S4, 05 The Fight in the Hanger (December 27, 2017)

My entry to December's Galactic Challenge and my part of the 2017 crossover.

December 13, 2097

The Spire Docking Bay

Jakor and Derek ran towards each other.

They grappled onto each other.

Jakor managed to throw Derek off balance.

Derek fell as Jakor lost his balance from the throw.

Derek took the opportunity to activate his jetpack.

Jakor: "Oh no you don’t."

FWOOSH

A bolt flew past Derek.

Derek retaliated.

Jakor managed to avoid the blast.

Derek rocketed away.

Jakor pursued Derek.

Derek flew through a gap in an empty docking bay.

Jakor followed through.

Both shot towards each other.

Jakor fired again, but missed.

Derek tried again to get away from Jakor.

Jakor managed to hit Derek’s jetpack.

Jetpack breaking.

Derek fell on top of the teal fighter.

Derek slid over the fighter.

He landed in a way to minimalize injury to himself.

Jakor, still in the air, prepared for further attack.

Suddenly, a box flew into Jakor.

Max Power: "(deep,hollow metallic voice)YOUR SURPRISE TACTIC OF BURYING ME UNDER CRATES HAS PROVED TO ONLY BE MOMENTARILY EFFECTIVE AGAINST ME."

Jakor slammed against the teal fighter…

...and then fell to the ground.

Jakor shortly recovered from his daze and sat up.

He got up and saw Derek running.

Jakor ran towards him and pulled out his electro sword, still interested in fighting.

Derek turned and saw Jakor and his activated sword.

Derek, no longer wanting to fight Jakor, fired toward his general direction to slow him down.

Jakor ran after Derek.

Derek ran across an inactive restrainment cell.

Derek suddenly turned to the left and tripped Jakor while pushing a button.

The restrainment cell activated, trapping Jakor.

Derek walked away.

Jakor fumed inwardly for several minutes.

Jakor: '*Ok Jakor, you need to get yourself together. How do I get out of this?'*

Jakor moved his right hand slightly.

Jakor: '*My right hand isn’t in the restrainment cell. If I can keep a grip on my sword and move my hand far enough with adequate force, I may be able to use my sword’s electricity to short out the field.'*

Jakor bent his hand to the right and tapped the cylinder with his sword. He continued striking the cylinder with as much force as his limited movement would allow, working himself into a fury.

At last, he managed to short out the cell, shutting it off.

Jakor: "Finally!"

Jakor got up and rested his hand.

Jakor: "I really don’t want to go through that again."

He was still interested in fighting, and looked around the field for someone who was unoccupied.

He found a candidate.

PEW

Jace turned around.

Jace: "I would have expected someone of your reputation to have better aim."

Jakor: "Oh, I could’ve gotten you easily, but I just wanted to get your attention."

Jakor exchanged his pistol for his shield and activated it.

Jakor: "I’d rather get more up close and personal for this."

Jace raised his rifle for defense.

Their blades clashed. Jakor’s right hand was still hurting, but he kept up.

Jakor: "Hey, we’ve seen each other before."

Jace: "I don’t think we personally met, though. How was defending a madman wanting to weaponize Ossillum sickness and bomb a city?"

Jakor: "OK, I will admit that wasn’t so good."

Jace: "But otherwise you’ll do anything for your cause?"

Jakor: "…Pretty much."

Jace avoided a swing of Jakor’s sword, which then swung dangerously close to a fuel container.

Jace: "Woah! Watch where you swing that!"

Jakor: "Watch where you duck, then."

Meanwhile…

Bruce blocked a punch by Jaze.

Bruce backed away as Jaze followed.

Bruce jumped up to and slid back on the crate.

He pushed the crate, but Jaze was ready for it and jumped.

Jaze landed on the crate and jumped from there…

… onto Bruce.

Bruce threw Jaze off.

Bruce got up ahead of Jaze.

Bruce headed up the ladder of the docking bay, and Jaze followed.

As Jaze got to the top, he was pushed by Bruce!

Jaze grabbed onto the rail…

…and swung his foot onto the ledge.

He moved toward the corner of the platform.

Jaze got his feet on the platform, but was again shoved by Bruce.

This time, Jaze didn’t have anything to hold onto.

Jakor saw Jaze fall.

Jakor: "Jaze! NOOO!"

Jace: "Oof!"

Jakor: "(with cold menace) You should’ve stayed up there."

Jaze saw Jakor leap towards Bruce, and the memory of Jakor’s rage after a friend’s death made him fear for Bruce’s life.

Jaze: "Jakor, wait!"

Jaze: "No!"

Bruce was surprised when nothing happened.

Then a line hooked onto his glove.

Bruce: "Huh?"

Bruce barely registered Jakor’s jetpack fly past him.

Bruce: "Aaaaaagh!!"

Jakor: "Jaze, are you OK? Are you alive? Oh wait, I heard you talk, so you're alive, right? Please tell me you’re not-"

Jaze: (sighs) "Jakor,I’m fine."

Jakor: "…Oh.OK."

Jakor pulled Jaze up.

Jakor: "Are you hurt?"

Jaze: "I’m sore all over, but I think I can still walk fine. It was...softer than I'd thought for some reason."

Jace: "Jakor, I’m sorry-"

Jakor: "GRR!"

Jace: "OK OK, I’m going!"

Jakor: "Let’s find Jera. We should stick together."

Jaze: "I think I can walk by myself just fine."

Jakor: "Let me help you."

Jaze: "Really, I’m fine."

A little later:

Derek: "Bruce?"

Bruce: "Ouahhh… word of advice: There’s no fury like Jakor scorned."

Meanwhile:

Jakor: "Why did you bring your coat along to this?"

Jaze: "You choose now to ask about it?"

Jakor: "I was just thinking that your armor may have been a better choice to bring to a fight."

Jaze: "You had Jera and I leave on short notice, and this was what I had with me."

Jakor: "I would have given you time to get your armor ready."

Jaze: "This is a nice coat you gave me though."

Jakor: "Yeah, I got it from-"

They were suddenly interrupted by a high pitched noise.

Well, that took way longer than it needed to to get built, photographed, and written.

I apologize for inconsistent lighting, as this was photographed over several days.

The bit with Max Power was made before RK Blast's part came out. May Max rest in peace.

The setup, which was different from usual.

Jaton ended up staying in this pose holding up that sheet for almost a week. I don't think he minded, though.

Jaton: :(