Chapter 4: Enemies and New Friends Commander Goyu's office Commander Goyu silently watched the tape of Megara's fighting. Dr. Kemi and Agito Makashima stood beside him and had their attention on the tape. The Hyper Zoanoid Team 5 stood behind them and watched the tape, too. When Megara kneed the zoanoid in the groin, they winced. They could see her spike sink into the zoanoid's testicles. When the tape was over, Dr. Kemi turned off the set and looked to Goyu for some kind of response. "How disappointing." Goyu said. "Project Megara proved to be a waste of money and time." "I admit she may not be what we hoped for, but we may have something on our hands." Dr. Kemi said as he turned the t.v. back on and rewind the tape to the fighting scenes. "Look at the way she had terminated those zoanoids. I ,also, admit she may never be a match for the Guyver, but think of what kind of zoanoid we could get if put her through the processing tanks." Goyu looked thoughtful for a moment, then said, "What do you think Makashima?" "I think Dr. Kemi may be right. Maybe with a few adjustment to her transformation, we could have a powerful creature." Agito said. "But we cannot have her on our side unless we are certain she won't betray us." "What do you think we should do?" Goyu asked. "I think we should send Hyper Zoanoid team 5 out to get her." Agito said "They could offer her a place with Chronos. If she refuses then they kill her and bring her remains back with them." "Excellent suggestion." Goyu said. He turned to Team 5. "You heard what he said. Now go and find Megara." Team 5 bowed and went out the sliding doors. "What do you want me to do about the zoanoid?" Dr. Kemi asked. "It appears the zoanoid has feelings for Megara, and Megara fears that zoanoid." Goyu said. "This might be useful to us. Process that zoanoid into a hyper zoanoid." "Yes sir." Dr. Kemi said, then he left the office. "You are dismissed, Makashima." Goyu said. Agito bowed and left the room. He left the building and went to a pay phone. He dialed Sho's number and waited for him to pick up. "Yes?" Came a replied. "Sho, I have good news and some bad news." Agito said. "What's the good news?" Sho asked. "Project Megara was a failure." Agito said. "That's great! Why is it a failure?" Sho asked. "Lets say that it wasn't what Chronos hoped for. And the test subject may be a new ally in our war against Chronos." Agito said. "Great! What's the bad news?" Sho asked. "Megara, the test subject, escaped and is somewhere in the woods. Hyper Zoanoid Team 5 is searching for her as we speak." Agito said. "We have to find her before they do." "How will I recognize her?" Sho asked. "You'll know her when you see her." Agito replied. "Now get going, they may have found her already. I'll alert Marukami." Agito hung up the phone and picked it back up and dialed another number. In the Woods I kept walking through the woods not stopping. I was afraid to stop incase they were looking for me. I kept on until I came to a small clearing. I was thinking about resting when I heard this voice behind me. "There she is." I whirled around to see 5 huge zoanoids. They looked like they were on steroids. One was purple, white, and had yellow streaks down its neck. It had a long neck and 4 squid-like tentacles. Another one reminded me of a rhino. It had a rhino-like horn from its forehead. It was this whitish grayish color. And it was huge, it looked like it stomp a trucks and not break a sweat. The next one was a deep pink color. It had balloon like shoulders with holes. The next one was tall and had blades for hands. And the last one reminded me of a beetle. It looked very bug-like. It was this dark color and had claws. "Who are you?" I demanded. I decided it would be best if these things didn't know I was terrified of them. "We are the Hyper Zoanoid team 5." The bug said. "I'm Zek-Toll" He pointed to the purple tentacle one. "That is Elegen." Then he pointed to the rhino one. "That is Darzerb." Then he pointed to the bladed one. "That is Thancrus." Then he pointed to the one with the huge shoulders. "And that is Gastor." Suddenly, I realized that I was surrounded. They had made a circle around me and I was trapped. "What do you want with me?" I asked, even though I knew the answer. "We are here to give you one last offer to join Chronos." Zek-Toll said. "If you refuse, we kill you. So what will it be?" I didn't answer him. I was studying them. They were much bigger than the ones I've been fighting. Much bigger. "Look, Meg. You're wasting our time." Zek-Toll said impatiently. "He must be the leader." I thought. "Lets see how long I can stall them until I can find a way out." "I'm a waste of time?!!" I yelled. "First I was a waitress, then I'm unemployed, then I'm a monster, now I'm a waste of time!! What am I going to be next!!?" "Dead in a minute if you don't answer my question!" Zek-Toll replied. "I rather die than join Chronos!!" I yelled. I could kick myself for saying that. I thought they would try to persuade me some more. "OKAY!!!" They all said cheerfully. I could tell they have been waiting to hear that. Gastor began to fire missiles at me. I gave a small scream than ran. Missiles were landing and exploding all around me. One landed close to my talons and sent me flying. I hit the ground hard on my arm. I got up and checked to see if my arm was broken. It was fine, but I could tell it was going to be bruised. I turned my head in time to see Thancrus coming at me with his blade held high. I dodged his blade, but it made a semi deep cut in my arm. I closed my eyes and expected to a blade to cut into my skin. I waited, but nothing happened. I slowly opened my eyes to see Thancrus staring at me with look of horror on his inhuman face. I was puzzled and was wondering why he isn't trying to kill me. I got up on my knees and looked at him, expecting him to attack, but he didn't. "What are you waiting for!! Kill her!!!" Zek-Toll yelled at him. "Look at this!!" Thancrus yelled back, pointing a blade at me. Zek-Toll walked closer. A look of shock went over his bug like face. Then he said, "What the h*** is she?" I realized that they were looking at my cut. I looked at my hurt arm and gasped in horror at what I saw. Blood was seeping from my cut, but the blood was black. Not bright red, but black as night. I began to feel sick. I just sat there like stump on a log. "What the h*** are you?" Elegen asked me. I didn't answer, because I didn't know either. "Zek-Toll." Gastor said. "Do you think we should take her back to Chronos?" "No." Zek-Toll replied. "We were given orders to give her an offer. If she didn't accept the offer, we kill her. She didn't accept so now we get to kill her." "But...." Gastor started, but he was cutoff by Zek-Toll. "I don't care if she has purple blood. We were given orders. Unless we're told different, we kill her. Thancrus, finish her off!!!" Thancrus made a slash at my stomach, but I leaped backward in time, which made me stumbled to the ground. I landed on my back. I looked up to see Thancrus kneeling on top of me, and pointing a blade at my head. I moved my head to the right before his blade could hit me. The blade sunk easily into the ground. He tried the same thing with his other blade. I moved my head to the left. His blade also sunk into the ground. Then I realized I was pinned underneath him. I took this to my advantage. I clawed savagely at his chest. My claws sunk easily into his chest. My hands went right into his chest. I could touch his lungs, ribs, and I felt his heart beating against the back of my hand. He made this choking sound, then collapsed on top of me. I could feel his warm blood pouring onto me. I crawled out from underneath him. I turned to see him dissolve. I looked at my myself and saw that I was covered in blood. I looked around to see the rest of Team 5 staring at me. "You killed Thancrus." Zek-Toll said. "I can see that." I said. "Let me kill her." Elegen said to Zek-Toll. "Go ahead. Make it painful." Zek-Toll said. I got ready. I got into a defensive pose. I bared my fangs and lashed my tail in threatening manner. I dared him to attack me. He didn't step forward. Instead his tentacles came at me. Before I could jump out of the way or dodge them, a tentacle wrapped itself tightly around my thighs. Another one had my wrists together. I struggled, but I couldn't get loose. "What are you going to do?" I demanded. "I'm going to kill you." Elegen said. "No duh. I know that. But how are you going to that with these tentacles?" I asked. Suddenly, he began to float off the ground. He was floating 4 feet off the ground. "I can send surges of electricity through my tentacles and electrocute my enemies. I can send at lest 2 million volts." He said. "How about a demonstration?" I knew at that second, he would fry me. I closed my eyes and waited for the surges and the pain. I began to wonder where I'll go, Heaven or Hell. I couldn't help but open my eyes. I saw this lash of light cut through Elegen's tentacles. Before I knew what was happening, I was in a pair of strong arms. I looked at the face of the guy who saved me. I gasped to see he wasn't human. He was a whitish color with this small globe on his forehead. He had this horn-like thing coming from the top of the globe. I looked at his arms and saw a blade coming from each elbow. I looked around to see where we were, and saw that we were outside the circle of hyper zoanoids. "Don't be afraid." He said in a soft voice. "I'm here to help you." "What are you?" I asked. "I'm a Guyver. Don't worry, I'll get us out of here." He said as he turned to face Team 5. "Step aside, Guyver1." Zek-Toll said angrily. "We're here for her. This doesn't concern you." "I won't let you hurt her." Guyver1 said as he ran forward. He tried to punch Darzerb, but Darzerb grabbed his hand and squeezed it. Guyver1 yelled in pain. Darzerb picked him up and threw him down. Guyver1 hit the ground hard. Suddenly, Elegen shot his tentacles out and wrapped them Guyver1's waist. He let out electrical surges. Guyver1 screamed in pain as 2 million bolts hit him. I decided to step in. I ran forward and jumped onto Elegen's back. I wrapped my arms around his long neck and held on. Elegen stopped hurting Guyver 1 and tried to get me off. Guyver1 felled to the ground in pain. "SOMEBODY GET THIS B**** OFF OF ME!!!!!!" Elegen screamed as I dug my claws into his purple skin. "Come here slut." Darzerb said as he plucked me from Elegen's back. He wrapped his huge clawed hand around my neck. I knew he was going to choke me. I looked to see if Guyver1 could help me. He was recovering and didn't see me in trouble. I turned my head to look at Darzerb. He smiled wickedly at me and brought me close to his face. "He can't help you." He said in a low voice. His sour breath hit my face. "No one can save you fom me. Prepare to die." "Get a breath mint." I said back into his face. I felt his hand tighten around my throat. I closed my eyes. Suddenly, I heard Darzerb cuss in pain and found myself in another pair of strong arms. I looked into the face of my new rescuer. It was another Guyver. Except he was different from Guyer1. This one was a darker color, almost black. He had spikes coming from around the top of his head. He had 2 blades coming from each elbow. And he was bigger than Guyver 1. He got me far away from Darzerb, whose arm is cut off at the elbow. He held me in his arms, and looked at Guyver 1, who was trying to fight Elegan. "You hold them off while I get Megara to safety." The new Guyver told him in a gruff voice. Guyver1 didn't answer, instead he punched Elegan in the stomach. The new Guyver turned and ran with me in his arms. He ran faster than I thought he would. I put my arms around his neck and held on tight. "Let me guess." I said. "You must be Guyver2. "No, Guyver3." "Oh. Who are you guys and why are you helping me?" "Anyone who is against Chronos, is an ally to us." "Oh. You got the right girl then. Those freaks turned me into a monster. No offense." "None taken." Then I saw where we were heading. I saw a bright red car, people would kill to get, and a man leaning on it. The man was kinda handsome, especially with that dark hair. He wore green pants, a black shirt with a green long green jacket, and dark shades. "This is Mr. Marukami, Megara." Guyver 3 said as he put me down. Then he said, "I have to go now. Guyver 1 needs me." He turned a ran back the way we came from. "Um...Hi." I said to Marukami. He nodded. "So I guess you know the Guyvers, huh?" He nodded again. I heard a big boom, I turned to see the cause of the sound. There was a flash of light at the spot where the Guyvers and Hyper Zoanoids are fighting. "What is it?" I asked. "Just one of Gastor's liquid missiles." Marukamiu said calmly as if it wasn't something to worry about. "I think I'll go help those two." I said as I headed toward the battle. Marukami grabbed my arm and stopped me. He was surprisingly strong. "Let me go. I have to help them." I said as I struggled to get out of his grip. "NO!" He said sharply. "You don't need to risk your life when there is no need." "I SAID LET ME GO!!!!!!" I screamed. I struggled harder, but he was too strong. I took my free hand tried to pry his fist open, but he grabbed my free wrist. I lashed my tail at his feet and knocked his feet out from underneath him. He hit the ground hard. I began to run from him, when I heard him shout, "WAIT!!" I turned to him, since I was beyond his reach. He tossed me a handgun. I easily caught it with one hand. It was heavy and looked like it was made of steel. I saw that it had a red light target. "Use it. You'll need it." He said as he got to his feet. "Its already loaded and use the red light to aim." "Thanks." I said as I tucked it into my shorts. I turned and ran to the battle. I didn't get too close to the fight, incase the zoanoids might see me and go after me. I thought it would be best if I got one of them by surprise. The Guyver were doing okay, but they were getting as much as they gave. I decided to get Gastor. He was showering the Guyvers with missiles and the Guyvers might stand a chance without being blasted with missiles. I took the gun from my shorts and aimed carefully. I never fired a gun before and I never thought I would use one to kill a monster. I used both hands and put my finger on the trigger. I didn't know if bullets could hurt these guys, but if they didn't, Marukami would not had given me this gun. I thought it would be best to shoot Gastor in the head. I aimed carefully and made sure the red light was on the side of his head. Then I fired. The blast made me stumble backwards, but I regain my balance. I looked in time to see Gastor's head blow up. I almost puke. The Guyvers and the zoanoids stopped fighting and looked at me. I don't know why I did this, but I did it. I brought the end of the barrel of the gun to my lips and blew away the smoke that was rising from the barrel. I decided to that the Guyvers could take care of themselves now. I tucked the gun back in my shorts and went back to Marukami. On the why back, I ran into Zek-Toll. He looked mad. I quickly got the gun out of my shorts and aimed. He slapped the gun out of my hand and grabbed my wrist. He pulled me off the ground and brought his face close to mine. "You killed Gastor and Thancrus, you b****." He said in a low voice. I knew I was in trouble. "They had it coming, just like you have this coming." I said as I slashed at his chest with my free claws. My claws didn't leave a dent. His chest was as if it was covered with strong armor. I slashed and scratched frantically with my free claws, but I didn't leave not one dent. He laughed as I slashed. "Nothing can save you from my revenge." He said. He grabbed my other wrist and held me tight. Suddenly, Guyver 3 came out of nowhere and ran into Zek-Toll. Zek-Toll let go of my wrist, I felled to the ground and picked up the gun. I tried to aim it, but the light was knocked out. I saw Zek-Toll punch Guyver 3 in the jaw. Guyver 3 staggered back from the hit. He ran forward and cut Zek-Toll's arm off with his blade. This gave him enough time to grab me and run. He took me back to the car and Marukami. "What was she doing?!" Guyver 3 asked. "She wanted to help you." Marikami answered calmly. "We were handling things. I thought we decided that as soon as we got her here, she stays here. No matter what happens." "I tried to keep her here, but she outsmarted me." "Then why does she have your gun." Guyver 3 said as he took the gun away from my hand and held it out to show Marukami. "Alright, I confess. I lent it to her, so she could protect herself." Marukami said. "Marukami, we decided to..." Guyver 3 started, but Marukami cut him off. "Listen. She has to learn. How is she going to learn if we don't let her see how zoanoids fight?" Marukami said. Guyver 3 didn't answer. Instead he turned to me. He put his hands on my arms. "Megara, you got to stay here. We need you to be safe. Guyver 1 and I are more experience than you are. We know how to handle the zoanoids." He said to me as if I was a child. I began to wish I hadn't have tried to help, if this is all the thanks I was going to get. "Yeah, whatever." I said softly. "Why don't you bend me over your knee and spank me, why don't ya?" I thought. He turned from me and went back to the fight. I decided to stay with Marukami this time.