Renegades One-Shots

What if a Renegade had found Nova in the catacombs during the Battle for Gatlon?

Simon was invisible, searching for more villains to fight. Hugh and Tamaya were somewhere up above. Last he saw Evander, he had been battling the Puppeteer, while Kasumi had taken on Cyanide.

He didn't see anyone on the floor he was on. Looking around he spotted a door. Simon snuck over and opened it. All he saw were a bunch of stairs. He took a deep breath and stepped down.

He reached the bottom and took a sharp intake of breath. He was in the Catacombs. Hundreds of skeletons made up the walls. It would be a perfect place for an Anarchist to hide. Creeping down the hallway, he listened for the sounds of the villains.

The next thing he saw stopped him in his tracks. A little girl was sitting on a bench. She looked to be about 6 or 7, maybe a little younger than Adrian. She had curly black hair, and blue eyes. She was holding a flashlight and a bag. Holding the flashlight, she was using a screwdriver to work on something. She didn't look at all concerned that she was in the lair of Ace Anarchy. In fact, she seemed perfectly at ease.

Simon returned to visibility, and coughed politely. The girl jumped. She looked at him through narrowed eyes. "Who are you?" she asked. "I don't recognize you."

Simon blinked. Had she been living here? With the Anarchists? "I'm Simon. The Dread Warden."

"You're one of the Renegades, aren't you?" She asked, with so much disgust that Simon took a step back.

"Who are you? And what are you doing here?" He asked.

"Where's Uncle Ace? Is he okay?"

"I- what? Uncle Ace? Ace Anarchy is your Uncle?"

The girl nodded proudly. "Yes. He takes good care of me."

"Oh."

Simon was about to repeat his question about her name, when he heard a ding from his wristband. Hugh needed him. "I have to go," he told the girl. "I'll come back for you if I can."

The girl snorted. "Yeah, right," He heard her mutter.

He ignored it, and ran out of the catacombs.

LATER

Simon was sitting in the medical wing with Hugh, Tamaya, Kasumi, and Evander.

Ace Anarchy was dead. They had won. The Age of Anarchy was over.

"We have a lot of work to do now," Evander said, sighing.

"Definitely," Kasumi agreed.

"Guys," Simon said. "I have some important information to tell you."

"What is it?" Hugh asked.

Simon told his friends about the little girl in the catacombs.

"If Ace Anarchy was her uncle... then that means..." Tamaya began.

"She's an Artino," Kasumi finished.

"He didn't tell her, did he?" Hugh said heavily.

The group shook their heads. This would come back to bite them, wouldn't it?

LATER

Adrian looked at his fathers. "Do we have any idea who she is?" He asked.

Simon and Hugh exchanged a look.

"We have a pretty good guess," Hugh said.

"What?" Adrian asked, excited to find new information.

Simon told Adrian about the little girl he had found in the tunnel.

"Ace Anarchy's niece?" He exclaimed.

Hugh nodded gravely. "We're assuming Ace took her in after her families murder... but she doesn't know that her uncle was the one who sent the hitman."