Chapter 10

His head was swimming.

It's been a while since Garou felt someone knock him out, still, he didn't see where it was coming from, how it was done. He does remember something… Melee… she was knocked out of the sky first! He dove after her, when he too was struck by something.

His head rolled back and forth as he tried to wake himself, his eyes were heavy, he couldn't even lift his head to see forward. "Oh good, it's working."

With blurred vision he managed to see the damn clone before him. "you… son… of … a… bitch" Garou muttered.

"Ah, fighting it, good, good, keep doing so. It will help with my tests to say the least. The sedative I have spend years making, in fact, I was already working on it to use on something else… the Monster King Orochi for one. What a specimen he would have been!" 106 then reached up, he tilted Garou's head just high enough to take in the room. He saw her… across the room, Melee was chained to the wall.

"Me… Melee…"

"Oh, she fine… for now that is. You see, I had decided that her brothers are wasting their potential being Neo Heroes. Why have them do lowly work like that when they can become my sample collectors!"

Garou's head slipped from the hands of the clone, yet he gathered his strength to lift it once more. "M… Melee!" he called as loud as he could. It was barely a shout, but he hoped it was loud enough for her to hear his voice.

"So noble of you, trying to convince her to wake up. But you should be more concerned with yourself." 106 began to peer into his eyes once more and smiled. "I am more than aware that your daughter and my master created a counter measure to the cell I took from her. In fact it is the very thing that is keeping you incapacitated right now. You see, I learned something about you, Garou. Your metabolic rate… a blessing and a curse is it not?" he teased. "Your body digests that is put into it at a rapid pace, I had you ingest this for such a reason. You see, what I created attacks that very attribute of yours. Normally when you stomach a poison, you create an antidote to it rather quickly and make that toxin your own. But, if it isn't a poison, let alone a protein of use to your body… it cannot be used until expelled… and if your metabolic rate slows down to a snails crawl… you cannot rid yourself of it now can you?"

Garou tried will all his might to summon strength, not even the dragons on his body could move, they were weak and limp as he was. "What… do…you want?" he growled lowly.

106 smirked. "Simple really, the best genetic samples I can find, and ones that I can use!" he whispered. "Your and Melee are without a doubt some of the best in the world, but now you have been replaced. Merely tossed aside as your genes infused into one… creating children that are stronger with each and every time you tend to have them. I seek your latest editions. But… Alley is of great use to me still, and your son Goliath, for he has something I want!" the clone then smirked. "The others are merely disposable. But I am certain they will make wonderful side projects…"

The chains rattled, he managed to summon one little strength he had and tried to rip himself from the walls. Yet, he couldn't. Garou wanted to tear this thing apart! He wanted him to suffer and bleed, yet his power couldn't be summoned. "Tsk, tsk. To think I would have used you for a greater test than the original notion. Never mind to that, you are too much of a liability…"

"SIR!"

Garou glared as a clone came in. "We have intruders, the Original is among them!"

"Oh? Very well, let them in, ensure they are greeted properly."

"Yes sir!"

"I am going to kill you…" Garou whispered. "I am going to tear you apart… and tear out your heart…"

"I don't have one!" 106 said with a grin. "Besides, you have no idea what I am capable of, Garou, human monster! You have no idea… what kind of tests I am truly up to!"

The clone let out a sigh. "Well, I am going to take my leave, I am certain my legions will handle your children well enough, and soon… you can be reunited as one big happy family! Once the tests are completed of course… that may take time, but then again, death tends to bide its time for those who suffer!"

He was helpless as he watched 106 walk out of the room, yet, he smiled as he opened the door. "They are all yours!"

Garou froze as Street and Knuckle walked in, armed with weapons and a look of evil intent on their faces. The door closed behind them and locked. The two grinned. "Oh, we've been waiting for this…" said Knuckle.

They tore Melee from the wall and tossed her careless to the floor. Knuckle smiled over her as he took the tip of the sword and carefully at first brushed back her bangs, yet that look of anger came over him. "Disgusting, vile beast… Kill our sister and then take her body!"

"She… is your … sister!" Garou tried to call. "She's… Melee!"

"Shut up!" Street snapped. "We know what happened, we know that she died and the monster who killed her took possession of her body!"

"No… no… it didn't happen…"

"SHUT UP!" Snapped Knuckle. "You're next anyway. You knew it all too, and then, you had the audacity to defile our sister's body to make a monster army! We know of you hero hunter, and rest assured, you are going to suffer as much as her!" said Knuckle, he then traced the tip of the sword across her brow, Garou cringed as he saw her bleed.

"Please… stop… don't hurt… her,"

"Oh yeah… whose gonna stop us?" demanded Street.

KABOOM

The wall on his left burst and crumbled. The dust and smoke cleared as two young Neo Heroes stood. "Wow… that has a lot more power than I thought it did…"

"Not now!"

The two rushed in. "GAROU!"

He looked up to the young faced hero with white hair, a small smile came over him. "Took… you long… enough… ya old… fart…"

"Who the hell are you!" demanded Street.

"Knuckle, Street… you don't remember us? We're your friends from the Neo Heroes. Ran and Shaw!"

Knuckle sneered. "Never heard of you."

"It's no use gentlemen…" Genus made his way through the rubble, he looked at the two Brawlers and sighed. "Their minds have been whipped. But, thankfully, Dr. Evo took precautions."

"Evo? He's the one who saved us from that monster attack!" stated Street.

"No, that is a fraud. The real Dr. Evo was killed. The man who has since claimed to be him did so in order to obtain you. Fortunate, before that occurred, the real Evo injected you with a protection vaccine. It should take effect shortly."

"What the hell are you talking about? What do you… GAAH!" roared Knuckle.

He dropped the sword and stumbled back, Street cringe as he fell to his knees. "What… is happening?!"

"The brainwashing is being counteracted. Despite the memories being cleared, Evo injected you with something so the memory lost will be returned…"

"LIAR!" Street managed to get to his feet, with a short sword in hand and rushed at Genus. "PAY FOR YOUR LIES!" he thrust the sword right through him, and went as far as pinning Genus to the wall. The smell of blood filled the room. All Garou could do was watch, but his eyes grew too heavy to resist. Bang and Bomb surrounded Knuckle who didn't intend on going down without a fight either…