A/N: One action packed chapter, ready for you! Something you should note: fight scenes are not my forte. I really need your feedback on this chapter, because I'm not so sure how well or how horribly I've done. Please include any corrections, whether it be grammatical or plot-wise.

Book I: It's Been Four Years

Chapter 7: Cygnus Wing

"Omega-Xis?" Geo, who put on his Visualizer, recognized the alien in front of him. "What are you doing here? Are you stalking me or something?"

"Stalking? Please." Omega-Xis laughed, almost harshly. "What would I be doing stalking a human teenager? I was… in the neighbourhood if you will."

"A neighbourhood that happens to be under attack by some psycho man-bird, huh?" Geo grumbled under his breath.

"That 'psycho' you're talking about is an EM Wave Form, as I've said before. An FM-ian had to have possessed a human," Omega-Xis said.

" 'Possessed…?'"

"Take a look for yourself."

Geo peeked out from the fountain he was hiding from, and sure enough, large amounts of EM Waves radiated from him! "Y-you're right!"

"I recognize its attacks… Cygnus," Omega-Xis softly mumbled to himself.

"What?"

"Cygnus," repeated Omega-Xis. "The FM-ian that must've possessed the host."

"Hold on, how did that not happen to us," began Geo, "when we fused? I was in full control!"

"That's because you were willing to fuse with me," Omega-Xis. "Well, half-willing, I should say. Whoever the host is here obviously didn't know what was coming."

"What… should we do…?" Geo asked.

Omega-Xis had a cocky smirk spread on his face. "Well, what do you think?"

Geo groaned, immediately regretting asking such a question.

"MEGA BUSTER!"

The rapid fire of the Mega Buster, dealing very little damage, pushed the 'man-bird' back only slightly, catching him by surprise.

"Damn," cursed Geo. "This guy is definitely more tougher than a virus!"

"Omega-Xis," the being growled. "I'm surprised that someone of your caliber entrusted your abilities to a human, a young one, no less."

"That's no different for you, apparently," Omega-Xis barked back. "What are you doing here, Cygnus? Don't you have some eggs to take care of under some rock?"

"Call me Cygnus Wing, you sniveling little mutt. That's what I will be called in this form," the being said. "And as for what I want… I was issued here by King Cepheus to extract the Andromeda Key from you and to see your deletion."

"We'll see about that, bird-brain," Omega-Xis retorted. "Geo, let's take this guy down!"

"R-right!" stammered Geo. "Battle Card: Cannon!" A Battle Card appeared in the boy's hand. He threw it high in the air, letting the beast on his left arm to clamp its sharp fangs into it. Omega-Xis morphed into a Cannon, and after taking aim, Geo fired. The shot pushed Cygnus Wing back father than the Mega Buster, letting a few feathers drop onto the ground, but still not leaving anything more than a few scratches.

"Cygnus Feather!" Cygnus Wing released large feathers with pointed tips, the same attack Geo has seen him do before, directed at him.

"Crap!" Omega-Xis quickly morphed into a large green shield, blocking Geo from the attacks.

"I didn't know you could do that!" Geo cried out.

"Well, you learn something new every day!"

"Battle Card: MadVulcan!" Omega-Xis transformed into what looked like a minigun. Geo released a full round of rapid-fire bullets at Cygnus Wing, who stopped the bullets mid-air by throwing Cygnus Feathers at each of them.

"What…accuracy!" Geo exclaimed. "Time to try someth –"

Cygnus Wing cut his sentence off by spinning in the same spot 360 degrees. Before Geo could even wonder what he was up to, Cygnus Wing immediately charged towards him in a ridiculously fast speed, still in his twirling state, and rammed into Geo, sending him flying.

Geo's head ached as he landed on the marble-tiled floor. As he looked up, Cygnus Wing had stopped twirling at stood with his head up high, as if he wasn't dizzy at all.

"You… look like a damn ballerina," spat Omega-Xis as Geo stood back up on his feet.

"I wouldn't be acting all cocky if I were you, Omega-Xis," Cygnus Wing said, brushing off the dust that collected on his armour during his spinning attack. "Things are looking a bit grim for you and your human partner. Arise, my Cygnets!" As he cried out, swan-shaped EM bodies suddenly formed by his side. The small swan-like beings rose high in the air and flung themselves towards Geo.

Geo, on instinct, morphed Omega-Xis back to the same shield he used earlier. This time, however, the Cygnets pierced through his shield, striking the boy at full force.

"What the hell!" Geo cried out in pain. "What happened there?"

"I forgot to tell you, kid," Omega-Xis said, "that the Mega Shield, as I like to call it, won't protect you from all attacks. Some attacks are too big for it to handle, so it's usually best to dodge to the side."

"Thanks for the heads up," Geo said, groaning. He tried to stand back up, but to no avail. He hurt all over. He wanted to give up. He wanted to just run away. "Omega-Xis… I can't do this…"

"What are you talking about? C'mon, get up!"

"No… I can't… I –"

"Kid, you doubt yourself too much! You can do this! Otherwise, this bastard will take the Andromeda Key, and I think you know what will happen after that."

"Damn it…" Geo, with great effort, pulled himself back up. He knows that if he didn't try, then he would get killed, and Earth would be…

His thoughts were interrupted as Cygnus Wing commenced his spinning attack again. Geo, steady and back on his feet, quickly dodged far to the side, avoiding the super fast tornado headed towards his way.

"Battle Card: MiniBomb!" A small grenade formed in Geo's hand. Without hesitation, the electromagnetic matrix threw it, blowing up in front of Cygnus Wing. As the smoke from the explosion cleared, Cygnus Wing was covered in ashes and he looked all battered up.

"He's getting weaker, kid," Omega-Xis told Geo telepathically. "We're close to beating him; we just have to stay concentrated."

"Right!" Geo said, his confidence rising. "Battle Card: Long Sword!" Omega-Xis transformed into a blade long in length. Geo quickly rushed towards Cygnus Wing, swiping furiously. Cygnus Wing dodged each blow, except the last one, which created a large tear in his armour.

"Argh…!" Cygnus Wing cried out. "N-no!"

"Take him down, Geo!" Omega-Xis growled, baring his teeth.

"Got it! Battle Card: Jet Attack!" Geo's body glowed bright green, and with his left arm extended out, burst towards Cygnus Wing in the speed of sound, sending him flying.

Cygnus Wing laid flat on the ground, groaning in pain. His body began to writhe in the ground, screaming out curses. The guilty and sympathetic side of Geo began to feel worried that he may have severely hurt him, but Omega-Xis noticed this, reassuring him.

"Don't worry kid," Omega-Xis said. "Whoever the human host is will be fine. Just watch."

Geo nodded as he continued to watch the being squirm. Suddenly, with one final cry, a light blue light enveloped his body, making Geo cover his eyes from the almost blinding light. When the light faded, Geo saw a large swan-like EM Being hovering over the human body.

"Cygnus… in his normal FM-ian form," Omega-Xis said. "Leave, Cygnus, and we'll spare you."

Cygnus growled. "Omega-Xis… you haven't seen the last of us. Sooner or later, the FM-ians will see Earth to its doom. With a flash, he disappeared. Geo immediately ran up to the human body, which was clearly unconscious. Geo instantly recognized who the person was.

"M-Mr. Dubius!"

"So Mr. Dubius was Cygnus Wing," Geo, who was back in his human form, mumbled.

Omega-Xis nodded. "Yep. He must've been a bad day."

"What do you mean?"

"Well," said Omega-Xis, "in order for an FM-ian to possess a human, provided that the human is unwilling, the human must be feeling strong emotions, such as anger, jealousy, hopelessness, etc."

"Well, the manager of AMAKEN was threatening to fire him…"

"There you go."

Geo was walking to the entrance, where he the Satella Police scrambling around the place. One of them was constantly barking orders at another officer, who was trembling to the sound of his voice. The man looked like he was around his late 50's, with very noticeable wrinkles and creases on his face. He had black hair, spiking out from the back. The man also had very thick eyebrows; so thick that it was almost a unibrow. He wore a large grey trench coat, with a white shirt and red tie underneath. He had a mini-siren sitting on the top of head, and he wore it like a cap. Geo thought, perhaps, he trying to instill fear into other people and to show authority with it, not knowing how stupid he really looks.

"You stupid little…!" the man growled, waving a device in the officer's face. "You press this button! This way, you can detect any EM Waves and any trace of FM-ians!"

"Crap," Geo whispered to Omega-Xis. "Did you hear that?"

Omega-Xis nodded. "Yeah… any ideas?"

Geo pursed his lips tightly, and then came up with an idea. "Hide in my Transer! Transers today are meant to keep EM Energy undetected. This way, they won't find you."

Omega-Xis, shrugging, did what he was told. He appeared in the home screen in the Transer. "What's the point of that? Of keeping EM Energy undetected, I mean."

Geo shrugged. "I don't know. Maybe it's because everyone today has Transers, which all run on Z Waves. When the police are trying to find a specific source of EM Energy, it's kind of hard when there are EM Waves radiating from everyone around them."

The police officer who was badgering the other officer noticed Geo, and cried out, "Hey, you! Stop right there!"

Geo suddenly halted as the officer walked over to him. Up closer, Geo could see the nametag read: Detective Copper.

"Sorry, Son. I'm going to have to examine you to see if you've been exposed to dangerous amounts of EM radiation," said the detective. "Mandatory procedure."

Geo nodded, silently gulping to himself. He couldn't help but feel a bit nervous. He could tell that Omega-Xis was feeling an equal amount of anxiety. Detective Copper took out the same device he was 'showing' to the other officer and, after clicking a button, ran it over Geo's body. Geo could swear that he sweated it a bit when he ran it over his Transer. After a few seconds, Detective Copper nodded, saying that he was good to leave. Geo thanked the detective and quickly left the building.

That's when he noticed all the ambulances outside of AMAKEN. It was no surprise to the teen that a lot of people were injured due to the attack. However, he still could help but feel a strange dread in his stomach. Geo walked past a few cars when he noticed Aaron, who had noticed him too. Aaron quickly ran up to him.

"Geo! Are you okay? I couldn't find you!" Aaron exclaimed with worry.

Oh yeah… Geo remembered before the attack, he had left to go to the washroom. "I'm fine, don't worry. Hey, where's…!" Geo felt as if something had just struck his head. Mom…! "Mom! Where is she?"

Aaron's face suddenly looked grim, causing Geo to worry even more.

No…

Hope Stelar was greatly injured from the assault. Apparently, a Cygnus Feather had struck her in the stomach, making her lose a lot of blood. Hope also had a concussion, and had retained a broken rib.

Geo watched over her, sleeping in her hospital bed, for who knows how long. She'll be okay, a nurse had told him, and she'll be ready to come back home in a week or two. Still, Geo couldn't help but feel guilty.

Aaron drove him home that night.

As he pulled over in the curb, Aaron told Geo that if he needed anything, or needed someone to talk to, he could call him anytime of the day. Geo nodded, thanking him as he watched Aaron drive away.

Geo sighed as he walked up the porch, picking up the key under the mat and unlocking the door. It was 9:00 PM and Geo didn't bother to turn on the lights in the house. He was the only one anyway.

Geo wasn't hungry, and so he proceeded to the dark living room, sitting on the couch with his face buried in his hands, trying to prevent himself from crying.

It's my fault that she's like this… if I hadn't left her, I would've been able to protect her… Geo groaned, letting the tears run freely. It's too late now. It's my entire fault.

My entire fault.

Mine.

And there's nothing I could do about it.

Nothing.

"Omega-Xis," he finally spoke. "Are you… still there?"

Omega-Xis, who had been inside the boy's Transer throughout the day, spoke, "Yeah, kid. I'm here. I-I'm sorry about your mom…" Omega-Xis sighed. "If you want me to leave, I will. I mean –"

"No," Geo said, taking his face out of his hands, which were soaked in tears now. His face was all red and swollen, but surprisingly enough, he wasn't afraid to show this side of him to the alien. Perhaps it's because the two risked their lives together? "Don't leave, Omega-Xis. I-I wanted to talk to you."

"Then talk," Omega-Xis said. Strangely, the alien's voice seemed soft and… caring.

"I…remember when you said that the FM-ians will be coming for you? For the Andromeda Key?" Geo asked. Omega-Xis nodded. "And that when they have that key, Earth will be taken over by the FM-ians, and many lives will be lost and…stuff…?

"Well, I…I want to help you. I want to help you stop them. We're the only ones on this whole damn planet who know who they really are, what they're after, and how they'll take over Earth. And I feel that I… have a responsibility to help this planet… to help the people of it."

The two sat together in silence for a long time. Finally, Omega-Xis spoke up. "We'll stop the FM-ians together; you and me. We'll protect Earth. We make a good team anyways." The two silently chuckled, despite the situation.

Geo had a small smile. This is something I have to do. If I don't, then the ones close to me will be hurt. Mom, I can't lose you like I've lost Dad. I can't possibly go through that kind of pain again. I promise that this will never happen to you. I promise that no one will ever hurt you ever again. I swear, on my life.

The boy grabbed a blanket and wrapped it around him. It was a cold night, but he felt too tired to go to his room.

He still had a lot of questions. First off, why was Omega-Xis, being a FM-ian himself, against the FM-ians? Why did the alien want to protect, let alone care, about Earth? Geo, however, was too tired to ask. Besides, he doubted that someone like Omega-Xis would reveal everything about himself if he were simply asked. Before he fell asleep, he heard Omega-Xis say, "Kelvin would be proud."

A/N: Wow, two updates in two days! I am on a ROLL!