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A/N: I'm back! Sorta...still on vacation. Pardon this chapter if it seems...rough, this is a makeshift chapter and I'm on vacation so I'm kinda out of it.

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Chapter 4: The Federation's Fall

While Fayt and Co. deal with things on Elicoor, all is not well on Earth….

October 28th SD 772, Outside Earth's Orbit; Moonbase

On the bridge of the Nedian Flagship, the Phantom Nightmare, a man in golden armor sits on the captain's chair. The man is garbed in golden weaved robes and a golden crown sits on his head. This certain man had an air of power about him. He had power, power in his subordinates. He commanded power in a…sinister way.

This evil man was King Nede, king of Energy Nede, and the forthcoming Nedian Empire. He gazed lazily around at his crew. He slowly pondered the recent discovery on the Moonbase.

The man opens his eyes to reveal brilliant green eyes, the man has golden spiky hair. He had a young and handsome face. He gestured to the helmsman.

"Helmsman! Alert all ships to begin the ground assault on Earth, Today the Federation Falls!" he yelled. Then he laughed maniacally as he looked on the bridge's main screen. He chuckled as he saw his grand fleet tear up the remnant's of the Federation's fleet.

Then he gazed on the blue orb in front of him, it seemed so peaceful. He laughed again as he thought of the destruction he would bring upon the world.

2 days ago…..

Captain Stern kicked a dead body on the Moonbase. He was still on a blood rush after the raid they pulled. Soon they would be able to invade the Earth and unleash further carnage. His soldiers walked through the halls and they opened one last door they found. They entered some sort of lab.

"Alright boys!! Send this place to hell!!" he yelled savagely. His soldiers began laughing and began shooting their blasters. They tore the walls asunder and one shot blew a hole in the wall. Stern suddenly yelled at them to stop.

He examined the hole, and then they walked through it. He saw a pod, big enough to hold a single person. Glancing further around the room he saw 3 other pods.

"Contact King Nede, he is going to want to see this," he said to his soldier. The good captain was smiling and thinking PROMOTION!! He couldn't believe his luck! He had discovered Nede's most prized creations!! 4 of the 10 Wise Men

Present: Hovering over New York City, Capital of the Federation

"Indalecio, Jyril, Cyril, Berle, rise," King Nede said. The men around him each rose. They looked at their master, or so he thought.

"My lord," Indalecio said simply.

"It is truly an honor to finally meet Energy Nede's…heroes" he said as a hiss. He didn't mean the term heroes.

"The honor is ours…sir," he said curtly. Indalecio hid the fact that he loathed calling this lesser being…master. He looked on his king and thought of all the ways he could kill him. It appeased him greatly. His companions had similar thoughts. However, if he played his cards right, their roles would be soon reversed.

"Why the hesitation Indalecio?" Berle whispered.

"Shut up fool!" the red haired man snapped. His thoughts were interrupted.

"Nevertheless, you have a job to do right now. We have to re-pay the Federation for their…kindness towards us. I also doubt that you are kind towards them since they locked you away last time. For 400 years may I add," King Nede said cooly.

Indalecio considered it, "So be it, I'll...We'll help you conquer the universe," he said. As he spoke he already thought of how he could overthrow the king. The hangar doors had begun creaking open, light began to creep in.

Nede smiled, "Good," he said and he turned away.

"But keep i mind this isn't for you...we have our own agenda," Indalecio whispered.

"What was that?" Nede asked.

"Er...nothing sir," he quickly responded.

"Good luck men," he said finally and walked away.

The three stood at the edges of the hangar and fell off.

They all landed with a heavy 'thud'. Which created three mini-craters in the ground. They had landed in a very big city, there were huge buildings everywhere brimming with technology. The Nedians had already begun it's bombardment of Earth. The City they were in was the Federal City, once called New York. At the center of the city resided the Earth's Planetary Defense System. The building was a huge building with a huge gun situated in the center, doubling as a planetary shield.

The 4 just smiled, they drew their weapons and heard the sound of footsteps around them. Fedeartion soldiers had assembled on either ends of the road they were on, the Nedian ship gone by now. They lazily cocked their heads and were gone in a flash.

"He couldn't at least spare us a few troops?" Berle jested. He said as he gained speed.

"That would be too Easy my good Berle," Indalecio said. The 4 quickly leapt into action. Berle slashed and twisted his sword around as he crashed into the bevy of Federation soldiers. They all shot at him in vain. His huge shield and heavy armor absorbing every shot. He swung his sword around in a circular motion, killing the unfortunate soldiers caught in the radius.

The captain of the group was shouting orders to his men, in a futile attempt to put Berle down. The Crazy Man was laughing like a devil as the shots bounced off him. He jumped on to the captain, and rose his gigantic sword and brought it down on his opponent. Berle laughed harder at the gore of his opponent.

"These fools are so weak!!" Indalecio said as he conjured a huge energy blast. He fired it at a sniper troop forming on the wall. More troops flooded in from the North End of the street. 2 Oso Tanks had formed with the troops. The Oso was a huge tank with a single huge cannon. The Oso fired 2 rounds at the men, the blast actually phased Berle, Jyril, and Cyril. They jumped back and gritted their teeth. Berle threw his gigantic sword at the Oso's gun barrel. The tank imploded on impact. At this point the Captain of the Federation troops screamed into his comm. He was begging for reinforcements.

However the troops were already spread out, dealing with the other Nedians throughout the city. The Federation had already emptied half their garrison to deal with the Wise Men. Things weren't looking good.


A brunette tightly hung on to the railing of the military vehicle. She tightened her gloves and adjusted her robe armor. She looked at the Silver haired girl in front of her.

"Peppita are you ready?" the brunette asked.

Peppita fastened her bangles and turned them on, they hummed and glowed light blue.

"Of course!" she said happily. Peppita and Sophia had joined a special unit to attempt to fight the unidentified invaders. The vehicle stopped and everyone clambered out. Sophia threw an assault rifle over her shoulder and grabbed her staff. Peppita grabbed a micro blaster and clambered off.

Sophia casted a protection ward over the group. They trouped down the street and saw the enemy massing in force down the street.

"Lock and load marines!" one of the special ops forces yelled. He cocked his rifle and put his helmet on. The marines were armed to the tooth and wore black suits of carbonite armor. The Marines began firing on the Nedians.

This troop had reverted to bullet magazines as opposed to energy packs. They needed to pierce the armor. Although slower, they'd work. The armor-piercing rounds instantly worked and a soldier staggered backwards. The Nedians opened fire, but Sophia's ward absorbed the shots. She winced as the wards taxed her energy.

She shook if off and casted an explosion on the Nedians. She quickly casted the runes and blasted the Nedians. One of the Marines loaded an RPG and quickly aimed and fired. The others continued to take pot shots at the retreating soldiers.

"Hoorah!" a Marine shouted and banged his fist against his chest.

"General, Sector 12 Sec- Wait! What's that?" Sophia said as she looked up the road. Federation soldiers were in full retreat running in full retreat as a blast tore half of the street apart. Sophia immediately strengthened her wards as another blast surged toward them. As the blast was absorbed, it was too strong! Sophia's legs immediately buckled, as she fell to the floor. She had to drop the barrier and the blast struck the group.

The Marines dove for cover, but weren't so lucky. More than half were consumed by it.

"NO!" Sophia cried out. The survivors recovered to cover Sophia, a huge man was walking towards them, Berle. Berle was suddenly swept to the side by a white blur. Peppita had dodged the blast and kicked Berle, hard in the side. The last two Marines trained their rifles on Berle, and fired. The lead bullets pierced his armor, and he cried out in pain. Berle quickly regained his footing. He scrambled to his feet to get his sword and shield that he dropped.

The Marines wouldn't let him have it and continued taking pot shots at the behemoth of a man. Berle merely stomped through the gun fire. He was beginning to bleed furiously, and he got his sword and shield. He positioned it so that the blade's flat faced him. Then he swung it at the two.

The Marines didn't have time to react and were caught by the gigantic sword. They died instantly and Berle walked over and grabbed it.

Peppita only watched in horror, she dashed toward the large man, preparing a fierce attack. Then, Berle expertly grabbed Peppita's foot, as she aimed a kick at him. Berle used his superhuman strength and twirled the little girl around his head. Then he threw her at a building.

Sophia slowly regained consciousness as she saw Peppita's body slam into the building. Rocks fell on her and was covered in a pile of rubble. Sophia gasped and picked up her staff. She turned her gaze to the large man. She dropped it and silently cried out as the huge man dashed toward her, sword raised. Berle grinned behind his helmet.

This…is the end… Sophia thought. She sadly thought about what she had said to Fayt and Maria… They didn't deserve that…and I didn't mean it…Sophia began to sob, but her forehead glowed blue. In a flash, she teleported right behind the gigantic man. Sophia took a breath and instantly knew what to do. Sophia drew the assault rifle slung on her shoulder and cocked it. She pulled the trigger, all within 4 seconds. And her eyes glowed a light blue. The Connection gene triggered. She literally opened a rift in time connected to another and passed through it. The bullet pierced the already cracked armor and got Berle in the heart.

Sophia passed out and fell to the ground. Berle choked blood and let out a twisted, "Damn it…beaten…by a girl…" he choked. He fell to the ground and Sophia and Berle lay next to one another. One dead, one hanging on a thread. 3 Men walked over and they examined Berle.

"Weak fool," Indalecio spat. Jyril and Cyril only laughed. The three shifted their gaze to Sophia, who was still glowing. The symbols on her forehead were glowing bright blue. The three gasped.

"Indalecio…those symbols…" Jyril said slowly.

"Yes I know we can use those to resurrect the others," Indalecio replied.

"According to the research that the good King found suggests there were three beings created from our genetics, could she be one of the three?" Cyril asked.

"Probably, but don't worry about it now," Indalecio waved his hand as he healed and teleported her to the ship.

They could hear a lot of footsteps down the street, and looked up. They drew their weapons. "Now where were we?" Cyril asked and began to laugh. They leapt into battle and left a maelstrom of destruction. The men continued their way to the city's center, striking down every foe in their way. When they reached a huge plaza they saw a large company of Nedian soldiers.

One soldier broke off from them and walked over to them. "My lords, the rest of the city is conquered, all that is left is the Planetary Defense Building. The Federation is holed up in there. All civilian are under control, the building is for your taking, on your commands sirs, we strike when you're ready," the soldier said quickly.

The three turned their heads and smiled, "Now." They each said in unison. The soldier gave the order and a huge tank pulled up. It's main cannon powered up and fired at the huge doors, toppling them instantly. Federation soldiers immediately piled out. All firing lead bullet weapons. The three charged the front gates, they effortlessly tore through the soldiers. The Nedians followed their fearless leaders into battle.

All the Federation Soldiers were fighting at the front door, spectacularly holding them off. The Wise Men were just too strong. Indalecio fired bright blue bolts of thunder, smiting groups of soldiers at a time. Jyril threw himself into a group of enemies and brandished his spear expertly. Combined with his superhuman speed, surpassing a Klausian's, he was on a killing a spree.

Cyril broke through the line and led his troops to the first floor, Special Op troops guarded the level. They put up a better fight, but were greatly outmatched. The Nedians pure strength and power was too much. When the Nedians reached the 3rd floor an old man was waving a white flag. Assorted colors on his jacket, suggested he was if a high ranking.

"I am the Grand General of the Federation…we…we surrender, we are yours to do as you bid," the man said helplessly. "But please don't kill anymore, spare the citizens of Earth. I have already told all forces to surrender, you will face no resistance."

"Very well, on your knees dog!" Indalecio yelled. "Cyril!" he roared.

"My Lord?" he asked with an evil grin on his face. Indalecio only nodded. Cyril drew his sword and plunged it straight through the man's body.

"I declare myself Conquerer Of Earth for King Nede!!" he rorared. Both Jyril and Cyril shook slightly at their leader's laugh.

With that, the Federation was broken by three men. Federation Stations, Universe Wide became apart of the Nedian Empire. Indalecio walked through the building and reached the Communication tower. It signaled all Federation ships to return from their missions and return to Earth. Little do they know that it was a trap.

Almost 40 decades later, the 10 Wise Men have returned, and are terrorizing the Universe, again.


A pile of rocks and rubble laid on a side. No movement. Then a pebble fell out of place. Then the rocks exploded as Peppita burst out of them.

"Unghhh," she groaned as she stretched her arms. It was very dark, and no one was on the street. The street was completely torn up. It was lighted by a single lamp post that had escaped the havoc.

"Where is anyone? HELLOOOOO!!" she yelled. Suddenly she heard two rifles cocked, and aimed at her.

"You're up past curfew, you're under arrest," said a gruff voice.

"W-what?" Peppita said, confused. Since when was there a curfew?

"You're comin-What the?" the man stopped. He turned around and a bullet struck him. Peppita's mysterious savior quickly turned his rifle and shot Peppita's other captor.

"You okay? " a soft voice asked. Peppita faced her savior.

The man had short brown hair, he was a Marine by the looks of him.

"W-who are you?" Peppita asked.

"Captain John Johnson at your service, oh savior of the universe," he said stiffly. He offered his hand, and she shook it.

"Oh, that title...it's so embarassing...everyone else did the hard part," Peppita replied modestly.

"Don't sell yourself so short m'am, now we have to go underground before they send more," he said rapidly.

"Wait what's with the curfew? Underground? I don't understand!" Peppita yelled.

"Quiet!" he hissed, "I'll explain later, for now you'll have to trust me."

She looked at him then nodded. "I don't trust him yet...but he seems nice. And I need to tell me someone what the hell is going on!" she thought.


A dark brown haired woman sat in a lone chair in a dimly lit room. She slowly opened her eyes and winced as a bright light was suddenly held right in her face.

"Say your name," a voice said sternly.

The woman looked puzzled and panicked as she realized she had no idea where she was.

"SAY YOUR NAME!" the voice yelled savagely.

She focused her eyes on her persecutor. He had red hair and red eyes. She was afraid of the man for some reason.

"V-Victoria Silvest, President of the...F-Federation," she said slowly.

"Good, now was that so hard? Now you're gonna be a good little girl and cooperate with me," he said wickedly. The lights flicked on to normal and the man turned off the flashlight he held. They were in what appeared to be her Presidential office. There was a video crew getting ready and cue cards, she presumed she would have to read.

She gulped and only nodded. Unsure of what this man...no he wasn't human. Unsure of what this thing had in store for her


A/N: What is happening in this story? Never fear! All will be answered in the next chapter hopefully! Remember...I really like reviews, even if you bash me!!