AN: sorry this chapter is short. I was busy, and I felt ending it where I did makes it more suspenseful. Have fun reading, and leave a review :)

The next morning when Horn woke up, he had no idea where he was. Then it came back in a flash. The deal, meeting Rex, the other E. . His stomach grumbled, snapping him out of his flashback. Dang. he thought. Where do they keep the food around here? His stomach grumbled more as he pulled on his usual white shirt and green jacket, and managed to find his way to the kitchen without tripping too many times in this unfamiliar place. Upon entering the kitchen, he found he was not the only one up, as he had previously thought. The green boy with tentacles, who Tuck had introduced as Skwydd, sat at the table, eating cereal. "So," he said casually " now that you're up, care to answer a few questions?"

"Um.. Sure.. What kind of questions?"

"First off, if you weren't involved in the bank robbing, why were you there?"

"Um.." He scratched his head. "see, when people want to sell some not so, er, legal products, they come to me as the Middle man, so they never have to take risks. The deal I was supposed to make was for twenty watches. I waited for about an hour before Slag's goons blasted out of the vault. Somehow they made all the humans pass out, so I was the only witness. When providence showed up, they probably figured I, being the only awake E.V.O, was the culprit."

He looked up and realized that Cricket and Tuck had been listening from the stair. Embarresed, Horn scuttled into the kitchen and hurriedly attempted to find something to eat. All he could find though, was some moldy bread, a few slices of stale pizza, and...fish food?

Skwydd pushed past him, and up to the sink. Upon inspection, Horn found that he had dumped what Horn had originally thought was cereal, but now knew was fish food, into the sink.

Eww! He shuddered. It's all gloopy from the milk!

"I will not settle for this incompetence!"

"We're sorry we lost the money, and that we lost the kid! It wasn't our fault! If it wasn't for Rex we would have them both!"

The two E. before a figure in the shadows, sipping wine.

"The money is of no importance. But this boy, however, could pose a problem."

"Um, why?" Asked one of the goons stupidly.

"Because, you idjit!" He crushed the glass in his hand, and let the shards fall on his henchman. "The boy saw your faces! He could've told anyone, and still can!"

He pointed a gloved hand at the door. "Now go get him!"

"Yes sir, right away sir." The two E.V.O scurried out the door

"What are you doing?!"

The others had come back from getting take-out, and walked into Horn reassembling a machine in their sitting area.

"Um, Horn? What is all this?"

He stood up quickly, surprised, and embarrassed. "Oh, well, you weren't supposed to see this until it was done.."

"Yeah, but what is it?" Asked Tuck

"It was supposed to be a tv. I saw you didn't have one, and when I found these parts in a dumpster, I figured I could reassemble it. It was supposed to be a surprise, to thank you for taking me in."

There was an awkward silence, and then Cricket rushed forward, and hugged him.

"Aw Horn! That's so sweet!"

"Come on! If you don't, I'll eat all the noodles!" Called Skwydd from the table.

They laughed, and rushed to the table.

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