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Lance got out of bed fairly late in the morning. Having been homeschooled, he was able to graduate school at sixteen which also gave him more free time during the day. Lance got dressed, put on his sunglasses and walked out the door. He walked around Undertown looking for a job, so that he could make some money to pay for his apartment, food, and other things. Everywhere he went, he was turned down. They would usually tell him that they had more than enough help on hand which made his hopes grow dimmer.

After a few hours of searching, Lance came across a small pub that he entered to get something to eat before he continued searching. He saw a boy sitting at the bar drinking a soda and picking at a basket of French fries. Lance walked over and took a seat next to him. "I'm Lance." He said introducing himself.

"Aaron." He responded.

"Can I get the ravioli, and a soda?" Lance asked the bartender as he thumbed through the menu.

"Sure thing kid." He said walking to the back and returning a few moments later with Lance's order.

"So are you a hybrid too?" Lance asked looking at Aaron.

"My dad was a Necrofriggian and my mom is half Gourmand." Aaron said taking a sip from his glass. "So what are you supposed to be?"

"I'm the result of my mom being injected with the DNA of a Vladat." Lance told him. "I recently came here and got an apartment. Apparently some guy died in it. That's how I got it so cheap."

"You're welcome." Aaron muttered as he finished off his soda.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Lance asked looking at Aaron quizzically.

"I killed him." Aaron said with no real emotion in his voice.

"But why?" Lance asked staring at Aaron.

"I was paid to." Aaron responded.

"So you're some sort of evil murderer?" Lance asked.

"No, I'm a bounty hunter. I don't always kill them, and I'm not evil. I just work for whoever is paying me, and I follow their instructions." Aaron explained. "And I get paid a lot for my work."

"Okay, so you're some sort of hired gun." He said looking at Aaron who stood up from the table.

"Yeah, I need to go now. I have a job to do. Here's my info if you want to find me." Aaron said handing him his contact information. He also placed a few Taydens on the counter to pay for his meal before walking out of the pub.

The alien from before walked over to Lance. "I never did introduce myself. I'm Reesh. If you're looking for a job, we can always use another busboy." Reesh said taking the Taydens off of the counter and depositing them in the cash register.

"When can I start?" Lance asked smiling.

"Right after you finish eating. I have tables, floors, and dishes that all need to be cleared and cleaned." Reesh said smiling. Lance finished eating quickly and put on an apron and a hat as he grabbed a tub and began clearing off the tables.

Meanwhile…

Aaron sat front row with no emotion on his face in the roller derby stadium while several others around him were cheering and shouting. Aaron watched as Sylk's roller derby team dominated the other team.

Across the stadium, Rook and Ben were watching and cheering when Rook spotted Aaron. "Ben, I do not think that Aaron is here to have fun like we are."

"Don't worry about him. Let's just have fun." Ben said as he cheered.

"Ben, I can not do that. Look, he is walking away." Rook said pointing to Aaron who disappeared talking on his cell phone.

Aaron was on the phone with Cryx. "Hey, it looks like she's going to win."

"Well you know what to do." Cryx said coldly.

"Yeah, well I got two plumbers here, so I'm going to need you to get rid of them." Aaron said.

"I can do that, but if I do then I need you to bring her to me alive." Cryx said.

"Deal." Aaron said hanging up the phone. Aaron made his way down to the locker rooms with no trouble since he had the pass that Cryx had given him. Cryx messaged Aaron telling him that he sent out a fake distress signal that moved Ben and Rook away from the stadium. Aaron looked at a monitor on the wall that declared Sylk's team the victor. Aaron leaned against the wall with his hands in his pockets.

He stood there waiting until Sylk walked out. She started walking away until Aaron walked out of the wall blocking her path. "Hey, what's your deal?" She asked glaring at him.

"I heard that you were supposed to lose." Aaron said with his head down.

"I don't know who told you that load of bull, but I'm part Tetramand, and we don't like losing. Now move." She said irritated by the boy.

"Well, Cryx was pretty sure about it, and he sent me to make sure you get what's coming. After all, you did take his money." Aaron said drawing his blaster and firing at Sylk.

Sylk dodged the blasts and punched Aaron in the stomach with her brass knuckles. "Why would you even work for Cryx? He's a crook whose money I took to buy a new pair of skates." She said glaring at him.

"I'm a bounty hunter, and he's paying me. I don't care what you think about him." Aaron said firing a shot from his blaster knocking Sylk back. "You have your reputation, and I have mine, but yours is coming to an end." Aaron said holding the blaster up to her head.

"Not happening." Sylk said kicking Aaron in the chest and knocking him against a wall. She pressed a button on her shoes which turned in to skates as she sped off. Aaron ran after her hopping on his motorcycle and speeding after her. Aaron shot a beam of ice from his hand which created a small ice patch that Sylk slid over and spun out of control.

Aaron got off of his bike and walked in to the alley that Sylk had skated in to. "You're coming with me." Aaron said throwing a punch that Sylk caught; she threw Aaron against the wall.

"I'm not coming with you. We shouldn't even be fighting. We should be on the same side." Sylk said punching Aaron in the stomach.

"I don't take sides. I take pay." Aaron said freezing her arms and putting a pair of handcuffs on her. "Those cuffs are plumber grade, so don't even try to break out of them." Aaron held his blaster in her back as he walked her to the back of his motorcycle. "Cryx wants you alive. Probably wants to watch you die." Aaron said securing her to the bike.

"Please let me go. I'll do anything." She said struggling in the cuffs.

"I can't. If I don't bring you to Cryx then he'll kill me." Aaron said starting up his bike. "Trust me, if I could let you go I would, but Cryx is a serious guy, and I don't disappoint." Aaron continued as he started driving throughout Undertown heading for the nightclub that Cryx owned.

Sylk looked around nervously and saw a large glass window nearby. She rolled off of the bike and through the window landing in front of Lance who was clearing off a table."What happened to you?" He asked setting down the tray to help her up.

"Some guy, he captured me and was taking me to meet his boss and kill me." She said nervously.

"Aaron." Lance muttered under his breath. "Look, I won't let Aaron get you. You can hide in the kitchen." Lance said pointing to a door.

"Thanks." She said running in to the kitchen and hiding in a large cabinet.

Aaron walked in to the restaurant and walked over to Lance. "Where is she?" Aaron asked coldly.

"I don't know what you're talking about." Lance said.

"Fine then. I'll find her by myself." Aaron said bursting through the doors to the kitchen while Lance followed closely behind him. Aaron eventually opened the cabinet to be met with a swift punch from Sylk. "Look, you're coming with me." Aaron said holding the blaster up to her again.

"Look, I don't know what's going on here, but clearly there has to be a solution to this where no one dies." Lance said glaring at both of them.

"Fine then, let's go see Cryx. He's my boss and the one who wants you dead." Aaron said lowering his blaster.

"Okay, but we take my car. I'm actually off work now." Lance said hanging up his apron and grabbing his car keys. Lance drove while Aaron sat next to Sylk in the backseat. When they got to the nightclub, Aaron talked to one of the bouncers who escorted them to the backroom where Cryx sat behind a large desk with several bodyguards by his side.

"Ah, Aaron, you brought me Sylk and a new friend." Cryx said smiling.

"How much money do you need to pay off her debt?" Aaron asked.

"It seems that you have developed a soft spot for the girl, but I'm nothing if not reasonable. Ten thousand Taydens should cover it." Cryx said calmly.

"Ten thousand Taydens!?" Sylk asked at the alarming amount of money.

"Do you even have that much money?" Lance asked looking at Aaron.

"Yeah, I have it. I was saving up for a ship, so that I could explore some other planets." Aaron said looking down.

"Do we have a deal or not?" Cryx asked growing impatient.

"Here, I'll transfer the money right now." Aaron said pushing several buttons on his phone.

Cryx looked at his data pad. "Excellent. She's free to go." Cryx said smiling as the trio walked out of the nightclub.

"I owe you big time." Sylk said looking at Aaron. "Thanks."

"Why'd you have a change of heart all of a sudden?" Lance asked.

"Clearly she didn't deserve to die. She just did something stupid." Aaron said walking off to his bike.

"Say that again. I dare you." Sylk said making a fist while Lance held her back.

"Don't try and fight him. You owe him so much right now." Lance said while Sylk sighed knowing that he was right.

"You have my info. Come find me some time. Maybe we can hang out, hopefully not like this though." Aaron said before speeding off on his bike.

"You seem pretty shaken up. If you want, you can stay at my place tonight." Lance said smiling at Sylk like an older brother.

"Yeah, sure." Sylk said hopping in to the passenger side of Lance's car as he drove back to his apartment.