It had been about six months since Y/n had met about Jackie and V.

In that time it was safe to day the three had become best friends, and now Y/n didn't work solo as frequently any more.

During this time they went on many missions, fixers came to them with many jobs, Y/ns influence as the raven certainly helped put a spotlight on his two friends and the three have been able to reap the benefits of their hard work.

Y/n had met Jackies girlfriend misty, she was the spiritual type and suprisingly the most normal person he had met in night city, who wasn't a merc anyway,
Y/n wasn't much for spirituality but when it came from misty he couldn't help but wonder if  what she was spitting was actually true.

Then there was Viktor Vektor, their go-to ripper doc, Unlike many ripper docs Y/n had come across Vik was the most trustworthy and his work proved, when ever they had an issue with their cyber ware, needed an upgrade or had to deal with a virus vik was their man, Y/n had taken an interest in Viks Boxing background,  Vik was even nice enough to to give him a few pointers, y/n could scrap with the best of them but he saw value in the knowledge of  a guy who was nearly champion.

Y/n had found a nice little group of people he had come to care about, it felt...good, to be around friends, y/n made it a habit to remind himself that , this may last forever, not that his friends were having problems or anything but he knew night city was known for causing tragedies for everyone and not only that he knew what it was like to be in this position,  he just..doesn't know if he could go through that pain again.

Y/n pushed those depressing thoughts away, now he was currently he was sitting on a random bench, waiting to be picked up by V and Jackie who had  told him to get suited up and  dressed.

"Ugh...hurry up guys.."  y/n expressed, bored out of his mind.

About a minute later, Vs Vehicle rolled up  in front of him, and soon the rolled down and  y/n was greeted by his two friends.

"Hey" V greeted with a smile.

"Hop in holmes!" Jackie yelled from the passenger suit.

Y/n proceeded to get in the car and  after some fist bumps they were in the move.

"Yaaawn...I was having a good ass nap guys, what happened? did Arasaka go bankrupt?" Y/n asked leaning back in his seat.

"Heh, wouldn't that be something."  V smirked,  it was unlikely but if it ever happened many would rejoice.

"Not as grand but this is still big, we got a big gig lined up, from a big fixer too!" Jackie welles  said excitedly as they hit a right turn.

"Big fixer huh? Who we talking Mr.Hands? El Capitan?" Y/n then considered the best option. " Oh! Rouge, gotta be."  Y/n said hoping it was the queen of the afterlife, she could be an old bitch but her gigs we worth the eddies.

"Nah But close, Dexter Deshawn!" Jackie said finally revealing who the big fixer was.

The Name sadly killed any excitement y/n had. " Dexter? What does that lard ass want?" Y/n said  unenthusiastically.

V and Jackie noticed the shift and got curious.

"Got beef with dex?" V asked while looking at his rear view mirror.

"Eh, not really beef, that dude just rubs me the wrong way" y/n said crossing his arms.

"You say that like fixers are supposed to like us, it's just business ." Jackie said with a raised eyebrow.

"I know  but let me put it this way, when im doing a job for wakako, i don't ever feel like im being fucked over, Dex seems like the kind of guy to take some money under the table to throw us away."  Y/n explained his thoughts.

"Hm...i talked to Dex, he seemed serious but nothing worth worrying over, you sure you aren't being a little paranoid?" V questioned as his masked friend might've been over thinking this.

"Shit V look at our profession when has a little paranoia not been beneficial?" Y/n asked  leaning  his hands on his knees.

That made V  pause and think, y/n wasn't exactly wrong.

"Ay no mames, don't tell me you guys don't want to do the job now?" Jackie asked his teammates, his discontent clear as he felt like they were about to squander a big opportunity.

"Whoa I didn't say all that." Y/n said leaning back and raising his hands. "Dex got a big gig im down like a quarter pound, but if he tries some shit or gives us the short end of the stick when regarding eddies im not about to sit back and let it happen." Y/n said, he wasn't some corpo bitch , he wasn't about to lose most of the pot or his life because thr boss believes he can just do that.

Jackie smiled knowing  he could count on Y/n. " Im with you there but don't worry Holmes, this is gig...this is gonna set us up for good."

"Really? And whats this job again?" Y/n wishing to know what they were supposed to do.

"Stealing a prototype biochip...."  V  said as he stopped at a light.

"From Arasaka."  Jackie finished with a smirk

Y/N:

"Say Sike Right Now!" Y/n said in shock  leaning in the middle of both the driver and passenger seat to look at jackie  and V

"Its true" V said smirking at Y/ns reaction.

"Yeah, Dex Gave us all the detes." Jackie said rubbing his hands in excitement.

"Why didn't y'all lead with that?!"  And aren't we a bit unprepared to just drop by arasaka right now right?!" Y/n said as  he  knew they couldn't  just knock down arasakas front door, no matter how much he'd like to.

"Well thats the thing we aren't doing this heist yet" V clarified looking at y/n. " Theres some things we gotta get done before we think about hitting the tower."

"Yeah, theres a couple things we need to handle first carnal, prep work from the gordito." Jackie said leaning on his window.

"Yeah, first up we got a get a high tech military machine from militech known as the flat head maelstrom has it, we aren't getting into arasaka tower without it."  V said hitting another turn.

"We stealing it from them or taking it?"  Y/n asked curiously, he was fine with either route.

"Depends, el gordo secured a deal for the flat head with the  former head of the gang  named brick, but with the crew under new management the metal fuckers might not be so willing to give us the flathead even with some extra payment dex gave us."  Jackie said going into further details.

"Alright simple enough, anything else?" Y/n asked wishing to know more.

"Theres a Prima donna involved, corpo agent named Meredith Stout, she's apparently looking for the convoy as well, dex recommend we talk to hear to get something useful,  to make the maelstrom situation easier." V elaborated further.

"And  we gotta meet the client who started all of this, evelyn parker, shes at lizzies bar." Jackie said telling
y/n  the other objective they needed to get done.

"Lizzies Bar huh." Y/n said recognizing the name.

"Been there  a few times.." y/n said raising an eye brow.

This made V and Jackie look at Y/n , they could say they knew y/n well,  and bds weren't really his thing.

"...I also slept with the bouncer a few times." Y/n shrugging.

"Seriously??" V said in a suprised tone as he was now parked.

"You Slept With Rita Wheeler?! Diablo how did you manage that carnal?!." Jackie welles said in a shocked and impressed tone.

" some assholes were causing troubles i helped out, one thing lead to another im giving her back-shots at her place." Y/n  leaning back with a visible smirk under his mask.

" please spare the details." V said not wishing to hear how his friend had sex in detail.

Y/n then threw his hands up lightheartedly.

" alright alright....then she started deep throating my —"

"Quit it!" V warned.

"Hehehe, well it's nice to know you keep yourself busy." Jackie said with a proud smile. " so is rita your input?" Jackie asked wondering if his wild friend found someone special.

Y/n then shook his head " Nah,  just harmless sex, no strings attached, it's easier for both us given our differing lines of work." Y/n said looking out the window.

V and Jackie noticed the slight somberness to his words, he had  small moments like this but  they never wished to pry.

" Well Enough of y/ns love life, how are we doing this ?." Jackie said shifting the conversation back to the main topic, jackie didn't notice but y/n appreciated it.

" I can meet up with Evelyn." V said willing to handle things at lizzes.

" Let me talk to Militech, im no professional negotiator, but getting something useful from them shouldn't be that hard." Y/n said willing to handle the Meredith chick.

"Thats a dicey situation holmes." Jackie warned, they couldn't take militech lightly, and he was gonna be by himself.

"My kind of situation." Y/n said with deadly look in his eyes.

V and jackie just shook their heads, sometimes they wondered if y/n had a deathwish.

"Well then you better drop me off at All Foods, keep my nose to the ground and sniff around." Jackie decided.

"Alright let's get this done, anybody got Meredith's  Number?." Y/n asked curiously

"Here." V said as he sent the number from his holow to y/ns. "

"Perfect ! lets get to work boys, drop me off here V".
Y/N said motioning for V to leave him on the sidewalk.

V then proceeded to slow down. " be careful y/n." V warned his friend.

" and if shit goes left call us holmes."  Jackie said  giving y/n

"Will do but trust me guys  these weekend soldiers aint got nothing me." Y/n said confidently.

Biding his friends farewell, y/n  sent out a signal for his vehicle to come to him and then got to calling Meredith's.

"Let's see what you got to say ms.Meredith." Y/n entering the call.

"Ring Ring........Ring Ring.." soon a the visual of a a admittedly preety woman with her hair slick back , light eye make up and black leather clothing showed up, not looking very pleased.

"Stout Here,  Start By telling me how you got this number?." Meredith spoke in a no-nonsense tone.

"Sup, heard you misplaced some convoy." Y/n said casually not bothering to answer her question.

Then he heard a voice coming from merediths line.

"Shut him up!" Meredith shouted off to the side and
y/n proceeded to hear what sounded like people beating someone up.

"Spill what you know." Meredith said, almost demanding him answer.

"Can't do that over the hollow, pick a spot for us to meet, would like to cut a little deal."  Y/n said, ignoring the fierce glare from the woman.

"Hm.....Fine,  first exit of skyline driving towards the NID, Storm Channel under the Overpass, Don't Make Me wait." Meredith said then hung up.

"Heh, she must need dick." Y/n joked ad he see saw his motorcycle approaching, his lovely Arch Nazaré.

"Y/n approached his seat and  opened it up,  there was a few small weapons in here but he pulled out a collapsible sword from it,   A bit of an antique weapon but the simple yet satisfying mechanism made it quite the gem for him.

he collapsed it and sheathed it sideways on his lower back, he then closed the seat and hopped on then arch.

He hit the accelerator a few times and soon sped off.

10 Minutes Later.

Taking little time to break and breaking a few traffic laws, not that the NCPD cared that much, Y/n eventual got to the spot.

As went down the  overpass, y/n noticed a big militech SUC with three big soldiers guarding the area and Meredith wait by the door of the  vehicle smoking a cigarette.

"Kind of sexy not gonna lie." Y/n said getting a good look at meredith, she appeared to be in her thirties but she was certainly aging gracefully, or maybe it was surgery, didn't matter she was easy in the eyes.

he slowed to halt a few feet away, Not about to just walk up  and try and shake her hand.

"Sup" y/n waved casually to Meredith, something that the Gaurds didn't like. " thanks for agreeing to meet."  Y/n said as he parked his bike and hopped but remained by it.

"Come here." Meredith stout said speaking with authority.

"Im good thanks." Y/n said with a smile that was visible in his eyes.

" Then we have nothing to talk about." Meredith said  beginning to round up her men.

Y/n rolled his eyes " alright, alright."  Said moving away from his bike.

Y/n walked to her  as he did  he noticed movement from the corner of his left eye, a guard moving in fast and about to swing.

"Heh, Too slow." Y/n chuckled  leaning back a bit and  easily dodging a sucker punch from one of her goons.

"Click" 

"Sigh...these assholes are lucky we need that flathead...." Y/n Thought not feeling threatened in the slightest as a gun was pressed to his head and he was kicked in the back of his legs bringing him down to a knee.

"SLAP" Meredith then slapped the shit out of him.

She then grabbed Y/n by the hair forcing him to look her in the eye.

"You think you can blackmail me fucker?! Set Conditions??!!" Meredith yelled in his face as she gripped his hair harshly.

Y/n then noticed some random corpo get pulled out the backseat of the car, Meredith must really have the wrong idea.

"Got Any More For Me?!" Meredith yelled looking around the area.

"Nope just little ole me." Y/n said as he was picked up and pushed to the side of the car, merely amused by the gun pointed at his head.

The Gun men while maintaining his aim pulled a wire out of his wrist and plugging it in the port behind
Y/ns ear.

"Christ Meredith!." The Random Corpo exclaimed afraid.

"Shut Your Mouth!" Meredith yelled, then looked to her goon. " that fucking thing ready?"

"All Set." Her goon confirmed.

"Now Answer My Questions,  Honestly, Forthrightly, Are you here alone?." Meredith asked y/n with her arms crossed.

Y/n rolled his eyes again. " Oh yeah , i got morgan blackhand  on a sniper and kerry eurodyne for some cool backround music!." Y/n said sarcastically before getting serious again. " of course im alone woman, if i wanted a fight  shit would have popped as soon as i got here." Y/n said leaning on the car with his hands his jacket.

"Its the Truth." The big man confirmed.

Though it seemed Meredith still wasn't to sure. " do a sweep, Now." She said ordering a goon with a drone, then turned back to y/n.

"Now Listen Close, this piece of shit, Anthony Gilchrist, is he your contact? Is he the one who leaked the convoy? Meredith asked

"I dont know this bitch!." Y/n said gesturing to the quivering corpo " and Take a good look at me, I don't got a fucking tie to militech." Y/n Said addressing himself, now just annoyed with this interrogation.

"Checks out." The goon confirmed once again he was telling the truth.

" So how the fuck do you know so much?" Meredith then gripped his chin. " and whats with the mask, you sick or just got something to hide?"

" Im from the streets, word of something interesting always hits my radar, and this little mask is just a fashion choice, i mean i can't be called the raven and not look the part." Y/n said lightheartedly.

The goons didn't seem to know his nickname but the look in Meredith's eyes  let him know she must have heard of him in some capacity, she rubbed his chin in thought before releasing it."

" Look lady,  I know where your goodies are, i can help out , i just need a little favor in return." Y/n said said looking at the woman pace a bit.

"Hmm..." Meredith sounded in thought.

"I told you! I fucking told you im not the mole, Jesus!" Anthony explained as the gaurd kept him in place.

"Shut him up." Meredith ordered not wishing to hear the guys whining, something y/n could agree with.

"Unhand be now before i-UGHH." Anthony couldn't finish as he was gut punched and shoved in the car.

Meredith then turned to y/n " him you can let go, wanna hear what he has to say."

The goon then detached the wire from his head, then backed up a bit, keeping his gun trained on him, y/n didn't even bother to lift his hands,  opting to lean more comfortably on the car while looking at Y/n

"I need a bot, Flathead, The dickheads who ripped you off have it, let me have the bot, il point the finger." Y/n said not beating around the bush.

"You have a plan on how to deal with them?." Meredith asked curiously.

"Their expecting payment so i can do that, but killing them makes me no difference,  either way they aren't keeping it." Y/n said shrugging.

"Awfully confident." Meredith said noting how sure of himself he was.

"They don't have what it takes to kill me." Y/n said looking at Meredith.

Meredith noticed that he wasn't joking about that, he stated it like it was a fact that couldn't be disputed.

"Hm...fine then, the former." Meredith said walking over to the SUV "on one condition, you pay with our money." Meredith said showing him a pink chip.

"Spiked Chip huh?" Y/n asked looking at the chip.

"Good observation." Meredith confirmed, only an idiot would think they would pay their thieves to get their stuff back.

Y/n took the chip but then looked at Meredith once again. " little warning though try to pull a fast one on me  and il kill you." Y/n said as he pocketed the chip.

Nearby goons got tense and looked ready to pop him but meredith remained calm as she blew smoke. "Threatening me now?"

" No, promising you." Y/n said simply " don't want to Kill a preety face but i will if said face trys to fuck with me." Y/n said looking her over.

Meredith regarded him with a raised eyebrow, she wasn't angry and by no means afraid, in fact she almost looked impressed.

Meredith then gently blew a smoke ring into his face, y/n didn't know what to make of it but the action seemed almost...flirty.

"Pay with that chip, and thats all you gotta worry about." Meredith giving him one final once over  before  entering the car  with her goons following suit.

Y/n stood a bit watching the suv drive off, when he was sure they were a good distance away, y/n proceeded to call v on the halo.

"Ring Ring..."

"Y/n, did you meet with Meredith?" V asked as he appeared to be driving.

"Yup, Got something  useful that will make sure that flatheads in our hands." Y/n said he got onto his arch.

"Preem, I handled my end with Evelyn, Jackie's waiting near their hideout I'm heading over there now." V said he accelerated.

"Good shit, Il meet you there." Y/n  said as they ended their call.

Y/n got to his arch and pulled out his trusty revolver from his stash and placed it on his hip. "Best Not keep the chooms waiting." Y/n said as he turned on his bike and sped off to Jackies Location.

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Boom!

That was fun!

I know the interaction with meredith was samey to the original, but i hope it was enjoyable regardless.

Let me Know Your Thoughts!