Chapter 1

The two of them waited and listened as the rumble got louder, it was getting closer but from what direction they didn't know. Floyd was the weapon of the two of them. He was bonded by his master through a promise and reason, the red star was proof of it. The mark was shown in his right eye and his master's right eye. His master was a girl no older than him, she was fifteen, her name was Diana. He waited with her and they felt the ground rumble more,

" It's coming from below." she said and Floyd pulled her back just as an object smashed through the concrete below her. The figure stood up to be seven to eight feet tall, Floyd turned himself to a shield, Diana grabbed the handle and blocked a firball from the creatures mouth. She ran to the alleyway and Floyd morphed back,

" So tell me again why we're after this thing?" Floyd asked and Diana sighed.

" Cause it's heading up to the surface world and we don't want any of those humans capturing it." she replied and Floyd nodded.

" And it's not a thing it's a Tunnel Dragon." she continued and Floyd put up his hands and went wide eyed,

" Ooohh... A Tunnel Dragon." he said sarcastically. Diana hit his shoulder playfully,

" Now turn into something useful so we can deal with this dragon." she said and Floyd nodded. He formed into a triple barreled pistol, Diana smiled. She grabbed the handle and raced after the dragon. It was heading towards the surface cave entrance, Diana pointed the pistol at the back of the dragons head and fired, three bullets shot out and spun like sidewinding missiles. The projectiles hit their target and the dragon turned to face them, it was mad, it shot out multiple fireballs and swung its tail around. Floyd switched himself to a whip and Diana slung it around the dragons neck. Floyd switched to his regular form and brought Diana with him towards the dragon. They landed on its back and it started trying to buck them off. Just as Floyd switched to a long sword Diana fell on her back and the dragon took advantage by rearing on its hind legs. Floyd switched to normal and grabbed his masters hand. She stood up and swung the sword down into the back of the dragon. It screeched loudly then ran for the surface, Floyd held onto Diana's hand as they sped to the surface. He switched to a rocket launcher and Diana aimed at the entrance of the cave, she fired and the explosion started a cave in. Diana watched the boulders rain down and block the dragons exit. Floyd returned to normal and he pulled his master with him, they fled back down to their underground world. A boulder landed on the dragon and they heard the screech get cut off by a finishing boulder. Floyd pushed his master to the side of the wall before a boulder landed on them.

" Thanks." Diana said as they ran to the exit of the cave. Diana jumped out with Floyd behind her as the boulders crashed down. A cloud of dust filled the area and Floyd heard Diana laughing.

" Oh boy that was a close one." she said and Floyd nodded. This was closer than the time they had to stop the dwarf from blowing up the city ceilings. Diana and Floyd's job was to protect the mythological beings from exposure to the surface dwellers. But it wasn't only the two of them taking on this job, there were many others that did this. Diana and Floyd sat against the wall of the building and relaxed.

" Thank goodness it wasn't a basilisk or troll." she said and Floyd laughed.

" We would have needed backup for either of those. I'm glad it wasn't though." he responded. Floyd and Diana were not only bonded but they had also known eachother for many years. They had great respect and liking for eachother. Floyd stood up and helped Diana up, they walked around the city and watched as elves, dwarves and many other creatures passed by. A stray Chimera was peeing on a rock and Floyd pointed a finger at it. Diana looked and held her hand out, Floyd jumped and backflipped, he morphed into a tranquilizer gun. Diana grabbed the firearm and shot the Chimera in the butt. It was asleep before it even hit the ground, Diana set Floyd down as he morphed back, they lugged the stray animal to the zoo field. They set it down on the grass and walked away. Diana's com. link went off and a voice gave an SDC warning. SDC's meant that a surface dweller had just come in contact with a myth creature. The com. went off again and the same voice spoke,

" The contact is non accidental. I repeat, the contact is non accidental." Floyd looked to Diana and they ran for the base, they reached it in a matter of minutes and in those minutes an alarm went off for a full evac. The sirens and voices were loud,

" All citizens please remain calm and evacuate your homes. Report to the dock zone for immediate transport." that phrase was repeated over and over. Diana walked into the building with Floyd close behind her.

" Good you two are here. We have a major crisis, this contact can end up bringing the surface dwellers down here looking for us." a man said. The mans name was Darwin, he was another weapons master. His weapon popped out of his hip holster and morphed to its normal form.

" We had just gotten info on the SDC and found that whoever came in contact with them did it on purpose. We need a field team prepped and ready to hunt down this contact. So far we know the contact is somewhere in the Canadian area." Darwin said and Diana nodded.

" We're ready sir." she said.

" And so are we." a male voice said behind them, Floyd and Diana turned to see Detah, Reap and Hitch with their weapons.

" Then the eight of you need to get to the surface dock and book it to Canada." Darwin said and the eight of them nodded. Detah, Hitch and Reap's weapon's morphed into shields for them to carry.

" Hey Diana why doesn't your weapon morph for you? It's easier if you carry them as a weapon wherever you go, that way you don't have to worry about them being left behind." Detah said and Diana looked at Floyd.

" Cause he doesn't need to be a weapon twenty four seven." she said and they ran to the surface docks. They loaded up on the platform ship, it took a few minutes to reach the surface. Diana ran to a motorcycle and jumped on, she started its engine and put on a helmet. Diana tapped a maple leaf symbol on her wrist computer. A circular archway started lighting up and a red energy field formed in the circle. Diana watched as the boys drove in first and left her last.

" Okay boys, we have to blend in. Remember we are in human territory, if we get caught then there is going to be hell to pay." Diana spoke as they sped along the highway on the motorcycles. No other traffic was on the road and a sudden siren blared behind them, Diana looked back and saw a cop car following behind them. Hitch stood on his motorcycle and his weapon changed to an excalibur sword, he turned to face the cop car and jumped in the air. His motorcycle was driving itself as Hitch swung the sword down. A blast of sharp energy sliced the cop car in half, Hitch landed on his cycle and turned to face forward. They all continued to drive off, leaving the cops stunned and afraid. Diana sighed and looked towards Hitch.

" Yeah, smooth move dipshit. I said blend in, but no, this little chameleon blends out." Diana said and Hitch flew her the bird,

" Hey you don't like my style, too bad. I didn't feel like dealing with the asshole anyways." Hitch spoke and drove off ahead. Floyd sat behind Diana as she fumed and cursed in her helmet.

" Diana you're kinda heading off course." Floyd spoke and she nodded.

" I know, I just need to get away from those boys for awhile." she responded and Floyd shook his head but didn't speak. Diana trailed a few metres from the group and a couple minutes later Floyd managed to get her to catch up with the group. The two of them were silent driving between the other three boys. The wrist computers on the four masters arms beeped, Diana noticed the radar had picked up bad news.

" Guys we got company, and there's more than one." she said and the boys nodded.

" Finally something to hit." Detah spoke. Reap remained quite and got his weapon ready, Detah held his sledgehammer out and ready. Hitch held his sword and sliced the rock wall beside him. Reap held his scythe out and prepared for battle. Diana heard vehicles coming up behind them, Floyd switched himself into a shield and clung himself to Diana's back.

" Floyd what are you doing?" she asked just as a shot hit the shield and bounced off. Diana smiled,

" Thanks Floyd." she said as Floyd switched back to normal.

" No problem. Now lets kick some asses." he said. He morphed into a three barreled pistol and Diana grabbed the handle. She fired shots and the bullets went through the glass windshield and into the face of the driver. The car veered off the side of the road and into the ditch. Diana turned her motorcycle around and drove towards the vehicles, Floyd switched himself to a longsword and Diana sliced through the vehicles side and popped it's wheels. The car flipped to its side and Diana turned and drove the motorcycle up to the group.

" I'm going to need a distraction guys. Think you can do that?" she said and the boys nodded. Reap pointed to a group of vehicles blocking the road,

" What are those humans doing?" Detah asked and his question was answered when a missile shot towards them. It blew up between Hitch and Reap, Reap was sent flying off the motorcycle along with his weapon. Hitch's cycle flipped forward and he landed face first on the gravel road, Detah stopped his bike beside Diana. They got off their bikes and the vehicles behind them stopped and blocked the other exit. Diana and Detah stood back to back, Diana tossed Detah aside when a second missile fired in their direction. Floyd morphed into his normal form and stood in front of Diana,

" Floyd! No!" she said as the missile went into Floyds chest and dissappeared. Diana looked to Floyd,

" You forget that weapons can absorb weapons." he said and Diana smiled. The men at each end stood amazed, it was shortlived when Hitch decided to slice a vehicle in half. Seconds later bullets were flying and blood was shed. Diana looked to the group,

" We need to get out of here now!" she ordered and the boys nodded. They got on their motorcycles and drove off. Detah stood with Diana and fought.

" Detah get out of here now! That's an order." she said and Detah looked to her for a moment. Diana nodded to him and he drove off on his cycle. Floyd morphed back just as Diana was shot, he looked to her.

" Floyd get out of here now!" she said to him and he shook his head.

" No! I am not leaving my master behind." he said and she screamed at him to go and he continued to refuse. Their red starred eyes started glowing brightly.

" I won't leave you here alone. So I'm bringing you somewhere safe." Floyd said as the red glow engulfed the two of them.

Diana opened her eyes and saw the tops of tree's, she thought it was a dream. She was trying to remember what happened, was she still going after the Tunnel Dragon. But she remembered something about an SDC alert, and hunting down the contact. Then it all rushed to her like a bad nightmare,

" Floyd!" she called out as her torso flew up. She looked around for Floyd, the sound of running water just a few metres away, birds chirping in the branchs and leaves falling from the branchs. She saw a motionless body by the water, she ran up to it and rolled it over. She covered her mouth in shock and tears welled up in her eyes. Floyd wasn't breathing, Diana cried for what felt like an age. She noticed a bullet wound in his chest,

" You said weapons could absorb weapons. You big dummy." she cried and the sound of rustling leaves caught her attention. She looked to see a figure standing across from her.

" Who are you?" she asked and the figure stood before her. It walked closer,

" Stay back, I'm warning you to stay back." Diana said with her best brave face. It was hard when she had just stopped crying over someone she loved. The figure continued to come closer,

" I told you to stay back." Diana said as she started to swing her fist at the figure. It vanished and she turned around to see it standing over Floyd. She watched the figure bend down over him, it moved its clawlike hand over the wound.

" What are you doing?" she asked and the figure stood up. It vanished in the wind and Diana looked down at Floyd. His bullet wound was gone,

" Give him a reason to come back to you." a voice said. Diana looked around but didn't see anyone, she looked back at Floyd, her weapon and her shield. No not my weapon, not my shield, my love. She thought, she leaned down and kissed Floyd for what seemed like millenium. His eyes flashed open and his right eye glowed such a bright red it could have blinded the sun. Diana moved her hand to Floyd's cheek as she continued to kiss him.

Floyd opened his eyes and his right eye was a blinding red glow. He felt a hand on his cheek and saw Diana kissing him. He sat up when she stopped kissing him, he looked to her and she smiled as tears filled her eyes. She hugged him and he returned the gesture.

" I love you Floyd." she said and he felt warm,

" I love you too Diana." he said. They released eachother and stood up, Floyd walked slowly towards the water. He sat down at the edge, something rustled in the bushes across the stream. Floyd flipped back and morphed to a rifle, Diana grabbed it and aimed ready to fire.

" Wait, don't shoot. It's us." a familiar voice said as hands went up in the bush. Reap, Detah and their weapons walked out of the bush.

" Where's Hitch?" Diana asked. Reap stayed silent as usual and Detah looked to her.

" He was a partner with the SDC. He tried to kill us but we managed to defend ourselves and get away." he said and Diana thought for a moment.

" How long have I been gone?" she asked and Detah shrugged.

" About two weeks. Why?" he asked and she shook her head.

" Nothing. So who was the SDC?" she continued and Detah answered.

" It was a dwarf that I think you would remember quite well."

" The one that tried to blow the city ceiling." Diana spoke and the two boys nodded.

" Yeah. That's the one." Detah replied.