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Chapter 21: Death of a Friend

Guyver Blue arrived at the location of her two friends to see Gigantic Guyver 1, finish off an Enzyme II with a hyper-smasher blast. As he closed the chest-plates, however, the gigantic armour retracted from him and he reverted back to Guyver 1.

Damn! She thought, Guyver 5 has been 'killed'.

[Guyver 1, get clear of that Enzyme II and grab Guyver 5's control medal. I'll handle the other one.]

[Right.]

Blue prepared a pressure cannon blast to distract the Enzyme II while Guyver 1 retrieved the medal. The discharge blasted a large hole in the stomach of the creature. Blue then activated the sonic swords in her wrists and ran at the zoanoid, before jumping up, flipping over its head and slicing its arms off as she landed behind it.

[Nice!] She heard Sho thinking.

The Enzyme II wasn't completely out of action yet though. It fired a spray of its acid from its mouth, which hit Blue on the chest, damaging her right mega-smasher cannon.

[Guyver 1, do you have enough strength for a mega-smasher beam?] She asked.

[I think so, only one side though.]

[That'll be enough, begin charging on my signal.]

[Ready when you are.]

Blue then ran at the Enzyme II. As she got close, she put her hands on what remained of its shoulders and pulled herself up. This gave her momentum, which allowed her to jump off its shoulders, flip backwards, and get some distance between the creature and her.

[Guyver 1, now!]

Blue sensed the energy build-up as she landed in a crouch, at approximately the same distance away from the zoanoid as Guyver 1 was and at an approximate angle of 62 degrees to his left. She opened her left cannon as she stood upright, and fired it as she saw Guyver 1 fire his. The power behind the blast, from two different angles, was more than the zoanoid could withstand and it was vaporised.

"Thanks, Guyver Blue," Guyver 1 said, venting steam from his mouth vents, "That was close."

Blue also vented steam before turning to face him.

"Are you all right?"

"I'm OK, but Guyver 5 will need to be regenerated from her control medal," Guyver 1 replied, holding out the circular device, "Damn it! I should have let her use the gigantic armour. She would have been able to protect herself better."

"Are you sure about that?" Blue asked.

Guyver 1 turned to face her, control medal glowing.

"What do you mean?" He demanded.

"She wasn't very familiar with her armour to begin with. If she had used the upgrade, she might have lasted a little longer, but she may have still been beaten by the Enzymes."

Guyver 1 thought about this for a minute.

"I suppose that's true."

"I don't know her that well, but I don't think she'd blame you for her 'death'. Believe me, Guyver 1; you don't want to let this get to you. If you do, it'll keep coming back to you at random times, which could prove fatal if it happened in a fight."

"Something similar has happened before." Guyver 1 said.

"What do you mean?"

"Are you aware of what happened to my father?"

"Only that Chronos turned him into the prototype Enzyme II and your armour, on automatic, killed him in self defence."

"Right. The problem was that my mind blanked out those events, and I lost the ability to summon my armour. I could never figure out why my armour wouldn't respond until Aptom told me the truth."

"At which point you regained your ability to bio-boost?"

"Yes. Aptom was threatening to kill Mizuki, and I somehow regained control."

"Interesting. You see my point though?"

"Yes."

"I suggest you discuss it with Guyver 5 after she has regenerated. It might help."

"I'll do that. Thanks Blue."

The two of them stood there quietly for a minute while Guyver 1's armour healed him of the few injuries he had sustained in the fight.

"Will you be able to keep an eye on the medal, while she does regenerate?" Blue asked.

"Not easily, Agito is starting to think that Chronos knows about our home. We need to clear out soon and go elsewhere."

"Do you want me to take care of her, while she regenerates?"

"Are you sure?"

"I can keep it on the sofa at Guyver Red's apartment. I'm sure none of them will mind."

"OK. I'll leave her to you."

Guyver 1 handed the medal over to Blue. Blue took it and then said:

"I'll keep you posted on her status."

"Thank you, Blue. I owe you then."

"For what?"

"You saved my life a few minutes ago, then you pointed out what Guyver 5 will probably tell me later on, and now you're taking care of my girlfriend while she heals."

"I guess that's three so far." Blue replied, "Don't worry though, you can pay me back on the battlefield in the future."

Sho smiled under his armour, before deactivating it.

"Thanks, Blue. I'll see you soon."

"No problem. Bye."

Blue watched Sho walk away. She scanned the nearby area to check that he wasn't going to be attacked again, before teleporting herself to the hallway outside her temporary home. She deactivated her armour before walking into the apartment. As she entered, she noticed both Ran and Mutaru sitting on the sofa. They both looked very shaken.

"What happened, Sonnet?" Mutaru asked.

"Did you hear a scream in your mind?"

Ran nodded.

"That's what you hear when a Guyver has his or her control medal removed from their forehead."

"So one of your number has died?" Kyriu asked, walking in.

Sonnet smiled briefly before answering:

"Yes, and no. The body was destroyed, but as long as the control medal survives, it will regenerate the host over time."

"Who died?" Kyriu asked.

"Guyver 5," Was Sonnet's reply, "But don't worry. I have her medal here."

Sonnet then inspected the removed medal. There was a ring of blood around the base of it, but aside from that, it was in perfect condition.

Good thing the blood has dried, Sonnet thought, it would make a mess of the sofa if it hadn't. Not to mention my suit.

Sonnet then placed the medal on the coffee table while she took off her jacket and rolled up her shirtsleeves.

"I offered to take care of her while she regenerates, since Sho and the others are having a few problems."

"Anything we can help with?" Ran asked.

Ran and her brother looked calmer now.

"Not at present, just monitor Mizuki and keep Sho up-to-date on her progress."

"That's not much." Mutaru commented.

"No, it isn't," Sonnet replied, "Would one of you watch the medal while I take a shower?"

Ran nodded, indicating that she would. Sonnet then left the family, went into the bathroom and, after grabbing a towel from the cupboard, removed her clothes and stepped into the shower. While she was showering, she thought about someone that she had tracked down, and spoken to, a few weeks ago.

I wonder if Sho is aware that Aptom is still alive? Not to mention a Chronos fugitive. Maybe I should try to find him again. He would be a great ally if he joined us, instead of working independent, like he's currently doing.