Author: Nadz
Email: vegitto02 at yahoo dot com

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DragonTek (Part III: The Vengeance Saga)

Chapter 30 – Together Again

"Bezel-sama," Alena grinned, back in her small cave. "I find something interesting everywhere I turn. I just hope you appreciate my efforts, my lord. You'll like this one."

"Please do tell me about it, my dear," his holograph thinly smiled.

"I have found something called a Dragonball," she continued. "There are seven of them spread around Earth. If you gather all seven, a dragon comes out and grants you wishes. Only six more remain."

"I already know about the Dragonballs," Bezel answered, noticing her surprised expression. "In fact, your ancestors and frequently collected them and made wishes. I knew this via watching from hell."

"Then, master, should I begin collecting them?" Alena asked with enthusiasm, examining her ball.

"Well, sure… why not? But I'll have to tell you how. You'll need to find a Dragon Radar."

"A what?"

"It's a small device that had originally been used by your great-grandmother in order to track down the Dragonballs. All have been destroyed, save for one," Bezel responded calmly, considering what he would desire. This would be the perfect opportunity for him to wish for something grand.

"Then, my lord, tell me where I can find this last Dragon Radar," Alena asked eagerly.

"Your friend Son Goku has the four-star Dragonball. When he comes home from college, he usually keeps it in his basement next to a small bowl-like object. That bowl-like object is really a small robot named 'Giru,' which has a Dragon Radar embedded inside of it. You can reactivate that robot and use it to gather the rest of the balls," he explained, seeing her glee. 'That girl is such a good servant…'

"Bezel-sama," she nodded. "I will set out tomorrow morning to find them…"

"Mr. President, you've known for a while now that the Headquarters of the Allied Military Defense Force has been annihilated. What is your course of action?" asked General Gerald Dodge, who had been stationed in North America. Ever since President Akmar Gahair had heard of the devastating news, he had remained in a state of depression. After all, what was he to do? The enemy had resisted a powerful nuclear weapon and wreaked havoc on one of the most guarded and secure facilities in the world.

Gahair shifted nervously. He wondered why it was his fate to be the world's leader during a crisis like this. Everybody was now looking towards him for a solution, especially since Military Headquarters and the Space Knight Command Center had been destroyed. He felt as if he had truly aged in the past few weeks. Even his aides could notice his fatigue from the lack of sleep and his development of a cough.

"We must find a new location for Military Headquarters," Gahair said. "Any suggestions?"

"Yes, sir. I suggest we make the Area 51 base in Nevada our center of operations," Dodge replied.

"But General, that is an older base. Can't you find some place newer and up to date than that?"

"True, it's outdated, but because it's surrounded by cliffs, I can't think of a better, more hidden location. Staying hidden is the key here. If we use any other base, the enemy will be likely to find us."

"Ok, General Dodge, proceed to move Military Headquarters to Area 51. Since you are already familiar with the area, I request that you accept the position of General of the Allied Military. Upon your agreement, your promotion will be immediately effective," the President tried to hide his desperation. He truly hoped that General Dodge would accept the offer, or else nobody fit would be around to give orders.

"I accept with gratitude, sir," Dodge saluted over the video transmission.

"Halt!" a voice barked. Aki watched as troops approached them, each was armed with a large laser rifle. There were five of them in all, and Aki breathed a sigh of relief as she realized that they were the Space Knights' top security personnel. They had finally reached the entrance of the mountain base.

After seeking security clearance, the guards led them inside the complex.

"Chief Milly – Aki Kisaragi and Noal Vereuse have returned along with three others," the officer reported. Milly bolted upright, a large grin spreading across her face. They were back… finally back!

'But only three others returned?' she thought, wondering if they were Goku, Miyuki, and Vegita.

Kenshin climbed out of bed and stood in his infirmary gown, and she told him to remain still.

"That's enough of your babying me," he smirked back. "I'm well enough to walk… and Milly…"

"Yes?" she asked, her cheeks starting to assume a red color as she glanced at him.

"Thanks for all you've done for me," he humbly replied, bowing his head.

"Your welcome," she replied, and they both headed out the door.

'Just three?' he thought. 'The first two must be Goku and Vegita… Could the third be… her?'

"Aki! Noal! Blade!" Milly happily cried out as she ran towards them. The three stood slightly surprised as they saw the young Space Knight dash in their direction with open arms. Tears trickled down her face as she collided into Aki, embracing her as a daughter would a mother.

"I missed you all so much; I was so worried about you… what happened to you?" Milly blurted.

"It's a very long story we'll have to explain," replied Noal, frowning. "Blade is back."

"Blade…" Milly cried as she went to hug him. "You're finally back with us… finally…"

"Yeah," he replied. "Aiba Takaya is here to stay and fight alongside you, and so his my sister."

"Miyuki…" Milly trailed off as she turned to look at the face of the girl her age. Miyuki was pretty with her light greenish hair and delicate features – so, this was Kenshin's friend. "How are—"

"Kenshin…" Takaya's sister whispered to herself as she saw the figure standing a hundred feet down the hallway. Her conscience suddenly hit a wall of memories as she remembered her times together with the young man. He had certainly changed. Although he still had his spiky reddish hair, his face was more chiseled and his muscles were bigger. She felt the guilt pervade through her mind, but she had never wanted to leave her friend so suddenly – her father had made her.

"Miyuki…" the boy said, and he could not take his gaze off of her. She too had changed and had become quite an attractive young lady. His eyes moistened with joy, and he noticed the droplets in hers. When she had left so suddenly without notice, he wondered whether he would ever forgive her, but seeing her now before him made that act of forgiving an immediate reality.

The group watched as Kenshin and Miyuki slowly approached each other. Milly smiled softly, although somewhat enviously, as the boy embraced his long lost friend in a caring hug. Kenshin soon pulled back and wiped a tear from Miyuki's eye, and the girl smiled at him, her eyes full of apology.

'Miyuki, you're here with Takaya…' the youth thought. 'So Takaya is… Tekkaman Blade…'

'Kenshin… it's really you…' Takaya wondered to himself. It had been such a long while since he had seen that boy, a close friend of his sister. He could imagine the pain the boy felt when they had moved.

"Kenshin… I'm very glad to see you again," stated Blade.

"Again?" wondered Aki. "I don't remember your ever meeting."

"Kenshin and Miyuki used to be great friends…" Milly began to privately relay the story to Aki and Noal, both of whom looked surprised. "This is the first time they've met in person since she moved."

"Kenshin, I'm so sorry at having left so suddenly," she said, suppressing the lump in her throat.

"You don't need to apologize to me, Miyuki," he smiled. "I'm just happy seeing you here now."

"Kenshin…" she whispered, coming closer and embracing him again. 'But my time here is…'

"We have a lot to talk about," said the boy softly. "Lots of stuff to catch up on."

Several more euphoric moments passed by until Aki cut the silence.

"Yes, we do have a lot to talk about, but stuff regarding this war," she said gently. Witnessing Kenshin meet his friend was certainly heart-warming, but there were vital issues that needed addressing.

Milly narrowed her eyes at Aki. She was the Commander now; that was supposed to be her line.

"In case you were wondering, Aki, it has been agreed by Honda and Levin that I am the new Space Knight Commander," Milly muttered, giving her the evil eye. Aki replied with a surprised look.

"My apologies," Kenshin interrupted. "But if Takaya and this other man…"

"Kawahashi Shinjo," the man completed, giving Kenshin a funny look.

"Yes… If Takaya and Shinjo returned with Miyuki, what happened to Goku and Vegita?"

"I will explain everything very shortly," Takaya responded.

"So, they still beat us even though we're much stronger than they are," Kenshin gritted his teeth, having learned about the capture of Goku and Vegita. "And Alena reverted to being Tekkaman Blood?"

"Unfortunately, that's exactly what happened. The Radam have her back," Takaya hung his head.

"She's the one responsible for destroying both the Space Knight Command Center and Allied Military Headquarters," Aki said, remembering the remains of the place she'd called 'home' for so long.

"I'm the only one here who can stand up against her," said Kenshin gravely. "But if they use that strange weapon on me while I'm fighting, I'll be a sitting duck. For whatever reason, that thing completely immobilizes me. Blood enjoys killing, and she won't hesitate to finish me off."

"No, there's a way to defend it," replied Takaya suddenly, pointing to the area just underneath his left collarbone. "They implanted some sort of resistive device here. If Levin can examine it, he might be able to find out a way for you to block their new weapon as well. You won't be affected anymore by it."

"Come with me, Takaya," Levin said as he got up. "We're going to find it right away."

"Just tell me what it is," the standing man smiled. "I'll do whatever assignment you give."

Sitting at his desk in his private office, General Dodge offered the man in front of him a cigar; he had full faith that this individual would succeed without error. Highly trained and skilled, he was the best man for the job, and he would do it right. The man politely refused the stogie.

"I know you won't mess up, Balzac. I don't know how you managed to live through the attack on the Space Knight Command Center, but just that fact alone tells me you're good," Dodge smiled. "I don't think this assignment will be as difficult as that must have been."

"Not unless you want me to actually confront a Tekkaman," Balzac grinned.

"You're too funny," Dodge chuckled, puffing on his own cigar. "You see, Balzac, having been a high ranking officer in the military, I've never fully trusted any organization that develops and researches advanced weaponry and technology, namely the Space Knights."

"You want me to go back there?" Balzac asked. "They do have their hidden secondary base and quite a lot of research labs hidden well underground there. I'm guessing those labs didn't get scratched."

"Precisely. Intelligence says they're starting to design something called a Sol Tekkaman unit," Dodge narrowed his eyes. "Basically, it's a Tekkaman replacement. It's an armored suit that is equipped with advanced weaponry, or so they say. My sources are not willing to steal the plans for me, but I figure you may be able to."

"Why not let the Space Knights just build the units? It'll save the military a lot of money," Balzac shrugged as he rubbed his clean-shaven face. It was a nice touch in comparison to that scruffy beard.

"Sure they could, but why let them have all the glory?" Dodge asked cunningly. "I would dislike it very much if the Space Knights were to defeat the enemy using their own resources. Imagine if they did win the war by mass-producing those Sol Tekkaman units. The military, the most powerful to date, would be shamed. And that is why you must get the plans."

"And you think you can just steal their idea and mass produce those suits yourself?"

"That's where creativity will come in," Dodge smirked. "I heard that the Space Knights have put a teenage girl in charge; what idiots. When you go steal the plans, I want you to… hurt… that girl a little."

"Hurt?"

"Put her out of commission, knock her out, hit her over the head; do what you wish, but don't kill her. We don't want a murder on our hands," Dodge said seriously. "By doing that, the Space Knights will be thrown into confusion for a while, and they'll be somewhat distracted from the plans having been stolen. When we mass-produce the units, we'll defeat Radam, and victory will be ours. We'll be hailed as heroes all over the world, and nobody would listen to any complaints or protests put forth by the Space Knights."

"Your plan… it's quite cruel," Balzac smiled thinly. "But I like it. You're very clever, General."

"You are not the first person to mention that, Balzac," Dodge said, leaning back in his chair.