A/N: Chapter 4 of Ginga Densetsu Alayus. Enjoy!
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Chapter 4: The truth about P4
"Jerome, what are we going to do?" An American Foxhound mix whispered to a German Shepherd as they watched Gajou from a far. "With the other dogs there, we can't perform the task of taking down P4."
"What are you talking about Robert?" Another voice snapped, gleaming eyes narrowed into slits. "It is our duty to take down that monster! We didn't train for nothing and we most certainly don't care about anyone else is doing as long as we are the ones taking that thing down!"
"I know that Heuler, who do you think I am?!" Robert snarled as the Gascon Saintongeois showed himself.
"Just making sure that you wouldn't chicken out." Heuler licked a paw without a care.
"Enough Heuler! Robert! We follow Jerome's order without question." Both dogs turned their heads to see a Doberman and a Hokkaido mix sauntered up.
"Rocca, Noss." Both dogs bowed respectfully. The 4 of them waited for their leader to say the word. Jerome didn't speak for a while, staring and listening to the situation down below as the dogs below sat patiently.
"Let's go." He spoke and led his squad down towards Gajou where the silhouettes of the other dogs waited patiently, their eyes staring at Gajou's massive structure. Weed, GB, Uncle Smith, Tokimune, Tony and Akame's substitute lifted their heads at the approaching figures, ears fully alert.
"Halt, turn back if you value your life. This is no place for playtime!" Uncle Smith spoke with authority, looking at the strange dogs with cautious interest.
"Chill out pops." The German Shepherd replied back, sitting on his hunches. "It's obvious that you're dealing with something no one has ever seen before. Don't get our way, we are professional assassins!"
"Oh ho professional assassins..." GB exclaimed to Weed silently, his tail twitching with excitement.
" Pssssshhhh..." Weed replied back.
"Right now one of our friends is in Gajou, leading the monster inside. We shouldn't get in her way now." Smith spoke.
"Unfortunately that plan won't work. That monster won't fall for such a prank." The same dog snorted with disbelief. "We've known P4 for the longest time, he isn't stupid."
"Care to tell us the story then, stranger?" Smith asked.
"My name is Jerome." The German Shepherd pointed a paw to himself. "These dogs are my followers: Robert, Heuler, Rocca and Noss!" Each dog bowed their heads when their names were called.
"This is our story..."
4 years ago...
We were kept at a confidential laboratory - a lab that was part of a major pharmaceutical company. The confidential laboratory was built in a large, heavily guarded lot and we and about 50 other trained dogs were there as guard dogs. To be safe, the experimental animals were caged in tightly at another confidential laboratory. And he was kept in a building called P4, the building for the most dangerous animals. In P4, Humans were trying to create animals for organ donation. They were doing things like giving human growth hormones to animals and messing with gene manipulation. Our work place was a highly–secured building, not even an ant could get in. The first 3 years went by without any trouble but one day, something happened.
Beep! Beep! Beep!
"Huh?!"
"The alarm is on! It's coming from P4!"
"That's my jurisdiction! What happened?!"
When we got there, he'd turned into a deadly weapon and killed two of the lab scientists.
"...At last! My miseries will end today...Jerome, I don't wanna kill you because we've known each other for a long time...But...I'm going to kill all of the scientists...and now I have 23 more to kill..." He turned to the dogs, one scientist hang limp from his mouth, dead.
"Why?! We can't let you do that!" Jerome shot back.
"Look at me! It's all their fault! Nobody can control my anger!" P4 rushed forward. " I used to be a normal dog like you - - And that's why I don't wanna kill you." The guard dogs attacked viciously to subdue the rampaging experiment.
His powerful blow broke my shoulders...I was useless. But we all risked our lives to protect the lab! He bounced off all of us...and took off without slaughtering all the humans...but 3 days later...we found that the manager of the lab was missing.
"AHHH! OH MY GOD!"
His body was found on a mountain, 3 miles from the lab. His body had been mutilated, and this was a message to everyone...he was out for revenge.
End of flashback...
"Since then, I've dueled with him twice. I used to have 15 followers, but now, there are only 4 of us..." Jerome told the dogs. "I'm sorry to invade your territory, but this is all because of our boss...We must clean up the mess our boss caused."
"Fair enough. Go take care of him then." Smith spoke. "But this isn't gonna make us sit back and relax!"
"However a word of advice," Jerome approached the structure of Gajou, his 4 followers close behind him, "Don't rush in so foolishly or you'll end up dead."
"The soldiers of Ohu," Smith stated calmly. "never backs down from a challenge so easily nor do they fear death itself! They are willing to put their lives at risk for the sake of our paradise!"
"Well spoken old man." Tokimune whispered while Tony and Akame's substitute nodded their heads in agreement.
"Heh..." Jerome commented before turning is attention forward. The wind ruffled his coat lightly as he deciphered a quick plan of action to end it all with his old friend.
Inside Gajou...
"Huff. Huff. Huff." Alayus went deeper and deeper in, searching for a good spot. She can hear the distinctive padding of enormous paws creeping behind her.
There must be something here I can use. She quickly dashed around looking for a solution. She ended up in a small chamber and an idea hits her. That's it! She exclaimed and faced the opening she came from. Breathing noise echoed and soon the large snout of P4 emerged and the huge dog wiggled his way in, piercing eyes zeroed in on the German Shepherd pup in front of him.
"You little brat...this is the end of the line for you...even though I don't wanna kill you, your bothersome antics infuriate me and I no longer have the will to keep you alive."
"The same goes for you, bring it on!" Alayus answered, crouching down and pulled her lips up in a snarl. She wasn't going to lose here.
A/N: And finished with this chapter! I hoped it was good enough. Please R&R to give me some feedback, it's much appreciated! :D