Chapter 11: Crypt Fiend Extermination
A/N: I use some second language in this chapter and in a future one. If I used the words wrong, please tell me. I get confused with the words of the 2nd language.
"This is it?" Caitlin asked.
"Um…yeah," Melissa replied.
"You've got to be kidding," Ashley said. "We CANNOT be going in there."
She could see spider webs surrounding the entrance of the hive. She walked with the others to the hole. "You can stay out here then," Melissa said.
"Cool!" Ashley smiled.
"With all the bugs, spiders, and venomous snakes," Gloria added. By the time she said spider, Ashley changed her mind. "Um…never mind."
"Can you make up your mind?" Melissa asked.
She went in first. There were spider webs completely covering the walls of the entrance. Gloria went in next. Ashley was breathing fast just by imagining what was inside the hill. Caitlin pushed her inside and also went in. Ashley refused to go in but Caitlin and Jessica pushed her in. "No! No! NOOO!" Ashley cried.
Everyone went inside and couldn't believe what they saw when they reached the heart of the hill. Inside the entire hill, the walls were covered in so much spider webs, it was completely white. In the middle, there was a gigantic pink ball covered in bumps and pulsing nerves. Spider webs were holding it against the walls of the hill. The ground was sticky and also covered in spider webs. "Jesus Christ," Gloria whispered.
Then suddenly a wave of brown, black, and other colors crawled out behind the ugly ball. "Jesus Christ! What the hell is that?" Gloria yelled.
"They're spiders!" Melissa yelled. "They are all the most venomous spiders on Earth!"
"You're kidding right?" Ashley asked.
"I know how we can kill them fast," Caitlin called out.
The spiders got closer and they covered the floor. There were so many types of spiders like black widows, tarantulas, and funnel web spiders. When they got closer, Caitlin stood in front of the others and took out her sword. She sank it into the ground and the entire ground started to freeze before their eyes. And it started heading towards the spiders. All the spiders were frozen within a few seconds. "That was awesome," Jessica commented.
"So…what is that big, ugly, pulsing thing supposed to be?" Ashley asked, pointing to the pink ball.
"The Crypt Fiend's egg is what it is. Billions will be born if that egg isn't destroyed!" Melissa replied.
"What?" Caitlin shouted. Melissa nodded and silence settled in from disbelief.
A loud growl shattered the silence.
"What was that?" Jessica asked.
"She made it," Melissa said, pointing at something.
Everyone looked up at the top of the egg to see a larger Crypt Fiend. "It's the Crypt Fiend Queen," she added.
The Crypt Fiend Queen jumped off and landed in front of them. She roared loudly, spreading her pincers wide apart. Her roar was very chilling and froze everyone's blood. "What do we do?" Jessica asked.
"I don't think we can do anything," Melissa murmured.
"Why?" Gloria demanded.
"Because the Crypt Fiend Queen is like—like the Alien Empress in AVP (Alien VS Predator). Stupid example, yes, but it's all I got. She is virtually invincible. We have to have seriously heavy firepower to kill the Queen," Melissa explained. "Even with all our forms, we could still lose."
The virtually invincible Queen kept walking towards the girls. Everyone else kept walking back, not daring to get close to the large arachnoid. The Queen was about to attack when something landed on her back. Then two more leaped onto her back. The Queen tried to grab the attacking creatures but couldn't. Five more appeared and attacked her. She roared loudly in pain. Caitlin, Gloria, Ashley, Melissa, and Jessica watched in confusion and awe as the Queen was being taken down by an unknown species of creature, assuming it wasn't the same one. "You guys, while those monsters are doing this, we should destroy the egg before it hatches!" Gloria said.
"Ready Mel?" Jessica asked.
"Ready!" Melissa replied with a grin.
They both stuck their hands out. Fire surrounded Melissa's left arm while wind surrounded Jessica's right. "Fire tornado!" they shouted at the same time.
A giant tornado of fire formed and headed towards the egg. The egg was blasted by the tornado and burst into flames. It started oozing white goop and became black. It soon became lifeless. They turned their attention back to the Queen and looked down to find her on the ground, dead. They looked up and were staring into the eyes of one of the eight attacking creatures. They were exactly like the Crypt Fiends except they had green markings. "Nerubians," Melissa murmured in a soft voice.
"Um…thank you," Gloria said, not sure what to say to the arachnoids Melissa called Nerubians.
"Thou art welcome," the biggest and leading Nerubian said in a deep voice.
"Whoa! It talked," Caitlin commented.
"Nah, ya think!" Melissa said sarcastically. "We thank thou, o mighty one. To thank thou, we shalt give thou this place and leave the Nerubians alone."
"I thank thou. Thy kind shalt stay here," the leading one said. "Thy name is Narsebarian."
"Thy name is Melissa and these art Gloria, Ashley, Jessica, and Caitlin," Melissa introduced.
"You know, there is another place where you can live," Caitlin said.
"Thanks but thee and thy kind shalt stay. It's farther from civilization," explained Narsebarian. "If thou need us, then we'll help to show our appreciation."
"Thanks," Ashley said.
Everyone left Narsebarian and the rest of the Nerubians alone. Then they started walking home. "That was a weird conversation Mel," Gloria mentioned.
"Hey they only speak 2nd language," Melissa said. "They're beginning to speak English now like us."
"At least the spiders are gone," Ashley sighed, relieved finally.
"Yep! But I think we're just getting started," Jessica noted.
"You're right. When I was back at the mall, I took one of the heads of the Crypt Fiends and I've kept it in that underground cave of ours. Gloria, Ashley you've got to study it," Melissa explained.
"WHAT!" Ashley and Gloria yelled in unison.
"Hey you are the death experts. I'm just the monster expert," Melissa reminded.
"Don't remind me," Gloria muttered. "We'll do it later on today."
Later on that day…
"Ready Ash?" Gloria questioned.
"Uh…no," Ashley answered.
Ashley and Gloria put on latex gloves and long light blue lab coats. Both girls went inside the examination room that was in the underground cave. The underground cave was more than just a cave. It was a laboratory where they studied things and a personal training area for all 5 girls. The head of the Crypt Fiend was in the room in a glass box. Ashley asked, "Why didn't you get the rest of the body? How is the head alone supposed to help us?"
"Oh, I can answer that," Caitlin stated.
"You can?" Ashley asked, raising a brow.
"Oh c'mon dude! She's not that stupid, even if she can be weird at times," Melissa commented.
"Oh and like you're not?" said Ashley.
"Anyways, there's a reason why you have to examine the head. There's a reason why the arachnoid attacked that specific girl instead of attacking any person," Caitlin explained. "Judging from Melissa's story, these things were probably ordered to attack specific people. If not, they would've been attacking random people. The head's all we need to figure out why. It might have something implanted in it or something like that. With your powers, we can find out…well why this is happening. The same person who took control of them was probably responsible for taking control of the hellhounds."
Everyone was surprised. "That didn't sound like you," Jessica commented.
"Is that you speaking or Melissa?" Gloria asked.
"What?" Caitlin inquired in confusion.
"Meaning did Melissa tell you to say that?" Gloria asked again.
"Nope. Just me," Caitlin said. Gloria nodded in satisfaction. "I knew you couldn't be that stupid," she smiled.
"C'mon guys, let's get to work," Ashley said. She and Gloria got dissecting tools ready. Then they went inside to study the head while Melissa, Jessica, and Caitlin waited outside, waiting for the results.
30 minutes later…
"Mel, you might want to see this," Ashley said. "You too, Cait and Jess."
Jessica, Melissa, and Caitlin went inside and found Gloria and Ashley by a screen. Their lab coats were covered in blood. The arachnoid's head was on a steel table and it was sliced open. The brain was in a glass cylinder. "Watch this," Gloria said.
There was a series of buttons and Gloria pressed a button that made a blurry picture in the screen rewind. "This is what happened when the Crypt Fiends woke up," Ashley said.
"Why is it blurry?" Caitlin asked.
"The Crypt Fiends had poor eyesight but make it up with their powerful senses," Melissa replied.
"Listen!" Gloria cried, pressing the play button.
"I am the one who has awakened you," a male voice said. The blurry figure was a black male with a red shirt and light shorts. That's all everyone saw. "I am here to get you to join me. I need you to do a few things. In return, you'll be able to do as you wish with people and anything else you'd like. I need you to kill a few people for me. If you agree, then follow me."
Gloria pressed the forward button and then stopped it. The voice continued. "I need you to kill a girl named Sarah Jones. Here's a picture of her. Also kill the next person that sees you if that happens. She lives in Tranquility. Her address is 12555 Sarano Ave. Tranquility City, CA 67343. Find her and kill her."
"That girl that I saw must've been her," Melissa said. "She must've done something that made that guy upset. Figures, she was a bitch to me."
"The people that are being killed by the monsters probably have something to do with this guy," Caitlin guessed.
"The only question is what?" Jessica noted.
"Whoever this guy is was most likely the one that freed the hellhounds," Gloria said.
"We'll find out soon enough," Ashley added. "For now, we need to rest."
Far, far away in the same castle, someone was watching his screen…again. "Darn you people!" he yelled. "Abby!"
Then a young lady with brown eyes and brown hair arrived. She was wearing a white short sleeve shirt and a blue skirt. "Yes master?" Abby asked lazily.
Abby was a prisoner who was kidnapped by this man and was forced to work for him. "Get me a glass of water NOW!" he ordered.
"The least you can do is say please," Abby said.
"Fine! Can you please get me a glass of water?" he echoed.
"Master Ation, get you're a—butt up and go get it yourself!" Abby growled defiantly.
"You're the servant! Get it now!" Ation snarled. Then he whispered, "Fat girl."
"Excuse me?" Abby roared angrily. "Oh no, you didn't! Boy, say it again and it'll be your head."
Ation gulped. "I'll get you a glass, but I want to get out of these crappy clothes. I wanna wear whatever I want and do what I want," Abby demanded.
"Fine," Ation finally agreed.
Abby got him a glass of water. He was left alone and he muttered to himself, "It's time to release thethird weapon."