Me: Man my plate is full. State test, fanfic stories and sprite videos…I actually enjoy 2/3 of those tho so… yeah.

Gir: DANCE THE MOMBO!

Me: -_-

Riku was still sitting in fetal position in his small confinement. He had his head held down on his knees making absolutely no sounds whatsoever.

"Hey Riku!" Rhino said opening the door, letting light shine into the small room. "Your two and a half hours are up. I hope you had enough time to learn your lesson." He said. Riku took a deep breath and exhaled, causing a cloud of white smoke to flow out of his nostrils.

"Yeah. I've been in here long enough," Riku responded.

"You sure? You don't need to start another fight do you?"

"No." Riku uncoiled his body to show several kinds of screws and alien-tech gadgets in his shirt. "I got what I needed,"

"Cool. Give them here," Rhino said extending his gigantic hand.

"Make sure no one's around first,"

"Oh, right," Rhino turned around as two holes appeared under his horn. It seemed to suck up all the air in the room before closing and he turned around to look back at the half-breed before him. "No one is in this entire sector. We're alone,"

"Good," Riku said. He gave the contraptions to Rhino, who put them into a compartment in his chest. "It's nice to have a friend on the inside," Riku said standing up and walking out of the room. The door slid shut as Rhino and Riku stood with their voices lowered.

"No problem my friend. You have a shot of freedom from this hell hole. I on the other hand am cursed to do this guy's dirty work forever," Rhino said starting to walk down a hallway with Riku by his side.

"Thanks for helping me. I really appreciate it," Riku said smiling brightly at the gargantuan machine standing next to him.

"Again, no problem. But, let's go over the plan once more,"

"Okay. We meet at the mini room at 12:00 tonight. You give me the Laser Screws and attach them to the outside of the mini room; to stop any lasers Captain Horns might shoot at me after I send myself into space inside the mini room,"

"Oh okay," Rhino replied. "Plus there's something you should know," Rhino and Riku stopped in front of the Control room and lowered their voices. "Your parents weren't killed by the war. They were murdered by Etz Bay and you were kidnapped," Riku's eyes twitched as his face slowly turned from shocked to raged. His hair and clothing waved as his rage increased.

"That…That bastard," Riku said, his eyes starting to glow a bright blue.

"Riku, calm down. The plan. Keep, your mind, on the plan," Rhino said. Riku calmed down and took a deep breath.

"Right. I almost lost it there. Thanks," Riku said calming down.

"Right. If you need me earlier, I'll be in my cell. See you later Riku," Rhino said walking off.

"Yeah. See you later my friend," Riku said turning and walking through the doors to the cockpit.

Somewhere on Earth…

Pan was now training with Goku, who, despite his small size, was pushing her around. Goku threw a strong right jab as Pan pushed it to the side with her left hand. She threw a sweep kick with her left leg to have it blocked by Goku's right hand. He grabbed her leg and swung her around and around and threw her into a tree.

"Ow. Grandpa that hurt!" She said getting up and rubbing debris from her body.

"Sorry Pan, but if you wanna be a good fighter you have to learn to take a hit," Goku said smiling.

"Alright Grandpa," Pan said stretching her muscles and getting back into battle position. "Let's keep this going,"

Back at the Space Station at Midnight…

Riku was sneaking out of his room. He looked both ways to see if anyone was in the hallway. When he was greeted by no one, he crept out and walked the hallways, careful not to cause any noise. He reached his, "Time out room," and awaited Rhino. It wasn't long before the giant creature walked into his presence.

"Right on time. Now, use that mega strength of yours to rip this thing off its hinges," Riku told the giant brute.

"Right," He replied. He reached forward and inserted his hand deep into the wall. After little difficulty, he ripped the room itself from out of the wall. What they expected to be the dark void of space was actually another part of the ship. "Alright, I'll insert the Laser Screws back into their proper place once your inside. Go, now," Riku nodded and jumped inside.

"Thank you again my friend," Riku replied smiling very brightly and shaking Rhino's hand one final time.

"…awww kid. I've grown fond of ya. Now get outa here you little scamp," Rhino said ruffling Riku's hair.

"Oh, here. Take this. It's a radio so we can keep in touch," Riku said giving Rhino a small, barely noticeable device.

"I'll be sure to use it," Rhino said, a smirk just barely grazing his features. Riku laid back as Rhino closed the door, locked it, and repositioned the screws. As he finished, disaster struck.

"Hey! What are you doing!" Rhino turned to see Gekko. Gekko was one of the foot soldiers that were, "improved" by Etz Bay. His original form resembled a bluish green lizard. His right arm was transformed into a laser gun, his tail completely metal, his chest and his abs were the only metallic part of his midsection, right leg and left foot were both metal, and half of his face and left eye were improved. His claws on his left hand were replaced by a very sharp metal. "What are you doing here Rhino?" He demanded.

"You would be the one to find me huh? After all, I hate your guts," Rhino said standing up straight.

"The feelingsssss mutual," Gekko said lowering his head but not his eyes. He studied the newly formed pod behind Rhino. "Ssssso I'm guessssssing you have Riku in there…,"

"You'd guess right," Rhino said slowly clutching his fists, anticipating the battle about to commence.

"hehehe. You do realize I'm going to have to inform Lord Etz Bay, right?" Gekko asked slyly.

"Not if I kill you first," Rhino replied. Gekko smirked and slid his feet into battle position. He jumped towards Rhino yelling a battle cry as Rhino did the same. Rhino threw down his giant hand at Gekko, who sidestepped and slapped Rhino with his gun hand. Rhino stumbled for a split second before charging at Gekko. He ran with his arms outstretched to take up more space. Gekko jumped over his head and grabbed him by his horn. Gekko pulled back hard, forcing Rhino to back up.

"Rhino? Rhino! Are you okay? Let me help!" Riku called from inside the pod.

"No Riku! If you exit the pod we won't have enough time to get you off of the ship!" Rhino said trying to pry loose Gekko's steel grip.

"But…" Riku stuttered, picturing Rhino struggling under the creature's grasp.

"Don't worry, I can handle this," Rhino said. However, as Rhino said this, Gekko put his weapon hand to Rhino's head, let the fear sink in, and fired at point blank range. "AAARRRRGGGH!" Rhino screamed as the explosion filled the hallways.

At Etz Bay's sleeping quarters…

The explosion rang throughout the space ship. Etz Bay responded by immediately jumping out of bed and running towards the door.

"What now?" He said grabbing a house robe off the hangar.

Back at the fight…

"Rhino! What happened?" Riku yelled through the pod. Rhino stood up slowly, half of his robotic face was blown off. His red robotic eye standing on its own as the less detailed inner robot stood out.

"Damn you Gekko," Rhino said as he put his hand to his broken face.

"And the nightmare isssssn't over yet. I'm pretty sssssure the entire ssssship heard that blassssst and they are all on their way here,"

"Which means I have even less time to kill you," Rhino said. He screamed once more and charged towards Gekko. Gekko once again tried to jump over his head, but Rhino stopped mid-charge and jumped upward, knocking Gekko into the ceiling. Rhino smirked again and grabbed Gekko's tail. He slammed him into the walls repeatedly before slamming him into the ground. Gekko spat up greenish-yellow blood as his body was swung around.

Rhino raised his foot up and prepared to squash the half roboticized lizard flat, but Gekko rolled over and jumped over his shoulder. He wrapped his metallic tail around Rhino's neck and pulled him to the ground. He turned quickly and blasted at Rhino again. The explosion once again echoed through the hallways. As the blast subsided, and Gekko pictured the headless Rhino on the ground under him, Rhino had dodged the blast and was starting to stand up. He grabbed the part of Gekko's tail around his neck and pulled. He ripped the tail apart as Gekko screamed in pain.

Rhino grabbed the nub that used to be a tail and swung Gekko around so that he could head-butt his head. He let him bounce back to repeat the head-butt. He pulled him down and grabbed his neck, pinning him against the wall. He punched Gekko in the face as he spat up more blood. He slammed him on the ground once again. He raised his foot up and slammed it down hard on Gekko's back. Gekko's mouth and eyes bleed as his eyes started staring blankly into space.

"Rhino? You okay?..." Riku asked worryingly. Rhino breathed in deeply. He stepped forward as he heard the heavy foot falls of the oncoming soldiers. He picked up the pod and with all his silent might, and threw it as hard as he could. It ripped through the ship's wall and into deep space. Rhino fell on his knees as Gekko's lifeless body slowly started slipping towards the darkness. Suddenly the suction of space stopped. As he looked up, a purple field blocked the hole in the ship. He looked up to see Etz Bay, obviously extremely angry.

"What happened here?" He demanded. Rhino breathed deeply before answering.

"Riku…escaped using…the anti-energy chamber…Gekko and I tried to stop him…but…,"

"Liessssssss," A voice rang out. Everyone looked over at Gekko's body. "All liesssssss," Gekko's body was now squashed yet he was somehow still alive. "He…helped Riku escape…and…did this to me…" Gekko said.

"You miserable traitor!" Etz bay said stamping towards Rhino. Gekko chuckled to himself as he once again fell lifeless. Rhino stood up, standing tall and proud. Etz Bay's communicator went off in his ear.

"Sir, we have Riku's pod in sight. Shoot it down?" A soldier said through the communicator.

"Yes! Shoot him down! Destroy him!" Etz Bay said. On the outside, the ship started charging up a yellow energy beneath it. After it charged completely, it fired a giant laser that consumed the tiny pod holding Riku. The pod had a red lighting surrounding it. The laser did no damage but pushed him far into the distance faster than the ship could possibly go.

"DAMMIT!" Etz Bay. He looked up at Rhino who was still standing proud. He cocked his hand back and backslapped the giant to the ground. Rhino crawled to his knees and looked at Etz bay who had the intent of death in his eyes.

Inside the pod…

"Ok," Riku said. "Let's hear in on Rhino," He said turning on his radio. The first sound was a loud smacking and an "oof". Riku's eyes widened in fear as he imagined the worst. And honestly, the worst was happening.

On the ship…

Rhino was now charging at Etz Bay. His horn was torn off, the armor on his left arm was gone, and he had a giant hole on the left side of his chest. Etz Bay held up his hand and Rhino stopped in his tracks. He tried to run but he now hovered over the ground.

"I'm tired of your foolish stubbornness. You are such a problem. I built you and I'll tear you apart," He said. He started closing his hand and Rhino screamed out in pain. He squeezed faster and faster then suddenly, Rhino's entire body fell into pieces and exploded to themselves. "There. Problem solved," Etz Bay said happily.

In the pod…

Riku's eyes started to water. The only real friend had just been murdered by his so-called-father. The tears streamed down as he started sniffling.

"Don't worry Rhino," He said, his voice cracking immensely. "Your sacrifice won't be in vain," He said closing his eyes and holding his head down. He threw his head back in a fit of rage. "I SWEAR I WILL FIND FREEDOM AND AVENGE YOUR DEEEAAATH!" He screamed as the pod flew pasted countless stars and planets that made the lone half-breed look so small in comparison.