Gensekt felt himself being put on, and steeled himself as he settled around her curves. He could tell that she was ready for action today, as was he.
It's time to find those bastards and take care of them. I've got your back, Aiko.
The two were outside of her home, and they heard a shriek not long after.
Let's go, Aiko!
The two charged at the source of the noise, but were not fast enough to reach the lizard creature before it scampered down a sewer drain.
Sneaky little weasels. Hiding out in the sewers is the perfect way to stay close to the city but out of sight. I can't believe I didn't think of that sooner.
Aiko seemed uncertain whether she should follow it, displaying caution that he was happy to see.
I know you might not like this idea, but maybe we should find Scott and get some back-up before we go down there.
Scott woke up the next morning, still wearing his crumpled suit and looking quite hungover, even though he had not touched a drop of alcohol the previous night. His head was clear, however, and he got himself together with a nice shower and shave before getting dressed in the leisurely attire of blue jeans and a white T-shirt. He was fully expecting to engage in combat today, and he needed something that he could move easily in. He got his badge and pocketed it before heading to the door.
You ready for this, Valor?
Yes, let's find these creatures and do our part to clean up Japan.
Scott left the hotel and began walking toward the Kamurocho entertainment district. The majority of the sightings had been in this area, so this was the most likely place to find his quarry. It took him about ten minutes to reach the district on foot, and as he passed through the stereotypical Eastern red gate, he could feel his extra senses buzzing.
"Yeah, they're definitely here."
He was on Tenkaichi Street, and he began walking down it while keeping his eyes peeled. As he was passing a side alley, he heard a woman scream and saw her running down a similar alley one street over.
"Hang on!"
He quickly ran down the side alley, going to the next street over, Nakamichi Street. He then crossed the street and was running down a series of back alleys referred to as Nakamichi Alley. The woman was hunched up against a brick building called the Kamuro Castle, and a large black lizard that was just as Saya had described was coming toward her in a menacing manner.
"Hey!" Scott called out.
It turned to him, flicked its tongue once, then took off down the alleyways.
"Get back here!" Scott called out as he gave chase.
It was moving extremely fast and taking several sharp turns, like it was trying to lose him. However, Scott was in great shape and was able to keep up with it, and his senses had honed in on it to the point that it would be impossible to lose him. It finally burst out into open street at a place called Taihei Boulevard and went down a sewer grate.
"Oh no you don't!" Scott cried as he jumped down the grate to continue the chase.
There was much less light and the stench was powerful, but he was able to see his quarry's shimmering shape and hear its footfalls through the murky water.
After what felt like an eternity of chasing the lizard through the curving sewer, he finally burst out into what looked like a maintenance area, open and in a square. In the darkness, he could see several pairs of glowing eyes all around him.
"So this is where you congregate when you're not scaring the bejeezus out of the people topside."
Many of them seemed to be studying him, and then he saw their eyes turn red.
"What the hell?"
It was made clear as some jumped at him, taking a bite out of the concrete floor as he fluidly dodged out of the way.
"So that's how it's going to be, huh?"
Scott punched his palm and smiled.
Let's rock, Valor!
Rock 'n' roll!
An intense aura began to surround his immediate area, glowing blindingly bright and shaking the area around him so intensely that the walls and floors were cracking a bit and he was sure that it could be felt topside, since he was not that deep below ground. After a few minutes, the aura's area got smaller and his armor started to be forged.
His chest began to be encased in black and gold armor, the colors of the shell of a Voltari, and just as impenetrable. The armor traveled all the way around his body, covering every bit of him. For his face, there was a silver cover like the face of a statue, and after his armor was in place, the aura dissipated. During his time with Alan and Chiang, he had learned how to quickly form his armor around his extremities and head, but the full Armor of Valor took two minutes to form in its entirety. The blinding light and intense shockwaves helped ensure that none would get close to him during this time of vulnerability. It felt so damned good to transform, and his whole body was alive.
With the light and shockwaves gone, the temporarily stunned lizards were back to wanting to attack him. He got into his martial arts stance and prepared to defend himself.
"Bring it on!"
As the first creature jumped at him, Scott punched it straight-on so hard that it destroyed it, which was basically it dissipating into a black cloud. Others began to press him for all sides, and he lashed out with strikes to repel his attackers.
