Prologue: Page 2
A portal opened up above, and out fell a pink haired vampire and a busty succubus, screaming as they landed. The portal then disappeared. Getting they're bearings, they girls looked around... sand... that's all they saw. There were a few rock formations as well, not that it helped determine where... or when... they ended up.
"Ow... what happened?" Asked Moka, getting up and brushing herself off.
"Wherever this is, I got a feeling we're not in Japan anymore" said Kurumu, doing the same as Moka while also rubbing her head.
"Japan? I don't think we're even on earth" said the Rosario. "Your kidding, right?" Asked Moka, beginning to worry.
"Um, no I'm not" said Kurumu.
"No. Not you, Kurumu. Her" said Moka, pointing to her Rosario.
"Oh, well what does she think?" Asked Kurumu. "She doesn't think... this is earth either" said Moka.
Kurumu would have laughed at the ridiculous statement, but she knew that Inner Moka was as smart as she was powerful, so she didn't question her theory. The 2 girls then covered they're ears because they heard ringing noises for unknown reasons. Guess they weren't the only ones here, but something about the ringing sensation felt... and sounded... familiar, somehow...
-TIME BREAK-
Despite landing in an unknown location, the Highbreed continued to attack Echo-Echo and its clones. After the living MP3 player dodged his assault, he attempted to strike again, in which an Echo-Echo responded by shouting a sonic storm, pushing the Highbreed back. Suddenly, the ground shook and seconds later, a large Mongolian Death Worm-like creature shot up from the sand.
Random Bat: WHEEEEE! (appears in front of the worm-like aliens mouth) You know who I am! Its me Kou and boy, its great to be back! This worm-like alien is a Dravek; a huge, mean predator. When hunting, they prefer to sallow prey whole, but they have a row of razor-sharp teeth just in case. They can also burrow at incredible speeds despite their size. And... (the Dravek closes its mouth over Kou)
Echo-Echo #2: The hell? Was that Kou?
Echo-Echo could've sworn he heard that annoying voice somewhere before... dismissing that thought, he jumped away to avoid the Dravek's jaws from swallowing him. The Echo-Echo clones screamed sonics at the large insect, but it didn't seem to work. Diving back into the sand, it shot up seconds later and caught an Echo-Echo, dropping it "down the hatch". Apparently Draveks' don't like the taste of bodysuits that contain living sound-waves, so it spit the Echo-Echo up into the others, making a bowling ball knocking into bowling pins sound.
Turning its attention to the fleeing Highbreed, the Dravek charged at it, an Echo-Echo managed to grab its tail at the last second. The Highbreed shot its fingers at it, but they had no effect either. The sand-worm was catching up fast, its mouth now directly above the Highbreed...
"Look out" called Echo-Echo, saving the Highbreed by using a sonic scream at point-blank range on the worm on top of its head. It worked, the Dravek felt sound-waves go all the way down its body, immobilizing it. The Highbreed then shot more fingers into it while it was vulnerable.
Deciding that these 2 tasty-looking snacks weren't worth the trouble, or the pain; the Dravek dove back under the sand and for a lack of better words, it swam away. "What was that thing?" Asked Echo-Echo, the clones re-entering its body.
"A Dravek. Their kind are numerous on... er, in this planet" the Highbreed answered.
"Then we better get moving" said Echo-Echo, walking past the officer. "We?" Asked the Highbreed. Surely this sad excuse for a being didn't mean...
"Yes... WE. You couldn't defeat it alone, I couldn't defeat it either. If more of them come, we must work together" said Echo-Echo.
"I will do no such thing" the Highbreed stated.
"I don't like this anymore than you do, but if we want to ensure our survival, we have to try. So, um... how DO we get off this planet, whatever its called?" Asked Echo-Echo.
"We are on Turrawuste, a desert world. It's only good for a relay station. The damage must have shifted the teleporters focusing axis and brought us further out than it should have" said the Highbreed.
"So if we find it, can you fix it?" Asked Echo-Echo.
"There will be no need. We just to avoid smashing it, like with a rock" said the Highbreed.
"Ok, so where is it?" Asked Echo-Echo.
"Impossible to tell from out here" said the Highbreed.
Echo-Echo then climbed up a rock formation. "For you maybe" he said, letting out a sonic scream. A moment later, a light flashed in the distance. "That way! It'll take a day or 2 to reach on foot. Let's get moving before more Draveks' get the drop on... er, drop under us" said Echo-Echo.
-TIME BREAK-
Near the bottom of a hill, a Dravek is seen swimming around. The camera then focuses on 2 life-forms on top of said hill. "UGH! It's so hooooooooot!" Complained Kurumu. She and Moka didn't know where they were, so they decided to follow the sound they heard earlier. Kurumu, who watched one too many scary movies thought that was a BAD idea, but they had nothing else to go on where they were so hopefully the sound would lead to a village or something.
"Ugh... I'd rather deal with Kokoa's daily schemes than listen to Kurumu bitch and moan" said Moka's Rosario, though Inner Moka never got a response back. Kokoa is Moka's younger sister. Her hot-headed, crazy and over-dramatic sister. She showed up at the school suddenly and demanded to see her "real sister", but there was no way that choker was coming off. She wasn't to happy about that, and got pretty violent when she didn't get her way.
VERY violent.
She's even been using the narrating bat Kou as a weapon; it had the ability to shape-shift like Ben did. A few weeks ago, Kou seemed to have run away, no one knows where he went. "Kurumu, I'm hot too, but lets just keep moving" said Moka, who was also getting tired from the succubus' groaning.
"WHYYYYYYYYYYYY?! Can't we just take a little rest?" Kurumu groaned.
Moka was about to answer, but noticed something in the distance. "Kurumu! LOOK!" She shouted.
"What n...?" Kurumu asked. Looking up, she saw the same thing Moka did... WATER! A pond of it! Of course, Moka didn't need water for drinking, but the succubus did. They're instincts kicked in and they ran to it, hoping it wasn't a mirage. Then, the 2 Japanese girls felt the ground below them vibrate...
-TIME BREAK-
"If I know the way, why do I need to be the one 10 paces behind?" Ben asked the Highbreed.
"Since I'm forced to travel with filth, I'd rather not see it rub it's behind" said the Highbreed. To recap, while Ben was Echo-Echo, he had an itch in said location. The Highbreed didn't like it for some reason, everyone gets an itchy butt sometimes, right?
"Oh, that's all it was? Sorry, I had an itch" Ben tried to defend himself.
"That makes no diff..." the Highbreed began to argue. Then they both heard screams... girl-like screams...
"I thought you said no one else is here?" Ben asked. He couldn't put his finger on it, but didn't those screams sound like...? No, it couldn't be! They were back in Japan miles, no... light years away! Exhaustion from the heat left him, and he ran toward the sound in a full sprint.
"Where are you going, human?" Asked the Highbreed. When he didn't get an answer, he groaned and followed. He hated to admit it, but this human was wise beyond his years, they DID have to stick together for survival... but how was that supposed to work if he ran after everything that made a sound?
Ben saw it, but he couldn't believe his eyes. It must be the heat... yeah that was it. His mind was just playing tricks on him. He blinked to try and shake off this illusion... no dice... this was real... and so were they! It was Moka and Kurumu... but how did they get here? And why? Not wasting another second, Ben turned in his watch, picked an alien and slammed down. "BIG CHILL!" He said as he flew towards toward them as fast as his wings could carry him.
No! 5 Black pillar-like towers closed in on them! He was getting closer, and he could see them clearer. It WAS definitely them... but he wasn't gonna make it! He still had to try!
He didn't notice it, but as he rushed towards them... for some reason... his Omnitrix symbol began glowing dark green again...
-TIME BREAK-
Was this how it was gonna end? They'd be swallowed by the Very Hungry Caterpillar? 'Why me? All I wanted was to see Ben, and this is what I get? Was that too much to ask?!' Both Japanese monster girls' thought simultaneously. When they first felt the vibrations, they of course attempted to move. But every direction they chose to go in would be stopped by a tall, black thing that began to close over them...
Something grabbed them just as the black pillars shut. Moka was now hovering over the desert sand, did Kurumu get them out of there? Looking to her left, she saw said succubus being held by blue hands... strangely cold, yet familiar blue hands...
No way, it couldn't be. Looking behind her, her question was answered... the well-known symbol of a certain wristband. That's not possible, he's... "If you wanted a warm beach spot, try the Bahamas next time" said a raspy, yet cooling voice.
Both girls looked straight up and if they weren't in danger at the moment, they're eyes would have sparkled with joy. It WAS him! Here of all places! Ruby's spell worked after all! Still, they did it. They met they're American hero once again... well, while in the alien form of Big Chill, but this was close enough for now.
With his friends safe, Big Chill flew back towards the Highbreed, but then he heard a humming noise coming from his Omnitrix symbol. Looking down, he noticed it was glowing in a dark green light before fading out. He never saw that color before, but what really freaked him out was: "Your welcome."
Big Chill visibly flinched, clearly not expecting to hear a voice in his head that was slightly deeper than his human form's. 'Who the hell was that? Ugh, please don't be another Ghostfreak-show' he thought. Now that he thought about it, where did that sudden speed boost come from? He's never flown that fast before, but now wasn't the time, he had other things to worry about.
Mainly, the oversized worm bait coming at them.
Turning around quickly, Big Chill blew an icy-breeze and froze the Death Worm's mouth shut, it was struggling to open it. "You wasted all that effort for 2 human females?" Asked the Highbreed, annoyed. He was all for sticking together as long as he got out of it, but when your Naked & Afraid partner turns and runs off...
"These are not just some girls!" Said Big Chill. If only this Highbreed knew...
"Gullible prey all the same, lured out with the right bait..." said the Highbreed.
That's when Kurumu's claws grew out.
"Listen here, ya purple-faced creep! I'm far from gullible!" She yelled at the Highbreed. He would have talked down to her about being a lesser being, but did most humans have 4-5 inch long and sharp nails? And what was that energy radiating off of her? He never felt anything like this before, only heard about it in stories of monsters, but they weren't real... right? While Big Chill, Kurumu and the Highbreed were arguing, Moka's Rosario lit up.
"Can you get those buffoons to knock it off?" Asked Inner Moka. "Probably not, inner me" Moka responded. All of them then heard a cracking noise, they turned to see the Dravek beginning to break free of his icy muzzle.
"That things getting loose" said Big Chill.
"Your powers of deduction, are truly staggering" said the Highbreed, sarcastically.
"Come on, guys. Lets make tracks, before we become snacks" said Big Chill. The girls gladly listened, but...
"How dare you, mongrel. You, issue commands to me? Scoundrels like you do MY bidding!" Said the Highbreed.
SHATTER!
The ice shattered, and the Dravek swam towards them with its mouth wide open and if it had facial expressions, saying it was pissed was an understatement.
"And I bid you to fight!" Ordered the Highbreed, seeing the Dravek approach.
"Oh sure, since you asked so nicely" said Big Chill, flying into action. He flew straight into the Dravek's mouth and phased out of its body, freezing it again, but it broke out quickly this time. When that didn't work, Kurumu grew out her own wings and gave the Dravek 5 cuts across its neck, making it screech in pain. The Highbreed fired darts at it, in the same location to add to its agony.
Big Chill landed next to Moka, who was trying to pull her Rosario off. He took her hand to stop her. "What are you doing? Your going to hurt yourself" he said.
"Ben, I... we wanna help too!" Moka responded. Then a voice, the same one from before, spoke to Big Chill. "You know you want too... she's a fine piece of ass" it said. Ignoring the arrogant tone in his mind, Big Chill did what Moka wanted.
FLASH!
"What in the name of Augstaka is that light?" Asked the Highbreed, feeling a surge of power from behind him, then shielding his eyes from the blinding rays.
'Ugh, you just HAD to let her out, didn't ya?' Thought Kurumu.
(AN: Inner Moka fans, its time... play her theme)
The Highbreed never seen anything like this before, not counting the green-shirted human traveling with him. This other female gave off similar energy as the blue-haired one... but now allot more of it. Her appearance also changed significantly. Even the Dravek backed away a little, most prey it encountered wasn't this scary. When the rosary seal over her breast is removed, Moka's innocent self vanishes, and her inner vampire... awakens.
"Its been a long time, hasn't it Ben?" Inner Moka purred. She wouldn't dare say it aloud, but she was happy to see Ben/Big Chill again. It felt like part of her that she lost, was found, for both Mokas'.
"Too long, my lady. May I have this dance?" Joked Big Chill, bowing gentlemen-like. "You may" Inner Moka said, holding out her hand in a similar fashion.
Despite Big Chill's frail stature, he held superhuman strength, and he used it to 'dance' with Inner Moka. He let her go after spinning her around once, sending her straight toward the Dravek. She twisted herself in midair and prepared a kick... the alien worm didn't have a chance to open its mouth again as Inner Moka kicked it 20 feet across the desert, making its entire body pop out of the sand, and sent it into a rock formation with a painful sounding crack. It gave a painfilled roar in response.
If that thing had bones, they'd most likely be broken right now.
Kou: (flies out of the Dravek's mouth and onto a rock, his body smooshed cartoon-style. Using his wings to push himself, he popped off a few seconds later) Ugh, I was called into the writers casting call a few weeks ago, and this is what I get? Screw this, I'm going back to Miss Kokoa! WHEEEEE! (flies away)
The Highbreed was completely stunned, he's never seen such power! Dravek's were the ultimate predators. They're exoskeleton was heat and cold resistant, perfect for this desert climate, and they'd either lie in wait or scoop prey up immediately before their meal could register what was happening. Yet, it was literally beaten back by a seemingly human female. Could the myths be true... did monsters really exist and if so, did they live alongside aliens long ago?
"You've still got it" said Big Chill.
"Was there ever any d...?" Inner Moka began to boast, but much too her and everyone's surprise, they heard a VERY angry-sounding hiss. The Dravek shot back up and swam toward them again!
"Wow, even your kick didn't work" said Big Chill. Inner Moka was also shocked, whatever this thing was, it was very durable.
"Ugh, we can't keep this up! We'll die of heat exhaustion! Ben, keep me cool" said Kurumu, hugging Big Chill.
SMOOSH!
'Aw, come on! Your gonna do this now?!' Big Chill thought with an unamused look, yet slightly red tint on his cheeks.
"Don't you wanna just cup a feel before you die?" Asked an arrogant voice in Big Chills head.
'Shut up, hormonal thoughts... or whoever you are' thought Big Chill, hoping this foreign voice could hear his own thoughts. Kurumu had a point though, they were all tired from the heat and working up a sweat. They needed to rehydrate soon... or being eaten alive would be the least of they're worries.
Hearing what the bluenette said, something clicked in the Highbreed's mind. "YOU! Necrofriggian, freeze him!" He commanded.
"He did that already, Einstein. It didn't work" said Inner Moka.
"FROM INSIDE! Stay inside, until I say otherwise!" The Highbreed said, annoyed at this girls tone. Geez, all females changed personalities at the most inconvenient of times. With nothing to loose at this point, Big Chill got free from Kurumu's hug and flew into the Dravek's mouth. Doing as the Highbreed said, Big Chill kept blowing ice inside the Dravek. Quicker than before, it froze up, but he kept going. After 4 seconds, Big Chill could have sworn he heard this things heart rate slow considerately.
"NOW!" Shouted the Highbreed.
With the signal given, Big Chill stopping 'chilling' and phased out of the large insect. With half its body frozen from the inside-out, ntoo cold to move its muscles, the Dravek fell limp. The Highbreed shot darts at it to crack the ice and Inner Moka gave the worm-flavored Popsicle an uppercut kick, effectively shattering it to pieces. All that remained of the creature was the lower half of its body, which they could see inside of now. It was kinda gross, but the threat was finally subdued
The Highbreed moaned and felt to its knees. His body was also shaking.
"What's wrong?" Kurumu asked, the 3 friends making their way to the alien.
"DON'T... touch me... I merely require... a moments rest..." said the Highbreed, his torso beginning to shrive up.
"Rest won't cut it, tough guy. Your dehydrated and wasting away" Inner Moka pointed out.
"Quite literally. I've got this covered" said Big Chill, taking flight and exhaling a gentle cooling breeze at his comrades. Not too strong to freeze them solid, only enough to cool them down. Kurumu and Moka/Inner Moka were thankful.
"Ahhhh... much better" Kurumu sighed happily, loving this moment. Inner Moka didn't say a word, but the relief on her face was all the confirmation Big Chill needed to see he did a good job. The Highbreed however...
"S-stop... desist!" He hissed, waving off Big Chills help.
"Why? I'm trying to help you" asked Big Chill, as he stopped being the groups living air conditioner. Even if the Highbreed and him were gonna be enemies after this was over, Big Chill would have thought this Highbreed would swallow his pride and appreciate this.
"Yeah, 8-eyes! Ben's trying to be nice!" Kurumu defended, also kinda pissed because her Mate of Fate stopped cooling them off.
"I did not... request his assistance" the Highbreed answered.
"I know, but I wanted too. So... chill, dude. Heh, see what I did there?" Big Chill responded, making a corny joke.
"I did not see anything" the Highbreed stated.
"Um, no. Your missing the point. It's like the heat/humility thing I said earlier... its a pun, see?" Asked Big Chill.
"... Regardless... I can locate sustenance myself..." said the Highbreed, still not getting the joke. His chest then opened up to reveal 2 root-like tendrils that dug into the sand.
"Ewwww!" Said Kurumu, making a grossed-out face. What this alien Ben was traveling with just did something she thought was worse than what Stinkfly could do.
"I... didn't need to see that" said Inner Moka, covering her eyes with a hand.
"And you called me gross" mumbled Big Chill, looking away for a second.
"There is water... beneath the sands... one just needs, to look deeply enough... THERE!" Said the Higbreed, apparently finding some water.
"So... your friend is some kind of plant?" Kurumu asked Big Chill.
"He's NOT a friend, but I didn't know Highbreeds' were plants either" said Big Chill.
"We are not some kind! The Highbreed, is the ONLY kind!" Answered the Highbreed, finding offense from both Kurumu and Big Chills statements. A few seconds later, he fished the water above the sand for the others.
-TIME BREAK-
A while later, evening fell on the desert planet. After drinking they're fill (to which Outer Moka got some blood from Ben afterwards), the group continued they're journey to the teleporter. Ben filled Moka and Kurumu in on what was going on: where they were, where they were going, and how they were getting off this planet. While walking, Moka and Ben heard something moving in the sand.
"W-w-what was that?" Asked Moka, clutching onto Ben.
"I heard it too, stay close to me" said Ben, wrapping an arm around his vampiric friend.
"I didn't hear anything" said Kurumu, choosing to ignore the closeness of Ben and Moka for now.
"Neither did I. Just you human, which is the same as nothing" said the Highbreed, continuing to walk on.
"Great. He sounds like Kuyo" Kurumu commented. As they approached a rock formation, they felt the ground rumble. Now they all knew something was wrong. "Ugh, now what?" Asked Kurumu.
"More Draveks?" Asked Ben.
"Worse..." said the Highbreed, turning to look behind. Looking for themselves, the rest of group noticed small cockroach-like insects making their way towards them. "Dasypodidae!"