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Hengsha, one of the only places where having an augmented limb could get you killed by other augmented people. Augs, also known as mechanical limbs, were usually very expensive. In Hengsha, it wasn't uncommon to hear about people having their mechanical limbs cut off, and sold off on black markets. Everyone knew about it, that was the reason many people never went down dark streets alone. A lucario made his way down the streets of Hengsha. Like so many others, he too was augmented, and knew all about the dangers. However, he never was one to stray away from danger. His name was Cheng, he was the type of person that thrived in chaos, and climbed to the top using the bodies of other people. Of course, he paid the price of leading such a dangerous lifestyle. A pulverized eye socket, a crushed left hand, his right forearm nearly snapped in two, half of his teeth smashed out, gunshot to the gut, three stab wounds to the back, two stab wounds to the chest, one of which nicked an artery. A few years ago, he wouldn't have survived. Thankfully for him, modern technology and lots of money saved his life.

Both arms and paws were completely replaced to give him the upper hand in combat. His arms had a carbon fibre pattern to them, all the way from the paws to the shoulders. His collarbone was reinforced, as was most of his skeletal structure. He even had an operation to harden his skin, making him more resistant to stabs and slashes. His right eye was so red. It nearly glowed. It was clear that eye was the augmented one. His left eye was red, but that however was natural. His lungs were replaced after a knife penetrated one of them. The only part of his body that was left mostly unchanged was his lower body. He had an operation to reinforce the bones, as well as the skin, but that was it. All these augments made him the perfect target for some people. Cheng was taking a shortcut back to his apartment, the same shortcut he had been taking for a long time. This time was different however. This time, he was being followed. He walked down a dimly lit alley, the golden lights from the main street barely illuminated the dark path ahead.

"Hey!" A high pitched woman's vice echoed throughout the alley.

"Hm?" Cheng turned around to see a female jolteon only a few feet away from him. The jolteon had all four of her legs replaced with shiny metal limbs. The metal seemed very silver, and very reflective. Even in this dim light, it seemed to shine. While her limbs seemed quite new, her eyes seemed to be older. Her eyes seemed more like small circular OLED screens. Whenever she blinked, the bright green color of her eyes suddenly dissapeared for a split second before then reappearing. "What do you want?" He thought aloud until he heard someone approaching him from behind. It was then he realized exactly what they wanted. The lucario spun around just in time to see an augmented machamp throwing two right fists towards him. Both of the machamp's upper arms were replaced. In their place were metallic arms, both looked strong enough to punch a hole in concrete. Without hesitation, the lucario hastily ducked under both of the Machamp's fists before swinging his forearm towards the Machamp's ankles. Before he knew it, the machamp was sweeped off his feet, and on his back.

"Basta-" Before the machamp could finish what he was about to say, the lucario lept on top of him. A single sharp seven inch long spike suddenly flicked out right where the Lucario's knuckles were. That spike was then plunged into the side of the Machamp's head, penetrating his skull and skewering the brain inside. It was a quick death.

The lucario then turned his attention back to the jolteon. By the time he realized what she was doing, it was too late. The jolteon sent a bolt of electricity straight into him, causing his entire body to seize up. All the organic muscles in his body tightened up as the volts surged through him. The lucario heard more footsteps behind him before being struck with something hard, which knocked him out.

The lucario slowly opened his eyes, finding himself strapped to some sort of metal table. His paws were tied down using tough looking leather restraints. They wouldn't be so hard to break out of, if he wasn't pumped so full of drugs to keep him sedated. One quick glance confirmed his suspicions, this was a makeshift operating room. The harvesters had him. The harvesters were a local gang, and there was only one thing they harvested. They were going to cut him, and sell his augs. He saw the doctor nearby, his back turned to him as he inspected his tools. The lucario seriously doubted he was a real doctor, but that's what he looked like. Just from looking at the back of his head, he could tell it was a gallade. He was the only one in the room, so Cheng decided to do something desperate. Slowly, that seven inch spike slowly slid out once again from his right fist. He tried to carefully aim it at the back of the gallade's head, but that was easier said than done. Taking aim whilst on drugs was like trying to piss into a moving toilet without hitting the seat. The gallade turned around, a shocked expression spreading across his face when he realized the lucario was awake. Ready or not, Cheng had to do this now. He fired his spike out of his fist, and watched as it struck the gallade's neck.

Blood immediately gushed from the gallade's neck as he fell onto his back, staring up at the ceiling. He was left completely powerless to do anything, as the spike had also torn through his neck, and severed the spine. He couldn't move his hands or his legs. All he could do was wait to bleed out.

"Get fucked..." Cheng whispered, having no pity for the gallade whatsoever. He was going to kill him and sell his body parts, he did what he had to. He lay there, waiting for the drugs to wear off before then yanking at his restraints. "Come on... come on..." He grunted as he yanked on them as hard as he could until eventually, they broke under his strength. He then sat up, and undid the restraints at his feet before hopping off the table. Cheng made his way towards the gallade, and pulled his spike straight out of his neck. Blood spurted forth from the gaping wound as the spike was pulled free, and placed back into the slot in his fist. The spike then retracted back into his hand, keeping it hidden away until he needed it again. Cheng walked towards the nearby steel door. There was no window to see what lies beyond, but he didn't need windows. He engaged his smart vision, enabling him to see past the door and walls. In the next room, it looked as if there were three men. Two appeared to be sitting on a couch, facing away from the door. The other appeared to be sitting in a chair, facing the other men, and the only door. It looked like he was going to have to go loud, stealth didn't look like an option. That was fine though, he liked the chaos.

The three men chuckled and laughed. About ten feet away from couch was the door to the operation room. The walls looked like they were made large bricks and the floors looked to be made out of concrete. Their little hide out was an old abandoned parking lot, which they then converted. Mounted on the wall nearby was an old 4K tv. Old technology, but they weren't complaining. They were just watching one of their favourite shows. All men had weapons nearby, ready to fight off any rival gangs. The man sitting on his own was conkeldurr, heavily augmented with cheaper mismatching limbs. They were obviously stolen from others. The two men sitting next to each other were a bisharp, and a ninetales. The bisharp appeared to have no obvious augmentations, perhaps he was only a rookie in the harvester's ranks. The other man sitting next to him though was clearly augmented. The entire torso of the ninetales looked metal, although there were loose wires and scratches all over it. Suddenly, all the men heard a loud woman's scream.

"Haha, that bitch is going to be loud... I can't wait to hear that lucario they brought in." The conkeldurr laughed.

"You... Weird me out sometimes." The bisharp replied before suddenly getting a metal spike fired into the back of his skull, which then poked right through his forehead. The lucario ran right into the room as he now took aim with the one remaining spike in his right fist.

"Holy shit!" The conkeldurr yelled as he grabbed a nearby shotgun. There was no chance to take aim however as another sharp spike was fired right into the conkeldurr's right eye. All those augments soon became useless as the conkeldurr slumped to the ground like a sack of metal and meat.

The ninetales jumped off the couch and turned around just in time to see the lucario jumping over it. Just as the lucario was about to land on his paws, the ninetales's metal back seemed to open up. An assault rifle soon emerged from the back of the ninetales. "I'll fucking kill you!" The ninetales yelled as it opened fire.

Cheng grabbed the strange assault rifle wielding mechanical limb, but not before two bullets shredded through his left shoulder. The bullets both hit the spot where his augmented limb met his flesh. He let out a loud yell as he forced the gun to point towards the ceiling with his right hand until he heard the gun clicking, out of ammo. That was when the ninetales suddenly bit down hard on the lucario's shin, metal teeth ripping past the hardened skin and sinking into the flesh. The ninetales thrashed his head side to side, causing the lucario to fall back, his head hitting the soft seat of the couch. "Mother fucker!" Cheng shouted as he reached for a nearby pistol, but it was only just out of reach. He needed to get to it. He looked back down to the ninetales as he kicked it in the face with his one free foot again and again.

The ninetales felt his nose splitting open. All he felt was pain shooting through his muzzle, blood pouring out until he was forced to let go. When he did, he regretted it immediately. The lucario managed to grab the pistol, but the ninetales wasn't going without a fight. He lunged for the lucario's neck, opening his mouth, ready to tear into his throat. All he felt however was two bullets shredding through his tongue, and leaving two large holes in the back of his throat and head. His body flopped on top of Cheng, laying limp and lifeless.

"Get off me..." Cheng growled as he pushed the dead ninetales off himself and stood up. His shoulder was killing him, blood pouring from it. The bullets were stuck inside him, he could feel them. Every slight movement he made with his left arm was agony. He gripped the pistol with his right hand as he began walking. He could hear yelling, people shouting, probably every gang member in this place would be down on him within the minute. He needed to move, he couldn't waste time recovering his spikes from the dead. Up ahead, to the left there was a ramp leading down, and to the right, there was another steel door. He walked towards the door, and pushed it open. What he saw shocked him.

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Author's note: Haha, that's right! Here comes another story! This is my first crossover. If you haven't played Deus Ex before, don't worry, this story has pretty much nothing to do with the plot of that game. Any odd weapons or items or places that you see in this story will be explained so you don't have to open up a wiki page whilst reading this! XD Thank you again to BigBossSonic for editing this! And thank you to you readers out there!