Chapter 9 is here!

Chapter 9: The plans go wrong.

TIME: 11:50PM

LOCATION: EAST SIDE, ROUGEPORT

Koops was retracting and unsheathing his Hidden Blades repeatedley in impaitience. Just ten minutes stood between him and his next encounter with Crystal Corruption, and he just wanted to get it over with.
Zack stood by him with his AK-47, his prefered sniper weapon, in his hands. He wore a simple pair of gloves, tight-fitting with holes for his fingers.
"Are you sure about this?" Zack asked.
Koops nodded in answer. Zack had proven to be useful in marksmanship as well as close-combat, but Zack had just had a near emotional breakdown less than six hours ago. That kind of distraction was a liability in the latter situation.
Zack dropped down onto the rooftop surface on his stomach, a classic sniper position.
"Ready." he said.
Koops took one more look back at his friend, then he took off, jumping off the rooftop, rolling when he hit the ground and taking off at full speed.

TIME: 11:50PM

LOCATION: WEST SIDE, ROUGEPORT

Koopie Koo and Ms Mowz stood on the rooftop of the houses in the West Side of Rougeport. Koopie Koo paced around the rooftop, scimitar in hand and knives concealed. "Are you ready for this?" Ms Mowz asked.
"Yes." Koopie Koo answered firmly. She took off along the rooftops, gliding silently across the surfaces, down to the Town Square of Rougeport.

Ms Mowz waited until Koopie Koo was out of sight, then sat down and laid out her badges. The two main badges she kept her eyes on were the Ultra Charge and Mega Charge. Those two badges contained so much power in them that if Crystal Corruption got their hands on them, it could turn disastrous very quickly. Added to that, Ms Mowz had to keep herself alert for the threat of Hunter, who hung a clear intention to kill over her.
'Why does he want to kill me?' Ms Mowz asked herself. She herself didn't even know the answer to that question. (Heck, I still don't know myself!) If Hunter did show up, she'd only have herself and six knives to fight with against Hunter's lightning speed and various weapons. Overall, the odds were not stacking in her favor.

TIME: 11:55PM

LOCATION: TOWN SQUARE, ROUGEPORT

Rougeport Town Square was deathly quiet. No shops were open, no one was outside, even the moon didn't seem to want to shine any light down on the Town Square. Koops hoped this would act as an aid to getting in and out unseen. He had his hood pulled over his face, as always, with his Hidden Blades ready for use at the flick of his wrists.
Koops walked quietly to the only source of light: a small lampost that created a ten-foot wide circle of light. He waited right next to the lamp, hoping to stay out of the circle of light and still stay hidden. That's when a knife shot from straight out of nowhere, hooking itself in a crack in the wall behind Koops. He turned to the direction of where the knife had came from and found a figure dressed entirely in red. Koops unsheathed his Hidden Blades and brought out his Katana as a backup. He charged at the red figure, who did the same to him.

Koopie Koo ran to the figure dressed in a hood and jeans. (Remember: Neither of them know of each other's split personality.) She drew out her own scimitar and went sword to sword with her attacker. Every slice, every stab and every slash was deflected but couldn't be countered. The hooded figure slashed once again, this time going for a decapitation slach across the neck. Koopie Koo ducked down and kicked out at his stomach from underneath, sending her attacker stumbling backwards about five feet.

Koops barely felt any pain in his stomach, but did stumble back because of a lack of balnce. He recomposed himself and gripped his Katana tightly. He quickly ducked another knife and heard the figure curse. Judging by the voice, his attacker was definetley female, but he couldn't place the voice accurately. His attacker drew closer to him, lashing out with a kick to the face. Koops sidestepped and aimed his Hidden Blade for a stab through the neck.

Koopie Koo caught a glint of metal inside her attacker's wrist as he tried to stab at her neck. She blocked out with her elbow and drew another knife in her other hand, going for a stab into her opponent's heart. Her opponent dropped down and kicked in sweeping motion at her feet, knocking Koopie Koo down. The attacker rose up and pointed his Katana straight down at her heart.
"Stay down." he growled.
'That voice.' Koopie Koo thought. She kicked out at her attacker again, kicking him and sending him flying back. He landed hard on his side and his hood came off, revealing his face.

Koops winced as he stood up, realizing his hood was no longer covering his face. His opponent looked at him in shock and disbelief.
"K..K...Koops?!" she stammered in shock. Koops recognized the voice at once. It was the voice that he loved the most, the voice of Koopie Koo. His mind was in shock as his body continued acting on it's previous command. He charged at Koopie Koo and punched out at her, making her duck. While she ducked, her eyemask came off, revealing her eyes to Koops.
"What the [epletive deleted]?! No...this isn't possible." he muttered in sheer disbelief. "Koopie, is that really you?!"
Before Koopie Koo could reply or do anyhting, both of them felt a cloth cover their mouths. The instant they took a breath, the sharp smell of chemicals filled their nostrils, and both of them fell into unconciousness, their bodies going limp and thier minds shutting down.

Four members of the Crystal Corruption stood over their victims. All had forked tounges and scaly, green skin.
"Excellent." one of them hissed. "Both fell for the trap. Zabrovssst will reward usss greatly for thisss." (Cue hissing sounds for the extended s's.) The four of them picked up the unconcious Koopas, tied and gagged them, and carried them away.
"I believe Zabrovssst will have sssome great ideasss for them as he prepares their torturesss." another one hissed with delight. The four of them disappeared into the shadows, carrying both Koops and Koopie Koo into the darkness.

END OF CHAPTER 9

A/N: Slightly short chapter is slightly short. Mostly for suspense, partly for lack of ideas. As I speak, C10 is in writing.

So, what will happen to Koops and Koopie Koo? What about Zack and Ms Mowz? Will Hunter chase after Ms Mowz? Who are the real Crystal Corruption? The next chapters will reveal the answers (Mostly). Expect C10 by the 25th.