Cassandra, Naomi and Ruby 2 - Fox's Peril and Fang's Departure
#2 of CNR
A few years had passed since that day in Urios and nothing more had happened. The second Sally had not appeared for some time and the girls were on their final years of high school. The three had become incredibly as well as keeping their immaturity. However, a much darker plot was unfolding, the likes of which Rouge, Krystal or anyone else could have predicted. There was one who had predicted this. The voice of the dead will save the living.
"Ma'am, we have a problem." The bunny just sat at her chair, reading her paper, "Problem? What problem?" "There is another that is befriending Krystal and Sally. He, however, contains a power the likes of which I have never seen. He could become dangerous to us and the coming of the master." Miss B slammed down her paper, "Who is this that puts such fear in your voice?" Sally pointed to the screen and the image soon appeared on screen. "This was taken a few weeks ago by me." It was of Krystal and Sally walking along the street. The girls were chatting and checking their phones. Soon Fang came into view handing the group hotdogs. Sally stopped the video and pointed him out, "Him. His name is Fang, 24 years of age from the planet Mobius." "He looks normal to me." "He was responsible for the destruction and extinct of the aparoids." "HE'S THE DRAGON HERO!?!?" Miss B fell back into her chair in dismay, "Shit..........SHIT!!!"
"See you later Fang!" "Yeah, see ya Fang!" The girls waved him goodbye as he made his way back to the temple as the ship blasted off behind him. It was a cool evening and the breeze felt good on his sore, battle scarred bones. "Rouge isn't expecting me back for a while," thought Fang, "and I do need to relax." Fang diverted from the old dirt path and through the thick overgrowth. He soon came to dotted hot springs. Taking off his clothes and pacing them on a nearby rock, he lowered himself in a closed him eyes. The rustling of the ragged trees and the chirping of birds hurrying home filled the night air. "One a night like this, what are you doing sneaking about eh?" No-one answered him but he knew they were there. "The third tree from the rock face, 5th branch from the top." Sally fell from the tree and landed in a crouch position. "Just enjoying the night air like you." Fang open his right eye and soon closed it again, "So it's true, another Sally. Well now I am impressed." "There is only one Sally and that's me. The other is an impostor." "I wouldn't go making fun of my friends; I don't take kindly to it." "And with one of such high repute as you deserves to be feared. Tell me, how many did you have to butcher to receive the title 'The Dragon Warrior'?" "The Aparoids were pure evil and they deserved it." "Yes but what about those of innocence, those that got in the way, those how didn't see you coming. All those bodies must lie quite heavily on your conscience." He open his eyes as a faint fire began to glow in his eyes, "Who the hell do you think you are to come here and say that?" Fang suddenly jumped from the water and grabbed a figure behind him pushing them against a rock, pinning them. "Minerva?" He breathed heavily and looked back at Sally who was long gone, soon returning his attention back to his girlfriend. "Hi Fang. Long time no see." "Why the hell are you here?" "The heart wants what the heart wants Fang," she looked down at his member, "and the rest of me wants...other things..." Fang released and caught his breath back. "Minerva it's not funny, I could have killed you." "That makes it fun." A big smile had formed on her face.
"Miss B, I have it!" Again, Sally approached Miss B's desk. "You have a solution?" "Indeed I do!" Again the screen showed video footage. It showed the footage at the hot springs. "Do you see the girl in the background?" "Yeah." "She has an emotional connection with Fang. Get her, get him." "Good girl! Very good girl! Rest of the night off for your reward, go on." Sally happily skipped off as Miss B picked up the phone, "It's Miss B here, and I need you to come outta retirement for one more favour."
Krystal tossed and turned in her bed that night. The wailing of sirens and the screeching of machinery breaking and snapping was all that haunted her that night. She awoke in a cold sweat. Sally switched on the light and held her, "Hush, ssssshhhhh calm down. I'm here, I'm here. What happen Krys, what did you see?" Krystal was covered in sweat, her eyes hollow and ghostly. With a weak, shrill voice she confirmed her fears, "F.....fox...was..calling.......me....." As morning came Sally was on the phone, "The vessel is called 'the Great Fox'........Good, what was it's last location?....That's not that far. You need to send a rescue team.........Whadda ya mean 'no'?.......It doesn't matter about a distress call......My girlfriend saw it in her dreams......Crazy?" Sally slammed down the phone, "Dammit, come on Krys we're going to see what happened." Sally started dialling the phone as she rubbed her neck. "Sal, what's wrong with your neck?" "Damn mozzies bit me in the night. Hello, Fang? Fox is in trouble, we need your help." The ships blasted through the endless darkness, zooming towards Fox's peril. "The last co-ordinates show he was just beyond the tip of that Nebula." Passing through the purple dust, the group were horrified at what they saw. The Great Fox was lifeless in space but another vessel had crashed into the side. Nothing moved and no lights were seen. Krystal's eyes widened with horror as the surrounding silence washed over her. The ship landed in the docking bay, "The scanner detects the presence of oxygen. The atmo-shields are still functional. The team huddled together and disembarked. "Wow, what the hell happened to this place?" All of them turned to see the famous white mink standing in awe at the destruction around her. "Minerva? I told you to stay back in the temple grounds!" "And you thought I took you seriously!" Fang calmed himself and took her by the hand, "I obviously can't trust you to stay on the ship. Stay behind me and keep very quiet, okay?" "I love it when you tell me off!" She gave a playful nod and the team was off. As they walked through the landing bay and into the core of the ship, they stumbled upon the nose of the other ship that had smashed through the side. In side the cockpit, blood and gore covered the walls and floor. "My God, that was some impact." Fang shook his head, "It wasn't the impact that killed them. Look at the wounds on the neck, bullet wounds." Looking to her side, Sally felt Krystal grip her tighter, cowering behind her. "It's okay Krysy, I won't let'em get ya!" Even though Sally seemed confident, she too was fearful of what they were getting themselves into. The team came to a large room with a screen on the right wall. Spark were flying from the ceiling and the creaking of metal made the scene an eerie one. As Fang, Rouge and Krystal walked through the next arch way, a shield fired up and cut off Minerva and Sally in the room. A image flared up on the screen and an evil laugh echoed through the room. "Sally!" Krystal slammed against the shield. "Minerva! Don't move!" Miss S and Miss B appeared before them on the screen, "Hello there Fang. Nice to see you." "Who the fuck are you?" "And Krystal! We we're your maids remember?" "Your not taking Sally." "We don't want Sally, we want her." Minerva was shocked when Miss S pointed at her. "You leave her alone!" Fang's eyes began to glow as he clenched his fists with rage. "Get as angry as you like Fang, that shield is impenetrable to sword, energy or anything else. Now, Sally, get Minerva." "I'm not taking orders from you losers." "Oh I think you are." Pressing a button, Miss B smiled as Sally fell to her hands and knees with her head down. Her fur began to grow long and ragged as her eyes became bloodshot. Her tail grew longer as claws sprouted from her hands and feet. She grew bigger and muscled. She stood up as teeth burst from her mouth and her breathing quickened to that of a perfect predator. "Krystal, may I introduce, Lycan Sally." "S.....Sally?" "Now, Sally, get Minerva." She turned to the frightened Mink and snarled. A laser bean appeared from the other side of the room and hit a control panel on another door in the room. A brown rabbit grabbed Minerva and pulled her away. She had a metal right arm which seemed to glow with a deep power and organized hair. She wore an engineer's dungarees and sprinted away as Sally gave chase. Pushing and screaming against the barrier, Krystal cried Sally's name. Fang grabbed hold of her and pulled her away, "Krystal, there is nothing left of Sally in there. We need to find another way round, come on." Although reluctant, Krystal followed Fang and Rouge through the dark and twisting corridors. "What the hell is that?" "It's a Lycanthropy virus that controls the host." The rabbit pulled a tube from the wall and placed the opening, creating a wall of flame. "Keep going, that won't stop her." The snarls and growls of the now feral Sally kept them going. "I am BIOSCI 158 but you can refer to me as Mina. We created a viral parasite that is remote controlled by a pH matrix. We never meant for any of this to happen." "Well why did you crash into this space ship then?" Suddenly both of them stopped as Mina began frantic pressing buttons on a control panel, "We didn't. Those thugs decided that if we wouldn't work for them then we had to be executed. And that's exactly what they did. Slaughter and death was all that was awaiting my colleagues. Why I'm still alive I have no idea but I guess I'm thankful." Minerva could see Sally sprinting down the corridor, on hands and knees, urged by the virus coursing through her veins. Just as she got to the door it slammed and locked. Her thumps and bangs sounded and crashed through the door. "That won't hold, we need to get out of here." Mina stepped into an escape capsule and started typing in co-ordinates. A banging caught Minerva's attention. In the corner of the room was another door with a porthole. Fang and the others were there. "Minerva are you okay?" "Yeah, I'm fine." "Cool, is there a switch that side?" "No there isn't." "Okay we'll try and get the door open from this side. Where's that rabbit?" "Her names Mina Ortex actually! She's in the esca..." She was cut short when something picked her up and dragged her into the escape pod. Mina had turned into a Lycan. The escape pod blasted away from the vessel and the vacuum door closed. "NO!!!" Dark fire burst from his spikes and his eyes glowed with such intensity it would make the skies crack with lightening. He pushed on the door, blowing it to pieces as he rushed to the vacuum door and look at the pod blasting away. Sally had, at this point, broken through the door and stood with her back to the vacuum door, stopping Fang from saving Minerva. He held is hand to her, "SALLY MOVE!!!" Rouge jumped in and grabbed his arm, "Fang, no! You'll kill her, calm down." A internal struggle raged within him. He began to shake and shiver, fighting his will to protect Minerva. The fire was quenched and it soon disappeared. Krystal grabbed Sally's arm and wouldn't let go. "Come back to me Sally, come back." She began to cry. Sally screamed as all the power drained from her body and she fell to the floor in exhaustion. Fang clenched his fist in anger. Suddenly a door in the room blasted open, revealing Fox and the crew. "We we're looked in her by a computer override. What happened?" None of the group said a thing, all were too angry and tired. They had fallen head long into a trap. The next morning was a rough one. In the Krystal household, only one awoke. Sally had fallen into a light coma with a fever. The girls were at a school trip so, thankfully, they didn't have to see their mother in bed like that. The phone rang and Krystal answered it, "Hello?" "Krystal, it's Rouge. How's Sally?" "She hasn't woken up and she has a fever. What about Fang?" "Well that's what I called about, you need to come and see this." A short flight and Krystal was on the Temple Grounds. Fox and the crew had taken what they could and slept in their arwings that night. Fox had received a message through his communication belt and it wasn't good. Krystal joined the rest of them in the Temple Hall and Fox turned the device on. It showed Miss S and Miss B with Minerva in a chair behind them. "To Fang. We have unfinished business with those fools that you insist on calling friends. You are far too powerful for us and so we have resorted to a different tactic. Your little girlfriend her is having a little sleep. It would be a shame if so thing would happen to her. You will leave this planet and not return until we have specified. Outside the Temple Grounds on the rock you placed your clothes when you had your hot spring bath is where you will find the communicator. We will finish what we started and then Minerva will be placed in a safe spot for which will inform you. You can then pick her up and return to your planet knowing that what will transpire in the next few weeks is none of your fault. If we see your presence anywhere on this planet then Minerva will be executed. You have until noon to comply." Fang stood silently for a few moments and then left. At 10:45 he was back on Mobius. (((This is a comission, a joint effort if you will, with a good friend and great writer Chaos Lord. I thank him for his help, encouragement and his ideas. Fang is copyright of Chaos Lord.)))