Chapter 7

A/N: I hate cliffhangers. So I'm putting up chapter seven now. There's action in this one, and from this point on really. Rejoice.

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Naota was sobered up by the time he had laid his eyes on the large sewing machine like structure. Despite the fact that he was feeling chilly, he felt sweat drip down his cheek. It was then he realized he never put his shirt back on in the sickbay, all he had now was his undershirt. The doctor stepped forward into the room, signaling them to follow him. Then the doctor began to speak.

What this little contraption will do is stimulate the your N-O gate by surging it with massive amounts of energy. This may force it to unleash all the unused N-O you have stored in your body.

From there it may turn your body into a force more powerful then that of the Pirate King.

Naota gulped with a dry mouth. Him... he could be that powerful?! He didn't think it could work like that -before Atomsk's powers had been transferred into him because he was the last component to the terminal core. Was... was that why he was the last component? Because of his potential power?

The doctor looked at a watch he wore on his coat pocket. Afterward he went over to a table on the far side of the needle side of the sewing machine. From there he opened a box and pulled out an object. Another syringe of space serum. Then he continued speaking. Every five minutes I have you give you more of this, it'll make things easier for us. He returned to where Naota stood. His left arm was taken again, and once again ice was injected into his veins, not doing anything for his cold sweat. The world blurred, but not as severely as last time. He felt himself be dragged over to the tilted table, which was no longer tilted by the time he arrived there. He was placed on the table, which he now noticed had restraint belts. He idly sat and watched as his legs were strapped in followed by his waist as he found himself staring at the high ceiling, his back against the table. Then his arms and wrists were restrained, and finally his head -with a space bearing his forehead.

Naota once again sobered up and went rigid as he realized what was going to happen. If this was a sewing machine... he was the cloth.

He felt small stinging pains on his wrist and inner arms. The doctor's voice rang out from somewhere to his left. You're going to be fed threw an IV, we're expecting a guest to come soon, and we can't take the chance that your not in this thing when they get here. We're also putting in an IV of serum in your arm that'll automatically go off when it needs to. I have some things to attend to. Your guards will be here -don't go anywhere! I'll be right back! he finished cheerfully.

Just at that moment an ejection of serum hit his bloodstream, only this time and it felt like time slowed as he felt more sweat drip down his face, although he was freezing. His breathing became heavy and he could only think of one thing: Haruko.


She was on her way. Yuto had fixed them up real good and they were ready to do some damage. What he had said to her before she left resounded in her ears. He pulled her into a hug and said, Don't go off and get your self killed, that power's not worth it. She didn't know what he was talking about. Of course she wasn't going to get herself killed, she was going to save Naota.

Haruko would get there in about an hour, and she was going over her plan in her head. She had taken a map of the blueprints of MM HQ from the GSPB, so it was only a matter of time before they had noticed her defect.

The MM HQ had about 16 accessible levels, including a branch surrounding it that contained the crew's quarters. The toughest route would being getting past all the security satellites. She would have to break into one of the shuttles as a stowaway, and this would get her the first level of the building, the Hanger. Luckily, after getting inside, their security wasn't too tight.

The next part Haruko had to think about for a while, which was going around undetected. She was too well known by MM for her to just dress up sexy and pass herself off as a nurse or something. This was Medical Mechanica's Head Quarters, she was far too out numbered without Canti. Stealth was essential -she sighed. So, she decided that once she was in, she would abduct a male guard's uniform or something and keep her head low. She would hide her Rickenbacker and Atomsk's base with her Vespa and call for it when she needed it, but bring the Flying V with her in a case.

From there Haruko would sneak around and take the elevator down to the last five levels, the Lab Levels of their HQ. There, Naota was being held captive in LL 4 or 5. She would have to work fast down there to find him because she didn't know how tight security was down there. After she found him, she'd take out anyone standing in her way, and haul ass out of there. Simple, really.

Her pulse had quickened as she got closer to her destination. Despite the situation, she was excited. She would rescue Naota this time. She had to.



The doors of the large room swished open and some pairs of footsteps had entered the room. Naota wished he could turn his head and see, but the restraint over his head prevented him from doing so. The voice of the doctor could be heard then. I'm back! Good, you didn't go anywhere!

Don't worry, it's only a matter of time until we get started...

The table Naota was lying on lifted upwards to face the sewing machine.



Haruko was in. She had hid her Vespa in a empty mini hanger and she had spotted a lone security guard a few feet away. She whispered a in his direction. He walked into the dark mini hanger and looked around. Before another second had passed, a pair of hands had placed themselves on his head. With a sharp twist to the left and a popping noise, he fell down, dead. She couldn't risk him waking up and finding her stuff here.

Quickly, she stripped the body of it's uniform, wrapped her chest down, and put the uniform on. It was a little big, and it wasn't exactly easy to breathe -but good enough. Luckily, the uniform included a hat, in which he tucked all of her hair into. Then as casually as she could, she strolled out of the mini hanger, guitar case in toe, and towards the exit of the Hanger -not being able to stop and admire the floor or ceiling.

When Haruko arrived at the first level, she glanced around and caught site of the elevator across the pentagon shaped hole, defining the floor. She made her way to the elevator unnoticed. Surprising a sigh of relief, she boarded the elevator and pressed the Lab Level 4 button. She was in the elevator for quite sometime, and she was beginning to grow restless when it stopped. At first, she was startled, thinking something was wrong for it to just stop at level 8; it was then that she heard electronic voice come from a speaker in the elevator wall. Please state identification print and password in order to get to the Laboratory Levels.

Her eyes widened. She hadn't known about this. Please state identification print and password.

Shit... Haruko uttered as she began to press random numbers on the keypad. Incorrect password. Please state identification print and password. Frustrated and becoming afraid, she started banging on the keypad. Intruder alert in: 5, 4, ...



Haruko looked around the elevator, searching for a way out. Lights began to flash on each level as the intruder alarm went off. As she whipped out the Flying V and tore off her disguise, she spotted guards from the upper levels. The elevator suddenly began to ascend. She kicked the keypad... then hit it with the guitar. Sparks flew from it and the elevator came to a halt. Unfortunately, the doors opened and a horde of guards charged at her. As she swung, a group of about four to five guards flew back into more guards. Thank you Yuto.

Another swing, more flew back, but they just kept coming... Haruko was getting tired. But before she could devise a way to escape from this mess, she felt a sharp pain in her gut. She looked down to see the same kind of tranquilizer dart in her ribs that Naota had in the shuttle -how could she have let that slip pass her?!. As she became increasingly angry with herself, her breathing became shallow and three guards charged at her. One was able to grab the Flying V away from her as the other two grabbed her arms and slapped a pair of handcuffs on her. She passed out.


When Haruko came to, she found herself being held up by a pair of hands with steely grips. Her arms were being held behind her by what she realized as a pair of hand cuffs that irritated her arm where her Atomsk locater was. She was in a large room with something big in it, view blocked by a group of scientists in white lab coats. In the front of the group stood a freakishly smiling scientist, staring right at her.

Ah, we've been expecting you. he started, seemly amused with the situation. Haruko gave out a grunt as she began to struggle against the steel arms. She found an opening, and yanked herself free, quickly she turned around in a roundhouse kick, taking out the guards that held her. Another charged at her and she jumped up and pushed off his face, going into a flip. As she came back down however, something butt her hard against the back of her head and she fell to her knees. The corners of her vision darkened as she almost blacked out. She felt her self turned around by steel arms grabbing her once again.

You might not want to do that, you see... we have a proposition for you. She stopped struggling upon hearing this, although she was still apprehensive. You are one of the best fighters in all of the Galaxy Space Police Brotherhood, ... Galaxy Space Patrol Officer, First Class. Ah, there's something that you've been trying to get though. Someone. he said the name of GSPB as if it were some cursed word. The hairs on the back of Haruko's neck stood on end for she could sense the direction of which his speech was going.

He continued. You were so close to helping us on Earth you know. In your power-crazed fit, you, a Galaxy Space Patrol Officer of the First Class, almost let us, Medical Mechanica, conquer Earth. And why? Because you were so close to getting the power of Atomsk.

That's why isn't it? Why you helped us almost conquer Earth? That's why you stole and converted MMR X01? That's why you seduced and used both Amarao Aoki and Nadaba Naota?! Isn't that why you joined the Galaxy Space Police Brotherhood in the first place?! Because you want his power?! You want Atomsk?!


Haruko screamed at his accusations as she continued to struggle... for they were all correct.

Now now... I said we had a proposition for you, did I not?

You see... we can help you. If you help us. If you leave the Galaxy Space Police Brotherhood, we can give you want you want. At this very moment, as we speak, Medical Mechanica is moments away from recapturing the Pirate King.

If you join us... you can have Atomsk's powers. All yours.

Haruko's breath came short and something pulled at her heart.

Although, if you refuse us... let's just say that we have an incentive for you not to. At this, the doctor stood aside to let her see the rest of the room behind him clearly. There was Naota strapped to a table, drenched in what looked like his own sweat, underneath a huge needle poised directly at his head.





He heard a rush of footsteps as an alarm went off somewhere. Ah, our guest is here. Be sure to bring her here alive, will you? We need her just as much as we need this boy. A pair of footsteps left. Who was their guest?

Shortly, the doors reopened and more footsteps entered the room. Sir, a dead body along with a moped and two guitars has been found in the Hanger. Confiscate the moped and guitars, bring the body to sickbay.

Footsteps leaving.

A few minutes later, what sounded like a heard of people had entered the room. Ah good, now let's just wait until she wakes up, then we can begin.

A few more minutes later, and then the doctor began speaking. Who was he talking to?

He heard a sudden scuffling of feet, and some thumps, and finally a smacking noise, and then the talking resumed.

Then Naota heard something about Earth.

That's why isn't it? Why you helped us almost conquer Earth? That's why you stole and converted MMR X01? That's why you seduced and used both Amarao Aoki and Nadaba Naota?! Isn't that why you joined the Galaxy Space Police Brotherhood in the first place?! Because you want his power?! You want Atomsk?!

No. Could they have...

Was he talking with Haruko?!



It was Haruko, she was here. What was going on?!

Naota could not hear what was said next, but after a moment of two he heard the shuffle of feet.



His heart leapt in his chest. She knew he was here now. Swallowing the pain, he turned his head as much as he could to face the direction of the voices. ... Haruko? He could see her out of the corner of his eye. She was being held by two burly guards. She had been captured too. What was going on?

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Yep, now, instead of just leaving Naota in a bad situation -I've left both of them in bad situations!! Muahahaha..., but don't hate me, it's not over yet.