Chapter XXX: Time Till Launch
"You sir, truly are 'Mr. Incredible.'" Syndrome said as he walked towards an oval containment pod. It opened up to reveal Mr. Incredible held captive. "I was right to idolize you. I always knew you were tough, but tricking the probe by hiding under the bones of another super? Oh, man! I'm still geeking out about it! And then you had to just go and ruin the ride. I mean, Mr. Incredible calling for help? And what's with you working with the girl. Lame, lame, lame."
"What did you do with her." Mr Incredible stared him down.
"Oh don't worry, she's nice and safe in another containment room. At least, for now. I want to see what information I can get out of her. And speaking of which, who did you contact?"
"Contact? What are you talking about?" Mr. Incredible asked.
Not getting his answers, Syndrome signaled for Mr. Incredible to receive a shock.
"I am referring to last night at 23:07 hours while the two of you were snooping around. You sent out a homing signal."
"I didn't know about the homing device."
Once again, a shock was sent through Mr. Incredible.
"And now a government plane is requesting permission to land here. Who did you contact?"
"I didn't send for a plane."
"Play the transmission."
"India golf checking in." the transmission said.
"Helen." Mr. Incredible recognized the voice.
"So you do know these people." Syndrome said. "Well, then, I'll send them a little greeting."
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Ushio awoke to find herself suspended in air. Large, grey balls held her hands and feet as electrical charges held her up.
"Where am I?" she muttered. "How did I…"
She remembered getting hit by the growing black orbs before passing out. Now left in a room with nobody in it, she tried her best to get free. Despite her best attempts, the containment held her in place.
"That's great." she sighed. Looking around, she realized she was truly alone. "Wait, where did he go?"
Wondering about the whereabouts of Mr. Incredible, she was snapped out of it as she heard the door opening. Looking in that direction, she was shocked to see who had entered.
Walking down the room was someone in the same black cloak she'd seen the Neo Seekers wearing. The hooded fellow stopped by a console as they looked at her.
"So, who are you?" she asked. "Iwa, Kyra, Aster, or one of the other? Maybe you're another member of the Neo Seekers. That wouldn't surprise me."
"You can rest assure that I'm not one of them." said a calming voice. "To think this is how we'd meet once again."
"Huh, what are you talking about?" Ushio questioned.
"Wait just a second."
Pushing some buttons, Ushio found the electrical charges turn off as the containment spheres around her hands and feet popped off.
"You must go now." they said. "Whether you run or find your companion is up to you. Truth is, I need to talk to you, but now is not a good time. We'll meet again at some other point."
"What do you mean by all that? Why are you helping me." Ushio asked as he ushered her out of the room.
"All in time. Just remember, many struggles lie ahead. Your strength of heart will prove your greatest weapon. Just stay true to it."
With those words, he brought her outside the room before closing the door between them. Ushio turned around and tried to open it to no avail. Whoever that person was, something about their words sound familiar.
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Sneaking down the halls, Ushio had to come up with a plan. Should she rescue Mr. Incredible or find a way out. As she rounded a corner, luck proved to be against her as a pair of guards come around another one and spotted her.
"Hey, you're not suppose to be here!" one shouted at her.
Hitting an alarm, the pair readied their blasters at her. With the stealth option gone, Ushio summoned her Keyblade and prepared to fight. Dodging the initial blaster fire, Ushio ran up to the two. A simple whack to the the side of their heads from her Keyblade knocked them out.
Running further down the hallway, more guards approached and cut off her path. Taking another hallway, the guards from behind gave chase. Ushio constantly looked behind her as blast after blast whizzed by. The halls were too restricting for the amount of guards, so running was her only option.
"You! Stop!" came a voice ahead. Three guards stood at the ready in front of her.
Knowing forward had a better chance than turning around, Ushio made a wide swipe of her key, pushing the guards against the wall. With her path clear, she continued running the halls. The entire time, the blaster fire continued to aim towards her. Yet, none hit.
At last, the chase began to wind down. Before her laid a door outside. Heading down the corridor, the guards continued their pursuit. With a mad dash, Ushio made for her escape. Hitting the circular entryway, Ushio approached the door. To her misfortune, they'd locked it down.
"We've got her surrounded." one of the guards called out. Now that she could get a better picture, she realized twelve guards had followed her.
As the guards in grey drew closer, Ushio prepared herself. She knew of something that would get her out of the lair, but with all the guards she couldn't do it yet. With no other option, she prepared to fight.
The blaster fire indicated the start of the fight. Rolling out of the way, Ushio slammed her Keyblade into the side of the closest guard. The pain caused him to go down as the others readied a counterattack. Conjuring up ice, Ushio shot it at the feet of the next two guards. With them in place, she swiped away at them. The remaining nine guards continued to fire at the girl. Seeing the nearby spherical transport, she ducked behind it as the shots continued. Eventually, the firing stop.
As the guards went about reloading, Ushio leapt from behind the transport and swiftly took out two more. Spinning around, one guard got in her path and fell to the ground. However, the guards finished her reload as the volleys of energy blasts started again. Dodging out of the way, Ushio made sure to take one more down before going behind the transport once more.
The guards learned from before as two made their way to around it from both sides. As they reached the back, they only spotted each other. Having anticipated their moves, Ushio had climbed atop the transport and now jumped down on them. With those two out cold, only four more remained.
"It's not too late. Give up now and we won't have to go too hard on you." one of the four guards called out.
"You're just saying that because I'm winning." Ushio called back.
One guard realized the voice was extremely close. Turning around, she saw a flash of the girl before a blunt pain turned his world black.
"Okay, let's see if this works. This is the first time I'm doing this." Ushio psyched herself up. "Thunder!"
Small, dark clouds appeared near the three remaining guards. As the noticed them, bolts of lightning crashes down. The three were hit as they fell to the ground unconscious.
"Alright, now let's see if this works." Ushio said as she approached the console. Remember an old lesson given to her, she pointed her Keyblade at it. The ocean and flower themed weapon glowed as a beam of light shot out. Looking over at the door, it successfully unlocked as it opened up.
With the door opened, Ushio made her way outside. Looking back, she had one last thing to say.
"Don't worry Mr. Incredible, I'll be back soon."