Muyo Team at his command was finally assembled, Kagato arms folded, basking in the convenient crosswind that came to brush his hair gently to notch up his self made image as a fearless leader. Uniformed in a dark blue with a black body vest with 'Pioneer' crested on his sleeve he was the towering symbol of authority. He would like to think he could look upon his team with some pride; they are after all his own. Now if one of them gave an ounce of appreciation and affection they would be his girls instead! However Ryoko Redfield, Ayeka Valentine, Mihoshi Burton and Noike Frost stood in a line shoulders up, faces mean and bosoms pointing. A marvellous sight indeed added to the fact they received his training as well. He could almost smile to that.

Too bad they had to die first.

'Were heading to a potentially hostile area' He stated, reminding them that for all their guns and bullets they were to be at guard at all times. Reminding them helped them make out to be better battle data subjects, even if they were unaware of it. 'If anything goes wrong we alert each other via our radios the code for immediate withdraw. Ryoko, you know the code?' It was a question to test the mindset.

'Sure do' said Ryoko simply, Kagato looked impressed, the rebel of the team was finally paying attention. Ryoko took a deep breath and bellowed out the code.

'GET TO DA CHOPPA!'

Kagato refrained from putting a hand to the head to hide himself from this farce incarnate, but Ayeka was confrontational towards Ryoko. To her the concept of duty was a religious zeal to her. Great for a gullible officer.

'Ryoko!' Ayeka shot a explosive look at her comrade 'How is that professional, your embarrassing the captain!' Ryoko didn't mind ayeka's face so close to hers that it invaded personal space in fact she seemed to love staring down the barrel of one's fury.

'Oh and Excuse me captain but though I'm not blaming ryoko for the cock up that am to inform, I am saying that her actions faulted your strategy yadda yadda yadda isn't just typical of Ayeka sucking up to Captain Cockato again?'

'Who told you that?' Stampered Ayeka, Ryoko shown Ayeka a thick red book titled 'Diary'

'You mean this? A private diary left on your desk out in the open. Your as bad as Mihoshi and that person over there'

'Noike!' She insisted.

'Yes you, I don't care it's not like you'll probably last long. Come on your last journal states 'I have a bad feeling about this' just on the day we set off? Are you trying to forebode disaster or something? Everyone here leaves their stupid diaries and their stupid confessions on their desks out in the open. I won't be surprised if Cockato leaves his somewhere in 'BLACK' as if it would serve as some kind of shout out reference to his oddly dark glasses that hide as much his looks to everyone as his non questioning demands somehow hide his intent-'

'Royoko!'

The rebel found herself jumping straight into line once her captain snapped at her, though she was right in that the glasses of her captain did hide his eyes though the way he snarled suggested he didn't look kindly to her, if he ever had done. Kagato then made an alteration from his planned note to shoot all of the survivors once this was over to shoot all survivors and then shoot ryoko twice and, and then some more. Kagato kept his hands behind his back, regaining that impassive and leader like posture once more yet his knuckled hands still shown the tension that was grinding him close to an outburst. He then heard another voice this one from the weapons expert Mihoshi Burton.

'Captain Kagato, sir'

Well at least someone got that part right! He mused whilst his expendable officer went to great detail in her 'minor' report. 'I'm pleased to announce sir that I managed to remove this pin from hurting anyone.

Pin what pin?

Mihoshi presented a open hand showing a grenade now armed and ready to go off, in a brief moment the edge of kagato's eyes escaped the boundaries of his dark shades with his teeth pressing into his lips at the deadly sight that had him frozen to the spot. Then Noike rushed in to wrestle the thing of Mihoshi and threw the dammed thing as far away as possible Kagato finally buried his head into his hands at which point the grenade that was thrown afar made it's cue exploding in the background summing up the self destructive episode so far. He reminded himself that he was personally picked by Pioneer to captain not just a team but THE team; Muyo. Now he asked himself one thing as he watched the debacle unfolded before him...

Was Muyo team really the best Pioneer had to offer?

Was it really?

Chapter II

Starring

Ryoko as Chris Redfield

Ayeka as Jill Valentine

Mihoshi as Barry burton

? as Rebecca Chambers

? as ?

And

Kagato as Albert Wesker

Other stuff:

Pioneer as STARS

Pioneer Muyo Team as STARS Alpha Team

Pioneer GXP team as STARS BETA Team

Also the sideliners featuring Noike as forest, Washu as Birkin, Airi as Brad Vickers, cabbits and more...

'Right everyone, now because of Mihoshi notifying every living being present Which won't be the least of your worries I assure you all! Thanks to her uneeded bomb disposal technique-'

'Well really that would be Noike as she did throw it sir-ouch!'

'As I was saying' Continued Kagato nursing his fist after clobbering Mihoshi on the head just to get her to shut up, though he feared he may have broke a finger or two by the sheer density of Mihoshi's head. 'It is important that we find our compatriots and figure out how they crashed and continue our original mission to investigate these woods. Now Mihoshi your with me as we explore the uninteresting woodlands in comparison Ayeka, Ryoko team up with Noike and will explore the ruins of GXP's helicopter...oh and, don't shoot anything furry ok?' Ayeka stood upright and saluted.

'Yes sir Captain kagato!'

'Eh?' Ryoko having doubts, Kagato specifying not to hurt 'furry creatures' then she wondered if Kagato had read her diary and found her confession that she liked to skin furry things with a knife and decided to throw in a order that would stop her love of murder? Well it was that or the captain had advanced knowledge of something that everyone was yet to know...

'Ok everyone you heard the captain to the helicopter I want everyone to approach in a triangular formation, you two are my far angles and I am the centre so maybe that way you two will notice me for a change!'

Ryoko's agreement came with a mere shrug of the shoulders, hands in pocket as she trudged on the wet grass not even bothering to get her gun out and scout out the area before getting a cigarette out of her pocket and lighting it. Noike immediately learnt her teammate will be a challenge but not as much as Ayeka was as she stared eye to eye with Noike, ayeka came out of nowhere and her stare was up and close too close to be considered 'friendly' If anything there was immense jealousy brewing in her eyes.

'The captain sent ME with you, got it?'

Nokie wasn't sure how to respond to that, this was meant to be her chance to showcase her talents, perform under extreme situations and just try to get into the public limelight for once. Co-operation and not competition should be the game here.

'Then perhaps you like to scout the crashed helicopter first then?'

'I'm already on it!' Shouted Ryoko as she waved at her colleagues whilst making her final steps to the crash sight, ayeka immediately ran into pursuit.'

'Don't touch anything, you're not skilled in handling evidence! plus you'll steal!'

Noike just turned her back on the two, so much for her shot at leadership, it was a good job the captain was not seeing her management now. In fact as she thought about the captain her eyes immediately looked out for his presence in case he was supervising afar and yet there was nothing. Not him or Mihoshi.

'Probably doing their job, unlike me' noike forest kicked a bit of the grass in frustration then as she wandered off her eyes caught something. She saw a gun, spent bullets scattered around, she decided if anything to pick up the gun slowly by its barrel. She knelt down got the tip of the gun and picked it up slowly bit by bit, she suddenly noticed two things, one was that the gun felt a lot heavier, as if there was something holding it down, there was also a horrible rotting smell coming from the weapon, it was as if the gun had a bodily aura of something onto it. This was marginally evident when a dark mass was ripped to the handle it outline did seem to resemble something but for Noike it was better to be sure and abide by one set of senses then all of her others. Though the sense of sight that she prefer to rely did have its uses visibility under moonlight was not one of them which was evident when she finally the leftovers of a hand clinging onto it.

'Shi-Shiii-OH Shit!'

That was when she heard the groan, and the growl and saw some kind of furry flying at her face its eyes were blood red as was its daggered teeth before everything went red.

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Noike alerted her comrades, turning as they wondered that why after several 'theatrical' cries for help was noike now opting for a noise that was sounding a lot like a wet munching sound for well over a minute now. Ayeka strained her eyes to see in the distance something 'resting' on top of their teammate.

'Noike! Noike what are you doing there, this isn't the time to be petting wild animals you hear me?'Ryoko took a few steps more and stared at the direction Ayeka was lecturing at, ryoko had to admit she found it hard to see what it was as well, but she did see something on top of Noike's stomach, it looked dark and furry.

'Hey Ayeka its furry, just like the ones Kagato told us to look out for'

'Well then don't shoot it!'

At that point the thing reared its head its mouth foaming with red hot blood from the flesh it had just feasted on. Ryoko looked back at her partner with understandable doubt.

'You sure?'

The thing hissed, it looked up with its overly large ears picking up the panicked cries of its new found prey and readied its four legs for maction.

'Maybe its a cat'

'That dosen't look like a cat to me Ayeka!'

The thing roared and suddenly started leaping in great bounds towards them.

'Its a Rabbit then!' she suggested (hopefully) yet Ryoko cocked her gun and took aim.

'Not with teeth like that!'

The thing was well within firing range as Ryoko let rip of her weapon firing several rounds into the creature, the first shot missed as it leapt off the ground it was on but Ryoko caught it on its last jump heading straight in line with her barrel 'BAM-BAM-BAM' Three successive shots nailed in the creature as it yelped and fell back sprawling across the floor. Ryoko took a moment to breathe realising what just had happened. 'I think its dead, still not sure what it is mind you'

Suddenly the thing leapt back onto its feet and snarled, Ryoko had her weapon down with her reactions still weighed down by the horrifying truth in her mind that she couldn't possibly react in time to the thing's coming attack...

-BAM-

The thing screeched, the cry seemed genuine as it dropped dead to the floor, Ryoko saw her unlikely saviour step forward with her gun raised.

'Hey you saved me there Ayeka'

-BAM!-

'Ayeka?'

'You stupid little thing!' –BAM!- 'What did you think you were doing eh? jumping up like that? –BAM!- 'What gives you the right to jump at me?' –BAMBAMBAMBAM- 'REAL rabbits 'hop' Not jump. HOP!' -BAMBAMBAMBAMBAMBAMBAM-

'That's enough Ayeka' If the thing wasn't dead before it by now pulverised into a pinkish mush by the round after round of ammo Ayeka had used on it and even as ryoko tried to wrestle the gun of her it was still firing till the –click-click-click- added a moment of apparent sanity between the two.

'You hear that Ayeka? You used up your rounds now put it down!'

As Ayeka did so, she let the gun drop out of her hands and elbowed ryoko before stealing the gun and re-bulleted the dead creature she had earlier fired upon. 'Try hopping after this one you son of a-' Screamed Ayeka as she fired hot metal and threw expletives at the thing till the gun made empty clicking sounds and her throat became sore.

'Its finally over' Said a relieved Ayeka, resting the gun at her side just thinking how Kagato would promote after skill of point-blank marksmanship in action. Ryoko broke that thought with a prod of her finger.

'Hey Rambo, ever considered that critter may have had a few friends with it?' Her face showed no humour as she pointed further aback in the field of scurrying sounds amongst the grass and angry cries sounding much like the one Ayeka had spent twenty six bullets on.

'We have to find the captain'

'Great' Ryoko gestured her hand to the surroundings 'Care to pinpoint where he is then?'

A poor start indeed, Kagato was expecting better out of the 'cabbit' subjects, he had kept a careful eye on the three as he kept himself hidden in the dense woodland. His dark shades allowed him to see all in the night (however improbable that may had been) Nonetheless he could see quite well to know that the cabbits had at least killed Noike Forest and that it was Ayeka of all people who wasted almost the team's entire firepower. And given Ayeka was the one who followed his words and teachings to the literal made her to be a poor pupil indeed. Oh well, kill her as well so as nobody knows about it However the cabbits may make up for themselves as they pursued the remaining two, no doubt in kagato's mind that Ryoko and ayeka were searching for him, and as long as he laid low they'll die trying.

'Oh hi you two' Cried out Mihoshi as she trounced her way out of the woodlands to the opening 'Found anything interesting yet?' Kagato almost fell off his feet at Mihoshi's timing, he was sure he told her specially to go to the other side of the woods to where the second cabbit pack prowled, dam her short attention span that's rebooted by every...but if she was here then that meant- He sprang into action and ran, dragging Mihoshi along with him, with Ryoko and ayeka in sight they would question his reason as to leaving the so-called training expert behind but if he saved her, which he so hated doing then that makes his orders unquestionable making it perfect for the things he had in mind for them...

'Captain!' Exclaimed Ayeka as she ran faster to him, upon seeing him Ryoko was strongly contemplating doing a U-turn back to that rodent pack but that would mean ayeka would have all the time to discredit her and she wasn't having that not when Ayeka was already starting on it.

'Oh captain kagato, I tried to stop her but ryoko has used all the ammo on only one of those things!'

'Just shut up and run!' Swore ryoko as the two ran trying to catch up with Kagato who did not run their way but a different way altogether to which they ran faster after seeing that more of those things were coming out of the woods also. Ryoko fumbled for her radio 'Hey Airi! Code GET TO DA CHOPPA! I repeat GET TO DA CHOPPA!'

'That isn't the code Ryoko!'

'Listen! I'm running and so is everyone from a bunch of creatures that just killed' Her thoughts paused to think of whoever that person was that got eaten, before her thoughts randomly switched to an amusing comedy series she watched in the mornings about some guy stuck in a houseful of women who humiliated him in many ways, especially that cool one with spiky hair. Then her thoughts changed again warning her that trying to remember some nobody and a cartoon will not save her. 'Look somebody is dead ok, and we're heading low on ammo trying to outrun these things before we get eaten!'

'...did you say eaten?'

'Listen for yourself!' The radio was held out picking up the horrible gnawing sounds of the incoming 'cabbits' ryoko returned the radio to her ear. 'You hear that now?' Ryoko was busy pulling out a map with one hand or trying best to under the circumstances 'I have our location go and fly to-'

Ryoko watched on as the helicopter rose and seemed to fly towards them but instead flew directly passed them and far beyond the desired pickup point, seeing their only escape just fly away slowed her and Ayeka down till they came to a complete stop.

'She just...flew away'

'Remind me,what was Airi's vicker's middle name again?'

'Chickenheart'

'Lives up to it doesn't she?'

Then the snarls got louder, too loud as they looked to the woods and saw those things pounce out and jump, three of them now as all ryoko and ayeka could do was cower before death until they saw gun fire shoot down the three cabbits in three successive shots.

'Ryoko, Ayeka this way' Said Kagato cooly lowering his weapon before running off and giving the hint for them to follow him. They needed a way out and unfortunately for them Kagato knew one way for all of them to go...

Author's note: After battling writer's block and depression I'm getting back on writing though the heavier stories like the Taligar war won't start till after June due to exams. This may have been edited better but I just want to get back into this and finish off my Tenchi stories and ideas.