Author: Nadz
Email: vegitto02 at yahoo dot com

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DragonTek (Part II: The Blood Saga)

Chapter 16 – The Mission

"I was so happy to see her last night." Those were the first words Goku uttered upon meeting up with Vegita, who had already arrived an hour earlier at the Space Knight Command Center the next morning. Before they could engage in further conversation, the Space Knights greeted Goku with a warm, but hurried, welcome. Honda and Levin had already finished completing Pegas two nights ago, giving Blade enough time for several test runs against minor bugger attacks. Upon entering the heart of the Command Center, the Saiya-jin boys received a briefing about any last minute specifics of the mission. Soon, eleven o' clock approached, and everybody made final preparations.

The clock read 12:30 pm. Galt intently watched the enormous viewing screen in the military command room and continuously spouted orders. Troops from King Team had already infiltrated the Orbital Ring via taking up the elevators embedded within the long pillars that stretched between the planet surface and the Ring. Heading towards the outpost between sections six and seven thousand, they were swiftly encountered by buggers that burst through the walls. The buggers spit their venomous juices at the soldiers, burning several. The men began to fire, only killing some. Even the hundreds of troops that were up there were having trouble holding their own against the beasts. Their situation grave, they needed help.

"There's too many of them!" yelled a soldier, who fired his laser rifle at the enemy.

"We won't be able to hold on much longer!" yelled the sergeant into his comlink.

"You must hold on!" said Galt, knowing that no part of the operation could fail. "Queen group, engage now!"

"Now!" sneered Noal, piloting the Blue Earth close to the Radam Outpost on the Orbital Ring. Several equipped jet fighters had accompanied him and aided in blowing away some of the buggers that had blocked their path. It was not long before Pegas shot forth from the airlock of the Blue Earth. Inside its body was Blade, undergoing his transformation. Soon, Blade emerged and tore his way into the outpost.

With zeal, he gutted the buggers that had been giving King Team a hard time, and the soldiers witnessing the slaughter let out a cheer. King Team advanced further towards the center of the Outpost.

Meanwhile, the buggers in space continued to attack Queen Group. Noal cursed while trying to gun down as many as he could. In the distance, he saw something he couldn't believe – even more hives.

"Isn't there a limit to these creatures?" he shook his head in disbelief. Fighters from Queen Group continued to blast away at the enemy. Spear and Saber watched all the action but remained hidden.

"Ace Team, ready for launch," ordered Galt. Within seconds, each of the four planes in Ace Team took off from the Allied Military Headquarters. As they made through the air, they were approached by a swarm of buggers that had already begun to fall from the sky. Accompanying jet fighters attempted to hit the creatures with lasers, but their potency was limited. Many were destroyed, leaving Ace Team exposed.

The buggers then ignored the remainder of the fighters and went directly after the Ace Team jets.

'It seems as if they know what we are up to,' thought Galt, shocked. 'But how could they?'

"General," a young lieutenant said. "The buggers are raining down upon the cities nearby in addition to several other cities around the globe. They're attacking everyone and everything there."

'I didn't know they had so many buggers ready for battle already,' thought Galt, now sweating profusely. 'And now our little surprise-attack operation has triggered a significant retaliation from their side. But if these buggers are pouring down nearby, why haven't any of them attacked this base directly?'

"Allied command, we need help!" yelled the pilot of Diamond Fighter. "They're gaining on us!"

All four of Ace's planes entered a diamond formation, trying to ward off the persistent buggers. Although they succeeded in eliminating several by laser fire, more kept coming. Extremely concerned, the leaders of the military operation clenched their fists lightly – if Ace Team was to be destroyed, the entire operation would have been for naught. They would have only served to provoke the enemy.

"Blade! Go down and help Ace Team!" ordered Galt. "King Team will take care of themselves."

"Alright. King should be safe for now," replied Blade. Igniting the thrusters on his backside, the Tekkaman burst through the outpost, intending to return to Earth's atmosphere. Yet, his flight was stopped short upon his witnessing an orange-colored Tekkaman appear in his path. Spear pointed his spear at him.

"Going so soon?" another new voice echoed from behind Blade. "And I thought it'd be so nice to have a family reunion right here."

Blade narrowed his eyes as he turned to face the one who had just spoken. With his red-black armor and pointed spikes on his toes, the new Tekkaman appeared fierce. His body armor resembling that of a twisted insect, the intimidating warrior approached Earth's Tekkaman with condescending scorn.

"Saber!" growled Blade, recognizing its identity. "You survived…"

"After all this time," smirked the warrior beneath his mask, "aren't you happy to see your twin?"

"Two other Tekkamen have trapped Blade!" the lieutenant yelled. Galt could hardly believe his ears. The last thing he expected was for Tekkaman Blade to be rendered useless. Now, there was no immediate solution for helping Ace Team, still attempting to out-maneuver the surrounding buggers. Ace Team, still unable to escape Earth's atmosphere due to the oncoming beasts, was already behind schedule.

'If they don't get to their destination within minutes, all will fail,' thought Galt, feeling the sweat in his palms. The entire operation was collapsing before his very eyes.

"What!" blurted Vegita, grabbing the sharp item as it flew by his person. For over thirty minutes, Goku and he had been waiting patiently near the Orbital Ring by the order of Commander Freeman. Their mission was to protect Ace Team upon its arrival into space. They had been chatting when then the object had suddenly flown past Vegita. The Saiya-jin examined it, realizing that it was a Tekkaman weapon.

"Who are you?" demanded Goku as they turned around and faced their adversary.

"Tekkaman Blood is my name, and to stop you is why I came," Alena joked. Having never seen this warrior previously, the young men wondered as to the identity of the person within the armor. Alena stared at Goku for several seconds. Even as a Radam, she could not resist her attraction towards him.

"Yeah, and your rhyme is pretty lame," Goku retorted, offending her. "Get out of here."

"I will shortly, but let me show you this," Alena said as she pulled out a small box. Goku and Vegita watched with a curiosity that soon turned into disgust. In Blood's hand was a severed head, which she held by its hair, and dried blood caked its cheeks. Vegita widened his eyes, finding the face familiar.

"Hamato!" he gasped. "One of my sister's college friends… You sick, twisted fuck! Who are—"

"You think this is bad?" came the reply. "It will only get worse from here on."

"Blood, huh?" mumbled Goku. "Grandmother Anita… you're the one who murdered her."

"Possibly," answered the Tekkaman. "My question is – what are you two going to do about it?"

Their dialogue was interrupted by a transmission from Freeman, "Goku, Vegita – Ace team is still near Allied Military Headquarters and is in big trouble. They need your help clearing the way for them."

"It's too bad that we have to run this little errand," said Vegita. "You're very lucky."

"Of course I am," she taunted. Both boys turned for Earth and flew as fast as they could. Blood followed them, curious to see where they were going. She remembered the man in the transmission saying that the planes were "near Allied Military Headquarters," just the place she wanted to go.

"It's following us," said a worried Goku.

"She's not our concern right now. Let's help those fighters," replied Vegita. Within seconds, they witnessed the swarm of buggers that had been hindering Ace Team. Before they could react, Blood shot past the young men and tore through one of the planes, obliterating it. Goku cursed to himself, and both of the boys transformed into Super Saiya-jin.

"Don't worry," came in a transmission from Allied Command. "That was only a decoy."

"So what!" yelled Goku back into the comlink. "There were still people in it!"

The two angered boys watched as Blood flew past the rest of the planes, leaving them unharmed. They soon realized its plans as it continued down towards the headquarters.

"Allied Command!" yelled Vegita. "A Radam Tekkaman is headed straight for you right now!"

"We have to go help them," pleaded Goku. "Or else she'll tear them apart."

"We can't, Goku; for the sake of humanity, we can't leave these planes on their own."

With the Tekkaman out of sight, the only enemies in the area were the buggers attacking Ace Team. Without hesitating, the boys tore through the creatures, thus clearing the path for the Ace Team fighters. The jets made their way into space and towards the Orbital Ring. Goku and Vegita followed them, protecting them from any other creatures that attempted to interfere. Back on Earth…

'Who the hell were those two boys?!' Galt said, his mouth agape. 'They saved our hide!'

Unknown to the General, Tekkaman Blood landed in the brush near Allied Military Headquarters and reverted back to her human form. She laughed, for Goku had unknowingly aided Radam once again.

"Brother, the invasion has started again," said Saki, with a tone of worry in her voice as she looked into the distance. Buggers had begun to rain down on a nearby city, and explosions were clearly visible from where they stood. She shook her head and wondered what role Vegita had to play in this war.

"Saki, it's of no concern to us," Shinjo replied. "We must find the remaining Dragonballs."

Alena slid her knife across the guard's throat and looked at him in contempt upon seeing his body fall to the ground. Wiping the blade on his clothes, she grinned to herself as she saw the Allied Military Headquarters looming in front of her. Being the building in which the operation was being controlled, it contained some of the highest-ranking leaders of the military. This was certainly going to be her day.

"Tek-Setta!" she whispered as a maroon colored crystal shell encased her. As the red lines went over her naked body, she once again felt the deadly armor form on her bare skin. Moments later, in her place stood Tekkaman Blood, gripping her excessively jagged lance with her right hand. She flashed her left eye red as she ambled towards the building.

"It's a Tekkaman! Get it!" yelled a guard. A dozen guards ran up to her, firing their blasters away. Without a word, she lunged towards the guard that had yelled and silenced him, only to turn towards his compatriots and hew them down with a swing of her lance. She snorted as even more men, like true soldiers, continued to fire. Over two hundred troops were swarming towards her along with several tanks. She was only a thousand feet away from the military building, but she decided to have some fun first.

Flying towards the troops, she noticed a youth who resembled Goku. She gripped her lance and drove it straight through the soldier behind him. The pseudo-Goku continued to fire, but she ignored him and burst through his comrades. She turned to face him and noticed the tears streaming down his cheeks.

'I must have killed many of his friends here,' she thought, and she even felt a little remorse. But she had to remember that she was a Radam and that they were at war with the humans. Tekkaman Blood continued to massacre the soldiers resisting her, and she vaporized the tanks with her Voltekker blasts.

When she was done, Alena gripped her weapon and turned around. Behind her lay hundreds of soldiers, most dead and bloodied. Those still alive cried out in agony, only to die from blood loss shortly thereafter. In the middle of them stood Goku's duplicate, continuing to weep as he pointed his gun at her.

"How could you!" he only managed to whisper. It had only been months since he'd joined the military, and he had even made several good friends. They had helped him through his training, giving him support and advice through the rigorous military program. And this was how he repaid them – by watching them perish. The boy looked around him and saw the corpses of his friends, only to collapse to his knees…

Alena turned and smashed her way through the steel doors of the Allied Military Headquarters building. As she entered the hallway, more personnel came to fire on her, but she slaughtered them all with her lance. Puddles of blood followed her every step as she made her way into the heart of the complex.