Chapter Twelve: Mighty Lavos
"Aw shit." A guard at the main gate said, looking at the floor.
"What's wrong?"
"I spilt my damn coffee all over the ground." The guard said, picking up his mess. The other guard smiled and laughed.
"It's not the first time you did that."
"Shut up! I'm in no mood for this shit. Why the hell did they put me on watch when everyone knows that no one's getting in here in the first place?!" The guards face showed frustration and stress.
"I feel the same, but Vern's orders are Vern's orders and there is NOTHING we can do about it."
The guard finished cleaning up him mess and sat back down in his watch chair. The building was very small and it was next to a few high watch towers. The inside had nasty yellow walls and cracks in the ceiling. There were about 3 computers and one long window in the front that out looked the snowy lands.
"Did Vern come back yet with that punk?" the stressed guard asked.
"I'm not sure yet. Rumor has it that the kid is the Chrono Trigger."
"Heh, what bullshit. Wasn't that some fairytale our mothers told us about as a bedtime story?" The guard said, cleaning the coffee stains off his uniform.
"Yeah, that's what I thought it was. We don't even have any proof of the whole thing happening in the first place. I mean, time travel, dimensional travel, its all a bunch of false shit."
"Well, not everyone at Leene city thinks that."
"Well duh! That's where that Crono guy supposedly came from."
The two grew silent for a little while.
"Why the hell are we even here? I mean, we know what Vern is after isn't real!" The guard said with coffee stains still on his coat.
"Hey, you live in New Aegis, you fight for New Aegis. That's just the way it is."
"But this is futile! We are fighting for something that's not real!"
"Then how do you explain Lavos?"
The 'coffee' guard went into deep thought. The other went on.
"I know. The 'Frozen Flame' and all that seem pretty fake. Think. Vern tried to convince this city that it was possible to create another Lavos, but no one believed him. All he did was get the best damn scientist on the globe, who also didn't believe him, and create a massive beast of destruction. He proved us all wrong, and he may do it again. Just give him time, he's a smart person." The guard said, gazing out the window.
The both hushed-up for a bit, letting time pass by. Finally, about five minutes passed, and one of the guards saw something.
"Get me the binoculars, NOW!" said the guard. He was handed a black pair that seemed very expensive.
He zoomed in to find a rather large figure fallowed by four others.
"Tell the others we have a few suspicious characters coming our way and to remain at their post on full alert."
"Yes sir." A guard said, running outside with a megaphone.
The soldiers scattered allover the place, climbing up watchtowers, loading their guns, getting the spotlight ready, and so on.
The night would soon be over, and the wind was still blowing harshly with snow. It was bitter cold.
The figures were getting closer to the main gate. The soldiers waited.
His talking device beeped.
"Yeah?" He said into it.
"Yeah, Bob, we got five suspicious characters heading are way. What should we do?" asked one of the soldiers in charge of the main gate.
"Sit tight and wait for them to reach you. If they pullout anything, shoot them, is it that hard?" Bob said.
"But what if…"
"Just do it. I'll stay on, so keep me informed of what's going on. Just point a weapon at them and ask who they are." Bob said, sitting down in his watch seat. He was in charge of the New Aegis Army, and he was good at it as well. Having the skills and techniques, he proves to be a worthy investment for Vern.
Bob took his ski mask of for a minute to find out why it was irritating him. He hadn't slept all day, and who would if your in the same room of where the new Lavos was being created. He put the ski mask back on and put his legs up on another chair, pissing off the scientists doing research in the room.
"Got anything yet?" He said into the talking device.
"Yes, the figures are about twenty… maybe thirty feet away. We are sending out a few guards to question them."
"Good, let me know if anything happens."
"Of course." The guard said to Bob, putting the device at his side.
The guard watched from his position to see the figures come to a stop. It appeared that four of them where dressed in robes with hoods over their faces. The other was large in size and appeared to be Ozzie.
"General Ozzie! Where have you been? We sent out three search parties for you, and none of them have returned. And who the hell are those people with you?" The guard screamed at them with a megaphone. A few other soldiers rushed down to them.
"I-I-I-I'M OK!" screamed Ozzie in a nervous voice.
"Are you sure? You seem a little shaken up." Said one of the guards standing in front of him.
"Who are these people?" a guard asked.
"Identify yourselves!" A guard hollered at the four people in the robes. A bunch of soldiers surrounded them in a matter of seconds, pointing their guns directly at them.
"W-W-W-W-WAIT! Their…. Um…. Monks! Y-Y-Y-YEAH! T-t-t-t-their monks! Their here under Vern's request for the Frozen Flame." Ozzie said with stupidity. One of the monks smacked their heads.
"What do you mean? Vern never notified us of this." A guard said.
"Have ya found anything out yet?" Bob's voice on the transmitter said. A guard picked up the transmitter.
"Yes sir, we have them surrounded and are questioning them. It turns out that Ozzie is with 'em." The guard said.
"WHAT?! We sent out…. how many search parties?!"
"That's not all. He's here with four monks who are supposedly sent for by Vern for help on the Frozen Flame."
"I was never notified of this. Place them under arrest and bring em in here! I want answers!" Bob's voice said with anger.
"Yes sir." The guard said, putting the transmitter at his side.
"We have been ordered to put all four of you under arrest! We ask you to remain calm until we receive new orders! We suggest you keep your mouths shut! Now stand still!" The guard ordered harshly.
"PLEASE DON'T HURT ME! THEY KILLED ALL THE SEARCH PARTIES! THEY WHERE GOING TO USE ME TO GET INTO THE CITY AND SAVE THAT PUNK! DON'T KILL ME, DON'T KILL ME!" Ozzie screamed, running behind a search tower. Many of the guards didn't understand a word he said, and stared in confusion.
"You're coming with us!" screamed one of the guards at the monks.
"I don't think that's possible." said one of the monks. The monk's voice sounded feminine and harsh.
The guard walked up to her with a look of total shock and abhorrence.
"How dare you offend my rank!!! Your coming with us!!!" screamed the guard.
"I said, I don't think that's possible." said the monk.
"Why is that?" said the guard.
Within a second, the monk pulled out a sword and slit the guard's throat. Blood sprayed in the air and the guard fell to the ground, lifeless. Crimson stained the snowy ground.
"That's why." said the monk.
"ATTACK THEM!" screamed one of the guards.
"What the hells going on down there! Answer me, NOW!" Bob's voice said on the dead soldier's transmitter. Finally, the transmitter went dead and Bob had no communication with the main gate.
"NOW!" screamed one of the monks, throwing off his robe. The others did the same.
Ozzie, on the other hand, stood ducking down I fear behind a tower. All that was heard were the sounds of gunshots and screams. Blades clanged and shots where fired. Fireballs flew all over the place and ice shattered the soldiers. Poison filled the air and all hell broke loose. Then, the voice of a single soldier screamed.
"Freeze you mutant fox! I'll cut you down to size and … UH-GAH! AAAAAAHHHH!!!!" The soldier said. Finally, his voice was silenced when the sound of a sword slit flesh in half. Then… there was silence. Ozzie came out of hiding to find all of the soldiers dead in the snow. Blood stained the snow, seeming to literally be a bloodbath. One soldier's head was chopped off, one was burned to ashes, and others were just… obliterated. Body parts lay all over. Finally, Ozzie went to look around for the monks. Then… the sound of the transmitter caught his attention. The monks where no where in sight, and the air was totally silent. Ozzie hesitated, and then walked forward to a guard with coffee stains on his coat and the transmitter ringing at his side. He went to reach down and get it, but he was stopped.
"Freeze." said a voice. Ozzie felt a crossbow being shoved into his back. He put his arms up. He was quickly handcuffed and thrown to the ground, knocked out cold.
"Should I get it?" one of them said.
"Well, duh! I would!"
"Shut up! I didn't ask you!"
The transmitter was picked up.
"What the hell is going on down there?!" Bob's voice said.
"Don't worry, everything is under control. We had to kill the four and handcuff Ozzie. Please do not send support, we are under control."
The transmitter was shut off and thrown to the ground.
"Nice Sullivan! REALLY creative! Even I could have said that!" Rad screamed at Sullivan.
"Well, I wasn't the one who made use dress up in ROBES and pretend to be 'invisible'." Sullivan screamed back.
"Guys, SHUT UP! Let's just get in there and free Han." Carle screamed.
Jade began to hide the bodies, but Sullivan commented.
"Don't bother; the blood in the snow is going to give it all away."
"I know, but we could just say it's the 'monk's' blood." Jade said, continuing her work.
"Ok, now… we need to get into the city and save Han. Let's dress up as guards." Carle said.
"Yeah, you read my mind Carle. Let's go."
"Eeeeewwww…. This guard pissed his pants… I aint wearing this!" Rad said with humor. Carle chuckled.
They all got set and invaded the city.
Han's eyes opened up. He couldn't tell if it was a dream or reality. Everything around him was so blurry, he couldn't see a thing. All he heard was his own faint pulse and the noise of some kind of computer.
"He's awake." said a reptile guard to Vern.
"Good, now I'll let him have it." Vern said with ironic calmness.
Han's vision began to clear a little bit more, and he could realize that he was in the same cell as before. Vern came into the room and stared down at Han. The both stared blackly at each other for a minute which seemed endless, and it ended with Vern kicking Han right in the face. Han fell and spit blood. He also noticed he was chained and there was nowhere to run.
"You must like getting hit… don't you?" Vern said with a smirk to Han, cleaning off his boot. Han didn't say a word, just stared at the ground.
"Are you pissed at me because I'm not the Chrono Trigger?" Han finally asked.
Vern hesitated and thought to himself.
"I no longer have much use of you. Remember that. The only thing your good for is luring your friends into here as bait. I'm more than sure that will make me closer to the Chrono Trigger." Vern said. He then began to walk out of the cell… but stopped… and turned around. He walked slowly up to Han and bent down on his knees, close to Han.
"Long ago," Vern began to explain "there was a war. A war that battled between good and evil. The two sides fought over the right to rule the world, and one side won. My ancestors fought in this war, as well as yours. My people had suffered and died while yours ruled the world ignorantly. My ancestors suffered, and I shall avenge them."
"You're saying you're related to Azala?!" Han asked with a curious look.
Vern turned around, and then giggled. He putout his cape and turned around.
"Yes…" he said in an evil voice "Yes… I am related to Azala! And I will avenge the Reptile's defeat! You pathetic humans have taken the land from us, which was rightfully ours! We were here before you!" Vern screamed and spat. He then got up in Han's face.
"We WILL take what is ours back, no matter the cost. Creating a new Lavos to drain the power from this planet and becoming FATE to make the dinos rule the world again will help me in my mission. You humans breeze through life, trying to enjoy something you had no control over until twenty years ago. You are born, razed, breed, and then die, for NOTHING! It is an endless cycle that just goes on and on. My job is to break that cycle and return the world to its rightful owners, The Reptiles!" Vern explained.
"Hell no! You reptiles where destroyed before the first Lavos hit this planet!" Han said.
"HA! All of us?! I'm afraid not! Look around you, reptile guards all over the place, serving ME. You and the rest of you humans will all die!" Vern said.
"Then what about the human guards who are serving you? What are you going to do with them?" Han asked.
Vern hesitated before he said anything.
"When they help me reach my goal, I will have no use for them." said Vern with a nasty smile. He then got up onto his feet and began to walk out.
"You will die later on. I will enjoy watching your death. Try to escape and you will see what happens." Vern said. The door closed behind him and all the soldiers walked out but two, who where guarding the cell.
Great, now what? Han thought. He noticed the pendent was still around his neck, and he felt a wave of relief come over him.
He laid there for a good hour or so, when he began to fall asleep. He tried a few time to get out of his chains, but no success. Then… out of no where, his chains came loose.
What the hell? No one can open these things without activating it by the computer! What the hells going on?! He thought.
Han got up and stretched for a second, then saw one of the guards staring at him.
"Guys! Call the boss, he's loose!" one of the reptile guards screamed. He went to reach for his gun when a green blur ran in from of him and somehow stabbing him in the chest. Han ran to the doorway of the cell and watched the guard slowly fall to the ground. Then, the cell door opened.
Han waited for something else to happen, but then he heard footsteps coming closer to him. He quickly got back into his cell and saw nowhere to hide. He cracked his knuckles and got ready to knockout whoever was coming. The steps got louder and louder, making Han more and more nervous. He then got adrenalin rush and run out of the cell to attack anyone who was coming.
"HAN!"
Han froze to see Carle running to him. His mind went off attack mode and he could swear that an angel hade come out of the heavens and blessed him.
"Carle…?!" Han said with shock and joy.
Carle leaped into Han's arms, making him fall backward. He had weakened by shock. Carle held Han tight and strong. Han hugged her back, seeing Sullivan, Jade, and Rad standing behind Carle.
"I knew you'd be alive!" Carle said with her face buried in Han's chest. Her voice was slightly muffled, but Han knew she was crying.
Jade, Rad, and Sullivan left them alone for a minute or two.
"Ok, so where in here… now what?" Rad asked.
"Well… we now know where Lavos is. My suggestion is that we destroy it while we are here." Sullivan said.
"I wonder how we go abut that…" Jade said, thinking hard.
They all put there heads together.
"I've got it!" Rad said, snapping his fingers. "Let's rig this place with C4 and blow it off the map!"
Sullivan stared back at Rad.
"Rad… you know… that just might work! I almost had the same idea. Thing is… where are we getting the C4?" Sullivan said to Rad.
"I remember seeing a supply cargo a few floors back. Maybe we should go back there and see if they have it." Jade said.
"Good, problem is, we have to take Vern out to. It's not going to be easy." Sullivan said with a stressful look.
"Wait… if we blow this place to hell… what about the forests that surround it?" Rad asked.
"Don't worry, the C4 will only destroy the city. We just need enough to do the job and place them in the right place." Sullivan said, still stressed.
"We just need someone who knows this place well." Jade said.
"I guess that someone would be me." Han said with a smile on his face and Carle on his back. Everyone stared at Han and began to plan the attack to bring Lavos and Vern down.
"Hurry up man! We don't have all day!" Rad screamed at Han, who was in the bathroom, changing.
"Ok." Han replied.
The door opened, and Han was dressed back to normal. He got his lance back and he seemed more ready than ever.
"Let's go." he said, walking t the exit.
They sneak by many guards and killed a few, heading towards the supply cargo. The team was one again and ready to kick some serious ass.
Vern walked to the cell room with four reptile soldiers. They all walked in the lines behind him, marching evenly with fierce looks. The door opened automatically before Vern, and to his surprise he found two f the guards dead. He walked quickly to the cell to find no sign of Han. His face remained calm, but his insides felt like they would explode.
"Sound the alarm and tell everyone to keep and eye out for Mr. Han. Assemble a massive search party, and search every damn inch of this city!" Vern ordered.
"Yes sir!" the soldiers said, running to the main sector.
"Damn him…" Vern said.
"Alert, Alert. Prisoner has escaped. Man stations and report any difficulties. Stay on full alert." A loud speaker said. Red sirens when off and the constant blare of the sirens filled the air. Soldiers ran all over with weapons in hand.
"AW SHIT!" Han screamed.
"Here they come! We better get running now!" Rad screamed. All of them began to run with their weapons in their arms.
"Wait! The cargo is right here!" Jade screamed at them. They all ran with Jade to a big room.
"We need a keycard!" Carle said, slamming a lock structure.
"Don't worry! Leave it to me!" Sullivan said, reaching into his bag and pulling out a weird wire device.
"Guard me while I bust this baby open." Sullivan said.
Han and Jade ran together. Carle and Rad guarded Sullivan as he struggled to get the door open. He pounded buttons on the device and cursed.
"HERE THEY COME!" Han screamed at Sullivan.
"Damnnit! Hang on! Give me a minute or two!" Sullivan yelled back.
"That's a minute we don't have!" Rad screamed.
Within seconds, a whole bunch of soldiers where running after the team. Han and Jade teamed up to fight them off.
"KILL THEM!!!!!!!!" A soldier screamed, shooting his gun franticly. Jade dodged a few bullets and reflected a few back with he sword. Han did a kick off the wall and a trail of bullets fallowed him. He kicked a soldier to the wall and lanced one in the stomach.
Jade chopped two soldiers' heads off at once, but was slashed in the left arm. She retaliated with a back flip, but hit nothing with air. Three soldiers teamed up on her, but one was fried with Carle's fireball.
"Carle! Don't worry about me! Defend Sullivan!" Jade screamed at Carle. Jade was kicked against a wall. Han ran forward and punched one in the face. He did a roundhouse kick, but was tossed back next to Jade.
"How are they doing?" Sullivan asked Rad, not looking up and eyeing the device.
"Not so good, just put some speed into it!" Rad replied.
"I'm almost there!" Sullivan said back.
Han and Jade teamed for an X-slash and killed four soldiers. Han lanced an enemy in the throat and whacked him in the face with the back of the lance. Jade kicked a soldier in the stomach and stabbed him in the back.
"GOT IT! GUYS! HURRY!" Sullivan said, running into the cargo.
"Hurry up!" Carle shouted back, running into the cargo with Rad. Jade finished off a few soldiers and ran with the rest. The door began to close after Jade got in.
"HAN! GET IN HERE NOW!" Jade screamed.
Han was surrounded by three soldiers, each seeming to want pure blood. One took a swing at him, but missed and fell forward. Han ran to the cargo door before it would close, but he felt something grab his leg and he fell forward. He looked back to see one of the soldiers on his stomach grabbing Han. Han looked forward at the door as it slowly began to close. He held his lance with two hands and whacked the soldier in the face, knocking him out cold. Han scampered up on his feet and ran after the door.
"HURRY!"
Han ran as hard as he could. The door was just about to close when Han leaped forward with his arm out. His hand went in-between the door, his ring that Carle gave him holding it open. The soldiers where running after him quickly with rage. Han struggled to keep the door open and get it open. He pushed and pulled, hoping for a miracle when the door suddenly opened and he fell in. The door closed right before the soldiers could reach him, saving his life.
"Phew…" Han said, laying on his back in relief.
"Are you ok?" Jade asked.
Han nodded and looked at Carle's ring. It was all bent out of shape and had a huge dent in the side. Luckily, he could still ware it.
"Come on; let's catch up with the others." Jade said, helping Han to his feet.
The room was not very well lit and the walls where a darkish blue metallic walls. The room was small and led to another door. Jade and Han walked through it together. Sullivan was inspecting the C4 while Rad was handling it into a bag with a strap. Carle was standing on the side, nervous. The room was big and held many types of guns and ammunition. Shelves where everywhere and filled to the limit with weapons. Bullets and blades polluted the floor.
"Are you ok Han?" Carle questioned, running into Han's arms.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Han said, not telling her about the ring.
"How about you, Jackie?" Carle asked.
"Don't worry, I'm fine. Are you guys ok?" Jade asked the rest. Everyone nodded and continued working.
"Ok… what now?" Han asked.
"Well, we now have all the C4. Now, we need to plant it at various parts of the city." Sullivan said, inspecting the last C4 package.
"That's gunna be pretty hard." Han commented.
"Yes, it will." Jade began to speak. "But the city is not as big as it appears. There are no restaurants or hotels; it's just a huge indoor military city. We just have to work together and not try anything stupid. Remember, we can't let Lavos and Vern get away."
"True, but what if we fail?" Rad asked honestly.
"We can't fail, it's not an option." Carle commented.
Sullivan then put a stressed look on his face and began to speak.
"Han… do you know your way around here?" Sullivan asked Han.
"To be really honest, I don't know every little part of this city, but I know the big areas like where Lavos is being held." Han said.
"Would you be able to draw a map?" Sullivan asked courageously.
Han's eyes blinked in sleepiness and his eyebrows rose.
"Yeah… I could. But again, I don't know every part." Han said.
Everyone stared at Han with hope in their eyes.
"Give me something to draw on." Han asked, brushing his hair back.
Rad handed him a piece of paper and pen. He began to draw out the main parts with rectangles and squares. He labeled each main room with letters and numbers. It took him about ten minutes to complete.
"Ok," Han began to speak "This main structure here is where Lavos is. Now, I've passed by it twice when they brought me in and out of here, but I've never been inside. My guess is that it's heavily guarded."
"What about the door?" Rad asked.
"Well, there are about two guards there around the clock. It may be hard to get rid of them since there's a camera in place. This is a real scientist hangout, so they are always in and out. I saw that they have to go past this whole security thing. First, the eye test. A laser scans your eye pattern and alarms if it doesn't mach anything in it memory. After than, I'm not sure what else is inside. The laser eye thing is only a theory, again, I've only been by it a few time. Getting in there should be dealt with last." Han explained.
"Any rooms with chemical reactors?" Sullivan asked.
"Well… I do remember seeing a sign that pointed to one, although I have no idea what's in there." Han said.
"We gatta find out what's in there. If it's nuclear power, it will blow this whole side of the planet sky high." Sullivan said.
"Well… let's not let that happen." Carle stated.
"What are some other hot spots for the C4?" Jade asked.
"There are a few others. One other is the disposal room. This is where they throw all there waste and shit. There are a lot of flammable substances in here, so it would make a bigger explosion. I don't think the explosion will make it outside of the city." Han said. He then pointed to another part of the map.
"I don't know much about this place, but there are a few pillars that are holding up the hanger. It's on the lowest floor and we have to plant C4 on each pillar. Next is the bunker. This place is where the soldiers sleep and pretty much live. I'd say about two C4s should do the job. We gatta watch out for soldiers too. Last is… right here. If we plant one C4 here, it should be enough to ignite the other bombs here, thus making a bigger explosion." Han concluded.
"Sounds good enough. Ok, we have to assign teams. One will take care of the hanger and the chemical room. First, we have to find out what the chemicals are before we do anything. The second team will take care of the bunker and the waste room. Next, we will all meet back at the entrance to Lavos's room. By that time I should have hacked into the system there and bypass the security." Sullivan said.
"Ok, let's get the teams set up." Carle said. "Han and Jackie are our two best physical fighters, so each team should have one of them. Jackie, Sullivan, and I will take care of the chemical room and the hanger. Han and Rad, you guys take care of the bunker and waste room."
"Sounds like fun." Rad said with enthusiasm.
"Guys," Sullivan began to explain "I have to go with you to find out what's really in that chemical room. After that I have to get into the computer room and see what I can do with that security at Lavos's room. Sorry I have to ditch you like that, but I'm the only one here with hacking skills."
"Fine, Carle and I will take care of the hanger." Jade said. "I'm sure we'll take down a few grounded planes if all goes well."
Everyone got a bag and filled it with enough C4 for each team.
"Ok guys, here are walky-talkies. Keep in touch and check up with each other every five minutes or so." Han said, giving each person a walkie-talkie.
"Ok, let's do this! Don't anyone die, or I swear…" Rad said with a loud voice.
Sullivan planted the C4 in the cargo room and pulled out a device.
"This device sets the C4 on. After this button is pushed, the C4 will go off in twenty minutes, so we gatta get our asses outta here before then." Sullivan said.
"All right, let's go. Good luck and Godspeed." Han concluded.
"Did you find them yet?" Vern asked.
"No sir. No luck yet, we have only found one trace of them." The guard replied.
"And that is…?"
"… A pile of slain soldiers." The guard said nervously.
"DAMNNIT!" Vern screamed. "Find them immediately and KILL THEM!"
"Y-y-y-y-y-yes sir!" the guard said, running out of the room.
Vern turned around and looked at something.
"We shall rule. You and I, the world will be ours once again." Vern said. He seemed to be talking to a huge spiky egg thing… Lavos.
Rad and Han walked down the hallway cautiously. The hallway led outside and to the bunker. When they finally reached outside, they both dove behind a stack of crates. They both poked their heads out to find a bunch of soldiers marching around in the cold. Some where doing pushups while others where doing other things like stay in their bunk or talk.
"Ok, we gatta find a way in there. We gatta run in there without being seen and plant the C4 in the supply room." Han said.
"Yeah, we need someone… light… and… fast. Someone with enough stamina to outrun a horse." Rad said, looking at Han with a smirk.
"Are you referring to me?" Han asked worriedly. Rad said nothing.
"Dude, you KNOW I can't run out there without being seen. It's impossible!" Han said in a loud whisper.
"Aw, shut up. How long have I known you?! You can do it, trust me! I mean, how many times have you won hide and seek when your team was outnumbered 4 to 10?" Rad said.
"We where kid back then." Han said negatively.
"So what?! I KNOW you can do this. Just believe it man." Rad insisted.
Han took a deep breath.
"Ok, fine. Then what?" Han asked.
"Then…" Rad said, trying to think up a logic plan. "I'll tell you what. We have two C4s for this area… right?"
"Yep. Three altogether."
"Ok, give me one. I'll plant this one in the gym which is on the other side of the bunker area." Rad said. Han handed him a pack of C4.
"Ok, and I'll plant this in the center bunk." Han said, eyeing the way.
"Ok, and we'll meet back here when we finish." Rad said.
"Yeah, and don't contact me on the walkie-talkie. That all I need is to have that thing go off when I'm trying not to be heard." Han said with a smirk. Rad laughed.
"Ok, let's get going." Rad said.
Rad and Han did their brotherly handshake, which was a simple knuckle to knuckle punch. They then parted and got into position.
A guard patrolled up and down the catwalk of the Chemical Reactor Room. He whistled and thought happy thoughts. He then heard a noise, and stopped whistling. He looked around him and saw nothing. He shrugged, turned around, and to his surprise, he found a sword piercing into his chest. The sword was pulled out and he was thrown off the catwalk and fell to the metallic floor, making a loud clang.
"Ok, where clear." Jade said and she sheathed her sword. Carle and Sullivan came out of hiding.
"Jackie, how do you kill people with such ease? Don't you feel bad when you kill someone?" Carle asked.
"Carle, just because she kills people doesn't mean Jade has no sense of compassion." Sullivan said as politely as possible.
"It's ok, Sullivan. Her question is relevant. It may seem like I do it out of cold blood. But one way or another, I feel just as bad as you do when you take away someone's life." Jade said with wisdom.
The three of them walked over to a big computer. In front of it there were five huge tanks.
"Ok, all I have to do is find out what the hell is in these big ass things." Sullivan said with dry humor.
He walked up to the computer and began to punch a bunch of buttons.
"Hhhmmmmmm…." He began to say "Well, it's not radio active, that's for sure."
"Then what is it?" Carle asked.
"Seems to be gas. This type won't destroy anything outside of this place. Ok, it's safe to put C4 on here." Sullivan said with relief.
"So, let's put one C4 pack on ever other tank. That should do the job." Carle said.
A few minutes passed as they put the C4 on the tanks.
Han lay flat up against the wall aside of a bunk. He was about ten feet away from a bunch of soldiers working out. Han took a deep breath and ran when no one was looking. He ran swiftly and silently. A window was open in one of the bunks, so he dove into it, landing on a mattress. Two soldiers were in the room at that time, looking at dirty magazines and smoking cigars. Han dove underneath the bed before anyone could see him. He pulled out his map and traced it with his finger.
"Ok," he began to whisper to himself "If I'm in this bunk, then that means I'm in the center. C4 should do the job right here. Now, I just have to plant it where no one will see it."
He looked around from underneath the bunk. He figured it would be a god idea to plant it in the bed he was under, but it would be a stupid thing, considering that one could easily see it while changing bed sheets or stashing magazines. He kept searching from his position, and then he saw it. A dresser was right next to the bathroom. It was fairly large in size and it seemed to be a good idea to plant the C4 behind it. Han, without hesitating, crawled on the floor, underneath bed to bed. He heard some of the guards talking. Sounded like a bunch of filthy language while looking at magazines. Han shook his head and moved on. He crawled across the floor swiftly, and easily planted the C4 behind the dresser.
"HEY YOU!" one of the guards screamed, pulling out a knife.
The two guards dropped what they where looking at and ran after Han. One of the guards pulled out a walkie-talkie. Han spiraled toward him, lancing the walkie-talkie right out of his hand. Han then did a backwards kick, knocking one of the soldiers out cold. The next came at him with a knife. Han just jumped behind him and grabbed his neck. The soldier moved and wiggled, trying to brake free, but Han held him tight. Finally, the soldier stopped move and fell to the ground. He wasn't dead, just put to sleep.
"Great, now what the hell am I going to do with these guys? I can't leave them here; people will know something is wrong." Han said to himself.
Han thought for a hasty bit, and then thought up a great idea.
Rad snuck his way through the vents, looking through each opening as he went along. Finally, he came to the end of the vent, and crawled out. He noticed that he was in a locker room, which stunk of pure BO. Rad looked around to see if anyone was coming. It seemed all clear when a man came out of the showers without a towel. Rad froze, staring at the man in total disgust.
"WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?!" the man said.
Rad killed the man with his axe and dragged the body into a locker. He then went into the corner and puked.
"Aw… nothing grosses me out more than naked men." Rad says, as he puked up the last thing he had in his stomach.
He then planted the C4 in one of the lockers, and crawled back into the vent while vomiting one last time.
Han taped the two knocked out soldier together and hid them underneath a bed. He then radioed Rad.
"Rad, come in if your clear to speak, it's Han."
"Yeah… I'm here."
"You ok? You sound a little sick."
"Don't ask. What do you need?"
"I planted the C4 and I'm on my way out now. You?"
"Yeah, I'm in the vent right now. I planted the C4 and I'm outta here. Let's meet at the crates."
"Ok, see you there."
Han hung up his walkie-talkie and proceeded to the meeting point.
"Sullivan, come in, are ya there?" Carle radioed to Sullivan.
"I'm in the security room right now. Thanks to the help of Jade, all the guards are taken out. How are you doing?" Sullivan replied.
"I'm ok. I'm getting a little lonely though."
"Don't worry, Jade's on her way over. She's fast, so don't worry. You guys take care of that hanger while I check on Han and Rad and try to get by the security system."
"Ok, Sullivan. Good luck."
"Same to you, Carle."
Carle hung up the radio and waited patiently on the catwalk. The whole area was outside in the bitter cold. Each pillar was about two hundred feet away from each other, not guarded to well.
The wind made Carle's red hair dance, her green eyes showing bravery and courage.
"I'm back." Jade said as she climbed down the ladder.
"Good, I was getting worried." Carle replied with relief.
"Ok, so all we have to do is get these four C4 packs onto each pillar. Correct?"
"Yeah. It doesn't look very challenging though. There's like… no security." Carle said, eyeing the horizon.
"Ok, let's get to work." Jade said, taking out a C4 packet.
Rad and Han walked to the waste facility together. It turns out that everything was going a little too easy.
"You know, I wonder if we are being setup." Han said, scouting the area swiftly.
"I doubt it." Rad said with his axe at his shoulder.
They walked a little farther and came up to waste facility. They walked in and began to walk in the garbage, looking for a nice spot to plant the C4.
"Right here will do." Han said, planting it in a cardboard box.
"Good, now let's get the hell out of… GAAAAAAAH!" Rad screamed.
Han turned around.
"Rad?" Han said, looking around for Rad.
"Rad, this is no time for a joke! Come on!" Han screamed.
He looked around the garbage for a little while, and searched through the polluted water that was at knee level.
"GAAAAAAAH!" Rad screamed.
Rad, out of nowhere, came flying out of the water and hit the wall, making a huge bang.
Rad got up, looking around the place with fear.
"Dude, calm down! What the hell happened?!" Han asked him.
"Something grabbed my foot! It pulled me under, I just barley broke free!" Rad said while getting his axe ready.
"Ok, in that case, let's get out of here!" Han said. He went to run, but was stopped by a huge green octopus creature. It had many arms and didn't seem very friendly at all. It roared at the two, making them terrified.
"Let's kick the shit outta this sucker!" Rad said with passion.
They both lunged forward to fight the huge beast.
"Master Vern…" said a soldier to Vern, who was in his seat, staring out the window.
"Master Vern…" the soldier said again, trying to get Vern's attention.
"Yes…?" Vern said, without turning around.
"Um… sir… we have lost control of most of our security." said the soldier with fear in his eyes.
Vern said nothing, just kept staring out the window.
"I see…" Vern said with stillness.
"That's not all. W-w-w-we also found a d-d-d-dead soldier in the locker room at the Bunker Sector along with some… vomit in the corner." said the soldier, expecting to be destroyed by Vern.
"And…" Vern said, expecting an answer.
"And… what sir?" the soldier said with confusion.
Vern reached across his desk and grabbed the soldier's throat.
"And… what are you going to do about it?" said Vern with anger. His brown eyes seemed to have turned black.
"U-u-u-u-u-u-u—um….. a-a-a-a-a-h….."
"WELL?!"
"I-I-I-I-I-I'll carry out a full investigation of the whole area!" the soldier said, trying to get loose.
Vern threw the soldier on the ground and turned back around to see the view.
"Then what are you waiting for? Go and do it." Vern said.
The soldier got back up and saluted Vern. He tried to say 'Yes Sir', but he seemed to have lost his voice. He ran out of the room.
"Damn worthless humans." Vern said with anguish. "Once I take this world back, I'll show them all. We will soon get our revenge!" Vern laughed and saw his goal.
"Ok, that's three in place. We have one more to go." Carle said to Jade, running across the catwalk.
They finally came to the last pillar and planted the last C4.
"Ok, lets get outta here Jackie!" Carle said, looking for a place to run.
"Uh-oh… we got company." Jade said, with her sword pointed a bunch of soldiers, running at her direction.
"Aw damn! What do we do?" Carle said to Jade.
Jade paused for a second and quickly thought up a plan.
"Go." she said to Carle.
Carle looked back at her in confusion.
"Jackie…?"
"GO! NOW!" Jade said with force.
"But Jackie, I can't leave you here!" Carle said.
"Don't worry about me! Just get out of here! If I'm not back in thirty minutes, don't wait! Just blow this place up!" Jade said, with her sword in hand.
"You better come back!"
"Just go! I'll hold them off!" Jade said, as she ran forward screaming like a lunatic.
Carle climbed up the ladder as fast as she possibly could. She saw Jade fighting all the soldiers on the catwalk. Carle finally reached the top, and she was running to the door when she heard a noise from below. She watched Jade fight the soldiers again. This time, there where about three soldiers left. One came charging at her with a blade and another right behind her. Jade didn't notice the one behind her, so Carle screamed to get her attention. It was useless.
Jade killed the one coming after her, but suddenly, she felt a bullet tear into her left arm. She shrieked and fell to the ground. A soldier then came over to her, and kicked her in the stomach.
"JACKIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Carle screamed. No one seemed to hear her.
Jade began to see everything go blurry. She looked up at the soldier with a bloody face. The soldier laughed, and kicked Jade in the chin. The kick sent her off the catwalk.
"JAAAAAAAAAAAAACCKKIIIEEEEE!!!!!!!" Carle screamed with her face showing shock and anguish.
Everything around Jade began to slowdown. She saw the soldiers on the catwalk stare at her with hate. She moved her eyes and saw Carle screaming at her with tears in her eyes. She then saw past experiences with her and Wolfus go by quickly. She then opened her eyes back up and she was falling facedown. Down below was part of the artic sea. She kept falling, and everything whizzed by her. Still, everything around her was so slow. It seemed as if she had been falling forever.
Carle kept screaming. She put her arm out and screamed in shock. Jade could finally her voice, but it sounded so slow and helpless, almost inaudible.
Jade saw the water coming up fast, and she was able to except it. She closed her eyes and let herself fall.
"JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACCCKKKIIIIEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!" Carle screamed.
Jade hit the water hard making a big splash. It was a long was down, and it seemed impossible to survive a fall like that.
After the splash cleared, there was no sign of Jade. Carle waited to see her body… but nothing. She was here and gone in a second.
Carle kept screaming Jade's name over and over, expecting to hear her say she was ok. Instead, she got a cold reply of silence. She called her name again, but all it did was get the soldier's attention.
"There's the bitch! GET HER!" A soldier screamed, running after Carle. Carle went to fight them off and avenge Jade, but she heard a voice.
"Run… Carle… Run! Forget them… save yourself!" The voice said.
Carle listened to the voice, and kicked the ladder over. A few guards fell off the catwalk when the ladder came crashing down. She then ran into the exit and locked the automatic door by destroying the electric dial system on the side. She then fell against the wall, and cried.
Rad went to the right side of Han, panting like there was no tomorrow.
"When the hell is this thing going to die?!" Rad asked Han.
"I have no idea, but it looks like he's almost dead. Let's keep it up!" Han said, performing a jump move Jade had taught him.
He performed the act so well; he lanced one of the octopus's eyes out and took off one of its tentacles.
"NICE!" Rad said to Han.
Rad did a spiral axe swing at the creature, making it bleed all over.
"Look out!" Han screamed as the octopus shot venom everywhere. Han and Rad ran head on into each other, when a venom web struck them both, making them stuck to each other.
"Um… Rad…" Han said to Rad, trying to break loose.
"Yeah…?"
"When you're telling this tale about our little adventure to your grandkids, leave this part out." Han said, still trying to break free.
"You the same!" Rad said, also squirming to get free.
The octopus hung them on the ceiling and charged up for an ultimate attack.
"Rad, do you know the Ensuna spell?!" Han asked Rad with a rush of words.
"Yeah! Why?!" Rad asked.
"Cast it on us now so we can break free!"
"With pleasure."
Rad charged up for the Ensuna spell, and cast it on the two of them, breaking the venom off and setting them free. They both fell from the ceiling right before a beam went flying at them.
"So close yet so far!" Rad screamed at the octopus.
"I'm gunna charge up for a Luminaire attack! Hold him off until then!" Han said to Rad.
"But you haven't used it yet, you may kill yourself!"
"Don't worry; I know I can do it! Believe me!" Han said with honesty.
"The last time you said that, we fell off a bridge!"
"WE WHERE KIDS FOR GOD SAKE! Damnnit, can't you believe me this time?"
"Sure, whatever. But if you die, I'm just going to say 'I told you so'." Rad said, as he charged at the octopus.
Han charged for the Luminaire attack, and white light went everywhere. About thirty seconds went by and Han was ready.
"Rad, stand back!" Han screamed at Rad. Rad ran away from the octopus and stayed a distance away from Han.
The creature froze in confusion.
"Han! I confused it, kill it now!" Rad screamed at him.
Han charged his last bit of power and jumped vertically in the air. When he reached the peak of his jump, he froze in the air with both his arms raised and his head arched upward. A small white ball of energy formed in the palms of his hands, and eventually got bigger. It finally exploded into a huge ball of energy engulfing Han and the creature along with him. The ball began to fade away and the creature evaporated into thin air, without making a single grunt or howl.
Han descended from the ground and landed on his feet. His eyes where shut. Rad came over to see if he was ok.
"You ok man?" Rad said to Han.
Han opened his red-brown eyes and smiled, throwing him a thumbs-up.
"Told ya I could do it." Han said to Rad in a cocky attitude.
"Dude, that was AWESOME! Where did you learn that?" Rad asked, totally amazed.
"You know," Han said with a funny look on his face "I really don't know. I woke up in the cell one time after contacting Schala by prayer, and I just… knew it."
"Coolness. Ok, let's get the hell outta here." Rad said, running after the exit.
Han ran after Rad, and they headed toward the entrance to Lavos.
"Han, Rad, you guys there? It's Sullivan." Sullivan said into the radio. A few seconds went by before there was a reply.
"Yeah, all C4 is planted. What's up?" Rad said into the radio.
"Good. I just got pass all the security, and every alarm, camera, and door lock should be busted."
"Dude, that rocks! We're on our way to Lavos."
"Wait, change of plans. Carle and Jade didn't get back yet. Meet me at the security sector in the second room. We're all going together to Lavos."
"Ok, sounds fine to me. We're on out way now."
"Good. Oh yeah, how's Han doing?" Sullivan said into the radio.
"Well, he performed Luminaire."
"Really? Cool… but why?"
"It's a long story. Let's just say… we got in a sticky situation."
"Ok, whatever. Meet you guys here. And be careful, there are guards swarming all over the place looking for you guys."
"Sullivan, its Han. Have you heard anything about Carle and Jade?"
"Hey. Uuummm… last thing I heard, they where putting the last C4 pack on the fourth pillar."
"Ok, try and see if you can reach them again. I don't know why, but I have a bad feeling."
"Sure thing."
"Ok, see ya there."
"Take care." Sullivan said, hanging up the radio. He was literally about to radio Carle and Jade when the door opened. His automatic reaction was get underneath the desk and pull out his crossbow. He did so, but he heard someone sobbing at the door.
Sullivan peeked over the desk and saw Carle standing there with tears rolling down her face.
"Carle?! Thank God it's you. You scared the shit out of me!" Sullivan said with a smile.
Carle's tears didn't go away.
"Ummm… are you ok? What's wrong?" Sullivan asked.
"J-J-J-Jade…. s-s-s-s-she….." Carle said, sobbing in-between each word.
Carle nearly collapsed. She fell forward into Sullivan's arms and cried harder. Sullivan was totally confused and had no idea what was going on.
"Ummm… there, there. You gunna tell me what's wrong?" Sullivan asked nicely.
Carle began to stop crying so she could explain.
"Jade was thrown off the catwalk." Carle said, holding in her tears best she could.
Sullivan thought it was a joke at first, but quickly noticed it wasn't when Jade never showed up.
"W-w-w-wha…. WHAT?!?!" Sullivan said, totally dumbfounded. "Is she still alive?!?!?!?!"
"I don't know! She just fell and hit the water hard. She never came back up!" Carle said, putting her tears at rest for a minute.
Sullivan staggered back and fell into a chair. He brushed his hair back and took a deep breath.
"Ok, she could still be alive." Sullivan said in a reassuring manner.
"I don't think so." Carle said with a long face.
"Han and Rad are on their way back over here. Listen… we have to blow this place up even if Jade doesn't show." Sullivan said with regret.
With a loud entrance, Rad and Han came bursting into the room, bragging to each other about how much ass they kicked.
"Hey Sullivan, you should have seen us! We just took on five soldiers in the hallway AND slain an octopus. And in the midst of all that, we got ALL the C4 in place! How about that?!" Han said, slapping Rad a high five.
"What's wrong? You guys jealous?!" Rad said in a funny voice.
Sullivan and Carle didn't even look at Rad or Han.
"Say… where's Jade?" Han asked, searching the room with his eyes.
"Jade's dead." Carle said in a bold manner. Carle had suddenly seemed to have accepted it. Han and Rad didn't move.
"Now, now. We don't know that for sure!" Sullivan said, trying to drown out the worry.
"Hell no. This better not be some stupid joke." Han said.
"It's no joke. She fell off the catwalk and into the Artic Ocean. She is dead." Carle said. Tears began to roll down her face again.
"Carle! We don't know that yet!!!" Sullivan said, sounding very annoyed.
"Oh my God." Rad said, looking for a place to sit.
"We have to go look for her!" Han said.
"No, we can't. Our objective is to blow this place to hell and do it before we are killed. If Jade is alive, she will make it out." Sullivan said, getting back to work at his computer.
"Dude, come on! If you fell of, we'd all come looking for you!" Rad said, still shocked.
"Listen. It will be nothing but another bump in the road. Looking for her could take the longest time. She fell in the Artic Ocean, which is FREEZING cold. Now, if one of you are about to go diving into there to go look for her and risk being killed yourself, not to mention being caught before we ignite the C4, then be my guest and leave. Go on, leave. Jade may still be alive, in fact I hope she is. But who knows?! She could have drowned or froze to death by the cold water." Sullivan said with fury.
No one said a word in the room. It was dead silent. Sullivan looked at everyone for a few seconds, and got back to typing. He then got up out of his seat, sending the chair to go flying back.
"I dunno about you, but I'm ready to plant the last C4 and leave. If you're coming with me, then right this way. If you wanna stay here and get your ass blown to hell, then stay here." Sullivan said, putting a black bag around his shoulder. He walked out of the room and toward the room with Lavos.
Rad looked at Han and Carle for a few seconds, then nodded his head and walked after Sullivan. Carle stayed in her chair, staring at the floor. Han got up out of his seat and walk toward Carle. Carle's eyes met Han's. Her glossy emerald eyes made a speech without words. She was hurt. Not by what Sullivan said, but the fact that Jade was gone.
"Are you ok now?" Han asked, kneeling down in front of Carle.
Carle just gave Han a simple nod. Han knew she was just saying that, her sad eyes gave it all away.
"Just seeing her fall off like that… made me…" Carle said. She couldn't finish her words as she fell into Han's arms. She didn't cry, just held Han.
"It's ok Carle. I miss her too. She may have lived, but for now, we must worry about ourselves." Han said rubbing Carle's back.
After a few seconds, Han got up.
"Ok, ya ready now?" Han asked.
Carle gave him another simple nod and pulled out her dagger.
"I'm ready." She said with courage.
"That's what I wanna hear. Stay close to me and I won't let you get hurt. I promise." Han said, putting his right hand on Carle's shoulder. Carle grasped Han's hand and laid her head against it.
"You'll be ok. I promise." Han said to her with honesty.
They both walked out of the room together and got ready for the worst.
"Ok, you guys ready? There's no going back." Sullivan said to the crew. They all nodded their heads with there weapons in hand.
Sullivan opened the door and ran into the room with everyone else. The door closed behind them, and another opened in front of them. They all walked in.
"Holy SHIT!" Rad screamed, looking up.
The room was huge, computer screens all over the place. In the far right corner seemed to be a glass room, which looked like a lab.
But… the most fascinating thing of the room was the huge spiky thing that lay in the center of the room.
"Lavos." Han said, with his eyes showing fury.
They walked around the room a bit to find something incredibly odd.
"Where the hell is everyone?!" Rad said.
"Did they all leave?" Carle said, looking around the place.
"Who knows and who cares, lets plant the C4 and RUN!" Sullivan said, planting the C4 at the base of Lavos.
"Wait! This could be a trap!" Han said, with his lance ready to kill.
"Then let's hurry up!" Carle said, standing beside Han.
"OK! I'm done, let's get out of here!" Sullivan said, getting up and reaching for the igniter.
Everyone froze then they heard laughing. The laughing echoed in the room.
"Who's there?!" Carle shouted out. Her voice echoed, and her response was more laughter. The laughter got louder and louder.
"VERN! I know you're here! Don't be a coward! Come out and FIGHT!" Han screamed.
"Han! SHUT UP! Do you wanna get us killed?!" Sullivan screamed at Han. Han didn't seem to hear him as he went screaming like a maniac.
Vern finally appeared floating above Lavos. He smiled and laughed with evilness.
"What the hell do you want?" Rad screamed at him.
Vern snapped his fingers and within a second, a whole bunch of reptile soldiers came out from hiding and pointed there guns at the crowed.
"Shit, we're surrounded!" Han screamed out.
"Ya think?!" Rad replied with sarcasm.
"FREEZE! GET YUR HANDS UP NOW!!!" a soldier screamed at them.
They all put their arms up in the air.
"This was really smart Sullivan." Rad said scornfully.
"Shut up!" Sullivan said.
They were all back to back in a circle of four.
Vern put his arms out and charged his power. Finally, he lifted Sullivan up into the air with his power.
"AAAAAAAHHH!" Sullivan screamed as he was lifted into the air. He couldn't control his body at all.
"You have something I need." Vern said, with a smile on his face.
The detonator to the C4 was being sucked out of the hands of Sullivan. Vern put his arm out and caught the detonator. He let Sullivan drop to the ground hard.
"Sullivan!" Han screamed at him.
Sullivan got himself back up.
"What the hell are you doing?!" Sullivan screamed at Vern.
"Me?! Relax; I'm just having some fun!" Vern said, cracking up hilariously.
"Fun?! You call playing around with people's lives is fun?!" Carle screamed at Vern.
"Pretty much." Vern replied.
"Then kiss my ass! I'm not going to let you do it!" Carle screamed back. Han stared at Carle and smiled.
"Ah, ah, ah, I'M the one with the detonator!" Vern said. "GUARDS! Tie these worthless beings up and leave them in the lab! Make sure it's locked!"
"YES SIR!"
Within a few minutes, the four teens were tied up together and locked in the small corner lab.
"Let's go." Vern said, leading the Reptiles out of there.
"Where to?" a soldier asked.
"Furtive Mountain. I have a way in there. Let's hurry!" Vern said with haste.
Vern walked up to Han and kicked him in the face.
"Looks like I win." Vern said.
Vern then pushed the detonator button.
"YOU BASTARD!" screamed Sullivan.
"You have thirty minutes until you are nothing but ash. ENJOY!" Vern said, spitting on them. He walked out of the lab, and a few soldiers helped each other barricade the door.
"Sir, what do we do with Lavos?" a guard asked Vern.
"Leave it here." Vern said, walking out of the room.
"Excuse me?"
"I said LEAVE IT! I don't need it at all. Besides, it will take care of those punks if they try to escape." Vern replied.
"But…"
"I don't need it after all. Once I get into The Holy Land, I can fulfill any wish I ever had." Vern said, as he slammed the door behind him.
"NIIIIIICE! REAAAALLLY NICE! What do we do know that WHERE GUNNA DIE?!?!?!?!!" Rad screamed at the top of his lungs.
"Hold on, I'm trying to burn the rope." Carle said, summoning her fire magic.
"Will you hold still?!" Carle said to Rad.
"I'm trying!" Rad said.
Carle struggled for a little while, but finally broke free. The rope burned off them and she quickly got up.
"Got it!" She said with a radiant smile.
"YES!" Han said, giving Carle a quick huge.
"Ok, now what?" Sullivan said, banging on the barricaded door.
"Stand back, I got this one." Han said, charging for an attack.
"What attack are you using?" Rad asked.
"Black Beam." Han said with a steady expression.
He charged for about a minute.
"Dude, how long is this going to take you?" Rad asked, sounding annoyed.
Right after Rad's annoying question, Han shot a black beam out of his left hand; destroying the door completely and making the stuff that was blocking it evaporate.
"Let's go." Carle said, being the first one out.
They all ran out of the room. They where abut to find a way out when they saw something horrid.
"LOOK!" Carle said, pointing at Lavos.
Lavos's tentacles moved all over. It grunted and snarled, knocking the wires out of its back.
"What do we do?!" Rad asked.
Sullivan looked at the creature. He pulled out his crossbow and said. "Let's fight it."
Everyone looked at him like he was crazy. Han pulled out his lance and stood next to Sullivan. Carle pulled out her blade, and soon, everyone was looking at Rad.
"Ok, fine. But if we die doing this, I'm going to say 'I told you so'." he said as he pulled his axe out.
They all ran up to Lavos.
"Guys… just in case we don't get out of here, I must say, it's been an honor." Han said, eyeing everyone.
Lavos grunted.
"Sullivan, how much time do we have left?!" Carle asked Sullivan.
"I'd say we have another twenty-five minutes, let's make this quick!" Sullivan said to all of them.
"Han, how long will it take to charge for your Luminaire?!" Sullivan asked Han, dodging a swing from Lavos.
"I don't have that much Magic Power left! Give me a little while!" Han said, charging up for the Luminaire.
Rad shot spores all over the place, but stunning Lavos was not possible. Lavos made a destructive attack which hit everyone. They all took the damage and fought on.
"Here we go!" Carle yelled cheerfully as usual.
Carle shot multiple fireballs at Lavos, hurting him big time.
"Nice!" Rad said, while getting thrown against the wall.
Lavos froze Sullivan with a freeze attack. Carle came over and unfroze him, but Sullivan took much damage.
"I'M READY! STAND BACK!" Han said, running into the air. He stopped in thin air and formed the ball. It got bigger and engulfed Han along with Lavos. Han fell to the ground, seeming hurt. He panted and gasped for air. Lavos was nearly destroyed. It shook all over and began to back away.
"Are you ok?!" Carle screamed.
"I'm ok! Just keep fighting!" Han said as he lay on the ground hurt. Damnnit, I charged way too much he thought to himself.
Lavos continued to deal with its pain.
"LET'S FINISH IT OFF!" Sullivan said, shooting ice beams at Lavos.
Lavos screamed and grunted as it hit both Rad and Han up against the wall. Rad got up… but Han didn't.
"Just finish Lavos off, I'll check on Han!" Rad screamed across the room at Carle and Sullivan.
Carle and Sullivan did a double attack by combining Ice and Fire elements. It stunned Lavos, making him unable to attack.
"Let's go now! This is out last chance!" Sullivan said, blowing the exit door open.
"Han? Come on man, wake up!" Rad said to Han, slapping his face.
Han opened up his eyes and groaned.
"Let's go! We gatta get out of here!" Rad said, pulling Han up. Han ran with Rad, holding his lance and limping.
They all got into an elevator. It shook as it descended.
"Are we going to make it out of here alive?" Carle asked Han, grasping his shoulder. Han said nothing back. He didn't know what to say.
The elevator stopped and the emergency light came on.
"Aw shit." Rad said, as he opened the upper escape door. Fire began falling from above and toward the elevator.
"We gatta get out of here, now!" Rad said, busting the elevator door open with his axe.
"I'll try to keep the fire away! Try to get that door open." Sullivan said. He began to randomly shoot ice.
Rad finally got the door open, and everyone got out just in time. The elevator fell and made a huge bang and shook the floor. Pieces of the ceiling where coming down as the whole city began to shake.
"Sounds like one C4 pack just went off!" Sullivan said as he ran with the crowd.
They ran Until Carle screamed "WAIT!"
"What is it?" Han asked?
"That's the way to the hangar! We're not going to make it!" Carle said horrified.
"It's out only hope! Let's go!" Sullivan said as he kept on running.
The door automatically opened and they where all out on the hanger. Aircraft's lay in destruction.
"Look! There's Vern ship!" Rad said as a huge ship flew away from New Aegis.
"Ok, we are screwed." Sullivan said, looking down at the Artic Sea.
They all looked at each other.
"We're dead anyway… right?" Carle said to them all. "So why not just jump?"
Blasts filled the air and vibration controlled the floor. Wind began to blow harshly and snow fell harder.
"Let's just jump and hope for the best. There are no aircrafts left anyway." Rad said, looking down at the sea.
"There is still a chance, let's jump!" Sullivan said running back for a start.
An explosion filled the air and Sullivan and Rad jumped at the same time.
Han went to jump when he felt Carle's hand pull him back. She pulled him over and kissed him. They kissed for a few seconds, and then looked at each other. Carle looked at Han with her emerald eyes. She gave him a smirk and held his hand. They both jumped together, as New Aegis exploded into a huge ball of fire. The whole city burst into flames for a few minutes. Smoke filled the air and fire melted the snow. The explosions finally stopped, as sounds of fire burning where the only sounds left from the great city.
"Aw shit." A guard at the main gate said, looking at the floor.
"What's wrong?"
"I spilt my damn coffee all over the ground." The guard said, picking up his mess. The other guard smiled and laughed.
"It's not the first time you did that."
"Shut up! I'm in no mood for this shit. Why the hell did they put me on watch when everyone knows that no one's getting in here in the first place?!" The guards face showed frustration and stress.
"I feel the same, but Vern's orders are Vern's orders and there is NOTHING we can do about it."
The guard finished cleaning up him mess and sat back down in his watch chair. The building was very small and it was next to a few high watch towers. The inside had nasty yellow walls and cracks in the ceiling. There were about 3 computers and one long window in the front that out looked the snowy lands.
"Did Vern come back yet with that punk?" the stressed guard asked.
"I'm not sure yet. Rumor has it that the kid is the Chrono Trigger."
"Heh, what bullshit. Wasn't that some fairytale our mothers told us about as a bedtime story?" The guard said, cleaning the coffee stains off his uniform.
"Yeah, that's what I thought it was. We don't even have any proof of the whole thing happening in the first place. I mean, time travel, dimensional travel, its all a bunch of false shit."
"Well, not everyone at Leene city thinks that."
"Well duh! That's where that Crono guy supposedly came from."
The two grew silent for a little while.
"Why the hell are we even here? I mean, we know what Vern is after isn't real!" The guard said with coffee stains still on his coat.
"Hey, you live in New Aegis, you fight for New Aegis. That's just the way it is."
"But this is futile! We are fighting for something that's not real!"
"Then how do you explain Lavos?"
The 'coffee' guard went into deep thought. The other went on.
"I know. The 'Frozen Flame' and all that seem pretty fake. Think. Vern tried to convince this city that it was possible to create another Lavos, but no one believed him. All he did was get the best damn scientist on the globe, who also didn't believe him, and create a massive beast of destruction. He proved us all wrong, and he may do it again. Just give him time, he's a smart person." The guard said, gazing out the window.
The both hushed-up for a bit, letting time pass by. Finally, about five minutes passed, and one of the guards saw something.
"Get me the binoculars, NOW!" said the guard. He was handed a black pair that seemed very expensive.
He zoomed in to find a rather large figure fallowed by four others.
"Tell the others we have a few suspicious characters coming our way and to remain at their post on full alert."
"Yes sir." A guard said, running outside with a megaphone.
The soldiers scattered allover the place, climbing up watchtowers, loading their guns, getting the spotlight ready, and so on.
The night would soon be over, and the wind was still blowing harshly with snow. It was bitter cold.
The figures were getting closer to the main gate. The soldiers waited.
His talking device beeped.
"Yeah?" He said into it.
"Yeah, Bob, we got five suspicious characters heading are way. What should we do?" asked one of the soldiers in charge of the main gate.
"Sit tight and wait for them to reach you. If they pullout anything, shoot them, is it that hard?" Bob said.
"But what if…"
"Just do it. I'll stay on, so keep me informed of what's going on. Just point a weapon at them and ask who they are." Bob said, sitting down in his watch seat. He was in charge of the New Aegis Army, and he was good at it as well. Having the skills and techniques, he proves to be a worthy investment for Vern.
Bob took his ski mask of for a minute to find out why it was irritating him. He hadn't slept all day, and who would if your in the same room of where the new Lavos was being created. He put the ski mask back on and put his legs up on another chair, pissing off the scientists doing research in the room.
"Got anything yet?" He said into the talking device.
"Yes, the figures are about twenty… maybe thirty feet away. We are sending out a few guards to question them."
"Good, let me know if anything happens."
"Of course." The guard said to Bob, putting the device at his side.
The guard watched from his position to see the figures come to a stop. It appeared that four of them where dressed in robes with hoods over their faces. The other was large in size and appeared to be Ozzie.
"General Ozzie! Where have you been? We sent out three search parties for you, and none of them have returned. And who the hell are those people with you?" The guard screamed at them with a megaphone. A few other soldiers rushed down to them.
"I-I-I-I'M OK!" screamed Ozzie in a nervous voice.
"Are you sure? You seem a little shaken up." Said one of the guards standing in front of him.
"Who are these people?" a guard asked.
"Identify yourselves!" A guard hollered at the four people in the robes. A bunch of soldiers surrounded them in a matter of seconds, pointing their guns directly at them.
"W-W-W-W-WAIT! Their…. Um…. Monks! Y-Y-Y-YEAH! T-t-t-t-their monks! Their here under Vern's request for the Frozen Flame." Ozzie said with stupidity. One of the monks smacked their heads.
"What do you mean? Vern never notified us of this." A guard said.
"Have ya found anything out yet?" Bob's voice on the transmitter said. A guard picked up the transmitter.
"Yes sir, we have them surrounded and are questioning them. It turns out that Ozzie is with 'em." The guard said.
"WHAT?! We sent out…. how many search parties?!"
"That's not all. He's here with four monks who are supposedly sent for by Vern for help on the Frozen Flame."
"I was never notified of this. Place them under arrest and bring em in here! I want answers!" Bob's voice said with anger.
"Yes sir." The guard said, putting the transmitter at his side.
"We have been ordered to put all four of you under arrest! We ask you to remain calm until we receive new orders! We suggest you keep your mouths shut! Now stand still!" The guard ordered harshly.
"PLEASE DON'T HURT ME! THEY KILLED ALL THE SEARCH PARTIES! THEY WHERE GOING TO USE ME TO GET INTO THE CITY AND SAVE THAT PUNK! DON'T KILL ME, DON'T KILL ME!" Ozzie screamed, running behind a search tower. Many of the guards didn't understand a word he said, and stared in confusion.
"You're coming with us!" screamed one of the guards at the monks.
"I don't think that's possible." said one of the monks. The monk's voice sounded feminine and harsh.
The guard walked up to her with a look of total shock and abhorrence.
"How dare you offend my rank!!! Your coming with us!!!" screamed the guard.
"I said, I don't think that's possible." said the monk.
"Why is that?" said the guard.
Within a second, the monk pulled out a sword and slit the guard's throat. Blood sprayed in the air and the guard fell to the ground, lifeless. Crimson stained the snowy ground.
"That's why." said the monk.
"ATTACK THEM!" screamed one of the guards.
"What the hells going on down there! Answer me, NOW!" Bob's voice said on the dead soldier's transmitter. Finally, the transmitter went dead and Bob had no communication with the main gate.
"NOW!" screamed one of the monks, throwing off his robe. The others did the same.
Ozzie, on the other hand, stood ducking down I fear behind a tower. All that was heard were the sounds of gunshots and screams. Blades clanged and shots where fired. Fireballs flew all over the place and ice shattered the soldiers. Poison filled the air and all hell broke loose. Then, the voice of a single soldier screamed.
"Freeze you mutant fox! I'll cut you down to size and … UH-GAH! AAAAAAHHHH!!!!" The soldier said. Finally, his voice was silenced when the sound of a sword slit flesh in half. Then… there was silence. Ozzie came out of hiding to find all of the soldiers dead in the snow. Blood stained the snow, seeming to literally be a bloodbath. One soldier's head was chopped off, one was burned to ashes, and others were just… obliterated. Body parts lay all over. Finally, Ozzie went to look around for the monks. Then… the sound of the transmitter caught his attention. The monks where no where in sight, and the air was totally silent. Ozzie hesitated, and then walked forward to a guard with coffee stains on his coat and the transmitter ringing at his side. He went to reach down and get it, but he was stopped.
"Freeze." said a voice. Ozzie felt a crossbow being shoved into his back. He put his arms up. He was quickly handcuffed and thrown to the ground, knocked out cold.
"Should I get it?" one of them said.
"Well, duh! I would!"
"Shut up! I didn't ask you!"
The transmitter was picked up.
"What the hell is going on down there?!" Bob's voice said.
"Don't worry, everything is under control. We had to kill the four and handcuff Ozzie. Please do not send support, we are under control."
The transmitter was shut off and thrown to the ground.
"Nice Sullivan! REALLY creative! Even I could have said that!" Rad screamed at Sullivan.
"Well, I wasn't the one who made use dress up in ROBES and pretend to be 'invisible'." Sullivan screamed back.
"Guys, SHUT UP! Let's just get in there and free Han." Carle screamed.
Jade began to hide the bodies, but Sullivan commented.
"Don't bother; the blood in the snow is going to give it all away."
"I know, but we could just say it's the 'monk's' blood." Jade said, continuing her work.
"Ok, now… we need to get into the city and save Han. Let's dress up as guards." Carle said.
"Yeah, you read my mind Carle. Let's go."
"Eeeeewwww…. This guard pissed his pants… I aint wearing this!" Rad said with humor. Carle chuckled.
They all got set and invaded the city.
Han's eyes opened up. He couldn't tell if it was a dream or reality. Everything around him was so blurry, he couldn't see a thing. All he heard was his own faint pulse and the noise of some kind of computer.
"He's awake." said a reptile guard to Vern.
"Good, now I'll let him have it." Vern said with ironic calmness.
Han's vision began to clear a little bit more, and he could realize that he was in the same cell as before. Vern came into the room and stared down at Han. The both stared blackly at each other for a minute which seemed endless, and it ended with Vern kicking Han right in the face. Han fell and spit blood. He also noticed he was chained and there was nowhere to run.
"You must like getting hit… don't you?" Vern said with a smirk to Han, cleaning off his boot. Han didn't say a word, just stared at the ground.
"Are you pissed at me because I'm not the Chrono Trigger?" Han finally asked.
Vern hesitated and thought to himself.
"I no longer have much use of you. Remember that. The only thing your good for is luring your friends into here as bait. I'm more than sure that will make me closer to the Chrono Trigger." Vern said. He then began to walk out of the cell… but stopped… and turned around. He walked slowly up to Han and bent down on his knees, close to Han.
"Long ago," Vern began to explain "there was a war. A war that battled between good and evil. The two sides fought over the right to rule the world, and one side won. My ancestors fought in this war, as well as yours. My people had suffered and died while yours ruled the world ignorantly. My ancestors suffered, and I shall avenge them."
"You're saying you're related to Azala?!" Han asked with a curious look.
Vern turned around, and then giggled. He putout his cape and turned around.
"Yes…" he said in an evil voice "Yes… I am related to Azala! And I will avenge the Reptile's defeat! You pathetic humans have taken the land from us, which was rightfully ours! We were here before you!" Vern screamed and spat. He then got up in Han's face.
"We WILL take what is ours back, no matter the cost. Creating a new Lavos to drain the power from this planet and becoming FATE to make the dinos rule the world again will help me in my mission. You humans breeze through life, trying to enjoy something you had no control over until twenty years ago. You are born, razed, breed, and then die, for NOTHING! It is an endless cycle that just goes on and on. My job is to break that cycle and return the world to its rightful owners, The Reptiles!" Vern explained.
"Hell no! You reptiles where destroyed before the first Lavos hit this planet!" Han said.
"HA! All of us?! I'm afraid not! Look around you, reptile guards all over the place, serving ME. You and the rest of you humans will all die!" Vern said.
"Then what about the human guards who are serving you? What are you going to do with them?" Han asked.
Vern hesitated before he said anything.
"When they help me reach my goal, I will have no use for them." said Vern with a nasty smile. He then got up onto his feet and began to walk out.
"You will die later on. I will enjoy watching your death. Try to escape and you will see what happens." Vern said. The door closed behind him and all the soldiers walked out but two, who where guarding the cell.
Great, now what? Han thought. He noticed the pendent was still around his neck, and he felt a wave of relief come over him.
He laid there for a good hour or so, when he began to fall asleep. He tried a few time to get out of his chains, but no success. Then… out of no where, his chains came loose.
What the hell? No one can open these things without activating it by the computer! What the hells going on?! He thought.
Han got up and stretched for a second, then saw one of the guards staring at him.
"Guys! Call the boss, he's loose!" one of the reptile guards screamed. He went to reach for his gun when a green blur ran in from of him and somehow stabbing him in the chest. Han ran to the doorway of the cell and watched the guard slowly fall to the ground. Then, the cell door opened.
Han waited for something else to happen, but then he heard footsteps coming closer to him. He quickly got back into his cell and saw nowhere to hide. He cracked his knuckles and got ready to knockout whoever was coming. The steps got louder and louder, making Han more and more nervous. He then got adrenalin rush and run out of the cell to attack anyone who was coming.
"HAN!"
Han froze to see Carle running to him. His mind went off attack mode and he could swear that an angel hade come out of the heavens and blessed him.
"Carle…?!" Han said with shock and joy.
Carle leaped into Han's arms, making him fall backward. He had weakened by shock. Carle held Han tight and strong. Han hugged her back, seeing Sullivan, Jade, and Rad standing behind Carle.
"I knew you'd be alive!" Carle said with her face buried in Han's chest. Her voice was slightly muffled, but Han knew she was crying.
Jade, Rad, and Sullivan left them alone for a minute or two.
"Ok, so where in here… now what?" Rad asked.
"Well… we now know where Lavos is. My suggestion is that we destroy it while we are here." Sullivan said.
"I wonder how we go abut that…" Jade said, thinking hard.
They all put there heads together.
"I've got it!" Rad said, snapping his fingers. "Let's rig this place with C4 and blow it off the map!"
Sullivan stared back at Rad.
"Rad… you know… that just might work! I almost had the same idea. Thing is… where are we getting the C4?" Sullivan said to Rad.
"I remember seeing a supply cargo a few floors back. Maybe we should go back there and see if they have it." Jade said.
"Good, problem is, we have to take Vern out to. It's not going to be easy." Sullivan said with a stressful look.
"Wait… if we blow this place to hell… what about the forests that surround it?" Rad asked.
"Don't worry, the C4 will only destroy the city. We just need enough to do the job and place them in the right place." Sullivan said, still stressed.
"We just need someone who knows this place well." Jade said.
"I guess that someone would be me." Han said with a smile on his face and Carle on his back. Everyone stared at Han and began to plan the attack to bring Lavos and Vern down.
"Hurry up man! We don't have all day!" Rad screamed at Han, who was in the bathroom, changing.
"Ok." Han replied.
The door opened, and Han was dressed back to normal. He got his lance back and he seemed more ready than ever.
"Let's go." he said, walking t the exit.
They sneak by many guards and killed a few, heading towards the supply cargo. The team was one again and ready to kick some serious ass.
Vern walked to the cell room with four reptile soldiers. They all walked in the lines behind him, marching evenly with fierce looks. The door opened automatically before Vern, and to his surprise he found two f the guards dead. He walked quickly to the cell to find no sign of Han. His face remained calm, but his insides felt like they would explode.
"Sound the alarm and tell everyone to keep and eye out for Mr. Han. Assemble a massive search party, and search every damn inch of this city!" Vern ordered.
"Yes sir!" the soldiers said, running to the main sector.
"Damn him…" Vern said.
"Alert, Alert. Prisoner has escaped. Man stations and report any difficulties. Stay on full alert." A loud speaker said. Red sirens when off and the constant blare of the sirens filled the air. Soldiers ran all over with weapons in hand.
"AW SHIT!" Han screamed.
"Here they come! We better get running now!" Rad screamed. All of them began to run with their weapons in their arms.
"Wait! The cargo is right here!" Jade screamed at them. They all ran with Jade to a big room.
"We need a keycard!" Carle said, slamming a lock structure.
"Don't worry! Leave it to me!" Sullivan said, reaching into his bag and pulling out a weird wire device.
"Guard me while I bust this baby open." Sullivan said.
Han and Jade ran together. Carle and Rad guarded Sullivan as he struggled to get the door open. He pounded buttons on the device and cursed.
"HERE THEY COME!" Han screamed at Sullivan.
"Damnnit! Hang on! Give me a minute or two!" Sullivan yelled back.
"That's a minute we don't have!" Rad screamed.
Within seconds, a whole bunch of soldiers where running after the team. Han and Jade teamed up to fight them off.
"KILL THEM!!!!!!!!" A soldier screamed, shooting his gun franticly. Jade dodged a few bullets and reflected a few back with he sword. Han did a kick off the wall and a trail of bullets fallowed him. He kicked a soldier to the wall and lanced one in the stomach.
Jade chopped two soldiers' heads off at once, but was slashed in the left arm. She retaliated with a back flip, but hit nothing with air. Three soldiers teamed up on her, but one was fried with Carle's fireball.
"Carle! Don't worry about me! Defend Sullivan!" Jade screamed at Carle. Jade was kicked against a wall. Han ran forward and punched one in the face. He did a roundhouse kick, but was tossed back next to Jade.
"How are they doing?" Sullivan asked Rad, not looking up and eyeing the device.
"Not so good, just put some speed into it!" Rad replied.
"I'm almost there!" Sullivan said back.
Han and Jade teamed for an X-slash and killed four soldiers. Han lanced an enemy in the throat and whacked him in the face with the back of the lance. Jade kicked a soldier in the stomach and stabbed him in the back.
"GOT IT! GUYS! HURRY!" Sullivan said, running into the cargo.
"Hurry up!" Carle shouted back, running into the cargo with Rad. Jade finished off a few soldiers and ran with the rest. The door began to close after Jade got in.
"HAN! GET IN HERE NOW!" Jade screamed.
Han was surrounded by three soldiers, each seeming to want pure blood. One took a swing at him, but missed and fell forward. Han ran to the cargo door before it would close, but he felt something grab his leg and he fell forward. He looked back to see one of the soldiers on his stomach grabbing Han. Han looked forward at the door as it slowly began to close. He held his lance with two hands and whacked the soldier in the face, knocking him out cold. Han scampered up on his feet and ran after the door.
"HURRY!"
Han ran as hard as he could. The door was just about to close when Han leaped forward with his arm out. His hand went in-between the door, his ring that Carle gave him holding it open. The soldiers where running after him quickly with rage. Han struggled to keep the door open and get it open. He pushed and pulled, hoping for a miracle when the door suddenly opened and he fell in. The door closed right before the soldiers could reach him, saving his life.
"Phew…" Han said, laying on his back in relief.
"Are you ok?" Jade asked.
Han nodded and looked at Carle's ring. It was all bent out of shape and had a huge dent in the side. Luckily, he could still ware it.
"Come on; let's catch up with the others." Jade said, helping Han to his feet.
The room was not very well lit and the walls where a darkish blue metallic walls. The room was small and led to another door. Jade and Han walked through it together. Sullivan was inspecting the C4 while Rad was handling it into a bag with a strap. Carle was standing on the side, nervous. The room was big and held many types of guns and ammunition. Shelves where everywhere and filled to the limit with weapons. Bullets and blades polluted the floor.
"Are you ok Han?" Carle questioned, running into Han's arms.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Han said, not telling her about the ring.
"How about you, Jackie?" Carle asked.
"Don't worry, I'm fine. Are you guys ok?" Jade asked the rest. Everyone nodded and continued working.
"Ok… what now?" Han asked.
"Well, we now have all the C4. Now, we need to plant it at various parts of the city." Sullivan said, inspecting the last C4 package.
"That's gunna be pretty hard." Han commented.
"Yes, it will." Jade began to speak. "But the city is not as big as it appears. There are no restaurants or hotels; it's just a huge indoor military city. We just have to work together and not try anything stupid. Remember, we can't let Lavos and Vern get away."
"True, but what if we fail?" Rad asked honestly.
"We can't fail, it's not an option." Carle commented.
Sullivan then put a stressed look on his face and began to speak.
"Han… do you know your way around here?" Sullivan asked Han.
"To be really honest, I don't know every little part of this city, but I know the big areas like where Lavos is being held." Han said.
"Would you be able to draw a map?" Sullivan asked courageously.
Han's eyes blinked in sleepiness and his eyebrows rose.
"Yeah… I could. But again, I don't know every part." Han said.
Everyone stared at Han with hope in their eyes.
"Give me something to draw on." Han asked, brushing his hair back.
Rad handed him a piece of paper and pen. He began to draw out the main parts with rectangles and squares. He labeled each main room with letters and numbers. It took him about ten minutes to complete.
"Ok," Han began to speak "This main structure here is where Lavos is. Now, I've passed by it twice when they brought me in and out of here, but I've never been inside. My guess is that it's heavily guarded."
"What about the door?" Rad asked.
"Well, there are about two guards there around the clock. It may be hard to get rid of them since there's a camera in place. This is a real scientist hangout, so they are always in and out. I saw that they have to go past this whole security thing. First, the eye test. A laser scans your eye pattern and alarms if it doesn't mach anything in it memory. After than, I'm not sure what else is inside. The laser eye thing is only a theory, again, I've only been by it a few time. Getting in there should be dealt with last." Han explained.
"Any rooms with chemical reactors?" Sullivan asked.
"Well… I do remember seeing a sign that pointed to one, although I have no idea what's in there." Han said.
"We gatta find out what's in there. If it's nuclear power, it will blow this whole side of the planet sky high." Sullivan said.
"Well… let's not let that happen." Carle stated.
"What are some other hot spots for the C4?" Jade asked.
"There are a few others. One other is the disposal room. This is where they throw all there waste and shit. There are a lot of flammable substances in here, so it would make a bigger explosion. I don't think the explosion will make it outside of the city." Han said. He then pointed to another part of the map.
"I don't know much about this place, but there are a few pillars that are holding up the hanger. It's on the lowest floor and we have to plant C4 on each pillar. Next is the bunker. This place is where the soldiers sleep and pretty much live. I'd say about two C4s should do the job. We gatta watch out for soldiers too. Last is… right here. If we plant one C4 here, it should be enough to ignite the other bombs here, thus making a bigger explosion." Han concluded.
"Sounds good enough. Ok, we have to assign teams. One will take care of the hanger and the chemical room. First, we have to find out what the chemicals are before we do anything. The second team will take care of the bunker and the waste room. Next, we will all meet back at the entrance to Lavos's room. By that time I should have hacked into the system there and bypass the security." Sullivan said.
"Ok, let's get the teams set up." Carle said. "Han and Jackie are our two best physical fighters, so each team should have one of them. Jackie, Sullivan, and I will take care of the chemical room and the hanger. Han and Rad, you guys take care of the bunker and waste room."
"Sounds like fun." Rad said with enthusiasm.
"Guys," Sullivan began to explain "I have to go with you to find out what's really in that chemical room. After that I have to get into the computer room and see what I can do with that security at Lavos's room. Sorry I have to ditch you like that, but I'm the only one here with hacking skills."
"Fine, Carle and I will take care of the hanger." Jade said. "I'm sure we'll take down a few grounded planes if all goes well."
Everyone got a bag and filled it with enough C4 for each team.
"Ok guys, here are walky-talkies. Keep in touch and check up with each other every five minutes or so." Han said, giving each person a walkie-talkie.
"Ok, let's do this! Don't anyone die, or I swear…" Rad said with a loud voice.
Sullivan planted the C4 in the cargo room and pulled out a device.
"This device sets the C4 on. After this button is pushed, the C4 will go off in twenty minutes, so we gatta get our asses outta here before then." Sullivan said.
"All right, let's go. Good luck and Godspeed." Han concluded.
"Did you find them yet?" Vern asked.
"No sir. No luck yet, we have only found one trace of them." The guard replied.
"And that is…?"
"… A pile of slain soldiers." The guard said nervously.
"DAMNNIT!" Vern screamed. "Find them immediately and KILL THEM!"
"Y-y-y-y-y-yes sir!" the guard said, running out of the room.
Vern turned around and looked at something.
"We shall rule. You and I, the world will be ours once again." Vern said. He seemed to be talking to a huge spiky egg thing… Lavos.
Rad and Han walked down the hallway cautiously. The hallway led outside and to the bunker. When they finally reached outside, they both dove behind a stack of crates. They both poked their heads out to find a bunch of soldiers marching around in the cold. Some where doing pushups while others where doing other things like stay in their bunk or talk.
"Ok, we gatta find a way in there. We gatta run in there without being seen and plant the C4 in the supply room." Han said.
"Yeah, we need someone… light… and… fast. Someone with enough stamina to outrun a horse." Rad said, looking at Han with a smirk.
"Are you referring to me?" Han asked worriedly. Rad said nothing.
"Dude, you KNOW I can't run out there without being seen. It's impossible!" Han said in a loud whisper.
"Aw, shut up. How long have I known you?! You can do it, trust me! I mean, how many times have you won hide and seek when your team was outnumbered 4 to 10?" Rad said.
"We where kid back then." Han said negatively.
"So what?! I KNOW you can do this. Just believe it man." Rad insisted.
Han took a deep breath.
"Ok, fine. Then what?" Han asked.
"Then…" Rad said, trying to think up a logic plan. "I'll tell you what. We have two C4s for this area… right?"
"Yep. Three altogether."
"Ok, give me one. I'll plant this one in the gym which is on the other side of the bunker area." Rad said. Han handed him a pack of C4.
"Ok, and I'll plant this in the center bunk." Han said, eyeing the way.
"Ok, and we'll meet back here when we finish." Rad said.
"Yeah, and don't contact me on the walkie-talkie. That all I need is to have that thing go off when I'm trying not to be heard." Han said with a smirk. Rad laughed.
"Ok, let's get going." Rad said.
Rad and Han did their brotherly handshake, which was a simple knuckle to knuckle punch. They then parted and got into position.
A guard patrolled up and down the catwalk of the Chemical Reactor Room. He whistled and thought happy thoughts. He then heard a noise, and stopped whistling. He looked around him and saw nothing. He shrugged, turned around, and to his surprise, he found a sword piercing into his chest. The sword was pulled out and he was thrown off the catwalk and fell to the metallic floor, making a loud clang.
"Ok, where clear." Jade said and she sheathed her sword. Carle and Sullivan came out of hiding.
"Jackie, how do you kill people with such ease? Don't you feel bad when you kill someone?" Carle asked.
"Carle, just because she kills people doesn't mean Jade has no sense of compassion." Sullivan said as politely as possible.
"It's ok, Sullivan. Her question is relevant. It may seem like I do it out of cold blood. But one way or another, I feel just as bad as you do when you take away someone's life." Jade said with wisdom.
The three of them walked over to a big computer. In front of it there were five huge tanks.
"Ok, all I have to do is find out what the hell is in these big ass things." Sullivan said with dry humor.
He walked up to the computer and began to punch a bunch of buttons.
"Hhhmmmmmm…." He began to say "Well, it's not radio active, that's for sure."
"Then what is it?" Carle asked.
"Seems to be gas. This type won't destroy anything outside of this place. Ok, it's safe to put C4 on here." Sullivan said with relief.
"So, let's put one C4 pack on ever other tank. That should do the job." Carle said.
A few minutes passed as they put the C4 on the tanks.
Han lay flat up against the wall aside of a bunk. He was about ten feet away from a bunch of soldiers working out. Han took a deep breath and ran when no one was looking. He ran swiftly and silently. A window was open in one of the bunks, so he dove into it, landing on a mattress. Two soldiers were in the room at that time, looking at dirty magazines and smoking cigars. Han dove underneath the bed before anyone could see him. He pulled out his map and traced it with his finger.
"Ok," he began to whisper to himself "If I'm in this bunk, then that means I'm in the center. C4 should do the job right here. Now, I just have to plant it where no one will see it."
He looked around from underneath the bunk. He figured it would be a god idea to plant it in the bed he was under, but it would be a stupid thing, considering that one could easily see it while changing bed sheets or stashing magazines. He kept searching from his position, and then he saw it. A dresser was right next to the bathroom. It was fairly large in size and it seemed to be a good idea to plant the C4 behind it. Han, without hesitating, crawled on the floor, underneath bed to bed. He heard some of the guards talking. Sounded like a bunch of filthy language while looking at magazines. Han shook his head and moved on. He crawled across the floor swiftly, and easily planted the C4 behind the dresser.
"HEY YOU!" one of the guards screamed, pulling out a knife.
The two guards dropped what they where looking at and ran after Han. One of the guards pulled out a walkie-talkie. Han spiraled toward him, lancing the walkie-talkie right out of his hand. Han then did a backwards kick, knocking one of the soldiers out cold. The next came at him with a knife. Han just jumped behind him and grabbed his neck. The soldier moved and wiggled, trying to brake free, but Han held him tight. Finally, the soldier stopped move and fell to the ground. He wasn't dead, just put to sleep.
"Great, now what the hell am I going to do with these guys? I can't leave them here; people will know something is wrong." Han said to himself.
Han thought for a hasty bit, and then thought up a great idea.
Rad snuck his way through the vents, looking through each opening as he went along. Finally, he came to the end of the vent, and crawled out. He noticed that he was in a locker room, which stunk of pure BO. Rad looked around to see if anyone was coming. It seemed all clear when a man came out of the showers without a towel. Rad froze, staring at the man in total disgust.
"WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?!" the man said.
Rad killed the man with his axe and dragged the body into a locker. He then went into the corner and puked.
"Aw… nothing grosses me out more than naked men." Rad says, as he puked up the last thing he had in his stomach.
He then planted the C4 in one of the lockers, and crawled back into the vent while vomiting one last time.
Han taped the two knocked out soldier together and hid them underneath a bed. He then radioed Rad.
"Rad, come in if your clear to speak, it's Han."
"Yeah… I'm here."
"You ok? You sound a little sick."
"Don't ask. What do you need?"
"I planted the C4 and I'm on my way out now. You?"
"Yeah, I'm in the vent right now. I planted the C4 and I'm outta here. Let's meet at the crates."
"Ok, see you there."
Han hung up his walkie-talkie and proceeded to the meeting point.
"Sullivan, come in, are ya there?" Carle radioed to Sullivan.
"I'm in the security room right now. Thanks to the help of Jade, all the guards are taken out. How are you doing?" Sullivan replied.
"I'm ok. I'm getting a little lonely though."
"Don't worry, Jade's on her way over. She's fast, so don't worry. You guys take care of that hanger while I check on Han and Rad and try to get by the security system."
"Ok, Sullivan. Good luck."
"Same to you, Carle."
Carle hung up the radio and waited patiently on the catwalk. The whole area was outside in the bitter cold. Each pillar was about two hundred feet away from each other, not guarded to well.
The wind made Carle's red hair dance, her green eyes showing bravery and courage.
"I'm back." Jade said as she climbed down the ladder.
"Good, I was getting worried." Carle replied with relief.
"Ok, so all we have to do is get these four C4 packs onto each pillar. Correct?"
"Yeah. It doesn't look very challenging though. There's like… no security." Carle said, eyeing the horizon.
"Ok, let's get to work." Jade said, taking out a C4 packet.
Rad and Han walked to the waste facility together. It turns out that everything was going a little too easy.
"You know, I wonder if we are being setup." Han said, scouting the area swiftly.
"I doubt it." Rad said with his axe at his shoulder.
They walked a little farther and came up to waste facility. They walked in and began to walk in the garbage, looking for a nice spot to plant the C4.
"Right here will do." Han said, planting it in a cardboard box.
"Good, now let's get the hell out of… GAAAAAAAH!" Rad screamed.
Han turned around.
"Rad?" Han said, looking around for Rad.
"Rad, this is no time for a joke! Come on!" Han screamed.
He looked around the garbage for a little while, and searched through the polluted water that was at knee level.
"GAAAAAAAH!" Rad screamed.
Rad, out of nowhere, came flying out of the water and hit the wall, making a huge bang.
Rad got up, looking around the place with fear.
"Dude, calm down! What the hell happened?!" Han asked him.
"Something grabbed my foot! It pulled me under, I just barley broke free!" Rad said while getting his axe ready.
"Ok, in that case, let's get out of here!" Han said. He went to run, but was stopped by a huge green octopus creature. It had many arms and didn't seem very friendly at all. It roared at the two, making them terrified.
"Let's kick the shit outta this sucker!" Rad said with passion.
They both lunged forward to fight the huge beast.
"Master Vern…" said a soldier to Vern, who was in his seat, staring out the window.
"Master Vern…" the soldier said again, trying to get Vern's attention.
"Yes…?" Vern said, without turning around.
"Um… sir… we have lost control of most of our security." said the soldier with fear in his eyes.
Vern said nothing, just kept staring out the window.
"I see…" Vern said with stillness.
"That's not all. W-w-w-we also found a d-d-d-dead soldier in the locker room at the Bunker Sector along with some… vomit in the corner." said the soldier, expecting to be destroyed by Vern.
"And…" Vern said, expecting an answer.
"And… what sir?" the soldier said with confusion.
Vern reached across his desk and grabbed the soldier's throat.
"And… what are you going to do about it?" said Vern with anger. His brown eyes seemed to have turned black.
"U-u-u-u-u-u-u—um….. a-a-a-a-a-h….."
"WELL?!"
"I-I-I-I-I-I'll carry out a full investigation of the whole area!" the soldier said, trying to get loose.
Vern threw the soldier on the ground and turned back around to see the view.
"Then what are you waiting for? Go and do it." Vern said.
The soldier got back up and saluted Vern. He tried to say 'Yes Sir', but he seemed to have lost his voice. He ran out of the room.
"Damn worthless humans." Vern said with anguish. "Once I take this world back, I'll show them all. We will soon get our revenge!" Vern laughed and saw his goal.
"Ok, that's three in place. We have one more to go." Carle said to Jade, running across the catwalk.
They finally came to the last pillar and planted the last C4.
"Ok, lets get outta here Jackie!" Carle said, looking for a place to run.
"Uh-oh… we got company." Jade said, with her sword pointed a bunch of soldiers, running at her direction.
"Aw damn! What do we do?" Carle said to Jade.
Jade paused for a second and quickly thought up a plan.
"Go." she said to Carle.
Carle looked back at her in confusion.
"Jackie…?"
"GO! NOW!" Jade said with force.
"But Jackie, I can't leave you here!" Carle said.
"Don't worry about me! Just get out of here! If I'm not back in thirty minutes, don't wait! Just blow this place up!" Jade said, with her sword in hand.
"You better come back!"
"Just go! I'll hold them off!" Jade said, as she ran forward screaming like a lunatic.
Carle climbed up the ladder as fast as she possibly could. She saw Jade fighting all the soldiers on the catwalk. Carle finally reached the top, and she was running to the door when she heard a noise from below. She watched Jade fight the soldiers again. This time, there where about three soldiers left. One came charging at her with a blade and another right behind her. Jade didn't notice the one behind her, so Carle screamed to get her attention. It was useless.
Jade killed the one coming after her, but suddenly, she felt a bullet tear into her left arm. She shrieked and fell to the ground. A soldier then came over to her, and kicked her in the stomach.
"JACKIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Carle screamed. No one seemed to hear her.
Jade began to see everything go blurry. She looked up at the soldier with a bloody face. The soldier laughed, and kicked Jade in the chin. The kick sent her off the catwalk.
"JAAAAAAAAAAAAACCKKIIIEEEEE!!!!!!!" Carle screamed with her face showing shock and anguish.
Everything around Jade began to slowdown. She saw the soldiers on the catwalk stare at her with hate. She moved her eyes and saw Carle screaming at her with tears in her eyes. She then saw past experiences with her and Wolfus go by quickly. She then opened her eyes back up and she was falling facedown. Down below was part of the artic sea. She kept falling, and everything whizzed by her. Still, everything around her was so slow. It seemed as if she had been falling forever.
Carle kept screaming. She put her arm out and screamed in shock. Jade could finally her voice, but it sounded so slow and helpless, almost inaudible.
Jade saw the water coming up fast, and she was able to except it. She closed her eyes and let herself fall.
"JAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACCCKKKIIIIEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!" Carle screamed.
Jade hit the water hard making a big splash. It was a long was down, and it seemed impossible to survive a fall like that.
After the splash cleared, there was no sign of Jade. Carle waited to see her body… but nothing. She was here and gone in a second.
Carle kept screaming Jade's name over and over, expecting to hear her say she was ok. Instead, she got a cold reply of silence. She called her name again, but all it did was get the soldier's attention.
"There's the bitch! GET HER!" A soldier screamed, running after Carle. Carle went to fight them off and avenge Jade, but she heard a voice.
"Run… Carle… Run! Forget them… save yourself!" The voice said.
Carle listened to the voice, and kicked the ladder over. A few guards fell off the catwalk when the ladder came crashing down. She then ran into the exit and locked the automatic door by destroying the electric dial system on the side. She then fell against the wall, and cried.
Rad went to the right side of Han, panting like there was no tomorrow.
"When the hell is this thing going to die?!" Rad asked Han.
"I have no idea, but it looks like he's almost dead. Let's keep it up!" Han said, performing a jump move Jade had taught him.
He performed the act so well; he lanced one of the octopus's eyes out and took off one of its tentacles.
"NICE!" Rad said to Han.
Rad did a spiral axe swing at the creature, making it bleed all over.
"Look out!" Han screamed as the octopus shot venom everywhere. Han and Rad ran head on into each other, when a venom web struck them both, making them stuck to each other.
"Um… Rad…" Han said to Rad, trying to break loose.
"Yeah…?"
"When you're telling this tale about our little adventure to your grandkids, leave this part out." Han said, still trying to break free.
"You the same!" Rad said, also squirming to get free.
The octopus hung them on the ceiling and charged up for an ultimate attack.
"Rad, do you know the Ensuna spell?!" Han asked Rad with a rush of words.
"Yeah! Why?!" Rad asked.
"Cast it on us now so we can break free!"
"With pleasure."
Rad charged up for the Ensuna spell, and cast it on the two of them, breaking the venom off and setting them free. They both fell from the ceiling right before a beam went flying at them.
"So close yet so far!" Rad screamed at the octopus.
"I'm gunna charge up for a Luminaire attack! Hold him off until then!" Han said to Rad.
"But you haven't used it yet, you may kill yourself!"
"Don't worry; I know I can do it! Believe me!" Han said with honesty.
"The last time you said that, we fell off a bridge!"
"WE WHERE KIDS FOR GOD SAKE! Damnnit, can't you believe me this time?"
"Sure, whatever. But if you die, I'm just going to say 'I told you so'." Rad said, as he charged at the octopus.
Han charged for the Luminaire attack, and white light went everywhere. About thirty seconds went by and Han was ready.
"Rad, stand back!" Han screamed at Rad. Rad ran away from the octopus and stayed a distance away from Han.
The creature froze in confusion.
"Han! I confused it, kill it now!" Rad screamed at him.
Han charged his last bit of power and jumped vertically in the air. When he reached the peak of his jump, he froze in the air with both his arms raised and his head arched upward. A small white ball of energy formed in the palms of his hands, and eventually got bigger. It finally exploded into a huge ball of energy engulfing Han and the creature along with him. The ball began to fade away and the creature evaporated into thin air, without making a single grunt or howl.
Han descended from the ground and landed on his feet. His eyes where shut. Rad came over to see if he was ok.
"You ok man?" Rad said to Han.
Han opened his red-brown eyes and smiled, throwing him a thumbs-up.
"Told ya I could do it." Han said to Rad in a cocky attitude.
"Dude, that was AWESOME! Where did you learn that?" Rad asked, totally amazed.
"You know," Han said with a funny look on his face "I really don't know. I woke up in the cell one time after contacting Schala by prayer, and I just… knew it."
"Coolness. Ok, let's get the hell outta here." Rad said, running after the exit.
Han ran after Rad, and they headed toward the entrance to Lavos.
"Han, Rad, you guys there? It's Sullivan." Sullivan said into the radio. A few seconds went by before there was a reply.
"Yeah, all C4 is planted. What's up?" Rad said into the radio.
"Good. I just got pass all the security, and every alarm, camera, and door lock should be busted."
"Dude, that rocks! We're on our way to Lavos."
"Wait, change of plans. Carle and Jade didn't get back yet. Meet me at the security sector in the second room. We're all going together to Lavos."
"Ok, sounds fine to me. We're on out way now."
"Good. Oh yeah, how's Han doing?" Sullivan said into the radio.
"Well, he performed Luminaire."
"Really? Cool… but why?"
"It's a long story. Let's just say… we got in a sticky situation."
"Ok, whatever. Meet you guys here. And be careful, there are guards swarming all over the place looking for you guys."
"Sullivan, its Han. Have you heard anything about Carle and Jade?"
"Hey. Uuummm… last thing I heard, they where putting the last C4 pack on the fourth pillar."
"Ok, try and see if you can reach them again. I don't know why, but I have a bad feeling."
"Sure thing."
"Ok, see ya there."
"Take care." Sullivan said, hanging up the radio. He was literally about to radio Carle and Jade when the door opened. His automatic reaction was get underneath the desk and pull out his crossbow. He did so, but he heard someone sobbing at the door.
Sullivan peeked over the desk and saw Carle standing there with tears rolling down her face.
"Carle?! Thank God it's you. You scared the shit out of me!" Sullivan said with a smile.
Carle's tears didn't go away.
"Ummm… are you ok? What's wrong?" Sullivan asked.
"J-J-J-Jade…. s-s-s-s-she….." Carle said, sobbing in-between each word.
Carle nearly collapsed. She fell forward into Sullivan's arms and cried harder. Sullivan was totally confused and had no idea what was going on.
"Ummm… there, there. You gunna tell me what's wrong?" Sullivan asked nicely.
Carle began to stop crying so she could explain.
"Jade was thrown off the catwalk." Carle said, holding in her tears best she could.
Sullivan thought it was a joke at first, but quickly noticed it wasn't when Jade never showed up.
"W-w-w-wha…. WHAT?!?!" Sullivan said, totally dumbfounded. "Is she still alive?!?!?!?!"
"I don't know! She just fell and hit the water hard. She never came back up!" Carle said, putting her tears at rest for a minute.
Sullivan staggered back and fell into a chair. He brushed his hair back and took a deep breath.
"Ok, she could still be alive." Sullivan said in a reassuring manner.
"I don't think so." Carle said with a long face.
"Han and Rad are on their way back over here. Listen… we have to blow this place up even if Jade doesn't show." Sullivan said with regret.
With a loud entrance, Rad and Han came bursting into the room, bragging to each other about how much ass they kicked.
"Hey Sullivan, you should have seen us! We just took on five soldiers in the hallway AND slain an octopus. And in the midst of all that, we got ALL the C4 in place! How about that?!" Han said, slapping Rad a high five.
"What's wrong? You guys jealous?!" Rad said in a funny voice.
Sullivan and Carle didn't even look at Rad or Han.
"Say… where's Jade?" Han asked, searching the room with his eyes.
"Jade's dead." Carle said in a bold manner. Carle had suddenly seemed to have accepted it. Han and Rad didn't move.
"Now, now. We don't know that for sure!" Sullivan said, trying to drown out the worry.
"Hell no. This better not be some stupid joke." Han said.
"It's no joke. She fell off the catwalk and into the Artic Ocean. She is dead." Carle said. Tears began to roll down her face again.
"Carle! We don't know that yet!!!" Sullivan said, sounding very annoyed.
"Oh my God." Rad said, looking for a place to sit.
"We have to go look for her!" Han said.
"No, we can't. Our objective is to blow this place to hell and do it before we are killed. If Jade is alive, she will make it out." Sullivan said, getting back to work at his computer.
"Dude, come on! If you fell of, we'd all come looking for you!" Rad said, still shocked.
"Listen. It will be nothing but another bump in the road. Looking for her could take the longest time. She fell in the Artic Ocean, which is FREEZING cold. Now, if one of you are about to go diving into there to go look for her and risk being killed yourself, not to mention being caught before we ignite the C4, then be my guest and leave. Go on, leave. Jade may still be alive, in fact I hope she is. But who knows?! She could have drowned or froze to death by the cold water." Sullivan said with fury.
No one said a word in the room. It was dead silent. Sullivan looked at everyone for a few seconds, and got back to typing. He then got up out of his seat, sending the chair to go flying back.
"I dunno about you, but I'm ready to plant the last C4 and leave. If you're coming with me, then right this way. If you wanna stay here and get your ass blown to hell, then stay here." Sullivan said, putting a black bag around his shoulder. He walked out of the room and toward the room with Lavos.
Rad looked at Han and Carle for a few seconds, then nodded his head and walked after Sullivan. Carle stayed in her chair, staring at the floor. Han got up out of his seat and walk toward Carle. Carle's eyes met Han's. Her glossy emerald eyes made a speech without words. She was hurt. Not by what Sullivan said, but the fact that Jade was gone.
"Are you ok now?" Han asked, kneeling down in front of Carle.
Carle just gave Han a simple nod. Han knew she was just saying that, her sad eyes gave it all away.
"Just seeing her fall off like that… made me…" Carle said. She couldn't finish her words as she fell into Han's arms. She didn't cry, just held Han.
"It's ok Carle. I miss her too. She may have lived, but for now, we must worry about ourselves." Han said rubbing Carle's back.
After a few seconds, Han got up.
"Ok, ya ready now?" Han asked.
Carle gave him another simple nod and pulled out her dagger.
"I'm ready." She said with courage.
"That's what I wanna hear. Stay close to me and I won't let you get hurt. I promise." Han said, putting his right hand on Carle's shoulder. Carle grasped Han's hand and laid her head against it.
"You'll be ok. I promise." Han said to her with honesty.
They both walked out of the room together and got ready for the worst.
"Ok, you guys ready? There's no going back." Sullivan said to the crew. They all nodded their heads with there weapons in hand.
Sullivan opened the door and ran into the room with everyone else. The door closed behind them, and another opened in front of them. They all walked in.
"Holy SHIT!" Rad screamed, looking up.
The room was huge, computer screens all over the place. In the far right corner seemed to be a glass room, which looked like a lab.
But… the most fascinating thing of the room was the huge spiky thing that lay in the center of the room.
"Lavos." Han said, with his eyes showing fury.
They walked around the room a bit to find something incredibly odd.
"Where the hell is everyone?!" Rad said.
"Did they all leave?" Carle said, looking around the place.
"Who knows and who cares, lets plant the C4 and RUN!" Sullivan said, planting the C4 at the base of Lavos.
"Wait! This could be a trap!" Han said, with his lance ready to kill.
"Then let's hurry up!" Carle said, standing beside Han.
"OK! I'm done, let's get out of here!" Sullivan said, getting up and reaching for the igniter.
Everyone froze then they heard laughing. The laughing echoed in the room.
"Who's there?!" Carle shouted out. Her voice echoed, and her response was more laughter. The laughter got louder and louder.
"VERN! I know you're here! Don't be a coward! Come out and FIGHT!" Han screamed.
"Han! SHUT UP! Do you wanna get us killed?!" Sullivan screamed at Han. Han didn't seem to hear him as he went screaming like a maniac.
Vern finally appeared floating above Lavos. He smiled and laughed with evilness.
"What the hell do you want?" Rad screamed at him.
Vern snapped his fingers and within a second, a whole bunch of reptile soldiers came out from hiding and pointed there guns at the crowed.
"Shit, we're surrounded!" Han screamed out.
"Ya think?!" Rad replied with sarcasm.
"FREEZE! GET YUR HANDS UP NOW!!!" a soldier screamed at them.
They all put their arms up in the air.
"This was really smart Sullivan." Rad said scornfully.
"Shut up!" Sullivan said.
They were all back to back in a circle of four.
Vern put his arms out and charged his power. Finally, he lifted Sullivan up into the air with his power.
"AAAAAAAHHH!" Sullivan screamed as he was lifted into the air. He couldn't control his body at all.
"You have something I need." Vern said, with a smile on his face.
The detonator to the C4 was being sucked out of the hands of Sullivan. Vern put his arm out and caught the detonator. He let Sullivan drop to the ground hard.
"Sullivan!" Han screamed at him.
Sullivan got himself back up.
"What the hell are you doing?!" Sullivan screamed at Vern.
"Me?! Relax; I'm just having some fun!" Vern said, cracking up hilariously.
"Fun?! You call playing around with people's lives is fun?!" Carle screamed at Vern.
"Pretty much." Vern replied.
"Then kiss my ass! I'm not going to let you do it!" Carle screamed back. Han stared at Carle and smiled.
"Ah, ah, ah, I'M the one with the detonator!" Vern said. "GUARDS! Tie these worthless beings up and leave them in the lab! Make sure it's locked!"
"YES SIR!"
Within a few minutes, the four teens were tied up together and locked in the small corner lab.
"Let's go." Vern said, leading the Reptiles out of there.
"Where to?" a soldier asked.
"Furtive Mountain. I have a way in there. Let's hurry!" Vern said with haste.
Vern walked up to Han and kicked him in the face.
"Looks like I win." Vern said.
Vern then pushed the detonator button.
"YOU BASTARD!" screamed Sullivan.
"You have thirty minutes until you are nothing but ash. ENJOY!" Vern said, spitting on them. He walked out of the lab, and a few soldiers helped each other barricade the door.
"Sir, what do we do with Lavos?" a guard asked Vern.
"Leave it here." Vern said, walking out of the room.
"Excuse me?"
"I said LEAVE IT! I don't need it at all. Besides, it will take care of those punks if they try to escape." Vern replied.
"But…"
"I don't need it after all. Once I get into The Holy Land, I can fulfill any wish I ever had." Vern said, as he slammed the door behind him.
"NIIIIIICE! REAAAALLLY NICE! What do we do know that WHERE GUNNA DIE?!?!?!?!!" Rad screamed at the top of his lungs.
"Hold on, I'm trying to burn the rope." Carle said, summoning her fire magic.
"Will you hold still?!" Carle said to Rad.
"I'm trying!" Rad said.
Carle struggled for a little while, but finally broke free. The rope burned off them and she quickly got up.
"Got it!" She said with a radiant smile.
"YES!" Han said, giving Carle a quick huge.
"Ok, now what?" Sullivan said, banging on the barricaded door.
"Stand back, I got this one." Han said, charging for an attack.
"What attack are you using?" Rad asked.
"Black Beam." Han said with a steady expression.
He charged for about a minute.
"Dude, how long is this going to take you?" Rad asked, sounding annoyed.
Right after Rad's annoying question, Han shot a black beam out of his left hand; destroying the door completely and making the stuff that was blocking it evaporate.
"Let's go." Carle said, being the first one out.
They all ran out of the room. They where abut to find a way out when they saw something horrid.
"LOOK!" Carle said, pointing at Lavos.
Lavos's tentacles moved all over. It grunted and snarled, knocking the wires out of its back.
"What do we do?!" Rad asked.
Sullivan looked at the creature. He pulled out his crossbow and said. "Let's fight it."
Everyone looked at him like he was crazy. Han pulled out his lance and stood next to Sullivan. Carle pulled out her blade, and soon, everyone was looking at Rad.
"Ok, fine. But if we die doing this, I'm going to say 'I told you so'." he said as he pulled his axe out.
They all ran up to Lavos.
"Guys… just in case we don't get out of here, I must say, it's been an honor." Han said, eyeing everyone.
Lavos grunted.
"Sullivan, how much time do we have left?!" Carle asked Sullivan.
"I'd say we have another twenty-five minutes, let's make this quick!" Sullivan said to all of them.
"Han, how long will it take to charge for your Luminaire?!" Sullivan asked Han, dodging a swing from Lavos.
"I don't have that much Magic Power left! Give me a little while!" Han said, charging up for the Luminaire.
Rad shot spores all over the place, but stunning Lavos was not possible. Lavos made a destructive attack which hit everyone. They all took the damage and fought on.
"Here we go!" Carle yelled cheerfully as usual.
Carle shot multiple fireballs at Lavos, hurting him big time.
"Nice!" Rad said, while getting thrown against the wall.
Lavos froze Sullivan with a freeze attack. Carle came over and unfroze him, but Sullivan took much damage.
"I'M READY! STAND BACK!" Han said, running into the air. He stopped in thin air and formed the ball. It got bigger and engulfed Han along with Lavos. Han fell to the ground, seeming hurt. He panted and gasped for air. Lavos was nearly destroyed. It shook all over and began to back away.
"Are you ok?!" Carle screamed.
"I'm ok! Just keep fighting!" Han said as he lay on the ground hurt. Damnnit, I charged way too much he thought to himself.
Lavos continued to deal with its pain.
"LET'S FINISH IT OFF!" Sullivan said, shooting ice beams at Lavos.
Lavos screamed and grunted as it hit both Rad and Han up against the wall. Rad got up… but Han didn't.
"Just finish Lavos off, I'll check on Han!" Rad screamed across the room at Carle and Sullivan.
Carle and Sullivan did a double attack by combining Ice and Fire elements. It stunned Lavos, making him unable to attack.
"Let's go now! This is out last chance!" Sullivan said, blowing the exit door open.
"Han? Come on man, wake up!" Rad said to Han, slapping his face.
Han opened up his eyes and groaned.
"Let's go! We gatta get out of here!" Rad said, pulling Han up. Han ran with Rad, holding his lance and limping.
They all got into an elevator. It shook as it descended.
"Are we going to make it out of here alive?" Carle asked Han, grasping his shoulder. Han said nothing back. He didn't know what to say.
The elevator stopped and the emergency light came on.
"Aw shit." Rad said, as he opened the upper escape door. Fire began falling from above and toward the elevator.
"We gatta get out of here, now!" Rad said, busting the elevator door open with his axe.
"I'll try to keep the fire away! Try to get that door open." Sullivan said. He began to randomly shoot ice.
Rad finally got the door open, and everyone got out just in time. The elevator fell and made a huge bang and shook the floor. Pieces of the ceiling where coming down as the whole city began to shake.
"Sounds like one C4 pack just went off!" Sullivan said as he ran with the crowd.
They ran Until Carle screamed "WAIT!"
"What is it?" Han asked?
"That's the way to the hangar! We're not going to make it!" Carle said horrified.
"It's out only hope! Let's go!" Sullivan said as he kept on running.
The door automatically opened and they where all out on the hanger. Aircraft's lay in destruction.
"Look! There's Vern ship!" Rad said as a huge ship flew away from New Aegis.
"Ok, we are screwed." Sullivan said, looking down at the Artic Sea.
They all looked at each other.
"We're dead anyway… right?" Carle said to them all. "So why not just jump?"
Blasts filled the air and vibration controlled the floor. Wind began to blow harshly and snow fell harder.
"Let's just jump and hope for the best. There are no aircrafts left anyway." Rad said, looking down at the sea.
"There is still a chance, let's jump!" Sullivan said running back for a start.
An explosion filled the air and Sullivan and Rad jumped at the same time.
Han went to jump when he felt Carle's hand pull him back. She pulled him over and kissed him. They kissed for a few seconds, and then looked at each other. Carle looked at Han with her emerald eyes. She gave him a smirk and held his hand. They both jumped together, as New Aegis exploded into a huge ball of fire. The whole city burst into flames for a few minutes. Smoke filled the air and fire melted the snow. The explosions finally stopped, as sounds of fire burning where the only sounds left from the great city.