Of Sentience and Predator

C1: The Prey Hunts

"Hm?" Ethan hummed.

"She added defenses to the city that can prevent mana viewing from this species," Dracula replied.

"Shit," future Kevin growled.

"What's wrong?" Gwen seemingly repeated, the two cousins looking at the two males.

Future Kevin looked at her and answered, "She's way too serious, that's what." A red flash surrounded Dracula and he became a strange female shaped human that was pure dark magenta with light pink hair swirling around like a storm. The Predatrix symbol hung as a charm on a rope-like necklace around their neck.

"Still green, at least," the new form seemed to quip. Before any questions could be asked, a red flash surrounded him and he became a more dragon-like Belltail. "She's at her headquarters, if you could call it that. Even JP's ship has more comfort than what she has, last I saw."

"The Predatrix has Master Control, too?" Ben asked. Belltail looked towards him.

"Kinda, PB calls it something different," Belltail wisped. A red flash and suddenly he was a white, robotic, quadaped creature with four 'toes' per foot and body that seemed like it was ripped straight out of a video game. Its head looked towards the city and he stared.

"Erm, future Kevin?" Gwen started.

"Yea?" he prompted.

"Can you tell me what made... well... me so serious?" Gwen asked.

"Long as a certain someone doesn't pop up in the next ten seconds," future Kevin shrugged. Said ten seconds passed in mostly silence, the only noise being from the strange predator alien shifting. Ethan nodded a bit and said, "Once her identity got out and she got Master Control, she felt the need to protect Earth, you know? There's more than that, but paradoxes exist and... yea."

The predator alien suddenly said, "Sector 15-D, Animo approaching." A red flash and he was suddenly a green falcon with dark green highlights. The Predatrix was, like on the strange dark magenta form, on a necklace. He turned towards the two and asked, "Wanna help?"

"We can?!" both cousins chirped at once. Future Kevin barked a laugh before shifting to the form he was in just before. The new predator smirked before jumping into the air and diving down a freaking cliff. The two tried to come over, but a red flash and a somewhat large dragon with bolt-like wings, electrical horns, and a color like thunder flew to their height.

"Get on," he smirked. Ben went up first, jumping on his head and holding onto the horn, Gwen quickly following with the other horn. The dragon then turned and flew off, the amalgam flying after it.

As they flew over the city, the two were better able to see the city. From right above it, it was definitely more active closer to the ground you got. A few of the flying creatures seemed to approach slightly, yell something they couldn't hear, then go back to whatever they were doing.

The dragon started to descend, tucking his wings into the dive. Ethan followed along, coming closer to them before the dragon said, "Be ready to transform." They nodded, despite the predator dragon not seeing it, and activated their respective watches.

The amalgam's mouth twitched into a smirk, came to a point where the two could see him, then mouthed 'now'. The dragon's wings spread out suddenly, forcing himself into a glide, and released a bolt of lightning from his mouth. Red and green flashes started on his neck and ended midair.

Shockwolf landed on the ground while Selket flew in the air. They were now in an area that was in front of a gigantic tower with green lines running up the white colored walls. The dragon had attacked a large, white gorilla with a strange helmet covering their face.