Chapter Ten: Familiar Demons
It had been about a month after Bison's treaty with the Zero Strikers and so far, his base was no where closer to his control than when he first came to them for help. He had acquired more than just rags and the arrogance for wearing them, but a brown beard, moustache and long brown hair. He looked around Guile's office as he entered and stood in front of his desk as the Air Force Commander typed furiously on the computer. "Ahem..." Was all the ex-warlord said as he crossed his arms. Guile looked up and smirked.
"Oh, Bison, didn't see you there!" He said as he shut the computer off and stood, extending his hand out to him. Bison, himself, chuckled as he kept his arms crossed.
"You forget, commander, this is a truce..." He said in a grave tone. Guile nodded and sat back down.
"I don't suppose you'd like some coffee, would you?" Guile asked as he picked up his mug as he stood and walked to a small table and poured himself a cup, walking back to his seat afterwards. Bison shook his head.
"You have one of my best men..." He trailed, avoiding Guile's question. "I want him back to fight this Valance..." he said. Guile nodded as he got up again and walked to the door and opened it, walking in, followed by Bison, just in time to hear a sick crunch and a girly scream come from one of the cells inside the room. The shriek itself could break glass from miles around. Bison made a face as Guile turned to him.
"Seems Dan's getting his daily beating..." Guile said to himself, just loud enough for his comrade to hear and walked down the halls. Bison smiled as he remembered Sagat and his merciless beatings of US soldiers. As the two came to the cell, they found Sagat looming over Dan like a deathly rain cloud about to extract its deadly forces upon him. The giant turned and smiled to his leader.
"Master Bison!" He said as he walked to the cell door and clung to it. "Master! Why are you here?"
Bison waved a hand and the tyrant became silent. "We need your help, dear friend, and we need it fast..." Sagat seemed to understand only a little as Guile took out a ring of keys and unlocked the door, letting out the giant and shut the door, locking it and looked at the beaten Dan. His pink attire was torn to shreds after the few months that he was placed in there and was sore afraid.
"Looks like you had fun!" Guile said as he left. Dan, glad that the giant killer was gone, sighed a sigh of relief, but didn't know that he had urinated his pants so many times that he reeked like a dead animal, rotting in the hot sun of a paved highway...
Glenn stood on the top of the hotel roof and looked into the bright blue skies, enjoying the sight and sighed. Cammy sure has been acting different here lately... He thought. He couldn't quite put his finger on it, but he was sure that it was probably something to do with his arm. He shook his head and remembered what Tyros had said...
"Remember that you may be his brother, but with two of the Blood Rubies in his possession, he will stop at nothing to destroy you too... Brother or not..." Tyros said as he opened the CyberSpace window and revealed Valance sitting in his throne and laughing his head off. Glenn's fist tightened as he looked to his deceased brother.
"What about you?" He asked. "He wants to resurrect you! What happens if that happens?" He asked. Tyros let his head hang and shook it slowly.
"Let's hope that it doesn't happen... I've been through too many bloody wars to fight another... even if it will be my dead carcass reincarnated..." He trailed and looked back to Glenn. "Remember all that I have taught you... Let it serve you well..." He said as the platforms opened behind Glenn and he turned to take his leave. "Remember... Once the Cybornaughts are destroyed, then the Blood Rubies are destroyed!" He said as his brother's face turned to static.
Glenn let his speech sink in as he sat on the roof Indian style and laid backwards. His button up shirt was unbuttoned and he wore his black short jeans along with his sneakers. What about you... What about Cammy? He though as a thump was felt under his back. "Common, Glenn! Come here, quick!" Cammy's voice called out. Glenn stop up to his feet and rushed to the edge of the roof, jumped and spun just in time to catch the hand rail of the balcony and pulled himself in a front flip over it, entering the door.
"Wassup?" He asked. Cammy was finishing putting on a blue mid drift and biker blue jean shorts with tennis shoes and walked up to the cat, petting it.
"Don't worry, Yuri, mummy will be back!" She said as she pushed him out of the door and down the balcony.
"So... We changed the cat's name?" He asked with a smile. Cammy looked up to him and smiled as they stopped midway down the stairs and hugged him.
"Yeah... the name kinda stuck, so, I that's what I call her now..." She said as she stole a kiss from him and pulled his arm as them made their way down the stairs and to the car. Once inside, Cammy took the wheel and put the keys in the ignition and turned them, starting the car.
"Mind telling me where we're going?" He asked. Cammy's smile got wider as she pulled out of the parking lot and into the Highway of Metro City.
"Guile says we gotta lead on the Blood Ruby, but we gotta go to China, Hong Kong... He reported trouble and decided to take action..." She said as they sped down the highway and into an intersection. "Remember... Destroy the Cybornaughts and the Blood Ruby will be destroyed..." These words ran through Glenn's mind so clearly that it scared him. Within minutes, they reached the Metro City Airport and quickly made their way into the building, instantly greeted by Guile, Guy, Sakura, Chun-Li, Sagat, Cody, and Bison. Cammy and Chun-Li hugged each other as they greeted and Glenn smiled at Guile.
"Well... Did we forget anyone, Broom Head?" He asked in a playful since of sarcasm. Guile followed his lead and looked around.
"If you're asking if we have anymore room, I'm sure we could squeeze you somewhere, Mop Face!" he said. Bison merely chuckled along with Sagat. Guy held out a hand and accepted Glenn's.
"It's good to see you again, friend!" He said. Glenn nodded.
"Same here..." He replied. Cody nodded to Glenn.
"Good to see you're well... We should get moving..." He said.
"And then, we can get our nails done and our hair done too! Oh! maybe we could go out to Chinese!" Sakura cried as she raced to Cammy and Chun-Li. the two of them looked at each other for help and slowly moved away from her as the young girl continued to ramble pointlessly into the crowd. The group seemed to leave without Sakura even knowing it until the last moment. "HEY YOU GUYS! WAIT FOR ME!" She cried as she ran after them.
Shadowlaw Base:
Valance's eyes suddenly widened as they opened. His pupils adjusted quickly to the dim lit room in where he sat. The big screen flashed and an old scientist appeared, adjusting his glasses. "Good evening, Doctor..." Valance said slowly as though addressing a simple minded beast of the earth. The scientist seemed startled as he looked into the camera and sighed quickly.
"Ah! Lord Valance! How did you sleep?" He asked, trying to bring up a subject. Valance ignored the petty question and thought about bigger and better things.
"Are the subjects almost complete?" he said as a soldier entered the room with a tray and walked up to his turned thrown, offering it to him. The warlord smiled as he took a cup from the tray and sipped on it. Water... Not what he expected, but it was good enough. The scientist stumbled around the desk just a few feet from the camera and took out some papers, reading them. he looked at them in bewilderment and rechecked them, finding the records true.
"It seems that... the new subjects will be ready for combat training within the hour-"
"Good... Skip the training... I'm sure they know the skills from their master..." He said as he guzzled the cup down and placed it on the side of his thrown as he got up and walked to the door. "I expect to see them as soon as they are ready..." He said as the doors opened and the soldier hurried out of the room with the tray and cup. The scientist seemed tormented with fear.
"Sir! Maybe just a testing on their abilities..."
"I want to see them as soon as they are ready!" Valance said as his eyes started to glow an eerie red color. "Don't disappoint me, Fredrick! You have a family on the line..." And with that, the door slid shut on the screen and was automatically shut off, leaving the room in complete darkness.
Fredrick looked around his office before taking in a sigh and looking at a picture near him. It shown a lovely blonde lady with two handsome little boys and a cute little girl, old enough to pass for third and fourth grade students. He sighed as he rubbed a finger softly over the picture and a tear dropped onto the glass. "Soon, we'll be together again..." He said as he turned to the door and walked into a laboratory with many scientists that scurried this way and that in a huge power plant like interior. He looked at two metallic coffin looking containers. In one, a short haired man breathed normally as the other, a long haired man, breathed normally as well. Heart regulators beeped in a rhythmic precision that could be used for music. A dreaded thought occurred to him as he looked on at the containers. What if... He thought,What if there was a better way... a way where he could have his Blood Ruby and I could have my family again? As these words floated in through his head, four pairs of blood red eyes opened from the two canisters, fists clenching, and muscles bounding. But it is already too late the want what is in the past... we're all doomed to the new Akumas!
In the Air; Somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean:
Glenn looked out of his window and onto the ocean below and smiled as Dolphins popped out of the water and jumped to reach them, re emerging themselves into their home world. Cammy was laughing with Chun-Li, having a good time talking about the many adventures they had when Bison was evil, but thinking on a home world put Glenn's mind into trouble. A home is a place of refuge, he once read from a book somewhere. But now a terrible feeling came over him... Like something... or someone was going to draw their final breath in this world. He looked on out the window and Cammy saw his pain. She reached out a hand and took hold of his lovingly. "Glenn? Hun, what's wrong?" She asked. Glenn could only shake his head. He felt stupid for feeling the way he did, he was sure of that, but he couldn't bring himself to telling just anyone about his problems. He unbuckled his seatbelt and stood up.
"Follow me..." He trailed as he made his way into the back. Cammy followed suite and followed him into the doors where they would be alone. Once the door shut, Cammy tried again.
"Baby, what is it?" She asked. He sighed and tried to tell her... Nothing came out of his mouth. He had the perfect opportunity to tell her his problems, but now he felt all tongue tied.
"I feel... that... There's something wrong with this mission... I'm not sure what it is, but-" He stopped in mid sentence due to Cammy's putting a finger to his lips.
"You're worried about me, are you?" She asked. He slowly nodded.
"I can't help but get the feeling that something'll-" Cammy planted a kiss right on his lips, catching him off guard. She blushed and smiled.
"Don't worry so much... This mission should be entertaining... especially for you!" She said as she ran her fingers up his chest and onto his cheek, leaning softly onto him. He supported both their weight and smiled. A burden seemed to be lifted off of his shoulders.
"Thanks..." He said before being pummeled by another kiss. This time, he was ready and kissed her back, wrapping his arms around her and holding her tight. She broke away and leaned her head on his chest. He stroked her back along with her hair, not wanting this moment to last, but finally released her. "Thanks Cammy..." He said as she smiled and turned to the door. She winked and blew him a kiss before opening, walking out, and closing it behind her. He felt his face was as hot as a sunburn, but he had finally found someone worth protecting... Maybe his feelings towards the mission would change for the better... At least he hoped...
Vega Strife: O.o.. I THOUGHT I SAID VIOLENCE?
Glenn Frost: o.o' Take it easy, I gotta work up on my skills...
Vega Strife: ¬¬' You have no skills... Anyways, to my adoring fans out there, I hoped that you were able to enjoy this... When you R&R, Please include details as to how I could build up romance scenes in this fic... I don't think I did too bad for my first one, myself! Well, R&R and hope to keep these stories comming to ya! God Bless you all!