Pioneer: Lucifer's key saga part 5 by Fragraham Lincon -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want me to put in a disclaimer here you can make like a cross eyed hermaphrodite and go #%*@ yourself. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- It had been weeks since I paid off my debt. I knew that I had temporarilly goten off their hit list but I was still a prime target for the destroyers. I was stil wondering who the other two were. and what about that odd key. I was beginnig to think it had some purpose greater then just to confuse me. I had taken to wearing it around my neck. I figured it might come in handy some day. I was ready to take on the destroyers. The only one I could trace though were the last two I had encountered. I didn't have any idea where Kahn had gone as he was able to mask his dimensional signiture. However I was able to find where smith went. When I reset him he returned to his home dimension. The world that was split into. The real world and the Matrix. I journied to the cold dark world. GOmisaki picked up an energy reading from underground. There I discoverd a laberynth. It was hard to manuver a ship as large as Gomisaki. Eventually the passages became too tight to take any further. From there I had to disembark. Fortuantely it was warm enough at this depth to walk araound. I took with me the dimensional computer. I was accompanied by Terra and the Ginyu force Brick boy and Cindar block man. We eventually found a gate. It was sealled tight. A small hovering vehilce landed next to us. "get in here before you're caught by a prowler. WHat the heck are you doing outlside the city anyway?" said the driver. we said nothing just complied with his request. After explaining that we were outsiders, It was told to us that we had arrived in the city of zion. It was the capital of the human world. When we landed in the city. the driver left us to wonder the streets. The city was a rather odd one. from the ground it seemed normal but when you looked up you could see that the buildings extended in every possible direction. We wondered around for awhile hoping the computer could calculate Smiths dimensional coordinants. I didn't like being this far away from the ship. We couldn't find smith but we did find a crew who could help us locate him. We found Morpheus captain of the nabuchadnezar. It was a small hover craft that could tap into teh matrix. Where smith was. "You're very lucky. We just had some openings for new crew members." said Morpheus. There were only three other crew members. There was Trinity, Tank, and Neo. Neo acted very secretive. Strangely he seemed to demand even more respect than Morpheus. We reached braodcast depth. Trinity handed us some headsets "put these on. they were just developed. They will allow natural borns like you to tap into the matrix." We did and then we found ourselves in what looked like late 20th or early 21st century earth. "you guys look like you can handle yourselves. You won't have the same problems dailing out that we do. Natural borns are lucky that way. but you also aren't registered in the Matrix, so you won't be able to access any ablillities beyond those of your natural body." said Neo. I didn't see any problem in that. "but remember if you die here you it's still over. If it starts to look bad then get out." He continued. That sounded bad. We split up. Terra, I, and the Ginyu force went one way Morpheus and his crew another. I should note they couldn't find a way for brick boy and cindar block man to tap in. We looked around the city for awhile. Then I saw him. I tried to conceal himself but I spotted Smith on a rooftop. we all lept up to meet him. "So you found me out Renegade. Does this mean you're ready to die? You'll find that this place gives me even greater power. Using my destroyer power I can controll all of the matrix. even use it's power outside." Smith boasted. I was tired of listening to vilains talk about how powerful they were and aside from that I just really wanted to kick his anal retentive ass. I went megallo and rushed at smith. He stepped out of the way. It was increadible. even after I had trained in 10,000 times gravity he could still dodge. was it true what kahn said. had all the destroyers become gods? this I wonderd in the nano second it took for him to retalliate and with a single blow knock me unconcious. I awoke in morpheous's ship. My headpiece was toasted. All I could do was watch the action from outside on a monitor. Terra first tried to cast a spell but smith had already dissalowed magic. She realizing that there was nothing more she could do removed her headset and left the battle to the ginyu force. I wanted so much to take on smith myself. but it just wasn't possible. I considered using Terra's headpiece but it had to be adjusted for my brain patterns and I just didn't know how to do that. The Ginyu force faught valliantly against smith but it was clear that they were out classed. After the battle waged for an hor Ginyu decided to do something desperate. "CHANGE NOW!!!" He yelled attempting a body switch with Smith. It worked. Smith though quicklly counteraced by changing Ginyu's virtual body into his own. Two smith's stood face to face. Ginyu/smith smiled "I'm not done yet. Sorry to do this guys I guess you'll have to think of a new name for the force" He said with a determined but now sad expression on his face. The Ginyu force knew what that meant. all they could do was salute as Ginyu grabbed smith and used is most powerfull attack. Ginyu called out "DUAL BODY SELF DESTRUCTION!!!!" Both smith and Ginyu bagan to glow for a moment then becomeing brighter and brighter untill the light engulfed everything. When the light faded there was left niether contender. Jase put his hand over his forehead then left side then right. all grew silen. then Jase was kicked in the bakc sending him off the building. Smith was standing behind the Ginyu force. "Fools while inside the matrix I am imortal. Evenif you destroy me I'll just restore." Laughed smith as he reached for Goldo Goldo attempted a time freeze and it worked quite well except for Smith who was unaffected. Goldo levitated heavy objects and flung them at smith but he just allowed them to bounce off of him. One long sharp length of pipe he stopped and flung back pplanting it in Goldo. Goldo On pure will Stood up even as he felt life escaping him. He Tried a mind freeze and stopped smith in his tracks. He pulled the pipe from his body and stabbed Smith with all his strength, then gave out and fell lifeless to the street below. Smith now free of Goldo's mind freeze broke off a length of the pipe and continued to fight with it still in his chest. Jase gahtered his strength but was swatted aside as soon as he came near Smith. Byrter now utterly enraged went all out. Smith dodged with little effort and when he grew bored landed a single punch to byrter's stomach. Byrter felt something break. He spat blood. I watched in horror as my allies were being slaughtered. Unable to bear the violence Terra turned away from the screen. Smith walked away with byrter's heart in his hand. Recoom went into a blind rage pouring on all he had against smith. Jase hoping to save at least one companion rushed smith again. Smith backhanded him knocking him into the wall. Jase could only watch as the last of his friends was manhandeled and subsequently murdered by the soulles killing machien. Jase rushed to Recooms side. "Jase come on.......(caugh) .....do it for the Ginyu force" Said Recoom with his dying breath. Smith laughed. "So you want to get it on it now? Yew I think you would be much happier with your friends" Jase turned to Smith with a tear on his red cheek. he wiped away the tear and his expression became that of pure fury. "I won't let you survive. For the Ginyu force. I WILL KILL YOU!!!!" Jase attacked Smith. He seemed to have a supercharge from his rage. Smith was doing his best to figh off Jases attacks. Jase finnally lands a single massive uppercut right on the jaw but rather than allowing Smith to fall he continues upwards and dissapears. a second later he stands up on the ship. Smith is still balanced on his fist. "No not here!" Smith screams. Jase drops SMith and lands a flying stomach punch with the other hand which carries both of them through the roof. Jase's power continues to rise as he tunnels through the tunnels above and eventually comes out in the old city. THe power jase is putting off is so immense that it lights the darkened sky. As he continues to fly upward his hand compleatly punches through Smith's torso. He finally lets go. SMith falls and is empaled on the flagpole of what's left of the empire state building. "How.....how did you do that. Tell me" asks smith. Jase's expression is cold and utterly evil. He does not answer Smiths question but responds only by finnishing him with a tremendous blast of energy. that annihalates the entire building. Later we left the plannet. Back in Gomisaki we shot the bodies of the fallen Ginyu into the sun in a proper burrial at space. Jase looked on. He was filled with sadnes. I walked up to him. "Jase the power you used was..." I began to say but he interupted "I don't care. I know I've become a hundred mabey even a thousand times stronger but I don't care. It's meaningless without my brohters. Now there is no more Ginyu force. I knew that one day we wouldn't come back from a battle but I always thought it would be together. I never admitted it to the others but I've always been afraid to die." Cindar block man and brick boy apoached. "CINDAR BLOCK MAN." says cindar block man. Brick boy provides translation "Cindar block man says 'It's not a weaknes to fear death. Courage isn't about not fearing. True courage is realizing that you're afraid and facing your fears.' and personaylly I agree with him." Jase looks down. "CINDAR BLOCK MAN" again brick boy translates "He said ' Would the Ginyu force want you to act like this? What would they think if they saw you now? No the Ginyu would want you to honor their memory not with your tears but with your strength. To fight in the name of the Ginyu force. You're not just the last of the Ginyu you ARE the Ginyu. Whenever you fight, no at all times, remember that." Jase looks up "Yeah that's right. I am The Ginyu. From here on out I eat sleep and breath Ginyu. I think Ginyu I fight Ginyu. I am Jase. I am the great Ginyu force." Jase's face brightened up. He looked out on the stars remembering his brothers and found new resolve to live for their honor. Also he realized that he had awakened with a great new power. I went to see Terra. She didn't seem to happy last I saw her. She was in her quarters. She was sitting in front of the window. "I'll never see them again." She said when she heard me come in. "I should have stayed. I ran away, and left them to die." Terra continued. I tried to console her (No those weren't my intentions you perverts. But I won't lie that it couldn't hurt to hope) "There was nothing you could do. You didn't have any power there. If you stayed you would have died too." "I wonder how Jase would feel if he knew I couldn't even watch." "I don't think he would blame you. It's not easy to watch your friends die. but who am I to be telling you this. You grew up in war. I'm surprized you even have this problem. I mean look at me I've lived a sheltered life in the palace of Jurai. Odd that it doesn't have the same effect on me. Then again I am a guy. guys don't have feelings." Terra smiles a little. "Is that so? Heh. Well that's an interesting way to look at it. Good one." "See you can cheer up. Don't be so down." "Thanks I feel better now. Frag you're such a good friend." I turned to leave her room. She gave me a friendly hug before I left. (Authors note: Yeah like that really happend. {caughs}BULL SH*T. You can strike the last sentance from the record.) I realized that I had lost 4 allies. True no one could ever fill the shoes of the Ginyu but our numbers needed to be replenished. I viseted a dimension that would probably be better off with one less member. I went to the world of Ronin Warriors. There I found Anubis. He admitted that it was always a danger to have all 9 armors around. So outside of his dimension he could use his power without the danger of resurecting the armor of Talpa. Anubis came with us. "So we're up against a god? I love a good challange. You sound like a trustworthy ally." He said. I did however decide to warn him "Before you accept in fact all of you listen up. You saw today that anyof us can die. You didn't know when you joined on that it would be like this. SO I'm offering you this. If any of you since then have changed your minds tell me. I'll return you to your home would. You need feel no shame. No matter what you decide I'll respect you. But let me say this. I'm staying. If I went home I would always ask myself if I could have won. But Even if I die facing the Destroyers, then from wherever I go I can say I Battled rightously, I faought the good fight. So even if we lose in the end then from their thrones those destroyers will be rubbing their royal asses. And they'll all say "We may have won the war but damn if those Renegades didn't raise mary mother Hell!" I let it go silent for a moment. Jase stepped forward "I'm stayin on captain." Raditz stepped forward "I'll never back down from a fight." Zarbon stepped forward "You can count on me sir." Terra stepped forward "I.....yes I'm staying too." Princes Mula stepped forward "Me never give up." Clink stepped forward "You can count on my steel." Hulk Hogan stepped forward "With ya all the way brothah." Brick boy stepped forward "I'll always be by your side." Cindar Block man stepped forward "CINDAR BLOCK MAN." Jigglyblock stepped forward "jigglyBLOCK!" Pet rock stepped forward and barked out "ROCK!" Anubis stepped forward "I'll join you." so with a new ally in tow and a renewed determination we set out in search of the next destroyer. The all mighty god Kahn. I looked at the key on my neck. It some how had drawn me in. It asmost seemed sentient. I wondered what it was thinking. Was it laughing at my failures or encouraging me to succeed? Was I just thinking about it too much? -----------------------------------End of part 5------------------------------------------------ okay I know what you're thinking That didn't have enough Frag in it. Sorry. I'll try to put more wup ass in the next one. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ so tell me what you think. Mail me at:fragraham@mail.com