She stood outside, wandering around the gas station, dressed in baggy pants and a torn shirt. She had taken off her shoes after they had become so badly deteriorated that it didn't matter to wear them. She went inside, only looking at the items there. She looked at the cashier. She was a short woman, with black hair tied into a bun. She had a plaque on the register that said 'I am new!' on it. Perfect victim to play innocent to in the hope of free food. She looked at the plague again, guilt making her rethink. She heard her stomach growl. She needed to eat something. She looked around, finding a blind spot by the chips. She walked over, looking at the selection. She grabbed a bag of Sun Chips, stuffing them into her baggy, worn pants, before waddling out, no one suspecting a thing to her knowledge. As she began her way back down the sidewalk, eating her chips, she overheard a conversation: "But how are we going to get back to the airship?" a man said. He had a hat hidden on his lap, as if trying to disguise himself, a mustache that curled at the ends, and fancier clothes than most of the people at the station. He had a gold chain stuffed in his pocket, hiding it as well, "Once we find it I can just fly you back, there's no need to worry." He was talking to a man with a robotic arm, using a hat to hide his face, but she could see that half his face was robotic as well. She looked at the gold chain. She realized she'd have much less trouble with food if she could snag it. She grabbed the chain when they weren't looking and managed to get it out before she heard a yell, "Hey!" and her arm was grabbed by the man with the robotic arm. She screamed in fear, still clinging onto the chain, "What the hell do you-" the other stopped him, "Right, put her down, she's just a kid," and so he did, "Can I have that back?" the man asked, holding out his hand for the chain, and, with reluctance, she gave it back, "Sorry..." she mumbled. The man smiled, "It's alright. Where's your mother?" he asked, and she looked at the ground, "She's mean..." he soon looked slightly concerned, "Really? Are you with your father then?" she shook her head, now even Right looked concerned. Then the two started whispering. She could make out a few words, "We can't take her with us," she heard, "She would die out here alone," one of them replied back, "Why don't you stay with us?" the man asked, Right now looking slightly annoyed, "Why?" she asked, "Well, you're alone out here, right?" she nodded, "It would be safer if you did. We can help you out," she thought for a minute, then nodded, "Alright," then she spoke again, "What's your name?" He smiled again, "Reginald. What's yours?" she gave a smile, "Miranda."

She awoke, stretching her arms as she stood to get dressed. She dressed herself in a blue shirt, white overalls, and brown shoes. She made her way to the kitchen, her father pouring a cup of Coffee, "Morning," he said, and she signed back, "Good Morning," He gave a smile, "Not talking today?" she shook her head, "That's alright. We're going to Charles today, just a small get-together. Think you can handle that today?" she nodded, "Alright. You wanna eat cereal or get McDonalds?" she signed, "burrito." He nodded, "McDonald's it is," and to the car they went. As they drove he spoke again, "Now, Harriet, there's another little girl at Charles's house. Her name is Coraline. She's super hyper, so she might talk to you a lot. If you get overwhelmed, I'll be in the living room with Charles and Ellie, ok?" She nodded, "Now what do you want?" he said, pulling into the drive-through, "Breakfast burrito..." she said, and Henry smiled, "Oh, so you won't talk to me until food is involved?" he teased, and Harriet laughed, "Stooooop!" she said, still laughing. Soon, they had their food, and as soon as Harriet finished hers, they got to Charles's house. "We're here, you ready?" she nodded.

As Harriet processed the area, Charles welcomed Henry with open arms, "Henry! Hey!" Harriet shut the door. They greeted each other, "Hey, is Ellie here yet?" Charles shook his head, "Not yet, she said she's on her way, though," and Henry nodded. Soon, a little girl with blonde, curly hair ran over, "Hi!" she shouted. Harriet quickly became nervous, and Charles took notice, "Coraline, come here," Coraline ran over, "Yes Daddy?" Charles crouched down, "Remember what I said about shy kids?" she nodded, "You gotta be gentle!" he nodded, "Well, Harriet's shy, so let's try to remember that, ok?" she nodded, "Ok!" she looked to Harriet, gave a small wave, then said, quietly, "You wanna play with me?" Harriet thought for a moment, then nodded. The two walked to Coraline's room, leaving the adults to talk. Once they walked in, Harriet was hit with a wave of color. She had a military-themed room, blue painting her wall to create skies, decal stickers making a lush forest, and handpainted pictures of helicopters, tanks, and so forth decorating the wall. Harriet would have said 'Whoah' if she weren't so tongue-tied by the nearby person, "I have a ton of toys. Mostly helicopters. I'm gonna fly one, someday! And when I do, my daddy will be with me," she said, smiling, and Harriet signed to her, "I like your room," Coraline tilted her head slightly, "Can you not speak?" Harriet thought, then waved her hand in a way that said 'sorta,' so Coraline gave a confused look, "So you just chose not to talk?" Harriet nodded, "Huh," then Coraline signed as she spoke, "It's ok, I know sign too!" This made Harriet gasp, then smile. She quickly rushed out of the room to her dad, smiling as big as she could, "Papa!" she whispered, loud enough for Charles to hear, "What?" then Harriet signed to him, but it was too fast for him to read properly, "Slow down Harriet," he said, signing as he spoke, "Try that again, but slower," Harriet tried, but she was just too excited, so she just whispered to him, but Charles couldn't hear the words this time. As Harriet ran off again, Henry looked over to Charles, "You taught Coraline to sign?" Charles shrugged, "I mean, you really only ever signed to me when we first met. I learned sign language cause I thought you were mute! Thought it would do her good to learn it herself," Henry smiled, "Well it made Harriet really happy," he said, laughing a little. Harriet ran back into the room, then signed to Coraline, "Sorry, I got excited," she said, smiling. "It's ok. You wanna play with my toys?" Harriet nodded, and the two played until it was time to leave.

Harriet stood under the play structure as kids ran about. She and Coraline were brought out to play. As she tried to find Coraline, holding a little plush dog, another child clipped her, knocking her over. She fell into the mulch, and as she started to cry, she heard a voice, "Guys, wait! Timeout!" and she saw a girl in a prep-school uniform, making a T with her hands, "I knocked someone over, timeout!" then a hand was offered to her, "You alright?" Harriet took it, nodding, "I'm Miranda. What's your name?" Harriet signed to her, and Miranda looked sad, "I don't know what that means, sorry," Harriet thought, then got an idea. She grabbed the tag of the plush, showing it to Miranda. It had Harriet's name on the tag, as if to I.D. it back to her, "Harriet? Is that your name?" Harriet nodded, and Miranda smiled, "Nice to meet you! You wanna play infection?" Harriet thought for a moment, then nodded. She looked for Coraline, seeing her talk to a red-headed boy named Mathew, Ellie's foster son, and ran over, signing to them, "Wanna play infection with me and my new friend?" Coraline nodded, "I love that game!" Mathew was overly pumped up, "Heck yeah! Infection!" and so they ran to play. As they ran around, Miranda eventually got tagged. She saw Harriet and ran for her. Harriet began running, laughing wildly. Henry looked over for a second, smiling, just in time to see Harriet trip on a rock and land face-first into the concrete curb of the playground, "Harriet!" He shouted as he stood. Suddenly, he was seated again, "I- what?" he thought, he looked around, seeing Harriet under the play structure again. Harriet opened her eyes, confused as to why she was back under the playground. She felt her shoulder get hit again as she fell to the ground, seeing a confused Miranda, "Hey, you ok?" she asked, Harriet nodded, and she was helped up again, "Didn't we just do this?" Harriet nodded, "Huh...Maybe it's just a weird case of deja vu? You...wanna play?" Harriet nodded, then saw Coraline talking to Mathew in the same place before. She walked up, "Wanna play infection?" Harriet signed, and Coraline nodded, "I love that game!" Mathew was overly pumped up, "Heck yeah! Infection!" It was the same, down to Miranda being tagged at the same exact time as before. She ran from Miranda, and as she did, she noticed the rock, jumping over it. Henry watched, still confused and disoriented. Soon, the two were running up onto the play structure, and Harriet climbed on top of the shade structure on top of the playground. She stood, smiling. Henry watched nervously. "How did she get up there?" Charles asked. Henry was about to tell her to get down until Miranda climbed on top, and Harriet jumped down, landing on the slide on her butt, laughing. Henry sighed, then looked at Miranda, who looked around, scared. Miranda didn't think about how high she was. Harriet noticed and began running up get her down. She knocked on the shade structure. Miranda slowly looked at her, starting to cry. She saw Harriet holding her hands out to catch her. Miranda sat down and slowly slid down, allowing Harriet to catch her. Miranda smiled, "Thank you," and her silent friend nodded, then a voice called her, "Mini! It's time to go home!" Miranda looked sad, "Five more minutes!" the voice sighed, "Ve talked about this, Vhen it's time to go, it's time to go!" Miranda sighed, "Ok, lemme say goodbye, real quick!" Henry recognized the voice, getting a little nervous. Charles noticed the nervousness, "What's wrong?" Henry spoke to him, "The person calling the other kid is a Toppat member...Sven, I think his name was?" Miranda hugged Harriet, "I'll see you later, ok?" Harriet nodded, and Miranda ran off, "Miranda!" the voice called again, "I'm coming! I'm coming!" she said, going down a slide and running to the blonde on the other side of the playground, "Huh. I'm surprised any of the Toppat clan would be out like this...or with a kid..." Henry felt nervous, "We should leave..." Then he saw Harriet on the ground again, "Harriet!" he called out, causing the child to look over and he signed, "It's time to go home," Harriet nodded as Charles called for Coraline. As soon as they were in the car, Harriet wouldn't stop talking, "And then I climbed onto the shady thingy and she started to climb on top too! I wasn't expecting her to do that! So I jumped onto the slide, and I hurt my back a little, but that's ok, then she got stuck, an-" Henry interrupted her, "Harriet, we need to talk," Harriet quieted down very quickly, "Did you...happen to have any...like...deja vu?" she nodded, "Yeah, kinda! We were playing I thought I tripped on a rock and hit my face. I closed my eyes and Miranda ran into me again! She noticed it too!" Henry looked slightly surprised, "She did?" Harriet nodded, "Yeah, but we just went back to playing, and I jumped over the rock this time," Henry nodded, "Shit..." he said under his breath, "What?" he shook his head, "Nothing, just...don't tell anyone about that, not even Coraline, alright?" Harriet nodded, "Ok, papa...but why?" Henry sighed, "I'll explain when we get home..."

As she walked into the house, a voice spoke to her, "Remember, ve leave tomorrow. Do you have everything packed?" Sven asked, Mini nodded, "Yeah. Do we have to leave?" Sven sighed, "I know you don't want to go, but ve have to. It's only a matter of time before the military finds us, and-" Mini sighed, "I know, I know! My dads are wanted, big woop!" she said, sitting on a chair, crossing her arms, "But then why did they tell me the airship was super dangerous?" Sven sat on the other end of the table, "Because it is, but it's safer than here. People know who I am, they'll catch on. Besides, you could do all that...coding stuff you like," Mini rolled her eyes, "It's more than just coding, Sven, and if I could get the roaters on my drone to spin properly, I could ransack the entire neighborhood!" Sven sighed, "That's the second reason vhy they vant you on the airship, Mini. Your little thefts are getting out of hand. The police used to trust you, and vhen you ended up on the doorstep vith an officer after you got caught I had to put something together just so I didn't get arrested. It's for the best, Mini," Mini huffed, "The one time I finally made a friend, and now what? You're the worst!" She then stood up and stomped to her room, slamming her door. Sven sighed, then sent a text to a contact called Boss: "She didn't take it well." He got a message back: "Of course she didn't. Thank you for trying. Bert will pick you two up tomorrow," Sven then responded. "Got it." Meanwhile, Miranda was tinkering with her drone, trying to fix the propellers. "Don't start spinning..." She turned it on, and once it revved up, it spun in the air. "Cmon!" she shouted, grabbing it and shutting it off and flopping on her bed angrily. She curled up into a ball and cried, "I hate this..." she mumbled before falling asleep.

She arrived at the airship, still upset. "Miranda!" a voice called, seeing the Toppat's leader, "I wanna go back, dad..." She mumbled, hugging the man, and he picked her up. "I know, I'm sorry Mini," he said, "Sven, go take some time for yourself; you deserve a break." Sven only nodded and left. She was still upset as Reginald walked, texting someone on his phone. "She's here," was all the message said, and soon the receiver found them, "She still upset?" Right asked, Mini looked at him, then blew a raspberry, and he sighed, "You're not that childish, Miranda," Mini laughed, although muffled, and soon she was put down, "Let's get your stuff put away," Reginald said, grabbing the girls hand. As she was led through the halls, Reginald continued, "I know it's tough, Mini, but this is the safest place for us right now. The airship may seem dangerous, but it's also secure, and we're like a big family up here. You'll make new friends and have exciting adventures, just like back on the ground," Mini sighed. She was taken to a room near where Reginald and Right slept. It was a cozy room, empty for all except a bunk bed with a desk underneath, a wardrobe, a closet, and a window next to the bunk that showed the outside, "Right and I's room is across the hall, and until everything is figured out I need you to stay close to your room or one of us, ok?" He asked and Miranda nodded, and he crouched to her height, "I'm going to leave you with Right, be good, alright?" she smiled, "No promises!" and he only shook his head, "I know you'll find a way to cause mischief some way," and he left. Soon Right came with her stuff, "How're you doing, kid?" She was looking out the window, "You can see the whole city out the window..." she said, fascinated and somewhat frightened with how high up they were, "Yup, pretty cool," he said, putting a hand on her shoulder, then she looked at him, "So what now, you gonna show me around or s-somethin'?" He shrugged, "I can. I got some work to do, and, honestly, neither of us was ready to have you up here," Mini smiled, "What, cause I'm a theft?" he shook his head, smiling, "You're a child. We don't normally let kids up here," then he opened the door again, "You coming or what?" and Mini followed him out. As they walked around, she received a few weird looks from people curious about why there was a child on board. Right had a few questions that were quickly answered. She got a good look at where things were, such as the armory, electrical, and so forth. Soon, they got to the cockpit, and Miranda looked in awe, "Whoah! Look at that view!" she said before backing up, "That's really high though..." People looked at her, giving a confused look, looked at Right, shrugged, and went back to work, causing Right to laugh quietly. As they stood in the cockpit, Miranda gazed out of the large windows, taking in the breathtaking view of the world below. The sprawling city, the vast expanse of the sky, and the sense of being high above it all left her in a state of wonder and fear. Right couldn't help but smile at her enthusiasm before putting a hand on her shoulder, "You alright kid?" She looked at him, "It's really high..." she said, "Why don't we leave then?" and Mini nodded, "Yes please." Soon, he led her away, and as they walked, she started asking questions, "What do you even do?" Right answered them, "Keep people from doing anything stupid," he was carefully crafting his words, seeming trying not to curse, "...You know dad isn't around, you can say the f-word," Right laughed, "You're too observant, kid," he said, "But no, because if I start, you'll start, and-" soon a sound was heard, "Right, someone set the kitchen on fire," Right immediately became irritated, "The kitchen is fucking what?!" Mini started laughing, and Right sighed, "Go to your room, for now, I gotta take care of the fire," and she ran off, still laughing.

Harriet stood outside the bank, thinking of how to get in. She wanted to get in without being noticed. She looked through her items, teleporter, bag, pickaxe, TNT. She sighed, of course, she only gets three items. She chose the bag. She climbed inside, managing to get it to tie correctly on the outside. As a truck drove by, it stopped, "How did we manage to miss one?" someone said, "Should we throw it in the truck?" silence for a moment, then Harriet was lifted inside. The drive felt longer than she thought it would last until she was finally hit with the smell of garbage. She realized she was in a trash truck, "Shit," she mumbled, before being brought to the fail screen, "You're a nasty little garbage boy, aren't you?" a voice, like dialog, said, "Oh can it," she said, then Henry spoke, "Harriet, what are you doing?" Harriet looked to her father, "Nothing." Silence lingered for a moment, then he spoke with disappointment, "You're robbing the bank, aren't you?" Harriet sighed, "Yeah..." Henry shook his head, "Harriet, look...I don't care what you do, just understand that-" Harriet interrupted him, "I know, I know, there are consequences for my actions, even if I can undo them," Henry sighed, "I just want you to be safe," Harriet smiled, "I know, dad. Wish me luck," and he spoke, "Good luck," he said. They could see each other on the fail screen. They were put in a black void, two window-esk screens in front of them. As Harriet pressed the retry button, she froze in place before returning to the real world, waiting for him. Henry looked at his screen as it said, "Player 2 has voted to retry." He could continue at any time, but he didn't, not unless Harriet asked him to, or if the 'game' made him go for some sort of ending. For all he knew, his story was over, but there were times the screen tried to lead him to some new ending. Harriet would encourage it as a child, entertained by him 'Fighting like a superhero,' but as she grew older, she stopped encouraging him to continue when she failed or died, knowing how much it annoyed or upset him. He pressed retry, knowing he would always have the final say, anyway. Harriet opened her eyes, her options presented to her again, and she chose TNT. "Did you seriously try to explode the way...that close to it?" Henry said, Harriet just pressed the retry option, disappointed in herself, leaving Henry to laugh as he retried too. Pickaxe. "And I got caught..." Henry just snickered quietly, "Stop making fun of me, punk," she remembered the last option, "Oh god...my last option is the teleporter," Henry made a grossed-out face, "God I hate that thing, it never works," and back she went. Henry was being forced to sit in a helicopter each time Harriet retried because, surprise surprise, he was military. Harriet grabbed the teleporter, cautiously, turning it on. With the push of a button, she was teleported into the bank. She raised her arms, cheering, "Yeah!" then alarms began blaring, "Shit."

She sat in a cell. Her father made her continue, just to teach her a lesson. She sat, waiting, until a box came in, "You got mail," a guard said. She opened it up before reading a note inside, "Harriet, you might need this. -Dad" Harriet sighed, presented with two options, Dad's help or On your own. She chose on her own. She pulled out a file in her pocket and filed her window out, before promptly falling to her death. She sighed, "Should probably take the help, lol," the dialog said, "Can it..." She looked at her father, but he had already retried. Her screen said, "Player 1 has chosen to retry." She sighed, clicking the only button she could, and retried. She chose her father's help and pulled out a lock pick and roller blades. She unlocked the door and put on the blades, promptly rolling away. As soon as guards noticed they shot at her, giving her a timed event. Boosters, dance, go back. She tried to choose boosters but accidentally chose dance. Soon she dodged the bullets in such a way that made the guards stop and stare in awe before Harriet slipped out. She heard a sound, showing she completed the 'mission.' "Best mistake I could have ever made..." she thought to herself before promptly being knocked out.

Coraline was on her way to her tent when a voice called out, "Lieutenant Calvin!" Coraline spun around, "Yes Fath- Sir!" this caused a few snickers from other people around her. Her father had become General after the previous one passed from old age. After Coraline joined the military, Charles used this as an advantage to mess with Coraline, "Walk and talk with me," and Coraline sighed, "You're a jerk..." Charles laughed a little, then called for Henry, "Hey Henry, c'mon, it's go time!" and the silent man followed, "Go time? What's going on?" Coraline said, Henry smiled with knowingness, "Well, you completed your flight training, right?" Charles asked, "Yes sir!" she said, beaming with pride, "Well, I've got a mission for you and Henry. We got word that the Toppat Clan is planning something, and we need a pilot," She quickly became excited, "Wait, does that mean?" Charles smiled as they approached the helicopter, "Now, I won't be able to come with you, I got some stuff to-" Coraline quickly ran to the helicopter, "Let's go! C'mon! Time to fly!" She said, climbing into the cockpit. Henry laughed as he walked on and took his seat. Charles smiled, "Good luck and be safe!" then he looked to the people in the area, "Clear the area for take-off! Lieutenant and Private Rose, you two are on ground control duty! Make sure they get to and from safely!" Coraline grabbed the steering tightly, too excited to contain herself, but knowing that taking off with people on sight was unwise. As soon as the area was clear, Henry put on a headset, as did Coraline, "We ready?" Henry almost said yes before getting up and shutting the doors of the helicopter, "We're ready," he said quietly. "Alright, ground control, are we good for take-off?" a woman's voice came through, "All clear, Coraline. Good luck Henry!" Eli said, "Clear on my end too, Coraline!" Mathew's voice said, "Alright, let's do this!" The blades began spinning, allowing the vehicle to lift itself and take off.

Harriet awoke, the sound of propellers spinning busting her ears, "She's up," she heard a familiar voice in her ear, "Dad...?" she called out in a whisper-esque, her vision clearing. She was in a helicopter, confused. She looked at her father, dressed in military uniform, "What's happening?" soon another voice spoke, "Morning, Harriet!" Harriet touched her ear, feeling an earpiece. "Charles?" Henry spoke, "Sorry for knocking you out. I wasn't expecting you to be out so fast. I got spooked," Henry said, obviously feeling bad. She rubbed her head. "What's happening?" Charles spoke through his earpiece, "Well, you're being given a similar opportunity as Henry did when he first joined the military. We heard the Toppat Clan is planning something. All we need is for you and Henry to go in and snag their latest plans. Henry is a pro at this kind of stuff, a natural even, so you two should have no problems!" then Harriet thought, "What's in it for me?" then Henry sighed, slightly disappointed in both her and his past self for being the same way, "Well, we happen to know you have a bit of a...well...record. Breaking into a bank, breaking out of prison...twice. You've stolen some artifacts from a museum and two military vaults. If you help us out with our problem, we'll clear your record. You'll be free to go after this," Harriet thought, then nodded. "What do we do?" Henry pointed to the airship. "See that?" Harriet nodded. "That's the Toppat Clan. We're gonna break in, steal the evidence on their current plans, and get out." Harriet nodded, "Sounds easy," she signed, sarcasm in her movements, "Don't worry, I'll guide you through everything."

Miranda was working on new gadgets for the clan, when her father came in, "You've been in here all day, Mini! Come get some lunch," he said, "I'll be only a second, Dad," but Reginald only sighed, taking the screwdriver from her hand, "Go. Eat. You've only had coffee today, Mini," Mini sighed, "Alright, alright...you're almost as stubborn as Papa," he laughed a little, "As stubborn as Right? As if!" they made their way to the cafeteria, "Remember that little group we found last week?" Mini nodded, "The ones that tried to steal the Emerald? Yeah," he gave a slight smile, "Well, we stuck a little deal with them. They help us steal the Arkanian Ruby at that museum, and we let them go," Mini snickered a little, "And who's gonna keep them from running?" Regi was quiet for a moment, "Why would I be telling you if you weren't involved?" Mini groaned in annoyance, "C'mon, Dad! I just got back from that bank heist last week! Prison sucks to break out of..." he laughed a little, "At least you aren't alone!" he sighed, "Besides, it's your favorite kind of mission," she then smiled, "Hell yeah! I get to lead!" she said. Soon, they found Right, "Hey, old man!" Mini said before getting a punch in the shoulder, "I'm 43!" she laughed, "Old!" then walked off to get some food, leaving the two to talk, "She was over-working herself again..." Right sighed, "Of course, she was..." before rubbing Reginald's shoulder, "She'll be alright, she just gets a little too focused." Reginald sighed, "This has been the 4th week in a row...I'm just worried about her." Just then, a radio went off, "Hey, Mini, we got something coming from the armory, wanna go check it in a sec?" Mini sighed, "I'm eating right now, but yeah, give me a sec," Regi then watched as Mini shoved half a sub into her mouth like she was a starving Victorian child, "Miranda-" he called out, and she stared at him like a deer in headlights as she swallowed, then said, "Let me be a rat in peace-" before chugging her drink and running off, causing Right to sigh, "I'll take care of it," following after Mini, "Miranda," he called out, "Hey, maybe try to relax a little?" she smiled, "Easy for you to say, tight ass," he sighed, "This isn't really the time to crack jokes," She sighed, "I know you guys are worried about me, but I'm alright, I promise..." Mini heard a gasp and shuffled behind her, spinning around, pulling out her handheld pistol, and aiming. She stood quietly, before tapping her foot, making it seem like she walked away. No movement, then she put the gun away, "I think there's just mice or something..." she mumbled, then spoke into her radio, "It's all clear, dude- Burt- fuck-"Soon a few people started laughing through the speaker, as was Right, "I don't know how to be professional, give me a break!" she said. Soon, another voice came through, "Mini, meet me in the cockpit, will you?" Mini sighed, "Sure Dad, as long as it's not to lecture me on my working habits," she said, "No, I'm sure Right already did that," Right gave a small chuckle, watching Mini leave before leaving himself. Harriet sighed when the Right-hand man and the other girl left, "I wonder what that was- wait, the leader of the Toppat clan has a kid?!" Coraline said through the earpiece, and Harriet shrugged, while Henry nodded, "That actually gives me an idea. If you manage to bring her in for questioning, we can probably use that to our advantage. Up to you guys," Harriet thought before pointing down to where Mini went. Henry shook his head no, "Too risky," he signed, then Harriet nodded. "Evidence," she whispered, and Coraline nodded, "Alright, there should be a vent to your left."

As she approached the cockpit, Mini soon found herself at a decontamination door. This door was the entrance to the cockpit, but it scared her. The doors wouldn't work half the time, locking people in now and then, and Mini had claustrophobia. As she scanned her ID and stepped inside, she could feel her chest tightening. She heard the door start to open, before making a loud KERCHUNK. Mini felt the tightness in her chest grow, "Shit!" she shouted, trying to get it open, before banging on the door, her breathing getting faster and faster as she started to hyperventilate. She saw her father start rushing over, as Mini kept banging. Soon, Reginald opened the door, and Mini rushed out, hugging her father, "I hate those stupid doors..." she mumbled as the man gently rubbed her back, "I know, I know..." she then sighed, letting the man go, "So, what did you need me for?" he smiled, "Well, I just wanted to get you caught up with that group I talked about. They should be here any moment now," and soon, the door got jammed again, "God damnit," Reginald mumbled, then opened the door. A small group of three people emerged, accompanied by two guards. One of them, the leader, was a girl with red hair with hints of orange, pulled in a ponytail, dressed in a leather jacket, a grey shirt, and black sweats. Another was a blonde man with a prosthetic arm, modded to have many helpful gadgets, such as lockpicks or weapons, clothed similarly to the redhead. The last was a person whose gender was hard to tell. They had short-cut, brunette hair, and dressed in a similar fashion as the other two. They didn't look neither male or female. "So, you're the one we're working with?" the redhead said in a sickly sweet southern voice, "Name's Riley," she said, her face lacking expression, holding her hand out to Mini, "Miranda," Mini stated, shaking the girls hand, "He's Ryan, and they're Mars," Riley said, gesturing to the armless man first, then the non-binary person, at least that's what Mini assumed since Riley said 'They're' when gesturing to them, "Pleasure to meet you," the blonde said, smiling as a British accent followed his words. Mars only nodded, "Pleasure to meet you guys as well," Mini has done missions like this before, but not with criminals whose crimes consisted of petty thefts and gas station robberies. They were the lot to steal to make ends meet, whereas the Toppats made people meet their ends. Reginald continued explaining the plan, but Mini was too distracted, almost admiring the group, analyzing them. Reginald took notice, "Mini, I need you to focus on me," he said, snapping his fingers, Mini jolted, "Yes sir, sorry sir," Riley laughed a little, muttering something to Mars, who chuckled slightly, embarrassing Mini a tad bit, "As I was saying," and the day went on, Mini half listening, half planning it herself in her head.