AN: You all wanted another chapter so here it is. It mostly focuses on Three, and it was hard to write him, so I think this might suck, so sorry.

The song lyrics are "The only exception" by Paramore.


Maybe I know, somewhere

Deep in my soul

That love never lasts

And we've got to find other ways

To make it alone

But keep a straight face

And I've always lived like this

Keeping a comfortable, distance

And up until now

I had sworn to myself that I'm content

With loneliness

Because none of it was ever worth the risk


Three stared blankly as Two and the Android discuss what's wrong with the ship.

From what he understands the thing won't get off the ground.

As simple as that.

But Two keeps hounding the android.

Asking her to redo tests and restart engines and triple check everything.

She should just give up, but Three knows Two needs to feel in control right now.

Three also knows that there's no fixing this.

Five is a smart kid, there's no way she would make this easy for them.

Nothing is ever easy for the crew of the Raza.

No matter how much he wishes it was.

Three's proven right when Four, Nyx, and Devon come back empty handed and even more pissed off.

They were outside searching or most likely threatening people for any clues as to who took Five.

Three gives Four an "I told you" look.

Four looks at him like he wants to slowly cut him in half with his sword.

"Everyone is clueless, they saw nothing, heard nothing, they said we were the weirdest people they've seen today," Devon said angrily.

"There's nothing we can do," Two said admitting defeat.

"We have to wait until the ship becomes operational," stated the Android.


"Do you think it's true?" Three asks everyone as they all sat down defeated in the mess hall.

"What is?" Two asks.

"Do you think Five actually managed to get everyone off our tails."

"Really?" Devon asks bitterly, "That's what you're focused on right now. If you're free right now while Five's in trouble."

"I'm asking because this means we don't have to hide anymore. We can go get answers from the source."

"Even if they aren't trying to kill us, that doesn't mean we can walk up to their headquarters with guns blazing," said Nyx.

"I'm not talking about corporations, I'm talking about an old friend that might know what's going on."

Two smiles as she starts to understand where Three was going with this.

"You're right, I think it's time to visit our old friend."

Four even managed a smirk as he realized who they were talking about.

"So what's going on?" Devon said completely lost.

Nyx looked at Two with the same lost expression.

"We might have a lead."


Tabor Calchek was having a pretty good day.

He had made a couple contracts with dimwit criminals, made some profits from other clients, and he had a hot date later.

He was on top of the galaxy.

Until he heard a loud crash and matching screams from outside his door, which a second later got blown away.

He really wasn't surprised to see who it was but he sure was terrified.

He knew they would look for him eventually.

The crew of the Raza barged in with guns pointed directly at him.

"Long time no see guys. How have you been?"

Portia responded with a punch to his face.

Everything faded to black as Tabor promptly passed out.


"Is this really necessary?" Tabor asked as Three and Four tied him down to a chair in the infirmary.

They had transported him to their ship while he was unconscious.

"Yes," said Four.

"We need to ask you a few questions and we need to make sure you won't try to escape." Two said.

"You could have just asked me without the added hostility," Tabor said starting to feel the pain in his nose that Two had caused.

"It's more fun this way." Three said.

"And we don't trust you." Four added.

"Fine I'll answer and you'll let me go. Deal?" Tabor asked.

Two rolled her eyes.

"Deal."

"Now tell me. Why have the corps and GA decided to stop looking for us? Who decided we were free and why is no one making a move against us?"

Tabor sighed.

"Look I don't exactly have all the answers. All I know was that there was a large amount of money exchanged between some big corps most likely to buy your protection and the person who sent that money has been in contact with the heads of the GA's for a while now. Oh and some henchmen's came down to my house a couple days ago, they gave me a shitload of money so that I would stop being your handler and terminate all contact with you which of course I accepted."

"Who has been in contact with the GA and do you know who sent those henchmen?" Four asked.

"Well I've only heard rumors but I might have looked into the identities of the henchmen and I found out who they work for. My guess is that the head boss is trying to keep and eye on you. And the head boss and the one who's been in contact with the GA turned out to be the same person."

Tabor sounded proud of his research skills.

"So who is it? Two asked getting impatient.

"Well, that depends on how much your willing to pay for this info."

Two pointed her gun between Tabor's eyes.

"I don't have time for your schemes if you won't help I have no use for you." Two said sounding bored and deadly at the same time.

Tabor gulped nervously and then he started laughing.

"I'm just joking around guys, you know how much I value our professional relationship."

Two didn't move her gun away from him.

"The person you're looking for is called Alicia Reynaud."

Three points his gun at Tabor along with Two's still raised weapon.

"Who the hell is she and what does she want?"

Tabor starts to sweat nervously.

"Look she has business all over the galaxy and is connected with almost everyone who's important. The GA, the corps, even shady guys like me, she has deals with everyone. She's powerful, she has people that work for her everywhere and she could kill you without lifting a finger if she wanted to. She's been known to be a ruthless criminal. I don't know why she's taken an interest in you and I don't know why she got everyone to stop hunting you down. If you ask me she helped you guys out big time."

"We didn't ask for her help." Three said roughly.

"How do we get to her?" Two asked.

Tabor sighed.

"It's impossible. She never leaves her headquarters, and it's impossible to get in there, that place is a fortress. She only uses transfer transit to meet with other people."

"Oh, we'll find a way," Three said.

"Can you please let me go now? I told you everything I know, I'll be lucky if her henchmen don't find out I've been in contact with you."

Two smiled at him.

"Thanks for your cooperation."

Then she knocked him out again with another punch.


Once Tabor was safely back where he belonged and away from their ship, Two called everyone to the mess hall to discuss their next step.

"It must have been her, she must be the reason Five is gone. It has to be connected," Two said.

"But why the kid? What could she have offered for our protection and why didn't she let us help her if she was in trouble?" Three asked feeling even more confused.

"We won't know until we find her," said Four.

Two nodded.

"Our next step needs to be getting inside Reynaud's headquarters and finding out any info that might help us find Five."

"But how we'll we get anywhere near that?" Nyx asked.

"I think I might have an idea," said Two, "but it might take a while."


"At this rate, we're gonna be 70 years old when we save Five," Three said feeling restless.

Two gave him a glare as she and the android worked out how to hack Alicia's transfer transit from their own newly acquired transits.

Three almost felt guilty when he saw the frown on the androids face.

Why was she so human-like and when did he start caring about her?

Was it around the same time he started caring about Five?

He didn't even know how that managed to happen.

The first thing he thought he knew about himself was that he only cared about himself and of course he had been wrong all along.

"Three's correct," the android said, "Five would have been a greater help with this. I feel so incapable and useless,"

Three wondered for the millionth time if androids could cry.

"Hey," Two said in that authoritative voice that Three hated to love, "You are doing fine, I'm not expecting a miracle here. Let's just keep trying, I think we almost have it done."

"Yes Two," responded a forlorn android.

Three almost wished he'd kept his mouth shut but he knew he could never hold his tongue.


"Okay, it's done," Two said feeling exhausted and anxious at the same time.

"Yes, finally. So who's going into the lion den with me," Three said excidedly.

"Wait a minute, when did we decide you were going?" Devon asked skeptically.

"You didn't, I decided." Three said stonily.

Devon opened his mouth. no doubt to argue with Three, but Nyx stopped him before he could.

"Alright, calm down guys," Nyx said wanting to defuse the tension that Three seemed to always cause.

"Two and Devon need to stay behind," Nyx continued.

"I am not staying behind," Two said stubbornly.

"And neither am I," said Devon.

"We need to send people who know how to fight and take care of themselves. Devon, I'm sorry but you could be a liability and you're much more useful if you stay on the ship in case something happens to our bodies while in the pods. And Two we don't know what might happen to your body if we put you in, it's too risky and besides someone needs to stay here with the android in case something goes wrong."

"Damn it," Two grumbled, "You're right."

"I almost always am," Nyx teased.

"So Three, Nyx, and I will go find information on Five, we might even find her there and be able to bring her back," said Four.

"That's right," said Three, "Don't worry Two, we'll get the kid back safe and sound."

"Safe and sound is impossible for us," Two said still upset that she couldn't go with her team.

"I think if Five were here she would say 'Have a little faith'," the android responded.


"Can I ask you something?" Two asked as Three was getting into the pod.

"I'm an open book, go ahead," Three said.

"Why did you want to go? It's not like you to risk yourself for others or at least not the old Marcus Boone."

"Maybe I just like the danger." Three said trying to avoid her question.

"Three, I'm serious. I want to know why."

"Ugh fine." said Three.

"Maybe after everything that happened with One and Sarah, I'm not ready to lose anyone else. It's hard for me to admit that I give a shit about someone. But I do. And now with Five... She's the best of us. She should be happy and safe. And we suck at both of those but we need to try. Don't we?"

Two gave him a sad smile.

"You really think we can be a big, happy family," She asked sadly.

Three snorted.

"Hell no. But we can try out hardest to stay together for as long as we can. That's what family is, isn't it?"

"I don't know, I don't think I've never had one." Two said trying not to think from what her awful past must've been like.

"You do now," Three said.

Two gave him a real smile.

And I'm on my way to believing

Oh, and I'm on my way to believing


I have no idea what else to write so give me ideas if you want me to continue and don't expect an update anytime soon. Thanks for reading and waiting for another chapter.