Disclaimer: I do not own the characters from broken blade XD
Chapter 1
"Finally finished with the main body." I wiped the sweat off my brow and looked at my golem. It's really hard to be making one with iron and reinforced steel. Especially since these materials are hard to come by. "Now time for the outer layer and weapons." I sighed. I managed to finish my golem within three months. I made a cross bow, swords and arrows for my golem. I hopped in and started up the mechanics of the golem.
"Alright Senosuke. Let's do a test drive." The screen worked and the operating time was at 900 hours. I picked up the cross bow and loaded it with and arrow. I pointed and fired. "Bullseye!" I shot the target from 600 meters.
"Now it's time for me to get off this rock!" I loaded the ship I built for the golem and I. Everything was loaded and we sailed to the land across the sea. We made it to land and I unloaded the boat.
"Now where too?" I surveyed the area. It was pure desert and canyons. "Well this sucks." I said and grabbed my things. I started walking north west with my things dragging behind. I made it to a city.
"Finally! Other people!" I said excited but then I was stopped by other golems. Their armor looked different than mine.
"Exit the golem immediately!" One of them ordered me.
"Okay...?" I opened the hatch and walked out onto my golem. "My name is Z Enro! I mean no harm!"
"Jump off the golem!" That same one ordered me off.
"Okay...?" I climbed down the golem and jumped off. There were foot soldiers waiting for me.
"Cuff her!" One of them said and cuffed me.
"Hey what's the meaning of this? I obeyed every order given to me. I mean no harm." I looked at the one cuffing me. One of the soldiers got into my golem.
"It's not responding sir!" The soldier yelled.
"How do you make it respond?" One of them came up to me.
"Senosuke only responds to my touch. I programmed him that way." I told him. They put restraints on Senosuke and un cuffed me so I can pilot Senosuke to their garage.
"She's heavily armed with weapons that aren't made with quarts." One of the engineers looked at Senosuke and the weapons I made.
"You girl! How did you find these?" The soldier asked me.
"My name is Z Enro. I designed and made everything I have brought with me." I told him.
"There's a timer! It reads 756!" The soldier in Senosuke shouted.
"What's the timer for?" The soldier looked at me.
"That's how long Senosuke is operational. Once that timer goes to zero Senosuke would have to recharge for twelve hours." I answered. A man came up to my golem. His left leg was in a cast.
"How do you pilot your golem?" He looked at me.
"I just go in and it turns on for me." I told him. I was beginning to think I never should've left my island.
"Hold this." He handed me a rock that looked like quarts.
"Okay." I held it in my hand and it didn't do anything.
"Are you an un-sorcerer?" He looked at me.
"A what?" I said confused.
"Quarts. You can't activate quarts?" He asked.
"Oh! I didn't know what you wanted me to do with the quarts." I said and held out the quarts in front of me. It began to glow brightly and hover higher into the air.
"No way. No one can make it shine that brightly." One of the soldiers looked at me. They all looked at me in shock. I dropped the quarts and stayed still.
"How old are you?" The guy looked at me.
"I'm twenty four." I answered.
"I'm Zess." He smiled.
"My name is Z." I told him.
"Hello Z. May I ask from your your from?" Zess smiled.
"I'm from an island north from here. I just left yesterday morning." I told him.
"What is your golem made of?" He asked.
"Iron and steel." I answered.
"Iron and steel?" Zess looked at me.
"Ya. It took me forever to mend and bend the iron and reenforce it with steel. The hydraulic gears for the arms, legs, and body to move took me a year to make. Then melting the quarts so it's hot enough to produce energy for Senosuke was a challenge all of its own. And keep that stuff from hardening was even tougher." I explained to Zess.
"I see." Zess looked at Senosuke.
"Um can I go? I wanted to sightsee and travel a bit." I asked Zess.
"Can I ask a favor of you first?" Zess looked at me.
"Umm... Sure?" I said uneasy.
"One of my friends is out there wandering in the desert. Can you help me find her?" Zess smiled at me.
"Sure." I nodded. I geared up Senosuke and got into the cockpit. Zess managed to fit in with his broken leg comfortably.
"Ready?" I looked at him.
"Ya." He nodded. We left the city and traveled in the desert. It's been over a day and we didn't find her. Senosuke's power was it 730 but I need some sleep.
"Um... Can we rest?" I looked at Zess.
"Ya." He nodded. I stopped Senosuke by a side cliff with a ledge. I opened the hatch and climbed out onto the ledge. I stretched a bit and flopped on the ground.
"Here." Zess tossed me a blanket. "It gets cold out here."
"Thanks." I covered myself.
"Have you always been alone?" Zess looked at me as he tried to sit down.
"Are you sure you should be out here?" I looked at him.
"I'm find. It's a light sprain." He said.
"So your friend. What is she like?" I asked him.
"She's fifteen and a valuable pilot. She's smart but she still needs more to learn. She was captured by the neighboring country and was being held captive." He answered. "Last I heard she escaped and is somewhere out here." He looked out into the dark desert.
"I hope we find her." I smiled.
"Zoey. Her name is Zoey." He said. There was a beeping coming from Senosuke. I got up and checked. The radar picked up some movement west from here. I go back to Zess and helped him up.
"Come on. Senosuke picked something up just west of here." I helped him to Senosuke. He stood in the groove next to Senosuke's head and shoulder. I got in and left toward the blip on the screen. We made it to the spot.
"Its three meters to the left of us." I told Zess over my com.
"Zoey!" Zess shouted. "Zoey!"
"Commander Zess?" A golem came out of hiding.
"Colonel Lo." Zess looked at him. "Is Zoey with you?"
"No." He said. "Who's golem is that?"
"A friend. Are you alright?" Zess asked.
"Yes. As for the others I'm not to certain." He said. Another blip showed on the radar. It's a lot smaller from before.
"Zess there's another person in the area." I told him.
"Where?" Zess asked.
"Six meters south from us. The person is moving rather slow." I answered.
"Colonel Lo will you be alright here?" Zess asked him.
"Ya. But I can follow." He answered and made his golem stand. He followed us to the blip.
"Zoey!" Zess shouted.
"Zess?!" We heard a girls voice.
"Zoey are you alright?" Zess shouted.
"Ya. I'm fine!" She came out of hiding and stood before us. I moved Senosuke's hand toward Zess and helped him down.
"I'm glad you are alright Zoey." Zess smiled at her.
"Thank you for looking for me Zess." She gave a bow. I noticed several blips on my radar coming toward us a bit fast.
"Zess there's several golems coming our way." I told him.
"Colonel Lo can you pilot alright with your golem?" Zess looked at him.
"Ya. I will hold them off while you flee." Colonel Lo took out a sword.
"Zess, it's best if you and Zoey flee on colonel Lo's golem and I'll fend them off." I told him. "Colonel Lo is in no shape to fight." I walked forward. Dawn was approaching.
"Alright. Z we'll meet up later." Zess gave a wave.
"Okay." I nodded and rushed to the blips. There was a drop into a valley where the blips are. I jumped off the top and landed behind the blips. There were four golems and a handful of foot soldiers. I stood there and faced them.
"Who's that? He doesn't appear to be from Athens." I could hear the soldiers.
"Introduce yourself." One of the golems faced me.
"My name is Z Enro. I have no quarrel with you." I answered.
"We are looking for a broken golem that has escaped from our city. The man inside is highly dangerous." The pilot told me. "Have you seen him?"
"No I haven't." I answered. I looked at my radar. Zess and the others are almost to a safe distance, just a little longer on stalling them.
"Sir! We spotted a golem heading east. It's colonel Lo's golem for sure." A scout shouted from the ledge of the canyon.
"Damn it." I quickly got into attack and disarmed the first golem.
"Fire!" The pilot of the golem I just disarmed yelled. They began firing at me and I blocked most of the attack with my forearms. I jumped into the air and landed on a golem. I disarmed him and rushed to the next one. These golems were so fragile and i managed to disarm them all. The foot soldiers began firing at me but they can't do damage to my Senosuke. I jumped back up into the canyon and caught up with Zess and the others.
"Are you alright Z?" Zess asked me.
"Ya. I managed to disarm them and came immediately." I answered and opened the cockpit for Zess and Zoey. "Colonel Lo it's best if you hop aboard Senosuke. We can arrive back at the city a lot faster."
"Yes." He nodded and got out of his golem. I rushed back to the city and headed straight for the garage. Colonel Lo and Zoey were sent to the infirmary and I made sure Senosuke was alright from the outside.
"No major damage. Their weapons couldn't penetrate Senosuke's armor. A few scratches but nothing too noticeable." I said aloud.
"Your golem is quite remarkable Z." Zess smiled.
"Ya. It took me ten years to complete him." I sat down on the floor. "I have been on my own for nineteen years. It's nice to have someone to talk too." I smiled at Zess.
"Come on. You can stay at my house for awhile." He smiled.
"Thank you." I got up and followed him home.