Author: Nadz
Email: vegitto02 at yahoo dot com

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DragonTek (Part II: The Blood Saga)

Chapter 18 – Mission Done

Blood threw another punch at Ichiro, remembering that she had to restrain herself of else the enemy would be able to recognize her through her chi. Ichiro easily dodged and spun his leg over to her head. The force of his kick was strong, and Blood felt its impact. The Tekkaman grunted and jumped into the air. Ichiro followed suit and delivered a series of short energy blasts, all of which Blood easily blocked.

"I didn't know that Tekkamen could fight as good as you do," Ichiro commented.

"Maybe it's just that you're a bad fighter," Blood retorted. That hit his nerve, and he powered up even more. He began to gather more energy for his use, but Blood would have none of that. In the middle of his power-up, Blood appeared in front of him and socked him in the stomach. Ichiro coughed up blood.

"Otosan!" Kenshin yelled from below, gripping his katana. 'I have to help my father!'

Blood kicked at Ichiro, but he grabbed her leg. Alena snickered as she shot out a spike from that section of her leg, piercing Ichiro's palm. The man grabbed his hand and tried to subdue the pain. In return, he came back and delivered a hard kick to her midsection, causing her to let out a small cry.

"Not too shabby for an obsolete, old man like yourself," Blood grumbled.

"Obsolete, old men," Ichiro grunted, "can't deliver the death I'm just about to provide."

"Then show it to me," Alena taunted, and he let out a powerful blast with his hand. She dodged.

"That was your big attack?" she laughed. "That was the death you were going to give?"

"Why don't you turn around?" Ichiro asked. With that, Alena turned her body to see the blast circling back towards her. Ichiro immediately released another blast with his left hand and grinned as he saw his opponent cornered. Alena turned back around just in time to see the second blast heading for her. Before she could react, both of the beams hit her, resulting in a respectable explosion.

'That bastard, that hurt!' Alena thought as she was knocked backwards in the air. Her armor had been singed, and she felt some pain underneath. How could an aged fighter, not even Super Saiya-jin, catch her off guard like that? She examined her armor and determined the damage to be superficial.

'Enough jerking around,' she rasped to herself. 'I will finish him off right now.'

Ichiro smiled slightly upon seeing his enemy crash down onto the ground and cry in pain.

"It's time to end this," he whispered to himself. He prepared himself for the finishing move and crouched into a stance in the air. Planning to destroy her with a Kame-hame-ha, he gathered the necessary energy into his palms. Alena observed the man's actions and smiled to herself.

'Good, this is working perfectly,' she chuckled to herself.

"Ka… me…"

'He's going to come down at point-blank range just to make sure that I don't dodge it.'

"… ha… me…" Ichiro roared.

'He knows if I dodge, he may cause great damage to the base in case the blast hits the Earth.'

'Now!' thought Ichiro. Ready to deliver his assault, Ichiro disappeared and reappeared just above Blood's fallen body. Her backside was facing him, and he extended his palms towards her in front of his chest, planning to finish the murderer off for good.

"DIE!" Blood roared as she gripped the lance hidden under her belly, spun around, and drove it straight through Ichiro's unguarded midsection. Ichiro's eyes bulged as he felt the lance rip through his body and out of his back. His face expressed pure shock, unable to comprehend how she had moved so quickly. The power he had gathered faded away, and his arms limply dropped to his sides.

"Otosan…" whispered Kenshin, unable to move. "OTOSAN!!"

Blood breathed heavily as she saw Ichiro's impaled figure. From his wound poured a river of redness, and more blood trickled out of his mouth. Ichiro struggled to stay alive, but Blood jerked the lance upwards, ripping into more of Ichiro's organs. With another swift stroke, she jerked the lance side-ways, tearing the weapon out of his side. The man fell to the ground in a heap and struggled to stay conscious.

"Kenshin…" Ichiro managed to gasp. Kenshin seethed in rage, his aura flaring around his body.

"You will never defeat Tekkaman Blood…" Alena sneered. Kenshin and Ichiro gasped.

"… Anita's executioner!" Blood yelled as she swung her lance down upon Ichiro's head. Before it cleaved his skull, a katana flaming with white aura appeared from nowhere and blocked her weapon. His energy level skyrocketing, Kenshin stood in front of her, gritting his teeth as his eyes burned with hatred.

"Impossible," whispered Alena, shocked that the boy had moved so quickly.

"… Be strong, my son," Ichiro choked, his wound bleeding. "Find… the power…to beat her…"

"HA!" Kenshin roared a battle cry as his eyes glowed with rage. His irises changed from their normal violet color to sea green and then to a piercing yellow. His hair changed from its reddish tinge to a fiery orange-yellow, and a golden aura blazed about his body. The ground below him rumbled, and the force of his power pushed Blood backwards.

"So, you've actually managed to reach the legendary level," Blood said as she gripped her lance.

"… I am proud… of you… Kenshin," Ichiro gasped his last words. He closed his eyes, and his raised arm dropped to the ground. He let out his last breath, and his soul left the world of the living.

"You bitch," grated Kenshin, his voice low and razor sharp. "I will tear you."

Blood realized that this battle would be far tougher than the one with Ichiro.

"One more minute until the explosives are set; then we're out of here," a soldier radioed back to the Spade Fighter, parked on the landing strip near its destination. The Spade pilots gave a thumbs-up to Goku, waiting outside, and they geared the craft for take-off. In another few minutes, the explosives would be set on the power generator machines, and the soldiers would climb back on board the fighter. Above, Goku floated nearby and kept a constant watch for any approaching danger.

His peace was disturbed as two figures clearly approached him from the distance. He recognized them both as being Tekkamen. One was Spear, whom he had seen during their previous encounter. The other one, covered in red and black armor with pointed toes, didn't ring a bell. Goku frowned.

"Hi, boy," Spear said. "Remember me? Allow me to introduce Saber to you."

"We won't let your little friends escape unscathed," snickered Saber, brandishing his lance.

"Oh?" Goku smirked as he immediately transformed into Super Saiya-jin mode. Spear and Saber flew straight towards the Spade Fighter and simultaneously charged up. Goku cursed under his breath.

"Vol-tekka!" they yelled as their orange and red crystalline beams, respectively, made their ways towards the parked craft. The pilots looked through the window and saw the beams coming at them; there would be no way for them to take off in time. Goku instantly appeared in the path of the blasts and fired energy beams from his two hands, countering both of the Tekkamen's Voltekkas. The Saiya-jin looked behind him and realized that he was pinned. If he moved, their blasts would obliterate the ship behind him.

'Their blasts are pretty strong, but not strong enough that I can't overpower them,' realized Goku, noticing Spear and Saber continuing to fire without moving. 'Yet, I can't destroy them just yet since they know where the Radam are hiding. If only I could get them to talk.'

'We have him pinned,' smiled Saber, flashing his eye. 'Just as we wanted.'

'Strange,' wondered Goku. 'They know their blasts are being countered by mine. Why, then, are they wasting their energy by continuing to fire?'

'All is working to plan,' chuckled Saber in his mind. "How nice to see you, Blade."

"Finally," whispered Goku in relief upon noticing the Tekkaman appear next to the Spade Fighter. "Blade, I could use some help over here. Can you fire your own Voltekker blast to counter theirs? That way I can move the ship easily out of danger."

"Of course, my friend. I would be glad to help," chuckled Blade, revealing the blaster cannons on his shoulders. Goku looked on in shock as a green, emerald blast erupted from the Tekkaman's shoulders and engulfed the fighter craft, vaporizing it and any individuals inside.

"Shit!" Goku yelled as he moved out of the way, allowing his enemies' beams to bypass him and hit the smoldering remains of Spade Fighter. "Blade, you bastard! Why did you do that?"

"Have you not yet realized," cut in Saber, flashing a red eye, "that Radam is his family now?"

"What?" Goku whispered to himself. 'Blade, what happened to you?'

"Explosives planted!" yelled the squad leader as his men exited from a door and stepped onto the landing strip. The troops looked on in shock to see the remains of the craft smoldering in front of them. They cursed, knowing now that returning to Earth would be impossible.

"Do you like our little trick?" chuckled Saber, facing the squad. "How ironic that your own plans will turn against you. My friends and I destroyed your ship, and now you have no means of escape. You will perish with the imminent explosion you have planned."

Without another word, Goku swept down and landed in front of the troops. The three Tekkamen watched from observe, chuckling in delight at their enemy's predicament. They had them trapped for sure.

"How much time until detonation?" Goku asked desperately.

"One minute," the leader said, his voice solid. "We're ready to die for our planet."

"You won't need to. Hurry up and form a net. Grab two other people as tightly as you can."

The Radam watched in interest as the men complied and soon formed a human web. Goku used his energy and his hands to lift them up and carry them to a more distant section of the Orbital Ring; Saber watched in vexation as the troops landed safely. Within moments, a massive explosion occurred in the desired location, completely destroying the power generator with it. The troops cheered.

"We may have underestimated your intelligence," muttered Saber, glaring at the Saiya-jin. "But I promise we will be back to haunt you."

Goku paid no attention to them and chose to stay with the troops in order to protect them from any further harm. The three Tekkaman grumbled before flying away.

"This is Diamond Fighter," a voice suddenly said over the comlink. "Our mission is accomplished; we are out of here and going back to base."

"Wait!" yelled the leader. "Come and pick up Spade Group. We are located several sections down from our target. Our ship has been destroyed; there's no other way for us to get back to Earth."

"No worries, we'll come get you," came the response. Shortly thereafter, the Diamond Fighter arrived and picked up the survivors. Vegita nodded to Goku as they headed back for Earth.

Blood struggled as she fought with Kenshin. The boy was very fast, even a little faster than her. His speed had forced her to fight seriously; the only thing she could do was block his barrage of slashes. He was displaying incredible power, for his strength had allowed him to crack her jagged lance enough to render it useless. Kenshin swung for her neck, but she evaded and attempted to pierce him with the edge of her damaged weapon. The youth knocked the lance away with his sword and continued his assault.

'If I don't reveal my real power to him, he'll finish me off soon. Or I could just escape when I—'

Before she could complete her thought, Kenshin released a potent energy blast that enveloped her entire body. Alena howled as it burned her skin and damaged her armor significantly. The pain in her ribs and the throbbing of her head made her cry in pain. Upon finishing his attack, he appeared over her head.

"Go to hell!" Kenshin roared, swinging his sword downwards, but she raised her lance to block his strike. Before she could react, he disappeared from above her and reappeared directly in front of her. With a yell, he drilled his katana through an unarmored notch at her side. Blood cried in pain and stumbled back.

How could that boy have pierced through her impenetrable armor? Alena fell on her backside, feeling blood escape from the wound, and she felt the pain as she attempted to pull out the katana. Kenshin appeared above her, yelling as he drove his fist into her face and broke off pieces of her facial mask.

"Why…" he screamed, striking her hard with his left fist, cracking her mask even further.

"… did you…" he continued to hammer away, pounding it in and breaking off more small pieces.

"… kill my…" Alena felt the impact of his fists, tasting the bitter blood from her lips and cheeks.

"… FATHER!" With one final punch, Kenshin broke off the final layers of Tekkaman Blood's protective facemask. He froze in horror as he witnessed the girl's face, a face he instantly recognized through the veneer of redness that covered it. Gasping, he gazed at the scarlet eyes that stared back at him.

"Alena…" Kenshin whispered as he slowly backed away. "Alena, it can't be you… please…"

The boy collapsed on his knees and breathed heavily as he looked at his female cousin lying on the ground. His hair reverted to his normal dark red color, and the golden aura around him faded away. Still unable to move, Alena watched the tears well in his eyes as he broke down. Kenshin screamed, cursing as he slammed his fists into the ground. One by one, the Radam were taking his family from him.

General Galt received applause inside the Allied Military Headquarters Commanding Room. The men in King Team had been rescued, and two of the generators were destroyed, thereby cutting Radam's energy source by half. However, two generators remained, but they could be taken out in a subsequent mission. In addition, the assault on their military base had been halted for the time being, if not for good.

"Congratulations on a victory, General," a military officer said to Galt as he stuck out his hand.

"Thank you," Galt replied, shaking it. Several more officers congratulated the general before he was given several seconds of peace. Galt wiped the sweat from his head; this indeed has been a stressful mission, and he needed to rest. Yet, he had to do one more thing.

"Commander Freeman!" Galt barked into the transmitter. "I hold you personally responsible for the loss of Tekkaman Blade. It is your incompetence that led to his defection to the enemy."

Freeman withheld from responding; instead, his eyes only burned into those of Galt.

"Now, Freeman," whispered Galt, "your little organization will soon be mine."

Kenshin felt a hand on his shoulder. Turning around, he saw his cousins Goku and Vegita looking affectionately at him. They lifted him to his feet and straightened his shoulders. Vegita looked down at the figure lying on the ground, recognizing its armor.

"Alena…" whispered Goku as he approached her fallen body. Her eyes were closed, and her face was covered in her dried blood. He could tell that she had let tears run. 'What have they done to you?'

"Alena… Tekkaman Blood," choked Kenshin as he pointed to the body of his fallen father. "She did this… she killed him and my grandmother… she also killed every other body you see lying here."

"I'm so sorry, Kenshin," Vegita whispered as he bent his head in shame. He could barely believe that his twin sister had caused such death and agony. He felt ashamed to call her 'family'. All the innocent lives she took here, people that had been fighting for their planet – it was all due to her.

"Kenshin, I'm so sorry too," choked Goku, torn between his girlfriend and the killer that lay in front of him. He knelt to touch her face, and tears ran from his eyes. He could never have imagined that his love had become one with their enemy. Soon, her armor faded from her body, and her clothed human figure lay on the ground. Kenshin's katana was still embedded in her person, but the bleeding had stopped.

"Goku…" Alena whispered as her eyes slowly opened. "Goku, what have I done?"

"Just rest now, Alena," Goku whispered, gently touching her head. "It's not your fault."

"… Not her fault? Are you fucking crazy?!" yelled Kenshin, bolting up. "What do you mean it's not her fault? Her hands alone did this! Don't let her live! Destroy her now while you have the chance!"

"Kenshin, she has been controlled by the Radam," Goku said, his voice trembling with a mix of anger, angst, and devastation. "It was… Tekkaman Blood, not Alena, who caused this destruction."

Kenshin only gritted his teeth, clenching his fists as he took a step towards them.

"Vegita," started Goku. "Call the medical team and get them out here. She needs attention, now."

Alena's brother nodded and quickly went inside the complex.

"I can't believe you, Goku," Kenshin seethed. "The only reason you're being so compassionate is 'cause you love that bitch! Had she been anybody else, you would have left her here to die."

"That's enough, Kenshin," Goku warned, his voice becoming firmer.

"Enough? My father is dead, Goku! She killed him! And all you care about is whether SHE is okay?" Kenshin roared, and Alena cried. "Haven't you thought about what I'm going through right now?"

"Please believe me, Kenshin… I'm so sorry…" Alena choked. "I feel terrible…"

"I don't want your apologies," grated Kenshin, walking towards her. "I just want you dead."

Goku rose to his feet and faced his approaching cousin. He looked sternly at the boy, who glared back at him. The words that Kenshin uttered rang through his mind, but Goku remembered how Fritz von Braun, or Tekkaman Dagger, had lain helplessly on the ground after Vegita had wounded him. Those Tekkaman were humans bent against their will. They could all be saved; they didn't have to be destroyed.

The tension in the air was thick, and the two young men continued to stare each other down.

Kenshin scowled, and his eyes flashed yellow as he readied himself to charge. The two stood still, only to be interrupted as medics ran out towards them. Kenshin relaxed his arms but glared at his cousin.

"You're lucky this time," the boy whispered, "Son Goku."

Author Notes: Just to clarify, Alena really is back to her normal self (she isn't faking it this time). Also, Vegita agrees to head inside the complex to fetch the medical team because he sees that sparks are flying between Goku and Kenshin already, and if he insists to stay, it will just be wasting precious time needed to treat his sister.