Chapter Summary: Originally intended to be a robot nanny, the Magna Carta ditched the Magnuses just as he was switched on. Using information from superhero stuff meant for kids, he kept his sanity by deciding to be a hero. Ladies and Gentlemen, it's Kid Ultra this time!

Notes: The idea of these two being friends is very non-canon, as far as I can tell. But I was struggling to decide which LLC member to use, and then I decided to go with some the one who was canonically wandering the remains of the universe and at one point wound up in the Detritus Ring, home of the Rogues.

So, obviously, there's a reason for him to have encountered Whiskey before the game.

Chapter 3: Kid Ultra

Kid Ultra had first met Whiskey Foxtrot when he had been travelling the galaxy fighting crime.

The big guy had been hurt pretty bad, so he'd done what any hero would do and taken care of him. He hadn't been much for fighting at the time, but he'd been good at taking care of people. He'd been confused when he'd told him his thanks were all the payment he needed, which he'd realized meant he wasn't often able to simply ask for help. And after voicing his realization out loud, Whiskey had told him a bit about his past. And after hearing his sad tale, Kid Ultra gave him a lollipop.

The purple alien had laughed, then. Reassured him that it wasn't at him, just the fact he had actually been saved and was being comforted by a "superhero robot kid".

Then he patted him on the back, told him to keep in mind that there was a lot of shades of grey between black and white, took the lollipop (raspberry, Kid Ultra remembered that. he tried to keep track of them so he knew when to get more), and told him "next time we meet, let's hope I'm not bleeding again".

It's a few years later, when next they meet. The Last Light Consortium had found him with help from Captain Ghalt, and he'd been reunited with Phoebe Hemsworth, his creator (the old man, Kleese, had been annoyed when talking about his heroics, but she had looked proud and that had been all that mattered). He'd been upgraded with weapons to be a different kind of hero and help fight the Varelsi.

And then, one day, he'd come back from a mission, and there he'd been. Whiskey'd clapped him on the back, said he'd been watching him on the monitor, and told him he'd become quite the powerhouse.

He means it, when he says things like that. Kid Ultra's heard him be sarcastic and condescending, and he never uses that tone with him. "I like having reasons to live," He'd told him once. "And I like people who give me more reasons to live. One of the reasons you gave just happens to be a never-ending supply of lollipops. Seriously, how do you not run out?"

While it is true that Whiskey often ends up getting a lollipop whenever they hang out, Kid Ultra doesn't think that's the only reason. It's only during a quiet moment, without any prompting from him, that he tells him what the other is.

"You thought I was worth saving. I might have been okay, but you made sure I was. Just because it was the right thing. You're my hero because you saved me."

Then he'd given him a one armed hug.

And that is one of the things Kid Ultra likes about him. Whiskey Foxtrot is one of the people who doesn't just call him a hero when he helps them during dangerous moments. He tells him during the calm ones, when Kid Ultra isn't expecting it all.

Kid Ultra has had to learn that the world isn't all the black and white. There's all sorts of grey in between. The Rogues are criminals, but not bad people. You don't become friends with someone like Whiskey, wind up spending times with his other friends either because of him or because of missions, you learn things like that. And he's glad he has learned these things, met them, and met him, because if he wants to be a good hero, he should be able to look at things from other perspectives.

And all the different ways of thinking from the Battleborn, especially when you count a fellow like Whiskey Foxtrot as an ally, are really good at that sort of thing.

Notes:

Since there's no compilation of his voicelines on a video, I had to use the info I could find on him for this chapter.

Kid Ultra was originally meant to take care of kids, which I think includes looking after their health. So he's got a supply of lollipops that are actually good for you, and taste good. No one knows just where they come from.

One of the fan favorites is up next, if he's not out on a job.

Comments are appreciated.

I wasn't sure if the paragraph about things not being black and white was needed, but I had it in my head and didn't want to lose it. Plus, I think being friends with Whiskey is an eye-opening experience.

It's a known fact that Whiskey is a jerk to people unless they do something to earn his respect. The fact that Kid Ultra isn't just some crazy Magnus going around asking Rogues to change their ways, but would do what he could to take care of them if they were hurt when he has no way to defend himself, that's what Whiskey respects.

The scene where they first met was a little before Whiskey started working closely with Reyna, and thus had regular access to healing for free.

Whiskey likes the flavor of the suckers more than he likes the sugar, btw.

Comments are appreciated.