Shark the Shadow Hunter
By Kevin
Prologue
Zoot's Assassin
The Chosen were defeated. He knew this from hearing the loud cheers in the city.
Perhaps he was wrong to let Jaffa have command of the Chosen. Zoot wouldn't definetly be pleased. Oh well, what was done is done. He had a job now. His mission; to kill the Guardian.
All he needed was the crossbow and his sword. That was all he needed for his missions. It was just all part of being Shark, a loyal servent and assassin to Zoot.
He started up his motorbike and sped off towards the city. Hell was gonna break loose when Shark came to town
The city looked so huge during the day, and so beautiful. But at night, it was like a haunted ghost town. Him and Zoot discussed it a lot of the time when out of the city. Zoot would always tell him, "Shark? One day, all of this will belong to us."
Zoot's prophecy came true. The Locusts had taken over the city. Not even the Demon Dogs were a match for them.
No! Now was not the time to remember the past. It was time to move on. He had a job to do. Shark had to find the Guardian. Should any get in his way, they would pay with their lives.
The wind rushed through his jet black hair with gray running from the front and back of his messy hair that was combed down but looked very undescent. He was fairly muscular with brown eyes, and wore a leather black vest similiar to Vincent Perez's in The Crow: City of Angles, along with military like pants that were worn by deer hunters, and and black combat boots.
He stopped his motorbike again as he stood next to an all familiar entrance way to the Pheonix Mall. This was the home of the Mallrats, and this is where he would find Jaffa.
He queitly but quickly slided his Samurai sword back into it's scabbard at his side, with his other hand holding the crossbow.
As he climbed down the ladder to the sewers, he could fainly hear music playing. They were still celebrating their victory, those fools. Well, if they were to get in his way....
"Hey! YOU THERE!!" Someone shouted from the side. It was a boy about his height, dressed in what looked like the clothes of a Loco. Ebony must be here as well.
As the boy stormed up behind him, Shark's hand was right on his sword with his fingers wrapped around it's hilt.
"What do you think you're do..."
SWISH!!
Shark had done a half circle with his sword, cutting through the boy's upper chest like it was just butter. After a few painful and ****** gurgles escaping his mouth, the boy fell and his body went limb.
Shark sheathed his sword back in it's scabbard as he walked off. Though he was an assassin, he only killed the boy for a different reason. The Loco's name was Biggs. Shark had hated Biggs, when the Locusts were strong, when Biggs had betrayed some of the other Locos and left them to die.
One of Zoot's important codes: a good warrior never leaves the fallen or weak behind. Heroic words from a Tyrant. How strange.
Biggs had what was coming to him. It was time to move on.
Shark crept to the side wall of the mall and slightly ducked his head toward the gate entrance. There were so many kids there. There were only three that he recognized; Bray, Trudy, and Ebony.
If he walked in now, he could fight his way through the mall till he found Jaffa, but that would be too much blood shed. Then again, Ebony had not seen him in two years, and Bray and Trudy only saw him once. He could possibly just fit in the party.
"HELP!"
Shark had one foot in the entrance until he heard the loud cry from the side. Quickly, he hid into the shadows of a dark corner. The reason he wore a lot of dark clothing.
Entering the mall, another boy dressed up in Loco clothes was carrying Biggs in his arms. It was a horrible sight to others while watching Biggs pale body with a huge opening in his upper chest. Even Ebony gasped at the sight.
Soon, everyone had surrounded Bigg's lifeless body. This was his chance to sneak in at last and finish his job. He was about to move out of the corner until he heard Ebony say, "Wait. I-I know who could've done this!"
Damn! She did remember him after all! Well, it looked like he would have to wait longer. He remained in the dark corner as Ebony began to explain.
"The guy who did this...he's no ordinary boy. I don't even think he's human." She shook her head as she explained, her eyes glued on Biggs. "He was close to Zoot like his loyal servent. He was called Zoot's Assassin."
"Is there anything else you can tell about him?" Bray asked.
Ebony looked away from Biggs body, staring at nothing. "His name is Shark. I'm not sure what his real name is. We call him Shark because he's fast like the meat-eating fish and deadly. He vanished after Zoot died, and..."
"And even though Zoot's dead, Shark is still loyal to him and is doing a job for Zoot." Lex finished for her. Ebony nodded.
"But what could his target be/ Why did he kill Biggs?" Amber spoke up.
"Isn't it obvious? He wants to kill the other the remaining locos who to him turn their backs on the memory of Zoot after he died. It's just like the Guardian fruitcake!" Lex replied in a stern and annoyed tone.
"No." Ebony said. "No. He's after something else. I'm not sure but..."
He clutched his fingers so hard against his legs that his finger nails were nearly dugged into his knee caps. He was getting anxious. He needed to fight and kill. It didn't matter anymore who lived or died. He wanted to get this job over and done with.
It was Ebony's earlier statement when she said she was not sure of him being human. If she only knew how right she was...
Something in the corner of his eye made him snap back to reality. A vent. How nice. Maybe he could escape the job of killing anybody in his way after all.
It was night. Quietly like a cat, he crawled through the vent and into the room where Jaffa was being held. All too easy, he thought.
He jumped down, his feet making a slight thud. Shark had seen Jaffa in a cage, and had to make sure he was not in a mad asylum as Jaffa kept hitting his head gently with his fist.
Shark grinned as he walked up to the cage. "Well, well. Guess it's true that the spider's trapped the fly. Only this time, the shark's trapped the small fish."
He took aim of his crossbow to Jaffa's head. Jaffa never even noticed he was in the room. He didn't even know or care where he was.
"Any last words?" Shark asked politely with sarcasm at the same time. The guardian made no acknowldgement to him. Shark just shrugged and said, "Oh well. Night, Jaffa." And his finger squeezed the trigger...
"GOTTCHA!!" Lex cried out as he wrapped a strong rope around Shark's arm's and chest, making shark lose his grip on the Crossbow. "Bray! Do it now!" Lex called out.
The lights turned on in the room. Shark was surrounded by the Gaians and the Mallrats. From both sides, Pride and Bray helped pushed Shark into an open cage. He fell in, and quickly the locked it. "We got him!" Bray cried. Everyone cheered.
Shark tried to move his arms, but Lex had tied the robe so tightly that a normal person could barely move their arms and lose circulation. Shark, though, was another story.
"Look at him! He ain't so tough now!" Lex teased as he kicked the side of Shark's cage. Shark growled at him. Lex only grinned. "Come on! Whaddya gonna due to me? All your weapons belong to us now!"
"Lex that's enough. We've won, and he's behind bars where he belongs." Bray said as he held back Lex. Lex, being the stubborn of them all, continued.
"You know, you should change your name. Yeah. For now on, your name will be....Cat Fish." Lex joked. It earned a few laughs except from Bray and Pride, and Shark whose glare could burn through metal.
"Well well. Never thought you had the guts to come back."
Ebony.
He turned and scowled at her. "I should've known." He hissed. She only held up her hands in defense. "I'm not the one to blame here, Sharky. I mean...all you had to due was stop being your stupid self and you could've escaped the embarrasement of being locked up by a group of kids and being executed for murder."
He looked at her confused.
"You heard her, Shark. We're putting you on trial." Bray explained. "What for?" Shark asked.
"For murdering Biggs. He was a good kid, Shark. And you ruined his life." Ebony pointed her finger at Shark as she replied.
"Unbelievable..."
Everyone in the room turned to Pride who was examining Shark's sword. "What is it?" Amber asked.
Still gazing at the sword, Pride answered, "This sword...if I'm correct...looks to be more than a hundred years old, but I've never seen a blade like this ever. Even if it is suppose to be a Samurai sword, it's completely different from anything."
Lex to fascination in the blade and swiped it out of Pride's hands and walked back over to Shark. "You know, I bet you've killed a lot with this blade."
"Then you bet right." Shark replied coldly.
"And you don't care about any of those lives you've taken?" Bray asked, though he knew the answer. Shark only let out a small chuckle and waved it off. "What does it matter? Oh, wait," he started mocking in a did-I-hurt-you look, "do you believe in being too much of a hero?" At that, Shark laughed.
"AW SHUDDAP!!" Lex slammed his hand against the cage, making it rattle. It didn't even faze Shark as he continued laughing. "I SAID SHUT UP, YOU FREAK!!" Lex roared.
Shark stopped laughing, but made a humpf as he pulled his arms up, ripping through the rope. Everybody jumped back from the cage, even Lex.
Shark rubbed his arms. "Little itchy, that rope."
Then, Shark's hand lashed out and broke through the cage, and right to Lex's neck. His grip was so tight that Lex thought he would lose air in seconds and die. Lifting Lex in the air by his throat was not helping at all.
"Now, whose got who?" Shark asked.
Lex was thrown to the wall across the room. Shark reached for the lock and ripped it off with great strength.
He was free. He looked all around the room, watching them with fear in their eyes.
"Now, who wants some?" He asked.
Nobody made a move, not even Ebony.
Shark grinned and picked up his crossbow off the floor. It was time to finish the job. He aimed it at the Guardian, but Bray and Pride tried to reach for him.
His finger squeezed the trigger and the arrow was released. Except it never came to the Guardian, but to the light above and soon the room was dark.
There was a swishing sound of a sword rattling against a cage. Shark had his sword back and was still trying to get to the Guardian!
"Quickly, get some light in here!" Pride cried out. Luckily, KC found another light switch to another ceiling lamp and flickered it on.
As light shined back in the room, two people were missing; Shark and the Guardian. Bray looked to the opening of the Guardian's cage. They were gone...without a trace.
"It's over." Bray looked back at the others. "He has the Guardian, and by now....the Guardian has to be dead."
"No." Tai-San gasped.
Luke put his hand on Tai-San's shoulder. "It looks that way, Tai-San." He then looked up at Bray. "I think we've also learned a lesson; not to underestimate him."
Somewhere in the ciy. Shark on his motorbike drove off fast. It was done. His mission was complete, minor a few setbacks. In fact, he had to admit that the Mallrats gave him quiet a surprise when locking him up. Nobody has ever done that to him.
This wouldn't be the last of anybody seeing Shark again.
Chapter 1
He was busy in training with his Sarmuari sword. He grasped the black hilt of the sword gently, but turned the sword so fast and perfectly without losing his grip. Fate is what he called his sword. It had been passed down from generation to generation in the family of the Shadow Hunter. Shadow Hunters were believed to be a myth, or so some believed.
He was nothing like his ancestors now. Not anymore. Shark was just an assassin, a loyal servant to the late Zoot. Now, he served nobody but himself. As much as he admired Zoot, he was angered to hear that Jaffa was leading a group called the Chosen who believed Zoot to be some sort of god. He thought that Jaffa was using this to take control of the city himself, and that's why Shark came to the city to kill him. He succeeded, and brought Jaffa's, or the Guaridan as they called him, head to the remaining Chosen, telling them to stop with this nonsense or they would end up like their leader.
He didn't except to have that much trouble while being back in the city. Those Mallrats really had him outdone, even if it was because of Ebony. But in the end, the underestimated Shark. He had broken free out of so many traps. He had to thank all those years of training, and to Master Hio-San Lee. Speaking of which, the asian girl with the Mallrats, she almost resembled his master in a way.
As he thrusted the tip of his blade into the Earth, he started remembering his former life, when his name was Peter, and he had a little sister and brother named Patsy and Paul. Patsy was the sweetest thing you would have ever seen, and though Paul couldn't hear, he could sense vibrations. He was such a smart little boy. When the virus struck, he promised his parents he would watch over the last of his family, until they ran away when he joined Zoot. With the aid of the Locusts, he searched all over for them, but in the end he began to think they were dead.
Shark shook his head violently. He couldn't start remembering the past. Too many good memories. Peter was no longer Peter. He was Shark now, with not one single good memory of his new life.
Shark picked his sword back up and sheathed it at the side of his belt. He put on his leather overcoat and walked off. He started missing his motorbike, but the damn thing was broken down. He didn't mind at all. He liked walking. It was a good stretch to his legs, especially when it came to do a new job.
He was in the shades of the forests. His presence could be heard anywhere as his black combat boots would smash up dead leaves from the trees. His presence wasn't the only one in the forest anymore as his hearing picked up the sound of bird noises, only these bird noises were unlike the original creature's. That's when it occured that he was on Gaian territory.
"It's you!"
Shark quickly turned to see a purple-haired girl behind him. He took out his crossbow from the otherside of his overcoat and aimed it at her head. "What do you want? Are you following me?"
Trudy held up her hands. "No, I wasn't. I swear. I...I'm just looking for my friend." Shark looked at her suspiciously. She seemed a bit nervous because of the crossbow, but her eyes showed honesty within them. She was telling the truth, he could see it. He lowered down the crossbow and put it back inside his overcoat. "Which is your friend?"
"Her name is Amber. She has blond hair in a Zulu like kind of style?" Trudy explained as her hands mimiced Amber's hair on the top of her head. Shark just looked at her pitifully. "If she was wearing a checker board-like jacket, then she is in the custody of those Technos or whatever."
Her eyes were wide and full with tears. "You. You knew this and let them take her anyway?!"
Shark smirked and started walking away. "It's none of my business." Trudy ran up in front of him. "You still could've helped!" She was furious.
"Unless there's something in it for me, forget it." He looked down at her. Her fury, her anger at him, it was very admiring for him. She was challeging, just the way Shark liked his women.
She noticed his gaze on her. Trudy started backing away, feeling uncomfortable from his small grin. "You're sick." she hissed. Shark only shrugged and said, "Maybe, but that's natural in us all, Trudy."
"So you know my name?" "Of course. You were once Zoot's lover before the virus. He had been searching for you since. Always talking about you constantly, hoping you were ok."
Trudy looked down at she wrapped her coat tighter around her. "I need to go and get back to the mall." She looked up at him with pleading eyes. "I need your help in doing so." Shark only laughed. "Unless you've got something of worth, you're on your own. I'm an assassin, remember?"
Trudy walked back up to him. "I'll do anything. Just name it."
He arched an eyebrow at her, then an idea of what he wanted ran through his mind. "Anything, you say?"
"Yes, but only if you help me reach the mall." she replied.
Shark grabbed her arm and pulled her towards them. He leaned down and pressed his lips to hers in a rough and wet kiss. As they pulled apart, he felt the stinging sensation on his cheek after she slapped him. "You CREEP!!"
He only smirked. "You said anything. Now, after you?" He stepped to the side. She quickly walked passed him, and then he followed after her. As they walked, he noticed that they were walking in the opposite direction to the city. He grabbed her shoulder and turned her. "I might be mistaken, but isn't your precious mall back that way?" He pointed behind him.
"Yes, but first I have to get the children." She started walking off again.
"Oh, just great. Children." Shark sighed.
Chapter 2
She turned slightly to glance at him. There was just something in his tone of voice that made him sound like....like a part of him was missing. "What? You don't like children?"
Shark didn't answer. "Look, if you wanna go get your daughter and your friend's son, then I suggested we hurry it up." Shark walked passed her, not even checking to see if she was following up.
Trudy walked faster until she was side by side with him. She looked up at his face. From the time when she first saw him and him coming to the mall to kill the guardian, his expressions were without emotion. Shark was just an assassin, a cold blooded killer who with no remorse for his victims, or so she thought.
Something started flying around them. A bug with long but colorful wings. Trudy smiled brightly at the flying insect. "A butterfly." She laughed. Shark held out his hand towards the butterfly. Carefully and cautious, the insect landed gently on his palm. Jett gazed at it's wings, the golden brown colors made it look incredible. Patsy would always chase butterflies when they went out camping a lot. It was strange, though. He couldn't remember the last time his family and him went on a camping trip, now that everday he would camp in the outdoors now.
Shark was so lost in thought that he never realized that the butterfly had flown out of his hand until Trudy asked him, "Are you all right?"
Shark shook himself out of his memories. "Let's just go."
Soon, they were in the Gaians camp and retrieved Brady and baby Bray.
"You ready?" Shark asked as he came up to Trudy who was playfully bouncing Brady on her lap. "Yes." She held Brady against her hip as baby Bray was in a baby pouch strapped on Trudy. He looked oddly at her. She noticed as she started walking away and he didn't follow. "What?"
"You need me to carry one of those brats for you?" Shark asked. Not liking what he called both hers and Amber's children, Trudy ignored him and walked off. He sighed and murmured, "Just thought I'd ask." He then followed after her.
An hour later, they were back in the city. The Technos were heavily guarding the city, so Trudy and Shark had to sneak into the sewers. The sewers too were guarded as well. Shark looked down at the sewege waters to see the reflection of two Technos. "Damn!" He hissed.
"What's wrong?" Trudy asked. Shark looked down at her and said, "You might wanna stay here and keep your children safe. They won't like the scene here pretty soon." Before Trudy could ask what scene, Shark had already left the corner and walked up towards the two guards.
"Hey! You there! Stop!" One ordered as Shark came walking towards them. Shark wouldn't oblidge. He only grinned as he was inches away from the guards. His grin vanished when he noticed the guard had something on his wrist and aimed it at the center of Shark's chest.
It seemed harmless, but it was too risky for Shark to ignore. The guard fired, but Shark dodged the tazer. The tazer instead hit another Techno who was behind Shark. The Techno fell and groined in pain. Shark looked down at the fallen Techno, then back at the two guards.
"Whatever."
Seeing his failure, the guard threw himself at Shark. He managed to grab him around his waist and tried to lift him off his feet. Shark wouldn't budge, and grabbed the back of the guard's head and threw him against the sewer walls. A loud thud could be heard from the impact, and the guard went limp to the ground. The second guard who was a female started trembling at the sight of blood trinkling from the side of the first guard's head.
"You...you killed him." She said with a shaking and trembling voice. Shark just looked up at her. "No, just knocked him out. He would be dead if I went full force on him." Shark walked up to the first of the two fallen guards. The guard was managing to recover as he struggled to get up. Shark grabbed him by the colar of his suit and pulled him close so they were face to face. "Go back to your tribe with your friend here."
The guard nodded, not willing to continue in stopping such a beast. Shark pushed him away and grabbed the female Techno by her arm."You're coming with us." She quickly nodded, not wanting to go up against him like the other two.
Dragging the Techno girl, Shark and Trudy were inside the mall. Something was different to Trudy. The mall, it use to be alive with people moving everywhere. Now, it looked cold and empty. It was...deserted. Trudy looked up at the girl, her face showing emotions of anger and desperation. "Where are my friends? What have you done with them?"
"T-the Mallrats? They were taken back to our headquaters. It was Ram's orders." She replied.
"Who's Ram? Your leader?" Shark asked.
"Yes. But...I didn't have anything to do with this. I swear!" Shark watched her like she was crazy. "I-I was only sent to guard the sewers, that's all."
Was she pleading for her life? Was she really that afraid of him? Of course. After seeing what he had done to her partner, anybody would've been scared out of their pants.
As she started trembling, her mask was about to fall from her face. Shark grabbed the mask and threw it to the floor, revealing her whole face. When he saw her, both him and Trudy were nearly speechless. She looked almost like Amber with brown hair, but this girl seemed a bit younger.
"I know you. You're...you're Amber's sister, Beth. She's told me about you a lot. You two..."
"Lost contact when our parents seperated. She's two years younger than me, so I barely know my sister." Beth explained, but her gaze was fixed on Shark. She was still fearfull that he would do something to her. But then, she noticed his gaze. He seemed to be infatuated with her.
Trudy noticed his gaze too. Maybe she was wrong, maybe Shark did have a bit of some feelings.
"Are you friends of my sister?" Beth asked. Trudy nodded. "Yes, I am. But Shark here is new." She pointed to Shark.
"Shark? Your name is Shark?!" Beth, getting over her fear of him, looked sympethically at Shark. Shark glared at her and looked back to Trudy. "If this kid wasn't part of the taking in of your friends, then maybe she doesn't know her sister is one of you."
"Amber! You mean Amber is a Mallrat?!"
Trudy nodded. "She's been a Mallrat since the beginning. I'm good friends with her."
Beth looked down at the floor. "Then if she's a Mallrat, that means that she's..."
"She was taken away earlier, kid. Your "buddies" took her in, blind folded." Shark finished in.
"Beth? What are you doing here?"
Everyone looked to the entrance. Jay stood with his arms at his sides, looking a bit annoyed. Behind him was Ved with his arms crossed. Shark recognized the resemblence in the two. They were brothers, he was sure of that. But there was a different type of characteristic in them both. The tall one seemed patient and wise, while the little one seemed to be frustrated and stubborn.
"Jay! I..I was just uh..." She looked up at Trudy and Shark, pleading in her eyes for them to help her. Trudy spoke up. "She was just showing us out."
Shark, though, wasn't up for small talk or lying. He wanted to get this job over and done with. Shark walked up to the one Beth had called Jay, grabbing him by the collar of his suit and lifted him right off his feet. Ved uncrossed his arms as he looked shocked at Shark's strength. This guy was definitely more tougher than he looked.
Shark pulled Jay right to him. "Tell me. Everything. Why are you Technos here?"
By Kevin
Prologue
Zoot's Assassin
The Chosen were defeated. He knew this from hearing the loud cheers in the city.
Perhaps he was wrong to let Jaffa have command of the Chosen. Zoot wouldn't definetly be pleased. Oh well, what was done is done. He had a job now. His mission; to kill the Guardian.
All he needed was the crossbow and his sword. That was all he needed for his missions. It was just all part of being Shark, a loyal servent and assassin to Zoot.
He started up his motorbike and sped off towards the city. Hell was gonna break loose when Shark came to town
The city looked so huge during the day, and so beautiful. But at night, it was like a haunted ghost town. Him and Zoot discussed it a lot of the time when out of the city. Zoot would always tell him, "Shark? One day, all of this will belong to us."
Zoot's prophecy came true. The Locusts had taken over the city. Not even the Demon Dogs were a match for them.
No! Now was not the time to remember the past. It was time to move on. He had a job to do. Shark had to find the Guardian. Should any get in his way, they would pay with their lives.
The wind rushed through his jet black hair with gray running from the front and back of his messy hair that was combed down but looked very undescent. He was fairly muscular with brown eyes, and wore a leather black vest similiar to Vincent Perez's in The Crow: City of Angles, along with military like pants that were worn by deer hunters, and and black combat boots.
He stopped his motorbike again as he stood next to an all familiar entrance way to the Pheonix Mall. This was the home of the Mallrats, and this is where he would find Jaffa.
He queitly but quickly slided his Samurai sword back into it's scabbard at his side, with his other hand holding the crossbow.
As he climbed down the ladder to the sewers, he could fainly hear music playing. They were still celebrating their victory, those fools. Well, if they were to get in his way....
"Hey! YOU THERE!!" Someone shouted from the side. It was a boy about his height, dressed in what looked like the clothes of a Loco. Ebony must be here as well.
As the boy stormed up behind him, Shark's hand was right on his sword with his fingers wrapped around it's hilt.
"What do you think you're do..."
SWISH!!
Shark had done a half circle with his sword, cutting through the boy's upper chest like it was just butter. After a few painful and ****** gurgles escaping his mouth, the boy fell and his body went limb.
Shark sheathed his sword back in it's scabbard as he walked off. Though he was an assassin, he only killed the boy for a different reason. The Loco's name was Biggs. Shark had hated Biggs, when the Locusts were strong, when Biggs had betrayed some of the other Locos and left them to die.
One of Zoot's important codes: a good warrior never leaves the fallen or weak behind. Heroic words from a Tyrant. How strange.
Biggs had what was coming to him. It was time to move on.
Shark crept to the side wall of the mall and slightly ducked his head toward the gate entrance. There were so many kids there. There were only three that he recognized; Bray, Trudy, and Ebony.
If he walked in now, he could fight his way through the mall till he found Jaffa, but that would be too much blood shed. Then again, Ebony had not seen him in two years, and Bray and Trudy only saw him once. He could possibly just fit in the party.
"HELP!"
Shark had one foot in the entrance until he heard the loud cry from the side. Quickly, he hid into the shadows of a dark corner. The reason he wore a lot of dark clothing.
Entering the mall, another boy dressed up in Loco clothes was carrying Biggs in his arms. It was a horrible sight to others while watching Biggs pale body with a huge opening in his upper chest. Even Ebony gasped at the sight.
Soon, everyone had surrounded Bigg's lifeless body. This was his chance to sneak in at last and finish his job. He was about to move out of the corner until he heard Ebony say, "Wait. I-I know who could've done this!"
Damn! She did remember him after all! Well, it looked like he would have to wait longer. He remained in the dark corner as Ebony began to explain.
"The guy who did this...he's no ordinary boy. I don't even think he's human." She shook her head as she explained, her eyes glued on Biggs. "He was close to Zoot like his loyal servent. He was called Zoot's Assassin."
"Is there anything else you can tell about him?" Bray asked.
Ebony looked away from Biggs body, staring at nothing. "His name is Shark. I'm not sure what his real name is. We call him Shark because he's fast like the meat-eating fish and deadly. He vanished after Zoot died, and..."
"And even though Zoot's dead, Shark is still loyal to him and is doing a job for Zoot." Lex finished for her. Ebony nodded.
"But what could his target be/ Why did he kill Biggs?" Amber spoke up.
"Isn't it obvious? He wants to kill the other the remaining locos who to him turn their backs on the memory of Zoot after he died. It's just like the Guardian fruitcake!" Lex replied in a stern and annoyed tone.
"No." Ebony said. "No. He's after something else. I'm not sure but..."
He clutched his fingers so hard against his legs that his finger nails were nearly dugged into his knee caps. He was getting anxious. He needed to fight and kill. It didn't matter anymore who lived or died. He wanted to get this job over and done with.
It was Ebony's earlier statement when she said she was not sure of him being human. If she only knew how right she was...
Something in the corner of his eye made him snap back to reality. A vent. How nice. Maybe he could escape the job of killing anybody in his way after all.
It was night. Quietly like a cat, he crawled through the vent and into the room where Jaffa was being held. All too easy, he thought.
He jumped down, his feet making a slight thud. Shark had seen Jaffa in a cage, and had to make sure he was not in a mad asylum as Jaffa kept hitting his head gently with his fist.
Shark grinned as he walked up to the cage. "Well, well. Guess it's true that the spider's trapped the fly. Only this time, the shark's trapped the small fish."
He took aim of his crossbow to Jaffa's head. Jaffa never even noticed he was in the room. He didn't even know or care where he was.
"Any last words?" Shark asked politely with sarcasm at the same time. The guardian made no acknowldgement to him. Shark just shrugged and said, "Oh well. Night, Jaffa." And his finger squeezed the trigger...
"GOTTCHA!!" Lex cried out as he wrapped a strong rope around Shark's arm's and chest, making shark lose his grip on the Crossbow. "Bray! Do it now!" Lex called out.
The lights turned on in the room. Shark was surrounded by the Gaians and the Mallrats. From both sides, Pride and Bray helped pushed Shark into an open cage. He fell in, and quickly the locked it. "We got him!" Bray cried. Everyone cheered.
Shark tried to move his arms, but Lex had tied the robe so tightly that a normal person could barely move their arms and lose circulation. Shark, though, was another story.
"Look at him! He ain't so tough now!" Lex teased as he kicked the side of Shark's cage. Shark growled at him. Lex only grinned. "Come on! Whaddya gonna due to me? All your weapons belong to us now!"
"Lex that's enough. We've won, and he's behind bars where he belongs." Bray said as he held back Lex. Lex, being the stubborn of them all, continued.
"You know, you should change your name. Yeah. For now on, your name will be....Cat Fish." Lex joked. It earned a few laughs except from Bray and Pride, and Shark whose glare could burn through metal.
"Well well. Never thought you had the guts to come back."
Ebony.
He turned and scowled at her. "I should've known." He hissed. She only held up her hands in defense. "I'm not the one to blame here, Sharky. I mean...all you had to due was stop being your stupid self and you could've escaped the embarrasement of being locked up by a group of kids and being executed for murder."
He looked at her confused.
"You heard her, Shark. We're putting you on trial." Bray explained. "What for?" Shark asked.
"For murdering Biggs. He was a good kid, Shark. And you ruined his life." Ebony pointed her finger at Shark as she replied.
"Unbelievable..."
Everyone in the room turned to Pride who was examining Shark's sword. "What is it?" Amber asked.
Still gazing at the sword, Pride answered, "This sword...if I'm correct...looks to be more than a hundred years old, but I've never seen a blade like this ever. Even if it is suppose to be a Samurai sword, it's completely different from anything."
Lex to fascination in the blade and swiped it out of Pride's hands and walked back over to Shark. "You know, I bet you've killed a lot with this blade."
"Then you bet right." Shark replied coldly.
"And you don't care about any of those lives you've taken?" Bray asked, though he knew the answer. Shark only let out a small chuckle and waved it off. "What does it matter? Oh, wait," he started mocking in a did-I-hurt-you look, "do you believe in being too much of a hero?" At that, Shark laughed.
"AW SHUDDAP!!" Lex slammed his hand against the cage, making it rattle. It didn't even faze Shark as he continued laughing. "I SAID SHUT UP, YOU FREAK!!" Lex roared.
Shark stopped laughing, but made a humpf as he pulled his arms up, ripping through the rope. Everybody jumped back from the cage, even Lex.
Shark rubbed his arms. "Little itchy, that rope."
Then, Shark's hand lashed out and broke through the cage, and right to Lex's neck. His grip was so tight that Lex thought he would lose air in seconds and die. Lifting Lex in the air by his throat was not helping at all.
"Now, whose got who?" Shark asked.
Lex was thrown to the wall across the room. Shark reached for the lock and ripped it off with great strength.
He was free. He looked all around the room, watching them with fear in their eyes.
"Now, who wants some?" He asked.
Nobody made a move, not even Ebony.
Shark grinned and picked up his crossbow off the floor. It was time to finish the job. He aimed it at the Guardian, but Bray and Pride tried to reach for him.
His finger squeezed the trigger and the arrow was released. Except it never came to the Guardian, but to the light above and soon the room was dark.
There was a swishing sound of a sword rattling against a cage. Shark had his sword back and was still trying to get to the Guardian!
"Quickly, get some light in here!" Pride cried out. Luckily, KC found another light switch to another ceiling lamp and flickered it on.
As light shined back in the room, two people were missing; Shark and the Guardian. Bray looked to the opening of the Guardian's cage. They were gone...without a trace.
"It's over." Bray looked back at the others. "He has the Guardian, and by now....the Guardian has to be dead."
"No." Tai-San gasped.
Luke put his hand on Tai-San's shoulder. "It looks that way, Tai-San." He then looked up at Bray. "I think we've also learned a lesson; not to underestimate him."
Somewhere in the ciy. Shark on his motorbike drove off fast. It was done. His mission was complete, minor a few setbacks. In fact, he had to admit that the Mallrats gave him quiet a surprise when locking him up. Nobody has ever done that to him.
This wouldn't be the last of anybody seeing Shark again.
Chapter 1
He was busy in training with his Sarmuari sword. He grasped the black hilt of the sword gently, but turned the sword so fast and perfectly without losing his grip. Fate is what he called his sword. It had been passed down from generation to generation in the family of the Shadow Hunter. Shadow Hunters were believed to be a myth, or so some believed.
He was nothing like his ancestors now. Not anymore. Shark was just an assassin, a loyal servant to the late Zoot. Now, he served nobody but himself. As much as he admired Zoot, he was angered to hear that Jaffa was leading a group called the Chosen who believed Zoot to be some sort of god. He thought that Jaffa was using this to take control of the city himself, and that's why Shark came to the city to kill him. He succeeded, and brought Jaffa's, or the Guaridan as they called him, head to the remaining Chosen, telling them to stop with this nonsense or they would end up like their leader.
He didn't except to have that much trouble while being back in the city. Those Mallrats really had him outdone, even if it was because of Ebony. But in the end, the underestimated Shark. He had broken free out of so many traps. He had to thank all those years of training, and to Master Hio-San Lee. Speaking of which, the asian girl with the Mallrats, she almost resembled his master in a way.
As he thrusted the tip of his blade into the Earth, he started remembering his former life, when his name was Peter, and he had a little sister and brother named Patsy and Paul. Patsy was the sweetest thing you would have ever seen, and though Paul couldn't hear, he could sense vibrations. He was such a smart little boy. When the virus struck, he promised his parents he would watch over the last of his family, until they ran away when he joined Zoot. With the aid of the Locusts, he searched all over for them, but in the end he began to think they were dead.
Shark shook his head violently. He couldn't start remembering the past. Too many good memories. Peter was no longer Peter. He was Shark now, with not one single good memory of his new life.
Shark picked his sword back up and sheathed it at the side of his belt. He put on his leather overcoat and walked off. He started missing his motorbike, but the damn thing was broken down. He didn't mind at all. He liked walking. It was a good stretch to his legs, especially when it came to do a new job.
He was in the shades of the forests. His presence could be heard anywhere as his black combat boots would smash up dead leaves from the trees. His presence wasn't the only one in the forest anymore as his hearing picked up the sound of bird noises, only these bird noises were unlike the original creature's. That's when it occured that he was on Gaian territory.
"It's you!"
Shark quickly turned to see a purple-haired girl behind him. He took out his crossbow from the otherside of his overcoat and aimed it at her head. "What do you want? Are you following me?"
Trudy held up her hands. "No, I wasn't. I swear. I...I'm just looking for my friend." Shark looked at her suspiciously. She seemed a bit nervous because of the crossbow, but her eyes showed honesty within them. She was telling the truth, he could see it. He lowered down the crossbow and put it back inside his overcoat. "Which is your friend?"
"Her name is Amber. She has blond hair in a Zulu like kind of style?" Trudy explained as her hands mimiced Amber's hair on the top of her head. Shark just looked at her pitifully. "If she was wearing a checker board-like jacket, then she is in the custody of those Technos or whatever."
Her eyes were wide and full with tears. "You. You knew this and let them take her anyway?!"
Shark smirked and started walking away. "It's none of my business." Trudy ran up in front of him. "You still could've helped!" She was furious.
"Unless there's something in it for me, forget it." He looked down at her. Her fury, her anger at him, it was very admiring for him. She was challeging, just the way Shark liked his women.
She noticed his gaze on her. Trudy started backing away, feeling uncomfortable from his small grin. "You're sick." she hissed. Shark only shrugged and said, "Maybe, but that's natural in us all, Trudy."
"So you know my name?" "Of course. You were once Zoot's lover before the virus. He had been searching for you since. Always talking about you constantly, hoping you were ok."
Trudy looked down at she wrapped her coat tighter around her. "I need to go and get back to the mall." She looked up at him with pleading eyes. "I need your help in doing so." Shark only laughed. "Unless you've got something of worth, you're on your own. I'm an assassin, remember?"
Trudy walked back up to him. "I'll do anything. Just name it."
He arched an eyebrow at her, then an idea of what he wanted ran through his mind. "Anything, you say?"
"Yes, but only if you help me reach the mall." she replied.
Shark grabbed her arm and pulled her towards them. He leaned down and pressed his lips to hers in a rough and wet kiss. As they pulled apart, he felt the stinging sensation on his cheek after she slapped him. "You CREEP!!"
He only smirked. "You said anything. Now, after you?" He stepped to the side. She quickly walked passed him, and then he followed after her. As they walked, he noticed that they were walking in the opposite direction to the city. He grabbed her shoulder and turned her. "I might be mistaken, but isn't your precious mall back that way?" He pointed behind him.
"Yes, but first I have to get the children." She started walking off again.
"Oh, just great. Children." Shark sighed.
Chapter 2
She turned slightly to glance at him. There was just something in his tone of voice that made him sound like....like a part of him was missing. "What? You don't like children?"
Shark didn't answer. "Look, if you wanna go get your daughter and your friend's son, then I suggested we hurry it up." Shark walked passed her, not even checking to see if she was following up.
Trudy walked faster until she was side by side with him. She looked up at his face. From the time when she first saw him and him coming to the mall to kill the guardian, his expressions were without emotion. Shark was just an assassin, a cold blooded killer who with no remorse for his victims, or so she thought.
Something started flying around them. A bug with long but colorful wings. Trudy smiled brightly at the flying insect. "A butterfly." She laughed. Shark held out his hand towards the butterfly. Carefully and cautious, the insect landed gently on his palm. Jett gazed at it's wings, the golden brown colors made it look incredible. Patsy would always chase butterflies when they went out camping a lot. It was strange, though. He couldn't remember the last time his family and him went on a camping trip, now that everday he would camp in the outdoors now.
Shark was so lost in thought that he never realized that the butterfly had flown out of his hand until Trudy asked him, "Are you all right?"
Shark shook himself out of his memories. "Let's just go."
Soon, they were in the Gaians camp and retrieved Brady and baby Bray.
"You ready?" Shark asked as he came up to Trudy who was playfully bouncing Brady on her lap. "Yes." She held Brady against her hip as baby Bray was in a baby pouch strapped on Trudy. He looked oddly at her. She noticed as she started walking away and he didn't follow. "What?"
"You need me to carry one of those brats for you?" Shark asked. Not liking what he called both hers and Amber's children, Trudy ignored him and walked off. He sighed and murmured, "Just thought I'd ask." He then followed after her.
An hour later, they were back in the city. The Technos were heavily guarding the city, so Trudy and Shark had to sneak into the sewers. The sewers too were guarded as well. Shark looked down at the sewege waters to see the reflection of two Technos. "Damn!" He hissed.
"What's wrong?" Trudy asked. Shark looked down at her and said, "You might wanna stay here and keep your children safe. They won't like the scene here pretty soon." Before Trudy could ask what scene, Shark had already left the corner and walked up towards the two guards.
"Hey! You there! Stop!" One ordered as Shark came walking towards them. Shark wouldn't oblidge. He only grinned as he was inches away from the guards. His grin vanished when he noticed the guard had something on his wrist and aimed it at the center of Shark's chest.
It seemed harmless, but it was too risky for Shark to ignore. The guard fired, but Shark dodged the tazer. The tazer instead hit another Techno who was behind Shark. The Techno fell and groined in pain. Shark looked down at the fallen Techno, then back at the two guards.
"Whatever."
Seeing his failure, the guard threw himself at Shark. He managed to grab him around his waist and tried to lift him off his feet. Shark wouldn't budge, and grabbed the back of the guard's head and threw him against the sewer walls. A loud thud could be heard from the impact, and the guard went limp to the ground. The second guard who was a female started trembling at the sight of blood trinkling from the side of the first guard's head.
"You...you killed him." She said with a shaking and trembling voice. Shark just looked up at her. "No, just knocked him out. He would be dead if I went full force on him." Shark walked up to the first of the two fallen guards. The guard was managing to recover as he struggled to get up. Shark grabbed him by the colar of his suit and pulled him close so they were face to face. "Go back to your tribe with your friend here."
The guard nodded, not willing to continue in stopping such a beast. Shark pushed him away and grabbed the female Techno by her arm."You're coming with us." She quickly nodded, not wanting to go up against him like the other two.
Dragging the Techno girl, Shark and Trudy were inside the mall. Something was different to Trudy. The mall, it use to be alive with people moving everywhere. Now, it looked cold and empty. It was...deserted. Trudy looked up at the girl, her face showing emotions of anger and desperation. "Where are my friends? What have you done with them?"
"T-the Mallrats? They were taken back to our headquaters. It was Ram's orders." She replied.
"Who's Ram? Your leader?" Shark asked.
"Yes. But...I didn't have anything to do with this. I swear!" Shark watched her like she was crazy. "I-I was only sent to guard the sewers, that's all."
Was she pleading for her life? Was she really that afraid of him? Of course. After seeing what he had done to her partner, anybody would've been scared out of their pants.
As she started trembling, her mask was about to fall from her face. Shark grabbed the mask and threw it to the floor, revealing her whole face. When he saw her, both him and Trudy were nearly speechless. She looked almost like Amber with brown hair, but this girl seemed a bit younger.
"I know you. You're...you're Amber's sister, Beth. She's told me about you a lot. You two..."
"Lost contact when our parents seperated. She's two years younger than me, so I barely know my sister." Beth explained, but her gaze was fixed on Shark. She was still fearfull that he would do something to her. But then, she noticed his gaze. He seemed to be infatuated with her.
Trudy noticed his gaze too. Maybe she was wrong, maybe Shark did have a bit of some feelings.
"Are you friends of my sister?" Beth asked. Trudy nodded. "Yes, I am. But Shark here is new." She pointed to Shark.
"Shark? Your name is Shark?!" Beth, getting over her fear of him, looked sympethically at Shark. Shark glared at her and looked back to Trudy. "If this kid wasn't part of the taking in of your friends, then maybe she doesn't know her sister is one of you."
"Amber! You mean Amber is a Mallrat?!"
Trudy nodded. "She's been a Mallrat since the beginning. I'm good friends with her."
Beth looked down at the floor. "Then if she's a Mallrat, that means that she's..."
"She was taken away earlier, kid. Your "buddies" took her in, blind folded." Shark finished in.
"Beth? What are you doing here?"
Everyone looked to the entrance. Jay stood with his arms at his sides, looking a bit annoyed. Behind him was Ved with his arms crossed. Shark recognized the resemblence in the two. They were brothers, he was sure of that. But there was a different type of characteristic in them both. The tall one seemed patient and wise, while the little one seemed to be frustrated and stubborn.
"Jay! I..I was just uh..." She looked up at Trudy and Shark, pleading in her eyes for them to help her. Trudy spoke up. "She was just showing us out."
Shark, though, wasn't up for small talk or lying. He wanted to get this job over and done with. Shark walked up to the one Beth had called Jay, grabbing him by the collar of his suit and lifted him right off his feet. Ved uncrossed his arms as he looked shocked at Shark's strength. This guy was definitely more tougher than he looked.
Shark pulled Jay right to him. "Tell me. Everything. Why are you Technos here?"