Author's Note: I would first like to thank everyone for their comments. Your words actually got me up and wanting to write more of this.

Also would like to thank RoyalTwinFangs for sending me that info page. It actually had some info on some Zoanoids I am planning to bring into this to confront Mercer, to see how he stands up against their special abilities and how he will try to overcome them.

Guyver and Prototype do not belong to me.

Oh and reviews are appreciated. They give me the drive to keep writing.

Chapter 3

To say Alex wasn't pleased was an understatement. A week had gone by since 'Lane's' rescue. A week of questions. A week of pestering by faceless voices through a screen by someone named Barcas who wanted answers to said questions. A week of sitting around and doing nothing till someone decided 'Lane' needed to do something productive and got him to work on the Zoa research he had brought with him.

'Alex' though had other plans, and had been back tracking through the computers to find any information about Dana or Ragland. With hundreds of hacking minds and computer whizzes working in tandem in his mind to blast through the system's securities, not to mention Lane's own personal access codes which were still operational, it wasn't a hard hack. The only problem though was that there was nothing coming up that would point to either of his targets.

"Working up a storm there, doc?"

'Lane's' eye twitched. Glancing over his shoulder, 'Lane' took notice of his personal security guard. More like watch dog. He wasn't trusted since he was able to escape the burning facility while all other personnel were killed. Understandable. But the security camera in the corner should have been enough. Not that he was worried. With a flick of a 'whip-fist' he could take the guards head and eat it as a snack.

'Lane' blinked, remembering the side project he had. Looking away to look at the screen to keep up the appearance of working, Alex instead looked within himself. Taking notice of how powerful most of the Zoanoids, and these so called Hyper-Zoanoids are, Alex guessed their boss or bosses were stronger. Maybe even that Barcas guy. Lane's memories told him that Barcas was a Zoalord. Pretty sure it wasn't just a fancy title. And if he was more powerful then some of those Hyper types, especially the ranged ones, then Alex needed to step up his game. Physically he was stronger then anything he's gone up against. Faster too. His armor and weapons gave him an edge as well. No pun intended.

But these Zoanoids had neat little abilities too. Electric, sound, gravity, energy projectiles, bio-missiles, camouflage, and many others. And pocketing some samples within himself, Alex had been trying to pick away any of the tampering that Chronos had done to force the bodies to dissolve upon death. Alex had to admit, he was impressed. To map the genetic code and re-write it the way they had was on a level equivalent to… well, himself. Even scarier idea was that they were made this way from scratch. Very sci-fi. But that's coming from a walking epidemic.

But it was VERY hard. Each time he thought he got close, his attempt would dissolve, and Alex would be left with letting out a nasty belch. The smell did not help. But each attempt brought him closer. He was just missing something. That was another search he was doing besides looking for Dana and Ragland. Going through Lane's research and others to see if there was something he could consume to help stabilize the Zoanoid code for him to use.

"Doctor," the guard spoke. "Think you should take a break. I don't think I've seen you eat."

Don't tempt me, he thought. "I'm fine. There's too much work to be done." Too much indeed. One would think that the search would be easy. Type in a name, said name would pop up; or at least tie it into the events that took place in New York but no such luck. But he had to be careful. He made sure to re-route his searches, tying them into his current work so no one would be the wiser.

Alex assumed they'd keep Dana under lock and key, the same with Ragland, but keep the two close. Ragland new plenty about the virus to keep him close to Dana considering how exposed she had been to Greene and himself. A living, unchanged specimen was too much to pass up.

Alex's hands froze. He had just thought of Dana as a specimen. Not something he would normally do. She was the only piece of humanity he had left.

His hand balled into a fist. The thought of Chronos doing something to her…

Alex was reminded of Dana's abduction by the Leader Hunter. He had chased that monster across the city, being slowed by Infected and Blackwatch all together till he had lost them. With all the power he possessed, he couldn't save her from Greene. And because he left her alone with Ragland, with no protection, she was now in the hands of Chronos. He had all but forgotten the feeling of guilt for his failure and Chronos brought it back.

Bing. Alex blinked at the small chime that signal a search was complete. Unfortunately it wasn't Dana or Ragland, but it was third best. That piece he needed to be able to consume a Zoanoid without issue. His eyes danced over the information, looking at certain profiles till one stood out the most, and Alex's grin became feral.

OOO

The van pulled to a stop, the back doors opening to unload Atkins' team. As he climbed out and stretched his arms to get the stiffness out, he glanced around the open facility. The former agent never thought he'd be happy to be back in their temporary base. An abandoned lumber factory that hadn't been used in maybe forty years. The main HQ of their operations was kept secrete from the rest of the remaining US army in case one of their men was captured by Chronos. Joint chiefs had managed to escape subjugation by Chronos and fled till they were able to once again make contact with their dwindling forces.

Atkins watched as the team dispersed amongst the rest of the men in the factory. Heller lumbered off, probably to call his family and make sure they were safe. Atkins couldn't blame him. If he had a wife and child of his own he'd do the same. The Blackwatch spooks broke off and went to their section. Atkins couldn't get over how much they hadn't changed. Keeping secretes from the people they should be considering their own. They were all in this fight together after all.

Reacher noticed Atkins staring off at him, but paid him no mind. The Blackwatch specialist moved off to go and report to his CO. Other soldiers who noticed stood ram-rod and saluted. He paid them no attention. At either side of the office door stood two of the last D-codes; more commonly known as Super Soldiers. Hulking high ranking officers in masks. The masks were simple now. Similar to Blackwatch grunts but with red lenses instead of blue. No where near as high-tech as before when they were designed to spot Infected, now they were just part of the uniform for intimidation. Not that being near ten feet tall and nothing but raw muscle wasn't intimidating enough.

Col. Rooks sat behind his desk, going over the latest reports on Chronos' movements when he noticed Reacher walk in. Before the specialist agent saluted, Rooks waved him off and stood. "Report," was all he said as he dropped the file onto his desk. How he missed the use of a PDA. The pile of files on his desk could easily be placed on one, but devices like that were far too easy to get into if you knew how. Paper on the other hand can burn and be discarded much easier.

Reacher let out a deep sigh, moving to stand at ease. "Nothing new to report. Same M-O as the last. No survivors and no evidence."

Rooks dug around on his desk through the pile of files he had till he found one in particular simply labeled 'Guyver'. Very thin file with little information about the alien armor and its host. "And what of our local bio-weapon that tagged along?" There was a certain level of distrust in his voice when he spoke of Sean. The young man wasn't human anymore, so that automatically placed him on Rooks' list. "He figure out anything?"

"Same thing. But there was more evidence of a big fight he managed to pick out. Disturbing enough, he admitted that what ever did the attack could possibly beat him."

Rooks paused, glancing at Reacher then back at the file before dropping it down on his desk. "That's… not good. Then again in a test of strength I think our soldiers could take the little punk. After all, they managed to face off against the fabled 'Zeus'." Of course he was referring to the D-Codes. It was an utter shame that the bulk of their Super Soldiers were killed in a frontal assault against Chronos just a year ago. Now no more then a hand full are stationed at their separate bases as a last contingency against an attack by Chronos forces should their location be compromised.

"I…have my own theory as to what it was."

Rooks eyed Reacher, silence filling the room. Rooks had read the past reports and had come to his own conclusion. He'd seen images similar to the pictures that were taken from the facility. Prints in the ground as if something extremely heavy was running; cut marks in concrete that was left by an extremely sharp blade. Images like that were last seen from ones taken from Two Bluff and New York. "You think it could be a Runner?"

Reacher nodded. "Yes sir. And a strong one at that too. But this one seemed to keep its viral infection in check. There was no evidence of the BLACKLIGHT or any other variation." Rooks approached the desk, hands clasped behind him. "Sir, could this Runner be a remnant of Gentek that wasn't destroyed during their purge?"

Gentek. A name Rooks hadn't heard or used in some time now. Gentek was quick to be overrun and assimilated by Chronos during their take over, but was quick to destroy most, if not all their research and specimens. They weren't quick enough to kill most of their staff though. Its believable that who ever was still alive were more then likely brought over onto Chronos' side, willingly or not.

But Runners didn't leave markings like the ones in the images and reports. Standard Infected could, considering their mutations and all, but not a Runner. They manipulate and spread the virus. And if there were no signs of infection…

"Could be possible," Rooks said. "But… I have something else for you to look into." He wanted to get off the subject. Unnerving thoughts were beginning to swell within his mind and he couldn't afford to start thinking about another threat other then Chronos right now. "You'll be going alone. Civilian guise, no weapon."

"Sir?"

Again, Rooks dug around on his desk for a particular folder, drawing one out. Handing it to Reacher, the man's eyes bugged at the words "ZEUS' THUNDERBOLT". When he looked at Rooks, the man shook his head. "Not that ZEUS. This one seems to be an organized group fighting over on the West Coast. They're taking the fight to Chronos, doing a little bit of damage. They took out the facility in Cape Kennedy."

"No easy feat," Reacher commented as he looked over the file's contents. Images of before and after the attack. He was a little impressed. But there was nothing on troop identities or numbers. "I'm assuming they got their hands on military hardware to do this much damage."

"Your assumption is correct. But I'm more interested in who's leading them."

Reacher understood now. "Infiltrate and see who's in charge."

"Exactly. Show a little rebellious nature. Protest if you have to till someone notices and approaches. Nothing too flashy. I know your skills and if you show off too much they'll think you're a Zoanoid. Or at least working with Chronos."

Reacher laid the file down, his hand pausing over it for a second. "And my objective when I learn of their leader?"

Rooks was expecting him to ask, but was a little disappointed he didn't ask sooner. Blackwatch discipline must have been slipping. "We can't let a simple freedom fighter group run around uncontrolled. If they managed to take out Chronos processing plants and get away without being traced then they can be a valuable asset to our forces. But their actions can cause people to forget who is really in charge of this country and its defenses. These are orders from the joint chiefs: get them to resign to our command, or you take their leader's head."

To Be Continued…

I'm not dropping any secretes as to what will happen in the near future. Well, big ones anyway. And yes, the chapters will be short. Some may be longer then others of course, mostly the action based ones.

Following, you will see characters from the games and the anime, but may play slightly different roles. Especially characters from the PROTOTYPE series. And at some point, we will see a Super Soldier/Zoanoid throw down. And considering these guys can go toe-to-toe with Mercer in a fist fight, you can imagine how it will go for some types of Zoanoid.

Now some of you may wonder when this is taking place. As originally stated, this was going to be a one shot deal, so time frame could have been anywhere. But being this is now chapter 3, we can count that out, am I right? So I'm putting the New York outbreak to being just a year before the Guyver units were activated. Now, Sean has had his unit much longer then Sho and Agito, so I'm going to put him at about maybe a year or two before the outbreak. Movie Zoanoids MAY make appearances, but they'll get the anime/manga treatment; meaning they're going to be big and mean, not human sized with slightly larger heads and just being retarded. And for God sakes, there will be no rapping Zoanoids. I may even have that pretty boy band of Zoanoids killed on 'accident'; Mercer style.

One person had asked why doesn't Mercer join up with the Guyvers. Well, lets face it. Mercer hasn't had a lot of trust in anyone, and if you go by the comic sequel that was before PROTOTYPE 2, he REALLY doesn't trust humanity. So his search for Dana will be one done solo. May make an alliance or two, but he will not be buddy buddy with anyone. Oh, and to clear some things, P2 didn't happen. Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the game, and I pray for a 3, (since its been confirmed that its 'rival' inFAMOUS is getting a new title for the PS4) but for this to merge right, P2 can't happen. Instead of returning to NY and causing the outbreak all over again, Mercer just went into seclusion, so as to let the world destroy itself.

Oh and yes, there will be an Alex and Aptom confrontation… 'nough said. :3

Now as for Sean, I was planning to re-title him as Guyver 0, seeing as he was around before Sho became Guyver 1. I know the one from WAY back in the day of the Advents was called 0, but I was gonna lean more onto calling him the 'ancient' Guyver. Crappy title, I know, but with Sean soon making his true existence known to the Zoalords of Chronos and the other Guyvers, what would they call him? Guyver 4? Maybe. But if I get to where Valkyrie makes her debut appearance, I was thinking of calling her 4 instead of Guyver II Female. That's a bit of a mouthful, not to mention they haven't exactly explained WHY she prefers to call herself as such so I'm going to leave that up in the air for right now.

The fun in the Guyver manga didn't really get anywhere till around the time of the Gigantic Guyver. Well, at least for me. I mean, Agito getting power hungry for the Gigantic Upgrade, a power struggle between the two for the upgrade and all. You can imagine how much more fun it would be if Sean and Alex are somehow thrown into the mix.

Again, thanks for your support. I may ask for more help in the future to continue this. And don't forget, this is purely for fun, no looking to try and win FanFiction Award of the year or anything. I can take a hit or two, but lets keep the flaming down to a minimum. Just for future reference.