"So... why the river?" Kevin asked, motioning towards said body of water.
EightEight looked at them, then signed and gurgled, "Take off your masks. They are not waterproof."
"They aren't?" Ben gawked as Gwen took off her ID mask. EightEight nodded, following her own words. Ben did so, followed by Kevin.
The ID masks were put in a line behind a rock. EightEight looked at the trio. "Ben, transform into your Crabdozer form," EightEight said. She then signed, 'Cobra, transform into stink bug.' The duo nodded before transforming. A flash of green and red happened.
"Selket!" she proclaimed.
"It does mistransform," he said, the light dying to show Fish Snatcher.
"Finally!" Selket exclaimed. "Something that-!"
The Predatrix suddenly chirped, "Error! Implementing Code M-T-C." A red light flashed again and he was suddenly Rhinorush.
"Huh," Rhinorush started. "Apparently me getting Fish Snatcher and not Rhinorush was an error."
"Are you kidding me?!" Selket steamed.
"How is a Crabdozer a rhino?" EightEight asked again.
"How is Rhinorush a crab?" Rhinorush countered. EightEight lifted up her hand, then dropped it.
Kevin said, "Do you want me to join Selket or...?" The Sotoraggian shrugged. He touched the Dominant Lepidopterran, absorbing some of the DNA and mutating.
Eight looked at Rhinorush and gurgled, "Go stand in the water and close your eyes." Rhinorush tilted his head, but nodded and went to go do so. As he walked, EightEight added, "If you hear or smell anything near or in the water, snap or slam towards it, but only after I say so." Rhinorush paused to nod.
Once Rhinorush was in place, EightEight looked at Selket and Kevin. She signed, 'Be as silent as possible and try to touch the symbol of the predator. Take turns. Decide who will go first.' Selket nodded and quickly repeated the instructions to Kevin. The mutated male nodded and Selket flew into the air.
"Begin," EightEight stated.
Selket flew to Rhinorush's side, wings flickering. She hovered above the water, causing ripples in the river. One of Rhinorush's legs suddenly lifted up and slammed down near her, causing a screech and her to fly up.
Rhinorush surged towards her, opening his jaw before attempting to crunch down on her. Selket screeched, flying around. The Crabdozer lifted his head, moving towards the Lepidopterran. She dashed diagonally, reaching her hands out to touch the Predatrix.
Rhinorush roared, trying to slam down, but she touched the symbol. A red flash filled the air. Selket screeched as she was forced into the water by Starray.
EightEight stuttered as Kevin chirped, "What the heck?! How did that happen?"
As Selket appeared on the water's surface, Starray said, "Uh... what just happened?"
"Oh, you tell me!" Selket screeched, wings flickering madly in anger.
"What's that?" Starray suddenly questioned, a movement on the water's surface showing the Piscciss Nebula's movements.
"What's going on?" EightEight asked, running up to the river. Kevin followed, wings flickering slightly.
Starray stared at the squid-looking tank robot, mechanical tentacles and propeller helping it along. He looked towards the riverbank and said, "There's some sort of weird tech squid thing."
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Of Sentience and Predator
Science FictionThe Omnitrix, created by Azmuth to document every sapient species in the universe. The Nemetrix, created by Dr Psychobos as revenge against Azmuth, though often many who have heard of the device called it the Predatrix. Both are wanted by Vilgax, a...
