Chapter 2
"Friends… fellow human beings. We know we live in a difficult world. For one, nearly very day or every other day there is a monster attacking the cities. Not all at once thank goodness, not since that horrible monster association. But monsters still remain and they still come to destroy our way of life. But… I must ask this. If monsters are the reason why we need Heroes in our lives, then why on earth has the hero association allowed MONSTERS to qualify!"
"This blow hard, I hate this guy."
"They why do you keep watching him, Snek?"
"I don't know, it's like watching a train wreck, you can't quite look away. Not to mention, I think he's the one stirring the pot as of late with the people in the city. You noticed that there are some assholes that won't leave us alone? Or they are trying to make a scene?"
"Yeah…" muttered Suiryu. "It's bad enough we get those kinds of people on our date… Alley and I have been going steady for a while, but these people are really killing the buzz!"
"I've seen them post posters of Garou and his family, calling them the next monster association." Said Max. "Then they post posters of us, stating 'why aren't we cured?' making it appear that there is a cure but it's being held back on us."
They turned back to the TV. "Friends, I say this to you. If you need to be saved, do not look at the very beings who seek our destruction. Turn to the HUMANS actual human beings! I mean, how could we the people have forgotten the sins of one Garou… the human monster, the hero hunter, the level dragon threat!"
"Really? He's digging that up?" question Max.
"And look at what Garou has done in recent years. He turned a promising young heroine one Shuriken Star… into a monster herself? Why? Because he required a mate! Why did he need a mate… he wanted to reproduce!"
"Seriously?" demanded Suiryu.
"Now friends, we all know that it is nature… nature give us these… urges. Reproduction is one of them, by all means, every living being has these sorts of instincts. However, I draw the line at allowing monsters like Garou to be allow having such a privilege of reproduction! He already has! Which leads me to believe this. We are all aware of the three martial artists in their prime, Biting Snake Fist Snek, Lightning Max and of course, the most prominent of all Suiryu! These three great men… taken down and turned into monsters in their prime! Why? It is simple, and yet no one has had the courage to say it. Garou's daughter needed a mate!"
Max sprayed the coke he was drinking from his mouth all over the living room in shock. Suiryu cringed at the news, Snek… laughed. "Really? He thinks I was a candidate to be a mate for Alley? I'm older than her father for God's sake!"
"Yes, this is the reason why I believed the three were turned, why it just so happens she was in the audience with her father as the martial artists become half monster. It was for her to have a mate of her own. After all, what better possible selection could she have other than the brightest and strongest in the martial art world?"
"Serious? Is he serious about this?!" demanded Max.
"He's been spewing this shit for a while." Said Snek. "He's been going on and on about the tournament and how we're not human yet."
"Tonight, my viewers. I want you to know, I want you to understand that I will ask the tough questions. I will find the answers, I will not lie to you, and I will tell you how it is and how we the people can take command of our own destiny once more! I say this, we do not trust this so called M Class of 'heroes', no we do not speak of them as if they are. For all they are… are monsters! Until tomorrow, I am Gus Limbo! Goodnight!"
Snek turned the TV off, he turned to the three and rolled his eyes to it all. "He's been feeding the masses with this crap for the past few weeks. Ever since this new network went on the air it's all been anti monster this and take down the M Class that. I watch to make sure they aren't getting out of hand. So far they are fueling the few to take action. If they get a legion of idiots, we're in trouble."
"Snek, have you had issues as of late?" asked Max.
"Yeah, just yesterday in fact. Some guys approached me and demanded to know why I wasn't human yet. Tried to explain it, they didn't believe me and began to call me a traitor. I betrayed humanity by becoming this! You think this would be my first choice?"
"I've been called out on it too," said Suiryu. "Every time Alley and I go out, they yell at her that I was turned so she could have a mate. We aren't that serious in the relationship. I know to take this slow… or Garou would eat me!"
"He would too," snickered Max. "There is a little good out of all of it though. Every time I see those damn posters go up, it's the regular people tearing them down. Kids are even tearing them down and ripping them up. At least we know we haven't lost everyone's trust."
"For now, again, we got to be careful around these nut jobs. I would keep an eye on the kids most of all!" said Snek.
The others agreed.
Snek stood and stretched himself out. "I'm calling it a night…" he paused as the twin's bedroom door opened. They two crept out of their room, clenching their toys and blankets. He rolled his eyes. "Let me guess, nightmares again?"
Draven nodded. "Please…" he whispered.
Snek sighed. "Got to go…" Snek slithered to his room, he paused and turned to the twins. "Come on, but we aren't doing this every night!" he warned. He sprawled himself out first, taking up most of the room until the twins came in. They climbed up on to his back. From there they tucked in and fell right to sleep.
"They will out grow this… just keep reminding yourself, they will out grow this." Snek muttered.
