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Laser fire sliced through the air above the cloaked intruder, his tattered brown hooded cape fluttering as he dodged underneath the blaze of destructive energy. Kicking open a nearby door, he used it as cover while he stopped to plan his next move. Five human guards, he thought to himself as his eyes scanned the small hallway, guess I'm not completely luckless. His eyes darted back and forth, noticing small craters and smashed panels on the silver steel and concrete walls. Three ceiling mounted auto-turrets. Maybe this break in won't be the deathtrap I originally thought.

"Intruder identity confirmed!" shouted one of the guards, speaking into a transceiver in his helmet. "It's him! Send an Omega Team down here immediately! I repeat, we have a Code O!"

Damn, the man thought, I jinxed myself. Better take out these small fries before the big guns arrive. Reaching down, he pulled a foot-long white and black rod out of a holster around his right thigh. His fingers wrapped around the black rubber grip tightly as he gently pressed a red button located near the top. A stream of yellow pulsing energy extended and flattented into a razor-sharp blade. The intruder crouched down, his black bodysuit pulling tight against his chest.

He dashed out into the hall, meeting with a barrage of laser fire. He twisted his wrists, spinning the yellow blade in front of him like a shield to deflect the attack. He landed in front of the guard who had called for backup, quickly kneeling down before him. Before the guard had time to react, a heavy grey boot slammed him under the chin, sending him hurtling backward like a crimson bullet, crashing into two other guards. The slumped into a red-armored pile of unconsciousness as the intruder smiled briefly. Three down.

The auto-turrets reacted to his motion, beeping as the tried to lock onto his position. The man pressed another small button on the weapon, the yellow blade extending even further. As it enlongated, it bend and curled, becoming more rounded. Within moments it went from a blade to a whip like beam of energy as the intruder leapt upwards, rotating in midair. The soles of his boots pressed firmly against the metal ceiling as he flicked his wrist out in front of him, the whip of energy slashing forward. In three quick yet precise strikes, he tore through the cannons. The wreck auto-turrents fell to the floor as gravity took hold and the man decended, effortlessly twisting to land on his feet with the grace of a feline.

The two remaining guards hestitated, staring at this man who in mere seconds had all but destroyed their unit. Like cowards they turn and ran, trying to retreat. "Oh no you don't!" the cloaked intruder yelled, and shot his arm out rapidly. The whip darted out, wrapping around the ankle of one the fleeing men. The energy burned into his flesh as he fell to the ground, but before he impacted on the steel and concrete floor, the intruder pulled the handle of his weapon powerfully to the right, tossing him into the other retreating guard. The intruder stood straight up, retracting his weapon and placing it back in it's holster. He walked onward as if nothing had happened.

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"What!" Vilgax screamed, his voice filled with fury. "Not only has he, the one man whom I hate more than anything else in the entire universe, broken into my hidden fortress, which I may add is supposed to be IMPREGNABLE, but he managed to get by a unit of my specially trained body guards?!"

One of the crimson guards cowered in front of the large alien, his body trembling with fear. He tried to stutter a reply, but when he opened his mouth the only sound that came out was a high pitched wine.

Vilgax slammed his large fist into the arm rest of his chair, shaking the entire room and almost destroying the large glass windows that look down on a lab below. Scientists stopped their work as their heard the tyrant's rage filled rant. "He mustn't be allowed to interfere with the plan!" He stood up, walking past the guard who still sat shaking in front of his chair. Vilgax stepped over to another guard, this one dressed in a black uniform with a strange device on it's left wrist. "Get your squad and get down there! Do whatever it takes, just do NOT let him get near the core!!"

"Yes my lord," the ebony clad guard responded, quickly heading out. Vilgax turned back to the man who had delivered the infuriating report. Gripping him by the shoulder, he tossed him into the observation panels, crashing through the glass. He fell screaming, slamming waist first onto a steel handrail. His screams died out as he was folded in half by the force of the throw, life rushing from his destroyed body.

Vilgax leaped out of the broken window, landing on the lab floor. He searched the room, he eyes going over the rows of computers that surrounded the large silver orb that stood in the middle of the room. Standing on a deck in front of an orb was the creature he was searching for. The alien stood easily eight feet tall, his dark blue skin covered in metallic body armor. Tentacles drooped down across his face, slithering back and forth in place of hair. He held two large cannons on his back, and several smaller weapons in holsters on his belt. His shoulders moved up and down as he breathed, his large physique complimenting his height. "Radius," Vilgax called to him as he approached, getting his attention. The alien turned to face him, his face taking the same scolding look it always held.

"Yes, Lord Vilgax?" he asked, wondering why Vilgax was down here when he wasn't set to launch for another forty minutes.

"There has been a complication, and we are sending you back ahead of schedule," Vilgax informed him, his voice still tinging with anger. He motioned to nearby workers to prepare to laucnh immediately.

Radius took on a slightly worried look as he asked, "Complication?"

"Yes, HE is here." Vilgax growled just thinking about the intruder, clenching his fists tightly. "Don't worry about him, I've sent an Omega Team to deal with it. Just concentrate on your mission. If you are successfull, then this little problem won't be a problem anymore."

"Yes sir," Radius replied with practiced obidience.

"And of course, if you should fail, then..." Radius swallowed as Vilgax trailed off, beads of sweat forming on his brow. He knew all too well what happened to those who failed the ruler of the galaxy.

"I won't fail, my lord," Radius stated, minor shaking in his voice.

"I hope, for you sake, that you are right."