Chapter 18 here we go!!!
The group stands in front of the opening gate to a gigantic circular room. Many debris were seen scattered around giving it the feel of some kind of battlefield. But as they walked in, the gate behind them closed shut.
"Okay, it almost feels like we're being invited in." Heather states.
"Yeah, it feels like it alright." Gwen adds.
"Get ready." Kate says.
Suddenly, a gigantic hologram of Thornheart appeared in the middle of the area.
"Hello my dear AMS agents." He said.
"What the?!" Heather exclaimed.
"What are you doing here?" Gwen asked.
"Oh you rookies, asking questions instead of admiring the beauty of the birth of a new evolution." Thornheart stated.
"What are you talking about?" Heather asked.
"Humans habe been the dominant species for far too long, now it's time for a new race to rule!" Thornheart yelled as his hologram disappeared.
"You guys are done for now!" Chris' voice was heard from a viewing room above them
"What the?!" Gwen exclaimed.
"Thornheart gave us an opportunity to have a show before getting in a bunker." Chris said.
"You inferior beings will not survive what will be coming at you." Scarlet's voice was also heard.
"This is a trap!" Ryan yelled. "Stand guard!"
This caused the group to form a defensive position, preparing for battle.
"What's going to happen now?" Heather asked.
"I don't know!" Gwen yelled.
Suddenly something came through the ceiling, the red hooded figure from the mountain, now the girls can see it more clearly. The face looks like it's covered by a porcelain mask, it holds two pirate sabers and has a giant open scar on it's chest.
"Now it's time to prove yourself in a test of strength!" It said. "You have come this far, but I am the final obstacle between you and Pandora's Box!"
"Not you again!" Kate exclaimed.
Gwen then takes out her PDA to scan…
Star
Type: 0001
Weakpoint: Chest
The AMS agents begin firing at it and it flies around dodging and blocking the attacks while the girls try to understand what was before them.
"This is gonna be a lot harder than expected!" Gwen yelled.
"Well at least there aren't many setbacks!" Heather exclaimed.
Suddenly the door behind them opened, and the group that separated from them went through as Izzy, Alejandro and Duncan were holding back the creatures as the doors closed.
"Well, that was intense." Alejandro stated.
"Well, at least we're safe n… WHAT THE HECK IS THAT?!" Owen yelled.
"What are you guys doing here?!" Gwen asked.
"We had to retreat because there were too many creatures!" Courtney said.
"Doesn't Izzy have a minigun?" Heather asked.
"Hey, I might be insane in the membrane, but even I can't control the overheating of a minigun." Izzy states.
"Whatever! At least you can help us with this thing." Heather said.
"Oh man. If I still thought that this was a zombie apocalypse, I'd be twice as confused as I am right now." Shawn states.
"Izzy! Alejandro! Duncan! Help us fight this thing." Heather ordered. "The rest of you, stay behind some debris."
"Come on. Come on!" Shawn yelled as he led the rest to cover.
While everyone with firearms attacked Star, Izzy then ran towards a vantage point and began revving up her minigun.
"Hasta la vista baby!" She yelled.
Star noticed and shot out an aura flare at her.
The flare hits the minigun, causing an explosion, knocking her out.
"Izzy!" Owen yelled as he ran towards Izzy.
Star then shoots more aura flares at Owen as he picks up Izzy.
"Ahhh!" Owen yelled as he ran towards the group.
"Come on! Faster!" Shawn yelled.
"Guys, catch!" He yelled as he threw Izzy towards the group.
"What?!" Courtney exclamed as Izzy landed on her.
Then a flare blew up behind Owen, sending him flying towards the group.
"Ahh!" Noah yelled as Owen landed on him.
"Ah, crap!" Duncan exclaimed. "This is getting nuts!"
"Can't we do something!" Gwen yelled.
"This thing is dodging and blocking our bullets! I'm not sure we can do much about it!" Heather yelled.
"Ryan! Spring formation!" Kate yelled.
"On it!" Ryan said.
"Wait, spring formation?!" Heather exclaimed.
Ryan crouched down while Kate jumped on his shoulders. They both then sprung up, causing Kate to go flying at Star.
"What's she doing?!" Geoff exclaimed.
Kate then grabbed onto Star and planted a grenade on his chest wound. She then lets go of the creature and rolls on the ground, breaking her fall.
The grenade blew up. The creature was weakened by the explosion. It turned its attention to Kate.
"Ah crap!" Kitty exclaimed. Then looks down to see a katana
She picks it up, runs to Kate as Star flies at her with swords and blocks the creature's swing.
"Whoa! I didn't think this would work!" Kitty said.
"Then why did you run at it?!" Emma yelled. "Also, where did you get that?!"
The armed began shooting at the creature, causing it to turn its attention.
"I just randomly found it next to us." Kitty states.
"Good, we can protect the rest by blocking some of the aura flares." Emma said as she took out her baseball bat.
"To be honest, I kinda forgot you had that." Kitty stated.
Lightning and Eva were seen trying to pull Owen off Noah, Courtney was trying to check on Izzy, the Adversity Twins were cowering, and Geoff, Bridgette, Shawn and Jasmine were watching the entire thing unfold.
"This is more hectic than a highway during rush hour!" Geoff exclaimed.
"We can see that!" Shawn said.
"Well at least we should be safe here, right?" Jasmine assured.
"Yeah." Bridgette said.
-MEANWHILE-
Inside the viewing room, Chris and Scarlet were watching things play out.
"How do you think we could make this more interesting?" Chris asks.
"Hmmm, should we release some hordes of creatures?" Scarlet suggests.
"How about some B-Lists?" Chris suggests.
"I like the way you think." Scarlet stated.
Behind them, the exhaust grill broke revealing Chef, Rogan and G. They pointed their weapons at them.
"Stand down!" Rogan said.
"Chris, your time is up!" Chef yelled.
"Oh really my Chef?" Chris asked. "I still know you Chef, I know your soft side. I know that because of the time that we've spent together, that you don't have the heart to kill me!"
Chef didn't hesitate to shoot him in the knee.
"Ach, dude!" Chris yelled.
Scarlet then takes out her own pistol, and they are now in a stare down.
"Drop. Your. Weapon." Chef growls.
"Shoot them Scarlet!" Chris yelled.
"WARNING! BOGEY DETECTED!" The computers blurted.
"What the?" Scarlet exclaimed.
Chef took the opportunity and shot her in the stomach.
"Aaagrrrh!" She yelled.
"You cannot stop this." Chris said.
"We already have." Chef was about to shoot him in the head but then…
Something crashed through the ceiling of the room. The dust cloud covered a lot of its features.
Back at the situation with Star, the creature was weakened a lot. Its aura was flashing brightly.
"Almost done guys!" Kate yelled.
They all aimed their guns at the creature and let loose, causing the creature to explode in a bright purple light.
"Ngh. Wow! That was bright!" Gwen exclaimed.
"Is that it?" Heather asked.
"I think so now." Kate said. "Probably now, the veterans have already stopped the operations"
The three then jumped through the glass window as the viewing room blew up behind them. They land on Gwen and Heather.
"Agh! Can't stuff just not land on us!" Gwen yelled.
"No time for complaining. Get ready!" Chef yelled.
The group looked at the flaming wreckage and prepared.
