Unlikely Heroes
Chapter 28: Cult Defeated
The group had to double back to find a different door. There was a single metal one that going through found a different path that led to a ladder. The two dogs needed some help up that. At the top was a small area that had another, but shorter ladder. Climbing up this found the group at some kind of room. There was a door that led out to another section of the island that was outside. A wall made of fence material was on one side so nobody would go off that edge. To the right was another that looking showed there was a level down below. Everyone crept up to it and saw some enemies next to a couple of barrels. It was too perfect and the group fired at one which made all of them explode and caused most of the enemy to be killed. The one that hadn't been was dealt with swiftly. Then they went down to where they had been to collect the items and take a look around. Looking inside the main tent showed there was a hole with a ladder.
"Guess it's our only way to go ahead," Nicholas said.
"You sure?" Liru asked.
"Yeah. I can see ahead the way is blocked by a high fence with barbed wire."
The group went down the ladder and found they were in a small mine shaft as they could see the tracks for a cart. There were a couple of side paths that were looked into which had a few items. At the end of the tunnel was a ladder that led up and the weapon's merchant. Leon did the usual buying and selling. "Time to face whatever's up ahead," Napoleon said.
Pachira then noticed something by the weapon's merchant. "Wait, there's something here," she said and went over.
"What is it?" Uma asked.
"Looks like a note from Krew. Check it out."
The note started by saying that Ladder wasn't buying the enemy human from the start. Even though he had been successful in kidnapping Ashley, Krew had sort of sensed it when the cult leader hadn't completely let him in the loop. Under the circumstance, Krew had no alternate but to call her for assistance. By that the group figured he must have meant Ada. The note continued by saying perhaps Ada knew this was the way it was going to turn out along. Krew guessed her ultimate goal might be different from Desker's and Krew's. This was a perfect opportunity to find out. After he got rid of the group and retrieved the sample, he would put Ada in a body bag and send them all to Desker.
"Not going to happen," Nicholas growled. "No one's killing me."
It was then up the ladder. Everyone then saw they were on the other side of the fence the male werewolf had spotted from before. Ahead was some kind of entrance to a ruin. Leon took the lead through the double metal doors. On the other side of this were the ruins, but it was hard to tell what it might have been once. There were high points, pillars, and many walls. The group jumped down to the level it was at and began to walk forward. "So… you guys and her are all hooked up now is that it?" asked a familiar voice.
They looked and saw Krew. This time he had red face paint and his upper shirt was gone, revealing his muscled upper body. "Where's Ashley?!" Leon demanded.
"You really want to know? She's beyond that gate." The enemy indicated it with a jerk of his head to the right. "But you'll need three insignias to open it."
"What are you going to do Krew?!" Leon asked as everyone began to take some steps.
"There's one in the north. And another in the east," the other male human said, ignoring the first.
"And let me guess… You've got the last one."
"Which means all of you are on a tight leash," Krew finished, bringing out a machine gun with a laser.
"Sounds like you thought this one out pretty well." Leon then threw his grappling hook end at the enemy and moved. Nicholas and Liru retreated back with Kratos and Venus while the rest from the nether ran with the male human. Krew deflected the projectile and fired. Those who ran managed to get behind two of the pillars to avoid being killed.
"Just go on ahead and kick his ass!" Nicholas yelled to the others. "Me and Liru will catch up!"
Leon returned fire to Krew from behind his pillar. The enemy dodged the bullets. "Good Leon!" he taunted.
The first male human then moved to a nearby section of the room which was a small room. The rest from the nether who were fighting were right behind him. Krew came busting through the door and met Napoleon's fist. "Now we're talking," the second human said and flipped back. The girls all fired but Krew moved with blinding speed to dodge the bullets. With a quick move, he had them on the floor. The enemy then came in with his knife at Leon. The first human was able to dodge the blows and kick Krew to the ground. The guy recovered at lighting speed and was to get up before a bullet could be used on him. The guy then tossed a flash grenade and it went off with a blinding flash. By the time they were able to see, they saw Krew had moved on. Nicholas and Liru then came in and saw a door with a modern lock. Leon kicked the door open, showing it was unlocked.
Napoleon led the way this time. The enemy suddenly came out from behind one of the ruined walls. While the vampire was able to get a hit by a bullet, he still got a stab from the knife the enemy was wielding. The male vampire growled as the second human moved back to avoid attacks from the rest. The others noticed the bullet wound hadn't slowed the guy down. Meanwhile the knife wound the vampire had healed over. "Run all of you; run!" the enemy stated.
Nicholas went in this time with his katana, which made it hard for the others to fight since they didn't want to hit the male werewolf. The knife and sword collided and after a minute, Nicholas scored a hit. Krew was able to shrug it off and the others saw even though the wound was on his arm, the guy was acting like it was nothing. He then threw another flash grenade in order to retreat. "Damn it!" Nicholas growled.
"He's slippery and good," Liru said.
Leon took the lead this time. This time they went to some of the pillars and found the enemy waiting for them ahead on a higher ledge. Krew fired with his machine gun and did the most damage to the pillar Cosmo was behind. The guy actually destroyed it and managed to score some hits on the male android. "Caught you off guard, didn't I?" the enemy asked and came down.
Liru and Pachira came in with punches and kicks respectively. "I can see you're every move!" the enemy stated and blocked these before knocking them to the ground. Before he could drive his knife into their hearts, he had to move back to avoid the attacks from the others. The group then went under a ledge and found some stairs. They went up them and found the first seal. Leon picked it up. They then turned and saw Krew approaching them slowly.
"What do you intend to do restoring Rindella?" the first human asked.
"And why would the remains of them join with Millennium Virus?" Nicholas asked.
"To bring balance and order to this insane world of ours," Krew answered.
"A psycho like you can't bring order or balance," Leon sated.
"You don't seriously think a conservative mind can chart a new course for the world, do you?"
The enemy jumped up to a higher ledge and the way out was blocked by a gate. Krew tossed a few explosives at the group. They were able to avoid the explosions. Kratos and Venus had help from Nicholas and Liru. Krew then came down to attack. This time he went after Cosmo. The male wizard was able to dodge his blows and kick him down. The human lost his hat in the process. He then jumped up to the ledge above. "Don't just stand there!" he told the others. "Come on out and fight me like a man!"
"We're not falling for that one!" Leon shot back.
"Just trying to have fun."
"Despicable," Pachira growled.
Everyone fired at Krew who came down to fight. But when he did, the second human caught some more bullets. What shocked the group was that even though they had gotten Krew in some vital areas, they didn't stop him at all. The enemy threw another flash grenade. After he had disappeared a block of stone with a winged beast that was missing the head appeared. This was moved quickly to a section on the floor which made a lever appear. Pulling it unblocked the way back. Going back another switch was then found. Pulling it caused a gate up ahead to go down. The group went pass this and had to jump down due to the fact that the path ended and went to a lower level. Looking up ahead they spotted some kind of small robot guardians. One shot caused them to explode, creating scorch marks on the stones. The group went forward, but with a bit more caution now. It was a good thing they did since there were more robot guardians ahead, and there were even a few flying ones. The group went underneath a small tunnel and emerged. "What is it that you fight for comrades?" went Krew's voice.
They saw the enemy above them. "My past I suppose," Leon answered.
The enemy scoffed. "Rindella…" By that Krew meant the story the group had told him long ago about that incident in the city.
More robot guardians suddenly showed up. Everyone fell to a nearby tower that had some stairs. Bars then came out, blocking their way out. The group climbed up these and then found another path that was blocked. The only way up was by a ladder. "You go on ahead," Nicholas said. "Me, Liru, and the dogs will stay here."
"Good luck and try not to get killed," she commented.
The rest and Leon went up the ladder and quickly found the second seal. They then looked up and saw Krew standing on a ledge above them. They all regarded the other for a few seconds. "Two down, one more to go Krew," Leon stated.
"We'll see about that," the second human responded and tossed his machine gun to the side. The guy began to let out groans as his left hand clenched into a fist. The arm began to tremble. It was then raised up. Suddenly the fingers mutated into three long nail like structures. The entire arm also began to change with bone and skin splitting and moving. The arm then began to change in color as did the chest and back on the same side. The group took a step back in shock. They watched as the middle claw like structure began to grow longer and sharper. Suddenly it became an organic like blade with three more popping from the arm. "Witness the power!"
"You've lost it completely, Krew," Leon stated.
"Prepare for your death all of you!"
The enemy jumped down to attack. He knocked them all out of the way and Leon over the edge of the area they were at. The enemy went over and stomped on the first human's hand. Leon quickly whipped out his combat knife and got Krew in the lower leg, causing the enemy to back off so the first human could pull himself up. "So that's how this guy shook off our attacks!" Napoleon snarled. "He's got a Lagas Parasite in him!"
Suddenly everyone heard the beeping sound of a countdown which only meant one thing. "Shit!" Logan exclaimed. "This place is gonna blow!"
Those from the nether fired at Krew who used his mutated arm blade as a shield. How this was done was by holding it out in front of him and the blades extended out to cover the guy. Nothing got through it. Leon then struck with his knife right below it and got the enemy. "So that's it huh?" Napoleon stated and charged in with his fists like he had with that vampire in Brazil. The male human and vampire kept attacking Krew while the rest stepped back. The enemy kept getting hit and then Napoleon with one last thrust forward stabbed his fist completely through the second human. Krew let out a groan as Napoleon wrenched his hand out of him. Then the group saw something on his chest explode and grabbed the area. With a final moan, Krew fell to the ground face down. The mutated bladed arm began to shrink and dissolve, showing the guy was dead.
Leon picked up the last insignia and the way out became open. The guy looked down at Krew. "Krew… what happened to you?" the first human asked. "You used to be a good guy…"
The group then left the area and were reunited with the rest down below. None of them noticed a shadowy figure suddenly appear and grab the dead body of the second human before moving. Leon, the dogs, and those from the nether then found a ledge to jump off of and down to a lower area. They found the area where the insignias went and quickly inserted them. The wall moved out of the way to reveal a pair of doors. They all went in quickly. On the other side, they heard the explosion happen and were glad they had gotten out of that mess. But they had hardly gone up the path when Leon's radio went off. It was Ladder. "So… it seems you guys have killed Krew to," the enemy said. "How shall I return my appreciation?"
"What the hell are you talking about?" Nicholas replied. "We thought he was with you."
"What the hell are you talking about? Did you really think I'd trust an American? To tell you the truth, I was contemplating how to get rid of him. But thanks to you guys, that's no longer necessary."
"You were just using him right from the start," Leon stated.
"I must hand it to you…" Ladder commented. "You guys have demonstrated quite a bit of promise by killing Krew. When your assimilation with Las Lagas is complete, I'll have you serve as my guard. The rest of you I will bend to my will by other ways since it seems you nether world beings can't be infected."
"Unfortunately, we're going to have to decline your generous offer. We have prior engagements."
"Enjoy your smart mouthing while you can." The call was then ended.
The group looked ahead and saw they were entering one of the more heavily industrialized areas as they could see stacks with fire and smoke coming out of these. They then notice the number of enemies and saw these even had some pretty serious weapons. They all ducked behind some crates. "Damn!" Leon said.
Suddenly the sound of a helicopter was heard by them and the group looked up just as the light it had turned on to see them. Leon's radio went off to show the person in the vehicle was contacting him and the human answered. "Hey, it's about time."
"I'm confused at who it is…" Nicholas said.
"I think this might be the second helicopter that was being sent after the first one was shot down," Liru stated. "Remember we got a call about that all the way back at the village?"
"Ah, yeah. I remember now."
"Sorry, bad traffic," came the reply from the second human. "I'll cover you guys."
The vehicle then moved and began to ram into one of the structures in the area. After a bit of work the helicopter knocked it over, causing the enemy to notice the new threat. Before they could act, the second human fired at them with some of the machine guns on the side of the helicopter. The cult members were slaughtered before an explosion happened which blew up another structure. "Holy!" Napoleon shouted.
"That's one hell of a piolet!" Logan yelled.
"Now that's what I call back up!" Leon said into his radio to the piolet.
"My name's Mike," the piolet replied. "You looking for firepower? You came to the right place."
The group began to move forward but then had to take cover from another enemy who fired from a mounted Gatling gun. "Incoming!" Nicholas shouted and moved Kratos out of the way while Liru took care of Venus. Everyone else was able to find cover.
When the bullets stopped, Leon went ahead to the next sheltered area. The rest from the nether and dogs followed suit. They saw Mike flying up ahead while he blew up another area. By this point Leon, Napoleon, and Pachira were in a small structure that had a ladder. They killed what came up it before pushing this over. "Keep splitting up to take them out!" Nicholas told the rest.
Some of the group then went forward under a metal bridge. Another Gatling gun was firing at them. While this path only led to a dead end after a couple of ladder climbs, at least this small amount of the group was able to see Mike blow up another structure. Leon, Napoleon, and Pachira in the meantime found a different path after going pass the same Gatling gun. They found a structure and got the doors open. Stepping out, they saw another enemy with a heavy machine gun and red cap like what had been fought when first arriving at this island. They made a hasty retreat to see if they could get any of the enemy to follow them. Cosmo and Aiko then made it and with the male android's help, he and Leon were able to snipe this enemy from afar. That cleared up a path to a gate. Upon getting to it the male human pulled a lever to remove this barrier. Upon doing so, the rest of the group caught up with them. They all went in as one before ducking behind some walls. It was a good thing because two more enemies with Gatling guns began to fire at them. "I'll get the one on the left," Leon stated to Nicholas who was right by the male werewolf.
The human moved and took care of the first one which allowed some of the others to join up with him. This small band were then able to move in and take care of the second main gun which allowed Mike to come in and blow up another structure. After a bit of moving forward, the group saw the gate ahead with two switches. This was closed off which meant pulling the two switches to get it open again. After a bit more of firing and moving, the way was open again. Everyone was quickly through this and found themselves in a small tunnel with stairs leading up. "I think we can catch our breath here," Liru whispered.
"That was quite the intense shooting there," Uma said.
"I think the fireworks aren't over yet," Logan commented.
A couple of minutes later, the group continued up the stairs and soon emerged on the outside again. They were by some pillars and then suddenly came to a screeching halt as enemies suddenly appeared, all of them armed. There were too many of them. Nicholas let out a growl as did Kratos and Venus, the male werewolf going for his katana and the arms transforming. Then everyone looked up to see that Mike had arrived. "Take cover!" he ordered and fired at the enemies.
Those in the group ducked behind some of the pillars as the enemies were slaughtered by the hail of bullets from the helicopter. When they were all gone, the group came out from their hiding places. "Thanks!" Leon told Mike through his radio. "When we get back, drinks are on me!"
"Yeah! I know a good bar!"
Suddenly Aiko noticed a rocket heading towards the helicopter. "Look out!" she shouted.
It was too late. The thing hit the vehicle causing parts of it to explode and catch on fire. "MIKE!" Leon yelled. They saw the helicopter fall in slow motion. The group went to the edge and saw it fall and hit the ground. Some then turned their head in the direction where the rocket had come from and saw Ladder with a Lanados who had done the shooting. These two then walked away.
"We'll make sure you're the next to go Ladder!" Leon stated.
His radio then went off and the guy answered to reveal it was the cult leader himself. "I'm sorry all of you," the enemy said mockingly.
"Ladder you mother fucker," Nicholas snarled, his teeth becoming sharper in anger.
"It's nothing to get all upset about. Don't tell me you've never swatted a bothersome fly. In essence, it's the same thing."
"What did you say?!" Napoleon snarled as the rest from the nether barred their teeth, getting looks of outraged.
"Insects life doesn't compare to human lives!" Leon exclaimed.
"When you've acquired this power, you too will understand," Ladder said.
"Guess it's another good reason to get the parasite out of my body."
"I wish you luck." The call was then ended.
Leon went to the edge of the cliff and saw the smoking wreckage of the helicopter. "Mike… I'll make sure they pay!" the human stated.
"Well said," Nicholas agreed. "Now then, let's go get him."
"It seems those double wooden doors ahead is where we have to go," Liru said, pointing them out.
The group went through them and found that they were at some more ruins. They were silent as they continued and found a hole with a ladder. In just a bit they were all down there. Right by was a pearl pendant on some kind of stone slab. This was sent with the other treasures for safe keeping for those from the nether. Leon then spotted a doorway and led the way through. But then he clutched his chest and let out some groans. "Leon?" Uma asked.
Nicholas sniffed the air and turned around. "I should've known you were following us." The rest except the male human looked and saw Ada walking up to them.
"Leon, you okay?" she asked since the said guy continued to groan and clutch his chest.
"Yeah," he managed to reply but then stumbled as the guy felt another pain in his chest. The male human let out some grunts and slowly rose up and looked to Ada. Leon turned to her and suddenly reached out to grab the female's throat. The guy's eyes had turned the color of red.
"LEON!" Nicholas stated and whipped out his katana, stabbing the guy a little in the leg. The male werewolf was then able to throw him off of Ada.
Both human were gasping and the female was massaging her neck. "Sorry," he said, getting up and taking some of the pills Luis had giving him, his eyes their normal color. The rest from the nether were getting over the shock of what had happened.
"We have to get that parasite out of your body," Napoleon stated.
"Yeah," Aiko agreed. "But before that, we've got to save Ashley."
"Let's split up," Ada suggested and went through a door on one side of the room.
The group then took a different one. It was then a short path before they were inside some kind of prison. They also heard the sound of a Reviver which called for Leon to use the special thermal scope with his riffle to kill it. It was then up a ledge and through a door into an outside area. They all went forward, killing the enemies that stood in the way. It was shown that most of them had first stage Lagas limbs that erupted from the necks. Leon then found a control panel with a green button. But when he tried to press it, one of the enemies tripped an alarm that caused more to appear. These were all defeated and an Emergency Lock Card Key was obtained. Once all the enemies were killed, the items of value were found and taken before the group found the place where the card key went. Doing so made it so the button Leon had found could be used again. That and another were pushed so the way forward would become unlocked. The group made it through and found themselves in another hallway. Only a few enemies were here and killed. But then at last, Leon and the nether world beings made it to the pair of double doors that would led them to Ashley.
They went through these and found the female human in some kind of holding container and unconscious. The room was somewhat dim with barrels in some of the corners. There was also medical equipment and computers to. Everyone had hardly taken some steps forward when they heard a familiar voice. "You will soon harbor an awesome power." The turned and saw Ladder standing to the side with his hood off revealing the guy had very short hair. "But it seems you would rather choose death."
"We're taking Ashley back weather you like it or now!" Leon snapped back.
"Oh, the audacity of youth," the enemy sighed and suddenly moved. Everyone was caught off guard that Ladder's speed was at super human levels. With a single palm strike he sent everyone but the dogs to the ground, showing he had super strength. They all let out coughs and groans as the enemy approached. He was suddenly stopped by a hail of bullets from a machine gun. The group was able to look up and saw it was Ada who had fired. She then stopped and while Ladder still staggered, Leon managed to get Ashley out.
"No way…" Logan suddenly said, making everyone look to the cult leader. They saw his body was smoking from the fire but the wounds were gone. The enemy let out a groan and with a flick of the wrist, the bullets popped out, showing he was unharmed. Ladder slowly looked up, his creepy grin coming out.
"MOVE!" Ada ordered. The rest didn't need to be told twice and ran for it as best as they could since Ashley was still half out of it, but waking up. Some looked back and saw the female human fire at the cult leader who was slowly walking after them. Ada then fired at some of the barrels which exploded and fell in front of Ladder's path to stop him.
Everyone then reached the part of the room that would lead to another outside area. Ashley by this point was awake and told what had happened quickly. The group then noticed another memo left by Luis. There was a picture of a machine and a scan of human torso. The memo then started by saying from the initial stages of the research, they had been searching for a safe and practical way to remove the Lagas. But the real objective was to make sure the infected person couldn't have the parasite removed easily. In the end, they found out the way was by exposing the Lagas to a special type of radiation. The only drawback was that the procedure was very painful. Since the parasites attached to the nerves, there was a chance the host's consciences may be impaired. Another fact that was mentioned was that once the Lagas reached adulthood, the removal process would kill the host. The memo ended by saying that death wasn't so bad when thinking about the alternative.
Nicholas took these and then the group went through a single door that led to a hallway. There were only a few enemies that were in the way and these were killed quickly. Behind some sliding door, they found the machine. Leon walked up to it. "This hunk of junk?" Ashley stated. "I don't know about this Leon."
"There's only one way to find out," he replied. "You guys operate."
The male human got in the chair. Those at the machine turned it on and holders on the chair came out to help the guy from not injuring himself during this. Two mechanical arms with points came out and to his chest. The guy took a deep breath to steady his nerves. An x-ray appeared on a screen showing the Lagas inside of him. "You sure you want to do this?" Ashley asked him.
"Yeah," Leon replied.
"Here goes nothing," Liru stated and pressed a button to begin the operation. Another screen showed the process was happening as the arms above Leon's chest shot some kind of white electricity. The human let out some groans and gasps as the operation happened. The rest looked on with worried looks. Then one more shock happened and it was over. Leon slumped in the chair and on the x-ray the others saw the Lagas inside him denigrate.
"How you felling?" Nicholas asked as the holders went back into the chair and the male human sat up, rubbing his wrists.
"Like a million bucks."
"I thought you were going to die," Ashley said. She then took a breath. "Okay. Guess I'm up."
The operation was a success and then those from the nether went onto the chair to have an x-ray done of them. Just like the enemy had stated, they weren't infected at all. It was the same for Kratos and Venus. "Well I don't know about you, but I say it's time we go home," Leon said.
"Not yet," Nicholas growled. "We can't leave until Ladder is killed. If we don't he'll just create another cult again."
The group then went out of the room and up some stairs. There was a door leading out with a document on a side crate. It was titled Our Mission. There were two pics, one of the current president of the United States talking at a podium and the other of a mass of people listening to him. The document began by saying that the power of the United States lay in three areas; the Justice Department, the Administrative Bodies, and the Military. In order to take control of these areas, the cult had to influence the minds of the people who advise the President. Once this way done, the rest of the departments would follow swiftly. If by chance the United States found out about the cult's plans, the damage would be minimal. They would still be able to conquer the country as planned using their backup plan. Once this country was in the cult's control, they would use their international influence to their advantage. Then the rest of the world would fall swiftly. As for the second plan, that would be using special forces to infiltrate the country from within. Chaos and fear would spread through the United States like a virus. It would be only a matter of time when the country would lose its stability. Then the cult would strike. The world would soon be cleansed.
This was taken and then it was through some doors again. This time the path was on the outside but in an area that was still under construction in some places. The group made it to an elevator that would take them up. "Something's not right," Leon said. He then turned to Ashley. "You stay here."
The female human nodded and the rest, including Kratos and Venus took the ride up. They saw the construction pillars and materials all over the place. Then they noticed Ada was here to and tied by some ropes while suspended in midair from a crane hook. She was unconscious. "Ada!" Leon stated and ran up to help her. He then looked and saw Ladder slowly walking forward while his staff was pulsing and the tentacles were out. The enemy raised his hand up but the first human let out a scoff, knowing nothing would happen. Ladder realized it to and grunted in anger.
"Better try a new trick, cause that one's getting old," Leon said and threw his combat knife at the rope holding Ada. It sliced through them and she fell on a soft tarp, awakening. "You okay?"
"I've had better," she replied.
Ladder let out a chuckle. "What's so funny?" Nicholas growled to him and those from the nether stepped up next to Leon. Kratos and Venus barred their teeth and growled to.
"Oh I think you know," the cult leader replied. "The American and hero prevailing are clichés that only happens in your Hollywood movies. Oh, Mr. Rennedy and those from the nether, you entertain me. To show my appreciation, I will help you all awaken from your world of clichés!"
The enemy's mouth opened wide and his eyes rolled back in their sockets. The teeth were spaced out and rounded. But in the middle of the mouth was a huge, throbbing yellow eye. The group heard something rumbling from in the body of Ladder. "Ada! Step back!" Leon told her. The female human did so while Nicholas let out a shout and fully transformed, drawing his katana. Napoleon's fangs grew as usual.
Ladder's face had become stretched and taunt, the skin turning to a sickly grey. The head extended out on a limb and suddenly the staff fused with the right arm, with it becoming a long thick tendril. In an explosion of disgusting brown goo, the group saw three legs emerge from the neck. They were pointed and a mix of flesh, red, orange, and brown in a sickly combination. A fourth one erupted out of the neck, and everyone noticed these had eyes right at the area where the joints bent. The head of the mutated enemy came forward, showing it had gained three curved sections that came in. There were also multiple Ladas limbs with blades on the back of the enemy.
In a surprising move, the monster jumped up and the group moved out of the way to avoid being crushed. "He can do that?!" Logan exclaimed.
"Fire at those eyes on the legs!" Nicholas stated.
The group did so which caused Ladder to fall to the ground. Leon and the male werewolf ran up to the monster and stabbed at the eye in the mouth. Yellow goo came out and the two moved out of the way as the enemy rose up again. "Let's move back!" Napoleon stated, spying a control for one of the cranes nearby. "I've got an idea!"
The rest did so and saw that despite the enemy's size, the mutated being was fast. They fired at one of the eyes on the legs again and managed to cause it to go to the floor. This time, the girls from the nether took the turn of attacking the main weak point. Ladder rose up and launched his head at the group but they were able to dodge this attack. "Get him over here!" the male vampire told them. He was by the controller.
Kratos and Venus ran around Ladder, barking and distract him. The enemy tried to crush the canines, but they were too fast. The monster then moved into perfect position. Napoleon operated the crane which moved some steel beams it was holding and crashed it into the enemy. They were scattered and the monster went to the ground. Logan and Uma nodded at each other and fired off their most powerful combined magic attack. It hit the monster but even that wasn't enough. "Use this!" came Ada's voice.
Everyone looked to see she had a rocket launcher and tossed it to their level. The enemy used that to his advantage and picked up one of the steel beams, throwing it at the group. "Look out!" Leon shouted. They were able to dodge this but then the monster managed to strike those from the nether down hard. The male human ran up to the rocket launcher and grabbed it. There was only one shot. Ladder turned around to face him just as the male human fired.
It was a perfect shot. There was an explosion and one of the legs was blown off. Ladder let out a roar as a ton of yellow goo came out. His body fell to the ground and withered up, becoming black and was still. Leon looked and saw the sample was right by the enemy's smoking remains. He went over to it and picked it up. Those from the nether were beginning to rise up again, but wouldn't be able to full move for another minute. Suddenly they saw Ada cock her gun at the back of Leon's head.
"Sorry, Leon," she said. "Hand it over."
"Ada… You do know what this is?" he slowly asked, handing it over and stood up to look at her.
"Damn it!" Nicholas growled, turning back to normal. Napoleon's fangs shrunk. "I can't move in order to stop her!"
The female human smirked to show she did. Suddenly the sound of a helicopter was heard. Ada ran and jumped over a ledge. Leon ran up and saw she was now in the vehicle which was unmarked. "Don't worry. I'll take good care of it," she said.
"ADA!" Leon shouted.
"Gotta go. If I were you, I'd get off this island to." She pulled out a device and pressed a button.
"She pushed it!" the male human exclaimed, knowing this place was going to blow
because of her.
"Here, catch." She threw some keys to Leon who caught them. "Better get a move on. See you around." The helicopter she was in flew off into the distance with the sun beginning to rise.
The male human looked and saw the small teddy bear attached to the keys. "Very cute…" he said sarcastically.
The rest from the nether joined up with him, now full able to move. "I never trusted her fully," Cosmo stated.
"How could she after all that?" Aiko asked.
"Never mind that, this place is going to blow," Leon said.
There wasn't any time to lose. They made it back to Ashley and found a side path that led to a small cave. Following the trail led to a small underground harbor where some jet skies were. There was just enough for everyone. Logan and Uma used their magic to help Kratos and Venus and then everyone got on them with Leon leading the way. They all made it out just in time and were able to see the island explode. The threat of the cult Los Rilluminados was gone forever. "We did it!" Liru stated.
"Not quiet," Leon replied. "We still have to get Ashley home."
"Sounds like a great plan," Pachira agreed.
"So… who was that woman?" Ashley asked to Leon.
"Why do you ask?" he replied.
"Come on!"
"She's like a part of me I can't let go. Let's just leave it at that."
Suddenly Leon's radio went off and he answered. It was Runnigan but she didn't have her glasses on. "Runnigan! Is that you?!" Napoleon stated.
"Finally… the line's jack free," she replied.
"Hey Runnigan, no glasses," Leon commented.
"Forget the glasses. What the status of your mission?"
"We've rescued the subject. We're returning home."
"You did it guys!"
"Thanks," Leon replied. "You know you're kinda cute without those glasses. Give me your number when I get back?"
"Need I remind you, you're still on duty," she stated.
The male human rolled his eyes with amusement. "Story of my life." He then ended the call.
Nicholas looked off in the distance with a frown. "What's wrong?" Liru asked.
"I just can't help but think that even though we stopped this cult something bad will still happen," he replied. "What Krew said about Rindella and Millennium Virus… I've got a bad feeling about this…"
The male werewolf was right as everything had been observed by the true enemy. The Major from before and Doctor, along with the man with tanned skin and dull green military coat were watching on a screen. The short human let out a laugh. "Poor Osmund Ladder! Looks like a broken rag doll like the Dandy Man when Napoleon was done with him! Our opponents are quite impressive don't you think? They're stronger than any of us could have possibly imagined!"
"I… I am so sorry Major," the Doctor replied, biting on one of his fingers. "I suppose this mean there is still much work to be done."
"Please!" the first human responded and turned off the screen. "Don't be ridiculous! This is the dawn of our great success! The things we've learned today will serve us well against our enemy in the future. I tell you Doctor, so many years of hard work are about to pay off! You will build monsters, turn them into soldiers, organize them, supply them, train them, militarize them! We are the last Battalion!" The same sentence was then said in German. "It is magnificent; my brilliant Doctor!"
"Thank you Major."
Suddenly Desker walked in. "We have gotten Krew's dead body for samples," he stated. "And Ada will have the sample delivered to us soon."
"Good," the Major said. "This delightful show must now begin to draw to an end. It's time we headed back home for a bit, don't you think? Captain! Let's bring her home as quickly! We've kept the gentlemen in the opera house waiting long enough! So please let us make haste; I imagine very soon they will begin to put things together!"
"Understood sir," came the reply in a German accent. "Very serious business indeed! I'll have her tilt the whole way Major!" The others were given out in German. The vehicle they were in which was a zeppelin began to move in the sky.
"We're coming!" the Major stated. "And I don't care how many hundreds, or thousands, or millions, or billions of people try to stop me! Yes! Anyone who dare stands in my way will be destroyed!"