Review responses: To The Constitutionalist: First off, thank you for being a faithful reader and honest criticizer (I probably spelled that wrong). I have been generalizing the weapons because of two things 1: I'm basing it off the heroes' knowledge of weapons. 2: I don't know much about guns but I love them. I will however use some of your suggestions but not at the moment. The heroes are still at level 2 in a sense. They can't have the most amazing weapons right off the back. Second response, they are not fighting real zombies. They are fighting the las plagas from Resident Evil 4. These resemble infected more as they feel pain, throw and wield weapons, and eventually even fire guns. Shooting them in the leg will cause them to lean over, giving Leon the chance to preform a round house kick or sometimes a suplex. Also, about how you word things, don't worry about it. It may not have been what you meant, but it helped me see a possibility that I needed to clarify.
Thank you and on with the story...
Chapter 3: Learning the Ropes
They looked on in fear as Kratos walked toward them. Josh pulled his friends close to talk in secret. "Alright guys," Josh started, "We all know if we piss him off we are dead." Michael and Adam nodded in full agreement. "Now, I believe I should be the one to go talk to him."
"That's insane!" Adam whispered frantically. "We should run!"
"Okay, look," Josh started to explain, "We can't out run Kratos and Michael shouldn't be the one to talk to him. He'd screw it up."
"Hey!" Michael said before thinking for a moment. "Yeah." He hung his head a bit ashamed.
"Besides that," Josh continued, "I have Leon's powers which means I now have a lot of luck. Leon always had the most insane luck which means I have the best chance of escaping if things go south." Adam and Michael nodded knowing he would do this whether they were okay with it or not.
Josh left the circle and walked toward Kratos until he was halfway between Kratos and his friends. "Hello," Josh said as emotionless as possible. He didn't want to sound aggressive or peppy as both tones might piss Kratos off. Kratos drew his blades and Josh knew one thing. He was failing at diplomacy. He tried to get to the point of his approach. "We mean you no- Holy Shit!" Josh yelled as Kratos suddenly slashed at his head. Josh barely dodged it by leaning back and ducking. He quickly noticed the second blade coming at his stomach and jumped back, ducking into a roll. Josh came up in the opposite direction, running toward his friends.
Josh noticed that they were already running away. 'Thanks a lot guys,' he thought as he chased after them. As Josh somehow caught up he said, "Okay, what now?" His friends were just looking at Josh in shock that he was alive. After all, how many people survive being that close to Kratos? So Josh came up with the answer. "There guys!" Josh pointed to an army truck that must have fallen through a portal because it had a mounted turret on top. As they ran toward it they heard Kratos coming up behind them... They ran faster.
Adam reached the car first and falcon punched out the window. "Josh," Adam questioned, "you can hot wire this thing right?" It was an honest question because they didn't have the keys. Josh thought for a moment and thought he remembered Leon doing something like that in number 6. Josh only shrugged and got to work. Adam turned to Michael. "You need to hold him off."
"Why me!?" Michael yelled. Who the hell wanted to fight Kratos?
"Well I'm not gonna do it!" Adam shouted. "Besides," Adam said more calmly, "you're the one with the gun. Surely, he can't block all of it. Now Michael, knowing Kratos the most, knew that was BULL SHIT! Kratos could just block it with his golden fleece, but Michael would do it anyway because it was their only shot... It went worse then they thought it would.
Michael walked about 10 feet from Kratos and said, " I've got this. Me and my Spas-12." Michael wasn't sure how he knew that was the model of his gun, but the reason he knew that was because he had the powers of Call of Duty. He locked his sights on Kratos and fired. They all found out one thing from that shot. Kratos was even more bad ass then they originally thought.
He didn't even pull out the golden fleece. He just held up his blades in a X to block it and kept walking. Michael and Adam knew they were screwed. Josh couldn't see because he was so focused on his work. Adam turned to Josh and yelled, "Hurry!" Josh was working as fast as he could.
"Hey!" Josh snapped back, "You wanna tr- Wait, I've got it!" The vehicle started up as Josh was about to start a rant which he was rarely known to do. Josh climbed up and looked at the situation.
Michael was still trying to stop Kratos to no avail. He was currently reloading his Spas-12, which at the moment, was about the time Kratos got tired of messing with him. Kratos suddenly rushed forward at a speed Michael couldn't hope to dodge.
Suddenly, there was a hand on Michael's shoulder, pulling him away at the last second. "Come on!" Josh yelled at him, pulling him toward the car. Michael reached the car first, simply jumping onto the turret and sliding into the backseat. Josh jumped into the driver seat and slammed the door right after that. Josh did the logical thing next... He floored it.
As they sped away, Josh said, "Okay, I think we're good. There's no way Kratos can run faster then a car. Now, how to- Holy shit!" A blast suddenly blew out both wind shields. Josh looked back and saw Kratos aiming a bow at them. "Of course he has Artemis' bow! Why not!?" Another arrow shot into the car, bursting into sparks. If one of those hit the a living being... Well, someone was going to enjoy some charred BBQ. "Get down!" They all ducked under the seat, except for Josh who had to keep driving. Kratos' arrows kept rocking the car, but Josh was focused on survival. In short, he didn't give a shit.
After 2 minutes, they finally got out of firing range. "Okay!" Michael yelled. "I haven't heard death behind us for 20 seconds. Are we safe?!" It was hard to believe they had escaped Kratos, A feat that gods had failed at. Michael looked behind them for a few seconds. "Whew... Where are we now?"
"No idea," Josh said. "I wasn't exactly paying attention to the signs with Kratos following us! I do see some buildings up ahead though." As they pulled into the small city, they noticed something. It was deserted. There wasn't a soul in sight, but there were plenty of cars scattered around the roads. Just then they saw something up ahead. "What the hell is that?"
It was something covered in blue armor and had spikes out of the back. From the amount of skin they could see, It looked like it was made of tendrils of skin. It had a giant shield made of the same material. One of its arms was a cannon loaded with something that glowed green. As they got closer, Josh was the first to realize what it was. His eyes widened as he yelled, "Hunter!" Before Josh could even begin to swerve, the hunter rushed forward and brought up its arm.
"Bail!" Josh yelled as he dived out his door, into a building. Adam, being unprepared, simply falcon kicked his out and zoomed into a parking lot complex. Michael meanwhile, forgot to bail. He had climbed up onto the turret to get a better look, and when the hunter's arm crushed the hood and most of the car, he went up and forward. Michael flew through a window in the building in front of him. They were all alone with only themselves to save them.
Adam looked around and realized he was alone. "Just great," Adam sighed. He suddenly felt something. Something... evil and it was coming. Suddenly a black hole of darkness appeared 6 ft in front of Adam. He waited to see what was coming and pulled back his fist. A figure started floating out of the hole. It was a large man with red hair, dressed in black. He had a cloak and a yellow gem set in his forehead His skin was rough and dark, like he'd spent too much time in the sun. It was the anti-falcon, as Josh and Adam called him in Smash Brothers Brawl. It was Ganon, king of darkness. He had the same moves as Captain Falcon, but was slow. "You," Adam said with anger as he prepared to fight.
Josh was in a building alone. As he looked around, he realized he was in a shopping center. "Oh crap," Josh said as he scouted around a bit. Josh knew that shopping centers of any kind were dangerous in a zombie game. Suddenly, he heard a loud scraping sound. Josh turned to see a form hulking through the aisles across from him. As the figure came into view, Josh cursed. It had a giant bag looking thing strapped around its chest that fell all the way to its legs. It had on black shoes. It had a sack on his head, so Josh didn't know how it could see, but there were a bunch of needles and knives stuck in its body. The most notable thing was the weapon it dragged across the ground. It was half ax and half hammer. The ax end was serrated and the hammer end was covered in spikes. The head was wrapped in chains, just to look scary Josh guessed. It was an executioner from Resident Evil 5. This thing was always hell to fight, but Josh was alone, with only a handgun. Josh really wished he knew what type of handgun he had, but Resident evil games never tell you what type the starting handgun was! It sometimes frustrated him.
"Ow," Michael said in pain, "son of a-" He looked around. "Where am I?" He then noticed an important fact. 'Where are Josh and Adam?!" Michael saw he was in an office building, down some hallway or another. Michael got up and started walking, hoping to find his friends. As he was halfway down the hallway, Michael heard a sound. It sounded like unstable energy. Michael's powers took over and, by instinct, he dived into a room on his left just as a green ball of energy flew by and exploded in another room. Michael came out to face this enemy with his Spas-12. He saw what had done the damage. "Aw, Shit." The hunter that had smashed the car had decided followed Michael instead of either of his friends. Michael lifted his gun with no choice but to fight. He pulled the trigger followed by a click... He was out of ammo. Michael tossed it away with a curse. Michael had no weapon... and no where to run.
Adam prepared himself to take on Ganondorf. "Come at me Ganon!" Adam yelled before rushing forward. No one really cared whether his name was Ganon or Ganondorf anymore, so Adam went with the shortest. Adam slammed into him with a falcon kick and stepped back, unsure of his strength. Unfortunately for him, Ganon had somehow brought up his arms up to block in that time. Adam knew he wouldn't be able to win with speed alone now. Ganon suddenly jumped forward with a fist aimed at Adam's head. Only instinct saved Adam as he executed a dodge roll to the left, barely dodging a fist that shattered the concrete where Adam had just been standing. "Crap! I barely dodged that. He's too strong and fast for me." Adam was in trouble because he didn't know how to fight at close combat that well. Adam launched another falcon kick, hoping to just do some damage. Ganondorf simply dodged it. "...Crap." Ganon then preformed a straight kick... up. He kicked straight up and sent Adam flying through 2 floors of concrete.
Josh faced down the executioner, not wanting to take his eyes off of it. They waited, seeing who would make the first move. Josh fired, realizing waiting for a enemy you're not really supposed to beat the first time you fight it to charge you was suicidal. The executioner charged the instant Josh pulled the trigger. Josh managed to unload half of his clip before it got close. Then it swung it's axe at his side. Josh rushed forward, inside the range of the blade and ducked under the swing. The aisles were launched to the left, leaving a gap that could be considered a small ring. Josh then launched a round house kick to its face. The executioner stumbled back one step before hoisting its axe again. This time, it decided to use the hammer side. Josh did a dodge roll to the side, barely dodging the spiked hammer. It crushed the flimsy tile floor and crushed deep into the floor... crushing a gas pipe. Josh's eyes went wide as he ran away. Josh estimated had about 10 seconds before it blew. Josh ran toward a window and jumped just as the gas line blew.
He was blown far and actually flew into the next building next door. "Aw, God!" Josh yelled getting up. "That fucking hurt! At least that's over." Just then the executioner smashed through the wall with its hammer. It still had a few flames clinging to it, but it still seemed unharmed! Josh thought about his odds. "Aw shit," Josh said hopelessly. The executioner swung the axe side at his head. Josh was caught by surprise do to it blowing up and not dying. He managed to dodge the blade, but got clipped by the larger hammer side and was sent to the ground. The executioner loomed over Josh as it lifted the axe for one final strike.
Michael decided to try the only logical thing, which was very uncommon for him. He turned and ran down the hall, fleeing for his life. He heard its pounding foot steps as it gave chase. Michael took a right and found himself in the main office room with all the cubicles. They were all deserted of course. Michael decided his best chance was to hide in one. As he crouched down, Michael heard the hunter enter the room and begin looking for him. He heard it come close and held his breath. He tensed up as the Hunter suddenly blasted the cubicle next to his. After another minute, the hunter started to walk away. Michael listened to the the fading steps. Michael dared to look out of his cubicle... and saw the hunter's gun 3 inches away from his face. "Oh shit," Michael breathed with wide eyes. He saw the green energy charge up inside the barrel.
Adam got up with intense pain. "Ahh," Adam grunted, "that hurt." Adam then realized something shocking. "How can I stand?! That was 2 feet of solid concrete!" Adam begun to think about his power and all it truly gave him the ability to do. Just then Ganondorf jumped up through the hole Adam had made. Ganon rushed at his back, but Adam was ready this time. Adm spun around with lightning speed to deliver a round house kick to Ganon's face. Ganon was sent flying into a pillar, cracking it before falling to the ground. "Whoa!" Adam finally had a read of how powerful he was. He liked his odds. Adam rushed at the dazed Ganondorf and unleashed a fist to his face. Ganon got his arms up to block, but just barely. Adam didn't give a shit this time and followed up with a right hook. Ganondorf couldn't block at all and was sent stumbling, but he stayed standing. Adam finished his combo with a falcon punch/uppercut to Ganon's chin. "Paawwwnnnncchh!" Adam yelled in a fiery explosion of justice. Ganon was sent flying up 2 floors through the ceiling. Adam jumped up after him with 2 quick strides. Ganondorf put his hands in a fighting position and Adam followed suit. The battle had truly begun.
Josh reacted quickly and threw his dagger at the executioner's eyes, or at least where Josh thought his eyes were. The executioner flinched and Josh rolled to the side, just barely avoiding the axe. Josh jumped up and unloaded the rest of his clip into it's face at point blank range. It stumbled back and Josh took the opportunity to rip out his dagger violently Josh decided to finish up by doing a somersault and kicking the executioner in the face. As it stumbled back again, Josh took the time to reload. "I think I can win," Josh said a bit shocked by the thought. He had decided he wasn't going to die here.
Michael saw the gun. With only a second to spare, Michael did the most insane thing he could think of. He jumped at the hunter. Michael wrapped his legs around the hunter's head and grabbed its helmet. As the energy shot destroyed the cubicle, Michael began to punch the hunter in the face relentlessly. To Michael's credit, he held on for 5 seconds. Then, the hunter smacked him to the side where Michael slammed into a pillar. It didn't do much damage Michael realized as he got up. He was determined to face this with all he had left. "Come at me bro," Michael said as he patted his chest twice and held out his arms, a gesture Adam and Josh had seen many times.
Adam was locked in intense combat with Ganon as Ganon launched another right hook. Adam blocked it with his left arm as sent a lightning fast right jab. Ganondorf dodged to the left and came back with a left jab going straight for Adam's face. Adam dropped to the ground and attempted to sweep Ganon's feet, but Ganondorf suspected this. Ganon followed through with the jab turning right and attempting a mid air round house kick, dodging Adam's sweep. As Ganon came around with his foot, he brought it down diagonally, hoping to hit Adam in the face. But as soon as Adam felt himself miss, he rolled to his right with his back facing Ganon. As Adam finished his roll and turn at the same time, he rose with a flaming uppercut that Ganondorf couldn't even begin to dodge. Ganon was sent flying and burning up through another floor of concrete. Adam jumped after him, hoping to finish him with a mid air falcon punch, but Ganondorf suspected this, and met Adam's fist of justice with his own fist of darkness. A sad fact was that in Smash Brothers, Ganon's fist did more damage then Captain Falcon's fist. Adam was sent falling through 5 floors of concrete. As he landed and cracked the ground, Adam felt a new level of pain.
Adam grunted in pain as he got up to face Ganon. Ganondorf had floated down after him to finish this fight. Adam thought about what had just happened and about Ganon's smirking face, and he became filled with rage. He would not allow this man to be stronger then Captain Falcon, then justice! Adam clenched his fist as rage filled him and fire flared over his body for a second. He rushed at Ganon with unknown speed, catching Ganon by surprise. He tried to punch at Adam, but Adam simply ducked under it and grabbed Ganondorf's shoulders. As Adam brought up his knee he yelled in rage, "Knee Of Justice!" Ganon took the powerful knee to the face and was sent up through all 10 floors of concrete and into the air above the complex! Adam jumped after him with blinding speed and jumped at Ganon with all his strength. He brought back his fist to punch Ganon again and Ganon smirked. No matter how enraged Adam was, he wasn't strong enough to beat Ganondorf's fist...
But Adam knew that. As he reached Ganon, Adam executed a mid air spin, rolling past Ganon's fist! The shocked and off balance Ganondorf couldn't even register the foot that suddenly kicked him in the face sending him spinning in mid air. Adam kept going up because of the strong jump, and as he reached the peak of his jump, Adam brought back his now flaming fist. "Falllcccoonnnn," Adam said he rushed down at lightning speed. "Pppaaawwwnnnchhh!" Adam yelled with all his might as he brought his fist down into Ganon's stomach. Ganondorf flew down even faster, the 10 feet of concrete not slowing him in the slightest until he reached the ground. Adam fell back towards the ground and landed on his feet. He walked over to see shattered concrete everywhere as he reached the crater that Ganon had created. Ganondorf lay at the center, with his arms at his sides almost. "I win," was all Adam said as he looked upon the fallen villain As he walked away Adam heard the same sound he had heard before the fight. Adam whirled around to find... nothing. Ganon's body was simply gone, with no trace at all. Adam thought about this for a moment before rushing off to find his friends.
Josh unloaded another clip into the executioner's face as it rushed at him. Josh had backed away and was now in a hallway. He couldn't hope to dodge so he turned and ran down the hall. Josh hoped for a door at the end... Hope hated Josh. Josh saw that all there was at the end was a wall which seemed horrifically pointless in design, at least to Josh. Josh heard the executioner behind him though, so he kept running at the wall. Josh remembered the coolest thing Leon did in Resident Evil 4 and decided to use it. The executioner knew he couldn't keep running and prepared to swing its axe at the wall in mid run. The executioner had never seen Leon though. as Josh reached the wall he kept running and planted 2 feet up the wall before flipping off backwards, barely dodging the axe and landing behind the executioner. As it turned to face Josh, the executioner saw Josh unload another clip into its face and run back into the original room.
The executioner was right behind him. As they reached the entrance, Josh turned to shoot the executioner, not knowing how close it was. Josh was suddenly clipped by the hammer side of its axe. As the spikes dug into his shoulder, Josh was sent flying into the wall. As Josh lay there, he realized his shoulder was bleeding heavily. "Damn it," Josh grunted. Josh was in to much pain to move as the executioner approached him with its axe held high. Josh knew he was doomed... When suddenly there was an explosion!
The ceiling suddenly collapsed above them and rained debris down upon the executioner. It fell back in pain, but wasn't dead yet. Josh saw something silver and metallic slide towards him. Josh bared the pain as he picked it up. "Holy shit," Josh sighed. It was a gun, but not just any gun. Josh had memorized this gun, as it was the strongest magnum in Resident Evil 5. It was the S & W 500! Josh looked at the executioner as it began to rise off the ground. Josh used most of his strength and will to get on his feet. He was still leaning heavily on the wall as he lifted the magnum. The executioner stumbled at him slowly while dragging the axe behind it. Josh held his breath as he prepared to fire. "...Die," Josh breathed as he pulled the trigger. Josh had aimed low knowing the recoil would jerk his hand. He reacted with it perfectly, the bullet driving right through the executioner's skull. It stood for a second or two before slamming into the ground. Josh stood there before gathering himself and walking over to the corpse. It had dropped everything it was holding, which happened to be 4 gold bars! "Sweet!" Josh picked them up and looked over to find anything helpful. Josh found one of the plants that were growing in the lobby entrance that were not destroyed. It happened to be useful as a healing herb. Josh walked out to find his friends.
Michael had dodged another blast from the hunter and threw another chair at it's head. "Come on!" Michael taunted as the hunter slammed it's arm down, the force blowing Michael back. As he slammed into a support pillar, Michael was dazed and thought he saw a green ball coming at him. "Oh shit!" Michael yelled as he rolled out of the way of the blast. The support pillar was destroyed as pieces blew everywhere, some of them bruising Michael. Michael got up and ran into one of the not destroyed cubicles. Michael had seconds before the hunter smashed through the cubicle at him. He glanced around for a weapon. Anything would do. Michael spotted something by another support pillar. It was a gun. No, Michael realized It was one of the most powerful guns. It was a S & W 500. That would easily take the hunter down. Michael made a split second decision and ran for the magnum... The hunter was ready for him though. The hunter knew what he was running for and shot a blast at the support pillar. Michael flew back in pain as the pillar was destroyed. Even worse, losing that many supports caused the ground to collapse. The magnum fell through the floor. "Aw shit." Michael turned to face the hunter again, going back to plan A. Dodge and hope you don't die.
Adam saw Josh stumbling out of a building. It was a strange sight for Adam indeed. Josh had a bleeding shoulder and a gun in each of his pockets. He was carrying a plant in one hand and 4 gold bars in the other. "Josh," Adam said shocked, "What the hell happened to you? Your arm's bleeding and you have gold bars. We are rich!"
"The fuck happened to you!?" Josh shouted back. "Your clothes are burned and you have a broken leg I think. Besides that, did someone hit you in the gut? Your breathing pretty fast dude." Adam had stumbled over to Josh and was clutching his stomach. "As for me, I just fought an executioner! You know, giant axe hammer thing?!"
"I just fought Ganon!" Adam yelled back. "He kicked me through concrete!" Adam was about to start ranting again before he noticed something. "Hey, where's Michael?"
" Didn't he bail with you?" Josh asked. Suddenly, they heard a crash from the office building. They then heard Michael yell. "Michael, we're down here!" They could tell that Michael was in trouble, mostly because Michael had used most of his ammo on Kratos.
"Guys?" they heard Michael yell. " Whoa!" They heard another blast. "Guys, go on without me!" Josh looked at the building for a second before going to find a car to hot wire. Adam quickly followed.
"He'll be fine," Josh said as he worked. "He probably going to do something epic and show up at the last second. Like a true hero from Call of Duty... Or he could die like one of the characters you play as throughout the game." It wasn't that they didn't care about Michael, they did. They were worried about him to the point of not talking, but they trusted in their friend. They knew he would live. Then the building started to collapse.
Michael was running. The entire room had started caving in after losing most of the supports and Michael did not want to be there when it did. Michael saw a window up ahead and knew his only option. As Michael reached the window, he brought up his hands and jumped through. as he cleared the building, everything seemed to move in slow motion. Josh and Adam were looking at him expectantly from inside the car. They were wide eyed though, showing some signs of shock. Michael was spreading his arms to try and mantain some balance and control. Then everything sped up as he smacked into the wind shield, cracking it, and rolled off the hood. "Shit!" Michael yelled in pain.
"Get in the car Michael," Josh said impatiently. He had expected something like this. Michael got up grunting in pain as he got in the car. Josh drove around the ruined building to get back on the road. As they came around, the hunter stumbled out of the debris.
"Are you fucking kidding me!" Michael yelled in outrage. "How is he- No you know what? I'm done with him. Screw him for all I care." Josh suddenly turned the car around. He was now heading straight for the hunter. "What are you doing Josh?" Michael was getting worried. "Josh?" They were heading straight for it and it began to raise its arm. "...Josh!?" Josh suddenly swerved, barely dodging the hunter and a gun shot rang out. As they drove past, the hunter fell to the ground, dead. "What just happened?"
Josh gestured with the magnum he was suddenly holding. "Allow me to explain..." 2 minutes ago...
Josh swerved the car as he drew his S & W. Just as they drove by, Josh put the gun to the hunter's face and fired in one fluid motion. You might have thought he just put his arm outside the car to relax in comfort. Josh had blown out the hunter's brain in less then a second of aiming...
"I'll admit," Michael said, "that was pretty impressive." They continued to drive down the road with no idea where they were going. They knew 2 things though. 1: They were not going back to face Kratos. 2: They could face whatever challenge came their way, with or without each other if they had to.
Notes: Alright, sorry this took so long. It's almost 1 a.m. and I finally finished this chapter. Next, I'm going to work on the next chapter of my zombie story. Sorry, but I started that one first and I intend to finish it. It's on though if you want to read it. Besides that, I know what someone will say. I called him both Ganon and Ganondorf to dhow much it doesn't matter any more. You see, Ganon is the king of darkness while Ganondorf is the king of thieves. But in Smash Brothers, they call him Ganondorf when he has his powers of darkness. The best theory I have heard is that Ganon and Ganondorf are different people, but they share the same body and powers. Ganondorf channels Ganon's powers. This is the best theory I have heard. It truly doesn't matter anymore. Next time on the Crossover Paradox though: Our heroes have another run in with Kratos, meet 2 more heroes from games, gain more powers, and seriously piss off some chickens. Chapter 4: the Chicken or the Egg? (Okay, It's not the best title, but any other title gives away the heroes. Sorry.) I also may or may not put up a pokemon fanfic I started. If I do, Undaed, you are not allowed to read it. If you do, never mention it at all. Well, bye.