Across the threshold: Tickling the Dragon's tail 03

Across the threshold: Tickling the Dragon's tail 03

The next day, walking into the Main head quarters of the CPDF, Chipp, Katie, Chase and Bartch passed by a catira man with a mop of white hair above . Immediately he started to follow them as they . "We'll meet with Chase's dad," Chipp explained, "You guys can stay here for now. It'll be quick." "See you then." Katie said before Chipp and Chase walked into the elevator.  In the elevator, Chipp asked Chase, "Chase, about meeting Verdtus you brought Beo to, nest time something like that happens, let me know alright?" "Fine." Chase said as the two stepped out of the the head Chief's lobby. Walking up to the garuda (who was holding a newspaper) behind the desk, Chase asked, "Excuse me, Chase Johnathan and Chipp Johnson of the Gamma squad, We're here to see Head Chief Johnathan." "Sorry, the Head Chief is meeting someone by now." The garuda said lowering papers, "Please wait by the bench." The two sat and after a few minutes the garuda asked, "Johnson and Johnathan, huh, reminds me of a comic I read in High School." Hearing this, Chase asked, "What's that supposed to mean?" "Well, your last names are nearly the same," the garuda said behind the news paper, "and you fight for justice just like the hero in the story. Battling supernatural forces with nothing but your wit, team work and strength." "That sounds like a loose connection pal." Chipp said, "Besides it's probably a coincidence that our names are similar." "Hey I guess that's life." the garuda said, before asking, "By the way, do either of you have a birthmark?" Immediately, Chipp and Chase answered, "NO!"

Waiting by the elevators for ten minutes, Bartch asked Katie, "After this can we drop by the hospital on the way back?" "Sure why?" Katie asked, "Vriginan?" "Yes," Batch answered before a smell hit his nose. "Katie," He asked, "did you put on cologne?" Turning to the sirian, Katie answered, "No why?" "Something had hit my nose." Bartch explained, "Smells like cologne." Looking back Bartch noticed the catira man who duck behind a column, causing him top march towards the column. Reaching behind the column, Bartch demanded "Hey! Stop right - there?" before noticing that the catira had disappeared. "What in the?" Bartch exclaimed under his breath exclaimed under his breath. Reaching Bartch, Katie asked, "Bartch did you- what? Where did he go?" "I'm not sure. His sent is gone!" Bartch said before noticing the catira entering the elevator. "There!" Bartch said, and Katie grabbed the stranger before he moved inside the elevator. "Hey stop!" Katie exclaimed, "Sir! What are you doing here, is there something you want?" Turning, the red tinted catira, looking at the catira with green tinted eyes and said nothing. "Well?" Katie asked. "Why are you here?" "To see your captain," The Catira finally answered, "my friends want to have a word with him." "Well, he's busy." Katie said, "If you are have something to tell Chipp, you can tell me. I can tell him." "Alright," he said, "as long as he gets the message. My friend is in charge of a group of concerned people and she wants to meet him some time this week." Katie then asked letting him go, "Alright, does she have a phone number?" After the giving her the phone number, the catira then said, "Alright, I guess I'll be off. See ya!" before walking away as Bartch walked up to Katie, who asked, "Hey, what your name?" The two turned to the catira but found nothing there. "What the heck?" Katie asked, as Bartch commented "He just appeared and reappeared like a phantom." Pocketing the number, Katie said "Well we can deal with it as soon as Chipp and Chase come back."

Meanwhile...

Meanwhile in a town in middland South Atlantia, a certain duo walked down the streets as one of them carefully pulled out a grocery list. "So we need to get 50 cans of canned meat, and 10 gallons of lubricant and we're done." Tameron said, carefully pocketing the list as to not drop the groceries in his hands, "So what do you want to do after this?" "I know what you are already thinking and I'm not in the mood today." With a goofy grin Tameron said, "You never know..." causing Flaron to groan. "Let's just finish this this first!" She said before the two walked into the market place where beings of a variety of species, martian and non martian, went about shopping and their daily activities. "I have to admit though, while this place looks amazing," Flaron said, "There's an aura of worry around here. We need to be wary." "Okay," Tameron said noticing her unease, "you alright?" "Yeah," Flaron said, and then she pointed to a store, "let's get to that store over there." As they approached the food market building, named Gulliver's cargo hold, a large armored figure with a prostheticarm, smelling something off in the crowd, got up and told his companion, a green clad being dressed similar to Verdtrus, "Hey Primo, something's off." "Gruhh, whut?" Primo said stirring, "You said something about eaters, Jerry?" "Yeah," Jerry said in a almost southern drawl, "let's go. Guns hidden." "Of course!"  Primo said cocking his double barrel blaster before pocketing it, "Yeah, lets go!"

"Yeah, let's go!"

Inside the building, Flaron and Tameron walked through the isle, reaching the fruit section where an old slug like lady dressed in a raincoat was picking out wine bottles on a stand. "Say Flaron," Tameron asked picking up a banana, "Have you ever have tasted a banana before?" "No." Flaron said, "I have been sentient  for three years, two of them spent with a wierdo who ticked off an unstoppable monster, so no, I haven't." "Look, Verdtrus is not that bad of a guy you know." Tameron said fooling around with the banana, "He's got our best interest in heart." "I doubt it." Flaron said, "All he did was give out orders and every place we went to,it was to steal supplies and retrieve artifacts. Sometimes I think that he just viewed us as tools." Tameron started to respond when he saw Primo and Jerry appearing on the side that they came in, talking to an employee. "Flaron!" Tameron whispered "Behind you!" Seeing the two figures Flaron's eyes widened when she saw Primo's gun. Seeing her lower the bag she was carrying, Tameron said "Easy. Maybe they haven't recognized us." "Excuse me!" Jerry said, pointing towards them, "You there in the end of the isle." Flaron spun to Tameron who gave an apologetic look before walking out saying "Yes, sorry we" "He wasn't talking to you or your girlfriend goat boy!" Primo called out, "We   "Goat boy?" Tameron asked blinking before he and Flaron turned to see the old lady who was already putting a bottle in her basket. "Ma'am, a word?" "Eh?" The old lady said moving towards the two armored men, "Oh yes young man, how can I help you today?" Walking forward, Jerry explained hand moving to his hip, "Yes there have been rumors of monsters appearing in the last few days ago." "Oh my, is that so? I've never hear such a thing!" The lady asked as Tameron saw Jerry slowly pulled out a gun. "Yeah," Jerry said, "people losing their minds out in the streets alone, and for some reason I think you might be important for some reason." Seeing what was going to happen, Flaron moved out and grabbed tightly on Jerry's prosthetic arm, saying, "I wouldn't do that if I were you!" "Back off, ma'am!" Jerry warned, "This is a serious situation here!" "Okay, my friend" Tameron said aproaching the two, "I suggest you do what the lady says, alright? You wouldn't like her when she's angry!" "Oh really, goat boy? What's she gonna do? Rant on social media?"  "How about I shove your tinker toy grabber down your throat?" Flaron retorted. "Ho ho!" Jerry answered, leaning forwards  "I like to see you try!"  "Flare!" A voice called out, causing the four to turn to see Omnidec, now dressed in civilian clothing, approaching the four, "What the heck is going on?" "Omni!?" Tameron mouthed. "Hi," Omnidec mouthed back before Omnidec  said to Flaron, "Let him go." "But!" Flaron started but Omnidec said motioning to the fire arm Eithine gave him, "Just do it. I'll take care of it!" Seeing the gun, Primo raised his blaster and said, "Don't even think about it pusycat!" "Well three to one aren't fair odds you know!" Omnidec said, "This isn't our first rodeo!"  "Oh my! I better get going!" The old lady said as she started to leave. "What no!" Jerry exclaimed, pulling towards the old lady "Stay here!" Suddenly a Flaron socked him in the face sending flying towards the fruit rack, smashing several grapefruit  in the process. Seeing this Tameron flung the banana towards Primo's hand knocking the gun out of his hand, causing a misfire and a man to call out "My LEG!" Punching Primo in the face, Omnidec yelled " MOVE!" as he, Flaron and Tameron ran, grabbing their bags and the old lady as well.

"Okay I think we lost them!" Tameron said as he, Omnidec and Flaron, waited for a few minutes as the old woman recovered from being hauled around under Tameron's arm. "Eeeeerrrrgggghhhh." The lady said appearing to melt in Tameron's arm. "Oh! Sorry ma'am!" Tameron said, carefully setting her down, "I didn't realize I was going too fast! *chuckle*" "Who do you think those guys were?" Flaron asked, turning to Omnidec, "Could they be the guys that attacked us earlier?" "Maybe," Omnidec before pointing to the lady, "hey is she alright?" Flaron turned to the lady, who was collapsing into a organic mess. "Hey!" Tameron said getting down to the lady's level, "Are you okay?" Suddenly the mess exploded into black miasma causing Tameron to yelp and fall on his rear. "What the heck is that!?" Flaron exclaimed as a beast formed from the miasma. The beast roared before pinning Flarona and Omnidec, to the wall. "Well thank you young man!" the beast said, "You saved me back there. How about a second child hood for a reward?" "EVO!" Tameron shouted before turning to his more armored lizard like form. "LET THEM DOWN!" Tameron demanded, pulling out the guns out of his arms, "NOW!" "Sorry little boy!" the beast said before a few shots hit her in the shoulder. "I advise you drop the folks!" Primo said as he aimed the gun at the beast. "Cute! The little boy has a pea shooter!" The beast mockingly said. "Yeah!" Jerry said pulling out his gun, "A pea shooter that'll blow your head off! Drop em!" Turning back and forth from the two groups, the beast  pulled both Omnidec and Flaron off the wall and said, "Never!" before jumping into the air in a massive blur. "NO!" Tameron screamed, shooting into the air but the bullets failed to hit the blur as it vanished into the thin air leaving Tameron speechless with Primo and Jerry turning to him. Eyeing Tameron's changed form, Primo whistled saying, "WO! What a looker! Who are you? Some bizarre gun wielding dinosaur?" Turning to the two, Tameron asked, "Wha- What was that thing!?" Looking up Jerry said, "That was an age eater." Jerry explained, "It does not kill it's victims, but it does feed on the age of of objects, animals, and especially people. Leaving trees as seed, furniture brand new and if we don't catch up to your friends before that thing feeds, well, let's say they'll have to go through the terrible twos again!" "I have to get the others!" Tameron said turning back into his civilian form, "Sorry about earlier." "Hey goat boy!" Jerry called out throwing a banana, "Think fast!" Turning, Tameron felt the banana hit him between the eyes, causing him to call out, "Hey! What the heck!?" "You're part of a group, right?" Primo asked, "Maybe we could team up?" Recovering, Tameron answered, "I'm not sure if that's a good idea. I work with some very questionable people." "Oh come on!" Primo said, optimist ally "We bucketheads have a nack of helping people in need!" "You sure?" Tameron asked. "PSSHH yeah!" Primo said, "How bad can your friends be?"

To be continued....