Author's note:Don't worry about the last comment I made last chapter about giving up on this story cause I won't. Besides,it's so much fun writing this story. Now on with the story!
P.s:If any of you are wondering why I gave Izak an emotion chip is that it's hard to write unfeeling characters and the fact that my story needs him to have emotions for later chapters. Please note that the chapter will mostly revolve around Argus and Reina's events while other situations will be added.
p.s.s:Does anyone know the name of the power ranger wannabes in the 2nd season of the show? I need it for references in later chapters
Disclaimer:I don't own anything that's related with Winx Club,Star Ocean:Till the End of Time or Dragon Booster,I only own the Ocs,the plotline and the other little details in the story.
(Dragon City Ruins,Dark Plains)
Zian was still running from the relentless Rouge Dragons but the Specialist Captain made things easier by tossing a few stun-grenades slowed the pursuers down. Reina helped a bit by firing her stun-blaster at the ones that got too close for comfort. "Zian!Where are we!" Reina shouted as she barely ducked under a claw that swiped passed the spot where her head had been.
The Great Dragon examined the area while running,he saw several salamander-like lizards that were surrounding the area. "I don't know but I know this,we're having company ahead!Hold on tight!" Zian quickly spread out his wings before he launched himself into the air with a forceful leap just inches away from being attacked by what Zian had confirmed already, "That was close,we were almost ambushed by Hydrags(salamander-like dragons that are unpredictable and quite dangerous)
Reina sneaked a peek below them to see the Hydrags joining their pursuers in their chase,she tried firing her stun-blaster but it refused to fire and projected an image of smoke,indicating that it's overheated and it needed time to cool down. She sighed in frustration as she tucked the weapon away but found a strange device in one of the pouches,it was a cylindrical object similar to the grenades the Captain used until she realized that it was one and it started bleeping so she tossed it in panic and coincidentally,it detonated not far from the enemy and froze a good number of them. The Captain smiled at her,thinking that she did it on purpose, "Great work,now if you have any more,can I have them,I just ran out of grenades." Reina slowly nodded as she rummaged through the pouches,careful not to set off anymore bombs if there were any.
After thoroughly searching the pouches,Reina had pulled out a small armory's worth of weapons which consisted of five sabers,two energy claws,four laser whips,two standard blasters,ten mini-grenades and an assembling-kit for a small rifle. 'I guess Sera forgot her stuff when she gave me this outfit' the Captain took these and started taking some of them apart,Reina was puzzled at his actions so she asked him, "What you're doing there ?" he was concentrated in his work but he managed to talk while working, "I'm working on constructing a make-shift Metabolic Decelerator." Reina had a look of confusion on her face,the Captain sighed, "In English,a Stun-Cannon." Reina nodded as she realized what he was doing. "... I think it'll help us escape much more easier...almost ...done!" the Captain showed Reina and Zian who shifted his head slightly to watch the device,it looked like an oversize rifle as it was made from the assembly kit as well as parts from the other weapons,now they were left with two sabers,one laser whip,and one blaster as the mini-grenades were now in the Stun-Cannon as a secondary grenade launcher.
"Nice toy you got there." Zian by then had stopped flying forward and was keeping himself in the air as Dragonaut was in front of them,the hybrid creature had dragon wings with areas covered in clumps of puplish flesh that had spikes growing out of them and to make matters worst, Rouge Great Dragons had also surrounded them and two of them were the ones that Zian brought along, "Sirun,Siron!...Damn you,you demon!" Zian became angry and was about to charge into battle until he remembered that he had passengers but the Captain saw this as he grabbed Reina by her hands and gave her a small pack, "Take this,it's a survival pack. Use the air-glider(similar to hang-gliders) inside,we'll hold them off!" He pushed Reina off Zian's back as he prepared the new weapon he made. He saw Reina activate the air-glider and sped off to somewhere hopefully safer than here. 'I sure hope my friends made it out okay' "Alright!Let's go!" Zian nodded as he flung the captain for a point of firing the weapon in the air while he dealt with the immediate foes.
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(Wildlands,Cave Interior)
Argus kept running as he navigated his way with the holographic map provided by the machine he's carrying,he found two ways to Reina but the both paths the map showed would take too long so he tried to do a direct approach. "Alright,here goes..." Argus thought of the teleportation spell that Reina used,he started concentrating on the image of her since he last saw her when he passed by her on his Space-Binder to his mission,she looked so beautiful in that outfit but the look on her face was so sad. 'Why am I wasting my time daydreaming!I must save her!' In a moment,Argus disappeared in a flash...
Rylon was running towards the spot where he thought he saw Argus but he was no where in sight so he took out the Navi-Link the Specialists,he examined the paths and noticed that two blips were separating from each other which meant that Reina is currently alone and the same went for the missing captain. He rushed off in the direction of the tunnel entrance that the Specialist made earlier.
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(Galactical Enterprise,President's Office)
Izak has just finished his explanation while Fayt and the others sat there,waiting for Olsen's response which was unexpected as the man started laughing uncontrollably, "Sir!I believe that the threat of an inter-planetary war is hardly a laughing matter!" Izak 'scolded' the illustrious ex-Commodore who quickly recovered from the stitch he got from laughing so hard. "Forgive my manners but it seems that the ones your putting the blame on are the three principals of three colleges." Fayt's eyes perked up as the word college reminded him of his days as a student at Bachtain University,he certainly had a lot of adventures back then,he stopped daydreaming as he asked, "What do you mean ?...that the whole thing could be caused by a bunch of schools ?"
Olsen walked to his desk and pushed a button similar to the one that he pushed earlier for the recordings of four years ago but this one had a different function as the floor opened up in the middle and a platform with a detailed model of the area which was tagged 'The World of Magix' and the forest they crashed into earlier was called 'Wildlands' as well as the city, 'Adquistes' and beyond it was another city,marked 'Magix' with three more structures around a lake called 'Lake Roccaluce' each structure were marked as follows, a building on top of a mountain, 'Cloud Tower', a low-level wide-arc building, 'Alfea' and a large compound filled with several buildings and a hovering tower, 'Red Fountain'. Fayt touched the Red Fountain mark and screens of the school's environment as well as a number of facts about the school and it's past. "Interesting..." Cliff became curious so he pushed Alfea's marker and it did the same and he wolf-whistled at the pictures of the beautiful students but whined when he saw them accompanied by boys. "I wouldn't think like that Cliff,Mirage wouldn't be happy to see you 'chasing skirts'." Fayt mocked as Cliff mumbled as he activated the Lake Roccaluce marker and a picture of a portal before screens of a magnificent fortress bathed in light with the marker 'Fortress of Light' Cliff pushed it but nothing happened,Olsen interrupted him and said, "Sorry about that but that's classified,as per agreement with the Fortress' Lord." Albel had just finished testing out the strength of each sword but he said, "They may look impressive but they're nothing compared to my Crimson Scourge." "Mr Nox,I believe I've found a place where you might find a potential life partner." Izak pointed at the images he had brought up from Cloud Tower,several moody but beautiful girls were shown on the screens. Fayt and Cliff started laughing at the prospect of Albel settling down with a girl.
"Shut it maggots!" Albel glared at the images of each girl he saw until, "Zelpher!?" Albel was looking at an image of a girl that looked almost exactly alike to Nel Zelpher,a fellow Elicoorian,and comrade in battle years ago and also his rival in combat. "What!Nel ?" Fayt and Cliff ran over to Albel's position and saw that he was right,a young red-headed girl wearing a white tank-top with a black leather vest and simple black skirt with a lopsided belt buckled at the side,she was an exact image of Nel minus the look of seriousness on her face. "Ah,I see you have seen Miss Mirta,she's actually over two-thousand years old but thanks to magic,she's as young as the day she graduated,she now serves as a councilor at Cloud Tower and when I first met her,I thought she was Miss Zelpher but I guess that I was wrong. Oh,and Izak,would you mind and download the information in the platform ?" Izak nodded as his finger opened up and a socket popped out as he inserted it into the closest terminal for the downloading.
"Umm,Olsen,how come you want Izak to download this information ?" Izak just unplugged the socket, "Well,ask him yourself." Izak was projecting several holographic screens that showed the past events of Magix up to the current events that was happening,when he was done he approach Olsen and asked, "Sir,have there been any sightings of Federation Troopers attacking Red Fountain ?" Olsen seemed surprised as he hasn't read the weekly reports that Saladin sends him about the activities as he was sometimes invited with his family to the school festivals,he quickly ran over to his desk where an envelope was and he quickly opened it and read several letters before he slumped into his seat with a morbid look on his face,Fayt was worried about him so he stepped towards him but Olsen tossed the envelope at him. Fayt started reading:
My dear friend,It appears that the services of Red Fountain is again needed after two thousand years of training. It appears that several men attacked my school with weapons that seem similar to ours but were different in as they were created from magic,dark magic. I hope that you'll warn the city of Adquistes about this this and put up defenses and hope that they won't have 'friends'.I've included pictures of the battle caught by a security camera. Your Friend,Arune Saladin.
Fayt looked at the picture clipped at the bottom,his eyes widened when he saw the contents of it, Federation Troopers attacking people younger than he was,sixteen to nineteen maybe,they were holding out pretty well but attacking people with or without authorization is very disgraceful but as experience had taught him,the Federation had no qualms about this sort of action. Fayt glared at the picture, 'Jake,you better not be the one that did this but if you are...' "Izak!Can you patch me through to Jake's ship ?" Izak nodded and started working on the communicators.
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(Dragon City Ruins,Track Ruins)
Dragon City beside being a place of peace when Artha as the Dragon Booster 'purified' the city of any evil,it was also a place where Dragon Racing was held but after the 'purification' Dragon Races were only held on special occasions,that is until the Army of Decay changed everything. Unfortunately,Artha and Beau were on a damaged track which was falling to pieces,surrounded by Rouge Dragons while Kitt and Wyldfyr were hurt from the fall,Artha survived the fall since Beau spread out his fin-like wings to glide safely down while Kitt barely made it when she turned on the thruster gears at the last minute but burned out the last of Wyldfyr's Draconium at the last 30 feet and fell down heavily,Kitt was now holding the Rouge Dragons back with a staff and a trapping gear that launched a pod which captures the Rouge Dragons in a restraining green energy but she can only do so much as Wyldfyr was busy restoring her energy to help Kitt but was relieved when Artha and Beau came in,sweeping his powerful tail,sending the Rouge Dragons flying.
"Kitt! Is Wyldfyr ready yet cause I don't know how long Beau and I can hold them off!" Artha frowned when Kitt shook her head while firing off the last trapping pod. 'Damn it!How are we gonna get out of this mess' His answer was met when Argus fell down through a portal and landed between Artha and the Rouge Dragons which roared in response to the interruption but Argus just ignored them and spoke to Artha, "Excuse me but have you seen a young girl around here,brown hair,blue eyes,has a naive appearance ?" "Reina ?" Argus became excited at the news of finding Reina but a roar was heard behind him which made him really annoyed, "Will you shut up!" Artha was thinking whether the guy was either really brave or just really stupid as Argus continued shouting at the menacing dragons but Argus didn't even bat an eyelash, "Leave me alone so I can find Reina!"
A transparent image of a gigantic dragon suddenly appeared, 'Dragon's Spirit!' The 'dragon' breathed out a stream of fire that scared the Rouge Dragons but they didn't retreat. Artha had an idea, "Hey you! Those guys are chasing after Reina!" Argus temper was peaked as the spiritual dragon disappeared and Argus spread out his arms before it was suddenly armed with freakishly huge swords that seemed too heavy to be carried by one person but when Artha looked closer,he saw that the sword was only of regular sized and had a sort of mirage-like look to it. Before the two weapons could be further examined,Argus charged towards the dragons as he started swinging the sword and despite it's 'illusion',the blade had somehow affected the dragons as several dark shadows were purged from the dragons,returning them to normal while the shadows collected into a single mass before sinking into the ground to resemble a puddle and darted off into the distance.(imagine the Shadow Heartless in Kingdom Hearts) "Come back here!I'm not done with you until you tell me where Reina is!" Argus dismissed the weapons before he ran after 'it'
Artha saw Argus go off into the distance while he helped clean up Kitt's wounds, "Artha,who was that guy ?" "I have no idea...hey! Why do you have a dreamy look in your eyes!" Artha felt threatened as his girlfriend might be attracted to this new guy but felt her lips meeting his, "Don't worry Hero-boy,I'm just impressed that the guy just did that to get to Reina,it sort of reminded me of how you fought all those dragons to protect me just now." Artha blushed at his embarrassment but the visor fortunately covered his cheeks. "Thanks Kitt,that means a lot,now...let's patch up Wyldfyr's wounds and get her some dragon-yum bars to restore her draconium energy." Artha jumped off Beau,leaving him to protect the two 'ladies' in case anything happens while he was gone,he brought with him his staff as he used his acrobatic skills to navigate around the rubble to find something that resembled dragon-food. 'Now how do I find it around this place' Artha thought as he continued searching for dragon-food.
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(Diplo II,Bridge)
Kevin Stromwell was seated in the captain's chair as his temporary position as captain was still with him as Jake was supposedly resting but cries that came from Mr Idonis said otherwise but he decided to let the captain have a longer rest as well as time for Jake and Cecille's relationship to work out. He was unfortunately quite gullible when it came to gossip as he heard the rumors from none other than Zeak.
The console on the armrest suddenly bleeped,indicating a message was being put through,when he pushed the button for the link,he saw the face of an angry looking young man with blue hair, "Where's Jake!" Kevin jumped back but that was impossible as he was in a seat and hit his head on it. After settling down the pain in his head, "Ah,Fayt Leingod,Sargent Cain told me of your mission,I'm sorry but are you looking for Master Sargent Cain ? I'm sorry but he's currently resting from a recent battle." this peaked Fayt's interest, "What do you mean ?" Kevin activated a data console and sent it to Fayt's terminal which unknown to him was Izak's system attached to the Commodore's computer. "Shall I patch you through to the captain's quarters ?" Fayt shook his head as he said, "No need,I'll contact later but in the meantime,please examine theses documents I'm sending in as well as my report." a dozen files each worth several dozen gigabytes were sent to the ship's computers and the com-link was cut before Kevin could complain about the number of files he was to read. He sighed as he activated a console and opened up the first file and was quite surprised at the first few sentences,he smiled, "Guess that this will be worth all the reading."
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(Dragon City Ruins,Dark Plains)
Zian roared as he was struck down on the head before he plummeted to the ground,unconscious followed by the extremely exhausted Specialist Captain who was desperately holding off the horde of Rouge Dragons with the Stun-Cannon and a sword as his other weapons were already smashed to pieces. "Come all you want! I'll take all of you overgrown lizards on!" the captain shouted as he shot several more rounds of concussive energy as well as the remaining freeze-grenades were depleted before Dragonaut himself came swooping in and took the cannon away and broke it in half,tossing it away just before it blew up. "Now then,I'm hungry,whose up for a meal of human and dragon meat!" the Rouge Dragons seemingly grinned a wolf-like smirk before closing in for the kill while their master went off in search for a certain fleeing meal.
When the last ounce of his strength was spent on a sweeping attack,the Specialist fell on his knees with his sword in a loose grip,before the dragons could get closer,he saw a black puddle dart pass him and heard an extremely angry yell, "Come back here and tell me where Reina is! He saw a young instructor dressed in the crimson red uniform of Red Fountain wielding a massive broadsword that was way bigger than the ones issued at the school and the Rouge Dragons were mad at being interrupted for their meal so they started roaring and simultaneously breathed out several streams of fire that merged together to form a huge fireball hurdling towards him but he kept running forward and swatted the fireball back at them like it was nothing,the dragons evaded their own attack at the moment thy saw it coming at them. "OUT OF MY WAY!!" Argus increased the size of the broadsword and swung it in full circle,purging each and every dragon within fifty feet of him,and like before,the shadows merged with the first one and fled. "ARGHH!COME BACK HERE!" Argus ran off before he saw the two wounded on the ground,he tossed them a pouch before continue his chase. The captain opened the pouch and was relieved to see a cache of weapons and also plenty of healing items to treat their wounds.
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(Dragon City Ruins,Outskirt,Reina's Location)
Reina was still gliding around,trying to figure out on how to stop the air glider as it sped along until Reina pushed a button that shut the thing off,fortunately,she transformed into her fairy form before she fell onto the ground. She sighed in relief as she didn't got hurt but was worried about the the captain and Zian's safety but she wouldn't be worrying about them for long when Dragonaut and a company of Rouge Great Dragons with him arrived there before they quickly surrounded the fairy.
"Right...like that would trap-" a puddle of shadow that suddenly arrived and Dragonaut jumped into it before it turned into a Hydra followed by it's four extra heads and it spread it self out,letting each head be used as a bar,allowing the middle head which was actually Dragonaut's ugly face, "Hehehe!I'll play a game of 'cat and mouse' before I eat you." the new Hydragonaut(I know stupid name,that's why I'm gonna kill him off soon) roared as he lunged his five heads lunged forward but Reina dodged them as she flew around the attacks,letting them hit each other when they crashed,Reina smothered a giggle before Hydragonaut laughed silently and delivered a sneak attack that managed to hit Reina,inflicting damage on her, "Argus..." she silently whispered out his name before darkness overcame her.
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(70 S.D,Bachtain University,Nurses' Office)
Thomas was sleeping in a warm bed that was unusual in an infirmary,Sophia was sleeping by his bedside. Several gifts were placed throughout the room and they all had notes saying thank you. Thomas started stirring before opening up his eyes and saw the white-tiled ceiling of the room, "I see you're awake. Here,drink up." Fayt passed him a plastic cup of coffee. "Thank you." he saw that he was shirtless and covered in bandages and was thankful that the wounds seemed and felt minor and saw Sophia sleeping there, "She's been with you ever since the attack yesterday." Thomas nodded in understanding as he ran his hand through her hair.
After finishing the drink,Thomas examined the room and saw several gifts, "If you're wondering who they're for,their yours."
As if on cue,a robot came in with a bunch of balloons that said 'Get Well Soon' which Thomas appreciated but grew perplexed as one said, 'I LUV U' as he wasn't up to the slang and usage of language in the future.
Robert Leingod entered the room,looking extremely tired as he sat down in an armchair, "What's wrong dad ?" Fayt filled another cup with fresh coffee and handed it to his father who gulped it down despite it being piping hot. "Thanks,I needed that and as for what's wrong...it's about the parts for your Time Watch." Thomas hoped that the repairs were completed so he could continue searching for his father but by the tone of his 'relatives' voice,it didn't sound good. "What about it ?" Robert rubbed his forehead before continuing, "It seems that the parts we need doesn't exist on Earth but I've been running a search on them around the Federation's database but so far I've got only one lead for a tiny golden gear."
Fayt approached his father and said, "Couldn't we just duplicate the parts for the watch ?" Robert shook his head, "Unfortunately no,we don't have sufficient data compilation to do it and even if we did,it would disrupt the watch's calibrations and might do something else beside time traveling.. "Like what Mr Robert ?" "..Like for example,tearing you into two separate beings and toss them each in a another dimension or just plain being torn apart and find your body parts missing but still remain alive or have your body being rearranged in distorted manners or-" "I get it dad, I think you made Thomas sick enough with your theories." Thomas was vomiting into a small pan that was designed for the particular purpose. "Huh ? Where's Thomas ?" Sophia just woke up and the person she was looking for was wiping any trace of vomit off his lips with a tissue that was handed to him by Fayt.
"Sorry for worrying you Miss Sophia." Sophia turned around to see a shirtless Thomas and blushed,Thomas wasn't exactly muscular but was quite lean and the bandages as well as a few scars gave him a dashing look. "Umm,why is Miss Sophia staring at me ?" Fayt held back his laughter at Thomas being so dense but got into a serious look a moment later, "By th way Thomas,how did you did all that fancy sword moves back there and where did you get that strange armor,where is it ?" Thomas was confused at what he was asked, "What are you talking about,all I remember was me blacking out after a while and coming back before blacking out again on Miss Sophia's lap." Robert was curious about Thomas' abilities and the memory lapse he's experiencing, 'The symptoms he's showing resembles that of the Gene's awakening symptoms but why was there armor involved...could it be...magic. Impossible!' Robert shook his head and coughed to get the three's attention.
"Thomas,it seems that you'll be staying longer than usual so we'll need to set up a more suitable accommodations beside the makeshift bed in my laboratory's resting lounge...but where can we keep you safe from prying eyes as well as people who won't ask to many questions about our time-traveling friend ?" Sophia took this opportunity to know Thomas better, "I volunteer my house for Tom to stay at!" Robert nodded but Fayt quickly saw the negative side of things, "But-but dad!Are you sure,her parents are your colleagues and scientists,they might ask questions and besides,a boy and a girl shouldn't be living under the same roof." Sophia pouted and poked Fayt in the chest, "For your information!I can take care of myself besides,Thomas is a perfect gentleman also my parents won't mind so he can stay there and my parents probably won't even know he's living there unless I tell them."
Fayt looked his father for support, "She's got a point there." Fayt sighed in defeat, "Alright,alright let's pack up his stuff...wait a minute!The only other clothes he has is another suit and a pair of pajamas! Guess Sophia will have to take you shopping then,bye!" Robert also walked towards the door before muttering a quick 'bye' but Thomas and Sophia heard them said, "Phew!That was close,let's hope Thomas has a good upper-body strength,he'll need it to carry all the stuff she's gonna buy." "Indeed." Sophia pouted before yelling out "I heard that!" sounds of them running off were heard and Sophia turned around with a cheerful look on her face, "So shall we go ?" Thomas by then was dressed in his spare suit and coat, "Yes,let's go."
(Shopping Complex)
Thomas was following Sophia into a massive structure that held multiple shops,Sophia grabbed his arms before he was pulled along like a mother would do with her child which earned a few stares from a few people but they stopped when Sophia gave them glares which Thomas didn't see, "Here we are! Giovanni's Fashion Store!"(no relation to any shop with that name as I made it up)
"Ah,Miss Esteed welcome back!" a middle aged man ran towards Sophia and gave her a warm hug, "And you are ?" "Oh don't worry Jonas,this is my friend Tom. Tom,this is Jonas Giovanni,the store owner and a great fashion designer." Thomas waved hello to Jonas who was currently examining his outfit before he went into an uproar, "No,no,no!This will not do!You my boy need new clothes,come come,follow me." Thomas was reluctant at first but Sophia just shooed him off towards Jonas' direction. "Come now,let's see your measurements...measuring...it seems to match all my current line perfectly,wonderful!"
Thomas was suddenly dragged towards a large booth which had a table filled with various designs for clothes as well as two chairs,Jonas quickly swept away his designs off the table."Come,sit down so we could discuss what you like." After being seated Jonas started firing off questions at him in rapid succession,"What are you looking for in your new clothes ? What type of clothing you usually wear ? What material do you wish it to be made of ? And what's your relationship with Miss Sophia ?"
Thomas thought for a moment before he answered calmly, "Let's see,something that looks casual and yet sophisticated but also doesn't get in the way in case of a fight,oh and it should be able to hide my sword,second one,the only other clothes I have now is a spare suit like this and a pair of pajamas since I lost them on a journey and I want a material that is durable but also fashionable in a casual way and about the last one,what do you mean ?" Jonas shook his head as he thought 'I should've known,a dense one he is' "Nothing,nothing at all,now let's find you a suitable outfit!"
Sophia was sitting on a chair in Jonas' store with several bags with her and Thomas asked what they were for, "You're so silly,these are your clothes and a few holo-books to learn about the current century. Thomas nodded as he understood her words before he was pulled along into a changing booth and the booth showed a terminal which asked for a combination of clothes he might like,he randomly pushed a button and got a weird result as metal hands popped out of the booth and quickly undressed and redressed him in a matter of minutes before he was shoved out wearing a 'poet's shirt with black flowing pants which made Sophia giggle and Jonas gasp in shock, "No,no,no,you must view the monitor's options before pushing but I guess I'll activate the auto-styler for you. In you go." Thomas was pushed into the booth again before being coming out again in a vest with a black shirt underneath and a baggy pair of jeans and a cap pulled backward but it didn't suit him so he went back in before he came back out dressed in a posh tuxedo but it wouldn't be fit for daily usage, "I guess I'll take this for dinner parties." Thomas went back in for more clothing configuration.
One hour and several outfits later,Thomas came out again,he was wearing an outfit similar to his old one but it looked completely different at the same time,the clothes seemed to hold something powerful inside it so he searched within it and thought 'What could possibly in here...a sword ?' and he pulled out a medieval sword. "What the!" the sword dropped onto the floor with a loud 'clang' before it disappeared. "My,my,my it appears that the suit has found an owner!" Sophia looked at Jonas, "Umm,Jonas what are you talking about 'the suit has found an owner' ?" Jonas was starting to sweat and he took out a handkerchief to wipe it away but the two were still looking at him so he confessed, "Alright!Alright!Here's the story...
Flashback
I was closing up the store for the day when a swirly portal poofed up out of nowhere and an armored man came out of it,he walked towards me,the guy had a suitcase in his hand "Good evening Mr Giovanni,I have a proposition for you." Being the curious kind of person that I am,I asked him, "Really what is it /" "Simple,keep these clothes safe until it chooses an owner,he will be a young lad I'll tell you nothing more,but take this as a reward for keeping safe." I was tossed a bag full of gold coins. When I looked back up,he was gone.
End Flashback
"Well that's all I know besides the fact that the clothes are made of incredibly strong fabric that could rival in defense power with an Ablative Shield is the fact that it conjures up any item the wearer thinks of,like a built in duplicator but without the need of input from a console" Sophia blinked,not believing that Thomas' new clothes was had those abilities. "Right,Jonas...umm how much for the suit ?" trying to forget the story she just heard. Grateful that his friend didn't pry any further,he decided to thank her in a financial way, "No need to pay my dear,consider it a gift from a friend." Sophia smiled and hugged her friend before running off with a few of her purchases,leaving Thomas to carry the rest of the bags which was quite difficult since he just recovered from still-healing wounds.
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(Wildlands,Dropship)
Trevor and Sera were treating the last of the injuries on the three Specialists before they sat down on the pilot seats and checked the situation on the radar and scanners but the Argus' signal was moving out of range and Rylon's signal was too far away from Argus to be of any help but they managed to see a third signal that was the young captain's signal following Argus. "Think we should help ?" Sera shook her head before turning on the communication link to Red Fountain, "No,we should contact Red Fountain for help. Besides,we'll be using the ship to track Argus' location and come in to help if he needs it." one of the Specialists stood up and said, "From what I heard of him and the way he was feeling back there,I'd say he'll have no problem dealing with theses Rouge Dragons we told you about." the two nodded in agreement. "Hey,what's that on your cape ?" Trevor plucked out a broken claw piece from the Specialist's torn cape.
"What are you going to do with that thing ?" Trevor ignored her and started taking out some scanning equipment from the ship. "Hmph!Ignore me will you..." Sera pulled out a laser whip,set it to sting and lashed it at Trevor's feet but he just jumped slightly up before using his laser dagger and tossed it at the laser string,cutting off it's power as the two energy waves canceled each other out, "If you're going to try and sting me,try using a better method." Trevor did all this while still scanning the claw at the same time which made Sera mad and a bit scared at his abilities, "Got it!" a bunch of data rolled through the screen of the onboard computer which showed statistics of the dragon where the nail came from,Trevor quickly finished reading before sitting down at the pilot's controls, "Everyone get buckled up,we're going for a ride." "Why ?" Trevor tossed the claw at Sera who caught it and looked at it, "Ever heard of the spell, 'Dark Mind' ?" "Yes,why ? It's a spell that corrupts a living thing's mind and warp it to obey who or whatever cast the spell,right...you don't mean." Trevor had already brought the dropship above the mountain region of the Wildlands. "Yes,if my guess is correct,Argus is going to have trouble handling something more than just Rouge Dragons.
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(Spirit Realm,Dragon Fire Palace)
Bloom was watching Argus through a pool of water,she was surprised when Argus created the huge swords that released the dragons from Dragonaut's hold. Bloom knew the outcome of the battle as the level of his powers were already growing but it wasn't even close to the powers she had centuries ago.
Skye entered the room with a small bouquet in his hand, "Bloom,are in here ?" "Over here Skye...oh,are those for me ?" her husband nodded as he passed the flowers into her hands and smelled them, "Thank you,they smell so nice and here's a gift for you..." Bloom gave Skye a peck on the cheek, "What only that ?" Skye said playfully, "Nope,there's more..." Bloom suddenly gave Skye a passionate kiss on the lips,stopping before it turned into a make-out session, "Wow,that's what I call a kiss...hey,is that an 'Observer Window' you casted on the pool ?" Bloom stuck her lounge out like she did when she wanted to hide something. "Whoa!Is Argus really going to fight that thing ?" Skye was fixated on the image displayed and Bloom decided to join him.
"Bloom,shouldn't we...I don't know,go down there and help him ?" Bloom was slightly tempted but shook her head, "Skye,you should know that we can't interfere unless it's absolutely necessary and besides,he's drawing power from Efreet to enhance his." Skye understood her words and continued watching what would happen next.
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(Dragon City Ruins,Edge of Dark Plains near Outskirts,Argus' Location)
Argus had somehow lost sight of the shadow but he kept running in the direction it went off to,he felt Reina's presence somewhere ahead as well but he was suddenly blocked when a sword stabbed itself into the ground in front of him,ignoring the attack,he he continued his run until, "Stop!" a Night-Elf dressed in ninja-garbs retrieved his sword before approaching Argus, "So you're the keeper of the flames,eh." Argus unsummoned the broadsword and called for two longswords, "Don't worry,I'm not hostile...unless my client pays me to." Argus realized that the Night-Elf was a mercenary-for-hire and they had a strict code business. Lowering his guard but keeping the two swords in case he was being tricked, "What do you want ?" the mercenary Elf laughed which made Argus angry, "Don't be foolish. I'm only here to deliver a message from my client." "Which is ?" Argus was losing his patience as he had to find Reina. "Alright,he says for you to 'watch out for the heads and don't cut them,go for the heart' which I don't know what it means...who knows,I could be working with or against you next time we meet." The Night-Elf laughed before jumping into the air and onto a hoverboard,speeding off."Damn!I wasted too much time here!" Argus started running again at a faster pace towards where he sensed Reina was.
After running for while,Argus saw a huge five-headed dragon,accompanied by several dragons that have noticed him. "Just great!More dragons!" a bolt of gold energy was sent from behind him and struck one of the dragons,Argus looked back to see the two people he met earlier riding two dragons,he also saw the Specialist he gave the potion to riding on a hoverboard beside a dragon that Argus saw through it's aura that the dragon was on his side,the Specialist jumped off his hoverboard and saluted him, "Specialist Captain Daniel Norton,reporting for duty,I've brought reinforcements!" Argus nodded as he prepared his longswords and ran into battle,letting his new backup handle the small fries while Argus used the swords that were set to stun do the 'talking' for him.
Hydragonaut saw the behind him with his extra heads but he was too preoccupied with preparing his meal to fight so he sent his four other heads to slow down the attackers. The four heads came at Argus in a formation which was used in an attempt to confuse him but Argus followed his instincts as he used the heads as 'paths' to the middle one,each time he was about to jump off another one,he cut off the heads with magic-induced attacks before making his way towards the next one.
When he cut off the fourth and last extra head,six more came out of the stumps of the three heads he decapitated earlier 'What the six ?' but he ignored the head's blockade and physically enlarged his swords and cleaved all six heads clean off before more heads suddenly sprouted from each stump,two or three for each one but Argus was too concentrated in getting to the middle head,at least until he was entangled in a 'forest' of heads the held him back from reaching his goal,he looked back in hopes of calling for help but he saw that they were occupied trying to handle the Rouge Dragons as well as some of the extra heads attacking them,he knew that he was on his own now and had to get himself out of this mess alone,he slumped his head in defeat as some of the heads were opening their mouths in order to eat him.
"Aaaahhhhh!" Argus snapped his eyes wide open and saw through the myriad of necks,Reina,being knocked away and fallen unconscious on the floor with some blood smeared on her face and clothes and Argus looked helplessly as he thought that she was dead,he closed his eyes to avoid seeing her in that condition 'Why!Why did she have to come here!Why!Tell me!There must be something I can do to save her...Tell meeee!!!!!' 'There is...' Argus's eyes opened up and this time it wasn't emerald-green but a bloody shade of crimson,the pendant around his neck glowed brightly which spread around his body before the Dragon's spirit came out and entered the pendant,making it glow even brighter. "Reinaaaaaaaaa!!!" the swords in Argus' hands shattered and in an instant all the heads around him disintegrated in a massive explosion,the moment the dust cleared,Artha saw a floating sphere of fire and in it was Argus with a look of extreme anger on his face, "By the Magna Draconis,I hope he doesn't fry us." Beau nodded in agreement as they slowly backed away just in case,the others followed closely as they got behind any nearby debris for cover.
Kitt took out two binoculars and passed one to Artha to view the situation,the Daniel also took his binoculars out while Zian didn't need it as dragons have incredibly good eyesight. "Hope he can pull off another move like that again." Artha said shakily while watching the horde of Rouge Dragons come after them, "Why?" Kitt had zoomed in on Argus to see if he would do anything about the heads that were now sprouting up again, "That's why!" Artha redirected Kitt's binoculars line of view towards the oncoming horde,Kitt gulped as she knew that Wyldfyr wasn't at full strength as Artha only found two sacks of dragon food that hasn't turned to dust and they had to split it equally as Beau needed it but the black and gold dragon gave some of his to Wyldfyr so she could have all the energy she needed.
Artha brandished his staff while Kitt took out a red armband with a red amulet near it, "I guess if it's any good time to use this,this is definitely the time for it." Kitt equipped the armband on her arm and placed the fire-shaped amulet in the slot, "Release the Fire!"(A.n:I never saw the actual transformation so work with me on this one) Kitt suddenly went through the same thing that Artha did when he turned into Dragon Booster but the lights were fiery red and instead of twirling around,the fire engulfed her before she came out clad in a 'fiery' armor similar to Artha's but had the qualities of fire as it's design, the Fire Booster was ready for battle,her dragon has also turned into a stronger version of herself as her scales had been shaped into fire motifs giving the she-dragon a fiercer look. "Alright,let's get ready for the attack." preparing her staff,Kitt sat and waited for the right moment to strike,a Rogue Dragon suddenly got a taste of defeat when Kitt and Artha did a combo attack which had them using each other as steps to go into the air before dropping down with a double kick and a swing from their staffs,the dragon went down as a shadow raised it self from the knocked out dragon and slipped off to Hydragonaut to increase his power.
Argus was still encased in the sphere of fire,his hair flaring like fire,the eyes emitting flame-like glows which made him seem angrier than he is which was rising as he destroyed each head that snaked in front of him and a few lucky ones that managed to evade the blasts were quickly burned to ashes when they tried to devour him. Landing softly on the ground,Argus started moving forward and scorched anything that got in his way of reaching Reina.
The main head pf Hydragonaut was drooling as some of it dripped to the ground,the saliva was acidic in nature as it dissolved some rocks into nothing,he was getting ready for his 'food' who was currently unconscious which he liked. "Good,I like my food to be cooperative..hehehe." his voice was more distorted and beastly than usual due to the transformation,he was about to move in for the kill when he felt an intense pain and he looked back to see his own head being lopped off by a swing from a fire sword from a red-clothed Specialist who was emitting a fiery aura,the massive body fell limp and Argus saw Reina laying there,his heart softened up and the 'fire' within him dimmed as he ran towards Reina's limp form, "Reina!I'm here,it's alright,I'll heal you!"
Argus started healing her wounds which were quickly healed but she didn't wake up which worried Argus, "Wake up!Please wake up!Reina..." a shadow loomed over him and turned around to see Hydragonaut now with about a hundred or so heads sneering at him and they all spoke at the same time, "Oh my,it seems that our would-be hero has failed to save the damsel,well...any last words before we eat you up ?" the main head poke through the other heads and whispered to Argus, "By the way,it was fun at how she struggled,maybe I'll cut her up and eat her piece by piece..." Argus anger was instantly peaked as fire flared up around him as he suddenly became berserk,letting his anger and hate control his powers,already encased inside the flame shell again,he decided to go further as more fire surrounded him,forming a humanoid shape which turned into an armored fire-giant,matching the monster's size.
"Nice trick but it won't save you from me!" Hydragonaut lashed out,several heads came at him but the 'giant' grabbed the heads just by their necks which burned as it was made of living fire before scorching them to ashes at that moment,the eyes of the 'giant' flared up and went wild as it jumped into the forest of necks tearing it to pieces as the hands burned away the flesh with each touch it did as he started tearing each head off it's stalk but more and more heads grew,making it harder for the fire-giant to battle so it retreated into Argus' body which made him stronger than before as he started performing an extreme version of the Fire Arts,burning everything that was within a fifty-feet radius into a crisp,punching and kicking as he fell,Argus was uncontrollable as he kept burning everything that attacked him until he was eaten whole by one of the heads as they all smirk at their success. The fighters gasped as he was eaten,even the Rouge Dragons stopped their assault as their master's enemy was finally disposed of but deep inside Argus kept fighting,tearing everything to pieces until he saw a bulbous lump of flesh beating at a rhythmically pace and his instincts told him to destroy it which he did as he created several fire swords around him and sent them flying at the beating heart.
Hydragonaut was now sneering at the motley crew of fighters who had bold faces,ready to fight again but it wasn't needed when the multi-headed Hydragonaut squirmed as one by one,his heads dropped dead and whithered away,leaving the main one struggling to breath as his body started rotting and seemingly being cooked as smoke rose from within him,upon the realization that the person he swallowed earlier was the perpetrator of this deed,his neck was suddenly punctured from the inside and out came a blood-drenched Argus but the newly created flame sphere evaporated the blood as he ran up the neck before jumping high and looked at the pathetic creature in the eye and he saw fear but he had no mercy for him as his own piercing eyes glowed brightly before he delivered a quick and fatal blow towards the dying beast,the head imploded,extinguishing it's life forever.
At that moment the Rouge Dragons roared in pain as the shadow in their body was destroyed and released them,returning them to their normal selves which saved the others lives as they had already about to give in to defeat but the danger wasn't over yet as Argus was still berserk and the dome of fire around him was growing and threatened to burn anything around it. "Run!Everyone!Run for it!" Artha shouted as he hopped onto Beau while Kitt on Wyldfyr before they galloped off with the now purified dragons following them while Zian and Daniel stayed behind to see if they could help but it seemed hopeless as the flaming dome grew larger with Argus standing in the middle with a look of anguish with his powers mixed together is a deadly combination. They only stood there,hoping that a miracle will save them.
Reina was just a few meters from Argus and slowly woke up but was in a dizzying state due to the heat but she saw Argus standing or rather floating there with a look of anguish on his face,she felt that she had to calm his anger. Staggering to her feet,Reina stumbled her way towards him before latching her hands onto his which made him turned his head towards her in anger which didn't faze her,she only saw the anger and sadness in his eyes which was calming down steadily as he saw her pleading eyes.
After the fire died away,Argus embraced Reina in a gentle huge as he was relieved that she was safe and sound, "Reina,I'm so glad you're alright,you have no idea what I felt when I thought you were dead." Reina was still slightly dazed from the heat but heard what he said,her heart was beating faster than normal as she wanted the hug to last forever but was interrupted when a cough was heard, Zian and Daniel was looking at them with a keen interest but decided to intervene as the situation needed it since the Dropship had arrived along with Rylon who was picked up earlier amongst the ruins while battling Rouge Dragons before they returned to normal. Argus and Reina were already a short distance away from each other but the feelings between them were obvious since both of them had a red hues on their cheeks.
"Alright,alright!Nothing to see here,break up the crowd." Sera pushed through the group until she was in front,followed by Trevor who was using his hoverboard just a few feet above to see the commotion, "Hi there...dragon...really big dragon." he was being sniffed at by Beau who then saw a candy bar in his pocket that he stuck his long lounge to grab it while tickling Trevor in the process but he saw the seemingly-friendly- dragon's desire and plucked out the candy bar from his pocket and handed to Beau who thankfully took and used his tail as a whip to snap it in two,ate one half and offered the other to Wyldfyr who nodded and took the candy with her tail and tossed it into the air and into the mouth,Trevor's heart warmed up at the display of love as he saw the two dragons laying down to rest with their tails curled up together and he smothered a laugh at the best Specialist of Red Fountain's shyness towards his feelings. 'Wonder If I can have that sort of relationship with a girl who right for me...if there's even a girl like that anymore' Trevor let out a sad sigh before shouting out, "All aboard for the ride to Red Fountain!"
It's been several minutes since the liftoff,the ship was slightly crowded with the new passengers,Kitt and Artha insisted that they stayed behind to wake up the other people who might have been still around so as to revive the city and rebuild and the dragons that were released from the mind control were grateful and wished to help the two rebuild as an apology for attacking them,Zian was offered the chance to live in the city which he politely declined as he said that his fellow Great Dragons needed three Specialists were at the controls while Daniel was in the back,preparing his report to Arune Saladin,Trevor was busy examining the claw which was still dark and infested by the spell,just in case Sera set up an air-tight case complete with mechanical arms for the curious Trevor to operate safely.
Meanwhile Argus was on a platform on top of the dropship,the platform was designed for the usage of a cannon that comes out with the push of a button but now he's using it to watch the sunset,he realized that he'd been fighting for so long that he forgot about the time,he breathed in the fresh air that the Wildlands was also known for. "Argus,is that you ?" he turned around to see Reina with a few bandages wrapped around her wounds that Argus didn't heal,he gestured for her to join him which she accepted, "Here,join me in watching the sunset,it helps me calm myself. What about you ?" Reina smiled and replied, "It makes me feel happy,it reminds me of the smiles I see everyday from everyone." Argus smiled at her naivety and was amazed at how she seems so immature and mature at the same time, "Achoo!" Argus saw Reina running her arms up and down on her shoulders to warm herself up, "Guess I stayed too long in the caverns..." he circled his arms around her shoulders and pulled her closer which made her blushed as he wrapped his cape around them, "Warm enough now ?" Reina nodded as she snuggled closer, "Look!A shooting star!Make a wish..." Reina nodded as she made her wish and kept it in her heart, "What did you wish for ?" Argus was curious about her wish but Reina playfully punched him in the chest and shook her head, "No way,that's for me to know and for you to find out." Argus laughed softly,knowing that telling a wish would ruin it. They two just stood there watching the stars sparkle in the currently night sky as the dropship moved along smoothly.
Author's note:Congratulation Anesha!You've guessed right!He went berserk ! Name your prize and I'll see if I can do it!
Alright now,what do you readers think of the new chapter I put up,tell me in your reviews and if you have any suggestions,tell me and I give where credit is due.
Today's WiVo:
Now we concentrate on the other character's situations,mainly Fayt and Thomas,todays vote is suggestion vote.
Do you want to see if Thomas and his new friends will try and get the parts on their own,if so which one do you think it'll be,choose wisely.
A.)Chrono Gear,an important piece of the Time-Watch that regulates the energy in the machine.
B.)Cystral Case,a basic covering made of clear diamond that contains the influx of power when it's used/
C.)Damask Core,a conduit cube that controls the power generated.
D.)Purifier Sprocket,a simple gear that helps purify the radioactivity that the Damask Core emits when filteing power.
Choose Wisely now and by the way to my reviewers,Anesha and Elina:
Don't worry,I won't stop the fic,that was just a little attempt at a gag that I thought I would try,never thought it would have that much effect so I apologize for the worry.
Now this is Argus456 signing off.