Chapter 5 Facing the demons
Belamis was silently watching over the orphanage and also the facilities. She knew there were threats lurking, but had no idea of who they were and what they wanted to do.
She sat at branch of the tree overseeing the facilities, and also she could see the hill where the orphanage was. She hold the samurai sword tight, and stay vigilant all night and day.
Meanwhile, more and more data from Belamis' body was back.
Dr. Kitty compared the data, correlated them, and looked at the detailed analysis of Belamis genetic information.
"Gariusu giants ?" Dr. Kitty read the data.
Assistant Professor Dodge remarked, "what is it ?"
"Its a legendary race at Belamis' home planet. Gariusu giants were a group of Gariusu beings, but they could transform into strong muscular giants. They are a altruistic, peaceful and compassionate race, and they protected the planet's civilization for thousands of years, but they were not seen for almost 2000 years." Dr. Kitty read from the print out.
"Thanks to technology, these legendary giants left behind genetic markers, so their descendants could be identified.... because these giants possess great powers, the authorities at Gariusu decided it was too dangerous ....to use their cyborg technology directly on them...because the cyborg implant would eventually became part of the host's body, and greatly enhance the host's strength, making them literally invincible...if planted on such giants the giants would be almost immortal..." Dr. Kitty continued reading, and examining the screen, depicting how the nanobot cyborg implant would merge with flesh and blood, and also the scan image of Belamis body when they first find her.
"They designed a unit to inhibit two features. One is to suppress the merging of the nanobots, the others, is to prevent the host from unlocking the giant powers..."
It showed a unit identical to the implant in Belamis' forehead.
"Belamis was identified as one of those descendants, and so she got this implant.."
Dr. Kitty gazed at the star shape implant.
"Apparently the implant is not working..." Assistant Professor added...."The nanobots already merged with her body..."
"That explained Belamis' remarkable strength .... her body was completely merged with her own cyborg nanobot implants now." Dr. Kitty remarked.
"The implant would be able to determine if the host possess the altruistic character..." Then Dr. Kitty stopped... the data ended there.
Belamis jumped down from the tree, and walked around.
Then suddenly, she heard explosions from the downtown area.
"What is it ?" She raced towards the downtown area.
Dr. Kitty ran out, "What is it ?" She also heard the explosion at the downtown area.
"Belamis would be there..." Dr. Kitty thought, she grabbed a sensor device and went.
There were explosions, people screaming and running. Three flying monsters were spraying out laser beams, there were explosions, buildings was on fire.
Belamis watched...in horror.....then she again had flashbacks......
The flying monsters were so similar to the ones that destroyed her city, killed her mother and friends....
Belamis pulled out the sword and ran head on ......."I cannot let this happen to Earth.." She thought.
Dr. Kitty arrived, and saw Belamis, and Belamis was fighting the three bird like monsters.
The three monsters flew down and hit her again and again, sending her crashing to the ground. Dr. Kitty was hearing Belamis roaring in frustration..she saw in Belamis' eyes a look of both anger and sorrow.
"There's something wrong about Belamis...." Dr. Kitty wondered....
Suddenly the monsters turned and fired lasers and hit buildings near Dr. Kitty.
"Get out of here!!!!" Belamis came rushing and pushed away Dr. Kitty, and yelled "Run...run!!"
In Belamis' mind her nightmares of how her mother killed surfaced... her demons of the past were back, and it was these memories that haunted her.
The buildings were damaged by the blasts from the monsters, and some large boulders fall on Belamis, pinning her down.
Dr. Kitty ran and the flying monsters pursued.
Belamis watched and again the scenes of her planet under attacks by monsters were flashing back...her eyes welled up tears...she struggled to free herself, but more heavy boulders fell onto her and she could not move.
The laser beams nearly hit Dr. Kitty, and Dr. Kitty fell on the ground. The monsters turned...people were running, screaming....in Belamis eyes she thought she saw the horrid scenes of her home planet under attack, and she felt a pain ripping through her heart...but the boulders were heavy...Belamis couldn't move a bit...
Belamis eyes focused on Dr. Kitty, then a beam of the monster's laser hit somewhere near Belamis, and the place was on fire.. then another blast hit ..Dr. Kitty fell onto the ground.... at this instant she gave out the loudest cry......full of sadness, anguish and pain: Aaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dr. Kitty heard it, and felt the pain in the cry...."Belamis....."
Then suddenly Belamis' forehead glowed...Dr. Kitty watched with sheer shock...
Belamis eyes shot out bright white beams, then her body, her fingertips, her feet all beamed out strong white lights....and her body started to get bigger. As Belamis' body got bigger, her clothes ripped open, exposing her muscles. Within a few seconds, Belamis was transformed to a giantess, standing around 45 meters.
Belamis' clothes were ripped as she transformed, and so she was naked, showing her breasts, and even her body hair covering her private parts were visible, but there were no elements of lust but a purity of innocence of her nakedness.
Her hair became silvery white, and her body a shade of gray, and her muscles were clearly visible, strong and firm.
Belamis roared, then she exerted her muscles, the sound was audible, and her pectorals exerted and her breasts became turgid, and veins appeared on her arms and pectorals. The giantess was strong and full of strength.
But Belamis appeared confused as she looked at her hands and around.
Belamis was not sure what happened... suddenly everything around her was like size of toys...then she saw the flying monsters were heading towards Dr.Kitty again.
She gave out a low sound cry, "Ma ma...", and immediately rushed forward, shielded Dr. Kitty with her body; the laser blasts of the monsters hit her back.
"Arhh...." Belamis moaned in pain, and she gazed at Dr. Kitty, whilst shielding her.
Then she used her giant hands to pick up Dr. Kitty and placed her at a spot far away, safe from the blasts.....She sustained serious wounds on her, the pain was great...but she looked at Dr. Kitty, she recalled the devastation of her home planet, and then tears started to roll down from her eyes.
Dr. Kitty looked at the giantess, teary and compassionate, ..."Belamis...is that you ?" She said.
Belamis looked at Dr. Kitty, her look was gentle and compassionate, she was not sure if Dr. Kitty was her mother. She did not remember she was on Earth, her mind was confused... she felt the same love, her heart ached.... She nodded..in the giantess form, she seemed to understand Dr. Kitty. Then Belamis reached out her hands and tried to touch Dr. Kitty...
Then suddenly two of the monsters, one at each side, grabbed her arms with their claws, and pull Belamis up into the air.
Belamis could not move her arms, and her body was unprotected from attack...the third came charging and sank its sharp claws into Belamis chest...
"Arh...." Belamis groaned in pain.... the monster clutched the claws tighter, sinking the claws deep into Belamis breats and piercing her pectorals, and blood began streaming down.
Then the monster, with its claws still deeply hooked into Belamis' muscles, flew in reverse direction....pulling hard, trying to rip her pectorals off.
"No....!!!!" Dr. Kitty screamed... the monster would rip Belamis flesh off raw....
Belamis let out a growling sound, like a beast. She was in pain...and tears streamed from her eyes as those painful memories of her past surfaced....the scenes of her mother's death was echoing in her head...her body was in great pain..but it was no comparison to the pains in her soul.
The monstrous bird pulled even harder, and the wounds on her breast bleeded...the pectorals of Belamis was pulled and ripped open.
Belamis felt her pectorals would be torn off...."Mama.." She softly murmured... as she glanced at Dr. Kitty.
Dr. Kitty heard clearly that Belamis was calling her "mama.." and Belamis' muscles were being tore apart.
"She had mistaken me to be her mother..." Dr. Kitty thought, "It was Belamis heart being ripped apart as she relived her trauma of her mother's death....".
"Ma Ma..." Belamis thought, and her body shook in pain.
"Belamis..." Dr. Kitty screamed... as she watched sorrowfully as Belamis was being tortured...
Belamis heard Dr. Kitty...her body was shaking as she endured the pain ....in her teary eyes, she saw Dr. Kitty... her memories of her mother's death was her worst nightmare, she would not let it happen to Dr. Kitty.
She gazed at Dr. Kitty, and suddenly roared loudly in anger....then Belamis clutched her teeth and exerted her already torn pectorals to resist the pull by the monster.
Then Belamis exerted her abdomen, delivering a kick to the monster's belly, then pull the other two and hit them.
The monsters had to let go of Belamis and Belamis fell onto the ground, hitting the ground with a big crash.
Belamis tried to stand up, but then fell onto the ground again, her pectorals were torn apart...blood was streaming out her torn pectorals ...she pressed her left hand over her right chest, which had four deep wounds, being ripped opened by the claws, some of the flesh of her own pectorals were hanging, blood dripped onto the ground, as Dr. Kitty watched...
"She was seriously wounded on her pectorals..." Dr. Kitty thought.
The star probe stopped at the facility, and out came Kugo in his full cyborg armor.
Professor Dodge came out, "Why are you here?"
Kugo replied, "Djorgo found out something, and so I came back to Earth..." Assistant
Then they saw the explosion at the downtown area.
Kugo yelled, "That is it!!!" He hopped on probe and raced downtown.
Belamis body was bleeding, but in her heart she was aching as she fought the demons from the flash back in her memories.
The monstrous birds alternately flew and struck her with the sharp claws on her back, cutting her deeply, and Belamis groaned in pain.
Belamis could not fly, and could only return punches or kicks, but they all missed.
Kugo arrived and saw Dr. Kitty, Dr. Kitty came.
"What is happening ?" Kugo exclaimed.
Then his transmitter sounded, "Kugo....that monster...is almost the same type that destroyed Belamis' planet..." It was Djorgo.
Dr. Kitty suddenly realized, "Belamis became so full of anguish was because it reminded her of her painful past..."
Kugo watched..."That was Belamis ??"
Kugo watched the giantess fighting the monstrous birds.
She was a strong goddess like being, with strong and firm muscles, totally naked, body covered in blood and dirt, fighting the three monsters...and he saw in Belamis eyes tears...
"She's going to be killed..." Kugo wanted to go forward and help her...
Dr. Kitty stopped him.."Kugo... let Belamis do this herself...she is not fighting the monsters... but her demons of the past in her..."
They watched Belamis fought, and Belamis let out cries of sorrow, anger and sadness from her...
Then Belamis roared and leaped up high. She leaped up high enough and deliver punches to hit two of the flying monsters, injuring their wings. The two monsters fell onto the ground....
The last one, the one which injured her badly, came diving from height at great speed, aiming its claws at Belamis. Belamis growled, then she jumped, the monstrous bird slashed her back but she did a somersault kick and hit the monster, sending it to the ground.
As the monster hit the ground, Belamis raced towards it, then the monster roseits head and poke its pointed beak, which pieced into Belamis left side, opening up a deep wound, and she moaned in pain.
But Belamis used her hand chop and broke the beak. Then she pressed the monstrous bird down, and gave a loud roar. She raised her right hand, and was about to use her hands to rip the monster's throat...
Dr. Kitty yelled, "No....Belamis..don't kill it!!!"
Belamis' hand stopped at mid air, and she saw Dr. Kitty..."Mama.... ...Dr. Kitty..." She was confused. Apparently her verbal capability was impaired, and she could only give out broken words.
Belamis used her left hand to kept the monstrous bird down, and breathed heavily,and she muttered, "Ma..ma..."
She was reliving her painful moments at her home planet, where similar looking monsters took away her friends and her mother.
Kugo immediately transform to his gigantic form, and walked to Belamis.
"Belamis, it's me..." Kugo said.
Belamis turned and looked.
"Belamis...can you understand me ?"
Belamis nodded, then spoke, "Ku...go...".
Dr. Kitty walked closer, and looked at the giantess form of Belamis.
Though her eyes were white, it was clearly Belamis face, and she saw in her eyes the sorrow and pain, and her face covered both with dirt, blood and tears.
"Belamis... it's over now....we are safe...you saved us..." Dr. Kitty said.
Belamis breathed heavily, and there was a low growling sound from her...she was shaking, still struggling in the horrible memories of loosing her mother. She was crying.
"Her emotions are freely expressed...not holding back as in her human form.." Dr. Kitty thought.
"These creatures were beautiful birds before they became monsters..." Dr. Kitty said softly...."They are victims too...."
"We can restore those birds to their original form...and you will she how beautiful they were." Dr. Kitty continued.
Belamis listened, and remembered. In Gariusu there were giant birds which were gentle and beautiful, and as a kid she even rode on one of those birds and played with them. It was these birds that turned into monsters and killed her friend Medora and her mother.
Kugo watched.
Belamis eyes gradually started to give a mellow look, her face relaxed.
She returned from her memories to the here and now, and she looked at those birds, gradually let go of the one she was holding.
Then Belamis pulled the broken beak out from her side, then blood flowed out from her wound, and she gave a soft moan of pain. She pressed her hand on her wound.
She walked towards the two other injured ones, and she gently pick them up and placed the three together.
Kugo and Dr. Kitty was relieved...Belamis was calming down.
Then something happened. Belamis body began to radiate a yellow light..sending energy to the birds.
The three monstrous bird gradually transformed... and melt into three beautifully feathered birds.
"Galaxy energy???" Kugo asked...
Dr. Kitty was amazed too. "No, but similar in form." She replied. She knew only Princess Aurora could release Galaxy energy, but in pulse. Belamis was radiating the energy from her body.
As the birds transformed, the anger, pain and sorrow in Belamis' face melted away...her face was peaceful, full of compassion.
Belamis peered at Dr. Kitty and the people, and smiled.
The birds make a most beautiful sound, flew around Belamis, gently stroking Belamis body with their soft feathers, as though they wanted to comfort her and thanked her.
Belamis patted the birds gently and smiled back, and she hugged the birds.
"It's so wonderful..." Thought Kugo.
The birds then fluttered their wings and flew away.
Belamis watched the birds flew away.
Then she thought saw her mother like an angel, flying alongside with the birds. Belamis thought that her mother was talking to her, "My daughter, grief and mourn for me this last time, and live a happy life. I live in you forever, whenever you show compassion and kindness."
Belamis eyes streaming with tears, and she fell onto her knees, "Ma ma..."...
She looked at Dr. Kitty, and in her voice she uttered, "Doc..tor....Kit...ty...". She turned to Kugo..and said in a low voice..."Ku...go..." and she began to collapse.
Kugo caught her in his arms, and hugged her.
Then in a flash, the two returned to human size.
Kugo hold Belamis with his arms, he took his helmet off and kissed Belamis' forehead.
"I am here...Belamis...its me...Kugo....I am here...hang on!!!". Kugo wept as he hold the naked body of Belamis, which was now bleeding all over.
Then Kugo carried Belamis and Dr. Kitty took her gown off and covered Belamis.
Then they headed back to the research facilities.
Belamis wore a peaceful face as she lied in a coma. Kugo looked on, worried and sad.
Belamis body was bandaged all over. She sustained horrid wounds with her pectorals, and there was a deep hole on her side poked by the beak.
Dr. Kitty had to stitched her torn muscles up, and performed a long operation on her.
In the long coma, Dr. Kitty stayed by Belamis bedside.
Belamis often murmured, calling "mama", and Dr. Kitty would hug her, hold her hands, and wiped Belamis' tears.
Kugo never saw Belamis injured in such a way, and this hurt him too.
"If I had come back earlier..." Kugo said. "What make her change to the giantess form?"
"I am not quite sure what happened..." Dr. Kitty examined Belamis, and in tears.
"Her giantess form...." Dr. Kitty continued, "appears to be her hidden powers, previously suppressed..."
As she gazed at the screens showing Belamis control unit in her head, and also the image of her muscles and bones.
"In the giantess form, she was even more stronger than her human form, her muscles are more sculpted, visible and strong." Dr. Kitty said as she reviewed the data captured when Belamis was fighting in her giantess form.
"She stood 45 meters, estimated weigh is about forty thousand metric tonnes..."
She remembered the glow at Belamis forehead.
After that glow at her forehead, as if her body was unlocking some energy, Belamis transformed to a giantess.
"According to what we found out so far..." Dr. Kitty added, "It appears that Belamis could not invoke the giantess form at will....that transformation is not predictable."
"At that moment, Belamis wanted to save you and others.."Kugo remarked. "I think this has something to do with it."
"Yes. It was that moment that triggered the transformation... I was in real danger...the monsters could have killed me" Dr. Kitty recalled. That situation was really dangerous, had it not been Belamis transforming to the giantess and shielded her, she would have died.
Dr. Kitty continued, "That control unit in her head is linked to her mind....and according to this..." ...
Dr. Kitty read slowly..."The control unit will not release the lock if it detected anything sinister in the host's mind...it built in some form of guard to ensure its host is a truly altruistic and compassionate being before allowing the host to transform..."
Kugo said, "If what you say is true, then Belamis is truly a compassionate and altruistic person...otherwise she won't transform."
"The energy she radiated....is similar in form and wavelength to the Galaxy power which Princess Aurora has" Dr. Kitty analyzed the data..."It has healing powers.."
"...but...when Belamis emitted it..she did it at her own expense, she was giving out her own life force....and if she kept on non-stop she will die..." Assistant Professor Dodge added.
"You mean...she can even heal people but she will die if she .." Kugo asked.
Dr. Kitty nodded.
"Belamis.." Kugo looked at her, and recalled her bravery in the past.
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Belamis was in a coma for four days and night before she woke up.
She opened her eyes, and saw Dr. Kitty and Kugo.
She looked at Dr. Kitty and Kugo, and wanted to raise her hands to touch her, but her wounds was jolted as she used her arms..she moaned.
"Don't move..." Dr. Kitty said softly..."You wounds are not healed yet.."
Belamis heart was at peace... finally she dealt with her pains.
"Dr. Kitty..." Belamis said... then Dr. Kitty gently touched her face, and suddenly Dr. Kitty felt dizzy, and she collapsed -- Dr. Kitty did not sleep for nights.
Belamis jumped out of her bed, hold Dr. Kitty in her arms, and cried "Dr. Kitty!".
Tears streaming from her eyes, and her body was shaking.... "Dr. Kitty... Dr. Kitty.." Belamis carried Dr. Kitty to the emergency room, ignoring her wounds. She ran bare footed, her upper body was not dressed, but only cover with bandages on her chest and body.
Kugo followed her.
She placed Dr. Kitty on a bed, where doctors quickly came and checked.
Belamis then fell onto her knees. Kugo came and helped her up, "Be careful...you could have tore open your wounds.."
Belamis clutched her teeth, sweat formed on her forehead. She was in pain.
"She have been caring for you for 4 days and night without sleep..." The doctors said.
Belamis looked, and held Dr Kitty's hand, as she braved her pain.
"No matter what... even...even being tortured for eternity... I cannot let anything happen to Dr. Kitty..." Belamis thought to herself.
"You were amazing...." Kugo spoke tenderly, touching her hair.
"What happened...?" Belamis asked.
"You are like a goddess." Kugo said, "You transformed...., tell us how it feels.."
Belamis closed her eyes, and recalled.
"I felt a deep pain in my heart... I cannot let what happened to mother happen to Dr. Kitty" as she looked at Dr. Kitty, who was in a coma.
"I thought...I have to save Dr. Kitty and the others...even if it mean my death or infinite pains...the emotions in my heart was raging..."
Kugo hold her hand tighter.
"Then there was a short moment of black out.... and when I was able to see things again...I felt strange...all of the people turned into dwarfs... my body full of strength. I felt I have to roar, and I roared. I am not sure what happened to me. Because the monsters were attacking, all I was thinking then was to protect Dr. Kitty and the people..." Belamis continued.
"I was like dreaming and awaking at the same time..." Belamis said.
"The memories... of mother.. keep flashing back as I fought the monsters. When I saw you I remembered I am on Earth. I am not at my home planet."
"Did you hear us when we talked to you ?" Kugo was referring to Belamis in her giantess form.
"I recognize you and Dr. Kitty." Belamis said. "I can hear you talk to me."
Kugo kissed Belamis cheek.
Belamis looked at Dr. Kitty and Kugo, "You are both my loved ones.... I am willing to die for you."
"Dr. Kitty, was like my mother. She raised me and Princess Aurora..... I cannot imagine if anything happened to her..." Kugo replied.
”Dr. Kitty is like my mother too." Belamis replied.
"If I were at your position I would be doing what you did, but when I saw you wounds..." Kugo voice was filled with sadness. "I saw you in deep pain...I didn't arrive in time to help...."
Belamis looked at Kugo, "If you were at my place, my heart would break too..."
Kugo held Belamis' hand, and Belamis held his hand hard.
"I cannot imagine life ...without you ...and knowing that you suffer..." Kugo remarked, gazing his lover.
"I feel the same....... that fear of loosing you made me run away from your love...now that I have the love...I cannot loose it...I will protect it...." Belamis replied.
After a few hours Dr. Kitty regained consciousness.
Belamis refused to stay in bed and insisted she took care of Dr. Kitty. It was Kugo who talked her back to rest.
"You must both rest. " Kugo said.
In Belamis mind....she would suffer anything for Dr. Kitty,
Notes:
Here I introduced a new fighting form of Belamis -- a giantess form, alluding to the same idea from the Ultraman series and those spawned from it thereafter.
Yet this form, for the moment, would only be a strong and muscular form of Belamis, standing 45 meters tall, with no fancy weapons or powers, except her remarkable strength and her ability to radiate her life force to heal people.
I included a twist too: her transformation will not be triggered by will like Kugo can or those Ultramans (and the likes). In other words, though Belamis knew she had such powers, she could not invoke it at will.
Only extreme emotional commitment and a selfless and genuine will to sacrifice, can start her transformation, something I borrowed from a TV series aired during the same period - The Incredible Hulk. In the "Hulk" TV, Dr. David Banner cannot control his metamorphosis, only when he saw the people he cared about in danger or he faced mortal danger, would he transform. Dr. Banner's change was triggered by anger, but Belamis transformation would be triggered by her deep love, compassion, grief of having witnessed those she love being harmed, and her altruism. Hence in her first transformation, she was triggered by the deep grief of loosing her mother, and witnessing Dr. Kitty in mortal danger that grief re-surfaced, her deep emotional commitment and sorrow unlock her powers. Merely a need for her to survive would not trigger her transformation, it had to be her concern with others, which would be more consistent with her character.
In this giantess, Belamis intelligence was intact, she was conscious in the giantess form, she could understand people talking to her, but she could not articulate and would often confuse Kitty as her mother. She could only speak short words or names, nodding or shaking her head, using hand gestures and facial expression to convey her thoughts to others, and without her fighting suit and helmet, her body was vulnerable, and also she lost all her defense in her emotions, and her emotions were free to express, and in an innocent form, she became a gentle and brave giantess... as we will soon see.
比拉絲不眠不休，在研究所附近一棵樹上守望。那裡她可以看得見研究所和遠處的孤兒院。她知道有東西威脅他們，但是什麼來頭、有什麼目的，比拉絲毫無頭緒。
她坐在樹枝上，手握著武士刀，不眠不休守望。
同一時間，吉蒂博士收到更多有關比拉絲的資料和數據。她細心分析、比較數據，還仔細看比拉絲的基因分析。
「加流斯巨人族？」吉蒂博士讀到一處資料，不禁自言自語。杜杜副教授問：「怎麼了？」
「是比拉絲故鄉星球一個傳說中的民族。加流斯巨人族是加流斯星人之一，傳說可以變身成肌肉強壯、具有神力的巨人。他們是和平善良的民族，幾千年來保護了加流斯星的文明，但差不多兩千年這巨人沒有出現過。」吉蒂博士讀出資料。
「但科技昌明，他們研究出法子從基因辨別出這些具巨人族血統的人。加流斯星的統治者認為這些巨人族有威脅，因為再造人的微機體是可以和接受再造手術的人的身體結合、令他們身體機能大幅提升、無人能敵，假如植入有巨人族基因的人，這些微機體和巨人族身體結合、那人會有金剛不壞之身、不死的身體…」吉蒂博士邊讀出資料，邊看有關的圖像，圖像顯示微機體如何與接受再造者身體結合，然後與他們最初發現比拉絲、給她身體做的掃描比較。
「他們設計了一個組件，用來壓抑兩種特性。一，就是阻止微機體和接受再造手術的人的身體結合，然後就是防止那個受再造者解放出巨人的力量…」
然後屏幕顯示出一個組件，和比拉絲頭裡面的一模一樣。
「他們發現比拉絲是有巨人族血統，所以把這組件植入她頭裡面。」
吉蒂博士望著那組件，看得出神。杜杜博士說：「明顯地那組件好像沒有作用，比拉絲體內的再造微機體已經和她身體融合一起了。」
「這可以解釋為何比拉絲能有那麼大的力量和體能，因為她身體和再造微機體融合後、體能再提升了…」吉蒂博士說。
「那組件也可以辨別出戴者是否不自私、願意為他人犧牲…」吉蒂博士再讀，已經沒有資料。
這時候，比拉絲從樹上躍下，四處巡視。突然市中心傳來巨響。
「那是什麼？」比拉絲馬上趕去看。
「那是什麼？」原來吉蒂博士也注意到。「比拉絲一定會在那裡…」她馬上帶了簡單的感應器趕去市中心。
市中心人們慌忙逃命、四處奔跑，建築物起火。三隻飛行怪獸襲擊市中心。
比拉絲到了市中心，看見那景象，驚得呆了。那些飛行怪獸狀入翼龍、和摧毀她故鄉城市、殺害她母親和好友的怪物十分相似。
比拉絲抽出武士刀，心道：「我不能給發生在我故鄉的事情在地球重演！」
吉蒂博士到了，看見比拉絲在和怪獸戰鬥。
那三隻飛行怪獸不斷在空中飛，俯衝下去攻擊比拉絲、打得她不斷撞到地上。吉蒂博士聽見比拉絲憤怒的吼叫、眼神充滿悲痛和憤怒。
吉蒂博士心想：「比拉絲有點不妥…」
突然怪獸眼睛射出鐳射光，擊中吉蒂博士附近的建築物。比拉絲飛奔來到，叫道：「快走！這裡很危險！」說著要推吉蒂博士離開。「快逃！快！」比拉絲叫喊著。
在比拉絲內心，多年的夢魘浮現了，她過去的心魔出來折磨她。
建築物被怪物射線破壞、巨大的碎愧、石頭掉落，把比拉絲壓住了。吉蒂博士跑開、怪物在後面追趕著。
比拉絲目睹這情景、記憶中她故鄉星球被怪物襲擊的景象浮現在她腦海中，她頓時熱淚盈眶。比拉絲極力掙扎，但更多石頭掉落、重重壓著她，令她動彈不得。
怪物的射線險些擊中吉蒂博士，吉蒂博士跌倒在地上。怪獸轉去其他人，人們尖叫、慌張逃跑，在比拉絲眼前就有如從前加流斯星被怪獸攻擊的情景一樣、那可怕的情景浮現、她內心激痛、有如刀割一樣撕裂她的心…但她被很多石頭壓主、怎樣掙扎也不能動。
比拉絲這時候凝視吉蒂博士，怪物一道射線擊中比拉絲附近、馬上起火焚燒，第二度射線差點擊中吉蒂博士，她跌倒地上。這刻，比拉絲大聲的呼號、聲音充滿憤怒、痛苦和悲痛…「嗚哇哇...」吉蒂博士聽見那聲音中的悲愴，心想：「比拉絲…」
突然，比拉絲額前發出亮光。吉蒂博士看得呆了。
然後比拉絲雙眼射出明亮的白光、她手指、身體、腳步都發出強光，然後身體慢慢的變大，大得衣服也扯破、露出她身體結實的肌肉，數秒間，比拉絲變成一個身高45米的女巨人。
比拉絲變身時候，衣服都全部扯破，她全身赤裸，胸脯、下體的體毛都清楚看見，但只見其質樸與單純，毫無情色的感覺。
她頭髮變成銀白色，身體膚色變成淡灰色，身體肌肉結實、糾結、強壯。
比拉絲這時發出吼叫聲，全身運起氣力，肌肉發出運力的聲音。她猛運胸肌，胸脯變得有如石頭那樣堅實、血管在她手臂、胸肌凸出、女巨人充滿了力量。
但她卻感到一片混亂，比拉絲望著雙手、四處看，不知所措。比拉絲不知道發生什麼事情，她看見四週的人、建築物好像都縮小了，有如玩具一樣。這時候她看見怪獸飛向吉蒂博士。
比拉絲發出低沉的聲音，說：「媽…媽…」她馬上衝前，用身體保護著吉蒂博士。怪物的射線擊中比拉絲背部。「嗚」比拉絲一陣呼痛，然後凝視著吉蒂博士、身體檔著怪獸。
比拉絲輕輕用她雙巨掌拿起吉蒂博士，把她放到一處安全地方，遠離怪獸的攻擊。
比拉絲背上受重傷，痛楚不已。她凝視吉蒂博士、想起了故鄉星球遭遇的厄運、流出了眼淚。
吉蒂博士看著眼前這個流淚、善良、溫柔的女巨人，說：「比拉絲，真是你嗎？」
比拉絲定睛看著吉蒂博士，面容柔和、善良、充滿憐愛，她似乎不肯定吉蒂博士是自己母親，也不知道自己是在地球而不是自己故鄉星球，內心一片混亂，但比拉絲從吉蒂博士那裡感受到和自己母親一樣的愛，她內心一痛，然後點頭，她似乎聽得懂吉蒂博士的說話。比拉絲申手要觸摸吉蒂博士。
突然，其中兩隻怪獸從左右用腳捉著比拉絲雙臂、飛起來把比拉絲拉上半空中。比拉絲雙臂被捉不能動、在空中無法擋駕攻擊，第三隻怪獸飛來、兩隻具爪抓著比拉絲胸脯、鋒利的鉤爪深深刺入比拉絲的胸肌。
「嗚…」比拉絲呼痛怪獸把爪一收、利爪再深入比拉絲結實的胸脯、撕裂她的胸肌、登時鮮血流出。
怪獸雙爪緊緊爪緊比拉絲的胸肌、然後想後飛翔、猛拉，要把比拉絲的胸肌活活撕下。
比拉絲發出低吼聲，她身體痛楚、但內心更加痛苦、腦海痛苦的記憶不斷浮現、而比拉絲不斷流淚、她不斷看見母親慘死的景象、雖然身體十分痛楚、但內心她更加苦不堪言。
怪獸不斷向後飛、力扯比拉絲的胸肌，比拉絲胸脯傷口血流不止、胸肌被扯開。
比拉絲感到她的胸肌要被撕裂、活活扯脫、但她只是低聲喃喃說：「媽媽…」眼睛看著吉蒂博士。
吉蒂博士聽得清楚，比拉絲在叫她做「媽媽」、胸肌快被怪獸扯破
「比拉絲把我當成自己母親…她的心的痛有如被撕裂一樣…」吉蒂博士心想。
「媽媽…」比拉絲不斷想起母親、身體痛楚的不住戰抖。
「比拉絲！！」吉蒂博士眼看比拉絲受著折磨、傷心的呼叫。
比拉絲聽見吉蒂博士的聲音、她忍受苦楚身體不住發抖、在淚眼中看見吉蒂博士，母親慘死是比拉絲最痛苦的回憶，她怎樣也不會讓吉蒂博士遭遇不測。
比拉絲凝視吉蒂博士、忽然發出一聲怒吼，她咬緊牙關，胸肌運起氣力，與扯著她胸肌的怪獸對抗。然後比拉絲腹肌一緊，向在她面前扯著自己胸肌的怪獸一踢，然後左右臂發力拉，用拳頭打到捉著她手臂的怪獸。怪獸痛極，放開了比拉絲。
比拉絲從空中直掉落地面、發出隆然巨響。比拉絲極力支撐身體要站起來，未幾又倒下，她胸肌被撕裂、鮮血淋漓，比拉絲左手按著她右胸，右胸有四個被利爪撕裂、深深的傷口、部份的肌肉吊著晃動、鮮血滴下到地上。
吉蒂博士看著，心裡傷痛：「她胸肌受了重傷…」
星雲艇這時候來到研究所，孫行者全副鎧甲出來。杜杜副教授看見，問：「你怎麼來了？」
「迪高發現些東西，所以我趕回來…」孫行者道。
然後他們看見市中心的煙火。「是那個！」孫行者叫道，馬上跳上星雲艇飛起市中心。
比拉絲全身流血，但她正努力和內心的心魔搏鬥，內心痛苦不已。怪獸往來飛行、用爪子攻擊比拉絲，在她身上劃出一道一道深深的血痕，比拉絲只是低聲呼痛。
比拉絲不能飛行，只能用拳腳還擊，但每每無法打中。
孫行者來到，遇到吉蒂博士。「什麼回事？」
這時候通訊器傳來迪高的聲音：「正在攻擊你們的怪獸，和摧毀比拉絲星球的是相似的類型…」
吉蒂博士恍然大悟：「比拉絲所以這樣激動、是因為這怪獸令她記起傷痛的往事！」
孫行者看著那和怪獸搏鬥的女巨人，說：「那…那是比拉絲？」
他眼前這個女巨人有如一個女神、全身強壯結實的肌肉，赤身露體、身上是汙泥、全身流血，孫行者看見她眼睛裡面泛著淚光。
「這樣下去她會沒命的！」孫行者正要上前戰鬥。
吉蒂博士說：「不要。這是要比拉絲一個人自己面對的，她不是和怪物戰鬥、而是和內心的心魔戰鬥！」
他們看著比拉絲戰鬥，她不斷呼號、聲音裡面是悲哀、憤怒和傷痛。這時候比拉絲發出一聲怒吼，奮力飛躍上半開、剛好她可以用拳頭打中其中兩隻怪獸的翅膀，牠們翅膀受傷、掉了下來。
第三隻，那用利爪扯破比拉絲胸肌的、俯衝下來要用爪攻擊比拉絲，比拉絲「喝」的叫喊、奮力飛躍、怪獸的爪爪中比拉絲背部、但比拉絲一個空翻、後踢擊中怪獸，把牠也打落地面。
怪獸掉落地面，比拉絲馬上衝前攻擊，怪獸頭一抬、尖利的鳥嘴插入比拉絲的左脅、傷口很深，比拉絲嗚的呼痛，但她馬上用手刀打斷鳥嘴，然後雙手按倒怪鳥，怒吼一聲，比拉絲舉起右手，準備用手抓破怪獸的喉頭。
吉蒂博士叫道：「比拉絲、不要殺牠！」
比拉絲右手停在半空，望著吉蒂博士，道：「吉…蒂…博…士……媽媽」比拉絲似乎不大能說話，只能吐出單字。她左手按著怪獸，不斷喘氣，低聲說：「媽…媽…」
在比拉絲內心，她正在重新經歷她在故鄉星球痛苦的回憶，她母親和好友都是這些像翼龍的怪獸所殺。
孫行者馬上變大身軀，走近比拉絲那裡。
「比拉絲，是我阿…」
比拉絲轉過頭來，看著他。
孫行者說：「比拉絲，你聽得懂我說話嗎？」
比拉絲點頭，說：「孫…行……孫行…者」
吉蒂博士也走近，細看眼前這個變成巨人型態的比拉絲。
雖然她眼睛變成銀白色，但那是比拉絲的面孔，吉蒂博士看見她雙眼盡是哀痛，面上是血污和淚水。
「比拉絲，我們都沒有事，你救了我們，一切都過去了…已經沒有事了…」吉蒂博士柔聲道。
比拉絲喘著氣，發出低吼聲，全身發抖。她內心仍然在喪母的痛苦記憶中掙扎，她正在哭著。
「比拉絲完全流露她內心的真情，和平日沉著、內斂的她完全不同…」吉蒂博士心道。
「這些怪獸，之前都是美麗的鳥類，牠們…牠們也都在受苦…」吉蒂博士柔聲對比拉絲說。
「如果這些怪獸變回牠們本來的型態，你會發現牠們都很美麗的…」吉蒂博士說。
比拉絲聽著，然後記起故鄉星球加流斯星也有一種巨大、溫順、美麗的鳥。她小時甚至會騎著牠們玩。正是這些鳥類後來因為加勒斯能減弱變成的怪獸，奪去她好友美杜娜和她母親的生命。
比拉絲眼神變得柔和，面容也放鬆。她開始從記憶回到現在和當下，她看著那幾隻怪鳥，慢慢鬆開手。
比拉絲把插在脅下半截鳥嘴拔出，登時血流不止，她輕輕呼痛。她手按著傷口，走近另外兩隻怪鳥那裡，輕輕抱起牠們，把三隻都放在一起。
孫行者和吉蒂博士鬆一口氣，比拉絲情緒平伏了。
然後，比拉絲身體發出一陣黃光，把能量射向那三隻怪獸。三隻怪獸慢慢蛻變，變成美麗的鳥類，羽毛顏色鮮豔奪目。
「加勒斯能？」孫行者驚道。吉蒂博士也驚歎不已，說：「不是加勒斯能，但型態、能量類似。」她知道羅拉公主也能發出加勒斯能，但比拉絲是用自己身體的能量。
怪獸變成美麗的鳥時候，比拉絲面上的憂愁、傷痛也一掃而光，她面上平和，充滿愛。
這些美麗的鳥類開始飛起來，發出動聽的叫聲，且飛近比拉絲，用牠們柔軟的羽毛撫摸比拉絲的身體，像是安慰和感謝她一樣。
比拉絲輕輕拍拍那些鳥，微笑著，然後抱抱牠們。
「太好了。」孫行者道。
然後那三只鳥拍拍翅膀飛走了。比拉絲看著牠們飛走，突然仿佛看見自己母親好像天使一樣，和鳥那些鳥一起飛翔，好像對她說：「女兒，這一次你為我哀痛難過，是最後一次。我在你心中是永遠活著的，每當你發出仁慈和愛心，就是我在你裡面活著…」
比拉絲眼淚不斷流出，跪倒地上：「媽…媽…」
她轉頭看著吉蒂博士，說：「吉……蒂…博…士」再看著孫行者，說：「孫……行…者」，然後開始倒下。
孫行者馬上雙手扶起、抱著她。
一陣強光之後，兩人變回普通人大小，孫行者脫去頭盔，深深吻著比拉絲額頭，說：「我在這裡…我在這裡、比拉絲你振作啊！」孫行者邊哭、邊抱著赤裸的比拉絲，她全身鮮血直流、重傷昏迷。
孫行者雙手抱著比拉絲回去研究所。吉蒂博士把外袍脫下蓋住她赤裸的身體。
比拉絲躺在床上，面上平和，孫行者看看著昏迷的她，又擔憂又心痛。
比拉絲全身包紮著繃帶，她胸肌被撕裂、左邊身體有一處深深的傷口，其他傷口大大小小不計其數。吉蒂博士給比拉絲撕裂的胸脯縫針、進行了很長的手術治療比拉絲的重傷。
在比拉絲昏迷的期間，吉蒂博士一直照顧她。
比拉絲昏迷時候不斷喃喃的輕叫媽媽，吉蒂博士會抱她、捉緊比拉絲的手、又拭乾她面上的淚水。
孫行者從未見比拉絲受這樣的重傷，他難過得很，說：「我早一步回來就不會這樣了…」
「她怎麼會變成巨人的？」孫行者問。
「我現在也不肯定發生什麼事…」吉蒂博士垂淚說，一邊檢查比拉絲。
「她那個女巨人型態，似乎是比拉絲一直潛藏在體內的力量…現在才釋放出來」
吉蒂博士看著屏幕上比拉絲頭部裡面那星形組件，和比拉絲身體肌肉骨骼的圖像。
「變身後，她變得更加強壯，全身肌肉更加結實、強健、明顯。」吉蒂博士在檢視那些在比拉絲搏鬥時候收集到的數據。
「她身高有45米，體重估計是4萬公噸。」
吉蒂博士清楚記得比拉絲變身前額頭發出光芒，光芒之後比拉絲身體好像釋放了之前隱藏的潛能，變身成為女巨人型態。
「我從手頭數據所知，比拉絲是不能自由的變身。她的變身是難以預測的。」吉蒂博士道。
「當時你們身陷險境，她想救你們。或者這有關係。」孫行者說。
「你說的有道理。她變身的時候，我當時處境真的很危險。」吉蒂博士說。她記得當時險象環生，如果比拉絲沒有變身然後奮不顧身救她，她可能真的會沒命。
吉蒂博士續道：「比拉絲頭顱裡面的控制元件和她心思連結，根據我所有的資料，這元件如果發現戴著它的人心思有任何惡念，是不會解除封鎖的，這元件有一種制衡系統，會確保戴者是完全為了他人、是出於憐憫和愛，才容許戴者變身…」
「依你這樣說，比拉絲真的是真心為了救他人、心中有憐憫與愛，否則她不能變身的了。」孫行者說。
「她之後散發出的能量，在波長與型態和羅拉公主發出的加勒斯能十分相似，而且有治療的能力…」吉蒂博士說。
「但是，比拉絲是放射這種能量，是在消耗自身的生命能量，如果她不停的放射這種能量，她自己也會耗盡自己生命能量而死的…」吉蒂博士說。
「你是說，她這巨人型態有治療人的能力，但她這樣做自己會危及自己？」孫行者問。
吉蒂博士點頭。
比拉絲足足昏迷了四天四夜，才慢慢甦醒。她睜開眼睛看見了吉蒂博士和孫行者。比拉絲望著兩人，想伸手撫摸吉蒂博士，但卻牽動了傷口，不禁呼痛。
「嗚…」
吉蒂博士輕聲說：「你不要亂動…你身體的傷還未痊癒…」
比拉絲內心平靜，她終於面對了內心的夢魘，克服了裡面的傷痛。
「吉蒂博士…」比拉絲氣弱柔絲道，吉蒂博士輕輕撫摸比拉絲的面龐，突然吉蒂博士感到一陣昏眩，然後不支暈倒。吉蒂博士已經幾天不眠不休照顧比拉絲。
比拉絲馬上從床上跳下，把吉蒂博士抱在雙臂中，大叫：「吉蒂博士！」說著淚水滾滾流下，身體戰抖不已。比拉絲顧不得自己身上的傷，抱起吉蒂博士走去緊急醫療室。比拉絲赤著足，上身沒有穿衣服，只是綁紮著紗布繃帶。
孫行者緊緊跟隨其後。
比拉絲把吉蒂博士放在床上，其他醫生來診治。
比拉絲不支跪倒地上，孫行者忙上前扶起她，說：「你小心、別弄破身體的傷口！」
比拉絲咬緊牙關，額頭冒出冷汗，全身痛楚不已。
「她四天以來不眠不休地照顧你…所以疲累過度了…」醫生說。
比拉絲握著吉蒂博士的手、看著她，自己就忍受身體的劇痛。
「無論發生什麼事情、就算、就算要我永遠的受盡苦刑痛楚…我怎樣也不讓吉蒂博士遭遇傷害‥」比拉絲心想。
「你很利害」孫行者輕柔的撫摸比拉絲頭髮。「…像女神一樣你變身了…告訴我，那是怎樣的感覺？」
比拉絲閉目，然後慢慢回憶事件的過程。
「我當時心裡感到很痛楚、我不能給發生在媽媽身上的事發生在吉蒂博士身上…」比拉絲說著，凝視著吉蒂博士。孫行者緊握比拉絲的手。
「當時好像有一刻我是什麼都不知道、然後，我在知道發生什麼事的時候，我有奇異的感覺，四週的人忽然變小了。我感到全身充滿了力量，我覺得要吼叫，於是我就吼叫。我弄不清發生什麼事情，當時也沒有時間想，因為怪獸正在攻擊，我只是想到要保護吉蒂博士和其他人。」比拉絲說。
「那感覺既似在造夢，但我又很清醒。我和怪物搏鬥的時候，母親的記憶不斷浮現，直到我看見你，我才記得自己是在地球而不是我的故鄉…」比拉絲續道。
「我們對你說話的時候，你明白我們嗎？」孫行者問。
「我認得你和吉蒂博士，我聽得明白你們說什麼…」比拉絲答道。
孫行者親吻了比拉絲面額一下。
「你和吉蒂博士是我最親的人……為了你們、要我死也不怕。」比拉絲說。
「吉蒂博士對我像母親一樣。她撫養我和羅拉公主長大。要是她有什麼不測，我們實在不知怎樣是好。」孫行者說。「換了我在你的處境，我會做你所作的事情，但是當我看見你身上的傷…」孫行者語氣哽咽，說：「我看見你受著苦楚、要是我早一步到達就好了…」
「如果受傷的是你、我也會很心痛…」比拉絲說。
比拉絲緊握孫行者的手，孫行者也緊握她的手。
「如果我生命中沒有了你、我不知如何是好…看見你身體受苦楚…」孫行者說，眼睛看著比拉絲，他的愛人。
「我也這樣感覺…我曾經怕失去你而逃避你的愛、今天我有了你，我不能失去你，我要保護你！」比拉絲說。
過了幾小時，吉蒂博士醒來，比拉絲原本堅持要照顧她，孫行者力勸，比拉絲才肯休息。
在比拉絲心目中，她隨時會為吉蒂博士犧牲、受盡苦楚也不怕。
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