Chapter 7: The truth
Location: Temple of the Soul Guardians.
In each corner, stood a Soul Guardian, Aileta in the center, the mini Void overhead. In unison, the five Soul Guardians raised their staffs and pointed them to the small, parallel Void above, and streams of energy shot out from them into the starry replica. After a moment they stopped and Aileta ran to David's side, he put her in his arms. Electrifying opened the end of his staff, and the white glowing orb shot out and flew into the energy ball that had formed over head. The void trembled, and then sparkled as the ball of energy flowed to all corners of the super galaxy. The daily ritual completed as the Void was soothed from the peaceful energies of the guardians. Aileta looked at David, who nodded and tried to catch up with Ollrack. David ran up and flagged down his friend. "Hey Ollrack" he began "I…well we've all noticed it but you've been acting strange lately…something you want to share with me?" He asked.
"David…" Ollrack turned to look at him "yes…yes there is something I want to share with you, something I want you to know dearly…I can't keep it in anymore…its driving me insane!" Ollrack spilled out.
"Its okay…you can tell me anything"
"No…no I can't…that's the thing. I do have something I want to say…but I can't say it…don't think of me any different but…you have to understand it…please" David was left speechless. "But I do feel that soon you will know…but for now, I need to be alone." He was about to walk away when a spirit ran through the main doors of the temple.
"Guardians! Guardians! You must come quickly! Something is entering spirit world…a ship! And it not of Dodrando origin!" It yelled at them
"That's impossible. Only Dodrando ships have the capability to break the barrier to access spirit world." David explained.
"I'm just reporting what I saw…and I warn you…its coming this way." The spirit ran for the door.
"What the hell was that about?" David asked to himself. In a flash the front of the temple trembled as a triangular ship impacted it and knocked the doors out, greatly damaging the front wall. The ship was yellow in color, and had a small cockpit in the front, and carried four cylinders underneath. The soul guardians quickly regrouped after the crash. They stood together and faced the ship. "Okay…whoever you are, you can step out of there and explain yourself." David called to the pilot. The cockpit opened slowly and hissed to a halt. The pilot stepped out of the open seat and stood up, letting his flames breath. Sicron smiled down upon the guardians. The guardians all stared speechless at him. "Oh for the love of god, leave us alone already!" David yelled.
"WHY SHOULD I…MESSING WITH YOU IS JUST WAY TOO MUCH FUN." Sicron taunted. It was then the great Electrifying ran in and stood by the guardians. He knew he had to join them when he sensed Sicron's presence. "SO GOOD OF YOU TO JOIN US MY OLD FRIEND…I WOULD WANT EVERYONE HERE TO MEET MY NEW FOLLOWERS." Sicron sneered.
"What do you mean?" David shot at him. Sicron chuckled.
"OLLRACK…AILETA…I HAVE TO THANK YOU BOTH FOR HELPING ME ACCOMPLISH THIS." They guardians shot their gaze to the two.
"So…it wasn't a dream?" Aileta asked herself.
"No Aileta" Ollrack said. "It wasn't…guys I have to come clean, I let Sicron have my hand and have a chat with Aileta in exchange for getting David back." He explained. The guardians shared a mixed array of looks, from disappointment, to pity. "But I don't understand how Aileta helped Sicron in any direct way." Sicron clapped slowly.
"YOU DISAPOINT ME, I THOUGHT YOU WERE MOR CLEVER THAN THAT…WELL YOU RECAL WHEN I RUBBED HER SHOULDERS…YOU'D BE AMAZED AT HOW MUCH DNA YOU GET OUT OF A SINGLE SKIN FLAKE." He said.
"What dose their genetic codes have to do with anything?" David asked.
"DON'T YOU REMEMBER DAVID…THE CREATOR 1?"
"Yeah, it was taken to the Sylak system to be dismantled." Sicron chuckled again.
"IT NEVER MADE IT…" Sicron said simply.
"You mean they-"
"EVEN DESTROYED THE STRIKE SHIPS…IN FACT THE VERY SHIP I'M STANDING ON IS MADE OF SPARE PARTS…" Sicron smuged.
"You…bastard…" David said. "But how are you still alive? I destroyed you for good…again!"
"I ALWAYS LEAVE A PIECE OF MY SPIRIT IN MY FOLLOWERS, LIKE A BACK UP ME…IN THIS CASE OLLRAN, I CAME OUT OF HIS DEAD FLESH."
"Oh no! I didn't get rid of his body properly!" Aileta realized "This…is all my fault!"
"IN ANY CASE, I AM ALIVE AND SO IS MY NEW TEAM…I WAS INSPIRED BY YOUR TEAMWORK SO I DECIDED TO REPLICATE IT WITH THE MACHINE! NOW FACE YOUR NEW ENEMY…AWAKEN DARK LUEAGE!" Sicron said. The cylinders under the ship moved out and erected themselves upward. The protective casings opened revealing the stasis tanks inside. Within the tanks, were four creatures, each resembling one of the guardians. The tanks opened and the stasis fluid spilled onto the temple floor, eventually wetting the guardian's toes. "MEET THE TEAM…SHADOW CLAW…" The creature who resembled Ollrack stepped down onto the floor. "…NIGHT SERPANT…"he was joined by the creature that looked like Tiffany. "…LONE WOLF…" Erick's "clone" soon joined them "…AND LASTLY, RAVEN…" Aileta's copy then joined their ranks. "GO MY WARRIORS, SHOW THEM WHO IS SUPPERIOR, GIND THEM TO DUST!" Lone Wolf ran lightning speed and unsheathed his sword, he chased after Erick swinging his weapon faster than most could see. Shadow claw was much more direct, as he punched Ollrack in the face and sent him flying back. Tiffany and Night serpent quickly engaged in a fierce duel, while Aileta was forced to dodge Raven's version of Aileta's Metroid disc, which was black in color, and had 2 sickle blades bending around each side, rather than Aileta's short yellow teeth model. Raven herself had black hair with purple highlights, witch reflected the other Dark League members, dark coloration.
"Ha, guess you forgot us!" David yelled at Sicron.
"OH I DIDN'T FORGET, I'M ALREADY ELECTRIFYINGS'S EQUAL AND YOU ALREADY HAVE A COUNTERPART DAVID." Sicron said. David looked confused but Sicron solved this by opening a hidden compartment, out of which a monster floated out. It was a hunter Metroid, with its red sac and long tentacle ready to strike. Sicron infected the creatures mind and it launched toward him.
"Oh just try it bastard." David said as he drew his sword. He ran forward, and sliced at the creature, but to his surprise, the Metroid ducked to the side and launched its tentacle out and around to the back of David's neck. It penetrated the skin into his spinal cord. David screamed in anguish as a familiar darkness suddenly raced back into his mind. All the while Sicron had already engaged combat with Electrifying. The battle of all time was about to begin.