Author: Nadz
Email: vegitto02 at yahoo dot com

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DragonTek (Part III: The Vengeance Saga)

Introduction

Five days have passed since the destruction of the Space Knight Command Center and the Allied Military Headquarters. With Blade out of commission, as well as each of the Saiya-jin warriors, the Radam utilized their opportunity for strengthening their numbers and performing small scale attacks. The Tekkaman known as Blood had wreaked sufficient havoc, and word of her brutal deeds spread wide among militaries around the world. Once a girl that had loved her planet, she single-handedly succeeded in crushing the Earth's chief resisting forces. Yet, the slaughter of soldiers was not all for which she was responsible. The blood of the relatives that she had so savagely murdered would forever taint her soul. It would only be a matter of time before the survivors returned to deliver punishment…

Chapter 27 – Awakening

"They look beautiful, don't they?" Spear chuckled, looking at the two pods glowing silently. Inside were the figures of two young men, both curled in a fetal position with their eyes closed. The first, sporting unusual disheveled hair, seemed to be dreaming peacefully. The other, possessing spiky black hair that stood upright, also seemed to be enjoying his rest. Both were recovering from the latest trial of the new pods invented by Bezel; the Radam had already absorbed an enormous amount of energy from them.

He leaned his head towards Goku's pod and whispered, "Serving the Radam is so grand, isn't it?"

"Do not bother them, Spear," his scarlet eyes glowed as he awoke from his respite. The warlord Omega stared at his servant, his new weapon that had defeated three warriors who previously were thought to be invincible. "We have just drained them of their energy; they need to rest well for the next round."

"Yes, Lord Omega; I cannot believe that the power from their first power transfer was enough to charge two bugger hives," gloated Spear, who turned to face his master. "Lord Plague's new invention is indeed marvelous. Speaking of which, where is he?"

"The High Lord has returned to my flagship, located near Pluto. He has ordered us to proceed with our conquest of Earth as planned," smiled Omega.

"Then what are we to do now?" asked Spear. "How do we finish this conquest?"

"I plan for us to simply wait here until our bugger army is fully charged. They will serve as our backup force," grinned the Radam Warlord, seeing Spear's surprised gesture.

"But Lord Omega, I thought we were going to invade the Earth again with the army!"

"No, that is what I had originally told you. However, I had lied a little," came the reply. "The spore plants that have been growing on the surface below for all these weeks are also eager for action."

"How do you mean?"

"In two days time, the purple spore plants will bloom and awaken. Then, the real conquest of Earth will occur. Those spore plants are our true army and key for total domination."

"I understand, Lord Omega. I did not realize the plants had matured so quickly," replied Spear, realizing Omega's ultimate plan. They were not there for destroying Earth's population completely; they were there only to capture humans in order to convert them into more Radam Tekkamen soldiers. The initial invasion's purpose was to reduce Earth's population in order to ease this portion of Earth's conquest.

"I pray that you can wait patiently for two days, Spear?" Omega asked sarcastically.

"I certainly can, for the show afterwards will be priceless," Spear grinned, flashing his eye.

It was too hazy for her; all she saw were green blurs around her as she felt herself plunging… falling far and long. She could do nothing else but scream as she continued her rapid descent. She could feel the warmth of somebody close by, somebody holding on to her hand. But why was she falling? She felt the sharp pain of hitting the ground below; yet, the ground soon became soft. She continued to scream as a terrifying sound carried her away, a sound that would thunder in her ears and haunt her. The only thing that comforted her was a soft voice that breezed by her; it was a voice of the light… a voice of hope.

"ioyi… ino…ioyi…ino" it continued to call.

'That voice…' she thought as its words melted into new ones.

"Takaya… Takaya…"

"Takaya… Takaya…"

Aki's eyes opened suddenly, realizing from where the voice had come. She looked down at the young woman lying on the hospital bed in front of her. She was alone with Miyuki for the time being; Blade and Noal had briefly stepped outside. Aki noticed Miyuki's eyes flutter open shortly thereafter.

"I'll get them right now," whispered Aki, and she ran out of the room. Soon, the three of them rushed back into Miyuki's room along with a doctor. The doctor told them to stay back while giving her a quick examination. The only response Miyuki gave was that she wanted to speak with her brother again.

"Miyuki," Blade whispered as he stepped forward, sitting down next to her and taking her hand into his. It felt as if it had been eternity since he had seen her. He was finally reunited with his sister.

"Miyuki, I'm here for you now."

"Takaya-oniichan…" she trailed off. "I've missed you… the real you."

"I'm so sorry for what I'd done. I hurt you badly, and I allowed Saber and Spear to hurt you."

"No, oniichan," she responded with a soft smile. "You were controlled by them. You couldn't help it yourself. The Radam are too strong against our human minds."

"But Miyuki, my evil nature was the cause of the suffering you are feeling now," he frowned.

"Put it behind you, Takaya," she whispered. "You're back with us again… and our last hope."

"No, Miyuki, now we can fight this battle together," he softly responded. "You're with me now."

"Our brothers must be defeated, but…" Miyuki trailed. 'But I won't be able to help much longer.'

"But…?" he asked her worriedly. He stood up, placing a hand on her warm forehead.

"But…" Miyuki continued. "Kengo and Shinya aren't the only ones we'll have to fight."

"Yes, I know," Blade responded. "Warlord Omega and Tekkaman Plague still remain."

"That's not all," Miyuki continued. "Three more warriors are ready to emerge from the system."

"What!" whispered Noal in disbelief. He turned to see Aki's face, which had turned a pale white.

"Tell me who they are, Miyuki," Blade responded desperately, gritting his teeth. He was truly worried now, for he was the only fighter for Earth still functioning. Even Goku and Vegita had been captured; they were out of commission. Blade cursed, wondering whether he could stand up to so many.

"Their names are Scimitar, Masamune, and Shuriken. They are the last of the Tekkamen that Omega can produce. After they're hatched, all the crew members will have been accounted for," Miyuki said sadly. "Brother, you must defeat them. Otherwise, the Radam will have won."

'Five Tekkamen…' thought Blade. It was bad enough that his sister was in such bad condition. With his mental state, there would be no way that he could hold his own against all of his enemies alone.

'If only Goku and Vegita could fight…' he silently wished.

"Takaya, there is something else that I have to tell you," Miyuki continued, getting even more serious. Noal and Aki looked at her with undivided attention, their expressions indicating shock and stress.

"Miyuki, you can tell us later," he responded softly. "You need to rest now, not exert yourself so much. I don't want anything to happen to you. You're back with me, and you're going to survive."

'I wish… that were the case…' she thought. "No, I must tell you now – before it's too late."

Blade said nothing but continued to look into his sister's moist eyes.

"Takaya, I came here to tell you about those spore plants – the purple trees growing all over our planet surface…" her voice began to weaken, but she regained composure. "Very soon, the plants will finish maturing… and bloom. Then, they will start their attack."

"Their attack?" asked Noal skeptically. "How can those harmless plants attack anybody?"

"They certainly do look harmless, don't they?" Miyuki softly smiled. "That is why they are the perfect secret weapons. They are why the Radam always win."

"Yes, they are good secret weapons," Aki whispered. "Because they appeared so benign for such a long time, we didn't make many efforts to remove them. They baffled even our best scientists, and we guessed that they were simply a food source for the enemy."

"No, they are far from being food sources," Miyuki replied. "They are the trump card. When they bloom, they will resemble those very pods that had converted my family into Radam Tekkamen warriors."

"What!" Aki choked. 'This must be a nightmare… I am living in my own nightmare.'

"When they become Tekka-pods, they will engulf millions of people," Miyuki said sadly. "From them will emerge a whole new army of warriors loyal only to Radam, who will eliminate the survivors of humanity and reap Earth. Just as with our brothers, it will be humans who will ultimately destroy humans."

"How do we stop this from happening?" Blade asked with desperation.

"I don't know, Takaya," she whispered, closing her eyes. "I pray that you will find a way to destroy those plants… Brother, I need to rest… when I wake up, I hope you can answer your question."

"Miyuki…" Blade whispered, and his sister soon fell asleep. He turned to look at Noal and Aki, both deep in thought. "We have to take her to the mountain base and regroup with the Space Knights."

"Alena, I'm glad we had dinner tonight," he smiled. Ever since the last attack, he had been pursuing her. Perhaps it was incestuous; after all, they were now both part of the same Radam family. It was hard to imagine that such a seemingly gentle girl as she was responsible for so much devastation.

"I'm really glad you came with me to this fine restaurant," he continued in a low tone.

"Okay," Alena pretended to care. She had thought Shinya was cute, and she had even given him a chance. Yet he was quite strange, to say the least. Alena still had strong feelings for Son Goku, the boy with whom she had originally fallen in love. Nothing had made her happier than knowing that he had begun his service to her new family. Her thoughts were interrupted once again by an annoying Shinya.

"So, would you like to do this again?" he smiled, looking into her eyes.

"Perhaps," she replied half-heartedly, peering up from her watch and appreciating the lights of the city. Shinya, or Saber, had treated her to dinner at a Chinese restaurant and called a cab to pick them up.

"Well," muttered Alena, biting her lip. "I must be off now."

"Aren't you going to take the taxi?" Shinya asked quizzically.

"You can take it. Besides, Radam shouldn't rely on petty human technology," Alena replied as she turned around and began to walk away. "Good night, Shinya. Maybe our paths will cross again."

"Good night, Alena," Shinya said, noticing her practically brush him aside. 'She is certainly beautiful, but I don't think this is going to work. The girl doesn't appear to like me very much.'

Alena walked calmly down the dark street, lit softly by the remaining working street lamps. Around the city, the spore pods continued to grow ever so silently. A thin smile crept across the young girl's face, for the time for the plants' activation was imminent. The true conquest of Earth was coming.

The young woman's thoughts were interrupted as she heard footsteps coming close to her. She had reached a dark section of the lonely street; there was not another light for over a hundred feet. Within a few seconds, a bright flashlight shone in her face. It was a large, gruff man sporting a goatee and a cigar.

"It's her," he said; Alena turned, only to see a pistol aimed at her. "You're coming with us, bitch."

"You're calling me a bitch?" she posed. There were two men in total, and she was in the middle.

"Yeah. If you don't cooperate with us, Shura, we'll just kill you right here. Got that, princess?"

'I see. They have me confused with some girl named Shura,' she thought to herself. 'I could take them out so easily, but that would be no fun. Besides, I wouldn't want to get my new black dress dirtied.'

"Please don't hurt me," Alena began to beg. "I'll do whatever you want!"

"That's more like it," the second man replied. "The boss got a bit annoyed with you. He would like to see you again. Houji, tie her up and get her into the car. We're gonna get a good reward for you."

'The boss?' she wondered. 'They must be local yakuza (gangsters).'

The two still looked peacefully asleep. Milly looked down at Kenshin and Saki, both bandaged and lying in their infirmary beds. They were now in stable condition and seemed to be recovering quickly. Both had broken bones and some burns remaining from their last encounter. The remaining survivors of the Space Knights were in their secret mountain base, hidden by the rock above. This underground base was somewhat smaller than the primary base, which had been completely destroyed by Tekkaman Blood.

Yet, Blood had only destroyed its aboveground levels, not its subterranean ones. The hidden, secondary mountain base directly connected to the hidden levels, which contained top-secret, cutting-edge technology. Honda and Levin now had full access to it and had already begun to work on the next project.

"Please wake up," Milly softly begged Kenshin and Saki, covering her face with her hands.

"It'll be all right," Levin said as he entered the room and touched her shoulder. He considered how stressed Milly was – not only had they lost Commander Freeman, they hadn't heard from their friends.

'Where are Noal and Aki?' he wondered. 'And Goku and Vegita? Do they know about all this?'

"What do we do, Levin? We have to keep fighting, but who's going to lead the Space Knights?"

"Milly, I think you should lead the Space Knights for the time being," Levin smiled.

"Me?" she asked, surprised. "How can I lead the team? I'm only sixteen."

"So what?" came the reply. "You have been around Commander Freeman the most out of all of us here. You have seen first-hand his thinking process and what he goes through before making a decision. You've almost been like a personal aide; I'm sure deep down inside of you, you know how to run things."

"I… guess you're right…" Milly trailed off. "I have observed the Chief a lot."

"I agree with Levin," came a voice from behind them. "After all, we do need a leader, and you're the next best around here. Neither Levin nor I am fit to do it."

"Thanks, Honda," came Milly's soft reply. She was chosen to be a Space Knight, and directing the group should not have been a task out of her grasp. She knew where Freeman kept most of his secret files, and she had a good knowledge of the top-secret labs located underground of the primary base.

"Freeman would want us to be strong and keep fighting," Milly said. "I will honor his wish."

Author Notes: Just a word of warning. This saga will probably be the slowest one, so I request your patience with it :) It will provide a lot of explanations and will lay the groundwork for the final two sagas (four and five). Also, please don't forget to review and let me know what you think -- regardless of whether you think the story is good or sucks/needs improvement. Thanks!