After killing practically a ship full of Zin the Boss starting to get pissed off. How deep did Johnny decide to go into this damn ship? She knew she was getting close to him though. Johnny had a habit of leaving a trail of dead bodies behind him and the corridor in front of her was littered with them.

"Hold on Johnny, I'm coming." She muttered under her breath.

The Boss jumped out of the power armour and followed the trail of bodies. She could hear the door before she could see it. It was opening and closing automatically due to a Zin corpse being stuck between the two doors. In the room were more dead Zin and one unlucky bastard having a knife stabbed into the back of his skull.

"Fuck. Yes!" She heard herself saying the Boss saw her best friend- her very naked friend- with a gun slung over his shoulder. He saw her and that damn smirk was on his face. God it had been a long time since she had seen that cocky smirk. "Hey Boss, what took you so long? You missed the party." She ran up too Johnny and wrapped her arms around his neck. Johnny hesitated and hugged her back.

"Boss I'm glad you're happy to see me but I'm kinda naked here." She jumped back realising that he was very right.

The alarms went off and they knew that was their cue to get the fuck out of there. Kinzie told the Boss where the closest exit was and had the ship waiting there for them. Before they could get on the ship they had to wait to be decontaminated and a load of shit they didn't really understand. She made sure that a space suit would be waiting for Johnny so he wouldn't have to see everyone in his birthday suit. As soon as the doors opened Shaundi was there.

"Holy shit it really is you!" She looked like she had just seen a ghost and hugged him.

Johnny took a minute to register what was happening. "It's good to see you too Shaundi."

"Shaundi do me a favour and round up everyone in the lounge area will you? Johnny needs to get that tank shit off before he meets the others." It took Shaundi a minute to do as the Boss asked but she finally moved.

"Sure thing Boss. Johnny, it's great to see you again." And with that she ran up the stairs to get everyone together.

Johnny and the Boss walked to the shower area so he could get cleaned up and then they could finally start to plan on how to kick Zinyak's big ass.

"Johnny, what the hell happened?" Pierce asked while Johnny played pool.

The Boss had already heard what had happened when they filled each other in on what had happened. Mainly it was just the Boss telling him what had happened for the last few years. While he told everyone about how he was taken by Zinyak the Boss snuck out and up to the bridge. Kinzie had set the ship to auto pilot so she just sat in one of the chairs and watched the universe go by.

She sat there for a few minutes looking out into the universe. She hadn't told anyone but this fight with the Zin was starting to tire her out. She hadn't slept well in weeks and when she wasn't sleeping she was planning how to kill Zinyak. The Boss was so focused in her own little world that she didn't hear the doors open.

"So this is where you ran to." It was Johnny. He had seen her leave the group and as soon as he had finished his story said to everyone that he was going to look for the Boss. "What you doing up here by yourself?" The Boss stood up from her chair and stood opposite Johnny. "Nothing really. Just needed a bit of time to myself. It's difficult to find on this ship so I thought while everyone was listening to you I would take five minutes for myself."

Johnny knew she was hiding something from him but he didn't push it. He knew her well enough too know that she would talk when she was ready to. Kinzie soon joined them on the bridge. "Oh sorry. Just wanted to tell you Boss that everyone is planning on turning in. If you need me I will be planning how to shut down the simulation." The Boss gave her a tired smile. "Great thanks Kinzie." She turned back to Johnny. "Come on I'll show you where your bunk is." She led his to the sleeping quarters on the bottom deck and told him to pick any bunk he wanted.

"Thanks Boss but I think I'm going to stay up for a while. I've been asleep for way to long." They parted there. The Boss climbed into her bed and Johnny walked off the the lounge area. It didn't take long for the Boss to start dreaming again. Every time she closed her eyes she saw the faces of the dead she couldn't save. Carlos, Lin, Oleg, Angel, Aisha. When she woke up a few hours had passed. She decided that was enough sleep for one night and planned on training in the simulation.

Johnny didn't need sleep. Instead he stayed awake practicing taking apart his gun and putting it back together. He felt like he needed to practice after being stuck in his personal hell for so long. After an hour of this he felt like he needed something else to do. He decided to explore the ship instead. There wasn't much to explore but he felt better for getting his baring and for using his legs again. When he went up to the simulation area he saw that the Boss was strapped in. No one had explained to him how the simulation worked so he found Kinzie on the bridge to explain it to her. She hadn't moved much and just glared at him when he approached her.

Hey Kinzie could you help me with somethin'? The Boss is in the simulation and I wanted to join her. How the hell do I do it?" She didn't say a word. Kinzie just stood up walked to the simulation pods, opened it up and told him to get in. "They are programmed to take you to the same location. Just strap in and when you want to leave find one of the doorways." And with that she left Johnny.

He did as she said and before he knew it he was in Steelport. He found himself thanking god that this place was in 3D and started tracking down the Boss. She wasn't hard to find. Someone kept throwing cars and people from the top of one of the buildings. Now all Johnny had to do was find a way up to her.

The Boss had been in the fake Steelport for a while and was just throwing things around making chaos. She jumped when she heard Johnny's voice. "You know what you need?" She stood up and faced him. "A better hiding place?" Johnny chuckled at her response. "No you need to blow some shit up with your best friend." The Boss just looked at him. "Well lucky for you I have a surprise for you. Come with me. This is something you missed out on when you disappeared." The Boss led him the the entrance of Genki Ball.

"What the fuck is a Genki Ball?" Johnny asked.

"It's a game show back in Steelport. Just kill anything that moves."

"Now that I can do. But why don't we make this more interesting?" The Boss looked at Johnny with interest in her eyes.

"I'm listening Gat. What did you have in mind?" Johnny looked at her with that signature smirk on his face.

"If you win I will dye my hair back to how it used to be with those damn white tips." The Boss laughed her interest peaked. "You are so on-"

"Not so fast. If I win...you have to tell me your name." The Bosses smile had left her face. No one in the Saints knew her name apart from Kinzie but that was due to hacking. Johnny was a good shot but he had never played Genki Ball before so there was a chance he would lose. But then again Johnny was the best shot The Boss had ever met.

She extended her hand to shake. "You're on."

The two of them had battled through numerous rooms the score leveled throughout. Every time one of them shot a target the other did the same. It finally came down to the final round. Whoever shot the most in this level would win. The Boss fired shot after shot hitting everything in sight. Including an unethical sign that shot her score down by ten points. She prayed that Johnny had hit one of these too. When they both crossed the line and looked at the score board The Boss saw the sad truth.

Johnny had not hit a single unethical sign. In fact he had a perfect score. The Boss had lost.

"Well would you look at that. Seems that I've won and you've lost. Like there was ever any doubt really. So Boss, what is your name?"

She just looked at Johnny for a moment. Why was she so nervous about telling him her name? Was it because she felt as though her reputation would be ruined? Or was there another reason?

"Johnny-"

"Boss your name is not Johnny. Now what is your damn name?"

"Not here in the simulation ok? There is a chance someone will be listening. Meet me on the ship. I promise I will tell you there alright?"

Johnny looked at her for a moment. He knew that when she made a promise she didn't back out. "Alright. Fine I will see you there in a few then." They both found a doorway back to the ship, The Boss first then Johnny. The Boss was glad she was back first. She wasn't sure why she was so nervous but before she could figure out why Johnny was back.

"Alright let's do this. So you ready to tell me?" The Boss just stood there looking at Johnny. They were both silent for a few moments. "You know I could just lie right? I could tell you my name was Daisy and you wouldn't know."

"True but Kinzie knows so I could just ask her couldn't I?" The Boss didn't think this through. With a reluctant sigh she gave in.

"Marissa. My name is Marissa."

Authors Note: I know this chapter uses dialogue from the game and that the chapter is a bit slow but please continue to read. I promise it gets better.