Dragon Ball: The Mrovian Series: Nitro saga

The Nitro saga is the second segment of The Mrovian series.

Characters

 * Cuber
 * Chaiva
 * Kailon
 * Nitro
 * Fassfu
 * Kirka
 * Srief
 * Borgur
 * Nukket
 * Zota
 * Salhior
 * Ashuroas
 * Quoeyg
 * Aysuida
 * Fadjist
 * Guirrom
 * Saibron
 * Fayg
 * Krant
 * Litri
 * Lunuma
 * Kaesh
 * Sowrspot
 * Baquilia
 * Tanghor
 * Tarofky
 * Jelsun
 * Hikain
 * Hwaninbum
 * Pukcoläsic
 * Nroop

Character gallery
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Theme
The theme song for this saga is Leave Out All The Rest by Linkin Park.

Chapter 1: Kailon's True Power








<CHAIVA PUTS AN END TO CUBER’S BARRAGE BY TURNING AROUND AND KICKING HIM AWAY WITH A RIGHT ROUNDHOUSE; SHE THEN FLIES PAST CUBER AND VERTICAL-KICKS HIM STRAIGHT UP INTO THE SKY WITH HER RIGHT FOOT; ONCE AGAIN, CHAIVA FLIES PAST CUBER, THIS TIME ABOVE, AND SENDS HIM TOWARDS THE GROUND WITH AN OVERHEAD DOUBLE AXE HANDLE; CHAIVA IMMEDIATELY FLIES IN CUBER’S DIRECTION UNTIL SHE ENDS UP BELOW HIM, AND THEN RAISES HER RIGHT HAND TO CATCH THE BOY ON THEIR WAY DOWN; ONCE ON THE GROUND, CHAIVA PUTS CUBER ON HIS FEET>

Cuber:  Come on, I was so close to winning this time.

Chaiva: Well you weren’t close enough.

Cuber: I can’t believe I still haven’t beaten you once. Even when I get stronger, you always end up winning anyway.

Chaiva: You’re not the only one getting stronger, Cuber.

Kailon:  My turn!

Cuber: Wait until the next planet. We’re tired and we don’t have healing tanks.

Kailon:  Okay…



Chaiva:  We’ll go here next. It’s still pretty far away from Frieza’s empire.

Cuber: Got it.  You’ll get to fight when we get there.

Kailon:  Yay!



<CUTS TO WHAT APPEARS TO BE A DARK THRONE ROOM OF SORTS; A BEING, RESEMBLING FRIEZA IN HIS THIRD FORM, EXCEPT WITH PRIMARILY PURPLE SKIN, IS SITTING ON A THRONE, WITH A PLANET TRADE ORGANIZATION SOLDIER STANDING ON EACH SIDE OF HIM; TO HIS LEFT IS A TALL ALIEN WHO IS VERY MUCH HUMAN-LIKE, SAVE FOR HAVING RED-COLORED SKIN, AND HAS SHORT, BLACK HAIR AND BLUE EYES; THIS HUMANOID IS WEARING PAULDRON PLANET TRADE ORGANIZATION ARMOR THAT IS RED TRIMMED WITH YELLOW, A FULL BLUE JUMPSUIT, WHITE BOOTS, AND A RED CAPE; TO THE RIGHT IS A MUCH SMALLER, IMP-LIKE CREATURE WITH DARK SKIN AND FOUR YELLOW EYES; THIS ONE WEARS A FULL SET OF PLANET TRADE ORGANIZATION ARMOR THAT IS BLACK AND PURPLE IN COLOR, COMPLETE WITH FULL CROTCH AND LEG GUARDS; YET ANOTHER HUMANOID PLANET TRADE ORGANIZATION SOLDIER, WEARING FULL ARMOR AND A HELMET, WALKS UP TO THE FRIEZA RELATIVE AND KNEELS>

Soldier #1: Lord Nitro…

Nitro: You wished to see me?

Soldier #1: Yes, your highness. A pair of Attack Balls hailing from Frieza’s empire are on approach to Planet Nitro 297.

Nitro: Frieza? We only just claimed that planet weeks ago. What does he want?

Soldier #1: There’s more, milord. We have scanned their interiors and believe the occupants to be Saiyan children – three in total.

Nitro: Is that so? Very well then, you are dismissed.



Nitro:  Kirka, I will personally pay these Saiyans a visit, and you are to come with me.

Kirka: As you wish, milord.

Nitro:  General Fassfu, I trust that you will keep everything in order while I’m gone?

Fassfu: Of course, your highness.

Nitro: Good.  I thought my brother exterminated all of the Saiyans. It seems that he was sloppy in his attempt at genocide. <GRINNING> Some day, his hubris will come back to bite him.

<CUTS TO THE SPACE PODS HEADING FOR THE DESTINATION PLANET; THEN CUTS TO THE INTERIOR OF CHAIVA’S POD, WHICH SHAKES AS IT IMPACTS THE GROUND; WHEN HER DOOR OPENS, SHE SEES PLANET TRADE ORGANIZATION SOLDIERS STANDING JUST OUTSIDE, ARM CANNONS AIMED AT THE SAIYANS>

<WITHOUT MISSING A BEAT, CHAIVA AND CUBER UNLEASH ENERGY WAVE VOLLEYS, KILLING ALL OF THE SCOUTS BEFORE THEY CAN TAKE FURTHER ACTION>

Cuber: I thought you said we were still far away from Frieza’s empire!

Chaiva: That’s what the computer said!

Cuber: Are you sure?

Chaiva: Why wouldn’t I be? It doesn’t matter now. Let’s turn our scouters on and see if there are any more of them. We’ll wipe them out before they can start tracking us.

Cuber: Alright. <TO KAILON> Come on, Kailon, let’s go.

Kailon: Bad guys?

Cuber: Yeah. We’re gonna kill all of them so they can’t find us.

<CUTS TO MOMENTS LATER, WITH ALL THREE SAIYANS IN THE SKY LOOKING AT A PLANET TRADE ORGANIZATION OUTPOST FROM ABOVE>

Chaiva: At least they’re all pretty weak. <AS SHE CHARGES UP AN AURORA BOMB; TO CUBER> You’re welcome to join in.

Cuber: Right.

<CUBER’S HANDS GLOW BLUE-WHITE AS HE RAISES HIS ARMS OUTWARDS TO MEET HIS HANDS ABOVE HIS HEAD; ONCE HIS HANDS ARE TOGETHER, HIS INDEX FINGERS, AGAINST EACH OTHER, POINT UP WHILE THE REST OF HIS FINGERS INTERLOCK; CUBER THEN POINTS AT THE OUTPOST WITH HIS INDEX FINGERS AND HANDS STILL TOGETHER, DISCHARGING A MASSIVE BLUE-WHITE BEAM THAT TAKES ON THE APPEARANCE OF AN OVERSIZED SPECIAL BEAM CANNON>

<SIMULTANEOUSLY, CHAIVA THROWS HER AURORA BOMB AND KAILON THROWS A METER-DIAMETER BLUE-WHITE ENERGY SPHERE OUT OF HIS LEFT HAND; ALL THREE ENERGY ATTACKS CREATE A MASSIVE EXPLOSION, BURNING THE ENTIRE BASE AND EVERYTHING AROUND IT TO THE PLANET’S MANTLE>

<SUDDENLY, THE SAIYANS’ SCOUTERS BEEP FURIOUSLY BEFORE EXPLODING; CHAIVA AND CUBER’S EXPRESSIONS CHANGE TO ONES OF FEAR>

Cuber: Di-did you just see what I thought I saw?

Chaiva: We need to get out of here!

<CUBER GRABS KAILON BY THE WRIST AS THE SAIYANS START FLYING TOWARDS THEIR SPACE PODS; THE APPEARANCE OF SIX ENTITIES STOP THE SAIYANS IN THEIR TRACKS; FOUR OF THESE ALIENS ARE OF THE SAME SPECIES AS FASSFU (ARCE-ALBUMIANS), WHILE THE OTHER TWO ARE NONE OTHER THAN NITRO AND KIRKA>

Nitro: Hello, Saiyans. I am Nitro, Emperor of the Southern Empire of the Planet Trade Organization. You are trespassing and have destroyed one of my outposts; such an offense is punishable by death. However, I will let you live if you serve under me.

<CUBER AND CHAIVA REMAIN SILENT, COMPLETELY UNSURE OF WHAT TO DO; CUBER PUTS HIS ARM IN FRONT OF KAILON TO PREVENT HIS BROTHER FROM DOING ANYTHING RASH>

Nitro: I haven’t got all day. If you do not answer me soon, I will assume you’ve chosen death. Or perhaps you need some convincing first. <TURNS TO ONE OF HIS HENCHMEN; THIS ONE HAS NO HAIR AND WEARS PAULDRON BATTLE ARMOR WITH THE SAME COLORATION AS RADITZ’S> Nukket?

<NUKKET NODS AND THEN RUSHES INTO CUBER WITH A LEFT GUT PUNCH; THE SAIYAN BOY COUGHS UP BLOOD AS HE BENDS OVER>

Chaiva: Cuber!

Kailon: Brother!

<BEFORE EITHER OF THE OTHER TWO SAIYANS CAN REACT, NUKKET FLIES BEHIND CUBER AND RIGHT-ELBOWS HIM DOWNWARDS IN THE BACK, SHOOTING HIM STRAIGHT DOWN; ON IMPACT, CUBER’S BODY CREATES A HUGE EXPLOSION; CHAIVA REMAINS FROZEN IN FEAR, UNABLE TO ACT>

<CUE CUT VERSION OF AN INSTRUMENTAL REMIX OF FAINT BY LINKIN PARK>



Kailon: <ANGERED> You...you hurt him…

<FAINT REMIX REACHES 0:13; KAILON’S BRIGHT GREEN AURA FLARES UP AROUND HIM AS HE ASSUMES THE TYPICAL POWERING-UP STANCE; THE SCOUTERS OF NITRO AND HIS HENCHMEN ALL BEEP MULTIPLE TIMES>

Nukket: Heh, what are you going to do with a power level of only 4,000?

Kailon: I’ll kill you!

<FAINT REMIX REACHES 0:30; KAILON’S AURA CHANGES INTO A YELLOWER SHADE AS IT GROWS LARGER; THE FORCE OF THE SUDDEN SURGE PUSHES CHAIVA AND NUKKET AWAY; ALL SCOUTERS BEEP FURIOUSLY AND THEN EXPLODE>

Nukket: What?!

<NITRO AND HIS HENCHMEN CONTINUE TO STARE AT KAILON IN AWE; ALL OF HIS SUBORDINATES EXCEPT KIRKA THEN ASSUME FIGHTING STANCES IN PREPARATION FOR THE INCOMING THREAT>

Nitro: <WITH A SMILE> Now that is power I can use.

<WITH HIS NOW YELLOW-GREEN AURA CONTINUING ITS GROWTH, KAILON’S PUPILS AND IRISES DISAPPEAR, AND HIS HAIR STANDS STRAIGHT UP AS IT CHANGES FROM BLACK TO THE COLOR OF BRASS>

<FAINT REMIX REACHES 0:58; WITH A YELL, KAILON JETS FORWARD AT NUKKET>

<FAINT REMIX REACHES 1:05; WITH A CLOCKWISE SWEEPING MOTION OF BOTH OF HIS OWN LEGS, THE POWERED-UP SAIYAN TODDLER DESTROYS THE ALIEN BELOW THE KNEES; AS NUKKET SCREAMS IN PAIN, THE RESULTING ORANGE-WHITE SHOCKWAVE OF KAILON’S ATTACK BLASTS CHAIVA BACK, ALTHOUGH IT DOES NOT ACTUALLY DAMAGE HER MUCH AT ALL>

<FAINT REMIX REACHES 1:12; KAILON THROWS A RIGHT FLYING SIDE KICK INTO NUKKET’S ABDOMEN, BLOWING AWAY THE ARMOR FROM HIS LOWER TORSO AND CAVING IT IN, CAUSING NUKKET TO IRONICALLY COUGH UP BLOOD>

<FAINT REMIX REACHES 1:18; KAILON READIES HIS LEFT FIST FROM BELOW, AND THEN FLIES STRAIGHT UP WITH AN UPPERCUT IN HIS MOST POWERFUL SHOENKEN YET; THE RESULTING PUNCH VERTICALLY BISECTS NUKKET AND COMPLETELY OBLITERATES HIS HEAD; THE TWO CHARRED HALVES OF THE ALIEN’S REMAINS CONTINUE THEIR WAY UPWARDS INTO SPACE>

<FAINT REMIX ENDS>

<CUTS TO CHAIVA, WHO IS NOW ON THE GROUND, HOVERING TOWARDS A CRATER, THE ONE CREATED WITH CUBER'S BODY>

Chaiva: <TO HERSELF> I knew Kailon was strong, but I've never seen anything like that before. I never believed in the story, but could he be it? Is Kailon a Super Saiyan?

<WHEN CHAIVA REACHES CUBER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CRATER, SHE DISCOVERS THAT HE IS STILL ALIVE>

Chaiva: <WRAPPING CUBER’S LEFT ARM OVER HER SHOULDER> Come on, let’s get you out of here.

Cuber: <AWOKEN, WEAKLY> Where’s...Kailon…?

Chaiva: <WHILE FLYING CUBER TOWARDS THEIR ATTACK BALLS> I...I think he’s the Legendary Super Saiyan. He just killed one of those guys like it was nothing.

Cuber: He...is? Dad would be so proud…

<CUTS TO CHAIVA PLACING CUBER IN DOGOM’S SPACE POD AND ENTERING COORDINATES INTO THE SHIP’S COMPUTER>

Cuber: Wait...what about Kailon…?

Chaiva: Don’t worry; I’ll take him with me when he kills Nitro and his minions.

Cuber: Thanks, Chaiva...I’ll see you later…

Chaiva: Don’t mention it. I’ll catch up with you when this is over.

<CUBER’S DOOR SHUTS BEFORE THE ATTACK BALL TAKES OFF; AS SHE PROMISED, CHAIVA MADE HER WAY BACK TO WHERE KAILON WAS>

<CUTS TO NITRO’S SURVIVING RED-SKINNED SOLDIERS, ALL OF WHOM ARE SHOOTING BLUE-WHITE EYE LASERS AT THE ENRAGED KAILON; THE SAIYAN TODDLER FLIES TOWARDS THE THREE ATTACKERS AS HE SPINS HIS ENTIRE BODY CLOCKWISE WITH BOTH OF HIS ARMS OUTSTRETCHED TO HIS SIDES, FISTS CLENCHED, HITTING AWAY THE ENERGY BEAMS; ONCE KAILON IS CLOSE ENOUGH, HE STOPS SPINNING, CURLS HIS BODY IN FETAL POSITION, AND THEN OPENS UP HIS LIMBS, FISTS STILL CLENCHED; AN ORANGE-WHITE EXPLOSIVE WAVE EMANATES FROM THE SAIYAN’S BODY BLASTING ALL THREE OF HIS ENEMIES AWAY>

<KAILON TURNS HIS ATTENTION TO THE ONE WITH LONG HAIR (WHO WE’LL CALL ZOTA, AND IN ONE SWIFT SEQUENCE, THE TODDLER BACK-FLIP KICKS HIS TARGET AND FOLLOWS UP WITH A RIGHT FOREHAND DIAGONAL KARATE CHOP; KAILON’S RIGHT HAND CUTS INTO ZOTA’S LEFT COLLAR AND PROCEEDS TO CLEAVE THROUGH HIS ENTIRE TORSO, ULTIMATELY SEVERING THE UPPER-RIGHT PART OF HIS BODY FROM ITS LOWER-LEFT>

<WASTING NO TIME, KAILON FLIES UP TO THE LARGEST ALIEN (NAMED BORGUR) AND IMPALES HIM THROUGH THE STERNUM WITH A RIGHT SPEARHAND, BLASTING A SIZABLE HOLE THROUGH BORGUR’S CHEST WITH AN ORANGE-WHITE ENERGY WAVE>

<THE LAST OF THE ARCE-ALBUMIANS (NAMED SRIEF), NOW FEARING FOR HIS LIFE, ATTEMPTS TO FLY AWAY; INEVITABLY TOO SLOW FOR KAILON, THE YOUNG SAIYAN EFFORTLESSLY CHASES HIM DOWN AND TURNS AROUND WHEN HE GETS AHEAD OF THE RED-SKINNED ALIEN; KAILON GRABS SRIEF BY THE COLLAR OF HIS JUMPSUIT AND THEN HEADBUTTS HIS TARGET IN THE FOREHEAD, TEARING THE CLOTH HE HELD ON TO; BEFORE SRIEF CAN LEAVE KAILON'S PROXIMITY BY THE IMPACT OF THE HEADBUTT, THE SAIYAN TODDLER GRABS HIM BY THE ARM WITH BOTH HANDS AND PROCEEDS TO SPIN, SWINGING SRIEF AROUND IN AN ORANGE-WHITE BURNING TORNADO; FINALLY, KAILON RELEASES HIS GRIP AS HE FIRES OFF A MASSIVE ORANGE-WHITE ENERGY WAVE THAT COMPLETELY ENGULFS AND VAPORIZES HIS TARGET>

<CUTS TO CHAIVA, WHO IS ON THE GROUND, WATCHING AT A REASONABLY SAFE DISTANCE FROM BELOW, UNDERNEATH A FOREST OF TREES>

Chaiva: Get ‘em, Kailon.

<CUTS BACK TO KAILON, WHO TURNS HIS ATTENTION TO NITRO; KIRKA SLOWLY BACKS AWAY IN FEAR, AND THEN TAKES OFF>

Chapter 2: The Mrovians
Nitro: Bravo. I may have lost some of my strongest warriors, but you’re far stronger than any of them. Join me, and– <KAILON FLIES AT NITRO WITH A SAIYAN BOLIDE ATTACK; NITRO IS JUST BARELY ABLE TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY> Nitro: <ANGERED> How dare you?! <KAILON MAKES A U-TURN TO REPEAT HIS PREVIOUSLY-MISSED ATTACK; NOW ACCEPTING THAT THE SAIYAN HAS TRANSCENDED ANY LEVELS OF REASONING, NITRO FIRES A DEATH BEAM AT THE INCOMING TODDLER WITH HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER; THE PINK LASER-LIKE BEAM STRIKES KAILON IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER, COMPLETELY HALTING THE YOUNG SAIYAN’S APPROACH; WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARS, KAILON’S SHOULDER IS SEVERELY BURNED, MUCH LIKE HOW GOHAN’S IS IN HIS CONFRONTATION WITH SUPER PERFECT CELL; KAILON, HOWEVER, APPEARS TO BE BARELY BOTHERED AND CONTINUES TO POSSESS HIS FULL INTENT TO KILL; KAILON THEN RESUMES GOING AFTER NITRO, WHO FLIES BACKWARDS AND IN CIRCLES, ALLOWING THE SAIYAN TODDLER TO CHASE AFTER HIM> Nitro: You stubborn monkey! No wonder my brother chose to drive you all to extinction! You’ve costed me valuable warriors and an entire planet! <NITRO CHANGES HIS TRAJECTORY AND FLIES HIGHER INTO THE SKY AS HE RAISES HIS RIGHT FINGER STRAIGHT UP ABOVE HIM; A PITCH-BLACK SPHERE SURROUNDED BY BRIGHT-VIOLET PLASMA ARCS FORMS ABOVE HIS FINGER> <CUTS TO CHAIVA BENEATH THE TREES> Chaiva: Oh, no… <HOVERING NO MORE THAN TWO METERS ABOVE THE GROUND, CHAIVA FLIES BACK TOWARDS HER SPACE POD> Chaiva: <TO HERSELF> I’m sorry, Cuber...you won’t be able to see your brother again. <CUTS BACK TO NITRO, WITH HIS DEATH BALL NOW MORE THAN A METER IN DIAMETER>

Nitro: You might be strong, but… <THROWS THE DEATH BALL DOWNWARDS AT KAILON> you’re still nothing compared to me. <THE DEATH BALL PUSHES AGAINST KAILON, WHO PUTS UP HIS LEFT HAND TO BLOCK THE ENERGY SPHERE; AS THE DEATH BALL CONTINUES TO PRESS DOWN ON KAILON, THE TODDLER IS FORCED TO USE HIS ENTIRE BODY TO TRY TO PUSH BACK; NITRO’S ATTACK, CLEARLY TOO MUCH FOR THE SAIYAN BOY TO HANDLE, CONTINUES TO GRADUALLY PUSH HIM TOWARDS, AND EVENTUALLY INTO, THE GROUND> <CUTS TO A VIEW FROM SPACE OF THE ENTIRE PLANET, WHICH EXPLODES, INEVITABLY FROM NITRO’S DEATH BALL> <CUTS TO NITRO, NOW IN THE VACUUM OF SPACE; A SPACESHIP THAT LOOKS VERY MUCH LIKE FRIEZA’S THEN APPROACHES; UPON SEEING THE SHIP, NITRO ENTERS> <CUTS TO THE SHIP’S INTERIOR, WITH KIRKA ON THE CONTROLS; THE DOOR TO THE BRIDGE OPENS, REVEALING NITRO> Kirka: <TURNING AROUND TO FACE NITRO> Milord… Nitro: Get us out of here. Kirka: <TURNS BACK AROUND TO THE CONTROLS> Of course, sir. <CUTS TO NITRO’S SHIP FROM THE OUTSIDE AS IT WARPS AWAY> <CUE AN INSTRUMENTAL COVER OF IRIDESCENT BY LINKIN PARK> <CUTS TO CUBER’S ATTACK BALL, WHICH SILENTLY CONTINUES ITS WAY THROUGH EMPTY SPACE>

<IRIDESCENT ENDS>

<IT IS AGE 741, TWO YEARS SINCE THE EVENTS OF THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER>

<CUBER’S ATTACK BALL APPROACHES A BLUE PLANET; WHEN IT REACHES THE THERMOSPHERE, SIX GOLD-COLORED DRONES APPEAR, FOLLOW THE SPACE POD, AND THEN SLOW IT DOWN WITH BLUE TRACTOR BEAMS; THE DRONES CARRY CUBER’S SHIP TO A GOLD-COLORED BUILDING, WHICH OPENS UP TO ACCEPT THE OBJECTS, AND THEN BRING THE VESSEL DOWN AN INTERIOR RUNWAY AND INTO A LARGE ROOM; A DARK, COLORLESS ENERGY BUBBLE SURROUNDS CUBER’S SPACE POD BEFORE ITS DOOR OPENS>

Cuber: <OPENING HIS EYES; HE IS STILL IMMENSELY WEAKENED> What? Where am I?

<ONE OF THE DRONES FLIES INTO CUBER’S SPACE POD AND HOVERS TO THE LEFT OF HIS HEAD; BEFORE CUBER CAN REACT, THE DRONE SHOOTS A SMALL BLUE-WHITE ENERGY BEAM TO THE BACK OF CUBER’S HEAD FROM THE SIDE, RENDERING HIM UNCONSCIOUS>

<CUTS TO SOME TIME LATER; CUBER WAKES UP, FINDING HIMSELF FULLY HEALED AND IN A BED IN A SMALLER ROOM AS HE SITS UP; HE NO LONGER HAS HIS ARMOR ON AND WEARS ONLY LIGHT GRAY LEGWEAR THAT ALSO COVERS HIS FEET; IMMEDIATELY INTENDING TO ESCAPE, HE OPENS HIS RIGHT PALM TO CHARGE A KI SPHERE IN IT, BUT NOTHING HAPPENS; SUDDENLY, A VERY TALL HUMANOID ALIEN MATERIALIZES OUTSIDE OF THE ROOM CUBER IS IN, BEHIND A WALL MADE OF THE SAME TYPE OF ENERGY THE BUBBLE WAS MADE OUT OF; THE ALIEN IS CLAD ENTIRELY IN WHITE AND GOLD ARMOR, SAVE FOR HIS FACE, WHICH HAS GREEN SKIN, A PAIR OF BLUE EYES, AND NO NOSE OR MOUTH>

Salhior: <TELEPATHICALLY> I see you have awoken.

Cuber: <STARTLED AT THE VOICE IN HIS HEAD> Where am I?! Where’s Chaiva and Kailon?!

Salhior: You came alone. Your vessel arrived several hours ago and we found your broken body inside. As you can see, we have seen to your full recovery.

Cuber: You’re lying! She said she’d come with my brother! <CUBER LEAPS OUT OF THE BED TOWARDS SALHIOR; TO HIMSELF, IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS LEAP> Why am I so slow?

<TEMPORARILY PUTTING ASIDE THIS REALIZATION, CUBER TURNS HIS ATTENTION BACK TO SALHIOR MID-FLIGHT AND THROWS HIS LEFT LEG OUT IN A FLYING SIDE KICK; CUBER’S FOOT MAKES CONTACT WITH THE ENERGY WALL, BUT DOES NOT DO ANY DAMAGE TO IT; STILL POSSESSING HIS REACTION TIMES, HE LANDS ON HIS FEET>

Salhior: I do not lie. We have scanned the entire system to ensure that no others had accompanied you.

Cuber: Let me go!

<CUBER HITS THE ENERGY WALL WITH A BACK-FLIP KICK, WHICH ALSO DOES NOTHING>

Salhior: You wish to be released? <CUBER SILENTLY GLARES AT SALHIOR> You are a Saiyan, yes? Then show me what you are made of. If you can defeat me in combat, I will grant you your freedom.

Cuber: How can I fight you when I’m stuck in here?

Salhior: Worry not. You will be allowed to use your full power when we battle.

<CUTS TO A HUGE ROOM; CUBER AND SALHIOR ARE STANDING ABOUT THIRTY METERS ACROSS FROM EACH OTHER; MULTIPLE MROVIANS (ALIENS OF SALHIOR’S SPECIES) ARE SPECTATING FROM SMALLER ROOMS OF VARIOUS ELEVATIONS FROM BEHIND WINDOWS MADE OF HARMLESS PLASMA>

Salhior: Whenever you are ready.

Cuber: You’re going down.

<CUBER RUNS AT SALHIOR WITH A RIGHT ROUNDHOUSE KICK, FOLLOWED BY TWO STRAIGHT PUNCHES, LEFT-THEN RIGHT, AND THEN A FLURRY OF LEFT SIDE KICKS; SALHIOR SIMPLY STANDS STILL, RECEIVING ALL OF CUBER’S BLOWS, BUT DOES NOT TAKE ANY DAMAGE; WHEN HE REALIZES HIS ATTACKS ARE DOING NOTHING AT ALL, CUBER STOPS>

Salhior: Fight me seriously, or do not fight me at all. <CUBER GROWLS IN ANNOYANCE> I am waiting.

<CUBER POWERS UP, HIS YELLOW KI RADIATING AROUND HIM; ONCE IN HIS FULL POWER, CUBER THROWS A FLYING LEFT SIDE KICK, WHICH SALHIOR SIMPLY SIDESTEPS; CUBER TURNS AROUND TO REPEAT THE SAME ATTACK, BUT THE RESULT IS THE SAME; THIS TIME, CUBER JETS FORWARD IN A LIGHTSPEED DART, FLYING AT HIS OPPONENT EVEN FASTER THAN BEFORE; THIS TIME, SALHIOR GENERATES A BLUE ENERGY SHIELD, WHICH CUBER ENDS UP GLANCING OFF>

<CUBER FLIES AT SALHIOR WITH YET ANOTHER FLYING LEFT SIDE KICK; INSTEAD OF DODGING, SALHIOR CATCHES CUBER BY THE ANKLE; HE THEN RELEASES CUBER AS HIS EYES GLOW VIOLET; THE SAIYAN, WITHOUT ANY CONTROL OVER HIS OWN BODY, REVOLVES RAPIDLY AROUND SALHIOR BEFORE BEING FLUNG STRAIGHT UP (A TECHNIQUE THAT WILL NOW BE KNOWN AS TELEKINETIC VORTEX); SALHIOR FOLLOWS CUBER INTO THE AIR AND ACTIVATES A BLUE-WHITE ENERGY BLADE FROM LEFT HAND; THE MROVIAN SWIPES UPWARDS TOWARDS HIS OWN RIGHT SHOULDER, HITTING CUBER WITH THE BLADE (A MOVE THAT WILL BE NOW KNOWN AS BURNING CLAW) THAT IS NOT CONCENTRATED ENOUGH TO CUT THE SAIYAN AND LEAVES ONLY SURFACE BURNS>

<SALHIOR RETURNS TO THE GROUND AS CUBER FALLS, UNABLE TO FLY FROM BEING IN TOO MUCH PAIN; JUST AS CUBER LANDS, SALHIOR HITS THE SAIYAN BOY AWAY WITH A LEFT SWEEPING REVERSE ROUNDHOUSE KICK; AS CUBER HITS A WALL, SALHIOR, WITH HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER, POINTS TO THE TOP-LEFT AS HE CHARGES BLUE-WHITE KI ON HIS FINGER; HE THEN POINTS TO CUBER WITH HIS ACTIVE FINGER AS HE FIRES A BLUE-WHITE ENERGY BEAM OUT OF IT; THE BEAM EXPLODES ON THE INTENDED TARGET, AND WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARS, CUBER IS REVEALED TO BE UNCONSCIOUS>

<CUTS TO LATER, WITH SALHIOR WALKING DOWN A HALLWAY ALONGSIDE ANOTHER MROVIAN WARRIOR; THIS ONE IS WEARING ARMOR THAT IS OF SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT AESTHETIC DESIGN THAN SALHIOR’S AND IS COLORED PRIMARILY GOLD WITH WHITE TRIM>

Ashuroas: Perhaps the High Council is right. It amazes me that you managed to convince them to allow the Saiyan to live.

Salhior: You know as much as I do that Frieza had betrayed the Saiyans. I will not deny that he could still be working for the Planet Trade Organization, but he is just a child and came here alone. Given his condition and responses upon his arrival, he certainly did not come knowing that he would find us.

Ashuroas: I only voice my concern for you, Supreme Admiral, as you have agreed to ‘take full responsibility’ for any negative consequences that may come with keeping the Saiyan alive.

<THE TWO MROVIANS REACH A LARGE GOLDEN AUTOMATIC DOOR, WHICH OPENS; BOTH MROVIANS STOP WALKING>

Salhior: Worry not, Ashuroas. I will continue to keep a watchful eye on the Saiyan.

<ONLY SALHIOR WALKS THROUGH THE DOORS AS ASHUROAS STAYS BEHIND; THE SUPREME ADMIRAL CONTINUES HIS WAY INTO THE ROOM UNTIL HE ARRIVES AT CUBER’S CELL; CUBER IS SITTING ON HIS BED>

Cuber: What do you want?

Salhior: I do not believe we have been properly acquainted, Saiyan. I am Salhior, Supreme Admiral of the Mrovian Navy. And you are...?

Cuber: Cuber.

Salhior: Tell me, Cuber. What brings you to the Mrovian Republic?

Cuber: <AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF HESITATION> I was with a friend and my brother. After Frieza betrayed the Saiyans, we managed to escape. We kept it up for a long time, but we accidentally landed on a planet owned by a guy named Nitro. One of Nitro’s soldiers almost killed me, but my friend got me off the planet. She said they would follow me after my brother killed Nitro and his soldiers. You told me they never came. I wish I knew what happened to them.

Salhior: Nitro? Do you mean Frieza’s younger brother?

Cuber: He’s Frieza’s brother?

Salhior: Yes, and I can assure you, he is very much alive.

Cuber: Wait, so does that mean...no… <TEARS WELL UP IN CUBER’S EYES AS HE LOOKS TO THE GROUND> I’ll never get to see them ever again. I won’t get to see Kailon...my brother, the Legendary Super Saiyan, kill Frieza...and...I’ll never get the chance to beat Chaiva.

Salhior: The likelihood of their survival is indeed slim. However, you are a Saiyan. If I recall, you are from a species of warriors who care only about strength and combat.

<CUBER CONTINUES TO SOB AND DOES NOT ANSWER SALHIOR>

Salhior: Will you continue to allow your friend and brother go unavenged?

<CUBER LOOKS UP BACK AT SALHIOR>

Salhior: I can help you become stronger.

Cuber: You can?

Salhior: But first, you must promise me that while you learn under my tutelage, you will not bring any harm to my people, and you are not to pilot any of our vessels without my permission. In return, you will no longer be held prisoner. Do we understand each other?

Cuber: Yes…I promise I won’t hurt anyone.

Salhior: Good. <THE ENERGY BUBBLE DISSIPATES> Now wipe your tears and follow me. We will begin your training immediately. Brace yourself.

Cuber: For what?

<SALHIOR AND CUBER DARKEN UNTIL THEY FADE TO BLACK; THEY THEN DISAPPEAR FROM HEAD TO TOE RAPIDLY, LEAVING CUBER’S FORMER PRISON IS EMPTY>

<CUTS TO ANOTHER GOLDEN ROOM, WHICH IS INITIALLY EMPTY; SUDDENLY, CUBER AND SALHIOR MATERIALIZE IN THE REVERSE FASHION THEY HAD DISAPPEARED EARLIER, GOING FROM BLACK TO BEING RESTORED TO THEIR NORMAL COLORATIONS>

Cuber: Whoa...what just happened?

<IGNORING CUBER’S QUESTION, SALHIOR WALKS TOWARDS A LARGE PAIR OF AUTOMATIC DOORS, WITH CUBER FOLLOWING BEHIND; THE DOORS OPEN, REVEALING A MASSIVE PLATFORM WITH THE VIEW OF OUTER SPACE MAKING UP MOST OF THE IMMENSE CEILING AND WALLS; NO MORE THAN TWO DOZEN MROVIAN WARRIORS, WEARING NOTHING EXCEPT GOLD-COLORED CLOTHING THAT COVERS ONLY THE GROIN, ARE SPARRING WITH EACH OTHER ACROSS DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE PLATFORM>

Salhior: Behold the Lance of Mrov, the mightiest warship of the Mrovian Fleet. This is where your training will take place.

Cuber: Whoa, this ship is huge!

Salhior: This is actually just the training ground for our warriors. We are only in a section of the entire vessel.

Cuber: No way…

Salhior: I understand your astonishment, and you will have plenty of opportunities to explore the ship. Are you ready to begin?

Cuber: <WITH A SLIGHT SMILE> Yeah, definitely.

Chapter 3: Path of a Warrior
<SALHIOR AND CUBER STAND ACROSS FROM EACH OTHER ON THE MASSIVE GOLDEN PLATFORM; UPON SEEING THEIR SUPREME ADMIRAL PREPARING TO TRAIN, THE OTHER MROVIAN WARRIORS STOP THEIR SPARRING AND MAKE THEIR WAY OUT OF THE TRAINING GROUND; SALHIOR’S ARMOR THEN BEGINS TO DARKEN AND THEN VANISHES IN THE SAME WAY HE AND CUBER HAD WHEN THEY TELEPORTED INTO THE LANCE OF MROV, AND THE SUPREME ADMIRAL NOW ONLY WEARS THE SAME UNDERGARMENT THE OTHER WARRIORS WERE WEARING>

Salhior: Quoeyg, set the gravity to 100 g.

Quoeyg: <OVER THE COMMS> It will be done, Supreme Admiral.

Cuber: Wait, what?

<CUBER COLLAPSES INTO THE GROUND, BELLY-DOWN>

Salhior: <IN A SLIGHTLY SURPRISED AND DISAPPOINTED TONE> For one who effortlessly endures the unrelenting forces of relativistic acceleration, this amount of gravity should be nothing to you. Yet here you lie, unable to even stand.

<CUBER RESPONDS ONLY WITH GRIMACING, STRUGGLING TO EVEN LIFT HIS BODY OFF THE GROUND>

Salhior: Very well, then. <TO THE UNSEEN QUOEYG> Set the gravity to 50 g.

<CUBER LIFTS HIMSELF UP ON ONE KNEE, AND EVENTUALLY IS ABLE TO STAND>

Salhior: <IF MROVIANS COULD SIGH> We have much to do.

<CUTS TO A LATER TRAINING SESSION; CUBER IS STANDING IN HIS FIGHTING STANCE, THE ONE THAT LOOKS VERY MUCH LIKE CAULIFLA’S WITH THE RIGHT FIST NEXT TO THE CHEEK AND THE LEFT FIST IN FRONT; HE IS SURROUNDED BY COPIES OF SALHIOR; THESE ARE NOT AFTERIMAGES, BUT RATHER SALHIOR’S ABILITY TO CREATE ILLUSIONS OF HIMSELF AND THE REAL SALHIOR IS AMONG THEM>

<CUBER JUMPS AT ONE OF THE SALHIORS WITH A LEFT FLYING SIDE KICK, BUT CUBER PHASES THROUGH, HAVING TARGETED A FAKE; THE REAL SALHIOR COMES AT CUBER FROM THE SIDE AND HITS HIM WITH A SMALL BLUE-WHITE EXPLOSIVE WAVE; AFTER CUBER REGAINS COMPOSURE, THE REAL SALHIOR IS ONCE AGAIN HIDDEN AMONG HIS CLONES>

Salhior: You have relied too much on your scouters in the past. You must reach out with your mind.

Cuber: But that’s what scouters are for! Can’t you guys make them?

Salhior: Mrovian warriors have no need for such primitive tools. We are all trained to sense energy.

Cuber: How do you know I’ll be able to sense energy?

Salhior: You ask too many unnecessary questions. If you must be enlightened, so be it.

<SALHIOR’S CLONES FADE OUT AND DISAPPEAR INTO NOTHINGNESS>

Salhior: I will close my eyes. You may attack me however you wish.

<SALHIOR SHUTS HIS EYES AS HE SAID HE WOULD; CUBER RUNS UP TO SALHIOR AND THROWS A BACK-FLIP KICK; SALHIOR SIMPLY BACKS AWAY FROM CUBER’S ATTACK; CUBER THEN REACHES OUT WITH HIS RIGHT HAND TO GRAB SALHIOR BY THE THROAT, BUT THE MROVIAN ONCE AGAIN BACKS AWAY; CUBER THEN TRIES TO CHASE DOWN WITH MULTIPLE LEFT FLYING SIDE KICKS, ALL OF WHICH SALHIOR DODGE; AFTER SEVERAL MISSED KICKS, SALHIOR CATCHES CUBER BY THE ANKLE LIKE HE DID IN THEIR FIRST FIGHT, AND THEN THROWS CUBER OVER HIS OWN HEAD AND BEHIND HIMSELF INTO THE DISTANCE; CUBER IS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF HIS BODY AND LANDS ON THE PLATFORM ON BOTH FEET>

Salhior: <OPENING HIS EYES> Do you see now?

Cuber: Are you sure you didn’t open your eyes just once?

Salhior: If you need proof, I will show it to you. Quoeyg?

<A GIANT HOLOGRAPHIC SCREEN APPEARS AGAINST A WALL, SHOWING THE VERY SAME PRIOR SEQUENCE OF EVENTS SLOWED DOWN TO ALLOW CUBER TO SEE THAT SALHIOR INDEED TOLD THE TRUTH>

Cuber: Ugh, fine. Scouters blow up all the time anyway.

Salhior: Are you ready then?

Cuber: Yeah, let’s do this again.

<SALHIOR ONCE AGAIN SURROUNDS CUBER WITH HIS CLONES>

Salhior: Reach out with your mind.

<CUBER RESUMES HIS FIGHTING STANCE AND TAKES A DEEP BREATH; THIS TIME, ALL OF THE SALHIORS LUNGE AT CUBER SIMULTANEOUSLY; IN RESPONSE, CUBER AIMS TO HIS LEFT AND THROWS OUT A FLYING REVERSE ROUNDHOUSE KICK WITH HIS RIGHT LEG; CUBER’S HEEL CONNECTS WITH THE REAL SALHIOR’S RIGHT SHOULDER AND SENDS THE MROVIAN AWAY WHILE THE FAKES VANISH; NOT ACTUALLY INJURED BY CUBER’S KICK, SALHIOR IMMEDIATELY LANDS ON HIS FEET>

Salhior: Well done.

Cuber: Thanks. I think I’m getting the hang of it now.

<CUTS TO TWO YEARS LATER, 743 AGE; SALHIOR, IN FULL ARMOR, IS STANDING ON A PLATFORM IN THE CENTER OF A ROOM THAT CAN ONLY BE THE BRIDGE OF THE LANCE OF MROV; A FEMALE MROVIAN HOVERS HER WAY ONTO THE PLATFORM FROM BEHIND SALHIOR; UNLIKE ALL OF THE ARMORED MROVIAN WARRIORS AROUND HER, SHE DOES NOT WEAR ANYTHING>

Aysuida: I am now off-duty, father. You wished to see me?

Salhior: <TURNS AROUND> Yes, Aysuida. Come with me.

<CUTS TO SALHIOR AND AYSUIDA WALKING DOWN A HALLWAY IN A DIFFERENT SECTION OF THE SHIP>

Salhior: Do you remember the Saiyan who arrived on Glaysia?

Aysuida: Yes, and you convinced the High Council to allow him life. What about him?

Salhior: I have been training the boy and he is becoming a mighty warrior.

Aysuida: What? And what of the Council?

Salhior: They know only that he is under my watchful eye.

Aysuida: Father, this is dangerous. If the Saiyan decides to betray us…

Salhior: He has lost his friend and his own brother to Nitro and wishes only to be able to avenge them. As you know, the Arcosian’s empire is expanding increasingly close to the Mrovian Republic. Should Nitro choose to declare war upon our people, the Saiyan boy can aid us in defeating him.

Aysuida: Even so, what if the Council discovers what you have hidden from them?

Salhior: I will ensure that they do not. Should that come to pass, however, I will accept their judgement, whatever it may be. Regardless, you have not had an adequate partner to spar with for many years.

Aysuida: Are you suggesting that I use this Saiyan to improve my skills as a warrior?

Salhior: Indeed. After all, you often lament to me how none of your peers are able to offer you such practice.

Aysuida: Your faith in this lesser being is perplexing.

Salhior: And why do you assume he is a lesser being?

Aysuida: Saiyans are nothing more than savages who live to only fight and kill.

Salhior: I once thought as you do, daughter, but I have come to learn much from the boy since I have taken him in as my pupil. In time, your perception of him will also change.

<CUTS TO CUBER WHO IS NOW SEVERAL CENTIMETERS TALLER THAN BEFORE, BUT STILL VISIBLY A CHILD; HE IS ALONE IN THE SAME TRAINING GROUND OF THE LANCE OF MROV; HE IS RUNNING BACK AND FORTH INCREDIBLY QUICKLY WHILE FIRING STUN BLASTER BOLTS IN BETWEEN CHANGING DIRECTIONS; HE THEN JUMPS, BUT THE INCREASED GRAVITY SUDDENLY SHUTS DOWN, CAUSING CUBER TO ASCEND HIGHER THAN HE INTENDED; HE IS ABLE TO REACT JUST IN TIME TO PREVENT HIMSELF FROM HITTING THE CEILING>

<THE TRAINING GROUND’S ENTRANCE DOORS OPEN AND SALHIOR AND AYSUIDA WALK INTO THE VAST ROOM; CUBER FLIES DOWN TO THE MROVIANS TO GREET THEM>

Salhior: Cuber, this is my daughter, Aysuida. She is the second strongest warrior in the Republic.

Cuber: <LOOKING OVER AYSUIDA> I’m guessing you want me to fight her?

Salhior: Indeed. She may not be as strong as I am, but do not take her lightly.

Cuber: Of course.

<THE GROUND AT THE PERIMETER OF THE TRAINING GROUND DESCENDS INTO DARKNESS, LEAVING A CENTRAL PLATFORM FOR CUBER AND AYSUIDA TO FIGHT ON; THEY FLY TO THE OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE PLATFORM, FACE EACH OTHER, AND ASSUME FIGHTING STANCES>

Salhior: You may begin whenever you are ready.

<CUBER JUMPS AT AYSUIDA AND POINTS AT HER WITH HIS RIGHT HAND IN THE SHAPE OF A GUN, PREPARING TO FIRE A STUN BOLT, BUT SHE ACTIVATES A BLUNT ENERGY BLADE OUT OF HER RIGHT HAND AND IMMEDIATELY HITS HIM WITH A DIAGONALLY UPWARD BACKHAND SLASH BEFORE HIS FINGER BEAM EVEN COMES OUT; THIS KNOCKS CUBER INTO THE EDGE OF THE PLATFORM, CRACKING IT ON IMPACT, AND HE BOUNCES OVER THE EDGE; CUBER CATCHES HIMSELF BY GRABBING THE PLATFORM, AND THEN PROPELS HIMSELF UPWARDS AS HE FIRES A PAIR OF STUN BOLTS IN QUICK SUCCESSION; AYSUIDA SHRUGS OFF THESE FINGER BEAMS, HOWEVER, AND BEFORE CUBER CAN THROW OUT ANOTHER ATTACK, SHE TELEKINETICALLY PULLS THE SAIYAN INTO HER LEFT PALM, GRABBING HIM BY THE MOUTH>

Cuber: <THINKING TO HIMSELF> That was like thirty kilometers.

<AYSUIDA KNEES CUBER IN THE ABDOMEN BEFORE THROWING HIM STRAIGHT UP, ONLY TO TELEKINETICALLY PULL HIM BACK DOWN INTO HER HAND ONCE MORE (A TECHNIQUE WE WILL NOW CALL PERPETUAL GRAVITY); AFTER SUCCESSFULLY REPEATING THE PERPETUAL GRAVITY TOSS THREE MORE TIMES, AYSUIDA REACHES OUT FOR A FIFTH TIME, BUT CUBER MANAGES TO CHANGE HIS OWN TRAJECTORY TO NARROWLY ESCAPE HER GRASP; CUBER BOUNCES ON THE GROUND AND THEN ROLLS AROUND AYSUIDA TO END UP BEHIND HER; ONCE ON HIS FEET, HE RESUMES FIGHTING STANCE>

Aysuida: I did not expect you to have the will to continue. Your tenacity is most commendable.

Cuber <TO HIMSELF> Is she mocking me?

<NOT LETTING AYSUIDA’S WORDS GET TO HIM, CUBER FIRES ANOTHER STUN BOLT AT HIS OPPONENT, WHO LEAPS OVER THE BEAM AND SWINGS AT CUBER VERTICALLY DOWNWARDS WITH HER ENERGY BATON; CUBER SIDE-STEPS AYSUIDA’S ATTACK AND RESPONDS WITH A FLYING LEFT SIDE KICK, WHICH SHE ALSO FLIES OVER; FROM ABOVE, AYSUIDA STRIKES CUBER WITH A BACKHAND SWORD SWING, BUT HE ENDURES THE HIT AND RESPONDS WITH AN EXPLOSIVE SHINE; THE MROVIAN BACKS AWAY JUST OUT OF THE EXPLOSIVE WAVE’S RANGE AND TRIES TO HIT CUBER WITH AN UPWARDS VERTICAL BACKHAND CUT; CUBER JUMPS BACK JUST OUT OF THE WAY AND THEN COMES BACK WITH A DRILL KICK>

<CUBER’S ATTACK CONNECTS AND HE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWS UP WITH AN EXPLOSIVE SHINE, BUT AYSUIDA BLOCKS IT WITH A BLUE ENERGY SHIELD; NOT RESPECTING CUBER’S SPEED, THE MROVIAN DEACTIVATES HER SHIELD TO TRY TO FIGHT BACK, BUT CUBER CATCHES HER WITH ANOTHER DRILL KICK, THIS ONE SUCCESSFULLY LEADING INTO ANOTHER EXPLOSIVE SHINE THAT SENDS AYSUIDA STRAIGHT UP ABOVE; CUBER PURSUES HIS OPPONENT INTO THE AIR AND HITS HER AWAY WITH A RIGHT FLYING BACK KICK; ONCE SHE REGAINS CONTROL OF HER BODY, AYSUIDA TRIES TO HIT CUBER WITH A DOWNWARDS VERTICAL SWORD SWING, BUT HE IS ABLE TO RETREAT AND SHOOT A STUN BOLT AT HER; THE MROVIAN BLOCKS THIS STUN BOLT AND TRIES TO APPROACH CUBER WITH ANOTHER DOWNWARDS VERTICAL SWORD SWING, BUT HE INTERCEPTS HER WITH ANOTHER STUN BOLT AND THEN JUMPS AT HER WITH HIS OUTSTRETCHED LEFT LEG>

<CUBER’S FLYING SIDE KICK GRAZES AYSUIDA, WHO IS ABLE TO CATCH HERSELF AFTER FALLING OVER; THE SAIYAN TURNS AROUND TO FIRE ANOTHER STUN BOLT, BUT THIS TIME IT’S THE MROVIAN’S TURN TO ROLL AROUND HIM; WHEN SHE STANDS BACK UP, AYSUIDA THROWS AN UPWARDS BACKHAND SLASH AT HIM, WHICH CUBER HOPS AWAY FROM BEFORE FLYING BACK AT THE MROVIAN AS HE FIRES TWO MORE STUN BOLTS; THE FIRST BEAM HITS AYSUIDA, BUT SHE DUCKS UNDER THE SECOND AS CUBER CONTINUES HIS ADVANCE; CUBER THROWS ANOTHER LEFT FLYING SIDE KICK, ALTHOUGH AYSUIDA DUCKS UNDER CUBER AND JABS HIM IN THE ABDOMEN WITH HER ENERGY BATON; BEFORE CUBER CAN REGAIN CONTROL OF HIS BODY, AYSUIDA GRABS HIM AGAIN BY THE MOUTH WITH HER LEFT HAND, KNEES HIM, AND THEN THROWS HIM STRAIGHT UP YET AGAIN FOR GOOD MEASURE; AS SHE TELEKINETICALLY PULLS CUBER BACK DOWN, THE MROVIAN SWINGS HER ENERGY BATON IN A DOWNWARDS VERTICAL CUT FROM OVERHEAD, HITTING CUBER ON HIS WAY DOWN AND SENDING HIM TOWARDS THE WALL>

<JUST BEFORE IMPACT, CUBER VANISHES IN MROVIAN TELEPORTATION STYLE, FADING TO BLACK BEFORE DISAPPEARING COMPLETELY; A FAINT BLUE TRACTOR BEAM THEN LOWERS CUBER FROM HIGH ABOVE BACK ONTO THE PLATFORM>

Salhior: That is enough for today.

Cuber: <ON HIS RIGHT KNEE> She really is strong. <THINKING TO HIMSELF> Kind of like someone I knew…

<AS THE IMAGE OF CHAIVA APPEARS IN HIS MIND, CUBER’S FACE BRIEFLY CHANGES INTO AN EXPRESSION OF SADNESS, ALTHOUGH HE DOES NOT LET IT GET AHOLD OF HIM>

Salhior: Do not let this defeat discourage you, Cuber. No other warrior has done so well against Aysuida in decades. I will return to the bridge; go to Quoeyg if you need to be healed.

Cuber: <AS HE GETS UP> Yes, master.

<AYSUIDA STARES FIXEDLY AT CUBER FOR A MOMENT BEFORE LOOKING AWAY; SALHIOR AND AYSUIDA LEAVE THE TRAINING GROUND AND THE AUTOMATIC Door OORS CLOSE BEHIND THEM>

Aysuida: Father, I will admit that I have misjudged the Saiyan. He has exceeded my expectations.

Salhior: I am glad that you have kept an open mind. <HE PAUSES, CAUSING AYSUIDA TO STOP AND LOOK BACK AT HIM> But before you go, I have a favor to ask of you.

Aysuida: Yes, father?

Salhior: Do not speak of this to the High Council.

Aysuida: You have my word.

<SALHIOR NODS AS A SILENT THANKS BEFORE MAKING HIS WAY BACK TO THE BRIDGE>

Chapter 4: Proving Intentions
<CUE ELYSIUM BY CHELSEA GRIN>

<CUBER AND AYSUIDA ARE SPARRING WITH EACH OTHER ON THE TRAINING GROUND, AND BOTH ARE SOMEWHAT WORN OUT, CLEARLY HAVING BEEN FIGHTING FOR SOME TIME; CUBER SHOOTS A STUN BOLT AT HIS OPPONENT AND GOES IN WITH A LEFT FLYING SIDE KICK; THE ENERGY BEAM HITS AYSUIDA, BUT SHE IS ABLE TO BLOCK THE SUBSEQUENT KICK; FAST AS EVER, CUBER HITS AYSUIDA WITH AN EXPLOSIVE SHINE BEFORE SHE CAN RETALIATE, AND THEN FLIES ABOVE HER BEFORE DRILL-KICKING HER DOWNWARDS FROM ABOVE; BEFORE AYSUIDA IMPACTS THE GROUND, CUBER LANDS UNDERNEATH HER AND LAUNCHES HER BACK UP WITH A RIGHT SCORPION KICK; HE THEN FOLLOWS FROM BELOW WITH A SUCCESSFUL FORWARD-FLIPPING KICK (THE DOGOM FLIP), HITTING AYSUIDA EVEN HIGHER; AGAIN, HE FLIES ABOVE HER AND DRILL-KICKS HER BACK INTO THE PLATFORM>

<AYSUIDA CATCHES HERSELF JUST BEFORE IMPACT WHILE CUBER LANDS; THE SAIYAN TRIES TO CHASE HER DOWN WITH A LEFT FLYING SIDE KICK, BUT AYSUIDA ROLLS AROUND CUBER TO END UP BEHIND HIM; CUBER TURNS AROUND AND SHOOTS A STUN BOLT, WHICH AYSUIDA LEAPS OVER, AND SHE THROWS A DOWNWARDS VERTICAL CUT, WHICH CUBER SIDE STEPS; THE SAIYAN JUMPS UP AND CATCHES AYSUIDA WITH A LEFT FLYING SIDE KICK, SENDING HER AWAY, AND THEN PELTS HER WITH A BARRAGE OF STUN BOLTS AS HE FOLLOWS HER; WHEN CUBER IS CLOSE ENOUGH, AYSUIDA TRIES TO TELEKINETICALLY PULL HIM TOWARDS HER, BUT THE SAIYAN IS ABLE TO REALIZE HE IS IN THE DANGER ZONE AND RETREATS OUT OF HER PULLING RANGE AND CONTINUES HIS FINGER BEAM BARRAGE>

<AYSUIDA CLOSES THE DISTANCE BY SPINNING HER WAY AROUND THE ENERGY BEAMS, PROMPTING CUBER TO THROW OUT A DRILL KICK; AYSUIDA BLOCKS CUBER’S DRILL KICK, AND THEN SPINS AROUND HIM AND LANDS FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM THE RANGE OF HIS SUBSEQUENT EXPLOSIVE SHINE; NOT LETTING UP, CUBER FOLLOWS WITH THE SAME SEQUENCE OF A STUN BOLT, DRILL KICK, AND EXPLOSIVE SHINE, BUT AYSUIDA ALSO AVOIDS THESE HITS IN THE EXACT SAME MANNER AS SHE DID BEFORE; NOW SEEMINGLY DRIVEN ONLY BY INSTINCT, CUBER REFUSES TO CHANGE HIS STRATEGY AND FIRES ANOTHER FINGER BEAM TO BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER DRILL KICK; INSTEAD OF SIMPLY BLOCKING AND EVADING THIS TIME, AYSUIDA CATCHES CUBER BY THE ANKLE AND THEN TOSSES HIM STRAIGHT UP; SURE ENOUGH, AYSUIDA GETS CUBER WITH FOUR PERPETUAL GRAVITY TOSSES IN A ROW>

<AFTER THE FIFTH TOSS, CUBER SWAYS TO THE LEFT, EVADING THE SUBSEQUENT PULL ATTEMPT; THE SAIYAN THROWS OUT AN EXPLOSIVE SHINE, BUT AYSUIDA, ALREADY EXPECTING A PANIC ATTACK FROM CUBER, DASHES AWAY; CUBER TRIES TO FOLLOW HER WITH A DRILL KICK, BUT SHE CATCHES HIM WITH A MID-AIR DOWNWARDS VERTICAL SWORD SWING, DROPPING HIM TO THE GROUND, AND THEN SUCCESSFULLY HITS HIM FROM ABOVE WITH A BACKHAND SLASH; AS CUBER SKIDS ACROSS THE PLATFORM, AYSUIDA FOLLOWS HIM AND REACHES OUT WITH A TELEKINETIC PULL; CUBER IS ABLE TO FLY OVER WHERE AYSUIDA AIMS, AND THEN COMES DOWN WITH YET ANOTHER DRILL KICK AND A SUBSEQUENT EXPLOSIVE SHINE, BOTH OF WHICH AYSUIDA BLOCK WITH A BLUE ENERGY SHIELD; THE MROVIAN ONCE AGAIN SPINS AROUND CUBER TO GET BEHIND HIM AND GIVE HERSELF SOME SPACE>

<CUBER FIRES A STUN BOLT AT AYSUIDA’S HEAD, BUT SHE DUCKS UNDER IT AND RUNS FORWARD WITH A BACKHAND HORIZONTAL SLASH, SWATTING CUBER OFF TO THE SIDE; CUBER SLOWS HIS MOMENTUM BY PUTTING HIS LEFT HAND ON THE GROUND, AND THEN ROLLS AWAY; ONCE CUBER IS BACK ON HIS FEET, BOTH HE AND AYSUIDA CHARGE AT EACH OTHER; CUBER THROWS OUT YET ANOTHER LEFT FLYING SIDE KICK THAT AYSUIDA JUMPS OVER, AND THE MROVIAN IMMEDIATELY RESPONDS WITH A DOWNWARD VERTICAL SLICE THAT CUBER DUCKS UNDER; CUBER TRIES TO HIT THE MROVIAN WITH A RIGHT FLYING BACK KICK, BUT SHE CATCHES HIM BY THE ANKLE AND THEN SWINGS HIM OVER HER HEAD AND INTO THE GROUND ON HIS BACK, DENTING AND CRACKING THE PLATFORM; AFTER RELEASING HER GRIP, AYSUIDA SITS ON CUBER’S THROAT WITH EACH KNEE ON THE GROUND ON EITHER SIDE OF HIM AND LIFTS HER RIGHT ARM AS SHE POINTS POINTS HER ENERGY BATON AT CUBER’S FACE>

<CUTS TO A LATER SPARRING SESSION; CUBER AND AYSUIDA RUN AT EACH OTHER, WITH CUBER ONCE AGAIN SHOOTING A STUN BOLT; THE MOMENT HE FIRES HIS FINGER BEAM, CUBER DASHES AWAY FROM AYSUIDA, WHO SHRUGS OFF THE BEAM, IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION; THE MROVIAN REACHES OUT FOR CUBER WITH HER LEFT HAND, BUT HE IS JUST FAST ENOUGH TO AVOID HER GRASP; AFTER SHE MISSES, CUBER RETURNS WITH A LEFT FLYING SIDE KICK, AND THEN IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWS UP WITH AN EXPLOSIVE SHINE THAT LAUNCHES AYSUIDA UPWARDS>

<WHILE HIS OPPONENT IS STILL IN PAIN, CUBER FLIES ABOVE HER AND KICKS HER BACK DOWN WITH ANOTHER DRILL KICK, AND THEN APPEARS BELOW HER TO HIT HER WITH ANOTHER VERTICALLY-LAUNCHING EXPLOSIVE SHINE; CUBER REPEATS THIS EXPLOSIVE-SHINE-DRILL-KICK COMBINATION THREE MORE TIMES UNTIL AFTER THE FOURTH DRILL KICK, INSTEAD OF AN EXPLOSIVE SHINE, CUBER PERFORMS A FRONT SPLIT ON THE GROUND, KICKING AYSUIDA AWAY WITH HIS LEFT FOOT IN FRONT AND SENDING HER TO THE WALL; LIKE WITH CUBER IN THEIR FIRST FIGHT, AYSUIDA IS TELEPORTED TO THE TOP OF THE CHAMBER AND IS LOWERED BY A TRACTOR BEAM; STILL ABLE TO CONTINUE, SHE REACTIVATES HER ENERGY BATON; CUBER RAISES HIS RIGHT HAND IN THE SHAPE OF A GUN, PREPARING ANOTHER STUN BOLT>

<TRANSITIONS TO ADULT CUBER (STILL SHIRTLESS, BUT HIS LEGWEAR NOW ORANGE INSTEAD OF GRAY), NOW IN GLAYSIA’S STORMY ATMOSPHERE AND HIGH ABOVE ITS OCEANS, FIRING THE NOW POINT-BLANK STUN BOLT AT THE UNARMORED SALHIOR; THE MROVIAN FLIES UNDER THE FINGER BEAM AND JUGGLES CUBER WITH TWO BACK-FLIP KICKS, A BURNING CLAW, AND A BICYCLE KICK, IN THAT ORDER; SALHIOR TRIES TO HIT CUBER WITH ANOTHER BURNING CLAW, BUT CUBER DUCKS UNDER IT AND RETALIATES WITH AN EXPLOSIVE SHINE; AS SALHIOR IS LAUNCHED VERTICALLY, CUBER TRIES TO FOLLOW HIM TO HIT HIM BACK DOWN WITH A DRILL KICK, BUT SALHIOR BACKS AWAY FROM CUBER’S DESCENT AND SWATS HIM WITH A FOREHAND ENERGY BATON SWIPE; SALHIOR THEN FLIES AROUND CUBER TO END UP BEHIND AND HITS THE SAIYAN WITH A SCORPION KICK>

<AFTER SENDING HIS OPPONENT FLYING, SALHIOR THROWS A BLUE-WHITE ENERGY SPHERE AT HIM; CUBER FLIES OVER THE KI ATTACK AND APPROACHES SALHIOR WITH HIS LIGHTSPEED DART TECHNIQUE; THE MROVIAN TRIES TO INTERCEPT CUBER WITH A BACK-FLIP KICK, BUT THE SAIYAN FLIES OVER THIS ATTACK AS WELL AND RESPONDS WITH A DRILL KICK FROM ABOVE; SALHIOR ENDURES CUBER’S STRIKE, HOWEVER, AND GRABS THE SAIYAN BY THE FACE WITH HIS RIGHT HAND BEFORE AXE-KICKING CUBER AWAY WITH HIS LEFT FOOT; THE MROVIAN CHASES CUBER DOWN AND THROWS OUT A LEFT REVERSE ROUNDHOUSE KICK, BUT THE SAIYAN FLIES OVER SALHIOR AND ENDS UP BEHIND HIM; CUBER THROWS OUT A RIGHT FLYING BACK KICK, WHICH SALHIOR BLOCKS WITH AN ENERGY SHIELD, AND THEN THE MROVIAN TURNS AROUND AND BLASTS CUBER WITH A BLUE-WHITE EXPLOSIVE WAVE>

<SALHIOR FOLLOWS CUBER AGAIN AND WITH ANOTHER BACK-FLIP KICK, ALTHOUGH CUBER FLIES AWAY OUT OF THE RANGE OF SALHIOR’S LEG BEFORE HITTING HIS MENTOR WITH A RIGHT FLYING BACK KICK; NOW WITH CUBER ON THE OFFENSE, THE SAIYAN TRIES TO FOLLOW UP WITH A LEFT FLYING SIDE KICK, BUT SALHIOR FLIES OVER CUBER’S ATTACK; THE MROVIAN DECIDES TO GIVE HIMSELF SOME SPACE AND FLIES AWAY, PROMPTING CUBER TO GO AFTER HIM; WHEN CUBER CATCHES UP, SALHIOR THROWS OUT A SCORPION KICK THAT CUBER REACTS TO AND FLIES OVER, BUT THE MROVIAN TELEKINETICALLY TRAPS CUBER AND THEN USES HIS MENTAL POWERS TO FLING CUBER OVER HIS HEAD AND BEHIND HIMSELF; SALHIOR ONCE AGAIN CHASES AFTER CUBER AS THE LATTER REGAINS CONTROL OF HIS BODY; THE SAIYAN ATTEMPTS TO FLY AROUND SALHIOR TO BETTER POSITION HIMSELF IN RELATION TO HIS OPPONENT, BUT THE MROVIAN INTERCEPTS HIS DISCIPLE WITH A SCORPION KICK>

<SALHIOR’S KICK LAUNCHES CUBER FAR INTO THE DISTANCE; THE MROVIAN FOLLOWS CUBER AND CATCHES HIS STUDENT BY THE ANKLE BEFORE HE LEAVES THE PLANET’S ATMOSPHERE>

<ELYSIUM ENDS>

Salhior: Most impressive. You have come so far.

Cuber: Thanks, master, but I’m still nowhere near your level.

Salhior: In time, you will be. <SALHIOR’S ARMOR MATERIALIZES OVER HIS BODY> I must return to Mrov. I look forward to our next battle.

Cuber: Yeah, I’ll see you then.

<SALHIOR VANISHES IN MROVIAN TELEPORTATION; HIGH ABOVE, THE BOTTOM OF THE TITANIC LANCE OF MROV DISAPPEARS INTO THE CLOUDS>

<CUTS TO THE BRIDGE OF ANOTHER MROVIAN SHIP; ASHUROAS, THE MROVIAN OFFICER WHO VOICED HIS CONCERN IN REGARDS TO SALHIOR’S DECISION TO KEEP CUBER ALIVE, IS IN COMMAND OF THE VESSEL; SEVERAL MROVIAN WARRIORS OF LOWER RANKS ARE SEEN OPERATING THE CONTROLS OF THE SHIP>

Mrovian Warrior 1: Admiral, multiple Galatrix vessels are on approach.

Ashuroas: I did not think those vermin would ever be so bold. <TO THE REST OF THE BATTLE GROUP OVER COMMS> Bring them down!

<GOLDEN PLATFORMS THIRTY METERS ACROSS, WITH LARGE CANNONS ON THEM, FIRE VIOLET LASER BEAMS AT THE INCOMING SHIPS; THE SMALLER MROVIAN WARSHIPS, THE DESTROYERS, STILL MASSIVE AT 640 METERS (2100 FEET) IN LENGTH EACH, ALSO OPEN FIRE WITH BRIGHT-BLUE ENERGY BEAMS>

<THE SLAVERS’ SHIPS EXPLODE AS THEY NEAR THE ORBITAL CANNONS, BEING DECIMATED BY THE DEFENSIVE ATTACKS; SEVERAL OF THE OCCUPANTS, WHO ARE WEARING MASKS AND SUITS TO ALLOW THEM TO BREATHE IN SPACE, BEGIN RAISING THEIR KI AS THEY TUMBLE OUT OF THE EXPLODING VESSELS; AS THEIR AURAS OF GOLD AND RED AND GREEN AND BLUE FLARE UP IN THE VOID, THE ORBITAL DEFENSE TURRETS BEGIN TARGETING THEM>

<THE CAMERA CUTS TO ONE SUCH SLAVER WITH A VIRIDIAN GREEN AURA CHARGING UP; A TURRET LOCKS ONTO HIM AND OBLITERATES THE SLAVER SOUNDLESSLY, TEARING HIS BODY TO PIECES; HOWEVER, BEFORE THE TURRET CAN LOCK ONTO ANOTHER TARGET, THREE SLAVERS SWARM IT, PELTING THE TURRET WITH ENERGY BALLS, EVENTUALLY CAUSING IT TO EXPLODE>

<THE CAMERA PANS OUT AND SHOWS THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO MANY OF THE OTHER DEFENSE TURRETS; SOUNDLESS EXPLOSIONS RIPPLE ONE AFTER ANOTHER AND THEN RATHER SUDDENLY, THERE ARE NO MORE>

<CUTS TO ASHUROAS AND HIS CREW>

Ashuroas: Pursue them! They will not breach Glaysia’s defenses!

<THE CAMERA CUTS BACK TO ASHUROAS’ FLEET, WHICH BEGINS MOVING IN TOWARDS THE PLANET; THEN, THE CAMERA ZOOMS TO ONE OF THE SLAVERS, WHO IS ORANGE-SKINNED WITH WHITE FUR AND SIMIAN FEATURES; THE CAMERA PANS BACK SLIGHTLY, REVEALING AT FIRST TWO, THEN TEN, THEN TWO DOZEN, THEN FIFTY SLAVERS ALL APPROACHING GLAYSIA, THEIR AURAS EVERY COLOR ONE COULD IMAGINE; A FEW HUNDRED MROVIAN WARRIORS, CLAD IN ARMOR, POUR OUT OF THE LARGER MROVIAN SHIPS, THE CARRIERS (THESE BEING 1400 METERS OR 4600 FEET LONG EACH) AND FOLLOW THE SLAVERS TO THE SURFACE, AND THE PARENT VESSELS FOLLOW SUIT>

<ONCE THE MROVIANS IN ORBIT ENTER THE ATMOSPHERE, HOWEVER, THE SLAVERS ARE ALREADY WAITING FOR THEM AND BARRAGE THEM WITH ENERGY BLASTS; THE MROVIAN WARRIORS RETURN FIRE WITH VOLLEYS OF THEIR OWN, EVEN SUCCEEDING IN VAPORIZING THE WEAKER SLAVERS WITH THEIR VOLUME OF FIRE; THE STRONGER ENEMIES, HOWEVER, SHRUG OFF THE MROVIANS’ ASSAULT AND KILL A FEW DOZEN WARRIORS AND ALSO SEVERALLY DAMAGE SOME OF THE SMALLER SHIPS>

<THE SAME ORANGE-AND-WHITE ALIEN MENTIONED EARLIER CHARGES UP A BLUE-WHITE ENERGY SPHERE IN EACH HAND; TARGETING ONE OF THE MROVIAN CARRIERS, HE UNLEASHES HIS ATTACK IN THE FORM OF A PAIR OF ENERGY BEAMS OUT OF HIS PALMS; CUTS TO THE BRIDGE OF THE SHIP, WHICH REVEALS THE TARGET TO BE NONE OTHER THAN ASHUROAS’ VESSEL; THE WHOLE SHIP SHAKES AS IT TAKES A DIRECT HIT>

<CUTS BACK TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE CARRIER, THE HULL IS PARTIALLY DAMAGED, BUT THE REMNANTS OF ITS ENERGY SHIELDING FLICKERING IN THE FORM OF DYING SPARKS; CUTS BACK TO THE BRIDGE OF ASHUROAS’ SHIP>

Mrovian Warrior 2: Admiral Salhior, our shielding is depleted! The Keeper of the Hidden cannot take another hit of that caliber!

<CUTS BACK TO THE BATTLE ON THE OUTSIDE; THIS TIME, A BROWN HAIRLESS ALIEN WITH GREEN STRIPES CHARGES A BLUE-WHITE ENERGY SPHERE ABOVE HIS HEAD IN BOTH HANDS; INTENDING TO FINISH WHAT HIS COMRADE DID NOT, HE TOO TARGETS THE KEEPER OF THE HIDDEN AS HE DISCHARGES A SINGLE HUGE BEAM OUT OF BOTH OF HIS PALMS SIDE-BY-SIDE; SUDDENLY, A WHITE STREAK FLASHES FROM THE SIDE AND ENDS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE MROVIAN CARRIER; THE SLAVER’S ENERGY BEAM EXPLODES FANTASTICALLY REGARDLESS>

<WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARS, THE INCOMING WHITE STREAK IS SEEN TO BE NONE OTHER THAN CUBER PERFORMING HIS LIGHTSPEED DASH, ARRIVING JUST IN TIME TO INTERCEPT THE ALIEN’S ENERGY BEAM WITH HIS BODY; DESPITE TAKING A DIRECT HIT, CUBER IS FAR STRONGER THAN HIS ENEMY AND DOES NOT TAKE MUCH DAMAGE AT ALL>

Cuber: Sorry I’m late.

<WITH BLINDING SPEED, CUBER FLIES UP TO THE BROWN-AND-GREEN ALIEN AND VAPORIZES HIM WITH AN EXPLOSIVE SHINE; NOT STOPPING HIS PATH, HE IMMEDIATELY FLIES FROM TARGET TO TARGET, KILLING EACH ENEMY WITH THE VERY SAME ATTACK WHILE LEAVING A TRAIL OF BLUE-WHITE LIGHT OUTLINED WITH ORANGE; IN AN INSTANT, NONE OF THE SLAVERS REMAIN>

Cuber: <ALMOST YELLING> I didn’t miss any, did I? I don’t sense anything that doesn’t belong here anymore.

Ashuroas: <TELEPATHICALLY FROM INSIDE THE KEEPER OF THE HIDDEN> You have slain them all, Saiyan, and for that...I was wrong to ever doubt you or the Supreme Admiral. This was not your fight, and yet you have saved us all.

Cuber: Thanks, I guess. I’ve lived here for so long. I thought I’d lend a hand.

Ashuroas: The Council may still mistrust you, but I will not forget what you have done for us today.

<CUTS TO SALHIOR’S BRIDGE; A HOLOGRAPHIC PROJECTION ABOVE THE HEADS OF THE WORKING MROVIAN WARRIORS ACTIVATES, REVEALING A MROVIAN WITH GOLD-YELLOW EYES WEARING A DARK-BLUE HOOD DECORATED WITH LINES OF GOLD>

Fadjist: Supreme Admiral Salhior.

Salhior: High Councilor Fadjist. I imagine you wish to speak about the Saiyan. I know I have violated the terms we have agreed upon. You may refuse any explanation I have to offer, but know that I–

Fadjist: The High Council has witnessed the Galatrix’s invasion of Glaysia and the valiancy of the Saiyan’s actions. Neither of you will be punished and the Saiyan may continue to live free; after all, he has done so under your care all these years without bringing harm to the Republic.

Salhior: <SURPRISED> You...have my thanks.

Fadjist: You have always served our people well, Supreme Admiral. We are aware that your intentions are pure, even if we may sometimes perceive your actions as reckless.

<CUTS TO GLAYSIA, FIRST OUTSIDE ITS MROVIAN RESEARCH FACILITY, AND THEN TO ITS INTERIOR; CUBER IS WALKING ALONGSIDE AN ELDER MROVIAN WITH BLUE EYES DOWN A HALLWAY; THIS ONE IS ALSO WEARING AN EXOSKELETON, BUT UNLIKE THE ARMOR WORN BY THE WARRIORS, THIS SUIT IS BULKIER AND NOT FULLY-SEALED AND HAS NO HELMET>

Quoeyg: Now that you have joined the Mrovian Navy, we have prepared a suit of combat armor for you.

Cuber: I’m so much smaller than the rest of you. Did you really make a suit just to fit me?

Quoeyg: Indeed. We have always monitored your physical dimensions. Constructing this suit for you was not too difficult a task.

<CUBER AND QUOEYG STOP AT A SET OF AUTOMATIC DOORS AS THEY OPEN UP; UPON ENTERING THE ROOM, A FULL SUIT OF GOLD-COLORED MROVIAN ARMOR, TAILORED FOR CUBER, IS SUSPENDED BY INVISIBLE FORCES>

Cuber: Nice! You even remembered about my tail.

Quoeyg: You may put it on whenever you are ready.

Cuber: Uh, how do I do that?

Quoeyg: Your neural implant. The armor will teleport onto your body.

Cuber: Oh, right.

<CUBER OPENS HIS ARMS BEFORE THE ARMOR FROM ITS INVISIBLE STAND VANISHES INTO BLACKNESS AND REAPPEARS ON CUBER’S BODY>

Cuber: <VOICE SOMEWHAT ALTERED BY THE FULLY-SEALED HELMET> Whoa, awesome…

<CUBER’S HELMET TELEPORTS BACK ONTO THE INVISIBLE STAND, BUT THE REST OF HIS ARMOR REMAINS ON HIS BODY>

Quoeyg: Now, are there any colors you would prefer for your armor?

Chapter 5: Destiny Before Pursuit
<IT IS JANUARY 766 AGE; NITRO, STILL IN HIS THIRD FORM, SITS ON HIS THRONE WITH KIRKA NEXT TO HIM; FASSFU WALKS INTO THE THRONE ROOM AND GETS DOWN ON ONE KNEE IN FRONT OF HIS LORD>

Fassfu: King Nitro.

Nitro: Ah, General Fassfu, I was wondering when you would return. What do you have to report?

Fassfu: We have laid claim to all of Frieza’s and Cooler’s planets and their respective armies. Many planets have already pledged loyalty to you. A few may take some convincing, but they’ll come around soon enough.

Nitro: Excellent. Finally, after all these years, the Planet Trade Organization is mine.

Kirka: Lord Nitro–

Nitro: King Nitro.

Kirka: <STARTLED> Y-yes, of course, King Nitro.

Nitro: Continue…

Kirka: What will you do about the other members of your family?

Nitro: What of them?

Kirka: My king, erm, Lord Frieza’s son, Kuriza, is still alive… I don’t expect he’ll take kindly to you laying claim to his father’s empire… Not to mention your uncles Arcterial and Icer are out there too. I have been receiving reports on their movements, and it appears they are both gathering forces and carving out their own territories.

Nitro: It does not surprise me that with my father and brothers gone, my uncles have begun plotting against me.

Kirka: <GLANCES AT FASSFU, THEN LOWERS HIS VOICE> B-but the boy…the line of succession-

Nitro: <PUTS A HAND UP TO PREVENT KIRKA FROM CONTINUING> I am fully aware of the laws of succession in my empire, Kirka. My brother’s son will not rule over me.

Kirka: He will try to take what he thinks is his by rights.

Nitro: He will try, and he will die, just like his father. Send Admiral Po and his fleet to those planets that still need persuading. And do not take long; I would like the empire to returned to me by the time I am finished with the Mrovians. <HE LOOKS TO FASSFU, WHO NODS, BOWS, THEN WALKS OFF, BEFORE RETURNING HIS GAZE TO THE HUNCHED-OVER KIRKA> Speak, Kirka. You look like you have something to say.

Kirka: <MEEKLY> With all due respect, my king, would it not be wiser to deal with your family before invading a foreign empire?

Nitro: The Mrovians may be hiding away on a few worlds here and there, but they are intelligent, cunning, and powerful. Their technological capabilities surpass even our own. Imagine, Kirka: if my scientists knew what the Mrovians did… Kuriza, Arcterial, Icer…none of them would stand a chance against me. And they won’t. Your spy has already found one of the Mrovian worlds - Kuludug, was it? That is where I will go. This should not take long. <HE STANDS UP; KIRKA JUMPS OUT OF THE WAY SO AS TO NOT GET TRAMPLED> When I return, I’ll kill the remaining traitors myself. Until then, keep an eye on my daughter for me.

Kirka: Of course, my king.

Nitro: <SUDDENLY STARES KIRKA DOWN WITH A HORRIBLE GAZE> Should anything happen to her, I will kill you… but not before making you watch every member of your species and your homeworld burn. Do I make myself clear, Kirka?

Kirka: Indeed, King Nitro. <HE BOWS> I am, as always, your faithful servant.

<CUTS TO THE BRIDGE OF THE LANCE OF MROV>

Mrovian Warrior 1: Supreme Admiral, we are receiving a transmission from Kuludug.

Guirrom: <ON THE HOLOGRAPHIC SCREEN> Supreme Admiral Salhior, this is Admiral Guirrom of the Bringer of Judgement. The Planet Trade Organization has invaded Kuludug in overwhelming numbers. I humbly request your aid.

Salhior: Continue to hold them off. We are on our way. <TO HIMSELF> We always knew this day would come.

<CUTS TO THE ORBIT OF KULUDUG; MULTIPLE CIRCLES OF BLACK OPEN UP – A MUCH LARGER ONE SURROUNDED BY SEVERAL SMALLER ONES; THE LANCE OF MROV FLIES OUT OF THE BLACK CIRCLE, WHILE OTHER MROVIAN WARSHIPS FLY OUT THE REST; ON THE SURFACE OF THE PLANET FROM ORBIT, MULTIPLE EXPLOSIONS CAN BE SEEN GOING OFF; CUTS BACK TO SALHIOR’S BRIDGE>

Guirrom: Supreme Admiral, I have dire news. A powerful enemy from the Planet Trade Organization is corrupting the minds of our warriors. We have not been able to eliminate him and have already been forced to kill our brethren under his control.

Salhior: Yes, I can sense him. He will be dealt with swiftly.

<CUTS TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE LANCE OF MROV, AND THEN ZOOMS IN; SEVERAL DOZEN MROVIAN WARRIORS CAN BE SEEN FLYING TOWARDS THE PLANET; AT THE FRONT IS A SMALLER BEING, BUT WITH UNIQUE ARMOR COLORATION CONSISTING OF A METALLIC TAN COLOR TRIMMED WITH ORANGE-BROWN; UPON CLOSER INSPECTION, THE SMALLER WARRIOR HAS A TAIL AND IS NONE OTHER THAN CUBER>

<A SWARM OF PLANET TRADE ORGANIZATION SOLDIERS BLOCKADE THE APPROACHING WARRIORS AND BEGIN FIRING ENERGY BLASTS, BE IT FROM ARM CANNONS OR THEIR OWN PALMS; CUBER PUTS UP AN ENERGY SHIELD THAT SURROUNDS HIMSELF AND REFLECTS THE ENEMIES’ ATTACKS; THE MROVIAN INFANTRY ALSO OPEN FIRE WITH ENERGY WAVE BARRAGES OF THEIR OWN, AND THE COMBINATION OF THE MROVIAN BOLTS AND THE REFLECTED ENEMIES’ ENERGY DECIMATE THE PLANET TRADE ORGANIZATION SOLDIERS, ALLOWING CUBER AND HIS COMPANY TO ADVANCE>

<ONCE IN THE ATMOSPHERE, CUBER AND HIS FELLOW WARRIORS EACH GLOW BLUE-WHITE, SURROUNDED IN A LAYER OF ORANGE LIGHT; ON THE GROUND, OTHER MROVIAN WARRIORS, WITH ENERGY BLADES ACTIVATED IN HANDS, CAN BE SEEN FIGHTING MORE PLANET TRADE ORGANIZATION SOLDIERS, WHO ARE SUPPORTED BY MIND-CONTROLLED MROVIAN WARRIORS, NO LONGER WEARING THEIR ARMOR AND WITH THEIR EYES NOW TURNED COMPLETELY BLACK; THE COMPANY OF MROVIANS WHO ARRIVED WITH CUBER IMMEDIATELY SUPPORTS THEIR ALLIES, WHILE CUBER, USING HIS KI SENSE ABILITIES, IMMEDIATELY RUSHES TO THE SOURCE OF THE CORRUPTION AS HIS HELMET DISAPPEARS, REVEALING HIS FACE>

<CUBER SOON SEES HIS TARGET, WHO IS A TALL, THIN HUMANOID WITH LIGHT GREEN SKIN, DARK RED HAIR, AND LIGHT-BROWN PAULDRON ARMOR TRIMMED WITH BLACK; HE IS SURROUNDED AND GUARDED BY MORE THAN A DOZEN NAKED MROVIANS UNDER HIS CONTROL; CUBER FIRES A STUN BOLT TO EACH OF THE MROVIANS’ HEADS, KNOCKING THEM UNCONSCIOUS, AND THE MOMENT CUBER’S TARGET REALIZES WHAT HAD HAPPENED, CUBER SHOOTS A STUN BOLT AT HIM AS WELL; THE ENEMY REMAINING STARTLED ALLOWS CUBER TO CONTINUE TO CLOSE THE DISTANCE, AND THEN IN ONE SWIFT SEQUENCE, THE SAIYAN FIRES A POINT-BLANK STUN BOLT, JABS THE TARGET WITH HIS LEFT FIST, BLASTS HIM WITH AN EXPLOSIVE SHINE, AND THEN FINISHES OFF WITH A RIGHT FLYING BACK KICK TO THE UPPER-ABDOMEN JUST BELOW THE STERNUM; CUBER’S KICK OBLITERATES THE ALIEN’S MIDSECTION IN AN ORANGE-WHITE EXPLOSION, PROPELLING THE ENEMY’S LIMBS AND HEAD IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS>

<CUTS TO THE MROVIANS WHOM CUBER’S TARGET WAS CONTROLLING; THESE MROVIANS STOP FIGHTING AND THEIR NATURAL EYE COLORS RETURN>

Cuber: <OVER COMMS> Admiral Guirrom, I’ve exterminated the pest. I’m going to the largest gathering of enemies. Withdraw your warriors from that area so I don’t accidentally kill them too.

Guirrom: <OVER COMMS> Understood. I will recall my forces from the location you have requested.

<CUBER FLIES TO HIS DESTINATION, AND ALL OF THE PLANET TRADE ORGANIZATION SOLDIERS IN THE AREA FIRE ENERGY BLASTS AT HIM; BEING FAR STRONGER THAN HIS ENEMIES, CUBER IS UNFAZED BY THE BOLTS THAT DO HIT HIM; ONCE IN THE CENTER OF THE ENEMY FORCES, CUBER UNLEASHES A SUPER EXPLOSIVE WAVE IN THE FORM OF A BLUE-WHITE SPHERE, ENGULFING EVERYTHING AROUND HIM IN THE SPAN OF SEVERAL SQUARE KILOMETERS; WHEN THE SMOKE CLEARS, A HUGE MOLTEN CRATER REVEALS ITSELF BELOW CUBER; ALL BUT A SINGLE PLANET TRADE ORGANIZATION SOLDIER WAS IONIZED IN THE BLAST; THIS ONE IS A FEMALE HUMANOID WITH LIGHT-PURPLE SKIN, PLATINUM-BLOND HAIR IN A BUN, AND GOLD-YELLOW PAULDRON ARMOR>

Lunuma: So you’re the one who killed Litri. That was impressive, but not impressive enough.

<CUBER TURNS TO FACE HER BUT DOES NOT RESPOND>

Lunuma: With a power level of 70,000, you can’t win against me.

Cuber: <RAISES HIS LEFT EYEBROW, UNIMPRESSED> Really? <BECKONING WITH HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER> Then come on.

Lunuma: So arrogant. You won’t live to regret taunting me.

<LUNUMA FLIES AT CUBER WITH A RIGHT FLYING SIDE KICK; CUBER BACKS AWAY OUT OF THE KICK’S RANGE; THE FEMALE ALIEN THEN THROWS OUT BARRAGES OF KICKS AND PUNCHES, ALL OF WHICH CUBER DODGES; AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS, CUBER BARRAGES LUNUMA WITH A SHOWER OF STUN BOLTS, PUSHING HER BACK; CUBER AND LUNUMA CEASE THEIR COMBAT>

Lunuma: This isn’t possible! <CLICKS HER SCOUTER> You’re only at 70,000!

<CUBER SILENTLY SMILES, AMUSED AT LUNUMA’S CONFUSION>

Lunuma: This is a new scouter; how can it already be broken?!

Cuber: It’s not broken.

Lunuma: What?

Cuber: But I’ll break it for you.

<CUBER POWERS UP, HIS AURA SURGING OUT OF HIM IN A MAGNIFICENT YELLOW FLAME; SURE ENOUGH, LUNUMA’S SCOUTER SHATTERS, AS CUBER’S POWER LEVEL TRANSCENDS WHAT IT CAN READ>

Lunuma: <IN FEAR> No…

<LUNUMA PREPARES TO FLY AWAY, BUT CUBER IMMEDIATELY FLIES AROUND TO END UP IN FRONT OF HER; BACK FACING HIS ENEMY, HE VERTICALLY LAUNCHES LUNUMA WITH A RIGHT SCORPION KICK; HE THEN FOLLOWS LUNUMA INTO THE SKY TO HIT HER WITH AN EXPLOSIVE SHINE THAT SENDS HER EVEN HIGHER; AS THE FEMALE ALIEN CONTINUES HER WAY UP THE HIGHER LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE, CUBER SURROUNDS HIMSELF IN BLUE-WHITE KI, AND THEN CHASES LUNUMA DOWN WITH A SAIYAN BOLIDE; UPON IMPACT, THE RESULTING AIR BURST COMPLETELY INCINERATES LUNUMA, LEAVING NO VISIBLE REMAINS>

<CUTS TO THE BRIDGE OF THE LANCE OF MROV>

Salhior: <TO ALL LOCAL MROVIAN FORCES> Cuber has eliminated all major threats. Continue your fight, warriors. We are nearly done!

<CUTS TO A FURTHER DISTANCE AWAY FROM KULUDUG; A FLYING SAUCER THAT LOOKS VERY MUCH LIKE FRIEZA’S AND COOLER’S SPACESHIPS FLIES TOWARDS THE PLANET; CUTS BACK TO SALHIOR’S BRIDGE>

Mrovian Warrior 2: Supreme Admiral, another ship has warped in! It is–

Salhior: Nitro…we must evacuate the colony!

<CUTS BACK TO NITRO’S SHIP; WHEN IT GETS CLOSE ENOUGH TO KULUDUG, THE REMAINING ORBITAL DEFENSE LASERS IMMEDIATELY FIRE UPON THE FLYING SAUCER, OBLITERATING IT; NITRO IS REVEALED WITHIN THE DEBRIS AND IS, OF COURSE, UNSCATHED; THE ORBITAL DEFENSE LASERS AND MULTIPLE MROVIAN SHIPS FIRE AT NITRO, WHO TAKES NO DAMAGE; HE LIFTS HIS RIGHT HAND AS PURPLE KI SURROUNDS IT, AND THEN SWEEPS HIS HAND TO THE LEFT, UNLEASHING A MASSIVE, WIDE PURPLE-WHITE ENERGY WAVE, DESTROYING EVERYTHING THAT FIRED UPON HIM>

<SUDDENLY, THIN BLUE-WHITE BEAMS HIT NITRO FROM BELOW, AND WHILE HE IS STUNNED, CUBER APPEARS ABOVE HIM AND DRILL-KICKS THE ARCOSIAN TOWARDS THE PLANET; NITRO GLOWS BLUE-WHITE AS HE PASSES THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE, BUT THEN REGAINS CONTROL OF HIS BODY; WHEN HE LOOKS IN FRONT OF HIM, CUBER IS THERE>

Cuber: <ANGRILY> Nitro…

Nitro: Interesting...I did not expect the Mrovians to have a Saiyan on their side, and a powerful one no less. Not to mention, you somehow seem to know my name.

Cuber: You killed my brother and my friend.

Nitro: I remember now. You’re the boy whom Nukket nearly killed. I see that you’ve become much stronger since then. My offer from that day is still on the table.

Cuber: You don’t get it.

Nitro: Pardon?

Cuber: I’ve dreamt of vengeance...chased it for years, and now it’s here before me. You will not live to see tomorrow.

<CUBER HITS NITRO WITH ANOTHER STUN BOLT AND THEN DRILL KICKS HIM, FOLLOWING UP WITH AN EXPLOSIVE SHINE, SENDING NITRO STRAIGHT UP; CUBER FLIES ABOVE NITRO AND KICKS HIM BACK DOWN, BUT AS THE SAIYAN FOLLOWS NITRO, THE ARCOSIAN THROWS OUT A LEFT BACKHAND CHOP; NITRO’S HAND STRIKES CUBER JUST BELOW THE EAR, SENDING THE SAIYAN OFF TO THE SIDE>

<ONCE CUBER REGAINS CONTROL OF HIS BODY, HE STOPS HIMSELF FROM CONTINUING AND PUTS HIS LEFT HAND OVER WHERE NITRO HAD HIT HIM, CLEARLY STILL IN PAIN; TRYING HIS BEST TO IGNORE HIS INJURY, CUBER FIRES ANOTHER STUN BOLT AT NITRO AS HE FLIES TOWARDS HIM; THIS TIME, THE ARCOSIAN, WITH HIS RIGHT HAND, SLAPS THE ENERGY BEAM STRAIGHT BACK AT CUBER; NOT SEEING THIS MOVE COMING, CUBER GETS HIT BY HIS OWN ATTACK; BEFORE THE SAIYAN CAN DO ANYTHING FURTHER, NITRO IS ALREADY UPON HIM AND THRUSTS HIS OWN FOREHEAD INTO CUBER’S; THE SAIYAN FLIES BACK, UPPER BODY FIRST, BUT NITRO SIDE-KICKS HIM IN THE ABDOMEN WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT BEFORE CUBER CAN FLY TOO FAR, SHATTERING THAT PART OF THE ARMOR; CUBER BENDS OVER, BUT ONLY TO RECEIVE A LEFT ROUNDHOUSE KICK TO THE HEAD>

<AS CUBER IS SENT FLYING TO NITRO’S RIGHT, THE ARCOSIAN IMMEDIATELY BARRAGES THE SAIYAN WITH ORANGE-WHITE CRAZY FINGER BEAMS; CUBER CONTINUES TO SAIL BACK AS NITRO FOLLOWS HIM, CONTINUING HIS BARRAGE AND MELTING HOLES THROUGH THE SAIYAN’S ARMOR AND SKIN; AFTER A SECOND, NITRO STOPS HIS BARRAGE, FLIES ABOVE CUBER, AND THEN KICKS THE SAIYAN INTO THE GROUND; CUBER IMPACTS IN A SPECTACULAR EXPLOSION; AFTER THE SMOKE CLEARS, NITRO FLIES DOWN NEXT TO CUBER’S BARELY-CONSCIOUS BODY>

Chapter 6: Sterilization Protocol
Nitro: <WRAPPING HIS TAIL AROUND CUBER’S NECK> Did you actually think you stood a chance? <NITRO LIFTS CUBER OFF HIS FEET> At least you can take comfort in knowing that you will be reunited with your brother soon. <UNABLE TO MOVE, THE BLOODIED CUBER CAN ONLY GRIMACE AND GLARE AT NITRO; BEFORE THE ARCOSIAN CAN FINISH CUBER OFF, THE SAIYAN DISAPPEARS IN MROVIAN TELEPORTATION> Nitro: What?! <NITRO LOOKS UP AT THE MROVIAN VESSELS ABOVE> Nitro: <YELLING> Mrovians, you stand before King Nitro, emperor of the Planet Trade Organization! I have beaten your champion! Your technological achievements are not unknown to us! If you join my empire, I will cease the slaughter of your people, but should you defy me, I will make sure you all suffer...every last one of you! Either way, your worlds, your ships, and everything else you own will be mine! <CUTS TO SALHIOR’S BRIDGE> Mrovian Warrior 3: Supreme Admiral, those who have survived have been evacuated to the ships. Salhior: <AFTER A BRIEF HESITATION> Good. Now we must destroy Kuludug. Nitro will not possess our world. <CUTS BACK TO NITRO> Nitro: Perhaps you didn’t hear me clearly! I– Salhior: <TELEPATHICALLY> We hear you, Nitro. We will not become slaves to your dreadful empire. You may have won today, but so long that there are Mrovians who draw breath, you will never break us. <CUTS TO SALHIOR> Salhior: All vessels, ready your weapons, now! <CUTS TO THE SURVIVING MROVIAN SHIPS IN SPACE; THE ENTIRE FLEET TURNS TO AIM THEIR MAIN CANNONS IN NITRO’S DIRECTION; CUTS BACK TO NITRO> Nitro: Are your measly ship cannons supposed to scare me? Salhior: Warriors, unleash your fury! <THE GIANT MROVIAN SHIPS UNLEASH THEIR MASSIVE BLUE-WHITE PLASMA BEAMS ONTO THE SURFACE BELOW; NO MORE THAN THREE HIT NITRO DIRECTLY AND DO NO DAMAGE TO THE ARCOSIAN LORD, BUT THE REST SHATTER AND MELT ENORMOUS CHUNKS OFF THE PLANET; THE SHEER VOLUME OF PLASMA FIRE BLINDS NITRO AS A SOLAR FLARE WOULD; STILL, NITRO ATTEMPTS TO RETALIATE, BLINDLY FIRING OFF A SUPER ENERGY WAVE VOLLEY UP INTO THE SKY> <CUTS TO THE MROVIAN FLEET IN OUTER SPACE; MANY OF NITRO’S BLUE-WHITE ENERGY WAVES MISS, BUT SOME FIND AND DESTROY UNFORTUNATE MROVIAN SHIPS THAT HAPPEN TO BE IN THE WAY; ONCE KULUDUG IS NO LONGER HELD TOGETHER BY ITS OWN GRAVITY, THE MROVIAN SHIPS JUMP OUT OF THE STAR SYSTEM, LEAVING THE PLANET’S REMAINS IN THE FORM OF GLOWING DISASSEMBLED SPACE ROCKS>

<CUTS TO A GOLDEN ROOM WITH A HIGH CEILING, SALHIOR STANDS AT THE CENTER, WHILE FADJIST AND SEVERAL OTHER COUNCILORS SIT FROM ELEVATED POSITIONS; AYSUIDA, WITH A KATCHIN GLAIVE AND SHIELD IN HER HANDS, AND SEVERAL OTHER FEMALE MROVIANS WEARING SILVER ARMOR PIECES STAND AT THE WALLS OF THE ROOM (THESE WARRIORS ARE CALLED THE SHIELDMAIDENS)>

Salhior: Councilors, as you know, Kuludug was lost. Nitro himself arrived with the invasion force and was too powerful for us to stop. He has made it clear that he intends to enslave us and claim our technologies for himself. We currently believe that Nitro is unaware of the locations of our other worlds, or he would have invaded them already.

<THE COUNCILORS TELEPATHICALLY COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER>

Fadjist: We have the locations of Nitro’s planets, correct?

Salhior: Yes, Councilor Fadjist.

Fadjist: You and the other admirals are to destroy the nearest of Nitro’s outposts. Do not allow him any footing to continue his invasion.

Salhior: Understood. Is there anything else you require of me?

Fadjist: That will be all, Supreme Admiral Salhior. You are dismissed.

<CUTS TO SOMETIME LATER, WITH SALHIOR ON THE BRIDGE OF THE LANCE OF MROV>

Salhior: <TO ONE OF THE MROVIAN WARRIORS OPERATING CONTROLS> Open a channel to the other admirals.

<CUE AFTER THE FALL BY NICK PHOENIX> <CUTS TO GUIRROM, WHO IS ON HER BRIDGE, LOOKING AT THE HOLOGRAPHIC PROJECTION OF SALHIOR’S FACE>

Salhior: Brothers, sisters, the Arcosian emperor Nitro has declared war upon our people and wishes to enslave us.

<CUTS TO A BATTLE GROUP OF MROVIAN SHIPS, HOVERING IN ORBIT OF A NITRO-CONTROLLED PLANET>

Salhior: The High Council has tasked us with destroying all of Nitro’s outposts that are immediate threats to the Republic.

<CUTS TO SEVERAL ALIENS OF A BIRD-LIKE HUMANOID SPECIES WITH RED FEATHERS IN CHAINED CUFFS WHO ARE WALKING FORWARD IN A LINE; PLANET TRADE ORGANIZATION SOLDIERS WATCH THEM FROM THE SIDES>

Salhior: We should not, however, condemn the unaffiliated to such fates. You are to focus only on Nitro’s minions and spare as many innocents as can.

<MROVIAN WARRIORS FIRE BLUE-WHITE ENERGY BEAMS AT THE PLANET TRADE ORGANIZATION SOLDIERS BELOW; IN THE CHAOS, THE SLAVES BREAK FREE AND SCATTER>

Salhior: Should Nitro’s forces overwhelm your fleet and you have no other choice, you may initiate the Sterilization Protocol.

<CUTS TO A MROVIAN BATTLE GROUP OF A FEW CARRIERS, BATTLESHIPS (THAT ARE SLIGHTLY SMALLER THAN CARRIERS), AND DESTROYERS, FIRING UPON A PLANET WITH THEIR STERILIZERS>

Salhior: The Mrovian Republic will not fall. In honor of Gykul!

<AFTER THE FALL ENDS>

<CUTS TO SALHIOR ON HIS BRIDGE; THE HOLOGRAPHIC COMMUNICATOR TURNS ON TO DISPLAY QUOEYG>

Quoeyg: Supreme Admiral, Cuber wishes to speak with you. He is currently on the training ground.

<CUTS TO CUBER IN HIS ORANGE LEGWEAR DASHING ALL OVER THE GOLDEN PLATFORM AT INCREDIBLE SPEEDS; WHEN THE AUTOMATIC DOORS OPEN, SALHIOR STEPS INTO THE VAST ROOM, PROMPTING CUBER TO TEMPORARILY STOP HIS TRAINING AND FLY UP TO THE SUPREME ADMIRAL>

Salhior: You wished to see me?

Cuber: Yes, master.

Salhior: You want to talk about Nitro.

Cuber: Yes. After all these years, I finally got the chance to avenge my brother and friend, but I failed.

Salhior: We are still fighting a war against Nitro’s empire. You will get another opportunity to face him before this is over.

Cuber: I know. Thanks to your training, I’m now far stronger than any Saiyan I’ve ever known, and I might even be a Super Saiyan. I know you’re busy running the Navy, but you’re the only one who can help me raise my power quickly enough to give me a realistic shot at putting an end to Nitro and all those who follow him.

Salhior: Very well.

Cuber: Really?

Salhior: I may still be more powerful than you at present, but Nitro’s strength no doubt transcends far beyond my own. I have reason to believe that he has been holding back most of his power. Only you have the ability to surpass him, Cuber. Perhaps you only care to avenge your brother and friend, but your victory will put an end to this war and save the Mrovian Republic.

Cuber: Alright, then let’s not waste time.

<SALHIOR’S ARMOR DISAPPEARS; HE AND CUBER STAND ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE PLATFORM AS THE ROOM REARRANGES ITSELF AS IT DID WHEN CUBER FIRST FOUGHT AYSUIDA; CUBER OPENS WITH A BARRAGE OF STUN BOLTS, THE FIRST OF WHICH SALHIOR FLIES OVER, THE SECOND OF WHICH HITS SALHIOR, AND THE THIRD OF WHICH SALHIOR SIDESTEPS AS HE FLIES AROUND CUBER; THE SAIYAN TURNS AROUND AND HITS SALHIOR WITH ANOTHER STUN BOLT BEFORE GOING IN WITH A DRILL KICK; AFTER THE BLUE-WHITE ENERGY BEAM HITS HIM, SALHIOR PUTS UP AN ENERGY SHIELD, BLOCKING CUBER’S DRILL KICK, AND THEN FLIES AROUND CUBER AGAIN, AVOIDING THE FOLLOWING EXPLOSIVE SHINE; CUBER TURNS AROUND AGAIN TO FIRE ANOTHER STUN BOLT, WHICH SALHIOR SLAPS BACK TO CUBER WITH HIS RIGHT HAND; THE SAIYAN QUICKLY SHRUGS OFF THE PAIN AND FIRES YET ANOTHER STUN BOLT, WHICH SALHIOR JUMPS AND FLIES OVER AS HE MAKES HIS WAY TOWARDS CUBER>

<CUTS TO NITRO IN HIS NEW SPACESHIP; THE DOORS TO HIS BRIDGE OPEN, REVEALING A HUMANOID WITH LONG HAIR AND THE EARS OF A CAT, COVERED COMPLETELY IN DARK-BLUE FUR, AND WEARING SHOULDER-STRAP ARMOR THAT IS COLORED BLUE IN ALMOST THE SAME SHADE AS HIS ARMOR>

Fayg: You called for me, King Nitro?

Nitro: Hello, Fayg. I have something for you.

Fayg: This is about the Mrovians, isn’t it?

Nitro: Indeed. The Mrovians have begun destroying some of my outposts that border my empire to the east. Given their aggressiveness, they will undoubtedly attack Planet Nitro 458 soon. You will go there and infiltrate one of their vessels when they arrive. From what I understand, not even the Mrovians’ finest detectors can sense you, and you can maintain a telepathic link across virtually any distance.

Fayg: That is correct, King Nitro.

Nitro: Good. Notify me when you arrive on Mrov. When I give the order, assassinate the members of the High Council. Now, do you have any questions?

Fayg: No, my king. I will find Mrov; they will never see me coming.

<CUTS TO CUBER, WHO IS IN A LARGE GOLDEN CHAMBER SIMILAR TO THE LANCE OF MROV’S TRAINING GROUND, BUT WITH A COVERED CEILING; AS PART OF HIS USUAL TRAINING, HE IS FLYING EXCEEDINGLY FAST, CONSTANTLY CHANGING DIRECTIONS WHILE THROWING OUT STUN BOLTS AND EXPLOSIVE SHINES IN BETWEEN>

Salhior: <TELEPATHICALLY, THROUGH CUBER’S NEURAL IMPLANT> Cuber.

<CUBER STOPS HIS TRAINING>

Cuber: Yes?

Salhior: Typhon’s facility is under attack by Nitro’s forces. While Nitro himself is not present, his forces are being led by his General, Fassfu. Among all of our enemies in this war, Fassfu’s power is second only to Nitro’s.

Cuber: You want me to go there.

Salhior: The Fortress of Attainment is the only warship capable of killing a being of Fassfu’s caliber, but its Sterilizer should only be used as a last resort; not only could Fassfu evade its fire, but it would mean the destruction of Typhon. Make haste; there is little time.

Cuber: Understood. I’m on my way.

<CUTS TO SOMETIME LATER, WITH CUBER NOW IN HIS ARMOR BUT WITHOUT A HELMET, HOVERING TOWARDS A THIRTY-METER (100 FOOT) LONG GOLDEN SPACESHIP, A MROVIAN TRANSPORT; HE STEPS ON A PLATFORM BELOW, WHICH LIFTS HIM INTO THE TRANSPORT VESSEL; ONCE INSIDE THE COCKPIT, CUBER PRESSES A FEW DIGITAL “BUTTONS” BEFORE SITTING BACK IN HIS SEAT; CUTS TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE TRANSPORT VESSEL; THE CEILING OF THE ROOM IT’S IN OPENS UP TO REVEAL THE CONSTANT STORMS OF GLAYSIA, AND THEN CUBER’S TRANSPORT TAKES OFF INTO THE SKY>

<CUTS TO A TITANIC MROVIAN WARSHIP THAT IS FAR LARGER THAN ALL OTHER MROVIAN SHIPS EXCEPT FOR THE LANCE OF MROV; THIS SHIP IS THE FORTRESS OF ATTAINMENT; IT IS SHOWN TO BE SLOWLY DRIFTING IN ORBIT AROUND TYPHON; PLANET TRADE ORGANIZATION SOLDIERS, MOST OF WHOM ARE WEARING SEALED HELMETS, FIRE ENERGY BLASTS AT THE MASSIVE SPACESHIP AND ITS DEFENDING MROVIAN WARRIORS; MROVIAN WARRIORS AND NITRO’S SOLDIERS FALL FROM REPEATED FIRE ON BOTH SIDES>

<A BLACK CIRCLE OPENS UP IN THE DISTANCE, AND CUBER’S TRANSPORT FLIES OUT OF IT BEFORE IT CLOSES BACK INTO NOTHINGNESS; THE SCOUTERS OF ALL OF THE PLANET TRADE ORGANIZATION SOLDIERS EXPLODE; CUBER MATERIALIZES OUTSIDE THE TRANSPORT WITH HIS HELMET ON AND FLIES TOWARDS THE MASSIVE MROVIAN SHIP; AS HE DID SIXTEEN YEARS PRIOR AGAINST THE SLAVERS ON GLAYSIA, CUBER DARTS FROM ENEMY TO ENEMY, IONIZING EACH WITH AN EXPLOSIVE SHINE>

<SUDDENLY, A GREEN-AND-PINK KI SPHERE, SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN A BASKETBALL, SAILS TOWARDS CUBER AT A VERY HIGH SPEED; REACTING, CUBER FLIES OVER THE ENERGY BALL, WHICH CONTINUES INTO THE DISTANCE; CUBER LOOKS TO WHO THREW THE ATTACK, AND THEN THE CAMERA ZOOMS TO HIS FACE BEHIND HIS FACEPLATE, REVEALING AN EXPRESSION OF SHOCK>