Experiment Failed Successfully: A Kaiju Paradise Fanfic

Track 4 (REMIX): Haha, I'm in Danger

LOCATION: Unlocked containment cell (underground)

TIME: 5:01 PM

MATT'S ARM PROFICIENCY: 1%

MATT'S HEADPHONES: Missing

FACILITY STATE: Blackout
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At the sound of the voice, Matthew whipped around to face whoever was at the door, while Nico just stood back in the corner, eyeing the newcomer with a fair bit of anxiety.

In the doorway stood another anthropomorphic cat, which actually looked fairly similar to Nico, except this one had dark grey fur, with her belly and inner ears being almost black. Not to mention, she had 2 bright pink crystalline horns on her head, and was holding a black bucket in her paws.

Her glowing pink eyes seemed to pierce straight through him, as she slowly walked out from under the doorway, and into the cell.
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MATT'S INTERNAL MONOLOGUE
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Sheesh... So the orange one's name is Nico, huh? And pink eyes over there must be what she called a "Buck"...

So that thing's supposed to be able to change us into Bucks? I... don't really see how that's gonna work. Does it have something to do with that bucket she's holding?

Oh crap, I think she's saying something.
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3RD PERSON POV

TIME ELAPSED: 1.5 seconds
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"...ever seen you before," she finished. Matt had only really tuned in at the end of the sentence, so all he could really do was look at her with a confused expression as he said, "uh...wha??"

The buck's expression turned to one of mild irritation, as she let out a small huff and replied, "I said, in all my time here, I don't think I've ever seen you before. And with that arm of yours, I can hardly say you're just a new hire. Now, it's not very nice to just leave someone hanging with that little tidbit of information, so would you mind elaborating a little bit~?"

While her words might not have been that threatening, her tone of voice made it clear that she wasn't going to take "no" for an answer.

Although Matthew didn't really know all that much himself, he really didn't like the look that the buck was giving him... He didn't know if he could convince her with something he could make up on the spot, so he just decided to just level with her...and pray it would work out in his favor.

"Ugh... Listen. As crazy as it may seem, I am not th' guy to ask about this. I mean, come on, I only just woke up down here like, what, 5 minutes ago? I only know as much about this as you do," he said.

As expected, the buck wasn't satisfied with his answer. She let out a sigh of mock disappointment as she stepped forward and placed a paw on his left shoulder, saying, "well, that's just too bad... I was hoping you'd at least have something more to tell me, but...I guess you just can't win them all~"

Matthew was getting gradually more panicked as this went on. He had a rough idea of what this buck was planning on doing to him, but what scared him was that he didn't know how the buck was going to do it.

Her smirk only grew wider at this. She knew she was driving the guy crazy, and she wanted to see just how far she could take it before Matt lost it. However, before much else could happen between them, the buck quickly turned back towards Nico, who was inching along the wall towards the door as the buck was busy creeping out Matthew.

"Now, just where do you think you're going, hon?" The buck took her paw off of Matt's shoulder, as she focused her attention on the Catte, whose tail puffed out in response. After a brief staredown and a moment of hesitation, Nico bolted for the door.

In a flash, the buck had lunged towards Nico and grabbed her by the scruff of her neck, causing her to momentarily go limp before the buck quickly spun her around and pinned her to the wall.
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A/N: It should be known that I have absolutely zero experience writing flirty characters. Send help.

MATT'S INTERNAL MONOLOGUE
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What the hell is even going on right now...?

I can't tell if this "buck" thing wants to kill me or flirt with me...but either way, she's gotta be bad news.

If what Nico said is true, she's in one hell of a jam right now. But...if the buck is occupied with her for the time being, I can just skedaddle right now.

...

But then what am I gonna do? Augh... it's not like I'm friends with her, or anything, but she still did me the favor of not killing me on sight, or whatever she called it. Wouldn't sit too well with me if I repaid her by ditching her when she needs help the most...and it would be nice to have someone show me the ropes around here...

Oh, I've gotta be crazy for doing this.
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3RD PERSON POV

TIME ELAPSED: 3 seconds
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He quickly strode over to the buck, and firmly gripped her shoulder with his left hand.

"Ugh, I'm busy, human! Wait your turn like a good l--" She didn't have time to finish that sentence before Matthew practically ripped her away from Nico, heaving a punch at her face with his right arm in the process.

The sudden attack caught her completely off-guard, and left her reeling for a few seconds. As it turns out, Matthew's new arm packs one devil of a punch. The only thing keeping him from using it to its full potential, is the fact that he literally doesn't know how. Keep in mind, up until this point, he's only ever had his left arm to work with for his entire life. Not only did this result in him being left-handed by nature, but it also means he is...incredibly clumsy with his right. Sure, he can manage the most basic movements with it, but anything requiring even so much as a scrap of finesse becomes exponentially harder for him to pull off with his right arm.

Fortunately, there really isn't much to throwing a basic punch. Hell, Matt's even had to throw quite a few with his left, back in his grade school days. Kids can be cruel when they want to be...and Matthew was never one to take too much crap from anybody.

Anyways, for him, it was just a matter of taking the process he always followed with his left, and following it with his right instead. It was pretty damn sloppy, but it got the job done.
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MATT'S INTERNAL MONOLOGUE
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Damn, that felt weird... This crazy arm is gonna take a lot of getting used to, that's for sure. 

Although... I wonder if it's good for anything other than punching? Besides the obvious, I mean. It'd be cool if this thing had some sort of grappling hook dealy inside of it, or maybe a gun?

...Oh, who am I kidding? No way those lab coats up top would have given me anything fun like that.

...

Wait, what the hell am I doing standing around for? I'm still in the same room as that demented cat thing!
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3RD PERSON POV

TIME ELAPSED: 2 seconds

MATT'S ARM PROFICIENCY: 5%
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As Matthew quickly snapped himself out of his thoughts, the buck was quickly recovering from his punch.

"Ohhh, you little--! *Ahem* ...Now, why would you go and do a thing like that?" It didn't even matter what you were paying attention to anymore, it was painfully obvious that she wanted nothing more than to claw Matt's face off in that moment.

So Matthew, being the badass with a bionic arm that he is, did what any dude in his position had to do.

"TIME TO GO!!" He shouted, grabbing Nico by the arm, and hotfooting it out of there.