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The bridge of the Spawnship was in chaos. Drones rushed around, hurrying to go about their various tasks. The assault on the Spawnship had begun.
In the center of the commotion stood Barry, looking angrily at his troops. A stag drone approached him, and saluted.
"Lord Barry-" he began.
"I am not Barry!" yelled Barry, cutting off the drone. "I am Mizar!"
"Lord Mizar…" the drone ventured, not wishing to incur Barry's wrath further.
"Yes?"
"Jet Force has taken sector 5-B. They're holed up in a storage room there. We can't get through the door without being shot."
"Then blow them up."
"It's not that simple. 5-B is near the main drone production plants. That room is storing large amounts of Quaximine. If we were to use explosives, the results could be disastrous. At best, the gas would leak, and kill most of the drones before it was cut off. And then we wouldn't be able to reach that sector at all. At worst-"
"No need to elaborate. I get the point."
"What should we do, sir?"
"I'll handle this myself."
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Juno was firing madly at the drones attempting to rush them. They couldn't fit through the door, but Juno was running low on ammo. They couldn't hold them off for long. He called to Jeff.
"Jef, where are we, and what do we have?"
"We seem to be in some sort of storage room."
The Tribal king had amazingly kept a cool head throughout the battle, and had managed to keep them alive. It turned out Jeff was more of an asset then previously thought- his scepter delivered as much damage as their guns. But now he was tired, and had begun to search the area.
"Is there ammo?"
"Yes, some, but not much. And these purple containers."
"Purple containers?" he asked, as he picked off another drone.
"Yes. I can't read the writing, blast my eyes."
"Nova, check it out!"
Nova abandoned his position and ran over to where Jeff stood examining the containers. One look at the label told him all he needed to know.
"Holy God, it's Quaximine!"
"Shit!" yelled Juno. He nearly dropped his gun.
Quaximine was not your average chemical. It had very violent properties, and was extremely hazardous to health. It was very poisonous- if you even smelled it, you were as good as dead. And it was very, very, flammable. It was used mostly for synthetic purposes, like drone production, but for various reasons, its use wasn't widespread. Besides being dangerous, the only place it actually worked was in zero-g. On earth it wasn't worth beans, except maybe to the odd terrorist. And since the four were in a room that had about six containers of it, they were very afraid.
"We need to get out of here!" Juno yelled.
"How?" cried Vela. "We can't just walk out!"
"Caught between a rock and a hard place," said Jeff calmly.
"Jeff," said Juno, thinking quickly. "If those Drones get through the door, you light that stuff on fire. Take a good lot of them with us."
Suddenly, they felt a rumbling sound. The Drones stopped attacking, and moved away from the door. Vela shot Juno a questioning look, which he shot right back at her. Nobody knew what was going on. Then, there was a large crashing sound as a large hole was knocked in the wall. The four jumped back, shielding their heads with their arms. When they looked again, they gasped at the sight that stood before them.
Mizar.
They stood dumbfounded as the immense insect stepped into the room. They knew it to be Barry, but the thought never entered their head. Only after a great effort had Mizar been defeated the first time, and from the looks of it, this one was stronger.
Mizar leapt into action immediately, flying forward towards the group. He stopped just short of them, and crashed through the floor. The group fell through the gaping hole left by Mizar into the room directly beneath the one they had just occupied. They hit the ground hard, and were momentarily stunned.
Juno questioned the actions of their adversary for a brief second, and then realized his intentions: He had successfully gotten them away from the Quaximine, and hurt them in the process. Smart.
He struggled to his feet, and so did those around him. Jeff ran off to the side, not wishing to interfere with this. Mizar opened his mouth, and his green breath came forth. He sprayed it between them, successfully, separating Juno from the rest. He swiveled his head and forced Juno even further away. He then cut off the spray of deadly breath, and turned to other means of attack. He slammed his claw to the ground, and a shock wave rippled from it. Vela and Nova successfully cleared the hurdle, but Juno was not so lucky. He caught it full in the chest, and was knocked back into the wall. He slumped to the ground. Mizar turned to the others. He raised his right claw- the purely mechanical one- and let pure electricity spring forth. Nova leapt to the side, but Vela was unable to avoid the attack. She was trapped inside the sphere of energy. She felt her energy draining away, and let out a loud scream. When Mizar finally cut off the attack, Vela fell to the ground.
Nova got to his feet. He saw Vela fall to the ground, and then saw Mizar bring both of his claws to his midsection. He cupped them, and a glow appeared between them. It was obviously a new technique, because Juno had reported no such attacks before. With a start, Nova realized that Mizar was preparing to kill Vela. Nova didn't think- he ran. He jumped at the last second, and took Mizar's attack right in the chest. White hot pain lanced through him, and he was blasted backwards into the wall. He slumped to the ground. He felt life leaving him. His last thoughts were, /Goodbye, Vela./
Mizar turned from his subdued adversaries to Jeff, who stood in the corner of the room.
"How could you do this, Barry?" Jeff asked his brother, who he knew to be at the heart of the mechanical fiend.
"I am not Barry!" Mizar yelled.
"Yes you are!" Jeff yelled back at him. "You are, and always will be, my brother."
"NO!" Mizar screamed. "I am Mizar! I AM MIZAR!" He raised his claws. "Now die!"
"You bastard!" came a voice from behind him. Mizar dropped his claws, and turned. Facing him was a rather subdued Vela. "You killed him!" Tears ran down the woman's cheeks. The once strong member of Jet Force Gemini was now a weak girl. Mizar laughed.
"Foolish woman!" he said. "Don't you realize it's over? I've won!"
"The hell you have!"
Mizar frowned down at her. He reached down his claw with lightning speed, and grabbed her around the middle. He lifted her into the air, and brought her close to his face.
"What were you saying?" he asked.
"I said," she answered, pulling open her jacket, revealing a large amount of explosives. "the hell you are."
What followed was a rather large explosion.
And then there were two. I leave you with this, curtesy Enya. Well, not really curtesy, I'm just using it. It belongs to Enya, there. I think it's kind of appropriate.
Who can say
where the road goes
where the day flows
-only time
And who can say
if your love grows
as your heart chose
-only time
Who can say
why your heart sighs
as your love flies
-only time
And who can say
why you heart cries
when your love flies
-only time
Who can say
when the roads meet
that love might be
in your heart
And who can say
when the day sleeps
if the night keeps
all your heart
Night keeps all your heart
Who can say
if your love grows
as your heart chose
-only time
And who can say
where the road goes
where the day flows
-only time
Who knows- only time
Who knows- only time
The bridge of the Spawnship was in chaos. Drones rushed around, hurrying to go about their various tasks. The assault on the Spawnship had begun.
In the center of the commotion stood Barry, looking angrily at his troops. A stag drone approached him, and saluted.
"Lord Barry-" he began.
"I am not Barry!" yelled Barry, cutting off the drone. "I am Mizar!"
"Lord Mizar…" the drone ventured, not wishing to incur Barry's wrath further.
"Yes?"
"Jet Force has taken sector 5-B. They're holed up in a storage room there. We can't get through the door without being shot."
"Then blow them up."
"It's not that simple. 5-B is near the main drone production plants. That room is storing large amounts of Quaximine. If we were to use explosives, the results could be disastrous. At best, the gas would leak, and kill most of the drones before it was cut off. And then we wouldn't be able to reach that sector at all. At worst-"
"No need to elaborate. I get the point."
"What should we do, sir?"
"I'll handle this myself."
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Juno was firing madly at the drones attempting to rush them. They couldn't fit through the door, but Juno was running low on ammo. They couldn't hold them off for long. He called to Jeff.
"Jef, where are we, and what do we have?"
"We seem to be in some sort of storage room."
The Tribal king had amazingly kept a cool head throughout the battle, and had managed to keep them alive. It turned out Jeff was more of an asset then previously thought- his scepter delivered as much damage as their guns. But now he was tired, and had begun to search the area.
"Is there ammo?"
"Yes, some, but not much. And these purple containers."
"Purple containers?" he asked, as he picked off another drone.
"Yes. I can't read the writing, blast my eyes."
"Nova, check it out!"
Nova abandoned his position and ran over to where Jeff stood examining the containers. One look at the label told him all he needed to know.
"Holy God, it's Quaximine!"
"Shit!" yelled Juno. He nearly dropped his gun.
Quaximine was not your average chemical. It had very violent properties, and was extremely hazardous to health. It was very poisonous- if you even smelled it, you were as good as dead. And it was very, very, flammable. It was used mostly for synthetic purposes, like drone production, but for various reasons, its use wasn't widespread. Besides being dangerous, the only place it actually worked was in zero-g. On earth it wasn't worth beans, except maybe to the odd terrorist. And since the four were in a room that had about six containers of it, they were very afraid.
"We need to get out of here!" Juno yelled.
"How?" cried Vela. "We can't just walk out!"
"Caught between a rock and a hard place," said Jeff calmly.
"Jeff," said Juno, thinking quickly. "If those Drones get through the door, you light that stuff on fire. Take a good lot of them with us."
Suddenly, they felt a rumbling sound. The Drones stopped attacking, and moved away from the door. Vela shot Juno a questioning look, which he shot right back at her. Nobody knew what was going on. Then, there was a large crashing sound as a large hole was knocked in the wall. The four jumped back, shielding their heads with their arms. When they looked again, they gasped at the sight that stood before them.
Mizar.
They stood dumbfounded as the immense insect stepped into the room. They knew it to be Barry, but the thought never entered their head. Only after a great effort had Mizar been defeated the first time, and from the looks of it, this one was stronger.
Mizar leapt into action immediately, flying forward towards the group. He stopped just short of them, and crashed through the floor. The group fell through the gaping hole left by Mizar into the room directly beneath the one they had just occupied. They hit the ground hard, and were momentarily stunned.
Juno questioned the actions of their adversary for a brief second, and then realized his intentions: He had successfully gotten them away from the Quaximine, and hurt them in the process. Smart.
He struggled to his feet, and so did those around him. Jeff ran off to the side, not wishing to interfere with this. Mizar opened his mouth, and his green breath came forth. He sprayed it between them, successfully, separating Juno from the rest. He swiveled his head and forced Juno even further away. He then cut off the spray of deadly breath, and turned to other means of attack. He slammed his claw to the ground, and a shock wave rippled from it. Vela and Nova successfully cleared the hurdle, but Juno was not so lucky. He caught it full in the chest, and was knocked back into the wall. He slumped to the ground. Mizar turned to the others. He raised his right claw- the purely mechanical one- and let pure electricity spring forth. Nova leapt to the side, but Vela was unable to avoid the attack. She was trapped inside the sphere of energy. She felt her energy draining away, and let out a loud scream. When Mizar finally cut off the attack, Vela fell to the ground.
Nova got to his feet. He saw Vela fall to the ground, and then saw Mizar bring both of his claws to his midsection. He cupped them, and a glow appeared between them. It was obviously a new technique, because Juno had reported no such attacks before. With a start, Nova realized that Mizar was preparing to kill Vela. Nova didn't think- he ran. He jumped at the last second, and took Mizar's attack right in the chest. White hot pain lanced through him, and he was blasted backwards into the wall. He slumped to the ground. He felt life leaving him. His last thoughts were, /Goodbye, Vela./
Mizar turned from his subdued adversaries to Jeff, who stood in the corner of the room.
"How could you do this, Barry?" Jeff asked his brother, who he knew to be at the heart of the mechanical fiend.
"I am not Barry!" Mizar yelled.
"Yes you are!" Jeff yelled back at him. "You are, and always will be, my brother."
"NO!" Mizar screamed. "I am Mizar! I AM MIZAR!" He raised his claws. "Now die!"
"You bastard!" came a voice from behind him. Mizar dropped his claws, and turned. Facing him was a rather subdued Vela. "You killed him!" Tears ran down the woman's cheeks. The once strong member of Jet Force Gemini was now a weak girl. Mizar laughed.
"Foolish woman!" he said. "Don't you realize it's over? I've won!"
"The hell you have!"
Mizar frowned down at her. He reached down his claw with lightning speed, and grabbed her around the middle. He lifted her into the air, and brought her close to his face.
"What were you saying?" he asked.
"I said," she answered, pulling open her jacket, revealing a large amount of explosives. "the hell you are."
What followed was a rather large explosion.
And then there were two. I leave you with this, curtesy Enya. Well, not really curtesy, I'm just using it. It belongs to Enya, there. I think it's kind of appropriate.
Who can say
where the road goes
where the day flows
-only time
And who can say
if your love grows
as your heart chose
-only time
Who can say
why your heart sighs
as your love flies
-only time
And who can say
why you heart cries
when your love flies
-only time
Who can say
when the roads meet
that love might be
in your heart
And who can say
when the day sleeps
if the night keeps
all your heart
Night keeps all your heart
Who can say
if your love grows
as your heart chose
-only time
And who can say
where the road goes
where the day flows
-only time
Who knows- only time
Who knows- only time
