Misery in the mountains.
CH. 3: What is that thing?!
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"Man this thing is fast! Whatever you do Ruby, don't lose it's trail!" Martin huffed as he followed the young werewolf through the forest. The duo continued to follow the creature until they came to a stop in a clearing at the edge of the town. Ruby lifted her head and sniffed the air.
"No way, this is impossible! I just had it!" She growled before putting her nose to the ground and making a small circle around the area.
"What's going on RC? Why aren't we following that thing?" Martin demanded.
Ruby began to pace, scanning the clearing with every sense she had, "I lost the scent! I never lose the scent! I-It's like that thing just ... just disappeared!"
Martin activated his U-watch, "Something like that doesn't just 'disappear' RC, maybe the Alpha goggles will help us find what you … I mean, we lost." The familiar flash of blue light shot from the U-watch as Martin grabbed his Alpha goggles.
Ruby didn't seem to take notice of any of this as she continued to pace and mumble to herself, "I almost never lose a scent, never! I'm the best tracker in the Center! The only time I ever lose a target is when ... it ...!" Her eyes widened in realization and she froze in her spot, her head snapped up to look at the tree tops. There, perched in a pine tree above the two Center agents, was the beast! It looked like a shaved coyote with an alligator head, four red and pupiless eyes, a long tail with two spikes at the end and large fangs, it had to be about the same size as Java too. With a vicious snarl the thing jumped from the tree, heading straight for Martin, "Boss watch out!"
"Watch out for wha-?" Martin began before Ruby tackled him. Seconds later the creature landed where Martin had been standing.
"For that!" Ruby snarled as she stood to confront the creature. The two began to circle each other, snarling and growling in an attempt to scare the other off while also sizing up their opponent in case the confrontation lead to a fight.
"Whoa, ok, time to pull out the X-rod." Martin muttered, but when he reached for his U-watch he found that it wasn't there. It had been knocked off his wrist when Ruby tackled him and it now sat a good ten feet away from him, almost in the middle of the clearing. He scrambled to his feet and made a mad dash for the U-watch, frantically pressing the buttons when he finally reached it.
Ruby, meanwhile, was trying her best to avoid being stabbed by the beast's tail, "A net would really help right about now, Boss!" She growled, dodging another strike from the tail. Suddenly the creature grabbed her right front leg in its jaws, causing Ruby to howl in pain as she felt the bone begin to crack. The creature's tail rose high into the air, ready to strike the now immobile werewolf, when a net covered it and sent it flying into the clearing. The sudden surprise of the net forced the creature to release Ruby's leg.
Martin knelt beside Ruby, "Are you alright?"
Ruby groaned, turning into a human and clutching her right arm close to her body, "It's fractured, it's definitely fractured. I'm not going to be walking on all fours for a few weeks, aw man, M.O.M.'s gonna kill me!"
"Let me take a look." Martin ordered after he activated his U-watch's First-aid kit. Ruby hesitantly extended her arm, it was torn up pretty bad, and blood oozed from the wound, but thankfully it was nothing too serious for either of the Center agents to handle. Martin cleaned the wound with water and alcohol, much to the displeasure of the young werewolf as her nose was very sensitive and the alcohol had a strong odor. He then placed the arm in a splint and wrapped it comfortable with gaze.
"What about the creature Boss?" Ruby questioned when she realized that the beast had shredded the net and was now running across the clearing towards the mountains.
"We'll figure out a way to catch it later, right now we need to see if the others found anything." Martin sighed. He activated the communication transmission on his U-watch, "Diana? Sapphire? Can you guys hear me?"
There was a second of silence before Diana's holographic image appeared, "Yeah we can hear you, what's up? Did you guys get a good look at that thing you were so stupidly chasing?"
Martin smiled, "You could say that, Ruby got a nice up close and personal look that's for sure. How about you? Did you find anything?"
This time it was Sapphire's face that appeared, "We found some kind of research lab as well as a case of videos. What do you mean by 'up close and personal look' anyway?"
"Never mind you'll find out later, can you send us your coordinates so we can meet you there?" Marin asked sweetly.
"Fine fine be that way, here you go. See you in a few minutes." Sapphire sighed and ended the transmission. The two Center agents slowly made their way back to the town, following the directions on Martin's U-watch to find the others.
Chapter three is done and edited! Read and review please!