Is That You? By: OtakuSailorV
Chapter 8: Searching In The City
Genki kept one hand on Tiger at all times as his eyes scanned the area. The people passed him by, not even glancing at him or his 'dog' as they walked down the street.
Tiger's body bumped into Genki's legs, causing Genki's knees to bang together and he faltered in his step. Tiger made a grunt-like noise and moved his body further from Genki's. "Sorry." He said, lifting his eyes to the boys.
Genki made a face and shook his head. "What?" Tiger asked, not knowing why his friend was acting so strangely.
Genki made a cutting motion across his neck and shook his head again. Tiger raised an eyebrow, but spoke no further.
They walked on, the crowd getting thicker the further into the city they went. It seemed like forever and Genki's feet were numb and seemed to have a mind of their own, moving forward without any command from the main system, the brain. Tiger staggered along beside him, both seemingly leaning on each other so that they could walk. They were getting hungry, and dizzy. And there was no sign of the others anywhere.
Finally, Genki sat down on some steps that lead to a large mall and beckoned Tiger to sit beside him. "You caught any sign of Pixie?" Genki pointed to his own nose, meaning Tiger's though.
Tiger shook his head, loosening the bag that was still draped over his shoulders.
Genki sighed. "Let's rest for a minute before going on though. It won't be any good if we pass out."
Tiger nodded and lay down, laying his head on his forepaws.
But just as the Monster lay down, there a boom and screams from people and the clacking of their feet as they ran past the boy and his 'dog'. A man picked Genki up by the arm and yelled at him to move. Tiger was instantly on his feet, snarling angrily at the man.
Genki's eyes widened and he shook his head at his friend before pulling away from the man and dashing into the crowd.
Tiger gave one final growl at the man before taking off after him, ducking his head between Genki's legs and scooping him up onto his back.
Genki held onto the horns and leaned into his friend, providing more speed.
"These people should not be running." Tiger said as he dashed around the screaming civilians.
"They don't know any better, Tiger." Genki informed his friend. "This has never happened before."
Tiger grunted. "Well, natural instinct should tell them that running and panicking is the last thing you want to do in the face of a monster."
Genki sighed and patted his friend's side.
Tiger dodged around another person, and took a leap forward into an empty space. Genki was glad that the people were ignoring him, they would have definitely panicked to know that a monster was weaving around their legs.
Tiger crouched as a man started to fall backward, and dashed under him before he hit the ground.
"Hold on." Tiger warned as he turned so sharply that he nearly threw Genki. Tiger's claws made a clicking noise on the sidewalk as stopped dead, Genki holding tightly to him.
Genki cleared the slight dust that had flown into his eyes at the sudden stop. They were facing an abandoned street now. All the people still running behind them, not knowing that they were not being chased.
Genki peered up, to see that Pixie lay in a heap in the middle of the street. The horns on the top of her head fizzed slightly with the blue electrical attack that she used.
Genki dismounted Tiger, and together, they paced slowly toward her.
When they were only a few feet away, Genki spoke, "Pixie?"
There was no answer, only the blue static still crossing between her two horns.
"Pixie, are you ok?" Genki got a step closer, while tiger hung back.
"Tiger, is she. . .?" She dared not complete the sentence, for fear of the answer.
Tiger shook his head though. "She is weak. . .but I do not smell death on her Genki. . .look. . ."
Genki turned to see the form of the monster move slightly. "Ugh. . ." She groaned, her face still hidden by her hair.
"Hey, I think she's waking up. . ." Genki breathed, crouching down slightly.
"Pixie? Hey, Pixie. . ."
There was another groan as a response before she started to shift, and raised her head.
She groaned again, and looked at him. Genki could tell that she couldn't see right away, just the way she squinted her eyes told of bleary vision.
"Can you hear me? Are you ok?" He asked, a million other questions forming in his head as he got another pace closer, still crouched.
How did she get here? Was she hurt? Was anyone else here? How was everyone in her world?
Pixie scrunched her eyes together once, and shook her head before opening them again, and recognition shone in her eyes as she saw Genki.
"Genki?" She asked, not sure. Genki smiled and laughed, tiger took another step closer.
"Hey! Yeah, it's me. What's going on?" He asked her as she started to sit up. She tried to stand, and he steadied her with his arm.
She grabbed her head, and allowed him to help support her until the room stopped spinning.
"I. . .where am I Genki? And Tiger's here? What's going on Genki?" She asked, opening her eyes and peering at him questioningly.
Genki wished he had an answer to give her. "I. . .I'm not sure. . .I was spending the summer in the country with my grandfather when-" He stopped, his ears pricking at the sound of police sirens.
"Tiger, we have to leave, now!!" He ordered his friend, grabbed a hold of Pixie and started to run. He had only carried her like that once before, when she had hurt herself and couldn't walk back in the monster world. And this time, she allowed it without kicking or screaming, or even a slight protest.
"What is it Genki?" tiger asked as he loped along beside his friend.
"The police. They probably got wind of Pixie being here. . .they're coming to investigate, we have to get somewhere, someplace hidden."
Genki's head swiveled around, not noticing the questioning glances that Tiger and Pixie were giving him.
He turned suddenly, his skates skittering on small pebbles, and went into an alley.
"We can't go anyplace high, in case they send out search helicopters. They're sure to find us either way though. . .someplace. . .where. . ." Genki mumbled to himself.
Tiger stopped when his friend did, and pressed his nose to the ground, hoping that he could help that way.
"There!!" Pixie shouted, pointing to a door that was slightly ajar in the side of the building next to them.
Tiger shoved the door open, and waited for his friends to enter.
It was dark inside of the building, and it smelled musty. It was dry enough, but something about it made it seem like it was wet, and dank. It might have been the rank air in the room. Genki wrinkled his nose at the foul air, but headed for the back of the building anyway.
At the center of the building, Genki found what he was looking for. A set of steps. They were right next to each other, one leading up, the other leading to the rooms above. Genki turned and saw the eviction notice on the front door. 'Good,' He thought, 'That means that no one will think we're in here. . .'
Genki still held Pixie firmly. "Which way?" He asked her, not knowing which way she preferred.
"We should go up, that way, we can watch from a higher view, and see what your 'police' are doing. . ." Tiger answered for him, and started up the stairs.
Genki nodded and followed, making sure to place his steps carefully, so he wouldn't drop Pixie.
The stairs smelled of mildew, and creaked when he stepped on them. Every step took forever, Genki was horribly afraid that the steps would give under his weight and Pixie's. But Tiger did not seem to notice, and Genki had learned the abilities of wolves to know where thin ice was in class, so, he trusted his friend's judgement and trudged on.
They made it to the top of the second floor in one piece. Genki went to the very back of the room and carefully placed Pixie on the ground. The room was dark, with only a little light coming in through the windows.
Genki headed back toward the steps. "I'll go pull the side door to." He said and disappeared.
Tiger crouched and lifted his head slowly, and peered out the window.
He heard the quiet shut of the side door, and then, Genki's footsteps as he came back up to the top of the steps.
Outside, Tiger saw the metal deathtraps that Genki called 'Cars'. These were screaming and flashed red and white lights though, turning corners so sharply, Tiger was sure that the humans within were going to die. He watched as some humans in strange, yet identical outfits got out and started to examine the area.
There was the sudden sound that split he air. It was horrendously loud, and it broke the silence in the air. Like the flapping of some giant bird's wings. He groaned and covered his ears with his paws. "Genki. . ." He groaned as the sound got louder.
Genki went from helping Pixie to his other friend. "What is it?"
Genki noticed the sound though. "Those are. . .helicopters. . .? No. . .let me see. . ." Genki peered out of the window and saw them. They were News helicopters, and police helicopters. So many that you could barely see the blue sky.
His mouth hung open slightly at the sight of them. And Tiger shifted uneasily on the floor at their noise.
"What are they doing?" Pixie asked, her hands over her own ears. Genki looked at her and smiled, trying to make it seem like a game, instead of a serious situation. "They're looking for you. You've been all over the TV lately, quite a celebrity." He grinned at her confusion.
"TV?" She asked.
"A glowing box that makes noise." Tiger groaned from the floor.
Pixie still looked puzzled. "I'll show you one someday." Genki promised, giving her a thumbs up. Pixie smiled at him. "Ok."
* * *
The police had sent the news crews away, and were still investigating two hours later.
"Can't we just attack them?" Tiger asked finally.
Genki shook his head. "No, then they would consider us enemies, and fire back at us with their guns."
Tiger grunted and rested his head on his paws. "Well, we have to do something. . ." He sighed and closed his eyes.
Genki sighed too, and turned back to the window, staring out wistfully.
His eyes widened slightly as he saw the cops getting back into their cars, and driving off.
He peered around the corner a little more to try and see them, but they had gone out of his view.
"Now! They've left!"
Tiger was instantly at his side. "The others humans will be back soon." He warned Genki who had started to stand up and was crossing to Pixie.
Pixie stood. "I can walk, thanks." She informed him.
She started to spread her wings but Genki shook his head. "We'll have to walk or run, we can't fly. They'll be sure to see you."
Pixie made a face and folded her wings again before heading down the stairs after Tiger and Genki.
"Ready?" Genki asked, opening the door a crack.
"Go!!"
Genki and the two monsters burst from the building and headed across the street so fast, they were a mere smudge of moving color.
They stopped in the alley opposite them, Genki could hear voices on the other side of the building, coming their way. The humans were returning to their buildings to work.
Genki pressed himself flat, and urged the others to try and blend in with their surroundings.
'Please let Holly be safe.'
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Thanks for the awesome reviews!!!! ^_^ You make me very happy. And here's a new chapter for everyone. I finished some of my fics on other sites, so, I think I'll have more time to get chapters for this story out faster. ^_^ Which is good news. But, if I forget, I give permission for someone to get angry and yell at me. ^_^
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Review!!!
Chapter 8: Searching In The City
Genki kept one hand on Tiger at all times as his eyes scanned the area. The people passed him by, not even glancing at him or his 'dog' as they walked down the street.
Tiger's body bumped into Genki's legs, causing Genki's knees to bang together and he faltered in his step. Tiger made a grunt-like noise and moved his body further from Genki's. "Sorry." He said, lifting his eyes to the boys.
Genki made a face and shook his head. "What?" Tiger asked, not knowing why his friend was acting so strangely.
Genki made a cutting motion across his neck and shook his head again. Tiger raised an eyebrow, but spoke no further.
They walked on, the crowd getting thicker the further into the city they went. It seemed like forever and Genki's feet were numb and seemed to have a mind of their own, moving forward without any command from the main system, the brain. Tiger staggered along beside him, both seemingly leaning on each other so that they could walk. They were getting hungry, and dizzy. And there was no sign of the others anywhere.
Finally, Genki sat down on some steps that lead to a large mall and beckoned Tiger to sit beside him. "You caught any sign of Pixie?" Genki pointed to his own nose, meaning Tiger's though.
Tiger shook his head, loosening the bag that was still draped over his shoulders.
Genki sighed. "Let's rest for a minute before going on though. It won't be any good if we pass out."
Tiger nodded and lay down, laying his head on his forepaws.
But just as the Monster lay down, there a boom and screams from people and the clacking of their feet as they ran past the boy and his 'dog'. A man picked Genki up by the arm and yelled at him to move. Tiger was instantly on his feet, snarling angrily at the man.
Genki's eyes widened and he shook his head at his friend before pulling away from the man and dashing into the crowd.
Tiger gave one final growl at the man before taking off after him, ducking his head between Genki's legs and scooping him up onto his back.
Genki held onto the horns and leaned into his friend, providing more speed.
"These people should not be running." Tiger said as he dashed around the screaming civilians.
"They don't know any better, Tiger." Genki informed his friend. "This has never happened before."
Tiger grunted. "Well, natural instinct should tell them that running and panicking is the last thing you want to do in the face of a monster."
Genki sighed and patted his friend's side.
Tiger dodged around another person, and took a leap forward into an empty space. Genki was glad that the people were ignoring him, they would have definitely panicked to know that a monster was weaving around their legs.
Tiger crouched as a man started to fall backward, and dashed under him before he hit the ground.
"Hold on." Tiger warned as he turned so sharply that he nearly threw Genki. Tiger's claws made a clicking noise on the sidewalk as stopped dead, Genki holding tightly to him.
Genki cleared the slight dust that had flown into his eyes at the sudden stop. They were facing an abandoned street now. All the people still running behind them, not knowing that they were not being chased.
Genki peered up, to see that Pixie lay in a heap in the middle of the street. The horns on the top of her head fizzed slightly with the blue electrical attack that she used.
Genki dismounted Tiger, and together, they paced slowly toward her.
When they were only a few feet away, Genki spoke, "Pixie?"
There was no answer, only the blue static still crossing between her two horns.
"Pixie, are you ok?" Genki got a step closer, while tiger hung back.
"Tiger, is she. . .?" She dared not complete the sentence, for fear of the answer.
Tiger shook his head though. "She is weak. . .but I do not smell death on her Genki. . .look. . ."
Genki turned to see the form of the monster move slightly. "Ugh. . ." She groaned, her face still hidden by her hair.
"Hey, I think she's waking up. . ." Genki breathed, crouching down slightly.
"Pixie? Hey, Pixie. . ."
There was another groan as a response before she started to shift, and raised her head.
She groaned again, and looked at him. Genki could tell that she couldn't see right away, just the way she squinted her eyes told of bleary vision.
"Can you hear me? Are you ok?" He asked, a million other questions forming in his head as he got another pace closer, still crouched.
How did she get here? Was she hurt? Was anyone else here? How was everyone in her world?
Pixie scrunched her eyes together once, and shook her head before opening them again, and recognition shone in her eyes as she saw Genki.
"Genki?" She asked, not sure. Genki smiled and laughed, tiger took another step closer.
"Hey! Yeah, it's me. What's going on?" He asked her as she started to sit up. She tried to stand, and he steadied her with his arm.
She grabbed her head, and allowed him to help support her until the room stopped spinning.
"I. . .where am I Genki? And Tiger's here? What's going on Genki?" She asked, opening her eyes and peering at him questioningly.
Genki wished he had an answer to give her. "I. . .I'm not sure. . .I was spending the summer in the country with my grandfather when-" He stopped, his ears pricking at the sound of police sirens.
"Tiger, we have to leave, now!!" He ordered his friend, grabbed a hold of Pixie and started to run. He had only carried her like that once before, when she had hurt herself and couldn't walk back in the monster world. And this time, she allowed it without kicking or screaming, or even a slight protest.
"What is it Genki?" tiger asked as he loped along beside his friend.
"The police. They probably got wind of Pixie being here. . .they're coming to investigate, we have to get somewhere, someplace hidden."
Genki's head swiveled around, not noticing the questioning glances that Tiger and Pixie were giving him.
He turned suddenly, his skates skittering on small pebbles, and went into an alley.
"We can't go anyplace high, in case they send out search helicopters. They're sure to find us either way though. . .someplace. . .where. . ." Genki mumbled to himself.
Tiger stopped when his friend did, and pressed his nose to the ground, hoping that he could help that way.
"There!!" Pixie shouted, pointing to a door that was slightly ajar in the side of the building next to them.
Tiger shoved the door open, and waited for his friends to enter.
It was dark inside of the building, and it smelled musty. It was dry enough, but something about it made it seem like it was wet, and dank. It might have been the rank air in the room. Genki wrinkled his nose at the foul air, but headed for the back of the building anyway.
At the center of the building, Genki found what he was looking for. A set of steps. They were right next to each other, one leading up, the other leading to the rooms above. Genki turned and saw the eviction notice on the front door. 'Good,' He thought, 'That means that no one will think we're in here. . .'
Genki still held Pixie firmly. "Which way?" He asked her, not knowing which way she preferred.
"We should go up, that way, we can watch from a higher view, and see what your 'police' are doing. . ." Tiger answered for him, and started up the stairs.
Genki nodded and followed, making sure to place his steps carefully, so he wouldn't drop Pixie.
The stairs smelled of mildew, and creaked when he stepped on them. Every step took forever, Genki was horribly afraid that the steps would give under his weight and Pixie's. But Tiger did not seem to notice, and Genki had learned the abilities of wolves to know where thin ice was in class, so, he trusted his friend's judgement and trudged on.
They made it to the top of the second floor in one piece. Genki went to the very back of the room and carefully placed Pixie on the ground. The room was dark, with only a little light coming in through the windows.
Genki headed back toward the steps. "I'll go pull the side door to." He said and disappeared.
Tiger crouched and lifted his head slowly, and peered out the window.
He heard the quiet shut of the side door, and then, Genki's footsteps as he came back up to the top of the steps.
Outside, Tiger saw the metal deathtraps that Genki called 'Cars'. These were screaming and flashed red and white lights though, turning corners so sharply, Tiger was sure that the humans within were going to die. He watched as some humans in strange, yet identical outfits got out and started to examine the area.
There was the sudden sound that split he air. It was horrendously loud, and it broke the silence in the air. Like the flapping of some giant bird's wings. He groaned and covered his ears with his paws. "Genki. . ." He groaned as the sound got louder.
Genki went from helping Pixie to his other friend. "What is it?"
Genki noticed the sound though. "Those are. . .helicopters. . .? No. . .let me see. . ." Genki peered out of the window and saw them. They were News helicopters, and police helicopters. So many that you could barely see the blue sky.
His mouth hung open slightly at the sight of them. And Tiger shifted uneasily on the floor at their noise.
"What are they doing?" Pixie asked, her hands over her own ears. Genki looked at her and smiled, trying to make it seem like a game, instead of a serious situation. "They're looking for you. You've been all over the TV lately, quite a celebrity." He grinned at her confusion.
"TV?" She asked.
"A glowing box that makes noise." Tiger groaned from the floor.
Pixie still looked puzzled. "I'll show you one someday." Genki promised, giving her a thumbs up. Pixie smiled at him. "Ok."
* * *
The police had sent the news crews away, and were still investigating two hours later.
"Can't we just attack them?" Tiger asked finally.
Genki shook his head. "No, then they would consider us enemies, and fire back at us with their guns."
Tiger grunted and rested his head on his paws. "Well, we have to do something. . ." He sighed and closed his eyes.
Genki sighed too, and turned back to the window, staring out wistfully.
His eyes widened slightly as he saw the cops getting back into their cars, and driving off.
He peered around the corner a little more to try and see them, but they had gone out of his view.
"Now! They've left!"
Tiger was instantly at his side. "The others humans will be back soon." He warned Genki who had started to stand up and was crossing to Pixie.
Pixie stood. "I can walk, thanks." She informed him.
She started to spread her wings but Genki shook his head. "We'll have to walk or run, we can't fly. They'll be sure to see you."
Pixie made a face and folded her wings again before heading down the stairs after Tiger and Genki.
"Ready?" Genki asked, opening the door a crack.
"Go!!"
Genki and the two monsters burst from the building and headed across the street so fast, they were a mere smudge of moving color.
They stopped in the alley opposite them, Genki could hear voices on the other side of the building, coming their way. The humans were returning to their buildings to work.
Genki pressed himself flat, and urged the others to try and blend in with their surroundings.
'Please let Holly be safe.'
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Thanks for the awesome reviews!!!! ^_^ You make me very happy. And here's a new chapter for everyone. I finished some of my fics on other sites, so, I think I'll have more time to get chapters for this story out faster. ^_^ Which is good news. But, if I forget, I give permission for someone to get angry and yell at me. ^_^
Ja.
Review!!!
