Chapter 16
Prelusions of the Future

"Look at him! He's incredible!" Pandorax chuckled as he watched the large screen in the observatory. The clips were the memory Sabe, Pandorax's android bodyguard, had downloaded from her journey with Cowboy Blade. Right now, they were watching the fight between Cowboy Blade, Zoot, and the Ragnarok. "I'd say he's almost to the level of Cyrus, wouldn't you Cartel?" the founder of Pandoras Incorporations looked to the middle-aged scientist next to him. Cartel only rubbed his chin. "W-well sir. I really don't know what to say, other than HE is a failed experiment."
"Failed?" Pandorax laughed. "Failed, Cartel? Failed because this Cyrus-clone has a personality of his own?! That's nothing. We can turn him into a loyal soldier again. We have the technology to do it."
The scientist looked to his boss confused. Numerous times he had heard Pandorax's appraisals of Cyrus. The Great Cyrus.
"But sir, what about our target..."
"I'm just considering, Cartel, that just incase of...anything...this young man will be our back up plan." The classy dressed man turned to his employee. "When it comes to the best, I'm always come in first. Always."

"So I see." Reaper replied after Cowboy Blade had discussed the entire trip to Death Valle yesterday.
"And Sabe disappeared?" Reaper asked.
"Nowhere to be found." Blade answered as he took a swing of his water. The two sat silent for a few moments. Before, they had talked a good bunch which was a real, real surprise and treat for Reaper. Cowboy Blade never really talked and was cold-shouldered. Now, he was quiet different than before. Almost anyways.
Then, Reaper started up. "You rememba dos Demolition Pirates dat gave you trouble on the pier?"
Blade nodded. "Had a road battle with them."
"Well, whatever you did to them, their beating didn't end there. Some assassin killed their leader. Dey said he was looking for you. Some clown dressed up in black."
Edge, Blade thought. He must want a rematch with the bounty hunter. Well, anytime he was ready, Blade would be ready.
"Oh yah. Dis came for you." Reaper handed over a fax to Blade, and Blade read it.

BLADE
NEED HELP! NOVALEE KIDNAPPED! MEET AT PHOENIX MALL!

There was no name of the author sending the fax, but Blade didn't need to know.
"What's wrong? You look like you've seen a ghost." Reaper smirked, but was nonetheless concern for his friend.
"It's nothing." Blade told him. "Just an old friend calling me up." With that, Cowboy Blade finished his drink and stood. "It's been good seeing you again, Cowboy. Hope you make it back safe." Reaper held out his hand, and Blade shook it.
The bounty hunter said nothing and walked over to where the cruise ship was waiting, and where his companions were waiting as well.
I found her, he thought. I actually found her!

Perfect. Everything was going perfect. Just like the doctor had planned himself. Joe felt confident as well for his knowledge in different forms of science, mostly computer programming.
Joe looked over his shoulder at his boss. A elderly man wearing a white labcoat and a Pandorax Incorporations name tag on his coat pocket.
"Dr. Zachary, I've locked in on the files." he informed.
"Ah. Very good, Joe. Now, download them all." Dr. Vincent Zachary looked to three fully functional pods hooked together by his very own super computer. "Soon as we have the ELITE files, the better.
And I will surpass the legacy of Dr. Light. and Dr. Kashima, and prove to them all that I'm more genius than any of them!
It would only be a matter of time before he unlocked the secret of Dr. Kashima. And then they would all pay. Including his own son.

Lightening crackled against the earth, and thunder boomed through the dark clouds and sky.
On the very top of the mountain, he rose his arms, his fists aiming at the heavens. It was only a matter of time now.
Not even the thunder was loud enough as he bellowed a mighty roar. A aura of red energy surrounded his body as he roared to the heavens.
The world...would soon be his.