"Filia over here!" Lina shouted to the blond haired woman who was talking to the yellow haired man. Filia was dressed in a Sailoon air force uniform, which looked exactly like the British uniform back in the 20th century. The man with the yellow hair also had on a Sailoon uniform. Filia heard Lina's call and a smile crossed Filia's face as she bowed to the yellow haired man and them Filia walked over to greet Lina and the gang.
"It's good to see all of you again." Filia said as she approached the group. That was until she spotted Xellos. Filia instantly forgot that the others were there as she focused on Xellos her anger suddenly raising.
"Nanagomi! (Raw trash)." Filia yelled at Xellos. Everyone gasped as Filia produced a metal mace, seemingly out of nowhere. Xellos jumped back as Filia tried to knock him over the head. She missed and was instantly restrained by Lina and the others.
"Get off me! Let me kill that filthy Mazoku." Filia yelled from underneath Lina, Gourry, and Amelia.
It took a few moments, but eventually Filia managed to regain control of her temper. Only then did Lina and the others release her. All the yelling and screaming had drawn the attention of everyone at the airbase, especially that of the yellow haired man. The yellow haired man walked over to the group and he too focused all of his anger attention on Xellos.
"What are you doing here Xellos." The man demanded.
"Melgasia, how nice to meet you again." Xellos replied with a grin on his face.
Melgasia only became more furious, "I had been hoping that our paths would never cross again, but it would seem that fate has other plans for us."
"Whoa, hold on, you know this man?" Lina asked Xellos. Xellos turned to face Lina.
"We've...met...a couple times before." Xellos said carefully.
"So what brings you here now." Melgasia again asked Xellos.
"I've come," Xellos started, "to commandeer transportation to America onboard one of your transports."
Melgasia's anger subsided slightly as he started to chuckle slightly, "And what if I refuse?"
Xellos then lost his smile, as he became dead serious, "Then I'll have to do something other than negotiate."
Xellos and Melgasia locked stares for a few breathless moments, then Melgasia laughed out loud.
"All right then Xellos if that is your game, then I will prepare our fastest transport." Melgasia then swiftly departed and headed towards the base's control tower. Filia stood still with her mouth wide open. She couldn't believe what she was hearing.
"Commander!" Filia called as she ran after Melgasia.
"Well, that went well." Xellos said, his face returning to a bright smile.
"Uh, what just happened," Gourry yawned, waking up from a light sleep on his feet.
"No wonder he was so quite." Lina thought as she hit Gourry on the back of the head. "Yeah, that's something I'd like to know Xellos." Lina demanded an answer. "How did you get us transportation so easily?"
"Well," Xellos started.
"Tell us Mr. Xellos." Amelia also pleaded.
"Well you see...that is a secret." Xellos wagged his finger at Lina and Amelia.
Lina instantly grabbed Xellos and held him in a painful headlock. "Enough with your crap, Xellos I want the truth!"
Even though he was being choked, Xellos still managed to squeeze out a few words, "That'....s.a .....secret" Quickly, and with the grace of a master, Xellos grabbed Lina's arms and flipped her over his head. Lina landed on the ground with a loud thump, but she still got back up and tried to grab Xellos again.
However, he was nowhere to be seen.
"He went that way Miss Lina." Amelia said pointing to a nearby port-a-potty.
"He dies!" Lina said as she forced the port-a-potty door open, only to be greeted by Xellos sitting on the head. Lina, Xellos, and Amelia screamed their lungs out and Lina slammed the door shut. Inside the port-a-potty Xellos stopped yelling and started to laugh hysterically, as he pulled his pants up.
The man called Tibbetts was a tall and medium built man, with pitch-black hair and brown eyes. He walked slowly down the narrow stone hallway. The only illumination was an occasional lamp that was suspended from the ceiling, but for the most part the hallway was coated in black. The lamps cast a flickering blue light, which caused odd-looking shadows to dance all over the walls where the light did reach. The man called Tibbetts then came to a set of double doors. The doors, themselves, were sturdy and Titanium reinforced. There was, however, a small hole to the right of the doors. Tibbetts placed his left eye over the hole and a red beam swept over his eye. Then a small circular panel opened below the hole. Tibbetts then placed his left palm inside the panel and another red beam danced through his fingers. After this was done, the panel closed and the large double doors opened.
The room was dark and humid. The smell of mold and rot was heavy in the air. Most of the room was without any source of luminosity. It was like the darkness was absorbing the light and growing ever stronger. In the scant blue light there was a kind of throne. The throne was built out of human bones, skulls, and flesh, pulled thinly over the frame. Behind the throne there was a giant blue crystal that seemed to fill the room with an awesome sense of power and was also the only source of illumination. Seated upon the throne was a boy looking to be about 13 years age. Tibbetts kneeled down before this boy, and spoke, "My lord Hellmaster, I have contacted Xellos as you wished and I now wait for further orders." Hellmaster stood up from his seat, the scarce light highlighting his features, Black hair, blue clothing, and yellow eyes that seemed to reflect his evil nature.
Hellmaster Phibrizo, walked slowly up to Tibbetts and motioned for him to get up.
"Indeed I do have plans for you my follower." Even though Hellmaster looked like a boy of 13, his voice was that of a man both intelligent and cunning beyond his years.
"Command me master and I will obey." Tibbetts bowed slightly, with his hand over his heart.
"Indeed, a special assignment." Phibrizo went over to his throne and pushed a small button that was on the right armrest. A billiard sized table rose out from under the floor, in from of Hellmaster's throne. The table then started to radiate a bright green glow as a 3D globe of the world was formed.
"Do you know of the Aura flare project?" Phibrizo asked. Tibbetts shook his head yes.
"You know that Dynst was leader of that project, but it seems he was injured when a glacier broke underneath him." Phibrizo then pointed to Antarctica on the 3D globe, the globe then vanished as a 3D topographical map of Antarctica replaced it.
"As you'd expect his is currently out of action due to his wounds, so I want you to take over for him."
Tibbetts said not a word as Hellmaster briefed him on his mission.
"You will immediately go to this base," Phibrizo pointed to a small black dot on the map. The dot expanded to form a 3D picture of a heavily guarded Mazoku base.
"Once there, you will continue to follow the schedule that I have written and to get the weapon online as soon as possible."
"And when the weapon is finished?" Tibbetts asked. Phibrizo's smile contorted his face beyond human limits, "Then you shall wait for my signal and then you will move the weapon to the abandoned missile silo here." Phibrizo then pressed a button on the table. Then the 3D model of the base zoomed out to the map of Antarctica, then back to the globe. Hellmaster then selected the continent of Africa. A set of coordinates highlighted the map and pointed to an area deep in the African jungle, about 500 miles south of the tip of Italy.
"That is all, there are more details on this disk." Phibrizo the handed Tibbetts a metallic, pencil looking, rod.
"Go quickly my follower. Time is against us and Gavv is moving faster than we had anticipated." Phibrizo dismissed Tibbetts. Tibbetts then bowed deeply and turned to leave. When the double doors had closed behind him, Tibbetts let out a loud gasp of breath that he didn't know he had been holding.
Gavv, the demon dragon king, looked through his binoculars at a lone tank resting in the middle of a grass field. Behind Gavv stood two cloaked figures. Despite being cloaked, one of the figures could be seen with long red hair, and the other with short green hair. Gavv walked over to the cloaked individuals, and pointed in the general direction of the tank.
"Kenzel, Mazenta," Gavv spoke in a deep rumbling voice. "I want you to capture that tank, understand?" The cloaked figures nodded in agreement and headed off in the direction of the spotted tank. Also, going with Kenzel and Mazenta were, five swordsmen and two gunmen, who carried pistols and grenades.
"A tank will be helpful," Gavv announced to the rest of his troops, "soon we shall conquer Washington City, and then we will head to the American Capitol." Gavv's army cheered loudly as Gavv, himself, laughed with delight and anticipation.
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