Drip, Drop (PADX fanfic)

Chapter 1: Under Metal and Dark

Chapter 1: Under Metal and Dark

Lance and Ace made it to the factory as it stood near an empty mountain.

"This looks creepy, tama." Tamazo whined as Lance carefully unlocked the door.

"What was this place even meant for?" Ace asked as he kept a tight grip on his D-gear.

"According to records, devi. This place was used both as a research lab for drops and an early D-gear factory, devi." Devi explained.

"It was abandoned after several drop impacts leveled the area around it. Some believe the mountain was created from the impacts as a way to prevent the factory from functioning. The drops around here were always unstable and remained abandoned." Lance said as he pulled out his flashlight, having his own tight grip on his blue D-gear.

"Of all places we had to look, we had to look through this one. Let's hope this place has more clues than the others." Ace sighed, he was getting really worried for Charo and Sonia, they were both close, but Charo was someone he considered even as a brother. His parents were distraught when they heard of his disappearance as was Torlie. He took on a mission with Sonia, somewhere between the coast and Zelemony, neither of them returned. Nothing of them were recovered at the site even their D-gear were missing. They've been gone for a week now.

"We hope so too, devi." Devi said, they continued down and looked through the different rooms until hearing sounds from a distance room.

"Did you guys hear that?" Ace asked as they turned in the direction of the noise. Both of them tightened their grips, ready to summon their monsters if needed.

"Keep your guard up." Lance said as they made their way towards the noise. As soon as they reached the door. Something hit them, hard, Lance grunted as the flashlight was knocked out of his hands and shut off.

"Hey! Let go!" Ace and Lance struggled as something pushed and pulled at them, soon they were both shoved into the room where the noise came. Tamazo and Devi were pounding on the door as it quickly shut and they were separated. Cold, metal grips restrained Ace and Lance by their arms and a figure walked past them, holding their D-gears.

"Oh-ho! It's our lucky day, of all the Dragon Callers who could've taken the mission, two of the strongest came here." All the figures wore dark clothing, hoods over their heads, some were dressed in lab coats. Lance observed their surroundings and found themselves in a large room, with metal walls and a few glass windows high above. The supposed ringleader had salt and pepper hair and red eyes, he was a dragonoid with dark blue horns. Everyone in the room was a mix of dragonoids and humans.

"We thought we got lucky with those other two a week ago, but now you two show up? Ha! It's our lucky day!" the ringleader said, Lance grunted as he tried to pull at whatever machine like thing was keeping them restrained.

"Other two? You're the ones who took Charo and Sonia?!" Ace yelled, the grip tightened, causing him to grunt a bit in pain.

"Ah, those were their names? Yes, both of them are extremely talented, we cannot possibly miss such a good opportunity. The fact the two of them took on the mission alone made it much easier. Don't worry, you guys won't be separated for long." as he reached out a hand to touch Lance's face a gunshot rang out, it was silent for a second as the sound echoed. Suddenly, there was blood, the ringleader yelled as blood poured from his hand. He was shot in the palm by what seemed to be a pistol.

"What the hell?!" Two figures leapt from the rafters and grounds above, landing ontop of the goons and quickly attacked. The two were a boy and a girl, the girl had messy, long, purple hair in a ponytail, dressed in a dirty white tunic and wielded a pair of solid wood tonfas. The boy was a dragonoid, with white hair like Lance's dressed in dark pants and a black hoodie, he was swinging a solid wood bo staff. Both of them had their faces hidden by white and black opera masks, the girl had an excited smile and the boy was expressionless. Even with the masks, the girl had bright purple eyes and the boy's was the same glowing topaz as Lance.