4. Florlic
A/N: In hindsight, I know that the Florlics aren't exactly 'realistic', but I think they would be cool. Also, if you had to have something guarding you in a future with the predators, then the Florlics would be great at that. They are, after all, the world's greatest guard dogs. So, I don't need reviews or comments about how unrealistic it is. Trust me, I know. It was a random thing that my mind decided to give me, and the idea hasn't let go. If you don't like it, it's your loss. Also, don't just ditch once you know what they are, simply BECAUSE they're unrealistic. Why COULDN'T some idiot scientist create them like that? (Stress the IDIOT part. You get my drift.) So, I'm actually not that bad at this, but I wrote this a long time ago, and I wanted to keep them in, because they're kinda cool. And they're pretty important to the story. And if you wanted a guard dog, THESE WOULD BE PERFECT IN THE FUTURE SHE LIVES IN!!!!!!!
Anomaly walked out of the ARC, the rest of the team close behind.
"Ertaka!" She spat. She started walking.
"Where are you going? We have a car." Connor said.
Anomaly rolled her eyes. "Fine. I'll see you ten minutes after I get there." She started running.
She was incredibly fast. Not exactly superhuman at first, but after a moment, she was. She blazed through the streets, slightly faster, and a lot smaller then a car. She whizzed past traffic, ignoring streetlights, and jumping over the cars that came too close.
As promised, the others were there about ten minutes after her.
"So, where are these things?" Steven asked.
She pointed towards the sky. "There. That's them."
They were hard to make out, at first. All anyone could see were four large birds. But when they came closer, you saw that they were not birds.
They were dogs.
They were the size of wolves, and seemed large and powerful. But the curious thing about them was that they had wings. Huge wings, covered in fur that was the same color as the dogs themselves. One of them was a red-brown color, another a black and white color. The third was brown and black, with white paws and chest, and the fourth was brown with a white chest, like the third.
"Erto ricta!" Anomaly called. "Ikesa! Kesea! Ferakesa! Guard! Terlo mikta reitas o maktal!"
The winged dogs swooped downwards, landing next to Anomaly.
They looked at the rest of the team and growled.
"Drop the guns." Anomaly said. "They don't like weapons."
Everyone complied, but they kept growling.
"E Cutter, Steven, Abby, Connor." Anomaly said to the dogs, pointing at each person as she said the names. "Norkto fleron pokital talorio. Perto bliktos."
Three of them backed down, but the other, the largest, did not. He growled in the back of his throat.
"Ikesa!" Anomaly said. "Eekto clersa makto firata! Plerto maktla frerta!"
The dog backed down, sitting next to the others.
The smallest of the four seemed comfortable with the other humans already. Particularly Abby, as he came over and let her pet his head. In fact, he insisted, licking her hand until she pet him.
"Guard! Erta! Morpilo?" Anomaly said.
The dog just looked at her, barked, and turned back to Abby.
"What are they?" Cutter asked, genuinely interested. He walked over to the smallest one and looked at it. He crouched down next to it, trying to look at its face.
The dog licked him.
Cutter groaned and tried to wipe the slobber off of his face.
Anomaly smiled. "They're called Florlics. Some idiot genetic scientist accidentally created them, fusing the wings to the dogs. And then they became the more advanced species. Simple, really."
"They're so cute!" Abby said, also crouching down next to the smallest one.
The other three growled, and the largest barked. The smallest one, the one with the white chest and brown fur, whimpered. He walked over to the others.
"Ikesa. Norkto." Anomaly said.
The largest looked at her for a moment, and then backed down. The smallest looked like he couldn't believe his luck, and ran back to Abby.
Anomaly rolled her eyes. "Typical." She turned to the others. "They have a highly advanced intelligence, so they understand commands better then the dogs of your kind." She pointed at them from largest to smallest. "That's Ikesa, Kesea, Ferakesa, and The Guard." She said.
Connor looked at her. "But…The Guard… that's English."
Anomaly got a faraway look in her eyes, and they turned cold. "It's a long story." She whispered.
No one particularly liked the look on her face, so they backed off.
The smallest, The Guard, barked happily at Abby. Ikesa looked at him like he wanted to snap at him, but did nothing.
Ikesa was black and white, and looked like an Alaskan Husky. He had one blue eye and one brown, and was obviously larger then the others.
Kesea was brown, with a black muzzle and ears, a white chest, and white paws. Her eyes were a deep brown, and she seemed to never leave Ikesa's side.
Ferakesa was red-brown, and had deep chocolate eyes. He was smaller then all the others, save one.
The Guard was brown, with a white chest. He was undoubtedly the smallest of the four, and the friendliest.
"Ertomak!" Anomaly ordered. "Norkto pliktolait!"
The Florlics stood, and walked over to her. Even The Guard obeyed, after casting one last longing look at Abby.
"Come on." Anomaly said to the others. "Let's get out of here."
No one seemed to have any objections, least of all the Florlics, who spread their wings after a quick command from their master.
Back at the ARC, the Florlics were sitting down next to Anomaly.
"What in the world are they?" Lester asked looking at the large dogs.
Ikesa growled at him, and Lester backed away.
"Ikesa! Normolateo!" Anomaly ordered.
Ikesa whimpered, and nudged Lester's hand with his nose.
Lester looked at him. Ikesa was still whimpering. Finally, Lester gave in and gave him a quick pat on the head.
Anomaly smiled. "So. What are we going to do about all this? We can't send them through the anomaly again. I already closed it."
Connor looked at her, one eyebrow raised. "You closed it?"
Anomaly nodded. "Long story."
"Well, personally I think they should be…disposed of…" Lester started. The Florlics growled in the backs of their throats, perfectly in sync.
Anomaly looked at him. "Did I mention they're slightly telepathic? They know what your emotions are. They can also read each other's minds."
"Ah." Lester said, looking at the Florlics as though they carried the plague. "Very well. We'll have to find something else."
The Florlics still growled, but the noise was softer.
"You know, it's really stupid to get a Florlic on your bad side."
Lester just looked at her.
"Still." Connor said, breaking the silence. "We have to find out what we're going to do with them."
Lester sighed. "And with you, Anomaly. You're potentially dangerous. I can't have you near normal…humans."
The Florlics growled again, this time louder than before.
"You really shouldn't do that." Anomaly's eyes were cold.
Lester looked at her. "Quite frankly, your oversized poodles don't scare me. What are we going to do with you?"
The Florlics growled again, this time revealing sharp white teeth.
Lester glanced at them, a little wary this time.
"Really. Stop while you still have both of your legs."
Lester looked at the dogs, and nodded. "But that doesn't solve the problem, does it?"
Anomaly shrugged. "I thought the problem was already solved."
Her response was met by blank looks.
"Wow. People from your time are…what is it? Idiots. Yep, that's the word."
Lester stood up straight, indignant. "I beg your pardon?"
"Idiots. Meaning: an utterly foolish or senseless person. I-D-I-O-T. You people have no BRAINS."
The Guard barked, though it seemed more like a laugh than a bark. The other Florlics joined him, growling a low growl that broke off intermittently so that it sounded like a chuckle.
"Then what's your incredibly perfect solution?" Lester demanded.
Anomaly shrugged. "I would have thought it was obvious." She looked at him. "I've seen what you people do. I know about this stuff." Her eyes met his.
"I want to join you."
