Legacy of the Dragon's Flame

by Argus456

2000 years has passed,and the magic dimension has been discovered by the Pangalactic Federation which believes that the inhabitants are a threat.The rest of the summary is in my profile.Please R&R.Crossover with Star Ocean:Till the end of Time and others

25. Chapter 24

Since my computer crashed,I'm forced to use my laptop to try and recreate as much of the chapter so it won't be perfect but here goes. Also,I apologize for being so late in updating with my grandmother passing away prior to my computer crash.

Disclaimer:I do not own anything in this story that is related to Winx Club,Star Ocean:Till the End of Time and any other crossovers found in this story but I do own the Ocs and the plot-line.

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(Royal Grace,Engine Core)

The bloody cluster of crystals was the only things Trevor,Sera and Oliver could look at it as blood streamed from the base,staining the ground in blood,their body unmoving,their minds still digesting the fact that Argus could be dead but they couldn't remain like this as the giant robot's steps caused the whole core to rumble as they became aware again of the Crystal Walker as it lumbered towards them,it's fists now adorned with more crystal spikes.

"Come on!We can't let the prince's death be in vain!" Oliver shouted as he launched a few sparks of fire at the Crystal Walker which took the explosions like it was nothing,leaving only scorch marks on it's body. Seeing Oliver as a lesser threat,it turned it's attention to Sera who was still somewhat stunned by the whole situation. It turned it's arms into cannons,aiming them at her before firing a full barrage at it's immobile target.

"Sera!Watch out!" Trevor yelled before he dashed in and scooped her up bridal style and ran off,just as the projectiles hit but he couldn't relax yet as more of the crystal spikes were coming for him now as his legs increased their running speed but it barely kept him away from getting skewered as one of the smaller spikes knick his ear,drawing blood from it.

Sera was knocked out of her shocked state when she was scooped up by Trevor,it took her a while to register the fact that she was being carried bridal-style by Trevor, "Hey!I'm not a helpless damsel in distress you know!" Trevor told her to look behind him and saw the torrential rain of crystal spikes coming at them, "You know what ?" "What!" Trevor yelled in distress as he just evaded a direct hit to his spine, "I don't care right now,just run faster!" Trevor grunted as he increased his speed even further with his magic.

'Zzzt...Zzzzt..TARGET UNAQUIRABLE...Zzzt...SWITCHING TO NEW TARGET...Zzzt' the Crystal Walker stopped firing and aimed at Oliver who managed to strike on the insides of one the cannon arms,destroying it in an instant but Oliver's success was short lived as it restored itself quickly,replacing the missing appendage with a new one which quickly inverted itself and fired another stream of spikes to which the elven advisor countered with a strong blast of air,that redirected the spikes in different directions,some of which almost hit Trevor and Sera.

"Hey!Watch it Oliver!You almost hit Sera!" Trevor yelled as he pulled out the spike from Sera's mantle while Sera pulled one from his jacket, "Yeah but you almost got hit in the ribs if your body wasn't so flexible." Oliver sent a few more sparks to the lumbering robot, "My apologies but we have more pressing matters to attend to right now!" the elf cried as he batted away a spike with a Phanto-classed Scimitar that he had taken from the armory.

A beam of energy struck the robot's crystalline shell,which was shattered immediately,stunning the robot,the three combatants looked to the source of the attack and saw Rosa lowering her Phanto-Bow as she pumped her free hand into the air, "Alright!I did it!" Oliver ran up to her and asked her the first thing he could think of, "Your Highness!What are you doing here ?" Rosa just put both of her hands behind her back,while still handling the bow, "Well,I came to help you guys and my big brother,that's what...speaking of my brother,where is he anyway?"

The three lowered their heads,unable to answer her question that easily, "Come on guys,you can tell me where he is...or is there something wrong ?" Oliver simple looked in the direction of the bloody crystal cluster,the streams of blood now pooling into puddles,creating an eerie glow upon the crystal's surface,Rosa looked at the blood-stains before registering the same fact that the others were still finding it difficult to accept to be true. "Your kidding right ? It's a joke,isn't it! Come on Argus you can come out now!!" Rosa grew hysterical as she looked all around the core room,trying to find her brother but the only other thing she saw was the blood-stained crystals.

Dropping her weapon,Rosa fell onto her knees,her hands limp, and her breaths shallow as she continued staring at the pools of blood streaming from the crystals, "No...no,it just can't be....no...Nooooo!" Rosa broke down as she started crying her heart out for her brother who she had cared so much about.

The Crystal Walker then regained it's mobility,to each Trevor and Sera jumped onto it's back and started hacking and slashing in a synchronized manner,dealing damage but they robot just beat them off with it's surprisingly agile arms,sending them both flying into the walls,knocking the breaths out of them as they crumpled to the floor as they moaned in pain. It aimed it's left arm cannon at Rosa but a small but strong explosion erupted in front of it,Oliver had gained it's attention as he had wanted, "Please Your Highness!Run while you can while I distract it!" but his pleas fell on deaf ears as Rosa continued crying,her sorrow too great to come over so easily as she continued crying.

"Damn it all!" Oliver cursed as he jumped back a bit before he started chanting and unleashed a strong but thin burst of wind that sliced through the crystal arm like a hot knife through butter but still the attack was futile as it just regrew,Oliver fell on his rear as that attack had taken a toll on his body but nonetheless he stood up again,armed with his Scimitar,Oliver used his remaining energy to propel himself over the robot and prepared to attack the cavity that was left behind by Rosa's attack but the Crystal Walker grabbed him with it's huge hands and threw him right into the wall,the impact was enough to force him to double over in pain when he tried to stand up, "Your...H-Highness...ru..run..."

Rosa's crying became silent sobs as she hugged herself,hoping for the hug that her brother always gave her when she's sad but no such hug came as her trembled,her eyes now shut,refusing to gaze upon the blood-stained crystals. With the two Red Fountain students and the Elven Advisor incapacitated,the Crystal Walker lumbered towards it's latest target,the grieving princess.

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(This segment is dedicated to my late grandmother,God Bless Her Soul)

(70 S.D. Star of Passion,Thomas and Sophia's Suite)

After some breakfast,Sophia asked Thomas something he didn't expected, "Thomas,can we go out for a walk ? I feel a bit restless cooped up in the suite." Thomas sighed as he rubbed his forehead, "But Miss Sophia,aren't you aware that there'll be other men aboard the cruise right ?" Sophia stood up and crossed her arms,her eyes a little pleading, "Aw,Tom,pretty please,for me." Thomas couldn't refuse when she was like that so he relented and grabbed his coat, "Very well,after I put the dishes away,we'll go." Sophia cheered as she went to help with the dishes.

When they were finished,they went out into the halls for their walk but Thomas made sure that Sophia avoided as much male contact as possible before they stumbled into a garden that reminded Thomas of home,there was even a Victorian-style gazebo in the middle of the garden. "Whoa,is it me or did we just went through a time portal." his asked no one in particular as he knelt down and gently stroke the petals of a pink Hibiscus Flower,Sophia laughed sweetly as she saw a pair of butterflies flutter by. Thomas then heard someone whistling a happy tune,he looked pass a few bushes and saw the person who was whistling, "Must be the gardener...Um,excuse me sir,can you tell us where we are ?"

The 'gardener' turned around with a watering can in his hand, "Pardon ? Ah,Mister Leingod,I see you found my secret garden." the gardener was really just the captain in overalls and a straw hat, "Ah!Captain,with that outfit on I didn't know it was you." the older man looked down at his clothes and laughed, "Haha!Yes,yes,this makes me look more like a gardener than a captain. Pardon me while I go change out of this." He walked a few steps before stopping and turning his head a little, "Oh and feel free to explore the garden and pick some flowers,it might help your girlfriend relax a little." the captain then walked away before Thomas could protest about his comment.

Thomas just gazed at the beautiful flowers,inhaling in their sweet scent but the one that stood out most was the roses,especially a pink one that he had to pluck it but let it be because it looked so serene,he heard laughter as he turned around to see Sophia chasing after the butterflies,she then bumped into someone,Thomas rushed to her side to help her up.

"Oh my,I'm sorry dearie. I didn't see you there." Thomas looked at the person who Sophia had bumped into,it was an old lady,who reminded him of his own grandmother, "I'm the one at fault madam,I wasn't looking when I bumped into you. I'm sorry." Sophia lowered her head and Thomas followed her example before they heard the lady laugh gently, "It's alright my dears,no one is at fault. Oh where are my manners,my name is Katherine,I'm the captain's mother,I hope you enjoyed the flowers as much as I do." Thomas and Sophia nodded before following the old lady to the gazebo.

There was a comfy sofa in the corner on where the two women sat on while Thomas sat on another chair a table with some tidbits were munched on when Katherine started a conversation, "I see that your girlfriend has a love for nature." Thomas choked on a piece of a cookie before washing it down with a gulp of his tea,while Sophia thumped his back softly,trying to help. "Thank you Sophia,I appreciate the help." Thomas averted his sights to Katherine, "Madam,I know that it may appear that we're a couple but we're not. I'm just here to accompany her and care for her,nothing more." Sophia decided to excuse herself before running off,her face happy but her eyes tearing up. Thomas wanted to follow her and help but Katherine stopped him.

"Please,let her be for now,your words have serious repercussions on a young girl's heart like hers. And from my experiences and observations aboard my son's ship,unrequited love is the saddest one among all romances,especially when the male is somewhat clueless or in your case,thick headed and too strict on your outdated code of conduct. There are loves that thrive even if the two lovers are far apart in age...or time" Thomas sighed as he sat back down, "I know she has feelings for me but I know that I won't be right for her forever....I have a mission to complete and to complete it,I must leave once I can." Katherine finished her cup of tea before getting up, "I see,but until that Time-Watch of yours is complete,you can spend that time making Sophia happy,can you not young man?" Katherine then walked away,her words sinking into his head, "I suppose so...wait!How did you know about my Time-Watch ?...Madam...Katherine ?" he looked all around the garden but there was no sign of the elderly woman ever being there.

"Guess now is not the time to worry about how she knew about my time-traveling. I've got to find Sophia and get the bloody hell out of this place....but where do I go ?" Thomas then realized he had wandered into a hedge maze, "Great,never was really good at this." he just started running,letting his intuition guide him through the maze of hedges,hoping that Sophia would be at the end of the maze.

(Minutes Later)

"That's it..." Thomas sat down on the ground before rubbing his forehead to rid himself of a migraine, "I'm lost...might as well do it,even though I hate to ruin such good hedges." he got back up again and dusted his coat off before producing a jumping pole similar to the ones used in sports but much shorter,he stood back for a running start before he jammed the end of the pole into the ground and pole vaulted himself over a few hedges and landed onto the ground but not without taking a chunk of a hedge down when he fell through it. Thomas saw that he was quite close towards the exit so he decided to try another jump right over the next few hedges but he was never that graceful at school so he managed to 'trim' a few more hedges and just as he thought he was home free,he landed into a pile of leaves and prickly twigs,moans of pains and aches were the only words uttered from his mouth,there was also the fact his mouth was full of leaves.

"Thomas ?" he looked to his left,just saw Sophia come out of the maze,her cheeks clear of any fresh tears,but soon more tears came flowing from her eyes but they were the tears of laughter as she doubled over in stitches after seeing Thomas covered in leaves. After spitting out the leaves,he asked Sophia why she was laughing, "Because you look like a cat with those leaves on your head..." Thomas shook off the leaves stuck in his hair and plucked off the stubborn twigs off of him, "Ouch!...stupid splinter." he pulled a sliver of wood out of his finger,tossing it away. Blood started trickling out but he had forgotten his handkerchief, "Um,Sophia do you have a handkerchief I could borrow ?

"No Thomas,I afraid I don't but I can do something about that cut." Sophia took Thomas' bleeding finger and a strange but calming feeling came over him as he saw the bleeding stop and his cut gone. "That was the only Symbology spell I know,glad that it came it handy,eh kitty ?" she giggled as she plucked two more leaves that he had missed. "Hmph!" Thomas puffed up his cheeks and turned his back to her. "It's not that funny." Sophia then jumped onto his back,her arms around his neck, "Aw come on,don't be mad,I happen to like cute kitties." Thomas' face was blushing beet red as Sophia's breath touched the skin of his ear, "Really now ? Then am I cute too ?" he jokingly retorted while walking around the hedge maze,Sophia still on his back. "No." Thomas stopped for a moment before continuing, "And why am I not cute as a cat ?" "Because you're not a cat,you're a handsome guy!" Thomas chuckled when Sophia answered.

When they made it back to the gazebo,they saw the captain was back in uniform and drinking a cup of coffee, "Ah,welcome back to the gazebo,I see that you tried to go over the hedge maze." Thomas slid Sophia off his back and checked his clothes for leaves and twigs but found none before seeing that his shoes had a piece of the hedges on it that he shook off, "Sorry about that,I was never really good at those." the captain laughed as he set his cup down, "I never really liked those anyway but that's one of the few things reminding me of my late mother." Thomas eyes went wide when he heard the captain's words, "Wait,late mother ? But we just saw her several minutes ago,her name was Katherine,wasn't it ?"

"What are in the blue blazes are you talking about Mister Leingod and how did you know my mother's name ?" The captain stood up and gestured for Thomas and Sophia to follow him. Guiding them through the maze,he led them into an open area in the middle of it,a single-statue was there,a statue of an angel,and below the statue was a grave marker with the name engraved on it: 'Katherine Jones. A caring mother and a loving wife and a lover of nature. Rest in Peace'

"So is this the face you saw ?" the captain asked as he took a framed photo that was resting on the grave marker and passed it to Thomas and Sophia, "Yes,this is Katherine alright...then does that mean...we had seen a ghost ?" the picture was placed back on the marker before the captain led the way out. Once they were out,a strong gust of wind blew through the area,rustling up the,leaves and twigs."That was one strong wind but...how could there be wind in a controlled environment ?" The captain shook his head, "I don't know,could be a malfunction in the ventilation system,I'll have to check with the engineers later. I suggest you two leave now."

Thomas ushered for Sophia to wait for him by the exit and just about to follow her before he was stopped by the captain, "Lad,I have to ask you,was my mother happy ?" Thomas was perplexed at the question but answered anyway, "Yes,she was sir,she loves the garden and I can see why." Thomas looked at the flowers that thrived in the garden. "Thank you lad,that might explain how the flowers didn't wilt after the month I was on leave,well you can get back to your girlfriend now." Thomas shook his head, "But she isn't my girlfriend,I'm just her escort." The captain laughed a bit before patting Thomas on the back, "Aye,that may be true to you but like my mother always said, 'Love can knows no bounds,whether it be distance,age or time,love will find a way' Now get going...oh I almost forgot, the young man we apprehended has woken up and is asking for you,ask any of the crew and they'll show you." Thomas nodded before going back to Sophia.

"So what did the captain wanted to talk to you about ?" Thomas saw a beautiful red rose in her hands, "Nothing much,just telling me to take you to the arcade,heard there were some games you might like. By the way,nice flower though it'll look better in your hair." Thomas took the rose and placed it into her hair just as it bloomed. "Now,that looks even better on you." Sophia touched the flower and felt the ruffles of it's petals blooming. Sophia giggled as she latched herself onto his arm, "So shall we go to the arcade ?" Sophia didn't answer as she was in bliss so Thomas led the way,hoping he won't get lost like he did in the maze earlier.

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(15th Militia Spaceport,Training Grounds)

Andrew Heinmann was checking out the extra specifications of the Cerberus as he read the manual, "Let's see,this controls the direction of the vernier thrusters,so if I do this..." he grabbed onto the controls and turned it forward then back,the Cerberus performing a thruster jump and performed a back flip and landed heavily on it's knees,it's beam rifles ready to fire. "Whoah...what rush,I better remember that move." Andrew cheered before he heard clapping from the doorway.

"Nice moves there Commander Heinmann,but can you please pilot the suit back to it's hangar ? The technical engineers still have a few modifications to make to the Cerberus." David pointed to the hangar doors. Andrew nodded the Cerberus' head and started moving to it's hangar bay that held the other three G Units. Reika Balfour was by her Nightshade unit,directing the engineers on the reconstruction of it's equipment,namely the wing boosters, "You there!Watch how you install that Conduction Wire,I hate to see even the most minor lag time of the booster activation sequence,you hear me ?" The engineer nodded and carefully re-attached said part. All of the engineers ignored the Cerberus walking in before it entered it's hangar,the docking clamps locked themselves on it's limbs and shoulders before the cockpit opened and Andrew came down on the pulley system on the side of the hatch.

"Well,well,well,if it isn't the guy that shot my Nightshade's boosters,why don't you help me out and fix it." Andrew shook his head, "Sorry but I'm no good at technical stuff like that." Andrew lied as he made his way out,he was stopped when Reika grabbed him by the shoulder, "Oh no you don't,you're helping me and that's it." he was 'saved' when David intervened, "Actually Lieutenant Balfour,I need Commander Heinnman to help me go through a few files that concern an important project of our commander's." Reika huffed in impatience and walked away, "Fine,but I still need those new power converters for the Nightshade's power core,just dig them out quickly,you hear me Schultz!Schultz!" Reika saw that David and Andrew had already left.

"So about that project,what's that about ?" David passed him a PDA, "Open the file marked ExoSuit." he did so and saw several schematics and data that overwhelmed him, "I know my nephew was in charge of several projects of the Federation's combat development but who knew he had this going on under our noses." David nodded, "Indeed but as for the purpose of the suit,I have no idea,could be equipped to normal soldiers for combat efficiency or perhaps a combat suit for commandos but for now,care to help me out in clearing up the debris here ? Those power converters are behind the storage room behind there." Andrew looked up from the PDA and saw several dozen people and repair drones moving pieces of debris and salvaging parts from a hallway that had caved in when Schilling's forces attacked. Grabbing a pair of laser tools and gloves along with a pair of goggles David passed it to Andrew, "Take these,you'll need them." with the gloves and goggles put on,they started working,clearing away debris bit by bit.

(Several Tiring Minutes Later)

"That's all an old man like me can do,I'm in need of a drink." he was handed a cup of coffee by one of his subordinates, "Here you go sir." Andrew took a sip of the beverage before spitting it out, "Blah!That coffee tasted awful." "Sorry sir but the beverage dispenser is a little busted so that's the only coffee flavor we have,black and bitter,here,put this in it,might help." He took a packet and sprinkled in some sugar,the taste was still awful but he drank it all down anyway and passed the cup back to his subordinate, "Thanks,let's get back to work shall we ?" he then accidentally kicked his tools that activated and hit a large broken piece of pipe in the corner that quickly broke away as the laser tool's beam burned away the metal,causing the debris to collapse inward,revealing the previously blocked passageway.

"Did I do that ?" Andrew asked as he picked up his deactivated laser tool before a few of the people working there patted his back, "You did it sir!You just cleared up work that would've take us days if not weeks. Come on boys!Let's get those supplies and really fix up this place!" they cheered before rushing in to get their hands on more proper tools but a gasp of surprise caught his attention. He and David ran towards the source of the gasp along with the people with to and saw something they didn't expect to be in a storage chamber. "Whoa...and I always thought my nephew was good at hiding secrets but this takes the whole cake."

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(Gravitic Warp Space,Diplo II)

After,helping with the disposal of Zeke's items,Jake had finally returned to the bridge and was seated in the captain's chair,his eyelids were drooping,sleep trying to ensnare him as his subordinates worked at their stations,since Kevin was transported to the Magellan,there was no one to take his place should anything go wrong. He decided to distract himself with his personal projects as he pulled up a screen of his exo suit project,he had forgotten the physical files of the project back at his Space Port but the data he had in the virtual folder was just as good as he reviewed everything in it, "Heh,why bother,I have one aboard right now." Jake muttered before he closed the file application,his mind still weary from lack of sleep.

"Come on Jakey,time for you to get some rest." Zeke came up behind him and patted him on the shoulders, "Yeah,Zeke's right. Please Jake,you got to get some rest." Jake was reluctant as he remained seated, "No...there could be an emergency...I need to stay alert...at all....times." Cecille was a little frustrated but kept it in check, "Please Jake...the others can handle them,please do it for me." Jake's resistance vanished as he finally got up,albeit clumsily. "Oh,dear,his body is strained more than I thought,Zeke,help me carry Jake to his room." "Got him,alright people,the commander is going to his quarters to rest now so please take of things here while he's gone,alright ?" the officers saluted before going back to work.

"Good thing the teleporter is so close to his room huh,Cecille ?" Zeke saw her struggle under Jake's body, "Hey,is he too heavy for you ? I could carry him by myself you know." Cecille shook her head, "No,I can handle it,besides it's my duty as the ship's medical officer to make sure everyone on board is healthy and well rested. Also,if I leave him to you,you'd probably carry him like a sack of potatoes." Zeke chuckled, "Hey,I may be a soldier but I'm still a buddy of his you know,I'd handle him all proper-like,also I'd hate for him to drool on my uniform." Zeke pointed to Jake's open mouth that was dripping a bit of saliva,Cecille giggled and wiped it off of his lips with her handkerchief.

But just as they finally deposited Jake into his bed,the ship started rocking about,making Jake fall out of his bed before an emergency announcement was made by one of the officers, "Emergency!We've been ejected from Gravitic Warp Space and are now in Conventional Space and scanner indicates there is an unknown-classed vessel about 12 thousand kilometers away and closing and boarding ships have been launched to intercept us!All combat personnel report to the armory and arm yourselves!" Jake groaned as he got back up groggily, "Damn...of all times to get attacked." he opened up a compartment under his desk and took out a stim pack.

"A stim pack ? Jake no,your body is not rested enough." he ignored Cecille's warning and injected the stim into his body,instantly giving his body a wake-up call, "Sorry Cecille,but I have no choice. If I'm correct,we're in the Meta Sector,a place filled with Space Pirates and that means we'll need more than just pulse lasers to pull out of this safely." grabbing his special communicator, "This is Commander Cain here,I'm authorizing the usage of all available armaments in the defense of the Diplo,I'll be joining in the defense of the ship." Jake went to his desk and activated a previously hidden panel and a large cylinder slid down from the ceiling,opening up the cylinder,a suit of armor was inside that was white with silver trims,Jake hopped into it before it closed and in a few minutes,he came out with the suit on,except for the helmet. "Sorry about this Cecille but please stay where it's safe,I'll be back when this is over. Coming Zeke ?" he put on the helmet and walked out,Zeke following him.

(Hallway,Near Hangar)

"Where you get that suit ? Can I get one ?" Zeke asked as he grabbed a pair of Pulse Laser rifles from a rack of guns and passed one to Jake. "I made it myself so this is the only one in the whole galaxy at the moment." a group of soldiers were currently firing into the hangar before they ducked for cover as a volley of laser beams came flying through the doorway.

"You boys need some help ?" his soldiers gawked as they saw him,walking up to them. "Sir,is that you commander ?" he nodded before he grabbed a discarded pistol,checked it's munitions clip before he put it on his side as the sidearm magnetically locked it onto it's armor plating. "Please move and cover me once I get in there." Zeke tried to stop him but was too late as Jake jumped over the makeshift barricade and shot the nearest space pirate before he tossed a shockwave grenade(1) into the midst of a few shocked pirates and soon they were sent flying all over the hangar.

"Whoa!That was intense and I was just watching!" Zeke walked up to Jake as he grabbed one of the boarders by the collar of his shirt,he was still alive and trembling with fear, "Whether you live or die now will depend on what your answers are,understood ?" the frightened brigand nodded his head, "Good,now tell me...which pirate do you serve ?" the pirate trembled before he gathered his nerves, "Ca..Captain Al ..A..Alphis Dracoy!" Jake tossed him to the ground, "Good answer,tie him up and watch over him so he doesn't try to pull anything and search for his friends and detain them too." Zeke went up to him, "What you're going to do Jake ?" He picked up one of the pirate's weapons,a carbine gun, "Me ? I'm going to pay this Alphis a visit." he climbed into the boarding craft that the pirates had used to come here and launched off without further notice. "Damn..alright marines,gear up a dropship ready!We're going to follow the commander!"

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Shockwave Grenade: Pretty self-explanatory. A grenade designed to clear away debris by releasing a strong burst of kinetic pressure,it is also good to take out clusters of enemies though the extent of damage becomes less as the targets are farther from the source of explosion so best combat usage is in small areas.

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(Elicoor II,Shrine of Kaddan Entrance,Elena's Tent)

When Nel,Adray and Roger entered the tent,they didn't expect to see the tent now filled with a large computer array and in the swivel chair as well as the computer was Elena who smiled at them. "Ah,I see that you have placed the devices at their specified locations,yes ?" Nel nodded before she gestured towards the computer array. "Yes,Your Majesty but I have to ask,why the array of machines."

"Oh these were needed when I found out the one I had was insufficient so we needed more computing power. I had the soldiers carry this in from Peterny,now please wait while I start the process." The three nodded and relaxed while the sounds of Elena working were heard,typing at a furious pace the computer responded in turn,calculating and producing the desired effect but not how it would happen.

"Oh my!" Elena leaned her head to the left just as a ball of energy started zipping around the tent,startling the three who quickly got out of the way of the possibly deadly energy sphere. "Don't worry,it's harmless...I think." Roger's candy didn't think so as it was disintegrated,leaving only the imploded plastic stick that used to have candy on it. The little Menodix threw it away like it was a contagious disease, "That's harmless !?" Elena put her hand to her face as she smiled gently, "Well,the merchant said that the computer used to be from a candy factory or was it a weapons munition factory ? I suppose it's better to avoid that then." Elena was in the path of the sphere but just as it was about to hit,it turned a sharp left and zipped through the tent,burning a hole through it and into the shrine.

"Well that went well,would you please ready the troops Woltar ?" the aged man looked at Elena with a look that said 'how do you remain so calm ?' but obeyed as he nodded softly, "Yes Your Highness,now Lady Nel,please wait by the entrance with your friends while I gather the troops to accompany you.". Nel nodded before walking out with Adray and Roger.

(Shrine of Kaddan)

Deciding to go on ahead since it would take too long to gather the troops,the group saw that several rooms have been cleared of any monsters besides the Crystal Knights that were ignoring them completely as they patrolled the halls of the shrine,except for one that went up to them,Nel and her friends prepared themselves but the being wasn't hostile as it bowed to her, "Greetings Maiden of Aquaria,I am here to escort you to the source of the invasion of these monsters." Nel put away her daggers as she asked the being, "Invasion ? Then there are more of the Enforcers ?" the Crystal Knight shook it's head, "Nay Maiden,the creatures that invaded these halls are far more powerful than the Enforcers,they had influenced most of the creatures here,ourselves included until we were free of it. Come,we need to stop this invasion before it overwhelms my brethren."

After a while,they had reached a doorway with a broken lock,Nel remembered that it lead to the maze chamber, "Thank you for guiding us all the way here but we must part ways,leave it to us to stop the invaders that dare desecrate the shrine." she entered through the door before hearing her friends gasp so she turned around and saw Albel,or at least someone who looked a lot like him, "Albel ? Is that you ?" 'Albel' looked at her curiously, "You wouldn't think I let you three to go alone in there did you ? So the name of form I've chosen is called Albel." Nel looked more closely and saw that his prosthetic arm isn't metal but crystal,she then realized it was the Crystal Knight, "Why did you choose to use that shape ?"

'Albel' walked pass her, "You see,I wanted to turn into the form you were most comfortable with,I had intended to turn into that young man with the blue hair but it seems you're more comfortable with this form so I chose this form but so as to avoid confusion." he turned his hair into a platinum blond with black tips, "You can call me Ble'al." Nel was a little uncomfortable as Ble'al was using Albel's face and that face was giving a smile the original wouldn't ever use. The group saw the large cubes moving,the carvings of demonic faces seemed to be taunting them as they passed by the group, "We have no time to waste with these trivial devices." Ble'al raised his crystalline arm and as if by magic,the blocks stopped and moved back and that wasn't the end of it as the large walls that were riddled in the room lowered themselves into the ground,making a clear pathway to the doorway to the next chamber, "Come,Maiden of Aquaria,we have to hurry as time is of the essence."

After doing the same thing at the second chamber,they entered the last chamber before the room that housed the Sacred Orb but what they saw there would probably haunt their dreams for a long time. Clumps of decayed flesh clung onto the walls,ceiling and floors of the chamber and despite being decayed,the flesh pulsed,pumping whatever form of matter around the room that was littered with either corpses,pieces of Armor Golems and upon further scrutiny,shards of the Crystal Lord, "It seems that my lord has failed." Ble'al broke off a piece of crystal from his gauntlet and crushed it into diamond dust,scattering it around the shards as a sort of memorial as far as Nel could tell. "Let's go,the source of the outbreak will be in there." he pulled out a katana made of crystal and cut away the rotting flesh that were stuck on the door,a terrifying shriek was heard as the clumps of flesh fell off the door.

When Nel entered the Sacred Orb's chamber,she gasped at what or to be more exact,who she saw and it was Luther the self-proclaimed Creator of their universe though he didn't look the part anymore as his limbs were chained up,his clothes that once shimmered and flowed was now faded and torn beyond recognition,part of the tears revealed a severely weakened and wounded body. Luther's facial appearance faired no better as his face was an unhealthy color of white,cheeks cut and bruised,blood mixed with his saliva as it flowed slowly from his mouth and his blond hair,long and unruly that partially veiled his eyes that were closed shut until he heard Nel's footsteps. "Huh..is that..is that someone come to finally kill me...?" Luther whispered out despite his dried throat as he looked upon Nel with his eyes that seemed to have lost their glimmer of life but when his sights focused on her,he cried out despite his weak throat.

"Please!Get..out!..Get away!...Before he comes back!..Gah!" Luther coughed out blood as his throat couldn't take the abuse but he kept calling for them to go away, "Go!..'cough' Go now...please I beg of you!" Ble'al armed himself, "Maiden,I sense a dark aura coming our way." the dark aura he mentioned came in a form of blood red mist that gathered around Luther as he kept crying for them to get away before the mist engulfed him,his cries became silent that worried the group. The mist then disappeared,showing a disgusting sight that might have even made Albel's skin crawl with goosebumps. Luther was going through what appeared at first to be a painful transformation as his body was wrapped up in the same rotten flesh on the floor of the chamber,he thrashed about as the clumps of flesh climbed all over his body,he summoned his wings,trying to get the flesh off of him but in his weakened condition,the outcome was decided long before the transformation.

Nel and the others looked away but Luther's pleading eyes kept her's locked onto him as he went through the grotesque metamorphosis,his blue eyes were soon replaced with blood red eyes,his head covered in a raven-like helm,his face now half-hidden,the uncovered half revealed a pair of fangs peeking out of sinister looking smile,pieces of segmented armor replaced the tattered clothes on his body,the lower torso held nothing,no flesh nor organs of any sort,just a thick spine that connected the torso to the pelvis that was covered by armor as well,the arms were in similar shape as the shoulders to the elbows are thick and bone-like and a piece of segmented arm braces on each arm that ended with small sinewy hands with claw-like fingers,the legs were similar in shape as more pieces of armor covered the bony-limbs of the unknown creature. Luther's wings then deteriorated into thin veil-like membrane that was tattered,hanging on an extension from the back of the torso,the chains that held Luther fell away as the new being broke it.

"Ah!Finally I have control over a vessel!" the new being let out a spine-chilling laugh that made Roger's tail to stand on end, "Hmm,who are these people ?...Bah!Merely some humans ,perhaps you can be a good warm-up for my new body." Nel and her comrades took out their weapons but Roger had to be nudged slightly by Adray before he picked up his weapon. The dark being began hovering above the air as spheres of dark energy gathered in his claws. His eyes glowed red as he laughed again, "Hahahaha!You fools think that you are a match for me ? I The Lord of ShadowHaunt!Shadow Phoenix,Lord Darkar!? Don't make me laugh!" Adray shook his head as he glared at Darkar "ShadowHaunt ? Never heard of it but I don't care if you're a lord or a baron cause I'm going to pummel you into the ground!" Adray hit his chest before he gathered his Symbological Energy for an attack spell. "Hmph,very well. Come at me with all you got!" Darker yelled before throwing one of his dark spheres at the group just as they began their assault.

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(A.N:Prepare for a long segment :) )

(Woglinde,Storage Room)

In a secluded corner of the storage room,Wayne set down his stolen food and water as well as a spare uniform all of which he had pinched from a supply ship sent in from the Crimson Noble. He needed the uniform as the one he was wearing belonged to the guard he had taken it from and that guard was found recently when a soldier was doing inventory. After changing his clothes,he sat down and tore open a packet of freeze-dried rations and wolfed it down. "Ah,that hit the spot,now let's see...better make a clear set of plans before doing anything else...let's see the first thing is to-Wahh!" Wayne cried out when he heard the alarms blaring and unfortunately,one of the klaxon was right above his hiding spot,deafening his hearing for a good minute "This is a state of emergency,the Federation's 14th Militia Fleet is engaging us. All personnel to your stations,all mobile suit pilots report to the hangar bay for mobile suit preparations.

Wayne put on the helmet that came with the uniform and ran out of the door that lead to the hall,it was filled with soldiers running to the armory,officers going to their stations at the bridge and pilots running to the hangar. An officer spotted him and yelled at him, "Hey you there Private!" Wayne put down the helmet's visor to avoid direct eye contact before pointing to himself, "Yes you!Get your butt over to the hangar,the techs need help with some labor,now get going." Wayne saluted as not doing so might attract suspicion before joining the stream of rushing pilots to the hangar.

(Hangar)

When Wayne entered the hangar,he was a bit surprised to see that it has been remodeled after that silly video recording Schilling had done here earlier,there were launch ramps now and Zakus,one after the other were catapulted into space,the ramps kept going except for one that seemed to be incomplete,a gruff looking man in red suit looked at him and motioned for him to come over, "Hey!greenhorn,come and carry this part over to that ramp,we need someone to place this thing into that slot,it should be easy for you greenhorn." the man tossed a big piece of machinery into him and he struggled under the heavy weight, "This...is..easy ?" He then felt it become lighter as another pair of hands helped him hold up the machinery.

"Thank you um.." the man who helped him just smiled, "You can call me Tyson,Tyson Argyle and you're ?" Wayne forgot one important detail of remaining undetected so he came up with the first name that popped into his head, "Um,call me Gerard Lanford." The gruff man overheard their conversation while he was carrying a crate of ammunitions, "You ladies better stop yakking and get cracking before I get over there,tear off your lips and shove it down your throat!" the two quickly got on with their work unless they wanted the man to actually carry out his threat.

"Geez,is he always this grumpy ?" Wayne put down the machinery as Tyson secured it on the ramp, "Well,Sarge is always like that,though the only person to get him really angry would be Griff over there." Wayne looked over to the direction Tyson was pointing at and saw a soldier running about,carrying tools from one technician to the other as they asked for it, "Him ? But he doesn't look like anyone you'd be angry at,in fact you should be proud." Tyson looked at who his finger was pointing at, "Oops,sorry wrong person,that's Simmons,a real hard worker but a real big suck-up to Sarge and any other officers." he then pointed to another person, "Now that's Griff,probably one of the most laziest soldier in the army,how he got recruited I'll never know."

Griff was a another young man dressed in an orange jumpsuit,sleeping on a chair that was teetering on it's back feet,but he fell off of it when Sarge yelled at him to get back to work,handed him a set of tools and pointed towards a Zaku arm part that was laying there in the corner,he went to the part and started working but when Sarge looked away,he opened up a hidden compartment,revealing a bed inside. He looked around to make sure no one saw him before hoping in and closing the compartment. "Oh yeah,now I remember,he was recruited because of his head,his plans helped us out on a few missions though the main purpose of those plans were to save his hide. Well,that's it,the part's installed and the ramp is ready to go"

"Lieutenant Argyle!Your suit is prepped and ready to go!" Tyson waved back to the technician, "Roger that,I'll be there in a moment. So Gerald,I guess I'll see you later then." Wayne nodded and saw Tyson run towards a white Zaku with a module on it's back that the others didn't have. "Hey,greenhorn!Get over here and help me move this fighter to that corner." Wayne nodded and started helping,even though he disliked helping Schilling's forces fight the Federation,it was better than being blown up by his own people.

(Aboard 14th Federation Fleet Flagship,The Typhoon,Bridge)

Vice-Commander Wyatt Einsworth sat in his seat as he surveyed the enemy forces engaging his own on the screen displayed. He was one of the few high-ranked officers left as he was a survivor of the Enforcer incident a few years ago when his captain ordered him and the crew to get to the escape pods before ramming the ship into two Executioners,taking them down. Since then,he had managed to work his way up from a Major to Vice Commander Wyatt had received this mission General Wincott had intended to give to his commander but he took it in his place. Wyatt was in charge of hunting terrorists in his region so he thought he was perfect for the job but as he saw his Raize Fighters being destroyed by those mobile suits,mobile suits that were part of a project that he had heard about once.

"How did those units come into the hands of our enemy ?" Wyatt muttered to himself but shook his head, "No matter,I'll handle them like I do with any other of those Stinger Factions." Wyatt clicked his tongue,a signal for his bridge crew to listen up,

"Alright people!Listen up and listen good,prep all our Raize Fighters and equip them with the EX Spit Fire Cannons,I don't want any chances taken,set the Turret Cannons on autofire,charge the Phase Cannons,load up the Quantum Torpedoes,divert any extra energy to the shields. Now get to it people!" the crew saluted before they went back to their seat to carry out his orders. After getting back into his seat,he opened up a screen that showed the Woglinde. "So,they've captured it,let's hope that her crew are still alive."

(Space,Tyson)

Tyson's Blaze Zaku tore through the Raize Fighters before they could fire with a pair of tomahawks with beam blades on the edges,he quickly pulled back his unit before the enemy fighters blew up. "Wohoo!What a rush!These guys are really easy pickings." his Zaku put the tomahawks away and took out a beam rifle when he saw another squadron of Raize Fighters incoming. Taking his aim,he fired three consecutive shots at them,taking out the first two fighters while the third shot was evaded and fired it's missiles at him,while the remaining squadron fighters fired their EX Spit-Fire cannons,making evasion not a viable option but Tyson remained unusually cool and collected.

"Heh,you think that you'll get me that easily ? I don't think so!" he flipped a switch and his Blaze Zaku arched it's torso forward,letting the module on it's back opened up,revealing over a dozen pods that fired off towards the enemy missiles,the pods opened up before firing off several dozens of smaller missiles and destroyed the enemy missiles and weapons rounds,clearing a clear path for the missile pods to the fighters,destroying them in a flurry of explosions. "Well,that was fun,better conserve my missiles." his Blaze Zaku then flew right up to the front of a stray group of fighters,the pilots of said fighters screamed,either for backup or their family just before their fighters were cut in two by beam blades. Tyson stopped when he saw a large battle-cruiser,and by the other ships' formation,he figured it must've been the flagship so he opened up a communications channel directly to the Crimson Noble.

(Crimson Noble,Bridge)

Unlike the average bridge that a person would find aboard a ship,the Crimson Noble's bridge was huge,several walkways were spread out through the large room,dozens of officers at their stations,surveying and directing the battle happening right now. A communications officer received a signal at her station from someone on the battlefield.

"Please state your name, rank and squad before announcing the nature of your emergency."

"This is Lieutenant Tyson Argyle of the-What the hell am I telling you for!You know who I am!Just get the Creation Distortion Cannon (1) ready to fire at these trajectories within 15 minutes,I'll clear a path for a direct shot through them." the signal was cut off so the officer had no choice but to relay the request over to the only one who could authorize that request as she connected an internal communications line to Schilling.

All the way at the back of the room sat Schilling on a throne-like command seat,drinking a glass of blood-red wine,surrounded by four of his most trusted officers who were also his bodyguards,a transmission was then sent to his control panel,after going through the message,he smiled as he drank a bit more of wine before pulling up a view of Tyson's battle, "Intriguing,that boy has quite a lot of ferocity and the galls to give me orders. Very well,I'll listen to him because I'm in a good mood. Get the C.D.C ready for firing." one of his bodyguards saluted before walking off to get the preparations of the C.D.C ready.

(Crimson Noble,Exterior Hull)

Although the dark ship looked foreboding enough as it is,it opened up on one section as a massive cannon similar to the Federation's Creation Cannon slid out but unlike the ones used by the Federation,except it had no muzzle to fire from,it just split in half from front to back and slid apart. When it stopped,it looked like a pair of fangs,morbidly suiting for a ship called the Crimson Noble,it hummed to life as it began charging up it's energy level.

(Tyson/Blaze Zaku)

"Come on!Come on!Come and get me you wimps!You can't even shoot the broadside of a space station!" Tyson taunted over an open channel and in response to that insult,a group of over twenty Raize Fighters came at him,firing their weapons at him,even with the Blaze Zaku's armor it probably won't survive the barrage so he hightailed it out of their firing range but the already angry pilots pursued him and unfortunately a dozen more fighters joined in the pursuit since he was the only enemy cocky enough to charge into their turf.

Tyson made his mobile suit dodge another barrage but barely as a few shots nicked his mobile suit,he then made the Blaze Zaku perform a 360 degree turn and fired his missile pods which managed to put a dent in their number, "Great!Only one more salvo left before I run out,maybe I shouldn't have taunted them like that." the Blaze Zaku took out it's beam rifle,ready to go in guns blazing.

"Yeah,maybe you should have kept your mouth shut Argyle. Looks like I'll need to help you out." five large beam blasts hit the large clusters of Raize Fighters,taking out large chunks of their numbers before a chain reaction of explosions took them out for good. The Blaze Zaku turned around to see a Zaku with a light blue color scheme that was carrying a large beam cannon in it's mechanical arms,a module on it's back connected itself to the weapon,obviously the power source of the weapon.

"Leonard ? Is that you...thanks man!"

"That's Church!Only Allison can call me by my first name!You hear me Argyle!" but Tyson wasn't listening as he was completely concentrated on getting to the the Federation fleet's flagship,evading shots from the fighters which he cut up with his beam tomahawks when he passed them.

"Hmph. Just don't get in the way of my shots cause I'm not stopping if you do,come on Blaster Zaku!" the eyes of the Blaster Zaku flared as it took aim with the beam cannon and fired two short burst of beam energy,the shots went for a battle cruiser's engine,the first shot hit the shields,the second penetrated the energy fields and hit the engine.

With the ship crippled,Church set his sights on another ship and did the same thing to it as it's power died,making the ship an easy target. "Huh ?An emergency announcement ?" he turned on the message being sent out, "This is the Crimson Noble,Lord Schilling has decided to fire the Creation Distortion Cannon,please evacuate yourselves from the immediate area within 10 minutes." Church connected his com channel to the announcer's station.

"Who's the idiot that asked for the C.D.C to be fired ?" he only got the answer from a profile popping up in the screen.

"Argyle,I should have known. Give me 20 minutes to retrieve one of my squad members."

"You only have 15 minutes,no more." the signal was cut off before he could protest.

"Damn!Tucker!Caboose!Get over here,I need some help." a few seconds later,two more Zakus joined his Blaster Zaku.

"What do you need Church,escort your suit back to the ship so you can come back the triumphant hero ?" Tucker's words were dribbled in sarcasm before his Zaku shot at an incoming Raize Fighter but missed as the beam deflected off of several pieces of debris before actually hitting the fighter,destroying it.

"Nice shot Tucker,can you teach me that later ?" came the carefree voice of Caboose as his Zaku waved it's free hand at Church's suit to which Church just sighed at.

"Yeah...sure Caboose,later. So what do you need Church ?"

"See Argyle over there ?" Tucker looked towards Tyson's Zaku.

"Yeah so?...Is he going to try that stunt he's been telling us he'll do ?" Caboose just letting out 'Ooohs' and 'Aaahs' at the incredible moves Tyson was pulling off,ducking and weaving between enemy fighters and still avoid the amount of fire power from the battle cruisers around him.

"Afraid so,I'll need you two to cover me while I go in there and get him out of there before the C.D.C fires. Ok ?"

"Fine,but can I have a beam cannon after this ?"

"No." came Church's curt reply and turned off his communicator before Tucker could whine some more.

"Great,just great. Alright Caboose,you give me some cover."

"Cover ? But I thought we were suppose to cover Church ." Caboose then saw a few more fighters closing in on them but Tucker had already ran off.

"Tucker!I can't take on these many units!" his suit's alarmed blared as another fighter was coming at him from behind but decided to try something as he took out a large barrel-shaped item then tossed them in between a few fighters but they ignored it as they thought it was nothing but Caboose activated the remote self-destruct,setting off the grenade.

The explosion either destroyed the fighters or disorient the pilots of the ones that weren't destroyed but before they could get back on the offensive,Caboose shot them down. "Hey!Wait for me!"

(Typhoon,Bridge)

"Sir!The Hunter's engines have been crippled and we've just lost communications with the Archer!"

"Tell the Hunter's crew to evacuate to their escape pods and re-establish our com-link with the Archer and tell them to get to their escape pods as well." Wyatt replied as he surveyed the front line,seeing his cruisers and fighters being bested by the enemy,until one of the officers called out with an emergency.

"Sir!Scanners has detected an enemy unit coming right at us at full speed,there are three additional contacts just a few kilometers behind it. What are your orders sir ?" Wyatt panicked a little when he heard that four of these mobile suits were coming, 'If even one of those gets close,we're finished!'

"Damn!Concentrate all frontal Phase Cannon fire on that unit!Load up the Quantum Torpedoes!Tell all nearby fighters to intercept it. Take down that unit before he gets to us. Get the turrets to target the three behind the first unit. Now!" Wyatt shouted out his orders as the officers worked in a feverish pitch,carrying out their orders as fast as they could but that white Zaku kept evading them,while also taking out Raize Fighters intercepting it.

"Quantum Torpedoes ready sir!"

"Good,get ready for a spiker attack." Wyatt had a plan,a plan that his officers had seen him pull out with optimal success on several occasions.

"Roger!Ready to fire on your orders."

The white Zaku kept evading as the Phase Cannons increased their firing rate,forcing it to concentrate only on them as it somehow let a squadron of Raize Fighter hit it's shoulder shields before they were torn up by the unit's missile attack.

"Now!Fire the torpedoes!" Wyatt yelled out as the button for the torpedoes was pushed.

(Tyson/Blaze Zaku)

"Damn,that was close." Tyson cursed as he checked the status of his shoulder shields but couldn't check it completely as he quickly evaded another round of Phase Cannon shots. Tyson felt that it was getting hotter as his suit got burned slightly by barely dodging a shot but that wasn't the end of his troubles as he was soon faced with another barrage of Phase Cannon shots that were accompanied by Quantum Torpedoes,giving him no room to evade as the wall of energy shots consumed the Blaze Zaku.

(Typhoon,Bridge)

"We did it!We shot him down!" one officer cheered as the crew's morale was boosted though Wyatt seemed apprehensive at their premature celebration so he slammed his fist on the controls.

"Don't get full of yourselves!We don't know if that attack did kill off that enemy." Wyatt saw his officers were unconvinced.

"Sir,we hit it with a full barrage of our weapons,there's no way it could still be around. Now let's get back to our duties and take out those terrorists!" the other crew members cheered as they went back to their stations.

"No,I have a different order for everyone." he turned on the intercom system of the ship.

"This is Vice-Commander Wyatt Einsworth and I'm giving all of you a Priority Alpha order." the officers collectively gasped as Priority Alpha orders are ones that every single individual in the Federation were taught during training were to be followed absolutely to the letter and should only be issued during emergencies and could only be overridden by higher ranking officers so they all waited with bated breaths for the order.

"I'm ordering everyone to evacuate to the escape pods and get to safety. I repeat. I'm ordering everyone to evacuate to the escape pods. If there are not enough escape pods,go to the shuttle bays,the shuttles should suffice for that purpose. That is all." he looked at his officers who were all looking at him with shocked expressions.

"Sir!What are you saying ?We can still fight,there's still a way to win this,I know it!" everyone voiced the same reasons but Wyatt just shook his head, "I believe that you should know who our enemy is....Are any of you familiar with the name Schilling ?" a few shook their heads but the rest nodded,a grim expression on their faces, "You don't mean that he's the one leading that fleet against us,that's ludicrous! Schilling is dead!"

"From the mission briefing I received from General Wincott's aide,Major Stevens and the appearance of these mobile suits,it could be no one else,now please evacuate to the escape pods while I divert all weapons control to my end." he started typing furiously,inputting commands as most of the other computer stations in the bridge shut down,their functions now in Wyatt's control. "Well,you heard the Vice Commander,it's a Priority Alpha so let's go." a female officer called out as they all left with her as the last one in the room with Wyatt.

"Wyatt,I know what you're going to do and it's reckless." Wyatt just nodded silently.

"You and I both know as survivors of the Enforcer incident that there's no other way around this mess."

"But that's no reason for you to pull that stupid stunt my brother did!"

"I know what Victor did was foolish but he was the captain and went down with the ship,saving our lives. I'm sorry Ashley,but I must do this,now go before-" Ashley then kissed him,her lips pressing against his before she let go and walked slowly towards the doorway, "Please Wyatt,I don't want to lose anyone else."

"I'm sorry but I have business to attend to." Wyatt returned to the controls when the scanner detected an enemy unit coming in for an attack run.

(Tyson/Blaze Zaku)

"Gah!That was a really close shave. Damn!If you think you can bring me down down that easily,you thought wrong!" the Blaze Zaku's red eye flared as it came out of the smoke created by the explosion,it's armor damaged slightly but it's module was missing as it was ejected earlier to intercept those attacks.

The enemy flagship started firing again but at a more intense pace as he found it slightly harder to evade them but he took out a number of the Phase Cannons with a well thrown grenade, "Odd,I thought the shields would be up. Meh whatever helps." he started firing his beam rifle,hitting the hull and destroying additional turret guns. The ship's slow moving weapons were no match for the dexterity and maneuverability of his mobile suit as it threw a few more grenades,one grenade strayed off into the flight path of an escape pod.

Tyson wanted to stop it as he didn't want to kill anyone that couldn't fight back but he couldn't exactly stop and get the grenade as the Phase Cannons just locked on him. The Blaze Zaku shot one of the cannons before flying off to another part of the ship though he saw one of the previously inactive turrets shoot the grenade,sending it into a premature explosion before the pod could get into the blast radius. "Though I hate to compliment an enemy,great shot! But it's time I finished this!" the Blaze Zaku put away it's rifle and took out it's beam tomahawks,ready for an attack.

(Typhoon,Bridge)

Wyatt panted as he just barely saved an escape pod but quickly returned his concentration on fighting the mobile suit that has somehow vanished from the scanners.

"No matter,I'll just ram the ship into Schilling's forces. Full power to shields,engine core on maximum..Gah!" Wyatt yelled out when someone hit him on the head and just before he blacked out,he heard someone call out, "Sorry about this Wyatt but I'm not losing anyone else I love." A teleportation ring circled them before they vanished just as the white Zaku came up to the bridge.

(Tyson/Blaze Zaku)

"Huh ?No one's in here eh,guess they ran off. They're bigger wimps than the guys back at my days at Bachtain...oh well." Tyson just made the Blaze Zaku slice through the bridge area,destroying it but somehow leaving the rest of the ship intact,the shockwave sent the mobile suit flying a several feet away but Tyson just whistled "Sweet!Though not as cool as I expected it to be,might as well get back to the ship for dinner...eh ?" he saw that the boosters were off so he tried reigniting it but had no result,he checked his suit's stats and saw that the booster system has been fried.

"Great,just great I'm stranded...wait! I'm stranded and I'm still in the firing range of the C.D.C!" he tried making the Blaze Zaku move by making it perform swimming motions of sorts but it did nothing more than make him look really silly. After a few more failed attempts,he gave up as he removed his helmet,letting his sweat-soaked hair dangle slightly in the weightless cockpit,brushing his gloved hand through his locks of hair, "Guess I'll never get to apologize to Esteed and those two Leingods...oh well."

(Crimson Noble)

The officer who had gone off to prepare the C.D.C had returned with a long box made of polished wood and opened it up,revealing a cane that was presented to Schilling who took it before he flipped opened the head of the cane,a button was in it.

"The limiter of the C.D.C has been removed up to 10 percent. As you requested Lord Schilling." Schilling smiled in a crazed manner as he placed his thumb over the button.

"Have a taste of my power,you fools." Schilling pushed the button,initiating the weapon's activation.

The C.D.C gathered it's energy levels into a single red sphere of energy,tendrils of intense power swirled around it before it was unleashed in a wave of energy that spread out from there towards the Federation's 14th Militia Fleet.

(Hunter)

Unlike the Typhoon,the Hunter's entire crew were still in the middle of evacuation when the Creation Distortion energy wave hit them,at first nothing happened but then they began hearing a painful ringing noise in their head,their nerves starting to overload with pain before their organs began heating up,as if they were being broiled from the inside..

"Wh..What's hap-happening to...us ?" a soldier groaned as he tried to stand but that would be the last thing he would do as his body suddenly went into an uncontrollable spasm,a sickening pop was heard when the soldier combusted.

The others were met with the same fate,several unlucky few had to suffer before they met their end,others either just imploded only seconds after the ringing and feeling only a moment's notice of pain or were even luckier as they combusted without feeling anything.

Nothing remained of the ones that died,not even a sliver of bone nor even a strand of sinew was left,nothing except the particles of blood floating around the now weightless environment and the deep rusty smell that came with the red liquid that used to be in living vessels that no longer existed.

(Crimson Noble)

The crew of the other ships that were in the range of the dark red energy wave met the same fate as their screams of pain and agony accompanied by the sickening sounds of bursting were heard over the strong com system that Schilling had.

"Yes!Yes!Sing!Sing the Song of Death to me!Let me hear your addictive notes!Sing to me!Ahahahaha!" Schilling laughed as he heard the screams,his laughter intensified with each scream or 'pop' heard as he sipped his glass of wine after every few 'pop' like a vampire drinking blood,the laughter unnerved many of the crew members within earshot but Schilling's guards remained stoic as they were used to his behavior.

(Tyson/Blaze Zaku)

Tyson smoothed his hair over and relaxed a bit as he saw the wave of energy coming, "Oh well,if I die,might as well die looking good." the Zaku's alarm sensors blared as he closed his eyes,ready to meet his maker but he then felt a quick jolt as he tumbled a bit in the cockpit before the alarms became silent.

Unwilling to find out if he's really dead by his own eyes,he just asked no one in particular, "Am I dead ?"

"After all that telling us about how you'll meet that girl and those two guys again and apologize to them. I'll be damned if you die now" Tyson opened his eyes to see he was still in his Zaku's cockpit.

"Leonard ?" he turned his suit's optical sensors on the Zakus that had rescued him.

"I told you that only Allison can call me that!Why I oughta!...You know what Argyle,I fucking hate you."

"I know,I know...Hey Caboose,Tucker,is that you ?"

"Yep,it is I Tucker,your savior and in gratitude,why don't you get me a nice drink when we get to the cafeteria,and maybe let me have your beam cannon module?"

"No way,you'd probably came for me because Church told you so,am I right ?"

"Tyson's got you there Tucker,and you owe me a week of free lunches for not helping me fight those fighters." came Caboose's voice as Tucker grunted.

"What can I say,I'm a lover,not a fighter." the group had to smother their laughter at this. "What ?"

"I don't know how to say this Tucker but you're not much of a lover from what the girls back home say." some more laughter at Tucker's expense erupted as they made their way back to the Woglinde.

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Creation Distortion Cannon:A powerful weapon in the possession of the ex-Brigadier Schilling,the weapon as already demonstrated has the capability to kill the crews of enemy ships through an unknown method that induces internal combustion and couple that with it's large firing range,it is a very deadly weapon though the full capability of the Creation Distortion Cannon is unknown as only 10 percent of it's full power was used.

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(Royal Grace,Engine Core)

Rosa continued crying as the Crystal Walker loomed over her,making her look up at it,her eyes red and swollen from her crying,glared daggers at it but no effect was seen as it was not programmed with emotions. "You!You're the one that killed big brother! Magic Winx!" she then transformed into her fairy form but her light was dimmed as she hasn't fully recovered yet but she didn't care as she pulled on the energy string of her Phantobow.

"I'll never forgive you!Arrow of Light!" Rosa declared as she charged the beam of energy with her light powers,turning it into a solid white arrow with a silver arrowhead and golden shaft before launching it spiraling into the gaping cavity that she had made earlier,hitting it's mark which resulted in a blinding explosion as Rosa finally spent her reserve of energy as she returned to her normal state and fell to the ground,hoping that she had avenged her brother as the mere thought about him made her cry some more.

"Argus...why...did you die....I..." she then heard more rumbling from the dust cloud and out came the Crystal Walker,the damage inflicted by her attack filled in,it looked even more menacing than before, "Oh dear lord,why...won't you stay down ..." Rosa tried to stand up to use her weapon but couldn't as she was too weak to even hold her bow. "Please,brother give me strength..." she slowly got up again and pulled on the Phantobow and fired the only shot she could do before she collapsed again.

The shot was merely deflected with a single crystal spike before it continued lumbering towards her,it's arms growing more spikes,making it more deadlier than ever. Just like before the Crystal Walker loomed over Rosa who was still struggling to rise up, "...Please...big..brother...help me...." the Crystal Walker raised both it's fists,ready to do her in once and for all. "....at least...I'll go...where you are....soon." and down came the two fists.

'Clang!' "...Wh..what ?..." Rosa opened up her eyes and saw to her joy and relief was her brother,holding off the two fists with a red broadsword,though unlike the energy weapons,he usually used,it was solid metal with runes inscribed on it,though that was what the last thing Rosa saw as she noticed that Argus' limbs were on fire,but that fire didn't harmed him at all,though she sensed that it wasn't the Dragon's Flame but something else,she was pulled out of her thoughts when Argus called to her.

"Rosa...you okay ?" she nodded weakly before she finally blacked out, "Rosa!..Oliver!Oliver wake up and get my sister to safety!" Oliver finally recovered as he rubbed his sore sides,but that was forgotten when he saw Argus,alive and giving him an order, "Huh ?...Of course Your Highness,I'm on it!" he dashed forward and scooped up Rosa into his arms and set her on his back,letting her ride him piggyback-like.

Argus then turned back to the Crystal Walker that was struggling to push it's attack forward, "As for you,you walking heap of junk and jewels......No one touches my sister and gets away with it!Rrrah!!'Inferno Claymore!'" he pushed the Crystal Walker back with the sword and performed his attack,as a single swing of the weapon created a large fiery arc that slammed into the Crystal Walker,burning it but the flames soon died away though it left several cracks in the crystal,it got back up and aimed it's reformed arm cannons at him,firing it like it did before but the crystals that came out met a wall of fire that was so intense,it caused the projectiles to shatter into diamond dust.

'Flame Wall!' the flames on Argus' arms were now equipped with a pair of new armbands that had intricate designs of fire with a red gem as the core,and besides that,Argus now had a buckler shield that was the source of the barrier of fire. "Tough nut to crack are you ? Fine,I'll just hit harder!" Argus rushed the Crystal Walker with the Phoenix Blade in both hands and jumped up into the air,a burst of fire helping him rise higher into the air and used a technique he had seen Efreet used only once.

'Burning Break!' ,the runes on the Phoenix Blade ignited,just as Argus swung it into the Crystal Walker a bright flash blinded everyone,then there was a loud sound of metal slicing through metal as well the shattering of glass. When the light faded,Argus stood opposite the Crystal Walker,his back to the hulking giant. It turned around,ready to fire at him again but it's arm shattered and cracks started forming around it,the crystals falling off of the armor plating,exposing the cavity that Rosa's arrow had inflicted upon it before it fell apart and dissipate into nothing,the only thing left was a malfunctioning drone that locked it's sights on Argus but before it could do anything,a satchel caught it .

"Fire in the hole!" Sera shouted before Trevor sent a fireball flying at it,detonating the bombs in the satchel,creating an explosion that Trevor kept in as he manipulated the flames that licked at the invisible barrier, "You do know you didn't had to use most of my bombs,right ?" Sera smirked and replied, "I know,it's just that they really stink." she looked at Argus who just stood there,the weapons he used now missing. She ran up to him,a smile on her face before she gave him a hug, "Argus,good to see that you're alive...Argus ?" he just whispered weakly, "I don't.....know...about that..." he then coughed out blood as his body gave away,falling back as Sera held him,seeing blood pouring out from various wounds that were opening up.

"Trevor!Get your med pack out now!" Sera cried as she pressed on as many wounds she could,just to keep the blood from streaming out but there were too many even when Oliver came to help out as he used his magic to heal him,it was a race just to keep him alive. "Help me with the bandages Sera,we need to stop the bleeding as soon as possible and help us hold the wounds closed,save your magic when he's stop bleeding." Oliver nodded as he followed Trevor's instructions.

(Several Minutes Later)

"Phew!That should keep him safe enough until we give him proper treatment." Trevor sighed as he stood back,watching his handiwork,Argus was bandaged up in many places,his breathing now more steady and Oliver on healing duty until his magic finally fizzled out, "Well there goes the last of my magic energy,I'll call for an update on the ship's condition." Oliver put on an earpiece before tapping on it twice.

"This is Advisor Oliver Palladium,give me an update on our status." there was some static until a reply was sent.

"Bad news sir,the back up generators have overloaded and for some reason,we're unable to reconnect to the main core for power,the Royal Grace has barely enough power to operate."

"Understood,wait until we get there." he then shut it off, "Alright,anyone know a teleportation spell since I'm out of power." Trevor tossed him a small shard of crystal, "If your out of power,just use that shard as a focus medium,hopefully it'll work and be enough for a single spell." Oliver gulped as he focused on it,before they disappeared.

(Bridge)

Everyone was working to their limit as they tried everything to keep the ship stable before a bright light filled the room and saw Oliver come out of the light, "Alright,someone please escort the prince and princess back to the manor and get a healer ready there immediately,the prince needs immediate medical treatment." a few of the crew ran to carry out his order before he turned to Trevor and Sera who nodded, "Don't worry Oliver,we'll keep them safe."

"Thank you." they left before he turned to the bridge command, "Alright,people we need to dive out of the warp jump,there's too much risk staying in the warp tunnel,we'll dive out within 10 minutes so make sure everything is secure by then." he then sat down and started working on his end as well as he started a check-up of the Royal Grace's main systems.

(Manor)

"Please move!Please make way for the prince,he needs serious medical attention." the guards called out as the citizens parted to make a pathway for their prince and some of them gasped when they saw his condition as he laid quietly in the stretcher,Trevor and Sera followed closely behind them as Rosa moaned every once in a while as she called for Argus on her stretcher.

When they got to their rooms,they saw Reina come out of the room and she gasped when she saw everyone battered and bruised and almost cried when she saw Argus' condition, "Please,get him onto the bed,I'll help heal him as much as I can." the guards nodded as they deposited their prince onto the bed as Reina did her work as she began her healing magic but was interrupted when the ship started rumbling.

(Bridge)

"What's going on ?!" Oliver shouted as he clung desperately to his seat. "The ship has somehow prematurely dived out of the warp,the stabilizers have been shorted out,atmosphere generators-" Oliver had lost his patience, "Just get to the point!"

"In short,we're going to crash into that planet." the operator pointed out to the screen showing that the ship is hurtling towards a planet that was closing in fast. "Everyone!Brace yourselves!" the crew screamed as the ship entered the world's atmosphere.

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(Andros)

There was a battle going on the coral beds,as Androsian Soldiers fought undead warriors though it looked like the skeletal soldiers are winning as their the soldiers of Andros were forced back step by step until the advancing undead were cut down by two quick flashes that belonged to the large metal fans belonging to Anesha who had came out when the soldiers were gone.

"So you boneheads were able to beat those big soldiers off,big deal. Now you have to face me!" she threw her fans like boomerangs and mowed down a number of them before coming back into her hands,she folded them up into their sword forms,intending to jump into the midst of the undead and work her way from there but a large rumbling noise earned her attention.

"What in the....a ship?" Anesha was surprised to see an actual galleon to come through the clouds and it oddly looked familiar to her but she didn't have time to remember as the ship changed direction and is now hurtling towards them,and having a ship crash on you would be far worse than fighting an army of undead. "Gotta go you numbskulls." Anesha taunted before she sent a blast of Morfix at the undead,keeping them in place.

Anesha was running as fast as her feet could carry her as she saw and felt the ship come crashing into the coral beds and sliding across it and closer to her before it hit the coral plate she was on,sending her flying into the air, "Got to think quick!" then an idea popped into her head as she blasted out a stream of ice that formed a sliding ramp for her as she slid on it (A.N:think of Frozone from the Incredibles)

Using it as her way of escape she jumped from the ramp just as it was crushed by the ship and onto another icy ramp that she created and continued sliding out of the area though she miscalculated and curved the ramp a little too high and launched herself into the air though quickly compensating by landing on the deck of the ship which stopped just short of a few dozen feet from the cliff side. "Ugh...wait till I get my hands on the moron who almost crushed me with their ship,I'm going to strangle them..." she stood up but found her legs were a little wobbly, "After I get my bearings back."

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Author's Note: Again I apologize for being so long on this update but with everything happening in my life,it's kind of hard think of new ideas for the plotline so please bare with me as I might not be able to update for quite sometime.

And congrats Shinryu,you got the answer right though you were suppose to choose only one answer but oh well. Okay,now to this chapter's WiVo. 'Looks to see that the drummer is missing' guess no drum roll this chapter.

WiVo:

Since the Royal Grace has crashed landed on Andros,who do you readers think will Trevor and the others will face when they gets off of the ship since Argus is incapacitated. Who will be the first enemy encountered here ?

A Nostrom and his Undead Horde

B Ronand and his Mechanical Corp

C Another Army of Decay Juggernaut Special

D Anesha,the princess of Andros

You can try and guess though I might've already given away the answer already but oh well,I hope you had fun reading this cause this is Argus456 signing off.