A Dangerous Game (Krel x Reader)

~14~

So Zadra was addicted to Nougat Nummies. (Y/n) just about died from embarrassment. Krel looked at her with a sympathetic look as the lieutenant covered her face. 

"Irresistible, aren't they?" Toby said, folding his arms proudly as if to say, I told you so. 

"Indeed," Zadra said, swiping another from the ground and quickly opening the wrapper as if she wasn't stuck in a trap meant for hostiles. 

"Give me that," (Y/n) said, snatching the Nummy away from her mother and tossing it aside. She undid the trap, letting Zadra fall. Her mother straightened, brushing herself off. 

"Forgive me," she said, turning to look at their human companions. "Who are they and why are they trying to trap me?" 

"Now you care?" the lieutenant grunted. Zadra ignored her. 

"I'm Toby, this is Eli, and I'm sure you know Steve," Toby said, pointing at his human friends. "Also, are you (Y/n)'s mother?" 

"Ah, yes," Zadra said, stepping over to her daughter and wrapping an arm around her shoulders. "Is there something wrong with that?" 

"No, no!" Toby said, waving his hands frantically. "I was just curious, curious!" (Y/n) smiled, for once happy that her mother's status helped her. 

"Well, now that you know aliens exist, maybe you should take down those traps," (Y/n) said. "Bounty hunters come in all shapes and sizes and I highly doubt your little nets will hold them if they're driven correctly." 

"Yeah," Toby said, back to being suspicious. (Y/n) stepped away from her mother, eyeing the Trollhunter. They all paused and looked towards one of the tunnels as it rumbled, loud metallic footsteps thumping in the tunnel. "Talk about this later. Right now, what. Is. That?" 

"Magmatron will destroy you!" a loud voice said. 

"Not these guys," (Y/n) grumbled. 

"You know Magmatron?" Krel asked, stepping back beside her and pulling out his serrator in time with her. 

"I've been off planet a lot recently, and this guy's planet was one of them. They are huge trash talkers, and it was way too hot for me to stay there, so be warned, he's probably going to be a little toasty." 

Magmatron manifested himself, spinning his hammer confidently in his grip. Everyone was on the defensive, though Steve and Eli stared rather nervously up at the assumed bounty hunter. "Ha! Fresh meat for Magmatron's hammer!" 

"And metal for the smelting pit, you rotten hunk of junk!" (Y/n) shouted. She unsheathed her serrator, pointing it at him. "Let's see what you've got!" 

Magmatron thundered forward and all four Akiridions ran at him, Toby coming up from behind and giving his head a solid whack with his hammer. Aja dug her serrator into the gap between Magmatron's head and body, though with a wild swing of his hammer, the bounty hunter sent Krel flying into the wall and Zadra had to duck, almost sidelined. 

(Y/n) dropped away from Magmatron, allowing Aja, Zadra, and Toby to keep him at bay while she ran over to Krel. He groaned, shaking his head and laying a hand on his torso. "That...that really hurt," he said and (Y/n) helped him to fully sit up against the wall. He opened his eyes and looked over at her, a look of surprise crossing his face. 

"Don't look so surprised," she said tartly. "I care about you and those three can handle him while I make sure you're okay." She sat back on her heels. "You are okay?" 

"Just aching," the King-in-Waiting assured her. "I'll be sore for a while." He used the other three hands to push himself up, the lieutenant allowing him to lean on her briefly before he straightened, shaking it off. They both looked over to Magmatron, whose hammer had been cut in half just at the moment by Aja. At the momentum it was spinning, both halves were flung in different directions. 

"Holy-" (Y/n) shoved Krel down as the hammer slammed into the wall behind them, a pump creaking dangerously. 

"Grab the hammer!" Zadra shouted. Aja sprang off Magmatron and raced over to Krel and the lieutenant, wrapping her arms around the handle of the hammer, just the same as the group on the other side. 

"Hold on for one second," (Y/n) grunted as Magmatron started to draw the hammer back to him. "He's a lava bounty hunter! His weakness must be water!" She wrapped one arm as tightly as she could around the hammer, grabbing her serrator and unsheathing the gun. She shot several times at the pump above them until it burst, the water spraying out towards Magmatron. It splattered on his frontside as he whirled to face them. 

"Let go!" Zadra hollered and the two teams released the hammers. Both smashed into Magmatron from opposing sides and the bounty hunter burst in a puddle of lava. Aja, Krel, and (Y/n) wilted slightly, panting. 

"Good news," Aja said, straightening and turning to the lieutenant. "We now know where Varvatos Vex is being held!" 

"Oh, really?" (Y/n) said, forcing her spine to straighten. "Where would that be?" 

"It's a little complicated, and we're going to need a spaceship," the Queen-in-Waiting said. (Y/n) stared expectantly at her. "But we're going on a trip to the moon!" 

~

After a bit more investigation, they figured out it was basically a bounty hunter's bar, and most of the bounty hunters there were looking for the royals. (Y/n) had already been to this bar before, because she, as the assassin, had had to meet with some of Morando's assets to coordinate. She was not eager to be going back there as (Y/n) at all. 

Unless she didn't have to. 

"You know, you guys are going to need a disguise," she said. "You can't just waltz into a villain's bar and hope that no one captures you. These guys are out for you, and they're not just going to let you rescue Vex without a fight." 

"Well, they don't know me," Stewart said. They'd met up at his shop to ask him to help with getting a spaceship to go to the moon with. Zadra was back at the mothership, not entirely pleased with it, but also somewhat fascinated with some new 'red boots' she'd accidentally ordered. (Y/n) feared for her. "I could get in there and be the distraction." 

"Or...," the lieutenant said tentatively. "You could bring in someone disguised as a feared hunter." 

"What do you mean? Who do you mean?" Krel asked, stretching gingerly. It seemed he was still aching from the hit he'd taken from Magmatron. 

"The assassin," (Y/n) said slowly, looking between them to scope out their reactions. Aja and Krel both narrowed their eyes while Stewart just looked confused. 

"How would any of us act as the assassin without failing?" Krel asked after a moment, folding one pair of arms. "We don't know anything about them!" 

"If you know how to be violent, then that's about all you need," (Y/n) said. "Krel, I think you could make a voice filter like the one you say the assassin has, right? I'm sure there's a hood somewhere out there, and we can make a mask that looks like the assassin's. I'll pose as them while you guys go and get Vex out." 

"One of us should go with you," Stewart said. "Just in case it's a trap." 

"You can." He chuckled nervously. "Just think of something violent to say. I'm sure the hunters will accept." Stewart looked between the royals and sighed. 

"Alright," he said. "I'll get the ship while you guys get the disguise ready. Then it's off to the moon to rescue Vex!"