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Intruders

Cassie cursed quietly under her breath as she stood beside Kara and Jacqui, along with the Black Dragon, looking at the intruders in the camp. They were a large group of Special Forces soldiers, along with Kenshi. Sonya stood at the front. A member of the Black Dragon ran up to Kano.

''All the refugees are cleared to safety.'' He reported.

''Good…'' Kano responded, cracking his knuckles. ''Let's get down to business.''

''Attack!'' Kara shouted.

Cassie pulled out her guns as the army charged forward. Although her head was pounding, Cassie did make a promise to help. She aimed for Sonya, trying to ignore any heartache. It was an alternate dimension, after all. And it was better that she took down their leader, get it all over with.

Oddly enough, the task of killing Sonya had proved easy for the moment, as she had already busied herself with taking down Kano. And right now, it looked like neither was losing, nor would they give up. Before Cassie was given a chance to pull the trigger, there was an unbearable sharp pain in her head, increasing by the second.

Cassie dropped the gun and her hands shot to her head. She cried out in pain, before she heard a voice in her head.

''Stand down and surrender, and I shall spare you.'' A familiar voice sounded in her head.

Cassie looked up at the person, Kenshi. The pain continued to increase, however, forcing her eyes shut.

''Sorry…but I'm not going to...stand down.'' Cassie answered him in her head.

''Then you shall join the forgotten dead!'' he told her.

Before he was given the chance to kill her, a hole was blasted through his chest.

Kenshi cried out in pain. He fell to the ground, his hand covering the burning hole. Kara ran up to Cassie, her red cybernetic eye still glowing. The pain slowly started to subdue in Cassie's head. She breathed heavily as Kara helped her up.

''Ya alright, mate?'' Kara asked her, as she lifted Cassie up so Cassie could stand up on her own feet.

''Yeah.'' Cassie responded, rubbing her temple.

''Hey, you survived longer than most people would under that kind of mental strain.'' Kara acknowledged.

''That's great and all, but shouldn't we pay attention to the battle at hand?'' Cassie asked, looking at Kara.

''Please.'' Kara started. It was then that a soldier ran up to attack her. He tried to punch her, but Kara caught his fist without even having to look at him. She twisted the soldier's arm and he cried out in pain. ''I could be blindfolded against this army, and I'd still survive.''

''I'll take your word for it.'' Cassie nodded.

Kara unhooked a knife from her belt with her free hand and stabbed the soldier. She hooked it back on and looked at Cassie.

''You go on, I got him.'' Cassie assured her.

Kara nodded and took off, leaving Cassie to deal with Kenshi. Cassie took her gun from its spot on the ground and aimed it at Kenshi's head. She pulled the trigger and a bullet shot out of her gun and embedded itself in his head. Cassie smiled as a pool of blood formed beneath his head, satisfied with her victory.

Cassie saw Sonya, who was still fighting Kano. She got at a closer distance to them, to get a better lock on Sonya. Cassie aimed the gun at her. After getting a clear lock on her, Cassie pulled the trigger. As if Sonya knew the bullet was coming, she flipped out of the way. Cassie's eyes widened. Sonya kicked Kano in the stomach and gave him an uppercut. Kano flew back and landed on the ground. Sonya turned towards Cassie and smiled.

''So, Kano, you've got a new recruit?'' Sonya asked him, grinning evilly.

Sonya walked towards Cassie, who stood her ground.

''She must be new, she's still standing her ground.'' Sonya laughed.

''Then let's see how far we can go.'' Sonya raised an eye brow and continued walking towards Cassie.

Cassie didn't move. Sonya stopped right in front of her.

''That's pretty good.'' She said, looking back at Kano, who was getting up. ''But soon, she'll learn the true meaning of pain.''

Before Sonya could turn back to Cassie, Cassie's fist collided with Sonya's jaw. Sonya stumbled back, caught off guard. She spit out blood, then turned back angrily to Cassie.

Cassie cracked her knuckles.

''If that's how this is going to be…'' Sonya said, pulling up her sleeves.

Cassie gasped when she saw Sonya's arms. They were black metal, with designs going all up her arms. The designs glowed a light, electric blue. Sonya's eyes rolled into the back of her head, leaving her eyes completely white.

''What the hell…'' Cassie cursed.

''Enhanced bionics. Like them?'' Sonya smiled.

''Na, they're rather tacky.'' Kara interfered, stabbing Sonya from behind.

Cassie took the chance and took out her nightstick. She hit Sonya in the jaw, honestly expecting it to come off. Instead, Sonya's flesh was torn, revealing silver metal beneath.

''So ya really are crazy. You just couldn't stop yourself could ya?'' Kara asked.

Sonya smirked. Or at least the metal moved so it looked like she was. Everything from Sonya's nose and down had been torn off flesh wise. Everything beneath her nose was metal, designed like a skull.

''Had to find some way to even the odds.'' She said.

''Ya stole our tech.'' Kara said. ''At the same time, ya also gave us access to S.F.''

''The information you found was false. I knew that when I did this, S.F. would become vulnerable, so I did something to prevent you from getting your hands on any information.'' Sonya said.

''I'm no longer capable of being killed.'' Sonya added.

''Let's find out.'' Cassie said, aiming her gun at Sonya's head.

''Go on then.'' Sonya said, watching Cassie's every move.

Cassie pulled the trigger, but the bullet just bounced off Sonya's skull. Cassie stared at the bullet on the ground, mouth agape. Sonya merely laughed.

''Pathetic.'' She said, punching Cassie in the jaw.

Cassie stumbled backwards, holding her jaw. Kara kicked Sonya in the back, making her stumble forward. Kano snuck up behind Sonya when she recovered and stabbed her in the head. A few sparks emitted from her head, but she turned around and punched Kano in the stomach.

It was then that Jacqui decided to jump in. Literally. She had kicked Sonya in the head from the air. She back flipped off Sonya and landed gracefully on the ground in front of Kara. Sonya's head was now disconnected from her body. The shocking thing was that Sonya's body got up, grabbing the head. She put it back on her body, more of the metal beneath her skin revealed. More than half her face was now gone, some of her hair with it. Her eyes beneath her skin were glowing blue, surrounding by metal shaped in skull like features.

''Well, well, if it isn't the traitor.'' Sonya said. ''You were there when I did this, you should know that decapitating me wouldn't work.''

''Yeah,'' Jacqui started, raising her fists and getting in a fighting stance. ''That was the day I found out you were crazy.''

''I did what I had to!'' Sonya said. ''How can this world be perfect when you're all standing in the way? You protect this world, but you don't want it to change.''

''If doing what you had to means killing your own daughter, then yes, you did what you had to.'' Kara said.

''She was another thing standing in my way.'' Sonya said, her voice emotionless. In fact, now her voice was robotic, fitting her appearance.

''You don't have a good chance of walking out of here alive, or in one piece. Your comrades are dead.'' Jacqui claimed.

''Weak and pathetic mortals. Too easily killed.'' Sonya said. ''I give you one last chance. Stand by me and become immortal like me, or die like the rest.''

''Sorry, luv. We defend Earthrealm until our dying days.'' Kano said.

''Which will arrive soon.'' Sonya bit back. ''But not just yet.''

Small shifts were made in the black metal in Sonya's arms. Vents opened. Gas poured through the vents, filling the air around her. Soon, it had knocked everyone out. Once everyone was down, Sonya made her escape.

End of Chapter!

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