Sup peoples.

Guardian of all that exists: are you "oohing" at my 10 review thing or the fact that Gen may very well receive a pounding for that little stunt of his or at the fact that I got in trouble for writing all this?

Amissproduct54: I'll try, I really will.

To the Guest who kindly left a review: Thanks. It's that kind of review that lets me know that I'm doing something right. I'll try and keep this thing up and running but, as I've already mentioned, I'm on thin ice with the whole computer time issue.

Bugger it, I can't deprive you guys of chapters and, quite frankly, I just don't care anymore. So I'm dropping the review thing from now on. If I'm gonna write, I might as well write for my own enjoyment as well.

I can't believe how long it's been. I hope you guys haven't forgotten about me.

Disclaimer: You know the drill.

Chapter 5: The Perfect Nephew

Gen slowly walked into the lounge area, buckling his belt as he came. Gaige looked up, quirking an eyebrow.

"What's with the sudden change of style?" she asked curiuously, indicating his now brown cargo pants.

"That poster got me thinking, maybe my outfit was a bit too green," he said, shrugging, before gesturing to his new cargos and continuing, "Hence, brown pants."

She smirked at him and asked, "How are you feeling?"

He winced, gingerly rubbing his shoulder before replying, "The bruises will fade. Eventually. With any luck my memories of why there were bruises won't."

"Well, let that be a lesson to you. Don't cross me."

"Lesson learned."

He then wandered over to the fridge and started rummaging through for something edible that didn't look like it used to be human. With Salvador in the same house you never knew what you might eat if you didn't pay attention. He came out with a confused expression on his face and large jar of what appeared to be the acid used in corrosive weaponry.

"Um, why was this in the fridge?" He asked, his tone confused and slightly worried.

Gaige looked up and shrugged.

"I dunno."

Maya walked in in time to see Gen open the jar, sniff and take a large swig of its contents.

"Are you crazy?!" she yelled.

Gen looked at her and seemed to honestly think about it for a moment.

"Maybe a little bit." He replied eventually.

Maya started ushering him towards the door.

"Out. Before you melt all over the floor." She commanded.

Gen simply twisted around her and stated, "I won't melt."

The two females stared at him.

"You just drank acid. You will melt."

No, I won't."

Gaige looked irritated and snapped, "Well if you're so bloody confident about it, would you mind telling us why."

Gen smirked and calmly stated, "I'm 100 percent acid-proof."

"I'm sorry. You're what?" Gaige asked, thrown.

"I'm acid-proof." He repeated, shrugging and taking another swig from the jar in his hand.

Maya shook her head, muttering something about there not being a single normal person on the team, before seeming to remember something.

"Anyway, I came to tell you guys that Tannis has a mission for us."

Gen spat out his mouthful of acid, narrowly missing Gaige who leaped off the now dissolving couch.

"Tannis?! As in Patricia Tannis?!" He exclaimed, ignoring Gaige's outburst about the couch.

Maya gave him a quizzical look.

"Yeah, that's her. Why? Do you know her?"

Gen waved it off.

"I'll tell you later. Let's get going already."

Maya guided them to Tannis' lab, Gaige berating Gen the whole way. When they walked in Gen told the girls to go in first and that he'd be in in a bit.

The mission seemed pretty straight forward. Find some doohickey for Tannis' latest machine and collect some slag if they could along the way. When Gen walked in Tannis paused and examined him.

"Do I know you from somewhere?" she asked, "I feel like I do."

Gen gave a small smile and replied, "I should hope so. I know I look a bit different from the last time you saw me but I would hope you'd recognize your favourite nephew, Aunt Patricia."

Tannis got a huge smile on her face.

"Nephew!" she yelled happily and hugged him.

"Still crazy, huh?" he mouthed to the other Vault Hunters.

Maya nodded.

He sighed and gently prised the insane scientist off of himself.

"So what's the mission?"

And that is where I'm leaving it for now. I'm a bit put-down about the lack of reviews but on the upside I've decided not to pay attention to that anymore and write for myself. In other words, if you don't like the story then tough shit.

See ya,

Elemental Hybrid