The First Chapter of Titan Xi

Chapter I 

Katsuo awoke in his bed but he only started up at the ceiling, attempting to figure out what was so special today. He thought long and hard but all he could come up with was that it had to do with high school. Katsuo jumped out of bed with the smell of breakfast in the air. Breakfast was something that Katsuo enjoyed about his days in the orphanage.

He quickly grabbed an extra pair of clothes and towel and headed into the shower. No one was really up at this time so it meant that he could have more time under the warm water.

Riou was a very skinny boy that moved extremely fast. He had dark, brown hair that looked as if he had black hair instead. Katsuo was also tall and towered over everyone in his class. He was only sixteen so to him, his height wasn’t that special to him. He was a very closed off person that did not show any of his emotions. Instead, he bottled them up. But it was only because he didn’t know how to react to them. He had brown eyes and perfect teeth, even though he never smiled.

He finally appeared in the hallway. The hallway was long and narrow and had a dark feeling to it. Before it was an orphanage, it had been a hospital which meant that people had died in the building before. That fact creeped Katsuo out a little but did not distress him during his thoughts. He made his way down to the cafeteria, the smell still lingering throughout the air.

He entered the main room was large and comprised of four, second story balconies that connected to one another. The room itself was large, and comprised of many pillars that kids would hide behind. He took his seat on one of the fold out tables and began to eat the breakfast that was laid out in front of him.

Breakfast was small but it was still Katsuo’s favorite meal. The meal was comprised of bacon, eggs, and a biscuit. It never stood a chance. Katsuo scarfed it down. After his meal, he got his backpack and headed out for school. The air was cold, just the way he had liked it. He walked for only five minutes before he reached the school grounds.

The school was indeed larger than the orphanage due to it having over ten thousand students. But even though there were so many people, he was still an outcast. He had no friends and wasn’t exactly a scholar. He managed average grades since that was the only effort he put into his school works.

A dwarf passed by, nearly knocking Katsuo to the ground. “Watch where you’re going you dumb dwarf!” Katsuo yelled out. The dwarf just continued as if Katsuo didn’t even exist. Katsuo hated living on the planet he was born on. Planet Xi as it was called. It was a tolerant world where many races lived together. Katsuo loathed the idea of equality among races. He would rather live on Earth where it was just humans. But that wasn’t going to happen.

The school day went by fast and for once, Katsuo attended all his classes. He soon began his after school activities when the last bell had rung. They had always played a series of sport games which he really hated with a passion. After the activities where done, the day was finally over. Darkness had set in. He headed back to the locker room to change.

While he was there he decided, since no one was there, that he would take a shower before changing back into his street clothes. After his shower he proceeded to putting his other set of clothes back on. As he was putting his shirt on, he saw a man stick his head out of one of the corridors. “Hey whose there?” Katsuo demanded, but he received no reply. So instead of continuing, he stopped and headed over to the corridor that the man headed into.He got there but the aisle was cleared of all presences. “Strange” he said and he started for his locker. Instantly as he turned around, a bag flew over and onto his head. He struggled for awhile and he could hear the grunt of a man, who sounded as if he was larger than that of normal people. The man punched Katsuo, sending him into a state of unconsciousness.When he awoke, Katsuo found himself on a bed, strapped down to it. His vision was blurry and his voice was slurred. “What’s happening,” is what he attempted to say but he could not even make the first word out at all. He tried to get up but found that he was in no state to break the locks. His vision started to become a little better and he saw that three people were hovering above him. One spoke.“So are you sure this is the right boy? I mean he doesn’t look like he will accept the titan injection.” The one in red said.A man in blue spoke next. “Yes, we preformed the blood tests and he is completely acceptable to the treatment.”“Well then, looks like we better get started. You should put him out for this or it’s going to hurt like a son of a bitch and we don’t need him to go dying on us at a time like this,” a woman in white said.They quickly put Katsuo under once more and began their treatment. It wasn’t long before they were finished and had put him in a holding cell. He awoke to a headache. “Ah, my head hurts so badly,” he grumbled to himself not realizing someone was there with him. The girl was petite and was what looked like, a completed experiment. She was half cat, half human. A tail came from her backside and she had paws instead of hands or feet. She had brown eyes and dark hair that covered cat ears.She looked at him in complete curiosity. Katsuo quickly got up and shimmied to the corner of the room. His quick movements caused his headache to escalate. The girl just looked at him with her curious brown eyes. She gave a smile, which bared her cat like teeth. The only thing really human about her was that she didn’t have whiskers and she had skin instead of fur.“Well hello there sleepy!” She said happily. “You’ve been out for about a day now. What’s your name, stranger?”Katsuo looked at her for a moment, trying to see if she was for real. He found his answer and replied. “Me? My name’s Katsuo, who are you and how’d I get here?”The girl giggled. “Well I’m not sure why you’re here. But my name is Barbro. Anyways, what experiment are you?”“Experiment? What do you mean experiment?” Katsuo asked.“You mean to tell me you’re not sure what experiment you are? I am b-38 experiment. Or the cat experiment. It’s a little strange, they mixed me with cat DNA and this is how I turned out. But I think I’m cute what do you think?” She replied, posing in a position.“You’re very beautiful. Now, can you explain to me what this place is and how I can get out?” Katsuo was completely confused about his situation.The girl thought for a moment. “You know I don’t really know to tell you the truth. But hey, doesn’t your name mean victorious child? Well obviously that’s not true if they captured you.”Katsuo got angry. “What do you mean, not true?  It’s as true as it gets, I never lose!” But this only made her laugh some more.“Ok, ok, calm down now I was only kidding.” She stared him over for a moment. “Hey you know now that I come to think about it, you’re pretty cute yourself. I know, let’s be friends!” Katsuo was embarrassed. He had never gotten a compliment like that before.“Alright, but we got to help each other get out of here. Now if only there was a way…” He pondered an escape. But just as he was pondering, the door on the other side of the room exploded off its door hinges and a woman came through, bearing guns all over her body. The girl came running in, shooting towards the outer area.She looked over the two sitting there. “Alright kid, you’re coming with me,” the mysterious woman said, throwing Katsuo a handgun.“What exactly do you want me to do with this?” He asked in return, staring down at the weapon she just threw to him.“You kill with that, now come on!” The woman left the room and waited for Katsuo outside the door.“Well that was easier than I had expected. Come on Barbro, let’s head out. I’ll make sure your safe even though I don’t know how to use this dreaded thing.” Katsuo said as he ran out the door, Barbro following him.The three went corridor to corridor, blowing holes in the doors and firing at patrol squads. They managed to break through all the way to the last room, which was the biggest room in the entire building. At the end were five patrol guards and someone that seemed to be of a higher ranking.“Ah look who it is, my men,” The officer said, the soldiers turning around to face the three who were attempting to leave. “Ah if it isn’t the great Alexa, come to save the day. Now then troops, go make me happy and bring their corpses to me.” The soldiers all drew their guns and started towards the three.The mysterious woman spoke. “Alright these guys are easy just make sure you don’t battle the lieutenant. Katsuo stayed at Alexa’s side and Barbro walked off to the side, so not to get shot.       “So then, Alexa is it? What’s your plan on taking on five armed men when we have nothing to hide behind?” Katsuo asked.       “My plan is simple, out gun the weak soldiers and then battle their leader. Shouldn’t be that hard.” She replied, drawing out two small automatic guns. Katsuo was still stuck with his handgun she had given him earlier.The soldiers began firing and Katsuo and Alexa ran off to different sides so as not to get shot by the soldiers. Alexa and Katsuo began to fire back, but the soldiers were fast and only two got caught in the fire. The other three jumped straight into the air which made them vulnerable.Katsuo took his chance and fired off three shots. Two of which hit the soldiers in the head, killing them instantly. The other one just skimmed past the last of the soldier’s arm. The man landed and yelled out in pain. On the other side, Alexa drew a sword and went in for the kill, slicing the man in two. Blood sprayed out of the man and his corpse dropped into a pool of blood. Now only the lieutenant was left standing.“Bravo, Alexa,” He said, clapping his hands together. “Now then, it seems you want to challenge me in a sword battle?” The man drew his sword. “Then let us see who is the strongest.”“Bring it on captain; I’ll kill you where you stand!” She yelled back, drawing her sword in front of her.“So beautiful and yet so stupid,” The man got into a battle stance. At this point in time, Katsuo finally realized the true beauty of the woman who had saved him and Barbro. She had hazel eyes and red hair. She had a build of a warrior, and yet she was a woman in all. She wore a red robe where as the lieutenant wore a black one with a helmet and wrist braces as well as anklets.They both charged at tremendous speeds, colliding in the middle of the room and sending a shockwave throughout the room. The two jumped back and began their series of attacks. No side was giving into the other and the match was equally matched. One attack after another, the two wore down and the fight was about to come to an end.“I see you have been practicing, Alexa. It’s too bad you won’t live past today. If only you hadn’t betrayed the Order, you could have been one of the greatest.” The man flew in for an all out attack.The two blades collided, sending Alexa in a backwards movement. When she stopped, the swords were equally matched but the lieutenant was on the top. “Now you die, beautiful woman.” His sword began to cut through hers and soon the blade dug deep into her left shoulder. She dropped almost instantly, and sent Katsuo running towards her body. When he got there, he noticed she was still alive but barely.“Alexa, are you alright? Speak to me!” He demanded, a tear rolling down his cheek.She smiled. “Don’t worry about me, just take this and press the red button when you have made contact with that other girl. It will send you into the future, and you two will be safe there. I’m just sorry I couldn’t tell you about project Titan X. But go now!” And she died in his arms at that moment.Katsuo did not know her well at all, in fact he knew nothing about her yet still he felt like he had lost a great friend in wartime. His sadness turned to anger, which in turn, turned to hate. He drew her second blade and stood up to the lieutenant. “Oh it looks like I pissed someone off. Come now kid, you don’t think you could honestly take me in a sword fight if the infamous Alexa had failed. No? You won’t give up will you kid?” Katsuo drew his sword. “Hahaha it seems as if you are prepared to die too. Maybe you should have listened to her you pathetic weakling. I don’t care if you are a Titan, I’ll end you right here!”The lieutenant came in fast and swung his bade downwards at Katsuo. The attack was blocked. The stalemate was set in. Katsuo had his blade upwards, only being held with one hand and the lieutenant had used his entire strength in one attack.“No, that’s impossible! How did you defend my attack with only one hand?” He demanded but Katsuo didn’t respond. Instead he pushed the lieutenant back and went in for his attacks. One by one, his attacks battered away at the man, and soon the blade shattered into many pieces. Now the man was without his sword. “Damn you kid; I won’t be defeated by you!” The lieutenant went in for a fist attack but Katsuo cut him down where he stood.

The battle was over as fast as it began. He sheathed his sword and walked over to Barbro. She just looked at him with her brown eyes. “Come on; let’s go before more show up.” She nodded in agreement and she hugged onto Katsuo as he pressed the button and they were sucked into the future to await for a further journey…