Disclaimer: STAR WARS is own by Disney and Lucas arts studio and Venom is owned by Sony studios and marvel

Author's note: I wanted to show that despite Kyle being bonded to a klyntar and knowing what they can do is only half of the battle. This is just him readjusting to the new environment while trying to survive on what little information and resources he has. This is going be a short chapter compared the others I did to push out more content.

As Kyle made a long dash from the mutilated remains of the man. He didn't care how far they ran; all that matter to him was keeping pace and going for as long as he could. Feeling his heart hammer away at his chest, heavily breathing. After a moment running through the streets, he wound up coming to a somewhat populated area. The symbiote quickly crawled across Kyle's body cleaning up the blood before anyone noticed it as the human ran through the street then hide after it finished. Kyle started slowing down for moment then coming to a stop beside a lamp post heaving.

He spent a few minutes catching his breathe. Feeling worn out Kyle lean up against it then Slid down into a sitting position taking as many deep breaths as needed to relax his nerves and assess his situation. Anxiety coursing through his mind as he sat there shaking for a moment then noticed the blood was gone. Realizing that he was clean after calming down a bit. Looking around Kyle saw some of the people stared at him, not knowing what to do he got up and walked off trying to act normal.

Elsewhere at the hideout in that city sector

After the rest of the mercenaries arrived the ringleader got down to business, debriefing the new additions that consisted of two trandoshans wearing black jumpsuits with durasteel plated vests. Carrying DL-44 blaster pistols with laser sightings, holstered on their left thighs. One was carrying a DL-44 carbine blaster with a modified barrel and the other having what like a shotgun which had a magazine clip in front of the trigger

One woman of zealtron dissent wearing a black sleeveless form fitting combat jumpsuit with three rods on each strap on her shoulders. She has a holstered pistol on her left thigh along with a small set of pouches and what looks like a cylinder shaped device on her right. Her skin being pale white and dark eyes as black as obsidian, she stood off to the side quietly observing everyone in the room.

The another female with four small horns, strawberry blonde hair styled in pig tails and lavender skin is a Theelin bounty hunter. Wearing a green tanktop like shirt with combat pants of the same color that had light brown highlights. She also had what appeared to be a necklace, but are actually grappling boa fashioned from metallic green scales and X-8 Night sniper strapped to her back.

Three assassin droids standing just five feet away from their benefactor each brandishing different weaponry of their own. One having two heavy blaster pistols while wearing a strap that has grenades attach to it, the second having a flamethrower along with a scatter gun then last held a grenade launcher in its left clap and rucksack full of ammunition.

And one Geonosian wearing an light armored vest design to accommodate his wings, yellow tented goggles and one forearm guard that has a com-link communicator attached. The insectoid is armed with a sonic blaster, sonic pistol and a couple of smoke bombs.

Dengar recognized the theelin right away and was having with her a conversation while they wait.

The mastermind behind this little get together cleared his throat. Everyone's attention on him, he spoked.

"Alright I gathered you all here for another attempt at getting senator Riyo and due to some issues I'm increasing the amount of credits that was initially offered to the first group with add-" the leader was saying until he was interrupted by the female theelin bounty.

"What issues?" the woman curtly replied

"There will be more security this time around with possibility that a Jedi might accompanying this escort." Their employer said with concerns over his operations. He did felt somewhat reassured knowing what was going on behind the scenes.

"As of now, our target is in a hidden location." He says earning confuse and/or annoyed expressions until he elaborated. "We do however know where she will be in the next couple of days. So we've been monitoring every path they may take and any possibly escape route they may use."

He motioned everyone to give out details of this escort, when to intercept the main vehicle their target will be in and a escape plan.

Kyle kept looking forward doing his best to ignoring the glances he was getting while Venom spoke again in his frantic mind.

*I do not get why you're on edge, we've killed before out of self-defense why is this any different?*

The host didn't say anything for a moment, he was still in a state of shock over that ordeal. After a while of speed walking and Processing Kyle just stayed silent wanting to put the recent event behind him and move on. He really didn't know what to do at this point he just couldn't get take his mind off of it. The visceral images fresh and vivid, he started to slow down as he heart rate came under control. he felt guilty over what happen.

'God why I'm so damn stupid!' He scolded himself, clenching his fist out of frustration 'I should have never wondered off back there, I should've paid more attention to my surroundings'

*Just so you know it wasn't your fault.* Venom pointed out while slightly influencing his mood to help ease his inter turmoil. *What he did back there was his choice, he chose to prey on us and paid for it with his life.*

"But I could have avoided it if I wasn't drunk off my ass" the host replied still feeling woozy and lightheaded.

*Yeah, well we would have ran into trouble in some form or fashion whether you were intoxicated or not.*

Kyle walked up to the Side of a building and sat down against it. "Yeah, but if I had just stay sober... I-I don't know (sigh) I'm just gonna sit here for moment."

The host took some time to collect his thoughts, lamenting on that moment. It felt strange how calm his mind is right now almost like the incident was nothing more than a mild jump scare. Now realizing his tenant might have something to do with his mood change tried shake that feeling off and said.

'Venom, please stop messing with my head' Kyle pleaded

*Well it was either this or having to deal with your sulking attitude* Venom replied nonplused about Kyle being unnerved by what took place moments ago.

Kyle felt himself calm down immediately after Venom said that, then stood up from beside the structure looking down at his clothes noting the hole in his shirt.

He sighed before jogging off in some random direction to find a hiding spot.

'Hey Venom when we're in the clear could you suit me up please?' Kyle asked coming into another small, but less populated area. *Say no more*

Sometime later

While camouflaged Kyle flow through the air throwing web line after web line feeling the breeze wash over his form. Focusing on keeping up the momentum and the direction he was going in while doing his best not to let their heighten senses throw him off. Having some difficulty adjusting to them, but with Venom's help he kept steadily improving.

Looking forward staying aware of his surroundings he spots a ledge to land on. With one web zip he zoomed across traffic, barely sticking the landing almost tripping in the process as they made it over. Kyle crouched low on the ledge. Allowing their senses to branch out. When they did this the symbiote picked up some commotion with enhanced hearing.

'Huh, I wonder what's going on?' Kyle mused to his self as he started walking along the ledge.

He whipped his arm up shooting a web line, aiming at the wall. Swinging down bit by bit til they were close enough to the ground then clung to the wall. Seeing two people arguing, one being a bothan wearing what appeared to be a dark green suit with silver cufflinks. The other a selkath dawning something that resembled a combat vest and pants, bickering about something. Kyle wasn't quit sure what it was about, but he figured listen for a moment.

"I'm about to get screwed over on this deal because the of design for these disruptor pistols weren't properly calibrated to handle the recoil that's fired and now the piece of scrap won't fire after the first shot." Replied the selkath holding out a ruined gun to the side, pulling the trigger. Nothing happened exactly as he said.

The bothan dealer watches critically at the demonstration. "I did warn you. These prototype designs weren't properly tested, but it's an easy fix so I'lll show you this only once anything else is extra."

While the dealer was taking apart the weapon to find out the problem was, the two were unaware of Kyle's presence.

'I feel like I should to tell somebody or do something.' Kyle wondering how to approach the situation while his bodily resident spoke up.

*YES, let us do everyone a favor by removing them off the streets.* Kyle ignored that suggestion. Deciding to wait it out until they finish what they were doing and split off from each other. He could feel the symbiote itching for a fight to happen.

While Kyle stayed and watch the bothan spoke again.

"Now if that is all let us never do our dealings out in public." Says the arms dealer as he hands the disruptor pistol back to the customer. "I'll forward you the information for the maintenance for the weapons and rest of the shipments including pick up locations."

The meeting between these two was over so they went separate ways leave the host to wonder what to do now.

*Follow the arms dealer.*

Kyle knew that if they went to the main source they could get rid of the supple, but he could not let the dealer's patron walk away without knowing where his hideout is.

After the debriefing between the gang and mercenaries was over everyone left to get settled in. Taking stock of what they have, Dengar was pulled off to the side by Latts Razzi who's the theelin merc working with this group for the time being.

"Since it has been a while, how's everything going lately" she asked while paying attention to his body language.

"business is as good as ever" he exclaimed in a semi-sarcastic tone before it became serious. "it's been slowing down a bit. I would have taken a better contract if Aurra Sing hadn't beat me to it."

"Oh, tough luck though think you'll be able to keep up?" Latts asked noticing the way he moved, how he shifted his weight to the left side.

"I'm fine" said Dengar dismissively waving off her. " besides I'm not worried about keeping up, it's these idiots we are working for that has me on edge."

"Although they are paying well enough to take advantage of" she says with a shrug. "Even if things don't go our we can always wipe these small time morons out."

He hummed in agreement to that statement after what their employer told him.

"What's got you all banged up?" she points out getting his attention. "You've been limping and holding your left side since the briefing, what did you lose a fight or something?"

Dengar got annoyed recalling his attempted kidnapping of a senator. How she got away with the help of her bodyguard that came dangerously close to killing him.

"I just got caught off guard by some dark creature posing as a human" he said remembering how this one being ruined a simple snatch an' grab. "Damn thing made short work of us and kept most of these guys at bay."

"What, like some kind of clawdite?"

"No..." Dengar paused for a moment making a comparison between the two. "It was not, clawdites are limited to humanoid form and mimicry this thing I dealt with did more sludge base almost like tar. Appendages sprout from random points on his body."

He went into detail about the encounter explaining everything from start to finish, Latts took note of how he brought up the part where this living tar like substance crawled and covered the body. She made a mental note to bring something extra on the off chance they come across it in the future.

meanwhile back with the host

'Alright, we better take care of the other guy first'

Kyle quickly crawled across the wall to the selkath just before he left at the edge of this alley. Aiming his right arm tendrils shot fourth and wrapped around the selkath's mouth, arms, legs and torso. Then yanked him off his feet, Kyle caught him by the vest with ease, using his left fist punched the selkath in the head two times before webbing him to the wall.

Now that the buyer is out cold they immediately ran across the wall in the opposite direction to catch up with the bothan. Kyle whipped his head back and forth to spot where the dealer went as soon as he got to the end of that alley.

Once Kyle spotted him, they followed from a safe distance making sure not to arose the bothan's attention. He walked out into the open with a crowd causally taking his time. They followed for what felt like a good thirty minutes before the Bothan stop to hail a sky cab. When the dealer manage to get one and started to get in Kyle Jump down from the wall. Then after landing ran towards the cab just before it took off clinging onto the underside of this vehicle.

a twenty four minute drive later

They arrived at some high end restaurant with a big neon holographic sign that has a 79 on it. Before the vehicle parked Kyle slide from underneath it and waited for a few seconds, after dealer exited the vehicle Kyle crouched watched as the bothan walked by. Then followed behind at a safe distance, managing to slip into the entrance without making a sound or bumping into anyone.

Once Kyle and Venom got inside they were greeted colorful dim lighting, futuristic rave music. Taking in the interior design of this cantina for a second to him it look somewhat familiar, focusing back on their target they tailed while crawling on the ceiling. They followed the bothan until he sat in a seat located in a booth on the other side of this bar.

Venom on his part continued to camouflage was getting anxious having to wait for what felt like an hour, but was actually thirty minutes. Kyle was silent for the first fifteen minutes, but his mind started to wander as stared off at the screens that displayed sporting events. Then to the people that were roaming around the establishment.

'How does some portal open up underneath my nose-' Kyle pondered to himself paying only attention to the bothan 'without tearing me apart and sent us here.'

*divine intervention* Venom replied.

'what?'

*Or punishment* Venom said adding its own take on why and how it happened. *Maybe some schmuck higher deity got bored and decided to pluck some random human with little significance from a universe.

Kyle grimaced at the symbiote's assumptions it was making.

*Though your reality might have been a causality of a multi-universal war between cosmic beings* Venom says wondering the possibilities of how this situation came to be.

Kyle for a second felt his heart stop for a split second until it started beating rapidly at the thought of something like that happening and trying desperately to get himself under control noticing how heavy his breathing has gotten. Venom felt this paying closer attention to its host vitals and he was doing his best to not think about those scenarios.

*So whatever the case may be we're still alive and nothing isn't falling apart around us* Venom reassured while soothing Kyle through massaging his muscles including some of the erogenous zones like his ears, scalp, and neck.

Kyle was feeling less tense, now being more relaxed he focused back on their target hearing the dealer's comlink beeping. The bothan answered giving them view of a miniature hologram of well dressed human man.

They crawled from up top the ceiling to the wall, ease dropping when Kyle got close enough.

#So good to hear back from you, what was the client inquiry?#

"Complaints, some of the disruptors we sold were hastily made at his request with minor issues, but was easily resolved."

#Shipments for the rest have already been taken care of?#

"Of course and ready to be distributed the rest in the next two days" the bothan replied sounding relieved.

#Your sources were spot on as always, I trust that you will keep this under wraps and doing your part in covering up this little transaction while tying up loose ends.#

"Oh I already have something arranged for that"

#Excellent, fair well and may fortune smile upon you

The call ended leaving them to wonder how best to handle this situation. Whether to call the authorities or deal with this themselves Kyle wasn't sure Then he realized.

'How am I suppose to call the cops if I don't know how to use this city's pay phones?' Kyle asked himself feeling apprehensive.

*Eh, you'll figure it out.* Venom said dismissively.

Kyle had a hunch that his resident knew what to do, but decided to deal with it later. So they sat on the wall for what seemed like forever until the bothan had his fill of food and drink. He got up left the bar, waiting on a sky taxi to arrive.

'This is taking too long, but It's not like I got anything better to do right.' Kyle thought standing quietly next to their target as they waited for the next taxi to show up.

One thirty minute ride later

It was a long ride for the host and symbiote even after they got off the transport they tailed this dealer an another fifteen minutes arriving at the bothan's apartment complex. They stopped following him when he entered his apartment.

*why did we stop?*

'Cause it feels like we're wasting our time' Kyle replied doubting himself 'plus I didn't want to risk being found out.' Kyle felt a groan coming from Venom

*your reluctance to follow through-* Venom paused noticing a group coming down the corridor behind them. Kyle picked up on what his passenger was sensing and looked back.

they saw a group of four men that consisted pykes walking down the hall closer to where the host stood. Kyle pressed himself against the wall staying perfect still and watched as the group pass by them, then stopped in front of the very door the bothan dealer went through. This was not something they were expecting as one of pykes pressed a button keypad beside the door and waited for the bothan to answer. Their presents here made Kyle very nervous and apprehensive considering he knows these individuals are apart of an intergalactic criminal organization.

#who is it# the bothan tenant asked

"Members of the pyke syndicate" the one them answered "we would like to discussion in more detail about our next shipments."

'You know we should just cut our losses and go back to that guy we tied up.' Kyle said uneasily inching away from the gangsters.

*Come on! We can't stop now since we're this close!* Venom exclaim *also he's probably dead by now.*

'WHAT!'

*Or dying, we do hit pretty hard even in this state* Venom replied in a thoughtful tone *you didn't even need to punch him that many times*

Kyle felt horrified by what he did slightly sliding down the wall making small squeaky noises doing so. Then trying his best to compose himself noticing that he draw some attention of the pykes.

"what was that" one of the pykes said looking down the hall.

"Not sure, check-" beep the one in front was interrupted when the bothan opened the door allowing his guests inside.

"Come on, let's talk about this inside" the bothan said gesturing them to come in.

*They're going in, let's spy on them* Venom suggested. Forcing Kyle to follow close behind them. 'Wait, Venom stop!'

But his thoughts fell on deaf ears as Venom was moving him against his will. Then took up a position on the wall in the living room and noticed that despite the slight small size of this apartment it looked nice and well furnished to him.

'This is a pretty cozy living space' the host commented.

"It's a pleasant surprise seeing here, so why did you want visit here and now? The bothan requested

"The situation has changed, due to a...ahem- hindrance with one of our couriers being arrested and the contents confiscated we had to find another way to get your items."

"That just sound like an excuse" the bothan scoffed. "I had expected the pyke syndicate to always follow through on their promises."

"You will get the items that were requested at a later date." The second pyke reassured while pulling out a small device.

"As a sign of good faith we are willing to renegotiate our price from earlier with interest." The first pyke offered as a to make amends.

"Please proceed, I'm listening." The bothan said gesturing them to explain. The human and klyntar stuck to the wall eavesdropping on the conversation. During that time they were trying to figure out how to deal with this situation. The problem is the two were busy arguing over what to do.

*We should take them out now while we still have the element of surprise.* Venom urge on wanting to pounce on them now.

'What we need to do is call the cops and tell them what's going on and let them handle it.' Kyle argued back wanting to have as little involvement as possible.

*We can't let our time be wasted after coming this far and just giving up! Where's that vigilante complex you always fantasize about developing?* Venom said right back.

'I want to do something about it, but we can't go about it through violence all the time.' Kyle reasoned then added 'that's how Eddie and the other you get into a lot of trouble that way'

*You know Eddies has anger issues and his hatred of Peter is what made them that way.* Venom threw in since they share memories, knowing what the host knew. *Besides we are not like the others, we're not clouded by old grudges or misplaced anger.*

'That doesn't make what you're trying convince me to do any better than-' Kyle's thoughts were interrupted when they saw a flash of light.

A sniper shot Pierce right through the bothan's left shoulder. Earning a pain filled grunt while falling to the floor clenching his left arm. The pykes took cover and drew their blaster pistols, one of them pecked out to see where the sniper was. Then duck back when a blaster bolt flow pass his head. The other two returned fire from their spots as sniper shots were coming in. The bothan dealer crawled to take cover himself, but the shooter started aiming at him.

"(sigh) dammit." Kyle muttered under his breath, jumping off the wall to the bothan scooping him up in his arms. He made a break for the door, getting a startled reaction from the dealer.

"what's happening!" He yelled struggling a little in the host's grasp.

"Relax, I'm trying to get you out of here." Kyle replied as he got to the door and spartan kicked it open. Sending it flying into the wall leaving behind a sizable dent. Venom stop camouflaging as Kyle made a quick dash down the hall and stairwell to the front entrance. However when they got outside blaster bolts rained down on them forcing the trio to take cover.

"Hey is there any reason why you stopped camouflaging?"

Just a heads up I will be writing other stories then posting them as one shots and if y'all like them I might continue working on them whenever I have time.