Hey, new chapter. Apparently, only two people read the first chapter, so either it was bad, or nobody reads Spectrobe fanfics anymore. Still, I'll continue. R&R, PM, and Enjoy!


Chapter 2; The Krawl's Return

On the shards of ice surrounding Wyterra, it would almost seem peaceful. However, on one of the larger ice shards is a dark shadow. The shadow reforms, and the villain known as Krux appears. He has indeed survived the final battle (he actually does, it is shown after you complete the post-story mission. Also, in this story, because of he's part Krawl, it takes 10-15 years for him to age 1 year, so he still looks the same), and he ad been waiting twenty years. Twenty years to find not something, but someone. He placed a hand on the shard and said to himself, "Ah, there you are." He slowly raised his hand, lifting up a large darkened form as well. Once he had pulled the form out entirely, he released it, and it fell to the ground. The form reshaped and took the form of a blue man; Jado, a member of the High Krawl.

Jado gasped and looked up to see Krux, and said, "Master, you have freed me. I am eternally grateful. I swear never to betray you again."

"I hope you keep that promise, because I didn't just release you for just you." Jado was confused, but soon realized what he meant.

"The other High Krawl. You want them here as well." Krux nodded, making Jado gulp in terror. "Very well, I shall release them." Jado pressed his hands together, and began to chant under his breath. His body began to glow with colors of blue, red, green, and purple. Eventually, the glowing colors moved away from Jado's body, and began to take shape. The red became a large, red and yellow skinned man, with hair that seemed to be made of fire. The green became a sphere shaped humanoid, with green skin, red eyes, and a devilish smile. The purple became a female, almost humanoid figure, with purple hair, one section looking like a tendril. The three were confused for a moment due to their revival, but soon regained their composure after seeing Krux.

All four of them kneeled before their master, and Krux said, "We have waited twenty years, and now the time is right. Jado, Gelberus, Gronos, Maja; today, the Krawl shall return once again."

Maja was the first to stand, and said, "Master Krux, you said it has been twenty years. How are you to be sure that that Spectrobe Master Rallen is no longer around?"

The other High Krawl began to consider this as well, but Krux said, "Rallen is no longer a Spectrobe Master. Because of this long period of peace, the Nanairo system feels they no longer need a Spectrobe Master for protection." The High Krawl began to carry on about the destruction of the system, but were cut off by the sound of an approaching ship.

"You were saying?" Maja said to Krux. Krux shot a look at Maja, though it was hidden by his mask, and they hid themselves in the shadows. They observed the ship that was designed like the ancient ship as it landed on the chunk of the frozen Krawlosphere. The hatch opened, and a Komainu immediately ran out.

A voice called from inside the ship, "Komainu, stop. We're supposed to wait for back-up." A boy of about seventeen came out of the ship, and the High Krawl had surprised looks on their faces. He looked exactly like Rallen from all those years ago. He still had that same uniform, but a slightly different hairstyle. The boy ran out to the Komainu, which was clawing at the ground. "Hey, what's the matter? It's just a hunk of ice."


"Hey, what's the matter?" Derek asked Komainu, who was still scratching at the ground like a maniac. "It's just a hunk of ice." Laughter pierced the air, feminine laughter. Komainu jumped into the Prizmod, a clear sign of danger. Derek looked at his surroundings without turning, looking out of the corners of his eyes. There were some outcroppings of ice, big enough for someone to hide behind. Derek turned, and activated his blaster. It was standard issue, but very effective. He readied the blaster, in case of a surprise attack.

"Oh, my. What have we here?" Derek turned towards the voice, and saw a blue-black skinned man with a dark shape behind him.

"There's quite a fire in this one's spirit." Derek spun around, aiming the blaster at a man with red-yellow skin, with hair that seemed to be made of fire.

"A tasty snack, I'd be willing to bet." On his right was a green-yellow skinned, globe-shaped man, a huge smile on his face.

"Now, now you three," on his left was a purple skinned woman, with very odd hair, "let's not play with our food."

"No," all five of them turned to face a humanoid figure with a black cloak and a mask that seemed to glow from behind. "I want him captured, alive. We might benefit from having the Spectrobe Master in our possession."

"Then let me make the first move," the green skinned man said. He charged at Derek, who didn't flinch. Instead, Derek activated his glove equipment and hit him straight in the face. Due to its speed, and Derek's momentum and exertion of force, he was hit very hard. The man was sent flying, and landed 50 yards away. "Gah! What? I can't move!?" He was telling the truth, his entire body was paralyzed, only able to move his mouth and partly his fingers.

"You idiot!" the red skinned man shouted. "Brute force alone won't work." The man smirked at Derek, not even attempting to make a move. "Teamwork is the best way to go." Derek squinted at him, not sure of what he meant. A gurgling noise behind him got his attention, and he vaulted backwards. Below him, the blue man and the dark shape had tried to attack him, and Derek saw his chance. He disengaged his glove, reactivated his blaster, and fired at the man. The force of the blast sent the man flying and the dark figure dissipated. Derek landed and fired another shot at the red man. The force of the explosion was enough to knock him back, and Derek reactivated his glove, slamming it into the man's gut. The man was sent sprawling, and Derek turned to the last woman, activating his sword.

"Oh, my," the purple woman said, "your going to use a sword on me? Ha, I guess this'll be easier than I thought." Part of her hair began to extend, and eventually shot straight at him. Derek barely side-stepped it, then charged at her. "Too rash and unplanned," the woman said, retracting her tendril and firing it again at him. Derek vaulted over the tendril, bringing the sword down and pinning it to the ground. the woman cried out in pain, giving Derek his chance. Derek quickly removed the blade from her hair tendril, and raced towards her. The woman backed up, Derek following her. She was stopped by a large stone behind her, preventing her from backing up further, and leaving her to face Derek.

"Now, before I finish you, I want to know something. Its obvious you aren't human, so what are you?" She didn't react at first, but eventually, a smile crept onto her face. She began to chuckle at first, then broke out into maniacal laughter.

"Have you forgotten us already, Rallen?"

Derek raised an eyebrow, somewhat confused, then said, "My name is not Rallen. I am Derek Hikuzashi, current Spectrobe Master of the Nanairo system, member of the Nanairo Planetary Patrol, and son of Rallen." She looked at him with bewilderment, as if studying his face. Then once again, a smile and a chuckle.

"Oh, this is too good to be true. The two brats had a kid?" That realization set her off. She began to laugh like a maniac. Once finished, she sighed and said, "Okay, junior, I am Maja. Those three in a pile are Jado, Gelberus, and Gronos. We are the High Krawl."

Derek was taken aback by this, "High Krawl? But, they were just stories, tall tales." Laughter erupted from behind Derek, who turned to see the man in the black cloak.

"Tall tales? Stories? No, child, they are all too real." Derek was scared now.

"You, you're Krux," he said, shaking a little.

Krux chuckled again, and said, "Indeed, and you are a threat to me." Krux raised his own sword, a black long sword, and continued, "And any threat must be eliminated." With incredible speed, Krux thrust his sword towards Derek, who barely dodged in time. He checked his body, and saw his uniform had been torn, a large gash across his stomach. He touched it, and felt something wet. Blood. It wasn't enough to make him bleed to death, thankfully. Derek returned his attention to the fight and parried a slash from Krux. Derek was now terrified, and tried to run. His effort was in vain, as Maja's hair tendril wrapped around him and pulled him back to her.

She waved one finger in the air and said in a sing-song voice, "Uh uh uh, mustn't try to run." Derek struggled against her hold, but the tendril tightened even more. He stopped struggling once it became unbearable, and went limp.

Still conscious, he could barely breathe as he saw Krux approach him. He heard him say, "Goodbye, Spectrobe Master," as he raised his sword. A large explosion went off just to the left of Krux, causing Maja to lose her grip on Derek, and Krux to lose his sword. Derek dropped to the floor, and gasped for air. He looked up and saw about ten NPP officers along with Rallen.

"Krux," his father shouted. "Surrender, or prepare to be defeated." Krux threw back his head and laughed maniacally.

"You honestly think that you can defeat me. You no longer have the Prizmod." Suddenly,a long, spiked tail surrounded Krux, spikes to his throat.

"No, but I do." All eyes were on Derek, who stood next to his own Spikan (Derek insisted on reviving and training his own Spectrobes instead of inheriting his father's). "Spikan, stay alert," Derek said, slowly moving to the NPP officers. Once he was with his father, he activated his blaster and recalled Spikan. He kept the blaster trained on Krux, and said to his father, "Got here just in time."

"First things first," Rallen said, "these five need to be taken care of." At this, Krux extended his hands and threw out several black orbs. The moment the orbs touched the ground, they began to grow. Once they reached human height, they widened, reshaped themselves, until finally they showed their true forms: Krawl.

Krux, hands still up, released an odd powder from his robes and said, "Until next time Spectrobe Master." The powder turned into black mist, enveloping him and the High Krawl. Once it had cleared, they were gone, leaving the blaster fodders (like cannon fodder, throw aways, etc.) behind. The NPP officers raised their blasters and fired continuously at the Krawl, but with little effect. Derek activated the Prizmod, and summoned Zozane.

"Slice 'n' Dice."

Zozane began to spin at high velocity, eventually shooting through the entire Krawl hoard. Most took only one hit before falling, but they all fell in the end. After recalling Zozane, Derek turned to his father. "Dad, listen. It wasn't really my fault. Komainu-" Rallen raised a hand, silencing his son.

"I would love to hear your explanation, but not here. We're returning to the ship, now. When we get home, then you can start explaining."

Derek bowed his head and walked in the direction of the ship, not questioning his father. The other NPP officers followed Derek, returning to their own cruisers. Rallen stayed behind for a few minutes, looking around the surface of the ice. Once he looked at everything twice, he went back to his personal cruiser, and led the others back to Nanairo.