Life's Second Chance

The Beast Part 1

The scent of diesel seemed to perfume the air trapped within the large garage, and as the obnoxiously armored vehicle deemed the "Road Sucker" came into view Charlene Davidson couldn't help but spy a familiar face. "Hey Throttle, isn't that Rei?" came her hushed mono tones.

Throttle's eyebrows met into a deep crease beneath his specks as he'd seen the younger girl fist bump with a few of the goons surrounding this joint. "It can't be.." His eyes seemed to zoom in on the character only to catch the declarative clearing of the throat of their new 'employer'. "Eyes over here, don't want Big Brother to catch you eyeing his girl," came the warning notes of Jim.

"Uh, gotcha," Throttle nodded as he tried to ignore the protective tugging in his gut. Turning to Charlie with a puzzled look, found that she seemed to have her eyes focused on the girl who'd walked behind the empty tanker- only to reappear to her right within seconds.

This made Charlie jump with a start.The girl winked that familiar signature wink of hers as she took a stance behind their speaker, casually blending in.

"What are you doing here?" Charlie mouthed before turning to face Jim, the man who stood eight feet tall. He'd just opened the door on the driver's seat, and proceeded to explain how the machine worked. Who to step into this scene but Grease Pit.

"Hey what's she doing here?" came the dripping goon's inquisition as he pointed a slimy finger in Charlie's direction.

It was then a tone matching Rei's took to the scene, "I could very well ask you the same question." A mirror image of Rei seemed to have stepped up from behind the giant of a man with her hands poised at her waist.

Grease Pit wasn't the only one who'd literally dropped his jaw-everyone else seemed quite distraught at the sight of two identical girls standing before them. "What? Never saw an identical twin before?" came the girl at the far end's snide remark.

Rei on the other hand just frowned, her fists clenched at her side- her eyes digging into the other girl's face. For some reason or other the former agent didn't seem as surprised as everyone else did and gritted her teeth.

"What? Is this how you'd welcome your long lost baby sister?" May walked in as she wrapped her arms around Ray's shoulders in a superficial hug. Pulling away, the clone just stared with an impishly dark flicker in her eyes, "Don't you remember..May?" She cooed smoothly referring to herself.

With that Ray's eyes narrowed as she shoved the girl away, "I have no sister.." she spat as she fought to keep a straight face. The letter that day had instructed her to take an extra dose of medication, and like a puppet she did- oblivious to its purpose. To top that off, it had also stated to head to the Road Raven's Hideaway since her newly found friends would need her assistance by then.

"Oh no..." Charlie uttered before gunshots started erupting from an unknown source. The large guy Jim, seemed to have gotten Throttle in a tight lock as he lifted the Martian above the ground, while Grease Pit made a quick grab at her. "Let-me-GO!" Charlie struggled.

Ray felt a sudden violent urge, and the longer she stared at this.. living reflection of hers..The more of an itch she had to spill blood. Eyes flexed into slits every so often, making the girl in front of her grin a wide toothy, fang-filled grin.

"Just..let..it..go.." May taunted as Ray fell to her knees gasping as she held the side of her head groaning.

"Ughha!" Ray felt her stomach reel, and it was only when the sound of Charlie's cries caught her ears did she seem to get a hold of the spell of dizziness.

Whipping round, Ray rushed the greasy character from his right side. Side stepping his drippings, she stomped on his left foot making him yelp in pain. This gave her the window to pluck the young Miss Davidson out of Greasepit's clutches before sending a right hook up to his nose.

Ray had not only struck his face, but something hard as well making her knuckles go numb. Biting her lower lip clenched her fist tightly and whipped it up and down, trying to shake off the pain, "Gah!" she spat. The laughter in the background made Rei whip her eyes to the rushing May and quickly dodged sharply to the right while still grasping her attacker's right wrist.

Docking, Ray spun round once and jumped as the May swept her leg underneath her feet. She avoided a whiplash effect once more as May spun around again to land a roundhouse kick. Ray moved in a drunken like fashion from left to right as her attacker started throwing random fists toward her face.

"Watch out!" Charlie yelled as a crash broke in through the South Western wall as Modo and Vinnie crashed their empty tanker into the scene. "Oh woa I'm I seeing double? Or is that just me?" cracked the masked white furred vigilante.

Ray and May had managed to split the moment the vehicle broke in, but unfortunately Throttle was still was clasped tightly in the giant's arms. The scent of blood seemed to make Rei's eyes twitch, and her jaws itch as they clicked. All sense of reality seemed to have become diluted, and as she zoomed in on Jim, she took a stance and rushed the character who seemed caught off guard by the small girl who made her way towards him.

"May it's me Jim! Remember? I'm on your side!" came the unnerving lyrics of the man. Rei just jumped and met the man at eye level, "My name's Ray!" she cursed before reeling her right arm back as long sword like nails seemed to pop out of her finger tips.

Jim dropped the Martian who'd docked away, shuddering at the bloodcurdling scream as Ray's strike came slicing down. Fortunately for Jim, the girl had only struck the oil tanker's hull as if calling a bluff. "Hah you missed," came the snide retort as the man retreated.

Ray just grinned and licked the blood upon her knuckles, "Who said I missed," she spat, and within moments the man had collapsed, his body twitching as he screamed.