(Part 10,025: The Darkness Arises Again) (Author: Ryan [Your nickname here] Kelley) (GVVY03@SNOWCREST.NET) ________________________________________________________________________ Author's Note: As I said with the second of this series, I give it an R (average) rating. I don't recomend children to read this fanfic. ________________________________________________________________________ Prolouge: "Okay, where was he calling from?" Augestus asked. "It came from everywhere. Mostly from above, but as if he wasn't anywhere close. But still, as if he was calling for help right where you were." "He's in another Time Sphere. Remembered HOW he left, Those spheres of energy only appear in a Trans-Time Sphere vortex. I could re-trace it... and I have to give him his talisman back." "Good!" Ithicar agreed. "Wherever he is, we'll find him." Augestus said. ________________________________________________________________________ The Archeivers Saga Part 10,25: The Dark Aises Again By: Ryan Kelley ________________________________________________________________________ Part One: Aug emerged out of the hangar. "Okay, your new jet is finished. If you want, you could test it now." Hey, T-Bone! Why not see what he did, okay?" Razor asked. "Okay." T-Bone mumbled. The SWAT Kats followed Aug into the hangar. The origional Turbokat was out of the way. In the origional Turbokat's place was a sleeker, and almost egg\bullet like, was their new jet. The front tip was razor sharp and seemed not to run on regular fuel. "Uh, Aug. Do we use regular jet fuel for this thingy?" Razor asked. "No." Aug stated, "It has Fuatonic cabibilities. It runs on waste products and could power your entire planet. It's range is ninety million kilometers. Same with the revised ejector seats, both the jet and the ejector seats can withstand re-entry into your atmosphere. I find it quite adequite. It's self replacing missiles have a range of two hunderd kilometers and is equipped with retractable wings and a shrink mode, enabling you and the jet to be able to shrink to microscopic size and back with zero to point zero one distortion The ship is equipped with a Proton Lazer. This reaches one thousand degrees and vaporizes any physical body instantly. The two cyclotrons have the same factors as the afforesaid. All these max factors add up to one irresistable weapon. THE BLACK GOD OF DEATH! Any questions." "One." T-Bone mumbled, "What if it dosn't work?" "Then," Aug whinced, "you're screwed!" "Well, I'll try it! How 'bout you, T-Bone?" Razor asked. "Ready when you are." T-Bone mumbled. "Great!" Razor said with a laugh. "I'll accompany you!" Aug yelled as the silent jet flew out of the hangar. In another Time Sphere, Augestus and Ithicar stood in their yard. "Okay," Augestus reminded Ithicar, "You told the SWAT Kats we were leaving?" "Uh huh!" Ithicar chirped. "Okay... Here goes." Augestus said. He breathed a deep breath. He raised his left hand as far up as possable, thinking about having his hand penetrate the sky, and coninue out forever. The spheres of energy ran in corkscrews out of something that looked like one of the Pastmaster's time vortexes. The spheres hit the ground and the vortex vanished. Augestus tried again. He failed twice more. Then on the fourth try, he, and Ithicar found themselves floating up into the vortex in the sky. Aug, seeing the vortex, flew out of the canion that the SWAT Kats and him were practicing in. Aug was in his silver Super Squad suit. It was silver. On the backside, the siut looked like a jet\rocket pack. The front side looked something out of Power Rangers, first few seasons and the helmet looked somewhat like the SWAT Kats' helmets, except silver and seemed to have crystals attached to the front pointing backwards (See: Gemini Man on Mega Man III to get a better idea). "Hey! Aug! Where ya goin?" Shouted Razor through the helmet. "I think someone's come to bring me back home. Oh well, at least my coming wasn't a total loss!" Aug said. Out of the vortex came Augestus and Ithicar. Aug ran over to the two children. Ithicar gave a look of surprise. "Grandpa!" Ithicar beckoned, as she ran over to her grandfather. Augestus ran behind her, then stopped a few feet behind her. Aug gave Ithicar a loving embrace. "I thought I'd be stuck here forever. Thank you." "Uh.... Grandpa, I was looking through my copy you gave me of "The Tome of Time" and it seems this does nothing for me." Augestus said, handing over a lime green talisman. On the gold backing was an "A" a "Y" and an "F" with the middle cross on the "F" missing. "Huh? That dosn't do anything?!" Aug asked. "You mixed up Collection with Ultimate Power." Augestus explained. Aug hit his forehead. "Of course... This could have been avoided!" Aug turned back toward the SWAT Kats. "I'm sorry I couldn't stay longer, but I just don't belong here. I hope you'll understand." "But the jet is great!" Razor asserted, "We'll get a lot of wear out of it!" Aug obtained his talisman back. He glowed in a purple light, then faded. Aug took on a more solid form. Aug had looked transparent to what he looked now. He looked much stronger than before. Regaining himself, he gave a short laugh. "Okay Augestus, Let's go home. You're more capable of bringing us home than I am right now." Aug said. ________________________________________________________________________ Part Two: Imperial, The Highest Plain. Aug walked with his grandchildren back to Aug's home. The Palace of Good and Evil situated directly on top of Keilla Mountian (Pronounced: Key-la Mountian). This red mountian rose out of level plain, with a town at the west side of the mountian. The mountian was moderately steep, but easily traveled. At the high peek, it was said that all of the enormous Imperial could be seen. A very wide slab of grey rock jutted out of the south side of the mountian supported by the weight of the mountian and a cyan colored crystal with it's edges lined with gold. Eemella (pronounced: EEM Ella, or more commonly, Eem- ella) seemed to be waiting for them, as she came out to greet them. "Aug!" she called, giving him a hug, "You've returned!...Where have you been for so long, my love?" "I tried to brake free of Orin... only I overshot. These two munchkins rescued me. Orin seemed to be holding me hostage and at the mercy of my son. Now that I'm free of there, I will surly punish him for his awful acts." Aug said, ending on a revengeful note. "Well, don't go far for a while. We've got guests coming in four days. We have to ready this place. You don't think our servents should do all this?" Eemella reminded. "Oh my gosh! I forgot! Thanks for reminding me! I've still got to figure out the guests of honnor!" Aug exclaimed. Ithicar and Augestus left the two, expecting no reward, and asking for less. They saw Aug and Eemella looking for them, but they didn't stop. Arriving home in the far away town of Nyssle, light years from Keilla Mountian, the two casually walked in and sat down. The day was drawing to a close. "You guys have fun?" Chance asked when they came in. "Kinda." Augestus explained. "We saved Aug from one of his times he got into trouble. Then rode home on that new Superhighway we've been begging you two to let us go on. There's a stop at Keilla Mountian, and one here. I'm not sure about how many we passed by, so now we know we could take that." "Well, you see... after that paradox, T-Bone and I can't do crud!" Razor lamented. Later, Aug and Eemella were ready for bed. "You know I don't ask this of you often, and you ask it of me even less. I'd like to have an heir that neither of us would argue about." Eemella said. "It scares me... reminds me of so many times that I seldom ever want to... you know. Reminds me of the abomination that forged my son into creation. You understand, but for you, I guess." Aug said, full of woe. Aug lay beside Eemella, and then put her on top of him. After a few minutes, Eemella lay back down again. She was tired. Her mind all of a sudden fell into a whirl of colors. She felt incredibly strong. She saw tons of memories flash before her eyes, but they were not alone. She thought she heard Aug beside her, but the photographic memories and the thoughts and the sounds drowned him out. At first, they were memories of an average boy, then changed setting to a future world, then to memories of the Pastmaster. Many memories of destruction, rape, and battery were shown in vivid detail. Then they were gone. In their place was the memories of a sad person, weighted down by harmful memories. They were leading up to a half hour ago. The next thing she knew, she saw herself from Aug's perspectave, and learnt what he felt that time before. Then she could see again. Aug was baside her, weeping into his pillow, over a memory that she had experianced. She screamed. The scream was loud and peircing... and carried all the way into the city below. Aug knew she had just obtained all his memories, powers, abilities, and intelligence. It came with such things. He weeped for her, having to experiance his old problems, long blown away into self torture. More than that, he tried to put out the dreadful memory that was taking over his mind. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Princess Havisham screamed. Her wedding dress was worn, and she was bleeding. The Pastmaster continued. He slashed at her arm, causing her skin to split open. She screamed again. Aug, from the inside, was trying desprately to stop and apollogise, but he whacked her again, and continued. At length, the Pastmaster withdrew. "Next time, don't fight me, and you'll love it more. Stupid mortal!" Princess Havisham clung desprately to her torn wedding dress. It had become yellowed, and ripped. "My father shalt send thou to Hell!" The Pastmaster reached for the bottom half of his disguarded attire, as he was still wearing the top half. "You see that I do, but not now, girl! You're mine!" ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ The next Day, Aug was at the local tavern. He needed a drink. He needed something to cloud over the events of last night. Emperor Auggie (Pronounced: Imp E er or Aug Gee) was showing off to some who were in the tavern. Nothing new. Around Aug's fifteenth helping of Ale, Eemella walked in. "Thank you, bartender, but I think he's probably had enough!" Eemella said. "Hopefully he hasn't drunk the usual thirty helpings, then it starts to get him drunk!" "Eemella, What are you here for?" Aug asked. "Dear," Eemella said, "I think I know how to keep you from being so depressed!" "Impossable!" Aug said, with a smile "I many have tried, but nothing worked!" "I trust you, this has never been done to you." Eemella tried. The bartender gave some advise to Eemella with a laugh "Give him your body an-" "That only makes things worse!" Aug protested. "What? Your wife not your type?" the bartender chuckled, all in fun. "It makes me remember my past, something that brings me in here a little too often!" Aug growled. "But it's great for buisness!" The bartender laughed. "Sorry, but people come in here just to get a look of you, you're so popular, only you always come in depressed, and leave every time practically drunk dispite how much you drink!" "That's enough!" Eemella warned. "Aug, I know this'll be hard, but I want you to try not to resist what I'm going to do to you." A crowd gathered expectant of something else. Eemella placed her hand on Aug's forehead. Aug was overwhelmed with memories. He tried to put them away put them in a place where no one could find them. One by one, little memories passed away, then they grew to be more of an impact of his life... then he forgot everything. He couldn't remember English, Keillan, or even his own name. He grew tired. He felt his eyes close. Eemella caught him as Aug fell in a deep sleep. Aug grew more compact, until he was nothing more than a purple crystal, growing brightly. Eemella picked it up and brought it home. She put it in their bed. Concentrating, a little, Aug changed back into his most stable form. That which he normally was. He slept soundly. Eemella smiled affectionately at her husband. "Sleep well, Aug of the Archeivers (Pronounced: Ar CHEE vers) and Imperial" Eemella said. ________________________________________________________________________ Part Three: As Aug slept, storm clouds grew over all Imperial. The light from the artificial purple sun grew dimmer. DM Razor (See: Dark Side of the SWAT Kats) ran inside what looked a cave in a mountian. A bunch of Keillans were seated inside the cave which was really a building. Dark Kat was standing behind a black podeum. "All set, Dark Kat!" "Good. As soon as we know that that bastard, Aug won't counter attack, we'll STRIKE!" Dark Kat said to the others. "I don't think that punk will do anything. I saw his stupid wife knock him out!" DM T-Bone (See: Dark Side of the SWAT Kats) assured. "Good. You two!" Dark Kat said, pointing a fingure at the DM SWAT Kats, "will take care of Aug. Se that he is dead! Kill him, and if you two can't then whoever brings me his head shal keep the reward that goes with it! Is that clear?" A roar came from the multitude seated all around. "Then let's show that brat what the Dark Archeivers are made of!" another roar came from the voices of the Dark Archeivers. Three older girls were playing in the grasses. "Hey, Shiko! You can't catch me." one with red hair, dressed in a female's sailor suit cried out. "Yeah I can! Watch out Eiko, Here I come!" Shiko called back. She had short blonde hair, and was wearing pink shorts and a white shirt. "Not so fast!" a girl with long purple hair, in a yellow dress called back. "Outta my way, Biiko!" Shiko yelled. A rumble in the ground knocked the three off their feet. Eiko saw the SWAT Kats walking toward Keilla Mountian, and the wealthiest city in Imperial, known as Imperial City. Eiko ran out to greet them. "Hey, I havn't seen you in a... hey-" Eiko called, running out a bit in front of them. The SWAT Kats looked coarser, and just different. "Try never!" DM T-Bone barked, smashing Eiko into a big rock. Eiko picked herself up out from the rock. She was bloody. She stood for a minute, then fell, never to rise again. The clouds covered all light from the purple sun. The DM SWAT Kats traveled in almost a darkness. The people of Imperial ran out of the city. A second later, it had become an explosion area. Racing up the side of the mountian, they encountered Eemella. "Stop! What do you think you are doing?" Eemella demanded. "This." DM Razor said. Behing Eemella a trap was sprung. Eemella was trapped inside a Tri-go box. Aug was taken from where he lay. Shortly after, Imperial lay at hands of the Dark Archeivers. ________________________________________________________________________ Part Four: Aug woke with a start. The world was unfamiliar. It was a grey room. three kats were having a heated discussion. It was in a language he couldn't understand. "Just kill him! Do it, damn you!" Dark Kat yelled at the two. "I think I know what I'm doing!" DM Razor yelled back. "I taught you everything I know!" DM T-Bone said. "Well, prove it!" Dark Kat yelled at them. Aug was sitting up in the bed he was in, looking at them. The way they were yelling frightened him. The three turned to Aug. He was looking at them with confusion. DM T-Bone sat down next to him. Aug marvled at how the kat was formed. "He lost his memory." DM T-Bone said, whacking Aug in the head. Aug didn't know what to do, so he cried. "He's just a wimp now. Mabye we could put him back on our side." DM T-Bone added. "Then look after him. Any sign of betrayel and destroy him!" Darl Kat said, leaving the room. Aug stopped crying. He grew uncomfortable. He began to back away. "Where do you think you're going?" DM Razor asked, grabbing Aug's hand. Aug gave a yelp of surprise. "Don't go very far." DM T-Bone warned. "Yeah!" DM Razor said, giving Aug's arm a yank, "You stay here and we'll make you into who you really are." DM Razor bagan to scare Aug. He clung to DM T-Bone. "Look whatcha did! He's scared out of mind! Jerks like you should all be shot!" DM T-Bone yelled back at DM Razor. "Remember, you taught me everything I know!" DM Razor shot back. Aug clung tighter to DM T-Bone, cutting off his ability to breathe. DM T-Bone struggled to free himself, causing Aug to laugh a little. "That old jerk's got somethin' there!" DM Razor said, enjoying himself. "Hey, let's give him something he'll never forget!" DM T-Bone said, getting Aug off himself and pulling out a syringe out of seeming thin air. DM Chance had just about stuck the syringe into hi arm when DM Razor pulled it free from DM Chance's grasp. "You stupid fool! That's too accurate! Give him the kind you could control, you jerk!" DM Razor snapped. "I like things pokin' at me!" DM T-Bone scoffed. DM Razor started thrusting into DM T-Bone "Stop it!" DM Razor continued. Aug gave a whack at DM Razor's hand, sending the syringe shattering against with razor following. Razor left a huge scar in the wall. Razor fell onto the hard floor. Getting up, and looking fearceful toward Aug, Aug clung to DM T-Bone. "Now you'd better!" DM Razor said. DM T-Bone then started in the Haura-Fusia transfer. A few minutes later, an explosion occured in the room giving off a white flash and causing an Ooyah sound. The Ooyah sent Dark Kat running to se what Happened. "Oh my GAWD!" Dark Kat cried. The room was charred black, and the DM SWAT Kats were flung to the sides of the room. There was a whole in the wall that looked like DM Razor might have been dashed through it. "Sorry to spoil your fun, Dark Kat," Aug cried, "But I'm taking over. You're history!" "Never!" Dark yelled at him. "Shut up!" Aug cried, "I donno what I'm doing here, but I'm taking over ... as of NOW!" Dark Kat lunged toward him "DIE!" Aug caught his fist, which he never did, and threw Dark Kat back at the wall. Aug walked over to the auditorium, where DM T-Bone knew a convention was going to take place at that time. Aug threw open the doors. He was late. The (Dark Mutation, or Clone) DM Archeivers looked at him and many a jeer was thrown at him. T-Bone knew that if he did anything like what Aug was doing, he'd get the same reaction. Aug took Dark Kat's place. "As none of you know," Aug spoke to those listening, "not very dearly departed Dark Kat, DM Razor, and some other guy will not be coming here. As in place, you listen to me. I want you all to make havoc on Imperial City, where I, DM T-Bone, in disguise as that jerk, Aug will be called to stop you. Only, I stop them! GET OUT THERE AND _DO_IT!_" T-Bone, Razor, Augestus and Ithicar were out, getting a bit of whatever in the far away town of Imperial City. Augestus looked in the sky. To his horror, he saw a flight pattern only used by the long dead DM Archeivers. They started turning the city into a war zone. The only thing Augestus could say was "Of all the nerve!" ________________________________________________________________________ Part Five: Aug appeared into the chaotic scene... only he was fighting with the Dark Archeivers. "Grandpa! What're you doing?!" Augestus cried. Not getting an answer, Augestus held out his hand, plucking Aug from the Sky. DM T-Bone wouldn't have counted on something like this happening, thus catching Aug\DM T-Bone off guard. "DAMN YOU!" Aug yelled, getting up off the ground. This wasn't Aug. "Whoever you are, I challenge you!" Augestus yelled. "To the death, bitch!" Aug shot back. Augestus knew Aug must have something taking over his mind. Aug never spoke that way. "Then die! I am a descendent of Aug!" Augestus yelled back. (DM) Aug ran forward, Augestus threw him over his shoulder. (DM) Aug lunged, ready again. Augestus gave Aug a ticket skyward. (DM) Aug came down hard. When (DM)Aug came back to his feet, he was confrontedd by a red flower. "I hold your Eighth Seat of Power! One move, and I destory it and you!" Augestus cried. "Shut up!" (DM) Aug said back. Augestus yanked off one petal. (DM) Aug yelled. He had received a searing pain in his head. Augestus lunged forward, he flipped upside down, started spinning, letting his legs and arms fly outward, and caused (DM) Aug to fly backward. Eemella ran into the scene. "Augestus! Thank Lyrr you're here! Aug was kidniapped and-" "I know!" Augestus cried. Eemella reached for (DM) Aug's forehead; she was knocked down. Augestus held onto (DM) Aug, while Eemella erased (DM) Aug's memory. Shortly after, the Dark Archeivers were soon warded away, but not killed. Eemella completed the second half of Aug's treatment she hadn't been able to complete. She restored Aug's knowledge, and his most vital memories he needed for everyday life. Somewhere else in that dimension, a force began to grow. It was small, but grew every second. It's eyes opened, and it was given life. It's soul purpose, not yet determined, but it knew that it wanted everything destroyed that stood in it's way. It took on a human form. It remembered itself. He was called Gybersk. It wanted revenge. ________________________________________________________________________ To be continued..............