Soul Eater Reborn

Chapter 2: A Friend in Need

As they stepped into the clearing something flew through the sky, smashing into the ground in a cloud of dust.

"Kelsey, get ready" Alex said without looking at her as he opened his hands to catch the chain scythes. As soon as he had a firm grip he dashed into the cloud. As it began to fade it was clear that the one who crashed had been Logan. Alyssa was next to him, shaking him.

"Logan wake up!!!" She begged desperately "we have to fight or we'll die!!!"

"Let him rest," Alex said, putting a hand on her shoulder, "we'll take care of this thing so tell us what you know before the dust clears."

Alyssa nodded and replied, "we don't know much except that it is airborne and moves really fast. It can change its arms to different weapons depending on the change of a mask. The diamond on it represents the front I think... It has three masks, three sides of its head. All theatrical masks. One happy, one sad, and one a mix of both. We know that when it has the mixed one it is faster with rope like arms. It is also capable of growing new arms. The happy mask turns the arms into arrow-like projectiles, that's how we know. We don't know what the third face does." Alex looked up as she finished and began to run, yelling a thank you and telling them to hide before the dust cleared. He ran out of the cloud and jumped up, pulling himself onto the roof of one of the buildings for a better view. Suddenly he saw something small flying quickly towards him.

"That must be it..." he whispered to himself as it came closer. Then something flew past him from behind, blowing his beanie off. "What the hell is that?!" he pointed one of the scythes at it.

"I'm a weapon not a laser pointer Alex! I can't see what you're talking about!!!" Kelsey yelled. Alex shrugged and turned the blade so she could see the figure. It was a boy in a black sort of suit. His hair was black with three odd white stripes on one side. He was riding some sort of flying board and had two objects in his hands. He struck a strange pose that made Kelsey giggle. He then pointed the things he was holding at the egg and something hit it out of the air. Then another thing hit it turning it into a kishin soul. The boy landed by Alyssa and Logan who hadn't moved, despite Alex's warning. Alex jumped off the roof as Kelsey reverted to her human form. They walked up to him as he caught the soul.

"My father sent me here to help you out. Here's your soul" he said, handing the soul to Alyssa, "the report said that you are the weapon. A sword at that." He smiled.

"Who are you?" Alex said rudely, stepping between him and the other team.

"I'm Death's son. Call me Kid. And these two are Liz and Patty." He said as the two handguns reverted to their human forms. Two girls wearing identical western-style hats and boots. The taller one had long, dirty blonde hair and was wearing a red belly shirt and skinny jeans. The other had short blonde hair and was wearing puffy shorts and a matching belly shirt. The taller one was the first to speak up,

"I'm Liz, nice to meet ya." she smiled.

The other jumped up happily, "I'm Patty! Let's be friends, kayyyyy!" she giggled.

So uh..." Alex pointed to Kid, "what's with the stripes in your hair?"

"Uhhhgh..." Kid screamed as he fell to the ground bleeding.

"What's wrong with him?" Kelsey asked, turning to Liz.

"Oh he's just being dramatic." she said, rolling her eyes as Kid cried out in agony.

"I'm garbage... I DON'T DESERVE TO EXIST!!!" he yelled, "my hair... I'm... Not.... Symmetrical...." He gasped before quickly passing out.

"Patty..." Liz said, gripping the sides of the bridge of her nose.