It Begins pt.9

Rushing to the edge of the tower, the four looked down at the rim of the frame of the Giant Z spotlight.

"How do we get down there?" Mira asked. Jill thought for a second then snapped her fingers.

"I've got it! Mira," The ranger looked at her confused. "Ghost down there, head first." She turned to Booster and XR. "XR, how much can you hold?" the bot smiled at her.

"As much as you need hotcake." She smiled.

"Good, I need you to lift me and Booster down." Mira nodded a bit at this.

"Ah, okay. Alright, but small hitch, then what?" Jill smiled as she pointed at the ranger.

"You use your laser to knock that weapon out of Zurg's hands." She directed her finger to Booster. "Booster, I'll need you to crush that thing as soon as it hits the ground." The Jo-ad nodded. Jill turned on her heel and smirked at XR. "You packing?" The little bot smiled as an array of guns popped out of him.

"Pick your poison, Sweet thing." Taking a gun from him, she put it in her belt as XR kept one out for himself.

"Alright, let's do this." Jill smiled at the three.

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"Give it up Lightyear, I win." Zurg snapped as he pointed his gun at Buzz.

"Evil. NEVER. Wins" Buzz snapped as he jumped over Zurg, causing the evil emperor to shoot at the illuminating Z and shattering it. Breathing heavily, Zurg glared at the darkness. "Afraid of the dark, Zurg?" Buzz mocked as he stepped out of the shadows. Raising his weapon, Zurg was about to fire when a red beam shot it out of his hand. Looking up, the two men were greeted with Mira's half ghosted body, hand on her laser.

"Not today Zurg." He looked to the side at his fallen weapon, and before he could make an attempt to get it, Booster had picked it up and crushed it between his hands. Looking forwards, Zurg was shocked to see Buzz coming towards him, hand on his laser. Mira dropped down from the ceiling, hand never leaving her weapon.

"Evil Emperor Zurg, by the authority of Star Command-" Mira began.

"Section 5, subsection zeta. That's the one about the evil emperor." Booster added.

"You are under arrest." XR yelled as he propelled down from the ledge with his hand.

"You have the right to remain silent. I suggest you use it." Jill said appearing next to Buzz, who smiled at her.

"Like I said. Evil. Never. Wins." Buzz stated. A sudden blast of the mega ray drew everyone's attention away. Seeing this as an opportunity, Zurg disappeared threw a quickly appearing hole in the ground. Firing at him, Mira missed as the evil emperor appeared next to them on his hover throne.

"You failed Lightyear!" He gloated as he pointed at the group. "With that final blast, I have enslaved every free world in the Galactic Alliance! Where ever you go in the universe, you will hear my voice MOCKING YOU! EVIL RULES! " Zurg began to laugh when a laser blast just barely missed him. XR, Mira, Buzz, and Jill were firing at him. Turning his back to them, he flew away laughing.

"We're not done yet." Buzz stated before turning to the other four. "Booster, XR, get up top and take Warp into custody. Mira, you're with me." He ordered as the three saluted him. Jill walked up to him.

"And what about me?" Buzz placed his hands on her shoulders.

"Young Lady, you shouldn't even be here. This is no place for you, nor does it concern-" Jill slapped his hands away.

"What?" She yelled. "I've been pulled half way across the galaxy and back, shot at by my mentor and friends, crammed into a small spaceship twice, and to top it all off my Adopted Uncle who I thought was dead, is alive, 1/5th robot and evil! So don't you dare tell me that none of this concerns me!" Buzz blinked in shock, and then sighed.

"Jillian, I've already lost too much today. Please don't make this harder than it already is." Seeing the pain in his eyes, Jill sighed.

"Alright dad. I can sit this one out." Smiling, Buzz hugged her then left with Mira. "For you, Dad." She whispered as she watched him go before joining Booster and XR.

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Jill walked with Booster and XR as a chain reaction within the mega ray's mechanics had caused the grubs and brain pods to flee.

"Get back here!" Warp's voice cried as he was handcuffed around a pole. "Hey, release me! Hey! I'm Zurg's number one agent!"

"Now there's something I wouldn't go boasting about." Booster snapped as he un-cuffed Warp and held him under his right arm, XR under his left as Jill climbed onto his back.

"What, you're gonna jump? Are you crazy?" Warp panicky asked. XR smiled.

"Buddy boy, we're on the janitorial staff. You're looking at a couple of risk takers." Booster smirked.

"It's true." Jill smiled.

"And I grew up with Buzz Lightyear as my dad. I've got nothing to lose." Booster took a running start as he jumped from the exploding platform.

"NOOOO!" Warp screamed as they fell. XR opened his drawer as a yellow parachute popped out.

"Don't be such a 'fraidy cat." Booster chided Warp.

"Like we'd really just jump." XR chuckled as they landed. Jill jumped off Booster's back and looked up at Mira and her father nearing the Uni-mind. XR rolled up next to her. "Uh, hey, Jill?"

"Yeah, XR?" She responded looking at him.

"Not that it's any of my business, but aren't you going to, you know…talk to Warp?" She stared at him for a bit, and then turned her attention back to her father.

"I've got nothing to say to him. He's nothing but a lying, backstabbing, greedy jerk." She spat. She with held tears as memories of him that she once treasured now made her stomach turn with disgust. "He's just nothing…" She finally let the tears fall freely. XR looked at her sadly before patted her leg in comfort.