Hybrids to Humans
Chapter One: When It Happened
A/N: Okay, I got bad news. I may have to shut down When Squids Strike. It's not really heading the way I wanted it, and it seems to have strayed a little too far than how I would have liked it. So, When Squids Strike is up for adoption. Would you like it, BlazetheDragonite?
(Deadlox's POV)
An unnaturally large white wolf with brown streaks near its ears awoke to the sharp smell of steel and fire.
"Ah f*ck," it muttered under its breath, glaring out the window of its wooden treehouse. It leaped to its paws and snatched a pair of glowing green headphones from an ornate bureau standing next to the pile of wool that appeared to serve as a bed. It grappled with the headphones for a few seconds, then managed to place them awkwardly over his ears. A few seconds later, the fur seemed to melt off the upright wolf, leaving it not an "it" but a "he".
Deadlox brushed some of his dark hair aside so he could see clearly from both eyes.
He wished he hadn't done so.
The scent of burning metal greeted his nose, and he gagged, recognizing the horribly familiar stench.
'They found me.'
The villagers under his home were chanting "Away with the beast! Away with the beast!" and several were holding swords or knives wreathed in flames.
'I can hold them off for a max of three minutes...' Thought Deadlox, getting down on all fours and tapping his knuckles on each wooden floorboard until he found a hollow sound. He grinned and stomped down hard on it. Though nothing happened in his home, there was a sharp crack from beneath and a heavy thump followed by one of the more gutsy villagers swearing like a neanderthal.
"We know you are there, Halcyon Werewolf!" Called a female voice. Deadlox cringed; the voice was all-too-familiar.
Kurai's reflection, Lethal.
"Lethal," he hissed back, snarling. It was the most he had ever said to her; he had always spoken to her with glares.
"Oh, darling... You remember me. How flattering!" Gushed Lethal mockingly, staring cruelly at the teen.
"Enough with the pleasantries, Rose. What are you doing here?" Questioned Deadlox quietly, mentally noting the way Lethal growled at her old name. It was the bane of her human existence.
"Silence! My allies, ATTACK THE FOUL CREATURE! HE MUST BE STOPPED!"
Deadlox quickly morphed back into a wolf and leaped out of the window. He hated conflict; he needed to avoid this kind of thing at all costs. As a Halcyon Werewolf, his hate of war was deep-seated. He had an anxiety attack at the slightest argument. His friends learned to never fight around him lest they accidentally knock him out.
He gritted his teeth at the burning pain that came first from his shoulder, then in his arm. He ignored it, however, and howled as loud as he could, in a significant pattern.
The others would come.
Zek stiffened, Kurai helping him along with hopes that he could survive the night. If he did, it was positive he could recover. If he didn't...
The EnderAngel rid herself of those thoughts and shifted her weight. Suddenly she perked up; she'd heard something.
Zek hissed, releasing air painfully. Kurai cringed and said carefully, "I'm really sorry, did I hurt you?"
Zek went on the defense, but the edge had been taken off what would have been very threatening—he fanned out his blue-and-silver wings in an attempt to appear fine, but it crumbled because he winced and then cried out, forcing his wings to fold back down. Kurai shouldered Zek's arm higher on her shoulders, a quizzical look on her face.
"I heard a distress call. We have to get to the Protection Villa."
Jason squared his shoulders. This was the fourth try of the night to become normal once more. He closed his eyes, exhaled, then allowed his fangs to slide out again. Almost immediately, white-hot pain laced through him, and true to his instinct, the fangs retreated quickly, leaving him gasping for air. He narrowed his eyes. During that split-second of painless heightened senses, he heard a distress call. It had been a howl. He frowned. Bajan and Ssundee could handle themselves perfectly fine. Why...
He closed his eyes in understanding. Deadlox. The Halcyon Werewolf couldn't defend himself for his life.
He shouldered a heavy cloak on his shoulders, then spoke in a hissing voice: "Dillon. Please come with me."
Dillon squeaked in denial when his friend turned into a bat, but when Jason shot him a death glare, the bat sighed and took flight, training a careful eye on Jason.
Seto was literally being tossed around in a tornado.
He had been having a fairly peaceful flight, nothing out-of-place for the occasional bird that annoyingly flew in his way. Then he saw the unnaturally large black cloud swirling towards him. All he had time to do was to say "Oh crap."
Who knew why he didn't try to fly away during the short time he had to escape with his possible 320 mph. He could create temporary platforms to fly off of, but then he would lose concentration, and he would go through the platform, which would cause his speed to accelerate.
He was slowly losing patience.
"Dammit!" He yelled as he missed another platform. Muttering angrily, he closed his eyes momentarily and probed around his surroundings to find a gap. He sensed another being—several, actually, and before he knew it, he was surrounded by three pissed-off Werewolf Hybrids, one cursing Demon Hybrid, one perfectly calm Sea Dragon Hybrid, and two laughing/screaming Angel Hybrids.
"Oh my f*cking GOD! Why do you guys have to come out of nowhere?!" Hissed Seto, placing a hand protectively over his ribcage to make sure none of them crashed into his already-cracked ribs.
"Oh hai Seto!" Called Mudkip in an impossibly cheery voice despite the fact that they were all trapped in one hell of a tornado.
He flinched, however, when Seto looked up at him. The now-pale violet eyes fixed upon his face with intensity, though it was clear he wasn't looking at Mudkip. He tilted his head, a curious look crossing his face. His eyes darkened again, though, and the look of curiosity was replaced by a pained grimace.
Mudkip immediately called to Ssundee, "Hey, S-" but Seto snarled at him, and said breathlessly, "I hear a distress call. We need to get out of here."
With a guilty grin, Mudkip said, "Actually... This is my tornado..."
Seto stared at Mudkip for a few seconds before giving in to exhaustion and pain and completely passing out.
Deadlox leaned against a tree in the Protection Villa. No humans could enter the borders. He had lost Lethal and her crazy army of villagers a few minutes before reaching the Villa, and now, as he struggled to get enough air into his lungs from an upcoming panic attack, he realized how stupid he had been to send a distress call. He had never been one to show weakness in front of his friends, and this was the dumbest reason he had ever...
The Halcyon Werewolf suddenly slumped over just as the others arrived, each one in increasingly worrying shape.
"Sh*t!" Exclaimed Ssundee as he stared around at the injured Team and the scraggly circle of Angels that had regrouped quickly.
"What happen to everyone?"
The remaining Angels stepped forward first. Kurai cringed and said quietly, "Zek was shot," and Bodil wrapped a comforting wing around his brother before Ryan (SwiggityWiggity) continued shakily: "We got uncovered. Simon and Baki are..." Here Ryan swallowed hard, his eyes starting to tear up, but pressed on, "...a-are d-dead..."
Sky blinked a couple of times, not being able to absorb the information, then said harshly, "Where's Ghost and Double?"
Zek looked up and said, his eyes glazed over, "They... They have been Voided."
Kurai flinched. Voiding was a much-feared thing among Angels especially. It was a term for any kind of living spawn to become trapped in a pain-hazed Dreamscape.
Sky cursed under his breath. Then he turned to the Werewolf Hybrids present; they were oblivious to Deadlox as of yet.
"Which one of you howled a distress signal?"
Bajan raised an eyebrow. "We were with you, Sky. Who else would've-"
Sky tripped over Deadlox just as realization hit him.
"Craptastic!" He hissed, crouching down to Deadlox's eye level. His eyes widened, though, as he realized what was out of place.
"Shit he isn't breathing!"
A/N: CLIFFIE! So ya. I accept dares and questions. This is dedicated to BlazetheDragonite and ItsMyIceCream (for sticking with meh :3)