"As the dream continued to mess with Alita, she still didn't know why she saw herself on Zalem as well in the laboratory of Nova. What she could tell he was doing some kind of horrific experiment on a girl who was frightened out of her mind, though what she had also noticed in the dream was seeing her change her expression into that of a animal about to pounce on a prey. Though it soon faded when she woke up in her room seeing that she was safe as well looking around, not knowing what she saw, it be best to tell Venom as well keep it between her and him seeing this this was a problem which had to be looked into."
Standing up on her feet from the bed as well getting some pajama's on, she walked out to see Ido making some breakfast for her as well himself as she soon hugs him in a friendly manner. Even if Alita had the body of a fully grown woman, the doctor still saw her as his daughter since she was still living with him, even if she had bonded with a murderous creature he still loved her.
Alita: "Did the couple get home safe?"
Ido: "Yes, the man kept praising you because you were there to save him as well his girlfriend. Your getting a reputation of being Iron city's protector."
He acknowledge in which she was about to eat her meal which was basically some pancakes and bacon, though Venom slithered out from her back and eats it whole which surprised the doctor. The symbiote gives him a confused look of why he was surprised by this as he continued to eat the bacon.
Ido: "Venom."
Venom: "Sorry, hungry."
He spoke still chewing as he devours the meal, luckily Ido went to the kitchen in which he pulled out a bowl for him with the label 'Venom' on it. The black symbiote growled as he notice him putting some food into it as the alien eats it, Alita eating as well had a confused as well upset like expression on her face which Ido was able to notice.
Alita: "Ido, how do you. Exactly know Venom? You told me about what his race is, but never meeting one in person."
She asked looking nervous in which he looked a bit surprised as well Venom who had finished his meal, the doctor removed him. glasses as there was no point in hiding it since the two of them have been together for about several months, it was time they knew how a hunter warrior like him new the ancient race of the Klyntar's.
Flashback starts
"It wasn't that long ago, people here wanted to see other planets as well meet different races of people. We had ships that allowed us to travel upwards into the atmosphere as well allow us to see the planet we lived on, though some people. Such as Nova and other people, saw potential in the stars rather then looking at them in which he wanted to know if there was life as he along others made devices to contact any life to see if they answer. In which case, the Klyntar did, and just like that. The invasion began, I kept my family safe but saw the monsters coming down from the sky like a fiery assault, buildings swallowed up in fire. People screaming, symbiotes combing into monsters to which Iron city was a battlefield. Though when Zalem came in, it used their cities weaponry to eradicate the symbiotes so that none of them would survive."
Flashback ends
Finishing his tale as the two listen to the tale in which that wasn't the full case since Venom did not get caught in his species extermination along with the supposed 'others' he was told about. He could have continued until the phone rang as Alita went towards it to answer, right on the other side was Jerry as she greeted him.
"Leela's got the training ready for you, got to get ready for tonight's match."
Informing her as she must have not remembered that, she heads over to her room seeing some matches about tonight as she was in a deadly match with some motor ball players which had different types of armors.
Alita: "Right, I'm heading over right now. Just eating a bit, see you in a bit."
Replying back to him as she heads into her room in which she grabs some of her skates as well gets some clothes on. As she continued to get ready, Alita looked at the mirror seeing Venom as he was giving her a look as he knew something.
"Still feeling that piece missing from you, yes?"
He asked of her in which Alita kept in silence as it was true, although she was able to learn some of the knowledge of how the Klyntar's came to earth. It didn't help her case of why she was having trouble of being her regular self, it kept bothering her as she got fully clothed.
Alita: "Yeah, I hope doing this can help make me forget this."
Seeing that she was still bothered by this as Venom slowly became her jacket with the lines in which she smiled, getting Buddy's collar and leash she wanted to take him with her to see her train as Alita went to say goodbye to Ido before heading out as the doctor notice the look when she left. The loss of something, but what exactly, was the question he wanted to know as he see's her go. As Alita walked outside she happens to see Zalem right above her, it wasn't that long ago when she fought both Pan and Riot on top of the metallic bridges. In those ever moments she felt every slash as well punch she threw at them along with receiving them as her hand shake at the sight of it. As well on the top who watched this display was Nova, the same man who killed both hers and Venom's species during the war. However this was not a time to grief but of to getting better in the races she has been winning at the Motor ball dome.
"If we are able to finish early, should we go out on patrol?"
Venom spoke within her mind as it might be a excuse to have him eat another criminal's body part.
"We aren't exactly going to loose control, it is just do stay on guard. Even with Riot gone, there are others who would want to hunt you down for what you did to Grewhiska and Pan."
Alita: "I know, maybe it be best to lay low for a while. Focus on the games, in which by then. Were heading straight up to Zalem."
Speaking to him with a sound of promise as Venom merely growls at the waiting, but he's been calm this long. So he could try to keep going, right now they happened to went in the same building in which they had landed when they escaped their dangerous fall from the metal bridge. As Alita walked into the building, she saw that the bottom of it had been changed to that of a skating ring as well the side had metal railings as well the walls were painted over. They had a trademark symbol of wings that were black and purple with the words 'Lethal Angel' on them as well drawings of Alita with black symbiote wings around her.
"So, what do you think?"
Asked a familiar voice in which it was Leela, one of her first human friends who was a expert on Motor ball as well the first to learn about her bonding with the symbiote, Alita looks up looking at the artwork smiling at it.
Alita: "Kind of looks awesome. It's creepy, but good as well."
"I do not get art, does not exactly interest us."
Venom replied within her mind as she sighs in which the two girls see Jerry, another friend who was a bit nervous as well also to be ready for any situation. he was considered to Alita as the type of friend that be the truthful one as well responsible while Leela enjoyed to have fun and be spontaneous. He was right now pressing some buttons on a wrist gauntlet which looked a bit interesting as Alita and Jerry went down to check out what he was doing.
Alita: "What you doing?"
Jerry: "Well, remember how you able to take one those guys? Well since you have Venom, it's probably better if you did it with something more bigger."
In which he presses a red button on his wrist in which coming through a large like entrance was a centurion, however it didn't have guns but that of clubs along with different types of melee weapons on the side in which Alita's eyes suddenly turn white seeing if it was here to face them.
Leela: "Easy there killer, after the factory got messed up by that silver creature. Most of the destroyed Centurions was being taken by the people, kind of owe you for that."
Sounding grateful that they had their own centurion just encase they be in danger, Jerry showed the two how he was able to figure out a way to restart his systems as well make it non lethal, it took a lot of time as well was worth it as he was able to control it. He demonstrates the controls as it swings left to right along with having the arms of the centurion go up and down. It was like a toy to the three as Alita walked over to the machine as she touches the metallic side of it, Venom within him still felt nervous a the machine had torn his brothers and sisters into pieces.
Jerry: "So the guys you will be fighting are called the metallic slashers, these guys have five wins. Not exactly to be messed with since their inches away from getting into Zalem."
"They will soon realize that once they go up there, they will become Nova's lab rats."
Venom telling Alita as it would be true, so far from what she could tell is that once they go up to Zalem, they become property of Nova as well become a part of his experiments. However, that will all change once they end him as well make sure no other person would become a tool in his hands as well die by them.
Leela: "I know that, Venom has a bit of trouble with this type of robot. Though for now, he could help with you avoiding these attacks along with how your going handle this race tonight."
Giving Alita some hope in which the girl nods as she walks over to a bench to get ready as Jerry, takes out her skates as he beings to place them on as Alita. Looked towards Leela, who was checking out the circuitry along with it not going to attack them, having her skates ready the cyborg girl stands up and begins to steady herself as well look at the giant mech ready to train. The two humans, walk to the side as Alita gets into starting position as she waited for the call, Leela shows her a time watch in which she was going start her off, pressing the side of the device Alita takes off and begins to skate on the sides. Moving left to right as well watching the centurion, the machine began to move it's side left to right along with watching how it moved.
Alita: "You still want to break this thing?"
"I prefer, 'wreck it's shit'. However, this is just for the sport. We prefer to tear our enemies a apart."
Venom spoke within her as the cyborg leaps over it's arms as well avoided the movement in which the giant machine trying to stomp on her, Jerry saw to the controls seeing how he made sure it didn't harm her, otherwise Venom would come out to play and it wouldn't be pretty for anyone.
Leela: "Ok Alita, were going make it go faster. So get ready."
Warning her as Alita merely nodded as Jerry, showing a concern face presses some buttons in which the machines eyes turn red moving it's arms along with the weapons on the sides faster as it tried to smash her. Though with the combine might of her berserker armor along with Venom. it didn't seem that much of a problem until something happened. As if it came from the outskirts of town, she held a strange like scream in her ears as it affected hear along with Venom as small symbiote tentacles came out as she lost control of her movement. The centurion, catches her off guard as it hits her from the side making the girl fly out of the ring and land into a wall making her friends looked shocked. Jerry shuts down the centurion as they rushed over to check on Alita, so far the girl had her head spinning along with feeling weak as the two helped her on seat her up as this wasn't her.
Leela: "You ok? Never seen you fall that hard, it was like a hunter warrior came in a bashed your head in."
Asking her seeing how Alita never lost control on her skating, the small faint of the scream ringed in her ear like a metal beam hitting against the wall as she held her head.
Alita: "Yeah, something just messed with us."
Speaking for Venom as something happened outside, the two decide to do a rundown on the skates as well have Alita take it easy as they were going check out what happened outside. However, the girl was still messed up from the scream as it wasn't that of a human, but something like a insane killer. Breathing in, she stands back up to get her strength up as well not let it bother her, she had a game tonight and she couldn't afford to get distracted by something like that.
Night had come to Iron city as the people were gathered in the Motor dome, where within the stadium was a new as well advance racing track as it had spikes along with different types of traps which was iron spikes along with fall out area's as if someone bumped that person out they would crash head first into the ground. In the shower room was Alita getting ready, she looked at herself fully armored along that had purple and black designs over her as well having her sword by her right arm.
"The scream from this afternoon, it was not of human. We must investigate it."
Alita: "We will, but so far no one reported it as a kill. So after the race, will go out on patrol."
Replying to him as even if the scream startled her, this race had to be done since they were close to heading to Zalem. Heading out to the field, the two saw the lights along with the massive crowd of people that once wanted her destroyed in the first race, now see her as a well known racer that has taken on the worse type of motor ball racers as well stood up against Nova as well took down Grewishka. Waving to them on as well giving them a smile, the black haired cyborg heads to the starting line as she meets up with the other racers. Within the bleachers of the audience was Ido, along with Leela and Jerry as they saw how Alita looked alright along with how she was getting herself ready.
Ido: "She should have come to me then continue her training."
Jerry: "That's what I said after we went to check out what made her fall, but she insisted on continuing. I didn't know which want to keep going, either her or Venom."
Responding to her father as Leela, holding out some binoculars was looking at the other competitors, the metallic slashers. Each of these racers had on a strange like armor set as they appeared to look like jackals, mantis's as well one of them having four arms. The racers whistled at her like if she was prey as they wanted to try and get with her, one even tried to come up close to her showing off a grin.
"Hey there, your the lethal angel right? Got a side, you look more of a angel then being lethal. Maybe after the race, we could party at this joint I know."
One of the men wearing jackal armor said as Alita merely chuckled at the comment, however Venom growled at how he paraded like a animal, not knowing within this innocent looking cyborg was a true animal ready to rip him to shreds.
Alita: "Sorry, but already taken. Also, he might not like it if you try to give me that smooth shit. Really hates that."
Responding back to him as the jackal rider merely snorts at her thinking that she regret that, they all got ready at the starting line looking at the track as they waited for the lights to go green. Zeroing out the sounds of everyone as well the crowd, Alita let's Venom take control this time as her eye's become white showing off his side as soon enough. The starting light goes green as t was time to go and show these false beasts what he truly was.
"Go time."
Responding as he moves head first amongst the racers as they follow Alita as they saw how the ball shoots out rolling across the track, trying to get to the ball first. Alita gets hit by the side and tumbles a bit as she saw the four armed racer taking it, the giant sized racer moved fast as well was grabbing racers to the side and slamming them into the ground. Standing back on her feet, she soon chases after the four armed cyborg as he kept moving faster as Alita saw how he moved, it was strange but she kept moving as Alita avoid the men's attacks as well their blades in which it was a challenge. Pulling out her Damascus bade, she began to block the attacks as well knocking them off their feet as she rushed to the front where the four armed cyborg had the ball.
Alita: "These tactics, reminds me of Grewhiska."
"Don't care, just want him dead!"
Sounding angry as Alita could relate to that as she used her nimble figure to boost her way forward not knowing two mantis like racers came in with sickles trying to slice her up. Sliding downwards she slashes the right ones wheels, but not before the left one picked his teammate up and placing him on his back, freaky enough their bodies combined in a robotic type manner in which they became a two headed and four armed mantis cyborg.
Alita: "That's so messed up."
Looking shocked at the mash up as they swoop right to her as she blocks off each of the attacks as well avoided one of them getting into her body, holding the lower arms from taking her waist. Alita saw how the upper arms were about to go right into her shoulders, Venom coming in he allows Alita to use his strength and throw the cyborg over her, seeing the cyborg fly up she delivers a solid left punch into it's chest making the cyborg crash onto the ground. jumping over the body, Alita moved forward right by the four armed giant in which he looks at her with a look.
"Well, if it isn't the killer of Grewishka. Maybe if we waste you, that bounty on you can help us get more upgrades."
In which made Alita looked a bit shocked, as the others were after her as well. The jackal racers were coming up from behind with a crazed look in which it was the Vector plan all over again. Apparently with how much reputation she has gotten, bagging her would make their lives much more easy in which for hers, she had to end theirs.
Alita: "Sorry boys, but the last time it ended. The people after me got really, scrapped."
To which she sliced through the four arm man's hand dropping the ball as she grabs it, right to the finish line she makes a break for it as she was able to make it first as well win. The crowd cheered for her as she dropped the ball, she stops right in front of them making a smirk seeing as how Alita was standing right in front of them. They could take her down right here and get the reward for her head, though they stopped to notice someone looking at them from the entrance. Alita turned seeing a red haired girl who had on a hoodie as well a dark yellow shirt, brown pants to match she saw how Alita moved as the men however. Looked at her with hunger seeing her a prize in which they charge after her.
"Their going after her."
Responding in which Alita soon chases after them as well seeing what they want with the girl as Ido and the others witness what happened, the doctor instructing the two kids to head to his place. He would arm up and see what was going on as this was strange for a group of cyborgs like them to drop their hunt for Alita for a stranger.
Later
Right outside of the dome, Alita was able to catch up to seeing the girl run into a abandon church in which the cyborgs caught up to her. Taking off her skates, she removes her armor to which it would slow her down as she holds her blade ready to go in and take them out.
Alita: "If these men try to lay a hand on her, you can eat one of their brains. Anything else, we just rip off their arms. They aren't psychos, just punks that want to make some money."
"In which case, will be for their tombstones."
He spoke in a sinister like voice as she spins her blade as well charges through the doors, busting them open ready to take them on she didn't see a bunch of cyborgs jumping on standard girl. They saw what appeared to be a massacre, they saw the cyborgs trying to take her down or kill but most of them were being cut down easily as she moved much faster then them, so far her hands moved liked knifes as she was ripping out their hearts as well doing some psychotic movement.
"Oh how I love to dance with big and strong men, it's fun to rip out their lungs!"
To which she did so but finds some mechanical parts, so instead she digs both of her hands within the body and tears one of the cyborg's in half. Next was the four armed giant who had two arms ripped off as well looked terrified, he moved back seeing Alita as he tried to go right towards her for help. However, it was stopped by that of red claw coming out of his chest as well gripping his heart. Alita, looked shocked as the red claw soon retracted the body and the girls throws the lifeless body out. Witnessing the numerous cybernetic dead men on the floor, the red head girl in front of them still had the heart as well her arm being red like as well liquid base as she crushes it. Looking at Alita, the two women stood face to face as Alita saw her in the dream she had, from this point of view she looked like a URM, though her hands were that of a symbiote in which this was something new.
"Impossible."
Venom spoke out in which Alita didn't understand this as well in which it was another cyborg with a symbiote to which this was a surprise.
Alita: "it's another symbiote, as well one of me."
"No, she is not URM nor a symbiote. The arm movement, the killing style as well the smile."
The symbiote began to list the things in which sounded like Venom as the girl, slowly stopping see's what she has done as well shakes her hands as well looks at Alita turning her head as the black haired woman appeared to be just like her.
Alita & Venom: "She's, from you/me."
