My Disclaimer: Oh how I wished I owned you Getbackers! I would keep Makubex around to do all my homework, Ginji would be plugged into my house for a free source of electricity, and Juubei, Kazuki, and Sakura would all make me the most awesome clothes ever. Shido would take out the trash and keep the house in shape. Paul would make me delicious coffee. I would sell Emishi to a TV. Network so he could have his own comedy show. Oh, and I would sell Ban out to rabid fan girls and make lots of $$$$$ But I would keep Maku-chan all to myself MINE I SAY! BUT I don't own them so...I'll just go live in my author cardboard box and keep writing fan fiction. Please enjoy.

Sorry this one is so late I had Fall break.

Now presenting:

Getbackers: Get Back the Future

Chapter 6: Plan in Motion

The group returned to the Honky Tonk where Himiko was waiting impatiently. She stood up as they entered and frowned.

"Where's Ban?"

"He had to stay behind, but don't worry he stepped out for just a second to complete Akabane's job." Toshiki answered.

"He's still there!" Himiko started to walk out when Shido stepped in her way.

"It's too dangerous to enter Mugenjou right now."

"Himiko-san, Ban can take care of himself far better than the rest of us could protect him. You of all people should know that." Kazuki bowed respectfully then pulled out a chair for her.

"Where are Paul and the others?" Shido looked around to notice that no one was manning the shop except for Natsumi.

"Right here." The door to the back room opened and Paul stepped out, "We're working on some delicate equipment right now. What's going on?"

"Yes, that would be nice to know." Masaki looked to the others.

"Raitei almost killed all of us." -Juubei- answered holding his still throbbing head.

"We'll have to keep him contained in Mugenjou for now." Kazuki let out a tired sigh, "Ban insisted that he stay behind and watch after Makubex and I hate to say it but out of all of us he is the best for something like that. The man is a genius at strategy. He wants all of us to stay out until something can be done."

"Stay out? That'll complicate things a bit." -Makubex- stepped out of the back room with a screwdriver tucked behind one ear.

"Kazu-chan! You're back!" Chibi Ginji launched himself out of the room and glomped hold of Kazuki. He looked about, "Where's Ban-chan?"

"He had to stay behind Ginji-kun." Juubei spoke.

"Aw…" Ginji looked depressed.

Shido looked over to see that Masaki and Emishi were staring bewildered at the two, "What's wrong with you two?"

"Is that Makubex?" Emishi blinked then rubbed his eyes.

"Ginji?" Masaki raised an eyebrow confused.

"Here, let me explain now…" Kazuki began.

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Makubex woke. He opened his eyes not to see the comforting confines of the Core office but instead the open sky. He sat up confused.

"Finally. I thought you were going to sleep all day."

Makubex turned as he heard the voice speak, "Mido-kun? Where are we?" He looked around for a second, "Isn't this A-17?"

Ban rolled his eyes, "I don't care much about how you number this place but we are at the city level if you have to know."

"What happened? Where's—" Makubex started worried.

"Can you stop being annoying for more than two minutes" Ban sighed then took a long drag of his cigarette, "The important thing is that we stay out of sight for a few days until the others are ready."

"Ready…for what?"

"Geez, you're annoying. Just sit there and be quiet. I think I liked you better when you weren't awake."

Makubex frowned, "I need to know what is going on." He made to stand up but Ban grabbed his arm and yanked him back to the ground.

"Hold your horses; I'm getting around to it. Your minions are fine so you don't need to worry about them."

Makubex sat still for a few moments annoyed then he reached up as if pressing on an invisible key and a virtual keyboard appeared in front of him. Just as he was about to press a key, Ban grabbed his wrist. Makubex pulled, "Let go."

"Don't do that. I don't doubt he can trace your signal." A puff of smoke lazily escaped Ban's lips.

"Then tell me what is going on!" Makubex glared heatedly at him.

"Raitei."

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"Paul-san, the other parts should be here in the next two days." -Makubex- announced getting up from Paul's computer. He wandered back over to the table and started working at a mass of wires.

"How much was it all?" Paul was nervously tinkering at a panel.

"Don't worry." -Makubex- smiled, "It's not charged to you."

Paul let an appreciative grin cross his face, "Thanks."

"Is there anything I can do to help?" Masaki asked. He had listened to the explanation the first time and unlike Emishi, he did not need to hear it again.

"Here, work on this." Hevn looked up from her work to push some parts toward Masaki then she put a paper beside it, "Just follow these instructions."

Outside, Kazuki was explaining the situation to Emishi again while chibi Ginji was sipping on a soda. –Juubei- had gone to scavenge more parts and Toshiki and Juubei were explaining everything to Himiko.

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Four days had passed. Ban was becoming anxious. They had almost had a run in with the Raitei but had managed to sneak away undetected. Shido's ravens had been delivering letters to him updating their progress. –Makubex- had said that in one more day they would be finished. The contraption would have to be moved to Mugenjou to be powered. The extra help had sped things along and being inside Mugenjou had moved Ban out of what ever stimulus that had caused his death in their time line. Still, Ban was a hunter, he could not stand being the hunted. It grated on his every nerve. Ban looked up as Makubex returned with some food. He had finally decided that perhaps the computer brat was useful after all. The boy sat down with his own food after giving Ban his. It was quiet for some time.

"You know, you did not have to stay here once I woke up. I am capable of taking care of myself." Makubex could almost feel Ban's anxiety blanketing the air.

"I'm only doing it because I don't want to hear Ginji whining because you got your idiot self killed." Ban bit into his sandwich, "Besides, if you go then the other one does too and despite how much more he annoys me than you, we still need that stupid contraption built."

"I see."

Ban glanced up at the sky, "It'll be done tomorrow then they'll bring it here. If you can stay out of trouble that long, then we'll get rid of this Raitei."

"That's good." Makubex stared listlessly at the floor. Ban had been short with his the whole time. The man's temper was simply unpredictable. He felt like a chastised child whenever Ban spoke. Makubex wondered briefly what he had done aside from the whole IL incident to make Ban dislike his so much. He stayed quiet. If he did not say anything, neither would Ban.

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-----TOMORROW----

The whole crew was carting the pieces of equipment to Mugenjou. The control box itself was in two pieces and had wires hanging out all over the place. The bulk of the grunt work went into carrying the thick heavy glass that would make up one cylinder. It was thicker than the original to take into count the strength of an angry Raitei. Each half of the cylinder was four feet in diameter and seven feet long. As soon as they got into sight of the entrance to Mugenjou, Ban appeared and helped them.

-Makubex- walked to the edge of Mugenjou standing just outside only to see his other self waiting for the others. They stared at each other. Makubex had a wary look in his eyes. It was very awkward. –Makubex- saw Ginji dash past him then found his wrist tugged forward dragging him after. Ginji hugged the both of them crushing them together.

"Maku-chans!" He declared happily.

"Oi, Ginji get back here and help!"

The equipment was taken into the depths of the first level, away from where the settlers lived and the final construction began. Makubex questioned Paul intensely while aiding in the finalities until Paul finally gave up and let him see the blue prints. Working quickly, the cylinders were set up and Paul and both Makubex's began to finish the wiring. Soon only the control panel was left. –Makubex- stood up.

"You should go lure the Raitei now. We will be done soon."

"Fine by me." Ban popped his knuckles. He was tired of hiding, "Ginji you stay here out of trouble."

"Ban-chan! It's not fair; I never get to do anything!" Ginji whined.

"Someone has to help Paul and that stupid brat fix this."

"Oh,…ok!" Ginji smiled.

Paul came to a part of the wiring where he became confused. He stared at it, "Which one was it?"

"Splice the green wire into the purple wire." Two voices came in unison. Makubex and –Makubex- stared oddly at each other.

"We should split up." Kazuki said, "We can cover more ground that way."

"Sounds good." Shido said.

Sakura and Himiko disappeared to check the upper floors. Kazuki and Toshiki went off in one direction, Emishi and Juubei took another. Shido and Masaki walked off in the same direction. Ban told –Makubex- that he was taking him with him. Leaving one man out, -Juubei- offered to stay behind for a while. That made Ginji feel better as he was not the only one staying behind too.

As they descended into the lower levels, -Makubex- spoke.

"Why did you insist on having me accompany you? I know you dislike me."

"Two reasons." Ban stepped over a piece of wreckage, "One, I know that out of everyone, he most wants you and me dead. So it's obvious who he will choose to track. Two, you have Raitei-dar and that way he can't sneak up on me."

"Oh…I suppose that's true."

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Raitei was roaming about searching. They had managed to stay hidden for several days but he would find them. Makubex could not leave. Mugenjou told him so. He would hunt him down and kill him. Raitei stopped and looked up as his electricity popped and crackled angrily. The energy trace of the black box? So the other one had come at last. He turned quickly and made his way toward the upper levels. He followed the whispering hiss of the electricity as it told him where to go, where the signal was stronger. As he got closer, he began to sense the other one, Mido Ban. The anger stirred within him. Their fight from before had been interrupted but this time he would make sure to kill him. Today, it would all be over, all of the demons in his path would disappear.

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"Ah!" -Makubex- staggered suddenly and grabbed at his neck, "He's…he's coming!"

Ban tensed up as he felt the air become thick with static heat, "you can still run right?"

"Yes." -Makubex's- face was scrunched in pain but the look was set in resolve, "If not…you can leave me."

"Of course." Ban turned quickly to see the Raitei crackling with energy emerge from the end of the corridor.

Lightening burst from him carving deep grooves into the floor as it raced toward them. Ban and -Makubex- jumped apart from each other before the sheer power as it split the area between them. Raitei looked from one to the other trying to weigh who he wanted dead first. Ban stepped forward.

"Bring it on lightening brat."

Ban leapt forward with a punch. He concentrated, pouring all of his energy into the deadly fighting dance. One false move and he would be kissing his butt goodbye. The heat from the sheer proximity was already making his innards sweat. It took every ounce of battle experience that he had to avoid taking any direct hits, but every glancing blow struck him with the force of a tornado. He tried to land a strike of his own but instead spent most of his time blocking and dodging. He could feel the electricity strike out at him like a whip, rending tears in his clothes and across his flesh. Ban grit his teeth and fought on.

-Makubex- watched them fight. The pain from the scar was mind numbing. He could feel the blood racing down his neck as the Raitei's anger blazed, causing it to react. He did not dare interfere at first. He would have only gotten in Ban's way, causing him to make a mistake and it was imperative that Ban remain alive. -Makubex- grew anxious as Ban began slowing down after a few minutes of combat. The Jagan Master was soon covered in gashes and sweat. -Makubex- was running the figures of the battle in his head. Slowly Ban's percentage of breaking even with the Raitei's power was decreasing. He had to do something soon or else it was over. He looked around quickly for something, anything. He did not have super strength or even above average fighting skills like the rest and Mugenjou itself would not be able to help him right now. His eyes then fell upon a rock, a simple piece of nature, but it did not conduct electricity well. Rock had high resistivity. He snatched it up from the ground. There was a loud crash and -Makubex- turned to see that Ban had taken a hit to the chest and been thrown into a wall. The Jagan Master struggled to his feet as the Raitei converged on him. -Makubex- drew back his hand then let loose the rock.

Raitei found his opening and struck, sending his enemy into a wall. It was time for the kill, to erase the existence of Mido Ban from the world, his world. Raitei started forward when something struck him across the face. It cut him. He wheeled furiously about to see -Makubex- staring at him. The fear, he could sense it strongly. Raitei directed his anger at him.

-Makubex- almost fell to his knees from the piercing pain that shot through the scar as Raitei turned on him. He heard the crunch of boots on uneven loose debris as the Raitei started walking toward him.

"Get going idiot!" Ban yelled from his place on the ground.

-Makubex- forced his mind to put aside enough pain for him to move again and that he did. He turned and fled back toward the time machine. He could hear Raitei right behind him. He had to do this just right or he was a dead man.

End Chapter 6