Into The Battle
by Cyberwulfe

A small storm was gathering above the planet earth. Such a strange sight, to have the entire planet covered with dark clouds, that the inhabitants of the small blue planet stayed indoors and watched the news on tv for any information leading to the cause. But even weather specialists were baffled. In truth, the clouds were not naturally formed, nor was there any fear of lightning or rain. The dark swirl of clouds was formed magically as a symbol that the eternal dragon was about to emerge from the seven magic balls that sat glowing just a few inches from each other on the lookout tower of the guardian of the earth.

Just moments earlier, the warrior wolf named Cyberwulfe had chanted a magical incantation, commanding the great Shenlong to come forth and grant him his wish. He wasn't spending the time it took the great dragon to appear to think of his wish, for he had planned for this day for many months. For half a year he had traveled the galaxy, searching and fighting to find the seven Black Star Dragon Balls, hoping one day to wish his friend and mentor, RazorWolf, back to life. Finally this day had come, and he stood alongside his friends and companions, Ozymandis the dragon, and a human fighter named Bror Jace. The three had survived through many adventures, and now that RazorWolf was being resurrected and his killer was making a beeline towards earth, they all knew that their greatest battle was about to begin.

Finally, in a brilliant flash of light, the dragon burst forth from the glowing circle of balls. After roaring fiercely as his long snakelike body coiled around the lookout tower, Shenlong rested upon the flat surface, a mere ten feet from where Cyberwulfe stood. His massive head hovered a few inches over the glowing Dragon Balls.

"Who has summoned me?" the great Shenlong bellowed.

"I have!" replied Cyberwulfe.

"As a reward for your difficult quest I shall grant you one wish. State it now!" Shenlong hissed, a bolt of lightning flashing from the sky, danced through the clouds.

"I wish for my friend RazorWolf to be brought back to life, and have him brought here to me," Cyberwulfe exclaimed, trying to hold back the excitement in his voice.

"Your wish is acceptable."

A brilliant red ball of energy formed between Cyber and Shenlong. Holding his paw in front of his face, Cyberwulfe squinted his eyes and peered at the crackling portal in front of him. A humanoid shape appeared, slowly taking form into a more wolfish appearance. A pair of pointy ears came into view on the furry head, and a big white bushy tail swayed slowly behind the muscular legs as the person emerging from the portal and stepped into the world of the living. Just as the figure was starting to become clearer, a second flash of light blinded Cyberwulfe. The seven dragon balls spun around in the air as Shenlong dived into them, his entire length disappearing until even the tip of his tail had been enveloped by the group of glowing balls. Then they flew up into the air and disappeared, heading out on their journey across the galaxy.

Cyberwulfe stared up into the sky, rubbing his eyes until they came into focus. He then turned his attention towards the figure who had appeared from the portal. A beautiful white wolf, dressed in a red tunic, purple boots, and a blue bandanna around his head. The wolf examined his newly restored body, flexing his muscles and rubbing his wrists. Looking up at Cyberwulfe he smiled, his blue eyes flashing in the sun.

"Hello, Cyber," the wolf spoke softly," I told you I'd make it back."

"RazorWolf!" Cyberwulfe exclaimed loudly and pounced towards Razor, taking the white wolf in his arms and hugging him tightly. Tears streamed down his face as he cried with joy at his friend's return.

"Settle down now. Don't tell me you've gone soft on me now? What happened to the hard hearted wolf I used to know? The one who never cried," Razor joked.

"He's grown up," Cyber sniffed back some tears," Six months of self discovery can do that to a person."

He released Razor and rubbed his eyes once more, then motioned to his two friends. Ozy and Bror approached, a little cautiously at first, but then acted casual as if they'd known Razor as long as Cyberwulfe had.

"Hi, I'm Ozymandis," Ozy spoke first, shaking Razor's paw," I've been with Cyberwulfe since the beginning of his quest."

"I know all about you, Ozy. There's a great deal of fighting potential inside you, I can feel it surging," Razor smiled," Don't act surprised. I've always had the ability to see someone's potential before they reach it. That's how I know that Cyberwulfe will one day become the greatest fighter of us all."

"He has become strong over the past few months," Ozy nodded.

"You all have. I only wish it was enough to defeat Zero Tiger."

"Yes, Cyber did tell us about him. A bad apple, that one."

Razor nodded and turned towards Bror Jace," And you must be Bror Jace. I've been watching you for a while. You're as wiry as Krillin, but twice as strong."

"Yeah, I manage to get by," Bror took Razor's paw and shook it.

"Well you'll have to do more than simply "get by" when fighting Zero Tiger. He'll break you into very small pieces and give your remains to his men for a snack," Razor explained," But with some training I am sure we'll be ready for him when he arrives."

After a few more minutes of greeting, the four friends flew towards earth and arrived at RazorWolf's old home. The ship they had used to travel across the galaxy was there, now cold after sitting on the runway for several days. Razor landed close to the ship and laid his paw on the side of the ship, rubbing its side slowly. Cyberwulfe and RazorWolf had designed and built the ships together. They were the fastest light cruisers in the galaxy, much faster than many of the starfighters that patrolled most of the galaxy. Razor stopped his paw over a small blaster burn, his ears twitched.

"Didn't take good care of my baby, did you?" he turned to Cyberwulfe.

"Meh, she's in fine shape. Got us back in one piece anyway," Cyber replied.

"Well we're going to need her for one more trip. You and I are heading out to train in space for two weeks. I estimate Zero Tiger will arrive in about that time."

"That doesn't give a whole lot of time, does it?" Bror said.

"You and Ozy will be point defense. Zero will most likely send scout ships ahead of his frigate, try to take over the planet before he gets here. It will be up to you two to train in my gravity chamber until they arrive," Razor spoke to Bror," When Cyber and I return, we'll be more than a match for Zero and whatever fighting force he brings with him."

"And if we fail?" Ozy asked.

Razor just looked at Ozy with a blank expression," After the fights for earth between the Z Fighters and Frieza, and Cell, I don't think I need to tell you what will happen to this beautiful planet if we fail."

Bror and Ozy only nodded and looked at the ground. Cyberwulfe stepped away from the group for a moment, staring out at the woods surrounding the complex where Razor lived. Such a beautiful wilderness. Full of trees and flowers and life. The thought of one person destroying it all angered him. A small spark of energy crackled between his fingertips as he growled. Razor's ears perked up as he sensed Cyber's energy increase. He walked to his friend and rested a paw on his shoulder.

"Are you doing alright?" he asked.

"Yes, fine. When do we leave?" Cyber smiled softly.

"Now."

The starship Always hovered just outside of a hidden nebula deep in space. Inside the nebula was a cluster of black holes, tears in space that developed gravity so strong that not even light could escape. After mastering the highest level of gravity capable on board the ship's internal training room, RazorWolf knew that they were both ready for the intense forces of the gravity inside the black holes.

"We'll start a few simple flying maneuvers around the rim of the black hole. I need to know if you can handle it. And since speed and maneuverability will be our greatest ally against Zero Tiger, we might as well start small and work up to combat training," Razor explained.

"I'm ready whenever you are," Cyber nodded, smiling excitedly.

Razor saw this and sensed Cyber's excitement," This isn't a game anymore. Remember all the times I would bash you in training. Slap you down. Put it all behind you. For the training I am about to put you through will make boot camp look like kindergarten."

"I understand," Cyber nodded once more.

"Do you?" Razor asked," I don't want to be hard on you, but it's the only way to get your fighting power up anywhere near Zero Tiger's. This is going to be the hardest two weeks of your life."

"I understand, and I am ready for it."

Razor smiled," Alright, let's go."

"Again!" cried Ozymandis, soaring into the sky.

"We've been training for six hours straight!" Bror Jace complained," I need a break!"

"You don't get a break until I see some blood," Ozy fired a bright blue energy burst at Jace, who barely dodged it in time.

"This is stupid, I don't want to hurt you," Jace leaped into the air and followed Ozy.

"You have to want to hurt me. Zero's going to try to kill us, kill everyone. Do you think he'd show you any kind of mercy?"

"No, but still," Jace smirked and fired a pair of red blasts from both his hands.

Ozy swerved to dodge them and turned towards Jace, only to find him coming down at him from a different angle. Before the dragon could move, Jace slammed his elbow into Ozy's face, dropping him like a rock. He crashed into the floor of the gravity chamber, landing in a crater three feet deep. Jace soared down and landed softly beside the hole.

"So, how about that break now?" he asked smugly.

Ozy hissed, his forked tongue slipping out of his mouth quickly as he wiped the blood from his nose," I did promise a break. Very well."

Black holes are invisible to the naked eye, so to any bystander it looked like a pair of comets circling a large area of dead space with a small cruiser floating nearby. Cyberwulfe and RazorWolf soared and spiraled around the rims of the black hole cluster, flying in and out of the gravity wells to adjust themselves to the high gravity. Razor burst forth and flew next to Cyber.

"How are you doing?" he asked.

Cyberwulfe was visibly sweating from the effort," I'm doing just fine. You?"

"I've been here before. This is nothing to me," he smiled.

"Yeah yeah, I know. So when do we move to the next level?"

"When you stop fighting so hard to hold you body together."

Cyber wiped the sweat from his forehead," I'll be fine. Let's move on."

Shrugging, RazorWolf turned a couple of degrees and dived deeper into the gravity wells. Cyberwulfe followed and the sudden increase in gravity slammed him like a sledgehammer. He grunted and winced, trying to keep himself from being pulled in further. With every ounce of strength he shot across the rim of the black hole, hoping the edge would come soon. Finally he shot out the other side, then stopped, his energy flare licking around his legs.

He gasped and rubbed his shoulder. The gravity was so strong deeper inside the black holes. It was like nothing he'd ever experienced before. He then noticed that Razor was floating beside him.

"I'm fine. Just overwhelmed a bit, that's all," he said.

"Ok. But I think it's time for some food, no?" Razor tugged at Cyber's tunic.

The two wolves soared back to the airlock of the Always and closed the door behind them. Normal gravity flooded the room and Cyberwulfe slumped against the wall, welcoming the normal pressure and shaking his limbs. He felt sore, overworked. After only two hours of simple flying he felt like he'd been in combat training for three days straight.

"I shouldn't have pushed you, I'm sorry," Razor apologized.

"Naw I'm fine. I asked for it after all," Cyber replied.

"Tomorrow we'll do the same thing. I'll take you a little deeper inside and perhaps do some minor combat moves," Razor opened the airlock door and entered the ship.

"Sure thing. Anytime you're ready," Cyber replied.

"You don't have to make this a competition to be as good or better than I am," Razor said," You don't have to burn yourself out every day."

"I don't mind. What doesn't kill me only makes me stronger."

"I hate quotes."

"You taught me that. A long time ago."

"So I did," Razor chuckled and snugged his friend softly," So, how about some food?"

Cyberwulfe emerged from the bathroom after showering himself off. His fur was still a little damp, so he charged up a small energy flare around his body to dry himself off. With only a towel wrapped around him, his well muscled form was quite visible. But he didn't mind, he liked to show off sometimes, and the only other person on board was a good friend. He walked down the hall to his bedroom and opened the door. The small table where the dragon balls had once sat was still there. He hadn't spent a lot of time cleaning out the ship once they arrived on earth, so a lot of his journey's things were still there.

Yawning loudly he rubbed his sleepy eyes and tossed the towel to the floor. After stretching and scratching his chestfur, he slipped under the covers and snuggled up in his blankets. A few minutes later there was a knock at his door. He quickly slipped out of bed and opened his door. RazorWolf stood there, wearing a pair of boxers. His eyes glanced down at Cyberwulfe's naked package only briefly before he spoke.

"I'm sorry for waking you. I was hoping you might want a quick massage before bed?" Razor asked.

"Oh geez, I'd love that but I'm just so damn tired," Cyber replied in a bit of a groaning voice.

"Oh, that's alright. I'll see you in the morning then," Razor smiled and turned to walk away.

"Sure," Cyber closed the door again and rubbed his tummy as he walked to his bed and snuggled up in the warm blankets again. He hadn't lay there a minute before another knock stirred him out of bed once more.

"Anything wrong?" he asked RazorWolf.

"Not really. Just kind of..." he trailed off.

"What's wrong?" Cyber scritched Razor's chestfur softly.

Razor looked up at Cyberwulfe and lifted a paw to his friend's extended arm, rubbing it softly before running his paw along the arm and gripped Cyber's shoulder, pulling him close in a tight hug," It's been so lonely without you."

"I know. But you're here now," Cyber smiled warmly and embraced his friend.

"We'll defeat Zero in two weeks, and then we can relax and settle down," Razor softly ran his claws through Cyber's backfur.

"No more fighting or pain," Cyber nodded. The two parted.

Razor once again looked down at Cyberwulfe's nakedness, admiring his slim form and muscular frame. His sheath glistened softly in the light from the hallway. Razor blushed and looked back at his friend, smiling warmly at him.

"Well, I need to get some sleep. See you in the morning?" Cyber yawned softly.

"Actually, what I really wanted was... I wanted to ask you... could I share your bed with you tonight?" Razor asked.

Cyber blushed as well, stealing a quick glance over Razor's body. He'd forgotten how handsome and sexy his friend was. A beautiful white wolf with soft gray fur on the tips of his ears. He extended his arm and took hold of Razor's paw, rubbing it softly.

"I'd like that a lot," he smiled and tugged at Razor's arm softly.

Razor smiled again and slowly followed Cyber into his room. The two snuggled into bed, spooning their bodies under the blankets.

"Oh wait, there's one thing I forgot..." Razor said. He reached down and pulled the boxers from his body and tossed them onto the floor," That's better."

He reached behind him and pulled Cyber's arms around his chest, hugging them tightly around him. Cyberwulfe murred deeply and held his friend close. Despite the fighting and training and the seriousness of the situation, the two of them were together. Close friends forever.

Cyberwulfe tightened the belt on his tunic, ready for another day of training. He and RazorWolf stood in the airlock once more, ready to leave the ship.

"Now today we'll move deeper into the black hole," Razor explained," And when I know you are ready we'll begin some sparring. Just some light stuff. I'll match your fighting power and help you develop some advanced skills."

"Alright, let's go," Cyber replied.

The hatch opened and the two wolves soared away from the ship, their energy flares glowing like long comet tails in space. Cyberwulfe stayed close to Razor, not wanting to dive too deep into the gravity wells. He still felt a little sore from the previous day, but he was going to make sure he took up Razor on his massage offer later. He felt the pressure build up against him as they entered the black hole, the gravity increasing tenfold after only seconds. He flexed and adjusted his power level to compensate, fighting against the crushing power of the black hole's gravity.

"Ok, this is as far as we're going to go today," Razor shouted to Cyber," Now let's fly around for a bit."

"Alright!" Cyber replied.

The two soared around the back hole's centre, orbiting it like a pair of living satellites. Razor spun and twisted around inside the black hole, with Cyber following closely, mimicking his movements. After flying around for several hours, maneuvering, spinning, turning, twisting, the two wolves stopped and hovered close to each other. Cyberwulfe was sweating again, but was relieved to see that Razor was as well.

"Good workout?" Razor smiled.

"Feels great. Doesn't hurt as much as it did yesterday," Cyber replied.

"Well it'll hurt more by the time we're done today. I promise you that," Razor smirked.

"Uh oh, I've seen that face before!" Cyber exclaimed.

Razor pounced at him, throwing his fist hard at Cyber's face. Cyber dodged, but he was sluggish because of the high gravity, the punch barely missed, and was followed by a second one. Cyber flipped left and right, blocking the incoming punches with his paws and elbows. Swinging out, Cyberwulfe landed a soft punch on Razor's chest, throwing the white wolf backwards before he could catch himself.

"Very good. The gravity is making you slow but you're adapting well enough," Razor smirked and took a defensive stance," Now you attack me."

"Alright then."

Cyberwulfe flew at Razor, swinging and kicking, missing most of his shots but managed to catch Razor with his guard down on several occasions. The two clashed together, punching, kicking, then finally unleashing the powers within them. Fireballs flew through space. Exploding energy bombs, blasts, quick bursts. Each one increasing his power level to match the other, exchanging blows. Finally taking a quick break, Razor smiled at Cyberwulfe.

"You are doing very well. I'd like to see you fight at your full potential against me. I'll match you and slowly increase my power until I am also at my maximum," Razor suggested.

"Alright, that sounds fair," Cyber replied.

He cracked his neck and shook his shoulders a bit before powering up. Squeezing his fists tightly, Cyber concentrated on his inner strength and let his power level rise quickly, his energy shroud turning from red to orange, and finally blue as he approached his maximum. As he maxed himself out, his shroud flickered brilliantly, outlined with a bright red colour. RazorWolf floated a few feet away, wide eyed with wonder at his friend's strength.

"I'm impressed. In only two days you have increased your power quite a bit," Razor said," Now let me match you for strength."

Razor crossed his arms and exploded with energy, his shroud turning a brilliant purple colour as his power level shot higher and leveled out close to Cyber's own power. He then stopped and faced his friend, looking at him with glowing red eyes. Cyberwulfe looked at his friend as if it was himself. A raging ball of fighting power, ready to be unleashed. He smiled and knew that he'd beat Razor this time.

"Alright, let's get going!" Cyber exclaimed.

He screamed a loud howl and shot at Razor, using the full force of his power against his friend.

Meanwhile, back on earth, Ozy and Bror Jace were enjoying a quiet evening at RazorWolf's house. The two were relaxing in comfy beanbag chairs, watching a movie on the home theatre system. After spending the past few days training in the gravity chamber, both were happy to be taking a quick break. In fact, it was Ozy's idea that they take a night to themselves and just relax.

"This movie sucks," complained Jace," We should watch some blood and guts movie."

"I like it. We'll put another one on later," Ozy replied.

"Meh, I knew you'd like this kind of movie. Fucking chick flicks!"

"Well if you had any sort of appreciation for movies then you'd be enjoying it along with me."

"Bah! Whatever!" Jace slumped down in his beanbag and grumbled.

Ozy chuckled at him and turned his attention back to the large screen, just as the two main characters kissed. A slight chill ran down Ozy's back and he became sad. He'd spent the past six months in space, fighting alongside Cyberwulfe. He put his lonely feelings aside, not worrying about finding a mate, but it still hurt inside to be alone.

"At least Cyber has Razor now," he thought to himself," Maybe one day, when this is all over, I can find someone too."

He smiled a little bit at the thought of having someone to hold and cuddle, and sleep with at night, keeping him warm. Ozy sighed and shuffled his butt around in the beanbag, trying to get comfortable, curling his tail around the chair. Soon it will be over.

Cyberwulfe rubbed his cheek. Razor had just kicked him hard in the face and it stung horribly. Charging up an energy ball, Cyber hurled it at RazorWolf, who simply swatted it away with the back of his paw. Soaring towards Cyber, RazorWolf spun around and threw a kick at Cyber. Cyberwulfe grabbed his leg and spun him around, releasing him and watching him fly away, following him and shooting a large energy beam at the white wolf. It connected and exploded on impact. Cyberwulfe floated in space, waiting for the dark cloud to disappear. When it did, Razor remained floating, his fur unscathed.

"Very good. I think you are improving greatly," Razor called to him," But we still have a long way to go."

"I figured as much. I know we won't be ready after only a few days," Cyber replied.

"Let's take a break. It's been a few hours."

"Good idea."

The two wolves flew back to the ship and entered the airlock. Once it closed behind them and normal gravity was restored, Cyberwulfe went straight to the lounge and grabbed a drink, then flopped down on the couch, letting the thick soft cushions all but swallow him. Razor entered the room and casually took a drink, choosing instead to lean against the wall.

"Don't forget we are trying to reach the legendary power of our ancestors. It's a level than no one has seen for thousands of years," Razor spoke softly," But at the rate we are going, even if we do not become Super Lupines we will certainly reach a level where we are more powerful than Zero Tiger."

"I'm looking forward to becoming more powerful than he is. Then I can crush him with my bare hands," Cyber growled.

"I don't want you to be doing this to get revenge for my death. I'm alive now, put it behind you. Your anger and hatred is what's preventing you from completing your training. You need to let go."

"I can't let go. There are so many bad feelings I have. My anger makes me stronger," Cyber said," The only thing that kept me going, kept me alive, was my anger and hatred. Every time I fought someone, they said something to piss me off and my power level skyrocketed. All I could think of was how Zero Tiger killed you. I vowed to defeat him at all costs."

Razor sighed," But you can't let those feelings rule your life. You need a higher purpose than all that. What about the people on earth? He's going to kill everyone once he arrives on earth. Isn't that a more worthy cause?"

"Yes of course. But I have my personal agenda as well."

"And if you had to choose between two two of them, which would you choose?"

Cyber looked at Razor for a moment and then down at the floor. Razor just nodded and took a sip from his drink. They were still far from reaching their goal, but both were hopeful that they would succeed.

"Come on, now," Razor waved towards the airlock," Let's get going."

"You're not trying anymore!" Razor cried out at Cyberwulfe.

The two had been sparring once more, moving deeper and deeper into the black hole cluster. Cyberwulfe was finding it more and more difficult to fight the deeper they traveled inside the black hole. Even after hours of slowly adapting to the gravity he was still slow and sluggish.

"I'm trying my best!" he grunted.

"Try harder!" Razor shouted.

The white wolf flew at him once more, pummeling him with a flurry of punches. Cyberwulfe managed to block most of them, but those that connected did some damage. Even the glancing blows seemed to knock him around. Lashing out he fired a quick burst of energy, but Razor sensed his movement and evaded the blast, dropping a similar blast onto Cyberwulfe. The blast caught him in the shoulder and he started to bleed profusely.

"OW!" Cyber screamed," Ok let's stop."

But RazorWolf was still attacking, targeting Cyber's wound with kicks and punches. Cyberwulfe tried to defend himself, but his left arm was completely useless to him now. The punches fell upon him, causing him to bleed more.

"We'll never defeat Zero Tiger at this rate!" Razor sighed.

Cyber growled deeply and his eyes flashed white. With a savage roar he exploded with energy, sending Razor flying backwards from the force of the blast. Energy surged through Cyberwulfe's veins as a swirling, crackling shroud of energy flared around his body. His fur crackled and flickered silver and gray. His hair seemed to float as if blown by a strong wind. He shot towards Razor and landed a punch to the wolf's stomach. Catching his mentor by surprise, Cyberwulfe continued his assault with punches and kicks, landing his knee deep in Razor's stomach. Then he backed away.

Razor was hunched over a bit, bleeding from his lip. One paw rested on his stomach as he held it, in pain from the attacks. He was also breathing heavily. Burping loudly he coughed and spat up blood.

"Hmpff, very good," Razor coughed," I knew you had it inside you."

"It was the anger, Razor. You just wouldn't stop," Cyber replied," I can't do it without the anger and hatred. It's the only thing that's keeping me going."

"It's the wrong type of motivation," Razor said," We need to find something else to draw upon."

"I can't think of anything else."

"Well, let's stop for today and maybe by tomorrow you'll have thought of something worth fighting for besides avenging my death."

Cyberwulfe nodded and the two once again returned to the ship.

Later that night, Cyberwulfe sat on the edge of his bed. He held his paws together, looking at the floor, thinking about all the events of the past year. His thoughts always seemed to concentrate on the bad events in his life. His breakup with Chris, RazorWolf's death, and having to kill so many in order to get the dragon balls. His anger had always fueled his fighting power, to make him stronger. But RazorWolf wanted him to find a better cause to become strong. To achieve his power through training, not through anger or hatred.

He sighed softly. His life had been full of anger and hardships. All the rage built up and finally released when he fought, turned into pure energy. He wasn't happy about his ability to grow stronger through rage. He wished there was another way. It was hard to change, after being one way for so long. He rested one paw on the bed and clenched the blanket tightly in his claws, then slowly released them. He was becoming upset, angry. This was why he hated himself. Could he change who he was? It was so easy to become upset and angered, just lash out and then ball up like a hedgehog with defensive quills surrounding him.

A knock at his door. Cyber rubbed his eyes and opened the door, finding RazorWolf standing in his doorway, naked.

"I'm sorry for bothering you. Would it be alright for me to spend the night with you again?" the white wolf asked.

"Not tonight, sorry," Cyber replied," I don't think I'll be very good company."

"Oh," Razor looked disappointed," Well... that's ok. See you in the morning."

"Yep," Cyber said blankly.

He closed the door and returned to his bed, climbing in and pulling the blankets tightly around him. He sighed and shuddered. Another day of training ahead of him. He wasn't sure he'd be able to make it, find the power to become the strongest and protect the earth. But he had to. There was no choice but to stand and fight.

But until then, he was safe and warm. He smiled softly and closed his eyes, drifting into a deep sleep.

Deep inside the black hole, the two fighters raged once more. RazorWolf was fighting near his full power, knocking Cyberwulfe back over and over, blocking every attack and smothering him with quick moves. Cyber found it impossible to get through Razor's defenses, and held up his paw to stop.

"That's enough, I can't go any more," Cyber gasped.

"We have to keep going," Razor replied," I have to keep pressing you hard."

"I'm not going anywhere! You're much too strong for me."

"I have to drive you past your breaking point. It's going to hurt a lot, but in the end you'll be stronger."

Cyber took a deep breath," I can't do it anymore! It's too hard!"

"I never said it would be easy," Razor powered down a little," Here, we'll try this now."

Cyber just nodded and went at Razor once more, using a combination of punches and kicks, maneuvering around Razor and attacking him with everything he'd learned over the years, including a few tricks he'd taught himself over the past six months. Nothing could crack through Razor's defenses.

"I can't do it!" Cyber exclaimed.

Razor powered right down until he was no longer glowing," Would you like to try now, if it will make you feel better?"

"Don't mock me! You know damn well you're almost twice as strong as I am. How do you expect me to improve while fighting against you?" Cyber replied.

"The more hurt you become, the stronger you will be once you've healed."

"We only have two weeks. I can't spend all my time healing. This is getting ridiculous."

"Are you going to give up on me?" Razor put the question to Cyberwulfe.

"I... never mind. I don't want to talk anymore."

Cyber turned and floated back towards the ship slowly. Razor just sighed and flew after him. The two entered the ship once more, not exchanging a single word. Cyberwulfe went straight to his room and then took a hot bath, trying to soothe away the aches in his muscles. When he exited the bathroom, Razor was waiting for him.

"What happened to you out there?" Razor asked.

"You tell me. You were the one beating the crap out of me," Cyber snapped.

"I was trying to help you improve."

"By slapping me down? This is the same shit you used to pull back on earth, only now it's much worse."

"Well, given the time restraints I think I'm being more than fair. Two weeks is an awful lot to get your power level up. I need to get you up as much power as you gained in the past six months."

"I thought the gravity in the black holes would help with that?"

"Well of course that helps, but having weights alone will not help. You need to keep working with them day after day before you can notice any difference. You have become stronger, but hardly enough to make a difference against Zero Tiger."

"But it's so hard. I don't think I can go on like this," Cyber looked at the floor.

"You can. I'm trying to help you," Razor spoke softly.

"Well you could try being a little easier on me!" Cyber snapped.

"Do you think Zero will go easy on you? He'll blast you into a million pieces with the first shot. I'm not doing this for me, I'm doing it so you won't get yourself killed."

"At the rate you're going, I'll be killed before Zero gets his chance."

"I won't let that happen."

"No, you'll just run me ragged. By the time Zero arrives I'll be in no condition for fighting. Just go on, you'll get stronger without me. I'm holding you back," Cyber turned towards his room.

"So that's it then? You're just giving up on me?"

"No, I'm giving up on myself. I don't want you to feel guilty or responsible."

Razor just stared blankly as Cyber slowly trotted into his room and closed the door. He knew it was going to be another cold night for both of them.

Ozymandis watched as the screen flickered to life and the senior air force controller appeared on the screen.

"Hello Admiral," he spoke," I need to warn you of an incoming attack force."

"Our sensors show no ships approaching earth," the admiral replied.

"It's only a single ship I suspect, a frigate. It's red, fairly large. But I'd be more worried about it's support... craft," Ozy thought of a word for the army of powerful troops inside.

"I'll keep my forces on alert. If anything comes up we'll move to intercept."

"Thanks admiral, I'll keep you posted as well."

"I appreciate it. Over and out."

The screen flickered once more and the image disappeared.

Ozy exited the communications hut and walked into the main courtyard. Bror Jace was there, lifting some heavy weights. Outside of the gravity chamber the two had trained using extremely heavy weights as well as sparring. Jace finished his reps and dropped the weights. Fifty tons of steel landed on the ground, crashing deep into the concrete.

"Be more careful Jace, you home wrecker," Ozy called to him.

"Aww shut up. I need your help moving some of these weights into the gravity room," Jace replied.

"You don't like the equipment we have in there?"

"I feel the need to overwhelm myself. And I still have to pay you back for that ass kicking you gave me yesterday."

"Keep dreaming Jace. Your power level is still much less than mine."

After training for several days in the gravity chamber, through weight training, flight, and sparring, Ozy's power level was sitting around sixty-five million. Jace, just falling short at fifty-eight million, was determined to match and exceed Ozy's power.

"Well either way, if Cyber and Razor finish their training, you and I won't even have to step into the fight at all," Jace picked up the weights and started carrying them towards the gravity chamber.

"Don't count on them to do all the work. Don't forget you and I still have to defend the earth in case Zero Tiger shows up early. The Always will take at least four hours to get back."

"Plenty of time for us to dish out some good old fashioned justice."

Ozy just smiled a little and shook his head. Jace was cocky, not a good quality in a fighter. It would take more than strength to win this battle.

Cyberwulfe sat glumly in the kitchen on board Always. He was leaning against a counter, poking at an apple that sat in a small fruit bowl. In the oven a small pizza was baking, plain cheese. He wasn't in the mood for any other toppings. He was depressed. It seemed like all the effort and all the pain of the past six months had come crashing down on him once more. He thought that once RazorWolf had been wished back to life it would be a simple task to kill Zero Tiger and go about their normal lives. The reality of the situation had hit him hard, and he wasn't sure he could see it through to the end.

A beeping sound from the oven's timer told him the pizza was cooked. He took the steaming pie from the oven and dropped it onto a flat wooden board. Taking a slicer he cut it into six pieces and slid them onto a plate. He then carried the plate into the small dining area and sat down, alone. He pushed his plate around in small circles in front of him, watching the steam rise from the pizza as the cheese bubbled on the thin crispy crust. Cyberwulfe insisted his pizzas be cooked well done. Finally he slid his claws under one slice and slowly lifted it to his lips. He bit into it, tearing off a large chunk and chewed it slowly before swallowing. It tasted so flat and ordinary, half expecting the flavour of bacon and mushrooms and other toppings. He sighed softly and slumped in his seat, continuing to watch the steam rise.

A loud clunking sound followed by a deep resonating whirr let him know that RazorWolf had entered the airlock and was inside the ship. He had been out training by himself for the past four hours and had come in for a snack. Smelling the pizza he peeked into the dining room.

"Something smells good in here," he said.

"Hmm... just some cheese pizza," Cyberwulfe replied blankly.

"Do you mind if I steal a piece?"

"Feel free."

Razor slipped into the room and took a piece of the steaming cheese pizza, gobbling it down quickly. He patted his stomach and headed off towards the kitchen. Moments later, he poked his head into the dining room again, but from the opposite direction.

"That pizza looks good. Can I have a piece?" he asked once more.

Cyberwulfe just sighed and waved his paw at the pizza. Razor rubbed his paws together and took another slice, munching on it happily and licking his lips once it was gone.

"This is good pizza, eh?" he called into the kitchen.

"It sure is," replied a voice from the kitchen, it sounded exactly like Razor's," In fact I'm cooking up another one right now."

"Good, make one for me too."

Cyberwulfe's ears perked up at this, and he got up from the table and went straight into the kitchen. There he saw two RazorWolf's standing around the oven, waiting for the pizza to cook. They were talking to each other, discussing fighting moves and techniques. They then turned and looked at Cyberwulfe, who stood in the doorway, his jaw dropped.

"How the hell did you do that?" Cyber pointed at what he thought was the clone RazorWolf.

"Just an old technique a friend once taught me. You can make up to two copies of yourself," RazorWolf replied. He stepped towards the clone and it merged into his body. He then stood smiling at Cyberwulfe.

"Keeping yourself company?" Cyber asked.

"Well you quit on me, so I needed someone to spar with," Razor replied.

"He's probably more reliable than I am."

"Well he's no fun really. His power level is exactly the same as mine," Razor said," There's no variation."

"You mean you can't kick the crap out of him," Cyber spat before turning and going back to his pizza in the dining room.

Razor just sighed and shook his head.

That night while Cyberwulfe slept, RazorWolf was sitting cross legged on his bed, concentrating. He was trying to use some of the old Land of the Dead techniques he had learned to enter Cyberwulfe's mind. To enter his dreams. It took some time, but finally RazorWolf found himself standing on a very large grassy field. On the field was a lone tree. Cyberwulfe was sitting in the tree, alone, looking up at the sky. It soon grew dark, and the stars shone brightly in the sky. Razor admired them for a moment before approaching Cyberwulfe. The gray wolf looked down at him and smiled.

"Come and sit with me? The stars are lovely tonight," he waved.

"Of course," Razor floated up to the branch and sat with Cyberwulfe. This Cyberwulfe appeared to be only about fifteen years old, and did not recognize him.

"I like to sit out here. It's the only place I feel safe," Cyberwulfe began.

"Safe from what? Or who?" Razor asked.

"The people who hurt me. The things that hurt me. Here I can be alone, forever alone, and nothing can ever hurt me."

"It is peaceful here. But sooner or later you'll have to go back and face your fears again."

"Well I can always come here again if I have to. I feel safe here."

Razor nodded. It seemed this was Cyberwulfe's subconscious self, a fifteen year old wolf, full of youth and wonder. He was almost virgin to the hurts and pains of the world, and of the galaxy beyond. It was here where Cyber crept when he was feeling sad and lay warm and cozy, safe forever.

"One day things won't be so easy, and you won't be able to hide here anymore," Razor spoke," Things will change for you, and you will have to make important decisions."

"No I won't. I will always be safe here."

"One day the earth will be destroyed. Something terrible will happen."

Cyberwulfe glared at him," I don't like you. You think bad thoughts."

With a sudden flash of light the tree disappeared, and RazorWolf found himself falling through a deep dark tunnel that seemed to go on forever. It was very cold and damp, with a thick mist floating in the air. Finally he landed on the floor of the tunnel. It was covered with dirty water up to his knees. At one end of the tunnel he saw a faint light, with a wolfish shadow flickering against the wall.

"Cyberwulfe!" Razor cried out. He leapt into the air and flew down the tunnel.

The light was made by a single candle, being reflected against a dozen mirrors. The canine shadow was cast against the wall as Cyberwulfe, in adult form, stood in the middle of the mirrors. He was looking at one mirror, where the image of a bear reflected there.

"I was there when you tried to hide against the fence, but I ran up behind you and smashed you into the chain links!" the bear bellowed," I gave you that scar on your face."

Cyberwulfe growled and lunged at the bear, putting his fist through the glass. The bear disappeared, laughing faintly until it faded away. Cyber's paw bled from a wound on his paw. He turned to another mirror. Inside was a small cougar girl. She looked cute and young and smiled at Cyberwulfe.

"I'm sorry I moved away without telling you," she said softly. Razor knew this was a good memory that Cyberwulfe had," And then when I saw you again and completely ignored you, broke your heart and then you found out that I was pregnant and had an abortion. Too bad you missed your chance, eh faggot?"

Cyber growled once more and pushed the mirror over. It fell to the floor and shattered into a million pieces. Razor winced. So many memories. He continued watching as Cyberwulfe faced another mirror. A black panther appeared, mimicking Cyberwulfe's movements in the mirror before he finally rested his paws on his hips.

"You're the little shit I bullied in the hallways and once followed down the street. You're lucky I never got my paws on you or I would have pounded your ass!" he growled.

Cyberwulfe snarled fiercely at this image and smashed the mirror with both his fists. Causing them to bleed. Three mirrors now lay on the floor. RazorWolf now watched from a distance, trying to keep his eyes on each mirror as the images appeared. Cyber looked at a pair of mirrors that were exactly the same shape. A hyena and dragon appeared in the two mirrors. They chuckled and laughed at him.

"Here's the little momma's boy we'd follow to and from school each day," the hyena chuckled.

"He never fought back, just let us punch him and kick him as he walked," the dragon hissed.

"Now look at him. What a sad son of a bitch," they both growled.

Cyberwulfe fired blasts of energy at these, destroying them into a million fiery bits. He panted now, tears forming at his eyes and running down his cheeks. On and on it went, showing people Cyberwulfe had fought in his life, and a few he had loved. Each turned on him and were destroyed by Cyberwulfe frustrated rage. Finally he was down to two mirrors. He turned slowly to face the image inside the first mirror. RazorWolf squinted his eyes to see who it was, then gasped when he recognized the wolf he saw there.

It was Chris.

"Why did you leave me?" Chris asked.

"I didn't. You went down to Florida to work!" Cyber replied.

"I don't believe that. You could have come with me, but instead you had to go on an adventure. We'd be living happily together if you weren't so selfish."

"Selfish? Chris I loved you more than anyone." Cyber sobbed.

"You love yourself. Your friend RazorWolf. Your Dragon Balls. Your quest. Your power. It's always about you, isn't it?" Chris pointed at Cyberwulfe.

"Not when I was with you. It was about you, or us."

"Don't give me that crap. You never brought enough money for things and I always had to bail you out. I brought you to a nice place and you didn't even have enough money for food and drinks that evening. I was always paying for things, buying you gifts and you never got me anything," Chris was getting angry now.

"You know I brought enough money for what I knew we had planned. You'd always take me to some extra place and I wasn't ready. I didn't do it on purpose."

"You never loved me. You were just using me. What about the sex? You were always asking to sleep with me. I don't know why I even bothered dirtying my bed with your filth," Chris made a disgusted face and wrinkled his nose. He turned away from Cyberwulfe.

"I... I can't believe you said that," Cyber cried, tears running down his face.

"Go away. I hate you! I never want to see you again."

"But... Chris..." Cyber whimpered.

The image of Chris never glanced once at him again. It turned and started to walk away, then faded into blackness. The mirror turned deep blue and no longer reflected anything, not even the shuddering form of Cyberwulfe as he cried, on his knees. Suddenly the twelfth and final mirror flickered and flashed to life. Inside it was an image of RazorWolf, burning with a fiery energy shroud around him. His hair seemed to be on fire.

"Cyberwulfe!" he called.

"Y-yes?" Cyberwulfe sputtered. He was having trouble talking.

"How could you betray me?"

"Betray you?"

"You gave up on me, and I was forced to fight Zero Tiger alone. He killed Ozymandis and Bror Jace within minutes, and I did not last long after that. He destroyed everything, raped and murdered and pillaged everyone and everything on earth. And once he was satisfied, he gathered his wealth and his army inside his ship and destroyed the earth in a split second. Then he went on a search for the Dragon Balls and wished himself immortality," RazorWolf cried out.

"But we were training. You were getting stronger. I was sure you could have beaten him. What went wrong?" Cyber asked.

"I could have beaten him with you. If you had gotten your power level up higher, if you had trained, if you had let my special training course gradually bring your power level up slowly. Then, and only then, could we have defeated Zero Tiger."

Cyberwulfe hung his head in shame," Oh Razor, I'm so sorry."

"Don't bother. It's too late for me. It's too late for earth and everyone you ever cared about. They're all dead, and it's all your fault! You didn't even try! You just turned and ran like a little baby. What a wimpy puppy you are. It makes me sick to think I once trained you. Held you, helped you. And that night we cuddled together in bed. It makes me want to throw up."

"I would have followed you into battle," Cyber replied.

"But instead you ran. And you cost us all our lives. You weakling! You deserved to die, not us. I hope Zero Tiger finds you and has many years of fun with you before he finally kills you. I'd love to be there to watch it all."

"Razor.... don't say things like that..." Cyber sobbed once more.

"In fact, I know that before he destroyed Florida, he spent hours raping a certain wolf I know. I think you know him too. It's a shame he had to die in such a nasty fashion. Zero always was a fan of lethal bondage. Ah well."

Cyber gripped his paws into tight fists. Anger swelled inside him," Tell me it's not true! I don't believe you!"

"You don't know the pain and suffering I've seen. It's all true, and it's all your fault."

"I will never believe it!" Cyber cried out, a tremendous shuddering thundered through the tunnel," Never!"

Cyberwulfe erupted in a gigantic flame. Throwing his head back he howled madly, sending fire and energy flares shooting in all directions. The mirror with RazorWolf inside laughed at him, just seconds before Cyber lashed out with his fist and smashed it. The tremors became more violent. Beams of light shot out of Cyberwulfe as his power level increased, doubling over and over, until his muscles bulged and looked as if they were about to burst. Screaming from the effort Cyberwulfe stood to his feet, his arms bent in front of him, flexing his muscles. Veins bulged from his arms, neck, and forehead.

The real RazorWolf stood watching, his paw in front of his face to shield him from the blasts of energy that shot out in waves from Cyberwulfe as he exploded with power. Then suddenly all sound ceased. Razor looked at Cyberwulfe as a gigantic white blast, like that of a nuclear explosion, erupted from his body. It shot past RazorWolf with tremendous force and it was all he could do to keep himself from blowing away. Once he caught his balance and managed to stand again, the roaring filled his ears. He looked upon Cyberwulfe and gasped.

He had grown in size. His muscles bulged, tearing his clothes so they hung loosely around his body, some blowing in the force of his fiery shroud. His hair was twice as long as it had been and blew wildly among the flames. It glowed red as if it were also on fire. His eyes glowed bright blue, sending flashes of light shooting everywhere. He growled deeply and floated a few feet of the ground. He then turned and looked directly at RazorWolf with a deadly gaze of loathing and hatred.

"Oh my God," RazorWolf gasped," He's transformed into a Super Lupine!"

He words hadn't escaped his lips when Cyberwulfe shot at him with blazing speed, grabbed him around the neck, and crashed him up against the wall of the tunnel.

"What are you doing here?" Cyber growled in a deep echoing voice that wasn't his own.

"I came here to help you find your path to greatness, which you have found," Razor tried to think of a good excuse to keep himself from being smashed into a million pieces.

"So you try to take credit for what I have become? That was very stupid!"

"No, I don't mean it that way. I admit I was wrong. Your technique, getting angry, using your past hurts and pains to make yourself angry and more powerful. I'm impressed," RazorWolf managed a smile, despite being choked," You've achieved the ultimate power of our people."

"And now, I will go and find Zero Tiger and kill his ass!"

Dropping RazorWolf, Cyber flew off and disappeared like a speck in the sky.

Razor stumbled to his feet and stared after his friend, even after he had disappeared.

"You were right," he said," I know what we have to do now."

RazorWolf opened his eyes and shook his head, bringing himself out of his dream spell. Once he had his wits about him he walked to Cyberwulfe's room and slowly opened the door. Cyberwulfe lay curled up in a ball, shuddering and crying. Razor frowned and sat on the edge of the bed, resting a paw on his friend's side. Cyber opened his eyes and looked up at his friend. He sat up quickly and hugged him.

"Oh Razor, I'm so sorry for giving up! I'm just so scared," Cyber cried.

"I know you are. I've been kind of strict with you," Razor stroked his fingers through Cyberwulfe's hair," But now I know exactly how we need to train. I'll help you fight and get angry, increasing your power."

Cyber looked into Razor's eyes and sniffed," You want me to get angry?"

Razor nodded," I had a dream tonight, and I realize it's the only way we can succeed. Now get to sleep. We have some important training to do tomorrow."

Cyber smiled softly," Alright. See you in the morning."

Razor patted Cyberwulfe on the back and then left the room, returning to his own bed and snuggled in under the blankets. With only a week remaining, they had a lot of work to do.

Cyberwulfe and RazorWolf floated in the very centre of the largest black hole. Here the gravity was very intense. It had taken Cyber over an hour just to be able to move around comfortably. But now he was able to fly and maneuver as if he was unhindered by any form of gravity. Now they were preparing to spar once more. Cyberwulfe relaxed and was able to breathe normally. He was calm, focused. He knew what Razor would try to do and was ready for it.

"Alright, we'll start fighting like we did before. I'll keep increasing my fighting power until I am at my maximum and we'll see how far you can go," Razor called to him.

"Alright, I'm ready," Cyberwulfe replied.

The two charged up, Cyberwulfe reaching his maximum power level within a few minutes, with Razor matching him for strength shortly afterwards. The two rushed at each other, locking their arms together and spinning, struggling, trying to throw the other away so they could attack. Cyber pulled his left arm free and struck RazorWolf in the chest, knocking him backwards and then following close behind, crashing into his back with his fists and sending the white wolf spinning through space. Razor caught himself and soared back towards Cyberwulfe, flashing quickly and disappearing. Cyber stopped and looked around, trying to sense Razor's power. It was behind him! He swung his arm around just in time to block Razor's leg as it came up to kick him. Wrapping his paws around it he swung RazorWolf around and around before letting go, sending the wolf flying away from him again. He fired an energy blast after him, which crashed into Razor and exploded, creating a large cloud of black smoke.

Cyberwulfe floated around the cloud. He wasn't panting or breathing heavily, and seemed to be matching RazorWolf move for move. He watched the black cloud, waiting to see if Razor was still there, and what his next move would be. As the cloud disappeared, Cyber could see a bright blue energy flare, burning brightly around RazorWolf as he increased his power level. Cyber flexed his muscles and burst into a similar, red, flare around himself. He was at full power and ready for whatever RazorWolf threw at him.

The white wolf disappeared once more and appeared directly in front of Cyberwulfe. Cyber gasped a bit, and ducked Razor's fist. Ducking and blocking fists and legs, Cyber tried to get a shot in against his attacker. Throwing his fist through Razor's defenses, he just grazed his cheek. Razor took this open opportunity to swiftly knee Cyberwulfe in the stomach. Cyber grunted and bent over, just reaching up his paw in time to grab Razor's leg as he swung at him again. Balling his fists, RazorWolf slammed them against Cyber's back, sending him flying down away from him.

Flipping around, Cyberwulfe faced Razor once more.

"Come on, Cyberwulfe, is that the best you can do?" Razor called at him, mocking," You big sissy!"

"Aw Razor, that was lame," Cyber chuckled.

Razor just shot towards him like a bullet, crashing into him and tackling him, knocking him back and back, before finally letting go and dropping a large energy bomb on Cyberwulfe. Cyber raised his paws and generated an energy shield around him as the bomb exploded. He struggled against it and was knocked back by the blast, catching himself and then flew up and around the gray cloud, coming up behind RazorWolf with his arms at his side. As he came into range, Cyberwulfe flipped around and swung his knee up towards Razor's head. He caught the white wolf as he turned suddenly, crashing into his face and sending him flying backwards, flipping head over tail.

"Very good. You're adapting well to the higher gravity, as well as matching me for strength. I'm going to increase now, and see if you can keep up. Lazy bones," Razor winked.

Cyber growled a little at the comment," Alright, bring it on!"

"It's too bad Chris isn't here. You look really sexy, all buff like that," Razor poked at him.

"I don't want to talk about Chris. Let's fight."

"I wonder if he's already found someone to replace you. I'm sure he'll want someone with a bigger dick than yours," Razor giggled at him.

"Ok stop it, Razor! That's a low blow, even for you!"

"Blow low? But it's so small, hardly a mouthful!" Razor laughed out loud.

One thing Cyber could not tolerate was being laughed at. He howled loudly and exploded once more, sending waves and waves of energy flowing out of every pore on his body. Razor looked down at him and sensed the strength flowing through his limbs. He was making Cyberwulfe angry.

"Come on, pencil dick! Let's get going here! I don't have all day!" Razor laughed again.

Cyber flickered and disappeared, appearing suddenly behind Razor and smashed his elbow against Razor's back. RazorWolf tumbled down again, only to be caught by Cyberwulfe as he appeared in front of him this time, punching him hard across the face, sending him flying in another direction. Just as Razor stopped himself and looked around, Cyber appeared beside him and kicked him hard in the side, grabbing his throat and punching him hard several times in the stomach. Razor coughed and sputtered, then raised his paws in front of Cyberwulfe and blasted him hard with a bright blue energy beam. A huge explosion erupted between them, knocking RazorWolf backwards.

Looking at the blue cloud as it disappeared, Razor saw Cyberwulfe floating amongst it, barely a scratch on him.

"Wow! That was one of my most powerful attacks," Razor gasped in amazement," I guess I'm going to have to fight at my full power now," Razor smirked, but deep inside he knew he was already fighting close to his maximum.

A blue wave of energy erupted from RazorWolf as he burst toward his maximum, howling loudly as his muscles bulged and surged with power. Soon he stopped and stood staring back at Cyberwulfe, his body glowing with a blue aura, a brilliant red flame burning brightly around him. He had reached his maximum power level. The last time Razor scanned himself with a Scouter it had been eighty-five million. Cyberwulfe's power had been seventy-six, but now it had increased to much more than that.

Cyberwulfe could sense the incredible power inside RazorWolf. He knew he was also strong, but Razor had always been the strongest of the two. In the blink of an eye Cyberwulfe lost sight of RazorWolf. He flickered and appeared in front of Cyberwulfe. He swung at Razor, who just smirked and disappeared once more, now appearing behind him. Cyber kicked backwards, missing again. He growled and threw himself at Razor. Punching, kicking, throwing everything he had at the white wolf as he either dodged or blocked the attacks almost effortlessly. Cyberwulfe began to strain himself now, already on the very edge of his maximum power, trying his best to connect with RazorWolf.

Suddenly the tables turned and Razor took the offensive. Swinging and jabbing at Cyberwulfe, who struggled to block the flurry of punches coming at him now. Several connected with his head and body, but he recovered quickly, blocking most of the attacks. Cyberwulfe thought of a special technique he had developed a few years ago and decided to use it.

"Ball in Hand!" he chanted, fighting off Razor's assault with one arm as he generated a small concentrated ball of energy in his other paw.

Using his free arm to deflect the shots thrown at him by RazorWolf, he charged more and more energy into the small ball glowing in his paw. Razor had never seen the technique before, but since Cyber was only using one arm to defend himself he put more effort into striking him down. Cyberwulfe took a hard shot to the face and flipped over backwards, spinning through space and almost losing the energy ball. He gripped it in his paw and caught himself, turning back towards RazorWolf.

"What are you up to, pup?" Razor called to him.

"Wouldn't you like to know!" Cyber replied.

Razor just laughed again, for no reason. He knew Cyber hated being laughed at. He shot towards Cyber once more and thrust out with his foot. Cyberwulfe raised his arm and blocked the incoming shot, concentrating more on his little ball of energy, using his free arm to defend himself from Razor's attacks. Finally he sensed that his small bomb was ready. As Razor threw a punch at him he dodged and grabbed Razor's arm, pulling him closer he brought his other paw forward and slammed the bomb into Razor's chest. It exploded in a violent flash, sending both wolves flying away from the blast.

Cyberwulfe was mostly unhurt by his own attack, but Razor's face was all bloodied now. His nose was bleeding and a black burn mark could be seen on his chest. A tiny wisp of smoke floated from the smoldering wound, burned from where the small bomb had exploded. Razor looked down at his wound and then growled up at Cyberwulfe.

"You've ruined my fine white fur!" he cried," This time I'm really going to let you have it!"

"Don't be such a cry baby!" Cyber chuckled.

Before he could say another word, RazorWolf disappeared and reappeared directly in front of him, burying his elbow in Cyber's stomach. Before Cyber could react he pummeled him again in the chest and head, unrelentless in his assaults. Cyber flailed his arms in a desperate attempt to stop RazorWolf's assault but it was in vain. The wolf had gone into a wild rage and nothing could stop him.

"You're still so weak, Cyberwulfe," Razor spat, smacking Cyber across the face," You aren't even close to being a match for Zero Tiger! I'm nowhere close either, and I am having my way with you!"

"Lay off," Cyber coughed between beatings," That's why we're training."

"It's not enough! You have to get angry! Show me your true power!"

Cyber grunted and gripped Razor's arm. He turned to spin him around but Razor flipped over his head and crashed his leg down and caught Cyber in the head. Now bleeding from his mouth and nose, Cyberwulfe spat out blood and glared at RazorWolf. He floated a few yards away, glowing brightly, his black scar standing out against his pure white fur.

"I'm going to beat it out of you if I have to," Razor cried out," I will make you stronger than Zero Tiger if I have to!"

Cyber just winced as a sudden pain shot down his left leg. Looking up at RazorWolf he saw him raising his paws at him, fingers pointed out. Suddenly in a bright flash, RazorWolf shot out a tiny bullet of energy, catching Cyberwulfe in the left shoulder. The burst stung and burned away the fur and flesh there. Cyber yelped in pain and stared back at Razor with a look of hatred and pain on his face.

Razor shot at him again, catching his right side. Blood oozed from the wound and Cyberwulfe gripped at it. Again and again, Razor shot tiny little bursts at Cyber, catching him across the face, neck, chest, legs, and even his thick bushy tail. Nothing Cyberwulfe did could block the attacks, even when he created a very thick strong energy shield. The bullets seemed to pierce right through.

Suddenly Razor opened up with hundreds of rapid bursts, catching Cyberwulfe all over his body, causing him to twitch and yelp and flip around like a fish out of water. He growled and screamed from the attacks, growing more and more frustrated at his inability to deflect the attacks. His eyes glowed red and he glared at RazorWolf, who only laughed at him.

"Ha ha ha! Dance, boy! Let me see you dance!" Razor laughed loudly now, targeting Cyber's legs and feet, watching him kick them around trying to dodge the attacks.

"Razor stop it! I don't want to train anymore today!" Cyber called out.

Razor only laughed again and continued his assault.

"Razor stop! Stop!"

The blasts kept coming. Cyber growled with rage. Tiny arcs of electricity sparked around him, some of them catching and deflecting the bursts coming from RazorWolf. Suddenly realizing what was happening, Razor stopped shooting and stared at Cyberwulfe. He could sense a change in his friend. Waves of energy seemed to be charging and gathering around him. The electric arcs grew larger and more violent. His hair floated and pointed upward, glowing with a red flare as it blew upwards as if in an invisible wind. His eyes glowed red, and blue irises flashing inside. His muscles bulged, veins popping out of his arms and neck. RazorWolf gasped.

"He's changing into a Super Lupine!" he exclaimed.

But just as it seemed like Cyberwulfe was about to burst, he charged down to almost nothing and fell limp in space. Razor blinked and then flew to his friend, checking to see if it was a trick. It was no trick, Cyber was barely breathing. Grabbing him and tossing him over his shoulder, RazorWolf flew quickly to the ship and carried Cyberwulfe to the infirmary. After hooking him up to several machines, Razor got him breathing normally again. He then went to heal the wounds he'd caused.

Cyberwulfe awoke a few hours later, dizzy and disoriented.

"What happened?" he whispered.

"You almost did it!" Razor replied," I think you increased your power level so much that your body couldn't handle it and you just collapsed."

"I feel like a building or two just fell on me."

Razor smiled," I'll give you a day or two to rest up before we train again. Let me get a scouter and see how your power level is doing."

He turned and left the room, returning a second later with a Scouter. Holding it up to his eye he scanned Cyberwulfe, then dropped the device to the floor. Cyber looked at him, puzzled.

"What is it?" he asked.

"Your power level... it's at ninety million!" Razor gasped.

"You're joking?" Cyber's eyes widened.

"I designed this thing, it can't be wrong. You're even stronger than I am now!"

Cyber looked down at his lap, his eyes moving back and forth as he registered what had just happened," I'm stronger than you are. I'm close to defeating Zero Tiger."

Razor smiled," How about we both rest for a few days. And I'll teach you how to split yourself in two. Maybe it will come in handy during the fight."

Cyber nodded and signed, laying down on the bed and folded his arms across his chest.

The next day, RazorWolf taught Cyberwulfe how to split his body in two. Using the two forms, Cyberwulfe practiced some simple stunts in the ship's gravity chamber. He was still feeling sore from the previous day but otherwise eager to continue training. The thought of being stronger than RazorWolf was overwhelming, and he regained his happiness for a while.

Razor, on the other hand, was busy working on his own powers. Knowing that he and Cyberwulfe would have to be close to the same level, as well as stronger then Zero Tiger, in order to defeat the evil cat, he had to find a way of increasing his power level as close to

one-hundred million as he possibly could. He still guessed Zero Tiger's fighting power to be close to one-hundred million, or perhaps a little higher, but until they scanned the cat with a Scouter they'd never know for sure.

Over the next few days, Razor and Cyberwulfe did some simple training in the gravity chamber. RazorWolf was pushing Cyber hard, trying to get his own fighting power up. With Cyber's help, Razor not only matched Cyberwulfe, but also managed to beat his power level. When they finished training that day, Cyberwulfe was close to ninety-two million and Razor was at ninety-five. Both feeling sore and well worked out, they decided to cuddle up together for the first time in several long days.

"Well it's nice seeing you so buff," Razor joked, nuzzling Cyberwulfe softly.

"Thank you, sir," Cyber chuckled," Too bad you're stronger than me again, otherwise I'd spank your ass."

"What makes you think I won't let you anyway?" Razor poked Cyber's tummy.

"Ooh you're naughty. Such a bad wuffie needs to be punished."

"Anytime you think you're man enough," Razor slapped Cyberwulfe in the face.

"Ok that's it," Cyber growled and whacked Razor hard with a pillow.

RazorWolf laughed and threw another pillow at Cyberwulfe. The two smashed pillows against each other for several moments before Cyberwulfe tackled Razor and the two went rolling across the floor before bumping into a chair. They lay staring at each other, then began laughing.

"Well now what?" Cyber giggled.

"I don't know about you, but I could use some sleep," Razor yawned.

"Want me to carry you to bed?" Cyber winked.

"Heh heh heh, you big sexy stud you. I suppose I'll allow it."

Cyberwulfe blushed and giggled, picking up RazorWolf. Rather than carry him gently, Cyberwulfe tossed Razor over his shoulder and carried him to his bedroom.

"Not so rough. I'm still hurting from they kidney shot you gave me earlier."

"Oh, I'll give you a kidney shot," Cyber laughed.

He dropped Razor into bed and pounced him, cuddling him close while Razor pulled some blankets over them. Murring softly, Razor scritched his claws through Cyberwulfe's chestfur. The two wolves' eyes met, and Cyber blushed again, looking at RazorWolf's rippling muscles and strong chest.

"So what do you want to do tomorrow?" he asked.

"Anything but fight. I'm really tired of training, but it was necessary to defeat Zero," Razor replied," But we still have a lot of work to do. But with five days left we can take some time to ourselves."

"Hmm, I'd like that," Cyber kissed Razor on the cheek.

"Oh goodness, my dear wolf," Razor blushed now," I think you are feeling a bit frisky."

"Perhaps. Why don't you find out?"

Razor growled lustfully and reached a paw towards Cyber's thigh, running his paw up towards the gray wolf's crotch slowly. Cyberwulfe murred deeply and ran his fingers through Razor's hair.

Suddenly the emergency communicator went off in the cockpit. Growling with disappointment, RazorWolf hopped out of bed and ran to the cockpit. Answering the call, a frantic Ozymandis appeared on the screen.

"RazorWolf! We've got trouble!" he cried.

"What's wrong?" Razor asked.

Cyberwulfe soon entered the cockpit and watched the flickering screen.

"Zero Tiger's ship has arrived! I know he's a week early, maybe he had a hyperdrive or something, I don't know! He's sending soldiers down through the atmosphere faster than the military can intercept, but even they are getting cut to ribbons!"

"What about Jace?" asked Cyberwulfe.

"He's out there now, fighting them all. I have to go and help him but I needed to call you right away. His frigate is bombing us with missiles and lasers too. We have to stop him soon!"

"Alright, we're on our way," Razor switched off the communicator and turned to Cyberwulfe," Well it looks like our cuddle time is going to have to wait. It's time to see if all our training has paid off."

Miles before Ozymandis reached the battle he could see the flickering explosions and laser blasts flying everywhere. Military interceptors, gunships, and assault boats had been launched against the attacking soldiers spewing from Zero Tiger's frigate. They were no match for the powerful fighters, and were sent crashing to earth, burning in flames, or exploding in mid air. Anti-aircraft missiles and ICBM's were being fired into the sky, trying to shoot down the frigate as it pummeled the cities below with volleys of missiles and mass driver shots. The frigate had several types of anti-missile countermeasures, and all of the incoming warheads were shot out of the sky.

The only thing preventing the soldiers from reaching earth was Bror Jace. Placing himself between the planet and the incoming fighters, the lone human fighter bravely fought off the onslaught. Although they swarmed around him like locusts, Bror seemed to keep focused, his cocky attitude shaved away by weeks of intense training and meditation. He was primed and ready for battle, taking on all challengers. With the addition of Ozymandis to the force, earth seemed to have a chance to last out a while longer until Cyberwulfe and RazorWolf arrived.

"Having fun without me?" Ozy joked to Bror," Shame on you!"

"Cool down, I remembered to save a few for you," Bror Jace replied, firing an energy blast that killed three soldiers at once.

"But there's plenty to go around," Ozy exclaimed.

Flying some distance from Jace, Ozy took a defensive stance and began knocking the soldiers out of the sky. Keeping his maximum power level in reserve for the big fight with Zero Tiger, that he was sure was to come sooner or later, Ozy engaged the fighters. Flying through their ranks like a hot knife through butter, he tore into them, dropping them like flies. His wings and bladed tail gave him a few extra weapons to fight with, swinging them left and right as he flew and spiraled through the cloud of soldiers. Slicing, punching, blasting. Much like the bodyguards that Frieza kept around him, these fighters were very weak compared to Ozy and Bror.

The battle lasted about two hours, then finally the attackers stopped coming. But Ozymandis could sense several powerful presences on the planet's surface, fighters who had slipped past through the fierce melee and were attacking the cities below.

"Bror!" Ozy cried out to his companion," I sense four powers below! Each of them are incredibly strong, possibly Zero Tiger's personal guards!"

"I feel them too. They seem to be at least as strong as you are, from what I can tell," Jace replied.

Ozy looked down at the cities below for a moment, explosions erupted everywhere," Yeah I can feel it too. It looks like we're in for a good fight now. Are you ready?"

"I'll take that one down there," Jace pointed towards a city that was made up of several large buildings.

"Alright, I'll handle the one attacking Lake Town. Let's hope we can hold them off for the next two hours before Cyber and Razor arrive."

Bror and Ozy gripped their hands together in a friendly handshake before parting, soaring down towards the battles that still raged below.

"Ohhh yes Razor, unff... that feels great!" Cyberwulfe moaned deeply," Don't slow down, keep it up. I haven't had it this good in a long time!"

RazorWolf giggled," Geez, you're such a bitch."

Razor sat straddling Cyber's back as he lay on his chest on his bed. The white wolf was massaging him, digging his paws into his back and kneading away the knots and tension there. He'd been working on Cyber for about thirty minutes now, not missing a spot and taking care of every part of his back until it was relaxed.

"God that feels good. I'll be certain to return the favour afterwards," Cyber murred deeply.

"How could I object to such an offer? We do have a few hours before arriving on earth."

After spending an hour sparring with their swords, RazorWolf called an end to their training and decided to spend the last few hours before the final battle relaxing and taking things easy. A massage was first, followed by a long soak in the ship's hot tub. Finally the two settled down in comfy chairs and sipped iced tea, relaxing and meditating.

"Razor?" Cyber spoke softly.

"Yes?" the white wolf replied.

"Do you really thing I... we have the power to defeat Zero?"

Razor frowned, then spoke," I believe we have the power to give it our best shot, nothing less. But so long as you do your best, keep your wits about you, and remember our lessons, I believe we will walk away from this fight victoriously."

Cyberwulfe smiled and took a long drink from his cup," I know we will. I only hope Ozymandis and Bror Jace survive to celebrate with us."

"They will. Ozy is strong and dedicated, and Bror has a hidden power deep within him. They'll come through for us."

Cyberwulfe noddled and snuggled deeper into his chair. Only a few hours left. He was so nervous he felt like he had to go to the bathroom. He felt excited and sick at the same time. He was finally going to stare into the cold eyes of his friend's killer and strike him down. He had so many thoughts racing through his head, plans he had thought out over the past months. Exactly how he was going to kill Zero Tiger. What he was going to say.

RazorWolf was calm. He always was before a fight. He'd been around long enough to know that getting excited about a fight can waste strength. That strength may be called upon later and it would be bad to waste it early. He sat meditating, thinking about his training and about the techniques he used against Zero Tiger last time. He was sure he could beat him this time. He knew most of Zero's moves. Then again, Zero knew his moves as well.

Only time would tell what the outcome would be.

Ozymandis ducked as a large energy blast seared above his head. Rolling to one side, Ozy turned and looked at his opponent. He was a very large muscular snow leopard, wearing red armour plates and a yellow bandanna around his head. He was also armed with a large sword. Wishing he'd brought his own broadsword with him, Ozy was forced to fight against the brute with his bare hands. Not only was he armed and skilled with his sword, the large cat was equal in strength to Ozymandis.

The leopard rushed him once more, hacking and swinging with his sword. Ozymandis dodged the lethal blade, charging energy gloves around his hands and blocking the sword, gripping it and tearing it from the leopard's grasp. Caught by surprise at the sudden move, the cat left himself open. Ozy took the opportunity to deliver a powerful punch to his chest, sending him flying backwards. He crashed through several buildings before splashing into the lake. Ozy followed and hovered several meters above the waves.

Sensing into the water, Ozy could barely detect where the cat was hiding. Suddenly in a great splash the leopard shot out of the water. Ozymandis reached down to block the cat's paws as he came up swinging. The two exchanged blows, Ozy having the advantage after his first shot against the cat, but his opponent was quickly gaining the upper hand. He caught Ozy on the side of the face, knocking him sideways, then kicked him hard from behind, sending him crashing down into the beach. He bounced violently and crashed into a boat that was docked by the lake. It burst open and quickly filled with water, sinking in a matter of seconds.

The leopard landed on the beach and watched as the boat sank beneath the waves. He could sense nothing from the wreck. Assuming Ozy was dead the cat chuckled to himself and turned to walk away. Suddenly Ozy shot out from the ruined boat, his forehead bleeding from the impact, one arm held behind him ready to strike.

"No you don't!" the leopard cried out.

He grabbed Ozy's fist as it came at him, swinging the dragon around and slamming him hard on his back onto the sandy beach once more. Ozy lay dazed, looking up at the cat as he stood over him. The leopard raised his paw and charged up a powerful energy blast.

"Time to say good night," he hissed.

"You first," Ozy smirked.

He swung his tail up between his legs and struck the leopard in the chest, the long curved blade cutting straight through the cat's armour. Blood spurted out and the cat let out a wild scream, looking down at the tailclaw that was now buried deep inside him. Gripping Ozy's tail he ripped the blade from his chest and stumbled backwards, blood pouring out of the wound and onto the beach. He tripped on a rock and fall onto his back, gasping and panting for air as his life essence ran freely from his body.

Ozy stood up and walked over to where the fighter lay bleeding to death.

"Here, let me help you with that," Ozy said.

Raising his hand to the fighter he shot a small blast at the leopard's head, killing him instantly. After wiping the blood from his face Ozy soared into the sky towards Echelon City, which was being ravaged by another fighter.

Bror Jace increased his speed as he wove his way in and out of the buildings. Following close behind him was a lynx, who was very angered and bleeding from his lip and nose. Jace had surprised him and delivered a few good shots to his face and body, but the lynx was going to be more of a difficult adversary than Bror first expected. Using his speed and maneuverability to his advantage, Jace easily lost the cat in the many tall buildings. Landing on the street he hid in an alley, dropping his power level as low as it could go. He watched the lynx fly right past him, searching the sky for any sign of Jace.

Chuckling to himself, Jace leapt into the air and followed the cat. Reaching his arms out in front of him, he fired rapid bursts of flak energy at the lynx. The flying cat was caught in the peppering spray of exploding energy blasts and was soon hit hard from behind. He fell to the ground and landed with a thump, crashing deep into the asphalt on the road. Jace landed close by and raised his hands towards the cat, launching a torrent of energy bolts, tearing up the street and burying the lynx under a pile of rubble.

Taking a step back, Jace watched the cloud of dust that rose from the hole he had made in the middle of the street. As the wind blew the dust away, Jace could could see the crumpled body of the lynx laying at the bottom of the pit, half buried in debris. Not taking any chances, Jace charged up a large energy ball and dropped it onto the cat, creating a huge explosion that disintegrated the body and sent Jace flipping through the air as well. Satisfied with his work, Jace flew off towards Echelon City, not knowing that Ozy was already on his way there.

Cyberwulfe strapped himself into the copilot's seat as RazorWolf took control of Always. The two were still over an hour from earth, but were patched into a satellite that was giving them a live video feed of the carnage below. After a few moments a bright flash filled the screen and the video feed went dead.

"They're taking our our telecommunications satellites as well," said Cyberwulfe.

"Zero Tiger is trying to cripple earth, keep them from calling in any reinforcements," Razor nodded," If only the Z Fighters weren't in wheelchairs these days, they could easily defeat Zero Tiger in a second."

Cyberwulfe nodded. He knew it was up to them now.

"From what I could see, the army of soldiers were gone, but some of the cities were still under attack," Cyber said.

"Yeah, but I'm sure Ozy and Jace are on the job. Things should be clear by the time we get there.

Bror and Ozy slumped into a heap against a tall building. The rampaging lion had used them both as punching bags before slamming them together and tossing them against the building.

"Ok, at what point did we lose control here?" Jace groaned.

"You take the left side, I'll go for his right. He's been wounded in battle before. I can tell, he's walking with a limp," Ozy replied.

Jace nodded and shot off to the lion's left side. Ozy took a position on the right, sizing up the lion a second time. He was large, with a bright blue mane, white armour, and a familiar yellow bandanna around his head. Sending a quick mental signal to Jace, Ozy leapt at the lion. Ready for the attack, the lion concentrated on both fighters, spinning and swirling, blocking the incoming feet and fists, dealing some damage to both fighters before they slowed down and backed off.

"He's good!" Jace cried out to Ozy," Maybe we should use that secret tactic we were working on?"

"It's no good. We never finished it!" Ozy replied, knowing Jace was trying to psyche the lion out.

"Such nonsense," the lion laughed," Neither of you are strong enough for me!"

"Ok, we'll have to do it!" Jace called.

"Okay!"

Jace winked at Ozy and started flying around and around the lion in a circle, generating a powerful wind that tugged at the cat's long mane. Picking up on what Jace was doing, Ozy joined him, swirling the dust in the air as the wind grew strong, eventually picking up the lion and tossing him into the air. Flying out of control, the lion fell victim to Ozy and Jace as they randomly pummeled him from all sides.

Suddenly the lion exploded, sending a shockwave of energy shooting out, knocking Jace and Ozy backwards. Their whirlwind died out and the two fighters floated looking at the lion as he surged with power.

"You little insects! I'm going to swat you right now!" he bellowed.

"Uh, dude," Jace pointed behind the lion," You might want to look behind you."

"I'm not falling for that."

"Suit yourself," Ozy smirked.

Suddenly a spaceship crashed into the lion from behind. Rolling off the side of the fuselage, the lion crashed into the wing. At that speed the wing sliced the lion in half, sending blood and guts flying everywhere. The ship landed as Ozy and Jace approached. It was the Always, with Cyber and Razor aboard. Ozy nearly ripped the hatch off, happy to see his friends again.

"You guys got here just in time! We were about to finish this lion off and head down to Iron Town. It's the last city under attack," Ozy panted, trying to catch his breath.

"Cyberwulfe and I will take care of that," Razor replied," Has Zero Tiger arrived on earth yet?"

"I don't know. I only sensed these four power levels, and none of them are stronger than Jace and I," Ozy replied.
"Good. Go to my house and get into your fighting gear. Gather up all the armour you can find, get our swords, and get Jace something to fight with. It's going to get pretty nasty around here," Razor ordered.

"On our way!"

Ozy and Bror Jace flew off towards Razor's compound.

"Ready for a bit of action?" Razor asked Cyberwulfe, slowly lifting off into the sky.

Cyberwulfe followed," I almost feel sorry for this guy. He's hardly a match for us."

The two wolves flew off towards Iron Town.

As soon as the main doors to RazorWolf's compound opened, Ozy shot down the hallway with Jace in tow. He knew where the armory was and raced there, reaching it within a few seconds. Moving immediately to the section where the armoured vests were kept, he tossed a few out to Jace and then moved on, creating a small bundle of vests, shoulder pads, thigh pads, and belts. Dropping these off in the main lounge, Ozy returned to the armory and retrieved his own broadsword, and picked out a nice light katana for Bror Jace.

"I don't have a lot of sword training," Jace said.

"It's ok, hopefully you won't have to use it too much," Ozy replied.

They returned to the lounge just as Cyber and Razor entered. Both looked unscathed from their battle with the last fighter. RazorWolf nodded approvingly at the pile of armour and weapons. He was carrying his GunBlade, as was Cyberwulfe.

"Very good. Alright everyone, this is it. We just have to wait for Zero Tiger to make his move. Everyone suit up, and take whatever weapons you think you'll need," Razor spoke sternly.

Everyone nodded. This was it. They were down to the final battle. The fight they had all been training for.

Ozymandis dressed himself in a blue skintight jumpsuit. He pulled a pair of white gloves over his hands and slipped his clawed toes into white boots. Adding the final touches, he slipped snugly into an armoured vest and fitted himself with shoulder pads, thighpads, and a belt. Across his chest he fitted the strap that held the sheath carrying his broadsword. Entering the courtyard, Ozy did a few backflips and some quick jabs and kicks to make sure he was unhindered.

Bror Jace dressed similar to Ozymandis, choosing a black jumpsuit that went halfway down his arms and legs. He wore black boots and gloves, an armoured vest with shoulder pads built into it, and fitted a belt around his waist. Taking the wrap that was twisted around the katana's sheath, he attached it to his belt. Feeling like a samurai, Bror strode outside feeling strong and full of pride.

RazorWolf emerged from his room wearing his standard garb. A red tunic, tucked into his matching pants, with a sash tied tightly around his waist. His furred feet slipped into purple boots that were tied around the ankles with rope. He slipped a pair of wristbands around his wrists and slipped into his sheath, letting the strap rest across his chest. The thick curved GunBlade laid snugly on his back.

Finally Cyberwulfe joined the others in the courtyard. He was wearing a pair of baggy gray cargo pants and a light gray t-shirt. On his feet were a pair of all-terrain shoes, brown in colour, with blue wristbands on his arms and a red bandanna tied around his head. He wore his GunBlade on his back in similar fashion to RazorWolf's. The group was ready to welcome their visitor.

It was many hours before a lone fighter finally emerged from the gigantic red frigate. The missiles and laser bolts had ceased, and only this one last remaining fighter had come to conquer earth now. He was a giant white tiger, dressed in blood red armour and carrying a huge broadsword. As he flew, his white tail flipped and swayed behind him. The green energy shroud around him protected him from the burning heat of re-entry into earth's atmosphere. Zero Tiger was on his way.

Sensing the incoming power, RazorWolf gathered his small group of defenders in a large clearing far away from the city. He could sense the power level as it approached, growing larger and larger. It was definitely Zero Tiger's. He shuddered at the thought, remembering how he had been beaten last time. Zero Tiger was just as strong as he remembered, maybe even stronger. Raising his paw towards the incoming fighter he fired a bright flare into the sky. It just skimmed past Zero Tiger, drawing him towards the group of fighters on the ground.

In a cloud of dust, Zero Tiger landed. His paws pressed into the soft ground, muscles relaxing, standing with his arms at his side, fists clenched, eyes glaring. He bared his fangs and snarled. Bror Jace winced and ducked behind one of Ozymandis' wings. He'd never sensed such a strong power before. This was it.

"Well look who it is," Zero bellowed in a deep voice," That white wolf pansy I fought all those months ago."

Razor chuckled," Always a pleasure looking at your ugly face, Zero. So what brings you to this part of the galaxy."

"Him!" Zero pointed at Cyberwulfe, who stood bravely beside Razor.

"You flew all this way for one person? My goodness you have no life," Razor joked.

"He damaged my ship, stole some Dragon Balls from me, and now he's brought you back to life and I have to go through the trouble of killing you all over again," Zero replied," But I promise you it won't be as quick as it was last time."

"That's right, Zero. It's going to take a long long time. But in the end, it will be you who will end up writhing in defeat," Razor called back at the tiger.

Zero just laughed," You'd like to think so, wouldn't you? Very well then, if you want to play this game again then who am I to argue."

Razor just nodded and approached Zero, drawing his sword and circling around the tiger. Cyberwulfe stood by and watched, keeping calm as his friend and mentor once again locked in combat with Zero Tiger.

"Good luck, Razor," he whispered.

The End

Cyberwulfe, RazorWolf, Ozymandis
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