A/N: Hello! For those of you who don't know me, I'm randomfanfictioner01, but ya'll can call me Random for short. I've only ever posted one other IZ story, so I still consider myself a newbie around here. I can't wait to post more! So, enjoy this AU story of mine! Hope you like it!

Disclaimer: I don't own IZ! The almighty Jhonen does!

There was once a baby boy born to a man and a woman. His name was Dib. Dib Membrane. He was born a happy, healthy little boy. Now, Dib was a good little boy. He always did what he could to make his parents proud, but because his father was a well-known scientist, it was very hard to impress him. Especially when Dib had an unhealthy obsession with the paranormal. That, he got from his mother, and his looks from his father. About a year later, his mom gave birth to a beautiful little girl. However, his mom then died after the child labor. His father named the baby girl Gazlene, or Gaz for short. It was their mom's favourite name for a baby girl. So, their father took them both in. He tried his best to look after them and take care of them, but soon, he made a mistake got into a financial difficulty. He knew he had to do something drastic, that Dib knew; but what Dib didn't expect, was what his dad did do.

Dib had come home from his last day of grade 2 when it happened. His dad was waiting for him, his sister up in her room. He had told Dib that the boy had to leave. Dib didn't understand, but he trusted his dad. When his dad told him to go somewhere else, Dib listened. So, he set out to the city like his dad told him to. However, when he tried to find his way back home, that's when he realized he was lost and alone. He started crying, scared out of his wits. After all, what child wouldn't? By nightfall, Dib had continued looking, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get home, and that's when he realized what had happened.

At 7 years old, Dib Membrane had been abandoned by his father.

However, he wasn't entirely alone. Some criminals had picked him up off the street. They cared for him, taught him, and most important to him, they treated him as an equal. Dib didn't know any better though, so he went with them. They showed him everything he'd need to know to survive on the streets. Every tactic, from simple pickpocketing to robbing, and even, if necessary, how to kill someone. By the age of 10, he knew every trick in the book, by 13 he'd attempted all of them at least once, and by 17 had mastered them all. He was like a legend around the criminal community! Everyone wanted to meet him and learn a trick or two about one thing or another, but Dib never stayed in one place for long. Not when the cops were constantly on his tail. Dib always jumped from one place to the next without anyone seeing him leave. He decided that he didn't want to be a criminal, but since he knew no other way and desperately needed necessities to live, he decided that he'd only do it when he needed to. By then, he'd long given up on the paranormal.

Dib shook himself out of his memory as he focused more on where he had to go in the city he was in. You wonder what city he's in? You'll see soon enough. As Dib came out of the ally way he had been in seconds ago, he was surprised to find that he still knew his way around after almost 10 years. Across the road was the local police department. Dib heard from a reliable source that the cops had something up their sleeves to try and catch him. Looking down at the blueprints for the vents of the building, He raced over like a ninja in the night (Easy since it was night) and found the ventilation shaft he needed. Opening it, he crawled in and replaced the cover. Using the blueprints as a map, he found the meeting room where the cops were. There was a big man. He looked like he used to be in the Army. Dib listened in.

"Listen up!" A gruff, deep voice came from the huge man. "I've called you all here because of the Getaway bandit. Ya'll are the best of the best, the strongest of the strong, the smartest of the smart! You're tough, you're ruthless, you're lean, mean fighting machines! Ya'll are here to help catch the Getaway bandit."

Dib mentally rolled his eyes. Of course they gave him a stupid criminal nickname. Also at the fact that they didn't know his name or the fact that he was Professor Membrane's son, otherwise they'd be working on his case 24/7. Well, that was a plus for him.

"Yes rookie?" The voice said once again, pointing to someone in the room. Dib could only see the one man though.

"If we are the best, strongest, smartest-all that stuff you said, then why's she here?" He must of pointed to someone.

"I'll have you know," A voice said. The voice sounded like it was on the border line between masculine and feminine. "That I happen to be the best cop around!"

"If you were," the rookie spoke, "then the Getaway bandit would be behind bars, and it would've been all you. You would of singlehandedly captured him without help by now!"

"I'll have you know I wasn't recruited for this mission until now!"

"Then how do you know so much about this case?"

"Insolent fool boy! I have my spare time."

"Yet I don't? Why-"

"Enough!" The gruff man said. "I expect that her presents here will be excepted! Either that, or job termination! Do I make myself clear?"

"Sir yes sir!" Dib heard everyone say.

"Now, since you've used up all our time with arguing, we'll meet here again tomorrow, same time. Dismissed!"

Staying still until everyone had gone, Dib escaped the vents. He'd have to come back the next night, which worried him greatly. The longer he stayed here, the greater risk there was of him getting caught. Especially in this city.

His home town.

A/N: How'd I do? Huh? I really wanna know what you think. It can be reviews or criticism. I dislike flames, but I'll except them.