Terms of Life, Terms of Death
An Oni Fic by: Shamgi
Chapter 8: I know I'm skipping chapters
*Words here*- Thoughts
+Words Here+ - electronics (Radio, T.V., etc.)
# # # - Flashback
* * * - Scene Change
* # * - Character change(same scene, different character)
)Words here( - Spooky voice(Spirit, telepathic comm., etc)
*Authors Note- Well, This past week has been crazy. I'm having a friend move, I've had people over for most of the weekend, and I've gotten little sleep. Now I've got my trusty Mountain Dew(With Code Red for emergencies) and I'm going to write. I've been writing out several other chapters, most of which should be ready by the time fanfiction.net goes back up. Heck, by the time you read this, fanfiction.net will be up, so the stories will have already been loaded up. So if you like Ranma, Oh! My Goddess(Ah! My Goddess for all you hardcore watchers out there), or Final Fantasy 7 and 10(I can't promise this one will be up) click on my name and read my other stories. Please. Well, on with the fic!
Konoko and Muro froze, each trying to fathom hat statement. Konoko couldn't help deny it.
"I killed Mukade! I snapped his neck!"
"And it hurt quite a bit, but here I am."
Something hi Muro, while he was thinking if he had ever seen Mukade's face.
"The Chrysalis."
"Yes, the Chrysalis. It repaired my neck and spinal cord before my brain could die, I was gone minutes after you were Konoko."
"So, you knew how our father..."
"Worse, I watched. A TCTF raid hit the building, you're father and uncle weren't working legally. He gave up, but tried to keep them from the room you two were in. They shot him, and then took both of you. I managed to escape, but you're uncle got caught along the way."
Konoko started to feel anger towards Buttagiri. *He could have stayed, protected them.*
*And what, died? You know how TCTF raids work just as well as I do, They would have shot him without hesitation.* Konoko was forced to agree wit the part of her that was in Buttagiri's defense, he would have accomplished nothing by staying.
"Don't worry about all this tonight. Tomorrow will be quite a busy day."
*That's one way to put it* Konoko curled up into a semi comfortable position, then fell asleep.
* * * * *
Specialist Sulu was busy working on the doors to the back of the stolen, then abandoned van. He had managed to hotwire the controls, and had just now gotten them to unlock. He smiled in satisfaction as the doors gave a click to indicate they had been unlocked. He and two others went inside, leaving the other two officers outside. They began checking every corner keeping careful watch in case the van wasn't abandoned. Sulu went into the front of the van pistol drawn. He saw a piece of paper covering the wheel, and removed it. Underneath were the words "Goodbye." craved into the wheel and a timer which read 5 seconds. He heard a startled cry from the back of the van as one of the soldiers found the explosives, and the click that indicated the doors were all locked.
*Well, at least it'll be over soon.*
* * * * *
Outside the van, the two guards stood sharing small talk, when a very loud noise and shaking threw them off their feet. They turned to look at he van, it was intact, though it seemed puffed out quite a bit. One guard went and opened the back door, then closed it from the sight and smell. The other looked at him, and he shook his head, no one was left alive.
* * * * *
The sun was rising, and the day had just begun. The TCTF team on the street didn't notice, to busy keeping guard. The stolen van had been found inside the garage they were standing in front of, and the team they had sent in was busy. Several bums watched from the end of the street, wondering what was going on. One TCTF member watched them with disgust.
"Why don't we get that trash cleaned up off the street?" He kept his weapon trained on the group, and he looked ready to fire. He got a call from his radio, then turned to the rest of his group.
"The van was booby trapped. Killed all the guys inside. We need to report back in."
Due to his turning around, the officer never noticed the three figures disengage themselves from the main group of bums and disappear into the shadows.
* * * * *
The city was put on a city wide alert, and patrol vans began roaming the streets, looking for the trio of convicts. One van stopped to search a large group of people, and about half a dozen cops emerged from the back, all carrying pulse rifles. They began a simple but clean search, they would check someone, and if they came out clean, they crossed the street. The officers went through most of the crowd, until only about twenty people were left. A pair of bums approached the checking spot, one swaying heavily, and the other, a girl, supporting him.
"Could you please make this quick? My friend here got quite drunk last night and I need to take him home." The officer nodded in understanding, he often ending up thee one to take his drunken friends home and knew the quicker you did it, the better. He ran through a quick scanning check, skipping many of the things that were standard. Both checked out as clean of any illegal weapons or items, so he let them pass. He turned to check the next person, but something caught his eye on his monitor. He looked and discovered that the drunken one had a blood alcohol level of 0; he hadn't been drinking for nearly a day. He ran the ID of the false drunk, and it matched one of the three that was wanted. He turned and shouted, "Stop them!!" but it was two late, the pair, realizing their cover was broken, had already taken down two of the guards on the other side. The last guard fell to a rain of plasma, body still twitching from the energy. The trooper turned to the two guards on his side, but both were on the ground, a figure standing behind them. The trooper raised his hands in defeat, and let one of the group check him over, taking his issue pistol. He then felt a strong force to the back, and knew the blackness of unconscious.
* * * * *
Griffin sat in his office, fuming. It had been nearly a day since the search had started, and they had not been able to even get an idea of where these freaks of nature were. He believed that humans only needed robots to survive, and any biological change was just against Mother Nature. He had only gone alone with it because of the power both had displayed, but it had not gone the way he planned. They were uncontrolled, and didn't follow orders. One questioned orders on a regular basis, and he other worked his own jobs. They didn't follow his every order, could think for themselves, and were otherwise disobedient. They were failed experiments, and needed to be disposed of. He brought up a picture of the newest weapon he had at his disposal, and smiled. It was perfect, would follow any order, and would crush the freaks of nature in an instant.
* * * * *
Konoko shivered, and scooted closer to the fire. She was tired, and was about ready to go to sleep, if not for waiting for Buttagiri and Muro. They had fought off hundreds of guards today, and she was ready to rest. Muro and Buttagiri had gone to do some scouting, making sure that they wouldn't be attacked in the middle of the night. Konoko had stayed behind in an alley, making sure no one took the place for themselves. She had found plenty of paper and wood, and had used her last plasma round to light the pile for a fire. She wasn't worried about being spotted, fires were common in alleys at night, and one without one was more suspicious then one that had a fire. She now sat, trying to both stay warm and stay awake. The wind blew a slight gust, and Muro and Buttagiri appeared. Both moved towards the fire quickly, the night was cold and both lacked any sort of way to stay warm. They sat there in an uncomfortable silence before Muro finally brought up the subject.
"What should we do? We can't just go around taking out TCTF officers like this. We need a plan, and need one fast."
Something struck Konoko, and she spoke. "I think I have an idea, though I don't know if you'll like it."
End Chapter 8
*Authors Note- Well, I know have 3 more stories up, so go and read them if you want to. None are more than one chapter long, but I'll fix that as soon as I finish more chapters. I managed to obtain a laptop, so writing should go faster for me. I don't know how long chapter 9 will take, since I have much more to write.
An Oni Fic by: Shamgi
Chapter 8: I know I'm skipping chapters
*Words here*- Thoughts
+Words Here+ - electronics (Radio, T.V., etc.)
# # # - Flashback
* * * - Scene Change
* # * - Character change(same scene, different character)
)Words here( - Spooky voice(Spirit, telepathic comm., etc)
*Authors Note- Well, This past week has been crazy. I'm having a friend move, I've had people over for most of the weekend, and I've gotten little sleep. Now I've got my trusty Mountain Dew(With Code Red for emergencies) and I'm going to write. I've been writing out several other chapters, most of which should be ready by the time fanfiction.net goes back up. Heck, by the time you read this, fanfiction.net will be up, so the stories will have already been loaded up. So if you like Ranma, Oh! My Goddess(Ah! My Goddess for all you hardcore watchers out there), or Final Fantasy 7 and 10(I can't promise this one will be up) click on my name and read my other stories. Please. Well, on with the fic!
Konoko and Muro froze, each trying to fathom hat statement. Konoko couldn't help deny it.
"I killed Mukade! I snapped his neck!"
"And it hurt quite a bit, but here I am."
Something hi Muro, while he was thinking if he had ever seen Mukade's face.
"The Chrysalis."
"Yes, the Chrysalis. It repaired my neck and spinal cord before my brain could die, I was gone minutes after you were Konoko."
"So, you knew how our father..."
"Worse, I watched. A TCTF raid hit the building, you're father and uncle weren't working legally. He gave up, but tried to keep them from the room you two were in. They shot him, and then took both of you. I managed to escape, but you're uncle got caught along the way."
Konoko started to feel anger towards Buttagiri. *He could have stayed, protected them.*
*And what, died? You know how TCTF raids work just as well as I do, They would have shot him without hesitation.* Konoko was forced to agree wit the part of her that was in Buttagiri's defense, he would have accomplished nothing by staying.
"Don't worry about all this tonight. Tomorrow will be quite a busy day."
*That's one way to put it* Konoko curled up into a semi comfortable position, then fell asleep.
* * * * *
Specialist Sulu was busy working on the doors to the back of the stolen, then abandoned van. He had managed to hotwire the controls, and had just now gotten them to unlock. He smiled in satisfaction as the doors gave a click to indicate they had been unlocked. He and two others went inside, leaving the other two officers outside. They began checking every corner keeping careful watch in case the van wasn't abandoned. Sulu went into the front of the van pistol drawn. He saw a piece of paper covering the wheel, and removed it. Underneath were the words "Goodbye." craved into the wheel and a timer which read 5 seconds. He heard a startled cry from the back of the van as one of the soldiers found the explosives, and the click that indicated the doors were all locked.
*Well, at least it'll be over soon.*
* * * * *
Outside the van, the two guards stood sharing small talk, when a very loud noise and shaking threw them off their feet. They turned to look at he van, it was intact, though it seemed puffed out quite a bit. One guard went and opened the back door, then closed it from the sight and smell. The other looked at him, and he shook his head, no one was left alive.
* * * * *
The sun was rising, and the day had just begun. The TCTF team on the street didn't notice, to busy keeping guard. The stolen van had been found inside the garage they were standing in front of, and the team they had sent in was busy. Several bums watched from the end of the street, wondering what was going on. One TCTF member watched them with disgust.
"Why don't we get that trash cleaned up off the street?" He kept his weapon trained on the group, and he looked ready to fire. He got a call from his radio, then turned to the rest of his group.
"The van was booby trapped. Killed all the guys inside. We need to report back in."
Due to his turning around, the officer never noticed the three figures disengage themselves from the main group of bums and disappear into the shadows.
* * * * *
The city was put on a city wide alert, and patrol vans began roaming the streets, looking for the trio of convicts. One van stopped to search a large group of people, and about half a dozen cops emerged from the back, all carrying pulse rifles. They began a simple but clean search, they would check someone, and if they came out clean, they crossed the street. The officers went through most of the crowd, until only about twenty people were left. A pair of bums approached the checking spot, one swaying heavily, and the other, a girl, supporting him.
"Could you please make this quick? My friend here got quite drunk last night and I need to take him home." The officer nodded in understanding, he often ending up thee one to take his drunken friends home and knew the quicker you did it, the better. He ran through a quick scanning check, skipping many of the things that were standard. Both checked out as clean of any illegal weapons or items, so he let them pass. He turned to check the next person, but something caught his eye on his monitor. He looked and discovered that the drunken one had a blood alcohol level of 0; he hadn't been drinking for nearly a day. He ran the ID of the false drunk, and it matched one of the three that was wanted. He turned and shouted, "Stop them!!" but it was two late, the pair, realizing their cover was broken, had already taken down two of the guards on the other side. The last guard fell to a rain of plasma, body still twitching from the energy. The trooper turned to the two guards on his side, but both were on the ground, a figure standing behind them. The trooper raised his hands in defeat, and let one of the group check him over, taking his issue pistol. He then felt a strong force to the back, and knew the blackness of unconscious.
* * * * *
Griffin sat in his office, fuming. It had been nearly a day since the search had started, and they had not been able to even get an idea of where these freaks of nature were. He believed that humans only needed robots to survive, and any biological change was just against Mother Nature. He had only gone alone with it because of the power both had displayed, but it had not gone the way he planned. They were uncontrolled, and didn't follow orders. One questioned orders on a regular basis, and he other worked his own jobs. They didn't follow his every order, could think for themselves, and were otherwise disobedient. They were failed experiments, and needed to be disposed of. He brought up a picture of the newest weapon he had at his disposal, and smiled. It was perfect, would follow any order, and would crush the freaks of nature in an instant.
* * * * *
Konoko shivered, and scooted closer to the fire. She was tired, and was about ready to go to sleep, if not for waiting for Buttagiri and Muro. They had fought off hundreds of guards today, and she was ready to rest. Muro and Buttagiri had gone to do some scouting, making sure that they wouldn't be attacked in the middle of the night. Konoko had stayed behind in an alley, making sure no one took the place for themselves. She had found plenty of paper and wood, and had used her last plasma round to light the pile for a fire. She wasn't worried about being spotted, fires were common in alleys at night, and one without one was more suspicious then one that had a fire. She now sat, trying to both stay warm and stay awake. The wind blew a slight gust, and Muro and Buttagiri appeared. Both moved towards the fire quickly, the night was cold and both lacked any sort of way to stay warm. They sat there in an uncomfortable silence before Muro finally brought up the subject.
"What should we do? We can't just go around taking out TCTF officers like this. We need a plan, and need one fast."
Something struck Konoko, and she spoke. "I think I have an idea, though I don't know if you'll like it."
End Chapter 8
*Authors Note- Well, I know have 3 more stories up, so go and read them if you want to. None are more than one chapter long, but I'll fix that as soon as I finish more chapters. I managed to obtain a laptop, so writing should go faster for me. I don't know how long chapter 9 will take, since I have much more to write.