Galerians: Reanimation

by
Hihana

Disclaimer
If I would own them, then the whole story would have gone differently.. as Rion is still dead, Galerians and the characters obviously don't belong to me!!

Summary
Rion has taken care of the one, who tricked him…. Now he is on his way to meet Ash for the first time since they both died...

Author's notes
I wish you all a MERRY CHRISTMAS and a happy new year!!!!! Chapter title is taken from the intro song of the fist game.

Reviewers from chapter 11
None this time around!!

Rating
PG15 for extreme VIOLENCE!!

Warnings
Violence and spoilers... please it's best if you know both games beforehand or have seen the movie..
RionxLilia in this chapter

Read and enjoy... oh and leave a review pretty please...because I need them like fishes need water…

Bye
Hihana

(Annoying notes from the author)
"Speaking"
quotes, thoughts
telepathic contact
Scanned scenes/flashback

last time

"I understand now… It's really all about you… "

Now Rion was confused, what was the bitch babbling about?

"..envy … this Lilia.. "

Then the hand fell away and her shaky breathing stilled. She was dead. Rion didn't know why, but he did it anyway. Carefully he reached out with one hand and closed the lids over her empty eyes. After doing that he stood up. Looking around he noticed just how much damage this world had taken. Ash had nearly burned the whole grounds, the imposters Breakaron attack had actually melted the area around them and the shield around him had scorched the remaining grounds below.

Standing up he floated high enough to oversee the whole landscape. He needed to find an exit. Rion had no idea, just how much time had passed since someone had pulled him here. But Ash had found him, so moving should be possible. Closing his eyes Rion extended his enhanced senses in search for a possible portal.

Chapter 12 Release Me!

Back in the real world

"On my command…. One .. two .. Now!"

Rita pushed. Her body didn't move, but she did it nonetheless. Carefully they listened for the desired sound.

….

Nothing.

"Again!"

… Beep…beep…beep…

"We have him."

"Activate the device to your right."

… Beep. Beep.. beep… beeeeep……

"Signal lost… we're losing him."

"Don't give up. On my command!"

"Now!"

….

"No signal!"

"Again!"

"I have him!"

"Can you hold him?"

"I don't know, I'm not good at telepathy."

"Try it. If we lose him again, it'll be over."

"Signal is stabilizing."

… beep… beep… beep… beep…

"All signals normal. It's over."

"Everyone should be still on alert."

"Yes."

"Rita and I will take the first shift. Agreed?"

Pat got mumbled agreements in return, as the door slipped shut. No wonder, that the others had vanished this quickly. All of them hadn't slept in four days. Pat being human had taken the time harder. He had sometimes looked like he would faint on the spot, but he had managed.

Rion's condition hadn't changed in the last weeks, his heart had continued to beat strongly, as if he was just sleeping. A long sleep, Rion had been out of it for weeks by now and showed no signs of waking. But then four days ago, Pat's worst fear had come true.

Cain!

One moment the blond was busy doing schoolwork and in the next second his complete system shut down. He had simple keeled over. For four days they had fought for the young Galerian's life and they had won, for now. Cain's system hadn't been stable in the last days. For hours it seemed, that the young man would make it and in the next moment he was already dying again.

Pat really hoped, that this had been the last emergency in the coming weeks. The attacks in the countryside had lessened somewhat and the others had started adapting to their current situation. Parano had surprised them all, by willingly agreeing to attend university. Nitro, for once, had looked like she had been hit by a truck and Spider hadn't been much better.

The rest of the time, they didn't spent at Cain's side, Nitro and the others had started coming up with names for their identities.

Nitro was now: Katsuya Nanami, nickname 'Nitro'! She came from Japan along with her cousin Hijiri Satoshi, nickname Spider.

Cain had become Cain Steiner, the younger brother of Rion Steiner. Investigation had shown, that no one who knew the Steiner family was still alive. Therefore it wouldn't be suspicious if Cain and Rion kept that name.

Rita had taken the surname Porter along with her brother Robert, nickname Rainheart.

Parano had refused to give his name up and had claimed Italian ancestry. Parano Zullvianni.

Birdman had always found the UK interesting and therefore adopted a Scottish accent, along with his name: Sean McGulvan, he had a fetish for birds.

Ash would be American and get the surname Peters.

"Do you think Cain will make it?"

Pat turned to the red haired woman, she had changed in the last weeks. Her hair had grown out and reached now her shoulders. The short tight clothes were gone and had been replaced with elegant dresses or simple skirts along with tops. The suspenders had been abandoned completely. Now one could have mistaken her for a normal high school girl, whose greatest worry was passing the next exam or getting a partner for the prom.

"I don't know. I hope so."

"Why is this happening? I mean, it's bad enough, that we are just tools in the sick game of the government and their enemy. But I don't think we deserve this."

Pat frowned. He didn't like the situation either.

"No you deserve much better."

His eyes rested on the blond Galerian. In the large hospital bed, he seemed even smaller. The pale skin and the uneven breathing only emphasized the image.

"You deserve much better!"

Now she laughed softly. He frowned, what was so amusing? Then she smiled and patted him slightly on the shoulder before leaving the room with the remark about using the bathroom. Left behind were a confused Pat and a sleeping Cain.

At the same time

Rion sighed, it had taken hours to find his way out of the data world, in which he had been kept. Now he was back in Dorothy's back up data. That made him uneasy. It meant, that someone had made a connection to the family program. Someone other than Pat and his team. And while Pat had told him, that someone had stolen the data, it had seemed surreal to him. Now on the other hand…

But he would worry about that later, he needed to find Ash. Normally he would have started his search in Ash's old factory, but his senses told him, that Ash was here. A screech pulled him out of his musings. Damn rabbits, they were really bothersome. He looked at them before using Nalcon. Needless to say, they wouldn't attack anyone anymore.

He frowned slightly. His powers seemed to have grown. One charged attack with Nalcon had ripped more than one hole into Block N. A feat he before had only achieved with the use of triple charged attacks. Had something happened and he hadn't noticed?

The tower had been regenerated since his fight with Aqua. All complexes and elevators were as good as new. But where was Ash? The tower was not exactly small. Only one complex was unlocked, the others were inaccessible. Only one way was open and Ash waited for him. Block W was is then.

Carefully he scanned the surrounding area for any sign of foes. But he was alone. No one was near. Still he couldn't shake off the feeling that he was being watched. Looking around he saw nothing except the blinking lights of the different machines. The door opened and he entered. Minutes later he was on his way to Dorothy's room in the heart of Mushroom tower. Ash was there, he knew it.

The way was short, but he was disturbed again. He activated the bridge and was about to pass as the bridge exploded. There was a huge rift between the two ends. Above the rift floated a young teen with a teddy bear. Rion growled, why did they bother him constantly? He didn't wait for the teen to speak, he simple hurled a wave of Red in the direction. Charged power and jumped.

Rion noted that the unknown Galerian had blocked the Red with a shield. But for the charged kick, he had napped from Ash, in the midsection he had no block. The boy fell out of the air like a stone. Rion landed on the other side of the damaged bridge. A sickening crack told him of another happy landing. But he needed to be sure, charging D-Felon he slammed the power onto the ground for good measure. In theory the attack should have killed the Galerian and truthfully he hadn't had the patience to check.

Without giving the other one a last glance, he stopped in front of the door leading to Dorothy's hall. Taking a deep breath, Rion braced himself for seeing Ash again. He and Ash were alike. He had deep feelings for the last Galerian, even though he had never examined them too closely. Too afraid, what he would find. He was sure, had he known what he was feeling four years ago, he would have joined Ash, would have submitted his mind to the silver haired man.

Taking a deep breath he opened the door and stepped inside. Ready to face him, he walked forward into the hand of god. He had been right, Ash was there. Apparently starring at the space which had been occupied by Dorothy before he had resurrected and trapped her. Ash didn't acknowledge him as he walked up, neither as he stood next to him.

"I wanted to make sure."

Rion turned to look at Ash. He hadn't taken his eyes of the spot, but his attention was on the blond.

"What, you imprisoned her."

"Yes, but she is not there anymore. Someone stole her."

"What?!"

"Rion, someone broke into the terminal in my facility and stole her."

"I knew, that someone broke into your facility, but that Dorothy was stolen is new. At least, we know now, where the other Galerians come from. They are based on our old data."

"I don't think you understand the implications of the situation, Rion."

"How so?"

"Rion.. Dorothy was the most advanced computer of her time. Dr. Pascalle built her with security systems, he himself had created. Even today, they are still unable to get past them. Lilia Pascalle for an instant had to pass her information about you to the army to get only in the rest of the backup data. Just think what kind of genius it takes to breach and pass Dorothy's actual security system."

tbc....