Mason walked along in the forest, still angry. He figured walking was better than flying because it would take up too much energy, and he needed to save his energy for the next fight.
He finally reached a water fountain on a stone floor.
"What is this place?" He put his backpack down and drank the water from the fountain. "This water...it's so pure and clean."
Suddenly, Starburst appeared behind him. "Are you looking for someone?" Mason: "You! Thanks, you saved me the trouble of having to look for you."
Starburst: "What are you going to do? Kill me?"
"I'm taking revenge for Burdok!"
"Hmph. Then come and get me!"
Mason ran towards him, aiming a fist. Starburst took out a weird looking gun and fired. A head band was stuck to Mason's head.
"What is that? Uhhhhhhhhh! My head!"
"What's the matter? Got a headache?"
The band sent electricity throughout Mason's brain. "Ahhhhh! The pain!" He collapsed.
"Now I got you!"
So much for revenge.
Back at the colony, Margrit and the others prepared a search party for Mason. Every officer on duty went on the search except for Jerrell and the elite soldiers. Leila, Zelfire, and Piper were also in the party, and of course, Margarita led them.
Margrit: "No matter what, we have to find him."
Leila: "That's right!"
They began the search. No luck for the first few hours. No luck during the afternoon. Not a trace of him during the evening. No hope at night.
Margarita's scouter found nothing. Not a trace of him.
A whole day passed by like hours. Jerrell persuaded his sister and Mason's friends to come back to rest, while the soldiers continued searching.
"No sign of him, huh?"
Margrit: "I've searched a whole day, and found nothing! Not even a footprint."
Jerrell: "We'll try again tomorrow. And the day after. And the day after that. And every day after if we have to."
"Jerrell…thank you."
"Don't be silly. I'm your brother."
Leila: "Where could Mason have gone to?"
Piper: "Oh no. What if he encountered Starburst and got killed?"
Margrit: "No!"
Leila: "No way. Mason is undefeatable! I'm sure he's fine."
Kane: "Maybe he doesn't want to be found. I think we should stop wasting our time on this non-sense."
Margrit: "Non-sense?"
"Look at the note! It said that we shouldn't worry about him. Besides, even if we do find him, he might not want to come back yet."
Margrit: "He's coming back whether he likes it or not! This is a dangerous planet, and he could be in danger!"
Zelfire: (Terry, where are you?)
Margrit went into her room, which was messed up pretty bad by the last attack. She sat by the desk and cried. (Mason, why are you doing this? Don't you know we all miss you? Don't you know how much I love you? Where are you damn it?!)
It was day two of the search. It's 5:15 in the morning. Mason wasn't found during the night. Margrit ordered the party to continue searching until they find him.
"Listen you numbskulls! You can't even do a simple job like this. Mason is very important to us. Don't forget what he's done for the colony, so all of you owe him. If anyone slacks off and I find out, things will get ugly! Understand?"
S-Soldier #20: "Yes Margarita."
S-Soldier #21: "Gotcha loud and clear."
"And I don't care if you have to search this whole damn planet, you must find him!"
Piper: "Calm down."
"How can I be calm at a time like this? He's your friend. Why aren't you searching instead of standing there?"
"Okay..."
The search waged on. No luck. Thanks to the party's speed, they had covered about 23% of the whole planet Mascus. Still no luck. None of them knew (but some of them suspected) he was kidnapped by Starburst and held captive in the Battalion. They could search the whole planet and never find him.
Night time approached. Jerrell heard a bunch of noises from the hallway. It was from his sister's room.
"Get lost you imbeciles! You can't help me now!"
Jerrell: (Margrit?)
The door broke apart and Zelfire came flying out and his back went against the wall. "Ouch."
Margrit: "You have no idea how much I miss him, do you?"
Kane: "Calm down!"
"No, you calm down!" She lifted a chair and threw it at him. Kane shrank from it. She slammed the door.
Jerrell: "You guys okay?"
Leila: "When she's angry, she's reckless!"
Zelfire: "I was only trying to comfort her."
Piper: "I knew it was a bad idea."
Jerrell knocked. No response. Knocked again.
"Go away!" she shrieked.
He opened the door. She was crying in bed. He was hurt to see her so sad.
"What if…what if he's dead?"
Jerrell: "No, no, he's not dead. Mason is the strongest sayan ever, remember? He'll survive. We'll find him. I promise you."
She got up. Her cheeks were wet. "I really miss him!" They hugged.
Jerrell felt bad for Margarita, and angry at Mason for disappearing like that. (Mason, you bastard. Where the hell are you, making us worried like this?)
It was already day three. Piper found the fountain where Mason encountered Starburst.
Piper: "Look! It's Mason's backpack!"
This means hope for Margrit. "His backpack is here."
Zelfire: "That means he must be around here somewhere."
Piper: "But there's no sign of him anywhere."
"You think something happened to him?"
"Hopefully not." Leila joined them, Margrit followed.
Piper: "He can't be far from here, we have to keep looking."
Suddenly, a wave of soldiers dropped in, surrounding them. They were all surprised. Amongst them was Kerell, a vicious Macedonian warrior. He was standing on the statue.
Leila: "Who are they?"
Piper: "I don't know, but they're looking for trouble."
Kerell: "Attack them."
Margrit: "That voice...could it be?"
The soldiers obeyed and attacked the heroes, but like any troops, they lost miserably. Pow! Whack! Wham!
After Margrit killed the last soldier, Kerell disappeared out of sight.
"Hey wait!"
Leila: "Who was that guy?"
Piper: "Dunno, but I got a feeling he's behind Mason's disappearance."
Inside the Battalion, Mason laid on the table unconscious. "Now that we have him where we want him, what should we do with him?" Kori asked.
Starburst: "I'll give him the most painful and horrible death of all."
Kori: "Let's cut him into pieces!"
The door opened and Kerell walked in. "You don't hurt him. He can be useful to us."
Starburst: "Who do you think you are? This is my ship!"
Kerell: "I have received orders from Dark Spectre himself to stop you from killing Mason."
Kori: "Yeah. We were ordered to kill him!"
Kerell: "Lord Dark has changed his mind..."
Starburst: "How dare you…"
Kerell: "Not a step closer! Look at this." He showed them an official badge.
Kori: "He's an elite warrior of Dark Spectre."
Kerell: "That's right! Lord Dark sent me here to tell you that Mason can be useful to us. You'll brainwash him and turn him against his friends."
Starburst: "That's brilliant!"
Kerell: "Of course. This is Lord Dark's plan. Good luck to you." He left the room. Starburst: "It'll be fun watching Mason kill his own allies..."
Kori: "I bet they wouldn't even hurt him! Those fools! They won't know what hit them!"
Fourth day. No progress. Finding the backpack didn't help them find the person. Margarita was standing on a cliff looking at the land below. The two moons were very bright.
Zelfire: "Don't worry Margrit. We'll find him tomorrow." He left.
Margrit: "Mason...where are you?" The night winds blew and she shivered.
Jerrell: "Margrit, you'll catch a cold." He took off his cape and put it on her.
" *Sigh* Will we ever find him?"
"We'll find out soon. I'm sure something will show up." They left.
Inside the Battalion, the brainwashing of Mason began.
Kori: "It's done."
Starburst: "Now, we'll give him the fake memories...when he wakes up he will see us as his allies.."
The machine erased his memories. Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep...it was done.
Kori: "It took faster than I thought."
Starburst: "He's now officially one of us."
Kori: "What if he recovers his memories?"
Starburst: "It's not likely to happen, but let's check just in case. Computer, scan probability of subject recovering old memories."
[The screen said: "Probability: 0.05%"]
Kori: "0.05 percent? That's like a zero in my book."
Starburst: "That's right. Even if his friends recognize him, he won't recognize them."
Mason woke up with a headache and memory problems. "Uhhhh...where am I? Who am I?"
Starburst: "You're Mason, remember? You're our master."
Kori: "Yeah, you were injured in battle. We rescued you back here and healed you."
Mason: "Ohh, I think I remember now...that's right! You're my students...but the rest is blurry."
Starburst: "You lost part of your memories in the fight against the colony. They did this to you."
Mason: "Really? What colony?"
Kori: "They are your enemies! They rebels are the traitors. We must end their resistance now!"
Starburst: "You work for Dark Spectre, the supreme ruler of the universe."
Mason thought for a few seconds... "I'm starting to remember now..."
Suddenly, Dark's face appeared on the screen. His face and head was covered by a black mask, and the speaker on the mask made his voice sound even more horrible. His body was covered by black armor. It's no wonder his family name was Dark. He was sitting on his mobile chair. "So, Mason, you have recovered."
Starburst and Kori kneeled down. Mason stood there clueless and confused.
Kori: "Get down!" Mason followed them and kneeled down.
Dark: "Mason, you must destroy the colony at all costs."
Mason: "You're Dark Spectre, the leader of the universe?"
Dark: "Yes, I'm glad you remembered. I hope to hear good news from you. Starburst, Kori, assist Mason in any way you can."
Starburst and Kori: "Yes Lord Dark." His face disappeared from the screen.
Mason and his 'students' went outside on the land to get some fresh air. "I'm your master?"
Kori: "Yes, and you are a great one. Your power is immense, Mason."
Mason: "I sure don't feel that way..."
Starburst: "Mason, you can forget memories but you can't forget your skills!" Mason charged energy and threw it at the mountain ahead of him. Kaboom! "Wow. I did that!"
Kori: "Yes, master! Imagine what you can do with your full power! Those rebels won't stand a chance!"
Mason: "Those rebels…they'll die."