Skyhook: An Angel Without Wings
By- Lyndon B. Habersham Jr.
Somewhere in an abandoned warehouse…
Horoscope: So who are you?
Skyhook: why do you care?
Horoscope: Cause two months ago I ran this city like clock
work. Then one day a plane comes crashing out of the sky and who should save it
and its crew…YOU! My power allows me to tell the futures of individuals and yet
I had not foreseen your arrival…
Skyhook: So then your powers fail you? Release me! I know
you’re the one who’s been operating out of the city…
Horoscope: Prove it then…how can I be arrested if you have
no evidence? Hahaha face it you’re doomed and soon the city of Fort Valley will belong to me. Now tell me
the secrets of you suit!
Skyhook: I’d rather die!
Horoscope: Have it your way I predict a need for food in
your future.
Skyhook: What?!?
Horoscope: I’m going to keep you here for as long as it
takes till your body eats at itself and you give in hahahaha!
Story: Horoscope leaves the room for an office…Skyhook is
left to himself…and his thoughts…
Skyhook: (I didn’t choose this life but then again…it
happens for a reason. I remember when I first got this damn hook arm and the
suit as well…)
Part 1- The Baddest
Baller on the Court
Skyhook: Saturday mornings meant practice if I was gonna be
a top NBA Baller. It was always me and Rick, my coach against the world…
Rick: Keep your guard up kid the man on your right knows
your open on the left, so he’ll force you to his guys ‘on’ the left to take the
rock.
Johanson: Yeah I gotcha…
Skyhook: Rick never let me give up even when it seemed there
was no way for me to win. It was because of him that I was even able to turn me
into us. After I made the local high school team, Rick got a job so that he
could continue mentoring me…with him the team was able to go 20 and 5, but that
wasn’t all Rick could make us do…
Rick: Alright today we’re gonna practice a new play but in
our own way. It involves taking the fastest man and putting him where we need
him…uh hold on one moment kids I’ll be back…
Story: Two men in clearly expensive suits entered the gym.
The tall didn’t move and made sure that what ever the three were taking about
wasn’t heard by anyone else. The boys regrouped to do some one on one work, but
Johanson stared at the two as if knowing them from somewhere he’d not yet been…
Felix: I told you that sooner or later the day would come
when you’d have to pay your debt to society. Today’s that day good sir.
Rick: That was to Alex, your father and he’s gone so-
Felix: SO…that means its up to me to collect his debts. You
have till February at 7…be there or
else and bring me my money.
Rick: I have a life now, and a good job, I don’t need
you…you fools ruining things for me!
Felix: Have it your way but know this…what good is a team
without its star player? That’s why I never put all my eggs in one basket.
Hahahahaha come on let’s get outta here while it’s still standing…
Skyhook: That day practice ended early and what happened
next would change my life forever…over the coming months crime and taken a
gradual decrease to the point where the police had to openly admit that someone
had manage to soothe the criminal underworld. Meanwhile Rick went to the DEA’s
office to settle his past…
Agent Morress: Don’t worry sir, you’re timing couldn’t have
been better we’re prepared to arrest him tonight, but because of how high
profile this case is we’ve had to get s judge to hear this case as soon as two
days from now…
Rick: Thank you, this means a lot to me….
Skyhook: Everything went according to plan, the police
apprehended Felix and in two days the trial would begin…but that was just the
beginning of what Felix had planned…
Bailiff: All rise…Judge Thompson presiding.
Judge: Be seated…Ah Mr. Felix Scope, son if Father Alex
Scope. People claim your blood line to be entwined with that of a…gypsy?
Felix: Well I am a bit of a mystic...your honor…how else do
I know that I will be rendered Not guilty.
Story: the crowd goes hysterical…
Judge: Alright enough with the pleasantries…lets get down to
business. Mr. Felix take your eyes off Mr. Hassle!
Felix: Oh but I warned Mr. Hassle the consequence of not
paying me back my money, now someone close to him is going to get hurt in a way
un imaginable…
Judge: That’s it I hold you in contempt! GET HIM OUTTA HERE!
Felix: Yes do get me out of here…
Story: The guards pulled their guns and began aiming at the
crowd, Felix and somehow manage to bribe them into working for him…
Felix: I know what you’re thinking and I will get away with
it…lets go now…You to Rick ol’boy you too…
Part 2- The Hooks of
Life
Story: As Johanson left school wondering about the trial and
Rick two people were ominously following him home. He noticed and suddenly took
off…He ran down an alley and straight into the taller man from before…
Johanson: Hey stop! What are you doing!! HELP SOMEONE HELP
ME! I’m BEING ATTACKED! HELP
Story: The man pointed at Johansson’s arms, and the goons
held him down…
Johanson: Now whoa whoa whoa come on I need those to like
shoot hoops and stuff…Guys, fellas…fellow thugs? SOMEONE HELP ME!
Story: The quiet man motioned his arm and cuts began forming
on Johansson’s skin…
Johanson: NOOOOOO! ARRRGHHHH! AHHHHHHHH!!! NOOOOO!!!(Sobbing
in pain)
Story: The quiet man had just severed Johansson’s left arm
when sirens could be heard in the distance…The quiet man looked Johanson in the
eye and in that look it was understood what he was saying…
Quiet man: (You got lucky this time, but if you say a word
of this I’ll come back for the other arm!)
Story: The men left and the police came to take Johanson to
the hospital. He’d laid passed out for days…
Skyhook: I remember having dreams of that fateful day. I can
remember how agonizing it was and how unreal it seemed. Its not everyday a boy
gets his arm cut off by some invisible force…The sounds in the dream kept
growing louder and louder till I thought I could wake up…yet…I didn’t or rather
couldn’t. I felt as if something were keeping me asleep just a little longer…I
remember hearing voices…
Rick: Is the operation finished?
Dr.: Yes but…the nerves were so badly cut that a replacement
arm can’t be used…
Rick: No, that can’t be! How
Dr.: I’m sorry what ever was used to cut his arm off isn’t
allowing it to heal. But there is a program that can help him maybe. Very
experimental…he could lose more than an arm, but if he succeeds then he can at
least punish those responsible…
Skyhook: I found myself awake one morning on a metal table,
but I couldn’t feel how cold it was…as a matter of fact I felt like I had no
clothes on…I looked down at myself with blurred vision to see a shining silvery
body seemingly beneath my neck…and something curved and sharp where my
replacement left are should be…almost hook like…
Rick: Johanson! You’re awake! Are you okay?
Johanson: I would if I could see…my vision is blurry…
Rick: give it a moment and it’ll pass, but there’s something
you gotta know…you mom… she’s…been kidnapped.
Johanson: WHAT!? HOW?! BY WHO?!
Rick: A local gang that’s moved into the city. Things have
gone crazy since the trial date two months ago.
Johanson: TWO MONTHS! I’ve been out for two months?!
Rick: Well not really, ya see…the government is ah has ah
chosen you to test a new military suit for them. Make you run faster, jump
higher, increases you basic strength, can make you camouflage and uh they say
it can even make you fly…
Johanson: Coach? Why?
Rick: Joe, I’m not just your coach…I’m an UCIA. Ultra
Criminal Intelligence Agent, we help to prevent and stop the creation of quote
‘super villains’. I retired when I managed to get the last one to give up his
bid for power.
Johanson: Alex Scope?
Rick: Yeah, but he’s better known as…The Gypsy. He had the
power to not only predict the out come of certain events but he could also
momentarily empower his henchmen with super natural powers. I have reason to
believe his son Felix has that same power and ambition. This suit should be
able to help you fight him and save the town.
Skyhook: I only agreed to this because-
Part 2- Burning
Breeze
Johanson: My mother is in trouble. Don’t think I’m going to
make this a permanent thing.
Rick: I understand, but there are some things you need to
know. For instance while this is a prototype suit its color matters very much
to its importance. Wearing the Silver Suit allows you to become invisible
during the day when the sun is out or even when its cloudy. This is because of
its camouflage effect. Other versions of the suit have other abilities, but all
of them allow you to fly.
Johanson: I’m only wearing this one to save my mother Rick,
I’m no super hero.
Rick: I know, but-
Johanson: Then keep that I mind.
Rick: Well…moving on. Apart from being bullet proof, the
suit will allow passage through thin walls, stick to surface areas large enough
to get at least two limbs on like an arm or a leg or two of the same. Finally this
suit allows you to manipulate the wind itself into a powerful burst of razor
air but you can’t be moving when you do so.
Johanson: How do I go about finding my mom?
Rick: We…don’t know. We just know that one of three local
gangs have her, but don’t worry we managed to narrow it down to two. The
Militia or the Bombers.
Johanson: So you mean to tell me that not only has my normal
life come to an end, I just became right handed two months going, and I’m a lab
rat for the governments play thing, but my mom is missing and you can’t even
tell me who exactly took her!!
Rick: I’m sorry; I’m kinda working on my own to help you…
Johanson: Alone?
Rick: Yes, the government is even thought to be in on the
scheme of things.
Johanson: …Don’t worry we’ll stop him. We’ll make things the
way they need to be…And I’ll bring Felix Scope to Justice.
Rick: The city knows him better these days as Horoscope…you
should find a suitable name for yourself too. We don’t need any more of your
family vanishing on us…
Story: Johansson bowed his head in thought…he was staring at
his left hand and could think of nothing more than how much he wished to play
basketball again…What remained left of his life had been torn off of him and
replaced with a hook…
Johanson: (No sense in flying from my problems…)!!! That’s
it Skyhook!
Rick: This is no time for basketball plays!
Johanson: No my name now we’ll be Skyhook…
Rick: Well then…go do your thing. Bring back order to Fort Valley
Story: Skyhook left and headed to the roof…There were major
incidents happening all over the city…
Skyhook: A fire…a bank robbery…and a hostage situation…Finding
my mother will have to wait a little longer these people need me now.
Rick: Jo Can you hear me?
Skyhook: Too loud and very clearly. What’s up?
Rick: Look I’m sorry about not telling you who I am, and for
your mom.
Skyhook: It’s okay, it’s behind us now we just have to move
forward here on out. Looks like finding her in the city is going to be hard,
there’s a fire in Perry, a Bank Robbery in progress downtown, and some sort of
hostage situation/stand-off in Warner
Robins …
Rick: This may not be that bad. Stop the crimes save lives
and maybe you can get some answers off the thugs you beat down in the process!
Skyhook: Good Idea.
Rick: I’ll be in touch…and try not to look so obvious wear a
coat or something. You look out of place…
Story: wasting no time Skyhook took three hops back then ran
full throttle off the roof and into the sky…
Skyhook: (I could fall to my death if this doesn’t work!)
Story: Moments after jumping the suit began emitting air
that sustained flight, and Skyhook took off like a rocket! He shifted slightly
in the direction of the fire and the suit balanced him for the short journey
for in 30 seconds he was there. The fire crew had already went in while others
worked the fire hose.
Skyhook: What happened?
Fireman: Get back sir this is a very dangerous area to be in
move it!
Skyhook: I know I’m hear to help!
Fireman: look kid, I don’t know where you came from but we got
five guys trapped on the top, second, and third floor and if none of them can
get loose in time then the family trapped on the fourth floor is gonna burn to
death so unless you can huff and puff and blow the house ah mean the fire down
then get-out-of-here!
Skyhook: I’ll do you one better…radio for them to grab on to
something…
Story: Skyhook held out his right hand and stood perfectly
still…the wind began to pick up and focus itself around his arm. He then fired
three waves of wind at the burning building. The Fire crews were all free but
now the roof stood ready to collapse. Skyhook rescued the family then headed
for the firemen on the top floor as others escaped through the front and back
doors…He landed next to the fire chief who stood wide eyed at what had just
happened…
Fire Chief: Wha…Where…Who are you?
Skyhook: My names Skyhook. I’m here to clean up the scum of
your city…I need to know where local gangs hang out.
Fire Chief: I’m sorry
that info is given to the police only. You’ll have to see them, but the
anything left of the force is trying to resolve a bank robbery and a hostage
situation.
Skyhook: Hostage situation? (Mom!) Who’s involved?
Fire Chief: Different departments don’t share information
after what Horoscope pulled!
Skyhook: If you can point me in his direction I’ll handle
him too!
Fire Chief: He lives like the worlds gonna come to an end.
His fortress sits far off north in Montezuma. If we could get to him we would
have.
Skyhook: Don’t worry I’ll take it from here!
Rick: Hey get moving! You got two more spots that need your
attention.
Skyhook: You’re right. Thank you chief and be safe…
Story: Skyhook launched off into the air again…this time, Warner Robins and the
Bank…
Part 3-A Silent Wind
Story: Johanson was beginning to truly feel the comfort of
the suit, and how it felt feel such a powerful breeze. He still had to get used
to flying but he figured that his urgency in getting to a one of the troubled
spots was what the trip to terse…he was coming up on the bank now and could see
officers in a shoot out with the criminals.
Skyhook: There’s no way I’m gonna get in through the front
door…think…
Story: Johanson spotted a clothing store and landed
inside…there he found a trench coat, a hat and gloves…Leaving the store he headed
behind the bank where more goons were loading money.
Goon 1: That’s all of it boss.
Story: the tall man had his back to Skyhook but had not said
a word then nodded at his men.
Goon2: Okay tell them to lead them into the bank where the
real firework can begin.
Story: Skyhook thought about the man he was staring so
strongly at from behind almost as if he knew who he was, but before he could
confirm his suspicions the gun fire between the cops and the other henchmen had
ceased and Skyhook had to act now or the police men would be killed!
Skyhook: (Catch the crook or save the officers...of course!)
another time then pal…
Story: Skyhook left the alley, and the man turned in time to
see no one there…they packed up and headed out to Montezuma…in the front of the
bank…
Police Chief: All officers prepare to move in! Take no
hostages that’s an order!
Skyhook: WAIT STOP!!! THEY WANT YOU TO WALK IN IT’S A
TRAP!!!
Story: The officers had not heard the warning and Skyhook
had mere seconds to keep them from opening those doors…Focusing the wind again
he managed to pull the officers away from the door as one officer managed to
slightly open one…seconds later there was a loud boom and the Bank was no more…
Rick: Jo? Jo! JO SAY SOMETHING!
Skyhook: Too loud and clear!
Rick: what happened you good?
Skyhook; Yeah I barely managed to save the officers though…I
hope there was no one inside…
Rick: Get to that hostage situation before it goes volatile.
Skyhook: What about the police, I had questions?
Rick: I’m sorry but the city is gonna need your trust before
they start working with you publicly or not. Get going and hurry back I’ve got
some advances for the suit.
Skyhook: I hope I just felt like I got the wind knocked out
of me…
Story: Skyhook jolted into the sky back to Fort Valley
Skyhook: Look I’ll explain that later but this is more
important. What happened?
Skyhook: What about the one who is currently serving?
Skyhook: What do you mean?
Skyhook: let me go in.
Story: The Negotiator motioned for an officer to move away
from his car. He swiftly joined them and seconds later a red beam appeared on
the car and it blew up.
Skyhook: Rick, can you hear me?
Rick: Yeah what’s up?
Skyhook: The hostage situation is more confusing than I
thought…I need you to hack in or something to the central train depot and get
me some eyes in there.
Rick: On it…stand by…who ever this cat is he’s big and
apparently sliced one camera from the wall. I’m looking into the reflection of
a picture…he’s tall and rather muscular…that’s all I can tell. Looks like the
train is still there though…uh oh…
Skyhook: what?
Rick: He just motioned something to one of his guys and the
train started up. It making the picture fuzzy… can’t see.
Skyhook: Don’t worry I hear it….
Skyhook: No what is it?
Story: Skyhook flew toward the front doors when from the
wall the train smashed out the side of the building and took off down the
tracks…The laser beam was now on Skyhook as he flew around barely missing the
instantaneous explosions created by the watchdog machine…
Skyhook: SHOOT THAT THING!!!
Story: the multitude of officers firing at random intervals
made it impossible for the machine to focus on one target. Sky hook had an
idea…
Skyhook: STOP SHOOTING!
Skyhook: I know watch this!
Story: Skyhook flew in front of the doors and the machine
could be heard recalibrating itself to lock on, skyhook flew after the train
and the machine stepped out of the building and onto the train tracks…seconds
before the machine fired another one on the train activated and took aim…at the
last second Skyhook camouflaged and moved out of the way as the machines
destroyed each other…
Skyhook: Now to figure out where this train is going…
Story: Skyhook landed on the train platform, and the suit
made him feel as if the train weren’t moving. The thugs came out the back car,
and struggled to take aim. Skyhook focused the wind around them and blew them
clean of the tracks…He walked in through the back of the train and saw the tall
quiet man waiting for him…He gestured for him to bring it on…
Skyhook: You should be glad you can’t talk, because would
have made you scream thousands of times more for what you did to me!
Story: There was no wind in the train so Skyhook had to
fight him straight up! The man charged at him and skyhook ducked under a set of
seats. He came around again and took out that row of seats!
Skyhook: well I know who to call when I need to do some
spring cleaning…err moving
Story: the human bulldozer came to a crashing holt and
became furious at his words. He then grew to a size that made it impossible for
Skyhook to dodge, duck or jump out of the way…
Quiet Man: (Angry Groan)
Skyhook: Were those words? Uh oh…
Story: The man smashed himself Skyhook and two other cars
down the train through a more sections of the train…
Skyhook: ugh…that hurt…a lot!
Rick: Stop messing around and stop this fool. He may have
answers we need.
Skyhook: I’m trying but when he moves he’s almost
unstoppable…wait that’s it…Come on ogre lets see you hit the featherless angel…
Story: The train was nearing the end of the tracks and the
mass man maintained his quiet nature as he came barreling down the platform for
Skyhook. Before he reached him Skyhook leaped high over his head and into the
air as he watched the train begin its plummet into the valley of a canyon
below. He managed to save the man from certain death with manipulation of the
wind but he was out cold…
Skyhook: Well at least you won’t get away without letting me
know something…its just a matter of time.
Part 4- an Angel
without Wings; A Hero is Born
Story: The man Skyhook managed to save finally awoke a week
later and Rick was already at work trying to help him to talk. It was important
that he help Johanson save his mother after all she’d not seen him since his
unfortunate ordeal…
Skyhook: He spoke yet?
Rick: No, I did an ex-ray and who ever he worked for didn’t
want him to talk about anything to anyone.
Story: The man had had his tongue removed and his vocal
cords taken out, replaced by the instruments that allow him his special
abilities.
Skyhook: Man all the tech in this suit and we can’t like
read his mind or something?
Rick: You know that’s not a bad idea. There was someone I
knew way back when and she could read minds. Hell she could shoot lightning
from her finger tips and moving things with the slightest gesture of his staff…
Skyhook: Who is this girl? And why isn’t she here helping me
if she’s so powerful?!?
Rick: This she works with a whole army worth of super
powered beings! From aliens, mutants, and fighters to machines, heroes, and
wizards like himself! They call her…The Mage…She’s a great Mystic. The
strongest of her people she is said even to know someone who can bend time and
reality…
Skyhook: Where is she now Rick?
Rick: I’m…I’m not sure. She could be anywhere in the
universe? Don’t worry I had something around here that I could use to contact
her…if…I needed…too, but I gotta find it…
Skyhook: Well where is it? I’ll help.
Rick: No no no go patrol the city make sure it’s a safe
night out. I’ll call you when I find it…
Story: Skyhook leaves to search for any crimes that might be
taking place…somewhere in Montezuma…
Horoscope: I hear they’ve captured Grotto?
Goon: yes sir, some flying man with a hook for a left hand
did it. The weird thing is…he could’ve let him die but he…he saved him.
Horoscope: Why am I not surprised…gather everyone in the
lobby I’ve announcement…
Story: An hour later…
Horoscope: Everyone listen up as we speak a hero is amongst
us in MY great city! I admit he can help us wipe out the rival gangs, but we
must test him. Rumor has it that one of our rival gangs is planning to sneak
illegal arms into the city with the use of a plane and the premise of innocent
passengers. I know for a fact that the passengers are in fact hostages and that
they are ‘collateral’ for their plan staying on track. I want the plane shot
out of the sky and I want it to plummet into the city…
Goon: That’s a good one Scope…we’d all die if you were
serious…
Horoscope:…….Kill him now!
Story: Someone pulled out a gun and shot the goon point
blank in the head.
Horoscope: Now, the plan is simple. Three teams are to draw
him out of the city…
Story: Skyhook is seen stopping minor crimes such as car
thefts and preventing accidents all the while moving farther from the city…
Horoscope: The second team needs to be more drastic…
Story: Skyhook is in hot pursuit of two trucks, and a four
door car…all passing the city limits near the pier…
Horoscope: The final team will await the plane’s take off
and then shoot it down…This gentlemen will let us know if he can be a true
hero….hahahahahahah
Story: Skyhook loses some goons on foot as a plane takes
off. He finds henchmen from another gang tied up…
Skyhook: What happened here?
Militia Member: Horoscope’s men came tied us up. They said
they were gonna destroy our bargaining chips too…BOTH of them.
Skyhook: What? What do you mean?
Story: A loud boom is heard as Skyhook turns he see the
plane burst into flames…
Militia Member: We were exchanging hostages for fire
weapons…now of the weapons blow the city goes up to…
Story: Skyhook was gone in a flash and soon found himself
along side the burning plane…
Skyhook: RICK!
Rick: Too loud and very clear isn’t?
Skyhook: RICK LISTEN! THERE’S A BURNING PLANE HEADING TOWARD
THE CITY I CAN’T STOP THAT PEOPLE ARE GOING TO DIE…
Story: Skyhook looks into the plane to see some of the
passengers praying and pleading with him to save them…he sees one in particular
as his mother!
Skyhook: RICK MY MOTEHRS ON THIS PLANE HELP ME! RICK? RICK!!
?: Calm down. I cam assist you just
relax…INACKUS-DREVASUS…you have the power now…land the plane on your own
strength…
Skyhook: What?!?! YOU MUST BE CRAZY?!?!
Rick: She’s the Mage, many things but crazy ain’t on the
list Jo…Save your mom and those people and be a hero.
Skyhook: (Here goes nothing…)
Story: Skyhook zoomed to the front of the plane and made an
imprint on metal when he gripped the nose of it. Using his wind manipulation
and his new found strength he brought the plane to an earth shattering holt on
a farm, but managed to save everyone’s life on board. He then ripped the cargo
section of the plane loose and hurled it upward where it exploded moments later…
Skyhook: MOM, mom where are you?
Rick: STOP THAT JO SHE CAN’T KNOW ITS YOU!!!
Skyhook: But-
Rick: I’m sorry Jo but until we’ve caught Horoscope…this has
to remain a secret.
Skyhook: Hey I only signed on for finding my mom. I found
her now this is over! Fight your own criminal organization.
Rick: I’m afraid its not that easy Jo. That suit, like the
others you’ll be bonding with are with you for life. You’re in it to win it
kid. Look around you! Don’t you see the relief you’ve given these people in the
last two weeks. Their eyes glow with a ray of hope not seen…in a long time…You
destroy that and the spirit of this city and even surrounding areas will be
crushed…
Skyhook: you…you thief…you stole my life from me! Those
goons would never have cut my arm off if it weren’t for you!
Rick: Well I guess I should tell you this now…I was never
retired from the UCIA; everything that has happened to you up till now has been
my doing. In doing my job I just didn’t expect you to lose your arm, and for
that I am sorry but everything else had to be done….Look at you…you’re a hero
to them…they love you and will rally behind you to do what is necessary to
protect the lives of those around them and that means yours too. Come on back
and will talk things out more…
Skyhook: No…
Rick: Jo don’t be stupid.
Skyhook: I’m not I’m going to drag Horoscope to the jail
house! Don’t wait up…
Story: Skyhook looked at his mother…she gave him an awkward
glance as if she was suppose to do something but didn’t know what…
Skyhook: (Goodbye…again mother…)
Story: Skyhook Shot off into the air and the people rescued
along with more than half the city of Fort Valley were amazed by the sight of
his flight without wings they clapped and cheered hoped and hollered
…Newspapers called him the Angel without wings, others remarked him as a demon
in sheep skins, but overall the people were filled with hope to fight for
freedom from the gangs of their city…
Part 5- The Hunters
Horoscope: So now those fools have someone to stand behind
in the fight for the soul of their city…He’s proven to be resourceful nothing
more, but can he really work on his own…
Henchmen: Sir, he’s on his way here!
Horoscope: Wake up Scythe tell him a friend is here to visit
him…give him a thinnest warning ever!
Story: Skyhook raced over farm after farm into Montezuma to
find Horoscopes whereabouts. As he neared gang members tried to slow him down
but he was too motivated by all his emotions at once to be stopped let alone
slowed down!
Skyhook: OUT OF MY WAY!!! ARRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHH!
Story: A massive wind tore through the goons on the ground
scattering them like leaves in the wind…he was fast approaching what looked
like a large castle…The Doors were tall enough for a giant to walk through, and
there was one window that became shrouded by the cover of clouds high in the
sky…
Skyhook: I’M COMING FOR YOU!!!
Story: The figure in the window mouthed out the words “Try
it!” Seconds later Skyhook burst into the lobby of the castle…He put his trench
coat on and the metallic suit retracted itself under his skin…
Rick: Jo listen, the suit is fully integrated with your
body. You need to receive the upgrades I have for it if you plan on defeating
Horoscope.
Skyhook: I’m through being force fed your help! I’m doing
this my way!
Rick: I hope you know what you’re doing…for your mothers
sake…
Skyhook: Don’t you dare-
Scythe: Welcome to Castle Fortune…a maze unlike none other
you’ve seen!
Skyhook: Bring forth Horoscope! You, him, and anyone else
workin for him is under arrest!
Scythe: Arrest? Hahahaha! Until you beat the Four Hunters of
this Castle…YOU CAN”T DO ANYTHING!!!
Story: Skyhook threw of his coat and the silvery armor began
to seep from under his skin…
Skyhook: I’m ready then…
Story: Lunging forward Skyhook sought to run his hook
through Scythe who blocked with a large shield…he then attacked by swinging his
arm down onto Skyhook’s hook arm. There was a high pitched sound and both were
flung back…
Scythe: Your arm! It’s still there! How!?!
Skyhook: And here I thought you couldn’t talk! You took
my-the arm of a young boy a couple of months ago left him for dead in an alley
way.
Scythe: Was that a question or a statement?
Skyhook: DON”T TOY WITH ME! Razor Winds!
Story: Brisk winds flooded the lobby and Scythe was blown
backwards into the room behind him. Skyhook plunged to his chest seconds later
with his hooked hand tearing the metal from Scythe’s armor! Wires and sparks
flew every where; Scythe struggled the throw Skyhook off then stood for an
attack. He took one step forward then lurched over and collapsed…Skyhook ran to
him…
Skyhook: Hey! Get up you’re under arrest!
Horoscope: Oh please he’s a machine! You can’t revive him.
Story: Skyhook jumped back at the sound of Horoscopes voice…
Skyhook: Coward! Show yourself!
Horoscope: Perhaps if you calm down, but still it’s not in
your future that I’ll be caught let alone arrested…and heroes-don’t-kill.
Skyhook: We’ll see about that!
Horoscope: You have more pressing matters to attend to…chow…
Story: Skyhook looked around. He found himself in a room
where the door had…vanished! No way out Skyhook put his hand to the wall…he
followed it all the way around.
Skyhook: Nothing. How could I have missed that?
Story: the room began to echo as something was charging
toward him, but he had no idea from where! He flew into the air…moments later
something talked him out the air and kept running…
Skyhook: What the hell was that!!! (Damn that hurt! It felt
like a bull riding another bull)
Story: The seemingly invisible creature had turned around by
now and was ready to spear through the room again. Skyhook had to think fast or
risk being tenderized by and invisible elephant…
Skyhook: when I flew into the air he knew where I was still
maybe…
Story: Skyhook laid on the ground…the bull like creature
kept pace and when Skyhook thought it was going to crush him he rolled over sat
up and hooked the creature…but then the creature kept running and it dragged
Skyhook through the wall! He saw a metallic door drop down as the beast was now
visible. Another machine, Skyhook placed his hand to its back and wind forced
the machine to explode!
Skyhook: Horoscope!? YOU’LL HAVE TO DO BETTER THAN THAT!
Story: Skyhook dispersed an orb a wind from around his
entire body that brought the room down…
Skyhook: A lot better…
?: Oh he can that’s why I’m here…
Skyhook: Who are you?
Alias: Name’s who ever I wanna be, and you ain’t yet apart
of me.
Skyhook: Wouldn’t want to be!
Alias: Wouldn’t want to be…perfect…be seeing ya!
Skyhook: Get back here! Argyaaahhh!
Story: Skyhook leapt after the mysterious man and found
himself falling from the one window he spotted on his way there…as he fell
there was someone following him…
Zone: You look like you need a lift…
Story: the girl grabbed him and they fell through a black
hole! Skyhook found himself in the lobby of the castle now staring face to face
with a slender woman decked in black with long midnight black hair to match…
Skyhook: I can fly you know.
Zone: Sure you can…hiya! Names Zone and you’re cute! I hear
your intruding…guess that means that we have to fight now…
Skyhook: I don’t want to hurt you! Are you a machine too?
Zone: Machine?
Story: She stepped through another portal to reappear behind
Skyhook…
Zone: I’m only half…I’m a Vyborg . It how I can do this!
Story: Zone grabbed Skyhook and pulled him through a shadow
then he fell from the ceiling to the ground…
Skyhook: (Great I can’t just attack hellishly without
killing her…)
Zone: Why don’t you just leave? You’re too cute to kill…I’d
rather beat you at…bowling or the arcade!
Skyhook: Sorry maybe another time. Why don’t you stand still
and let me knock you out or better help me take down your boss!
Zone: Funny to?! You ARE a desirable one…I can’t even though
I want to, the machine in me has an Auto Admission chip that forces me to do
this…so…
Story: Skyhook dodged everything he could that this, lunatic
woman if not for the machine in her, otherwise truly peaceful girl could throw.
When she couldn’t hit him she teleported and tried a frontal assault, but when
Skyhook saw her pattern he half heartedly stabbed her through with his hook
hand…she stumbled back then sat down in a chair…
Skyhook: I’m…I’m sorry…
Zone: Look at you. I’m not dead.
Skyhook: Come on I can’t let you die…
Zone: And you won’t now go…I’ll still be here. Up the
stairs…you’ll find them both…I need to rest…
Story: Skyhook flew through the doors and up the twisting
stair case…
Part 6-Alias:
Horro-scope
Story: Skyhook knocked the last two doors off its hinges and
used them as shields to block gun fire from goons on the floor below. When they
ran out of bullets he dropped the doors on them…
Skyhook: Give it up Felix you’re under arrest!
Story: Horoscope turned around to reveal twin swords in his
hands. They lunged at each other with Skyhook punishing Horoscope. Horoscope
mumbled something then blasted Skyhook with mystical energy….
Horoscope: I’m not unlike my father you know. He too wielded
great power…I just know what do with mine. I’m curious…where did you come from?
Skyhook: Why would I tell you that!?
Horoscope: Because you’re taking your last breathes
boy…Scope Beam!
Story: Horoscope blasted Skyhook with a continuous wave of
mystical energy…
Skyhook: When you tire out…I’ll see to it that those hands
of your are given to someone more deserving!
Story: Suddenly the beam stopped!
Skyhook: HA PUNISHING TIME!
Horoscope: You forgot to pay your electric bill.
Story: A large figure smacked Skyhook from behind and he
fell out…
Alias: What now?
Horoscope: We’ll kill him eventually but I want to learn
more about whom he is first then you can undo all he’s worked so hard to do…
Somewhere in an abandoned warehouse…
Story: Skyhook awakens in chains up against a wall…his
vision is blurred momentarily until he clearly sees Horoscope walking to him…
Horoscope: how nice of you to join us. Welcome back and I
hope you slept well. Now who are you?
Skyhook: why do you care?
Horoscope: Cause two months ago I ran this city like clock
work. Then one day a plane comes crashing out of the sky and who should save it
and its crew…YOU! My power allows me to tell the futures of individuals and yet
I had not foreseen your arrival…
Skyhook: So then your powers fail you? Release me! I know
you’re the one who’s been operating out of the city…everyone else is too scared
to take you down, but not me!
Horoscope: Prove it then…how can I be arrested if you have
no evidence? Hahaha face it you’re doomed and soon the city of Fort Valley will belong to
me. Now tell me the secrets of you suit!
Skyhook: I’d rather die!
Horoscope: Have it your way I predict a need for food in your
future. I must say though it is every resistant to other metals cutting at it…
Skyhook: What?!?
Horoscope: I’m going to keep you here for as long as it
takes till your body eats at itself and you give in hahahaha! We’ll see if you
suit can hold on to you then…
Story: Horoscope leaves the room for an office…Skyhook is
left to himself…and his thoughts…
Skyhook: (I didn’t choose this life but then again…it
happens for a reason….gotta find a way out of this…)
Story: Zone pops in…
Skyhook: What are you doing here?
Zone: Do you want my help or not? This guy shut off the
chips in his machines. I guess he thinks he doesn’t need them anymore…
Skyhook: But you’re still able to use your powers and…HEY
YOUR BLEEDING!
Zone: Shut you mouth!
Alias: What the?!?
Story: Alias blasted Zone; Skyhook tore free from his
bondage and manages to catch her…
Zone: Sorry angel…I wasn’t able to disappear…
Alias: I knew she couldn’t be trusted…serves her right!!!
Skyhook: Where is Horoscope?
Alias: Fool that was just a name! I am who I want to be…I am
The Alias…and I choose to be YOU!
Story: Skyhook watched as Alias morphed into him! His hair
his body size and even the suit he was wearing looked like his…
Alias: Your new found public will hate you when I dispense
with you!
Skyhook: Your suits not the genuine article…you can’t win!
Story: The fight began with Skyhook hurling wind at Alias
from his hooked hand. Alias countered by firing mystic energy into the attack.
Alias got close to Skyhook picked him up then sent him flying through the
warehouse and outside…weak Skyhook managed to stand…
Alias: Not feeling well after our last encounter huh? Too
bad…I thought I’d enjoy this more…
Skyhook: Wait! What are you?
Alias: I am Self Aware…an AI program. I was originally a machine,
but now….now I am aware of what it is I can be…
Skyhook: Where’d you come from…
Alias: I feel from the stars twenty years ago…during that
time my previous system operator sought to transform the populous into our
kind…the machine kind. When he was foiled we were disconnected from the master
computer so some of us banded together, and here I am. I’m one of the more
advanced machines although many have their own abilities mine are far
superior…NOW THIS IS THE END!
Skyhook: You’re right…
Story: Skyhook fired his hooked arm at Alias belt which
malfunctioned and forced him to drop Skyhook…
Alias: What have you done? I can’t control the
switching…AAHAHHAHHHHHH!!!
Skyhook; TORNADO WINDS!!!!
Story: A funnel cloud from the sky dropped down on top Alias
from the sky and he was lifted into the air. The funnel cloud grew thinner and
thinner till Alias’ body was shredded by the walls of the cloud….
Part 7- AI: Self
Aware…
Story: Skyhook found himself awake on a familiar medical
table. Once more his vision was blurred and he could make out three figures in
the room…Rick, The Mage, and one more…one he didn’t know…
Rick: Glad you’re okay. Relax, I went ahead and upgraded you
suit too…you now have access to different mode functions…
Story: Johansson gave Rick a look…
Rick: We’ll talk later. You should thank you’re ah
savior…SHE was kind enough to bring you here when you passed out…I lost radio
contact out there…what happened?
Mage: I can’t remove it. What ever it is its slowly becoming
apart of her…she’ll be fine because of it but if I remove it she’ll die for
sure…
Johansson: Rick. What can you tell me about Artificial
Intelligence, and it becoming Self Aware…?
Rick: I got a book on it some where…
Johansson: Find it…we’re going to need it. Mage do you know
any Heroes that can help in this up coming fight?
Mage: Fight against what?
Rick: The System… (Its back…)
Story: And so the angel without wings has restored hope to
the small city of Fort Valley, but what is this AI and there plans for making
the world Self Aware...else where on the new roof of the police tower…
Skyhook: My name’s Skyhook for one…and we need to start
working together to clean up this city…
Clark: Your timing couldn’t be more perfect…I want you to meet
some…trusted allies of mine from the new side of the world…Meet Detective
Pharaohs, Zane, Issac, and Pyra from Port city…
Skyhook: what brings you here?
Issac: we’re recruiting heroes from around the world to
fight what’s left of The System, but they’ve relocated to our part of the world
in Nexus. We’re gathering as many heroes, fighter, mutants, aliens, and
machines turn good as we can, but I’m wondering…can we count on you.
Skyhook: I’ll be there…
Grandpa Leiard- And so it was with a heavy heart that the King had to let go of his one and only brother to save the land of Nobel and the world…
Roselle- Grandfather! Grandfather! Did all that really happen?
Scarlet- Of course not your uncle is clearly outside the room watching us. When will you grow up and let go of childish things?
Ander- Stop that! Don’t talk to my sister like that. I’d like you to leave now.
Grandpa Leiard- Now, now let’s just calm down. You children are too young to be upset at one another. If anything you should be happy being children alone. Now I told you two your good night story please, lay down and sleep. I’ll be back in the morning with breakfast.
Children-Good night Grandpa!!
Scarlet- Goodnight, Mr. Leiard…goodnight Ander…*kiss blown his way*
Chaper1-Children of a Tender age…
The next day Ander his sister Roselle and Scarlet went wondering through the woods. They had been let out of school early and wanted to see what they could find to make new toys out of. After the war with the Satellite a lot of non-operational weapons were left behind. Ander and his sister often had them dismantled and remade into toys for the local children of Steelmann Town a town that was completely ruined by the war but today the three children would find something they never knew could exist in their world…something that would change their world forever…
Scarlet- So…Ander...
Ander- Yeah…what is it?
Scarlet- Do you know what type of girl you’re going to marry when you become king?
Ander- King? I’m not sure I’ll even become king. I mean…even if I were to be king…I’ll probably be too busy to have time to think about women. My father already doesn’t have time to spend with me…But I’m not upset. I enjoy my free time with sis and you.
Scarlet- With…me? Wow I feel honored my liege.
Roselle- *giggles* what’s a leech?
Scarlet- I said liege not leech! It’s what you say to royalty when you address them. Gosh you are dense.
Ander- Stop that Scarlet. I don’t like when you make fun of my sister. It’s not funny when you’re the only one laughing.
Scarlet- Sorry my king.
Ander- And don’t call me that.
Roselle- We’ve reached the edge of the woods. We’re finally beyond the towns. Let’s start exploring!!
Ander- Alright now we can have some real fun. First one to find the best object after 2 hours wins!
Scarlet- Alright then we’re off! (I’ll find something that’ll show you how much you mean to me Ander. *Smiles* It’ll make you mine forever *Slight giggle*)
The three split up and head off into the forest unsure of what it was they were even looking for. Roselle wandered off to a cliff sight where she gazed upon the beauty of the sun and found it so breath taking and relaxing that she fell asleep watching it laying down in a bed of Nitio Flower which promote healthy dreams….
Scarlet went off deep into the woods determined to find something “cool” for Ander so that he would realize that she liked him. She walked around for an hour and thirty minutes until she realized that she didn’t know what it was he was interested in. Upset and slightly lost she cried herself to sleep near a bed of Nitio Flowers…
Ander being ever the explorer for things he could not yet himself understand was fascinated by the mounds of destroyed tanks and planes left behind by Satellite. He thought it was odd how the kingdom was nice enough to take away the fallen soldiers but leave their enemy vehicles. He had just finished searching a turned over truck when the scent of something delicious caught his nose. Curious and intrigued he left the truck almost in a hypnotic daze and followed the ever growing smell to its origin. Once there he found himself staring at a Nitio Flower. He plucked one from the ground and held it close to his nose…he took deep sniff and was instantly asleep from the aroma…
Chapeter2-Men & Women of a growing age…
Ander-Now a research assistant and ever the curious young man to the new city of Vesper, Ander hopes to discover the ever growing mysteries of the Nitio Plant. Since that day in the forest he has been blessed with a miraculous ability to use what experts call The SOURCE. A power granted to him from the crystal HAOKAH. Using it he has helped transformed the kingdom of Nobel into a budding and prosperous city.
Roselle-Now a famous inventor of strangely powered objects Roselle was blessed by the crystal HAOKAH with the power of The SOURCE and can now be found hard at work on today’s top notch technologies. No longer the gullible girl she was 16 years ago she now sits third in line to Nobel’s second largest manufacturing company and is married to the head of the corporation, Ferris Realm.
Ferris Realm-An engineer from the age of 3 he managed to solve a near worldwide problem when his father accidentally left plans of a sewer construction out on his work desk. Young Ferris saw the plans and began drawing all over them, but by the time his father had returned to his desk to put his son to sleep he was astounded by what he saw. Ever since then Ferris has been groomed to take over the family business and has managed to marry into the Royal family of the Leiard.
Scarlet-Feeling cursed and cheated out of marriage when her family lost its fortune brought by the Crystal HAOKAH the vibrant Scarlet was forced to turn to a life of crime. Unable to see her childhood crush again due to the lack of credibility her family possessed she fled the capital of Nobel, Epson and has not been heard from in years. Having been granted power of the SOURCE she has used it to maintain a decent way of life in the hopes that one day she will be able to see her friends if not her family…again.
King Léon Nobel Leiard - Father of Ander and king of the country Nobel he has long since been a powerful figure shaping the city of Epson. He was reported to have dealt a painful blow to the leaders of Satellite thus bringing about a quicker resolution to their war.
Legislator Tyson- The fact of the matter is that the people love what you have done so far for the country. They love the fact that you have employed so many from the Steelmann Town and restored it to it proper glory, but the people of the newer generation grow eager to see what your son can do for the country as well. They don’t want to remember you as some tyrannical dictator who couldn’t let go-
Captain Lester Humphrey- Enough! I won’t stand here as you poison the name of our king with your fowl breath. You speak as if you champion those you ignorant punks. The fact of the matter…the fact of the matter is that King Leiard is nowhere near finished with his term as king and that his term doesn’t end til death and those who would think otherwise…are traitors of Epson and Nobel.
King Leiard- I do know how these young people feel. I was once them myself. I remember when the war first started and my uncle came to me and told me that my father passed away during negotiations with the leaders of Satellite. I knew then that the people of that day would look to me to see an end to the uprising and peace further continued, but alas war had broken out and it all seemed inevitable that I should fight. In the end I managed to come up with a solution that would save our fair nation, but only after my wife was taken from me. I felt a rage unlike any other that day…like the only woman I’d ever known, ever know to love had been forever stolen from my heart never to return. I promised I would not let her become a memory and when I found out that my son had been blessed by the Crystal HAOKAH I had the site named after his late mother…but now…after all this time…the people of this age wish to see me removed as king. I can only ask why they would want such a thing to happen. How could they have been raised to be so belligerent toward my family so that to usher in the next heir to the throne? I have seen such malice displayed before and I tell you know I am no stranger to these happening. I wasn’t sure until my children showed me the power of the SOURCE received from the HAOKAH but now I am most certain. Our long lost enemies are not lost anymore and the SATELLITE…has returned. Therefore I will not be stepping down as king of Nobel and will instead be putting together a task force lead by Captain Lester to find and eliminate this growing threat to our nation.
Legislator Cameron- OUTRAGOUS! How can you say the Satellite has returned with so little proof? I find it hard to believe that you’ll get the votes in the senate needed to carry out such a mandate.
Legislator Lenny- You’ll do no such thing! It’ll put the people in panic to see such a thing. The protesters with riot and then you’ve ensured hostile event to which you would claim you had to respond with force!
King Leiard- Captain Lester…do not waste precious troops getting these three back to their homes. They will be immediately arrested and jailed for crimes of treason against the country of Nobel. Send of my children I must speak with them at once…
Captain Lester- Yes my King.
Officer- Alright you little rats! Come out now with your hands up and we’ll make this swift!
Children- what are we gonna do? They can’t kill us all we’re children! Keep your voice down or they’ll find us…I want my mommy!!
Officer-I think I heard the little snots over here!!
Officer- Stand aside lady unless you’re with them too…in that case I’ll shoot!
Scarlet- You would harm innocent children for a cause you yourself do not fully understand? You would rely on the thoughts of others and hand your free will over to the mindless baron of a power hungry idiot…how sad…that you all would have such weak minds…and that they would call you the elite.*She laughs*
Officer- that enough I’ve heard enough from you! Take her out!
Scarlet- Source of the HAOKAH lend me your strength…produce…Fire.
Officer- what…what are you?
Scarlet- I am one with the Source…I am leader of the Satellite, and tell your king…I’m coming for him…
Chapter 3-History to a Tragic Beginning…
Nobel Leiard-A man not so concerned with himself or the world. He’s been thrust into a war as a king with no wish to further it but no means to end it either. He simply wants to live a life of peace with his bride Catillia.
Chandler Leiard- A quiet power hungry brother to Nobel. Long has he wanted to become king of Nitio but Leon, there father wants and believes Nobel to be the next true king for his strong connection to the crystal HAOKAH and his power of the SOURCE.
Uncle Strickland Leiard-Brother to the presiding king of Nobel, he has his own opinions about how the country should be run but it is not his place to become king of Nobel nor will it ever be.
King Leon Leiard-struggling to keep the country at peace, King Leon plans to end the threat of the Satellite and bring about peace for both districts so that they can survive in peace.
Alexander Satellite- Head of the Satellite family and leader of the Satellite Movement Alexander threatens to bring war to the district of Nobel. He claims that the Crystal HAOKAH has chosen his family as the most worthy to lead the country and will stop at nothing to see his dreams realized. His brothers William and Thomas are want only peace and seek to create a deal with the newly found king of Nobel.
Catillia Satellite- a young woman of indescribable beauty and the only heir of the Satellite family. Daughter of Alexander Satellite she has not taken to his views of being a family of prominent power over the newly named Nobel. Instead she wishes only to be in the loving arms of Nobel Leiard, son and future king of the Nobel Group.
Alexander- I’m telling you Leon that the power to rule rests with the Satellite Family. We unearthed the HAOKAH and reserve that right for ourselves.
Leon- You’re wrong. It is my family that has the right to rule. Our family has produced the first heir to harness its unfathomable power. Nobel…come forth and show them.
In stepped a bright eyed boy of average build and bright silver hair. He walked into the room with his uncle Strickland…and with a solemn face he held out his hand with a rock no larger than a pebble and in seconds it rose into the air with the wind and fire circled it only to be cooled by water then frozen by ice and crushed by thunder then the pieces exploded.
Leon- Now do you understand? We are the future of Nitio but to make things fair I would proudly allow your family to rule over the new country of Nobel…once you have produced a male heir to your family.
William- You are a fool.
Alexander- I would never let you degrade our family like this! I would rather have your family killed off one by one….
Catillia-Nobel! Nobel, are you okay?
Nobel-What are you doing here? I love you dearly but if you are seen here in the castle you will be arrested. My coronation isn’t for another 2 days. If you can hold out til then…perhaps you can still become my queen.
Catillia- I…I love you Nobel, but I have great and maybe terrible news…
Nobel-What could be so horrible to know my love…
Catillia- I am pregnant with your son. I’m not sure how I know it’s a boy…but I do…
Nobel-what…what are we going to do?
Catillia- Shouldn’t I be asking you this? I’m scarred. Once my father finds out he’ll have it killed!
Nobel- I won’t let that happen…
Catillia- You have the power to stop all of this…let us run away together and give up your place on the throne so that we can live a life in peace..
Nobel- Very well my love. I shall make this announcement tomorrow…with you at my side.
King Nobel- Ladies and Gentlemen of Nitio…for a long time complications have risen over who is the rightful and just ruler of our wondrous land blessed by the crystal HAOKAH, but I am her today with news that will resolve all our issues. I was never one to want to dive into politics. I was a simple man with a dream of marrying an equally simple woman but before I found that woman I was touched by the HAOKAH and given profound powers. I found out a couple of months ago that she was pregnant with my child and I have since decided that I will not only marry Catillia Satellite…
The crowd roared in mixed emotions. Some cheered and others booed as Catillia took her place at his side. Alexander, now a rather fossil looking man, stood in anger and shock as if betrayed by his daughter! William attempted to stop the anger filled brother when Thomas stood up and shot at Nobel…people ran everywhere as lighting was shot into Thomas killing him instantly. Nobel dropped to his knees and he held in his arms his beloved Catillia. She lay in his arms motionless and no longer full of breath. Nobel let out a maddening scream as he used his power to push away the elder brother of the Satellite…back at the castle Nobel’s uncle and brother awaited him…
Nobel-Why? Why did she have to die?
Chandler- Because our enemies would rather see us die than to achieve any sort of peace.
Strickland- I am sorry…I know how much you loved her…but we must choose our next course of action wisely.
Nobel- The love-of-my-life just died today and you’re thinking of retaliation??
Chandler- And why not? Would you let her death mean nothing to you? Would you sit there on your knees were it I or your uncle in her place…what about our father? Would you sit there and do nothing?
Nobel- Do not...EVER bring our father into this. He wanted peace!
Chandler- He wanted you to succeed him when I the OLDER brother should be in your shoes!
Strickland- He wanted to ensure that the name Leiard lived on in his sons, and that they did something profound with their lives…I ask you both…what would you want to be remembered for? Grieving for the enemy’s daughter? Growing mad with power? Pull yourselves together and act like the Leiard family I know you two to be a part of. Nobel, if you want out, my gun is on the table but if you think yourself too much of a coward then learn to live for someone other than yourself…
Nobel- Then let us go to war…they will know not to question the power of the HAOKAH or the resolve of the Leiard Family.
And so Nobel began creating and forging weapons with which to attack their soon to be enemies the Satellite. One stormy night 5 years into battle, and just a year before Ander’s birth, Chandler met with Alexander of Satellite to discuss a new plan of peace.
Alexander- I’m surprised you came alone.
Chandler- you should know I’m never alone. I’ve come to talk peace.
Alexander- Now you sound like you late father. Tell me what lies are-
Chandler- I’ll give you my brother…if you let me be king. Return peace to both sides and I’ll willingly give you whatever you want. Even proper recognition of find the crystal HAOKAH. After that day in the eye of the public Nobel has been shaky and unconfident in his decisions as king. I would see this mess put to a swift end by having him removed as king.
Alexander- How intriguing…I think I’ll accept that deal. But be warned…break your end in anyway and I promise you…you will never be rid of me nor my family.
And so with a heavy heart the King of Nobel gave up his only brother to their enemies and even worse too his unborn child, Ander was to be raised by their uncle…
Nobel-Brother!?? How could you!?? WHY?!?
Chandler- Simple. Peace. Something that could never be achieved with your weak way of thinking. I will however do you a favor and raise your unborn sun as my own. Hahaha. I plan to make him just like you…an oblivious idiot ignorant of the world around him and forever blind to what he should care most about…family.
Nobel- Should he ever learn the truth…It would be my wish he kills you…you are no brother to me.
Time has a way of changing things. Place…Items…People…even ideals can be changed by time. War has erupted on Nitio and two factions prepare to face off. Defected members of the Satellite calling themselves The Core, and the military arm of Nobel’s founding family the Leiard’s. Now what could have become of our three young adventurous souls in the time it took for this war to come about? With Ander and Roselle having been called into training surely nothing about them has remained the same…Now beings a chapter of uncertainty for all three of them…
Roselle- I wish we knew who it was…I don’t remember that day we awoke with these powers…I don’t know who else was with us…
Ander- Sister calm down…It’ll be alright. I’ve learned a lot about the Crystal in my time researching. I’ve managed to do great things with its power. You can learn too.
Roselle- You’re…not gonna teach me?
Ander- I have important things to figure out…you’d just slow me down.
King Leiard (Chandler)- He’s right…plus the two of you together run the risk of being killed together and I couldn’t bare to lose you both…now hurry. You must separate and being utilizing your powers.
Roselle on the other hand had no idea where to start or what to do to further manifest her power. Now being alone and out upon the world she felt cold and grew bitter that after more than ten years apart no one most of all her big brother Ander took her seriously, and it was that bitterness she felt that helped to manifest her powers to chilling heights! When it was time to return home she realized that her warm memories of being a naïve child to the world around her had come to a harsh end…
Chandler had grown old and almost feeble in his days as king. He used the technology developed by his daughter to maintain a fierce power over those who were directly under him, but only one person managed to live as long as he had and that was his father, Strickland. The old man put Chandler to shame showing that he could move with ease and that there was nothing he could do to stop what seemed to be progress even in his eldest of years. To this day it never dawned on him how his father felt about giving up a son to end a war but now that that war had returned Strickland had no time to worry about any of that. Once more the enemies of Nobel would know his name, Barron of Death. As his personal guard prepared to make the first offensive against the CORE, Ander and Roselle had arrived home again…noticeably changed by their attempt to further their powers…
Grandpa Strickland- Ander…you’ve grown…and Roselle…you’re hair. I’m in shock…
Ander- I’m honestly surprised you managed to stay alive this long.
Roselle- Are these your guardsmen? If they’re anything like from what you told us as children they shouldn’t die that quickly.
Roselle’s hair and changed icy blue to match her calling power from HAOKA. She wore black leather with black finger nail polish and lipstick. Ander on the other hand had for the most part remained the same. His silvery hair was now longer but his eyes changed from a passionate calming hue to a more tranquil green color. Obviously he was one with the earth now. As for Grandpa Leiard he looked like he was dressed to disarm a bomb rather than lead a squad of well-trained men to war nonetheless they followed him without question.
Miles away in the woodland city of Minerals, Scarlet had been hard at work preparing families for war against the one nation that had cast them all out, Nobel. She had planned on realizing her revenge through them in turn the families who had now allied with her fed off her determination to topple the seemingly merciless tyrannical Leiard Family….with a two day hike ahead of them all they would face their enemies and let what may come their way pass into the hardships of their past…One man approached her from the shadows. He was a rather dreary looking man who had the skin of wrinkled wood and in his eyes, when he came to face Scarlet was the shine of a forgotten dream just now being lived…
Scarlet- Can I help you old man?
Dr. Lebon- You look so familiar…I could swear we’ve met before…tell me what do you remember of…a boy named Ander Leiard?
Scarlet-How dare you speak that name to me!? He is the reason we are going to war! His family has cast us all aside like we were trash. They used each and every one of us and when they no longer needed us they, when we were all struggling with no way to support our families are so called friendship created with the ‘Nobel’ Leiards did nothing to help up…but we have found support HAVEN’T WE?
Crowd- SUPPORT COMES FROM HAOKA! HAOKA MEANS LIFE! HAOKA IS LIFE! THE CORE IS UNITY, THE CORE IS LIFE! THE CORE IS UNITY THE CORE IS LIFE! LONG LIVE HAOKA!!!
Scarlet- Hear that? It’s the sound of people working together. I suggest you get back with the end of our travel squad. You look too old to be a soldier.
Dr. Lebon-And you look too young and pretty to be waging war with a nation you seem to have a personal vendetta against. Do you know the real story behind Nobel’s founding? The reason why it was called Nobel or even the true whereabouts of the former King Leon?
Scarlet- Old man….who are you?
Dr. Lebon- Call me Dr. Lebon. If you truly want the answers to these questions meet me in the south corner of Mineral. The answers may make you cease this war you’ve help to start…
Scarlet-How do you know me? Who are you really? I promise I won’t hurt you. I do feel like we’ve met before but I’m not sure how…
Dr. Lebon- I met you for the time when you were born. I gave you that charm you wear around your neck to prove you were a citizen of Nitio. Back then I was striving to take the planet to new heights. I wanted to redeveloped the world in such a way that my family’s name would go down in history as having done something productive with life….instead I caused a great divide to take place amongst the people and I paid for my ignorance accordingly. I lost the people, my wife and most importantly our son…he was to be my greatest legacy, but now….
Scarlet-Why are you telling me this?
Dr. Lebon-Because you have the power to set this right. You don’t have to involve these people. You don’t have to cause more destruction to get what you want. I need you to see what it is I did not when I was you age…
Scarlet- What was that?
Dr. Lebon- That only by working together can you bring out the true potential in any living thing. That is the secret to the power the Crystal HAOKA has blessed you with. If I could have learned that lesson myself…I would have taught my son that very lesson which I teach you now…do not let the fire of vengeance and hate consume you…be free and learn to work in harmony with those you are with…it’s the only way we can further ourselves.
Scarlet- You said you met me for the first time when I was born…I assume there was another time you met me?
Dr. Lebon- Yes…the next time I met you after that…you were with your brother just before he died. You were being held by your grandfather, Alexander Satellite.
Scarlet-Say what?? How is he…how am I…a member of that family? They cause so much pain and hardship to the Nobel district and have been enemies of the Leiard family?
Dr. Lebon- Much like how you are to them now hmmm? Time has a way of showing us who we were often more than who will be don’t you think? It was fate that brought you three to that garden of Nitio flowers so many years ago…and after so many years I’ve finally been able to figure out what happened when you went to sleep in the fields…
Scarlet-How...do you know this? Who is your son? Who are you?
Dr. Lebon- I know this because…I too was once blessed by the Nitio Flower of HAOKA. The legendary plant that appears only to those who are to bring about great change…My son is someone whom you’ve been deeply in love with since the time you were both kids…and that my dear makes me-
Scarlet- The true king of Nobel…what have I done? King Leon, please forgive me?
Dr. Lebon- No child please forgive me…and allow me to explain. My name is now Dr. Lebon.
Chapter 5-Memories of the Crystal Dream…
Nobel-It happened by accident…I really don’t want this to be something I have to deal with.
Nobel- Well Like I said…I was exploring in the Southern Woods…
[I’d been with my girlfriend Catillia. She and I were advent explores and could have searched the planet five times over if we didn’t have to worry about where we’d stay along our journey. She would often tell me of great ways she wanted to live her life after we were married. Me? I wasn’t too concerned with anything after having been married to her. I felt like that was all I would need to keep me happy and well in life. On this particular day during the spring season of Nitio we were picking flowers as gifts for Catillia’s late mother. He mother often enjoyed seeing us because we made each other happy and that made her happy. After she passed Catillia went into exploration frenzy. I assumed it helped her forget the pain about having lost her mother. Her father on the other hand felt angry that she would have died rather than bore him a son but only later would I understand why.]
Catillia- Nobel look! I hear these are the second rarest flowers in all of Nitio. They call them-
Nobel-The Hush of Heartland. That’s normally the only other place they grow. The smell is said to soothe an aching heart and mend it quickly.
Catillia- Really now? *Sounding sarcastic* And what do you suppose you’re doing picking a bunch of those? I’ve no plans to break your heart.
Nobel- You think I was picking them for you? I wanted to make my dad cheer up I hear he’s gone to pieces and all the kings horsemen and all the kings men-
Catillia-Oh Nobel you’re such a…a…oooo!!
Nobel-I’m just playing. I mean these flowers for you my sweet. Although I’d much rather find this rarest flower you failed to speak of earlier…
Catillia-Well…the thing that makes it rare is the reason no one believes it exists…not many have seen the planets first flower. It’s called a Nitio Flower. Named after the planet for being the first sign of vegetation known to man.
Nobel- Ya don’t say huh…well what does it look like? I mean if not many have seen it then how do they know what it looks like?
Catillia- My uncles told me they met a man who saw it and that three other men in the world saw it before him. One of whom claims there was a giant Nitio sized tree! Can you imagine that? I never heard such a thing.
Nobel- I can believe only what I see…*Staring at Catillia*
Catillia-*Kiss* you truly do live up to your name. Is that why your parents named you so?
Nobel- My father named me Nobel because…he said I was special. That I would be a great part of shaping the world…but I don’t want to be this great revolutionary. I want to do things my way and live my own life…with you and nothing else.
Catillia-*Looks away in a bit of hurt* And what of a child? You do want an heir to continue your family line don’t you?
Nobel- Let my older brother worry about that when he’s king. I wouldn’t want to burden you anyway….
Catillia- (It wouldn’t be a burden if it’s something I truly desire…)
[I didn’t know it at the time but Catillia was pregnant with my son, Ander, it wouldn’t be until I was already king with war well under way that I would even find out. Still I had to wonder if the boy was mine or if he was meant to be my son by HAOKA, but it didn’t matter I promised myself that once the war was over I would love him regardless of whether or not he was my own flesh n blood. We were now in search of this mythical flower and I was determined to give one to Catillia as a sign of my unending love for her…but love like flowers often bloom just as quickly as they wilt. We found what we were looking for but we also found so much more that day…]
Nobel- Catillia…whatever my father’s wishes for me…I won’t let them affect what I have planned for us. Our future together I mean. I’ll do whatever is within my power to see our dreams come true.
Catillia- You actually make plans in the big empty head of yours? *giggles*
Nobel- Yeah go ahead laugh it up when I pour my heart out to ya…gosh, some nerve.
Catillia- Oh I’m just teasing you. You know I don’t see what everyone else see when they say you don’t care about the needs of others. You seem to pay me attention just fine. Maybe they never knew how to get your attention……Nobel? Nobel?
Nobel- I Catillia I think I’ve found the plant…I think I’ve found the Nitio Flower!
Catillia-And apparently neither do I…wait! Don’t just leave me!
[We found the flowers and had begun plucking them. They were each unique but had one quality about them that made them stand out from other flowers…their colors seems to linger in the air after being plucked. Kinda like painting on air…and we loved every moment of it all. I could still hear her laughter echo in my old head.]
Catillia- this is great Nobel. I love these colors and how they mash together. They make everything seems like a dream…Nobel you’re the best…
Nobel- Na I’m just being me. You’re the real treat.
Catillia- Here lets smell this one together!
[And just like that we were sent on a train to snooze Ville. We later awoke in this black void of space. It was like a dream we shared together because right next to me when I stood up was Catillia. She was in a trance staring at something far away. I tried to see what she was looking at then like a dark room being flooded with light I saw it…as bright as the very sun almost and as large as any structure built in ages…the Crystal HAOKA.]
Nobel- Catillia? Catillia! Catillia are you okay? Say something.
[Try as I might she was unresponsive. For a dream we shared together I felt very much alone. Then something happened and the light reached out to me. Before I knew it HAOKA was communicating with me…I wasn’t scared. I wasn’t excited. I wasn’t anything. I was lifeless and motionless as it talked to me. I thought it was killing me but I felt no pain. And finally I heard it speak.]
HAOKA- You are very special. You and Catillia. I have seen your happiness and it is what makes my flowers grow. You are meant to do great things for this planet and through your teachings you will inspire the world to greatness unlike any civilization I have seen thus far. I shall grant you my blessings and even more you shall carry within you the power to shape your world but only by working together is such a power unlocked. Remember this and do the most you can with this new found strength I bestow upon you.
Leon-Nobel…what has happened to you?
Nobel- Father…I don’t know…I don’t know…*Crying*
[That was the last I would see my father alive before the war, before the sickness, and my mother had long since departed him. She said she couldn’t stand to be with a man that was too blind to see what he had in front of him.]
Dr. Lebon- Here I sit before you. Victim of the same misfortune, and that’s what I imagined is what
happened to you kids that day you were out on your own.
Scarlet- So then what happened at the end of your Grandpa Leiards story about the difficult choice made by the king of Nobel?
Dr. Lebon- I’m afraid that will have to be another time. You must convince your followers to lay down their weapons. We must find another way to show Nobel that we don’t deserve to be forgotten.
Scarlet- I can try… (I just hope it’s not too late)
MEGAMAN, the Blue Bomber
Daniel: Roll!
Story: Roll turned around wearing the school uniform of white blouse with a red scarf and black skirt. She seem to come to life hearing Daniels voice, but before he could make one more move toward her a large figure came between them. Captain of the Mid City Tigers, Justin Guts shoves Daniel to the ground and laughs as his buddies, Ein Lee, Derrick, Barry and their Cheerleader Karren watch on…
Roll: Hey! That’s not nice Justin!
Daniel: Oh my bad Roll I didn’t see him there I thought it was a flying foot ball coming your way. I wouldn’t want nothing to happen to our precious class president. We all know that Blue over here is a bit clumsy ahahaha. Come one guys lets get to practice. We gotta be ready to cream South Side in the championships. Catch ya later…Blue boy…
Story: the crew walk off as Roll offers Daniel a hand up…
Roll: I honestly don’t know why they pick on you of all people. Its like the bad guys are attracted to you
Daniel. Come on lets find Jared and Eric.
Jared: Hi, what took you guys so long? I calculated that you had more than enough time to get here.
Roll: Justin and his thuggish friends slowed us down a bit. Practically threw Daniel to the ground! Those miserable brutes…
Eric: Oh man really? Why didn’t you call for back up? You know we would have flown in to help save the day!
Daniel: It would hardly have been a heroic rescue Eric. We’re out numbered if you haven’t remembered; Lee, Ein, Derrick, and Barry oh and might I add Karren to their mix?
Roll: I can take her. I wouldn’t want anyone accusing you guys of hitting women haha
Daniel: Thanks Roll but even if we could get pass that ensurrmountable disadvantage we still have to worry about Justin the GUTSMAN Guts clobbering us like the Hulk. We might as well beat each other up.
Roll: hahah That’s funny Daniel.
Jared: I don’t think that was a joke Roll…
Eric: Hey forget them we’ll show them up while their all winning tomorrow nights game. Its prom night and they will be away. I cooked up the perfect plan for us to sneak in. Plus I heard your double is going to do the same thing.
Daniel: Who?
Roll: you haven’t heard?? There’s this new kid in town who looks almost identical to you. Dresses really cool too. All Gray with Red trim and my gosh his scarf looks like mine with no designs…I wonder if we shop at the same stores…
Daniel: Well does this hot shot have a name? And why haven’t I seen or heard of him til now?
Jared: Well I did some searching and found out his name is Alexander Willy, and he just came into the café…look behind you…
I almost didn’t believe what I was seeing. He was the same height. The same skin tone, and aside from the hair cut, clothes and the serious look in his face he looked just like me! Part of me wanted to run up to him and scream “ CLONE!!” and part of me felt like I knew him from somewhere but I could quite place the idea…then I saw trouble headed his way in the form of Justin and his friends….
Story: Justin took the scarf from around and Alex’s neck and held it in the air, but Alex did not move. He stood perfectly still staring right back at Justin…
Justin: Whats the matter Blue Boy? No smart comebacks before your pending bruises?
Alex: Who is Daniel?
Daniel: Hey Justin? Looks like you’ve the wrong guy…he’s not blue…he’s not blue at all. In fact he looks a little red, red hot to be exact!
Story: Justin Dropped the scarf as if he’d seen a ghost and before it touched the ground Alex was behind him with the scarf safely tied around his neck again…
Alex: Allow me to introduce myself…
Story: Lee ran up to punch him when Alex side stepped and tripped him to the ground at which point Derrick lunged at him only to be slammed into a nearby table. Ein and Barry looked at each other then came in at the same time. Alex Sommersaulted over the two and they crashed into Justin who was furious!
Alex: Pathetic…
Justin: DUDE!! I AM GOING TO KILL YOU!
Jared: Did Justin just speak proper English?
Roll: Do something Daniel he’s gonna kill him!
Daniel: Umm.. He took down the others I highly doubt he needs my help…
Roll: Daniel B. Blue! If you don’t help him our friendship is over!
Daniel: Come on boys time to go out like heroes…
Eric: But I don’t wanna die!!!
Jared: How about I get the administrators? Really okay Bye!
Story: Jared ran out the cafeteria as Eric and I ran to help Alex.
Justin: Out of my way half pint!
Alex: What are you two doing?
Daniel: Keeping you alive…or throwing away our lives. I really don’t know yet.
Story: Justin swung his fist and I felt a hand shove me between his legs as I slide to the door. When I got up to look what happened Alex was landing to his feet as Justin fell back to the ground…
Daniel: Did he just…backflip and kick him…
Eric: Yes…yes he did…Justin’s gonna kill us for the rest of our lives now! I only have one life Daniel and I like to live it to old age!
Before I knew it. Justin, Eric, Alex and I were all suspended from school. Jared came back with the administrators but they didn’t care for our heroic little stunt. Justin wasn’t really suspened though he just had to stay out of school for a couple days being knocked out and what not. Alex, Eric, and I however were sent to the principals office where we awaited what I thought of as sentencing…
Eric: Man, how did it ever come to this yo? I mean we could have left this entire thing up to Bruce Lee over here!
Daniel: oh yeah? We’d have been hearing about his funeral arrangements by next week.
Alex: you’re wrong. I didn’t need your help.
Daniel: And another thing why do we-
Principal Wily: Good afternoon boys…up to no good I see. What do we have here…Eric Glide…you’re
parents are famous pilots why would you be trying to engage in fights?
Eric: Well sir…I wasn’t really trying to engage anyone in anything…
Principal Wily stopped him talking holding up his hand…he gazed at each of us before speaking. He was a gruff old man. I heard he got a doctorate in Robotics and advanced Enginerring and founded this school and others like it to better mankind….
Principal Wily: Normally I’d expel you all from this school but Ms. Roll was nice enough to tell me what happened, so intead-
Eric: We’re off the HOOK! OH YEAH!
Principal Wily: NO, SIT DOWN! I am suspending you all for 3 days! You need time to think about your actions which by the way have placed a senior student in the hospital!
Alex: Sir, If it weren’t for the two of them interfering then he would still be here right now. I had everything-
Principal Wily: Shut your mouth Willy! Its bad enough you started a fighted but on your first DAY?! Who does this? And you…..Mr. Daniel Blue Light…well you’re nothing spectacular. You don’t stand out with grades nor do you have any extracurricular activities…you’ll need to change that when you come back. I hope this time away allows you to come up with what you will do for the rest of your life. I’ve called your parents and they are here to pick you all up. Now leave my office!
My dad didn’t like having to pick me up and so the ride home was quite. He was never and angry man. He just felt his work was important that he would want nothing to stop him from completing whatever it was, but something was different about this car ride. He didn’t remain quite because of what I’d done. Something else was bothering him it wasn’t til we didn’t reach home that I found out what...
Daniel: Dad…why are we at the hospital?
Arron: Son…its your mother…she’s been diagnosed with a deadly disease…it happened so suddenly. I…I was so busy I never saw the signs…
Daniel: Is there anything we can do? Dad? DAD!
Dr. Price: This way Mr. Light. Your wife Jenice is very ill but right now we can’t get her to respond to anything we’ve done. All test show she has four maybe five days left. This is the most advanced case I’ve seen so far..
Arron:…there were others like her?
Dr. Price: yes. Infact recently this disease has made a come back and his beginning to affect the young. Unfortunately we don’t have a vaccine for it as no one in past years has came up with a cure for it. I can still check you and your son If you like?
Arron: Sure…
My dad was very solemn about the situation and for once I had seen emotion in his eyes like never before. I’d seen him struggle to understand things. I guess when you spend so much time dealing with machines that you forget how to deal with humans. When the testing was done my dad vanished for 2 days then spent the next 3 keeping me out of school. He said he made a terrible discovery…
Arron: Daniel!
Daniel: Sir?
Arron: Get down here you’ve go to see this!
Story: Daniel made his way to the basement of their house where he saw what looked like gloves, boots, jet
packs, and military grade hardware…he tripped over a chest plat of armor and his dad replied…
Arron: Oh watch your step there slick. I need you in one piece…so to speak.
Daniel: Whats going on?
Arron: Well, I was too late to save your mother. I loved her and she always loved you. I should have listend to her a lot more to spend time with you and the family but…after what the doctor told me about the virus I took our lab samples and began testing them to find a cure. I don’t have the virus but…I’m afraid you do son.
It took a long moment for what he just said to settle into my mind. I didn’t really know what to say because I didn’t feel sick. I in fact never felt sick a day in my life. I felt more healthy than…whatever the most clean object in the world was I dunno. I just didn’t feel sick. My dad went on to explain that the virus was making a come back throught the pet population. Mainly dogs and we just so happened to have one, Rush. He was the definition of man’s best friend and for a moment I thought dad was gonna say we had to make him go the way of Old Yeller, but instead when Rush came out of the shadows to greet me he was different…
Arron: Daniel I can cure this virus but for now I need you to go stand next to Rush, he can help me test something out.
Story: Daniel walked over to Rush who barked once then jumped at Daniel. The dog took him off his feet has he had become large, heavy and made of metal!
Daniel: Dad! What the hell did you do to our dog!?
Arron: Calm down Daniel, you sound like your grand father when I told him I could make his wheel chair hover. I didn’t do anything to Rush except…give him a coat of industrial strength armor. Also …3…2…1…
Daniel: Achoo!!
Arron: The armor makes it possible to detect if someone has the virus by causing them to sneeze every 10 mins. I will say this, Rush might out live me now….
Daniel: heck he might out live me too then…you’ve made the worlds first cybernetic dog!
Arron: actually Daniel…you will lout live me too. If this next part works…
Daniel: What do you mean?
Arron: the cure I was talking about…it takes a long time to produce without your body pushing it out of your system, so I made a suit design that’s going to allow you to maintain perfect health without ever worrying about this virus. I just wanted to know if you ah…wanted the surgery?
Daniel: …yes sir, but…but what about mom? You couldn’t have saved her?
Arron: I…no…I couldn’t save her…I’ve failed yet again to prevent such a loss…
Daniel: Dad? What do you mean?
Arron: Another time son. Lets get started…
I don’t know who I was. I only remember waking up…different. He took care of me. Gave me a new life and made me…better than what I was. He said I was his…Prototype, and for saving my life I would break anything he wanted me to…I felt compelled.
Alex: I almost couldn’t stand being so close to him…I wanted to kill him! You said I could Kill him but you stopped me, why?
Principal Wily: That’s understandable. I suppose it is time I give you that upgrade you wanted.
Alex: And why does he look like me…
Principal Wily: Never mind you that. I need you to steal something for me. Its called a formula matrix.
Alex: What does it do?
Principal Wily: It reassembles liquid matter continuously without breaking apart or degrading, and to answer your next question its for this…
Story: Wily walks over to a lab station with a cloth covering the table. He pulls it off to reveal a pod with a swirling yellow eye.
Alex: What is that?
Principal Wily: I call it the yellow devil and will be the instrument of Dr. Lights Destruction! I will rule the city with this and you by my side. Now go to the Techno Tower under the guise of Break Man and bring me what I desire!
Story: Alex’s body makes a morph as he transforms his body into metallic armor complete with his Red Scarf and shades over his eyes concealing his identity.
Breakman: As you wish…Doctor Wily
Story: A helicopter flys over the Techno Tower and out jumps Breakman blasting his way into the top of the facility. Because he is not human anymore Breakmans body bounces bullets off his body. He tosses guard after guard aside as he makes his way to the main vault where the device he seeks is kept.
Officer: Stop right there or I’ll shoot! Its an EMP…know what that means?
Breakman: Electro Magnetic Pulse.
Officer: Then you know-
Breakman: Then I know it possesses no threat to me sir…go ahead, take your best shot. I’m begging ya hahah
Story: Breakman turns away from the officer and heads to the vault. The officer fires his weapon and which has no effect on Breakman. Breakman punches the door to knock it down and nothing happens. He takes two steps back and with his right arm aims his hand at the door. His hand retracts into his arm and a cannon is produced from which he fires his Break Buster! The door is blackened from the attack but still stands still.
Breakman: Hmm…no wonder its considered the greatest security in the world…
Story: Breakman hears a chime and spins around ready to aim.
Breakman: Whos there?! Show yourself!
Wily: Calm down you hot headed fool! It is I Wily. That door cant be taken down with the Break Buster. You need to absorb the power of something in the room strong enough to shut down the doors circuits!
Breakman: I read ya…hmmm
Story: Breakman exams the EMP used against him by the officer. His mind runs a schematic through his memory banks and he is endowed with the knowledge behind the EMP. Aiming his Break Buster he shoots a hypersonic electromagnetic wave of electricity and the door opens slowly. Grabbing what he came for he is seen by the police dangling away from the scene by helicopter…meanwhile…Dr. Light has finished his sons operation transforming him into a cybernetic boy….
Arron: Daniel? Can you hear me? Its me your father…
Daniel: I can hear you dad and why do you have to announce that you are my father. You made me an android not amnesic. How long was I asleep?
Arron: you should have been asleep for only 3 hours but after what I saw on the news last night…you’ve been asleep for the last week as I made combat upgrades to your systems hard wear…
Daniel: You …gave me weapons?
Arron: It important….Only you have the power to stop what I saw….
Daniel: What did you see?
Arron:…I saw you’re older brother, Protoman…
Daniel: BROTHER!? You mean ALEX??
Arron: You met him already? I mean…how is that possible, and his name is not Alex…it was Blu…
Daniel: You mean…my middle name?
Arron: yes…You see you aren’t an only child. Blu was born before you. We didn’t know it at the time but he had the very same virus that took your mother. To remember him a fellow scientist and friend created what we called Robot Masters. We needed only one and that one would communicate between all other machines and humans. It was supposed to make repairs easier, but something went wrong with his coding and he developed a bug. I wanted to repair him but he had grown too independent. I also had to contend with my friend betraying me and wanting to turn him into what he called a Maverick, a combat machine android. I named him Protoman because he was the first and supposed to be the best of my creations…But I had forgotten about you….I’m sorry.
Daniel: Dad…its okay…I’m sorry you had to go through that and if Protoman is becoming evil then I’ll do whatever it takes to bring him down.
Arron: No, you must not let him get destroyed. the way I built him was far different from how you were reconstructed. You need solar power to operate but Protoman uses a depleting if not depleted nuclear core. When its gone…so will be all of Mid City…bring him back so that I can operate on him and save his life. I owe him that much…
Daniel: Ok I’ll get right on it…and don’t worry everything will be alright.
Arron: wait take Rush with you and change your name so that no one will track you back here….something catchy and non-personal…hmm.
Daniel: Well he’s Protoman…I’m his younger brother…I should be…Awesome man haha.
Arron: nope that’s not something I want to have to call you in public…makes even me feel embaarrsed…how about Megaman? You are Mega powerful…
Rush: Bark Bark!
Daniel: hey! Rush Likes it!! I love it! Lets go Rush
Arron: Rush go into Glide mode and give Megaman a lift here.
Story: Rush laid down then briefly flashed and became like a skate board. Megaman hopped on and was magnetically held in place as they levitated in the air.
Arron: Remember! You can’t let him get destroyed!
Megaman: Gotcha!
Story: Rush as tracking the helicopter Breakman was using to escape on
Final Fantasy XV
By-Lyndon B. Habersham Jr.
Ander Leiard-A
young 5 year old boy with silver hair and smooth black eyes. Some say he looks
too much like his mother to have ever had a father. He is skilled at problem
solving and has a great love of things he does not understand often becoming
obsessive.
Roselle-A stern yet gullible 4year old girl she remains
easily influenced by stories of the sketchiest nature. She has a vast
imagination and hopes one day to make a great discovery so that everyone knows
she is as talented as everyone else in her family.
Scarlet-Born with crimson red eyes and hair and smooth dark
skin this 6 year old girl is often seen as a user of the Leiard Family but
instead wishes only to be the bride of its future king Ander. A bit quick
witted she can always be seen making fun of Ander’s sister Roselle; however,
the three get along very well.
Grandpa - Once a feared man in the war he’s now a hunched
scruffy old man with silvery grey hair and a seemingly honest chuckle. Formerly
known as the Barron of Death during the war with Satellite he managed to broker
a deal with its major leaders the result of which brought peace to Nobel but
left a king without his brother…or so the legend claims.
Prologue
Long before he was ever King of Nobel, Leiard was a
lazy man who did nothing for no one. Although he never caused trouble for the
people in the kingdom, Leiard never accepted help from them either. He always
managed to pull himself out of any trouble that he found himself in. One day
while in the small towns of the kingdom he found something that would change
his life forever…before he knew it Leiard had become king and was soon to marry
his brushing wife to be, Catillia, but someone somewhere was not at all happy
about that, and so the kingdom of Nobel was sent into war with the evil faction
of the Satellite but that was so long ago and now there came an era of peace
over the land of Nobel….
Grandpa Leiard- And so it was with a heavy heart that the King had to let go of his one and only brother to save the land of Nobel and the world…
Roselle- Grandfather! Grandfather! Did all that really happen?
Scarlet- Of course not your uncle is clearly outside the room watching us. When will you grow up and let go of childish things?
Ander- Stop that! Don’t talk to my sister like that. I’d like you to leave now.
Grandpa Leiard- Now, now let’s just calm down. You children are too young to be upset at one another. If anything you should be happy being children alone. Now I told you two your good night story please, lay down and sleep. I’ll be back in the morning with breakfast.
Children-Good night Grandpa!!
Scarlet- Goodnight, Mr. Leiard…goodnight Ander…*kiss blown his way*
Chaper1-Children of a Tender age…
The next day Ander his sister Roselle and Scarlet went wondering through the woods. They had been let out of school early and wanted to see what they could find to make new toys out of. After the war with the Satellite a lot of non-operational weapons were left behind. Ander and his sister often had them dismantled and remade into toys for the local children of Steelmann Town a town that was completely ruined by the war but today the three children would find something they never knew could exist in their world…something that would change their world forever…
Scarlet- So…Ander...
Ander- Yeah…what is it?
Scarlet- Do you know what type of girl you’re going to marry when you become king?
Ander- King? I’m not sure I’ll even become king. I mean…even if I were to be king…I’ll probably be too busy to have time to think about women. My father already doesn’t have time to spend with me…But I’m not upset. I enjoy my free time with sis and you.
Scarlet- With…me? Wow I feel honored my liege.
Roselle- *giggles* what’s a leech?
Scarlet- I said liege not leech! It’s what you say to royalty when you address them. Gosh you are dense.
Ander- Stop that Scarlet. I don’t like when you make fun of my sister. It’s not funny when you’re the only one laughing.
Scarlet- Sorry my king.
Ander- And don’t call me that.
Roselle- We’ve reached the edge of the woods. We’re finally beyond the towns. Let’s start exploring!!
Ander- Alright now we can have some real fun. First one to find the best object after 2 hours wins!
Scarlet- Alright then we’re off! (I’ll find something that’ll show you how much you mean to me Ander. *Smiles* It’ll make you mine forever *Slight giggle*)
The three split up and head off into the forest unsure of what it was they were even looking for. Roselle wandered off to a cliff sight where she gazed upon the beauty of the sun and found it so breath taking and relaxing that she fell asleep watching it laying down in a bed of Nitio Flower which promote healthy dreams….
Scarlet went off deep into the woods determined to find something “cool” for Ander so that he would realize that she liked him. She walked around for an hour and thirty minutes until she realized that she didn’t know what it was he was interested in. Upset and slightly lost she cried herself to sleep near a bed of Nitio Flowers…
Ander being ever the explorer for things he could not yet himself understand was fascinated by the mounds of destroyed tanks and planes left behind by Satellite. He thought it was odd how the kingdom was nice enough to take away the fallen soldiers but leave their enemy vehicles. He had just finished searching a turned over truck when the scent of something delicious caught his nose. Curious and intrigued he left the truck almost in a hypnotic daze and followed the ever growing smell to its origin. Once there he found himself staring at a Nitio Flower. He plucked one from the ground and held it close to his nose…he took deep sniff and was instantly asleep from the aroma…
Chapeter2-Men & Women of a growing age…
Ander-Now a research assistant and ever the curious young man to the new city of Vesper, Ander hopes to discover the ever growing mysteries of the Nitio Plant. Since that day in the forest he has been blessed with a miraculous ability to use what experts call The SOURCE. A power granted to him from the crystal HAOKAH. Using it he has helped transformed the kingdom of Nobel into a budding and prosperous city.
Roselle-Now a famous inventor of strangely powered objects Roselle was blessed by the crystal HAOKAH with the power of The SOURCE and can now be found hard at work on today’s top notch technologies. No longer the gullible girl she was 16 years ago she now sits third in line to Nobel’s second largest manufacturing company and is married to the head of the corporation, Ferris Realm.
Ferris Realm-An engineer from the age of 3 he managed to solve a near worldwide problem when his father accidentally left plans of a sewer construction out on his work desk. Young Ferris saw the plans and began drawing all over them, but by the time his father had returned to his desk to put his son to sleep he was astounded by what he saw. Ever since then Ferris has been groomed to take over the family business and has managed to marry into the Royal family of the Leiard.
Scarlet-Feeling cursed and cheated out of marriage when her family lost its fortune brought by the Crystal HAOKAH the vibrant Scarlet was forced to turn to a life of crime. Unable to see her childhood crush again due to the lack of credibility her family possessed she fled the capital of Nobel, Epson and has not been heard from in years. Having been granted power of the SOURCE she has used it to maintain a decent way of life in the hopes that one day she will be able to see her friends if not her family…again.
King Léon Nobel Leiard - Father of Ander and king of the country Nobel he has long since been a powerful figure shaping the city of Epson. He was reported to have dealt a painful blow to the leaders of Satellite thus bringing about a quicker resolution to their war.
The King now speaks with member of his legislative
department on the sudden uprising of protesters to his prolonged reign…
Legislator Tyson- The fact of the matter is that the people love what you have done so far for the country. They love the fact that you have employed so many from the Steelmann Town and restored it to it proper glory, but the people of the newer generation grow eager to see what your son can do for the country as well. They don’t want to remember you as some tyrannical dictator who couldn’t let go-
Captain Lester Humphrey- Enough! I won’t stand here as you poison the name of our king with your fowl breath. You speak as if you champion those you ignorant punks. The fact of the matter…the fact of the matter is that King Leiard is nowhere near finished with his term as king and that his term doesn’t end til death and those who would think otherwise…are traitors of Epson and Nobel.
The crowd in the room gasp at what this bold officer
has said. The king, cloaked in his seat under a lightless lamp looks on waiting
for reprisal from the legislator. When none is offered he stands from his
throne and approaches his microphone. Upon stepping into the light the king is
seen to have rugged battle torn skin with thick gray hair to match. His eyes a
mere whisper to the youth he once held but his stance at the podium would
suggest he could take any four of his most able bodied guardsmen. He spoke with
a voice so commanding that it seemed almost evil in purpose.
King Leiard- I do know how these young people feel. I was once them myself. I remember when the war first started and my uncle came to me and told me that my father passed away during negotiations with the leaders of Satellite. I knew then that the people of that day would look to me to see an end to the uprising and peace further continued, but alas war had broken out and it all seemed inevitable that I should fight. In the end I managed to come up with a solution that would save our fair nation, but only after my wife was taken from me. I felt a rage unlike any other that day…like the only woman I’d ever known, ever know to love had been forever stolen from my heart never to return. I promised I would not let her become a memory and when I found out that my son had been blessed by the Crystal HAOKAH I had the site named after his late mother…but now…after all this time…the people of this age wish to see me removed as king. I can only ask why they would want such a thing to happen. How could they have been raised to be so belligerent toward my family so that to usher in the next heir to the throne? I have seen such malice displayed before and I tell you know I am no stranger to these happening. I wasn’t sure until my children showed me the power of the SOURCE received from the HAOKAH but now I am most certain. Our long lost enemies are not lost anymore and the SATELLITE…has returned. Therefore I will not be stepping down as king of Nobel and will instead be putting together a task force lead by Captain Lester to find and eliminate this growing threat to our nation.
Legislator Cameron- OUTRAGOUS! How can you say the Satellite has returned with so little proof? I find it hard to believe that you’ll get the votes in the senate needed to carry out such a mandate.
Captain Lester- For a
politician you sure don’t know how your job works do you? If the king plans on putting
together a task force to keep the city safe he won’t have to go through you
weak minded chumps to get it approved, it’ll be automatically approved because
we are now living in “uncertain times” and laws differ greatly during that
time. Now please remain seated while I call in more troops to helps escort you
back to your homes.
Legislator Lenny- You’ll do no such thing! It’ll put the people in panic to see such a thing. The protesters with riot and then you’ve ensured hostile event to which you would claim you had to respond with force!
King Leiard- Captain Lester…do not waste precious troops getting these three back to their homes. They will be immediately arrested and jailed for crimes of treason against the country of Nobel. Send of my children I must speak with them at once…
Captain Lester- Yes my King.
And so with a tactical squad of 30 men and women,
Captain Lester managed to suppress the small growing numbers of protesters who
demanded the King step down and let the new King, Ander take his place.
Thousands were slaughtered and the city air filled with fear, grief…and resistance.
The more Lester and his squad fought to quiet the resistance the more they grew
in number and the more they demanded until one day a portion of Lester’s
tactical force split on assignment and went after children caught defacing a
statue of the King, the group was met with a force of their own…
Officer- Alright you little rats! Come out now with your hands up and we’ll make this swift!
Children- what are we gonna do? They can’t kill us all we’re children! Keep your voice down or they’ll find us…I want my mommy!!
Officer-I think I heard the little snots over here!!
Just as the group ran to a corner and turned it they
were met by a woman dressed in velvet. She wore a mask to conceal her face and
showed only her crimson red eyes and crime ridden face…
Officer- Stand aside lady unless you’re with them too…in that case I’ll shoot!
Scarlet- You would harm innocent children for a cause you yourself do not fully understand? You would rely on the thoughts of others and hand your free will over to the mindless baron of a power hungry idiot…how sad…that you all would have such weak minds…and that they would call you the elite.*She laughs*
Officer- that enough I’ve heard enough from you! Take her out!
Scarlet- Source of the HAOKAH lend me your strength…produce…Fire.
The group was charred almost instantaneously as they
struggled to hold their weapons first, and then were encircled in a wall of
flames that slowly closed in on them. They call fell but one…
Officer- what…what are you?
Scarlet- I am one with the Source…I am leader of the Satellite, and tell your king…I’m coming for him…
With that Scarlet lead the children to safety and
vanished into the night…the next day that lonely officer told Lester of what
had happened and it was then that King Leiard commissioned his children be made
soldiers and learn to use their power. And so the three childhood friends had
grown to become one another’s enemy and even worse they were stripped of their
happy and peaceful lives…
Chapter 3-History to a Tragic Beginning…
Nobel Leiard-A man not so concerned with himself or the world. He’s been thrust into a war as a king with no wish to further it but no means to end it either. He simply wants to live a life of peace with his bride Catillia.
Chandler Leiard- A quiet power hungry brother to Nobel. Long has he wanted to become king of Nitio but Leon, there father wants and believes Nobel to be the next true king for his strong connection to the crystal HAOKAH and his power of the SOURCE.
Uncle Strickland Leiard-Brother to the presiding king of Nobel, he has his own opinions about how the country should be run but it is not his place to become king of Nobel nor will it ever be.
King Leon Leiard-struggling to keep the country at peace, King Leon plans to end the threat of the Satellite and bring about peace for both districts so that they can survive in peace.
Alexander Satellite- Head of the Satellite family and leader of the Satellite Movement Alexander threatens to bring war to the district of Nobel. He claims that the Crystal HAOKAH has chosen his family as the most worthy to lead the country and will stop at nothing to see his dreams realized. His brothers William and Thomas are want only peace and seek to create a deal with the newly found king of Nobel.
Catillia Satellite- a young woman of indescribable beauty and the only heir of the Satellite family. Daughter of Alexander Satellite she has not taken to his views of being a family of prominent power over the newly named Nobel. Instead she wishes only to be in the loving arms of Nobel Leiard, son and future king of the Nobel Group.
Its one year before the birth of Scarlet and the war
is upon the districts of Nobel and Satellite. Both of the families believe in a
power crystal called HAOKAH. Its powers have been known to bless those with
extraordinary gifts, power over elements of the planet. Unfortunately both
believe they are destined to rule the land for having found HAOKAH. Now the two
lay on the verge of war for the HAOKAH…
Alexander- I’m telling you Leon that the power to rule rests with the Satellite Family. We unearthed the HAOKAH and reserve that right for ourselves.
Leon- You’re wrong. It is my family that has the right to rule. Our family has produced the first heir to harness its unfathomable power. Nobel…come forth and show them.
In stepped a bright eyed boy of average build and bright silver hair. He walked into the room with his uncle Strickland…and with a solemn face he held out his hand with a rock no larger than a pebble and in seconds it rose into the air with the wind and fire circled it only to be cooled by water then frozen by ice and crushed by thunder then the pieces exploded.
Leon- Now do you understand? We are the future of Nitio but to make things fair I would proudly allow your family to rule over the new country of Nobel…once you have produced a male heir to your family.
William- You are a fool.
Alexander- I would never let you degrade our family like this! I would rather have your family killed off one by one….
And so a cold war had broken out and the Leiard’s
now faced off with the Satellite’s over the power of the crystal HAOKAH…a
couple of years went by and Nobel’s father, Leon became ill. Soon it was clear
that he was dying. Nobel tried hard to heal his father with the powers blessed
to him from HAOKAH but it was no use and so Nobel bid farewell to a father he
loved so much and went on to become the youngest king of his people at
19….Catillia paid him a visit that night…
Catillia-Nobel! Nobel, are you okay?
Nobel-What are you doing here? I love you dearly but if you are seen here in the castle you will be arrested. My coronation isn’t for another 2 days. If you can hold out til then…perhaps you can still become my queen.
Catillia- I…I love you Nobel, but I have great and maybe terrible news…
Nobel-What could be so horrible to know my love…
Catillia- I am pregnant with your son. I’m not sure how I know it’s a boy…but I do…
Nobel-what…what are we going to do?
Catillia- Shouldn’t I be asking you this? I’m scarred. Once my father finds out he’ll have it killed!
Nobel- I won’t let that happen…
Catillia- You have the power to stop all of this…let us run away together and give up your place on the throne so that we can live a life in peace..
Nobel- Very well my love. I shall make this announcement tomorrow…with you at my side.
And so months later after many failed negations with
the Satellite Family, Nobel held a public meeting of which he said would change
the face of the world as he they knew it.
King Nobel- Ladies and Gentlemen of Nitio…for a long time complications have risen over who is the rightful and just ruler of our wondrous land blessed by the crystal HAOKAH, but I am her today with news that will resolve all our issues. I was never one to want to dive into politics. I was a simple man with a dream of marrying an equally simple woman but before I found that woman I was touched by the HAOKAH and given profound powers. I found out a couple of months ago that she was pregnant with my child and I have since decided that I will not only marry Catillia Satellite…
The crowd roared in mixed emotions. Some cheered and others booed as Catillia took her place at his side. Alexander, now a rather fossil looking man, stood in anger and shock as if betrayed by his daughter! William attempted to stop the anger filled brother when Thomas stood up and shot at Nobel…people ran everywhere as lighting was shot into Thomas killing him instantly. Nobel dropped to his knees and he held in his arms his beloved Catillia. She lay in his arms motionless and no longer full of breath. Nobel let out a maddening scream as he used his power to push away the elder brother of the Satellite…back at the castle Nobel’s uncle and brother awaited him…
Nobel-Why? Why did she have to die?
Chandler- Because our enemies would rather see us die than to achieve any sort of peace.
Strickland- I am sorry…I know how much you loved her…but we must choose our next course of action wisely.
Nobel- The love-of-my-life just died today and you’re thinking of retaliation??
Chandler- And why not? Would you let her death mean nothing to you? Would you sit there on your knees were it I or your uncle in her place…what about our father? Would you sit there and do nothing?
Nobel- Do not...EVER bring our father into this. He wanted peace!
Chandler- He wanted you to succeed him when I the OLDER brother should be in your shoes!
Strickland- He wanted to ensure that the name Leiard lived on in his sons, and that they did something profound with their lives…I ask you both…what would you want to be remembered for? Grieving for the enemy’s daughter? Growing mad with power? Pull yourselves together and act like the Leiard family I know you two to be a part of. Nobel, if you want out, my gun is on the table but if you think yourself too much of a coward then learn to live for someone other than yourself…
Nobel- Then let us go to war…they will know not to question the power of the HAOKAH or the resolve of the Leiard Family.
And so Nobel began creating and forging weapons with which to attack their soon to be enemies the Satellite. One stormy night 5 years into battle, and just a year before Ander’s birth, Chandler met with Alexander of Satellite to discuss a new plan of peace.
Alexander- I’m surprised you came alone.
Chandler- you should know I’m never alone. I’ve come to talk peace.
Alexander- Now you sound like you late father. Tell me what lies are-
Chandler- I’ll give you my brother…if you let me be king. Return peace to both sides and I’ll willingly give you whatever you want. Even proper recognition of find the crystal HAOKAH. After that day in the eye of the public Nobel has been shaky and unconfident in his decisions as king. I would see this mess put to a swift end by having him removed as king.
Alexander- How intriguing…I think I’ll accept that deal. But be warned…break your end in anyway and I promise you…you will never be rid of me nor my family.
And so with a heavy heart the King of Nobel gave up his only brother to their enemies and even worse too his unborn child, Ander was to be raised by their uncle…
Nobel-Brother!?? How could you!?? WHY?!?
Chandler- Simple. Peace. Something that could never be achieved with your weak way of thinking. I will however do you a favor and raise your unborn sun as my own. Hahaha. I plan to make him just like you…an oblivious idiot ignorant of the world around him and forever blind to what he should care most about…family.
Nobel- Should he ever learn the truth…It would be my wish he kills you…you are no brother to me.
Chapter 4- The
presence of change…
Time has a way of changing things. Place…Items…People…even ideals can be changed by time. War has erupted on Nitio and two factions prepare to face off. Defected members of the Satellite calling themselves The Core, and the military arm of Nobel’s founding family the Leiard’s. Now what could have become of our three young adventurous souls in the time it took for this war to come about? With Ander and Roselle having been called into training surely nothing about them has remained the same…Now beings a chapter of uncertainty for all three of them…
King Leiard (Chandler)
- I’m sorry to have pulled you away from your studies and your work but I need
you two for a very important assignment. Our nation has come under attack by a
group taking up my father’s old war against the Satellite, but Intel has told
me that they are being led by a new face. They share powers like what you have
from the Crystal HAOKA.
Roselle- I wish we knew who it was…I don’t remember that day we awoke with these powers…I don’t know who else was with us…
Ander- Sister calm down…It’ll be alright. I’ve learned a lot about the Crystal in my time researching. I’ve managed to do great things with its power. You can learn too.
Roselle- You’re…not gonna teach me?
Ander- I have important things to figure out…you’d just slow me down.
King Leiard (Chandler)- He’s right…plus the two of you together run the risk of being killed together and I couldn’t bare to lose you both…now hurry. You must separate and being utilizing your powers.
Ander took to being one with himself and began
practicing out in the forest where his power first originated. By now it was
winter there but you would not know it looking into this fine lush area. It was
filled with many wonders that had remained untouched from Anders childhood…things
that by the end of his training made him leave behind regrets of have changed
himself…
Roselle on the other hand had no idea where to start or what to do to further manifest her power. Now being alone and out upon the world she felt cold and grew bitter that after more than ten years apart no one most of all her big brother Ander took her seriously, and it was that bitterness she felt that helped to manifest her powers to chilling heights! When it was time to return home she realized that her warm memories of being a naïve child to the world around her had come to a harsh end…
Chandler had grown old and almost feeble in his days as king. He used the technology developed by his daughter to maintain a fierce power over those who were directly under him, but only one person managed to live as long as he had and that was his father, Strickland. The old man put Chandler to shame showing that he could move with ease and that there was nothing he could do to stop what seemed to be progress even in his eldest of years. To this day it never dawned on him how his father felt about giving up a son to end a war but now that that war had returned Strickland had no time to worry about any of that. Once more the enemies of Nobel would know his name, Barron of Death. As his personal guard prepared to make the first offensive against the CORE, Ander and Roselle had arrived home again…noticeably changed by their attempt to further their powers…
Grandpa Strickland- Ander…you’ve grown…and Roselle…you’re hair. I’m in shock…
Ander- I’m honestly surprised you managed to stay alive this long.
Roselle- Are these your guardsmen? If they’re anything like from what you told us as children they shouldn’t die that quickly.
Roselle’s hair and changed icy blue to match her calling power from HAOKA. She wore black leather with black finger nail polish and lipstick. Ander on the other hand had for the most part remained the same. His silvery hair was now longer but his eyes changed from a passionate calming hue to a more tranquil green color. Obviously he was one with the earth now. As for Grandpa Leiard he looked like he was dressed to disarm a bomb rather than lead a squad of well-trained men to war nonetheless they followed him without question.
Miles away in the woodland city of Minerals, Scarlet had been hard at work preparing families for war against the one nation that had cast them all out, Nobel. She had planned on realizing her revenge through them in turn the families who had now allied with her fed off her determination to topple the seemingly merciless tyrannical Leiard Family….with a two day hike ahead of them all they would face their enemies and let what may come their way pass into the hardships of their past…One man approached her from the shadows. He was a rather dreary looking man who had the skin of wrinkled wood and in his eyes, when he came to face Scarlet was the shine of a forgotten dream just now being lived…
Scarlet- Can I help you old man?
Dr. Lebon- You look so familiar…I could swear we’ve met before…tell me what do you remember of…a boy named Ander Leiard?
Scarlet-How dare you speak that name to me!? He is the reason we are going to war! His family has cast us all aside like we were trash. They used each and every one of us and when they no longer needed us they, when we were all struggling with no way to support our families are so called friendship created with the ‘Nobel’ Leiards did nothing to help up…but we have found support HAVEN’T WE?
Crowd- SUPPORT COMES FROM HAOKA! HAOKA MEANS LIFE! HAOKA IS LIFE! THE CORE IS UNITY, THE CORE IS LIFE! THE CORE IS UNITY THE CORE IS LIFE! LONG LIVE HAOKA!!!
Scarlet- Hear that? It’s the sound of people working together. I suggest you get back with the end of our travel squad. You look too old to be a soldier.
Dr. Lebon-And you look too young and pretty to be waging war with a nation you seem to have a personal vendetta against. Do you know the real story behind Nobel’s founding? The reason why it was called Nobel or even the true whereabouts of the former King Leon?
Scarlet- Old man….who are you?
Dr. Lebon- Call me Dr. Lebon. If you truly want the answers to these questions meet me in the south corner of Mineral. The answers may make you cease this war you’ve help to start…
Later….
Dr. Lebon-My you look
just like how I remember you when you were younger…my how time must have
changed my old decrepit body into a hollow shell of its former self…
Scarlet-How do you know me? Who are you really? I promise I won’t hurt you. I do feel like we’ve met before but I’m not sure how…
Dr. Lebon- I met you for the time when you were born. I gave you that charm you wear around your neck to prove you were a citizen of Nitio. Back then I was striving to take the planet to new heights. I wanted to redeveloped the world in such a way that my family’s name would go down in history as having done something productive with life….instead I caused a great divide to take place amongst the people and I paid for my ignorance accordingly. I lost the people, my wife and most importantly our son…he was to be my greatest legacy, but now….
Scarlet-Why are you telling me this?
Dr. Lebon-Because you have the power to set this right. You don’t have to involve these people. You don’t have to cause more destruction to get what you want. I need you to see what it is I did not when I was you age…
Scarlet- What was that?
Dr. Lebon- That only by working together can you bring out the true potential in any living thing. That is the secret to the power the Crystal HAOKA has blessed you with. If I could have learned that lesson myself…I would have taught my son that very lesson which I teach you now…do not let the fire of vengeance and hate consume you…be free and learn to work in harmony with those you are with…it’s the only way we can further ourselves.
Scarlet- You said you met me for the first time when I was born…I assume there was another time you met me?
Dr. Lebon- Yes…the next time I met you after that…you were with your brother just before he died. You were being held by your grandfather, Alexander Satellite.
Scarlet-Say what?? How is he…how am I…a member of that family? They cause so much pain and hardship to the Nobel district and have been enemies of the Leiard family?
Dr. Lebon- Much like how you are to them now hmmm? Time has a way of showing us who we were often more than who will be don’t you think? It was fate that brought you three to that garden of Nitio flowers so many years ago…and after so many years I’ve finally been able to figure out what happened when you went to sleep in the fields…
Scarlet-How...do you know this? Who is your son? Who are you?
Dr. Lebon- I know this because…I too was once blessed by the Nitio Flower of HAOKA. The legendary plant that appears only to those who are to bring about great change…My son is someone whom you’ve been deeply in love with since the time you were both kids…and that my dear makes me-
Scarlet- The true king of Nobel…what have I done? King Leon, please forgive me?
Dr. Lebon- No child please forgive me…and allow me to explain. My name is now Dr. Lebon.
Chapter 5-Memories of the Crystal Dream…
Nobel-It happened by accident…I really don’t want this to be something I have to deal with.
[…and that what I kept telling myself right up until
that moment, then all I could think was that I was the blame…I was the
problem…]
Leon-Well I’m sorry son
but when you make a decision to do something you have to think about how it
will impact others around you. Now tell me what happened again?
Nobel- Well Like I said…I was exploring in the Southern Woods…
[I’d been with my girlfriend Catillia. She and I were advent explores and could have searched the planet five times over if we didn’t have to worry about where we’d stay along our journey. She would often tell me of great ways she wanted to live her life after we were married. Me? I wasn’t too concerned with anything after having been married to her. I felt like that was all I would need to keep me happy and well in life. On this particular day during the spring season of Nitio we were picking flowers as gifts for Catillia’s late mother. He mother often enjoyed seeing us because we made each other happy and that made her happy. After she passed Catillia went into exploration frenzy. I assumed it helped her forget the pain about having lost her mother. Her father on the other hand felt angry that she would have died rather than bore him a son but only later would I understand why.]
Catillia- Nobel look! I hear these are the second rarest flowers in all of Nitio. They call them-
Nobel-The Hush of Heartland. That’s normally the only other place they grow. The smell is said to soothe an aching heart and mend it quickly.
Catillia- Really now? *Sounding sarcastic* And what do you suppose you’re doing picking a bunch of those? I’ve no plans to break your heart.
Nobel- You think I was picking them for you? I wanted to make my dad cheer up I hear he’s gone to pieces and all the kings horsemen and all the kings men-
Catillia-Oh Nobel you’re such a…a…oooo!!
Nobel-I’m just playing. I mean these flowers for you my sweet. Although I’d much rather find this rarest flower you failed to speak of earlier…
Catillia-Well…the thing that makes it rare is the reason no one believes it exists…not many have seen the planets first flower. It’s called a Nitio Flower. Named after the planet for being the first sign of vegetation known to man.
Nobel- Ya don’t say huh…well what does it look like? I mean if not many have seen it then how do they know what it looks like?
Catillia- My uncles told me they met a man who saw it and that three other men in the world saw it before him. One of whom claims there was a giant Nitio sized tree! Can you imagine that? I never heard such a thing.
Nobel- I can believe only what I see…*Staring at Catillia*
Catillia-*Kiss* you truly do live up to your name. Is that why your parents named you so?
Nobel- My father named me Nobel because…he said I was special. That I would be a great part of shaping the world…but I don’t want to be this great revolutionary. I want to do things my way and live my own life…with you and nothing else.
Catillia-*Looks away in a bit of hurt* And what of a child? You do want an heir to continue your family line don’t you?
Nobel- Let my older brother worry about that when he’s king. I wouldn’t want to burden you anyway….
Catillia- (It wouldn’t be a burden if it’s something I truly desire…)
[I didn’t know it at the time but Catillia was pregnant with my son, Ander, it wouldn’t be until I was already king with war well under way that I would even find out. Still I had to wonder if the boy was mine or if he was meant to be my son by HAOKA, but it didn’t matter I promised myself that once the war was over I would love him regardless of whether or not he was my own flesh n blood. We were now in search of this mythical flower and I was determined to give one to Catillia as a sign of my unending love for her…but love like flowers often bloom just as quickly as they wilt. We found what we were looking for but we also found so much more that day…]
Nobel- Catillia…whatever my father’s wishes for me…I won’t let them affect what I have planned for us. Our future together I mean. I’ll do whatever is within my power to see our dreams come true.
Catillia- You actually make plans in the big empty head of yours? *giggles*
Nobel- Yeah go ahead laugh it up when I pour my heart out to ya…gosh, some nerve.
Catillia- Oh I’m just teasing you. You know I don’t see what everyone else see when they say you don’t care about the needs of others. You seem to pay me attention just fine. Maybe they never knew how to get your attention……Nobel? Nobel?
Nobel- I Catillia I think I’ve found the plant…I think I’ve found the Nitio Flower!
Catillia-And apparently neither do I…wait! Don’t just leave me!
[We found the flowers and had begun plucking them. They were each unique but had one quality about them that made them stand out from other flowers…their colors seems to linger in the air after being plucked. Kinda like painting on air…and we loved every moment of it all. I could still hear her laughter echo in my old head.]
Catillia- this is great Nobel. I love these colors and how they mash together. They make everything seems like a dream…Nobel you’re the best…
Nobel- Na I’m just being me. You’re the real treat.
Catillia- Here lets smell this one together!
[And just like that we were sent on a train to snooze Ville. We later awoke in this black void of space. It was like a dream we shared together because right next to me when I stood up was Catillia. She was in a trance staring at something far away. I tried to see what she was looking at then like a dark room being flooded with light I saw it…as bright as the very sun almost and as large as any structure built in ages…the Crystal HAOKA.]
Nobel- Catillia? Catillia! Catillia are you okay? Say something.
[Try as I might she was unresponsive. For a dream we shared together I felt very much alone. Then something happened and the light reached out to me. Before I knew it HAOKA was communicating with me…I wasn’t scared. I wasn’t excited. I wasn’t anything. I was lifeless and motionless as it talked to me. I thought it was killing me but I felt no pain. And finally I heard it speak.]
HAOKA- You are very special. You and Catillia. I have seen your happiness and it is what makes my flowers grow. You are meant to do great things for this planet and through your teachings you will inspire the world to greatness unlike any civilization I have seen thus far. I shall grant you my blessings and even more you shall carry within you the power to shape your world but only by working together is such a power unlocked. Remember this and do the most you can with this new found strength I bestow upon you.
[There was nothing I could do. I wanted to reject
its blessing. To give back its power, but the unwilling deal had been done and
I was to become a SOURCE. With my power I would gather followers under an ideal
that would bring about a brighter future for Nitio. The planet was happy
mankind would be happy, but I didn’t care about mankind’s happiness I just
wanted Catillia to be well and alive. The next day I awoke in my father’s
master bed room. Doctors were around me with lights and knives about to split
me open convinced I was dead…and that’s when emotion activated my blessings.
The doctors were okay but not after having had the wind knocked out of them.]
Leon-Nobel…what has happened to you?
Nobel- Father…I don’t know…I don’t know…*Crying*
[That was the last I would see my father alive before the war, before the sickness, and my mother had long since departed him. She said she couldn’t stand to be with a man that was too blind to see what he had in front of him.]
Dr. Lebon- Here I sit before you. Victim of the same misfortune, and that’s what I imagined is what
happened to you kids that day you were out on your own.
Scarlet- So then what happened at the end of your Grandpa Leiards story about the difficult choice made by the king of Nobel?
Dr. Lebon- I’m afraid that will have to be another time. You must convince your followers to lay down their weapons. We must find another way to show Nobel that we don’t deserve to be forgotten.
Scarlet- I can try… (I just hope it’s not too late)
MEGAMAN, the Blue Bomber
By- Lyndon B. Habersham Jr.
I used to think that technology was
scary. My dad always had been tied up in so much of his work that he never had
time for me or my mother. When she became ill I became his main focus. When I
got badly hurt…he did everything in his power to make sure that I would live a
normal life…But this life I have…the life I had…they are two different things
now, and I will never be the same ever again.
I was like any other ordinary kid
at age 15. I had friends, I had games, I even had a crush on the hottest girl
in school named Synthia Roll, but we just called her Roll for short. She was a
4 foot 9 girl with bright yellow eyes and blonde hair to match. She was class
president and a great friend, but sometimes being afriend isn’t enough to make
a girl realize that you love her. But today was my day. Today I was gonna walk
up to her and say…
Daniel: Roll!
Story: Roll turned around wearing the school uniform of white blouse with a red scarf and black skirt. She seem to come to life hearing Daniels voice, but before he could make one more move toward her a large figure came between them. Captain of the Mid City Tigers, Justin Guts shoves Daniel to the ground and laughs as his buddies, Ein Lee, Derrick, Barry and their Cheerleader Karren watch on…
Roll: Hey! That’s not nice Justin!
Daniel: Oh my bad Roll I didn’t see him there I thought it was a flying foot ball coming your way. I wouldn’t want nothing to happen to our precious class president. We all know that Blue over here is a bit clumsy ahahaha. Come one guys lets get to practice. We gotta be ready to cream South Side in the championships. Catch ya later…Blue boy…
Story: the crew walk off as Roll offers Daniel a hand up…
Roll: I honestly don’t know why they pick on you of all people. Its like the bad guys are attracted to you
Daniel. Come on lets find Jared and Eric.
Jared and
Eric were the only friends I could count on in this world. When things seemed
real tough they always had my back. I knew they were good friends too cause
only they could cheer me up when they knew I got shot down. We found them
sitting in the cafeteria in our favorite spot by the pasta line. They always
had nice stuff cooked up.
Jared: Hi, what took you guys so long? I calculated that you had more than enough time to get here.
Roll: Justin and his thuggish friends slowed us down a bit. Practically threw Daniel to the ground! Those miserable brutes…
Eric: Oh man really? Why didn’t you call for back up? You know we would have flown in to help save the day!
Daniel: It would hardly have been a heroic rescue Eric. We’re out numbered if you haven’t remembered; Lee, Ein, Derrick, and Barry oh and might I add Karren to their mix?
Roll: I can take her. I wouldn’t want anyone accusing you guys of hitting women haha
Daniel: Thanks Roll but even if we could get pass that ensurrmountable disadvantage we still have to worry about Justin the GUTSMAN Guts clobbering us like the Hulk. We might as well beat each other up.
Roll: hahah That’s funny Daniel.
Jared: I don’t think that was a joke Roll…
Eric: Hey forget them we’ll show them up while their all winning tomorrow nights game. Its prom night and they will be away. I cooked up the perfect plan for us to sneak in. Plus I heard your double is going to do the same thing.
Daniel: Who?
Roll: you haven’t heard?? There’s this new kid in town who looks almost identical to you. Dresses really cool too. All Gray with Red trim and my gosh his scarf looks like mine with no designs…I wonder if we shop at the same stores…
Daniel: Well does this hot shot have a name? And why haven’t I seen or heard of him til now?
Jared: Well I did some searching and found out his name is Alexander Willy, and he just came into the café…look behind you…
I almost didn’t believe what I was seeing. He was the same height. The same skin tone, and aside from the hair cut, clothes and the serious look in his face he looked just like me! Part of me wanted to run up to him and scream “ CLONE!!” and part of me felt like I knew him from somewhere but I could quite place the idea…then I saw trouble headed his way in the form of Justin and his friends….
Justin: Oh look what we got here! Its little blue back for
some more tackling lessons hahaha. And whats this he has the class presidents
scarf?! Oh my didn’t realize you were into such high fashion, or did you steal
this? Doesn’t matter imam pound the crap outta ya until you admit you did!
Story: Justin took the scarf from around and Alex’s neck and held it in the air, but Alex did not move. He stood perfectly still staring right back at Justin…
Justin: Whats the matter Blue Boy? No smart comebacks before your pending bruises?
Alex: Who is Daniel?
His voice
was different!!! You mean to tell me that the only thing separating us was our
voices? His voice was so much more…bad ass! I couldn’t believe it, but what I
couldn’t believe more was what I saw next…I shouted…
Daniel: Hey Justin? Looks like you’ve the wrong guy…he’s not blue…he’s not blue at all. In fact he looks a little red, red hot to be exact!
Story: Justin Dropped the scarf as if he’d seen a ghost and before it touched the ground Alex was behind him with the scarf safely tied around his neck again…
Alex: Allow me to introduce myself…
Story: Lee ran up to punch him when Alex side stepped and tripped him to the ground at which point Derrick lunged at him only to be slammed into a nearby table. Ein and Barry looked at each other then came in at the same time. Alex Sommersaulted over the two and they crashed into Justin who was furious!
Alex: Pathetic…
Justin: DUDE!! I AM GOING TO KILL YOU!
Jared: Did Justin just speak proper English?
Roll: Do something Daniel he’s gonna kill him!
Daniel: Umm.. He took down the others I highly doubt he needs my help…
Roll: Daniel B. Blue! If you don’t help him our friendship is over!
Daniel: Come on boys time to go out like heroes…
Eric: But I don’t wanna die!!!
Jared: How about I get the administrators? Really okay Bye!
Story: Jared ran out the cafeteria as Eric and I ran to help Alex.
Justin: Out of my way half pint!
Alex: What are you two doing?
Daniel: Keeping you alive…or throwing away our lives. I really don’t know yet.
Story: Justin swung his fist and I felt a hand shove me between his legs as I slide to the door. When I got up to look what happened Alex was landing to his feet as Justin fell back to the ground…
Daniel: Did he just…backflip and kick him…
Eric: Yes…yes he did…Justin’s gonna kill us for the rest of our lives now! I only have one life Daniel and I like to live it to old age!
Before I knew it. Justin, Eric, Alex and I were all suspended from school. Jared came back with the administrators but they didn’t care for our heroic little stunt. Justin wasn’t really suspened though he just had to stay out of school for a couple days being knocked out and what not. Alex, Eric, and I however were sent to the principals office where we awaited what I thought of as sentencing…
Eric: Man, how did it ever come to this yo? I mean we could have left this entire thing up to Bruce Lee over here!
Daniel: oh yeah? We’d have been hearing about his funeral arrangements by next week.
Alex: you’re wrong. I didn’t need your help.
Daniel: And another thing why do we-
Principal Wily: Good afternoon boys…up to no good I see. What do we have here…Eric Glide…you’re
parents are famous pilots why would you be trying to engage in fights?
Eric: Well sir…I wasn’t really trying to engage anyone in anything…
Principal Wily stopped him talking holding up his hand…he gazed at each of us before speaking. He was a gruff old man. I heard he got a doctorate in Robotics and advanced Enginerring and founded this school and others like it to better mankind….
Principal Wily: Normally I’d expel you all from this school but Ms. Roll was nice enough to tell me what happened, so intead-
Eric: We’re off the HOOK! OH YEAH!
Principal Wily: NO, SIT DOWN! I am suspending you all for 3 days! You need time to think about your actions which by the way have placed a senior student in the hospital!
Alex: Sir, If it weren’t for the two of them interfering then he would still be here right now. I had everything-
Principal Wily: Shut your mouth Willy! Its bad enough you started a fighted but on your first DAY?! Who does this? And you…..Mr. Daniel Blue Light…well you’re nothing spectacular. You don’t stand out with grades nor do you have any extracurricular activities…you’ll need to change that when you come back. I hope this time away allows you to come up with what you will do for the rest of your life. I’ve called your parents and they are here to pick you all up. Now leave my office!
My dad didn’t like having to pick me up and so the ride home was quite. He was never and angry man. He just felt his work was important that he would want nothing to stop him from completing whatever it was, but something was different about this car ride. He didn’t remain quite because of what I’d done. Something else was bothering him it wasn’t til we didn’t reach home that I found out what...
Daniel: Dad…why are we at the hospital?
Arron: Son…its your mother…she’s been diagnosed with a deadly disease…it happened so suddenly. I…I was so busy I never saw the signs…
Daniel: Is there anything we can do? Dad? DAD!
This was the
most I’d ever heard my dad not talk. Usually he would be talking, mostly to himself
about work. He’d explain stuff I’d only half understand then go to his work
station in the basement making things explode or light up. He’d often be passed
out on his desk with his name plate “Dr. Light” near the edge…I didn’t want to
believe my mom was dying. It was the last thing I wanted to hear about. 3 days
to mourn my mother was not what I wanted. If anything I wanted to save her and
keep her always. I mean this is the woman who gave birth to me….I loved my
mother…and she loved me…
Dr. Price: This way Mr. Light. Your wife Jenice is very ill but right now we can’t get her to respond to anything we’ve done. All test show she has four maybe five days left. This is the most advanced case I’ve seen so far..
Arron:…there were others like her?
Dr. Price: yes. Infact recently this disease has made a come back and his beginning to affect the young. Unfortunately we don’t have a vaccine for it as no one in past years has came up with a cure for it. I can still check you and your son If you like?
Arron: Sure…
My dad was very solemn about the situation and for once I had seen emotion in his eyes like never before. I’d seen him struggle to understand things. I guess when you spend so much time dealing with machines that you forget how to deal with humans. When the testing was done my dad vanished for 2 days then spent the next 3 keeping me out of school. He said he made a terrible discovery…
Arron: Daniel!
Daniel: Sir?
Arron: Get down here you’ve go to see this!
Story: Daniel made his way to the basement of their house where he saw what looked like gloves, boots, jet
packs, and military grade hardware…he tripped over a chest plat of armor and his dad replied…
Arron: Oh watch your step there slick. I need you in one piece…so to speak.
Daniel: Whats going on?
Arron: Well, I was too late to save your mother. I loved her and she always loved you. I should have listend to her a lot more to spend time with you and the family but…after what the doctor told me about the virus I took our lab samples and began testing them to find a cure. I don’t have the virus but…I’m afraid you do son.
It took a long moment for what he just said to settle into my mind. I didn’t really know what to say because I didn’t feel sick. I in fact never felt sick a day in my life. I felt more healthy than…whatever the most clean object in the world was I dunno. I just didn’t feel sick. My dad went on to explain that the virus was making a come back throught the pet population. Mainly dogs and we just so happened to have one, Rush. He was the definition of man’s best friend and for a moment I thought dad was gonna say we had to make him go the way of Old Yeller, but instead when Rush came out of the shadows to greet me he was different…
Arron: Daniel I can cure this virus but for now I need you to go stand next to Rush, he can help me test something out.
Story: Daniel walked over to Rush who barked once then jumped at Daniel. The dog took him off his feet has he had become large, heavy and made of metal!
Daniel: Dad! What the hell did you do to our dog!?
Arron: Calm down Daniel, you sound like your grand father when I told him I could make his wheel chair hover. I didn’t do anything to Rush except…give him a coat of industrial strength armor. Also …3…2…1…
Daniel: Achoo!!
Arron: The armor makes it possible to detect if someone has the virus by causing them to sneeze every 10 mins. I will say this, Rush might out live me now….
Daniel: heck he might out live me too then…you’ve made the worlds first cybernetic dog!
Arron: actually Daniel…you will lout live me too. If this next part works…
Daniel: What do you mean?
Arron: the cure I was talking about…it takes a long time to produce without your body pushing it out of your system, so I made a suit design that’s going to allow you to maintain perfect health without ever worrying about this virus. I just wanted to know if you ah…wanted the surgery?
Daniel: …yes sir, but…but what about mom? You couldn’t have saved her?
Arron: I…no…I couldn’t save her…I’ve failed yet again to prevent such a loss…
Daniel: Dad? What do you mean?
Arron: Another time son. Lets get started…
Chapter
2-Upgrade to Maverick
I don’t know who I was. I only remember waking up…different. He took care of me. Gave me a new life and made me…better than what I was. He said I was his…Prototype, and for saving my life I would break anything he wanted me to…I felt compelled.
Alex: I almost couldn’t stand being so close to him…I wanted to kill him! You said I could Kill him but you stopped me, why?
Principal Wily: That’s understandable. I suppose it is time I give you that upgrade you wanted.
Alex: And why does he look like me…
Principal Wily: Never mind you that. I need you to steal something for me. Its called a formula matrix.
Alex: What does it do?
Principal Wily: It reassembles liquid matter continuously without breaking apart or degrading, and to answer your next question its for this…
Story: Wily walks over to a lab station with a cloth covering the table. He pulls it off to reveal a pod with a swirling yellow eye.
Alex: What is that?
Principal Wily: I call it the yellow devil and will be the instrument of Dr. Lights Destruction! I will rule the city with this and you by my side. Now go to the Techno Tower under the guise of Break Man and bring me what I desire!
Story: Alex’s body makes a morph as he transforms his body into metallic armor complete with his Red Scarf and shades over his eyes concealing his identity.
Breakman: As you wish…Doctor Wily
Story: A helicopter flys over the Techno Tower and out jumps Breakman blasting his way into the top of the facility. Because he is not human anymore Breakmans body bounces bullets off his body. He tosses guard after guard aside as he makes his way to the main vault where the device he seeks is kept.
Officer: Stop right there or I’ll shoot! Its an EMP…know what that means?
Breakman: Electro Magnetic Pulse.
Officer: Then you know-
Breakman: Then I know it possesses no threat to me sir…go ahead, take your best shot. I’m begging ya hahah
Story: Breakman turns away from the officer and heads to the vault. The officer fires his weapon and which has no effect on Breakman. Breakman punches the door to knock it down and nothing happens. He takes two steps back and with his right arm aims his hand at the door. His hand retracts into his arm and a cannon is produced from which he fires his Break Buster! The door is blackened from the attack but still stands still.
Breakman: Hmm…no wonder its considered the greatest security in the world…
Story: Breakman hears a chime and spins around ready to aim.
Breakman: Whos there?! Show yourself!
Wily: Calm down you hot headed fool! It is I Wily. That door cant be taken down with the Break Buster. You need to absorb the power of something in the room strong enough to shut down the doors circuits!
Breakman: I read ya…hmmm
Story: Breakman exams the EMP used against him by the officer. His mind runs a schematic through his memory banks and he is endowed with the knowledge behind the EMP. Aiming his Break Buster he shoots a hypersonic electromagnetic wave of electricity and the door opens slowly. Grabbing what he came for he is seen by the police dangling away from the scene by helicopter…meanwhile…Dr. Light has finished his sons operation transforming him into a cybernetic boy….
Arron: Daniel? Can you hear me? Its me your father…
Daniel: I can hear you dad and why do you have to announce that you are my father. You made me an android not amnesic. How long was I asleep?
Arron: you should have been asleep for only 3 hours but after what I saw on the news last night…you’ve been asleep for the last week as I made combat upgrades to your systems hard wear…
Daniel: You …gave me weapons?
Arron: It important….Only you have the power to stop what I saw….
Daniel: What did you see?
Arron:…I saw you’re older brother, Protoman…
Daniel: BROTHER!? You mean ALEX??
Arron: You met him already? I mean…how is that possible, and his name is not Alex…it was Blu…
Daniel: You mean…my middle name?
Arron: yes…You see you aren’t an only child. Blu was born before you. We didn’t know it at the time but he had the very same virus that took your mother. To remember him a fellow scientist and friend created what we called Robot Masters. We needed only one and that one would communicate between all other machines and humans. It was supposed to make repairs easier, but something went wrong with his coding and he developed a bug. I wanted to repair him but he had grown too independent. I also had to contend with my friend betraying me and wanting to turn him into what he called a Maverick, a combat machine android. I named him Protoman because he was the first and supposed to be the best of my creations…But I had forgotten about you….I’m sorry.
Daniel: Dad…its okay…I’m sorry you had to go through that and if Protoman is becoming evil then I’ll do whatever it takes to bring him down.
Arron: No, you must not let him get destroyed. the way I built him was far different from how you were reconstructed. You need solar power to operate but Protoman uses a depleting if not depleted nuclear core. When its gone…so will be all of Mid City…bring him back so that I can operate on him and save his life. I owe him that much…
Daniel: Ok I’ll get right on it…and don’t worry everything will be alright.
Arron: wait take Rush with you and change your name so that no one will track you back here….something catchy and non-personal…hmm.
Daniel: Well he’s Protoman…I’m his younger brother…I should be…Awesome man haha.
Arron: nope that’s not something I want to have to call you in public…makes even me feel embaarrsed…how about Megaman? You are Mega powerful…
Rush: Bark Bark!
Daniel: hey! Rush Likes it!! I love it! Lets go Rush
Arron: Rush go into Glide mode and give Megaman a lift here.
Story: Rush laid down then briefly flashed and became like a skate board. Megaman hopped on and was magnetically held in place as they levitated in the air.
Arron: Remember! You can’t let him get destroyed!
Megaman: Gotcha!
Story: Rush as tracking the helicopter Breakman was using to escape on
The year is 2012 and the world
is coming to an end…I could sit here and tell you that its all going to have a
fairy tale ending but I’m no prophet and I’m not sitting. Who am I? My names
Warren Edwards Jones, a computer science
major at what used to be Fort Valley State University. What is it now you
ask? Well lets see. After the outbreak
niggas ran for they lives not knowing where they were gonna go as for me I
traveled with the few of my friends who weren’t infected to a shelter until a
small gang of thugs over took us and killed people ‘they’ deemed ‘infected’. I
managed to survive long enough to escape but lost my friends in the process…I
haven’t heard from hardly anyone not infected…Its strange though their were no
news reports, no incidents at hospitals, and no doctor could figure out where
this disease was coming from or how it manifested, but two things were true,
its kill rate varied from person to person…and I wasn’t sick at all.
I
guess that makes me…Patient Zero….
Patient
0
By-Lyndon
B. Habersham Jr.
Today
begins my new life…not necessarily as a free man either. I don’t know where to
go or who to talk to. Honestly I’d rather be living in a zombie apacolypse than
to face this because at least then I’d have someone to communicate with…someone
who was complaining about the fact that they were gonna die is a lot more
depressing than someone complaining about possibly dying…then coming back to
life…Eric, Koy, Carl, and I were in New York when the first major outbreak
erupted. Carl and I were sleep and Eric was out in the lobby of our hotel. Koy
was messin with his army stuff and video chatting a friend he knew in Florida.
We were taking a trip to celebrate my graduating THE Fort Valley State
University. After their wedding Maurice took his wife, Dachele, to paris. God
damn I didn’t even think we would all grow up so fast…I remember being in the
hotel room thinking about this new type of card that came out for this card
game…it was called, Techtonics. Earth attribute traps monsters. Konami done
lost it this time…
There
were sounds of a car in motion and I could feel my body sway back and forth as
someone was behind the wheel of a car hauling ass! We tore over a speed bump
and I came to live thrown out of a daze. “Whats going on?” I asked only to see
Koy driving intently on making it out of New York. Carl was lying across the
back seats., “Where the fuck is Eric? Koy Whats going on?” I felt a little
nervous at this point cause he wasn’t answering me…
“I couldn’t carry you both and he
was took sick *Cough* as it was” he replied. He seemed well alert and awake but
from looking I could tell his body was strung out. Something was sapping his
strength and this wasn’t fatigue from driving all night. Koy explained how he
heard sirens 30 mins into my sleeping and decided to check things out. What he
said next made even him cry…
“They
were all dying man…cops execute people with no hesistation, and then I saw
him…I saw Eric. He had collapsed in the elevator and trampled from people
trying to escape. Their faces were disfigured. It was like their skin was going
to come off or withering…I couldn’t help him but I knew I could help you guys.
I’m not gonna lie…I killed some people but it was to keep you guys safe…” he
turned his head to cough and spat blood out the window. My first thought was,
“Damn, I’m gonna die after graduation like really nigga?” my next was thoughts
of my family and friends. What could be going on with them in Atlanta, a place
where even though they have the CDC they probably are still over whelmed, and
then there’s Eric…a good friend. He didn’t have to go out like that though…I
remember joking with him last summer about how his kids would play with my kids
and he joked about how his kids would bully my kids and Chelsea…my dear
Chelsea…I called her phone but I got no answer. Damn this shit is looking like
a movie more and more but-
“We’re
going down…”said koy almost calmly and peacefully then he slumped over on the drivers
wheel and the car accelerated to 140 I grabbed the wheel not knowing what to do
or even what to think…
Carl
was the lucky one though. He went in his sleep. Quiet no noise and peacefully.
Lucky him…I know Katrina we’ll see him soon if she herself isn’t already gone.
The car had slammed into the side of a wall just outside New York but the
impact let me unconscious.
Chapter 1-In God We Trust…
In the months before the outbreak
people overseas had been contracting the disease and dying, but when its not
your child and definitely not in your neck of the woods I guess people have a
way of not paying it any mind until the threat hits home. A family of six
unexplainably lost their son to the disease and at
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