This is the first of many CoA: Slop Doggy Extra Chapters. Extra chapters are chapters that…are extra, I guess. Disclaimer: I do not own Ali Wenstern, the Xenomorph character, or any other mentions of characters that belong to someone else. Claimer: I do own Slop Doggy (though the name belongs to my cousin. XD Thanks, man!), the "Ouja" characters, and the IDEA for the Shadow Xeno. Enjoy!
Extra Chapter 1: The Xeno and the Doggy
The half-lit moon glistened dimly through a thick bank of clouds that overlooked a small city. Atop one of the buildings was a young girl. She had long black hair that hung just below her shoulders. Her eyes were dark blue, and her skin was deathly pale. She was wearing a pair of black bell-bottom jeans with a tight fitting long sleeved shirt and no shoes. Next to her was a creature: thin and skeletal with a long, barbed tail. However, its head was the most frightening aspect: it was extremely long and curved. The creature hissed.
"Easy, Hermes," the girl said. "It's not my fault there's almost no crime here."
The creature, a Xenomorph, hissed again, reminding the girl that it was, in fact, her fault, due to the fact that she killed all of the criminals.
"It's not my fault those humans are so fragile," the girl argued.
Hermes let out a hissing laugh, and the girl smiled as well, but the smile faded when she heard voices coming from a nearby alley. Silently, she crept towards it and looked over the edge. There, she saw two men standing there, talking.
"My lord, we aren't even sure if they are in this city!" one man said. He appeared to be a normal business man: tie, glasses, suit. The other man, however, set the girl's senses on high alert. He stank of fried meat and blood. He wore a black shirt, with a yellow jacket on top. A yellow cap with a lightning bolt was on his head. He had on black, loose-fitting jeans, and yellow sneakers.
"Of course they're here, you fool! They're here right now!" the second man said. "Ugh, you're useless. Begone!" With that, the man rushed forward and grabbed the first man's head. What looked like lightning flashed from his hand into the poor man's skull. He convulsed, then went still. The second man dropped him, and turned around.
"God, he's useless. He can't even tell they're here right now." The man suddenly blasted the building that the girl was on, collapsing it. The sheer shock of the situation almost dulled her reflexes enough to slam into the ground. Almost. As it was, she landed heavily, but on her feet. Hermes, however, wasn't so lucky. He landed on his bad leg and screeched as it gave out on him.
"HERMES!" she cried, then gasped out loud as a fist sank into her stomach. The strength from the blow was immense; certainly more than any normal human could manage. She felt all the strength leave her body, something that no human had managed to do to her.
"We don't need you. The Xeno, however, will prove useful," the man said softly. He snapped his fingers, and dark figures emerged out of nowhere and surrounded Hermes. He hissed and got ready to fight, but the sight of the man holding the girl made him hesitate.
"That's right. Come with us quietly, and the girl won't be harmed," the man said, holding the girl, who was still gasping for breath. Hermes hissed, and dropped his fighting stance. The Servants swarmed over him, then returned to the shadows, leaving behind a tied up Xeno.
"Hermes…"the girl called weakly. The man grinned and said, "Finally." Dropping her, he walked up to Hermes and grabbed the cord around him. As he walked off, the girl struggled to get to her feet, clutching her abdomen. She managed to crawl a little ways before lack of oxygen got to her. As her vision faded to black, she caught a glimpse of a figure appearing out of nowhere. Then she knew no more.
CoA: SD
Slop sighed as he left the portal. He had just entered the world and already there were signs of a General causing trouble. The "subtle" hints around him included a blasted out building, the unconscious form of a young girl directly in front of him, and the fading silhouette of the General in question: Raiouja, the Lightning King.
"Why's it gotta be him?" he muttered. Out of all of the Generals he had met up with, Rai was one of the most annoying. He had the same lightning ability as Slop, but honed to a finer degree. As such, it was very difficult for him to defeat Rai.
A soft moan from the unconscious girl jarred him back to his senses. Putting Rai out of his mind for now, he knelt down beside her, looking her over with a practiced eye. It appeared that Rai had slugged her in the stomach, causing her to pass out from lack of oxygen.
"Are you all right?" he asked gently, putting a hand on her shoulder.
The girl blinked a few times, then her dark eyes shot open. She pulled away from Slop and looked around frantically, then winced and clutched her abdomen.
"Easy," Slop said, all business. "You took a rather nasty hit. You still haven't recovered yet."
"Who…who are you?" the girl asked.
Slop gave a sad smile and said "Just a traveler. Saw you were in trouble and decided to help out."
The girl struggled to her feet. Slop tried to keep her down, but she stood up anyway.
"I'm fine now," she said. "I have to go." She started to depart in the direction Raiouja had left.
"Did he take someone?" Slop called out.
The girl came to a halt and looked at him. "How did you…?"
"I've dealt with him before," Slop said, his eyes dark. "Anything I can do to help?"
"No thanks. I don't need help," the girl said, then turned and sprinted after Rai.
Slop sighed. "Well, I gotta follow her now." Using Shunpo, he jumped to the top of the roof and began trailing her.
CoA: SD
"So. Are you going to tell me what I want to know, or am I going to have to get rough?" Rai asked the Xenomorph.
Hermes hissed in refusal, and tried to attack Rai, but the chains held him back.
"Rough it is then," Rai said, reaching out his hand. But before he could electrocute the defenseless Xeno, he heard footsteps behind him.
"Having trouble, Rai?" a smug voice sounded out.
Rai growled and spun around. "What are you doing here…Ketsuekiouja?"
The lanky form of the Blood King emerged from the shadows, his spider legs twitching, and his priest-like robe fluttering in the breeze.
"I just came to see if you need any help," the pale man said, grinning.
"Well, I don't, so leave," Rai said gruffly, turning away.
"Really?" Ketsuki said, his grin getting wider. "So you don't want to know the location of the Queen?"
Hermes hissed in alarm, and Rai turned back around. "Keep talking."
Ketsuki laughed, a horrible, grating sound. "Oh, no. You don't want my help."
Rai growled, and lightning flew from his hands. "Tell me now, or I'll reopen that injury that kid gave you."
Ketsuki's eyes darkened. "You would do well not to mention him. I'll rip him to shreds one day."
"So? Where is it?" Rai asked impatiently.
"Their lair stretches far underground, but the closest entrance to the Queen is in the park, near the remains of a destroyed orphanage."
Rai grinned and said, "Ketsuki, I take back all of the things I said about you."
Ketsuki smirked and said, "Thanks." Then he frowned thoughtfully and asked, "What things?"
Rai, ignoring him, clapped his hands and summoned up a horde of Servants. "Let's go, boys. We got royalty to attend to." The small, shadowy humanoids squirmed, eager to get going. Ketsuki shrugged and left via a dark corridor.
Hermes hissed and threw himself towards Rai, the chains stopping him short.
Rai turned and said, "Oh yeah, I forgot about you." He looked at the Servants on guard duty and said, "Kill it."
The two Servants shoved their claws into the Xenomorph's belly. Hermes shrieked and fell over. However, the two Servants shrieked as well as the Xeno's acidic blood ate through their bodies. Soon, there was just a black puddle on the ground.
Rai blinked and said, "Acid blood. That's sweet. Let's go." Turning, he headed in the direction of the park, the Servants melding into the shadows and following.
As soon as they had disappeared from sight, the girl ran up. Looking around, she gasped when she beheld the Alien on the ground.
"HERMES!" she screamed, and ran up to him. Hermes hissed weakly as she knelt down beside him, his blood pooling around her, but not affecting her.
"Hermes, hold on! You'll be all right!" she cried, cradling his head. A soft footstep made her look up. On the opposite side of Hermes, bending down to examine his wound, was Slop.
"How did you-?"
"Shh. Hold on. Let me fix this up real fast," Slop said. Pulling out a syringe, he plunged it into the flesh around the wound and injected the contents. For a moment, nothing happened. Then, with a sizzling sound, the wound began to close up. Hermes and the girl both stared in shock as the wound vanished as if it had never been there.
"What the…how did…" the girl stammered.
"Standard issue from somewhere," Slop said, throwing the syringe aside as the acid blood dissolved it.
The girl looked up and stared at him. "Who are you?"
"I told you. I'm a traveler."
"But, how did-"
The girl was interrupted by an urgent hiss from the Alien.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
The Alien nudged her in the direction of the park.
"But, what's wrong with…" her voice trailed off as her eyes widened. "They've found the Hive?" she asked in a shocked whisper.
Hermes hissed affirmatively as Slop looked back and forth between the two.
"Let me guess. Rai found out where the rest of these things are?" he asked.
"Don't call him a 'thing'!" the girl said sharply as the Xeno hissed angrily. "His name is Hermes."
Slop bowed his head and said, "I apologize, Hermes. I did not know."
Hermes tilted his head and gave a short nod, startling Slop. Then he looked at the girl and hissed.
"Then let's go!" she cried as she got up.
"I'm coming with you," Slop stated, standing as well.
"Fine, but before we leave, what's your name?" she asked.
"My true name was lost long ago, but you can call me Slop Doggy. You?"
"Slop Doggy? That's a weird name. I'm Ali. Ali Wenstern."
This marks the end of part one. Tune in next time for the thrilling conclusion! XP Seriously, though. Ali Wenstern and the Alien Hive don't belong to me. I'd like to give a huge round of applause to the author behind these characters, Ali Wenstern! *round of applause* Thank you, Ali! ^^ Until next time, readers!
Be safe and well
Slop Doggy
