Naruto: Catastrophe

Chapter 1: The Stranger with the Tails.

A woman runs, passing trees. Her violet hair matted with blood. Blood drips down her face. A cut above her right eye. Her breathing is heavy. A sharp piece of metal is lodged in her leg. Her blue jumpsuit is laced with cuts and blood stains. Her stomach area is covered in shrapnel. Blood leaks from the corner of her mouth.

An explosion is heard from behind her...

Turning back, fear etched green eyes stare in horror at a large starship. An explosion rips through the ship. Pieces fly into the air. She continues to run. Ignoring the pain in her legs, she runs. Just as a large piece of metal crashes near her. Followed by another. Despite the fear coursing through her, she notices some of the metal objects are blood soaked escape pods.

Bile rises up in her throat.

She blinks away the blood and tears. Hands shake as she runs.

Looking in front of her, she spots a place with large walls. Despite deep fear, hope begins to rise. Another explosion is heard. As she glances around behind her, a large piece of metal strikes the ground. The force throws her to the ground. She rolls on to her back and looks up in the sky. Which is filled with smoke, debris and explosions. Tears well in her eyes as she watches. Knowing she just lost most, if not all, of her friends.

She lays there, fear paralyzing her. Not knowing what planet she's on or if it's safe.

Hearing footsteps, she glances out the corner of her eyes. She can make out a shadowy figure walking toward her. Blood and tears make it harder to see. The figure continues to walk...

She begins to close her eyes. She can even hear her own heartbeat, which is getting slower. She finally closes her eyes, just as the figure reaches her. Her life begins to pass before her eyes...

A 15 year old Serah swings her staff. Sweat drips from her face as the staff strikes a large centipede like creature. Behind her, is another man. Red hair, he takes out a pistol and fires. She swings at another creature. It strikes the creatures head. Green blood hits her jumpsuit. The man behind her, holsters his weapon and lifts his hand to his ear.

"This is Cal." The man said. "The vermin has been exterminated. Serah has passed with flying colors."

Serah gives a beaming smile at that.

Now an 18 year old Serah stands near a woman, who is around her age. Serah gives a frown at the woman.

"Come on, Serah." The woman said. " It's just a little party. You can't stay a virgin forever."

Serah begins walking away.

"I have no need for senseless things as that. I'll lose my virginity when I find someone to love..." Serah glances behind her. "Besides... the corps is my life." Serah turns back around. "Good luck at the research colony, Dawn."

Serah gives a sad smile. Guess I'll die a virgin... and I didn't even find love...

She spots the shadowy figure bend down and pick her up gently. She lets out a grunt as the metal in her leg slides deeper. She blinks as another vision hits her...

A now 20 year old Serah runs down a corridor. Explosions and screams are heard. She was about to enter a room, when she spots the sliding door. Vines sprout from the door. A gargling sound comes from the room. Looking down, she spots a pool of blood coming from the room. She quickly backs away.

She looks back down the hall, just as a vine wraps around a mans neck and pulls. A cracking sound is heard.

She quickly turns around and begins running.

Minutes before...

Serah walks into a room filled with people running around. She steps up next to a white haired man in a captains uniform.

"Sir!" A woman called over the chaos.

"What is it, Jane?" The captain called back.

"I just got word that the Nature Project has taken over Sectors 8 and 9." She pauses as a few more words appear on her monitor. "The other ships didn't make it to the warp point,"

"Damn..." The captain muttered. Serah stands there stoic.

Suddenly the lights flicker. Before going back to normal.

After a few more seconds, The Captain regards a man at another monitor.

"Matt!" He called. "What's the status on this galaxy?"

Matt presses a button and a map of the galaxy appears.

"It's unexplored... it looks clear." A red mark appears on a yellow planet before vanishing. "There was a small spike on a nearby planet, but it could be a glitch."

The ship shutters.

Then...

Without warning, a vine rips through Jane's monitor and impales her. She lets out a gasp. Everyone watches in horror as the vine moves and suddenly slices her in half.

More vines rip through the ship. The captain can feel the oxygen level lower.

Him and Serah back up as the vines close in.

"Serah..." The captain said, watching is horror as his crew gets torn apart. "Use my pod..." He turns to her.

"Father...?" Serah asked, taking out her pistol. She fires at a vine.

"I always said you were special..." He said as he looks back at the vine with a frown. "This parasite... we created it..." He suddenly pushes her out the door as it slides. "Now you must find a way to kill it!" He called back as he takes out a pistol. He gives the door a sad look, before charging.

Green eyes snap open. Serah looks around the room. She's on a bed. The room itself looks like an old Japanese style room. She throws her feet over the side of the bed and gasps. She quickly rubs her legs. No pain. She stands up and wobbles to the door. Not noticing she's wearing different attire.

Walking down the hall, she notices some pictures. One of a beautiful woman with lavender eyes. She wonders if the girl is blind. Next is a picture of a blond woman in pigtails. Another is of a man with silver hair and a mask.

She notices several things about the pictures. One, they all look like soldiers and carry weapons. The other, each picture has the same man in them. A blond with blue eyes and whisker marks.

Spotting the exit, she opens the door.

She places her hands above her eyes to block the sun. She glances around. A lot of buildings, but no people. Looking to her right, she spots several graves and a man kneeling next to one.

As she walks closer, she notices he has 9 red tails with white tips. And a pair of yellow ears. As she walks closer, her feet makes a crunching sound, that causes the man's ears to twitch.

"Finally awake?" The man asked, tracing his finger along the grave. Upon closer inspection, she notices the grave has several names. But the one he's tracing has the name 'Anko' on it.

"H-" She started, but coughed instead.

"You shouldn't talk..." The man said quietly. "You were out for four days." Her eyes widen at that. "Luckily my mom and grandma left me scrolls on healing and cleaning wounds." She looks down and notices that she is wearing a Yellow Kimono with pink flowers on it. "That belonged to one of my wives. She was about your size." Her eyes widen. Wives? He stands up and turns around. Her eyes widen as she remembers him from the pictures. "Don't try to talk." He then walks past her. "Lets go inside... a meal and some liquid will do you good."

Serah nods and follows him...

To Be Continued...

Another original story, it popped in my head a day ago and I just had to write it. And yes, Serah is a reference to Final Fantasy XIII. Serah is also a mix of Lightning and Samus.

The full Genre is, Action/Horror/Romance/Sci-fi/Adventure/Thriller.

And couldn't think of a good name. But Catastrophe seemed to fit.

I was temped to give Naruto the ability to control plants. And this is the second story of mine to be about Parasites.

If you must know, the other story is about Naruto, Neji, Shikamaru and Sasuke being dragged into another dimension after loosing everything. This new dimension is filled with parasitic lifeforms that killed off most of the population. Especially males. Not sure if I should post it. If I do, I may add Gaara.