The theater:....aww..you know the drill.....
----------
From: Andrew Dynon <adyn1@students.latrobe.edu.au>
To: ffml@fanfic.com
Subject: [FFML] [Icz/Tekno] Operation: Lightsphere, Phase 2 Ch. 5
Date: Friday, June 12, 1998 6:46 PM
OPERATION: LIGHTSPHERE
An Iczer/Teknoman crossover fanfic by Andrew Dynon
PHASE TWO
CHAPTER FIVE
Any and all C&C NEEDED! MSTs especially welcome
* * * * *
Brian: Here ya go.
Erica: We promise to be gentle.
All:<VEG>
She walked along the dark corridor, unable to stop her body from moving,
despite how desperately she wanted to, her footsteps ringing out as she
approached the blonde-haired android who was Earth�s only hope, whom she
was
being forced to destroy. The resistance she put up was no use, her body
was her enemies� tool now. But her mind was still free�
{Iczer-1!} she sent in desperation. {Forgive me� I can�t stop. I can�t
control myself any longer! So, please� shoot me! KILL ME!} Iczer-1
gasped
as she received these thoughts. Nearby, a red-haired android grinned
evilly.
"Interesting� *can* you shoot her, Iczer-1?" the redhead asked, as
Iczer-1
stared at the teenaged girl� and then spoke softly, almost whispering.
Erica: Hmm...this sounds familiar...
<Atsuko is rifling through her hammerspace>
"Nagisa� I�m sorry, but I just can�t fire, I just can�t bring myself to
shoot you�"
{Iczer-1! If you die, what will happen to the Earth? Please fight,
Iczer-1, PLEASE!!}
Grasping her wounded arm, Iczer-1 fired an energy blast at her, turning
her
head away so that she would not see it hit. Nagisa felt the blast burn
through her chest, and then began to fall forward, a fall which was
stopped
when she was caught in the cradling arms of Iczer-1. The dying Nagisa
looked up at her killer, struggling to keep her eyes open.
Brian: Oh yes, the preview to the climatic battle in Iczer-1.
Julia: Damn, what a tearjerker.
Erica: <nods>
Atsuko: <pulls out a copy of Fight! Iczer-1 from her hammerspace> A-ha!
Found it!
"Iczer-1� I�m grateful. Please win. Win� for� Earth"
Then, Nagisa�s soul rose away from her body, moving not to the afterlife,
but towards Iczer-1�s. As the two souls combined, they felt an energy
awaken that poured like molten metal into every part of their being.
With
Iczer-1�s body, the combined spirits gasped in amazement.
Brian: If it happens that that energy is love energy, I'm gonna
facefault.
Erica and Julia: Nahh...too easy.
Atsuko: Wow, Perfect timing....did you two rehearse that?
Erica: Rehearse what?
Brian: Foreshadowing, your key to quality hints of things to come.
"This is� This is it!! SYNCHRONIZATION!!!!!!!"
Nagisa awoke, and sat up in her bed, not caring that she was unable to
see
without the lights on.
"Iczer-1�" she said to herself. "I� I understand, now."
Erica: Ahh...she Awake.
Brian: <blinks> Huh?
Julia: You know...<makes hand gestures (Julia interrupts:"Any ecchi
comments and you will get pounded!!!")>...the same effect as with the
Sailor Senshi.
Brian: Oh, you mean she's remembering her previous life.
Atsuko: Or her life before Iczer-1 messed with time.
* * * * * * * * *
WHEN I DESCEND�
(PART 1 OF 2)
* * * * * * * * *
Brian: Heh, obvious ref to the opening segment for Teknoman.
"Mac, have you finished your work on that boosterpack yet?"
"Almost done, Blade. Once we get this fitted, the /Blue Earth/�ll be
able
to reach the dark side of the moon."
<Brian starts humming "Fly Me To The Moon". A, E, and J pound him>
"And I�ll be able to take out Darkon."
Erica: We've said it before, and we've probally say it again: One.
Track. Mind.
"Hey, you guys!" Star called as she entered the hangar door. "Anybody
seen
Commander Jamison around?"
"He�s been holed up with Candy and Kawai in the research lab since last
night, he�s asked for no interruptions." Tina chirped. "Says he�s
working
on some kind of new secret weapon."
Julia: If it says Acme anywhere on this weapon, I'm gonna worry.
Others: <nod>
"It�s done. I�ve finished it." came Jamison�s voice from behind them.
The
four turned to see the commander holding a meter-long gun of a type none
of
them had seen before.
"Commander, what is it?" Tina asked.
"A counter-flux polariser. It can create an energy field that
destabilizes
the tekno transformation process. With any luck it will stop an enemy
teknoman in his tracks. He paused to allow the information to sink in.
"Of
course, it�s only been tested under lab conditions, and we won�t know for
certain until we use it in the field."
Brian: Which means.....
Erica: It's either gonna work in a spectacular way which can only be
described with a SFX budget larger than the national debt....
Julia: ...or it's gonna explode...same way...bigger SFX budget.
Atsuko: Unnamed Law of Anime #6,000
[MINUTES LATER, COMMUNICATIONS ROOM]
"Looks like Maggie�s done her job up on the space ring, the
communications
systems are working again!" Tina said as a screen flashed into life.
Erica: Wait a sec...aren't there still spidercrabs on the ring?
"Yeah, well, that�s the good news." Came Maggie�s transmission. "The bad
news is what they�re picking up!" She immediately transferred the
visuals
to what was being received, and Tina stared in horror.
"The alien spore trees! They�re beginning to bloom!" Tina said as she
saw
the images of the trees in question moving, capturing any humans nearby
and
entrapping them within the pods, where they would ungergo the process by
which they would be turned into Rhadam warriors.
Atsuko: Yeech.
"Maggie, open the Global Communications Link! Give me every channel
you�ve
got!" Jamison commanded, and the technician immediately complied.
"Attention all citizens of Earth! This is commander Jamison of the Space
Knights. It appears the final stage of the enemy invasion has begun. It
is
vital that you avoid contact with the alien spore trees. Go to the
nearest
space transport facility. We will evacuate as many people as possible to
the space ring orbiting the Earth. Pilots of any private vessels capable
of
reaching the space ring are requested to assist in the evacuation."
Jamison ended the transmission.
Brian: Okay, now how many people are actually going to listen to that
transmission anyway?
"Tina, how many can we get there?"
"Best case scenario, twenty per cent, sir."
Brian: 20% of a world population.....
Erica: That's very bad.
"Twenty per cent� that�s not good enough�" Nagisa said despairingly.
"There
must be some way to stop this."
"There is one." Blade replied. "We get to the moon and kill Darkon
himself."
"It was bound to happen eventually�" Kawai mused.
Brian: Too bad they didn't get some sack time before then....
All (including Nagisa and Kawai):
<poundcrashmanglebendfoldmutilatefatalitylevel8LimitBreaksunlimited>
Brian: <Erica: <grimaces> You *really* don't want to know>
"Time to get this over with." agreed Tina.
"Yeah! Let�s beat this guy!" Iczer-3 shouted.
"And you�ll need us, too." Nami said as she and Kiiro teleported in.
"Let�s
get going."
Julia: And the gang's all here!
Atsuko: Someone's in for some deep hurting.
* * * * *
"So� the fools make their final despairing bid of resistance." Darkon
stated contemptuously. "�to burn on their funeral pyre before this
planet
is claimed for my masters. Mace, Sword, you shall destroy the Kthulhu�s
servants. Spear, you shall destroy the one named "Nagisa"."
Julia:<blinks and goes pale> Spear is Nagisa's sister, right?
Erica: <growls> Was, until *someone* got to her.
"Yes, Master Darkon." The three bowed and departed.
"Iczer-2� you shall destroy your younger sister."
"Feh� need I remind you, you do not control me. Neither Iczer-3, nor
this
planet, nor your war, concerns me. I have only one enemy� although, if
you
try to treat me like you own me, I will be more than happy to destroy
you."
Brian: Heh, still the same Iczer shadow.
Erica: You do realize she's going to hurt you for that.
Brian: Hey, it's at least partially the truth, from a metaphorical
standpoint.
"So, do you refuse to kill her?" Darkon threatened.
"Despite how you insult me, I shall destroy this �Iczer-3�." Iczer-2
replied. "But not for you." She turned, placing her hand on Saber�s
shoulder.
"And, you, Saber, know your enemy." The Tekno Warlord said.
All: Duh!!!
Erica: No guesses needed. It's Slade.
After Saber and Iczer-2 had left, Darkon stood in his chamber, looking
out
on the moon�s surface.
"Iczer-2, it does not matter whether you choose to obey me or not. For
now, my strength is restored, and the mothership can rise from this
barren
ball of rock. I shall descend upon the Earth, and claim it for my
masters!"
<crash*boom*thunder>
Brian: And now the bovine excrement hits the oscilating air
conditioning system.
* * * * *
Nagisa stared at the planet that was the /Blue Earth/�s namesake. She
knew, now, that she had seen it from here, from space, before. Two
generations before. She had not yet told anybody else about her
experience�
it wasn�t the right time, and she knew that she would be able to tell
them
later.
Julia: Besides, who would believe her?
"Taking a good look at Earth because it may be your last, right,
Nagisa?"
"Nick, don�t say that. We�re going to make it back."
"Actually, as long as we take out Darkon, I don�t care if I come back or
not."
All: <groan>
Erica: You see? One track mind.
"But the rest of us do, Nick. The rest of us do."
"Uh, guys�" Tina began.
"What?"
"All of a sudden there�s a huge amount of seismic activity on the moon�s
surface, tremors of enormous strength!" She said. Then, she stopped as
she
saw a small speck of rapidly-moving red light in the distance, heading
towards them.
Brian: This is Darkon's ship, right?
"Well, it looks like the welcoming committee�s coming to greet us."
Ringo
commented. "Who wants to take this one on?"
"I will." Tina said calmly. Teleporting outside the /Blue Earth/, she
flew towards the red light. As she drew closer, she could make out the
form
of the Teknoman - his armor was black and yellow, and he carried a
massive,
spiked mace.
"Ah, I see that one of the Kthulhu�s pitiful servants has decided to
face
me." Mace stated contemptuously. Tina scowled
"Great perception there, ya tin-can. Can you see that this "pitiful
servant"�s gonna kick your butt?"
Erica: Whoo hooo!!! Go Tina!!
Julia: Kick his butt!!
Atsuko: <deep, gravelly voice> Finish him!
Brian: <deadpan> This cheering section brought to you by The
Comittiee For A Better Protrayal Of Tina In Fanfics (Or At Least In
TekkaKnight Warhammer's Fics), and by the number pi.
Erica: <facefault> We could have done without the pi bit.
Brian: I know, couldn't resist.
"Not in this lifetime, child. Which for you will be very short!"
"Okay, then. Let�s fight."
* * * * *
{So, you�ve come, brother. I�ve been waiting.}
{Yes, Cain. I�ve come.}
{It�s time to end this.}
{I couldn�t agree more.}
Blade opened his eyes and looked at the others.
"There�s something I need to do before taking out Darkon." He said, and
those with him in the /Blue Earth/ knew immediately what he meant. He
turned around and headed into the back of the spaceship, where Pegas
awaited
him.
"PEGAS, POWER ON!!!"
<Affirmative.>
"Open the interlock chamber!"
The chamber once again swung open, and Blade leaped inside, to transform
and face his twin brother.
Julia: <blink> Uhh, yeah, you would need to do that before you go out
into space.
"TEKNO POWER!!!!!"
* * * * *
"Iczer-3� are you okay?" Nagisa asked the young warrior, who had
abruptly
turned and fixed her eyes on something - Nagisa couldn�t make out what -
on
the starboard side of the /Blue Earth/.
"There�s something out there� something that makes me feel really bad
for
some reason."
"Why�s that?"
"I dunno� it just gives me the creeps. But for some reason I need to
know
what it is anyway."
Erica: <deadpan> Gee, I wonder why.
"Okay, Iczer-3. I�ll come with you."
"Thanks, Nagisa!" Iczer-3 hugged the green-haired girl, who then turned
to
Kawai, Nami and Kiiro.
"Kawai-san, Nami-san, Kiiro-san� do you think you can handle whatever
Darkon throws at you?"
Brian: Wouldn't "Minna-san" be much more effective here?
"Won�t be a problem!" Kiiro said cheerfully, before Nagisa and Iczer-3
departed.
Erica: If Kiiro's ever not cheerful, worry.
The /Blue Earth/ continued to speed along above the moon�s surface,
heading
toward the central point of the seismic activity - what its passengers
knew
to be the Rhadam mothership. Before they had progressed too far,
however,
Kawai saw the glint of red light that she recognized as another Teknoman
coming towards them.
"Guy�s, this should be the last of Darkon�s Teknomen." she said.
"Well, we wouldn�t want to miss the welcoming party, would we?" Nami
commented. "Ringo, remember to pick us up when we�re done, okay?" The
three Iczelions teleported outside, flying to meet the approaching
Teknoman.
As the distance between them lessened, allowing them to get a clear view
of
each other, the Black Iczelion smiled in recognition.
"Ah, Sword. You know, I think we have unfinished business from last
time."
"You shall not harm Master Darkon!"
"Not very sociable, is she?" asked Kiiro. "Oh well, not someone I
really
want to get to know anyway� DOUBLE TORNADO!!!" The bolt of yellow
energy
shot towards Sword, reducing the debris which had been thrown up by the
tremors to a thick dust which obscured the impact. When the dust
cleared,
the three saw Sword hovering unharmed.
"Hah! You pathetic worms�" Sword said contemptuously. Then, her armor
began to change, taking a form similar to Saber�s new appearance.
"Oh, that�s just wonderful." Kiiro said under her breath. "Why can�t
Darkon just play nice for a change?"
Brian: To steal a quote from Chris Angel: "It's in the code."
Atsuko: At least for bad guys.
* * * * *
Nagisa�s apprehension grew as she and Iczer-3 flew towards whatever had
been calling the young android. She didn�t know exactly why, but the
emotion she was feeling was gradually increasing from unease to genuine
fear
- the sense of foreboding just seemed to keep growing.
Erica: ...as does the foreshadowing....
The pair stopped as there was a flash of yellow light in front of them,
and
Nagisa stopped as she caught sight of a woman whom, although they had
never
met in this life, she knew� and hated.
Atsuko: Can't say I blame her.
"Ah, Nagisa." Iczer-2 said. "We have the fortune of meeting again."
"But� but we� Iczer-1 and me killed you."
Erica: Please! This is anime. Since when do villians stay dead?
"And Darkon brought me back. Not that it entitles him to order me
around
like he thinks it does." She paused. "And it�s nice to meet you, little
sister. Now, prepare to die."
"You wanna fight me?" Iczer-3 asked angrily.
"No, Iczer-3! She�s too powerful for you! You�ll be killed!" Nagisa
yelled in fear, grabbing Iczer-3 and holding her back. Then, sensing
danger
from another source, she let go of Iczer-3 and leaped backward as a spear
flew through where she had been, narrowly missing both her and Iczer-3.
As
soon as she let go of the girl, Nagisa saw the two Iczers fly away in
streaks of yellow and green light. Nagisa turned toward her attacker.
"Oneesan�"
"As I said last time, you no longer have a right to call me that." Spear
replied. "I only have one thing to day to you� DIE!!!" With these
words,
Mizumi Kai launched herself at her younger sister.
Erica: Gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "sisterly disagreements'
,ne?
* * * * *
"Saber! I�m here!"
"Thanks for coming, brother� though I knew you could hardly refuse."
Saber
said. "I know you, and I know that you want the same thing I do� to
destroy
your brother." Blade stood in silence as Saber continued his monologue.
<The four get out books and read while Saber is doing the monologue
("Probally also in the code!"-Julia>
"You know, I think we�d have ended up like this even if we hadn�t been
transformed into Teknomen. We�ve always been two people who were meant
to
be one. The only difference is that this way, the stakes have been
raised."
"Enough talk. Let�s fight."
"My sentiments exactly."
* * * * *
Brian: Llllllllleeeeeeettttttt''sssss get ready to rumble!!!!!!
Nagisa dodged Spear�s attack, and flew past her, trying to create
distance
between herself and her opponent. To fight her sister, and probably be
forced to kill her, was the thing she would have given anything to avoid�
but, as it had turned out, she was left with no choice. She fired an
energy
blast, which hit her sister, staggering her and leaving Nagisa with the
opportunity to end the battle by ramming her beam-sword through her
sister�s
body.
But she didn�t take that opportunity. She held back, unwilling, even in
the extreme circumstances she was in, to strike the killing blow. That
was
her mistake. Before she knew what had happened, Mizumi had recovered,
and
flew at her, slamming an armored fist into her chest. Nagisa fell, and
as
soon as her body impacted the ground, Spear was standing over her, her
boot
on her torso as if she wanted to slowly grind her body into the moon�s
surface.
"You should have killed me while you had the chance. Instead, the one
to
die will be you."
All: <leaning up in the seats...>
END PHASE 2 CHAPTER 5
All: <facefault>
Erica: ARRRGGGHHHH!!!!! A cliffhanger!?!?!? Nice timing, Andrew!
Next Chapter: The end of the battle against Darkon. To quote Marvel
Comics,
�nuff said!
Brian: Heh. Indeed.
Authors notes (not much this time): Certain scenes in this chapter were
inspired by the second-last Teknoman episode, "Beginning of the End" (One
of
the episodes which did not air in the U.S.A). Also, readers will
probably
recognize the opening scene as being from "Fight! Iczer-One".
All:<ten-second grumbling about dimwitted US television network execs>
Status report: I have to write two essays for university, and after
that,
I�ll get the first part of my Ranma �fic "Lose All, Gain More" done.
Hopefully, the end of Act 2 will come soon after that, and then it�s on
with
Act 3!
Atsuko: He...he's writing a Ranma fic???
Erica: Run for your lives!!! :-)
Brian: Just kidding, Andrew. :-)
Thanks for reading, and Brian, please keep MSTing my story :-)
___________________________
Brian: Yeah, sure. No problem.
____________________________________________________
Andrew Dynon
"You're only young once, but you can be immature any day."
- The Coodabeen Champions
ALL THE PARANOID PEOPLE ARE OUT TO GET ME.