Okay!
I have a bunch of fighting in store for you in this chapter!
Get ready for some gore.
lol, not to much..
but not to little.
Grab your popcorn and Sodapop!
(lol, failed pun there.)
:Noise Levels:
Chapter 10
Apparently,
Though it could attack people in the RG...
It couldn't make itself fully visible.
People were starting to run,
Heading toward Molco.
Only to run into a mostly invisible Rouge Noise.
Let me tell you...
This was no small lizard!
Beat was already switching to his best pins.
Me, well...
I only had one pin other then the one that Joshua had given me to talk to Beat.
It was a strange pin...
one like I had never used before.
It had an emblem of claws on it.
I didn't have any time to ask Beat about it,
He was already down the street and going to engage the Noise.
I was worried for him...
But I knew what I had to do.
"Everyone! This way!"
I shouted to the confused crowd.
I started directing the people toward AMX.
When I had cleared everyone out,
I ran back as fast as I could to Spain Hill.
Not a moment to soon.
Beat was hardly looking like he was getting any hits in at all.
He was dashing about,
just barely able to move out of the way of the Giant Lizard Noise's attacks.
It would shoot flaming bullets from it's mouth,
With it's spiked tail close behind.
I paused in my step,
looking closely at the pin in my hand.
I heard Beat call to me and I looked up.
Gasping at what I saw.
When he had turned his head to call to me,
The noise caught him with a blast from it's mouth.
Beat was knocked back a few feet;
That not being the worst that happened.
Blood was pooling from his head where he hit the pavement.
Burns ran all along his right side.
He was grasping a pin,
I could see as I ran to him,
but he passed out from the blow to his head.
"Shit!"
I cursed,
Trying to pull him away from the Noise.
The creature was fast.
Too fast for me to get Beat away from it.
As it came at us,
I had no other choice.
I equipped the strange pin.
And I didn't remember anything after that.
--
(3rd person POV)
Neku's body began to pulse,
the waves of energy coming from him kept the Giant Noise just far enough away that it couldn't touch them.
As Neku's eyes clouded over...
His body began to change.
His hair turned into a mane,
as he limbs and joints changed and grew.
As quickly as it started,
the transformation was complete.
In Neku's place stood a large lion noise.
His mane was bright orange,
his body changing hues from purple to blue.
His limbs were Tattoo-like.
With a vigorous hunger,
The Lion lunged at the Giant Komodo Dragon.
And a great battle ensued.
The Dragon screeched, twisting and turning,
trying to fling the Lion from it's shoulder.
But the Lion ripped and tore as the others throat and shoulder,
drawing more loud cries from it.
Then the lion lept back,
taking a pouncing stance.
It let out a loud roar as it lept,
sounding like white-noise.
The Giant noise was soon erased in an explosion originating from inside the creature.
Beat had managed to gain a little consciousness during the battle,
and had moved back to lean himself up on a building.
He couldn't see Neku anywhere.
Though he dind't dare call out for him,
least the Lion come after him.
But he did whisper his lover's name.
The Lion turned sharply,
baring it's teeth.
Beat stood still,
his body shaking slightly from the strain of staying awake.
The lion crept closer as it sniffed.
Then it did a funny thing.
As it came closer,
it started to nuzzle Beat's chest.
Beat held his breathe...
Not sure what to think.
A soft green light came from the lion's nose as it huffed.
Healing Beat's wounds.
Right after it did so,
the creature burst into a bright light;
Causing Beat to cover his eyes with one arm.
The light fadded slowly.
Beat uncovered his eyes...
and gasped.
Neku's body slumped in front of him.
"Neku!"
He choked out,
kneeling down to pull the boy to him.
Clutched tightly in one of Neku's hands...
was the strange pin.
"...How...?"
Beat whispered,
stroking Neku's hair.
He didn't waste anymore time in picking the boy up into his arms and hurrying on his way to WildKat.
--
(Neku's POV)
All I could feel...
was power.
It rushed through my body...
So much I thought I would burst.
I couldn't see.
It was all so fuzzy.
Though I could feel everything I did.
I smelled it...
something vile.
It angered me.
I could feel as my teeth ripped into the vile thing...
as it's blood ran down my chin.
It even tasted vile.
Why was I expecting it to taste good to me?
After it stopped moving..
I must have killed it...
I heard something.
"Neku..."
A name?
...it sounded familiar.
I headed toward where I had heard it.
I sniffed.
That smell...
I loved that smell.
So much that I rubbed my nose in it.
But...
there was another smell.
Blood.
It was hurt.
I needed to fix that.
I had to help it.
So I let out my own energy...
and was happy when the decaying small went away.
Then...
Everything whited out fully.
--
It was a while before I stirred.
It was all so...
confusing.
Why couldn't I smell?
...Where was that good smell?
The one I loved?
As I opened my eyes,
I wanted to hiss out in disdain.
The light hurt.
"Hmmm...It appears that our dear, dear Neku is still having some side effects."
I knew that voice.
But that wasn't the one I loved.
"...Is he goin' ta be okay?"
There it was.
I looked around as my vision started to clear.
"...B-Beat?"
I mumbled,
rubbing my eyes.
Those warm strong arms wrapped around me.
...and the came a punch to the shoulder.
I let out an 'Eeep!',
holding my shoulder as Beat hugged me tightly again.
"Don' you ever do that again, yo!"
He scolded.
"That migh' have bin a cool trick an' all...but it freaked the hell outta me!"
I leaned into his embrace,
letting out what was meant to be a purr,
but it came out a whimper.
"...I'm...sorry."
I mumbled,
confused.
"What...what happened?"
Beat pulled back, looking at me.
"You don' remember?"
Joshua let out a thoughtful noise.
"Beat, do you have the pin he was holding onto?"
Beat pulled away,
nodding.
He handed over the pin to Joshua.
I shifted in my place on the bed.
Mr. Hanekoma was standing by the door.
Shiki and Rhyme were also in the room.
"You said he transformed into a Lion noise?"
Josh asked thoughtfully.
Beat nodded, holding one arm as he sat at the foot of the bed.
"He totally erased tha' huge Lizard yo..."
He mumbled in awe.
Josh turned the pin over in his fingers.
"I had banned these from the game..."
He said, that 'all-fun-and-games' tone gone from his voice.
"They were found to have dangerous side-effects if used to much."
He turned his gaze to me.
I nibbled my lip.
"Where did you get it?"
He asked sternly.
I shook my head,
"I-...I don't know. I just found it in my pocket."
It was the truth.
I didn't noticed when it got there,
or for how long it was sitting in my pocket.
Mr. Hanekoma came closer,
standing next to Joshua.
"He must be something really special..."
He said, waving a hand with a small smirk.
"Not many were able to use these pins in the first place...and those were mainly Reapers."
Beat smiled at me,
then looked at Josh and Mr. H.
"Tha's a good thing, Righ'?"
Mr. H was about to say something,
but Josh beat him to it.
"...Yes."
He said, a small smirk of his own returning to his face.
"If Sanae works with him, he should be able to learn to control it better."
I looked at the floor.
Training didn't sound like much fun.
Though, I guess I had too.
Beat took my hand,
Shooting a grim look at Josh.
"But you said tha' it had side-effects."
Josh shrugged,
"For some."
Shiki had left the room,
and now came back with warm drinks for all.
As I sipped my nice hot tea...
I couldn't help but wonder.
Was I going to become Joshua's guinea pig?
The transforming pin was an idea from a dream I had last night.
I just thought it would have been cool to be able to have a pin like that one in the game!
I would have used it like crazy.
XD
Hoped you liked it, SodaPop.
Looking forward to reviews!
-Sora