Chapter 4
Race against the beast.
I don't own fruits basket
Saki Hoji yawned as he guarded the gate to the air field. "God it's boring." He said as he sat down on the folding seat he had brought with him. "Like any one in their right minds ever going to break in." He then took out a cigarette, lit it and let out a cloud of smoke. It was then when he heard it, the roar of a car speeding. "God damn racers, where's the cops when you need em?" Saki was then blinded at a pair of lights shown in his eyes. "What?" It was the car he had heard. He watched it in shock as it went past him and rammed the gate. His mouth dropped as he looked at the damage. "My job….." He didn't get to finish it as something crashed and destroyed the guard house. this next part gets disgusting read only if wanting gory details. Saki never felt the claws hit both his chest and neck. The claws of the beast shredded the jugular in his throat as his head flew off into the sky. The last thing Saki saw before he died were the stars coming into the night. The corpse's head hit the ground as the beast smashed through the rest of the building as it chased after the car.
Vixenly smashed through the airport gate as she headed for the hanger that Rick was in. "Oh my god that thing just killed that guy!" Tohru yelled as she saw the thing crash through the gate house. "Good! More escape time!" Vixenly yelled over the engine. The three looked at her in disbelief. "A guy just died!" Kyo said to her as she halted the car in front of a hanger marked 16. "Fine we'll say a prayer for him later but right now I'm a little preoccupied with saving our skins." She ran to where a lanky man was and spoke. "Rick what the hell are you doing? We have to move now, its right behind us." The guy gave a humph and then opened the door to his plane. The group moved to get in when he shut it again. He then waved his pointer finger at them. "Uh, uh, uh. No money no ride." Tohru spoke then "please sir we need to get moving." The pilot looked at the little girl. "You look like a nice kid sweet heart but this lady owes me a lot of money." He then shrugged. "Sorry but that's the way the world works." Rick then put his hands on his elbows. "We didn't quite have time to grab money when we were on the run." Vix said as she tried to get to the hatch. "How much does she owe?' Kyo asked. "20,000. She promised to pay me after her last job but she seemed to forget." He then opened the hatch and started to get in. "But I thought I only owed you 10,000?" Rick glared at her. "The extra ten is of what happened after you left my high and dry." Vixenly tried again to persuade Rick. "Look this is Kyo Sohma the winner of the tournament. We need to leave now!" Vix said again. Rick sighed and got out.
"Do I look like I care who he is? Just pay me what you owe me and I'll let you on." Rick said as he closed the hatch. Vixenly signaled for Rick to follow her. "Rick let me level with you, out side is a monster that would shred this place to ribbons and the more time we sit here idly chatting about money and what fee's and IOU's that I owe you, it's coming closer and closer and when it gets here remember this." She then got close to his face. "You can't take it with you when you die." Right as she said this Hatori's car went flying past the hanger door. "See what I mean." Rick turned to her. "Deal but you had better pay when we land and not a check." They then ran to the plan and all of them proceeded to get in. "So Rick, the fire still where you normally put it?" Vix asked as she moved to where two boxes that were mounted to the planes interior. "Yep. Still there." Vix then looked at the two boxes. One was marked first aid; the second was marked enemy first aid. She opened the one marked enemy and inside was a large high powered shotgun. "Ah the old elephant gun. Cover you ears people. It's loud." Rick said as he started the engine and began to taxi onto the runway.
The thing was waiting for them to leave the building. It had climbed onto the roof and waited hunched ready to pounce on to its prey. As the4 plane left the hanger it lept onto the wing where the door was. "Say hello to my large friend." Vix said as she fired off a shot. The thing was both knocked off of its feet and off the wing. "Punch it Ricky!" She yelled over the engine as the plane picked up speed. "Elvis has left the building!" Rick said as the plane touched off from the ground.
"I know I shouldn't ask this but where are we heading to?" Rick asked and held up his index finger. "And it had better not be South Africa." Vix shrugged at the comment. "Ah come on, Africa wasn't that bad. I mean sure the natives were restless and stuff." Rick gawked at her. "Restless! You call them wanting to cook and eat us alive restless?" Vix shrugged again. "Hey we got away at least." Now Rick glared at her. "Yeah on the account for all the fines I received when the army pulled us out. Flying in a no fly zone, property damage exciding over 10 grand and oh yes here's my favorite part having to spend six months in a windowless jail cell with a crazed maniac next to me." He started to vent at her now. "And where were you when the army arrested me and put me on display? Oh that's right you fled the country and having scotch on the rocks in the Bahamas." The plan was now crossing over the ocean. "You never said where we were going..." Rick reiterated to Vixenly. "We're heading for Chicago in the united states. We need to go to the field museum." Ricks eyebrows went up at the last part. "The field museum? Tell my your not going to see brain drain Amy?" Vix shrugged. "Got no choice." She then held up the claw that had wounded her. "She's the only one I know of that might be able tell me what the hell this thing is."