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Kiba watched the door with a wary eye as more and more dents forced their way through. He flinched as an aparoids arm forced its way through the door. Kiba took aim and held his finger over the trigger as more and more of the aparoid's leg worked through the door. Kiba glanced over to Rosy and saw her trembling. "Just run ok," he muttered as he focused back on the door.
"No," Rosy managed to coke out, "I'm going to fight."
Kiba shook his head as the aparoid final forced enough of its leg through to let itself in. As the aparoid wriggled though the small hole it was bathed in hot plasma as ever gun opened fire at once. At the death of their comrade the aparoids outside gave an eerie screech and tore at the door with double the intensity. "Fire, fire damn it," David yelled as he loosed a round toward the door. All across the hanger the smugglers opened fire and smiled when they heard the aparoids scream. Kiba braced himself as he opened fire with the chain gun at the super heated doorway into a wave of aparoids that were rushing through. As he mowed down aparoids by the dozen more and more swarmed over their fallen and poured into the hanger. Kiba kept up a steady stream of fire as the smugglers fought the aparoids in close quarters. Kiba heard screams of pain and hate as the aparoids overwhelmed a few of the smugglers. Kiba barely heard some scream, "Times up," as he swept the gun over the masses of aparoids pouring thought the door. He heard Rosy screaming at him to run but he ignored her, he kept up a steady stream of fire as more and more aparoids swarmed towards him. Kiba swung the gun in a wide arch and decimated the aparoids ranks but more and more kept coming. "Come on, is that all you've got," he screamed as the aparoids rushed past him toward the ship.
Rosy watched as the sea of aparoids rushed forward past Kiba toward the ship. She fired a few shots from her pistol into the mob but it was useless as at least a two more took the place of the fallen. She screamed for Kiba to run but he just stood still trying to slow the aparoids down. She backed up the access ramp on the ship as it began to close and the ship shuttered and lifted off.
David sat the ships controls and let his paws dance across the controls as he guided the ship inside the small hanger. "Hang on," he screamed as he powered up the ships main blasters. He tapped the controls to where he faced the entrance of the hanger and fired several shots to open the hanger doors. He grinned as he blasted the aparoids that covered the hanger doors to atoms. When the way was clear enough he floored the throttle and sped out of the hanger and into the sky. He activated the ships auto defense grid as he sped into the early Cornerian dawn. As he blew past the aparoids ship hundred of aparoids flew toward the fleeing ship. The auto defenses blasted all that got too close as the ship soared toward space. Rosy entered the cockpit as David revved up the slip space engines.
"Are we going to make it," she asked in a frighten voice.
"No clue just hold on ok," David said as the engines hummed to life. "Any others on board"?
"Not that I saw," Rosy said in a small voice.
"Damn," was all David could say.
"We left Kiba," Rosy muttered.
A light flashed on the controls and David pressed a button and the ship disappeared into slip space. David looked at Rosy before he said, "I'm sorry about your friend but there was nothing we could have done, his death bought us some time to get away."
Rosy tried to hold back her tears but failed and collapsed into crying. David stared at her for a moment before he wrapped an arm around her and whispered, "hey it will be alright ok, trust me we're going to be fine."
Rosy looked up at him for a moment before she screamed, "How the hell is it going to be alright, the aparoids are back, we barely won the last time and now they're back." Rosy broke into tears again as David stood up.
"You just need some sleep ok," he said as he made her stand.
"What the hell is sleep going to do," she spat.
"It might put you in a bettered mood for one," David muttered as he led her to the crew's bunks. When they arrived the pair sat on the bed and Rosy sniffled softly as David stared at the floor. They sat for a while until David said, "I'm sorry bout your friend."
"Its not your fault," Rosy managed after a moment.
"Well you should get some sleep, it will be a while before we reach Katina," David said as he stood.
"Wait," Rosy said quickly, "You're not going to leave me are you"?
"No I'll be on the ship," David.
"I don't want to be alone," Rosy said in a small voice, "I'm sorry I don't want to be alone."
David thought for a moment then sat down again. He pulled Rosy against him and leaned back against the wall. "I'll stay until you fall asleep ok."
"Okay," Rosy said with a yawn.
David kept sill until he heard her breathing slow down and he felt her purr softly. When he was sure she was asleep he tried to stand but found himself trapped. Oh well he thought as he shifted slightly to get more comfortable before he too fell asleep.
Kiba struggled against nearly a dozen aparoids that had him pinned on the ground. The harder he struggled the more aparoid that piled on top of him. Why don't they kill me he thought as mangled to throw one of the aparoid off of him only to have it replaced by two others. As he struggled a fox walked calmly around the aparoids toward him.
"So you're the one who claimed so many of my brothers," the fox said with a laugh.
"What the hell do you want," Kiba spat at the fox.
"I want nothing but to bring all life into the swarm. But my friend wants a new body," the fox muttered as he crouched next to Kiba's head.
"What the hell are you doing," Kiba yelled as the fox placed one of his paws on face. Kiba tried to jerk away but the fox's paw held him fast. Kiba nearly jumped out of his skin when a small metallic spider scurried down the fox's arm and crawled over his face. He could almost swear the spider smiled as it crawled to the back of his skull. A flash of pain ran though him as he felt something probing his skin. All of the aparoids released him as waves of pain raced through his skull and down his spine. He felt something move inside of him at the base of his skull. As the pain dissipated he felt him self began to loss consciousness.
Zavis sat typing furiously on the control console until an image of Corneria filled the vid screen.
What are you doing human.
Trying to find a way to stop Pepper.
"And a map of Corneria will help how"?
Well if I can input the data I know about aparoids and what this ship knows about Peppers forces then we can see what we are up against.
"Clever human very clever. You're finally using your head."
Well its kind of hard to concentrate when I got a alien and a wolf inside of me.
Zavis flinched as Wolf and Jr. both laughed.
The human has a point wolf.
"If he was a real soldier our distractions wouldn't be a problem."
Well I'm not a soldier and Jr. why the hell do you call Wolf Wolf when you call me human.
I call him what he is you're a human he is a wolf.
"I think he just out smarted you human."
Stuff it ok I need to concentrate.
Zavis finished typing and said, "Computer place all know Cornerian ships in orbit around the planet." Several green blips filled the space around Corneria. "Computer use all know aparoid data and apply it to Cornerian ships." Zavis watched as the green blips turned red. "Know place known strength of the remainder of the system attacking aparoid infected ships and planet." Zavis kept his eyes glued to the screen as hundreds of blue ships filled the screen and move toward the red blips. "Computer auto resolve and display results."
"Aparoid infected fleet victory. Aparoid fleet sustains a 87 percent casualty but infects 82 percent of the systems fleets."
Zavis sat back and placed a hand to his face. "Computer runs simulations based on these battle strategies." A light flashed around one of Zavis fingers as he inserted it into the computer console."
"Downloading. Beginning auto simulation."
"Let hope that one of those ideas works," Zavis said softly.
Katt looked up when she heard the door slide open and watched Falco enter the room.
"Katt," he said with his head hung low, "there's something I need to tell you."
"What is it fly boy," Katt said with a small smile.
Falco walked over to here and sat down. He stared at the floor for a moment before he managed to say, "I'm sorry."
"You're sorry, ok who are you and what have you done with Falco," Katt said with a laugh.
"Hey look here kitty cat I'm trying to be serious," Falco said as he raised his voice.
"Quite beak for brains," said harshly gesturing to Fox and Krystal.
"Look this isn't easy for me ok and you're not making it easier."
"I'm sorry Falco."
"Alright I'll try this again, Katt for the way I've treated you in the past and for all the shit I've put you through recently I'm sorry, I just don't know any other way to act toward you I…"
"Shut it beak breath I know what you mean. I'm sorry too for how I've acted toward you," Katt said as she leaned against Falco.
"Guess a near death experience can really change a person," Falco muttered as he placed a wing around Katt.
"Yeah I guess your right," Katt said softly, "we are still going to have to fight in front of the other you know that."
"Yeah can't let em think we've gone soft can we."
"No we can't," Katt said as she drifted off to sleep.
Falco watched her sleep a moment before he too fell asleep.
"So brother how do you like your new body"?
"I prefer it over that weak vulpine body I was in. The shear strength in this body is amazing."
"Yes but this vulpine body has it perks."
Why don't you two get back to work bring this planet into the swarm.
"Yes father."
"Yes father."
Kiba cried in a small corner of his mind as he screamed at the aparoid with all his might.
Get out of my body you slimy piece of shit.
Your body is mine little snake and I plan to use it to bring about the end of you little human friend.
You'll never be able to find Zavis he's probably half way to the next system.
No my friend he is headed to Sector Y and one of the swarm is prepared to eliminate him as we speak.
No. You're lying.
We'll see, we'll see.
Zavis waited as the computer worked on the results as a single drone aparoid crawled across the ceiling toward him. It is my time, I will have a true body after this, I will be truly alive the aparoid though as it prepared to jump…
Authors notes: Think I'll end it there for the moment. Sorry for the short chapter and for altering my writing style a bit. Next chapter will be up in a few days this I can promise. Sorry for the late update too, my guild in guild wars needs me to be on a lot. Also I'm rereading Robert Jordan's the Wheel of Time series and if you know what that is you know that takes some time. So until my next update review please.
P.S. if any of you play guild wars what are your characters names.