Family
Chapter 528 Raid Mission
By: Major144
Disclaimer: I don't own anything. This is just a story for fun.
Present day Waterfall
At the Shellfish Corp shipyard, Roland was in his office with Inkerton making plans for the raid on the X-Nauts who were going to raid Valfars's vault. Roland knew that the ones doing the raid would be strong and elite warriors that were part of the X-Nauts and Spirit's elite forces, so he was going to need some special forces of his own to combat them. He had some Legion of Light members helping out, but there was only three of them and Roland didn't fully trust them so he wasn't going to take any chances.
"So who do we have so far that can make it here quick?" Asked Roland.
"We have the Terrible Trio Snips, Ronk, and Papes. We also have Aquatic Terror Gran Bruce, Dark Fiend Charles the Third, and Iron Ogre Hulk Davidson." Said Inkerton.
"Good they're decent and loyal enough goons that we've employed in the past." Said Roland.
"I also brought in Galvestone." Said Inkerton.
"Excellent. He is ruthless and we're going to need that." Said Roland.
"Anyone else we should bring in?" Asked Inkerton.
"We are going up against Spirit's forces and though they may have suffered some big past losses they are still dangerous, so this requires bringing the best and most dangerous people we have or can bring in." Said Roland.
"You aren't considering deploying Voltai are you?" Asked Inkerton.
"No she is much too valuable asset of the company to deploy even for a mission like this. I was thinking of bringing in Skabb and the Skavengers." Said Roland.
"You're really considering bring those wild dogs into this?" Asked Inkerton.
"I am. They are the fiercest warriors to sail the waters of Waterfall. With their help the treasure of Valfars's vault will be as good as ours." Said Roland.
"Very well boss. I'll make sure the boat and crew is ready." Said Inkerton before leaving the office.
In one corner of Waterfall, Toriel, Jenka, Isaac, Baby Depression, and the Team Chaotix Detective Agency were searching for leads on Six, but hadn't found anything. The little group decided to take a break and go to a cafe to eat and think of a new plan of action.
"Our search isn't getting us anywhere." Complained Charmy.
"We need to try a different approach." Said Vector.
"Perhaps if we knew a bit more about the girl we were searching about we could come up with a way to expand our search and find her." Said Espio.
"What do you want to know?" Asked Toriel.
"Tell us how the girl came into your care." Said Vector.
"Alright, Six first arrived roughly over a year ago." Said Toriel.
Flashback.
Toriel was outside the house doing a bit of yard work, when she saw something yellow and odd sticking out from behind a rock several yards away. She became curious and walked towards the rock, but as she got closer the thing darted away from the rock and headed into one of the tunnels leading away from the house. The strange thing looked like a yellow raincoat and Toriel could see that the strange being wearing the raincoat was human! Toriel could see the stranger's feet and legs and knew from past experiences that the stranger was indeed a human and judging from it's size it was a child.
"Wait! Come back!" Called Toriel.
The stranger ignored Toriel and disappeared into the tunnel. Toriel thought about going after them, but decided against. The tunnels were a maze with many places to hide. Toriel was also decided it was best to let the human come to her instead of trying to chase after them. She returned to the house and told Jenka, Ser Manuel, Sly, Hornet, and Sheo about what she saw.
"A human child you say? Haven't seen one in a long time." Said Sly.
"Poor thing must be frightened." Said Sheo.
"So what should we do about them?" Asked Ser Manuel.
"We just have to wait, until they return. Once they return we put on some friendly faces offer up some food and a warm bed and hopefully we earn their trust and they come into our home." Said Toriel.
"You still blame yourself for what happened to the other children." Said Jenka.
"I do." Said Toriel.
"Queen Toriel what happened to them wasn't your fault." Said Ser Manuel.
"Perhaps I wasn't at fault, but I still feel responsible. I won't let another innocent child die down here." Said Toriel.
"Very well. We shall help you with this child." Said Jenka.
"Thank you all." Said Toriel.
The next day Toriel was working again in the garden, when she spotted the human in the yellow raincoat again watching her from behind a different rock. This time Toriel didn't try to go towards the child and continued on with her work in the garden. Toriel hummed a little tune as she finished her work and went back into the house. She looked out the window and saw the children still peaking out from the rock. Toriel told the others about seeing the children and told them not to approach it and let the child come to them. The next day Toriel made a pie and cut a slice from it and put it on a plate with a fork. Toriel headed outside with the pie slice and went to tending the garden. She spotted the child again behind a different rock. She finished her work and headed back into the house leaving the pie slice outside for the child to eat. The next day Toriel headed outside and found the pie untouched. This saddened Toriel a little bit, but she was undeterred. Toriel headed back into the house and made a fresh pie, cut a piece out of it, and headed outside. She looked around, but the child was doing a better job of hiding themselves. Toriel cut a piece off of the pie and took a bite out of it.
"This is really good pie. I think you'll like it." Said Toriel before she put the pie and plate back on the ground and headed back into the house.
Toriel and the others didn't go look outside to see if the child went after the pie. The next day Toriel went outside to see that the pie had been eaten and that the fork was gone. Toriel smiled as she took the plate and headed back into the house. She fixed some toast and a few sausages, put them on a plate, and headed back outside placing them on the ground a fair distance from the house before heading back into the house. Toriel went outside and found the food had been eaten and went and put more food out for the child. This went off for the next few days with nothing really changing, until one day the child had decided to get into the house to raid and explore it.
Toriel was in her room reading a book, when she heard a commotion down stairs and went to investigate it to find Jenka in the kitchen holding her cane up and was using some magic to suspend something in the air, that something was the child.
"Found this little one in the cupboard." Said Jenka.
Toriel got her first good look at the child and she could tell by it's shape it was a girl. She could see that the girl had dark hair that covered her eyes and upper parts of her face. The girl struggled against the magic that held her suspended in the air and Toriel could tell she was frightened.
"Set her down. I'm going to talk to her and show her we're friendly." Said Toriel.
"As you wish, but be careful she has that fork on her and I thought I sensed magic from her." Whispered Jenka.
Toriel nodded and Jenka lowered the child to the ground. The child looked at Toriel and Jenka and it looked like she might try to takeoff running. Toriel raised her hands in a peaceful manner and spoke.
"Hello there, my name is Toriel and that is Jenka. We mean you no harm. Tell us your name and what you want and will help you." Said Toriel.
The child studied Toriel for a few seconds and then she held up all the fingers on her right hand and just one on her other.
"Six? Is that your name?" Asked Six.
The child nodded her head.
"Odd name for a child." Muttered Jenka.
"That's a cute name. So what do you want Six?" Said Toriel.
Six didn't say anything, but there was a growling sound that came from her. Toriel looked at the girl and realized the growling sound was coming from her stomach. Six grasped her stomach in pain.
"Don't you worry we have plenty of food that can be prepared fast." Said Toriel as she quickly fixed some food up and set them down at the dinning table. Six studied the food her mouth watering a little bit, but she seemed hesitant to go for it.
"Don't worry it's all good. No poison or anything." Said Toriel.
Six dove into the food with savage gusto. Toriel and the others watched Six eat as if she hadn't eaten in days. The poor child must have been through some ordeal if she went after food like that. Six finished off the food and seemed to be a bit more relaxed.
"You must have been starving. What would you like to do know?" Said Toriel.
Six didn't respond, so Toriel tried to think of something fun for her to do. Toriel searched some draws and found some crayons and some paper for Six to draw with and gave them to the child. Six studied the items and Toriel gave a little demonstration by drawing a flower on one piece of paper. This seemed to encourage Six who picked up a crayon and began to draw things. It appeared she was drawing some people, but they didn't look like normal people or figures. One drawing was of a a short humanoid with a conical head or was wearing a cap over their head, another was aman with a blindfold with long arms, another appeared to be two fat chefs, another was a group of incredibly fat people with masks, one was a lady with hair wrapped in a bun wearing a long dark brown kimono and a white mask. Six separated the conical head drawing from the other drawings and gave it a hug.
"I wonder what all these drawings mean to her?" Asked Jenka.
"Are these your friends and family?" Asked Toriel.
Six nodded to the drawing of the conical head in her hand, but shook her head and pointed at the other drawings.
"Interesting." Said Sly.
"We're these people bad?" Asked Hornet indicating the other drawings.
Six nodded her head as she began to draw big Xs on the pictures.
"I see." Said Toriel.
Six let out a little yawn.
"Poor thing, you must be tired, you want to sleep here?" Said Toriel.
Six hesitated for a few seconds then nodded her head. Toriel lead the child to one of the guest rooms and Six went inside inspecting it.
"If you need anything come ask me." Said Toriel before leaving the room.
The next day Toriel went to check on Six and she found the window of the room wide open and at first Six didn't appear to be in the room. Toriel panicked a bit and searched the room and then she found Six under the bed backed up all the way to the wall holding the fork in one hand partially awake.
"There you are Six. Good morning." Said Toriel with a smile.
Six crawled out from under the bed and Toriel closed the window. The two headed down for breakfast and afterwards Six drew some more pictures. One picture showed a man with a bag on his head carrying a rifle, another showed a woman with a incredibly long neck, one was of a fat man who appeared to be a doctor, and one was a tall thin man who whore a fedora. Six also drew a person with a paper bag on their head and she looked at it for a few seconds before she crumbled it up along with the drawing of the thin man with a fedora.
"That's odd. Whoever that was must have done something really bad to Six." Thought Toriel.
They then moved on to the living room with the other residents where there was a tv. Six saw the tv and she backed away from it in a panic as she made her way to the door.
"What's wrong?" Asked Toriel as Jenka turned on the tv.
Six didn't provide any answers. Mettaton appeared on the tv and began to dance and sing as Six and the others watched him. Six payed close attention to the tv for a few minutes before she took a seat. The child stayed like that for nearly an hour, before she slowly made her way from the door and more into the living room. Six was still a few yards away from the tv, but whatever had caused her to panic at first seemed to have passed though she still seemed to be weary around the tv. The day went on like normal and soon everyone retired for bed.
The next day Six slept under the bed again, though she wasn't backed up to the wall. The day went about normally and Toriel and Six were out in the garden. Toriel tended the garden and Six had found a stick to draw things in the dirt, when Flowey suddenly popped up near the girl. Six looked at Flowey curiously.
"Howdy! I'm Flowey! Flowey the talking flower! You want to play a game?" Said Flowey with a big grin.
"Oh no you don't! Be gone you scoundrel!" Said Toriel as she marched towards Flowey prepared to blast the little flower.
"Fine. I'll leave. Lousy killjoy. Oh before I forget y'all have some trouble heading your way." Said Flowey before he vanished into the ground.
Before Toriel could ponder what Flowey meant, the trouble arrived in the form of Misery and Balrog leading a group of Mants. Toriel quickly ushered Six behind and called out for the others from the house. Jenka, Sly, Sheo, and Hornet got out to confront the intruders.
"Had over the seeds for the red flowers." Said Misery.
"Your master will not have the seeds. I suggest you leave daughter." Said Jenka.
"No can do." Said Balrog.
"Then will just fight you and chase you off again." Said Ser Manuel.
"Not this time. We brought something special to deal with you all." Said Misery as she let out a loud whistle.
The ground nearby began to shake as something began to emerge. The first thing that emerged was what appeared to be a group of purple mushrooms that revealed themselves to be attached to a enormous green toad monster with three eyes and large fangs.
"Behold the Toadstool." Said Misery.
Jenka and the others prepared to fight the Toadstool, when the monster let out a roar and unleashed a cloud of green spores that blew towards the defenders. The cloud engulfed them they fell to the ground dizzy and woozy. The Toadstool jumped over to the defenders and waked Sly, Ser Manuel, Sheo, and Hornet around with ease, before turning it's attention to Toriel and and Jenka and pinned them down with it's webbed feet.
"A powerful spore that can weaken the mightiest of being." Said Misery as her forces began to head towards the house to raid it.
Six gritted her teeth at the sight of the ones who had cared for her and showed her kindness in a very long time. She felt a great sense of rage as she decided to unleash a wild and destructive power she had kept secret. First, Six got to her feet and began to inhale a good percent of the spores into her body, which shocked and confused everyone. The spores seemed to no longer infecting Six. Misery looked both annoyed and confused, but she didn't seem to worried about the child. She waved at some of the Mants to go deal with her and the monsters obeyed, but as they reached Six dark tentacles of energy began to appear around the girl with dark particles dancing around the air. The tentacles raced towards the advancing Manta and grabbed them. The Manta struggled to break free, but after a few seconds of being grasped by the tentacles they ceased moving as their bodies began thin pale and lifeless and the tentacles dropped them to the ground.
"What magic is this?!" Yelled Misery as the tentacles began to thrash around wildly and go after the Mants.
Most of the Mants got grabbed by the tentacles and had their lives drained from them, while a few who managed to dodge the tentacles felt like a bit of their lives were taken by being close to the dark magical appendages. Soon most except a couple of Mants were dead. The Toadstool got off of Toriel and Jenka and tried to attack Six, but as it leaped up to attack the tentacles shot up and grabbed and restrained the monster. Six also began to change a bit as her mouth became wider and full of needle teeth. She opened her mouth and white energy began to leave the Toadstool as it was sucked into Six's open mouth.
"She's sucking the monster's life energy!" Gasped Jenka.
Soon the Toadstool was a withered corpse that Six dropped to the ground. Misery, Balrog, and the few surviving Mants began to back away in fear. Instead of going after the enemy Six's tentacles grabbed Ser Manuel, Sheo, and Sly instead!
"Six stop! Those are friends!" Cried Toriel.
Six froze up before she turned her attention to Toriel and then one tentacle began to head towards the former monster queen.
"Enough of this!" Yelled Jenka as she raised her can and unleashed a bright yellow beam of magic that struck Six knocking her onto her back.
The black tentacles vanished and Ser Manuel, Sheo, and Sly were free. Misery and her allies fled the scene.
"Did you kill her?" Asked Toriel as she headed to the form of Six on the ground.
"No I sealed that power she was using. I don't think that girl was in control when she unleashed it." Said Jenka.
Six got up shaking as she looked at her hands. She looked up at Toriel.
"Six it's ok, no one got hurt because of you." Said Toriel trying to calm the child.
Six shot to her feet and bolted with tears in hers.
"Six come back!" Cried Toriel.
Six raced in the tunnel and vanished.
"Don't worry, I'm sure she'll come back. The child just needs some space to think." Assured Jenka.
"I...hope so." Said Toriel.
A couple of days later the house was visited by Sans the skeleton who had Six with him along with a young human child named Isaac. Sans said he found Isaac wondering around deeper underground and that he found Six on the way to Toriel's home. Toriel thanked Sans and hugged the two children. She then took Six to the side.
"Six I promise to protect you and help deals with whatever is bothering. Will see about dealing with your powers so you don't ever lose control." Said Toriel.
Six just nodded her head and the two hugged some more.
Flashback end.
"Very interesting." Said Vector.
"So, when you said when you saw Six again on the the during Siren's concert she looked different." Said Espo.
"Yes." Said Toriel.
"Could Six's powers been unsealed?" Asked Charmy.
"Possibly, we don't know what fully happened to her or what the Legion of Light did to her." Said Jenka.
Before anything else could be said Toriel got a message on her phone from Undyne telling her about the tip they got about the Legion of Light working with Roland to attack some X-Nauts going after Valfars's vault. It was very possible that Six was among that group. Toriel told the others the news.
"Looks like we had a major breakthrough." Said Vector.
"Yeah, but it was other people who got the lead." Grumbled Charmy.
"We still got to confirm Six is there and help get her back. I doubt the Legion of Light would just hand Six back over." Said Espo.
"Right lets get to it." Said Vector.
The little group moved out to Shellfish Corp shipyard.
At the Shellfish Corp shipyard Roland and Inkerton were in a large meeting room with some of the elite warriors brought on.
There were the Terrible Trio, Snips, Ronk, and Papes.
Snips had a rabbit-like appearance with blonde hair. She wore a blue suit, white gloves, a pink cape, and a pink mask that covered her ears and the upper part of her face.
Ronk large muscular yellow humanoid with yellow teeth, spiky green hair, who wore purple overalls.
Papes was a short light purple creature, who wore green tights, as well as a long blue lobster tail-like hat on the top of his head.
Aquatic Terror Gran Bruce was a tall blue humanoid shark monster. He wore black flippers, a gold belt, red gloves, a couple of orange oxygen tanks on his shoulders, a red diving mask and black snorkel on the top of his head. Bruce's head was a I tire shark with white eyes and a submarine turbine located around his tail.
Dark Fiend Charles the Third was a tall humanoid monster. He had brown fur and yellow eyes. Charles wore black dress shoes, black dress pants, white gloves, a ruff white collar, and three gold ring earring in his right ear.
Iron Ogre Hulk Davidson was a large green humanoid rhino monster with sharp fangs and claws. He wore black toeless shoes, a black belt with a golden belt buckle, a black biker vest, a black helmet with horns on the side and spikes on the top. Hulk carried a large battle ax.
Galvestone was a humanoid grey shark monster with a yellow tail fin. He had feet that resembled tail fins, hands that resembled sharks with open jaws full of red teeth, yellow eyes, a jaw full of red teeth, and yellow, orange, and red markings going down his body. Galvestone wore a black vest with yellow markings on the shoulders and sides.
Roland addressed the group of mercenaries.
"Thank you all for coming. I called you here for a very important mission. The X-Nauts are attempting to raid the Vault of Valfars. I along with the Legion of Light plan to attack them once they raid the vault and claim the treasure. The X-Nauts will not simply hand the treasure to us and I need your help to beat them and get the treasure. You will be greatly rewarded for your assistance." Said Roland.
The mercenaries nodded in excitement at the thought of getting the treasure. There was a rap at the doors before they were thrown open and in walked Captain Skabb of the Skavengers walked in.
Skabb was very large canine monster. His tongue hung out from his mouth and he had a large scar over his face. He wore a red captain's coat with two big shoulder pads, white pants with purple stripes, a red bandana, purple hat with a red feather, a large treasure chest strapped to his back, with a cannon inside. Skabb had a hook on his right arm and mini cannon gun for his right leg.
Skabb had a pair of parrot-like birds named Scratch and Sniff sitting on his shoulders.
Scratch was a orange, he had a eyepatch over his left eye, and stitches on his belly that sloped upright.
Sniff was fandango purple he had a eyepatch over his right eye, and stitch on his belly that sloped downright.
"Greetings Roland, we got your message and we are interested in working with you in this endeavor of yours." Said Scratch.
"Yeah we like the sound of getting rich. So you got our support." Said Sniff.
Skabb just grunted and nodded his head.
"Excellent! The more the merrier!" said Roland.
The others cheered in agreement. The plan for the raid was on.
To be continued.
Glossary
Legend Starfy: Terrible Trio Snips, Ronk, and Papes.
Viewtiful Joe: Gran Bruce, Charles, and Hulk.
Umbraclaw: Galvestone.
Another Crab's Treasure: Voltia.
Spyro: Skavengers, Skabb, Scratch, and Sniff
Don't Starve Together: Toadstool.