Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

Remastered: NOS-4-A2.0

Ch. 7-Day of Revenge

The next day business carried on as usual for the LGMs but under the surface they never suspected that something was amiss with XR and Minerva. They helped out as usual while at the same time tried to keep the fact that NOS was hiding in the bay waiting for the right moment to strike. Keeping to the shadows of all of the machinery NOS watched as the LGMs continued to work along without a single clue as to what he was going to do to them. Silently as possible he went over to a few machines and stealthily threw a few energy beams at them, taking them over with his mind and watching the LGMs again for just the right moment when they least expected it commanded the machines' electrical wiring to shoot out and take the LGMs hostage. Suddenly seeing the wiring attacking them the LGMs screamed in fright and ran around to try to avoid them but the wires were far faster than they were and all were captured in just a matter of minutes. Smirking in satisfaction NOS walked out of the shadows being joined by Minerva and XR as they showed their true colors and the three walking up to their prisoners NOS said with an evil smirk, "Well, for being one of the smartest races in the galaxy you all sure have a bad sense of security to realize that a being of evil such as myself has been hiding in the shadows of your own bay this entire time." Letting out a dark laugh he looked at one LGM in particular and picking him up by the wiring imprisoning him and asked, "My good little green man, you wouldn't perhaps know the main override program that will give me absolute and total control of all of Star Command by any chance?" The LGM shakily nodded in agreeing, absolutely afraid of what NOS might do to him, NOS cut the bindings away then handed him over to XR ordering, "Then execute it. XR, take him over the control panel and make sure that he doesn't decide to try...anything that might alert any Rangers to my plans." Nodding in understanding XR took the LGM over the control panel and keeping a very careful eye on him watched as the LGM programmed the override to run. Once the it kicked into gear the lights in the bay flickered a few times until it stopped and while watching this happen NOS asked, "Is it working?," and seeing the fear-paralysed nod come from the captive NOS smiled in satisfaction then ordered again, "Excellent. Now, cut the lights to the entire station. It's time for some fun to begin." Doing what he was told the LGM shut off all the lights in Star Command, putting it into a complete blackout and smirking NOS's eyes glowed brightly as he imagined what would be happening when every Ranger suddenly wondered what was going on.

A few minutes before the blackout happened Buzz, Mira, Booster and Ty were on their way to the bay to see how XR and Minerva were doing the three teammates were not too happy about they were unsuccessful at trying to find NOS-4-A2.0 for the past few days. Being the most peeved of all Buzz retorted with disdain, "So far four days and there hasn't been a single sign or report of NOS-4-A2.0 causing anything sort of chaos. It's like he's fallen of the face of the universe." Hoping that he could give Buzz some encouragement Booster suggested, "Maybe he accidentally got sucked into a black hole or something." "Yeah, that could be a possibility," Mira agreed, hating to see Buzz like this. Shaking his head in disagreement Buzz said, "No, my Ranger instinct is telling me that he's up to something. I'm not sure what but I know that my instinct is never wrong about something like this." Thinking about a few things himself Ty suggested, "Perhaps maybe he's decided to lay low-" but it was then that the lights suddenly cut out in the hallway making everything pitch black dark. Quickly figuring out what's going on Buzz finished, "Right underneath our nose the entire time! He must have managed to sneak in somehow without anyone knowing!" By then the emergency lighting kicked in turning the hallway red so that it was manageable to see where to go. As the four looked around Buzz quickly thought of something and said, "I've got a bad feeling that he may have gotten one of the LGMs to run the main override program to give him total control of the station." Starting to get the same feeling Ty added, "And the only place you can turn it on and shut it off is the science bay." Gasping in fright Booster reminded everyone, "But XR and Minerva are in there, too! If NOS-4-A2.0 is there they could be in danger!" "Booster's right," Mira agreed, remembering as well. "We've got to get to the science bay and make sure that he hasn't gotten to the both of them." Both Buzz and Ty nodding in agreement the four quickly ran down the hallway as fast as they could hoping that certain doom hadn't befallen their friends.

The moment they arrived at the bay they ran in and quickly found the LGMs captured the four went over to them and immediately began freeing them from their bonds. As he was untangling the wiring off of a few LGMs Buzz asked, "Are you guys okay? What happened in here," Relieved that Buzz and his team came to their rescue one of them replied, "Yes, we're alright. The vampire came out of nowhere and he captured us, making us turn on the main override program and turn off all the lights in the station." Hearing that his suspicions were confirmed Buzz then asked, "Can you shut it off before it's too late?" Shaking his head a second LGM answered, "No, we can't. The vampire destroyed the control panel so that we wouldn't be able to stop him." Looking up at the control panel in question, seeing that it was indeed smashed to bits, Buzz groaned in frustration then freeing the last of the LGMs he asked, "What about XR and Minerva? Are they somewhere in here safe?" The LGMs shaking their heads no Ty quickly made a search throughout the bay and coming back he confirmed with a worried tone in his voice, "They're right, Buzz. Both of them are nowhere to be found. I really hate to say it but I think we're too late." Hating to have to agree with Ty on that Buzz sighed a growl and said, "When we're going to have to find them and make sure that they're restrained before before finding NOS-4-A2.0 and taking him down to save them." Everyone nodding in agreement they made their way back to the bay doors while at the same time Booster was starting to have a strange feeling. Looking around he asked, "Uh, does anyone by chance know that weird feeling you get when you feel like something or someone is watching you but you can see what or who it is?" "Yeah," Mira asked, starting to slightly get the same feeling. "Why do you ask?" Starting get scared and nervous Booster replied, "N-no reason, except that I'm getting it right now." Hoping to calm him down Buzz told him, "It's just probably the LGMs watching us leave, Booster. There's nothing to-" Out of nowhere a familiar cry caught their attention, which sent the LGMs scrambling for cover, and looking up Mira pointed out, "You may want to rephrase that, Buzz. NOS-4-A2.0's coming this way!"

Everyone quickly looking up they saw NOS appear from above, diving straight down while letting out another screech as he descended towards them. Getting close enough he swooped up right above them, making everyone duck to get out of the way, he said to them while flying a bit higher and circling around, "Well, well, it seems that my new prey has come to me. You certainly saved me a lot of work of having to hunt you all down and destroy you so that I can move forward with my plans of galatic conquest. But, of course, I can't simply destroy you without make you suffer first." "Suffer what?," Buzz asked with an irritated tone in his voice that clearly said that he was in no mood for games. Chuckling as he swooped up again to hover in front of them he replied, "Why, utter humiliation from the fact that you will soon be defeated by not only me but also your...former teammates," then getting a thoughtful look on his face he wondered aloud, "Hmm, I wonder that will look once everyone knows that your destruction was brought on by the ones you considered teammates and friends." Really getting scared now Booster asked fearfully, "F-former teammates? What do you mean by th-that?" Letting out a stronger evil laugh at that NOS answered with a malicious smile, "Then perhaps I should show you than to tell you since your that curious. First off, the little one that's always 'eager' to assist me." Gesturing off to the side XR came rolling out of a dark corner with a wicked grin and his arms outstretched in his usual zombie-like manner. Smirking as XR came out NOS then directed the Rangers behind them as he finished the introductions, "Now for the piece de resistance. Oh, and Parsec, I'm sure that you're really going to enjoy this. Meet my deadly beautiful bride." Hearing something thud behind them the four turned around and to their horror saw Minerva standing behind them, her optics glowing brightly red and the same malicious grin that NOS had on her lips. Feeling his heart break and drop into his stomach and a few tears forming in his eyes Ty choked out, "You...you monster. How could you do this to her?" Chuckling again NOS replied with satisfaction in his voice, " It's quite easy, Parsec. The moment we met I knew that she was meant to be mine and mine alone. And thanks to her it's the reason I now have the greatest power of the universe to sustain me forever!" Lifting his hand he fired an energy beam powered by the stellar energy that was still in his system straight at the foursome which sent all of them to the floor by the magnitude of the power fueling the blast. Marveling at how he was that much stronger NOS cackled and said, "You see?! Even now you have no chance to stop me as I spread my evil across the universe, taking it over planet by planet and finally rule the cosmos!"

"Sorry you tin trash can," Ty disagreed, quickly getting up and taking aim he fired his wrist laser while adding, "But I'm going to not let that happen at any cost." His aim being straight and true the laser blast hit NOS square in his chest sending him straight to the ground. Gasping in shock at what she had just seen Minerva growled in fury and launched herself at Ty, screeching as she grabbed him by the shoulders and throwing him against a piece of machinery the force being strong enough to knock Ty out and crumple to the floor unconscious. Still furious at what Ty had done she quickly forgot it as she focused on NOS quickly going to him and seeing if he was okay. Seeing an opportunity to retreat and regroup Buzz helped his teammates up and told them, "We need to regroup and come up with a plan to stop this from going any further. Booster, go grab Ty and follow us out as quick as you can." Nodding in agreement Booster ran over and picked up Ty slinging him over his shoulder and making his way out behind Buzz and Mira as they headed out the door. Figuring that he needed to stop them XR started to after them NOS ordered as he recovered from the attack, "XR, stay right where you are. Let them leave." Making sure that he wasn't damaged from the laser blast Minerva helped NOS to his feet and looking up at him she asked, "What should we do, Master? Now that they know that you are here they will do everything they can to stop your plans." Giving Minerva a comforting smile NOS stroked her cheek and answered, "Have no fear, my love. We'll let them gain their ground for now and when they least expect it I will have gained the upper hand and soon they will cease to exist."

After getting as far away from the science bay as possible, passing through the sea of officers that were trying to figure out what was going on, the Rangers finally stopped to catch their breath and after bringing up the rear Booster set Ty down against a wall taking a few big gasps of air to help soothe his burning lungs. A few moments later Ty started to wake up, groaning as he was starting to feel the headache that was pounding in his head. Waking up a bit more he opened his eyes and looked around, seeing that they weren't in the science bay anymore. Groaning a bit louder while leaning up Buzz moved over to him and asked, "Are you feeling okay? You hit your head pretty hard when Minerva thew you." "Yeah, I think I'll be fine physically," Ty answered as his headache started to slightly fade. "But emotionally not so much. I...I can't believe that he was able to get to her and turn her into something that's not her." Trying to think of how all of this could be possible Ty suddenly realized a very big thing. Getting a shocked look on his face that turned into an angered one he said, "It all makes sense." Wondering what he was talking about Mira asked, "What makes sense?" Trying everything he could to keep his temper under control he answered while getting to his feet, "A few days ago when I first met Minerva she hardly had any energy in her to even operate and we all thought that it was an issue with how she recharged the night before. But now I think I figured out why. NOS-4-A2.0 must have been able to sneak in that night, find his way straight to the science bay and put both XR and Minerva under his control. It's the only way to explain why Minerva was hardly able to recharge inside a recharge chamber that is fully functional." The others nodding in agreement with Ty's reasoning Buzz said, "At least we know that the way to save them is to stop NOS-4-A2.0 and power him down to release him from his control. Don't worry, Ty. We'll save them before he makes them do anything they wouldn't do on their own." Nodding at that Ty felt better knowing that Buzz had the determination to see this through. At that moment Nebula came around the bend and seeing the four come into view he made his way over to them and asked, "Lightyear, just what in the galaxy is going on here?" "It's NOS-4-A2.0, sir," Buzz answered when he heard Nebula behind him. "He's managed to infiltrate Star Command, made the LGMs activate the main override program and are controlling XR and Minerva." Clearly not happy about hearing that Nebula let out a growl of frustration and said, "Well, this is just great. I've got a mechanical battery drainer who has control of two Rangers and my entire station and an upgrade that could make him more powerful than Zurg himself!" Wondering what to do Mira asked, "So how are we going to stop him? With that upgrade it's going to be harder to beat him then how we used to stop him before."

"Wait, what about Minerva's blaster?," Booster asked, remembering when she had used it. "When she used it to attack NOS-4-A2.0 it dealt a good bit of damage to him. Maybe we can use that." Remembering that as well Buzz nodded in agreement saying, "I think that may be our best option at this point. The one problem with that is how we're going to get it off of her now that she's under NOS-4-A2.0's mind control." Coming up with a few ideas about that Ty came up with a good one, as well as a sound plan on stopping NOS, and with a creative smirk on his face he said, "I think I might have a pretty good idea on how to get it. Just leave things to me and Booster on getting her blaster. As for how to stop NOS-4-A2.0 I may have just the thing to put him out of commission." Gathering everyone around he explained what he came up with and seeing how sound it was Nebula said, "With what's going on I think that this is the best way to go. Use it and get it done as quick as possible. I want this tin can shut down and my station back under control." All the Rangers nodding in agreement the four split up into two teams: Buzz and Mira going one way down the hall and Ty and Booster going the other way, hoping that they would run into Minerva, or if Ty's plan worked she would be running into them.

Some time later NOS had sent XR and Minerva out to scour the hallways and find the Rangers before they had a chance to figure out a way to stop him. As they entered another hallway they managed to get halfway down when a whistle behind them grabbed their attention. The two turning around to see what made the whistle it just what Ty needed for his plan to work. Quickly peering out from behind the corner he was hiding behind he called out, "Booster, now!" Hearing his signal Booster ran out from his hiding place and caught Minerva in the strongest hug that he could muster to restrain her. Suddenly thrown off-guard by the hug Minerva screeched in frustration and annoyance trying to break free but Booster's strength wasn't letting her budge. Realizing that she was getting nowhere with her escape she screeched again and cried, "XR, get out of here! Go find the Master before the other Rangers find him! Go!" Flabbergasted at the ambush as well XR nodded in agreement and quickly went rolling back down the hallway as fast as his treads could go. Seeing XR trying to get away Ty knew that he couldn't let XR go back to NOS-4-A2.0 and ruin his chance to save him and Minerva. Going after him Ty launched himself at XR grabbing onto him, making the both of them tumble to the ground in the process. Moving quickly he found XR's power switch through the robot Ranger's struggle to break free and before he could Ty managed to power him down before anything else happened. Lightly sighing that the slight crisis was over with he got up and went over to where Booster was, by that time Minerva had slowed down some in her struggling but still tried to break free of Booster's hold. As he approached Ty asked, "Do you happen to know where she keeps her blaster?" "In her lower right leg," Booster answered, adjusting his hold a bit while keeping a good grip on Minerva. Nodding at that Ty thought aloud, "Well, since she under NOS-4-A2.0's control she's definitely not going to give it over willingly. Since that's the obvious case she's got to have some sort of manual release in case her leg somehow malfunctions on her. Waiting a few more moments for Minerva to settle down some more he tried to think of how to open her leg he remembered that Minerva told him about a control panel on her left arm and figured that it was the best thing to try. Lifting up her left arm he opened it up and found the necessary function to open up her leg and used it watching as the hatch popped open revealing the blaster. Leaning down he pulled it out then closing the hatch he examined the blaster to see how it worked and getting the basic gist of it he looked up and said, "Alright Booster I'm going to go meet up with Buzz and Mira and hopefully NOS-4-A2.0 in the process. Try your best to keep Minerva and XR here as long as you can, okay?" Nodding Booster agreed, "You got it, Ty. Good luck in taking down that no good hunk of metal." Nodding his thanks Ty looked Minerva in her optics and gave her a longing look then took off to find Buzz and Mira, knowing deep down in his heart that the real Minerva inside the monster was calling out to him, practically screaming for her to be heard, "Ty! Please, you have to help me! Please help me, Ty!"

...Eh sorry for not keeping up with the updates on this RL decided to butt in unexpectedly and I may have gotten carried away with finishing the rewrite. Anyway, here's chapter seven and I made it nice and long for everyone! So until next time keep up on the original and guess what I'm going to throw at you next! Bye!