"I can't think of any family or friends of Alex that have brown feathers…Guess I have to wait to find out!" Good comment, my friend. And may I just say you might be a little surprised.

SCENE II - NEW FRIEND

"Alex?" Said the stranger as he brought his weapon down. Samurai Al just stood up and brought his sword back in his holster. "They call me Al. Samurai Al, and…do I know you?" The bird looked at him and decided to change that little mistake he just made. "Uh…no. You just look like someone I know. My name is Garrett." He offered his wing to shake and Al took it. "I'm sorry if I startled you. I noticed the commotion going on and I wanted to investigate." Garrett told him.

"It's no trouble, sir. Though, you look like you are with that bird that was trying to kill me."

"Gosh. Sorry about that. What you were facing was one of the soldiers to the city's Quarantine Facility. I however am not like any of them."

Garrett looked around and saw that there were no soldiers, so he told Alex, "As of right now it's safe. Come with me if you wanna live, and I'll take a safe zone to where everyone else is."

"Everyone? Okay." Al followed him cautiously after carrying the dog. The three walked around the large town. It was quiet but as they would notice soldiers coming and scouting the place, they quick jump and sneak away. Al was impressed by how Garrett tried it. He looked like he was a fellow samurai but ahead of his time. Nothing like the skills he's already seen in this future.

So after so much sneaking, they made it to the entrance of Garrett's safe zone. "Here we are." He opened a large door and a dark tunnel was revealed. "I know this is a little spooky, but trust me, everybody will be down here." Garrett walked in and Al (hesitantly) followed. He even tried comforting the dog while he was shaving, and just looking at the place would even give the greatest of heroes goosebumps. After Garrett shut the door, they walked. Then they made it to a much larger door, and when Garrett slowly opened it, Al saw an enormous area filled with birds sitting down in chairs, in tents, and trying to share what looked like very small supplies of food. "Wow." Al said, feeling pity for all these people.

"Come on." Garrett said and Al continued following him. "Garrett…can you explain to me what really happened here?" "Yeah, just give me a second please. You and your pet look like you can use some sleep." So Garrett brought them to a little seat, and Al and the dog sat as Garrett went off into another room to change. Al looked at the place more, and seeing people made him think more about Aku. Ever since that demon sent Al to the future he has destroyed most of this world and almost erased everything that gives people hope which is what made Al fear that Aku is close to winning. "How long must it take now?" He asked himself. "'Til what?" Al noticed Garrett asked that and was wearing some casual clothes now. Al replied "Oh. Nothing. Now Garrett, can you explain some things to me?" "Yes, sorry." Garrett said and sat down to face him.

"I'll start with this. Whatever that soldier told you, it was mostly true. Did he mention a virus?"

"Yes. He said that this death virus was unleashed two hours ago so the city had to be evacuated."

"Right except it's not really a death virus. You see the problem with the city's quarantine system is that since we don't have doctors, the soldiers are hired to annihilate anything contaminated. Including a living person. And thing about this virus is that it doesn't kill people, just makes them weak but the soldiers even care to look into it."

"What?" Said the shocked scarlet samurai. "What kind of society would run like that?"

"I know. That's why I came here in the first place. I heard of how this place works and was working with a special group that wanted to find a way to bring it down. That's why you saw me as one of those soldiers. I'm kind of a mole. So I've been spying on their work and everything. Until today there was an incident…"

TWO HOURS AGO…

It was the middle of the day and Garrett was in the city's quarantine detection center. He was given the job to check the building to make sure no breakers get in or anything. So he scouted around the entire place and everything seemed fine until he noticed a door almost door opened. He slowly walked up to it and opened it all the way, to notice that one of the quarantine soldiers was in a lab messing with the one of the computers. "Hey! What are you doing in here!?" He yelled, and the soldier to turned, and it was the same soldier that attacked Al. "Talon?" "Well, well. If it isn't the team guardsbird. What's the big idea trying to sneak up on me?" "I'm working as the day guard and here I'm about to ask you again. What are you doing in here? No one's allowed in here at this hour, not even a quarantine soldier." "Well I'm afraid I am allowed. As for you, I think you're officially allowed to eat my bullets!" The macaw, known as Talon, pulled out his power gun and started shooting at Garrett. But Garrett was able to quickly duck behind one of the lab desks.

Talon stopped shooting and slowly walked towards him. "I'm sorry, Garrett. But what I'm doing now is none of your concern and I'm not letting involved, so…" Before he could finish, the desk was suddenly flying straight towards him. "Oh my." But he quickly moved. "What the heck? You could've killed me!" Talon knew Garrett was the one who launched it. Garrett stood up. "Oh not yet, Talon. Now tell me what are you-" he looked over and saw that computer Talon was on had a countdown clock. A countdown to "A launch? What are you planning on doing?" "Like I said, none of your concern but I will put it shortly. Before Aku and the rest of the world, this city will be mine!" "Aku?" Garrett questioned, wondering why Talon would mention a villain from a TV show. "Nevermind. Whatever you're doing I will stop you!" Garrett ran up to the computer and tried avoiding the next bullets that came from Talon. Until Talon pounced at Garrett . He was on top of him and kept him down on the ground.

"Ooh-hoo! New guy thinks he's some kind of superhero, huh? Well what do you think of this!?" Talon laughed and punched Garrett right in the face. "OW!" He yelled, after just punching Garrett's face it felt like sucker punching a brick wall. He got up and held his wing in pain, then Garrett got up and made a smiling scowl at him before he pounced him. The two macaws were brawling with each other. Talon kept avoiding Garrett's punches and every time he made a punch at Garrett, it still felt like hitting a rock. "Ow! What the heck are you, a bird or a robot!?" Garrett didn't answer that and they still kept fighting. Then the countdown on the computer finally went off with a beeping and red flashing. Garrett turned to see it and ran back to it. "Oh no. No, no, no." He tried hacking into it, trying to stop what the launch maybe but nothing worked.

"You're too late! See ya, Iron Wing!" Talon yelled. Garrett turned back to him and saw him just run and break right through the window. "The heck!" Garrett looked over and saw Talon free falling outside, five stories down from the tall building they're in. Until Talon put on a jetpack and flew all the way to a skyscraper. "What is he doing?" Garrett realized he couldn't catch him like this, and then an alarm went off. Through the entire city alarms went off and Garrett could hear people panicking. Like there was nuke about to come to. Then he looked up and saw three missiles being launched. "Oh no. He's gonna nuke the whole city." He ran deeper inside the room to duck and cover.

The missiles were soon high enough and they exploded. Everyone thought they were done for but they didn't send off a nuclear blast. Instead they unleashed a large dark purple cloud that then fell all throughout the city. Most of the people got caught into it and began coughing as they molted and became weak. Garrett soon got up and noticed the whole thing. "Garrett? Come in, Garrett!" That came from Garrett's walkie-talkie, so he picked it up and used it to speak back with the talker. "Yes, sir?" "Garrett, are you seeing this? Somehow some bird hacked us and now everyone looks like they're facing something deadly. We need your help." "Alright, sir. I'm on my way." Garrett turned it off and took one more look at the computer.

"Nothing. There's nothing on this computer except access to the missiles. I've used these computers before and now it looks like the whole thing's been erased." Garrett told himself and then left to do his job.

BACK TO THE PRESENT…

"That's how it all started." Garrett finished explaining his story to Al. "Isn't there more?" "Yes. After that I came to the other soldiers and helped them evacuate everybody from the city. But they wouldn't allow any contaminants to leave so I saved them and brought them all here before they could slaughtered. I am one of the only people who understands how to help people by finding a cure and making sure they don't get killed by birds who are scared and slothful."

Al was impressed to hear this coming from a young macaw. "Amazing, my friend. And this Talon character, did have actual metal talons?"

"Yes he does. He's even famous for building his motorbike drones. Used to take out contaminants faster than any soldier. Why?"

"Drones? He was the macaw that attacked me earlier. That would make sense though. What he's planning he clearly does not anyone in his way. Which explains the first bike. It wasn't another bounty hunter, it was one of his drones trying to stop me from getting into the city."

"That does sound right. And I can ask you some things?"

"Yes."

"You called yourself Samurai Al. And that sword you've got there makes me think. Are you actually the samurai? The same wandering warrior that's been helping people and journeys to destroy…Aku?"

"Yes. How do you know me?"

"Word travels around here fast. And from where I'm from, you and Aku were considered myths."

"Myths? Sometimes I wish that was true. But Aku and I are as real as the sun above and the ground we sit upon. So you are mostly correct. I am on a mission destroy the demon."

"Wow. But…I think what you're looking for to get to him. If you want my help for it could help but-"

"I know. You seem to be needed here." Al looks around more and sees the many birds still here. Men, women, chicks, pets. Families and friends, all here trying to hide from being executed without choice. So he sighs and says to Garrett, "Which is why I will stay and help you."

"Really?"

Al nods. "Just tell me what to do."

Garrett smiles and very soon leads Al to the safe zone's lab so they can go over how to figure out what Talon is doing and stop him.

OC Action Team-Up: Alex and Garrett!

So now Al is on a new mission with his new friend. What do you think? If anyone's wondering the real reason why Garrett recognized Alex like that, it's because he is the traveler of the multiverse. So during his travels it's very possible that he's spent time with Alex and his family multiple times. Heck, if the multiverse works the way I think does, then it's possible Garrett has even traveled to the universes of every story we've made, will make, or even thrown away.

And the reason why Garrett is a bird in this is because he's also from the 50th century so he has technology that allows him to shapeshift into a native.