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The Enigma Called Love

Part 13 - Rescue

 

By Robster80

 

 

Okay, now that MM.org is stepping up on disclaimers, I guess it's back to the old drawing board. Frankly, I was tired of opening notes and disclaimers for each chapter, so I took a break. But now I'd better get back into it just in case.

 

Disclaimer: I do NOT own any of the characters here, be they from Scryed, Digimon, FF7, InuYasha, and-or Gundam Seed. I write fanfics for fun, not profit.

 

 

 

Zigmar had stepped out of his office for only a moment, and when he returned, in his former chair sat a young man. The man wore a black suit with a silver tie and gloves set to match his short silver hair, and was also wearing classes. Resting on the desk was a black-handled katana kept in a black sheath. “Ah, former Commander Zigmar,” the man said with a smile. “Hope you don't mind if I make myself at home.”

 

Zigmar slowly gave a salute. “Commander Mujo. I wasn't expecting you until later this afternoon, sir.”

 

“Ah, but I was so anxious to come and meet the staff, so I got an early flight. Oh yes, thank you so much for prepping my office for me. You cleaned your things out early; I'm impressed.”

 

“Yes, well I wanted to be prepared in case of your early arrival. Can I get you anything, sir?”

 

Kyoji Mujo got up from the desk and walked over to shake hands with Zigmar. “Oh no, thank you; I'm perfectly fine. Now, Zigmar, I'd like to speak with you concerning certain parties, preferably Kazuma the Treasoner and his accomplish Mr. Takeru Takaishi.”

 

I bet you would, Zigmar thought bitterly.

 

Just then there was a buzzing sound coming form the desk. Excusing himself, Kyoji moved over to the intercom and pressed a button. “Hello, this is Kyoji Mujo, the new commander of HOLY speaking! What can I do you for?”

 

Zigmar heard the secretary speak through the intercom's speakers. “Sir, Officer Ryuhou and his team wish to speak with you.”

 

“Oh, what timing,” Kyoji said to Zigmar before returning to the intercom. “Send them in, please.” They both watched Ryuhou, Kari, and Davis walk into the office. Zigbar was a bit surprised to notice that Cherise wasn't with them. However, he then saw several Dars' escort an unconscious TK into the office. Oh shit!

 

Ryuhou and company saluted Kuyoji. “Forgive the interruption, Commander Mujo-.”

 

“Kyoji, please. I've heard a lot of good things about you and your crew, Ryuhou Tairen; may I call you Ryuhou? Now, what can I do for you?”

 

“We brought you a present, sir,” Kari said before waving a hand towards TK, bound by three large hands conjured by the Dars'. “To welcome you to HOLY.”

 

“Ah, so this is the one who defeated George Tatsunami and his Big Magnum: Takeru Takaishi. Well done, my friends, well done indeed!” Kyoji clapped his hands for each of the officers. “Oh wait! Where is Officer Cherise Adjani? I seem to recall she was also a part of your team.”

 

“Fellow Officer Urizane took her back to her room, sir. She was rendered unconscious while apprehending this criminal.”

 

Zigmar cursed Ryuhou mentally. He had hoped that Cherise had decided to leave HOLY without a word, but now that was no longer the case.

 

“Very well, Ryuhou. When she awakens, I'd like for her and all of you to join me in interrogating this criminal. In the meantime, have him cleaned up and then put him through that centrifuge-thingy you usually use to soften criminals up in. Dars', if you'll be so kind?”

 

They all watched the Dars' escort/carry TK out of the office before Kyoji resumed talking. “Oh, and do any of you have plans for lunch? I insist that you and your team join me and we get to know each other better; I'll order whatever you wish. Zigmar, you're welcome to join us, of course.”

 

“I thank you, sir, but I'm afraid I have other plans. If you'll excuse me?” With this, Zigmar left the office as Ryuhou and the others. He took a few steps down the hall before stopping. “Care to explain what the hell happened that TK got captured?”

 

“Ryuhou tapped Cherise's phone thanks to Elian, sir,” Koga whispered from the shadows. “By the time I realized what happened, I was too late.”

 

“I see. Do Kazuma and the others know?”

 

“They're on their way. I was sent ahead to get you and Cougar.”

 

“You and Cougar go wait for them to arrive. I'll remain here at base and keep an eye on TK and Cherise, as well as try to keep Elian busy. He is my son, after all. Also, Kyoji Mujo is here now. He'll be heading TK's interrogation with Ryuhou's team present, including Cherise. …Be careful, `Red XIII.'”

 

“You got it, `Reeves.'”

 

 

**************

 

 

Cherise woke up to find herself back in her room and with a headache. She sat up in her bed and saw she was back in her HOLY uniform. “What happened-? TK!” Jumping from the bed, she rushed to the door, only to find it locked from the outside. She pounded on the door. “Let me out! Let me out!! Damn you, Ryuhou, let me out!”

 

“Cherise, keep it down!”

 

“Commander? Is that you?”

 

“It is, though my replacement Kyoji Mujo has already arrived and taken over HOLY. What happened, Cherise?”

 

“Ryuhou and the others followed me when I went to see TK. Kari knocked me out, and when I woke up, I was back here. Sir, can you get me out?”

 

“I'm afraid not; the lock's been changed and Elian may be watching us even now.”

 

“Sir, is TK alright? Where is he?”

 

“They took him to be softened up before his interrogation, which probably won't be until after lunch. Listen closely, Cherise: Mujo will have you and your teammates present at TK's interrogation. You're to follow along with them for this. I will say no more.”

 

“…Understood, sir.”

 

“Don't worry, Cherise; we'll get out of this.”

 

Hearing Zigmar's retreating footsteps, Cherise turned to lean against the door and banged her fist against it once. “Son of a bitch, Ryuhou! He and those assholes will pay for this! …Hold on for a little longer, TK. I'll save you, somehow.”

 

 

**************

 

 

In an alleyway, Koga and Cougar were soon joined by Kazuma and the others. Dearka was carrying a bag full of bombs he himself had made with help from Kimishima.

 

“Where's your ex-boss,” Kazuma asked Koga.

 

“Inside, keeping tabs on the new boss, Kyoji Mujo. He figured him staying on the inside would benefit us more so than him joining us out here.”

 

“Whatever we're going to do,” Cougar said, “We'd better do it fast before Elian spots us. He's the eyes and ears of HOLY, and I know for a fact Ryuhou's got him on their side.”

 

“Zigmar said he'd take care of Elian. Meanwhile, I managed to borrow several HOLY uniforms and some spare masks for the Dars squad. Miriallia, you're in charge of getting us an escape vehicle. Cougar, you go get ready for what we discussed earlier; wait for the signal. The rest of you put these on. We're going to wait until TK's interrogation before we bust him and Cherise outta there since they'll be together at that moment.”

 

Cougar took a bomb out from Dearka's bag. “Set this one to go off before the rest for me; that'll be my signal to charge in.”

 

At that moment, Kazuma stuck his right fist out. “Listen up; we all should know that anything could go wrong and we could all end up captured or killed. Anybody wants out, now's the time.”

 

Koga, not surprisingly, placed his hand on Kazuma's first. “Like hell I'll be left out.”

 

Everyone else placed their hands in, showing they wouldn't back out now.

 

Kazuam grinned at each of them. “Okay, Let's get to it.”

 

 

**************

 

 

When TK woke up, he felt like somebody used him for a DDR dance pad. Regaining his senses, he realized he was being held by three giant hands, most likely alters; two of which held his arms and the third his body. “Not exactly what I read up on for the term crucify.”

 

Suddenly, there was a light and TK saw a bunch of people standing in front of him. He recognized most of them: Ryuhou, Kari, Davis, and Cherise, who was being held between Kari and Davis. There was one other person, but TK didn't know him. However, he had a feeling in his gut that he didn't like whoever this guy was, or the look of the katana that hung at the guy's side.

 

“Takeru `TK' Takaishi,” Ryuhou began, “you are on trial for the following crimes: aiding and abetting known Native Alter criminals, resisting arrest by a HOLY officer, assaulting a HOLY officer, kidnapping and attempted rape of a female HOLY officer. These crimes are brought forth before HOLY's new commander, Kyoji Mujo.”

 

Kyoji waved a finger at TK. “Tsk, tsk, tsk. You've been a naughty boy, TK; may I call you TK? So, how do you plead?”

 

TK looked right at Ryuhou. “Contrary to what some believe, I'm guilty of all those except kidnapping and attempted rape of a female HOLY officer. If I may speak freely-.”

 

“Oh, I'm sorry; time's up! So, you claim not to try and rape Officer Cherise Adjani? Ryuhou tells me otherwise. He claims you grabbed Cherise by the arm and tried to force yourself upon her after rendering her unconscious. It was very fortunate for her that Ryuhou and his team arrived just in time to stop you.”

 

TK saw that Cherise desperately wanted to say that they were lying; that Ryuhou had hurt her arm and that they attacked TK after following her to him. However, Davis and Kari seemed ready to prevent her from speaking freely.

 

“Now,” Kyoji continued, flipping through several papers in his hand, “according to these reports I received during lunch… nicely detailed, by the way, Kari… your alter power is thus: your right sleeve is destroyed, a black glove appears on your right hand, your hair goes out in pretty much all directions, your face gets leaner, your eyes go a darker shade of blue… and you summon a really big sword. Did I leave anything out?”

 

“No, sir,” Davis replied, “You covered it all.”

 

TK raised an eyebrow at Davis. “Never took you to be an ass-kisser,” he said. This caused the Dars' alters to tighten on him. “I think… these guys need… a sense of humor.”

 

“Silence, please!” Kyoji walked over to TK, dropping the papers he was holding. “TK, I'm afraid the severity of these crimes is too much for me to turn the other way. I hereby find you guilty as charged on all counts, and sentence you to death.”

 

Everyone was shocked by this, but not more so than Cherise. “You can't-!” She cried, trying to move forward, But Kari and Davis held her firmly and forced her back between them.”

 

“Does anyone else object to my decision?” Kyoji asked, turning to face Ryuhou's team. He watched as they shook their heads in silence, but grinned back at Kari and Davis who smiled at the idea. “Sorry, Officer Adjani, you're outvoted.”

 

Ryuhou quickly saluted. “Sir, permission to carry out the execution of this criminal.”

 

“Yeah, you'd like that, wouldn't you-!” TK once more felt the Dars's alters tightening their grip on him.”

 

However Kyoji shocked them all by shaking his head. “Sorry, Ryuhou, but I plan to carry it out myself.” He held up his sheathed katana. “I'm not one to avoid getting my hands dirty. But don't be upset; you all can watch before you and Cherise may go on that vacation request you gave to me at lunch. In fact, I'll help you pack once we're done.”

 

TK vowed silently if he got out of this situation, he'd make this guy and Ryuhou suffer for forcing Cherise into Ryuhou's vacation plans. Then, he looked Kyoji right in the eye as the new commander of HOLY drew his sword.

 

“I am really sorry about this, you know,” Kyoji told TK. “If we had met under different circumstances, we could have been good friends. At least, I'd like to think so.”

 

“Why do I not believe you? Also, why does my blood boil looking into your eyes?”

 

Hearing the latter question, Kyoji loomed closer to TK until their faces were inches apart. Kyoji removed his glasses and suddenly gave a twisted smile. “Take a good look; I'm sure you'll find your answer.”

 

Their eyes met, and TK suddenly had flashes of visions; he saw his other self, the one who helped him first lift the sword, battling someone with longhair, silver hair. He then saw the man's eyes; cold, vengeful, and merciless. They were the same as Kyoji's eyes. Reality snapped back into TK as he felt a surge of white-hot anger at one last vision: the silver-haired man killing the girl in the pink dress with his katana. “You!” he snarled, trying hard to lunge forward and break free. However, he was reminded the Dars' had him very well contained.

 

Kyoji leaned back until he was standing straight, returning his glasses to his face. His face still had that twisted smile as he raised his katana with both hands. “Make your peace now, you don't have much time left.”

 

Once more, Cherise tried desperately to shake off her restrainers. Tears welled in her eyes as Kyoji raised his katana higher. “No, leave him alone! TK! TK!!”

 

A sudden explosion shook the building, causing Kyoji to stop before he could swing his sword. “Huh, do we have termites or something? Oh well, where was I-?”

 

This time, something crashed into the room, shaking it and everyone in it. The Dars' lost their concentration and TK found himself free. Cherise quickly seized the moment as she forced Kari and Davis into crashing into each other and freeing her from their grip, and rushed to TK and hugging him tightly.

 

“Hey! Not now, you two, not now!” Cougar quickly broke them apart. “Don't you know a jailbreak when you see one?”

 

A door burst open and in came several more Dars' with odd haircuts, led by Koga. One of the Dars' launched itself at Kyoji, its right arm changing into an all-too familiar alter form. “SHOCKING FIRST BULLET!!” The mask flew off to reveal Kazuma's face. However, Kyoji blocked the attack with his katana.

 

The other masks flew off to reveal Dearka, Tachibana, and Kimishima, who launched themselves at the real Dars' before they could react.

 

Seeing Ryuhou charging at her and TK, Cherise reared back her leg before letting out a concentrated alter-kick. “ETERNAL CONTEMPT!!” Her knee struck Ryuhou right between his legs, and the power of her alter amplified the pain throughout his body. It was too much that he couldn't even cry out, but his eyes nearly popped right out of their sockets. Cherise then took him by the front of his shirt and pulled back a fist. “Consider this my official resignation from HOLY!” she said as she threw a punch that sent Ryuhou sprawling across the room.

 

“Now's your chance,” Zigmar shouted from the open doorway. “Run for it!”

 

“No,” TK shouted, surprising his friends as he quickly summoned his alter. His eyes turned to Kyoji. When he spoke again, it was a mixture of his own voice and the voice of whoever had possessed him the first time he summoned his power. “I know who you are, you son of a bitch; now let's settle it once and for all!”

 

Kyoji said nothing; he just smiled and motioned to TK with his fingers to come at him. “Come on then.”

 

That was when Dearka whipped out a trigger decided and pressed it, causing all of the other bombs that had been set throughout the base to go off simultaneously. Koga used this opportunity to slug TK in the stomach hard.

 

“E-et tu… Koga?”

 

“Trust me; you're not ready for him yet.” Once TK lost consciousness, Koga slung him over his shoulder. “Let's bail, gang!”

 

Kyoji suddenly started to glow, revealing himself as an alter-user. “You're not going anywhere; not until you pay dearly for attacking my base when Elian was watching everything like a hawk.”

 

Zigmar suddenly appeared before Kyoji. “I made Elian `take a break.' As he is my son, or should I say a young clone of myself, I thought he was working too hard. Koga, take your friends and go. You and Cougar are dismissed permanently from HOLY.” Having said this, Zigmar began to glow, summoning his alter.

 

“Tell TK for me that this is far from over,” Kyoji called out to Cherise as she and the others escaped. He then faced Zigmar, pointing his katana at him. When he spoke, however, his voice changed. “I see you're still butting into affairs that don't concern you, Reeves.”

 

“And you never fooled me or Zigmar for one moment with your cover, Sephiroth,” Reevse's voice said through Zigmar's lips.

 

“So, you're both willing to die for those boys?”

 

“In a heartbeat,” Reeves and Zigmar said together as they finally summoned Zigmar's alter, Alias.

 

Kyoji/Sephiroth smiled. “Well then, anything to oblige.”

 

 

**************

 

 

“Well, this is pretty sporty,” Kimishima shouted to Miriallia as they boarded a huge HOLY transport not far from the HOLY base.

 

“Don't complain,” Miriallia said back once everyone had gotten in. “This was all I could steal that would fit all of us. Now hang on, I'm flooring this baby!”

 

Suddenly, they all heard a loud crashing noise coming from the base. Koga looked out of the transport's roof hatch, a deep feeling of dread in his gut, and gasped in horror: he saw the halved body of Zigmar falling from high up the base, having been thrown out possibly by Kyoji through a window or a wall. Quickly, Koga ducked back into the vehicle and shouted at Miriallia “FLOOR IT NOW!” As he felt the vehicle jerk into motion, Koga went back up to the roof to take one last, and tearful, look at the base and where Zigmar had fallen.

 

Zigmar. Reeves. We won't forget this. Goodbye, my friends.

 

Suddenly, Koga realized something. Ducking back inside the transport, he quickly said to everyone, “Head straight for the nearest exit to the Lost Ground! I gotta go tie up a few loose ends quick and then I'll catch up later.” With that, he was gone.

 

As the transport rolled along the road, Cougar begged Miriallia on his knees to allow him to drive while Kazuma and Dearka were doing their best to pull him away and back into his seat. Kimishima took over as look out while Koga was away. TK, still unconscious, had been placed on a bench/bed and was constantly watched by Cherise, with Tachibana close by.

 

“I couldn't stop them,” Cheirse said, more to herself than to Tahcibana. She took TK's one hand into hers. “They almost killed him and I couldn't stop them at all. They weren't even using their alters to hold me back.”

 

“TK understands, Cherise. I'm sure of it.”

 

“I shouldn't have gone out to meet him… but I needed to see him again. I wanted to tell him that… that I…”

 

“Kazuma and the rest of us made him got out to call you, Cherise. If it's anyone's fault he got captured, it's ours. Besides, how were any of us, including you and Koga, to know that Ryuhou eavesdropped on you?”

 

Just then, Koga rushed in through the hatch in the ceiling, but he wasn;t alone. He had been carrying two women with him: one was, to Tahcibana's surprise, Cammy. The other was TK's mother, Nancy Takaishi. She immediately rushed to TK's side upon seeing him lying on the bench.

 

“Well, now I see what you meant by loose ends,” Kazuma remarked as he sat on Cougar to keep him from trying to take over driving. “I wouldn't put it past HOLY to use our loved ones against us.”

 

“Yeah, but unfortunately, I got bad news.” However, before Koga could explain, they all suddenly heard a familiar roar from outside.

 

“INCOMING,” Kimishima shouted out in panic as he jumped back inside of the transport.

 

“Oh, swell,” Kazuma groaned. “Mir, sorry but we got no choice. Cougar, get us the hell outta here!”

 

“On it!” Cougar cried as he leapt to the driver's chair, yanked Miriallia out of it and then took the wheel. “Radically Good Speed, don't fail me now!”

 

“Everybody hold on tight!” Cherise cried while bracing herself over TK.

 

Outside, Victory Dragon loomed closer to the stolen transport with Zetsuei and Divine Wrath close behind. On Dragon's back were Kari, Ryuhou and Davis.

 

“They won't get away THIS time,” Ryuhou snarled as he willed Zetsuei to turn into its true form. “ Stop them, Zetsuei! Vigorous Right Fist-!”

 

Suddenly, the transport itself broke apart to reveal its passengers. Kari took one look at the driver and her eyes widened. “That bastard Cougar's at the wheel! He's altering the entire transport!”

 

“Since when could he do that?!” Davis shouted in shock.

 

“STOP THEM-!”

 

But it was too late. Cougar had already restructured the transport into his own image and it took off like a rocket, faster than Zetsuei's fists could catch up with. Ryuhou and his team could only watch as the altered transport smashed its way through the wall and out away from the city.

 

“After them,” Ryuhou commanded.

 

“But we don't know where they-.”

 

Ryuhou grabbed Davis by the front of his uniform. His eyes were red with anger and obsession. “After them,” he repeated, “THAT'S an order! We're not giving up until we find them and kill them all! But we'll take Cherise alive. I won't lose her to that scum like I did Mimori.”

 

And so the three and their alters flew off from the city after their quarry.

 

Back at HOLY headquarters, looking out from the hole he created when he killed Zigmar, Kyoji/Sephiroth watched everything. A devilish grin was on his face as the wind caused his long silver hair to sway behind him.

 

“Come back soon, Cloud,” he said to himself. “We have so much to catch up on… Before I kill you for good.”

 

 

END

 

 

End notes: What's this, Robster? Ending on a cliffhanger like that? Well I have my reasons. The main one being that I can only go as high as 17 chapters for a story on MM.org, excluding a prologue and epilogue respectfully. This story could exceed that limit and I figure now's a good a time as any to close the book on this story.

 

So what happens next? Well, the story goes on as our heroes must now find a way to beef up their powers. And they're going to need it since they are up against the greatest villain of all time (Sorry, Darth Vader!).

 

However, I don't know when I'll get to that part of the story. I do have other projects in the works, and thanks to a dream of late, I'm thinking of going back to my unfinished Digimon 02 remake - Road Not Taken. Wish me luck, everyone! Please read and review.