Card Captors: Heroes saga

Card Captors: Heroes Saga
Parasite
by SSJ04 Mewtwo

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It had been three days since they had returned from hopping dimensions. Josh was now worried about his father. He hadn't returned since he disappeared five days ago. A chill runs up his back. Something was wrong, but he didn't see anything.

***

"What do you think they did to V?" Gabriel asks.
"Probably put one of those parasites in his body and sent him on his way to get his son. Now, why the hell was I brought along on this mission? Because you need a doctor, but your new organization couldn't find one!" And Now, I'm in an enormous amount of pain!" Greg shouts.

***

"What's going on Wulf?" Sakura asks.
"It's Josh. I got a strange message a couple of minutes ago. He said his dad came back, but for some reason, he stressed that it was thirty two seconds before he had called me." Wulf states.
"Section 32!" Lee cries.
"Then, what are we waiting for? Let's go pull his ass out of the fire!" Meilin firmly states and the group continues their trek to the lab.

***

"You've got to fight that parasite, dad." Josh says from the table he was restrained to.
"You will join us soon." Viktor Karthing states opening up a case to reveal another dormant parasite. Josh gulps realizing that he wasn't going to be in control for much longer. Then, everything freezes and the group of heroes come through the door.
"Josh!" Madison cries coming over to him. Wulf follows and breaks the restraints holding the boy down.
"Thanks guys, I was worried you wouldn't figure out my cryptic message. Time card?"
"Yeah," Sakura says straining to keep the moment frozen as Tao examines Mr. Karthing's neck.
"Yep, an insidious demonic parasite. I've never seen one like this though." Tao states.
"The Covenant knows nothing of this species of parasite." Icious says looking at the one in the case. She shuts the case keeping the creature locked away.
"Can you hold time frozen until we can get him on the table?" Josh asks.
"I think so, but hurry." Sakura strains. Wulf and Lee move the frozen Mr. Karthing to the table and Josh quickly puts his father in reinforced restraints.
"drop it now!" Lee shouts. Time starts flowing again and the parasite controlled Mr. Karthing tries to remove himself from the table.
"Not going to happen, Mr. Karthing." Wulf says as he and Meilin hold him down. Tao comes over with a sutra and places it against the gills of the parasite. Viktor's eyes loses focus for a moment and then it seems his right mind comes back to the forefront.
"Dad, what happen?" Josh asks coming to his father's other side.
"Quickly Josh, that sutra won't hold for very long."
"Section 32...,knows about you and your friends. The...,ahhh...,parasites know everything. They want to...ahh...,rule humans by...ahhh...,becoming one with us. You must find...,ahhhh...,the mother parasite and kill her." Viktor states and the sutras effects ware off and the parasite takes over.
"Can we do anything for him?" Sakura asks.
"Lee, how good is your control over the element of light?" Tao asks.
"Why?" Lee asks.
"I think a combined light magic sutra should be able to purify that thing." Tao states.
"You think?" Meilin growls.
"as I said, I've nor any member of my family has ever encountered anything like that." Tao retorts.
"Do it." Josh states. Tao brings out another sutra and Lee lays the flat part of the blade on top of it. Tao chants as Lee channels his magic into it. Once the combine spell was fully charged, the two let the sutra fly. It sticks to the side of Viktor Karthing's neck. There was an ear piercing scream from the parasite for a moment until it was killed.
"He's asleep. But we've got bigger problems." Josh states.
"Yeah, they know." Sakura says.
"Then, we cut their legs out from under them." Icious replies with a vicious smile.
"I like the way you think." Meilin replies with a smile.
"Wulf, I think we better move my dad to your aunt's. I don't like leaving him here." Josh suggests.
"Yeah, and Matilda can help him cope with what he knows about us." Wulf agrees.

***

"I'd give my entire life savings for one little Vicodin pill right about now." Greg Laurie groans rubbing his leg.
"Why haven't they come for us?" Gabriel asks.
"I'm a crippled man. I would probably kill those little parasitical beings with the amount of pain they would have to endure until they rewired my system. As for you...,you are nothing but a sex fiend."
"Good to see your humor is still intact." Gabriel then hears something impacting on the far wall of the cell. "You hear that?"
"It's either the throbbing pain in my leg, or that's Morse code...,s...,t....,a....,n...,d...end of first word."
"Stand...,"
"Next word...,b...,a...,c...,k...,end of second word...,
"Back...,stand back," Gabriel says confused. then they realized what was about to happen.
"Stand back!" they both say in unison as Gabriel backs away from the wall as it is smashed in. The two cough and splutter for a moment.
"Anyone need a jail break?" Tao asks.
"great, we're being rescued by my students." Greg mutters.
"You guys alright?" Josh asks.
"Yeah, where's V?" Gabriel questions.
"At my aunts." Wulf answers.
"Which is where you are going." Josh says and presses a button.
"Now wait just a damn minute...," Greg starts saying as he vanishes in the light of an intredimensional jump.
"Let's go find the mother parasite." Sakura says and the leaves the brig.

***

"Damn it Viktor! I don't like my atoms scattered across our dimension!" Greg rants. "What the fuck were you thinking building an interdimensional portal and reactor!"
"Hasn't had is Vicodin has he?" Mr. Karthing asks.
"Five days without it makes Doc very grumpy." Gabriel jokes. Then door opens and a woman rushes over to Greg and hugs him.
"Take your damn pills before you murder someone." she says forcing the bottle into his hands.
"Oh thank you," Greg says actually gratefully and not sarcastically. He pops in three pills.
"So you're the crazy woman that married him. How in the world do you put up with him?" Gabriel asks jokingly.
"Where's my son?" Viktor asks.
"Oh he's with his friends still in the section 32 building." Gabriel states.
"What!?" Viktor explodes.
"Now, none of that." Matilda says coming into the room. "They have handled danger as a group for quite awhile now. Your son along with the others can take care of themselves."

***

"Welcome, to the main headquarters of Section 32." a female voice says from the chair that had its back to the group.
'Their leader is female.' Lee sends.
'The mother parasite probably chose a woman to be it's host.' Sakura sends back.
"I don't know how you freed your father Josh, but it doesn't matter. Soon, you all will join us."
"I've already been enslaved by a demon." Icious begins and her sword appears in her hand. "I won't be controlled again, especially by weak parasites like you!"
"Poor little half demon. Well, I'm sure that one of my daughters would enjoy being joined with you."
"Who the fuck are you!" Tao shouts now ready to purify the mother parasite.
"So, you wish to see me do you? I hope my appearance isn't too shocking." she says and spins to face them. A collective gasp is heard coming from the group.

***

"Why would my son be caught up in such things?" Mr. Karthing asks.
"Our family has a habit of looking for and attracting trouble from the forces of evil. It stems from the time of the founding of our family."
"Was the parasite right about the others?" Viktor asks.
"Yes."
"Madison...,"
"She films their adventures. She even sends a copy back home." Matilda answers his unspoken question.

***

"Oh shit," Wulf quietly states.
"Helena Clayton?" Sakura asks.
"Correct. The head of the section has always been female because the controlling force of the section has been the mother parasite. But, it's time that I showed you why we shall win." she says and presses and a good dozen or so men come into the room. Helena stands up and in a scene that would haunt the group for years, the human hosts' chest explode. What emerges was the most disgusting creatures that any one of them had ever seen. The were reptile like with bug like eyes. The mother creature appeared to have another sack full of eggs ready.
"Take them down my children!" the creature howls. The other parasites were about three feet in height with small, but powerful bodies.
"Uh, Tao, how do we deal with those things?" Josh asks nervously.
"I know!" Icious shouts and her segmented sword lashes violently and decapitates the head of one of the creatures.
"Well, when in Rome...," Wulf says and brings out his hammer. He charges and swings for the nearest creature's head. Josh backs him and Madison against a wall.
'If one of those...,things comes near Madison I'll vaporize its head." Josh vows.
"Damn! My sutras are too weak for these things!" Tao shouts.
"Then back off and let real fighters deal with them!" Meilin shouts trying to herd them over to her lover.
"Sword card." Lee firmly suggests and Sakura nods. She summons the card and the two join the bedlam. Their initial shock and disgust had turned into grim determination. Eventually,the office was covered in both parasite and human body parts. The group surrounds the mother.
"Do you think I'm that easy to be defeated?" she asks.
"Sakura!" Kero says coming through the vent. "Combine the sword with the light card."
"Is that even possible?" Lee asks.
"It's never been done before, but this one has a stronger demonic aura than the others. You don't have enough power alone to use that spell of yours kid." Kero explains.
"Yes, that should work. Light hurts these things so it should work." Tao suggests.
"I'll hold her off!" Icious shouts and starts viciously attacking the mother parasite. Sakura pulls out the light card and starts to try and channel it through the sword.
"You fight good for only a half succubus." the parasite taunts. Then, the demonic weapon raps itself around the creature.
"Now Sakura! Do it now!" Icious shouts. The now white sword cuts through the air and through the demonic flesh of the mother creature. She howls in pain as the pure light vaporizes her body to nothingness. Sakura falls into Lee's arms completely drained of magic. The group gathers around Josh who jumps them to Wulf's place.