Gundam Wing Fan Fiction ❯ Terror Unknown Series ❯ Hunger ( Chapter 4 )

[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]

Title: Hunger
Author: Ryoko 03
Warnings: Dark, AU, death, slightly macabre
Started: 9/1/01
Status: Complete
Inspiration: Too many "The Howling" movies viewed in a row on SciFi.
Disclaimer: Gundam Wing belongs to Bandai/Sunrise.

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Hunger
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The hunger always struck without warning.

The original five were chosen for that reason; the sixth came and was reborn of
her own free will. They were able to gain access to anywhere without
difficulty, and executed the enemy with extreme prejudice.

Hell, they would kill anything that could become food for them.

They were not werewolves, per se. No, nothing so horrid and unrefined as a
canine; it would be more proper to call them werelions, or weretigers, or simply
werecats would do. They called themselves The Neko, and they knew only where
the female came from; the five had always been.

The Mad Five had chosen well, but had made one error in transforming the female.
In doing so, they had introduced rivalry amongst the males; the alpha and the
beta male were constantly fighting because of her, trying to assert dominance to
claim her as a mate. In the end, though, the alpha male had won the female, and
the beta had turned his attentions to the cheetah. The panther and the tiger
had never even bothered to get involved in the dispute, perfectly content to be
a mated pair in their own right even if they could not breed.

And now that the internal conflict was ended, the chosen returned their
attentions to their enemy... to OZ.

"Treize-sama...."

Treize turned slightly to regard Lady Une. The strain caused by the unexpected
retaliation from the colonies was draining the woman, and the general felt to
blame. At the start of their coup de ta, she had been vibrant and full of life;
but that woman was now replaced by one who was frazzled.

"Yes, Lady? What news is there today?"

The brunette sighed and shook her head. "Nothing good, I fear. We... we've
lost two more."

"Who?"

"Lieutenants Alex and Mueller. They went missing somewhere in Eurasia. Zechs
and Noin located their suits in the Chinese bamboo forest, the cockpits
completely destroyed. There were no bodies, but...."

"But?" Treize almost regretted prodding, but if there was the vaguest hint that
any of their men may have survived an encounter with The Neko he wanted to know.

"But there was blood everywhere. In the seats, on the consoles, along the sides
of the suits... Noin said it looked as if they were dragged from the cockpits
after... after they were mutilated."

The general closed his eyes and raised one hand to his forehead. Mutilated was
probably the proper wording; all the bodies they had managed to recover were
virtually unrecognizable, identified only by dental records. The Neko were
quite thorough, especially the female. He was beginning to suspect that she was
in season, possibly even with child. At the very least it would explain the
rapid increase in her fury.

A sound at the window drew the attention of both officers, and they slowly
turned to look. Une barely held back a scream, and Treize thought he was going
to pass out from shock.

On the balcony, the sleek panther crouched just inside the door, gold eyes
shimmering. It was in its more humanoid form, but the claws digging into the
wood were still dangerous and the fanged grin was enough to stop a man's heart
from beating. Behind it, on the rail, its tiger mate sat quietly. Green eyes
glimmered with a devious light, its tail lashing from side to side as if it were
deciding on which officer it would devour first.

"We meet again," the panther growled out, its voice obviously male and horribly
familiar to both the General and the Lady. In human form, this one had
challenged Treize to a duel and lost. When it had left, it had vowed that it
would return and that this time, the outcome would be different.

Treize managed to retain a calm demeanor, although internally he was fighting
the urge to flee in fear. "Chang," he acknowledged with a nod. "I must admit,
I wasn't expecting you to turn up here anytime soon."

The tiger spoke up, its voice soft and amused: "We were not in Eurasia. The
alpha and the female are the only ones there. The beta and the cheetah are in
Victoria as we speak."

Une's eyes widened; Zechs and Noin had reported in from Victoria, and
communications had been cut rather abruptly. She had assumed that there had
been an electrical storm or a system malfunction, but at the tiger's words....

The panther smirked, its fangs glittering in the light. "Oh yes. By now I'm
certain that Maxwell and Winner have taken care of two-fourths of OZ's top
officers. Trowa...?"

The tiger flashed its fangs in a hideous smile. That was the only warning that
the two officers received before the pair attacked.

Screams filled the night for nearly an hour; then all was silent.

The hunger was appeased for another day.

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Owari
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End Notes: For those who were actually wondering about pairings =0_o= they were
1xR, 2x4 and 5x3. Heero, Relena, and Duo were pumas, Quatre the cheetah, Wufei
the black panther, and Trowa the tiger.