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Benson & Kevin Chapter 41 by emperorwolf

Chapter Fourty One: Running Out Of Time...

"we're nearing the end!!"

-emperorwolf.

collin stood in line at a resteraunt.
the line wasn't long, but he was impatient.
and, of course, hungry.

his mind wandered, it had been almost a month since Project Legion declared war on them, and that meant that they'd soon be facing creatures of the same race as 999... that didn't exactly inspire confidence...
besides, the wolf was near-invincible, what would the other DSBIWO creatures be? probably just as strong, if not stronger...

finally, he was able to place his order.
he ordered two cheeseburgers and a bowl of fried pork with chips and gravy, along with a bowl of ice-cream, and a diet cola.
he was very hungry, waiting in line had worked up an appetite.

recently, 999 had told him to try something, the wolf was testing whether now that collin had his soul back, could he taste once again?

he sat down at a table in the reseraunt, and rubbed his paws together in anticipation...
he could smell the aromas coming from his food...
they smelled delicious...
grabbing his fork, he speared a chunk of pork, and shoved it into his mouth.
his eyes went wide.
he tasted...

nothing.
nothing at all.
he groaned, dissapointed that he'd bought all this food and couldn't even taste it.

then, something came to him...
the slightest hint....
of flavour!

suddenly his mouth was assaulted with sensations, he could practically feel his taste-buds regrowing.
he tasted deliriously well roasted pork, salted, and covered with marinade.

he chewed greatfully, and swallowed.
he could taste things again!

"from your expression, i'm guessing it worked?" asked a tiny voice

he looked down at the brown wolf, miniaturized beside his tray.
"yep! i can taste it!"
the smaller wolf laughed "good! now gimme a chip, I paid, after all!"

collin picked up a chip, slathered with gravy, and put it down on the tray near the smaller wolf.
"fine, go ahead."
999 looked thoughtful "or... i suppose i could just resize... i'd get to eat more then..."
"shove off!"
"tch, okay, i'll stay tiny... y' sook."

a blonde, short-haired human waitress passed, and stopped in her tracks when she saw the tiny wolf, staring at him in disbelief.
"is that a toy? ... wait, what the?! how's he... he's moving... he's talking... HE'S EATING! OMG, HE'S ALIVE!"
practically everyone in the resteraunt jumped up to see the tinier-than-a-Buki wolf chewing on the chip.
"uh... could you please not stare at me? i'm trying to eat here..." 999 asked nervously, rather fearful under the gaze of so many towering people, it was overwhelming.
collin cupped his left paw around 999, creating a shield for the tiny wolf "leave him alone. we're trying to eat, so, unless the manager would prefer we take our business elsewhere..."
a short, scruffy looking adolescent lynx bounded out of the kitchen, his badge read both "head chef" and "manager" on it.
"no no no! i appreciate any buisiness i can get!" he turned to the crowd "everyone get back to their own meals NOW, or i'm upping the price on this week's specials!"
that got their attention, and they all rushed back to their previous positions.

999 climbed out from behind collin's paw, and waved to the lynx, smiling thankfully.
the lynx smiled, and nodded back at him, before returning to the kitchen.

"you okay 999?" collin asked him.
"i'm fine... but... maybe i should'a come in at normal height..."
"you chose to come in at this size, that's your choice. besides, it costs less if you just share a little of my food, rather than getting two meals."
999 nodded "i know it's cheaper... and i know they're all still staring at me..."
collin glanced around, still finding he other patrons staring, astonished at the tiny wolf's presence.
"do you want to leave?"
"no... that'd be rude to that lynx... i'll deal with it..."
collin smiled, moving the slightly smaller bowl containing the ice cream over to 999.
"hey, help yourself."
"wh- what, really?"
"really, what're friends for?"
999 smiled, and collin dipped in the spoon, and put it down next to 999, piled with vanilla ice-cream and covered with sweet cherry dessert sauce.
999 found his mouth watering a bit "thanks!"
he withdrew a tiny silver spoon from his backpack, and dug in.
collin made sure throughout the meal, that he didn't show himself eating or swallowing when 999 was looking, he figured it might be a little off-putting and nerve-wracking.

someone sat down next to collin, wearing an apron, and sighed "oh god, i'm puffed!"
collin looked next to him to see the rabbit oriado had told everyone about, Xavier. he was wearing a bulky metal collar that beeped every so often.
"hey, kid. part time?"
"yeah, Sayble, a friend from school, he's the manager, head chef, and owner, so he roped me into pitching in, but... at least he pays me well enough for it, i guess."
there was a buzzing at the collar.
"and then there's this experimental shrinking tech, ugh, it gives me a rash, i tell you... damn expensive, too... even just to recharge it..."
collin nodded "i was wondering why you were buki-sized."
999 chuckled "it's so stupid looking, i can see why it hasn't caught on!"
Xavier sighed, and nodded "no argument. jeez, i can't believe i bothered to get this piece of junk imported from Gentiki's ISR Company, ugh, so not the same quality as other gentikan tech... seriously."
"then trash it." collin joked
"i can't, i'd prefer not to destroy Sayble's place..."

999 grinned "well, you aren't the only person using a shrinker... sort of."
Xavier looked at him, confused "wait... are you...?"
999 shrugged "i'll show you another time."


Kevin lay on the bed as Oriado walked out of the ensuite, clad in only a towel.
"enjoy the shower?"
"yeah, hot water cut out though," oriado groaned "we should look into that."
kevin smiled at him "yeah, i guess so... we don't want you getting all shrinky do we~?" kevin said suggestively, leering at the black and white wolf.
oriado blushed "H-HEY! shut the F up!"
kevin got up, and stalked slowly toward the wolf, keeping up the smile.
"h-hey, stop that!"
kevin leapt on top of him "got you!"
"lemme go! i'm not even dressed yet!"
kevin chuckled "that's why i did it, you moron~"
kevin planted a brief kiss on the wolf's muzzle, which oriado returned.
"yeah, fine... but now i'll just get you when you don't expect it, kev!" oriado laughed.

the radio station went static briefly, before the news intro played
""we interrupt this broadcast for a breaking news bulletin!"" an elerly voice said hurriedly ""it seems that Project Legion have begun their assault on our world, as a group of 50 strange humans left zilurch city of Fira Deralo desolate after their attack, there are over 100 reported casualites and well beyond ten times as many injured. all have lost their homes, and not even the military was able to stop the destruction.
at this time, we have been asked to call out for help, help from the creature calling itself nine-ninety-nine, as he claimed he'd protect us fro- wait, really?! he just arrived?! perfect! our hopes are with him!!""

kevin and oriado stopped messing around and looked at the radio fearfully
"hope they're alright..." kevin whispered, referring to his mother, sister, and younger brother.


the emperor touched down in the remains of Zilurch, facing 100 black-suited humans, each baring a gold number somewhere on them ranging from 1 to 100.

"so, you're attacking early? i expected as much from those bastards. won't even follow their own rules."
"subject #999... you are here to assist?"
"no, i'm here to make you leave."
"you cannot."
"try and stop me!"
the emperor swung his arms, sending out waves of golden light at the 100 enemies, and they convulsed violently.
"voice command override, authorisation code: Delta Gamma Omega XIV" the wolf demanded
the 100 'humans' siezed up and went white eyed
"command accepted, orders?"
"first, Deactivate D.S.B.I.W.O. systems and shut down, but allow for one final command after shutdown."
they all flopped to the ground limply, and their bodies turned into blank doll-like forms.
"now, initiate self sublimation on all D.S.B.I.W.O. from number zero-zero-one to number one-zero-zero."
the dolls turned to dust and vanished.
the camera crews watching him and the survivors had not heard the commands he'd given the DSBIWO, and were astonished at his acts in defeating all 100 of them.

he lifted into the air, smiled at the cameras, and rocketed off into the sky.
"they're starting... this is bad..." he groaned once he was out of earshot.

loud wingbeats above him caught his attention.
"yes, very bad... but... what did you do? how'd you stop 100 guys at once?"

999 turned over in the air, flying backwards to look at Kenziel "i turned them off. simple."
"turned them... off?"
"DSBIWO have a voice-command shut off, but only if they're in overload mode"
"sounds complicated"
999 shrugged "well... yeah, kinda."


back at 'the sayble table' (sayble's resteraunt)

sayble chugged down a beer after hours "ahh! good stuff!"
Xavier fidgeted with the Shrinker collar. "ugh... scrapin' my neck raw..."
sayble looked at his friend nervously "c-careful with that thing... i'd prefer not being flattened and having my resteraunt destroyed... if s'all the same with you..."
the rabbit begrudgingly moved his paws away from the scratchy collar "okay, i see your point... but that doesn't mean i like it."
the lynx sighed in relief "thank god... i was afraid i was gonna die there..."
"really?"
"no, 'course not." he laughed
Xavier groaned "but still, you don't have to wear this damn thing... i'll say this, it ain't comfortable."
sayble nodded slightly "well... i guess you got a point there... is it really scraping it raw?"
Xavier gave a pained nod.
"ergh... well... ah, fuck it, get changed out of that. use the warehouse out back."
Xavier sighed "thanks sayble, i really appreciate this."
the rabbit walked out of the room, and, curious, sayble followed him, but stayed hidden.

in the back warehouse, he watched awkwardly as the rabbit disrobed, and fiddled with the collar.
"frigging... come... off!"
there was a hiss of steam and the collar unhooked from his neck.
suddenly, the air shook, and Xavier grew huge before the lynx's wide eyes.
his ears folded (oh, shit... i forgot just how big he really is...)
the rabbit continued growing until he reached his regular size, then sighed loudly in his booming voice "ahh, much better!" he rubbed at his neck, wincing "i hate that damn thing!"
Sayble didn't move, he barely breathed. at that size, Xavier would doubtlessly hear him moving, and what would he do if he caught him spying on him like this? he didn't think his friend would do him any serious harm, but he wasn't going to take chances with an angry giant!

instead, he watched silently as the huge rabbit retrieved his clothes from a shipping crate in the warehouse, and got redressed. he then deposited the now enormous collar in the same crate and lidded it as if it was just a simple cardboard box.
it was always a marvel to see a giant's immense strength... but not if it meant they could turn it on you...
he slowly crept back, which was a mistake, as his apron brought down a tin of pencils when he bumped it mistakenly.
(SHIT!!)
Xavier's ears twitched, and he immediately looked straight at the little lynx.
"S-Sayble, what're you in here for?!" he asked, flustered.
he had to come up with a lie "oh, uhh... p-pencils! yeah, i needed the pencils, and i, uh, figured you'd be done by now... i uh... when i came in, i was surprised to see you and uh... knocked them over by mistake"
"i never heard you come in..." Xavier queried, narrowing his gaze.
"that's because... uh... i ... i came in just as you put the collar away, yeah, must've drowned me out..."
"no-one's that quiet, not... even... you..." Xavier glared
"uh... um... i'mma get the pencils now... better pick 'em up so none of the other staff trips on 'em... heh heh... heh..."
Xavier growled "you came in to watch me change... didn't you?"
"NO NO NO! i would never--!"
"then... why... are... you... IN... HERE?"
"i- i said--"
"DON'T LIE!"

the lynx cowered "i... wanted to see how the collar worked... how you got back to your full size..."
Sayble braced himself to be swatted like a fly, but no such hit came.
"is that really all?"

"y- yes..."

Xavier sighed "i'll overlook the invasion of privacy, but you're payin' me double for today, got it?"
Sayble sighed in relief "no problem..." (JEEZ, THAT WAS CLOSE!)

xavier lifted the roller door and crawled out into the back alley "relax, you're a friend, i wouldn't kill you over something like this... or at all, really."

"good to know... i'll pay you tommorrow, 'kay? s'late now, and i'm tired."

"fair 'nuff"
Xavier walked off, the booming footfalls ringing in sayble's ears.

"that fuckin' scared the life outta me... shit... i need a drink..."


999 caught up with collin outside of a theatre, inside one of the raised walkways.
"well? why're you so late?"

"after a breakneck fly to Zilurch, i decided to take the scenic route back."

"you missed the movie by..." collin pretended to look at a watch that wasn't there "three hours... and fifty-- oh, no, wait, four hours. way to keep me waiting, you dick."

999 ran a paw through his head fur "yeah... sorry... but, i did stop over in Kimuk..."
"for WHAT?" collin asked, very annoyed.
the brown wolf held up a paper bag "only Kimuk's famous strawberry-icing-topped, hot raspberry jam-filled Donuts!" as he showed collin, the white wolf's glare softened "forgive me?"
"completely! can't even get those at our size! score!!"
"yep, the G-sizer's the best thing i've ever made, definitely!"

"speakin' o' which, there's another movie on in a minute, but i'm strapped for cash."
999 sighed "you're so cheap, collin."
"maybe, but, would you mind? you do owe me."
"i suppose i do. fine."
999 activated the black marble-like-device on his chest, and there was a sting, tingling, a crunch-like feeling, and vertigo, as he shrunk down.

he grabbed two small earbuds from his pocket, and put them in his ears.
collin whispered "testing, testing"

999 nodded "suppressing properly. okay, pick me up, please."

collin crouched, allowing the now tiny wolf to board his paws.
collin depostited 999 into the side pocket of his jeans.

uncomfortably, 999 found himself jammed between a pack of gum and collin's phone.
"grrr... frickin' moron," he groaned "bet he doesn't even realise."

from his discomforting, upside down, annoying position in the pocket, 999 could hear collin buying himself a ticket for the movie, the clerk unaware of 999's presence.
he grumbled, being treated this way, roughly jammed into a pocket like some sort of doll, was something he could definitely do without.

suddenly, he sensed danger, heard something new, his ears perked, and he quieted his breathing, focussing on the sound, the presence of the new thing.
he could feel intent of theft coming from somewhere nearby, and it was getting closer.
closer... to collin...
and to himself.

in an instant, he was abruptly yanked out of collin's pocket by a silk-gloved hand, and smothered by the huge fingers, silencing him.
his mind raced by as his defenive insticts took over, but no matter how much he squirmed or tried to scream, the grip only tightened.
he could feel himself being taken further away from collin, and he instantly knew what kind of person had stolen him from the pocket of the white wolf.
a pickpocket, a common thief.
and, unfortunately, one who knew what he was doing.
his instincts told him to release the shrink, to use his Gliloutation powers to protect himself, but he couldn't, his arms were pinned to his sides, unable to reach up and tap the G-sizer's orb strapped to his chest... he was trapped.
and he could do naught about it.
unable to fly.
unable to access his superstrength.
unable to create fire.
unable to change into the emperor.
unable to go full Gliloutation, or Feral mode.
unable to even speak telepathically.
unable to save himself.

he couldn't move, he couldn't scream...
he could barely even breathe.

(God... Damn... It...!)

just before the thief exited the theatre, 999 remembered one kind of power that wasn't suppressed by the G-sizer... The Shadow's Power!

concentrating as hard as he could with the immense pressure around him, and the darkness closing in, he screamed in his mind, calling out to the only other person he knew who'd conquered their shadow...

BENSON PALMER, HELP ME, PLEASE!!

then he blacked out.


-meanwhile-

benson sat at the dining table, in the kitchen of his apartment, a cup of coffee in his paws.
it was late, but he'd felt like having a cup.
it calmed him.
but that calm was shattered as a panicking voice cried out in his mind.

BENSON PALMER, HELP ME, PLEASE!! came 999's voice, it sounded afraid, and weak.
"wh-what the?!"
using the blue eye, he locked in on 999's location.
he was miles and miles away, but...
he wasn't alone, he was being taken somewhere.
using the green eye, he picked up the potent fear of the wolf, the 'flame' outgrowing his physical body.
and in his carrier, he detected mass amounts of dangerous, evil intentions.

it didn't matter that 999 was now somehow tiny, he had been kidnapped!
benson telepathically reached out to 999, but no response came.
he was out cold.
he tried collin.
hey, benson. what's up?
(there's trouble, collin--!)
can it wait? i'm 'bout to watch a movie with 999--
(that's just it, 999's been kidnapped!)
WHAT? BUT HE WAS JUST INSI--
collin stopped short, then continued, even more panicked
OH NO, HE'S GONE!
(quick, get Patrick, we need to find him!)


999 regained consiousness.
he was tied to a pencil, which was stuck in a lump of clay so that it stood upright, and a desklamp was being shone right at him.
"talk, tiny! how are you so small? i don't see a shrinker anywhere on you!"
he groaned at the voice coming from behind the lamp.
"what... a... cliche...."
"ANSWER THE QUESTION!"
squinting, he looked past the blinding light to see a punkish looking raccoon wearing typical punk clothing.
cutoff sleeved shirt, jeans with holes in them, sunglasses.
"why did... you take me...?"
"ANSWER. THE. QUESTION." he pointed a carving knife at 999's face "NOW."
999 growled "it's none of your business, now let me go!"
the blade drew nearer to his throat.
"FUCKING ANSWER ME, YOU LITTLE PRICK!"
"i- i can't explain it! it's too comple-- urgh!"
the blade's tip touched his adam's apple.
"DO. IT. ANYWAY."
999 panicked "l- look, you can't do this! if i'm killed i won't be able-- AAAAAARGH!!"
the blade was swung and dug into his left thigh.
999 kept screaming, unable to do anything but that due to the horrendous pain.
his captor smiled sadistically "AW, WHAT? LITTLE PRICK DOESN'T LIKE THAT?"
"OF COURSE NOT, YOU FUCKING BASTARD!!"
the blade was removed, and pressed to his chest.
over his heart.
999's mind snapped into action, the blade was also over something else!
The G-sizer!
he smirked weakly "i'm... ugh... telling nothing... to an asshole... like you!"
"IS THAT RIGHT?"
999 howled "GO BURN IN HELL!"
the blade pumped forward
999 stretched his body upward.
the blade struck him, piercing his torso.
and the G-sizer.

his whole body vibrated, his blood boiled...
coughing up blood, 999 smirked again "bad move, bastard!"
the thread tying him to the pencil snapped as his body doubled, then tripled in size, increasing until he stood at equal height with the punk.
the punk's face was in terror, as 999 ripped the blade out of his body, and red lightning closed the wounds.

"the universe bows to the ruling one, as he hides away his identity from the world, keeping even his true name a mystery to himself, entrusting his destiny to the tides of fate as they churn and toss him around in life... revealing his true nature to those he trusts, and those he cares for, he takes the throne in order to protect them from those who mean them harm, he is i, and i am... THE EMPEROR!"
a hurricane whipped up briefly, transforming 999 into his Gliloutation Emperor form, cloak, vest and all.
the punk whimpered "the... the FUCK are you?!"
the emperor snarled "I... Am... Going... To... Kill You!"
and then...

WHUMP

patrick, in giant canine form, appeared along with Benson and Collin.

collin gasped "n- nine-ninety-nine! what's going on here?!"

"I... WAS... PICKPOCKETED."

patrick noticed a symbol on the collar of the raccoon's shirt.
it was a hammer surrounded by a chain, with a skull beneath it.
"he's with the gang that hangs out here!"
the emperor growled "what do they do?"
"they work for the company that makes shrinkers, and beat up people for money, or if they have opposition to the company."
"ah, so my G-sizer... i see..."
he zipped forward and knocked out the raccoon with a swift punch in the gut.
"asshole. he stabbed me, you know."
the nobleman clothing faded away, leaving 999 in his casual wear.

benson called Ronaldo to arrest the raccoon, and 999 beckoned collin over.
"h-hey... sorry i didn't notice he took you..."
999 shrugged "i'm not mad at you, but i've got an idea."
"what is it?"
999 started speaking louder "how many giants have wanted to see Gentiki?"
"a-all of them?"
"well, i'm going to make it possible! if we survive the assault, i promise it'll be the first thing i do!"

(Author Challenge!!)

  • the story's nearing it's end, so the cameos will wait until next 'series' ... but, here's a question!*
  • each character with Gliloutation posessed an item that transformed them, and a spell to activate their power, now, can you tell me who each of these belongs to, for each one of the Gliloutation users? (match spell with user)*

(note: some of these have not been mentioned in the story)

"let the fear in white cloak itself in darkness.... let the enemies fall before my blade...."
(1)

"the empty universe bows to the ruling one, as he hides away his dark identity from the world, keeping even his true name a mystery to himself, entrusting his destiny to the turbulent tides of fate as they churn and toss him around in life..."
(2)

"the universe bows to the ruling one, as he hides away his identity from the world, keeping even his true name a mystery to himself, entrusting his destiny to the tides of fate as they churn and toss him around in life..."
(3)

"let the blades of the world cut through the soul..."
(4)

"the trader holds boundless power, raising his allies, he drops his foes into hell..."
(5)

"the dark destroyer bounds into the light, incasing himself in white, tearing down his foes..."
(6)

now, match the users.

999.
(A)

Collin.
(B)

Heritos.
(C)

Shadow 999.
(D)

Aeon.
(E)

Zelorn.
(F)

whoever gets them all correct wins a cameo!! good luck! :D

Benson & Kevin Chapter 41

emperorwolf

chapter 41.

999 decides that the G-Sizer needs a public test run, and well, how do you expect people to react to a homunculus wolf? :)

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  • Link

    CAMEO OPPORTUNITY!
    don't miss out! :D

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    cut-off date for challenge is two weeks from now; September 12.
    that should be long enough.

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      ONLY 4 DAYS LEFT! GET THOSE GUESSES IN IN THE COMMENTS SECTION! C'MON! DON'T MISS OUT ON A CAMEO OPPOTUNITY!! D:

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        AARGH! why is nobody trying the challenge?!
        ...unless...
        (sudden epiphany) ... maybe... nobody wants to cameo?
        aww... I hope that's not the case. :(

        only three days left in this challenge.

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          challenge expires tomorrow...
          doesn't anyone want to get to cameo in the 2nd series?

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            by midnight tonight, at the instant the clock goes to Saturday, this challenge will expire.

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    Homunculus- dictionary description: a tiny being.

    it has a different meaning to the 'creepy' thing / Alchemic thing.

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    here are the answers.

    1-B
    2-D
    3-A
    4-E
    5-F
    6-C

    hopefully next time SOMEONE will at least have a go at these challenges.