Five hours later, a drop plane let down fifteen soldiers. The military was shocked at the report that Osiris gave out that stronger Hunters were being found. A camera was successfully installed, and Hermanubis was able to get in an up-close shot of the latest monster. Of course, when a threat of this scale was seen, how else was the military supposed to respond?

"Sir! Where was this fucker located?!" a masked soldier asked.

"South bound. Along the coast," the squad leader snorted under his mask. None of them were informed of the previous failed missions. There was no need to tell them anything. However, the Sakuma drone had gained a copy of the image. A phone call to Osiris was done, and arrangements were made by Sakuma's father to try and gain a specimen. He saw it as a new weapon of war, and he had to send his own group of his military's finest.

"Sir, what are waiting for?" an anxious soldier asked.

"Back up. We are to rendezvous with them here," the squad leader replied.

"Where are they coming from?" he asked.

"Japan. Don't give me any looks! I'm just taking orders like the rest of you! The guys being sent in could be our rivals. Just fan out and keep sharp! Don't go alone!"

"Sir, yes, Sir!" they all said as one. Two drones were watching carefully and made a distraction to get two of the soldiers away from them. They were easily taken over and replaced. Now with the spies in place, the hive mind began to lure in the larger Hunters. Hermanubis smirked from where he watched everything from the hospital cameras. He was impatient.

"Brother, dear," Sigyn giggled and rested a hand on his shoulder. She was pregnant again and not allowed to join the hunt.

"These humans are assholes. I want them all to die," he growled.

"And the Japanese men on their way here?"

"One of them is a woman."

"Oh? Now that's odd!"

"Best sniper in their field, apparently. Took out their best guy in a target scope test."

"What do they plan to use her for?"

"To snipe from the helicopter. Shoot the drugs in. This is what our infiltrated drone is telling us. We did have Osiris send out samples of the Hunter hearts to the Japan lab, so they were able to help Ragland, if not directly. Sakuma still has doubts."

"Does he?"

"Yes. He doesn't trust his family. I don't blame him."

"He would object to us killing them off?"

"He doesn't care. He does seem to have a soft spot for his mother, though. We'll see what happens. The Hunters are being lured into position right now. We found four of them. We'll keep the largest one alive for the transport for distraction. I do wonder which team will survive," Hermanubis grinned wickedly.

"Better than watching a soap opera?" she giggled.

"Soap operas are the equivalent to fake reality television. You think something good is going to happen, but it just turns to shit in the end. Why bother with it? Ah! Good! The Japanese finally decided to show up. Let's get the Hunters out of hiding. I think one of them is a jumper. And they brought a transport ship! Impressive!"

"We could use one of those," Sigyn mused.

"That we could. While they are distracted here, a scout will take out the Captain on board. Then we can pick off the rest! I see the woman on their helicopter now. Hmm. Sigyn, do you notice anything about her? Something seems very off."

"What?" she frowned. She studied the close up image in the camera and paused. "She looks like Mother! But, of a different origin! Why?!"

"I think we may have answers, if we catch her," Hermanubis growled. The hive mind was now alerted to catch the female. Even Agatha was clearly disturbed and gave a thought that her lesser antivirus may have begun to breed out. Alex was livid.

"She's not as beautiful as Mother is," Sigyn muttered.

"No. But, I don't like what I'm witnessing. I'm catching her, myself. We need to get that helicopter to lower a bit more. I'll be back swiftly."

"Be careful," she nodded. He kissed her and jumped out the window. Now he smirked and took out a compact mirror to flash at the helicopter in the sky. He was purposely blinding the woman to irritate her and catch her attention. It was easy to dodge the bullets she sprayed after him. When the helicopter was ordered to chase and follow, he ducked behind a ventilation shaft. When it moved past him, he jumped out, used his whip claw, and hauled himself onto the contraption. At his feral grin, the odd woman dropped her jaw with disbelief.

"Hello. You are my prisoner. Come with me now or die," he said in flawless Japanese.

"Fuck you!" she scowled. He plastered her down with his viral tissue and took out the pilot. She had no chance up close. Unlike Agatha that excelled in close range and long range attacks, this one was only good at long range. He could swear that she resembled his mother with distinct Japanese features of slanted eyes, black hair and tanned skin. Her body was smaller, though, and far more slender. She resembled Lynette. Agatha was seething through the hive link, but now she wondered. Did they send her deliberately? Or was this a clone?

Hermanubis vowed to find out. Now that the woman was subdued, he found it odd that she wasn't giving out any form of pain to him. He'd get that answer later. He did think it was strange that she had no other viral traits. Mother could have used her hair to counter with. This one seemed far too human. It annoyed him. At a thought that Agatha gave him, he moved quickly and knocked the woman out. She had given him the thought that the woman could be tracked much like Agatha was when she first started. If something was implanted, they could take no chances on being spied on.

On gleaning from the hive mind that the transport ship was in their control, he gave a small nod. The woman was taken up after the helicopter was landed and taken to the hospital room to be set as a wall hanging for now.

"She's ugly," Sigyn muttered at the unconscious woman.

"I know. I have two parties to kill off. Or have them kill each other off. Now that we have a transport ship and another helicopter, we don't need the humans. We can keep the survivors as stud males, maybe. We'll see what happens," Hermanubis smirked. His sister beamed at him and got squeezed. He was soon out the window again, and she was studying the plastered woman against the wall. Agatha wanted to slaughter her. It was an instinctive act to preserve herself, and Sigyn was fighting the urge to help her with everything she had.

"Be glad that Mother wants to kill you personally. If there are any others like you, they will all die," Sigyn growled. Several of her drones pulled her away at Hermanubis's urging. Agatha would be rather pissed, if she couldn't take out the woman to avenge herself.

She was led back to the camera screens to watch four nasty Hunters simply demolish all of the soldiers. The drones in the American group started to call slanderous, racial remarks to the Japanese soldiers to trigger a small war. Their shouts of outrage gave themselves away to the Hunters. Nothing survived when it came to humans. The tranquilizers were found, and Hermanubis was able to jump onto the back of the largest Hunter to inject them in. The other drones were quick to tear the other Hunters to pieces. Once the massive Hunter was secure, the transport ship was clear to dock and pick up the new cargo.

More drugs were used to keep the Hunter down. Steel cords were bound over the hulking beast to restrain it. Right when that job was done, Hermanubis noted the cryo tube. Another one had appeared next to it. He grinned wickedly when Alex came out. It took about thirty minutes to tie down the Hunter, but he wasn't going to complain. Agatha couldn't appear, so Alex had to go for her. It was safer this way.

"I have three hours before your mother gives birth. I want to see the bitch," Alex growled. Hermanubis bowed respectfully and led him to the hospital. The viral tissues were removed for him to get a good look at the woman.

"Can I kill her?!" Sigyn growled.

"Now, now," her brother grinned. "Let our King and Emperor assess her."

"Hmm..." Alex thought and scratched the woman's arm open to get some blood. When he tried to glean memories, he was now alarmed. There were no memories. It was as though the mind was always kept blank. It made no sense to him. "She has no memories."

"Impossible!" Hermanubis said with disbelief.

"I'm serious. It's as though her mind is constantly wiped clean. Or...it was just wiped clean when she was caught," he said, as he thought aloud. The woman suddenly groaned and looked up at him with dark brown eyes. He felt disgusted. This woman had Agatha's face, but none of her true beauty. "I'm Project Zeus. What the fuck are you?"

"Hopefully she understands English," Hermanubis muttered.

"I do...understand. I am...Project Hera..." she whispered.

"A fucking lie! Project Hera is my mate and safely hidden away! You are a byproduct from her! A weaker portion from her! What. The. Fuck. Are. You?" Alex hissed.

"One of many..." she trembled. She didn't know she was a weaker form. It was only proven by how Alex wasn't even affected by her. The single, pure cell of Agatha completely enhanced him to a whole new level.

"How many?" Alex asked with a glimmer of rage.

"Twenty of us now."

"You have no memories."

"A main computer directs us. Everything I learn, it holds and sends out to the others."

"You are the weakest?"

"None are weak. We all have our own strengths."

"My King and Emperor, if what this outrage has said is true, then they now know of us. What do we do?" Hermanubis asked.

"Set an example," Alex grinned wickedly. His hammer arms came out, and he crushed in the woman's head to kill her off. He felt his body evolve slightly to have a longer range attack if he used his whip arm. Now he knew it was crucial to kill them all. I'll gain their skills.

"Twenty of those whores?!" Sigyn seethed.

"Yes. We continue as planned. Send this corpse to Ragland for study. It's why the other cryo tube is there. Have the Hunter in a suspended mode of sleep with the drugs. The moment your Mother gives birth, I wanted her to get pregnant with breeders. When those are birthed, I'll board the transport ship to go to Japan. We need to track down nineteen of these bitches. Send the word to any in Japan right now. This needs to be done."

"Yes, my King and Emperor," Hermanubis nodded.

"And you bet your ass you're coming with," Alex grinned. The breeder male grinned a bit more and nodded. He loved to hunt. He proved it every day.