Chapter 15- Rescue

"Look! There's a boat left!" Erik pointed out joyously when they came to the docks.

"Get in and I'll go pay for it." Sven said.

POOOOMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Johnsone brothers froze as a massive explosion lit up the entire channel and city. "Ergh!" Sven threw his arms up over his head to shield his eyes from the light. The moment it all cleared away, he looked up. "What?"

Giant clouds of smoke swirled up into the sky. More was coming too! At that instant, the young man felt a wave of uneasiness wash over him. Panic seized his heart. Allenby was in danger!

"Sven?" Garth asked as his brother turned and leapt into the boat.

"We'll pay the guy later!" he said, untying the vessel from the dock. "David! Start the engine!"

"Oka!" The boy went to do as he was told. In moments, the small boat was off, bound for the island.

.........

Chibodee, Argo, Sai Saici, and George assembled behind Domon, their eyes wide with disbelief. Domon punched in his speaker button. "Allenby! Allenby answer me!"

Allenby struggled to balance herself as Noble Gundam went crazy with her inside it. She looked herself over. She hadn't been taken over by the Berserker System, she couldn't have been! She had forcefully removed it after catching the spy. So, why was her MF acting out of her control?

"I'm alright, Domon! But my Gundam's gone crazy!" she was finally able to reply.

On the outside, Noble Gundam was alternating between turning red and then turning gold. Bolts of electricity sprang out from under her feet, straight at the 5 onlookers. "Look out!" Domon shouted.

God Gundam planted itself in front of the others. "DOMON!" George, Argo, Sai Saici, and Chibodee shouted. The bolt raced up the MF's body.

"AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Domon screamed as the electric shock jolted his body.

Allenby saw this. "Domon! No!"

It didn't stop. The bolts sprang out everywhere! They zipped past God Gundam and went straight for the others. The air was filled with their cries now. Allenby gasped. "No! NO! STOP THIS! STOP IT!!!!"

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"It's Noble Gundam!" Sven concluded as the boat sped ever closer to the island. "It's out of control!"

"Is it that Berserker system thing?" Erik asked.

"It couldn't be!" he responded. "Otherwise, Allenby wouldn't be fighting it!"

Garth blinked. "How do you know she's fighting it?"

Sven didn't answer, his narrowed eyes glued ahead. He could see Noble Gundam's aura flashing about the cliffs and peaks. A sweat drop slid down his cheek. 'Hang on Allenby.'

.........

Not far away, Karato and Akino were watching the action on a television. The stout politician growled. "Damn! Why can't these Battle Royales just go easy for once??"

"Should we call it off, sir?" his assistant asked.

"I don't think we have a choice. Call it off."

All over the city, there was an announcement. "Attention citizens! The Battle Royale is cancelled. Evacuate the streets immediately!"

.........

Senator Green smirked. "Well, this is good enough! The pilot may still be free of the Berserker system, but her gundam is very much under its control!"

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"The other gundams are being pulverized out there!" Shirley remarked in horror. The boats of the Shuffle Alliance had gathered together in the surf. Everyone was ready to go onto the island to help.

"Oh George! Please be okay!" Princess Marie cried out when another explosion shook the area.

"Be strong Sai Saici!" Keiun and Zuisen murmured in unison.

Nastasha didn't speak, but the worry behind her glasses was plain as day.

Just then, Rain heard the sound of a whirring motor. "Huh?" Turning around, she saw a small boat approaching, four people on board. She recognized the one in the front. "Sven!"

The boat slid to a stop on the shores of the island. Sven jumped out and whirled to face his brothers. "You three! Please wait here!"

"But Brother." David began, but stopped when Garth placed a hand on his shoulder.

"Sven! Wait up!" came Rain's voice. She came off the boathouse. Everyone else soon followed.

"We can get in this way!" Nastasha declared, pointing to a spot where the tournament guard fence had a slight opening.

.......

Domon sat up in his gundam. "HRK!" he placed a hand over his mouth, trying to prevent the blood from surging up out of him. Never had he felt such pain. Finding enough strength to look around, he saw that his friends were no better off. Finally, he placed his gaze back on Noble Gundam, which approached him at a menacingly slow walk.

Tears of frustration and fear blurred Allenby's vision. "No! Stop! They'll die! Please stop!"

Panic seized her. Noble Gundam was about to cut off God Gundam's head and she was powerless to stop it. She had to try and get it back under her control!

But how?

"Allenby." Domon murmured, his energy leaving him. He could barely keep his eyes open.

Noble Gundam unleashed its beam ribbon and struck.

"DOMON!!!!" Allenby shouted.

"DOMON!!!!" Rain cried, reaching the top of the hill with Sven and the others. They saw God Gundam be hoisted into the air by its neck.

Domon somehow heard his wife's voice and opened one eye. "R-Rain."

Sven jumped down the slope. "ALLENBY!!!"

She gasped. 'Could it be.?'

Allenby turned to see him come running towards the battlefield. "Sven?"

But now Noble Gundam spotted him and dropped God Gundam. Domon gagged as his throat was freed. But now, the possessed MF sped at the young man!

"SVEN!!!!!!!!!!!" Allenby shouted. He was helpless in the pathway of a massive gundam!

Her fists clenched so hard they tore through her spandex and bit into her palms. Her teeth gritted together until she screamed. "YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!!"

Senator Green gasped.

Domon and the others froze.

Sven uttered her name.