"WELL AS MUCH AS I WOULD LIKE TO FREAK OUT ABOUT THIS SITUATION, MY HAND IS KINDA ALL MESSED UP YOU KNOW?!" Mohan says through pained groans, holding his mauled hand. His hand was twisted and bleeding profusely while chunks of flesh were missing from part of his forearm.
"Oh shit ya you're right, my bad dude" Abel says crouching down to Mohan.
"Well if we don't want that to get infected, we gotta chop it off" Miku says as her arm splits open once more with the sword protruding from it.
"Oh hell no!" Abel says standing in front of Mohan to prevent Miku from getting close.
"Well she does have a point, Abel" Elena says as she approaches Abel.
"Well my boy needs two hands-" Abel starts before being interrupted by Mohan.
"Dude just move, I'll be fine" He says, holding his hand so it doesn't flop around.
"Alright, fine" Abel says moving aside before Hibiki passes him a cloth which Abel gives to Mohan who bites down for it.
"Alright, it's chopping time" Miku says before cutting part of Mohan's arm off quickly in nearly one swing.
"AH FUCK!-" Mohan yells as Luh and Elena walk over and quickly bandage it up before Abel and Hibiki help Mohan up.
"Done complaining yet so I can go back to my rant?" Miku says in an annoyed tone, raising her eyebrow.
"Oh C'mon he lost his arm you bitch" Luh says in an equally annoyed tone.
"Ah he'll live-" Miku starts before being interrupted by Abel.
"What the fuck is your problem?! How the fuck are you on this planet and what the fuck are you?!" Abel yells at her, while holding Mohan up.
"Alright fine, I'll explain that all to you if you just follow me up to my little hermit house" Miku grumbles in an annoyed tone as she begins leading the way up the mountain.
As they walk up, Abel helps Mohan walk as they stay near the back of the group. Hibiki stays in the middle of the group, sticking close to Mohan and Abel. Meanwhile the girls stay near the front of the group.
After about 30 minutes of walking up this mountain, the group comes upon a wooden shack.
"Well welcome to my home away from home" Miku says as she opens the door to the shelter. Everyone settles down in the shack, with Hibiki sitting down and working on his field guide while Abel and Mohan sit at the back.
"So you gonna explain what the fuck is happening?" Luh asks as she and Elena sit down in front of Miku.
"Alright so basically, I was part of the original crew that came here and basically we crashed and my crew was immediately killed in the crash" Miku explains.
"I see so now . . . no offense but what are you?" Luh asks.
"Well I am human just like y'all but I was more designed versus birthed. Think of it like a super soldier thing like captain america" Miku explains further.
"So why the hell didn't they just make more people like you? And why is your name 'Miku' as in, you know, Hatsune Miku" Elena says
"Wait, you know Hatsune Miku?!" Miku says, a grin appearing on her face.
"Well uh ya, I like her songs" Elena responds, looking down and rubbing the back of her head.
"Whoa damn, I didn't take someone like you to like that stuff! What's your favorite song with her?" Miku asks, leaning forward.
"Uhm well my favorite song would probably be yababaina" Elena replies after a moment of thought.
"Hmm that isn't bad cause my lord, the music video is such a fever dream." Miku says, chuckling.
"Ya it really is! It's so random, especially the part where they fight fucking godzilla or something" Elena says chuckling.
"Ya it was odd but can't lie, it slaps so hard" Miku says as she leans forwards in her seat.
"Ya that is true but what about you? What's your favorite song with her?"
"Hmmm probably cinderella by Deco*27" Miku says with a nod after taking a moment to think.
"Oh ya! That's a good song, it's super upbeat" Elena says, nodding. The two then begin to geek out and discuss various songs from Hatsune Miku before Luh loudly clears her throat.
"So why is your name Miku? I mean if you're a lab experiment why would the doctors name you after her?"
"Well they didn't obviously, They named me Eva-1 but I named myself Miku cause my adoptive parents were fans and so was I" Miku says.
"Ah ok that makes a lot more sense" Luh says nodding before continuing on. "So, where's your crew and why on earth did you get sent here wayyy before us?"
"Well the planet was discovered a while back so they sent us here as a scouting crew so they could start terraforming this place but my entire crew got slaughtered and now I've just been stuck here." Miku explains, clenching her fist as she does so.
"Did they not give you like another soldier or something? Or at least some medical equipment??" Luh asks.
"They didn't give us jack shit, well at least we can fix up your crashed ship and get out of here right?"
Elena and Luh take a quick glance at each other before Elena speaks up. "Our ship flew off after repairs"
". . . HOW THE FUCK-" Miku yells, standing up from her seat.
"I DON'T KNOW EITHER-" Elena yells back.
Miku sighs heavily. "Ok whatever I guess for now, we're all stuck on this god forsaken planet" Miku says as she plops back down onto the couch.
While this whole conversation was happening, the boys were disinfecting and wrapping up each other's wounds before working on helping Mohan to engineer a temporary prosthetic.
"Abel for the love of god- what are you doing?!" Mohan says with an exasperated sigh.
"Don't this doohickey go here?" Abel responds holding a piece of the prosthetic they were building.
"Jeez, you really are all brawn and no brains huh?" Hibiki comments with a chuckle as Mohan pinches the bridge of his nose.
"How can I do better than you with one hand?? But the 'doohickey' goes over here" Mohan says pointing to the area where the piece goes.
"Well I'm not part of tech support so it makes sense dumbass" Abel replies while putting the piece into its proper place.
And just as quickly as the attack had started and ended, the sun had begun to set over the horizon. As the sun dipped down below the mountain range, it glowed a deep and dark red. The clouds around it glowed orange and red as the mountain was silhouetted in the sun's glow. The largest land animals of C-100, Terra Lacerta, were spotted down below, getting ready to rest for the night. Their massive bodies lay in a circle around their vulnerable young like small mountains. A daunting task for a predator of any size indeed. As the night dawned on this world, Hibiki was outside on the porch of the cabin, sketching the creatures. Luh soon joined him.
"So . . . What're you doing out here?" She asks, leaning over his shoulder to take a look at what he's sketching.
"Just getting something for my field guide, new species" Hibki explains as he closes his field guide, putting it in his pocket.
"Ah I see I see, what're calling those big boys? Luh asks, looking down at the titans below.
"Terra Lacerta, it's Latin for 'Earth Lizard'" Hibiki says as he leans forward on the railing.
"Well we ain't on earth and plus you found an alien species man! You gotta name it literally anything more creative. Like Hmm Sol Comedentis, I mean it's so big that it looks like it could eat a star if it really tried." Luh says chuckling.
"Hmm you know, fair point. Sun eater is a lot cooler than earth lizard" he says, nodding in agreement as he crosses out the name he had originally written and replaces it with Sol Comedentis. "So why are you out here?" Hibiki asks, turning his head to face her.
"Well Miku gave me this strange liquid, she says it's like coffee but I'm not entirely sure to trust someone who hasn't had real coffee for over a decade. But anyways, I wanted to enjoy the sunset with my mystery liquid" she says, picking up the cup from the table she had placed it on earlier.
"That doesn't look . . . Good to say the least but the sunset looks immaculate" Hibiki says before looking at the sun which had all but set.
"Ya, it's so red. Probably because of the planet's thicker atmosphere" she says, now also looking at the sunset.
"Ya, that makes sense," Hibiki says with a slight nod.
Luh nods as well before taking a sip of her "coffee". "Huh this is surprisingly good. It's super nutty but it's a lot stronger than a coffee" Luh remarks before taking another sip.
"Oh really? Man, I guess I'll ask Miku for some later so that I can power through these field notes" Hibiki says with a small chuckle.
"Another all nighter? You've barely been sleeping after the whole thing at the creek. You ok man?" Luh asks.
"Ya I'm good, just wanna document as much as possible I guess" Hibiki responds before looking back at the sun, which had now completely set, blanketing the area in almost complete darkness.
"Well alright then, Imma head in now" Luh says before heading in, drink in hand.
Hibiki stays out, using a small lamp to do his sketches and documentation. Small bioluminescent aliens dart about the air and some crawl on the ground. He named them "fulgur vespertilionis" which means "lightning bats" since they resemble the furry bats on earth. The night showed an entirely new ecosystem, many aliens glowed softly in all sorts of colors. From deep purples to light blues, it looked as if you were on a completely different alien planet. He also saw some aliens with segmented bodies, similarly to centipedes, and hundreds of legs that looked almost like paddles. They laid in wait before charging at the aforementioned fulgur vespertilionis and delivering an electric shock. Hibiki named these creatures "volantes electricae". After observing these creatures for about an hour, he was about to head in to see if there was any of the "coffee" leftover when he heard the distressed noises of the Sol Comedenti. He looked down to see the group now standing, as if looking for something. That's when Hibiki saw something from the corner of his eye.
"What on earth? . . ." Hibiki mumbles as he sees something drag a juvenile Sol Comedentis away. He couldn't get a good look at the creature but it definitely wasn't an Armato Rege. Hibiki promptly turned around to head inside.
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"WHAT THE HELLS HAPPENING OUT HERE?! DAMN BEAST MAKIN' A RACKET!-" Miku yells, exiting the house and jumpscaring poor Hibiki.
"Jeez, you're louder than the aliens-" Hibiki says.
"Ah shut up those damn things woke me up" she says, her right eye twitching slightly. "Anyways why the hell are you still out here even?"
"Just filling out some stuff for my field guide," he says, closing the book and putting it in his bag.
"Is that all you do? Damn you really are a fucking nerd-" she grumbles.
"Ya ya, anyways is there any of that coffee stuff you made Luh leftover?" he asks her.
"Uh ya probably" she says, shrugging before heading inside. Hibiki follows behind her as they go to the makeshift kitchen. "Here ya go" she says, sliding him a cup.
"Thanks" he replies, taking the cup and promptly taking a sip. "Damn this is pretty good, it's just like how Luh said it was like" he remarks as he continues to take sips.
"No problemo" Miku says before flipping through his field guide, which he had left on the counter.
"Damn you're good at drawing-" she starts before cutting herself off after reaching a certain page.
"Hm? You ok?" He asks, raising an eyebrow.
"You saw one of these?" She asks him, showing the page he had made on the flesh mound.
"Uh ya, do you know what it is?" He inquires.
"Ya I know some stuff but I'm too tired to talk about it right now. I'm heading to bed." She states, tossing the book back to him and leaving before he could even respond.
"Huh . . . Well I guess I'll ask her later" he mutters to himself before sitting down with his lamp, "coffee", and notebook to finish up what he has started to write. At around 2am, Hibiki shut the field guide and flopped onto an empty couch and fell asleep nearly instantly.
The next day, Hibiki was the last one to wake up while everybody else was in the kitchen.
"Good morning everyone" he says as he sits down at the table.
"Took ya long enough nerd-" Miku and Abel say simultaneously. "HEY STOP COPYING ME RETARD-" they yell at each other before beginning to argue and screech at one another"
"Morning bro" Mohan says, giving Hibiki a fist bump with his wooden prosthetic.
"Sup" Luh says while taking a bite of some type of alien "fruit".
"Good morning" Elena says, taking a sip of her "coffee" before getting up and whacking both Abel and Miku on the head. "It's too early you too" she scolds them while the two of them rub their heads and grumble apologies under their breath. Elena goes back to sipping her "coffee" while Hibiki grabs some "fruit", along with a cup of "coffee".
"So how did you sleep? Or did you pull another all nighter?" Luh asks Hibiki.
"Uhh well ya" Hibiki admits sheepishly.
Luh rolls her eyes. "Dude, you gotta actually sleep, you know that right?"
"Ya ya I know" Hibiki mumbles in response.
"Anyways, we should probably figure out how to get the fuck off this planet" Abel grumbles.
"Well not much we can do now, the coms are completely shot after the whole attack so we're stuck here pretty much. We gotta focus on survival" Mohan says, taking a bite of some type of meat.
"Well there's gotta be someway-" Abel starts before being cut off by Elena.
"He's right, there's nothing we can do right now other than survive" she states.
"Well it seems I'm just gonna go fucking crazy here, gonna end up like this bitch" he mumbles, motioning slightly to Miku.
"Saying something you little shit?" Miku says, her head just above the table.
"You're calling me little? I've seen children taller than you, fuckin vertically challenged" Abel says, looking down at her.
"HEY I'M NOT THAT SHORT! I'M GONNA BEAT YOUR SORRY ASS INTO NEXT WEEK!" Miku yells, waving her arms and going on her tippy toes.
"Hey, anybody see Miku?" Abel says, looking around and right over Miku's head.
Meanwhile, Mohan and Luh were stifling a laugh, Hibiki softly chuckled at the antics, and Elena rubs her forehead, an exasperated sigh leaving her lips.
"HEY I'M RIGHT HERE ASSHOLE!" she says, waving her arms around faster and now hopping up and down.
"Did y'all hear anything, it seems it came from all the way down there" Abel says, pointing downwards at Miku.
Before Miku could go on another tirade, Hibiki spoke up.
"Ah c'mon bro, don't be mean plus Elena's probably just a minute away from smacking you" Hibiki says calmly.
"Hey, I'm not being mean, I'm just concerned about Miku. I can't find her!" Abel says mockingly.
Miku grabs a chair and climbs onto it before smacking Abel in the face. "SHUT IT BEFORE I FEED YOU TO THE ALIENS, BET THEY WOULD LOVE YOUR TALL ASS! Third tower looking ass-" Miku says before Abel snacks her back, leading to a fight between the two. Hibiki and Elena quickly break up the fight while Mohan and Luh laugh their asses off.
"муда́к(moo-DAK - asshole), can't even have a good breakfast" Elena mumbles while pulling Abel away from Miku.
The rest of the day afterwards is relatively chill, the crew relaxes with Miku and Abel staying away from each other.
Then a few hours later, lunch time came around.
"So who's cooking this time?" Hibiki asks while sitting down at his seat.
"ME" Mohan and Miku say at the same time. The two glare at each other.
"I ain't letting this cavewoman cook! Whatever she makes probably has a 50/50 chance at killing us" Mohan states, crossing his arms.
"Ya? Well I ain't some damn curry!" Miku yells at him.
The two begin bickering and Elena looks ready to smack them both into next week and yell Russian slurs but she's stopped by Hibiki and Luh.
"Wait wait, we got an idea" Hibiki says, getting the two to stop arguing and listen.
"So basically why don't we do a cook off between you two? You know, prove who is better" Luh says as Abel jumps in.
"Why the hell are we doing that?! Just get Mohan to cook, I don't trust the crazy bitch-" he says before Miku smacks him but Hibiki drags Abel off and whispers in his ear.
"Listen if we get them to do a cook off thing then we won't have to do any work and we get double the amount of good food" he explains. Abel being the big back he is, instantly agrees and nods along.
"Ya let's do this cook off thing!" Abel says before opening the cupboards only for there to be absolutely nothing in there. "Well seems you both also gotta do some hunting-"
"Nuh uh, y'all are helping us" Miku says while Abel grumbles.
"So we are hunting together or-" Mohan starts before being interrupted by Miku.
"Nuh uh, boys versus girls" Miku says grinning.
"Easy, we'll solo" all the boys say simultaneously.
"Nah we'd win" Elena says, grinning at Abel.
"Really? Using our little catch phrase against me?" Abel asks, grinning right back.
"Well let's get this started already!" Luh says as the two teams dart off in different directions.
The girls head to the left before stopping shortly.
"Alrighty so you all need weapons so quickly grab some branches n shit" Miku says, her arm splitting in two as her sword emerges from it. Elena and Luh nod and grade some branches, bringing them to Miku who breaks the tip of her sword and turns it into a spear tip. The sword regenerates and she repeats the process.
"Well that's something-" Elena mutters before using it to craft a makeshift spear using some vines as well, Luh does the same with her spear.
Meanwhile, the boys were busy gathering some herbs with the machetes.
"So we obviously can't beat them with just veggies so how the fuck are we gonna hunt something with just machetes. I mean you don't even have a weapon" Abel asks, turning to look at Mohan.
"Well I do have a weapon" Mohan says, switching out his wooden hand with a hand with a large blade on it. "Had some scrap metal leftover and I got some inspiration from Miku," he says, showing off the large blade. It even had some engravings on it, one of the engravings was "अंत भला तॊ सब भला(ant bhala to sab bhala)".
"Damn bro! That's fucking sick" Abel says, looking over the blade.
"What does this mean?" Hibiki asks motioning at the engraving.
"Oh it's a Hindi saying, 'All's well that ends well'. It's kind of a reminder that even though I lost my hand, at least I got this sick sword" Mohan says with a light chuckle.
"Huh, that's pretty neat," Hibiki says, nodding.
"That surprisingly meaningful, didn't think you would pull some wisdom while we're hunting" Abel says chuckling.
"Speaking of that, we should get started otherwise the girls will beat us" Hibiki says as the other two nod in agreement and get up.
"So what are we even hunting?" Abel asks.
"Hmmm I'm thinking those chicken things, we can make some good dishes with them,'' Mohan replies.
"are those things even in this fucking area?" Abel asks before Hibki nods.
"Ya, I saw a lot of the plants they eat here so there's a good chance that they're in the area" Hibki states before elaborating further. "Our best chance would probably to head make some traps in clearings"
"Alright sounds good! Let's get started" Mohan says as the boys begin doing their plan.
Meanwhile the girls stumbled across a herd of large herbivores. They resemble rhinos with multiple horns and thick leathery skin. Each individual was about the size of a small elephant.
"Alright, so here's the plan. I'm gonna go in and piss off the herd and you just spear the one lagging behind" Miku says, turning around to face Elena and Luh.
"I don't think that's the best idea-" Elena starts to be interrupted by loud almost tuba like noises which are coming from the herd, which is due to Miku running around them and pissing off the herd. Elena and Luh sigh but run out and begin using their spears to separate one from the stampeding herd. The creature that they separated begins getting aggressive, charging at them and they quickly roll out of the way while Miku continues to keep the rest of the herd away from the individual.
"Elena, let's flank it" Luh says, as the both quickly stand back up. The creature quickly circles back and lets out a loud bellow before getting ready to charge at the two once more. Elena and Luh stand in front of it, their spears at the ready.
Meanwhile the boys were sitting around a campfire.
"So should we go check on the traps now? It's been a good hour or so" Hibiki says, laying down on a log.
"Bet, let's go" Mohan says standing up as Abel grumbles something and stands up as well. The boys then begin going to check the traps, collecting the small critters they caught.
"Damn we're eating well tonight, boys!" Abel says, draping his arms over Hibiki's and Mohan's shoulders. Total they had collected 5 of the chicken like aliens.
"Hell ya bro! I bet the girls haven't even gotten shit done yet, we're gonna crush em easy" Mohan says with a grin.
"Ya, I'm looking forward to whatever you decide to make. Indian food slaps" Hibki says, holding the cage they were keeping the aliens in.
"Yup, I'm gonna go for a curry with some roti," Mohan says eagerly.
"man I'm hungry now" Abel says, Hibiki and Mohan chuckle at this before they begin their trek back. After about 20 minutes of walking they had almost reached back to the cabin. "This shits too easy, we're gonna have time to make dessert and shit at this point" Abel says with a cocky grin.
"You're gonna jinx us bro-" Hibki starts before Mohan suddenly ducks and rolls as a large alien barrels out from the treeline, almost tackling him. The alien was about the size of a large bear, it had 4 limbs each armed with formidable claws.
"Oh for fucks sake!" Abel exclaims as he immediately helps Mohan up. The three then flank the creature with their weapons at the ready.
The girls meanwhile were still busy with trying to bring down the giant alien while Miku continued to have the time of her life, running circles around the rest of the herd. The creature charges at Elena but Luh stabs it in the back of its leg, causing it to roar out in pain and rage. It turns around far quicker, something that big should be able to, smacking Luh with its tail in the process. It sees Luh sprawled out and begins its charge only for Elena to throw her spear, hitting it in the eye. It roars out in pain once more before turning and charging at Elena like a living bulldozer, Elena attempts to dive out of the way but the creature hits her with the flat part of its horn, knocking the air out of her lungs as she's launched straight into a tree. The creature bellows once more but instead of running away, it begins to charge towards Elena with no plans of stopping.
Back over in the forest, the boys had surrounded the alien, their weapons at the ready. The creature roars loudly before barreling towards Mohan, Mohan tosses the cage with the chicken like aliens at the creature, hitting it in the face. Hibiki and Abel take the opportunity to flank the creature to slash it from both sides. The creature quickly retaliates by swinging at Hibiki who blocks the claws with his machete but is still launched back into a tree. Abel takes the opportunity to slash the creature once more but the creature turns its head and bites the machete and then tosses him away. Mohan slides right by the creature and slashes its leg, causing it to buckle under its own weight for a moment before swinging downwards at Mohan only to be tackled by both Abel and Hibiki, throwing it off balance. Mohan scrambles to his feet and swings his blade down at it's head.
Back in the grasslands, Elena scrambles to her feet and grabs a handful of dirt and throws it into its eye, bringing it to a screeching halt as it bellows in anger and confusion. Luh sees the opening, grabbing her spear and dashing towards the confused beast and just as it regains its bearings, she stabs it through its eye and into its brain. The creature goes stiff before collapsing down on the ground.
"glória deus(thank god)" Luh mutters, letting go of her spear and sitting down, panting heavily.
"Слава богу(Slava bogu - thank god)" Elena mutters, slumped against the tree and holding her side.
Miku returns, giggling and grinning all the way. "So y'all done here?" She asks with a grin on her face. Elena and Luh roll their eyes.
"Ya ya, lets just go back" Luh grumbles as Miku helps her up and helps Elena up as well. She then grabs the beast by horn and begins dragging it back up to the cabin.
Back to the forest, the beast bites down on Mohan's blade and throws him away before bucking both Hibiki and Abel off it. It then turns its attention back to Mohan and tackles him, slamming him down to the floor. It tries to bite him but he grabs a stick and shoves it into its mouth, it gags and he takes the opportunity to stab its side a few times, causing it to roar out in pain. Meanwhile, Hibiki began making a torch while Abel charged back in and took the chance and slashed the back leg of the creature. It roared in pain and quickly turned around charging at Abel and biting down at his shoulder. Abel stabs its side, undeterred by the stabbing, it slams him into a tree and lets go of him before going in to bite him again but before it could Hibiki finished making his torch and threw it at the creature, setting it on fire. It backs away roaring in pain before Mohan grabs Abel's machete and throws it straight at the beast's skull. It goes limp and slams down to the floor. Silence falls over the boys as they sit to recover.
"Holy shit" Abel groans, breaking the silence.
"よかった (yokatta - it was good, equivalent to 'thank goodness')" Hibiki says under his breath as he lays down before grabbing his medkit and treating Abel's wound.
"Thanks bro" Abel groans while Mohan lays on his back. After a good bit of rest, Mohan glances at the cage.
"Ah shit, its fucking empty" Mohan grumbles, rubbing his forehead.
"Well it seems we eating Baloo over here" Abel says as he grabs one of the limbs of the creature while Hibiki and Mohan grab other parts of the creature and begin dragging it the short way back.
Both groups get back right at the sametime.
"Huh you boys look like shit" Miku says with a grin while Elena and Luh grumble, rolling their eyes.
"Well not all of us are lab rats" Abel says, an annoyed scowl on his face as Hibiki and Mohan head to the kitchen to begin cooking. Abel shortly joins them to avoid getting wacked by a grumpy Elena. The girls head to their side of the kitchen and help with separating the meat before leaving Mohan and Miku to have their cooking showdown. When they finish, they give their dishes to the rest of the group with thumbs up all the way around ending up in a tie. The group messed around and joked around for the rest of the night. Eventually everyone went to bed, even Hibiki, Miku was the last one awake now. She goes to Hibiki's bag and takes out his field guide and takes out the page about the flesh mound, shoving it in her pocket before she also falls asleep.