Title: Omega 13, Chapter 3: The Beginning of Battle Author: Purplepuss26 --------------------------------------- "Have to get away, don't want to return..." Running is all you can do, running with no end to the road ahead. No one to care, no one to help, just running. Voices, laughing evilly, trying to take me away. "Keep away from me! CHANCE!!!" --------------------------------------- Jake woke up while screaming. Chance nearly fell out of his chair; he rushed over to Jake to calm him down. "Jake, it's ok - I'm here. No one will hurt you," Chance softly spoke. "Chance...I saw them... they tried to take me away again." Jake was nearly crying. "Not while I'm here. Try to go back to sleep - you need it." "But, Chance..." "No buts - you're sick so you have to stay in bed." Jake didn't protest; he was already fast asleep. "I wonder what he meant by again?" --------------------------------------- "It's nearly time, time to take Omega 13 and the power within." "Why do we need him? I mean, you already have the power." "I need a worthy adversary, rival if you will." "Oh." "Prepare the plan." --------------------------------------- "Commander, we just got a report - there's a bomb." "What? Where?" "In the old lab. Outside town." "Warn the mayor. Get a squad ready - I'll lead them myself" "Yes, sir." --------------------------------------- Back at the salvage yard... Chance was working on a truck that was brought in. The alarm went off. "Yes, Miss Briggs?" "T-Bone, there is a bomb threatening Megakat City. Its at the old labs outside the city." "We're on our way." "Don't go anywhere, Jake," Chance said as he took off in the Turbokat. --------------------------------------- At the labs, the enforcers had arrived. "Looks like the Swat Kats have arrived, sir." "Those hotshots." "Look, Commander Feral is on time for once," laughed T-Bone. T-Bone landed the Turbokat and made his way into the labs, little did he know Commander Feral was following him. --------------------------------------- At city hall... "Miss Briggs, someone is here to see you." "Who'd want to see me during this crisis?" "Your katnapper." Dream Weaver captured Miss Briggs and took her to the labs. "You stay quiet and maybe your death will be quick." --------------------------------------- T-Bone had found his way to the lobby, after a lot of dead ends. "No sign of the bomb. Hmmm, I wonder if it was a hoax, but why?" "I knew I'd find you here, Swat Kat. Now, where's the bomb?" "Feral, there was no bomb - it was a decoy." "How do you...?" He was cut off by evil laughter. "Well, well, well, looks like my guests have arrived. How do you do." "Who are you?" asked T-Bone, confused. "I'm Shadow and this is Dream Weaver, and you're going to stay here to watch my greatest triumph." "Over what?!" Feral shouted. "Why over Omega 13! Whoops I forgot you don't know who he is, do you?" "Grrrr, you won't get him." "You don't get a say in the matter. Dream Weaver, take them to our other guest." Shadow sent out a couple of blasts. They tied up T-Bone and Feral. --------------------------------------- At the cell, T-Bone and Feral were pushed in. "Hey, let us out!" "It's no good, T-Bone. I already tried that," came a voice from the shadows. "Miss Briggs, what are you doing here?" asked Feral. "I was brought here to watch some battle or something." "Great, looks like we're stuck." "T-Bone, where's Razor? Didn't he get captured?" "No, but he probably can't do much to help as he is sick." "Looks like we have to wait for Omega 13," said Feral. --------------------------------------- Jake woke up in a cold sweat; he knew what he had to do. "Looks like I'm the only one who can stop Shadow and rescue my friends." He walk uneasily down to the hangar, still suffering from his fever. As quickly as he could, he changed into his flight suit. "Don't worry, T-Bone - I'm coming after you." Jumping on the cyclotron, he rode off. --------------------------------------- "Shadow, you're not going to try to battle him, are you?" "Don't worry, he'll won't put up much of a fight." "So, what do we do with him? Put him with the others?" "Perfect, then we can show them what he really is." --------------------------------------- Razor was able to sneak into the lab. Drawing on his senses, he made his way to Shadow. "Looks like Omega has arrived." "Shadow, where are my friends?! If you have hurt them I'll...!" "You're in no position to make demands, my boy. Even as we speak you grow weaker from that fever you have. This will be easy," laughed Shadow. Razor knew he was right. He could feel his muscles losing energy; his eyelids grew heavy. "You see what I mean... Maybe I won't destroy you now. First you'll see your friends, then the game can begin." With that, he blasted Razor. Razor, who had nearly no energy to fight back with, blacked out. "Dream Weaver, take him to the others, make sure he can't escape, like last time." "I'll make sure he won't." --------------------------------------- At the cell, the occupants heard footsteps. Then, the sound of the door being unlocked and a body was thrown in. "Razor, Razor wake up. Oh man, why'd you come you knew you where sick?" "Calm down, T-Bone. I think he needs to rest," Miss Briggs softly whispered. "So Swat Kat, what do we do now? Hope Omega turns up?" "Well, it's either that or escape, but there seems to be no way out. Razor, if you were awake, I'm sure you could find away out." --------------------------------------- Hours later, T-Bone had Razor's head on his lap. "Come on, buddy - we need you," a worried T-Bone whispered. Razor slowly opened his eyes; he still hadn't quite recovered from the fever. "Anyone get the number of the truck that hit me?" Razor asked weakly. "Razor, you're awake! How are you feeling?" He was almost jumping for joy. "Better, but where are we?" "We're in one of the holding cells in the old labs," Miss Briggs stated. "With no way out mind you," Feral groaned. "I know a way out." Razor spoke softly "How would you know?! You've only just woke up!" Feral shouted. "Well..." Razor looked at the floor for an explanation. Luckily, T-Bone stepped in. "Ok, Razor, how do we get out?" Razor, relieved, slowly got up and, with some support from T-Bone, walked over to the door. "Ok...now then, we just have to reconfigure the circuit and... Bingo." After switching round the circuit, the door was left wide open. "Ok, guys, lets move them out," called T-Bone. Slowly, they worked their way around the many passageways. Much to everyone's surprise, Razor seemed to know where he was going. "Ok guys just got go through the main hall and we're outer here," Razor said while leaning on the wall. "Hey razor, you alright, bud?" "Don't worry, T-Bone - I'll be fine." "Ok, just don't over do it." They entered the main hall. Laughter was all around them. "So, thought you could escape again? Not without fighting me you don't." "What does he mean by again?" T-Bone thought. "So, they don't know. Oh well, I'll destroy you all anyway." Shadow shot out blast after blast of energy. They all ducked for cover; Razor, still weak, only just made it. "Razor, stay down while I get him." "Wait a minute, T-Bone. It's me he wants, not you." "What do you mean?" Razor had already got up and started walking into the battleground. "So, you do have some guts... unlike last time." "Shadow, I refuse to let you hurt my friends." "I bet they don't know what you are. Maybe I should show them." "Keep them out of this! It's me you want, so it's me you get. Let's rumble. .......................................................................................................... Well, what do you think? Read and review. Purplepuss26@hotmail.com