A/N: Hey everyone. Hope you all enjoyed the last chapter. And I'd like to give thanks to those who have been reviewing, always helpful. Small warning that there is a bit of gore in this chapter. Anyways, enjoy chapter 11.
Chapter 11
Wolf
The day had finally come. It was time to rescue Kyber. Suddenly I recalled something said months ago.. 'Black the beast descends from shadows.' I wanted to know about his past. I was sure he wouldn't tell me though. As I made sure everything was with me, I also brought an external hard drive to try and get the information if I got the chance. It wasn't every day I got the chance to learn about his past, and this way I didn't have to have him relive up bad memories. After I had my blaster, combat knife, and the hard drive I grabbed my keys to my Wolfen and headed out the door, going to meet up with the others.
When I arrived Lorelei, Ember, and Leroi were all waiting. Leroi was distributing weapons he managed to obtain: A few blasters, rifles, smoke grenades, and also had some vests although they weren't Blaster proof, they were bullet proof at least. I had my own personal blaster on hand but it never hurt to have another, and smoke grenades were always useful. Lorelei was getting all of her items ready and I noticed, next to my Wolfen was a small fighter-jet, painted Silver and Gold. Ember had a grim look on her face and was already suited and equipped. Though I noticed her gear was different from ours.
"Ember will be guiding you, Wolf." Leroi spoke. "She knows how to get to the base, we'll be following you guys... I hope you all are ready." Each of them had grim, determined looks etched into their faces as the other two nodded. There was no backing down now, I nodded as well. "Alright."
After I got my own gear on we got into our air-crafts and took off. I heard Ember from behind whisper "Don't worry Kyber, we're coming for you." It was then I wondered how they all knew him...I opened a com link between the two crafts.
"Hey, Lorelei?"
"Yeah?" came her voice a few seconds later.
"How is it you all know each other anyway?" There were so many things about these four that were shrouded in mystery. I heard a sigh come from the other end.
"That's a loooong story. Better to let Kyber tell you when we get him back."
"Why can't you tell me?"
"It's not my story to tell."
I shut off the com link and gave a frustrated sigh. Clearly I wouldn't get anything more from the tigress. We proceeded the rest of the way in silence, save for when Ember was giving me directions. It was about half an hour later when Ember told me to land, though I didn't see anything in the immediate area.
"We'll have to continue on foot for a bit. They have radar that would alert them if we got in their air space. Walking though won't be a problem." She said. I shrugged and landed, Lorelei and Leroi landing beside us shortly after. We had a wide open clearing big enough to take off in when we needed to. Once we were all out, Ember took off immediately with the rest of us in pursuit.
We got into the facility with little difficulty... Just as Ember had said. However once we were in, all hell broke loose. Guards seemed to pour out from everywhere and an alarm sounded. "Great." I mumbled as I fired off a few shots, thanks to class most found their target those that missed weren't too far off the mark and still caused quite a bit of damage. I heard a few blaster shots fired behind me and looked over to see Ember surrounded by fallen bodies. It was as though she had a personal Vendetta against the poor bastards. Her expression was murderous as she downed one after another. It was then that I noticed her gear had some resemblance to the gear these guards were wearing, if not a bit outdated. 'And so the mysteries deepen...'
Kyber
The Director had come to get me sometime that day. He stopped in front of the dimly lit cell with a malicious grin spread far across his features. When he stepped inside the cell he made sure the collar around my neck was tight and secure. I felt the small pricks of needles, If I was unruly he'd simply hit a button and I'd be injected with Neurotoxins. As fast as my body could regenerate, it was no match for the chemical, seems they had to have some way of keeping me in check. Though one thing crossed my mind. 'It was finally time for the assignment' I thought grimly. Any hope that my friends would rescue me was dashed away by my doubts as he dragged me from my confinement. As we walked down the hall an alarm went off and I was instantly alert. The Director pinched the bridge of his nose in annoyance and forced me down some other corridors.
'Could that be them?' I wondered. I had hoped so, though I noticed, the sudden alarm had made my fur turn white. Corridor after corridor went by but I heard none of the actual fighting for a while, the alarm that was still going faded into the background. After opening a door from a rather long hallway I saw Wolf, standing at one of the computers on the other side of the room.
Wolf
As the raid went on we split up into two groups, Ember with me, while Lorelei and Leroi paired up. After that we all branched off staying relatively close to where one wasn't too far from another, but not close enough to be taken down easily while trying to cover as much ground as possible. I had gone down a few corridors, not running into much resistance, aside from a few scientists who had tried to get in my way. But they were of no concern now. I thought for a moment that maybe they were after the others, given they had some sort of connection to Kyber, or maybe they were just simple scientists who were scared out of their minds at the sudden, abrupt, break in routine. I opened a door and found myself in a computer room of sorts. This may have been the one and only chance I'd have to get the information I wanted and I seized the opportunity. I quickly got on one and searched for anything related to Kyber. A password log in popped up and I sat there for a few moments before I tried something
'B14ck -P' Password Accepted, the screen read, and instantly a bunch of files appeared. I skimmed them over as I hooked up the external hard drive and transferred them all over. There were a bunch of files that were labeled "Reports" spanning years of "research" others files I had noticed were people who funded the experiment, list of names of the scientists who were a part of it, and even the guards he had been assigned. Once they were done I hid the External hard drive and attempted to crash the computer, and by crash I meant send a blaster shot right through it. It was then I heard a door open, I looked up to see Kyber behind some ape in a lab coat. "Kyber!" He stared for a moment in utter surprise before quickly averting his gaze elsewhere, fixed on the floor.
"Ah, so you're the one who's been keeping our little experiment so obedient." The Director said in an amused voice. "I'm the Director of this little facility, and I must say I'm impressed. You've managed to come so far and experiment B14ck-P has been so obedient for us over the past few months.
You're clearly resourceful, as finding this place isn't easy.. I'm tempted to offer you a position here as a guard." His voice smoothed with much practice, most likely from working people over to his side, used to manipulating people with his words.
"Like I'd ever take that chance!" I growled, I stared at the man with a deep burning hatred, fueled even more that the "Director" had the audacity to ask me to contribute to Kyber's suffering. He sighed seeming exceedingly disappointed. "Very well then...It looks like I have no other choice." He held up a gun and took aim. "I'll just have to kill you."
Before I could react the man pulled the trigger, but surprisingly,I felt nothing, I realized then I wasn't hit..It had barely missed…but why? My question answered near instantly as I looked over to see the "Director" on the ground with Kyber snapping and clawing at him, resembling a rabid dog. The Director shrieked in fear as he attempted to reach into his coat, pulling something out with a red button before it was quickly swatted away. It landed a few feet away from me.
"Hit the button,Quickly!" He yelled. I picked up the device, but I hesitated. I wasn't sure what it would do, or what it might do to Kyber.. "I SAID HIT THE-" The words were cut off. I looked over to see Kyber standing over the now dead body of the "director" blood was splattered all over his fur and was dripping down his muzzle.
My gaze traveled downward to the dead ape to see that his throat was torn out, and a small fountain of blood had formed from the gap, pooling around him as his lifeless eyes stared past me. I stood, terrified for a moment before Kyber swiped the small contraption out of my hand and crushed it. Afterwards he seemed to relax somewhat but then started clawing furiously at the collar around his neck.
Kyber
"I'll just have to kill you." Before I knew it I had pounced the Director and started fighting with him. He was frantically struggling as I clawed and snapped at him.
He was reaching into his coat pocket, I knew what for...the switch, the one that could kill me if I stepped out of line. While the other hand desperately tried to fend me off. A few swipes made contact every now and again when there was a slight lapse in concentration, or when I decided that instead of going for his face, I'd go for his arms. The moment I could I knocked the device from his hand. Thankfully before he could his that button.. It landed in front of wolf. He picked it up.
"Hit the button, quickly!" The director yelled, I saw wolf hesitate and I prayed he wouldn't hit it. I found it kinda funny, the person I loved held the fate of my life in their hands, and they didn't even know it. "I SAID HIT THE-" I wasn't sure how long Wolf would hesitate..
Before he could finish I clamped down on his throat, effectively silencing him. I slowly stood up, knowing all too well what I looked like. I could tell by Wolf's terrified expression...I looked like a monster. I quickly took the switch and crushed it, knowing that now it couldn't do anything. I started clawing at the damnable collar around my neck. It had been on for way to long now, and had to be removed.
Wolf
My initial wave of fear had passed and I managed to speak. "We have to get out of here!" Kyber stopped clawing at the collar and looked at me.
"Are you sure you want me to come with? A monster such as myself? All I'm good for is destruction...it would be better if you just left me..." I was shocked by what I heard I wasn't really sure how to respond... It was then that Ember came in.
"Come on! We have to go!" She looked at the both of us. "Kyber, I will drag you out of here if I have to!"
"Then help me get this damn thing off if you don't want me dead! It doubles as a bloody high-voltage shock collar!" She ran over to him, shot it off, and grabbed one of his wrists and literally started dragging him back the way they came.
I ran ahead, knowing I had to get the wolfen ready and that the two of them were capable of handling themselves. Just as we had gotten out I heard a yelp from behind. I looked back and saw Kyber kneeling, smoke rising from his body as the smell of burnt fur filled the air. It looked like someone had decided to leave them with a parting shot in the form of a blaster wound... The wound cauterized on impact, but the sudden movement caused it to tear open anew. The wound didn't seem too deep but the blood was flowing freely. Ember quickly picked him up and dashed over to the wolfen. As I got things ready she hastily made a bandage to try and slow the bleeding, but he needed professional help. Ember managed to prop him in her lap in the back seat while I quickly took off towards the hospital by the school.
A/N: As that concludes chapter 11, my apologies if some may think that the scene should be longer. Hope you guys continue to read, and PM me your thoughts or review, either works. Until next time!