Getting involved...

Age 1991

A chill ran into the hotel as the wind blowed through the hole in the wall that led outside. Alarms were going off through out the entire building as the robot butlers ran around in confusion not knowing what to do in this situation.

The Enfrocers, and the Noble, all stood around also not having a clue as to where they should go next in this situation.

They all had their own way of dealing with what they just witnessed...

Hero paced back and forth down the halls as Dawson stared out the hole. Ren was silent no doubt deep in thought. Sera was on the ground trying to keep her lunch down after watching a man's skeleton literally rip its way out, and Ken was next to the girl trying to keep her calm.

"Well..." Ken said with wide eyes. "That was certainly something... What the hell did I wake up to Hero!"

"Damn it!" Hero cursed hitting the wall as hard as he could and putting another hole in it, out of frustration. "I wasn't strong enough! That guy!" He took a deep breath calming himself down. "Damn... I couldn't even touch him... It was impossible for me to even keep up..."

"Calm down Hero," Dawson said simply. "You did well. You had no time to plan and fought someone able to perform high-speed combat. Frankly, it is amazing you were able to even touch the guy."

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Sera was still in the ground after having lost her lunch. Ken placed a hand on the girls back rubbing it in circles. "There there..." Ken said. "I don't blame you for acting this way... He... He ripped his way out of that man... It was just a big no..." She said shaking her head.

"What did that man mean..." Ren questioned biting her lip. "I'll be seeing you-"

"Ren. I want you to be near me at all times!" Dawson said quickly. "I don't know why but that thing was looking at you... I don't want to risk it... Same goes for Ken, and Sera. He said girl, and I'll be damned if I let him near you all-"

There was another loud crash as Nick and Sif came crashing through the walls. "We're hear!" Nick yelled. "What'd we miss!"

"About time!" Hero said watching the Captain and Vice-Captain who were both looking around on high alert.

"Typical Enforcers," Okane muttered. "Showing up after the battle..." He hissed out.

"What..." Sif said with slightly wide eyes. "We missed it... You mean I didn't have to wake up!" She hissed out glaring at Nick.

"...Whoops..."

"You aren't even sorry!"

"Yeah I'm not..."

Dawson gave a small sigh as he turned to look at the group. "What was that thing... It couldn't have been a human... Right? But I've never seen a Bestia Macht that could speak... And he didn't have a gem on him so he isn't corrupted-"

"Whoa! What exactly did we miss?" Nick asked. "I get a massive battle happened. but it sounds like we missed more than that... Corruption and Bestia Macht's? Something happened!"

"I was attacked." Hero explained. "Or I think I was attacked? I'm not actually sure if he was after me, or after Sera, or Ken. This weird guy was in my room so I fought him. He kicked my butt and then the Noble man showed up and saved me. Then the skeleton ripped itself out of the man-"

"What!"

"The skeleton. It ripped itself out of the man." Hero stated shrugging. "Pretty gross." Hero said casually.

"Oh..." Nick shot Dawson a look but the man simply nodded. "Sounds serious. Where the hell did it come from? And how did it get in here?"

"It used the cop," Ken said in a shaky voice as she gestured to the pile of flesh that was on the floor. "It was in him. It used him to get into the building and snuck in our room..."

"As for where it came from..." Hero said trailing off.

Dawson let out a small sigh as he shook his head. "Hero. Don't say it-"

"The Nobles!" Hero announced. "They were the one who had him!"

"Damn it, Hero!"

"But I'm telling the truth!" Hero stated. "That mans smell is the same as the room in their house! That man must be their killer! Also, this explains why the videotapes always show someone else! It's always the same guy in a new persons body!"

"You don't know that-"

"I do." Hero reached up placing a hand over his arm. "He managed to touch me with his hands... I felt it. My entire bone was compromised and my body threw it out. A second later I would have been infected by him. Then he'd have been in my body..." He trailed off as a shiver went down his spine.

Ken reached out patting the boy on the shoulder. "There there."

"Wait..." Okane said with wide eyes as he turned back to the bloody pile on the floor. "If he had touched me that would be me... No. He did touch me... I can only assume that means he has to cut me..."

"Well..." Dawson was quiet for a moment. "I am unsure as to what to do in this situation-"

"Easy. We do nothing." Sif said shrugging. "If this guy comes back I'll deal with him personally... Until then we aren't looking into anything else but our mission-"

"But-" Ken was beginning to say.

"No!" Sif stated. "We are investigating the Organization and nothing else. Either have the government become aware of this situation and have them hire us, or have a citizen hire us to deal with this. We aren't doing this work for free."

"The Organization..." Okane said calmly. He was deep in thought for a few moments before he finally let out a sigh. "How much."

"What?" Sif asked looking at the Noble.

"How many Bells to hire you," Okane said pulling out his black credit card. "I'll personally hire you guys to deal with that abomination."

Sif was quiet as she stared at the man. "Why. Why would you go out of your way to do that?"

"That thing is an abomination! A fraud to the face God himself. I will do everything to everything I can to insure that he is gone." The Noble announced. "If you will not act until hired then I will personally hire you to look into this matter." Okane gave a small smile as he stared at the tiny Captain. "However much you are being paid to look into the Organization, I'll pay the same amount but doubled. I want this to be a top priority. I want that man dead!"

"Does that mean what I think it does?" Ken asked excitedly turning to look at Dawson.

Dawson closed his eyes as he took a deep breath. "Yeah..." He said quietly.

"Alright!" The tree kids cheered.

"We're gonna investigate these murders."