Family Feud ------ Occupied Isreal -------------- Xt flew slowly towards the massive complex. This was to be his first visit to the main Chronos research facility and the plant that houses the new ark that is underconstruction. . He slowed his flight and dropped to the ground in front of the main entrance. He was greeted by a Zoagod in human form. The being inclined his head before keying a security code into a keypad next to the massive steel door. The door
opened silently and the Zoagod preceded him into the facility. " I have
been informed that you are authorized to access all sectors of this base. Where
do you wish to go?" The Zoagod seemed quite nervous, Xt couldn't blame
him. Not more than a month ago he had slaughtered quite a few of his brothers. " I would like to see a man named Bal -
cus" The Zoagods eyes unfocused for a moment as he contacted his
superiors. " Professor Balcus will see you, please follow me." He was led to a large room filled with
technology, At the center stood two figures both bent over a collection of
parts that looked like they were made of partially melted tupperware. As Xt
approached them he recognized one as the man named Josh. It was still odd to
see one of the War clan working next to Chronos Personnel. They both looked up
as Xt stepped up to them. " You are Professor Balcus?" Balcus eyed
the guyver for a moment. " Yes, that is my name. What can I do for
you?" Xt glanced at Josh, "I wish to speak with you in private."
Balcus gestured towards another door off of the room. "And thats where I stand now. My unit
has adapted to the human body, but it is hampering my powers. Have you any
suggestions? " Balcus nodded his head slowly. " A very intreging
problem, And you say to power drain only occured after the second transformation?"
At Xt's nod Balcus continued. " Then I would say that the weakness
was caused by extremely low bio-energy levels. The human body is basically a
very effiecent Bio-energy factory, most bio-energy is stored for later use. You
have only just received a human form, it may take some time for it to
manufacture enough bio-energy to create a self-sustaining dynamic. I would
guess that by controlling your use of bio-energy you should be able to avoid
another episode." " I am grateful for your insight. In
truth I had not much hope that you could help." Balcus smiled slighty.
" If I may ask, why didn't you go to the creator, Dibblis?" Xt's eyes
flashed, " I have recently discovered a series of subliminal cumpulsions
that he placed into my unit's memory. They have been eliminated, but I now wish
nothing more to do with him." The aging Zoalord nodded. " If I might offer you a bit of advice. Spend
some time as a human. You might be pleasantly surprised." Xt stood and
began to leave. " I may just do that. Again, My thanks." Xt was again
on his way to the front when he heard a voice he knew down a side hallway.
Turning he went toward the sound. His Zoagod guide shadowing his footsteps. He
came out into a large garden, in the center sat two men, both very tall and
very muscled. Xt recognized one immediately. " How are you Xertax? I trust
you have healed from our last encounter?" Zertax turned quickly towards
the sound. For a moment he seemed shocked then his face erupted into a huge
grin. " Of all the wonders I thought to see,
This was not one of them. I see your using your newly found freedom to good
effect. Please, let me introduce you to my son, Xetel." The other man
silently gave a short nod seeming perplexed. Xt returned the salute. " I heard
your voice and hoped to speak with you, One warrior to another." Zertax
continued to smile. " Certainly, Xetel would you excuse us for a
moment?" The younger Dominia bowed before silently leaving. " He is a Zoagod as well?" Zertax's
smile faded. " He was to be, but the process didn't turn out well, He
became a lost number and his battleform was stunted, His powers were not at the
standard Zoagod level. He believes I am dissapointed in him because of it. He
thinks I see him as a failure. Nothing I can say will change his mind. I don't
know what to say." Xt nodded. " Anyway what is it you wished to talk
about?" Xt gazed at the Zoagod for a moment. " What is it like to be
human?" -------------
Desert-Nevada --------------- The leather
jacket felt uncomfortable at first, but he was slowly getting used to it. They
were whipping through the desert in a
hummer specially retrofitted to Zertax's specifications. Xt's human form was
not very impressive, he had long red hair and a build that at best would be
described as a smallish medium, the one truely odd thing was his eyes. They
were a light almost electric blue. Xt found the speed exhilerating in this
weaker form. The danger was close but not immediate. It dumped adrenaline into
his system causing a rush that was completely new to him. They flew over
another hill and their destination came into sight. Xt felt another pang of uncertainty at
finally seeing where they were going.
New Las Vegas, still the gambling capitol of the world. They flew into
town, zig zagging through traffic at such speed that Xt was a second from
summoning his unit when they finally screeched around a corner coming to a halt
in front of a building covered in lights. Zertax just sat there for a minute. "
I'm trying to figure out what to call you, Xt is a little well known." Xt
thought about it for a moment and dredged up a name from his memory. "
Call me Kalen. I think it was my name." Zertax nodded. " Well then
Kalen, Let's show you what being human is all about." With that they
entered the building after turning the keys over to a well dressed porter.
Zertax stopped at the counter and collected a large pile of playing chips from
his private account. Kalen learned how to play the various games
and efficiently lost most of his wagers. He found the games enjoyable but hoped
there was more to life than this. Zertax was having a blast here. Apparently
everyone here knew him and that he tipped generously and was everybodies
friend. Kalen eventually took to wandering around watching the other players.
It was there that he first saw her, sitting alone at one of the tables in the
cafe. Shock rooted him in place, he had no idea she would be here. Jessica had thought that coming here, where
she and Ira had once had such good times might help the pain. But all it did
was remind her again and again how much she missed Ira. And that Ira was gone.
She shut her eyes tight against the tears as wave after wave of sorrow almost
tore a sob from her throat. Kalen could do nothing but stare at her. She
looked so tragic, so alone. He didn't even hear Zertax come up beside him.
" What are you waiting for? Go on, talk to her." He couldn't help
himself as he walked forward, all the fears rushed up at him, how could he help
her in this, how was it his right to interfere. All the logic he had was ripped
to shreds in that instant. As he moved towards her and sat down at her
table..... Later all he remembered of that time was the
joy of being with her and the fear that she would send him away. But she didn't
and as they fell to talking he found himself making up a past for himself.
Through it all he wanted her to think him a normal regular person. Jessica
didn't know what to make of this young man. When he first approached her, his
hair and face had brought back so many memories, he had an almost uncanny
resemblance to Ira at first glance. She found herself curious about him, he
seemed somehow out of place. Eventually
the drinks started going to her head, although he hadn't had any, she had
continued with her drinking. Maybe it was the booze, maybe a flash of light
reflected off his unique eyes. but she swore that she saw his eyes flare a
bright blue for a moment. Kalen
shuddered as he felt a presence he knew and yet was alien to him. He had a mere
second to ponder this before the large skylight in the room shattered with the
entrance of a red bolt of lightning. It struck the middle of the gameroom,
scattering the tables and tossing people like ragdolls. In the midst of the
groans and screams of the stricken, the bolt resolved itself into the form of a
guyver. It seemed female but its form was larger, more powerful, And more evil
looking. " I seek the one called XT. Where is
he?" Zertax approached. " Xt isn't here, go look somewhere else, or
you might get hurt." He then changed to his Battleform. " Impressive
human, but pointless." The strange guyver raised her hand and blasted
Zertax back through a wall with an energy beam. Kalen began to gather the
energy to transform. He has discovered that it required a substantial jolt to
bring his energy matrix into phase for the transformation. Jessica
staggered to her feet, brushing of the plaster and dust. " Alright, So ya
wanna get ruff huh? Guyavur!!!" The blast field surrounded her and again
she became the Black Guyver. Her C-medal glowed brightly as it began to
compensate for the alcohol in her system. She stood straighter and her voice
was clearer. " Okay, so lets rumble." She leaped forward firing a
stream of pressure cannon shots. The guyver didn't move as the shots
disappeared as they splashed harmlessly of an energy-shield. " Damn."
Jessica landed a little off balance, the booze were still giving her problems.
The guyver again raised her hand firing another energy-beam at the shaky black
guyver, just as Zertax burst up through the floor, decking the unknown guyver
back through the front glass of the casino. "Guyver megasmash it." Black didn't
argue and opened her chestplate. As the guyver stalked back in she was caught
full on in the beam. When the blast ended nothing could be seen through the
smoke. " Pathetic." The guyver rushed foreward and slammed her hand into Black's midsection. Black screamed
as the contact started transfering energy directly into her body. It raced like
lightning up her armor to her control medal. The scream cut off as her control
metal emitted a deafening shriek and a shower of sparks before the armor
retracting suddenly. She fell
backwards and the guyver was about to turn her attention on Zertax when she was
stopped by the sight of a young redhead standing over the motionless form of
the female guyver that was no longer a threat. His eyes glowing like the event
horizon of a black hole. " You want me, You got me. BIO-BOOST!!!" He felt the
power he had released rebound a hundred fold as an energy field surrounded him.
The unit came into being violently as if sharing his rage. Then something odd
happened. His control medal started sending him flashes of information about
this new guyver. Listing it's strengths and weaknesses and outlining all
available plans of attack. He was intreged by this, but wasn't about to look a
gift guyver in the mouth. " Zertax, Take care of Jess. Anything
happens to her and we'll have another little rumble." With that he took
off through the roof followed closely by his opponent. "What? Don't you remember me
Kalen?" Xt turned in midair. " How do you know that name?" " I
should have guessed you would have forgotten after so long.... brother."
Xt stopped. " Brother?" The alien guyver didn't stop however she
slammed into Xt at full speed. Xt rolled with the blow and grabbing her around
the throat he hurled her earthward. He then opened a portal out of the city
hoping to draw her away from the population center, where he could use his full
power. He landed and
awaited her arrival. Another portal opened and she appeared. " Who are
you?" She took a step towards him. " I am the Avenger, I am the form
of your death." " I don't care who you say you are, but I won't allow
you to hurt anyone else." He extended his foreward plasmablades and took a
fighting stance. She mirrored his movement. " That weak little human
guyver, does she mean something to you? I don't know how you did that human
form trick, but you've got to know that these pitiful beings are doomed." Xt knew what she was hoping for, and gave it
to her. He lunged forward, ready for the underhanded sweep he somehow knew she
would use. As her arm came up under his gaurd he grabbed her wrist, and rolling
to the side he pulled and came up into a throw. She slammed into a rocky
outcropping, shattering it. As the dust settled he found himself looking
at her in a crouching position that placed him directly in the path of the
energy sphere she was powering. Throwing up his shield he opened his
plasmasmasher and powered it up, just as a violent flare of energy flashed
towards him. Quickly he transfered the plasmasmasher power into his shield. As
the energy pulse slammed into his shield driving him backwards a few feet, he
felt his shield's power increase. His Control medal was absorbing a fair amount
of the energy automatically. Smiling at this subtle assist he willed his shield
into it's next form. Avenger watched as Xt's shield flared white
before collapsing inward. It surrounded his body like a second glowing skin.
She was shocked by this ability. " You've changed Kalen, You are more
powerful than you should be." Xt just grunted. " I am so pleased you
approve." He leaped into the air already transfering the energy into his
gauntlet. He tried to control the power surge this time as he streaked toward
her. She flung her plasmablade up to take the blow and screamed in shock and
pain as her blade fizzled against the incredible power of his fully charged
plasmablade. It sliced downward and he leaped back towards
his starting position. She still stood glaring at him, but now she was missing
an arm. Giving a scream of rage she tore open one of her chestplates and fired
almost immediately. Xt barely had time to reinforce his body shield as the
blast threw him backwards. When the glare faded she was gone. A closing portal
testament to her sudden disappearance. "
Damn." Xt was decidedly not happy about this. Returning to the Casino he
found it swarming with paramedics, firefighters and other emergency personal.
He arrived just in time to catch a glimpse of Jessica being loaded into an
ambulance. Calmly he
landed in front of it. In the midst of the blaring horns and sirens he walked
around to the back, opened the door and removed her limp form. Taking off he
pumped his shield to maximum and accelerated to his top speed. Like a shooting
star he streaked through the sky, fading into the distance. -----------
Alkenphel's House ------------- Alkenphel stood gazing up at the stars,
pondering the future when a portal appeared in front of him. He watched
passively as Xt emerged from it's depths. " I require a favor."
Alkenphel smiled. " And it's good to see you to Xt. And what is so important
that you need my help?" " I need the use of a unit
remover." Alk looked at him sharply. " For what purpose?" Xt
ignored the look and continued. " One of the human guyvers units has been
damaged. It cannot be repaired because the unit still inhabits hyperspace. In order
to effect repairs it will need to be removed while in hyperspace, and so I need
a remover." Alkenphel
nodded, We have one that can be used, but it must be returned intact. We may
have need of it in the future. ---------------- New Houston ------------------ ---------------
Our Mother of Mercy ------------ ------------------
General Hospital---------------- Jessica awoke with a start. She was laying on
a bed in a white walled room. A bank of medical monitors were monitoring her
vitals, she tiredly pulled the sensor pads off of her skin and sat up. A moment
later the door opened and in stepped Xt. " Are
you..... Alright?" Jessica heard the concern in his voice. " I'm a
little shaky, but I'll be fine. What happened?" Xt looked away. "
Your unit was damaged, irrepairably I'm afraid. I removed it, but it is
inactive now. I..... I ... am sorry, If only I could have stopped it." Jessica digested the news. " How do you know the unit is no longer active?" Xt walked over to the window. " I saw the damage, but was too late to help you. I asked both Dibblis and Chronos for help in repairing it. They have given me no hope." Jessica shakily got to her feet. " You took me to Chronos for help? How dare you, After all they have done to us, to me. You would take me to them for what? To find out that they are a pack of lying inhuman freaks? I already knew that.............." Xt didn't hear the rest, The phrase
"Inhuman Freak"echo again and again in his mind. It cut worse than
any blade had in over a thousand years. For what was he but a half-breed now.
He shuddered at the name, and knew that however indirectly, however
unintentionally it had been applied to him as well. Jessica
continued her ranting until she realized she was alone in the room. The open
window the only testament to Xt's departure...... --------------
Cerberus Island --------------- Xt stepped
into the underground refuge, he was balanced perfectly between the points of
his anger and pain. Letting out a scream of anguish he proceded to destroy half
the equipment in the room. Every explosion, every piece of rending metal cooled
his rage, until again it was buried under the surface of his diamond hard
persona. He then
opened a portal and left nothing behind but the acrid stench of burning wiring
and the clatter as a few shattered pieces of metal and plastic tumbled to the
ground. ---------------------
Guyver testing grounds --------------------------------- Jessica stepped into the clearing to see
Dibblis carefully watching the testing of his lates creation the Pirate Guyver.
The guyver was performing various functions. He leaped into the air as another
of the small silvery drones angled in, it released a storm of low level laser
fire. Pirate dodged it all bringing his fist up through the unit shattering it
into shards of mangled steel. Two more angled in raking his back with fire.
The shots where designed not to injure only mildly sting. Pirate whirled
sniping one with a head beam, before raising his hand. Out of a crystal on the
top of his hand a focused plasma charge shot. For a second Jessica thought it
was a laser, as the small craft dodged it, but then the beam turned in midair
arrowing through the silver object. It then retracted bringing the powerless
craft along with it. Pirate stared at the toy before giving the
plasmawhip a crack, severing it in two. " How did I do?" Pirate landed next
to the Creator. " Very well, very well indeed my friend." Suddenly a
portal opened and Xt appeared. Dibblis watched him arrive. " Ah, just the
person I wished to see. I need to talk with you Xt." Xt ignored the
Creator's comment. " Jessica, I have something to show you." The
creator stepped in front of Xt. " Didn't you hear me? I need to speak with
you." Again Xt ingored him. " I command you to speak with
me!" Xt looked down at the
Azathoth. He stared at him silently for a moment before his eyes flashed a
violent red and he backhanded the creator through a small tree. He took a step towards the prone form of the
creator. " Now listen to me carefully. If you ever come near me again I
will kill you, understand?" He grabbed Dibblis by the throat lifting him
into the air. " Understand Creator?" He gave Dibblis a shake. The azathoth
made a strangled sound and Xt released him just as a plasmawhip lashed out
biting into his shoulder. Xt turned seeing Pirate readying for another strike.
He did nothing allowing Pirate the first move. The guyver leaped into the air
lashing out with a plasmawhip. As the whip approached its tip flashed and broke
into several seperate tips. They wrapped around Xt's chest binding his arms to
his sides. " That
is unwise, You are not yet controlling your powers. You are letting them have
free reign. You cannot defeat me." Xt reached up and grabbed one of the
whip cords sending a burst of energy down it's length. Pirate screamed as the
energy wave hit him. His whips flickered and went out. Xt turned back to the
Creator as Pirate hit the ground. He again grabbed the creator around the neck
and this time hurled him at a nearby boulder. The stone shattered with the
impact. Xt heard uncontrolled laughter behind him and turned to see Warrior
standing with his arms crossed. " I was wondering when you'd grow a brain
and learn how chicken shit that damned creator is." " Stay out of this Warrior." Xt's
eyes flashed. " Hey I'm just an innocent bystander here." Warrior
re-crossed his arms and went back to chuckling out loud. Xt turned back to
watch as Dibblis struggled to his feet. " Remember what I said. I never
want to so much as see you again. And if you ever steal technology from me
again I will make your death unbearably slow." He opened a portal and
stalked through it. Jessica watched Xt leave, she found him unapproachable after
that outburst of anger. It was the first time that she had every seen him
actually enraged. ---------------
Hyperspace ------------------- Avenger swore as she examined the damage to
her arm. The wound was healing but incredibly slow. It would be at least
another two days before she was again ready for battle. Suddenly her sensors
detected something approaching, something that was very powerful. She rotated
in hyperspace bringing herself to bear on the intruder. " I am the
Nanotechnic Guyver. Identify yourself." Avenger raised her good hand
readying an plasmablast. " I am the Avenger. My fight is with the Xt
guyver. I have no interest in you." Nano chuckled. By the looks of you Xt
is a little out of your power range." Avenger snorted. " By the looks
of you, you ran into a rather powerful foe yourself." Nano looked down at his blackened outer
casing. " Maybe we can help each other then." Avenger lowered her
hand. " What do you propose?" -------------
Onboard the Accolade -------------------- The party on
board the Accolade was just heating up, and yet Xt was starting to get a rather
serious headache from the noise. He spotted both Alkenphel and Greg sitting at
the main table. Over against one wall he saw Balcus enjoying a quiet drink. Xt
walked over to the elder zoalord. " I just wished to thank you for your
help. It lead to some rather interesting incidents, not all pleasant I'm
afraid. I was wondering If you would have a spare pass with you." Balcus
was slightly startled. " You are easily recognized here, why would you
need a pass?" Xt sighed. " Simple my friend, I wish to de-activate my
unit and...... mingle. that will be rather difficult with every gaurd here
trying to toss me out an airlock." Balcus smiled. " Yes, I see your point.
Let me see..." Waving one of the gaurds over he whispered something to him
and the gaurd nodded before handing to Xt a small holographic disc on a chain. Xt thanked
the Zoalord before retreating to one of the empty rooms. Once alone he
de-activated the guyver. Underneath he had made certain he wore suitable
clothing. The disc hung around his neck in full sight. He returned to the main
room, still feeling slightly uncomfortable, and this increased when he saw
Balcus standing there with a slight smile as an usher plucked at his elbow and
motioned him to the main table where a seat had been made available. Mumbling
about Zoalords and various ways to neatly filet them, he allowed himself to be led to the head of the Table. "
Kalen, my friend, Good to see you. Zertax has told me much about you. Please,
join us." Alkenphel smiled slyly and glancing at Greg gave Kalen a wink.
Kalen returned the niceties before allowing himself to be seated. He ordered a
simple water, because he had yet to develop any tolerance for alcohol. Throughout the conversation Greg stared at
his curiously, it made Kalen very uncomfortable. " I don't beleive we've
met before, what did you say you're name was?" Greg was fishing for clues.
Kalen saw this and was about to answer when Alk did so for him. " What you
don't remember him"? And I thought you two had left enough marks on each
other. That little fight you had on Cerberus ended up being a REAL shocker now
didn't it Greg?" Greg's eyes narrowed and then widened in shock. "
Xt? Is that you?" Kalen tried to smile. " I'm afraid so Warrior.
Amazing how a little Genetic manipulation can change your entire life." Greg almost seemed angry until he dissolved
into a fit of laughter. " Too true, too true. Let me introduce you to
someone who has changed my life considerably. Xt.. er Kalen please meet my one true love... Cassandra." Kalen rose
to his feet and gave a half bow. " An honor to meet you at last,
Cassandra. Many people have said great things about you. I am glad to see you
have again rejoined us." Cassandra gave a slight smile. " A
pleasure." Kalen stood. " I am afraid I must retire
for the evening. I hope to see you again. a pleasure as always Alkenphel."
Xt left the table and proceeded to the closest airlock. He had other things to
take care of this day. ----------------------- Domain ---------------------------------- Jessica was standing on the balcony of her
room at the Domain. It was so empty here now, so many friends had been lost.
And without her guyver she had no hope of avenging them, of avenging Ira.
looking down at the crashing surf she was suprised to she a figure moving. It
was a man with long red hair. She ran to the main entrance to see who it was. Kalen walked slowly towards the structure. He
had decided to wait for his suprise. He had to let her know who... and what he
was before continuing. And then there she was walking towards him and
everything changed. " Would you care to go for a walk?" They strolled
along the beach for quite a while. Jessica lost count of the hours. Then
something happened. Before she knew what three men had appeared. " Well
aren't you a sweet little thing. Why ya hangin around with this shrimp? Why
don't you be a good little girl and just come with us." Then they began
changing, they were zoanoids. One was a Gregole, one a Vamore and the last was
a Broyce. They all started laughing. Jessica was about to call her unit, when it
hit her. She wasn't a guyver anymore, how could she do anything. She tried to
pull Kelan away, but He resisted. " Your Lord Alkenphel wll not be pleased
when he hears about this." Gregole stepped forward. " And who's going
to tell him? You?" Gregole lashed out with a punch. Jessica screamed as
she saw Kelan knocked backwards. But he remained standing, he spat out a glob
of blood. His eyes began to glow as he summoned energy to him. He didn't have
time to call his unit, but he should be able to handle this without it. Gregole was stunned. This puny punk should
have been a greasy stain after a hit like that. The kid actually stepped
forward and threw a punch back. Gregole grinned as he saw this. But that grin
faded when he felt a white hot pain like a knife rip through his guts. The
other two back off quickly as the energy beam ripped through gregole cutting
him in half. Then Vamore's shoulder pods sprang open as he
readied a bio-blast. Kalen saw the beams charge and raised his hands a small
smile on his face. Vamore fired the weapons and the twinned beams lanced out at
Kalen only to be refracted around him continuing on their path only vaporizing seawater. Jessica was stunned by
this young mans astonishing powers, she remembered Sho had told her once about
a man he had known named Murikami, a zoalord testbody that had powers like this.
Kalen summoned a ball of bio-energy to his
fingertips. It looked like a white version of a pressure cannon. Throwing it at
the suprised zoanoid he watched as it blew a hole through it's chest. The
Vamore's bio-blaster units overloaded and the zoanoid blew itself apart. The
Broyce didn't know what to do. He backed away from the young man, and ran.
Kalen let the fleeing zoanoid go. He stood there panting after that exertion,
before turning towards Jessica. Jessica saw the look of pain in his eyes
before he turned and walked away. There was no choice, he couldn't even pretend
to be human now. "
Wait." Jessica called after him. " Don't go. Please, stay."
Kalen stopped he couldn't do it. He couldn't ignore that voice even if he
tried. And yet he also knew he couldn't stay. " It's better if I just go,
I'm not truly human." Jessica put her hand on his shoulder. " You are
as human as I am, even if you do have some secrets." Kalen looked
into her eyes and saw no fear or pity there, as he had been afraid he would find.
" I... will stay." --------------------- New Angeles ---------------------------- They had gone out for an evening meal. Kalen
still found food extremely interesting in all its varieties. They were walking
back from dinner when Kalen again felt that presence, just like he had in the
Casino that night. He stopped walking trying to figure out where it was coming
from when a shadowy form dropped from the rooftop of the building they had been
passing. It was the Avenger, but she seemed different now. Her eyes glowed a
constant cobalt blue. " Well
Kalen, lets finish our little fight. I grow tired of this pitiful world and
look forward to watching the creators destroy it. She raised her hand as Kalen
pushed Jessica out of the way. The blast cut through his low powered shield
knocking the wind out of his lungs and throwing him back into a wall. He felt
something snap and a terrible tightness in his chest. He was still partially
energized from earlier and he threw that power into summoning his armor. His eyes
began to shift towards their energized state. " Does the human female know what you
really are?" Avenger began to laugh. " You mean you never told her
who you were? Well lets show her before I kill her shall we?" Kalen cast a
look of sorrow at Jessica as he struggled to his feet. Avenger fired a laser
into the wall over his head bringing an avalanche of shattered brick down on
him. Jessica cried out his name as he disappeared
under the stone. Avenger waited as the last of the rubble settled. " Oh well,
I guess I must have killed him. Too bad.... Well now what am I going to do with
you. Killing might almost be a mercy before the creators raze this
planet." Then red energy flashed out from in between
the pieces of stone before a massive blast field erupted and Kalen was rising
from the rubble. His eyes were full of tears as a shadowy form appeared behind
him. She watched as he was surrounded by armor that was so familiar she almost
didn't identify it at first. Then it hit her, before her stood Xt, where Kalen
had been. He rushed forward interposing himself between
Jessica and Avenger." You will not
harm her." Avenger laughed. " I have no interest in her. I want to
revenge myself on you." Xt leaped into the air and sped away. Avenger
close behind. Jessica watched them leave before running after them as fast as
she could. She felt the earth tremble and heard massive
explosions. Outside the city a multicolored light show could be seen shooting
across the sky. " Oh Xt, be careful." Xt dodged another volley of Laser fire and
fired a plasmasphere in return. It spattered against Avenger's shield
harmlessly. " Why do you despise
me so?" Avenger came to a hover. " I seek to avenge our world's death.
Which you caused." Her C-medal lit up as she transmitted images. Xt's
medal also glowed as it processed the images. A view of a planet seen from
space. A large relic was in orbit. Suddenly it listed badly as a gout of orange
flame erupted from it's side. Out of the dying ship a guyver flew. It's eyes
glowed an angry red as it looked with disgust on the planet below. It tore open
it's chestplate and fired a massive energyblast at the surface. The dying relic tried valiently to stop the
beam by putting itself in the path of the beam. The beam struck the ship, and
tore through it striking the planet beyond, blowing it to rubble. Xt heard the
screams of the dying. And then the guyver looked at him, and it was as if he
was looking in a mirror. The guyver was himself. " No, I don't believe it. I can't have done
what you say. It's not possible. The creators destroyed our home." Avenger
just laughed. " I thought you had a memory problem. I was there, and I
swore revenge for that day. The creators were very helpful in providing this
unit, and the Human Nanotechnic guyver was very generous with this." She
began to glow with blue energy, it flared out around her as she shot skyward. Xt watched in shock as she came hurtling down
at him. He slammed his shield to full strength as she struck.......... and
shattered it. Jessica
turned away as the flash nearly blinded her. She turned back just in time to see Avenger standing over
the blackened form of Xt. " No!" " The
Creators will soon attack in force, now that the ancient Zoalord is dead. I
will enjoy watching this world burn!" Avenger
raised her plasmablade for the final strike as Xt melted into the ground.
" Damn!" Xt was in
serious pain, he had never felt anything like that. It was as if his entire
body was on fire. He had almost been unable to phase in time. He created a
portal, he didn't really care where, just as long as it gave him time to heal. ----------------------------Israel
Launch facility------------------------------ He was stunned
to find himself at the Israel facility. He tried to make it to the main
entrance but he found it difficult to move. He felt a sharp pain and saw a
white flash as his unit self-deactivated. The pain
vanished, his body was not injured, but his unit was heavily damaged. He tried
to recall it, but the only response he got was an echo of pain. He staggered
towards the base and ran head long into Albass. " Who are you and what are
you doing here." Kalen didn't have time for this. " Albass, Where is
your father, I must speak with him." Albass backed away. "
Kalen?" Kalen leaned against a boulder. "
Albass, I have to speak to Alkenphel immediately." She closed her eyes and
took a deep breath. " He's on his way." " Thank you." Kalen felt dizzy and
slid down the rock to a sitting position. His vision kept fading in and out. He
blinked his eyes and when he opened them Alk was kneeling next to him. "Alkenphel, you must be warned, the
creators think you dead and plan to attack. It may provide you with an advantage
later on." The pain was returning, it seemed not even his guyver could
dampen it forever. " I knew the Creators would attack again, But how do
you know they think me dead?" "I told him." They all turned to
see Avenger appear out of a portal. She flung something to the ground, it was
Jessica. " She will see your end Kalen." She turned towards Alkanphal.
"And the creators will be interested to hear about you." Alkenphel
called his unit. " I don't think you'll be telling them anything." As Alk faced off against the Dark female
guyver. Kalen again tried to summon his unit, ignoring the pain he kept trying.
His eyes began to glow again. Jessica crawled to his side as the battle between
Alk and Avenger intensified. " Kalen, Don't, your unit can't heal that
much damage so fast. It won't be able to fight like that." Kalen didn't
stop. " I'm sorry for not telling you sooner." Jessica shook her
head. " I understand why you didn't."Kalen looked up to see Albass
preparing a gravity bullet attack. She released it as Avenger turned her back
to it. The barrage
of small projectiles ripped into her armor and she hissed in pain. " You
little whore!" She fired a plasmasphere at her as Albass desperately tried
to change to her zoalord form. Kalen acted, he struggled to his feet and still
trying to summon his guyver he bodily knocked Albass out of the sphere's path.
As he fell he felt his unit respond. Jessica
watched as he fell right on top a Albass. A massive blast field erupted from
him, the ground was scorched by the heat. Seeing the light Alk turned towards
it. " No!" He screamed as Xt rose from the ashes. Alk landed and
rushed towards him. " Damn you! You killed her!" Xt turned and Alk saw Albass still lying
there. Unconscious but unharmed. " She will be alright." Xt's armor
was still scorched and blackened and he was in terrible pain as his eyes began
to shift from their normal purple to a firestorm of red and yellow. "
Forgive me for this my friend." He said as he grabbed Alk's arm and linked
to his regeneration ability. In seconds he had both fully healed and was
glowing with supressed energy. Alk gasped at the tremendous drain it put on his
power stores. He dropped to his knees. Looking up he asked. " Why?"
Xt gripped him by the shoulder and leaned him against a large stone. " I
must do this myself, I can't let anyone else finish the job that is mine." " Now, Avenger. We end this. You see
yourself on a righteous quest to destroy a monster. And you are right, I have
no memory of what I did so long ago. But this I know, In your desire to kill
me, you were willing to sacrafice just as many lives to achieve your end. I
will never allow the creators to destroy humanity, to which I now belong. And
if I must destroy you to acheive that, then so it must be." Xt was suddenly surrounded by a sphere of
pure energy. As it faded he had once more been transformed to XT Gen2. Avenger was shocked by this sudden reversal
of fortune. She snarled as she leveled a withering blast of energy at XT2, only
to watch is fizzle harmlessly against his shields. " Let me show you how
it feels. PLASMA-TRAIL!!!!" Xt2 was suddenly surrounded by a wall of
plasma as he leaped into the air, it was almost exactly the same attack she had
used. She also powered up and leaped into the air. The two bolts
of energy slammed into one another with a shockwave that knocked Jessica to the
ground next to Alkenphel. He was slowly recovering from the power loss and
surrounded all three of them in a shield as he cradled Albass's still
unconcious form in his arms, his eyes watching the ferocious fight going on
over head. Neither energy trail showed any signs of
weakening when all of a sudden Xt's Red trail flashed white and blasted through
Avenger's weakened defenses. She screamed in pain as her armor seared from the
heat and she fell to the earth, charred a lot like Xt had been. " Now it
ends." Xt whispered as he opened his Plamsasmasher and fired it down onto
the remains of the Avenger Guyver. And in that beam of violent energy, the Avenger met her end. Xt landed and
panting felt his guyver's need to recharge and sent it away. He then quietly
collapsed into Jessica's arms, and of all the places he had been, he now knew
he wanted to be nowhere else ever again. He had time for that last thought
before the real world faded, and he knew no more. ---------------Cerberus
Island----------------------------------- "Are you sure about this Jessica?"
Kalen still worried about this choice. " There are other ways."
Jessica only smiled. " No there isn't and you know it as well as I do.
Where I to bond with even another Black unit I would still be underpowered.
That's one thing that the Avenger proved to me. At least this way I have a
chance to survive and to have my own revenge, for Ira and the others that they
have stolen away from me." Kalen nodded. Stepping back he activated his
unit and then he reached into the Magmapool, removing a deactivated guyver. He
held it out to Jessica and It's Control Medal Flashed as it began to open.
Jessica closed her eyes and gasped as it reached out for her. Xt waited for it
to complete it's bonding and then stepped closer. At this early stage it's
freind or foe system was not yet operational and so it attacked. But Xt closed with the out of control guyver
and caught her in a bear hug. Even as her shielding clawed at him, even as she
struggled furiously to get away, and to kill him. He just took the punishment
and held on whispering one phrase over and over to her unconcious form. " I love you Jessica." |
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