Misery in the mountains.
CH. 1: The mission.
Disclaimer: Ok, I do not own the show Martin Mystery, Totally Spies or anything from the shows. The only things I own are the story and the Catulinus twins. (Which includes all accessories, gadgets, abilities and associates.)
Ever since I saw the Totally Spies episode "Totally Mystery Much?" from Season 5 I've fallen in love with the pairing of Alex and Martin. They're just so cute together! :3
Please enjoy the story!
Switzerland mountain range- 6:28 pm.
Two men are seen leading a herd of goats up a rocky mountainside hill, "What do you think Cedric, how about we camp here for tonight and then continue in the morning?" One of the men asked his partner.
"Sounds good to me brother, then we should be home in about two days time, since we're ahead of schedule maybe we could stop in the next town for a decent meal." The man named Cedric agreed with a chuckle. The two men began to set up their camp, finishing within minutes. As the men settled down for dinner a rustling in the bushes startled Cedric, "Dominic, did you hear that? I think there's something watching us!"
"It was probably just the wind or some little animal, don't worry there's nothing here that can hurt you. Sometimes Cedric you're too paranoid for your own good." Dominic assured and the men went back to eating in silence. Suddenly the silence was broken by the distressed cries of the goats as they began to run away from the camp.
"Something's after the goats! I told you there was something here!" Cedric shouted as both he and Dominic grabbed a rifle and ran into the panicking herd, "Dominic look, it's already gotten one of them! But I don't see any wounds on it, or the creature that killed it."
A shadow can be seen running behind Dominic, "Who's there?! Show yourself or I'll shoot!" He demanded and spun around on his heels, but the clearing was empty and silence filled the air once more.
Cedric walked up to his brother, "I guess we must have scared it off for tonight, it probably won't be back for a while. Let's go get some rest, we'll bury the carcass tomorrow morning." Dominic nodded in agreement and the men headed back for their camp. But before they got very far heavy breathing and snarling was heard behind them as the creature from before leaped from the bushes. Both men turned around quickly, screaming in terror and shielding themselves as best they could as the beast landed among them. The screams could be heard echoing throughout the mountain range, followed by a twisted howling roar and then, absolute silence, not a single creature could be heard and the air was still and calm. …
Torrington Academy, Sherbrooke, Quebec- 11:53 am.
It was just another normal day for the students at Torrington Academy, the sun was shining, the weather was perfect, and the angry screams of one Diana Lombard could be heard throughout the campus as she chased after her step-brother Martin Mystery for another one of his stupid stunts. Yep, just another normal day at good old Torrington, "MARTIN MYSTERY YOU ARE GONNA BE IN SO MUCH TROUBLE! WHEN I GET MY HANDS ON YOU THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO TELL YOUR TOP FROM YOUR BOTTOM DURING THE AUTOPSY!" Diana screamed, the flames coming from her open mouth could be felt ten feet away.
"Oh come on Di, I said I was sorry! It was just a harmless little prank, how was I supposed to know that stuff didn't mix with water?!" Martin whimpered, trying to keep a decent distance between him and the raging teenage girl. Fellow teammate Java the caveman shook his head at the siblings, debating on whether he should help Martin or let things run their course.
"Hey Jav, what's up?" Ruby Catulinus greeted as she and her twin sister Sapphire came walking up. Ruby and Sapphire were the newest members of Martin's investigating team, and while they appeared to be human, they were actually werewolves. While out in public, the Center had designed a special hologram attachment to their U-watch's, that when turned on, allowed the twins to appear human without hindering their werewolf abilities. All the sisters had to do was press an extra button on the side of the watches to activate the image when in public and press it again to deactivate it when at the Center or on a job.
"Martin make Diana angry. Prank go boom, cover Diana in purple goo, not pretty." Java explained after he greeted Ruby with a fist bump.
Sapphire sighed, "Again? I swear he never learns! If Martin doesn't grow up soon he's going to get into some serious trouble." Before either Java or Ruby could reply, the U-watch's on the twins' arms went off.
Ruby chuckled, "Well, looks like we won't be around for today's Chemistry quiz, what a shame. Lucky for the Boss too, another second and I don't think he'd be able to walk for the rest of the year." She brought one hand to her mouth and gave a sharp whistle, drawing the attention of the now wrestling stepsiblings. When Diana and Martin finally managed to untangle themselves and look at the twins Ruby pointed at her U-watch with an amused smirk, Sapphire doing the same to help emphasize her meaning. Martin smiled widely, giving a happy shout before jumping up and dashing toward them.
Diana stood next to Martin with her hands on her hips, she was still steaming but even she had begun looking forward to missions, "So, where's the portal coming from today?" She demanded. Martin scanned the area before stopping and pointing at the bathrooms.
"It's coming from the boys bathroom." He stated, slightly enjoying the girls' grimaces of disgust. The group walked to the bathroom and opened the door, revealing a blue portal leading to the Center. After a quick glance around to make sure no one would see them they stepped through the portal and onto the platform, scanning in as they moved along. Ruby and Sapphire switched off their holograms to reveal their true forms; while the hologram showed the two having brown hair and hazel eyes, their real forms couldn't have looked any more different. Ruby had grey colored hair that stuck out in some places giving her a 'stray dog' kind of look, lime green eyes that looked more wolf than human, wolf ears sat proudly on the top of her head but bent and drooped slightly at the tips, a long fluffy grey tail and two fangs pointing out of her mouth. Sapphire was less scruffy looking than her sister with white hair neatly kept, ice blue eyes that were more human looking but still had that hint of wolf, two straight ears, a long smooth tail and her fangs didn't show outside of her mouth.
"Ah, there we go! That's much better, I don't understand how you humans can walk around so easily without a tail to help you keep your balance, it's so weird." Ruby sighed, giving a big stretch. She glanced behind her to look at her tail before giving it an experimental wag.
"Hey guys." Billy greeted as he floated over to the team, he and Martin began their signature greeting before he continued, "M.O.M. wants to see you guys ASAP, must be one heck of a mission." The group continued on to the elevator, heading straight for M.O.M.'s office. When the doors opened the group was surprised to find the office empty.
Java scratched his head, "Where M.O.M.?"
Suddenly M.O.M.'s voice appeared out of nowhere, "I'm up here Java don't worry." The group glanced up to see M.O.M. hovering over them. She pressed a button of her wrist and slowly began to drop to the ground.
Martin's eyes grew wide and began to sparkle, "No way! Are those what I think they are?! They are! Anti-gravity shoes, oh you've gotta let me try them!" He made a move to go and take the shoes but one glare from M.O.M. stopped him in his tracks, she obviously wasn't in the mood today.
"So what's today's mission M.O.M.? Zombies in China? Vampires in New York?" Sapphire asked, trying to get back to the current task before something went wrong and M.O.M. ended up angry ... again.
"You're heading for the Switzerland mountain range where we've received several reports of large herds of goats have been disappearing." M.O.M. stated.
"Wait, you mean that's it? There's nothing supernatural about that! It's probably just a pack of wolves!" Martin exclaimed, "You know how wolves are, it's not like they really care if the goats are meant for them or not!" Both Ruby and Sapphire cleared their throats in annoyance, "Oh uh oops, sorry girls, no offence."
M.O.M. raised an eyebrow and walked over to her desk, "That was our first guess as well, until we got reports of people being attacked by a mysterious creature and then an entire town was forced to leave due to whatever is eating these goats. Since that town is empty that's the first place you'll go, that way the twins can work without having to change or use their holograms."
Martin seemed interested now, "An entire town forced out huh? Then it can only be the work of the forest spirits! They've finally had enough of people destroying the planet and have decided to take their revenge by killing all of the world's goats!" Billy opened the portal to Switzerland as Martin continued to ramble on, "Oh oh I got it! It's got to be an alien species of some kind who've come to study our planet, but instead of using cows to experiment they use goats!" The rest of the team just rolled their eyes.
Diana turned to Ruby and Sapphire, "You two should probably lead for now, you'll be able to detect anything weird before any of us do anyway." The twins nodded and jumped into the portal. Sapphire's ears twitched every once in awhile as she listened for anything that was out of place, while Ruby made loud sniffing noises, trying to find a scent that didn't seem to belong.
Chapter one is done! So, what do you think? Remember this is my first story here so it isn't gonna be perfect. Constructive criticism is welcome but if you didn't like it you shouldn't have read it. I rewrote this because I didn't like how it originally was so if it seems different to the people who've read it before, that's why.
Just in case someone is curious as to what Ruby and Sapphire look like here's a description:
Name: Ruby Catulinus
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Species: Werewolf (prefers to be in wolf form)
Fur/hair color: Grey (Brown in hologram)
Eye color: Lime Green (Hazel in hologram)
Clothing (both in hologram and normally): White shirt, black jacket (rolled up sleeves), blue jeans, brown belt, and sneakers (all cloths disappear when she's in wolf form)
Other facts: Wears an Ancient charm necklace that kind of looks like a dream catcher (symbol of the wolf people and it does not disappear when she transforms), refers to Martin as 'The Boss', will eat almost anything (even the things M.O.M. cooks), is currently living at the Center.
Name: Sapphire Catulinus
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Species: Werewolf (prefers to be in human form)
Fur/hair color: White (Brown in hologram)
Eye color: Ice Blue (Hazel in hologram)
Clothing (both in hologram and normal): Purple dress shirt, blue jeans, black belt and black dress shoes (all cloths disappear when she's in wolf form)
Other facts: Wears an Ancient charm necklace that kind of looks like a dream catcher (symbol of the wolf people and does not disappear when she transforms), prefers to hang around Diana rather than Martin, is actually a vegetarian, is currently living at the Center.
Once again I own nothing when it comes to the actual shows.