Act III: The Galaxy and Chaos
Chapter 1: Preparations and a Dragon
Time before prologue: 2 days
At an unknown location, a castle/ ship hybrid floats in the sky. The great castle hovers a destroyed/apocalypse city like a bird. From a window of the castle, a dark being watches the torn city. The dark being has noble appearance. The being wears a dark cape with gray armor as well as red tipped claws .
He knew nothing is alive down there. He expects company in a few day's time, both the invited and uninvited. Of course he purposely gave the uninvited a key so that makes them "invited". However the case, he is prepared.
Gansley enters the room where the dark being is. He bows before the dark being turns to him.
"My lord, you call me?" Gansley asked.
"Yes, I did." the dark being said, "Get everything ready for the rest of the Dāku kyōgi-kai members before they get here."
"Yes, anything else?" Gansley asked.
"Prepare the traps for that group you and your partners encounter days ago." the dark being added, "And before you go, make sure the cook obeys and prepare the food recommendations."
"Fine by me." Gansley said before he left the room.
Gansley walked down the hallways carrying the commands. In a dark corner, two red, glowing eyes beamed. The owner of the eyes is Leichter, who came out of the shadows.
"What now, Leichter?" Gansley asked in a angry voice knowing what one of his partners going to say.
"How long do we have to listen to this douchebag?" Leichter asked as if he sounds like he is losing his temper.
"Until he claims that our debt to him is finished." Gansley answered, "Don't ruin it for us now."
"I'm tired of listening of this fiend giving out commands." Leichter said as he pick up Gansley by the collar, "We need to break of this deal!"
"Leichter, I know you wanted to get out and rule this world's economy." Gansley said, "But we need play this carefully. You and I know his wrath pretty well."
Leichter sighed through his mask as he puts Gansley down and says, "I'm running out of patience, How long we have to fed up with him?"
"A couple of days." Gansley replied, "My guess he want to get rid of the boy and his gang of rejects right here on his own turf. He might reward us with our freedom."
"Alright, I will give you time." Leichter said as he walks away, "Thats all the patience I will give to you."
"Fair enough." Gansley said as he returned his duties.
Back to the dark being's room, the being decide to visit a certain someone in the castle. It is time to listen to my little bird in the cage. The being thought as he left his room and head to the left wing of the castle. He climbs up to circular staircase and opens the door. He opens to a room with a giant cage in it. Inside the cage is a bed, a table, a chair, and a 16 year old girl wearing tattered clothing. The teen girl looks at her captor with bravado. The teen girl's name is Mana.
"Caius the Shadow Monarch." Mana said, "Why are you up here again. Try to break my spirit? It won't work, my master will come and save me."
Caius laughs maniacally as he replies pretending to be scared, "Your master? The Dark Magician? Coming here? Oh my goodness, What ever shall I do?" Caius looks around before saying, "Oh yeah thats right. He won't find us. We're in a pocket dimension."
Mana, confused, asks, "Why thats a problem?"
"Mana, you should know." Caius said, "Or being locked up in here so long cause your power to weaken a bit to detect this dimension's atmosphere."
"You lock me in a cage with magic nullifiers that makes my magic useless in here!" Mana said.
"Whatever. In other words, my point is there is no way your master has no way of entering into this dimension." Caius said. Mana sat depressingly down on the ground as Caius grins. "Well look at the bright side, I got a special surprise for you." Caius added.
"What?" Mana said.
"I decided to invite a certain friend of yours decided to band a group of warriors and went on a quest looking for you." Caius said as he kneels down at Mana's level, "I will give a hint: he is a young teen like you and has a number tattoo."
Mana's eyes flared up. "39." she said with some of her hope returning,"Utopia." She then gets up, "Why are you telling me this?"
Caius gets up as well. "Well, after I handle his team, I will bring whatever what's left of him and kill him at front of your eyes." Caius laugh maniacally but Mana still have a heart full of hope. Caius stops laughing and looks at Mana's determined look. "Why are you so courageous all of the sudden?" Caius asked.
"You don't know Utopia." Mana said, "Despite being stubborn, he is a strong fighter and has a heart unlike you." She then spat at Caius's face through the bars.
Caius wipes the spit from his face and yells, "I will make that boy suffer and I will wreck your life so hard that you will be petrified of life itself!" Caius then leaves the room only leaving Mana in her cage.
"Be safe, Utopia." Mana whispered to herself as she lays on her bed.
SM/39
The group follow the map's trail for the next couple of days despite Jake's and Summoned Skull's thin partnership. Jake told Summoned Skull and his company about their run in with the Dark World fiends and Number 96: Dark Mist's gang. They go through the forest knowing their destination is close.
Later at the night, it was Jake's turn to take night lookout. He left Kisara to the safety of Gigo and walk around near camp. The only ones accompany him are Alpha, Beta, and Gamma the Magnet Warriors due to Summoned Skull's insecurity of Jake. Jake got his two swords by the side and prepares to have his wings sprout out if anything happen. But thats not worrying him. What's worrying him is sooner or later, Summoned Skull, Tori, and the three Magnet Warriors are going to find out that he used to be an Ordinary.
Before he left for the night lookout, He talked to One-eyed Skill Gainer alone about the issue.
"Hmmm." Skill Gainer said as he thought of Jake's solution, "If you're worried, you don't have to tell them but I have to warn you: If you keep the truth from them for a long time, their angry reactions will be stronger than right now."
"I'm afraid you might say something close to that." the teen sighed, "But you seen Summoned Skull."
"Yes I've seen him." the samurai said, "But I seen things worse than him. I also know you also have your own share of encounters aka the Infernal Flame Emperor."
"Yeah, you're right." Jake said as he summon his swords, "But what if…."
"What "if"?" Skill Gainer said, "Don't worry about the past. The conflicts between the Extraordinary and Ordinary is long ago. Despite the distance, some Extraordinaries like myself forget the anger of Ordinaries. I don't know if some Ordinaries from your land feel the same, but stop assuming that each Extraordinary here will kill you. I know Brron and Dark Mist want to kill you but….." Skill Gainer stopped before continuing, "Those Magnet Warriors are going to be with you right?"
"Yeah." Jake replied before realizing Skill Gainer's plan, "If you're thinking that I should tell those three about me…"
"Jake...climb up the ladder." Skill Gainer said, "The Magnet Warriors are probably the most friendly of the fiend's seekers."
"What about Tori?" Jake asked as he puts his swords at his sides.
"Hmmm. She may be nice but to be safe, tell the Magnet Warriors first." Skill Gainer replied, "Remember what happen when she first met Kisara a couple of days ago?"
"Oh how I could forget." Jake said as he looks down to discover that Kisara,who was with him when he talk to Skill Gainer, fell asleep on his legs. He picks her up and turns to Skill Gainer. "Thanks for the advice."
"Your welcome, Sū senshi." Skill Gainer said as he bows to Jake.
"What does...whatever you say means?" Jake asked.
"Number Warrior." Skill Gainer replies. Jake smiles knowing his teammate is here for him.
Back at the present, Jake walks with the three magnet warriors. It's now or never. Jake thought. Jake knows the magnet warriors might understand him but he won't understand them. The only thing he will get their response is their reactions. Here I go. Jake thought.
"Umm…..Alpha?" Jake asked the trio. Alpha the Magnet Warrior turned to Jake like the other two of its kind. "I got something to say. Mana knows it too. It might surprise and I don't know if your boss would like it or not. I should've told you after the fight with the Big Phonies but didn't. So I am telling you now because I know you will understand my pain. I'm an Ordinary."
Once Jake said that, the Magnet Warriors just stared at him before breaking in beeping laughter. Jake just look at them. They thought I'm joking. He thought. He thought about how to convince the Magnet Warriors and thought of one thing.
"You all want to know something funny?" Jake asked the laughing Magnet Warriors, "My last name is O'Bradley which is a proud name in my Dad's police force."
The Magnet Warriors stop laughing and look at Jake. No one knows about that type of information. Besides, they look at his tattered clothing and thought of his claim. The clothing ain't natural from what they're come from. Even the teen's first name, Jake, is not a Extraordinary namesake. They never thought of Jake's name until now. There was no reason. Jake O'Bradley and something called a police? This all led into one conclusion….
"Holy Ra! You're an Ordinary!" Jake and the trio of Magnet Warriors look up to see Tori hanging on a tree branch. Jake's expression went shock as he said, 'How long you've been up here?"
"I've been up here for a while. I was suspicious of you when we first met." Tori exclaimed as she tries to get down, "Umm. Can someone help me?"
"Let me catch you." Jake said.
"No way!" Tori said, "You're an Ordinary."
"Was an Ordinary." Jake corrected her.
"What are you, a spy?" Tori asked.
"Just let me catch you, please." Jake said.
Tori lets go of the tree branch and Jake catches her. He puts her down but Tori looks at Jake closely.
"So Mana knows you're…..I mean was an Ordinary." Tori asked.
"Yes she did." Jake replied.
Tori took her phone and press a couple of buttons. She puts the phone in front of Jake and says, "Alright explain to me, Alpha, Beta, and Gamma your story. How did you get here, how you met Mana, how you met your pals."
Jake did. He explain his introduction of his powers to his first meeting of Mana to to Mana's "death" to Kazuma giving his quest to protect his world to the battle royale with Gigo to his first meeting with his other friends to the epic battle with the Earthbound Immortal. By the time he was done, Tori and the three Magnet Warriors look at each other and back at Jake.
"You told the truth." Tori explained, "But here's my number one question: Do you have feelings for Mana?"
Jake's face blushed red at the question. "What did you mean?"
"From your story of how Mana really inspire you and how both of you protect each other sounds like you love each other." Tori said, "So do you have feelings for her?"
"Well I do but not loving feelings but friend feelings." Jake said but Tori's phone beeps.
Tori laughs as she jumps around in glee. "You lied! I might believe every detail of your story but you lied when you have feelings for Mana." Tori gleefully says.
Jake's face blush some more. Even he told her they are not love, she knew was lying. For one, he knew she must have a lie detector app or spell on her phone and the other his blushing face.
"Don't worry. If she doesn't care about you status, the I don't care." Tori said, "You are just got forced in this life. It wasn't your fault."
"Oh thats good." Jake sighed as he turns to the three Magnet Warriors."What about you three?" The Magnet Warriors beep in unison as they shook their heads.
Beta then look at the sky and voiced a shriek beep. Its brothers then look at the same thing and shriek the same way as Beta.
"Whats going on with them." A concerned Jake asked as he and Tori looked at them.
"I don't know." Tori said, "The only time I saw them do this is when…" Tori then turned around with Jake following.
They see a light-bluish light coming in their direction from the air. The light landed on the ground right almost near the group. The blue light dim a little but enough to see the shape of the object. The object turn out to be a bluish light skin dragon with red,purple armor. The dragon is a little taller than Jake almost same height as Summoned Skull.
Jake pulls out his swords and morphs to his Number 39: Utopia armor. He gets front of Tori while the Magnet Warriors prepare for the battle. Utopia recognize the dragon when it's body light dimmed a bit. He remembers the dragon from his dreams and it used to be nightmare until Utopia beat him in the other world. He thought to never encounter the dragon in real life. But now its here right at front of them and the dragon's name is…..
"Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon." Utopia said he prepares to battle his former nightmare.