Invasion

"All breaks loose."

Hours had gone by very quickly. It was now 2:39 in the afternoon. This only made Roland a bit more excited, for he only had 21 minutes left until he got off from work. The coyote missed his girlfriend, and he wanted to get back as soon as possible. Being in a relationship can change a person. The proof was Roland himself.

The boy let out a sigh of agitation. He wanted his shift to end, and he was taking his frustation out on a gun he was cleaning. Finishing the last polish, Roland tossed the rifle into the "OUT" box, and smiled upon seeing the "IN" box completely empty. Even though he was finished, Roland couldn't leave until the clock said 3:00. It was 2:43. "Damn it, come on," Roland muttered angrily. Deciding to kill time, the coyote reached under the desk for the hidden case and pulled it out. THe boy began to work on his inventions once more.

Outside the shop, Annabeth wanted to suprise the coyote. The fox walked into the store, and upon seeing the manager, she said, "Hey, Will." The gorilla turned and noticed the fox. "Hey, Annabeth. He's in the back if you need him." Nodding her head, she said, "Thanks." Hoping to catch Roland by surprise, upon reaching the back, Annabeth walked slowly and quietly up to Roland's back. She noticed he was doing some work, and was a bit curious to see what he was doing. Making her move, the fox put her hands on Roland's shoulders and whispered, "Hey."

The coyote was a bit caught off guard and using a small cloth, he turned around while covering the guns he was working on. "Hey, Annie," Roland said casually. Curious as she was, Annabeth said, "So, what are you working on?" His ears perked a bit, and while trying to think of a lie, the coyote said, "Oh, uh, nothing really." The fox smiled upon hearing her boyfriend. "We just started dating and you're already lying to me." She was right in a way, and with a sigh, Roland said, "I'm sorry. It's just that this is something I've been working on for a long time, and it was kind of personal to me." Nodding her head as a sign of showing interest, Annabeth replied, "It's okay. I forgive you." Giving the boy a kiss, as she parted the fox asked, "So what are you working on anyway?"

"Well, if you must know," Roland said as he turned around, "I've been working on these." The coyote removed the cloth and revealed his inventions. Annabeth's eyes widened upon seeing her boyfriend's creations. "What are they," the fox asked as she picked up the gold and brown gun. "I'm...I'm not quite sure what to call them. They came to me in a dream, and I started to build them. I don't why I had that dream, but it just kept popping up, and so I made these," the boy said. Looking back at Roland, the girl said, "Well, what would you call them?" With a chuckle, Roland said, "I haven't quite come up with names yet."

Annabeth picked up the other gun, looked at them and said, "I really like the colors on these. Kind of resembles day and night, don't you think?" With a scoff, Roland said, "Yeah, kinda does actually." Taking one more look at the guns, Annabeth said, "Well, how about...Dawn and Dusk?" Roland's ears perked up. "I like that," the coyote replied. The fox smiled as she heard Roland's acceptance of the names. "So you ever try them out," Annabeth asked as she placed the guns back on the table. Shaking his head, Roland said, "No, not really. I probably should though. It would kinda suck if the guns didn't even work, meaning I spent all that time for nothing." Reassuring the coyote, Annabeth responded, "Don't worry. I'm pretty sure they work, and if not, you'll know how to make them work."

"Thanks, love." Looking back at the clock, Roland saw that it was 3:04. "About time! Let's bail."

On one of the rooftops in the city, Liam looked onto the streets for one of the hybrids. He detected the energy giving off, but the gila monster could not pinpoint its exact location. "Where are you," he questioned as his eyes kept searching the sidewalks. Closing his eyes, Liam focused his power and released a energy pulse, hoping to find either hybrid. He waited until he felt the energy. It was faint, but he knew where to look. "I'm coming for you," the reptile whispered.

Meanwhile...

Marcus had finished breakfast hours ago, and he received a call to hang out with one of his friends. The wolf was busy walking through the city until he saw his brother and friend in the distance. Laughing to himself, Marcus said, "Well, time to meet the newlyweds."

Roland and Annabeth were looking around for a place to eat when Marcus came out of nowhere. "Hey, guys. Whatcha' doin?" Annabeth waved and said, "Hi, Marcus. We were just going to get some lunch. Do you want to join us?" Marcus then said, "I'd like to, but I don't want to interupt your date." Roland's eyes widened and his own reaction was, "What? We're not on a date! Are we?" The fox shook her head and said, "We are." Looking to the wolf, Annabeth said, "Well, you would find out sooner or later. Roland and I just started dating." Marcus bursted out laughing, and when his laughter died down, Marcus said, "I knew you two would eventually date. I was going to put both of you in a room to talk it out, but now if I did put you two in a room...I think we all know what would happen."

The fox blushed as the coyote rubbed the back of his neck nervously. Marcus noticed and laughed once more. "Hahaha! Oh my God! I knew it! You two. Wow!" Roland interrupted and said, "Alright, alright! Would you keep it down? The whole world doesn't need to know about this!" Wiping a tear away and holding his stomach, Marcus said, "Ok. It's just...Man, you two just started dating and already you two are going at it. Roland, come on. You must give me a five." Marcus held his hand up, waiting for his brother. "Uhhh, no," the coyote said. The wolf sighed as he walked away. "Keep your hands off each other," Marcus teased as he left.

Roland just put his palm on his face and said, "This couldn't be any worse." Annabeth took the boy's hand away from his face and said, "Well, at least he's happy for us. And so am I." Being reassured by his girlfriend, the coyote simply smiled and said, "That makes two of us. Plus my brother, of course." Both friends giggled as they leaned in for a kiss.

"Finally," Liam said as he spotted one of the boys. Behind the gila monster were a few other demons. However, they were under his command. Seeing his opportunity, Liam commanded, "Kill him. Bring me his blood." The demons shouted loudly as they jumped off the rooftop.

Elsewhere, Emilio was meditating at his dojo as he heard the shouts. "No, it cannot be," the owl said to himself. He got up and ran to a closet. He pressed the back panel, which slid open. As it fully opened, Emilio ran down the staircase that was there, leading to a small room. He walked to a corner where there was something wrapped in a large blanket. Unwrapping the blanket, Emilio took a few seconds to examine what laid there. There were a few swords. "It is time."

Roland turned his head as he heard the cries and said, "What the hell was that?" Turning her head as well, Annabeth looked to see nothing. "Must be something else." Shaking his head, the coyote replied, "No, I heard something." Only few seconds later, both lovers heard another cry, except it sounded like that of a woman. Squinting their eyes, they saw something that didn't look like it belong in the world. "What is that," the fox questioned. The coyote said, "I don't know, but it's coming our way. Run!" Roland and Annabeth sprinted as fast as they could back to Will's shop. It was the only place their minds could think of as safe.

Seeing the shop within short distance, Roland shouted, "There!" Looking back, Annabeth saw the creature still chasing them. "It's after us," she yelled. As they reached the door, Roland opened the door letting Annabeth inside and running in as well. He locked the door as the creature ran into the door. Luckily, the glass on the door didn't break. Will, who was still in the shop, heard the loud slams the creature made and said, "Roland. Annabeth. What is that thing?" Annabeth looked back to the gorilla and said, "I don't know. It just chased us. Where's Roland?"

The coyote had went back to his station, where he pulled out the hidden case. He opened it and grabbed the guns. He then reached to the corner of the case where there was some loaded speed reloaders ready with ammo for him to take. Loading his guns, Roland went back to the store. "Dawn. Dusk. Please work."

Will and Annabeth saw Roland come back with his guns in his hand. Will asked, "Roland, where-what are those?" The coyote didn't reply as he walked to the door, where the creature was still trying to break in. Roland lifted his guns, took aim, and fired. The bullets broke through the glass and hit the monster, killing it. Both Annabeth and Will were shocked and amazed at the coyote's actions. The boy looked at his guns and said, "Well, at least they work."

Another cry broke out, simliar to the one Roland heard before. Looking out the glass, Roland saw more of the same creatures coming. "Will, I'm gonna need your help. Annabeth, stay in the back. Hide." The fox ran to Roland and said, "What? Let me help." The coyote sighed and said, "I don't want anything to happen to you. Please, hide." Annabeth saw in Roland's eyes that he was scared and concerned for her. "Ok," she said as she ran to the back. Will ran behind the counter, grabbed a pump-action shotgun and a couple of shells, and began to load the gun. "I've seen some crazy shit in my day, but this takes the cake," the old primate said. "You don't say," Roland said in a sarcastic tone as he readied his guns.

Hearing the cries and gunshots, Marcus ran to the source, only to see Roland and an old gorilla defending themselves against some weird looking things. "What the hell is going on?" Running to the shop, the wolf shouted, "Let me in!" Luckily, the coyote saw his brother and opened the door. "Come on, hurry!" Roland saw a creature about to pounce on his brother and fired, killing the monster as it leapt. "Get in," Roland yelled, and as soon as Marcus was within the right distance, he slid inside. The younger sibling closed and locked the door. Marcus got up and said, "What are those things?" Will shouted, "I don't know, but they're looking for a fight!" The gorilla cocked the gun and fired as another monster ran towards the shop. "Marc, grab a gun. We need all the help we can get," Roland said to his brother. Immediately, the wolf went behind the counter and grabbed a hunting rifle. He reached underneath the counter and grabbed a box of ammo and started loading.

"Damn it! I'm reloading," Will shouted. Roland ran over to provide cover and he kept firing at the invading creatures. Hearing the empty clicks, Roland reached for another pair of reloaders and quickly reloaded his guns. Putting in Dusk's ammo, he looked up and fired as one of the creatures leapt at the store. The coyote was fast enough to aim, fire and kill the monster. Upon seeing the dead body hitting the ground, Roland said, "That's what I call a sleight of hand."

Marcus fired and killed another creature. "How many of these things are there?" The gorilla responded, "I don't know. But I'm gonna keep fighting 'till they're all dead!" Nodding his head in response, Roland said, "Exactly!" The creatures kept running to the store, only to be shot down by the three men. Civilians nearby ran for their lives to avoid getting killed by the creatures. Some of the pedestrians ran by the store in hopes that either Roland, Marcus, or Will would be able to kill the monsters. Luckily they did.

Finally, the last creature was killed. "I think we got them all," Marcus said as he looked through the scope to see if any more were coming. "Me too. They would be attacking by now," Will said in response. Roland said, "I don't think so. I have the feeling that was just the beginning."

"It was," said a voice. All three men loaded and readied their guns. "Show yourself," Will demanded. "Gladly," the voice said once more. All of a sudden, a cloaked figure appeared outside the shop. The figure laughed and said, "My, my, you two have grown." Aiming the rifle at the stranger, Marcus said, "You sent these things, didn't you? Who are you and what do you want?" Laughing once more, the stranger said, "I'm amazed that you do not remember me. Then again, you may have been tramatized by seeing your parents die before your very own eyes."

Immediately, Roland remembered seeing someone fight his father. "You...you murdered my parents." The stranger smiled under his hood. "It was not I who killed you father. However, I did enjoy seeing him die alongside your mother." Fueled with anger and rage, Roland ran out the store aiming his guns while shouting, "You son of a bitch!" Seeing his brother leave, Marcus said, "Roland, wait, no!"

Notes

Dawn & Dusk-Two handguns personally created and designed by Roland himself. These weapons are a hybrid of the flintlock pistol and the revolver.

Author's Note: Well, there's another for ya. I'm already starting on the next, and hopefully it's better than the last. Until then, see ya.

*tb100*