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It was going to be a hot day on Jo-Ad. The weather has been reported to be very sunny, as always. Normally this was going to be a day where the Jo-Adians would’ve spend the day at peace in their homes, content of a job well done out on their land all year as they have reached their quota for the next shipping of Jo-Adian goods.
However, a good portion of their harvest of bunzels was completely destroyed in the Z-Wave battle last night, meaning no rest or vacation today; much to everyone’s dismay.
“Phew…” Booster took a breather as he wiped his forehead. He’s been on this land ever since the sun rose, picking up ruined bunzels and shaping up the ground to make up for what they have lost. He was about to continue but stopped when his eyes caught sight of the green StarCom on his left arm. He could sleep with this dang thing on his arm; he couldn’t even get it off. But loss of sleep isn’t distracting the gentle giant; it’s the thought of what he has gotten himself into the moment he obtained such a device.
“Shake it up, Big B!” His father called out as he saw his son slacking off. “We gotta work hard on this harvest ground to whip it back to shape again!”
Booster lifted his head to his father and promptly nodded. “Y-Yeah…”
From afar on top of a hill Buzz Stellar sat, watching the multitude of Jo-Adians working on the ruined ground he helped to destroy. He couldn’t help but frown, feeling responsible for the damage to the mineral-rich ground. “I feel awful, Nebula…They’re working to fix something that I helped cause…”
“What are you worried about?” Nebula-C responded from inside Stellar’s StarCom.
“It’s not like you didn’t mean for this to happen. Besides, Booster’s folks told you not to worry about it; they’ll take care of the problem themselves. You just sit tight and keep an eye out in case something else happens.”“Still…I feel like I should help them…”
“You worry too much, Stellar.”Stellar stood up and heads down the hill. He couldn’t stand just watching, he was going to try to offer his help to them. When he was about to approach the group of workers he stopped as he saw something approaching them in some kind of machine. Another Hornet? No, it was too small to be a Z-Wave, plus Nebula-C wasn’t alarmed by its presence or anything. As it approached it began to be more and more apparent it was one of those farming vehicles, largely used for transportation around the farm.
“Heeeeeeyy!!” The driver of the vehicle waved to the group of farmers. The driver was a Jo-Adian as well, as expected.
Most of the workers there waved back to the driver, but Booster was the one most excited out of them. “Hot rockets!” He exclaimed happily as he rushed over to the incoming driver. “Buster!!”
“Buster?” Buzz Stellar inquired as he blinked.
“Who’s Buster?” Nebula-C inquired as well.
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Chapter 7: A Z-Wave Possession
“A Z-Wave Possession!”
----------------------------------------------------------------“Wow, this is a very messed up place!” Buster commented as he got down from his tractor truck and scanned around the ruined area with his eyes. “What happened here?” The newcomer was wearing a pair of long green jeans with a white undershirt and a yellow short sleeved jacket. On its right wrist was a necklace made from some native rocks from Jo-Ad, a friendship bracelet of sort he made with Booster a long time ago.
“To tell you the truth we’re not so sure ourselves.” Booster’s father answered Buster’s question with a shrug as he walked him around the ruined harvest. “We have our beliefs that it must’ve been those little critters we’ve been getting a lot of lately, maybe someone came with weapons as well to try to get rid of them last night.”
While Booster’s father gave Buster the look around in the area Buzz Stellar stands at the outer area of the farm area with Booster by his side, eyeing Buster as he moves about in the area. “So that’s Buster? He sort of looks like you.”
“Yup, that’s him!” Booster responds with a big smile. “Buster and I go way back, ever since we were little. We’re best friends!”
Buzz smiled, the friendship Booster has with him reminds him a lot of his friendship with Rocket Crocket. He looks up at the sky, wondering what he’s up to right now; probably putting up with Warp Darkmatter’s insults and teases again.
“Booster!!” Buzz and Booster look to see Buster waving his hand as he runs up to them. With a very happy smile Booster runs toward his long time friend and gives a great big hug to his long time friend. “Haha, long time no see, Booster!”
“Hahah, it’s great to see ya again, Buster!” Booster grins at his friend as they break out from the hug. “How have ya been?!”
Buster grins and rubs his nose on his wrist. “Oh, you know. Busy with the farm and everything, the usual.” He laughs and grabs Booster in a headlock, noggin his long time friend. “But never too busy to give my best friend a visit!”
“Ack!” Booster laughs and grunts as he’s noogied by Buster. Same ol’ Buster. He manages to break out from the tussle and softly punches Buster’s arm to get back of him. “It’s great to see you too, old friend! We have a lot of catching up to do!”
Buster laughs as he rubs his punched arm. “Haha, that we do, buddy!” He looked over Booster and saw Buzz standing there watching on. “And who’s your friend over there?”
“Oh, right!” Booster palmed his face. How could he forget about Buzz? He gave a nervous chuckle before turning around and holding out his hand to the human boy to introduce him to Buster. “Buster, this is Buzz Stellar. He’s my new friend.”
“Well, pleasure to meet ya, Stellar!” Buster exclaims as he pats Buzz on the back a bit too rough.
“Agh!” He yelps a bit from the powerful pats, nearly tripping him forward to the ground. “Uh, thanks. Likewise.”
Buster chuckled as he gave his friendly smile. He then got a puzzled look on his face as he saw a strange device around Stellar’s right wrist. Didn’t he see a similar one on Booster? He looks back at Booster and finds out that he was right, seeing a green one around Booster’s left wrist. “Say, Big B.” Buster starts as he calls Booster by one of his nick names. He turns to Booster and sets his eyes on the device around his left wrist. “Can you tell me what these things are? I’m curious to see that you and Stellar have one.”
Buzz froze. Oh man, he wasn’t thinking of an excuse in case anyone asked about the StarComs. And to top it all off, he never told Booster those things were to be kept secret from others in the first place. He’s gotta come up with an excuse and fast!
“Um, this?” Booster starts a bit slow, not knowing what exactly to say to Buster about them. “Well, it’s-”
“Uh haha, it’s a tracking device!” Buzz jumps in for the safe with a nervous laugh as he jumps in-between Booster and Buster. “It lets us know whenever those little monsters are close around the area! Helps us prepare, you know?”
“Really?!” Buster exclaims, sounding fascinated about the technology. “Wow, they sound useful! I wouldn’t mind trying to get my hands on one of them! Where’d you get them?”
Buzz stammers. Pushed into a corner so soon in his lie, huh? He looks up at Booster, waiting for the Jo-Adian to come up with a safe for him as he’s run out of ideas. Just then the StarComs began beeping, followed by a voice in Buzz and Booster’s head.
“I sense Z-Waves nearby…” Nebula-C alarmed them.
“Get ready…”“Uh, what’s that beeping?” Buster inquires as he hears the beeps coming from the StarComs.
Just then a few screams and shouts are heard down at the ruined bunzel harvest area, alarming the three of them. Down below ZM-Hornets have popped out from the ground and are starting to terrorize the people at the harvest. Some Jo-Adians run for their lives while others bravely pick their harvesting tools and try to fend them off.
“Oh no, they’re back!” Buster exclaims as he runs to the harvest to help out. “Come on, Booster!”
Buzz looks at Booster. Looks like Buzz Lightyear and Booster Lightyear are needed here. Without wasting time they run away to a secluded area behind a big tree, the two of them taking a deep breath before doing this. “Ready, Booster?”
Booster gulps and nods shakily. “As ready as I’ll ever be.”
“Then let’s go!” Stellar throws his arm with the StarCom forward before bending it upward with his other hand closed into a fist over the StarCom. “Lightyear Change! Buzz Stellar!” He then lowers his arm with the StarCom a bit before throwing it up, holding up high into the air, his focus on the Lightyear energy in him. “To infinity and beyond!”
Booster throws his arm with the Starcom forward as he closes his eyes, closes his fist and pulls his arm back. “Lightyear Change! Booster!” He moves his other arm and places his hand over the StarCom as if charging energy and then he throws his arm with the StarCom up into the air with his other arm bent back at his side, focusing on the Lightyear energy in him. “To infinity and beyond!”
Green Lightyear energy flows out from his StarCom and engulfs the boy, overflowing his body with Lightyear energy. Buzz dons his white armor with green lines on the chestplate, gloves, wrists and boots. He opens his eyes and jumps with a spin, breaking out of the green flare and lands firmly on his feet on the ground.
Booster goes through a similar transformation. He is surrounded by powerful Lightyear energy and dons white armor with green lines on the chestplate, gloves, wrists and boots. He throws his arm to the side and a green staff materializes in his hand. He opens his eyes, twirls the staff in front of him and swings it to the side, breaking out of the green flare.
Down at the harvest Buster is wielding a raking tool to whack and fend off the ZM-Hornets. The little guys are quite persistent, the more he whacks away the more of them comes back. It’s like an endless swarm. “I gotta say this is quite an infestation you have here!” He comments as he backs up as more of these ZM-Hornets come.
“You should’ve been here a couple of days ago!” Booster’s father replies as he backs up while gripping a farming tool in his hands to defend himself with. “They just didn’t stop coming for a couple of hours!”
Buster gulps as he’s surrounded along with Booster’s father, where is Booster…?
“Laser shot!” A voice calls out as a few lasers land on the ground, destroying a few ZM-Hornets. Buzz Lightyear lands in front of Buster and Booster’s father and began concentrating fire on the Hornets. The sudden appearance of this warrior shocked and stunned the Jo-Adians in the area, just who is this guy?
Suddenly another cry rings out from nowhere as Booster Lightyear jumps into the scene, slamming his staff on the ground and causing a shockwave to blow away a good portion of the invading ZM-Hornets. Now a Jo-Adian warrior too? Just who are these guys?
Buzz turns his head and shoots with his laser at a few Hornets who were getting too close to a couple of Jo-Adians, the accuracy of his aim as deadly as his wrist laser. Booster swings his staff out at a few ZM-Hornets and then slams the blunt end of it on the ground, using as leverage to jump and propel himself backwards and away from a few Hornets. He sees a few of them coming from behind and he quickly turns around, triggering his wrist laser and destroying them. This is a lot of firepower, and Booster is happy to know that it belongs to him and able to use it to protect those he holds dear.
Buzz steps back as the numbers are too overwhelming for his wrist laser. But without missing a beat he opens the badge cartridge on his right arm and takes out a badge. “Lightyear Badge! Formation!!” He holds up the badge and slams it down on the badge indentation above his wrist laser lens. “Gatlin Gun!”
His trusty Gatlin Gun formates in his grasp, takes aim and lets it rip, shooting a devastating amount of plasma shots at high speed and riddling the attacking enemies, completely destroying them.
Seeing that they’re being overpowered the ZM-Hornets begin to move away, retreating seeing that they can’t win. But Booster isn’t gonna have any of that. To make a point he twirls his staff and slams it down on the ground, sending a tremendous shockwave toward the fleeing ZM-Hornets and blowing them up, those that survived were blown away and disappear into the distance. “And don’t come back!!” Booster threatens the Hornets.
Buzz sighs in relief as he dismisses the Gatlin Gun before turning to Buster and the other Jo-Adians. “Is everyone alright?”
Buster looks around at his other comrades and friends; no one seems to be hurt. “Uh, yeah.” He responds with a nod. “T-Thanks…Uhhhh…”
“Buzz Lightyear.”
“Right, Buzz Lightyear! Thanks for helping us.”
Buzz smiles and nods at Booster as his Jo-Adian partner makes his way toward them. He puts his staff away and sighs. “Well the bad guys got away, and unfortunately there’s more damage to the ground.”
“That’s too bad,” Buzz frowns. “I’m sorry about the bunzels, really…”
“Nah, it’s okay. Looks like we’re just going to have to work harder to meet the demand this season, that’s all.”
As Buzz and Booster spoke between each other Buster couldn’t help but stare at the Jo-Adian Lightyear. He couldn’t put his finger on it but this warrior seemed familiar, as if he knows who this guy is. “Do I know you?” He interrupts them as he points to Booster. “You look kind of familiar.”
Buzz and Booster tense up as they look at each other. “Uhhhh…” The Jo-Adian scratches the back of his head as he tries to come up with an excuse or an explanation to get out of this. But then Buzz jumps in with the safe. “Ahh no no, I mean I seriously doubt you’ve seen him before. But he does get that a lot. But no, he’s Booster Lightyear, my partner!”
“Booster Lightyear…” Upon hearing the word ‘Lightyear’ it happened. Like what Nebula-C explained to Buzz Lightyear energy flows from every living being’s mere thoughts, capable of doing anything toward anything that has Lightyear energy flowing. This Lightyear energy in particular manipulates the victim’s mind and thoughts, instantly separating Booster Lightyear and Booster Munchapper as two completely different entities. The same goes for Buzz Lightyear and Buzz Stellar. “Hm, I guess I was wrong…” Buster finally confirms.
“Stellar,” Nebula-C calls to Buzz.
“We better leave and transform back to normal. With this amount of Lightyear energy in one spot we’ll attract those ZM-Hornets back.”Buzz nods upon hearing that and turns to Buster. “Um, gotta go!” And with that Nebula-C manipulates the Lightyear energy in Buzz and Booster’s bodies and they both disappear in a flash.
Buster stands there staring. How did they disappear like that?
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Later in the same day, the farmers of Planet Jo-Ad continued in repairing the damaged Bunzel harvest range. The damage it received last night was bad enough, but that last ZM-Hornet made it even worse. This has been a horrible harvest year for them with all these mole-like creatures making a mess.
Just then they could hear sirens. Looking up they spotted space cruises from the Galaxy Police Force. It was a sight of relief for them, maybe now they could find some peace with them around. However Buzz Stellar, who was watching from the stoop of Booster’s house, wasn’t exactly well with seeing them here.
“Uh-oh,” He gulped. “It’s the Galaxy Police.”
“What are they doing all the way out here?” Nebula-C inquires in a rather annoyed voice.
“It’s kind of their job, Nebula. They keep the galaxy safe from criminals and other terrorists. Their headquarters might be in Capital Planet but they still travel from planet to planet keeping tabs and making sure they’re safe.”
Nebula-C scoffed a laugh.
“As if they’ll actually do anything to the Emperor’s Hornets.”As the cruisers made a landing the doors opened, and out of one came out Ty Parsec, one of the Galaxy Police Force’s best. As his eyes scanned the damage he couldn’t help but curse, these things are here too? Just what they are fighting against?
He closed the door to his cruiser behind him and walked toward the Jo-Adians, showing off his badge. “Ty Parsec, officer of the Galaxy Police Force. Now, what has happened here?”
Buzz gulped as he saw Ty Parsec entering the scene. Not good. If he sees him then he’s busted. He’ll get him into 20 Questions on why he’s on Jo-Ad and how he got there. He couldn’t tell him he’s Buzz Lightyear, it could totally make things worse and who knows what he’ll do.
“Hey Buzz!” Booster called to him as he walked out from inside his house. “How about we go lend a hand to th-” But before he could finish Stellar jumped at him and clamped his mouth shut, hushing him from having his voice up like that.
“Ssshhh! Booster…!” Without letting the Jo-Ad speak he motioned his head to the harvest grounds. “The Galaxy Police Force is here…”
Booster looked at them and gave a look at Buzz and shrugged, not quite getting what he’s trying to tell him. “Booster…” Buzz continued in a low tone. “They know me on Capital Planet. If they see me here it could get bad. They’ll question me how I even got here and take me back home.”
Catching up to speed with the situation Booster nodded in understanding. Buzz slowly retracted his hands from Booster’s face and allowed him to speak. “What are you gonna do, Buzz?” Booster softly asked.
“Isn’t it obvious?” Nebula-C casually said in a rather loud tone, alarming Buzz and Booster and wrapping their hands around Buzz’s StarCom to shut the Lightyear being up, trying to keep him quiet from the others to hear him.
“Quiet, Nebula.” Booster demanded in a quiet tone.
“If they hear you and find you…”
From inside Buster poked his head out from the doorway, seeing Buzz and Booster struggling with that strange device again. He couldn’t help but frown, ever since he got here Booster was doing nothing but spending time around that human kid. He couldn’t help but feel jealous and left out; he always spent time with his best friend and having fun together. But now with that kid around he’s hardly seeing him, let alone spend time with him. Ever since those two warriors came and left a couple of hours ago Booster has disappeared from his sight along with that kid. “Hey um, Booster?”
Alarmed at hearing Buster, Booster and Buzz quickly turn around and face Buster with nervous grins, both of them hiding their StarComs behind their backs. “Oh uh, hi Buster, heheh, when did you get here?” Booster asked with a nervous grin.
Buster scratched the back of his head. “Um, just now? Anyway, I just wanted to ask you if…” He paused as he witnessed the Galaxy Police Force at the harvest grounds. “Huh, I didn’t know the police were here already.”
Buzz and Booster turned and Buzz felt his heart skip a beat. Apparently the police were heading this way. No no no no no! Just where he didn’t want them to come!
“Anyway, Booster,” Buster continued with an eager tone in his voice. Booster looked back at Buster while Buzz was still nervously staring at the incoming police force. “Since we’re not exactly working on the harvest while the police force is here, I was thinking of maybe spending the rest of the day together. You know, just like old times!”
Booster beams. Now this is what he looks forward to when Buster comes over. Adventure! He was about to answer when he saw Buzz Stellar acting a bit cautious and nervous. But before he could say anything to the boy Buzz panics and runs out and to the back of the house. “Ah, Buzz!”
“So this is the site where the creatures usually attack?” Ty asks as he and his force reach the front of the house.
“Yeah, you’re right.” The Jo-Adian that’s leading them around, Booster’s father, nods. “Those little critters are always causing trouble for us. I’m just thankful they haven’t ruined the house yet.”
“I see.” Ty scans the area around the front of the house. There’s notable damage on the soil. Holes, ruined plants, you name it. It’s too damaging to be of any natural causes, there’s something odd going on here alright. He just finds it odd it could be the same kind of creatures that attacked Capital Planet. He takes out a device and scans the area with it. This device allows Ty parsec to look at an x-ray scan of the soil under them. He hums to himself as he sees tunnels littering the ground under them. “Must’ve been some plague. The ground is full of tunnels…”
“I tell ya, they used to come by the hundreds.” Booster’s father continued with Parsec. “I really don’t know what we’re gonna have to do to get rid of them little critters.”
Booster was worried with how Buzz ran off like that to the back of the house. While his father was dealing with the Galaxy Police Force he went to the back of the house without any word to Buster. “H-Hey!” Buster called out to Booster as he was leaving. “Where are you going?”
Booster stopped and looked over to Buster. “Sorry, but I have to check up on Buzz!”
“But what about-”
“Uhh, rain check!”
Buster was left shocked with his mouth opened. Rain check? Booster never allowed himself to miss this chance they always have together when he comes to visit. Never. Buster is starting to take it personally. He looks down at the ground and fiddled with his fingers, just who is this Buzz Stellar? Ever since he got here and seen Buzz hang out with Booster he’s been acting strange and different. Just what’s going on around here?
“Man, Stellar, grow some spine.” Nebula-C commented as he witnessed Stellar breathing heavily as he hides behind the house, catching his breath after running back here.
“Why are you even hiding from that guy?”“Do you have any idea how much trouble I’ll get into if he sees me?” Buzz replied to Nebula. “I’m from Capital Planet. If he sees me here he’ll throw questions at me at how I got here. Plus he would suspect something if he sees me here after all these Hornet attacks. I mean, he saw me right after those Hornets attacked the train station a few days ago.”
“And you’re worried he might find out you’re Buzz Lightyear, right?”“Actually I’m more concerned that he’ll find grounds to accuse me of these Hornet attacks.”
“Oh please, like how the hell are they going to trace all of this to you?”“Hey, stranger things have happened…” Just then he began to hear footsteps approaching him. Could it be that the police saw him? Buzz froze as the footsteps began getting louder and louder until the person was practically standing behind him. He made a sudden turn and then sighed in relief. “Oh, Booster…It’s only you…”
“Are you okay?” Booster asked in a worried tone. “You kind of got me worried with how fast you ran from the police back there.”
“The kid’s being a coward about having the police seeing him on a planet he’s not supposed to be.”Buzz glared down at the StarCom. “Nebula…!”
“What?! It’s not my fault you’re afraid of a little Q&A with the police there!”As they discussed this Buster was wandering around the outskirts of Booster’s house, solemnly kicking some pebbles and dirt from the ground. He was feeling down, very down. Booster never missed out on doing their special bunzel harvest together on a little patch close around here. Surprisingly the little monsters didn’t touch these and are still intact; growing healthy and juicy as the years go by. He sets his eyes on the little harvest crop and sighs, wondering what has happened here recently for Booster to change lately. While unknown to him above him a purple mist floats around, moving as if something’s attracting it.
“This bites…” He sighs as he kicks up a bit of dirt. “Has everything changed this much since last time I’ve been here? I mean, I know it’s been almost ten months since I last been here, but things feel different…”
As he continued talking to himself the mist above him began swirling, as if it’s found its target. “But Booster…Man, he’s gotten bigger since I last saw him…And maybe he’s matured a bit…He didn’t seem interested in a lot of what we usually do when we’re together…”
How little does he know. With meeting Buzz Stellar, Nebula-C, learning about the Emperor and its Hornets, and attaining his own StarCom, there’s a lot on Booster’s mind. If anything he’s been distracted and worried by all of this, he’s barely been able to focus on Buster’s visit. There’s nothing wrong with Buster or his friendship with him, but Buster believes so.
But as Buster keeps doubting himself and his friendship with Booster the purple mist began to get closer and closer, apparently being attracted by Buster’s doubts and fears. “Maybe he’s move on to different and better things…Like maybe that Buzz Stellar kid…” Buster looked at the friendship bracelet around his right wrist, closed his eyes and shook his head, his doubt growing. “I…I guess I…”
The mist was dangerously close, and Buster could feel an overwhelming feeling behind him. He slowly opened his eyes and turned around only to gasp at the mysterious purple mist towering over him. Before he could do anything the mist changed its mass to a lightning-like substance and zapped into him, surrounding his body and engulfing him in a purple light.
“Aaaaaaaahhh!!!”
His agonizing scream was heard nearly everywhere, even Buzz and Booster caught the scream from behind the house.
“Wha-What the heck was that?!” Ty inquired as he in reflex took out his laser gun.
“Sir!” One of his troops called as he pointed toward west. “Over there!”
Ty and the rest of his troops looked on and gasped. They could see something purple in the distance, glowing bright and giving everyone a dreaded sensation. The agonizing scream slowly began to stop as the voice began to deepen and grow cold and dark, the purple figure changing shape a bit as it grew taller, wider and demonic, like a total body change.
Soon enough the glow died down and what was left behind was a monster of sorts. It resembled a Jo-Adian, but its skin was slightly purple but still mostly brown. It was taller than a normal Jo-Adian and it had bulging muscle mass, its hands and feet bigger. It was barefooted with long claws, its body covered by some kind of red and orange armor-like suit. Its head and face looked plenty like a Jo-Adian, but it had protruding teeth and fangs and its horns were longer and sharper. And behind it was a long and powerful tail with two spikes at the end. It’s a Jo-Adian monster!
“Wha-What is that thing?!” Ty quickly aims his gun at the monster.
Buzz and Booster ran out from behind the house and gasped upon seeing the monster; purple, mean, strong, and a Z on its chest to boot. No doubt about it, it’s a creation from the Emperor. “A Z-Wave?!” Buzz cried.
“Fire!” Ty commanded to open fire on the monster as it looked at them. Laser shots barraged toward the monster and struck it head-on, riddling the monster’s body. The monster took a step forward, not harmed or even phased by the lasers. This surprised Ty, these guns are much more potent than the one he had at the train station, how could it not have any effects? “W-What the?!”
The monster roared loudly before charging at the police force, bringing its fists back and slamming it down on the ground, creating a shockwave that sent anybody in its way flying. Members of the force cried as they flew and landed hard on the ground, some of them hurt from the fall others hurt by the shockwave itself.
Ty managed to get out of the way in time and glared at the monster. “Dammit, just where are these things coming from?!”
Buzz and Booster stared in horror while Booster’s father was sort of knocked down as well from the monster’s shockwave. Buzz couldn’t stand watching anymore, this is a creation from the Emperor and it was his duty to stop it.
“Let’s go, Stellar!” Nebula-C cried as he could feel what Stellar had in mind.
Buzz nods and runs behind the house again to find a secluded area to go Lightyear. Booster stayed glued to his spot watching the monster as it roared again before wreaking more havoc to whoever gets in its way.
“You too, Munchapper!” Nebula-C scolded through Booster’s StarCom.
Booster flinched from the scolding and nodded. “R-Right.” He turned tail and ran after Stellar to go Lightyear as well.
“Lightyear Change! Buzz Stellar! To infinity and beyond!” Stellar throws his arm with the StarCom forward before bending it upward with his other hand closed into a fist over the StarCom. He then lowers his arm with the StarCom a bit before throwing it up, holding up high into the air, his focus on the Lightyear energy in him.
Booster throws his arm with the Starcom forward as he closes his eyes, closes his fist and pulls his arm back. “Lightyear Change! Booster! To infinity and beyond!” He moves his other arm and places his hand over the StarCom as if charging energy and then he throws his arm with the StarCom up into the air with his other arm bent back at his side, focusing on the Lightyear energy in him.
Green Lightyear energy flows out from his StarCom and engulfs the boy, overflowing his body with Lightyear energy. Buzz dons his white armor with green lines on the chestplate, gloves, wrists and boots. He opens his eyes and jumps with a spin, breaking out of the green flare and lands firmly on his feet on the ground.
Then Booster is surrounded by powerful Lightyear energy as it flows from his StarCom. He dons white armor with green lines on the chestplate, gloves, wrists and boots as he also dons thick shoulder pads and knee pads. He throws his arm to the side and a green staff materializes in his hand. He opens his eyes, twirls the staff in front of him and swings it to the side, breaking out of the green flare.
The transformed monster growled ferociously as it slowly stomped its way toward his next victim: Booster’s father. The downed Jo-Adian was horrified upon seeing this monster so up close, its glowing red eyes glaring down at him and some drool dripping from its mouth, as if it’s dreaming of sinking his teeth into him to tear him apart.
The monster roared as it brought up a fist and then slammed it down to crush the Jo-Adian, but just in time somebody jumped in the way and caught its fist, saving the helpless Jo-Adian from being crushed. It snarled and growled as it glared at the one who stopped it from destroying this feeble creature.
“Nnngh!” Buzz Lightyear gritted his teeth as he held the massive fist above his head, his feet buried one feet into the ground. It was a powerful slam from the monster’s massive fist, but he managed.
“Wha?” Ty’s eyes widen as he sees Buzz Lightyear. How is he on this planet as well? “L-Lightyear?!”
Buzz grunts again as he holds the fist up. “Y-You…Alright?” He asked Booster’s father.
Booster’s dad was a little shaken up, but he slowly nods with a tremble. “T-Thank you…”
Buzz nods and with a grunt he pushes the monster’s fist off of him, throwing it back a bit and messing its balance. Quickly he takes out a Lightyear Badge and holds it up. “Lightyear Badge! Formation!! Gatlin Gun!” The Gatlin Gun formates in his arm and he quickly takes aim and pulls the trigger, instantly the gun’s front starts rotating and its bullets fly and collide against the monster’s body, riddling it with plasma shots as they explode on contact and blow up smoke. He wasn’t letting go of the trigger, he kept it held down until the gun’s bullets ran out.
And when it did the waiting was tense. The monster was engulfed completely in the smoke, and it was anybody’s guess what became of it. Is it dead? Did he damage it? How bad is it hurt?
Buzz gasped as the smoke cleared, the Z-Monster was still standing, not even a scratch. “N-No way!” Buzz exclaimed as he slowly lowered his gun arm. “I didn’t even make a scratch!”
“Impossible…” Ty commented as he watched from a distance. Lightyear littered the monster with a powerful plasma gatlin gun. How was it that it didn’t even flinch?!
The monster pumped its arms and roared as it raised its fists and slammed it into the ground, sending another shock wave toward the young Lightyear. The shock wave looked powerful, and Buzz thought this was going to hurt pretty badly. But then another Lightyear, Booster Lightyear, finally jumps into the fray and twirls his staff in front of him as a shield and blocks the shock wave, completely disintegrating it as it makes contact with his twirling staff, making the save.
“Nice save, Booster!” Buzz complements as Booster swings his staff aside after making the defense.
Booster looks back at Buzz and smiles as he gives him a thumbs up. Meanwhile Ty was speechless as he watches. Two of them? Buzz Lightyear has a partner? And a Jo-Adian partner at that! Ty looked back at the monster and motioned to his team. “Everyone in formation! Concentrate fire on the creature!”
Meanwhile Booster gripped the staff in both his hands and held it down with one end of the staff aimed at the monster, ready for anything. Booster was never much of a fighter, much less skilled in wielding a staff as a weapon, but ever since he’s been infused with Nebula-C’s Lightyear energy, the knowledge just sort of came to him.
Booster narrowed his eyes a bit before widening them in a bit of shock. There, on the monster’s right wrist, a familiar-looking bracelet. He looks around before setting his eyes on the monster again. He couldn’t help but feel something…It couldn’t be…
“Stellar…!” Nebula-C began, only to be cut off by someone’s shouting.
“Fire!” Ty commanded to his troops and his entire squad began opening fire on the creature, pelting it with laser shots. The creature was caught off guard and snarled as it got peppered in laser shots. It covered its face as it began stepping back as its entire body was being struck by lasers, stinging and feeling the annoyance, like an army of flies latching on its body.
Buzz was astounded by the creature. “I don’t get it, where did this one come from?”
“Stellar, this is no ordinary Z-Wave.” Nebula-C informed to his human partner.
“It’s a special Z-Wave from the Emperor that can act on its own. It’s attracted by strong negative emotions and can latch on to anything and possess it, transforming it into a being of destruction.”“W-What?!”
The creature roared as it picked up a farming vehicle and launched it straight to the Galaxy Police. Seeing the heavy machinery coming at them they ran away before being crushed as the machine slammed hard on the ground and catching fire. Ty was flabbergasted at how their weaponry wasn’t having any effect. Just how are they going to deal with something like this?!
As the creature roared out, Buzz couldn’t help but think at who this monster could possibly be. “But if Z-Waves can possess, then who is this one…?”
Booster was staring at the monster all this time, his eyes set on that bracelet. It looks familiar to him, but where did he see it before? He thought back as far as he could and then it came to him. It’s the friendship bracelet he made with a special friend; it was a sign of their strong friendship…
“Buster!!” Booster shouted. “It-It’s Buster…!”
Buzz was shocked to hear that. “What? Buster?”
“Of course.” Nebula-C cooed.
“It’s always the good guy’s friend. How clichéd…”The monster growled as it glared at the people who have been giving them trouble, the meddling Galaxy Police and their annoying weapons. Ty parsec slowly got up to his feet and aimed his gun at the creature, but he knows it won’t do any good; it’ll just make him angrier.
“Buster!!!” The monster stopped in its tracks and turned its head over to its left. His eyes met one of the few people who dare to stand in its way: Booster Lightyear.
“Buster!” Booster called out again. “Please, snap out of it! Don’t you recognize me?!” The creature snarled and stepped forward, but Booster held his ground. “It’s me, Booster! Your best friend, your best bud! We’ve known each other since we were kids! Please, you gotta remember!”
The monster stopped as it stands in front of Booster, its eyes dead set on the Jo-Adian Lightyear. For a good tense moment they both stared at each other, the monster with deadly-looking eyes and Booster with pleading eyes. It was hurting him to see his best friend changed into some kind of monster, he just wants to see his best friend back to normal.
The monster stopped its growling and for a moment Booster thought he got through to him. But then the monster snarled, brought back a fist and punched Booster across the face and off his feet, colliding hard against the ground and bouncing once before coming to a stop after skidding a bit across the ground.
“Ah, Booster!!” Buzz cried in horror upon seeing his friend slugged.
The monster snarled, feeling good about giving that wimp a good punch and roared loudly as it reared back and held its arms up. Its eyes began to glow red again and snarled as it exposed its teeth, it was about to go on a rampage.
“I could’ve told him that trying to talk him out of it wasn’t going to work.” Nebula-C commented, sound sort of amused at seeing Booster try.
“This kind of Z-Wave affects its victim directly from the brain waves and configures the victim’s instincts and memory. It basically wipes everything out and leaves him as a mindless monster.”“And you stay quiet and watch as Booster got slugged?!” Buzz was getting angry at Nebula-C for not giving this kind of information sooner, but his anger was short-lived as he saw the monster making its way toward him. With a gulp Buzz took a step back and aimed with his laser arm and shot a few shots, but these lasers just bounce off of the monster, he’ll be lucky if it even stops him.
“Don’t hold back, Stellar. This is no longer Buster. Go at him with full force! With any luck we could be able to save him!”Buzz didn’t want to, but he had no choice. “I got it.” He takes out a Lightyear Badge and holds it up. “Lightyear Badge! Formation!!” He then slams the badge down into the indentation. “Plasma Magnum!” The Plasma Magnum formates in his hand and takes quick aim at the monster in front of him and aims carefully. He moves and aims right at the monster’s forehead, if anything a clear shot there would take anything down.
“Nnnngh…” Booster was slowly coming to as he came up to his hands and knees. He clutched his head as he had a throbbing headache, what a powerful punch. He slowly lifted his head and gasped as he saw Buzz with the Plasma Magnum aiming right at his friend’s head. “Buzz!” He shouted as he reached out to him. “Don’t shoot! Please! That’s still Buster!”
“Egh…!” Hearing Booster’s plead just made it worse. As he kept the magnum aimed at the possessed Buster’s head he couldn’t bring himself to squeeze the trigger. What if he kills Buster with this shot as well?
“What are you waiting for, Stellar?!” Nebula scolded.
“He’s not Buster anymore. Attack!”Buzz started to shake. He had to stop this monster, that’s a given. But this is Booster’s best friend he’s aiming at. “…” Buzz gritted his teeth as he slowly lowered the gun. “I…I can’t…”
“Stellar…!!”But he hesitated too much. The monster was already close to him and slammed both its fists against Buzz’s body, sending him flying back with a scream from the painful punch. He slammed hard on the ground and slowly sat up while clutching his chest, squinting his eyes as he’s in pain. He slowly opened his eyes and gasped as the monster slammed both its fists into the ground and sent another shockwave directly at him. He got up and jumped out of the way, but the shockwave exploded near him and the force of the explosion sent him flying, landing hard on the ground and rolling.
“Aaagh…” Buzz grunted as he lies on the ground hurt.
“Stellar! Stellar!” Nebula-C cried as he tried to get Buzz back on focus.
“Get up, Stellar!”Booster gasped at seeing the brutality. How could Buster…? He gritted his teeth and slammed his fist on the ground, how could this has happened? He felt so useless, like if he’s letting his friend down. He looked to his right and saw a little harvest of bunzels. This harvest…He and Buster cultivated this cluster of bunzels every year Buster comes over. It’s been like a special little project between friends. They always work on these every time they meet without fail. He gasped as his eyes caught sight of a fully grown bunzel. It must’ve ripped recently, it was very healthy and the color was great.
“Nnngh…” Buzz slowly got up to his hands and knees and noticed he was under a big shadow. He looked up and gasped as the monster was towering over him. The monster snarled and grabbed Buzz in his massive hand and held him up in the air off his feet, squeezing him in his grip to crush him to bits.
“Aaaaaaaagh!!!”
“Stellar! Come on, you have to break free!”“Buster, no!!!”
The monster turned around and faces Booster. The Jo-Adian Lightyear managed to get back to his feet and now stands in front of the monster with pleading eyes, in his hand the ripped bunzel he found at the harvest. “Buster!”He cried again. “Don’t do this! This is not like you!”
Buzz grunted as he was still being squeezed in the monster’s grip. He has one eye open as he witnesses what’s going on. “Nnngh…Booster…”
“Please, let him go!” Booster continued. “What’s gotten into you? This is not like you at all! You’re a very friendly and gentle person. You would never hurt a friend or even this planet. Would you really destroy this?” Booster held out the bunzel he found at the possessed Buster. The monster set its eyes on the bunzel and it froze, as if something’s happening.
“You love harvesting bunzels.” Booster continued in a gentle voice. “Every time you come over we harvest these together on our own little patch. We trade secrets and patterns on how to grow the best bunzels we could. We always have fun with them. Don’t you remember?”
The possessed monster kept its gaze on the bunzel, as if reminiscing about the past. Was it actually being reminded about the past? Perhaps the Z-Wave possessing Buster isn’t potent enough to break his bond with Booster.
“You gotta remember…” Booster pleaded.
The monster’s glare suddenly began to grow soft; its tensed muscles began to relax as the aggression began to subside. It slowly lowered its arms and the grasp it had on Buzz was being released. “B-Booster…” Buzz stammered as he got released to the ground. Booster…He…He did it.
Booster kept his eyes on his possessed friend as it looked at the bunzel with great attention. The monster slowly lifted its hand and grabbed the bunzel to bring it close to its face. “B…Bunzel…” The monster spoke, the voice very deep, nothing like the actual Buster’s voice.
“He-He spoke!” Buzz commented.
“I don’t believe it…” Nebula was shocked. He actually helped him out of the Z-Wave possession?
“Buster…!” Booster was starting to smile. “It is you…!”
The possessed Buster managed to shed a little smile before it reacted in pain. It dropped the bunzel and clutched its head, snarling as it shook its head as its whole body shook. Booster took a step back in horror. “B-Buster!”
The monster continued to snarl as it began to glow in a black aura. “Get out…!” The monster spoke, Buster was fighting against the Z-Wave possession! “Get out of me…Let me go…!”
“Stellar, now!” Nebula-C shouted all of a sudden.
“W-What?” Buzz stammered as he looked down at his suit.
“He’s at his most vulnerable! Strike him now and hard and we can shed the Z-Wave out of him!”Buzz nodded. It’s his golden opportunity to save Buster. “Roger!” He takes out a badge and holds it up. “Lightyear Badge! Formation!! Plasma Launcher!” He slams the badge into the indentation and a big and powerful looking plasma launcher gun formates in his hands. He holds it up, takes aim and shoots a wide and powerful plasma shot that engulfs Buster’s entire form. The monster screamed in agony as Buster’s conscious was returning.
As the powerful plasma shot disintegrated the monster fell to his hands and knees, smoke emitting from its body. Soon enough the black aura came back and out from his body came out the purple Z-Wave that possessed him. His body glowed a bright light before dying down, revealing Buster back to his normal Jo-Adian form, free from the possession.
Ty and his troops managed to regroup and they were staring in disbelief at what they saw. “Well turn me upside down and color me blue…” Ty never saw anything like this.
Booster stared at his friend as he broke into a wide smile. “Buster!!”
Buster slowly lifted his head and looked up at Booster. He was tired; he was nearly drained from all his energy in that possession. “B-Booster…” He said in a tired manner before smiling at his best friend. “Thank you…You saved me…”
Booster was so happy to see his friend back to normal. He was nearly about to cry from the happiness. From where he was standing Buzz looked on with a smile, happy to see this end with a happy tune. The Z-Wave was driven away and they saved Booster’s lifelong friend.
“I thought I lost you…” Buster continued. “I nearly forgot everything…I thought I was really done for back there…”
“I’ll never let that happen to you, Buster.” Booster continued as he knelt down in front of Buster to his level. “You’re my best friend…”
Buster smiled, but then things took a turn for the worst. The Z-Wave came back and latched onto Buster’s body again and started the change again. Buster’s eyes widen and he screamed as the pain came back, a scream so loud that it scared Booster and threw him back on a sitting position. Everyone recoiled in alarm and shock as everything started to happen again. They thought it was over! Buzz struck the Z-Wave head-on with a Plasma Launcher! How could it…?
Booster watched in horror as the black glow disappeared and he was facing the same monster he was fighting all this time. No longer his friend but now a horrible Z Monster! How could this have happened again?!
“I don’t believe it!” Buzz cried in shock.
“This is not good. We didn’t weakened it enough…”Booster couldn’t believe it; his heart was practically broken in two to see his best friend back into his hideous thing again. “B-Buster…No…!”
The possessed Buster roared out again. It was about to move but it stopped all of a sudden. They didn’t destroy it but it was pretty weakened, it was cornered. Ty was this and it was his chance to finally nail this monster down. “Alright, troops!” He ordered as he held up his gun. “Surround the enemy and take it down! Don’t let it escape!”
In a quick motion Ty’s squad surrounded the monster and had their guns trained at it. The monster sensed this hostility and snarled at them, it was surrounded. But it wasn’t going to go quietly, it roared loudly as it held its arms up and blew up wind all around it, causing everyone to cover their faces and eyes from such strong gusts. It snarled as it began to glow black and in an instant it blew up in a purple flare and shot up into the sky, converting its body into Lightyear waves and taking up to the skies and into space, making its escape and leaving everyone in the dust.
“Egh!” Buzz covered his face from the gust and then looked up as the possessed Buster made its escape. “It got away!”
Booster slowly got up and looked up in horror. “Busteeeer!!!”
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It was sunset. The Galaxy Police left from the planet a few minutes ago after some intensive investigation. Once again Ty Parsec failed to corner Buzz Lightyear and his new partner for questioning; they just disappeared in the blink of an eye. Those Lightyears, Ty Parsec thought, I’ll get you one day and when I do you people have some explaining to do.
Buzz Stellar already talked with Booster’s family that he was leaving that day, but he needed to talk to Booster. Now that he’s a Lightyear with a StarCom the frequency of his Lightyear energy is going to attract more Hornets and Z-Waves, endangering the planet even more than now. At least if he leaves the Hornets and Z-Waves would follow and the planet would be at peace.
But it kind of was the wrong time to talk about it. Booster was still sad and depressed that his best friend was taken away from him like that. Despite the situation Buzz told him stern and straight, whether he wanted to listen or not. “You need to come with us.”
“And why should I?” Booster asked in a bit of rage. He just lost his best friend after all. “Ever since you came here these…These Z-Waves came and because of that they took away my best friend! And all because of…Because of…This!” He held up his arm with the StarCom and tried in rage to take it off of him, but it was of no use.
“Booster…” Buzz frowned as he kept trying. “I know how sad you must be, but you have to come with us. If you stay here you’ll put your family and the whole planet in danger.”
Nebula-C butted in.
“Besides, there’s still a chance we might be able to save your friend. Either way you have to come with us, no questions asked.”Booster sighed and turned his head to the window. “I don’t know…I never left this planet before and the thought of just leaving to fight like this…I don’t like it…”
“But-”
“But nothing. I’m not going. I’m just a farm boy. I can’t fight…”
Buzz Stellar sighed in defeat. “Alright…If you’re not leaving then I am…I mean, I have to…” He turned and began to walk to the door before stopping and looking back at Booster. “Goodbye Booster. And good luck. If you’re not coming then at least put the StarCom to good use and go Lightyear to defend the planet.” And with that he walked out, leaving once and for all to continue his journey.
Booster watched him go and sighed heavily as he sat down on his bed, burying his face in his hands. He felt like crying, he lost his best friend and now a good friend is leaving him. This has got to be the worst day of his life. If only Buster was here…
Buster…Booster would do anything to save him. He’s his lifelong friend, his
best friend. He’d do anything…
Booster lifted his head and looked out the door. If he’d do anything to save Buster, then why is he here sitting around and not doing anything? He has the way to go out there, find Buster and help him go back to normal. Then why not is he going out there to help his best friend? Booster turned his head and looked down at a backpack of his that has always been sitting in the corner of his room…
“Talk about a big crybaby.”“Nebula…!” He glared at his StarCom as he holstered his backpack and was walking outside to a good place to go Lightyear and leave. “Have some sympathy. I mean he just lost his best friend.”
“So? I lost a whole squad of friends and you don’t hear me bawing my eyes out.”Stellar shook his head and continued. Sometimes he couldn’t believe Nebula, how uncompassionate can he be? Buzz feels horrible, he feels responsible for all this mess; that giant Hornet, the destroyed bunzels, and now Booster’s best friend. He sighs heavily as he continues, he’s gotta find a way to make this better. He HAS to defeat the Emperor, for all of these people…
“Buuuuuuuzz!!!”
Buzz Stellar stopped in his tracks and looks behind him to see Booster running to catch up to him. “B-Booster.”
Booster caught up to him and stops to catch his breath before speaking. “I…Hahh…I’m going with you…”
Buzz blinked. “You’re coming?”
Booster nods. “Yeah. Buster is out there all alone and in control of the Emperor, right? Well, he’s my best friend and I want to help him.”
Buzz smiles, so he decided to come. “Alright, then.” He responds with a nod. “Welcome to the Lightyear Force, Booster Lightyear.”
Booster smiles and grins. “Thanks. I’ll do my best!”
“Well then, what are we standing around here for?” Nebula-C speaks out from the StarCom.
“We have many places to go and a lot of Hornet butts to kick! So let’s get to it!”Buzz and Booster laugh and nod together. They then turn and run toward their next destination: To Lightyear Change and go, to infinity and beyond!
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Buzz: Lightyear Force“On our journey through space we come across this abandoned space station. Looks like it was abandoned recently, a lot of the machinery here still work.”
“Hey Buzz, about this strange box I found at one of the lower levels…”
“You didn’t break anything did you?”
“N-No. But it opened the second time I looked.”
“It opened? By itself?”
“Hey, look at this neat little robot, Buzz!”
“Eh? Nebula, you don’t look so good.”
“Egh…I feel like my Lightyear energy is being drained by this little robot…”“Um, Buzz? I feel like something’s stalking us.”
“Don’t miss the next episode of
Buzz: Lightyear Force! We’re going to meet two familiar faces!”
“Now, Lightyear Change and go! To infinity and beyond!”