Chapter 12: Infiltration

The Dodrando escort ship flew for the sinister mirror image of the Void. Aboard were the Soul Guardians, awaiting their arrival. The pilot flew them toward the middle of the super galaxy, full speed. "Signs show the final backup shield is down, now on final approach" the pilot said. David stood by his side rather than taking a seat. He watched as they approached the swirling nebula. "Activating warp engines, sir are you sure you don't want to sit down?" The pilot asked looking up at David.

"…Don't ever…call me sir." He remarked without looking at him.

"Affirmative" The pilot said. At least this soldier listened. "Warp drive engines online, hang on this is going to be a bumpy ride." The ship entered the nebula and shook violently as the swirling clouds rocked the ship. Without warning a blinding flash coated everything that could be seen. Slowly the light faded and everything came into view, but now a new view was out the window, a blood red planet, swirling black clouds coating the surface. "Target in sight, scanning for the generator…guardians please take your place near the door for drop off, I'll stay on station and await for your signal for pick-up." The pilot said, keeping his military experience guide him through the situation as though his life depended on it…because it probably did. Everyone got out of their seats and filed near the door. The ship sailed through the atmosphere and flew over the red ground, eventually they spotted the building. The ship landed and the guardians quickly ran out into desolate world.

"I can't believe Sicron would dare make a mockery of our home like this." Ollrack commented.

"Its sickening but luckily we're about to blow it up…come on, let's get in there." David said. They all ran to the doorway of the temple and Erick put his ear on the door to listen in. "Um Erick…those doors are 2 inches thick…I doubt even your ears can hear through that." David commented.

"I know…but I want to look like I know what I'm doing." Erick said with a sly look. David groaned as he easily kicked the door open. They looked around the large room; just like the real one…save for the fact that a huge shield generator was placed in the middle. The guardians slowly entered the room and gazed at the huge devise. "Well…any ideas?" Erick questioned. "I mean…that's a big machine"

"…I've killed bigger" Ollrack said as he pulled energy from the air into his hands.

"YOU MUST BE SO PROUD OF YOURSELF" Sicron smirked as he walked around the generator.

"There you are! I owe you a serious beating Sicron!" Ollrack said.

"DARING…BUT YOU'RE NOT IN A REAL POSITION TO MAKE THREATS" Sicron smiled widely as the Dark League stepped out from the shadows, surrounding the guardians. "LET THE GAMES BEGIN" Sicron clapped his hands once and the Dark League charged and engaged the Guardians in combat. The guardians fought their counterparts, but this once again left David without someone to fight.

"Well, well, looks like its you and me now."

"YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW LONG I HAVE WAITED FOR THIS." Sicron said as he pulled out his sword. David leveled his sword. They stood off for a moment before David charged and started connecting blades with the evil sorcerer.

"You're better than I thought you'd be" David commented as they held their position for a moment.

"I'D HAVE TO SAY THE SAME ABOUT YOU…BUT YOU'RE STILL NOTHING TO ME." He said as he brought up his foot and kicked, sending David flying across the floor. David sucked the air back into his lungs and looked up, watching Sicron slowly approach him. David quickly got back to his feet. "YOU FOOLISH CREATURES SIMPLY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE UP AGASINT. YOU MAY HAVE DEFEATED ME IN THE PAST BUT ONLY BY VERY SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES… NOW WE FIGHT ON MY TERMS!" Sicron said as he fired a bolt if white hot plasma at him. David took flight and dodged Sicron's flames. "THAT'S RIGHT HUMAN…YOU CAN'T EVEN COMPARE TO ME! " He yelled. He forced a huge wave of fire him. David screamed as the blast blew past him. David fell to the ground, wings concealing him as he caught his breath. "NOW STAND UP SO I CAN FINISH THIS!" David was overwhelmed by the last attack, he never felt anything like it before…he needed more strength, and he needed help. Sicron cam all the way up to the boy. "NOW…HOLD STILL…" Sicron said slowly as he raised his sword above his head.

"…I…am not…just…human." David said. A rush of wind and a blast of light shot out of his body. Sicron brought his arm down to shield his eyes. When it faded David was no longer there. Black Phoenix arose and leveled his sword.

"BLACK PHOENIX…AH YES MY GOOD COMRADE, COME LETS FINISH THESE FOOLS TOGTHER." Sicron said offering his hand.

"No" Was all he said.

"WHAT-"

"I am no longer your influence Sicron…and now it's your turn to get a close look at my fist!" Black Phoenix took no time to punch Sicron right in his lizard face.

"YOU UNGRATEFUL SON OF A BITCH!"Sicron launched a fireball at him. Black Phoenix dodged and blocked the oncoming blow from Sicron's sword. Sicron swung his sword around to take his head off…but Black Phoenix simply jumped straight up and dodged it. Sicron look around for where he went for a moment before spotting him floating above. "GET DOWN HERE SO I CAN KILL YOU!"

"I'm afraid the only thing being destroyed today is this generator…" Black Phoenix created a ball of energy and threw it at the machine. It instantly began to explode as the orb impacted it. "Guardians! Move!" Black Phoenix yelled. The rest stopped fighting, and the Guardians looked at him oddly. "You heard me! We're getting out of here!" Black Phoenix dropped down and kicked Shadow Claw into Night serpent, clearing the way to the door. The guardians quickly began to run out the door, and Black Phoenix changed back to David.

The Dark League didn't have enough time to stop them before they were out of the building. By the time the League was out the door the ship was taking off, and could only watch them leave. Sicron walked out and watched the ship warp out of the world. He then turned around and watched the generator go critical.

"…IT'S NOT OVER YET GUARDIANS…IT'S ONLY BEGUN"

Location: Juggernaught

"Sir, the final generator has been destroyed, they did it." The officer said to the commander.

"Excellent work, prepare the Mesa-Cannon. I want that thing firing as soon as the Guardians are in the safe zone."

"Sir, the remaining forces are gathering, they're preparing to leave they system, we can't let that happen." One of the technicians reported.
"Keep them at bay with our cannon fire; we need to give those guardians time."

"Sir we're pulling back the last security locks, the cannon will be ready to fire in 2 minutes." The Commander took it all in and breathed deeply, he didn't want any casualties, but he needed to complete the mission.

"Sir, our cannon fire is having less effect, they've moved into a better position and they're attempting to escape."

"Any sign of the Guardians?"

"No sir."

"Well hold them off as long as you can..." The Commander sighed again. "And fire when you're out of options." The man at the controls could see the dilemma the Commander was facing.

"They're beginning they're escape, we have to fire now sir."

"…Very well…fire at will." The cannon charged and in a blast that pushed the sun sized ship back the Mesa-Cannon fired its godly might. The enormous stream of energy cascaded down and struck the very center of the super galaxy. The spirit world shattered and the Dark Void destroyed itself in a blinding light from the outside in. The Commander watched the explosion, the biggest one he or anyone had ever seen. Then out of the fire the Guardians transport ship came.

"This is Delta 850; I didn't know we were going to have fireworks!" The pilot called in over the radio. Everyone on the Command deck cheered as the ship landed in the docking bay.