Princes of the Universe
Chapter 5
Story by Leland Hogan and Bryon Payne
Original Characters by Leland Hogan and Bryon Payne
Original Story by Naoko Takeuchi
Theme song "Princes of the Universe" by Queen.
"Princes of the Universe"
Here we are, Born to be kings,
We're the princes of the universe,
Here we belong, Fighting to survive,
In a world with the darkest powers,
And here we are, We're the princes of the universe,
Here we belong, Fightinf for survival,
We've come to be the rulers of your world,
I am immortal, I have inside me blood of kings,
I have no rival, No man can be my equal,
Take me to the future of your world,
Born to be kings, Princes of the universe,
Fighting and free, Got your world in my hand,
I'm here for your love and I'll make my stand,
We were born to be princes of the universe,
No man could understand. My power is in my own hand,
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, People talk about you,
People say you've had your day,
I'm a man that will go far,
Fly the moon and reach for the stars,
With my sword and head held high,
Got to pass the test, first time - yeah,
I know that people talk about me I hear it every day,
But I can prove you worng cause I'm right first time,
Yeah. Yeah. Alright, Watch this man fly,
Bring on the girls,
Here We are. Born to be kings. We're the princes of
the universe. Here we belong. Born to be kings,
Princes of the universe. Fighting and free,
Got the world in my hands. I'm here for your love,
And I'll make my stand,
We were born to be princes of the universe.
And now on with chapter 5.
"Your highness, the alien fleet has engaged Admiral Ares' ships," the sensor officer informed Cephius.
"Thank you, Lieutenant. Comm officer, alert all ships to prepare for battle."
"Yes sir," was the reply.
A few moments later,
"Sir, all ships report ready."
"Then alert all ships. . . MOVE OUT!"
Cephius watched on the tactical screen as he moved out his portion of the fleet. He could see that it was going to be a close one, for their ships were just as heavily armed and shielded as his was. But the one thing he was hoping for was that they were not trained as his people were. That there was the edge they had over the enemy fleet. At least, he hoped so
"Comm officer, has Prince Vega reported back in?"
"Negative sir. It seems he is still on planetside."
'He's taking too long,' Cephius thought to himself, 'what's taking him?'
Back at the other half of the fleet. . .
Admiral Ares just watched as the fleet fought for all they were worth. Only a few hours after Prince Vega had left a unknown fleet had entered the solor system. After trying to hail the oncoming fleet, the unknown fleet open fired upon the Lunarians.
"Lieutenant, report" Ares screamed as the shiped rocked from a blast.
"Admiral, we are taking too many losses. Three ships have fallen with all the crews, and it seems that we are taking fire from planet surface as well", the lieutenant reported
"It is as Vega feared then, King Orbon has betrayed the silver alliance and joined with the dark empire and its empoerer."
At this time a hail came from the planet below.
"Lieutenant, bring it up on the viewscreen."
On the screen appeared none other than King Orbon.
"Why hello Admiral Ares, so nice to see you again. I presume you know why I am calling?"
"I can only pray I am wrong but I am sure you are going to tell me my fears are correct," Ares said to the image of King Orbon.
"Admiral, you are such a wise man. Too bad that you and your prince won't be around too enjoy the victory that the Dark Empire has provided."
By this time King Orbon was laughing very loudly. All of a sudden Orbon was pushed out of the way by a vicious looking man. He had blood red hair and gotee, with red pupiless eyes.
"Admiral, you have ten minutes to surrender you fleet or Prince Vega will die a very painfull death! Do I make myself clear. There will be no negotiaing. Surrender or die!"
With that the screen went blank.
"Damn," the admiral thought to himself, "now what am I to do."
As if to answer his prayers, laser fire for a different direction slammed into the enemy fleet.
"Sir, Prince Cephius has arrived with the other fleet," the sensors officer said.
"Good, now we stand a chance. Open a channel."
"Channel open," was the sensor officer's reply
The image of Cephius looked at them.
"Sorry we are late, Admiral. What is the situation?"
"With your part of the fleet here, we have a fighting chance, but I've just been given an ultimatum by King Orbon, or should I say the one controlling Orbon. We have ten minutes to surrender or Prince Vega will suffer a painful and horrible death."
"I see. Then let's not give them ten minutes to think about it. Do you think you can send a shuttle down with twenty of your best men down to the planet's surface?"
"It'll be risky, but I think we can do it."
"Good, coordinate with the captain on your efforts. I'm leading a team down now."
"Good luck, your highness."
"And to you, admiral. Cephius out."
'Well,' the admiral thought to himself, 'if anyone can save Prince Vega, it's Prince Cephius.'
On the planet's surface, in the dungeons of King Orbon. . .
Vega woke to two men standing over him. He looked at his wrist were he saw a glowing band on each arm. Speaking softly he said to himself, "Nulifiers huh. Well I will have to do something about that, won't I".
By this time the two men realized there charge was awake.
"So young prince, awake at last, my name is Ucil Yun. I am your guard and executioner, should you try to escape".
The man standing next to Yun just looked at Vega with frightened eyes.
"Is it safe to let him wake sir, I mean he took down twenty guards before he was taken down. We are but two men".
"Oh pish-posh Craye. He wouldn't dare to make a move as long as those nulifiers are on his arms. I might accidently push the self destruct button on the remote". Yun said with an evil grin on his face.
With that Yun gave a swift kick to Vega who just grunted with pain. But as soon as Yun started waving the remote in front of Craye talking about pushing the button on purpose just to see the mighty prince armless, Vega made his move. Bringing his leg around in a kick to the back of the knees Vega sent a prayer that Yun didn't accidently press the self destruct button. As Yun came down in his surprise he accidently let go of the remote and it flew through the air twords the corner of the cell. The shocked guard just looked on horrified as Vega got to his feet. He started calling for help but Vega sent a kick to his neck where and audiable crack was heard before the body hit the ground lifeless. As soon as Craye's body hit the ground Vega spun around to see Yun getting to his feet and looking right at him. Yun tried making a break for the remote but Vega was faster. With a quick burst of speed Vega was upon Yun in seconds. Vega sent a small kick right inbetween his legs and tripped the guard, making him stumble forward. With that Vega ran over to the remote and hit the release button. Yun just looked at Vega, terrified out of his mind.
"You know Yun, rule number one. Never get close enough to the prisoner to let him have a chance to get away. Espescially if you have his ticket to freedom."
With that, a quick jab took out Yun.
'Now, let's see if I can find a comm unit.'
Vega quickly left the dungeon, keeping to the walls and walking as quietly as possible. At times, he had to stop and hide behind a pillar or a corner as guards walked by, apparently unaware of the prisoner that had escape only a few feet away. Once passed, he continued his search. Finally, after a few minutes of looking, he found what he was looking for. He quickly entered the room and knocked the technician out cold. He quickly opened a link between his station and the fleet above.
"To anyone that can hear me. This is Prince Vega."
"Your highness, is that you," a voice replied.
"Admiral Ares, good to hear you."
"We heard that you were captured."
"Yes, but I managed to escape. Their security is very lax down hear. Now, can you update me on what has happened. And be quick. I'm sure they are tracing this communique."
"We are currently battling an unknown fleet that arrived an hour ago. Our situation is looking good. We haven't used any of the heavy weapons yet. But, we might here in a few. Also, Captain Richards has just reported that Prince Cephius has. . ."
Vega quickly dodged out of the way of a blast that destroyed the terminal. He spun towards his attacker and recognized the man from the throne room, except this time his hands were engulfed in flames that quickly died away.
"I figured it would be you. King Orbon's troops are a poorly trained group of creatures."
"So what's new. Now, let me guess. You must be General Fire."
"I wonder how you figured that out," General Fire said as he sneered.
"Lucky guess," Vega retored.
Another blast from Fire's hands lanced out towards Vega, but he was quick to dodge the attack. From behind the corner ran King Orbon and some of his troops.
"It seems your troops are worthless, King Orbon. They could not keep one man locked up."
"He tricked them," he quickly said. "There was no way out of those nullifier cuffs."
"You are a fool, Orbon. My master was right. You are no longer needed."
The king was about to say something when General Fire spun around and let loose his fire attack on King Orbon and his men. The fire engulfed all of them, their screams of pain echoing in the hallway, only to be overshadowed by the evil laughter that came from General Fire. Finally, the last body stopped screaming and collapsed on the floor, continuing to burn to nothing but ashes. General Fire slowly turned towards Vega, a wicked smile on his face.
"Now, your highness, it is time. Time to die," he said as his fists were once again engulfed in flames.
"Bring it on," was Vega's answer and he got into a battle stance
Chapter 5
Story by Leland Hogan and Bryon Payne
Original Characters by Leland Hogan and Bryon Payne
Original Story by Naoko Takeuchi
Theme song "Princes of the Universe" by Queen.
"Princes of the Universe"
Here we are, Born to be kings,
We're the princes of the universe,
Here we belong, Fighting to survive,
In a world with the darkest powers,
And here we are, We're the princes of the universe,
Here we belong, Fightinf for survival,
We've come to be the rulers of your world,
I am immortal, I have inside me blood of kings,
I have no rival, No man can be my equal,
Take me to the future of your world,
Born to be kings, Princes of the universe,
Fighting and free, Got your world in my hand,
I'm here for your love and I'll make my stand,
We were born to be princes of the universe,
No man could understand. My power is in my own hand,
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, People talk about you,
People say you've had your day,
I'm a man that will go far,
Fly the moon and reach for the stars,
With my sword and head held high,
Got to pass the test, first time - yeah,
I know that people talk about me I hear it every day,
But I can prove you worng cause I'm right first time,
Yeah. Yeah. Alright, Watch this man fly,
Bring on the girls,
Here We are. Born to be kings. We're the princes of
the universe. Here we belong. Born to be kings,
Princes of the universe. Fighting and free,
Got the world in my hands. I'm here for your love,
And I'll make my stand,
We were born to be princes of the universe.
And now on with chapter 5.
"Your highness, the alien fleet has engaged Admiral Ares' ships," the sensor officer informed Cephius.
"Thank you, Lieutenant. Comm officer, alert all ships to prepare for battle."
"Yes sir," was the reply.
A few moments later,
"Sir, all ships report ready."
"Then alert all ships. . . MOVE OUT!"
Cephius watched on the tactical screen as he moved out his portion of the fleet. He could see that it was going to be a close one, for their ships were just as heavily armed and shielded as his was. But the one thing he was hoping for was that they were not trained as his people were. That there was the edge they had over the enemy fleet. At least, he hoped so
"Comm officer, has Prince Vega reported back in?"
"Negative sir. It seems he is still on planetside."
'He's taking too long,' Cephius thought to himself, 'what's taking him?'
Back at the other half of the fleet. . .
Admiral Ares just watched as the fleet fought for all they were worth. Only a few hours after Prince Vega had left a unknown fleet had entered the solor system. After trying to hail the oncoming fleet, the unknown fleet open fired upon the Lunarians.
"Lieutenant, report" Ares screamed as the shiped rocked from a blast.
"Admiral, we are taking too many losses. Three ships have fallen with all the crews, and it seems that we are taking fire from planet surface as well", the lieutenant reported
"It is as Vega feared then, King Orbon has betrayed the silver alliance and joined with the dark empire and its empoerer."
At this time a hail came from the planet below.
"Lieutenant, bring it up on the viewscreen."
On the screen appeared none other than King Orbon.
"Why hello Admiral Ares, so nice to see you again. I presume you know why I am calling?"
"I can only pray I am wrong but I am sure you are going to tell me my fears are correct," Ares said to the image of King Orbon.
"Admiral, you are such a wise man. Too bad that you and your prince won't be around too enjoy the victory that the Dark Empire has provided."
By this time King Orbon was laughing very loudly. All of a sudden Orbon was pushed out of the way by a vicious looking man. He had blood red hair and gotee, with red pupiless eyes.
"Admiral, you have ten minutes to surrender you fleet or Prince Vega will die a very painfull death! Do I make myself clear. There will be no negotiaing. Surrender or die!"
With that the screen went blank.
"Damn," the admiral thought to himself, "now what am I to do."
As if to answer his prayers, laser fire for a different direction slammed into the enemy fleet.
"Sir, Prince Cephius has arrived with the other fleet," the sensors officer said.
"Good, now we stand a chance. Open a channel."
"Channel open," was the sensor officer's reply
The image of Cephius looked at them.
"Sorry we are late, Admiral. What is the situation?"
"With your part of the fleet here, we have a fighting chance, but I've just been given an ultimatum by King Orbon, or should I say the one controlling Orbon. We have ten minutes to surrender or Prince Vega will suffer a painful and horrible death."
"I see. Then let's not give them ten minutes to think about it. Do you think you can send a shuttle down with twenty of your best men down to the planet's surface?"
"It'll be risky, but I think we can do it."
"Good, coordinate with the captain on your efforts. I'm leading a team down now."
"Good luck, your highness."
"And to you, admiral. Cephius out."
'Well,' the admiral thought to himself, 'if anyone can save Prince Vega, it's Prince Cephius.'
On the planet's surface, in the dungeons of King Orbon. . .
Vega woke to two men standing over him. He looked at his wrist were he saw a glowing band on each arm. Speaking softly he said to himself, "Nulifiers huh. Well I will have to do something about that, won't I".
By this time the two men realized there charge was awake.
"So young prince, awake at last, my name is Ucil Yun. I am your guard and executioner, should you try to escape".
The man standing next to Yun just looked at Vega with frightened eyes.
"Is it safe to let him wake sir, I mean he took down twenty guards before he was taken down. We are but two men".
"Oh pish-posh Craye. He wouldn't dare to make a move as long as those nulifiers are on his arms. I might accidently push the self destruct button on the remote". Yun said with an evil grin on his face.
With that Yun gave a swift kick to Vega who just grunted with pain. But as soon as Yun started waving the remote in front of Craye talking about pushing the button on purpose just to see the mighty prince armless, Vega made his move. Bringing his leg around in a kick to the back of the knees Vega sent a prayer that Yun didn't accidently press the self destruct button. As Yun came down in his surprise he accidently let go of the remote and it flew through the air twords the corner of the cell. The shocked guard just looked on horrified as Vega got to his feet. He started calling for help but Vega sent a kick to his neck where and audiable crack was heard before the body hit the ground lifeless. As soon as Craye's body hit the ground Vega spun around to see Yun getting to his feet and looking right at him. Yun tried making a break for the remote but Vega was faster. With a quick burst of speed Vega was upon Yun in seconds. Vega sent a small kick right inbetween his legs and tripped the guard, making him stumble forward. With that Vega ran over to the remote and hit the release button. Yun just looked at Vega, terrified out of his mind.
"You know Yun, rule number one. Never get close enough to the prisoner to let him have a chance to get away. Espescially if you have his ticket to freedom."
With that, a quick jab took out Yun.
'Now, let's see if I can find a comm unit.'
Vega quickly left the dungeon, keeping to the walls and walking as quietly as possible. At times, he had to stop and hide behind a pillar or a corner as guards walked by, apparently unaware of the prisoner that had escape only a few feet away. Once passed, he continued his search. Finally, after a few minutes of looking, he found what he was looking for. He quickly entered the room and knocked the technician out cold. He quickly opened a link between his station and the fleet above.
"To anyone that can hear me. This is Prince Vega."
"Your highness, is that you," a voice replied.
"Admiral Ares, good to hear you."
"We heard that you were captured."
"Yes, but I managed to escape. Their security is very lax down hear. Now, can you update me on what has happened. And be quick. I'm sure they are tracing this communique."
"We are currently battling an unknown fleet that arrived an hour ago. Our situation is looking good. We haven't used any of the heavy weapons yet. But, we might here in a few. Also, Captain Richards has just reported that Prince Cephius has. . ."
Vega quickly dodged out of the way of a blast that destroyed the terminal. He spun towards his attacker and recognized the man from the throne room, except this time his hands were engulfed in flames that quickly died away.
"I figured it would be you. King Orbon's troops are a poorly trained group of creatures."
"So what's new. Now, let me guess. You must be General Fire."
"I wonder how you figured that out," General Fire said as he sneered.
"Lucky guess," Vega retored.
Another blast from Fire's hands lanced out towards Vega, but he was quick to dodge the attack. From behind the corner ran King Orbon and some of his troops.
"It seems your troops are worthless, King Orbon. They could not keep one man locked up."
"He tricked them," he quickly said. "There was no way out of those nullifier cuffs."
"You are a fool, Orbon. My master was right. You are no longer needed."
The king was about to say something when General Fire spun around and let loose his fire attack on King Orbon and his men. The fire engulfed all of them, their screams of pain echoing in the hallway, only to be overshadowed by the evil laughter that came from General Fire. Finally, the last body stopped screaming and collapsed on the floor, continuing to burn to nothing but ashes. General Fire slowly turned towards Vega, a wicked smile on his face.
"Now, your highness, it is time. Time to die," he said as his fists were once again engulfed in flames.
"Bring it on," was Vega's answer and he got into a battle stance