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Draconia:

The scene shifts back over to Draconia, where we see Raphael still sitting on the hill waiting. He hears a disturbance, when he looks down the hill he sees monsters exiting the castle and teleporting away.

Raphael: game time.

He sneaks around to the back of the castle and scales the wall. When he reaches the top lip, he peeks up and, seeing no guards, pulls himself up.

Raphael: time to find Omegor.

He continues along the wall until he finds a door in one of the corner towers. He opens the door a little and looks inside. Seeing nobody inside, he slips through as a guard rounds the corner.

Guard: (seeing the door closing behind Raphael) intruder

He takes a walkie talkie off of his belt and presses the button. He goes to speak into it, but hesitates thinking.

Guard: (to himself) do I really want to stop our enemy from attacking Omegor?

The guard, apparently, decides it isn't and puts the walkie talkie back where it was. He then continues his patrol of the wall.

Guard: (thinking) I've done what I can to help friend. The rest is up to you.

The scene shifts to the inside of the castle, where we see Raphael walking down a hallway. He reaches an intersection and stops.

Raphael: (thinking) searching this whole place is going to take too long. I need to find a guard and interrogate them.

He goes over to a nearby alcove and hides, waiting for a guard to pass by. After a few minutes we hear footsteps and a guard appears. As he is walking by the alcove, Raphael makes his move, grabbing him from behind and putting a dagger to his throat.

Raphael: make any noise, or move, and I'll end you right now. Nod if you understand me.

The guard nods in understanding.

Raphael: now you are going to tell me where I can find Omegor.

Guard: the central courtyard. He's inside the ship in the control room.

Raphael: thank you.

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He then knocks the guard over the head with the hilt of the dagger and hides him inside the alcove.

Raphael: the central courtyard. Probably should've asked him how to get there. Well can't do anything about that now.

He returns to the intersection and chooses the branch straight across from the hallway he entered from. He keeps walking down the hallway, and comes across an open door on the left. He approaches the door and hears two voices coming from inside.

Monster 1: how many more does he need?

Monster 2: it doesn't matter. We'll keep making them until we're told otherwise.

Raphael approaches the door and peeks inside the room. He sees two monsters, with their backs to the door, standing in front of a machine. They are feeding cards into the machine and monsters are coming out of it. After they are created the monsters are teleporting out of the room. Raphael backs away a safe distance.

Raphael: so that's where the monsters are coming from. I need to put a stop to that, or else the rangers will never win this battle.

Raphael draws his sword and sneaks into the room. And sneaks up behind one of the monsters unseen.

Raphael: hello gentlemen

The monsters turn around in surprise, drawing their swords.

Monster 1: you!

Raphael: (smiling) me

The monsters move to attack him and he moves with superhuman speed. In a matter of seconds, both monsters lay dead on the floor.

Raphael: (re-sheathing sword) that takes care of that. Now time to deal with this machine.

He summons a battle axe, similar to Morticai's and Psyclone's, and brings it down on the machine, cutting it cleanly in two.

Raphael: now for the cards.

He takes a lighter out of a pouch on his belt and uses it to light the cards on fire. Afterwards he stands there watching them all burn.

Raphael: that takes care of that. Now time to deal with Omegor.

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He continues through the castle and eventually finds an archway that goes outside. He approaches the arch and peeks outside. He sees several monsters, including Dr. Reckor and Maya standing next to the ship talking. As he approaches the on ramp to the ship, he catches part of the conversation the two are having.

Maya: why is this taking so long? I would've thought crushing the humans would've taken an hour at most.

Reckor: it turns out they are a lot more prepared than we expected them to be.

Raphael continues up the ramp and enters the ship. As he is walking down a corridor he starts thinking about how he is going to handle this. Eventually he comes across a room and stops.

Raphael: (thinking) wait this is the room where…

He opens the door and enters the room. Inside we see two pods and inside of them we see Kaylin and Stephon in suspended animation.

Raphael: here they are

He goes over to a nearby control panel and presses several buttons. The doors of the pods open up and Kaylin and Stephon open their eyes. They both exit the pods and look around. It appears that they are both disoriented.

Kaylin: (confused) where am I?

Raphael: (approaching them) don't worry you are both safe now.

Stephon: where are we?

Raphael: you are in the middle of the enemy's spaceship. You both need to get out of here.

Kaylin: but how?

Raphael hands each of them a communicator.

Raphael: take these and use them to teleport to Trucchis. They'll explain the situation to you.

Stephon: who are you?

Raphael: a friend

They hear footsteps outside in the hall.

Raphael: go now.

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The two of them teleport out of the ship as a guard walks by the open door. The guard looks in and sees Raphael standing there. He goes for his walkie talkie and Raphael makes his move. With superhuman speed he is able to grab the guard's hand before he can push the button.

Raphael: I don't think so

He punches the guard square in the face knocking him out. He then takes the walkie talkie and smashes it on the ground. After that he takes the guard and puts him inside of one of the pods and activates it.

Raphael: one less problem for me to have to worry about.

After this he exits the room, closing the door behind him and continues toward the control room. Outside the door to the control room Raphael stops.

Raphael: (thinking) hm.. What should I say when I break in?

He goes over several things in his head before finally choosing one.

Raphael: (thinking) that's it.

He sets himself up in front of the control room door. He begins to glow a bright red color and aims a kick at the door. His foot makes contact with the door, which doesn't budge. Despite this Raphael doesn't seem to have been hurt by this.

Raphael: well that was an epic fail.

Suddenly the door opens and a monster is standing there.

Monster: haven't you heard of knocking?

Omegor: let him in

The monster steps to the side and Raphael enters the room. We see Omegor sitting on his throne watching the monitor on the wall. He doesn't seem worried about Raphael's infiltration of his ship.

Omegor: Raphael what do you hope to accomplish here?

Raphael: I released you 10,000 years ago now I'll be the one that stops you once and for all.

Omegor: (laughing) you stop me?

The monster makes a move to attack Raphael.

Omegor: no Inferno.

The monster stops what he was doing.

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Omegor: he's mine

Omegor stands up and walks over to where Raphael is standing.

Raphael: I've been waiting for this moment ever since that day, 10,000 years ago. The moment where I kill you.

Omegor: (laughing) I don't think so

Both: battle armor

They both summon their axe and their battle begins.

Trucchis:

The scene shifts back over to Trucchis where we see everyone rushing around tending to the wounded.

Bob: it seems like we have more wounded today already.

Dan: I think that we do.

Kate: (teleporting in) any word from Raphael?

Sarah C: not yet

Kate activates her communicator as Kaylin and Stephon teleport in.

Kate: (deactivating communicator) Kaylin, Stephon?

Kaylin: (looking around) what the fuck?

Bob: what are you guys doing here?

The two of them tell them about the night Morticai and Psyclone abducted them. And how they were rescued by another human from a spaceship.

Kate: wait

The two look at Kate, who gives a description of Raphael to them

Stephon: that was him. Do you know him?

Kate: he's my older brother, Raphael. Is he okay?