Team X

Chapter 8: Confrontation

As the Bus flew to the temple, a laser blast hit it

"All bail out!" Rick commanded, as everyone ejected. As they landed, towering over them was the biggest battle machine they'd ever seen. Mojo, Chase, Wuya, Oppressor Plutonium and Him were riding inside. The Powerpunk Girls and Rottenstuff boys flew in formation towards TeamX. A battle ensured, with Team X beating the Powerpunks and Rottenstuff without much problems. Facing the machine, Rick attacked with a jumping kick, and the Rowdyruff boys vanished, returning with the old battlemech, the Powerpuff-DYNAMO. The girls entered with Jack, but Rick remained outside to draw the fire, knowing the Dynamo wouldn't last long. Firing a plasma blast, he blew up a laser turret on Mojo's robot, and got their attention. Unfortunatly, Rick took a severe hit, and was knocked down. A blast from DYNAMO hit the robot, blowing another Turret, as Rick stood up and made his move. Rai used Typhoon boom, blowing up another turret. Suddenly, all the damaged turrets replaced themselves.

"Crystal glasses." Omi said, using a wu, seeing the monster exploding, then something that made him shudder.

"Rick! I know what to do!" Omi said, "Inside is a huge power supply, like a wheel, being powered by someone that looks like you."

"Nick Gunner." Rick said, "Do you know how to defeat it?"

"Use this. The Golden Tiger Claws. Focus on the inside of the machine, and use them to teleport." Omi said, "You should be able to shut it down from their."

Taking the golden tiger claws, Rick teleported himself inside, suprising Nick, who lost his foothold, and fell inside the gears, his legs being trapped. Taking the wheel, Rick stopped it.

Outside, Bubbles laughed, "He did it."

"Not quite, we have enough power to do this." Mojo said, activating a weapon. A laser began to charge, "Anti-X, it will destroy you once and for all."

Omi looked sadly at the machine, and sighed, "No, Rick will stop you."

"Omi, what did you see?" Clay asked

"Rick saving us, at the cost of his life." Omi sniffed

Inside the machine, Rick ran as fast as he could, as he reached dangerous speeds, he began to think of his life in Team X, his first battle against him, slaying Mojo in training, the flying van, battling Nick, and the final battle.

"No you fool!" Nick said, knowing what Rick was doing

"See you in hell!" Rick snapped, supersprinting.

Inside the control cockpit, all the gauges read warning, overload, danger.

"What is happening Nick?" Mojo said, activating a communications screen, only to see Rick's face

"This is the Cable TV centre, your contract is canceled!" Rick yelled, as he reached maximum safe speed, then passed safe speed, as the area around him seemed to explode instantaniously.

The Girls and boys watched as the assault vehicle exploded before their eyes. They flew out of Dynamo, and gasped, seeing Rick's clothes in a pile

"He ran so fast, he vapourised himself!" Brick said, in disbelief

"No, he can't have." Bubbles said, crying.

After a seach, Boomer found the only remain, Rick's left hand. Taking it back to the lab, they hoped the professor could someday clone Rick. A few days afterwards, a memorial service was held for Rick. Little did Team X know, but Rick was alive and well, in World B, the hometown of the PowerpunkGirlsand Rottenstuff Boys. When he awoke, he was in a bed, with Jojo sitting by him

"Jojo, what the heck?" Rick asked

"You warped here, when you reached unsafe speeds, you teleported yourself." Jojo said, "It appears that's a power you've just discovered."

"My hand?" Rick asked

"We can attatch a cybernetic replacement." Jojo said. The next day, Rick had a cybernetic hand, but suddenly, Captain Morbucks of the TDS (Townvile Defence Squad) ran in

"Commander Jojo!" she yelled, "Commander Jojo!"

"Princess?" Rick asked

"Captain Princess Morbucks." Princess said

"What's wrong?" Rick asked

A guard dragged in a robot that was fighting like crazy, a robot that looked a lot like Ace of the G-team, an renagade defence squad.

"What happened?" Jojo asked

"Gunner, it looked like Gunner, except he was a cyborg! He hit Ace with a harpoon attached to himself, andAce turned into this thing." Princess said

"Oh shit." Rick said, "Techno-organic virus."

"You've seen this?" Jojo asked

"No cure, it was created by Utonium, used to mend severe damage, such as cyborgize a shattered leg, it was uncontrolable, so he destroid all research about it. Gunner must have somehow gotten it. He can command all he infects. I'll stop him!"

Rick headed outside, to face Gunner

"I don't know how you survived, but it's the last time Gunner." Rick said, attacking Nick, but passing through his body, and hitting a wall

"image inducter, i'm not where you think." Nick said, hitting Rick from behind, then injecting him with the virus. Rick fell to the ground, his entire body burning as his entire DNA was altered on the monocular level, and cyborgised. Nick stood over the fallen Rick, laughing his head off. Suddenly, Rick's hand shot up, and grabbed Nick by the throat.

"Halt!" Nick said, but Rick's grip intensified

"I don't really feel like doing that." Rick said, his cyborg voice menacing, and grabbed Nick's head, and began to crush it.

"You can't kill me! It's against your rules of Team X." Nick screamed

"Rules regarding manslaughter are for humans." Rick said, as he crushed Nick's head, and Nick's body stopped moving. Crushing the remains, Rick threw them into a tank of acid, and headed to the base. As he entered, Princess pointed her EMP cannon at him

"Don't shoot, it's me Rick. Somehow i still retain my free will." Rick said

After a series of Tests by Jojo, Rick figured he could transform from Human to cyborg and back again by focusing on transforming. As a way of thanking him, Jojo altered Rick's cyborg form, to include a Hyper energy cannon. Two months passed, until Rick was ready to leave.

"Thanks Jojo, are you sure i can't help here?" Rick asked

"No, your friends need you." Jojo said, "You should leave now."

Entering the portal, Rick waved, "Thanks for everything."

Central City-normal

Rick jumped out of the portal, unaware that Chase and Mojo lived.

To be continued in Team X Returns.

Team X: Rollcall

Blossom

Bubbles

Buttercup

Brick

Butch

Boomer

Rick Gunther

Dexter Falkor

Jack Spicer

Omi

Clay

Raimundo

Kimiko

Sensei Fung

Dojo

Team X: Research and suport devision

Kenneth Utonium

May Keene

James Gunther

Sarah Gunther

Sara Bellum

Commander Jojo

Townsvile Police SpecialOpperations Unit

SOU Commander Morbux

SOU L.t. Ace Greene

SOU Pilot Grubber Greene

SOU Sgt Aturo Greene

SOU Sgt. William Greene

SOUL.t. Snake Greene

Rogues Gallarey

Nick Gunner

Oppressor Plutonium

Brat

Brute

Beserk

Blast

Bomb

Bash

Him

Mojo Jojo

End Of story

(Comming Soon: Return of Team X)