Lukas watched as the law keeper began scanning the bounty hunter for injury. He was tempted to tell her his own scanner had him out cold, but otherwise healthy and coming out of it soon. Still, it is a prerogative to civilian safety that law-keepers much adjourn to. Her partner, a much older senior was on his communicator calling for support. Now with nothing happening except the criminal under him weakly squirming, Lukas began his suit diagnostic up once again.
Within seconds, using the easily accessible information networks he had compiled everything he needed to know. How to speak the local common language, where he was on the astronomical map, and what the laws were. Before the elder law keeper was done on his communicator, Lukas had a full report on the teleporter accident and this current incident as well. Many greater minds than his own were puzzled why the first introduced paperwork as a mandatory including, but every master or higher agrees that it is a needed requirement to be a Warden. Even if they themselves grumble about it just as much as an initiate does.
It took him a moment after sending his report that he noticed the senior law keeper was eyeing him suspiciously. Lukas ignored him and turned his attention back to the female, who seemed done with her preliminary exam of the bounty hunter.
“ I have accessed this world's public information network. I have translated your local languages and recognize you as the bare minimum government representation. I request contact with higher authority and a message sent to the one you know as Cosmic Zap. The message is as follows ‘ A Free Warden is here.”
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Jane looked back at her partner as he got on the radio again to relay this new information. That is when she felt her hand being pushed away by the one she was checking on.
“ Ow, anyone gets the number of that truck?”
Jane looked back to Longstride and saw him looking at the alien and his opponent.
“ What the fuck, I am out for a few seconds and some high-tech noob takes my cred.”
Jane raised her hand to try to push him back down, but the strength slash speed hybrid type hero ignored her attempt and quickly gets to his feet.
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“ Hey you, in the fancy mech suit. What are you doing, stealing my vil.”
Jane backs away noticing her partner signal for her to move away. The so-called ‘Free Warden’ who or whatever that is looks at him in response.
“ Apologies, but I had to stop this individual before they harmed the law-keepers. If I am to receive some sort of bounty, you may have it instead. I care not for wealth or popularity.”
Jane could barely see Longstrider on the other side of the vehicle she decided to use as cover.
“ So you one of those righteous self-sacrificing types then?”
“ Not really, only fools sacrifice everything for a stranger. My order knows better than that.”
Jane noticed a change come over Longstride. No long postering himself to attack, but almost to flee.
“ So what hero guild are you in? I do not recognize that armor you got on. It seems to... militant.”
“ No hero guild. My order is not from this planet...”
This caused Longstrider to stiffen again, but not as much as the one that just seemed to appear to Jane behind the man.
“ Longstrider, it is good to see you standing, the officer report said you were knocked out.”
Longstrider stiffened even more and did not turn his head as he spoke.
“ S... Sir, Avenger, it is merely a bump on the head. I... I was merely talking to this individual before someone above my paygrade could arrive.”
Avenger, the S rank her looked at the Warden with a bit of concern on his face.
“ Good work, I’ll see you properly rewarded.”
“ Yes sir.”
With that Longstrider slowly walked around Avenger before bolting out of there as fast as he could.
“ Now about you. You are aware you are trespassing on this planet correct?”
The Warden merely raised a finger before he turned his other arm toward the ground and papers seemed to materialize out of the air.
“ Here is a physical copy of the documents required for all ‘non planet born’ individuals to complete upon arrival of this world by your government laws. I have already submitted a matching document digitally to their website. In addition, I have aided these law-keepers in the prevention of harm to the citizenry. I await contact with a higher government authority and to speak to the one that is publically known as Cosmic Zap on your HWN.”