Warriors: The New Era.
Chapter Thirty Five: Bone's Message.
This arc will deal with the fight against the Assassin, and Rock and Bone's chess game against the ARS.
So what better way to take out an Assassin, then by two military soldiers with plenty of experience?
Meanwhile, Bone decides to show the ARS that he won't sit still and be quiet...
Ivypool grinned, "I like the plan, but the in order to remove the helmet, we'd have to get close. How in the world do you intent do to that?"
"If I can get close and focus, I can shatter the mask with my telekinesis," Jayfeather smirked, full of confidence.
Half Moon beamed, proud that the original Jayfeather was back. From what he describe, his giant coming-to moment was similar to a trip on LSD.
So...pretty normal.
Foxleap nodded, "I can send some drones out to provide support."
"And I can free the Triumvirate and have them as back-up," Ivypool chimed in.
"Sounds good. But get Cinderheart out as soon as possible," Jayfeather ordered, "She could end up as collateral damage. Get the triumvirate out as well. Except for Tigerjaw, all of them are injured. If they can't fight at the moment, they need to be out of there."
Ivypool nodded, "I'll make sure she gets out safely. I'll regroup and fight when she's safe."
Lionblaze and Fernsong both hummed in approval.
"I can be around in my van and haul Cinderheart back," Berrynose grinned.
Honeyfern kissed her boyfriend on the cheek, "You're so brave..."
Fernsong crackled his knuckles , "And I can distract the Assassin, giving mother the chance to escape."
"I will join you, nephew," Jayfeather smirked.
Poppyfrost chuckled, proud of everyone pitching in, "I'll accompany you as well!"
"So will I!" Lionblaze grinned widely.
Sparkpelt nodded sighed, "Listen, if we do get close, give me a chance to talk to him. Perhaps I ca-"
"Oh, you're not coming," Poppyfrost said sternly.
"WHAT?!" Sparkpelt screamed, "He is MY BROTHER! I HAVE TO COME!"
"It's because he's your brother that you're not coming," Poppyfrost sighed, "You're not thinking clearly. If Alderheart becomes a threat, I need to know if you can have the cold attitude to take the shot, and since I don't know that, you can't be there."
"It's BECAUSE he's my brother I SHOULD be there!" Sparkpelt argued, "If I am there, it's far less likely he'd kill me!"
"How do you know?!" Poppyfrost countered, "For all we know, he wants you dead just as much as he wants us dead!"
Sparkpelt had no counter, and slowly sat back down on the dinner table's seat.
"Well that's one marksman down," Lionblaze rubbed his chin, "Who do we have to replace them?"
Foxleap chuckled softly, "Actually...we have several candidates..."
They all regrouped outside, as Foxleap hurried down into the foxcave.
"Who is he getting?" Poppyfrost asked.
"THESE TWO!" Foxleap hurried outside, entering through the sliding glass door.
Poppyfrost took one look at the two he brought out and instantly frowned.
"Oh No."
The first man was clearly military, wearing a black t-shirt underneath a tan vest with punches and pockets in them, cargo pants with combat boots. He was roughly 5'11, with neat dark brown hair, and a cropped and short goatee. He looked professional and tough, his muscles almost stretching the shirt. He had a holster on his left hip, carrying a small but light pistol.
The next didn't look as proper as the other one, with messy hair parted down the middle, one side longer then the other. He dressed in a black and green leather jacket, black t-shirt, fingerless gloves, tan Jeans with combat boots. His messy hair was black as coal, and his eyes were as green as jade. He had a small shadow across his upper lip, and a stubble etching from his chin. He was 6'3, and while not as muscular, he was lean and his eyes scanned the crowd. He had a brown holster hugging his right thigh, carrying a berretta with an extended magazine.
He looked more like a drunkard then Jayfeather.
"Foxleap, who are they?" Ivypool asked.
Before Foxleap could introduce them, the Military Man snapped at attention, "My name is Ashtooth, member of the Resistance Cell from Lindisfarne. My partner is Coalstrike."
"Howdy," Coalstrike nodded, barely showing any sign of respect.
Poppyfrost cracked her neck "Foxleap, what did you do?"
Foxleap nervously scratched the back of his head, "Uh...remember when I told y'all that I began to fund a resistance cell in Lindisfarne?"
"Foxleap, what did you do?!" Berrynose shouted.
"Well...Idecidedtoletsomeofthemstaywithusatthehousebecausewelltheyneededhelpand-"
"FOXLEAP!" Jayfeather twitched his eye.
"I...have allowed some Resistance Members to live with us..."
"YOU WHAT?!" They all shouted, minus Jayfeather, who was trying to prove he could be kind and rational again.
Ashtooth turned to Foxleap with a slight edge in his voice, "I thought you said they knew about us?"
"Why am I not surprised?" Coalstrike reached for his gun, but a glare from Ashtooth shut him down.
Poppyfrost grabbed her hair and started pulling it in frustration, "YOU MORON! YOU ABSOLUTE IDIOTIC SKINNY BASTARD! YOU PIECE OF SUBHUMAN TRASH! 2,000 YEARS OF CONSTANT HUMAN MENTAL EVOLUTION TO PRODUCE A BRAINLESS FUCKING COCONUT LIKE YOU! YOUR STUPIDITY HAS NO BOUNDS, YOU DUMB APRICOT OF A FUCKING HUMAN! YOU'RE LIKE A LITTLE BOY RIDING A TRYCICLE WITH NO FUCKING MOBILITY IN HIS LEGS, WITH SOMEONE PUSHING THE DAMN TRIKE!"
Foxleap nodded, "That was a lot of word-"
"I'M NOT FINISHED!" Poppyfrost grabbed Foxleap by the collar as she continued to chew him out, "DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA OF WHAT YOU JUST DID?! Resistance Members from Lindisfarne are hunted down by A GIANT ARMY OF ASSASSINS! YOU HAVE PAINTED A TARGET ON OUR HEADS SO BIG, THAT WE WON'T EVEN BE ABLE TO LEAVE THE HOUSE!"
"Yeah, IF they find out about them?!" Foxleap grinned, "I mean, come on! I planned this to the letter!"
"How long have they been here?" Berrynose asked.
Foxleap gritted his teeth "Uh...two weeks?"
"How have we not NOTICED THEM?!" Berrynose roared.
While the group was arguing, Coalstrike chuckled, "Ain't this funny. We're taking orders from brats."
"No, you're taking orders from Mallowleaf, and she's says you're helping out," Ashtooth gruffly smirked.
Coalstrike growled, as Foxleap continued to defend his choices, "-And Dusty was up in the penthouse!"
"When did we get a penthouse?!" Honeyfern asked.
"OH I'M SORRY, I'M A NINETEEN YEAR OLD BOY WITH STACKS OF MONEY, AND NO PARENTS WHO SAY I CAN'T BUY THIS! I HAVE ADDED SO MANY ROOMS AND TUNNELS IN THIS HOUSE THAT EVEN I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY ALL ARE! IT'S NOT MY FAULT NONE OF YOU KEEP UP WITH THE RENOVATIONS!"
Fernsong face-palmed.
"How are we gonna move them to Alderheart without anyone spotting them?!" Lionblaze asked.
"Oh, gee, I wonder if any of us has a big white van?!" Foxleap hollered back.
Berrynose scratched the back of his head. "Well, when you put it like that..."
"I know it's hard for you all to understand my genius, but CAN YOU PLEASE TRUST THAT I HAVE A PLAN?!" Foxleap screamed.
When no one responded, Foxleap threw his hands in the air, "Thank you for your cooperation!"
Poppyfrost turned to the two men, and raised her eyebrows, "What can you two do, exactly?"
"Give me a long range rifle, and I will break some world records. Give me an automatic rifle, and I'll be taking heads off," Ashtooth bragged.
When Poppyfrost turned to Coalstrike, the man pulled a flask out of his back pocket, twisting the cap off and guzzling down the whiskey inside. When he was done, he hiccupped.
Poppyfrost turned to Ashtooth, "Is he going to be of any help?"
"Trust me, he's more tolerable and reasonable drunk than sober," Ashtooth nodded, as Coalstrike put the flask away.
Poppyfrost eyed him up and down. "You sure?"
Ashtooth grinned and turned to Coalstrike, whispering something in his ear. Coalstrike widened his eyes and grinned, drawing his gun out and putting on a silencer.
Everyone split in two directions, knowing full well what was going to happen.
Ashtooth grabbed a coin from his pocket, a small quarter, and flipped it high in the air.
Before the coin could become affected by gravity, Coalstrike had fired one bullet from his hip, and a loud PING echoed across the backyard.
When the coin hit the ground, Foxleap picked it up, revealing a hole right where George Washington's head was supposed to be.
"Damn," Foxleap muttered.
Coalstrike holstered his gun, slightly chuckling.
Poppyfrost nodded, "Alright. EVERYONE, SUIT UP! We leave tomorrow!"
Bone knocked on the door to Rock's quarters, slightly fearing the response.
"You may enter..."
The door split in two and moved to the side, and Bone stepped in, "Sir, all of our searche-"
Rock held a hand up, silencing Bone.
Rock was sitting a red throne, his back turned to his general, as he stared at a large gem that hummed with power.
A Moonstone.
"Can you not see that I am having a conversation?" Rock turned his head to stare at Bone.
Bone gulped, "I...apologize. I just thought you'd like to hear my report on Sky."
Rock nodded slowly, turning back to stare at the Moonstone, "Meet me in the Mapping Room. I will join you shortly."
Bone nodded, almost running out of Rock's room, breathing deeply as he sweated bullets.
The brute turned down many dark tunnels, passing by hangars, elevators, laboratories, and prison cells.
As he walked through a hangar bay, there must have been a thousand of them in the giant plane room. He scowled, most of them being ARS. he saw several ARS soldiers whistle at him and grin, "HEY, it's Bone! That guy who thought he could mess with the commander? How'd that work out for ya?!"
Bone ignored him, walking past the soldiers.
But the pack of ARS followed him, spitting many taunts and insults, with no regard to his title.
"If you know what's good for you, you will back away, before I kill all of you."
The ARS smirked, "There are more of us in this hangar then there are of you. You kill one of us, then everyone hear will shoot your ass dead. And then Rock will have to explain himself to our superiors, and you will lose quite the alliance here."
"Damn you Rock for picking the most egotistical maniacs you could find!" Bone muttered under his breath.
"I'm sorry what was that?! We ain't scared of a man who didn't last a second against that brute at the Bloodclan pits!"
Bone sighed.
To Hell with it.
The only way to get respect is through fear.
And this will send a message.
Bone drew his gun, turning around and aiming at one of their heads, but before he could process their reactions, all five of them had their rifles trained on him.
He was outmatched.
Bone gritted his teeth, furious at himself for underestimating these soldiers.
The ARS soldier smirked "Go ahead, shoot. Please...make my day.
"How about I make your grave?!"
The ARS paled, as Rock materialized behind Bone in a flash of lightning.
Everyone in the hangar turned to Rock, already fearing for their lives.
Before Rock could kill the group, Bone turned to his superior, "Sir...permission to handle this as I see fit?"
Rock turned to Bone, his red lightning evaporating as he floated back to the ground, smirking. "Granted."
Bone turned to one Bloodclan member, and grinned, "Get your phone out. Record...everything. When I'm done, deliver it personally to Sky and Garrison."
The Bloodclan member began to record, and Bone walked up the ARS soldiers, as they lowered their guns in fear.
Bone turned to the one of the soldiers. "Get on your knees."
"Wh-what?"
"Now."
The ARS soldier slowly fell to his knees, trying to put on a brave face.
"Now...give me your gun."
"Sir, ple-"
"NOW!"
The soldier drew his pistol and handed it to Bone, who took the gun and wasted no time aiming at his head.
BANG!
The back of the soldier's head exploded, as the bullet passed through like a hot knife through butter.
Bone turned to the other four of them, and grinned, "The rest of you, get on your knees."
The soldiers gulped and sunk to their knees.
Bone tossed the gun away, and turned to the first one, "You...give me your gun."
The soldier gave it to him.
BANG!
He tossed the gun away, and turned to the next one, "You...give me your gun."
"No. I wo-"
Bone grabbed the man's throat, choking him and keeping the man's lungs from reaching any oxygen.
The man's hands reached for Bone's arms, but the man had a strong grip, not relenting.
"You should have given me the gun. It would have been quicker."
The soldier began to tire and soon, he didn't resist.
Bone squeezed harder.
SNAP!
He threw the body to the ground, and turned to the next one.
The soldier sighed in fear, "I'm don't have my pistol on me."
Bone nodded in understanding, "Very well. ROCK!"
Rock waved his hand.
The soldier exploded, his blood and guts flying everywhere and coating Bone in red metallic liquid.
The last soldier screamed in fear.
He was the one who mocked him.
Bone kneeled down and grinned "Now...would you please give me your gun?"
The soldier nodded in fear, handing it to Bone.
Bone pushed the barrel to the man's head, and he whimpered, not like a soldier would.
Bone sighed, "Eh...forget it."
The man sighed and began to mutter his thanks and his intents of never mocking him again.
BANG!
Bone threw the gun high into the air, as the last soldier fell to his knees.
"I DO NOT THINK ANY OF YOU UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU STAND! YOU DO NOT SERVE SKY HERE! GARRISON DOES NOT PROTECT YOU HERE! YOU SERVE THE BRIGHT LORD! YOU SERVE ME! YOU SERVE THE DARK FOREST! WE DO NOT TOLERATE YOUR BEHAVIOR, YOUR CONSTANT DISREGARD AND DISRESPECTS OUR MISSION! THE NEXT MAN WHO DISRESPECTS US IN OUR HOME, WILL BE SHOT ON SIGHT! IF YOU ARE CAUGHT BY ME, I WILL RIP YOUR TEETH OUT AND USE THEM TO SAW YOUR BONES OFF! IF THE BRIGHT LORD CATCHES YOU, YOU WILL WISH I HAD! SKY IS NOT YOUR MASTER HERE! HERE, YOU SERVE THE DARK FOREST! YOU SERVE BLOODCLAN! YOU SERVE THE BRIGHT LORD!"
"But...let's be honest with ourselves..." Bone scowled, "NONE OF YOU WILL TAKE THIS LESSON TO HEART! YOU WILL JUST GO BACK TO YOUR BASE, INFORM YOUR SUPERIORS AND ACT AS IF THIS NEVER HAPPENED! SO EVERYONE, SPLIT INTO TWO GROUPS! ONE GROUP ON THE LEFT SIDE, THE OTHERS ON THE RIGHT SIDE!"
Everyone looked at Rock who nodded, "DO AS MY GENERAL SAYS!"
Everyone split into two groups, with the right side having more members then the left. The ARS, Bloodclan, and Dark Forest members mixed with each other.
Bone grinned, "DOES ANYONE WANT TO SWITCH SIDES?!"
No one moved.
Bone turned to Rock and nodded. "Right side."
Rock grinned, and before anyone could understand what was happening, Rock aimed his fingers at the group on the right.
With a tremendous demonstration of power, red lightning blasted from his fingers, connecting everyone on that side, as the red beams of energy went from one to the other in domino-like effect. Everyone on the right side, Bloodclan, ARS, Dark Forest, all of them screamed and hollered in a suffering pain.
Rock closed his fists, and all of them fell to the ground, MASSIVE holes where there lungs and heart should have been. Hundreds dead...
Bone turned to the left side, "THANK YOU FOR YOUR PLAYING CLOSE ATTENTION! AS YOU WERE!"
Everyone took off in different directions, in a massive panic.
The brute turned to the Bloodclan member recording, and grabbed the phone, making it zoom in on his face
"This is what happens when you mess with men like us, Sky and Garrison. You are either with us, or against us. If you decide to make an enemy out of us, it will be a fight you cannot hope to survive. This what happens when you decide to bend the rules to this game of ours...I am a man of my word..."
Bone shut the camera off.
Black to C5, Res. Your move...
What did y'all think? This chapter was going to be longer, but I decided to split it into two parts.
Next chapter, we deal with The Assassin.
Adios.