Lord Raptor's Bogus Journey | By : whydidyoueatmyfries Category: +A through F > Darkstalkers Views: 2323 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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B. B. Hood was cleaning her AR-15 when her dog started barking at something in the woods. She scanned the trees through the night-vision scope.
After a few seconds, she lowered the rifle. Anita walked into the clearing and stopped. Her face was completely expressionless. She slowly lifted her arm and pointed at the pot of werewolf cub stew over the campfire. “No way, fucker. Get your own.” Anita lowered her arm, just as slowly. “Scram,” said Hood. Her dog chimed in with a growl. Anita turned and walked out of the clearing, disappearing into the dark woods. Hood lit up a cigarette. “Fuckin’ noob.” ****MEANWHILE, IN THE SAME FOREST**** Hsien Ko didn’t stop running until it was too dark to see. She and her sister had both tripped several times already. At some point, she noticed that the paper talisman was back on her hat. She guessed Mei Ling didn’t want to fall down again. She heard her sister’s voice telling her to stop and take it easy. They were far enough away from the crazy naked man now. Hsien Ko shuddered. “Why do men look so ugly when they’re naked?” she wondered out loud. Mei Ling slid off Hsien Ko’s hat and turned back into her human form. “The dirt and the screaming sure didn’t help,” she said. “What even got into him?” Hsien Ko shook her head. “I don’t know. Jon is so nice. That’s not like him at all.” Mei Ling squinted at something behind Hsien Ko. “Is that a fire?” Hsien Ko turned her head to look at the campfire burning merrily in the distance. “Yeah!” “Maybe it’s Donovan,” said Mei Ling. Anyone but Hsien Ko would have been amused by the hopeful excitement in her voice. “Maybe! Let’s go see.” As they walked toward the fire, they saw a figure in silhouette approaching—a pigtailed girl in a dress. “Anita!” Hsien Ko ran forward and scooped Anita up in her arms, smiling. “How’s my favorite little girl?” “Hungry,” she said morosely. The sisters glanced at each other. They weren’t expecting that answer. “Well, let’s go tell Donovan, then,” said Hsien Ko, carrying Anita toward the fire. “That’s not him.” “Huh?” Hsien Ko stopped. “Who is it?” Anita mimed pulling a hood over her head and gunning down a crowd. Hsien Ko grimaced, turned around, and started carrying Anita the other way. She’d had enough of crazy people for a while. “So where’s Donovan?” Mei Ling asked. Anita pointed at the sky. “What?! What do you mean?” Anita looked at Mei Ling like she was mentally defective and pointed up again. The twins stared cluelessly at Anita. “On the mountain,” Anita explained, as if to infants. “Oh,” said Mei Ling. “Wait, what mountain?” Anita pointed forward and slapped Hsien Ko on the shoulder, commanding her to giddy-up. Hsien Ko looked at her sister, shrugged, and started walking. Mei Ling fell in beside her, leaving it to Hsien Ko to watch where Anita was pointing. She was busy worrying about Donovan. Okay, so, he was up on a mountain somewhere, probably either meditating or tracking down a monster. That part was typical Donovan. But letting Anita wander around alone, at night no less? That was very unlike him. Something was wrong. She heard Anita whine, half in pain and half in annoyance. She looked over. Hsien Ko was standing stock still. Her eyes were blank and unfocused. She was holding Anita much too tightly, her fingers digging into the girl’s sides. Anita was squirming. “Hey, sis? You all right?” Hsien Ko didn’t seem to hear her. “Hsien Ko? Hello?” Hsien Ko dropped Anita. The girl fell to the ground with a surprised squeak. Mei Ling transformed herself back into her talisman form and landed on her sister’s hat just as Hsien Ko grabbed Anita on both sides of her head. Anita whimpered, then shut down. Her eyes deadened as she put up her emotional shield. She was in another world. So was Hsien Ko. Mei Ling was alone at the helm, and something hollow and hungry, something that was not her sister, was struggling to take control. She used all of her concentration to stop the body from ripping the little girl’s head off. Hsien Ko returned suddenly, as if she had snapped awake from a deep sleep. Her hands dropped to her sides, and she swayed limply on her feet. The hunger subsided and was replaced by confusion and concern. Anita didn’t react. Hsien Ko and her sister had a busy conversation inside her head. She wanted to know what had happened. Mei Ling was evasive. She knew telling Hsien Ko she’d almost killed Anita would make her depressed and neurotic for days, so she just said she’d lost control for a moment and given them a little scare. Hsien Ko apologized profusely, and Mei Ling told her not to worry about it. Everything was okay now. Mei Ling turned back into her human form. The twins looked at each other for a long time. Then they turned to look down at Anita. “I’m sorry, Anita. C’mere,” said Hsien Ko, leaning down to scoop her up again. “I’ll take her,” Mei Ling said quickly, reaching for her. But Anita pushed her away, looking sullen. Mei Ling frowned, but she kept in mind that Anita had a good reason to be touchy about people grabbing her. This was no time to sulk about hurt feelings. “Okay then!” she said, attempting to sound perky. It came out a lot louder than she’d intended. “HEY COCKPOCKET! I’M TRYING TO SLEEP HERE!” “HEY!” Hsien Ko yelled back. “NOBODY TALKS TO MY SISTER LIKE THAT!” She started to march toward the camp. “YOU WANNA FUCKIN’ BET?” Hood yelled. Mei Ling tugged on her arm. “Forget it, sis. It’s okay.” Hsien Ko waved her hand in angry dismissal. “You’re right. Let’s go.” They turned to look at Anita again, but she was gone—almost. Her white shirt was barely visible in the near-darkness. “Anita, wait!” Hsien Ko ran after her, with Mei Ling right behind her. Anita kept walking, staring straight ahead. She had her arms folded as if she was clutching her doll. The sisters fell in on either side of Anita, hoping she knew where she was going. Apparently she did. After a while, the trees started thinning out, and the ground became rockier, with a slight incline. Neither of the older girls had been this way before, and they were both on the lookout for any nasty surprises. The incline gradually steepened. The forest fell away behind them and the sky opened up, with its millions of stars. Mei Ling looked up as she walked. It was peaceful, but sort of sad, too. Especially the moon, so beautiful, but so lonely and far away. It made her think of her mother. She glanced over at Hsien Ko and wondered if she was thinking the same thing. Anita never said a word, never changed her pace, and never looked anywhere but directly ahead. The ground was sloping sharply up now, and they’d climbed rapidly in the last few minutes. Pebbles rasped softly beneath their feet. Finally, Hsien Ko broke the oppressive silence. “Hey, sis. Wanna play twenty questions?” “No.” “I’ve got a really good one.” “I said no.” “Okay, okay. I’ll guess yours first.” Mei Ling gritted her teeth. “Fine.” “Are you a mineral?” “Yes.” “Are you Huitzil?” “Yes.” Hsien Ko fistpumped. “Now guess mine!” “Mineral?” Mei Ling asked wearily. “Nope.” “Animal?” “Nope.” “Anita?” “Mei Ling! That’s not nice!” “No, I mean, where is she?” They looked back. She was a few feet behind them. “Anita? Whatcha doing?” Hsien Ko started toward her. Anita pointed at something over their shoulders. They turned around again. Donovan was standing on the path. He was too far away to see his expression, but it was definitely him. They could see the silhouette of his sword on his back, and his hair blowing in the wind. Mei Ling felt relief and…other things when she recognized him. But something was wrong. She noticed that Anita was keeping her distance. “Donovan?” “Begone!” “What?” He must not have recognized her in the dark. That had to be it. “It’s us. Mei Ling and—” “I know who you are. I do not want you here.” Mei Ling was stunned. She blinked back the sudden urge to cry. Hsien Ko frowned. “Gosh, Donovan. Don’t be rude. We need to talk to you.” “Do not try me!” he thundered. “Depart!” “Well, gosh, fine, but at least take Anita back. She’s hungry.” “I cannot look after her anymore.” “What are you talking about?” Hsien Ko looked at Anita, then at Donovan again, with a puzzled expression. “Why not?” Mei Ling cleared her throat and tried to keep her voice steady. “Donovan, you’re not being very nice.” “You will see how much more unpleasant I can be if you don’t leave.” “That sounds like a threat,” said Hsien Ko, limbering up her shoulders for a fight. “What do you think, sis?” Mei Ling tried to keep calm—she didn’t want to be at odds with Donovan, and it wouldn’t get them any closer to figuring out why everyone was going crazy—but when she saw him ready his sword with the same stubborn look on his face that Hsien Ko had, she lost her temper. “Oh my GOSH, Donovan! You are being so STUPID!” Hsien Ko stared at her. Donovan seemed surprised, too, although it was hard to tell from so far away. Mei Ling turned and started walking the other way. Hsien Ko shrugged and skipped after her sister. Anita was already walking down the mountain ahead of them. “So now what?” said Hsien Ko, when she’d caught up with Mei Ling. “Now we find someone who isn’t crazy.” “Like who?” “I don’t know. Maybe Rikuo? He’s helped us before.” “’K.” Hsien Ko didn’t sound very enthusiastic. They’d only walked a few steps when Hsien Ko put a hand on her sister’s arm. Mei Ling looked over at her. She had her head tilted, listening to something. She looked at Mei Ling as if to ask her if she heard it, too. Mei Ling concentrated. There was a faint rumbling sound behind them, coming closer. They turned around to see a gigantic white boulder rolling and bouncing down the slope toward them. Hsien Ko stepped in front of Mei Ling. They both braced themselves. The boulder slid to a stop in a cloud of dust and unrolled itself into Sasquatch. He peered at them with his beady red eyes. Hsien Ko and Mei Ling stared at him. Anita kept walking, completely ignoring all of them. Sasquatch turned and yelled up at Donovan, “SORRY! I WAS TAKING A NAP!” Donovan didn’t answer. Sasquatch looked at the girls again. “You better leave. I’m not supposed to let anyone up here.” “Yeah, well, good job,” said Hsien Ko. Mei Ling smirked. Hsien Ko could be sassy when she wanted to. Sasquatch frowned and cracked his knuckles. “Don’t get smart with me, kid.” “We’re not impressed,” said Mei Ling. “We’re leaving, anyway.” “Nah, wait a sec.” Hsien Ko held her arm. “Listen, mister. We’ll go anywhere we want.” “Not while I’m around! I don’t break my promises.” “Promises?” He swiveled his head toward Mei Ling and squinted at her. “That’s right. I promised him I’d keep everyone off the mountain. Especially girls! No girls allowed! That means you two!” He poked Mei Ling in the chest. She slapped his huge finger away. “Why?” “Look, he’s got…man problems. You wouldn’t understand. You’re girls. Got it? Ah, never mind! Just get outta here before I have to get rough with ya.” Hsien Ko frowned. “I don’t think so. Nobody gets rough with me or my sister.” Sasquatch opened his mouth wide and let out a roar so loud and forceful that it blew Hsien Ko’s hair back from her face. She didn’t flinch. “Are you finished?” Meanwhile, Mei Ling was checking on Donovan over Sasquatch’s shoulder. He was…not even paying attention? He had his back turned and was walking the other way, further up the mountain. That made her angrier than anything Sasquatch could do. “Come on, Hsien Ko, this is stupid. We’re leaving anyway. What’s the point of fighting over it?” “Ha! You better listen to your sister, kid!” “And YOU better listen to ME—” “HSIEN KO!” Mei Ling grabbed her by the arm and pulled her away from Sasquatch. Hsien Ko stared at her again. “Sis? You okay?” “I’m just sick of dealing with crazy people. This isn’t going to solve anything.” “Yeah, but…he needs an attitude adjustment.” “Ha! You got moxie, kid, I’ll give you that!” Sasquatch pounded his fist against his palm with eager excitement. “But you…” He turned to Mei Ling with disdain. “Kid, do you even lift?” Hsien Ko nudged Mei Ling with her elbow, signaling her to get ready for a fight. “I really don’t want to do this,” said Mei Ling. Both Sasquatch and Hsien Ko looked at her with contempt. “Fine. Be a chicken. I’ll do it without you,” said Hsien Ko. Mei Ling stared. For the second time in maybe ten minutes, she really wanted to cry. But she wouldn’t. “You know you can’t,” she said, as evenly as she could. “I’ll manage.” Hsien Ko’s voice was steady, but she glanced sideways at Mei Ling under the brim of her hat, and the look in her eyes gave her away. She needed her sister, and she knew it. Mei Ling sighed. “Fine. We teach this idiot a lesson and then we leave, right?” Hsien Ko’s face lit up with her familiar, cheerful smile. “Right!” “You are so stubborn,” Mei Ling muttered. “Hey! I prefer determined.” Mei Ling changed into her talisman form. Before she could attach to Hsien Ko’s hat, Sasquatch roared at them again. His breath blew Mei Ling away, a gust of wind caught her, and in an instant she was whirling through the air, far above the plains below. Well, she thought to herself, that could have gone better. Hsien Ko had grabbed Anita and was running down the mountain path in a vain attempt to catch her. Sasquatch was left by himself, scratching his head and looking puzzled. And Donovan? Donovan wasn’t in sight…but who cared what he was doing. Mei Ling tumbled on the breeze, buffeted this way and that by the currents. There was, of course, a quick and easy way to reintroduce herself to the ground. She knew she couldn’t die again in this body, or at least, a fall wouldn’t kill her. But she could feel pain. She did NOT want to change back. So she stayed in her paper form and rode the skies for a while. It was kind of nice, in a way. Serene. Usually, when she was in this form, she was busy making sure Hsien Ko didn’t kill anybody. Now, she had plenty of time to reflect on the absurdity of being a sentient piece of paper, at the mercy of the wind. But she needed Hsien Ko as much as Hsien Ko needed her. She had to get back to earth somehow. She changed back momentarily, intending to drop a little lower, where the wind currents weren’t so strong, and ease the rest of the way down as paper. That single moment was long enough to decide that she was never, ever, ever going to change into a human in midair again. Back in her paper form, she wafted just above the treetops. Better to stay like this. She couldn’t steer at all, but at least she wouldn’t get hurt… Something was hunched in one of the trees. She saw it just as it reached out and swiped at her. Claws tore through her. She panicked and changed back. Mei Ling and Felicia fell out of the tree, tangled together and both screaming, getting thumped, scraped, and poked by branches all the way down to the cold, hard ground. As soon as they crash-landed, Felicia extricated herself with a frenzy of hissing and scratching. Mei Ling covered her head with her arms and wished she COULD die again. Felicia stared at her, breathing hard, ears flat against her head, tail lashing. “Mei Ling?” she said, finally. Mei Ling nodded, keeping her head covered. “Jesus Christ, honey, you scared me outta three or four lives.” “I’m sorry.” Her breath hitched, and suddenly tears were rolling down her face. She hurt so much all over, inside and out. “Oh. Hey. It’s okay, sweetheart. I know you didn’t mean to.” Felicia pulled her up into a sit and wrapped her arms around her. Mei Ling leaned into Felicia and cried. “It’s okay, sweetie,” Felicia murmured in her ear. She began to purr softly, deep in her chest. A shiver rolled down Mei Ling’s back and settled as a warm tingle at the base of her spine. The tears gradually stopped. “Better?” Felicia whispered, starting to rub her back. The feeling got warmer and tinglier. Mei Ling nodded. Felicia’s paws wandered down. When they reached the tingly spot, Mei Ling gasped sharply and arched into it. “You like that?” Felicia sounded amused and a bit surprised. Mei Ling pulled away, embarrassed. “Sorry,” Felicia said quickly, letting go of her. They leaned back and away from each other, looking off to the side. They were both blushing. “So, uh, what were you doing up there? Little midnight flyer?” “I was trying to help my sister in a fight. The wind got me.” Felicia covered her mouth to stifle her laughter. “Oh. Does that happen a lot?” “No.” “Sorry. It’s really not funny, is it.” “No. It isn’t.” Felicia giggled behind her paw. Mei Ling frowned, feeling even more embarrassed. “What about you?” “Thought you were a moth. Sorry.” “Were you going to eat me?” “Chill out. Okay? Jesus. I didn’t know it was you.” “Why were you up in a tree?” “What’s your problem? I can’t be in a tree if I want to?” Felicia stood up. Her fur was bristling. After a few seconds she sighed resignedly. “I was looking for Jon. Couldn’t find him. Thought I’d go somewhere quiet and just look at the moon. Don’t you ever do that?” Mei Ling looked down at the ground and didn’t answer. “Well, that’s what I was doing. Now I think I’m gonna find Raptor and see if he knows where Jon is hiding. Wanna come with?” “No, I’d better get back to my sister. Felicia?” Felicia had turned to go, but stopped and looked back at Mei Ling. “Yeah, sweetie?” “You really shouldn’t be friends with Raptor. He’s not a nice person.” Felicia laughed quietly, waved, and turned to go again. “And—Felicia?” “Yeah?” “Honestly, you shouldn’t be friends with Jon, if he’s friends with Raptor. I mean,” she went on stubbornly, as Felicia’s ears lowered against her head again, “Raptor is a pig. He treats you like dirt. What does that say about Jon?” “Mei Ling. Honey. Shut the fuck up.” Mei Ling stared at her in shock. “I don’t need a lesson in feminism.” “That’s not what this is about.” “Whatever it is, I don’t fucking need it, okay?” Felicia snarled at her. “Get out of my face. I’m sick of your shit.” She stomped away, kicking leaves and slapping at branches. “Fine,” Mei Ling said, once she was absolutely sure Felicia was out of earshot. “You’re as crazy as the rest of them.” She looked around the clearing. It was a familiar part of the forest; she knew the river was close. She decided to follow her original plan—find Rikuo and try to figure out why everyone else was going suddenly and dramatically insane—without Hsien Ko. She headed toward the river. The trees cleared, and she saw the moonlight sparkling on the water. The moon’s reflection made her think of Felicia again, despite trying to push her out of her mind, and she frowned. What did Felicia think about when she looked at the moon? Probably Jon… Probably everyone thought about someone they loved… But how could you love someone who only hurt you…? Rikuo breached the surface of the river with an explosive splash and landed on the bank in a crouch. Mei Ling screamed like a little girl. He stood up and glared at her with a fierce, intense look in his eyes. All of his fins were flared out in anger. “So it’s you,” he said in a low hiss, after she’d quieted. “Yes,” she said hesitantly. “Hi?” “No shame for what you’ve done.” His tone was a mix of viciousness and wonder. “What did I do?” He began to stalk toward her. She backed away. “Rikuo…” “Don’t ever say my name again!” He pointed a finger at her. His whole arm was shaking with rage. “You aren’t fit to say it!” “I don’t know what you’re talking about. I honestly don’t.” “My river!” he screamed, whirling to point at the water. “Look what you’ve done to my river!” “I can’t see anything.” He sprang forward, grabbed her roughly by the wrist, and pulled her toward the river. He stopped right at the edge and pointed down. Thinking desperately to herself that Rikuo was a good person who would never hurt her, she squinted at the surface of the water. Maybe if she pretended to see something, it would appease him. But as she looked closer, she did see something—a thick plume of what looked like mud spewing from the bottom of the riverbed and choking the stream with brown sludge. “What is THAT?” “As if you didn’t know!” His fins quivered. He looked like he was about to explode with anger. “I don’t know how you did it, but I know it was you, you nasty mammal!” “How could I have done that?” “By putting your filthy mammal body in my river!” “I’ve been in there a hundred times, and you know it.” “You knocked something loose! Kicking and splashing and—ugh!” She narrowed her eyes at him. “Were you watching us this time?” “You wish! Why would I want to look at you?” The heartfelt contempt in his voice surprised her. She decided that he was obviously crazy, too. This conversation wouldn’t be going anywhere productive. She simply turned and walked away, trying not to feel insulted. Why should it even matter if someone wanted to see… She jumped and screamed again as someone grabbed her. She realized a moment later that it was her sister, hugging her. “Oh my gosh! I was so worried about you!” Hsien Ko said into her neck. “Are you okay?” Mei Ling hugged her sister back. “I’m fine. But I’m glad to see you.” “Me too!” After a long hug, they leaned back to look at each other. Hsien Ko was beaming, but her smile dimmed when she saw the look on her sister’s face. “Sis? You sure you’re okay?” “I told you, I’m fine. Don’t worry.” Mei Ling forced a smile so Hsien Ko wouldn’t look so worried. “And how’s the midget?” She knelt down to smile at Anita, who had been staring inscrutably at her the whole time. “She still hasn’t said anything. I think she’s tired.” Hsien Ko looked down at the girl with weary sympathy. “So am I, really.” “Me three. Let’s call it a night.” Mei Ling reached out to pick Anita up. Anita made a sulky growling noise to indicate her displeasure with the idea and mashed her palm against Mei Ling’s face. “Ow!” Mei Ling stood up, rubbing at her nose. “Fine! No wonder Donovan dumped you on us.” Hsien Ko gasped. Anita didn’t react, at least not visibly. “Why would you say that?” Hsien Ko whispered. She picked up the little girl, who allowed herself to be picked up, and turned away. “I think you need to spend a little more time by yourself.” She walked away, carrying Anita. Mei Ling blinked. 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