Chapter 9
AN: I do not own Killer Instinct. Rare does. All OC's I do own.
"Okay, you know I might sound like I'm losing my cool, but I'm not, but what the fuck is going on out there!" exclaimed Combo.
Another rumbling helped answered Combo's question.
"Sounds like a battle out there. A major one," said Orchid.
The room had produced an eeriness of shadows with the red lights, something that did not happen when the other lights were on. It looked like they were surrounded by monsters. The screen where Drago would appear on and where the matches were shown was blank. The signal for their screen was most likely dead. The last images they saw was Sabrewulf and Jago being attacked by mercenaries.
Orchid was worried about Jago. She really was. She hoped that he would make it out alive so that she would be able to see him again. She never felt this close to anybody since Joseph and before Joseph there was...nobody. She wasn't that close to her adoptive parents as much as they were respectful and kind towards her. Before that, she was raised in an orphanage. She was founded on the steps in the pouring rain. She was abandoned.
"I have a feeling that we must leave this place."
Orchid turned to Thunder and saw that he was back on his feet.
"Well, I have to say something about that. You're crazy!" said Combo. "I mean it sounds like a good idea to you at first. But you don't know what's going on out there. For all we know it could be the end of the world out there!"
Thunder ignored Combo as he made his way toward the small steel door. Combo continued on.
"And besides the fact you can't get through that steel door."
Thunder started to examine the door as he looked for any defects that might help him open it.
The large screen turned into a haze of a person. It was hard to see who it was as the screen kept on fading in and out, though the voice was clear and distinct.
"Anyone picking on this transmission, please respond. Can anyone hear me, anyone at all?"
Orchid immediately recognized the voice. It was like a force of light that tore through the darkness. It was easy to see whose voice it was.
"Griffin?"
"Orchid? Orchid, is that you?"
"Griffin! Yes, it's me! Where are you? What's going on here!?"
"We'll invading Ultratech. We have attacked them on all fronts. The revolution has started Orchid, thanks to you!"
"Me?"
"Yes, that disk you gave us had the security codes that we needed for their vitals systems. We've taken over those systems. They can't defend themselves properly which was the right time to strike. Ultratech will be exposed for who they are!"
"Griffin, where are you?"
"Not far from you. But that's not what's important right now. I don't have much time and this signal is going out. What is important is that Drago has sent a squad of mercenaries to keep you all in line."
"Well, what do you want us to do about it?" said Combo as he interjected himself into the conversation.
"Fight."
The instant that Griffin said that one word, the red lights go out which covered the three in almost total darkness. The giant screen managed to produce a faint glow which was helpful for the fighters to see each other.
"You know, I've only heard this guy for about one minute and he's already gotten on my case!" said Combo.
"Shut up!" responded Orchid.
She joined Thunder on the opposite side of the door that he was on. His tomahawks in his hands ready to draw blood. Orchid reached down and pulled out her lasaken weapons. Combo made his way toward the back of the room hidden in darkness as he still mumbled to him a slight bit before he cut himself off.
They heard the mercenaries' footsteps as they made their way toward their door. It sounded like it could be anything to five to about twenty. The footsteps stopped right outside their door. Muffled voices are heard through the door. The door opens with a hiss.
Silence.
Then a volley of gunshots rang through the air as bullets streamed into the room through the door. Yellow streaks crashed into the floor, walls, and exercise equipment as bullets tried to find their intended targets. Sparks are made as the bullets reflex off the same objects.
Thunder gave a signal to Orchid to move along the wall and till she got to the center. Orchid nodded and made her way as Thunder did the same.
The mercenaries flooded into the room slowly like a professional team that had dealt with this before and it seemed like there was about ten of them. Numbers were on their side but the skill was not as Thunder proved by hitting one mercenary in the gut with his tomahawk.
Thunder spun around hit another mercenary in the neck. Blood spurted out from the open wound like a hole in a hose that was filled with water. Mercenaries turned their attention toward Thunder which allowed Orchid to attack with her lasken weapons. The yellow lines of light glowed as she cut through a mercenary's arm. She bought the butt of one of her deadly weapons into the visor of a mercenary which shattered into pieces.
As the rest of the mercenaries tried to form a line to keep their backs away from the two fighters, a punching bag comes out of nowhere and knocked two of them down. One of the mercenaries turned around just in time to see a bare fist come at him. The mercenary's head snapped back as Combo's fist met the helmet. Despite the protection that was supposed to come with the headgear, it was no much for Combo's devastating punches as the helmet became a jagged piece of plastic.
Orchid does a spinning helicopter spin which knocked one mercenary out cold. Another falls to Thunder's tomahawks as Combo started on a fresh mercenary.
With such destructive force, Combo unleashed an uppercut which knocked the final mercenary in the air and onto his back. Combo wasn't finished as he straddled and started to beat the mercenary's head into the ground.
"Hey, hey! Combo! He's dead already!" said Orchid as she tried to ease Combo up.
"Well...I'm...the...type...that...likes...to...beat...a...dead...horse!" Combo said as he bought a fist down with every word. The mercenary's helmet only resembled a flat piece of plastic with cranium juices that leaked out. Combo breathed heavily as he got up and dusted himself off. "I'm finished."
"Good, I was hoping you were," said Orchid with a hint of sarcasm in her voice.
"What's that suppose to mean?" questioned Combo with hostility.
"Oh, I don't know, maybe you were a tad bit overaggressive?"
"Hey, what do you want me to do? Insult them to death or something like that or-"
"This is neither the time nor the place for this right now," interrupted Thunder who decided to cool things down before they got heated. "We have more important things that need to be done."
"I do agree."
The red lights came on as everybody turned toward the sound of the voice. In the doorway was Streak flanked by a couple of soldiers of the Resistance.
"Who are you?" questioned Combo
"I am Streak, a member of the Resistance, the good guys. I will answer your questions the best I can while we're on our way"
"Where?" questioned Orchid as she, Thunder and Combo walked out of the room.
"We'll we need to be at two places at once, it's just luckily that I found you that we will be able to do that. I need people at the Secret Divisions to obtain the information. That's where Drago keeps all his files on his deadly experiments and weapons. I also need someone in the communication room to make sure that our message gets out."
"I will handle the communications," volunteered Thunder.
Streak turned to Thunder and handed a CD case.
"Just pop it in the server and let it do all the work. Trust me, you'll know it when you see it," instructed Streak.
Thunder nodded and pocketed the CD.
"I'll go with the Secret Divisions," said Orchid.
"Then you'll be going with me then," said Streak. Streak then looked at Combo. "You go with Thunder. He will need all the help he can get."
With that said, the group disbanded with Orchid, Streak, and the Resistance going one way and Thunder going another way. Combo stood there with a confused look on his face.
"Hey, don't I get a choice!?"
Combo kicked at the ground and mumbled a few curses as he followed Thunder.
The last mercenary fell to the ground dead by Jago's sword. A circle of the dead surrounded both him and Sabrewulf.
"Is that the last of them?" asked Jago.
Sabrewulf sniffed the air as he searched for a scent of any other uninvited guests.
"No, I believed that is the last of them."
Jago looked down at the bodies that littered the floor.
"Why did he want to kill us?"
Sabrewulf head turned to the side almost like he was confused by Jago's question.
"Drago does not like when things do not go according to plan. He was expecting me to kill you. Ratings do not go up if it ends in a draw. His ego is not stroked and his deals are broken off."
Sabrewulf sniffed the air again.
"I smell burnt oil."
Sabrewulf made his way toward a direction as Jago followed. They made their way out of the temple and they noticed the smell was coming from a couple of jeeps that were on a road that led down the mountain. In the far distance, they could see the command base.
"That's where we need to go," said Sabrewulf. "Drago is in there. He must be stopped."
Jago nodded in agreement.
"I will do what I can do to help."
Sabrewulf checked out one of the jeeps. He noticed the keys were still in the ignition.
"You know how to drive stick?" joked Sabrewulf.
Meanwhile, Glacius was also on his way toward the same place. His hands still covered in the dried blood of the young mercenary that he had killed. His anger was getting the best of him that he was starting to feel like a human.
That was a bad thing. He stopped as he noticed a large chain link fence in front. A sign had a warning of a thousand volts on it. Glacius then discovered a open drain that most likely led to the sewer system. He slowly dissolved into a liquid as he made his way down the drain toward the base.
Thunder and Combo made their way into the command center. So far, they had been lucky not to bump into anymore mercenaries. The command center seemed to be trashed as it looked like everybody left in a hurry. Papers covered the ground and items left behind on the tables.
"The coast clear?" questioned Combo.
Thunder looked around and nodded as he entered the room.
"It looks like everybody left in a hurry." observed Thunder.
"Yeah, well, why aren't we doing the same thing?"
Thunder shook his head as he listened to the boxer complained more and more. It was really getting on his nerves. Though, he could understand Combo's position, it was just one Thunder could not take.
"Because if we don't do what we're supposed to do then many more innocent people will die. Where else do you think Drago gets his experiments from?
Thunder found the large server. A black and imposing rectangle with lights that sparked on and off. He implanted the disk into the small cavity.
"Now let's…"
Thunder didn't get time to finish as he ducked out of the way as a computer screen flew by. It smashed into pieces as it hit the wall. Thunder removed his tomahawks as he looked for his attacker.
It was Riptor who let out a hiss as its long serpent-like tongue licked around its lips. The dinosaur was in the doorway as it blocked the only source of escape.
Combo also took a defensive stance as well.
"At least we got him outnumbered," said Combo.
"I think we're going to need more advantages than numbers," said Thunder.
Riptor darted in with such blazing speed. It jumped on and off a table as it took a swipe at Thunder who moved at the way. He tried to hit Riptor but his tomahawk only met steel floor.
As Riptor and Thunder fought each other, Combo tried to sneak attack the creature. The dinosaur sensed Combo coming and used it's tail to hit Combo across the face hard which sent Combo flying into a table.
Combo screamed as he grabbed his left eye and blood made their way through his fingers.
Riptor attacked with a hard punch that knocked Thunder's head back. He dropped against the wall and Riptor tried a jumping kick with it's claws. Thunder rolled out of the wall as sparks showed their presence as the claws dragged down the wall.
Thunder took a swipe at Riptor's leg and just managed to nick it. Riptor let out a roar of pain as purple blood rushed forth. Now it was pissed and started to attack more viciously than ever. Thunder couldn't block all the strikes and he felt the claws ripped at his skin.
Thunder tried to roll away again but this time Riptor was ready as the creature jumped over where Thunder was going to be. As Thunder got up Riptor used its tail as a spear and pierced right into Thunder's gut.
Thunder looked down and then looked up at Riptor. A smile plastered on his face as the tail removed itself. Thunder slumped to the ground.
Riptor sniffed at Thunder and then leaned down to take a bite when suddenly a chair comes smashing right into the back of its head. It roared in annoyance as its meal was interrupted. It turned to face Combo who was one eye short but a full head of confidence.
"Get away from him, you son of a bitch!"
Riptor let out a roar of anger.
"Come on! Come on! You want dark meat! Here I am!"
Riptor charged the same time that Combo did and they met head on. Combo started to let out a barrage of punches onto Riptor as he attacked everywhere he could. He used his boxing skills to evade Thunder's strikes and attacked with his own.
Riptor spit out some green acid but Combo ducked under and hit Riptor with an uppercut that knocked the dinosaur on its back. The creature rolled over on its front and Combo jumped on its back and wrapped his arms around the creature in a chokehold.
Riptor tried its best to get the boxer off but Combo was not having any of it. Combo tightened his grip until he heard a crack and Riptor dropped back on top of Combo. Combo pushed the dead dinosaur off him.
"You're extinct now pal."
Combo got up and dusted himself off. He saw Thunder on the ground and walked towards him. Thunder's eyes were still open and a smile on his lips.
"I guess this was the destiny you were talking about my friend. You saw it coming and you didn't run away. You stood on your own two feet till it was your time to go. I won't forget what you said."
Combo then closed Thunder's eyes. His heartbeat was beating rapidly as he slammed his fists together. He was going to make them all pay for this.
