Corrupt

Chapter 8: Finding Alien

That night. . .

When you're a vigilante, you enter the field knowing the dangers and consequences that follow. That's what all three of them had to acknowledge when they decided to become vigilantes. The other thing they had to acknowledge when joining the field, was the fact that you might have to team up with other vigilantes. That's what the bench trio ends up doing quite a lot with the solo vigilante, Alien.

Usually, the three would be able to find the purple-themed vigilante easily, the four teaming up multiple nights a week. In the workforce, the four were best friends, able to work together like they had since the beginning. 

But this night seemed different, all three were having trouble finding the vigilante that usually would be in the same district as them. Tommy himself had been looking for a while, but he hadn't seen Alien anywhere, let alone hear from him since he too had a earpiece linked to the bench trios. It made him worry that maybe he had been caught. "Anyone find him?" Tubbo's voice came from Tommy's earpiece, Ranboo's sigh coming seconds later. 

"No, it's like he vanished or something! Isn't Mondays his guaranteed day to be out too?" Tommy knew the other two were nervous as well, maybe even thinking that Alien had been captured as well. 

"I'm sure he's around. We just need to keep looking." Tommy said, jumping off of the rooftop and onto the next like he had done many times before. His eyes scanned the area as he moved, hoping to see a glimpse of the stupid purple hoodie the vigilante wears. 

"Are you guys looking for me?" Alien jumped off of a nearby roof, landing next to Tommy. He was wearing his normal vigilante costume, a sniper slung over his back, and many other weapons covering his body. He finally slipped his earpiece into his ear when Tommy nodded. "What's going on? A mission gone wrong and you need my help again?" Even with the metal mask in the way, Tommy could tell Alien was smirking. 

"No." Tommy said. "We need you for a mission." The other vigilante seemed to get interested by his words, especially when he noticed how serious he looked. 

"I'm all ears." 

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Once Tubbo and Ranboo found them they began to explain how Gambler had sought them out to ask for help on a mission. That alone confused Alien, but if he wanted to say something he didn't, choosing to hear what the three had to say.

They explained everything, what they saw on the drive the villain had given them, what they had agreed to and how they wanted Alien to join them. "Are there other vigilantes joining?" He asked, the purple vigilante looking concerned.

Usually vigilantes didn't talk to villains, and if they did it was just to distract them long enough so they could punch them in the face or have their teammates do it. It was probably odd for Alien to hear that they had willingly met up with Gambler, maybe even weirder that they agreed to join the mission. 

"We're asking more soon, we're hoping to have Fox and Team Rocket join too, but we thought we'd ask you to join first." Tubbo explained, smiling towards Alien with a hopeful look. "What they're doing in that prison isn't right, and we want to stop them." Tommy looked over towards Alien, seeing his eyes darken with thought.
 
"I... Ok. I'll help." He eventually said, purple eyes now full of determination. It was something both Tommy and Alien had in common, their determination to do what they think is right. Even if they did have this in common, that doesn't mean their beliefs never clashed, since they also happened to be very stubborn, something Tubbo and Ranboo grew tired of on missions and often tried to break up. 

"Great! We're meeting in about a week at the old abandoned factory near the border with Kinoko Kingdom." Alien sighed before nodding. 

"Why that border?" Tommy shrugged at the question.