Author: Nadz
Email: vegitto02 at yahoo dot com

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DragonTek (Part III: The Vengeance Saga)

Chapter 33 – The Vengeance Commences

"Welcome, my new servants," greeted Lord Omega as he looked at the three new warriors before him. The first was Tekkaman Scimitar, whose weapon was indeed a scimitar. Its blade was finely tuned, yet the sword itself was a bit heavy to manage. Scimitar himself was a tan colored Tekkaman. Its armored plates were colored of various shades of brown while the areas around its joints were of a yellowish color. Its facemask resembled the head of an eagle, and it possessed the watchful eyes of a hawk.

"We are here to serve you…" replied Shuriken, a thin Tekkaman clad in black armor. Its chest plate was shaped as a big 'W', and it had sockets for generating ninja stars and other small, sharp objects. Omega had designed Shuriken for this purpose – to be a sniper using small, hard-to-detect weapons. Its facemask resembled that of a true ninja, for nothing could be seen except for its fierce, scarlet eyes.

"… And do your bidding," continued the third and final Tekkaman to be created from the Argos crew. This was Tekkaman Masamune, equipped with a deadly sword that was light and fast. His armor consisted of various shades of gray, while his joints were lighter in color. He was the strongest of the three.

"I am delighted to see you here," Omega gloated, standing eerily at his throne position. "As you know, there is a traitor known as Tekkaman Blade, who knows the secret of the spore plants. He is one of the very few that can stop them. I want you to go finish him and prevent him from succeeding at all costs!"

"Spear will accompany you," he grinned. "I expect victory, not sad stories of defeat. Now go!"

'That truly was a sad story,' thought Shinjo. The group sat quietly for several moments, allowing Takaya and Miyuki to relax. Aki now knew where Takaya had gotten his powers, and she realized that he simply didn't want to tell her the time she had entered his sub-conscience. Yet, she could understand why.

"What should we do now?" said Milly. "Do we just wait until the plants swallow people and—"

"No, I think we can do better than just waiting around," Aki interrupted. Milly slightly scowled at Aki for having been so rude as to cut off her own Commander. "I think we should communicate with the military and begin evacuating people who are still within the vicinity of those plants."

"Aki's right. If the plants can't find subjects to feed on, then what harm would they pose?"

"Probably no harm in the short run, Noal," replied Levin. "But how long would they be able to just sit there like that? We won't be able to return to our cities anymore."

"I agree with Levin," Kenshin said. "We'll have to kill the plants eventually."

"Yes, but we can still save people while…" Shinjo interrupted his own sentence as he suddenly stood upright. He quickly pulled out the earpiece of his broken scouter, damaged from when he had fought Blood, and attached it to his ear. The device had been picking up a faint transmission on an emergency signal, which still functioned. Everybody now looked at him, wondering what he was doing.

"Please… Master Shinjo… if you can hear us," the voice pleaded through the static.

'That's Namite's voice,' Shinjo thought as he tried to make out the message.

"… If you're still alive, master… we need help… quickly… she's killing us all… the entire team."

"Who's killing you?" Shinjo yelled out, aware that Namite couldn't possibly hear him.

"… Please help us, Master… this monster became a girl… she's killing us for the Dragonballs… please come now if you're still there… Master… Master… Aahh!"

Shinjo pulled the transmitter away from his ear as the feral scream blared through the device. Milly gasped, and Noal contorted his face. Kenshin saw Shinjo's eyes burn, and the man's breathing turned heavy. Within seconds, Shinjo stood upright and bolted through the door, not wasting any time.

"Wait, Shinjo!" Aki called out after stepping outside of the room. "Where are you going?"

"My men are in big trouble," he paused, turning around. She had caught up to him and grabbed his arm before he could move further. Aki looked hard into his eyes and breathed heavily. Shinjo gasped as he saw a small white aura surround her hand.

'Huh? What is she doing? She looks so worried for me…' he thought.

"Be careful, Shinjo," she said softly, releasing her arm and backing away several feet. She lowered her eyes, looking at the floor around her feet. Her face turned red in embarrassment.

"I will," he said. 'But if the attacker is who I think it is, I will die on the field with my men.'

"Take care of Saki for me. Make sure that she recovers and stays safe," Shinjo said before he ran down the hall. He soon found an exit and took off for the location where he had last left his crewmembers.

"Calling for Shinjo's help is useless," Alena said to Namite's freshly killed body, lying before her.

"To the three of you still left alive, pay good attention," she said, calling out to the wooded area in which the men were hiding. She could tell that two of the men were crouching only a hundred feet away.

"First of all, I had killed your so called master very recently. He was merely a diversion… and an easy one at best. Second, even if he was to survive that battle, there is nothing he could do against me now since I outclass him in all categories," she gloated, running her hand through her hair.

She smiled as she heard a muffled cry from one of the men hiding perhaps fifty feet to her right.

"In other words," she chuckled, "you're all dead."

'I must get there in time… Shit, I'm not flying fast enough,' he thought, knowing well that he had not yet recovered completely from his previous battle with Blood. 'I must get to my men… they need me.'

So distracted was Shinjo in his thoughts that he didn't notice the object tailing him from behind.

Now, all but one man had been killed. In an instant, Alena appeared next to him.

'Should I let him live and have him deliver a message to Shinjo, just in case he managed to survive?' Alena thought, brandishing her sword in front of the terrified human. He was on his knees, praying to God and begging for mercy. 'How childish… especially after seeing the boy die. I think I'll leave my trademark here instead.'

"Hey, you," she said to the man, who opened his eyes. "Give me your shirt."

Obliging quickly, he took off the top layer of his clothing and handed it to her. Alena smiled in response and tied it up as to resemble a pouch, in which she placed her four Dragonballs. Tying the makeshift sack to her belt, she turned back towards the man and stroked his cheek.

"Now, can you do another favor for me?" she asked sweetly. "Can you die for me?"

Before the man could get up to run, Alena beheaded the man and lay the rest of his body on the ground. Using the tip of her sword as a scalpel, she delicately inscribed a message into his torso. His blood served as perfect ink, and Alena stepped backwards in satisfaction, appreciating her handiwork.

'I'm done here. It's time to leave, Giru,' Alena thought as she located the position of the next ball. Pulling out her crystal, she transformed and disappeared into the night sky.

"He shouldn't have gone without backup," Kenshin said, frustrated. "Who knows what he'll face out there now. And how does he think he can get there quickly? Does he think he can fly or something?"

"In fact, he can," Aki answered sheepishly, scratching her head. "And that girl that got injured alongside of you, Saki, has some pretty mysterious powers as well. I don't know from where you all got your skills, but it really amazes me."

'Shinjo can fly? So can Saki?' Kenshin thought. 'Where the hell did they come from?'

"Takaya," Noal suddenly interrupted and unfolded his arms. "Didn't you tell me earlier that the Radam base is on the moon? That Omega is hiding up there?"

"Yeah," Takaya answered, remembering the conversation well. "Yeah, so let's make our move."

"Wait," Kenshin said. "We don't need to up there. I can destroy the moon right from here."

"WHAT?" they all asked in unison.

"Yes," replied the boy, serious as ever, explaining how he could fire an energy blast at it.

"You've got to be kidding me," Noal muttered.

"But you still can't do that," Aki replied, getting Kenshin's attention. "Remember, Goku and Vegita are up there. And there's even a bigger effect – if you blow up the moon, the enormous shockwaves emitted would disturb the balance of the Orbital Ring, perhaps breaking it apart. The pieces would fall towards Earth due to gravity and explode on the surface as if they were giant bombs. Millions would die."

"I see," Kenshin replied. "Then that idea obviously wouldn't work. I guess we'll have to go up to the moon, rescue Goku and Vegita, and destroy the Radam base. Only problem is if we run into Alena…"

"Blood…" Aki whispered, wincing at the name. "That monster… that devil…"

"… She's so evil…" Takaya muttered to himself. "… She killed her whole family…"

"Wait, what?" Kenshin suddenly jerked his head towards Takaya. "What did you say?"

"Bezel had ordered her to eliminate whoever was related to her," Takaya explained as he looked to the floor. He raised his eyes, only to see the color from Kenshin's face disappear.

"Yes, she even killed her own mother when she attacked here," Milly added softly.

'If she had the mental ability to kill Aunt Viyolita, then… she must have gone… to my house…'

"Okaasan… Nio…" Kenshin whispered, backing away towards the door. "… No… NO!"

Kenshin grabbed his head and bolted out the door, gunning down the hall. Miyuki tried to follow him but only saw his back as he pushed through guards and slammed through the exit.

"Kenshin, don't go! You're still hurt!" she called out, but the boy was already gone.

"Takaya… Blood and Kenshin are related…" Aki trailed off, giving him a sad look.

'Kenshin… come back to us, Kenshin…' Miyuki thought as she collapsed on her knees.

"I must be in Vietnam," Alena said to herself as she examined the coastline below. Consulting Giru, she confirmed that the Dragonball was directly below her position. She descended at a comfortable rate, appreciating the view and marveling at the beauty the spore plants presented as they smothered whole cities. Around the cities was the greenery of the forest, which provided her a refreshing sight. Within a minute, the girl landed on the ground, hearing a small 'clicking' sound.

'A land mine after so many centuries?' she thought as she stepped off, allowing it to detonate. The explosion would have easily killed an ordinary human, but she was a Saiya-jin descendent. Small things like these hardly affected her.

Alena's eyes rose with delight as she inspected the pile of overturned dirt around her. Searching through it quickly, she reached down and picked up the seven-star Dragonball, wiping off any dirt and marveling its shininess as she held it before the rays of the sun. Smiling, she placed it in her pouch.

'Five have been gained, but yet two remain,' she amused herself with a rhyme. She was soon distracted as she saw a little boy running about. Following him, she walked a small distance into the surrounding forest before she came to a seemingly small bunker surrounded by guards.

"Shelter… shelter," the boy said happily as a man went over and grabbed him.

"I told you, my child, do not go running around like that! You had me worried," the father said with a heavy voice. "I have found him… please let us back in."

"Of course," the guards said as they let him pass. Alena watched as another guard opened the door, and the man went inside with his son. The guards, keeping their eye on the girl, remained silent. Alena signaled to them and laid Kotukari on the ground before their eyes.

"I've been wandering around here, and it's very dangerous with all the mines around," Alena said in a sad, sweet voice. "The aliens will attack anywhere soon, and I have nowhere to go. Can you please give me shelter? I've had no food for two days now."

The guard nodded and led her into the bunker, keeping his gun pointed at her backside. Alena watched in wonder as she walked down several flights of stairs, only to come to another guarded door. The door guard let her in, and she widened her eyes in amazement. Housed inside were hundreds of people, going about their business. This truly was a shelter for the civilians. Alena stepped inside and glanced at people as they eyed her. She noticed that there were many women and children there. Some were running around and playing with their friends while others were sleeping. This was a place made for her.

'I have just found another Dragonball,' she smirked, pulling out her crystal. 'And now, it is time to celebrate.'

Author Notes: Yes, Alena is sick... but there is a reason why she's so bloodthirsty (to be revealed eventually). In terms of the general story, some action will finally start happening now. Sorry if it seemed a bit long. You're welcome to flame me for keeping the action from you for so long :)

KyLewin: Thanks for the note. In the Tekkaman Blade anime, Takaya/Blade lied about losing his memory -- he threw away his past so he could confront his family and fight them. I just kept true to that, but I think I could have presented it better (instead of inserting it casually between lines of dialogue). Thanks for bringing that to my attention, meaning that I should probably present that better (since it isn't just a casual fact).