Heavy Metal!
Chapter 5
"Screwed"
By MEGAMANX411
Copper pointed his energy pistols at Metal. His arms were unwavering, and his determination was evident even if he was only a B class. Alt stood beside him with his buster ready to fire, and Pop kept a firm grip on his daggers. Not being able to kill would put a damper on Metal's fighting ability. He could still try to use his fists if he wanted.
Metal's main problem was the illegal goods. He came all this way, and he didn't want to leave without them. If he managed to snag them, he'd get even stronger. But he couldn't get caught here. And the fact that there were both bounty hunters and Maverick Hunters here didn't help his chances.
"Heh...tough odds. Guess that'll make things more interesting," Metal muttered, shaking his head.
The two bounty hunters were standing on the catwalk, looking down. Their presence was already known, but they didn't see fit to move yet.
"Why don't you little hunters head on home? We'll take it from here," Queen mocked.
Copper just shook his head. His expression did not change in the slightest, and if anything, he was absolutely determined to fulfull his mission. After all, after he caught Metal, he might be promoted to a much higher rank. He could be alongside X, Zero, and Axl as a famous hunter.
"You are the ones who must leave. This is strictly Maverick Hunter business," Copper replied bluntly.
Just then, Metal rushed at Copper with his fist drawn back. A big sadistic smile appeared on his face as he ran at full speed. His movement was almost untraceable at first, his footsteps were silent. Copper only noticed Metal barreling down on him when it was too late.
"Aren't you forgetting someone?" Metal shouted, pulling his fist back.
Metal then slammed his fist into Copper's face with surprising force, knocking the hunter back into the wall. However, a lot of the damage came from the little spikes on Metal's knuckles. When Metal's fist came into contact with Copper's cheek, the spikes dug into his synthetic flesh and tore it up a little. His cheek was covered in blood. Metal slowly licked the spikes on his knuckles, savoring the taste of the hunter's blood. He was trying to psyche them out.
Alright, if I can just scare the hell out of them with my reputation, this might be easier, Metal thought.
"You're going to pay for that!" Alt shouted, raising his buster.
Alt charged a little and fired. The recoil knocked him back only slightly, and the blast was fairly large for a person of his rank and status. The plasma bolt ripped through the air with alarming speed and threatened to slam straight into Metal. The sadistic reploid made a quick side step motion and avoided the blast. He then stuck his tongue out and gave Alt the finger to mock him further.
"Who do you think you are?" Pop shouted, running after Metal.
Metal quickly ran back towards the shadows, trying to get more space between him and Pop. He didn't want to get all of the hunters on him at once. That definitely wouldn't be good news for him. Metal dove and hid behind a crate, trying to make his presence unknown for awhile. Pop scanned the area to see where Metal was hiding...but couldn't find him.
"Damn...where'd he go?" Pop muttered, looking around.
Queen then dropped down from the ceiling and landed on top of Metal. She kicked down hard on him as she landed, making Metal feel quite a bit of pain. The dark reploid fell to the ground with a hard thud and his face smacked the pavement forcefully. Metal gritted his teeth angrily and tried to get the bounty hunter off of him.
"Get the hell off me, you bitch!" Metal screamed, trying to throw Queen off.
"Don't think so, my precious bounty," Queen replied, kissing Metal's cheek.
Now it was Metal's turn to get pissed. He only wanted one girl by him, and Queen definitely wasn't it. And the fact that she only wanted to sell him out didn't exactly make him feel any better about the situation.
"I said...get the fuck off!" Metal screamed, leaping to his feet.
Queen was knocked aside, and Metal then jumped on top of a crate. The bounty hunters and Maverick Hunters were both becoming quite agitated at this. They wanted this to end now and end this whole fiasco.
"Bounty hunters! If you help us catch Metal, we will let you have the profits of the bounty. We only need him," Copper insisted.
"Sounds like a plan to me..." Ace replied, smirking at Metal.
"Heh...you guys think you can actually catch me? You really think that, don't you? I can leave whenever I want," Metal replied, smirking.
"Oh, is that a fact?" Ace answered, standing erect.
Ace's sudden burst of confidence didn't make Metal feel like he had the upper hand anymore. Metal did have quite a reputation, and these were low level fighters. So if Ace had the idea that he was somehow better off than Metal, he was either really lucky or just plain ignorant. In order for him to be so confident...he must have some kind of secret weapon.
"Go ahead. Try and run. But if you do..." Queen added.
"What?" Metal replied harshly.
"We'll kill your girlfriend," Ace mocked, pulling Goth from the shadows.
Metal's eyes grew wide from sheer shock. Amidst all of the confusion of the fighting, that bounty hunter tracked down Goth outside and nabbed her. Now she was in their custody, which was the very thing Metal was trying to prevent at all costs.
"Don't you touch her, you fucking bastard!" Metal screamed.
"Now hand yourself over to us Metal. If you do it, we'll let the girl go," Queen added.
"Metal, don't listen! Just run!" Goth shouted.
"Shut up!" Ace answered, smacking Goth in the back of the head.
Metal's female companion then fell unconscious thanks to Ace's attack. She fainted in Ace's arms, no longer giving any resistance. Metal just stared at them with hatred in his eyes. They were trying to bargain with lives, using Goth as leverage. They disgusted him to the point where he would enjoy killing them. Even though he had made that promise to Goth, he now wanted to kill these bounty hunters more than anything. If they thought they could get away with touching Goth without some form of payback from Metal, they were dead wrong. The sadistic dark reploid's anger flared as he stared them down.
"Sorry Goth, but I'm going to have to break that promise a little," Metal whispered.
"What was that?" Copper asked.
Metal gritted his teeth angrily and clenched his fists tightly. Suddenly, a black aura began to envelop Metal's body and dark mist began to exhume from his being. He was being wrapped in a dark light as he collected energy inward.
"What the hell is he doing?" Pop shouted.
"I don't know!" Alt replied, keeping his buster steady.
All of the sudden, there was a sudden eclipse of light. Everything went black just for a moment, and the only thing that was visible was the silvery white hair of Metal. Suddenly, the lights came back on, and Metal was visible. His fangs and blades grew longer, and his armor became harder and bulkier. His hair turned silvery white, and it grew quite a bit longer. Some hair also came out of the back of his helmet and cascaded down his back. More spikes appeared on his body, and his right eye, which used to be eclipsed by his hair was now visible. His demonic, solid black eye was now visible through his white hair.
"He's...he's transformed!" Copper shouted, taking a few steps back.
"Looks like you're the ones who're screwed now! Say hello to Death Metal!" Metal shouted, pointing at Ace.
A bead of sweat trickled down Ace's face as he was overcome with a wave of fear. T his more powerful Metal definitely scared the hell out of him. Metal was imposing before, but this version of him...it was horrific beyond belief. Metal gave Ace asadistic smirk, and he just continued pointing at him. Metal then extended both of his arms and began to glow and collect energy.
"Slayer!" Metal screamed.
All of the sudden, Ace grew pale. All of his limbs stiffened, and his eyes turned milky white. Everything froze. He completely stopped moving, and instantly, he just fell over lifeless. Queen, Copper, Alt, and Pop stared at Metal in horror. Metal wasn't finished then though. He wanted to make this guy's death sweet if he even had the thought of touching Goth.
Metal jumped on top of Ace's body, and tightly gripped his lifeless head. He ripped it off with a powerful jerk, and then smashed it inward, turning it into a fountain of reploid blood. Metal held the grotesque trophy over his mouth, eagerly drinking any blood that dripped down. He then rubbed his mouth and threw the head aside, a sadistic smile appearing on his face as he did so.
"That's what happens to you if you touch her," Metal added, staring the other reploids down. "I got what I came for, so Goth and I are leaving."
Metal brushed his hair aside to fully reveal his special dark eye. He activated it, freezing time momentarily. In that space of time, he quickly grabbed Goth and ran. When things resumed, the hunters and Queen were still unable to move due to the incredible shock of what just happened.
"Metal...he's...a monster," Queen whispered.
"We'll have to get X, Zero and Axl on this one," Copper muttered, shaking his head.
Elsewhere, Metal was heaving breaths as he laid Goth down. The reploid girl was still out like a light, and was sleeping peacefully. Metal stared down to her with sad eyes, and reverted back to his normal form. He broke his promise to save her. In the end, he wasn't sure what she'd like to hear. He knew that to him saving her was important, but he then thought about what she might regard as important.
"I'm sorry Goth. I broke our promise. But we will live in peace together one day, that I can promise you," Metal whispered.
Metal then sat down, trying to catch his breath. Transforming and using his special attack took a lot out of him, and ended up almost completely draining of him of his energy. A little more and he would've been dead. Even so, he thought that it was time that he stopped beating around the bush and take care of what he wanted to do...fight Zero. After that, he could fulfill his promise to Goth.
