3:55 p.m.: Elevators...
The three Kats reached the elevators, which were totaled, but in their places were dark swirling energy.
"What the hell are these?" Razor asked.
"They're portals, doorways to other worlds. The Reapers like to make things difficult." Trigger growled in annoyance. "They're using other dimensions to store god knows what all. No doubt Conway's in one of them."
"So we split up?" T-Bone asked, dubiously.
"Yeah, but be careful guys." Trigger warned. "Some of the shit you might see in those places could scar you for life."
The two shared grim glances for a moment then Razor took the middle one, T-Bone took the one on the left and Trigger took the right. All three of them leaping into the unknown.
3:59 p.m.: Mall Plaza...
Elsewhere in the mall, Feral, all alone, was still searching for his niece and Steele. So far he'd found nothing but the grim evidence of the weird war they were fighting. His elite squadron was piled like so much cord word in the food court, like they were stacked and waiting to be taken somewhere. He shuddered. Whatever or whoever the sicko was that was doing this made his fur crawl.
The cold chill had gotten worse here and seeing so many dead troopers made it only harder to ignore. He was thankful that at least his niece wasn't in any of the piles he'd seen. Unfortunately, that meant they had been captured so he continued his search. He trekked through part of the mall he no longer recognized. Grotesque tentacles decorated the walls and a weird light was emanating from the center of the room.
Moving cautiously up to it, Feral studied it from all angles then, finally, slowly put one of his paws into the light. Nothing happened except for a slight change in temperature on his paw. With nothing else to lose, he dared to step into it.
4:21 p.m.: Dimension 1...
T-Bone had found himself in a rather eerie spot. The walls around him looked like that of a cave, grainy and yellow. The place was almost like a pre-dug tunnel. He was turning a few corners, when he spotted the back of a way too familiar partner in front of him.
"Razor? How'd you end up here?" He asked getting closer to the figure. No answer. The figure looked like he was eating something. It was making nasty sounding crunching and slurpy noises.
"Razor…" T-Bone said more hesitantly...a chilling thought crossing his mind.
The thing in front of him slowly turned around. It's mouth was drooling with blood, while it's claws were filled with a bloody pulp of some kind. It's flight suit looked ripped, with a few ribs sticking out, while his face didn't resemble the familiar tom he knew so well as it was too twisted with rage to be recognizable.
"Shit…." T-Bone said in shock, his heart nearly stopped beating at the sight of his now soulless partner.
Razor creature let out a feral screech while his lower jaw split in half. It slammed and tore the nearby wall with its bloody oversized claws then it charged toward T-Bone.
T-Bone raised his shotgun, gritting his teeth as he blasted the Razor creature in the chest, making it stumble backward with a gaping hole in its chest. He closed his eyes to avoid seeing the terrifying sight as he pumped another round in, then fired. This time Razor's arm was taken off. T-Bone pumped another round in his gun and fired point blank, taking out the things head. It had screeched when hit then finally fell over dead on his back. He cocked his gun again automatically without thought, panting in shaking breaths at the realization of what had just happened.
"FUUUCK!!" He roared at the top of his lungs, which echoed off the walls. Tears ran down his face as he grieved at the loss of his dear friend. Suddenly, the ground rumbled beneath him. Claws came up from the ground and more creatures like Razor pushed their way upward toward him reaching for his legs.
"Get the fuck off me!" He shouted. Freaked out, T-Bone began to fire wildly at his feet until they released him then he took off running through the cave as the creatures gave chase.
4:42 p.m.: Dimension 2...
Razor was actually still alive and looking around a dark room filled with computers and tables in the middle of what looked like a massive pool of black water. The room was vacant, it seemed, but the feeling of being watched never left him.
He saw a few papers in one of the drawers. They contained some rather random information. Razor flipped through the papers, finding nothing of interest. Suddenly, a Reaper rose up from the black water and charged him from behind.
Razor heard it and turned, ducking in time as the Reaper swiped its claws at him. He rolled over, reactivating his shield and grabbing the rifle he had slung around his back. The Reaper had one just like his and traded fire with him, smashing the computers and windows as they did so.
Razor's shield was taking one hell of a pounding, until it was totally useless. He ducked behind a counter and fired at the creature, making it stumble back and drop its gun. He kept aiming for it head and neck, but the creature got smart and jumped over him and let its blades slip out. The slim Kat just barely missed the sharp steel blades as he rolled out of the way, only to get a kicked in the chest.
It seemed like this thing wasn't going to be out smarted anytime soon. He was out of ammo too. He leapt to his feet and jumped, giving a swift kick in the head. The creature just grabbed him by the leg and threw him like a ragdoll into the computers that smashed as he landed on them.
The slim kat groaned in pain as the Reaper walked up to him, sliding its blades back in for some reason. It grabbed his neck, giving a slight squeeze.
"Our leader wants you as one of us. Your initiation will be very painful." It told him coldly.
"The hell it will!" Razor yelled as he activated a buzz saw and sliced the Reaper's head clean off.
He landed on the ground as the body turned to dust. It wasn't over though, one popped out literally from nowhere. Razor caught a glimpse of it and fired the buzz saw, getting another clean decapitation. Suddenly something wrapped around him, then more Reapers showed, throwing every piece of debris out of their way as they charged toward him.
A fist hit the side of his face...hard before he could defend himself, making his mouth bleed a bit then another Reaper hit him in the gut, stealing his breath away. He dropped to the floor clutching his stomach. It felt like he'd been shot instead of punched.
"Chain him up." A Reaper ordered.
This had been a trap.
4:59 p.m.: Dimension 3...
Trigger was literally in the middle of nowhere, nothing but sand as far as the eye could see. This was a trap, he could feel it, but knew that he wasn't the target this time.
"Son of a bitch!" He cursed.
Just then he spotted another Kat trekking across the sand. The shape had a rifle, but no hood. He morphed out his up-link and picked out a Phase Sniper Rifle, which he pulled free and aimed at the figure. Through the scope he recognized the figure easily, it was the Commander of the Enforcers, lost and now found. Trigger lowered the rifle and called out to Feral.
Hey, over here!" He shouted, waving an arm.
Feral's ears perked up at sound of another Kat. He spotted Trigger as the other Kat kept calling him. The sight of the stranger gave him a weird feeling. For some reason he got thought he knew this Kat from somewhere but also knew he'd never seen him in his life. He shook away the conundrum and came up to the Kat.
"Who are you?" Feral asked cautiously.
"The name's Trigger." The white and gray striped Kat said tightly, keeping his eyes on the terrain. "We've got a problem." He said without preamble.
"I'm having a few problems of my own. My lieutenant and lieutenant commander are being held captive somewhere." Feral said grimly.
"We're gonna need out of here then."
"And how do we do that?"
Trigger pulled down his sleeve and the skin of his arm opened up where a weird device lifted up and revealed itself. "With this. I can just open up a portal, since a few boneheads decided to be a little unfair." He stated, pointing his arm in front of him. The device shot out three lights which circled until an entire circle was made, defying the laws of physics and turning into a small hole of infinity. "Well…?" He asked looking back at the Kat then stepping into the portal.
Feral sighed at the craziness of his world lately and followed him in. He would ask questions later...if they were still alive..
5:12 p.m.: Mall Entrance...
"Crud!" The sergeant slammed his fist down. "He's been in there more than long enough."
He had hesitated because of the slim chance he could have been still alive. He sighed and said, "Okay men let's blow this place to hell! Get everyone out of here!"
Choppers and jets were called in to destroy the mall as more tanks rolled in from down the nearby streets. But as they prepared to level destruction on the mall, the skies suddenly darkened.
"What the hell?" A commando said to another, looking up at the sky in concern.
Suddenly, a scream of pain rent the air and the sergeant fell forward as a fountain of blood rained down from his corpse that had been severed in half. Behind him with a bloody blade was a Reaper.
Before anyone could react a swarm of Reapers descended on the Enforcers. They began firing their weapons at the hideous creatures. Soon the air was filled with the sounds of screams and weaponry fire.
The Reapers were hard to kill and the enforcers were finding it tough going just to stay alive as they shot and shot with no results at the charging creatures. Many times their own weapons were ripped from their paws and used on them. Corpses began to litter the landscape.
Choppers dropped down to try and kill the things but when they got too close, the Reapers would leap off the roof of the mall and onto the rails, climbing into the cockpits, killing the pilots and tossing them out then taking over the chopper and firing on the enforcers.
The tanks were fairing no better. As long as their doors stayed closed they were okay that is until the choppers began dropping enough ammo on them to blow them up. Though the Reapers took heavy damages, the enforcers were the ones dying. It wasn't very long before there wasn't a Kat standing anywhere near the mall.
Hell had come to visit and it didn't look like it was leaving anytime soon!
HAHA! WELL, that was worth a wait, wasnt it? This should prove to you guys that I show no mercy, and can get a pretty wild imagenation sometimes. The next chap is almost done, just being beta read.
Thatnks to everyong who gave a review. And Even KantoTheSlayer just told me how good I have been doing. I'll be seeing you guys very soon!