Ace Savvy, comic books, video games, and arcades. You two would really hit it off if you met."
"Well, I wish I can meet him."
Poor Yakov looked sad, obviously missing one of the only family he had left. He wished he could see him, but he didn't know where he was right now. Still, maybe he can look for him since he will be a superhero soon enough. As soon as the two rocker girls were come jamming, the family and Yakov applauded.
"Man, that felt awesome!" Luna said. "Nice job, Sam."
"Thanks, you too, Luna."
"Pardon me, Yakov." said Lisa. "But I have created an obstacle course for you by fighting robots under my command for you to train against."
"Wait, the ones that know karate?" Luna asked. "Those dudes are tough. Sure, I can freeze them with my ice powers, but they can play hardball."
The Ukrainian man made a small chuckle before saying: "that's quite alright Luna. I love playing hardball."
