Chapter 73: Chapter 73
"Andrew! Do something!!" Ashley tensed as she started to see her life flash before her eyes. Andrew who was focused on driving noticed the missile headed straight for them. He started to redirect the trajectory of the missile but he had to make sure that the range of the explosion didn't hit them knocking them off course.
'This would be perplexing for a regular telekinetic user but not for me. I keep forgetting that I have no limits.' The missile even though now veered off course from directly hitting them,still the blast impact would affect them.
*BOOM*
The missile exploded right in behind them but something perculior happened. "I cannot believe this!" The news reporter exclaimed in the chopper .The missile seem to be stuck in that state of explosion as a bright sun like image came to mind. "Ashley,I can't keep on driving here. Do you feel it somewhere more specific?"
Andrew asked Ashley who was caught in a daze looking back at the missile through the intact side mirror. "I..I do but it's way out in the sea." Andrew commented. "As if this situation wasn't bad enough." Looking back,she understood what he meant.
Weird aquatic creatures started to come out of the water. Unlike those from earlier,these which came from the water had huge hind limbs with webbed like feet for their propulsion in water but it could serve also as legs and navigate on land through hopping like frogs. They had green-bluish bodies and from the waist up,they had small arms, equivalent to that of a six year old.
Freakishly built bodies making a huge contrast to their arms as for their faces,they had lumps and worts all over similar to a bullfrog with slit eyes which the eyes closed vertically unlike humans which were horizontal. From the controlled shockwave that was let out,it seemed to draw these abominations from the deep.
Fueled with bloodlust,they started to commit a massacre on the soldiers present as they shot out their tongues like chameleons latching onto the soldiers' heads decapitating them. The soldiers with no hesitation tried to shoot them which proved effective but as more emerged from the ocean,they would soon be overrun.
*Screech*
Andrew brought the car to a grinding halt as he parked it facing the sea. "Andrew! Why did you stop?" Ashley asked worriedly. "With that chopper, it's obvious that we'll have company. And this might trip you out but just hold on." Ashley looked at him who was looking out into the sea with a determined look on his face. "Okay." She ignored the screams of the soldiers who were being killed as they were decapitated as the tongues of the monsters tore through their bodies.
Andrew jerked the gears making the car shoot forward as if held back by some invisible force. Ashley calmly observed as Andrew drove the car towards the water as if he was a madman who was intent on drowning them. 'It'll be okay.' She reassured herself. Of course Andrew wasn't planning on drowning the car bit rather something else. As the car got to the very border between the sand and the water,it didn't sink but something perculior happened.
What seemed like a path started to form as the car progressed further into the ocean. "Ladies and gentleman I cannot believe my eyes. It would seem that the car is driven on water! I do have to say the person is extremely talented with their ability." Right in front of their eyes was a car being driven on water not to mention a missile held in place however that was about to change. "Do my eyes deceive me or is that,the Star Crusaders!!"
The Stars Crusaders was a group constituted of individuals with special abilities even before the incident simply lying in wait working for the government for extreme situations covertly but finally a chance to emerge with no questions tailing them,this group came out of the shadows helping out the people. It was weird of how they had quickly mastered their skills as by now only a few individuals had and they had to a minimal extent however the public was getting help,they didn't ask too much.
The group constituted of five individuals,all breachers from Andrew's perspective into this world had threw males and two females. One of the male,PyroStorm was extremely proficient with the manipulation of fire. He had a fairly built body with red hair,a dashing face and fiery attitude. The other, Iron heart,able to bend any kind of metal to his desire. He was the biggest of the group with a bodybuilder fit with black hair though he had a calm demeanor around him with a jolly and warm face and the last, Telekinetic Maggi. His ability was as in the name a user of telekinesis . He had grey hair with a barely fit body.
For the females,one was identified as Crimson Death,a lady adept in manipulation of blood,her striking red hair and eyes giving her off with an attractive body and charms.The other known as Mind Queerer,a person who could divulge into the depths of an individual extracting all of their secrets as well as manipulate them. She had a medium body with a beautiful face.And finally,their leader,the Star Queen, golden haired beauty who had it all from looks to power. She had inhumane strength along with flight,one of the few who had more than one skill.
They arrived at the scene with a high tech jet made by the Telekinetic Maggi who did a little bit of engineering on the side. For the Star Queen,she came by herself. "PyroStorm,Ironheart and Mind Queerer,take care of the soldiers present and lead them to safety. Telekinetic Maggi,can you deal with that explosion?" The Star Queen asked pointing at it. "Well I don't know but I'll look into it. For the person to be able to hold it for this long is powerful." He said. "Crimson death,try to keep these monsters at bay then."
The team hopped out and quickly got to their duties as she had instructed them. The Telekinetic Maggi had approached the missile then started to move it but he ran into a problem. "I can't move it! The one holding it place has to let go and if he does I doubt that I'll be able to-"
*BOOOM*
The missile exploded with a big bang as Andrew willingly let go of it.
*Splosh*
The white outfit of the Star Queen was covered in blood of the Telekinetic Maggi as she was pushed back by the impact force. The rest were farther away thus they were able to survive however the same couldn't be said for the Telekinetic Maggi. A trusted ally and comrade was now dead with bits and pieces of his flesh and blood all over the beach, noticing this,the Star Queen was fuming with rage and her members knew damn well.
"Star Queen! I'm well aware that the death of the Telekinetic Maggi has deeply aggrieved you but letting fury consume you now isn't going to help." Ironheart shouted at her. For a lady in her twenties,her emotions were peaking however she knew that he was right. She let go of her fist which she had subconsciously folded and slowly went to where the Telekinetic Maggi had exploded.
For Andrew,it wasn't solely for pure malice that he did so but also it they were safe from the blast radius of the bomb so he saw no further point of holding it down. "Do you feel it now?" He asked casually as they proceeded to further into the sea. "Yeah! It's getting stronger! Just up further ahead in a straight line." To think in her life time she would be in a car driving over water was out of her expectations.
"Okay we're here. Stop!" She declared as they came to a screeching halt. They were pretty far out in the ocean and looking back at shore,the people there looked like ants. "You can leave the car as I'll be suspending your body over it so don't fear drowning,okay." He said as he got out but he stopped halfway. "Put this on." He said handing her a mask. It had a face portraying a sadistic smile on it. "Really know my taste huh?" She said jokingly before the two got out of the car.
Ashley opened her door and saw the blue shade of the ocean but deeper was the absolute darkness of the chasm of the deep. She got out and to her surprise,she stood on top of the water, standing on top of it like standing on solid ground. "Now what?!" She asked out loud. Sure she could feel something was beneath her but she didn't know what to do next. "Maybe it's time for a swim?" He said as he looked back at the shore.
It wasn't pleasant for them as the Star Crusaders were efficiently warding off his creatures and now they were retreating to the ocean heading straight for them. "I'll hold them off. Just figure out what you need to do!" He said as he still was trying to make sure that the car didn't sink along with them. He took out his phone and made a call.
*Back at the shore*
"We are eternally grateful for all your help Star Crusaders." The commander general said. "It's nothing." Star Queen said as her gaze was focused out to sea to where the car was parked. Seeing the creatures headed straight for the pair,she wanted to exact revenge herself but now she couldn't so she hoped that they would be overcomed. "Star Queen! It would seem that they are trying to make a phone call and we intercepted it. Here is what it says."
The commander general said giving the phone to her who put it for all to hear. "Hellooo! Can you wave your hand to make sure I'm getting to you?" She heard Andrew's voice which he intentionally distorted it. "We can hear you perfectly clear. I don't know who you are nor do I care but thanks to you,I lost one of my comrades." The voice on the other end went quiet.
"I'm ever so sorry for making you think that I care about that. You're a superhero right? So come over here and save us!" He declared boldly. Not only did he unapologetically refer to her comrade but also order her to save them. "You may be rich but that isn't going to save you right now! From your voice I can tell that you are quite young so it would be better if you-" Andrew rudely interrupting.
"Look. I don't have that much time so I'll keep it simple,I want you to go fetch Kate,one of the other breachers to ever grace this world just like you and your little crew. So hop to it. She's a cop last time I checked." The call was suddenly cut off from Andrew's end. 'What! How does he know?' This question was ringing through their heads. All those who crossed over swore to never disclose about that but with this,this would bust their true identities.
"Ironheart and I will go fetch Kate. The rest of you stay here." She said as she along with Ironheart went with the commander general out to the database to check out the profile of Kate. "How does he know? I'm sure Kate wouldn't slip up something like this regardless of her situation." The Crimson death said looking out to the ocean. "It doesn't seem that she would do something like that. I guess we'll wait." The PyroStorm said as they are were alone with no humans around them.
*Back out at the ocean*
"Andrew,I don't know what I'm suppose to do here." She said baffled at what she was supposed to do. 'Maybe I'll have to swim to get there. But I can't see the bottom, I'll drown before I get to the bottom.' "Maybe I'll try to see if I can-" before he could finish his statement...
*GGGGGRRRRRRRHHHHHH*
A loud grumble threatening to knock them into the sea came rumbling down. The two could feel something was unleashed at the bottom heading straight for them. Whatever it was,no doubt it was big.