04: Terry's Origin. Is It Really True?

"The Great War, huh?" Terry repeated to himself. "How unnecessary. People are dying because of a few people who want power."

"You say that, but…" Ren replied, "Power is everything. Even you humans fight against each other. There have been wars throughout history. You humans slaughter you own kind! You're even worse."

"Hey, at least we didn't fight for like a hundred years."

"Hmm. I'm in no mood for chatting. Just hand over the Cyber Suits."

"How about…no?"

"Very well. You're asking for it." Ren charged. Doosh.

Terry jumped up, and they fought about in the air. Pak pak pow pow kapow!

After a few minutes of fighting, Spade was bruised all over his body, especially his face. His mouth was bleeding, and he had a cut on his forehead. His shirt was ripped up, and there were holes on his pants. He was breathing really hard and could barely stand up.

Ren, however, had only a few scratches, and a small bruise on his face. His Sayan suit had protected him a great deal. He panted for breath.

Then he spotted a mark on Spade's left arm. (That mark! Could it be?)

"That mark....where did you get it?" Ren asked him in serious tone.

"Oh, this? It's my birthmark. Why do you care?" he replied.

Suddenly, his face became surprised and disbelieving. "No, this can't be. I can't believe it."

"What are you blabbering about? Did you forget to call your mom or something?"

"That birthmark…I have the same one. Look." Ren pulled up his sleeve on his left arm, revealing the same mark that resembled a spade. "This means…there's no doubt about it. You're my brother?"

Terry: "What? What the hell kind of trick are you pulling?"

"It's no trick. It's the truth."

"So, we a similar birthmark. Big deal. What does that prove?"

"You're my long lost brother…they've been telling me about you. We were just babies when we were separated. Our father was a rebel, and they considered him a threat to the sayan planet! They planned to destroy him and his children! The only way to protect us was to send us to another planet. We were on the same course, but my ship was knocked off course! Your ship went to earth, and separated from mine! I have heard that I had a lost brother on earth. I can't believe he's you! Brother...your real name is Mason! That was the name your father gave you."

Spade thought for a while, taking the time to absorb Ren's shocking words. It was too much for him. Too many things happened in such a short time. Sayans showed up. Kane tells him about his sayan heritage. And now, this man, standing in front of him, supposedly his enemy, shares the same spade birthmark as him, and claims he is his brother. What else can happen?

Renegade: "I wouldn't lie to you. Your power level proves that you are a sayan. And that birthmark…what are the chances that we have the same one, without being related? You have to trust me, Mason."

"Mason? My name is Terry Spade. So what if I'm a sayan? So what if I'm your brother? What kind of brother would want to ruin my homeland."

"Fool! You are a sayan. Why are you fighting to protect a worthless planet? To protect those weakling humans? We are sayans! We destroy lives! We're on the same side, we shouldn't be fighting. Why don't you join me, Mason? Join Destructo, and you will be given power, power that you could never dream of."

"Your offer is really tempting, but that doesn't appeal to me. I'll never join the likes of you. I was raised on earth. I've lived on earth. I am an earthling, not a sayan."

"You fool! Do you realize what you're refusing? I am offering you the universe?"

"I don't care about power. All I want is peace for all of mankind, and for your kind to leave us alone."

Ren grunted angrily, he was getting impatient. "I'll give you one more chance, brother. Join us, or oppose us. If you oppose Destructo, it will only lead to your demise!"

"I won't change my mind. I've decided already." Spade said.

"You are more stubborn than I thought, brother. Very well, then, die!" Kaboom.

Leila hid behind a bush as she cowardly watched the fight between Kane and Aria. Aria saw some thing moved in the bushes, and Leila gasped as he looked in her direction, and he spotted her.

"Huh, who's there?" He stuck his hand in the bushes and grabbed her out.

"Ahhh!!" she screamed.

Kane: "Let her go! This is a fight between us!"

Aria laughed, and said: "Why don't come and get me! If you attack, your friend gets hurt too!"

Kane grumbled angrily, and hesitated.

"What's the matter, Kane? Afraid to hurt your human friend? Your heart is way too soft for a sayan! Hahahaha!"

Aria, with one hand holding Leila, used the other hand to gather energy, and fired it at Kane several times. Zam zam zam zam! It knocked him on the ground, leaving him injured and barely conscious.

Leila: "No!"

Meanwhile, Ren was enjoying watching his own brother suffer. "You will never beat me, brother! You should've joined me when you had the chance..." He looked at another direction and saw several bodies were piled together. "Hehehe, it seems that your friends have lost!"

"What?!" yelled Spade.

He looked to his left and saw Kane, Zelfire and Piper and Leila lying on the ground next to each other, and they seemed to be unconscious. The other sayans were standing behind them, laughing.

"Guys! This can't be."

Renegade: "Even Kane was no match for us! It's over Mason!"

Terry hesitated, and then declared: "No, this fight is far from over, Renegade." They started fighting again. They ran towards each other, and their fists collided like stones! Pow! Ren flew into the air, and Terry followed him. Terry used the Energy Blast. Zoom! An energy ball flew towards Ren, but he blocked it easily with one hand. As the energy hit his hand, the beam turned into an explosion and instantly a cloud of smoke covered Renegade's body.

"Alright! I got him!" Terry yelled happily. But as the smoke was blown away by the wind, Ren could be seen again, and he was laughing triumphantly. Goldark, Lance, and Aria were also laughing.

"It didn't even hurt him. Damn it."

"You call that an attack? ... I'll show you a real attack!" Ren gathered a lot of energy, and threw it at his brother. It was just like the Energy Blast, only stronger and faster. Terry was hit badly and he fell into the lake. Splash!

"Terry, don't die!" screamed Leila.

"Goodbye, Mason." said Ren.

Aria: "Well, Renegade finally did something right."

Goldark: "Heh, indeed."

A few seconds later, the water started to bubble.

Ren turned around. "What?"

The water bubbled more. Readings appeared in his scouter and made a beeping noise.

"I am impressed. He is still alive after all that. He is a true sayan indeed."

Splash! Terry jumped out from the water and flew towards Ren. After a few attacks, they landed on the ground to catch their breaths, then fought again. Ren gave him the final blow, and Terry fell on his knees and hands.

"C'mon brother, don't tell me that's all you've got. I must say, I'm impressed. No one has been able to wound me like this before! But you still are gonna die."

"No, I won't lose. I don't care how strong you are. I won't let you harm this planet!" Terry yelled angrily.

Suddenly, a burst of energy formed around his body. The force was so strong even the other sayans could feel the ground shaking violently. With the last bit of strength he had, Terry formed a ball of energy in his palms, and threw it at Ren. Without even a chance to react, Ren was hit and knocked unconscious by the energy, which was nothing like he had ever felt.

Goldark: "Impressive. That earthling defeated Ren."

Lance: "He's no earthling! He is Ren's brother!"

Goldark: "What?"

Aria: "It's true. Ren just called him 'Mason' before. He has the same birthmark as Ren does on his arm."

Goldark: "That makes sense. He is a sayan, like one of us."

Lance: "Yes, but do not forget, Renegade is a weakling compared to us. Mason is his brother, so their strengths are pretty much the same. He is not a threat to us."

There was smoke burning from Ren's armor. "I have been defeated...by my own brother, how can this be?" Then he fainted.

Terry stared at Ren, then turned his attention to the others. "Hey you, let my friends go now!"

"Are you talking to us?" Lance asked.

"Let them go now." he repeated.

"What makes you think we'll listen to you?" Goldark said.Then, a voice came out from their scouters, the voice of Destructo. "Return immediately" the voice said.

"But..."

"This is an order!!"

"Very well then...you're lucky this time..."

The sayans left and took the fainted heroes with them.

"Wait!" yelled Terry as they took his friends away. They flew into the sky and went out of sight. Mason, weak and injured, couldn't do anything but helplessly watch them disappear into the sky. "Don't worry guys, I'll save you. I'll save you, somehow."