-A Hunting We Will Go-
As the heavy security door slid open, the girls all turned and smiled at the vampire as she entered, Bonni especially beaming with pride at how the situation was handled.
"Nice work Marce. I was hoping for more fanfare but…c'est la vie. I already asked Elder Agatha to see our new prisoner, and not to put it too lightly, but she was not pleased, in any sense of the word." Keila smirked as she turned back to the large center monitor. "I may also watch just to see what she does to him…" Although I do have my own…guest waiting for me in my room…hrm…
"Yes, it was an amazing thing to watch. He looked truly dumbfounded as to just what kind of situation he suddenly found himself in." Nari smiled as she and Bonni both stood up and approached the monarch.
"Yeah well, if it wasn't for Keila's nagging and wanting me to wear this stupid corset..." Marceline glanced down at her clothes, rubbing the back of her neck. She had changed into fresh ones, but she still wore the royal corset, even though she loathed it.
"Oh? What does the corset have to do with it?" Bonni and Nari looked at each other, mirroring each other's curious expression.
"I had that corset made specifically with its own set of runes." Keila glanced from monitor to monitor, still debating whether or not to head to her room as she propped her chin up with her hand. "They negate everything on this train so Marce can work at full power at all times. If I was being honest and divulging just all our secrets…" She sighed, glancing back over her shoulder. "The entire length of the train is like one giant suppression rune. Its subtle, but effective nonetheless. Good thing one of us had such foresight."
"What do you want a cookie?" Marceline rolled her eyes as she folded her arms across her body. "At least now we can relax, until Aggi is done with him. I sent the boys out to find Rush so I think a bit of time off is in order."
"Mmm I would have to agree, this has been quite more than I had bargained for when we first asked to come along. I think I'm going to go find Jake and try to have some fun." Nari leaned into Bonni, giving her a hug before waving as she moved out of the room.
The princess smiled at her lover, nodding in agreement before looking at the guitarist. "Keila, you have done such an excellent job. Thank you for being so thorough and on top of things, you really do keep Marceline and everyone safe." She curled an arm around one of Marceline's, smiling and bowing her head.
"…Thanks for that. I was starting to wonder if people around here forgot how to praise hard work…" Keila smirked as she looked at the pair, her body a silhouette against the monitor behind her.
"Oh Glob. Fine, I'll send cookies to your room. Boxes of cookies. You can share them with that red head in there…" Marceline smirked right back before taking Bonni out of the security room, heading to find a quiet spot to be alone with her mate.
"How did…heh…well that settles that. Sex sounds really good right now anyway…" Keila mumbled to herself as she took one last look at the ex-Elder screaming in his cell. Oh you keep on screaming…she isn't done with you yet fool…examples must be made… With that, the Scream Queen rose and exited, heading the opposite direction and going straight to her private room.
~~ooOOoo~~
Marshal rolled his shoulders as he waited in his room, looking himself over in the mirror before sliding his fingers through his hair. I'm such a narcissist…why does Gummy put up with me…A tap at the door before it opened broke the vampire's train of thought as his lover entered, looking ready for combat.
"It's time, my love. We must get moving before he gets too far off." Charles spoke quietly, looking at his lover through a pair of tactical safety glasses which he adjusted as he sighed.
"I'm so sorry Gummy…I know you hate this…" Marshal looked at the man with a sad expression, moving to stand before him. He lifted his hand, his cold fingertips gently stroking the pink skin of the butler's cheek before sliding to the back of his neck. Both men leaned closer, touching their foreheads in a quiet moment, closing their eyes and listening to each other breathe.
"It cannot be helped now. This is much larger than anticipated and I am needed. One more hunt…" Charles lifted his head, smiling softly, trying to comfort his lover.
"One more time. Funny…seeing as this is how we met…that we both now despise you being a Hunter at all…" Marshal nuzzled his mates warm, pink lips before taking a deep kiss, stealing the butler's breath.
"Mmm…" Charles let the kiss linger a few moments before leaning away, licking away the taste as he gazed into the red eyes looking back at him. "If the bullet had been just an inch to the right…we wouldn't be here…I would still be hunting…and you would be dead…thank Glob I was such a lousy shot back then…"
Marshal rolled his eyes, smirking. "Pssh…you wish…I had you right where I wanted you. On your back…" Both men chuckled quietly before straightening out their posture and sighing. "Shall we then?" The vampire rolled his neck, loosening the joints of his body as a few pops rang out.
"Indeed. The sooner it is done, the sooner we can talk about me being on my back…" Charles winked as he stepped towards the door, yipping as he felt a slight pinch upon his backside.
"Such a kitten…" Marshal laughed at his lover's reaction, being dressed in his Hunter gear, looking fearsome, yet squeaking like a mouse at the vampire's prodding.
Savik sniffed the air as the two entered the corridor, shaking his head. "You would think this pressing matter would make you both feel a bit more urgent with your movements."
"Dear Savik, such a brute you are. I am sure you miss your pups and your wife hmm?" Charles took the lead, heading for the next car.
"I do, but I wouldn't fawn over them like you two do each other. Work first, emotions later." The beast dipped and ducked his massive head as the trio headed for the next interchange between cars where they would all jump ship and head into the tunnel on foot.
"All work and no play make Marshal something something…" The vampire joked, bringing up the rear, not by choice though. He sighed as he had to put up with a furry rear-end to follow behind instead of his lover's well toned rump.
As they entered the interchange, Savik reached up and pushed open the heavy hatch door, the metal clanging loudly as the wind ripped it back to slam against the top of the train car. The beast hopped up first, followed by Marshal who reached back inside and pulled Gummy up, the butler unable to be out in the rush of air without being blown away himself.
The vampire held his lover close as Savik took the first leap, the werewolf sliding along the gravel and dirt before coming to a stop. Marshal took a more elegant exit, letting his massive wings unfold from under his coat, opening them up and letting the wind do the rest as he and Gummy landed safely on the ground. The train continued to head down the tracks, leaving the group behind as it raced towards the vampire capitol.
"I can see the next guard post just ahead. Let's go." Savik bounded down the tunnel at full speed and Marshal and Gummy followed close behind, the butler enjoying being taken for the ride upon his lovers back.
As the wolf approached the station, the guard inside instantly took notice and stepped out, putting up his hand and barking at the trio.
"Halt! This is a highly restricted area! Who are you and why are you-…" The moment the guard saw just who was approaching his post, he immediately dropped to one knee, kneeling before the group. "Forgive me Lord Marshal, I didn't realize…"
"It's fine. We are looking for a fugitive, a renegade vampire is loose in the tunnels. We are no longer sure just where he is at this time. Radio to your superiors about our arrival and ask about anything unusual within the last two hours." Marshal scanned the surrounding bit of train track before glancing towards the large double doors that would lead deeper into the network of connecting utility tunnels beyond.
"Yes your grace, right away." The guard saluted crisply before doing as he was told, immediately rushing back into the guard station and trying to contact the main security force office to make the required inquiries.
"It's quiet here and he doesn't seem to know about any disturbances. Perhaps Rush made our job easy and left on his own." Savik also looked up and down the tunnel, somewhat relieved that at least the vampire had no intentions on further attacking the train.
"Doubtful, my furry friend. He is probably either completely avoiding security, which is highly unlikely given the numerous checkpoints. Or he is using subtlety and has blended in with the crowd." Gumball kept his eye on the guard station, watching the guard inside trying to reach anyone from his end. "And it looks like something is amiss…You guard, what is taking so long?" The hunter approached the glass, looking at the vampire within as he spoke.
"I uh…I don't understand, there should be someone, anyone, monitoring communications but…" The guard held up the receiver he was using and through it a loud static noise was being emitted.
"He is ahead of us! Savik, Marshal into the utility tunnels!" Gumball took off like a shot, rushing towards the large double doors and disappearing through them, Savik and Marshal close behind.
Almost instantly the butler was overtaken by both the wolf and the vampire who lifted him up from under his arms, carrying him much faster than he could possibly run and as the group neared the interchange that would lead into the larger utility network tunnels, they slowed their approach, not knowing just how far ahead of them the renegade was and not wanting to give themselves away too early.
Savik took point, hunching over on all fours and cautiously sniffing the air, his deep yellow eyes narrowing as he scanned the exit. "This isn't good…" He whispered as he glanced over his shoulder. "Smell that Master?"
Marshal nodded his head, hissing in disgust. "Death."
"Seems he is taking out everything between himself and the capitol. Perhaps he is weakening the security so that something else can come through the tunnel." Charles sighed. He was holding out hope that Rush would simply bypass security, not wipe it out.
The trio moved into the connecting tunnel, the space littered with pallets filled with miscellaneous supplies and plastic wrapped boxes. Along sections of the walls were large blood splatters and pieces of gore, evidence that Rush was indeed killing everything and everyone he came across.
Charles cringed at the wonton carnage as he pulled the large pistol from its shoulder holster. He loaded the weapon and quietly cocked it as he also hunched over, using the boxes to hide behind and scan the area. Carefully the group advanced, keeping to the shadows and checking for survivors as they made their way towards their prey.
~~ooOOoo~~
Giggle…snort…
"Ahha! See? You do snort! I win…" Marceline teased the princess sitting in her lap as the couple floated in the middle of her private car.
"Ugh! No fair…" Bonni pouted, her cheeks tinged with a light pink blush. She leaned back, sticking her tongue out before slowly reaching down and pulling away the blouse she wore. She only opened the front up, just enough to show a hint of her pink lace bra underneath before stopping.
As the lovers enjoyed a bit of a reprieve from the excitement surrounding them, they had decided to just go back to Marceline's royal car to talk. The talk turned into a slightly modified version of twenty questions, which the vampire called 'Full Nudity Observations'. It involved recalling small intimate details about each other that they had learned, and if an observation was challenged and turned out true, the challenger lost an item of clothing.
"My turn. Hmm…oh…hehe…mmm you snore like something out of a cutsie manga." Bonni smirked at her lover as she lightly sifted her fingertips through the vampire's dark mane.
"I do not snore what!" Marceline blinked as her cheeks also lit up, a look of panicked disbelief washed over her face which made the princess giggle wildly.
"Oh yes. It is possibly the most adorable thing ever." Bubblegum cupped her hands against Marceline's cheeks, tilting her head back and forth, treating the vampire like a baby as she spoke teasingly.
"Gah lies and slander woman. No proof." Marceline jerked her face away, hissing in faux annoyance at the treatment.
"I have proof." The princess glanced at a bedside table. "Phone please."
Marceline narrowed her eyes at her lover. "…You didn't…" For a moment she considered calling the game a draw, herself having already lost her own top when faced with smacking her lips when she ate anything. But she conceded to the look Bonni was giving her, a 'don't you dare back out now' look as she used her powers to pull the pink glittered phone to her outstretched hand.
"Thank you." Bonni grinned as she navigated through her phone apps until she found what she was looking for, then presented the screen for them both to watch. As the video played it showed Marceline and Bonni in bed, just earlier that day, and indeed, there was the vampire, snoring in her cute way, oblivious to the taping.
"…Who did you show!" Marceline sulked, leaning away and sighing dramatically.
"Tch-tch…oh vampire…" Bonni leaned closer, closing the gap the vampire created, her warm lips gently nuzzling against her lovers chin. "Just Nari…don't be silly…"
"Hmpf…" Marceline tried to keep herself just out of reach, swiveling her head away whenever the princess tried to kiss her skin, but only half-heartedly. Eventually the princess won out, almost causing the vampire to purr at the light nuzzling as the warm lips continued to touch lightly against her cool neck. Nnngh…she is so warm…
Bonni let her fingertips explore, gently stroking along the vampire's shoulders, slowly gliding down her lover's shirtless front. She was in love with the cool sensation of the soft, supple gray skin and was finding she had a fetish for simply touching it now, enjoying the reactions she was getting from her lover. She let a soft warm breath blow against one of the vampire's pointed ears, watching as it flicked and twitched, her thoughts shifting from playful teasing to seduction. She knew it wouldn't take much to drive the vampire wild, but she wanted to see just how much she could get away with before that point.
It's ok…isn't it…to push our limits…before we just…lose ourselves…Bonni leaned back with an ever so slight shift of her hips, rubbing herself against Marceline's waist as she looked down into the red eyes beginning to haze over. Can I…will she let me…It was the first time the princess wanted to lead the charge, as it were, wanting to feel that aggression that drove her lover when they had made love, so slowly, she slid her warm fingertips carefully over the vampire's chest, smiling softly as she felt the heartbeat pounding beneath the cool gray skin. She watched her lover's face, feeling a bit of exhilaration as Marceline gasped lightly, giving her the courage to continue as she dragged a single finger dangerously close to the pierced dark blue nipple.
"Nngh…Bonni…" Marceline whispered as she scrunched her face, feeling the warm sensation begin to touch a very sensitive button. Ahhhhhhhhhh!...She is driving me crazy! I can hold out…Glob hold out Marce…let her…she is so sexy…For a moment, she balled up her fists, fighting the urges growing deep inside her, urges to take over, urges to ravage the warm body in her lap. I can make it…Glooooobbbb…just relax…deep breaths…It was hard for her, for any vampire, to show such restraint with their life mates, their natural instinct was to be the aggressor, even between each other, which would make for amazingly passionate sexual encounters, but now, she was struggling just to hold still long enough to let her princess take the lead. The vampire distracted her hands, motioning to pull the skirt from her lovers hips, tugging gently at the material even though she really wanted to just rip it off.
"Such a face…I love that look…" Bonni whispered, cooing at her lover as her fingertip gently played with the golden piercing. "Promise me…" Carefully she pinched the pert dark cap, making the tip harden quickly around the metal loop.
"Aaahng…an-anything…" Marceline let out a heated pant, cringing as her nipple was squeezed. Her fingers tugged hard at the skirt in a kneejerk reaction to the tinge of pain, quickly exposing her lover's well toned backside and the frilly lace panties she wore.
Bonni stared into the deep red eyes as she gave the nipple a much harder pinch. "Promise that I will be the only one to ever see your face like this…"
"Mmmmngh! Y-yes I promise! I swear!" The vampire moaned deeply, her face flushing a deep lavender as she gnashed her fangs. Her back arched, almost involuntarily, pushing her breasts up, desperate to feel more, to be touched more as she leaned back, her chest heaving as she gasped. I'M NOT GOING TO MAKE IT!...Oh no…nonono…! "B-bonni…!"
Before Marceline could protest, Bonni leaned over and gently latched her warm lips around the dark blue button, suckling against the cool nipple while she slowly rocked her hips, and that was more than the vampire could stand.
Mmmnn…limit reached…
~~ooOOoo~~
Sluuurp…Shluuuurp…
Rush's black eyes glared across the tunnel he was currently in as he feasted, draining his current victim dry as he huddled against the cool concrete wall, safely hidden from the view of any passing guards.
Pathetic…why are these fool's even here…must be punishment for being weak…The renegade held nothing but disdain for his victims, finding them lacking anything that could pose a threat as he easily moved through the tunnels. As he let the dead guard in his arms drop to the floor, he peeked out from his hiding spot, watching the next patrol pass him by. They don't even realize…this is why she must be taken down…this complete lax…this ridiculous farce of an empire…
Just as he began to move from his position, an alarm started blaring overhead, causing the patrol that had just passed to swing around in time to see the renegade emerging from the shadows.
"Hey you! What are you doing there!" The guards cautiously approached, eyeing the renegade closely. "Who are you? Where is your post? Don't move…" The vampires growled lightly, immediately not recognizing Rush from anyone they knew to be part of their detachment.
"Sigh…well since the alarm has gone out, guess I don't need to be quiet anymore…heh…" Rush tilted his head, grinning a wickedly evil grin as he faded from view.
"Look out!" Savik bounded in front of the guards, howling as he swiped into the thin air before him and connected with the hidden vampire, sending Rush sliding a few yards back and causing him to fade back into view. The werewolf snarled, showing off his fang filled maw as his yellow eyes narrowed on his target.
"Fool how dare you-!" Rush started to yell, but his words were cut off as Marshal faded in above him, the vampire plunging downward as he tried to slam his fist into Rush's head, only missing by an inch as the renegade's reflexes kicked in and Rush sidestepped and lunged out of the way.
Marshal didn't stop, sending his fists outward in a flurry of speed, the hits randomly connecting, some at full force, some only barely making contact as Rush defended himself, leaning and parrying the blows in a blur of motion before bounding backwards and floating in midair, glaring down at the group.
"Enough!" The renegade screamed, sending out a powerful wave, forcing his attackers to brace themselves. "You have no idea who I am! I will kill you all! Burn!" The vampire sliced the air in front of him with his hand, causing flames to erupt that arched outwards, the bolt hurtling towards its targets at high speed. The group scattered, however one guard was simply not fast enough as he instantly burst into flames, his flesh melting away as his screaming faded into nothingness.
Marshal gnashed his fangs as he watched the poor soul turn to ash, his own eyes beginning to blacken in his anger. He floated up into the air, seemingly facing off against the renegade, drawing his attention. "Not bad for a renegade feral…taking out some lowbie. Care to try me on?" Marshal taunted, smirking as he brushed his fingers through his hair.
As the vampire's squared off, Savik quietly circled around, making himself ready for another attack once the opportunity presented itself, but the beast knew well enough to not get between black eyed vampires. I can feel his power surging…he is no random feral…
"Feral? FERAL?! Hehe…hahaha….AHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Rush began to cackle wildly, covering his face with his hand in disbelief. As his hysteria subsided, he regarded Marshal, sizing him up with his black eyes. "You know nothing. But you will. Oh yes soon you will know exactly who I am…" His eyes shifted to the werewolf trying to circle around behind him, hissing in defiance.
"Thank you Savik…" Gumball whispered as he lined up his shot, having stayed several yards down the tunnel the trio had been traversing. He had attached a shoulder brace to his pistol's grip and a long extension to the barrel, giving the weapon a much longer, effective range, and as the renegade looked away from Marshal in his distraction, Gumball took advantage.
The bullet was high caliber, the shot muffled by the distance, and it sailed true, the runes etched into the casing glowed as it passed, just missing hitting Marshal in the back of his head, the vampire only tilting enough to allow the shot past him, covering for his lover until the last moment to allow such a shot to fly. And it connected, burying itself deeply into Rush's chest, causing the renegade to cry out in pain and collapse to the ground.
Marshal smirked to himself, shaking his head as he landed softly on the ground and took a few steps towards what he thought was a disabled vampire. He was soon to regret doing anything but getting to cover as another blast of energy sent him flying, his body rag-dolling against the concrete wall. Savik too went flying, smashing into nearby crates, becoming buried in their debris. The remaining vampire guard was sent face first into a forklift, one fork piercing through his head in the unfortunate circumstance, instantly killing him.
Rush rose to his feet, hunching over in pain, but still laughing that malicious laughter as he focused his energy. He forced the bullet from his body, retching as he did so, every fiber of his being strained to its limits to squeeze the metal from his flesh. "Hunter…you have a Hunter with you…" His black eyes narrowed as he looked down the tunnel, seeing Gumball lying prone on the floor.
The butler tauntingly waved and smiled kindly before sending a full volley of bullets hurtling towards their target. But Rush was the quicker, dodging them all before taking off down the opposite corridor, having realized he needed to regroup now that the odds had changed.
As Rush vanished from sight, Gummy let out a sigh of annoyance as he got to his feet. He slowly walked towards what was left of the group, readjusting his weapon and reloading. "Honestly…can you stop being such a drama queen." He looked at Marshal still sprawled out on the floor, shaking his head.
"But kitten I am in pain here…" The vampire joked as continued to lay, holding up one hand as if asking to be helped up.
Savik groaned as he too recovered his senses, getting up and causing the debris around him to loudly drop to the floor with heavy thuds. "He is much more powerful than I imagined. Master Gumball, did you miss? I thought the bullet hit him…"
"It did. But he, as you said, is very powerful, and forced the rune shot out of his body through sheer willpower. I haven't seen that in many years to be honest. He may be above our capabilities after all." Charles sighed as he examined the clip on his pistol.
"Maybe we need to get you bigger bullets." Marshal quipped as he got himself up, glaring in faux annoyance at his lover.
"Maybe not bigger, but better. Sadly, I didn't foresee such events and have come ill-equipped in my current loadout. Seems he was successful in lulling us into thinking he was just some feral. I highly doubt that is still the case." Gumball glanced around before grimacing at the poor vampire impaled on the forklift.
"We should be able to rearm you at the main security office here. You can make your own rune shots right?" Marshal dusted off his coat and straightened out his disheveled hair.
"Indeed. I did actually bring my etching tool, just in case. I must really be rusty, bringing the tool but not the bullets. Sigh…" Gummy hung his head as he holstered his weapon. "Let's get moving, he knows we know and now the tunnel is on alert, which will slow him down considerably…hopefully."
Marshal floated in front of his lover, smiling and offering his back to the butler, which Charles gladly hopped onto as the trio moved forward, continuing the hunt.