Chapter 3
"REX TAKE HIM OUT!" Six shouted down the communicator in the boy's ear, the Espanic boy smirked and flexed his fingers while the wind rusted through his hair; Relishing in the click which rippled from each one. Stepping forwards he balanced on the edge of the tall skyscraper he stood upon, His jacket flowing outwards behind him as he gazed down at the catastrophe below him. California's normally sun stained streets laid in ruins as a large E.V.O flew and darted between the tall buildings, Smirking the boy rolled his head.
"Yep will do Six- Just waiting-" Rex uttered as he watched the large wings of the dragonfly like E.V.O glimmer in the sun, Speeding towards the skyscraper he stood upon. Six tried frantically to keep up on the providence hover-board behind him, However the creature kept on darting forwards and backwards. With what Rex had noticed as a pattern.
"REX!" Six almost bellowed, The teenage boy sighed and shook his head clenching his fist as if it test it.
"Alright six I know what im doing" He answered almost too cockily from his position, Stepping forwards the teenage boy practically threw himself off the building, Holding his arms outwards straight as she powered through the air, The whips of wind tumbling off his streamlined form as he powered downwards and towards the dark figures before him. Clenching his fist the boy willed his large fists to build, His soft skin hand becoming encased in the thick metal he was so accustomed to. Positioning them forwards he was propelled even faster, "AND… IMPACT!" Rex cried as his fist hit the E.V.O's back, Sending them both tumbling downwards.
Growling in anger the E.V.O lashed outwards, Its claw like hand slashing across his chest; Making the wound deep and jagged, Rex groaned in pain barely finding enough time to bite his lip; preventing the cry which lingered on his lips from ripping outwards. The claw remained in his skin as the E.V.O squaked, Its armour over the arm peeling backwards as it revealed a stinger almost similar to a scorpion. Squaking again the Evo released a stream of toxins, One's which caused Rex to groan in pain again, finding the strength to lift his fist upwards and hit the animal off him. His metallic fists broke away in a roar of pain as he tumbled backwards, his eyes slipping closed as a flood of images flooded his mind; Bright lights and blurred images; Ones of which he could never distinguish.
Still tumbling through the air, The two barely found enough time to prevent the impact to the ground. Rex reopened his closed eyes and gazed upwards to the ever passing blue sky; spotting Six's dark green suit balancing on the board as he changed direction and instead headed towards him, The boy sighed and focused on the nanite's which pulsed within him; Pushing past the wall of pain which split through his head, Willing them to activate the boy smirked in pain as he rebuilt his fists, Wrapping them around him just in-time to break the fall.
With a loud crash, rock and dust were sent into the air in large plumes; blowing across the ravine created by the tall buildings before eventually clearing and leaving the tangled body of a teenage boy and an E.V.O. Groaning Rex rolled his head to the side, Ignoring the gawping faces from passerby's as he propped himself up with his elbows, The E.V.O screeched and raised its wings, recovering from the fall quicker than Rex himself.
"Okay maybe that didn't go to plan-" Rex muttered as he clutched at his chest, ignoring the ever growing crimson stain on his shirt. The E.V.O seemed to respond with a growl as it stood upwards; flicking its wings outwards as it knocked some of the passerby's away; spurring them into panic as they screamed. Six crashed to the ground beside the teen, Slipping his arm around him as he propped him upwards.
"SIX WATCH OUT!" Rex gasped as he pushed the man off him, The E.V.O Spurred forwards with such pace the teenager and mentor nearly were caught in its vice like claws. Crashing to the ground the boy flicked his wrist outwards, causing his B.F.S to extend outwards; and with a flash of light glinting across its surface he slashed the back of the E.V.O causing it to screech even louder. Glaring at Rex the E.V.O Took of in a blast of wind, Its dark body dissipating in the bright day as the teenager leaned back to the ground, His hand breaking apart as dark spots pranced across his vision.
"Rex?" Six questioned as he appeared in the teenagers view, Rex laughed and shifted uncomfortably.
"Holiday we need a jump jet now- Rex is down" Six uttered as he pressed his finger into his ear, the boys face slowly dropped as his eyes slipped into the back of his head; However before he could drop into unconsciousness he forced his eyes open once again and met six's stoic ones,
"Hey six-" Rex murmured as his speech began to slur, "Can you make sure im better by seven- I need too…"
But the darkness consumed him before he could finish his sentance.
Elaine usually didn't opt for mixing with people; None at all- she only ever really spoke to another soul when she was in class, Or whenever she was absorbing some strangers nanites, But this boy? Rex? Seemed genuine, She had only finished school when she spotted the game of basketball; And being as inquisitive as she was she had walked over, Only to have her sight become locked with the espanic boy. Something about him- She just couldn't put her finger on. His nanites however pulsed within him, they were different and it took nearly ever ounce of willpower within her to hold herself off.
"Sarah" The blonde girl turned at the name of one of her many identities, smiling as an old woman with a withered face and cold eyes wandered over, Her face however filled with the warmest smile she had seen. "Thankyou for helping out again darling-",
"Oh that's no problem Mrs Hillenberg" Elaine uttered softly as she extended a hand outwards and helped the woman over to her arm chair, The teenager bit her lip as the temptation to absorb the old and dying nanites within the woman filled her senses; Dragging her deeper into a reverie of which she struggled to escape.
"Have double your wage dear- $40 will do" The old woman whispered as she dug deep into her purse and thrusted it towards the teenage girl. Elaine gawped as she accepted the money and released her grip on the older woman. Instead inclining her head slightly in awe.
"T-Thanks" She stammered as she thrusted the money into her pocket and smiled again, "Ill be back tomorrow"
"No" The old woman hissed as her smile dropped and she tilted her head towards the girl, "I have a feeling we wont be seeing eachother again-"
"Mrs Hillenberg.." Elaine questioned as she stepped forwards but the old woman's eyes drifted closed; staying that way until a few seconds later when they blinked open again in confusion, Her face smiling slightly as her hands shook in panic. "Im sorry- I must have dozed off… Who are you?"
"Sarah, Im your carer but… I might not be for longer…." Elaine whispered as she backed off, the old woman simply smiled and waved her hand upwards before turning towards her book. Spinning on her heel the blonde glanced down at her phone while she walked briskly from the small house and towards her own shed like shack; Ever since she had arrived she had been living in the abandoned house- Never touched by a single soul because of rumours of ghosts, and spiders the size of dogs. In all honesty Elaine could answer the questions as all lies, Ever since she had moved in she hadn't seen a single sign of previous life. But she wouldn't be returning for long that night, Instead she had plans.
Clicking onto her phone she glanced at the time, 5:30, There was long enough- she had time to get ready, change her clothes, do her hair and most likely walk to their meeting place. Smiling she opened up a text message and began to type efficiently onto the keypad, While glancing upwards at her surroundings. The last thing she needed was to be attacked in the middle of the roughest place in the whole of the city.
'Are you ready to be thrashed in Basketball? Or have you chickened out again?'
Hayley
Content with the message, Elaine clicked the send button and turned her walk into a run as she spotted her dishevelled home from three blocks away. For once she was going to be an average teenager for a night; Not constantly tossing and turning in fear, Not running from the men dressed in clad black and white- instead going out and playing basketball with another teen. Nothing to worry about. And no providence.
"ARGGGGGHHHHHHH" Rex howled in pain as he thrashed on the bed he was situated in, Her hand flinging outwards and smashing into Six's chest. Holiday rushed around the lab, Her hands seeking a single vial as she constantly glanced at the teenagers biometrics. In a rush of colour the boy had been brought in unconscious; A single cut across the front of his chest, filled with toxins and infected. First of all she thought she was in some kind of nightmare but that quickly dissipated as the boy came around.
"Rex I need to you take this- The E.V.O released a toxin into your blood-" Holiday uttered as she used a single piece of D.N.A left over from the creature and mixed its toxins in with anabolic gel to create a more liquid like substance. Turning the woman walked over towards the teenager, Thrusting the vial towards him as she watched his glazed eyes flutter before her.
"Im fine" Rex muttered as she gasped in pain, Holiday smirked and opened her mouth to retort when the teens communicator began to vibrate once; The soft tune of an alert ringing through the air and the room. The teenager tilted his head and glanced at the white brick before him; Extending his hand outwards only to have the sixth most deadliest man stand before him.
"Take the medicine and then you get to see it" Six commanded with no emotion, Rex rolled his eyes before another sharp pain rocketed through his body causing his legs and arms to writhe outwards in pain.
"Rex-" Holiday began but before she could continue, Six marched forwards and snatched the vial from her hands; tipping it down the boys throat as he made the teenager administer the relief. Rex coughed and sneered as she foul concoction slipped down his throat, causing him to gag in annoyance. However the effect was instant, Sighing in relief the boy relaxed his eyes closing as the two adults before him sagged in their place.
"That was close" Holiday muttered as she turned and took the vial away from Six, Rex sighed and opened his eyes finally reaching across and picking up the communicator wincing as his side ached in pain.
"Tell me about it-" Rex uttered in return as he opened the message and smirked.
'Are you ready to be thrashed in Basketball? Or have you chickened out again?'
Hayley
The boy clicked onto reply and began to formulate his own comeback, One which didn't really do him any justice.
'Hell yeah- Lets make this interesting… If I win you have to come with me to get a Burrito'
Rex sent the message and closed the communicator, grasping onto his side as he sat upwards. His eyes locked with Holiday as she frowned at a set of results on the screen.
"What is it Doc?" Rex questioned as he watched Six move over towards the woman and gaze at the results also, Holiday and Six exchanged glances before muttering beneath their breathes with each-other. Something which Rex was interested in until his communicator vibrated with another reply,
'I wouldn't get your hopes us- I did used to play for the Girls England team you know… But If I win you need to do whatever I say when I need it'
Rex frowned at the text, He had been expecting something like buying some makeup- Or whatever girls like but a promise, that wasn't on his list. Sighing he closed the communicator without a reply and returned his attention onto Holiday,
"Whats wrong?" He asked again as he noticed that the two had been staring at him the whole time,
"The toxins the E.V.O released into you are not gone Rex, What I gave you was pain relief- You need to track down this creature and get me a better sample of its toxins otherwise-"
"The pain will come back?" Rex supplied cutting Holiday off from her speech, Swinging his legs over the boy shrugged and slipped down off the bed and onto somewhat shakier feet. "Ill lose my nanties- Because ive got the Omega I can handle that-"
Holiday frowned and stood upwards, sharing a small sad smile with Six. "Rex if you don't get the toxins, You will die- by sunrise"