With a mighty crash, the Flame Spire collapsed as Pohatu delivered a
devastating kick to it. Seconds later, the Water Spire was destroyed
by Papillion's Near-Death Happiness, followed by a huge explosion as
Ironhide destroyed the Wind Spire.
Kakashi, however, was held up by about eight or nine giant robotic
enemies.
^I'm guessing these are the Decepticons Optimus mentioned^, thought
Kakashi. ^They've certainly picked their team well. My Lightning Blade
has no effect on any of them, and I can't use my Mangekyo Sharingan
without wearing myself out. If I used it now, I wouldn't have enough
left to destroy the spire, let alone deal with whatever is on Galaxi
Utopia...^
His thoughts were interrupted as suddenly, the air was filled with
white feathers. A teenage boy, about Naruto's age, had appeared from
nowhere. He had white hair, and was wearing a long red coat.
Two of the Decepticons charged at the newcomer, to which he responded
by taking something from the back of his hand and throwing it in the
air. "Rambos!" he cried.
^A Shard Caster^, thought Kakashi, as a red and yellow spirit with a
humanoid body but a bird's head appeared. One Decepticon was sent
flying back by a well-placed kick by the creature. The other was cut
in two by a slash from a strange sword resembling a pale blue wing the
mysterious boy had pulled from nowhere.
Kakashi took this chance to run for the Spire. ^I don't know why, but
I feel like I will meet him again some day^, thought Kakashi as he
approached the Spire.
"Lightning Blade!" Kakashi shouted as he charged at the tower of green
rock. His attack broke the base of the spire and Kakashi leapt back to
avoid being crushed by the falling wreckage.
^Mission Complete^
"Shields at 15%!" shouted Softon to the others aboard the Halberd.
"The shield is down on Galaxi Utopia!" shouted Gali to ROB, who was
steering.
"ROB, get us within Transport distance, then retreat!"
Everyone aboard the Halberd except ROB gathered in the Transport room.
In a flash of light, thirty-four beings vanished from the Halberd and
appeared on Galaxi Utopia. Immediately Ness spoke up.
"Hey, I know this place!" he said. It's the Ruined Zoo!"
And indeed it was.
Shikamaru also saw something he recognised. He leapt to the side to
avoid a rolling ball of doom. A Visorak spinner flew at him, but Gouta
deflected it with his Motor Gears.
The Sound Five were back.
Lewa and Commander W leapt back.
"I have assessed your fighting ability", said Commander W, as his
blades shattered. Now to create the perfect weapon to fight you".
The golden dust formed into a long, curved sword with a giant semi-
circle just behind the edge of the blade whose curve touched the hilt.
The semi-circle was at a diagonal, so most of it lay on the left-hand
side. It had no guard, unless this was some sort of weird giant guard.
In a flash a second of these bizarre weapons in his other hand: not
mirrored, but exactly the same; the semicircle was mostly on the left
on this one as well.
Lewa glided towards W, on the attack again. He slashed at him
countless times, but every strike was parried by the Defensive
Commander's bizarre swords. The Toa of Air leapt back and blasted
Commander W with a hurricane. W touched the tips of the swords against
each other and slid the blades down each other's lengths. The two semi-
circles fitted together to make a huge round shield that protected his
entire body from the green Toa's hurricane.
"Metus two-sword shield... BLAST BACK!" shouted Commander W. The blast
of air flew back at Lewa, who quickly dispelled it. When he looked up,
however, the commander had gone.
"Looking for me?" said a voice behind him just before he was hit by a
blunt object of some kind and was sent flying out of the ring.
"Aaaaand the winner is... Commander W of Galaxi Utopia!"
"That guy looks tough", said Pit.
"And the next round! Robes of Templar versus Sora, also of Templar!"
"Explain this, Commander Z!", said the Emperor. "Galaxia ordered you
to protect me and destroy the GRF! Why do you protect their leader
from me!"
"Yes, Galaxia told me that", said Z sadly. "But it was not his own
voice. It was that of his council. I know of their control over
Galaxia". A tear fell down the outside of her mask. "I know what D
died for. And if fighting Galaxia is the only way to save him from
these monsters, then so be it". She raised her hand, a purple light
glowing behind her mask. "Signal pulse!"
The Emperor laughed. "You have no power here.
"Look over there", said Metaknight, pointing to the area where the GRF
had been fighting the Sith.
Nine figures were facing the Emperor. Only one figure stood between
the Emperor and them.
"Stay back!" ordered Darth Maul, "Why would you turn on Lord Sideous?"
"You had Anakin kill me", said Count Dooku to the Emperor
"You killed me too", added The Apprentice.
"You tried to kill my son", said Vader.
"Commander A... lied to me", said Emperor Palpatine.
"No", said Commander Z. "What he told you was the truth. He
resurrected them from before the moments they remember now, but I told
them how things end. My Signal Pulse can send any words or images
instantly to only the individuals I choose.
"You...", growled the Emperor. "TRAITOR!"
The Emperor fired Force lightning from both his hands towards
Commander Z.
"Signal Pulse... Maximum!" said Z.
The lightning stopped short of the Commander as if it had collided
with some invisible object. The Emperor pushed an alarm button.
Stormtroopers flooded into the room through three doors. At a huge
screen lowered, preventing anyone getting in and the Emperor,
Metaknight, Commander Z or Darth Maul from getting out. Vader, Luke
and The Apprentice moved towards the left-hand door, deflecting a hail
of Stormtrooper blaster fire as they did. Kazuki and Tokiko blasted
into the air using Sunlight Heart Plus to land on a higher platform,
followed by Lucario, who dashed up with a Quick Attack. Onua slammed
one of his quake-breakers into the ground, smashing the floor in front
of him causing many stormtroopers to fall. Those that didn't were
quickly struck down by Count Dooku and General Grievous.
"Stand back!" warned Starkiller as he gathered Force lightning in a
ball around him. Luke and Vader leapt back before half the room was
destroyed by a Maelstrom.
Some of the stormtroopers turned to aim at Leia, Han and the Droids.
Grievous threw something to Tokiko who landed in front of them. It
turned out to be four Lightsabres. She attached them to the blades of
her Buso Renkin. With four lightsabres she was easily able to deflect
all the shots. Dooku and Grievous used this opportunity to escape the
building.
"We should get out of here!" said Lucario to the others.
"I'm sure Commander Z can get you to Galaxi Utopia", said The
Apprentice.
As Metaknight fought the Emperor, Commander Z raised her hand. "Signal
Pulse... Maximum!" she said, shattering the blasterproof glass screen.
She grabbed Metaknight's hand, reaching out for the others with her
other hand. Kazuki, Tokiko, Lucario and Onua grabbed on while Z sent a
Signal Pulse to Ironhide. As Ironhide blasted through a wall, Kazuki
called to the rebels and Sith.
"Come with us! We could use your help!"
"Sorry", said Luke. "The Guard Worlds are locked so that no-one who
originally came from them can leave or damage the Spires".
The seven left as quickly as they had come, reappearing in Galaxi
Utopia