Mason had saved the colony this time, but Kori said that the battle is over but the war isn't, and he was right. And so the war continues...
As Dark Spectre appeared on the screen, the Dark Lords Kori and Radus kneeled in respect. They were glad to see him, but Dark wasn't happy at all.
Dark Spectre: "I can't believe you two failed a simple mission like this one! You couldn't destroy the colony, which poses the most threat to me! You were defeated, and-"
Kori: "Let us explain..."
Radus interrupted, "It was beyond our control."
Spectre: "You better have a good excuse."
Kori: "It was Mason! He defeated all four of us! We underestimated him..."Spectre: "Him again? That sayan is beginning to become an eyesore. But I have prepared for an occasion like this."
The door opened and Kano, a space pirate entered. He was dressed only in red and black, with a row of knives and swords on his chest plate. He had only one good eye, the other lost in a fight. He wore black boots and shiny metal knuckles. Kori and Radus looked at him strangely.
Kori: "Who is that?"
Spectre: "This is Kano, your new leader. He will destroy the colony, and you'll support him to the fullest."
Kano: "That means you do everything I say, ya got it, punks?"
Radus: "A space pirate? I have to follow orders from a space pirate?!"
Kori: "Please, give us another chance, I won't fail this time!"
"Silence! You have failed, and I'm giving this job to him. So what if he's a space pirate? In this world, power is all that matters. I don't care who it is. He who has power shall have a high position."
Kano: "Yeah, I'm a space pirate. So what? Ya got a problem wiv dat?"
Spectre: "He's the most powerful pirate I can find. Do you have a problem with my orders?"
Radus: "No."
Kori: "No."
Kano: "Great! That's the spirit!"
Spectre: "Good. I hope to hear good news from you, Kano."
Kano: "No prob."
Kori and Radus were really angry that they have to obey a pirate, especially this one. They had served Dark for so many years, and all of a sudden this guy comes in and takes their place. Is this the price for failure?
Back at the colony, the soldiers were repairing the damage from the last attack, while others continued training. Zelfire, Piper, Zorton and Kane also started their training. Jerrell walked around the place, inspecting everything.
Margarita let Mason into Garden again. For the first time, Margarita was not wearing her combat suit. This time she wore a pretty white dress just to impress a certain some one.
"Wow! I can't believe I'm inside the Garden. This place is magnificent." he said, his eyes scanning the place.
"You said that last time."
Mason: "I have one question, why are you letting me in this place? I'm not even part of this colony."
"I have many reasons. Mason, you might not think you're part of our colony, but Jerrell and I have already accepted you. You're not only a sayan, but a strong one, and you have helped us out a great deal."
"I got a feeling that's not the reason you're doing this."
"You're right. I have my personal reasons for doing this. I don't know how to explain it."
"What?"
"Let's just say it's my way of repaying you for saving my life. I owe you one." Margarita said, smiling.
"Oh. I already told you, that was nothing. Anyone would've done the same as me under those circumstances."
"Most people would've ran away. Well, do you notice something different about me today?"
"Ummm, yeah, why are you dressed like that?"
"Don't you like it?"
"No! I mean yes. You look great in it."
"It's the sort of dress women wear on earth, right?"
"I thought your colony had rules. What happened to your combat suit?"
"Rules? I made those rules! I can change them at anytime."
"Really?"
"Oh, and one more thing. From now on, call me Margrit."
"Alright then, Margrit."
She walked towards the field of flowers and bent down to look at them. "Come here. Look."
Mason sat down and examined the plants. She picked up a flower and showed it to him.
"Here. Isn't it beautiful?" Margrit asked.
"Yeah, it is. I've never seen it before."
"That's because this is the rarest flower in this galaxy. It's called a crystalline flower. You won't find something like this one earth. This flower is worth a lot of money, but to us, it is priceless."
"Oh I see."
They continued examining the flowers.
Suddenly, the glass on the roof shattered and three figures dropped into the Garden. Their little moment was ruined.
Mason: "Huh?!"
Margarita: "Intruders!"
It was Kano, and his two followers, Kori and Radus. He attacked Margarita and his followers attacked Mason. She hit him, he blocked, and hit her in the stomach, pushing her a few feet back. Margrit charged and kicked, and Kano counter kicked, and hit her leg.
"Ahh, my leg!" She fell on one knee.
Mason was hit bad. Kori and Radus secured his arms and he was helpless.
Mason: "Who are you?"
Kano: "Greetings, colony sayan. My name is Kano, the space pirate."
Margarita: "A space pirate?"
Kano: "That's right. And I've received orders to kill the strongest in this colony."Mason: "Hey, you can't just come in here like that and..."
Kano: "I can do whatever I wish!"
Margarita: "Son of a …"
Kano stepped on her injured leg. He kicked her again and again. She screamed from the pain.
Mason: "No! Stop this!"
Kano: "What was that?"
"Can't you see she can't fight back?! She's injured!"
Kano: "Shut up!" He punched Mason in the guts.
Mason: "AAAHHH!"
Kano: "How does that feel? That's for opening your big mouth."
Kori and Radus let go of him, and he fell on the dirt face flat.
"Heh heh heh heh heh! Go and tell your leader to send his best fighters to the
village to fight me! Or else he can say sayonara to his precious colony! Ha ha ha ha!"
Margarita: "I'll, I'll get you for this! Ughhh!"
Kano: "C'mon. Let's go." They flew out of the broken glass on the roof.
Mason crawled over to Margarita. "Are you ok?"
Margarita: "Ahhh, my leg! It hurts!" He got up and carried her to the medical room.
Margarita: "It still hurts damn it! How is it, doctor?"
Doctor: "Well, your ankle is broken and has a few bruises on it. But the injuries are not that severe."
Jerrell: "What does it mean?"
Doc: "Well, she should rest for a few days. She'll be fine then. But I suggest that she doesn't do any physical activity that might make it worse."
Mason: "So, can she walk now?"
Doc: "Sure, but she should rest."
Margarita: "No! I have to take my revenge. I can't let him get away with this."Kane: "Don't worry. We'll get him for you."
Jerrell: "Who did this, Mason?"
Mason: "A space pirate named Kano. He wants to fight the leader of the colony. That would be you."
Jerrell: "That scum will regret this."
Mason: "Be careful. He's not that easy."
Margarita: "I'm going too!"
Jerrell: "You just stay put. You're in no condition to do anything."
Mason: "He's right. I promise I'll make him pay for what he did to you."
Margarita: "You're going too?"
Mason: "Of course I have to. I..." She grabbed his shirt.
Margarita: "Don't go. I don't want to be left alone here. Don't go, please?"Mason: "But Margrit..."
Margrit: "Please. Stay here with me."
"But you want revenge don't you? I've sensed his power. He is very strong, I'm the only one who can stand a chance against him."
Jerrell: "Stay here."
Mason: "W-What? But why?"
Jerrell: "Trust me. I know Margarita.. Telling her to back out from an exciting fight is like telling her to die. You stay here and watch her. Make sure she doesn't try to escape. I trust you to watch her."
Mason: "Oh, alright."
Zelfire: "We'll be fine without you, Mason."
They left the room. Outside, Jerrell told two soldiers to guard the medical room.Jerrell: "Make sure no one leaves the room, except Mason."
Soldier#10: "But what if she insists?"
Soldier#11: "Jerrell, we know how strong she is! If she wants to leave, we have no way of stopping her!"
Jerrell: "C'mon! Don't tell me you're afraid of her. She wouldn't disobey me. Besides, she has an injured foot. I don't think she can do much." That sounded pretty logical to them.
Mason: "What did you do that for?"
Margrit: "I need your help. I can't escape this room alone."
"You want me to help you escape? No. Uh uh. I don't think so. Not in your condition."
Margarita: "Come on! Do it for me, please?"
"Jerrell was right. You just can't back out from a fight, can you? I don't know. One side of me is saying not to help you, and the other..."
"The other is telling you to help me. I'll never ask you for anything again. I promise."
"If anything happens to you..."
Margrit: "Nothing's gonna happen to me, and even something does, I'll take full responsibility. Jerrell will punish me, not you. Satisfied?"
Mason took a deep breath and decided. "Alright. What's the plan?""Thaaank you so much! I'll remember this forever. Ok, I'll get in the garbage cart and you push it out."
"That's it? Just like in a movie."
"Get that cart from the closet. If they ask, you're going to say you're taking out the trash. Our colony has to be clean, you know." She winked.
"Right."
"Do you mind? I have to change my clothes."
"Oh, right." Mason said, hiding his blushing. He turned around as she took off her dress and put on a black sleeveless shirt and then a combat suit.
So, Mason pushed the cart out.
Soldier #10: "What are you doing?"
Mason: "Uhhh, just taking out the trash." He chuckled nervously.
Soldier #10: "Ok. You can go."
Mason pushed the cart down the hall, and made a turn. "Phew. That was a close one."
Margrit got out of the cart and they left the colony.
Soldier #10: "So, do you think Margarita was in the cart?"
Soldier #11: "She's got to be. I know her. She can't refuse a fight."
Soldier #10: "So, we both knew. Why didn't you stop him?"
Soldier #11: "What about you?"
Soldier#10: "She'll be grief stricken if she doesn't get revenge. I'm just helping her."
Soldier#11: "I feel the same way. If Jerrell finds out about this, you think he'll expel us?"
Soldier#10: "I'm more worried about what Margarita is going to do to us if we stop her. She's kind of scary."
Outside, Margrit put on a scouter, and pushed a button on her wrist. Two flying boards traveled and stopped in front of them.
Mason: "What's that?"
Margrit: "It is called a T-board. It travels at very high speeds, so we'll get there faster. Flying takes up too much energy, so this is the best way to go."
"B-But I don't...I've never used one of these before."
"Don't worry about. It only took me one minute to learn how to maneuver it."
"But I might take a little longer."
"The average sayan takes about two minutes to learn. You're not average. You'll make it. Hop on."
"Alright."
She got on the T-board and flew parallel to the ground. He got on after her.
"Whoa!" Mason said, as the board swerved left and right.
"Isn't it fun?"
"Yeah, it's easy to control! You're right! But can't it go higher? It's too close to the ground."
"Nope. It was designed this way. Don't tell me you're afraid you'll hit something?"
"What if I do? There's a forest ahead!"
"All you have to do is avoid the trees by turning the board. You'll get used to it."
Frooom.
Kano waited patiently in the forest for their arrival.
Kori: "You think they chickened out?"
Radus: "I don't think so. They're not scared of pirates. Besides, they're sayans." Suddenly, Kano's robotic eye detected something. "So, they have arrived at last.
There's five of them. Hmm, this should be interesting." he said with an evil smile.
Five of the colony's best sayans flew out to confront Kano, one of them being Jerrell. Wanting to get him back for breaking into the colony and breaking Margarita's leg, Jerrell has accepted his invitation of death. What powers does the space pirate have up his sleeve?