Author: Nadz
Email: vegitto02 at yahoo dot com

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DragonTek (Part V: The Destiny Saga)

Chapter 57 - Devastation

"That's it," Goku instructed, looking out the cockpit, and the tiny floating Sky Palace grew larger as they approached. Noal lowered the ship onto its terrace, and they were greeted by a sullen Dende and his assistant, Mr. Popo. The Earth Guardian felt heavily guilty for his actions – or lack of. Yet, he was simply a healer, not a warrior. He had to remain alive, or else the Dragonballs would disappear forever.

'This grand terrace, filled with gardens and majestic trees… It is such a shame that such beauty is in my presence while the people I should be protecting below are surrounded by death and destruction.'

"I have them ready," Mr. Popo said, carrying a small pouch, and Dende nodded at the warriors.

"Dende-sama," Vegita started, followed by Goku, Alena, and Saki. "We need to be healed."

"No, I won't be able to help you," the Guardian replied, looking sadly at them. "When I revived Kenshin, I had to use much of my limited power. I won't have enough in me to bring you to full strength."

"But these will," Mr. Popo cut in, pulling three beans from the pouch. "Hm, there's not enough."

"That should be fine," Dende answered, looking at Saki. "I should be able to heal you myself."

'He's saying that I have much lower chi capacity than these three,' she thought dejectedly.

"Don't look so disappointed, Saki," Vegita said, smiling warmly. "You are not weak."

"I know," she slightly blushed, looking away. 'Why is he being so nice?'

"Here you go," Popo said, placing a brown magic bean in Vegita's palm. The young man looked at it quizzically, and Dende motioned for him to eat it. Vegita shrugged and popped it into his mouth.

"It tastes like candy. I don't feel any diff— WHAT!" Vegita blurted, feeling the immediate change. His chi came back to him rapidly, and the burns and other wounds on his body began to fade. In seconds, all marks on him had vanished, and he became replete with energy. At last, he was at full power.

"Brother…" Alena whispered, feeling her brother's chi level rise. Vegita felt great, levitating into the air and gathering his aura at an astounding rate. Then, the golden aura flared vividly about his restored body, and slight traces of electricity crackled around him. Roaring, he began to raise his chi to a colossal level, and everyone around felt as if they were being blown backwards by his exploding golden aura.

"Oy, stop it Vegita, calm down!" Goku yelled over the aura's howling wind. Vegita nodded and then powered down. As he landed, he tightened his fist, smiling smugly at the rest of the stunned people.

"Now, for the rest of you…" Mr. Popo said, looking at the two remaining beans.

"That power…" whispered Bezel, spinning to the direction from where he just felt the surge of chi. 'That's it; they must be there! Dende is restoring them to health. I must get there before they heal!'

With those thoughts, Plague shot towards the Sky Palace.

"Fire all we have!" Dodge yelled. On the view screen, Dodge saw the five Tekkamen approach violently and smash into their facility, and the entire room trembled. The soldier that had unknowingly led them there froze in horror, realizing his deadly mistake. Raising the laser cannon on his arm, he fired a shot at the Tekkaman that had brutally murdered his friends. He breathed with relief, only to gasp in terror as the Radam emerged unhurt and charged viciously. The man tried to fly away, but the Tekkaman caught him by the neck. With a jerk, it impaled him through the back. The man shrieked… before it all ended…

The G6 dropped the dead man's body before facing the military complex, already being attacked by its comrades. It joined its friends, and the five Radam blasted their way into the building, filled with soldiers and other personnel scrambling around. The soldiers fired away, but hardly had an effect. The five monsters swooped down and began their slaughter. The blood bath that had taken place at the first Allied Military Headquarters was repeating itself there. Dodge saw it all from the dais on which he stood.

"Protect the General!" a lieutenant said. Several soldiers formed a thick semi-circle around the General, who turned and ran into a nearby passageway. Two of the Tekkamen noticed this, and they flew directly towards the soldiers. The men fired, and the Radam chuckled. Within seconds, they slammed through the men – leaving them as nothing more than an undecipherable pile of flesh, bones, and blood.

Meanwhile, Dodge and a few aides sprinted down the hall. Those two Tekkamen entered the corridor and flew after them. A panicked Dodge looked over his shoulder and saw them close in, and his aides screamed in sheer terror upon turning a corner, for another Tekkaman waited there in front of them.

'Screw these men; I'm not going to die today!' thought Dodge as he lunged for a doorway nearby. Entering the room, he slammed it shut behind him and bolted it tightly, preventing any of his terror-stricken aides from following. He noticed he was in a maintenance room, and he found a set of stairs that led down.

At that moment, the General's aides desperately tried to pry open that very door, but alas, it would not open. Closing their eyes, they realized their fate as the Tekkamen converged upon them without mercy.

"How do you feel, Miyuki?" Psychos chuckled, punching her hard in the gut. His chain-whip still wrapped around her leg, the evil Tekkaman laughed before plowing his body into hers. Rapier crashed into the ground below, writhing in agony as she coughed hard, feeling her strength draining rapidly.

'I must hold on…' she thought desperately. 'I must hold on for my brother… for Kenshin…'

"Kenshin?" Psychos asked in a mocking tone. "Is that somebody for whom you have feelings?"

'Kenshin… I'm sorry… But I'm trying my best…' she thought sadly, unable to defend herself anymore. With several violent tugs, Psychos hurled her into the air, only to be distracted by a purple light approaching from the distance. Within seconds, the owner of the mauve bolt smashed head-on into Rapier. The girl blacked out and crashed to the ground; her armor faded away, revealing her trembling naked body.

"Good work, Psychos," Bezel said, observing his work. "Keep her alive… she makes fitting bait."

"Yes, Lord Plague. That is what I had been planning all along," Psychos said humbly, only to see his leader fly away. Psychos looked down at Miyuki and licked his lips. It was time to call her brother…

'Saber… I know you can hear me…' Psychos projected his thoughts.

"Who… who are you?" Saber called out, startling Kenshin. The teenager recognized that Saber possessed Goku's aura, which was a bit more powerful than his own. Keeping his grip on Akoutari, he had been studying Shinya carefully, mentally noting any vulnerable points he'd noticed in the man's armor.

"I have your sister here with me… but I think it's best if you end her misery," the voice echoed.

"Miyuki…" Saber whispered, completely catching Kenshin's attention. The boy glowered.

"Come to me, Saber… come to your sister… punish her viciously for betraying Radam…"

"Miyuki…" Saber repeated, turning towards the appropriate direction. "…I will punish you."

"Saber!" Blade yelled, now moderately recovered. "Snap out of it!"

"I'm coming, dear sister," Saber said, firing the thrusters on his back. Kenshin debated following him, but he chose to help Takaya regain his posture first. Approaching Blade's side, he put the recovering Blade on his shoulder and blasted off towards Saber. There was no way he would let Shinya hurt her…

"What the hell!" Tekkaman Three yelled as Shinjo tossed the small white ball straight into the sky, witnessing the sphere contract and expand rapidly. Shinjo uncontrollably gaped at the ball, and Three spun his head towards the Saiya-jin, only to gasp. Shinjo's irises disappeared, and his hair began to grow wildly. His muscles increased tenfold, and his teeth sharpened into razor sharp fangs. His mouth transformed into a snout, and his eyes became blood read. Brown fur covered his skin as his body expanded and grew taller.

"It can't be…" Three trailed off, backing away. Shinjo completed the last stage of his conversion, and he had once again achieved the Saiya-jin Oozaru form. The eighty-foot tall Oozaru Shinjo emitted a beastly roar that could be heard for miles, and he proceeded to pound its chest violently. It took a step, bringing its enormous ape-like foot down upon the trees near the base of the mountain as it boomed with anger. Oozaru Shinjo turned his head towards Three and let out a nasty snarl. Tenshinhan was frightened.

"My god," Levin blurted, looking through the visual panel on the Green Earth. Every soldier and Tekkaman had halted their fighting, and all stood agape at the ape-wolf-like form that towered over them.

"How… how did he do that?" Charles stammered, his body trembling. "How could he…"

"Let's take it as a blessing," Levin replied, trying to console him. "God is on our side."

"I hope so, my friend," Charles replied. "Because he hasn't been there for us the past few weeks."

"Almost there," Bezel whispered as he saw the floating palace approach in the distance. Before he could be detected, the Tekkaman turned on his cloaking device, making him quite transparent. Lowering in elevation, he reached the bottom hull of the floating palace, and levitating himself gradually, he reached the terrace level at the top. Raising his head, he cautiously peered over the edge, almost gasping at the sight.

Vegita, Goku, and Alena had already recovered completely – for their chi levels were back to normal. They were in their Super Saiya-jin forms, although they didn't have a golden aura about them. Next to them stood the blonde man Noal, whom Plague recognized from the Orbital Ring. He ignored him.

'That Namek…' Bezel thought, glaring at Dende, who stuck his hands out in front of the human girl Saki. Plague witnessed as small concentric circles of yellowish aura floated out from Dende's palm and into the girl's body. Soon, he stopped his healing, and Saki tested out her rejuvenated body and chi.

"Thank you, Lord Dende," she smiled, feeling fantastic. "You do a great job of healing people."

'You damn Namek,' Bezel seethed. 'They recovered because of you! You may have just ruined my plans. You may have just turned the tide of this war in your favor, you wrinkled, green garbage!'

"You're all at full strength now," Dende said, nodding. "Hundreds of Tekkamen are attacking all around the globe. The spore pods have spit out their captives, who are being mercilessly slaughtered now."

"Slaughtered?" Vegita asked, taken aback. "But why would the Tekkamen kill their own…"

"Because they are not their own anymore," Alena interrupted, frowning. "When I had made that wish to eliminate all the mind critters, all those captured by the pods were no longer under Radam control. Thus, they're now useless to Radam… and even a possible threat. So that's why they're being taken out."

"So this new wave of Tekkamen are destroying them before they can pose any harm?" said Goku.

"Correct," Dende answered, blinking. "But that's not all they are doing."

"No…" Vegita trailed off, knowing exactly what the Namek was about to say.

"Many small towns over the world had been relatively unaffected by the Radam. They served as sanctuaries for refugees from the cities. Yet, these new monsters have discovered them and are attacking."

"Dear Kami," Alena whispered, forgetting for an instant that Dende was standing there. "This is the third wave of attacks they've experienced. First, the buggers. Next, the spore plants. And now this…"

"Then what are we waiting for? We have our strength back. Let's stop them!" Goku called out, tightening his fist. 'Even with our strength, we couldn't prevent this. We're failures at protecting Earth…'

"If they're attacking everywhere," Noal started, "would they be able to attack the Command…"

"Shit!" Vegita yelled, interrupting the blonde man. "Yes, they can! The Radam know the location of your secondary base. I heard them talking about it just before Goku and I were freed."

"Oh no," Noal said, turning ashen and racing into the Blue Earth. 'Everyone, please be okay…'

The Saiya-jin quickly thanked Dende, who nodded. Quickly, they boarded the vessel and strapped themselves in. The craft majestically lifted into the air and blasted towards the secondary facility, and the being who had been watching them all this time chuckled to himself as they departed in haste.

'Now, Dende,' Bezel sneered. 'I'm going to make you suffer for healing them, you green bastard. And along with you, I'll destroy the Legendary Son Goku! I hope you can hear this, Kakarotto, because I've just thought of a way to punish you – and get rid of your repulsive Saiya-jin face forever…'