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Chapter 8 – Neutral friends

Piper loosely let go of his hand "could I ask you that question? Sorry this…isn't my, oh how would you say it 'favorite' place for me if you know what I mean" Piper shrugged nervously.

Dez just laughed at her cautious actions "I'm here for work!"

Piper suddenly jumped back "great so you ARE a Cyclonian, nice one Piper!" Piper was half talking to herself.

Dez's next action caught her off guard, he laughed.

"You think I am a Cyclonian? Oh god that is the funniest thing I've heard all week!" Dez dropped his arm to his stomach trying to control his laughter.

Five minutes later and at the annoyance of Piper Dez gained his breath again.

"Ah ha whoa…oh wait your serious? Ahem sorry Piper" Dez sorted himself out while Piper stood there with her arms crossed looking up at the roof.

"Piper, there is one reason why I would never be a Cyclonian" Dez announced trying to keep a straight face.

"And that would be?" Piper replied with her arms still crossed.

Dez did a hiccup action trying to keep himself from laughing again.

"They are the dumbest group of mercenaries I have seen since, since ever! They don't even have a union!" and with this Dez pushed a button opening a door next to him revealing the Talon's living quarters.

Dez and Piper peered down it to find rows and rows of single beds.

"Their living conditions are horrendous!" This brought a slight rise to Piper's lip before it lowered again.

"Nothing about them taking over the Atmos? Or that they hurt innocent people?" asked Piper as they looked at each other again.

"Hmm? Oh and I guess that too" Dez chuckled at Piper's reaction.

"So what are you then? I mean what do you do?" Piper asked still curious by this strange man before her.

"Me? Oh I'm a rogue, best you can find that is…if you CAN find me" Dez stuck his tongue out of the side of his mouth.

"I don't like the working hours of either Sky Knight or Cyclonian…and I'm not a craftsman, break anything I touch for that matter, so I thought what is the best thing I'm good at? Oh that's it retrieving things! Best track and field athlete until I was 18 years of age…then I found alcohol" Dez dusted a bit of dirt he found on his shoulder as Piper thought through his story.

"So you don't go pillaging innocent terras?"

"Nope, I myself am against violence…with exception of if the person deserves it!"

"And you don't have the idea that everyone must be enslaved?" Piper raised an eyebrow waiting for his reply.

"Not that I know of, why? Is that what Cyclonis does? Thought she just pranced around looking for rare items" Piper's jaw dropped.

"You didn't know that! Cyclonis is an evil witch that plans to get her revenge for what the last Storm Hawks did…have you been living under a rock all these years?" Piper was now annoyed with Dez.

Dez sensed her annoyance, his face suddenly grew stern "I don't ask questions Piper, She gives me an objective and I go fetch and then get paid" his serious tone caught Piper off guard.

"But you must have seen some of her actions? Like large amounts of Talons missing?"

"What like now? Alright, alright! Yes I may have turned a blind eye to all of that but I don't just work for Cyclonis though" Dez was trying to dig himself out of the hole he had made.

"Oh who else do you work for? The Raptors?!" Piper was still not happy with Dez's decisions in life.

Dez went quiet "no…I would never work for the Raptor's…" Dez dropped his head.

"Oh so you won't work for the Raptor's but you'll work for Cyclonia!" Piper turned her back to the rogue.

"It's not…look Piper…It's obvious that you're not meant to be here" Dez changed the topic.

"Like you care"

"Piper! Listen how did you get here? We need to get you out, they will be back soon and what will you do?" Dez made a good point.

Piper turned around silently.

"Look I've made mistakes and now I'm trying to make up for it, so where do you need to be?" Dez stared at Piper waiting anxiously for her answer.

"Need to be? Aerrow!" Piper's eyes widened when she remembered how she got to Cyclonia in the first place.

"We need to get to Terra Neverlandis as fast as possible! My crew…my family is in trouble!" Piper held the tear that was trying to get out.

"Terra Neverlandis it is then!...as long as you know the way" Dez smiled.

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Author Notes:

Hey Everyone!

Arguement chapter! whoo!

This chapter gives a little bit more detail in to who the hell Dez is lol not all information but a very tiny bit that hopefully makes people think.

Hope you guys enjoyed this chapter!

From the one they call Doilan.