The World Has Fallen
Chapter 7
Atlas: Hehe… continuing. Also, we are going to remain in military time.
DNW: OH boy… Number 7
Crusader Industries HQ
Colorado Springs, CO.
Time: Sunday 0500
Chase and Everest would be laying in medical beds completely passed out from the procedure. Nurses would be coming in periodically to check up on them and so far nothing seems to have gone horribly wrong. If anything went right they would have to wake up. However, the nurses reported to Edmund and Morgan that both canines have had a major increase in brain activity than when they first arrived. Other reports show that muscle growth has increased dramatically as well as decreased fat.
"So far so good," Edmund stated as he looked at the reports.
"Just make sure the testing course is ready so we can see if it really did work," Morgan ordered as he sat down at a desk.
Edmund would nod and then leave the room. Morgan would put a hand to his head as he thought about what had just transpired. He would sigh as he looked up as watched Chase and Everest start to wake up.
In the medical room, Chase would open his eyes. He would squint as white as shined in his eyes. However, his eyes would adjust faster and he would be able to see his surroundings. He noticed that he was still in the medical room that he was in before. He would look to his right and see that Everest would have woken up as well.
"How do you feel?" she asked him.
"Different," he replied, "Very different. You?"
"Same as you. Different," the husky said back to the German Shepherd.
Nurses would start to do more tests on them and the two would barely feel anything going on.
"Alright Chase, tell me if this hurts," a male nurse said as she grabbed some pincers and proceeded to pinch in between Chase's claws. Chase just looked at the nurse with no reaction.
"Doesn't hurt whatsoever," Chase said calmly. The nurse would stop and then take some notes.
"Did you at least feel it?" the nurse asked.
"Yes. I felt it just didn't hurt like it would have before," Chase clarified. The nurse would take down more notes.
As time passes the two canines would have a full-on physical test. All results show that they are more resistant to pain/injuries, and they have stronger muscles for they lifted what weights they did have at the time which was 460 pounds each, and lifted it up with ease like it was nothing. One would assume they could lift even more.
After a few hours both Chase and Everest would have all medical equipment removed and they would be allowed to sit down and relax. They would be in the same room as Morgan and Edmund as they looked over the notes from the nurses and have come to the conclusion that nothing is wrong. Everything has been improved from strength, agility, intelligence, faster thinking, more ability to retain a lot of knowledge in a short time, and pain/injury resistance. Other things that would have popped up that weren't expected, were that Chase's voice became a bit deeper while Everest's remained the same. Chase's appearance had a small change with his muscles being a bit more buff but not massively. Everest's female attributes would have drastically improved. She would be a lot more slender and curvy for a female canine and ultimately even more attractive than she already was. Morgan as well as the other nurses thought that she could probably get away with being a Russian as long as she worked on that Russian language and accent a bit more.
"I can only imagine that so many males and maybe even females are going to drool all over you," Chase teased Everest.
Everest smirked then said in a seductive tone, "Oh, so you're looking, aren't you? Naughty Chase,"
Chase would blush a deep red, not expecting Everest's impressive comeback. Morgan and Edmund would be trying to hide their laughter by coughing or hiding their smiles with the clipboards.
After the shock from Everest snapping back, Chase would then smirk back and say, "Ah so you are sassy now. Daddy likes his sassy girls."
"HAHAHAAA!" Morgan and Edmund would burst out laughing hysterically from the flirtatious behavior of the two. As they were laughing, Chase and Everest would think and then their smiles would then turn sad. Remembering their past lovers. Neither of them was ready for another relationship, for they both have a job to do and anyone else could get in the way.
Fraternization (the act of a relationship in the chain of command) is severely punishable under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). However, in the ASF Code of Agents, relationships are encouraged for the teams to be able to trust each other while also having something outside of the ASF. The ASF, unlike the military, operates in small teams no bigger than twelve members. Prime examples of team sizes are Deckard's unit and the Nightwatchers.
Morgan and Edmund would be able to calm themselves and continue looking at the notes while Chase and Everest talk.
"Sorry Everest, that was rude, I-" Chase was cut off by Everest.
"No Chase, I'm sorry. I didn't know what came over me," Everest apologies.
"I started it and I really shouldn't have. You just… look great," Chase finished.
Everest would smile again and say, "Thanks Chase, you look great too."
The German Shepherd would smile as well and then look at the two men finalizing the papers.
Morgan would finish and Edmund would as well only a minute later. The CEO would then ask one final time, "You sure that you feel fine? Like nothing out of the ordinary?"
"Well, besides having a bunch more hormones and adjusting to our new bodies. I think we are fine. At least I am," Chase stated looking over to Everest.
"I feel fine just… just a bit more… female-related things," Everest stated, a bit nervous.
"Ok," Morgan would nod, "Do you need us males to walk out and you speak with a female nurse?"
"No, It's not major, it just feels a bit different. A good difference," Everest clarified.
"Ok, if anything happens come in any time as soon as possible," Edmund would state, handing Everest a card that would give her unrestricted access to the medical center. He would also hand Chase a card as well, "You too Chase."
"We will Edmund," Chase reassured, taking the card and putting it in his card holder that would be on his collar with Everest doing the same.
"Alright, so. We are done here and you are free to go," Morgan said unsurely, "I would think there would be more but due to the fact that this is being done covertly and behind the government's back we don't want to put you in a lab and study you for years. So… you are free to go."
Just then the lights went from white to emergency red and an alarm would start to sound.
"BLARE BLARE BLARE!" The sirens would sound with a robotic voice following, " Intruder Alert, Intruder Alert. All personnel arm yourselves. Intruders detected on the premises. Security forces deploy to sector three. Reminder, standby."
"Well shit," Morgan stated as she got up calmly and motioned the canines and Doctor to follow him.
As per protocol, all doors become deadbolt locked with reinforced steel bulkheads in areas. Morgan was the only person who could override any door he wanted with a scan of his eye, his card/ID, and a randomly generated password every time it was used. However, this took time and the four of them didn't really have that.
Security would start responding rapidly to the intruder alert only to find a massive hole where a wall should have been. The security forces would be armed with the latest weapons and armor produced by Crusader. They would all be ex-military with some of the best training anyone could pay for. The security forces would start to clear the building room by room. Within seconds the entire building would be swarmed by Colorado Springs Police, El Paso County Sheriff, Colorado State Troopers, and even FBI, CBI, and CIA due to the fact that Crusader is one of the major companies that build weapons. The US government has a vested interest in keeping them in business and protected.
Morgan, after getting reports that most of the building was cleared, would order an evacuation and purge the building with carbon dioxide. This would suffocate anyone and anything within the building that requires oxygen to breathe.
XXX
Chase and Everest would be the last to exit the building along with the remaining security officers. Several hours have gone by since the alarm first sounded. No reports of anything missing, nor anyone dead. All the vents have been x-rayed and gassed. All rooms have been cleared and cleared again. All digital assets are in working order. No viruses, no chips, no flash drives, no nothing.
"I don't understand, why would someone blow a hole into one of the most highly sophisticated buildings in the world that houses a lot of secrets, and not do anything? From the cameras, the criminals just ran as soon as the alarm went off," Chase asked Morgan who was standing tall with his arms crossed looking less than pleased.
"Probably to test us. Your brother, as much as I want him to be, is not an idiot. Hopefully, with our instant reaction, he won't try it again. Even if he does, we will react the same way if not more. What this really shows is where I can improve security," Morgan responded.
"Well, whoever did it covered up what tracks they left. Can't get a possessive ID on any of the tracks. They must have been wearing full-on suits so that they couldn't leave a micro trail," Rosalie said as she came up with Fuchs to the right of her, "But no doubt it was one of Storm's goons that tried to do something. From the thermals, other cameras, and from the fact there were no paw prints besides Chase's and Everest's. This means that our criminal never went inside at all."
"Nothing?" Morgan looked down at the arctic vixen.
She shook her head and said, "Nothing except a nice hole in a weak spot of the building. But of course, the FBI and CIA have to make sure. Morgan, your HQ will have to halt everything till they say so."
Morgan's face said it all. Not happy and not giving a shit.
"So anyway…" Fuchs started trying to change the subject, "How did it go? You both look great."
"It went smoothly from what Edmund and Morgan have said. The physical was good as well. Just some… private things here and there that will not be said in public but otherwise all cool here," Chase explained.
"That's good," Fuchs would then look left and then right. He would make sure no one was listening, "What happens if the Government finds out?"
"Nothing," Morgan said, "Absolutely nothing because they can't do anything to reverse it and it is only going to make these two more powerful. In war, men only understand power."
XXX
Another hour goes by and the five of them are standing outside. They would be in the restricted area of the scene for it was Morgan's building after all. The officers can't really deny Morgan his building access and the fact that he needs to be protected for he knows a crap ton of secrets the government doesn't want getting out.
The Nightwatchers would be right next to the powerful CEO just watching everything and not saying much besides the awkward comment here and there from the crowd that has built up.
Soon enough, a German Shepherd in a CIA bullet-resistant vest would walk up to the group.
"Mr. Zanavich?" The CIA agent asked.
"Yes?" Morgan said, looking over to the agent still with arms crossed.
"Hi, I'm Agent Tornado Hunter of the CIA. I've been assigned as your investigation agent. I'll be stationed with you until the CIA deems that there is no longer a threat to your HQ," the German Shepherd said calmly.
"I'm sure that is the only thing," Morgan mumbled then said, "Thank you, Agent Hunter. I look forward to working with you."
Chase would then look at the CIA agent and saw that he recognized him, "Tornado?"
"Chase?"
Timberwood, North Dakota
Redblade Cemetery
Deckard was standing at the graves of his fallen brothers before teleporting back to his old home with regret in his eyes.
Deckard and his team had just finished burying the dead members of Cemetery Wind. The only thing that was left of them was a picture of them and their dog tags. Everything else belonging to them was burned, per protocol of the ASF.
After the ceremony, Deckard and his new rag-tag group which is now known as the ShadoWolf Combat Unit (SWCU) returned to the old home of the Lennox's. The house was kept in great shape by Smoke, Danny, and Delta over the years making it suitable for it as their temporary base of operations.
After a while, Deckard went down into the dark basement, but kept all the lights off except for one and started a video call with Lupe.
Deckard was looking at Lupe and Artemis after Lupe spoke. Neither of them was not saying a word until Deckard started speaking.
"In case you're wondering, no, me, and Rocky are not okay mentally. I mean we wanted to have a day when our parents would be alive and we could be a family again, but that just got blown up. Also, I'm pretty sure that you had an excellent reason not to tell me about you employing the Dark World Order into your Atlas Wolves Militia, and to be honest with you I really don't care what that reason is" said Deckard, as he rubbed his paws over his face.
"I know you and Rocky must be hurting so much inside knowing that you wanted to see your parents again, but those four sons of a bitches betrayed me, and my family, and you two. They try to kill you, Rocky, and my best team of soldiers and to add insult to injury they kind of replaced you two with two other sons like they never even cared about you two!" Lupe growled.
"Look, the main reason why I called you is to discuss Ethan, Maria, Glacier, and Ash. Also, I've released your D.W.O team. They should be on their way back now" said Deckard, wiping tears from his eyes.
"What is it about them that you wish to discuss?" Asked Lupe.
"I want you to kill them," said Deckard.
Both Lupe and Artemis' eyes went wide for a second before turning to normal.
"Now Deckard I know that-" said Lupe, but Deckard cut him off before he could finish.
"The reason why is because if I find them, if I get the opportunity to do it, I'll kill them in the most violent way possible. Which this brings up a favor I want to ask of you, Lupe" said Deckard, as he stood straight and looked at Lupe through the video screen.
"What favor are you implying here?" Asked Lupe, raising an eyebrow.
"If I lose control of myself, if I start to go on a bloody rampage… I want you to kill me," said Deckard, as he backed away from the screen.
Lupe and Artemis gave each other shocked looks, but before Lupe could respond to Deckard's request, the demon wolf had already vanished from sight, leaving Lupe and Artemis dumbfounded.
Deckard returned to where everyone was, however, someone new was there. A man with light blond hair and a clean-shaven face was standing in the room, but as soon as his eyes landed on Deckard, a bright white smile appeared on his face.
"Remarkable," said the man, as he stepped closer to Deckard, who was ready to stab him with one of his knives.
"Who are you?" Asked Deckard.
"Well I can't tell you my real name because I'm supposed to be dead, which I'll happily explain, but you can call me Beretta," said Beretta.
Deckard cock an eyebrow upwards with a questionable look on his face.
"Okay, Mr. Beretta, why are you here?" Asked Deckard.
"Well, I'm here because of you Mr. Lennox," said Beretta.
"Me?" Asked Deckard, as he pointed to himself.
"Yes you, because you see I'm your creator," said Beretta.
Crusader Industries HQ
Colorado Springs, CO
Time: Sunday 1400
Morgan, Edmund, and the rest of the Nightwatchers would look at Chase, then at the CIA agent. It took them a minute to start seeing the similarities between the two German Shepherds.
Having had bad experiences so far with Chase's family everyone would be on edge while Morgan went as far as putting his hand in his jacket like he was about to pull a pistol from his suit like agent 47 from the game "Hitman."
"You know each other?" Everest asked, looking to Chase.
"Yeah. We do," Chase answered normally, "Ladies and gentlemen, meet Tornado Atlantis Hunter, my oldest brother. He is older than Storm and don't worry, he isn't a killer."
Morgan and Everest would still be on edge while the rest of the group would relax just a bit.
Tornado would sigh and say, "How much damage has our idiot brother caused so far?"
Sarcastically Chase would answer, "Oh not that much. Just killed Skye, Zuma, Marshall, Tracker, and Rubble. Myself, Everest, and Rocky are the only original members of the late PAW Patrol still alive. He has destroyed the Lookout and this time it will not be rebuilt."
Tornado would just sit down and look at his youngest brother in shock. He was not ready for that news. Even having been far away and not really seeing Chase for over eight years put a hole in Tornado's heart. He wasn't there to help protect his little brother who seems to have been utterly mentally fucked up.
"I'm… sorry for your loss," Tornado finally said after a while. The older German Shepherd would try to close the distance between him and Chase. Chase would only respond by taking the same amount of steps backward. Tornado wouldn't push.
"It's not fine but… we have moved on and want to honor our fallen. I've grown up, Tornado. I'm not the same small defenseless little puppy you saw last anymore," Chase said, as he looked at his brother.
Tornado would look at Chase in a bit of shock. Naturally, he would walk over to Chase and give him a big brotherly hug but this new Chase. This Chase that he hasn't seen before, but should have expected, surprised him.
"Where have you been? You've been gone for a good chunk of my life. You used to be there but when we needed you most, you were nowhere to be found. I needed you. Those terrorist attacks, we had to fend for ourselves with minimal help from the government until things got really bad," Chase yelled at his older brother, who would just stare at him.
Chase didn't like the silence from Tornado and growled in anger, looking at his dumbfounded brother. The look on Tornado's face is nothing but a surprise from this new Chase that he has never met. This pissed Chase off and he would have a sudden act of aggression and tackle Tornado to the ground with ungodly-like strength. The older brother found it hard to even move to how well he was pinned while also just the pure strength that felt like Chase was literally crushing him.
"Stop looking like that!" Chase shouted in Tornado's face.
The commotion would gather other officers' and agents' attention while Morgan and the Nightwatchers just watched this family feud. Chase wasn't in uniform and agents thought it was some random civilian attacking one of their own. Only after running over and seeing his collar would they decide not to intervene. Not wanting to get yelled at by an Alpha Col. Let alone the director of the ASF who would chew them out for intervening with any of his teams.
Tornado was on his own to get out of this predicament with the world's strongest German Shepherd on top of him; he better have a good explanation. In all honesty, he thought it wouldn't help but lying will not help at all, and possibly get him killed. He has to choose his words carefully.
"I'm sorry Chase. I'm sorry I wasn't there even though I promised I would be. Storm has made it hard on us all and has prevented me from responding to your emergencies," Tornado told the truth. Chase growled one more time showing his unnatural sharp teeth. Morgan would put a mental note of that. However, Chase would finally get off the older German Shepherd.
Tornado would get up and look at Chase who hung his head and looked away. "Chase?"
"Just leave me and my team alone," Chase simply stated. "Nightwatchers, let's go home."
The Nightwatchers would follow their leader to their vehicles and they would drive off to their base. Morgan and Tornado would watch as the blacked-out vehicles left over the horizon.
"So," Morgan stated, "You are one of the Hunters from the Hunter family. The not evil one?"
"Yes," Tornado answered, still looking where his younger brother went, "Do you know where they are stationed?"
"Classified," Morgan simply said.
"Of course," Tornado would then leave his gaze and look at Morgan, "Storm has torn a rift in our family. I have tried to turn him but something has pushed him to the edge. There is no hope for him anymore."
"I see. I feel like the Nightwatchers will get their revenge soon," Morgan smiled.
"Chase is 100% going to strangle him with his own paws. Wow, he has worked out. He was really strong and those teeth, did he sharpen them?" Tornado would look at Morgan.
"I don't know what he does in his personal life. Nor will I pry into it for you," Morgan defended himself.
They would then go back to the moment at hand and time to get Crusader Industries back up and running.
Timberwood, North Dakota
Lennox Family Home - Temporary Command Base of the SWCU
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, back up and rewind here, you are my creator, what the hell does that mean?" Asked Deckard, as everyone looked on in shock and confusion.
"I'm the person who created the serum that gave you your demon form," said Beretta.
Deckard stared at Beretta for a few seconds before growling like mad.
"So, you're the person who caused my life to be thrown into the gates of hell!" Snarled Deckard.
"Well, you see I created the serum as the next step in advance for more advanced soldiers, but instead I ended up creating something else and when the military found out they order me to continue on with my research, however, I refused and they ended up sending two people, Jason Cage and Eric Samson after me. I was able to escape and go into deep hiding, but they got a hold of my research," explained Beretta.
"Jason Cage and Eric Samson were the ones who experimented on me, they were both killed and all of the research that they had with them was destroyed," said Deckard, as he told Beretta the fate of Jason Cage and Eric Samson.
"Yes I heard about that, however, the reason why I'm here is that I'm going to help you, Mr. Lennox," said Beretta.
"You can call me Deckard, and how are you going to help me?" Asked Deckard.
"By using these," said Beretta, as he held up two long tubes, one was filled with a dark red liquid, and the other was filled with a purple liquid.
"What are those?" Asked Deckard.
"The serum that Jason Cage and Eric Samson used on you had never been tested before and it was highly unstable because you see as time goes on and each time you turn into your demonic wolf form you'll become more violent and aggressive until you lose all common sense and become this mindless beast," said Beretta.
"You could fix it right?" Asked Deckard.
"Yes right here and now, all of my tools and equipment are in my two duffel bags right beside me," said Beretta.
"Alright, now what are those two tubes going to do exactly?" Asked Deckard.
"It's a more evolved and permanent stable of the serum, basically it's going to reborn your demon form," said Beretta.
"How long will the procedure take?" Asked Deckard.
"Not long, in fact with your cybernetic implants and robotic tail, the procedure will be much quicker than normal," said Beretta.
"Alright, Killshot you're in command while the procedure's being conducted," said Deckard, as he and Beretta went upstairs.
"Do you think it will work?" Asked Scout.
Everyone just shrugged as a response.
A few hours later Beretta was monitoring Deckard's body after the procedure and watched as his body changed. After carefully checking on how his body was changing, everything was going right. All Beretta had to do was wait for Deckard to wake up.
Deckard's eyes snapped open as he sat up with a groan.
"How are you feeling Deckard?" Asked Beretta.
"I…I…I feel fine. In fact, I feel great" said Deckard, as he stretched out his body.
"Good, good, very good," said Beretta, as he grabbed a mirror and held it up so Deckard could see his body.
Deckard's jaw dropped when he saw how good he looked.
Deckard's fur was back to being a beautiful snow white color with his komodo dragon scales being a shiny black color, making them look like shiny jewels. Deckard's fur was also short, making him feel a nice cool breeze, Deckard's body also changed by having a more slim curvy build, some would say he had the body of a dancer or the looks of a movie star. Deckard's shiny gold-colored eyes also saw a silver wolf head with a pure black crystal attached to the bottom of the head that was on a short piece of string and was hanging around his neck. He also now had two robotic tails instead of one.
"What's this?" Asked Deckard as he pointed to his new necklace.
"That is the source of your demon side. The crystal will only break if you crush it with your paws, so you won't accidentally transform and cause damage when you didn't mean to," said Beretta.
"Nice, very nice," said Deckard.
"I know. It took me a long time to get that part right," said Beretta.
"Also why do I have two tails, I mean wasn't I an abomination of a creature enough!?" Complained Deckard.
"I added the extra tail for a reason," said Beretta.
"Well I hope it's a damn good one," said Deckard.
"Don't worry it is, now for the most important part of the test I need you to turn into Nightmare," said Beretta.
Deckard nodded before grabbing the necklace and crushing the crystal in his left front paw and Deckard suddenly felt a good powerful feeling coursing through him, unlike all the other times when he turn into Nightmare he had felt a small amount of pain, but this time he felt good…really good.
Deckard stumbled around a bit before dropping on all fours. Deckard's white fur became pitch black with his komodo dragon scales turning into a purple color with his robotic tails and claws glowing with purple bio-colors. Deckard's eyes became completely black with a single white dot in the middle and his teeth became very sharp when Deckard smiled, his face looked like it had a sadistic grin on his face.
"I feel very powerful, but without the feeling of pure bloody rage or aggressive nature," said Nightmare.
"Good, very good, that's what we wanted," said Beretta.
"However, why do I feel two different voices within my head?" Asked Nightmare.
"It's because of them," said Beretta, as he pointed to a robotic bird-like creature and a robotic cat-like creature.
Deckard turned and saw a black and silver robotic bird with purple bio-lights and maroon markings with red-colored eyes, and a black and silver-colored robotic cat with the same purple bio-lights and maroon markings with very dark emerald-colored eyes.
"What are they?" Asked Deckard.
"They were supposed to be the first in a new evolutionary design of spy drones, but before I could present them to my superiors the incident with the demon serum happened and I had to go in hiding. However, due to me living alone and off the grid I was able to upgrade them and evolve them over the years and now they become so much more than just some regular robotic spy drones," said Beretta.
"Do you have a name for them?" Asked Deckard.
"My name is Skyclaw," said the bird.
"You can call me Ripfang," said the cat.
"Oh, they can talk," said Deckard, as he stepped back a little in shock as the bird and cat spoke to him.
"Yep, they can talk to you physically or telepathically due to the fact that I link them to you by using your cybernetic implants," said Beretta.
"Interesting," said Deckard, as he looked at his new companions.
"Now it took me a long time to get them the ability to do this, but I was able to get them to transform into armor for your robotic tails," said Beretta.
"So… basically you just made your own transformers," said Deckard, as he looked at Beretta with a questionable look.
"Well I was a bit of a transformers geek when I was a child and I like how the Decepticon Soundwave had all these minibots that acted as spies and assassins and my favorite were the Decepticons Laserbeak and Ravage, so… yeah, I made have overdone it just a little," said Beretta.
"Okay, so should we start testing out if this stuff worked or not?"
"Yes we should," said Beretta, as he and Deckard walked off towards a spot where they were going to train.
Skyclaw and Ripfang just looked at each other and both started to chuckle at their creator and their soon-to-be master and how quickly they became uncomfortable.
"This will be very interesting," said Skyclaw.
"I agree," said Ripfang.
Skyclaw flew onto Ripfang's back and the robotic cat quickly followed Beretta and Deckard to the training area.
XXX
A few hours later after all of the testing and training of Deckard's new and approved demon form, Beretta could safely say that the new serum was 100% successful and that even though Deckard would be more powerful, the highly aggressive nature and uncontrollable rage would be gone.
Deckard's speed, strength, agility, reflexes, and stamina, along with a bunch of other things would increase significantly. Deckard's new body, being more slim and curvy allowed him to move like a fucking hamster and it also allowed Deckard to slip and slide into very tight and small spaces. The only thing that remained the same was Deckard's teleportation powers, the serum had granted Deckard a new power where if he slammed his claws onto the ground and focused on a specific target on the ground, energy from the claws would travel underground from Deckard's claws to the target and when the energy reaches the intended target… kaboom.
"So… since you model Skyclaw and Ripfang after the Decepticons Laserbeak and Ravage respectively, does that mean that Skyclaw is a condor and Ripfang is a jaguar?" Asked Deckard.
"Yes, yes it does," said Beretta.
"Alright, just making sure," said Deckard, as he looked up and saw Ripfang smiling and waving at him, his long tail with spikes at the end hanging off the edge of the steel beam he was on. Next to him was Skyclaw who just looked at Deckard, not saying or doing anything else.
"This will be fun," thought Deckard, knowing that his new friends heard him.
Outside the City Limits of Laramie, Wyoming, USA.
Time: 1900
Storm would be here as well as his most loyal members and leaders of his sub-gangs that he has more or less forced to join him or they would be wiped out. They all would be meeting in an old barn that was used to store farm animals. Now it houses some of the world's most wanted criminals and gangs.
"So how did the Crusader raid go," Storm asked a dachshund to his left.
"Ah. Terrible. We didn't even get inside before the whole place was on lockdown and the amount of security and government agents who responded was an entire army," the dachshund would explain.
Storm's face would go to anger as he looked at the dachshund. The dog's ears would pin to the side of his head as he feared what Storm was about to do to him, "What we did find out was that Chase and his Nightwatchers were there."
That didn't seem to really help his case, "THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE BLOWN THE PLACE TO BITS!" Storm shouted in anger, "You could have killed them as well as the CEO." He would then jump and pin the smaller dachshund to the ground. The poor defenseless canine couldn't move with Storm's body weight and strength.
"I'm sorry sir we tried," the dachshund.
"You have failed me for the last time. Being sorry doesn't save you," Before anything else could be said Storm would bite the dachshund in the neck and puncture his jugular. The poor dog would start to choke on his own blood as he started to bleed out, "May his mistake be a lesson to all of you." Storm said to all the canines in the barn. He would then grab the dachshund's neck and snap it, killing him.
Storm would then motion for his XO, "Find his family and end them too. Can't have them going to the government for protection.
"Yes sir," said his XO who would be a tall Great Dane.
As his XO left the barn with some guards Storm would address the rest of the group present. "My fellow canines, we face an enemy who has now found new determination to defeat us. They can only dream of our defeat. We have risen up against the status quo and want to make a new name for ourselves. However, many believe our way of life is criminal. It is only natural selection. The PAW Patrol finally lost that battle and is no longer a threat.
"But both of your brothers are still out there. Both of them, especially Chase and his group. Even then you also have the abomination of Deckard, his brother Rocky, and their group of freaks," pointed out a black husky, "You have made too many enemies for us to manage. First, the American government is understandable but now against specific groups who sometimes if not most of the time don't operate like normal special forces. They don't play by the rules."
"Neither do we," Storm reasoned.
"Yeah, they take it to a whole other extreme. The government sends them where they don't care how they get results. Geneva doesn't apply to them for they find all the loopholes or flat out just ignore it," the husky would shoot back.
"We will be able to handle them. Having the Lennoxes on our side will help in that regard. The Blackgate Hellfire Club is on our side. We have less and less to worry about as China and Russia get ready to turn this world into what it really should be," Storm explained.
"That brings up another point. Your oldest brother, Tornado, was it. He has been assigned to help Crusader Industries make sure everything is locked up tight so now raiding that place or any of their American factories has now just gotten a whole lot harder," the husky burst back.
"Just trust me. We will handle him," Storm reassured in anger.
Soon enough Syliva would enter the room along with two other German Shepherds on either flank of her clad in Russian military uniforms. Syliva would also be wearing a Russian uniform to match her guards.
"Storm, how does it go in sabotaging Americans? The invasion will begin in October. You must get rid of these problems you are causing or the Motherland will not be happy with you," Syliva would say, dropping her American accent for her Russian one, "You have one month to keep your promise or we are going to have to let you go."
Storm would gulp. He never thought that Syliva was a Russian agent. She held up her cover so well. It slipped by them all.
"Deal with your little brother and his team as well as Deckard's first. They are the most threatening to our plans. Kill them any way you like," Syliva would state.
"Of course Syliva," Storm would say. He was not happy about being usurped by who he thought was a friend.
"Time to deal with these nuisances," Syliva would say as she turned to leave.
"Set up operation Black Knight," Storm ordered his goons.
"Yes sir," they would respond and start getting to work.
Timberwood, North Dakota
Lennox's Family's Old Home - Temporary Base of Operations for the SWCU
Beretta walked into the main living room where everyone was waiting. Rocky, Killshot, Scout, and Sweetie saw Beretta enter the room.
"How's my brother?" Asked Rocky, as everyone looked at the man.
"I present to you all, the demonic wolf king, Deckard Lennox," said Beretta, as he stepped aside letting Deckard walk in on his hind legs with Skyclaw on his left shoulder and Ripfang on his right.
Everyone stared at Deckard's new body, and both Sweetie and Delta started to get a bit star-struck at the good-looking soldier in front of them.
"Listen up we need to find out what the Blackgate Hellfire Club is up to, Chase and his team are dealing with Storm and his gang, and Lupe's dealing with the betrayal of the Lennoxes. Which reminds me, Rocky we're going to need new last names," said Deckard.
"Agreed, but who are the robots?" Asked Rocky.
"The condor is Skyclaw and the jaguar is Ripfang, Mr. Beretta created them, but he gave them to me," said Deckard.
"Nice," said Rocky.
"So, what have you guys found out while I was getting fixed up?" Asked Deckard.
"We've learned that in order for the Blackgate Hellfire Club to establish a new world order, they're going to take control of the world's most important resources, however only one of them is a problem," said Echo.
"Echo's right, we've discovered that with Russia invading Ukraine, they need more oil for their vehicles. China produces the most iron ore and coal, so that's not a problem for them, but the oil is," said Delgado.
"Which brings us to our situation, Russia is number three when it comes to producing oil, Saudi Arabia is at number two, and the United States is number one," said Shadow.
"Not only that, but Saudi Arabia exports the most oil, meaning a lot of countries might depend on oil from Saudi Arabia, and if our enemies take control of Saudi Arabia they can cut a lot of countries off on their oil, meaning little to no defense against an invasion," said Smokey.
"Plus the United States is already dealing with problems of its own with the deaths of seven of our brothers, the death of the Nightwatcher Skye, and the deaths of the PAW Patrol," exclaimed Sidian, but suddenly regretted his words. "Oh… Decks I'm sorry I shouldn't have reminded us of these tragic moments."
"It's fine Sidian, however, that's why we need to end this as soon as possible, for our fallen brothers and sisters who have died because of the canines like Storm, and the Lennoxes, we will end this for them," said Deckard, with the others nodding in response.
"So, what's the plan?" Asked Zephyr.
"Get Chase and Lupe up on the screen, they need to hear this as well," said Deckard.
A few minutes later the large TV screen on one of the walls came on, on one side was Chase and Everest and on the other side was Lupe and Artemis.
"Chase, Lupe, I'm glad I can speak to you, quick update the person who created my serum showed up and fix the problem that I was having with it, so my aggressive nature and bloody rage are gone and I got two new friends, Skyclaw and Ripfang," said Deckard.
Chase, Everest, Lupe, and Artemis suddenly saw the face of a robotic condor and jaguar on their screen.
"Hello," said Ripfang, as he poked his head up to the screen.
"Ripfang, away from the screen please," said Deckard, calling the robotic jaguar back to his side.
"It seems you keep getting more and more friends, Mr. Lennox," said Artemis with a smirk.
"Um, Artemis, me, and Deckard are no longer using the last name Lennox," said Rocky.
Lupe and Artemis gave a small smile and nodded with respect and understanding why they did it.
"By the way Chase, you and Everest are looking mighty fine," said Deckard, who was smiling.
"We should say the same thing about you Decks, I like your new body, who knew you had such a good-looking female body," said Everest, causing everyone to burst out laughing.
"I agree, very seriously looking," said Artemis.
"Well I'm glad you like my new body Everest, maybe you and Artemis can help me pick out some nice cute sexy female clothing to go along with my new body," said Deckard, as he laid on the table and blew a kiss to the screen.
Everyone's jaws dropped wide open from Deckard's words and actions. Lupe regained his composure first.
"Okay I wasn't expecting that," said Lupe.
"That's our dog," said Scout, as he hugged Deckard from behind.
"Alright we're getting off track here, Deckard, is there a specific reason you called us?" Asked Lupe.
"Yes, me and my team may have discovered the plan of the Blackgate Hellfire Club," said Deckard.
Lupe looked at Artemis while Chase looked at Everest.
"Do tell," said Chase.
"You see…," Deckard was cut off as an alarm sounded throughout the house.
"ALERT ALERT ALERT," the sirens sounded off. "Structure compromised! All personnel please head to the bunker, time to impact one minute," said the automatic voice system.
"What the fuck!" Exclaimed Deckard.
"Decks, we have a short-range ballistic missile inbound and this building is the target," said Scout.
"Who the hell fired!?" Asked Deckard, who ran over to Scout.
"The missile was launched somewhere off the coast of California and according to this… the United States fired it," said Scout.
Everyone, including Chase, Everest, Lupe, and Artemis, who were still on the TV screen, eyes went wide in horror. The sounds of a missile reached everyone's ears as the missile headed for its target, and then…
KaBoooooooooooom!
Nightwatcher's Bunker
Chase and Everest would see as Deckard's screen goes black as it was disconnected. Lupe and Artemis would still be on call. The four of them would remain silent for a moment before Chase started pushing buttons on his console.
"What are you doing Chase?" Lupe asked through the call.
"If the missile was launched by the US then it would have been recorded in some artillery records. The military always records everything from the basic solder to what is fired, its target, the date time, and battery. I wouldn't think the president would fire such a missile on his own," Chase explained as he pulled up the top secret records of the past fired ordinances. The last ordinance fired just seconds ago was an artillery shell in a training exercise by the 115th Field Artillery Brigade in Wyoming.
"Hmm," Everest started, "No record."
"Then it wasn't the Americans?" Lupe would ask.
Just then Chase was about to speak until reports started to flood the screen. HIMARS, Howitzers, Destroyers, Carriers, Cruisers, vertical launch systems. Targets range from known enemy warehouses to warships out at sea that are way too close to the American coast, to begin with.
"Oh no," Chase would exclaim as he pulled up a map of the world and shared it with Lupe and Artemis. The map would show America and its allies responding to the missile strike with an opening barrage. Deckard and Rocky's home was not the only target.
"Oh no," Lupe would repeat what Chase said.
"China thought it was a good idea to fire into the American homeland. Only for them to wake a prepared giant this time," Chase stated, "Only some of the missiles hit their target while others were intercepted and destroyed. Sadly Deckard's wasn't."
"Don't say it," Everest pleaded.
"World War Three has begun," Chase said as he looked over to Everest, "We tried."
