A New Evil
Part 4: First Strike
By: Scizor
The searchers got up from where they slept, as usual awoken by Genki. Alexander went to the cave entrance and surveyed the land.
"It look clear for now", said Alexander.
Holly got to work on breakfast while EvilHareGirl walked up to Alexander.
"How do you know so much about Scizor's operation", she asked?
Alexander glanced at her.
"Because I was one of his baddies at one time", he said. "I was created using a combination of A Battle Rocks (Golem/Durahan) and A Plated Arrow (Arrow Head/Durahan). Somehow, he got me. I was a mutation that was so low in odds that I would be created it was almost none existent. But, he got me. He raised me in the art of war, to become one of his generals. But my type of monster is said to be the armor of archangels, the warriors of heaven. When he ordered me to lead a squadron of his baddies in razing a village, I couldn't do it. I was forced to kill the baddies and flee. He's sent many hunting squadrons of baddies after me, to bring me back or kill me. And the rest is history".
"But why did you risk yourself to stop him from killing me", asked EHG?
"I remember him telling me about you, before he lost his mind", he said. "He told me if he ever died, to find you and protect you, at all costs. I consider him dead now, and I'll follow his last request".
EHG smiled.
"Thank you", she said.
"Hey guys", called Genki. "Breakfast".
EHG walked back over to the group. After A few seconds, Alexander followed.
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A group of large blood red eyes watched the cave from a deep group of trees. Suddenly the eyes turned away and disappeared.
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Hare's ears perked up.
"What", asked Alexander?
"I thought I heard something", he said.
"I didn't hear anything", said Midnight.
"Must have been my imagination", Hare said.
Alexander got up from where he sat eating.
"I got a bad felling about this", he said, pulling his sword.
He suddenly stabbed his sword into one of the shadows of the cave. A loud crunch and a metallic screech followed. A Black Henger (Henger/Monol) with the dragon emblem the monsters that had attacked the village wore fell out and turned into a mystery disk.
"Skeleton's squad", Alexander said.
He ran for the entrance while the others followed. Outside, a large group of Henger type monsters stood there, one of which was a rare Skeleton (Henger/???).
"Well well, if it isn't the traitor", called out the Skeleton.
"Nice to see you too Skeleton", Alexander said.
"I see your traveling with the masters new enemies", Skeleton said. "How fitting that the one you trained with shall be the one to wipe out you and your friends".
Alexander held his sword in front of him.
"I don't think so", he said menacingly.
"Oh come now, first rules of engagement, when seriously outnumbered and outgunned, run, that's the first rule of war", Skeleton said mockingly.
"Yes, and another is don't underestimate your opponent", Alexander said.
"Very well Alexander, then we fight", Skeleton said.
Skeleton pointed one arm at the group.
"ATTACK", he yelled.
The Henger monsters charged.
Alexander lunged at the group, followed by the rest of the searchers.
Alexander stabbed his sword into the mechanical eye of A Gaia (Henger/Golem) then ripped it out and sliced the arm of A nearby Henger off.
Tiger fired one of his Torpedo attacks, catching A Omega (Henger/Zuum) in the chest and causing it to explode from a power overload, taking another Omega and A Black Henger with it.
Golem lashed out and crushed A Garlant (Henger/Dragon) under his hand.
Hare and Midnight both launched Dragon Kick attacks at a small pack of Automaton (Henger/Mock), turning them into mystery disks.
Genki launched a kick into the mechanical eye of a Heuy (Henger/Metalner), shattering it and causing the monster to trip up an End Bringer (Henger/Joker) that had tried to get at Holly.
Skeleton jumped at Alexander, trying to crush him with a Hammer Blow. Alexander jumped out of the way and grabbed Skeleton by the head and jumped up high, carrying him with him.
"Say goodnight Skeleton", he yelled before throwing him straight down at the ground and then throwing his sword, which pierced Skeleton right through his mechanical eye and came out the back of his head.
A few minutes later the battle was over. All of Skeleton's forces had either been destroyed or fled.
Alexander pulled his sword from Skeleton's mystery disk.
"Let's go, before those survivors call for reinforcements", Alexander said.
"But where do we go", asked Holly?
"There's a well defended village nearby, they now me there, we can hide there and come up with a plan", Alexander said.
The searchers looked at each other and followed the strange Durahan monster.
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Man, this is getting good. A real fight scene, a little background on my new character, and some real emotion. Next chapter well get even more background, a little humor, and maybe a new character. Oh, and Alexander is not a real Monster Rancher monster. He does not exist in the show or the game.