-prepare for the coming end-in like four or five ish chaps- seriously I enjoyed writing this story so much and thanks for everyone who has dealt with me this whole time. You're all so awesome and I appreciate all the follows and reviews - (sorry if that all sounded final promise this isnt the last chappie)
Aliens to Monsters:
Giroro- Ganrougel
Keroro- Kurse
Tamama- Taiki
Dororo- Aldmora
Kururu- Krueger
Mois- Molioke
"You couldn't wait until she was gone to break out could ya?" The bull sighed.
"Natsumi." Ganrougel looked past the bull, ignoring him. "Thank you… for coming here and-"
"Don't thank me for that." Natsumi swallowed a lump in her throat. Her voice trembled. "You idiot."
Ganrougel's lips twitched with a quick smile before resettling to his grim expression. "I snapped back to me again when I saw you. My head shut up enough for me to focus on you and… I'm really glad I learned about the…. The baby, from you and no one else. But right now I need you to go."
"I-I know… I'm going home right now." Natsumi swayed in place as unease flooded her body.
"No, you need to search the building." Ganrougel returned his glare to the bull. "He never planned to give it back."
After a roulette of emotions and expressions, Natsumi nodded and ran towards the far door. The bull stomped on the floor creating a large and fast growing crack. It traveled towards Natsumi and tripped her to her knees. The bull started walking to her. "Don't think I'm just going to let you-"
"Don't TOUCH HER!" Ganrougel leapt at the bull, quickly wrapping his arms tight around his neck. The bull choked for a moment, surprised by the attack but then rammed his elbow into Ganrougel's gut. Ganrougel let go and staggered back on his hooves. "Natsumi go!"
"What if you need help?" Natsumi stood back on her feet.
"GO!" Ganrougel howled as he lunged at the bull again. The bull dodged just in time and in the short moment after, he put his fingers to his lips and let out a piercing whistle. Natsumi had to press her hands tight to her head over her ears only able to dull the sound.
Natsumi looked around when the room was quiet again and waited to see what he was trying to do. Soft rumblings echoed through the floor and quickly increased to a heavy thumping. Doors were thrown wide as hoards of the wanderers from outside marched in.
"Looks like I'm not going anywhere yet." Natsumi braced herself in a stance for combat.
"What are these?" Ganrougel glanced over the crowd quickly before returning his attention to the bull.
"Just simple minded people trapped in this dimension for way too long. I 'convinced' them to work for me." The bull grinned proudly at his army.
"Fine." Ganrougel huffed. He pulled a couple blades from his spine and gripped them tight. "I'll take on anything to finally get rid of you."
Natsumi pulled a machete from her father's bag and reared it back, ready to attack. She kept any spare focus she could on her empty hand. A few of the hoard ran to her reaching their arms for any contact. Natsumi swung her father's blade as best as she could. Running it through someone's actual body was harder than she thought.
She knew the least she had to do was keep them from hitting her. After a few weak knock backs and low sweeping kicks, Natsumi had a spell ready. The small orange sphere of light and energy pulsed in her hand.
"You ready for this? Come and get it!" Natsumi slammed the spell onto the floor. The spell exploded out around her. Flames engulfed many of the hoard but when the spell died and dispersed more approached, walking over the defeated and scorched bodies. "I guess I shouldn't expect much but it's faster than trying to cut them all down."
Natsumi tried other spells to see if one would work better than the others. Vines loosely tangled around some with limbs shaking it off, ice kept a few in one spot on the floor at least until it started melting away, some even crouched under a poor gravity spell but none really stopped them. "Seriously, why is fire still my strongest one?!"
One of the hoard dug their fingers into Natsumi's shoulders. She cried in pain for a moment before gritting her teeth and bringing her knee up. In a quick motion she thrust her foot back at her attacker and knocked him away. She looked around to notice she could only see hoard, Ganrougel and the bull were nowhere in sight nor could they be heard over the cries and moans of the hoard. Natsumi took a deep breath and focused on the hoard as they ran to her again.
"I have been through enough lately. I don't need to deal with you!" Natsumi slammed another fire spell to the floor, clearing a wider space around her. In the small moment before the area refilled with more of the hoard, Natsumi thought she caught sight of a different flame. And then a blade flashed, followed by a gunshot. Natsumi fought through the hoard towards the strange sights, slicing limbs where she could and kicked away those she couldn't.
"Taiki INFERNO!" Taiki screamed as he fired a raging attack from his mouth. He shot many bursts towards the hoard, burning many more than Natsumi could with her own fire attack.
"Oh thank god you guys are here." Natsumi sighed in relief.
"Go talk to the ninja girl." Garuru nodded over his shoulder before unloading a clip of bullets unto the hoard that weren't screaming in fire. Natsumi did as he said and found her way to Koyuki sitting in the back of the group with Aldmora leaning on her shoulder.
"Natsumi! Thank goodness you're alright." Koyuki gave a big grin.
"When did you guys get here? What happened to you?" Natsumi looked at the weakened Aldmora.
"They had him strapped up to a strange magic rock to control his power." Koyuki gave a sad look and a quick glance to Aldmora.
"We arrived not to long ago. We heard screaming through the wall and broke through. I hoped I would be strong enough to help by now." Aldmora looked away feeling guilt weigh his heart down.
"Don't feel so bad. With all of us here now we should be able to clean these baddies out soon. Ganrougel's fighting in here somewhere too I just kinda lost him in the mass." Natsumi smiled hoping to help him feel better.
"But it's my fault that these people are here, I hoped maybe I could have reversed it instead of having to kill them like this." Aldmora closed his eyes.
"Hey if it weren't for the other guy they'd all still be outside. I'd blame him for manipulating them." Natsumi explained.
"Is he here too?" Koyuki looked around the room nervously.
"Yeah." Natsumi frowned. "He separated me from you guys so I could break Ganrougel's heart. He wanted to break his spirit or something and promised to give back the baby's soul, but Ganrougel found out that he was never going to."
"That's not all he planned." Koyuki turned back to Natsumi. "We found this room and..."
"He was going to kill you in there." Aldmora explained what Koyuki didn't have the heart to. "There was spell work scribbled all over the room. Krueger knew what they were for and they were all set up for you by using the power of the soul. We also found a young girl in there. We think she was forced to do the spell that took the soul out of you but they killed her after she completed it to make sure she couldn't undo it."
"It was in her hand." Koyuki grabbed Natsumi's hand and carefully set the small marble in her palm.
Natsumi trembled at the sight of it and carefully closed her fingers around it. "How do I put it back? Did you guys figure that out?"
"Mo should have her magic back soon." Krueger walked up behind Natsumi, standing tall with blood on his arms and clothes. "She'll figure out how to fix it."
"Thanks so much you guys." Natsumi tried not to cry but emotions were flooding her mind and body. Guilt, sadness, joined by a subtle joy and hope were suddenly drowned out under her worry when something large slammed into the wall nearby. The hoard cleared away to make room for the bull.
"There you are. I thought you had run off like a mouse when I couldn't hear you anymore." The bull grinned as he looked to Natsumi. Natsumi kept her hands tight to her chest. "And looks like your little friends have found us too."
Natsumi picked up her father's blade again as the only weapon she had since she left the bag back in the middle of the room. "Stay away from me. I know what you're planning now."
"I'm just going to finish-" The bull was interrupted as one of the hoard flew out of nowhere and crashed against his head. The bull quickly regained composure and turned to the middle of the room. "DAMMIT Corporal! I'm in the middle of talking!"
Ganrougel leapt up from the crowd and landed by the bull's side. He reared up a leg and spun a kick into the bull's chest. The bull flew back a short distance into the hoard. "Why are you still here Natsumi? You have to find it."
"I know but I have it." Natsumi opened her hand only long enough for Ganrougel to get a glance. His eyes shot open, surprised by new emotions to see it and know it was his child. He desperately wanted to protect it, to hold it for himself and know that it was going to be alright.
His expression and voice softened. "Then get home safely."
Natsumi nodded as a small tear ran down her cheek. The bull quickly approached Ganrougel in his weakened moment and slammed his head against the wall. Shards of Ganrougel's horns chipped away, some branches broke off entirely. His body slumped to the floor.
"NO!" Natsumi cried.
"Natsumi you have to run now." Koyuki tugged on Natsumi's arm, watching the bull walk closer.
"This is it. This is where I win." The bull raised his arm preparing to strike. He looked down at Natsumi with a crazed look and a wide smile. "I don't care how you found it! I don't care that you have it! I'M NOT LETTING YOU LEAVE!"
"I can't move. My legs won't move." Natsumi whispered as Koyuki tugged on her harder.
"Don't be an idiot. MOVE!" Krueger shouted. He stepped between Natsumi and the bull ready to take the attack, but the bull never looked at him, only at Natsumi.
"I'm sorry this is all I can do. I can't let him take it back." Natsumi felt more tears escape her as she raised her red crystal between her and the bull.
The bull's arm lurched forward. Krueger tried to push against the arm but failed to divert it. Natsumi was instantly surrounded in a bright red light.
"What's happening to her?" Koyuki looked on in worry as Aldmora tried to move her away.
"I don't know." Aldmora admitted. He weakly led Koyuki back away from the explosion of lights. When the lights had died everyone looked to see Natsumi encased in a red crystal.
Aki covered her mouth. "Oh Natsumi."
"No..." The bull stared in horror as his plans were failing. "You can't DO THIS!"
The hoard around him halted, affected by their master's reactions and shouts. The bull shoved Krueger aside, attempting to get a closer look but was soon crushed to the floor. Ganrougel grit his teeth as he tried to ground the bull's face into the floor.
His eyes darted up, hazed over in anger. His voice was a dull growl as he spoke. "Get her out of here. Take her home. Do something."
Garuru was first to act and lifted the crystal onto his shoulders. Aki and Krueger helped him hold the crystal steady as they climbed back through the hole they created in the wall. Koyuki, Aldmora, Kurse, and Taiki all watched in surprise and horror as Ganrougel pulled a knife from his spine and stabbed it into the bull's side.
He leaned down close to the bull's ear. "You and I are going to have a long talk now."