It was morning when the plane reached its destination, a hidden runway built into the side of a mountain, overlooking a river and a forest. This runway was connected to a secret base built inside the mountain, one of many locations owned by the criminal empire Shadaloo, and this plane was one of many that were arriving to and from this location, gathering parts for a very important project of theirs. All this information was well-known to the three grown men in the plane, but the poor girl sleeping in the back had no clue what she was in for. She felt something poking at her, nudging her a bit, and she quickly opened her eyes, terrified at the idea of getting caught. As she looked up, she saw two peculiar individuals standing before her. The first was a tall, thin man, with a pointy little beard, tiny shades, a big hat and a purple outfit with big floppy sleeves. The second was an absolute behemoth, wearing only a pair of blue trunks, something resembling bandages around his hands and feet and an eyepatch over his right eye. He had a giant scar on his bare, intimidatingly muscular chest, and not a single hair on his head. Neither of them looked particularly happy to see her, and she froze for a moment, finding herself unable to move. There was an awkward silence for a moment, before the bald one looked over at the thin one.

"Care to explain this? You're the one in charge of ordering these parts."

"Oh, forgive me. I was waiting for someone else to speak first. Wasn't going to pass up the opportunity to be the second person to talk. With that said..."

He leaned forward, glaring right at the girl. His voice was a bit nasally, while the bald one had a rather deep voice.

"What is the meaning of this?! A dirty infiltrator interrupting our plans?! I'm telling Lord Bison immediately!"

With an overdramatic turn, he ran deeper into the base within the mountain, leaving the bald man to keep an eye on her. There came another pause, before he spoke up again.

"What's your name?"

It was an easy question to answer, and yet, she hesitated. The unfamiliar location and strange people had really gotten to her, and she felt uncomfortable answering a question as simple as this.

"I, err..."

"Take your time."

She paused again. That seemed weirdly nice of him to say. Maybe it was sarcasm? But... It didn't really feel like it. Still, she didn't really want to give her name in a place like this, but she had to say something...

"... H.C.. Like the letters. A H and a C."

This was the first thing that came to mind. It was her initials, but were they really going to accept this? Surely not. Oh no, she's gonna get in even bigger trouble-

"Alright. Nice to meet you, H.C.. Mind explaining how you got here?"

Oh. He didn't mind at all. Maybe this guy is nicer than he seems. She nodded, before clearing her throat.

"Well, I was in this airport, looking for a place to sleep. I don't really have a home or anything, so I had been hiding in there for a few days, but the security started to figure out I was there, so I ran away and ended up on the runway. I heard two guys say this plane was leaving in a couple of days, so I hid inside and intended to only sleep for one night... But I guess the date got moved or something, because now I'm here."

The man gave H.C. an almost sympathetic look as he responded.

"You were ready and willing to sleep in a box of metal parts?"

"Yeah. I've slept in worse places. I'd much rather take the box over a pile of trash that could have a blade or a needle or who knows what hidden inside..."

H.C. had looked away for a moment as she spoke, but when she looked back, she noticed the skinny guy running out of the base and up to the plane, not looking any happier than he did before.

"Alright, get out of there! Lord Bison wants to see you!"

She hopped out of the box, making her way out of the plane before following the two of them into the base. As they walked, she looked around at all the soldiers and vehicles and security cameras that filled the large hallways within the mountain, wondering just what kind of person would not only want, but be able to get all of this.