I still don't own anything. This is the sequel to my story Lycanthrope. It takes place ten years after the last chapter of Lycanthrope.

Lycanthrope 2: The Prophecy

Chapter Thirteen: Lone Gunman

"Two of our numbers are dead," Lorenz Keel said as he looked at the monoliths floating around his desk. "Number Three and Number Eight."

"The only one that appears to have been assassinated is Number Eight," one of the monoliths said. "Do you believe that anyone would cause the kind of death and destruction that surrounded Number Three just to kill him?"

"No," Lorenz said. "But we can no afford to be wrong."

"What of our plans?"

"Our plans are unchanged," Lorenz said. "

(:::::::::::::ii::::::::::::::)

"So that's two down and four to go," Shinji said as he checked off the names of the two dead SEELE members.

"Yup," Mana said. "Where are we going now?"

"We're now going to the United Kingdom," Shinji said. "In the area was that used to be Northern Ireland."

"Is the man in Ireland, or do you just want to hit the pubs?" Yuki asked.

"The man is in Ireland," Shinji said. "He owns a mansion there that he uses for vacation."

"Sounds posh," Jen said.

"Extremely," Shinji said. "We're going to be meeting Bardiel there. He has some information for us, but he won't be sticking around."

"Thank God," Asuka said.

"Be nice," Shinji said. "So how are we going to be doing this?"

"I'll have to see the estate before I do anything," Jen said. "Is it secluded?"

"Yep," Shinji said as he examined the blueprints. He handed them to her. "We couldn't get a map of the grounds."

"That's alright," Jen said. "This looks like a very easy shot."

"Sniping?" Shinji asked. Jen nodded. She must have noticed the look on his face. "What?"

"Shinji doesn't like killing from distances," Yuki explained. "Bob had to pester him for weeks before he would even carry a pistol."

"I carry pistols," Shinji argued.

"Now," Yuki shot back.

"That's true," Shinji said. He looked at the thick canvas bag that contained the weapons he didn't carry on his person and smiled.

"What are you grinning about?"

"Nothing," Shinji said quickly.

"You bought a new gun, didn't you?" Yuki asked. "Just how many guns do you need Shinji?"

"I don't know," Shinji said with a shrug. "I just get ones that I like."

"You like every gun you see!" Yuki exclaimed.

"That's beside the point."

"You're a bigger gun nut than that other Stooge," Asuka said.

"Don't you start!" Shinji roared. "You're always taking her side."

"That's because she's the brains of the operations," Asuka shot back as she stuck out her tongue and blew a raspberry. Shinji growled and blew one back. Thus the two hours raspberry blowing contest began.

(:::::::::::::ii::::::::::::::)

"What a beautiful country," Shinji said as he looked around the airport. "And it smells better. Isn't that right Fleas?"

"The cat can't understand you," Mana said in annoyance.

"She may not," Shinji admitted, "but she knows good air from bad. She wouldn't leave the plane when we were in France."

"So where are you meeting Touji?" Yuki asked.

"A pub," Shinji said as he walked up the plane's cargo ramp and climbed into his car. "Rent a van and find a hotel. I'll meet you in a couple of hours."

"I'm coming!" Jen called.

"There are just so many jokes that I could make about that," Shinji said quietly.

"She'd rip your testicles off," Mana said as she climbed into the back seat.

"I know," Shinji said. "Well get in the damn car!" Jen climbed into the passenger seat and Shinji started the car. In the back seat Mana sniffed the air.

"That's not funny," Jen hissed. "Right Shinji?" Shinji stared dead ahead and worried about biting his tongue off. It was definitely possible judging from the pressure he was using to keep from laughing.

"Look how red he's turning," Mana commented. That was all it took. Shinji finally began laughing.

"You dick!" Jen shrieked. Her fingers entwined in the hair on the back of his head and she began slamming his face into the steering wheel, the button that set off the horn more specifically.

(:::::::::::::ii::::::::::::::)

"Hey Fenrir!" Touji's grin dropped as he stared at his friend. "There's this little indentation on your forehead. It kind of looks like a horn."

"It means I'm horny," Shinji deadpanned as he sat down. Touji glanced at the two women who had accompanied him.

"Good evening."

"Hello," Jen said politely.

"Hey bar keep!" Shinji called. "Can I get a round of shooters over here? Make them whiskey!" Shinji grinned as his shots were delivered. He paid for them and handed one to Touji.

"To better times."

"Namely times when you can go slack off on a beach somewhere," Touji said. "I'll drink to that." Shinji put the glass to his lips and downed the burning liquid.

"God I love Ireland."

"Yeah," Touji said.

"So what did you find out?" Shinji asked.

"Nothing," Touji said with a shrug. "I'm on vacation. I heard you were coming here so I called."

"Cool," Shinji said. "How long have you been here?"

"About a week," Touji said. "I've been to almost every single bar on this island."

"Sounds cool," Shinji said. "We're probably going to kill that SEELE guy in a couple of hours. You want to come?"

"Sure. She won't be there, right?"

"Not in the sun," Shinji said with a shrug.

"I am right here you know," Mana said in annoyance. Shinji ignored her and set a shot glass in front of her. "Thanks." He glanced at Jen and offered a glass to her. She took it and put it back with as much ease as Shinji.

"Damn," Touji said. "She's like you, only with boobs and sanity."

"She can't be like me if she's sane," Shinji said.

"Then she drinks like you," Touji said.

"I drink better then him," Jen said. Shinji's eye twisted. He turned and glared at the woman.

"Now look here," he began. "People can question a lot of things about me. They can question my sanity, my ethics, my morals. . ."

"Your manliness?" Touji interrupted.

"No," Mana said. "You can't question that. They did it for six God damned hours!"

"Well some things haven't changed in all these years," Touji commented.

"But no one questions my ability to drink," Shinji said, ignoring the annoying vampire and angel hybrid. "Barkeep!"

(:::::::::::::ii::::::::::::::)

Rei winched as the front door exploded inward and a large shape staggered in. It took two steps and collapsed. Rei peered at it and frowned. She couldn't quite make out who it was due to the relative lack of light cast by her desk side reading light. "Hiya Rei!" Rei stared at the next person to come in through the door.

"Bardiel," she said with a nod. "Who is that?"

"That's Shinji and Jen," Touji slurred as he staggered over to the couch and tried to sit down. He missed and ended up going through the glass end table. 'So much for the security deposit.'

"What happened to them?"

"Jen questioned Shinji's ability to drink," Touji said as he stood up and fell flat on his face.

"I see," Rei said. "Where is the vampire?"

"I'm right here." Another figure stumbled in and slammed the door. "Thanks for caring," the woman managed. Then she too fell to the ground. Rei stood up and closed her book. She turned off the light she had been using to read and made her way to her room.

(:::::::::::::ii::::::::::::::)

Yuki stepped into the living room and sighed. "So much for getting out of this country quickly."

"Did you expect anything different?" Rei asked.

"Not really," Yuki said as she stared at the young woman sleeping on her mate. "What happened to the table?"

"Bardiel sat on it," Rei said simply. Yuki sighed in annoyance and prodded Mana with her toe.

"They are very out of it," she commented.

"Supposedly," Rei began, "Jen questioned Shinji's ability to drink."

"Oh great," Yuki said as she kneeled as pressed two fingers to the girl's throat. "Well, she's breathing at least. We'll probably still need to get her stomach pumped later though."

"Probably," Rei said with a nod.

"Like a big teddy bear," Jen murmured drowsily as she snuggled closed against Shinji's back. Yuki's eyes widened and she tried desperately not to laugh. She glanced up at Rei and saw that the other woman's lips were twitching.

"That's a new one on me."

"I agree," Rei said. "I have heard him called many things, but never a teddy bear."

"Teddy bear!" Asuka shrieked. Yuki clamped a hand tightly over the giddy redhead's mouth.

"Do you really want Shinji to wake up this soon after a night of drinking like that?" she hissed. Asuka's eyes widened as she quickly shook her head no. "Smart girl."

"How much longer do you think they will continue this binge?" Rei asked.

"Normally I'd say a week," Yuki said. "But the way that Shinji's been drinking. . .well I just don't know."

"So you noticed that too," Asuka said.

"Shinji has been drinking more then usual?" Rei asked. "I thought he had always drunk excessively."

"Excessive yes," Yuki admitted. "But now he drinks enough to kill an elephant."

"I see," Rei said. "Is there any apparent reason for it?"

"None that I can see," Yuki said.

"Well that's a problem," Rei said.

"I'm not that worried," Yuki said. "I'll be worried when we have to drag him to a hospital and get his stomach pumped."

"Imagine the look on that doctor's face when he saw the contents of Shinji's stomach," Asuka said as she giggled. Yuki tried not to laugh very hard.

(:::::::::::::ii::::::::::::::)

"My head," Jen murmured as she reached up and clutched her head. She was lying on something very warm. It was rather pleasant. Then the thing she was lying on snorted and she opened her eyes. "Shinji?" She jerked upwards and looked around the room.

"Good mourning."

"Yuki?" Jen stared at Shinji's mate in terror.

"Quiet," the other woman said. "Shinji isn't very cheerful after a night of drinking like the one you four had." Jen tried to think back to the previous night, but it was all rather blurred together.

"What happened?"

"You challenged Shinji's ability to drink," Yuki said dryly. "That wasn't very bright."

"You aren't mad at me for sleeping on him, are you?" Jen asked cautiously.

"Better then sleeping with him," Yuki said. "Don't worry. I'm not one of the freakishly over possessive types."

"Oh," Jen said with a sigh of relief.

"But you'd better be ready to beg if you want to give him a test ride," Yuki said. Jen felt her face turn red.

"That's not funny," she huffed.

"It wasn't meant to be," Yuki said simply as she turned and walked out of the room. Jen watched her go.

"She's just messing with me."

"About what?" the man at her feet asked.

"Nothing," Jen said quickly.

"Alright," Shinji grunted. "What time is it?" Jen glanced at her watch.

"Almost noon."

"As good a time as any," Shinji said as he stood up and stretched his arms over him. "Go get your rifle. I'll be in the car."

"I'm coming," Touji said.

"Well move your ass then!" Shinji growled.

(:::::::::::::ii::::::::::::::)

Shinji looked around the grassy hill and sat down. "This is perfect," Jen said as she looked around the hill. "I couldn't have found a better place to fire from it I tried."

"I got lucky," Shinji said with a shrug as he raised his binoculars and inspected the mansion. "He should be leaving at any moment now."

"Alright," Jen said as she laid down her rifle's case and undid the two snaps holding it shut. The lid opened and she pulled out her rifle.

"What in God's name is that thing?" Touji asked.

"It's a Walther WA2000," Jen said proudly. "This is one of the rarest rifles in the world." She loaded one of the magazines and pushed it into the receiver behind the weapon's grip. "It was built from the ground up to be a sniper rifle. It shoots the .300 Winchester Magnum round and has an effective range one thousand meter effective range."

"Dude," Touji whispered, "her Magnum is bigger then yours." Shinji scowled and patted the handle of the revolver on his right him. It was the Smith and Wesson today. Touji chuckled and Shinji slammed his elbow into the man's stomach. He fell to his knees and then his forehead struck the ground. Jen turned and stared at them.

"What's wrong with him?"

"He's Muslim," Shinji said.

"He's late," Jen said, glancing at her watch. "And he's facing the wrong direction."

"He's a very stupid Muslim," Shinji said as he moved to stand next to the woman. "He's getting in the car. That's him in the back seat."

"Right," Jen said as she unfolded the bipod on her rifle and lay down. Shinji watched as the black convertible passed the hill. Jen fired and the man went down as the bullet hit him in the back of the head. "Perfect."

"Wait a sec," Shinji said as he looked around their location. "Grassy knoll," he held up one finger. "Convertible," he held up another finger. "Shot to the back of the head. Do you know what this means?" he demanded.

"Uh. . .no?"

"We're the lone gunman!" Shinji threw back his head and began cackling.

"Gah!" Touji yelped as he shot up. "Haven't I told you not to do that anywhere near me when I'm sleeping? It freaks me out!"

-End

(:::::::::::::ii::::::::::::::)

-Author's notes. Short and rather scatterbrained. I hope I didn't insult anyone here. I was worried that I would insult someone with the last chapter, but it's so far considered my funniest one to date. Go figure. By the way. About the Muslim thing. At a certain time of day devout Muslims turn and pray towards the holy city. You'll notice that I did not insult Muslims. This is because several of my close friends are Muslim and then can and would kick my ass.