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"Speech"
'Thought'
"SHOUTING"
"Beast Speech"
'Beast Thought'
Ch. 2: Adaptation
Noah opened his eyes slowly, feeling exhausted and confused. The memories of the encounter came racing back and his eyes shot open. He swept his eyes across his surroundings, and noticed a slight weight on his chest. He looked down and saw Miles sleeping on top of him, rising and falling with every breath he took. He then looked more closely at his surroundings, which resembled a hospital room.
"Good to see you're awake." His eyes darted to his left and he shot up, tossing Miles off of him in the process. He found himself looking at a blonde haired woman dressed in a doctor's uniform. "Where am I?" "You're currently in the medical wing of DEAVA." "How did I get here?" "Our operatives brought you back with them after the battle." At the mention of a battle, he started to panic. "Where's Apollo? Is he alright? How long was I out?" "In order, if you mean that boy with red hair, he's fine and currently answering some questions. As for your last question, you were brought in less then two days ago."
He sighed lightly at hearing that Apollo was alright, and fell back onto his pillow. "If you don't mind my asking, who might you be?" The woman smiled at him before replying, "My name is Sophia Belin, and head of scientific research here at DEAVA. And you would be….?" "Noah and the cat on the floor there is Miles." He turned towards the door as it slid open, and watched as another person, a man this time, entered the room. His hair was black and spiky, his skin was tanned, and his face had a scar going down the right side and light stubble. He seemed to exude an aura of authority.
"Hello there, young man. The other pilots told me about the fight and quite frankly I'm both impressed and curious as to how you can perform such amazing feats." Before Noah could respond, the door slide open again and another man entered the room, followed by a young girl in a wheelchair. The second man had dark grey hair which was combed down, wore glasses and seemed to give off a feel of arrogance. The girl had green eyes with no pupil's, had long pink-grey hair, and wore a black Victorian style dress. Her skin was pale, almost ghostly. "Is this the person we've been hearing so much about, commander Fudou?" asked the second man. "Yes it is, Jerome. I guess introductions are in order. I'm Gen Fudou and this is Jean-Jerome Jorge." "Nice to meet you both, my name is Noah and the cat is Miles. And who might the girl be?"
The apparently blind girl moved herself closer towards him. She responded in a voice that sounded older and wiser then her body would suggest. "My name is Rena, and I can see that you are very powerful." "Noah looked at her quizzically. "Not to sound rude, but how can you see? You appear to be blind." She surprisingly smiled at this remark and continued. "I can see the auras off others, so I'm not blind. Your intuition was right about this one commander. His is indeed the next king of beasts." Noah jumped slightly in surprise at this. "How do you know about the king of beasts?" She simply opened an old book, and began to read a passage from it. "'And so, man and beast shall fight beside one another to assist the hero 'Solar Wing' with the beasts united under the banner of their king, a being with the body of a human, the soul of a beast, the mind of a god, and the heart of the earth itself.' This is the earliest recording of a king of beasts who fought against the shadow angels."
Before she could continue, Gen spoke, "The bloodline of the king of beasts is older then humanity itself, and while we can't be sure of how far back it stretches, it was recorded in the Book of Holy Genesis that a beast king did exist during the time of Solar Wing, and was a close friend to him until the end." Jerome decided to add his two-sense in. "But commander, the last know king of beast died three thousand years ago, and had no known family, so how could he possibly be a beast king? If what Pierre and Silvia said was true, he may not even be from this dimension."
"The mantle of beast king is not passed on by family name, but by the earth itself. It decides who becomes a king of beasts, not the family tree." Gen then turned to Noah, "By the way, on the way back our pilots found a couple of oddly colored eggs. We figured you should have them since you are the confirmed beast king. If you would follow me, I'll show you where the eggs are." Noah slowly got up and followed the commander, with Jerome, Rena, and Miles following behind them.
The vector pilots stared in awe at the eggs before them. One had a rainbow pattern with each color seeming to blend with the others. Another was the size of an Ostrich egg and was a deep royal purple. The last one was a mix of orange, red, and yellow and gave off the illusion of being on fire. They were currently contained within a sterol room with several incubators directed towards them. The pilots and students watched them with rapt attention, looking closely to see if either of them would hatch. They got so into observing the eggs that they even started a small betting pool to see which one would hatch first.
One pilot was separate from the group, a young male with long blonde hair and an aristocratic stance with the clothes to match. His name was Sirius de Alisia, and he is the brother of Silvia and the current star of the DEAVA pilots. He is skilled with a sword and a strict perfectionist. His sister and the other pilots are convinced that he is the reincarnation of Solar Wing, and his sister constantly hangs on him, holding strongly to the belief that he is her destined lover. He then heard as the door opened and looked to see the commander, his assistant, and Rena enter the room with another person, who was also followed by a cat.
Gen caught site of Sirius and beckoned him over. As Sirius got closer, he noticed that the unknown person was carrying an ornately decorated staff, which was covered in various animals. The commanders then introduced them, "Sirius, this is Noah and his cat Miles. Noah, this is Sirius, the top pilot in the base at the moment." They stared at each other for a few seconds before Sirius simply grunted and walked away. 'I don't like him; his scent is too stuffy for his own good. Perhaps I could fix that?' Noah simply smirked to himself as he thought about how he would deflate his ego as he continued towards the eggs.
The commotion increased greatly when he entered the room. Apparently, the eggs had started to visibly move, and continued to move at an increased rate the closer Noah got to them. The eggs stopped for a minute as he was introduced to Sirius, which the collection of observers groaned at. During this brief pause, someone pointed out the presence of the commander and the stranger. Gen cleared his throat and got the crowds attention. "Would everyone please listen? Now, the young man standing next to me is Noah, who is new here and also the current owner of the three eggs you see behind you. If everyone could please move aside," and lo and behold, the crowd parted like the Red Sea, form a clear path to the viewing window.
The crowd watched as Noah walked towards the eggs, and noticed that the eggs started jerking around again. The movements got more urgent with every step closer he got, until finally, when he was standing at the window, the shells started to crack. The cracks grew wider until they covered the entire egg, and the rainbow colored egg burst apart to reveal a fully grown bird with feathers that matched the color of its eggshell. It had several long tail feathers and three smaller feathers that adorned its head. It spread its wings, which he estimated at 2 to 3 feet long each, and gave out a call that sounded like several songbirds. "A Phoenix," he said to himself.
The second egg burst apart to reveal a reptile with purple scales and yellow wings, which seemed too fragile to fly. Its underbelly was also yellow, and separated into segments to form a band-like pattern. Its horns were yellow and pointed upwards with a slight bend in both of them, and had orange bands on them. The fins that ran along its spine were yellow with the fins one its head shaped into a Mohawk fashion. There was a small yellow spike on the end of the tail with the same orange bands as the horns. "A Dragon," he said a little louder.
The fire patterned egg was the last to burst, and soon revealed an oddity. The creature appeared to be composed of three different animals, a lion, a ram, and a snake. The head and front legs were part lion, the body, back legs and a second head were part ram, and finally the entire "tail" was a living snake. Upon seeing its surroundings, it roared, bleated, and hissed loudly at the same time, which startled the gathered crowd. "A Chimera," he said loud enough for everyone to hear.
The three newly hatched creatures swept there eyes across the room, doing so multiple times before their eyes landed on Noah. First to see him was the dragon, who upon sight bowed low in respect. The chimera was next, mimicking the dragons' actions. Finally, the phoenix saw him and lowered its head in acknowledgement. Noah turned to the commander, who walked over to some sort of control system, and after putting in several codes, the viewing glass slowly began to rise.
When the glass was completely raised, the three creatures bounded towards Noah. The dragon got there first, seeming to glide along the ground. It landed and, surprisingly, began to speak in a noticeably boyish voice, "Welcome, my liege. We have been awaiting your arrival for some time." The crowd gasped and retreated slightly at the dragons' words. The chimera, seeing this gesture as a possible threat, roared at the crowd as a warning to stay back, and it even blew a small tongue of fire to emphasize the point. Noah simply looked at the creature and it calmed down, although it still watched the crowd with caution. "Now, you said you have been expecting me for some time, but how could you know of my arrival if you were still developing within your eggs?"
It was the phoenix that spoke next, "We were told be the previous king before we regressed back to our eggs. It happens whenever the previous king passes on the title and powers." The phoenix also spoke with a distinctly male voice. "I see, so the previous king told you of me before he passed on. Interesting concept." He heard the doors open again and turned to see Apollo, flanked by the two people that attacked them, Pierre and Silvia if he recalled correctly. Upon seeing him, Apollo rushed towards his friend, only to see three strange animals jump in front of him. "Get out of my way," Apollo snarled. The dragon responded, "Why should we? For all we know, you could be an enemy."
"Stand down, he's a friend." Noah said in a calm voice. The dragon, phoenix, and chimera stood aside and allowed Apollo to approach him. "Hey man, I heard about that fight you had with that harvest beast. Really impressive, but did you see Baron?" Noah looked down sadly before responding. "I'm afraid not, Apollo. After that fight I lost consciousness and was out for two days. I don't know what happened to Baron." Apollo looked completely crestfallen at hearing this. "Don't worry, we'll find him. I stake my life on it."
He looked behind Apollo and saw the other two. "You two, I have a score to settle with you two for attacking my friends and harming my cat!" Pierre and Silvia, remembering what happened the last time they fought him, slowly began to back towards the door, laughing nervously. Pierre turned around to run, only to see the phoenix floating in front of the doors. Its wings seemed to glow, as if on fire. "You two aren't going anywhere, until this past transgression is repaid."
Pierre tried to reason with the bird, "Look, we didn't mean any harm, we were just following orders." "Then how do you explain the girls' unwarranted attack and insult towards my cat?" Pierres' mind raced to try and find a reasonable answer, "She was raised like a princess before she came here?" he said uncertainly. Noah simply gave him an unsatisfied stare before blurting out, "THAT IS NO EXCUSE!!!!!!"
The crowd watched in fear as they saw this formerly calm figure turn violent. One pilot in particular, a girl with short, dark hair and tall stature wearing a white dress shirt, fuchsia colored skirt, dark violet stockings and a striped tie made a move forward to defend her fellow pilots, only to be stopped by the dragon. "Stay back, I will not allow you to interfere." She smartly stepped back and the dragon stood down. She heard the door open and saw Sirius re-enter the room, hoping his presence would quell the situation before it got violent.
Silvia turned towards the door and saw Sirius. "Brother!" she said in relief as she ran towards him. "Silvia? What's going on?" "That guy threatened to attack me just because I harmed his pet," she said as she pointed at Noah. Miles let out a threatening growl as she pointed at his master. "Calm down, Miles. I can handle this," and Miles did calm down. "So if what Pierre said was true, you were once a princess, and since he is, as you say, your brother, that must make him a former prince. Why am I not surprised, what with the way you act." The two siblings looked insulted. "Just what is that supposed to mean?" "You expect me to disregard any kind of transgression committed to by you just because you were from a noble family. And when that doesn't work, you hide behind someone else and let them fight your battles for you."
Sirius and Silvia scowled at his exclamation. Blinded by anger, Silvia ran at him, fist raised with the intent to maim or kill. Noah just stood there, a comfy smirk on his face. With a great shout, she threw her fist forward only to strike air. She looked around frantically, fists and teeth clenched in rage. The crowd then watched as he seemed to phase back into existence above her, and stared in amazement as he simply floated there as if supported by the wind itself.
Silvia then looked down and saw his shadow, so she looked up. That was a mistake, as the last thing she saw before she blacked out was his staff descending quickly towards her face. It hit with alarming force, and left a clear imprint of where it struck. "That should teach you to simply rush into battle without thinking," was the only thing he said before stepping aside. He snapped his fingers and the three creatures stood before him. "Before we leave, I should give you three names." He thought for a moment before point at the dragon, "Your name shall be, Spyro." The newly named Spyro bowed in thanks. He turned to the phoenix and said, "You shall be called, Helios." Helios nodded his head. Finally, he turned to the chimera, "You shall be known as, Vulcan." The newly-dubbed Vulcan roared with delight. "Now, come my children, we shall learn the layout of this base and find some sleeping quarters."
The alarm suddenly sounded as he made to leave. He watched as the commander rushed out of the room, followed by the crowd of students and pilots, including the now-conscious Silvia. He gave the air a small sniff before heading off, following the scent of the commander. He, along with Miles, Spyro, Helios, and Vulcan, found themselves on the command bridge and staring at a large computer screen. Apparently another Cherubim was attacking the city. He turned around and beckoned his followers. The woman from before, Sophia, noticed as he was leaving and said, "Where do you think you're going?" "Where does it look like? We're going to fight." "You can't be serious," It was Jerome who spoke this time, "even if you are the legendary king of beasts, what could you possibly do that Aquarion couldn't?"
He leveled a glare at Jerome, "You obviously have little to no faith in the power of a beast. You just stay here and cower while I show you what we can do." With that, he continued on towards the closest exit, intent on showing the deputy commander how wrong he was about him. Sophia turned to Jerome as the doors closed, "Did you have to open your mouth, Jerome?" He turned towards her with a puzzled look on his face. "What do you mean?" Gen answered for her, "A beast never backs down from a challenge, and when threatened they fight at their best. You just insulted the king of beasts, and may have endangered the vector pilots." "Commander, pardon my asking but what does that have to do with anything?" "You said that Aquarion could do anything he could, so in his mind he sees Aquarion as a threat. If the wrong pilot forms the head, it may cause him to attack Aquarion instead of the enemy." Realization dawned on Jerome, and he turned to the monitor, hoping that his words wouldn't come back to haunt him.
Apollo, Silvia, and Sirius were having a tough time. There were two Cherubim, and one large harvest beast, and every time they tried to attack the harvest beast, the Cherubim would interrupt them. "This is getting us nowhere," Apollo exclaimed, "we need to deal with these Cherubim first." Silvia interrupted, "But, is we concentrate on them, the harvest beast will escape." Several loud roars filled the air, and they all turned to see Noah in his beast form, enlarged to the size of Aquarion and accompanied by Miles, Spyro, Helios, and Vulcan, all of whom also grew in size to match their master. "No they won't, we'll make sure of it." Noah said his voice full of confidence. "You guys did well to hold them here, but step aside and let us finish this. Spyro, Vulcan, you two keep one of the Cherubim busy, Miles, Helios, you two take the other. I'll deal with the oversized slug."
True to his word, he attacked the enemies. Spyro and Vulcan polished off their opponent with a combined assault of roaring flames, which caused it to combust and spray its stolen prana everywhere. Miles and Helios used claws and talons to shred their opponent into ribbons, and it soon dissolved into prana as well. Now all that was left was Noah and the harvest beast, which slowly started to ascend towards a hole in the sky. "Oh no you don't," he shouted as he ran on all fours and took a flying leap at the beast. "You torment the people and steal their life force like a parasite; you will not escape from the final judgment." He suddenly picked up speed and rocketed towards the monster. He gathered the wind around him as he flew, "Great winds, which scatter seeds and spread new life, propel me towards victory and send this beast to hell." He concentrated the wind in his hands, held them in front of him and started to spin in a drilling motion before shouting, "CYCLONE DRILL!!!!!"
He hit the beast with the force of a speeding train, and skewered the harvest beast like a fish on a spit. The monster slowly started to dissolve into the prana it had stolen, which started raining down just as Noah hit the ground in a crouch. He then formed his hand sign and said once again, "Mighty prana, which gives life to all living things, return to the earth and renew life once more." The prana once again sank into the earth, and Noah smiled as once again the earth sang in praise. He and his companions then started to shrink like the last time he fought; the only difference was that he didn't pass out this time.
The vector pilots stared in awe once again at seeing this feat. They disengaged the merge and started towards home to think about what they saw. Noah saw as they flew off, and then noticed as his companions came towards him. He also noticed that there was a new addition to the group, a creature with three heads and a canine body. He also saw that Spyro was carrying a turquoise colored egg on his back, and Vulcan also had an egg on his back, being held in place by the goat and snake heads. "My liege, we return triumphant. On the way here, we came across this three headed dog that was guarding these eggs. We believe he was also waiting for you."
Noah looked at the canine before smiling. "Your name shall be Cerberus, now come, and let us get back to DEAVA. We must still procure a room for ourselves." They arrived at DEAVA to see the commander awaiting them along with Sophia. "Welcome back, you just continue to impress us." "Listen Noah; please allow me to apologize for Jeromes' behavior. He was commander before Gen came, and he let that go to his head." "Is that so? Well, I'll just have to see what I can do about that over inflated ego of his; let some of that hot air out." Gen motioned for him to follow, and he and his companions were led to a large, spacious room filled with all the necessities. "This shall be your room, along with any other animal you may find. Now you and your friends must be exhausted. I'll just leave you to get comfortable," and with that, the commander left.
It had been twenty minutes and Noah had finally got himself and his company settled in. He stretched, let out a long yawn as he looked out the window, and made for his bed. He was just starting to drift off when he heard someone pounding on his door. He grumbled inaudibly to himself as he made his way to his door. He opened it and saw Sirius standing there with an annoyed look on his face. "Is there something wrong, prince pretty boy?" Despite his exhaustion, he still managed to crack a joke. "You had better watch yourself, because if you put so much as a nail out of line, or one of your beasts so much as growl towards anyone here with an intent to harm, I will kill you and your little zoo myself."
Noah suddenly became alert. "Where the hell do you get off handing out threats to me? I don't know what the supposed 'pecking order' is around here, but if you so much as harm a single hair, feather, or scale on any of my companions, whom I see as my own children, I will personally see to it that you don't end up in hell, but that you are banished to oblivion in the must painful way possible. Now good night," and with that, he slammed the door in Sirius's face before skulking off to bed. 'The nerve of that asshole, threatening me and my children like that.' He soon went to sleep, still angry with Sirius and anticipating the opportunity to deflate his over-sized ego.