Cobra: Ugh! Just pull it out! Don't slowly tug on it!

Jade: Aren't you supposed to keep these things in?!

Cobra: If you're going to the hospital! But I have a bunch more fighting to do, so it's better to take them out!

Cobra: Not slowly tug on them! That's making it worse!

Jade was aiding Cobra in pulling out the arrows in his back and leg from the battle with Goat.

(Clsh)

Cobra: Agh! Shit on a stove that fucking hurt!

Mittens: Meow, meow.

Cobra: No! Don't twist or move the arrows! Just pull straight out!

Jade: Ughh...! Sorry!

(Shig)

(Frgh)

She pulls the remaining two arrows in his back, leading Cobra to pull the last one in his leg out himself.

Cobra: Goat is getting another ass whooping if I see him again!

Jade: Is he seriously called Goat?

Cobra: Yes. We're all named after the animals in the Chinese Zodiac.

Jade: Except you. You're Cobra, not Snake.

Mittens: Meow.

Cobra: Exactly. And I'm a bit special.

Jade: How?

Cobra: My test went badly and I still survived.

Cobra: Like I'll survive this...

Taking off his jacket, Cobra does his best to patch up his wounds, leading to Jade to quickly take over.

Jade: Here, I can handle this much better.

Cobra: Knock yourself out...

Jade: So where are you from?

Cobra: I don't want to play fifty questions.

Jade: Come on, I'm doing you a favor.

Mittens: Meow, meow.

Cobra:(sigh)... Nowhere. I wandered the world until joining the Zodiac program where I continued to wander after...

Cobra: I'm a nomad, traveling from place to place taking any job that pays enough.

Jade: From nowhere, huh?

Cobra:(winces) Ow!

Jade: Wanna try that again?

Cobra: What are you on about?

Jade: I finally remembered why you look familiar.

Cobra: Eh?

Jade: "Grassvill".

Cobra:... Shit.

Jade: Your real name is D-

Cobra: It's Cobra. My name is now Cobra.

Jade: Alright...

Mittens: Meow, meow?

Cobra: Because Cobra is a badass name. As for why the others go by their names...

Cobra: I dunno....? Something similar?

Cobra: As for you, miss "Grassvill".... Thinking about it now. You were that annoying neighbor girl.

Jade: Says the guy who used to quote action movies.

Cobra: They were good lines...

Jade: Most people think that you're dead you know.

Cobra: Not my problem.

Jade: What about your poor mother?

Cobra: Tch!

Getting up, Cobra puts on his jacket and shirt.

Cobra: You need to piss right the fuck off, now.

Jade: What's wrong?

Heading to the elevator, Cobra calls it so he could get to the higher floors.

Jade: Dude, come on!

Cobra: I don't need a lecture from some annoying old acquaintance.

Cobra: Especially one that's joined a terrorist group.

Jade: We aren't terrorists.

Mittens: Meow...

Jade: Okay, some of us are more extreme. But most of us believe that these "Monsters" are animals that should be protected.

Cobra: I don't care. I have a mission. Reminiscing with you can happen never.

Jade: Why are you pissed about me knowing you?

Cobra:...

Jade: Is it because I can see through your "cool guy" act?

Cobra: Not an act.

Jade: It is! It totally is!

Cobra: Just because you grew up to be slightly cute. That doesn't mean you're hot shit.

Cobra: You're still that annoying know it.

Jade: Right back at ya, bucko!

Jade: You might be some super soldier now, but you're still that dweeb trying to play an action hero.

(Ding)

Cobra: The big bad monsters are in the underground. So have fun "protecting" them.

She and Mittens leap into the elevator as it begins to rise.

Jade: You're injured. You can't-

With one arm, Cobra picks Jade and Mittens off the floor.

Cobra: I'm one of the most dangerous men alive.

Cobra: Stronger, faster, and smarter than you, there is nothing you could do to help me.

Jade:... That's from "Prey Eater"!

Cobra: Son of a bitch! Did you watch every single action movie just in case we ever met again?!

Jade: You aren't the only one who likes action jackass!

Cobra: Ugh!

Dropping her, he leans back in the corner of the elevator.

Cobra: When the elevator stops, we're going our separate ways...

Jade: What is your goal here? Beat up all the Zodiacs?

Cobra: And kill a government mind control operation.

Mittens: Meow...?

Cobra: With how you work, might be a distant cousin.

Mittens: Meow!?

(DING)

The elevator doors opened into the large foyer of the surface-level entrance of Babylon Tower, where the seventh Zodiac sat in wait.

(Horse)

Jade/Mittens: Holy/Meow-?!

Horse:(glares).

Cobra: You two, get lost.

Flicking his coat tailback, Cobra regains his cool composure and walks over in front of Horse who simply followed him with her eyes.

Cobra: Horse, right? The Lucy number 7 to my 6.

Cobra: Love the heels. Those could probably pierce a submarine, am I right?

Horse:.....

Cobra: So which are you? After the title of King or for the Monster in the basement.

Horse:...

The easily three times his size woman was absolutely unimpressed with Cobra.

Horse:... I don't care about either.

Cobra: Then why are you here?

Horse: Why...? Why? Look at me!

Horse: I'm 17 feet tall... My family has no possible way of supporting me.

Horse: I've had to live butt-naked in the wild like an animal, for those years after the Zodiac project was canceled...

Horse: Since... You know... I'M SEVENTEEN FEET TALL!!

Her voice boomed out with enough power to rumble the ground.

Cobra: I've noticed...

Horse: I honestly could not care less... I'm just here because Ox gave me some clothes that I could wear and let me have some decency back.

Cobra:...

He looks away from Horse.

Cobra: Listen, Horse. Just come in quietly. I'm sure the Doc has something she can offer you.

Horse:....(mutters) It's Rebecca...

Cobra: Hm?

Horse: MY NAME IS REBECCA!

She swings her fist down towards Cobra who cartwheels out of the way, but the shockwave from the attack knocked him over.

Horse: I'm not "Horse"! I'm Rebecca Shwarts!

Horse: How am I the only one of us that's normal enough to keep their real name!?!

She stands up as Cobra hops back onto his feet.

Cobra: Because most of the names are cool. But yeah... I guess you did draw the short end of the stick...

Horse:(glares)...

Cobra: Ho- I mean... Rebecca. I'm going to give you one last chance to come in quietly.

Horse: So you can ruin what little time I have left with a roof?

Horse: Go to hell!

Lifting her leg, the enraged Horse prepares to stomp on Cobra.

Cobra: Whoa!

(WHOO-CHH)

(Vs Horse)

Cracking his whip, Cobra latched it onto a railing on the upper-floor balcony. Then with a twist and tap around the holster, Cobra zoomed up to that balcony.

(STOMP)

Jade/Mittens:(catches balance)

Cobra: You two! Get lost!

Horse: Get down here!

She reaches for Cobra, who takes his whip and cracks it against her hand.

Horse: Ghaa! Chhhh!

Cobra: Hugh!

Leaping off the balcony he latches his whip onto a Chandler, swinging himself directly into Horse.

(Thump)

It had no effect. Cobra did not have the mass or speed to knock Horse down.

Horse:(glares)

Cobra: Huh...

He quickly runs up Horse's body by using his whip to climb upward as she tried to grab him.

Stopping at her face, Cobra used her nose as leverage to tug on the chandelier.

(CHUNK)

He fell before Horse could grab him.

(CRASH)

The Chandelier fell on top of the Horse's head.

Horse: Doh!

Cobra:(mind) This is going to be tough. Knocking her out won't be easy...

Cobra:(mind) My whip isn't long enough to restrain her... But maybe tripping her?

Recoiling his whip, he unhooked his holster and popped its new blades out.

Cobra: Hiya!

Throwing, the holster begins bouncing from wall to wall, cutting Horse and taking her attention away from Cobra for a moment.

Horse: Ow... Ow! Why do you have the world's most dangerous frisbee-EEEEEE!?

By trying to take a step, Horse tripped, due to Cobra wrapping her legs with his whip.

(THUMP)

Cobra: Hmph!

Catching his holster, Cobra reattaches it and recoils his whip.

Horse pushes herself up only to find, Cobra's whip around her neck as he attempts to choke her out.

Cobra: Hughhh!!

Horse:...

Cobra: You aren't feeling this at all, are you?

Horse: It's like wearing a tight collar.

Cobra: Tch!

Grabbing his whip, Horse pulls Cobra off her back and flings him towards the window.

(CRACK)

It cracks and bends to his body, but doesn't shatter.

Cobra: Ow...

Horse:(Spits)

(SHATTER)

Cobra is launched through the window after Horse spits at the sixth Zodiac with force equal to a cannonball.

Cobra:(grunts)

Cobra: Ugh... What the hell?

Getting up and wiping off some of the spit, Cobra glares at Horse who stays inside the building.

Cobra:(sigh)

He gets back into the foyer.

Cobra: Really? Spitting?

Horse: Leave me alone... You can't beat me.

Cobra:... You have this kind of power, and you don't want to be King?

Horse: What would be the point...?

Horse: It wouldn't change my situation.

Mittens: Meow, meow meow!

Horse: Huh?

Jade: Mittens is right. You could have friends in the Zodiac.

Horse/Cobra:(scoff)!

Horse: Friends...? The twelve of us are freaks. The "lucky" survivors were rejected in the end.

Horse: That's all we have in common.

Horse: I can't stand most of them... I would never interact with them if I didn't have to.

Jade: If they're anything like mister action star over there. They might be weird but have-

Cobra: What are you doing?

Jade: I'm trying to resolve this peacefully.

Cobra: That bridge has burned. And I ain't getting paid to talk things out.

Jade: She's hurting, and needs someone to talk to!

Horse: I don't want to be treated like your "misunderstood beasts".

Cobra: No. She's on to something.

Cobra: Hey Horse, you know what your problem is? Why you're miserable?

Horse: It's Rebecca!

Cobra: No. You lost it... Your fighting spirit!

Jade: Huh?

Cobra: You can play the victim all you want! But in the end, you signed up for this! Like everyone else!

Cobra: You can at least have the balls to make something of it!

Cobra: I went off to at least use my power to help a few people while making a quick buck.

Cobra: What about you? Cried in the mud, praying for some clothes!

Horse: Fuck you!

Cobra: You hate your life, huh? Stand still and I'll end it for you...

He dashes head-first towards Horse who leans down to punch Cobra.

Cobra: Hmph!

Leaping over her fist whilst getting his whip around her wrist, Cobra runs up her arm and flips over her head.

Planting his feet on the back of her head, Cobra pulls with all his might, pulling Horse's hand towards her face and making her punch herself.

Horse: Ugh!?

From there, Cobra made Horse hit herself multiple times before she leaned back to try and crush Cobra with her head.

Cobra: Ugh!

Landing on his feet, Cobra holds up the weight of Horse's head.

He then leaps out from under to guarantee, Horse smacks her head against the floor.

Horse: Gha!

Horse: Huh?

Looking down at her body, Horse noticed a thin long object was piercing her body, near where her heart should be.

It was Cobra's stiff whip. Whilst Horse was falling, Cobra reeled back his whip and stiffened it as he placed it under Horse to use her own weight against her.

Cobra: So tell me...

He leaps onto her chest grabbing his whip.

Cobra: Death or what?

Horse: Death...

Cobra: Wrong answer.

He pulls his whip out of her.

Horse: Gha!

But the wound was so small it couldn't kill her.

Cobra: Stop whining.

Cobra: You're a giant sexy woman. The moment you stop feeling sorry for yourself you could make a great buck.

Horse: What? In porn? I don't want to cater to someone's fetish!

Cobra: Then what do you want to do?!

Horse: I want to help people! That's why I joined the army! The program!

Cobra: Then get to it! The city is still filled with people and monsters!

Cobra: Maybe kill a few monsters or something!

Cobra: No one is going to magically fix your size. So abuse what you have.

Cobra: When life gives you a bucket of shit, slap a smiley face sticker on it and throw it at someone!

Horse: Huh..?

Cobra: A below C intelligence, huh? Then let me spell it out.

Cobra: Stop whining.

Horse:... But what if-

(CRASH)

Horse is knocked out cold, and her skull is slightly cracked by the impact, leaving her unconscious and bleeding.

Cobra: The hell...?!

Tiger: Are you that Snake dude?!

Cobra:... No.

Tiger:(glares)...

Tiger: You're bullshitting me, aren't you?

Cobra: My name isn't "That Snake dude". Its Cobra.

Tiger: Same thing!

Cobra: Who the hell are you?

Jade: Tiger...

Cobra/Tiger:(glances at Jade and Mittens)

Cobra: Tiger?

Tiger:(stares at Mittens)

Cobra: How'd you know that?

Jade: She's with Beast.

Cobra:(turns to Tiger) Does that mean you're on- huh? Where did she-

Jade: Mittens!

Mittens: Meow!?

Tiger: You're adorable!

Mittens: Meow, meow....(shakes head) Meow meow!

Tiger: Hehe~

Tiger: Funny kitty.

Cobra: Uhhh... Huh.

Tiger takes Mittens and boosts herself to a higher floor with one of her Gauntlets.

Mittens: MEOWWWWW!?

Jade: Mittens!

Cobra: That solves that problem.

Jade: No it doesn't!

Cobra: You said she was one of yours. Let the girl have her turn with the cat.

Jade: Tiger is an uncontrollable maniac! I don't trust her with Mittens!

Cobra:...

Cobra: I quite literally have bigger issues to deal with than your monster cat.

Cobra: If Tiger doesn't get in my way. Let her play with Mittens. Else...

Cobra:(shrugs)

Jade: Are you kidding me?!

Cobra walks away toward the next elevator that could take him up to the higher floors of the tower.

(Ding)

The elevator opens to reveal Robin.

Robin: Hey...

Cobra: Love to see how you move Horse.

Robin:(heavy sigh)...

Robin: I wasn't looking forward to her, bra... Here.

He tosses a can-shaped object to Cobra.

Cobra: Soda?

Robin: Explosive disks. Once placed, they go off with the lever at the top.

Cobra: Like... A soda can?

Robin: Pretty much. I think it's one of those, "one thing but really another" types of equipment.

Cobra:(shrugs)

Cobra: Good luck.

Robin: You too.

Cobra enters the elevators with Jade quickly hopping in.

TO BE CONTINUED...

(The Seventh Zodiac: Horse)

Subject 985 of the Horse Zodiac formula.

Height: 518 cm Weight:1900 kg

Age: 28 Zodiac: Horse

Stats:

Strength: S+

Speed: S-

Durability: SS

Intelligence: C-

Spitting: SSS?

Special skills: Climbing, hunting, camouflage, crossbow combat, spear combat.

Likes: Cloths, shelter, food, a defined goal, horror novels.

Dislikes: Camping, outdoors, rain, being a leader.