Chapter 14

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A dark, evil figure towered before her. His deep hatred filled voice echoed through the now quiet room.

"Hello Jinmay. I was expecting you." Skeleton King spoke, before using one of his palms to levitate the robot girl. All struggle against his invisible power was in vain. Jinmay could feel as the invisible force moved in her backpack, searching for something.

With a swift move, the undead lord removed the small communication device from her backpack, before placing it on the cold metal and bone floor of the building creating a clink sound once it came in contact with it. He pressed a button to activate it, the device projected a hologram view of the HQ crew, but most importantly the president.

Since the communication link was a two way channel, the Resistance HQ for the first time, got the chance to see the Skeleton King's new appearance. The undead king was truly disgusting and terrifying, just as described by the Hyperforce. Fear snuck into almost every person in the control room, as the evil lord's empty eye sockets pierced through their souls, even though it was just a hologram.

"Skeleton King…" The president blankly spoke, without fear or any other emotion in his voice and face.

"President Mark Hass of planet Shuggazoom I presume. Been waiting impatiently to finally speak with you." The king spoke with venom, hatred and sarcasm in his voice. Remarkably the president still shown no sign of fear.

"I'm afraid the feeling is not mutual. Let's skip the nice talk and get to the point. State your intentions." The president replied with a similar coldness as Skeleton King. Although deep down he was spooked, he could not afford to show it in front of his enemy.

"I admire the fake bravery you show in front of your people. But it won't help you here." The undead taunted his enemy, before continuing.

"I order you to surrender in the name of the Resistance, then Shuggazoom may be spared. Do otherwise and you all shall seal your doom."

"You have the nerve to even think about us surrendering?! What do you take us for?! We rather die in the battlefield then to surrender to the likes of you!" The president replied, holding his ground against his foe, clear indication that he is pissed off.

Unfortunately, the Resistance though that Skeleton King is contacting them through a remote channel, far away from their agent. They were all in for a massive and horrifying surprise when they witnessed Jinmay hovering in air, in the state of being chocked slowly.

"IF YOU HARM HER IN ANY WAY, I'LL MAKE SURE YOU RETURN TO THE DEPTHS OF THE HELL YOU CAME FROM!" The president snapped, pure boiling rage and anger spiced with venom filled his screaming voice at the undead king. The staff was shocked and even Skeleton King was surprised by the aggressive threat. Nobody ever seen the president angry, not to mention in such a raging state. Skeleton King recovered quickly and laughed at the empty threat, before replying.

"Remember this, YOU just made the mistake that will end this universe. Let this be the demonstration and warning what will happen to all pathetic living creatures." The evil lord said, before cutting the communication line.

"What did that demon mean by that?" The admiral asked the president, while the staff tried everything in their power to restore communication and know what is going on at the opposite end.

Meanwhile at the border

The two opposing sides have finally clashed. Automated turrets fired bullet storms at the enemy, while heavy artillery bombardment assisted them. Air support came in the form of massive explosives being dropped down below. On the walls snipers and ordinary soldiers used ranged weapons to hit the formless warriors, while melee ground teams held the front line, pushing back the massive army.

Although the Resistance had the advantage of the defenders roll, it was only time until the evil essence fuelled formless grabbed the upper hand. And everyone knew this. After 10 minutes of continuous battle, the defenders started to weaken, getting tired as the essence not only boosted their enemy, but weakened them in the process.

Mandarin was fighting battle robots viciously, destroying them one by one while progressing further into Resistance territory leading his mindless army inward. The undead clone laughed maniacally as he charged at an unsuspecting soldier squad. The men were caught off guard and began fighting the skeletal primate with the only available tool, their guns.

Using them as a melee weapon they tried to hit the monkey without success. The clone used a Monkey Mind Scream to knock out all his foes. He grabbed the only wake soldier by the throat, preparing to finish him off. Before he could do so, the haunting voice of his master echoed in his mind.

Mandarin, return to me at once. I have a task for you. The undead primate looked at the man with a 'you are lucky' look, before throwing him away, and sprinting towards the castle, leaving the formless army to deal with the battle. Skeleton King used the structure to broadcast the events to every Resistance equipment, grabbing everyone's attention.

"Foolish mortals. Thinking you can stop me by weakening my army… Watch now, as the first casualty of war shall meet her fate... Soon all of you will follow her!" The troops were shocked. The holograms shown Jinmay, tied to a black spear. Everyone knew what was coming next, and they were powerless to stop it.

Research team: Hyperforce investigation, orbiting black hole

A small bus sized ship orbited a newly formed black hole. These mysterious formations always made scientist fascinate about the universe, and actually made them think about the realm of unknown. There for, it's no surprise that once a singularity forms, researchers are all around it like ants on a piece of food left on the ground, studying them to unlock their secrets. But this black hole is famous and important because of something else. This is where the world lost track of the Hyperforce.

"Scan number 1587 complete… No noticeable changes recorded." A researcher stated, while analyzing the data gathered from their newest scan regarding the energy burst. A colleague turned around to face him, before speaking.

"This is hopeless. We can't trace it, no matter how hard we try. We should be back on Shuggazoom assisting the battle, instead of flying around in circles." He stated, depression and sadness in his voice.

"Only a miracle can help us now." Silence took over the room, as the researchers prepared for the next scan. No one knew what to say. They soon began typing and pressing all sorts of buttons.

"Scan number 1588 starting in… 3… 2… 1… Go!" An invisible wave left the spaceship, as it began mapping the black hole and its surroundings. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary, but something happened which caught the team off guard.

"Wait! What's that?! I'm picking up huge electromagnetic anomaly!" The researcher stated, before his colleagues inspected the 3d holographic map. They couldn't believe their eyes. A new cloud shape appeared, before rapidly expanding. A few moments later a gigantic burst hit the ship, temporarily shutting down the computers and lights.

The team looked outside the window, hoping to catch a glimpse of whatever is causing the anomaly. Their eyes widened when a stretched out shape appeared, before shape shifting to a haunting object. The Super Robot appeared with a bright flash, sending another wave at the ship. However, this did little to no damage since they were already offline. The power came back shortly after, and they immediately received a communication request.

Inside the Super Robot

"Jump number 4 complete. Estimated time for arrival is six minutes." ARTEMIS informed his team, preparing for the next jump. Antauri noticed the Resistance spaceship, and spoke.

"Team, there is a Resistance ship orbiting the black hole, 2km from our location. From the readings, it's a recon ship." The team immediately turned their attention towards the ship. ARTEMIS cancelled the FTL jump, as Chiro attempted to communicate.

"This is Chiro, leader of the Hyperforce."

"This is Resistance Recon Unit 25. Praise the lord above, Hyperforce it's really you!"

"From the reaction, my concerns were true. We apologize for the loss of communication, but we were trapped in a solar storm, and unable to communicate. We received a distress signal from Shuggazoom, regarding an attack against the borders. What happened?" Antauri asked the researchers.

"The attack happened not soon after we lost contact with you. The battle raged for days, but we managed to win. But the bad news is, Skeleton King launched a surprise attack today. He constructed a building that he uses as a power distributor for his troops. We sent in an agent to blow it up. I sent all information to the Super Robot. If you don't mind me asking, what did the robot do to appear from nowhere?" The pilot of the craft asked.

"FTL drive. Otto and I designed it in our free time, and had to use it when we flew extremely close to this exact same black hole. For safer transport, please dock your vessel in the Super Robot's docking hangar." Gibson explained. This all made sense now to the researchers. The burst and everything around it.

The recon ship docked inside the Super Robot, as the Hyperforce tried to get caught up with the events that happened during their absence. They now knew about the top secret mission, as well as the in progress battle.

"Fascinating, so the light barrier has finally been broken. I can't wait for the war to end and have a chance to study this marvelous invention. It shall help the galactic civilization in transportation." A researcher stated, amazed by the complexity and efficiency of the newly designed FTL drive.

"It will be our pleasure to contribute to society's progress." Gibson thanked the researcher team, before they started to discuss which ships would get the drive, as it appeared to be extremely resource and money demanding project.

The research team exited the laboratory with Gibson in the lead, and arrived at the command center, while the others were just about to continue their route, when the horrifying broadcast started playing on the screen. The inhabitants of the room were shocked.

"Oh no! Jinmay is caught! T-That demon is going to execute her!" A researcher stated, fear in his eyes. But out of all the residents, Chiro had it the worst. He couldn't believe what he was witnessing. In a moment's notice he muttered in fear and pure rage.

"No… Jinmay…" He trembled as he realized they couldn't do anything, they were too far from Shuggazoom. The monkey team had no idea what to do, as they were shocked and paralyzed themselves. Suddenly alarms gone off snapping everyone out of their thoughts, as ARTEMIS took control of the situation, knowing every second counted.

"I analyzed the situation. From the data gathered, we can still stop this! If I override the FTL core, we can get there in one jump, and if we coordinate it to jump inside the structure, we can cause massive damage and save the agent!" The AI explained, before commanding.

"No time to waste! Hyperforce, mobilize!" The AI urged them to get to their posts. Without a second though, everyone obeyed ARTEMIS and ran to their tubes. They proceeded to activate the robot, while the researchers sat down in the bubble chairs in the command center.

"Preparing for FTL Hyper Jump…" ARTEMIS informed, as the FTL drives began to charge up. This time however, the sound was a higher pitch, and actually caused vibrations which could be felt all around the robot.

"5…"

"4…"

"3…"

"2…"

"1…"

"We are coming Jinmay, I won't let that rotten bone bag harm you." Chiro silently vowed, watching the broadcast, preparing for the quickly formed rescue mission before ARTEMIS activated the jump.

"Jump." The robot jumped with such power the shockwave affected the nearby singularity, forcing it to wobble a bit.