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Ultraman The First

Regenerate

Chapter Three

Usagi walked into his house and set down his book bag. It was fairly light, mostly because he had spent most of his lunch time working on the assignments. He knew he had to finish his homework quickly so he could get to work on time for the team's group analysis of Ultraman. After being Ultraman for nearly two months now, he wanted to know what they had figured out about him. Thankfully, being merged with a highly evolved and intelligent alien life-form does have its perks, and within a few minuets he finished all his assignments.

As he put on his VICTORY uniform, his mother walked in. She watched as he pulled on the black jacket of his uniform. She thought she saw him place something in the pocket of his jacket, but shrugged it off.

Usagi turned and saw her stand behind him. "Kaa-san? What's wrong?"

"Nothing dear," she said kindly. "I'm not used to the idea of my son being in uniform. I think your father would have been very proud."

"And you?" Usagi replied as he pulled on his gloves. "How do you feel about this?"

Mrs. Shundou's eyes widened at his statement. She looked away and sighed. "Honestly," she said, "I have no idea what to think. But, it's not my choice to make. You accepted this life, and now I must too. This is what you want," then she turned back to him, "and how I feel should not influence that."

Usagi stared at his mother for a short time. Then he walked up and embraced her. When he let go, he said, "Don't worry, Kaa-san. I won't let you down. I won't lose my life so easily."

"I hope that's true," She said. "I'm holding you to it." Then with a smile she said, "If you don't, you'll be grounded for life."

Usagi smiled, ever so faintly, as he went back to suiting up.

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A short time later Usagi was on the road to VICTORY HQ. His thoughts were on the conversation he'd just had with his mother. The worried expression on her face as he left the house occupied his thoughts as he drove.

She's a strong woman, your mother. She reminds me of my wife back on Ultoran.

Usagi looked into his window, but rather then his face being reflected, he could see the familiar silver visage of Ma'un staring back at him. She has to be, he thought, returning his attention to the road. Now that Tou-san's dead, she's struggling to keep herself together. She's all alone now except for me. I'm sure a military career was the last thing she wanted me to pursue after dad died.

Well, replied Ma'un. At least she took it better then Erica.

A stressed hum came from Usagi's throat. Erica-chan…

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Approximately one month previous…

"You're what?!?" cried Erica as she broke away from Usagi. "You're actually going to do it?!"

"Yes," replied Usagi sullenly. He had just destroyed Edenodon as Ultraman and now faced his distressed girlfriend, who, only seconds before, held him in a tender embrace. "I'm going to join VICTORY," he continued. "I'm joining their Science Patrol."

Erica just stood in shock. True, he had mentioned possibly accepting Col. Xander's offer to join VICTORY, but she hadn't really prepared for the possibility that he would. "Usagi-kun," she said after nearly a full minute, "This is too much! First your father dies, then you become an alien superhero, and now you want to join the army?! It's all too much!"

Usagi took a step back in shock. "Erica-chan…"

She turned away from him. "I need to be alone for a while," She said. "Just until I can wrap my head around this…"

Usagi stepped forward. "Erica…"

"I don't want to see you," she replied, throwing Usagi for a loop. "Not until I get this all straightened out."

"Erica…" he said one last time as she walked towards the stairs. He watched her open the door, then shut it behind her. It was a full ten minutes before he began to chase after her, but by then, she was already long gone.

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Usagi hadn't seen Erica since that day, though he kept a picture of her with him at all times. At a stop light, he pulled out said picture and just stared at it. Damn my stupidity!

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Donahue stood before the wide-screen monitor with a long pointer, as the others, including Usagi, sat down.

"Let's get started," he said. He brings up a picture of Ultraman in a simple fighting stance. "Now as we all know, this is Ultraman. He stands at an estimated 40 meters tall, roughly 200 feet or so. He has the power to fire energy beams from his hands," He switched to another slide, this one was of Ultraman performing his Specium Slayer Light Stream. "This is his primary monster slaying weapon, a highly concentrated energy stream emitted from his right hand while the left is crossed in front of it. Element analysis has told us the radiation is consistent with a newly discovered element called Specium, which is predominantly found on Mars. Exposure to a concentrated dose of this for even a short amount of time can cause massive decay at the cellular level. It's a potent weapon for sure." The next slide he brings up is of Ultraman throwing an energy disk. "This is his other weapon, a circular energy blade. The blade is probably made of specium as well, though that's hard to say. It has both close and long range combat abilities and appears to be a versatile weapon." The next slide was of Ultraman's color timer. "This blue crystal on his chest, his color timer, is apparently designed to flash red when he is low on power. It would seem he can't last in this world very long and needs to be made aware constantly of how much time he has. My base estimate is that he can't battle for longer than three minutes at a time." Then Donahue turned off the screen. "In addition to this information, sources from the first battle say he posses a sort of teleportation ability, and of course we have all seen his flight ability. All in all, Ultraman is definitely a powerful warrior."

Donahue sat down as Reilly took the floor. His speech was short and plain, "I have studied Ultraman's fighting style with great interest. He fights using a combination of martial arts and wrestling, which is useful in fighting these monsters. However, I can see places where he needs improvement. In his first battle, he seems cocky. His overtaking of Bemular made him feel superior, which left him off guard when his color timer started to flash. In his second fight, he was easily overtaken by the snake monster, but he fought more seriously. My opinion is, as a fighter, Ultraman is an amateur. Tough though he is, I doubt he'll last long on his powers alone."

After Donahue's speech, Captain Hayata stood up and took the floor. "As of right now, VICTORY's official stance on Ultraman is this. He's an ally, nothing more. If he turns on us, he will pay the consequences. This is a war. Once it ends, we expect him to leave. That is the brass's official declaration. Dismissed."

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Usagi walked the halls of VICTORY. Well, he thought, That was enlightening.

Reilly's right you know. You really need to work on your martial arts if you wish to keep fighting URE mutants.

I know that! He replied. I'm not baka. But who'll teach me?

You're in the army and you can't find someone to teach you to fight? Sounds pretty baka to me.

SHUT UP MA'UN!

Usagi came to a stop on the guard-rail of an overhang in the hanger. He watched jet pilots move about the hanger in an orderly fashion. At first he paid only mild attention to the odd migrations, then, something caught his eye. A trio of red clad female pilots, entering the hanger. All others moved out of their way as the walked by. As they moved closer to the overhang, Usagi could see each one was extremely beautiful. He also saw that their leader was Tendouese as well.

He followed their movement past the overhang. He stared after them as they headed for the planes on the far side of the hanger, which he noticed where not like the Odins the other VICTORY pilots flew. These fighters were blood red, like the women's uniforms, and were slightly smaller and narrower in the fuselage.

"I see the Valkyries caught your eyes, Shundou."

Usagi turned and saw Reilly standing behind him. "The what…?"

"Valkyries," Reilly replied. "VICTORY's most elite flight squadron. Three pilots, all women, two Lieutenants and a Major. They've received the highest scores of any pilot on the flight simulators." Then he chuckled as he said, "And there ain't a bad looker in the bunch."

"I noticed," Usagi replied. "What about their planes?"

"Valkyrie Specials," Reilly continued. "They're the only ones in the fleet who get them. Faster then Odins, but light on armor. Not that it matters since you'd have to have God Eyes to hit them."

"I see."

Usagi and Reilly stared after the Valkyries until they left view.

After a short silence, Usagi spoke up, "So, Reilly. Do you think you could teach me to fight?"

"Huh?" Said Reilly, still slightly star-dazzled.

"I'd like to learn how to fight. Can you teach me?"

"B-but," Reilly stuttered. "You're Tedouese. I mean, nothing racist or anything, but aren't you all trained in Martial Arts from birth?"

"I know some basics," Usagi replied. "But being raised in Valhalla didn't really offer too many chances for me to train. Not to mention my folks were never big advocates violence."

Reilly sighed. "I guess it couldn't hurt. Plus I'd hate to think that you'd be left out of the fun next time a monster shows."

"So, it's a deal?"

Reilly grabbed Usagi's offering hand and said, "Sure, What've I got to lose?"

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The next few weeks, Reilly took Usagi under his wing. He ran the teenaged soldier through a rigid gambit of combat training. From hand to hand, to weapons combat, to flight training. Luckily, Usagi caught on quick, especially flight training. He quickly beat out records held by the more seasoned soldiers on the flight sims.

The rapid increase of his combat skills caught the eyes of both Col. Xander and Captain Hayata. Eventually they invited Shundo and Reilly to the Colonel's office. Once there they found the Colonel sitting at his desk, while the Captain was standing with something in his hands. the Captain handed them each what they thought were wallets. When they opened them, they saw they were pilot badges.

They both looked at their superiors in shock. Usagi was the first to reply, "Colonel, Taicho-san…"

The Captain spoke up, "We've been observing your privet training sessions for some time. You two have become quite the team. You've both worked hard, especially you Shundo. In all my years of service, I've never seen someone take to piloting as well as you have so quickly."

"Thank you sir."

"And Reilly," The Colonel said finally, "You also have met the minimum requirements for your own piloting license. The reason we've waited until now to give these to you is because we have just now received authorization from the brass to grant usage of an Odin to the Scientific Mutant Investigation Unit. And we want the best team possible flying it. You two definitely qualify as the best team."

"Thank-you sir," replied Reilly.

Suddenly, the sirens started blaring. Klaxons replaced normal lighting in the base as the warning was sounded.

The Captain looked at his soldiers and said over the sirens, "Looks like you're going to put your skills to the test right now."

"Like my father always said," replied Usagi, "'The best way to learn the game is to play it.'"

The Colonel stood up from his desk. "VICTORY STAND BY!"

The three others in his office saluted him saying, "ROGER!"

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The Colonel entered the War-Room a short time later. "Status report."

One of the radar operators spoke up, "We have just confirmed a URE drop carrier has crossed over the British defense line and is moving in on Central. ETA one hour."

The Colonel pressed a button on the console, activating the intercom. "All stations, code green. Odin pilots, prep for takeoff."

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In the hanger, Reilly and Shundou had already suited up in pilot-gear and entered their cockpit. As they fastened in, the Colonel's voice came up again, "Repeat, we are code green. Odin pilots, prep for takeoff."

"Ready for this partner?" Asked Reilly from the back seat.

"Always." Usagi called back.

Helmets in place and belt straps secure, the pilots did their checks and set for take-off.

"All pilots go on green." A second later, the go light turned green and the Odins took off. Reilly and Usagi were accustomed to the G-forces thanks to the G-force trainer in the base. They followed the other airships to the coordinates of the carrier.

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In the war room, the Colonel and Hayata watched the radar as their ships moved in on the carrier.

"You're almost there team." Said the Colonel. "Once you have the carrier in sight, don't hesitate. Blast it out of the sky, got it?"

"Roger!"

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In their fighter, Usagi and Reilly kept a sharp eye out for the target. Soon the massive carrier came into sight over the sea. Usagi steered the Odin straight at it and Reilly locked on the laser guns. All the fighters then assaulted the carrier. As he steered to avoid return-fire from the ship, Usagi spotted three small red fighters making fast maneuvers around the carrier.

"You weren't kidding when you said those things were fast." He said.

"Yeah," replied Reilly. "But we're smart. And the only thing a ship needs to keep airborne is?"

Usagi smiled as they said in unison, "The engines!"

Usagi maneuvered behind the gigantic mecha, avoiding massive amounts of laser-fire. Reilly began targeting the thrusters and exhaust ports with as much weaponry as he could spare.

"You sure this'll work?" Usagi asked as they drew closer.

"Nope."

"Works for me."

The Science Patrol Odin launched its full assault on the rear of the ship. Lasers pierced through the scorching heat of the thrusters, and missiles blasted the exhaust. These strikes together put extreme stress on the port side engine. Inside the ship, a dozen or so robot engineers where blown away as the engine ruptured.

Outside, Usagi and Reilly watched a hunk of the carrier's hull blow off and smoke and flame pour out from it.

"We did it!" Shouted Usagi as he reached back his hand.

Reilly gladly fived his partner's hand as they celebrated.

Inside the Major's Valkyrie Special, the pilot watched the actions of the new pilots. "Lucky rookies," she said with mild amusement.

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Inside the command room of the ship, the Robotic Captain sent a distress call to their base. Minister Graham appeared on his view-screen, a sour expression on his face. "Report Captain," he said.

"We are under heavy fire. Ship engine: ruptured. We will not be able to reach the capital. Orders regarding cargo sir?"

"Release it," said Graham with little hesitation. "We'll use a satellite signal to draw it to the mainland."

"Roger." The screen shut off and the Robot typed in a sequence on its console. This sequence caused a large red button to appear from the sidearm of the captain's chair. Flames started to reach the bridge. The Robot raised its fist, "Mutant # 433…" The flames began to surround its seat, "…Seamera, RELEASE!" It struck the button, just as the flames engulfed it completely.

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Inside the carrier's cargo-bay, a set of large circular eyes opened as the bay doors began to open. The creature inside reached its tendrils into the light as it eagerly sought release from its metal prison. Within seconds, its wish was granted.

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Looking on from outside, the fighter pilots watched as what appeared to be a massive egg-shape dropped from the carrier right before it exploded. They watched as the shape unfolded and revealed its true form. The mutant had the appearance of a gigantic sting ray with squid tendrils lining its underside and long, almost bird-like wings. Patches of skin along the wings began flashing and the creature took off towards the capital.

"Colonel," Reilly said into his Comm. "The ship launched a mutant. Permission to attempt intercept?"

"Permission granted," the colonel replied. "Proceed with caution!"

"Roger!" replied both pilots.

All the Odins tried firing at the creature. The laser fire caused little major damage, but the creature was easily annoyed at their actions. It thrust out its tendrils to knock the jets away. Two were knocked down, but the rest remained airborne and continued to attack. Suddenly, the glowing areas on the monster's wings shone brighter and flashed rapidly. Soon they let out a massive flash.

All the pilots had to block their eyes from the bright light. When they opened them again, they saw that the creature was diving into the ocean. They also all noticed that all their electronic equipment had completely shut off.

"Dammit!" Shouted Reilly. "Thing blew out our machinery."

As they lost altitude, Usagi managed to see the submerged silhouette of the creature headed towards the mainland. Instinctively, he reached for his Beta Capsule.

"Do you remember how to do an emergency manual water landing?"

Reilly's voice reminded Usagi that he wasn't alone. He couldn't transform with Reilly there. He'd have to try again another time. "Yeah, I got it," he finally replied, switching to emergency manual glide.

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Some time later, the pilots and their fighters were picked up from the ocean by rescue-lift choppers and were carried back to the base. Reilly and Usagi learned that the creature was being held back by the navy division and that they were fighting a losing fight. Once back, Reilly and Usagi relayed the experience to their team and the Colonel.

Donahue immediately had a theory. "Based on what visual data we could get of the creature, it seems to be a mix of various aquatic life-forms. The most obvious are of course a ray and a squid. But it also might have an amphibious breathing system so it can survive in and out of water and a highly evolved wing structure that seems to still lack bones."

"How can something that massive fly under its own power?" Ask Janson. "Its physically impossible."

"Not if what I think is true is. And once those tests on the ships' hulls come back I should know for sure."

"Know what?" Asked the Captain.

Donahue continued, "I believe this creature may have an electric shock gland like on an eel that is capable of producing massive amounts of electrical energy. My theory is that it uses electro-magnetic waves to charge the atmosphere under its wings to give it lift and propulsion. And if it were all let out at once, the result would be a massive EMP (Electro Magnetic Pulse). Hence the massive electronics failure."

"It also explains why it took the dive," replied Reilly.

"It ran out of power," Usagi said in connection.

"Does this mean it should be easier to handle?" Asked the Colonel.

"Not by a long shot sir," replied Donahue. "This thing'll likely be eating large amounts of food and seeking out electrical energy sources in order to recharge itself. Seems like a logical assumption that whoever made it programmed the instincts to seek out these things should it use its EMP."

Suddenly realizing that the VICTORY subs had electrical generators, the Colonel turned on the Comm. "Control room, tell the subs to retreat, immediately!"

"Yes sir."

"Okay Corporal," He continued to Donahue. "I want some answers now. How do we stop this freak-fish?"

Suddenly, the console at Donahue's station beeped, signaling an incoming message. Donahue held up an index finger, signifying this would take a minute. He went to his console and pulled up the message. He smiled as he read the data shone before him. "Well," he said. "My theory has been proven correct. Scans show definite signs of a massive EMP. And data from the sensors on the planes confirm that the source was the monster." Smiling wider he said, "We even have the exact charge of the pulse. Perfect!"

"What does this all mean?" Asked the Captain.

"Well…" Donahue continued, "If we can force the monster into useing its EMP again, and then create an EMP with the exact opposite charge, we can neutralize its EMP, then once its drained itself…"

"Kablam!" Shouted Reilly, "Giant fish-fry!"

"Kyodai kalamari," Replied Usagi.

"One dead fish." Finished the Colonel. "What do you need Corporal?"

"I'll need a fusion generator and a couple of hours to fix up an EMP device."

"You have until one hour after it reaches the mainland. We'll hold it off with Vikings as long as we can. They don't rely too much on electronic devices. But we need that thing, or else the capital will be turned to rubble. Understand?"

Donahue stood totally upright, as if rebelling against the incredible weight that had just been placed on his shoulders. "I can do it sir!"

The Colonel then turned to the others. "VICTORY STAND BY!"

"ROGER!"

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Donahue and his crew never rushed a job faster than this one. As soon as the meeting ended, reports of the monster reaching land arrived and VICTORY readied for combat. The plan was that the Vikings would try to limit damage and eventually lure the monster into the trap. Once it was drained, Odins would fly in and finish the job.

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Colonel Xander, Captain Hayata, and Corporal Janson waited for Donahue at the trap point while Usagi and Reilly circled above in their repaired Odin along with the other fighters, a safe distance away from the monster.

The creature had flown into the city and landed in one of the wider streets. It used its tendrils to walk and cause damage to the surrounding buildings. The Vikings took shots at the creature, but tried to avoid making it too angry and having it discharge too soon. The creature noted the tanks and swatted at them with its tendrils. One of the tanks was crashed underneath the massive limb, while the others were knocked away with a simple swipe.

Soon, Donahue arrived at the trap point in a large truck which carried the EMP Device in its trailer. "She's all set!" He said as his crew began lifting the large fusion generator out of the car. "We're ready!"

The Colonel picked up his radio. "Vikings, draw the creature to trap point. Odins, move in. Let's wrap this up."

"Roger!"

The mutant followed the remaining tanks straight into the trap zone. As soon as it was in range, the Odins flew in and laced the creature's flesh with laser scars. It wasn't long before the creature grew enraged and its wings started glowing.

"That's it you ugly fucker!" Said Donahue. "Vent some frustration. Activate the device!"

In synchronous, the two pulses were released. As Donahue predicted, the pulses cancelled each other out and the creature found itself losing all of its power.

"It's working!" Donahue shouted.

The Colonel spoke into the radio again, "Odins! Finish it!"

Missiles rained down on the fish based monster, who could barely stand. It felt itself grow weaker and its instincts drove it to find new energy. It didn't have to look far. Its senses told it were it could find plenty of energy. Going so far as to strain itself, the creature reached out and grabbed the fusion generator/EMP Device.

All Donahue could say (aside from "GET DOWN!" as the device flew over their heads) was, "Didn't quite see that coming."

The creature dug two of its tendrils into the electrodes of the generator. Immediately it felt the pleasant (to it) serge of new energy filling its body. Bolts of electricity shot out from it causing major damage to the surrounding buildings.

"SHIT!" Shouted the Captain. "Instead of draining its energy, we just gave that fucker all the power it could ever need!"

"It gets worse sir!" Shouted Donahue. "Accessing its power like that is making the generator unstable! If we don't do something… it'll explode, and take the whole city with it!"

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More bolts shot from the creature. Usagi tried his best to dodge them but it was taking his piloting to its limits. Eventually, a bolt struck. Sparks shot out from exploding panels. Usagi shut his eyes for an instant. Opening them again, he tried his hardest to stabilize the fighter. "Reilly!" He shouted in desperation. "I'm losing control! We may have to bail!" He waited, but received no response from his partner. "Reilly?" He turned and saw Reilly unconscious. "Reilly?!" He reached back and felt for a pulse. Sure enough, there was one, and he was still breathing. Needing no other motivation, (save perhaps the rapidly approaching ground) Usagi reached into his jacket and pulled out the Beta Capsule. Holding it out in front of him, Usagi pressed the button on the capsule. Bright light filled the cockpit.

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From out of a shining red vortex, Ultraman emerged and grabbed the falling Odin. Carefully, Ultraman slowly reduced his speed and landed, placing the jet on the ground. He looked into the cockpit and could sense that Reilly would be okay.

"ULTRAMAN!"

The silver giant turned towards the sound of Donahue's voice. He had landed on the same street as the trap point. His powerful eyes could see the Science Patrol's gadget man just ahead, as well as the monster.

"ULTRAMAN! THE FUSION GENERATOR!"

Ultraman quickly noted that the generator was in the grasp of the monster. He didn't need to be a genius to know what would happen when that device went critical. The monster saw him as well and, instinctively recognizing him as a threat, focused a bolt of electricity at him. Ultraman endured the blast, but not without being forced onto his knees. The creature stopped, giving the giant hero a chance to vanish in a cloud of shining dust.

The beast moved its eyes about wildly looking for its foe. Suddenly, a flash of light erupted from below it and a shining fist flew up and stuck it right in the middle of its underside. The giant materialized up from the ground and grabbed the generator. The monster seemed unwilling to let go, sending electrical surges through their bodies. Ultraman threw the creature down on the ground and used an energy disk to cut off the tendrils holding the generator and stepped away from the beast. Holding the generator, Ultraman could now see that the struggling had made it unstable. Using his powers, he created a force field around it and blasted it into space, where it detonated safely a few minutes later.

The generator no longer a problem, Ultraman entered a fighting stance and turned full attention to his opponent. The beast pulled itself up using its tendrils and screeched at the giant hero. It prepared to send out more electricity, but Ultraman was ready this time. He thrust his hands together above him, and spread them to just beyond shoulder width, creating a line of energy between his hands. When the beast sent the shocks, Ultraman quickly bent down and touched his hands to the street, creating a near-transparent energy shield from his own energy. The shocks bounced harmlessly off the shield, which dissolved when the shocks stopped. He then released another energy disk, which cut all the tendrils out from under the monster. Without its means of hold on the ground, the monster flew up and away.

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The VICTORY soldiers, including the Colonel and Science Patrol, who survived the conflict thus far, watched as Ultraman took to the air and gave chase. All hoped silently that he'd be successful. And how they hoped.

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Ultraman caught up with the beast and began throwing several energy discs at it. The discs chased the beast, but it dodged them with surprising aerial skill, and then finally neutralized them with a powerful series of electrical bolts. Ultraman proved equally capable of dodging the bolts of energy thrown at him, but not so much when the beast rammed him full force and highly charged right in the stomach. The creature spun like a crazy electric top against Ultraman's body. Amidst the pain and the electric shocks, Ultraman noticed his color timer flashing.

Ultraman knew his time was running low. Luckily, the beast decided to pull back and gather speed for an even faster tackle. Ultraman took this as his last chance to finish the battle. Palms open, Ultraman brought his hands to his chest with the arms horizontal and in alignment. Light sparked between the hands, faint but noticeable. Then he brought the right hand to the side of his head, as if to create an energy disc. A bright light formed in his hand as the monster flew at him once again. With the beast perfectly in his sights, Ultraman thrust his right arm forward, tossing the energy at the spinning beast. The energy quickly began to solidify until it finally became very large and sharp energy disc. The disc passed right through the beast, but the creature appeared unfazed by this. It wasn't until it reached Ultraman and passed around him instead of hitting him, that one could tell it had been affected. Especially since it had passed around him on both sides.

The monster had been cut perfectly down the middle. Its dead halves began to fall silently to the earth. Ultraman turned about and began charging his finisher. He didn't want the massive electrical energy in the corpse to discharge in the city and cause more damage. After he finished charging, he brought his arms down in the plus-formation and fired the beam from his right hand. He blasted one part and then the other, causing both to explode in a massive ball of lightning. His timer flashing faster, Ultraman soared higher into the sky until he was no longer visible.

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On the ground, everyone watched the electric light show that was the monster's demise, and they watched Ultraman fly off into the atmosphere. As the Colonel and the Science Patrol continued to look on after his disappearance, they were brought out of their reverie by a familiar voice.

"Taicho! Colonel!"

The team and commanding officer turned and saw their youngest member carrying Reilly on his shoulder. He waved at the team and continued to move towards them. The others rushed towards their air-team.

"What happened," asked Janson, worried.

"You guys alright?" Donahue asked with equal worry.

"We're fine," Usagi replied. "Reilly might need medical attention."

The Colonel turned to another soldier and shouted, "Call the paramedics!"

"How bad is he?" asked the Captain.

"I think he was just knocked out," Usagi replied. "But it never hurts to check."

The medics arrived quickly. As the lifted him into the ambulance, Reilly came to. "What's going on?"

"Easy mate," replied Donahue. "You've had a hard time. Now you just need to rest."

"Remember what happened to you soldier?" asked the Colonel.

"I remember us getting hit. Then I thought I heard Shundou's voice. Then I saw a really bright light. After that, nothing. What happened?"

Usagi smiled. "Ultraman saved us all."

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Next time: The Science Patrol is dragged to Loch Ness to investigate unusual disappearances. Is this the fault of the legendary inhabitant of the Ness, or some other sinister force.

Kaiju in this chapter.

Mutant # 433 Seamera