time to plan, ready to strike

[Nightcat]

(Chaze nods to her and cracks his neck. Before they leave, they get a thousand dollars put into local currency and leave the airport immeadiately. Everything else is a blur. Reaching the hotel, checking in, seeing the room, both of them relaxing and getting some rest. But soon it's nine thirty and Wolf sits up from his position on the floor. His eyes are glowning emerald, and his nerves are bad. He climbes to his feet and watches as Liz sits up on the bed.)

Wolf: C'mon. It's time.

(Liz sits up on the bed and takes off her disguse to reveal she's just wearing a pair of shorts and a tank top. Her sages eyes blink once and she shakes her head. She still won't speak vocally, just with monotonous voice with her mind.)

Liz: Do ve even know vhat ze are after? Or even more important, vhere zey are?

[Wolf]

(Wolf pulls his Weapon X jacket off as he speaks to Liz. He also surveys his body and concludes that he's well enough to go back out and fight.)

Wolf: They're looking for some kind of artifact. Well, not really looking, more like buying from a "benifactor." Regardless of that, I should be able to find him, once we're outside and I can get my nose working.

(Wolf lowers his blue shirt and sighs. His eyes flash green and then go back to their normal brown. The two of them exit the hotel, and emerge onto the streets.)

[Nightcat]

(Liz pulls her burka back over her featurs and walkes two steps behind Chaze at all times, keeping an eye out for anyone following them. Every now and then, she metally sweeps the area, making sure they are not being followed. She calls out to Chaze with her mind.)

Liz: Vhere exactly are we going?

[Radar]

(Radar turns to his fourteen troops and smiles briefly.)

Radar: Ok women, you know the drill. Dom, Ryder, and TC, you're with me. Alex, take the rest of the girls to the ambush point. And don't--I'm begging you--stop to look at the dresses.

(The soldiers take out their syringes and stab the needles into thier arms. As each one slowly changes to a mutant werewolf, similar to Wolf, Radar smiles. He hits the com in his ear slowly to alert the Theta that the soldiers have changed and that they're moving into position.)

Radar: Move it out ladies. C'mon, let's go.

(Radar and three of the temporary mutants make thier way to the rendezvous point. The remains of the garden on the outskirts of town are old, weathered, overgrown, and wild with weeds. Damp moss hangs from the cracked walls and the smell of dying vegetation makes Radar's stomach lurch.
The four soldiers stop in the center of the garden and wait. It isn't long before seven heavily armed Egyptians and thier contact enter. Each henchman is sporting a fully loaded SMG. Radar rolls his obsolete eyes as he sets his briefcase down berfore him and sighs.)

Radar: Come now Mr. Ethers. Is that really necessary? We are in the middle of nowhere and if you wanted to kill us, you already could have.

(Ethers smiles at Radar and motions to his thugs. Each one of them stuff their guns into their jackets or sling them behind their backs. Ethers lets loose another wide grin. Then he nods to the werewolves at Radar's flanks.)

Ethers: What about them? Are they really necessary?

(Radar never utters a sound, but Dom, Ryder, and TC slink into the shadows. Only thier pupiless red eyes show in the darkness.)

Radar: Well, hopefully you don't want to spend any more time here than I do, so let's get on with it shall we. It is almost midnight and I want to get back on the plane and have a few more drinks.

Ethers: (Laughs.) Of course. Do you have the money with you?

(Radar gives the briefcase a solid kick and it slides over the damp ground and stops at Ether's feet. Ethers picks it up and tosses it to the henchman at his right. Then Ethers pulls a small bag from his jacket pocket and tosses it to Radar. Radar catches it and can feel that it's wrapped in velvet. As Ether's men check the briefcase, Radar quickly unwraps the blade. He pulls a scanner from his own pocket and holds it to the hilt of the knife. After a second it lets out a chippy alarm and Radar smiles.)

Radar: Well, that was easy enough. Personally, I don't see why more deals cannot be this easy.

(Ethers laughs uneasily, thanks Radar, and turns to leave. As Ethers and his men leave, Radar can hear excited whispers. Radar almost feels sorry for them, since Ethers is nothing more than a selfish robber. The werewolves slip out of the darkness and stand once again at Radar's side. Radar pulls a cigar from his pocket and lights it. He blows out a ring of smoke and speaks into his com.)

Radar: Unleash the Theta and get me my money back.

(Over the com, faintly, Radar can hear the screams and curses as the robbers see the Theta and the wolves. Guns are fired, but they are almost immeadiatley silenced. As they're finished off, Radar smiles.)

Alex: Got them all sir. Money secure, and Ethers is KIA. Heading back now sir.

(Radar begins to make a pun, but a howl over the com stops him.)

Alex: Wait...who's that. My god, it's another werewolf....contact...mother f@#$%r. KILL IT. Second contact. Murphy?

(The line goes dead and Radar curses silently.)

Radar: C'mon. Let's check it out.

[Wolf]

Wolf: Doesn't matter. We'll find him, trust me.

(The two of them pass out of the main city and into the deserted outskirts. They walk for about an hour, but then Wolf's nostrils flare. Radar's scent and the scent of perspiration is almost as recognizable as the sweet scent of Liz. Wolf lets out an excited growl and takes off his blue shirt. As it drops to the ground, he changes.
White fur shoots out from his body, his eyes change color from dark brown to light emerald. His muscles bulge as they grow larger. His hands change into padded paws, with long pale claws where his short fingernails used to be. His ears move to the top of his head, and his nose bursts forward and becomes a snout. As his canines become sharper and his legs change, he turns expectedly to Liz.)

Wolf: C'mon. They're close. Let's end this.

(Wolf turns and sprints to where the scent is originating from.)

[Nightcat]

(Liz watches Chaze change with grace. She smiles as he runs off. She throws of the burka and sets out on all fours in a fast galloping motion, her tail whipping behind her to keep her balanced. She manages to catch up with Chaze. She looks over at Chaze, her eyes back to the brilliant green they normally are.)

[Wolf]

(Chaze glances at Liz running almost silently next to him. He smiles with his snout and turns back to the scent. It leads the two of them through narrow paths, abondoned buildings, and into the slums of Egypt. As they near the border, where the desert begins, Wolf slows. The sound of gunfire breaks the uneasy silence. Wolf and Liz slow down and stop. As they round a corner, they see a Theta rip a human apart at the waist. Snipez grabs Liz and pulls her back behind the corner.)

Wolf: Ok Liz, this is the ugly part. That thing is called a Theta. It's pretty durable, and we'll have to team up on it, if we're gonna have any chance to kill it. Oh and I just wanted to give you this.

(Wolf grabs Liz and kisses her passionately. As he releases her, he turns the corner and stops. Eleven soldiers, in wolf form face them. Wolf's jaw drops and he stops short.)

[Nightcat]

(Liz touches her lips softly after Chaze lets go of her. She smiles and rounds the corner after him, but stops dead at the sight of eleven other wolves. She slowly draws her swords and goes into a fighting stance. She speaks to Chaze's mind.)

Liz: So how exactly are we going to take on all of them? In case you have not noticed, ve are sorely outnumbered.

[Wolf]

Wolf: You stay back and pick them off one at a time. I'm going for the middle and hell.

(Wolf snarled and yelled as he jumped into the middle of the wolves. He slashed out, and caught one in the throat, and spun, kicking another in the chest. As he did so, the Theta stood still, only watching to see if they could best all eleven.)

[Nightcat]

(Liz jumps into the air, spinning as she does so, causing her blades to slash at two of the oncoming wolves. They drop dead as she lands. Two more come at her from opposite sides. She raises the swords and guts them both. Hearing something, she swings the blades and decapitates another coming at her from behind. A grin lights up her demonic features. She calls to Chaze.)

Liz: Volf! Zis ist too much fun!

[Wolf]

(Wolf dodges another's swipe and slashes his chest. As the wolf screams out in pain, Wolf grabbed his head and snapped his neck. Wolf hears Liz's comment and smiles. As another one of the wolfmen charge him, Chaze sidesteps and trips the soldier.)

[Nightcat]

(Liz shakes her head as she watches Chazes trip the wolf. She freezes as she hears something in the tree above her. She smirks and teleport up. Chaze can hear scuffleing in the tree and another wolf falls to the ground with three stab wounds through the chest. Liz jumps down and looks around. Her breathing is deep as she listens for anyone else. From out of nowhere, a fist collides with the back of her left shoulder, causing a sound like a gun shot to go off. Liz screams in pain and her eyes glow in fury. She turns to the wolf in question. Her voice is eerily calm.)

Liz: Now you have gone und done ist.

(As Liz continues to stare at the soldier, everyone can hear every bone in his body break into little pieces. To end it, Liz raises her hand and makes a beckoning motion with one finger. Bone shoot out to punture every inch of skin. The man is dead before he hits the ground.)

[Wolf]

(Wolf tries not to wince at the sound of bones crunching. He catches a paw and shoves his claws into another one of the wolf's throats. As it falls back, dying, the last wolf rushes Chaze. He ducks under it's first blow, catches it's second, and breaks its arm. As it falls back, Wolf shoves his claws deep into the soldier's chest and punctures his heart. He turns to Liz, and is about to say something, but the Theta has already begun to move. It grabs him by the head, lifts him up and throws him into the tree the soldier was hiding in. As Wolf gets to his feet, he hears the cannon charging. He jumps out of the way as it unleashes a blast and the tree disintegrates in an instant.)

[Nightcat]

(Liz shakes her head to clear it. Seeing Wolf in danger, she teleports over to the Theta. She slashes at the creature is amazing ferousity for a person with the injury she has. By the time she is done, the Theta's back and left side are completely mutinated. She takes a step back to get her breath, but in her moment of hesitation, the Theta swings it's right arm at her, sending her flying. She lands about fifty yards away and doesn't get back up.)

[Wolf]

Wolf: Liz? Liz, are you all right?

(She doesn't respond, and Wolf's about to run to her, but the Theta grabs his arm and swings him around. Wolf goes through a plaster wall and erupts on the other side. As he groggily gets to his feet, the Theta bursts through the adjacent wall. Wolf can't help but laugh.)

Wolf: Couldn't take my entrance huh?

(The Theta fires up its cannon again, but Wolf is on his feet and dropkicks it. Wolf falls hard to the floor and looks up, the Theta hasn't even moved an inch. It aims the cannon toward him, but Wolf snatches a rock from the debris and shoves it into the Theta's cannon. As it fires, the cannon explodes and the rock dissapates. Wolf is hit in the chest with enough of the burst to cough up blood. As Wolf rolls over on his side, the Theta picks him up and throws him against another wall. Wolf barely lands on his feet, and looks up at the monster. Its right arm--its cannon is completely gone and yellow ooze drips from the stump. Wolf smiles, thinking he now has a chance and rushes the beast. It swings wide and Wolf ducks underneath. He shoves his claws into it's stomach, but the monster only grabs his arm, and headbutts him. Wolf falls away dazed, and the Theta proceeds to return the earlier favor and dropkick him. Wolf flies back and shoots through the wall. He can tell it's concrete as insurmountable pain sears through his whole body. He lands hard on an old water fountain. The marble breaks under the force, and Wolf lets out a groan of pain. He changes back into his human form, and breathes heavily. The Theta steps slowly through the gaping hole and faces him. Warm blood runs down his face as he gets to his feet. Using everything else he has, he changes back to his wolf form and shreds his claws on the floor as he gets up. The Theta prepares to attack again, when a familiar voice calls out.)

Radar: Whoa! Down there big Bertha. Don't kill the doggy just yet. I want to talk to him.

(Radar saunters from around the monster and three more werewolves follow.)

Wolf: You son of a b!^@h! You had them make copies of me?

Radar: Of course not. Smith did. So, I see you're doing fine, considering you did go through two walls. Tell me, mutt, how did you survive the explosion?

Wolf: Elizabeth saved me.

Radar: Ah, and of course I know exactly who that is. I don't really care, but I'll take a wild guess and say it's the teleporter. How cute! She has a name. Well, answer me one thing, before I kill you? Why? Why don't you hate your fellow mutants? They're not better than us. Mutants are a disease. One that must be eradicated from the face of the earth. Why don't you see that?

(Wolf exhausted and beaten, rushes Radar, but the Theta is faster than it looks and slams it's fist into Wolf's collarbone. Wolf falls to his knees, before Radar. He bows his head in defeat and looks up at Radar, with brown eyes.)

Wolf: Because you're wrong. And I'm happy with who I am. You aren't.

(Radar frowns and pulls his gun from his holster. He points it at Wolf.)

Radar: Any last words?

Wolf: Yeah. F@#$ you!

(Radar laughs out loud and pulls the trigger. A round slams into Wolf's chest and Wolf looks down. His vision starts to blur, and he falls over on his side.)

Radar: Don't worry Chaze. Not all of us are supposed to be heroes.