"This doesn't look safe" Glenn said as he, Junko and Sean sat on the back of cracked beak. The large red Rathalos had flown the three hunters to the outskirts of the volcano, geysers of lava exploding from the ground as the dragon landed.

"Is anything we do safe?" Junko asked as he jumped off the back of the dragon. "I don't want to answer that" Glenn mumbled as he dismounted, landing beside Junko as she glanced back at him. "Come on, we have a job to do, you two and get all intimate later" Sean interjected as he landed in front of them.

Both light haired teens blushed looking away as Sean chuckled under his helmet. "Come on, the..." Before he could start the mission a tremor shook the ground, Glenn falling over as Junko staggered on her feet. Cracked beak ended up falling on Glenn, the blonde crying out in pain as the dragon thrashed around to get back up.

"Okay, we need to hurry" Sean pointed out as Junko gave him an odd look. "Yes, because earthquakes are normal mortal" she said condescendingly. Sean ignored her, glancing back to see if cracked beak and Glenn were okay.

"Get off me!" the blonde cried out as the Rathalos rolled over, crushing him as it struggled to get back to its feet. "My back!" Glenn yelled in pain as Sean let his armoured head hit his hand. "Killer of an elder dragon, and gets into travail fight with his pet monster" Sean deep panned as Junko placed her hand son her hips.

"Come on get up, we don't have all day, something needs to die!" she commanded as cracked beak glanced at her, Sean sighing as the dragon remained upside down, still crushing Glenn under its weight.

"Let's hurry this up, the entrance to the underground is up ahead" he said, ignoring the fact Glenn was trying to crawl his way out for under cracked beak. As the blonde finally got out from under the dragon, he joined Junko and Sean just side the entrance to the underground.

The sight of the glowing lava running down the walls did nothing to help the blonde's nervous feeling. "We'll see you soon, stay near the outer edge" Junko said as she patted cracked back behind the ear, cooing affectionately as the dragon purred.

"Dumb dragon likes her more than me" Glenn grumbled as Junko waved the dragon off. "Oh don't be like that, you have me" Junko said, titling her head cutely. "Now let's go kill this fucker!" she yelled, charging on ahead as Glenn sighed.

"Well, you certainly have interesting taste in women" Sean voiced with a chuckle. "What?" Glenn questioned as Sean sighed. "Never mind let's just go before your girlfriend does all the work" Sean said as he marched on, leaving Glenn behind blushing.

Arriving at the end of the tunnel, both males say Junko leaning against the wall, her sniper propped up as she surveyed the large lava surrounded island. "Where should we head now?" Junko asked, leaning back to glance at Sean.

"The tremors are shaking the whole mountain, it would mean something is doing something destructive deeper in the mountain" Sean said in thought. "Should we search the other areas, we don't even know what we are looking for" Junko questioned as she sheathed her sniper.

"We should, but splitting up could be a bad thing right now, and for what were hunting" Sean paused as he stared intently at the island, his eyes trailing towards the large holes in the ground, as if someone had set up explosives throughout the area.

"We'll find out soon" he finished, looking back to see Glenn staring at the island as well. "What do you think?" he asked as the zinogre armoured teen glanced at him. "Explosives, but not made by a hunter, our barrels don't cause that much damage to the ground, and with the number of them, it was done quickly before moving on" he said, stepping forward to get a better view.

"It made its way down, heading towards that tunnel" he said, pointing to the far left to the island. "How did you catch that?" Junko asked, rechecking to see if she had missed something. "The explosions head that way, coming closer to a straight line before whatever did it moved on" he explained as Sean looked at him in surprise.

"And you thoughts you weren't cut out for this" he said, smiling under his helmet as Glenn titled his head in confusion. "Well, come on, we have a monster to hunt" he said, stepping forward before leaping down towards the island.

Crossing the molten island, the three hunters stared down the tunnel that would lead them towards the unknown monster, small almost unnoticeable tremors shaking the ground softly as Glenn narrowed his eyes.

"Be ready" Sean spoke, unsheathing his new blade. The blade broad sword rested on his shoulder, the bones of the black Diablo's having been carved into a large axe head, the vicious spikes making the large sword much deadlier than a normal sword.

With a nod, the three moved forward, Glenn slowly unsheathing his Katana as that started their descent into the tunnel. Lava flowed from the walls, running down the sides of the tunnel as the tremors started to increase, shaking the tunnel as droplets of lava splashed across the floor.

With the exit insight, Sean slowed to a stop, his blade at his side as he slowly inched forward. Another tremor shook the tunnel, a small explosion echoing from the exit as something charged past the tunnel. Glenn only just caught the sight of blue armoured scales before it vanished out of sight.

Sean mentioned the other two forward, peering out of the exit as his eyes landed on the monster, a large blue and green armoured fist slamming into the wall of the lava chamber, shaking the ground. As the fist pulled away, a large glob of green sparking goo was left behind, Sean watching silently as it sparked, turning red before exploding, shaking the chamber.

"A brachydios" Junko mumbled as she started as the large two legged monster. Hardened blue scales, made to look like armour decorated its body, spikes running across its armoured face, along with a large green oozing horn as it eyes stared at the wall in frustration. Its mace like tail swinging behind its body, slamming into the ground as it reared its arm pounder back.

"That's...a big beetle" Glenn mumbled as he looked at the monster, its horned head resembling a beetle as its armour looks far to smooth to be scales. His words came back to bite him in the ass as the beats stopped its punch, its head slowly turning to the tunnel, narrowing towards the blonde that had spoke.

"Fuck me" he cursed as Sean and Junko glared at him. A roar resounded as the three turned, their eyes widening as the beats leaped into the air, both explosive arms pulled back as it descended on them.

Junko and Sean jumped forward, rolling under the beast leap as it crashed into the ground, the shockwave sending Glenn flying into the chamber wall, his back cracking against the molten surface as he groaned in pain.

The brachydios glared at him, ripping its arms out of the ground, leaving behind globs of explosive goo as it turned to him. With another roar it charged forward, Glenn climbing to his feet as his eyes widened under his helmet.

His didn't think as he threw himself to the left, his body rolling to gain more distance as his right hand clamped down the hilt of his Katana. The monster slammed his right fist into the ground, using it as a pivot to turn to the running blonde, leaping after him with a furious roar.

With a girlish scream, Glenn turned towards the beast, his blade sweeping through the air as it connected to its snout. Sparks exploded on impact, sending the monster reeling backwards in pain as Glenn sprinted away from it.

As the beast regained some sense of its surroundings, an explosive bullet crashed into the said of its head, making it stumble towards the lava as Junko reloaded for another shot. With a growl, the bug like monster turned to her, ooze dripping from its pounders as it prepared to leap towards her.

Only to meet the hooked spike of Sean's new sword, the spike catching one of its armoured spikes as it was pulled to face the Lagiacrus armoured teen. With a growl, the beast sucker punched the black haired teen, sending him flying through the air, a glob of goo spreading across his armoured chest.

Crashing into the ground, Sean rolled around, furiously wiping off the goo as he felt it sparking against his chest. As another spark fizzled out, Sean rolled over onto his chest, wiping the slime away as the small globs left on his armour exploded, his body twitching in pain as he growled inwardly.

"Don't let it punch you!" Sean called out, climbing to his feet as the brachydios turned to face him again. With a roar, the beast leaped towards the black haired teen, its pounders reared back as it descended on him.

Sean threw himself to the side, avoiding the monster as it crashed into the ground, leaving behind a crater that was filled with ooze. Ripping its pounders out of the ground, the brachydios turned towards Sean, glaring as the teen levelled his blade with it.

Before Sean could attack, the beast roared, Sean's eyes widening as he watched slime flowing across its scales, tainting the once dark blue with eerie yellow, lines of dark green running alone the armoured scales.

"Run!" Sean yelled, sheathing his blade as he made a dash towards Glenn and Junko. Neither need4ed to be told twice as the three turned towards the exit tunnel, the not enraged brachydios charging after them, oozing pounders ready to crush them.

"Keep going!" Sean yelled, hearing the sound of the enraged monster smashing its horn against the ceiling of the tunnel, shaking the ground as Glenn stumbled slightly. "Hurry up!" Sean urged as Glenn picked up his pace, a pounder crashing into the ground behind him, a explosion sending him flying through the tunnel ahead of the other two.

"Glenn!" Junko yelled watching her crush flying through the air, disappearing out the entrance with what could be described as a less than manly scream. "That thing can cause explosions now!" Sean yelled, glancing back at the green tainted monster that was catching up to them.

"Keep going, it shoulder be able to make it through the entrance!" Junko yelled, spotting Glenn slowly climbing to his feet just outside of the tunnel. "Holy shit!" he screamed, his eyes wide behind his helmet as he stared at the charging beast.

"Don't stop yet Glenn!" Sean yelled as he past the blonde, Junko catching Glenn's arm as she dragged him away from the tunnel. Sean came to a stop behind a bounder, his eyes staring out towards the large volcanic lake in front of him.

Junko and Glenn joined him, Glenn falling to his knees as Junko grabbed a cooling drink for herself. But before the drink touched her lips, the brachydios smashed right through the tunnel entrance, its eyes searching for the three hunters.

"We're boned" Glenn admitted as the beast stomped towards them, glaring at the boulder they were hiding behind. "No we're not" Sean denied as Glenn and Junko shot him a dirty look. A second later, their boulder was destroyed sending all three hunters tumbling towards the ground, Glenn almost falling off the edge and into the lava lake.

"You were saying!" Junko snapped as Sean as the boy offered a shrug in reply. "Well, fuck then" Sean said, standing up as he unsheathed his blade. Junko helped Glenn to his feet, the blonde unsheathing his Katana as the brachydios glared down at them.

"This is the stupidest thing you tow have ever done" Junko grumbled as Glenn and Sean blinked, giving her and odd stare. Hell even the brachydios was giving her and odd stare as well. "Okay, one of the stupidest" she sighed as the two hunters and monster nodded to her, before going back to glaring at each other.

"Well, come on you insect, let's go!" Sean roared, leaping forward as Glenn followed his lead. That monster replied in turn, its right fist heading towards Sean, sparking ooze leaking from the tips of its pounders as the sword and armour met.

As the weapons met, Sean was blown backwards form the explosion, the brachydios stumbling backwards as it arm was thrown upwards. Seeing his chance, Glenn stabbed his blade towards its exposed chest, sparks racing down his arm and across his blade as it impaled between the armoured plates.

A roar ripped from its throat, the beats crying out in pain as its insides were electrocuted by the blonde hunter. As it attempted to get away form the blonde, Junko fired two explosive shots, each one cracking its right shoulder armour, making the monster flinch in pain as Glenn viciously ripped his blade out of its chest.

Only to be thrown across the room by a vicious back hand, his back sliding across the burning ground as the monster turned to glare at Junko. With a roar, the beast leaped into the air, Junko diving to avoiding being crushed as its pounders and horn impaled the ground.

"Junko run!" Sean yelled as he noticed the glow surrounding the beast, the ground shaking lightly as Junko's eyes widened. The pinkette made a dead sprint, leaping as the ground around the beats exploded, rocks and dirt flying into the air as the explosion sent Junko flying near the edge of the island.

"Shit!" Glenn cursed, climbing to his feet as Junko started too slid off the edge, the rock crumbling under her as she clawed to stop herself. Just as she felt herself falling, her right arm was grabbed by a blue armoured hand, her eyes widening as she looked up to see the horned helm of Glenn struggling to keep his hold on the ground and her.

"Glenn!" Sean's yell made the blonde glance backwards, his eyes widening in fear as the brachydios started stomping towards the two. "Glenn, you have to hurry, it's going to send us both over the edge" Junko panicked as the beats grew closer.

Sean tried to get its attention, only to be sent flying by a swing of its tail, his blade slipping from his grip as his back cracked against the wall of the cave entrance. "Glenn, you need to get away, we both can't die now" Junko said, tears gathering in the corner of her eyes as she realised what she needed to do.

Glenn did not listen, his muscles straining as he continued to pull her up, the monster growing ever closer as time started to run out for him. "Glenn please, don't die for me, please" Junko cried out as Glenn finally looked back at her.

"I refuse" he spoke, Junko's eyes widening as she heard him. "I refuse to let you die like this, not now, and not ever!" he said, his horns sparking as the electro fur across his arm cackled with blue sparks.

"We aren't going to die here!" he roared, sparks racing across his limbs as he lifted Junko over the edge, throwing her past the oncoming beast as it eyes glared at the sparking blonde. "Let's go!" Glenn roared, his right hand finding his Katana as the electro fur sparked, becoming lightning infused spikes across his armour as his horns cackled with blue sparks.

The brachydios roared in reply, the two leaping towards each other as Glenn's sparking blade met the sparking pounder. Both monster and hunter were thrown backwards, Glenn's clawed boots digging a trench as he came to a stop at the edge of the island.

The brachydios charged forward, its pounder smashing into the ground with each step, shaking the ground to throw the blonde off balance. Only to be met with Glenn leaping forward, his blade coming down as it sliced through the beats horn, causing it to scream in agony as it horn as sliced cleanly in two.

Sparks raced across the beats armour, its agonizing cried growing as the blonde stabbed his blade further into it horn, the blue sparks of his armour racing down his arm and into the beast skull. With another roar, the beats threw its head to the side, throwing Glenn off his feet as his blade was ripped free form the monster horn.

Landing in a roll, Glenn climbed to his feet, his armour still sparking as the electro fur on his armour sizzled with blue lightning. The brachydios charged forward, his broken horn lowered as he dug the tip into the ground.

Glenn dove to the left, just in time to avoid the long lone of explosions erupting form the beast horn as it flicked its head out of the ground. Climbing to his feet, Glenn brought his blade up, the sparking blade clashing with the monster pounder as it attempted to punch the zinogre armoured teen.

As the two glared at each other, pushing against the other strength, the monster natural strength against Glenn's augmented strength. As the lightning rolled of Glenn is waves of blue sparks, he could feel his clawed boots sliding backwards, the molten ground crumbling under him as the beast pushed forward.

Another foot stepped forward as Glenn growled, his muscles straining as the lightning cackled across his armour, attempting in vain to give him the strength to fight against the brachydios. Another push almost brought Glenn to the edge of the island, the crumpled edge already falling as his clawed boots struggled to keep him from going any further.

But before the beats could push him further, the crack of an explosive bullet exploded against the beast head, sending it toppling onto its side with a surprised roar. "Don't forget us sparky!" Sean called as he rushed past Glenn, his blade descending on the thrashing monster exposed belly.

The hooked blade sliced through the weaker armour of the brachydios, the monster screaming in pain as it kicked out on instinct. Its right foot connected to the Lagiacrus armoured teen, sending him flying towards Glenn as the sparking teen caught his friend.

"Okay, don't do that again" Sean mumbled to himself as he thanked Glenn for catching him. "Let's finish this" Glenn said, his blade cackling with blue sparks as the electro fur across his armour hummed in agreement.

"Come on mortals, we have a beats to slay!" Junko roared, firing bullet after bullet into the rising beast, each one cracking more and more of its armour, slime leaking from the cracks as the green taint in its armour bleed away.

With a roar the beast leaped towards Junko, its pounders pulled back as the girl continued to fire on it in mid leap. But as it descended on her, it was met with two large sword, both Sean and Glenn swinging their blade upwards as their combined strength threw the beats back a few feet.

Growling to itself, the beats slammed its pounders together, sliming leaking form its jaw as it recoated the armoured limbs in the explosive goo. Sean levelled his blade towards the beats, Glenn following suit as his armour continued to spark, being them, Junko reloaded her sniper, taking aim as the injured beats glared at them.

With a roar, the two hunters and beats leaped forward, Sean's blade coming up as it blocked the first pounder, sending him flying backwards as he crashed into the molten ground. Rolling to his feet, Sean shot back towards the beats, just in time to see Glenn's blade slice through the left pounder, the beast reeling back in pain as it gave out an agonizing roar.

An explosive bullet flew past his armoured helm, cracking against the beasts exposed throat. Its roar was silenced as the bullet cracked directly into its throat, forcing it to choke on its own breath as Sean closed the distance between them.

Leaping into the air, the black haired hunter swung his blade over head, the hooked Diablo's blade coming down on the beast, crushing the armour skull as it slammed the beats head into the molten ground.

"Finish it!" Sean roared keeping his blade steady as the beast attempted to stand back up. Glenn roared in reply, his thunderclap cackling in fury as he stabbed the blade forward, the silver Katana slicing through the soft flesh of the brachydios neck, lightning coursing through its veins as it cried out in agony.

Only to be silenced as Glenn pushed his blade downwards, the cackling sword bursting out the monster that, ripping flesh form bone as blood splattered across the ground. The beast tried to cry out in pain, only to produce a gargled whimper as slime and blood leaked onto the ground.

Both male hunters stepped back, Sean panting lightly as he stabbed his blade into the ground before he fell over. Junko joined them, her sniper on her back as she smiled in relief at the ending on the hunt.

Only Glenn was panicking slightly, his muscles twitching every few seconds from the pulsing electro fur. "Hay Glenn, you can stop sparking now" Sean said as he glanced at the zinogre armoured teen in worry.

"I don't know how" Glenn admitted his right leg failing him as he fell to his knees, sparks racing across his back as he grunted in pain. "Glenn" Junko called out as his right arm twitched, his nerves burning with pain as he repressed the coming scream.

Sean and Junko could only watch as the lightning around his horns and fur increased, rolling off onto the ground as arcs of pure blue lightning bolts. A scream soon resounded form the blonde, becoming a roar as large boils of lightning exploded form him, crashing into the ground around him as both Junko and Sean backed up for their own safety.

A final barrage of bolts exploded form his armour, the fur calming down as it flattened his horns returning to normal as his body slumped over, unmoving. "Glenn!" Junko called, racing to his side as she ripped his helmet off.

"Shit, come on, we need to get back" Sean said, grabbed Glenn as he swung the blondes limp body over his shoulder. "But..." Junko was cut off as Sean rushed towards the exit of the cave. "Get cracked beak ready, we need to move, quickly!" he urged her as Junko nodded grabbing Glenn's sword before rushing on ahead as Sean carried Glenn.

"Come on, don't die on me now" he prayed, rushing after Junko.