The Captain - Garycato (Final Space AU)

Chapter 1

Tales and melodies of the legends of "The Final Sea" are told- a sea where the ends of Earth are met, a sea in which will lead brave and fools alike towards their death in hopes they can get even a grain of the treasure that lies there.

Gary had heard a lullaby about it when he was young, his father used to sing it to him every chance he got. Though, the blond had no real interest in such treasure- sure, the adventure was tempting but Gary was alright right where he was

"Hey! Get back here you thief!"

In the streets.

The human didn't remember how he had come to this life.  One moment he felt like he was the most loved kid in the world and the next his father was dead and his mother had sold him off to some traders.

"Blue eyes like jewels and hair as shiny as gold- this boy right here will sell for a fortune" they said

Unfortunately for them, despite the boy being a spitting image of the angels painted in churches he was a little devil himself.
After learning of the ways they treated the other children he freed every and each slave as a diversion to get himself away-
Surely it took time...but ever since, he never took his freedom for granted again.

His life was spent running through the streets, travelling from land to land, getting his hands on whatever he deemed to be interesting or of worth.
He wasnt a greedy man, he never was....but when he saw something shiny or beautiful he couldn't help but be attracted to it. If his brain said "go get it" then he sure as hell would- afterall, he had no self control.

Gary was used to this kind of life, he enjoyed meeting new folks from the times he crossed the countries- learning new cultures and words, new types of treasures such as rare papers or weird looking eggs.
Every place was different and it only fueled his childlike curiosity and ambition for adventure all the more.

During his teens years, Gary has began to hear about a shape shifter who people called "The Trickster". Rumours of how the guy never seemed to stay in one place in order not to get caught, people declared him to be a mastermind due to his successful and planned heists. Gary had honestly been afraid of running into the guy, the rumours making him sound like some type of demon that'd hunt you and bring you misfortune.
It wasn't until nearly 2 years later that he began to put the pieces together and had come to realize that he, in fact,  was Mr Trickster himself and everyone assumed he actually thought things through when in reality it was all in the heat of the moment.

Currently, as he jumps over the old roofs of Tropea, a small town in the south of Italy, he can't help but laugh as the guard loses sight of him. Gary was as quick on his feet as with his hands, being able to steal things in public with ease.

"That was fun" he chuckled as he landed on someone's balcony before climbing down to the stone floors.
Whistling, he strolled to a more public area, looking around the nearby markets in hopes to find someone to trade the beautiful pocket watch he managed to get his hands on.

"So shiny" he giggled like a fool to himself, stroking the chain of his new watch with a grin.

His attention gets caught to the traditional Italian music being played, humans and aliens dancing together, having put their differences aside.
Of course, there were those who were still racist both to their own kind and aliens. Capturing and buying people to make them their slaves...though it wasn't as common as when he was a boy.

The blond watched as two humans kissed and he couldn't help but feel the same feeling of longing he always got...but he wasn't greedy- he had no need for a companion.

With a huge toothy grin, he ran towards the crowd, pulling an elderly alien that had been dancing alone and naturally becoming their partner, dancing all while laughing and learning how to move as people do in Italy.

Living everyday as someone different, in somewhere different, stealing different things could never get boring and The Trickster truly wishes he could live everyday in such freedom.