10. Saving Private Ryu
Wesker made his way through the thick vines and tangled forestry. The dense jungle was already getting on his last nerve, but the fact that someone else called him a fool lingered in his mind. He growled as he pushed away branch after branch, shuffling through the neverending brush.
His growls turned into snarls as he mumbled to himself.
Wesker: Those idiots. Imbeciles. I hope they all die here. How dare they call ME a fool!
Wesker's fury boiled inside of him. He hated them. All of them. The thought of terrible things happening to them was the only thing keeping him from totally blowing his steam. He thought of Chris trying to shoot the creature with his handgun, only for it to have no effect and him getting his neck snapped in the process.
A smile of joy appeared on Wesker's face. He trudged through the jungle but little did he know, someone was following him.
Wesker: If you're going to follow me, please do so quietly.
Dormammu appeared from the shadows and stood before Albert Wesker.
Dormmamu: My apologies. I did not mean to disturb her majesty!
Wesker: Pah. You're going to insult me? Consider this meeting adjourned.
Dormammu: You are too quick to anger, Albert. Despite your cold demeanor you are very sensitive.
Wesker: Sensitive? I could care less what you think.
Dormammu: Is that why you stormed off in an angry uproar after they called you a fool?
Wesker: That has nothing to do with it. I was just tired of their incoherent babbling.
Dormammu: Hahaha. Wrong. I can sense the anger inside you, Albert. There is more to it than that.
Wesker: Your senses fail you. How pitiful.
Wesker turned his back to walk away, but quickly stopped in his tracks as Dormammu raised his voice.
Dormammu: The truly pitiful fact is that you can't take a few words from meaningless vermin. You took it to heart. I saw the look on your face when Chris managed to counter you. Face it, Albert. They raped you verbally.
Wesker went silent. He stared ahead as if to debate on ignoring Dormammu completely or turning back and retaliating. He decided on the former as he began to walk forward.
Dormammu: Albert. Are you looking for Magneto? Doom? MODOK?
Wesker didn't say a word. He kept walking, fading slowly from view.
Dormammu laughed. He stretched his arm out as fire escaped from his hands to light the way.
Dormammu: Interesting. Very interesting.
Dormammu laughed once more as he began to walk diagonal of the way Wesker went.
Dante and Co. steadliy made their way through the forest as well. They were intent on finding their friend Ryu, after he had been knocked into the heart of the forest by the creature.
Dante: Where is he..?
Chris: Don't worry so much Dante. We'll find him.
Trish: Hopefully before that thing finds him first. Or worse yet, before it finds US.
Spider-Man: Y'know..we've been trapped in this place for a very long time. It's really dark. We could be going around in circles for all we know.
X-23: I don't think we are...
Arthur: Hell is a cakewalk compared to this..this..this...BAFFLING COCKTEASE!
Everyone stopped in their tracks and looked at Arthur.
Dante: ...What did you say?
Arthur: I heard someone else use that word! It means..something too good to be true! A cocktease!
Morrigan: You sure you don't want to have sex?
Arthur: I am quite positive, temptress.
Morrigan: Aww.
Chris: Anyways...let's keep moving. Arthur..don't listen to the things some people tell you.
Arthur: Acknowledged.
X-23: This forest is soooooooooo big...
Dante chuckled at what she said. Spider-Man looked back at Dante and began to laugh as well.
Chun: What is so funny?
Morrigan: You guys are dorks.
Chris: What? Sex joke?
Dante: Oh, nothing. Hahaha.
X-23: What's so funny Dante! Peter?
Dante did a zipping motion over his lips and kept walking forward. Spider-Man just scratched the back of his head.
Just then, a rumbling could be heard in the bushes. Arthur grasped his lance as he stood alert. His fingers trembled and his heart raced.
Dante drew his sword and pushed X-23 back behind him. Chris pulled out his magnum and Spider-Man stood in his fighting stance at the front.
The rumbling grew louder and louder as a loud snarl could be heard. Arthur was just about to throw his lance as a tiny squirrel emerged from the bushes. Arthur was startled. He jumped 10 feet in the air chanting, "HOM-UH-NUH HOM-UH-NUH HOM-UH-NUH" only to realize it was a little animal. He quickly scratched his chin and turned around to assure everyone it was safe.
Spider-Man laughed his ass off at Arthur. Dante wiped his forehead in relief.
Chun: Whew..for a second I thought-
IMMEDIATELY, the giant creature emerged from the bushes where the squirrel came from! It's glowing eyes shined in the darkness as its bloodthristy growls echoed through the quiet forest. It was a huge monstrosity. Standing on its hind legs it easily towered over the males. It roared in fury as it glanced at the moon.
Trish: Oh my god! What do we do!
Dante: Trish, Morrigan, X-23, Chun-Li! Get out of here! NOW! We'll handle this thing!
X-23: I'm not leaving you!
Chris: Listen to Dante! We're better off this way! At least if we don't succeed, we know you are safe! GOO!
Spider-Man: Dante and Chris are right! JUST GO!
The beast roared as it prepared to charge at the men.
Morrigan: I'm fighting too!
Dante: NO! JUST GET OUT OF HERE!
Morrigan: We can fight too! Just because we're women doesn't mean we're helpless!
Chun-Li: She's right! If we get out of here, we get out together!
Arthur: As a humble knight...Dante is correct. You must go. We will direct its attention elsewhere. You must try to find an exit. That way, if you are successful, you can send a signal for us to let us know where you are to make an easy escape. It's the best way to go about this instead of us all getting killed here!
X-23: ...
Morrigan: ...
Trish: You guys better not die on us...
Chun-Li: I hate to admit it..but..fine. Let's go.
The four-woman team dashed off through the brush in an attempt to find the exit.
Dante: Alright ya big ugly. Now that the ladies are out of the way, how about we rumble like men? Don't you know anything about chivalry?
The creature turned its head to Dante and snarled.
Arthur: I have faced dogs more ferocious than you.
Chris: This thing reminds me of the tyrant Jill faced. Nemesis. Except..I'm pretty sure this one is nowhere near as tough.
Spider-Man: Man, and I thought Venom was big and ugly. You just set a new example buddy, congrats. Haha.
The creature had enough of the insults. It bolted toward Arthur, intent on ripping him to shreds.
Arthur quickly hopped out of the creature's path, throwing daggers at it from behind. The daggers had no effect as they just bounced off. The creature didn't even have flesh. It's exterior was more metallic than anything.
Arthur: Sounds like..metal...!
Dante dashed forward and thrusted his sword with great force into the creature's torso. The vibrations rung through Dante's sword as it barely put a dent in the creature. It slapped Dante away and made its way toward Arthur once more.
Chris: Hmm...
Chris pulled out his Stun Rod and looked at Spider-Man. He had an idea.
Chris: Dante! Help Arthur distract that thing!
Dante was already on top of the creature, riding it like a bull as Arthur threw daggers, lances, and scythes at the creature.
Dante: WAYYYYY ahead of you, partner!
Chris: Good. Spider-Man..I'm going to need you to make a slingshot out of web. Let's use these two trees.
Spider-Man made a giant web and connected it between the two adjacent trees. Chris pulled out his Stun Rod and placed it in the web. He also pulled out a Proximity Mine and placed it a few yards ahead of the web slingshot.
Chris: Dante! Draw it over here!
Dante drove his sword deep into the creature's back, striking some sort of vulnerable area, as it growled in pain. It leaped high into the air as Dante directed it toward the mine. As it appraoched the mine, Dante lept off.
Dante: He's all yours, Chris!
Chris and Spider-Man let go of the sling as the proximity mine exploded. The creature was stunned as the stun rod crashed into its face, shocking the creature quite nicely. Chris pulled out an incedinary grenade and tossed it at the creature, as Dante pulled out his pistols and shot a precise bullet at the grenade, causing it to explode upon impact, engulfing the creature in flame.
Chris drew his magnum and began blasting the creature as Arthur lit torches and tossed them at the creature. Spider-Man shot a web and grabbed a boulder as he began to swing it around violently gaining momentum. Dante equipped his Gilgamesh and began to assault the creature with a barrage of punches and kicks, finishing with an electric blast from his guitar, Nevan.
Spider-Man got enough momentum and swung the boulder high over his body and bringing it down overhead upon the creature, creating a huge crater. The creature was downed. As the gang drew closer to examine it, they noticed sparks shooting from the creature. It was no animal. This thing..was a machine, disguised as an animal.
Spider-Man: What in the name of...
Dante: What exactly is this thing...?
Chris: Looks like some type of...artificial intelligence..maybe..fused with the DNA of a bear?
Arthur: I do not understand..
Chris: Huh...this is truly odd. Something fishy is going on here..
Spider-Man: Well, it's dead. We should TREE-T ourselves to this victory! Haha, get it? we're in a forest with TREES! TREE-T? Like treat? But with TREES! Hahaha!
Chris laughed in disgust.
Chris: What a horrible pun...
Spider-Man: Guess what I would say if that thing asked me how I was doing?
Dante smiled and sighed.
Dante: What?
Spider-Man: If I was German I'd say, "I'm doing..VINE!" Get it?
Arthur: Vine?
Spider-Man: Yeah! There are vines in this forest..and people usually say I'm doing FINE, not VINE. haha
Arthur: And the German part?
Spider-Man: They usually replace their "F"s with "V"s. Or is that Russian?
Chris: Enough bad jokes. Hahaha..look! Trish is sending a signal for us!
As the heroes looked above, yellow fireworks could be seen in the pale moonlight, signaling where they are.
Dante: They're not too far away..let's go!
The heroes dashed off in the direction of the signal, leaving the machine to short-circuit. The creature did not move, however, it growled once more. It would not be defeated so easily.
The crying of the river woke a struggling Ryu. He crawled to take a drink from the fresh river. The creature had knocked him into the soul of the forest and only a lone oak tree broke his journey. His back had been injured and he realized it. Laying on the forest floor for more than two hours provided him a little bit of healing, but not much. Ryu's phenomenal physical status was remarkable. He could take injuries that would normally break a human being and heal twice as fast. His back was merely sprained. He stood, and limped to slump near a tree.
Ryu: I wonder where my friends are...
Ryu's mind began to flood with doubt.
"If that thing took me out so easily...what could have happened to them?"
Ryu looked at the palm of his hands and clenched them. He punched the ground in desperation and frustration. He longed to know the truth of his friends. He stood, until he heard the rumbling of the bushes.
He groaned. He knew if it was the creature, his death was inevitable in his shape. As the figure emerged, he sighed a sigh of relief. It was Wesker.
Ryu: Wesker! Am I glad to see you!
Wesker: Hmph. Where exactly am I?
Ryu: I have no idea.
Wesker: Why do I even bother?
Ryu: Bother with what?
Wesker: You. And your friends.
Ryu: WHERE ARE THEY?
Wesker: They're alive. Looking for you. I don't know where they are now, but they're around.
Ryu: Why didn't you stick with them!
Wesker: I hate them. That's why.
Ryu: Why the sudden change?
Wesker: What change?
Ryu: You didn't care for us at all. Did they say something to make you mad?
Wesker: It's nothing. You wouldn't understand anyway.
Ryu: Why's that?
Wesker: BECAUSE YOU ARE AN IDIOT RYU. DAMN!
Ryu: I may not be the brightest flower in the garden, but I have enough sense to know that something has been said that has really gotten to you. The talk show? Chris called you all kinds of names and you weren't fazed in the slightest.
Wesker: ...
Ryu: But now you hate us?
Wesker: ...
Ryu: I could be completely wrong here. Maybe something else happened. But if I know Chris, you guys probably got into an argument.
Wesker: Your deduction skills are quite impressive, Ryu. But that's not saying much. You don't know what's going on.
Ryu: Fine. Keep everything bottled up inside. If it's one thing I've learned during my travels..and during my fights...if you keep your emotions bottled up inside you..you'll never fight the same. You'll never be at the top of your game. In fact, it just makes you worse.
Wesker: I don't need a lecture from a moron.
Ryu: Obviously you do. You think you're so much better than everyone and yet you can't grasp something a 5-year old could understand. Who's the real moron here, Wesker?
Wesker: You're getting ahead of yourself Ryu. You sound very bold words but do you really know what you are saying?
Ryu: Never been more sure.
Wesker: Hmph. Your attmpts at self-reassurance are amusing. I'll leave you. To die in this shitstorm of a place.
Ryu: You'll die first.
Wesker: You can't even make that sound a LITTLE bit convincing.
Just then, some more rumbling could be heard in the bushes. A sword poked out from behind one of the trees and two figures emerged.
Taskmaster: I am SO SICK of this damn place! Seriously, how the FUCK do I get out of here? Why am I even in this game in the first place?
Dormammu: Don't ask me.
Wesker: More idiots. Delightful.
Ryu: Hey guys!
Dormammu: Oh shit..it's Ryu. God forbid my head explode from hearing his stupidity.
Taskmaster: I try to find my OWN way out of here and I find you three! Excellent. Just FUCKING excellent!
Taskmaster stomped the forest floor with unmatched fury.
Ryu: No exit?
Taskmaster: I haven't found a damned exit and I've been walking for over...uhh...like...hours!
Dormammu: Indeed. I have been down three routes and they've all led me to places I've already been. I'm thinking this forest is one giant mirage.
Wesker: What do you mean?
Dormammu: For all we know, we could still be in the desert we trekked through.
Taskmaster: FUCK THAT SHIT!
Wesker: Interesting...
Ryu: Huh?
Dormammu: You know how most deserts...wait..I'm attempting to explain something to a brainless turkey. I'll shut my mouth immediately.
Wesker: Hahaha.
Ryu: Wesker laughed!
Wesker: I did not. Do not spout such nonsense!
Dormammu: We could be trapped in this forest for an eternity.
Taskmaster: BULL TITTY..COCK UNCLE-FUCK! NO THE HELL WE AIN'T!
Wesker: Is such profanity necessary? Anyway. We are getting nothing accomplished by standing around.
Dormammu: I thought you disliked incoherent babbling? That's all we've been doing the past five minutes. Albert, your hypocrisy is showing.
Wesker: I think...maybe..just MAYBE..Ryu is correct. Just this once. Maybe...
Dormammu: Maybe?
Wesker: Nothing. It's nothing. Let us move.
Before the squad could go anywhere, more rumbles were heard in the bushes.
Wesker: Oh great...
Taskmaster: Holy shitstains!
Dormammmu: ?
?: He's gotta be here somewhere..
?: Yeah! I hear someone talking..
Ryu: Dante? Spider-Man?
Dormammu: Them?
Wesker: More idiots?
Taskmaster: Assholes?
The figures emerged from the bushes and stood before the group. Dante's grin spread from one end to the other as he ran toward Ryu and dapped him in excitement. Chun-Li hugged him and squeezed him hard as Ryu screamed in agony.
Ryu: OH SWEET BABY SHORYUKEN! MY BAAACCCCKKKKK!
Ryu screamed as Dante and Chris pulled Chun Li off of him. X-23, Trish, Morrigan, Spider-Man, and Arthur just laughed.
Dormammu: The gang's all here, eh?
Wesker: Hmph.
Dante: Man, are we glad to see you! We thought you were dead!
Ryu: Nope! I'm hanging in there! I was so worried about you guys!
Chris: Nothing to worry about. You know how we roll.
Chris punched the air repeatedly, showing off his boxing skills.
Wesker: Pah.
Chris glared at Wesker, but didn't say a word. The two beamed at each other in silence.
X-23: Ryu, do you know exactly where we are?
Ryu: No clue.
Dormammu: I'd say this is the heart of the forest.
Trish: Oh great..
Morrigan: How do we get out?
Taskmaster: Best thing I've heard all day! How!
Dormammu: Well..I think if we keep moving forward..we should be out within 30 minutes. If not, then this forest is one big...big...big...
Arthur: COCKTEASE!
Taskmaster burst out laughing.
Dormammu: Ummm...correct.
Trish: So, it's a mirage?
Dormammu: Exactly what I told Albert, Ryu, and Taskmaster.
Dante: Well, only one way to find out.
Spider-Man: Let's make like a tree and-
Everybody: Shut up, Spider-Man!
Spider-Man: Sheesh..everybody's a critic...
Ryu: I don't get it...
Everyone facepalmed.
X-23: We missed you, Ryu.
Arthur: Indeed.
Dante: Let's get out of here guys.
As the group walked along the path in front of them..an object rolled into view. It was hard to see in the darkness, but Arthur lit a torch and made it visible. Wesker's eyes grew wide as he picked up the object.
It was Magneto's helmet.
Wesker held the helmet close and clenched his fists. The anger within him boiling, slowly driving him berserk. He was seconds from going ballistic until a hand touched his shoulder.
It was Ryu's. Wesker looked back at Ryu, who shook his head. Wesker's rage subsided momentarily.
He wanted vengeance, but Ryu was right all along. Emotions are not meant to be kept bottled inside and used for malice. Wesker learned that.
Who would have thought a brilliant mind could actually learn something from a brainless turkey?
TBC
Hello everybody. Hope you like the chapter. I know it's a little more serious this time around and not random like it usually is, but this chapter is mainly..well, something I saw just the other day. One of the smartest guys in my class learned something from someone that's...not so talented in the mind. I tried to incorporate that into the story because it was pretty interesting to me. I hope none of this ends up being contradictory or anything because I really haven't had time to look over it.
The next one will be a lot more humor-driven seeing as how it will mainly involve Deadpool, Viewtiful Joe, Amaterasu, and Felicia. With a little bit of Wolverine and Thor on the side.
You guys guessed what the creature really is yet? It's kind of weird, I know, but I'll try to clear it up. Hint: This thing has the meanest Falcon Kick, ever. :)
So yeah, until next time. Peace.
BTW, you guys need to totally get the Mortal Kombat reboot. It's really good.