On Assignment

[John Pierce]

John slid the notebook from his belt pouch, reading the bottom most line on it. "General Virus hunt, Everai and surrounding areas, Low Priority" He read off with a sigh. He didn't usually take the Low Priority missions, but this one was in Everai, the place his sister decided to spend most of her time. He moved through the streets of the small town, looking at all the quaint little buildings. It was a lot different here than back in his 'hometown' of Valli. Back in Valli it was perpetually summer, in a Desert Environment. Here it's Snowy and cold, in the mountains. He saw a somewhat Large Polar Bear lumbering toward him. It's eyes red and a black tinge to its fur. He looked at it with a grin, this must be the main one he was sent after. He ran to meat it, jumping as it bit at him, firing three shots downward into the base of it's neck in rapid succession. The Polar dropped, shook its head, but stood back up. Apparently that wasnt where the chip was...

John landed with a soft thud, behind the bear, moving forward and narrowly avoiding its paw. "Under the Left Eye." The call came out from an unknown direction. John ran forward again, firing two shots at the Bears left Eye, each one hitting it's chip. It fell with a thud and started to fade. "Nice Shootin, Tex... How you been?" The voice asked, coming out from a nearby alleyway. Alyssa Pierce stood, arms crossed, in her usual blue dress.

"Im fine, sis. It's been... interesting. The VDF has yet to put out a mission to capture or kill you, which I guess is a good thing. They perceive you as a valuable asset." He said with a nod, sliding his gun back into it's holster.
"Thats good. Tell them to contact me whenever they need me, depending on what I have to do, I'd be glad to help. I've been wanting to rejoin society so I can be with Tyger again.." She muttered, looking away from John, and toward the ground sadly. John wrapped his hands around her in a hug.
"It's okay. I told him that you stay up here, and he said he'd try to make it up. I don't know how long it'll take him, but hey... At least he said he'd try." John said with a slight grin.

Ally spun, pushing John backwards as another polarbear Virus lunged, his claw raking across her back. She let out a sharp yell, turning into her dragon form and twisting around and clawing at the Virus. Tearing through it was rather easy with her razor sharp claws, and she felt the Chip, tearing it from the Viruses body, and breaking it. "Son of a bitch..." She said, turning back to normal. How was she taken by surprise... especially by a bear-Virus? She shook her head, shaking the thoughts as she helped her brother back up, who was confused as to what was happening.

[TYGER WEATHERBY]

"... Where's Everai!?" Tyger demanded, clearly in the small town and frightening a poor citizen. "I just want directions to Everai..." He pouted, looking around, before realizing there were small houses all around. "I-I'm in Everai, yes... I am." Tyger said, reassuring himself, pointing in the air like he was pointing at something floating, an "idea."

"John, he said something about being up here, or maybe I had something to do..." He pondered, "I wonder where Rosie is... Is she lost again?! Maybe John found her..."

He sighed sitting down, against a building. He was starting to space out. Pretty much seeing his thoughts and controlling his thoughts. He was pretty much putting himself into a trance.

He shook his head, regaining his consciousness to the current world he sat in. The "feeling" of the cool air was actually soothing. The color was calming. He let out another sigh rubbing the side of his arm. He was content with his new surroundings.

[John Pierce]

John looked around quickly as he heard babbling. His eyes spotted Tyger. He nudged Ally softly and pointed. She looked over and smiled softly, seeing none other than Tyger Weatherby... Her husband. The two started moving toward him, and stopped when a small pack of wolf-viruses surrounded him. "You can take them, right?" He asked. She nodded and grinned, moving toward them. "Leave him Alone. He's MINE" She called out, her voice a cold whisper as she spoke to the viruses as a virus herself. They turned and looked at her. They went back to looking at Tyger, who they silently surrounded.

Ally lunged forward, cutting through the one behind Tyger with her claws. She hit the ground running, tearing through the second easily. She spun, the snow glistening on her hair as she did. She shot a quick glance at Tygers eyes, a soft smile on her face. She tore through the third one, and stopped, looking at Tyger. "What brings you around these parts, Hun?" She asked softly, a smile still on her face. She sat down softly, infront of Tyger, Talking to him. She glanced up at John, who moved toward them, sitting down as well. "Told you she was up here, bud." He chuckled.

[TYGER WEATHERBY]

He looked up at the two with wide eyes, "A-Ally?" he said, stunned. "Ohhh, no-no-no-no, I'm optic... I'm playing tricks on myself again." he chuckled nervously, sitting still in his new surroundings. He examined the two and became saddened, and expressed his feelings of sorrow through his current look.

"Ally..." He repeated, rubbing his hand where the ring lay. "Why did we come here..." he said, clearly zoning out. "Wh-Why did we think... This place would be paradise... Ten years, and eight-eight without you..."

His paranoia was starting to sink in as he reexamined the scene, "Are you really? Who's to really say you are Al... Ally!" He looked back down at his ring and it appeared as if tears started to form. "M-Maybe this is all a bad dream... Why, why have I not woken from it?"

He attempted tackle-hugged his wife, exclaiming "If you are here to kill me do so while I'm not looking, oh angel of death. Stop imitating my loved ones... I see you around. You float by where I live every so often. I fear you warn me of death!"

He looked at his wife again, saying "When will you come back? When will everything be alright? When will the Banshee stop haunting me?.. Rosie... Oh, you'll be mad. I lost Rosie again!"

[John Pierce]

Ally listened to Tygers Babble for a while, and laughed softly. "Don't worry, Hun, it's really me. Not the Angel of death." she looked up at John with an almost worried look. She returned her Gaze to Tyger, Wrapping her arms around him in a tight hug. She looked at him through sad eyes. "I'm sorry, Tyger. I wish I could be with you and Rosie, but I'm a Virus... My distortion is... Dangerous. And I don't know when I'm going to lose my grasp on my sanity..." She sighed. "I don't want to lose the two of you. A soft smile crossed her face at Tygers last line. "Have you ever known Rosie to be 'lost?'" she chuckled.

John sat back, listening to the conversation between the two. Iris... He had found her, but she had no memory of the two of them, and she was a Hollow. He still loved her, but it was hard to deal with. He knew, for the most part, what these two were feeling. His red eyes scanned the city a from where he sat, he wasn't sure if his mission was done or not.

[TYGER WEATHERBY]

"Ohh.... Ally, I seem to be an... An alien! Amongst these people! Th-They never understand what I'm saying... It's torturous" He said, keeping his wife in a hug, "And there's a mystical being that keeps f-floating by the house... She wails..." Tyger kept a hold of his wife, but clearly wanted to shudder.

"I hope the mothership picks me up before the bombs drop... It would be a pity for them to leave me here..." Tyger said, trancing out again. "I have research in an-another language that Artificial Intelligence wants... And th-That the aliens want..."

"Heheh, The messenger of death says he must get rid of me, see... See, he says I could preserve life, then he would be-be completely out of a job..." He nodded his head with a malicious smile. "Messenger makes me write and speak differently though..."

He shook his head in a "no" response. "C-Can't be too careful nowa...days. Angel wants me dead!" He said, smiling happily, shaking a finger as if reprimanding himself. "My mind! My mind, what a disaster..."

[John Pierce]

Ally reached a hand back and smacked Tyger lightly. "Hey, Snap out of it." She said, listening to his ramble. He'd lost his mind, that was sure. "Please... Just calm down..." She said with a frown, brushing a hand against his cheek softly. She thought about what he said for a minute, and frowned. He was this bad after losing her the first time... he was going to have to leave her again. He may have been working with John on the Anti Virus program, but that meant he may eventually have to hunt her...

She sighed, and held him tightly, tears starting in her eyes. She missed him so much, but couldn't be around him as much as she'd like. She sighed, and moved away from him, pushing free from his grasp. "Im sorry, Tyger. I can't be too close for you too much longer... Im trying to hold my distortion as much as I can, but... It's not enough...." She sighed, wiping a tear from her eye and turning away from him. "You... You should go find Rosie... She needs you." Ally said softly, looking up at John with sad eyes. John nodded, knowing she wanted him to get Tyger out of here.

"Let's go, Tyger. We have more work to do on the other side of town..." He muttered, and helping Tyger to his feet. He started making his way to the other side of town, turning to make sure that Tyger was following.

[TYGER WEATHERBY]

When Ally smacked Tyger, it took him out of his trance. He looked at his wife with saddened eyes, as he knew it was that time again.

"I-I need you back..." He muttered, being pushed away by her, and helped up by John. "Perhaps, if you came back everything be back to normal." His speech wasn't scattered at least.

"Everything would be... I can feel it. But-But, you're still a virus..." he put a hand on Alyssa's shoulder, concentrating. "I can feel it..." For a brief moment his thoughts had suddenly aligned properly, and it was slowly going away when he stood next to John, ready to leave.

The sane part told him he had to go, perhaps this is how he managed to leave after all these years. How John had managed to not drag him away every time. He remained quiet, feeling in sorrow all over, and dragged himself away, following wherever John would be going.

He looked at John, thoughts half aligned by this point and said, "Why isn't it me?.."

"Ohh, Rosie, we need to find Rosie..." he said, thoughts trailing off. "Like Ally said."