Geo breathed as he checked the time and spoke the same thought to himself. "It's time..."
"You leaving now?" Geo lifted his Transer as he agreed to Mega speaking some. "I... um..."
"What's up?" Mega sounded off... like he was afraid of something or a word that he could say.
"Um, I'm sorry that you... got caught up in this fight... And I'm sorry about your old man..."
"Are you OK?" Geo asked as he sat down. "This isn't like you at all! Plus, this isn't just your fight anymore. This is a fight for the fate of the whole Earth." He shrugged as he continued. "And I went along with everything because I wanted to see with my own eyes what happened to dad." He chuckled a bit as continued. "So say something happy like you always do!"
"Geo..." Mega chuckled as well as he commented. "Looks like I'm rubbing off on you!" He knocked his fists together in the Transer as he continued. "OK, let's get out there and mangle some FM-ians!"
"Yeah!" Geo paused before he continued. "Actually, before we go into space, there's someplace I want to go. Is that OK?"
"Your usual spot?"
"Yeah..." He nearly face palmed as he nearly forgot. "Oh, and we should say something to mom too." A small quake erupted and Geo grimaced a bit. "We've gotta hurry." Geo headed out and spoke to his mom, Hope sharing the same feelings that she had about Kevin going to space himself, but she was assured by Geo as he headed out, that he would return again. He paused at the Vista Point and looked up to the sky as he mused with closed eyes. "Dad... I'm going to where you are now..." He lightly sighed as he looked at his Transer. "Come on, Mega. Let's go."
"Right, let's go!" Geo nodded as he made to leave, but a look up paused him as he yelped a soft 'ack' as down below as he walked toward them was Luna and her gang as he asked in surprise.
"Wh-What are you all doing here?"
"We got a call from Mr. Boreal." Luna stated as a unhappy sorrow filled her eyes, the same sorrow that filled in when she heard about her transfer, when Bud had nearly lost his bond with Luna as he had the same face with Zack. "Are you really going to the space station?" Geo nearly nodded as Luna screeched. "You shouldn't have to go! Can't the adults do anything!?" Geo didn't know, but he was sure of his own resolve as Bud spoke with a rub of his neck.
"I know you're Mega Man, but going into space is too much, even for you!"
"That's right!" Zack pleaded as all three looked like they were really going to lose a friend now. "Won't you please rethink this?"
"Everyone..." Geo spoke before he answered with a resolve. "Thanks for worrying." He rested a hand on his chest as he spoke. "I know it might be a fight that I can't win, but I have to go. It may be sad, but if I fight, and spare someone that sadness in the end, then I have to at least try." He looked back up as he finished. "And that's why I have to go."
"Nooo!" Bud cried out as he gripped his head. "That speech was too cool! I can't counter that!"
"He's a real man." Zack commented, but Luna was more hard-pressed as she asked with a huff.
"So nothing we say can change your mind!?"
"Yeah..." Geo breathed as he continued. "But I'm going to promise you guys the same thing I promised Mr. Boreal." He raised a fist as he continued. "I'll come back alive! You can count on that!"
"Geo..." Bud sighed as he nodded. "Alright, I believe in you! You're gonna save the world!"
"I believe in you too!" Zack answered as he straightened up some as Luna just stammered.
"W-Well, I'm going to worry about you, but only a little, and as a Brother!" Luna huffed as she turned around, but nothing could hide the trembling lip she had as she continued through tears. "So you'd better come back, you hear!?"
"I hear you." He nodded as he spoke. "Thanks, everyone. I'm off!" Geo headed out, making way to Dream Island as he recalled that, halfway through, Alex called and say that he would be helping Boreal with the prep work and would be waiting at the fragment. Geo headed through the scrap yard before he headed down and toward the section before rushing over as Boreal was laying down as he called out. "Mr. Boreal! Mr. Boreal!" He grimaced as he looked around. "What should I do? What if I asked for too much...?" He looked around for Alex before he heard a shift as Boreal moved a bit before he opened his eyes and spoke in surprise.
"Oh, Geo!" He hummed as he sat up. "Aw, dang it... Looks like I fell asleep."
"Oh, you were just sleeping..." Geo breathed as Aaron stood up and dusted himself off, Geo quickly spotting Alex who was breathing on a pile of cables and wires, sleeping as well as he stepped over and woke him up with a start as the young man asked. "So, is it fixed?"
"Of course!" Aaron paused as Alex dusted himself off as well and stood beside Geo with a slight smile. "Oh, wait a sec..." He turned and, after fiddling with some of the machinery, he gripped a lever and spoke. "Power on!" He pulled it toward him and the machine turned on, Aaron stepping away as Geo cheered.
"Alright! It's working!" He slipped on his Visualizers without Mega's encouragement and spotted where they could enter the station as he remarked. "Let's get going!"
"Wait!" A voice called out as the Visualizer slipped off and Geo turned to find Sonia coming over to Geo's quiet utter of her name. "Geo..." Her face dripped with tears, most likely from her worry to not go and help save the world with her own powers, but she was too injured for the time being. "Take me with you!"
"Sonia..." Geo repeated as he shook his head and answered. "You can't, because I need you to protect everyone here on Earth. After we leave, you're the only one who can fight back against any FM-ians."
"But!"
"Don't worry." Geo smiled as Alex leaned on him as he continued. "We'll protect the Earth." He walked over and rested a hand on her shoulder. "So I want you to protect all the people."
"Geo..." She reached up and held the hand before she nodded. "Alright, I understand. I believe in you, and I'll be waiting."
Without any comment of lovey-dovey notion, Alex spoke. "Excellent. It's time that we halt this conflict here and now." Sonia stepped to the side as both of the heroes stepped onto the spot of the Wave Hole as Alex spoke on Geo's behalf. "Mr. Boreal! Thank you for everything you have done and have accomplished!"
"I don't like being powerless to do anything, but you're the only ones we can count on now." He saluted with two fingers in farewell. "Good luck!" With that, the pair shouted it out and entered the Wave Road, heading into the port and disappeared into the stars...
Geo's first impression of the station was both shock, but confusion as well. "This is the space station?"
"Yeah. Look down there." Geo looked down as Alex joined him as both of them took in the tech, the safety, and the machines that still worked from how long of missing.
"Wow, we're really in outer space." Geo paused as he remembered some of valid concern. "Oh yeah... What about air?" Mega explained that, while they were in wave form, air was not needed, but he wasn't sure if there was any remaining in the station and that only pulsing out would have an answer for them, something that Geo acknowledged as they headed in. The air was actually passable as they headed through the empty room and looked about as the way to another Wave hole was blocked and they need the code that was 'Red Frequency' and opened it up with the code, put in with Key Man with two-one-eight-three, the door opened and the pair headed further in, porting into the sealed door's Comp Space when Mega stopped them.
"Hold up, you guys, I smell Cygnus... but something is not right... his mood is all over the place, there isn't just prideful arrogance emitting from here." Geo and Alex nodded as Mega still waned on the side of caution. "Still, let's not drop our guard, this is our enemy's turf, so get ready for some battles."
"I hear you, Mega." Alex spoke as they pressed on, halted by a security gate before they figured out that the thing in the center of the comp space was connected to the gate, Both Geo and Alex passing over the figure before it was revealed to be the constellation of Cygnus and they just needed to match it up with the gate, inputting it and approaching Cygnus as the swan looked up with a hum.
"I congratulate you on making it this far." Cygnus turned as he continued. "If you believe that I will let you pass freely, you must understand that, while I am feeling stronger, better than before, I am sworn to my king, so you must fight in order to get access through."
"Never asked for you to stand down if it pleases you so much." Alex answered as Cygnus flapped into the air and transformed into Cygnus Wing. The duo was still too much for the stronger figure as he mused with his defeat at the end of a Mega Cannon blast.
"Very good, you two have indeed possessed the power to see your resolve to the end." He straightened up some as he closed his eyes, the figure fading as he spoke. "Now that I remember my past and what I have done, there is nothing I can say to apologize for what I have done, but these actions... their start... how did none of us have seen it before now...?" With that, Cygnus faded into minor explosions and the pair headed out once more and through the next door, the air slightly more thinner before they fixed it with Thermo Man's ability to blast gusts of air back into the station, the process of removing a sizable pile of junk out of the way before heading back into the Wave World and entering the door locked, this time the terminal was guarded by Taurus who hummed before they approached him and spoke.
"Seeing as you are here now, I can only guess that Cygnus has fallen, but I am not too surprised, he is often a feathered show of grace, never a full-on fighter." The energy formed around him before he towered as Taurus Fire, hot steam surging out as he shouted. "Now you fight the greatest warrior of King Cepheus, and by my oath, I will not fall so quickly!"
"Bring it on, Taurus!" Mega shouted as they battled the titan of flames and dodging his harder-hitting attacks with barriers and guards before they defeated the titan and he heaved as he fell against the terminal and spoke.
"Most... impressive... Mega, you... truly are more than us now." Taurus huffed and breathed as a mist clouded his vision as he pondered. "That backstabbing monster... whatever happened to Pyxis has either cursed us or... something far worse..." Taurus erupted in a explosion and left Mega Man and Lieutenant to open up the way and head on to a maintenance bay, the door to the next Hole sealed off unless they fix the power lines outside the station.
Luckily, a note to Geo's father gave them an answer as there was a drone outside that could fix it and they used Propeller Man to guide the drone about and fixing the sites before they could pass and entered the third sealed door as the third to stand in their path was the one who weighs in the chances. "My scales were correct in your arrival, one weighed heavier as it meant that you two have bested Taurus and Cygnus, the other is light in your sneaking past them and coming before me." Libra turned as he transformed into Libra Scales. "In fact, your 'betrayal' is weighing less and less and it is filling up on 'kinship', you have truly found allies to stand with you, blood of a ruined world." Mega grimaced a bit as Libra bowed his head. "Guard your mind and I will not peer, you came to fight, to come closer to my king, naïve and afraid, you must help open his mind." The two battled him out and took him down as he fell down and spoke. "My death here may be in vain, once you have freed his mind... my life will find a new value... life or slavery... the first weighs far greater than the empty tray of the other." Libra exploded and they opened the door once more before pressing on, Andromeda stirring more and more as the minutes go by. However, entering the next room, they all stopped before walking over to the last sealed door, Geo musing in surprise as he asked, hand raised to the metal.
"Mega... Is he...?"
"Even without being Mega Man, you can tell..." Mega mused as he looked toward the door as well. "Yeah, beyond this door is the FM King... and Andromeda."
"Behind here..." Geo hummed as Alex crossed his arms, his brow furled down as the young man continued. "But first, we have to get this door open..."
"You got it, kid." They backed tracked to the back of the module, only to find it was more for living quarters than devoted for science. Geo paused as he looked around before he found... it, a photo of him with his mother behind him, a picture for his dad to look upon when he worked, Mega going into detail that he was the jailer when the FM King had judged them guilty for death, all of them, but Kevin had asked Mega to change him and the crew into wave form, the process was disrupted by Taurus, leaving it up to imagination as to what happened to them, the chances slim on the crew's survival, but Geo held to that hope as they agreed to protect the Earth for the day when Kevin returned home... one day as they headed for the door and entered to a quiet tone of a flute, Mega Man and Lieutenant looking at each other before they opened the way to Ophiuca before the music came to a halt and she turned, the piercing gaze that of violet, not red as Mega and Borealis recalled that Cygnus's was white, Taurus was green, and Libra was yellow.
"I was wondering if I would be the last to even stand in the end, but my thoughts betray me more than my own commands, would it be a shock if I admitted that the first thing that entered my mind was that young girl, her safety, and how I could have been more than just a viper in the bush?"
"It wouldn't be the first, Ophiuca..." Mega spoke as he glanced to Alex who just shrugged. "This kid has tricks up his sleeves on the daily and I even questioned if he had an army of FM-ians in his house, he still hasn't answered that question."
"No doubt to free us from the venom of our former lord." Ophiuca hummed as her form changed and became Queen Ophiuca. "Still, if I am last, than I will hold the ground, but my heart goes to my king, may you upon my defeat save his soul from the void of abyss awaiting all for when Andromeda awakens from its dire slumber."
"Well then, we shouldn't leave a lady alone for too long, should we?" Alex smiled as the battle went through before Ophiuca was soundly defeated, leaving her to muse in her new freedom of mind.
"You know, deep down, I knew something was wrong..." She breathed as she just waived in front of them. "I just never pieced it out... not with that... voltaic... monster..." She faded away as Geo spoke with frowned brow.
"Voltaic? Was that a reference to Gemini?"
"She felt something was off and, considering Gemini was the second-hand of the King..." Alexander mused as he finished. "I dare to say that maybe, Gemini did more than just idle subterfuge, he influenced the whole matter with some control as well... something tells me that we need to look into this further at some point, but no sense in it now, we have a king to halt." The two of them nodded as they unlocked the way and headed on through the way, finding a visible Wave Hole as Mega started.
"The FM King is just beyond here..." The being spoke in Geo's Transer. "Once we change into wave form here, there's no turning back." Geo lightly lifted his Transer with a breath as he repeated.
"No turning back..."
"The area ahead is a warped world..." Mega started. "The FM King's Sub Light Energy is so strong, they can turn reality into wave form. Basically, it's half Real World, and half Wave. we can't escape into the Real World if we get into a tight spot. Once we enter, the only way we can return to the Real World is..."
"...To beat the FM King, right?" Geo answered as Mega replied.
"Right..." The alien paused before he continued. "If we don't... we'll never be able to return to the Real World ever again..." Alexander nodded with Geo as Mega pressed on. "We've come all the way here, but... if either of you want to turn back, now's the time."
"Thanks for the input, Mega..." Alexander answered as he crossed his arms. "But we are moving on forward!" Geo nodded as he voiced the same.
"This is what we are here for, to stop this before it gets more out of hand."
"Heh, I thought you'd say that. If you both have made up your minds, I won't say anymore." Mega nodded with a finish. "Whenever you're ready, let's go!"
"Alright!"
"Yeah!" With that, they changed once more and entered the realm of the FM King, the world crafted was truly fragmented. It was a mix of both sides from the Wave World and parts and pieces of a once-discarded lab module of the station, but it did not sway them away as they pressed on before they stopped before a series of steps and Geo spoke, the flux of energy surging over them as he replied. "Wow... The waves are really strong here!"
"That means the FM King is nearby."
"Omega-Xis..." A voice beckoned across the realm as they looked forward, looking at the other for a moment as the voice continued. "While you are in that lowly body, you are of no threat to me. I grant you special permission to ascend those stairs and come before me. Now come." Mega scoffed as he replied to the body-less voice.
"Heh, even if you hadn't 'invited' me, I would've gone up there anyway. Come on, you two. Let's go!"
"Yeah!" Geo spoke as the both of them rushed up and stopped before the glowing figure in the seat, the FM King himself as he commented.
"Well done... Mega Man, Omega-Xis." He turned to Alexander and continued. "...Lieutenant, Borealis." He turned back in continuation. "So the enemies who appears before me are two of my own warriors. Who would have thought it...?" He huffed as he shifted in the seat. "So this is what is meant by 'biting the hand that feeds you'." He continued with radiant pink eyes, a notion that he was somewhat aware, but not fully of his own actions. "No AM-ian warrior was able to reach me, however, two of my own were. I do commend you both."
Geo pleaded while still ready for battle. "Your Majesty! Stop your attack on Earth!"
"Quiet!" The King hissed. "I will destroy all planets that wish harm upon my own."
"Harm...?" Alex spoke as he glanced to Geo and looked back. "Was it truly for harm that Earth or AM sought to be allies or friends, Your Kingship?" The king was quiet as Alex continued. "Who told you that they were seeking harm, that they were only interested in harming your people and you, it sounds like you were not foolish by the truth outside your circle, but hate and spite from the inner world."
"Be quiet, you!" The King hissed once more as he lounged back into the seat. "Brother Band, indeed!" He huffed with anger as he continued. "Your real purpose was invasion!"
"Invasion?" Alex pressed in. "Was it really seen as an invasion from a station that only preserved life?" He gestured to the module and spoke. "You tell me, FM King, what weapons had you discovered on this station, what tools did you find a threat to your own life or did you merely heed the words of power and hate that the world before you were not yours and had to be destroyed?" There was a flicker and he groaned before he looked back, but the voice changed somehow.
"I will not be fooled, your power will not be enough, foolish blood of AM and FM, you are mere pawns to me!" He floated up and lashed out his hands, the throne shattered before, in a flash of light, appeared Andromeda and Geo stammered in surprised.
"Th-That's Andromeda...?"
"At its core, it's a ball of loneliness." Mega started, pausing in through as the King said 'the blood of AM', how did he know or... He glanced to Alexander and he nodded as the visor changed and he saw something else. The beast became transparent, but behind it was a semi-living being of dark energy, its hands that of a clock or a compass with the fading symbols of North, South, East, and West reappearing and disappearing in rapid succession. IT was the living essence of Pyxis, the figure that guides the way and could lead others astray. The visor returned and he nodded as Mega continued. "It has an EM body, but all it does is, ever so lonely and sadly, eat other EM beings."
"Andromeda! Have some horsd'oeuvre before I serve up the main course - Earth!" The king commanded as he pressed on. 'I will crush all those who oppose me!"
"Mega! This is it!" Geo shouted as the waves somehow increased. "The last battle!"
"Let's show that untrusting brat of a king the power of our bond!"
"Last Battle! Ride On!"
"You'll regret standing against me! Andromeda! Go!" The pair clashed with the massive behemoth as it barraged them with comets and missiles and a powerful shock wave as Lieutenant slid over to Geo as he spoke.
"Listen, we have to pound this way into the ground, but it has a connection, it is using the King as a channel, we have to cut that connection before it can jump from one body to the other."
"How are we going to do that!?" They dodged once more as Alexander thought about it before he asked.
"Mega, has Andromeda ever weakened in any way!?"
"No... wait, yes!" They smacked the missiles out of the air and blocked another shock wave. "Andromeda has a second form, but no one has been smart enough to force Andromeda into it, not even the King has tried!"
"Well..." Alexander spoke as his bracers glowed to show a card use. "...Time to put that to the test!" He snapped and they were all protected by a 'Barrier200' ability and three Gigabases appeared behind him before they opened fire on the behemoth, the thing staggering before it started to roar before it's jaws separated into hands and the head became a torso with the horns emerging as the head with unfeeling orange eyes, but the center was exposed as a core that flickered between a hue of green and darkened grey. "Bingo, Mega Man, keep whiling on this thing, I have an idea!"
"Do you know what he is going to do?"
"I would rather not find out, kid!" Mega answered as Mega Man battled the now-humanoid being as it increased the volley and attacks with a beam down the way before Mega panted. "What exactly is keeping this thing alive!?"
"The King, but another thing as well...!" Alexander shouted as he pulled on back and primed himself, lining the shot before the cannon barrel started to spiral with energy. "Destroy Andromeda after this shot, this should waive the connection!"
"Roger!" Alexander bared his teeth before his shot blasted, the energy intense as it slammed into the being, somehow causing it to howl in pain and rage before Geo charged his shot. "You're going down!" The blast came and slammed into the core, shattering it as Andromeda erupted into explosions and reverted back to its first form as the King spoke in shock.
"Andromeda... I-Impossible! I refuse to accept that there is a power that can defeat Andromeda! Andromeda! Arise and crush them!" The King said as he gripped his skull in pain as Andromeda roared, opening its jaws again as Mega started.
"Guys, it's coming in for another round! Can we still fight!?"
"Negative." Alexander huffed as he dropped to his knees with Geo only on one. "That blast took too much out of me, I need to recover some before we can strike again." The King just laughed as he commented, the pink fading to red.
"Looks like you have used up all your strength. Finish them now, Andromeda!" Andromeda roared again as Mega stated.
"Guys! Pull yourselves together!" Alexander huffed as his visor activated again and he gasped.
"We're all in trouble!" The eyes of Andromeda started to flash as the energy from the Sub Light started to get drained away and the FM King gripped onto the platform in panic as gales swished past them before Alex spoke. "Pyxis is trying to merge with the King, possessing his body directly by absorbing him into Andromeda, if he is left like this, he will attack again and be controlling every single FM-ian across the world, Geo, you need to get the King!"
"What about you!?" Alexander grunted as he got back up, feet locking down as his cannon primed itself once more.
"I am going to shut that big jaw up, destroying Pyxis once and for all!" Geo grimaced as he felt that he couldn't move a muscle right then before a voice called out.
"You're not alone, Geo! So stand strong!" Geo could hear... voices, their voices as he called out, Sonia's the first to echo to him and it granted him strength, Alex too as his color started to recover from the pure white.
"Hang in there, you guys!" Luna was next, he felt stronger like they were right behind them and watching them.
"I won't forgive either of you if you lose, Alexander and Geo!" The duo of Zack and Bud were next as the bruiser shouted.
"I'm cheering for both of you with some Beef Power!"
"We're counting on you guys, Geo and Alex!" An unlikely voice joined the fray and that really pushed Geo up with the power growing from Alex.
"You can do it, you guys!" It was Pat's voice, Geo pondering if they were all going to die if they could hear their voices, but then came a pair of unusual voices, THEIR voices.
"So stand up! Everyone is behind you two!"
"Show what your bonds of friendship can really do, you two!" Alexander looked surprised, but Geo was more empowered as he spoke.
"I can..." He staggered up with resolve. "I can feel your strength!" Geo stood up and the energy surged like crazy as the haze started to fade from the King, his eyes glowing like a rainbow of color.
"Wh-What is this power...?" Geo breathed as he kept steady while Alexander spoke.
"This power is not for the faint, lend me the strength to fire, to end the true menace!" Geo quickly snatched the King's wrist, he no longer slipping as Alexander shouted. "Buster Cannon, Fire!" The round shot like a rocket and exploded into Andromeda's gaping maw, the ultimate weapon and monster of Planet FM was destroyed as the King spoke, looking back at the monster as it fragmented in explosions.
"A-Andromeda... Pyxis..." With that, the weapon was destroyed and the King rested before the pair before he inquired. "Why are you not finishing me off...? You came here to exact your revenge, correct?" Mega hummed as Borealis, Alexander, and Geo looked at him in the visible spectrum after the battle.
"Yeah, it's the only thing I thought about that could take away my pain..." He shook his head as he pressed on. "But I've given that up." He chuckled a bit as he answered. "Being with Geo, Borealis, and Alex for so long's given me a new, optimistic look on life. 'Sides, you no longer have your underlings or that cursed Andromeda anymore, so you are pretty much powerless now." The King looked down as he acknowledged it.
"It is as you say... I have lost." He looked back up as he asked. "But allow me to ask one thing. Where did you two get the power to destroy Andromeda from?" Borealis answered this.
"A power that may seem weak, but develops more and more the more you bond and communicate, the power of relationships which the people of Earth value heavily."
"The power of relationships?" Geo nodded as he stepped toward the King.
"That's right. It's the power we give to one another when we really trust that person. The ability for both people to become stronger; that is the true power of our relationships. The more people you have who you can trust, the bigger that power becomes!" The King looked down again as he voiced his trouble.
"I have not felt such a power, my whole soul was bound to the distrust of others." He turned, looking over the spot where Andromeda stood hovered and sought to destroy him. "Ever since I was born, people have tried to delete me to steal my throne." He sighed and pressed on. "My siblings, relatives, close associates... They devised all sorts of plans to erase me... Actually, I had a few close calls in my life..." He turned back to the four before him and continued his speech. "I had thought that I had faithful followers, but they would turn out to be the same as everyone else."
"Many worlds are like yours, I would think." Alex stated as he crossed his arms, wincing for some reason as his right arm rested like it was limped on the left. "Many desire power, the rule to control their own fate, even seek to take it away to increase their own, but you are not faithless." He nodded as he continued. "Those that you revived, those that returned to you... they saw your pain and couldn't interfere with it, so they pleaded for us to save you from the corruption, to free your soul from the dark."
"The only thing I ever actually believed about strangers was that they were out to betray me." The King looked to the side. "I thought that I shouldn't bother trusting others to begin with if they were going to betray me in the end. Not trusting others... It's made my whole life nothing but loneliness." Geo countered as he explained himself in the same fashion.
"I shouldn't bother trusting others to begin with if they'll just betray me in the end... I thought the exact same thing..."
"To me, someone approaching with even a smile on their face was suspicious." Mega cut in as he debated the idea of the familiar situation.
"...Actually, Planet FM attacked Planet AM the year right after we proposed to become good friends."
"That was when Gemini appeared." The pair looked at each other and back to the King as he breathed. "He looked upon Planet AM with distrust and reported that Planet AM was planning to attack us."
"Gemini, you say..." Borealis hummed before he continued. "Gemini was actually never born on FM, he was a creation by the late King Pyxis to make a subordinate that would be a traitor and pushed for hate and spite through the lines, he was not a kind soul, but maybe that was because he was made that way, to cause disorder and chaos to a world normally meant for peace."
Mega huffed as he continued the thought. "It was easy for him to manipulate a king who was made paranoid from day one."
"And my dad contacted Planet FM, hoping to create a friendly bond too..."
"Yes..." The King shook his head as he pressed on. "But enough of this..." He extended out his arms in the standard sign of surrender. "Come, finish me." Geo paused before he shook his head and Alex nodded to his friend as the one who fought through everything as he reject that answer.
"...I can't."
"Why not...?"
"My dad truly wanted Earth to be friends with Planet FM." Geo felt his shoulders fall as he continued. "If I were to finish you off here, I'd be betraying my dad and what he stands for. So I think I'll forgive you instead." The King drew back in surprise.
"Y-You are forgiving me - the one who tried to destroy your planet...?"
"But in return, I have a request."
"A request...?" Geo gave a 'meh' as he explained it further.
"Actually, two. First, I want you to trust me. My dad always said that the reason people get into fights is because they don't know each other. If they knew each other better, then they could trust each other." Geo extended out his hand to the King as he continued. "I don't know how you felt, but through this fight, I've learned a lot. I realized that nothing good can come out of loneliness; that only through relationships with others can anything good be born."
"Nothing good can come out of loneliness..." The EM King reflected, he felt that they all could have been close, great allies and friends in the end, but they were squabbling, they were fighting... for what? He realized that whatever darkness that enveloped them all on the Planet FM was suddenly fading and he didn't know fully of what could have caused it as he replied. "Yes... I suppose that is true... And what is your other request?"
"I hope you will be my friend."
"You... and me?" The King then started to laughed, free for the first time ever. "You would be the first friend I've ever had."
"I think you need friends you can believe in. I have a lot of friends, and they are the ones who helped me get to where I am today." Geo smiled to the gesture as he continued. "I'll be your very first friend!" The hand was gripped and the FM King breathed to a kaleidoscope of colors. "If you have people you can trust, then your cold, lonely world suddenly grows warmer!"
"...My world will change..." He breathed as he released and asked. "Earthlings... I can trust your words, correct?"
"What are you doubting them for?" Mega smiled as he slung an arm on Geo. "They've got enough power to destroy Andromeda and more. They don't got a single reason to trick you at all."
"Mega Man and Lieutenant..." He shook his head as he spoke again. "No, I mean, Earthlings... Would you tell me both of your names?"
"My name is Geo Stelar!" Geo stated before gesturing to Alex. "And this is Alexander Stratos, my very first friend!" Alex nodded with a small wave as Geo went on.
"Just Geo and Alex will be fine though, Your Majesty."
"My name is Cepheus, and you can call me that." Cepheus paused before he continued again. "...Alex and Geo."
"Cepheus, we're friends from now on, you, me and Alex!" Alex agreed as he shook hands with Cepheus, using his left hand for some reason as Geo cheered. "So here's to us!"
"Yes..." He turned to Mega and asked. "Omega-Xis, are you and Borealis alright with this?" Mega gave a 'huh' before Cepheus continued. "Are you sure you don't want your revenge? I was deceived by Gemini, and destroyed Planet AM with Andromeda..."
"Don't be an idiot." This surprised the King as Mega continued. "You're both of these guys' friend, aren't you?" Mega continued with a movement of a finger. "If I hurt you, I'd be a real bad guy." The King hummed before he spoke all of their names.
"Alex, Borealis, Omega-Xis, Geo... Thank you..." He looked back to the abyss and spoke. "I will return to Planet FM and I promise to tell all of its citizens to treasure the strength of a trusting heart, and to make amends for our sin of destroying Planet AM by rebuilding it."
"Cepheus..." Suddenly, a familiar voice bellowed in the realm.
"We will lend a hand in reviving Planet AM." They turned in surprised to the space as the three admins appeared, not shadows, but in their full glory of many colors, their auras the same as Geo stammered.
"It's the Satellite admins!"
"The Three Sages of Planet AM..." Cepheus mused in shock as he fully took in the great powers that guided and governed AM before it's destruction.
"Mega Man and Lieutenant, you have fought well." Pegasus spoke with a flap of the wings once. "Omega-Xis, as we had guessed, you are indeed one of us."
"You, the FM King Cepheus who has opened your heart..." Dragon continued with gripped claws. "If you continue to have a trusting heart as these two champions do, the power to revive Planet AM will appear."
"Not all of the AM-ians are gone." Leo stated as he regally spoke. "A few are living on other planets as we have. If we were to call everyone back together, Planet AM could be brimming with life again."
"Pegasus, Dragon, Leo... I vow to never lose my trusting heart."
"...Very well." Each one brought forth their power to bring the King with them as he bid farewell.
"Geo, Omega-Xis, Alex, Borealis, farewell. Until we meet again..."
"Omega-Xis, is this alright?"
"Yeah, I'll take a pass." The AM-ian warrior answered. "If I don't stick around, Geo'll never get home. Plus, I finally got used to Earth. So I'm gonna stick around for a bit." Leo chuckled a bit as he remarked.
"We expected that much of you..." Geo bid farewell as well.
"Take care of yourself, Cepheus!"
"You too, Geo." The energy started to collect as Pegasus spoke.
"It is time..." In a flash of light, they were gone, leaving the hosts and their partners standing there as Geo mused.
"Did I do what's right...?"
"You guys just saved Earth. I don't think anyone's got anything to complain about!" Mega motioned for the exit. "Come on, let's get ourselves home to Earth!" Both nodded as they headed back to the station, weaving through to the entrance point and Mega shouted. "Hurry, you two! The station's beginning to fall apart!"
"We know!" Both yelled before they tried to call out the phrase, but the section started to erupt and yelped as they dashed out as Geo yelled. "No! The wavehole is...! We can't go back to Earth now... Wh-What now...?"
"Tsk, now this is a jam..."
"Over here, you two!" Geo slipped off his Visualizer in confusion as Mega questioned.
"What is it?" He turned as Alex did as well, confusion on his face too.
"I thought I heard my dad's voice just now."
"So, I'm not the only one feeling like he's going crazy?" Alex asked and Geo nodded as he pointed out.
"He said to go over here..." They rushed over to the console that had the red frequency and Geo felt his eyes widen. "This switch... I think I can disconnect this module! Maybe we can get back to Earth, you guys!"
"Um, but do you know how to fly this thing?" Geo nodded as he typed in the codes to disconnect.
"My dad showed me this space station's control panel once a long time ago... so I think I can..." He worked as Alex just leaned against the railing. "Closing hatch..." The door closed and Geo finished the preparations. "Now launching the emergency escape module!" The part detached and they floated away from the station as it erupted into parts and pieces, no clue as to where they could be going before Geo paused. "We're picking up a signal..." Alex stepped over as Geo adjusted the radio before a voice started to come through the hiss.
"...is... eal... Th... res..." It cleared up to a familiar voice. "This is Boreal! Please respond!"
"Mr. Boreal!" Geo started as he explained. "The wavehole's gone, but we can still get transmissions, it seems!" Connecting the call, Stelar replied with glee. "This is Geo! The Earth is OK! We're returning to Earth in the emergency escape module. Over!"
"This is Aaron. Thank you! You guys did great!" Aaron yelped as he addressed some others. "Hold on, you!"
"Geo!" He jumped at the voice as he listened. "Thank goodness you're OK! Hurry home!" Sonia suffered from someone else jacking the connection as Alex just chuckled.
"Test, test! This is Luna! Great job, Geo!" Honestly, the praise should also go to Alex, but Geo guessed that Alex was comfortable being the face behind the scenes as he didn't move to comment. "Now hurry straight back!"
"Hey, guys. You really are my heroes! After you get back, we're gonna go for burgers!"
Zack was sobbing as he called out. "Guys! Thank yooooooou!"
"Hold on, you guys! Give me some space!" Aaron yelped before he directed his voice to Geo. "Geo, are you OK with the controls?"
"Yeah, I sort of know how to fly this." Geo spoke as he checked it over. "Right now, it's on auto-pilot. So we're moving at a good pace towards Earth."
"I see." Aaron breathed as he spoke. "That's a relief..." Suddenly the module started to rumble as both yelped, Geo heard an additional grimace of pain as the ship started up something.
"SYSTEM ERROR! SYSTEM ERROR! DEVIATING FROM SET COURSE! DEVIATING FROM SET COURSE!" Geo could barely hear Aaron calling out as he slammed his head against the wall and it went black...
Geo groaned as he rolled over, slowly pushing up as Mega spoke. "You're finally awake..." Geo groaned again as he pushed up, leaning against the wall of the ship as he took in Both Mega and Borealis out, Alex breathing slowly as he remained by the railing... with one hand gripping it and the other wrapped in a sling as Geo started, rubbing a texture of fabric around his head.
"What... happened...?"
"A system error occurred and the module's been thrown off-course. You were knocked unconscious by the shock wave." Mega grimaced as he moved to the console. "We're in a bit of a serious problem now."
"Problem?"
"Yeah, the auto-pilot system's busted, and we've deviated from a course for Earth... Right now, we're just floating through space. I don't think we can get back to Earth..."
"WHAT!?"
"I don't think we have zero chance, but I'm not sure which way Earth is from here..."
"N-No..." Geo stammered as he fell down and rested his head to his knees, all the work put in and now, they were lost in space, he could feel his feeling bursting in sorrow before he took a breath, deciding to clear on what had happened, looking to Alex. "What happened, did the shock wave get you too?"
"No, I took on too much power into the Buster Cannon and it, despite the wave form, managed to dislodge my arm." Alex grimaced as he breathed, wincing here and there as Borealis adjusted the sling for a proper control of the injure. "Your head kind of split too, but Borealis used my medical supplies to patch us up, you'll be okay, but I just need time for this thing to heal, Mega even got it to snap into place again, but it will be a while." Alex breathed as he just leaned on the railing. "I will admit, I have some flying blood in my veins and Borealis chartered the path to Earth from FM, but I can't do too much else than give directions and making us more lost." Geo nodded as he instead settled to sleep, dozing off to heal and wait, only time could tell...
He started again as he breathed, dreaming about his dad telling him to not give up yet, to never give up for his Brothers are out there and are surely looking for him. "It was a dream." He pushed himself up as Alexander was by the terminal, munching on crackers as Mega greeted the young man, Borealis tampering with the controls to get it on the right path, but one way yielded to eight and the direction couldn't be decided, so he just tried to triangulate the way.
"Yo. Morning." Geo nodded as he stood before the console and spoke about his dream.
"I saw my dad in my dream... He told me to not give up... that I have strong bonds to the Earth... and to believe in my Brothers..."
"Sounds like Kelvin." Mega slightly turned to Alexander and hummed with a... grieved tone as he spoke. "Alex is taking it harder, he too had a dream, about his dad, but his was slowly fading, something about Pyxis getting to him and nearly destroying him, all that remained was in..."
"Mega..." The AM-ian stopped to Alex speaking before he spoke again. "He found his way home, but he became the very program we played together, he became my game of Conflict." He pushed up and breathed. "Well, that is just great right? One parent is a game now and the other is truly gone. Fate sure doesn't like me much from the sound of it." He huffed with a bit of sorrow as Mega just continued about Kelvin.
"You never know. Maybe he really did come by." Their musings stopped as Geo's Transer beeped a few times and Geo questioned it.
"What's my Transer doing?" He lifted it up and found that it was glow, Alex's was glowing a bit dimmer, but still it did. "This light..." Suddenly, a flash of light surged and they covered their eyes to block out the flash before it cleared and Geo looked again to find that his Transer was not just emitting a glow, but a beam of light surged from it, out to the galaxy around them, directing them on the way as Mega questioned.
"Is that what I think it is...?"
"It's the Brother Band..." Geo spoke in surprise as Alex just chuckled.
"It looks like we have a heading, thanks to the friends that we have gained and made, they must all be wishing to find us right now and it kicked in the full power of the Brother Band." Alex just smiled as he slapped a hand on Geo's shoulder. "Not just a flashy word anymore, is it?"
"Looks like they were really trying too." Geo mused all of it, the full meaning behind his dad's work and what it really meant, he was ready to move on for he was no longer alone, he now has friends that not just look out for him, but who he can look out for too.
He stated as his hands came to rest on the controls. "Let's go home to everyone." With that, they worked as a crew to get back, The partner taking a rest while the hosts worked it out, Alex guiding and tampering with the more tricky parts and Geo piloted the way home, soon the blue of the seas and the green and brown of the land came into view and they guided it down into the sea, off the coast of their home, briefly in the domain of Dream Island...
'Three weeks have passed...' Geo wrote as he breathed, rubbing his temples from the stockpile of work and material he had to do, but it was good to be back as he started to write in a journal for his own sake of mind, sometimes it got out of hand in some way. 'Thanks to everyone, Alex and I were able to make it back to Earth, safe and sound. But the wounds we got during that rough fight made us miss school for a while. But I got the OK from my doctor and Alex finally also got discharged, so today, we get to go back to school!' Geo breathed as he continued on a new line. 'I'm kinda anxious and excited to see everyone again after so long...'
"Geo!" Geo paused as he stopped writing and closed the book. "Hurry up and come downstairs! Everyone's here waiting for you!"
"Okay!" Geo shouted back as he slung on his pack and headed on down to be greeted outside the door by several people, Sonia the first as she spoke up.
"Welcome back, Geo!"
"We figured it would be kind of sad if you had to go to school by yourself after so long, so we decided to drop by! So you'd better show us some appreciation!" Luna stated with a smile before she mused. "By the way..." She turned to Sonia and asked. "What are you doing here? You don't go to Echo Elementary! Aren't you supposed to go to your school?" Sonia turned and smiled as she answered.
"Well, today is Geo's first day back, so it's a special day. No harm done, right?" She just smiled as she continued. "I'll go to my school right after this!" She leaned in and whispered to herself. 'Besides, I can get there in no time if I take the Wave Road!'
"Special day, huh?" Luna chuckled a bit as she agreed. "I guess so..."
"Yeah!" Both turned back as Bud cheered the same.
"You did real good with that tiny body of yours, Geo. You really are amazing..."
"Um... I heard that if you go into space, you can get taller..." Zack mused as he continued. "But you don't look like you grew any..."
"Welcome back." Pat said as he spoke up with crossed arms. "I'm relieved to see you're OK." Geo nodded as he breathed.
"Thank you, everyone..." He straightened up some as he continued. "If you guys... weren't there for me." He started to snuffle as he continued. "I... I wouldn't be here... right now..." He continued to snuffle as Luna exclaimed.
"What are you crying about!?" She strolled over and rested a hand on his shoulder. "You're the hero that saved Earth! Pull yourself together!"
"That's right! You should feel proud!"
Geo paused before wiping his face and smiling with a okay, Bud clasping his shoulder as Luna drew back.
"Now THAT'S what we like to see!"
"A real manly expression!" Suddenly, the bell rang and the students just jumped as Bud exclaimed with a 'ack'.
"That's the bell!"
"If we don't hurry, we'll be late!"
Luna screeched as well. "As the Class President, I can't be late!" She made to rush ahead, pausing as she yelped to the others. "Come on, everyone! LET'S MOVE!" They quickly headed off before Geo stopped and turned before speaking to the pair of male adults who watched the small chat.
"Mr. Boreal, Mr. Copper, thank you very much!" Both shortly nodded as Sonia called out.
"Geo! We're going to be late!"
"You don't even go to our school!" Luna countered before she shouted for Geo herself. "Geo! Hurry up!" He turned back as he yelled back.
"OK, I'm coming!" He turned back and bid farewell to Hope. "Well, bye, Mom!"
"See you later!" She smiled as Geo booked, Boreal folding his arms as he just nodded.
"Geo has really grown and changed... He's like a different person."
"There's still all sorts of things I'd like to ask, but I guess this isn't the time for it." Bob spoke as Hope looked up to the sky and closed her eyes.
"Kelvin, are you seeing this?" She opened her eyes again to watch the fading figure of Geo. "He has so many friends now... and he smiles just like you..." She started to sniffle as, on the rooftop, rested Lyra and Omega-Xis as she asked.
"So? What are you doing to do now?"
"What do you mean?" Mega answered as he crossed his arms.
Lyra replied as she drew closer to the roof. "We are aliens who live inside the hearts of lonely humans." She watched the same group, eyes focused on the pair of Sonia and Geo. "But Geo and Sonia aren't lonely anymore."
Mega answered with a playful huff. "I'm gonna do what I wanna do!" He grinned as he continued. "I've got the feeling that there'll be more excitement down the line if I stick with him. Plus, I wanna learn more about Earth."
"What a coincidence." Lyra mused as she looked forward. "I was thinking the exact same thing." She floated back up and motioned over Alex's home. "Shall we get going? We're going to be left behind if we don't." Mega huffed as he followed suit.
"Yeah, let's go!" Both of them headed off, heedless of the peering figure from the house they passed over as the curtain closed once more. Alex would have smiled, but he didn't, the answer being that he was discharged, but not released from the hospital without a cast. It sucked that it was the same arm that would allow him to work the Transer, but he didn't mind, he already sent a message to Luna to relieve him of going for now, he needed time and, as it turned out, he had all the time in the world as he lounged back and his Visualizer was tested as the Transer activated to it.
"I can't say that I am too surprised, but this is a good start..." He mused as he opened his eyes, breathing it in. "New friends and allies... nothing can replace that type of bond... nothing much..." They closed again with a slight frown, there will be more trials to come and it would be up to them to face them, the question being if they can as the power of the Admins had faded from their bodies, but not their minds, Alex couldn't recuperate that type of power and remake into their own personal power, but it was still worth the chance as he leaned back and looked at three small capsules, each one possessing a flickering fragment of the Admin's powers. "These are just for the sake of seeing where the power grows and where it blooms... worthy tasks indeed." Borealis floated back and organized the things as it was, making it simple to find what materials and things he required much later, but first, as the Transer was connecting to a call app, he needed to look into Kentur's request of a young girl, another foster child of Boreal's, somehow being influenced by a pair of fish, the name apparent of Pisces and now, she was lost somehow in AWAKEN's grid and he was remotely attempting to connect to her and get her to calm down enough for the now-panicked fish FM-ian or two to ease up as well...
This is the actual end of Commander, the next chapter is more of an after story event than an actual finish of the story, it doesn't cover the FULL thing of Star Force, but it slightly hints at it to be honest.
Also, has anyone actually cataloged the viruses before, I am more upset with not knowing the full foes than the actual story itself...