Good luck BW!
Malcom would like to know the name of the new avatar.
Something about him looking tasty....... 
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Good Luck Wolffe, stay safe.
I'm back! Riyadh sure is interesting, hotter than anything... ever. I finally got a chance to get on the boards. Next chapter will be up tomorrow my time which is I dont know EST. I really need my writing fix.
By the way Swifty, thats my 3rd grade photo 
Its good to be back.
how hot? 115? Well we had 116 in houston, BOOYAH MFER!!!!
Srry, just my way of saying, Welcome back! Hope you didnt have a [censored] time.
It hit 118 the first day I was here. I dont know if that was the hottest it got. That was at noon. The hottest time of day is usually 2:00 pm or so. Factor in that this is normal weather here and the states are suffering from a massive heatwave.
so yeah... I win, or lose really.
Damn youse!!!
Curse you for getting my hopes up again!
((I think there are maybe 4 chapters left. But then I said that to myself at chapters 12, 15, and 17. Its getting close though.))
XX. Predator and Prey (Part 3)
The Pack circled around their targets. Unfortunately for the ring they were split up. Captain Neem knew where most of them were, but Xyfen and 2020 Vision were in the other room and had the wolves between them and the rest. Blood Wolffe and Steele were somewhere else in the building, he didnt know where.
The wolves of the pack were horrific. The large hydraulic limbs made their metallic steps very heavy, yet they were quite agile. Some of them had electronic eyes or hydraulically assisted jaws and metal teeth for extra crushing power.
As the pack circled around them, occasionally clanking their metal jaws at them to tighten up the group the floor creaked under the weight of each of their steps. Metal Tooth was a little smaller than them in his wolf form, but being the only one walking on two legs, he still was quite imposing standing in front of them. He raised his head and let out a half organic half tinny bark and the pack held their positions. The heroes stood in a circle backs to each other surrounded by the pack
In his gravelly voice Metal Tooth spoke, "Your path ends here heroes."
"Who? What are you?" Captain Neem asked.
"They are the ones who were stalking us." Tigonus said.
"Hunting." Metal Tooth replied, "Not stalking. I am Metal Tooth. The Council is tired of you. You cant win. I would tell you to give up but its too late for that."
"Nothing will stop us and we will never surrender." Lord Raymond hissed.
It was hard to tell, but it seemed like Metal Tooth gave them a menacing smile, "Good."
With that the pack leapt into the air to attack them. Some dived out of the way while Captain Neem and Lord Raymond stood the ground. Lord Raymond swung his axe at the head of one coming for him. It struck and deflected off as it jerked the Warwolf's head to one side, but it failed to stop it and the wolf crashed into Lord Raymond sending them both sliding across the floor.
One coming for Captain Neem was pushed up and over him by a powerful burst of energy from him. It tumbled a few feet before springing back towards him.
Acier and another wolf were squaring off in one corner. He punched the wolf in the sides of its head rocking it from side to side with each blow but it only seemed to make the wolf more angry with each punch. Eternal Twilight and Brain Hurt joined him and with a running start kicked the wolf in its side, knocking it over, then proceeded to furiously beat on the beast.
One Warwolf charged towards Techsupport, but he wrapped it in a paralyzing tesla cage then lanced it with a blast of harmful radiation before sending out a wave of metabolism increasing radiation to the heroes.
"Where's the rest of us?" Captain Neem yelled to Lord Raymond as he unleashed bolts of energy into a charging wolf.
"I dont know!" Lord Raymond yelled back after swinging his axe with a grunt at another wolf.
Wolffe and Steele ran through the office section of the building while another Warwolf barreled after them crashing through anything and everything in its way. They were coming to a dead end fast and had to act faster. Steele pushed Blood Wolffe to one side and dived to the other just before the wall. The Warwolf didnt have enough time to get out of the way and crashed through the wall and into another room. Steele fired several rounds into the cloud of dust and Wolffe blasted into it with beams of energy. They paused for a moment to see what if any damage they had done to it. When the dust cleared enough to see they found another large hole in the other side of the room. Immediately Steele looked around to find the creature and Wolffe began sniffing the air to locate it.
"Its using tactics. Its a learning hunter." Steele said.
Etherburn and Mr. H were teaming against one Warwolf. She was relentlessly blasting it, draining it of most of its energy, yet it was still ferocious enough to swipe at Mr. H with tremendous speed. He was barely able to dodge its swipes, striking back with his katana in between them until one swipe caught him and sent him flying into a wall, leaving a large dent in it.
Xyfen could hear the clank of approaching steps of another Warwolf. He had to stand his ground for Michael, who was stirring awake, but in no condition to defend himself. The large black silhouette of a Warwolf was highlighted by the yellow glow of its mechanical predatory eyes glancing to Xyfen then to 2020 Vision.
"You want a piece!? Come get some, I will tear you up!" Xyfen yelled taking a stance.
It started to walk towards them with its head low and growling when it stopped suddenly. Xyfen watched as it slowly backed away and back around the corner, still growling and with its ears back, in a more defensive state seemingly.
Xyfen let out a sigh of relief and turned to find Michael had been watching the whole time.
Rose Cross washed Mr H with a healing energy as Hippie Mage locked down the Warwolf with his mental powers.
Captain Neem, Lord Raymond and Tigonus were on another wolf. Tigonus gave it an uppercut squarely in the jaw. It stumbled back and Capatain Neem unleashed a powerful burst into its side knocking it down. It started to get up but Lord Raymond swung his axe down finishing it off.
Metal Tooth had enough, he swiped at Rose Cross since she was the nearest. She ducked under the first swipe but was caught by the second, and she skidded across the room.
Lord Raymond charged Metal Tooth in response, swinging his axe until it met his robotic arm.
Steele Magnolia and Blood Wolffe searched for the Warwolf on their side of the building. Everything was completely silent.
Steele turned to Wolffe, "I think he's gone."
"You're probably right lets go." He replied.
As soon as he finished saying that the Warwolf dived through the wall tackling Blood Wolffe. The two ended up at the edge of the office, stopping just short of falling out the window. The Warwolf with its teeth around his head trying to crush it while he struggled to pry the jaws apart with his hands.
"Hold on Wolffe!" Steele yelled as she searched for an M40 grenade round for her weapon.
"Hurry!' Blood Wolffe grunted as the piston jaws hissed, closing a little around his head.
She found two rounds, loaded the first and fired. The blast made the Warwolf take a step to regain his balance and it turned from Wolffe to Steele.
"Push him up Wolffe!" Steele said.
He nodded and with a burst of energy from directly beneath the Warwolf, sent it straight up into the air. The adrenaline seemed to slow it down to Steele as she loaded the other grenade and launched it at the Warwolf. It exploded on the beast and pushed it out the window to fall to the ground below. Blood Wolffe laid there breathing heavily for a moment.
"Lets get to the others." Steele said.
Wolffe nodded and got up.
With each Warwolf's defeat Metal Tooth grew more frustrated. But he was also growing more afraid. It was him and two other wolves now. Their instinct of self preservation kicked in and they ran back down the stairs they came through leaving just him.
Etherburn, Techsupport, and The Core Being slowed him down and made him feel disoriented with their radiation.
Lord Raymond and Mr. H hacked at his thick hide while Acier, Tigonus, and Eternal Twilight pounded on him and Captain Neem and Xyfen blasted away at him. Metal Tooth realized it was a losing battle. In one swipe he knocked the heroes into each other or the wall. All of them landed a good distance away from him.
"This isnt over Heroes. You cant win!" He growled before smashing a hole in the wall and jumping to the ground below, running into the Wilderness.
Everyone slowly got up and Captain Neem went to the hole and looked out to the Wilderness.
"Should we follow him?" Rose Cross asked.
Neem looked over the heroes, breathing heavy from exhaustion and beat up from fighting.
"No. Too dangerous. Lets find another place to camp out and head out in the morning... Oh, and where is Steele and Blood? Somebody find them."
wow....another good part.
by the way...is there any reason that I'm starting to smell surprise twist ending? I think it was the mexican food I ate for dinner...nevermind.
Summer Heat
*Swifty is all excited. The story is getting really good and he cannot wait for the rest*
*Malcom kind of sits there and drools a bit while staring at a plant pot.*
*Swifty is sure he is enjoying it too.*
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Suggestion for xyfen's character, i usually use hip-hop references and the word Byotch. Just a suggestion.
Suggestionm for Shadez character in the next story. He has a God complex, bad at times. Is very funny when he shouts "BOW BEFORE SHADEZ".....and people do it
Suggestion for Swifty in next story.....
Swifty wakes up and goes out to by milk. Swifty gets milk, returns home and has breakfast. He spends all day watching tele and the goes back to bed.
I love a good action film.
Love
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... What?
Awwww.... and I still didn't get to EMP someone's [censored]...
Still, going strong and well.
TechDefender Rad/Ele Defender
D'20 Gladiator DM/SR Scrapper
Cyclonite Cat Fire/Fire Blaster
[url="http://www.dutchfurs.com/~taross/w/screenshots/Ferretgal/Ferretgal.jpg"]Ferretgal Claw/Inv Scrapper[/url](Virtue)
@Cyclonite Cat
(Names changed at GM 'request')
((Eventually Tech. Be patient. Long read.))
XXI. The Choice
A bruised, beaten, and cut up Metal Tooth limped his way in his human form back towards the temporary Council base set up in an old ghost town. Tents were set up in neat patterns containing various electronic equipment. Council guards and technicians were going about their business. It was almost a bee hive of activity. He was safe now. He could heal up and he, Black Sky, and that damnable Metal Wolffe could easily outmatch the Ring of Resistance. Black Sky walked out of one of the tents set up in their perfect patterns.
"Where is the pack?" She asked.
"All dead or ran off. I barely made it out myself." he got out between his breaths.
Black Sky frowned, "Requiem will not be happy."
"The loss of the pack are the least of his worries." Metal Tooth said, "They are close enough now to be a serious threat."
She nodded in response, "True."
"We should wait and ambush them when they come through. They wont stand a chance against all three of us."
Black Sky examined his wounds closely, "You are hurt pretty badly." She said putting her hand on his slashed chest.
She extended her claws and scratched down it. Metal Tooth staggered back in shock and pain. He felt a sensation as if the flesh around the wound was tightening up. Not only was her katana poisoned, but so were her claws. Even the slightest scratch was fatal and he knew it.
"You failed pathetically in perfect health and look at you now. Did you think failure would go unpunished? You are just deadweight."
Metal Tooth roared furiously as he changed into his wolf form. He swiped at her furiously but his brute strength was no match for her speed. She ducked and weaved out of the way effortlessly, drawing her katana and cutting an flesh and bone arm off just below the elbow sending more poison into him. With his transformation, increased heart rate, and extra dose of poison it wasnt long before Metal Tooth began swinging sluggishly. A glazed look came over him as he collapsed to the ground. His animal instincts took over, and he began wimpering sickly until no sounds or motion came from him at all. Just an empty stare into infinity.
"I will deal with them myself." Black Sky said watching the last bit of life ebb out of Metal Tooth with a disguisted look on her face.
"No. Not alone." A voice said from behind her.
It was Metal Wolffe.
"You can deal with the rest as you please but leave me whats rightfully mine."
"Just stay out of my way." Black Sky said.
"Tear all this down!" Metal Wolffe yelled to the troops in their tents, "I want to surprise them. Hurry! They will be here soon!"
"Its not long now" he muttered under his breath.
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Hours had passed since they had began walking out from the edges of the ever-growing Wilderness it evolved into the ever familiar ruin of some forgotten city. It was overcast and the color seemed to wash out of everything. The city was truly dead. Devoid of life for years. Past the city was a giant mountain that cast a shadow over them. Black as midnight with smoke coming from various parts. It seemed somehow deformed and twisted in its shape.
"What is that?" Lord Raymond said to noone in particular.
Some shook their head as they looked at the strange sight.
"I have." Blood Wolffe said, "I know what you are talking about. I saw it the last time I was there. The last time I went to the main Council base. Thats where we are going."
"We gotta go there!?" Xyfen said.
"You're not going anywhere." Black Sky said as she came around the corner of a building.
"No further." She added.
The heroes took a defensive stance as they saw her weapons.
"We have come a long ways and fought the whole way. Are you sure you want to do this?" Captain Neem said.
She replied with a sneer as she extended her claws.
As she slowly closed the gap between them, the circle spread out, and closed the distance. Eventually encircling her. Black Sky remained calm and cool as they did. She watched their movements, sizing them up. Remaining unsettlingly calm.
As Blood Wolffe was about to attack when something knocked him to the ground. A blast of scalding hot energy that sizzled on him. Michael and Captain Neem ran to him to check him and find the source of the blast.
"Hello Blood Wolffe. Do you remember me?" Metal Wolffe said as he came from inside another building.
The voice wasnt familiar.
"Should I?" Wolffe said getting up coughing.
"You should. We were experimented on by Crey at the same facility as kids. Except when you escaped you left me. You left your own brother."
"I never had a brother."
"No! When our parents were going to abort and Crey intercepted they found twins. I am your brother, Blood Wolffe."
When Metal Wolffe stepped into the light they saw the two looked just like each other, minus the scars on Metal Wolffe.
"You were my one hope of getting out of there. But You never came back for me! Well eventually I escaped too. I followed you to Paragon, watched you and planned my revenge."
Blood Wolffe looked confused.
"I saw your friendship with Neem. I decided if I could link someone he cared about to your experiments I could get you to betray him. His uncle worked for Crey, but not on you. I planted a trail of evidence to lead you to him. I made you kill the wrong guy, stab your friend in the back for nothing, and stole your revenge. So come and fight me now brother, its almost complete. Now you have to die like the dog you are."
Blood Wolffe was shocked at first, but it quickly boiled down into hatred, and he started stalking towards Metal Wolffe.
Lord Raymond moved in to attack him too.
"Not so fast." The vampire purred, "The rest of you are mine."
Taking his heavy axe Lord Raymond swung it straight at her chest. In a blur she dodged it, leaning just out of the way. Several times before swinging back at him. Her poisoned claws stopped inches from his face before being stopped by Tabby Cat's claws. The two smiled at each other before furiously swinging at each other, their blades sparking off each other. The deadly exchange's fluid movements were perfect and mesmerizing. It was ended when Captain Neem fired a blast of energy at her. Black Sky cartwheeled back out of the way. Everybody else took that as their cue to attack and moved in.
Metal Wolffe pointed his arm at Blood, it morphing as he raised it into a strange cannon. Metal Wolffe fired a shot of scorching hot energy at him. Blood was struck in the chest and knocked to the ground again. He got up and they both ran to each other, locking in battle.
Black Sky was occupying the rest. She was fast enough to dodge most everything they threw at her. Michael gave her a roundhouse kick and was actually fast enough that she had to block it. He immediately followed up with a left and right hook. She blocked them and saw his Council tattoo.
"Aaah, the Council boy. I know about you."
"Im not Council!" He growled through his teeth.
"You cannot change who you were. You will always be Council" She whispered back so only the two would hear.
"NO!" He yelled.
Black Sky fell back to the ground with a surprised look on her face.
"Lets see you dodge this." Steele said, pumping a buckshot round into her weapon.
The bb's pelted Black Sky and Eternal Twilight immediately followed up with a running kick, but Black Sky was fast enough to block it.
Mr. H swung his katana at her neck. She drew hers and blocked it. Mr. H saw the black liquid dripping down the edge of her blade.
"Poison? Thats low."
The two clashed with their swords. Black Sky using her claws to block incoming blows from other heroes occasionally.
Metal Wolffe had been pinned to the ground by Blood Wolffe.
"Tell me Blood, does this sound familiar? Xenon exposure in one minute."
He was imitating the people that had experimented on them, and perfectly, he sounded just like them.
"Preparing radiation emmission module."
It brought back a flood of painful memories of being clamped into a table, unable to move away from the painful, sickening experiments.
Blood Wolffe screamed, striking a laughing Metal Wolffe in the face repeatedly until Metal Wolffe morphed quickly out of the way, making Blood punch deep into the muddy ground. Trying to pull it out he found it was very stuck. Metal Wolffe quickly came around and kicked him in the ribs.
Black Sky swung her katana down at Mr. H as he raised his to block. She weaved out of Lord Raymonds axe as Eternal Twilight Kicked her thigh, causing her stance to buckle as her knee was forced to the ground. Techsupport shocked her and Acier and Tigonus wound up and punched her in the chest, knocking her back to the ground.
Blood Wolffe laid on his back bloodied up from his fight.
"Pathetic." Metal Wolffe said as he pointed a cannon arm at his face.
Before he could get the shot off Blood Wolffe knocked it to the side and shot a powerful burst of energy at his shoulder. The energy disintegrated the shoulder causing the arm to fall and melt into a puddle of the fleshy metal that Metal Wolffe was made of. Metal Wolffe stumbled back in surprise looking at where his arm used to be. He could easily regrow it, but the shock from losing it was enough for Blood Wolffe to leap onto him with predatory instinct now.
Black Sky was being overwhelmed. Her frustration grew until she couldnt take it anymore.
"Enough!" She said as she waved her hand at the heroes encircling her.
All at once everybody was lifted off the ground by an invisible force. They were choking and raking at their necks trying to pry the invisible hands off them.
"No more games." She said getting up.
"You can all watch as I kill you one by one. Starting with you." She said to Captain Neem.
Blood Wolffe had Metal Wolffe pinned again. This time he wouldnt punch though, he would nova and disintigrate this monster bringing back all that pain. He grabbed him by the neck and brought his face close, growling, showing his sharp teeth.
Blood Wolffe turned as he heard Captain Neem choke out kicking in the air. Black Sky was approaching him with her poison katana drawn.
Then he turned back as Metal Wolffe coughed for air and gurgled out, "I watched you in the arena. I ripped out your eyes. Amazing what you can do for the right price, huh?"
A smile spread across Metal Wolffe's face.
Black Sky walked up to Captain Neem.
"Now you die." She said raising her katana. As she swung down an energy blast deflected the blades trajectory, missing Captain Neem.
She turned around to find Blood Wolffe.
"This is not your fight. Go get your revenge. These ones are mine." Black Sky said.
"Not my pack." Blood Wolffe said as he shot a volley of energy at her.
She easily dodged them.
"Fine, then you die first." She said.
They walked, then picked up the pace until they were running at each other. Blood Wolffe stopped short and fired a powerful blast of energy at her. She spun out of the way and stabbed him just below the ribcage. Deep. He could feel a sensation as if flesh around the wound was tightening up. She was facing away from him with her sword still in him. She pulled it out and began to walk back to Neem and felt a hand grab her shoulder. She spun around and stabbed Wolffe again just a little lower than last time.
"Now your 'pack' dies." She said dismissively as she began to pull her sword back out.
Then she felt a tug at her sword. Looking down she saw he grabbed it. Blood dripping from where he gripped the edge.
"Not... my pack."
He pulled the sword and her as he pushed forward, his boots scraping on the ground as he tried to push off it, growling the whole time. The sound of the sword cutting through him until it came out his back was enough to catch her off guard. He clamped her hands to the sword with one hand, and put his other arm around her to get her in close.
She hissed showing her vampyric teeth and he growled showing his canine teeth. Then he pulled her hair down, exposing her neck.
As he began to nova his goggles cracked and two blue orbs of energy were floating in his sockets. He could see. He bit into her neck and a blue explosion enveloped them both. He held onto her as she screamed, then burned away into nothing.
The choking hold around everybody's neck was released and they dropped to the ground.
Blood Wolffe looked over to where Metal Wolffe was. Gone. Ran away. Then he faltered a little bit before falling down.
Etherburn ran up to him and pulled out the sword, tossing it aside. She placed her hand on the wound and released a wave of healing radiation. When she removed her hand it was still there.
"The poison..." she said, "It wont let me heal him."
"Neem?"
"Yes Wolffe?" He said kneeling down.
"Im sorry. For everything."
"Dont be. Im the one who should be sorry."
"Dont be." Wolffe said.
"Keep going down this road. When it turns keep going straight. You will find it. You have too."
"No... You show us, you can fight this thing off. Its nothing." Captain Neem said reassuringly.
"You and I both know Im not going any further. Wheres Michael?" He said back.
"Im right here." He said.
Blood Wolffe mumbled something Michael couldnt hear. When he leaned in Wolffe grabbed him.
"Look." He said, "Look."
Michael looked into the two blue orbs in his sockets. Everything slowly faded into white.
Michael felt cold. He could see his breath. He looked around to find he was in a snow covered field with a forest in front of him. He heard the arythmic crunching of snow and turned to see a wounded wolf staggering towards him. He ran over to it as it collapsed and knelt beside it. It was a large one with blue eyes. He ran a hand through its fur and felt various scars.
"Blood Wolffe?" he said.
Yes.
Michael heard in his head.
"Is this what its like when you give the stare every time?"
No. You are different.
"Can you see if Im a good person? Can you see what I have done?"
Yes. You are a good person. You never needed me for that. Your love for your mother and the rest of the pack is all you need to tell you that. As long as you remember them... There is something else though. You are different. You are important. I think... in the end, you will decide who wins the war.
"How do you know?" He asked.
I dont know how I know. I just do.
You think I was accepted into the pack?
The wolf asked, slightly nervously. It lifted its head and looked up at him waiting for a response.
"Definately. I know you were. You are." Michael said.
It lowered its head back down.
Thank you... One last thing. Bring me to the woods? I would cross into them myself but I am in alot of pain right now.
"You're leaving?"
Going home. I'll be watching.
"Okay." Michael said.
He picked up the wolf and began to walk towards the woods. He could feel the scars and wounds start to go away as he approached.
I can do it from here on my own.
Michael put him down and the wolf trotted torwards the woods, stopping for a moment and looking back.
Remember your Pack Michael... I know you will hero.
It resumed trotting into the woods and eventually faded from view.
Everything grew dark. He looked around and saw the rest of the Ring looking at the two.
The blue orbs in Wolffe's eyes faded away as did the flames that surrounded his hands. They could see the breath come out of Blood Wolffe and Michael. As if they had been in a cold winter air.
"Goodbye old friend." Captain Neem whispered.
The mountain loomed in the distance. Waiting for their arrival.
((This was another one I was waiting to write. This was actually the first thing I planned in the story.))
Another great episode.
Godd hunting BW. You will be missed
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Graphic, Viscious, Cold, Cruel, Sad, Hurtful.
Gold.
R.I.P.
Blood Wolffe
You are always part of our pack
By the way, meant to write this earlier. Thank you for the comments. I look forward to them more than you guys look forward to the next chapter. I like to see what you thought about it.
So... Thanks.
Wow... This may be the story i've read since ... anything, you should write it as a book Wolffe :P awesome work, grats on the move and... keep up the good work!!
I agree. Besides, if Cryptic is putting out their book, maybe they'll look into publishing yours with the CoH name on it. I'd buy a copy for sure!
Summer Heat
Hell, Halo had a book written about it. If they ever have a contest to write a book, Im submitting it! I would buy a copy. Thats two sales for sure!
Just have them stick a half-naked female character on the cover
Bam. Your sales just tripled
Supplemental Galactic Protectorate Fanfic
A slight delay in writing. Its time I finally told you guys. I have to move where my job takes me, and for the next year it is taking me to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This is far from a goodbye post though, the internet is provided for me free there. There will be a delay though with all the moving and settling in. Dont worry about me either, its safer than most places in the middle east. After I settle in posting should actually be more frequent as I get more time off there... and there isnt much to do there. I cant go into more details for security reasons (that sounds cooler than it is trust me). All in all I am looking forward to it. The people I am going to work with say they like it there.
Also check out my new avatar. It is cute, yes?