The Ethos

The Ethos is the 6th episode in the series Fred 40.

Plot
A woman and her son run away from a creature that has been taken over by the Ethos. Just as it is about to attack her, a man shoots at it and the creature is absorbed into his gun. Later, Jenevile finds out the location of the first Icon, a piece device that must be merged with its other parts to gain its full power but the PX9000's warning systems pick up a disturbance which the team immediately respond to. Upon arriving, they meet the same man from earlier, named Von Fautien, and Willie recognizes another of the creatures as an Ethos war dog. It is eventually defeated. Von Faustien tells his life story to the team: when the war against the Ethos was over, he was left with no family. With Ethos beasts still on the loose, he dedicated his life to hunting them down, even if it meant that others are hurt in the process. He shows them to the tomb where the first icon is located, only to find that a woman, Lady K'tash, has gotten there first and is waiting for them. While the others fight against her with little luck, Detro goes to find the Icon. When he finds it, K'tash comes to claim it. Using his visor, Fred discovers that an Ethos is inside her, as well as Von Faustien. K'tash takes the Icon and releases her guardian Deathcrow. It manages to swallow Julia, but is defeated when Atomic Overflow feeds it a large consumption of water, causing it to explode. Von Faustien has gone after K'tash and is traced by Fred, who puts a tracer on his vehicle. In a small town, Von Faustien threatens to use a Concussion Bazooka to finish K'tash off. However, the team arrive and figure out that the Ethos inside him was what caused his behaviour. K'tash uses her swords to awaken the Ethos inside Von Faustien, who frees the Ethos. With his gun, Metarid has to make the decision whether to save his friends or Von Faustien, who is about to leave with K'tash. He chooses the latter and Von Faustien kills the Ethos as K'tesh flees. The Bazooka is about to explode, but Metarid uses his gun coupled with a crystal Faustien gave him earlier to save the town. Just as Julia is about to call it a day, Jenevile finds the next Icon. Meanwhile, K'tash brings her piece to Demonstar who reveals another of their kind. As she leaves, Demonstar thinks of his plan to convert Malco to the Ethos.

Characters

 * Fred
 * Julia
 * Willie
 * Jenevile
 * Caliston
 * Metarid
 * Gargravarr

Villains

 * Von Faustien
 * K'tash
 * Ethos
 * Demonstar
 * Malco (mentionned)

Aliens Used

 * Detro
 * Atomic Overflow