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Vol 6, Ch 2

Chapter 22: Something New

At the vanguard, Little Man was waits patiently for some news on the current situation. "Hi, Little Man," says a voice. He turns to the direction of the voice to see Laufeia. "Oh, hi, Laufeia," he says. As the conversation commences, Laufeia looks at the chaos outside and says jokingly, "So, it seems they've started the party without you, huh?" "Huh? Oh, no. I'm just out for some fresh air," says Little Man. "So it would seem," says Laufeia. She pauses , then says, "Well, what if I tell you that you have more power than you think?" "What was that?" he says, confused. "Never mind that," says Laufeia, "I hear your friends are trying to rescue Ryne, yes?" Little Man nods as he says, "Yes." Laufeia sighs and says, "Well, I'm quite dubious that they'll succeed without your help." "I'm sure of it," Little Man says adamant. Laufeia, unsure of this, makes a hint, "Well, what if I told you that the military is joining the party?" Little Man ponders for a moment before saying, "Hmm, that IS odd..." Laufeia continues to explain, "And that's not the worst part. They're Tharsians posed as the Dystopian Military. And they're planning to interfering with your friends' efforts." "Tharsis," Little Man responds, " I... I heard about them. But why? What are they doing here?" "They plan to restore their pride they once had before the Corporate Wars. Can you guess how?" Little Man answers, "By destroying Dystopia?" "Yes," Laufeia says, "and interfering with the rescue efforts is the start. Not even the so-called "Great" Payton Tucker can help it." That title, the Great Payton Tucker, causes Little Man to respond begrudgingly, "You really have to call him that?" Laufeia assures him, "He has potential, he has a reputation to live up to. But that doesn't mean a thing if he cannot make a difference when it counts." The spiders are bad enough, sure, but if they're allied with the Tarsians, then it would have to be up to you, no doubt." Little Man ponders, sighs, and then says, "Very well, but remember: I'm only doing this for you and you alone." Laufeia nods before saying, "So be it," and disappearing, leaving him to ponder on the situation.

Meanwhile, at the city itself, as the chaos ensues, things were going in the favor of the Graduates. At least until he sees military personnel on the streets. "That's odd," Payton says, confused, "I don't remember calling in the military." "Really?" says Aron, "Maybe you should talk to Nine-Tailed Fox about to this." Payton nods and taps into Jonah, "Nine-Tailed Fox, this is Payton. Can you hear me?" "Read you loud and clear," says Jonah. "Why's the military here?" Payton questions Jonah. Jonah, confused, responds, "What? What do you mean?" "The military's here. Did you call them?" Payton continues to question. That is when Jonah starts gets suspicious, "Hmm... Now that you mentioned it, I don't remember calling anyone from the military... Stand by..." He then proceeds to contact the military, "This is Commissioner Jonah Wilson of the Dystopia City Police Department. To all military units, if you can hear me on this frequency, please respond." There is no response, much to the suspicions of the KNIGHTS. "Jonah, what's going on?" Payton questions Jonah, to which the latter replies, "Nobody's responding, hold on." Jonah repeats the same transmission, hoping for a response, only to find nothing. Payton starts to get even more suspicious when he finally received a transmission from the military. Over the comms, one personnel says, "Alright, all preparations are complete and we're on standby. Awaiting orders." Payton begins to feel sick that something's wrong. "Who is this." No response. Another military personnel then says, "Good, begin the operation." This creates confusion within the ranks when suddenly, a sound of machine gun fire can be heard followed by Aron's distressed response, "They're firing on us!" Jonah, shocked to hear this, asks, "What's going on?!" to which Payton replies, "We're under attack!" Jonah, unsure what to make of this, then proceeds to say, "Something's not right... Avoid fire as much as possible, but getting Ryne out of there is till your top priority. Hurry!" The KNIGHTS all comply and proceed to continue on with the mission despite taking enemy fire.

Elsewhere within downtown, Solomon Wagner, along with Drezo, proceeds to head to the rendezvous point when, out of nowhere, the spiders start swarming the bus. Drezo concerned of the situation, tries to warn Solomon, to which the latter replies, "Yeah, I know!" Solomon struggles to shake the spiders off to no avail. Solomon reaches to Jonah, "Pretty Boy to Nine-Tailed Fox, we've got a problem!" Jonah asks, "What's your situation?" Solomon then continues, "The spiders are attacking the bus! I can't hold them off!" Jonah, realizing that the situation has become even more dire, barks, "Get the hell out of there, you're going to have to take our asset to the precinct on foot! Sorry!" Solomon then screams in frustration, then orders Drezo to "bail out", to which he complies. Then, a mischievous Solomon pulls out a grenade and monologues, "Good thing I've got a surprise waiting for you..." He pulls the pin, drops it, and gets out just in time before the grenade, and the bus itself, explodes, killing the spiders nearby. Solomon then urges Drezo to keep moving and the two race to the precinct. As they are almost to the Rendezvous point, Solomon contacts Payton, "Payton, get over here!" Payton heads to their position with the mask. Solomon asks Payton on how are things looking, to which the latter responds, "Lousy, the military turned on us and I have no idea why..." Both Solomon and Drezo look at each other in confusion before Payton asks, "Anyways, you're Drezo, right?" Drezo is shocked at first, but then quickly responds, "Yes." Payton then hands over the mask and says, "I believe this is for you." Drezo puts on the mask and now assumes leadership. Payton then turns to Ryne's general direction and says, "Now if you'll excuse me, I have some unfinished business to take care of." Payton then sets his thruster pack to overdrive and sets off to the Jamison Memorial Building.

As Odula, who is accompanied by two bodyguards, is about to commence the ritual, it was interrupted by Payton. "Odula..." Payton says vindictively. Odula then complements, "I must admit, I'm impressed that you came this far," before gloating, "However, you're too late; your ring-tailed friend will fall victim to this sacrifice. Tell him goodbye." Payton then charges and kicks Odula away from Ryne. As Payton stands between Odula and his victim, Odula orders his bodyguards to attack him. The efforts of the bodyguards, however, were fatally futile as Payton slays them in rapid succession. Now, only one spider remains. Odula starts thinking, "Well, it's like they always say; if you want something done right, do it yourself," before lunging towards Payton. Payton, however, was ready for him and grabs his legs before tossing him to the other side of the building, causing the spider to plummet to his apparent death. Ryne, amazed by what he just witnessed, says, "Thanks! I figured it was only a matter of time before somebody saves my butt." Payton starts untying ryne and returns, "No problem." Ryne finally gets free and comments, "Well, the sooner we're outta here, the better." Before they could make their escape, however, a webline, from out of nowhere, shoots at Payton's chest, much to Payton's shock and horror. It is Odula, who somehow survived the fall. He gloats, "You really thought you could beat me? Think again!" before trowing Payton off the rooftop, sending him flying. Ryne calls out his name helplessly as Odula roars with laughter.

The chaos ensues as Payton continues to plummet to the streets below. Just when he is about to meet his maker, however, a Purple dragoness, Arun, grabs Payton and clutches on to the wall to slow down the fall before landing safely. Payton, shocked and confused, asks the dragoness, to which she rudely resopnds, "Maybe you should be skipping the intros, kid." This offended Payton. She then continues, "I mean, you almost had your ass splattered." Payton makes a sarcastic remark by saying, "Real mature..." before explaining, "I need to get up there, I was rescuing someone." Oh, and you still haven't told me your name." Arun, annoyed, introduces herself followed by, "Now that you know my name, shouldn't you be with your mommy and daddy?" much to Payton's chagrin. "But seriously," Payton insists, "I need to get back up there!" Arun scoffs, "So that you can do what? Have your ass splattered again?" Payton insists, "There's somebody in trouble and he needs help!" As Arun begin to realize the situation, she then asks, "Is he a friend of yours?" to which Payton replies, "Something like that." "Very well," Arun says, "but how are you gonna get up there?" Payton smirks, "I dunno, I's hoping you could help me out with that." Arun then agrees, "I think I can manage..." after Payton explains that he's not that heavy.

Welp, my friend's dead, the storm ain't lettin' up, and I'm gonna be spider chow. Then, the first drop of rain hits and the dinner bells are ringing. "Now, to deal with you..." Then, I think to myself, "That guy's really tough. How am I gonna stop him?" Just then, everything slows down as that creepo lunges at me. Good thing I'm quick enough to move out of the way before he can make a meal of me. But he ain't done, "You think you can trick me twice?!" I return the taunt, "Just try me!" The creep lunges at me again, this time, I leap over 'im. I can tell he's pissed, "Hold still!" I crack my knuckles and tell him to "bring it on". And just like that, without warning, he knocks me down with one hit. Thankfully, I's able to kick him off before he could attack me even further. I can taste my own blood and, to be honest, doesn't taste good, so I spit it to the side. I then proceed to attack him (big mistake), and he clutches me by the throat. You have no idea how close I've come to losing consciousness before kicking him in the eye, which caused him to let go. I back away from him and, still, I'm trying to figure out how to stop him. Then it hit me: arachnids are known to have stingers to paralyze their prey by injecting them with venom. If I could slide under him one more time, he'll use the stinger and jab it at the roof top. That should get him stuck and buy me some time to figure out my next phase of the plan. "Come get me, barf breath!" I say just to piss him off into lunging at me. And the ploy worked, he lunges at me. I then had to wait 'till the last second before sliding underneath him. The stinger narrowly misses my head, but hits the concrete and, as it turns out, I was right; he's stuck. Now for phase two. I ponder for a moment, "How am I able to take this guy out if I don't have either the muscle or the foot size to do it?" Then, it hit me. I could use my friend Dal to take him out, I'd just have to say something condescending in order to get her attention. I am probably gonna regret this too. "Dal!" I shout as loud as I could. I cross my fingers and shout yet again, "Come give daddy some sugar!" It took some time, but the ploy worked; she's huge and angry. Now to get near the freak and have her attacks line up perfectly. She of course tried to grab me, but I dodged it while I was at it. I look at Odula and realize that he's almost free. However, my clever plan has been foiled when Payton shows up. "Payton, what the heck are you doin'?!" "What do you mean," he responds, "I'm trying to rescue you." "You idiot!" I rebuke him, "You compromised us!" He looks at me confused at first, but as he looks at Dal, she glares back at him. Before he is able to react, he gets socked along with the wall he was standing on. And there he is, lying motionless. I ran up to him and wake him up. "You freaking idiot!" I rebuke yet again, "What were you thinking?" Just then, as he regains his composure, Dal stretches out her hand and grabs us. I know what she's gonna do; she's gonna eat us whole. I look at him and he stares back at me. "Sorry, bud," he says, "dunno what I was thinking." I can even see the fear in his eyes. I look down into her gaping maw and wait for the inevitable. And then, just when the end of us is near, I can hear a sonic boom...

Vol 6, Ch 1

Chapter 21: The First Battle

Wednesday, September 19, 2040, 11:30 a.m., local time. Location: Dystopia, D.C. Atop of the Jamison Memorial Building, the spiders wait patiently for their leader's arrival to their rendezvous point. Just then, Odula comes, and he comes with his prize: it is Ryne Ampersand, whose body, save for his head, is wrapped around in web. "Brothers!" he declares, "Today, I present to all of you my prize. Today, at the first drop of rain from a large storm at this spot to our lord!" His brethren roars with approval and celebration. Ryne then thinks in his head, "Great, at least somebody better rescue me, else I won't be here for much longer..."

Elsewhere in Dystopia, all of the graduates were prepped and ready for battle. Jonah's voice says over the radio, "Nine-Tailed Fox here, all units report in." "Jaeger on standby!" says Aron. "Patches on standby!" says Jeremiah. "Sword on standby!" says Amy. "Hammer on standby!" says Alejandra. "Pretty Boy en route with the package," says Solomon. "Three Eyes on standby!" says Mike. "Shield on standby!" says Edward. "Rabbito, kokko ni imasu!" says Yoko. Everyone is confused at this point. "What did you say?" asks James. Solomon, who is capable of speaking another language, says, "She says she's ready." "Owl on standby!" says Alan. "Wraith on standby." says Leland. "Well at least someone understands her gibberish," says James. Yoko, on the other hand, does not like what he said, "Nani?!" "Yoko, calm down!" Solomon asks her, to which the latter responds, "Hai." "Sorry, she can't speak basic; she can only speak Drenanese." "Noted," says Jonah, "Preparations are complete, ready for battle. Major Tucker will be joining you eventually." He then says, "Now, due to pressing circumstances, I'll be issuing an emergency on-the-fly briefing." As you all know we have to bring the lizardman leader to the rendezvous point near the Jamison Memorial Building. However there has been a change in situation." Just a few minutes ago, Ryne Ampersand has been abducted and is currently held on the roof top of Jamison Memorial Building." Jonah shows them his profile. Solomon points it out, "Well now, according to the personal life, he had a pretty interesting life: Neglectful mother, abusive sister, always getting involved in constant fightings at school, and even the incident seven years ago." The final one, the one regarding about the fall of Beras seven years ago, makes Edward cringe. "Anyway, Ryne Ampersand is supposed to be the current member of the team that you'll be joining eventually. He'll be codenamed Target Alpha." Jonah then shows them yet another profile, this time of Odula. "Am I seeing this right? Is it Odula?" Solomon wonders. Jonah then explains that Odula and his spider clan has been harassing the villagers for a decade, more so since the fall of Beras, which, again, makes Edward cringe. "¡Dios mio!" exclaims Alejandra. Jonah then continues, "So, Odula will be codenamed Target Bravo." "Also, my sources have also told me that the current squall line is now speeding up, the ETA is now from 2 hours to 30 minutes. They plan the sacrifice ritual by that time." "Isn't that where they sacrifice people in the highest point of the land under a rainstorm for their god named Mallory?" "Good piont," says Jonah, "The mission is this: bring Target Alpha to the rendezvous point alive and intact and neutralize Target Bravo before the storm hits." Oh, and one last thing, make sure Foxtrot Tango Lima Mike Lima survives throughout the entire mission. Understood?" Then, all of the graduates say, "Yes, sir!" except for Yoko, who says "yes, sir", but in her own language. "Oh, man..." Solomon says excitedly. "What is it?" Jeremiah asks. "Payton Tucker, the legendary Payton Tucker who held line on his own, killing at least 100 terrorists in Tekrovika after his plane crashed before reinforcements arrived, and then at the end he walked away with nothing but a broken and bloodied sword?" Solomon explains, "I heard they nicknamed him the "Demon of Xeroz" after that. I wish I could have a clichéd name like that." "Noted," Aron agrees.

11:35 a.m., local time. The battle begins, the two sides clash. As the graduates fight against the spiders, Payton's group shows. "Be advised, Payton's group has arrived," says Jonah. "I wonder if that's the same Payton as the one who survived during a miracle in Dracov," Solomon thinks to himself. As the chaos ensues, Payton fights against the spiders. As he does so, he kills ten spiders in rapid succession. Even James, who's a realist, is surprised. Solomon finally has the strength to ask, "Payton, is that you? Are you the so-called 'Demon of Xeroz'?" "That's right," Payton answers. "I knew it!" Solomon exclaims excitedly, "This is Second Lieutenant Solomon Wagner, callsign 'Pretty Boy'. It's an honor to be fighting alongside you." Payton smiles as he says, "You have my gratitude." "Well, Payton," says Harris, "looks like you've got quite a reputation." "So, it seems the miracle in Dracov was no fluke," says James There is now 20 minutes left before the nearest storm hits.

Update 8/25/15

According to the journal update that I’m about to show you regarding the TPP bill, this might prove problomatic.

Cainan Terry made a journal update here... http://realangrybirdplush.deviantart.com/journal/TTP-556097224

Vol 5, Ch 4

Chapter 20: Change of Plans

Wednesday, September 19, 2040, 12:20 pm, standard time. As the the vanguard flies in the air awaiting orders from the group on the ground, Little Man sighs as he sits patiently, waiting to see his friends again. "Man, it's so lonely," he thinks to himself, "I wish I could have some real company." "Is that so, little one?" a voice says in his head. Just then, he sees a green-eyed, red vixen wearing nothing but a purple sports bra. As Little Man looks at the vixen, she looks back at him. Little Man, however, wonders if it is the same vixen as the one, Laufeia Dracae, that attacked Dystopia. He then asks, "Who are you?" "I'm Laufeia," she introduces herself. "Are you the one who attacked Dystopia?" Little Man asks. Laufeia bows her head down in regret, not saying anything. However, he then sighs and says, "Laufeia, I knew." She then looks back at him in shock; he was not angry as he should be. "When I heard what's happening, I felt you. Your soul, it was...damaged. You and Payton, you have some animosities within each other." "Yes," she reluctantly agrees, "I was wondering if maybe you can help us end our lifelong animosities and maybe start anew?" Little Man ponders about this, but before he could say anything, he hears a hatch open. Payton, Dal, Slit have appeared, Arax is with them as well. But Ryne is nowhere to be seen. "Payton, what's going on? Where's Ryne?" Payton then says, "The situation has changed, I'll explain along the way."

Wednesday, September 19, 2040, 12:23 pm, standard time. Location: Trei Mountain Range, Dystopia. At the forests in the vicinity of the mountain range, there is a wolf, almost 10 feet tall, with a white robe, and red streaks coming from his eyes to either side opposite of each other, meditating on something when someone else appears; another wolf, a female, seven feet, with blonde hair, gold eyes, and other than her white cloak, she has no clothes. However, she's is confident in her body. And she has the same red eye streaks. Another appears after her; a male snow leopard/arctic fox hybrid, around six feet, wearing a white robe and a white cloak, with brown hair and blue eyes. They both bow to him as the female wolf says, "You wanted to see us, brother?" The male wolf then stops his meditation and says, "Tell me, Alisa; have you two felt a disturbance as well?" The other two then look at each other, pondering on his query. Then, the hybrid says, "We...have felt it too," he then asks, "What would you have us do?" The male wolf then turns to their direction and says, "I want you to go to the city of Dystopia and investigate. If you happen to encounter anything threatening, you are more than welcome to attack." "Yes, sir," they both say before leaving. Just before the hybrid could follow Alisa, however, the male wolf says, "Hybrid, wait a moment," to which the hybrid complies. Amidst the silence, the wolf then says, "I also felt something, too." "What is it, Shadow?" asks the hybrid. "I suspect that Payton Tucker might be involved as well," Shadow explains. The hybrid then winces at those words before saying, " You mean my son is there, in the heat of battle." Shadow sighs and says, "Listen, Jacob. I know it's difficult, but you're not ready to reveal yourself to him; his mind his undisciplined. You may do so when the time is right, but for now, 'Shadow Assassin' will have to do. Understand." Jacob ponders for a moment before saying "understood" and leaving.

Wednesday, September 19, 2040, 11:23 a.m., local time. Location: Dystopia, D.C. As the chaos ensues, a group of anthros make their way at the top of the building. One is Allison, another one is a tiger, about 7 feet, with short/medium brown hair, blue eyes, a white trench coat with loincloth like bangs on the front and back, a brown, load-bearing harness from torso to toe, a white pants and brown, knee-high, boots. He/she also has two arm-mounted, switchblade swords, small, thin cannons that shoot harpoon cables from either side of the waist and two rectangular boxes on both thighs, each having four slots carrying each blade and a silver, mid-sized, mid length, gas canisters powering the device. The name of that particular person is Jonathan/Jocheved Chambers. The other is called Roco, he's a wolf who appears 8 feet tall, who wears icy blue and cyan armored suit. He has blonde hair and blue/blue green eyes, and wears black glasses. The device is similar to Chambers' in design and functionality, except he has two swords instead of arm-mounted blades. Unlike Allison, Chambers, Roco, and the other anthros that follow suit, a purple dragoness, a black dragoness, a black leopard, a fox, and another dragon, two of which are paladins, have digitigrade legs, Allison has plantigrade legs. As the group observe the chaos below, the purple dragoness remarks, "Jeez! What a mess..." "No argument there, only the Tharsians could allow something like this to happen," says the fox. After chambers issues commands to split into two groups; Allison, the black dragoness, and a fox paladin in one group, and Roco, the purple dragoness, the leopard, and the dragon paladin in the other, Chambers stays behind, hoods him/herself, and leaps into battle.

Somewhere in Tharsis. In an observation room, Charles overlooks the desolation of the landscape which was a result of a decades-long war that ravaged the country itself. An orange vixen in military uniform approaches Charles. "I told you, I'd rather not be disturbed," he growls. "All preparations are complete concerning the team known as the 'Sinful Seven', milord," the vixen explains. "Not all of them," Charles corrects, "one's still missing. This particular wolf female who is a member of the so-called 'Spartan Avengers' clan; although she's not one of us, she might yet prove useful to our cause. You may go." The vixen leaves, whilst Charles looks into the profiles of the other members, "As for the rest..."

Sinful Seven List:

Nassir Heryuka Zorak Kyle James Marcus Nelson Eric Samson Alisa(?)

"It's finally ready. Wether it will be our greatest achievement or our undoing, one thing's for sure: it has begun, Mr. Payton Tucker," Charles monologues, "The question is: are you prepared for it?"

Vol 5, Ch 3

Chapter 19: Year 3

After they got the core and specialty training out of the way, it is time for the ultimate test. It is called a field test, where two teams of 10 are pitted against each other and the winner will be the last team standing. Aron's team is now pitted against Mark's team. The winner will become the top 10 graduates.

Sometime later...

After a few weeks of competition, team Aron has become the clear and honorable victors. They will be placed as the top ten graduates. They may prove useful for this Major Tucker. I shall inform this to his superior. Although each have their own different functions, only Tucker will determine their usefulness and their functionality as a whole.

Present Day...

Wednesday, September 19, 2040, 11:10 a.m., local time. As we continue our search, Solomon is starting to get understandably a little impatient and worried, and for a good reason; since he's working undercover, it'd be a matter of time before his cover is blown. "Hold your horses, Pretty Boy," says Alan, "we'll find him when we find him." After some time, we happen to come across a tall lizardman, at least 8 feet tall and muscular build. "That must be our guy," I think to myself. As I approach the lizardman, he looked at me and nodded his head, "Greetings, how can I be of your assistance?" the lizardman says. "I have some questions for you," I explain. "Ask away," he says. "Who are you?" "I am Drezo," he introduces himself. "Are you the leader?" I ask, to which he answers, "Used to. Now I am an outcast." However, my luck has appeared to have changed: it seems the demons of Xeroz have returned." "Definitely our guy," I think to myself. "Listen, I need you to come with us. My name's 2nd Lieutenant Aron Akerman." "No doubt you ask for my cooperation, very well," Drezo says. I then contact Solomon via com, "Jeager to Pretty Boy, Lima Mike Lima has been found, repeat Lima Mike Lima has been found." "'Bout time, on my way," he says. I hand his GPS tracking device and tell him to "wait here", to which he agreed. I then tap into the comms of my CO, " Jeager to Nine-Tailed Fox, we found our target, Pretty Boy is en route." "Copy that, I'll inform Payton. After some time, as we wait, a group of large arachnids appear out of nowhere and start attacking us. "We've got company!" Shouts Jeremiah. "Open fire!" I give the command. After we finish off one group of spiders, more start to appear, panic begins to rise within the streets. I then tap into my CO's comms, "Jeager to Nine-Tailed Fox, be advised, we're being attacked by what appears to be large spiders, please advise!" Just then, I hear another voice in the radio: it's Payton, my leader. After his explanation, Jonah then calls all units, except for Solomon, to return to the precinct, suit up, and return to the field immediately. Jonah then orders Solomon to continue his mission. "Sure thing, Jonah," says Solomon, annoyed. "It appears we're in for one hell of a battle," I think to myself.

Jacob character sheet

Name: Jacob Tucker

Alias: Shadow Assassin

Species: Arctic Fox/Snow Leopard Hybrid

Gender: Male

Hair Color: Brown

Eye Color: Blue

Height: 6″2′

Weight: 190 lbs

Status: Alive/Declared Dead

Merital Status: Married

Age: 45

Birthday: March 7, 1995

Birthplace: Beras, Elysium

Affiliations: Dystopian Marine Corps (pre-fall of Beras), Spartan Avengers (post-fall)

Rank: Lance Corporal

Abilities: Swordplay, Ranged Weaponry, Martial Arts, Intelligence, Determination, Masculine Attractiveness, Telepathy, Telekinesis, Psychokinesis, Savage Abilities

Personality: Serious, Calm, Collected, Caring, Kind-Hearted, Determined, Loving

Appearance: Tall, Athletic/Muscular Build, Leopard spots, with a bushy tail, and a short, canine muzzle. Pre-fall: Wears Military Combat Uniform, with Military Boots, and Military Combat Gear and a Helmet with Night vision goggles, while off duty, he wears a black shirt with maroon cargo pants. Post-fall: Wears a White Hooded Cloak with the label, “SA” for Shadow Assassin. Wears white shirt with white pants. He wields a staff and has sharingan eyes. His brown hair has grown longer, indicating that time has passed.

Notes: Husband of Allison Tucker, Father of Payton/Penny and Sarah/Samuel Tucker.

Vol 5, Ch 2

Chapter 18: Year 2

Year of 2039.

Semester 1.

As the class progresses, this semester was about piloting different vehicles and even repairing some. I won't go too much into detail, but the first month is about land vehicles, second is air, and third is sea. All ten of the students, from piloting to repair, done with great proficiency. Aron, however, I extraordinary. I'd like to see how well he does on the field.

Semester 2.

The second semester of this class is going to be about miscellaneous situations, i.e., first aid/Basic Life Support (BLS), Strategy, and reconnaissance. Ten of the students blazed through no problem, however, a white tiger, surnamed Schmidt, a border collie, surnamed Fitzgerald, and an otter, surnamed Williamson, mastered first aid/BLS, strategy, and recon respectively.

Addendum: A German Shepherd, surnamed Wagner, has proven himself to be a whiz when it comes to tactics and strategy and foreign languages. This man's actually very smart. Only one problem: he doesn't know when to keep his mouth shut.

Present Day

Wednesday, September 19, 2040, 10:30 am, local time. As we head out to search for the leader, we overhear a transmission from Jonah, "Alright, everyone, listen up, as of now, my callsign will be 'Nine-Tailed Fox', I will be referred to by this name during missions." Are you clear on the mission objective?" "Jaeger to Nine-Tailed Fox, 10-4," I say. Just then, I heard a radio chatter from Solomon, "Pretty Boy to Nine-Tailed Fox, In position." He must have gotten to the bus by now. "Hear that everyone, we better step on it," I say. Suddenly, Jonah warns, "Everyone, be advised: there's a sharkosaurus nearby. Be careful." "No disrespect, but don't we have more important things to do than this sharko here?" Amy asks? "Just keep your heads down and focus on the mission. The military will do what they can to drive him off," Jonah says. I was a bit reluctant when I say, "Uh... Yes. Yes, sir." As I begin to continue my mission, I happen to see something, or rather, someone. It was a red vixen, almost six feet tall, with green eyes. Aside from her purple training bra, she has no clothes. As I look at her, she look back at me, and smiles at me with a genuine smile. I try not to think of it, but I smile back and waved. I then turn around and continue with the mission. As I look back, the same vixen is still there, except she starts walking the other direction. Just then, I heard her voice saying, "Maybe one day you can help redeem myself." The voice came from inside my head, but I decide not to think much of it, shrug, and move on. The question that won't stop bothering me, though, is this: Who is that girl, and what is she talking about "self-redemption"? I don't think much of it, however, and decide to continue with the mission.

Vol 5, Ch 1

Chapter 17: Year 1

This is a semesterly report from Colonel Kyle Johnson (Ret.), the head instructor of the KNIGHTS program.

Semester 1: Year of 2038. It was quite the tragedy meeting these fresh new cadets, very sickening. Some in particular, however, looked serious; some even claimed they've witnessed hell with their own eyes. Some people gave up because they can't handle the pressure of what's in store. Those ten that I met earlier, however, had the willingness to do whatever it takes. This semester, they learned the use of the Multi-Directional Mobility Unit with proficiency. I believe they'll eventually do just fine. One Axian surname Ackerman had utilized the unit without breaking a sweat. The second month was about the utilization of thruster packs, to which all ten trainees showed proficiency with. I should consider the ten of them exempt from the foot mobility finals due to such, though some had to take more effort than others. The last month we taught how to repair both the thruster pack and the MDMU, to which the ten perfected in almost a day.

Semester 2: Year of 2038. At this semester, we've taught them in the utilization of combat. In the first first month, the students learned martial arts, to which the ten done so perfectly; one in particular, Ackerman, had shown some exceptional performance. Only Tucker would have that kind of performance, could he be his shadow or a worthy successor perhaps? Anyway, after that, on the second month, they were taught the utilization and repairing of melee weapons. The ten had done a stellar job at doing both utilizing and repairing melee weapons. On the final month, the trainees learned ranged weaponry. Not only were the ten as efficient with the utilization of them, but they did well in putting it apart, cleaning it, greasing it, and putting it back together. The people are tried and true warriors.

Present Day

Wednesday, September 19, 2040, 10:15 a.m., local time. As my superior and the others walk by, Colonel Wilson summons the ten of us to the briefing room. As we enter the room, we are told to sit. The lights dim, the screen comes on, and Wilson heads to the front of the room. "Gentlemen, we have a situation: I've sent my best to recover the missing sergeant. Although they did come back with the sergeant, Major Tucker informed me that the lizardmen were waiting for their leader's return. His name is Drezo. It is possible that he still somewhere within the city, so you mission is to head out and recover him and return him to the precinct. His codename in this mission will be Foxtrot Tango: Lima Mike Lima. Any questions or objections?" I look around, only to see Solomon's hand sticking out like a sore thumb. "Yes, Second Lieutenant Wagner, what is it?" asks Wilson. "Okay, first off, it's pronounced VAG-ner, like a ‘V’. And another thing, if we do find him, how the hell are we supposed to transport him? I'm pretty sure a police cruiser is a pretty much a dumb idea. Can't we consider something more subtle?" Wilson ponders for a moment before finally saying, "Then maybe you can borrow one of the city buses. Don't go anywhere until we have something to report." "So, pretty much I'm on my own until then?" asks Solomon. "I'm afraid so. And do keep in mind, you have to make things as subtle as possible. If someone gives you trouble, just tell them you're a driver in training." "And what if *that* doesn't fool anyone? I mean, it's only a matter of time before someone finds out what's going on." Jonah ponders again and then says, "You're right, in that case, the rest of you must find the target and pinpoint his location before Wagner's cover is blown." And then, finally, he shouts out, "Dismissed!" and releases us.

Sinful Seven Update Addendum 2

Four down, three to go! Here are the remaining sins: Gluttony, Greed, and Sloth.

Sinful Seven Update Addendum

For those of you who are wondering, the story so far is currently set in September 19, 2040. Sorry if I didn't put this earlier.

Tharsis

Capital: Dentra

Current Population: approx.5,000,000

Currency: Vera (Verae p.l.)

Type: Communist Dictatorship

Technology: Teir 3

Founded: Unknown date

History: Tharsis has been a symbol of fear and evil for many Cycles of Greif, remaining technically advanced while other were forced to restart. Most recently was the Tharsian Corporate War, which started in February 2 of 1972, where the 20 Tharsian provinces, each led by a Corporation, turned on each other, vying for power. It lasted until 2012, where only 5 provinces remain to this day, and of half a trillion people, only 5 million remain to this day; as for the other number of people, some emigrated elsewhere while others fell victim to the atrocities of war. The war, which ranged from SpecOps raids to nuclear bombings, ravaged the nation. Realizing that they cannot rebuild on their own, the 5 remaining provinces from what is known today as the Tharsian Alliance. They seek to restore pride they once had before the war, even if it means continuing the Cycle.

Description: Hell’s Angels

Pre 2020: The Dystopian military company was founded by Major Charles McFarland in 2013. They used to be known for special forces up until 2017, when they committed a serious scandal at the 14th of March; Charles falsified information about an enemy terrorist within a West Arcadian village before proceeding to actually start a massacre which will leave only a quarter of the population alive only to be brutally raped at their assailants’ leisure.2nd Lieutenant James McFarland, however, knew about this as well as 1st Lieutenant Nicholas Allan “Nico” Tucker and Lance Corporal Jacob Tucker and the three reported the said outrage, prompting the military to eventually intervene on the 20th. After a few months of suspension and house arrest, they finally returned to duty, with, of course, the absence of James McFarland, now called DeGalle thanks to the help of Nico and Jacob changing his identity. Charles was also demoted to Captain. Another serious scandal was they were shipping their own military equipment in exchange for money and drugs. They were eventually caught and dishonorably discharged.

Post 2020: After their acts of terrorism were committed and, of course, covered up, the group went to Tharsis. There, they usurped control over the Tharsian Alliance, where Charles became leader and the Company now for SpecOps/Secret Police. They continue heinous acts to this day.

Vol 4, Ch 4

Chapter 16: A Bug Problem

Wednesday, September 19, 2040, 10:51 a.m., local time. Location: Dystopia, D.C. After we left the gym, we still continue to find the leader. I decide to tell Payton that I have to "take a leak" in the alleyway, to which he says "yes". What I didn't tell him, though, was I need to clear my head for a bit. As I was about to get to a secluded area, I manage to bump into something, or rather someone; it's Slit. "Oh, hey Ryne," Slit greets me politely. "Hey guys!" I call out the others. Slit shushes me while saying, "Not so loud, I'm right here." I, of course, apologize. Payton steps in to see, in his eyes, a familiar face, "Slit?" "Payton." The two approach each other before exchanging hugs. "How have you been, I haven't seen you in weeks?" Payton asks. Slit laughs a bit and says, "Everything's fine, not very eventful. How's you?" "Ah, everything's been rather interesting," says Payton. As they both exchange some laughs, I tap Slit in the shoulder, to which the latter turn to me. "I want you to try this," I offer him the helmet, to which he takes it. I turn to Payton, only to to see a confused expression on his face while I also see him scratching his head. "Are you sure about this, Ryne?" He asks. "Come on, man, why do you have to doubt about that? I mean, he's tall, lean, and mean, fitting for a leader, doncha think?" I explain. Payton thinks for a moment before saying, "Well, if you're sure about this, I guess it might work okay." On the way, I can hear Payton mumbling, "Only one way to find out."

12:10 p.m., standard time. Location: Lizardman's cave, Yevera Desert, Dystopia. After they return with Slit, one lizardman investigates Slit. After nerve racking seconds, all of the lizardman bowed before their leader. After some time, Payton asks, "Now that I've got your man back, care to enlighten me on what's going on?" The lizardman looks at Slit, then looks back at Payton, "Do you remember Odula?" "Odula," Payton says, "that name sounds familiar." Ryne then asks, "Odula? Who's that?" Just then, the lizardman, now calling himself Arax, narrates his story...

'Twas a battle a long time ago my brethren and I fought the spiders that continue to encroach us. The battle lasted for hours, thanks to the usurper's inability to send more people and his obsession of slavery. We stood our ground and we had the upper hand. That was, until "he" came. I stared into the face of the devil. He looked like a typical spider, with one exception however; he was much bigger then the rest and he had a few red marks across his abdomen. He is like a hive mind of his brethren, he commands every spider to do his bidding. Not only that, but he is far more powerful than you have ever faced. By that time, we had no choice but to retreat. Although I was lucky enough to survive, I will never forget that sight, that horror.

After Arax told his story, Ryne begins to lose his mind as he says, "Wait a minute! Odula is a bug responsible for our problems with the villagers and the farmers?!" "Tch! No surprise here," says Payton, "he has been quite an eyesore for sometime." "And now you know why we must bring back our leader?" asks Arax. "Well," Payton shrugs, "Where do we start?" Suddenly, they hear a creepy, somewhat low voice, say "Right behind you." Their hearts begin to sink when suddenly, something grabs Ryne. Payton turns around to see Odula holding Ryne hostage, this causes the leopard to snap; his pupils form into a "slit" and his animal instincts kick into overdrive. Odula carries Ryne and climbs on the rock wall while a savage Payton gives chase, only to be shot in the face with a web, blinding him and causing him to fall back to the ground. This prompts Dal to grow in size to get to Odula and Ryne, but when she got to the top of the wall, they are long gone. As she shrinks back to normal, Payton successfully removes the web from his face before finally being able to breathe again. "Damn it, I could barely breathe in that! Did you get 'em?" Payton asks. Dal shakes his head and says sadly, "I'm sorry." Payton sighs as Arax curses, "Accursed demon! I should have known he would come this far!" "Where are they taking him and what for?" Payton asks. "They plan to take Ryne and use him as a sacrifice, they'll do so on the highest point of the land," Arax explains. Payton is shocked upon hearing this. "What?! Are you sure?! In Jamison Memorial Tower?! When?" Payton asks, to which Arax answers, "They'll kill Ryne on the first raindrop of a strong storm. They have been doing so in the past to please their god." Payton, confused, asks, "What god?" "Mallory. They somehow figured out that Ryne is the servant of Xeroz. They plan to weaken you." Payton thinks for a moment before asking NICO, "NICO, what is the ETA for the nearest squall line to Dystopia?" "Closest squall shall hit within 2 hours," he responds. "Thank God, we've still got time to prepare," Payton sighs in relief. Just then, he hears a radio chatter from Jonah, Callsign Nine-Tailed Fox, "Nine-Tailed Fox to Orion, Payton, can you hear me?" "Yes, what is it, Jonah?" Payton responds. "The graduates have recovered the leader, please advise." Payton looks at Slit and responds to Jonah, "Yes, sir." He then walks up to Slit and says as he takes off the helmet, "Well, looks like we don't need to worry about after all." Arax growls in anger to realize that Slit wasn't the right one, "I'll make sure to slay this heretic!" "You won't lay a finger on him," Payton says. Arax, thinking it was a taunt, proceeds to strike the cowering Slit as he says, "We'll see about that!" Just then, Payton steps in front of Arax, glares at him in the eyes with his savage powers, and says, "I said you won't lay a finger on him!" Arax, startled, then backs down and says, "Forgive me, Lord Xeroz. I should know better." Payton calms down when he hears another radio chatter, this time it was Aron to Jonah. "Jeager to Nine-Tailed Fox, be advised, we're being attacked by what appears to be large spiders, please advise!" "Jonah!" Payton butts in. "What is it Payton?" "We have a problem." Payton explains.

Update, 4/04/15

Sinful Seven Update.

I'm going to do something a little different. I am planning on adding the members of the “Sinful Seven” group on Volume 5. They will make their appearance from the final chapter of Volume 5 onwards. I would like you to make their character sheet for them. However, before you get started, each character must fit the criteria of what sin they represent, yes, this is a refrence to the Seven Deadly Sins. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Seven Deadly Sins, want a little reminder, or just want to be sure, here are the following:

Lust/Excessive Love, Greed, Envy/Excessive Jelousy, Pride, Gluttony/Overindulgence, Wrath/Excessive Anger and Hatred, and Sloth/Laziness

Yeah, so when you make your character, you have to pay attention to what the character is representing else it won't make sense.

Other than that, here's how to set up your character sheet:

*your sin here*

Name: What is the character’s name

Species: What creature is he/she

Gender: Male, Female, Masculine Hermaphrodite, Feminine Hermaphrodite

Hair Color: not to be confused with fur color

Eye color: color of irises by default, if you want more detail, you can

Fur color: If the color is not typical, please add in the color

Skin color: If it's a human, please add in the color of the skin

Scale Color: If it's a reptile, Add the color of their scales

Height: feet’inches”

Weight: *add number here*lbs

Age: how old is the character

Birthday: when was he/she born

Birthplace: Tharsis

Affiliation: Hell’s Angels, Tharsian Alliance

Appearance: How tall is he/she, what is the build, how long is his/her hair, what clothes does he/she wear

Equipment: what equipment does he/she use

Personality: *remember, at least three of the traits have to correspond with the sin the character represents*

Notes: leave behind a background if you will.

Make sure at least something fits what the character represents, otherwise it won't work. Once I think it will suffice, I'll show it to Ryne Flood to see what he thinks.

Vol 4, Ch 3

Chapter 15: Unfinished Business

Wednesday, September 19, 2040, 10:15 a.m., local time. Location: Dystopia Precinct, Dystopia, D.C. Inside the wait room, the ten anthros are conversing amongst themselves when Payton shows up with a fully clothed Ryne and the nude Dal. "It's the big boy!" the German Shepherd whispers. "High-ranking officer on deck!" the blue-haired wolf says, prompting the others to salute. Payton approaches the ten young Law enforcers. "Are you 2nd Lieutenant Aron Ackerman?" "None other, sir!" "And are these the other nine graduates?" Payton asks. "Yes sir!" says Aron. "At ease, graduates," says Payton before leaving to his office. The German Shepherd, whose name is Solomon, asks Aron, "How does he know our names?" "He must've read our files," says Jeramiah.

Meanwhile, at Payton's office, Private Sanders waits anxiously in a chair in front of the desk for his return following the news of his superior, the sergeant. Just then, the door opens; it is Payton. "Major Tucker, Sir!" says the private as he salutes. Payton looks at him before saying, "At ease." The private sighs and asks, "Did you find Sarge?" "He's in the University of Dystopia currently being examined by Dr. Garcia and Dr. Adams if you want to go see him," Payton explains, "My friend, James, will escort you there." "Sure," says the private. "James, can you come to my office for a minute, please?" asks Payton as he speaks through the comms, after hearing a response, he says, "Okay, thanks." As they wait for a moment, James opens the door and steps in. "James, if you please take Private Sanders to the University of Dystopia? Dr. Garcia is examining his superior," asks Payton. "Sure thing," James says. James turns to Sanders and says, "Right this way." As they leave the room, Payton heads to his superior's office for debriefing.

As Jonah looks at the downtown from his window, waiting patiently for Payton to return, he hears knocking, "Come on in. It's open." The door opens to reveal Payton outside the door. As he steps in, he asks "You wanted to see me, sir?" "Yes," says Jonah, "I would like to hear your report on what happened out there." "Sergeant Waters has been returned alive and been sent to Dr. Garcia for a health inspection." "Is there any more?" "Well, the lizardmen DID asked us a favor," Payton says. "What kind?" Jonah asks. Payton sighs, licks his chops, and explains, "You heard of a someone named Drezo?" Jonah thinks for a moment and responds, "That name sounds familiar, wasn't he their leader before the Great Usurping?" "So it would seem," Payton says, "They told us to find him." "And what do you plan to do when you find him?" asks Jonah. "I intend on bringing him home," Payton says. Jonah remains silent, looks down frowning, and says, "So, what you're telling me is that you have unfinished business, right?" "So it would seem," says Payton. Jonah puts his finger and thumb on his chin and rubs it against it. "Can you tell the top 10 grads about this while we're at it? It could help us out a little," Payton asks. Jonah looks back at Payton and says, "Sure. As of now, you and your team are now dismissed, I'll inform the others of the situation as requested."

10:27 a.m., local time. Location: Dystopia Precinct, Dystopia, D.C. As we get into the elevator, I relax against the wall with my arms crossed, frowning. Is he really gonna go that far? I think to myself. While not looking at Payton, I ask, "So what now?" "The mission still hasn't changed," Payton responds. Dal stares at Payton with her arms crossed as well and frowns, "Ryne, do something." I let out an annoyed sigh and question Payton, "Are you sure about this; doing a favor from the very people who kidnapped us and made slaves out of us? I mean, for all we know, it could be a trick, a way to screw us up and over to make us slaves again. I mean, Dal almost lost her amulet and made her feel uncomfortable when they put clothes on her without consent." Shouldn't you reconsider this?" "Guys, please, if I didn't trust them into doing them a favor, would I do it?" Payton explains. "Then explain why are we bringing back their leader, I thought you took care of him already?" I ask. "That was the other guy, and when we bring back Drezo, maybe the one who asked us a favor would have to explain things. Trust me," says Payton. Me and Dal look at each other, thinking about what he just said. Then, I look at the helmet that once belonged to the leader and say, "Alright. I just hope it's worth it." "Me too," says Payton, "Anyways, let's get to work."

10:33 a.m., local time. Location: Maxwell's Gym, Dystopia, D.C. Before we entered here, Dal attempted to put the helmet on the Sharkosaurus, despite Payton's skepticism, only to fail when some fanatic interfered. We were attempting to find the person tall enough, lean enough, and mean enough to lead a pack of lizards. Back to the present day, we are now at the gym, with myself hoping that Kanis might be the perfect man. Payton scowls as I ask, "What's with that look for?" "He has committed way too many crimes," Payton angrily explains, "And at one time, he tried to kill my sister." We both start to get into a fight when suddenly, outta blue, a human flies into a wall above us, now we both begin to watch as Kanis incapacitates 12 human combatants, one at a time. "See?" Payton explains, "What did I tell you? He has no heart." "Whatever," I shrug off. "Hey, Kanis!" I call him, to which he turns to me, hostile as always. "What do YOU want? Can't you see that I'm busy?" Kanis growls. I approach him and show him the helmet. Kanis laughs and says, "You're kidding me, right? This is a gym, not a boutique." "Look man," I insist as I offer him the helmet, "I just need you to try this." Just then, Kanis grabs me by the neck and lifts me closer to him, face to face. "How about I use your head for a trophy instead," he says darkly as I my heart sink. "Hey!" I hear Payton say. Kanis looks at the direction of the noise while somewhat lowering me and almost facing Payton. "If you mess with him, you have to get through me first!" Payton snaps bravely. Kanis laughs evilly and says, "If you insist," before tossing me to the floor. As Dal rushed to my aid, I sit up to see Payton in the ring facing Kanis. "Uh, Payton?" I beg Payton, "I don't think this is a good idea." " Your ring-tailed friend is right," Kanis taunts, "give up before I rip your head off." "You have no idea what I'm really capable of, do you?" Payton says, unfazed. Kanis laughs and says, "Tell me that when I snap you in half like a twig," then throws a punch at Payton's face. And then, in just a split second, Payton quickly moved his head out of the way, still unfazed. Kanis is just about wonder how the heck did he do that when Payton twists his opponent's wrist violently, so much so that I can hear a sickly clicking sound which got to the point where I begin to cringe as Dal gasps in horror. As Kanis begins to scream in pain, Payton uses his palm to jab his nemesis straight square in the chest, causing him to fall backwards to the floor. I gawk, I can't believe it; Payton is physically inferior compared to Kanis and still he incapacitated his nemesis in mere seconds. I didn't think he's in pain until I can hear pained moaning coming from Kanis. Payton then walks up to Kanis, crouches in one knee, and says, "I think we've waisted enough time for this." "How..." Kanis tries to say, "how could...some big strong bruiser like me be beat by some pipsqueak like you?" Payton rolls his eyes and says, "Just stay down." He jumps over the beam and walks past us when he says, "Alright guys, quit gawking and let's go." I manage to regain my senses and follow him along with Dal. As I look at Dal and she look back at me, I think to myself, If that is the case and Dal were to go toe-to-toe with Payton without her amulet, I'd be hard-pressed that she would be able to stand a chance. That's when I ask Payton, "How did you do that?" "Simple," answers Payton, "practice." "How long have you been doing some combat moves and whatnot?" I ask him. "Since I was barely old enough to walk. I have also developed a habit of reading anatomy books since I was a child, so much so that I could find weak points. For instance: one of the most common weak spots in even the strongest of males is within the sternum region, so I hit him there." And just because you're big doesn't mean you're safe. Your best bet is to go for the Achilles' tendons before going for the carotid artery within the neck and straight for the eyes." My heart begins to sink, is he trying say that he was a killing machine all his life? I look at Dal, who appears to be unfazed, much to my confusion. "Anyways, let's continue on with the mission," Payton says.

Vol 1, Ch 4 (Female Version)

Ch. 4: A Wounded Bird

Tuesday, April 12, 2033, 5:50 p.m., local time. Location: Beras International Airport, Beras, Elysium. Inside the luggage deck, Penny’s heart began pounding, sweat was pouring down from her. She, along with Samuel, James, and Allison, were at the mercy of the soldier from gate C7. “You think you have anywhere to go, you piece of shit motherfucker?” asked the soldier. Allison, appalled by her words, bravely responded, “I don’t know what you’re doing here, but I will not let lay a finger on my one of my children.” “You call yourself a mother, yet in reality, you’re just a big bloated tool and a whore, you little lesbian motherfucker,” the soldier insulted. Allison, still keeping her nerve despite the insults, tells the children, “Kids, go with James, this is between me and her.” The soldier, however, fires warning shots near their feet. This further frightened the kids. “Fuck your children, you fuck them and they liked it. But enough of that, I’m gonna finish you nice and…” before she could continue her verbal abuse and profanity, pieces of debris came crashing down upon the soldier and Allison. Both miraculously survived the falling debris, but the soldier twisted her right ankle and Allison’s legs were crushed in the rubble. Penny, horrified, cried out for her mother, ran toward Allison, and tried to remove the rubble with no success. Then, the same vixen that devoured her father loomed over them. Allison, prepared for the inevitable, told her daughter, “Penny, get out of here! Take NICO, Samuel, and James, and go!” “But I can still get you out!” Penny insisted, determined to save her mother. “There’s no time! Promise me that you will protect your brother, no matter what happens. Can you do that?” Tears began streaming down on her face as she was beginning to accept the fact that she could not save her own mother. James then, without hesitation, ran up to Penny, grabbed her, then ran toward Samuel, grabbed him, and then ran toward the exit, despite Penny’s demands to let her go. “Be brave, my children, you hear me?! Take care of each other no matter what!” she bravely said to her children one last time. Then, she was overcome with sorrow and regret that she will not see her children grow old. She loved them, and she spent her days as a mother raising them. Those days were gone. Then, a giant hand grabbed her as she was sobbing that she will never see them again. Outside the luggage deck, they were running towards the vanguard that James was talking about. From there, Penny saw both her mother and the crazed soldier being held one in each hand. The soldier begged for mercy, but was ineffective. The soldier spent her final moments in fear and terror as she plummeted down into the gaping maw. Then, it was Allison’s turn. Allison was about to get eaten when James made his way into the vanguard with the kids and NICO. James prepped the Vanguard for takeoff and flew away while the vixen swallowed Allison whole and alive. At the cabin in midflight, a crying Penny was curled up into a ball and then looked into the data chip, still intact. “Mom, Dad, I promise, I won’t forget you. I’ll take care of my brother, no matter what.

In an unknown world, Penny, who is nude, is floating in a water-like substance. Is this a dream? A nightmare? She appears asleep, but is not alone. The vixen swims towards her, hugs her, and caresses her before kissing her, covering Penny’s eyes with her hands and removing the hands. She then swims away from Penny. Penny then finally regains consciousness to find herself in a hospital room. A bandage has been wrapped around her forehead. She has a breathing apparatus covering her nose and mouth. On her left, she sees the raccoon, the same raccoon that saved her life earlier that day. She is already asleep. It is evening, as she looks at the westbound window to see the sun setting.

Tuesday, July 17, 2040, 7:42 p.m., local time. Location: Dystopia General Hospital, Dystopia, D.C. The hospital is a bit brighter than it was when Penny woke up while I was sitting next to her. I was happy to see that she’s all right, despite the fact that she appeared bruised and battered. She looks at me, I look back at her, and I make an assuring smile as I hold her left hand. Then we both look at the doctor, who is a black human male, appearing to be my age, with a short black hair with green eyes, as he states the further extent of her injuries, “Well as for you, ma’am, according to your artificial intelligence, you suffered a moderate sprain in your left ankle, moderate dislocation in your left knee, three broken ribs in both sides, severe dislocation in your right shoulder, puncture wound in your right foot from the glass shard you stepped on when you landed. A bunch of bruises, and abrasion wounds on your forehead”. The young leopard says in response, “Damn, I knew about the injuries, but I never imagined it would be this bad.” Then, “NICO, what’s my expected full physical recovery?” A preteen male, synthesized voice, replies, “Due to your physical augmentation, your estimated physical recovery would be an equivalent to a full month, give or take. Junior commissioner Jonah Wilson has relived you of duty for the duration of your recovery.” “Good, a shame though I can’t return to duty for a while,” scoffs the leopard. Then we see a red fox that appears to be a few inches taller than me and a bit older than me with purple eyes. “Glad to see you’re holding up well, Anthony,” says the leopard. “Wish I could say the same thing for you,” Anthony says in a joking manner, and then he continues, “You’ve made the news.” He turns on the television on to reveal what has happened in the past few hours. The anchorman, who appears to be a German Shepherd male who appears to be in his late teens/early twenties, wearing a blue shirt and red pants, states, “About 2:50 p.m., authorities have received reports of a monster attacking the city. In response to the report, authorities have dispatched units ranging from law enforcement to military. Ten minutes later, the chaos ensues as an amateur video captured young woman, the snow leopard in KNIGHTS armor, fighting off the monster with the help of some reinforcements.” He then continues, “and as you can see, as she moves in for the strike, the vixen grabs the wire and yanks her violently. She then talks to the woman before throwing her into the streets below. But just when hope all hope is lost, we come across a new, yet familiar face. Watch as we see our hero, Dal, fight off the monster with effort. Moments later, the vixen kicks Dal off of herself and ate someone. Then, in a moment of inspiration, our hero gets herself up and defeats the monster. She, the vixen that terrorized the city, dies moments later. Miraculously, for the first time since Beras of 2033, not a single civilian was killed. After the vixen faltered, we see our good friend, Nick Williams, question the other young man next to him about his thoughts, here’s a clip for you now.” The clip me with the reporter, now identified as Nick Williams, asking about my thoughts of what happened, “The monster has been repelled thanks to two outstanding citizens, young man what do you have to say for yourself?” “I’ll never eat a stale box again!” I then see Dal walking toward the Williams before he said, “and there you have it!” The anchorman then continues, “Nice, well the identity of the young raccoon male in question has yet to be determined. As for the young leopard that was flung into the streets earlier, she survived with moderate to major injuries and was listed in critical condition. The hospital officials later identified him as a 17-year-old Penny Tucker, a graduated member of the KNIGHTS program, one of the high ranking officers of the law enforcement, and a survivor of the macro onslaught in Beras in 2033.” The television turns off. The doctor then states, “I’ll give you some time alone.” He leaves. I turn to the leopard. I am not sure if what the media said about the leopard was true or not, as of course the media is usually capable of lying and/or spreading panic. “Is your name really Penny.” “Yes,” she replies. “I’m not sure if what the media said about you was true. I mean, of the whole population of half a million, only a handful made it out alive enough to tell the tale. I’m pretty sure that you were somewhere else when it unfolded-“ she interrupts me when she says, “Even though you have the lack of trust with the media, but what they said was true, I was there when it unfolded.” When I hear her say that, I’m shocked, “Then, that means you saw the macros first hand?” She nods his head in reply. “What were they like?” as she is about to say something, she pauses, then acts like she is about to throw up. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to do that.” She responds, “Nah, you’re fine, I was experiencing a flashback.” Then, “Mom? Dad?” She briskly shakes her head to regain her composure and then says, “You seem like a nice guy,” she stretches her left hand to me and says, “what’s your name?” I then proudly introduce my self, “Glad to be of your acquaintance, I’m Ryne Ampersand.” I take his left hand to shake it. Then, I ask, “Hey Penny?” “Yes, Ryne?” “Is it okay if I stay up with you?” Penny ponders for a moment, then, “Okay.” “Very well then,” says Anthony, “I guess I’m off.” As he gets to the doorway, he stops and says, “Hey, get well soon, alright?” Penny chuckles in response before Anthony leaves. As I sit back, Penny says, “Hey, Ryne?” “Yes?” I say. “Thanks for deciding to watch over me.” “It’s no biggie,” says I. Later that night, I begin to dream of being in some grassy stretch of land. It is beautiful; birds chirping, butterflies fluttering, the grass swaying calmly in the wind, ain’t it a beautiful sight? Sadly, it is interrupted when I heard Penny crying and babbling. I wake up to find that she is tossing and turning, crying and babbling. I try to get to calm her down, “Hey, Penny, shhh, it’s okay, it’s just a dream.” I keep trying to reassure her, with no luck. Suddenly, she wakes up, letting out a loud, blood-curdling scream. Then, the screaming then turns to crying again. “Are you okay? What happened?” I ask. “I… I saw…” Penny tries to say, still shaken. “Saw what?” “I… saw… her. I can hear her voices in my head, laughing, taunting me!” “’Her’?” she then turns to me and says, “The vixen.” Then, my confusion turns to shock; how could a deceased nemesis still haunt her like this? I now spend the rest of the night thinking about this.

Vol 4, Ch 2

Chapter 14: The Inheritor

Wednesday, September 19, 2040, 10:45 a.m., standard time. Location: Unknown. I begin to feel a bit woozy as I wake up. As soon as I get up, I realize I'm not in my clothes anymore, but rather in a loincloth. I really feel exposed. Then, one of the lizardmen hands me a pick axe and orders me to get to work. On my way, I can see Payton's lifeless body. As they start poking at it, they get shocked, by "shocked" I mean "electrocuted". "Curse this tainted armor!" I start to wonder if this was part of the armor's original design or if somebody modified it. Anyway, as I get to, I see Dal and the sergeant we were originally looking for. The sergeant is wearing his underwear like myself, while Dal is wearing too much clothes. I could tell she isn't very happy about, of course I ain't, either. Then, one of the lizardmen orders me to continue working before slugging me in the stomach. "How the heck are we going to get out of here?" I think. Then I have an amazing idea; how about I trick him into think him into thinking the pick is in bad shape, to which I do so. Just when he falls for it, I give him a good socking. "Alright, Dal, Sarge, let's get outta here."

Wednesday, July 7, 2032, 10:22 a.m., local time. Location: Beras, Elysium. Somewhere near the temple of Xeroz, Payton and his family went camping. Payton and his sister, Sarah, began playing tag when suddenly, Payton tripped over a rock, causing him to tumble into a cave entrance. As he stopped tumbling, he looked around for his surroundings when Sarah asked if he was okay, "I'm fine, sis'!" As he continued to look around, he spotted two glowing red eyes glaring at him. Payton tried to get up to run the other direction, but he was unable to due to his injuries. Payton started shaking in fear as the eyes got closer and closer. As they approached him, a light shone upon what appeared to be a male red fox with an orange loincloth, black hair, and bat-like wings, still glaring at him as the leopard shrunk himself away from him in fear. "Please," said Payton, "don't hurt me." He raised his arms as if to defend himself. The fox then changed expression as to show pity before kneeling down. The fox then placed his hand on Payton's shoulder, causing Payton to lower his arms and change his expression from fear to curiosity. "Get up," the fox said, "your parents are waiting for you, my child." Payton tried to get up, this time, however, effortlessly, much to his shock. The fox then offered his hand to Payton. Payton was nervous at first, but the fox said, "Don't be afraid, for fear is your greatest weakness. Fight it. Only then will you become strong enough to fill in my shoes." After hearing those words, Payton remembered the time when he fell into despair because the bullies hospitalized Sarah out of the blue and nobody did anything to prevent that. As he was crying in his room, his mother, Allison, was in his room also. After he explained what happened, Allison showed pity at first and then said, "Listen, my boy, I understand you're upset about the fact that your sister went to the hospital, but there are times where you have to suck it up and move on. Moping about it isn't going to help anything; it doesn't make you feel better, it doesn't help her injuries, it does nothing." Payton then looked at her, confused. Then, Allison asked, "Do you want to protect your sister?" Payton nodded his head and Allison said, "Well, moping about isn't gonna do you any good. You need to man up. Can you do that?" Payton finally calmed down and said, "Yes, mom," before hugging his mother, to which the latter did the same. Back to the cave, Payton decided to take matters into his own hands and took the fox's.

Inside his mind, Payton is still lying down when a voice tells him to "look up". Payton gets up to realize the voice belongs to the fox; the same fox that saved him in the cave the other day. "Who are you?" Payton asks. "I am the father of your ancestors, but you can call me Xeroz." Payton has a mixture of wonder and shock; the fox that saved him is the demon that saved Dystopia. "Payton," says Xeroz in a soothing voice, "I know it must be confusing to say at the least, but you must understand this; if you want to cast Laufeia out of your body, you must do as the prophecy says exactly and you must confront your past." Also, if you want to know the truth of your A.I., NICO and the truth of your ancestry, you must retake Elysium and head to the temple." "I... I understand," Payton says hesitantly. Xeroz now explains, "Your mother sacrificed herself for you, do you know why?" Payton thinks for a moment before saying, "At first, I don't know why she died, I thought she might have died for nothing, but now I see; she wanted me to protect my sister, no matter the cost. She would want me to protect my friends, too, my comrades." If I can't protect those I care about, who will? If I can't lead the way, who will?" "Now you know what must be done?" Xeroz asks, to which Payton answers, "I do." Just then, Payton springs himself up,knocking the other lizardmen nearby, brandishes his extenda-blade, and readies himself for battle. "That wasn't part of the failsafe option. Payton, are you okay?" asks the confused A.I. Just then, one lizardman bows down to Payton and the others soon follow, much to Payton's shock and confusion. "Why are you bowing down to me?" The lizardmen do not answer. "Do you even understand what I'm saying at all?" At first, there is no response, but then, the lizardman says, "I thought I felt something strange from you before you woke up, I did not know what at first, but then, I understand; are you the demon of Xeroz?" Payton nods and says, "Mm hmm." Just then, Ryne, Dal, and the Sergeant appear, only to be stopped by the lizardmen. The lizardman asks, "Are these with you?" "Yes," says Payton. "I have a favor to ask you," the lizardman asks. "Uh, about that, we ain't gonna do any favors for you-" Ryne is interrupted when Payton says, "It's alright," he turns to the lizardman, "go on." Ryne scoffs as the lizardman explains, "We've been waiting for our leader to return after a long period of absence." "But I thought we took care of your leader?" "That was the usurper you killed." "Go on." "The real leader is named Drezo, he was once a kind hearted one before the usurping. He vowed he will not return until the demon of Xeroz takes the usurper." Just then, Payton remembers the time when Sarah killed the leader as she was about to be abducted. "Will you do us a favor and find him for us?" asks the lizardman. Payton looks at Ryne, Dal, and the Sergeant before turning to the lizardman he is addressing to and says, "I'll do it, but on one condition; release my friends and give us our equipment back."

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