Monster Rancher Fan Fiction ❯ The Searcher Chronicles ❯ Armageddon: pt 2 - A Deal with the Devil ( Chapter 4 )

Armageddon pt 2: A Deal with the Devil

Disclaimer: I don't own Monster Rancher apart from the characters I create and please don't flame me for killing off Golem (I just imagine that he would go out like that, pleased that he was helping others and his friends to live)

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Monol: But despite their technology, they were not able to foresee the great disasters that attacked the land

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"Browny" Holly whispered, tears flowing down her face

"Hey, can you hear that?" Hare's ears shot up

The sound of heavy feet could be heard drawing closer and closer

"Look" Genki pointed

In the distance, another cloud of dust was heading straight for them

"What now?" Suezo asked, squinting

"What is it?" Tiger growled

"It's an Evil Hare…riding a Hound Saurian, do Moo's men use steeds?" Suezo replied

Then the dinosaur monster and its rider suddenly came into view, reaching the rebels, it stopped when the black Hare pulled on the reins it was wearing, the Searchers stared at the monster, it was wearing a dark blue tunic with a V shaped neckline and short sleeves, while an indigo cloak was positioned over one of its shoulders, this helmet with a bit of metal running down its nose and this long plume running from the front to the back sat on its head, while a short sword stuck from a simple rope belt around its waist and it was also wearing a white medallion with a raised silver S on it round its neck

"Hail to you, enemies of Moo" the Evil Hare suddenly said

"WHAT!" Genki couldn't believe it

"The Sorceress, my mistress wishes an audience with the bearer of the Magic Stone"

The Hound Saurian moved in front of Holly, then the black Hare leaned over and offered her its hand

"Holly, I'm not sure about this" Suezo piped up

"Who are you?" Genki asked

The Evil Hare turned its gaze upon him "So, you are the Outsider"

"Never mind who I am, I asked who you are"

"I'm just a messager, now are you prepared to trust me, girl?"

Staring into the black Hare's eyes, Holly nodded, then felt herself take his hand and climbing onto the Hound Saurian, putting her arms around the Evil Hare's waist, she turned to face the others

"Holly" Genki stared up at her

"Don't worry, I'll be back soon" she whispered

"Ha" the Evil Hare flicked the reins and they were off

Staring after the disappearing dinosaur monster, the remaining Searchers were unaware of a winged shadow falling across the clearing behind them

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"Here we are" after half a hour on the Hound Saurian, the Evil Hare pulled on the reins

Holly gasped, she was standing in front of a white marble tower with patches of silver running through it, it was one of the most beautiful things that she had ever seen, inside, a beautiful woman sat on a white marble throne, she was wearing a white medieval dress and her pale yellow hair was surrounded by a long white veil with silver strands running though it and on top of her head was this tiara made out of the same metal as the Evil Hare's medallion, Holly fiddled with her stone nervously

"Bobbi, more wine" the seated woman ordered

A female Lepus wearing another S medallion and holding a wine jug stepped forward and refilled the Sorceress's goblet, then she calmly took a sip

"So you are the daughter of Moo's host body, a pretty thing for a village girl" the Sorceress said

Holly stared at her

"Who are you to judge me like that?" the girl exploded

"So you possess an inner fire, but I didn't summon you for a display of spirit"

"Then why?"

"An ancient evil has fallen upon this land, Commander Coal"

The Evil Hare stepped forwards and handed Holly a scroll, she opened it and gasped, she was on it, facing the Dark Angel, the Magic Stone was hanging in mid-air, glowing and the light seemed to hurting the giant angel

"What?" Holly slowly lowered the scroll

"Isn't it obvious, your stone appears to be the only thing that can destroy him"

Holly grabbed her stone protectively

"Don't worry, child, I'm not going to take it from you"

Holly stared, confused "Then why…?"

"I hold an old prophecy, that the destroyer of worlds rises for the second time, only a pure-hearted bearer of the stone has the ability to stop him"

"You, you mean me" Holly stammered

The Sorceress lent back in her throne and nodded

"But, but I"

"You possess an inner strength, girl, but it need help to surface"

"Here" Bobbi stepped forward, holding a cushion, on it lay a medallion exactly like the one Commander Coal and Bobbi wore

"This is my gift to you, child, it will help and guide you"

Holly picked it, then taking the stone off, she put the medallion on and placed the stone back on top of it

"That is all, Commander Coal, remove the girl"

The Evil Hare bowed, then gently led Holly from the tower

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Holly turned, but the Hound Saurian was already out of sight, walking back to the clearing where her friends waited, she gasped in horror, the camp lay in ruins, Rialto was dusting himself off, while Golem pulled Hare and Nancy out of the bushes where their legs were waving

"Genki" she cried, running over to the stunned boy as Tiger pulled him out of the undergrowth

Tigress lay licking Moochi's wounds

"Can I get down now?" Minette's face peered from a tree

Golem raised on hand and the young pixie gently stepped into it

"Thanks, big guy" she smiled

Holly tipped some of their water supply into a bowl and found a rag, then shesat down next the boy

"I'm sorry, we tried to stop him"

"What happened?" Holly asked, gently bathing Genki's forehead

"It was the creature we unlocked, he attacked us after you left, saying something about you being the key and how he's determined to stop you and that's not the worse of it" the boy replied

Looking into the boy's eyes, the medallion the Sorceress had given her begun to glow and Holly found herself floating in the sky, flying besides the huge angel, then she saw this yellow tail poking out of one of its hand, while a limp blue-furred figure was in the other

"No" Holly let the bowl of water fall to the ground

The medallion round her neck flashed, suddenly she stood up, determination in her eyes

"Come on, we're got to get to Dragon's Peak, we've friends to save"

The others all nodded, shocked, she had just sounded like Genki

One hour later The Searchers plodded along, suddenly they stopped, the ruins of a village lay in front of them and there was a little figure trying to dig in a fallen house

"It's a child"

"Momma" the little girl screamed

"Look"

A stream of hot lava was flowing out of a canyon towards the ruined village

"We won't have time to help" Genki cried

Suddenly with a solemn look on his face, Golem strode past them and sat in front of the lava

"You can now" he said

"Let's go"

The little girl looked round as one by one, the rebels came up and started to help her dig

"Oh god, is someone up there, where's my husband" a voice called from under all the rubble

"Hold on" Genki cried as he joined the others in digging

As they started to clear the rubble in the area where the voice had come from, a kitchen table slowly came into view, then as they dug it free, a woman could be seen cowering under the table, cradling a baby in her arms

"Here" Holly offered the woman her hand, she took it and emerged

"Thank you"

"Momma"

"My, my village"

"You better get out of here" Holly suggested

The woman just nodded dumbly, then taking her children she headed up a slope and slowly disappeared over the top

"Let's get out of here" Genki cried, running over to Golem, who just picked the boy, then placed him and Moochi on top of the canyon

Hare, Nancy, Tiger and Tigress soon joined him, Golem's chest was glowing red and steam was rising from his back as he bent over to gently grab Holly

"Join the others" he said

"But"

"Go" Golem lifted Holly up to the others and gave her a gentle push

Walking a little distance as if in a trance, Holly just fell to her knees, her body shaking with her sobbing, Genki knelt down to comfort her and she buried her face into his chest

"Browny, Suezo, Blue, Golem" she wept

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Suezo sat, chained to one arm of the Dark Angel's throne, he was slightly impressed with that, the giant monster had carved it out of an entire mountain, he could see Blue chained to the opposite arm

"Are you bored, my yellow friend?"

"Don't call me your friend" the eyeball yelled

"Hmm, a little display of my powers is in order" the giant angel smiled

Suezo gasped as a pair of bat-like wings sprouted from Blue's back and there were short, sharp claws on the end of each of his fingers

"No" Suezo gasped

"And now the finishing touch, a collar of servitude"

A metal collar suddenly appeared from nowhere and fastened itself around Blue's neck, he fell to his knees, his hands resting on the collar like he was trying to tear it off, then his eyes slowly turned red, Suezo thought that he could see a plea for help in them

"You monster" the eyeball screamed

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"We've got company" Rialto yelled from his aerial position

A black spiky rock was floating towards the rebels, as it grew closer and closer

Genki saw Tiger start bristling and snarling

"Is that what I think it is? Nancy asked

"No, not again" Holly breathed

All the able fighters gathered protectively round Holly and Minette, then the floating castle was right in front of them, a beam of white light poured down from the fortress, then this familiar golden-armored titan was slowly lowered in it

"Moo" Genki cried

"So, we meet again" the evil monster raised one eyebrow

"Charge" Genki yelled, leaping forward, Moochi clinging to his back

Moo sent them flying, temporarily stunned, Genki looked up a minute later to see the evil monster holding both Hare and Nancy upside down by their legs as they tried to swing at him, then he threw the two Hares away from him, they both skidded to a halt several feet away while Tigress continued guarding Holly and Minette, then Tiger leapt to attack

"Enough" Moo just extended one arm and caught the blue wolf by the throat

"Tiger" Genki and Tigress cried in unison

"I have not come to fight, I suggest a temporary alliance" Moo said, dropping Tiger

"Why should we trust you, Moo?"

"For my own reasons, I no more wish to see this world destroyed than you do, boy"

Genki gritted his teeth, then the boy placed his hand in Moo's outstretched one, remembering the picture in the temple

"You're got yourself a deal, but remember IT's just temporary" Genki said

To Be Continued