Guns n’ Rexes

Chapter 10: Enemies Since Day 1

So that’s pretty much how I got here, on the back of Reaper chasin’ a convoy alongside a wolf army. The convoy was chargin’ at high speeds, their rhinos and bears towing carts and some shelters in a line formation as we flanked them. A rhino waved its horn menacingly at us just as someone climbed to the roof of one of their carriges to open fire on us with an assault rifle. Reaper and I jumped up on top where I put a bullet through their skull, another apearin’ behind us stabbin’ at Reaper- he was ripped in half in my raptor’s jaws. Chris jumped up behind us on another carrige.

“So- What’s the plan?” He yelled. I could barely hear him over the noise of the movin’ convoy.

“Wha- oh, take out their riders!” I replied. Chris let out a shrill whistle, Cyclone leapin’ from his shoulders and zippin’ past us to the front of the convoy. We saw the riders get yeeted off the train of creatures and into the snow. I signalled Jesse and the wolves to start seizin’ cargo. Will and Faith began to sever the connection between the creature and its load, but Jesse took the approach of ‘kill the creature first get cargo second’. Now I have a glock, assault rifle and rocket launcher. Chris upgraded his turret with a proper machine-gun. He got a sniper rifle and rocket launcher too. Jesse got a shotgun, glock and assault rifle. Will and Faith didn’t take anythin’. Their loss, more for me.

It was goin’ great, relishin’ in the spoils of our plunder. Of course, that’s when a shadow darted over our makeshift camp, and as we looked to the skies we saw a dragon. A full-blown dragon, straight outta legend. It circled above us.

“Guys…?” Began Will, but before we could answer a lone man leaped from its back, seemingly floatin’ like an angel. I ran a finger down my scar and it began aching. It was him, the man in the glowin’ blue suit swift as a ninja and deadly as a bullet. The figure began decendin’ on us.

“RUN!” I yelled, hoppin’ onto Reaper as the others mounted up and dashed into the forest. The wolves, then Streamline, caught up to us as we ran through the tundra desparate to escape the masked man. He ran as fast as we did, slowly gainin’ as he punched through stones and ran through trees like they were nothin’. Chris spun round and started gunnin’ him down, but he shot back with those blue bullets that exploded on impact. We ran and ran until he finally caught up with us, slammin’ a fist so powerfully that it sent me tumblin’ to the ground and Reaper flyin’. I rolled away from him, releasin’ round after round from my glock into him but they barely made a dent. He crushed the gun with one hand and slammed his fist into the ground, almost hittin’ my face. A rocket exploded into his back and he turned ‘round to see Chris loadin’ another one. I took out my AK and let loose a load into his head, divertin’ his attention. Chris fired another rocket, but without turnin’ his gaze from me he caught it in one hand. Just as he was about to chuck it away Reaper tore through the trees and had at him, rippin’ the armour on his arm off to reveal tanned white skin. He tried flyin’ away but Reaper held on, shreddin’ his leg armour and rippin’ off his gauntlets. I pulled out my old gun that had fallen out of the holster in Reaper’s saddle, and told Reaper to jump. Reaper lept away and I took the perfect shot, hittin’ the rocket in his hand. It blew up, sendin’ him tumblin’ outta the sky but his wyvern caught him. He flew off into the distance as Reaper landed with a soft •thud• and made an amused chirp. I had never loved him more than in this moment.

-Tek guy returns, Reaper saving the day whilst the next will be in Bronto and the last was in Dinopithecus.

-Nightfall