Unlikely Heroes

Chapter 16: The New Titan

Despite the success at the mansion, everyone would end up going separate ways. Chris headed to Europe to look more into Rindella since apparently their main headquarters was located there. Barry was going back to Canada to relocate his family. That meant Jill was staying behind in the town that was near the mansion. Nicholas and the rest of the monsters returned to Japan for a brief time to prepare and recover. By the time the decisions had been made the place had been infected by the D-Virus. And it didn't take long for nearly everyone to be infected. A month was all it took for this to happen. Rindella, under the guise of helping the hapless citizens, sent in their private military, the U.B.C.S. security force. Even this new group couldn't contain the horde that had sprung up.

Nicholas and the others with him made it only to find the town had fallen to other monsters. It was just like when helping Claire and Leon. They killed any enemy that stood in the way, trying to find Jill who they had managed to contact. They also while doing so came across another male human who joined up with them. This person had brown hair; the same color as Nicholas's but was shorter. Army cloths and heavy weaponry was also on him. Despite the fact he had the Rindella symbol on him, this male was reliable enough for help and didn't consider the Nether World monsters enemies. After some time fighting off enemies, Liru picked up on Jill's scent and found her trying to fight off more zombies. Just when she was about to be overwhelmed, the others fired and saved her.

"You Ok?!" the male human asked.

"I'm fine," Jill answered and then realized who else was with him.

"Been a bit hasn't it?" Nicholas commented with a smirk. "I see you're doing well. But we'll need to catch up latter."

"That was some good shooting."

"We've gotta get out of here," Logan said and handed the female a gun. "According to our friend here, a rescue chopper is on its way."

Some zombies had to be shot at first before introductions to the new guy could be made. "You're not a civilian like my friends here are you?" he asked Jill. "You've got some moves."

"I'm a member of F.I.L.E.S. The name's Jill Realintine."

"F. .S.! No wonder. So you're pretty elite then."

"And you are?"

"I'm Carlos. Corporal Carlos Rolveira."

"Yeah, he's cool," Cosmo also put in. "He's been using guns since he was a kid. He's a good person to have around."

More enemies were taken down left and right. There were also vehicles on fire that acted as barriers the group were able to get around. It was then under an archway and mutated dogs were taken out. Other zombies showed up. "They've all been killed here to," Aiko whispered.

After busting through some more enemies the group jumped down to a waterway. There were zombies even in here and were taken out. Then it was into a covered section that looked like some under ground way built long ago. Up ahead Uma and Logan had to use fire to take out a couple spiders. "This entire town must be dead," Carlos commented.

They then climbed up a ladder which put them at the entrance of the hotel located here. The path to the right was blocked so the group had to double back and fight their were through the horde here. A bit latter found different paths. "Two ways to go," Jill pointed out.

Nicholas and Liru sniffed and figured the left way was best. Another ladder climb found them up on the highway that led into the city. Enemies were here as well and were shot down. But then when they were all taken care of a truck came out of nowhere, trying to run the group over. They moved out of the way and when looked saw some burning zombies coming form the wreckage of the vehicle. These were quickly killed. Then Carlos led the way to a section that took them to a set of stairs that went down below the highway. Zombies were here and quickly dealt with. The way then went to some underground area that looked to be some kind of underground apartment and storage area. Eventually the group got to another part of the city.

They all continued and the enemies just seemed to keep coming. But then a patch of area was reached and Carlos took the lead again where there weren't enemy zombies. Jill noticed the Rindella symbol on the back of his vest. "Are you… with Rindella?" she asked, not wanting to believe it.

"Yeah," he answered and turned back to look at the female. "We came all the way out here to save you civilians, but the mission went bad the minute we landed."

"Save us?" Jill stated. "It's Rindella's fault that all of this happened in the first place!"

"Hey, hey; easy Chica," Carlos replied. "I'm just a hired gun."

Suddenly a sound made everyone turn to look. They saw some windows smash before cars move up a bit and could see something burrowing beneath them. "Grill him latter; come on!" Nicholas said. The group watched as a huge worm like monster came out of the ground. Thick as an oak tree with spikes, the mouth opened up showing teeth. It let out a roar.

"Another monstrosity huh?" Nicholas stated and transformed along with Liru. Carlos took an intake breath but wasn't all shocked. Not after the stuff he'd seen.

Everyone fired at the worm like enemy, which roared before retreating underground. It then popped up behind them, sending large size chunks of street into the air. Some of the group fired at these things to avoid damage. While that was going on, the rest attacked the enemy. "This one's not tough!" Logan pointed out after firing a blast of fire at the worm.

It didn't take much longer for this thing to be beaten. It roared and came to the ground with a crash. The werewolves went back to their normal form and it was time to keep moving. The group hurried to the police station where a rescue helicopter would arrive. By looking it was obvious the city was doomed to annihilation and there were no discernible routes out of the forsaken town. Luckily Jill had a plan. "I really didn't know Rindella was behind this," Carlos stated as she led the way.

"We have to let the world know what happened," Jill said.

"Yeah, but first we have to make it out of here alive."

"We can go through here to get to the police station."

Her idea was taking a route through an abandoned path underground that was part of a subway system. "This can't be good," Logan grumbled as they had to shoot their way through more zombies. The path eventually led to a very dark area. The humans needed a light to help them see which Cosmo provided. It took some time but they eventually got out and up some stairs. The group even had to deal with some of the monsters that had really long tongues. From there the path continued through more amphibian and roach like enemies. It was at the end of this underground tunnel, the group finally reached the police station. They began to climb to the roof and wait for the arrival of the rescue helicopter. Everyone was unaware that something had been observing their progress.

"What?!" Carlos asked into his communicator. He had been contacted. "Alright. I'll hurry up." The rest looked to him. "Listen… At dawn, this town is going to be destroyed by a missile."

"They're going to wipe out the town," Aiko whispered.

"We don't have much time. Let's move!"

"We have to get to the roof!" Cosmo stated. "This way!"

As to be expected there were enemies in this building. But what came next wasn't expected. The group turned a corner and began to walk down the hallway. Suddenly the sound of cracking could be heard. They looked up and saw something descend and land right in front of them. The thing stood up. It wore black boots and pants. There was some kind of vest on the chest and black gloves covered the arms. The skin was a dull flesh color, only one eye worked. The mouth had no lips so all you saw were the teeth and gums. There were stitches on the top of the head. "F.I.L.E.S.!" it growled.

"What?!" Jill exclaimed.

"I'll cover you!" Carlos stated.

The hulking monster slowly walked towards the group who let loose with their guns. Quickly they saw it wasn't doing anything. "There's gotta be someway to stop him!" Pachira said.

"I don't think it matters how much lead we pump into him!" Napoleon snarled.

"F.I.L.E.S.!" the monster yelled and reached out to grab Jill. She was able to dodge the move.

"We need to find something with a little more kick," Nicholas commented and transformed into his werewolf form. With a shot, he rushed forward, slicing any part of the enemy. After some slashes, he kicked back off of it before the thing could grab him. Carlos threw a grenade after everyone else got back. It went off and the thing went to its knees. While it was down, the male human noticed some bags of explosives. He fired at them, causing a huge explosion. Everyone was able to move out of harm's way.

"Hey!" he stated as the group left the scene. "What is that thing!?"

"I don't know," Nicholas commented.

"It looks like it's after you guys."

"Lucky us," Liru grumbled.

"Was that a zombie?"

"No," Nicholas answered. "That seemed to be a Titan. A new one from the looks of things. I've never seen one like it. They're far stronger than zombies; they're like massive, walking tanks. It's best if we stay clear of it for now."

The group then went forward, blasting any enemy that stood in their way. The path then took them outside. They began to climb some stairs but then had to shoot down a few infected crows. Carlos then turned and noticed the same Titan from before at the top. "Him again! You don't know when to stop!"

The enemy slowly came down the stairs. "Come on!" Jill ordered and led the way back into the station.

"You ought to be more careful on who you date," the male human joked to the female human.

"This is no time for jokes!" Nicholas snarled at him. It was then around another corner they came across one of the monsters who had long tongues. It was dealt with quickly. More zombies then appeared and were shot down. They went down a path that had more enemies, eventually heading to the basement area of the building. But before they could catch their breath a familiar roar was heard.

"F.I.l.E.S.!"

"Our little friend is back!" Logan stated as they saw the shadow of the Titan.

"There's a room!" Uma pointed out. "Let's hide there."

Once again it was dark but that wouldn't be a problem. "We just have to wait for him to pass by," Cosmo said.

Then the group had to kill all the zombies in here. Some of them popped out of drawers. It was then back out into the same hall. Every time they reached a corner Nicholas would take a look before signaling that they could move on. But after reaching an underground parking garage, the Titan was run into again.

"It's him!" Napoleon snarled. "This guy won't stop! Gotta admire his determination."

After a bit of firing Liru led the group through a vent she found. Everyone was able to squeeze through it. In a bit they were back outside again. "You seem to know your way around," Carlos commented.

"Not really; I just smelled the fresh air outside," the female werewolf replied.

The group then heard running and turned to kill some zombie gods. It was then up some stairs and through more enemies. They then made inside again but in a different part of the police station. "Let's get to the roof!" Carlos stated.

Suddenly some amphibian like enemies descended from above and were taken care of. "What is the U.B.C.S. thinking with that missile?" Jill asked.

"I'm too far down on the chain of command," the male human said. "They wouldn't tell a hired gun about something like this."

"I can't believe they're going to destroy the entire town."

"It must be serious if it has come to that. They must have a secret they want to keep hidden."

"A secret?" Aiko asked.

"I don't know and I don't care what it is. I don't even care about the money I was promised. I just know we need to hurry up and get the hell out of this place."

The group climbed up to the second floor. Before they could reach the path to the roof they looked down and saw the Titan. "He's got a rocket launcher!" Jill exclaimed.

"You gotta be fucking kidding!" Nicholas snarled. The enemy raised its weapon up.

"This guy's carrying trouble," Carlos grumbled as he fired at the rocket launcher just as one was launched. The missile exploded, causing some damage. The monster staggered but then rose back up.

"One more shot should do it," Cosmo pointed out and fired this time. The weapon was destroyed and the explosion caused the thing to stagger to its knees.

"It looks like that did the trick," Pachira said, seeing the monster not moving.

"Even he couldn't survive that," Napoleon pointed out.

"I don't know…" Nicholas responded but then shrugged. From there they fought their way through every enemy that was in the way. Then after some minutes the group made it to the roof. Scanning showed the helicopter wasn't here yet. They then turned and saw the Titan again.

"He survived that!?" Carlos exclaimed as everyone fired.

"F.I.l.E.S.!" the monster roared, trying to grab Jill. She was able to move out of the reach of the enemy. She noticed some barrels that had the exploding kind of material in them.

"Aim for those barrels!" the female stated. The group did and set them off in a huge explosion. When it cleared they saw the monster had survived. But the vest had been destroyed. The Titan went to one knee and began to twitch. Some tentacles came out of the body as the upper part began to twist and distort.

"No way!" Carlos stated. "How is that possible!?"

"That's a Titan for you," Nicholas said. "They have the ability to do that." He and Liru growled and then transformed to their full werewolf forms.

"I had the feeling it wouldn't be that easy," Jill commented. "Alright, you want me? Come and get me!"

The Titan grabbed her with one of its tentacles, pulling her in. The human fired at the head while Nicholas slashed at the body from behind with his katana. Liru used her claws while everyone else fired. The monster dropped Jill and stumbled a step back, clearly damaged. It then jumped up to the part of the building that was above the group. It then ran around the primeter to avoid the shots. Then the Titan sent its tentacles down to attack from below. Everyone fired at the mounds that could be seen to stop their advancement. When that happened it jumped up high and came down trying to impale a few on the tentacles. The targets moved and all the monster got was the ground. It became stuck for a few seconds. Everyone opened fire as it came back up.

Working together it didn't take much longer to put this thing down for good. After the last shot, the group saw it stumble and fall off the roof. They knew the missile would incinerate it if the Titan had survived. It was then their helicopter ride arrived. The couples held onto the one they loved while Jill looked out the window. She then saw it.

"There it is," she said while pointing.

They saw it fly pass. "All those people," Carlos commented with a sigh. What none of them noticed was a second helicopter, carrying cargo of some kind and what this would eventually lead to. They saw the blast and the city wiped from the map. However, not everything disappeared with the town's annihilation. The nightmare would still continue for some time. But there was a bit of good news. Carlos decided to help everyone fight against this threat however he could. And in the meantime Claire and Leon made contact with those from the netherworld again. It was something important meaning they had to go help them.