Custom Robo 2: Return of Rahu
Ch 1: A New Threat
Mike was lying in bed for the full day. The World Remembrance Day tournament was over, and he was completely exhausted.
To think that the chief and everyone else tricked me like that, he thought, Well, I guess it was worth it if it makes me this strong.
His cellphone began to ring and he groaned. Who could be calling me now? Can't anyone give me a break? He picked up the phone regrettably and clicked the receiver. "Yeah, it's Mike, what's going on?"
"Looks like we've got a case partner." It was Harry, one of the bounty hunters from Steel Hearts where Mike worked as well.
"What this time Harry?"
Don't know, but I've heard the police can't handle it well enough. Heck, I heard they sent at least 7 men."
Mike jumped out of bed. "That many? On my way. Where's the scene?"
"Haul yourself over to Hub Park Mike. Marcia's on her way too."
Marcia. The image of the blue-haired lonely girl plopped up in his mind. "Alright then, I'll be there soon." He hung up and ran out the door. This would actually be a good chance to try out a new combo I made up.
As he looked to the right, Mike was partially surprised. Lucy wasn't outside like she normally was. He didn't stop to think about the fact and ran out the gateway to Hub Park.
Harry had just arrived at the destination. Police were sprained out on the ground, at least 11 men total. Only one man was still standing, and he wasn't a policeman. His clothes were all black, a sweatshirt, dress pants, boots, and bike gloves, and his hair was bright silver. Staring straight down at Harry, he grinned. "So, you want some too?" he mocked.
Harry held his head. "What the, how could you take this many down at once?"
The man's grin faded to a normal expression. "Oh, not all at once. One was coming this way and I took care of him, then 4 more came and attacked, and finally I finished the last 6. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if some of them are dead."
Harry was completely shocked. Of all the commanders he knew of, only Mike, Marcia, himself, and few of the other Class-S commanders could handle such a feat. He heard the man laugh and straightened up. "Alright then, come on! Think you can take a real man?"
"Actually, men aren't much fun. A girl would be interesting, like the one behind you."
In surprise, Harry turned to see that Marcia had made it. She was looking down at the unconscious bodies before looking up at the man. "Who are you? What are you doing here?"
The man didn't frown. He was actually smiling from her question. "Ah how I would love to answer, but I can only give you my name. I am Volk, it's a pleasure my dear."
"Don't try to sweet-talk me! What have you done to them?"
Harry intervened. "Calm down Marcia! Don't worry, they'll be fine; all we have to worry about is that freak-show."
At long last, Harry finally got Volk to frown. "A what? You'll be eating those words soon enough after I'm done with both of you! Now come you girl, why not fight me?"
Harry glared. "And why do you pick on girls so much? Are guys too much for you?"
"Actually, girls I find stronger at battles." He snickered as Harry scowled. "So, will you fight me, or not? If you don't I won't have to waste anytime here."
Without a word, Marcia instantly dived and Volk followed suit.
Both Robo Cubes landed in the holosseum and burst opened. Marcia had her Milky Way out with the Homing Star gun, the Burrow Pod D, the Float Pod F, and finally, a pair of Stabilizer Legs. Volk was nowhere in sight, and she took the time to observe her surroundings.
The holosseum was very black and had few obstructions to gather inside. There was a black tower in the center with many black walls that had cut arcs on the sides. The only think that wasn't dark was the gold light at the top of the tower, which gave it the impression of a light house.
Amazing, she thought, I've never seen such a holosseum before. Her thought was cut short as she heard a blast coming from the right. She avoided by jumping back and it left a large mark in the floor. The Milky Way fired 3 rounds from the gun which all split into horizontal rows of 5 missiles at the wall to her right. All of them missed the target, but the wall was totaled, revealing the Robo from behind.
It appeared to be a new model, and like the holosseum, it was mostly black, but it had some gold to it as well. The head had a gold jewel with red eyes and bore a "V" almost like the ones on Ray 01, and resembled the Javelin's head in shape. The jewel was in the base of the "V", and the rest of the body resembled a black version of the Glaive, but had a thinner chest, and the lines on the shoulders were silver. The feet had gold on the edges, and the hands were golden as well. His weapons were the Wrym gun, the Freeze Bomb, the Orca Pod, and improved Swallow Legs.
Without any further adieu, the Robo fire his Orca Pod twice and took to the air.
The Milky Way did the same and fired the 2 Float Pods she could use. Instantly, she fired her Burrow at the Robo, but he dodged and it dug into the ground. She didn't hesitate and fire the Homing Star in both directions of him. He flipped to the side to avoid the vertical round and jumped forward to dodge the horizontal, but she instantly charged forward, knocking him back slightly. Then he vanished and reappeared from behind, firing the Wrym at her with all 4 rounds. She moved back fast, and got hit by the first 2 rounds, but she was too high in the air and fell too quickly for the others to follow.
As soon as she hit the ground, she fired the Homing Star again randomly. Again he dodged, and fired his Freeze at her. She thrusted back to dodge, but her left leg was hit by the bomb, instantly freezing it and melding it with the ground.
Volk began to aim with the Wrym, but then an explosion knocked him down sideways. Looking above him, he saw the single Float Pod from behind and realized the other one had hit him. Then he heard a wiz from the front and saw another round from the Homing Star. Instead of dodging, he fired the Wrym and both blasts met in midair, colliding and creating another explosion. He then saw his Orca Pods through the smoke move in on the Milky Way and release the 3rd one.
Marcia saw them coming and struggled to release her leg, but it was frozen to the ground. No! I'm a sitting duck if I don't melt the ice-wait! Melt…heat! That's it!
Marcia fired her Burrow at the side of her leg and the hot smoke coming out began to thaw the ice. The Orca Pods were drawing close and Volk was busy making distance from the 2nd Float Pod, but finally the smoke released the grip from the ground and Marcia jumped.
The Orca Pods were very close and the 1st one exploded beneath her. It scarred her leg, but it was also a bad move. The Burrow Pod was also damaged from it, and exploded as well, causing the other 2 Pods to blow up from father away, and they caused no damage to the Milky Way.
Finally free, Marcia fired another Burrow and Homing Star at Volk who destroyed the Float Pod with his Freeze. Volk was still very alert and dodged, but dodging to the left was a mistake. Marcia fired a round from above him and he jumped back, falling one top of the first Burrow Bomb Marcia left in the beginning. The bomb exploded and Volk was knocked back, landing on the second Burrow Bomb which also exploded. Marcia landed and fired the Homing Star again in 3 rounds, and all 15 missiles hit the Robo dead on. Volk's Robo exploded, and the Milky Way crossed its arm triumphantly.
Marcia pulled out of the dive, and Volk collapsed on one knee, gazing up at his victorious adversary. "W-who are you? I've never seen anyone with such skill."
Marcia said nothing, but Harry, being as arrogant as he was, started taunting. "If you had gone up against me, it would've been much worse! Ain't that right Marcia?"
But Marcia didn't answer. She was still panting and considering Volk's strength. He is a good commander, better than most people here. Who is he?
"Hey Marcia!" Harry yelled.
"Huh, oh, well, yeah, you wouldn't do too well against Harry either."
Harry just hung his head. Nobody says anything good about me!
Volk only tried to stand. "Urgh, this isn't over. I'll return one day, you'll see." He then tossed down a flash grenade, blinding both bounty hunters to their retinas.
When they opened their eyes, 7 men were standing in front of them, and Volk had disappeared.
"You may be good enough to beat Volk, one began, but you can't beat all of us together!"
Marcia and Harry faced them intensely. "We've got to take them, Harry said, if we don't, they may just go through the city." Without waiting for a reply, he dived.
Marcia nodded and dived as well, and the other men merely chuckled before they dived after.
Mike was still running. The Hub Park was only about 2 minutes away and he still had a feeling that something already happened.
Then he saw it. Harry, Marcia, and 7 men he didn't know in the distance. What's going on? 7 on 2; this is really going to be rough. He picked up the speed, not knowing if he would still be able to fight after that.
Harry and Marcia ended up together both using their primary Robos: the Milky Way, and the Glory. Marcia only changed her bomb to the Geo Trap, and Harry equipped the Glory with a Sniper Gun, a Wall Bomb, the Spider Pod G, and Stabilizer Legs.
The holosseum was familiar; a walled area with a large obstruction in the center.
Knowing what to do, Harry began running off and Marcia took to the air. She knew it would make her an easy target, but it was part of the strategy. All 7 Robos saw her and either fired or ran in that direction. Marcia avoided the blasts and landed. She knew that they were coming.
At last, 2 round from a Right Way Gun shot at her from the right. Marcia saw that and jumped, firing her Homing Star in that direction and her Geo Trap in the other. Neither hit anything, so she jumped back. Again the Right Way rounds shot at her, but this time, a Delta Bomb was accompanying it. The Milky Way moved to her right, through the bomb blasts. The gun blasts moved in the other direction which Marcia knew would happen.
Suddenly, a Jumping Pod was upon her. She was so busy dodging that she didn't see it, and it hit her on the chest, knocking her back. Then all seven Robos appeared in her sights; one had already shown earlier, but she didn't see it from dodging. The bodies consisted of 3 Defenders and 3 Metal Apes for the majority, but 1 was a Splendor.
The Defenders all had Afterburner Guns, except one which had the Right Way that Marcia had been dodging. They also all had Swallow or Formula Legs, showing that this group used illegal parts even for foot soldiers. The bombs varied from Delta to Standard, and finally to the Wyvern. The Pods were all Wolf Spiders.
The Metal Apes all had Cheetah Pods, Swallow Legs, and Straight Bomb S Bombs. The Guns were different; 2 had Sword Storms and the other had a Meteor Storm.
The sole Splendor had a Jumping Pod, a Wyvern Bomb, Raven Legs, and a Gatling Gun.
Marcia glanced in fear. She had never seen this many Robos in one holosseum, let alone the fact that they all used illegal parts. But she didn't get any more time to think; the Splendor had started to fire the Gatling Gun at her. She nimbly dodged, but 2 Defenders took to the air and fired their Afterburners at her. She jumped to dodge and fired her Homing Star in rapid succession. The Metal Ape with the Meteor Storm fired the Gun to create a shield of blasts that lingered in the air. The Homing Star missiles contacted them and none of them got through. Marcia still didn't give up. She fired her Geo Trap at the Splendor who only dodged.
But luckily for Marcia, the Metal Ape was sitting behind him and didn't see it. The bomb landed and blew up a second later before the Metal Ape could get away. It flew back barely because of its weight, but that only made things better. Marcia fired her Homing Star and Float Pods rapidly. The missiles began to strike randomly now that the Metal Ape failed to block, and it got hit in the leg, disabling it. The other 2 Ape then used their Sword Storms, but Marcia made a small thrust forward and the shots dived from behind her.
The Splendor took to the air and fired 2 Jumping Pods before firing the Gatling again. The Apes continued to fire the Sword Storm as well, creating a difficult situation for Marcia. The Defenders launched Wolf Spiders to prevent her from landing too close and fired their Afterburners as well.
Then the 3rd Defender took off and fired the Wyvern before the Right Way, and Marcia barely dodged. Finally she hit the ground and the Wolf Spiders chased her back. Taking off again, she avoided a Sword Storm blast only to have the Splendor in her face. He fired his Gatling in her chest and she hit the ground hard. The Wolf Spiders came closer and the Splendor walked over to the Milky Way.
Before he could fire again, a Wall Bomb struck and destroyed all of the Wolf Spider Pods in range. The Splendor took a massive amount of damage from the direct hit and Marcia thrusted back before firing the Homing Star. It hit the Splendor and it blew up.
Marcia looked back to see the Glory rushing forward and firing the Sniper at the Defenders. One hit its mark and the Defender crashed, and the other only got grazed in the head. The 3rd one kept moving, firing the Right Way at Harry, but he dodged it with ease and fired again. When he hit the Gun out of its hand, he launched his Spider Pods and jumped, firing the Sniper far back at the Metal Ape that was disabled. The other Metal Ape shoved it out of the way and it only grazed its back.
Then the restoredMetal Ape fired the Meteor Storm very rapidly and Harry ran back with Marcia in tow. The shots all blasted forward, but the Glory and Milky Way were hidden behind the centerpiece of the holosseum and nothing hit.
The Glory stepped out and was ready to fire, but the gun less Defender charged him from right in front. It had chased after them and avoided the Meteor blasts. Harry fell back and Marcia blasted the Defender with her Homing Star. The Defender collapsed and exploded before she ran out firing the Homing Star like crazy.
The Metal Apes and the final Defender all fired their weapons. Marcia blasted the Afterburner blasts with the Homing Star, outran the Sword Storm cutters, and jumped over the Meteor Storm shots. She fired the Geo Trap again and noticed her Float Pods creep up behind the Defender.
When the commander heard them, he turned too late to have them blow up in his face before the Geo Trap hit him from behind. The Robo fell and didn't get up or explode.
The Apes then fired their bombs and Cheetah Pods as well. Marcia got her Homing Star through the barrage, but she got hit by a Cheetah and Straight S. Then a Sword Storm hit her from above and she fell.
The Apes saw this and all took aim before firing one last round. The Glory had gotten back up and rushed over to Marcia, but it was too late. The 3 Apes had fired their rounds and they were already twice as far as Harry could run.
Damn, can't get there in time! Marcia!
The Milky Way attempted to stand, but it couldn't get up. So this is it. It's over.
All the blasts hit there mark; a dust cloud began to billow. Harry stared in horror.
MARCIA!
The Apes turned to each other and nodded. They pointed there guns at Harry and prepared a round.
Suddenly a normal Spider Pod blew up from behind one Ape and it collapsed. The other Apes turned and that was their mistake. Out from the billowing dust cloud came a shot from a Vertical Gun. It hit another Ape who wasn't paying attention and it blew up. The last Ape looked to see Ray 01 emerging from the dust cloud with the Milky Way on his left shoulder.
Hang on Marcia, Mike thought, You're not finished yet.
He set down the Milky Way and rushed forward. The last Ape fired the Meteor Storm, but Mike had already prepared for that.
A Spider Pod blew up behind the Ape and it fell down, along with all of its blasts. Mike then fired the Standard Bomb at the Ape, destroying it for good. The other one got back up from the blast and fired the Sword Storm. Mike easily dodged and fired his Vertical. The Ape stepped out of the way and Ray 01 charged forward, knocking it down. When the Ape lost power, Ray 01 turned to the downed Defender and saw it was also out of power. They had won the battle.
Marcia and Harry pulled out of their dives to see all 7 men hit the ground hard. Then they turned behind them to see Mike regain his conscious state.
"Well, sorry I'm late guys," he said scratching his head.
"WHAT THE HECK TOOK YOU! Harry yelled, WE ALMOST DIED!"
Marcia stepped up to Harry. "Stop it already! We aren't dead and Mike did save me, even if it was last minute."
"Well anyway, who are these guys? Do you know?"
Marcia looked at him. "No, but we did fight someone else before these guys. He said his name was Volk and I beat him before he ran off."
Mike put his hand to his chin with the other supporting his elbow. "Huh, I see. Well, in any case, are you 2 alright? You look pretty ragged. I've never seen you so worn out."
"You should've seen our days before your time "Greatest Commander", Harry teased, we were having problems with keeping up with requests for jobs since it was only 3 of us. Now with you, we've got 4, and things have gotten easier."
"He's got a point Mike," Marcia admitted.
"No wonder then. Well, let's head back to the office and tell Ernest about this."
"Yeah." Marcia left with Mike behind her and Harry in last.
"So you failed Volk?"
"Not quite. Apparently Rahu is not in the domed city anymore. And I did find a strong commander. To your surprise, it's a women."
A cloaked man leaned forward. "Is that so? Well, it looks like we have more to achieve than just Rahu. After all, Rahu has disappear, which means that it was defeated. Otherwise, it would still be running amok. I want you to find this commander and bring her to me. If she has any friends of similar strength, bring them as well."
"Yes master."
Volk departed the room and the cloaked man leaned back on his chair. I don't think that only one person could defeat Rahu. It would take a miracle to find a Robo with power to equally match Rahu. Well, I just hope we can find it and this women. Then the human race will bow to my feet.
Volk stepped up to a man by a door. The man nodded and allowed him passage through, and he went over to the desk on the other side of the room. He picked up a photo frame of a man who appeared to be an adult. He had silver hair and was wearing a lab coat. The one interesting feature about him was that he had a small "Z" on his left sleeve.
Your dream will be realized one day my friend. I swear to you, but I fear something is going wrong. I will take care of your dream in your absence alone. No one else seems to nurture it with care here.
He put down the frame and slumped on his bed. He was looking up at the ceiling for awhile before accepting a nap.
Ernest slammed his hands on the desk which was still ever so common.
"WHAT HAPPENED? YOU SERIOUSLY TOOK ON A GUY THAT POWERFUL?"
"We already told you what we know Ernest," Mike said calmly.
"That's right, and they all used parts that are considered illegal by us," Harry added.
Ernest shook his head. "I don't believe it. How could something like this happen? Illegal parts were never made within the dome, save the Ray Warrior which Mike achieved in the tournament. And the Z Sydnic is gone now."
Marcia was not even paying attention. Then something came up. "What if- what if there were other survivors from Rahu's first attack?"
The 3 men stared at her like she was mad. "Are you serious? Harry exclaimed, but then they would come and join us! We're human too you know!"
"Well, maybe they didn't know about us up until now, Mike said, that would probably explain why they attacked us. If they trusted us, then this wouldn't have happened. But we've never seen each other before."
"Then how do you explain how they have such similar Robos and parts to us Mike? Harry asked, they would need our technology and the minds of some of our people."
Mike pondered the thought, but came up with nothing. "I don't know. I really don't know."
Ernest began to talk. "Well in any case, maybe you should report this to the police. They'll be interested to hear this. In fact, they'll want to hear this."
"The police will probably know already, Marcia said, remember, there were police at the scene of the crime, all knock out. They will have gotten up by now and gone back."
"It makes no difference. And Linda would definitely want information on this for research, most likely from your mouths."
Harry perked up at the name. Linda, the famous Robo researcher, and one of his favorite ladies. "Well then, what are we waiting for? Let's go and see them!" And he ran out the door. Mike and Marcia sighed.
"He never changes," Mike complained before following after him. Marcia was the last to leave and Ernest was left by himself.
"Well, might as well finish some work around here," he said to himself, picking up some papers and writing.
Well there you have it, the first chapter of my newest story! And it's a Custom Robo fic; very rare. Anyway, so this is a continuation from the Gamecube game "Custom Robo", and I will be going by every fact I've seen from it and add some new things of course. And if you know the Robo parts andwant me to use a certain formation of them, just send me it in your review and I'll see if I can fit it in.Updates will take a little longer than my other stories so please bare with me here. Read and review please, the more reviews I get, the harder I work!