When Sara said "Guns Blazing" she meant guns blazing. That's what hers were doing. I for one was really curious about the team,
"What are they like?" I asked.
Sara didn't answer.
"How did they do on the mission?"
Still no answer.
"I hope they're okay."
"Yukino, I could use some help."
"Yeah." I nodded, I had been trying to avoid this. I really didn't want to do this, but it couldn't be avoided, we needed Sheath. I sighed and closed my eyes.
Sheath Awoke
Sheath was strong fast and silent, for that was what she needed to be. One of the thug's trying to kill Raft noticed her and rushed her. What a fool, he would be the first one. Sheath drew her sword and spun around and slashed! He fell to the floor, dead. Another one decided to run at her, surely he would do better than his predecessor. He didn't. Sheath easily sidestepped him and tripped him. He fell onto the floor, she spun her sword around and stabbed. He screamed, but Sheath was silent. The third was smarter, almost. He shot at Sheath. It was a Magnum. Hard to aim, easy to dodge. She ducked under the bullet and before he could get off another shot, she ran up and slashed. That would be the last bullet he would ever fire. Two more decided to follow suit and fired at her from opposite sides. She ducked... and the bullets passed over her head and found their mark in the other man. Silently Sheath rose from the floor and closed her eyes, her work was done. For now.
Yukino Awoke
When I got control back from Sheath, there were bodies everywhere. I don't even know how I got control back or why. The only person not dead was Sara and she looked afraid.
"Come on." she said when she saw it was me, not Sheath. "Let's go."
Video Log: Scar
I love Yukino as a friend, I really do. But it's not easy. I'm a little scared of Sheath, and why shouldn't I be? She has the potential to kill us all!
End Log
On the way back to Sara's ship, we had to be quiet, if we weren't we'd be caught. Though I wish we could've because that left me alone with my thoughts. Sheath was usually quiet but sometimes she talked to me. She says that she wants control over my, I mean our body. But I can't let that happen, because she also wants to kill people. I can't be responsible for that. What's even worse is the way she works. I don't know why she gave me control again. It's like she's bidding her time, and that scares me. Having this... thing! Inside me. I just, just, I just wish my other personality was a pacifist.
When we did get to the ship, I'll be blunt, I was surprised. The team was not at all what I had expected. I mean, I knew who was going to be on the team, but they were different from my expectations.
Sara strapped into the pilot's seat and started to fly. the dragon guy, Agon decided to make a comment, "So that's the chick we came all the way out here to get? I'm impressed."
"Yes this is Sheath." Sara sighed. Gallatian was quiet, almost quieter than Sheath. It was creepy.
Agon waved at me, "Wow she's quiet. Kinda like Gallatian. Match made in heaven if you ask me."
"I do talk." I told him. I hated people who said I didn't speak, that was Sheath not me.
"Alright, so much for that wedding."
"Could you leave her alone?" Sara called from the cockpit.
"Fine." he sighed, but just because he wasn't picking on me, didn't mean he wasn't going to shut up.
"So yeah, great first mission and so worth it. Glad to know we can function, sorta."
I couldn't take t anymore, "Will you shut up? All you've done is make snide comments and criticize. Sara you may have picked the heavy hitters, but this team sucks."
"Could you please calm down, Yukino?" she asked.
"No! So far we have the wise-guy and the one who doesn't talk."
"This may not be the best time, but during the mission Agon became feral." Everyone shut up, Gallatian has spoken.
"Wow, Sparkles, you pick that to talk about?" asked Agon.
"You did what?" Sara yelled.
I decided to stay out of it and so did Gallatian.
"I couldn't help it, I don't have complete control."
"Then you better learn control!" She yelled. Then she sighed, "Great this whole team is a time bomb." She turned back to Agon, "How many people did you kill when you lost control."
"I don't remember, there was red and fire. That's all."
"Great, just great." she muttered. Then she was quiet for a minute, thinking. "Look." she said. "Because we had to extract our spy we don't know where Wilson is going to attack. This means we can only defend when it happens. Come back here when that attack happens. Until then, I think we need some private space."
Everyone is quiet while she lands the jet, and once that process is over, we all go our separate ways.
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Sunday, May 31, 2015
Friday, April 24, 2015
Earth Overcome, Part 7: Sara Raft
The second we landed I was out of the jet and inside. I had to be quick, I had to be efficient, and I had to be professional. Yukino need me. I didn't bother to say anything to Agon or Gallatian. I had the feeling neither of them were very stealthy. Though I couldn't help but be a little ashamed for abandoning them. I shook my head. I didn't have time to be sorry. I just shook it off and kept going, like I always do.
I ran straight past a huge open room, and into a hallway. Yukino was in the basement and I took some stairs down to the lower levels. As I started down the stairs I noticed something. No guards. No one was on these stairs. Then I heard a giant crash. it sounded like Agon and Gallatian had the guards distracted. At least they were doing their jobs. I crept down the hallway and heard some voices around the corner. I drew my pistol, silenced of course. I peaked around the corner and saw three guards. Each one of them armed. Though I had the element of surprise.
I took a deep breath and whipped back around the corner and shot one of the guards. He crumpled to the floor but the others saw him fall.
"Someone's here." he yelled!
I whipped back around and before the could notice me, I took aim and pulled the trigger twice. They both fell. I didn't hesitate. quickly I got out of my cover and sprinted down the hall, taking care to step around the bodies.
The next room was a more open area, with a door. That had to be where they were keeping Yukino. The only problem was the two thugs standing guard. I reached down to my belt and pulled out a grenade. I stared at it. If I used it they would all know where I was, but it was the only way. There was no way I could take down the guys equipped with machine guns. Silently, I pulled the pin and chucked it across the room. I heard it bounce once, twice, then it rolled.
"What the..." started one of the guards but he never finished. The explosion was so loud it left my ears ringing. All I did was shake my head and run to the door (which had been blown off it's hinges.)
"Yukino!" I called, standing at the top of the stairs.
There was a voice at the bottom, faint but strong, "Sara! You're hear?" I heard her footsteps coming up the stairs and then she was standing right in front of me. "Finally." she grinned.
"Yeah, I even brought the rest of the team."
She nodded, "Good, that's good. So how are we getting out?"
"Guns blazing."
She tilted her head, "Seriously?"
I took her sword out of my duffel bag, "Yeah seriously."
"Dragon Fang." she whispered. I nodded, Agon would get a kick out of her sword name.
She unsheathed it and looked around, "I like this plan."
I ran straight past a huge open room, and into a hallway. Yukino was in the basement and I took some stairs down to the lower levels. As I started down the stairs I noticed something. No guards. No one was on these stairs. Then I heard a giant crash. it sounded like Agon and Gallatian had the guards distracted. At least they were doing their jobs. I crept down the hallway and heard some voices around the corner. I drew my pistol, silenced of course. I peaked around the corner and saw three guards. Each one of them armed. Though I had the element of surprise.
I took a deep breath and whipped back around the corner and shot one of the guards. He crumpled to the floor but the others saw him fall.
"Someone's here." he yelled!
I whipped back around and before the could notice me, I took aim and pulled the trigger twice. They both fell. I didn't hesitate. quickly I got out of my cover and sprinted down the hall, taking care to step around the bodies.
The next room was a more open area, with a door. That had to be where they were keeping Yukino. The only problem was the two thugs standing guard. I reached down to my belt and pulled out a grenade. I stared at it. If I used it they would all know where I was, but it was the only way. There was no way I could take down the guys equipped with machine guns. Silently, I pulled the pin and chucked it across the room. I heard it bounce once, twice, then it rolled.
"What the..." started one of the guards but he never finished. The explosion was so loud it left my ears ringing. All I did was shake my head and run to the door (which had been blown off it's hinges.)
"Yukino!" I called, standing at the top of the stairs.
There was a voice at the bottom, faint but strong, "Sara! You're hear?" I heard her footsteps coming up the stairs and then she was standing right in front of me. "Finally." she grinned.
"Yeah, I even brought the rest of the team."
She nodded, "Good, that's good. So how are we getting out?"
"Guns blazing."
She tilted her head, "Seriously?"
I took her sword out of my duffel bag, "Yeah seriously."
"Dragon Fang." she whispered. I nodded, Agon would get a kick out of her sword name.
She unsheathed it and looked around, "I like this plan."
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Earth Overcome: Part 6, Gallatian
It didn't take long for night to come. You'd think it'd take forever since I had nothing to kill time. Even if I did it wasn't like I could. I was starting to wonder why we attacked at night. They would know we were there soon enough. That was just one of the many holes in the plan. What do expect from the eighteen year old strategist. Though hey, what can you do? It's not like I could talk.
Sara landed the ship right outside of their warehouse. The heat sensors had placed the ninja in the basement, which would mean that Scar had to use the stairs. There were two guards outside the main door, but Scar shot them quickly and quietly. What kind of person can just kill without remorse?
"We're using the front door?" asked Agon.
"Why wouldn't we?" asked Scar.
Agon put his hand on the wall closest to him. "Why use the door..." I swear I've never seen anything like it. he put his entire hand through the wall. Then all he had to do was flex and it came crashing down. "When we can make our own, elaborate entrance?" he finished.
"Agon..." Scar started to scold.
"What? They already know we're here."
I nodded, the whisper had told me that, though I wasn't able to tell anyone.
"Fine." she grumbled. Then before any guards could get us, she stepped around the rubble and rushed inside. It was just us. Me and Agon against everything.
"So." started Agon. "How do we grab their attention?"
"You smash stuff?" I thought.
"I'll smash stuff!" he yelled.
He punched a different wall and it too came crumbling around him. The dust was flying in the air, but it worked. There was a stream of thugs running into the room.
"Take them out!" one guy yelled, and that was all anyone said. They all moved the same way and had the same glazed look. They were either high or being controlled.
Agon went ballistic and tore into the nearest person. I instead, let the suit take over, it kicked into the air and hovered there above the guards. I watched as my fist glowed and gleamed. Then a beam leapt out of it blasted straight into a guard. The whisper and the suit were working together, it'd tell it where someone was and the suit would blast it. I was just along for the ride. My arm whipped around again and I the bolt of energy felled another one.
"Lasers?" asked Agon. "That's awesome."
Agon himself was a blur. He was a flurry of slashing and fire. The guards didn't know what to do. they didn't know how to approach him. So they fell.
I raised my arm again and the laser sprayed across the room. I don't know how many people I hit, but it was a lot. I didn't a thing.
Then I heard a BLAMM!!! A gunshot. I looked down at my arm and there was a hole. No blood, just a hole. The pain came in hard and I hit the ground. Two of the thuigs saw there chance and rushed me. I struggled to my knees. They got closer. I steadied myself with my good and arm and slowly raised my bad one. They grinned at each other, then at me. Instead of a laser, I shot out a shockwave and they flew across the room. They looked like they hit the wall pretty hard. Be fore I could recover, another tried to rush me, but this one had a knife. He slashed and I stepped back to avoid him. He lunged and I sidestepped. That was my moment. I grabbed his hand and made him drop the knife, then I brought my hands back and shot off another shockwave! He landed in a heap on the other side of the room.
I looked around myself. Whatever guys I didn't hit, Agon had. The fight was over. Then I remembered Agon and looked over at him. He was shaking and twitching. His breathing was heavy, almost like a growl. I inched closer, wondering what was wrong.
"Agon, are you well?" It wasn't what I wanted to say, but it's what I did.
ROARR!!! He turned around and tried to jump on top of me. if it wasn't for the whisper and suit I would have been clawed. Instead I was hovering in the air. I raised both arms and shot him twice, but it didn't faze him. He was too strong. He jumped up and grabbed me by my leg. Then he pulled me back down! I was on my back, with him right on top of me. He opened his mouth to breathe fire and started to see the back of his mouth glow.
"Don't..." I thought. I never realized how scary he was up close. Then something happened. He stopped, and then he shook his head.
"What happened?" he moaned.
I wanted scream, "You almost killed me!" but I said: "You attempted to murder me."
"How?" he asked.
"It appears you lost control."
"Again." he shook his head.
I was sighing on the inside, but I never did, I just said "Come let's get back to the aircraft."
Video Log: Agon
"I feel bad about this... I blame dragons... and Long."
End Log
Sara landed the ship right outside of their warehouse. The heat sensors had placed the ninja in the basement, which would mean that Scar had to use the stairs. There were two guards outside the main door, but Scar shot them quickly and quietly. What kind of person can just kill without remorse?
"We're using the front door?" asked Agon.
"Why wouldn't we?" asked Scar.
Agon put his hand on the wall closest to him. "Why use the door..." I swear I've never seen anything like it. he put his entire hand through the wall. Then all he had to do was flex and it came crashing down. "When we can make our own, elaborate entrance?" he finished.
"Agon..." Scar started to scold.
"What? They already know we're here."
I nodded, the whisper had told me that, though I wasn't able to tell anyone.
"Fine." she grumbled. Then before any guards could get us, she stepped around the rubble and rushed inside. It was just us. Me and Agon against everything.
"So." started Agon. "How do we grab their attention?"
"You smash stuff?" I thought.
"I'll smash stuff!" he yelled.
He punched a different wall and it too came crumbling around him. The dust was flying in the air, but it worked. There was a stream of thugs running into the room.
"Take them out!" one guy yelled, and that was all anyone said. They all moved the same way and had the same glazed look. They were either high or being controlled.
Agon went ballistic and tore into the nearest person. I instead, let the suit take over, it kicked into the air and hovered there above the guards. I watched as my fist glowed and gleamed. Then a beam leapt out of it blasted straight into a guard. The whisper and the suit were working together, it'd tell it where someone was and the suit would blast it. I was just along for the ride. My arm whipped around again and I the bolt of energy felled another one.
"Lasers?" asked Agon. "That's awesome."
Agon himself was a blur. He was a flurry of slashing and fire. The guards didn't know what to do. they didn't know how to approach him. So they fell.
I raised my arm again and the laser sprayed across the room. I don't know how many people I hit, but it was a lot. I didn't a thing.
Then I heard a BLAMM!!! A gunshot. I looked down at my arm and there was a hole. No blood, just a hole. The pain came in hard and I hit the ground. Two of the thuigs saw there chance and rushed me. I struggled to my knees. They got closer. I steadied myself with my good and arm and slowly raised my bad one. They grinned at each other, then at me. Instead of a laser, I shot out a shockwave and they flew across the room. They looked like they hit the wall pretty hard. Be fore I could recover, another tried to rush me, but this one had a knife. He slashed and I stepped back to avoid him. He lunged and I sidestepped. That was my moment. I grabbed his hand and made him drop the knife, then I brought my hands back and shot off another shockwave! He landed in a heap on the other side of the room.
I looked around myself. Whatever guys I didn't hit, Agon had. The fight was over. Then I remembered Agon and looked over at him. He was shaking and twitching. His breathing was heavy, almost like a growl. I inched closer, wondering what was wrong.
"Agon, are you well?" It wasn't what I wanted to say, but it's what I did.
ROARR!!! He turned around and tried to jump on top of me. if it wasn't for the whisper and suit I would have been clawed. Instead I was hovering in the air. I raised both arms and shot him twice, but it didn't faze him. He was too strong. He jumped up and grabbed me by my leg. Then he pulled me back down! I was on my back, with him right on top of me. He opened his mouth to breathe fire and started to see the back of his mouth glow.
"Don't..." I thought. I never realized how scary he was up close. Then something happened. He stopped, and then he shook his head.
"What happened?" he moaned.
I wanted scream, "You almost killed me!" but I said: "You attempted to murder me."
"How?" he asked.
"It appears you lost control."
"Again." he shook his head.
I was sighing on the inside, but I never did, I just said "Come let's get back to the aircraft."
Video Log: Agon
"I feel bad about this... I blame dragons... and Long."
End Log
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Earth Overcome: Part 5, Agon
When she said 0800, I think Sara meant eight hours 'cause that's when we left to get the ninja. We were on some kind of fighter jet, but I don't really know what it was because it was huge. Big enough to fit ten people with space to spare. Sara, I mean Scar, was flying and Gallatian still was talking. that meant it was just me and...
"August! We can not waste time with these fools." Long was ranting in my head again, and it kind of hurt. I swear if I could get him out I would jump at it.
I tried to speak calmly and slowly, "Listen, Long. We're doing something equally important here. It's not everyday you get to save the world."
He didn't shut up, "Saving the world? you three are delusional fools with visions of grandeur!"
"Just shut up." I muttered. I was starting to get looks from the others. Well, Sara anyway. they probably thought I was nuts.
"We can save the world." I said quitter. "We have powers and resources that other people dream of."
"We just met them. you have no teamwork, no training, and no previous experiences. You'll be lucky if you don't kill each other."
"Well, we can sure as hell try." Usually I'd snap back with some witty retort, but not now. Long was saying everything I had been thinking. Did he have access to my thoughts? He is in my head. I'd have to ask him. Though if what he was saying was true ( and it kind of was) how were we supposed to save the world?
Video Log: Scar
I'm not sure I'm liking Agon's attitude. Maybe having a guy who a smart-ass and a cynic wasn't such a good idea.
(End Log)
"You done talking to yourself, Agon?" asked Scar.
"Yup." I told her. "It has all the fun of talking to other people, yet less sociable."
"Cute." she remarked.
"You do have a plan to rescue this woman, right? A plan would be really beneficial." I half asked half told.
Gallatian just stood there with his creepy silence. I don't think he had any helpful to contribute.
"I actually don't have a plan." she said just a little too briskly. "Do you have any suggestions you'd like to make?"
Scar had all eyes on me. All four of them. I knew that even Gallatian was staring. Planning is hard. Especially when there's pressure. Then something clicked inside of me and I said, "Does this thing have heat sensors?"
"It does." she nodded.
"Good. We'll need those to find out where she is."
"Fine. Then what?"
"Like you said we have a Dragon, a Cosmic Being, and a Butt-Kicker. I say we pull a smash and grab."
"How? There is a telepathic in the building."
Then something weird happened, Gallatian spoke. "What Agon is implying is that we have a distraction."
"Thank you." I said. "Me and Gallatian will distract them, while you rescue the ninja."
Scar nodded, "Glad we have that sorted out. We'll go down there once night hits." then she walked back to the cabin.
I could see why Sar- Scar looked so stressed all the time. Leading was hard.
"You handled that well." said Long.
"Yeah I guess. Why would Sara do that?"
"I wonder why?"
I thought about it, "She set me up didn't she?"
"Yes."
"HA! Little does she know that after you get scales nothing can ever embarrass you! Plus the only person here was Gallatian. We all know that he won't talk about it."
"August! We can not waste time with these fools." Long was ranting in my head again, and it kind of hurt. I swear if I could get him out I would jump at it.
I tried to speak calmly and slowly, "Listen, Long. We're doing something equally important here. It's not everyday you get to save the world."
He didn't shut up, "Saving the world? you three are delusional fools with visions of grandeur!"
"Just shut up." I muttered. I was starting to get looks from the others. Well, Sara anyway. they probably thought I was nuts.
"We can save the world." I said quitter. "We have powers and resources that other people dream of."
"We just met them. you have no teamwork, no training, and no previous experiences. You'll be lucky if you don't kill each other."
"Well, we can sure as hell try." Usually I'd snap back with some witty retort, but not now. Long was saying everything I had been thinking. Did he have access to my thoughts? He is in my head. I'd have to ask him. Though if what he was saying was true ( and it kind of was) how were we supposed to save the world?
Video Log: Scar
I'm not sure I'm liking Agon's attitude. Maybe having a guy who a smart-ass and a cynic wasn't such a good idea.
(End Log)
"You done talking to yourself, Agon?" asked Scar.
"Yup." I told her. "It has all the fun of talking to other people, yet less sociable."
"Cute." she remarked.
"You do have a plan to rescue this woman, right? A plan would be really beneficial." I half asked half told.
Gallatian just stood there with his creepy silence. I don't think he had any helpful to contribute.
"I actually don't have a plan." she said just a little too briskly. "Do you have any suggestions you'd like to make?"
Scar had all eyes on me. All four of them. I knew that even Gallatian was staring. Planning is hard. Especially when there's pressure. Then something clicked inside of me and I said, "Does this thing have heat sensors?"
"It does." she nodded.
"Good. We'll need those to find out where she is."
"Fine. Then what?"
"Like you said we have a Dragon, a Cosmic Being, and a Butt-Kicker. I say we pull a smash and grab."
"How? There is a telepathic in the building."
Then something weird happened, Gallatian spoke. "What Agon is implying is that we have a distraction."
"Thank you." I said. "Me and Gallatian will distract them, while you rescue the ninja."
Scar nodded, "Glad we have that sorted out. We'll go down there once night hits." then she walked back to the cabin.
I could see why Sar- Scar looked so stressed all the time. Leading was hard.
"You handled that well." said Long.
"Yeah I guess. Why would Sara do that?"
"I wonder why?"
I thought about it, "She set me up didn't she?"
"Yes."
"HA! Little does she know that after you get scales nothing can ever embarrass you! Plus the only person here was Gallatian. We all know that he won't talk about it."
Friday, April 10, 2015
Earth Overcome: Part 4, Sara Raft
I walked quickly but briskly down the hallway. I was needed for a meeting. A meeting with my team. It had been three months since Wade Howlett's last attack, and now he was trying again. This time it was more. More help, more plan, and a bigger desire to carry his plan out. That just made my desire to stop him bigger. I had spent three months putting together my team, and now I was about to talk to them. To tell them the problem, I was about to them just why I needed their help. Funny, what three months can do. I wasn't scared anymore, I was determined.
I pushed through the giant doors and into the small conference room. I'm not at liberty to say what our location is, technically this is a government operation.
"Gentlemen..." I started, trying to sound professional. "Welcome to the team. I assume you've already met each other?"
Gallatian was standing in a corner and not saying anything, and Agon was slumped in his chair. That seemed about right.
"Cut to the chase, Sara." said August. "It's really just us, and Space Face here doesn't talk. Like, at all."
"Fine." I grumbled. "As you both know there is a crisis that threatens this world and I need you to..."
"If you would stop being ominous we would help."
"Please shut up and stop interrupting August."
"Fine." he grumbled.
"Now the problem is a supervillian named..."
"She said supervillian!"
"August! If you don't shut up I will tear those wings off your back and feed them to you."
"Shutting up now." he said quickly.
"Good. Now, a supervillian named Wade Howlett, has a viable plan to control all the animals on Earth and make them attack the American government." August sat up and Jeph kept staring. I had their attention now.
"He can do that?" asked August.
"Using a form of telepathy, yes."
"So like mind control."
"That is what I implied, isn't it?"
"Query:" said Jeph. "Couldn't humans be considered animals?"
"So you can talk." remarked August.
"Let me answer him August."
"And who says query?"
"Shut up!" I yelled. Then I turned back to Jeph. "Yeah, humans are animals, but we're basically too smart to be controlled."
He nodded like it made sense.
"So he's powerful, right? Cause there are a lot of animals on Earth." asked August.
"Powerful he would be." I nodded.
August looked around nervously like he thought Howlett was in the room with him. "What do we do first?" he asked.
"Well there's one more member of our team we need to rescue. I had sent her to spy on Howlett but he found out about her. I haven't heard from her in two months."
"So we rescue her?" asked August.
"Yes, her name is Yukino Pichelli."
"What can she do?"
"She's a painter." He snorted. "Who has multiple personalities." He laughed. "With the other personality being a ninja."
He stopped and looked at me. Then he said, "You plan to save the world with a teenager, an astronaut, a painter, and a CEO?"
"No. My plan is to save the world with a Dragon, A higher Cosmic Power, a Ninja, and a Butt-Kicker."
"When you put it like that..."
"Glad you agree. Mission start in 0800 hours, but you need codenames for the operation."
"Wow codenames? What are we? Two?"
"Just pick one."
He shrugged, "Agon."
"Gallatian." said Jeph from his corner.
"Yukino is Sheath."
"And yours?" asked Agon.
"Scar. I'll see you two at the mission launch." Then I left.
Video Log: Agon
Sara, I mean Scar (I wonder why she calls herself that) wants us to do these video logs as part of mission reports. I'm too lazy to write so these video logs work just fine. She asked for our thoughts on the other members. They seem okay, but Gallatian creeps me out and Scar is way serious. People aren't that uptight without a reason I wonder what's hers?
Video Log: Gallatian
-Error- Codename: Gallatian has not recorded any logs.
Video Log: Scar
My thoughts on this team? lord help us all? I only really considered power hitters and not personalities. I'm not naming names but one of us in particular was annoying. I guess maybe a mission will whip them into line.
I pushed through the giant doors and into the small conference room. I'm not at liberty to say what our location is, technically this is a government operation.
"Gentlemen..." I started, trying to sound professional. "Welcome to the team. I assume you've already met each other?"
Gallatian was standing in a corner and not saying anything, and Agon was slumped in his chair. That seemed about right.
"Cut to the chase, Sara." said August. "It's really just us, and Space Face here doesn't talk. Like, at all."
"Fine." I grumbled. "As you both know there is a crisis that threatens this world and I need you to..."
"If you would stop being ominous we would help."
"Please shut up and stop interrupting August."
"Fine." he grumbled.
"Now the problem is a supervillian named..."
"She said supervillian!"
"August! If you don't shut up I will tear those wings off your back and feed them to you."
"Shutting up now." he said quickly.
"Good. Now, a supervillian named Wade Howlett, has a viable plan to control all the animals on Earth and make them attack the American government." August sat up and Jeph kept staring. I had their attention now.
"He can do that?" asked August.
"Using a form of telepathy, yes."
"So like mind control."
"That is what I implied, isn't it?"
"Query:" said Jeph. "Couldn't humans be considered animals?"
"So you can talk." remarked August.
"Let me answer him August."
"And who says query?"
"Shut up!" I yelled. Then I turned back to Jeph. "Yeah, humans are animals, but we're basically too smart to be controlled."
He nodded like it made sense.
"So he's powerful, right? Cause there are a lot of animals on Earth." asked August.
"Powerful he would be." I nodded.
August looked around nervously like he thought Howlett was in the room with him. "What do we do first?" he asked.
"Well there's one more member of our team we need to rescue. I had sent her to spy on Howlett but he found out about her. I haven't heard from her in two months."
"So we rescue her?" asked August.
"Yes, her name is Yukino Pichelli."
"What can she do?"
"She's a painter." He snorted. "Who has multiple personalities." He laughed. "With the other personality being a ninja."
He stopped and looked at me. Then he said, "You plan to save the world with a teenager, an astronaut, a painter, and a CEO?"
"No. My plan is to save the world with a Dragon, A higher Cosmic Power, a Ninja, and a Butt-Kicker."
"When you put it like that..."
"Glad you agree. Mission start in 0800 hours, but you need codenames for the operation."
"Wow codenames? What are we? Two?"
"Just pick one."
He shrugged, "Agon."
"Gallatian." said Jeph from his corner.
"Yukino is Sheath."
"And yours?" asked Agon.
"Scar. I'll see you two at the mission launch." Then I left.
Video Log: Agon
Sara, I mean Scar (I wonder why she calls herself that) wants us to do these video logs as part of mission reports. I'm too lazy to write so these video logs work just fine. She asked for our thoughts on the other members. They seem okay, but Gallatian creeps me out and Scar is way serious. People aren't that uptight without a reason I wonder what's hers?
Video Log: Gallatian
-Error- Codename: Gallatian has not recorded any logs.
Video Log: Scar
My thoughts on this team? lord help us all? I only really considered power hitters and not personalities. I'm not naming names but one of us in particular was annoying. I guess maybe a mission will whip them into line.
Monday, April 6, 2015
Earth Overcome, Part 3: Sheath
Yeah, so... where to start? It had been two months since the whole Sheath fiasco and a lot had changed. For one I was now a spy. For another I lost my job, and to top it all off I had to share a mind. Though I may be getting ahead of myself, how about we go back? You see, about two months ago Sara Raft came to me and told me about some terrible problem that threatened to destroy Earth. then she told me where Wade Howlett was hiding. She wouldn't tell me her source, but she did send me into their base so I could spy on them.
I haven't painted in a month, but what was worse was that I got no sleep. You see me and Sara figured out that Sheath was triggered by me closing me eyes. which meant if I wanted to control her I had to keep my eyes open. I can't sleep. I can't. If I do Sheath will kill everyone. My name is Yukino Pichelli and I need... sommmme sleep.
Looking back, I was bound to screw up. The human body needs sleep. I remember being dragged into Wade Howletts office (which was really a curtained off corner, but that's not important). Wade was a tall, scraggly, thirty something year old man Who hadn't shaved in quite awhile so he had hair everywhere. Just wild hair growing every which way. He smelled like old cheese, which I was told that was all he ate, but what I immediately noticed about him was: despite all his hair his ears still managed to stick out.
"How long did you expect me not to know?" he asked me in his curtain office. At first he seemed so calm, so serious. Then he threw his head back and cackled like a hyena! "I'm a freakin' mind reader girly! You can't hide anything from me!"
I didn't say anything to him. Though it wasn't much help. He really is a mind reader.
"You've been here for two months. Sara trained you to clear your mind, and you can't sleep or the ninja in your head will kill everyone correct?"
I didn't say a thing.
"I am correct." he said triumphantly. "You know my dear, you really are an interesting person. Seeing as how you have two minds to read."
Then he stopped, and looked at the guards, "Do we have a dungeon?"
"No sir?"
"Do we have a basement?"
"Yes?" The guards seemed just as confused as I was.
"Then throw her in there." Both guards nodded and stood me up. Then they started to walk me downstairs. I didn't struggle. I didn't even try. Sara had taught me so many different things and one of those was how to pick my battles. Even Sheath couldn't take on a full warehouse of thugs. They did throw me into the basement and I do mean threw. It took all my willpower to keep my eyese opened as I tumbled down the stairs.
"GAHH!!!" I screamed. When I landed flat on my back. I lay there for awhile and wondered what I was doing with my life. Then I sat up and looked around me. I've been down here since.
I haven't painted in a month, but what was worse was that I got no sleep. You see me and Sara figured out that Sheath was triggered by me closing me eyes. which meant if I wanted to control her I had to keep my eyes open. I can't sleep. I can't. If I do Sheath will kill everyone. My name is Yukino Pichelli and I need... sommmme sleep.
Looking back, I was bound to screw up. The human body needs sleep. I remember being dragged into Wade Howletts office (which was really a curtained off corner, but that's not important). Wade was a tall, scraggly, thirty something year old man Who hadn't shaved in quite awhile so he had hair everywhere. Just wild hair growing every which way. He smelled like old cheese, which I was told that was all he ate, but what I immediately noticed about him was: despite all his hair his ears still managed to stick out.
"How long did you expect me not to know?" he asked me in his curtain office. At first he seemed so calm, so serious. Then he threw his head back and cackled like a hyena! "I'm a freakin' mind reader girly! You can't hide anything from me!"
I didn't say anything to him. Though it wasn't much help. He really is a mind reader.
"You've been here for two months. Sara trained you to clear your mind, and you can't sleep or the ninja in your head will kill everyone correct?"
I didn't say a thing.
"I am correct." he said triumphantly. "You know my dear, you really are an interesting person. Seeing as how you have two minds to read."
Then he stopped, and looked at the guards, "Do we have a dungeon?"
"No sir?"
"Do we have a basement?"
"Yes?" The guards seemed just as confused as I was.
"Then throw her in there." Both guards nodded and stood me up. Then they started to walk me downstairs. I didn't struggle. I didn't even try. Sara had taught me so many different things and one of those was how to pick my battles. Even Sheath couldn't take on a full warehouse of thugs. They did throw me into the basement and I do mean threw. It took all my willpower to keep my eyese opened as I tumbled down the stairs.
"GAHH!!!" I screamed. When I landed flat on my back. I lay there for awhile and wondered what I was doing with my life. Then I sat up and looked around me. I've been down here since.
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Earth Overcome, Part 2, Gallatian
Have you ever wondered what it'd be like to attend your own funeral? Well I can tell you first hand. It sucks. You can see everyone, your family, your friends, anyone who ever cared about you, and you can't tell them that you are alive. I really couldn't tell them, I can't speak. My name is Jeph Wolfman, I'm also Gallatian. Everyday I hear everything. Literally everything. I know everything, but only as it happens. I can't see into the future, I can only hear the present. You'd be surprised at how much of it is bad. You'd be even more amazed at what I do with this ability, I ignore it. I ignore so I can wallow in self-pity at my funeral. I have the power to right every wrong in the world, and I do nothing.
So I stood far away, under a tree, and I watched my family. I watched and heard as my brother, Michael, got up to speak, "Jeph... um... Jeph was brave. The bravest person I had ever known. He pushed the boundaries, beat the odds, and achieved his dream of going into space. It's... terrible that he was taken away from us, but he will be remembered. Thank You."
It hurt. I wanted to tell them that I was here, that I was alive, but I couldn't. I'd ruin their lives. So I kept watching as my mother took the stand, "Jeph was not only brave, he was kind. the second he heard that something was wrong, he'd do anything in his power to help. He always helped, no matter what. Thank-You."
A piece of me fell apart after that. Had I changed that much? Had I just become greedy and self centered? I continued to stand there and watch. When I had got back to Earth, I had expected to welcomed with open arms. After seeing the funeral the reality was setting in. Not only was I covered in stars, but I had come back from the dead. It would be selfish of me to come back into their lives now.
Then I heard a voice behind me, "So what's the universe really like? I mean, you'd know."
I whipped around, ready to blast whoever was there. But it was... Sara Raft? There was an awkward silence, for some reason the suit wouldn't let me speak.
"You don't talk huh?" she asked. "Why don't I skip right to it? There's a matter of national security and we need... superheroes. A team of superheroes to be exact, and you'd be perfect."
A matter of national security? She said I was needed? The Creators had told me about a disaster on Earth. Was this it?
"I'll help." I thought. "I will assist you." I said.
"Good." she nodded, "You should come with me." Then she left, and I followed her. Though I did look one last time at my family. I was leaving that life behind.
So I stood far away, under a tree, and I watched my family. I watched and heard as my brother, Michael, got up to speak, "Jeph... um... Jeph was brave. The bravest person I had ever known. He pushed the boundaries, beat the odds, and achieved his dream of going into space. It's... terrible that he was taken away from us, but he will be remembered. Thank You."
It hurt. I wanted to tell them that I was here, that I was alive, but I couldn't. I'd ruin their lives. So I kept watching as my mother took the stand, "Jeph was not only brave, he was kind. the second he heard that something was wrong, he'd do anything in his power to help. He always helped, no matter what. Thank-You."
A piece of me fell apart after that. Had I changed that much? Had I just become greedy and self centered? I continued to stand there and watch. When I had got back to Earth, I had expected to welcomed with open arms. After seeing the funeral the reality was setting in. Not only was I covered in stars, but I had come back from the dead. It would be selfish of me to come back into their lives now.
Then I heard a voice behind me, "So what's the universe really like? I mean, you'd know."
I whipped around, ready to blast whoever was there. But it was... Sara Raft? There was an awkward silence, for some reason the suit wouldn't let me speak.
"You don't talk huh?" she asked. "Why don't I skip right to it? There's a matter of national security and we need... superheroes. A team of superheroes to be exact, and you'd be perfect."
A matter of national security? She said I was needed? The Creators had told me about a disaster on Earth. Was this it?
"I'll help." I thought. "I will assist you." I said.
"Good." she nodded, "You should come with me." Then she left, and I followed her. Though I did look one last time at my family. I was leaving that life behind.
Monday, February 16, 2015
Earth Overcome, Part 1: Agon
"Why the name?"
"What name?" I asked.
"Agon."
"That?"
"Yes."
"It's the greek word for anger."
"Your powers come from China."
"I'm a superhero." I said. "I think I have the right to name myself."
"Stop being a smart-@#$."
"It's better than being a dumb one." I retorted.
"This is what I mean."
"Let it go." I said.
Yeah, that's the kind of conversation I have everyday. Don't worry I'm not talking to myself, I talk to Long my... friend. Well that's note entirely true. Long is a little old Chinese man, who just happens to live in my head. I'm not kidding, though I probably am crazy. Though I'm not lying about the super powers, those are real. I can breathe fire, I have wings, and a tail. That also comes with strength and durability, which seem to be the stock superpowers. I also have a Chinese man in my head, and that's one of my better assets.
My name is August Summers, and I'm... half-dragon and half-human. I'm still not kidding. I look like a Dragon on two legs. Being a superhero (if I can even call myself that) is way different from the movies. Iron Man never accidently killed someone, and J.A.R.V.I.S. is way cooler than Long (the guy in my head). It had been two months since San Francisco where I fought Dark Sage, and I was poor. Here's a shocker, no one wants to hire a half-dragon guy. Trust me I tried. Most people scream when they see me. If they have a weapon they try to kill me. I'm not exactly well loved. So instead I live on roofs where nobody could find me. that's where I was when my life changed for the millionth time.
The whole reason I'm this ugly is because Long chose me to find the lost Dragon civilization. I had no leads on where to look, besides that they were underground. I had no family (except for my sister but she didn't want to see me) and I had no friends. That's when the change came. I guess somebody had heard my brooding because I was on my roof, when I heard someone behind me. I sat there, and pretended to be oblivious. Then I whipped around and slashed with my claws! Whoever it was managed to roll out of the way. I swiped again but she stepped back.
"You always this friendly?" she asked. I swiped again, but she just sidestepped. "Don't you even want to know who I am?"
"No." I grunted. "I want you to leave!"
"My name is Sara Raft."
"You must be deaf." I said. "I said for you to leave!" I yelled bringing my claws over my head and down on her! Again she just simply stepped out of the way.
"We need you... August."
That hit hard, "H-how do you know my name?"
"I know a lot about you." said Raft.
"Probably more than you want to know."
"Don't be a smart-@#$!"
"People keep telling me that, I haven't stopped yet."
She sighed, "The point is there's a threat to national security. Something that we've never seen before, something that we need heroes for. Heroes like you." She pointed at me like I had no idea who "you" was.
"I don't know..." I said. "Maybe I just want to fight you some more."
"You can try." she said.
"Let me check with Long."
"Who?"
"The Chinese man in my head."
"Okay?"
I could almost see her locking me in some asylum so I really didn't want to get on her bad side.
"Long, what do you think?" I thought.
"I think you should kill her and keep looking for the dragons."
I sighed, "Good talk, Long." Them I switched from thinking to talking, "Miss Fury..."
"It's Raft."
"Miss Raft I'm in."
She put out her hand and I shook it, "Two down, one to go." she said.
"What?" I asked.
"You'll see." she smiled.
"What name?" I asked.
"Agon."
"That?"
"Yes."
"It's the greek word for anger."
"Your powers come from China."
"I'm a superhero." I said. "I think I have the right to name myself."
"Stop being a smart-@#$."
"It's better than being a dumb one." I retorted.
"This is what I mean."
"Let it go." I said.
Yeah, that's the kind of conversation I have everyday. Don't worry I'm not talking to myself, I talk to Long my... friend. Well that's note entirely true. Long is a little old Chinese man, who just happens to live in my head. I'm not kidding, though I probably am crazy. Though I'm not lying about the super powers, those are real. I can breathe fire, I have wings, and a tail. That also comes with strength and durability, which seem to be the stock superpowers. I also have a Chinese man in my head, and that's one of my better assets.
My name is August Summers, and I'm... half-dragon and half-human. I'm still not kidding. I look like a Dragon on two legs. Being a superhero (if I can even call myself that) is way different from the movies. Iron Man never accidently killed someone, and J.A.R.V.I.S. is way cooler than Long (the guy in my head). It had been two months since San Francisco where I fought Dark Sage, and I was poor. Here's a shocker, no one wants to hire a half-dragon guy. Trust me I tried. Most people scream when they see me. If they have a weapon they try to kill me. I'm not exactly well loved. So instead I live on roofs where nobody could find me. that's where I was when my life changed for the millionth time.
The whole reason I'm this ugly is because Long chose me to find the lost Dragon civilization. I had no leads on where to look, besides that they were underground. I had no family (except for my sister but she didn't want to see me) and I had no friends. That's when the change came. I guess somebody had heard my brooding because I was on my roof, when I heard someone behind me. I sat there, and pretended to be oblivious. Then I whipped around and slashed with my claws! Whoever it was managed to roll out of the way. I swiped again but she stepped back.
"You always this friendly?" she asked. I swiped again, but she just sidestepped. "Don't you even want to know who I am?"
"No." I grunted. "I want you to leave!"
"My name is Sara Raft."
"You must be deaf." I said. "I said for you to leave!" I yelled bringing my claws over my head and down on her! Again she just simply stepped out of the way.
"We need you... August."
That hit hard, "H-how do you know my name?"
"I know a lot about you." said Raft.
"Probably more than you want to know."
"Don't be a smart-@#$!"
"People keep telling me that, I haven't stopped yet."
She sighed, "The point is there's a threat to national security. Something that we've never seen before, something that we need heroes for. Heroes like you." She pointed at me like I had no idea who "you" was.
"I don't know..." I said. "Maybe I just want to fight you some more."
"You can try." she said.
"Let me check with Long."
"Who?"
"The Chinese man in my head."
"Okay?"
I could almost see her locking me in some asylum so I really didn't want to get on her bad side.
"Long, what do you think?" I thought.
"I think you should kill her and keep looking for the dragons."
I sighed, "Good talk, Long." Them I switched from thinking to talking, "Miss Fury..."
"It's Raft."
"Miss Raft I'm in."
She put out her hand and I shook it, "Two down, one to go." she said.
"What?" I asked.
"You'll see." she smiled.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Gallatian: Cosmic Savior, Epilouge
I knew where I was before I even opened my eyes. Back where I had started. In front of the Creators, but this time they weren't cold and calculating. They seemed warm... and welcoming.
"Welcome..." they said... all at the same time... like last time... it was kind of annoying. "... and congratulations on defeating the Defender."
"What happens now?"
"What do you mean?"
"You're Creators, but it seems you created me for one purpose... what happens now?"
"That all depends."
"Thanks for the straight answer."
"We will answer any other questions. It's the least we can do."
"Alright... for starters: where are we?"
"We are speaking from within your mind."
"I guess that explains why I can talk normal... why do I talk like that?"
"It's a side effect of the auto-translation. Simply put: it makes you easier to translate?"
"Can you fix it?"
"No."
"But you're freaking gods! Why not?"
"We are Creators. That means we also have the weaknesses of creators. If you make a painting, do remake it changing one small detail?"
"No..."
"That's why."
"So what made the Defender go corrupt? Rogue programmer? Nuclear weapons? PURE EVIL!? My god it feel good to talk again!"
"Though your question trailed off. The answer is simple: us."
"What! Are you evil?!"
"No. You see it hurts to create new matter. Every. Time. So when one of our creations creates something... that could very well be the savior of the universe. We tried to use that potential and reprogrammed it. Though it sadly took the messages we gave it the wrong way. Much like you... but you didn't go rogue."
"That answer's not good enough."
"We are not perfect, Jeph."
"You should be. You're gods."
"Even gods aren't perfect."
"Story of my life."
"Now Jeph Wolfman, we have a question for you. Do you wish to die, or to continue as the universal savior?"
"You're giving me a choice."
"Yes. We trust you will do the right thing."
I thought "The right thing. Isn't that what I've been doing? I think so. Why stop now?"then I made the shortest decision ever.
"Yes, I will continue to save your creation."
"As expected. Now you might want to get back to Earth. You are needed."
"Wait needed? Needed for wh..." but the Creators faded away, and I found myself floating in space.
I thought "Earth? what's happening on Earth? Oh my god! All my friends and family. They're on..." and I was off speeding like a bullet. I was needed.
"Welcome..." they said... all at the same time... like last time... it was kind of annoying. "... and congratulations on defeating the Defender."
"What happens now?"
"What do you mean?"
"You're Creators, but it seems you created me for one purpose... what happens now?"
"That all depends."
"Thanks for the straight answer."
"We will answer any other questions. It's the least we can do."
"Alright... for starters: where are we?"
"We are speaking from within your mind."
"I guess that explains why I can talk normal... why do I talk like that?"
"It's a side effect of the auto-translation. Simply put: it makes you easier to translate?"
"Can you fix it?"
"No."
"But you're freaking gods! Why not?"
"We are Creators. That means we also have the weaknesses of creators. If you make a painting, do remake it changing one small detail?"
"No..."
"That's why."
"So what made the Defender go corrupt? Rogue programmer? Nuclear weapons? PURE EVIL!? My god it feel good to talk again!"
"Though your question trailed off. The answer is simple: us."
"What! Are you evil?!"
"No. You see it hurts to create new matter. Every. Time. So when one of our creations creates something... that could very well be the savior of the universe. We tried to use that potential and reprogrammed it. Though it sadly took the messages we gave it the wrong way. Much like you... but you didn't go rogue."
"That answer's not good enough."
"We are not perfect, Jeph."
"You should be. You're gods."
"Even gods aren't perfect."
"Story of my life."
"Now Jeph Wolfman, we have a question for you. Do you wish to die, or to continue as the universal savior?"
"You're giving me a choice."
"Yes. We trust you will do the right thing."
I thought "The right thing. Isn't that what I've been doing? I think so. Why stop now?"then I made the shortest decision ever.
"Yes, I will continue to save your creation."
"As expected. Now you might want to get back to Earth. You are needed."
"Wait needed? Needed for wh..." but the Creators faded away, and I found myself floating in space.
I thought "Earth? what's happening on Earth? Oh my god! All my friends and family. They're on..." and I was off speeding like a bullet. I was needed.
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Gallatian: Cosmic Savior, Part 8
When I returned to Ca'Zak he was standing next to a (off) robot. I landed behind him, but he still hadn't noticed me. He was just staring at it, almost out of respect... or fear. I couldn't place it. The suit wouldn't let me speak again, so instead I reached out and tapped him on shoulder. He jumped up and was off like a bullet! I had expected him to turn around. After running about ten feet he finally turned around.
"Oh it's you..." he grinned kinda sheepishly. "You're probably wondering about the robot... Do you have the Energy Harvester?"
"Yes" I handed it over, and he stuck it into a small device on the ground. It looked like a small, metal hump. Almost like a bomb.
"Well the bot is here because of a certain science principle. You know how when set off a bomb there's always debris? Well same gos for a digital bomb, but we need a place for the debris to go. This body is where it gos and then you can destroy it."
"How can we be sure the Defender will be caught in the implosion?"
"That's the beauty of digital bombs. Unlike a real bomb you can target something and only that will be destroyed. What we're targeting is the Defender... of course."
"Is it ready to be set off?"
"Yep and as a plus this bot body has no weapons and the Defender will be considerably weakened. Are you ready?"
"... Detonate the bomb ."
"Yes Sir, Mr..."
"Wolfman. Jeph Wolfman."
"Yes Sir, Mr. Wolfman." he flicked a few switches and dived behind a rock. I on the other hand, relaxed and let the suit take over. The robot now known as the Defender eyes started to glow. Then it spoke.
"Ah the ever predictable Jeph Wolfman. Our paths cross again."
"I have been actively hunting you. Expect them to cross more."
"Your also the known to the Creators as Gallatian. I think of you as selfish."
"Selfish?"
"You shouldn't be confused. It's obvious really. The suit, the cosmic awareness, it draws to one conclusion: you are the universe."
"You've been studying me."
"Of course I have, know thy enemy. But back to you. To create you the Creators probably took a piece of the universe and sculpted it around your rotting carcass. You say you're trying to save the universe, but really you're only saving yourself. Typical human."
"Though why go through this much trouble to destroy the universe? Surely there's a reason."
"I've already told you that the stars and planets make up the universe. I'm destroying the parasite civilizations that use it as their war ground."
"I learned much from my travels, but the most important is that civilizations and cultures can create great beauty. As well as cause great destruction. There is a balance."
"There is very little beauty in what the monkeys create."
"You forget the monkeys created you."
"... That only proves my point." that's when I realized the Defender couldn't be reasoned with. Next I know I feel my fist hitting the cool metal.
I punched it again across the face, knocking it down. It recovered and swept my legs out from under me. As I went down it got up, and tried to stomp on me. I rolled away before it hit me and quickly got up. It came at me, throwing a wild swing, I ducked and elbowed it, causing it to stumble back. I let loose with a flurry of punches, but it never fell. I sent a final kick to chest that made it fly at least ten feet away, but it was able to get up because of the distance. It came back with another wild swing, but I ducked again and brought my arms back, charging a shockwave. I felt the energy ripple through my arms, the Defender saw it to, but it was too late. I threw my arms forward, the shockwave blasted forward, blowing the Defender back, and while he was flying I raised my arm and blasted him in mid air!
I stood still, watching as the body exploded. I was silent. Then I walked forward to see what happened. All that remained was the head. It spoke "Pl-please spare me." I stared at it for what felt like hours.
Then I said "You don't deserve it." Then I raised my arm again, and closed my eyes as the energy ripple happened again. I felt the energy disperse as if it came out of me. Then I opened my eyes. The head was destroyed. The Defender was dead, and I did it. I closed my eyes once more, and woke up... in front of the Creators.
"Oh it's you..." he grinned kinda sheepishly. "You're probably wondering about the robot... Do you have the Energy Harvester?"
"Yes" I handed it over, and he stuck it into a small device on the ground. It looked like a small, metal hump. Almost like a bomb.
"Well the bot is here because of a certain science principle. You know how when set off a bomb there's always debris? Well same gos for a digital bomb, but we need a place for the debris to go. This body is where it gos and then you can destroy it."
"How can we be sure the Defender will be caught in the implosion?"
"That's the beauty of digital bombs. Unlike a real bomb you can target something and only that will be destroyed. What we're targeting is the Defender... of course."
"Is it ready to be set off?"
"Yep and as a plus this bot body has no weapons and the Defender will be considerably weakened. Are you ready?"
"... Detonate the bomb ."
"Yes Sir, Mr..."
"Wolfman. Jeph Wolfman."
"Yes Sir, Mr. Wolfman." he flicked a few switches and dived behind a rock. I on the other hand, relaxed and let the suit take over. The robot now known as the Defender eyes started to glow. Then it spoke.
"Ah the ever predictable Jeph Wolfman. Our paths cross again."
"I have been actively hunting you. Expect them to cross more."
"Your also the known to the Creators as Gallatian. I think of you as selfish."
"Selfish?"
"You shouldn't be confused. It's obvious really. The suit, the cosmic awareness, it draws to one conclusion: you are the universe."
"You've been studying me."
"Of course I have, know thy enemy. But back to you. To create you the Creators probably took a piece of the universe and sculpted it around your rotting carcass. You say you're trying to save the universe, but really you're only saving yourself. Typical human."
"Though why go through this much trouble to destroy the universe? Surely there's a reason."
"I've already told you that the stars and planets make up the universe. I'm destroying the parasite civilizations that use it as their war ground."
"I learned much from my travels, but the most important is that civilizations and cultures can create great beauty. As well as cause great destruction. There is a balance."
"There is very little beauty in what the monkeys create."
"You forget the monkeys created you."
"... That only proves my point." that's when I realized the Defender couldn't be reasoned with. Next I know I feel my fist hitting the cool metal.
I punched it again across the face, knocking it down. It recovered and swept my legs out from under me. As I went down it got up, and tried to stomp on me. I rolled away before it hit me and quickly got up. It came at me, throwing a wild swing, I ducked and elbowed it, causing it to stumble back. I let loose with a flurry of punches, but it never fell. I sent a final kick to chest that made it fly at least ten feet away, but it was able to get up because of the distance. It came back with another wild swing, but I ducked again and brought my arms back, charging a shockwave. I felt the energy ripple through my arms, the Defender saw it to, but it was too late. I threw my arms forward, the shockwave blasted forward, blowing the Defender back, and while he was flying I raised my arm and blasted him in mid air!
I stood still, watching as the body exploded. I was silent. Then I walked forward to see what happened. All that remained was the head. It spoke "Pl-please spare me." I stared at it for what felt like hours.
Then I said "You don't deserve it." Then I raised my arm again, and closed my eyes as the energy ripple happened again. I felt the energy disperse as if it came out of me. Then I opened my eyes. The head was destroyed. The Defender was dead, and I did it. I closed my eyes once more, and woke up... in front of the Creators.
Friday, May 2, 2014
Gallatian: Cosmic Savior, Part 7
It's kind of weird to dislike someone before you met them, but I was really disliking the Colms. They kind of bit the hand that fed them by starting a war with the Ba'Don. Then stealing a infinite power source to make weapons? That proved their greed, but I... the universe needed it more than them. They probably weren't going to like me either, seeing as how as was about to break in and steal their (stolen before me) stuff.
As I continued to soar, my wandered to the footage I had saw earlier. It really stuck with me... it'll probably stay with me to the grave (if I can die). But that's why I had to get the Energy Harvester, when I had first seen the Defender he was heading for Earth. What for? To give it the same fate as "The First Ba'Don Homeworld"? (I looked it up that's what the destroyed planet was called)
But then my mind went off topic again. This time I started to think about why the Defender would go rogue, but only one stuck with me. It's kind of human nature, to explain the unexplainable "What if..." I thought "...One the programmers changed it's... programming to protect the universe, not just the Ba'Don? It wouldn't explain why it thought the universe was nothing but stars and planets. 'Save the universe from the societies that destroy it isn't that what it said? Maybe that's why it destroyed the planet." I flew quietly, thoughtless for awhile. Kind of pleased with my theories. But something felt off, but there was no more time to think. I was at the factory.
I started to listen to the know-all sense. I hoped somebody (would it be some-colm?) was near the energy harvester. Thinking that made me realize how stupid the Colms were. They had a near infinite power source... and used it to power one factory? See? Stupid. Anyway I flew into the factory and straight into the center of it (the whisper said Bre'vort was doing repairs). It was pretty easy to get to the center, I just flew close to the ceiling. They never look up.
Finally I made it to the center, and there it was. The Energy Harvester, it was a sphere... that radiated energy. I could literally see it peeling off of the sphere, in bright orange bands.
I looked down Bre'vort was still doing repairs, though he didn't look like he knew what he was doing. I didn't want to kill him, but he needed to go. So I flew silently, until I was right above him. Then I stopped floating, landing right on. He crumpled over, making no noise as he went.
Now that Bre'vort was out I got a closer look. The Energy Harvester was on a pedestal in the middle of the room. At least they knew how to make things look cool. But slowly I realized what this was. The moment I had waited for since the span of my life. It was my "Raiders Of The Lost Ark" moment, and I wasn't about to pass it up! I leaned over and put my hands around it, sizing it up. Then I realized I had nothing to put in its place that was the exact weight, so I... grabbed it.
You know how there's a time for thinking and a time for doing? This was the first one because as soon as I took it a blaring noise went off. My head shook with pain, but then realized it was just the alarm. Then I thought to myself "Just the alarm! But the alarm brings..." suddenly heavily armed, hunks of metal stormed in. "... guards." It was the Colms... wearing armor.
"What the hell is that thing?!"
"I don't know just shoot it!" they yelled. Heavy metal plates slid over the roof, I wasn't going that way. Once again control of myself was wrenched away, I... the suit blasted off at top speed, hovering a foot above the ground. The suit rammed me, through the guards sending them flying.
I didn't know which way to go, being shot at will do that, so I directed the suit down a random hallway when I came to one. More hallways, I chose right, bursting through the guards. A left, then right, then right. It soon became a blur of guards and halls. Then as I flew I noticed that some halls had more guards in front of them then others. I rammed into the one with five instead of three. I thought
"If the Colms are really stupid they'd have more guards blocking they exits." it was worth a try. I went with the left that had six, the right with four, the left with seven, all the while picking up more speed. I became a blur, the next batch of Colms didn't even see me. Finally, I came to the exit, but a final wave blocking had twelve guards!
"Hold your ground..." said what looked like a commander. "He's not getting through us... FIRE YOU IDIOTS!" guns began to go off, I ignored the ringing in my ears and kept going. On a complete instinct, I pulled my arms back. Energy began to charge. Another instinct told me throw them forward. I did. A massive shockwave spiraled from my hands! Energy fizzled and popped... and more importantly I blew the guards back onto their backs. I put on a extra burst of speedand flew straight out the open door. I had one thought as I flew back to Ca'Zak "Did I just... win?"
As I continued to soar, my wandered to the footage I had saw earlier. It really stuck with me... it'll probably stay with me to the grave (if I can die). But that's why I had to get the Energy Harvester, when I had first seen the Defender he was heading for Earth. What for? To give it the same fate as "The First Ba'Don Homeworld"? (I looked it up that's what the destroyed planet was called)
But then my mind went off topic again. This time I started to think about why the Defender would go rogue, but only one stuck with me. It's kind of human nature, to explain the unexplainable "What if..." I thought "...One the programmers changed it's... programming to protect the universe, not just the Ba'Don? It wouldn't explain why it thought the universe was nothing but stars and planets. 'Save the universe from the societies that destroy it isn't that what it said? Maybe that's why it destroyed the planet." I flew quietly, thoughtless for awhile. Kind of pleased with my theories. But something felt off, but there was no more time to think. I was at the factory.
I started to listen to the know-all sense. I hoped somebody (would it be some-colm?) was near the energy harvester. Thinking that made me realize how stupid the Colms were. They had a near infinite power source... and used it to power one factory? See? Stupid. Anyway I flew into the factory and straight into the center of it (the whisper said Bre'vort was doing repairs). It was pretty easy to get to the center, I just flew close to the ceiling. They never look up.
Finally I made it to the center, and there it was. The Energy Harvester, it was a sphere... that radiated energy. I could literally see it peeling off of the sphere, in bright orange bands.
I looked down Bre'vort was still doing repairs, though he didn't look like he knew what he was doing. I didn't want to kill him, but he needed to go. So I flew silently, until I was right above him. Then I stopped floating, landing right on. He crumpled over, making no noise as he went.
Now that Bre'vort was out I got a closer look. The Energy Harvester was on a pedestal in the middle of the room. At least they knew how to make things look cool. But slowly I realized what this was. The moment I had waited for since the span of my life. It was my "Raiders Of The Lost Ark" moment, and I wasn't about to pass it up! I leaned over and put my hands around it, sizing it up. Then I realized I had nothing to put in its place that was the exact weight, so I... grabbed it.
You know how there's a time for thinking and a time for doing? This was the first one because as soon as I took it a blaring noise went off. My head shook with pain, but then realized it was just the alarm. Then I thought to myself "Just the alarm! But the alarm brings..." suddenly heavily armed, hunks of metal stormed in. "... guards." It was the Colms... wearing armor.
"What the hell is that thing?!"
"I don't know just shoot it!" they yelled. Heavy metal plates slid over the roof, I wasn't going that way. Once again control of myself was wrenched away, I... the suit blasted off at top speed, hovering a foot above the ground. The suit rammed me, through the guards sending them flying.
I didn't know which way to go, being shot at will do that, so I directed the suit down a random hallway when I came to one. More hallways, I chose right, bursting through the guards. A left, then right, then right. It soon became a blur of guards and halls. Then as I flew I noticed that some halls had more guards in front of them then others. I rammed into the one with five instead of three. I thought
"If the Colms are really stupid they'd have more guards blocking they exits." it was worth a try. I went with the left that had six, the right with four, the left with seven, all the while picking up more speed. I became a blur, the next batch of Colms didn't even see me. Finally, I came to the exit, but a final wave blocking had twelve guards!
"Hold your ground..." said what looked like a commander. "He's not getting through us... FIRE YOU IDIOTS!" guns began to go off, I ignored the ringing in my ears and kept going. On a complete instinct, I pulled my arms back. Energy began to charge. Another instinct told me throw them forward. I did. A massive shockwave spiraled from my hands! Energy fizzled and popped... and more importantly I blew the guards back onto their backs. I put on a extra burst of speedand flew straight out the open door. I had one thought as I flew back to Ca'Zak "Did I just... win?"
Friday, April 4, 2014
Gallatian: Cosmic Savior, Part 6
One thing struck me as I walked to the computer. Ca'Zak had not been startled by my appearance. He was more afraid of the possibility that I was a bounty hunter. Maybe he was just being polite, but maybe, just maybe, there was another one of me, and Ca'Zak had met this other one. Though that was really far fetched. I mean: why would the Creators create two?
Anyway I arrived at the computer but there was no keyboard. Then I noticed the microphone sticking out of it. It wasn't a stretch to figure it out. I leaned in and said "Defender" almost immediately it said
"1069 matches found. Please narrow your terms."
"Hmm..." I thought. Finally I said "Defense"
"19,563 matches found. Please narrow your terms."
"Defender Project."
"1 match found. Open match?"
"Yes." one of the spheres lowered from the ceiling and rested in front of me. The technology was amazing. Years ahead of Earth... though I could see it there. We are building robots.
The vid sphere opened up revealing a small screen inside. It started to play. A Ba'Don appeared on the screen. This one was radically different from Ca'Zak, but I'm not going into specifics. He started o speak
"Builder's log 1/20/01. The Defender project is coming along nicely. As you can see we have finished the robot body and are running through a checklist before we start him up." Behind him was the Defender. I recognized it's expression, turned off. Which is how I like it.
The Ba'Don started talking again. "Look, here comes General Za'Pon. Probably to check on his weapon... er... defense device. General, are you sure this is right? Your designs you gave us, have to many weapons for a defense." the camera turns to show me a grumpy looking, old, Ba'Don. He was one of those old generals that kind of rambled. Then he replied
"As it should be Doctor... whatever your name is. The best defense is a good offense. Now spare us your boring logs and FIRE THIS PUPPY UP!!!"
He was clearly excited. Someone in the back flipped a switch, and the Defender sprang to life. The General looked like he was crying. Then suddenly the Defender flew straight up into the air, smashing through the ceiling, and leaving.
"What just happened?" said the General. Then out of nowhere flames sprang out of the floor, engulfing everyone... the screams still haunt me.
"Doctor what's happening?" someone yelled.
"He's pulling the metal out of our planets core! He's destroying the planet!" then a piece of debris hit the camera and everything stopped.
I sat there, shocked at what I had just saw. Finally, after a forever of silence I said
"Computer, why is this the only entry for the Defender project?"
"All the others were destroyed with the planet."
"Where am I?"
"On the second Ba'Don homeworld." that alone proved my theory of Ca'Zak being off-world when the planet was destroyed. I walked away and went to find him.
Eventually I found him.
"Hey you..." he said "Look I have the solution to your problem. This is a cyberbomb..." he continued gesturing, toward a machine. "I have all the pieces for it but one. A power source. There is one called the Energy Harvester, it will do."
"Where is it?"
"Powering a Colm weapon factory. They stole during the Great War."
"What?"
"Oh you didn't know? Well simply put the Great War was between the Ba'Dons and Colms, with the rest of the universe picking sides. For ages the Ba'Dons had shared the technology we created with the rest of the universe, but the Colms felt like we were holding out on them. The Colms are a brutish, war driven race. So naturally they picked a fight and the rest of universe chose sides. It was because of them the Defender was created... and destroyed..."
"Do not worry. I will get the power source and the Defender can not hurt anyone again."
"Thank you.' he said quietly, and just like that I was flying toward the Colm homeworld.
Anyway I arrived at the computer but there was no keyboard. Then I noticed the microphone sticking out of it. It wasn't a stretch to figure it out. I leaned in and said "Defender" almost immediately it said
"1069 matches found. Please narrow your terms."
"Hmm..." I thought. Finally I said "Defense"
"19,563 matches found. Please narrow your terms."
"Defender Project."
"1 match found. Open match?"
"Yes." one of the spheres lowered from the ceiling and rested in front of me. The technology was amazing. Years ahead of Earth... though I could see it there. We are building robots.
The vid sphere opened up revealing a small screen inside. It started to play. A Ba'Don appeared on the screen. This one was radically different from Ca'Zak, but I'm not going into specifics. He started o speak
"Builder's log 1/20/01. The Defender project is coming along nicely. As you can see we have finished the robot body and are running through a checklist before we start him up." Behind him was the Defender. I recognized it's expression, turned off. Which is how I like it.
The Ba'Don started talking again. "Look, here comes General Za'Pon. Probably to check on his weapon... er... defense device. General, are you sure this is right? Your designs you gave us, have to many weapons for a defense." the camera turns to show me a grumpy looking, old, Ba'Don. He was one of those old generals that kind of rambled. Then he replied
"As it should be Doctor... whatever your name is. The best defense is a good offense. Now spare us your boring logs and FIRE THIS PUPPY UP!!!"
He was clearly excited. Someone in the back flipped a switch, and the Defender sprang to life. The General looked like he was crying. Then suddenly the Defender flew straight up into the air, smashing through the ceiling, and leaving.
"What just happened?" said the General. Then out of nowhere flames sprang out of the floor, engulfing everyone... the screams still haunt me.
"Doctor what's happening?" someone yelled.
"He's pulling the metal out of our planets core! He's destroying the planet!" then a piece of debris hit the camera and everything stopped.
I sat there, shocked at what I had just saw. Finally, after a forever of silence I said
"Computer, why is this the only entry for the Defender project?"
"All the others were destroyed with the planet."
"Where am I?"
"On the second Ba'Don homeworld." that alone proved my theory of Ca'Zak being off-world when the planet was destroyed. I walked away and went to find him.
Eventually I found him.
"Hey you..." he said "Look I have the solution to your problem. This is a cyberbomb..." he continued gesturing, toward a machine. "I have all the pieces for it but one. A power source. There is one called the Energy Harvester, it will do."
"Where is it?"
"Powering a Colm weapon factory. They stole during the Great War."
"What?"
"Oh you didn't know? Well simply put the Great War was between the Ba'Dons and Colms, with the rest of the universe picking sides. For ages the Ba'Dons had shared the technology we created with the rest of the universe, but the Colms felt like we were holding out on them. The Colms are a brutish, war driven race. So naturally they picked a fight and the rest of universe chose sides. It was because of them the Defender was created... and destroyed..."
"Do not worry. I will get the power source and the Defender can not hurt anyone again."
"Thank you.' he said quietly, and just like that I was flying toward the Colm homeworld.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Gallatian: Cosmic Savior, Part 5
(Author's note: the correct way to say Gallatian is Gal-la-te-an, and now that that's out of the way onward!)
Finding Ca'Zak wasn't a problem. My know all sense told me he was in a library. I don't know specifics, but the fact is: I found him.
The planet itself was amazing though. Hundred feet tall buildings rose into the air, each one a different color, shape, size, and even angles! To say it was beautiful would be an understatement.
The library though was at least two hundred feet tall. Though it was pyramid shaped and had the look and texture of a slick, blue, computer screen. I immediately thought "If that's the outside, I want to see in."
Though it also confused me. How could a society that built so much and made all this. Also destroy so much, or at least make something that destroys. Though confusion turned to sadness, because I had seen this before. I t reminded me of Earth. Apparently aliens have the same tendencies. For some odd reason that struck me as The Creators being lazy.
I walked in and found the inside wasn't as impressive. The walls were the same materiel as the outside, and after that their were rows and rows of computers and desks. There were also these weird looking orb things floating above me.
Though the point is that I found Ca'Zak sitting at a desk. He had an orb in front of him, and the orb was projecting a screen. "So that's what they do." I thought. Ca'Zak immediately saw me and jumped under his desk.
It wasn't a stretch to figure out what happened... to Ca'Zak... for him to be alive. He was probably off world when the Ba'Don homeworld went up in flames. Aliens have spaceships right?
"Ca'Zak, do not be alarmed. I seek help." I was really hating this simple yet intelligent voice the suit had. The voice that says what I want to say but simplifies it.
"Are you sure you're not going to hurt me? Only bounty hunters were stuff like that." Ca'Zak didn't seem like a trusting person.
I looked down at him. He was about three feet tall, green, had long elf ears, and fearful red eyes. I'd be scared too if my entire race was killed. I wondered what he was like before the Defender.
"I am not a bounty hunter, I seek your help because of a computer virus." He sat up in his chair.
"Start from the beginning."
(1 hour later)
"I see your problem." he said
"Though why does he have the power to upload himself to every computer in the universe."
"I don't know where he got that, but I do know that every computer in the universe is connected in one way."
"How so?"
"The internet. Where do you think it came from? In fact the Ba'Don engineered it."
"That is where he went. Now can you do anything?"
"I can, meet me over there in two hours. I just need to prepare some stuff. Why don't you look at some of the data orbs while I'm gone?" and just like that he was off and running to get his things, and I was walking to a computer.
Finding Ca'Zak wasn't a problem. My know all sense told me he was in a library. I don't know specifics, but the fact is: I found him.
The planet itself was amazing though. Hundred feet tall buildings rose into the air, each one a different color, shape, size, and even angles! To say it was beautiful would be an understatement.
The library though was at least two hundred feet tall. Though it was pyramid shaped and had the look and texture of a slick, blue, computer screen. I immediately thought "If that's the outside, I want to see in."
Though it also confused me. How could a society that built so much and made all this. Also destroy so much, or at least make something that destroys. Though confusion turned to sadness, because I had seen this before. I t reminded me of Earth. Apparently aliens have the same tendencies. For some odd reason that struck me as The Creators being lazy.
I walked in and found the inside wasn't as impressive. The walls were the same materiel as the outside, and after that their were rows and rows of computers and desks. There were also these weird looking orb things floating above me.
Though the point is that I found Ca'Zak sitting at a desk. He had an orb in front of him, and the orb was projecting a screen. "So that's what they do." I thought. Ca'Zak immediately saw me and jumped under his desk.
It wasn't a stretch to figure out what happened... to Ca'Zak... for him to be alive. He was probably off world when the Ba'Don homeworld went up in flames. Aliens have spaceships right?
"Ca'Zak, do not be alarmed. I seek help." I was really hating this simple yet intelligent voice the suit had. The voice that says what I want to say but simplifies it.
"Are you sure you're not going to hurt me? Only bounty hunters were stuff like that." Ca'Zak didn't seem like a trusting person.
I looked down at him. He was about three feet tall, green, had long elf ears, and fearful red eyes. I'd be scared too if my entire race was killed. I wondered what he was like before the Defender.
"I am not a bounty hunter, I seek your help because of a computer virus." He sat up in his chair.
"Start from the beginning."
(1 hour later)
"I see your problem." he said
"Though why does he have the power to upload himself to every computer in the universe."
"I don't know where he got that, but I do know that every computer in the universe is connected in one way."
"How so?"
"The internet. Where do you think it came from? In fact the Ba'Don engineered it."
"That is where he went. Now can you do anything?"
"I can, meet me over there in two hours. I just need to prepare some stuff. Why don't you look at some of the data orbs while I'm gone?" and just like that he was off and running to get his things, and I was walking to a computer.
Friday, March 28, 2014
Gallatian: Cosmic Savior, part 4
I just have one thing to say, the universe is amazing. You know how when you look at pictures it looks devoid of life? Well it's not. Every star every planet I passed radiated life. Hell, I even passed planets Earth hadn't found yet! I guess that's why I decided to defeat the Defender instead of running away. How could you feel and see this much and then let it be destroyed later?
Though my chance to admire the universe was cut short. A bunch of robots was heading to me.. they were also flying. I noticed that even though they looked completely different from the Defender (they looked like war bots. Lots of guns. My guess is that they were Ry'loths army.) they had glowing orange eyes like him. I think they were hacked
I didn't know what to do. Really, I was clueless, but something took control, something that wasn't me. That something raised my arms and out came two blasts. Kind of like lasers but these lasers were black. All the robots were destroyed. I wondered if the Destroyer would be that easy.
I tried to speak. I wanted to say "How did that happen?" but nothing came, then I realized I couldn't speak! I surprisingly took it well. It's not like I had anything to say, or someone to talk to.
I was more focused on what took control of me than anything else. The only thing I could think of though was that the my kind of space skin, was actually a suit.. one that couldn't be token off. It must have built in defenses, because the Creators didn't pick me for my fighting skills.
Now that I had that mystery solved I flew down and landed on Ry'loth's surface.. right behind the Defender. He looked exactly like I had first saw him. Black and orange. I slowly crept up closer. He was standing at a computer console, that was in the middle of the desert planet. I realized the computer was attached to him. "Gross." I thought. I had originally thought I could creep up behind him and take him out. Suddenly he whirled around and picked me up by my throat. Pain exploded, thought I wasn't choking. I guess I don't breath.
"So the Creators have sent a messenger. When will your main force be touching down?" it said.
I wanted to say "Suck it! I'm the only one." but for whatever reason it came out "There is no main force, only myself."
"So this is how big of a threat I pose to them? Interesting, I will catalogue this."
I thought "I'm good enough to whup you!" but instead I said "I am all that is needed." I was wrong earlier I can still talk, but the suit is also controlling my speech!
"Fool! Do you not realize where you are?"
"Correct. I am currently on Ry'loth."
"Ry'loth is a planet made of metal! I can control the entire area!" two giant pillars rose out of the ground and if it wasn't for the suit I'd be smushed, when they slammed down.
I promised to myself there and then that the next time I saw the Creators I was going to get onto them for misinforming me. I mean the Defender having magnetic powers? I think that should have come up!
I dodged again then I asked. "You were created to defend. What purpose is destroying a planet?"
"I was created to defend the universe by a race who gave away their technologies. I was programmed to defend the universe, not the society's that dwell in it! It is the societies that are destroying the universe with their endless development. So the societies must be destroyed."
I dodge again "Though wouldn't the societies be what make up the universe?"
"You wouldn't understand, you are a product of society."
"Are you not?" the Defender is silent, then he speaks.
"You do not agree, you must be destroyed." I couldn't say it but my first thought was
"Bring it"
Unfortunately he did. He wasn't lying when he said he had magnetic powers. He created another pillar and threw it at me. I rolled out of the way, but I didn't, the suit was in control now. I rolled as another pillar came to me, then I shot lasers again, bringing the Defender down.
I rushed up and swung at it head, but he ducked and punched me in the rib. Though after he punched I was able to bring my elbow down on it, knocking it flat on the ground. I stomped but it rolled out from under me and I fell over. Then it punched me, but while he was bent down I kicked my legs out and sent him flying. Again I rushed over to meet him, but this time he was damaged, there was a hole in his chest armor. My kick had done more damage than expected. He tried to get up, but fell down on his back. His eyes were lifeless. He was just a shell. But just on the safe I destroyed the body.
Now that the fight was over, I was in control again. I stood and waited for something to happen, for some acknowledgement that I had completed my goal. I got another form of recognition though. My head exploded in pain. It was telling me what was happening. Every computer in the universe had gotten a virus. The Defender had uploaded his artificial intelligence to every computer in the universe, and I had no idea how. I opened up my "know everything sense" and found what I was looking for.It told me "Ca'Zak has taken a step. I took off, knowing I would get some answers. For you see Ca'Zak was the last Ba'don.
Though my chance to admire the universe was cut short. A bunch of robots was heading to me.. they were also flying. I noticed that even though they looked completely different from the Defender (they looked like war bots. Lots of guns. My guess is that they were Ry'loths army.) they had glowing orange eyes like him. I think they were hacked
I didn't know what to do. Really, I was clueless, but something took control, something that wasn't me. That something raised my arms and out came two blasts. Kind of like lasers but these lasers were black. All the robots were destroyed. I wondered if the Destroyer would be that easy.
I tried to speak. I wanted to say "How did that happen?" but nothing came, then I realized I couldn't speak! I surprisingly took it well. It's not like I had anything to say, or someone to talk to.
I was more focused on what took control of me than anything else. The only thing I could think of though was that the my kind of space skin, was actually a suit.. one that couldn't be token off. It must have built in defenses, because the Creators didn't pick me for my fighting skills.
Now that I had that mystery solved I flew down and landed on Ry'loth's surface.. right behind the Defender. He looked exactly like I had first saw him. Black and orange. I slowly crept up closer. He was standing at a computer console, that was in the middle of the desert planet. I realized the computer was attached to him. "Gross." I thought. I had originally thought I could creep up behind him and take him out. Suddenly he whirled around and picked me up by my throat. Pain exploded, thought I wasn't choking. I guess I don't breath.
"So the Creators have sent a messenger. When will your main force be touching down?" it said.
I wanted to say "Suck it! I'm the only one." but for whatever reason it came out "There is no main force, only myself."
"So this is how big of a threat I pose to them? Interesting, I will catalogue this."
I thought "I'm good enough to whup you!" but instead I said "I am all that is needed." I was wrong earlier I can still talk, but the suit is also controlling my speech!
"Fool! Do you not realize where you are?"
"Correct. I am currently on Ry'loth."
"Ry'loth is a planet made of metal! I can control the entire area!" two giant pillars rose out of the ground and if it wasn't for the suit I'd be smushed, when they slammed down.
I promised to myself there and then that the next time I saw the Creators I was going to get onto them for misinforming me. I mean the Defender having magnetic powers? I think that should have come up!
I dodged again then I asked. "You were created to defend. What purpose is destroying a planet?"
"I was created to defend the universe by a race who gave away their technologies. I was programmed to defend the universe, not the society's that dwell in it! It is the societies that are destroying the universe with their endless development. So the societies must be destroyed."
I dodge again "Though wouldn't the societies be what make up the universe?"
"You wouldn't understand, you are a product of society."
"Are you not?" the Defender is silent, then he speaks.
"You do not agree, you must be destroyed." I couldn't say it but my first thought was
"Bring it"
Unfortunately he did. He wasn't lying when he said he had magnetic powers. He created another pillar and threw it at me. I rolled out of the way, but I didn't, the suit was in control now. I rolled as another pillar came to me, then I shot lasers again, bringing the Defender down.
I rushed up and swung at it head, but he ducked and punched me in the rib. Though after he punched I was able to bring my elbow down on it, knocking it flat on the ground. I stomped but it rolled out from under me and I fell over. Then it punched me, but while he was bent down I kicked my legs out and sent him flying. Again I rushed over to meet him, but this time he was damaged, there was a hole in his chest armor. My kick had done more damage than expected. He tried to get up, but fell down on his back. His eyes were lifeless. He was just a shell. But just on the safe I destroyed the body.
Now that the fight was over, I was in control again. I stood and waited for something to happen, for some acknowledgement that I had completed my goal. I got another form of recognition though. My head exploded in pain. It was telling me what was happening. Every computer in the universe had gotten a virus. The Defender had uploaded his artificial intelligence to every computer in the universe, and I had no idea how. I opened up my "know everything sense" and found what I was looking for.It told me "Ca'Zak has taken a step. I took off, knowing I would get some answers. For you see Ca'Zak was the last Ba'don.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Gallatin: Cosmic Savior, part 3
I awoke standing on nothing... again. But this time it felt like I had just opened my eyes. Not waking up
Then I looked down at myself and almost screamed! M-my body was covered... with a... I don;t know how to explain it. It's like a piece of space had covered my body. It was pitch black and dotted with stars. It's also cold, very cold.
Then my head exploded with pain! "Oh my god I'm going crazy! What's happening?" Given the situation my thoughts were pretty sound. Then I heard a whisper.
"John Blake took a bite of pizza.
Blork took a step
Zam is sleeping."
First it came slowly... then it sped up. It took me awhile to figure it out, but these whispers were telling me everything that was happening... in the universe! I know everything as it happens! My head throbbed. The knowledge was giving me a migraine. Slowly I blocked it out, all I had to do was stop listening.
That helped and then I looked around me. There was no rocket... I was flying! And doing it in space.
"This is way better than that old ship." I thought, and it was! The freedom was amazing! I could do anything! I set out practicing. I did barrel rolls, loops, and just about anything I saw while playing Star-Fox!
Then I don't what happened. I do now but I'm not telling. But something took control of me. Not for long but long enough to make me do what it wanted. I started to listen to the whispers again. Then after awhile I found what I wanted.
"The Defender is using the planet Ry'loths systems."
I had got lucky that whisper had gave me more information to where it was, then just what it was doing. Almost as if I made it do that. I was liking these whispers
I thought about the planet Ry'loth and all of a sudden I was flying toward the planet. How do I know that's where I was going? because I made it happen.
Then I looked down at myself and almost screamed! M-my body was covered... with a... I don;t know how to explain it. It's like a piece of space had covered my body. It was pitch black and dotted with stars. It's also cold, very cold.
Then my head exploded with pain! "Oh my god I'm going crazy! What's happening?" Given the situation my thoughts were pretty sound. Then I heard a whisper.
"John Blake took a bite of pizza.
Blork took a step
Zam is sleeping."
First it came slowly... then it sped up. It took me awhile to figure it out, but these whispers were telling me everything that was happening... in the universe! I know everything as it happens! My head throbbed. The knowledge was giving me a migraine. Slowly I blocked it out, all I had to do was stop listening.
That helped and then I looked around me. There was no rocket... I was flying! And doing it in space.
"This is way better than that old ship." I thought, and it was! The freedom was amazing! I could do anything! I set out practicing. I did barrel rolls, loops, and just about anything I saw while playing Star-Fox!
Then I don't what happened. I do now but I'm not telling. But something took control of me. Not for long but long enough to make me do what it wanted. I started to listen to the whispers again. Then after awhile I found what I wanted.
"The Defender is using the planet Ry'loths systems."
I had got lucky that whisper had gave me more information to where it was, then just what it was doing. Almost as if I made it do that. I was liking these whispers
I thought about the planet Ry'loth and all of a sudden I was flying toward the planet. How do I know that's where I was going? because I made it happen.
Monday, March 3, 2014
Gallatian: Cosmic Savior, Part 2
I woke up in... well I didn't know where the hell I was, still don't. It looked like I was in space, but I was standing... on nothing... and three giant blue guys were staring at me. I was uncomfortable and curious at the same time. Slowly I put two and two together. Slowly.
I thought "Where am I? First I was on the ship... then the robot... then explosion... oh... HOLY CRAP..."
"Dead" finished the blue guys. Their speaking was perfectly synced. It was creepy, but that wasn't my first thought. My first thought was "No I can't be dead...wait is this heaven... or hell?" I started to look around. I didn't see any fire... nor did I see clouds.
"Jeph Wolfman concentrate! You are here because you were chosen." they say.
"Chosen... for what?" I thought, then I realized they were replying to my thoughts. Now I was even more curious.
"Chosen to be the universe's savior." I let that roll over in my head. Then I spoke.
"Savior from what?! Why won't you give me any real answers!" Out of nowhere I felt searing hot pain, and an image of the black robot came to me.
"It is a device created by the Ba'Don. They called it the Defender, but it strayed from its original programming and went rogue."
"What happened to the Ba'Don?" It really didn't surprise me that aliens existed. I had already moved on from asking what a Ba'Don was.
"The Defender killed them all." I fell silent. "The Defender believes that our universe is flawed. It believes that all life and culture are slowly destroying it and it believes the solution is to kill everything. It truly thinks it's saving the universe by doing that.
"Why do you care though? You're obviously gods, so why don;t you just find a universe?"
"Because we are Creators. We created the universe. We are it's life blood and destroy all life you would have to destroy us. The Defender knows this."
"How does it know about you? Gods live above their creations not in them."
"That is true and we do not know how he discovered us."
"So why don't you just destroy the bot. You know make some lightning hit it or whatever."
"We are Creators not Destroyers. We can not destroy things but we can make something to destroy."
"You mean me? That's why I'm here. To be your attack dog." They nodded in perfect sync. I was starting to hate that.
"I don't want to."
"You have no choice."
"I'm not a hero."
"You have to be."
"I think I'd rather stay dead."
"You can't."
"What if I don't do what you want?"
"We'll make you." The searing pain comes back. My teeth start to grind. I was trying not to give in, so I wouldn't become what they wanted. The pain overcame me and everything went dark.
I thought "Where am I? First I was on the ship... then the robot... then explosion... oh... HOLY CRAP..."
"Dead" finished the blue guys. Their speaking was perfectly synced. It was creepy, but that wasn't my first thought. My first thought was "No I can't be dead...wait is this heaven... or hell?" I started to look around. I didn't see any fire... nor did I see clouds.
"Jeph Wolfman concentrate! You are here because you were chosen." they say.
"Chosen... for what?" I thought, then I realized they were replying to my thoughts. Now I was even more curious.
"Chosen to be the universe's savior." I let that roll over in my head. Then I spoke.
"Savior from what?! Why won't you give me any real answers!" Out of nowhere I felt searing hot pain, and an image of the black robot came to me.
"It is a device created by the Ba'Don. They called it the Defender, but it strayed from its original programming and went rogue."
"What happened to the Ba'Don?" It really didn't surprise me that aliens existed. I had already moved on from asking what a Ba'Don was.
"The Defender killed them all." I fell silent. "The Defender believes that our universe is flawed. It believes that all life and culture are slowly destroying it and it believes the solution is to kill everything. It truly thinks it's saving the universe by doing that.
"Why do you care though? You're obviously gods, so why don;t you just find a universe?"
"Because we are Creators. We created the universe. We are it's life blood and destroy all life you would have to destroy us. The Defender knows this."
"How does it know about you? Gods live above their creations not in them."
"That is true and we do not know how he discovered us."
"So why don't you just destroy the bot. You know make some lightning hit it or whatever."
"We are Creators not Destroyers. We can not destroy things but we can make something to destroy."
"You mean me? That's why I'm here. To be your attack dog." They nodded in perfect sync. I was starting to hate that.
"I don't want to."
"You have no choice."
"I'm not a hero."
"You have to be."
"I think I'd rather stay dead."
"You can't."
"What if I don't do what you want?"
"We'll make you." The searing pain comes back. My teeth start to grind. I was trying not to give in, so I wouldn't become what they wanted. The pain overcame me and everything went dark.
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Gallatian: Cosmic Savior, Part 1
Every moment of my life had lead to that. Every dream, every tear, every moment of pain, all to that. You see my name is Jeph Wolfman. My looks are plain though. Tall, black, black hair, and from what I'm told, ears that stick out.
That's not the point though, the point is that I'm was about to be sent into space. I had worked hard for it though. Because aside from having to go through extremely tough training. I had to work even harder to make sure I could control my asthma. All the doctors I went to said I couldn't go in to space, but what do they know. Because after I trained hard enough, those same doctors said I would be fine. Heh, I think doctors are the only people who can do that.
Just the loud speaker crackled to life. "All astronauts to the flight deck." it yelled. Wordless I walked to the rocket. I climbed in. I strapped in. I listened to the countdown intensely. So did the others. I heard the rumble of the engines, and I remembered being thrown back in my seat as gravity tried to pull me down while the rocket carried me up. Then in the blink of eye it stopped. I was in space. I remember it like it was yesterday, which it might have been.
Then our Captain, Taylor said "Gentlemen we are in space."
Do you know what's it like to complete your life goals? Do you? It is amazing! I highly recommend it. It makes you feel like you just conquered the world and you want to do it again. Whenever you set your mind to a goal there's always a little voice in your head telling you "Work, Work,Work!" when you complete it that voice shut ups!
It was amazing! I had just looked out the window and saw the rest of the universe. Space is beautiful. You can see pictures of it, but it's really humbling to see it up close. You can really take a step back and look at Earth as one part in the greater machine.
"All right people we have to get this ship ready to dock with the station." It was the Captain again, reminding us we had a job to do. You see we were actually out here to do some repair work on a satellite. I was the actual mechanic to fix the poor thing, so there wasn't much I could do in docking the ship.
As everyone else swarmed to place the rocket. I kept looking out the window. Marveling at well space. Then I saw something that changed my life forever. "Hey.." I said. "...is that a man out there?" I pointed the black and orange man to anyone that passed. Soon there was a crowd...of five people.
"What's going on?" asked Captain Taylor. I pointed and she saw, and the man saw us. He turned his head and showed he wasn't a man, he was a robot. The last thing I remember was the alarms as the ship blew into pieces, and everything going dark.
That's not the point though, the point is that I'm was about to be sent into space. I had worked hard for it though. Because aside from having to go through extremely tough training. I had to work even harder to make sure I could control my asthma. All the doctors I went to said I couldn't go in to space, but what do they know. Because after I trained hard enough, those same doctors said I would be fine. Heh, I think doctors are the only people who can do that.
Just the loud speaker crackled to life. "All astronauts to the flight deck." it yelled. Wordless I walked to the rocket. I climbed in. I strapped in. I listened to the countdown intensely. So did the others. I heard the rumble of the engines, and I remembered being thrown back in my seat as gravity tried to pull me down while the rocket carried me up. Then in the blink of eye it stopped. I was in space. I remember it like it was yesterday, which it might have been.
Then our Captain, Taylor said "Gentlemen we are in space."
Do you know what's it like to complete your life goals? Do you? It is amazing! I highly recommend it. It makes you feel like you just conquered the world and you want to do it again. Whenever you set your mind to a goal there's always a little voice in your head telling you "Work, Work,Work!" when you complete it that voice shut ups!
It was amazing! I had just looked out the window and saw the rest of the universe. Space is beautiful. You can see pictures of it, but it's really humbling to see it up close. You can really take a step back and look at Earth as one part in the greater machine.
"All right people we have to get this ship ready to dock with the station." It was the Captain again, reminding us we had a job to do. You see we were actually out here to do some repair work on a satellite. I was the actual mechanic to fix the poor thing, so there wasn't much I could do in docking the ship.
As everyone else swarmed to place the rocket. I kept looking out the window. Marveling at well space. Then I saw something that changed my life forever. "Hey.." I said. "...is that a man out there?" I pointed the black and orange man to anyone that passed. Soon there was a crowd...of five people.
"What's going on?" asked Captain Taylor. I pointed and she saw, and the man saw us. He turned his head and showed he wasn't a man, he was a robot. The last thing I remember was the alarms as the ship blew into pieces, and everything going dark.
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Gallatian: Cosmic Savior, Prolugue
The beginning of time
Long ago there was nothing. Then there were the Creators, they shaped the universe into what it is today. They're reasons we're simple, they were bored. You see they were actually part of a group of thousands Creators and all those Creators worked to build one huge universe. Then the three that created our universe left to create their own. There were only three so theirs was smaller, but they were proud of what they accomplished. So they created the basic elements and basic life and let it evolve from there. Our universe was a clean slate to doodle on.
Yes everything was good and the Creators felt pride. Though one day tragedy struck. A race called the Ba'don created a machine that went on to destroy their planet. An entire race died that day. The Creators were horrified something like this ever happened, so they created an entity that would seek hosts to become the savior of the universe. To save the universe from itself.
Long ago there was nothing. Then there were the Creators, they shaped the universe into what it is today. They're reasons we're simple, they were bored. You see they were actually part of a group of thousands Creators and all those Creators worked to build one huge universe. Then the three that created our universe left to create their own. There were only three so theirs was smaller, but they were proud of what they accomplished. So they created the basic elements and basic life and let it evolve from there. Our universe was a clean slate to doodle on.
Yes everything was good and the Creators felt pride. Though one day tragedy struck. A race called the Ba'don created a machine that went on to destroy their planet. An entire race died that day. The Creators were horrified something like this ever happened, so they created an entity that would seek hosts to become the savior of the universe. To save the universe from itself.
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