Chapter 6

written by Illuminet

DISCLAIMER: Is it really necessary?

"We better get out of here."

Sol said as he ran out of Bridget's room with Bridget in his arms. Millia looked at him.

"What's going on?"

Sol looked at them with a serious expression.

"Let's just say we got company. There's a swarm of Robo Kiskes on the loose."

Johnny pushed his sunglasses higher on his nose.

"Are we being chased?"

Sol lowered his head.

"Hard to say, but I doubt it. Their probably after me. Come on already, let's MOVE!"

Sol didn't need to say it twice as everyone made their way to the first floor.

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'It will be difficult to for me to go alone and face them.'

Ky thought as he remained as still as possible in his position, as Robo Ky after Robo Ky came through the area.

'They may hear me if I radio back to the Police Ship, I have to think of something...I'm a sitting duck otherwise.'

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"Shit, these past few days have not been very good for me."

Sol sighed as he reached the last three flight of stairs.

"Man, for a rich guy, you'd think Bridget would have his own personal elevator or something?"

Anji commented from behind Sol.

"Where almost on ground level anyway, what would be the point?"

Baiken said from behind him, sounding a bit annoyed. When everyone got to the last level

they made a mad dash for the front door, Sol opening it as quickly as possible, only to find a horde of Robo Kys waiting for him.

"Shit! Sorry, no machines on the premises."

Sol swung out his right fist, catching the first machine in the jaw, sending it flying into other ones, before slamming the door. Axl tapped him on the shoulder.

"Chief, out the window!"

He said pointing to a rather large window on the other end of the hall. Wasting no time, Sol ran to it and rammed right through it as the mechanical army broke down the door. Everyone hopped out and ran towards the forest.

"We have to get back to the May Ship!"

Johnny yelled as they ran deeper into the forest. Bridget stirred in Sol's arms.

"...but mom, I don't want to wear lipstick...."

Sol sweat dropped.

"Great, I probably knocked him back to pre-school or something..."

Bridget's eyes opened wide in surprise.

"Hey, where are we going?!"

Sol looked down at him.

"Well...your house has been overrun by a bunch of killer machines in police uniforms."

Sol suggested as the boy stared wide eyed at him.

"ARE you serious?! We gotta go back, I have to win back my house..."

Axl ran besides Sol and looked at Bridget.

"Don't worry, they won't be there long. They'll be catching up to us soon enough."

May looked at Johnny frantically.

"Johnny, you have to radio April and have her bring the ship back."

Johnny frowned.

"Its already been done, but the ship won't make it here on time."

"So then, we can't be rescued?"

Anji asked from the back. Johnny turned towards him.

"We would probably be captured before the May Ship got here..."

However, Johnny was interrupted by a new voice.

"Maybe you should board our ship for the time being."

Sol stiffened as he heard the voice.

'I know that voice.'

Sol sighed in frustration.

"Fuck, why do you have to be here, boy?"

Ky came from behind a tree and stared at them.

"Listen Sol, be glad I'm offering to help you in the first place."

Sol scowled at the Knight.

"Who ever said I needed your help, boy?"

Millia sighed.

"We really should get out of here..."

Ky and Sol were not to happy to see each other, though, and the two glared at one another. Johnny got in between them.

"Now, now, can't we all just settle our differences?"

Sol looked at the man.

"I'm not the one with the problem...."

Johnny gave a serious look over to Sol.

"Tch. Fine. What are you planning, boy?"

Ky nodded his thanks to Johnny before he spoke.

"Our ship should be here any second. You will all be safer in there..."

Johnny grumbled as he heard Ky talk.

"Wait, you want us to board a Police Ship? Sorry, Kiske, but that may cause some problems..."

Ky shook his head.

"I assure you, Captain Johnny, that I will not take you prisoner. That even goes for you Sol, unfortunately."

Sol looked ticked off by the little remark.

"Man, bite me!"

The Police ship came over them as a ladder dropped to the ground.

"Come on, lets hurry!"

Ky commanded as everyone ran to up the ladder. Robo Kys came just as the ladder came back up and the ship took off. May stuck her tongue at the machines as they stared up at the Police ship.

"Bye bye!"

The main leader of the robots looked to another on his left.

"BEGIN...AERIAL...COMBAT ASSAULT"

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On the ship, everyone was panting from all the running. Johnny slid to the ground, putting his hat over his eyes, May moving beside him as she rested her head on the tall man's shoulder. Anji was laying down, fanning himself, as Baiken stood behind him, smoking from her pipe. Axl sat in a small chair. Bridget was laid on a small couch to rest in as Sol leaned against the wall, his head down low, looking to be in deep thought. Dizzy stood beside him.

"Do you think we escaped?"

Sol shook his head at the question.

"I seriously doubt it. They'll be back, and I have a feeling its sooner than we think..."

As he said that, the entire ship shook violently.

"Damn, what just happened, Captain?"

Ky yelled over the radio.

"We're being fired at!"

The captain yelled on the other end. Ky stiffened.

"Who's firin..."

Sol interrupted Ky with an annoyed voice.

"Isn't it obvious enough, boy? Its your robotic doubles."

Another blast rocked the ship.

"Sir Kiske, the cannons have been damaged, we can't even take the offensive!"

Ky heard over his radio again. Ky scowled.

"It seems we are sitting ducks, now aren't we?"

Ky remarked.

"You can't be serious, Kiske. You have no other weaponry other than the cannons?"

Johnny asked, the fact that he could die in a Police ship not boding well with him one bit. Dizzy assessed the whole situation as the Ship rocked once more.

'Maybe...it can work...'

Dizzy then turned to Ky.

"Mr. Kiske, may I be let out? I might be able to hold them off..."

Ky looked at her in shock.

"I'm sorry, but I can't let you do that..."

Johnny interrupted the Knight.

"No, wait. If she can do something, we stand a good chance of surviving. Her Gear powers easily surpass all of ours...So let's just leave it to her."

Ky sighed, but understood. Dizzy, as a Gear, was a biological weapon meant to fight. She had her own set of weapons within herself in order to combat all sorts of enemies.

"Very well, allow me to take you up to the deck, Dizzy."

Ky said as the two made their way to the deck. Sol looked towards her.

'Will she use that attack?'

Once at the top, Dizzy instructed Ky to return back into the Ship. Dizzy looked towards the clouds, seeing Robo Kys flying about the area.

"SACRED EDGE!"

A beam of electricity lanced out from one of the machines, almost hitting her.

'Better hurry...'

Dizzy began to gather energy within herself, glowing white as waves of energy swirled about her. The light began to become blinding, bathing the entire sky in white light.

'Now...'

The light faded slightly as a beam shot out from Dizzy, blasting the robotic army out of the sky. However, more and more of the Robo Kys kept coming up.

"My power...I'm starting to lose control..."

Back within the Ship, Sol opened his eyes suddenly. Ky noticed as Sol pushed off the wall.

"What's wrong?"

Sol looked towards him.

"That girl's using to much power than she can handle."

Anji looked at Sol.

"How do you know? She looks like she's doing alright to me."

Sol shook his head at the man.

"Look, just trust me on this. She's like a baby still: Her powers are impressive, even stronger than Justice, but her inexperience, added with her hesitation to use her powers to their limits, she doesn't know how to control them after a certain extent."

Ky looked at Sol oddly.

"So then, what do we do?"

Sol walked off towards the door, before turning to him.

"You guys don't have to do anything, just stay here.

Once on deck, Sol surveyed the scene around him. Dizzy stood at the end of the deck, holding her head. Sol noticed some of the Robo Kys still in the air, but they soon retreated into the clouds.

'Damn, she's not doing to well...Guess I have no choice...'

A red aura formed around Sol, bringing his hair up slightly. He looked towards Dizzy.

"Sorry about this..."

Dizzy's vision went red as her white light instantly diminished, before she fell to the ground.

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"Where...am I?"

Dizzy opened her eyes slowly, but closed them again as bright light hit her eyes. She heard a voice.

"Oh, Dizzy! Your finally awake."

Dizzy turned her head to see that it was May, and then noticed that she was back on the May Ship. She looked confused.

"What happened to me? Weren't we on that Police Ship?"

May nodded.

"Yeah, well, you were unconscious when the May ship came. Ky is on board with us, too."

Dizzy got up from her bed as she stretched her wings out a bit.

"What happened to the Police ship?"

May shrugged.

"Not sure, but I guess Ky had it head back to France. Do you feel alright, Dizzy? Are you hungry or anything?"

Dizzy shook her head.

"No thanks May, I'm fine. But...where are we going, now?"

May scratched her head slightly.

"I think were headed to Trasylvania. That's where Sol wants to go.

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Sol stared at the ceiling as he laid on top of the bed. He started to think.

'Those damn Post-War assholes keep coming after me. The question is, WHY are they after me? I hope that old bastard doesn't mind me spending some time in his house...'

As Sol laid there, Johnny's voice could be heard over the intercom.

"Sol, please report to the Captain's quarters."

Sol got up.

"This better be important..."

Once Sol made it to Johnny's quarter, he opened the door to find Johnny waiting for him.

"What's up?"

Johnny looked at him.

"We just arrived at the border of Translyvania, So your gonna have to tell me where to go from here, alright?"

Sol nodded, a bit annoyed. He was tired.

"Alright, let's get started...."

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Castle floating in the sky.

Within the dark room, a man smokes from his pipe as he sits in his chair. The man looked rather old, yet still full of life. He more a simple green suit, with an eye glass on one eye. He stared at the a woman in red beside him before chuckling slightly.

"Sharon, dear, it seems we will be having house guests. Why don't you go and greet them?"

The young woman left as the man sunk into his seat deeper.

"What are you going to do, Sol?"

he said as he looked up towards the ceiling.

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"This is the place? A castle in the sky?"

Johnny said as he looked at the tall, dark structure, mostly cast in shadows.

"Why are we here, Sol?"

Ky asked as he left the ship. Sol was behind him.

"I want to see if I can get some answers."

Millia looked at him.

"From who?"

Sol turned to her.

"You should know him. He was the founder of the Assassin's Guild, Slayer."

Millia's hair bristled at hearing that name. However, before she could do anything, a woman materialized in front of the group. Sol immediately recognized her.

"Sharon...take me to Slayer."

The woman only nodded, before using magic to open the large doors in front of her. All of them went through the door with the woman taking the lead. After many twisting hall ways, they stood at a large red door, Sharon bowed before disappearing,

"Well, this is it.."

Sol said as he pushed the doors opened. the room was fairly big. The man named Slayer stood by a large window, before turning around , looking at Sol.

"It has been a while, has it not? Tell me, Sol, why are you here?

He asked in a polite tone, as he held his pipe close to his mouth. Sol looked annoyed.

"Look, I need some answers about the Post-War Administration Bureau. Why are they after me?"

Slayer shook his head at Sol.

"Before I answer, why don't you show me how much your skill has improve?"

Sol sighed at what Slayer was implying.

"Alright, fine. I'll even fight you bare handed this time."

Slayer clapped.

"Very good, its been boring these past few years."

Sol jabbed the Fire Seal into the ground, before putting both hands into his pocket. Slayer stood still, occasionally blowing smoke into the air. Simultaneously, the two struck out at each other with their right fists, smashing against each other. Sol then brought his left hand forward , trying to strike Slayer, but the man disappeared, before reappearing behind Sol, striking with an open palm. Sol evaded the attack, swinging his foot up to try and catch Slayer off guard, but proved useless as Slayer also brought up his foot to guard the attack.

"Very impressive. I can see your skills are as honed as ever.

Slayer commented to Sol.

"Yeah, yeah...whatever, just keep at it."

Sol finished as he sent a left hook to Slayer's face, but the older man blocked it easily, before shifting back suddenly, then coming forward as he brought his arm out, trying to perform a clothes line on Sol. Sol easily ducked under the attack.

"Maybe we should go faster, I still have a life to live, old man."

Sol said simply as he put his hands into his pocket again. Slayer smirked.

"Very well, then let us continue..."

Ky's jaw dropped as the Sol and Slayer fought even faster, throwing punch after punch at the same time, canceling one another.

"Shit, I can barely keep up with them."

Johnny commented as he saw the fight. Everyone else watched in awe as the two started to move faster and faster. Slayer then landed an over head smash to Sol, as he was sent flying into the air by an uppercut. Sol caught him in. As Slayer touched the floor, Sol slithered like a snake on the ground before kicking out with his foot, leaving a trail of fire.

Slayer jumped over the low attack, before dive bombing down towards Sol, as a pair of bat wings formed behind him.

"Shit!"

Sol barely dodged the attack. When Slayer hit the ground, he changed his momentum, rising up in the air again, just in time to avoid Sol as he shot a huge flame from the ground with his fist. Once Slayer landed, Sol brought his right fist forward, creating a ball of flame, and striking it with his left, sending a wall of fire at Slayer.

"Tyrant Rave!"

Slayer quickly swung his cape from around his shoulder, crushing the flame in its wake. Once he put the cape back on his shoulder, Slayer clapped at Sol.

"That was enough. You have made quite an improvement, Sol."

Sol yawned.

"Can you answer my questions now?"

Slayer looked at Sol.

"I thought none of us would meddle in each others affairs."

Sol growled.

"Please, just spare me. You meddled with me first, anyway. Your the only one who seems to know what's going on..."

Slayer interrupted Sol.

"Yes, very well. Now then, as for the rest of you, I'll have my wife escort you to your rooms..."

Ky shook his head.

"Mr. Slayer, I do not see why we can't hear what is going on here. May we stay and hear out what you know?"

Slayer looked towards Ky apologetically.

"Unfortunately, this business is between Sol and I. That is all I can tell you, Sir Ky Kiske, in fact, that goes for all of you. Now then, Sharon, please escort them to their rooms.

Sharon stepped out from the shadows and bowed to the other, as she lead them to their rooms, leaving Sol and Slayer in the room. Both men took a seat, Sol taking out a cigarette and lighting it with the Fire Seal's blade.

"Alright, let's get started then..."

Note: Sorry, this chapter was kind of short, compared to the last one, but I think it turned out a little bit better.