Operation: NECSUS, Part 1

Chapter 1: The War on Zathura

The biggest mistake the gods ever made was granting mortals the power of the elements. At least… that's what some say. Others call it a blessing; a chance for mortals to fend for themselves. Either way, all things have their light and dark sides. But in some cases… one or the other could have drastic results. Some powers are just too strong to be put in the hands of mortals. Time and Space are two of those powers. That is why, only a choice select few were to be allowed to wield them. But one god made a fatal mistake… and war ensued.

Planet Zathura. A realm of darkness, adrift in the very center of a black hole. A bloody war was taking place on the barren fields of this planet. The darkness that loomed in the heavens paled in comparison. The Cragmites; insect-like creatures with armor and weapons, clashed against the Zathurians; humanoid beings with black-and-white skin. The Zathurians tossed cards onto the field, which emerged into various types of creatures, but they didn't prevail as the Cragmites sliced and stabbed them all, and afterwards leaving the Zathurians a bloody mess.

A squad of Zathurian soldiers hurried to their captain atop a fortress wall. "Sir! The Cragmites have broken through the first line! They've outnumbered us!"

"Grrrr!" the captain growled. "What's taking them so long? Why haven't they brought the WEAPON?!"

On a floating station in space

Two Zathurians, a man and a woman, stood before a huge computer. They wore concerned looks as the computer projected images of the war, and their comrades falling to the Cragmites' power. "Are you-a sure?..." the male Zathurian, Blumeré asked in an Italian accent.

"With the Cragmites' resources, it will not be long until your clan is finished, and the power falls to their hands." The computer spoke in a feminine voice. "Their numbers are far too much for you to vanquish. The only possible way, is to banish them."

Right away, a group of Zoni – small, black aliens with blue eyes – floated down, holding a mechanical helmet. "Send them away. Or else be destroyed." They said in unison.

"But… I thought we vowed-a not to use this." Blumeré said. "Its power over space was too strong…"

"Our children possess even stronger power…" The woman, Nosteré spoke. "A power that can-a be used to destroy the universe. We must use the Dimensionator to destroy them."

"But-a… if we do… will our children be able to come home?"

"No…" the computer replied. "Other forces seek to control the incomprehensible powers of space. Your children must remain… where they are."

"But, we-a sent them to a circus." Blumeré mentioned. "How exactly is that-"

"Do not question IRIS Supercomputer!!"

"Okay, okay! …" The couple stared at the helmet device with worry. "Well… I guess it's-a time."

"Yes… let's go."

Zathura

The fighting continued as the two landed back on the planet. The couple hurried onto the wall where the captain waited. "There you are! Commander Winkiebottom, where have you been?!" he demanded.

"Captain, I've asked you a hundred times to refer me by my first name." The man said, embarrassed. "It just doesn't sound… right, next to Commander. Anyway, calm down, I've brought the Dimensionator right here." He presented the helmet.

"Good, then use it! It may only be a matter of days before the Cragmites reach the town."

They nodded as Blumeré said, "Order all the troops to the fifth lines, we'll-a handle this." They hurried down onto the battlefield, throwing out cards to unleash elephant monsters and trample incoming Cragmites.

"ALL TROOPS!!" The captain bellowed. "Cease fire and move to the fifth defenses! RETREAT!!"

"Ha ha ha ha!" a Cragmite laughed as Zathurians were already pulling back. "These spineless wimps, they've learned that we're just too much! Everyone, KEEP moving forward!"

Beyond the battlegrounds; nearby town

"…So… you're leaving, huh?" A young Zathurian boy asked his twin sister, his back turned.

"Yes…" the sister replied seriously, her long hair blowing in the breeze. "I'm tired of the way the adults treat us. I finally have a means to take a stand. You're welcome to join me… you know."

"Hmmm… so cries you, like a golden-haired princess awaiting her lower-class lover. I think I shall choose to remain here. Just watch me… Dimentia." The boy turned with a cool smile to his sister, his black eye glinting. "When my name reaches your ears again… I shall shine… even brighter than Jirachi."

"Hm… if you became an adult… I would have to hate you, too." Dimentia glared. "Good-bye… Dimentio."

The brother turned back around, his sister's footsteps fading. Dimentio only smiled warmly, viewing the war in the distance.

Back at the battle site

Blumeré and Nosteré rode atop a giant, alien mammoth, trampling more Cragmites. The woman clutched her husband's arm tight, her fear growing worse. The mammoth cried and leapt forward, slamming the ground and smashing the Cragmites underneath, while the surrounding ones were blown back. The mammoth suddenly vanished in a puff of smoke, having returned to his card as the couple landed. As Blumeré was fixing the helmet on his head, a lone Cragmite took aim at them with a bow and arrow.

"AHH!" Nosteré was struck in the right-side chest with an arrow, and her husband gasped as she fell. He shook it off, remembering the mission, and quickly fixed the helmet on.

"Dimensionator: Banish them… to-a Dimension D!!"

The helmet sparked to life, creating an enormous black hole that expanded for miles. All of the surrounding Cragmites turned and gaped horrendously, feeling the winds pushing them toward the void. They struggled desperately to fight the force, but their efforts proved fatal. In only seconds, the entire Cragmite swarm was swirling in the vortex, and gone in an instant.

IRIS Supercomputer

The Dimensionator floated in place as the Zoni surrounded it. "With the powers their children possess… their existence proves great danger to the planet." IRIS said.

"Other forces will try to get them." The Zoni said. "Zathura… must be sealed."

"Yes… it must. For the sake of the balance… the Dimensionator… must go, too."

The Zoni combined their strengths, and the black hole that was Zathura shrunk down to nothing. They never noticed that one of the children in question had already left. And she wasn't the only thing that escaped from Zathura. A lone egg was ejected out of the planet's atmosphere… just before the Cragmites' end.

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