Triple Threat Reformed part 5
"The Ride Ends,"
PK Speedburst was a move that was still in development, as in Ness just learned it last week. Fast was an understatement of how they were traveling. However, Ness with all his speeding around all over the place found the ride easy and enjoyable. Plus, his baggage did slow him down enough that he could control which way he was going. Claus and Ninten would disagree about the ride being pleasurable. Claus could barley hold to the very item they needed to use to know which way to go. They traveled in a red burst flashing by the environment. Finally, Ninten had enough of being pulled around. He activated his PK Power technique. He grabbed the arm Ness had him in then was able to get his feet on solid ground. His feet dragged through the dirt, and although it slowed Ness down it wasn't enough for Ness to even notice. So, Ninten decided to put more force into it. He tightened his grip on Ness's arm then jerked back, but instead of stopped he redirected Ness's flight path to the sky. Ness sure noticed that. Ness was caught off guard so badly that he couldn't even recover, but Claus spread his wings then tightened his grip on Ness's wrist. With all his might he was able to cancel out Ness's momentum so they don't travel any farther. Claus then pulled Ness back down to the ground. Ness sighed with relief.
"Whoa what a rush," Claus said rubbing his head.
Ness stomped over to Ninten. "What was that huh! You couldn't of told me to stop or what!"
"I tried talking, heck I was screaming my head off!" Ninten yelled back.
"There was a better way of doing that!"
"I could've punched you in the face that was an option, it still is!"
"I wouldn't recommend it though cause it could end with you getting your butt kicked!"
"I would love to see you try!"
"Then you're gonna be disappointed because I wouldn't even have to!"
At that both of them activated their respective PK Power technique. They both glowed their respective color. Ness crimson red, and Ninten navy blue. They began growling at each other getting closer and closer to the breaking point. Claus stared. There wasn't much he could do now that they're all powered up. He couldn't overpower them, and he wasn't Lucas so he didn't know how to behave in this situation. Finally, Ness and Ninten jumped back then ran toward each other. They collision made them lock arms against each other. Both began to growl at each other. Ninten was about to gain the advantage, however, Ness slapped his hands away then jumped back. Ninten charged at him, but Ness was ready. He used his speed to bounce off the sides of two trees as Ninten passed by. When he came back around he slammed his elbow into the back of Ninten's head. This forced Ninten face first into the ground, and plowing him.
Ninten turned throwing Ness off of him. Ninten got back up then charged at Ness. With Ninten's right fist he punched out, but Ness his head out the way. However, Ninten brought his other fist up into Ness's cheek. Ness slid back on his feet quickly regaining his composure.
"This is no fight if that's all ya got!" Ness taunted.
Ninten leaped toward Ness, and Ness did as well. They both began trading punches and kicks with each other. Ness had to avoid most of Ninten's attacks, but was faster at counter attacking. However, Ninten's defenses and strength blocked all of Ness's attacks or left them useless.
Claus simple stared at them.
He wasn't Lucas, so he had absolutely no idea on how to go about stopping them. Claus just watched as they both leaped at each other one falling to the ground, and then getting back up, then vice versa. Ness vaulted over Ninten using his head also avoiding a punch from Ninten. Ness landed behind Ninten then turned sharply knocking Ninten's feet from under him. As Ninten fell he gathered energy in his fist then used PK Hammer. The vibration shook the whole area making Ness lose his balance. Ninten then got up while ramming his elbow into Ness's stomach. Then he threw Ness into a tree. Ninten came up for a follow up attack. Ness recovered quickly then leaped forward ramming his knee into Ninten's stomach. Ness cupped his hands then brought them into the side of Ninten's head throwing him into the ground.
Claus looked at the tracker in his hand. Whatever the Starmen were tracking it was coming closer, fast! Claus decided to let his presence be known.
"Uh guys," They both keep fighting. "Guys come on the target…" Still they continue to fight ignoring him.
Claus had the title of not being the one to ignore. Lucas maybe, but he wouldn't stand for it weather he was Claus or the Masked Man. "PK CLONE!"
Two golden copies burst from Claus made of pure PSI energy. Both Claus's tackle the two brawlers. Claus is strong enough to hold back Ninten, and fast enough to catch Ness. Ness was about to kick Ninten in the stomach, and Ninten was about to punch Ness in the face. Ness and Ninten struggled at first, but eventually calm down. Then they finally directed their attention to Claus.
"You guys done? Good, cause we're here to do something important. I just hope all this fighting you guys were doing didn't gather too much attention," Claus said turning to walk through a bush.
Ness and Ninten looked at each other then at the Claus clones. "Uh Claus!" they called.
All three of them began to journey through a thicket. Claus said they were nearing place on a hill where Claus himself pulled this needle. Ness and Ninten were now in a spat. Ninten just wasn't getting along with anybody. Ness sighed again. He had never had such a serious fight with Ninten before. He doesn't even know where all that came from, but it did help him rid himself of his frustration. The feeling of being incomplete was starting to get to him. Ninten looked over to Ness to see a very pained and sad expression. Ninten was shocked.
"Ness, what's wrong?" Ninten asked with actually sincerity. Ness and Claus were both shocked. Ninten ignored Claus still, but focused on Ness. "You look upset about something, and I was just curious at what it was,"
Ness looked at Ninten then the ground. Ninten looked at Ness curiously. Ness shook his head.
"You look like you have a lot on your mind. I guess I just wanted to ask…and I kinda feel like I may be apart of your pain, so I'm sorry,"
Ness and Claus were even more shocked to hear that from Ninten. With this sudden 'I hate everyone' they had forgotten that Ninten was, or is a kind-hearted person. Ness remembered that.
"Thanks for caring Ninten, but I'm fine. Just need to find a way to fill a void inside of me," Ness said looking away. Ninten sighed as he felt that he had already damaged Ness's trust in him already.
"Okay here we are," Claus said moving one final bush out of the way. When they got there their mouths dropped. A small hill had become an entire site full of Starmen gray and gold, or to put better a war zone.
The entire area was filled with all sorts of different machinery. Some sort of flying craft was in the air above the hill. They were pretty far away from the hill. The Starmen spread out the area pretty wide. It was as if they were trying to hold something back, but from the looks of the battle they didn't do that well. The Starmen and the machinery were totally devastated. Torn, burnt, blasted, and scorched marks were left everywhere. Claus looked at the tracker.
"The thing that did this is heading for the hill, lets go!" Claus exclaimed charging forward with Ness and Ninten behind him.
Ahead of them they began to hear explosions, and they could see a smoke cloud. They reached near the bottom of the hill to see a damaged Starman land right in front of him. They all looked up with shocked faces to see…
"Lucas…" they all said.
Lucas ducked under a stab attempt then performed a slamming roundhouse kick into the Starman's neck breaking it. Another Starman wound up its arm to swing, but Lucas quickly grabbed it's arm. Then brought his hand to its side then released his PK Pierce to pierce right through it. Lucas then used his energy sword to slash right through another coming to him. And then astonishingly he fired a PK laser attack from his eyes into another low-level Starman. Lucas then charged forward up the hill looking as if he's on a mission. He vaulted over a Staman using its head. Then planted his feet on its back then forcibly ripped its head off. He tossed the head aside then looked forward to see more gray Starmen. Lucas raised his hand with is palm flat then a purple sphere appeared in his hand.
"PK Heartbreak!" he said throwing the attack at the Starmen. They were all demolished on the spot. Lucas's red eyes glowed as he walked forward through the smoke casually. He had this look that would bring terror to anyone, and he carried himself with strength in every step. Claus, Ness, and Ninten didn't really recognize him.
"I thought he was injured," Ness said.
"He was, but his PK Healing ability is phenomenal, and it's like his body can take a whole lot more punishment then any normal person can," Claus repeated this fact.
"Whoa…" Ninten trailed off. Clearly he was lost for words.
"This strength he has all of a sudden is so weird, but familiar. Come on," Claus said.
Lucas walked casually up the hill, and casually knocking the bolts of any Starman that dare approaches him. The three other PSI fighters followed, but at a distance while also ducking behind the remains of random Starmen. Finally, when Lucas nearly reached the top of the hill he sighed.
"Guys I know your there," he called.
All three of them flinched. They hoped that he was hallucinating or something. Lucas sighed again then to show he knew they were there he sent out a quick PK Love that destroyed the corpse they were heading behind.
"Whoa…" they all said.
"Listen just let me handle this alright. I'll meet you back at the house," Lucas said.
"Hold on what's going on here? Why are you here, and what does this have to do with the spots of the seven needles?" Claus demanded.
Lucas turned to them. They all gasped. One of Lucas's eyes was its regular color of blue, but the iris of his other eye was blood red. They flinched slightly under his gaze.
"I want you all to leave,"
"How long have you known we were here?" Ness asked curiously.
"The moment you and Ninten started fighting…again," Lucas said this part rolling his eyes.
"Lucas, tell us what's going on. Were not leaving without an explanation," Ninten demanded.
"I don't have a lot of time here guys I have to destroy their machine before they activate it," Lucas said turning back around.
"Well 'Lucas' why don't you tell your so-called friends what's going on if they really wanna know," came a voice. It wasn't human.
They all looked at a Starman float down to the ground, however it was different. Instead of gold, or gray its armor is purple. It actually has hands, and the build of the Starman was actually more muscular then the regular Starman. Also it seemed to have some kind of outlet on top of both its arms. They looked like cannons of some kind. Lucas's eyes narrowed looking at it.
"So, you're the newest model?" Lucas asked.
"That's correct. I am the new breed of Starmen. The Starmen Elite!" it said.
"So, what do you go by since your so much more sophisticated then these other piles of garbage?"
"My code name is 458-203, but you may refer to me as Mercury,"
"Why that name?"
"Because that was where I was manufactured, and the substances there help make me who I am today,"
"Well that isn't saying much since in a few seconds your gonna be a pile of scrap,"
Ness, Ninten, and Claus felt so weird. It wasn't that they were afraid of this new foe, but that they sensed such strength and confidence from Lucas. This was such a change of heart and character. Ness shook it off then motioned for them to follow. They gathered behind Lucas.
"Well it seems that your imperfect friends wish to assist you," it made a fake laugh.
Lucas had on a thoughtful face. The Starman then began to charge up its robotic PSI powers. Lucas turned to the others. They could not help staring at his eye.
"Would you stop staring at me my eye and listen!" they snapped out of it. "I can handle this joker myself. No matter what don't help me. I want you three to destroy that machine over there," Lucas said pointing.
Ness, Ninten, and Claus were finally able to see what all the fuss was about. It was some strange machine where a keyboard jet out the side of the machine. Incased inside the see through glass of the machine was indeed the needle itself. However, it was giving off a dark glow, as if they were experimenting with it. They refocused on Lucas.
"Don't let any of the Starmen near it either okay?" They nod. Lucas turned back to the purple Starman. "Lets go!"
Lucas dashed towards the Mercury. Mercury let out a powerful shockwave that detoured Lucas from his path. Mercury charged forward then punched Lucas in the stomach. Lucas latched onto Mercury's arm before it could pull it back. Lucas with a surprising display of strength actually flipped Mercury head first into the dirt.
"PK Bullets!" Lucas exclaimed.
Lucas began to pummel Mercury into the ground. At this moment Ness and his crew made their move. They ran to the machine, but only for three Gold Starmen to appear before them.
"Take em out before they call more gray Starmen!" Ness called to his team. Ness pulled out his bat, and Claus his sword. They all engaged the Gold Starmen.
Lucas blocked a punch from Mercury with his right arm, and then countered with PK Love. However, Mercury shrugged off the attack. He retaliated with a wide punch with a great arc. Lucas leaned back from his torso underneath it. He then spin around from this position, and sending out a surge of PSI energy out his right foot as he kicked Mercury away.
"PK SHOT!" Mercury exclaimed charging and firing a laser from the cannon on its wrist.
Lucas powered up his PK Power form. A blazing white aura emitted from him. The attack stopped right when it hit his aura. He closed his hands around it then charged it with his energy. Then launched the ball right back at him. The attack hit its mark. Mercury slid across the ground on its feet. Lucas leaped toward it, but was too hasty.
"PK Geyser!" Mercury fired its wrist both its wrist cannons in a circle around itself. Then raised its hands. Then a geyser of power exploded up into the air, also launching Lucas into the air. Lucas recovered in the air then waited for the geyser of power to disperse. When it did Mercury was gone. Lucas sensed something above him. He looked up to see Mercury charging to blast in his wrist cannons.
"PK Double Shot!"
Two powerful PSI spheres flew towards Lucas. Lucas dodged one, but the other hit its mark knocking him into the hill. Lucas looked up at Mercury. He raised his hand then launched a PK Flash right at him. Mercury held out its right arm. The blast was sucked into its cannon. Then Mercury released it as a long narrow beam. The attack made direct contact with Lucas.
"You haven't fully mastered your powers yet," Mercury said. "I have all the data I need on you. There are a few design flaws that I will exploit,"
Suddenly, the blast that Mercury shot out began to swirl together. He used his scanners to see the energy was being built up. He started to become curious until a form could be seen.
"Didn't you get the memo?" Lucas started. Mercury instantly got on guard. "I was designed to be perfect PK Burst!"
Lucas launched an incredible amount of power at Mercury. It couldn't dodge, so it suffered the full force of it. Mercury crashed to the ground. Its entire body sizzling, and sparking. Mercury began to rise again. Lucas stood over it looking down on him. His one blue eye beginning to start its change to red.
"Looks like*sizzle* your losing control already,"
"That's non of your concern. Get up I'm not done with you yet,"
"You say your designed to be*sizzle* perfect," Mercury stood back on its feet. Its injuries begin to disappear. "Well so was I,"
Ness his crew fought back the 3 Gold Starmen with relative ease. They also made sure they didn't get a chance to either activate the machine, or call more Starmen. Ness performed a side flip over a leg sweep. With its right arm it tried to stab Ness, but Ness disappeared. Its scanners began to look for Ness, but instead it got Ninten's fist in its visor. The Starman Ninten was fighting got Ness's foot in the side of its head. Ness, and Ninten jumped back and stood back to back. They both smiled. Ness linked his right arm with Ninten's left. They activated their PK Ring Around. Their blue and red energy began to swirl around each other until a buzz saw is created.
They quickly slice the two Starmen in half before they have a chance to retaliate. They both skid to halt on the ground. They both high fived each other then gave a thumbs up. Claus was faring pretty well. He deflected each stab attempt by the Starman. The Starman pulled both its arms back then drove them toward Claus. Claus performed a front flip then at the bottom with his face facing the back of the Starman he threw his sword in its back. Then when he spun around again he grasped the sword's hilt. As he landed back on his feet his sword had ran up the Gold Starman as its head was cut in half diagonally. Claus put the icing on the cake when he blasted it with an intense bolt of lighting.
"Alright lets get that machine," Ness said.
"ARG!" came a cry. They all looked to see Lucas crash land on the ground. They saw Mercury crash land on top of him, but soon saw Mercury flying another direction.
"Lucas may need some help," Ninten said.
"I'll help him, you guys destroy that machine," Claus said running off.
Ness and Ninten faced each other then the machine. "Well let's trash it," Ninten said.
"Wait, let me look at this for a sec," Ness said taking a look at it.
"Shouldn't we blow it up?"
"Were gonna, but it wouldn't hurt to know what it is,"
Lucas side stepped a devastatingly fast punch, and then ducked under a chop from the same arm just as strong and fast. He saw the opening he's been looking for. He used his PK Love, but it broke apart as soon as it hit. Mercury laughed at him. Mercury then slugged Lucas knocking him to the ground.
"You may want to rely on stronger attacks. That PK Love grows weaker as time passes on you know, as your original self takes over,"
"That's not who I am!"
"Designed to be perfect, my hard drive. You're nothing but some bum project gone rogue,"
"I WILL SILENCE YOU!" Lucas yelled his rage getting to him now. Claus had made it over. He let loose a powerful bolt of lightning knocking away Mercury.
Lucas looked back at Claus shocked. Claus ran closer. "Stay back Claus, I'm about to destroy him,"
"You could use some help,"
"…I don't want it. This problem is simply coming back to bite me, and I wont let you get hurt because of my decisions,"
"What decisions?"
"Claus this isn't the ti-…" Lucas was cut off as a spear pierced through his stomach. Claus gaped in horror. Lucas growled at the pain. Mercury came charging fast, and punched Lucas in the face. Lucas hit the ground his eyes starting to fade.
"You should pay more attention," Mercury said. Claus had enough of this. He leaped toward Mercury before he could get to Lucas. He kicked it in the chest then flipped off. "Oh please. You defiantly wont be a challenge,"
Mercury charged toward Claus. Mercury produced two blades from its wrist blasters then cried to cross them on Claus's head, but Claus ducked. Mercury didn't realize that Claus was this fast. Claus ran his sword into the chest of Mercury. He quickly brought it out then slashed off Mercury's right arm. Then he kicked it with his left foot. Mercury fell back on its feet.
"Impressive. I forgot that you have a part of it,"
"It?"
"Yes, that over there,"
"You better not be referring to my brother,"
"That's a laugh in itself boy. That thing is garbage, and we just plan on recycling it,"
"Stop calling him an it!" Claus yelled. He charged again, but this time Mercury was ready. He fired a PK Shot, but Claus jumped over it.
Claus aimed for Mercury's head, but missed by an inch because Mercury tilted its head. Then Mercury brought its left elbow into the back of Claus's skull knocking him to the ground. Mercury turned then fired his PK Shot at the downed Claus. Suddenly Ness appeared then raised a light screen.
"PK Reflect!"
The attack slammed into the screen then bounced back at Mercury. Mercury sidestepped the attack toward a waiting Ninten. Nitnen caught the attack.
"PK Converter!"
Ninten threw the attack back at Mercury. It curved then slammed into its side then came out the other side. By this time Mercury is surrounded. It looked on top the hill to see the machine they worked so hard to create destroyed. Mercury stood back up.
"Now you deal with us!" Ness exclaimed.
"You are barley worth the time. Neither of you were a threat to begin with. Come forth if assimilation is what you want," Mercury taunted.
Despite all the fighting Mercury was still in good enough condition to continue, but Ness and Ninten were determined to take the fight out of it. Ness came first with a diving kick. Mercury sidestepped him. Ninten grabbed Ness's arm as he passed by him. Then launched him back at him with twice the force. Ness foot slammed into its back creating sparks. Ness then jumped back before Mercury retaliation could get him. Ness and Ninten stood side by side. Mercury began to calculate chances of his victory. He looked at the machine again then powered down.
"This battle is pointless now. Destroying you now wouldn't help us gain anything seeing as your chances of being a threat are low,"
"What'd you say?" Ninten said.
"He probably realized he couldn't beat us," Ness said smiling.
"I'm afraid you have me mistaken. If I continued this battle I have a 78.9% chance of victory,"
"So?" Ninten and Ness responded.
"Such simple creatures you are. For now I bid you farewell," Mercury said as it vanished. Ness and Ninten then finally relaxed. Truth be told they weren't sure themselves if that could take Mercury.
"Lucas!" Claus exclaimed. Ness, and Ninten looked toward the downed Lucas. They race over to see. They cringe at the hole in his stomach. "Lucas! LUCAS!"
Lucas began to grumble. They looked shocked that Lucas was still alive. Lucas put his hand over his stomach soaking it in blood. He then began to sit up.
"Hold on bro you shouldn't move," Claus advised.
"D-Did Mercury get away?"
"He's not what's important right now,"
Lucas took that as yes. Lucas began to rise again, and wouldn't let Claus intervene. "I guess I should thank you guys. I never would of thought a Starmen Elite was so powerful. I'll learn from it,"
Ness noticed that Lucas's voice wasn't strained. He only sounded tired more then anything. Here he was bleeding his guts out, and he's sitting here talking to them about other things.
"Lets get you some help," Ness advised.
"That wont be necessary. It'll close up in few minutes, but right now I need to…" Lucas pasted out.
Ness was right he was exhausted.
"Let's get to the lab," Ness said.
"What! In case you hadn't notice my brother…"
"Is fine shockingly. We need some stuff analyzed…including Lucas. Ninten go grab that machine thing," Ninten nods then starts walk up the hill. He came back with the strange machine in his arms. "Okay now lets go. PK Warp!"
Ness created a warp area then they all disappeared. They all reappeared inside Dr. Andounouts's lab. The good Dr just came in the room to see them. He jumped ten feet in the air. Fuel actually caught the scrawny doctor in his arms.
"My goodness. At least knock last time I checked manners weren't…" he then notices Lucas in Claus's arms. "Oh my word Lucas!"
"We need your help doc," Ness said.
"I'm afraid you got the wrong type of doctor Ness,"
"We don't need you to fix him up, we need you to analyze his body. I'm curious about something,"
"About?"
"We'll know when we see,"
Dr. Andounouts thought on this. "Hey doc you're starting to get kinda heavy?"
In another room in the lab Lucas was given a bandage, so he wouldn't lose any more blood. They placed him on a full body scanner. They also had Fuel do it too so they could compare. The doctor began typing on his keyboard in that room. He had far too many super computers handy. The body scans of Lucas and Fuel was placed on the computer screen. The moment they stood next to each other it was obvious to see there were some differences. Lucas had a much bigger muscle build then, but these muscles were in reserve, almost like retractable muscles.
The bone structure was different also. For one Lucas's bones weren't as numerous. They had the same bones in the same place, but Lucas's was as numerous. Everyone looked at the doctor to decipher the data.
"My…Lucas's structure in general is no short but phenomenal," he finally said.
"Why?" Fuel asked not really wanting to be so inferior to Lucas.
"You see he doesn't have as many bones as you do. But, this is more of an advantage because his bones are far thicker, then normal. And because of less bones, and how dense and light they are Lucas is built for speed. The strength of the bone means it wont break easily, so that makes him extremely flexible. You see the neurons moving through Lucas's body?" They nod. "Each and every neuron is charged with PSI meaning Lucas can manipulate it with ease from outside, and inside his body. It's like his body is partly made from PSI itself. And don't look now, but do you see what I don't see?" he asked pointing to Lucas's stomach.
The group's mouths dropped. The hole was gone!
"It would seem Lucas's body has regenerative properties. Also, and this maybe farfetched, but Fuel and Lucas are practically the same age. The bones age along with the body. So, why is it that the bones in Fuel match the bones he's supposed to have at that age, and Lucas's bones are almost 5 years younger? This can only mean that either Lucas's bones age much, much slower then normal, or they just don't,"
"This…isn't making any sense," Claus said shaking his head. He looked over to his still unconscious 'brother'. "Anything else?" Claus was almost scared to ask.
"My goodness where to start. Well here his brain his developing at an alarming rate. Truthfully, Lucas possesses more brainpower then even I do, or any human for that matter. Which means he's able to rationalize beyond our comprehension. His eyes are odd to. They seem to have some sort of light in them, and their adjustable. Basically he has built in night vision, and with his eye sight he could probably see all the way into…space maybe, but that's only a hypothesis,"
"Oh my gosh," Ninten gasped. "What the hell is he!"
"A weapon…" came a voice behind them. They all jumped. They all turned to see Lucas awake again. "The perfect weapon,"