Martin Mystery: New Allies
By: Ominae
Rating: PG-13
NOTE:
All characters of Martin Mystery are under the copyright of Marathon; Yu Ominae is a copyright of Striker/Spriggan; John Vattic is a copyright of Codemasters and Free Radical. The character Mark Sy is under my jurisdiction and some parts of his life are based from my experience. The character Patrick Chan is also under my jurisdiction.
Previously:
With the appearance of the renowned Berserker, it has appareantly targeted Professor Martinez, one of the remaining survivors of the fatal expedition back in the Philippines, during an ill-fated meeting between the professor and the agents. Can Martin and the rest protect him? Stay tune to this chapter to find out.
Chapter 6: Thoughts
Simon Fraser University - 11:21 A.M.
With the Berserker robot inside the professor's office. Yu, John, Martin, Mark and Patrick huddled together near the robot while Diana and Java assisted the professor in escaping his now-battered office room.
"Diana, Java. Get him out of here, it's too dangerous!" yelled Martin as he panicked while trying to get his X-Staff.
"Is it the same thing that I've fought back in Britain before?" Yu's sweat began to trickle down as it went from his forehead down to the ground while he coolly drawed out his Omihalcon knife hidden inside his jacket. He also noticed a strange mini-cannon on its right arm.
Java kicked the door open, while Diana escorted the shaken professor out of the door. Java then ran outside to join Diana.
Patrick rushed to the metal beast, but the Berserker swung his right arm and smacked him to the wall, rendering him unconscious.
"Damn it. He's good." Mark jumped near the Berserker and stabbed the beast with his Extreme OPS Tanto blade when he landed on its shoulder. The robot wailed as it it tried to shake him away from him.
"I can't hold onto him much longer!" Mark exerted every ounce of his strength to budge his Extreme OPS Tanto blade knife from the Berserker. When he got the Extreme OPS Tanto out of the Berserker's body, the mechanical beast shook Mark off and he got himself slammed against a bookcase. The Berseker raised one of its arm and tried to activate its laser cannon mounted on it.
"Mark!" Martin extended his X-Staff into a quarterstaff and twirled it around before he said "HIYAA!" Martin ran and leaped into the air and struck his X-Staff at the Berserker's head with a fierce strike. The Berserker staggered near the busted wall behind it for a few seconds before it regained stability. Yu dashed to the beast and did a double roundhouse kick, making it stagger even more near the edge of the busted office. But the beast managed to stand upright and it fired off a laser shot, it missed and made its mark on the floor instead of the the humans present in the room.
Martin once more dashed to the Berserker and tried to swing his X-Staff, it soon proved to be of no use as the Berserker grabbed him by the collar and tossed him into a coffee table with a loud slamming sound. Yu jumped on the beast's shoulders and did a slicing motion with his Omihalcon knife on its right arm, but the beast also grabbed him and tossed him into the direction of Martin, knocking them both out cold for the meantime.
"Take this!" John began to use his Psi Pulse move when he crouched on the ground and placed his two hands on his head with his pistol on his left hand. A light blue sphere surrounded him and a deafening sound emerged from the light blue sphere. It hurled the beast out of the battered room. John became unconscious after he had "silenced" the beast; Yu was also knocked out by the Psi Pulse, unfortunately.
Silence dominated the room for a while, but not without the sound of rocket thrusters as the Berserker left the university grounds and went up the sky following a beeping sound coming from nowhere. Everyone, except Mark, rose to their feet and began to clear wood dust from their clothes.
"Everyone okay?" inquired Yu with an angry look. "Damn! What is that beeping sound coming from anyway?"
"I think so. Man, that was the coolest thing that I have fought with." Martin began to smile with joyful eyes.
WHACK!
"Ow!" Martin felt the repercussion of his head and rubbed the pain away from it, it reminded him on what it was like to be smacked with a frying pan.
"Will you cut that out? You think it's cool to be in danger with that Berserker still out there?" yelled Patrick as he unclenched his fist.
"MARK!" Yu and the others rushed near the smashed bookcase and they saw Mark with his face down on the dusty ground.
"Come on. Let's get him some medical treatment." commanded Martin as he and Yu lifted Mark on his feet and placed his arms on their shoulder as they walked out of the office. Patrick and John, with their pistols drawn out, lead the way in order to make sure that the Berserker never came back.
Outskirts of Simon Fraser University - 11:31 A.M.
Diana had met with M.O.M. regarding the condition of the professor, he received no injuries from the scuffle. He was shaken by the sight of the Berserker and was now scared out of his wits; she was told that he was seeking treatment for a minor wound that he sustained when his finger got cut by a wood splinter. Java waited for Diana as he noticed RCMP squad cars converge near the university while armed ERT (Emergency Response Team) operatives began to secure the main campus.
He saw Martin emerge from the main university campus doors with Yu as they continued to help Mark on his feet. Patrick and John followed with their pistols in their holster as they were now being escorted by armed ERT and SRS officers to the temporary shelter area.
"Diana, Mark need help!" yelled Java as he inched his body inside the temporary command center.
"Oh, I hope Martin and the guys are okay.". Diana ran out and saw Martin and Yu carry Mark's unconscious body with his hands still on their shoulders.
"What happened?" Diana rushed near Martin and saw Mark trying to regain consciousness.
"The Berserker knocked him out, but he's okay." replied Martin as he tried to move Mark near the shelter. "Man, he's heavy!", mumbled Martin under his breath.
M.O.M. came out of the shelter's command center when she heard that Martin was back. "Quickly, get him inside the clinic!" Martin and Yu continued to move near the clinic with Diana, Patrick and John close behind. The gang laid him into a vacant cot while M.O.M. motioned to everybody to meet her outside the clinic. Diana volunteered to stay behind and make sure Mark was okay from any injury.
Mark was in his cot, his body covered with a white blanket. Diana sat down next to him while glancing at her watch to check the minutes that have elapsed. She then heard something coming from Mark's mouth. "Mmmmm..." were the first few words that Mark uttered from his mouth as he was lying on a cot at the temporary clinic. He wanted to get up, but he felt weak and couldn't get up. A few minutes later, he then felt soft hands propping his head on a pillow and stroking his hair at the same time.
"Shhh. It's going to be alright." Mark wanted to know who was checking on him, but he was weak to even open his own eyelids, it was if they were fused shut.
Mark was able to open his eyelids and he had a blurry vision from his eyes. His vision stabilized and he saw a red-headed girl staring at him with a wide smile.
"How are you, Mark?" asked Diana with, still, a smile as she held his hand and stroked his hair.
"Fine, I guess. What happened?" Mark tried to sit straight from his bed and he felt a stinging pain from his back. "Ow! Now I know what it feels to lie down on a mattress of spikes."
"Easy now, Mark. You had a major concussion during your battle with the Berserker." Diana then pushed Mark gently on the cot since she didn't want him to get more injuries.
"Where are the others?" inquired Mark.
"They're outside speaking with M.O.M." Diana then saw a doctor approaching Mark's cot. "Your doctor's here."
"You better join them. I think M.O.M.'s waiting for you." insisted Mark with a painful look at his face.
"Okay. I'll see you soon." Diana planted a kiss to his right cheek and blushed before she went off to the clinic's door.
Mark chuckled to himself while the doctor proceeded to check up on his health. "The things I do to protect humanity."
Outside the clinic, Diana walked near M.O.M. and the rest of the team as she finishes the rest of the debriefing. M.O.M. turns her head around and saw Diana approaching her and motioned her to join her and the team.
"So, what's up M.O.M.?" Diana saw that the gang and M.O.M. have some worried faces.
"I was informed by intelligence that the Berserker has fled. We don't know where it went, but we think that it might be headed back to the Philippines since the Center wasn't able to detect it anywhere in Canadian territory."
"Ah crud! Back to square one!" Patrick angrily kicked some dirt from the ground.
"But there is some good news." replied M.O.M.
"What is it? A secret weapon that can take the Berserker out?" asked Martin gleefully.
"What is wrong with this boy today?" M.O.M. slapped her forehead with her hand before resuming her conversation. "No, ARCAM has agreed to provide you agents a chartered plane to get to Manila. You should be leaving immediately and head to Vancouver International Airport."
Yu raised his hand and proceeded to ask M.O.M. "Errr... Pardon me, but what about our luggage and stuff, not to mention our motorbikes?"
"Don't worry, Yu. Gino should take care of your luggage. As for the motorbikes, he'll bring them back to Mark's place."
"Here comes Mark." interrupted John as he saw a glimpse of Mark leaving the clinic.
Mark, accompanied by his doctor, came near M.O.M. and the team with his O Pack 3.0 backpack slinged on his shoulder.
"How are things while I was in the clinic?" inquired Mark.
"Well..." M.O.M. unfurled her sleeve to check her wristwatch. "Gino should arrive any minute now."
As M.O.M. furled her sleeve back, a 2005 Toyota Sienna Van parked near the clinic. Minutes later, Gino exited from the van and walked near M.O.M.
"Gino, did you take care of their luggage?"
"Yes, ma'am. They're at the airport and their luggage is already with the plane." replied Gino.
"Wow! Talk about fast service." chuckled Martin.
"Martin! Behave yourself!." Diana gave Martin a nudge to his chest with her elbow.
"Diana! You didn't need to do that." replied Martin with anger.
"Agents! Pay attention!" M.O.M. practically yelled at the top of her voice. "You'll be leaving right now after this debriefing. A representative from ARCAM's Canadian branch will escort you to the plane."
"Hey, where's Billy?" asked Mark with a strange look.
"Here I am, guys." Billy appeared out of the portal next to M.O.M.
"What about the scraps of metal from the Berserker a while ago?" inquired Martin.
"Don't worry, Martin. I already took care of it and the labs are analyzing it as we speak."
"Thank goodness. Listen, Billy. Do me a favor and uh..." Mark began to stutter before he resumed his request to Billy. "Can you check the international headlines about..." He took out his Parker ballpen and a piece of paper from his jacket and started to scribble down something. "Here you go." Mark handed the paper to Billy.
Billy looked at the paper with interest before he faced Mark with a reply, "Okay, Mark. I'll let you know when the mission's over."
Diana had a confused look on her face and asked Mark about what he requested to Mark, "What did you ask Billy?".
(Sweat drop) "I'll tell you later in the plane, Di. Nothing that important."
"Before you go agents, Dr. Martinez wants to hand you these notes." M.O.M. whipped out a letter and a piece of paper in some ancient alphabet.
"Thanks, M.O.M. I can take care of this." Mark reached his hand out and took the papers and placed in inside his bag.
M.O.M. faced the doctor behind Mark and asked him about the professor's condition. "Doctor, how is the professor right now?"
"He is fine. A bit shaken, but otherwise still healthy." came the reply. "He needs some time away from his work so's he can get the tension out of his system."
"It might be best if we place him under Center protection for the meantime." She turned around to face the team before she gave her comments. "Agents, Dr. Martinez will be placed under the protection of the Special Response Squad while the case is still hot."
"I hope the professor will be alright." said Diana with a worried face.
"It might be the best for him in the meantime." replied John.
"I agree. While it may not look for his family, the professor does need some protection at least until we can find out how we can stop the Berserker." added Patrick.
"Well agents, I suggest that you better leave right now." M.O.M. placed her hand on her headphone since she was receiving some communication. "Agents, I just got some confirmation that the ARCAM representative should be waiting for you guys any minute now at the airport."
"Come on, guys! Let's hustle to the airport." yelled Martin while he ran to the van. The others subsequently followed behind Martin and boarded the van. Mark sat beside Gino, who was taking the helm as the driver. Martin, Diana, Patrick sat at the rear while Java, John and Yu sat in the front. Mark lowered his door window and sticked his head out and gave M.O.M. and Billy a thumbs up.
"Good lucks agents! Be careful in Manila!" yelled M.O.M. before she waved her hand to Mark.
"Hey, Mark! Bring me back a souvenir from your home country!" yelled Billy as well.
"Right, Billy!" Mark later placed his head back inside the van and closed the window as the van drove off to the direction of Vancouver International Airport.
Vancouver International Airport, Departure Area (International), Vancouver, Canada - 1:30 P.M.
The 2005 Toyota Sienna Van parked near the curb close to the airport's main doors as soon as Gino noticed that aman, wearing a business suit, was standing near the entrance with an ARCAM id clipped on his suit. He deactivated the car and told everyone that they have to get out since they arrived. The unknown man soon approached Martin and inquired about them,
"Excuse me. But are you the agents from... the Center?"
"Yes, sir. So when does our plane leave?" replied Martin gleefully.
"Right now. I'll escort you guys to the plane." The man then gestured to Martin and the team to follow him through the airport.
"What are we waiting for? Let's go." urged Mark as he walked behind Martin.
The rest of the team followed Martin and Mark's lead inside the airport as Gino watched them go inside before he turned the car on and drove away for the day.
Vancouver International Airport, Tarmac grounds- 2:10 P.M.
Martin and the others were walking near a Boeing 737 airplane parked in the outskirts of the airport in a secluded area. The words "ARCAM" in a brown-like color. A mobile staircase truck was propped near the plane's middle door as it was parked in its spot minutes before the gang cleared immigration checks before arriving at the tarmac.
Martin and Java were chatting with each other and were at the front. John was strolling beside them, looking at the bright afternoon sun in the sky while making sure that he didn't stumble and trip. Yu and Patrick had their time to check out the newspaper stand and they were showing off their latest acquisition from the newspaper stand; Yu bought an Expert Gamer magazine with a free Star Wars: Republic Commando poster while Patrick told Yu that his purchase was nothing compared to his collector's edition version of the PSM magazine that featured the launch of the PSP (Playstation Portable). Both were shouting for making a mockery with each other and at the height of their argument, had red faces. Martin looked back at what was the loud shouting, but figured that he didn't want to get involved and resumed his conversation with Java.
Mark was walking to the plane with his right hand holding one of the O Pack 3.0 backpack's shoulder slings. Diana was behind him, thinking about the events that have happened back in Simon Fraser University. She decided to snap back at reality and simply jogged up near Mark.
Diana tapped his left shoulder and asked him about their situation. "What happens now?"
Mark looked at his right and he saw the sun shining upon them. He had his head down on the ground, sighed and closed his eyes.
"Right now, this war of ours has just begun. We'll be in for a rough fight." Mark sighed once more and walked up near the plane with Diana beside him, who felt sorry for the things that Mark went through when he fought with the Berserker. They were the last ones to climb the mobile staircase before the Boeing 737's main doors were closed and the mobile staircase was retracted.
After the agents have boarded the Boeing 737, it traveled on the tarmac before it took off from the airport runway. The plane was seen farther and farther away from the view of people inside the airport before the plane was reduced to the view of a sparkle in the air.
Chapter 6 END