Chapter Two: Enter Caspar Balthazar Melchior

Naota, Mamimi, Masashi, and Gaku weren't the only ones witnessing this slaughter by the hands of these seemingly upgraded versions of whatever model Kanchi was. An extremely muscular man, nearly six feet six and well over three hundred pounds, was watching with keen interest. Other features included tan skin, orange eyes, and a completely shaved head while his attire included black combat boots, black JNCOs, and a black Emperor wife beater. He lazily sat back at the bar while he watched the Medical Meccanica robots strike in the most absurdly painful areas of their victims. While he normally could be of service, due to his seemingly strong build, he was far too drunk. 'Fancy this. The great Agent Caspar Balthazar Melchior is too drunk to defend the innocent from evil doers. Man, I'm sure Raharu would get a kick out of that.' He yawned. 'Good thing I'm retired, that way there's no shame in letting the villains over running the place.'

He stumbled from his seat and left the bar, fortunate enough not to get targeted by any robots. All-the-while, our hero and his friends ran out the back way which took them to an alley way.

When Caspar made his retreat from the bar, a Medical Meccanica satellite picked up on his energy signature. In the dark control room of the Medical Meccanica plant, the man cloaked in all black eyed him suspiciously. "Computer, scan a profile for that man on the screen."

"Your request has been processed," spoke a monotone, digitized female voice. The information read:

Name: Caspar Balthazar Melchior

Specie: Unknown, appears to be a highly evolved humanoid

Age: Unknown

Height: 6' 4"

Weight: 320 lbs

Build: Very muscular

Hair: None

Eyes: Orange

Skin: Tan

Occupation: Retired Space Police Brotherhood agent

Caspar was the best of the best up until a few years ago when he decided to retire after the Space Police Dissolution. Even Raharu looked up to him as a mentor and father-like figure. Though he hasn't been in combat since, it is believed that he shall never get rusty as he strives for a good physical challenge.

Threat Level: INSANELY HIGH

'We must find a way to get this guy to join us,' the cloaked fiend thought, 'it will help to buy some time until we find Atomsk again.' If his smirk was shown, it would have been gargantuan. Extremely evil at that.

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Back on earth, Caspar continued on his trek home, as did our hero and the gang. They stumbled into each other a few blocks away from the scene of the maniacal robots. In fact, Gaku and Masashi ran into him head on and got knocked down on their asses.

"Watch we're you're goin, ya little shits!" He briefly gazed over them until he came across Naota's mug. 'What the hell? Isn't this the tyke in Raharu's report?'

"What the hell are you starting at?" Naota scowled.

"Hey kid, you by any chance know a woman named Raharu?"

Naota was in disbelief. "What?"

"Heh, maybe you'd recognize the name Haruko a bit more?"

Mamimi's eyes widened at the mention of that H-word.

"Yeah, I did, but I don't care about her."

"Smooch!" Gaku yelled suddenly.

"So you're the shit who was able to merge with Atomsk."

Naota scoffed. "Are you one of those Interstellar Immigration rejects?"

"No, but I bet those Medical Meccanica folks are after you. That's probably why they came back to this planet."

"Excuse me," Mamimi cut in, allowing curiosity to get the best of her, "but how do you know Haruko?"

"I used to work in the Space Police Brotherhood before it was disbanded. I was Raharu's mentor."

"That means you can fight!" Naota yelled, "why don't you help those people instead of walking around like you're drunk."

"Because I am drunk! And I'm retired. You figure it out!" He walked past them with out saying another word.

This sunk deep into Naota's head, made him think that Medical Meccanica was after him. 'It's all my fault!'

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Caspar entered his cramped apartment, expecting to relax and watch some reruns of Neon Genesis Evangelion on TV, though he had an unexpected visitor.

"Caspar," greeted his cloaked, uninvited guest.

The former agent grunted, "What the hell do you want?"

"I have a proposition for you."

"I don't want anything from Medical Meccanica. You can take your offer and shove it up your ass."

"Well, here I was hoping you would take up my challenge."

"What challenge?"

"The challenge of defeating Atomsk, of course."

"Oh?"

"We are close to retrieving Atomsk and the ark which will serve as his vessel."

"What's that got to do with me?"

"Well, when is the last time you've fought something as powerful as Atomsk?"

"Never."

"See my point?"

It went straight to Caspar's heart. 'I never though of it like that.' He never was one for accepting his limits, so he was somewhat intrigued. "You're looking for Naota Nandaba, correct? Allow me to lead you to him."

"I know where he resides but I have not been able to make a move because I'm unaware of when his power could next awaken. There's no way we could take on Atomsk, especially he decided to merge with his ark once again."

"That makes sense, though perhaps I could be of assistance?"

"That's what I was counting on!" The Medical Meccanica over mind said with glee.

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Before Naota and Mamimi (they parted ways with Gaku and Masashi several minutes prior) entered the bakery, a certain someone lunged onto the boy from behind. "Oh Naota-kun, I saw what happened on the news. I'm so glad you're all right!"

"Eri?"

Mamimi frowned slightly, somewhat jealous.

Seconds later, Eri looked to Mamimi, then frowned also. "I see you've come back. You two aren't dating by any chance, are you?"

"Uh..." Naota was speechless. Seconds later, he noticed the former space police agent from earlier coming into his view. "What the hell?"

"Who's he?" Eri inquired.

"Some guy who trained Haruko I guess."

"What!" She was surprised to say the least.

As he came within close proximity, Caspar proudly stated, "Naota Nandaba. I, Agent Melchior, place you under arrest in the name of Medical Meccanica Law!" A wicked grin was plastered to his face.

Naota, Eri, and Mamimi's jaw dropped from the utter shock of it all.

'Oh shit,' Naota thought, 'what am I gonna do?'

End Chapter Two.