Author's Note (A/N): I don't own Tekkaman Blade or Teknoman or whatever. I just borrow Tatsunoko's idea's. This story was originally written 9/2001 and is now in its 3rd revision. It has yet to be finished. But there is a lot of new stuff since the last you all read. I love you, Dear Readers! Also, I apologize for the lack of indentation. fanfiction dot net's editor won't allow it and overrides any attempt to tab.

Soul Redemption

PROLOGUE

Bonnie's shoes squished in the soggy earth as she took a step forward. Outstretching her arms into the pouring rain, a flash of lightning and crack of thunder tore open the sky; her ruddy eyes were pleading.
"Please, Cain. Come home," her voice was firm, despite the fact that she was staring down a Tekkaman 3'0 taller than her. She knew that inside the hundreds of pounds of metal there was a man, begging salvation from the alien parasite. There had to be—she refused to believe that her once beloved boyfriend had gone over to the enemy willingly.
He remained silent and tightened his grip on his lance as the cold and heavy raindrops spattered on his armor.
She took another bold step forward and watched him through the thick curtain of her hunter green hair that had plastered itself onto her face. "Whatever it is, I…I can help you."

"BONNIE! WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?"
"Bonnie, get out of there!"
"HE'LL KILL YOU! GO!"

The voices of her two comrades, Ringo and Aki, drowned in a roar of thunder.

The black and red tekkaman offered his hand. "I am not ailing, Bonnie. I have merely seen the truth. Come with me and together we can cleanse our home of this ignorance and fight for a better tomorrow."
Her eyes stung and welled with tears. "You're wrong! You're not one of them! You're a human being," she put a hand on her chest and made claws at her heart, "just like me and your brother!"
His posture relaxed. "Cain was the name of a human I discarded long ago." Giving a nod of his head, he continued, "I was created for this purpose. There is nothing you can do but to come with me."

With a trembling lip, Bonnie gave a good look about her surroundings. She was on a grassy cliff overlooking the raging sea several feet below; the Blue Earth flew over her head as lightning flashed across Tekkaman Saber's silhouette.
"When you disappeared in space I thought my life had ended…" Her breath fogged her vision as she muttered quietly to herself.
The man she loved was within arm's length. She'd missed him terribly, thought he was dead; he had been her everything since they were kids. She could go back with him and they could be happy, just like before.
But she'd lose her humanity in exchange.
She'd be an accomplice to the Earth's destruction—she'd have the blood of her friends dripping from her fingertips.

"Bonnie! Run, dammit! RUN!"

There was no way she could do that, not even for the chance to be happy. Her best friend in the entire world lived on this planet and nothing could come between them; Bonnie loved her more than anyone else. Andrea Summers had been there for her always, even when Cain had not. They were joined at the hip and nothing, not even the risk of losing Cain forever, would take their friendship away. She'd live in Hell for all eternity before she'd hurt any of her friends, let alone Andrea.

"Bonnie!"

Bonnie grit her teeth and threw her arm out in a wild gesture; the cold and her heightened emotions gave her goosebumps. "Never! I'm human—just like you—and belong here, on Earth."
Saber tossed his head back into his shoulders and chuckled.
"I can help you. Please, let me help you," she implored, shivering lightly. Her short-sleeved shirt and black cargo pants were sticking to her like a second skin. Extending her hand to him, she waited. Was she reaching him at all?

The armor's eyes flashed blood red. "Omega ordered me to destroy you on the spot. I don't want to kill you, Bonnie. Come with me and I'll spare your life."
She took a step back, stumbling a little as her foot slid in the mud. "No, I won't!" A sinking feeling welled in the pit of her stomach then; it was a feeling that told her she was in imminent danger.

A frigid wind whipped between them and he readied his lance while slowly making his advance. "You've forgotten me, haven't you," Saber's question came out more like a statement. He walked forward, one foot in front of the other, his voice no more than a growl. "All our time together means nothing now, does it."
She backed away, tensing while adamantly shaking her head. "How can you say that," she cried, "I wouldn't be here otherwise!"

"Run you stupid bitch! THE BASTARD'S GOING TO KILL YOU! Look at what he did to his own brother!"

Closer.

"You smell of another!" he barked back.

"That's it! I'm goin' down!"

Closer still. Bonnie stood in shock. What on earth did he mean? She wasn't seeing anyone else…

"Ringo, no! She's too close! We'll kill her if we fly that low!"

Her comrades soared above her head; the turbulence sent dirt and small blades of grass flying into the air and onto her face. It was then that revelation struck her.

Ringo.

She smelled like Ringo because she was wearing a shirt of his. He'd been cleaning out his closet and found it—it was his lucky shirt and had kept it since he was six. Obviously it didn't fit him anymore, and he figured she could get some mileage out of it, so…
Bonnie put her hands up in defense. "Cain, no, it's not what you think at all!"
But it was too late. The lance was forward and through her midriff before she could blink. The blade had gone clean through her back and cut so easily, like a hot knife through butter. Her shrill cry of agony split her own ears.
"As soon as I left there was another to take my place!" He lifted her high into the air and she watched her blood as it trickled down his lance with the rainwater.
"N-no…I…" She gasped and choked on the blood rising in her throat. "Cain…" She reached down and touched the cold metal of his helmet and knit her brows. "Don't let the aliens cloud your judgment. I love you…"
He chuckled, ignoring her last comment. "No matter. You wouldn't have made a decent tekkaman anyway."
"But I…"
"Don't waste your time," he spat. "I will never love you. Never. You and I are two completely different beings—it just wouldn't be right."
He flung her out to sea as she howled in agony. The moment she hit the water, she drowned…

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A/N: I have pulled names from both the Japanese and English release intentionally. There are just some names that I like better than what I grew up with.