Kano the space pirate has thrown a challenge to the colony's leader, and Jerrell has accepted the invitation to a fight to the death. The five warriors were on their way, as Margrit and Mason tried to catch up on their T-boards.
Zelfire: "So those guys just showed up and broke into the Garden? How it is they're able to do it without being detected?"
Jerrell: "Because ever since Kori's attack, our colony's defense system is damaged, and currently being repaired. Plus, those guys are really sneaky."
Piper: "They're able to suppress their energy to the point that we can't sense them. These people are no amateurs."
Kano: "Well, looky here. They've finally arrived. There's five of them. This should be interesting."
The band of heroes, consisting of Kane, Jerrell, Zelfire, Piper, and Zorton, met Kanoe for the first time.
(So, Zorton is here?) Radus thought. (He joined with the Mascus Colony, eh? I bet he did it just so he could fight me. Very well, then. I will send him to his grave.)
"Greetings, people of the colony. I am Kano the space pirate. I've been waiting for you."
Jerrell: "So you're the one who hurt Margrit. I'll make you regret it!"
Kano: "You mean that pretty girl? I hope I didn't hurt her too much."
Jerrell: "Scumbag!"
Kano: "What did you say?!"
"You heard me! You no good scumbag!"
"I suggest that you don't get him angry." said Kori, smiling.
Kano: "You know what I hate the most? A person with a big mouth. You'll be the first to die!"
Piper: "You're not gonna beat us!"
Kane: "That's right."
Radus: "What makes you think that? You have a wild imagination, earthling."
Kori: "We will crush you."
"Enough of this talk. Let the games begin!" yelled the space pirate.
Kano was the first to power up. Everyone followed suit. Then, everyone blurred out of sight. Their movements were so fast they were seen as flashes of shadows jumping about. Doosh doosh doosh.
The fight just started, and it's already intense.
Radus picked his target - Zorton and fired a blast. Kane and Kori ran parallel to each other, then jumped and hit. Kano and Jerrell fought hand to hand. Zelfire was floating, gathering energy to hit Kano. Suddenly, something hit him. Doosh.
Zelfire bounced off a tree and landed on a branch. "You!"
Triclops: "Surprised to see me?"
"I'm glad you came. We still have to settle our score from last time. Hyah!"
In a similar fashion, Dergoneous ambushed Piper.
Meanwhile, Mason and Margrit were rushing to help the others. The T-boards were really fast, but Mason was having a hard time with it.
Mason: "Whoa! I think I'm falling off!"
Margrit: "Be careful!"
Suddenly, Mason's T-board hit a sharp rock and he fell on the ground. The T-board lost all control and hit a tree and blew up.
"Owww! Oops. I guess I broke it."
"Oh great! I guess you need practice. Hurry, get on."
Mason hopped on Margrit's board. "Are you sure this is safe?"
"I don't know. I've never ridden this thing with someone else."
"Can it support this much weight?"
"It doesn't matter now! Time is our priority." The T-board flew at max speed. Vrooom.
Radus: "So, it's been a while, hasn't it?"
Zorton: "Yes, it has been a while.
"You still won't give up, not even after your defeat."
"That was twenty years ago. Things change. This time, things will be different.
"You were lucky you escaped last time, but this time you die."
Zorton: "I doubt it."
They attacked each other angrily, releasing their anger they've kept in for two decades.
Doosh doosh. Kaboom!
Their grudge goes all the way back to two decades ago, when Radus attacked Zorton's home. His house burned up, along with his family. It was from that incident that Zorton received physical scars, and an unrecoverable injury, which requires him to keep his mask on at all times.
Zorton was but one of many of the victims of a massacre. When the Dark Empire spread its influence to Arlia, the home of sayans, they convinced King Neflite to join them. Soon enough, the planet was split in two - the Rebel Faction and the Loyalists. Those who believed in peace and went against the Empire joined the Faction. Those who remained loyal and supported the Empire joined the Loyalists. Since the Faction people were outnumbered, they were slaughtered and tortured by the majority.
Radus: "Heh, I can't believe you joined the Mascus Colony. Are you that desperate?"
"I've had enough of your bigotry. You inflicted these wounds on me twenty years ago. I will never forget that day."
"Heh. Don't blame me for it. Blame your own weakness."
"Weakness? I was outnumbered. When do the Loyalists ever play fair? I never actively helped the Rebel Faction."
"But you did support them secretly. That is all that we needed."
Zorton fired a double beam. Boom. Radus dodged.
Zorton: "Do you still believe in this meaningless war?"
"If you think it's meaningless, then give in! You can't prevent the inevitable." Radus said, firing some balls.
Then both of them relaxed, catching on their breath.
Radus: "This colony is going to die sooner or later. If I were you, I'd run off to another planet and hide under a rock."
"Why…why must the Empire do this? When will they stop? How many more people do they have to kill to be satisfied?"
"We'll never be satisfied. The Empire started with a dream - an ambition destined to be fulfilled. And the man who is going to fulfill that ambition is none other than Lord Dark Spectre himself. He grows stronger every day, and so does his hunger for power grow with it. I've never seen a man so obsessed with gaining power."
"Is that why you follow him? Pathetic."
"What do you know?"
They charged into each other.
Zelfire lost. Piper dodged Dergoneous's beams valiantly. Suddenly, the fish man vanished. Piper was searching for him, and suddenly, he appeared from the above.
"Oh no!"
Dergoneous fired the Bubble Beam and it hit him. Wham. Piper lost.
The others were still struggling.
Mason and Margrit finally arrived to the battleground, but they were too late, the fight has already started.
Margrit's scouter beeped. "Let's go get them!"
Mason: "Hold on!"
"What?"
"We can't just attack like that. We have to do it at the right time. We have the element of surprise."
Margrit: "You're right."
They hid behind a bush and waited for Kano to appear. There was no sign of him, or anybody. Margrit's patience was getting thinner and thinner by the second. "How long do we have to wait? I can't take it anymore!"
"Quiet! They'll hear us."
Suddenly, a creature with a tail appeared behind them. Mason turned around recognized his old enemy, the one and only Starburst.
Margrit: "Who the hell are you?"
Starburst: "Good question. Why don't you tell her, Mason?"
Margrit: "That face…is so familiar. You're…Starburst!"
Mason: "What are you doing here?"
Starburst: "That's right. Looks like I have a fan! Ha ha ha ha ha!"
Margrit: "Yeah, right, you wish. I've heard of you. I know the horrible things you've done to other planets. I wanted to fight you for a long time."
Mason: "What a bad time for this."
Starburst: "I'm here to get my revenge! No one defeats me and gets away with it! No one, my dear friend. Since you're from the colony, I'll kill both of you!"
Margrit: "Let's do it!"
Mason: "No Margrit! He'll clobber you! Get outta here!"
Margrit: "No way I'm running from this guy!"
Starburst shot lasers from his eyes and almost hit them. Mason grabbed Margrit's hand and ran away from him.
Margrit: "He's right behind us!"
Starburst flew after them and continued his assault. Everything behind them blew up into smithereens. Finally, there was no where left to run. Their path was blocked by a steep hill. They had no choice but to fight for their survival. Margrit attacked first. Pow! Kick! Whack! Starburst fought back with full force. Pow! Wham!
Margrit: "Ahh, my leg! Oh no! Not now!" Her bad foot just gave up and she fell on one knee.
Starburst: "Tsk tsk tsk. You know you shouldn't be fighting with an injury like that.
Margrit: "The pain! It hurts!"
Mason: "Let me handle this."
He charged up an energy ball and threw it at him. Starburst blocked, but it was no use. The ball pushed him far away into the sky. He was so far he looked a shining star disappearing in the sky.
Margrit: "That was a close one."
Mason: "That should keep him away for a while. C'mon. The others need us."
Jerrell lay on the ground face flat. He had bruises and blood all over his face. "...It's n-not over why-why-yet...I'm...not f-finished with you..."
Kano: "You just don't know when to quit, do you?"
Jerrell: "Uhhhh..."
Kano kicked his stomach.
Margrit: "Stop!"
Kano: "Who's there?"
Margrit: "What happened to you? Jerrell!"
Mason: "You don't look so good."
Kano: "Well, well, well, looky who's here. It's you two again. I guess you need another lesson?"
Jerrell: "Margrit? What are you doing here? I told you not to come!"
Margrit: "I'll make you pay!"
Kano: "I'm surprised you can still walk after what I did. This time, I'll break your arms, girl!"
Margrit: "I'm not a girl!"
She charged at him angrily, but he kicked her right next to Jerrell.
Jerrell: "Margrit! Are you alright?"
Margrit: "I'm fine, really. Owww!"
Mason: "That's it! You've hurt her enough, pirate!"
Kano: "So, you want to challenge me? You're a bit off your league, sayan."
"I have a name. It's Mason."
"Names are not important for dead people."
Mason smiled. "Yeah, I agree, pirate."
The air grew tense as the two fighters stared at each other.