Outlaw Star: A New Dawn
Author's Notes: Thank you so much for the reviews! I'm happy that I got feedback so soon! I hope you like this one too and sorry if any of the profanity offends you.
Chapter 3: Dr. Darkman
When Jim woke up, the first thing he was aware of was the throbbing pain in his head. Slowly sitting up, Jim blinked a few times to focus his eyes. He was surprised to find himself sitting in a dimly lit, concrete walled room. One side had several glowing pink beams running horizontally across. A prison.
Huh? How'd I end up here? Jim thought. He looked around and other forms sprawled about the cell. Getting up slowly, Jim tiptoed over to one.
"Melfina? Melfina!" Jim cried as he turned her over. She stirred and opened her liquid brown eyes. A look of confusion ran through her eyes as she quickly took in her surroundings.
"J-Jim? What happened? Where are we?" Melfina asked and sat up.
"I don't know," Jim said quietly, looking around. There were groans coming from behind them. Jim turned to see Suzuka and Aisha carefully getting up.
"My head hurts!" Aisha immediately moaned, a paw-like hand on her forehead.
"Where are we?" Suzuka murmured after a swift look around.
"From the looks of it, we were captured by Darkman's people," a droll, sarcastic voice mumbled in reply.
Whirling, Jim saw the well-built form of Gene Starwind getting to his feet.
"Gene!" Jim cried.
"Are you okay, Gene?" Melfina asked, gently placing a hand on his bloodied arm.
Gene offered her a grin, "Nah. I'm okay, Melfina. Where are we anyway?"
A smooth, rich voice answered Gene's question, making everyone in the cell turn towards the doorway. "You are in prison in my laboratory, Gene Starwind."
Standing outside their cell was a man in a white lab coat. He was tall and slender with the palest skin Jim had ever seen. He had sandy light brown hair streaked with white-gray strands. His face had a strange look to it. Nearly meatless cheeks clung to his bones. A pair of cold, gray eyes were wide with a look bordering on obsession. A slight sneer played on his pale pink lips.
"Let me take a guess. You're Jerok Darkman," Gene said bluntly.
A look of anger flashed through his eyes. "That's DR. Jerok Darkman to you, you unworthy ingrate!"
"Whatever. Listen. We've got a little business to do with you, Dr. Psycho," Gene answered.
"Why...you...why-HOW DARE YOU ADDRESS YOUR EMPEROR IN THAT MANNER!" Darkman bellowed.
"Our emperor? What are you talking about?" Suzuka asked.
Darkman didn't answer immediately. Instead, he reached into his coat pocket and very cautiously pulled out an object. Gene blinked and gasped when Darkman unfurled his hand for them to see the object.
"With this, my lovely little assassin. Witness, worms, what my years of hard work have blessed me with. The Helix Hourglass..."
The Helix Hourglass was nothing like Gene expected. It was about five inches tall and had an arrangement in the shape of a triangle. There was a main tube with in the center with three surrounding it on each corner of the triangles holding them in place on both ends. The center tube was wider around than the ones around it, but instead of just a narrow center like the other three, this one had a spiral shape leading from the top opening to the bottom one. The three smaller tubes had sands colored gold, bronze, and silver while the middle on had white, shimmering sand.
"With this, I shall claim my rise as emperor," Darkman continued softly as he looked fondly at the object in his hands.
"That is Fred Lowe's," Gene said.
Indignance flashed into Darkman's face. "That fool?! He is not fit to hold this piece of magnificence. NO ONE IS! Only I..."
"What do you plan on doing with us?" Jim demanded.
Darkman gave Jim a chilling smile. "You will be gifted to watch my rise to power before you are executed. It is my gift to you as the universe's emperor."
"You won't get away with this! No one will let you!" Aisha yelled.
"Ha! Then I'll just erase their pasts. Remember now. I do have the power to control time. Let them rebel so I can have the pleasure of wiping out their pathetic existences!" Darkman scoffed madly. His eyes had this far away look in them and he began to chuckle softly. "And besides. My technology is the most advanced type there is. My forces will take them out without breaking a sweat."
What's up with this guy? Jim thought, a little nervous now. Just who are we up against?
"Well. I must be going now, my subjects. My coronation awaits me," Darkman said and wandered away, still chuckling.
"What a psycho!" Aisha exclaimed as the Outlaw Star's crew watched him leave.
"We've got to get that hourglass away from him, guys. There's no telling what kind of damage he could do if he really becomes emperor," Gene said grimly.
"But how are we gonna' get out, Gene?" Jim asked and glanced over at the hot pink beams of energy. "He wasn't kidding when he said his technology was advanced. Those are pure laser energy bars."
Gene frowned and thought about it for a moment. Then he glanced up at Aisha and Suzuka. "I've got it."
"What?" Aisha urged. They all gathered around Gene to hear his plan.
"It's simple. Aisha, you and Suzuka pretend to fight. I mean really tear each other up. The guards will come running to split you up hopefully," Gene explained.
"Hopefully?!" Jim cried incredulously.
"At least I have a plan!" Gene snapped impatiently. He looked at the beautiful assassin and the Ctarl Ctarl. "Understood?"
Both women nodded. Aisha spoke up, "But they took Suzuka's sword. How do we fight if she doesn't have her sword?"
"It's a pretend fight, Aisha. Now hurry up and do it!" Gene answered. He glanced over at Jim and Melfina. "Go lay like you're unconscious."
"I hope this works," Jim muttered. He and Melfina sprawled out on the floor carefully.
"Alright. When I give you the signal, kick the wall as hard as you can okay, Aisha. Ready?" Gene asked the other two women.
"Right."
"Lets do it."
"DAMNIT SUZUKA! SHUT THE HELL UP! YOU'RE SUCH A BITCH!" Gene screamed at the top of his lungs. He nodded to Aisha. She reared back her fist back and rammed it into the wall. A thunderous crashing sound exploded from the now deeply dented wall.
Gene gave a high, animated cry of pain and quickly slumped to the floor. He winked at Aisha to go on with the plan as he heard the door to the prison block fly open and hurrying footsteps.
"DON'T HIT GENE! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!" Aisha screamed and pounced on Suzuka just as two guys dressed in black uniforms with guns halted in front of their cell.
"Hey! Stop!" one of the guards ordered and pointed his weapon at the brawling women. The other one fumbled to release the lock.
As soon as the beams lit off, Gene sprang up and snatched the gun out of the first guard's hands. He fired before the man could recover. He crumpled in a heap of pain. Aisha and Suzuka were on the other man immediately. Aisha picked him up by the leg and flung him at the wall. He hit it with such force, they could hear the sickening crunch of his bones snapping. He sank to the floor.
Gene picked up the second gun and handed it to Suzuka. Jim and Melfina stood up and looked at him expectantly.
"Let's go get that maniac," Gene said and led them out of the cellblock after a careful look around.
They were at the dead end of a long metallic walkway suspended above several other walkways. They seemed to spiral downward into a blur. Just how many stories were they up anyway?
"Let's go," Gene whispered and took off. The crew ran after him. As they were about pass by a door on a lower story, the door hissed open and out stepped Darkman. Two green and black colored robots armed with weapons followed him.
"Trying to escape? I'm afraid I can't allow that," Darkman said.
Before Gene could do anything, one of the robots fired a sizzling beam at them.
"LOOK OUT!" Gene yelled even as he hit the deck. The blast hit the part of the walkway Jim was standing on.
Gene watched in horror as the walkway's support beams melted from the heat of the laser. The walkway became unstable and wobbled. A look of panic crossed Jim's face as the platform under him collapsed and he plummeted down into the abyss below.
"JIM! NOOOOOOOOO!"
Author's Notes: Thank you so much for the reviews! I'm happy that I got feedback so soon! I hope you like this one too and sorry if any of the profanity offends you.
Chapter 3: Dr. Darkman
When Jim woke up, the first thing he was aware of was the throbbing pain in his head. Slowly sitting up, Jim blinked a few times to focus his eyes. He was surprised to find himself sitting in a dimly lit, concrete walled room. One side had several glowing pink beams running horizontally across. A prison.
Huh? How'd I end up here? Jim thought. He looked around and other forms sprawled about the cell. Getting up slowly, Jim tiptoed over to one.
"Melfina? Melfina!" Jim cried as he turned her over. She stirred and opened her liquid brown eyes. A look of confusion ran through her eyes as she quickly took in her surroundings.
"J-Jim? What happened? Where are we?" Melfina asked and sat up.
"I don't know," Jim said quietly, looking around. There were groans coming from behind them. Jim turned to see Suzuka and Aisha carefully getting up.
"My head hurts!" Aisha immediately moaned, a paw-like hand on her forehead.
"Where are we?" Suzuka murmured after a swift look around.
"From the looks of it, we were captured by Darkman's people," a droll, sarcastic voice mumbled in reply.
Whirling, Jim saw the well-built form of Gene Starwind getting to his feet.
"Gene!" Jim cried.
"Are you okay, Gene?" Melfina asked, gently placing a hand on his bloodied arm.
Gene offered her a grin, "Nah. I'm okay, Melfina. Where are we anyway?"
A smooth, rich voice answered Gene's question, making everyone in the cell turn towards the doorway. "You are in prison in my laboratory, Gene Starwind."
Standing outside their cell was a man in a white lab coat. He was tall and slender with the palest skin Jim had ever seen. He had sandy light brown hair streaked with white-gray strands. His face had a strange look to it. Nearly meatless cheeks clung to his bones. A pair of cold, gray eyes were wide with a look bordering on obsession. A slight sneer played on his pale pink lips.
"Let me take a guess. You're Jerok Darkman," Gene said bluntly.
A look of anger flashed through his eyes. "That's DR. Jerok Darkman to you, you unworthy ingrate!"
"Whatever. Listen. We've got a little business to do with you, Dr. Psycho," Gene answered.
"Why...you...why-HOW DARE YOU ADDRESS YOUR EMPEROR IN THAT MANNER!" Darkman bellowed.
"Our emperor? What are you talking about?" Suzuka asked.
Darkman didn't answer immediately. Instead, he reached into his coat pocket and very cautiously pulled out an object. Gene blinked and gasped when Darkman unfurled his hand for them to see the object.
"With this, my lovely little assassin. Witness, worms, what my years of hard work have blessed me with. The Helix Hourglass..."
The Helix Hourglass was nothing like Gene expected. It was about five inches tall and had an arrangement in the shape of a triangle. There was a main tube with in the center with three surrounding it on each corner of the triangles holding them in place on both ends. The center tube was wider around than the ones around it, but instead of just a narrow center like the other three, this one had a spiral shape leading from the top opening to the bottom one. The three smaller tubes had sands colored gold, bronze, and silver while the middle on had white, shimmering sand.
"With this, I shall claim my rise as emperor," Darkman continued softly as he looked fondly at the object in his hands.
"That is Fred Lowe's," Gene said.
Indignance flashed into Darkman's face. "That fool?! He is not fit to hold this piece of magnificence. NO ONE IS! Only I..."
"What do you plan on doing with us?" Jim demanded.
Darkman gave Jim a chilling smile. "You will be gifted to watch my rise to power before you are executed. It is my gift to you as the universe's emperor."
"You won't get away with this! No one will let you!" Aisha yelled.
"Ha! Then I'll just erase their pasts. Remember now. I do have the power to control time. Let them rebel so I can have the pleasure of wiping out their pathetic existences!" Darkman scoffed madly. His eyes had this far away look in them and he began to chuckle softly. "And besides. My technology is the most advanced type there is. My forces will take them out without breaking a sweat."
What's up with this guy? Jim thought, a little nervous now. Just who are we up against?
"Well. I must be going now, my subjects. My coronation awaits me," Darkman said and wandered away, still chuckling.
"What a psycho!" Aisha exclaimed as the Outlaw Star's crew watched him leave.
"We've got to get that hourglass away from him, guys. There's no telling what kind of damage he could do if he really becomes emperor," Gene said grimly.
"But how are we gonna' get out, Gene?" Jim asked and glanced over at the hot pink beams of energy. "He wasn't kidding when he said his technology was advanced. Those are pure laser energy bars."
Gene frowned and thought about it for a moment. Then he glanced up at Aisha and Suzuka. "I've got it."
"What?" Aisha urged. They all gathered around Gene to hear his plan.
"It's simple. Aisha, you and Suzuka pretend to fight. I mean really tear each other up. The guards will come running to split you up hopefully," Gene explained.
"Hopefully?!" Jim cried incredulously.
"At least I have a plan!" Gene snapped impatiently. He looked at the beautiful assassin and the Ctarl Ctarl. "Understood?"
Both women nodded. Aisha spoke up, "But they took Suzuka's sword. How do we fight if she doesn't have her sword?"
"It's a pretend fight, Aisha. Now hurry up and do it!" Gene answered. He glanced over at Jim and Melfina. "Go lay like you're unconscious."
"I hope this works," Jim muttered. He and Melfina sprawled out on the floor carefully.
"Alright. When I give you the signal, kick the wall as hard as you can okay, Aisha. Ready?" Gene asked the other two women.
"Right."
"Lets do it."
"DAMNIT SUZUKA! SHUT THE HELL UP! YOU'RE SUCH A BITCH!" Gene screamed at the top of his lungs. He nodded to Aisha. She reared back her fist back and rammed it into the wall. A thunderous crashing sound exploded from the now deeply dented wall.
Gene gave a high, animated cry of pain and quickly slumped to the floor. He winked at Aisha to go on with the plan as he heard the door to the prison block fly open and hurrying footsteps.
"DON'T HIT GENE! WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!" Aisha screamed and pounced on Suzuka just as two guys dressed in black uniforms with guns halted in front of their cell.
"Hey! Stop!" one of the guards ordered and pointed his weapon at the brawling women. The other one fumbled to release the lock.
As soon as the beams lit off, Gene sprang up and snatched the gun out of the first guard's hands. He fired before the man could recover. He crumpled in a heap of pain. Aisha and Suzuka were on the other man immediately. Aisha picked him up by the leg and flung him at the wall. He hit it with such force, they could hear the sickening crunch of his bones snapping. He sank to the floor.
Gene picked up the second gun and handed it to Suzuka. Jim and Melfina stood up and looked at him expectantly.
"Let's go get that maniac," Gene said and led them out of the cellblock after a careful look around.
They were at the dead end of a long metallic walkway suspended above several other walkways. They seemed to spiral downward into a blur. Just how many stories were they up anyway?
"Let's go," Gene whispered and took off. The crew ran after him. As they were about pass by a door on a lower story, the door hissed open and out stepped Darkman. Two green and black colored robots armed with weapons followed him.
"Trying to escape? I'm afraid I can't allow that," Darkman said.
Before Gene could do anything, one of the robots fired a sizzling beam at them.
"LOOK OUT!" Gene yelled even as he hit the deck. The blast hit the part of the walkway Jim was standing on.
Gene watched in horror as the walkway's support beams melted from the heat of the laser. The walkway became unstable and wobbled. A look of panic crossed Jim's face as the platform under him collapsed and he plummeted down into the abyss below.
"JIM! NOOOOOOOOO!"