Bloody Quest
It was a pretty quiet day at ABC. Everyone was just sitting around idly, until they entered. Jay and Bea staggered in, both supporting each other and looking worn out. What was most noticeable to the rest of the team was their wet clothing. Bea, with no hat or footwear, was wearing Jay's orange shirt and using his black undershirt as a small hip wrap. Jay still had on one of his many undershirts, this one yellow.
"What've you two been up to?" L asked, lounging in a chair and reading a magazine.
"Don't start," Jay muttered.
"Today hasn't been a good day," Bea said with the same tone.
"What happened?" P asked, downing a drink.
"A couple of Hildebears decided to play golf with us," Jay answered.
"That sounds like fun," chimed in Little T.
"Well it probably would have been…" Bea began.
"…if we weren't freaking the golf clubs!" Jay yelled.
"What'd they use for balls?" L asked. She seemed to be very amused.
"Rocks," Jay mumbled. L burst into laughter.
"You hear something funny, Eliana?" Bea growled maliciously. L instantly stopped laughing.
"Your name's Eliana?" Q laughed. "That's the most retarded ass-fucking-backwards name I've ever heard!"
"I thought we all agreed not to call me that?" L fumed, embarrassed.
"Sorry, about that," Bea said, covering her mouth in surprise that she said something like that. Then, she returned to her mocking tone. "But I've always thought it interesting that L stands for lesbian."
"Alright, now you're pushin' it," L warned, sitting upright. Bea slapped her mouth closed again.
"Sorry, I don't know what came over me," Bea apologized. "It won't happen again."
"So, why are you wearing his clothing?" Q asked, smirking. "You two shits haven't been fucking around, have you?" Jay and Bea blushed.
"No," Jay said immediately.
"I got a bit too hot for my clothing," Bea smirked. "And apparently, I was too hot for those Hildebears, too."
Jay clarified by saying, "She used some kinda weird Gifoie to incinerate the Hildebears by setting herself on fire. In the process, she also destroyed her clothing. This is all that's left." He took out a blackened rag that appeared to be the remains of her hat."
"Why the fuck would you do some stupid shit like that?" Q asked.
"Why would anyone name their daughter Cutey?" Bea smirked back, visibly angering the Hunewearl.
"You little…oooh!" Q groaned. "You know I hate that name!"
"Bea, are you okay?" Jay asked. "You've been acting differently lately…like really random."
"I'm fine as long as I'm near you," she smiled, blowing a ring of smoke into his face. Then her face became panicked. "Okay, there is something very wrong! I didn't just say that. I feel it, alright, but I didn't say it."
"It came right out of your lips," Jay said, looking worried. The door suddenly opened and a somewhat tall woman with long midnight blue hair stepped in, looking very insecure. She wore black bicycle shorts, a matching shirt, a bare midriff, and black sneakers. She was also quite pale and had purple eyes, a somewhat rare attribute.
"Can we help you?" Ci asked.
"This is ABC, right?" the newcomer said quickly.
"Yes," Ci answered. "Do you have a quest for us?"
"I need some Androids to escort me down to Ragol," she said quickly.
"May I ask why you want to go there?" Ci questioned. "It's no place for normal civilians." The client seemed to be annoyed by the questions.
"I'm definitely not normal," she said, cradling her arms shakily. She was looking around at everyone distractedly. Her eyes seemed to stop on Bea for a moment. Before anyone could make a comment she said, "I need to go down there, so that I can feed."
"Excuse me?"
"I need blood, dammit!" she yelled. "If I don't get more soon, there's no telling what I might do! Here, look at this!" She tossed a disk to Ci, who caught it and played it on the screen. A picture of Ace appeared standing next to the woman. It was a recording.
"Hey, guys," Ace's voice said. "This is Ace. I want you to help out Nyx. To get straight to the point, she's kind of a vampire."
"You've gotta be kidding me," G muttered.
"Eh, I've seen weirder," Jay shrugged.
"I know it sounds crazy," Ace continued, "but I'm totally serious. After that explosion on Ragol, Pioneer 2 stopped giving out blood transfusions so easily. Now, they doctors' orders and prescriptions and stuff. That was Nyx's main supply. You have to get her down to Ragol as soon a possible! I'll buy you guys some time, but you have to hurry! Good luck!"
"What does he mean by 'buying you guys some time?'" Ci asked.
"He gave me as much of his blood as he could without killing himself," Nyx said exasperatedly. "But I need more! Now, are you going to help me or not? Because if you aren't, I want someone to destroy me right here, right now!"
"Well, I was going to ask about our pay and why you chose Androids," Ci started. Then she nodded to D, G, and P. "Let's be quick about this." They all ran to the transporter that would lead them to the Ragol transporter.
"Damn!" Nyx growled, shielding her eyes from the sun. She had forgot all about the daylight to be expected on Ragol.
"Shouldn't you be melting or something?" the purple Racast asked sarcastically.
"Yeah, vampires don't just walk around in the sun like this," G agreed.
"Shut up!" Nyx shouted. "Isn't there supposed to be a darker part of the forest?"
"Yes, but…" Ci began.
"Then, stop wasting time and take me there!" Nyx yelled, covering her closed eyes. "And one of you big bots, shield me from the sun."
"What a bitch," D muttered.
"Boomas, straight ahead," P said, stopping them.
"Why are we stopping!" Nyx shouted.
"We have to clear them out to unlock the gate," Ci explained.
"Gate?" Nyx squinted open one eye and saw the offending gate and the approaching Boomas. While the Androids, with their rifles and P's slicer, attacked the Boomas, Nyx ran straight for the gate. After grabbing onto the door for a few seconds, she managed to rip it out of its hinges and toss it into the Boomas. The androids stared at what she had just done. P, with her superior facial structure, actually gaped at the flattened Boomas with her jaw hanging wide open.
"What does she need us for again?" P asked.
"Let's go already!" Nyx called to them. "I can't see out here!" They caught up to her and ran into another pack of Boomas. "Just show me where the gate is!" P took her by the hand and led her to the correct gate.
"There, it's right in front of you!" P said, standing back. Nyx charged forth and knocked the gate down with a feral growl.
"So much blood!" Nyx growled, as her voice became increasingly bestial. "I can smell it! I want it now!" P took her by the hand once again to lead her to the nearby transporter to Forest 2.
The first thing Nyx felt when she materialized in the dark forest was liquid falling all around her. She opened her mouth and lapped at the air, snorted when she found that it was only water. Then she opened her eyes and studied her surroundings.
"No animals around here," P said, also looking around. Nyx suddenly turned around and stared directly at her. "Whoa, what happened to your eyes?" The whites of her eyes had become blood red. Suddenly, she pounced onto P and held her down on the ground.
"Hold it right there," G said as he, D, and C aimed their rifles directly at her. She turned around to see them with her menacing eyes, causing them to step back reflexively. P took the chance to flip Nyx over her and hop to her feet. Nyx immediately leapt back at P, who stopped her by stabbing the crazed woman with her slicer. Nyx growled like a wildcat, pressed forward, despite the sharp object in her stomach, and grabbed onto P. She bit down into the soft flesh of her neck and felt the heat of photon fly by her.
"Let her go!" D yelled, putting his rifle to her head. "This is your last warning."
Nyx noticed the sickening taste of oil in her mouth and pushed P away. Then, she grabbed D's rifle and bent the barrel backwards. Before he could do anything else, she grabbed his arm and flung him down a hill. The photon bullets from Ci and G's rifles struck her side immediately. She hissed and grabbed the rifles from them, breaking them in her hands. Then, she picked up G by digging her fingers into his chest plate with one hand, and tossed him down the hill. She took a good look at Ci before doing anything. She looked like a human, but her skin was silver and metallic. Ci took a defensive stance.
"Oh no you don't!" P yelled, jumping at her with a kick. Nyx caught her foot, slammed her on the ground and bent her knee in a way that it wasn't supposed to bend. Then, she flung P into G and D, who were coming back up the hill. Of course, they all tumbled back down the hill. Nyx then turned back to Ci. She slowly approached the Racaseal and sniffed at her. Ci was actually paralyzed with fear, an emotion she was not used to experiencing. After a few seconds of sniffing, Nyx lost interest in her and removed the slicer that had been sticking out of her belly, making sure to lick off the blood. She sniffed the air and unnecessarily destroyed an unlocked gate. The moment she entered the next section, a horde of Gigoboomas and wolves appeared, along with a couple of Hildebears. As they growled at her, she snarled back like a lioness.
Soon, there nothing but the sound of gnashing teeth, slashing claws, and pained roars. Ci crept over to the gate to take a peek. When she saw the chaos, she quickly looked away and sank down the ground, burying her head between her knees.
"Princess, I think we'd better get outta here," G said, walking over cautiously.
She snapped out of her daze and looked up to the Racast. She couldn't say anything. She could only nod in compliance.