I gave him a nod and we rushed off to fight the six unknowns heading our way.

Half way to the entrance Angus joined our group and told us the UFOs have been identified as deminoids. Now I was specious of the deminoid leaders' request for an alliance. When we rushed out the base front entrance the deminoids looked like they were going to land. When we reached the exit, I saw that the lead deminoid's chest armor bore the same crest like Prime Deminoid Dag's note. Once the deminoids landed my team alone proceeded towards, the squad leaders said something about; giving us long range support. Didn't matter we kept moving until they were in range of our assault rifles and of course Gaia's lucky rocket launcher the Ryū no taihō, every one aimed their rifles and rocket launcher and the deminoids began to snarl and growl; but me and the red deminoid stared at each other, reassuring one's self on the fact of we can trust the being in front of us. All the sudden the red deminoid started to change from a dragon to Dragonoid, and his armor conformed to his new form. I started to think that deminoids are in some ways more advance just on the fact of the armor.

The deminoid raised his hand slightly too silent the others.

"It's a pleasure to meet you warrior of legends." Said the red deminoid

"The pleasure is mine, Prime Deminoid Dag." I replied

I could hear my squad whispering to each other,

"How do you my name?" he asked me

"By the crest on the armor, it's the same as the crest on the note I received."

"Smart man, now for the reason I come to see you; has Drago made his decision?" he asked me

"I don't know I was assigned this mission before hearing it."

"Is it alright if I send a messenger to Drago's kingdom?" I nodded "good. It will take several days from him to get to your kingdom, when meets with him, he'll lead you to the meeting area." Dag then turned into his dragon form and gave off a mighty roar, the other deminoids begun to take flight.

"Alex, what's going on?" Michael asked me

I told my squad that I'll them everything later, right now had to contact Drago to get transport for the soldiers of the outpost. After getting confirmation that transport was on the way shamus called the truck to pick us up, after unpacking and getting a fire started everyone pestered me about dag so I told them about Hikari being kidnapped. They all fell silent until Alto broke the silence,

"Alex, why did Zander challenge you?"

"He thought I was Hikari's boyfriend." I told them in an annoyed tone, "maybe putting him in his place didn't help, but Hikari and I are just friends I don't really love her-that's a lie-. Hyperion told me all about the challenges rules, so I knew what I was getting into."

Then I got the feeling we were getting watched, so I walked over to bush behind me.

Michael noticed me walk over to the bush, "Alex what's wrong?"

I ignored him and continued towards the bush, when I reached the bush something jumped out! A rabbit,

Moron! It's just rabbit. I scold myself

Then a distant roar erupted in the dark night, trees in the distance were beginning to fall over. Everyone got in a defensive formation, I ran towards everyone grabbing my assault rifle in the process. Bursting from the trees and brush was a giant skeleton dragon.

"What hell is that thing!?" Exclaimed Alto

"I don't know! Just shoot it!" yelled Tony

Everyone opened fire on the skeleton dragon, but their bullets weren't doing a thing,

Damn it, their bullets isn't going to kill this thing. Then I saw the same orb from the dragonoid skeletons. Just maybe,

"Alex do you have a plan?" Gaia asked me

I didn't answer him, and then I notice the others dodging the skeletons: claws, teeth, horns, and its tail.

"Alex!" yelled Gaia

"I got it! Gaia run behind me, when I give the signal break formation and grab its attention, then I will plunge the emperor sword in to the orb in its chest." I explained

"What's the signal?"

"I'll flick my tail towards you. Now let it begin."

He nodded and we began to run towards the undead dragon, the skeleton was still focused on the others so I gave Gaia the signal, he broke formation and first using his assault rifle he unloaded on the skeleton dragons' orb but nothing, so he brought his rocket launcher on to his shoulder. Gaia started to unload again with assault rifle and rocket launcher in hand. The skeleton started to breathe torrents of purple fire, trying to kill Gaia. That was my queue, I rushed for the orb in the dragon's chest, when I reached the orb I saw the skeleton dragon's tail was coming towards me; my life flashed before my eyes, there were visions of earth and Terra Nova. The visions stopped when a spurt of blood shot through the air, I shook my head to snap out of the trance and realized who took the hit; it was Gaia, he took one of the dragon's tail spikes to the shoulder.

"I don't think so you pile of bones," then Gaia grabbed a hold of the dragon's tail "Alex hurry up and kill this thing!"

I did what Gaia said and destroyed the orb, and like the dragonoid skeletons the whole body turned to dust, after the dust dissipated I walked over to Gaia,

"How bad," I asked Gaia while kneeling to get a better look at his shoulder

"It works but I'm going to need a first aid kit." Gaia replied in humors tone

When called Michael over I left Gaia to go check on the others.

"Every one pile into the truck, we need to get out of the area. No telling what else out there.