Happy New Year! Although I am still hungover from my long night of *hiccup* drinking, I was somehow able to finish this chapter (without hopefully too many spelling errors, haha). So cheers to this new crappy year and lets see if it was better than the last crappy year. *takes another shot* Note to self, you cant get a hangover if you keep drinking....
Oh, and for the record, Kouji and Kouichi are NOT gay. I just wanted some comic relief in the last chapter ^_^ But no, they're straight so don't worry about incest or anything, haha. Also, this story probably should be in the crossover section...oh well, i might fix it later cuz I'm way too lazy right now :p
Red Rose
Chapter 4
Director Kakuzawa looked through the glass of the control room. In front of him was a large, metallic room, separated at the middle by a thick sheet of glass. In separate halves, Masaki and Kanae were being released from their gurneys, though their strait-jackets and metal helmets were kept on.
Kakuzawa pressed the button on the intercom. "Numbers Forty-Five and Fifty-One, pay attention. Today we will be seeing what your abilities are. You will be released from your restraints, but if you dare try anything, I will blow you up without hesitation. Do I make myself clear?"
The two figures nodded silently, waiting for their jackets to be removed. Kakuzawa nodded, signalling the scientists to go ahead. Silverman unfastened Kanae's jacket, then gently pulled off her helmet.
"Finally!" Kanae gasped, falling to her knees. "You're a fucking bastard for keeping us confined in those fucking metal chambers all night! And can we have some fucking clothes? And don't call me Number Fifty-One, you ignorant bastard. My name is Kanae."
The director only chuckled at her outburst, then watched as Masaki was freed from his restraints. He navy blue eyes seemed to burn into Kakuzawa's, yet a calm smile remained on his face.
"Hello, Director," he said. "Good to see that we're not being kept as prisoners, huh?"
"Cut the smart-talk," Kakuzawa growled. "I'm in no mood for your attitude."
Masaki's smile grew wider. "What attitude? I'm simply making a statement."
Kanae used her hands to fluff her pink hair, then looked at Masaki through the glass. Her amber eyes grew wide as she scanned up and down his naked nicely-toned body. Although Masaki was aware of her stares, he simply ignored them, uninterested.
"So, what exactly do you have in mind for us?" He asked Kakuzawa.
"I want to see what your abilities are," Kakuzawa replied. "I intend to find out how many vectors you have, their meter range, their strength, the whole nine yards."
"Is this really necessary?" Kanae asked, annoyed. "Can't we just leave and find the bitch?"
Kakuzawa groaned in irritation, rubbing his temples. "No, I want to make sure you can take her down before I send you. The strongest Diclonius I had was killed, and Zoe is the second strongest one I've ever studied. Not only is her strength amazing, but she is highly intelligent."
"But I thought you said she was injured," Kanae pointed out. "You did say that you found her horn on the pavement."
"Yes, but Dicloniuses can regrow their horns," he told her impatiently. "So they could've grown back by now and she could be stronger than ever. Now will you just do as I say before I detonate the explosives in your body? You're getting on my nerves."
Kanae glanced over at Masaki, taking a look at the twin horns on his head. Blue hair surrounded them for the most part, but they were still visible under the bright lights. Masaki turned to look at her, raising an eyebrow. Kanae immediately looked away, then glared at Kakuzawa.
"Fine, let's just get this over with already," she muttered.
"Looking forward to going back in that chamber?" Masaki asked teasingly.
"Shut up!" She hissed.
Kakuzawa stood up, his eyes wide. "Silence!"
Kanae glowered at the man. "Fine. What are we doing then?"
"You will have metal disks shot at you and I want you to use your vectors to deflect them," Kakuzawa said. "I will study you one at a time. Number Fifty-One, you will be first."
The female Diclonius rolled her eyes. "Whatever....and my name is Kanae, you dumb prick...."
By now the two scientists had joined Kakuzawa in the control room. The director pressed a small blue button on the control panel, and watched as eight tube-like contraptions rose from the the sides of the walls. The metal objects resembled cannons, but much smaller. He pushed another button and this time, steel disks shot out of the tubes. Kanae narrowed her eyes and concentrated as the disks flew at her. She released her vectors and easily deflected them, sending them hurtling across the room.
Professor Itami scrutinized her actions, quickly jotting down notes, as did Professor Silverman. Kakuzawa watched in amazement as the girl knocked away each disk away, almost with a bored look on her face. A few minutes later, he pushed the blue button again, ceasing the disks.
"Is that it?" Kanae asked, clearly agitated. "You saw what I could do. Now give me some friggen clothes and get me the hell out of here!"
"But we are not finished," the director replied. "That was the first and more simple of the tests. But try your luck with this one and let me know how it goes."
Kanae rolled her eyes. "Fine, but I can guarantee you that I'll be able to stop whatever the hell you throw at me."
"We shall see," Kakuzawa said, pushing an orange button.
The cannon-like tubes remained positioned, but instead of disks, heavy steel balls shot out of them. Kanae looked at them in surprise, but quickly blocked them with her vectors. She gritted her teeth in concentration, for the balls were not only much heavier than the disks, but were also shooting out much quicker.
"Fuck," she muttered, struggling to keep her pace.
Masaki looked at her with an amused smile, but kept silent. The balls crashed into the metal walls, as well as the glass wall separating her from the male Diclonius. After several minutes of the grueling challenge, Kanae's face was turning slightly red and she broke out into a sweat.
"Shit......" She was rapidly losing her strength and felt her knees shaking. "I...I can't take m-much more!"
However, Kakuzawa didn't halt the hurtling balls. Kanae's eyes narrowed even more and after another ten seconds, her entire body was shaking. She was beginning to duck away from the steel spheres, as she no longer had the energy to deflect them all.
"S-s-stop!" She cried out. "I can't h-hold them off anymore!"
Kanae yelped as one of the balls hit the side of her shin. Professor Silverman looked at Kakuzawa with concern.
"Would you like me to stop it?" She asked.
"No, not yet," he replied. "I'll stop it when I'm ready."
Another steel ball hit Kanae squarely in the shoulder, causing her to fall back with a cry. "Stop them! Please!"
The smile that had been on Masaki's face was disappearing and his navy eyes darkened a shade. Although he didn't care for the girl, he was not happy about the way she was being treated.
After another thirty seconds of Kanae desperately trying to evade the spheres, Kakuzawa pushed the orange button again. The balls stopped shooting and then the cannons retracted back into the walls. Kanae was crouched on the ground, her body beginning to bruise from the blows.
"You fucking bastard!" She screamed at Kakuzawa. "I told you to stop! Why didn't you listen to me?!"
Kakuzawa chuckled. "Because I knew that you could continue for longer. Don't you feel more accomplished?"
"No, you crazy asshole! I don't feel better," she hissed, slowly rising to her feet.
"So, what are her results?" Kakuzawa asked Itami, ignoring the angry girl.
Professor Itami looked down at his notes, skimming over what he wrote. "Well, by my calculations, she has four vectors, like Zoe's. However, she seems to have a three meter range, as oppose to Zoe's two meters. She is definitely not as strong though."
Kakuzawa sighed in annoyance, then pressed the intercom. "Number Fifty-One, would you like to hear your results?"
"I honestly don't give a shit," she growled, yet had a somewhat interested look on her face.
"Well, you probably already know this but you have four vectors, each with a three meter range. Those factors themselves are pretty good," he told her.
Kanae smiled, satisfied. "Are they better than Zoe's?"
"Well, you have the same amount of vectors, but yours have a longer range. Zoe's have only a two meter limit," Kakuzawa said.
"Good, I should have no problem-"
He cut her off before she could finish her sentence. "However, your strength is only adequate."
Kanae's face distorted with rage. "What? What do you mean by 'adequate'? Are you saying that I wasn't good enough?"
"Not exactly," he replied. "But Zoe could keep this very same training up for several hours without even breaking a sweat. You lasted about fifteen minutes."
"Bullshit!" She shouted. "There's no fucking way she could've kept it up for hours!"
Kakuzawa only grinned. "This was towards her last days at the facility before she escaped, that is. But even when we first started, she kept it up for well over an hour."
Kanae glared at him, her body shaking with fury. "Whatever....."
The director looked at Masaki. "Well, it looks like it's your turn now. Are you ready?"
Masaki shrugged nonchalantly. "Do I look like I'm going anywhere?"
"Then we will begin," he said, pushing the small blue button.
The cannons on Masaki's side of the room slowly made their way out of the walls, all pointed directly at him. Kakuzawa then pushed another button to begin the first test. Disks came flying at Masaki, who immediately deflected them with ease, as Kanae had done. Itami and Silverman glanced at each other, quickly scribbling notes down.
Masaki stood perfectly still as the disks bounced away from him and clatterd against the walls. His blocks seemed effortless and Kakuzawa decided to save himself some time and just change them to the metal spheres. He pushed the orange button, sending them flying forward. Masaki looked at the hurtling balls with little interest and continued to block himself with his vectors. The balls crashed every which way, and Kanae felt herself grow even angrier as he proved himself to be stronger than her.
"Let's increase the speed," Kakuzawa muttered, pressing a small black button.
The eight cylinders shot the balls out twice as fast, therefore two times harder. However, Masaki remained concentrated and didn't falter as the spheres pummeled into his fast-moving vectors. He smirked, deciding to have a bit of fun. Some of the balls were crushed and sliced in half before clattering to the floor. Kakuzawa rubbed his chin in fascination, increasing the speed one more time.
"If he wants to show off, let him," he said quietly.
By now the balls were being shot out almost as fast as bullets. Masaki quickly slammed them away with his vectors, causing several of them to become embedded into the walls and ceilings. One of them cracked the glass paneling separating him from Kanae. While he continued to deflect them, many more of them shattered and split, all the while he kept the same confident smirk on his face.
"Is this it?" He asked in a somewhat mocking tone.
Instead of being angered by his incredulous remarks, Kakuzawa grinned in excitement. He halted the barrage of spheres, then retracted the cannons back into the walls.
"What are his results?" He asked the scientists eagerly.
This time, Silverman gave him the answers. "According to his movements and the angles of the deflections, it has been determined that he has four vectors as well. But his have the range of four meters in length, and are very powerful by the looks of it. Possibly at the same level as Zoe."
"Excellent," Kakuzawa replied, holding down the button to the intercom. "I have good news for you, Number Forty-Five. While you only have four vectors like the others, yours have a range of four meters."
Masaki raised an eyebrow. "Is that so?"
"Yes, it is so, you insolent little bastard. Now let me continue before you really get on my nerves. It is obvious that you are much stronger than Number Fifty-One."
At that remark, Kanae glowered at them, furious to be outdone. However, they both ignored her angry stares.
"You are quite powerful and I think you are somewhere close to Zoe's level," Kakuzawa informed him. "Your powers rival hers and I'm hoping that your longer vectors will give you an advantage."
Masaki let out a dry laugh. "Well, when the time comes, we will find out. Won't we?"
"Tomorrow you two will be released. But keep in mind that you have tracking devices implanted in your bodies. So if you try to run away, I will still be able to detonate the explosives no matter where you are. You will be let out at ten o'clock in the morning, and you are to report back to the facility by six o'clock in the afternoon."
"Technically, six o'clock would be the evening," Masaki pointed out.
Kakuzawa slammed his fist down. "Stop trying to undermine me! Remember, you have eight hours to try to find Zoe, and get as much information about her as possible. Then report back to me and tell me everything you've learned."
"We will be getting clothes, right?" Kanae quipped.
"Yes, you will. But listen to me very carefully. Since you are both wanted for criminal charges, you may have an encounter with the authorities. Number Fifty-One, since you are still a minor, you may be able to get your way out of trouble easier. Don't cause a scene, and if you are arrested, call me and I will come get you," Kakuzawa said. "Just tell them that I'm your father."
Kanae made a disgusted face. "Gross, you're like eighty. You can't pass as my father."
"Then tell them I'm your grandfather," he hissed, then turned his attention to Masaki. "However, Number Forty-Five, you are more sought after. Therefore, I want you to run away if you can, rather than be arrested."
Masaki shrugged. "Running is one of the things I am best at. I have been doing it for quite some time now..."
"Yes, but if you must, kill the authorties who are pursuing you. I can't risk you getting arrested, seeing how you are wanted for murder," he told him.
"Why does he get to do what he wants?" Kanae complained.
"Because you don't have any known murder counts against you!" He practically yelled. "You were never charged with anything but shoplifting and breaking and entering, therefore nothing serious. Now if you'll excuse me, I have business matters to attend to."
Kakuzawa rose from his seat, then glanced at the scientists. He was seething by the Dicloniuses' comments and was in no mood to deal with them.
"Lock them back up," he commanded the scientists. "And don't bother me until I call you."
With that, he stormed out of the room, leaving Itami and Silverman to finish up their work. They exchanged glances and sighed, then went to the awaiting Dicloniuses.
Hopefully this chapter didn't suck too much so please review, and tell me what you think ^_^
future stories (ones that will be out within 1-2 months)
Untitled- Another one-shot lemon, only a reviewer asked if I could make a lemon using Takuya and Zoe's digimon forms (Agunimon x Kazemon) Although I'm really not into making digimon have sex, I'm okay with this particular pairing because they resemble humans anyway. Just dont want to do animal-looking digimon go at it ^_^; If you dont like it or are not interested, then dont read.
Untitled- Based on the video game Left4Dead. Haven't played it and I need to do some research so that I dont fuck it up too badly. May take a few weeks to have it ready, so in the meantime I'll try to play it. Takumi of course (probably around 10 chapters or so)
Untitled- I'm still a bit unsure of this particular one, but I am definitely interested in it. Inspired by the movie, The Crow. Probably one of the best films I have ever seen, and I am hoping to get a good story off of this. Will only be around 5-7 chapters long (most likely), and will be Takumi. But again, I'm not sure if I'll do it. I need to think about it more and screw around with the story-line.