Astro flew as close as he could to the police station before setting him and Skunk down behind the building. Skunk gave the little android an amused smirk as he dug around for some string so he could tie the criminal's hands together so he wouldn't escape easily.

"So you know you're illegal?" Skunk mused as Astro tied his hands so tightly that his blood almost couldn't circulate. Astro only gave a nod for an answer before he grabbed Skunk by the arm to lead him inside the police station. Like a horse on reign, Skunk dutifully followed… with a bit of resistance for the fun of it. Regardless, the two made their way into the police station and Astro took Skunk right to the front desk where the secretary nearly fell over in surprise to see the criminal connected to a young boy.

"I'd like to report Frederick Fink, better known as Skunk, to be released into your custody." Astro told the secretary in a tone he hoped sounded authoritative enough. The secretary looked from Astro to Skunk to Astro again before pressing a button under her desk to call in the chief.

It didn't take long for the chief to come out from his office. The chief himself was a thin man, with a moustache that laid under his nose like a brush- he took a look at Skunk before taking a look at Astro.

"You caught him?" the chief asked Astro doubtfully.

"The kid's a freaking powerhouse Tawashi." Skunk spoke up with a smirk. "Like, five hundred grand horsepower, if you know what I mean."

"Right." The chief answered shortly before turning his full attention to Astro. "Either way, I am Chief Inspector Tawashi. Thank you for your bravery citizen, and for bringing this dangerous criminal straight to our care."

"Of course Inspector Tawashi." Astro agreed with a wide grin. Giving the android a side look, Tawashi simply nodded his head as he started to take Skunk away. But the mad criminal had a plan, and before anyone could realize it, he swiped Tawashi's gun from his belt loop. Letting out a rather devious laughter, Skunk aimed the gun at a random civilian visiting the police station to get a glance at the 'Currently Wanted' board. Astro immediately saw the danger and as Skunk pulled the trigger, Astro rushed to the civilian to save him at just the right second before the bullet could even graze the side of his head.

"Are you alright?" Astro asked the civilian kindly, holding the man as if the android was giving him a hug. The civilian's face was completely drained of color as he looked from Astro to the floor, then back at Astro again.

"Y-you… you…!" the man stuttered, his white moustache quivering with awe and fear.

"Are you okay?" Astro asked again, almost afraid that he had hurt the man in some way from rushing over so quickly.

"You're… you're a… a robot?!" the man finally squeaked.

"Well of course I'm a-" Astro started to say, then caught himself midsentence. That was the moment when the little android realized that in order for him to save the citizen, he must have used his rocket boosters. And now, even though the civilian was alright, Astro still had the booster engaged and was now hovering a few inches off the ground.

"Drop Mr. Ban immediately android!" Inspector Tawashi then ordered after snatching his gun from Skunk, who in turn was letting off a satisfied little snicker to himself. Not wanting to start a fight, Astro gently landed on the ground again and let go of the man he had saved.

"Who built you android?!" Tawashi then shouted, making Astro flinch a little from his tone.

"Professor Ochanomizu O'Shay, sir," Astro revealed in a quiet, meek tone, "Head of the Ministry of Science."

. . .

Astro sat as still as possible as he waited for Professor O'Shay to reclaim him from the police and answer a few questions. The man Astro had saved earlier (Shunsaku Ban, by name) sat on a bench near the entrance; the human looked as pale as he did excited, giving Astro a certain look or two every now and again that made the android shrink a little with lowliness. A few minutes passed by on the large clock behind the receptionist desk before a short girl with dark brown hair came through the entrance. At her side was a dog that had its tail hidden underneath of him, illustrating to the world how upset his master was at the moment.

"Uran!" Shunsaku Ban exclaimed cheerfully when he saw the girl. The girl, on the other hand, was none too amused as she looked at the man as he stretched his arms out wide as if expecting a hug. Sheepishly, Shunsaku Ban put his arms down; the girl was still unhappy with him.

"What. The. Hell." The girl then said to the man, her voice toneless and her eyes only blinking once. Shunsaku Ban gave a nervous chuckle as he quickly tried to explain what had happened, but Uran's unchanging face scared him enough that he didn't finish completely.

"I came home late." Uran told Shunsaku, as if it were his fault for some reason. "Jump greets me at the door as if he hasn't been taken out yet. Fair enough, I figured, but there was a message on the home phone about something so I decided to check that first. And what do I hear Daddy Walrus? I hear a message from Chief Inspector Tawashi that you were almost shot by Skunk at the police station."

"Did he tell you the part where a human-like android saved me in the nick of time?" Shunsaku asked her, letting out another nervous chuckle. The girl was still not amused.

"Yes." She agreed simply, giving him another rather slow blink. Shunsaku let out another chuckle as Uran's mood did not improve. It was almost easy to tell that she was scaring him at this point…

"What did you do with him?!" someone declared as they flew through the entrance of the police station. "What did you do to Astro?"

Everyone that sat in the waiting room looked at the person that entered, Astro almost immediately stood up when he recognized that it was Professor O'Shay.

"Professor Ochanomizu O'Shay," Chief Inspector Tawashi said, coming out of almost nowhere to guide the professor to the interrogation rooms, "We have a few questions for you and your… robot."

Almost dumbfounded, Professor O'Shay gave Astro a wild look as the little android started to dutifully follow behind. Behind them, Shunsaku led Uran and her dog out the door, promising dinner at a fancy restaurant that night to make up for scaring her. Before closing a door that led to a separate hallway, Astro took a look behind him to steal another glance at Uran.

A little thought flew at the back of the android's mind before shrugging it off, and he shut the door behind him.