Alejandro lay on the bed inside his trailer, snoring from among the beer cans left over from mere hours previous. His blanket was haphazardly draped across his lower half which left his chest bare to the quiet morning air. It had been a long night of checking leads for whatever was causing rapid mutations in people and Alejandro had only decided to call it a night after a shake-down had turned into a shoot-out. Muerte might be bullet proof but as far as everyone knew Alejandro was not and had to bail when bullets went flying. Some day off that turned out to be! Finding a bullet hole in his favorite shirt had been the last straw, causing him to pick up a few cases of beer and go home. With his healing factor he didn't stay drunk for long, but it did still work on him. It worked so well in fact that the initial screams of panic only made him turn over and cover his face. It wasn't until his phone buzzed off of the counter and smacked into his forehead that he opened his eyes, but only enough to check the caller I.D. A picture of a cute Latina teen popped up making him smile before answering the phone.

[color=39b54a]"Buenos dias Hermanita-"[/color] but he didn't get to the rest of it as her panicked soprano cut through the phone in a blur of Spanish.

[color=f49ac2]"Brother! Where are you?! Are you still in Lost Haven?"[/color]

Alejandro sat bolt upright, sending cans clattering everywhere across the floor. [color=39b54a]"What's wrong? What is happening?"[/color]

[color=f49ac2]"Ai! Look up at the sky idiot, there are f*cking aliens up there! It's all over the world man, they're wiping out whole cities!"[/color]

[color=39b54a]"Is Papa with you?"[/color] Alejandro asked quickly as he leapt out of bed and started towards a cabinet on the far side of the trailer. Ignoring the lock on it, Alejandro tore the door from its hinges and pulled out his outfit and mask.

[color=f49ac2]"Yes Papa is here, he-"[/color] A gritty baritone cut her off. [color=ed145b]"Is that Al? Give me the phone. Al?"[/color]

[color=39b54a]"Yes Papa I'm here."[/color]

[color=ed145b]"I'm taking your sister to the bunker, rest of the Raiders are supposed to meet us there. Get yer @ss out of the city. We'll meet you there."[/color]

Alejandro fell silent as he wiggled into his pants. He knew he couldn't leave Lost Haven, not until he made sure that Jacque and Jesus were ok. He had just started putting on his boots when his dad translated the pause and growled into the phone.

[color=ed145b]"No heroics. You can't stop a god damned alien ship boy. You get that P.O.S. trailer moving our way now! We ain't got time to leave the door open for your dumb @ss."[/color]

Alejandro knew that the angry tone was primarily caused by worry. As gruff and criminal as he was, Nick Grange loved his kids. The only problem was that he didn't care about ANYTHING outside of the gang. Arguably, Alejandro was much the same way but with a few exceptions; Jacque, Jesus, and in some measure Rosco. There was also Muerte. His secret project to whip the streets into shape and forge his own territory had become more and more thrilling as he gained notoriety, even more so after the Hounds had been hunting down metas. Finding and killing them had become almost a favored hobby. None of this was known to his dad or sister though, but after today that would have to change. After getting his shirt and jacket on, Alejandro finally responded.

[color=39b54a]"Don't worry Papa, I'll talk to you later. Keep an eye on Anna."[/color]

[color=ed145b]"Boy don't you dare hang-"[/color] *click*

Alejandro sighed and put his phone in his pocket before grabbing his mask. He knew he'd pay for this later, but for now he had things to do. He walked to the back door of his trailer, put on his mask, then stepped out to get on his bike. He activated the comms system in his mask, and sped off towards where most of the chaos seemed to be originating. He hadn't even made it 2 blocks before the ear piece crackled to life.

[color=a187be]"Are you there? Oh please respond!"[/color] Jesus's trembling falsetto spoke in his ear.

[color=39b54a]"I'm here Jesus, are you safe?"[/color]

[color=a187be]"Me? Yeah I think so. All the chaos is towards the center of town. Icon just stopped a meteor from smashing into the city!"[/color]

[color=39b54a]"Where's Jacque?"[/color]

[color=a187be]"Her locator's at her place, but she isn't resp- Wait she's calling, I'll patch her through."[/color]

[color=fff200]"WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!"[/color] Jacque's contralto blasted in his ear, [color=fff200]"The whole world is going to sh*t. You know there are aliens? In the goddamned sky!"[/color]

Alejandro took the opportunity while she was taking a breath to interject. [color=39b54a]"Get to Jesus's. And tell your girls to find shelter fast. This is going to get ugly."[/color]

[color=fff200]"And what the f*ck are YOU going to be doing muchacho?! Fly up there and shake your @ss at them? You're gonna get pummeled. You mess up that face and you won't be able to work the streets anymore."[/color]

Alejandro couldn't help but give a small smile. They'd been broken up for months but she still got worried about him, and it still made him feel warm and fuzzy. [color=39b54a]"I'll make sure my @ss and face make it out intact, just for you Melocotona,"[/color] he said with a slight chuckle.

[color=fff200]"DON'T YOU MELOCOTONA ME YOU CRAZY SON OF A-"[/color]

He disconnected the line, knowing he'd pay for that one too. [color=39b54a]"Jesus?"[/color]

[color=a187be]"Yeah?"[/color] came the meek response.

[color=39b54a]"Keep her safe..."[/color]

[color=a187be]"Yeah...I will. Y-You sure about this?"[/color]

[color=39b54a]"No, but I'm going to try anyway. I'll see you on the flip side."[/color]

The comm went silent, and Alejandro focused on driving towards the center of the city in search of any other metas he could group up with. He kept glancing up at the sky as he went, more fascinated than horrified by the presence of the space craft, and tried to track the trajectories of the smaller ships. They'd have to get too close for comfort for him to do much but he could at least work out their tactics and maneuvers for now.