Jerren and Ami on Jurai Part 12

Part 12: The Space Pirate Ryoko

"What was that you vulgar, disgusting criminal!" Ayeka said, crushing the pen in her hand. The people were silent as this new drama unfolded.
"Who is that?" Jerren gazed at Ryoko who was still floating in mid-air, "She looks like trouble!"
"That’s the space pirate Ryoko,” replied Kiyone, “She’s one of the most wanted criminals in the galaxy. She is known for the destruction of hundreds of worlds and for once attacking the planet Jurai with her ship Ryo Ohki, almost destroying it. She disappeared soon after a bloody battle with Jurai’s royal prince Yosho a couple hundred years ago, but resurfaced recently to continue her crime spree. It is rumoured that she runs her own gang of pirates which used to be from the Daluma Guild and has a bounty of 300 million on her head.”
"Wow!” Jerren was surprised, “That woman sounds crazy!"
"Tell me Ryoko, what business do you have here that is so important that you would ruin a treaty signing?" Ayeka barely contained her ire.
"Simple princess, it's you….” replied Ryoko, “You’re taking a ride in my ship as my...guest.”
"You are joking? Take me, the Princess of Jurai, prisoner? Utter nonsense!”

"Space Pirate Ryoko, by the authority of the GP and the Union, you are under arrest!” Mikami, headmaster of the GP Academy, said materialising in front of Ryoko, surrounding her with a group of GP officers.
"Ha! You and what army lady?” sneered Ryoko, “A handful of cops won’t stop me!”
"ME and this army Ryoko!” replied Mikami. Suddenly armoured GP soldiers uncloaked themselves all around the hall. The officers had guns locked straight on her as she floated in mid-air.
"There were tactical officers present all this time?” Jerren remarked in disbelief.
"Yes, they used cloaking devices to camouflage themselves into the background.” Kiyone said softly.
"Now that’s something you don't see every day….except maybe in movies."
"You see Ryoko, we have known about your arrival here, and your plans to sabotage this signing from the start, and this time we came prepared for you! Surrender...escape is futile!"
Ryoko just grinned at Mikami and chuckled.
"Go ahead and try!”
"Ready...AIM.....FIRE!” Mikami repeatedly shot at Ryoko, the rest of the tactical officers quickly following suit. Lasers blanketed the area where Ryoko hovered, completely obscuring the space pirate from view. Mikami gave the signal to stop firing and as the smoked cleared, Ryoko’s laugh rang throughout the hall. The pirate was completely untouched; a force field glimmered in the dissipating smoke.
Enough firepower to level a building had been used on the space pirate. Ryoko laughed as she looked at the stunned cops.
"Now it's my turn!”
Ryoko then expanded her force field and sent the GP officers and soldiers flying into the walls with sickening thuds. Ryoko laughed again and taunted them.
"Fools!” she confidently stated, "You’re no match for me. I’m Ryoko, the most feared pirate in this sector of the galaxy! You have nothing on me!”
Ryoko generated a yellow energy blast from her hand and aimed for the audience in the front row firing the deadly pulse at them. The people ran out of their seats in time to dodge the blast and the front row was reduced to smouldering waste. Ryoko started blasting indiscriminately into the stands; the people started to panic and run for their lives.
"Hahahahaha...!” Ryoko laughed manically firing random bursts into the audience, “This is so much fun! Hahahahaahhaha...!"
"This is getting out of hand!” Jerren covered his face from the flying debris in the midst of the chaos, “We need to stop her before she reduces this place to rubble!"
"Don't worry….” Mihoshi said, looking up at Ryoko, “I’ll stop her! It’s time to gear up!"
Mihoshi activated her battle suit which was a mixture of orange and black form fitting body armour, and started to shoot rapid fire energy blasts at Ryoko from her gloves. Ryoko teleported behind Mihoshi and shot a blast at her, but Mihoshi dodged it as the ground she had been standing on became a crater.
"Stupid cop...!” Ryoko laughed at Mihoshi.
"Mihoshi,” Kiyone said turning her attention to her, “Do you have the thermal laser cannon with you?"
“It's in my control cube!” Mihoshi pulled out the pink cube and activated it. A huge laser gun appeared and Mihoshi ran to her partner handing the weapon to Kiyone.
"Alright space pirate….” Kiyone said as she got an accurate lock on Ryoko, “Time to taste thermal blaster!" The weapon powered up and Kiyone fired, but Ryoko deflected the blast with ease, knocking its trajectory towards the ceiling leaving a perfect circle of destruction in its wake.
"No….way! That’s not possible!” Kiyone stammered, shocked, “I powered it at maximum and she deflected like it was a rubber ball!"
"I guess it's my turn then….?” Jerren said reaching for the light hawk sword.
In a sudden shift in the one-sided battle, Ryoko suddenly found herself trapped in a force field generated by Azaka and Kamadakie.
"L...Let me go! LET ME OUT!” She said as she struggled to get out of the force field.
Ayeka laughed at Ryoko, “Who is laughing now, space pirate trash!”
"Let me go you spoiled little brat!” Ryoko said in rage, hitting the walls of the field with enough force to pulverise stone but to no avail. Azaka and Kamadakie shocked her with volts of electricity and she screamed in agonizing pain.
"Oh my, did that hurt?” Ayeka grinned, “Well too bad, justice is finally being served!”
The remaining people in the audience stopped running and instead started to cheer at Ryokos’ suffering. The media crew, who had recorded all the earlier action, filmed her misery as well.
"Whoa!” Jerren said wincing at every scream, “I actually feel sorry for her.”
"Pl...Please….please stop! You can stop now….P….Princess!” she stuttered when she couldn't take any more.
"Stop? Are you still joking Ryoko?” Ayeka sneered, enjoying herself, “This is the most fun I have had all day!"
"Please stop, Miss Ayeka!” Jerren said pleading with her, “I know she’s a criminal but she can’t take much more of this, don’t you think she’s learned her lesson!'
"Silence, slave!” she snapped, “You do not get to tell me what to do. Five more minutes and then the GP may have what is left. But for now...Azaka, Kamadakie turn up the....?”

Just then a giant silver plated ship appeared, hovering over the hole in the ceiling, casting its immense shadow over the hall. Without warning blasts shot down Azaka and Kamadakie, leaving them severely damaged. A glowing green force field formed around a startled Ayeka.
Ryoko was freed from her confinement and clutching her sides in pain, floated towards the ship. Princess Ayeka dragged helplessly along in her new prison screamed in frustration.


"Mission accomplished!” Ryoko sighed in relief. “Before I leave, I would like to give all of you a going away present!"
A rowdy bunch of space pirates poured from above, bursting through the hole in the ceiling Ryoko had come through and also the entrance hall door. Hollering like maniacs they began shooting up the place with their laser guns, assaulting people in the audience as well.

"This is anchor woman Sakuya and it seems not only has the Princess of Jurai been kidnapped by space pirate Ryoko, but her blood thirsty gang of pirates have now arrived on the scene to cause absolute chaos and mayhem…." One space pirate assaulted a camera man throwing him to the ground. He then threw his camera into the audience. The anchor woman’s composure broke and she ran away screaming.

The remaining people in the stands fled to the nearest exit in their rows only to be blocked by more space pirates.
One space pirate in the top row about twenty feet up held a laser machine gun and started to shoot a barrage of laser fire point blank into the massed throng. The frightened people took cover as the mad pirate shot with wild abandon. Another pirate had a flame thrower strapped to his back firing gusts of flame; people fled from the searing heat before they could be burned.
The last few conscious GP officers were being swiftly overrun by the villainous horde of pirates.

The second row, now in flames; Jerren, Kiyone and Mihoshi helplessly looked on, trying to see a way to stop the madness.

To be continued.....