Chapter 7

"Well that takes care of that pest." Said the Spacegodzilla hybrid known as Zeus, "let's finish what we came here to do and get out of here before the police get here."

Zeus turned to grab walker only to find that Jared Walker had disappeared.

"Where is he!" shouted Zeus, "Find him! Now! I am not going to lose our last chance at vengeance. "

The Hybrid's began combing the restaurant in search of Jared Walker but were coming up empty.

Zeus looked out over the remaining hostages and his brow furled in anger, "fine. You want to make this difficult walker…."

Zeus grabbed a woman out of the group of hostages then arched his long blue tail with its crystalline tip within striking distance of the woman's head.

"Walker! Show yourself or I shove a nine inch crystal straight through her skull!" Shouted Zeus

There was silence accept for the sobbing of the frighten woman pleading for her life. Zeus's teeth clenched in anger, this silence meant that either walker had already escaped or he simply did not care about anyone else's life but his own, either way they had lost him.

"Fine then" Zeus said with disdain.

"No! Please don't! Please someone help me!" screamed the captive woman tears streaming down her face.

Zeus pulled back his tail ready to plunge it into the woman's forehead when arainbow colored beam hit him in the side causing him to lose his grip on the woman. The woman fell to the ground and scrambled away on her hands and knees sobbing uncontrollably.

"ROSE! I have had it with your interference. A years' worth of planning has been ruined because of your conscience." Zeus roared.

Rose the Mothra hybrid folded her furry arms in defiance, staring coldly at Zeus, "Murder was never part of the plan Eric. At least not the one you told me."

Zeus sighed his rage beginning to subside, "Volla, I didn't mean to lie, we …it's just your so sensitive and with your heart and everything we…I thought it best to keep you in the dark. I had hoped we could be done and over with this mission before you understood what was happening."

"Looks like you blew it." Rose said.

"Volla…"

"My name is Rose, Eric. Your mission failed can't we just go home?" rose asked

"Not until we find Ataru Walker's brother" Zeus said sternly

"Eric please Just let them go" Rose pleaded her eyes beginning to water.

"That sounds like a pretty good plan to me, Eric." Said a voice from behind Zeus

"Now what?" Zeus said as he turned around to face a man clad in a red insect like armor.

Before Eric could respond the room erupted in a bright flash as pair of twin purple beams smashed into Ryan's chest causing an explosion of purplish energy that threw him against the wall. A sickly laugh came from the Battra hybrid as the purple glow from her eyes dimmed.

Ryan groaned as he lifted himself off the ground, he made a mental note that if he ever met Ataru Walker again he would thank the man for all his trouble by punching him in the face. The suit had absorbed most of the impact and Ryan was able to stand on his feet again within seconds.

Ryan brushed himself off and tried come off as intimidating, "I order you vile villains to leave! Now be gone, before I show you the true meaning of justice!" Ryan said doing his best to sound heroic.

A moment of silence filled the room then the hybrids broke the silence with roaring laughter.

" Oooh! Look out! The scary grasshopper man is going to get us!" Raicho the Rodan hybrid laughed as he wiggled his claw like appendages in front of him.

Raicho then nudged the Battra hybrid, Gorgon, "Hey Gorg, what say you and I have some fun with are little hero here?"

A sinister laugh came from the monstrous mouthpiece of the mutated women as strands of purple electricity crackled inside her eyes. Gorgon shot out her twin prism beams again just missing the armored Ryan.

Ryan could feel the heat of the Battra hybrid's beams just touching his back, he needed to take the offensive soon if he was going to hold these guys off long enough for Steven to get the hostages out. He then felt a blow to the top of his head and staggered forward only to be hit from the opposite end sending him sprawling backwards.

Ryan sat up in time to see the Rodan hybrid Raicho land in front of him.

"Was the matter? You sitting this one out hero?" Raicho mocked

Ryan just moaned as Raicho moved in closer to the fallen hero, "yeah maybe it's better if you just lay there cause I'm about to give you the beating of your lif….Ugh!" cried Raicho as Ryan launched his armored fist into hybrid's stomach.

"C—can't breathe" Raicho gasped as he fell to the floor.

"Yeah that's kind of the idea jerk!" Ryan said as he got up off the floor "okay which one of you freaks is next"

Gorgon's purplish prism beam smacked ryan in the chest causing a shower of sparks to exploded off the armor. Ryan fell to one knee holding his chest plate in agony. He needed to get closer to the hybrid but the prism beams were to powerful to take on directly he needed some kind of plan. Ryan then turned his head towards the empty table all around him and got an idea.

Dodging another blast from Gorgon's Prism beams Ryan quickly scooped up the remaining sliver ware and plates that were scattered all over the tables. As the Hybrid powered up for another attack Ryan quickly began tossing knifes, spoons, forks, and various platter ware at Gorgon's head. Gorgon jerked her head upward in order to avoid the oncoming dinnerware releasing the prism beams energy unintentionally towards the ceiling. The purplish electricity blasted through the memorial lounges ceiling causing fiery bits of plaster to rain down on everyone. Gorgon quickly yanked her head back only to see the silhouette of Ryan's suit leaping through the air with its fist pulled back.

Ryan launched his fist and connected with Gorgon's face sending the Hybrid sprawling into the dinner table behind her. She landed with a crash as the table gave way underneath her weight spilling a vase full of flowers and unfinished dinner all over her. Ryan stood there for a moment but soon realized the hybrid was out cold.

A corona beam punched through the wall next to Ryan's head.

"I've had enough of this, I'm gonna stomp your face in, you little creep!" shouted Zeus

" yeah, well just try and…" Ryan stopped as he saw Steven out of the corner of his eye trying to get Kari, Ryoja and Ryia all to safety.

The hybrid also followed Ryan's gaze then noticed that most of the hostages had vanished. Rage swelled in Zeus chest and fire danced in his eyes.

"Bring them back!" Shouted Zeus as he shot a corona beam at Steven

Ryan's heart skipped a beat and all he could think about was Ryia as the corona beam's twisted reflection flashed over the large red eyes of his battle suit. Time seemed to literally stop as Ryan propelled himself towards her. Ryan knew there was no way to reach Ryia in time; logically, reasonably he knew that she was going to die, but that devil of a hybrid was mistaken if he thought Ryan wouldn't die in her place trying save her.

With all the strength he could muster Ryan urged his body to go faster, at that moment there was nothing he desired more then to save Ryia. As the corona beam came within a hairs distance Ryan felt his entire body ignite in a rush of new found energy, his legs moved faster his muscles felt stronger and in a flash of bright light his armored suit changed from red to blue in an Instinet.

A small explosion of sparks and light occurred as the corona beam connected with a solid mass. Ryia felt her hand being taken and yanked away from the danger. She did not know who her mysterious protectors were but this one had told her that Ryan had sent them and for the moment that was good enough.

Ryan lay motionless on the ground a black scorch mark was seared into the chest plate of his blue armor. Through his hazy vision Ryan could see Steven leading Ryia and his other friends out of the restaurant and the corners of his mouth tugged into a painful smile. Ryan watched until he was sure everyone safe then he blacked out.