Chapter 17- The beginning.
Jimmy and the others sat in the lab; Carl had fully healed; and was ready for another adventure.
"What do we do next?" Libby asked Jimmy nervously, she was taking the news about Sheen especially hard.
"I'm not to sure, but I have been working on weapons." Jimmy replied, and he walked over to a small glass cabinet. He opened it, and inside were five pairs of glowing jewels.
"Aren't those Meldar's matrix generators?" Cindy inquired, and Jimmy nodded.
"Yeah, I built five less powerful versions in case of an emergency. There nothing like Meldar's originals, but they give us a good chance against The General." Jimmy took each pair out, and handed them to each member of the group in turn. Carl received deep purple generators, and Libby got fire red. Cindy got emerald green, Jimmy had built them to match her eyes, and Jimmy picked out a pair coloured ocean blue. Finally Jimmy picked up the last pair, they had been built for Sheen; and Jimmy's eyes began to water as he stared into them. Eventually he handed them to Nick, who accepted the black and red generators quietly; respecting what a deep moment it was for the group.
"We should all go home." Carl piped up, and the others nodded. Carl lay back on a bed Jimmy had made for him, Cindy and Libby went their homes; and Nick stayed beside Jimmy.
"Jimmy do you mind if I have a word?" The young boy asked gently.
"Yeah, let's go outside." Jimmy replied emptily, and the two boys stepped out into the yard.
"I know that was hard for you." Nick said, and Jimmy looked up. Nick Dean was actually sounding sensitive.
"Sheen betrayed us, I had no choice." The genius replied bitterly.
"Jimmy I know you don't trust me, but I'm asking you to give me a chance."
"Since when did you become smart?" Jimmy said, and Nick laughed.
"I've always been fairly bright, but next to your genius I didn't stand a chance." Now it was Jimmy's turn to laugh.
"I suppose so, but Nick why did you take The General's kick to protect Cindy?"
"Because I don't want to see anybody hurt. I'll do what I need to do." Nick replied, and he walked away. Jimmy felt stronger, and he began to trust Nick.
Sheen stood in the shadows; the boy was breathing heavily. He knew that Jimmy believed he was a traitor, and he was filled with remorse. His former best friend believed that he was evil, and that he was trying to destroy the planet. He had to prove his innocence, but he didn't know where to start. He knew that Jimmy must have some sort of recording of him, and only he knew it was forged. He had to find some sort of evidence which proved his innocence, or he would die trying.
Captain D stood in the alleyway, as the man made his way cautiously towards the sinister Captain. He was fairly tall, with black hair, and shifty eyes. He was wearing a suit, which had a gun in the inside pocket. One could never be too careful dealing with dangerous people like Captain D.
"I take it you were behind what happened at the school yesterday?" The man asked slowly, and wearily.
"I take it you have what I asked for?" The Captain said, and he held out his hand. The man placed a file in the Captain's open hand, and stepped out fully into the light. He was looking scared, but once he realised his life was under no threat; his face began to change into a look of confidence.
"What next?" The guy asked.
"We take it one step at a time Ed, for the minute this file is enough."
"And what am I supposed to do?"
"Go back to the bank, and relax for a while. I have the evidence, and you have £250,000 in your bank account off shore. Everybody is happy." Ed sniffled, he was clearly unhappy.
"Would you rather me kill you?" Captain D asked, plainly amused.
"No, but I could do with more money." He stepped back suddenly, as if the Captain might lash out at any moment.
"When the time comes, we will have another job for you. Then you will receive your money, until then you will have to wait." The Captain leapt upwards, and landed on a roof. He sprinted across the rooftops, leaping from one to the other. Ed stood and watched him until the Captain was out of sight, and he pulled a disk out of his pocket. It contained all of the information that the file had in it, and it was Ed's bargaining tool. He could blackmail the Captain with the info, and earn more money. Alternatively, he could sell the disk to Neutron in exchange for some patents, the possibilities were endless. From now on Ed Mercy was in control, or at least that's what he thought…
The General watched Retroville go about in its daily business, and decided it was time to strike. He activated some killer androids, and set off towards the city. The world would never forget the massacre of Retroville City…
The Master sat in his chair; Neutron was putting up a good fight. So far he killed Hunt, and was now proceeding to challenge The General! The man stood up, Neutron had played the game long enough. The pieces were in place; it was time to let his nemesis know who was behind everything.
The General launched a rocket at the building, and it burst into flames. People began to scream, and run for their lives as fast as possible. The androids spring into action, killing many in the ensuing havoc from the original blast. Nothing would survive.
Jimmy called the others as quick as he could, and soon five friends were standing together. Each had their matrix generators in hand, and they teleported themselves to the City centre. They ran to The General, and blasted him. The machine turned angrily, and fired at the group. Everyone ran for cover, as The General drew ever closer. Eventually they chanced it, and came out firing. The blasts hit the deadly robot, and forced him backwards. The androids surrounded the group, but Nick stepped in and levitated all the robots. He then dropped them, and the machines were destroyed. The General snarled.
"You may be stronger, but I can still crush you!" Above the robot a wormhole appeared, and a hooded figure came out.
"Peace General." And the android stopped.
"Yes my master."
"Master?" Carl asked confused.
"I thought you were behind all this." Libby said, and the hooded man laughed.
"You thought wrong, I am behind everything." The man laughed mockingly.
"Allow me to introduce my master; the lord of the shadows; the master of the crimson night; the great evil; the one who will completely annihilate Earth. Please welcome-"
"Eustace Strych." Jimmy said, and the figure took off his hood. Revealing a disfigured face, of a former billionaire boy…
