Hey there everybody! Hope you guys enjoyed your Thanksgiving!

"Dude, not everyone celebrates that holiday either."

Do you have to ruin my parade. I just got back with another chapter to the story and I wanna keep a positive mood.

"Oh fine. Whatever. If you need me I'll be in the hot tub."

We have a hot tub?

"Yeah, of course we… Oh damn! I was supposed to keep that a secret."

Why you little… I can't believe you hid that from me! I'm gonna kick your butt!

"What about the chapter?"

Oh yeah. Well guys, here the new chapter for the fic. Hope you guys enjoy it. Camera's ready, set, ACTION!!! Now I'm gonna kick your butt!

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I felt a shiver run down my spine. I could see the troubled look in Genai's face. It was startling. Not once has that man worn a face like that. I shook my feeling away and stepped forward.

"Genai? You wanted to see me?" I asked once all my fear was contained.

Genai looked up at me. Age was really getting the better of him. His hair was withering away and the wrinkles on his face were more visible than ever. He coughed before he spoke. "I'm afraid I have grim news. Do you remember Edward?"

"You mean the jackass who's too cocky for his own good?" I asked remembering the man.

Edward is one of our best agents but he was too cocky for his own good. He always had to have his way and never took orders from anyone, and barely any from Genai. Plus he's a major jackass, pushing everyone around when he felt like it, like he owned the place. The last I heard of him, he was on a mission to a small island near Italy. Haven't heard from him since.

I folded my arms and raised my eyebrow in confusion. "What does that lousy bastard have to do with any of this?"

Genai sighed, probably annoyed with my crude language. He sat up straight in his chair and picked up a large bag from the floor and placed it on his desk.

I was puzzled. It sounded like something squished in there or something. I couldn't really make out what was in there. The shape was round and it seemed to be as big as a bowling ball or something like that. "What's that?"

He closed his eyes and dug into the bag. He then pulled out the content of the bag and I was horrified to see what that content was.

It was terrible. It was a severed head. I stared wide-eyed into the glassy dead eyes of the dead man's head. Its long blond hair was bloodstained and its mouth was gaping wide with horror and pain. Its eyes were bulging out its sockets. The most frightening part was however, the words scratched into the forehead. 'NICE TRY'.

I quickly turned away from the horrid sight. Who could have possibly done this? What kind of sadistic monster would do this to someone? Wait, he was one of our best agents. How could anyone be able to do this to him?

I looked to the old man who had put the severed head away back into the bag. "Who did this?"

"I'm afraid I do not know. This was brought to us by a local from the area. She told us that Edward went missing one night. They figured he went to deal with the problem himself. But two days later, after dawn they found this next to a blood drained corpse." Genai answered grimly.

My eyes widened. I found it hard to take in. It was scary. No creature I've met could do this. What could this thing be? It had to be very deadly... and very smart. What could it be?

Before I could ponder any further I heard the door open behind me. I quickly turned around to face whoever had entered. I was stunned to see a beautiful girl standing in front of me.

Long blond locks cascaded down her back, her milky pale skin was flawless, and her eyes; they were a brilliant sea green color. She was breathtaking. For an instant, I felt... happy. like all my fear just faded away.

My eyes wondered down to what she was wearing; a simple white tank top under a jean jacket, tight dark blue jeans, and a pair of knee high boots. Nice.

"Um, hi there."

She spoke. Her voice was so heavenly. I smiled. Then I realized what I was doing and quickly snapped out of my trance and tried not to make myself look like an idiot. "Um, hi."

"Takuya, this is Zoe Orimoto. She was the local who found Edward's head." Genai introduced the girl. He then looked at her. "Miss Orimoto, this is Takuya Kanbara. He will be the one coming with you back to your town."

"Wait what?" I was startled. I looked at the man feeling as if I missed something. "You're sending me away?"

"Yes. You are our best agent and I feel like your skills and experience will be sufficient for whatever threatens the people in Miss Orimoto's home town." Genai answered resting his chin on his hands. "Do not worry. You won't be going alone. I am sending another agent with you."

I looked back at the girl who just stood there silently. She just looked at me with a strange look on her face. I couldn't make it out. What could she be thinking? I shook those thoughts out of my mind and turned back at Genai. "But Genai, you never sent me away from Japan before. I don't know what's out there. Are you..."

"You are to pack your equipment and go with Miss Orimoto back to her town where you will face the creatures that did this and defeat them." Genai ordered sternly. "You have a few hours to get ready. I suggest you get going."

I nodded. I can't believe this. I just got back from a mission and in a few hours I am to leave my comfort zone and go a strange new land to which I have no idea what will be waiting for me. I sighed and walked to the door. I looked at the girl one more time before leaving the room.

I closed the door behind me and sighed. Edward's decapitated head appeared in my mind. What could have done this? It's not like anything I've ever faced before. Whatever it was, it was most likey very strong, cunning, and smart enough to be able to do all this. What am I up against here?

"Hey Takuya, did you get a look at that girl in there?" JP asked once he got to my side, breaking me from my train of thought. "She was freaking hot man! Do you think she would go for a guy like me?"

"JP, I've got other things to worry about right now." I answered with a tired sigh. "I need to get ready."

"No worries. I packed all our stuff so we're ready to go." JP stated with a grin on his face. "You just need to pack some extra clothes for the way."

I stopped in my tracks. "Did you say 'our stuff'? You're going too?"

"Duh, someone's gotta watch your back out there and knowing you you'll be needing a guy like me out there where you'll be wasting bullets by the minute." He answered with an even bigger grin.

I sighed. I guess I should be thankful. JP was as reliable as they come. Thanks Genai. "Well, I need to get changed. I'll see you in a few."

"Kay dude but remember, we're leaving in three hours." JP called out holding three fingers to me.

I slumped to my room feeling exhausted. I did my best to block out the thoughts of what could have killed Edward. I didn't want to deal with that right now. I sighed happily when I finally came to my room. Room 505.

I pulled out the key from my pocket and unlocked the door. I came in and closed the door.

The room was not much to look at but it was home. A single bed with beige sheets sat against the right wall in-between the door to the bathroom and the north wall. A small table stood next to the bed; on it were a digital clock and a picture of me, JP, and Mimi at the park. At the top left corner of the room a drawer with all my clothes. Against the middle of the left wall was a small table with three chairs around it.

I sighed again and collapsed on my bed. It felt so soft. I closed my eyes for a few moments... Thump!

Ah! My eyes widened. Pain struck my heart. I forced myself up and clutched my heart. The pain. It's so intense. I balled up my bare fist and clenched my teeth. It was like I was being stabbed through the heart.

I feel a burning in my ribs. It was like being burned alive. I tried my best not to scream. So much pain. I hear sizzling coming from my right shoulder.

Painfully , I removed my coat and looked at my bare shoulder. Red steam was coming from my wound. The pain suddenly jolted. "AH!!!"

I fell to the floor and screamed again. My heart was going to burst. My muscles were tightening and the pain… It hurts so much. I can't stand it. I screamed again. "AAAHHHHHHH!!!"

I collapsed and started panting. The pain... The pain subsided. It was gone. Thank god.

I forced myself up. I felt so weak. As soon as I got to my feet I stumbled over to the wall. I looked over to my shoulder and saw that the wound had disappeared. I then pressed my hand over my broken ribs. They were healed. It was as if they were never broken.

I leaned against the wall for a few moments before I could stand up on my own. This happened every time I got hurt. Cuts, broken bones, bruises, torn ligaments, poisons, no matter what happened to me, I would always recover from it... in the same painful way.

I walked over to my bed and sat on it. I fell back and took a deep breath. I had three hours. I'm sure JP won't mind if I take a nap for a little while.

Outside sounds were muffling away to pure silence and I found myself drifting away from the waking world.

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I see a bright light. It's so bright, I can barely see. Where am I? I try getting up but something's keeping me down. Something cold and smooth. Like metal. It's keeping my arms and legs down on this thing. I think it might be a table.

It's a metal table I think. I'm not sure what this can be but it's really cold to my bare back. I can still move my head. I look around the best I can. I'm in a white room. Nothing decorated the walls and on the ceiling were nothing but bright white lights.

Wait, there's a door. Over there in the corner. I struggled to move. I need to get out of here. I don't like it here one bit. "Come on. I need to get out of here."

My heart was racing. Whoever did this to me is sure to come in here and do something horrible to me. God knows what they'll do to me.

I pulled at the binds at my arms. Come on, break. Break! Break damn it!

"What do you think you are doing, boy?"

My heart stopped. Standing at the door were three men. Three men in white scrubs. I could not see their faces. They wore white cloth over their faces covering everything below the eyes.

One of them was carrying a set of tools.

"Cute. The boy's trying to escape." One of the men stated to the others.

I glared at the men. "What are you going to do to me?"

The men stayed silent and made their way towards me. "Get away from me! Get away from me!"

"Shut the boy up." The middle doctor ordered and the doctor to his left walked up to me and put a gag in my mouth.

I tried to fight the man but he was too strong. It wasn't too long until the gag was tight around my mouth.

"There, that'll shut the brat up." The doctor told his leader.

The three were all around me now. What are they going to do to me? I struggled to break free from these bonds but nothing worked.

I looked at one of the doctors. He had a scalpel in his hand. We walked over to my left side and had the scalpel hover over my bare chest, over my heart. My gaze followed the small metal blade as it grew nearer and nearer to my chest.

"I will now commence with the experiment." The next thing I know I feel the sharp blade cutting into my chest. I tried so hard to scream but the gag kept my voice from echoing in the room.

The pain was horrible. I tried my best to endure it. I clenched my fists and tightened up. I could feel the blade moving. It cut further down my chest.

I tried to scream again, again to no avail. All I could hear was my muffled screaming. The cold blade dug deeper. The pain hurt so much. I could feel the tears run down my face.

They were laughing at me. I hate them so much. How I wish I could use this scalpel and cut them open. I want to show them the pain they put me through.

I moaned feeling relieved. They had pulled the knife out of my chest. I feel the horrible stinging on my chest. It was like I was being branded. But I was better than the pain I felt before. My labored breathing softened slightly.

Pain jolted to my head. I could feel the doctors opening into my chest; pulling my flesh apart. I heaved and screamed to the heavens. The pain is killing me. I need to make it stop. I need to make it stop.

"Ready to insert the Goliath spores." The doctor told to the others when his hands stopped wandering.

I was wracked with so much pain that my vision grew blurry. I could barely make out the images in front of me. The doctor held a syringe in his hand. A syringe with a strange green liquid.

I watched as the needle grew closer and closer to my exposed chest. I looked into the doctor's eyes pleading for him to stop this cruel act. I saw no mercy in his eyes. Just cruelty and fascination.

Then, everything went white. Blank. As if I had faded into oblivion.

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I bolted up panting. I held my chest, where my heart was. Where the scar was. That dream. I've been having that dream ever since I could remember. I knew that that's how I all started for me. Whatever they injected me with, it's what made me like this.

My strength, speed, stamina, flexibility, everything. It was all enhanced by this strange foreign substance. But this damn thing robbed me of everything I held dear in my life before then. My life, my family, my memories of them. Hell, my memories of everything. Absolutely everything.

I want revenge on these men and I tried many times to find the men who did this to me but to no avail. No matter where I looked, no matter how hard I try, I could not find them. It was as if they didn't exist.

"Yo Taky! Hurry up man!"

I sighed again and stood up. Impatient aren't we? I quickly packed my stuff, got a new shirt and coat, and headed off to meet JP. "I'm here. And you know, a text or a phone call would have sufficed over a scream down the hall."

JP feigned laughed and swung his pack over his shoulder. "Let's just go man."

"Dude, we got plenty of time. We don't need to be in such a rush." I told him and grabbing a fresh soda from an unsuspecting agent who passing by. I threw a few quarters at the guy and thanked him for the soda.

JP stopped in his tracks and looked at me with an 'I can't believe you just said that' look. I looked at him with a confused look on my face. "What?"

"TAKUYA KANBARA AND JP SHIBUYAMA! GET YOUR ASSES UP TO THE HELICOPTER LIFT RIGHT NOW! YOU'RE 10 MINUTES LATE!"

My eyes widened. Ten minutes late?! You've gotta be kidding me! I can't believe all that time went by already. I bolted to the helicopter lift as fast as I could with JP behind me. I quickly arrived at the stairs and ran up as fast as I could.

Screw the dream, cuz right now, I got a bigger problem to deal with. Edward's head flashed in my mind. 'NICE TRY'. I still wonder what did this. I shook my head not being able to think of any possible suspects. Well, I'll find out eventually.

I saw the door to the sky deck. I kicked the door open and saw the helicopter waiting for us up at the top of the building.

JP arrived behind me with an amazed look on his face. "How the hell did you beat me up here without taking the elevator?"

I shrugged then turned back to the helicopter. In it, the blond girl from before. By the look on her face I could tell she was ready to go. And so was I. Time to get moving.

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Ah, the water feels nice. ^^ (sits in hot tub) I could stay here for hours.

"Man, this sucks. The tub was supposed to me all mine. Why did I have to go and open my big mouth like that?"

Because you're an idiot. ^^

"That was a rhetorical question moron."

I know, I just wanted to answer it. I like calling you an idiot. It's part of my daily ritual now.

"You're a jerk."

Everyone has their own opinion. Anyway, hope you guys enjoyed the chapter. I added some freaky, some frightening stuff, and a hint of funny. So it's freak-ighten-ny.

"Wow Page. Wow."

Shut up. I can say whatever I want. Well, that's it for now. I'll be seeing you guys later. Ciao.