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Chapter 9: Assault on the Agency HQ

The four authors and Avlis walked down the alleyway, followed by the gangsters from a distance.

Bubba ran up to them, and pointed at many antennas located around the entrance, "Those are the zappers. They are much like watch towers, except that they zap you if you get too close with a whole lot of energy, frying virtually anybody within a 5-foot radius!"

"Just how do you know that?"

"We tried attacking before. Only a few of us managed to get away!"

"That's reassuring," said Spirit Dragon.

"I live for stuff like this!" exclaimed Shrtys Sk8er, "Besides, I think those towers make good target practice!"

On cue, they all started zapping the zappers.

Bubba shouted, "Whoa! WHOA!"

They stopped, "What's wrong?"

"I guess I forget to tell you, they're shielded against any energy attacks! You have to penetrate the defenses, and damage them physically!"

"That just adds to the challenge," said Avlis, "Just tell us how we can reach it!"

"I guess we should hug the outer wall until we reach the entrance, and blow it open," said Smoke Rulz, observing the building, "Inside, we should prepare ourselves for anything!"

"True," said Bubba, "What technology the Agency has shown so far is probably the tip of the iceberg. Inside, there are all kinds of advance machinery and gizmos. Be careful,"

"I can't wait to shatter them all! What kind of machinery are you talking about anyway?"

"Machinery made for mutation, transformation, brainwashing, torture of all kinds..."

A gulp was heard from among the authors.

"They've got villains from all over fantasy worlds supplying their inventions and technologies to their cause ever since Alpha had taken over. So, be ready for anything that might seem familiar in any way!"

"Well, let's go!" shouted Smoke Rulz, running to the wall and dodging the lasers that the zappers fired at him.

The others looked at each other and ran after him, dodging the lasers.

Smoke Rulz looked at the others, "Alright, guys! I'm blasting this door in, so you prepare yourself for a quick and effective entrance!"

He stepped back, and shot a large ki blast at the door, shattering it and hitting several guards inside, "Let's GO!"

They charged in, attacking the guards and picking up their weapons.

The elevator opened, and more guards showed up, "FREEZE!"

The five scattered to the sides of the room, beyond the pillars and started doing like the Matrix.

The new guards fired their bullets at them, but they dodged it, closing in on the guards.

"I hate guns!" shouted Avlis, trashing them, yet leaving many for the rest.

Within seconds, all the guards were knocked down.

Shrtys Sk8er looked around, "That was easy. Now let's go destroy those zappers!"

The speakers crackled, and Alpha's voice spoke up, "Hahahaha! I see you've beaten some of the finer human guards here! I wouldn't advise you to get into the elevator! Take the right staircase, they will lead you where you want to go!"

The five fighters only looked at each other, "Guys, you know this is a trap," said Super Hurricane.

"What other choice do we have?" asked Spirit Dragon.

"Let's be wary. I don't like the sound of this!" said Smoke Rulz.

They walked to the right staircase, and up.

The trip was surprisingly easy, with nobody there to get in their way, and no traps.

"What we're looking for is right behind that door!" said Avlis, "I can feel it!"

"Can you 'feel' any traps waiting in there?"

Avlis concentrated, "I can't...tell!"

"There's only one way to find out!" said Super Hurricane, kicking the door down.

They stepped into a balcony that went all the way across the outer wall.

"Well, that was unexpected!"

"Let's destroy those zappers!" shouted Spirit Dragon, kicking one, shattering it.

The five spread out and started destroying the zappers.

Smoke Rulz stepped close to the corner, and a laser shot right next to his face. He leaned against the wall and looked at the others, "Guys, we've got company!"

"I knew that we won't finish easy! Okay, let's try circling around the building!" said Spirit Dragon, only to find himself under fire.

"Damn!" said Shrtys Sk8er, "There's two of whatever it is!"

"It looked like a robot to me!" said Spirit Dragon.

"A robot, eh?" mused Avlis, "We can short circuit those! Zap the bastards!"

Everybody jumped out together on one side, and zapped the robot, knocking it off balance. "ATTACK!" they shouted, and charged at it all at once.

As soon as they came close, the robot got up swiftly, and grabbed Spirit Dragon by the throat, lifting him off the floor.

"Let him go!" shouted Super Hurricane, throwing a punch, only to hurt him wrist.

The robot started tightening the grip, and Spirit Dragon's face turned red.

They shot at him with no use.

Behind the robot, a large helicopter appeared off the side of the building.

The robot turned around, and held Spirit Dragon between him and the helicopter.

Inside the helicopter, Omega smiled, "Activate magnetic ray!"

"Magnetic ray...online..." said a mechanical voice.

Omega set the ray onto the robot, and it released its grip, then went flying toward the helicopter, which acted like a giant magnet.

"Deactivate magnetic ray!"

"Magnetic ray...offline..."

The robot fell off, followed by a missile.

Outside, the gangsters were running into the building, armed with heavy weaponry.

Inside, Alpha laughed, and turned to Cell, "Cell, those are the same guys who have wounded you! Now go and destroy them!"

"That I will!" he said, and dashed out of the room.

"Tough and stupid...Just the way I like them!" Alpha mused to himself.

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Master Link and Leona made their way toward the Agency HQ.

Walking down an alley, Master Link stopped.

"What is it?" said Leona.

"Someone's here..." he replied.

Almost on cue, Mazada jumped down from the building's rooftop and landed in front of them, "Master Link, and I see you've got an ally!"

"Mazada, or should I say...Critic?"

"You are the one who caused me to be stuck like this!" SHE said furiously, "I'LL MAKE YOU PAY! BOTH OF YOU!"

Behind them, Shifter appeared, "Hello, remember me?"

"Of course! I've killed you three times already!"

Shifter growled, remembering the deaths...

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The first death: Attempting to destroy two planets while in the ultimate form.

The second death: Trying to overrun the Hunt grounds with the entire Outcasts army.

The third death: In the Arcadian military base, trying to double-cross everybody.

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"You'll pay for this!" he shouted, and charged at him.

Leona stood in front of him, intercepting his attack with her foot and sending him through the building.

At the same time, Mazada charged at Master Link, who uppercut her into the sky.

"Mazada, you're a bit rusty..."

Mazada teleported back in front of them, "I'm not done with you yet!"

She charged up a giant ball of energy, and fired at them.

Master Link created a shield around himself and Leona.

The ball of energy impacted, and exploded.

The shield acted up and absorbed all the energy from the explosion, causing no damage.

Mazada shouted and attacked again, but Leona jumped between her and Master Link.

"Leona, what are you doing?"

"This is for your lying to me, bitch!" she shouted at Mazada, kicking her in the face.

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Back in the Agency, Cell was under heavy fire from the gangsters.

He laughed and walked forward, unaffected by the bullets.

Bubba looked at him, "Hold your ground, my men! His shield is shattering!"

Cell chuckled as he stepped forward, "You cannot defeat me, even if I didn't have the shield!"

"I don't believe you!" replied Bubba, picking up a rocket launcher.

He fired, and the rocket struck.

As the smoke calmed, the gangsters looked at where Cell once was, and saw him walking toward them, unscratched.

Bubba's eyes widened as he saw this, "Impossible! How can you not be dead?"

"I wouldn't be worrying about that if I were you, because you'll die now!"

Cell swung his arm, sending a dozen gangsters onto the wall.

He swung his arm the other direction, knocking out the gangsters who were charging at him.

He turned to face Bubba, who was the only one standing.

"You die, b****!" he shouted, firing his machinegun at him

Cell laughed, "You humans never learn, do you?"

A star hit him in the chest, and he looked at the direction.

Both Unknown Warrior and Deadly Warrior were there.

"More humans? All the better!" shouted Cell, and spun around, piercing Bubba with his tail.

Facing the two fighters, he took a fighting pose as Bubba was screaming while being slowly absorbed.

Cell pointed at the two, "His fate will be yours!"

The two nomads drew their swords, "Try getting that tail of yours close enough to me, and you'll lose it!" said Deadly Warrior.

He smiled, and charged at Cell, who knocked him into the wall, "Pathetic!"

Unknown Warrior swung his sword, cutting off Cell's arm.

Cell shouted in pain, and grabbed Unknown Warrior by the throat, lifting him off the ground, and bringing his face close to his, "You...the bravest warrior of ancient times! You'll take your place in legend, just like you were supposed to a long time ago!"

Cell punched him several times in the face, knocking him out cold.

Unknown Warrior dropped a ring, which rolled on the ground.

Deadly Warrior looked at it, and his eyes widened.

"The Ring of Immortality!" he whispered.

Cell threw Unknown Warrior straight to his tail, piercing his body like a rag doll.

Deadly Warrior shouted, "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

Unknown Warrior's body disappeared fast, leaving only a pile of clothes.

Deadly Warrior grabbed his sword, and charged at Cell, "DIE!"

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Alpha watched the battle from his secret room on top of the Agency building.

"You don't stand a chance! With every foe he kills, he grows stronger!"

A gun cocked behind him, "Unfortunately for you, this rule doesn't apply to you as well!"

"Omega...I should've known..."

"I knew you would get back here and heal yourself! Now I've got you exactly where I want you!"

Looking at the screen, he saw Omega's reflection behind him, and with one swift kick he knocked the gun out of his hand.

Omega staggered backwards, onto the office chair, which moved back until it slammed into the wall.

Alpha grabbed the paperweight and threw it at Omega, who dodged it.

The paperweight hit the wall, and stayed there.

Omega got up and turned the chair around, then pushed it at Alpha, who pulled out a gun and was ready to fire.

The chair hit him, and he fell face first on the floor. His gun slid across the room.

Omega charged at him.

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I know I'll never trust a single thing you say

You knew your lies would divide us but you lied anyway

And all the lies have got you floating up above us all

But what goes up is got to fall

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Master Link and Leona stood in front of Mazada and Shifter, and lightning was heard in the distance.

"This is the end!" shouted Mazada, "You're as good as dead!"

Mazada and Shifter charged at Master Link first, and Shifter took Leona's form, "Die!"

Master Link hesitated, then punched Mazada. Shifter pounced at him, knocking him off his feet.

"What's the matter? Afraid to hit your little girlfriend?" Shifter mocked.

Leona stepped in front of Master Link and kicked Shifter in the chest.

"I had everything under control, can't you see that?" said Master Link, getting up.

"Sure you did! Now, let's kick some ass!"

The four charged at each other.

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The authors ran to the door, but several guards kicked it open and aimed their guns at them, "FREEZE!"

They looked at each other, calm as they'll ever be.

The guards started shooting.

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End of Chapter!

As you can see, this story appears to be nearing an end.

(Just don't expect that to happen in the next chapter)

Oh, and I know you might feel like wanting to choke me for my cliffhangers, but believe me, the next chapter is THE one I've been waiting to reach!

I just hope I won't disappoint anyone (if you liked the action in this chapter, you'll love the next one!).

Coming Next: Outbreak