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King Kai's Planet
"Aaahhh," Sighs a smiling King Kai while leaning back in the chair of his 1957 Red Chevrolet Bel Air Hardtop with the top down, enjoying the ride around his small, recently restored world. Sitting next to and behind him are Bubbles and Gregory respectively, equally happy to be back on their homeworld after so many years away. "Feels like it's been a lifetime since we've been here."
"We can thank Goku for that," Comments a somewhat annoyed Gregory while lying in the back seat, remembering the exact moment when Cell detonated and killed them all. "Still, he did save the universe from Buu, so I'll cut him some slack."
King Kai can't help but giggle. "You should've seen West Kai's face when we were all watching it happen too, my greatest pupil defeating the infamous Majin Buu," He states in a mix of pride and joy, genuinely amazed at how far Goku has come from the relatively low-level fighter seeking to save his world all those years ago. With the smile still present on his face, he continues driving around and around the small planet, enjoying the breeze until suddenly, Piccolo and Goku both appear in front of the car.
"Hey, King Kai-" Yells Goku with a wave of his hand and a friendly smile on his face before a loud crashing noise goes off behind him along with the yelps of a soaring Bubbles. Both he and Piccolo turn around and see the ruined car crushed at the front half after crashing into Saiyan, with King Kai himself having his head covered by an impact pillow. "Uh, King Kai?" He asks hesitantly while his old master angrily removes the pillow and leaps out of the ruined car, landing his feet on Goku's shoulder before grabbing his hair with one hand and punching him in the head with another.
"Ow! Ow! Ow! Stop it King Kai!" Yelps Goku as the old deity continues pulling at his hair and punching him in the face, completely ignoring his pleas.
"You moron!" Proclaims a furious King Kai angrily before shoving his foot into Goku's face. "To think a minute ago I was proud of everything you've accomplished! Then you go and do this!"
Nearby, the equally annoyed yells of Bubbles can be heard as the monkey runs back the site where Goku crashed the vehicle, sending him flying into the air and promptly bites him in the butt. A thunderous scream of pain escapes the Saiyan's lips as he tries to get the two of them off to no avail, not helped by Gregory joining the fray and repeatedly smacking into him.
Piccolo merely looks on in a mix of annoyance and disbelief with his arms folded, not knowing whether to pull them off Goku and risk angering King Kai or to let this run its course. Luckily for him, Goku acts first and transforms into a Super Saiyan, blasting the three off him without a sudden surge of Ki before turning back to his regular form. Gregory is sent flying away from the planet, Bubbles lands in the nearby tree while King Kai just falls off, landing face first onto the ground.
With an annoyed grunt, the old deity gets himself back on his feet and brushes off the accumulated dirt on his clothing all the while glaring at Goku. "You better have a good reason for ruining my day."
"Sorry about that King Kai, but I swear I had no idea you were driving your car," He pleads to his master honestly though King Kai only scowls at him.
"Just..." Sighs the deity, exasperated by this situation. "Try not to destroy anything else, alright?"
The Saiyan smiles widely, placing both his arms to his sides and respectfully bows to him. "I promise!"
But at least, a bit at ease by this, King Kai looks away from Goku and finally takes notice of Piccolo. "Well," He says with a smile. "Been a while since I've seen you around this place, eh Piccolo?"
"Indeed, it has, sir," States the Namekian with a tone of formality in his voice before bowing respectfully to Kai standing before him. "I apologize for coming here uninvited and stirring up this trouble."
"My, my, you're manners have certainly improved a great deal since I last saw you."
"Reuniting with Kami has given me some greater insight into the importance of the deity hierarchy, something I sorely lacked in my younger days," He says somewhat nervous about his previous treatment of the Kai. "In any hand, I've come seeking your assistance with something only you can help me with."
"Must be serious if you felt like coming here yourself to ask me." Comments King Kai finally calmed down from Goku's latest rampage. "Is it anything I should worry about?"
"It could be nothing, but, recently the Dragon Balls were used on Earth by someone other than us. At first, it didn't seem any more bizarre than when we summon Shenron, however, this time, I felt a strong presence on the planet. It was something scattered, but powerful and very malevolent."
"Now that you mention it," Interrupts Goku while rubbing the back of his chin. "I did notice something for a split second too, but it vanished just as fast as it came around."
"And you think malevolent power could potentially be a threat?" Questions King Kai with Piccolo nodding in agreement. "Very well then, seeing as your planet has been a constant magnet for trouble over the past few years, its best not to take any chances." He turns around to let Piccolo place his hand on his back. "I should warn you, despite my sensing abilities being sharper than any others in this quadrant of the galaxy if this power source is too weak for me to find or hidden, even I won't be able to help you."
"For my conscience sake, I hope you're wrong about that last part," He replies evenly before placing his hand on King Kai's back and closing his eyes, focusing entirely on his Ki sensing ability. With it now greatly increased, Piccolo looks throughout the cosmos, reaching out to billions upon billions of living beings in their quadrant of the galaxy. The vast majority have very low, barely noticeable levels of power, some are stronger with a tiny handful being in the upper levels, some benign, others malevolent yet none the one he seeks. He tries again, putting, even more, effort into detecting the Ki signature to no avail.
With a sigh, he remove his hand and takes a step back, letting King Kai turn around to face them. "Didn't find it huh?"
"No, unfortunately," Says Piccolo, disappointed at the fruitless results of this trip. "I expected to catch at least a glimmer of it, but it appears the user is hiding it."
"Or maybe we just imagined it," Comments Goku with a chuckle. "Not everything's part of some evil scheme to get us y'know?"
Piccolo gives him a disapproving look. "After all these years, you're still far too relaxed when it comes to our world's safety."
"Well, not to toot my own horn, but we have beaten Freeza, Cell, and Majin Buu. I'm pretty sure this power, whatever it is, is something you, me, Vegeta and the boys can handle." He boasts confidently with his hands going to the knot of his belt though Piccolo continues glaring at him, not buying his sentiment.
"Goku does have a point you know," Interjects King Kai matter of factly. "The warriors of Earth have repeatably shown themselves to be perfectly capable of fending off even the most powerful of adversaries." Piccolo directs his glare now towards King Kai with Goku's smirk changing into a big, pleased smile. "However, you're all idiots when it comes to stopping these adversaries before the trouble can even begin."
The expressions of the two Earth warriors switch with Piccolo now smirking and Goku giving King Kai a somewhat disapproving look. "We're not that bad, are we?"
"This coming from the guy who could've stopped Doctor Gero long before the Androids and Cell started their rampage and got himself and me killed." Criticizes the deity, with other instances of their hunger for battle getting in the way of common sense. He puts those statements away, opting to reassure Piccolo instead. "If it's any consolation for you, I'll keep an eye and ear out for that power you were looking for, the second I get an idea of where it is I'll be sure to notify you at once."
Knowing that this is his only remaining option for the time being, just short of scouring the very cosmos of space personally, the Namekian nods in agreement and bows to the deity once more. "Thank you, sir, any help you can offer is greatly appreciated."
"Not a problem at all," Assures King Kai with a friendly smile. "I'm just glad to have someone who can show me some proper respect."
"Wow King Kai, you're really mad about the car aren't you," Comments Goku, instantly making his last masters temper explode with his usual blue face going completely red.
"YES, I'M STILL REALLY MAD ABOUT THE CAR!" Bursts the small deity before jumping back on Goku's head and continuously punching him in the head, with Piccolo looking on, secretly enjoying the whole thing as the sole silver lining of his trip here.
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Hours Later, PTO Command Ship
"He's healing very quickly," Comments Sorbet on the recovery process of his master as he stands before his healing tank with a pair of guards, the chief medical doctor at the console and Tagoma with him. Inside the chamber sleeps the infamous Freeza, in a deep sleep as the fluids inside the tank quickly regrow his either mauled or missing limbs.
When he arrive, he was a mangled torso with extensive cybernetics replacing his missing lower body, arm and half of his skull. Now, his head and arm are fully healed with his lower body almost fully grown back with even the scars of the lasers responsible for reattaching certain parts fading away entirely. "Its hard to believe we only brought him in a mere 7 hours ago."
"Hard to believe indeed," Affirms the chief medical officer without moving away from the panel. "When you brought him back to us, I wasn't sure we'd be able to peel way the robotics without destroying his real body. But Lord Freeza has proven himself to be quite resilient indeed, anyone else surely would've perished from such a condition."
"Any predictions concerning his full recovery?" Asks Tagoma worried at the rate of his healing.
"I cannot say for sure while his body may recover, the trauma of being... sliced into pieces then put back together may result in him slumbering longer."
"Not too long I hope," Interjects Sorbet harshly."If it's all the same to you doctor, I and Tagoma here will remain here until he awakens." He commands coldly, but his constantly tapping left leg betrays him, revealing his nervousness at Freeza staying in this comatose state. His intense paranoia so great he feels like things will spin out of control further if he takes his eyes off the tank for even a split second.
This nervousness causes his heart to skip a beat the instant their ship begins to shake along with the blaring of the alarms going off all around it, nearly knocking him to the ground. "What is the meaning of this?!" He barks into his hand-held communication device.
"It's an enemy ship, sir! Somehow a Galactic Patrolman has discovered our location!" The ship shakes once more with explosions occurring outside the ship, their noises almost drowning out the alarms. "Sir! There's a javelin heading for the medical bay take cover-"
The projectile in question breaks through the outer shielding of the ship, piercing right through its hull and smashes into the ground of the medical bay, nearly slicing Sorbet in half. He jumps back with a shocked gasp, landing on his back before clenching his teeth and kicking at the projectile mere inches away. "Despicable piece of trash!"
A small lid on the top of the long javelin missile opens up, with four small, orb-shaped drones flying out of it and immediately opening fire on anyone nearby. The chief medical officer is the first to fall with a laser blast piercing him right through the torso, with the other guards following suite. A volley of similar attacks are unleashed on Sorbet luckily for him, Tagoma leaps into action, destroying three of the drones outright with simple hand chops while taking hold of the remaining one. His master rises back to his feet, wiping the dirt off his skirt and gives him a friendly smile. "Thank you."
"My pleasure," Tagoma coldly replies though it goes unnoticed by Sorbet who immediately and frantically checks every square inch of the healing chamber with his hands and eyes for any damage. "Is he alright?"
"Apparently so," He confirms distantly when their ship shakes once again. "Damn Patrolman, he'll tear this ship apart if more of those javelins break through."
"Then you should take command of it, sir, with you at the helm of this ship I'm sure we'll be able to drive him away for the time being," Tagoma suggests softly and politely, not letting his master see him take the a small capsule-like device out of the remaining drone before tossing it away. He places the capsule into his pocket then puts his hand on Sorbet's shoulder. "I will remain here, and protect Lord Freeza with my life. With my power level, even the Patrolman himself won't be able to get to him."
The Trade commander looks at his right-hand man, surprised by this gesture of confidence from a man who usually kept his emotions check, mostly. However, the battle raging outside quickly grabs his attention again. "This is the most important mission I've ever given you Tagoma," He looks back to his lieutenant. "Don't screw it up."
Faking understanding, Tagoma nods and watches his master scurry off towards the bridge, leaving him alone with the most feared tyrant in the universe, now as helpless as an infant child. Taking the capsule out of his pocket, he looks at it with Jaco's words echoing in his mind.
The Extinction Bomb is the most powerful weapon ever designed by our finest scientists. It is capable of destroying entire species in a matter of minutes through airborne infection. Place it into the healing chamber and let Freeza have a taste of its true potency.
With this in mind, Tagoma wastes no more time and runs to the nearby canisters responsible for pumping the healing liquid into the tank. He opens a lid located above one, let a fair bit of the chemical escape before chucking the capsule inside. The small device quickly reaches the slumbering Freeza, floating around his torso mere inches away. "I do this for the good of us all."
Placing the palm of his hand onto the glass of the chamber, Tagoma narrows his eyes at the device, telekinetically pressing the button on top of it and unleashes the deadliest virus in the universe inside. The green chemical responsible for healing Freeza soon turns purple with the tyrant quickly beginning to writhe in pain, even asleep his body struggles to escape with his arms and tail flailing wildly. Desperately trying to get away from the danger killing it.
Tagoma watches the continue him squirm and twist, like a man grasping for air as a pillow suffocates him to death, and like many unfortunate enough to end in such a position, he does not last long. In a matter of moments, his body stops struggling and slowly but surely goes limp with even the bubbles from his breathing vanishing entirely. With a relieved sigh, the double agent smirks and for the first time in the last few days feels like a huge burden has fallen off his back. "At last, the monster is dead."
"Aaahhh," Sighs a smiling King Kai while leaning back in the chair of his 1957 Red Chevrolet Bel Air Hardtop with the top down, enjoying the ride around his small, recently restored world. Sitting next to and behind him are Bubbles and Gregory respectively, equally happy to be back on their homeworld after so many years away. "Feels like it's been a lifetime since we've been here."
"We can thank Goku for that," Comments a somewhat annoyed Gregory while lying in the back seat, remembering the exact moment when Cell detonated and killed them all. "Still, he did save the universe from Buu, so I'll cut him some slack."
King Kai can't help but giggle. "You should've seen West Kai's face when we were all watching it happen too, my greatest pupil defeating the infamous Majin Buu," He states in a mix of pride and joy, genuinely amazed at how far Goku has come from the relatively low-level fighter seeking to save his world all those years ago. With the smile still present on his face, he continues driving around and around the small planet, enjoying the breeze until suddenly, Piccolo and Goku both appear in front of the car.
"Hey, King Kai-" Yells Goku with a wave of his hand and a friendly smile on his face before a loud crashing noise goes off behind him along with the yelps of a soaring Bubbles. Both he and Piccolo turn around and see the ruined car crushed at the front half after crashing into Saiyan, with King Kai himself having his head covered by an impact pillow. "Uh, King Kai?" He asks hesitantly while his old master angrily removes the pillow and leaps out of the ruined car, landing his feet on Goku's shoulder before grabbing his hair with one hand and punching him in the head with another.
"Ow! Ow! Ow! Stop it King Kai!" Yelps Goku as the old deity continues pulling at his hair and punching him in the face, completely ignoring his pleas.
"You moron!" Proclaims a furious King Kai angrily before shoving his foot into Goku's face. "To think a minute ago I was proud of everything you've accomplished! Then you go and do this!"
Nearby, the equally annoyed yells of Bubbles can be heard as the monkey runs back the site where Goku crashed the vehicle, sending him flying into the air and promptly bites him in the butt. A thunderous scream of pain escapes the Saiyan's lips as he tries to get the two of them off to no avail, not helped by Gregory joining the fray and repeatedly smacking into him.
Piccolo merely looks on in a mix of annoyance and disbelief with his arms folded, not knowing whether to pull them off Goku and risk angering King Kai or to let this run its course. Luckily for him, Goku acts first and transforms into a Super Saiyan, blasting the three off him without a sudden surge of Ki before turning back to his regular form. Gregory is sent flying away from the planet, Bubbles lands in the nearby tree while King Kai just falls off, landing face first onto the ground.
With an annoyed grunt, the old deity gets himself back on his feet and brushes off the accumulated dirt on his clothing all the while glaring at Goku. "You better have a good reason for ruining my day."
"Sorry about that King Kai, but I swear I had no idea you were driving your car," He pleads to his master honestly though King Kai only scowls at him.
"Just..." Sighs the deity, exasperated by this situation. "Try not to destroy anything else, alright?"
The Saiyan smiles widely, placing both his arms to his sides and respectfully bows to him. "I promise!"
But at least, a bit at ease by this, King Kai looks away from Goku and finally takes notice of Piccolo. "Well," He says with a smile. "Been a while since I've seen you around this place, eh Piccolo?"
"Indeed, it has, sir," States the Namekian with a tone of formality in his voice before bowing respectfully to Kai standing before him. "I apologize for coming here uninvited and stirring up this trouble."
"My, my, you're manners have certainly improved a great deal since I last saw you."
"Reuniting with Kami has given me some greater insight into the importance of the deity hierarchy, something I sorely lacked in my younger days," He says somewhat nervous about his previous treatment of the Kai. "In any hand, I've come seeking your assistance with something only you can help me with."
"Must be serious if you felt like coming here yourself to ask me." Comments King Kai finally calmed down from Goku's latest rampage. "Is it anything I should worry about?"
"It could be nothing, but, recently the Dragon Balls were used on Earth by someone other than us. At first, it didn't seem any more bizarre than when we summon Shenron, however, this time, I felt a strong presence on the planet. It was something scattered, but powerful and very malevolent."
"Now that you mention it," Interrupts Goku while rubbing the back of his chin. "I did notice something for a split second too, but it vanished just as fast as it came around."
"And you think malevolent power could potentially be a threat?" Questions King Kai with Piccolo nodding in agreement. "Very well then, seeing as your planet has been a constant magnet for trouble over the past few years, its best not to take any chances." He turns around to let Piccolo place his hand on his back. "I should warn you, despite my sensing abilities being sharper than any others in this quadrant of the galaxy if this power source is too weak for me to find or hidden, even I won't be able to help you."
"For my conscience sake, I hope you're wrong about that last part," He replies evenly before placing his hand on King Kai's back and closing his eyes, focusing entirely on his Ki sensing ability. With it now greatly increased, Piccolo looks throughout the cosmos, reaching out to billions upon billions of living beings in their quadrant of the galaxy. The vast majority have very low, barely noticeable levels of power, some are stronger with a tiny handful being in the upper levels, some benign, others malevolent yet none the one he seeks. He tries again, putting, even more, effort into detecting the Ki signature to no avail.
With a sigh, he remove his hand and takes a step back, letting King Kai turn around to face them. "Didn't find it huh?"
"No, unfortunately," Says Piccolo, disappointed at the fruitless results of this trip. "I expected to catch at least a glimmer of it, but it appears the user is hiding it."
"Or maybe we just imagined it," Comments Goku with a chuckle. "Not everything's part of some evil scheme to get us y'know?"
Piccolo gives him a disapproving look. "After all these years, you're still far too relaxed when it comes to our world's safety."
"Well, not to toot my own horn, but we have beaten Freeza, Cell, and Majin Buu. I'm pretty sure this power, whatever it is, is something you, me, Vegeta and the boys can handle." He boasts confidently with his hands going to the knot of his belt though Piccolo continues glaring at him, not buying his sentiment.
"Goku does have a point you know," Interjects King Kai matter of factly. "The warriors of Earth have repeatably shown themselves to be perfectly capable of fending off even the most powerful of adversaries." Piccolo directs his glare now towards King Kai with Goku's smirk changing into a big, pleased smile. "However, you're all idiots when it comes to stopping these adversaries before the trouble can even begin."
The expressions of the two Earth warriors switch with Piccolo now smirking and Goku giving King Kai a somewhat disapproving look. "We're not that bad, are we?"
"This coming from the guy who could've stopped Doctor Gero long before the Androids and Cell started their rampage and got himself and me killed." Criticizes the deity, with other instances of their hunger for battle getting in the way of common sense. He puts those statements away, opting to reassure Piccolo instead. "If it's any consolation for you, I'll keep an eye and ear out for that power you were looking for, the second I get an idea of where it is I'll be sure to notify you at once."
Knowing that this is his only remaining option for the time being, just short of scouring the very cosmos of space personally, the Namekian nods in agreement and bows to the deity once more. "Thank you, sir, any help you can offer is greatly appreciated."
"Not a problem at all," Assures King Kai with a friendly smile. "I'm just glad to have someone who can show me some proper respect."
"Wow King Kai, you're really mad about the car aren't you," Comments Goku, instantly making his last masters temper explode with his usual blue face going completely red.
"YES, I'M STILL REALLY MAD ABOUT THE CAR!" Bursts the small deity before jumping back on Goku's head and continuously punching him in the head, with Piccolo looking on, secretly enjoying the whole thing as the sole silver lining of his trip here.
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Hours Later, PTO Command Ship
"He's healing very quickly," Comments Sorbet on the recovery process of his master as he stands before his healing tank with a pair of guards, the chief medical doctor at the console and Tagoma with him. Inside the chamber sleeps the infamous Freeza, in a deep sleep as the fluids inside the tank quickly regrow his either mauled or missing limbs.
When he arrive, he was a mangled torso with extensive cybernetics replacing his missing lower body, arm and half of his skull. Now, his head and arm are fully healed with his lower body almost fully grown back with even the scars of the lasers responsible for reattaching certain parts fading away entirely. "Its hard to believe we only brought him in a mere 7 hours ago."
"Hard to believe indeed," Affirms the chief medical officer without moving away from the panel. "When you brought him back to us, I wasn't sure we'd be able to peel way the robotics without destroying his real body. But Lord Freeza has proven himself to be quite resilient indeed, anyone else surely would've perished from such a condition."
"Any predictions concerning his full recovery?" Asks Tagoma worried at the rate of his healing.
"I cannot say for sure while his body may recover, the trauma of being... sliced into pieces then put back together may result in him slumbering longer."
"Not too long I hope," Interjects Sorbet harshly."If it's all the same to you doctor, I and Tagoma here will remain here until he awakens." He commands coldly, but his constantly tapping left leg betrays him, revealing his nervousness at Freeza staying in this comatose state. His intense paranoia so great he feels like things will spin out of control further if he takes his eyes off the tank for even a split second.
This nervousness causes his heart to skip a beat the instant their ship begins to shake along with the blaring of the alarms going off all around it, nearly knocking him to the ground. "What is the meaning of this?!" He barks into his hand-held communication device.
"It's an enemy ship, sir! Somehow a Galactic Patrolman has discovered our location!" The ship shakes once more with explosions occurring outside the ship, their noises almost drowning out the alarms. "Sir! There's a javelin heading for the medical bay take cover-"
The projectile in question breaks through the outer shielding of the ship, piercing right through its hull and smashes into the ground of the medical bay, nearly slicing Sorbet in half. He jumps back with a shocked gasp, landing on his back before clenching his teeth and kicking at the projectile mere inches away. "Despicable piece of trash!"
A small lid on the top of the long javelin missile opens up, with four small, orb-shaped drones flying out of it and immediately opening fire on anyone nearby. The chief medical officer is the first to fall with a laser blast piercing him right through the torso, with the other guards following suite. A volley of similar attacks are unleashed on Sorbet luckily for him, Tagoma leaps into action, destroying three of the drones outright with simple hand chops while taking hold of the remaining one. His master rises back to his feet, wiping the dirt off his skirt and gives him a friendly smile. "Thank you."
"My pleasure," Tagoma coldly replies though it goes unnoticed by Sorbet who immediately and frantically checks every square inch of the healing chamber with his hands and eyes for any damage. "Is he alright?"
"Apparently so," He confirms distantly when their ship shakes once again. "Damn Patrolman, he'll tear this ship apart if more of those javelins break through."
"Then you should take command of it, sir, with you at the helm of this ship I'm sure we'll be able to drive him away for the time being," Tagoma suggests softly and politely, not letting his master see him take the a small capsule-like device out of the remaining drone before tossing it away. He places the capsule into his pocket then puts his hand on Sorbet's shoulder. "I will remain here, and protect Lord Freeza with my life. With my power level, even the Patrolman himself won't be able to get to him."
The Trade commander looks at his right-hand man, surprised by this gesture of confidence from a man who usually kept his emotions check, mostly. However, the battle raging outside quickly grabs his attention again. "This is the most important mission I've ever given you Tagoma," He looks back to his lieutenant. "Don't screw it up."
Faking understanding, Tagoma nods and watches his master scurry off towards the bridge, leaving him alone with the most feared tyrant in the universe, now as helpless as an infant child. Taking the capsule out of his pocket, he looks at it with Jaco's words echoing in his mind.
The Extinction Bomb is the most powerful weapon ever designed by our finest scientists. It is capable of destroying entire species in a matter of minutes through airborne infection. Place it into the healing chamber and let Freeza have a taste of its true potency.
With this in mind, Tagoma wastes no more time and runs to the nearby canisters responsible for pumping the healing liquid into the tank. He opens a lid located above one, let a fair bit of the chemical escape before chucking the capsule inside. The small device quickly reaches the slumbering Freeza, floating around his torso mere inches away. "I do this for the good of us all."
Placing the palm of his hand onto the glass of the chamber, Tagoma narrows his eyes at the device, telekinetically pressing the button on top of it and unleashes the deadliest virus in the universe inside. The green chemical responsible for healing Freeza soon turns purple with the tyrant quickly beginning to writhe in pain, even asleep his body struggles to escape with his arms and tail flailing wildly. Desperately trying to get away from the danger killing it.
Tagoma watches the continue him squirm and twist, like a man grasping for air as a pillow suffocates him to death, and like many unfortunate enough to end in such a position, he does not last long. In a matter of moments, his body stops struggling and slowly but surely goes limp with even the bubbles from his breathing vanishing entirely. With a relieved sigh, the double agent smirks and for the first time in the last few days feels like a huge burden has fallen off his back. "At last, the monster is dead."
