Midnight Raid - Chapter 1, Enemies Revealed

Story by Fenrir Bravefang on SoFurry

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#2 of Midnight Raid

Just a part of the first chapter as I work on editing/finishing the last parts to it. Feel free to comment and make suggestions so i can continue to work on my writing skills. All parts that contain actions, and words of Greoz, were done by Greoz himself, with some small edits by myself to turn it from RP to story


Greoz found himself unconscious, lost within the deep dark Void until, seeing the light in the distance, within his dream, Greoz ran towards it. He began panting heavily as he ran towards it as he reached out, his eyes flung open and he realized his vision was still darkened despite his ability to see a faint glimmer of light through a black cloth, he panicked as his mind was struck with fear.

Awakening suddenly, Bane jolts, he feels his muscles tighten and strain against restraints the chair he was sitting on scraped slightly against the ground. His head throbbed and there was a ringing in his ears as he tried to collect his bearings despite the sack he could feel over his face. His thoughts raced as he let his mind run over the last events he could remember, cursing beneath his breath at his own carelessness.

Greoz's heart started pounding within his chest as the panic fully set in, "H-Hello...?! I-Is anyone...H-Help!!!" he screamed as he found himself restrained to a chair. Greoz hissed in frustration at the black sack that covered their heads. "Hsssssss... W-Who ever did this, I'll kill it!"

"Greoz?" Bane thought he heard a familiar draconic voice yelling, "Is that you?" he attempted to turn his head towards where he heard the voice but pain shot through him and he stopped.

"Hnnngh... B-Bane?!! W-Where are you?!!" he shouted somewhat preoccupied with his own restraints, as he deemed himself dead or near unto death's door "Bane, are you okay?!!" He shouted, as he attempted to use his claws to saw at his restraints.

"I-I am fine. Still alive.." Bane drifted off and winced from another jolt of pain, as it shot through him, he decided to sit still for the time being, "Greoz, calm down. Are you doing alright?"

Greoz whimpered at his current situation worried about all of this sudden blackness his voice wavering as he asked, "I'm okay, Bane... What just happened here?!"

Bane growled before responding, "I think we were set up. They knew we were coming, and were able to know exactly where we would be and when." at this time Bane realizes his comm unit still in his ear was pure static. "Sounds like we are out of Comm range too.."

"Hist damn it... What are our other options, Bane?" He asked his fear seeping through his voice as he continued testing his restraints, and cursing at the black sack over his head. Not waiting for Bane to respond he continued his questioning, "Any? Nothing? Please respond Bane..."

"Greoz calm down, we can't get these restraints off, so remember your training, and lets wait till our captors come back. From there we can assess the situation." he growled out the order as a means of silencing the dragon, and trying to instil within him some sort of reassurance. Hoping that if, as the leader, he could show some control over the situation, then his squad mate would follow suit.

"Tch... Alright." he said, as he took the wolf's orders and hoped that someone was coming to rescue both of them. Greoz sighed showing some sadness before he cheered up slightly, he waits... Waits, tapping his black army boots, he grew eager to use his sniper rifle again, he mumbled to himself, "But when...?"

Bane was about to give one final sentence to his reptilian squad mate when suddenly they heard the sound of a heavy bolt sliding, and a door slamming open

"Well, Shall we see if they have woken up yet?" the voice was somewhat muffled as if there was something blocking the speakers mouth, restricting the flow of sound.

"Yeah, we may as well. If we don't get them to talk soon, Boss will get ornery.." came a second voice which only became muffled about halfway through his sentence. Footsteps rang out growing louder as the two figures separated and walked towards Bane and Greoz.

Suddenly there was a bright light as the hoods were removed from their heads.

"Grrgh...?!" --Greoz closed his eyes as their captors pulled their hoods up, bright light flashed into his eyes, his captors looking like black silhouettes as his eyes adjusted. Greoz appeared to be tired from after he was captured and beaten up, scars ran along the GreyScale's face, he whimpered in fear as he thought this would be the end.

Bane grimaced as the dim light reached his eyes and he growled as he tried to get a good look at his captors, shooting Greoz a look to try and tell him to show no fear before addressing his captors. "What do you want, and why have you brought us here?"

This question promptly brought a smack across his face from the one standing before him, it was hard enough that it gave his cheek a small cut, "Shut up! Boss wanted you here, and that's all we care about. You will meet him soon, now that you are awake."

The two captors walked around the chairs testing and re-securing the bonds that held Bane and Greoz to the chairs.

Greoz tried to think, he kept his maw shut tight after he saw the one smack Bane's face with the back of its hand. He slowly began trying to cut off the bonds on his wrist and break free to fend off his captors. "See if I don't care. Information here is not free, y'all both pay by blood first!" his words were directed towards the two enemies adjusting the restraints. Continuing to attempt to saw through the leather straps at his wrists he glared at the tall creature checking Bane's restraints.

The Tiger that was adjusting Greoz's restraints noticed his actions, "Hey now dragon. We will have none of this." Suddenly Greoz was hit hard in the back of his head, and there was a tightening as well as another set of bonds applied to the dragons wrists and arms, this time a bit higher up ensuring he could not cut them with his claws.

"Greoz?!" Bane yelled as he saw the heavy hit to the back of the dragons head, "Bastards."

The two chuckled before walking out of the room each one hitting their captives one last time as they passed. Slamming the door behind them and placing the heavy bolt back across the door with the slam and crash of heavy metal.

"Aaargh...!!! Hsssssss!" After Greoz was hit hard on the back of his head by the Tiger, he found himself almost unconscious. His fangs clenched in pain, his scales only giving him a small amount of physical damage resistance, he tried to reply to Bane but found his words were only muffled. "Hist, damn that feline... Bad... Idea..." Unable to stand the pain much longer, Greoz slumped in defeat "I-I did my best... To break out myself free, Bane. End is nigh, but when shall it come?"

Seeing their captors leave Bane addressed his squad mate, "Greoz, suck it up, we will get out of this. Just trust me. We are Members of the Indheim Special Forces. Remember your training, we will get free." his words were said through a grimace as the pain from the hit got to him.

"Alright..." Greoz acknowledged still grumbling over his own botched escape plan. Greoz sighed and attempted to remember his training. He attempted to look at his restraints, seeing they were now reinforced, and more plentiful, he quickly abandoned his second thought of escaping.

Bane wracked his brain searching for any way out looking along the side of the room he could see the table whereupon lay the "tools" that might be used on them to pry information. He noticed one that was just a bit too long for that table and looked sharp. Bouncing in his chair he realized it could move.

"Greoz i have an idea..." his words were cut off as the bolt on the door slide back and the door burst in. The figure who walked in looked oddly like Greoz, yet different in some way.

"Well..." Greoz squinted towards the oddly familiar figure that looks like it could be his twin. Greoz raised his brow towards the other figure,"Wh-Who... Are you?"

Bane could do nothing but blink as he looked between the two figures, unable to suppress his surprise at the turn of events, "Why..."

"B-Brother...?" He would gasp as he realized it was his twin, as he felt a familiar presence and a strong connection between them.

"Hmm... Sorry to betray you, twin egg-sibling." He said, his tail flicks as his head looked towards the other, his eyes squinting right at the Wolf, "And who is this? One of your friends, Greoz?"

Having stopped his motions towards the tools, Bane stared between the two, "You have a twin, Greoz?!?" he looked incredulously between the two, his gaze ending at his squad mate.

"B-Bane... I do have a twin." he replied, "I was born first, he's my younger twin. We do not look exactly like each other now, there are but a few differences."

Hearing the conversation between the two, provided some useful information to Greoz's twin, "Bane... So that's is your name is it?"

Bane nodded and looked over the two once more, studying his captor carefully. "What is your plan, that you have captured us and killed everyone else?"

"I know, we have became enemies, Greoz." He said, as he circled around on his twin brother then to the wolf named "Bane". "Well but you, I need your plans too, but I won't tell you mine just just yet. Guards! Bring the lizard to the other chamber immediately, he and I have a business to conduct."

Growling Bane stared at Greoz's Brother, testing his bonds. "What are you going to do with him?" The concern he had for his squad mate seeped out only slightly at his outburst, exaggerated more with his attempt to charge at his captor.

"I believe me and my egg-sibling have other more important things to do, other than the familiar business. He had been working on something for me some time back, and I need it completed." He said, not at seeming to be phased at all from Bane's growling. Later seeing his twin being taking by his gang members to the other chamber alone. -- "But what about you? Is it something that you plan to kill me and this was another attempt of assassination?!!"

"I can assure you our target was not some petty lizard." Bane growled his ears and nose twitching in anger as he stared the Draconic figure down, pulling at his restraints.

Chuckling at the obvious attempt to anger him, the massive lizard gripped banes chin in his claws drawing blood around the talons, he stared into the eyes of the wolf and smiled. Letting go, he turned his back to Bane and began to walk out from the room. "Any last words before I walk out, leaving you alone?"

Muttering under his breath Bane relaxed seeing there was nothing he could do for his squad mate, he watched as they exited. Muttering only a few obscenities before the door closed and he was left alone.