"Scars just prove you didn't get defeated. A scar simply means you survived." Orlon Kane has been a delinquent for most of his life. Before the age of 21, he has been in Federal prison for committing crimes against the government. Now the government wants him out. The president of the United States himself pardons Orlon for an important mission. A crucial political figure, Willder Gordon, has gone missing. Orlon is hired by the government to find Willder, but can he bring himself to work for the government when he's been against them for so many years? *Round 3 Open Novella Contest Finalist*