Bloodbath

Chapter 5

Bando and the commrade he pretended to shoot were dropped off on the beach.

"If you find the girl, take her down by whatever means," their commanding officer told them.

"Yes sir."

The helicopter took off once again, leaving the two soldiers. Bando looked at Steve Williams, the soldier he had been paired with.

"Of all people I get stuck with you," he muttered, pulling his black mask down over his face. "Just don't get in my way............"

Williams sighed, covering his face with his own mask. "Which way should we go?"

"Something tells me to go this way." Bando began to walk along the beach. "Come on, get your ass into gear. We're on a hunt........"

Meanwhile

Zoe was desperately searching through the sand near the shoreline. After a few minutes of digging, she found what she had been looking for. In her hand she held a small seashell similar to the one Takuya had. The one she had broken. She sniffled, still sad about ruining the gift he had gotten from his little brother. Hopefully, this would somehow make it up. She stood up, only to hear a sharp voice from behind her.

"Hey! You there!"

Zoe turned around to see two special assault team commandos. They quickly rushed over to her, their guns held tightly in their hands.

"That's her! That's the bitch we're supposed to be tracking down," one of them said.

The blond cowered down in fear, her eyes wide as they approached. The one who had spoken gave her a hard kick in the side. She cried out in pain as she collapsed into the sand.

"Get up!" He gave her another kick. "Come on, you fucking monster! Get the fuck up!"

Zoe cried out again as he kicked her yet again.

"What the fuck's the matter with you?"

The other soldier spoke up. "You think it's the right girl?"

"How many girls do you know with horns sticking out of their heads, you stupid fuck......"

"But Bando, she's nothing like the description Chief Kurama gave us. He said she would rip us to shreds if she had the chance," Williams said.

"Shut up! I'm in charge here." Bando kicked Zoe in the back, then grabbed her hair. "Let's go."

Zoe screamed as he dragged her along the beach. She cried, weakly trying to get free, but to no avail. A few minutes later, they came up to a nearby dump, where Bando shoved her to the ground.

"We have the specified target," Williams said into his walkie-talkie.

Bando suddenly smacked him in the back of his head. He crushed the walkie-talkie and glared at him. "Don't try to undermine me."

Williams only stared at him, rubbing the back of his bruising neck. He watched as his commrade turned his attention back onto the girl.

"Come on, bitch. Fight back." He slammed his boot into her side, and she could feel a slight crack in her rib.

"Is it really necessary to beat her up?" Williams asked, looking down at the girl with pity. "I mean, what if she uses her secret weapon?"

Bando shot him an angry look. "You really are an idiot, huh? Don't be fucking stupid." He slammed Zoe in the head as hard as he could with the butt of his gun. An large, cracked speedboat was behind her and the force of the blow sent her tumbling back over it.

Pain seared through Zoe's skull as she crashed to the ground. She laid there unmoving.

"What a fucking letdown," Bando muttered, walking away. "Finish her off. I need a friggen cig......."

"What?" Williams stared at him.

"Those are the orders aren't they? Kill her." Bando had his back turned to him. He pulled his mask off and began to look for a lighter.

Williams hesitated for a moment, then made his way over to the fallen girl. "I'm sorry miss. But I have orders to follow."

Bando found a lighter and brought it up to his cigarette. Just as he ignited it, he heard a gunshot and there was a splash of blood. He took a drag and turned around. What he saw, however, caused the cigarette to fall from his gaped mouth.

Williams stood there, his body trembling. A large bloody hole at least eight inches in diameter was going through his chest and back. Bando could see right through it. The wounded commando weakly turned to face him.

"Run," he barely croaked. A moment later his head exploded into a bloody mess, and he collapsed to the ground, dead.

Bando stared at the body in horror, then shifted his gaze to the boat. From behind it, the girl slowly rose. Her head was cast down and her blond hair fell into her face. The only part visible was a single green eye, which seemed to burn into the remaining soldier.

Bando smirked. "Finally." He began to shoot a barage of bullets at her, several of the slugs becoming imbedded into the boat. Suddenly the boat was broken in half by an unseen force, parting for Zoe to walk through. Her emerald eye had a glint in it, and she blinked. Bando saw four transparent objects come up from behind her, heading straight towards him. He jumped out of the way at the last minute. The four objects slammed into the ground he had just been on, leaving marks.

"So, your secret weapon is invisible hands, huh?" He cocked his gun. "That's good, but not good enough."

He fired at her once again, a sadistic smile on his face. She continued to walk towards him, however, unaffected by the bullets.

"What the fuck are you?!" Bando backed away, heading back into the direction of the beach.

Zoe continued to pursue him, the rain and wind whipping her clothes around. The four hands struck the soldier, sending him flying about twenty feet.

He slowly got up, brushing himself up. "You fucking freak! At least you only have a two meter range!" His heart sank as he noticed what she had picked up a moment ago.

Zoe was holding the dead commando's gun, and was pointing it at Bando.

"Hey, that's not fair," he said nervously, backing away.

The blond ignored him, firing the gun at him. Although he managed to dodge most of them, one bullet struck him in the shoulder. He screamed, falling to the ground. Zoe walked over to him, dropping the gun. She stood over him, her visible eye boring into him.

"Do you enjoy this?" She asked in a low voice.

He glared at her. "You fucking bitch!" He swung out his arm as hard as he could.

Before it made any contact with her, however, his arm was sliced cleanly off below the elbow. He screamed in pain.

"YOU FUCKING BITCH! HOW DARE YOU CUT OFF MY FUCKING ARM!!" His other arm reached weakly up, hoping to somehow hurt her.

That arm was suddenly twisted violently, the bone snapping in half. He continued to scream flailing around wildly. "I'LL GET YOU FOR THIS!"

Bando could see two fingers from one of the invisible hands looming down over his face. A moment later they sank down into his eyes with a bloody squirt, blinding him. His anguished screams were louder than ever. His eyelids were fused shut, but blood continued to flow out of them in twin rivers.

"Time to end this," Zoe said quietly.

Two of the hands wrapped around Bando's neck, strangling him. As he choked, his arm weakly bumped into hers. The tap caused Zoe to realize that she held something in her hand. She looked down, her eyes widening in surprise. It was the seashell she had found for Takuya. Takuya.........

Just then an explosive pain erupted into her skull. She cried out, holding onto her head. The hands released Bando, sending the man into a coughing fit. After a few seconds, the pain in her head subsided. She looked up, confused. What had just happened? Where was she?

Bando's screams caught her attention. She backed away from the wounded man, frightened.

"If you're so fucking tough, then why don't you just finish me off?! Where the fuck are ya?!" Bando was still flailing around. "Come on, bitch! Finish me!"

Terrified, Zoe ran away from the man as fast as she could. As she was running, she passed a young boy with a small golden retriever puppy. The boy, curious, continued to walk along the beach. He saw the injured man lying on the sand, still screaming.

"Mister? Are you okay?" He asked timidly, horrified at the man's condition.

"Who's there? Who the fuck is there?!" Bando shouted angrily.

"I'll call an ambulance. Please don't move unless you have to." The boy rushed off, with his puppy close behind.

Bando stopped writhing and sighed. "Dammit......."

i almost couldnt finish this chapter tonight, cuz right now im sad and want to cry from my horrible day :( i pulled through tho, and writing about dismemberment raised my spirits a little. that and a few shots of jack daniels. jacky i love you. you help me forget about my problems until the next morning i hoped you liked this chapter and please review if you can spare a few seconds of your life. laterz