A/N: first I would like to apologize for taking this down three times and reposting it. The numbers in the paragraphs refer to notes at the bottom of the story. I wrote this and rewrote it also took me forever to post it because I'm a college student and I don't have much time on my hands.
Alex sits comfortably in the ROCC watching the other Joes as each of them do their own pre-battle routine. Snake Eyes carefully examines each of his swords, his two katanas and a dagger that he keeps in his boot incase his other two swords snap in half which doesn't usually happen. Duke was making sure his pistol was cleaned and ready to fire if needed which mostly was going to happen considering he needs to get through the BATs, which were the mechanical minions of Cobra's. High Tech watches the radar carefully encase something pops up.
Alex attempts to mentally prepare himself but he has no idea what he's up against.
"Duke, what are we up against exactly?" The young man of the group asks the leader of the team.
"Well, B. are Battle Android Troopers which is a basic exoskeleton with two laser cannons in each hand. A second version of the exoskeleton has wings, but no arm gun. A third version known as Ninja B.A.T. is gray with armor plating and blades on its forearms, which can be launched at targets.(1) Then you have Zartan is a master of disguise and is very sneaky. Baroness is an intelligence officer to Cobra. Storm Shadow is a Ninja agent captured and brainwashed by Cobra. He acts as Cobra Commander's bodyguard. Snake Eyes knows Storm Shadow better than any of us but we don't get much out of him for it," Duke explains.
"Man, that's a lot better than what I've heard before," Alex mutters, "MI6 never has given me that much information on an enemy."
"Oh and before I forget," Duke continues, "Don't go up against Storm Shadow. Contact Snake Eyes if you have a run in with him."
This makes Alex perk his head up, "Why not?"
Duke sighs and Alex feels the temper drop ten degrees, "Storm Shadow is a highly trained ninja. You could die if you go up against him. We don't need you dying on us, Devil."
"Thanks for the information. It will make the job easier," Alex says, grateful to have that information.
"Anything else you need to know?" Scarlet questions the sixteen year old.
"No, that was helpful enough. Thank you."
"No problem. If you haven't fought with us before we always give you the information of the people you're going up against. That's the way Joes work," Scarlet confirms for him.
Hi-Tech walks up to him and hands him a weapon, "Ever shot a gun before?"
"Once or twice," Alex answers the tall blonde.
"Alright, this is a crossbow almost like Scarlet's, but I tried to configure it to you," Hi-Tech explain. He hands the young man an object that looks like a gun but has an arch on the top.
"Interesting," Alex comments, examining the weapon that Hi-Tech gave him. The only weapons that Alex got to use were gadgets such as cutter CD player.
Cobra Commander sits on his thrown as a tall woman with brown hair stands in front of him waiting for her orders. The Cobra Commander is dressed in all blue armor with a flowing red cape that reached from his shoulders down to his ankles while standing up. His face is covered with a white sheet that reached from ear to ear but showed his piercing eyes.
Baroness is dressed in a grey jumpsuit that reaches up to her neck, the sleeves are cut off right after her shoulders. Her gloves has a red stripe around the upper half of the bicep and then grey going half way down the forearm and then red continuing to the palm and thumb. Her fingers looked mechanical. The red holsters are positioned around the thighs. A thin red belt is wrapped around her waist. Her hair reaches her shoulders, but bangs don't cover her forehead, instead they are parted in the center. Her rectangle glasses sit on her nose.
Standing beside Baroness, was a man dressed in white. His top was sleeveless. Red wrapped around his waist, arms that reached to his biceps, and also a red band around each bicep. Red patches on both knees. Wrapped around the calf of his legs were also red. On left side of his chest was a cobra head. The only thing that you could see was his eyes. His Caucasian skin showed through the mask. A red ribbon wrapped from his waist to around his neck and crosses back to reach to his waist again separating a good five inches. Behind the white clad ninja stood another enemy, Zartan.
Zartan had metal along the top chest area and rounded to his shoulders and stopped right above his elbow. Around his forearms was more metal divided into three secons and then rounded off at the gloves on top of his hand. Black gloves were on his hands. Around his abs was red but went down to halfway his calves. Gun shelled colored boots on his feet but right above the ankles were one inch grey bands. Around the top of the boots were two inch bands that pointed at one point right below the knee. On either side of his thighs was grey plating. His head is covered with a burgundy scarf that showed his face. Blue was across his face that made it looked like it was tattooed on but went across half of the bridge of his nose and angled down his cheeks stopping before his mouth.
"Send the B. to England," Cobra Commander hisses at the minions.
"Right away Cobra," Baroness sneers with a heavy accent dripping through her voice.
"There is a power stone there?" Storm Shadow questions.
"Of course there is," Cobra Commander snaps.
"So Devil what are you doing with the Joes?" Scarlett inquires as they get closer and closer to their destination.
"I can't really tell you that. I want to, but I could get killed if I tell you," Alex (Devil) answers.
"Look, if you are in some kind of trouble we can get you out of it," Duke says confidently.
"Unfortunately, if I tell you anything you could get in a whole lot of trouble as well. I can't let that happen," Alex states.
*We don't care if we get in trouble* Snake eyes signs to him after tapping the young man on the shoulder.
"You don't understand. They are blackmailing me into doing stuff," Alex growls at them. His temper is rising. The anger is burning in his eyes. His hands start to clench, the nails dig into his skin. The muscles in his back tense.
"How are they blackmailing you?" High Tech questions.
"I've said too much already," Alex informs them.
"Tell us," Duke commands.
"I really can't. I've got too many enemies as it is," Alex tells them.
"Let us help," Jinx says cheerfully.
"I can't," Alex's voice getting deeper and deeper as the conversation continued, "Can we drop it please?"
"I guess so, but that doesn't mean we won't discuss it later," Duke agreed, "We have a mission to complete anyways."
"Alex didn't you say that you were from England?" Kamakura inquired.
"Yes, but I am from London," Alex explains, "I hope we don't run into anyone I know there otherwise I'm in trouble."
Alex arrives in London and notices a few robots in front of Big Ben. Their mechanical arms begin to fire at the Joes as they exit out of the ROCC. Scarlet takes her position and begins firing at the B.. Snake Eyes dashes forward wielding his swords at either side, slicing through the metal armor of the B.. Kamakura flips over Jinx and begins slicing as well.
"Wow, these things don't look pretty," Devil (Alex) comments. Out of the corner of the young man's eye, he notices a dash of white.
"I see my brother is busy and sent a boy to do his dirty work," Storm Shadow sneers.
"Never underestimate who you are going up against," Devil informs the ninja.
"Well, shall we test your skills?" Storm Shadow taunts.
As Devil is about to reply a black form appears over his head and lands in front of him. The black clad ninja nods and Devil shakes his head. Snake Eyes' raises one hand signing to get away.
*Duke warned you not to face him in battle.*
"I know he did, but that doesn't stop enemies from attacking me," Devil explains.
"You can understand him!?" Storm Shadow exclaims in shock.
"Of course," Devil yells, laughing.
"Who taught you how to understand him?"
"Someone," Devil replies, smirking.
Snake Eyes strikes Storm Shadow aiming at the white clad ninja's arm. Storm Shadow quickly dodges the attack before the steel blade connects with the bare skin.
Devil turns to give Snake Eyes some cover fire and is amazed at the accuracy of the weapon that Hi- Tech provided him. It hits three B. at one time. The lasers extend from the crossbow to show where the bullets are going to hit. Devil has his finger on the trigger and applies pressure to the trigger as three bullets fly through the air. The dark haired woman appears beside Duke placing a blaster to his head and wrapping her arm around his neck.
"No one move or your commander here will get it," Baroness sneers, her voice drips with a heavy accent.
Devil softly curses to himself but notices something behind the raven haired woman. The Baroness is not paying attention to what is going on behind her. Jinx and Kamakura are making signs to their sensei and the sensei is making unnoticeable yeses and nos. Jinx dashes forward when she notices Duke push the gun away from his head. Jinx rapidly pulls a sword out from its sheath and places it to the Baroness's neck angling the blade to lay along the jaw line.
"Let him go," Jinx seers at the older woman.
"Never going to happen," Baroness replies.
"You will and if you don't you could be easily killed," Jinx threatens.
Devil notices something glint behind Jinx and it getting closer and closer. The enemy's sword is drawn and looks like they are going to slice Jinx in half. The white ninja gets his sword closer to her.
"Jinx, look out!" Devil shouts. Jinx turns just in time to see the blade slashing at her. Jinx raises a second blade, not releasing her hold on Baroness, and protects herself, by putting the blade behind her back.
A/N: Alright sorry this is soo short but I couldn't think of anything. I mean I have the battle surroundings I just didn't add them but will add them next chapter. Thanks to Starspejd and Kat Ranger for the pictures. Also I know it's a cliffy and you can hate me all you want for it. I have an enemy that is going to pair up with cobra just don't have the motive figured out
Got the info from Wikipedia
Used pictures from google images to describe the enemies.
