Harrison told Lyris where they were going and she took them on a route she personally knew would be free of prying eyes and ears. There's so much she wanted to know and hear. I mean, she was walking with a human! From Earth! Just this morning they weren't even real to her. Now here she was walking with one that was an enforcer free from the Empire's control. If the Elders of Serenfolia knew about this they would freak! Now that she thought about it, they needed to get out of here as soon as possible. If anyone were to find out that he exists the Empire would stop at nothing to capture him. She had no intentions of returning home before, but she definitely couldn't now. There was too much of an imperial presence on her world. It's where their soldiers and enforcers went to vacation. The empire's brainwashing methods were strange. It was like the enforcer armor became the hosts themselves. They retained their personalities and desires but they were twisted and corrupted tools of the empires. The emperor said move, you move. Kill, you kill. She couldn't let them do that to Harrison. He trusted her immediately despite her being a thief. Heck, when she gave him the bracelet back he offered her 5,000 credits just for the trouble of getting it. Someone like this was too pure for the galaxy. She really couldn't believe he was human.

"Okay, tell me about Earth, because you are not what we picture. I mean, physically, yes. You're a handsome, but odd freak of nature."

"Thank you?" Harrison answered confusedly. "I guess humans and Earth itself isn't a monolith. Even our cities and towns are different from each other. But it's a world separated by water and invisible borders. We don't get along as much as we should. Especially if someone's different from us."

"Different? You're all humans, aren't you? All from Earth?" Lyris asked. She didn't understand it. Even the different tribes on Serenfolia were connected. They all came from the same ancestors and were all connected to the nature of their planet. They held regular tribunals and celebrations together. Though much of it has been tainted since the empire turned their planet into a tourist destination and propaganda machine for the empire. But Earth didn't seem to be big enough to be divided like the galaxy was. Was water all it took for people to not see each other as people?

"Yes, we're all humans. But we all have different skin complexions and physical characteristics. On top of those divisions we have different countries that can't agree on rules or a way of life to follow. Then there's a group of humans who are born with the ability to use extraordinary powers, like your speed. There's been some progress in the fight for their acceptance. Is everyone on Serenfolia as fast as you or do you also have a rare gift?"

"Harrison of Earth, do not take this the wrong way. You humans are stupid. Skin complexions and physical characteristics? Your species sounds vain and ignorant as a whole but I prefer to believe there's more like you there. Someone who'd free a woman he just met and doesn't seem to freak out about any of the people he's come across since he's been in space. But to answer your question, no and yes? Yes and no? Every Serenian has a special gift bestowed upon them by the spirits of nature. Your gift fits you. That's why it's unique to each person. It's possible, but rare for more than one to have the same gift in a generation. I'm guessing you didn't have powers before you got your enforcer armor. It's still crazy to think it'd be used to protect anything. How did people react to an armored man flying through the sky?"

Harrison was amazed to hear about Serenians and their abilities. They reminded him a lot of the enhanced humans back home. Especially with their powers fitting who they are. Maybe the universe was more connected than they thought. "No offense taken, you're right. And thank you. They surprisingly took it pretty well. We have these things called comics on Earth. They're picture stories about superheroes fighting for truth and justice."

"And the moment you got your armor that's the first thing you did? Became one of those superheroes who fought for truth and justice? If you're not careful I might fall for you." Lyris said with a wink, but she honestly meant it. Love was the very last thing on her mind, but she might have just found someone to believe in.

"Justice? Yeah. Truth was a lot harder than the stories made it look. But I tried." Harrison said looking down.

Lyris placed her fingers underneath his chin to lift his head and kissed him on the cheek of his helmet. "You can finish if you ever go back."

Harrison blushed underneath his helmet and walked up the ramp of their new ship to see a hulking, yet lean, one-eyed figure standing before him. If it wasn't for Kir's voice reassuring him that he was at the right ship he would've freaked. He powered down his armor revealing the human and his Earth clothes underneath. "So we both seemed to pick up something not on the shopping list. Nice to meet you. I'm Harrison from Earth."