Greetings once again everyone! I'm sorry this took more than a week when the last chapter went up just 3 days after the first. Two reasons for this. One, summer is coming to an end and I need to get ready for the dreaded hallways of school. Two, this chapter is longer than the first two, simply put. On with it!

POV: Lika

I yawned as I awoke from my slumber and sat up. I looked towards Valerie's bed to find it completely empty. I looked over at an alarm clock. It was seven in the morning. I was startled by the fact that Valerie had awoke before then. Early riser much? I got out of bed and walked out of the room, my prison outfit still on. Valerie told us we'd be getting new clothes soon. After all, walking around in a prison outfit might cause the slightest bit of suspicion. I headed downstairs to find Valerie in the Dining Room, lightly sipping her coffee as she read a newspaper. "I'm not used to someone getting up this early." Valerie said without taking her eyes off the newspaper.

"Early bird gets the hot guys." I responded.

"Fairly sure that isn't a saying." She teased, which I found a bit weird. She didn't seem like the type for that. Maybe she was just more loose and likeable in the morning. I rolled my eyes as I went into the kitchen to find something to eat. I was... admittedly bland when it came to food. I simply selected some toast, popping it in and waiting by the toaster. After they popped back up, I walked into the dining room and sat next to Valerie. The news article she was reading was about a streak of robberies going on. Nothing really important had been stolen, just some silver items. "It's rude to read over someone's shoulder." I pouted and went back to eating my food.

POV SWITCH: Viro

I awoke to the sound of Marcel's heavy steps as he left the room. Great. I liked to sleep in late, but with him as my roommate it would be impossible. Sighing, I decided to go downstairs and found Lika and Valerie at the dining room table. I didn't question it and simply placed myself on a couch in the main room. I never ate breakfast. It was just something that came with being a late riser. I was soon joined by Ellie, her yellow hair not in its usual style, which was straight. Today, it was curly. "So, when are you gonna fuck her?" Ellie asked nonchalantly. I was in complete shock.

"Fuck who?"

"Val! I've seen the way you look at her, kid. I mean, she might not agree, but that just means you gotta take a baseball bat and-" she stopped when she realized who she was talking to. "...Sorry, kid. Forget I said anything." Surprisingly, Ellie was the only one besides Valerie that didn't try to talk about my...previous experiences with Lika. "Can't wait for the mission explanation." She coughed, attempting to change the subject.

"Sounds somewhat interesting. I can't wait to see what the first one is." I stated.

"Probably some lame ass scouting job. You know, where Val is like, 'Hey we need more info even though we're the fucking police force, go see what you can find out in town, and don't get shanked in an alleyway.' Fucking lame." Ellie sighed.

"Between you and me, I wouldn't mind a job like that."

"Oh? Why is that, kid?"

"Because Lika will follow me for the entirety of it, and if I play my cards right, I might get her shanked in an alleyway." I shrugged.

"That's a fair point!" Ellie burst out laughing. Ellie and I sat there for the next few hours, just talking about our pasts and our hopes.

...Wow that sounds fucking cheesy.

Regardless, after a few hours, Val joined us in the main room with the rest of the team in tow. She stood in front of us all, and I correctly assumed that she was about to give the mission explanation.

"Missions are, as you might have expected, what is going to keep you out of prison and not dead. There's several different missions we could send you on as of now. All of them relate in some way to the underground crime circles. Most missions are executed in groups of three. However, under certain circumstances, we might send you in groups of two or alone. The groups are constantly randomized, meaning that you will work with everyone at least once- unless, of course, the amount of missions isn't enough for that. But I digress. Your first mission is a scouting mission. We need more info on some of the more...spotty parts of town." Ellie elbowed me in the ribs. She had been right. "The groups are as follows: Marcel, Lika, and Bruce, and Cora, Ellie, and Viro. The first group will handle the right half of the town, the second group will handle the left half. Change into the clothes behind you marked with your name, then go." With that, Ellie and Cora stood up, gesturing for me to join them. We grabbed our clothes and took turns in the bathroom changing into them. We left as Lika and Bruce were arguing about who was the group leader. Immature as hell, those two.

POV SWITCH: Ellie

To my surprise and utter delight, Cora and the kid weren't too hard to work with. We had a complete map of the area in no time at all. Unfortunately, they both disappeared afterwards. Later I found out that Cora had seen a book she wanted in the window of a store and rushed in to get it. Then, however, I didn't know that. As I walked down the streets looking for them, I heard a faint whimper coming from an alleyway. Peeking inside, I saw a Houndoom Morph and a Sylveon Morph of all things cornering a small Swadloon Morph. "Come on, baby. We can give you a good time." The Houndoom suavely tried to convince the Swadloon. Remembering something from my own past, I narrowed my eyes. I wouldn't let this stand. I stepped into the alley.

"Hey boys. Imma have to ask you to let the Swadloon go." I announced behind them, causing them to turn around and look me over.

"Ooh, aren't you a looker. Way better looking than Angie here. Tell ya what. We'll let Angie go if you take her place." The Sylveon explained. Quickly thinking of a plan in my head, I nodded.

"Sure. I'll take her place."

"Nice. Scram, Angie." The Houndoom demanded. Angie mouthed, 'Thank you!' and quickly took off. The Sylveon stepped forward and locked his lips with mine. I let him slip his tongue in, luring him into a false sense of security. I felt the Houndoom slip my cream-colored leather jacket off, with the only thing covering my upper body after being the red tanktop Valerie had also given me. As soon as the distance between the Houndoom and I increased, I made a small flame on my thumb. I then shoved my thumb into the Sylveon's stomach, causing him to withdraw from our kiss in pain. Taking advantage of the opportunity, I shoved my left knee into his crotch before bringing my hands down on his back. I stomped on his head to make sure he was out. Throughout all that time of me beating down the Sylveon, the Houndoom watched with a smirk on his face.

"Thanks, babe. He was hogging you." I internally facepalmed at that. He really wasn't that smart, was he? Regardless, when he approached, I punched him in the face as hard as I could, following it up with a kick to his stomach. He did manage to draw a blade and slightly cut me in the arm, but it didn't do much, as I just kicked him again. I got out of there as soon as the Houndoom dropped, running out of the alleyway after grabbing my leather jacket. I immediately bumped into Cora and the kid. They were looking for me. Sensing their confusion as to why I was in the alley, I shook my head.

"I'll explain later, I promise. Let's just go back to the house. Our job is done." As we were walking back, the kid noticed my arm wound.

"Whoa Ellie. Something happen in that alley?" He asked. I looked at the wound with slightly tired eyes.

"Yeah." I sighed before explaining the entire situation to them. They looked unsurprised.

"Damn, even when you force yourself to believe there aren't people like Lika out there, the world has to prove you wrong." Viro grumbled. We didn't talk about it on the way back to the house. When we got back, only Valerie was there. We showed her our map, with extra details added by Cora.

"Satisfactory work. You're dismissed for the day." Valerie nodded. Viro and Cora left the room, and I was about to leave when I heard Val say, "Bandages are in the bathroom, Ellie. You might wanna take care of that cut."

"...Thanks." I reluctantly responded before leaving the room. As I went upstairs I heard the front door burst open. That meant Lika, Bruce, and Marcel were back. I entered the bathroom and eventually found the bandages. I took care of the wound quickly, and observed myself in the mirror.

At least I didn't get blood on my clothes.

And that's it! As you may have guessed, the main four are Valerie, Viro, Lika, and Ellie. This was a kind of fun chapter to write, as Ellie is such an interesting character to me. An arsonist who named many of her victims at her trial didn't let attempted rape slide because of something from her past. Review if you want.