"Kaibutsu's comrades?" Smith asks as Alexis stands close to the three pups growling at the new dogs.
"Wrong guess, old man. We're not your enemies?" One of the dogs says seeming to be the leader.
"We're here to bring him down. We won't be needing any help from you lot." The leader of the dogs says. Alexis growls lowly followed by a growl from Amber.
"What did you say?" Kagetora asks.
"You talk nonsense from that big mouth of yours. You bastards really like you think you can bring that monster down?" Ken asks.
"Monster? He's not a monster. He's a genetically experiment made that way by the humans." The lead dog says.
"Experiment?" Ken asks.
"By the humans?" Flicka asks.
"And it's our job to kill him. We've had special training for this. We're professional killers. We've been chasing him for the last four years. Exterminating him was the fate given to us." The lead dog says.
"Our lives are fated towards doing this. None of you can help us with what we have to do!" Another dog says.
"Do you bastards think it's alright to just enter someone else's territory like this?" Ken asks.
"Wait, Ken!" Alexis shouts.
"Then, what's the reason your all after Kaibutsu?" Smith asks as he and the lead dog exchange glares.
"It started four years ago. In a secret research laboratory, the five us were being trained to defend it, along with our other friends. My job was to guard and control the experimental animals unit, P4. It was there the tragedy happened.. this one had turned his fangs upon the humans. it was futile. In the fight, a single blow from him struck me and fractured my shoulder. Everybody risked their lives. But.. he killed the manger of the laboratory, and as of now is still missing.. Ever since, he's avoided fighting with us. I had fifteen subordinates, but now I just have four. Sorry to stir things up on your turf, but this is a problem that was started by my master, and it's our responsibility to fix it." The lead dog says.
"But we can't just sit here and watch! On top of having Paradise destroyed, our followers have been killed too!" Ken shouts.
"We need to pay him back for that!" Kagetora shouts.
"Heh. Do what you want." The lead dog says as he and his followers begin to run off.
"They're fast..!" Weed says as he and Flicka watch the dogs.
"What a speed!" Kagetora says.
"It looks like they weren't lying about that training they've had..." Ken says.
"There's no way we could keep up with that kind of speed!" GB says.
"Maybe not you dogs but I bet you and I could mom." Amber says as she looks at Alexis.
"Hold on a second Amber. Let's see what the others think first before we go running anywhere." Alexis says.
"I'm going! Because this is our Paradise, right?" Weed asks as he runs off.
"Wait for me Weed! I'm coming too!" Flicka shouts as she runs after he brother.
"Hey..!" GB shouts.
"Alright. Don't hesitate. Everyone, after Weed and Flicka!" Smith shouts as Mel is the first to run after the two young pups being soon followed by the others as they then catch up to the others dog enough to follow after them.
"What's wrong, Weed?" Amber asks as they see Weed has stopped up ahead.
"Did you loose them?" Kagetora asks as they come to a stop seeing a giant gorge and see the other dogs across it on the other side.
"They.. no way! They jumped from way over here!?" Ken asks in shock.
"I can't even see the bottom!" GB says scaredly.
"The Ohu fighters once crossed this exact cliff. The real soldiers did the exact same as they've done.." Smith says as everyone looks at him.
"Really?" Flicka asks.
"I recognize it as well. Only those who made it across were considered soldiers." Alexis says.
"Then our father crossed this too?" Weed asks.
"Yes. Both gin and Trixie." Smith says as Alexis nods.
"Are you lot going to jump?" A light brown dog asks.
"You can't do it." A darker dog says as he and the other dogs laugh before weed and Flicka begin to walk away from the cliff.
"Weed? Flicka? That's right, that's right.. you two know better. You shouldn't take any notice from that bunch of idiots!" GB says.
"Weed.. Flicka.." Mel says as Weed and Flicka walk past him and Amber.
"Wait! We can.. We can.." Weed says stopping the dogs from walking away as he and Flicka begin to run towards the cliff.
"Wait!?" Kagetora and Ken ask in union and shock.
"Stop you two!" GB shouts as weed and Flicka then run and jump high across the gorge making it across with a rough landing on the ground.
"They did it, they did it! That was great!" Mel shouts happily as he jumps up and down.
"Those two really are the leaders pups." Alexis says happily.
"They remind me so much of Gin and Trixie. They're just like them when they were their age." Smith says.
"I'm the son of Ben, of Ohu! Kagetora, I'm gonna do it!" Ken shouts.
"No doubt about that!" Kagetora says.
"You won't do it alone. If my mother and father could do it then so can I!" Amber says.
"You lot! Show them what an Ohu soul is made of! Do it!" Ken shouts looking at his followers.
"You'll all die! What the hell are you thinking!?" GB asks as Amber and the other dogs begin to run towards the cliff.
"Me too!" Mel shouts.
"What!? Mel. You really can't!" GB shouts.
"But I must go to help Weed and Flicka!" Mel shouts as he is running after the other dogs.
"Dammit... I shout at them but it does nothing.." GB shouts as he then runs and jumps with the other across the cliff and over to the other side as one of the other dogs of the strange group grabs Mel and helps him up as he barely makes it onto the other cliff.
"I can't remember the last time I've been so excited. How about you Smith?" Alexis asks as she and Smith look at each other.
"They really are great. It's been a long time since I've been this excited. We are both leaders and commanding officers of Ohu. We can't allow ourselves to fall behind." Smith says as he and Alexis begin to run towards the cliff.
"Smith?" Weed asks.
"And with Smith having only one front leg..!?" Ken shouts.
"It's suicide!" GB shouts.
"Mom! Dad! Don't please!" Amber shouts as Alexis and Smith then make a running jump going higher than any of the dogs but as soon as Alexis makes it she soon turns to see smith hanging onto the edge of the cliff.
"Old man!" Kagetora and Ken shout in union as they both run over and grab Smith by his ears and pull him up and onto the ground.
"Thank goodness." Alexis says as she and Amber run over to Smith nuzzling him.
"Are you alright?" Flicka asks.
"You lot may call us senile old fools, but we could never forgive ourselves if we let any of you lose this fight." Smith says as the leader of the other dogs begins to walk over.
"What? What? What are you gonna complain about now?" Ken asks.
"My name is Jerome. Kids, what's your names?" The lead dog asks.
"I'm Weed and this is my sister Flicka." Weed says.
"You shouldn't be calling either of them kids. They are the son and daughter of Trixie and Gin, the main leaders of Ohu." Alexis says.
"Gin and Trixie, the leaders of Ohu? We've heard of their names before." A light brown dog says.
"Is that so? Just as expected from the courage in those amazing jumps from those two." A darker dog says.
"Come." Jerome says as everyone follows him and his dogs.
"What's that huge rock?" GB asks as they begin to get closer to a giant rock.
"That's Gajou." Smith says as the dogs then stop in front of the rock.
"What was that?" Amber asks as they all then hear a growl.
"His voice." Jerome says.
"Thousands of dogs sacrificed themselves for this place. Just for that creature to take it over. This isn't good." Alexis thinks to herself as she hears Kaibutsu growling.
"Weed, I want you to help us. You will lure him out for us." Jerome says as he looks back at Weed.
"Lure him!?" Weed asks.
"A lure!?" GB asks.
"That's insane!" Amber shouts.
"Weed..!?" Mel asks.
"We don't need a lure!" Ken shouts.
"Yeah, don't forget we're here too!" Kagetora says.
"This is not a fight of numbers." Jerome says.
"What?" Kagetora, Ken, and one of their followers ask in union.
"The passageways inside Gajou are very narrow. We don't know where he'll attack us from, so a direct attack would lead us to throw our lives away needlessly. That's why Weed.. you'll provoke him from the inside and lure him out. Noss will navigate for you. Weed and Flicka both are small, quick, and clever. Both of them should easily be able to avoid his fangs but it isn't right to send in a female." Jerome says as a light blue dog steps forward.
"Even so they're both still just kids!" Amber shouts.
"Weed can't do something like this!" Ken shouts.
"I'll do it. Who'll be able to do it if I don't? I'm not about to allow my sister to do this and I'm in my prime. I'll lead Kaibutsu out of there." Weed says as everyone looks at him.
"Weed.." Smith says.
"We've planned this carefully. Due to constant experimenting, his skin is incredibly tough. Stronger than ours. But, he has a weak point. On his flank and chest, the area where there is no skin. We have to tear through the exposed arteries in this area. We can't defeat him in any other way. We'll ambush him from the exit. That's our only chance. I can't take more than five seconds. It's the only way. He's killed so many of ours humans and friends. We have to defeat him. It's our destiny to do so." Jerome says calmly.
"Even if you die, you say..?" Smith asks as Jerome and his followers start to get a red glow about them.
"Woah.. what a fighting spirit they have.." GB says as weed runs up to Jerome as the glow goes away.
"Leave it to me, Jerome. I'll definitely get Kaibutsu out of there." Weed says determinedly.
"I trust you." Jerome says.
"They really are a bunch of fools aren't they Smith?" Alexis asks.
"True but real fighters all the same." Smith says as Amber nods agreeing with her parents.
"We'll all be here waiting on standby if you need us Weed." Amber says as the group sits down.
"Jerome, what a way of life you all have." Smith says.
"Be careful." Flicka says.
"Let's go." Jerome says as he, Weed, and his followers get moving up the rocks.
"Weed!" Mel shouts.
"Son't die!" GB shouts as they stay back waiting as Noss and Weed go into a hole.
"What the!?" The group shout in union hearing a scream before seeing a body thrown out of the hole and seeing it is Noss.
"It's Noss! Noss got killed!" GB shouts scaredly.
"What a bunch of guys. Their friend just got killed, and they don't even quiver.." Kagetora says.
"I hope Weed's okay.." Ken says.
"He'll be okay. He has to be." Amber says.
"At this rate, Weed must be in danger..!" GB says as Alexis looks over seeing Flicka trembling.
"GB don't say such a thing! Regardless of what it is your scaring Flicka!" Alexis says angrily causing GB to immediately go quite.
"It'll be ok. Weed has been in tougher situations." Mel says as Flicka looks at him before she calms down some.
"Old man Smith?" Flicka asks as the group notice Smith is being quite.
"Old man?" Ken asks as Smith then begins to run up towards Jerome's group.
"Smith!" GB shouts.
"Old man!" Kagetora and Ken shout as they start to follow after him.
"Don't follow! You lot stay right there!" Smith says as he stops to talk with Jerome before going in the hole. After a while of waiting Alexis starts to move around nervously.
"Aunt Alexis what's wrong?" GB asks.
"Mom?" Amber asks.
"This isn't good. Both Weed and Smith should of been out of there by now. I'm going after them." Alexis says.
"We're coming too." Amber says as she stands up followed by Ken and Kagetora.
"No don't follow me. It's one thing for my own life to be at stake but not the rest of you. Stay put that's an order! Amber protect the rest of the group." Alexis says as she stops at the bottom of the rocks.
"Mom not you too!" Amber shouts worriedly.
"I'll be okay. Don't worry about me. I've been in a lot more dangerous situations." Alexis says as she runs up to Jerome's group.
"You are nuts. You can't go in there." A light brown dog says as Jerome gets in front of Alexis.
"Just try and stop me. Because if you don't get out of my way I'll personally show you what I'm capable of. My mate is in there and so is one of the kids we promised to protect. I'm going even if it means going through you now move it! I'm well aware of the prices at stake." Alexis says as Jerome moves aside allowing her to go into the hole before the group later hear a crashing sound and screaming.
"What the hell? What happened!?" Amber asks.
"Weed! Old man! Aunt Alexis!" GB shouts as the group go running to find Weed digging at the rubble.
*Timeskip*
"Dad.. mom.. why..?" Amber asks sadly as they are all looking at Alexis and Smith lying on the ground unresponsive.
"You did so well, both of you.. If you hadn't done it with your age and condition.. just maybe..." Ken says sadly.
"Smith.. Alexis.." Weed says as he and GB are crying.
"That they both had to go and do all this.. It's all my fault.. They both saved my life in a road accident a long time ago. Because of that... They strayed away and lost sight of Flicka and Weed's mother Trixie. It's entirely my fault! I should be the one laying there dead, not them!" GB says as he is crying.
"They were both real fighters. The spirit they had is completely unmatched by any of us. GB, you'll also become a real fighter. In order to become one, you have to face what happened to Alexis and Smith." Jerome says as Amber starts howling sadly.