Crime and Chaos

Chapter 2

Lament

I watch from the small bar Sperta made, Vile and Sperta walking in. They take a seat beside me, one of the small wisp henchmen I made serving us drinks. I pass while Vile lifts a portion of his mask to drink soda and Sperta grabs a bottle of Coke and shoves it in his pocket.

"So Lament, whatcha need? You know today's not the meeting."

"I've been thinking about a heist. We might need help from some of the hireable bounty hunters, but otherwise it could go without a hitch."

Vile grins.

"It better be good. Now, what's this plan about?"

Grian

I arrive at the place, 7670 Hermiton Street. Parking my car in a parking lot, I grab my suitcases and take them out.

"What about-"

I put a finger to my lips. "Shhh, out in the woods we don't need to deal with hiding. But here in the city, where there might not be AI laws, you'll need to stay here until night. Head into the left alleyway, I'll guide you from there."

The two bots nod as I close the door, walking to my new home.

Entering the apartment, I grab my keys and go into the elevator.

"Hey, hold the elevator please!"

I don't look at who's yelling, I just keep it open until someone runs in.

"Whoo, thanks."

I look at the guy who walked in, they're at least a head taller than me. They have raven hair and a mustache to match. He's wearing a suit and tie, reminding me of a certain friend.

He's looking at me too.

"Hold up, Gri?"

"Mumbo?? I didn't know you lived here!"

"I didn't know you'd be moving here!"

We take a moment to hug.

"So whatcha doing in Enim City?"

"Oh... My old place nearby here was sadly bought by the heroes that live here. Thankfully, my landlord, who's my friend, got me a room here at this apartment!"

"Cool..."

He seems a bit sad, but I shrug it off. The elevator stops, and we both get off.

"So what's your room?"

"478."

"Cool, I'm across from you. You've got a nice view to the alleyway though."

I laugh, slightly glad I'm at the alleyway.

"Well, I'll be unpacking. Byeo Mumbo!"

"If ya need anything, I'm across from you!"

Entering my new home, I start to work unpacking my stuff.

General

M.I. and Metem left in a hurry. I won't be surprised if he's already home, that guy can run. As for Metem, she probably got sidetracked at some point.

"Guess it's just me and the construction."

I fly around, getting a good look at the new HQ. It's almost done actually, all it needs is lighting and furniture.

I then take a peek inside, which most of the boxes are already being brought in. Since our underground base(hahaha clashing with the Mycelium base lol)was discovered we needed to make a new base... this time not underground since it was a pain to hide secret entrances. Delinquents.

I, telepathically, start moving furniture around, bored out of my mind. I hear a whirring, and looking back a small, red drone is flying around, supposedly taking pictures and videoing me.

"Whoever's controlling that drone, please stop. You're in private property and if you're part of the news reporters I'd advise you to leave before I crush it."

A few whirs later and a robotic voice comes out of the drone.

"I am sorry Mister General, I am just collecting data for my creator, since he is curious about the heroes and villains in this city. I will drive the drone away now, sorry for bothering."

... weird. Did that thing just say creator???

The drone's already far off, so I can't ask anymore questions about it. Soon my comm link buzzes, and picking up it's the rest of the Hermits.

G(eneral)- Yes you guys?

M.I.- Sorry I left in a flash, my roommate called and I had to run.

Me(tem)- Yeah, I had a meetup with some friends. I think Cylight's coming though.

C(ylight)- Yup, just finishing up my shift.

G- Where do you work anyways?

C- The occasional delivery, a coffee shop somewhere...

Me- Wow, I just have a small shop I run with the same friends.

M.I.- Not saying my job since you'll try and find me. We're supposed to have aliases, and I prefer to keep mine secret.

G- Fine, fine, makes it more fun to figure you out, Mr. Redstone boi.

Me- Gotta go, meeting's starting.

G- Sure. Tomorrow, meet up in the new base?

M.I.- Roger!

C- Sure. Bye General.

The small call stops, and I go back to moving the furniture into the base.

Grian(back to him so I can build up plot shtuff)

The sun starts to set as I finish the resume I made, hearing the clattering of metal in the alleyway. I open the window to the alley, spotting RG and NPG creeping in.

"You two, up here!"

They fly up, coming inside.

"This is your new house Grian?"

"Mhm! You two should probably hide in the closet... don't worry it's a walk-in."

I stare at the two robots, who look like they did something.

"Alright, fess up. What did you do know?"

"I was just checking some of the heroes. I could only find one, General, at the hero base."

I sigh. "You are so lucky you used a drone. You did use a drone... right?"

"Yeah, RG used a drone! Although, he seemed kinda rude... even without knowing RG was a robot. And he acted like it was his property from the start, and not Mister Solidarity's!"

Laughing mentally, I sigh to cover it up. NPG could be disguised as a human, were it not for the fact that he looks like me.

"That is quite saddening... you have any more info?"

I already had a plan if the whole interview thing didn't work out. I had built a robotic suit earlier(you probably know where this is going... it'll be cleared up later on ;D)that I might use to become one of those super people. Probably not a hero, since that General dude who's probably the leader was quite cruel. And probably not a villain, since the whole evil situation doesn't fit for me.

"Yo RG, is there an in-between for heroes and villains?"

"Yes, bounty hunters and hirable supers. They're in the category of anti-heroes."

Hmmmm...

"Is there any kind of sewer system around there?"

"Yes, why do you ask?"

"Move some of my gear and science stuff over there, I'll be down to make a base with you guys."