Welcome to the second expansion of my Evolve story. I guess this could qualify as a sequel and yes it's a romance story this time XD. If I do decide to write a lemon in here then it won't be explicit. I hope you guys enjoy this first chapter!

A Stage-Three grey skinned Goliath roared in pain as it was slammed into a wall. It collapsed on the ground and standing a few feet away was another Goliath of the same stage but it was a savage-skin. It also looked much different from normal stage-Three Goliaths. It was covered in more spikes and flames. This Goliath was named Ares and he was the only one of his kind to bond with a human. He used his foot to kick his opponent back down when it tried to get up.

"This is my territory!" Ares shouted and the other Goliath snarled. It changed towards him but Ares spun around and smacked it into a tree with his tail. The savage-skin growled in annoyance. Something was going on with his kind. The male monsters were getting more aggressive than before. Territory and food disputes were becoming more and more common. This was the sixth male monster to challenge him so far this week and he was unsure about the Wraiths and Gorgons. There was also new information that was introduced into the Mind Hive but Ares didn't know what it meant. The only thing he did know was that it was about humans. He shook his head and focused on the situation at hand. He was supposed to meet up with Caira five minutes ago but this grey Goliath attacked just as he was about to leave. Ares landed a right hook and crushed his opponent's head against the wall. He snorted as he shook the blood from his hand and sniffed the air for anymore intruders before he ran off.

Caira Diaz leaned against a boulder as she waited for the Goliath friend. They had been friends for almost a year and they had been though quite a lot. Though the monster trouble didn't decrease after they killed the Broodmother Gorgon. In fact, it only continued to increase at a higher rate. More aggressive monsters attacked pretty much everything that moved. Cabot recruited four more hunters and he wanted them to meet Ares. The Goliath was late to their meeting spot and she was starting to get a little worried. There was probably no reason to considering how strong he is but the medic couldn't help it. Suddenly the ground shook as a Stage-Three Goliath landed nearby. His black and red scales gleamed in the sunlight. Caira smiled as she recognized her friend.

"Sorry I am late Caira. I had to fight off another of my kind." Ares said as he dropped down to all fours and purred once Caira started petting his head.

"It's fine. Anyway, Cabot brought four more people and he wants you to meet them." Caira said and she giggled when Ares sighed. Then they started walking. "Did Atlas say what was happening with the other monsters?"

"Unfortunately he did not. He has no idea what is causing it but something else happened." The medic looked at him curiously. "Some new information was added to the Mind Hive, a lot of it actually."

"What kind of information?" Ares' mandibles twitched slightly.

"Had to do with humans. Atlas said it was about human genetics, or whatever that word means." Caira's eyes widened as she knew exactly what that meant. Someone introduced biological information on humans to the monsters. She could only imagine what they will do with it. Caira was cursing out whoever was responsible in her head. Ares sensed that something was wrong and turned his head to her. "Are you alright?"

"What? Oh, yeah I'm alright." The Goliath didn't seem convinced but the two had arrived to their destination before he could say anything else. Caira ordered Ares to wait while she walked over to Cabot. "Hey boss, I brought Ares."

"Good. I'll get the new recruits." Cabot said and he signaled for four more people to join them. The first one was a much older woman in a huge mech suit, the second was a teenage boy with an orange horned mask, the third one was a blue and white robot, and the fourth person was the one who really grabbed Caira's attention but not in a good way. She was wearing a hood over her head but it did little to hide her glowing Kraken eye. Tubes ran in and out of her body and she also had a Kraken arm. Caira finally received her answer to who introduced human genetics to the monsters and she was furious. The teen boy immediately walked up to her and he tried to play it cool but he couldn't hide the spring in his step.

"Hello Caira Diaz, I am the Jackal." The boy said in his own version of the 'batman' voice and the medic rolled her eyes.

"Sure you are. Nice helmet." Caira's sarcasm was lost on him and he tried his best to imitate a charming smirk.

"And you have such nice hair. Black, like midnight." The other two women rolled their eyes at his terrible attempt to charm her.

"His name is Jack." Cabot said and the young trapper groaned.

"Nice to meet you Jack." Caira said and Jack perked up.

"And it's nice to meet a beautiful woman like yourself." Jack said in his 'Jackal' voice and the medic rubbed her forehead in annoyance.

Now what the others didn't notice was that Ares was listening to the whole conversation and a growl escaped his throat. His red eyes caught Jack standing too close to Caira for his liking and his claws dug into the ground. He felt something gnaw at the corner of his mind and Ares had no idea what it was. The aggressiveness that he worked so hard to keep in check through his training with Atlas was bubbling its way back to the surface. His mandibles twitched in irritation and his body started glowing red. It also looked like Caira was uncomfortable with Jack's failed attempt at flirting.

'Ares? What's going on?' Atlas' concerned voice reached out to the Goliath through the Mind Hive. After Charles' defeat, the Behemoth took Ares under his tutelage and they became closer as mentor and student. The savage-skin had gotten much better at learning to channel his rage effectively and to remain calm around allies or other docile creatures. However, the sandstone-skinned Behemoth sensed a spike in aggression.

'I-I do not know. This human-' Ares was cut off when he heard Jack use another one of his lines and that sent the Goliath over the edge. His eyes started glowing and h roared as he leaped over to the group.

"Oh no! A Goliath!" The robot shouted and its eyes changed into more aggressive ones. "Lets rip its f-f-fucking s-spine out a-a-and shove it up its a-ass!"

"Wait what?" Caira looked at the robot shocked. Then she turned to see Ares charge over to Jack.

"Caira, what's going on with him?!" Cabot shouted as the four new hunters started fighting Ares; who was tunnel-visioning on Jack.

"I don't know. He was fine a few minutes ago." Caira said. Then she noticed that Ares was ignoring the three hunters and only going after the young trapper. Did he overhear the conversation between her and Jack?

"Lennox, Jack, Emet, and Kala! Stop and let Caira handle this!" Cabot ordered and the four hunters looked at him confused. Caira stared at Kala shocked. That woman with the Kraken arm and eye was Dr. Kapur? Dr. Kala Kapur?! The medic shook her head. She would deal with that later. Right now she had to calm Ares down. Caira flew over on her jetpack and stood in front of Ares. The Goliath looked at her and felt her scent start to calm him down. The rage started to die down and he dropped down to all fours. Caira held out her hands and the fire beast immediately nuzzled his face into them.

"It's okay big guy. Just calm down." Caira said and Ares stopped glowing. Her soothing voice and touch made the Goliath relax and purr. He briefly looked at Jack and the medic smiled. There was no reason for Ares to be so protective over her right now but she still appreciated it. "You don't have to worry Ares."

"But he continued to make a move towards you. You looked uncomfortable but he still did not back off." Ares said with his voice lowered.

"Unfortunately, Jack isn't as perceptive as you." Then Caira looked concerned. "What happened to you Ares? You haven't raged out like that in a while."

"I do not know. Atlas was concerned as well. I just..suddenly felt more aggressive and I have no idea why. It just bothered me more than it should have."

"We'll figure out what's going on. Right now, there are people you need to meet properly. And I use the word people loosely, at least for one of them." Ares tilted his head. The tone of Caira's voice was strange and the medic motioned over to Kala with a small tilt of her head. Ares' eyes widened at the strange creature that was a cross between a human and a Kraken.

'A-Atlas?' Ares called out to the Behemoth through the Mind Hive.

'What's wrong?' Atlas asked.

'I see a human but she has a Kraken arm and eye.' Ares could practically see the shock on Atlas' face when he heard the Behemoth gasp.

'What?! H-How is that even possible?!' Then Atlas was quiet for a moment. 'Is she going berserk or mutating?'

'No. She is just standing there, watching me.'

"Yes, I'm watching you Goliath." Kala said with her eyes narrowed and Ares flinched. The other humans and robot looked at her confused.

"My name is Ares." The Goliath said sternly and the four new hunters were shocked.

"It can talk?!" Jack shouted.

"Well, this is quite a strange development." Lennox said as the cockpit reopened to reveal her face.

"Neato! A talking Goliath." Emet said. Kala on the other hand was speechless. When did these monsters evolve to the point where they could talk to humans?

"Long story short, Caira found him when he was still Stage-One and tamed him. Now, he's part of our team." Cabot said. "I'll fill you in when we get inside."

"You." Ares said and it was directed towards Kala. "You can use the Mind Hive?"

"...More or less. I can hear what's being said but I can't say anything back." Kala said. "Who is Atlas?"

"He's a friend. We're allied with him and his pack of monsters." Caira said and Lennox turned to Cabot.

"I'm gonna need a strong drink to go with that explanation Cabot." Lennox said. Jack didn't really care about the explanation. Not only was Caira a beautiful woman but she was also so badass that she managed to tame a Goliath. By herself! The boy could swear that he was in love. Ares however, wasn't too keen on how Jack was looking at Caira and started growling. The trapper hid behind Emet and Ares snorted.

Once the humans and robot boarded the Laurie-Anne, Ares sensed a strong presence nearby. He lifted his head and took a deep breath of his surroundings. A familiar but unique scent entered his nose and he faced the direction of where it was coming from. The scent was that of a Goliath but it was different somehow. He had never smelled anything like it but knew that whoever the scent belonged to was very dangerous. Ares growled and followed the trail. There was no way he was letting this beast get anywhere near Caira. He leaped into a small clearing and saw a man with short navy blue hair, a blue short sleeve shirt, forest green cargo shorts and no shoes. He smirked when his blue eyes met the red ones of Ares.

"Hello there my fellow Goliath. I've been wondering how long it would take for you to notice me." The man said. His blue eyes started glowing and his teeth grew into sharp fangs as he grinned.

That's the end of chapter one my friends! Read and Review!