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[Taroro, Rikukyu, Kuro, and Team Demon enter from Earth's Orbit]

Taroro's ship came to a screeching halt in the airspace above the facility. The re-entry was a b***h what with all the vibration. The ship finally touched down, and Taroro stood up and stretched. "Kuro, you wanna help me move Phoenix into the lab?" "Sure, I get one half, you get the other?" "Bingo. The rest of you, I'll tell the guards at the door that you're with us. Kuro?" The two lifted the tank up onto a hovering transport unit that looked similar to an Earth shopping, only, y'know... more manly; it IS Taroro's after all. Taroro and Kuro grabbed a half of the push handle and began to move it down the ship's ramp. The thing was heavier than one would think it would be even with the anti-gravity sysytem.

When they arrived at the door, the guards saluted Taroro, and he nodded them off. "These two, the one with blue hair, and the one in the tank are with me. Rikukyu-gochou is in the ship with two others. Let them pass when they come." "Sir, yes sir!" the two said at once. The door opened and the two pushed Phoenix down the hall and into a room filled with tanks similar to the one he was in. There were also many formulas on the wall deicting the effects of Level 4 Agents' on the Xubanian body.

By the time the three came in, Phoenix was already in a more powerful life support tank, and had three scientists checking him out; triplets in fact. Taroro looked back at the three. "I've already discussed the problem with these three medics here. They're already looking for a cure for the poisoning. Zeroro, Damama, Geruru!" "Yes sir!" "Yes sir!" "Yes sir!" "These three are going to observe. Carry on like youwould normally... And if any of you make any comments about the Velerxian girl, she'll probably kill you, so watch it." They all bowed respectfully and got back to work. Kuro was watching them write some stuff down, then he looked at Taroro. "You sure have some real authority here." "I'm the head information officer, so I get granted a lot of peerage. Not to mention my father is the Xuban Army Commander, so I get some respect out of obligation for that."

The dextrous brothers caught her vibe, and they could tell things could get messy if they slip up. Zeroro started. "Well, you got him here pretty quickly so..." "So things weren't nearly as bad as they could be. Problem is..." "That we don't have many dealings with chakra users, rarely ever actually." "So just give us some time." "We can definately handle this. It's kid stuff." "It just might take a little bit." "Less talking, more life saving you three." "Yes sir!"

"Anyway, regarding Rikukyu-gochou. He's the only non-Xuban to be granted command of an entire regiment, and he's also one of the most ruthless commanders on the planet. You remember that brief description I gave you about the training zone? Well take that, and multiply it by about ten. Rikukyu's men are smart to fear the guy." Kuro smirked. This planet was sounding cooler and cooler by the minute. 'You want I should look for some apartments?'Emustoruk asked mentall. "No..."

Taroro looked at the three and saw that they had this situation covered. Ever since the arrival on Earth, he'd been wanting to try for a sergeant rank. He figured while he was doing that, maybe Kuro, Kazuki and... Taroro looked around and saw that Kyouran was absent. Oh well. He figured Kuro and Kazuki at least might want to get some training in while Phoenix was being treated. "Hey Kuro, Kazuki. You guys want to try out our training course? I have something I want to do as well, and it'll help you take your minds off of the operation here. It'll go faster, trust me." Kuro smirked. "Sounds like a plan to me. How about you Kazuki-san? It'd be a real pain in the a** if this course is as hard as Taroro says. I might need some help out there."

"Say what?!" Taroro could have sworn he was hearing things if he didn't see how serious Rikukyu was. Besides himself and Sergeant Major Rululu, there wasn't anyone else on the planet who could hack the military's mainframe; the system was too complex. Kuro and Kazuki were with him the whole time. Phoenix was incopacitated, and the mainframe was in a language known only to Xubanian Military officials, so it couldn't have been anyone from the Velerxian Senate. "That only leaves Kyouran" he muttered under his breath.

"Rikukyu-gochou! Locate and apprehend Kyouran! I'm giving all available personel permission to use all tactical weapons at their disposal. Catch the target!" He turned to Kuro and Kazuki, staring at them intently. Kuro held his hand palm-up, and the scythe appeared above it and dropped into his grip before getting flipped around. "Yeah, yeah, I gotcha. Kazuki-san?"

Taroro takes a few quick glances at the backup generators. Whoever it was had to have been pretty strong to slice through this metal. Calibrium was one of the most durable substances out there. "Definately Kyouran... These things can only be destroyed by Xubanians via the self destruct function. Sigh... This is just perfect. Just what is that guy after?" Kuro sat his scythe on his shoulder and scratched the back of his neck with his opposite hand. "You got me. The guy's always been an enigma to me. I rarely ever used to talk to the guy. You're better off asking Kazuki-san, or maybe Phoenix if those three can finish up on him."

Kuro looked at Taroro, then at the cloaked man. "Taroro, do you--" "No, at least I don't think I know him. But regardless." Taroro's body glowed as it was lifted slightly off the ground. He lowered back down and the glow subsided, revealing the lance corporal in his silver Bio Armor. A hovering beam cannon glowed into existence above him and took aim. "He's infiltrated Xuban Military grounds without authorized concent. And that is something I will not stand for!" "All right, now we're talking!" Kuro said as he brought the scythe up, ready to swing. "And the damage?" "The machines and walls of this facility are made of 89% Calibrium. It's a tough universal element, so you shouldn't have to worry about wrecking anything." "Hmph! Don't bet on it..."