John lunged at the man and kept him entertained long enough for Zara to take Stephanie away.
"Sacrificing yourself? How noble of you, John," the man scoffed, but John didn’t respond. He had enveloped himself in a haze and disappeared from the man’s sight.
John jumped at the man and aid for his legs, but the man disappeared, reappearing a few tres back.
"You can’t hide forever, John. I can sense you."
John stayed still and gripped the Venomlash, his eyes fixed on the man’s every move.
"I don’t need to sacrifice myself. All I have to do is kill you!"
The man chuckled, "Oh, please. Do you think your pathetic weapon can do anything?"
"You’ve underestimated us from the beginning!"
"I don’t think so," the man smiled and snapped his fingers.
A beam of white light shot from the man’s hand and John blocked it with his Venomlash. He winced as he felt his hand burning, but he held on.
The man fired another beam, but John was ready. He dodged the attack and jumped to the side.
"John, give up! You can’t defeat ," the man chuckled.
John glanced down at the radar and smirked. Zara and Stephanie had probably t up with the others and started running.
"Ti to get serious," John muttered and his dagger glead with the glow of his Dagger Aura.
The man simply observed, the confidence never leaving his expression, but his eyes grew wide as John swung his dagger. He hadn’t expected an energy arc from John’s blade and he barely dodged the attack.
"What the hell was that?"
John smirked and lunged at the man, his speed and agility increasing with each movent.
The man’s eyes glead and he snapped his fingers. His suit transford into a shimring light-blue armour that glowed in the darkness. There was a circle of blue energy right in his chest, swirling and pulsating with power.
"Try to defeat this," the man laughed maniacally, and John could feel the waves of energy emanating from the armour.
They clashed, their blades and armour sparking from the sheer force, but John was stronger. His Venomlash was glowing, and the heat was rising.
John broke through the armour and plunged his dagger into the man’s shoulder.
"You’re strong, John, but you’re just a human," the man wheezed.
John pulled out his dagger and the man disappeared, reappearing behind him. He snapped his fingers and the armour turned back into a suit.
"This isn’t over, John. Your planet will fall, and your friends will join us. You’ve given enough of a headache."
The man opened a portal and stepped back.
"We’ll get her back, John, Stephanie belongs with us and so does Julia."
The man disappeared through the portal and John was left standing in the park, his heart racing.
After a while, John walked to the edge of the city and found the others waiting for him, their eyes wide with fear and excitent.
"Did you kill him?" Zara asked, her hands on her hips.
"No, he got away."
"Of course, you let him get away," she smirked, her eyes twinkling.
John ignored her and walked towards Dalia. She had an injured arm, and Mika was tending to her wound.
"Are you okay?"
"Yeah, don’t worry about . We can’t let him get to Stephanie and Julia," Dalia winced, her eyes gleaming with determination.
"John..." Stephanie said, tears welling up in her eyes.
John hugged her, and she buried her face in his chest, sobbing uncontrollably.
"John, I knew you’d co. Every day I kept seeing your figure walking in to save . I never gave up hope," she said, her voice muffled.
"Shhh, it’s okay. I’m here now and I won’t leave you."
"They’re going to try to take back."
"Not on my watch."
Stephanie looked up, her eyes red and puffy, but she nodded. John wiped her tears and hugged her once more, squeezing her tightly.
She leaned into him and breathed in his scent, her body relaxing as John’s arms wrapped around her waist.
He held her for a long ti, but eventually, she pulled away and smiled.
"Can we go back, please?" Stephanie pleaded, her eyes wide.
"We still have to search for Julia."
"John..." Dalia called, it was a silent plead that John understood.
"Fine, we’ll head back for now."
Zara folded her arms and clicked her tongue, but she followed without protest.
"Everyone, hold on to ," John and everyone huddled close. Once everyone was ready, John activated his Vanishing Orb and in an instant, they were back at the camp. Myers was doing maintenance on the Shifter. He glanced up and his eyes widened when he saw John and the others.
"Thank God! You made it back."
"Yes, we did," John said as he dropped Stephanie gently on a chair. She was passed out, but her breathing was shallow.
"What happened?"
"A lot. Let’s get her into the Shifter, we’ll co back for Julia later." John replied.
"Understood. We will stay here. There’s plenty to study and do around here," Myers replied.
"Good."
Everyone huddled together, and Myers operated the Shifter. In an instant, they were transported back to Earth and everyone walked quietly back to base while John carried Stephanie.
As they stepped foot in the base, the survivors welcod them with loud cheering as they saw John carrying Stephanie in his arms.
John was exhausted and he carried Stephanie to his room. She was still unconscious, but John couldn’t help but feel angry at how they had taken Stephanie and Julia from his side and he hadn’t even noticed.
He didn’t know who was behind it all, but he would find out and bring back his girls, even if it killed him. John laid Stephanie on his bed and watched as she slept, her body shivering slightly. He laid back on the bed and closed his eyes, thinking about everything that happened on that planet. Mikal’s story, the bounty hunter and the man who tried to get rid of him, but he soon drifted off to sleep.
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