A Hero's Origins
By TheAlienBrony22

Nothing but the Truth

Somewhere in the woods at night, a boarding school was being guarded. A security guard overlooks three small security cameras, each camera was pointed at the entrances of buildings. Suddenly, red beams shoot out of the windows, shattering them as a large cloaked individual leaps out and attempts to escape, all while two individuals in white and black suits give chase to the intruding perpetrator.

"Stop running from the Plumbers, xeno-scum!" One of the plumbers exclaimed.

The cloaked figure continued to run, managing to jump over a tall brick wall, forcing the two suited individuals to climb over it. "Well, this is one way to dodge a red flag, huh doll?" the suited man remarked.

The woman next to him simply punches him in the side. "Learn to shut your trap, and stay on his tail! Don't let him escape!" The woman remarked.

Somewhere nearby, the large individual runs through the park, trying to clearly reach a small alien ship. As the ship lights up, it's revealed to be Reinrassic, but smaller, draped in a tattered beige poncho like a cloak, and lacking the robotic limbs he initially had, now having all of his functional limbs intact. The two plumbers finally catch up to him, all while he holds a blaster in his hand. "Finally caught me, did you? Such pathetic Earth vermin, how your species came up with a group like the Plumbers, I'll never be able to fathom. Not that it matters, I'll still make sure to flee this backwater world before Operation S.T.E.R.I.L.E comes into fruition, and I will have avenged my race. If we must die out, we'll take you out with us." Reinrassic declared.

The two plumbers stepped into the light, revealing the strange helmets that concealed their identities. "It's over Reinrassic, we defused your little bio-weapon and shot it into the sun yesterday." The woman remarked.

The man stepped forward and pulled out a rifle. "You're coming with us, alien!" The man exclaimed.

Reinrassic chuckled. "Many have tried, NONE have succeeded! What makes you earthlings think you have a chance?" Reinrassic remarked.

The man gripped onto the gun, only for a sudden coat of the gun's material to move up the man's arm. The man gave the rifle to the woman and slammed his metal fists together. "Let's answer that question with one of my own. Who said I was human?" The man remarked.

Reinrassic fired at the man, only for the laser to bounce off. The man ran forward, delivering several powerful hits as Reinrassic started to get pushed back, until a few genodromes flew out of his ship, firing at the woman. The lady in question rolled behind a tree, carefully shooting the drones down while her partner gave Reinrassic a serious beating. The man knocked Reinrassic left and right, but as he went for an uppercut, Reinrassic grabbed his arm, and had him pinned, much to the woman's anger.

'God damn it, Talon...' the woman thought.

The woman slowly got out of cover, aiming the gun carefully at Reinrassic. The metal coating starts to crumble off of the man, and Reinrassic takes the helmet off, revealing a young adolescent man with a strong jaw, jet black hair and three small horns poking out of the top of his head. "An Osmosian... should've figured, here I was, beginning to have thought that you earthling whelps managed to evolve beyond your stupidity," Reinrassic glared at the woman as he pulled out a canister, revealing a live xenocite inside. "Back away, or watch one of your precious plumbers join my empire's ranks!" Reinrassic threatened.

The woman didn't back down. Instead, she walked forward, much to the man's appreciation. Reinrassic backed up, slowly unscrewing the lid. "Drop the weapon. NOW!" Reinrassic commanded.

The man gritted his teeth as he tried to squirm free. "C'mon doll, don't listen to this freak, he's nothing but an overgrown fruit fly lookin' for scraps!" The woman looked at the man, then at Reinrassic, and the xenocite in the canister. Much to the woman's frustration, she dropped the weapon, kicking it behind her. Reinrassic chuckled, continuing to back up, pulling the man forward. "Damn it, you can't let him get away with this!" the man exclaimed.

The woman scoffed. "Never said I would, Talon. Duck!" The woman quickly pulled a small red gun from her pocket and fired. Talon did as he was told and ducked his head, all while a bright red light shot Reinrassic into his ship, causing him to drop the canister, trapping the xenocite inside. The woman carefully pulled out a small shuriken-like device and threw it into the ship's console, then pressed the badge on her suit. "Sayonara, Atasian brute!" The woman remarked.

Talon quickly ran over to the woman's side, watching as the door to the ship closed, and the ship started flying away. "What are you doing?" Talon asked.

The woman took her helmet off, revealing a young adolescent Luna, who had her black hair in a short bobcut, smirking as she looked up. "Just showing Reinrassic what happens when you play with fire... you rightfully get 'burned'." Luna remarked.

Before Talon could question what Luna meant, the ship suddenly burned bright, fire and smoke started to pour out of the ship as it left Earth's atmosphere, showing a small glimpse of light amongst the stars.

Flash-forward to the present day, the new RV, now painted in numerous blues, violets and decorated with many white stars, drives away from Mount Rushmore. "And just like that, I quite literally lit a fire under that buffoon's rear end. No more Reinrassic, and no more cases of DNAliens," Chance and Sunset were surprised, enthralled by Luna's story. "Or so we thought. Everything that happened back in Jaxton this summer only confirmed my fears. He didn't go down like I'd hoped." Luna explained.

Chance smiled widely. "So, you were a hero before Sunset and her friends were?! That's awesome, mad respect to the VP here, total badass alert!" Chance praised.

Luna shrugged her shoulders, smiling. "Mister Marsten, please, I was just a woman doing a job..." Luna stated.

Sunset, while she was intrigued by Luna's story of her first encounter with Reinrassic, she now had so many more questions. "Excuse me for prying, but exactly what was that job?" Sunset questioned.

Luna's smile fell, and the woman sighed, looking on towards the front of the road. "We called ourselves the Plumbers. Officially, we didn't exist. We were the guys who fixed the problems no one else could. Extraterrestrial. Extrasensory. Extraordinary," Luna turned towards the two teens. "Whether it's aliens, magic, or any kind of strange oddity that didn't seem to make any logical sense for existing, the Plumbers took care of it, everything they did was carefully and meticulously logged off the books, kept out of the OCUI." Luna explained.

Chance was confused. "OCUI? The hell is that, some kind of alien?" Chance asked.

Luna shook her head. "It's an acronym. It stands for the Online Circulation of Unexplained Information. You could search up aliens on a modern day search engine and get what you'd typically expect. Search up aliens on a Plumber-mandated console, and you'll have access to the Extranet, which is a lot more expansive and much more chocked full of information on any and every alien life form in the first eight galaxies that neighbor the Milky Way, according to the last time I checked... and that was back in 2000, a few weeks before I retired and started helping Celestia with shaping the minds of the youth in school." Lune explained.

Chance was speechless. "So, the Extranet is basically just... alien internet, and it's much more expansive and chocked full of stuff anyone could wish or desire to find?! Luna, I want that on my phone, it'd make things so much easier for writing dull research papers for Mr. Cranky! No longer would I have to get infuriated by the slow and unresponsive chicken scratch internet connection at the library!" Chance stated, excited to be learning about alien stuff.

Luna sighed. "Maybe I should've kept my mouth shut about that," Luna looked back at Sunset, who seemed conflicted. "Sunset, have you anything to ask of me?" Luna asked.

Sunset felt uncertain. "So, with all of this revealed, is it even right for me to assume that you knew about the watch the whole time?!" Sunset questioned.

Luna laughed nervously. "N-Not at first, miss Shimmer. The Omnitrix was just a myth, a legend, nothing more than just rumors and scuttlebutt. I was surprised as you guys when it turned up on Chance's wrist, at first. However, after hearing that the DNAliens back in Jaxton recognized the Omnitrix, calling it by name around its user, that's what confirmed my concerns and worries even more." Luna explained.

Chance smiled and hopped into the front seat. "So, all this time, when I've been going hero, I've really been following in your footsteps!" Luna flinched, a sense of worry pulsed throughout her body as she tried to fake a smile. "That's awesome!! I'm basically a Plumber in training, Sunset too! We'd be kick-ass at this job!" Chance remarked, starting to get giddy as he started to imagine the possibilities.

Sunset sighed. "Luna, as appreciative as I am that we finally have answers, I don't feel like we're getting the whole story," Luna looked back at the teenage girl, seeing the uncertainty on her face. "You always told us we could tell you anything, Vice Principal Luna. Guess you didn't feel the same when things got too intense..." Sunset stated, feeling unsure of who the Luna at the wheel really was.

Before Luna could try to defend herself, she was cut off by the sounds of sirens behind them. Luna pulls the RV to the side, and lets ambulances and police cars pass him, even noticing a few SWAT vans pass her by. Luna was concerned, but Chance was over the moon, practically bursting from the seams with excitement. "All right, that's what I'm talking about! This could be a chance for the Plumbers to go 'back to work'!" Chance encouraged.

Sunset sighed. "Bud, I appreciate your enthusiasm, but maybe we should sit this one out. I'm all for helping people when they need it, but it's been literal hours ago, that we dealt with Reinrassic! You're that anxious to get in another fight, aren't you?" Sunset remarked.

Chance smiled and rolled his eyes. "Come on, I'm serious! We already have a few wins and a couple losses under our belts, and Reinrassic's defeat is our biggest win so far! What could possibly be wrong with taking our hero-status to the next level?" Chance looked forward and started twisting the dial. "Think about it. Master that weird energy tendril magic you've got going on, and if I can unlock more stuff on the Omnitrix for me to use, we'd be upgrading our hero status to the maximum, we'd be doing a bajillion times better! Plus, it'd be a great way to show how much you've grown, ready to take on anything at a moment's notice!" Chance explained.

Luna gritted her teeth, letting a concerned sigh escape her lips. "Mister Marsten, as refreshing as it is to see you in a better mood, there is no "back to work". My hero days were over a long time ago, and with Reinrassic out of the way, that ship has officially reached its final destination." Luna stated firmly.

Chance frowned, unbuckling his seat belt and running to the door, kicking it open. "Your hero days are only over, when you stop putting in effort. Besides, ours are just getting started!" Chance popped the core up and saw Riptile's icon. "Goin' hero!" Chance exclaimed.

Luna groaned. "Chance, wait!" Luna called out.

In a flash of light, Chance had transformed, but it wasn't into the alien he was hoping for. Instead of Riptile, Chance looked into the RV's side mirror, seeing Jump-Kick's reflection. "Aw come on! Jump-Kick, really?!" Jump-Kick complained.

As Jump-Kick reaches for the Omnitrix, the sounds of a fire truck get closer. Knowing he didn't have time, Jump-Kick quickly jumped onto the back of the moving red vehicle, hitching a ride as it zooms past the RV.

Luna quickly pulls in and follows close behind, all while feeling a wave of conflicting emotions. In a way, she was actually happy to see the teenage boy be so enthusiastic about joining the Plumbers, but at the same time, he didn't know the full extent of what the Plumbers usually did, and it worried her as she sped faster down the road.

A few miles later, the fire truck arrives at a very large hotel. Some people are outside, having been evacuated. The driver gets out of the truck and speaks with the manager, who is in total disarray. "There's s-some kind of creature inside, tearing up the place!" the mayor looks up and sees Jump-Kick standing proudly. "Ahh!!" The manager shrieked.

Jump-Kick leapt down and stretched for a moment. "Don't mind me, dude, just need to stretch before business is handled. Can't risk pulling something on the job. I'll take care of your alien problem in two shakes of my tail feathers, courtesy of the Plumbers!" Jump-Kick saluted, running towards the building.

As Jump-Kick steps into the building, he sees a lot of carnage left in whatever creature's wake, all except for a water fountain, which was relatively untouched. "Okay, who's the jerk giving us aliens a bad name?!" Jump-Kick called out, but no response was given.

Jump-Kick stepped forward, but before he knew it, A burgundy-colored alien with red eyes and a drooling toothy mouth jumps out of nowhere. It stands up and roars ferociously, but due to the creature being about 2 feet tall and not threatening at all, Jump-Kick was mildly tickled by the small little beast. Jump-Kick tries to hold back the urge to laugh, but it all comes out. "...PFFT-AAHAHAHAHAH!" Jump-Kick blared out, laughing uncontrollably.

The alien hero laughed and laughed, and continued to do so, feeling unthreatened by the alien that stood before him. Eventually, the alien picks up a rock and throws it at his head, knocking the alien hero back to reality, and now pissing him off. "Ohoho... Bad move, munchkin. You picked the wrong day to be an alien!" Jump-Kick firmly stated.

Jump-Kick leaps toward it and tries to kick it, but the alien dodges and Jump-Kick goes sliding across the floor, and knocked into the fountain. He gets up and spots the alien on a pillar. It snarls and leaps into the fountain, but Jump-Kick quickly dodges and dig his feet into one of the pillars. It spits a mouthful of water at Jump-Kick, but the alien hero gladly lets himself be sprayed, with the water doing nothing to him. Jump-Kick smirked at the small alien. "You're gonna have to try harder than that, you freaky gremlin!" Jump-Kick taunted.

Outside the hotel, the RV arrives on the scene. Sunset and Luna get out and approach the manager, who was very shaken up. "Anybody happen to see a giant, talking blue jay come by here at all?!" Sunset asked.

The manager nodded his head, pointing to the hotel's entrance. "T-The bird said he was gonna solve our alien problem. Must be a new hire with that other fella that came earlier." The manager explained.

Luna and Sunset looked at each other in confusion, then back at the manager. "Who would be stupid enough to go in there?!" Luna asked.

The alien climbs up a pillar, snarls at Jump-Kick and leaps into the darkened room. Jump-Kick goes after him, carefully exploring around. Unfortunately, he doesn't notice a man with a rifle, also exploring around the darkened room, clad in a futuristic white and black suit. Eventually, the two come back-to-back, knocking into each other.

They turn around and gasp. "AAH! Who are you?! Who am I!? Who are you?!" The two exclaimed in unison.

The man immediately aims the blaster, but Jump-Kick holds his hands up. "Woah, hang on a minute! I'm a plumber, and not the kind that fixes toilets and shit!" Jump-Kick blurted out.

The man was surprised, but at the same time, very confused. Behind Jump-Kick was the alien, and the man jumped to the right and pulled the trigger, hitting the small alien dead-on. The man lowered the rifle and looked at Jump-Kick, eyeing him up carefully. "Well, this is a rare sight. Didn't think I'd see a Sparpasserian on the force, let alone reveal to me that the Plumbers are picking things up again." The man inquired.

Jump-Kick was confused as to what exactly the man called him, but decided to ignore it for the moment. "Either way, the alien's been defeated, and now we do the most important thing to ensure it doesn't hurt anyone again." Jump-Kick stated.

The man smirked and went to grab the small alien, until another one jumped out of nowhere, roaring out in fury despite its small size. The man rolled out of the way and tried to aim at the creature, but it lunged at him, tearing off the barrel of his weapon with its jaws. Jump-Kick grabbed the creature with his foot and proceeded to stomp it onto the ground, slowly but surely pummeling the small alien into the ground.

Jump-Kick eventually stopped, letting the unconscious creature go as the man bunches them up in an energy net. "That was some handy footwork, pal. I was a bit skeptical when you said you were a plumber, but with that suit on, I can tell you're a real interesting sort. Still, nice work," the man slung the net over his shoulder and held his hand out for a handshake. "Name's Talon, what's yours featherhead?" Talon introduced himself.

Jump-Kick shook the man's hand and smiled. "Jump-Kick, pleasure doing business with a pro." Jump-Kick commented.

Talon chuckled. "I've been around the proverbial star or two as of late, but my old partner was a real pro, she was practically a prodigy in the making. A tactical genius and knew some serious cloak and dagger-type stuff," Talon walks over and tosses a chair out of the way, looking for something. "Say, you didn't happen to find a small voice box-shaped machine on your way in, did you?" Talon asked.

Jump-Kick shook his head. "Never saw something like that before. What's it do, is it important?" Jump-Kick asked.

Talon sighed and stopped looking, then turned to look at Jump-Kick. "It's not too important, but it's meant to be swallowed like a pill, and it enhances your vocal chords, making you capable of speaking and understanding numerous alien languages and dialects. I use it from time to time to disguise my voice, and get the jump on any rogue aliens that hide from the long arms of the law." Talon explained.

Jump-Kick was fairly impressed, but before he could ask any more questions, the Omnitrix started beeping and flashing red, which caught Talon's attention. "What's that thing doing?" Talon asked.

Jump-Kick was now worried, and tried to think up an excuse. "That's my badge. It does this when the job is done, and it informs me to get back to the base for my next assignment. Sorry to cut our talk short, but I hope to see you again, mister Talon! Godspeed, sir!" Jump-Kick explained, saluting to the man as he quickly ran out of the building.

Talon smiled and looked around, finding the device he was looking for tucked within the leaves of a potted plant.

As Luna and Sunset talk outside with the authorities, Jump-Kick quickly makes his way around the vehicles and quickly gets into the RV, where a flash of red light shined from the windows. Everyone looked at the RV, only to notice a teenage boy walk out, yawning as he slowly approached the two ladies. "Man, I really need to figure out how to work that alarm clock. Got an eye full of red light, and man that wasn't pleasant... what'd I miss?" Chance asked, looking thoroughly exhausted and spent.

Luna sighed and pulled the teenager into a hug. "So sorry for the inconvenience, officer, seems like I'm the one who can't keep an eye on my son, carry on," The officer raised an eyebrow, but eventually shrugged it off and walked back to the police tape being strung up. Luna immediately looked down at Chance, and was mildly relieved that he wasn't hurt, but wasn't exactly pleased by him running off. "Care to explain what went on in there, mister Marsten?" Luna asked sternly.

Chance smiled nervously and patted Luna's shoulder. "Relax, it's all taken care of. Ran into another plumber in there, guy had some serious moves. He seems alright to me," Chance looked back at the building, noticing Talon walk out with the small aliens slung over his shoulder. "There he is! He's gonna do what must be done to those aliens." Chance pointed out.

Luna looked over at the man in question, and Luna's eyes widened, genuinely surprised and shocked by Talon's appearance. Talon stepped over the police tape and saw Luna staring at him, which made him smile. "Equinox! I shoulda figured the moment aliens came back on the rise, you wouldn't be too far behind!" Talon remarked.

Luna smiled and ran towards Talon, the pair of them hugged each other tightly, laughing like they haven't done so in years. "And I should've figured the moment aliens were causing trouble, you'd be there to get in the middle of it." Luna remarked.

Sunset was confused, but Chance seemed to have an idea on what was going on here. "Miss Luna, you know this guy?" Sunset asked.

Luna smiled and looked back at the teenagers. "Well, you could say that. We used to be partners, back when the Plumbers were more active!" Luna explained.

Talon smiled and stepped forward, putting the contained aliens on the ground. "It was a long time ago, but I still cherish those days like nothing else matters," Talon looks back at the aliens he bagged and showed them off to Luna. "Recognize these little weirdos, Luna? Havoc Beasts from Tuchanka. Managed to bag them before they caused more damage." Talon stated.

Luna looked at the small aggressive aliens as they flailed in the net. "Havoc Beasts, huh? Just like the ones we we caught terrorizing Denver years ago. Haven't seen any of those since then." Luna remarked, impressed with the catch.

Chance cleared his throat. "It wasn't just you, Jump-Kick lent you a hand and ran to take care of another mission." Chance remarked.

Talon smiled. "Of course, how could I forget? It was still a surprise to see another plumber on Earth, much less a Sparpasserian." Talon remarked.

Chance shrugged his shoulders. "Life is full of surprises, as they say." Chance remarked.

Talon picks up the bagged aliens and brings them over to a sleek, yet dated blue car. "Still riding around in this beat-up thing, hm?" Luna asked with a smug grin.

Talon smirked. "Laugh it up, Equinox. Yeah, she's not much to look at, but it's better than that old corvette you used to drive!" Talon jabbed.

Chance stepped forward. "So, you must be pretty skilled to handle these kinds of alien problems, huh?" Chance questioned.

Talon smiled and closed the trunk with the aliens inside. "Yeah, well, good thing I was around. You know, 'once a Plumber, always a Plumber'," Talon looked at Luna, who was still smiling, but now seemed a bit unsure. "Speaking of which, you ever think about getting back in the game, Lulu? You know, relive the glory days and do something you enjoy?" Talon asked.

Luna smirked as her eye twitched. "First off, you still have a long way to go before you can call me that," Talon chuckled. "And two, no thanks. I'm retired. And so are the Plumbers. Some individuals just can't let it go." Luna explained.

Talon smiled. "The Plumbers were retired, thanks to you! Once you took Reinrassic out of the picture, the work just seemed to dry up." Talon remarked.

Luna smiled. "Eh, just doin' my job, nothing more." Luna stated.

Talon sighed. "Yeah, anyway... Looks like things are picking back up again. In fact, I'm starting my own freelance Plumber business! I could use the extra set of hands if you're interested," Talon looked over at the teenagers, and soon spots the Omnitrix on Chance's wrist. "Hey, cool watch, kid! It looks so familiar..." Talon remarked, squinting his eyes as he stared at the device.

Chance smiled. "Oh, this old thing? It's nothing special. It's a prize I got from a Japanese cereal box, and I haven't taken it off since then. Everyone's got a look, and this watch ties everything together." Chance remarked.

Luna sighs and pushes the two teenagers back towards the RV. "Oh, look at the time, it's getting real late! Well, we need to get back on the road, anyway. Nice catching up with you, Talon. Happy plumbing!" Luna shouted.

Talon raises an eyebrow as they leave, but decides to shrug it off and hop into his car, driving away.

As the RV drives down the road, Chance is just confused. "I don't get it! How come you didn't tell Talon about the Omnitrix? Surely the plumbers would be ecstatic to have such a device on their side, right?" Chance questioned.

Luna sighed. "That's on a need-to-know basis only, Chance. The less people know, the better off we'll be." Luna explained.

Sunset rolled her eyes. "Guess that's your answer to everything, isn't it, miss Luna?" Sunset remarked.

Luna groaned. "I'm doing this for the good of you both. As much as it was great to see Talon again, I don't condone doing this for money or fame. Talon was a good man, but he always had a greedy streak." Luna remarked.

Chance leaned back in his seat, then finally got an idea. "Hey... Why don't we start up the Plumbers again? You, me, Sunset, and Talon! We'd be super alien ass-kickers! Plus, if being around you two could make me feel better and be a little better, maybe it'd help Talon out too with his greedy streak!" Chance suggested.

Luna sighed, a look of concern forming on her face. "Mister Marsten, I'm flattered you appreciate what I did, but you can't bring back the past." Luna stated.

Before another word could be said, a monitor suddenly opens up from the drink compartment and shows a broadcast from Talon. "Equinox! If you're out there, I need help! Two Felynxidae are tearing up a meat processing plant on Highway 44, and they're getting real nasty!" Talon called out.

Luna's eyes widened. 'Felynxidae?! He can't take them on his own! Damn it!!' Luna thought, gritting her teeth.

Against her better judgement, Luna turns the RV around, making a U-turn as she drives down the other road, putting the gas pedal to the floor as they sped off to Talon's location. Chance smiled and cheered. "Let's go!! We're back in plumbing business, baby!!" Chance shouted in joy.

Luna looks at the teenage hero worriedly, but doesn't have it in her to correct him. Sunset notices the concern and worry on Luna's face, but decides to let things play out before saying anything.

They park at the plant, its front doors torn wide open. As they walk inside the plant, Luna opens a curtain to a room with conveyor belts and hung-up meat carcasses. Inside is Talon, on the ground and trying to nurse a large bloodied scratch on his chest. "Talon!" Luna exclaimed.

The trio ran up to him, trying to help him up. Talon groans as he gets back on his feet and leans against one of the machines. "Luna! Thank goodness you showed up. Two aliens, nasty! We're gonna need a little of that ol' magic!" Talon stated, trying to keep himself from bleeding out.

Chance nodded his head. "Don't worry, sir, you'll earn your purple heart. We'll take it from here! Just one question before we do. What's a Felynxidae?" Ferocious roaring can be heard from behind a large door. The door swings open, and through cloud of steam comes two big black and red cat-like creatures. Soon enough, Chance could recognize immediately what the Felynxidae were, then looked at the Omnitrix. "Oh... that's a Felynxidae. Well, I guess you do learn something new every day." Chance remarked, mildly worried as they ducked for cover.

The creatures walked out of the room and observe the place. They have red stripes on their bodies and long torch-shaped tails, but their elongated bottom jaws, golden claws and long unkempt manes left no trace of doubt: they're the same species as Vitaguar. "Guess this was bound to happen again eventually, huh, Chance?" Sunset asked.

Chance peeked around the corner, seeing that the aliens had their backs to them. Chance activated the Omnitrix and cycled to Vitaguar's icon, which made Luna terrified as she tried to silently warn Chance to not use the Omnitrix, but nothing was working. "I don't like how our chances are pretty slim-to-none when dealing with two other Vitaguars. So, I'm gonna talk to them. They're not gonna be too friendly with some human, so might as well give us a proper chance to speak equally as one of their own. I'll be right back, I promise." Chance remarked, popping the core up.

Luna, out of options, just decided to be vocal. "Chance, no! Don't-" but she was too late. Chance pushed the core down and started to transform.

The muscles in Chance's arm began to suddenly grow and pulsate with a golden glow. The muscles grew along his arm as they reached his head, forcing him to close his eyes, till they snapped open, becoming purely white with large black slit-like cat pupils. He felt his skin begin to turn a light blue as a light gray fur began to grow over his transformed body. A dark gray curly tail sprouts from his tailbone as his jaw extends into a massive underbite, and two golden fangs protrude out from his bottom jaw. Chance felt his shirt grow over his body into some kind of suit. A sleeveless Black top, and white shorts, with black cuffs on the shorts sleeves, with the Omnitrix being smack dab in the midst of its stomach.

He hunched out as his already wild hair grew out into a large and unyielding black mane. He became more and more like some kind of beastly cat creature, and then got down on all fours as he snarled and roared out, like a tiger preparing to attack its prey.

As the flash of light died down, revealing Vitaguar, Talon was surprised, but at the same time, satisfied to have finally recognized the watch's identity. "Of course, that's why I recognized that watch... It's the Omnitrix! It's real!" Talon gasped.

Vitaguar nods to Talon and leaps in behind the two cats. "Oi, ya cheeky puss willows! Mind if I chew ya ears for the moment?" Vitaguar called out.

The two Felynxidae turn around and face Vitaguar, only to growl in response. "Bugger off, punk! This ain't the kind ah matter for you to butt your nose in!" the right Felynxidae warned.

Vitaguar chuckled. "That's where you're a tad bit wrong, mate! See, Earth's my home, and I don't like that you're scarin' the locals! Why don't we have a civil conversation about this, maybe over a couple fresh kills, if that's what ya both fancy?" Vitaguar offered.

The two Felynxidae look at each other in confusion, and then nod their heads. They turn towards Vitaguar and smack him back with their tails, snarling. "Bloody punk wants to get aggro, then we'll put ya in yer place, bruv!" The left Felynxidae threatened.

Luna sighed. "I tried to warn him that talking wouldn't work. Felynxidae were never that big on small talk or rational planning, even amongst their own kind!" Luna explained.

Vitaguar groaned and shook his head as he got back on his feet, snarling as drool dribbled down his chin. "Now ya made me right properly pissed!" Vitaguar roared.

The three Felynxidae charged at each other, with Vitaguar managing to smack one of them away with his tail. The Felynxidae swiped its claws and snapped its jaws at the alien hero, but Vitaguar dodged the attacks the best he could, and punched the Felynxidae in the stomach, then swatted them back with his tail. The second Felynxidae lunged at the hero and managed to tackle them to the ground, trying to attack them, but Vitaguar uncurled his tail, letting several golden bone spikes jut out as he impaled the Felynxidae on top of him through his bottom jaw, causing the creature to roar out as it backed off, the bottom portion of his jaw was now bleeding.

Vitaguar growled and snarled, roaring as he saw the previous Felynxidae tear a metal chain off of a hook and swing it around like a weapon. Vitaguar unsheathed his claws as his fangs grew out, all while he snarled at his foe, waiting for him to make a move. The Felynxidae roared out and swung his tail at Vitaguar, who managed to dodge the hit, but was then immediately intercepted by the bleeding Felynxidae, who seemed to be in a very feral state. Out of instinct, Vitaguar grabbed a chain and kicked the Felynxidae off of him, and started climbing. the Felynxidae crashed into a metal crate, which had numerous barrels on top of it. The barrels fall and open up, spilling pink liquid and guts all over its face.

Sunset shuddered, disgusted by the sight. "Okay, that was needlessly gross!" Sunset and Luna got ready to help, as did Talon, only for the bleeding Felynxidae to shift its focus onto them, slurping up one of the guts as it got closer. "Oh great, the bleeding predator wants a piece of us, how lovely!" Sunset remarked sarcastically.

Meanwhile, Vitaguar looked up to the base of his chain, seeing a piece of meat attached to it. The not-so-bloodied Felynxidae walks up to it and grabs it with its mouth, pulling the chain apart. Vitaguar watches it break and grabs another chain in mid air, then that one gets pulled apart too. He grabs another, and another, practically running out of room to swing and hang on as the Felynxidae below him tries to bring him back on the ground. Eventually, he leaps on to a conveyor belt. The Felynxidae climbs on to face him. It tries pinning Vitaguar down, resulting in a struggle; up ahead at the end of the belt are two spiked rollers, crushing, ripping and tenderizing the meat that goes through it.

Vitaguar's eyes widened, and kicked the Felynxidae off of him. "There ain't no bloody way I'm turnin' into a gold-encrusted wagyu treat for whichever dumbass rich bloke is hankerin' for an exotic meal!" Vitaguar proclaimed.

As Sunset and Luna hold off the feral Felynxidae, Talon runs over to the conveyor's controls and hits a button. The conveyor stops just in time, and Talon pulls a lever on the console, causing a chained piece of meat to move toward them, knocking the adult Felynxidae away from Vitaguar. Vitaguar leaps down and meets with Talon, smirking as he gave a thumbs up. "Thanks mate, that coulda ended real poor!" Vitaguar thanked.

Talon smiled, nodding his head. "What are partners for, right?" Talon remarked.

The two meet up with Sunset and Luna, then run for the curtain door. The first Felynxidae suddenly leaps in front and blocks their way, still bleeding out. As they back up, Sunset spins around, only to see the other Felynxidae behind them, snarling as they got closer. "Don't suppose you've ever considered becoming vegetarians, or something similar?" Sunset questioned, swallowing as she started to panic.

The two Felynxidae had them cornered, but right as they leapt in for the kill, a piercing sound wave filled the entire room. The two alien felines, along with Vitaguar, fell to the floor and gripped their heads in pain. The source of the sound was coming from a device in Talon's hand. "Sorry about that, Chance, it was the only way to bring down the Felynxidae." Talon explained.

Vitaguar groaned as he kept clutching his head, reeling from the pain. Luna sighed. "Yeah. Lucky for us, you had a Sonic Pitch Whistle with you. These would've been incredibly effective against large canine creatures like Vulpimancers or Loboans, but since the Vulpimancers all vanished one day and were considered extinct, and the Loboans haven't left or made any attempt to leave their moon, let alone their system, those bad boys had to be modified to work on the Felynxidae." Luna explained.

Eventually, the Omnitrix times out and Vitaguar turns back into Chance, who was still holding his ears. "Next time you do that, warn a brother next time, god damn!" Chance remarked, holding his hands over his ears.

Talon nodded. "So... all the stories are true. The Omnitrix really does exist," Luna smiled nervously as Talon looked towards the teenage hero. "And Chance, pretty good moves out there! You remind me of Luna back in the day! Tough and not afraid of nothing!" Talon remarked.

Chance gets back on his feet and stands by Luna. "All I was doing was being a distraction, but Vitaguar can be pretty aggro when things don't go to plan. Thanks for the compliment, though!" Chance stated, giving a thumbs up.

Talon nodded. As the four of them attempted to leave, Luna sees something in the corner of her eye. One of the Felynxidae wasn't completely incapacitated. "Talon, behind you!" Luna exclaimed.

Behind them, the bleeding Felynxidae gets up and bats them to the ground. Talon's pitch whistle drops to the floor, immediately getting crushed under the foot of the bipedal cat alien. The Felynxidae roars at him when something catches their attention. From the corner of its eye, Luna was angrily driving a forklift towards them. "Why don't you pick on someone with more meat on their bones?!" Luna roared out.

Luna jumps out, with Chance and Sunset attempting to catch her and break her fall, all while the forklift rams into the Felynxidae, then it rams into the other one and finally crashes into another room. As Luna finds her footing, so do the two Felynxidae. Luna quickly presses a button and a blast door comes falling down, trapping the two aliens in the room for good. "Consider yourselves iced, pussycats!" Chance quipped.

Talon chuckles and slowly gets back up on his feet, and looks to Luna. "Just like old times, eh? I think this is gonna be the beginning of a new partnership." Talon remarks, extending his hand to Luna.

Luna looks at Talon, a bit hesitant on if she should take it, but decides to smile and walk to the exit, motioning for the two teenagers to follow.

Back at the now lit-up hotel, Talon relaxes in his room with the trio. The room itself was well-furnished, stocked plenty with food of all kinds, as demonstrated when Chance immediately starts indulging in some shrimp and pizza. Luna looks around the suite with suspicion, thinking about how much money it would have cost. "Quite the ritzy suite, Talon. Must've cost you a pretty penny..." Luna remarked.

Talon chuckled. "It didn't even cost me a single penny. It's just a 'thank you' I negotiated with the owner of the hotel, as well as his staff, for helping the manager out with his alien problem." Talon explained.

Luna squinted her eyes at Talon, unconvinced. "Ya don't say..." Luna remarked.

Talon smiled. "Trust me, this is just the tip of the old alien iceberg! You three would make great plumbers," Talon looks over as Chance stacks a couple handfuls of Mozzarella cheese, Shrimp and hot sauce onto a slice of meat lover's pizza. "Especially you, big man. With the Omnitrix at your disposal, you'd make the Magister rank in no-time at all!" Talon remarked.

Chance nearly dropped the pizza as he carefully chewed up his bite and swallowed. "I would? I mean, I've always been a slow learner, but I pick up on stuff pretty easy, not sure what a Magister is, though. I'd be fine staying as a Cadet, or a Plumber In-Training, just until I've gotten a grasp on the basics." Chance remarked.

Luna let out a sigh of relief. 'At least he's humble.' Luna thought.

Talon laughed. "Modesty is a good trait to have, kid, but there's no need to be like that amongst the pros! Admit it, kid, you'd be a real chip off the old block, Luna's block, that is!" Luna stared at Talon, yet he kept going. "We'd all make a great team. With your powers, Luna's experience, and my instincts, we'd be an unstoppable team, a real Alien Force. What do ya think?" Talon offered.

Luna groaned. "I'm thinking it's quite the chain of odd coincidences for a couple 'hyper weasels' and two 'beastcats' to turn up on the same day. We dealt with those things back in our early days on the force, so a sudden trip down memory lane feels a bit suspicious." Luna remarked.

Talon smiled, shrugging his shoulders. "I wasn't expecting to learn that the Omnitrix was real, but hey, aliens... go figure!" Talon remarked casually.

Luna was unsure as to what was going on, but she knew something had to be done. Luna looked out the window, seeing Mount Rushmore in the distance. "I'm gonna go on a walk, get some fresh air. You two, behave and watch out for each other, I won't be long." Luna stated firmly, walking out of the room.

Talon glares at the door for a moment, then clears his throat as he stands up, smiling. "Hey kids, why don't you two help yourselves to whatever you'd like off the room service menu!" Talon suggested.

Chance smiled and grabbed the menu, eagerly looking through it. "Hell yes, sir! Where's the blackjack!?" Chance remarked, practically burying his face into the menu, much to Sunset's embarrassment.

Talon smiled and walked out of the room, closing the door behind him. Sunset got up and moved to the door, standing on her toes as she looked through the peephole. She saw the glare on Talon's face as he quickly moved down the stairs to the lobby. "That's not concerning at all," Chance stacked a few pieces of shrimp onto another slice of pizza, only for Sunset to pull him aside and out the door, causing him to drop his slice of pizza onto the carpeted floor, leaving him thoroughly distraught. "We can get another later, but something's wrong. I don't think Luna's trusting Talon and what he's saying, and he left in a pretty sketchy way. We have to go after them." Sunset stated.

Chance bemoaned. "C'mon, Luna can handle herself! She's tough, she's resilient! Plus, need I remind you, that you said ya wanted to relax a bit, and not get into another hair-raising adventure." Chance remarked, reminding the brunette of her previous words from a couple hours earlier.

Sunset frowned as her friend slowly walked back to the room. "That was before I saw Talon trying to leave in a huff, immediately after Luna left to 'go on a walk', as one would say to excuse themselves, then cover their tracks. We have to go after them, you know we have to! Are you not worried that Talon might get the jump on her, and do something to her when we'd be none the wiser?" Sunset questioned.

Chance stopped for a moment then looked back at Sunset, a cautious, confused and worried expression formed on his face as his right eye began to twitch. "W-What do you mean by that?" Chance questioned, a bit of concern could be heard in his tone of voice. If Sunset didn't know any better, she could've sworn that she heard a hitch in his breathing.

The two teenagers rush out of the hotel, noticing that the RV and Talon's car were missing, but did notice the tire tracks that led towards one of the tourist trails for Mount Rushmore. "Luna's gone, and Talon must've followed suite. It's possible they went back to the base inside Rushmore, but the why is what's got me concerned," Sunset notices that Chance tries to dial in one of his aliens, but it would seem that the Omnitrix was not being a team player at that moment in time. "Looks like we're on our own again. Maybe finding a manual for that thing wouldn't be a bad idea, but how do get to Rushmore without any alien help?" Sunset wondered.

Chance looks around, and soon notices a man with a motorcycle pulling up to park. Chance sighed and quickly ran up to the man and got his attention. The man noticed the panicking teenager, as well as the horror and dismay in his eyes. "Sir, I need to use your bike! My mom just got kidnapped, and I won't let what happened back in '13 happen again! Please, may I use your bike? I will return it, I promise!" Chance pleaded.

The man looked at the teen for a moment, then noticed Sunset right behind him. "Only if you promise that it won't be scratched." The man stated.

Chance nodded. "Cross my heart, hope to die." Chance confirmed.

The man nodded his head and got off, leaving the keys in the ignition. "Remember, no scratches!" The man reminded firmly.

As the man walked away, Chance and Sunset quickly got on, with Sunset strapping a helmet on, and Chance just trying to mentally prepare himself. "You know how to drive one of these, right?" Sunset asked worriedly.

Chance hesitantly nodded his head. "Yeah, once or twice. It's been three years since then, but I can at least get us there!" While that didn't make Sunset feel any better, it was still a momentary feeling of reassurance as she squeezed Chance's torso. "Just hold on tight, just in case I'm rustier than I thought." Chance remarked.

Chance revs the bike up a bit as they immediately speed forward, then slow down for a moment. Chance tries to get used to handling the vehicle, and slowly gets a handle on it as the bike makes its way onto the trail, leading towards Rushmore.

At the Plumber base in Mount Rushmore, Luna carefully walks into a darkened room. She looks to an empty pedestal, noticing that something was recently disturbed and taken from it. Luna's eyes widen at first, but then squint as a scowl forms on her face. Luna hears footsteps behind her, and much to her own irritation, she was right about who took it as a figure stood in the doorway. "Talon, I knew this had you written all over it." Luna remarked, turning around to see her ex-partner, aiming a small gun-like device with a large lens at the end towards her, smiling contently as he watched the anger in her eyes flare up.

Talon smiled proudly as he grabbed a pistol from his pocket with his free hand, and let a coating of the gun's material travel up his left arm, all while he pocketed the gun. "Looking for this, Equinox?" Talon asked coyly.

Luna gritted her teeth and stood her ground. "The Null Void projector. I knew all those aliens were too familiar, you always had a problem with letting go of the past," Talon cocked his head, still trying to feign innocence. "You stole the Null Void projector to release the ones we caught back in the old days, making a fortune off the suffering of others, truly despicable and absolutely deplorable!" Luna sneered.

Talon's smile fell, leaving an emotionless, yet unyielding stare gaze upon Luna herself. Three small horns slowly grew out from Talon's head, poking through his hair as they slightly curved backwards. "You always were too smart for your own good, Lulu. But not wanting to join up with me was just plain dumb, but not as especially dumb by not telling me that you knew about the Omnitrix, so much for being partners again." Talon remarked bitterly.

Luna sighed. "Why, Talon? Why are you doing all of this?! Surely with your training, you could've become a marine, a soldier, but this is out of line, you've broken so many rules with this stupid scheme!" Luna reprimanded.

Talon gritted his teeth and stomped his foot, letting an echo travel through the whole base. "What, you don't see it? Job security, of course! I fell on hard times and I knew you had other stuff going on, so I took this into my own hands," Luna stared the man down, disgusted and disappointed. "It's easy money, let me explain. I release an alien, then get some hotel manager or mayor or whoever to pay me to catch it! With that kid strapped with the Omnitrix, the payout for money will be higher than I've ever imagined!" Talon explained.

Luna stepped forward, which managed to get a genuine sense of surprise out of the armed man. "I'm not gonna let you get away with this, Talon. By my authority as a Plumber, according to the former D-D Transcripts that coincide with the Casey-Kelly Accords, you're under arrest for exposing aliens to the public for monetary gain, and you're also under arrest for endangering the public with extraterrestrial labor!" Luna proclaimed, whipping out her badge as she stared Talon down.

Talon laughed, seeing that Luna was unfazed. "Yeah, I figured you might say that, Luna. Too bad, we could've made quite a team again! But now," Talon powered up the Null Void projector and aimed it to the right. "Now I have to tie up a few loose ends. Can't have people alive that know the truth." Talon remarked.

Talon fires the projector, letting a yellow beam open up onto the wall, and letting it form into a circular portal. The portal opens up, only for a giant green monster with spiked legs to suddenly step out from the portal, then it roars at Luna, setting its sights on her. "And don't worry, I'll be sure to tell Chance and his little friend how your last words to me, were how you wanted them to follow in your footsteps as my partners!" Talon called out, slowly walking backwards.

Luna looks at Talon, then back to the beast's jagged roaring teeth. Luna tried to back away, but found herself unable to even move a muscle. She was terrified, petrified with fear. The beast stood over her and slowly lowered its jaw down towards her head, and she just closed her eyes, waiting for it to be over. The roaring beast raises its claws at Luna, ready to kill her. In the blink of an eye it swipes, hitting the ground as Luna was pulled away, barely in the nick of time. Luna, much to both Talon's and the beast's surprise, was gone.

Talon was baffled. "What the-!?" Talon then saw a couple blue energy tendrils whip the beast back, causing it to stagger back through the portal. Talon looked to the side, and much to his dismay, saw Sunset and Chance, who were kneeling over Luna's body. "Uh... h-hey kids, close call there, huh? One of the machines busted and let that thing loose!" Talon's gaze was met by glares. Sunset was very angry, and Chance was pissed beyond rational belief. Talon let a nervous smile form on his face as he tried to find the words. "L-Look, I know this looks bad, but ya gotta believe me, she's holding you two back! Chance, come on big man, ya gotta believe what I'm saying! Listen to me, we don't need her! We could start back up the Plumbers again! Just you, your friend, and me...!" Talon offered.

Chance got up and ran right at Talon, pushing him against the wall. "I wasn't born yesterday, asswipe! You're no Plumber, you're just a pile of shit that got stuck in the pipes!" Chance put his hand around Talon's neck and immediately started squeezing. "If I'm gonna be a Plumber, it'll be with them, not you, or your shady-ass cul-de-sac scheme! You endangered innocent people for a quick fuckin' dollar, let's see how you like being the powerless chump in danger for a change!" Chance tossed Talon to the ground and stood over him, all while the Null Void projector fell out of Talon's hands. "To think I had any respect for you! A pile of literal garbage, the physical embodiment of expired meat, the prime example of wasted sperm! Fuck you, and your cheap-o alien terror business! There's nothing you can do or say to change my mind, especially if you laid your dirty ass hands on her!" Chance berated.

Talon was not expecting such a blow-out from the teenager, but had to admit, it was pretty funny to watch. Talon smirked. "...Sorry to hear that," The beast roars as it tries to step back through the portal, attempting to attack yet again. "Say hello to another old friend: a Wigzelian Org Beast!" Talon announced.

Acting off of the adrenaline that pumped through his body, Chance grabbed the projector and tossed it to Luna, who managed to barely catch it. Talon groaned and got up, trying to lunge at Luna, only for Sunset and Chance to restrain him. Luna gets up and examines the projector a bit, then aims it at the portal, firing at it again, causing the portal to close, keeping the Wigzelian Org Beast from escaping the portal. Talon groans and manages to shake Chance off of him, and pull out a small baton-like weapon from his pocket. He cracks it against the tendrils, which sends an electrical current up to Sunset, shocking her for the moment as she lost her focus, letting Talon go as he tried to escape.

Chance quickly got back up and chased after him, trying to activate the Omnitrix. "Get the fuck back here, you snake oil-selling bounty hunter!" Chance threatened.

Talon quickly turns a corner and notices his car nearby. He tried to go for it, but before he could, a rainbow beam of energy zooms right past Talon's head, and tears through the car's engine, rendering the vehicle inoperable. Talon quickly turned around and saw Armethyst standing there, energy glowing from his closed fist. "We can do this the easy way, or the hard way. Say you want this the hard way, I dare you, creep." Armethyst stated firmly.

Talon gritted his teeth and charged at Armethyst, grabbing his head as energy traveled up his arm, letting several bronze-colored crystals jut out of his arm before Armethyst managed to kick him away. Armethyst was shocked for the moment, but at the same time, he was reminded of NYC. He did not want to be reminded of NYC, but the fury that seemed to gleam off of Armethyst's crystal body was almost nothing short of intriguing to Talon.

Talon smirked. "You look a bit angry, kid, as if you've faced someone like me before," Armethyst said nothing and fired energy-charged shards at him, which bounced off and shattered against Talon's chest. Talon's smirk got wider and wider as Armethyst kept firing. "Faced an Osmosian like me, guess that explains how fired up you suddenly are. You really should be careful, we Osmosians tend to get rather... unstable, when we absorb too much energy or DNA. I can control myself rather well, been at this longer, can't say the same for whatever pathetic sap you faced before me." Talon advised, walking towards Armethyst as he was unaffected by the attacks.

Armethyst formed his arms into blades and rushed forward, with then tempted Talon to do the same, forming his arm into a blade as the two started to have a very heated duel. The two spared no time at all as they tried to land a devastating blow on one another. Talon seemed very experienced, but Chance's anger, combined with his stubbornness, made him a much more persistent and focus-minded foe. This fight could've been a tie, just for the sake of calling it even, but with the amount of crystal bits that chipped off and flew off of the both of them, they were both intent on fighting for their lives.

Armethyst grabbed his arm and kicked him away, knocking Talon to the floor. Armethyst stomped on Talon's chest, all while the Omnitrix started timing out, changing Chance back into his normal form. Talon aimed his arm at Chance, ready to unload a storm of shards at the human, unaware that Luna and Sunset had managed to sneak onto the scene, readying the Null Void projector.

Talon groaned as he tried to get up, only for his mutation to suddenly crumble and revert back to normal. "Look, kid! You're clearly capable, just give me some mercy, and help me deal with your little friend, and I'll split the profits with you, fifty-fifty, equal and as even as physically possible. It's a good deal, ya gotta admit! Come on, I can teach you how to use your aliens in ways you never thought possible, Luna and that brunette are just holding you back. Come on, do we have a deal?" Talon offered.

Chance lifted his foot off of Talon's chest, letting Talon think that he was actually being spared, only to then be curb-stomped in the face. Chance stepped back, gesturing for Luna to do what she needed to do, and fired the projector at Talon, sucking him into it. Luna took a deep breath, and sighed, setting the projector on the ground as she lamented on her choice.

Chance walked over to Luna and rested a hand on her shoulder, as did Sunset. Luna smiled as she pulled the two into a hug, then they looked down at the projector, unsure as to what exactly they should do with it.

Outside the motel, the man looks outside, seeing his motorcycle, now with a couple tree branches sticking out of a few places, but not a single scratch was ever seen. The man was mildly perturbed as an RV drove past, heading back onto the main road.

The trio try to relax as Luna places the projector in one of the cupboards, then looks down at the two, who seem pretty exhausted. Luna smiles and pulls them into another hug. "Students, I'm sorry I had to keep my past a secret for so long, especially when an explanation mattered the most. I should have known I could trust you both, you two know how to handle yourselves well, but you're both still my responsibility, and I guess I let that get the better of me." Luna apologized.

Sunset smiled. "Hey, it's okay. Besides, it isn't all bad, you missed out on seeing Chance drive through a pile of sticks and jump off a rock. Seriously, how did you not scratch that bike?" Sunset questioned.

Chance shrugged his shoulders. "I told you I was rusty, but I still got us there, and no scratches on the bike! That's a win in of itself!" Chance defended.

Luna smiled. "Mister Marsten, Miss Shimmer, for what it's worth, you both would make great Plumbers. As much as I'd hate to give Talon credit for anything, you both remind me of how Celestia and I were when we were your age, and that was a crazy time already. If you both want to truly become Plumbers, then that's your choice, but just so you know, I will train you both," Chance and Sunset looked at each other, shrugged their shoulders and smiled. "I didn't prepare you for Reinrassic, not properly, but I can only hope to train and prepare you both for what kinds of crazy threats may lie ahead. I want to make sure you both can handle anything, whether on your own, or together." Luna reassured.

Chance looked at the cupboard that held the Null Void projector as a couple questions popped up in his head. "So, what's gonna happen to Talon anyway?" Chance asked.

Luna's smile never faltered as she chuckled. "I think there are some things about this job we're better off not knowing." Luna responded.

Chance frowned. "Maybe, but it does bother the hell out of me that it was Gilda all over again for a moment there. Do you think they might be related, in some way?" Chance questioned.

Sunset shrugged. "I mean... constant jerk, a liar, can absorb anything and everything, tried to use a dirty trick to get the upper hand... it sounds like Gilda, but I doubt those are genetic traits... the verdict has yet to be conclusive, though, so who knows." Sunset remarked.

The trio take their seats as the RV drives away, all while they ponder as to what could await them next.

Author's Note

Season 2 is a go!

With this episode out of the way, I can tackle the next few adventures without much issue. Definitely gonna have to stop the long nightly benders again, though, it's messing me up bad. Also, this episode was actually supposed to be up a few days ago, but IRL complications made it rather difficult to stay focused.

The next few are In-Progress as we speak, so that's good news. I'll probably hold off on publishing one new chapter, though, just so I can post two, or maybe three chapters all at once, once they're finished, I mean.

I hope you enjoyed this episode, it was alright and I didn't wanna change too much.