Everybody sat on the Tortoise, waiting till somebody started talking.

The main room was a lot bigger than Hawks his ship but it was more bright with white and gray colors matching the furniture.

The silence was hard and present and soon Hawk stood up. He was still thinking of his ship that he had just lost. The ship that had transported him so many times.

‘I’ll try to make some food. Is there anything on board?’ he asked and he looked at Djon who slowly nodded, feeling the tension in the room.

‘There should be some food in the back if those Etoile soldiers didn’t take it.’

Hawk understood and made his way to the back of the ship through the door Djon had pointed to.

The silence returned and Djon looked at everybody who were sitting and staring into nothing.

‘Alright, I do need to ask,’ he said and he stood up to take everyone's attention.

Eto, Veronica and TYO all looked up to the pirate who stood in front of them.

‘Thank you for getting me my ship back but I have to know. A girl who helped me manipulate the soldiers and a professor with a metal arm are asking me to guide them to a Lost planet. Not only that but at the same time they have a pet robot and a friend who shoots lights from his arms.’

Eto looked up, wondering how he could have known and the pirate bowed into his direction. ‘Yeah, I have seen the city videos,’ he said to Eto's amazed face.

‘After that we try to escape while a big portion of soldiers are chasing us. I have my fair share in that but when we are leaving the city, Generation Zero of all are also coming in. And don’t tell me they didn’t come for you because they arrived exactly when we tried to escape and those guys aren't the type to let themselves be seen in the capitol.’

Both Eto and Veronica said nothing while they looked at each other.

Even TYO kept quiet without saying his calculations.

‘Don’t get me wrong,’ Djon said. ‘I freaking love this!’ and that caught their attention.

‘What do you mean?’ Eto asked and Djon took a seat next to him.

He was a bit taller than Eto and his four arms also made him look big.

‘Going through the universe escaping from both the government and the local hot shots of criminals? That is a life I’m living for.’

He pulled up two of his arms and Eto slowly grabbed one.

‘Name’s Djon. Djon Barlow. I was named after my human mother,’ he said as Eto looked at his alien face.

Slowly Eto pulled up his arm and before they knew it, he was touching the horns on Jon’s face.

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‘I see you are a man of no shame,’ Djon said and he could hear Veronica sigh next to them. It made him smile. ‘I think we are gonna be good friends,’ Djon said with a grin.

Slowly Eto’s face started to turn into a smile.

‘I’m Eto,’ he said and Djon nodded. ‘I heard,’ and he stood up to stand in the room again.

‘So, now that you have your ship back,’ Veronica said and Djon interrupted her.

‘Isn’t she beautiful?’ Djon said to her while petting the table as a token of appreciation for the ship.

‘Lovely,’ Veronica said as a quick response as she wanted to talk about something else.

‘Green point?’ she asked and Djon turned his head to look at her.

‘I know. I made a promise,’ he said and he started walking to the front of the shop.

The control room was bigger. Two seats in front and a large bank behind it for passengers.

Veronica looked around while Djon took his place and turned off the auto pilot. There were a lot more buttons and screens than there were in Hawk’s ship. Djon started to talk as he sat down.

‘I have the location of the planet memorized. I will lock into it and make the ship go there. The scanner will indicate that there is no planet but we know better. Only problem is that it’s gonna take some time to get there.’

‘We have time,’ Veronica slowly said and she sat next to Eto and grabbed his shoulder. It gave Eto a comfortable feeling. That kind of feeling you get when you know you can rely on your friends.

Djon saw it and he gave a little smile.

‘Alright then. Off to Green point,’ he said and he pushed the ship into the right direction.

‘But I do want to know what the whole story is,’ he said after he turned to look at the rest.

Later, Hawk returned with some food he had found in the back.

Djon had inspected his ship and he was surprised how much of his stuff had stayed.

In the middle of the ship were the sleeping accommodations and everybody was assigned to one.

‘The professor and the boy can stay in one. Veronica can have this one,’ he said and he showed her a big room with a large bed together with a bathroom.

‘This is great’ Veronica said with amazed eyes and Djon gave a grin.

‘If you need some company, then I,’ but Veronica pushed him outside and closed the door.

‘Spicy,’ he said laughing when he returned to the rest.

Later, while they were eating, Veronica told Djon together with Hawk the whole story. All the way from Borner up until this moment.’

Djon looked at Eto who didn’t pay attention and kept eating.

‘A starshard user with lost memories. I believe I once knew someone like you,’ he said and Eto jumped up.

‘You did?’ he almost yelled, losing food from his mouth but Djon waved his hands, letting him know he needed to sit down.

‘That was a long time ago, and I’m not sure who it was. All I knew he was someone with starshard power, wandering the galaxy, searching for something.’

Not only Eto, but Veronica was also interested in this story. Her world had expanded and turned upside down since she left home, it only made sense that there were other mysteries in the galaxy.

‘And this guy,’ Djon said as he pointed his finger at TYO.

‘I’m glad to say I’m 91,7% sure you are not hostile towards me,’ TYO said and he grabbed the finger of Djon with his tiny hand.

‘I gotta be honest. I have dealt with a lot of misfits but you guys sure make me laugh out loud,’ Djon said and Veronica wasn't sure if that was a good or a bad thing.

‘If you need any repairs to the ship, I’m happy to help,’ Hawk said to him and Djon thanked him.

‘That’s good but for now, let's rest. I’m pretty sure we are gonna be in one hell of a ride when we get to Green point.’

Eto looked up with a smile, thinking of going back to his grandpa. Without him knowing, Hawk sat on the other end of the table, looking at Eto with a worrying face.