Unveiling the New Threat

4 days later…

The Searchers all sat around a blazing, warm fire eating some soup Holly had cooked. Each was lost in their thoughts. Suddenly both Tiger and Genki shot up.

"We've got company," Tiger informed. Genki nodded in agreement. Then a troop of 25 Black Dinos emerged from the shadows. Then a tall, black figure with fire orange eyes stepped out.

"So we meet again at last Lieutenant Sakura." The figure said in a rough voice. A chill went up everyone's spin except Genki, who seemed to know who it was.

"Major Dughall. I thought you'd have given up on revenge by now." Genki calmly commented as the others looked around them selves in a panic.

"Nope, you'll pay for what you did, Lieutenant."

"I rather doubt it. How did you get here anyway?"

"Let's just say your worst enemies opened a gate and will take over this world."

"How many of them? I have a lot of enemies you know."

"The top ten, from KW2."

"Well, after you, I only have eight left. You aren't going to win."

"We shall see." Dughall tossed a tear gas grenade at the rebels. Genki quickly got Holly and himself away from it kicking the grenade away. The monsters coughed a bit but were ok, other then the fact that they were now weak. Genki ran at Dughall but was hit in the neck with a dart. Genki froze unable to move then fell to the ground unconscious. Everyone else jumped back wards. Holly, Tiger, and Greywolf were soon darted as well, falling to the ground unconscious. The Black Dino's came up behind the other soon KOing them as well. They were placed in a dungeon and Genki was taken elsewhere. They all awoke around the same time. Holly was afraid when she noticed Genki wasn't with them.

"What would Genki have done to get these guys pissed off so bad?" Tiger rhetorically asked.

"I just hope Genki is ok" Holly said.

A few hours later…

Genki awake slowly. His vision began to unblur and he realized he was in a laboratory. That was the last thing he wanted to know. He was clamped down to a metal table, and was naked to boot. Images and memories of the war and his torture flash through his mind.

Dughall abruptly walked in after noticing Genki was awake.

"So you're awake, are you? Well then I'll start the interrogation." Dughall was in beast mode at this time. He looked like a wild boar/ human cross with metallic tusks.

"Why are you doing this? We were all on the same side."

"Were we? Oh well, not any more. My reasons are my own." Dughall said with an evil grin, "Now what do you know about the other beast soldiers?"

"I only know about you, Blazer, and myself, that's all."

"Wrong answer!" Dughall slashed Genki's chest with his hoof. Genki with stood the pain and gritted his teeth. "Now, care to rethink that answer?"

Genki was silent then said, "I am Lieutenant Genki Sakura of the 27th brigade, of the US Navy Seals. My designation is Echo 3, Bravo 7, Alpha 9, Omega 1." Dughall knew he needed more persuasion, since all the soldiers were taught to say that if captured. Dughall beat him up and slashed him fiercely, but Genki took the pain and said nothing. Dughall ordered his friends brought in. He was nice enough to put a towel over Genki's groin after hitting him hard in the crouch.

With in minutes Genki's friends were brought in and chained to the wall so they could watch. "Genki" Holly and the others cried, seeing his bruised and beaten condition.

"Now tell me what you know about the other beast soldiers." Dughall demanded. Genki said nothing. "You want your friends to get hurt?"

"Leave them out of this Frank. They're just civilians."

"Oh really? Well, what if I think they aren't."

"You'll sign your own death warrant if you hurt them, and you won't get anything out of me. Why do you need to know anyway?"

"So I can find them and destroy them."

"Are you going to destroy yourself too?"

"No, of course not."

"Then you'll get nothing out of me." Genki closed his eyes and said nothing further.

"Then I'll beat it out of you!!!" Dughall yelled enraged. He picked up a mace and stuck his chest, stomach and, face multiple times. When that failed he plunged his metallic tusks into Genki's gut ripping though his flesh. Genki cried out in sever pain but said nothing. "Damn you say something!" Dughall roared. So Genki did but not what he wanted.

"I am Lieutenant Genki Sakura of the 27th brigade, of the US Navy Seals. My designation is Echo 3, Bravo 7, Alpha 9, Omega 1." The other didn't understand why he had said that, but were glad he was still alive. Holly could not long bare to watch this torture, tear streamed down her face, but she was forced to by the guards. The others just watched in horror.

"Stop giving me that same stupid line. You certainly are persistent on not giving out information, aren't you? Repeating what you were taught to do during the war so as not to give out any vital information to the enemy. I'll change your mind." Dughall shifted back to his human form.

He walked over and grabbed a syringe and vile then walked back over filling up the syringe. "You're about to take a little trip." He informed him smiling as he injected Genki in the neck with the contents of the vile. "That's a mixture of Speed, Marijuana, Cocaine, and Heroine. You'll get so high that you'll tell me anything I want to know." Genki began to fight his restraints and his breathing became erotic. His eyes rolled back into his head and his mind was in a dream state. His body went limp and grew warm. "Now what do you know about the other beast soldiers?" Genki struggled with himself and tried to block out Dughall's voice.

"I am Lieutenant Genki Nathaniel Sakura of the 27th brigade, of the US Navy Seals. My designation is Echo 3, Bravo 7, Alpha 9, Omega 1."

"It's only a matter of time before I get my answer. It's just like picking a lock, it'll open with the right tools." Dughall shot him up again and asked the question once more. This time he got what he wanted.

"I know about the main procedure and how many where made." Genki answered rolling his head from side to side slowly.

"How many where there and of what types?"

"Some 400. Divided equally between the types, 8 types in all. Nova, Striker, Wurm, Zeus, Aztec, Buster, Inferno, and Oozaru."

"What was each types make up and designation code?"

"Nova, arctic and timber wolf human cross, designation Echo 6, Bravo 3, Alpha 8, Omega 2. Striker, panther, tiger, and leopard human cross, designation Echo 8, Bravo 1, Alpha 5, Omega 7. Wurm, python, king cobra, and black mamba human cross, designation Echo 4, Bravo 2, Alpha 3, Omega 6. Zeus, spotted falcon, gold eagle, and bald eagle human cross, designation Echo 7, Bravo 8, Alpha 2, Omega 4. Aztec, gazelle and antelope human cross, designation Echo 1, Bravo 9, Alpha 4, Omega 2. Buster, wild boar and warthog human cross, designation Echo 6, Bravo 8, Alpha 1, Omega 5. Inferno, Komodo dragon, chameleon, and armadillo human cross, designation Echo 5, Bravo 3, Alpha 6, Omega 8. Oozaru, gorilla, chimpanzee, and lemur human cross, designation Echo 4, Bravo 1, Alpha 7, Omega 3." The rebels just listen to the information Genki told Dughall with both interest and confusion.

"I didn't here your type or designation in there. Tell me your type, its make up and designation." Genki was silent for a moment then replied.

"Destroyer, savannah lion, maneless lion, wildebeest, golden eagle, and black mamba human cross, designation Echo 3, Bravo 7, Alpha 9, Omega 1. My type is one of a kind, no others were made."

"How did they get the features that were wanted and where did the special power come from?"

"Gene splicing and chemical stimuli to get the features. Chemical serums and compounds with electrical and elemental exposure to get the powers."

"Did you over see the creation of other beast soldiers? If so why?"

"Yes, I followed my orders so the US could defeat our enemies. All of those turned into beast soldiers in my oversight, chose to do so at their own discretion."

"Do you know who was in charge of the operation?"

"No, I was never told his name."

"Can beast soldiers possible have a child in their beast form?"

"Yes, they are normally sterile in that form. However, if they concentrate their energy on conceiving a child they can have one in that form. It comes at a great cost of energy and power. The user will be weak for days afterward."

"If they are in human form can they pass their powers or form on to the child?"

"No, it can't be genetically transferred in human form, only in beast form. They can change the child into a beast soldier afterward by venom in their fangs. The venom is injected into the child and it will change within 2 - 3 hours."

"I think we've all heard enough. Guards take them back to their cell, redress him and throw him in with them." The guards did as they were told. All of the rebels were thrown into their cell, Genki soon after them. Holly went over to Genki and checked his pulse and breathing. Genki was out cold, his heart rate and breathing were elevated, and he had a fever, but he was alive.

"Why would Genki want to turn people into what he was forced into?" Tiger asked.

"I don't know Tiger, but we'll ask when he wakes up." Holly solemnly said.

5 hours later…

Genki awoke with the feeling someone was stroking his face. He slowly opened his eyes to see Holly sitting beside him. "You're finally awake. You feel ok?"

He could only nod no, his eyes rolling back into his supper feverish head, his breathing labored. "Hare see if you can get some cold water out of the guard. We have to get his fever down or he may die." Hare got up and managed to talk the guard into doing it. He brought it over to Holly, she found a handkerchief and got it wet with the cold water and placed it on his forehead.

"Will he be alright, chi?

"I don't know Mocchi, we can only hope"

After a few hours he finally woke up again. "Genki your awake. I'm so glad you're ok." He nodded, slowly getting up.

"If he would have given me anymore of that he would have killed me most likely." He looked at the others. They all seemed mad at him except for Mocchi. He turned around to look at Holly. Her eyes showed hurt and anger. Before Genki could say anything She smacked him across the face. Everyone including Genki stared at her in disbelief. "What was that for???"

"For not telling me you turned others into what you are."

"I was just following my orders. Those who were changed volunteered for it by there own free will. Besides if I had disobeyed my orders I would have been killed for high treason." Genki retorted.

"Then why didn't you tell me you could get me pregnant in beast form?"

"Because I never intended to do so. If you where listening you'd know why."

"Fine then why didn't you tell me this when I asked you? I trusted you."

"I couldn't. Do you think I'm proud of what I've done?" his voice cracked, "I'm ashamed of my past! Most of it I don't even want to remember let alone talk about!" Tears formed in his eyes, "It's my fault my family is dead! I told the press about what was going on and the military killed the rest of my family because of it! Just like my sister's death was my fault!" A few tears fell to the ground. Holly's eyes softened a little, but not much.

"Your sister died of cancer remember, that wasn't your fault." Holly said.

"My sister got cancer because she drank alcohol and got drunk. And the only reason she did that was because I did. I almost killed myself twice from over dosing. I didn't stop until my parents died and I realized I had to take care of my sister, by then it was too late." Genki was now getting angry.

"Then you were being a fool for drinking like that. Just like you were a coward for not standing up for what was right," Holly said rather disgusted. Genki smacked her across the face.

"I would have died in vain, it wouldn't have stopped anything." His eyes were glowing red now, he walked over to a near by wall. "And now that I have a chance to do something about it, I get stuck in a damn cage with a bunch of fucking know it alls" he slammed his fists into the wall. The wall cracked and broke apart reviling a titanium metal wall behind it. He punched the metal wall a few times, putting dents in it but nothing else. He fell to his knees just looking at his now bloody hands, his knuckles bleeding from the force he exerted. The others realized he was more than wounded on the inside and stayed away from him. He calmed down sitting facing the wall staring at his bleeding hands. He flexed his hands letting the pain surge though him, he would rather have physical pain then mental or emotional. He broke open the wounds again when they began to heal. The others were very confused but said nothing, Holly looked at him wondering if he had gone insane. Tiger finally said.

"He's letting his physical pain take over so he doesn't have t bare the pain inside himself." Holly now got up and walked over to him, she had a bruise on her cheek now. She gently placed her hand on his right shoulder and sat down beside him. He looked at her for a moment then looked away. "Genki listen I'm sorry, please just don't hurt yourself anymore."

"Why shouldn't I? You think I'm a horrible monster now."

"No, I don't. I don't agree with some things you have done but I don't think that." She gently took his right hand and was trying to whip the blood off with a damp rag. He just let her do it ignoring her. She cleaned and wrapped his hands, then put her arms around him and spoke so the others couldn't here. "Genki I love you, I always will. Maybe your right you would have died in vain. But I can't understand why you would do something horrible like that to someone even by choice."

"It's not as bad as you think. I'm much stronger and more powerful now then I could have ever been as a human."

"But was it worth what you lost?"

"No, only cause I lost my family"

"What about you humanity?"

"That I could care less about. I wasn't that good as a human."

"You were stronger then you think." She leaned over and kissed him, lovingly and longingly. He smiled and began to explain everything to them including what drugs do and what Dughall had given him.

"What made you fall so fast, Genki" Suezo asked.

"South sea cone shell venom, it's the most powerful neurotoxin in the world. It works super fast, usually bring things down within seconds but since I'm not normal it took a little longer to work on me."

"What's a neurotoxin, chi?"

"It's something that paralyzes you and knocks you out. In large quantities it can be lethal."

"Hare, so you have any ideas on how to get out of here?" Tiger asked rather nicely.

"No idea" Hare replied.

"Well I'm sure we can come up with something eventually." Genki said. "Right now I suggest we get some sleep." Everyone nodded and fell asleep shortly. Genki lay with Holly who shivered even in the sleeping bag. Genki shifted startling her for a moment. Then he pulled her close and she realized he had done it to keep her warm. Snuggling up with him she soon warmed up and fell asleep along with him.