WolfGear Presents: Negima? The mage and the Gunslinger
Pairings: Negi X ku-Fei Kaede X OC
Chapter 59: The missing McCoy…
I don't own Negima
At the stadium after Negi and Blackjack left, both sides were at a standstill each waiting for the other to make the first move. On the good guys team was Ray McCoy, Jacobus Rakan, Setsuna, Ku-Fei, Sayo Malone, and Kotaro Inugami McCoy as their fighters, and Konoka Konoe and Fuuka and Fumika Narutaki as support and first aid. Currently Kaede Nagase was incapacitated. Oh and Timaius and Cha were there too. They just get their own teams.
On the bad guy's side was Haze Highland fighting for Shihime. Along with Fate, his five girls and Dgir and of course the large number of black ink monsters.
"Well this is fair." Rakan laughed looking at the numbers. "Two men and hand full of girls vs. two men and another hand full of girls, and an army of easy kills. Ha, reminds you of twenty years ago. Right Ray… huh Ray? Are you listening?"
"I'm sorry. Were you saying something?" Ray asked as he lit a cigarette. He loved the look of shock that fell over the muscle head's face as he blew out a puff of smoke. It was the same one he did twenty years ago when he found out no one was listening. Yep just like old times. Hahaha.
Ku Fei cocked her head to the side. "I wonder if those two are actually friends nya?"
"NO," They both yelled at the same time. Then realized what they just did and turned away from each other in a huff.
"Why in heaven's name would I be friends with this idiotic muscle head?" Ray scoffed.
"Yeah why would I need I friend like this stubborn priest." Rakan bellowed.
"Give me the money you owe me." Ray command holding out his hand.
"Never!"
"Ahem!" Fate said coughing in his hand. "If you two could focus I believe we were about to fight." Honestly it seems like every legendary warrior is always some goofball! Like Nagi, I.Q of fucking nothing when it came to taking things seriously.
"I hate to emit it, but the little basterd has a point." Ray sighed.
"Yeah, so want to flip for who gets to fight who?" Rakan asked holding up a gold coin. "Heads for that Haze fellow, and tails for Fate. We could do a flip for Dgir, but I think Timaius called dips."
"Fine heads!" Rays says. He was always lucky with heads, besides there was something about that red headed basterd that really got under his skin.
The gold coin spun and twirled high into the air. Once again Rakan had used too much power and had sent the coin spiraling into orbit!
"Ops," he said scratching his head. He was sure he held back that time. Ray rolled his eyes and picked a quarter out of his pocket.
"I'll just had this to you bill." He said flipping the coin and catching it. Truth was he was glad Rakan screwed up. Now he could get the opponent he wanted. Double headed quarters were special that way.
"Heads," Ray said revealing the side of the coin. "You get shorty. "
Rakan cursed. How did Ray always win? He wondered, but then soon dropped the thought as he cracked his knuckles in excitement. This was going to be the most fun he's had in years. Shame he couldn't get the big fish, but this trout should be enough for him he figured.
"Well, come on then kids lets have some fun." Rakan taunted the earth user. Giving the classic bring signal with his hands.
Fate of course stayed neutral, but his girls took offence and charged the muscle headed behemoth. First to attack was Homura. Using her fire spirit abilities she set fire to the muscled hero, while Shirabe sent a sound wave with her violin. The combined attacks were quite impressive, but in the end had no real effect on the warrior. The two cursed under their breath and then feel a cool breeze on their bums.
Rakan being the pervert he was had flipped up the girls skirts when they weren't looking and took a snap shot of their panties in the process. Where he got the camera was anyone's guess, but his antics didn't make him the most popular guy with the ladies at the moment, including his own teammates.
"That's gross!" The girls yelled in unison. It was appalling to think they had stayed in the same house with this guy. What if he took shots of them well they were sleeping? They shattered. God please let that not be the case they prayed.
"Hey," Rakan shouted offended. "I'll have you know that this is all part of my strategy."
"I don't that." Setsuna replied angry.
"Ahem, if guys are done, we were kind of in the middle of something." Shiori said polity interrupted their arguing.
"Screw them Shiori!" Koyomi yelled. "Tamaki with me lets show them what we can do!" Black fur grew over Koyomi's body as well as cat ears and a tail well Tamaki grew scales and wings.
Rakan smirked as he easy dodged Koyomi's razor claws by lazy side stepping every attack. Bowing he dodged the stream of flames from Tamaki's dragon mouth, and another from Homura who had tried to get him from behind. Grabbing the fire spirit by the front of her shirt, Rakan threw Homura directly into Shirabe's sound wave attack!
"Homura!" Shirabe screamed. But her screams were cut short and her vision turned black. Taking advantage to the Demi human's lack of focus, Rakan used instant moment to sneak behind the violinist and knock her out with a quick chap to the neck. That was now two of five.
"Dammit, he really is unstoppable." Koyomi trembled, but that wouldn't stop her! "Tamaki attack again, Shiori read his mind and tell us what's he's going to do next." She ordered charging claws bared, while Tamaki drew in another breath of fire. This is it they would get him this time!
Rakan smirked at the attacking girls, it really wasn't his style to attack woman, but they were being pests. "Rakan smash!" Rakan clumped his fists together and true to his reputation charged and overly large amount into them and hit the ground beneath him causing an earthquake that shook the entire stadium and sent large amounts of dibbles flying through the air. Hitting both girls and knocking them unconscious; leaving only Shiori standing.
"Uh…" Crap what am I going to do? I can't fight! Shiori screamed in her mind. She felt a gentle tap on her should and turned to find Fate standing behind her.
"Gather up the others and leave. I will take care of this." Fate said in his usual monotone. He would show this 'eternal fool' just how foolish it was to challenge his master's plans.
"So, the big boss himself is finally ready to step in? That's good. I was afraid that you were going to hide like pussy behind those girls forever." Rakan daringly said. He was trying to get a reaction out of the young man, but the white haired boy was as stoned face as ever.
"The rooster that crows the loudest is the first to be killed." Fate said coldly. With a flick of his wrist Fate launched a stone spear from his hand that nearly ran Rakan though; the keyword nearly. Using his mighty fist he was easy able to shatter the spear into dust.
"Now then I think it's about time I got serious." Rakan said pulling a card from his Jacket. "Adeat…"
Meanwhile Cha and Timaius were in their own battle. The leader of the Dragovians had wanted to finish the traitorous Dragovian quickly and finally be done with him, but the cowards kept hiding behind those damned black monsters! No matter how many he killed more took their place.
It was then he looked to Cha. The teal haired girl was one of the many dolls he helped Jake create for his immortal army. Perhaps she stilled obeyed his commands?
"You there assist me!" He ordered, but the girls simply turned her head offended.
"Ask nicely," Cha huffed, "The only one who can order me around like that is Master Jake!" She declared blushing; saying out loud like that was very misleading.
Timaius blinked. What the fuck was he doing with these girls all those years? He wondered. During the war the dolls would take orders from him and several others from the Dragovian Empire, but now it seems they only obey Jake and most likely Evangeline too. Kind of ironic really, the souls of the dolls originally came from his people.
"Fine, will you please lend me your assistance, Cha?"
"Yes, I will gracelessly," Cha bowed. "And my name is Charlotte."
"Alright Charlotte do something about those infernal black monsters, while I take care of Dgir." Timaius ordered as he charged head first at the traitor.
"Easily done, activating multi lock on targeting system, targets acquired, activating laser barrage." Multiple laser cannon popped out of Charlotte's arms each one individually targeted a monster and then… opened fire! Teal laser beams burst forth from the cannons destroying every monster in their sights! Charlotte proceeded to dance her way around the miserable horde lasers still blazing. In a matter of seconds a majority of the monsters were vaporized to dust.
"Targets eliminated. Proceeding to secondary objective, pending…. Pending…. Pending, secondary objective: Protect civilians." Two blades emerged from Charlotte's wrist. She then proceeded to cut down any remaining monsters and surviving members of Dgir's army in the stands.
Meanwhile in the air above the stands Dgir was the hardest fight in his life! With his flesh shields gone, Timaius was easily ripping away any that remained. He tried to fend off the fire dragon's lance with his mace, but there was just too much of difference in reach. That cursed spear had already jabbed him in both his arm and leg making it troublesome to fly and fight at the same time. He had no choice he had to transform!
"DGIR," Timaius roared. "You will not escape!"
With a mighty swing of his lance Timaius cleaved the traitor clean in half before Dgir could start to grow scales. Timaius watched as Dgir's remains fell to the ground. He wished he could have done this sooner, but he had faith in his friend's judgment. He still wondered though, what was the point of all this?
Ray dodged another swipe of Haze's massive sword. For the past few minutes the two have been doing the dance of death around and around. With Ray dodging and weaving between Haze's strokes and firing a few rounds from his pistol whenever he got a lock on the swordsman, but all of his bullets where knocked aside, cut in half or defected.
Once again Ray caught Haze's sword with his guns in a cross block. He was surprised the old relics have lasted this long, but a few more attacks like that last one and he could kiss goodbye to his guns and his fingers too!
Ray pushed Haze back and fired. Again the swordsman twisted his way away from the bullets path and out of harm's way; it was almost like he knew what Ray was going to do next. What's more he knew how to counter each move the reverend had used and countered it with one of his own resulting in the numerous cuts that adorned Ray's body.
"Damn it what's with this guy? I haven't had this much trouble since…" Something clicked. The fighting style the way his opponent moved, it was all similar to him. Now that he stopped to think about it there was something off about this man. His name too, Haze Highland. He had though he had heard it before, it was the name of a Scotty swordsman in the 1800's that went to Romania and was never heard from again.
"Jesse…" He muttered. Ray's hand began to tremble, his teeth grinded together, and his face contorted into pure unadulterated anger. "You… you basterd… give… back… GIVE HER BACK! DRACULA! Crushing darkness!" An aura of pure blackness engulfed Ray's arm as he charged towards his target like a runaway train. It proved to be fuel tile as Haze, now revealed as the legendary vampire Dracula, grabbed the reverend by his throat!
"How good of you to remember me, Reverend, I must say you are looking quite choked up about our reunion." Dracula purred dismissing his disguise. Silky black hair took the place of red as his robes reshaped itself into a long cape, revealing the suit of armor from days long gone. "It's sad isn't it? Mind truly must be rotten with age if you do not remember what happened the last time we met. You even used the same attack; how cliché."
Ray grunted as he struggled to free himself from the vampire's death grip. He wanted to use his gun, but it was already taking all of the strength of both his hands from being strangled to death!
He looked out of the corner of his eye and smiled. Curious Dracula turns to see what it was that the gunslinger was so jolly about, that was a mistake.
Swinging back Ray kicked the vampire square in the jaw making Dracula loose his grip on his neck and allow him to draw his guns, which he then used to put twelve rounds right in the middle of the vampire's face!
Ray coughed violently as he tried to get his breathing back under control. Mentally he was cursing himself for being so foolish as to blindly attack THE Dracula like that, especially since he's already made that mistake before when they first battled and he had lost Jesse because of that.
"Oh, poor pitiful human, I know what you're thinking, and your right it was your fault that lovely Jesse." A black portal opened up behind Dracula and dropped a chained up girl dressed in a Victorian era dress on the ground, "Is in my care now."
Ray couldn't believe his eyes. It was Jesse. She had grown up since he'd last seen her, back then she was but a child and now she was lovely young woman. The sight of seeing his niece after all these years made him want to tear up, but he pushed those emotions aside. This was the chance he been waiting for, finally he could get back the child his brother in trusted to him.
"You know she is quite lovely." Dracula said cupping Jesse's cheek and kissing. Ray growled. "Yes, quite lovely indeed, Jesse Celty McCoy daughter of John McCoy. She also is quite a spit fire. I can't even take her out of the castle without her trying escape or kill me. It quite the effort I tell you. Won't listen to single work I say, even after I went through the trouble of teaching her how to use her powers and fight like a true child of the night. Perhaps when she reaches her peak I will turn her and then she'll be more willing. Then again I think I would miss that side of her. What do you think? You're her uncle you should know, right?"
"Shut up! You die now!" Ray declared summoning light and dark energy into his hands. Strangely enough the two elements blew and shifted like wind forming a spiraling array of tangled blades, "Blood Rayne." Ray whispered, and then charged forward. The speed of his attack was amazing for someone his age; he was like blur dancing across the field in an instant. The ripping blades of wind clashed into the blood sucker's barrier, which he recited just in time. Even he would be in trouble if he was hit with that attack.
Not to be stopped so easy, Ray did a one eight turn and slashed at the barrier again, again, again. The other who had been keeping watch from the sidelines were amazed at what they saw, they would have never imagined the old gunslinger could move so fast! It was truly something to behold. The ground outside of the vampire's barrier was hacked to bits and the shield itself was beginning to lose its strength, the speed of Ray's attack as well as the seer power behind it were starting to breach, leaving large gashes behind at each pass.
Dracula cursed himself. He had forgotten about Ray's tri element, Shadow light wind. Now he had no choice but to use that. "Adeat, Shield of Gaia." The large silver shield appeared and absorbed Ray's attack, or so it seemed. The blades of wind moved around the hulking piece of metal and violently ripped Dracula to shreds!
Coming to a halt, Ray quickly ran to recover Jesse. He knew that the vampire was far from done, but this could be his only chance too-
"Just what do you think you're doing?" Dracula asked once again grabbing Ray by the neck. This time he was going to drain the old fool dry.
All hoped seemed lost for the gunslinger as Dracula's fangs drew closer to his neck. However unlike last time where he was alone, now he had allies. Setsuna and Ku charged in weapons drawn. Together they landed solid hit on the vampires exposed back, making him once again loose his grip on Ray.
Ray fell to the ground coughing, he had used up too much energy, this always happened when he used all three elements at the same time. He wished he could have done more as he watch helplessly from the ground as the others gave their all against one of history's most dangerous monsters.
Dracula scoffed at the foolish girls before him. As if they had a chance. Lazy he dodges the swordswoman's slash, and countered by grabbing her by the head and using his vampiric strength slam her hard into the ground! Next was the Chinese girl, using her staff she swung at his head, but he blocked with his arm and grabbed hold of the long stick and pulled the blonde close and delivered the world's most decimating head butt!
"Why don't you pick on someone on your level?" Timaius charged with his spear ablaze, aiming to run the vampire through for what he had done to his friend.
He scoffed as he easily caught the Dragovian's attack, ripping the spear from his hands and then turning it against him. Timaius slumped to the ground, screaming in agony as his own weapon was twisted in his own chest.
Dracula laughed at the sight. "You must daft if you thought we were on the same level you worm." He said throwing the Dragovian lord to the side. Turning to his left he raised his palm catching the laser beam fired by Chachamaru in his hand.
"And you, mechanical doll do you dare think you can stand up to me?" He said grabbing the robot by the arm, and began gain to crush Chachamaru's future alloy plating like it was made from plastic.
"Get away from my sister!" Charlotte demanded jumping to the fray guns blazing, but a wall of shadow spears stopped her rampage short. But despite being stabbed in the stomach, chest, and arm, she stilled tried to continue to complete her mission of saving her younger sister, even if all she could was curse at the monster.
"What a pathetic creature you are. Made to be an immoral soldier, and yet you can still do nothing." Dracula said condescendingly. Really this thing was nothing more than a living puppet.
Cracks appeared all over her body. She was too badly damaged to do anything else. Bitterly Charlotte looked on at the remaining members of Negi's group. She watched as Dracula easy batted Sayo's and Kataro's attacks and mercilessly defeated them just as he had done with the rest. All that remained were the twins and the healer, the ninja Kaede; she thought her name was is still incapacitated.
She looked again. Her vision was going black. The spell that bonded her soul to this body was fading, there was only one thing left she could do, self-destruct.
"Activating order protocol 888, self-destruct activated, in 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0. Goodbye everyone it was nice meting you." Charlotte gave a bright smile as tears of joy fell from her eyes, it's been fun. She wished she could have seen master one more time though.
Ray sadly watched as Charlotte blew herself up for their sakes. One wouldn't think it could be so hard to see something that technology wasn't alive die, but all of the Cha-cha's were his friends, and it was hard to see any of them go. He wished that her sacrifice didn't have to be in vain as Dracula once again rose from the dead.
Dracula looked around at the fallen warriors, than turned his attention to Rakan who was still fighting Fate. "Well I guess that it for you guys. So I might as well start on my other mission. I glad I was getting tired of that farce any ways." He grabbed hold of the chain around Jesse's neck, calling on the earth eater's power he pulled the white haired boy away from his fight and brought them face to face.
"It's time to say good bye, you pitiful puppet. Penitence stare." Fate's eyes burst into flames and turned to brimstone, from there the rest of his body did the same till faded away to dust.
"Fate-sama!" Homura, Tamika, Shirabe, Koyomi, and Shiori cried in shock. Just before their eyes their savior was killed so easy as if he were a bug. Blinded by rage they charged the vampire determined to avenge Fate, but sadly they met the same Fate as him, burned to brimstone and turn to dust in the wind.
For the first time in years Rakan once again felt fear. It was just like that time with the Mage of the beginning, he was frozen by the seer might of his opponent. No he shook himself; not again, he would not freeze up again! Even if the opponent he was going to go down like a hero should, not a trembling coward!
Summoning his all ten thousand of his swords Rakan converged all of them into a gaint stream of razor sharp steel aimed directly at the vampire.
Confidently Dracula summons his own sword from the shadows. He would show this fool that quality beat quantity. With a single stroke, Dracula scattered the stream sending thousands of blades plunging into the earth. Rakan lands directly in front of the vampire and grabs the closest sword and attacks. Dully Dracula shattered each and every blade Rakan put into his hand, till finally he had enough of the fool and struck him down like the rest.
"None of you were worth the effort of transforming. I had hoped for a little better fight, but I guess I over estimated you." He apathetically said, holding out the slayer's claw, he had go what he came for, it was time to return to his mistress. He was about to walk through the portal he created want a voice echoed through the air.
"You're not leaving so soon are you? After you damage what belongs to me, and then try to make off with yet another of my things, you think I'd let you of easy?" In the distance approached Jack dragging Negi by the hair. Only there was something different about him. Obviously Blackjack was gone, but Jack still wasn't in control.
"What non sense. What have I taken from you?"
"Many things," the man said dropping Negi on the ground next to Ray. "You have taken my shield, my claws, and my kin. This I cannot forgive." He said walking right up the vampire.
Ray stared at what he thought was his nephew, but wasn't, there was no magical aura, it was if there was a void surrounding him sucking in everything.
"It can't be." Ray muttered. But it was that pose, the way he walked, that fearless attitude, and that unyielding blood lust. It could no one other than him.
"Dad?"
"That's right, son. Don't worry about at thing. I got this."
Jake McCoy was back.
Author's note
That's right Fate is dead. I know some of you are cheering about that, and some of you maybe hate me. But to be honest I don't really like the guy, even after he turned good.
By the way any of you like Black lagoon? I've started another story called New lagoon. It should be up in couple of days. Also I'm thinking of doing a Trinity blood story too. Since there were days were my inspiration for Negima was lacking I figured I might as well work on other things since I have the ideas flowing. Any ways the new stories are New lagoon, and Trinity blood/Hellsing origin of the Krusink. The will be arriving soon as well the next chapter. Remember to review! It's nice to know if I'm doing good or bad. Details about the new stories will be on me profile by Monday… maybe.