Chapter 5 – The Strong Survive

Sergeant Sousuke Sagura was one of the few people to be granted a mechanized robot as his weapon. However, his mech wasn't simply a mech, it was the ARX-7 Arbalest, complete with an AI named Al.

A useful feature of Sousuke's mech was the stealth mode. He could completely dissappear from view at the press of a button. Sousuke grew up in the military since he was a young child and was well prepared for situations such as the Program.

Sousuke was just about to rest for the day on the edge of a clearing when a boy walked into the middle of the field. "This person doesn't know what they're doing," thought Sousuke in his invisible Arbalest as he took aim with his large gun, "Coming out in the middle of a field in the heat of the day is idiotic."

Sousuke took aim with his gun and locked onto his unsuspecting victim. "Simple math, 35 minus 34 equals one survivior." Sousuke shot his mech's invisible gun. It was a perfect shot and would have instantly killed the victim if a wall of sand hadn't erected itself in between the bullet and the boy.

"What?" thought Sousuke as he took another shot. The same result. "I've given away my position!" yelled Sousuke diving to the side.

Gaara turned to look in the direction the shot came from. Seeing nothing Gaara reasoned the possibility of an invisible enemy. "Quicksand Waterfall Current!" said Gaara pressing his hands together. Suddenly a huge tidal wave of sand formed in front of Gaara and came towering towards Sousuke.

The towering wall of sand came towards Sousuke leaving him no time to react. "I need to activate the Lambda Driver!" thought Sousuke. Suddenly, as soon as Sousuke had pictured a sheild forming to block the sand in his head, a sheild formed around his Arbalest.

"Hm?" said Gaara looking at this new unexpected development. This was one of the few people to actually survive Gaara's first attack and he wasn't about to make the same mistake again.

"Desert Coffin!" said Gaara outstretching his open hand towards the mech. Immediently, the sand surrounding Sousuke lept up at him from all sides catching him off guard. Gaara took the mech encased in sand and lifted it up into the air. "Desert Funeral!" said Gaara closing his hand into a fist.

Immediently the sand crushed the Arbalest and Sousuke inside. Gaara turned away from the wreckage and continued walking, emotionless.

*****

Alucard, one of two immortals involved in the Program was finding himself face to face with three others at once. Rukia Kuchiki, Ichigo Kurosaki, and Spike had formed an early alliance. Alucard took a step closer to the three in the middle of the city's baseball stadium.

"Leave or we'll fight!" yelled Ichigo at the top of his lungs.

Alucard simply grinned and pulled one of his guns out and took aim at Spike.

Immediently Spike dove behind Ichigo.

Alucard fired three shots which were blocked by Ichigo's Zangetsu.

Spike popped out from behind Ichigo and shot Alucard in the body with all his ammunition in the Uzi he was given by Rukia.

Alucard fell to the ground.

"Phew," said Rukia lowering her sword, "I actually thought we were going to have to release our zanpaktous there. Good shooting Spike!"

Suddenly, Spike fell down, a bullet hit Spike in the chest.

Ichigo and Rukia turned to see a fully healed Alucard standing on his feet and aiming his gun at the vacant spot where Spike used to stand.

"Spike!" yelled both Rukia and Ichigo.

Rukia turned to face Alucard, "Dance, Sode no Shirayuki!" she yelled, releasing her sword to its true form.

Immediently Alucard was encased in a pillar of ice that reached the heavens.

"I'm ok!" said Spike getting up and pulling apart his shirt revealing the Kevlar vest he was given in his pack.

"Phew," said Rukia and Ichigo simultaniously.

"Well, I suppose I'll finish our friend off," said Ichigo pointing his sword at the pillar Alucard was frozen in. "If an entire magazine of ammunition wouldn't kill him, I doubt a pillar of ice would."

Suddenly Ichigo slashed his sword downwards and yelled "Getsuga Tenshou!" A large blue slash of energy came flying out of Ichigo's sword and went through the pillar slicing Alucard's head off.

"Good shot Ichigo," complimented Spike.

"I'm about done here," said Ichigo looking over the field, "I was never a big fan of baseball."

The three turned to leave. Their backs turned just long enough for Alucard's body to heal. Suddenly Rukia's head practically exploded, Ichigo and Spike turned to see Alucard just fine 100 yards back and aiming his gun at them.

His gun was smoking; he killed Rukia with one shot. "Bastard!" yelled Ichigo.

Suddenly Spike fell down with a bullet hole through his head.

Ichigo looked at him and then at Alucard. "Bankai!" he yelled, transforming into his Bankai form. "I'm gonna kill you…"

*****

The Elric brothers were making their way through the woods, slowly but surely towards their target. L was familiar with Madagascar's terrain and told the Elric's of a military base just South of their starting point.

This is where the three were heading. L had talked himself into riding inside Al's open chest cavity. Ed didn't like the idea of L being so close to Al's blood seal but was sure that if L tried anything he would be more then enough to take on the pale hunchback.

"It's only a little further," said L from inside Al's belly as the three reached the top of a hill looking over a large city. "The military base is on the other side of that city," said L feeling safe.

"What exactly do you expect us to find at this military base?" said Edward sounding rather annoyed that this newcomer had already pushed his way to leader of the group.

"Well, the base has the necessary equipment I need for my plan to escape this Program," said L to Edward, "Your reward for helping me will be to safely escape with me."

"What?" said Al looking at his stomach which L was inside, "How do you plan on escaping this island?"

"That is something I can't say while they're listening," said L nonchalantly.

"Who's listening?" said Ed and Al in unison.

"Whoever is making us participate in this game," said L biting his thumb, "Do you honestly expect them to market their show without audio?" L tapped his collar, "That's where these come in, there is a 96% chance that these things contain microphones recording every word we say. I know that if I designed them they would record audio."

L's speech was interrupted by a loud noise coming from the city. All three of them looked towards the buildings. Suddenly a figure in a mask and black cloak with a sword flew out of a nearby baseball stadium.

A figure that L and Al recognized as the killer of Vash was getting beat around in mid-air by this figure in black

"Getsuga Tenshou!" shouted Ichigo as he released a huge blast of black and red spiritual pressure at Alucard. Alucard's guns had already been disintegrated by Vizard Ichigo's earlier attacks and he was just struggling to stay alive.

"Getsuga Tenshou!" yelled Vizard Ichigo as he released another beam attack from his sword.

Alucard could feel his body carbonizing, "Shit, I'm not healing fast enough."

"This one's for Spike! Getsuga Tenshou!" Ichigo released a blast twice as great as the last two. This blast completely disintegrated Alucard's bottom half.

"And this one is for Rukia, bastard!" yelled Ichigo as he flash stepped behind Alucard and released one final blast unparalleled to any other he'd ever released. The black and red ray of energy blotted out L's, Ed's, and Al's view of the city.

Alucard was completely disintegrated and could not recover. Vizard Ichigo had won, but at what cost?

*****

Beyond Birthday was on the trail of his next intended victim. His radar pointed him in the direction of Aizen, one of the single greatest threats for everyone on the island. Beyond Birthday spotted the sword on Aizen's hilt as he was stalking the soul reaper.

"I need to be wary of this one," thought Beyond Birthday. "I can't let myself be seen until it is his time to die." Beyond Birthday had been blessed with the ability to see anyone's name and date of death with his eyes. Beyond Birthday couldn't see his own death date however.

"Who's there?" said Aizen turning into the bushes Beyond Birthday was hiding in.

"Ah, it seems you've spotted me," said Beyond Birthday standing up revealing himself. "And I thought my eye's ability find people would help me in this game," said Beyond Birthday aloud bluffing to Aizen. "Will he take the bait?" wondered Beyond Birthday.

"Your eyes have the ability to find people?" said Aizen quizzically, "How useful. Tell me stranger, if I leave you alive will you help me find people? I promise to make your inevitable death as painless and quick as possible."

"Well, it seems I have no choice," said Beyond Birthday. "He's mine!" smiled Beyond Birthday, "You may call me Ryuzaki," said Beyond Birthday scratching the back of his leg with his other foot.

"I am called Aizen."

"I know," said Ryuzaki smiling evilly at Aizen.

Aizen smiled at Ryuzaki, his new minion. "Tell me Ryuzaki, where can I find some people to kill?"

"Please, follow me Aizen," said Beyond Birthday heading back into the woods.

"As long as Aizen doesn't know that I am using the radar to find people he will be forced to keep me alive," smiled Beyond Birthday, "I'll simply have to keep the fact that I own this radar a secret from Aizen and kill him when it is his time to die."

*****

Sasuke Uchiha had stumbled upon a house with a light on and gone inside. Sasuke had gotten rid of his designated weapon the minute he set eyes on it. "Steriods, what a joke," thought Sasuke.

Sasuke entered the house and went upstairs only to see a young blonde girl he recognized from the start of the game sitting at a table writing something near a window with a telescope.

Sasuke began to perform some hand seals and his hand began to glow with electricity.

The girl at the table noticed this but strangely just kept writing at a more hurried pace. "What's this girl up to?" thought Sasuke as he charged at Misa Amane.

Misa quickly stood up from writing, "Done!" she yelled as she slammed the pen on the table.

"Chidori!" yelled Sasuke as he plunged his arm through Misa's torso. Sasuke quickly noticed what the girl was writing. "Sasuke Uchiha," was written clearly on the page. "What's this?" questioned Sasuke as his hand grazed over the page.

"MISA!" he heard a yell behind him. Sasuke turned to see a young man with brown hair run toward the body of the girl he had just killed. "Misa! Don't die! I need you!"

"L-Light, I killed him," Misa went limp in Light's arms.

Sasuke was confused and looked at the two. Suddenly he began to understand when a pain in his chest suddenly appeared. "AHHH!" yelled Sasuke tearing his shirt open at his heart.

Sasuke fell down dead, leaving Light with Misa's useless dead body.

17 dead, 18 to go

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Damn… I was surprised when I killed Misa off and I thought Sasuke would go longer… but I suppose even Aizen would have trouble living when his name is written in the death note… Finally got rid of Alucard… he was annoying me… Dumb immortal _